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ibUSTONfPAlLlfl'Pp Sl LL DECKilBUlt 11). -juTnaWf ir i Li-Lnj--(uJ'rinnfvvrir-- mmiwmwww TAG DAY FUND S- 3 Used by the United Charities la Work Among Poor. ju jirsjvnrirrr 'V vy hasa F. lfarhfer Dry AID GIVEN YOUNG GIRL AVENUE AND TRAVIS STUEEX Wlith the TEXAS 11V rThd Vmia a1uoic or ritmfa hi a' WtlV (At IT tT UUVVIIUU1V always useful Christmas pres-Y ent fori Men and Ladies. need to worry abdu trwhat to give.

Our Slipper Wlasjela, Friday. December has I i lgnated as 'Tag Pay" by tha 1 tf 'icr TVT. Vl-." oo4 women having In oharga the work Wum7 floH Unttsjd CharMee tha city cf tiwSP-3 I WhlswMMld day cornea In that sea- 'fA J''S VM VJ aWWiut th ehlef hepptaaea of rjr Afi WW iS4i 1 li realised In tha doing of om ''A1 yk-if ml fir I I ''kfcxltr ad In tha interest at humanity. (Lflh '''tf 1 IfrrtV rfSF I "VL'k I asM whan -tha spirit of jieace on earth mW MB I If oltisan to respond generoualy to tnJa 'Ml' I lf 1' phDantbTopk. caU for help.

nd. IfflKM i SSWS 1 i Wbara. aald organlsaUon has chosen VIJhI i Vl' MItUod of procuring fuads with rt W' aid the unfortunate and heady. )' V' JssixkX I I j- tharefore, I. B.

Rice, mayor A I ill; i I jyirf 4jf tha etty of Houston, hereby commenh ftf wl X' 17' if' jtMJif. Vbm haorraiica of Friday, December 24. iff I fi I W'Un and urge that all 6f our U3r ll i ''a1tt' irf -rrhr 1 -Tr, pur v'Jftjx XY ''WfflWM-Mggfi-1 I '5! I' mnd woartng on that day the imJk I lM m- 'lf-wajrJr clUaabl to do so will con- Vif'fliWWi I 'f I Mr 1'''' rtbta a porUon of bla wealth to 'hSl'iMmXM 'p worthy cause, the United Charities jf fSMmMi I11! aabled abundantly to alleviate' Jt'lVn'iU'WW' ihVmJfli 1XJFsK WA Vr Ji Jaaaen the burdens of our 'WlfflypJ ff IMMij M. KM WMy Poor, and each one who con- CZVifM jrliAWMmll la tW. tha lith day of December, A.

jfjl 'MTr the cuy Houin" stock solves the problem for you. Man's Optra Slipper In tan, wins and buck, fine soft kid and chamois skin lined; siiet 6- to 11; a $2.60 value; special, pair A Vc A A A A A A A A A A A A vy A A A A A Ladiaa' Black Fait, Fur Trimmed, Hand Turn, Rubber Heel Juliette In a full run d1 AO of sizes; a $2.60 value; special, a pair 170 Ladiaa Brown, Cray and Black Felt, Fur Trimmed Juliette a Hand turn, common senae and Cuban heels; a $2.60 value; special, Ladle Red, Gray and Black Felt, Fur Trl rimed Juliette Good flexible sole; a Off value; special, a pair 9 ls9 Ladles' Black Felt, Fur Trimmed Juliette In a full run of sizes; a $1.25 value; QQ. special, a pair OC Ladle' Felt Slipper In soft leather soles, funmetal buckles; a $1.25 value; spe- no clal a 70C Ladlee' and Misses' Felt Sole Slipper In a full run of aizes; red flannel lined; a 76c value; special, a pair TtOC Men' Tan, Chocolate, Win and Black Opera Slippers Soft kid lined; a $1.75 MO value; special, a pair 10 Men's Tan, Chocolata and Black Opera Slipper Flexible soles, sizes 6 to 11 a $1.50 or -value; special, a pair ijleaai) Men'a Everett In chocolate and black, finished throughout; a $1.25 value any. QQ where; all sizes; special, a pair OafC Men'a Tan, Wine and Black Opera Slipper In a full line of all sizes; a $1.25 value; AO special, a pair OC Men'a All Fait Red Flannel Lined 8llpprs All sizes; a $1.00 value; special, a pair OUC A A A A A A A A A A A A A a $1.98 Men'a and Ladies' Oriental Carpet Slipper In a nice array of colors to select from; all sizes; a 50c Ladle' Boudoir Slipper In light red, cardinal, gray, tan and black; made of soft durable kid. In all sizes; a regular I Joseph R.

Fitxe vs. Josephine Edmonds A AMNDAMUS SUIT value; very special. $1.25 value; special at, a pair 19c a pair, for Men's and Ladles' Black Overgaitera A 75c value JO. Baby. soles, in designs Shoe Soft all the latest and colors; to close out this week at a pair, SOc, 35c, 25c 1 and IDC I tor Qooda C6l drifts Nq 98c th day I beat that nonunion agent out of a 110,000 risk.

Nothing earth can give will ever equal that bliss. Have no fear. The moral hasard of the risk, you take la perfectly good, the rate adequate, and and Mut she was the daughter of an Insurance commissioner and could not long withstand Uch technical wooing, so with a happy sigh he fell Into his arms. -iou Will I always be well protected," ha Whispered. That nlaht he receive a.

tnWrnm stating that he had been appointed special agent Well Weill Sar I A Be sure and see our $1.00 and our 75c Bargains Counters this week, a savifig of 50c to 75c on every pair. EVERY ITEM HERE A MONEY SAVER The House of Good Shoes and Low Prices net Eeceived for Tag. Are Ex pended Only After Inrertig- tion by Offioen of Society. Many Wife Desertions. TK Day money.

Where doe tt go nd how is It used" This Is a question asked by many. Kirst the money la turned over to the rharitie and the society, thruush its various officer, puts the money to the best of use In alleviating the suffeiiiiB or deprivation Of families and orphan children. The United l'haritU'3 has for Its acop of woik one of the most broad and far reaching that ts known. Not a day passes but hat the society officers ti tales of want and distress. Every day someone In unfortunate circumstances call? at the offices of the society and for food, medicine.

cloth-Ins; or fuel, sometimes they need all of these, sometimes only part, but It Is the duty of the officers to Investigate the value of the applicant's claim, and If found legitimate, orders are given which are honored at the various stores of the city. Rents are often paid. The aged are sent to the poor farm, young boys are sent to the industrial school, when necessity demands. Girls are taken In oharxe and a vlitilant supervision Is exercised over their movement, so that their lives may rot become sullied. Persons In want cf medical attention are sent to the hospitals and to the country.

Homes are visited and little things necessary for the comfort and welfare of the occupants a-e provided. These and many other thlnes tin) numerous to mention comprise the duties of the officers, and explain where, and to what use. the monev derived from the sale of tags on Tan Day is put. The United Charities of Houston maintain offices in the city hall building, where a supervisor and assistant hou forth and listen to the tales of want, and then make their tour of Investigation upon hich depends whether or not aid will be given to the applicant. While most of the applications deserve aid.

there are several made each month tiiat reauire the attention of the police, who take care of the dead beat style of are taken from surrounding not suitable for their rearina and placed where tliey will grow to manhood and womanhood under Influences of the best sort. This part of the work is near and dear to the hearts of the officers in charge, and Oiey are ever ready to attend to cases brouxht to their notice. OXE CASE IN" JiAXT. To cite one of these cases for an Instance of the work among children, a tor)" will be told that Is vouched for by. documents of the society, and the special observance of the writer.

Two years ago this December a girl walked into the offices of the United Charities and up to the desk of the supervisor. Her clothing was ragged and unclean. Her hair was unkempt and ths braids were tied with shoe strings. Her shoes were only so In name, for they were practically without soles. The child was cold, and her clothlne.

and she only could boast of half enough of the kind It was. was damp, for the day was one of those stormy December ones. There was no sparkle of life In her eyes, the sparkle, that should be in the eye of a ear-old girl. The supervisor could see that this was indeed a ea.e calling for immediate relief, and she bade the girl sit down and tell the story. And story It was.

true to the extreme, and stranger than fiction. TOLD OF HARDSHIPS. She told the supervisor that she lived with her mother and stepfather In a distant part of the city. The stepfatuer was, she said, not working In fact, had not provided anything more than a few cords of wood since marrytng her mother. She said that she was the support, along with a 12-year-old brother who sold papers, of the family consisting of the father, mother and three children, one of them a baby three weeks old.

Her fdace of employment was a local factory which she had worked for two year, receiving tiie munificent weekly wage of $3.50. and it was with this money she attempted, most pitifully, to support tho family. She had Strugs ed for two years, but now she felt that she could no longer keep up. The quiet manner in which she told this story, alone with the pitiful look In her luster less eyes, excited a feeling of motherliness In the heart of the supervisor. She went to the girl's hoie and found it to be a miserable two-room shack.

There were no curtains on the windows. No chairs, no furniture at all. with the exception of the beds. The condition of the house was worse than couhl be Imagined by anyone who has the good fortune to be surrounded by good --oma Influences. The supervisor took Immediate action in the case.

She ordered the house cleaned. She sent groceries and fuel and also medicine for the mother. The officers of the society were told of U.e girl and she was Immediately provide! with proper clothing. The girl's brother raa taken In charge and sent to the industrial home for he had become of a wild disposition and was not unknown to the police. NEW ERA OF LIFE.

Then commenced a new era of life for this girl. When she donned her new clothing the officers of the society were truck by the difference of appearance ia the child, she had suddenly become pretty- In a few weeks after this change in life, color came to her cheeks and her eyes took on a bright and healthy look. A position was for hex In at large store of this city and the proprietor was told of her past struggle and promised to keep a fatherly eye on the girl. The girl has more than lived up to what was expected of her by the officers of the United Charities and has had thr advances In salary since going to her new position. It was the pleasure oi tho writer to meet and talk with this girt, and It is safe to say that a more modest, retiring and unassuming girl will not be found in Houston.

One would think that abe had been reared all the of Bar III amid the best of 'Pipe Fietory for Few Jrleini. 1 Another Industry has been added to the already long list that New Orleans now enjoy. Messrs. Vail oft Dreux. tho wholesale cigar dealers of Soa Poydras street, hare engaged the 'Services of Joh.i Hoffman, a European pipe expert, and have opened a modern pipe factory at Canal street.

This concern will Iv knows as tha European Pipe Factory, and wfU snanufactur pipes of meerschaum, etc, as well as do general repair work oi all kinds. A. pipe factory Is a place of unusual interest. Hera one can sea great blocks of par whit aneerschaum just as It Is dux front tba aartb and ready for tha skilled artisan to cmrve it Into pip bowls of every -design and alsa. Soma of the moat eVilcat ftgares are aaade oa pipes, beau-t ru statuettes of tha haaaaa form, aeu'i hMdt, boBtinc scenes, etc.

Blocks of s-nbor bad rubber are fashioned Into pip eiema, dear bolder, etc Sheets of gold carved by baad into artistic moaat- If snaa has chertsbed pips of ui s.hsiiia. briar or any ether material. takes at to Uvle factsrr r-oeMd repaired as tha caaa may This new factory will doubtless r.precsatad by darutaea of tba fragrsjit 36c value for 19c AND Influences. Her manner Is and she Is sincere In her work. She Is still under the protecting wing of the ot-lu-ers of the aociety and the relations between several of the ladles of the society and herself Is that of mother and daughter.

In fact, the girl has been given Into tha complete charge of the supervisor of the ITnited Charities and Is now living la surroundings of the beji home kind. It seems unbelievable mat tM sweet and modest child was taken from squalid surroundings. Her past hard struggle has left no evil influence, tt has only tended to sober down the buovancy of youth. And a in this girl's life Is the result me expenditure of a portion of the inouej collected on previous lag uajs MANY OTHER CASES. This is only one case of how the money received by the sale of tags Is put to use.

There are other cases. One of an aged couple who have been put on a pension list through the effort ot the society. They are in monthly receipt of a email sum of money necessary for their life and comfort. Deserted wives and families) axe also looked after. A position Is obtained for the mother and the children are plawd' in school.

The society has at present an unusual number of wife desertion cases to care for. During the past six weeks there have been reported to the society ten cases of wife desertion. In the most of the rases the father has deserted large families. One case Is on record of a husband deserting a wife and seven children, the youngest of the children being only 3 months old. The officers of the United Charities say that the increase In desertions Is caused t-y the fact that the necessaries of life are expensive snd wages are not high.

But ihev do not hesitate to condemn these men who leave their families In dire wain. MAKES A STATEMENT. In speaking of the work of the United Charities, the supervisor said: "We are daily called on to help those In distress and do so only after the case has been investigated. We give nothing off hand. We make It a point to see for ourselves all cases that are brought to our notice.

"The money received from the sale of tag" on tag day Is most certainly put to good use. We have practically no running expenses, and all the money we re-reive is devoted to the aid of those In wsr.t. The society makes a special effort to look after the moral welfare of children who come under our notice, and we take them from their surroundings and place them In better homes whenever we are unable to force the parents to take proper care of them. "It Is not our aim to break up anv home. We try our best to ascertain the cause of the distress of the family and then to apply a remedy.

Most of the time the people aided respond to this treatment and our work is greatly helD-ed. Sometimes we find parents who do not desire to better the conditions of home life, and it is then that we are forced to take some measures that will lead to the proper care and training of the ehlldren. "We also exercise special vigilance over the aged infirm, and do all In our power to alleviate their suffering. We have sent many of the aged poor back to their relatives In ome nther State In the Union. We send them to the country when we deem this the better course, hut while they sre receiving aid from ten United Charities they are under our constant watching, for we do not relax our vigi-lanc when once It Is established.

MANY DESERTED WIVES. "At present we have a large number of wife desertion cases on hand, and find ourselves called on to advance funds to young mothers who have been deserted by their husbands. These cases are very distressing and call for a special kind of care. "I attribute the cause of so many desertions to the fact that Texas laws do not punish wife deserters, and that when a man finds he can not make both ends meet: that his family Is Increasing, and he can not earn enough to support them, a feeling of self-preservation asserts Itself and he deserts his family. "We are very careful in our Investigations of those who apply for aid.

and keep a record of all who are aided and the amount of money expended. These records are open to legitimate Inspection at any and all times. "Many times people have told me that they had been accosted by beggars, who Informed them that the United Charities had refused' them aid. My advice is that the truth of such a storv rsin be easily ascertained by comlnp to the office of the society and looklnr over record for we even make proper notation of all refusals, and these have been verv few and far between. Should a mendicant tell people that the United Charities had refused him aid, the people should know that the party 1 not deserving or they wonld have obtained assistance." The work of the United Charities is far reaching and deserves aid.

The tag day committee expects that the sale of tags this year will be far In excess of last year's tag day receipts for they seem to know the generosity of Houston people-. CAPUOINK for "THAT HEADACHE." iu ii. Tt tmw ntwioie mam nervous Intg wrniiic? Capudtoc just tmm thing to fit yn for fount-TV. Cktn bead braces tbt awVTTra. 1 TJ IE.

lf rMg ei ai, certiorari. Suits Filed for Count; Court. John McAllster vs. W. I.

Williamson at debt. W. D. Port v. John Beasley, writ vi wnionirt.

H. Rodrigo vs. Meehan debt. H. Rodrigo vs.

John C. Christian, garnish men t. South Texa Grain Comnanv vs. Rverv body's Oln and Mill Company et al, breach of contract. Sam C.

Judd vs. W. A. McClure, suit on note. Thomas Ftckes vs.

H. H. Peden, suit on nqte. Marriage licenses. Osee Earl Fisher to Miss Zola Alice Lwrence.

Asa Kirkland Stratton to Miss tjertrude Isabel Adams. J. McConnell to Miss Evelvn Toole. C. H.

Sweeney to Miss Mary O'Brien. Will H. Humphrey to Georgia A. Cloud. Curtis Smith to Mollis Ward.

The Christmas Tree Industry "From where do the Christmas trees for Houston come?" was a recent query made in the city. The answer is that the trees come mostly from Harris county and are native pine trees, for the children of thousands of Houston homes have grown accustomed to the sight of a bushy, long-needled pine tree hauled In from the woods about the city, the trees often towering so high that the broad-smiling Santa or pride of the family who detaches the jvonderful presents from the tree Is compelled to use a chair or ladder to reach the highest of the gifts. A few trees on the Christmas tree market in Houston are spruces from the State of Maine, and are brought In through Galveston by steamer. These trees are put on the market at from 60 cents to Jl, according to the size of the tree. The pine trees of Harris and tne surrounding counties, however, furnish probably 80 per cent of the Christmas trees.

Some are shipped in. but most of them are brought In on smiill delivery wagons, and are bargained for previously. A few owueis of wagons make a Christmas business of bringing in wagonload after wagonload of trees, selling them on the street corners or through the side streets. They bring In all sixes, from the little 25-cent trees, which are used by the children for the "dolly's" tree to the tall and stately trees which grace the churches and club rooms of the city. The pines that are used are In nearly every case the "short leaf pine," though In a few cases the searchers find a towering specimen of "long leaf," but this variety, if small enough for a Christmas tree, 1 usually deticlent in the matter of llmbs.

In the same woods In which the plnea grow, searchers for holiday decorations And the much favored holly, the smilax, the mistletoe, the Spanish moss ana the yupon. The yupon is the most prevalent, and its tiny, sparkling red berries invariably lures the new-comer to loading his wagon full. The trip home with yupon, nowever, and the handing of it. are disappointing, for the enticing little berries shake off easily, and while many are lost on the homeward Journey, more are lost on the parlor floor, caunlng the good housewife to register a decided kick against its future use. The holly, with Its clutching leaves, decorate iany a Houston home, either in sprigs or arranged In wreaths.

Next to tha holly, the mistletoe is perhaps the most favored, lending a hue of whiteness to the decorations which bespeaks the purity of the Christmas days and the spirit wmcn is exempnnea Dy its celebration. The trailing smilax, always green, makes many a corner mystically green and cool, showing no color save the dark forest green which hints to the observer of cool, 1 flowing waters and shaded nooks. The long trailing, Spanish moss, which floats from tha aged trees of the grove about i the" city, like the gray beard of some patriarch, makes a pretty addition to tne decorations, its softness and grayness bringing to those who spend a Christmas In tha Southland visions of the coldness of tba stretches of snow which they saw In years Other growing decorations for Christmas' time are hidden In the still woods which surround Houston, and the searchers often return laden with strange colored leaves and berries which they have discovered and -which make welcome substitutions for the tinsel and tissue which must otherwise be used. The vnoat used Christmas tree In Houston is th on which is brought In by tbose who afterward to enjoy It delights. Two or three day before Christmas Day number of wagon and buggies tan be seen leaving the city on the various paved road which lead out In all Number of these trp hunters stop within four or five miles of the city limits -disappearing for a while lit some arov or sm3l forest.

From these varied arovea laUP come the sound of ax and htct nToertiaps first the "hallooes" of tha varloui thay wander In Jaarch of lbs tight In th searca lOAETT mayob bice C0JOHS3IQNEBS. Bev. John Uptoomb Desires Permit to Preach the Gospel en the Streets of Houston. Rev. John Lipscomb, Matrict superintendent of the Horn Mission and Rescue Commission of Teacaa, has filed mandamus proceeding In tha district court against Mayor hT.

B. JUce nd the four city commissioner) to compel them to issue to him a permit to preach. on the streets of HoustoW In accordance with tha requirements if tha City ordinance. Plaintiff alleges that ha applied to tha city council In September and November, by written petitionla, for permit to preach the gospel on tha streets, and that both petitions Warn denied without any reasons being given. When the petition was presented during November, plaintiff claims that he was represented bv an attorney.

The petition alleges that the Home Mission an.l Rescue Commission of Texas is a rellRious organisation, working through the State and preaching the gospel. Plaintiff further allege that all he desires Is a permit such as has been granted to the Salvation Army, permitting that organization to hold services on the streets. Tin- petition was not presented to a Judge, consequently it has not been set down for hearing at any particular time. Distress Warrant Served. In the suit of Mrs.

Kata B. Maher against W. L. McDanlel. filed to recover rents amounting to S575.

a distress warrant was issued bv Justice of tha Peace K. H. Yasmer and levied by tha sheriff on the Star drug store at 310 Milam street The suit was filed with the district i lerk yesterday, the distresa warrant iiuvir.K been made returnable to tha Sixty-first district court. Valuable Land Involved. Mary Belle Meek, a minor, has been as defendant in a land suit filed in the district court yesterday by W.

W. Hall end wife, involving lot and parts of 4 and 11 in block 281. The property fronts 24 feet on Brazos street and 12S feet on Lamar avenue. Danage Suit Filed. R.

A. Edmundson has filed suit in tha district court against Horton Horton to recover damages amounting to 1600 for Injuries alleged to have been received on October Si, 1S09, while employed as a locomotive fireman by tba defendants. Court Horse Notes. The October term of the Sixty-first dls-tilm court was brought to a close jre-terdav. a new- term will be opened Monday morning by Judge Kittrell.

The county commissioners brought their week's session to a close yesterday-bv passing on a number of routine petitions. Fifty-fifth District Court. W. P. Kimmel vs.

John Warren et at, motion of Patillo Higgins and John War-ren for a new trial overruled, to which tley except and give notice of appeal; motion to correct judgment overruled. W. E. Woodruff vs. J.

X. Taub, motion for a new trial overruled upon plaintiff VernitthiK Kigmund Stf-rn vs. Russell Brown et al. motion for a new trial overruled; notice of appeal given. Suits Filed for District Courts.

Home Mission and Rescue Commission of Texas vs. Mayor and City Commissioners, mandamus. Christian Rudel vs. Franclska Rudel. divorce.

R. A. Edundson vs. Horton Horton. UttoiUKes.

I Mrs. Kate E. Maher vs. W. L.

1 W. W. Hall and Fannie Swain Hall vs Mary Belle Meek, trespass to trv title and damages. J. A.

Meehan vs. Carrie Meohan. divorce. Houston Structural Steel Company vs Dewey Hogann. debt and foreclosure State of Texas vs.

J. P. WesKott et al tax debt. State of Texas vs. Elizabeth Ann Cook et al.

tax debt. U- ofI.Te.xa8 F- E- p'- tax debt. Foote y- Commissioner of Harris county et al. injunction. debt1 TtJtas vs- VV'.

B. tax fion F- now vs. w. C. Corbett, parti-Peter Chalmers et al vs.

Unknown" Heirs of Johnathan Stanley et aL trespass to try title and damages Ex parte Fred disabilities of minority. debt" V- J' JonM rt feists of Texa vs William Burrell et FILED AND CUT i Cameras ARE THE MOST APPROPRIATE Gifts for Christmas A A one or more usually run across the hollv trees on the aide of some gully, leaning so far over soma tumbling- ravine that the searcher can not avail themselves of Its pretty fruit The coldness of the day, the crash of the tree to the ground, the prickly stings of tha pointed needles, the scratches of the rougiab holly leaves the long drive some, are only part and parcel of the "home-made" Christmas tree which hundreds of Houstonlans en-Joy. An Insurance CourtihK (From Rough Notes.) They both lived in a fourth-class country town, without fire protection, but lov laughs at such obstacles as this. He had made up hi mind to th fatal question which he felt would 'either make. or mar him, and to that purpose walked slowly up th step th two-atorr frame dwelling with no exposure within alxty feet Only the day befor ha had gained the good will of her father by obtaining a lj per cent reduction In hi rata on account of the new metal roof which had been placed on the paternal horn.

Am he touched the electric bell (In stalled according to the rule of the National ooard or fir underwriter) hi heart swelled to the bursting point. ''Let It burst," he murmured. "Have I Dot life Insurance to tha amount of tfiOOO?" The object of lils affection was radiant la an empire gown of pal pink, bought THEY CAN BE ENJOYED BYALL AND USED FOR YEARS. Prices to Suit at Jones Smlth'a fire aal at a reduced price. He could wait no longer.

"Beloved," he exclaimed, "for three weary year I have endured the life of a local agent all for your sake. For three years I have cut rates, and perjured myself, and tonight I make application for your heart for a term which will never expire. Your love I all the commission I desire. I have furnished five rooms of a small brick flat, gravel roof, parapet walls. Insured for three time as muoh aa it Is worth, and If you will be mine I hall be aa happy almost a happy as "America's Foremost Brand" roZIANNE GOEFEE Its QUALITY means SATISFACTION: Its PURITY means SAFETY: Its STRENGTH means ECONOMY; Its FRESHNESS means DELIGHT; Aajr, Palrea-plaiB Grocer will Supply Toil TOE REILY.TAYL0R CO.

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