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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-24
But Christmas 1918 will
be publicly recognized in 600
of the larger communities of

But Christmas 1915 VIII
be publicly recognized in 600
of the larger communities of
the nation!
Thus, in America in the last
three years there has come about
a more rapid and striking change
in the method of remembering
the worlds most beautiful ami
versary than took place in all the
preceding 1911 years!
No more need the homeless, the
strangers, the poor, wander the
frosty streets on the night of
Santa Claus coming and envious-
ly gaze at sparkling Christm as
trees and scenes of cheer in every
happy home. Now each and ev-
cry person in the city will have
a share in the gayety around the
public Tree Of Light" as the
New York hackers of this COM
celebration call 1t.
Each of the hundreds of cities
where the Tree of light has flour
ished contributed last year some
novel feature to the fete.
Newark, o., for instance, act
ually planted its shapely tree IL
City Hall park, and thus gave
stimulus to scheme advocated
by forestry experts everywhere.
Hundreds of thousands of ever
greens are cut at the yule-tide
every year, and what with forest
fires and numbering operations,
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connection 1 want to say that
these very people go about with
their lips warm with threats Of
recall and charge their officials
with wasting time II, through lack
of personal information or inves-
tigation, the officials vote other
than the parties In interest think
they should.
But l find that holding office
is very interesting. / like my
job as councilwoman. I'm on the
firing line for the woman's
cause.
Ito Be Continued.)
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of whom feels It his moral and
legal right to call any member
Of the council at any hour. Be-
cause l am q woman, and the
only one in this office, my calls
greatly outnumber those OF my
co-workers.
II is the duty of the secretary
of the council to take our phone
calls and answer our letters.
Here is list of requests for my
services sorted at random from
the secretary's pad:
Citizen. Gin this case a citizen
ess). Hello. Council headquar-
tiers? ] want to speak to Mrs.
Lindsey"
Secretary, In gentle and pacific
voice: 81 am sorry, but Mrs.
Lindsey is in an important COM
mittee meeting. Just give me
your message"
Secretary Has Troubles.
Citizeness: mo, cant give
you the message; 1t Is too per-
sonal.
Secretary, tactfrlly: Il am
sorry, but II It il personal Mrs.
Lindsey will not be able to at
tend to II. She Is too busy with
city business to take up outside
citizeness: eshs d. sh' Well
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downright, 1918, Tacoma Times)
have discovered in my half
year in the Los Angeles city coun-
IN that the average citizen--and
The men are almost as great OF
tenders as the women--calls on
a councilman daily to perform
services that not only do not pc
long to the departments, but
have no possible relation to city
business. =,
Since one object of these arti-
cles is to educate women as 10
how they may help their own sex
in office, / feel that must warn
them not to waste the time ana
strength of their representatives
by demands that have no relation
10 official duties.
First. women must understand
that city matters are arranged
for convenience. in departments
The routine work OF these occu-
MES an army of men and women
no ono Of whom Is or can be "a
mlliar with the detail OF all :,
CITY councilmen need mucn
time for study and Investigation
II they are 10 act with wisdom
ana vote with justice.
Telephone Is busy.
Los Aneelos has q population
Of $4,000 Inhabitants any one
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what did we women elect her for
If not to help us? She promised
to do what we wanted before cleo
ton. Well, here's what I want:
Day before yesterday | bought my
Annie a pair of stockings. Annie
is eight years old. told the, clerk
that positively. When got home
the stockings were too big. Now
the store won't take 'em abck. /
want Mrs. Lindsey to go right
down there and see that / get
Justice"
The secretary argued--and sur
vived. HE ANSWERS FROM 25
TO 80 SUCH CALLS FOR ME-
EVERY DAY. If / answered them
in addition to those connected
with legitimate city business,
when would / ever have time to
do the work for which l was
elected?
In some instances the caller is
SO insistent, 50 sure that his re-
quest is in line with my duty, that
the secretary breaks my rule that
shall not be called except when
people give their names and BUSH
ness, and summons me to the
phone. In one such case a woman
had given her name as that Of
one of Iny intimate friends. She
said she did 1t to get me on the
line.
WHEN SHE HAD ME- THERE
SHE ASKED ME HOW TO TAKE
IRON RUST OUT OF wooLi
Another lady wept so violently
that the secretary came on a trot.
That woman had lost her dog, a
tan daschshund named Thomas
Edison, and would please 60
to the pound (several miles from
the city hall) and see II he was
there2 / had 80 much more In
fluence with the poundkeeper
than she.n
To this day that woman thinks
me an iil-natured Dnrson. MACE
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get the Judge to let him off.
What's that? She can't talk to
the Judge? Well, what did we
elect her for, I'd like to know"
is Mrs. Lindsey in? You'll take
the message? No, you won't. l
know my rights. ! want Mrs.
Lindsey. You bet it's city bust
ness. want her to run down
stairs and see how much my
taxes are. I lost my tax notice,
andiq don't want to dress and
come down for such little
thing
Sort goes all day. And In this
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the result is a rapid depletion OF
our forests.
It is now proposed that every
city celebrating a community
Christmas plant new living
evergreen in some city park, and
held its fete> about this tree.
Marshalltown, Ia, last year en-
tertained the entire countryside
with three hundred illumined
trees, elaborate fireworks and a
carnival.
Syracuse, N. Y, had Christ
mas story teller to entertain the
crowds of children that came to
the tree.
Pittsburgers contributed SO
generously to the fund for their
tree that $500 was left over as
nucleus for this years eelebra-
ton.
A sum of $500 is amply suf-
ficient to finance any celebration,
as was proved in Springfield,
Mass, where for that amount
beautiful pageant, with carols
and Rotations, brilliant colored
lights and music was arranged
about the tree.
San Francisco, Seattle and Phil
adelphia had several trees, and
Pittsburg, Chicago and New York
are among the cities which will
this year likewise celebrate the
community Christmas simultane-
ously in different parks.
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proud and arrogant.
Some Sample Requests.
Here are few other interest
ing things that / have been asked
to do:
please come down to the bank
at once and help me straighten
out my handbook. My account is
$500 short Of what 1t should be-"
"My boy, Johnnie, is on the
rock pile for non-support and he
hadn't ought to be there. His
wife is SO mean he can't hardly
live with her. Ask Mrs. Lindsey
to step over to police court and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-24

the manufacture of locomotives
was in 1882 when Matthias Bald
win of Philadelphia built tho
lronsides, and the business which
he began has grown until It II
the largest in the world. The en-
gines have also grown.
The first ones made weighed
from four to six tons, while now
many weigh 100 tons and can
pull load of 5000 tons at good
rate of speed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-24

This funny looking wagon with
an engine on 1t Is the first made
in America" locomotive. Don't
look much like the way We make
'em nowadays. does II?
Peter Cooper made It about IS
years ago for the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad. They called it the
tom Thumb" 1t was small but
could pull 40 people Is miles an
hour.
However. the real beginning of
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NEW YORK,
hundred stars Of

that has been sparkling every
night of the year in Madison
Square, the heart of New York
city.
Nobody Knows who put that
star there, on the top OF high
pole, to be nightly signal of
good hope to the homeless, but
the anonymous person b ehind this
novel charity is known to have
done more than any one else to
promote the phenomenal spread
from coast to coast of the COM
munity Christmas celebration.
Last year there were fewer
than 800 towns In which an flu
minated evergreen was the rem
devious on Christmas eve for all
the citizens, while in 1911 the
community Christmas tree had
never been heard of at all. In
1912, New York and three other
cities celebrated in that manner.
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nEQESVANpAfEEWnfRF

New York organizations rails
ing funds for Jewish war suffer-
ers cable 100000 to war
stricken sections of Europe.
Twenty severe earthquakes In
Guatemala during last two days.
DR.. Robinson, Dentist, National
Realty building. adv.
Mrs. William Hafner and her
newborn baby starve to- death at
Joliet, Ill. Four other children in
q serious condition.
Cut flowers and floral work.
Him., florist, So. 9Th and X. adv.
Movement started In Phoenix,
Ariz., to urge U. s. to take slice
off northern Mexico.
Eddy f. Morley granted d.
vorce from his wife by Judge
yesterday the day after he filed
hia complaint Thou we're mar
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Friday, Dec. "a, 1919.
GOODS ON DOC WALL

PHILADELPHIA Dec 24-The epidemic of la grippe which
mas peen sweeping Pennsylvania
ons last night that Samuel health issued
eaationng the public make sacrifices the
disease - " =
Keep Places said "Qne person having
the grip give it a carload
In Philadelphia alone nearly $4,000 suffering
burial
das There 1000 in Camden,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-24
Diamond Rings $5 to $3.50.
Pfaff, Jeweler, 1147 Brdwy. adv.
Marriage Licenses.


Geo. Il. Fuller and Esther Guns
bingham, both of Tacoma; Arr
thur Cobell and Marie Cunning
ham, both of Tacoma; Howard L.
Drake and Caroline G. Bruck-
mann, both of Seattle; j. A. Me-
Ginnis and Susie w. Dickinson,
both of Tacoma; r. r. Foster and
p. l.. Squires. both of Tacoma;
Robt. Brassy and Annie E. Hunt
err, both of Tacoma; Peter Ogstad
Of Oso and Petrine Loseth of Ia
coma; Walter G. Scheil and j.
Louise Gorline, both of Tenino;
Jno. Moll of Tacoma and Nettie
j. Reynolds of Little Rock; VIM.
Egan and Amalie Braastad, both
of Tacoma; Emil Paulsen and
Anna l.. Nelson, both OF Tacoma.
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Birth Record.

Born to--Mr. and Mrs. Hiroshi
Kurimoto, 1884 Market st., girl,
Dec. l.; Mr.. and Mrs. Satire Ta-
naka, 1916 Market ST., girl, Nov.
81; Mr.. and Mrs. Sanzo Tanaka,
1902 Broadway. boy, Nov. al;
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank RodriQues,
207 South Prospect st.. twin boys,
Dec. IL; Mr.. and Mrs. Ira A..
Norton. 3S07 North 9Th st.. boy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-24

Salvation Army distributes 100
baskets to needy families today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-24

SEATTLE Dec 24-"Can't fellow die when to'
complained Gus Wke barber when
Jail Yesterday after an atemtp to commit suicide.
Gloomy and desondent a in
wrote letter a is
him, turned the %
But he forgot lock the door,
traced the fumes Wilkes He umed
threw her out of the boiling
police
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ried four months ago.

ried four months ago.
s1AN-4EY BELL PRINTING co.
More than four millions are
destitute in Poland, says William
Hamilton of the American relief
committee.
Two killed and is injured in
rear-end collision between two
sections of Lackawanna passen-
ger train near Delaware water
gap.
Cardinal MERCER, primate OF
Belgium, addresses letter to
American relief committee, ask
ing aid for the destitute Of his
country.
Earl Wright, colored, arrested
lin Pacific ave. restaurant. in con-
nection with theft OF Ford auto
from Auburn.
Tax Imposed BY territorial lex-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-24

Japanese gold amounting to
25,000,000 yen lost on liner va
saka Maru, sunk by submarine
in Mediterranean.
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Dec. 24.-Six
pathlahop an, oro


going to blaze
( or t h tonight
from the top of
their community
Christmas trees
l n as many
American cities.
And the parent
of them all is
the mysterious
star of cheer
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-24

Crown of King Peter of Serbia
found by Bulgarians on battle
field of Prisrend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-24

Out Flowers. Smith Floral Co.,
1112 Broadway. Main 1878. adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-24

Thirty injured at Syracuse,
N. Y, when interurban car runs
wild after motorman had fallen
out of car.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-24

Sec. Daniels to make public re.
port of navy advisory board urg-
ing that U. S. navy be placed on
equality with strongest navy
afloat by 1926.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-24

ley farmers for products of 1918
estimated at $9,533,125. or $1,-
100000 more than in 1914.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-24

Rush ON markets today for
Christmas dinner supplies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-24

in Alaska held valid by U. s. dis
trict court.
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Tonight is Kris Kringe night the exposition
in the Arcade building will
of ceremonies everything building will be
given Santa will deal presents to all visitors
The Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine logged in all their fne
and headed by the A band head
at the show last night The patrol exhibition drill and the
the
dancing.
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tute persons who we're once we'll
TODD.
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SAYS THE GIRL ON THE FILM:

Boys who ring
door bells and
run away often
grow up to
ring door bells
and stick around
all evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-24

YORK. PA rebuke to the officers comprs
ing the martial which tried and acquitted Col Robert Hrs
handed by Maj Gen Leonard Wood in official
yesterday the verdict miscarriage JUS
tice dsapproved the acquittal.
that Col ~ caused private named Greene to be
telegraph for nine days while under arrest at
of combining him the guardhouse.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-24
BUILDING FOR XMAS

block marble front office building al
Christmas presents which VIII go into
the of Margaret Ellington, the actress
Bowes yesterday. He and
Ingon) lived in apartment in the
for from the stage and their
marriage
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Joseph ChOate wants u. s. to
aid Canada In war struggle.
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BAR RED CROSS AID

WASHINGTON 24.-At the instance of the Amer
Red has made to the
seeking withdrawal of the order
pending issuing shipment of hospital supplies of
u. Hungary Bull
garia Turk announced last night
supplies collected in New York by the
being held in storage.
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FIGHT WITH MAD Man

SEATTLE, 24For wounds sustained in his fight with
w Kelly jantor of hospital in Eensourg asks
complaint filed yesterday against Mary e. Day
owner hospital of Kittas county and two
Ellensburg doctors -, -.
Kelly they him the patient insane until 1t
was complaint describes terrific battle in locked
room with the armed with razor.
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SONNGSE SlOm6EK
CLEVELAND 24."Sunrise sumber' is the of the
invention of Charles recognized authority
hetcs who offers mothers disappointed by the failure of
twilight Sleep it learned today
The method gives of all the humane dement's OF
twilight attending Nearly $50 Cleve
mothers said sunrise slumber under the
of Skee obstetrcan 1t is induced
by administration nitrous oxide and
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Revolution in India reported
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-24

Mclean the contract mover.
ain 1850. adv"
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Actual returns to Yakima val.
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Admiral line will take possess
sion of Grand Trunk dock In Seat
tie Jan. / under lease,
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Frank G. Riley, lawyer, has
moved to 519 Bankers Trust Bid.
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Mrs. Josephine del Drago of
New York sends 100000 to
queen of Italy to aid families of
soldiers.
The Washington times., 1915-08-03

to the teachers free to any resident Of
the state: The extension workers To-
leges are available for special lectures
and for the organization Of the boys
and girls clubs and of the rural life
clubs that may develop the sentiment
In the schools. The extension workers
may act as Inherent teachers Of home
economies in the rural schools.
The state teachers association may
which meets at the time the State as
sociation is in session. Similar sections
may exist in the county association.
Home economics should have place
teachers have the privilege of attend
ing weekend Institutes at which the
problems. of teaching home economies in
the rural school are given place for
study on the program.
The farmers institutes and the
Grange have in many States done much
to further home economics in the rural
districts; district. Where these organizations
teachers. who wish to give some home
economics instruction, to become ac-
quainted with the women's sections and
to avail themselves Of any assistance
that these women can give.
Bulletin Assistance.
The Department of Agriculture does
much work that is of direct value to
the teacher. particularly in rural coal-
munities. Bulletins covering many
phases Of the food question can be
detained free upon application to the
division OF publications. Department
of Agriculture. By writing to the
above address one may secure the List
of Free and Available Publications of
| the United States Department of Ag-
| riculture of Interest to Farm Wom-
en-" Other helpful bulletins published
by the department have a small price
| attached. BY writing to the Superin-
| tendent of Documents. Government
Printing Office. Washington. D. c.,
Price List II. American Foods and
Cooking, may be obtained.
| The Bureau Of Educa ton has pub
lished a set OF four bulletins, entitled
| "Education for the Home" which con-
| tain data and other helpful informa-
ton for Home Economics teachers.
| These can be secured from superin-
tendent of documents.
| Part 1. Introductory Survey and
:. Equipment for Household Arts 90
| cents per copy.
Part II, The States and Education
for the Home: Rural Schools; Elemen-
tary Schools; High Schools; Norma
Schools; Technical Institutions; Va
rious Agencies and Organizations $50
Part III, Colleges and Universities
(2h cents per copy.
Part ". List Of Referel So -Ir-
cation for the Home; Cite a~~ 3. W.. .
Teaching Household Arts 10 @ts =. r
copy. @
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bowl and cup. It would be far more
sensible to band together. gauge as
near az possible the supply and the
demand, and in a businesslike way.
provide for those who need assls-
tance.
I'm Baltimore where the charities
are organized under one head. there
are eight amalgamated societies.
One of these Is the settlement AZ
sociaton.
Each division makes up its own
budget Of needs, and with explana-
tory letters submits 1t 10 tne ken,
erai board. statements are then
sent out, and the budgets nlled.
Very often a donor wishes to give
TO some especial charity and this
is always made possible.
I'm such cases all checks are 70
in the name of the ORGANIZATION 1or
which they were intended.
This leaves the workers free 70
expend their best efforts in behalf OF
the people themselves. and relieves
them from the draining suspense
should not by any means have to
bear" .S
city. the funds Of the charitable or
gsnizations were very low. Appeals
had been made, again and again 70
"A
defense, a body OF business men
welded themselves together, found
out Just what the need was ana
why. and went personally on a rouno
Of canNassing.
They sent neither letters nor
pamr/lets. but went themselves 10
the very biggest people in town.
They sat down and talked the motter
over, and promised that II check
was given covering the net sum
which that person usually gave Tor
charity. there would be no further
demands for money The donors re-
sponded to a man. and the matter
was settled with half the trouble.
the organized philanthropy ts the
trained social worker. If the think,
ing men Of this country have found
II necessary to maintain three SCHOOLS
OF p|lanthropv in three Of the uni
versities In order that the dispenser
of moneys for public philanthropies
be properly trained not in hap
hazard but In a businesslike man
ner. is It not supposabie. on the other
hand. that more good could
come Of their service II they worked
under a system which was as COM
prehensive as was their trainingY
I'm this amalgamation, the settle
ment house would not be included.
since its relationship to the commun-
ity is that of a clearing house rather
than dispensary. The same may
be said OF recreation centers.
Another point which a general
survey Of the city would give. II the
citizens would unite with those who
wish to aid them. Is the lack Of suf-
ficient recreation centers. The recre-
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Curvature Of the Spine
May Result From Use
OF Artificial Infant Food
By DIR. LEONARD KEENE H1RsHBERG,

paper reature Der vice. Incl
When curvature Of the spine occurs
the column which bends to the pull,
push or weight is the string of spinal
Nertebrae. all held rigid by nicely ad-
)usted pressure and weight
The instant some disorder occurs be
II sottening Of the bones. limy deposits
In the cushion cartilages between them
heavy. swollen congestion in the liver,
or other interior structures, there comes
a shift OF the human ballast, and YOU
list to one side pitch forward or back
ward. swayback may, be the least-a
may be worse result.
Osteomalana Is the name given to
peculiarly abrupt softening Of the bones
in which they become more or less like
ups Occasionally it precedes or follows
the birth of a child This is at times a
source of spinal curvature Posture and
occupation. especially standing, with its
disadvantages Of posture, minus the
benefits of evercise, together with the
carrying of hods. bundles. trunks. or
other heavy packages, are guilty of in
ducing the spinal deformty
To sit habitually In one position or to
| bend over an easel or a desk. to throw
the weight hippity. hoppity more on one
hip than the other. is to court either
| fist feet, bowlegs. knock-knees. loose or
! stin joints, or vertebral disorders Not
| the least among the causes OF curva-
| ture is the lack Of gymnastics and out
door exercises.
Men and women past thirty often al
| low their muscles to go to seed. as II
| were. with the result of lax. faccid,
| fabby, uneven pull upon their joints,
| bones, and ligaments. Full many an
matism'' could be harked back honestly
to the loose. relaxed state of these dis
| used, fat-imbedded muscles. with their
associated deformities and patna