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The Washington herald., 1915-08-10

The Secretary Of Commerce and Mrs.
William c. Redtield are at Pittsfield.
Mass., where they are visiting the
Misses Redfield. sisters of the Secretary.
Mr.. Humphrey r. Redheld. son OF the
Secretary. and Mrs. Redfield. and MIR.
William Averett, OF Brooklyn, accompa-
MED them.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-10

In that delightful novel, "The Story of Play ~
Mr.. w. d. Howells tells how his dramatist-hero
was disturbed because the personality OF the act
ress who played the chief part in his comedy, rub
bed off on the part" She probably not suited
20 play it. Another actress might have been found
who could have got nearer. But no matter what
actress might have been chosen, something of her
personality would have changed the qualities Of
the character
The Washington herald., 1915-08-10
SHIFTING THE SCENE.

article. fully
The Washington herald., 1915-08-10

Mr.. Albert Wood and his daughter.
Miss Oldea Wood. arc guests OF the
Hotel Tudor at Nahant. Mass.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-10

Former Gov. Joseph Folk, Of Missouri
has Joined Mrs. Folk at the Marlborough
Blenheim, at Atlantic City.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-10

Among those lunching in the green
room at the New Willard yesterday were
MIR. James r. Garfield. Secretary of the
Interior in the Roosevelt administration:
Mr.. ]. W. Folk. chief counsel Of the In
terstate Commerce Commission; Mr.. Ar
mold Shanklin, United States consul gen.
eral to Mexico. and Mr.. Nelson Rhoades,
jr., Of Los Angeles
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-24
R4EEcYv3 ~ Lz7zE2AM
CIzlLl2END ~

from the warStricken countries are
even more pathetic than usual. They
have perhaps lost their homes in the
ravages of the war and invested their
last savings In purchasing their pas.
sages, or they have lost relatives near
and dear in the conflict and have come
here to forget their loss and sufferings.
1t is here that the biggest celebra-
tion is held. and here that the sym.
pathy extended by the charitable work
ers is manifested. The others have
been reunited to their friends and are
assured of happy holidays, but these
poor folk are forced to spend the sea
son isolated in the detention house.
Without the cheer, their lives would
days, for they are not permitted to
leave the building. the windows OF
which are barred and wherein their
only companions are their fellow immi-
grants, many of whom speak different
tongues.
But the gloom is dispelled. and in
stead happiness reigns supreme
throughout the festival time. There
are two big days-Christmas itself,
when a chicken dinner is served and
fruit and candies distributed to the for
eigners; then, on the following after.
noon, q real Yuletide party is held. in
which representatives Of almost every
nationality under the sun usually take
part. Last year 300 men, women and
children from scores of countries were
the guests Of honor. This year the
numbers will not be nearly as large.
and 1t is question II there will be
more than a score or two OF immi.
grants.
All of which means that the festiv.
tiles and jollification will be on larg-
er scale, for with fewer mouths to feed
and fewer presents, to buy 1t only
stands to reason that those In charge
can be more liberal. The entertain.
ment usually starts early in the after.
noon The gong Is sounded. and the
immigrants, escorted by the matrons
and attendants. are brought to the din
ing room. where they take their reg.
ular places at the tables.
When they are all assembled the fun
begins. Notwithstanding the difficulty
of entertaining those OF various nation.
alities, the performance is always o
success. for the headliner is sleight.
of-hand artist. This is one thing that
interests all at the one time, for
speech Is unnecessary All kinds OF
things disappear. to the amazement
and amusement of the onlookers.
and rags are transformed
into toys and candies for the children,
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-24

But, a. It is. thsss thoughts fit across
the mind and are lost. So much atten.
ton II paid to making Hight the hearts
Of the new arrivals that there Is no
tmn for retrospection or sad mem
ortts. Should ship arrive on Christ
MAS eve. the day before or even on
Christmas itself. Immediately there be-
Sins round OF festivities. The happy
times are not of one days duration.
but last clear until New Years day.
In the first place, tree Is usually
erected at the docks, and here the reg
alar ship visitors, with many of the
city's social workers, and the new ar.
rivals in finding their friends and dis
tributing toys and candies to the chill
dren.
II one wants to see life in its vari-
GUS phases and the real Christmas
spirit exemplitied, this Is the place
to go. for here many happy holiday re.
unions take place-the greetings be.
tween husbands and wives. fathers and
children, grown-up children and their
aged parents, brothers and sisters and
oweethearts. Each case has its own
story and each holds its own interest.
There is no false modesty here, and
the knowledge that other eyes are gaz-
ing on their greetings never mars the
warmth and affection displayed in the
tight embraces. Here, too. the Gus
toms Of every country are brought into
notice. Some kiss on one cheek and
then on the other while others prefer
the more familiar method. Some men
kiss one another as feryently as they
DO the women, while others merely
clasp the hands Of their relatives.
These scenes, it is true. take place
at all times of the year. but the coming
Of Christmas seems to bring more Joy
irsto the meetings There is double
reason for rejoicing, as the families
Gre not only reunited, but are spending
the holidays together once more.
In some cases the rejoicing is triple
fold. for many OF the Christmas lasses
come here at special pleadings and be-
fore the Yuletide sun has set viii have
become brides.
This year there will not be as many
Christmas brides, for the girls living
In the war-ridden countries will be
needed at home to till the soil while
their fathers and brothers are of to
the front. Besides, the ships of the
American lines are the only vessels
reaching this port. This means that
there will be marked falling of in
every type OF foreigner, except those
who are able to reach the English
ports.
The cases Of those who do come
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-24
STATECAPlTOL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
RESOURCES OF STATE BANKS.
Colorado Bank Commissioners Report
Shows Big Increase.

Denver.-Colorado state and private
hanks and trust companies, which
come under the jurisdiction of the
state bank commissioner, show an in
crease of $3.156.79223 in resources
from Sept. to Nov. 10. according to
the report OF Bank Commissioner e.
q. Drach. Compared with Oct. 81.
1914. the last call for reports from
state institutions at the close of busi-
ness Nov. 10 showed an increase in
resources of $5.096.010.
The increased resources are regard
ID in large measure as Indicative Of
. general upward trend of business
throughout the state.
On Nov. 10 total resources of the
institutions reporting to the state
bank commissioner were $60.9S4.-
1896. National banks are not In
cludsd.
There were 159 state banks. with
aggregate resources Of e25,509. .051.S4
at the date of the last reports called
for by Commissioner Drach. The re-
sources Of the thirty-two private
banks were $2,6S8.3S1.0 and Of the
nineteen trust companies, $32.787,-
056.5e The average reserve held by
the institutions was q per cent, q 1
per cent increase over the average for
Sept. 2. or per cent more than the
reserve required by law
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-24

empty cups are filled with coffee n
the twinkling OF An eye and ice cream
appears on an empty saucer just -
quickly-that 10. after cloth has been
placed over the saucer and the mystic
words pronounced. To the foreigners
the magician is . novelty: they neve1
tire Of his tricks and stunts and greet
the close of his performance Win
much applause. The encore brings tns
best part OF the program. for that haa
been carefully saved until the last. 4
clotn is stuffed into high hat. AND
when It is withdrawn. flags o. sver1
nation appear.
Clowns and pantomime artists psr
form stunts for the children. and these
are received with much delight. Then
Italian and Polish singers, ~ we'll -
those Of other nationalities. render NO
tional airs and anthems. The fmmt
grants often oblige by singing the vart
Gus songs OF their fatherlands. The
program is generally arranged so that
all will be pleased. 1t Is true that Al
cannot Join in the one chorus, but
those of the different nationalities join
their representative singers in the re-
frains of their favorite Christmas
hymns. Interpreters are always on
hand to give any necessary explana'
tions.
After the concert refreshments are
served and gifts and candy distributed
among the grown-ups. Handkerchief
and various other useful presents are
given to the women and cigars to the
men.
Then comes the real treat. The chill
dren are gathered around the tree and
the gift-filled stockings and the Noah's
Arks and other attractive candy boxes
are taken from the branches and diA
tributed among the little ones. II 10
pleasing to watch the Joy on the faces
of these children rs they receive thei1
gifts, and all of them Join together in
examining their stockings and in hav>
ing q good time in general.
This scene around the ChristmAa
tree would be hard to equal. fol here
are to be found Italian. Polish. Hun
garian, German, Russian, Dngltsh,
Scotch and, in fact, the little ones from
every part VI GuIOpo. LdbS ycSA sAOSO
was an interesting group of three Hin.
du children. who were the pets of the
station.
II the weather 10 not too severe the
children are usually permitted to play
on the roof garden at the close Of the
festivities, and there the toys are dir
tributed by the young aids. who assist
the workers Tho children have plenty
Of room to indulge In the games and
they have the time Of their lives.
What is probably the most interest
ing feature OF the Yuletide parties 10
the fact that the representatives Of
every denomination unite with the ma,
irons and nurses in tightening the
hearts and making merry tho immh
grants. A real holiday spirit 10 dis
played, for there 10 no distinction %
any kind. either Of race, creed or na-
tionality. Jews and Gsntiles Join d
aiding those from every country. and
in last years contingent there were
even three stowaways. who had bss1
taken from . ship on ChFiStmas svA
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-24
Dec. q. 1914.

Dec. ~. 1914.
Allies extended offensive oper-
ations In west. gaining In center.
Russians won over Turks IN
Armenia. capturing equipment.
Allied aviators dropped bombs
in Brussels and made night attack
near Ostend.
Chile protested against vlois.
tions Of her neutrality BY German
navy.
Germans driven across border
Of North Poland.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-24
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
Dec. 20, 1914.

Won Hindenburg advanced fur
ther toward Warsaw.
Russians crossed the 0xura
burning the bridges.
Serbians and Montsnegrtns
again invadet Bosnia.
Turks made gains near Lake
urumiah.
Allied fleets bombarded interior
forts OF the Dardaneiies.
Russians drove Turks toward
Van.
Belgian provinces agreed to pay
tax to Germany.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-24
Civil Service Case Heads Docket.

The civil service and Huerfano
county election cases have been
placed at the head of the docket and
viii be heard by the State Supreme
Court at the opening of the January
term. Hearing on the election cases
win take place on Jan. and on the
civil cases Jan. 4. The validity of
the safety clause attached to acts by
the Legislature to prevent their be-
ing subject to the referendum and
vote BY the people is involved in the
civil eervice case. A petition to re-
fer the amended civil service law
passed by the Legislature last winter
was signed, but refused for filing by
Secretary of State Ramer. The sec
retary's position was upheld in the
Denver District Court. The Huerfano
county election cases involve ths
election Of Sheriff jeff Farr and 9th
or Republican county officials de-
clared elected in that county Nov. 3.
1914.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-24
Driven to Desperation.

Il am so tired OF n4ins conventional
and customary and correct" stated H.
H. Harsh, "that one Of these days !
shall stop right in front Of church
and in a nrm voice calculate Draft"
kansas City Star.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-24
Dec. e. 1914.

.
Germans claimed 70 have
stopped allies In west.
Germans accused Of sheliin0
hospital In Ypres.
Russian army threatened rait.
way to Thorn and Germans re-.
formed 70 protect II.
Won Hlndenburu's left threat
ened by new invasion Of Germany.
Germans crossed branches OF
6xura and RaWka rivers.
AustrIans defeated In the Car.
pathians.
Arabs menaeed Christians In
Hodeida and French consul was
seized.
Allied fleets bombarded German
positions on Belgian coast.
French destroyer sheiled Turks.
Allied fleets shelled KIIld Bahr
Many Austrian soldiers killed In
troop train accident.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-24
unquaIlnedly False.

y Skinner boasts that he never lets
anybody get ahead of him-that he
takes nobody's dust" "Skinners
falsifier; he takes everybody's dust he
can lay his hands on."-Boston Tran
script.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-24
Dec. 2s. 1914.

Allies made slight gains In west
Austrians defeated In southern
GaIicia.
Portuguese retreated before the
Germans In Angola, Africa.
Turkish army left Damascus
and marched on Suez canal.
Russian destroyers In Black Sea
oombarded Turkish villages.
King Of eeiplans sent message
OF thanks to Americans.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-24
tate Good Roads Meeting Jan. 10.

tate Good Roads Meeting Jan. 10.
The sixth annual convention Of the
Colorado Good Roads Association will
be held in Denver Jan. 10 and 20, i'm
mediately following the meeting Of
the State Association OF County Com
rnissioners. The. place of meeting
was changed from Boulder to Denver.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-24
Ask. Million Acre. for Roads.

A bill was introduced in the. Ma
tional Senate by Senator John F.
Shafroth providing that the govern
ment cede 100000 acres of public
lands in Colorado to the state to be
sold by the state and the proceeds
used in building highways. The en-
actment Of this bill will give the
state. according to estimates by Den
yer people, not less than $1o.ooo,ooo
for building good roads in Colorado.
Z. M. Ammons. while governor Of
Colorado, worked in behalf Of senti-
ynent favorable to the measure
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-24
Let Contract for Hospital Buildings.

Let Contract for Hospital Buildings.
Announcement was made that the
contract for the construction Of the
three new buildings at the state hos
pital for the insane at Pueblo had
been let at meeting Of, the State
Board of Correction held in Pueblo.
The successful bid was for $4,000.
The central building of the proposed
group will be used as an administra.
ton office and hospital, while the
other two, thanking on the first build
ing, will be dormitories capable of
housing $50 or 400 additional patients.
With the addition to these buildings
the asylum will be able to accommo-
date all Colorado's insane patients,
numbering now about 1,600. At pres
ent nearly 800 are being cared for
IN hospitals or hospital wards Of jails
Of different counties, chiefly Denver.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-24
Dec. "a, 1914.

British using new howitzers In
west: French artillery demollshes
German trenches.
French cruiser damaged by Aus
trlan torpedo.
French submarine sunk by Aus.
trian shore batteries.
German aviator dropped bomb
in Dover.
Germany denied French charge
Of hiring neutral ships to lay
mines In Mediterranean.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-24
Petition for Lower Coal Rates.

petit1on tor Lower Coal Rates.
The State Public Utilities Commits
sion heard evidence and arguments
on the petition filed by the Grand
Junction Mining and Fuel Company
and the Palisade Coal and Supply
Company asking that the Denver &
Rio Grande railroad be compelled to
lower its freight rates on coal from
the western slope. The commission
took the petition under advisement. A
similar one filed by the two COM
panies against the Colorado Midland
Terminal and Cripple Creek & Colo
rado Springs railroads will be heard
Dec. 20.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-24

Dec. 26, 1914.
British made naval and air at.
tack on German fleet without I'm
portant results.
Zeppelin dropped bombs In
Nancy, German aeropIanes made
raid In Russian Poland and French
avtators attacked Metx.
Fighting In Flanders was halted
by dense fog.
Russians made gains In the
south.
French attacked Austrian naval
base at Pola In tho Adriatie.
Germany notified neutral nations
their eonsuls In Belgium would
not be recognized further.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-24
Dec. 25, 1914.

Dec. 25, 1914.
Unofficial Christmas along much
Of the western front, the allies ano
Germans In some instances ex
changing gifts and visits.
French sheiIed the outer forts Of
Metz.
Civilians Of East Prussia began
movement toward interior Of prov
ince.
so-Turkish operations were
stopped by intense cold.
Two German aYiators flew up
the Thames.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-12-24

attention is paid to making the newly
arrived foreigners cheerful at this sea
son of the year. One can easily Inn
agine how barren Yuletide without
the incidentals and friyolities of the
season would be to these poor folk,
who are not only separated from their
homes. but are Id new country.
among new faces and strange sur
roundings. Naturally. they would miss
the merrymaking Of the old country
and the greetings of their lifelong
friends. says the Philadelphia North
American.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-20
SOME SPICY
SPORT CHAT.
Wave Of Amateur Athletic Unrest
Promises to Sweep Country.
ARE AFTER "SIMON PURES"

Evils of Summer Baseball and Excess
sive Expense Accounts Will All Be
Discussed-Mor Baseball Veterans
to BE Let Out.
The recent dropping of two promi-
nent athletes by the Amateur Athletic
union and the withdrawal from compe-
titiOn of several Yale baseball and foot
ball stars has created a wave of ath-
letic investigation and unrest which
promises to sweep the country. Alumni
rumor has it that number of eastern
and western universities will delve into
the athletic history of some stars of the
nine, eleven and crew during the COM
ing winter.
The alleged evils of summer baseball,
excessive expense accounts and gate
receipts will all be discussed, together
with the status of so called amateurs
who spend their summers pot hunting
without other visible means of support
If this proposed house cleaning is insti
tuted, as has been suggested, by some
of the leading universities and amateur
sport governing bodies of the country
the result cannot be even forecast. Ger
tain it is, however, that English news
papers and sport publications will fine
room despite the press of war matter
to explain to their readers for the hun
dredth time why the United States al
ways wins the Olympic games.
This seems to be quitting time il
baseball. Rube Oldring says be i
through and that he will retire to
New Jersey farm. He probably is sim
ply beating Connie to something. Macl
has decided that, while Gliding is
good outiielder, his usefulness il
Philadelphia is ended. So Rube i
getting ready for the switch and max
ing it look as If he is responsible 70
the move.
Jimmie Callahan and Mike Sexto
are two other retirers. They are NJ
connected with the playing end of tn
game Recently it was reported tina
Cal would buy the Boston Red So,
1t was a good story, married only b
the fact that Mr.. Lannin didn't sell h
club. Now it is reported that Calli
han is to manage Los Angeles. Tt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-20
NEBRASKA TO GRANT
REQUEST OF HUGHES
Secretary of State Intimates That JUS
tees Name Will Not Appear
on Primary Ballots.

LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 20. = The
name of Associate Justice Charles E.
Hughes of the United States supreme
court as a presidential candidate prob
ably will not appear on the Nebraska
primary ballot, as had been requested
by number of his Nebraska support
ers. Secretary of State Pool intimated
that he would grant the request of JUS
t1ce Hughes that his name be left off.
No decision will be made officially
until the request, which is coming by
mail, is received
a petition was filed with the secre-
tary of state late yesterday to place
the name of William Hale Thompson,
mayor of Chicago, on the primary bal
lot for the Republican nomination. Mr.
Thompson S record of law enforcement
as mayor of Chicago is recited in the
petition as one good reason why he
should receive the nomination.
The petition was circulated at the
instance of John o. Yeiser of Omaha
who filed the petition for Theodore
Roosevelt in 1912.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-20

stable foundation. Body posture di-
rectly influences the maintenance of
foot comfort, and foot posture has a
direct bearing upon correct attitude of
the body. The old method of toeing
out, as taught to the recruits of the
army in Civil war times, was really q
position of weakness. To utilize its
power to best advantage, the walking
position of the foot should be with
little or no outward pointing of the
toes. In standing slight turning out
of the toes is permissible. To add to
foot comfort, shoes should not cramp
the ball of the foot and the heels
should be low and broad, to give sta
bility without calling upon the muscles
! to maintain balance. Mechanically
| the foot is wonderful creation, but
| like all delicate mechanisms it must be
kept in good condition and used intel
iigently or its efficiency disappears.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-20
MAY INCREASE BEER TAX.
New Revenue Rate of 50 a Barrel Is
Thought Probable.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2O.-Whenever
the government gets pinched for money
1T turns TO beer for more revenue. The
present tax is $50 a barrel, an in
crease of 80 cents having been author
lied IN the emergency revenue act pass
ed at the last session of Congress.
There is talk now that when Con-
gress comes to repass this act, which
will expire Dec. 81, the rate will
be raised 70 % a barrel That was the
rate levied q the time of the Spanish
war.
Beer F-oiuccd 100000 revenue in
the last .e;I year. 1t is estimated
that an crease to So barrel would
augment the yield to nearly $4,000
600.
While the output of whiskey has de-
clined with the spread of dry tern
tory, resulting in reduction of $20,-
100000 in revenue from spirits during
the past year, the beer levy continues
to increase. Consideration also has
been given to an increase in the inter
nal revenue rate on spirits. Officials
! say, however, that an increase or
| spirits might diminish the output, OF
encourage Illicit distilling and probably
result in reduction of revenue. They
do not believe this holds true of beer
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-20
Sporting NelUs
Sporting Notes.

A slippery field today is liable to
spill all dope.
Goodrich, half back of the Amherst
team, has been elected captain of the
1916 team.
Among others who play their final
game of football today is Capt. Eddie
Mahan of Harvard.
There are some who would never at
tend Yale Harvard football game in
/; cold rain if national prohibition was
enforced.
For some reason or other Yale sup
porters figure that the soft field today
at Cambridge will aid Yale and initiate
against Harvard.
Charlie Brickley was of the opinion
last night that Harvard is far too strong
for Yale and that, barring a whole
bunch of Harvard mistakes, the Grim
son will win a decisive victory.
Win or lose this afternoon, before
game reports were to the effect that
Yale plans to put practically two elev-
ems in the field against Harvard, having
many first string substitutes of equal
ability with the regulars and figuring
that fresh men will stand better
chance against the Crimson team than
those who have tired themselves