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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-22
Speaks. win be distributed as Christmas

Speaks. will be distributed as Christmas
funds tomorrow.
Mrs. Speaks, who is forewoman of the
folding division, has acted as banker for
the past seven years. Each year she has
, advised the employees to lay aside small
OF these savings. which, In the aggregate.
| this year, amount to s., 1910. Some OF
| the depositors gave as little as cents
the first pay day. increasing the deposit
cents on each succeeding pay day. Others
deposited S. to $40. and these depositOrs
will draw out as much as $3.50 or more.
Mrs. Speaks does the work Of collecting
| and accounting for the savings in her
grown to such proportions as to require
several hours daily. she Is given the In
| terest that accumulates on the savings.
Engraving Bureau Program.
The numbering division Of the bureau
of engraving and printing had q Christ-
mas tree and an appropriate program.
Songs Of Christmas were sung and gen.
eral jollification. in which all Of the en-
ployes Of the division participated, fol-
lowed. With the close Of .ae bureau to-
day the employees have no more work
until Tuesday.
The Christmas tree put up with the
permission of Director Ralph, was pref
tily trimmed and was lignted by cleo
tricity.
Tonight will be Christmas night at the
Commercial Club. huge Christmas
tree, handsomely decorated-and not one,
but two Santa Clauses-wiil be in evil
dence at the entertainment which has
been arranged by the entertainment COM
mittee, of which Fred S. Lincoln is chair
man.
More than 800 presents from members
Of the club to their fellow members have
already been received. and they will be
distributed tonight. The clubhouse has
been beautifully decorated with holly and
green's, and the members are looking for
ward to a merry meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-22
. One Cent Word

is the rate charged for practically any
Want Ad in The Star Of a personal or
private nature. including Help Wanted,
Situation Wanted, Rooms for Rent, etc.
Business. houses may receive the same
rate by giving q very reasonable and
easy contract. Call up Main 2fi0 for
particulars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-22
HAPPY DAY AHEAD
Holly and MistIetoe and Gen.
eraI Joy of YuIetide.
HOPE FOR HUNGRY PEOPLE
Organizations in Washington to Dis
pense Good Cheer.
ACTIVITY NOTED IN MARKETS
Half Holiday Tomorrow in the Gov
eminent Departments-Public
Schools Given Respite.
HOPE FOR HUNGRY PEOPLE
ACTIVITY NOTED IN MARKETS
With the weather

With the weather
bureau apparently do
ing it's best to fur
nish a storm of some
sort, snow preferred,
Christmas eve comes
on apace, and al
though the calendar
shows that Sunday
evening will be the
real night before
Christmas, for all
practical purposes to-
morrow will see the
actual performances
accredited to the day
preparatory to the
holly and mistletoe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-22

''The Speaker" an article by Fox
croft Davis, in our next Sunday Maya
zine. Full Of interesting political his
tory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-22
Range From Ten Cents to IS.

Trees from Maryland and Virginia sold
at prices ranging from 10 cents to $3.50,
while the Maine stock brought as much
as S. for a single tree. Strings of crows
foot sold at cents a yard, while set
pieces Of holly and other evergreens COM
manded prices ranging from to q
cents.
Holly trees were not SO plentiful as
usual, and well shaped ones brought
high prices. Bunch holly was plentiful
and cheap. 1t is probable that hundreds
of Christmas trees will be on hand to-
morrow night when the markets close.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-22

and general joy of Christmas itself. work
will stop in many offices at noon tomor-
row. The District government recognizes
that Christmas is municipal affair, and
will shut it's doors at IL o'clock. The
federal departments will also close prac-
tically at noon. Crowds of men and
women who work in the government Of
fees will flock toward the markets and
stores for one last purchase, while those
whose business grows brisk Christmas
eve will toll as they have not toiled for
a whole year to satisfy the demands OF
liberal BUYERS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-22
Make MAN Tablets for
Weak NerveS-Free

Nine persons out Of every ten are more less
afflicted with some nervous disorder caused by
the impurity Of their blood. 1t may hardly be
noticeable at first. but the disease IL bound to
grow worse IL not checked in time. II you are
a nervous wreck. your vitality at low ebb. losing
weight. it IL hard for you to Withstand disease.
Nervous Breakdown, Prostration Kidney and
Liver Troubles, Rheumatism, Sleeplessness. Mel
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are all forms of nervous and blood disorders
They will all lead to an early death II not treat
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-22
Markets Close Monday.


Monday the markets will not be open,
SO that buyers will have to keep their
turkeys over Sunday.
Ducks, chickens. geese and keats are
plentiful today, and prices are consid-
cred reasonable. Quail are plentiful and
cheaper than usual, and are in demand.
Wild ducks are being received in guam
titles exceeding the demand for them.
Many sales of turkeys by the dozen
were made today. These were pur-
chased by persons who are going to
make presents to employees and friends.
President Taft purchased 122 turkeys
for White House employees, following
the custom established by the occupant
of the White House many years ago.
Large sales were made to number
of merchants, who are going to pre-
sent one to each of their employees
as the feature of the Christmas dinner.
The wet weather today made the
Christmas trees on Hay Market square
and about the several markets look
brighter and more attractive than they
were earlier in the week. Thousands OF
trees from nearby counties were piled
about the stalls this morning. Here and
there dealers offered Christmas trees
from Maine to those who were willing
to pay high prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-22
Prospective Feasts.

Visions Of turkey and cranberry sauce
and plum buildings are taking up space
in the minds of the busy women who Will
prepare the Christmas feast. Turkeys
are cheaper this year than they have
been in a long time and standard topic
of conversation these last days Is the
price per pound of the glorious bird.
The District government has bought
third of ton of turkeys, and good tur-
keys at that, for less than 20 cents
pound, the load to be distributed among
several institutions to which poverty and
crime have brought many unfortunates
during the year.
Everything possible has been done to
close the Library of Congress at hours
which will not Inconvenience the public,
but which will allow the force there to
have a few hours of real Christmas. Ihe
several divisions Of the library. including n
the Sunday and holiday service, Will pc
open Sunday from 2 O'Clock pm. until ~
o'clock pm. The library will close at
4:3O o'clock pm. Saturday, and Will De
closed all day Christmas.
The District Public Library will be
closed from Saturday. December q, at q
pm. to Tuesday. December rs, at am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-22
Market Heavily Stocked
With Fine Grade Turkeys

"Trees for a song. and turkeys for
money" shouted a man on the country
line at the Center Market this morning,
land not much money at that"
II haven't go any money" said a
small colored boy, "but I can sing a
song
'I get you,' said the countryman
You're on
The urchin started up a ragtime and so
greatly did he amuse his listeners that
he was presented with a tree. Following
the donation the hat was passed around
and the lad received sufficient money to
purchase trimmings.
There will not be many turkeys on
hand for the next holiday" said a Vir-
ginian who stood behind huge pile of
fowls. "It looks as if there cannot be
one left within a hundred miles of the
city. 1t has been a number of years
since the market has been so heavily
stocked with Christmas turkeys"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-22
Top-Notch Price.

Twenty-Five cents a pound was the top
notch price asked for turkeys today, and
very few dealers went that high Twenty
cents was the prevailing price for the
large ones, while the smaller ones
brought cent or two more. Some Of
the poorer stock sold as low as II cents
Weather conditions, 1t is thought, affected
the turkey market today. There was a
large stock, and dealers feared the warm
weather would prevent the holding over
of their fowls. They deemed it wise to
set rid of all they could. The larger
dealers were busy today putting up big
orders; tomorrow they will have to pay
more attention to the retail trade. One
dealer received consignment of more
than two tons Of turkeys from the neigh
borhood of Leesburg, Va; and other ship
ments equally large came from other sec
tons.
On the country lines at the markets
turkeys were piled as high as buyers
could reach, and dealers agreed that bet
ter stock was never before seen in the
local markets. There was not the usual
number of buyers from New York to re-
duce the local supply and to force up
the prices. 1t was predicted by some of
the dealers today that %the close of the
market tomorrow night will see prices
much lower than they are today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-22
For Little People.

The two thousand wards of the Dis
trict government, children of all ages
from a few weeks to sixteen and sew
enteen years, have all been thought Of.
The board of children's guardians has
that many children under its munich
pal wings, and reports from the Office
of the board at the District building
show that in every private home and
institution where these wards have
been adopted or placed not one child
will be forgotten.
In fact. the spirit of giving at this
time seems to overwhelm every other
impulse You can hear of 1T every
where, and preparations for charity
Christmas eve and Christmas loom up
formidably now 80 that 1t would seem
that the unfortunate ones will be as
amply provided for as will be many of
the fortunate. A woman stopped In
her busy preparations this morning to
suggest to The Star by telephone that
every Washingtonian who prepares a
fine Christmas dinner for the family
should also prepare duplicate for
some poor family.
Even at the moment she telephoned a
Salvation Army man was explaining to a
Star reporter the enormous preparations
being made by that organization for the
distribution Of 1900 Christmas dinners to
the poor. In addition to that. every
charitable organization in the city is
getting ready baskets of food and laying
plates for the poor at generously laden
| tables. Every unfortunate man and
woman and child will have chance to
| be made welcome somewhere. The police
have given a hundred names to the Sal
walton Army, and trained investigator
| has listed several hundred more, and each
| of the 1900 will have a ticket emitting
him to dinner, to be given away at 400
nth street northwest near PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, beginning Monday morning at
o clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-22
Leaves Stamp on Schools.

Christmas left it's cheerful stamp upon
the $4,000 school children of the city
who have all of today as the first OF
their Christmas holiday period In every
school building Of the District the vacant
rooms have been cleared of yesterdays
Yuletide decorations. From the kinder
eartens to the normal schools Christmas
masuues in varied form were, given for
and by the scholars. In the high schools
and normal schools the entertainment
took on the semblance of professional
and trained acting.
In the score of orphan asylums through
out the city great preparations are being
made by the foster mothers to make this
wonderful holiday thing of joy to those
who would be alone in the world had 1t
not been for the great broad charity
WHICH looks after the motherless Re-
ports from nearly every one of these
homes show that there is no such thing
as selfishness, for carloads of toys and
warm clothing, to say nothing of good
things to eat, have been left with the
superintendents for the great feast of
Christmas.
The red tape of the city government
has turned into the red holly berries
Of the day itself, for feasts have been
prepared at the Jail, the washington
Asylum and Hospital, the Soldiers and
Sailors Temporary Home and the sew
eral schools under the direction of the
board Of charities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-22
At SOC

Listed here are all this seasons latest novelties
phoenix Muff1ers all Sizes for men. women and
children with the high turnover collar all the
wanted shades. a..
IS styles of Jabots, side effects cascades and nat
ones white black Collars with 1abot at
tached white black and cream large and small; Lace
Collars of Dutch necks all fne laces; Che
nisette Sets: Yokes, white. black and
cream; Scarfs floral effects all shades and plain
coors: shades width and length, Irish Crochet
Jabots Crochet Standing Collars. in Dutch neck
as shape styles; Peter thompson Ties LOT
MILDLY suits; Lace Coat Sets, ETC.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-11-29
Summons.
Court. Grant county.
cunningham Plaintiff.

Circuit Court. Grant county.
Milie Cunningham. Plaintiff.
Frank z. Cunningham. Defendant.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN To the said
defendant:
You are hereby summoned to appear with
in twenty days after service OF this sum
mons. exclusive of the day of service. and
defend the above entitled action in the court
aforesaid: and in case of your failure so to
do, judgment will be rendered against you
according to the demand Of the complaint.
GEO. B. CLEMENTSON.
Plaintiffs Attorney.
p. o Address Lancaster. Grant County, Wis
Ist ms. Nov. 49, last ms. Jan. g.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-11-29

FOR SALE-R. G. Rhode Island
Red cockrels, 81 and up. from a pen
scoring 9124 to 9315, headed by a 10
Id COCK futile birds The hens in
this pen are hard to beat as layers. =
AL. HUNSAKER, Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-11-29

FOR SALE-Farm Of 1870 acres,
good house, harm and outbuildings.
Well, windmill, reservoir, etc. 70
acres under cultivation, balance
timber and pasture. with running
water Quarter mile from school.
CARL, FUNK Lancaster. Wis.
Farmers Phone 1927. 36 eff
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-11-29

FOR SALE-Second hand stove at
your own price. Inquire Of Fl. E.
Gross, ia Wisconsin Music Co.'S.
rooms at Grand hotel 38ctf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-11-29

FOR SALE-Good 8-room house in.
30 ward Lancaster, good we'll, cisterr.
warm dry cellar, good barn, etc.
Eight acres land, Bargain if sold
soon. Inquire Of R. E. Benpett,
38ctf Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-11-29

LOST-In Lancaster, ladys long,
black marten muff with corded silk
lining. Reward. Leave at Office of
the county clerk in court house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-11-29

FOR Farm Of 200 acr5s on
Boice Prairie one fourth mile west
of rock school house. Inquire of
Bart Stoll, Lancaster. 38ctf.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-08-18

Senator Swanson of Virginia sug-
gests that the government spent $40, .
600, 900 annually for five years to i'm
prove post roads and rural mail de-
livery routes, the amount to be drawn
by each state to be in proportion to
the population, and like amount to
be appropriated by the states or local
authorities. This would be much
more sensible than spending millions
annually on dredging rivers and har-
bors which are little used, and
which fill up every year. The rivers
and harbors appropriations have been
convenient for members Of congress
to get some government money spent
in their districts, but they would get
much more credit from their con-
stituents by securing government as
sistance in improving the roads.
A railway company would not last
long it it neglected its roadbed, as it
would not only make hauling more
expensive, but rapidly depreciate the
rolling stock. Bad roads have the
same effect on the farmers business,
makes the hauling to market expensive
and uses up his horses and wagons. It
is high time the states and nation took
part in assisting jewellers in rural
communities to improve transportation
facilities. Tx.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-08-18
CLARENCE BARROW, DEFENDER
OF LABOR,

In the American Magazine for
September, Clarence barrow writes an
article on why Men Fight for the
Closed Shcp.' This brilliant Chicago
lawyer is Labor's foremost defender
in the courts. He was attorney for
the strikers in the Debs strike case
tor the miners in the famous Anthra.
cite coal strike arbitration, and for
Moyer-Haywood.
Says an editorial note in The Ameri-
can Magazine:
From all parts of the country came
the unanimous call Of organized labor
that Clarence barrow OF Chicago con.
duct the defense of the Mcnamara
brothers, labor leaders, charged with
dynamiting the Times building in Los
Angeles, where bitter war against
the closed shop has been going on for
years.
''Mr. barrow closed his home, gave
up his practice, in order to devote his
whole strength and energy to this
case. He does not enter these con-
tests between capital and labor unpre-
JUDGED. In his address to the jury in
the Haywood trial, he says: My
mind is not unbiased in these great
struggles. For thirty years I have
been working in the cause in which
men have given their toll and risked
their lives. l have given my time, my
reputation, my chances. I may have
been unwise, [ may have been OK.
travagant in my statements, but this
cause has inspired the strongest devo.
ton Of my life.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-08-18
KILLING BLACKBIRDS BROUGHT
ON A PEST OF LOCCSTS.

A number Of years ago blackbirds
were exceedingly abundant through
eastern Nebraska. They were so plen-
tiful that the farmers believed tney
were damaging crops, so they began
poisoning the birds. A single grain of
corn soaked in strychnine was enough
to kill a blackbird. In the years that
followed, great numbers of these and
other birds were destroyed during the
spring and fall. At the same time
thousands Of quail, prairie chickens
and other game birds were killed in
every county to supply the market.
AS the birds began to disappear.
swarms of locusts took their place.
These insects Matched out in countless
numbers and began devastating crops
Few fields Of grain escaped damage
many were entirey destroyed. Where
blackbirds, quail, prairie chicken,
pIove1s and other birds remained, thew
took to living entirely on locusts. In
such localities fair crops were secured
solely through the assistance of the
birds.
The members of the United States
chronological Commission who wit.
messed the work accomplished by the
birds in this region, said the results
were so complete that it was 1mpos.
sible to entertain any doubt as to the
value of birds as locust destroyers -
William L. Finley In Success Maya
inZe.'
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-08-18
FRENCH STEAMER
sunk IN COLLISION
Ninety Three Persons. Perish in
Disaster.

Gibraltar, Aug. 10.-The French
steamer Emir foundered five miles
east of Tsrifa, Spain, in the Straits
of Gibraltar. Ninety-three persons
were drowned.
The ship sailed from here at 3
O'clock in the morning for a Moroccan
port.
An hour later, in a dense fog, she
collided with the British steamer Sill
verton, bound from Newport, Eng, fol
laramie, Italy.
The crew of the latter rescued
twenty-seven of the Emir's crew and
passengers.
The Silverton later put in here with
her starboard bow stove in and he1
forepeak full of water.
The Emir doated only a few min.
utes after the collision. Sixty-nine
passengers and twenty-four of the
crew went down with the ship
Twelve of the crew and fifteen passen.
gers were saved. All the passengers
were French.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-08-18
CALLS ROOSEVELT'S JUDICIARY
APPOINTMENTS LAME.

The lame part of Mr.. Roosevelt's
administration, says William Allen
White in ''Storming the Citadel" in
the September American Magazine.
was his federal judges. Not that
there was venal man in his list of
appointments; all were honest enough.
But they were named by the force OF
politics then prevalent and suggested
through the United States Senators. A
United States Senator who bad taken
his hat in his hand and gone the
rounds Of the railroad attorneys offices
to get the support that elected him,
would not name federal judge-the
most important federal patronage in
his hands-without consulting the
aforesaid railroad attorneys. And in
considering the lawyers in the State
looking for q candidate for federal
judge: the Senator ana the railroad at.
torneys would be sure of ono thing
That the man they selected would have
no foolish notions that would depra:
ciate the Importance of property in the
scheme Of the universe. = -
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-08-18
DEMOCRACY'S LEADER. =

DEMOCRACY'S LEADER. -
Golfers: Officially, the Democratic
leader Of the senate is Thomas $. Mar
tin Of Virginia; actually, John Sharp
William of Mississippi is the senator
who dominates his party. He does it
by virtue of scholarship, alertness.
pugnacity and the very important
quality Of excellence in rough-and.
tumble debate. Bailey OF 1exas
dreamed that he would be leader: the
realization that his fellow Democrats
distrust his motives and affiliations IA
what caused his sudden resignatio
last March, hasty act which he was
persuaded to undo, not by Democrats.
but by the exerGons of such standpat
Republicans as Vice President Sher.
man. In tour months of debate, SEN
ator Williams has made Bailey's pre-
tensions absurd. In the reciprocity
vote. thirty.one Democrats followed
Williams; those who followed Bailev
were exactly two. The country is in
debt to Mississippi for John Sharp
Williams.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-08-18

Cottonwood County Citizen: In con-
versation with gentleman whose son
is civil engineer for railroad COM
pany last week we were enlightened
somewhat why the railroads cannot
make a rate of 2 cents mile, Nth
corresponding freight rates. pay big
dividend for the roads when based upon
valuation. The incident was this: The
son was sent with other surveyors to do
some work along line Of road in
Iowa. At one station work Was done
which actually amounted to SIS. and
yet according to instructions it was
returned to the Offices at $500. There
is self valuation for you. And a United
States judge says they can have Z per
cent upon a valuation to he fixed by
themselves.