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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-18
Santa Claus Gets Phone MESSAGES from Little Children

Edith Barnes. age five, rs Cottage
avenue, doll
Anna Jaycox, age FIVE, wants a car
riage.
Elizabeth Gontz, age four, please
Santa bring me doll with black
curly hair"
Miriam Harvey. age 10, 81 First ave
nue., Il think / would like tool chest
full of nice good substantial tools"
Joe Ginsberg. age 10, so South
Beach, bicycle.
Zelda Ginsberg, age nine, so South
Beach, wrist watch.
Emma Van Valzah, age 10, Daytona
Beach, Please send me a pair Of
roller skates Santa asked this little
one If that was all she wanted and she
replied, If you have anything left
over l will leave it to you"
Eria Williams, age 10, Atlantic ave-
nue., Daytona Beach. big story book.
Edna Heating, age u, Seabreeze
avenue, nice hair ribbon. This young
lady subsequently called again on
Santa Claus and told him that she
had asked for ribbon and if 1t is
not too much she would like to have
watch now.
Kermit Brokaw, age II, 102 Fair
view, basket ball.
| Fern Brokaw, age seven. 1O2 Fair
view, bicycle.
Agnes Lowe, across from school in
Seabreeze, Please, Santa Claus, what
IS the highest price gifts you give
away want bicycle to go to sehoo
on. also l want to know if YOU viii
deliver it or shall l have to come
for it?''
Francis Brachhold, age six 20.
South Ridgewood, q want a tricycle.
a big one and water pistol"
Robert Bethel. age eight years ole
| Christmas day, 1T North Ridgewood
Please l want train that viii run q,
track and a big horn"
Marion Johnson, age IL. STA Soutl
Beacn, / want tennis racket and /;
tennis ball"
Buster Bracey, age two, 557 Soutl
Beach wants a little auto and drum
George Dittman, age one year. So
South Beach street, teddy bear.
Harold Brown. age 10, Kingston :.
want an air rife, watch, some nut
and candy, also some fruit"
Beatrice Balch, age eight, As w
Lane All l want is little pony"
George Washington Balch. age twr
40 Ivy Lane. little red wheel.
Abbey Sweeney, Daytona Beach
little doll with blue eyes.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-18

them such perfect telephone service
While old Santa Claus was at the
Daily News Office Monday evening he
worked like a Trojan holding the re-
ceiver to his ear and trying to write
down the various messages to him.
Not being familiar with the names of
all the little boys and girls he had
some trouble in getting the names cor
rectly, but he was able to take down
most of the messages and get most
of the names correctly.
If there are any who have doubt
about the grip the Santa Claus idea
and the Christmas spirit has on the
heart Of humanity they should have
been present Monday evening to see
what took place in response to the
Daily News invitation to call up San
ia Claus. II you have hardening of
the heart, read the letters and mes
sages from the little people published
in the Daily News today. Some are
funny; others are pathetic.
| Scheffel Wright, Jr., told Santa he
was 10 years old and lived at 6s Third
avenue. He wants pop-gun and all
rife
| Catherine Hit, of Third avenue
/ was modest and only wants a little
hand grip. She is 10, she said.
| Franklin Fitzgerald was early on the
wire and told the old white-beardet
man that he wanted an American
builder. He will be eight in January
He said his brother, Raymond, wa
five and wanted anything that would
be surprise to him.
/ vane Post, Is, Volusia avenue, said
Bring me an electric set"
i Lillian Wilson, Z, wants a dol
trunk.
i Margaret vann, 10, 422 Magnoli
|. avenue, wants a bicycle so she ca
ride to school.
Stevie Stephens blurted that
|. was Just FIVE ad lived on South Ridg,
, wood. He made the telephone resoun
, with his simple request, which sount
, ed like a fog-horn, BOAT"
: Flora Williams, age II, Loomis av'
5 nue., pencil box and little purse an
please bring a pink and blue hair ri
a bon"
i Roy Foster Stevens, age 8, 404 Sout
; Ridgewood, ball.
g Mareca Livingston, age eight, Sc
L breeze avenue, Daytona Beach
d Please bring me a sewing box, han
kerchiefs, coaster, wash basin, wri
l. ing paper and hair ribbon, that's all
g Henry Everitt, age Is, volusia av
g nue., wants nice sweater.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-18

named Elizabeth, and she wants a
dolly that won't break"
Margaret Messmore, age eight.
wants dolly
Elizabeth Austin. st. George Hotel,
age nine, wants watch bracelet.
Francis Brewer. age IL, 3S4 South
Beach. tennis ball My brother, Da.
wilson Cornwall Pope. wants a NOV.
ing picture book"
Nancy Bracey. age ten, 557 South
Beach, please bring me a baby doll
with dark hair and a tennis racket >
Lorena Bracey. age seven, brown
pocket book and an Indian suit.
Thomas Peshek, age six, 25 Cottage
avenue, Il would be so glad IL you
will bring me toy piano"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-18

Santa Claus, that mysterious and4
mythical parsonage, who for genera
lions has brought cheer, delight and
happiness into most every home at
some period or other during Yuletide,
was on hand at the Daily News Office
punctually at Z. o'clock Monday even
ing to receive the verbal requests of
those children who desired to talk
with him and make their wants and
wishes known. Santa Claus was kept
extremely busy and after the allotted
hour which Santa had SO generously
promised to give had expired it was
found that great number of the
children had not yet been able to talk
he is. he unhesitatingly decided that
none should be disappointed and con-
tinued receiving the various requests
of the little tots and some big grown
ups until the time all good children
should have been in Sunderland
Santa Claus talked with no less than
one hundred and five children and the
requests In some instances were very
pathetic-some Of the children hav-
ing, naturally, been kept waiting for
their telephone to be connected up
with Santa Claus and were crying be-
cause they thought that they would
not get a chance to talk to Santa and
some were still crying when the jovial
voice of Santa Claus told them who
he was, when there would be peal OF
childish laughter and expression of de-
light and the request for what par
ticularly appealed to them.
The various requests included innu
merable articles that only the young
mind can conceive, but the article in
most demand was a wheel. The re
quests included everything from 6
hair ribbon to an automobile. One
little man from Kingston told Santa
Claus that he wanted an air rifle, bu
Santa Claus heard his "mommer'
make the observation that If he got i
she would burn it up in the fire. S,
Santa asked IL his mother objected t,
his being given an air rife and tn,
reply came unhesitatingly over TIL
wire: 'Yes, ma objects, so l CUES
you had better not bring it."
What the little people and SAINT
Claus did to the local telephone sy.
TEN was a-plenty. Several extra OF
orators were placed on duty durin
the two hours and II minutes ths
Santa listened to the little people. an
when the conversations were conclu'
ed Santa Claus thanked the young Il
dies at the telephone central for bein
40 kind to the little people and givin
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-10-01

Usually at nine o'clock they strolled
into the study and smoked one OF
BroOd's cigars with the gusto OF real
guests It was their habit to saunter
about the room, inspecting the treas
ures with critical, apprai8ing eyes,
very much as If they had never seen
them before. They even handled some
Of the familiar objects with an air OF
beWilderment that would have done
credit to a Cooks tourist. 1t was also
a habit Of theirs to try the doors OF
a large teakwood cabinet in one cor
ner Of the room. The doors always
were locked, and they sighed with
patient doggedness. Some day, how
ever, Ranjab would forget tc lock
those doors, and then
zoe" Mr.. Dawes, after he had tried
the doors on this particular occasion,
Il made a terrible mistake in letting
poor Jim get married again. I'll never
forgive myself" He had said this at
least hundred times during the past
three months, Sometimes he cried
over it, but never until he had found
that the cabinet doors we're locked.
II wish Jack Desmond had lived,
unused the other, paying no attention
to the egotism. He would have
put stop to this fool marriage"
They sat down and pondered.
"Jim's getting mighty cranky o.
late" ruminated Dawes, putting away
at his unlighted cigar. ITS caution
the way he snaps Freddy off these
days. He-he hates that boy, joe"
"Sh! Not so loud"
"Confound you, don't you know
whisper when you hear it," hernandez
Dawes, who, in truth, had whispered
Another potential silence. "Fredd,
goes about with her a good deal NOR
than he ought to-" said Riggs at last
They're together two-thirds of tn
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-10-01
SYNOPSIS.

.so New York home Of James Brood
u .s .nV and Riggs, his two old pensioners
lsEes ,. dr. await the coming Of
|sd g, Coi snn Frederic to learn the contents
5000 is,iT SoL from Brood, but Frederic,
wSaading, throws it into the IRE and
siisr it tSe room without a word. FREDERIC
plgeSS v si1 Desmond, his fancee, that the
t9s L!ul onnoDnces his fathers marriage
e'ss asssors the house prepared for an i'm
q, 9, otae Homecoming. Mrs. Desmond, the
seala stoe nor and Lydias mother, tries TO
t'l,s sEs~eSeric's temper at the impending
81 - brood and his bride arrive. she
S y gTTSrederic's liking at first meeting.
llns IjvT dislike and yelled hostility TO
soou In 81 lydia and Mrs. Brood meet IN
s ,ods.room, where Lydia works as
~. jSS' Secretary The room, dominated
sroou Great . S gold Buddha, Brood's father
g.t = cor Is furnished in oriental mag
ca isleSce Mrs Brood, after a talk with
9lSia which leaves the latter puzzled. Is
A 5lsnsbe %' by the appearance OF Ranjab;
SllI uinSu servant of Brood. Mrs; Brood
a ~. li"c changes In the household and
nIns' her husbands consent to send MRS,
.. aT nd and Lydia away. she tres 70
l ailnU"f tbe mystery of Brood's separation
ssuS his first wife. and his dislike OF his
an hut fails,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-10-01

what they pleased to call "a nest"
Lydia may have seen the cloud in their
sky, but he did not. To him, the world
was bright and gladstone, without a
shadow to mar its new beauty. He
was enthusiastic, eager, excited. She
fell In with his spirit, but her pleas
ure was shorn Of some of It's keenness
by the odd notion that 1t was not to
endure.
He even dragged Yvonne around to
the little fiat, to eXpatiate upon Its
coziness with visual proof to support
his somewhat exaggerated claims. Her
lazy eyes took in the apartment at a
glance, and she was done with it.
1T is very charming" she said, with
her soft drawl. Have you no ciga-
rettes, Lydia?"
The girl flushed and looked at Fred
eric for relief. He promptly produced
his own cigarettes. Yvonne lighted
one and then stretched herself com
fortably In the Morris chair in which
no woman ever had appeared comfort
able before-or since, perhaps.
you should learn to smoke" she
went on.
Mother wouldn't like me to smoke
said Lydia, rather bluntly.
A faint frown appeared on Frederic'E
brow, only to disappear with Yvonne':
low, infectious laugh.
! And Freddy doesn't like you tt
smoke, either, ai-e?" she said.
He may have changed his mind re
Gently, Mrs. Brood" said the girl
smiling so frankly that the edge wa
taken off of a rather direct implica
ton.
Il don't mind women smoking" pu
in Frederic hastily. 'In fact, l rathe
like it, the way Yvonne does it. It's
very graceful accomplishment"
But ! am too clumsy to" bega1
Lydia.
"My dear" interrupted the Partisan
carelessly fecking the ash into a Jal
diniere at her elbow, lit is yer
naughty to smoke, and clumsy wome
never should be naughty. II you rea
ly feel clumsy, don't, for my sake, eve
try to do anything wicked. There
nothing so distressing as an awkwar
woman trying to be deVilish."
ooh, Lydia couldn't be devilish
she tried" cried Frederic, with a quic
glance at the girls half-averted face.
Don't say that, Frederic" she criet
That's as much as to say that / al
clumsy and awkward"
"And you are not" said Yvonne d
cisively. you are very pretty an
graceful and adorable, and am SUI
you could be very wicked if you 81
about to do it."
THANK you," said Lydia dryly
"By the way, this window looks
most directly down into our cour
yard" said Yvonne abruptly. She We
leaning on her elbow, looking out upo
the housetops below. There is my ba
cony, Freddy. And one can almo
5 look into your fathers lair from whel
: l sit"
4 She drew back from the windo
g suddenly, a passing look of fear
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-10-01
@ GO

time Why-why, he heels her like a
trained dog. Playing the palmer
morning, noon and night, and out driV-
ing, and going to the theater, and"
give notion to tell Jim he ought
to put stop to it," said the other.
1t makes me sick"
"Jimll do it without being told one
o. these days, so you keep out of 1t.
Say, have you noticed how peaked
Lydia's looking these days? She's not
the same girl, Dan, not the same girl.
Something's wrong" He shook his
head gloomily.
tits that doggoned woman" an
nounced Dawes explosively, and then
looked over his shoulder with appre-
hension in his blear eyes. A sigh Of
relief escaped him.
"She's got no business coming in be-
tween Lydia and Freddy" said Riggs.
Looks as though she's just set on
busting it up. What can she possibly
have against poor little Lydia? She's
good enough for Freddy. Too good, by
hockey! Specially when you stop to
think"
Dawes glared at him. 'Now don't
begin gossiping. You're as bad as
an old woman"
Thinking amt gossiping, confound
you If l wanted to gossip I'd up and
say fatty that Jim Brood knows down
in his soul that Freddy is no son OF
his. He"
you've never heard him say so
joe"
mo, but l can put two and two to
gether. I'm no fool"
I'D advise you to shut up"
ooh, yous would, would you?" with
vast scorn. "Pd like to know who il
was that talked to Mrs. Desmond
about 1t. Who put 1t into her heat
that Jim doubts"
well, didn't she say was lyini
old busybody!" snapped Danbury tri
umphantly. Didn't she call me down
eh? I'd like to know what more yoV
could expect than that. Didn't sh
make me take back everything said ?
"She did," said Riggs, with convic
, ton. "And | believe she would hav
, thrashed you If she'd been man, jus
as she said she would. And didn't
advise her to do it anyway, on tn
ground that. you're an old woma
and"
= That's got nothing to do with th
. present case," interrupted Dave
:, hastily. what we ought to be thinl
ing about now is how to get rid {
:, this woman that's come in here
= wreck our home. She's an interlope
" She's foreigner. She"
!. Mr.. Dawes leaned little closer.
q wonder how Mrs. Desmond likes ha
O ing her over there playing the piar
>. every afternoon with Freddy viii
\. Lydia's over here copying things fl
d Jim, and working her poor little hes
II off. Ever stop to think about that
W 81 think about 1t all the time. An
by thunder, I'm not the only one wi
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-10-01

ity passed between young Brood and
his stepmother.
She laughed suddenly and unnatu-
rally. Without word she started up
the stairs. He followed more slowly
his puzzled eyes fixed on the graceful
figure ahead. At the upper landing
she stopped, Her hand grasped the
railing with rigid intensity.
Ranjab emerged from the shadows
at the end of the hall. He bowed
very deeply.
THE masters books and papers ave
been removed, sahibah. The study is
in order"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-10-01

her eyes. 1t was gone in a second
however, and would have passed unno-
ticed but for the fact that Frederic
was, as usual, watching her face with
rapt interest. He caught the curious
transition and involuntarily glanced
below.
The heavy curtains in the window
Of his fathers retreat were drawn
apart and the dark face of Raniab the
Hindu was plainly distinguishable. He
was looking up at the window in which
Mrs. Brood was sitting Although
Frederic was far above, he could see
the cleaning white Of the mans eyes.
The curtains fell quickly together and
/ the gaunt brown face was gone.
Questions raced through Frederic's
puzzled brain. Out of them grew a
queer. almost uncanny feeling that the
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-10-01

siastic. He grinned over the pleasure
he was giving them. Suddenly he
whipped out short, thin sword from
it's scabbard in his sash. The amazing,
fncomprehensible sword swallowing
act followed.
"You see Ranjab has not forgot" ne
cried In triumph. He have not lost
the touch of the wizard, aih?"
You'll lose your gizzard some day,
doing that" said Dawes, grimly. 1T
gives me the shivers."
ITO BE CoNTINuEDl
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-03
Too Many Cooks sooreh Food.

Many housekeepers ask how to
clean scorched pan or how to keep
food from having a burnt taste, once
the pan is scorched. Searching food
is absolute and downright careless
ness. That too many women are care
less is shown by the amount OF wash
ing soda used.
Washing soda is a strong allkaH,
which eats the grease and scprch, but
which also eats the metals DC which
the pots are made. When &Awoman
carefessly throws a handtu Of soda
into pot or lets It soak ahe ts soak
ing the scorch and the r1etal too. That
is the reason SO many pans chip or
wear. out SO easily. Washing soda
should be used onlE to cleanse the
sink and waste fpipes. How thinking
women will use this strong caustic in
their pots, especially enamel ones, and
then expect their pots to wear is q
mystery.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-03
NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING OF
CREDITORS.

United States of America, Northern
District of West Virginia, So. In
the United States District Court in
and for said District:
In the matter Of Frederick Ambrose
Frye, bankrupt. No. 434 in bank
ruptcy.
To the Creditors OF Frederick AM
brose Frye. OF Catawba, in the County
Of Marion and District aforesaid, bank
rupt. Notice is hereby given that on
the goth day of April, A. D. 1915, the
said Frederick Ambrose Frye, was
duly adjudtcated bankrupt; and,
that the first meeting of his creditors
will be held at the law office OF B. L.
Butcher, ROOMS 219 and 212 Masonic
Building, in FairnoAt, Marion County,
West Virginia, 6pktha 10th day Of May,
a. D. 1915, at ten O'Clock in the fore
noon, at which time the said creditors
may attend, prove their claims, ap'
point trustee, examine the bankrupt,
order sales and transact such other
business as may properly come before
said meeting.
Dated the 23rd day of April, 1916
BERNARD l.. BUTCHER,
4.26: 5.2 Referee in Bankruptcy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-03
Activities Of Women.

. I'D
The British Almagamated Union Of
Shop Assistants, Warehousemen and
Clerks has over $4,000 women mem:
bers.
Women are successfully running
many flower farms in England and
they are being trained for it.
A very large percentage of the pa.
irons of the theatres are women and
it is estimated that rs per cent of the
money taken in at the box office is
paid by women.
Women employees of the Western
Union Telegraph Company will only
have to work eight hours hereafter
instead OF nine. The new order at
fects over 1000 women and girls.
The German government has pro-
hibited housewives from making any
more pastry until after the war is oy.
err, due to the fact that the supply Of
flour is not enough to warrant any.
thing but the most limited supply Of
bread.
England's most popular summer re-
sort. Brighton, will be policed by WON.
en- this summer. The first detail of
women are now on duty and a large
number Of recruits are being instruct
ed so that they can relieve the bal
anca of the men.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-03

! subject so that I may reach IN 81. ny
readers.
This particular reader has 8 ltttia.
girl, eight years old, who has sssbIoNn.
splotches'' and 9gfreckleB'' aud tlte
mother heart is naturally Sanxd6ps.
Mother" must remember that mast
facial disfgurements as splo tcheH s4nd
pimples, come from an IMPAIRED PINT
cial condition. That Is why Z Sbtdes
times dislike to give formulas. TooI
many people rely upon tn Stenapotafy
help obtained through these tormp1tss
and little or no reliance 10 plaeed
where it should be placed-on rtgid
observance of the common laws 81
health and hygiene. A1Waya attack
the seat OF the trouble itSposstbla.
Here is good frectleK lotinn.
Tactic acid-fourS ouncee.
Glycerine-two ounces.
Rose-water-one ounce.
Apply several times daily With Z
soft cloth. u
The best lotion I know OF for sbf0Mlt
spots, contains bi-chloride 10 fGmereury
and do not like to prescribe " ~
a young child as .bichloride i isiaS deadly
poison and Is risky thing TO haye
around children. Try the following
method of curing them.
Give the child a teaspoonfuI OF the
best olive oil every morning 2 helf
hour before breakfast and the sam
quantity a half hour after the laet mel
in the day In a few months THIS VII
excite the liver to 5prope action, clsaf
the skin and otherwise improve tl1e
health. The unsweetened juice 81 =
lemon in a glass OF water every NON
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-03
nraaa euttonaI on shoes,

|. To match the new military tailleurs
trimmed with cord frogs and brass
buttons, there are captivating spring
boots and twilled cloth or kid tops cut
a little higher than the ordinary boot
top, and one may have brass buttons
instead of the ordinary sort used on
fashionable footwear If ones incltna-
lions are very military.
The extremely short skirts on all
tailored suits now demand the utmost
Of style and daintiuess in Footwear,
and the correct street boot for early
spring will have a moderately high,
curved heel and a buttoned top OF
sand or putty colored cloth. Most OF
these boots are of patent leather,
which gives the foot the trim, elegant
line, essential with the rather con-
spicuous, light colored top.
The military note Is struck through
out the tailored costume by short.
jaunty coat shapes. belts, stitched on
pockets, fanciful cuffs, closely fitting
collars and quantities OF braid and
cord trimming. g.