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8 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1014. WITH shouts of joy and the mer riest spirit of all the year, Port " land children awoke this Christ mas morning with eager expectancy to see the brilliantly-lighted trees laden with gifts for all the members of the household and grasp bulging stockings to find the contents of the mysterious little white packages. The remainder of the day will be devoted to going to various tree par ties at the homes of their little friends, while society women, will entertain In formally with family reunions, recep tions and games. Many members of families who have not enjoyed Christ mas together for several years have come from afar to the family home in Portland to pass the season. College boys and girls from the East and South as well as from adjacent towns are all making merry together In, this city for the Yuletide season. They keep up a lively atmosphere of dancing, skating, games and parties, to which the adults sometimes are Invited. Many of the prominent Portland fam ilies will keep open house all day, closing the festivities with dancing and a late supper. (Mir. and Mrs. James Manner left yes terday for their annual migration to Long Beach, CaL, to pass the remainder of the Winter. Mrs. "William D. Skinner returned to her home yesterday from a brief visit in Seattle with friends. Miss Helen McFanl returned borne from the University of Washington last Friday, to pass the holidays. She has as her guest Miss Amy Olmsted, daugh ter of Judge Olmsted, of Enterprise. A number of smart affairs have been planned. Miss Olmsted is a member of the Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority. Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Helnline, of Roseburg, Or., have arrived to pass the holiday season with the parents of Mrs. HeinJine. the Rev. and Mrs. E. O. Eldrldge, of 1607 East Stark street. The Young People's Fraternity of the Unitarian Church, assisted by the Sun day school, Mrs. Frank Kelsey, Miss Sheehy, Mrs. H. M. Lull, Miss Adele Erault and Miss Clara Wuest, will give an entertainment In the Sunday school room of the Unitarian Church, Broad way and Yamhill streets, for the bene fit of the American Red Cross Society Tuesday evening, December 29. A Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Burnett are being congratulated on the arrival of a baby daughter, born December 16 at Seaside, where Mrs. Burnett is passing the Win ter as the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George McMahon. Mrs. Burnett "was formerly Miss Molly McMahon. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Bond, daughter Betty and Miss Ellen G. Bond, of Pen dleton, are the guests of Mr. Bond's mother, Mrs. Alice Hays. Mr. and Mrs. John Kendall Dudley, of Walla Walla, are enjoying the holi days with Mr. and. Mrs. Elliott Haber sham, and will be extensively enter tained during their visit here. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wolfard, of Sil verton. Or., announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Virginia Mesch er, to Custer Einoch Ross, an attorney of Silverton. 'HRISTMAS among the clubwomen Vr of Portland means "doing some thing to make someone else happy." In all the big movements for social service the women of the local clubs have taken an active part and have helped to scatter the gloom In many a lonely life and bring Christmas cheer in hundreds of homes. A merry company of girls, guided by Miss Alberta Cory, will lsave the Young Women's Christian Association 'this afternoon at 2 o'clock for a hike into the country. On the return, the girls will have an oyster supper which they spill prepare' in chafing dishes. Any girls away from home or who are lonely, are Invited to attend this outing. The young women hoarding at the Portland Women's Union held their Christmas party on Saturday evening, last. The spacious dining-room, where the guests assembled, was gay with Christmas decorations. The largs "Vic- i ji 3. ni.ru i i v iiik x ipn rn r-n lunon win am for" dancing and later games were played. Delicious cake and ice cream were served, bringing to a close the most enjoyable party ever held at the Women's Union. - Forty-five children from the kitchen garden and sewing classes, conducted by the Portland Women's Union, were entertained at a Christmas party given . by Mrs. A. D. . McDougall in her home : on Willamette Heights on Saturday , afternoon. The ball-room was dec orated beautifully with Christmas greens and poinsettlas, and the tree was bright with colored lights and gifts for the children. Mrs. McDougall was ably assisted by her daughter, Mrs. Casimir Campbell, and Mrs. Natt McDougall, and their charming hos pitality will be remembered long by those present. The children gave a programme of songs and recitations and then played games until refreshments were served, after which the Christmas presents were distributed. Miss Anne Kurtz, chairman of the committee; Miss Hughey, superintendent of the school, with the teachers, Mrs. Swensson, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. McCrum. Mrs. Henry, Miss Green, Mrs. Burt and Mrs. J. B. Comstock, president of the Union, were present to assist in the merry-making. The automobile ride to and from the party, furnished by members of the Union, added much to the pleasure of the afternoon. The children's programme Included: March; song by school; recitation, "Bethlehem Bells." Ruth Feilbey; reci tation, Edna Rodgrers; song, four little girls; recitation, Earnistlne Taylor; song, Stella Lahti and Edna Rodgers; recitation, "Christmas Bloom," Stella Lahti; song by school; recitation Frances Vermeire and Adeline Wolf sher. " ! Would She Be Happy t "Dear Miss Blake: I. am keeping steady company with a young man whom I miss awfully when he Is on a vacation, but when he is with me I don't feel a bit "affectionate, yet I like his company. Would I be happy if I married him? Don t you think that when a fellow goes with a girl over eight months, calling on her on as r Donis BlakeS .Advice: POPULAR LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL NUMEROUS HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL FUNCTIONS. " ' " ' III average of once a week, sometimes twice. It Is about time he was declar ing his intentions? And If he never mentions such a thing as love, shouldn't she let him go and give someone else a chance? Last Summer I met a young man at a lake and we grew quite fond of each other before I returned home. Since that time we have corresponded more or less regularly and I have grown to love him more than all else. I know this is not a mere passing infatuation, because it is over a year now and I have had plenty of chances to like other fellows, but none seems to come up to this boy. The question is this: I know he liken me, but in what way I cannot guess. Would it be proper for me to write and ask him his in tention in a tactful way? I know that until I learn his Intentions I will be unable to transfer my affections to anyone else which isn't fair, as I keep company with several young men who seem serious. M. R. You will be happy if you marry the man you love. You know better than I whether you love the first man or not. I should say that if your heart is with the young man whom you met at the lake last Summer you surely do not love this young man. But you may be mistaken about your affections for your Summer lover. Do not think of writing to him an dasking him his in tentions. That would be a most im politic thing for you to do under the circumstances. In answer to your second question. the young man probably thinks that you are too young to be married or he does not feel in a position to support a family. Eight months is not a great length of. time, you know. Her Father la Wealthy. "Dear Miss Slake: I am a girl of 22 and am in deep distress. My father is of, an old colonial iamiiy ana weanny. I am In love with a young man who holds the position of bookkeeper in father's factory. I am certain that he reciprocates my affection, but he will not ask me to become his wife because of the dltterence in our social standing. Under these conditions would it be proper to ignore the old tradition which will not allow a woman to propose marriage? I am sure that I can never be happy with another. ' "PERPLEXED." No. do not propose marriage to the young man. X think that you could do as many other girls in your position have done that is, get your father in terested in the young man to such an extent that he will want to help him along in his business. If you can make your father see that he is a deserving young man and that you are very much in love with him I am sure that he will be willing to help bridge the dif ference In social standing. However, a difference in social standing should really not be any barirer where true love exists and I think with a little tact and loving influence you can per suade your father to this effect. DrnslIIa's Christmas Tree. A FEW days before Christmas Dru silla looked very mysterioi. and when Bobby Jones looked out one night he saw her sitting in her corner sur rounded with bundles. Little bundles were lied with red ribbon in white pa per coverings. "What have you in the bundles?" asked Bobby Jones, not thinking any thing at all about Christmas. "I shouldn't think you would ask questions so near Christmas, Bobby Jones," replied Dxusilla. "Christmas doesn't make any differ ence to us," replied Bobby, "only there are more new toys in the playroom- and old ones get slighted for a while." Now. that is just like a boy to think of Christmas in a selfish way," said Drusilla, "but this year you will think of it in another way, and a pleasant way, too, I can tell you, for we are going to have a Christmas tree here in the playroom." "You told me about the one last year," said Bobby, "when the baby doll came, but I didn't see any fun for me." "Well, you will this time," siad Dru silla; "the tree is to be for us all, and we will all have a present, and the tree is to be a little one for all that live in the playroom." Teddy bear pricked up his ears and the monkey swung around and looked at Drusilla; the paper doll put her head out of the window and the wooden sol GIRL WHO IS TAKING PART IN diers stood up and looked at each other, saying they did not expect a thing. The -little doll that lived in the doll house came to the door and said some thing about having a porch light for her present, but Drusilla only looked wise and told them- all they would have to wait until Christmas. Christmas morning Drusilla's little mother .came into the playroom bring ing a little tree glistening with tinsel, and when it was placed on the table the little bundles that Drusilla was guarding in the corner were put under the tree and some were hung on it. "I want Bobby Jones mended, so he can sit up and see. the tree," said Dru silla's little mother to her mother. "Poor Bobby Jones has ' been broken since he fell right over when you opened his box, and I have something for him on the tree, so he must be mended." Bobby was carried downstairs, and when he returned he was fast in his box again. "Now. I will give -them their pres ents," said the little mother. "Here are a watch and chain for you, Dxusilla; let me put it on." Then another package was opened and a little sweater for Teddy Bear was in it- "There now. that place the moths made in your fur won't shbw any more, Teddy," said the little mother as she put it on him. "And, Bobby Jones, here is a new cap for you that will cover the place where the monkey pulled out your hair," and Bobby held very still while it was put on his head. The paper doll had a new set of fur niture for her dining-room and the little doll in the dollhouse had the light for her porch. Just as she had wished. Bobby Jones bobbed up and broke the silence of the room that night. "A Merry Christmas to all!" he called out, and up came all the heads, and Drusilla spoke next. "What did I tell you, Bobby Jones? Don't you like Christmas now?" she asked. "I should say so," replied Bobby, wagging his head. "I feel like a new man my spring repaired ana a new cap. I certainly fared well.' Everybody said they received just what they wanted, and after talking a while Drusilla took out her watch and looked at It. "My, it's late," she said. "Good night, I must go to sleep." And the playroom settled down to slumber, thinking that there was some thing in Christmas after all besides new occupants for the playroom. (Copyright. 1914, by the McClure Newspaper Snapshots Barbara Boyd. What the Fashions of the Fifties Might Teach. A FRIEND was looking over a box of family heirlooms. She picked up a pair of dainty half-sleeves of cobwebby linen, exquisitely hand-embroidered and hand-made. "Just think!" she exclaimed. "Grand mother made these. Look at all those tiny stitches. They are so small, you can scarcely see them-" She fingered some other bits of hand-made lace and fine neckwear in the box and then sat silent for a few moments. "Our grandmothers made things in this beautiful way," she finally reflect ed, "because fashion lasted with them. But it would never pay us to put such work on things, for in two months or so they'd be old-fashioned and we'd have to throw them away." She picked up the half-sleeves again. "She's worn these you see until they are almost worn out. Fancy any fashion of today in little dress accessories staying in long enough to do that. My bureau drawers are full of collars and jabots and guimpes and belts that are alto gether out of date, and yet I have scarcely worn them, at all." What she said is quite true, isn't it? And doesn t it suggest that in spite of our belief in our wonderful advance in many ways over our grandir others, we are not so far ahead of them In some things as we think. Surely in some matters of dress did they not show a good deal more sense than we do? Would our level-headed grandmoth ers have sanctioned for a moment the present whirl of fashion? Would they ever have discarded that precious "best dress" after a few months and when it was by no means worn out because for sooth, "they" and nobody knows yet who this autocratio "they" is said skirts were tiered instead of plain,' or full instead of tight, or sleeves long instead of short? Beshrew me, I think not. I think they would have put their pretty little feet down very firmly and worn' that treasured "best dress," the pride of their heart, until they felt they had gotten a satisfactory amount of wear out of it. Of course, it will be said that our grandmothers didn't have time for the changes of fashion that beset us today. that they had larger families to bring 1 up, tne nousenoia linen to weave, tne candles to make, the hams to cure, the bread and biscuit to -bake, and that they were only too glad to mave a "best dress" hanging in the closet of the darkened "spare room" ready to wear year in and out to their few festivities. But if this is true, isn't it an indict ment of our use of our greater leisure? Can't we use it to better purpose than spinning the wheel of fashion around, to putting our girdles up under our arms one month and dropping them down over our hips the next? If we have the greater leisure, and no one will contend that we haven't, aren't there more -worth while things for us to do than to use it making our clothes over every few months so we can have them in fashion? It really is a serious question and one that women should really take a stand about. And since the war in Europe has somewhat altered the fash-H ion question, since it seems to point to the development of American fashions. isn't the time ripe for American women as a united body to take some stand to simplify this question of dress, so that so much of our time, our money and our energy will not go to clothing our selves? Isn't there in this country some one, or, better yet, several clever enough to design dresses beautiful, artistic and appropriate to the uses required of them and not too costly, and aren't we sensible enough and courageous enougb to adopt those fashions and to make them stable, so that there will not be the constant money-consuming and time-consuming changes in style of the present? Let us think about it, at any rate. Dr. Mardj5n& (Copyright, 1814. McClure Syndicate.) Newspaper Destructive Suggestion. QOMB time ago the Mayor of one of aJ our Western cities requested the editors of the dally papers to refrain from publishing the details of suicides. because their publication had caused an alarming epidemic of suicides in that community. , The human mind may be attuned to any key, high or low, base or noble, by the power of suggestion.' The sugges tion may be in a word spoken by one self or by another; it may come from a newspaper, a book, a play or a pic ture; it may emanate from the presence of a friend or of an enemy, from a grand, heroic character, or a mean. cowardly one. From hundred of sources it may come, from wli . .i or without, but from wherever It omes it leaves its mark on the life for good or ill. Our characters are largely made up from various kinds of sug gestion. ' " .. .3 , T , J nfl.. 1 . 1 so, and these take root in minds that might otherwise be free from them and therefore happy, confident and success ful. Who can picture the havoc which the suspicious suggestion has wrought in innocent lives? Think of the influence of employers holding the thought of suspicion regarding . their servants or other employes. Servants have actually been made dis honest by other persons perpetually holding the suspicion that they were dishonest. This thought suggests dis honesty to the suspected perhaps for the first time, and ' being constantly held takes root and grows, and bears the fruit of theft. Is it not cruel to hold a suspicious thought of another until you have positive proof? That other person's mind is sacred; have you any right to invade It with your miserable thoughts and pictures of suspicion? Many a being has been made wretched and mis erable for years; has been depressed and borne down by the uncharitable, wfceked thoughts of others. There is no doubt that many a man is serving a sentence which ought to be served by those who have Influenced him to com mit the crime for which he is being Dunished. The time will come when we snail have more sympathy for those who go wi-one-. and even for criminals, because we shall know how powerruiiy numan minds are influenced by the viclouB thoughts of others. We are the creatures of suggestion. We set them from newspapers, books, from everyone with whom we come in contact. The atmosphere is full of them. We are constantly giving them to ourselves. Manv a criminal's acts could be traced to the graphic suggestions of criminal novels, the exciting stories of murder and plunder which he be can to read when a child. It Is a dangerous tning to noia in the mind a wrong suggestion, for it tends to become a part of us, and, be fore we realize it we are like our thought. If young people only realized what a terrible thing it is to get even a suggestion of impurity into the mind they would never read an author whose lines drip with the very gall of death. They would not' look at those danererous books which lead their read ers as near the edge of indecency as nniuible without stepping over, lo ae scribe impurity in rosy, glowing, se ductive, suggestive language, is but the reflnnment of the house or deatn. The suggestion of impurity in trashy literature is responsible for a great rtool of diBHlnation: for blasted hopes and blighted lives. The same is true of suggestiveness In art and tne drama. w havA all had the exalted expert ence, the marvelous tonic, the uplift, that has come from the suggestion in a play or a book depicting a great hero. How heroic and noble and self-sacrlf 1c- fna- wb feel for a long time, and now resolved we are to become like the hero in the play or the story. This is a good illustration of the power suggestion is constantly playing Jn our experience all through lite. 3 ALIGNED FOR TUBERS Multnomah, Clackamas and "Wash ington to Discuss Quarantine. Delegates from Clackamas, Washing ton and Multnomah counties will meet in the Rosarlan room of the Commer cial Club building the afternoon of Jan uary & to consider further the question of declaring a quarantine against Cal ifornia potatoes. ' Oranges in these counties have expressed themselves as favoring a quarantine, providing it is established that California potatoes are infected and may contaminate Oregon tubers. J. J. Johnson, master of Mult nomah County Pomona Grange, says great interest is being manifested in the coming meeting. - lie declares sev eral delegates will Insist on a quaran tine and that others are opposed to such action. Mr. Johnson has a tentative bill drafted to provide a general Inspection law for Oregon, Washington and Cali fornia. This will be considered at the January meeting. The bill would estab lish reciprocity among the three states. LIBRARY INVITES PUBLIC! SPECIAL PREPARATIONS MADE FOR CHRISTMAS DAY VISITORS. Miss Ieom Eapeclally Auxloni That Strangers In Town May Take Advantage of FBcllltlea. Portland Library holds out an invi tation to visitor's on Christmas day. The Central building. Tenth and Taylor streets, will be open from 2 to 6 P. M.. and special plans are being made to entertain those who care to use the in stitution. In honor of the season a spe cial list of books has been compiled by Miss Mary Frances Isom, librarian, who, in submitting it, says: If you have spare time on a holi day come to the Library. If you are a stranger, ask in the periodical room for the newspaper from your home city. Christmas stories fill the December magazines. Or perhaps you mean to make New Year resolutions. In the reference room are books of facts. which help the clerk, bookkeeper, doc tor, lawyer or teacner increase nis ein- ciency. The engineer will find a mine of useful data in the technical room. The art room is open, and the business girl who loves pictures, on Christmas day may give herself a present of a visit to the great galleries of Europe, vie Baedeker, the lives of artists, and volumes richly illustrated. 'Holidays are lonely for some of us. and If you want, to make friends with some nice girl in a .story book, or read of a hero in drama, or gather cheer from the contagious optimism of essay ists such as Bourne in 'Youth and Life' or Crothers' 'Among Friends,' or inspiration from Mary Antln's 'Prom ised Land,' or 'The Promise of Ameri can Life,' by Croly, stop at the infor mation desk in the upper lobby. A special group of Christmas books has been gathered here. If the following list is of interest, cut 'it out to use as a bookmark: Andrews, "Militants, or Eternal Mascu line"; Antin, "The Promised Land"; Barrle, "Margaret O'GIlvy"; Bennett. "The Feast of St. Friend": Bourne, "Youth and Life"; Croly. ' Promlee of American Lire"; Crotn ers, "Among Friends"; Crothers, "By the Christmas ,Fire"; Dickinson, "Children's Book of Christmas Stories"; Duncan, "Dr. Luke of the Labrador"; Gilder, "Poems"; Hannay, "Spanish Gold"; Harte, "How Santa Claua Casne to Simpson's Bar"; Jacobs, Many Cargoes": Kennedy. "Servant in the House"; Keppel, "Christmas in Art"; Mon roe, "Making of a Business Woman" ; Morris, In the Yule-Log Glow. Christmas Tales From Round the World"; Porter (O. Henry), "Gift of the Wise Men": Scott. "Marmion": Tennyson, "In Memoriam"; VanDyke. "Spirit oi unristmas--; vveDster, "vvnen Patty Went 10 college"; White, "The Call of the Car penter. JOHNSON WHITE PASSES Portland Resident Is Survived by Widow and Ten Children. Johnson White. 73, residing at 1674 Hodge street, this city, died in The Dalles Thursday. He is survived by his widow, Mary W. White, and the fol lowing children: Mrs. Virginia Mc Elhaney, of Yamhill; J. B. White, of Vancouver, Wash.; O. V. White, of Al bany; Kev. U. A. White, of Richmond, Cal.; Miss Sadie A. White, of Portland; Rev. H. F. White, of Tillamook; M. L. White, of Medria, CaL; Chester J. White, of San Anselmo, Cal.; H. H. White, of Portland, and Mrs. W. F. Parry, of Portland. Mr. White was a well-known resident of Benton and Linn counties, and was lifelong worker m the Methodist church. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Saturday at Finley's undertak ing parlors. Fifth and Montgomery streets. Interment will be in Rlvervlew Cemetery. SANTA CENSORS CABLES Xo War News to Be Transmitted From England Dnrlng Holiday. LONDON. Dee. 24. The press infor mation bureau in London is to be closed from 5 P. M. today until 5 P. M. tomorrow and during this 24 hours no official news will be given out. In London it has been mutually agreed by the morning and afternoon papers not to publish Christmas day. Censorship on cablegrams leaving England will continue over Christmas. PERSONALMENTION. John Stull, of Salem, is at the Sew ard. Roy S. Neol, 'of Mosier, is at the Per kins. "" A. II. Innes, of Kalama, is at the Nor- tonia. H. A. Thompson, of Seattle, is at the Oregon. J. B. Warner, of Spokane, is at the Oregon. C. II. Dagg, of Astoria, Is at the Oregon. F. O. Slpprell, of Hillsboro, is at the Seward. Charles Willis, of Kelso, is at the Carlton. J. C. Robinson, of Lebanon, is at the Imperial. Max Pudlich, of Astoria, is at the Cornelius. George E. Rothwell, of Flavel, is at the Eaton. John S. Kamp, of Astoria, is at the Multnomah. Cordon Black, of Philadelphia, Is at the Perkins. E. C. Ward, of . Goldendale, Wash., is at the Eaton. J. W. Wilson, of Jacksonville, is at Stanton Jones, of Atlanta, Ga., is at the Multnomah. E. E. Williams, of Independence, is at the Imperial. W. L. Whitmore, of Pomeroy, Wash., is at the Imperial. D. B. Thomas, of Newberg, is regis tered-at the Eaton. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Hutton, of Burns, are at the Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Finch, of Spokane, are at the Multnomah. Mr. and Mrs. A. ti. Nichols, of Seat tie, are at the Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. John Ware, of Pendle ton, are at the Nortonia. L H. Severance, of North Yakima, Wash., is at the Carlton. Mr. ' and Mrs. L. B. DeWItt, of Ta coma, are at the Oregon. H. L. Carrick, of Seattle, registered yesterday at the Nortonia. J. L. Wright and family, of Bridal Veil, are at the Cornelius. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Stockman, of Baker, are at the Seward. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Maguire, of Walla Walla, are at the Carlton. Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Drake, of Redmond, are at the Seward. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Bell, of Castle Rock, Wash., are at the Perkins. Dr. M. F. Clauslus, of Slletz. regis tered yesterday at the Cornelius. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Bolan registered yesterday at the Nortonia from Salsm. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith, of Seat tle, registered yesterday at the Oregon, R. S. James and Charles, W. James, 'of Seaside, registered yesterday at the Carlton. CHICAGO, Dec 24. The followine from Portland. Or., are registered at Chicago hotels: At the 1a Salle, Clara Vandcrvort; at the Great Northern, Miss Helen Rawle. We Wish One and All A Merry Christmas M Sani'l Rosenblatt & Co. R Wl Northwest Cor. Third and Morrison raU Irii ii ii'irf -F'-'v'S?-. t?Z2T:-, - .-.r- TfieHome of Hart Schaffher & Marx g Clothes g FUND FRAUD SUSPECTED TWO MEN COLLECTING FOR CHAR ITY IN ASSYRIA ARE HELD. Police Charge Fair With "Vagrancy Pending; Investigation Arrest Fol lows New York Tip About Gang. Posing as Baptist missionaries col lecting funds for an orphans' home in Assyria, Nichola John, alias "Rev. John Emmanuel," and "Deacon" Nlcodemus Ellas are held in the City Jail as va grants' pending investigation of frauds alleged to have been perpetrated by the men. A tip that five swindlers were headed toward this city with a similar scheme was received from the Immigration Department at New York and the au thorities believe John and Ellas be long to the gang. The two men possessed six letters. bearing unqualified recommendations of them and the cause they represented. The letters are dated six months back and bear the alleged signature of an Arabian missionary. Each of the let ters has a different name, in the eulogy of the one Introduced. This, the police say, was done to confuse the authorities in following them from one city to another, as the names under which they were operating could be changed easily. The letter-head in scribed "Rev. John Emmanuel. D. IX, Chaldean Baptist Missionary, Hilla, Mesopotamia, Northern Arabia," had just been printed, as the Ink was not quite dry when the letters were seized. Surplices were found In possession of the men, one of whom was dressed in clerical garb. BIG TIE ORDER OFFERED Twenty 3IiIlion Feet to Be Bought by England in Northwest. TACOMA, Wash., Dec 24. Tenders for 20,000,000 feet of ties for delivery in England have been asked of North west mills by J. F. Neame & Co., of London, through A. S. Penketh, the firm's local ageht. The order will be placed after January 1, Mr. Penketh announced today. He predicts heavy orders from Eng land upon marine freight rates arriv ing at some stable basis. ' LIST FOR SCHOOLS GROWS Portland Adds 2 35 Names to. Num ber of Children Between 4 and 20. Since the officers of the Portland school district announced last week that the annual school census showed that 44,700 children between the ages of 4 and 20 resided within the juris Biscuits and Syrup for If you like biscuits like them better than TOWLE'S LOG CABIN CANE AND MAPLE SYRUP Makes Home, "Sweet" Home, Indeed Its maple flavor Is much superior to other syrups, because of the blending. Sold always in the full measure Log Cabin can and guaranteed pure. The Towle Maple Products Company 51.1 m k l' . tr Y AT.. Mi Jr 3la JJf Headquarters J? Peoples Gas jiTT diction of the Portland schools, the city has been scoured for the names of children not represented on the lists, with the result that 235 new names have been recorded. The total to date is 44.935. or 35 more than the showing for last year, when the Sylvan district, with 101 chil dren, was Included in the census. Since the 1913 census this district has been ruled without the Portland territory and Its children were not listed in the 1914 total. The census figures show that there now are nearly 600 more taxpayers in the district than at the corresponding period of last year. France in the last fiscal year bous-ht from the United 8tatea . 142 autos, valued at $924.180. OUCH! LUMBAGO? Try Musterole. See How Quickly It Relieves You Just rub MUSTEROLE in briskly, and usually the pain is gone a deli cious, soothing comfort comes to take its place. MUSTEROLE is a clean, white oint ment, made with oil of mustard. Use it instead of mustard plaster. Will not blister. 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