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COLTON CHRISTMAS SP Song Merry Christmas We Brlnff Pauline Welborn's class of girls. Recitation Everywhere Christmas Tonight Clarence Bringle. Recitation A Message Sweet Emily Chase. Piano solo Jolly Jingle Lena Mc Laughlin. RecitationHave You Heard Mildred Holmes.

Song Tip Toe, Tip Toe Off to Bed- Primary class. Recitation While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night Charline Crowd- er. Heel tatlon When I am Blggei Win-oak Clark. Vocal solo Hush My Dear, Lie Still and Slumber Elizabeth Brlmmen. Recitation Margaret Dalgleish Recitation Christ Child's Candle Ina Hlllenman.

Chorus The Star of Bethlehem Dr. Credlford's class of young ladles. Recitation Essie McGowan. (Recitation When II Grow Up Andrew and Louis Dickerson. Song Away In a Manger Primary class.

1 Recitation Two Views of Christmas Harold Hlllerman. Vocal solo Olive Rice. Recitation The Christ Song by four boys; Royce Crediford, Harold Heller-man, Charlie and Herbert McLaughlin. Hippies Dean Howell went to Escondldo today to spend Christmas with his parents. Professor and Mrst W.

W. Kressen Miss Eunice Davis and Miss Margaret Oliver went to Los Angeles today to at tend the Southern California Teachers' association meeting. Mrs. Dean Howell and son Benson will arrive front Escondldo to spend Christmas at the G. B.

Oliver home. Carl Tolle Is expected from. Los Angeles this evening to spend the Christmas holidays. Melvln Bishop of Los Angeles Is a guest at the home of Mrs. Amy Tolle Mr.

and Mrs. C. iS Head and son Ralph of Orange, Mr. and Mrs. F.

R. MUH'gan of Exeter, will arrive this evening to spend Christmas with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. (W. D.

Humphrey, where the entire family will gather to partake of the Christmas dinner. Meyer for seeds, feed and potatoes. Wholesale retail. Phones 234. -Advertisement pit SUN CLASSIFIED SECTION LINER "ADS" WIN CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE NEARBY SECTIONS VOL XII.

NO: 100. BAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 25, 1914. SECTION TWO-PAGES SEVEN TO TEN. 1 News From Nearby Towns PREVAILS HOIS Erichsens Entertain Large Group of Relatives; Other Festivities. COLTON, Dec.

24. (Staff Correspond-cnce of TUB SUNi) Christmas eve was celebrated at the Erichsen family home on Terrace avenue tonight toy a happy company. Mountain holly. mistletoe and Christmas bells were lavishly UBed for decorating and then there was the gayly decked tree, bearing' gifts for all. Today was also the birthday anniversary of Edward Erichsen and this added a little more festivity to the Christmas observance.

The home presided over by Miss lone Erichsen and shared with her four stalwart brothers, Walter, Edward, Ira and.Englebert Erichsen, is always a hospitable one, and remarkably so tonight and the evening was one of merriment and good cheer. The family's guests were Professor Lawrence, Miss Ethel Lawrence, Miss Edith Kerr, Mr. and Mrs. John McGregor, Mr. and Mrs.

Hamilton Smith and eon Raymond, Mr. and Mrs. G. Palmer and Master Norman Palmer, Mr and Mrs. M.

H. Erichsen and daughter, Helen, Miss Ro3e Urner of Upland, Mrs. Glass ana Mrs. George of San Bernardino, Ralph Williams of Ontario, James Mac-dougalL At Hubbard Horn Relatives of Mil and Mrs. Earl Hub- bard were their guests at dinner and a Christmas eve celebration this evening.

The Hubbards are living on a ranch near San Bernardino and the splendid specimen of the fowl at the "turkey dinner" was of their own raising. A Christmas tree for the children, the (Pleasure of which was in by all present was a Joyful feature of tho celebration. Those present In the happy circle were Mrs. A. Shumate and son, Frank Hubbard, Mr.

and Mrs. I. M. Knopsny-der and children, Mr, and Mrs. Chance Hoag of Riverside and Mr.

and Mr. Hubbard and children. Beturn to Colton Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ausrahl, who have been passing their honeymoon in a cabin In Lytle Creek canyon since their marriage on December 8 are down to spend Christmas with the parents, Air.

and Mrs. 14. H. Bailey of North Eighth street. Tomorrow tho young couple and the parents will have their Christmas dinner at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Ralph Bailey. It Is hoped that Cecil Bailey of Los Angeles will also be up to Join the family circle over Christmas. Mr. and Mrs.

iAusfahl are to return again to the mountains to stay until New Year's. Christmas Tree Relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Hanna had a Christmas tree festival and exchange of gifts at that home this evening. Mr.

and Mrs. Hanna are entertaining the wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Beale and other relatives over the Christmas season. I la the Shadow Funeral services for Dennis S.

Martin, who died yesterday from1 injuries In an accident a couple of weeks ago, are to be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Knopsnyder chapel. Rev. M. G. Wenz will officiate and the interment will be in Mountain -View) cemetery, San Bernardino.

Bpokes Mr. and Mrs, James Stolllker will spend Christmas at the home of Mr. Stolliker's mother in San Diego. Mr. and Mrs.

H. H. Sharon and child are here rfrom Whittler to spend the Christmas season at the home of the wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.

I. Clemv. Ray Swartz, who is a student at the University of Southern California, Is here for the Christmas season. Mr. and Mrs.

IL K. Strode are here from Los Angeles to spend Christmas with relatlvea They came today. E. J. Strock and daughter, Eileen, having motored down to the city for them.

Forest Branch Is here frotro the University of Southern California, to spend the Christmas holidays at his mother's home. Mr. and Mrs. E. G.

Palmer and son Norman, are leaving on a late train tonight to ibe guests of Mr and Mrs. Albert Erichsen of Calipatrla, over Christmas Mr. and Mrs. James Green of Fuller-ton are to be Christmas guests of Colton relatives. LONDON, Dcd 24.

An official statement given out in Paris today says that an Austrian submarine torpedoed a French battleship In the gulf of Otran to. The (battleship, was damaged only slightly. No one was Injured. MB HIGHLAND FLORENCE ENTERTAINS 0 Ens Christmas Tree Is Enjoyed at Festive Party in the Prescott Home. HIGHLAND, Dole.

24. corre. apondence of THE SUM) Flor- ence Otiitoni entertained same of her San Bernardino ifnlends this afternoon with a Christmas tree at the Prescott home in Palm avenue. The house was moat festive im red (bells and cedar boughs, with the Jorge gaily decorated tree the center of attraction, There were igiifta 'for all, and late In the aifternoon, Mrs. Orton served de.

JILelous refreshments to following iguests: Miss Roxle MoNlelll, Miss SyMa Sloan, Miss Hazel Cochran, Alirs, Brooks Mac-cracken, Mirs. Douglas Champion and balby daughter, Virginia Glenn. Death Ends Buffering1. W. Martin, who has (been very ill at wis home on Pacifc avenue ifor eome tim6 past, passed away at 9 o'clock this evening.

His wife and eon iwere with him when the end came. Highland Flings. Miss Gretta Stewart iwlth her father and Ibrother Roy to Thermal to. day to Mr. and Mrs.

A. Thomas Crawford and J. Mathews. They will Ibe away several days. Rolliin La Follette and Nloyea Thomp son stayed (by their school duties at Po mona until last night, when they came home ito spend a imemry Christ- mas.

Highland boasts of a coaster club among our young gentlemen. Arrange. inenits are toetog made ifor a race to take place wi'thin a few days. Mr. and Mrs.

Guy Frazer motored to Los Angeles yesterday, returning today with numerous concealed (packages. Rev. and Mrs. O. N.

Oleson motored to Redlands this afternoon on Christmas tree errands. Miss OuMe Calvin came (to Highland yesterday iflrora Los Angeles, for a ivasit With her (father and brothers iwho have on PaJclfc avenue. MJsa Gene Thompson came home from Claremont yesterday to spend the holidays. W. and Ralph Motherspaiw are en-Joying the vacation time having Miss Inez with ithem for the holidays.

Mr. and Mrs. G. Lano motored to Yucaipa PROVES EOF IHE PEW SYSTEM Fire Loss on U. S.

Reserve Small During Year Says Charlton. The annual) summary oif lre conditions dn Angeles national reserve, indicated iby the report of Supervisor Charlton, Just completed, shows the lvalue of the system of permits to make camp-fires in the iblg woods. There were but 87 fires started (by operations of campers, and mose of these were caused not (by uncovered fires but lighted cllgars and cigarettes thrown in the dry brush. It is (believed that, with another year qf trial, fires starting ifrom camps where the required precaution of covering up is not taken, mill Ibe almost eliminated. During 1M4 there were 153 tflres and of numiber 95 covered Jess than one.

fourth acre; 29 burned over a territory from one-fourth to 10 acres; and 29 cov ered more than ten acres each. The loas of timber was jbut 35i0. For Ithe most (Part, the 4861 acres iburned over were covered Iby small brush, which makes the hardest cfir.e to manage. Nine of the fires were caused Iby passing trains; four Iby lightning; nine iby burning (brush, and the causes of 25 were uiknown. The cost of 'handling the fires on the local' (reserve for it he year was 13838.27, WILMINGTON, Dec 24.

Equal suffragists of (Wilmington today placed a wreath on the grave of Jas. Ashton Bayard, one of the signers of the treaty of Ghent, who is burled here. This was the only observance in Delaware of the centennial of the signers of the treaty of Ghent. The Kind You Have Always Bought. THIS 1b the caution applied to tho publio announcement of Castoria that has been manufactured under the BuperviBion of Chaa.

H. Fletcher for over 80 years the genuine Cat toria. We reBpectf ully call th6 attention of fathers and mothers when purchasing Castoria to see that the wrapper bears his eienature In black. When the wrapper is removed the same signature appears on both sides of the bottle in red. Parents who have used Castoria for their little ones in the past years noed no warning against counterfeits and imitations, but our present duty is to call the attention of the younger generation to the great danger of introducing into their families spurious medicines.

It is to be regretted that there are people who are now engaged in the nefarious business of putting up and selling all Borts of substitutes, or what should more properlr be termed counterfeits, for medicinal preparations not only for adults, but worse yet, for children's medicines. It therefore devolves ou the mother to scrutinize closely what she gives her child. Adults can do that for themselves, Dus ine cuuu uun najr uu the mother's watchfulness. iwM, Genuine Castoria always tears the signature of Wiay, -CUcAif RIALTO SECOiOnPOL RETURNSJiET $1 2,500 Automobile Thieves Make Raid on Car Owners; City Council Meets. RIALTO, Dec.

24. (Staff Correspondence or THE SUXOt The Rialto Orange company 1b today closing up the second October pool of Valencias and distributing 112,500 net to the growers on the pool. Steals Auto The automobile of II. E. Brimmer was stolen last night from his garage.

As yet no trace has been found. The machines' of H. P. Welborn and C. E.

Tlbbot were also tampered with and as the three homes are close to gether, it is supposed that the thief failed in his efforts to get these out, succeeding with the Brimmer machine. A telegram came fromi Los Angeles stating a machine had been stolen from there. This machine was found near Fontana and the supposition is that it was abandoned for some cause and the fresh machine taken. City JJads Meet special meeting of the city dads was held last night in the city hall to de. clde upon a technical error in a fran chise granted the Crescent City rail way.

Board Meeting1 The board of the First Methodist Sunday school held the annual elec tion of officers and teachers last evening with the exception of Sunday School Superintendent C. E. Tlbbot, who was elected at a previous meeting. Assistant superintendent L. JL liar rls.

SecretaryHMrs. Everett Ivle. Assistant secretary Miss Belle Bar nard. Enrollment Secretary Miss Amanda Treasurer A. L.

Merryfield, Chorister II B. Frisble. Assistant chorister D. D. Boyce.

Organist Miss Lois Livingston. Assistant organist Miss Pearl Fer guson. Missionary superlntendent-M. C. Harris.

MIsslonsjryT treasurer JUra. Harry Scott. Temperance superintendent M. E. Foulke.

Primary superintendent Mrs. W. Webster. Home department superintendent- Mrs. W.

F. Sedgwick. Cradle roll superintendent Mrs. Maud Montgomery; assistants, Misses Hazel Manuel and Hazel Beckert Teachers W. Warren, J.

T. Cana- uay, D. D. Boyce, Mr. and Mrs.

F. W. Axe, L. M. Harris, Miss Ruth Kingman, Mrt Millar, Mrs.

ID. C. Manuel, Mrs. Phoebe Tolle, Mrs. Harry Scott and Mrs.

E. Chase. Primary Mrs. O. W.

Relnlus, Misses Harriett Lewis, Marcla Turner and Ethel Chase; assistants the Misses Inez Hewitt and Eva Bemls. Christmas Program The following was given at the Christian church Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Song Joy to the World School. Recitation Welcome) Margaret Chase Scripture reading by Sunday school superintendent; prayer. SCHOO What Is the Matter With the United States CLOSES FOR I HOLIDAY VACATION Home Folks Return to Old Town For Christmas; Poor Remembered.

NEEDLE Dea 24. (Staff Cor- respondence of THE3 SUN.) School closed here last Friday for the holi days with appropriate exercises. There were two Christmas trees at school this year. Miss Ferry, the kindergarten teacher, had a tree and interesting pro- gran for the little tots. Later at 11 o'clock.

Miss Blue, Miss Vorhelrs and Miss Butler held their combined pro gram for the younger grades, which was most entertaining, Miss Vorhlers also had a tree for her little ones. Prof. Gentner left Friday for Los Angeles where his family resides. Miss Ferry left the same evening for her home in Pasadena, Miss Backeberg also left Friday evening for her home in Los Angeles. Miss Capp left for Colton to visit friends there.

Professors Collins and Waterman left Sunday evening for institute. To Visit Exposition Mtsa Brown and Miss Echelelf are planning to take In the exposition at San Diego while down for institute Miss Vorhlers, Miss Woodhull, Miss Butler, Miss Henderson and MIbs Blue are also away this all being obliged to attend Institute, but planning to pomblne duty with pleasure Some left Friday, some Saturday and others Sunday and Monday evenings. i Miss Ethel Blue left Tuesday evening for Los Angeles to Join her sister there. Curtis Blue left Monday evening to spend the holidays with friends near Los Angeles. Mr.

and Mrs. Wless left Thursday evening for Los Angeles on a brief shopping expedition. MA M. Sorenson of the clerical department left Wednesday for Long Beach for a holiday trip. ladles' Aid The Ladies' Aid of the M.

E. church held a home cooked food, candy ana apron sale Saturday afternoon on street at the former sweet shop, at which tea and wafers were also served. The tempting food and candy, as well as the dainty aprons found ready buyers. So that the ladles realized a nice little sum for their trouble. Mr.

and Mrs. Dan Crayne motored out from Los Angeles last week In their new six-cyllndnr Jeffries, on which they traded their Mitchell. The car Is up-to-dato In every way and very neat in appearance. Mrs. K.

Drlscoll, formerly of Needles, and children, are spending the holidays with her sister, Mrs. Winters. Alfred Jayne of Orange, New Jersey, oa Past EI gat), i. BY HERBERT N. CASSON In the December Number Associated Advertising.

"What is the matter with the United States?" As I have been residing in London since the beginning of the war, I have been hearing this question asked on all sides. I have never heard any satisfactory answer. No one seems to know. Wfcjr are the American factories not running night and day? Why are the railroads not opening up new territories and getting ready for the millions of immigrants who have already made up their minds to leave Europe as soon as the war is over? Why are there not fifty American drummers in London right now, trying to sell $200,000,000 worth of American goods in place of the goods that were bought last year from Germany and Austria? Why have advertisers become quitters, just at the time when their advertisements were most needed and most effective in cheering on the business forces of the United States? From the European point of view, the United States is a haven of peace and security and prosperity. It has no troubles that it dare mention to Belgium or Austria or France or Germany or Servia or Great Britain or Russia.

Every tenth Briton has enlisted. Every tenth Frenchman is at the front. Every tenth Belgian is dead. What does the United States know of trouble? If I could afford it, I would charter the Mauretania and Lusitania and convey a party of 5,000 American Advertisers to NEEDLES SANTA VICTORVILLE LA CHILDREN AT VISITS CHURCH Snow Falls All Day Upon Community; Business Changes Outlined. VICTORVILLE.

Dec. 24 (Staff Correspondence of THE SUN) The little folks are all happy and the big ones too, for that matter, because Santa Claus has been here on his annual visit and brought to each one that which they most desire. If he didn't have it with him he promised to send it and Santa always keeps his word. The Christmas tree Wednesday night at the church was a beautiful one, reaching to the celling and lighted with many colored electric 'bulbs. The program was entirely Iby the children with the exception of one number, which was a recitation by Miss Dlnsmoor.

Her selection was the Shepherd scene from) Ben Hur. Everyone then circled the tree which stood in the center of the roomv sang a Christmas carol, then marched until Santa iburst into the room and distributed gifts, candy and apples. Sinner Parties Planned Many dinner parties are Planned for Christmas day. Mrs. John Talmadga will give a family dinner.

Mrs. Fletcher of Apple Valley Is entertaining a large house party for the day1. Bnslaesi Changes There will be a few business chang es the first of the year. A A. Moon will his drug store Into the Van-devere building that is now occupied by Charles Morgan.

(Mr Morgan moves around to the part now used by the butcher shop, while F. M. Gilbert will move the butcher shop into the store vacated by the drug store. Snow Plentiful The people of the desert awoke Tues day morning to a perfectly pure white world. The snow lay from- two to eight inches deep and continued to fall all day in big soft flakes.

Snowballing was the order of the day and the small boys were not ttie only ones who in dulged in that pastime, but It was all good natured and was a jolly day. Christmas tree. Teachert Betnra The teachers who have been attending the institute at San Bernardino returned Wednesday evening in time for the Miss Lottie Relchweln, who Is teaching near Los Angeles, comes today to spend her vacation with her mother, Mrs. John Delf. Ralph Webb has been spending a few days In San Bernardino.

Mrs. Is spending Christ mas on the Flofield ranch. Allen Fletcher of Highland Is spend Ing the holidays in town Europe for a trip of education. I would give them a week in London, a week in Paris, and a week in Antwerp. I would let them look at the United States from the scene of war.

I would give them a look at REAL TROUBLE. I would let them see trains, ten at a time, five minutes apart, packed with the maimed and the dying. I would let- them hear, from fragmentary survivors, the incredible story of battlefields 150 miles wide, and armies that are greater than the entire population of Texas. I would let them see graves 100 yards long and full, and Belgium, the country that was, nothing now but 12,000 square miles of wreckage. Then, when they began to understand to some slight extent, the magnitude and awf ulness of war, I would say to them "Now go back and appreciate the United States.

Realize your opportunities. Don't start digging trenches when nobody is firing at you. Don't fall down when you have not been hit. Don't be blind to the most glorious chance you have ever had in your life. "Go back and advertise.

Get Ready for the most tremendous business boom that any nation ever had. Build your factories bigger. Train more salesmen. Borrow more money. Go ahead, and thank God you are alive and that your family is alive, and that you are living in a land that is at peace, at a time when nearly the whole world is at war." I STRAWBERRY FLAT CHARLES SAW BACKFOR WINTER Artist Returns From Home in Texas to Resume His Studio Work.

By TOXXXUC STEPHXJT. STRAWBERRY FLAT. San Bernardino Mountains, Dec. 24. (Stafi corre-epondeaoe of THE SUM.) Mlsa Mount' (has drest In dazzling white, To welcome deer-drawn "Santy," For people say he won't alight Where Chrfstmas elgna are scanty, 1 Ohas.

SejwUIin who ably occupied the studio at Pinetorest last summer, twlth Mr, Seara as partner, reoenitly returned from a lengthy stay at 'the familly (home In Texas, and (will spend the whole of tho winter at picturesque Bayllaville. Mr, Sears, now residing at Vallejo, iwill soon re-enter the naval service of this great republic, preferrlmg outdoor axatVv. ity to the lighter labors of the etudlo and dad-jc roorn Vaequeroa Mclnnes, Keller and Stiokles, of the Reservoir and Power company's stock (ranches, recently drove to the northern lowlanda the ifw eta-ay cattle remaining on the summit. The Messrs. Dexter recently tflndshed the construction of a comfortaible and elegant cabin for Manager and Mrs.

Frantj of Squirrel Inn, who mow occupy tho aomawihlat unique habitation. Fred Fryman of Squirrel Inn has pur chased the old MlmcWer apple iranch In Dark Canyon, and (will take possession of the productive property next Tour scribe was pleasingly rviiailted last iweelk Iby Dean Hartzell of Squirrel Inn, and George Reed, Mf. Mallery, and Gregory Dexter, of San Bernardino, all the lively young gentlemen ascending to tho Flfct on ekis, and Mr. Hea-Uell especially displaying admirable proficiency in the use of the Norwegian pediments. Will Fryman has returned Ifrom ivlsit-Img the old home at Everett, Washington, and will apend the winter his brother, Fred Frymani of Squirrel Inn.

The members of the esse L. Lasky Feature Play company, fifteen in number, and "headed by Oscar Apfel of Los Angeles, recently passed through this Flat from tihetilr quarters at Wneorost in a sleigh driven iby Pablo Bojorquez, their destination a suitable point near the lake at Little Bear valley for the enaction of a new drama eoon to Ibe placed before the pubWc, and entitled After Five." Owing to the depth of the anow, the courageous itheaplarts had to remain overnight at the hospital and, aided Iby Mn. Young of Fem-rock, managed to reach the Baylla resort on Page Eight); ETIWANDA JAMES DILLARD a AIJSWERUAST CALL School Gives Entertainment Annual Christmas Concert For Next Sunday. ETIWANIDA, Dec 24. -(Staff correspondence of THE SUN.) Mrs.

James Dillard passed away da the San Antonio hospital at Uplands Sunday afternoon after being icriticalily ill two (weeks. Mrs. Dillard came EtiTvanda ttrom Tennessee six years ago She has been in declining health the entire time mak ing one trlp to tier (former home where she received medical attention from a specialist and her health for a ttaie seemed Improved but the change was not a Jaatilng one and she gradually grew worse until the end cam. Her frail health did not permit her entering Unto the social life of the community but thosfc who had the privilege Of her acquaintance loved her. She ia survived by her husband and little eight-year-old daughter Sitella.

Funeral services were conducted In Draper's undertaking parlors in Ontario, Rev. W. Ml Perry, pastor of the Ontario Baptist church, Mrs. T. 'M.

Neece, Miss Katherine Jones, IE. Rader and T. Donnelly sang "One Sweetly Solemn Thought," and "Asleep in Jesus." The pall bearers were W. iB. H.

Lay ton, H. Price, T. Donnelly, John Scott, F. Koch and A. A.

Werner. Init. ment was made in the Ontario cemeteo-y. School Xqtertains, The school entertainment was given in Cypress hall Saturday night and was In the nature of a Christmas entertainment. The hall was filled to overflow, tng ana the program was a splendid one and carried through in a manner which did credit to the chldren and their teach, ers, Miss Ruth Widney, Mlsa Margaret Cooper and Miss Sassman.

The hall was appropriately decorated and a Christmas tree laden with fit la occupied a conspicuous position. At the close of the exorolsea Santa Claus arrived and 'gaive each child a iglf and a stocking full of candy. Miss Katherine entertained at dinner Thursday evening the members of the E. cabinet. Thone present were Mr.

and Mrs. T. Donnelly, Miss Nellie Fisher, Mrt, and Mrs. John Soott and chil. dren, Mr.

and Mrs. A. A. Werner, Annual Concert. The annual Christinas concert grfn under the auajloes of the church muttlo committee is announced for next Sunday evening beginning at 7:30 o'clock when the Christmas cantata, "The Lord's Anointed," by Lorenz will ibe preentMl by local talent.

County Supervisor Butler iscirtd irs Sunday to Supervisor Jons' tiling- i oa Page EUht).