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3 SANTA BRINGS JOY TO BABY HOME FOLK FLASHLIGHT PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN AT CH3ISTM AS TREE CELEBRATIONS FOR HOMELESS YOUNG STERS YESTERDAY. MOTS' DOLLAR DAY GETS NEEDED FUNDS -a-' .- - X!- -!M O. Christmas Baskets Are Ready and Autos Are Needed for Delivery. Hcarts of 40 Kiddies Are Glad rfened in Fairyland With t Its Tree of Splendor. -. - GIFTS FILL TINY HEARTS - - HARVEST OF SILVER TAKEN eturns of tfje TIIE MORXIXO OREGOXIAr. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1915. CVril"J. Toj a4 Drlk-artee Dla trtbatnl to Alt xm Are Takr. lam Private llomr to Itato) Ileal. Ilapay Holiday. Jn-nua bah- lnutl'f. clerf.il rMK- oo.J u k and a craat. s!immrtaj 4hria;ma.a traa. wlta arythlPC ettnaMa en It pouch, turead tha Bahy j Hem is fairy las t 'Srllm ova. j Atit chlMrea IS lhaa yaaraj f wor cad-Unal y ear-fr4 f a... i . Tho rtmimia lr waa t la th Uro Itvlaz-rooR, and around II c.u.tarod the Barry youea"tr. Many friend brought oya. ctothlnc eVli.-acle In rat. 0f of th moat ,ori of atl IB lfi waa a Kraal. rr boost fcoraa. on which h rail, at ran turns. 4 ami ro.hal. Th irl yea it. ramo aI-o. tn l ltr than, they rroucni ; . l ira hook of brtcht lino tis they Baa f-StnJ aa4 sw4 tnrmarl-.e Th. hi.i.i-.o ra.ae.l (ha afteraoon la 1 ui-,t-mm ml p:ay. after whir. a f.ar 4a at the home of f-ople who afa iatafi in th- inatitutioa Ha. .ntiy eavaral chliUr.n wr a'Joplc4. bafca Naaaala Vainllaa. "t dial want co I want la iav fiar-" lobbl aula John. "Hut. dear, tha womaa taking y rnma to Ba ywur mRim4 aad cta ou a ma. " Hi I taat co. I taal go. I lov yot .re. ' It wa tt-t!e John. who yraterdiy wa alo?t-l thn from t.e horn- thai ra4 :t.rM him n.m.at (rm Birth I'a R.l Been lhara toner than any cf Ino ether hbl-. ar bla davottoa ta t la only home ha ha t vr haowa. aa4 tho en;- aa ha h 4 aar h ranaad Sa titt.a -Taar-.-l4 rat anaf, Mt.a li-orc'a Mor.-, tha l .hr lleaaa'a i.rii aptrtt. 114 har tA(f of auraaa i.t tha sua.' tha room, an4 coo lam. of tha in-t tttwa f.iwt tm m aaa4 fa Jiirlll. Tho ofra fhrtatmaa a-a a waa ic of fc-j-nan-tp f-. than aa hour o!4 Bt3c .v tha flar Horn,. aa4 ta a-pp.ciatiOi for tha twa km. I d.aja f Madama Joma:;t to l;ia taatitutloa tBa i,cemr i I ha a a m-t fo har. Aaiaaf tha faa tfcia.t n4 happtaat f a I tha (ro:a a-a I a o tl'fia M,il'a h lifaa. .fm,ir.ali ,hrt aol h la h.acaaTat pratrr auttar. W'rrtlr. ay ho ta monfh. t. Two Itttla Japa haht-a. Ma.oka ae t Katatko. lata haaa mt tka hnma f.sr aavaral amataa Thar tf. Jiat aa marrr an4 aathuat. s.titf eaar t - A mart- aa Ikaa'a thar Ba4 aan oa thatr tour of a Bt- 4apartanaat C"fa aa ar af tha othara. a. aumhar f tho-o who a-a aaahln 9fTor. f- anaka au.-r-ofut tlotiaot'at r'a. "K.'ma am.i J jiit." to Bo laa a ? of I'a-'tin I .In.ara. haado4 hr Mtanta Jaia Jomai;tk a Jaaaary, htaft anaka marry. . af tha rli:;.f.a f-om 'ha hofna ra !nTit..f out fir I'hriitmaa 4 ajmo an ,ur for t,rai dara. Paha Homo la aa aaar tha I I.al of It If ra af an laatttnl oa aa eaull aar (va Ivi.l txorr a lait.r ra 14 f-nna !-: t Hirna. fr.ailant of tha :.hr Ifam. boara of aiABaaara. arita ""U f apprariarlwn for tha auparta-t-n i-at an I her ,tiT for tha aacaliaot aiauian.at of u-r Homo. Mra. !'' t'allar, ant Mrv "ra4 JaBa a ran arara !, at yaal'Maya annua; t'h rUr.maa raa fata. ElRGLAR STEALS STOCKING "Fa aira. ra"a an4 firth from thai maatanoua racloa la fra-l vhar. tha tra. o coocaol-d. At t."i: lhara aou'd ta a cry. "All riht. Nt than, la" Tha door areal4 ha throan a rw thar bafira yo aa joi ru.h.l la a;3 tha t. shia- hC aptaa-t farnwa Criat-r traa ltB tha c i-a oi ha4 dr-amaU of aonl anaar -n"r lisfti Irorn l(a hraahaa ar la. 4 aa the fNo-. loaal II a. ( hrkaiaaava Tra. "" art t-.a a"oo4 otd 4yaT Hut t"ir ra Ju.t a aTo-i aow. ta youac '' a To Bat? Tbiaca coul4n I ko mu'-h Battar. Baa aarthlrtar a ft l .w waata. aucr. a s-a. tootbal akataa. ""ti lima' That r,m!ni aa. thara t. I anr a thia Chrtatmaar Wall, thai-o aau:: mi rawft tar a. an4 tka aatlaao kaaa sat Ba4 to It. But It 4 iaa com prttr Rar4 aa fcaatara lolka who a-a fcara for or t'tnairoaa -" thoaa rautara.t at tka Mj!t Bom.aa M it.l la.s bikl oa ar horn It etna sr.tr- har4 waro Mr. ana Mra. John It. li-at. af I'onahaaapaia X. T M t r l-i4f.ol dauchtar t:Ua rha lUknomil hat a fino He hrl.t- a. a. tr-a aaat a n la tka bt koi.l h.a:iroooi. wh'fra aaa waad.rfaUf 4ac orRatf far tha a.-.a-alan. Tarrt w aa a"-H! on tha traa for Karr fnm M a5-.-ia:.r for ail tka youac.tara. who hat a car tma of It :i.tv. ii.'in. l aaothar U":la traa a!l to kar.a:. aiu b k-r ar-nt h a4 4 '! !- aaa.ll.a I t, tka tittlo t hriat.-n.aa tr.aa B.-k homo. .,l-n t itt't kr 4oi:a on4 o h 14 kar aaor I trrUi. ara'inj aa4 hal a f aa lma .n.r;: t .1 aha ra-aaoBora4 u4!--: thai th-a aiarat kaaa aooar aa i'4r.!u.t . a. krra .l- tiaoaaaalo a. aaa laaa. ho d.m.aa't4 aon-.a anoa r. "Hut lon.i. thar n kaaa aaa fcara." a. I kar ano'har -jt rmiBo hara. "t aaarn aom fiaa." a?pa;4 luiaa. T - r-- aaa a ro-farana to aao tal , t ha dm W.th tha 014 of aa n I tr h- ;94i. Balthor aaaia tii'f r::..tu- anoar w aa fiat;y a I a- a-t Tha hafhor a.n a la tha flra eai-apa an tha fliar av.rh.a4 artir, a ta at t:-'r .. l.-a. At tha Brop-r rom.. c r;:,a a fathar apan.4 tha ifi.ia a.ar.ae taa f:ro aavan arMf k - m.rh.r ra.l.tt .. tha imm Tho b-Khor. Tan;na eat oaar tha fir p lai Ki ii aa ibo f.no lo acain.t tho kn4'ia a a. tM4 II ' '!:. rafhar' l.'iiaa r.avrh.4 a it for ha .-it pa"i !. an tha l- Saa "'.oo-h It a rf!4 t"a araoarr aha !. That ;ISr la roairalitrttra h ii.a-;f tat antanaar tka aplrii af lhrv"m ara aarnaat.r. Ja.f a " . mar fun.l.nt In nH .'atioa ' tha ('Sruiriui ar'rit In Irt'an4 T.ia .i'l-a'.'l i harfiaa too, la mora thai iri'l tn ra "iJr la coo tri.vtiann far tho ra;t.f af tho aafor-t-iaai.. rara aiaa.f tnaa aaaa raroiaa4 la ana atnar Thr.a 4ra of tha Chrtat snaa fiititii aa tha Muta l.aak la aaalVr 1: 11 f r tha a'hr .f-na work. Anoar a-Ia to fa nan i'.i, of tTirlatmaa ato.Wal A J'aUU. Ja (aa, 1 i V. 0 .TS.'UUr - T-rr' JaaV-da-J. Jr7 la), aa4 Carta rraea Fraaar TVrta-attoa llooao A aa Ita4 Traa la Haaaaarat af Tarbolt Bollalaa. at WaPrl Fraak Bloaiaao lai Ciitaaa L-ft W aa Hoot. Katlaoa Itaklao. at tka Batr lloaao aa ooalatorh. Knit ha 11 a4 t -air hraaaaaao Ttaa l akarailaa Chri.tmA. Cheer All Year Is Pie of Addison Bennett. :aarka4r .ake4 Tako Prroaaal loaaar aaa taa If Aaara BVvbaaaae .!- ra4K ttalaaw. T' HIS U Chriatmaa 4ay. It la lup- ava4 la la a day of rJolclrj with oa. a day whoa aa not only rajotra ouraalvta. but. aa a rule. (Ira otk.ra caaaa la rajolr. Jt la a day of fltta aaa tanafactlor.a. a 4ay a ban. aa a rui. aa ramambor tha boor and aa d'aaor to ! Ihrm ooa day cf plenty. 'a CbrUtmaa aplrlt" la aa honor to mankind, it HPitiaaa tha BIChoat form of rirUiiatioa. Hut w a are loo apt to avaiata.a tka "Chr'.ilmaj pint" for but a briar a.axin. all loo brief. Did yea ,r '.ef to tMok hl a clorlou acrid thla would ba If Ihla Vbrlatmaa aptnt rould bold ay tha wboie year tbrouch . aaa t r. rtatroaa. aa nearly atl parson know, la celebrated altb oa becauaa w haaa br.a lausbl that on that day or Ita aju:atnt tho Chrut child waa born mora thaa la yara aco. Bui a arrrat many paople Join la the tea. tlaiti'e of the day who do Dot halloa tha ll;biical story about tha birth or Ik lira af t'tri.t Taklna the world tkrouck on It about ooa-tMr4 of tba prop a rontpoa what w ca!l tha Cfcrla lioaa Iftoa who boUeaa la tbrlat 11 la w: for aa to thlak of that. Wa. of course, batleae thai wa ara rtarhl aa4 tka othar wronai; but two-third at tha pooplo of tba world ba;iava that w ara antf. hha. I wa thaa ay that Iko fotlowar of foofuclua and Vuddba aa4 the Ibouaanda fit minor aacta ara o wroaa; aa to ba without the pale? a a a Suppooa aa tbia day wa make em ealaae bat eaosca lo la aaary boaaal ma a aad fcoaaat womaa la the world cr4i for blo stacera la bla or bo batlefT And. balnaT mlnrvt. will ttiay pari raap Our Itatlalon. after alt. la fouad.4 oa r!ht. truth and Juatara. which a a Tula ara prae4 by tho ma n or v4 whom lhay baliaaa la and claim to (ol'oa a. aa Ohriatlaaa. cao- aot wad make ticht of tha follower af oikar r iB'oO'. bacaaao wa ara larrt bir apiu up la our aaa baliota. our r.I aloa. oar brelhara aa4 alatrra batne dit.i.4 lata kundr.da af aacta No, of lhara la abaolutaly wrons. Bona la abaotutely r!akl. but wa rlrrl tbara and love tham. ona and all. bocauaa tkey ara Blacora la their baMofa. aaa fa of lh raoal aplandld elllaaa wa haaa eaar had la thla country, some af tka fiai aaa a aad womaa who ar la Tar-toad, do a bolla la oa) al alt Thar da aot baUav thara oaar waa 'a Chriat rM:i. la thara the lory af Mary aa4 tha ma-car la pure fiction, that lh book wa raw the ftibte ta a crudo book of li.a. Ana rt tb.a naa aa4 weravaa ara aurh aplaadid. alo r,r, hoaaat. patriotic citlaraa thai w lo a tkana. not for what Ikay blla. but tar what Ikay pr art tea. a a a al a (u.t for a brlaf momaat for cat Ikal Chri.tma la ralabrated aa a day af ihki aa tha aaalt.raarr of tho' Birth af tho Oiriat child and caaai tfcoa aa4 all cthar paop'a oa tba faa4i-wla.a of all rrliciona rlcbt. truth and )tica. That ouchl not la bo at.ti.u:i for aa an-4 t'tnatiaa or a. aU CalaUaaa id Ua if. i-aS Jtaji v ? ' "SI ' ' V- iT NaT - I lmrraar. about Ilia it of the trarhlnca of the Parlor. aaa Now about thla Chri.tma spirit. Tot al I note I do not capita. laa tha word, whlrh la bacaua I am now talkmc to you a man to man. rrrardleaa of any act. I wlah lo dral Jut aa crntly with thoao who think that !' arav enda all. thai we to to our dealba aa co tha patient ox. tna blrda of tba for rat or tha Rahra of thn aaa. aa lo thoao who bet eve In "that city paved witb sold, wblf h la In heaver. aaa Kry bualnras man of any moment cloaea ap hi book for tha year about thla sanaon aad takea what ha calls trial balance. To do thia ha takes I Invoice of the stock on hand. Then ha aa whrre he aland and compares It with hia standlnc a rar i,.. If he flnda ha baa run bel.lnd and la a ood buainaaa man ha at once begin to rrtnady the cause, or trlea to. Now. would It not be a itood plan for u all lo ba aa fair with ourselvea. with lhal park within us wmch wa rail the soul or conscience, with our frlrnds and nalchbor. aa for the buslneaa man to ba fair to hia buatnea Ideal? a a a So why not make of this Chrlatma day a tort of clearance day for our Uvea? Wny Dot on thla day ask of ouraelvea a few pointed and pertinent questions? Suppose wa let Iba first ona ba somethina; like this: Have I Ilve4 an honest Ufa durlna; tha last year? And by honeaty I mean tha word to have Its fullest and stroocrat mean- Ina". I do not mean as to whether you have stolen money or ood. although It comprise thoee Crimea, but have I lived op n all particulars to that wide rellcloa of rlcbt. Imtb aad Justice? Have you; have I? -And tha first of thea la charity.' I auppoaa la all rrliciona there la soma such lenet aa that. Do you not know that very ctoa lo ydu thera are people In dire trouble- If you do not. then you hava not looked around much. If you looked yon found them; If you found them and did not exrrclae charity, then you failed ta your duty and tha whole world la tha loaer thrrrbr. Not simply yourself. Whan we shirk a duty the error has a wid slanlf l-ance very wide. Tha poor, tho unfortunate, the suffer- Ins; ara always with us. Many of tho caaaa caa bo heatad without money, charity la not always, not even usually. caa of donatina; monry. And when It la It Is not the amount that counts. not by any m.ana. Tha widow' mlt tcall It a fable If you chooael typifies a creator cirt tnaa an the money aver Clvsa by Carnegie and Rockefeller. aaa TVbat a bleaaed eld world It la! What b'eaaed people live In It! How much mora Mraa.4 It would ba If wa would arb do bl or bar fall duty towards our f.llowman" And how much bap- plar wa would all bo! Trrhapa there la aotklntr that la such a dat-rrent of wroncdoinc aa charity charity In Its narrow irna of rallarlnc dlatreaa. Dur lna Ihla holiday season tha Portland paop'.e bare opened their hearts and op.n-4 their puraoa a aever before. l.al ue noi force! It. and try and make lha Oirlstmaa spirit last the whole year round. )fcMlnnlll Wrlorrra New Pastor. M-MtVXVIIXr. Or, Doc. SI 'tip. rlal llew. J. N. MrConn.IL of Dodge city. Kanaa. oat.ra upon bla newly rhoaea outlra aa pastor of tha C'hriatiaa Chorrh oa New Tear day. Kev. Mr. M-"onrII waa formerly encacad in rvancellat r rrlra in f,on and Wa-b. acton II served aa pastor at iioae- . v:a.w f 7 U .:irir. 3 .7 t "l-f 1 ; ; it - a- a- V aaa. afW ' 5a-: , " ' f MANY MADE HAPPY r. PraZer Youngsters From Home Have Merry Time. RfYTARY PI IIR n&Y'5 UflST Children Enjoy Fine Dinner, near Music, Ilecelve Candy and Toys From Santa. Big Silver Dollars and Outfit for Another Tree. a Wide-eyed with wonder and anttel' nation, the children from tha Fraser Home entered tha crystal dining-room of th Benson Hotel as If they were entering fairyland and received from th Rotary Club a Chriatmaa welcome that will leave pleasant memories In their hearts for years to come. Dr. J. If. Boyd was making the Christmas addreas when Mayo Methot appeared In the doorway costumed aa poor child. Dr. Boyd invited her In. but he shook her head, saying that ah had lots of other little children with her. Bring them all In with you." he aid. and she led thera Into tha room all th little children from the Fraser Home, from the tiniest boy and girl to th bigger fellows who wera getting cloae to tha long-trousered stag. Thera was a long table, plied with Christmas dainties, reserved for them, and they settled Into their chairs with sighs of satisfaction, and for a long tlma they had nothing to say. because they were loo busy making havoc of tha Christmas dinner. Then cam Santa Claus. whose name off tha staca la Dr. E. K. Scott, and found that there waa a present for every on of the children on th tree In th middle of the halL Preaently D. I. Williams announced that ha had Reelected to bring any ape. clal present for th children, "but I'd Ilk lo civ them something, anynow, eatd and made th round or th children's table, slipping a dollar Into lha hand of each delighted youngater. Then others raucht th Idea and put basket by th door, and everybody wha had forgotten to bring special Clfta left dollars or other coins in the basket for the children aa thy out. By th doorway waa alao a pile of books, toys and candles, which had been broucht t"T the Chrlstmaa tre to ba clvn at the rraser noma today. Thara war fully eoouch package to fill up a big automobile truck, and t looked Ilk a pretty exciting and diversified Chrlstmaa for th children. tarsldea th Chriatmaa trea and th donation of glfta yeterday. Mary Kdcetl naker. Henry ckougall and larold liurlburt aang solos, and Dr. Rdmund Myers aang a composition of bis own. on "Rotary bplrlt Whaa ta entertainment for th kid dles wa over. Mayo Metnot stood up heatd old Santa Claua and sang, softly and aweetly. "Take Me Back to Baby .and." and aa she passed out of the hall slnclnc. followed by the little boys and girls from the Kramer Home, many of tha members of th Rotary Club bad V-a Expanse of Relief Work is ow Defrayed Dinners Arc Sup plied to More Than 500 Home In Portland. 2a AVTOS !EKDF.D BY Ml'TS TODAY. To carry bketo to tha needy famlllea of Portland today the Muta need 15 to 20 automobiles for one trip thia morning at 9 o'clock. Much of the effort on the part of the Muta will lose effect If tha baaketa are not delivered on time. Many machine-ownera have promised cars, but more are needed. All who can provide or ar range for cars are asked to send or bring; them to J. W. Crossley at Muta' headquarters. Broad way, between Stark and Oak streets. The holiday holdup of the Muta yes terday netted them, nobody knows Just how much money, for late last night it still waa coming In. Last evening there was $771. So at headquarters, and some of the commit tee were still out after more. "There'll easily bo $1000 when Its all in. and probably nearer $1"00." said J. K. Buckingham, who was one of the most active workers of the day. and who collected, with his team of work ers. I-JO. , "Ilube Foster won't quit work, and he's out about town somewhere, with no telling how much money already collected, and still after more. Tho Muts' dollar -day campaign or gan at S OCIOCK )Tilcruj and kept up until midnight or later. .nH hat warn 75 and 100 members of the Muts participated In the work at one time or anoiner. Isaprampta Affair Sneceeda. Th nl.n wa.i launched on Thur Ha kv J. v. Crossley and kudo rosier, nt for an affair gotten up im- nrnniDlU. SO to SpraK. waa one ui i most successful things of the kind avar aaan fn I'ortiana. band of 88 pieces, made up iron ...-I., avarv hand in tna Cliy. wa .r noon to he D ine paraur. u liov Scouts and (Sons or rpam-n v ar r.i.niu armed with tin horns, helped In the excitement, and 50 automobiles carried the worKera. - " " ' " , r.ii. v. avrrv srood fellow In the .Itv of a Hollar. inrl rvr rvriortV gave UP wimi'-u K..t nn. remarked J. S. Bean wntn it.. t..mnii and the shouting died anH an wa took blS IUP rooe ino hm-krd' It and that put him in along with the rest. . Mm Dollar Extractors, fairness . i k r lh. was tna cara worn u- w.v.r. and thev carried their police .f.na-.arm worK into C V r I J uoi b v. it.. rv brinirlnar DacK a narvesi m II... HollaraL The funds of the Muts win now or more than 13000. and the expenses or lha Christmas relief work, mat iney hni. rarried on this year Will Da gf frayed, thanks to the Insistence of the gentlemen highwaymen wno uu" ih.ir arrvlrra for the day. and to the anoH. n.turrd liberality with which the general public allowed itself to be frisked" for Its dollars 10 mane happy th n.asday. happy the hearts or the poor on Lnrim- Kxpectatloaa Are rnrpaaaed. n-h. Mm, intended to supply Christ m. Hlnnrrs to 350 families for today. instead they had delivered dinners to more than 500 last night, and were still preparing to hand out baskets to more. will ba needed this morning to complete the work of de livering th baj-keta, so that every family that has been reported may be cared for. "All we want is for 20 or 30 men with autos to come and donate one trip to th Muts this morning, and we will be able to take care of everyone." said Big Mut Strandborg. This ia the second year inai me wuu have conducted their Christmas oay relief, and thev have covered an even greater field this season than last. Men and women have contributed wnn equat unselfishness of their time and money to help the worn nons ana. Be sides the hundreds of homes maae happy by Christmas cheer today, tney have Drovided clothing ina oiner necessaries to thousands of needy peo ple in the past month In which they have been aonducting their campaign. SALEM BRIDGE PLANS IN Estimates for Willamette Span Ron From $128,430 to $201,510. RAI.KM. Or.. Dec. ti. (Special.) Nineteen sets of plans for the proposed bridge across tba Willamette River at Salem were submitted by engineers to the County Courts of Tolk and Marion tod,v' ' w ... The plans Include structures for both the concrete and steel types, with esti mated costs ranging from $126,430 for .. . . , j ... nil K1A a high-level sieei onu&o w a--".-.-for a low-level concrete bridge. Nearly all the plans were for a 30-foot road w. and a six-foot walk at each side. The Joint meeting of the courts of Ma rlon and PolK countien 10 qikum m plans for the proposed structure was held behind closed doors. a ' Cathlamet Schools Start Holidays. CATHLAMET. Wash.. Dec. 14. (Spe cial.) Cathlamet school closed toaay for the holiday. Kach room celebrated with a party, vt hen scnooi re-opens it will be in the new ouuaing wnicn waa completed this week at a cost of 110 000. The formal dedication of the building will b January 11. Mrs. Jo- aer-hlna Preton will speak. ELL-A MS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it 25c at all dnic-rrists. PARKER'S . HAIR BALSAMv. a tmlat prrparatiaa of saertt. F-lpa to arad Icata daadrul. -For Raatoriac Color and Boatrty to Gray or Faded Hair. vv-. a.n1 I' at t'fi1. mita. 1 oUpltl cTMei man wauc ckd "MercKndio DEALERS' GAINS BIO Holiday Business Larger Than Last Year, Say Merchants. PEOPLE MORE OPTIMISTIC Trade Belter Than Expected, In creases rtunning as High as 50 Per Cent Early Closing Is Cause of Early Buying. One of the best possible indications of the beginning of the return of pros perity In the Northwest has been the Christmas shopping season just closea. according to representative merchants in nearly every line. Here is what they say: Will Roberts, of Roberts Bros. People are feeling more encouraged over conditions than they were, even a few months ago, and are spending more money. Our holiday trade was far better than we expected, and there is every indication that it will be bet ter still in the post-holiday season. More people are buying, though indi vidual sales may be a bit smaller. W. F. Woodward. of Woodard Clarke Company Our business showed a 30 per cent Increase over the previous year in November and I believe that December will be as good or better. There is more work now than a year ago: there is more money in circulation, and the people generally feel more opti mistic for the future. Julius l Meier, of Meier & Frank We have had a wonderful season and I think it is safe to estimate that we have served 33 1-3 per cent more cus tomers this season than last. The closlne of the stores at 6 o'clock had owto TT c llfUM Aft er Jan. i, o Write to Spring Valley Wine Co. "THE BIG MAIL ORDER HOUSE" 418420 Clay St., San Francisco, CaL We shall continue our business according to the same ideals as we have done in the past. We shall deal only in the same high quality brands of wines, liquors and brews and shall attend to our customers' needs as thoroughly and rapidly as we have in Port land. We place rich men's stocks within the reach of poor men's purses. K of c7 Merit Only" apparently no effect on the volume of business nor the dispatch with which it could be handled. Teople shopped earlier this year and the Christmas rush, so-called, was better distributed over the season. If. C. Wortman. of Olds. Wortman & King We are greatly pleased with the way things have gone this season. The volume of business has been greater, in one sense, than ever before. We have delivered more parcels than in any pre vious season, and our cash returns have been beyond our expectations. I be lieve that a better feeling prevails throughout the city and that business in the post-holiday season will be con siderably better than it was in the same period a year ago. Will Lipman. of Lipman, Wolfe & Co. Our business has been better far than in the holiday season of 1914. Pur chases as a rule ran lower in price, but the volume was much greater and there were far more Individual sales. W. K. Conklin. secretary of the Retail Merchants' Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce Reports from all of the re tailers with whom we have communi cated are to the effect that the season of 1915 holidays has been much better than that of last year, and far better than the merchants expected. Increases in business for the season amounting to from 10 to SO per cent more than that of a year ago come in. and the general attitude is that times are be coming more prosperous, money easier and the people more optimistic. WAGE INCREASE IS GIVEN Rapid Transit Company Makes Christmas Gift to Employes. NEW YORK, Dec. 24. Between 6000 and 7000 employes of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company today received a Christmas gift from the company in the shape of an annual wage increase totaling 250.000. WORCESTER. Mass.. Dec. 24. The Grafton & Knight Manufacturing Com pany today distributed 185,000 among its 1700 employes as bonuses for loy alty during the past year in an un precedented rush of business. 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