Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-25
POOR MANS" XMAS
IN Central west
MANY MUNICIPAL TREES


TulCAGO, Dec a. WIM much VI
~ Tine world suffering tine tcrrors
OF war; tho central states OF tho
InlloI States celebrated this year the
natal day of the Prince Of Peace in a
more widespread ana generous man
uer than ever before In the central
west, according 10 reports by the
postotilco department, express com
panics, merchants and charitable or
ganlHations today II was poor
mans Christmas" for never has thcro
been such united effort in the central
west TO relieve the burden OF want
and poverty
Iostoflices throughout tho central
west wer" almost buried beneath
piles of riits. stacked like ramparts
la every uool, and Granny The parcel
post business of the holiday season
far surpassed all records
Increased 80 Per Cent.
In chicago Postmaster Campbell
reported that up 10 midnight on
Wednesday 4,9O3,S5S outgoing Christ
mas letters and postcards had been
haudl"d, an increase Of fifty per cent
over last year while the Incoming
mail handled today G3,063 sacksD
also showed an equal increase. More
than $3.50 tons Of packages were sent
out OF Chicago IN the last nine days,
compared 10 2,392 last year.
The business OF the express com.
pauics kept pace with tho mails, ono
Of tho largest express companies es-
tmatuK tonight that II with have
handled more than fifty per cent more
packages this year than last, and the
other companies reported similar in
crcascs.
Stores Sold More.
Merchants aud department store
managers throughout the section
bore out tho record -brca king reports
IN their statements, not only as to
the volume Of business, but as to the
number Of gifts purchased
To be sure that not a single person
had been overlooked. dozens of citlcS
provided municipal Christmas trees,
brilliantly lighted about which thous-
ands clustered aud listened to carols
aud Christmas music. Among tho
cities which had such celebrations
were st. Louis. Cincinnati Kansas
CITY milwaukee,. cleveland, Detroit.
Columbus and omaha.
Followed old Custom.
lu Niunonpuus thousands Of candles
CLEANED from the windows, follow
ing the old north European custom.
10 Indicate the lighting of the path Of
the Christ child from his heavenly
home TO lIis humble birthplace.
I'm addition to the thousands Of
baskets of good things TO eat which
were distributed, communities. char
table organizations ana individuals
arranged for dinners for the needy
10 ohvatc. II possible, the chances
of amy going hungry on Christmas
day
Remembered Convict,.
The worl, of charity was not con
fined 10 TIE cities alone. In ohio 700
couEicfa iu the state prison wer given
"home rule as their christmas gifi.
The $4,000 coal miners in the eastern
onto coal folds were given food and
clothing, while the miners orgaui2a-
lions and mining companies I'm Colo
rado united to bring rchcf and com
fort to those who had suffered i'm the
Colorado coal strike.
The federal government joined u
the celebration boy giving q fiyc-dollar
Eoldpicco to each Of two hundred
Comauphr Indian school childrea ot
LaWtou, OKLA
At Detroit the celebration took ou
ana international tone, the mayors ut
Detroit and Windsor ont, exchanging
greetings and f"Icitatious.
I'm order that no child lu Chicago
should hc forgotten, the citys of
firial Santa claus, Assistant Post.
master John Hubbard listed an tho
lsIftr- l,.rf ft Saint N|thAln- nd