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The Republican journal., 1914-12-31
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS.

These came in MANY personal letters, in post
cards with printed or written messages OF
good will Fred w. Angler. San Diego' Cah1''
sent: Seasons greetings and prosperous
New Year from California to Malne' ana
said: "This is the time Maine people shouio
be thinking of California and the Exposi'ioh.
An old, old friend, M. c. Dllwortn' sent
greetings from Florence, Mass. Mr.. and MRS.
]. E. Darling sent from Boston pest "isnes
for a Merry Christmas and happy New
Year" Among the enclosures was TINS sentl-
ment:
Charles Sumner once said, II honor any man
who in the c. pscientious discharge OF his duty.
dares to stand alone The world with lgnor-
ant intoierant judgment may condemn, tne
countenances of relatives may be avetteo anu
the hearts of friends grow cold, put tne sense
of duty done shall be sweeter thah tne ap-
plause of the world, the countenances OF feia-
tive, or the hearts of friends.
Among other things that came by parcel
post was a crate fed, milk-fed chicken from
far-of Montana-a bird of plumpness tnat
defies description, such q bird was never seen'
or tasted, before by the recipients. lady
from Connecticut, who spent last summer In
Belfast for her health, and whose memories
of Maine are very pleasant" sent the follow
ing:
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS.
Dear old Belfast!
With its tides of ebb and flow,
Its quaint houses built in the long ago
Its many, many steeples
Its nice and jolly peoples
Did my head and heart much good you know.
Now right merry Christmas,
To all good night
Keep warm in your stockings
And sleep very tight.
Eat turkey and stuffng
And cake and mince pies
And live in the dream world
Where nobody dies,
May the Lord bless you
Thro' all the next year
With prosperity, peace
And abundant good cheer.
Y. M. S.
The Republican journal., 1914-12-31
CHORUS.
America.
THE MAYORS ADDRESS.


As this is the first Municipal Christmas tree
the City of Belfast has ever had, and as the
first Christmas tree of which we have any ac-
count was Municipal or Community Christ
mas tree. 1 will very briefly tell you children
the story of that first Christmas tree.
A long time ago. in heather village in the
heart of the Germ an forest, the people had as
sembled for their Yuletide festival to csle-
brate the return of the sun towards the earth.
They did not then understand the cause of
the change of the seasons as you school chill
dren now understand it, but thought the sun
was angry with the earth and made it cold by
going away. They watched the shadows grow
longer and the days grow shorter and the
earth grow colder, until they began to fear
that the sun would never return to warm the
earth.
Then they assembled around big old oak
tree, which they and their ancestors had wor-
SHIPPED for q great many years, and prayed
towards the earth. They watched the shad-
ows closely and when they saw that they were
little shorter they knew that the sun was
coming back and thought the old oak tree had
caused it to return.
On this particular occasion they had prepar-
ed their feast in the banquet hail and had gone
out around the old oak tree and were thanking
it for turning the sun back towards the earth
when band of Christian missionaries appear
ed upon the scene. Among them was Ger
man boy who had been converted to Christian a.
ity and was very anxious for all of his people
to become Christians. He went inside the
circle they had formed around the tree and
told them that their old tree had nothing to do
with the return of the sun; that it never had
done anything and could not do anything and
that it was very wicked for them to worship
it; that it was the Christians God who caused
the sun to return, and the spring to come.
and the grass to grow, and the streams to
flow, and the winds to blow, and who
was over all and in all and could do all
things. The heather chiefs were angry be-
cause the boy had disturbed their worship and
we're going to do some terrible thing to him,
perhaps put him to death, when there came a
great rumbling and roaring, and mighty
whirlwind seized the old oak tree, twisted il
from its roots and carried it away through
the air. When they had recovered from their
fright and locked where the tree had been,
there stood the missionary boy upholding the
Cross of Christ and telling them the old, old
Christmas story, and they believed and be-
came Christians.
Then the boy thought he would give them a
new tree to take the place of the old one
which had gone out of their lives forever. So
they cut q beautiful evergreen tree and set it
up in one end of the banquet hall and put
lights among the branches and called it the
Christ tree. The children shouted and danced
The Republican journal., 1914-12-31
War Bulletins.

Antwerp IN. " Everything quiet
Dunkirk IN. " Situation satisfactory.
Calais (Me.) People ieel no effects Of war
Paris iKy.) Only fotces threatening in
Berlin GAis.. Cal, Conn. Fla, Ga. ILL.,. Ia.
KY, Md. Mass, N. c., N. D., New, N. H., N.
J., N. Y, n. c., N. D.. O.. Okla, Ore. Pa, S.
c., WASH, Wis.)-Not house in mourning be-
cause of the war.-Syracuse Post Standard.
The Republican journal., 1914-12-31

Mollie Best, writing story entitled 1.-The
Sinews of Peace" in the January American
Magazine presents an old lady who makes the
following amusing comment on her husband:
"'He was a very good man, my husband,
though he would often say. "Don't make me
60 to church too much. Hattie; it takes my
p ind of religion"
The Republican journal., 1914-12-31

SSs PSSss has'been notified by the Com
Ssihaey that he has passed the
ana,,1es a,eh gives him diploma as a
sNSsst. Mr.. Hills came through
nigh rank.-Rockland Couri-
The Republican journal., 1914-12-31

John D. Webster, we'll known resident of
Waldo, died at his home Dec. 26, aged "a years,
months and Is days. The funeral services
were held Tuesday afternoon at o'clock, Rev.
Arthur A. Blair of the Belfast Universahst
church officiating. Mr.. Webster formerly
lived in BroOksyille.
The Republican journal., 1914-12-31

Joseph, the seventeen months old son of
Herbert L, and Lenora Dunbar Stevens, died
at their home in East Belfast Dec. 23rd of
bronchial pneumonia. Their remaining chill
dren are Edward E., Charles W., Mabel E.,
Adeline E., Mary A. and Dorothy. The funeral
took place Christmas morning at 1890 O'Clock,
Rev. Haraden S. Pearl, pastor of the Congre-
gational church, officiating.
The Republican journal., 1914-12-31

turned from Boston. where the latter UNDER
went an operation for appen dicitis. Miss
Kathleen is employed for the winter in the
office Of the Coe- Mortimer Co.
DR.. William Ellngwood of Winterport has
accepted the position of reside Mt physician in
the Baltimore Eye, Ear and Throat hospital
connected with the Johns Hopkins medical
college, for year. His duties will begin JAM
1st. His family will remain in Winterport.
Mr. A. H. Ellis. who recently resigned from
the Rural Fee Delivery service and has been
at the Eye and Ear Infirmary in Portland for
relatives in Massachusetts and plans to spend
several weeks in Florida before leaving for an
indefinite visit in California.
Mr.. Karl Mcdonald, who has been employed
as designer in the steam turbine department
of the General Electric Company, Lynn. Mass,
has accepted the position of chief engineer of
the Pumping Station of the city of Clarksburg,
West Virginia. This is one of the most i'm
portant pumping stations in the State, being
only exceeded by that of the city of Wheeling,
and for this reason las we'll as the fact that the
position was rendered him out of nearly hum
dred applicants, Mr.. Mcdonald should have
reasons for congratulations. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Donald will move from Swanpscott, Mass, to
Clarks burg, where he will taae up the duties
of his position shortly after the beginning of
the new year. Mr. Mcdonald is the son of
Capt. and Mrs. E. S. Mcdonald. graduate of
the University of Maine, and has many friends
here who will be pleased to learn of his ad-
vancement
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-02-05

rgains for this Sale
lOc Socks, per pair " SC
$3.50 Ovcrcoats. S325
2n Wool Socks, for ...25 c
Sl.3O Blankets 75c
$500 Comforts and Quilts ST 90
day Wearables
Chlldrcn's Union suits in sizes 1 to -
years. a trade winning value at soc a
SUIT. AS long as they last 25c
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-02-05

3 Y ' |'''''''' |
\ stock YOU will be proud to see Val
ucs worthy of consideration at regular
prices. But for ten days the lid is off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-14
NEW BUILDING NEEDED.
Supt. Sherman Cites Menace of Fish
Market Structures.

That il will be necessary soon to de-
molish some of the dilapidated struc-
lures composing the municipal fish
market, unless Congress comes to the
rescue by making an appropriation for
a new market building, was the state
ment today of John II. Sherman. Dis
trict superintendent of weights, meas
ures and markets.
Mr.. Sherman said that one entire row
of houses III the market had been con-
demned. and that it soon would be i'm
possible to keep the buildings stand
ing. AS 1t is. they are a menace to
life and limb, he declared.
He asserted that it is incumbent upon
the District to establish municipal
market, since it controls all the water
front property. thereby making it i'm
possible for a private concern to supply
this needed institution on a desirable
location.
The establishment of a new and up
to-date market would be the first move
toward the relocation of the wholesale
district at the water front-a plan
which, II consummated. would mean a
direct saving to the municipality of
100000 Il year. according to Supt
sherman, and an indirect saving Of a
much larger amount
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-14
ELECTS ITS ANNUAL OFFICERS.
John A. Rawlins Post Also Desig-
mates January 5 for Installation.

Officers elected recently at the annual
election Of John \. Rawlins Post, No. l,
q. A. r, are announced as follows:
Frederick L. Sparks, post command
er; William J. Weiss. senior vice COM
mander: Edwin NJ. Clark. junior vice
commander; r. b. Schwickardi. quar-
termaster; Alva S. Taber, chaplain:
William Schneider. surgeon: Christian
Keiner, officer of the day. and Edward
Purcell, officer of the guard. w. C
Shimoneck was elected as the posts
member of the Department of the Po-
tomac relief committee. and Gen. r. W
Whitaker as the representative OF the
post on the departmental! memorli'i
executive committee
REPRESENTATIVES of the post TO the
forty-siXth annual encamplaent or the
Department of the Potomac We're elect
ed as follows: Christian keiner, Il. W.
Whitaker, William Schneider and Ed
ward Purcell: alternate representa-
tives. Ernest Rupert. Albert Cute
kunst, w. F. Small and John T..
Prospect.
The officers will he installed January
s. 1915. and a campfire will follow the
ceremony.
By resolution the Representatives
were instructed TO cast their ballots
at the department encampment for J.
X GIeeson as department commander
for the ensuing year.
Newton Ferree and Samuel X. Stfai
tan represent the post on the board %
ma ma gers of the Soldiers and Sailors
Temporary Home in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-14
No Tax Reduction in 1902.

Note how low and how fiuctuating the
assessments were under the old law
which nominally included both 1ntan-
eible and tangible personally IN the
valuation. And then note how as soon
as the corrupt conspirators OF 1902 nad
done their nefarious work of relieving
untold millions of Intangible persona
ty from taxation the assessment
jumped so per cent ana the co aae n.I
cent And note that instead OF hue
tuating under the new law tnere mas
been a steady and substantial increase
of the assessment each year ever SlIice.
Obviously the motive of the 1902 law
was not to swindle Uncle Sam into con-
tinuing the half-and-half plan by cut
ting down corruptly the local tax rev
enue; or. if so. this criminal motive was
mysteriously baffied. Either the cor
ruptionists of Washington had not
bribed, as insinuated. and a weak and
degraded Congress had not been hrloeo.
as suggested: or these conspirasoF;s
Numbered and were MOIST with theii
own petard-
The "crime of 1902" was thus in real
ity municipal virtue. community
benefit. If the Washington tax-dodg-
ers and malefactors of great wealth
hypnotized base and plant Congress
into this legislation. designed to in
jure and to swindle, their criminal de-
signs were turned upside down ana
STeSS, ike I1dldttlii, AiideI "a hii % ~
curse, was compelled to bless. For
these swindiers who would corruptly
reduce the personally assessment by
many millions actually Increased TINS
assessment so per cent. and multiplied
three fold the cash collections under
the assessments. Designing to cut
down the realty assessment by one
third. or ffty-eight millions, they act
ually increased this assessment by
| thirty-two millions. Designing to hide
their taxable resources in order to
swindle Uncle Sam, they uncovered and
exposed them. Either as conspirators
| they were idiots, or they were not con-
spirators at all.
Is there not an insult to Congress
| involved in every such suggestion that
| the House and Senate have criminally
participated in or weakly and basely
yielded to swindling conspiracy to
secure corrupt Legislation injuring the
public for private profit? In the light
| of the disclosed facts should not those
| who have thus slurred and slandered
| the Congress and the Washington OF
| 1907 feel sense of shame?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-14

We have surveyed. We keep such as we
deem confidential: do not send them to
other nations, and. similarly, 1 have no
doubt that the British and other ma
tons have many more confidential
charts than We have. But the charts
the merchant sailors use We send to
other nations as complimentary"
The Navy Department has advised
the committee that the charts, for
which the merchant ships are clamor-
ing are most in demand for the Eng
lish channel, North Sea. Straits Of
Dover, the north Of Ireland and Scot
land. the west French coast and Dem
mark, Norway and Sweden. The navy's
greatest chart emergency was for the
vicinity of the eastern Mediterranean
and Turkey, which the department
started In to reproduce and has mostly
finished, knowing that if a shutdown
of British charts occurred that is the
part where the navy would feel the
first blow 1t also is pointed out that
the British admiralty has two or three
agents in this country, at New York.
Philadelphia and elsewhere, from whom
American ships get charts and sailing
directions. and that 1t has detailed
charts of approaches to American and
Mexican ports and the Panama ap.
proacheS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-14
FIRST REHEARSAL HELD
FOR COMMUNITY TREE
Prof. Simon Drills Western High
Students in Carols and Hymns
for Plaza Event.

The first formal rehearsal in prep
aration for the community Christmas
tree festival to be held on the Capitol
plaza Christmas eve, was held at 9
o'clock this morning in Woodward &.
Lothrop'S auditorium, when Prof. Otto
T. Simon, musical director for the fes-
tiv.tl, rehearsed about 500 Western
High School students in the singing OF
carols and hymns.
At 1890 O'Clock Il rehearsal was held
at the james OrmOnd Wilson Normal
School. Mrs. Frank Byram. director
of music in the public schools, was the
accompanist.
Today letters are being sent to the
minister of every church in this city
asking that he make an announcement,
at the morning service Sunday of the
mass rehearsal to be held at the Ma
tional Theater at o'clock that after
noon The ministers will be requested
10 ask every one who can sing to at
tend the rehearsal in order to be pre-
pared Ia participate in the huge chorus
being organized for the community
celebration.
The committee has made the Request
that contributions to defray the ex-
Deuses of the festival be sent II
promptly, in order that the amount OF
money likely to be available for the
tree and decorations may be known a:
soon as possible so that contracts tt
erect the tree and do the electric
wiring may be let.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-14

centage of true value than nearly all
of the nominal full valuation cities.
Mr.. johnson also denounces the l9o2
legislation concerning personally as an
infringement of the organic act and a
corrupt and dishonorable reduction OF
the tax revenues of the District to en-
JOY longer than Was equitable the ma
tionai half contribution.
The records of the auditors ONCE
show that the average collections OF
personal taxes under the act of March
3. 1877, from 1890 to 1902 were s169,-
1884 annually. The collections were
decreasing, being s1S2,994.ao in 1899.
S179,217.90 in 1900, s11S,155.16 in 1901
and $167,609.s1 in 1902. This law in
cluded in the assessed valuation in
tangible as well as tangible personal
property.
Under the act of July I, 1902. the re-
suit of a corrupt conspiracy to cut
down the local tax revenue and to
swindle Uncle Sam by emitting intan-
gible personally from the valuation,
there was collected in the first year
over S500.000--as much as had been
collected in any previous three years
under the old law.
The tangible personally under the
new law was assessed at SO per cent
more than the tangible and intangible
combined had been assessed under the
old law: and this increase was not
spasmodic for that year alone, but has
been in substantial evidence in every
annual assessment since 1902.
Value of Personal Property in the DIS
trict of Columbia Assessed for Taxa
ton From 1877 to 1913, Inclusive:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-14
OCCUPIES CHURCH FIRST TIME.
John Wesley A. M. E. Congregation
Worships in Old St. Andrews.

The John Wesley A. NJ. f. Congresa-
ton. which recently purchased ST. An
drew's Episcopal Church at 18th and
Corcnran streets. occupied the church
for the first time yesterday when at J l
O'Clock, the pastor, Rev. W. c. Brow n,
preached the sermon of the occasion.
At o'clock in the afternoon Bishop
Walters of the a. NJ. l.. Church preach
ed and at S o'clock in the evening the
musical program.
Judge W. r. Norris OF the Department
of Justice is to speake at the service this
evening at O'Clock on THE Immortal
Man" A special musical program is to
be given during the service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-14
NINE, vANDERvELDE HERE.
Will Speak Tomorrow Night in Be.
half of Belgian War Sufferers.

Nine. Lalla Vandervelde. wife of the
ministre d'etat of Belgium. who is tour
ing the United States and Canada to
arouse sympathy for the dire distress
of the women and children in Belgium.
reached Washington this afternoon.
She is the guest of Minister and Nine.
Emanuel Havenith at the legation. Poll
Massachusetts avenue
Nine Vandervelde is to speak to-
morrow night at big meeting, under
the auspices .of the Twentieth Century
club, in the First Congregations
Church. 10th and G streets northwest,
at o'clock.
There will also be a concert of patri-
otto Belgian anthems by an orchestra
of more than fifty pieces.
While this lecture is being arranged
by :, committee of cluhwomen, all the
people of Washington are invited to at
tend. There will be no charge for ad-
mi ssion. but a collection will be taken
up at the close of the lecture for the
benefit Of the Belgian relief fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-14
Probably Would Be Clashes
CONSULAR NOMINATIONS
Many Promotions and Changes Sent
to the Senate by Presi-
dent Wilson.

The President today sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate:
Edward S. Cunningham of Tennessee
(now consul general at Singapore. to
be consul general at Hankow. China.
Frederick NJ Ryder of Connecticut
(now consul at RimouskD, to he consul
general at Singapore. Straits Settle
ments.
Thomas D. Bowman OF Missouri (now
vice and deputy consul at Nogalesl, TO
be consul at Fernio, British Columbia
Jose De Olivares OF Missouri tnow
consul at Madras), to be consul at
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
James II. Goodier of New YORK now
consul at Tahiti. to be consul at
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
Milton B. Kirk of Illinois (now consul
at st. Johns, Quebec. to be consul AZ
Orillia, Ontario. Canada.
Frank c. Denison Of Vermont NOW
consul at Fernie), to be consul at Pres
colt. Ontario. Canada
John Fowler of Massachusetts tnow
consul at Foochow). to be consul at
Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
Nelson T. johnson of Oklahoma NOW
vice and deputy consul general and in-
terpreter at Shanghai). to be consul
at Chungkfng. China
Albert w. PontiuS Of Minnesota fnow
consul at Newchang). to be consul at
Foochow, China
Albro L. Burnell OF Maine tnow vice
and deputy consul general at Rio de
Janeiro), to be consul ut Rouen.
France.
Thomas b. L. Layton of Louisiana.
to be consul at Tahiti, Society Islands.
John Q. Wood of Hawaii tnow consul
general at Ads Abada). to be consul at
ChemnitZ. Germany.
Carl F. Deichman of Missouri tnow
consul at NagasakD, to be consul at
Bombay, India
Lucien MemminGer Of South Carolina.
(now consul at Roucn). to be consul at
Madras. India.
Lucien n. Sullivan of Pennsylvania
(now CONSUL at La Pazp. to be consul
at New Castle, New South Wales, AUS
tralia.
Il. Carleton Baker OF Caiifornia tnow
consul at Chungking), to he consul
at Nagasaki, Japan.
Henry A. Meier of Lincoln, to b'-
register of the land Office at Lincoln.
Neb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-14
HEAD OF "vICE SQUAD"
TESTIFIES IN HOTEL CASE
Sergt. Cats and Other Members Tell
of Investigations at the
Ardmore.

Sergt. Cats and other members OF The
police vice squad testified today be-
fore Justice Mccoy in Equity Court No.
1 at the hearing of the alleged viola
ton of the Kenyon red light law
charged by the government against
Franklin C. Jackson, proprietor of the
Ardmore Hotel, SIC and SIS 18th street
northwest. The government seeks a
perpetual injunction as provided under
the Kenyon act, and SKIS that Tie prop
erty be closed for one year as provided
by the law.
The constitutionality OF the act has
been called in question by Attorneys
Hoehling, Peelle & ogilby, represent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-14
TWO AMERICANS INJURED
BY MEXICAN BULLETS
Firing From South in Siege of Naco
Continues Despite Provisional
Presidents Order.

NACO. Ariz.. December 1.-TWO pe--
sons were struck by spent shrapnel
bullets here yesterday. coming from the
siege of Naco. Sonora. The reported
order from Provisional President Gu
tierrez for Gov. Jose Maytorena to
cease his attacks il they endanger
americans was still reported mot re-
ceived.' The men struck were F. TT
Kuck and Jose Martinez. Their in.
juries were not serious.
Maytorena still purposes, it is said. &c
carry out his plans for a final attack
tomorrow. He is. meanwhile, OCCUPY.
ing his men with persistent firing from
the south, which keeps American Mace
IN constant danger
Statement by President Gutierrez.
MEHICO CITY. December II. via E
Paso. Tex. December Is delayed il
transmission).-Ths situation at Nacc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-14
MOTION PICTURES AID
RED CROSS SEAL SALES
Film Plays Being Shown Here and
Elsewhere to Stimulate Pur-
chase Of Stamps.

Motion picture plays are being used
in Washington this year, as was the
case a year ago, to aid In increasing
the sale of Red Cross Christmas seals.
1t is the purpose of the National Asso-
citation for the Stury and Prevention OF
tuberculosis to show the pictures in
every accessible part of the United
States before the annual sale of the
little anti-tuberculosis stickers comes
to an end.
Five of the photoplays have been pre-
pared under the direction of Thomas a.
Edison, who had the cooperation of
the anti-tuberculosis organization in
the preparation of the films, the first of
preparing the films, the first of which.
'.The Red Cross Scale was presented
in 1910. The following year the photo
play told the story of The Awakening
of John Bond" The 1912 photoplay
was called Hope; Red Cross Seal
story" 1.-The Price of Human Lives
was the title of the 1913 film drama:
This years photoplay is entitled The
Temple of Moloch.' the film dealing
with the problem of tuberculosis In
children and showing in a dramatic
photostory how the disease Is spread
By bad working and living conditions