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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-12-21
CHRISTMASCOM
Everybody, Especially Parents,
Know What 1t Is.
Look Ahead and Save for Months @
Provide Pleasure and Happiness
for Riddles.

you know what Christmas is, says
Eugene Wood, In the Delineator.
IN manner of speaking, it is a kind
OF Sunday. Six days OF the week
the ideal set before you Is to have
The alarm clock wake you; to gobble
down your breakfast before you are
thoroughly reused; 70 rush to the shop
and get your oyeralls "a before the
whistle gets done blowing or to be
docked an hours time; 10 work like
q mailer till noon. when you look into
your dlnner-pail to see what the old
lady has put up there for you, and
warm your coffee on the steampipe !;
10 begrudge the time FOR that lunch
con; 20 lick into your work again till
six o'clock, with the foreman saunter-
Ing up and down, watching that you
don't take too many drinks Of water,
or get chip IN your eye too often. or
gas too much with the man neAl you !;
to get home so tired that you fall
asleep reading the newspaper after
supper--the same thing over again to-
morrow and the next day and the next
day and the next day, al your life
long. That's business.
But Christmas comes along. You
tell your little ones that awful whop-
per about Santa Claus and his rein
deer. and they, to whom you are the
pattern Of truthfulness, stand and lis
ten to you with their jaws hanging
loose and their eyes looking like hard
boiled eggs with the shells of. And
the elder ones aid and abet you In the
deceit, and help the little ones com
pose their sprawling letter to old
Santa, asking for dolls and skates, and
choo-choo cars and all such extrava-
gances. when YOU ought TO be saving
up your money against rainy day.
And you skimp yourself OF necessary
fooi to buy these follies, and sit up
nights wasting your strength for the
next uas (Which really doesn't belong
TO you, since your boss buys 1t and
pays for III. and when II o'clock.
Christmas eve. comes, and you get
down from the chair, having hung up
the LAST gilt ball or glass peacock, you
are SO tuckered you can hardly stand.
But you turn out the gas ana light the
candles to see how pretty 1t al looks,
and your wife says: "Won't she be
tickled at this And won't he jump
for joy when he sees thatl" and you
Ent your arm around her. and the
twinkling candles swim before your
sight, and your throat kind OF chokes
you.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-12-21
COMMUNITY TREES
Public Celebration Is Gaining in
: Small Cities and Towns.
Plan Affords More General Enjoyment
and Observance Of the Yuie-
tide Season.

THE Christmas tree has long BEEN
= regarded the symbol Of Christ
mas. Many families, especially Wherel
there are children, would feel thael
Christmas was incomplete without q
tree decorated with tinsel and candiesI
However. writes A. Fl. Pulver In thel
American Agriculturist, new ldeal
In regard to such trees seems to oel
creeping In, and that is the commu1
nifty Christmas tree, which is SET ulI
outdoors or In a public building where
all people, both rich and poor can aa1
mire and enjoy II, and it seems thatI
this tree more truly reflects the uh1
selfish spirit OF Christmas.
The movement had its beginning n
New York city, but regardless OF it9
origin 1t is spreading rapidly, espe1
cially to the small cities and towns
where it serves to bring all peopieI
together and to develop community
spirit. In one city the tree has
become fixed annual event, and eaeh
year a large Norway spruce sometimes
30 feet high is brought to the puoi0
square where 1t Is set up aisG dec7
grated with colored electric buibsf
flags and other ornaments. For rev
days preceding Christmas the DuiOS
are lighted, causing light to shine from
hundred or more places, and on tns
day before Christmas Santa Claus
with a pack of toys and candy, drives
from home to home distributing JOY
to the children. On Christmas eve
the children and parents gathes
around the tree and sing Christmas
carols, winding up with our nationai
anthem. Other towns vary the pro
gram somewhat. some OF them havins
the tree In a public building where
Christmas party is held and Sah'a
Claus gives out toys and candy u
the children.
1t is possible for those who own
woodlands or have w'oodlots eontain'
ing the right variety OF trees to ID
crease their income by thinning out
number of trees each year for the
Christmas market. The removal %
such trees is generally beneficial %
the woodlot, as it allows those trees
remaining a better chance for develop
ment. In replanting forests this rae
might be kept In mind and youns
trees thinned out as they grow w
It is customary to plant about l'-o.
trees per acre. but when they ulatuIs
there is only room for about 2uV y
500. which means that nearly wv
thirds win be removed.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-12-21
Peace on the
Hearth
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~,
%. 1922. western Newspaper unlon.l

co. 1922 western Newspaper Union.1
THE Christmas bells were making
= their glad announcement again,
but Toby Fowler was not In sympathy
with them. peace on earth r. said
he, "What peace have I on earthg"
1t wasn't that his worldly affairs
troubled him. but man mag nave
a good job and sum in the savings
bank and yet find no peace In his
house, and this it was that dimmed
Mr.. Fowler's holiday season and made
It's gladness clash In his ears, there
was no peace upan his hearth.
And, as troubled home is like a
rolled spring, or splinter in the
hand, sending on its turbid disturb
ance or its pain, so there was no peace
In his world, upon his earth.
The blame seemed to point to Mrs.
Fowler, as though the difficulty might
be In her disposition or her indisposi-
ton. There is a natural discomfort
that nothing can cure, fauit-finding
ambition that nothing can satisfy, an
insssratitude that never is thankful, a.
nagging nature that is never pleased,
and his wife appeared to be possessed
of all these In the estimation of Tobias
But the root of the trouble lay
deeper than the mans understand
ing of It. 1t was lonely house It
was silent house 1t was an order
ly house There was 90 child In 1t.
And, as many discoveries and
cures have been accidental, so MIR.
Fowler blundered upon the remedy
for his troubles rather than devised
1t. For it was for his own comfort
rather than with the hope OF sitting
the home teInpests that he brought
In a lovely little boy on Christmas
day and announced that he had adopt
CD him.
He had been too uncertain Of ap-
prevail in the matter to have any
conference about 1t first at home,
but. after her FIRST expressions Of sur.
prise, his wife did not leave him long
IN doubt. for the child found a place
ia her arms as one who belonged
there. Not only TO him. Mr. Fowler felt.
but to them a child had been given.
1t Is amazing what solutions OF
sstroubie a little child can bring. what
response meets It's dependent claims
upon love. what joy ministers to its
development. what peace Is felt even
amid its clamors tor our self-forget-
fulnessi With happy satisfaction
In the midst of all It's new cares peace
had cone TO air. Fowler's hearth and
to his earth.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-12-21
Almond Cake.

Cream 4 cup butter, add gradual,
S cup sugar, beating constantly. ADD
= egg yolks beaten until thick and lem
on-eolored. X cup milk, * cup fiout
mixed and sifted with teaspoonfuls
bakink powder. Beat thoroughly. fiil
Ing small paper cases two-thirds fun
of mixture. Sprinkle with shredded
almonds and powdered sugar. bake III
moderate oven until delicately
Drowned. Serve In paper cases.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-12-21

~Sansa Claus" From Dutch.
"Santa Claus is derived from the
Dutch for st. Nicholas, patron saint
or Christmas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-01
Today's News In Brief
s100. 900 daily loss faces U. S. should
uoter system break down.

81 M 600 daily loss faces U. S. should
D, C. water system break down.
Page 1
Canadian minister seeks reciprocity
with U. 8. rage
Permit system would bring relief
from impossible streets. Page 1
RESIGNATION of Lloyd George predict
ed in London. Page l
District rent bill formally reported in
Senate. Page 2
DAYLIGHT saving for District advocat-
ed by Board OF Trade. Page
Congressional Country Club author
ICES contracts for 100000 structure:
Page 4
Griffith aroused by questions in dali
eireann on Anglo-Irish treaty:
New superhero turns up in New " Jer1
sey. rage
Changes in government rail policy eff:
fective today. Page b
France anxious about American tariff
action. rage D
Sims declares he sacrificed promotion
through sense of duty. Page 16
Six Taylor suspects to be questioned
today. rage IL
Private building Inspection also un:
der fire. rage IL
Citizens indorse Stars improve
menr campaign. Page II
President wants early action by. Con-
gress on government reorganization
Dlan. PAGE II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-01
COMMISSIONERS URGE
BANKING LAW FOR D. C.
Letter to Focht Tells of "Impera-
tive Need Of Authority Over
State Institutions.

The District Commissioners have
asked Congress for a new general
banking law. In letter to Chair
man Focht Of the House District COM
mittee. Commissioner Rudolph says
that the Commissioners desire to i'm
press upon Congress 'the imperative
need of authority to control the for
nation and opening for business in
the District of banking corporation
organized under the various state
laws"
He points out that there is no
banking law in the District similar
to the banking laws of the states, and
hence there is no official here who
has the power to inquire into the or
ganization of a proposed commercial
state bank that seeks to do business
in the District.
The absence Of adequate legisla-
tion, Commissioner Rudolph says, has
resulted in thirty state, chartered in
in addition to tnese state banks are
fifteen national banks and six trust
companies.
The purpose of the proposed law,
Commissioner Rudolph says, is not
to narrow or restrict competition
sponsible persons possessing the
requisite knowledge and skill from
entering the field of banking in the
District in competition with exist
ing institutions, but to place the en-
tire banking situation In this city
more completely under the authority
and control of a responsible official
who is clothed by law with the power
to guide the interests of the invest
;r- and the banking public. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-01
GIRL BANDIT CAUGHT
IN FIGHT WITH POLICE
AS MAN IN RAID FLEES

SYRACUSE. n. Y, March IA
girl bandit, armed with a repeat
ing rifle and a revolver. and ac-
companied by man equally well
armed, raided a store in the viii
lage of Camillus. near Syracuse.
early today. and in the residential
section Of Syracuse engaged in
running gun battle with the po-
lice. which ended in the arrest of
the girl and the escape Of her
comrade.
The girl under arrest is Myrtle
Bates. twep two. According to
the story OF Ernest Monica, taxi
driver. the girl and the man en-
tered his car in the center of
Syracuse and ordered him to drive
to Camillus. The girl covered the
driver. At Camillus Benjamin
Hart. grocer, was shot and seri-
ously wounded.
Returning to Syracuse, the taxi
cab was trapped by seven patrol
men. Firing her rife and pistol,
the girl covered her comrades es-
cape. She refused to give the
mans name.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-01
MARY AND HUSBAND
BEGIN HONEYMOON
Royal Couple in SecIusion.
Musical Program to Be
Repeated.
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, March 1.-While Princess
Mary and her husband. Viscount Las
Celles. were beginning their honey
moon in seclusion at Weston Park
today announcement was made that
I'm response to many requests the
whole musical portion of yesterday S
wedding ceremony in Westminster
Abbey would be repeated by the COM
bined abbey and chapel royal choirs
TWO weeks hence.
Interest in yesterdays event con-
tinued today. Hundreds of persons
waited at the abbey doors from an
early hour this morning to gain ad-
mittance and view the scene of the
function.
The newspapers today reported the
great achievement of carrying out
yesterdays program in perfect order
despite the fact that the crowds con-
stituted the largest public gathering
ever recorded at any state function.
Scotland Yard reported that nearly
5000 police were on duty, and it was
7Inofficfally stated that the ambulance
corps dealt with 500 cases of faintins,
20 dense were the crowds in some
places.
The west end resounded with song
and laughter until nearly o'clock
this morning in celebration of the
wedding. Such crowds had not
1hronged the streets and filled the
hotels and theaters to overflowing
since Armistice day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-01
GEORGE MAY
SOONQU|T OFFICE
Premier Dissatisfied Over
Weak Support Given Him as
Head of Government.


LONDON. March 1.-The probable
early resignation of Premier Lloyd
George is foreshadowed by the Daily
Telegraph, which says that Mr.. LLOYD
George is much dissatisfied with the
present position, and that he feels
that he is not receiving the loyal
support to which he is entitled as
head of the government, and that
his influence in the house of COM
mons is seriously weakened
There are intrigues against him per-
sonally. continues the Telegraph, and
the deliberate attempt being made to
rupture the coalition has made his
position extremely difficult, and, fur
thermore, there are no present signs
of the party differences being healed.
"ResiEnation Inevitable.o
The Telegraph's parliamentary cor
respondent believes that the prime
minister has written to Austen Cham
plainly expressing his feelings and
intlmating that he cannot continue to
submit to these humiliating condi-
tions.
The Telegraph editorially thinks
the prime minister is completely
justified, and adds: Continuance of
such treatment as he has received
must render his resignation inevi-
table"
In it's further comment the Tele-
graph says:
'.It' is evident that a crisis which
has been developing for some weeks
past Is coming TO a head somewhat
sooner than was anticipated, al
though it has long been clearly in
evitable in the absence of some
marked change in the spirit pre-
Continued on Page z. Column IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-01
funds INCLUDED
| FOR D, c. PROJECTS
Second Deficiency Bill for
1922 Reported in House
Carries $41O,969, for City.

Deficiency appropriations amount
ing to $410,969.34 for the present fis-
cal year and earlier years for the
District of Columbia are recommend
ed in the second deficiency bill for
1922, which was reported to the
House today.
The amount for the District of Co.
lumbia is s72.s5O less than the esti-
mates Of District officials.
The total amount in, the deficiency
bill for the entire federal establish
ment is s1os,415,2 ,2s7.13, which is $76.-
503.ss1.a2 less than the estimates.
The appropriations recommended
for the District include $4,000 for
operation and maintenance of sew
ers and $4,000 for sewer assessmen,
and permit work.
$4,000 for Snow Removal.
Thirty thousand dollars is allotted
to the street department for snow
removal caused by the last heavy
storm For fuel. gas and electric
1ssi and for Of sas are sowea 9I
There is an item of $1,746 for general
advertising in 1921. An item of $1,000
is carried for compensation of jurors
In the Municipal Court and 5000 for
contingent expenses in 1921 and 1922
provided for Jurors fees, s3,5O0 for
witness fees, $1,000 for pay of bailiffs
For the support of convicts, main
tenance and transportation an item OF
$4,000 is allowed.
For the National Training School
carried. and for the Washington
Asylum Hospital and Jail for 1920
$l,307, and for 1921. 1924.
Funds for Hospitals.
For the Central Dispensary and
Emergency Hospital 9ff7U IS carried
for 1921 and $1,000 for the present
fiscal year, as against $500 esti-
mated by the Commissioners.
For the Eastern Dispensary and Cas-
ualty Hospital an appropriation OF $6, zoo
is recommended. For the board of
children's guardians, for maintenance OF
feeb,e-minded Children. $500, and for
board and care Of children. 1920 is
provided.
The committee rejected estimates of
erection of a new municipal lodging
house.
For the support of INDECENT insane
$14S.000 is recommended.
For the payment of judgments s1,4OO
is carried, and for audited claims, $1,915.
$4,000 Water Item.
For extension of the distribution sys-
tenn of the water department an appro-
priation Of $4,000 is recommended.
The committee did not provide $12,-
100000 sought by the Shipping Board
for completion of vessels under con-
struction and for expenses incident
to the termination of construction
work. The request upon the recon-
sideration of Chairman Lasker of the
Shipping Board, according to the COM
mittee report, was withdrawn.
Included in the reductions from es-
Inmates is $60.198.S21.66 requested for
the naval establishment. The com
mittee did not provide any direct ap-
preparations for the naval establish
ment in the bill. but explained in its
report that transfer of funds had
been authorized to take care-of press
ing requirements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-01
ROBBERY NETS $4,000.
Jewels, Silverware and Liquor
Among Loot in New York.

ARDSLEY ON HUDSON, N. r,
March 1.-Jewels. silverware and
liquor valued at s15o,oO0 were stolen
last night from the country home
here of Henry Graves, Sd, grandson
of the founder of the Atlas Portland
Cement Company.
The burglars. who entered the
house during the dinner hour, took.
bracelets valued at $4,000. Appar-
emily they worked with gloves, as
an examination of the rooms in
which they worked failed to reveal
any finger prints.
The robbery was discovered today
ny servant. who noticed a ladder
}eaning against the porch roof.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-01
KEEP Up NAWRAT|0
ROOSEVELT WARNS
Fears Disrupting Relations in
Address to Rivers and Har-
bors Congress.

A stirring plea that the United
States keep up her treaty Navy. il
the efforts of this country are to
count for peace and justice among
the nations, was made by Theodore
Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the
Navy, at the opening session today
of the seventeenth convention Of the
National Rivers and Harbors Con-
gress. at the New Willard Hotel.
I'VE mustn't expect to make toe
great economies or we will bust the
treaty and disrupt the relationship
of the navies of Great Britain, Japan
and the United States" Col. Roose-
Welt warned, paying his compliments
to "sofe-headed pacifists," as COM
pared with "hard-headed peace low
ers who made the great arms con-
ference possible"
Outlines Effects OF Treaty.
Col. Roosevelt outlined the effects
of the naval treaty. as he termed
it, in so far as the United States is
concerned, declaring that the United
States got the following concrete
CnlnSS Oul VI lhC SoHiSiSA
THE United States gets navy sec
ond to no navy in the world.
Under the treaty .he United States
naval relationship Is fixed at the best
position it has ever held. and at a de-
creased cost.
I'VE hope that by the treaty We have
devised a better method of maintaining
peace. because we feel that each coun-
try has an absolutely adequate fleet for
defense, but not sufficiently large to un-
dertake aggressive wars.
"In the treaty We ha We worked grea "
for the interests of peace among the v.
riouS nations.
Guide Post for Future.
"The conference will serve as a
guide post for the future. When fric.
tion arises-and we haven't reached
the millennium yet-this conference
will make the nations willing to NEE,
together again face to face in open
parley."
United States had carried to compile.
tion their naval building plans, Col
Roosevelt said, the relationship In
capital ships would have been on the
basis Of United States, 100 per cent,
Great Britain, LOG per cent, and Japan
81 per cent, whereas by the treaty the
relationship is on the basis Of United
States. 100 per cent; Great Britain
100 per cent. and Japan, 60 per cent
The position of the United States
therefore, is better than IT would
have been without the treaty, the
speaker asserted. This country does
not desire to make wars Of >aggres-
sion, he said. but will fight. as any
other right-thinking nation will fight
for Justice and protection.
Calls Conference Success.
"The conference was a success" de-
clared Col. Roosevelt, who added that
"a,1 craftsmanship ought to be just
good common sense"
1--WE have proved wrong those who
said it couldn't be DONE" the assist
ant secretary Of the Navy continued
But we have got to guard against
Continued on Page 2. Column ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-01
TAX ON EARNINGS
IS URGED PENDING
CARL|NE MERGER
Focht Introduces New Bill TO
Provide Excess Profits
Levy.
UTILITIES COMMISSION
BACKING THIS MEASURE
Keller Believes Impost Would Off,
set Present Differences in Com
panies' incomes.

New legislation which will make
possible a temporary adjustment OF
the street railway situation IN the
District through a direct tax. untli
the street car companies can De
brought together into unified street
railway corporation, is the purpose
of bill introduced today by Chair
man Focht of the House District COM
mittee at the request of the District
Commissioners.
In urging this bill. Engineer Com
missioner Keller said that the great
est obstacle -onfronting the commits
sion in its attempt to arrive at fair
and Just solution of the street railway
problem is found in the disparity in
the earning power of the two prin-
cipal railway companies. brought
about in a large measure through the
provision of law imposing tax OF
per cent on the cross receipts OF
these companies.
Merger Outlook Uncertain.
He points out that the commits
sion has heretofore submitted TO the
a bill providing for a new method or
taxation which would be applled 10
that portion of the net income OF the
companies in excess OF per cent
return upon the fair value OF their
respective properties, as aScertalneo
by the commission.
He reminds the committee that sew
eral bills also have been introduced
in both houses Of Congress-. seeking,
through a modification of this plan,
coupled with other provisions. some
means of effecting merger of the
companies as a prerequisite step in
7he further reduction of the rates of
fars None of these Measures ne surssa has .nd re,
the prospects of a merger are indeh-
mite and uncertain.
Direct Tax Upon Earnings.
Until a merger can be brought
about,' the Engineer Commissioner
said, there appears to be no perma-
nent solution of the present difficulty,
but the commission believes that the
Excessive amounts now paid to the
Capital Traction Company can be re-
lowered to the public through the
imposition of a direct tax upon those
Earnings, to be levied until the com.
panies are finally brought together
into unified street railway corpora
lion.
The commission, therefore" Com
missioner Keller writes to Chairman
Focht. transmits herewith a drait
bf the bill, with the recommendation
hat its early enactment be urged
upon Congress-
Provisions Of New Bill.
The bill provides that, beginning
July I of this year. each street railr
way corporation operating in the
District shall pay annually in lieu
of all other taxes on personal prop
erty and franchises a tax based on
it's net operating income. as follows:
Upon operating incomes each year
in excess of 6 per cent of the fair
value of the property of each COM
pany used and useful for the public
service within the District. as ascer-
tanned by the Public Utilities Com
mission, a tax of so per cent of such
excess. This tax would be based on
the operations of each calendar year,
except for the present year. when it
would be based on the last six cal
endar months.