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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-08
A Community Christmas.

Editor Tidings: "Why should not
every city in America have its public,
outdoor Christmas: its municipal
Christmas, if you please?" Jacob
Riis asks this question in an article,
The New Christmas" published in
the December issue Of the Ladies
Home Journal, and it seems an in
spring suggestion.
We have all heard OF New York 5
Tree of Light" which cheered so
many hearts last Christmas eve. In
our own lovely Ashland Park why
cannot we, too, set up. this Christmas
eve, Tree of Light" star-crowned
and electric lighted?
If this might be done, we could in
"A small way observe a festival pro-
gram similar to that of the larger
cities. At o'clock on Christmas
eve, from the band-stand in the park,
trombones might sound the signal for
the tree to burst into light Then,
all the church bells. ringing together,
might greet the holy eve. AS the
star in the top of the tree blazed
out, the band and as large a chorus
AS possible might break forth in one
of the old Christmas carols. After
a program of Christmas music by
band and chorus. the singers might
divide in groups. either by church
choirs or neighborhoods, to separate
and sing under the windows of the
sick and shut-in in homes and hos
pitfalls.
To quote again from Jacob Riis:
In Cincinnati. by cooperation with
the churches, a dozen bands of CAROL
ers were sent out. some to the hotels,
some into the home streets. They
did not ask for money, but wherever
lights burned they stopped and sang,
and gifts we're showered upon them.
When they met at the end of the
evening they had gathered $500 for
their needy brothers and sisters" In
a modest way this further suggestion
might be utilized by us also.
The practical details of such an
event might naturally come within
the province of the Civic Improve
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-08

$10,00o,0o0, Including the following
continuing contracts:
Connecting Lakes Union and Wash
ington, Seattle, 1915, 900.
Tillamook bay and bar, Oregon,
100000.
River improvements.
Humboldt, Cal, harbor and bay,
s525,OOO.
Los Angeles, Cal, harbor, $25 900.
/ Oakland, Cal, harbor, $9S,O0O.
San Francisco harbor, $4,000.
Sacramento river, California, $25,-
900.
Coos Bay, Oregon, harbor, $4,000.
Coquille river, Oregon, sac, 900.
Mouth of Columbia river, 81 ,OOO,-
900.
Columbia river at Three Mile rap
ids, $425,OOO.
Columbia and lower Willamette
rivers, 100000.
OPpCi SOluuDld anu Oudhe rivers,
$50,
Grays Harbor and Chehalis river,
Washington, $4,000.
Skagit river, Washington, $1O,-
900.
Puget Sound, $4,000.
$40 for Medford.
For continuing and completing
postoffices, Secretary of the Treas
ury McAdoo asked:
Albany, Ore, $4,000; Berkeley,
Cal, $4,000; Chico, Cal, $4,000;
Occur d'Alene, Idaho, $40, 900; Han
ford, CAL, $4,000; juneau, Alaska,
$70,OOO Medford, Ore, $4,000;
Olympia, Wash, 100000; Pasadena,
Cal, 100000; San Francisco sub
treasury, $4,000; Santa Barbara,
Cal, $4,000; Dalles, Ore, $4,000.
For improvements at Benicia, Cal,
arsenal, Secretary of War Garrison
asked $4,000
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-08

ships and privations on the people of
an entire community.
THE lawlessness of many striking
miners is caused by radical agitators
imported from other states, who in
flame with incendiary speeches and
eXhortations to violence
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-08
A Kind Man.

/ know man who sprinkles nuts
For little boys to find;
Around his lawn he daily puts
Some of the finest kind.
Their pleasure fills with joy his cup,
1t makes him smile to see
The children picking walnuts up
Beneath a maple tree.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-08
THE PEOPLES FORUM

dedicated the people for the discussion OF puD
lie questions information Articles
must be of writer must accom-
many articles Sectaran Personal Criticism is
Opinions here the expressions OF the
writer's only, and not of the Tdngs.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-08
The Rascal.

Tom is nothing but a heartless
flirt."
What do you mean?"
why, after I've refused him only
six times he is making love to an
other girl"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-08

deep that the moral effect will be
lasting. d. l.. GLENN.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-12-08
Uncle Sam Has
Heavy Expenses

Washington, Dec. At will cost
one billion, one hundred and eight
million and a few odd thousands of
dollars to run the United States gov
ernment under the democratic econ
omy regime in 1915, according to
departmental estimates submitted to
congress Monday by Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo. The pruning knife
was thoroughly applied to the figures
with the result that, though the gov
ernment business will be much vast
er in 1915, the estimates call for only
about $34,OOO,OOO more than was APP
propriated for 1914.
The total estimates, including
S306,935, III for the postal service
payable from postal revenues), call
for $1,1OS, S,6S1,777O2, as against ST.
3O5,S69.73 appropriated for
1914.
Pensions Show Cut.
Where in other years the pension
roll has grown by enormous leaps,
this years estimate calls for more
than 100000 cut The total es-
innate is $169,15O, 900, as against
$3.50, 100000 for 1914.
The department of labor, which
has complained of the pinch of pow
erty, sought $4,769, ,490.20, as
against $3,443,390 in 1914.
Two battleships and eight torpedo
boat destroyers was the 1915 pro-
gram offered by Secretary of the
Navy Daniels in contrast to the one
battleship authorized last year. He
asks for beginning this work $780,
900, as against $6,267,5OO in 1914.
Panama Canal Funds.
The Panama canal calls for $26,-
926,9S5, as compared to $21,146,-
S24.38 in 1914. In this estimate is
$2,500,000 for Notifications, pro-
viding $1,200,000 for ten companies
of coast artillery.
The military establishment de-
manded $106,O00, 1000, as compared
to sos, 100000 for 1914, and this in
cluded $150,000 for fifteen aero.
planes.
The governments new income tax
law will cost $1,50,O0O for assess
ments and collections.
For river and harbor improve
ments, Secretary of War Garrison
asked $41, 100000, a reduction Of
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-08
NEW YORKER WILL GIVE
SKIN TO SAVE BOY WHO
WASBURNEDAT NUTLEY
Charles Kapow Reading Star of Nuey Boys Plight Vol
unteers Aid-came to Girls Rescue Same Way Last jan
uary-Bride He Won Through That Act Will Nurse Him.

DIR. Whelan had previously adver-
tised widely for volunteers. but hao
been unable to persuade any one OF
the many applicants to part with SO
large section of cuticle as was re-
uuired.
After he had assured himself OF
Kaplan's splendid physical condition.
the doctor accepted his offer and the
operation will be performed as soon
as possible The skin will be taken
from the mans thigh and used to
cover an oblong burn four BY eight
inches under the boys left arm.
Haplan refused to accept any pay
ment. He said that the salts
faction of having saved the boys
life would be ample reward for
his own suffering and Inconvenience.
His wife will come from their
home. 1861 Wilkins avenue. the
Bronx. to serve az nurse for him dur
ing the month il will take him 70 re-
cover In this she will be doing over
again just what she did when he
wooed and wed her.
The Colwell boy was burned sew
eral months ago while trying to start
a fire IN the kitchen range of his
home. So serious were his injuries
that for month his life was despair
ed Of He has slowly grown stronger
however, and II the grating operation
is successful he will have every pros
pect Of complete recovery.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-08

On the first page OF the Evening
Star last Tuesday Charles Kaplow, a
New York swimming Instructor. read
the headline: Skin Needed to save
Boys Life
1t attracted his attention because
in January he had submitted to a skin
graftine operation to save the life of
S-year-old Bertha Wacher. of 585 East
Fifth street. Sew York That opera
tion was successful in more ways
than one. While Kap1ow was recov-
ering in he hospital he fell In love
with his nurse, Miss Edith Lee. who
is now his wife.
Whenshe sead the Evening Stars
story Kaplow handed the paper to
his wife
Read that, he said. DO you
know I'm going to help that poor lit
tie kid. I've been through 1t once.
and can do il again"
As result either tomorrow or Sat
urday thirty-two square inches of
Kaplow's cuticIe will be transferred to
the body Of 1o-year-old William Col
well. Of 179 Franklin avenue, Nutley.
The swimming instructor. who is q
years old anc teacher In the
Twenty third street, New York
branch Of the Y. NJ. C. A.. called on
DIR. E. P. WheIan. the Colwells' ply
sician. and offered to sacrifice what
ever skin was needed
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-08
GUARD PRISONERS
WITH DRAWN GUNS
IN PATERSON RIOT
Strikers and Armed Deputies
Clash When Pickets Sur
round Silk Mills.
REIGN OF VIOLENCE is
FEARED BY AUTHORITIES
Outlying Municipalities Take
Steps to Prevent Repetition
ofi.W. w. Workers Raids.
fspeelnI TO the newark start

PATTERSON, y. J.. May s.-Strike
riots and clashes with armed police
and deputies marked the opening of
today's labor troubles. /. w. w. lead
ers from this city are attempting to
spread the reign of violence and war
TO the nearby cities and towns. Mobs
are planning to repeat the raids to
the north in an effort to intimidate
workers and force them out on strike.
Police of the various municipalities
are under arms and large forces of
deputies sworn in to keep the rioters
from Invading the towns Through
out the section the orders are Shoot
TO kill Ridgewood and Allendale,
where the Paterson strikers and po-
lice clashed, are ready to battle a
returning mob.
Twenty-Five silk mill strikers were
locked up in the Paterson Jail this
morning after a sharp battle with
sixty deputies near the Dougherty &
Washburn mill There were several
hundred strikers on picket, including
men and women. Only men were ar
rested The twenty five we're loaded
into wagons with two deputies look
ing after each prisoner, and the other
ten walking alongside the wagons
with drawn revolvers to ward off the
hooting mob that followed.
The disturbance in Paterson was
mostly confined to the neighborhood
of the Washburn mills The pickets
gathered early, and there was every
indication that they came with the
determination to follow William d.
Haywood's injunction to "let neither
owners nor strikebreakers get into the
mills except over your dead bodies"
There was more ginger in the sing
ing of the "MarseiIlance" and the /.
W. w. songs than has been noted
since the Socialist Labor Day demon
stration. The deputies watched the
shouting pickets. When the shouting
turned into rioting and there APP
peared strikers with stones in their
hands, and Beach street filed to over
flowing. the deputies started with
their clubs to dispense the mob.
A battle followed. The deputies
were under Instructions not to fire
except after personal contact with
the rioters Before the twenty-five
prisoners were loaded into the police
wagons there ewere numbefless
cracked heads. While reserving the
FIRE of their. reyolvers. the deputies
swung their long clubs freely The
procession of strikers followed the
prisoners almost TO the gate of the
Paterson jail.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-08
Crazy? He Wore
Armour S Gems

PHILADELPHIA. May s.-A we'll
dressed Englishman who had in his
possession jewelry belonging to An
dover, Mass, students, and who says
ne is william E.. wellington, of Lon
don is being held at the government
immigration station at this port,
pending the determination of an in
vestigation whether he can be de-
ported on the ground that he is in
sane
wellington was turned over to the
immigration authorities by a West
Philadelphia insane asylum. where he
was being treated as free case. :
An investigation of his possessions
showed that they consisted of costly
clothing, jewelry and finely bound
books. One of the books bore the
stamp of an Andover library, and an
investigation showed that Yelling
ton had been at that place.
Andover reported that other things
including jewelry, owned by Dan
Hanna. grandson of the late Mark
Hanna. and Armour, son of the meat
packer, were missing.
wellington had made the acquaint-
ance Of the young men while posing
as wealthy Englishman Of noble
birth.
He was wearing the scarf pin and
cuff links of young Armour when he
arrived at the hospital
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-08
LOUD WALLS COME FROM
"A NAL VERN STREET SHED

Wee little boys, both just turned I.
were the bad, yea. wicked criminals
brought before Judge Hahn in the
Third Precinct Court today And the
lads were not a bit crestfallen about
their plight. Didn't it take sergeant
with q gold badge on his coat and hat
and white gloves on his hands to ar
rest them?
To show the judge just how they
pulled an alarm of fire from the box
at Malvern and Van Buren, streets
late yesterday afternoon, they repeat
ed the stunt in court today. Sergeant
Kull was used to represent the pole
on which the box is fastened. Little
George Pallito climbed on Tommy
Duva's shoulders George then
grasped the sergeants nose to DEM
onstrate how he held the hook. Civ
ing a yank. which made the officer
yell, the boys started to run away.
Kull yesterday grabbed both
and carrying them on his shoulders
brought them to the desk at the sta
ton where their names were taken,
The parents appeared with their Of
Tending offspring today and promised
the court to make the woodshed at
149 Malvern street resound with Il:
won t. t-do-it-agains."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-08
POINT OF ORDER
DELAYS TARIFF
House Talks of Thirty-Day Re-
cess While Senate Con-
siders Measure.

WASHINGTON, May S.-Delayed
In its passage last night by par
liamentarv technicality, the Under
wood tariff bin was engrossed today
for presentation to the House at its
hour of meeting-2 o'clock p. m.
ence on a point of order against the
Republican motion to recommit the
bills to the way and means commit
tee. with a view to forcing a tariff
commission provision, the reading of
the bill in its engrossed form was
made necessary.
The parliamentary tacticians of
both the majority and the minority
prepared today for the final fray over
the point of order but the result, in
view of the large Democratic ma
jority in the House. was foregone
conclusion. Meantime the Democra- :
tic leaders in the Senate were prepar-
ing for the consideration of the bill
there
There Is talk among the House lead
tai<ing q recess Of about thirty
days during the Senate consideration
of the tariff While there have been
individual conferences on the subject
the fact that the. President has not
yet communicated his views regarding
the question of currency legislation
at this or the regular session of Con-
gress, has precluded any formal con-
sideration so far as to what the
House shall do when it disposes of
the tariff.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-08
HEAD OUT WINDOW,
CRUSHED BY CAR
Worker in P. R. R. Meadow
Shop Instantly Killed as He
Looks Into Yard.

Struck by a swiftly moving freight
car as he put his head out of a win
dow in the meadow shops of the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. at Kearny,
Abraham Nicco. 80 years old, a cab
met maker, of 81 South Orange ave-
nue., this city, was instantly killed to-
today When notified of the accident
Mrs. Tillie Nicco, the dead mans
wife, was prostrated.
Nicco was doing some carpenter
work near one of the windows facing
the drillyard when something attract
ed his attention in the yard. Open
ing the window, he leaned out and
was about to call to a fellow workman
when the car, just uncoupled from
the drill engine, came towards him.
Before he could withdraw his head it
had been struck and horribly crushed.
Workmen ran TO the spot but Micco
was dead His body was removed TO
Condon's morgue in Harrison TO await
removal to his home.
Two small children are left father
less by the accident The younger, a
little girl of 4, cannot understand the
loss, but the boy. just past 8, wept
when his mother told him that papa
was dead"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-08
|. ". ". LEADER
TO ATTEMPT AL|B|
QuinIan. Indicted With Hay
wood for Inciting Riot at
Paterson, Tells Defense.

PATERSON. n. J., May s.-The
prosecution had half a dozen more
witnesses to call today at the trial
OF Patrick Quinlan. the Industrial
Worker of the World leader, indicted
with William D. Haywood and others
for inciting silk mill workers to riot,
and it was not thought that the state
could rest until late this afternoon.
The penalty for melting riot in New
Jersey is a $1,000 fine or seven years
Imprisonment. or both.
Quinllan's defense is that he did not
reach the scene where the alleged
rioting occurred until after the strik-
ers had departed. Haywood and the
others are to be tried later
The defense announced today that
1t purposed to call nearly hundred
witnesses. If this is done It will
mean that the case will not be fin
ished until well along in next week.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-08
"SLIT SKIRTS" BARRED BY
HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

Los ANGELES. Cal. May S.-"slit
skirts" cannot be worn in Los An
geles schools by students. The order
caused the absence from Polytechnic
High School today of Misses Levine
and Leonitas Parker. sisters, who
were told to go home and change
their raiment when they entered their
class room with angles twinkling
through vents in their skirts
Principal w. A. Dunn's order was
vigorously protested by fellow stu
dents of the Parker girls. who ae-
cuse the principal Of discrimination.
in that he allowed young woman
employed in the school Offices to wear
such skirt.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-08
CURRENCY BILL
TO Be UP JUNE |
Underwood Makes This An
nouncenent After Confer
ence with Pres. Wilson.

WASHINGTON, May s.-Currency
legislation viii be taken up bv the
House about June /. This announce
ment was made today by Representa-
tive Oscar W. Underwood, the Demo-
cratic House leader. after a confer
ence at the White House with Presi
dent Wilson. who urged that banking
reforms be considered at the present
session and laws be enacted, II pos
sible.
Mr. Underwood was accompanied
by representative A. M4tcf1efi Palmer
q Pennsylvania chairman OF tht
House caucus. but the Democra tir
leader spoke for the conference.
We came up to find out what the
House should do. he said. while the
Senate is considering the tariff bill,
The President is disposed TO want
currency legislati ton this session. 50
think the House will take a recess
OF about three weeks. during which
the banking and currency COMMITTEES
VIII be organized and we all will be
ready for work June l."
Mr.. Underwood said that he ex-
pected the President to send soon A
special message to Congress urging
currency reform.
The Presidents idea Is to have
currency legislation at once If there
is common agreement among
Democrats as TO the method of mone-
tary revision. but it is also under
stood that if by the time the tariff
bill has passed the Senate there has
not been a complete agreement the
whole subject will be deferred until
the regular session in December.
Mr. Wilson'S idea, however. is that
the House should begin to study and
debate the subject so that it may be
prepared for prompt action should
the Senate dispose of the tariff bill
expeditiously. The President has
been told that Democratic senators
are united in support of the tariff
bill. and to bring up the currency
question now will not interfere with
the attention given to the tariff
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-08
TO PROBE RAILROAD AND
STEAMSHIP SITUATION

WASHINGTON. May s.--Attorney-
General McRaynolds viii soon begin
a broad Investigation of the New
England railroad and steamship stu
alton with particular reference to the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
system.
Within a few days he expects to
announce the appointment of a spe-
cial assistant, to take immediate
charge of the inquiry. which will deal
with conditions from the viewpoint
of the Sherman antitrust law. Presi-
dent Mellen. of the New Haven, and
President Chamberlin and Chairman
Smithers. Of the Grand Trunk rail-
road. Of Canada flare already under
indictment in New York ON charges
Of conspiracy to restrain trade by all
legged relations Of the two roads.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-08
BRYAN, BACK, HAS
TALK ON JAPAN
WITH PRESIDENT
Mikado's Envoy Not to Protest
Until Gov. Johnson Signs
Alien Bill.

WASHINGTON. May S.-With Sec
retary Bryan's return from califor.
MIA early today the diplomatic stage
of the negotiations between Japan
and the United States over the ques-
tion actually were reached.
Secretary Bryans first contemplated
move upon his return today was tc
confer with President Wilson.
When Secretary Bryan got to his
desk however, he found such an ac-
cumulation of routine business that
he was unable to confer with Presi-
dent Wilson, as he had expected and
the Japanese question was not taken
up before the secretary left for Balti-
more. where tonight he is to be the
guest Of Charles II, Grasty. OF the
Baltimore Sun
Tomorrow night Mr.. Bryan will at
tend a banquet in New York to the
visiting international commission ar
ranging for the centenary celebration
of the Treaty Of Ghent
The Japanese embassy had beer
withholding its formal diplomatic
protest on the Webb bill for the
setretary's return, and it is now
believed to be that government
plan to withhold it still longer
until inquiry can be made of the
United States as 10 just what this
government proposes TO do if Govern
or Johnson signs the bill and 1t be-
comes a law.
The. presentation of the protest will
open formal diplomatic negotiations
The negotiations also may lead to q
proposal of arbitration al The Hagus
tribunal.
II the protest is not needed JapaI
Is prepared to retaliate by refusing tt
participate in the San Francisco ex,
position. It is possible she will &C
further and boycott American goods
and such action undoubtedly would
lead to reprisals by Americans.
President Wilson realizes the grav-
ity of the situation and he is search
ing for way out of the difficulties
At the cabinet meeting Friday it il
expected a response to the protest
will be decided upon