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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-12-18

Buffalo, S. c., Dec. 14-Dear Santa
Claus: l am little boy ten years
old go to school am in the third grade
have a mighty good and sweet teach
er Miss Ava Allen. Now Santa l am
not going to ask you to bring me
much this Christmas as l hear so
much talk about hard times and you
have so many little ones to go to see.
SO just bring me football air rifle
some b b shot roman cannons sky
rockets and big and little fire crack
ers and that's all. | am going to
Glendale with grandma but | will be
back in time to hang up my stocking.
Yours with love,
Paul X. Butler.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-12-18

Little Nellie Blackwell.
JoneSville, Dec. 10-Mr. Santa
Please bring me a tricycle. and auto
mobile and little train and oranges
and bananas and all kind of nice can
dies. | am glad your time will soon
be here. Will close wishing you {.
merry Xmas and a bright and happy
new year, James Edward Hyatt.
Dear Old Santa-We are little folk
who love you ever so much and want
you to come to see us. We have had
scarlet fever and have had to stay in
the house a long long time. Please
bring us lots of things, candy, nuts
oranges, apples, bananas, and other
poodies. Then we want roman can
dies, sky rockets, goat and a pony.
Be good to little Buddie too. A mer-
ry Xmas to ALL
Charlie and Laura Frances Betsin
Monarch Mills. Dec. 9.-Dear San
tai am little girl 8 years old, 20
to school every day. Please bring me
sleepy doll, little testament, some
oranges and some raisins and tooth
brush and little tea set and pair
of glasses. ] guess that will do. Ny
name is Wallace Harris.
Dear Old Santa am a little girl
IL years old, go to school every day
lease bring me little testament
and some candy, apples and raisins
negro toes and tooth brush and Just
| whole lot of other things. | would
like to have if you can spair them for
me. My name is Lillian Harris.
Kelton, Dec. 9-Dear Santa Claus:
| am little boy z years old and ]
want you to bring me a little Wagon
and some candy and apples and some
negro toes, Good bye, Joe Harris.
Dear Old Santa Claus-I want you
to bring me some apples and doll
and some candy and little tea set.
Pm three. Lula Bell Harris.
Dear Santa--Bring me bicycle, a
harp, a knife, and some apples, and
oranges and some candy.
Paul Grady.
Cross Keys, Dec. 15-Dear old st.
Nick-We want you to bring us raj
sins, oranges, apples, candy, skates,
tricycles, cap pistols, Roman candles,
and skyrockets. Please bring one or
two rocky horses and anything good
for little girls and boys. From
The Primer Glass of Cross Keys High
School
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-12-18

Dear Santa-Please bring me
doll doll carriage, apples, oranges,
and nuts and any good things.
Stella Bobo.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-12-18

Mr.. Tabor, S. c., Dec. 11.-Dear
Santa Claus: | am little boy nine
years old. | want you to bring me a
bicycle, gun, box of crayons, harp
and banjo, and some fruits, nuts,
and some candy and fireworks.
can cut wood for papa and bring in
wood. Your little friend,
Harold ASkew.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-12-18

Union, Route 3.-Dearest Old San
ty-I am my papas little man four
years old and / have try and try to
be good so Sanity should come to see
me. Mama said l had been nice to
help her bring in wood. | want lot
of things, horse and horn. buggy
and hammer and nails. and stove
and house and all kinds of fruit and
candy and nuts, and don't forget |
have little brother bring him some
thing for he always wants my play
things. Come to see mama and papa
and po to see grandma in the country,
old Jack won't bite you. Your little
friend, Marvin Blackwell.
Union.-Dear Old Santa: Please
bring me ring and a doll and car
riage and pair of skates and a
stocking full of fruit.
Lula Gillian.
Ottaray Mill-Dear Santa: Please
bring me a doll and safe and table. |
live at Ottaray. Ruth Millwood.
My Dear Santa Claus: | am a lit
tie boy 3 years old. bring me a can
pistol and some fire crackers and
traine and some candy and some
fruit My name is Claude Robertson.
Dear Old Santie-I am little girl
Of 2 and | will be good if you will
bring me some apples and oranges,
raisins and little sister doll and car
riage and little brother rocking
pony and mama and papa something
nice. | will love you so much.
Willie Mae Lamb.
Union, S. c., Dec. 12-Dear Santa
Claus: Please bring me wife; let
her be blue-eyed, curly-headed and
little and cute. Leave her at The
Times Office and will get her. Thank
you. r. F.. F.
Dear Santa-Please bring me too
packs of Fire Crackers and Bring me
one pack of Roman Candles and some
fruit and nice Pocket Knife and
some tools and drum and train
and testiment and Fountain pin
and little Book to rite in. My name
is Clifford jolly, and live at Mon
arch Mill.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-12-18

GAINESVILLE, Flaa, Dec. 13, 1914
Dear old Santa Claus-I am little
boy five years old. | am going to the
kindergarten, and am trying to be a
good little boy so you will bring me
lots of pretty things. | want SOL
der suit, fire truck, hook and ladder
wagon and lots of other things. Don't
forget my little friend Mcneil Hender-
son. / live on West Mccormick ST.,
No. 200. So don't forget me. Your
little friend, Murray Wilburn.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-12-18

Dear Santa Claus-Please bring me
a doll, a stove, some oranges and
some candy, and story book. Good
bye, Rosalie Parks.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-12-18

Cross Keys, S. C.-Dear Santa
| want a cap pistol. | want some
raisins. want box of fire crackers
sky rockets and some butternutS.
will close this time Goodbye,
Claude Tucker.
Cross Keys, Dec. l5.-Dear Santa
Claus-Please bring me a little dol
and horn and a watch, and some
oranges, apples, raisins, and butter
nuts and doll carriage. From
Julia Nell Wilburn.
Cross Keys,-Dear Santa Claus
How are you? | hope you are doing
fine. ! want you to bring me some
apples, oranges and bananas and can
dy. Goodbye Santa Claus,
Juanita Lawson.
Cross Keys, S. C.,-Dear Santa
Clause want cappistol and pair
of skates and a bucket of paint and a
brush too Some oranges, butternuts
and some fire crackers and skyrock
cts. Don't forget all the other chill
dren. William Wilburn
Cross Keys, Dec. 15-Dear Santa:
| am little boy seven years old. |
want you to bring me a bicycle and a
paper cap pistol and some candy, but
ter nuts and apples and frecrackers,
Roman candles. rasins and oranges,
and that will be enough for this time.
Good bye. Jimmie Stephens.
Dear Santa want a doll carriage
and oranges and bananas and candy
and sweet cake and apples.
Ada Howard
Dear Santa Claus-Pleasc bring me
little train, | want one so bad, and
whip, little horse, too. love can
dy better than anyone in this world.
Please bring me some fruit. Good
bye, Norman Parks,
Jonesville, S. c., Dec. 15.-Dear
Santa Claus: I know you are tired
reading so many letters to you from
bad children. am little girl nine
years old, and am mama's baby. I
want you to please bring me a doll
bed and a swing and canday and all
kinds of fruits. Well be good old
Santa. From your little friend,
Colleen Fowler.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-12-18

Ottaray Mill-Dear Santa: Please
bring me doll and safe and table.
live at Ottaray. Ruth Millwood.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-12-18

Union, S. c., Dec. 9.-Dear Sants
Clause want you to bring me a lit.
tie watch, a little rifle to hunt with
and all kinds of fruit and I will Ger.
tenly thanke you for same.
Claude Harvey, r. 2.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-12-18

Union.-Dear Old Santa: Pleas,
bring me ring and doll and car
riage and pair of skates and ;
stocking full of fruit.
Lula Gillian.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-12-18

Lockhart, S. c., Dec. 13,-Dear old
Santa thought / would write to
you to let you know what / want. |
want you to bring me a carriage and
doll and swing and some nuts and
candy, and Santa am little girl go
ing on nine years old, and I want
some fruits of all kinds
Lillian Inman, Lockhart.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-12-18

Union, S. c., r. F. d., Dec. /, 1914
Dear Santa Claus: | am little
girl six years old and | want big
doll and tea set and piano and |
want you to bring me set of paper
dolls and all kinds of nice candies arc
fruits and | have little sister 2 years
old, she wants a doll and picture
book and horn and tea set and all
kinds of fruit. Your little friend.
Agnes Bramlett
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-12-18

Jonesville, S. c., Dec. 10.-Dear
Santa claus am such good little
girl so | know you are going to bring
me some nice presents this Christmas.
| guess you haven't forgotten that
still love dollies. | want you to bring
me one that can go to sleep. Santa
/ want a little trunk too, to put dolies
clothes in for | am going to take her
on a visit to her little cousins. | love
apples and dolly does too, so please
bring us a wagon load With love,
from Flora Vaughan
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-12-18

Dear Santa-Bring me a bicycle, a
harp, knife, and some apples, anc
oranges and some candy.
Paul Grady.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-12-18

My Dear Santa Claus: | am a lit
tie boy 3 years old. bring me ca,
pistol and some fire crackers ant
traine and some candy and som,
fruit. My name is Claude Robertson
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-12-18

Union, S. c., Dec. 12-Dear Santa
Claus-Some one told me that YOU
was killed in the war, but / couldn't
believe that they would kill dear old
kind hearted fellow like you are, so
thought | would write to you. am
8 years old. | want you to bring me
an auto, cap pistol, and some fire.
crackers, nuts and candies, and Santa
| have two little sisters don't forget
them. Jennette wants doll carriage
and toy house, and a iron and annie
ruth wants doll and stove. Well /
will close for this time, wishing you
a merry christmas, your loving friend
Aubrey Scott, No. 8 1st ave.
Whitmire, Dec. 10-Dear old San
ia: Christmas are a coming and don't
you forget it or me either. I'm 1-2
years old and asks you to bring me
some nigger toes, rasons doll what
shuts her eyes, picture book, no
school book-I don't want them, some
parched pindars. That's all Mr.. San
ia. Mama says bring some half doz-
en- switches, but / don't need them. /
am good when I am asleep. Your
little friend, Dorcas Fant.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-12-18

Jonesville, S. c.. Route My dear
Santa am little boy six years old.
l go to school and try my best to be
good. Please bring me some candy,
nuts, apples, raisins, cap pistol with
caps and anything else that you think
/ need. Your friend,
Charlie Mckinney.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-12-18

Jonesville, S. c., Dec. l4.-My Dea
old Santa guess you are busy get
ting toys for boys and girls. / war
suit and large doll, all kinds c
fruits and fire crackers. Your littl
friend, Florence Fowler.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-12-18

Union, S. c., Dec. 13.-Dear Santa
Claus-Please bring me little banjo,
marbles, trombone, fireworks, fruits,
nuts and raisins. | will try to be a
good boy. Your friend,
Ashby hewitt Sawyer.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-03
"pLUGEIlGB0ARD"
At ANNUAL TASK
Naval oficers Of Good Record
summarily Retired Secretary
Daniels Would Repeal Law.

WASHINGTON, July 81 Associated
Press by Federal wireless) --FIftcon
naval officers, including several cap
tains with distinguished records, were
retired by the naval "plucking board
yesterday. Six other officers were re-
tired on their own request
Included in the list Of those retired
are:
Captain John Henry Gibbons, Captain
Evans, Captain Kellogg, Captain Leo
nard and Captain Hill; Commander
George North Hayward, Commander
John Bryson Patton, Commander Bra
bin, Commander Whitfield; Lieutenant
Commanders Faleoner, Macy, Kear,
schoenfeld, Osborn, Jr,, and Lieutenant
Moses.
Others were Captain Bisham and
Commanders ellis, Stone, Fullenwider
and Delaney.
Secretary OF the Navy Daniels after
giving out the Bindings of the Hpluck,
ing board announced that he will
ask for the repeal of the law If 1899,
under which the annual "plucking II
now done.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-03
Work on Mining Property in Cali
fornia Financed by Honolu-
lans Being Rushed.
(From Thursday Advertls,r.l

Under date of June IS, the Flnnas
National. Bulletin, Published at Quincy,
California, prints the following regard
ing copper mining enterprise which
win be of interest to many Honolulans
inasmuch as the venture referred to
was foated almost entirely by Homo.
lulu capital,
"Plhmas county is soon to have in
operation within her confines an i'm
mense copper concentrating plant which
will work the ores taken from the En-
gels mine in Lights canyon. II is the
plan of the recently reorganized com
pany owning tine property TO install a
plant sufficiently large to treat $50 tons
Of ore daily by what is known as the
'oil process.
"The concentrates resulting from this
daily treatment are expected to aver
age about fifteen tons, and these will
be shipped to the Western Pacific at
Keddie by means of auto trucks, and
thence conveyed to the copper smelters
ut Salt Lake City or at San Francisco
bay. 1t is understood that the machin-
cry for the concentrating plant has
already been ordered.
Work on the property is now being
actively prosecuted under the direc
ton of General Manager Il. Il. Paxton,
and sixty-6Ve men are. at present en-
ployed. "A sawmill has been erected at
the mine and ten men with three ma
chine drills are extracting ore from the
property.
GGTN so cd, Ia
mine has now lin sight over $3,000,000
worth OF copper ore, much of which is
exceedingly rich in metal, a ~
"The ore deposit is not vein form.
alton, being a mineralized zone Of
granite within the regular granite
formation. 1t is considered by many
to be one of the largest copper PROPOSE
tions in the west. 17i.%
cit is said to be the purpose Of the
owners of the mine TO install 400.
horsepower electric plant near the prop.
erty to be operated by water power
derived from Lights creek and tribu-
taries. I'D
''Several years ago, under the old
management, an expensive smelling
plant and other equipment was install,
ed at the Engels mine, at cost of
several hundred thousand dollars. How
ever, the smelter was never operated,
owing TO the fact that objection to its
operation was or would have been made
by the forest service. The shelter
fumes would undoubtedly have done a
great deal of damage TO the adjoining
forests as we'll as to the agricultural
lands and expensive litigation would
have resnlted.p
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-03
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
CONVENTIONS IN OAKLAND

OAKLAND, June 49,. Five thousand
visitors, delegates and their families
and friends, are expected to attend the
state convention in Oakland of the
Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor, which starts July and lasts
four days. The meeting promises to
be the most enthusiastic and biggest
ever held in California.
Oakland is making big preparations
for the reception and entertainment of
the visitors A huge chorus choir, con
sisting Of the best talent Of all the
Oakland elnrches, has been rehearsing
for two months, and will be d feature
OF the convention. 1t consists of more
than Eve Thousand voices, with many
soloists. An orchestra Of fifty pieces
will accompany IT, On the evening be-
fore the convention opens, this choir
will present the oratoriO 1.-THE Mes
siah'' iii its entirety. This choir is
the largest that ever sang in Oakland
Many other features Of interest to
the Endeavorers are on the program for
the four days session, including a num-
Der of noted speakers.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-03
Elmer L. schwarzberg Suggests
Little Park on King Street
Of Kalakaua.

Elmer L. Schwarzberg, manager Of
the real estate department OF James
+. Morgan Company, is not in the least
discouraged because a scheme which he
has had in mind for three yeers, or
more, tending toward more beautiful
Honolulu has not borne fruit, r'oI all
that time Mr.. Schwarzberg hls been
on the job and he is still there.
His idea is this:
cit is a magnificent drive out King
street and then out Kalakua avenue
to the beach. The return is also be ,u-
tiful on Kalakaua until the turn is
made into King street Then, 81 d.
denly, the tourist or kamaaina is Goa
fronted with an unsightly terrment.
IL is a Jar ON the nerves after all the
pretty things seen.
tMy idea is through some mems to
acquire the tract of approximately
half an acre Eva of the MakilSi ditch
and mauka of King street and make
OF II a site for playground, a public
school or some other institution which
would transform. the present unsightly
promises into beauty spot. Il street
should be opened through the property
to Hotel street and thereby two big
arteries--King and Hotel streets,
would be opened to vehicles travelling
to and from Waikiki way" E.s
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-03
Assassination or Royal Couple
Strongly Arouses Feeling Of
Loyal Austrians.

sERAJEyE, Bosnia, July s.-(Asso-
ciated Press by Federal wiroiess) -
Martial law has been proclaimed in
the Districts Of Tuzla and Mallaj, be
cause Of antiservian rioting, brought
on rs result Of the assassination Of
ArchduIgo T'raueis F'erdinahi and has
wife. Preparations for the rotpl I'm
nerid, 10 DC held 1T twelve clock to-
night, arc practically complete ~
The preliminary examination of
Prinzip, the assassin Of the royal
compile. was held yesterday. In his re-
cital Of the cuIne he stated thur il had
been his intention for long time TO
kill some prominent Austrian and that
he had patiently awaited his opportuL.
'ity. He admitted having read mush
anaEebistic litelRture, and said that he
was convinced that there was nothing
finer on earth than to be an assassin.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-03
Son Of Prominent Virginia Family
Nominated as Ambassador
to Russia.

WASHINGTON, July 2.--(Assotiat-
ed Press by Federal Wireless --George
T. Marye Jr., former president Of the
San Francisco stock exchange, has Teen
nominated TO be ambassador to Rnss a,
thus settling one Of the most difficult
patronage questions of the Wilson adj
ministration. Marye is wen known
here, where he maintains residence.
in addition he also makes his home at
San Francisco and has another home In
Nevada. Mr.. Marye was born in Bal
timore and is Of an old Virginia family.
The famous Marye Heights at Freder-
icksburg were named after his ances-
tors. He is retired lawyer and writer
and has received decorations from the
French government for treatises on in
ternatiOnal law.
IL is understood that Mr.. Marye' q
selection will be acceptable TO the Rus
sian government.
He is well fitted for the position,
having made special study Of foreign
languages. He was edncnted abroad,
having attended school in Florence,
Italy; in the grand duchy Of Hcsse,
Darmstadt; in Paris, Barcelona, Spain,
and Cambridge, England.
The Russian Enthusiastically was first
offered to Charles l.. Crane Of Chicago
carly In the Wilson administration. He
declined. Later the position was given
to Henry M. Pindell of Peoria, Illinois.
After his nomination was confirmed by
the senate he resigned.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-03
TRUST
LOSES FIRST
SK|RM|SH
In Test Case United States Court
Rules That Suits Against Amer
lean Sugar Refining Company,
Aggregating One Hundred and
Fifty Million Dollars, Must Be
Tried in Louisiana.

NEW ORLEANS, July CAS-
ISOLATED Press by Federal Wire
less) Suits against the American
Sugar Refiners Company aggregat-
ing one hundred and fifty million
dollars, must be tried in the Uni
ted States courts in Louisiana, un.
der a ruling handed down yester-
day by Judge Foster.
The suits have been pending for
some time having been filed by
sugar planters who alleged that
the refners manipulated prices un-
lawfully and to the damage Of the
producers.
Attorneys for the corporation in
their exception fled in the test
case now being passed on, contend
ed that the American Sugar Rein
ing Company is Incorporated in
New Jersey and that therefore the
suit should be tried there.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-03
OFFICER REPORTS
. ON CRUELTY CASES
Miss Ward Tells Humane Society
Members Of Inhuman Actions
Of Parents Towards Babies.
(From Thurslay Aayertiser.l

At the regular monthly meeting Of
the Humane Society yesterday morn.
ing, the Humane Officer reported on
several children's cases for the month.
-Four of these eases were OF children
who had been, in each instnnce, badly
beaten by drunken parents. Three of
these children were under three years
Of age.
One child in a dying condition has
been taken to the Chillren's Hospital,
ptomaine poisoning being the cause.
The child is now recovering.
A Hawaiian girl, thirteen years Of
age, who is attending school, was forced
by her grandfather, age eighty years, 20
live with a Chinese, who already had a
wife. This ease has been referred 60
Judge Whitney.
The little girl brought by Miss May
nard to the last meeting Of the society
has been taken from the Salvation
Army Home, where she had found tenn
porary shelter, and placed with her
parents, who live on the other side Of
the island The matron Of the Saliva
tion Army Home had said that while
WV hoh0 HOi w Aaht abAtt
children sent them, yet they did not
see how they could take care Of any
more under the present conditions. They
have now sixty-one children in the in.
stitution, seemingly embracing all M
tionaiities and creeds.
There were forty-nine cases of cruel
ty to animals reported to Miss Ward,
which were promptly attended to. Miss
Ward has during the mouth been
around the Island and inspected forty
rice plantations. She found with few
exceptions the animals on these places
to be in excellent condition.
The treasurer reported last month
that she was discouraged, the plea of
hard times greatly reducing the contri.
buttons for the work. The june re
port, however, is more favorable, the
contributions coming in regularly.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-03
HARD TIMES KEEP
BERLIN's GROWTH DOWN

BERLIN, June 2s.The population
of Greater Berlin is growing at slower
rate since the present period of bust.
ness depression set in. 1t increased last
year by only $4,000, whereas the gain
had been los, 100 for 1912, and 10000
for 1911. Berlin itself actually lost
population In 1913 for the first time
in very many years. The reduction
was about 10000, whereas the previous
rate Of gain had been about 10000 a
year. That the change in prosperity
was the cause of this movement in
population is evident from the fact
that the number of concerns in Greater
Berlin employing as many as twenty
five persons was reduced in 1913 by
10000.