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The Washington herald., 1915-12-23
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
IN SCHOOLS TODAY
Many Glasses Will Conduct Individual
Prosrams-Piay. and Tableaux
Are to Be Given.

Christmas will Be celebrated in the
public schools Of Washington today by
class room and assembly hall exercises,
Most of the classes vii conduct Individual
programs.
The board Of education had authorised
the purchase Of more than nifty trees.
which will be set up In kindergarten and
primary grades. Gifts will be distributed
among tbe pupils following the rendering
Of programs Of speaking. singing and the
conducting Of tableaux and plays.
Probably greater preparations for the
Christmas celebration have been made at
the Wilson normal school than In any
other building. with the possible excep.
tion Of Central high school. Several
hundred children in the normal school
have been practising for weeks In Q
variety Of plays and tableaux as well as
working together in choral music Sew
eral interesting features are to be on the
program Of Central high school students.
The schools will close this afternoon
until January 8. e. L. Thurston. superin-
tendent Of schools. and H. p Blair, presi-
dent Of the Board Of Education. yester-
day sent greetings to the teachers and
officials Of the school system. The board,
through President Blair ofIicially wished
the school stan q Merry Christmas.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23

When Maude Adams as Peter Pan
reached out her arms and asked the
audience, do you believe in fairies!
I quivered with intense excitement,
and, forgetting where / was. / called
out, 81 do, l dow Miss Adams look
ed down at me and smiled, and l
smiled back, though there were tears
in my eyes and in my heart, too. for
her acting had touched a latent
spring which welled up in spite Of
myself
l do believe in fairies. And I pity
those who know not the joys Of see
ing the little flower folk or the wa
ter sprites or the little faces which
always peek out from behind the
great fleecy clouds.
When l was little girl my grand
mother told me stories of the good
little people of ireland. They always
came to the poor children with gifts
which were greater than the presents
bought by the parents of rich chill
dren to satisfy and amuse them. And
what she told me they brought were
good dispositions, sweet, smiling,
pretty faces and brave little hearts
which could face any storm. They
made the children kind. true and SO
clever that when they grew up they
found themselves ever so much rich
er than the wealthy little children
had ever been.
Believing in Santa Claus.
And she taught us to. believe in
Santa Claus; that he would never de-
sert us. If he didn't bring US the
beautiful toys he brought other chill
dren, he loved US just as much. In
fact, l always believed jolly old
Santa cared much more for the poor
children even if he did often forget
the numbers of their houses and
passed them by, quite as if he didn't
know that little children called to him
from every nook and corner.
A Long Remembered Christmas
Tree.
Not many years ago, we profess
sionals were asked to lend ourselves
to a matinee, the proceeds of which
went for a gigantic Christmas tree
laden with gifts for the little chill
dren of the poor. Not only were we
glad that we could be of such serv-
ice, but we asked as a favor that we
might all attend the lighting of the
tree and see the little faces as Santa
Claus took from the gaudy branches
a stocking filled with toys, candies
and fruit for each one of them.
They CAME in great droves-eager,
trembling with excitement, their eyes
as round as saucers, and their mouths
as wide open as their eyes-frail lit
tie ones, lusty children, some of them
bent and pale because they had work.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23

when President Houston was In
office he was persuaded that . sandy
island OF the coast of Texas was
capable Of high oevelopment and
would in time become an important
seaport He wanted Just the right man
to 90 there to survey the lots. lay
out the town and do all the prepara-
tory work necessary. He had heard OF
Gail Borden, who had been doing some
surveying in the vicinity Of the town
of Houston, and he engaged Mr.. Bor-
den to go to this island to do the nee
essary surveying. Borden went and
he was really. In the sense OF engf-
neering and surveying. the founder of
the city of Galveston.
II remember that on one occasion
Mr.. Borden said to me that he had dis
covered in one Of his surveying ex-
peditions in Texas that the chief Diff
fculty met with in opening that coun-
try was the lack of food. There were
enormous stretches In which no food
At for a human being could be found.
Mr.. Borden told me that he had given
q good deal of thought to this and
had made up his mind that he could
prepare a food which would be nour-
ishing. which would keep we'll in any
climate and could easily be carried.
He said that II was . sort OF meat
biscuit. He did make some. and the
pioneers took 1t and found II very
satisfactory.
What do you suppose that meat
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23
FRIENDS SCHOOL HOLDS
CHRISTMAS EXERCISES
"Eaies Christmas Dream" Presented
by Boys and Girls of Primary and
intermediate Grades.

AT the Christmas exercises of Sidwelfs 8
Friends School. held yesterday mornins'
''Efie's Christmas Dream, by Louisa
NJ. AIcott, was presented by the boys
ana girls of the primary and intermediate
grades Special musical numbers were
under direction Of Miss Hortense Her
som and Roman Steiner.
The part IF "Efic" Was well taken by
Margaret Leet, while Thomas Brown and
Alice Jones recited declamations entitled
so Queer" and THE Christmas Bells.
Santa Claus" was represented by four
boys-Charies Lowndes. Joseph Andrews.
Julius Maedel and Norton Barber-each
in the usual costume of red and white.
The entire program was arranged by
Miss Elizabeth E. Marshall. of the Eng
lish department Of Friends School.
Other students who appeared In the
parts were: Frances Sidwell, Collins
Jones. Louisa Tayloe. Eunice Putnam,
Dorothy Campbell. Margaret Spencer.
Alice Jones, Helen Towner. Anne Gov
ington. Anita Smith. Laura Bryn. Mil
ton Allies. Douglas Hall. John Sweeney.
Whiting Willauer. Philip Hichborn, Ross
Stutler. Corcoran Thorn. and Corwine
Wallis.
Recitations were given by Roger Boyle.
Wade Stafford. Dorothy Linkins. Corwine
Wallis, wilmer Speir. Albert Thorn'
Helen Grunwell. and Jack Roberts.
Primary pupils who took part were:
Dorothy Campbell. Virginia Jones, Al
befta Perley, Jean Mackey. Eunice Put
nam. Mnrraret Spencer. Elizabeth Will
son, and Katharine Young.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23
TRADE BALANCE THIS
Year IS FIVE BILLION
Exports Comprise Two-thirds Of Total
Amount November Shipments
Eclipse Previous Reeords.

A total trade Of half million dollars
In the month and Of fve billion dollars
in the year. with exports comprising
two-thirds Of the whole. II the un-
parailelsd record Of American commercs
in November and the twelve months
ending with November. November i'm
ports were valued at $1N.51s.1O. as
AGAINST S11s. is7.oss in November. 1914. and
they exceeded. by sll.ooo.ooo. the former
November record made In 1s1z Twelve
months imports to November %. 1915.
aggregated H.7oo.2i3.22s. a. compared
with 8. .e6.0 OF in the preceding year.
November exports broke all prior rec
ords Last months total was .5N.
as against $ses, ,ooo, 81 In October. 1915. also
q record. One year ago November ex-
ports aggregated 500. .SB.s33 and in 1872.
the former record. $z7s.2A.1s1. Twelve
months exports rose to the new level
Of S57.2sesss. a. against $21o1.ls7.1p q
year earlier. and u.5m.lss.m two
years ago.
The export balance for November wAs
Slss. .szs.35s. a. comapred with SO. s.Il.2n for
November 1914; and for the twelve
months ending with November last,
q. .7o7. .04s, ,so4. ~ against s242.542.oes one
year ago. and SIS. s.E7a,1s two years ago.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23
WHAT'S YOUR WEIGHT?

Suberabundance Of flesh IL q physical
and mental handicap. Besides that.
nothing destroys ones charms 50 effect
ually as fat. A slender woman can with
impunity do hundred things that make
a stout one appear ridiculous, and she Is
subjected to no end Of playful. yet to
her singing. comment and criticism II
she Is anything but very sedate and
phlegmatic. Corpulence Is extremely in
artistic and fat is absolutely ugly. 1t II
much easier to prevent the accumula-
ton of flesh than to get rid or 1t. There
are many reduction cures. and there are
also many cases Of serious and some Of
fatal illness as a result Of pursuing .
reduction cure too strenuously.
Some persons are normally Of stout
habit; that is, everything seems to make
could not get rid Of her flesh remarked
that she would fatten on sawdust. Mark
ed obesity, especially in the very young.
is a disease. and should only be COM
batted under the guidance Of a physician.
Frequently. in girls and young women.
1t is caused by enemia, and when this
condition is corrected by means of a
reliable iron preparation. the unhealthy
fat disappears.
It may be an inhSritance-faf runs in
some families. Just as other traits. phyi-
cal peculiarities and the like do in others.
However, the vast majority acquire
flesh. and acquire 1t after the body has
reached its stature. when growth con-
tinues in breadth. While the body Is
stiIl growing in height, habits Of eating
and drinking are formed that are most
difficult to overcome when the system
no longer requires the same amount Of
nourishment. All surplus then goes, to
fat, and this. in turn, Ii conclusive to
lessened activity. which grows upon one
until middle life IL reached. when one
Is averse to any exercise except what
is absolutely necessary. At this age,
most women find themselves uncomfort-
ably stout and their mirror tells them
an unpleasant truth-that they are not
as good looking as they once were.
Now . rush II made into reduction
cures regardless Of the condition in which
. woman happens to be at the time. and
No snA ef trouble may result Fer h-
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23
HISTORY BUILDERS.
The Real Diseoverer Of Pemmiean.
Nv DIR. T.. J, EDWARDS.

So near are We to the time when
Samuel Houston established the re-
public Of Texas and became its FIRST
and only president that only tenSor
twelve years ago I had frequent con-
versation with the man who was
treasurer Of the republic of Texas. His
name was David p. Barhydt, who when
knew him was president Of . rail-
road company whose limo was In
Michigan.
I had many conversations with him.
almost all of them reminiscent OF the
days when the republic of Texas was
In existence. although he occasionally
told me some Interesting things as
ISOLATED with General Houston after
he became United States senator from
Texas.
when Texas was a republic and I
was treasurer OF that republic made
the acquaintance of Gall Borden. who
afterward. as you know. created .
great industry in the United States. I
presume very few persons know that
Mr.. Borden did some remarkable
things long before he invented the
industry with which his name is now
associated.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23

biscuit was? 1t was nothing but the
pemmican which was afterward SO
commonly used by the men who went
to explore the Arctic Ocean and to
search for the North Pole. Mr.. Bor-
den had ceased making this biscuit.
ipt when Mr.. Grinnell organised his
expedition which fitted out to explore
the waters around Greenland, and
which made DR.. Kane famous he was
advised by DR.. Kane to secure q large
amount of this meat biscuit or penn
mican. I don't know where DR.. Kane
heard of IL. But he knew about II,
and SO successful was IL As q food fos
ways been used"
(Cop5rishk, N5. b. Z. J. Edwards. An sishts n.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23
District Courts

Clara z. Ward filed suit in the District
Supreme Court for an absolute divorce
from Walter G. Ward yesterday. The
couple were married in 1913 and have one
child, the custody of which the wife
asks Attorney Mark Stearman repre-
sents the plaintiff.
Harry F. Seamark was granted an ao-
solute divorce from Emma Seamark yes
tcrday by Justice Anderson. After Jan
2. the custody of the children Is awarded
to the husband. the wife being allowed TO
see them at reasonable times Attorney
T. W. Bramhall represented the husband.
Albert wallerstein. who pleaded guilty
TO making counterfeit engraved plate
from which money might be printed. was
sentenced to serve three years In tine
penitentiary by Chief Justice Covington
Yesterday Attorney James A. OShea
represented the defendant.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23

ed for years in factories, and many
foreign children, timid and frighten-
ed by the glare and the unexpected
joys of this American Christmas.
The Joy of Giving.
Our mother has already taught US
that our greatest happiness lies in
doing for others. l know of no one
happier than she, and her whole life
has been one of self-sacri6ce..
Those years after my fathers death,
mother had to work so hard, espe-
cially around the holidays, and we
three children never knew how much
she denied herself to give to US and
to keep us from realizing how close
was the wolf that howled at our door.
What little we had she told us we
must share with others, and we made
a list of the children in the neighbor-
hood whom we knew were even poor
er than we. As the years have rolled
on, our list has grown and grown un-
til it has assumed quite amazing
proportions Every day come letters
from all over the country, asking me
for a little financial aid. 1t always
grieves me because l cannot help
every one, but if l responded to each
call for aid l would have nothing left
to hold out to those whom l know
need it the most. l have my own in
dividual charities, and l could not an
swer the call of strangers when even
now I cannot do for the ones l love
all l would like to do.
I wish you all Merry Christmas.
and may the fulhllment of the new
year to come be greater than the
promise,
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23
FIREMEN HONOR KELLER.
First Battalion Chief Conpletei
Thirty Years OF Service.

The men of the first battalion Of the
District fire department presented their
commander, First Battalion Chief James
c. Keliher, with an engraved gold medal
last night, the thfrtieth anniversary Of
the chiefs entrance to the service. The
presentation was made by Capt Charles
r. Beers at No. Truck Company, the
chiefs quarters.
Chief Keliher entered the service with
the old No. Engine Company. in Vir-
ginia avenue southwest in 1885. He
gradually advanced from private to
foreman, and is now second assistant to
Chief Wagner. He has been at No. 4
Truck for thirteen years. The companies
in the battalion that made the presenta-
ton are Engine Compa nies Nos. 6. z, 1917,
and 26. and No. Truck
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23
Answers to Correspondent

Regina Chance, -, -, No, l
don't think, if you are careful not to
get your hair all tangled, it would
ever hurt for a little girl when she
is playing house to dress her hair like
a grown lady. 1 used to think it was
the greatest fun in the world to play
1 was a grown-up lady and wear my
hair in big knot on the top of my
head.
Blanche Hamilton,
asks how old a little girl must
be before she leaves school to be an
actress. If she is very wise little
girl, she won't want to leave school
until she has had a fine education,
so she will have the advantage over
other girls who are forced to go out
into the world and work when they
are very young. Dye certainly is
harmful to the hair. 1t is only a
foolish girl who attempts to trans
form herself in this way.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23
Won PAPEN DEPARTS
WITHOUT BITTERNESS
Recalled German Attache Sure oi
Friendship Between U. S. and
His Nation.

Hoboken. N. j.. Dec. 2.-Capt Franz
Won Papen. German military attache re-
called on the demand OF the United States
today sailed on the Holland-American
liner Noordam. leaving a farewell mes
sage. declaring he departed without bit
terness and with confidence that his
story will establish the cleanness Of his
record.
He criticized attacks made BY certain
newspapers upon him and asserted that
no effort could embroil Germany with
the United States.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23
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may permanently injure a heart that had
previously been merely weak. but suf-
hciently healthy to Withstand all or
dinary strain. Excessive dieting will, In
those whose bloodmaking organs are be-
low the average, undermine the system
to a dangerous extent
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23
Robards Burial Today,

Funeral services will be held at Arling-
ton Cemetery this afternoon at . O'Clock
for Capt. Frank Fitz-Hugh Robards. who
died last Thursday at Hayti. The body
was brought to Norfolk on the Sacra-
mento yesterday. and thence to WASH
ington by train. The deceased is sur
vtved by q widow and 5-year-old son.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23
ON HARVARD BLACKLIST.
81 Names Wiped on Because Specs
lators Got Their Tickets.

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 2--The Har-
ward Athletic Council last night an
nounced that "a names Of graduates and
undergraduates had been blackiisted be-
cause tickets allotted to them for the
Haryard-Yale football game this fall had
been found In the hands Of speculators.
In the future no application for tickets
by these men will be honored, it was
stated. The number Of tickets reaching
the speculators was remarkably small
this year, the council reported
UNDERGRADUATE and dental school stu
dents were the chief offenders. although
one officer OF the university was found
guilty.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23

The value of autobiography to vessels
in distress was demonstrated during the
fiscal year 1915 In the cases Of twenty-si1
vessels sailing from United States ports.
according to a report published BY tho
bureau Of navigation. department Of COM
merce.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23
Chases Auto: Policeman Hurt.

8. ]. Marks. a policeman in the Ninth
precinct, was injured yesterday when
his motorcycle skidded and he was
thrown to the ground while IN pursuit
Of q speeding automobile In Maryland
avenue. He was treated at Casualty Hos.
pital.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23

The hawks bill turtle. from which
commercial tortoiseshell Of high grade
is obtained. is extremely plentiful along
the northwestern coast Of Western
Australia
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23
DO YOU BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUS?


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celia srran witt
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23

These weights apply more particularly
to those who are still young. In the ma
ture ten pounds may be added to each
without loss Of the 30 desirable youth
full lines"
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23
Answers to Queries.

Straight Hair: Here is an old but re-
liable curling fuid: Powdered ounce
seed, IL ounce: distilled water, pint
Simmer until reduced to half a pint,
strain and add cologne and alcohol, each
11-2 ounces.
Mother: A simple mouth wash consists
Of chlorate Of potash, 2 drains; distilled
water, pint.
Copyright lsl6)
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23

Next to the elephant the white hri-
noceros Of Africa b The largest snimal
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23
HINTS FOR XMAS SHOPPERS.

Good Luck, Happd-
ness. Advan c ce N . mt,
Good Changes are sure
to come to you. There
are great, good times
ahead Prepare for good
health and good appear
ance. and good luck will
smile upon you. lsls -
= lucky year for you.
TU-RA-HE Herb Nix
ture. to make q tea or
medicine, sample free
l.1sn bx -,ill. v,ari.0a
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movable hands and feet only IS. TU-RA-HE In
dian Dolls sc. TU-RA-HE ReTolvers tmust be seen
to be Appreciated. &c. Florida Sweet Sugar Cane
&c and loc. A large variety Of rare healine herbs
and roots. minerals. quartz. stones. and psrites.
Indian Wigwam Herb Remedy
Establishment,
IT'S Seventh Street Northwest,
Bet. r. and Sts- Warrington, ID. c,
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ed for years in factories, and many
foreign children, timid and frighten'
ed by the glare and the unexpected
joys of this American Christmas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-21
The Real Cause of
Most Bad COn1pIexiOnS

It is a stern fact that no truly beauti-
full complexion ever came out OF Jars or
hotties: the longer one uses cosmetics
the worse the complexion becomes. Skin,
to be healthy. must breathe. 1t also
must expel, through it's pores, its share
81 the body's effete material. Creams
and powders clog the pores. interfering
both with elimination and breathing. II
more women understood this. there would
be fewer self-ruined complexions: II
they would use ordinary mercolized wax
instead of cosmetics, they would have
natural. healthy complexions. This re-
markable subtance actually absorbs a
bad skin. also unclogging the pores. Ale-
suit: The fresher.. younger underskin is
permitted to breathe and to show itself.
An exquisite new complexion gradually
peeps out: one free from any appearance
colized wax at your druggists and try it.
Apply nightly like cold cream. for a
week or so, washing it off mornings.
To eradicate wrinkles, here's mar
yelously effective treatment which also
acts naturally and harmlessly: Dissolve
OF. powdered saxolite in pit. witch
hazel and use as a wash lotion.-Adv. I
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-21

man, described the assault for County
Attorney Fisher. She said that she and
her husband were sitting near the stove
in the room where the Maza boys enter
ed and that at first she did not know
that anything was wrong. Shortly, how
ever, the older boy demanded that Ga
brel, her husband, come outside and
fight. Gomez refused, WhereUpon the
older Maza seized the axe lying on a
nearby bench and attacked him. Gomez
rose, was struck by the axe and fell in
the corner unconscious, and in the mean
time she succeeded in holding back Jose
MaZa from joining in the attack though
he had armed himself with the club and
knife. She also cried out for help, the
while threatened with death by the boy
Jose.
The testimony Of the Mazas and those
interested in their side of the case was
of nature to seek to establish a Justi-
fcation in self-defence. Manuel through
his interpreter declared that he entered
the house and shortly after was attack
ed by Gomez, who had the axe, that
Gomez pursued him across the floor to
point where he was forced to fight or
die and thereupon he had picked up the
club which was introduced in evidence
and struck in self-defence. Joses testi-
mony was along this line and likewise
that of an uncle whose testimony must
have been most dramatic to those who
understood his tongue, for he swung his
arms in wild gestures and struck dra-
matte poses in the course of his oratory.
Two incidents amused the large audi
ence in the court room. When Attorney
Simmons had completed sketch of the
room where the assault was committed
and was pointing to this sketch on the
blackboard and asking Mrs. Gomez
questions about it. she remarked very
respectfully THAT isn't very good de-
scription of it, Later the audience was
first amused and then thrilled when an
effort was made by Attorney Simmons
to have the Maza boys act out with the
axe and the club the story of the assault.
When Jose swung the axe through the
air and leaped with it at Manuel's head,