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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-12-02
Che Birde' plea

: Dear kiddles, Christmas VIII soon I
!. be here, ]
/. Che bapplsst time OF all the year. !
/ Wbtle you are enjoying your !,
! Christmas toys ]
/ Hnd your little bearts aIled With i
: Cbristmas joye, 4
! Please tbtnR Of the wee blrds out I
Z IN the snow.
+ Wbere cruel wtnds wbistle and 4
|. fierceIy blow.
/ Our home 70 the afr, our roof 70 s
4 the skyi
I. Wben we've nothing to cat ws
I free1e and die.
!. Dear hddtes, you live IN bousss !
T Sheltered from cold and the blind !
L ing storm.
T You'll have "merry Cbrtstmas~ 3
T and plenty to cat
/ Oh, please give your little bird
\. frtends q treatl 1
+ We're 90 hungry. Dear IsttIs hid
+ dice, pIease
\. Bang us conc Christmas out on I
4 the treee. I.
+ YOUR LITTLE BIRD FRIENDS. /!
i.t-l-i-;-s-S-i-s-t-s~tS-;~tS-s-t{-t-tS-S-t-s
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-12-02
7 uletide I east
1t Took Much to Satisfy Our
Seventeenth Century.
Ancestors
- ERVASE MARKHAM,

~
We teeth century, gave an account
of what was proper Christ
mas dinner in his time. By 1t the ap-
petites of former days may be judged
He says the first course should consist
of sixteen full dishes-that is, dishes
of meat that are of substance and not
empty or for show-as thus, for exam
pie: First, n shield of Drawn, with mus
tard; second, boyld capon; third, a
boyl'd piece of beef; fourth, chine Of
beef, rosted; fifth, heats tongue,
rosted; sixth, pig, rosted; seventh,
chewets, baked; eighth, goose, rost-
ed; ninth, swan, rosted; tenth, tur-
key, rosted; the eleventh, haunch Of
venison, rosted; the twelfth, a pasty
of venison; the thirteenth, kid with
a pudding in the belly; the fourteenth,
an olive pye; the fifteenth, couple Of
capons; the sixteenth, custard, or
dowsets. Now, to these full dishes
may be added sallets, fricases, quelque
chooses and devised paste. as many
dishes more, which make the full serv-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-12-02
Mistletoe Myth EXPLAINED.

The custom Of hanging the mistletoe
from the ceiling at the Christmas fes-
tivities is said to have its origin in
the Idea that since the plant did not
have Its roots In the ground no part of
II should ever be permitted to touch
the earth,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-12-02
Price S SIS

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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-12-02
Christmas
Is Prophetic
BY Rev. DR.. r. S. MAC ARTHUR

"NHE Christmas observance, for
tunately, is becoming more
n general each year. Many per
sons who have no religious in
delightful social features. This is It.
self a genuine gain for all the inter-
ests Of our common humanity. More
and more are the religious denomina1
tions of all creeds making a part Of
Christmas a time of religious worship.
This also is change in a wholesome
direction.
In celebrating the birth festival Of
our Lord we hold up before the world
the central thought in its history.
Christ's incarnation is the event around
which all other events revolve in small
er or larger circles.
This festival is the most joyous cele-
bration of Christendom. It makes the
joy Of childhood more joyous, and It
lightens the burdens Of age and sor-
row with its tender memories and its
triumphant prophecies.
1t is prophetic of the golden age
when Christ shall come again, when
evil shall be overthrown and when the
song of q redeemed humanity shall
sweep over the universe as the song
Of celestial choirs echoed over the
plains of Bethlehem.
BY the gifts which characterize this
season we commemorate Gods great
gift-the unspeakable gift of his Son
to a world lost In sin and wandering
in darkness. No one can rightly esti-
mate the blessings which flow every
year to all classes and conditions Of
men from the tender memories and
gentle charities called forth by the re-
membrance of the holy child Jesus.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-12-02

Christmas Bells From Hill to Hill.
The time draws near the birth of Christ;
The moon Is hid; the night Is still;
The Christmas bells from hill to Hill
Answer each other in the mist.
-Tennyson.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-12-02

ice no less than two and thirty dishes,
which Is as much as can conveniently
stand oil one table and in one mass.
And after this manner you can proper
ton both your second and third
courses, holding fullness on one-half
Of the dishes and show in the other,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-03
Where to Get the Information.

TIC THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir; Re
cent dispatches from Washington say
that Secretary Daniels and Secretary
Garrison have Instituted an inquiry TO
determine the capacity OF the factories
in the United States TO turn out NUM-
tons for naval and army needs, should
war ensue at any time in the future.
Are not the worthy gentlemen going
to needless trouble?
Why not apply for this information
t. the German Embassy?
Undoubtedly other embassies could
also furnish our Government VITA these
reports, 1t will take a long time for
our Government to gather the intorma-
ton, tabulate II, II put It in practical
and useful form. SO why not 60 di-
rectly to the office that has the reports
compiled for immediate use?
Within the past few days General
Wood has been severely scolded for dis
cusslng our unprcparedness. Does Il
appear exactly consistent TO censure him
for his remarks at the opening OF the
Business Mem Camp. when the Govern
ment, almost at the same time, per-
mlts II to be known TO the world that
it is unadvlsed as to the capacity Of
our factories to supply munitions of
war? NJ c.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, August 81
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-03
PRUSSIA STEPS ASIDE.
The Parable Of the Sidewalk Lieuten.
ant and the American Girl.

To II EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: The
experience of American Girl with her
gorgeous being In full uniform is the
W!lsOn-Lansing experience in the Arabic
case: Berlin stopped. Washington
stopped. Both waited. Tirpitz and
llollweg looked down at our protests
from the immense height OF their in
solent AZ centimeter siege guns. And
the world has witnessed the strange
spectacle of victorious" Prussia Step
ping of into the mud" and g~racIously
permitting Uncle Sam. who has at pres
ent hardly ammunition enough for one
weeks war with either Hindenburg's
or Mackensen's legions. to walk on.
] said strange" but this behavior
was not quite unexpected by those
who know the Prussian character, who
have studied the racial psychology of
this subject-nation in the light OF his
tory. As every bureaucrat. be he Rus
sian tchinovnik or Tammany Hall pro-
f%essional officeholder. the Pruss!an is
mean and naughty with weak people.
himself face to face with somebody who
Is not afraid Of his sabre rafting and
his martial "Schnurrbart."
And We can rest assured that not
only the slavish press of the fatherland
but our own FdtheridndS, large and
small. will gradually bite the dust
before the Star Spangled Banner.
The big fools they were! I'm TO
August |, 1914. Germany and Austria
alone could really be called military
nations. ready at a minutes notice for
wars eventualities. Since. however.
Francis Joseph |. and william IL. have.
TO their present and future detriment,
taught John Bull n Uncle Sam a good
lesson in military preparedness, and
Russia, poor, suffering Russia, which
can he defeated hut not conquered. will
have learned even more from her Ger.
man than from her Japanese teachers
in strategy.
In brief. next spring or at the lates,
next summer, an entire world In arms
Will he ready to elbow Prussia of the
sidewalk. and no longer will her impul.
sive military camarilla whip out its
sword ITO run" civilization through. And
from that standpoint. MIR. or Mrs. X.
this sidewalk controversy is far from
beng Indifferent to tho American
reader, It's, on the contrary, one of the
most suggestive contributions TO con-
temporary war literature.
tNHYrHENArED FRIEND OF UNCLE SAM.
NEW YORK, September ..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-03
Tammany Needs Both the Victory
and the Job.

Not since December ~. 1900. when
Governor ROOSEVELT in the last hours
OF his term removed ASA BIRD GARDI-
MIR from the office Of District At
torney of New York county, has
Tamnany Hall influenced. through
his membership In It., the criminal
prosecutor whose subseryience TO 1t
has been held to be essential to the
Halls success. Governor ROOSEVELT
appointed EUGENE A PHILBIN TO sue.
coed Colonel GARDINER; in 1901 and
again In 1905 WILLIAM TRANERs JE-
ROME. first as a fusion candidate,
then as an independent, was elected
to the office; in 1909 began the five
years Of WHITMAN. who. It Is true,
had the Endorsement Of Tammany in
1913, but whose partisanship was
never in doubt. Mr.. PuILBIN and Mr..
JEROME were Democrats. but not Tam
many men; Mr.. PERKINS. whom Gov
ernor WHITMAN selected 10 succeed
himself. Is a Republican OF attenu
atei partisanship, so far as the public
Is aNSlre.
1t will not escape attention that
Tammany as a political organization
has Jared Ill in the years since It
lost the District Attorneys office. 1t
profited In the State by Republican
~d!ssension, stupidity, corruption, but
was not able to hold It's advantage.
Ii was driven to nominate SHEPARD
for Mayor In 1901. only to have him
beaten by Low. True, II elected Nc
CLELLAN twice and GAYNoR once; but
the terms of MCCLELLAN and GAYNOR
were not nourishing 10 Fourteenth
street. 1t was licked out Of its boots
In 1913 In the city, and in 1914 in the
State. This fall 1t will endeavOr to
recapture the New York prosecutor.
ship, perhaps in the belief that
through 1t the fame of Tammany may
be eventually restored.
1t has selected a capable Judge OF
good repute as Its candidate. He Is
familiar with the processes OF the
criminal law as administered here
Yet his acquaintance herewith is not
as intimate as is that of his Repub-
lican opponent. Mr.. PERKINS knows
the Office inside and out; has man.
aged It's essential bureau successfully
for years. and its general activities
satisfactorily for eight months. His
reputation is not less assuring than
Is Judge SWANS. The struggle
then will be not between persons but
between organizations, and 1t should
be bitter. for Tammany not only
needs a victory but 1t needs to count
the District Attorney among its faith
full a%dherents.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-03
Words and Deeds"

Curiously enough, the day Of the
victory Of President WILSON'S d.
plomacy and Of the vindication Of that
policy which Colonel ROOSEVELT has
40 generously and periodically III
dertaken 10 tear to pieces brings
the published text of q letter written
by the Colonel on June 4 to DR.. j.
WILLIAM WHITE Of Philadelphia, u
thor Of a so-called Text Book Of the
War for Americans"
DIR. WHITE sends the letter to the
Spectator of London, which prints It
under the head. Colonel ROOSEVELT
on the Honour OF His Nation"
ut 1.-THE Lusitania AFFAIR." should have
made our Government realize that what
was called for or our part was not words
but deeds. Unfortunately this does not
seem to have been the effect and Amer
leans who are sensitive to the honor
OF their country must therefore feel all
the more pleased to have a private citl-
zen like yourself step forward 10 make
good. as far as may be. the failure
OF our governmental authorities to care
FOR the honor OF this nation and the In
,erests OF mankind. Faithfully yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The Colonel is another private citi-
zen who has been frantically ready
ITO step forward and make good the
failure OF our governmental authorl-
ties to care for the honor Of this ma
ton and the interests Of mankind"
The conspicuous success Of the
words Of President WILSON leaves
Colonel ROOSEVELT In the somewhat
ridiculous position OF being unable to
explain what deeds" that he could
have contributed would have served
better for the honor OF the nation
and the interests OF mankind.
The somewhat ludicrous figure
which the Colonel now cuts Is his
well deserved punishment for his pre-
vious indecent behavior.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-03
The Ayiatik.

The death in action OF loop the
Loop PEGoUD, n Of the most daring
Of French aviators, brings conspicu-
ously into notice the ayiatik, the large
double propeller aeroplane which the
Germans have been developing. The
neutral world has heard a great deal
about the efficiency of the British air
service, and raids by notillas of French
aviators far beyond the German
trenches on the western front appeal
to the Imagination, but what the Ger
man avlators are doing seldom gets
into print, which Is singular, becauS,
the Germans We're making great
strides In aviation on the eve Of war
and sparlng 10 expense to surpass
the French. In altitude and endur-
ance flights the Germans were very
much In the public eye. They were
pushing the French hard. However,
the literature Of the war as we know
1t Is full Of French and British
achievement, but strangely sparlng OF
particulars about German skill AMI
daring.
The intrepid PEGoUp was brought
down by a shot from an aviatik. lie
was outman1uvred and apparently
he fell an easy victim. 1t Is now re-
called that he had spoken with great
respect Of the big German a~eroplane.
Taubes, he said on his last visit 10
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-03

Paris in the end Of August. were easy
targets for the swifter French mono
planes. One could generally get a
safe shot at them. But the double
propeller aviatik was another matter.
They flew fast, and diving below or
mounting above them was difficult of
accomplishment. Besides, the pilot
when attacking had m advantage in
stability and could aim more steadily.
Within three days PEGoUD met an
aviatik and his fate.
The sequel to the Frenchman's
speculatlons suggests that the Ger
mans are not falling behind in avia-
ton, but are solving its problems with
characteristic ingenuity and persist.
nee And doubtless they have not
received credit abroad for their
achievements in the war with heavier
than air machines.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-03
Questions Not Yet Answered.

To TIN EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Hav-
ing put the following questions several
times without receiving calculating re-
plies ! now address them to you.
!. Why are American citizens advised
to cave the danger zone Of Mexico
when In the European conflict We in
sist on free, unhampered passage for
all Americans on lawful missions?
.. why for two years has h United
states government with "watchful wait
Ing looked on while property rights
were violated and lives OF Americans
destroyed in Mexico. yet the destruction
of IA handful OF Americans. in COMPARE
son, by German submarines almost sur
feed In drag us into the world war?
3. Why the embargo on arms TO Mex
leo when II Is permitted TO export as
much war material as European ma
tons wish TO purchaser
The conditions expressed In the fore
going queries seem Inconsistent with our
claim that We are a neutral nation,
BRookLYN, September /. A. n.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-03

cessity, and that 40 Governments are
the principal buyers, the costliness
Of paying increasing premiums for
American goods because American
dollars are at an increasing premium
In foreign money may not readily
force a contraction Of purchases here.
Nevertheless, there is such a thing
as p%rohibitive costs. and without new
arrangements the foreign cost Of do
ing business with the United States
in war times will have a tendency
to become prohibitive.
This Is why n joint commission
OF British and French bankers Is
coming over to confer on the inter
national financial problem. and why
our bankers are awaiting the confer
In expectation that 1t will issue
in agreements which will not only
guard our war borne export trade
against contraction but also facilitate
its further expansion. The general
thought is that British finance, out OF
the ample store of British foreign
investments, including holdings Of
American securities, will be able to
provide good collateral in huge
amounts on which great loans can
be readily granted from the enormous
lending capacity of the domestic
banking position. At the same time
the credit arrangements will nave
to be on a vast scale commensurate
with the country's trade balance.
which now begins to be reckoned In
terms not Of hundreds Of millions but
Of billions Of dollars.
Manifestly. It can be taken for
granted that London Is ready to 20
to great lengths to keep British credit
good and that our own bankers are
alive to the Importance OF financial
provision which will keep u trade
a-going. The only real doubt Is the
to which the general business
Is aware Of its own immense
concern in a solution OF the foreign
exchange problem and the extent to
which 1t must cooperate in arrange
ments for experimenting the now In.
adequate machinery for international
Of goods.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-03
TAXICAB RATE IS LOWERED,
+. q. c. Gives Permission, hut the
city Isn't Satisfied.

oven reduction of taNic,h r''''
voluntary reduction at that ..'
pass unchallcngcd in this CTS Vie
Public Service Commission gave '"
sion TO the WestCott Express ,." ''
yesterday TO lower its zone tl:.'. h.
Assistant Corporation Couus..
says the commission had no rr''
II, as the company Is, or o.g
subject to regulation only l.. g.. .'
government,
The Westcott Company, n.
from the Grand Central Station . 'v
eral railroad terminal frrrr..
lowered rs first zone rate from o.
cents, other rates being cur len
ton. Under the new schcdu.n - .
for one or four persons from '..
Central to the Pennsylvania S.
10 cents.
The company contends thar '
adjunct to a common rlr-
therefore within the iur'sd .'."
Public Service Commission AR
says that this is tho slue
made by the Mason Seaman
which was defeated In ia, ..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-03
Admiral Fullam for Sea Service.

Rear Admiral WILLIAM L. FULLAM
Is to be congratulated upon his de-
tachment from duty as S%uperinten-
dent of the Naval Academy and his
assignment to command the reserve
fleet on the Pacific coast. Admiral
FULLAM is to be congratulated& not
because the sea duty given him is i'm
portant or will open to him any GER
tain opportunity for distinction, but
because he is released from n post
which had become uncongenial through
No fault of his.
Superintendent FULLAM had recon-
mended the dismissal OF seven mid
shipmen involved in the scandal of the
stolen examination papers, the evil
dence elected by Academy investiga-
tors leaving no for doubt that
the seven must have known that the
questions distributed among other
nidshipmen were from the official
bst. Then the Daniels board Of in
curry reduced the number of dismis-
sails to two. If this was not an over
ruling Of Admiral FULLAM and a re-
lection upon his administration, what
Else was It? The board saved five
midshipmen at the cost of losing n
superintendent whose concern about
she honor and discipline OF the Acad.
envy left him no alternative but TO
recommend that Its doors be closed
upon the seven midshipmen. over
the subsequent proceedings the trail
IF political influence was plainly dis.
ternible.
We don't know whether Admiral
TULLAM applied to he relieved or was
made to walk the plank. Judging
from his saying on the stand that he
would rather 90 to sea in a collier
tran stay at Annapolis II he were not
sustained, 1t Is probable he asked for
smother detail.
Annapolis loses a fine type Of naval
C%'iccr, and NJ n time when It's need
II him was greatest--that Is a de-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-03
MAY PUT T. R. IN PRIMARIES.
Illinois P~rogressives Threaten to
Go After o.. q. T.. Nomination.

CHICAGO. Sept. Col. Roosevelt -
a contender In the Republican primary
next April for the Illinois delegation
against Senator Lawrence Y. sherman
and Congressman James II. Mann, IA
vorite sons is the proposition that az.
tated Illinois politicians to-day
Harold l.. lckes, chairman ~ ne
Progressive State compIittee ANA a
Fusionist, say that Is a probable de-
velopment of the Presidential sitgaton.
The direct primary preferential Vie
amendment was put on n" statute
books by Roosevelt's champions 'u l''
nois and is the weapon with which 'H.
Roosevelt boosters will he able 20 strike
at the proper time, 1t is asserted
THE fact hat the Republicans AVE
no candidate that stands out makes I
all the more probable there VII b" a
Roosevelt movement" said Chairman
Ickes. The old time reactiou1rrs ,p'
pear to be playing the 'fayor.'" -'n
game"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-03
Just q Thought.

While we are all thankful that
what might have been n serious crash
with Germany has apparently been
averted, aud while we are giving
full praise to President WILSON and
triumphant diplomacy, is it not just
possible that there is another view
Of the situation?
Is 1t not possible that the Germany
We all admired and praised has won
a great victory over the Germany we
despised and condemned?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-03
Docs This DcIusIon stili Lnger In
the White House?

Having matters on his hands 30 en-
crossing us the German controversy
together with the Mexican situation
with it's day by day threat Of violent
explosion in new as well as the stand
ard centres OF riot. 1t Is hardly sur
prlsing that the President has been
opposed "a plunging into the subject
Of tarlf revision in the coming SEES
sion of Congress.
1t would appear hat he Is still I'M
convinced that this tariff Is in need OF
revision; that he still discredits its
I'll effects on the business of the coun-
try up TO the time of the outbreak of
the war. and hat he still has faith la
its sufiiciency as a revenue producer
and as n stlmulant to prosperity
through Indictment to higher skill and
better methods in American industrial
activities.
The sooner this delusion gets out
81 the Presidents head the better for
che United States. The new condi.
rions and new complications arising
from the war and the worldwide dis
turbance Of the balance Of manufac-
turing trade present an unexampled
opportunity. People are beginning to
e what prompt action and judiclous
protective legislation in the matter Of
the dyestuffs industry might do for
the country. The dyestuffs industry
Is a single illustration only OF the
great trade advantages which the SIT
uation promises.
The tariff is an inseparable factor.
Use 1t promptly, fearlessly, and as
skilfully and legitimately as Bis
MARcK used 1t forty years ago, and
the wheels Of American industry will
spin as they never spun before.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-03
The Why OF the Eighteen D~espicable
WINS.

To II EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: The
eighteen Despicable Why's of your
correspondent Arnold Barrett objecting
to woman suffrage in "A recent issue of
THE Sun recall to my mind a story
told me by II friend living on a South
ern plantation.
An old negro nanny was sitting out
side her cabin door one day listening
idly 10 the conversation of some white
youths iounging lei by, One OF them
was the III bred, boastful son OF a new
conner to the nelghborhood. a man OF
the nouveau richie ass. Nanny kept
silent for some time,
IL tell you ! can kiss any girl I want
Ia after ! rave been out to walk with
her two or three times" boosted the lad,
Nanny eyed him curiously. "Humph,
hoy, what po' white trash you mus
ISOLATE wild" she commented.
MAupE FoLLANsBsD.
NEW YonK, September ..