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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-26
A Study in Eels.
From the Chicago Post


The towns of Red Hook, Tivoli and
Madalin are having a plague of cells.
They are all near Poughkeepsie, and are
dependent upon a single lighting plant
which has intake pipes run out into the
Sawkill.
The screening of these intakes has
not been so perfected as to keep the
cells out. large run of them indicates
that the SawkilI eel, at least, has a pas
sion for machinery or a morbid DISPOSE
ton. 1t insists on getting into the pipe
and then into the works. 1t goes
in such numbers that it clogs the ma
chinery. and then the plant has to be
shut down. While cells are being picked
out of intricate functions, the people OF
Red Hook, Tivoli and Madalin have
to eat in the dark or light up their
lamps.
Pending the perfection Of screening
for the intake pipes, and providing that
the cells are not .exterminated. q picking
plant might be introduced as a side line
with the manufacture OF light.
Again, il this scheme is not feasible
or worthy. why not cross the Sawkiu eel
with the electric eel of the old world
Then, perhaps, Red Hook, T1voli and
Madalln would not be distressed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-26
Real Estate Transfers.

NOS. 80. - AND a G STREET SOUTH
WEST-John d. O'Neill to Maria
Thomas and Retha billiard, original
lot "A. square 643; SO.
FIRST ADDITION TO MANOR PARK
Mariah Watts ct al to Levi NJ. Watts.
lots 6S and ~. square 1887. and lots
II and 22, square 1876: 81. Mariah
Watts ct al. to Minnie f. Oldt, lots
66 and 81. square 1887. and lots 10 and
20. square 1876: 81. Mariah Watts eft
al. to Isaac Watts. lots 80 and Il.
square 1887, and lots % and "a, square
1876: 81. Mariah Watts ct al. to James
Is. Watts. lots - and %, square 1897.
and lots % and 70. square 1870: 81.
Watts. lots IS and 65. square 1887.
and lots II and IS. square 1916; 81.
Marian Watts ct al to John Watts,
lot "a, square 1897; lot %. square 1876.
and lots 10 and 20, square 33S: 81.
NORTH COLUMBIA HEIGHTS-Wil-
liam II. Hitchcock to Joseph III.
Hornbaker. lot As, block l; $40 Ned
Hollister ct ux to same. lot 46, block
l: SO. Joseph n. Hornblower ct uX.
to George c. Hough. lots Al. A. and
as. block 1: $40.
ETWORTH-Thrift Building Com
pany to Willard w. and Alma L.
Eggleston. lot 1O2. square 1898: SO.
NORTH BRIGHTWOOD-Ro Joch-
lot Z, block .: So
WEST ECKINGTON-Chalm V.
Beale ct Tx. to Richard w. and Lille
f. Barker. lot 1O7. square 2; $40.
ADDITION TO CONGRESS HEIGHTS
Ralph p Barnard ct al, trustees.
to William Z. Sellner, lot II. block
l; $40.
FAIRMONT HEIGHTS-Jabez Lee ct
TX. to Rachel NJ. Brown, lot 10, block
4: $40
d STREET SOUTHEAST between 18th
and 18th streets-James Il. Nichol-
son eft Tx. to Samuel A. Drury and
Dean S. Edmunds, executors. lots
SO to Al. square 1890; $40.
NORTH COLUMBIA HEIGHTS-Wil
liam Fl. Hitchcock to Peter III. Hill
and Anna l.. Nelson. lot 4S. block
/; $40.
NO. SAG 9Th STREET SOUTHEAST
Simon Schaffer ct uX. to Eugene
Schwab. lot c, square 803: SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-26
National Anthems.
ON the Pittsburgh acknowledgement.

From the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
The offer of a money prize for a ma
tonal anthem. made by the MANAGEMENT
OF the Welsh Eisteddfodd, renews inter-
est in the question as to swhether or not
there is In this country the combination
of musical and poetical genius required
to supply a satisfactory substitute for the
unsatisfactory national hymns which we
now have. The undertaking has been
frequently attempted but without success,
and the same results have attended the
efforts to secure appropriate state an
thems. Missouri is the last of the states
to make an effort in this direction and
the failure is still fresh in the public
mind. A large money prize was offered
and thousands OF compositions were re-
ceived. but the judges found none worthy
of consideration. However, the expert
ment Is always worth trying, for there
is no telling at what moment by some
happy accident, the right poet and the
right musician may get together and hit
upon something that will satisfy the pub
lie taste. 1t is not creative genius that
is lacking. but the ability to comprehend
just what is needed in order to reach the
heart of the people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-26
Uncomfortable Buckingham.

From the London Chronicle.
1t is from no lack of expenditure that
Buckingham Palace has proved so I'M
satisfactory a royal residence. When
Queen Victoria moved there July Is, 1881,
nearly 91,OOO.OOO had been spent alto
gether on the palace and grounds. and
in 1916 parliament voted 91JO,O0O for its
improvement. Other sums followed, and
for the next seven years the palace was
in the hands of workmen.
The operations included the demolition
of the front designed by Nash to make
way for one by Edward Blore, the re-
moval Of the Marble Arch to its present
site and extensive arrangements of
the interior. While these were going on
the queen and Prince Albert, during their
visits to town, found temporary accom-
mediation over storerooms and workshops
used by the lord chamberlain subOrdi-
mates.
Public curiosity can be sratifieG con-
corning the appearance of the garden
front Of Buckingham Palace by viewing
it from the top of the motor bus which
runs down Grosvenor place. In the
summer the trees provide an effectual
screen, but now that the leaves have
fallen there is an uninterrupted view Of
the palace, the lake and the grounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-26
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.

Quotations given below are for large
lots. Jotbers' prices are higher.
EGGsNearby fresh Virginia. 26a27;
West Virginia and southwest Virginia
24a2J: Tennessee, 22a23.
BUTTER-Elgin fancy. per h., 36a37
western firsts, 34a36; seconds. 34a35;
store packed. 19a20.
CHEESE-New York state factory, new.
19a19h.
POULTRY-Hens, per h., 13a14; roost-
ers, per h.. Sac; turkeys. 1sa2O; chickens.
10; ducks, per ID, 13a14.
DRESSED POULTRY-Hens. choice
per h.. 14a15; turkeys, per h., 23a26;
ducks. 14a16; chickens, 15a1s.
GREEN FRUITS-Apples, box, f0a75;
oranges, California. box, 2.5Oa3JO: grape
fruit, per box, 2.JOa3.OO; pineapple, 2OOa
80; grapes, per four-lb basket, Catawba.
5aS; cranberres, bbL, S.OOa9.OO; tanger-
ines, per strap, 3.OOa3.75.
HAY AND STRAW-Hay, western. No.
1. lOO0a2O.5O; No. 2, 150Oa1S.O0: mixed
hay. 12OOa16.O0: straw, rye. bale. 65Oa
700; machine thrash. 9.OOa10.OO: straw.
wheat. per ton, 650a7.O0: straw. oat. per
ton. 7.00a7.5O.
VDGkTABLES-Pota No. 1. per
bu;. 5oaso; per Dbl: 125al75; No. 2. per
vans. per bbl.. 1.5Oa225; onions. per
sack. 1OOa1.1O Spanish, per crate,
5Oa1OO: cabbage. per 100 lbs. 5Oa
49,: lettuce. per basket. 1.OOa2OO: string
beans. Florida, per basket, 1.5Oa2. 30:
squash, per basket, Local %; beets, per 100
punches. 2.5Oa3.50: tomatoes. per crate.
1.5Oa3.OO; cucumbers, per doz, 70; Flori-
da, 2Ooa3.OO per basket; celery. per doz..
5Oa75; egg plant, per crate. 2.00a3.oo;
celery, per crate. 3O0a4.OO; peppers. 1.5Oa
200 per crate: Florida white squash. 1OOa
% per crate.
GAME-Rabbits, per doz., No. 1, 2.25a
275: No. ., per dOz.. 1.OOa1.50.
LIVE STOCK-Sheep. per h.. 21sa3h
lambs. per h., 7aS; calves. choice, per
h.. loyal; medium, per h., 9ka1O.
WOOL AND HIDES-Wool. washed,
free of burrs. per h.. 33a35: wool. un-
washed. per h., %: hides, dry. per H.,
15a18; salt hides. h.. ID: calfskins, green,
each. 1.25a2OO.
GRAIN-Wheat. per bu., S5a1.O1: corn,
shelled, per bu.. S5aS7; ear. new. per bbl..
2. 75a3 90; oats. western, white. No. 2. per
bu.. 42a4S: mixed. per bu.. 4Oa42.
SEEDS-Clover, red, 11.OOa11-5O; clover,
alsike. 12.OOal3.25; timothy. 2. 25a2. 30: blue
grass. 1.5Oa2OO; orchard grass. L35a1.60
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-26
The Oldest Person.
r to the New York Sun.

Letter to the New York Sun.
Having taken considera BILE interest for
many years in centenarianism, it has &C.
Cured to me that it would be interesting
if 1t could be decided who is entitled to
receive the verdict for length of days.
within, say. the last five hundred years.
which is about the period that covered
anything like authentic records
The papers recently reported the death
of Jones Calvario in Mexico at the re-
puted age of 1S5 years. and the Weekly
Scotsman states his age is only eXcelled
by one man since the days of the pat
riarchs. Peter Tortin or ZOrten of Hun
gary. who is reputed to have died at
about the same age, although in the Sun
torious glutton, doubtless the same indi-
vidual. is only credited with century
and a half.
The Scotsman goes on to say that the
kins of Yorkshire 069). whose predecessor
in the distinction was Thomas Parr of
Shropshire, 152. l take exception to this
as to Parr-as some years ago the Sun,
in ap interesting editorial, honored me by
mentioning Thomas Cam COO and Will
cessfully dispute their authenticity.
Again, the Deutsche Volksblatt recently
announced the death of Marie Polanioff.
peasant woman of Tornovo. at 1SS.
Anu lueI bclSy lTdulndIu is SAID 10 nave
died in Tennessee in 1884 at 154.
My own belief is that unless registers
or tombstones are tempered with-and
the chances are less with the latter
many of these extraordinary persons
lived the ages assigned to them. Cams
case stands on a parish register, and in
the absence of proof to the contrary 1
claim that he is the modern Methuselah
Edwards age appears on his tomb, as
does Jenkins, and there may be and
doubtless are in addition register entries
to back them up
1 should like to know your opinion and
that of your readers as to how Cams
years. based on the Roman calendar
really compared with those of Methuselah
of the Bible C969) as the latters great
length of days appears to be so much in
excess of the age of man declared by
God in Genesis 900, and later by the
Psalmist. 1880
1t may be interesting to state that
among other American "ancients.' be-
sides Betsy Trantham. Solomon Nabit of
South Carolina is said to have died in
1920 at 1I3, and Henry Francesca of
Whitehall, n. Y. 'cashed in at 1874
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-26
LOGUE ROBBED OF LITTLE.
Murdered Diamond Dealer Was Not
Prosperous, Police Declare.

CHICAGO. December 26-Police Off
Gals are convinced that little. If any
thing. was stolen from the safe of Joseph
H. Logue. the diamond dealer, who was
shot and stabbed TO death in his office
last Friday. An inventory of the con-
tents of the safe was taken by the po-
lice today and il was learned that moth
ing of great value was missing. Police
capt. Iialpin says Logue had not been
prosperous i'm business of late and owed
eight months Office rent at the time of
his murder.
quantity of paste diamonds were
found in Logues Office, according to the
police, and detectives are busy in an
Effort TO ascertain what use ne made OF
the stones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-26
THE COURTS.
District Supreme Court.

PROBATE COURT-Justice Barnard.
Estate of Mariana Crosby; petition
for letters of administration nied' at
torney. b. F. Leighton.
Estate of Franz w. kopp; petition
for probate of will filed; attorney, Will
ton J. Lambert.
Estate of Daniel NJ. Ransdell; will ad-
mitted to probate and letters tesla
mentary granted to Mary c. Ransdeu;
bond $500; attorney, w. b. Robson.
Estate of Samuel Watts. jr.: exempli-
fed copy of will filed.
Estate of Charles F. Loshe; hearing
on rule continued to January 2, 1913;
attorney r. Newton Donaldson.
Estate Of Stephen NJ. Pritchard; petit
ton for probate of will filed; attorney.
Erskine Gordon.
Estate of Alfred S. Gillett; will ad-
mitted to probate and letters tesla
mentary granted to Ella G. Gillett and
the Pennsylvania Society for Insurance
on Lives and Granting Annuities
bond $4,000: attorney, j. j. Darlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-26
TOEX7END INVESTIGATION
Senator CIapp Wants Sift OF
Campaign Expenditures to
Cover 1912 Fight.

An effort to extend the Senate cam
palgn fund investigation to cover the
presidential fight in 1912 will be made
by Senator C1app. chairman of the in
vestigating committee. soon after Con-
sress reconvenes. The investigation has
been limited by the Senate resolution
to the 1904 and 1908 presidential can.-
paigns. and the 1912 fight prior to the
nominating conventions.
The Senate probably will be asked to
pass an additional resolution charging
the committees power. unless it Is
found possible to go int the recent
fight under the authority now possessed
by the investigating body. All of the
national compaign committees filed eX-
pense statements this year. but an IN
veStigation of the recent campaign
would bring out many new features, II
is believed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-26
Breath of the Earth.
From the London Chronicle.

That the earth breathes is a fact
familiar to the weatherwise. 1t is often
to be verified 10y that peculiar earthly
smell which arises Immediately after a
thunderstorm, the lowering Of the baro-
metric pressure causing the flow upward
of the air. just as it is once more squeez-
ed downward when the barometer rises.
This phenomenon accounts for a natural
barometer discovered at Ferney some
years ago by DIR. Gerlier of Geneva 1t
is a deep cave, or well. with a very small
opening. When this opening is made
small enough just to fit whistle the diff
ferent sounds as the earth inhales or eX-
hales the air warn people in the neighbor-
hood Of the coming weather. A lighted
match or a feather shows the direction of
the flow as we'll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-26
Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today
to the following:
John L. Warren, to build two two
story frame dwellings at 1901 and 1905
26th street northeast; architects, Hunt
er & Bell; builder. j. T. Trent; estimat-
ed cost, $500.
Charles c. Glover, to repair store
and dwelling at 1913 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest; estimated cost, $1,000.
William j. Dante, trustee, to repair
dwelling at 622 14th street southwest;
estimated cost, $500.
Hugh T. Taggart and Mary ]. Richie,
to repair store and dwelling at 3518-2O
NJ street northwest; estimated cost,
$3.50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-26
Fashions and Taste.
From the New York Sun.

rom tne new 1Ork sun.
When the travellers from Europe come
fiocking back to this side of the Atlantic
they always bring with them thrilling
stories of the latest styles in Paris. Peo-
pie who have never visited Longchamps
on a race day acquire an idea that
French gentleWOmen appear at that fash
fonable resort clad in costumes which
shrek for recognition. Sometimes one
gets an impression that the grandes
danes of the ancient nobility parade the
turf in frocks which ought rather to be
called unfrOcks.
1t is quite true that at Longchamps, as
at certain other French seats of frivolity,
one can see what the felicitous Gauls
have named the ''dernier cri,' which in
these days might properly be translated
the last scream. But female human ma
ture is pretty much the same in Paris
as it is elsewhere. Those who rush with
all possible speed to don the most aston
fishing invention of the fashion designer
are not the dictatOrS of manners. They
are not the glass of fashion. though in
the reigning variety of frOck they may
be the mold of form.
The American woman can be relied
upon to stay within the limits of good
taste. which Is about what the French
woman Of high breeding does. Lady
DuR-GOrdOn teStlneu When she arrived
the other day that she had seen in p is
skirt slashed as high as the knee. / n
consciously she made strong point. She
saw just one 1t is perfectly safe to say
that it was not worn by any one who
was even pretending to be gentle
woman.
Between this shocking extreme and the
opposite extreme of utmost reticence
there are many degrees. Those who OBJ
serve what is worn by all sorts and con-
ditions Of women will not be long in as
pertaining that the leaders of society in
this town will not wear anything which
will clamor for attention half block
away. The American women of the best
type are the most elegantly dressed wom-
en- in the world. and those who believe
that costume should be excessive in it's
smartness should study them carefully.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-26
Home Life of Servians.
From the London Chronicle.


The habitants of the Balkan prov
inces are not the warlike, ferocious peo-
pie that popular imagination in this
country is apt to picture them. The
Servians, for example, are a genuine
simple peasant folk. whose home life
might be copied with advantage by the
population living under the rule of the
great powers of Europe. The Servian
practices the art of cooperation. while
civilized people are learning its elements.
Every little homestead in Servia is a
family commune, while in some of the
mountain districts exists the Zadriga. or
communal village, where everything is
held in common. and where the oldest
man Is the guide and commander and
final authority as to the mating Of the
people in his district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-26
NEW YORK CURB PRICES.
Ouotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs o..
New York Stock Exchange.
SPY MAY BE PROSECUTED.
Investigator in Chicago Post Office
Fight Repudiates Testimony.

CHICAGO. December 26.-Members of
the investigating body which recently
finished hearing evidence of alleged pO-
rtical activity against Postmaster Daniel
A. Campbell today declared they intend
ed to refer the confession of William f..
Todd. negro investigator for the Civil
Service Reform Association. that he had
perjured herself, To the Tilted States At
torney General with a view to criminal
prosecution.
Todd was the chief witness against
Postmaster Campbell and testified that
Campbell had paid money to political
workers during a recent election. Later
he repudiated his testimony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-26
Ban on Reading Rooms.
ON the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
The outcry Of the public libraries
against the women who mutilate or steal
the periodicals in the reading rooms re-
minds one that in the eighteenth century
the public newspaper reading room was
an illegal institution. In September.
1890 three proprietors of such reading
rooms were prosecuted by the stamp Office
authorities and were each fined f5 for
allowing the use of their rooms and
newspapers to the public on payment of
Id for admission. The stamp Office de-
rived a large income from the stamps
which had to be affixed to every copy OF
a newspaper and it was decided that by
allowing the use of one paper to several
persons the stamp act was being circum-
vented.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-26
Charles C.. Curtis Dead.

Charles G. Curtis. colored. OF 40 Car
-oll street southeast. an employe of the
House of Representatives and president of
the National Colored Personal Liberty
League, died suddenly Monday. Mr.. Cur
lis was old resident of the District.
His wife and one daughter are living. The
funeral will be held tomorrow at o'clock
rom his late residence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-26
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.

CHICAGO. December 26.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 10. 500 head: market steady to 10
cents higher: beeves. 5.1Oa9.55; Texas
steers 4.6Oa5. 20; western steers, 5.15a7 go;
stockers and feeders. 4.25a7. 40; cows and
Eeifers 2.15a1 80; calves. S.5Oa1O.25.
Hogs-Receipts 1900 head; market
strong to 5a1O cents higher; light. 7.1Oa
741i.: mixed. 7.1ja7 60; heavy. 7.15a7. go;
rough. Liza 80; pigs. 525a6,9O; bulk Of
safes I.30aI.G
Sheep-Receipts. 21.OW head: market
generally 10 cents higher native. AGA
$50: western, 4.2ja5.JO; yearlngs, 6.OOa
30: lambs, native. 3.10aS.1o; western,
6.4JaS.15
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-26
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, December 26-Holday dull
ness pervaded on the board of trade at
the opening today and price fluctuations
were narrow. European markets were
closed. Wheat opened steady from p
shade lower to Is higher. May started
a shade lower to shade higher. at 91Ss
to 951s and sold to 91&.
Corn was dun and easier, ranging from
unchanged to asaE lower. the latter for
December. May opened a shade to IA
down, at 4Sts to 4s11a45ss.- and declined
to 4SAa4Sih. Weather good.
Oats opened unchanged to Aass down.
May started unchanged to a shade de-
pressed at :ESa:3ls to :'3 and sold to 327s.
Provisions were firm in sympathy with
higher hogs, but trade was inactive. May
pork opened 5a7k up at 1890 to 1921
May lard 21aa5 improved. at 1O.O2le
and May ribs. 21a up at S.S2h
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-26
Trousers and Quakers.
rom the London Chronicle

Trousers, which. according to the au-
thorities Of the tailors' exhibition, cele-
brate their centenary this year, were
banned among Quakers until the nine
teenth century was half way through
A correspondence of Notes and Queries
writes February ?, 1856. that 'in our re-
tired northern dales the Quakers tena-
ciously hold by their breeches as a tes-
timony against the modern vanity of
trousers. / often heard my father-who
could not endure the idea of trousers
'sluthering about his legs'-say that when
he was a boy all the male population
from three years old and upward, except
sailors wore cooked hats and knee
breeches. and that if a man was seen
in trousers he was at once set down as
a mariner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-26
Derelicts at Sea.
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
The wooden vessel is the most dan
gerous of derelicts. for she may drift
about the seas for months. Among the
board Of trade records one reads of the
Fanny z. Wolstin, which was abandoned
October Is, 1891, and Travelled about 4.OOO
miles before she was last seen, in Decem-
Der. 1893 And there was the William L.
White. which was abandoned March IL.
1888. eighty miles from New York, and
tossed about the north Atlantic for
months, during which she was recog-
nized by some forty vessels. She at last
went ashore of the Hebrides January
Is, 1889.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-26
BALTIMORE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, December %
Wheat-Firmer: spot contract, 1.O51a; spot
No. 2 red western. LOFTY; December No.
red. 1.O0k; January No. red. LOG:
February No. . red. los; March No. 2
red. Ito; steamer No. =. red. IS; receipts,
S5,716 bushels; exports. 2S9. 932 bushels.
Corn-Easier; spot contract, 52a4; Year.
52a4; January. 521a; February, 52h: steam
er mixed. 30: receipts. 73.SiS bushels;
southern white corn, 53A southern yellow
corn, ;2h
Oats-Firm: No. white. 39a39a4: stand
ard white, 3Ska:'SA; No. 3 white, 37ka
37a.: receipts, 15.3O5 bushels
Rye-DuH and lower; No > western, do
nestle, 7:A74; receipts. $3.50 bushels.
Hay-Quiet, steady; No. l timothy, I'M
changed; No 1 clover mixed. unchanged
Grain freights-Quiet: steam to Liver
pool. per bushel, unchanged.
Cork for orders, per quarter. unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-26
Three in Launch Believed Lost.

MOBILE, Ala, December 26.-Numerous
searching parties are engaged in hunt
for William Wheeler John Barnes and
Miss Elsie Barnes. who left COden last
Friday afternoon in launch for fish
ing trip to the western end of Dauphn
Island 1t is feared they were lost in
a gale that prevailed about Dauphin
Island Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-26
SENDS WIRELESS GREETING.
Merry Christmas" Flashed From
Pacific Coast to Washington.

For the first time in history a wireless
christmas greeting was last night flashed
from the Mare Island navy yard, on the
Pacific coast. to Washington The mes
sage was from Capt. Maye, the COM
mandant Of the Mare Island yard. and
was received by the giant radio station
at Arlington. 1t conveyed the wishes OF
that officer and of the other officers at
the Mare Island navy yard to the Score
tary of the Navy and the officers OF the
Navy and Marine Corps for merry
Christmas and a happy New Year.