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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27

ers and from whose critical judgment
there is no appeal
are Contracted For in Advance.
The bulk Of the toy factOry's OUTPUT
must be rady before midsummer. Drum
mers, usually starting out from New
YORK the real enter of the cour rrv's
toy trade. take the road about the
Ilrst OF April carrying samples with
them The goods are expected to be
delivered In July or August In Septern-
Der however. a great rush Of emer-
Eency orders begins. and by the end
OF October the factories are runninee
night and day. 20 fiu them
From mere handful OF % years ago
Jne workers engaged in making Ameri-
can toys have grown 20 an army OF
10000. But in the meantime. the toy
store. SO dear 10 the hearts Of Yrnzee
childhood. has weu-nigh vanished from
the scene The department stores have
driven the toy dealers almost entirely
out or business. They lave obtained a
practical monopoly Of the business OF
sellluE toys; and today the local head
quarters of santa Claus in any city Or
EoodSizrd town is 20 be found i'm the
establishment where all the = ants OF
the community. in the way Of general
merchandise are met
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27

poIized the trade. our TOW locomotives
and trains of cars, for example nave
a recognized superiority In the manu-
facture Of iron toys guaranteed M
Gestructible" IS compared win lAc
fimsy imported articles Of like char
acter. Connecticut and Rhode island
are foremost
WOOuy Animals not n success
Efforts TO introduce the manufee-
ture of woody animals IN TINS coulllt1
We're without success up TO date ne
raw materials are as cheap as in
Europe. but labor costs zoo mucl- 1l rs
not practicable 10 turn OUT play lilll7S
Of that character by machinery AiSp'
orr tovlra 1ers. after many expert
meuts. have ab1ud Jned the iaeA or
trying to rival the Germans IN lue
production of glass and unseA OHIlS
mas tree ornaments. the reason why
being the SINE
Americans cannot make dolls like the
German and FreuCu-at all events not
so cheaply. But our toymakers are try
ing, and not without conslderanie
measure OF success. TO make q Inarle
for sham babies that are olIlereuL-
They are making what are called
character dolls, which represent ais
tinct types. The imported doll may De
beautiful but 10 is insiuit and char
acterless Recent experience seems TO
show that American little girls ap-
preciate a doll that stands for some
thing definite. II IL is an inolau doll
il looks like an INDIAN II thinanlan
doll il bears the proper aspect Of a
Chinaman- The Yankee uatIve-made
doll means something
Until quite recently il was the Gus
tom Of toy factories TO shut down i'm
mediately after Christmas There was
nothing doing until the neNt Christ
mas season approached Nowadays II is
different The un-ru-date American
manufacture of playtliugs. as soon as
the holiday rush is over. starts IN TO
get ready for the Christmas of the
following YEAR He puts his expert
designers TO work 20 coutriVe new
toys-always an anxious business. mas
much as there is no telling how any
bows and girls. who after all compose
the court Of last resort in such mat
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27
CHAPTER XIV.

z y times Of stress one always saws
exactly the things one would never
have supposed oneself capable OF
saying. When ] turned in the corridor
Of the Whitestone hotel and faced
Jim Farley, ] gasped out well, for
goodness sake, what are YOU doing IN
Chicago which is precisely the way
I would not have expected 70 greet the
man whose supposed love for me was
running my little sisters life. and for
whom my suspected love was running
my own
7 Just got back from a cruise on
my boat Connie. No mail was for
warded j packed a few traps and
came on with Marian. Betty's all
right, isn't she For the love pr
heaven. tell me Betty's all right.'
Nor was that the way ] would have
expected Jim Farley TO greet me
Crises do strange things 70 human
beings I suppose il took the fear that
she might be dying to make Jim
realize that he wanted Betty TO i've
and TO give her life TO him Perhaps
the very sympathy that had drawn
his sturdy, strong, helpful nature into
the vortex of my emotions had turned
him from Betty. the gay little butter
fly- and was now pulling MN oach 10
Betty the draggled little moth
With q bOyish grin Jim pulled q poN
out of his pocket Il got her better
looking ring this time than her last
one was" he said, swapping open the
There was a quick flare up Of the
old sensitive selfishness that had made
my own life so unhappy
How do You know she II IaAe IL
hurried with cattishuess did not
know 1 possessed. You lords Of crea-
ton are so sure of yourselves
Jim looked at me with quiet Steadl-
ness. Yes. I am sure OF myself,
1 Connie. and God willing, III make
Betty as sure and happy"
And that night when Betty turned
her radiant face 20 me / knew ne mad
.Ol1 Connie. Connie. I'm so glad to be
sIive-and all these weeks I've been
/ envying poor little Mabel and wishing
1 had died instead
Betty Learns ut Last
( For Betty the two years of silent in
I difference seemed bridged- SIZE hao
! Jim's love now. she was sure OF 1t
and that seemed enough There was
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27

have since followed their lead-for
example in philadelphia, which is be-
coming a large producing center for
wooden TOYS. In Philadelphia there is
a big factory which is specializing in
the production Of new kind Of doll that
is rapidly gaining popularity Il is
made OF Eastwood, so artistlcally
carved and enamelled in color that a
casual observer would hardly guess
its material The arms and legs are
jOinted and joined 10 the body with
steel bands in such a way as to give
utmost fleXibility and freedom of move
ment; and. in addition, this kind Of
doll IS guaranteed TO be as nearly IN
destrucuble as any doll can be.
Pennsylvania is first among the
states i'm the quantity Of wooden toys
manufacturered- II utllizes ior TINS pur-
pose no less than 6,5Oo.0OO board feet
of timber in a year probably much
more now, for this figure. given by
the L. =. Forest service, was dated Is
months ago.
WinehendOn Makes Many Toys.
Wiuchendon sends to market enor-
nous Quantities of top drums. dolls
trunks and furniture, toy pianos. rock
ing horses. etc Blocks, dolls furniture,
and toy vehicles are usually OF white
pine, and so likewise are the hobby
sticks" otherwise known as stick
horses" with horses heads 1T gen
orally spea king. where wooden play
things are concerned, the fayorite and
most suitable material is Eastwood
Rocking horses are made Of white ash
There is a factory I'm Connecticut
that, incidentally TO other toymaking
business. turns out in a year l.6O0. 200
toy drums OF all sizes. They are made
almost entirely by machinery, operated
by women. only the stringinE OF the
drums being done by male labor. )
considerable part of the output, by the
way is sold in South America, where
little boys like drum as much as any
Yankee yOunEster does
IN the factories that make wooden
toys nearly all of the work is done
by machine. The toy washstands,
beds. bureaus. etc, for example. are
cut out by machinery from slices OF
wood hardly thicker than veneer. and
put together with little glue by hand
Women are exceedingly deft and rapid
at this kind Of labor
American Toys In Europe.
our tin toys. and In particular our
TOYS made OF iron. have begun 10 in
wade the European market They are
more durable and better finished than
IN former days practically mono
the German product I'm this line. which
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27

toys are located in New YOrk-one Of
them in Brooklyn Borough, and the
other near the BOwery, on Prince
street. just back of the former site OF
Nfblo's famous Garden. These establish
ments turn out everything imaginable
in tnat line, from tin trumpets to tin
dolls bathrooms. dolls. kitchens, dolls
tableware. and even tin animals They
make sets of tin dishes, five or six
pieces packed in a pastebOard box.
which sell at retail for a nickel The
manufacture gets about two cents
a set for them
Many Pewter Toys
In one Of the most congested Stun
districts. on the lower East Side. is a
factory devoted to the production of
pewter toys It employs Go persons
all the year round. with extra hands
during the rush sea son before Christ
mas Pewter dolls furniture, toy baby
carriages. doll-swinEs. toy table ser
vices. all OF the same material. are
some Of the things turned out in great
quantities. A pewter caster. with
polished stand and accurately-st0p To-
pered glass bottles. is sold by the
manufacturer at four cents, and re-
tailed az ten
The pewter toy industry was intro
duced into this country by an Italian
who had learned the business in
itzerland. It was he who started the
factory above described OF late years
this branch of the toymaking business
United States
TOy-Making Town.
Some day we may have in this coun-
try tOymakers' towns, like those Of
Germany Already there is a begin
ming of one at Winchendon. Mass,
where a gigantic rocking horse erected
close by the railroad station tells the
traveller passing through that the
manufacture of playthings issthe prin-
cipal industry Of the place Winchen-
don. indeed. has the largest toy factory
in the United StateS-an establishment
devoted chiefly to the production Of
wooden toys, including Noah's arks-
1t used TO be thought that Noah's arks
could not be profitably made on this
side of the Atlantic. but the Wincheu-
don output in this line Is rivalliuE the
German The price is higher. but the
animals are OF superior artistic eN-
cellence.
War Starts Toy Boom.
ON the very day that war was de-
clared los Germany against Russia the
Wiucheudou factory owners gave or
ders FOR the enlargement Of the plants
capacity other American toymaSers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27
Famous East WiaIotU OF
St. Margaret's Church
Hidden From ZepbeZins

London. Ems. Nov. 27.-The east window
Of s. Msrsaret's church. adjoining Vest
minister Abaey. which has been called the
finest specimen Of stained glass work IN
London, has been removed 20 q place OF
safety 20 view OF the recent Zeppelin raids
The window was made az CioUda, Holland.
and was presented hy the magistrates Or
bort Co king Henry VII Tor the chapel of
Whitehall palace The king. however. gave
10 Co Mlltham AhheE- The glass. OF which
the blues and greens are remarkably srrik-
iuE. suffered slr1ry removals and viclssl-
tudr-. and at ons time was buried 90 escape
the zeal of The Furitaus- Eventually 81 was
purchased hs the Warlels ot S. Margaret
Tor $4,000. It ls now valued 90 20 times
chat sum.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27


THE Horse SHOW just what the words mean Can You say to5 SHOW
rolling back the shuttle slip
peei and booted feet and the rattle OF the CLASSY ne woman
Laughter
Tapping slln banners aughslk crowds like giant harlequin
n smelling the
the and this heady flavor OF
planning
pretty lie Of your
o Is
the gomg reeilike brche the
al OF
yeamng TO rail- O
fTesa ndt the youth IN IS and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27


petus TO the Christmas toy
making business in this country. New
York City is the center Of this industry,
which in the United States has rap
idly gained in Importance during the
last few years. Toys Of different
kinds are manufactured in many
states, with Pennsylvania leading, but
nearly all of them are sold from the
metropolis, passing thence through the
hands Of jobbers TO the retailers every
where from Boston to Portland tAe-),
and from Philadelphia 20 san Fran
cisco
Not so very long ago this country
was almost wholly dependent for Its
supplies of Christmas toys upon for
eign manufacturers. But this is not the
case today. our own toymakers at the
present time produce about One-third
Of the total quantity Of toys sold in
the United States
To bring the matter down to exact
figures, we imported from Germany
in the twelVemOntn before the war
began S8,S60,0 600 worth Of toys From
France and England the imports, es-
pecially dolls. were much smaller, yet
Of considerable quantity. We our
selves manufacturers in that year
about 100000 worth of plaything-
But since then. and especially since
the war broke out. our toymaking in
dustry has gone ahead rapidly
Becoming Independent Of Germany
II the embargo on German Toys con-
tinues-in other words, if the war goes
on for another year or twO-Our
market demand for playthings viii be
met mainly by our own output And II
is more than doubtful whether the Ger
man toymakers will ever get much OF
the business back again. Even before
the outbreak Of the great conflict the
tin toys of the Fatherland had been
driven to a great extent out Of our
market by better ones, equally cheap,
of American manufacture.
Old Idea Exploded
II used to be supposed that we could
never compete with the Germans in
the toymaking industry, because OF the
extremely low cost OF labor i'm their
country. But this has been proved
a mistake. Machinery Of American IN
vention has reduced expense Of produc-
tiOu to such an extent that today we
are actually able to undersell the Ger
mans in the market for metal toys and
we are beginning TO rival them in play
things made OF wood
our two principal factories or tin
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27

The sweetly
sitting tan
bark, the odor-
Gus breath
from the
rusthng wraps
Of pretty
women up to
their eyes in
fursr
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27

ON the very day that war was de-
clared los Germany against Russia the
Wiucheudou factory owners gave or
ders FOR the enlargement Of the plants
capacity other American toymakers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27

EW YORK, Nov. 27.-The war
is giving a tremendous i'm
r.nt-re 70 he Christrras tnu-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27

our tin toys. and in particular our
TOYS made OF iron. have begun 10 in
wade the European market. They are
more durable and better finished than
in former days practically mono
tho German product In this line which
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27

- 4 Nd or PHYS sake be ready on
n time Warren had said as he
L y left that morning Their ma
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27

Magazine and
Feature Section
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27

'Flapping
silken banners,
blossoms,
shifting, laugh
ter struck
crowds like a
giant harle-
quin."
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-17
POSTPONE cALLING STAKE

FOS lTOINE SSLLlINA = kline
Because all of the grievances had
not been taken up by the %" railroad
the question of calling a strike was
postponed yesterday when the heads
of five bTotherhOods of railway en-
plOyes met in Chicago.
It was thought at first that the
1000 men employed by the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy road would be
called out on a strike because of the
fiat refusal of a number of their de-
mands for better working conditions
anil pay made upon the railroad.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-17
MID-SENSON

Dy Vilil "oiiSS
The weatherman's having
A whole lot of fun
BY tossing the snow clouds around.
The weather turns spring
And then the blame thing
Gives way to some frost on the
ground.
We're waiting in hope
For springtime, but nope
It's missing, we wonder just why.
But cheer up, by goIIy
Now this is no jolly,
Well have some real warmth in
July.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-17

s.sss assss -
CHIcAGoGRAMs Z"
= > >
A sure sign of spring! A hurdy-
gurdy, otherwise known as a street
piano, put in appearance on Madison
street Tuesday.
They are still working on the bridge
across Jackson blvd.
Two men with fish poles on their
shoulders passed Wabash and Ran
dOlph on their way to the lake yes
terday.
A visitor here SAID in passing
through the district around 31st and
South State st. nearly every eye he
say was black one. Riot?
It's getting so that Saturday night
is pajama night at the Coliseum An
mex.
Some of our patroImen like the ex-
ercise they go through IN drill prac-
tice. Others don't. They have some
trouble with the squat exercise.
What a shock! We heard somebody
say eggs were down 70 20 cents
dozen. hens must De S6IunS Sen-
eTOUs.
Gee, but oxfords feel funny after
wearing high shoes for so many
months.
MANY folks are suffering from sore
throat. Dust may be TO blame. But
we'd hardly know where you could
find any dust in Chicago.
Who said they'saw a violet peeping
through? The first robin" gag
might go now, but nix on the violet.
Too early.
POSTPONE CALLING STRIKE
Because all of the grievances had
not been taken up by the %" railroad
the question of calling a strike was
postponed yesterday when the heads
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-17
P. S.-Which would you rather
have or a hot summer?
SToPPAGE OF GERMAN IMPORTS
WOULD BE BIG LOSS TO U. S.

NNSSES - SlNA wv ] - ~ ~
Washington. - That EngIand's at
tempted justification of her German
commerce embargo will meet with no
response in administration circles
plainly indicated today. Request that
this country look upon latest order in
council as a modified blockade and
claim that it parallels NOTth's action
in Civil War is to be ignored.
Explicit and pointed protest will be
made against interference with
American overseas trade that is not
contraband of war. This nation will
relinguish no right it enjoys to force
payment of full damages for any viO-
latiOn of its recognized and treaty
rights.
Senators Hoke Smith and Walsh
after comforting with President Viii
son and Secretary of Commerce Red
field today estimated that stOppage
of German imports to the UnitedC
States, even under existing condi-
tons, will mean a loss in custom du-
ties alone of more than 100000
daily.
WEATHER FORECAST
Fair Wednesday and Thursday, not
much change in temperature, moder-
ate to fresh TiortherIy winds, becom-
ing variable,
The Little River news., 1915-12-15
FALL GATHERING OVER
Page Says Land Should be Broken
 This Fall if Possible.

Little Rock, Dec. 10.-(Special.)- John H. Page, Commissioner cfAg- riculture, has the following to say in regard to fall blowing:
 "The crop gathering season is all most over and all corn land that has not been broken should be broken this month and all the stalls, weeds and grass plowd under. Any mea- dew land that you expect to plant in other crops next year, should be turned under this month. Flat break all the land you can during Decem- Der. It will also pay well to disk the land as fast as you break it. Do not leave the furrow slice unbroken and unsettled. but pulverize it into a loose bed. It will hold plant food better, and make better reservoir fer water in the spring, Large clods and fur
 row slices with air places in between
The Little River news., 1915-12-15
Will Not Affect Arkansas.

Little Rock, Dec. 12.-The ruling of the Interstate Commerce Commission Saturday granting general increases in passenger rates to Western rail- roads will have no effect in Arkansas, according to local passenger officials.
 The rate in Arkansas and the inter state rate to and from Arkansas points is already cents mile, a higher rate than any granted by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The commission. however, approved the g. cent rate for interstate traffic between points in the territory given an in- creased rate and points in Southern Sta'es.
 A Scent rate exists in Arkansas and to and from points in other states as the result of temporary injunctions granted the railroads against the en- forcement of the 2-cent passenger fare law it. Arkansas. This injunction will hold until April, 1917, when the pas senger rate cases will be heard in the United States District Court. In the meantime rebate coupons good for a cent a mile are given with each ticket sold.
The Little River news., 1915-12-15
JUDICIAL PRI-
 MARY CALLED
Met At AshdOwn December 9th and Called A Primary; Will Hold
 Convention.

The Juducial Central Committee of the Ninth Judicial District met in Ash down, December 9th, and called the Judicial Primary to be held in the dis trict upon the same date as with the state Primary, and provided that the Judges and Clerks selected by the County Central Committee shall be the judges and clerks for said Judi cial Primary.
 Ed Jones of Ashdown was elected chairman and June R. Morrell, secre- tary. A fee of $5.00, was fixed by the committee to be paid to the secretary of the respective ccMnty central com mittees, to insure the names of can- didates cn the ticket, or such other sum as the county central committee might fix.
 A Judicial Convention was called to meet April 18th, 1916.
The Little River news., 1915-12-15

are hard on the land and will tell in the next crop. Get rid of them by disking. A clod in the field is really worse than rock.
 Now is the time to look after your seed for next spring if you have not already done so. Cc'.ton seed will be scarce and high priced in the spring. If you have not saved your cotton seed do so without further delay. Coed seed corn is always scarce in Arkansas. If you have good variety of corn sick to it and pick clt your best ears now and hang them up in a dry place. where they will be pro, tected from the freezing weather. A good way is to swing them to the raf- ters in the house over theliving room. Never keep more than two varieties of corn on the farm, one white and the other yellow. Select your seed care two varaiies. Do not be experiment. ing with every new variety you hap pen to haar about Remember that all good varities of corn are prcduc- ed as "csult of breeding and care full seed selection year after year, without allowing any mixture. It will do but little good to get the very best variety unless you keep it from mixing with other varities, and are also careful in selecting seed every year. Without care in seed selection the best seed will run out. Observe equal care with cotton seed, and have as few varieties as possible. One good variety is enough. On my farm we had three or foEr kinds this yaar, Next year we will lave but one, as produced enough of one varicty for the whole crop next year. The seed we will plant averaged 36 per cent lint. From 1900 pounds we got bale weighing 576 pounds. From 1900 pounds of the other kind we got a
  bale weighing 496 pounds. Taking the average yield per acre on the farm I calculated the difference, and found that the one we are going to keep produced at the rate of $6.4O per acre more than the other kinds. However, it yielded better than the other kinds, and the real difference amounts to about $9.O0 per acre. A cotton that will pull one inch staple and make 36 per cent lint and is good yielder is good kind to stick to. It pays. Suit ycurself about the variety but stick to it and improve 1t by careful seed selection"
The Little River news., 1915-12-15
RAILROAD FARES INCREASED
Great Advance Allowed, in the West
 ern States.

Washington, Dec. 11.-General in- creases in passenger fares on Western railroads were authorized by the Int orstate Commerce commission today Some increases asked were disapprov- ed. but those allowed will result In an increase in revenue.
 The commission disapproved Of pro posed increases in passenger fares In Missouri south of the Missouri river and in Kansas south of the main line of the Union Pacific railroad. An in- tarstate basis of 2.6 cents per mile was allowed.
 Proposed increases in Illinois, WIS consin, the Michigan upper peninsula. Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri north of the Missouri river, and m Kansas on and north of the main line of the Union Pacific from Kansas City to the Colorado state line, were dis approved, but the commission held that an interstate basis of z.4 cents per mile was justified.
 Proposed increases from points with in which new rates were authorized to points on main lines in Arkansas,
The Little River news., 1915-12-15
Christian Ladies.

The Ladies of the Christian Aid Soc ity met on Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. M. l.. Davis. Mrs. Haner was the leader. The bible lesson was the 16 leading characters of the Old Testa- ment History. This was an interest ing meeting and we'll attended. Ono new member was added. Mrs. Simp- son. The society adjourned to meet Wednesday the 18th with Mrs. Haner.