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Evening star., 1924-12-24
SUBSTITUTE GREENS
FOR YULE IS URGED
Wildfower Preservation Society
Makes Appeal for Protection
of Holly and Pine.

With thousands of homes being
decorated for the holidays, organiza-
tions behind the campaign to preserve
the holly and ground pine in this
vicinity today sent out an appeal to
the public to use substitutes as much
as possible for these beautiful Christ
mas green's.
Much holly and ground pine are on
sale throughout the city, as no con-
certed effort was made to enlist the
support of dealers and the public
markets to prevent its sale. But the
campaign which had been stressing
the use of artificial substitutes ap-
preached the days when decorations
will be put up for Christmas with
intensive emphasis on the need for
saving the green's.
p. L. Kicker of the Wildnower Pres
ervation Society reported that there
were indications that merchants in
the city had laid in a large stock of
artificial substitutes and were doing
a lively business.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
o LITTLE TOWN OF
Bethlehem.

D little town of Bethlehem!
How still we see thee lie;
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars 60 by;
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting Light;
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonight.
For Christ is born of Mary,
And gathered all above,
While nnortals sleep. the angels keep
Their watch of wondering love.
o morning stars, together
Proclaim the holy birth!
And praises sing to God the King
And peace to men on earth.
How silently, how silently,
The wondrous gift is given!
So God imparts to human hearts
The blessings of His Heaven.
No ear may hear His coming,
But i'm this world of sin,
Where meek souls will receive Him
still
The dear Christ enters in.
o holy Child of Bethlehem!
Descend to us, we pray;
Cast out our sin, and enter in,
Be born in us today.
We hear the Christmas angels
The great glad tidings tell;
Oh, come to us, abide with us,
Our Lord Emmanuel!
Evening star., 1924-12-24
Police Get Babies,
Held as Hostages,
Home to See Santa
Little Girls Wrested From
Woman Holding Them
For Board Bill.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, December 24.-Lit-
tie Dorothy Daisy and Margaret
Mitchell will enjoy the Christmas
their parents planned for them.
The baby girls, held as hostages for
an unpaid board bill, yesterday were
rescued By the police from the estab-
lishment of Mrs. katherine Parrish,
keeper of private home for babies
Recently John Mitchell, the father,
lost his job. He and his wife agreed
to nut the children. one year and two
and half years old. in the Parrish
home until financially able to take
care of them.
Using their Scant savings the
Mitchells decorated Christmas tree
in their furnished rooms, planning to
have the babies enjoy their Christmas
at home. Yesterday they went to the
Parrish home to get the little girls,
with the promise Of payment of the
SIS board bill as soon as they could
earn 1t. But Mrs. Parrish refused to
let the children go.
The Mitchells appealed to the DO
lice. A stormy scene took place at
the Parrish home, with many threats
OF violence, but the Mitchells came
away with their little girls.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
Beware the
Cough or orsCold
That Hangs On

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OF all known drugs, creosote is
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the germs that lead to consump-
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Evening star., 1924-12-24
SANTA SHOWS HUMOR
AT CIVITAN DINNER
Switches for Bald Men Among Use
full Gifts-Baskets Sent to
100 Families.

Santa Claus showed that he had a
sense of humor when he visited the
Christmas celebration of the Civita n
Club at the La Fayette Hotel last
night and distributed appropriate"
gifts to every member, guest and even
newspaper men.
Displaying an uncanny knowledge
OF the habits, likes and characteristics
of the members, Santa pick ed from q
brilliantly lighted tree such presents
as women's switches for bald-headed
CIvitans, a butchers cleaver for Doc"
Barnhart, pair of cotton work
gloves for the clubs best dresser
Stoddard Taylor; infants rattles and
nursing bottles to a dozen baby
members, etc
Santa was secuted up by Bill
Humphries, but when the old boy
appeared Bill wasn't with him
Just because he beat" it the way
he did he left for him a toy drum.
which was presented later with due
formality by Jim Proctor, retiring
president.
Between courses of the turkey din
ner arranged by Civitan ''Koke"
kochenderfer, assistant manager of
the hotel, there were sung in unison
a number of Civitan songs to popular
tunes and a stringed trio also enter
tanned.
1t was announced that the lunch
con meeting next Tuesday will be held
at the Y. NJ. c. A, where numerous
sports will be INDUCED in by MEM
bers.
The club members today are dis
trtbuting baskets of food and other
necessities to about 100 poor families
of Washington. The club arranged
with the Salvation Army to make
the baskets up, and worthy families
TO receive them were designated by
the Associated Charities The distri-
button is in charge of George Harris,
chairman. and a special committee.
Rudy Jose looked after the transpor-
tation end.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
SUPERIORS SEND D. C.
POLICE YULE CHEER
Commissioner Oyster Lauds Record
of Service in Message to
Department.

Commissioner James r Oyster. who
has supervision of the Police Depart
ment. and Maj. Daniel Sullivan, the
departments superintendent, this aft
ernOon directed their holiday greet
ings to members of the police force.
The formers message, directed to
the department, reads:
To each member of the Metropoli-
tan Police Department of the District
of Columbia ] extend my cordial
Christmas and New Year greeting.
Your record collectively and indi-
vidually is such as to inspire a COM
mendable pride in your branch of the
municipal service.
"A policeman is not only a con-
servator of the peace by reason of
his or her authority to make arrests.
but by the frequent need to exercise
a nicely of Judgment of an almost
judicial quality.
while / cannot recount in this
brief greeting even a few of the in
stances in which you have conspicu-
ously shown that quality, / am i'm
PEELED to assure you that your fellow
citizens as well as the Commissioners
have been proudly observant of your
efficiency and courage under the in
Vulnerable circumstances of per-
pleXity and hazard which you have
been obliged to face during the clos
ing tas during the previous years, and
join me Gin this assurance of their
approval and good will
Maj. Sullivan's. addressed ITO My
Comrades. reads:
CAS- we approach the blessed season
of peace on earth, good will to men,
permit me to express to you my ap-
probation of your loyal efforts dur
ing the year that is drawing to an
end, and to extend to you and to
yours my best wishes for most
happy Christmas.
MAY the dawn of the New Year
bring with it recompense and re-
quital for all the sorrows and dis
appointments of the past, together
with inspiration to renewed effort in
the service of mankind"
Evening star., 1924-12-24
POSTAL EMPLOYEES
..:.:s WINDING UP RUSH
Record for Handling Mail in
4, Z o One Day Surpassed by
,qo. , 100000 Letters.

With the knowledge that today is
the last day Of their unprecedented
labors in handling the largest amount
of Christmas mail in the history OF
Washington City Post Office, the
regular and special employees today
attacked mountains of letters and
packages with vigor that drew ad-
miration from Postmaster Mooney and
HIS executives. Yesterday these en-
ployes handled 1.959.5s1 letters and
post cards-a figure greater than any
eRitius~year by 300,000-while their
coliea,Eses on the floor below we're
reSeNittg a let-up in the deluge of
PACKAGE that has flowed in for the
past 10 days.
NO matter how hard you try" said
Mr.. Mooney today. you can't get the
public to mail all their Christmas
cards early. They will wait to the
city"
'.Fair Weather Help Fails.
For the first time since the Christ
mas mail rush began dark and
ugly object in the form of inclement
weather crept into the efficiency pro-
gram of the post office and with It
many special employees who had
sought to earn sXtra money during
thc ilOlluANS lelI DOWN on the 1Ob
and failed to report for work this
morning because the pavements We're
Icy and the rain was falling These
fair weather and mammals boys"
as described by the more interested
and eff1cient special employees, who
agreed TO work rain or shine, soon
were replaced from a waiting list
eager to work under all conditions.
Their timely arrival on the scene
speeded up the delivery OF letters
Hnd packages while Mr. Mooney and
his immediate assistants hoped and
hoped II wouldn't snow to further i'm
pede the rapid delivery.
StoD at IL Tomorrow
The iron-clad rule that everything will
shut down at IL O'Clock tomorrow will
be 'cheerfully obeyed." The carriers
and clerks who have labored day and
night in bringing happiness and cheer
IN the form of Christmas greetings TO
Washingtonians are going to reap a lit
tie reward Observation-Disclosures din
ner with their families
With the Weather Bureau dropping
hints about snow the post office realized
that II II came at any moment the mail
automobiles would have to proceed more
cautiously. the carriers would have to
watch their step and the addresses on
mail exposed 10 the elements undoubt-
edly would be obliterated by the falling
hakes, meaning an instant diversion to
the Dead Letter Office
Evening star., 1924-12-24
Choir to Sing Carols
For Coolidges at 9 Tonight

on the program the public is invited
to sing three with the choir.
The Star herewith prints the verses
of these three carols in the order in
which they appear on the program
and are to be sung by the audience.
1t Is suggested that they be clipped
out and taken to the White House
grounds, and that flashlights be
taken along wherewith to read them.
The verses follow:
Evening star., 1924-12-24
HALTS DIRIGIBLE'S
CHRISTMAS FLIGHT
Navy Department Cancels Los An
geles' Trip Scheduled This Even
ing Over New York.
BY the Associat ted Press.


1AAkEHURST. n. j., December "a
The projected Christmas eve flight
of the dirigible Los Angeles over
New York City was called off by the
Navy Department in a message sent
to the Lakehurst naval air station
last night. No explanation of the
change in plans was contained in the
message.
Plans had been completed at the
air station to send the Los Angeles
over New York tomorrow night to
broadcast a message from Secretary
of the Navy Wilbur and a Christmas
carol played by the Iakehurst Naval
Band. The huge aircraft was to be
brilliantly illuminated 90 that it
could be seen for many miles.
1t was reported at the naval sta
ton last night that the Los Angeles
will carry several notable scientists
$50 miles seaward off Montauk Point
on January "a to observe the eclipse
of the sun.
Capt. Ewing T. Pollock, director of
the Naval Observatory at Washing
ton, Is said to have arranged for the
flight and to have invited other as
tronomers to accompany him.
Evening star., 1924-12-24

meet the individual needs of each
youngster.
That was the Christmas eve party
rendered by Keith's, and the Central
Union Mission, and Miss Lenore De
Grange and the rest, not forgetting
the stage hands who refused to take
a cent OF pay for their work in fitting
up the stage.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
HOLY NIGHT! PEACEFUL
NIGHT!

Holy night. peaceful night,
All is dark, save the light
Yonder where they sweet vigil keep
Der the Babe, who in silent sleep
Rests in heavenly peace,
Rests in heavenly peace.
Silent night, hottest night,
Wondrous star, lend thy light!
With the angels let us sing
Alleluia to our King,
Christ the Savior is here,
Jesus the Savior is here.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
TO PRESS MAGIC BUTTON.

The button which President Cool
idge will press tonight to light the
national community Christmas tree, in
Sherman Square, has been set in the
center of bronze plate, which bears
the inscription, president Calvin
Coolidge, National Christmas Tree,
1924" The plate is set in mahogany,
and is the gift of the committee on
lighting of the national community
Christmas tree celebration, headed
by T. Lincoln Townsend
Evening star., 1924-12-24

Tonight at o'clock in the grounds
of the White House the choir Of the
sing Christmas carols, and the public
is cordially invited to be present and
TO take part in the program Presi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge, for whom the
ceremony is to be given, will be
present and will occupy a point of
vantage. OF the thirteen numbers
Evening star., 1924-12-24
PRESIDENT GREETS
DISABLED OF WAR
Praises VaIorous Fight to Re-
cover From WoundS-Mer-
rymaking Starts Early.

Among the first Christmas greet
ings to go out from official Wash
ington today were those sent by
President Coolidge ito the men whose
disabilities tell most eloquently of
their service and sacrifices in the
armed forces of the Nation
The President sent his message
through the Disabled American Vet
Grams. and it amplified greetings
broadcast to the Army and Navy
by Set retaries Weeks and Wilbur.
Their valor. which aroused the
worlds admiration during hostili-
ties President Coolidge said of the
disa bled veterans, has since en-
gagged our continuing respect because
Of their courageous fight to heal the
wounds Of war. l know that their
splendid efforts in this direction will
receive encouragement from their
fellow citizens, who are determined
that every assistance will be forth
coming to overcome their honorable
handicaps."
Officials Shy at MistletOe.
With all Government activities
c@astng at noon today for the Christ
mas holiday christmas merrvma king
in the canital started earlier than
usual. High officials and officers Of
the War and Navy Departments We're
guests of the telephone operators of
the two big departments. A Christ
mas tree was installed in the central
telephone exchange through which
the thousands Of phones in the two
departments and also those of the
Shipping Board and the Emergency
Fleet Corporation are routed.
The celebration was an all-day af
fair and Secretary Wilbur Admiral
Eberle, chief of naval operations:
Rear Admiral Jones, president OF the
Navy general board, and Admiral
Palmer. president of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation. We're all early
visitors to wish the girls from the
telephone boards merry Christmas
Sprigs of mistletoe suspended on long
red ribbons swung from the ceiling
in several places, but the officials
seemed a little shy OF them and care
fully avoided standing underneath.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
Santa Burned
To Death; Costume
Catches IL, Flames
the Associated Press.

FTtst.
PAWTUCKET, r. l., December "a.
Elmo Bercolacini. years old.
played the part of Santa Claus at his
grammar school Christmas tree
Then he went home. so proud Of his
costume that he planned to surprise
a neighbor living on the floor above
The stairway was dark and Elmo
lighted his way with matches. The
costume took fire. Elmo died of his
burns
Evening star., 1924-12-24
SILENT NIGHT.

Silent night, holy night,
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Virgin mother and
Child.
holy Infant SO tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace!
Silent night, holy night,
Shepherds quake at the sight;
G'ories stream from Heaven afar,
Heavily hosts sing, AIIeluia,
Christ, the Savior, is born!
Silent night, holy night,
Son of God, Loves pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy face,
With the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL.

COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL.
O come, all ye faithful,
Joyful and triumphant,
o come ye, o come We to Bethlehem;
Come and behold Him born, the
King of Angels.
Chorus:
o come, let us adore Him,
o come, let US adore Him,
o come, let us adore Him, Christ,
the Lord.
God of God, Light of Light, 4
Lo! He abhors not the Virgins
womb;
Very God. begotten. not created.
Sing, choir of angels, sing in exuIta-
tion,
Sing, all ye citizens of Heav'n above;
Glory to God In the highest.
Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this
happy morning.
Jesus, to Thee be glory giv'n;
Word of the Father, now in flesh
appearing.
The following carols, in addition to
thoSe gwen above, Will be sung at the
community Christmas tree after the
White House singing is concluded:
THE FIRST NOEL THE ANGEL
DID SAY.
The first Noel the angel did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in
fields as they hay;
In fields where they lay keeping
their sheep.
On a cold Winters night that was
so deep.
Refrain.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
Born is the King of Israel.
They looked up and saw q star
Shining In the east, beyond them far,
And to the earth it gave great light,
And SO il continued both day and
night.
Refrain.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
Get your fruit for Christmas ae the
FLORIDA AND CALIFORNIA
ORANGE GROVE
1916 New York Ave. NJ

We receive q fresh carload Of oranges and
grapefruit every week direct from Florida.
Guaranteed large, sweet and juicy
Sweet tanEerines. dozen. .2o
Large sweet and Juicy oranges Dozen. .25
Grapefruit, 8, t. and for. ........... .25
Oranges by the bushel. ............ q. :. ST. 90
wfnessp and Piping apples, basket. 25 and 80
Guaranteed moneys worth or money back.
Special sale gefng on nov. Nail Or axDren
oH1sEa4 Prompt attantfan, 80
Evening star., 1924-12-24

Phrenologists have never satisfac-
torily accounted for the fact that
when a man is puzzled he scratches
his head.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
PRESIDENT TO LEAD
YULETIDE SERVICE
IN CITY TONIGHT

Continued from First Page J
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-11-20
SPOKAFE PAPER SAYS
Continued from page one)

Continued from page one)
industries that have been sub
stantially immune from taxation
under the S t a t e constitution,
There the ingratitude and incon-
sistency of the majority Of the
voters disclosed.
Dixon at any time in the last
four years could have made a
secret deal with the powerful
corporations that would have
turned their opposition into quiet
support and insured his reelec-
ton. But he did not do that.
He would not betray the people
of Montana. He stood true to the
ideals and principles of his great
exemplar, Theodore Roosevelt,
whom he served creditably in
1912 as national campaign mana
ger Of the progressive party
The Spokesman Review.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-11-20
Youngsters Exhibit 200 Pigs

Fourteen banks in Lee County,
Iowa, recently co-operated with the
Breeders Association in conducting
a boys and girls club rally. The
boys and girls brought in the best pigs
that they we're raising and exhibited
| them for $3.50 in cash prizes which the
banks contributed.
Quincy, Illinois, bankers are offer
ing pure bred boars and high grade
seed corn to the value Of $500 to farm
ers who attend the. Adams County
Fair. These prizes will be distributed
by lot to farmers of each township,
the amount to be based on the town
ship attendance at the fair.
The Missouri Bankers Association
inter-county contest for boys and
girls clubs is the result of action tax
en- at the annual convention, when
$1,000 was provided for premiums.
The premiums, not less than SIS each,
are to be awarded to counties to pay
the expenses OF club winners to junior
farmers week at the Missouri College
of Agriculture; 500 is to be used to
paw the expenses of the state CHAM
pion demonstration team to the meet
ing of the Bankers Association where
the team will present its winD ng dem
o~nstratiOn.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-11-20
Homer as Historian

For the mere hard purposes OF his
tory, the Had and the Odyssey are the
most effective books which ever were
written. We see the hall Of Menelaus,
we see the garden of Alcinous, we see
Nausiciaa among her maidens on the
shore, we see the yellow monarch sit
ting with ivory scepter in the market
place dealing out genial Justice. :.
Could we enter the palace of an old
Ionian lord we know what we should
see there; we know the words in
which he would address US. We could
meet Hector as a friend. If we could.
choose a companion to spend an eve
ming with over a freside, 1t would be
the man of many counsels, the hus-
band of Penelope.-Froude.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-11-20

ALlAS SOMluONS
within twenty days after the service
of this summons, exclusive of the day
of service, and in case of your failure
to appear or answer, judgment will be
taken against you by default for the
relief demanded in the complaint.
That the nature and object Of the
above entitled action is to foreclose
and determine the lien of a certain
mortgage dated March 9th, 1915,
made, executed and. delivered by Ira
Leon Potts, a single man, to PETERS
Investment Company, a corporation,
and recorded in the office of the Coun-
ty Clerk and Recorder of Toole county,
1000 o'clock A. M. in book 4 of mort
cages, on page SO, and to foreclose
defendants equity and right of re-
demption in and to the premises de-
scribed in the said mortgage, and
which said premises are described as
In the District Court Of the Nine
teenth Judicial District of the State
of Montana, in and for the County
of Toole.
PETERS & Company, a corporation,
Plaintiff,
NOs
Ira Leon Potts, a single man, Rumely
Products Company, a corporation,
Finley P. Mount, Receiver of the
Rumely Products Company, a COR
poration, A. E. Randall, Gerard Ry-
EEK, and The First National Bank,
of Galata, a corporation, Defend
ants.
The State of Montana sends greetings
to the above named defendants, and
to e ach of them:
You are hereby summoned to an
the complaint in this action
which is filed in the office of the Clerk
of this Court, a copy of which is here
with served upon one of you in each
county wherein any of you reside, and
to file your answer and to serve a O
thereof upon the plaintiffs attorneys
follows, to-wit:
Northeast quarter (NE1-2) of sec
ton fifteen (15) Township thirty (30)
North, Range two (2) East of the
Montana Principal Meridian, contain
ing one hundred sixty acres (160)
more or less, according to the United
survey thereof, together with
dll dllQ SlllSuidI lliC ICIClllCllCo, IClC-
ditaments, and appurtenances there
unto belonging or in anywise apper-
tanning, and also to ~foreclose and de-
termine the lien of a certain mortgage
dated March 9th, 1915, made, execut-
ed and delivered by Ira Leon Potts, a
man, to PETERS Investment
a corporation, and recorded
in the office Of the County Clerk and
Recorder Of Toole county, Montana,
On March 30th, 1915, at 1920 o'clock
A. M. in Book A of mortgages ,on
page SO, and to foreclose defendants
and right of redemption in and
% the premises described in the said
mortgage, and which said mortgage
llso covered the lands above described,
md to have aforesaid property sold
md the proceeds applied to the pay
nent of money due under said mort
rage.
Witness my hand and seal of said
Court this 9th day of October, A. D.
924.
MALCOLM P. LYON,
By w. H. Schoregge,
Court Seal) Deputy Clerk
Freeman, Thelen & Frary, Attor-
leys for Plaintiff, Great Falls, Mon
ana. 26-4t
Evening star., 1924-12-03
Investigate Before You
InUest!

Before you buy securities
from any one be sure they are
as good as your dollars.
The easy mark doesn't know
how easy he is until some
salesman of worthless stocks
or bonds has his money.
Published in cooperation toifh
The Better Business Bureau
336 Evening Star Building