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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-12-17
MERRY CHRISTMAS FOR
TIE LITTLE FRIENDS

0HE Norwegian custom OF pre-
pairing a Christmas dinner for
the birds by tying to the top OF
pole in the dooryard a large
full sheaf of grain is now be-
ing followed in many places Id
: America. with variations.
Instead of the sheaf a little
: tree is dressed with bits OF suet
/ and bread This is set on
I broad shelf outside the window,
a burlap foundation about 1t De
ing literally sprinkled with bro
y seed, chaff and hay seed. ms
pretty custom is supplemented
! in New York by the children Of
+ kindergarten near CentrA
1 park, who arrange most boun-
] tiful Christmas dinner for the
{ little gray squirrels OF that
1 neighborhood. The affair Is 50
q pretty that it bears passing on
On the afternoon when school
i closes for the Christmas yaca'
+ ton the children form IN proces'
! sion and each carries little
i basket of nuts, crackers ana
sugar biscuit. winding their wa!
4 over the white asphalt into Inc
3 grove where the feast is TO rF
4 spread
4 No detail is omitted Even
G appropriate menus are supp'lel
I and no Orlando ever plnue1
y verses to his Rosalind upon oaS
and elms with more enthusiasm
8 than the little people who lea
/: their responsibility for provo
4 ing merry Christmas for thel
u squirrel friends
I All about the bases OF taS
8 trees is spread generous quan,
g tity of nuts Of every sort AM
4 kind. and no hostess giving
q dinner to honored guests coli'.
Il take greater pains to see tnA'
8 everything is daintily and COZ
q veniently arranged for theD
\ needs
When the little people HF
Il away it is with the conscioD
ness that Mr.. Gray Squire Sd,
= all his kin are in possession
4 a store Of goodies quite SUE
cient to carry them well throup
the holiday vacation
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-12-17
ov.in. Yulstide Belief.

A quaint and strange supers.,
holds in the Alps to this DAY resa \,
ing Christmas. II is believed thai 9
lie have the power OF speech sl,1
them Oh that holy occasion, but tn1' -
Is a sin for any one to eavesdrop W
them
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-12-17
chrlstmastIde.

Christmastide y a time ~ cold.
OF weather bleak and Of winds ablow.
Never a flower fold on fold
OF grace and beauty tops the snow
Or breaks the bleak and bitter mold.
And yet It's warm. tor the chill and gloom
Glow in love and with childhood's giee;
And vet lis sweet with the rich perfume
OF sacrifice and charity
Where are flowers more fair to sect
ChristmastideI II IS warm and sweet
A whole worlds heart ~ baby's feet
Wide Awake
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
BRING SOUTH AMERICAN
SPECIMENS OF BOTANY
DR.. j. N. Rose and P. G. Russell of
U. S. National Museum Return
From Extensive Exploration.

Or. J. n. Rose, associate in botany,
United States National Museum, and
Paul G. Russell, his assistant, have just
returned from an extensive botanical
exploration in Brazil and Argentina.
Dr. Rose. who is making an exhaustive
study of the cactaceae of North and
South America for the Carnegie 1nst<
tuition of Washington, was engaged
chiefly in collecting these plants, which
are SO very abundant in the deserts of
South America.
In Brazil six weeks were spent with
Bahia as base, from which excursions
were made north and west into the in
terror. They spent six weeks with a
base at Rio Janerio. From there ex-
cursions were made into the Organ
mountains. the beautiful range which
lies just north of the city of Rio
Janeiro. trip was made also to the
mountain in Brazil. The party spent
three weeks in Argentina, during which
time an excursion was made into the
foothills of the Andes and another to
the mountains north of the city of
cordova.
Besides the field work all the great
museums and botanical gardens of the
east coast of South America were
visited. Large collections of living
plants were brought back and now are
on exhibition in the New York Botanf-
cal Garden, while an extensive series
of herbarium and formalin specimens
has been deposited in the herbarium of
the United States National Museum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
FOR RESERVE FORCE.
Plans for Forming Second Line Army
for Defense of United States

CHICAGO. December 4.-Veterans of
the Army of the Philippines, who NEE,
here tonight for the sixteenth annual
reunion. VIII consider plans to form a
volunteer second line army Of defense
for the United States
1t is proposed to bring together all
veterans organizations and unattached
men who have seen military service
into one reserve pledged to join the
colors in case of invasion. The pur-
pose of the plan, ii was announced, is
10 make avallab bic every man in the
country who has had military training
either under the American or foreign
flags.
There is every reason why we should
and can forestall an invasion by build
ing up a tremendous veteran organi-
cation" said Col. J.. J. II. Farrell, in
spector general. Army Of the Philip
pines. An emergency force of 500, 00C
to 100000 men could he formed al
very slight expense to the govern
ment'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
CONTEST FROM KENTUCKY.
Democratic National Committee Call
ed Upon to Decide Membership.

Besides fixing the time and place OF
the next national convention. the
democratic national committee at its
meeting next week will decide who is
to be the national committeeman from
Kentucky. two men now laying claim
to that position. When the national
committee was reorganized in 1912
the kentucky delegation at the ma
tional convention elected John c. c.
Mayo national committeeman.
Mr.. Mayo died shortly thereafter, and
the state central committee named
Trey woodson national committeeman
to fill the vacancy. He had filled
that place until last August, when the
Kentucky state democratic convention
named Gen. William B. Haldeman OF
the Louisville Courier Journal as ma
tional committeeman, supplantfng Mr..
Woodson. This action was subse-
quently confirmed by the state central
committee by a vote of II TO >.
Mr. Woodson contends that he was
appointed to fill the unexpired term OF
Mr.. Mayo, and that the state conven-
ton was without power to invalidate
that designation. This sontention is
resisted by counsel for Gen. Haide-
man. who contends that the state COM
mittee appointed Mr.. Woodson to act
until the state convention should meet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
SUNDAY PAPERS HELD
PUBLIC NEED BY COURT
Judge in Missouri Affirms Validity
of Advertising Contracts for
Sabbath Day Issues.

JEFFERSON CITY, NO. December T.
The validity of contracts for adver-
Using in Sunday newspapers has been
upheld by the Missouri supreme court
The decision was written by Chief
Judge Woodson.
The case at issue was a suit of the
Pulitzer Publishing Company fst Louis
Post Dispatch) against Henry J. Nc
Nichols for part payment on contract
for Sunday advertising. McNichols' de-
Tense was that the publication of a
newspaper on Sunday was a violation
of the state labor law. The ST. Louis
court of appeals decided against the
Post DISPATCH, which appealed to the
supreme court.
The opinion of the chief judge of the
supreme court says:
'The only question presented for de-
Termination is whether the publication
Of the great daily papers of the coun
try on Sunday is work of necessity.
The great service the press. is rem
Idering humanity is performed on Sun
! dav AS well as upon Monday or upon
.ny other day of the week. and its
heneflcence is more potent on the for
mer than on the latter, for the simple
reason that the toiling masses have
more time to read the papers on Sum
dav and therefore acquire greater
knowledge and information from them
on that day than upon any other day
| Of the week.
Upon this state Of affairs where is
the court or jury in Christendom which
would convict the publishers of the
POST Dispatch If indicted for publish
ing that paper Sunday This is the test
81 course they do not exist, and that
| Is because the former would take tu-
diciaI notice OF the fact that such pub
| ljcations are matters of public neces-
| sity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
BIG ADVANCE IN PRICE
OF BATTLESHIP STEEL
Government Asked to Pay rs Per
Cent More Than for Last
Purchase.


An analysis of the bids received by the
Navy Department for furnishing 6S,422.-
220 pounds of structural steel for use In
the construction of two battleships, Nos
AZ and A, shows an increase of 25 per
cent in price since the purchase of prac-
tically the same classes of material for
the battleship California, now under con
struction at the New York navy yard.
The price charged for the material or
the California was s994,114, and the price
now quoted for the new ships is s1,245.-
s37 each, an increase of s25l,72350 each
The increase is attributed to war condi-
tons.
The Carnegie Company was the lowest
bidder On the medium and special treat
meht steel, the Carbon Steel Company
Tor nickel steel, the American Steel
foundries for castings and the Pittsburgh
Screw and Bolt Company and A. Fl. Wae-
ner for two classes of rivets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
DIES OF BLOOD POISONING.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lee Joliffe Succumbs
az Emergency Hospital.

Mrs Elizabeth Lee Joliffe died this
morning at the Emergency Hospital of
blood poisoning. She was for eleven
years an employe of the American Insti-
tute of Architects. and was widely known
among artists and architects. She was
born at Warrenton. Va, the daughter of
William and Anne Marie Jennings. She
is survived by sister. Mrs. L. ]. Mount
of 1881 Warier street northwest.
Funeral services will be held at tho
Church of the Ascension tomorrow even
ing, Immediately following the evening
prayer service. Burial will be at War
renton, Va. Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
MR.. WILSON'S NAME FILED.
Ready to Be Placed on Nebraska
Primary Ballot for Presidency,

+ LINCOLN, Neb.. December 4.-The
name of President Woodrow Wilson as
a candidate for the democratic presi-
Dental nomination is on file today
with the secretary of state, ready to
be placed on the Nebraska primary
ballot in 1916. The petition which was
flied yesterday was signed by local
democrats, among them p. l.. Hall,
democratic national committeeman
from Nebraska.
Charles Bryan. mayor of Lincoln and
brother of W. J. Bryan, former Secre-
tary of State, refused to sign the Will
son petition when invited to do so.
He said he did not wish to enbarrass
the President, but II the petitioners
would wait until he communicated
with Mr.. Wilson he might sign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
DEATH OF CAPT. J. E. ISRAEL
Rescued President Taylor From Ice
in Ohio River in 1845.

HUNTSVILLE, W. Va. December
Capt. J. r. Israel, aged ninety-two.
died here. He was native Of Clarks-
burg, AT the outbreak of the civil war
Capt. Israel organized company in
Marshall and WetZel counties to Join
the Confederate army. The Federal an
thorities learned of it and immediately
drafted every man in the COMPANY
Capt. Israel included. into the Union
army. The company was mustered In
as Troop NJ, LIST West Virginia Cavalry.
In 1s45 Capt. Israel rescued Gen,
Zachary Taylor from the foes of the
Ohio river, a few miles below Mounds
VILE, when he was en- route to Wash
ington to take the oath of Office. With
his faithful hounds, he succeeded in
bringing Gen. Taylor to shore from the
center of the river,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
Regulations for Answers.

In the answer to be filed by the street
railway company. the rules stipulate
that there shall be set forth: One, the
kind of construction best suited to the
service; two, the probable cost of the
necessary construction and equipment;
three, the manner in which it is pro-
posed to finance the construction, if
ordered by the commission; four, the
probable revenue from the extension,
with such data as will indicate whether
the extension will prove to be COM
pensatory within a reasonable time.
The rules are effective Immediately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED
FOR RED CROSS SEALS
Not to Take the Place of Stamps,
Committee Announces-Hu
More Are Sold.

Hundreds more of the Red Cross
Christmas seals have been sold in
Washington during the last two days.
Because many persons are now sending
gifts out of the city to friends and US
ing the little seals, the committee in
charge has issued instruction as to
their use. 1t is:
Red Cross seals should, in accordance
with order No. 5000 of the Post Office
Department, be affixed to the reverse
side of domestic mail matter" and not
on the address side of any letters or
packages that are going through the
mail. They may be placed anywhere
on matter going by express. AS many
seals may be used on the back of a
letter or package as may be desired.
Care should be exercised in sending
merchandise through the mails not to
|, place seals over the strings with which
the package against inspection and
subjects it to first-class postage rates.
Use in Foreign Mails.
Users, of Red Cross seals are eau
toned against indiscriminate use on
foreign mail. Red Cross seals in nor
NAL times may be used on the reverse
side of mail matter sent to Austria,
Germany. Great Britain and most of
the British colonies, except India and
Australia. Guatemala, Uruguay and
Portugal refuse to admit mail bearing
on-postage stamps Certain European
countries will return to the sender any
mail bearing Red Cross seals on the
address side.
Mail addressed to any of the belllg-
erent countries in Europe should not
bear Red Cross seals on the address
side. Red Cross seals may be used on
the face of checks, bills, on legal docu-
ments and on any conmercial paper.
The Christmas seals are not good for
postage They will not carry any man
matter. but any kind of mail matter
will carry them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
Adopts Hobson Amendment.

The proposed Hobson amendment to
the federal Constitution voted on in the
House last year was chosen yesterday
as the form in which national prohi-
bition shall be presented to Congress at
the coming session by the national pro-
hibition amendment commission at a
meeting held here. This body is COM
posed of nineteen representatives APP
pointed at conference of temperance
organizations held in July. Miss Anna
Adams Gordon presided at the meeting
yesterday. q -, .. =.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
Taking a 25,O0O-Mile Walk.

Having covered over 100000 miles in
marathon walks, he claims, w. H. Nc
Kay, a long distance walker. is visit
ing Washington today. Mckay is on a
walk of $4,000 miles, which is to last
three years. He started, he says. from
Takoma. Wash, at noon August IL.
1913, and as he figures II he is today
ninety three days ahead OF his schedule.
He has walked, it is stated. on the
present trip almost 10000 miles. He
plans to resume his, trip Monday. going
from here to, Richmond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
May Preserve Fine Arts Palace.

The most imposing building of all in
the belief Of almost all visitors was
the palace of fine arts San Francisco
some weeks ago iraugurated a move
ment to preserve il as monument TO
the exposition. To accomplish tbie !,
VIII be necessary to get the permission
or the United States government a
the palace stands on the Preside mill
tary reservation
According to the exposition MANAGE
inSnt there were about $4,000 different
exhibitors. the exhibits being valued t
approximately $4,000 1000. The total
cost of the exposition, In round MN
bers, was s50,000,00o This includes ac-
quirement of site. construction, admin
.stra tIoh, maintenance, repairs and
f1nal removal of the buildings
Thirty-nine foreign nations and mar
~ all OF the states of the Union par
tlcipated officially. Notwirhsta ndin o.
the war, several of the belligerents
I Ions part, including France. Italy,
Japan ana turkey The other bel
iiserents were represented by exhibits
made by their citizens.
During the life of the exposftion
more than 500 congresses and conyen-
tons were held in San Francisco and
the bay cities. These were meetings Of
national and international organtza
tons representing social, political
fratcrnal, industrial, economic relip
ious, medical, agricultural. scientific
and various other associations.
Notable persons from all over the
world were among the expositiou's
visitors. Some of these were William
Howard Taft, Theodore Rooseveit
Vice President Marshall. William j.
Bryan, William G. McAdoo, Secretary
OF the Treasury: Speaker Champ Clark.
Joseph 6. Cannon, the MARQUIS and
Marchioness of Aberdeen, Maj Gen.
George W. Cocktails, Thomas A. Edison
and Admiral Dewa of Japan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
MILITARY SCHOOL AID
TO DEFENSE Of NATION
zen. Leonard Wood Discusses I'm
portance Of Training
They Give.

That graduates of military schools
ana colleges will form a strong mill
tafy reserve force for the United
states ever growing as military
SCIENCE is added to the curricula of .ad-
dlt1onal institutions. was the belief ex-
pressed by Maj Gen. Leonard Wood in
an address at banquet held at the
New Ebbttt last evening by the Asso-
citation of Military Schools and Col
leges. He spoke of the increasing in
terest with which military training is
being regarded in the educational in
stitutions throughout the country.
Gen. Wood complimented the mem
bers Of the association ON the work
which they are doing. He said they are
not only assisting in the work Of pre-
pairing men for the defense of this
country, but that they are also build
ing character and developing men
capable of meeting any of life's emer-
gencieS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
Indirect System Used

| The indirect system of li.btine nre-
vailed throughout The grounds wara
treated as if in reality thew were a
huge stage and the trees. the shruhbery
ana the palaces mere bits of painted
scenery. Lights illuminating the build-
ihgs We're shielded by Transparent han
ners. decorated with Spanish colors and
designs, which reflected the glow
against the palace walls and facsdes
and brought out the detail in soft re-
| HeI TO the great satisfaction of the
sculptor, the artist and the arcbitact
ana 10 the visitor Upon the princinaI
pieces or statuary, domes and minarets.
| seafchllghts, all hidden from the direct
view OF the visitor, pointed their RAYS
Colored lighting was derived chieav
IRON TWO sources-from giant search
lghts before which were placed af
different times screens of various tones
| OF color and from the incandescent
menus concealed in the recesses of the
columns and rejecting light upon
nearby walls
Unusual pyrotechnic effects by the
use OF searchlights were attained.
picture Scotch plaids in the air "The
. olrth OF color. ghost dance" the
! flying serpent the "spooks' parade"
ana other spectacular effects were pro
auced ny means of fireworks, smoke
bombs and the searchlights with their
colored lenses.
Even the fog drifting in at times
through the Golden Gate was dyed in
all the tints of the rainbow by the
searchlight shafts. From the hills of
the northern part of San Francisco it
seemed that the rays of these search
nights spread out like a great fan with
the exposition in the foreground
Twenty-four of these light projectors
have been sold to the Russian govern
ment
The idea carried out in the general
scheme of the palaces was the evolu-
ton of architecture from the Grecian
period to modern times. Roman, Moor
lsh, Spanish. Italian, and French
renaissance ideas were portrayed in
the lines of the various buildings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
Elected Business Agent.

At joint meeting last evening of
locals No. 1872 and No. 1868 of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
George B. Myers was reelected bust
ness agent to represent the Carpenters
District Council out of field of eleven
candidates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
Cities Seeking Democratic Ma
tionaI Convention to Exhibit
Evidences of Good Faith.
CHICAGO, DALLAS, ST. LOUIS
TO HAVE $500, 900 IN POT
Checks Will Be Flashed at New Will
lard Tuesday, When National
Committeeman Meet.

When the democratic national COM
mitteemen meet at the New Willard
Hotel next Tuesday. more money will
be spread upon the table than some
of them probably ever saw before at
once. There will be 100000 'in the
pot in the form OF certified checks.
Moreover, there will be an additional
100000 in the inside pocket of some of
the exhibitors. for display at subse-
quent meeting of committeeman of an
other political party.
All this new money" coming to town
Is merely a guarantee of good faith
none of it will stick. 1t will he flour
ished in the face of the national COM
mittee as practical evidence that Chi
cago, St. Louis and Dallas, Tex, each is
prepared, anxious and willing to enter
tain the next democratic national con-
vention. st. Louis and Chicago not only
want the democratic national conven-
ton, but are ready to take on" the
republican convention as we'll. Dallas
being new at the business and not lik.
ing the company of republicans very
much, anyhow, will be content with the
democratic convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04

city at o'clock Friday morning, and
number of others are being added TO
the party en- route. The special moves
via Memphis, Birmingham. Atlanta,
Chattanooga, Knoxville, Bristol. Ro-
anoke and Lynchhurg. The Texans
will remain in the city for several
days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
Eleven-Year.Old Boy Hurt by Car.

Horace Wrem, eleven years old, 1205
Potomac street, this morning was knocked
down by street car while crossing at
Wisconsin avenue and NJ street and in
jured severely. He was taken 10 the
Georgetown University Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
F. W. Upham Chicago's Agent.

According to dispatch from Chica-
go that city's convention committee
completed the raising of a guarantee
fund Of 100000 to induce both con-
ventfons The work was done under
the direction OF the veteran Fred W.
Upham. who is crediting with Swing
ing" more conventions than any other
living man.
A party Of fifty Illinois democrats
left Chicago today for Washington to
appear before the national committee.
The delegation is headed by Gov. Ed
ward F. Dunno, and includes Charles
Boeschenstein, national committeeman,
and Roger c. Sullivan, noted state
leader. When the republican committee
meets a week later a delegation of
Illinois republicans will come.
st. Louis already Is on the spot with
an advance guard, consisting of Harry
b. Halves, Breckenridge Long and
Thomas B. Lovelace. and the main body
Of boomers will swing into line by
tonight ST. Louis wants both conven-
lions, but must have one anyhow, and
it is said the st. Louisians feel pretty
sure of the democratic convention.
The Missouri delegation in Congress
and other Missourians in government
service met at dinner last night at
the New Willard Hotel and discussed
the campaign for obtaining the con-
ventions. Representative James T
Lloyd was chosen chairman Of the del
egation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-04
Texans Due Here Tomorrow.

Leading democrats from Dallas. Tex,
to the number of more than a hum
bred are expected to arrive in Wash
ington at 1 o'clock tomorrow after
noon on a special train which is being
operated by the Southern railway to
accommodate the Texans. A commit
tee of 100. headed by Mayor Henry
D. Linsley, arranged the trip for the
purpose of showing the democratic ma
tional committeeman Just how anxious
Dallas is to extend welcome to the
1916 convention. In addition to the
committee many other Dallas citizens
will be in the party, which left that