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The chronicle=news., 1914-12-16
Telling the Old, Old Story.
The Santa Claus Myth

story being told today with all
myth child The babies grow
their stockings the fire place will await with the same
when the nkle
Of Sigh bells the music of celestial arps The tired eyeds
children will close Christmas this the de-
ades eye closed the realization ondes
when the gstend universe of next morn
today buyng stocking brings delight
The horse the drum and the picture book will be clutohed
with the geeful shown by grand
fathers The wonderful ytings about the floor will
the childish dance and sparkle next Friday morning as
indeed when innocent illusions abyhood
dpeed when growing discovered That Santa Claus was
the day pudgy really down
the chimney with his pack his back Awang at midnight from
caught the cracke the distant jingle
Santa delivering the goods
Out the loneliness of chldlesshere the
the so W equal the happiness that %a ours When
bed feet reach the gifts laid out for
the worlds achievement and but if for All hour could
transformed into the child of four we would submit the touch
bullying stocking
But the divine and happiness Of the Christmas today
many years ago. biggest Git that
of Joy like the tin toy the rocking horse that our little nao-
enough whole enough for IL months of
toll and bread winning.
dad say Make your Christmas happy for the little
folks What matters the of coal high were CON-
men day Or make Won most uncomfortable before night but what
within the babies whose lips
when tired heads touch the pillow is the true reflector OF the
Christmas spirit.
that has echoed with the pat babies there of
ss y They The sn as % s 11
the realm their innocent day drink from the ubbns
fountain of Christmas Joy , Ill.,, -, -:
happy Christmas God wills that should for
the boy this all that have
been will be-
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ton and that lie shall be compelled
every six months to publish state
ment Of where such funds were ex-
pended | am told that some eastern
states have law something to this
effect. This law would take some
of the power out of The hands of the
colnty commissioners and place il
where il should be, in the hands of
the taxpayers Of the different. dis
tricts. most of whom do not own au-
tomobiles to run Joy riding across the
prairie roads, but who have to jolt
their insides out over many a WEAR
miles in icurneying to the markets
with their products
There are roads in these districts
that the county commissioners have
seldom or never seel, for the county
auto can not traverse them, and UNI
less the commissioners invest the
county fumes in an ae.oplane they
Will never see them. The cry is
abroad all over the land for good
roads and the idea is good one But
remember that the real prosperity of
our ranchmen and farmers SHOULD
have good roads also to market.
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-16
The Sorrows of Little Ben

strike investigation without the fearful narrative Of little Ben
Lindsey relative what did take place Ludlow would be lack
lemonade
bayhoo that the Denver
might be Hye the dminuv juvenile judge
called yesterday tell his old familiar tale of
Judge related travelled miles antcpa
ton securing with the Rockeelers and how when he
Rockefeller bell the
opener returned
marked "Nohn dom Ben like that.
told away trudged the larry
town Disconnected by this the most undest cut Of all as the I'M
mortal William quoted to have calculated at time
Colorado Judge Ben his writings and
lectures than other Colorado deae
the unfit for decent people The hula
Lindsey throughout the the depob Lud
low his the facts and showed
Enthusiastically that he had gathered his information entirely from
utterly false exaggerated
Dor Lindsey always the limeght the great
lesa popular opinion to that reserved niche
especially provided for mucklakers
Lindsey weeks transforming through
making hysterioal
refugees the little vaudeville sk paid well at the box office
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-16
ROYAL AND SELECT
MASTERS RETAIN OFFICERS

All of the 1914 Officers of Rocky
Mountain Council Nc. ., Royal and
Select Masters. were reelected to
serve for another year at last nights
meeting.
They are: Henry White, thrice
illustrious master: John Guilfoi,.
deputy master: Julian Erion, prin-
cipal conductor of the work: George
4. Reese, treasurer; b. b. Sipe, re-
corder: l.. C. Threlkeld. captain of
the guard Dan Jones, conductor %;
the council: Sam East, steward &.
s Merrill. sentinel.
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-16
HIGH SCHOOL TO
START LITERARY SOCIETY

Plans for a literary society for the
nigh school are nearing the process
of completion. 1t has always been
the custom to have at least one such
society in the high school, but the
organization was delayed this year
The plan as formulated by Principal
heeley is slightly different from
those used heretofore and embrace
several new ideas. Each student
must participate in at least one of
the branches, of which there will be
five to 10. Suggestions nave been
received to have regular literary
department, parliamentary law
class, model senate, a Shakespeare
class and one of modern authors and
their works. An elocution class
would also be very popular. Credit
would be given for all work done az
in the Glee club, one-eighth of a unit
as a maximum. In this way stu
dent could in four years make d
credit toward the required 30 for
graduation.
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-16
ASKS U. S. TO INTERCEDE
TO SAVE BROTHER

Reno. New. Dec. l6.-R Meaker.
owner of dairy here, all sent dis
patches to Senators Newiands and
Pittman. to the British consul at
san Francisco and to mis- brother.
A. j. Mcaller, banker of Provo,
Utah. asking to have the United
States act to save his brother, Percy
j. Maker, manager of Mexican
ranch. who has been arrested By
-Maytorena forces at Navajoa.
Sonora. according to the Associated
Press dispatch reports. Governor
Oddlr las been asked to appeal to
the British ambassador, Sill Cecil
Spring-Rice.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

To every customer that boys any
article in our store up to December
&c and leaves their name and adj
dress we will send them as Christ.
mas present IL beautiful ring free
To those who have already bought,
please get their names on the book,
so we won't disappoint them. Bauer.
the Jeweler, 119 North Commercial
st. Open evenings until after
Christmas. 81
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-16
CULNARE RESIDENT
SAYS COUNTY ROADS
ARE ACCOUNTABLE"


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Sohn,iJ, rosidept Of Cn,nare
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,io of bis sactio, ,o have rho roads
nm, in sbo,e have bcen ignored NV
tbe hoard Of county commissioners.
Tbe following communication from
Mr.. schmidt relative to the subject of
roads was received this morning:
Mr.. Editor:
/, r,i.bt NOT IA. ont or ulace now
,,,, mo sm,l,o ,f IN. r.cont .l.c.
,ion has practically cleared a,yay ia
d;sc,,ss questions of vital importanc.
4, This end of Las Animas county
=, I,ich vii, .lso onnIv tn other dis
,ricts nc well The condition Of tbe
country roads in the Anisbina valley
o,a tr;hut,rv d;stricts is , c,ution
4, snoLos
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pot out to cyamipe and with a smile
said ",Tbey have practically oi,ti
rsino pas nine nridos In ,rorressiya
counties F" Two other cement hridoes
had M sid, r,ilinps or any kind th,t
would l,eon ono from DRIVING off in
th. d,rL r,ycn thoreb i, ,vas 4, f,1
of FROM - IN % foo, on ouch cid.
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The chronicle=news., 1914-12-16

submit a proposal to sell the Alaskan
Northern railroad to the government
as a part of the new federal Alaska
railway system. The law authorizing
an Alaskan system permits the pur-
chase of existing lines.
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-16

for Alexandria, Egypt. to take gold
to Jafia for relief of Americans
State department officials still are
awaiting word from Great Britain
and France on whether they ac-
quiesce in a plan of Americans to
send relief to Jerusalem. Tho Tv-i:s
government has guaranteed their
safety.
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-16

London. Dec. 16.-The Star prints
dispatch from Hartlepoo lsayinS :
that some of the German shells eX-
ploded in the streets of Harilepool
and made great craters.
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-16

their show became stale they
rung up the curtain empty benches. 49,,
In the class with Lindsey whole Of ddid
historians Colorado coal strike George Cee Upton Sinclair John
H. These sold falsehood much
line word order the minds of the people far removed
trouble.
of who
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-16

Valparaiso. Chile, Dec. l6.-Advices
received here from Punta Ayrenas.
are to the effect that when the Ger
man cruiser Dresden left that port
Sunday evening, warships OF the
British squadron were awaiting on
both sides of the Strait of Magellan.
The Dresden entered the strait after
the naval engagement between tic
squadrons of Vice Admiral Sir Fred
erick Steward and Admiral Count
VonSpee, off the Falkanland Islands,
IT. which battle she was the sole Ger
man vessel to escape.
The German converted cruiser
Poinset Friedrich is understood to
be patrolling the coast of northern
Chile on the lookout for the British
steamship Orcoma, which left Liv-
erpool in October for Calao, Peru.
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-16
MORGAN WILL SELL
ALASKAN RAILROAD

Washington, Dec. ii. Z. Nor
gan conferred with Secretary Lane
today and said that lie soon would
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-16
NORTH CAROLINA LEAVES
PORT IN ASIA MINOR

Washington, Dec 16,-The cruiser
North Carolina has left the Island
of Scios en- the coast of Asia Minor
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-16
" Al
BULLETINS

j. Basel. Switzerland, Dec. l6 tyia
Paris) The French armies appear
to have taken the offensive along the
entire front from Bclfort to Saintc
Marie Aux Mines. Heavy artillery
firing causes the windows to shake in
houses here by night aud day. The
French have converted Thanh into a
stronghold.
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-16

Scarborough, England, Dec. l6.-
The Smelling of Scarborough by the
four German cruisers which took part
in the operation, began sohrtly be-
fore s o'clock this morning.
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-16

London, Dec. l6.-Petrograd's wa
ter supply which yesterday was re-
ported to haze been cut off owing tC
the blocking of the Neva river CON-
Quits by ice, has been restored. ac-
cording to telegram from the Rus.
sian capital to Reuters Telegram
company.
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-16
BRITISH CRUISER ARRIVES
-.- AT CHILEAN PORT

Santiago, Chile. Dec. lG.--The
British cruiser Glasgow arrived at
Punta Ayrenas last night. She dis
charged quickly.
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-16

QUICK RESULTS! You can
get quick results through the use
of GIN Want AID.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-04-10

District Attorney Whitman. Rose got
there first, and told the prosecutor
that at Becker's command he had
hired Lefty Louie" "Gyp the Blood"
Whitley" Lewis and ''Dago" Frank.
East side gansters and gunner. to
assassinate Rosenthal. giving them
$1,000 for the job.
The grand jury was convened hur'
riedly that night and on the testimony
of Rose. WALTON and Weber indicted
Becker, who was promptly arrested
and locked up in the Tombs. He
strenuously protested his innocence.
The four gunner were arrested in
the weeks that followed. "Dago"
Frank was caught first. Whitley"
Lewis was captured in the Catskills,
and "Gyp the Blood" and Lefty
Louie" were traced to nat in Brook
lyn where they had been lying
low" Becker went to trial first be-
fore Justice COT. especially assigned
to sit by Governor Dix. He was
promptly convicted and sentenced to
die December 9. 1912. The four gun
men went to trial in November, 1912,
and were likewise convicted and SEN
tepced to die in the electric chair.
The informers. Rose. Weber and
Vallon. were given immunity for hav-
ing confessed, and we're released fol-
lowing the convictions. Then fol-
lowed the numerous investigations re-
sulting In many indictmnnts.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-04-10
FIG 2. he BOX FRAMEWORK
block B and the other half to the Il,
get support.

block B and the other half to the tar.
get support.
The animal targets are made with
pictures cut from magazines and news
papsrA The pictures should 10 col
ored with crayons or water-coloes TO
make them q nearly their right colorS
- possible. After cutting them out
paste them upon cardboard. mount
the pieces Of cardboard upon blocks
Of wood. - shown at b and c (T1gs.
3 and y and hinge the blocks to the
target supports with cloth hinges. B
shows the method Of Ringing the tar.
gets to strip A and to the lower side
Of the box. and G shows. the method
o. Ringing the targets To- the ends of
the boz. The former targets fan back
wards when struck: the latter targets
swing in sideways when struck.
Fig. s shows the completed card
shooting pistol. and Figs. 8. and 8
show the details for making It. Cut
block A about inches long. aud block
B about inches long. Nail A to b
- shown. Then take two rubber
bands. loop them together end to end,
~ shown in Fig. Z. and fasten one
end of the looped bands to the end Of
block A by means Of nail driven into
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-04-10
FASHIONS AND FADs

Check and plaid cotton ratines are
In demand.
Black and white china frocks are
seen in the shops.
Both high and low eoiffures are In
fashion at present
There 70 q revival Of crossStitch In
artistic needlework.
Beads in flaming yellow pink color
are called tango beads.
Rice cloth II . sheer cotton. with
and inwoven knotted yarn
Multicolored stripes are seen even
In wash silks and cropes.
Dven Turkish towels nowadays are
embroidered on their ends.
White crystal beads and Jet beads
are much used Together.
Taffeta two and three piece suits
are coming in for spring wear.
An immense tulle scarf to match
the dress is pretty for evening.
The newest OF the high hats have
their crowns altogether Of tulle.
Albatross wrappers have trimmings
Of black and white stripes.
Colors in silk pettieoats are either
very vivid or very delicate.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-04-10
TO PR0L0Rc LIFE OF PLANTS
Abundance Of Fresh Air 10 the First
Necessity for Those Kept for
Indoor Adornment.

Many persons are unsuccessful with
house plants because they do' not give
them enough fresh air. The atmos-
phere of the ordinary living room 10
both too dry and too warm for the ~.
erage potted plant. and the room 10
usually kept 30 tightly closed during
the cold months that the air 10 seldom
pure.
Plants Of all sorts, whether they are
raised indoors or outside, must have
an abundance Of fresh air. Two or
three times . day open some Of the
windows and allow new air to enter
the room. Lower one or two windows
an inch or more every day when the
outside temperature IL not very low.
On all mild days In winter throw open
all Of the doors and windows. You
will be surprised at the difference IL
will make in the vigor. color and
growth Of the plants when they do
have all the good air they need. Good
air. good light, good soil and plenty Of
moisture are the living requirements
Of all plants.
Keep . box Of rich earth in the
house for repotting plants during the
winter. Fresh earth added 10 always
beneficial to plant life. When pre-
pairing. heat the earth to kill worms.
II you want sturdy house plants give
them plant food. Ammouiated bone
meal IL . good fertiliser for house
plants. Beware Of the fancy jardt
Mere. 1t = responsible for many de-
cayed roots. All plants with shiny
surfaces can be washed with soapsuds
containing q little olive oil.
Instead Of carrying potted ferns
through winter after winter, % that
they get worn out, give them IN 90
casional rest Cut them down close
and you will be surprised to see how
they will reward you in. the spring By
leafing out with renewed vigor.
To keep q rubber plant in condition.
1t must have plenty Of earth. plenty Of
water and q shower bath once q week
When 1t has dried. after the bath. wipe
the leaves and sponge them with milk
II your palm IL infested with scales,
wash the leaves In . weak solution Of
soapsuds. After several washings. 1t
intervals of . few days apart. you win
find that the scales viii disappear. the
palm will look fresh and green, and
make q new growth. An occasional
bath of this sort win keep 1t in nne
condition.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-04-10
REALLY A FORM OF SANDAL
Lace Top Shoes Highly Desirable 40
esssorlss Worn With Stockings
Of . Different Shade.

Lace top shoes sound alluring. don't
they! They are really high shoes, cut
in every way like ordinary dress shoes
but the vamp 10 of colored satin,
the top of linen lace. fitting - snugly
as a gaiter.
One pair. particularly pretty. showed
top and heel Of cloth Of gold, with top
of Plauen lace. Sometimes colored
satin and lace colored to match II
seen. a combination that shows mp
well when stockings Of 1 different
shade are worn beneath. One pair. q
little more extreme than. the others,
has merely the toe part Of satin-the
heel Of the stocking being allowed to
show through the meshes Of the lace.
Here indeed we come back to the
sandal. since nothing could exceed
this lace shoe for Transparency.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-04-10

It's rather IN unusual but very prst,
ty idea to have little hlet lace or clunv
insets In centerpieces. Sometime n
whole large cer.erpisce there = Int
one small diar1ondShapsd inset n 4
usually placed whore the embrui6erv
u most scarce. The diamonds are buf.
tonholed into the centerpisce. some.
times on Q particularly large center.
piece there are three insets aho-t
equal distances apart and about an
inch or 20 from the edge, FORMING :
huge triangle. 50 far the uneven nun.
bars Of one and three seem to be mo-
used, the two insects being coussd~ed
perhaps too commoaplace and couysn,
tional to be artistic. These insets oen
be bought In art needle-wurk store
II the centerpiece 70 b ornamentad
with the insets has . cluny edGing.
the insets themselves should. a
course. be Of cluny.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-04-10

came time when things commenced
TO b talked about and Becker was
9sestioned at police headquarters. In
'oro~ to make things look good Becker
lad 70 raid Rosenthal. and he OK.
peained It to the latter. Several fake
raids we're pulled on" but when
Becker nnally informed Rosenthal
that he would have to stand for 4
pinch. the gambler objected most
Strenuously. He and Becker then
came to IN open break
Shortly after this Rosenthal was
raided by Inspector Hayes and Cap
tain Day of the West Forty-seventh
street precinct. Rosenthal believed
Becker was behind II. A uniformed
policeman was stationed in Rosen.
tha1's gambling house to see that the
INV was not violated. with the result
that Rosenthal lost many hundreds of
oollarA Rosenthal tried to get war
rants from . city magistrate for the
srrsst Of Inspector Hayes and Cap
tain Day on charges of oppression. but
they were refused. Rosenthal then
commenced to talk. most fatal thing
for IN underworld character to do.
Tho newspapers heard of Rosenthal,
and reporters went to see him. The
gambler talked freely-too freely for
his safety-about the police On the
morning Of July IA. 1912. Rosenthals
amdavit accusing Becker was printed
In full. together with Becker's denial
A panic seized the underworld. How
mr. would Rosenthal 60! How much
did he know and how much could he
prove! Rosenthal seemed to think
that he could prove a good deal for
ne went to District Attorney Whit.
man, not % we'll known then a. he
now ID. and promising to produce legal
evidence. made an appointment to
meet Whitman at his home at eight
O'Clock on the morning Of July 16.
Rosenthal did not live to keep the ap-
pointment.
The news that Rosenthal was about
10 ~sQuear' was flashed through the
rsnderloin like wildhre. On the night
Of July Is Becker was at . prize tight
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-04-10
MOVIES BEAT THE CHURCHES
One Town Found In Oklahoma Giving
Former $4,000 70 $1,000
for Latter.

Chickasha. Okla.-That the people
OF Chickasha, city Of $4,000. now
pays out over $4,000 per year to sup.
port its four motion picture play
houses where 1t supports the minis
tiers to the extent only of $4,000 per
year, Is the statement of q citizen who
took the trouble on q record Sunday
to find the exact attendance at the
IL o'clock morning services of the
nine churches and of the four play
houses Of the city from until IL
O'Clock on the same Sunday night.
The count on this particular day
showed that there were 1,245 persons
from a membership Of 2,700 who heard
the special holiday sermons. The pop
ularity Of the motion picture has
grown to such proportions in the. last
ten years that between 1000 and LOO
persons attended the movie" theater
between and IL o'clock that night
The revenue of the four houses for
this three hours was approximately
$170. The estimated total of main
the four playhouses Is $61. 900
a year. The total salaries Of the nine
ministers is slightly less than $1,000
year.
According to the figures obtained
on this particular day. the total at.
both morning and night, at
the nine preaching services of the city
for the entire year is slightly more
than $4,000. The total attendance at
the playhouses is estimated. accord
Ing to the figures obtained on this
particular day. at 100000. Each year
there IL some IS spent at the picture
show for each one Of the 1880 per
sons In this central city Of Oklahoma.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-04-10

they may finish with only an ordinary
collar. or they may lengthen until
they verge into q soft girdle at the
waistline.
Taheta. as in dresses and coats, 10
much in evidence In the latest neck
wear. 1t is seen in pompadour weaves
with their lovely colorings, as well a.
in the shaded weaves and solid colors.
Taffeta ruches and Medici collass Of
the same silk will In a measure take
the place Of the ostrich feather and
malines neckpieces which have been
In favor 90 long. and which are worn
In the early autumn and in the first
warm days Of spring when neckpieces
OF fur would be too clumsy and warm.
One Of the most attractive of the tat
feta neckpieces introduced this season
consisted Of high standing Medici
collar of pompadour silk softened by
frills Of cream-tinted lace. The tat
feta had a black ground strewn over
with large. red roses and green leaves
In soft tones. The wide lace frills
were placed inside next the neck and
fell over the high standing collar of
ta1feta, extending in jabot effect down
each side Of v front.
There II quite . vogue for waist
coats this spring. They ARE fash
toned from all sorts Of material, in
GLIDING ta1Reta In every shade, pique.
linen. crepe and net White net COM
bined with white chiffon taffeta formed
the materials used for one of the
smartest vests seen this season, and
which II shown In the illustration
The body Of the vest IL made of fine'
net shirred on the shoulders and
again shirred at the bottom into q
waistcoat or high girdle which fas-
tens at the front with three crystal
buttons. At the armholes of the body
Of the vest which IL nothing more
than slit from shoulder to girdle.
there 10 q narrow plated frill Of net
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-04-10

the block and bent over - shown in
Fig. 6. Cut piece Of cardboard
about one inch square, notch the GEN.
ter Of two opposite edges (F1g. 81, and
ut the loop Of the free end Of
the rubber bands over the piece
Of cardboard and into the notches. a
shown in Fies. 8 and Z. This com
pletes the pistol 1t shoots small
squares Of cardboard. placed in the po-
sition shown In Figs. and q. with
one corner slipped beneath the rubber
band loop.
Number the targets a. shown in Fig.
I, marking the circular target '35."