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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-20
BAND ENTERTAINED
AT HOWARD HOTEL

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Howard, propri-
etors of the Howard hotel, entertained
the Saracina Royal Italian band at
dinner Sunday at that popular hos
telry and the members of the band
had an exceedingly pleasant social
time. Covers were laid for Is, the full
band complement being present, and
with the regular guests of the house
and several citizens who came in for
dinner the large dining room was
well filled. DR.. and Mrs. c. C. Bohan-
non, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. n. Chamber
lain and Benford Deacon were among
the Daytona residents present. The
tables were beautifully decorated
with flowers for the occasion and a
most appetizing dinner was served,
during the dispatch of which the band
enjoyed joke and conversation. On
taking their departure, Rocco Sara
| Gina, leader of the band, expressed
| to Mr.. and Mrs. Howard his appre-
citation Of the entertainment of him
| self and fellow musicians, and each
| individual member expressed his en-
joymeh of the occasion.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-20
SONG OF THE TREE.

onee out of midnight sweet with mys-
terry
he wonder of all wonders came to be.
. s.-aI tie dawn marvel make of me,
sor v-aen in all my beauty 1 am born
n the first glimmer of the Christmas
n1orp.
s.a@e.5 = innocence in mortal guise
shall look upon me with their faithful
eyes.
And. looking, see
A greater thing in me
than the bare figure of tree.
Behold. in every limb
l thrill with praise of him
For whom l stand in memory
Kings of the east and wise men three
there We're
Who brought to him rare frankincense
and myrrh.
So do my balsamed branches when they
stir
In the warm airs that move about this
room,
And render forth their homage in per-
fume.
Lift up your hearts anew, o. careworn
meni
Look up with glad, believing eyes again ;
And, looking, see
A greater thing in me
Than the bare figure of a tree.
Behold. in every limb
thrill in praise of him
For whom stand in memory.
Tom DAILY
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-20

there being several degrees of frost,
but, clothed as he was, Layton took
the most direct course and swan for
it. In spite of the fact that he was
still suffering from influenza he did
this successfully, and having got to
land he took off his clothes and wrung
them out so as to show no obvious
signs of water
On the ferry boat he turned him.
self into a porter and managed ia get
the job of carrying passengers heavy
bag to the station. There he boarded
a train and in due course reached the
Christiania.
He used several DISCUSSES during
the remainder of his voyage to Chris
tiania. just succeeded in escaping de-
lection, and finally sailed from Bergen
to England On the boat to England a
passenger asked him if it was true
that he was an American. He re-
piled that he was, whereupon his fel.
low-traveler remarked:
IF you were not so darned sure
about it l should say you were q
British naval officer"
When the travelstained young Eng
lishman without money presented him
self before a transport officer at the
British port, he was not unnaturally
looked upon with supicion. but he wa:
soon able to establish his identity.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-20
Game of The BOOkbinder =

"Bookbinder" is holiday time diver
sion that looks simple and tame, but
can be made highly exciting. Any
number of persons sit in q circle, each
holding a book on the back of his
clinched fists. One who has been cho-
cen bookbinder and stands in the mid
de Of the circle goes to any player
and, seizing that players book, at
tempts to rap his knuckles, which the
holder of the book tries to avoid by
pulling back his hands quicklyy
II the bookbinder succeeds In this
the player whose knuckles he raps
changes places with him; otherwise he
replaces the book and tries to do the
mme with some one else The book
under may pretend to seize book
without actually doing so, and IL the
notder pulls away his hands so that the
oook falls he must take the leaders
Place Is IL his knuckles had been rap
I'D.
The leader can make this game very
Gciting IL he runs quickly from one
- another. pretending to take up one
oook ana then seizing another.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-20
odd Soldier In Town .

This is a very old English Christmas
same and Is not nearly as simple as 1t
seems to be. The players sit all
around the room.
One person comes around to each and
puts number Of questions, which
must be answered without saying Mr..
q Mrs, white or black, yes or no.
The game begins something like this:
An old soldier has come to town to
eee what you have to give him. The
answer may be nothing" or IAN old
coat" rs it worn at ALP he asks.
1T is not" is the reply what color
4 it," Gray" "a light grayi" "A
very dark gray" 'Are there any peck
cts In the coat?' 'Three." ''Only
threeY' "Three only" "Wen, have
you anything else?' Nothing" Not
: single thing but the old coatT' mot
= thing well, who lives in that
house over there?' 1.-THE Browns"
DO they visit your Sometimes"
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Brown" Usual
"" aHave they any familyg' 1.-TWO
children" 1.-THE house is painted
white, is it not?" 'swell. should say
= shade of ivory" 81 suppose you are
thinking should be making my way
to the next door, do you not?" Il do"
Il hope have not given you too much
trouble, have IY' "Not at ALL" The
player who gets caught during the sol
dier's visit must pay forfeit and is
out of the game. OF course different
questions will suggest themselves.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-20

watching his movements. The pros
pect of escape seemed small, and, to
make matters worse. Layton was
seized with violent influenza cold
which Frustrated him for the time
being.
Two sentries stood at the door or
his room, and they never seemed to
relax their vigilance. They were con-
stantly looking through the peephole
in the door of Layton's room to see
that matters were all right.
They did it as usual on the partic-
ular evening that he escaped. Things
were apparently quite in order and
their prisoner was apparently lying
on the bed. AS a matter of fact, he
was not, and at a moment, when the
attention of one of the sentries was
engaged and the other had been sent
on an errand Layton opened the door
and slipped into another room, where
he found thick serge civilian suit.
In due course he found himself at a
window overlooking the street, and
with a rope which he had discovered
he lowered himself into the street.
The barracks were on an island, and
for better security patrols had been
placed everywhere. The escaping of
ficer met two of them, but succeeded
by a ruse in passing them.
His next obstacle was the canal
fThe night was dark and bitterly cold
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-20
Christmas of the Shetland Islands.

A scene less populous but not less
striking is old Christmas eve, the 4th
of January, when the children and
young men of Lerwick, In the Shet-
land islands, go a-guizing. The chill
dren disguise themselves in strange
dresses, parade the streets and invade
the houses and shops begging for offer
ings. At 1 o'clock the young men.
coarsely clad, drag blazing tar barrels
through the town, blowing horns and
cheering. At o'clock In the morning
they put of their grimy clothes and
dressed in fantastic costumes go in
groups to wish their friends the sea-
sons mpliments.-Harper' Magazine.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-20

numbers on the watch dial, but at the
eighth tap strike twelve. at the ninth.
lseven; at the tenth. ten, and so on
around backward until you are noti-
led by the chooser that he has reach
"a twenty IN his count.
II the instructions have been prop
erly followed the pencil will then rest
upon the chosen number, because if
twelve-the highest number that can
b taken-is chosen. eight taps will
bring 1t to twenty, SO that your pencil,
according to instructions. will then be
n twelve, and any other number Sc
kcted on the dial will be less than
twelve by just the amount that will
cause the pencil taps to shift back
ward from twelve to the thought of
Number when the count of twenty has
noen reached by the chooser.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-20

SHE watch trick here described i,

>HE watch trick here described Is
Interesting to while away odd
minutes at Yuletide. Request
<omo one to think Of one Of the num-
ers from one to twelve on the dial of
four watch and ask him to add one to
= every time you tap the crystal over
- dial with pencil (see illustra-
Ion) until he reaches twenty, and then
- modify you Tell him that by the
twentieth tap you will have read his
mind 50 accurately that you win then
1txfke the number he first thought of
Without asking sny questions
The method, Of doing this trick is
very simple. For the first seven taps
you may strike at random any of the
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-20
ENSLISH LIEUTENANT
TELLS OF HIS ESCAPE
CLOSELY GUARDED, BUT ELuD-
ED THE sENTRlEs DURING THE
NIGHT.

LONDON, Dec. 20.-Lieutentant
Commander Layton, a Britnsh naval
officer who was interned at Copen-
hagen, has just made his escape in
exciting circumstances and arrived
here.
At first he was allowed by the Danes
a fair amount of liberty on parole. but
a few days after his internment be-
gan he went to the commandant of the
barracks and told him he wished to
take back the word of honor he had
given not to try to escape.
The Commandant interpreting this
as an intimation that he would en-
deavor to escape told Layton that he
would have to have him very closely
watched His quarters were placed
under double guard, and there always
seemed to be three of four sentries
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-20

Santa Claus was born ages
ago, and he has been SO busy
ever since that he never has
taken the time to study his
family tree. American chill
dren call him Santa Claus;
the little Dutch folk, st.
Nicholas; the French, Pere
Noel, and the Germans, Prince
Ruprecht or Kris Kringle- But
they all mean the same thing.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-20

The good old custom of
hanging the mistletoe from
the ceiling at the Christmas
festivities is said to have its
origin in the idea that since
the plant did not have its
roots in the ground no part of
it should ever be permitted to
touch the earth.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-21

productive departments, for which
they receive no remuneration.
Upon their release they are forced
to take notwithstanding habiliments
under the lash of losing their good
time (three days for each months
good BEHAVIOR. Should they refuse
to accept these incoQceiVable gar
ments they are thrust into cells to
serve out their good time or a part
of it. Exiled from civilization behind
the walls of the Bridewell, estranged
from family and friends, they are
shamelessly swindled by the manage
ment.
Emerging from it's walls, those who
are broke-the majority are-are
given 5 cents and the clothing. I'm
peded by the acquired timidity, body
and souls tortured, they are expected
to lead upright lives and seek en-
ployment in their various occupa-
lions.
Their personal appearance in these
body-disfiguring clothes, unclean col
lars and shirts and misfit shoes dis
qualities them from the competitive
race for life, and thus the Bridewen
places obstacles in the path of the
discharged inmates.
Imagine the city of Chicago, with
it's vast financial resources, cheating
poor, unfortunate, helpless prisoners,
who have atoned their sins and can
celed their legal debt.-W. Asthere.
q OUR BIG MEN.-Were a group of
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-21

ers would not even get chance to
offer nomination for, far transcend
ing the narrow sordid business of
money-getting is the broad sweep Of
the modern humanitarian who knows
that the children back of the yards
are just as much entitled to health,
culture and useful citizenship as the
children of millionaires, and it would
be the champions of these, such men
as Alderman John G. Kennedy of the
9th ward, would be chosen.
Such men as Kennedy, with keen
insight into industrial and social re-
lationship, men who have the breadth
and power of mind to study into the
very fabric of our civilization and
understand the causes of all forms of
suffering, unhappiness, disease and
early death, loom up as giants in
comparison with the dwarfed intel
lects of sordid, narrow money-get-
tiers. AS truly "big man." j. Ogden
Armour does not have a look-in as
compared with the type represented
by Alderman John G. Kennedy
Democracy.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-21
MORE PLAY0RoUNDS-on su

NUKE ELH INhOOINDOr-Ou quiz
day, April Is, 1915, 1, boy of 16
years, was houIlded around by Officer
No. 317O on Division st., between
Hoyne av. and Leavitt st. for nearly
a whole evening. l was not allowed
to stand on any part of the sidewalk
while waiting for a friend of mine to
come and then go for a walk.
At about $50 p. m. was talking
to an officer (who, think, is No.
3170's partner) officer No. 3170 came
along, grabbed me by the collar and
kicked me away from there. At that
moment smelled the breath of whis-
key from his mouth.
have associated with a crowd of
BOYS since l moved into the 18th
ward nearly every night, and we meet
at the corner of Division and Leavitt
sts., as we have no other place to go.
The only thing we do is run around
like wild Indians through the streets,
alleys, etc.
About so per cent of the boys of
our ward (the 15th) and about 80 per
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-21

OUR BIG MEN.-Were a group of
Chicago bankers called upon to say
who is one of our biggest men, their
unanimous choice might be ]. Ogden
Armour.
Were a committee of college pro-
fessors catechised on the same sub
ject, they would undoubtedly cor
roborate the group of bankers and
also name Mr. Armour
a.. Were a committee of close students
of civic and industrial conditions, stu
dents of the causes of crime, disease
and the awful death rate of infants
and children resulting from the hv-
ing conditions back of the yards"
asked to name one of our biggest
men, the short-sighted Armour boost
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-21
BUSINESS DRESS
COMES INTO own

LONDON, Dec. PA striking sign
Of the changes in deeply-seated social
habits in London brought about by the
war Is furnished by the rapidly les
sening amount of evening dress now
worn by men in west end theatres.
The appearance OF a morning coat In
the stalls of fashionable house six
te-n months ago would have been
regarded as an objectionable sole
cism by society; but SO far from its
being seriously needed now, the prac-
tice is becoming so common as to
excite no remark
Another development on the same
lines is just as significant and inter-
esting. Dinners of kind likely to be
attended by financial men are begin
ming to be held with the announce
ment business Dress" The utmost
advance toward common sense ar
arrangement hitherto adopted has been
the notification evening dress op-
tional," but that always has been felt
to be unsatisfactory, because no guest
was quite certain as to whether, II
he went in morning dress, he would
look exceptional and, therefore, even
ing dress was just as much used as
before. The practice is of such con-
venience that it is likely to spread.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-21
FOR cHlLpREN,s COUGH

You cannot use anything better for
your child's cough and cold than DR.
Kings New Disc overy. 1t is prepared
from Pine Tar mixed with healing and
soothing balsams. 1t does not contain
anything harmful and is slightly laxa-
tive, just enough to expel the poisons
from the system. DR.. Kings New Dis
covery Is antiseptic-kills the cold
germs-raises the phlegm-loosens the
cough and soothes the irritation. Don't
put off treatment. Coughs and Colds
often lead to serious lung troubles. It
is also good for adults and the aged
Get bottle today. All druggists
Adv
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-21
CORN GOES TO WASTE

PETROGRAD, Deg. 21.-According
to the Novoe Uremga there are 20 bill
non pounds or corn now going to
waste in one place in the Heart of ST.
IBERIA with no prospect of reaching the
Russian market owing to the conges-
ton of the railroads and waterways
which are all blocked up in carrying
through troops and war-material for
the armies.
While 40 pounds of oats cost only
two cents in Siberia great difficulty is
experienced to get the same in Petro-
grad for $1.75.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-21
e. E. LEso ELECTED.

E. E. Lebo of this city was elected
one of the v1ce-presidents of the Com
mercial Travellers association of Indi-
ana at the annual meeting Of that or
ganization held in Indianapolis Satur
day night The annual ball was held
at the Claypool on Friday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-21
LODGE CALENDAR

Richmond Council. No. IS, Jr. o. Z
A. M.-Meets Monday night at $50.
Frank Wore. Councillor.
John E. Highley, Rec. Secretary.
Uniform Rank. Jr. o. u. A. NJ
Meets Tuc.day night at 1880 and Sun
day at 2:30 p. m.
Theodore Whitney, Captain.
c. Perry, Company Clerk.
Daughters of America. Pride of
Richmond Council, No. 15-Meets at
7:30 Wednesday evening.
Jennette Wore, Councillor.
Rosetta Hoosier Rec. Secretary.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-21
CHOOSE DIRECTORS

WASHINGTON. Dec. 21-The task
of selecting directors to represent the
government on the directorate Of the
twelve federal reserve banks is before
the board today. The banks have
chosen the directors to represent the
banking and business interests on
these directorates and now the board
must place in each bank director to
guard the public interests in the con-
duct Of the semi-public banking bust
ness. 1t is not expected that the board
will complete it's work today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-21

Maury |. Diggs anu slia War;
ington, two of the figures of the
white slave case which caused a
nation wide sensation in 1913, have
been married in Oakland across the
bay from San Francisco.
Diggs is now under sentence to
serve five years in Federal prison
for taking Marsha Warrington to
Nevada in 1913 and living with her
there. His case, as that of his chum
S. Drew Caminetti, is now before the
United States Supreme Court on re-
view.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-21
BARITONE SINGS FOR EMPEROR.

BERLIN. Dec. 81. - The famous
Hamburg baritone, Armster, who was
singing Amfortas in "Parsifal' at
Bairouth when the war broke out and
now a private soldier on the western
front, recently had the honor to sing
before the emperor and Crown Prince
Rupprecht OF Bavaria. During his last
visit in northern France the kaiser
expressed the wish to see him. When
Armster arrived at the headquarters
of Crown Prince Rupprecht the en-
peror expressed his pleasure at meet
ing him and asked him to sing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-21
ALLIES BUILD DEFENSES
TO PROTECT SAUONikA

SALONIkA. Dec. 21.-Big French
and British guns have been planted
to sweep the approaches to Salonika.
Miles Of defensive work have been
built along the railway lines that run
northward from Salonika to the Ser
Wan frontier and eastward to the Bull
garian frontier. Winter has let in I'M
usually early and the AngEo-French
troops are suffering from the cold
weather and the heavy fall Of snow
which covers the ground.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-21
BRITISH OFFICERS ASSAlL
A BlUNDERS MADE BY STAFF

LONDON, Dec. 2I.--British officers
on home leave from northern France
are exceedingly bitter in their criti-
cism of the lack of organization which
Is daily becoming more evident on
the English front, and was particularly
evident during the great attack which
started on September Is. All agree
that the numerous and in many cases
fatal blunders which are being con-
stantly committed are entirely due to
the absence of well-trained general
staff.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-21
RUSS LABORERS ENLIST

PETROGRAD, Dec. 21.-Owing to
the enlistment of workingmen now
serving at the front there has been =
deficiency in the labor market in many
parts of Russia. The result is that
great influx of working men from Chi
ma are being drafted to fill the vacan.
cies. In the Don region alone the
first group of the new Invaders num-
bered about 1u,OOO,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-21
AUTO KILLS WOMAN

SOUTH BEND. Ind. Dec. 21.-After
having stepped off the railway track
to escape being rundown by q train.
Mrs. John Horvath was struck by an
automobile driven by John T. Miez-
godski. former board Of safety men,
Der and Democratic politician. The
woman suffered several broken ribs
and a conclusion of the brain, dying a
few hours later. Miezgodski was re-
lieved from blame for the womans
death.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-21
Three SONS KILLED

PARIS, Dec. 21.-General de Castle
neau has given a third son to his
country. Lieutenant Hughes de Sas-
tleneau was killed the other day in
Artois. There was Just time before
he died to pin the Legion of Honor
on his tunic He was cadet in
military school when war broke out,
and was just over 90 Two older
brothers were killed at the beginning
OF the war. The general has two
more sons at the front and sixth at
school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-21
RESENTS ATTACK ON Y. s.

MUNICH. Dec. 21.-A paper of the
town of kempton has been disciplined
by the Bavarian government for an
exceptionally violent attack on the
United States. The police confiscated
the issue in which the attack appeared
and publication was suspended for
three days.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-21
SURPLUS FUsiD GROWS.

There was surplus in the general
fund OF the Reid hospital of $1,361.21.
December /, according to the report
of Treasurer McMahan, made public
today. There were sixty-four patients
admitted to the institution last month,
four births and six deaths. Fifty-one
patients were discharged during No
vember.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-21
WILL Is PROBATED.

The will of Josiah Gilbert was pro-
bated in circuit court today. Harry
w. Gilbert was named executor. The
personal estate left by Josiah Gilbert
is valued at $500 and is bequeathed
to his wife, Clara Gilbert A few
articles Of personal value will be given
to Harry Gilbert, according to the
terms of the will.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-21
GQSSipa1oaDMn

Gals, A. @. Adamson, travelling build
ing inspector Of China, has left Rich
mond. Recently q canvass was made
here by the foreign work committee
for funds for Adamson's expenses to
China. The amount collected will be
sent to the International Committee
in New York.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-21
TRACE TYPHOID TO OYSTERS.

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. 21-Beware
Of raw oysters. An epidemic of ty-
phoid here is believed by local ply
sicians to be due to eating raw oys-
tiers brought in from an Atlantic coast
oyster bed. The United States de-
partment of health has been notified
an investigation will be made imme-
diateIy
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-21
COVER ROUTINE WORK.

Routine business was transacted at
the regular meeting of the members
of the Loyal Order OF Moose, held in
their hall last night. About forty mem
bers of the order were present at the
meeting.