The Washington times., 1914-11-19
SAN TA'S GREAT PACK
FILLED TO THE BR|M
War Will Not Keep Him From
Giving Good Children Plenty
of Toys.

Santa Claus big toy sack will be just
as full as ever this Christmas.
His official representatives in Wash
ington said today that in spite Of the
European war and the Decentralization of
commerce abroad there will be no scar
city in the toy market. and everything
from Noah's gaudy Ark to motor-driven
and electric lighted trains will be group
ed around the candy filed stockings
Christmas morning
There are several reasons why Ger
man toys are just as plentiful in Amer
lca now as ever. In the first place most
or the big department stores placed
thelr orders last spring. some Of them
even ordering In February. and these
orders were about completed when the
war broke cut. Furthermore, England
has heretofore bought more toys from
Germany than the United States. Cam
ada, france, and Russia aleo bought a
arge share Of the output Of that coun-
Try. put today all these markets are
closed to Germany. who must sell near
ly her entire output to the United States
and South American countries
Received Two Carloads.
One Washington store received two
carloads Of German toys this month.
which came to Baltimore by water, and
a ship is now on its way with another
consignment Of seventy cases of toys.
The only difference is that instead of
being from Bremen they must 20
through Holland and be shipped from
Rotterdam. In consequence, there is q
great congestion at the docks Of the big
Holiand-American lines both in Rotter-
lam and New York. There is some con-
fusion. but the goods are moving.
EurODean uvfn 1hoh
have a greater effect on the toy mar
ket year hence than during the pres
ent season." said the man who buys all
the toys for one of the biggest depart
rope every year for that purpose. II
have been able to buy ali the toys I
want. and If was short now I could
take the next train to New York and
buy German toys there by the carload
IF you are afraid the stockings
me show you something" he said as
he led the way to one Of the stock |
rooms. There, piled to the ceiling were
great big shipping cases filled with |
dolls. boxes: and bags containing
chan cal toys piled up like cord wood,
enough toy horses to mount a whole |
army corps of toy soldiers, games, pic
ture' books. dolls dishes and tiny GO
carts, too many for an inexperienced |
NiO"Ci W CSel 10 eStl- 1
mate.
Toy Soldiers In Demand.
There were other store rooms in !
the basement and beneath every shelf (,
and counter on the display floor were |
other boxes Of toys to be unpacked. |
The big war has had one noticeable re-
lection on the toy market, and that is
20 bring tin soldiers and toy art llery
nto greater demand than ever. All OF |
he stores are making large displays of !
heir miniature armies. and they are
selling exceptionally fast.
Practically every country involved In
he war has industries which turn
,ut toy soldiers. and one can make
lp miniature armies just as they are
low in the field. In one case in one
# the big stores are toy soldiers from
france. Germany, Austria, England and
Belgium, not to mention a whole regi-
nent of Boys I'm Blue" that were
made in America.
If the European war continues It may
ause a dearth of foreign toys next |
ear. but the stringency will not be
cry marked. For years the United
states industries have been encroaching
m the market for toys, until at the out
freak of the European war We were