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JUDGE WlNGFlELD
ISSUES STATEMENT
(Continued from First Page)


paid into the State Treasury at per
cent on gross earnings by 30 cents. the
State rate.
"'Or. by dividing the said amount by
the average of local rates, approxi-
mately l.15 per cent
or by dividing by the sum Of both
State and local rates. averaging
throughout the State l.5O per cent,
Applying these methods to asccr-
tain the value Of the franchise produces
very different results.
THE questions involved in this joint
resolution OF the General Assembly
have been raised before. notably in
1907. in the response OF this commits
sion above referred to. signed by Com
missioncrs Crump. Stuart and willard
Up TO the present time. the General
Assembly has taken no action indicat-
ing its view OF the matter Should
the General Assembly in their wisdom
see proper to make declaration OF its
views Of the matter, such declaration
would certainly be illuminating and
persuasive. and might be controlling
with this commission
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-03

The important point to keep in mind is that
every last-minute need can be taken care Of
Our superior SERVICE, our merchandise and
our moderate prices insure every facility to
the hurried patron
MILLER & RHOADS
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POINT FOR ROAD BUILDERS
Not Always Well to DeViate From
Straight Line, Even in an Effort
to Get Variety.

The guiding principle in designing
the position of roads and walks is
utility. Nature forms no roads. They
are the work of men and animals, and
would undoubtedly always proceed in
nearly straight lines from point to
point if distractions Of various kinds
did not interfere and cause deviations.
Necessity will therefore suggest where
and how they should be introduced. So
far as regards approaches and walks
to and from buildings, the object OF
their introduction is sufficiently appar-
ent; but, in laying out pleasure
grounds, it is a too common practice to
introduce walks for the mere purpose
of variety. This is a very question
able reason at best, and not always
successfully accomplished, but even
in cases of this kind, they should ap-
pear to aim for some definite object,
or lead to points of sufficient impor-
lance to suggest their utility.
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HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS

Christmas, originally Cristes masse ("the mass
or church festival of Christi, is the English
name for the season in which the birth of Christ
is commemorated. 1t is apparent, however, that
a festival was celebrated at this season long be-
fore it was held sacred as the birthday of Jesus
of Nazareth. The Saturnalia of the Romans and
the winter festival of the heather Britons we're
both celebrated about December 25; and later,
the Roman festival in honor of the sun god,
Mithra INSTITUTED 273 A. d. From the latter the
day became to be known as the Birthday OF the
Unconquered SUM-" and after its adoption by the
Christian church in the fourth century as the
anniversary of Christ's birth. this name was
given a symbolic Interpretation,
A study OF the customs associated with this
period also reveals a heather, If not invariably
a solar, origin. The lighting of the Yule log ia
buche de Noel) on Christmas eve. once a wide
spread European custom. is or was a function of
such predominant Importance among the Ii
thuanians and Let's that their words for Christ
mas eve literally signify LOG evening The
sports of the Lords of Misrule" in England are
thought to be an inheritance from the Saturnalia.
The decoration of churches with the once sacred
mistletoe and holly is a pagan survival
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ter, and extending over to one side OF
the pan, for a pond. Make a shore line
Of pebbles around the pond, and scat
ter other pebbles here and there over
the sand.
One of the hills must be selected as
a site for a little Japanese house. This
house may be made of cardboard,
Fig. 2 shows patterns for the walls.
The dotted lines indicate where the
pieces are to be folded. The strips
outside of the dotted lines are to be
turned in and pasted to adjoining sur
faces. in fastening the walls, founda-
ton and roof together. Fasten the
walls upon a cardboard foundation
Gig. -, and glue another piece to
their tops for the roof.
A high arched bridge must be built
over a narrow portion of the pond, as
shown in Fig. /. Make this of a piece
Of a peach-basket handle Gig. -,
with a cardboard railing Zig. a
tackled to each edge. The arch of the
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handle will determine the curve of the
ratings.
The pair of lamps at each end Of the
bridge figs. l and 81 have four sides
and a bottom, cut in n piece like the
pattern shown in Fig. 6. Cut an open
ing in each side as indicated, and
punch a hole through the bottom for
the supporting post to fit in. Fold on
the dotted lines, and paste the turned.
in edges together.
There must be a bird house similar
to that shown in Fig. l. Cut and fold
the sides in the same manner that you
did those of the lamps. Make the
roof of a square of paper Gig. y. fold
from corner to corner as indicated by
dotted lines. and pinch up the corners
as in Fig. 8.
There must be a number of ducks
in the pond, and these are easily made
as shown in Fig. 8. The bodies are
halves of corks Gig. 10), and the
necks and heads are made of card
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a red apple in his mouth, which, alas! he could
never eat, and garnished him with holly.
At last the company came, the mistress pre-
serving a calm exterior. but with an inward
anxiety lest something be burned or spilled at the
last moment.
When all rs ready the beaming host says,
Friends, will thee join us in the Christmas
feast?" And with great dignity he leads them,
with the guest of honor on his arm, followed by
the older people and the children.
The Table Decorated.
The table is a picture to cheer the hungry.
The large turkey is at enc end and the pig at
the other end of the long table, with everything
they are to eat between, excepting the plum
pudding.
After the silent grace, which stills the noise
for a moment, the carver takes his knife, and
with a deliberation born Of steady nerves carves
under the fire of twenty pairs of eyes.
The directions in "~Gentlewoman's House
wifery" says: Raise the leg fairly OF the tur-
key and open the joint with the point of the
knife, but do not take off the leg.
Then lace down both sides of the breat bone
and open the breast pinion. but do not take it
off. Then raise the Merry Thought between the
breast bone and the top of it" and so on till
the turkey is boned. While this is being done
the Christmas bowl is passed.
After they are helped to turkey and pig they
pass the vegetables and delicacies, and even the
mince pie is eaten when they have the desire
for it.
The Correct Manners.
The proper conventions are strictly adhered
to. The book of etiquette says: "A gentlewom'
an must not lean her elbows on the table, nor by
a ravenous gesture discover a voracious appe-
tite, nor talk with her mouth full, nor smack her
lips like a pig"
The children we're kept in order. In all the
feast was decorous, but merry for all that.
At last, when they have eaten to the extent OF
their capacity, the plum pudding, blazing and
with a piece of holly stuck in the top, is brought
in and eaten with brandy sauce. Then the toasts
are drunk with the good home-brewed wine, and
the feast is dSne.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-18
A GARDEN.

Do you own a Japanese garden? II
not. you should get one right away. be.
cause 1t is the latest fad to have one.
First of all. you will need a shallow
baking pan in which to plant the gar
den. This may be round or square.
For soil you must have sand, and you
must also have some coarse pebbles or
pieces of broken stone. This can be
had for the asking some place where
a building is in course of construction.
Half a painful of sand and several
handouts Of pebbles will be enough.
In addition, You must buy some bird
seed or Japanese grass seed to plant
in the soil. The rest OF the garden
material can be picked up at home.
There are any number o. arrange
ments for the garden that can be
worked out, and you can replant your
garden from time to time to make II
different. Fig. l shows a good plan
to follow for your first one. Pile uI
the sand around the sides of the pan
forming hills and hollows. and leave
an irregular-shaped space in the cen
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across the top along the rear edge
&c, Fig. 81, and another strip to each
end edge %. Fig. 81. Then batten
the cover boards together as you did
those of the drop-leaf. but oil the I'M
der side. and hinge to the hinge-strip
with a pair of two-inch hinges. Strips
D are provided to shorten the cover
boards SO they will not strike the end
uprights of the desk when the cover
3 opened.
Casters are not necessary, but In
asmucA as the desk will be heavy
when filed, they will make 1t easier
TO mol q. Two blocks (E, Fig. g. must
be nailed across the bottom box to
fasten the castors to.
Figure 6 shows how the two boxes
are connected with four corner up
rights. Cut these one inch thick,
three inches wide and four feet long
and nail or screw them to the box
ends. Fasten the lower ends of the
uprights even with the castor blocks
=, and the upper ends SO they will ex
tend six inches above the top of the
desk.
Two coats of paint will add the
finishing touches to the desk. Putty
all cracks and ~nail-holes.
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suIphur In New Zealand.

Sulphur deposits are found on White
island, in the Bay of Plenty, on the
coast of the North island of New Yea
land, about 80 miles from the main
land. This island, which covers
about 600 acres, attains a height Of 800
feet on one side and opens to the sea
on the other. It's topography indicates
an old crater, and the boiling lake on
the island, which is one of the awe
inspiring sights of New Zealand, is o
further evidence of volcanism. After
the New Zealand Sulphur company
had spent 500, 900 in preparation for
mining sulphur in this locality a vol
canic disturbance wrecked the camp
and killed ten men.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-18
Know Your Garden Flowers.

The true way to enjoy flowers is
20 get on intimate terms with them.
Know them by name, know their char
acteristics. Learn to love them and
make them a part of your life. Then
the flowers breathe their secrets, and
YOU learn little by little that they are
living things-boon companions and
friends. Those who work with flowers
know of other things than seeds and
bulbs-hope and faith and love;
strength, inspiration and happiness.
They gather in more than the blush
Ing flowers themselves. They gather
health and wealth and natures re-
vealed secrets. How natural it is,
then, that those who work with flow
ers should be big and strong and good
and kind. They are very close to the
heart of life-and nature.
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American Academy of ArborIsts.

New York city is official ~headquar-
tiers for an organization bearing this
title, and a most exclusive member
ship, for, be it known to all men 1--WE
presume women are barred) that
this is not a society to which anyone
may belong who contributes a mem
bership fee" but one wherein the
members may feel justly proud of
their certificate of membership. The
ordinary tree-lover will, therefore, be
up a tree, hguratively speaking, for
which reason we will not ask for a To-
cal branch, for here, where the trees of
the whole world find a home, we must
include in the membership all who viii
Join.
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a screw-eye into the outer end of the
battens, and another into the under
side of the top of the box, In line with
each of these, and connect the screw
eyes with brass chain or heavy cord
so the drop-leaf will not drop below
the proper level.
. Ffgurhs / and 3 show a simple catch
Tor holding the d%rop-leaf closed. Make
a short latch with a notch and bevel
cut on one end. and a hole bored
through it near the other end,
like that shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and
pivot this with a screw to a block B.
Then nail B to the top of the box in
the right position so when the drop
leaf is closed the catch will drop over
it's top edge as shown in Fig. 3. The
dotted lines in Fig. 3 indicate how the
drop-leaf will strike and lift the catch
in closing,
To complete the bottom safe, 1t is
only necessary to nail a hinge-strip
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-18
SUNDAY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT

an order for a ton or half a ton of coal. This
may be given by the united contributions of a
class.
A novel and successful Christmas entertain
ment was given in an eastern Sunday school.
After prayer, Scripture responses and carols,
sleigh bells were heard, announcing the coming
of Santa Claus. He appeared upon the platform
shaking an empty bag. and lamented he had no
gifts for some needy children ~Little Begin
ners' FASTENED TO their friend with packages OF
sugar and sweet little rhymes; primary chill
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-18

For many years one Sunday school mas haa a
giving Christmas instead of a receiving one. The
pupils bring gifts instead of receiving them
The favorite method is for q class to plan a
Christmas dinner. Each one in the class brings
something for that purpose. One OF the boys
or girls can march forward dragging a turkey or
a chicken, and other member or members OF the
same class following with articles for a Christ
mas dinner. not forgetting cranberries' minee
pie and celery.
still others like better to flourish a paper with
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fore, In planning the homemade desk
shown in Fig. / ] have made a special
feature Of storage space.
Two grocery boxes of Identical shape
and size must be secured for the desk.
Your grocer will likely give them to
you. One box forms the desk portion.
the other the safe. Before fastening
the two boxes together 1t Is best to
finish them. Make the desk pigeon
holes of thin box boards, cutting them
to fit as shown in Fig. 1.
The box-cover boards should be bat.
tened together with cross strips placed
near their ends. on the inside face, as
shown in Fig. 2; then this battened
cover should be hinged to the desk
box with a pair of two-inch hinges
placed as shown in Figs. l and 2. tC
form the drop-leaf of the desk. Screw
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dren followed; then representatives from every
class in the school, even the Bible union. Offer
ings were accompanied by specially prepared rec
~itations. songs or dialogues, and givers dressed
TO suit their gift. Children bringing cereals ap-
peared as "Quakersi" rice suggested Chinese
costume; tea, Japanese; pure products. the
Puritan style. each, Songs were set to popular
airs. making drill work easy.
Finally. Santa Claus had a valuable supply OF
provisions for an orphan asylum. The happy
givers then received remembrances from their
teachers. All found " it is more blessed to give
than to receive"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-18

70 HELPS
CITY HAS ARTISTIC LIGHTS
Alhambra, CAL, Sets Example Which
other Places Will Be Likely
to Follow.

Instead OF the u~nsightly and ofteh
unheeded traffic sign, the city of Al
hambra, Cal, has adopted a more
striking and ornamental device for
warning pedestrians and vehicle driv-
ers. In the accompanying illustration,
one of these guideposts is shown on
duty at a point where a wide boule-
Yard turns and becomes parallel to the
private right Of way of the electric
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-18
Med Of cn.oneration.

No town can prosper as it should un-
less its business men will cooperate
with each other in bringing business
to the town. Get them here and If
you cannot sell them, let the other fell
low do so. The man with the ham
mer has a proper place, but it is in
building more houses, not in tear
ing down.-Kilgore Chronicle.
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railway. Accidents might be very nu'
merous at this point were it not for
the ive-light electrolier with both red
and white frosted globes, the white
lights overlooking the boulevard side,
and the red illuminating the electric
road. This pleasing device is conspic-
uous day and night, and a driver is
indeed reckless who would overlook
this warning.-Popular Science Month
ly and Worlds Advance.
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Not Hard to Make.

A homemade desk set. mounted in
MORE silk In green, brown or the col
or predominating in her bedroom. is
a gift the schoolgirl would be delight
ed with. Sheets of blotting paper
may be bought to match. and a PEN
wiper and small blotter backed with
pieces of cardboard covered with the
silk and tied with narrow ribbon in
the same color.
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neservlna Hls Nickname.

Three days after the storm struck
Potlatch, Okla, Jackrabbit Smith, a
prominent citizen, was discovered two
counties northeast in a somewhat
rumpled condition. Were you blown
here by the cyclone?" he was asked.
Heck. mol" he replied. * outrun IT'LL
The Argonaut.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-18
Valuable Unused Land,

Experts estimate that unused land
lying at either side of the country
roads is capable in many cases of bear
ing 500 bushels of corr to the mile
strip. Thousands of miles of the
best European roads are only a rod
wide. but Uncle Sans edge trim
ming still is largely a matter Of theory.
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,Iustlee.

Justice is a habit of the mind which
attributes its proper dignity to every
thing, preserving a due regard to the
general welfare-Cicero.
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board and fastened in slots cut in the
round side of the halyed corks.
With these suggestions to show you
how easily a garden is built. you can
use your own ideas for devising other
garden accessories.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-18
Not conducIve to Sleep

Porter. this berth has been slept
in!" mo. sab; / assuah you, sab.
Merely occupied. It's the one over
the wheels, sah."-Puck.
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A HOMEMADE WRITING DESK.
0cOpyright. by 4. Nicely Hans

A boy usually has more papers, cata-
logues and other %"valuables'' to take
care of than correspondence; there
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-18

Optimistic Thought.
A hale cobbler 10 better than an
ailing king.
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LII gifts, carefully marked. should be
consigned the day before to the one
in charge, and she must purchase a
quantity Of clothesline and clothespins'
The line should be stretched back
and forth across the living room. n
each gift, wrapped in tissue paper
and tied with red ribbons, should be
fastened to the line by a c~lothespin'
decorated with wings of red and green
paper.
In the bay window a table should
be arranged on which is placed a
Jack Horner" pie, containing a
rt-s e. onaA rnnnhnr
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-18

lie Christmas season brings to mind
the many Christmas days gone by,
with their four great features-tur-
key. cranberry sauce. plum pudding
and mince pie.
1t was a good old English Gus
tom, not to be rejected by the
American colonists, although modi-
fications we're necessary to suit the
religion and conditions of living
in the colonies. the Christ-spirit
being substituted for the pagan
yuletide, the famous bears head"
WAS omitted. and the Christmas ME
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-05
Double Main Event Will
Be Offered at Fridays
Smoker at EIks' TEMPLE

With double main event carried
between I'D Pinkman and Chef
Netf in one bout and nllly Wright
aud Harry Bishop OF Tacoma In
another, In addition 10 three
matches between ak clever per.
formers. Friday nights smoker At
the Elks' club appears to DO the
most attractive boxing bill offered
To Seattle fans this season. Elke
aud their friends will be admitted
Not quite year ago Chef Nen
won a decision over led Plnkman
IN the first match I'D made after
giving up the Seattle Athletic club
Noff won on that occasion because
he was the rougher. and the more
experienced Ed candldly admits
he lost. Since that date Pinkman
has boxed many tough opponents.
but he has never lost. tho some.
times the result was "A draw. No
boxer likes 10 have decision hang.
Ing over hts head. aud Ed Is a
boxer. As an evidence that he has
climbed rapidly the rungs OF the
ring ladder Is tho fact he was last
week appointed physical director
and boxing instructor ~ the ElkA
club. Pat Scott having gone North
Harry Bishop Is the only boxer
holding a decision over Wright. at.
tanned In bou, at nreamland rink
over a year ago Wright has been
billed as headliner In recent smok.
ers.
Leo Houck. i25pouuder. Is TO
meet Young Conrad OF Everett,
who won a match az Everett Tues.
day. Harry Mahoney. a clever mid
dleweight from Portland. will box
Jack Germane. Of Seattle at i5s
pounds, Roy THESE and Harry
Davidson meet at IFS pounds In the
curtain raiser
Tickets are on sale az Brown a
Hnlens billiard parlors. Joe III.
Eards and the Elks' club. at one
iron man each.
This young fellow Shore Of the
Boston Americans seems to
have His opponerts AZ sea,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-05
CLYDE PASSES UP
CHANCE TO RACE
IN FRISCO MEET

Paul Clyde will not have the op.
portunity TO race against Norman
Taber. Abel kiviat and other mile
celebrities. next Saturday lie
viii arrive In Seattle today on the
steamer President. Clyde planned
to enter the National A. A. T..
championships at San Francisco.
but found he had to return by Fri.
day.
Hopgood, who won both mile aud
two'milo last week In tho Western
championships. and all other mem.
bcrs OF the Northwest team are TO
compete.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-05

Those Giants die hard. Tho
Harry Hughes finally beat
them, 3 10 2. Tealy's athletes
put up a fight that sent the
fans TO their suppers limp and
exhausted after the nervous
strain.
Thrice the Giants we're
wiped out al the plate, twice
beeau6t Roy Brown handled
short throw from Cheek and
Brotten swiftly and accurately
on an attempted steal, and
again In the ninth because old
Emil Frisk found he had one
good throw left In his wlthered
frame, and Frank Esstley neg
leeted 20 "hit the dirt" In try
inu for the plate. When II 10
considered ten other runners
we're left high and dry, the ef'
feleney Of Hughes pitching be.
comes apparent TO the naked
eye.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-05
LOCAL PLAYERS
WIN At TACOMA

TACOMA, Aug. 6.-Seattle play.
-. took a prominent part In yes
..r,,ay's Paafie Northwest tennis
tournament.
lac TYLER OF Spokane defeated
shannon OF Seattle. 90. Ga. In a
Stubborn match, Miss Mayme Me
n,,ald. u. OF W. champion. run.
..rs,n IN the Oregon tourney. de.
ss,es Miss Fording. Portland
,Ssmp. SIS. e-s: Miss Livingstone,
ss.,,le. defeated Miss Jackson. TIA.
ans. Go. 60. kellehcr Seattle
sssss,ed Scott. Tacoma, In straight
.s,s Miss Livingstone and Miss
Greene defeated Miss Frausioli
"a Miss Hurley. 81, 60; j. Lyon
ssfss,ed r. n. Ballard. Seattle,
Ss.s IS: Fulton. Seattle. defeat.
Ii Bskiston. Tacoma, 6-l, a.; J.
w,klston, Tacoma. defeated A.
w.rd- Seattle. 50. 6.i; shannon.
s.sttle. defeated wales, Ga. 60.
play continues today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-05
JOHNNY COULON IS
WORTH $4,000

According 10 tho Chicago papers
eX.Champion Johnny Coulon IN
now worth about $4,000 lie n
said 10 have made $4,000 during
his time in tho ring. and the bal.
auce In number OF clever real
estate deals since retiring after his
defeat by KID Williams Johnny
was bantam champion for five
years.
Johnny says he has cleaned up
100000 I'm the past three years in
real estate alone. He's not going
to Try TO fight again.