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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-25

age OF "makin's" containing tobacco and
papers.
The women and girls found double
stockings, long. warm ones, stuffed
to bursting with candy, nuts. raisins.
oranges and apples. And each woman
found also a handy and completely
furnished workbag.
Santa Claus had to enlist aids for
the filing of the multitudinous socks
and stockings, it was learned. Mrs.
David Ransom Covell of the Prisoners
Aid Society, assisted by Miss r. /.
Simons and others. did the work and
had the gifts in readiness for Santa
Claus to distribute.
That wasn't all, by any means AS
soon as breakfast was over q sure
enough, old-fashioned celebration of
Christmas began. Prof. Blank-that
is as good a name as any, because
ing orchestras for some of the most
popular musical comedies ever pre-
sented in this country-gave a piano
recital. He is a "shut-in" just now,
but he hasn't forgotten the old days,
and his fingers. agile as ever, as
none of the stiffness that age might
be expected to bring. The program
Oh. nobody paid any attention to such
Formally as program; they just
listened while old familiar airs that
hadn't been heard in years rang
through the Jail.
Real Christmas Dinner.
Then there was the Christmas din
ner, and, If you don't believe it was
the real thing, just read this menu
and see the good things that Char
ley" Foster. superintendent Of Dis
trict penal farms. and also of the jail,
had provided:
Roast turkey. old-fashioned Dress
ing: spiced gravy, cranberry sauce.
mashed potatoes. celery, bread. cof-
fee. milk. fruit pudding. assorted cakes.
Doesn't that sound good enough for
anybody?
Last night there was a Christmas tree
in the rotunda Of the Jail. and tonight
there is to be more music, in which
the prisoners are to take part.
And that isn't all, by any means.
For Santa Claus even found his way
to the District workhouse and the
reformatory, which also are under
Supt. Fosters charge. "Shut-ins" at
both institutions this morning found
filled stockings and socks hanging
from the bars of their doors. exactly
the same as thoeS that brought re-
Jail. At the workhouse Santa had to
remember about 400 inmates. while
at the reformatory there weren't SO
many-only about 100.
The same Christmas dinner, with
the exception of the turkey. was
served at both institutions. Chicken
and rabbit replaced the Christmas
bird at the Districts farms in Wiz
ginia.
Workhouse prisoners are to par
ticipate in a vaudeville entertainments
and minstrel show tonight. At the
reformatory a musical is to be given
by the orchestra. which is composed
of prisoners.
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SANTA CLAUS STAGGERS
UNDER JOB IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, December 25.-The
deepest sleigh tracks ever cut by
st. Nicholas reindeer-drawn equi-
page were discovered by the observant
today in the old-fashioned white
Chriatmas" blanket that embodied New
York.
Never before in the history of the
natioues metropolis had the celebrated
reindeer been called on to draw such
a bountcous load and never did Santa
Claus stagger so beneath the packs
with which he descended the Chin
neys of rich child and poor child alike.
Scores OF white whiskered. red -garb-
ed assistant Santas continued this
morning the work the holiday saint
struggled with all night and it was
promised that before the day was done
every child-and every grown-up-
who could Ire found would have shared
in Kris KrHngle's bounty.
Salvation Army Santas, stalwart po-
lice Santas. Y. NJ. c. A. Santas and
Santas of many other persuasions We'd
in hunting out those who had been
missed on the nocturnal visitation
and leading them to heavy-laden
Christmas trees and grooming Christ
mas tables.
Shoes, clothing and substantial
workaday food. as well as toys and
holiday deLicacies. were presented TO
the needy.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, December Is.
Franklin D'Olier. national COM
mander of the American Legion, yes
terday sent Christmas greetings to
the war-disabled men and women
throughout the country in a telegram
which he addressed to Corp. ]. E.
Butte. Walter Reed Hospital, Wash
ington. Corp. Butte represented the
disable veterans in a recent confer
ence of department commanders of
the legion in Washington.
The telegram follows:
"As national commander of the
American Legion 1 desire to extend
through you to the disabled service
men in the Walter Reed General Hos
pital and to the disabled men and
women of the recent war throughout
the entire country sincere Christmas
greetings from the American Legion.
"It was with most heartfelt graft
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eminent owns these ships whether we
will or no. They cannot be given
away. The people will not stand for
that We must not allow private par
ping and let the government hold
the balance to be disposed of at
great sacrifice. Grant that government
ownership should end as soon as may
be; 1t must be brought about as near
1y as may be without unnecessary
sacrifice. Furthermore, the govern
ment is interested in the future sue
cess of shipping and the maintenance
of a permanent feet.
Acting i'm Dual Capacity.
I'VE have a United States Shipping
Board acting in a dual capacity 1t
was intended to be great govern
mental regulatory agency. and is in
fact doing the work of a great cor
poration. 1t cannot well serve both
ends. 1 do not propose in my bills to
destroy the shipping board, but 1 pro-
pose to divorce it entirely from build
ing and operating ships. 1 propose to
establish a corporation separate and
independent to operate, maintain and
dispose of our ships in such a way as
to give US an adequate merchant ma
rine on a permanent basis. We need
an agency that can act promptly.
When the world war began the
United States had only about 1.076.152
gross tons of shipping out OF nearly
so. OO0, 900 tons engaged in the world s
trade. 1t was carrying about 10 per
cent of the country's foreign COM
merce. When the United States en-
tered the war this had increased up-
der the spur of the war trade and con-
ditions to 2,191.000 tons. But the
coastwSe shipping of this country
amounted to 6.277,934 tons, and many
of these coastwise vessels were used
to help win the war. 1t is estimated
by the end of the year 1925 the Amer
lean merchant marine, including the
vessels owned by the government and
the coastwise shipping. will total
100000 tons. The merchant marine
of Great Britain. Germany and other
countries engaged in the war is small
er by millions of tons than it was in
1914 when the war began. Senator
Jones and others believe that now is
the time, IL ever. for the establish
ment of a great permanent American
merchant marine.
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SANTA CLAUS ''BREAKS INTO"
D. c.. JAIL, DESPITE IRON BARS
Some Time During Night He Effected En-
trance-Didn't Take Anything, But
Left Much Good Cheer.

Santa Claus has been accused of some
very queer performances at one time
and another; but it is doubtful if ever
before the patron saint of the children
Christmas has "jimmied" his way into
jail to dispense good cheer to the
prisoners behind the steel bars. That is
what he did at the District Jail. how
ever because only by assuming the
guise of a Jimmy Valentine or an en-
Dor housebreaker could he have
gained access to the bastile in which
great and petty offenders of the law
in the nations capital are incarcerated.
The Jail is grim and forbidding-
looking structure. Its doors are OF
steel it's windows are covered with steel
bars, and even the tops of the CHM
neys-Santa Claus favorite point OF 'n-
gress-are protected by grating Of
bars set deep into the masonry and SO
close together that not even the SLIM
NEST prisoner may hope to squeeze
through. to say nothing of the benevo-
lent but ponderous old saint.
Breaks Into ID. c. Jail.
Notwithstanding all this, Santa Claus
actually broke into jail some time dur
ing last night Maybe he played Hou-
DIM. because there was no evidence this
morning that bars had been sawed in
two or locks broken. But he broke IN.
just the same. Otherwise, how was
it possible for him to remember each
and every one of the $50 or more in
mates and hang to The cold steel bars
of the cell doors the stockings and socks
crammed full of things that ''shut-ins"
probably long for. but seldom get?
The stockings were there, however.
when the prisoners awakened this
morning. Hanging from the bars Of
the door of each cell occupied by a
male prisoner was a bullying sock;
while equally rotund stockings decorated
the cell doors of woman prisoners.
How long had it been since some
of the men and women had even seen
a full Christmas stocking. to say
nothing of receiv ing one? Who knows
what memories Of boyhood and girl
hood days were aroused when these
'shut-ins" realized that after all the
years Santa Claus had found them
again and had visited them, just ms
he used to do in the days before
well. before the days that are now?
Perhaps the memories didn't come
until later. because such a clamor of
joyous appreciation rang along the
cold. grim corridors as the jail hasn't
heard in long while. Bare arms
were thrust between the bars and
the socks and stockings were hauled
with some trouble, to be sure-into
the cells and explored.
New Pair of Socks.
Each man-and boy, for some of
the prisoners are little if any more
than that in years-found a sock
inside a sock, SO that he had a new
pair. Then he found enough candy
to last all day. He found, too, an
orange and an apple. some nuts. and
best of all to most of them-a pack
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GOES WITH WINE TO SPAIN.
Californian Takes Back Some
Father Sent Is Years Ago.

NEW YORK, December 25.-Fifteen
years ago Miguel S. Alvarez imported
many casks of wine bequeathed him
by his father from Spain and trans
ported them across the American con-
tinent to his home at Pasadena, Calf.
Yesterday he accompanied forty-eight
of those same casks-containing vim
tages from twenty to thirty five
years old-on the steamer Antonio
Lopez. bound back home" from these
prohibition shores.
Senior Alvarez said he was taking
the casks home to guard against pos
sible chance of losing them through
legal action" in the United States.
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roads March I will be received with
universal satisfaction.

roads March I Will be received with
universal satisfaction.
Stevens Declines to Comment.
RICHMOND, Va. December Is
George w. Stevens. former president
of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad.
now general manager. declined to
comment. Several days ago Mr.
Stevens announced that he expected
to- be elected president of the road at
Holden and Ashton Approve.
CHICAGO. December 25-Fixing of
March, as the date on which the rail-
roads are to be returned was ap-
proved today by Hale Holden. regional
vlifector for the central west. and K.
H. Ashton. director for the northwest
region Before the government took
over the railroads Mr.. Holden was
president of the Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy, and Mr.. Ashton was at
the head of the Chicago and North
western railroad.
1.-THE roads should spend $1,000, 0o0.-
600 a year." said Mr.. Holden. for at
least a five-year period in order to
provide the country with an adequate
transportation machine. On the legts-
1ation passed and the action of the
Interstate Commerce Commission in
allowing rate increases depend the
roads chances of doing this.
See Need for Legislation.
ST. PAUL. Mimi. December 25.-Re-
garding return of the railroads. ]. NJ.
1Iannaford. federal manager of the
Northern Pacific. said:
1T looks now as though the presi-
dent has put the matter up TO Con-
gress. If Congress enacts the proper
legislation before they are turned
but if not the situation is certain to
be serious"
William P Kenney. federal manager
of the Great Northern. said: Unless
legislation is enacted by Congress to
safeguard the credit of the roads
anticipate considerable difficulty in
securing an adjustment of conditions
arising from the change"
Acted Wisely, Says Bush.
ST. LOUIS. December 25--B. F. Bush.
southwest regional railroad director
and corporate president of the Mis-
souri, Pacific. asserted President Will
son acted wisely in not returning the
railroads before March l. by March
1. i believe the roads will be in such
condition that private control can be
assumed with little or no inconVen-
iepce to the public"
Grntified i'm Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. December IS
among Cincinnati railroad men be-
cause of the returning of the roads
March 1. Operating officials gener-
ally were gratified-
H. A. Worcester, director of the
Ohio-Indiana district. ranking rail-
road official in the Cincinnati termi-
nal said: There is no question of the
wisdom of the Presidents action"
Regional Director Pleased.
CHICAGO, December 25-Benjamin
L. Winchell. ST., southern regional
railroad director. who is spending
Christmas with his son here, said:
Il am sure the large majority of the
people will be glad to have the date for
the return of the roads definitely set
tied"
Mr.. Winchell was formerly director
of traffic of the Union Pacific.
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LINCOLN SAVED LIFE
OF CIVIL WAR VETERAN.
DEAD TODAY, AGED 80

ST. PAUL. Mimi, December
25.-News of the death at Eau
Claire, Wis. of Lieut.. l. Lam
caster, ninety years old, a vet
eran of the civil war. was re-
ceived by his daughter here to-
day.
He became a national figure
in 1863. while a member of the
I'd Wisconsin Cavalry, through a
court-martial in which he was
found guilty of INSTRUMENTATION
and sentenced to be shot Lieut..
Lancaster had presented a petit
ton signed by 500 members Of
the regiment asking the resig-
nation of his commanding offi-
Ger. Gen. George A. Custer
signed the death warrant.
Lancaster was lined up be-
fore the firing squad when q
representative from President
Lincoln arrived with Q pardon.
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ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, December Is
Church services. family reunions and
the exchange OF presents marked the
observance of Christmas in Alex
andria.
Services in n number OF the churches
were held early in the morning. and,
notwithstanding the cold weather,
large congregations attended.
The turkey dinner was the feature
OF the day in many households, and
despite the high price asked for tho
birds. almost every family had one
Inmates of the various institutions.
including the city jail. enjoyed q big
turkey dinner. At that institution
Sergt. r. H. v. Cox provided the din
ner. Supt Sherwood was host at the
city almshouse.
The poor OF the city were remem-
bered by the Elks and Salvation Army
and by many charftably inclined indi-
yiduals
In practically every household to-
day the Christmas spirit was in evil
dence. The merchants report a big
ger and better Christmas trade than
ever before in their history.
christmas celebrations will be held
tonight at 1880 o'clock by the Saliva
ton Army, and at the same hour by
the Emmanuel Lutheran SUNDAY
school
Despite the cold weather last night
several hundred persons assembled al
the corner of Washington and Queen
streets and participated in the song
rest at the community Christmas tree
The singing was led by Mr.. Marsh OF
the Community Center. and music was
furnished by an orchestra under the
direction OF MISS Dora varney. The
big tree was prettily illuminated with
electric colored bulbs OF every hue
and it Will be illuminated each night
during the Christmas week
A clear blotter at police headquar-
tiers for Christmas broke all previous
records. The police report conditions
to be unusually good. no disorder OF
any kind being reported up to the
noon hour today.
The dance committee Of Fitzgerald
Council. No. 45s. Knights OF Colurn-
bus. VIII give its Christmas dance to-
morrow night in the Lyoeum Hall. Ir
is expected that q large gathering
OF members and their friends viii at
tend
The annual Christmas celebration ~
Old Dominion Commandery, knights
Templar was held at noon to-day. wfe,r
the members assembled at the Masonic
Temple.
Under the auspices Of the Conn
munity Service the Revue Of 1873"
will he presented for the third time
tonight in the opera housa The per
Torrance will be repeated tomorrow
night.
John NJ johnson has reosfved a
cablegram stating that his son-fn-
law and daughter, Maj. Charles D.
Barrett. L. 8. M. c., and Mrs Barrett.
will arrive in New York from France
January ..
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JACOB JONES POST GIVES
DINNER FOR BRUEN HOME
Gift for Every Child Is Provided
by Legion Members-organiza-
lions Aid Other Institutions.

Children Of Bruen Home were en-
tertained with a special dinner and
gifts for every child today. members
Of U. 8. s. Jacob Jones Post, American
! Legion, playing hosts. A quarantine
at the home made it impossible to
give a Christmas entertainment that
was planned. but q good sized truck
load Of parcels containing candy,
fruit and Christmas membranes
was delivered in ample time for dis
Volunteers at Trinity Community
House yesterday filled 1000 socks and
$50 workbags to be distributed among
patients at hospitals at the District
almshouse and the Jail. The packages
contained candies, fruits and nuts.
Besides these gifts. Trinity Commun-
ity House workers distributed well
filled baskets to families of prisoners
at the District workhouse and re-
formatory. Tomorrow a special din
ner is to be served to a large group
Of soldier, sailor and marine patients
from ST. Elizabeth's.
More than 1000 children were made
happy today when workers of the
Christ Child Society. founded by Miss
Mary V. Merrick a quarter of a CEN
fury ago, distributed gifts of clothing
toys, candy and fruit. The gift dis
tribution is an annual event of the
society, and this years. it is stated,
has been larger and more generous
than ever before.
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BABY FOUND IN DESERTED CAB
AS OTHERS WATCH FOR SANTA

faint cry attracted his attention. He
looked inside the vehicle, but saw
no one. The cry was repeated. Jacob s
opened the door and laid his hand
on the bundle lying on the seat. 1t
was soft and warm. He discovered
it was blue blanket and there was
a baby in X.
The policeman picked up the baby
and carried it to the house. Yes,
the owner of the cab was there, but
he knew nothing about the baby. His
cab had been empty when he left
it a few minutes before. Eager hands
unwrapped the infant. A slip of
paper, with the words. Anita Made
line" was the only identification. The
baby. a girl, was apparently about
two months old. and, while not ro-
bust. appeared to have been tenderly
cared for This is all. except that
when the little unfortunates at the
Founding Hospital awoke this morn
ing they found that. with his other
gifts, Santa Claus had brought them
a new sister
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SPIRIT
SHOWN IN COURT
Judge Mcmahon Dismisses
Police Cases or InfIicts
Smah Fines.

The Christmas spirit pervaded the
District Of Columbia branch of the
Police Court today. Bootleggers, vio-
lators of the traffic laws, persons
charged with petty ,tlhefts and sun
dry individuals who had spent a
Christmas eve in defiance of the Reed
''bone-dry" law, were given to Nn-
derstand that dispensers of justice
can be lenient in INJECTING penalties.
Judge Mcmahon. his face radiating
good cheer. tempered the administra-
tion of justice with the spirit of the
season, by fixing small fines wherever
possible and Diminishing cases of
minor Importance.
Gives Them Advice.
Just before court adjourned six de-
PENDANTS. charged with int0xication,
who had pleaded guilty and were
fined $40 each. declared they were I'M
able to pay their fines. Summoning
the defendants before him, Judge Nc
Mahon gave them some sound advice
on the evils of intoxication and then.
as an additional present told them
to go homeiito their families.
The BLACK maria" which waited
on the street while the court was in
session, returned to the prison with
out a prisoner. Late yesterday after
noon Judge Robert Hardison, presid-
ing in Police Court. handed out
similar Christmas presents to more
than a dozen men who could not pay
their fines. On that occasion also the
van was without a prisoner.
Sl,7S0 In forfeited.
When the collateral list was called
containing fifty-eight cases. every de-
fendane failed to answer to his name
which carried with 1T the forfeiture
of the collateral amounting to $1,780
The sums forfeited ranged from SIS
up to $40. In one case a defendant
charged with larceny from the gov
eminent forfeited $500. Another man
charged with violating the Reed bone
dry amendment forfeited 800 COL
lateral
One defendant charged with operat-
ing an automobile while intoxicated,
forfeited $500; another for the same
offense forfeited 800 and in addition
$50 for speeding. There were five
cases where defendants forfeited $50
each on charges of intoxication; one
FORGETTING $40 for failure to stop
fifteen feet in the rear of a street car
standing loading and unloading pas
feited so for speeding. There was
one caae where the defendant. who
had put up $500 collateral. was per-
mitted to forfeit S35 for speeding.
Dennis Southern. charged with operat-
ing an automobile while Intoxicated
was fined $125, which ne paid prompt
ly and was discharged.
There were only thirteen prisoners In
the dock, men locked up last night who
could not furnish collateral. including
the six men charged with intoxication.
In all probability the major cases
where defendants were charged with
violating the Reed bone dry law and the
case Of larceny from the government in
which forfeits were noted by the nom
appearances Of defendants. will be taken
up by Assistant District Attorney Ralph
Given and defendants brought into
court for trial.
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LEGION HEAD GREETS WOUNDED
IN LETTER TO WALTER REED

fication that / learned, less than
forty eight hours after the confer
ence of department commanders of
the American Legion in Washington
adjourned. the Senate of the United
States had acted in response to our
communications for legislation to
secure to the disabled men and their
families just and liberal treatment
for which they had waited SO long
and so heroically.
II want you and your comrades in
Walter Reed Hospital to know that
no small share of the success of the
conference was due to your assistance
in representing the facts to the MEM
bers of the Congress. 1t is the hope
of the American Legion to be of con-
tinuous service to the comrades in
need, and no efforts will be relaxed
while any men who have been hand:-
capped by reason of their service to
their country require the legions in
tercession and support
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$4,000, 900 CHRISTMAS
GIFT FOR THE NEAR EAST

100000 Christmas present for the
starving people of the near east was
voted yesterday at a meeting of the
executive committee of near east re-
lief. called in response to urgent
pleas for help from Alexander 1. Kha-
tissian. the premier of Armenia. and
leading ecclesiastics
Cleveland h. Dodge announced the
appropriation. explaining that the
money would be placed Immediately at
the disposal of Col William n. Has
kelL representative in the Caucasus
of near east relief and high commits
sioner for the allied powers. for the
purchase of flour.
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POULET ABANDoNS FLIGHT.

LONDON. December 23.-Lieut.
Etienne Pou1et. the French military
aviator who, on October IA. left Paris
in an attempt to fly to Australia. has
abandoned the flight. according to ad-
vices received here from Rangoon to-
day.
Lieut. Poulet's machine was SO bad
ly damaged in a battle in the air
with a huge vulture early this month
that he was forced to land on a small
plateau In the mountains near Moul-
main. Burma The aviator repaired
his machine sufficiently to continue
on to Moulmain.- but was unable to
put his plane In condition to attempt
TO cover the intervening distance to
Australia