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n J THE SUN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1919. 5 a a . m a iimfa.a m. r im m rs a a yaaim.i a a m m a Aiirct.viu An ILSONFIDS . CORE OF UNREST LIES IN LEAGUE Failure to Arrive Speedily to Just Peace Blamed for Situation. FIGHTS TARIFF BAItBIEK legislation to Bring Down Cost of Living Urged in Message. ' Sttetat Dtipatch to Tnis Sex. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. The text of tie menage ot President Wilton, as read to both Houses of Congress reads: TO TUB SENATE AND IIOUSD Of REPRE- SENTATIVES : I sincerely regret that I cannot be present at the opening' of this session of the Congress. I am thus prevented from presenting In as direct a way as I could wish the many questions that are pressing for solution at this time. Happily I have had the advantage of the advlco of the heads of the several executive departments who have kept In close touch with affairs In their detail and whoso thoughtful recommendations I earnestly second. In tho matter of the railroads and tho readjustment of their affairs growing out of Federal control I shall take the liberty at A later date of addressing you. I hope that Congress will bring to a conclusion ,at this session legislation looking to the estab- lishment of a budget system. That there should bo one single au- thority responsible for the making of all appropriations and that ap- propriations should bo made not Independently of each other, but with reference to one single comprehensive plan of expend- iture properly related to the nation's 'Income, thero can be no doubt. I believe the burden of preparing the budget must, In the nature of tho case, if the work Is to be properly done and respon- sibility concentrated Instead of divided, rest upon the Executive. The budget so prepared should be submitted to and approved or amended by a single committee of each house of Congress, and no single appropriation should bo made by the Congress, except such as may have been Included In the budget prepared by the Executive or added by the particular com- mittee of Congress charged with tho budget legislation. Anothor and not less important aspect of tho problem Is the ascer- tainment of tho economy and eff- iciency with which the moneys appropriated are expended. Under existing law the only audit is for the purposo of ascertaining whether expenditures have been lawfully mado within the appropriations. No one is authorized or equipped to ascertain whether tho money has been spent wisely, economic- ally and effectively. The auditors hould bo highly trained officials with permanent tenure in tho Treasury Department, free of obligations to or motives of con- sideration for this or any subse- quent administration, and author- ized and empowered to examlno Into and make report upon tho methods employed and the results obtained by the executive depart- ments of the Government. Their' reports should be made to the Congress and to tho Secretary of the Treasury. Problem of Fatnre Taxation. I trust that the Congress will give Its immediate consideration to the problem of future taxation. Simplification of the income and profits taxes has become an Imme- diate necessity. These taxes per- formed Indispensable service dur- ing the war. They must, however, bo simplified, not only to save tho ' taxpayer inconvenience and ex- pense, but in order that his liabil- ity may bo made certain and def- inite. With reference to the details to tho revenue law, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Commis- sioner of Internal Revenue will lay before you for your considera- tion certain amendments neces- sary or desirable In connection with the administration of the law recommendations which have my approval and support. It Is of the utmost importance) that in dealing with this matter the present laws should not be dis- turbed so far as regards taxes for the calendar year 1920, payable In the calendar year 1921. Tho Con- gress might well consider whether the higher rato of Incomo and profits taxes can In peace times be effectively productive of revenue, and whether they may not, on the contrary, bo destructive of busi- ness activity and productive of waste and Inefficiency. There is a point at which In peace times high rates of income and profits taxes discourage energy, remove tho Incentive to new enterprise, cn- -' courage extravagant expenditures and produce Industrial stagnation with consequent unemployment and other attendant evils. The problem Is not an easy one. i A fundamental change has taken placo with reference to the posl- -i tlon of America in the world's af- fairs. The prejudice and passions I engendered by decades of contro-- ! versy between two schools of pollt- - leal and economic thought tho bno believers in protection of I American Industries, the other be--' lievers In tariff for revenue only I must bo subordinated to the sin-- I glo consideration of the public In- -' terost In the light of utterly J changed conditions. Before the I war America was heavily the debt- -' or of the rest of the world and the Interest payments she had to make to foreign countries on American securities held abroad, tho expend- itures of Amorlcan, travellers abroad and tno ocean freight charges sho had to pay to others about balanced tho value of her pro-w- ar favorable balance of trado. During tho war America's ex- ports have been greatly stimulat- ed and Increased prices havo In- creased tticlr value. On tho other hand, she has purchased a large proportion of the American securi- ties previously held abroad, has leaned some f 9,000,000,000 to foreign Governments', and has built her own ships. Fnvornble' Dainties of Trade. Our favorable balanco of trado has thus been greatly Increased and Europe has boon deprived of the means of meeting It heretofore existing. Europo can havo only three ways of meeting tho favor- able balanco of trado in peace times: By imports Into this coun- try of gold or of goods, or by es- tablishing new credits. Europo la in no position at tho present time to ship gold to us, nor could wo contemplato largo further Imports of gold into this country without concern. Tho tlmo has nearly passed for International govern- mental loans, and it will take tlmo to develop In this country a mar- ket for foreign securities. Anything, therefore, which would tend to prevent foreign countries from settling for our exports by shipments of goods Into this coun- try would only have tho effect of preventing them from paying for our exports and therefore of pre- venting the exports from being made. The productivity of the country greatly stimulated by the nar must find an outlet by ex- perts to foreign countries and any measures taken to prevent Im- ports will Inevitably curtail ex- ports, force curtailment of produc- tion, load the banking machinery of the country with credits to carry unsold products and produce industrial stagnation and unem- ployment If we want to sell we must bo prepared to buy. Whatever, there- fore, may have been our vlows during the period of growth of American business concerning tariff legislation, we rnu?t now ad-Ju- st our own economic life to a changed condition growing out of the fact that American business Is full grown and that America Is the greatest capitalist in tho world. No policy of Isolation will satisfy the growing needs and opportun- ities of Amcricn. Tho provincial standards and policies of the' past, which have held American busi- ness as if In a straltjacket, must yield and give way to tho needs and exigencies of the new day In which wo live, a day full of hope and promise, for American busi- ness. If wo will but take advantago of the opportunities that are ours for the asking. American Isolation Knded. The recent war has ended' our isolation and thrown upon us a great duty and responsibility. The United States must Bharo tho ex- panding world market. Tho United States desires for Itself only equal opportunity with the other nations of the world, and that through tho process of friendly coopera- tion and fair competition tho legit- imate Interests of the nations con corned may be successfully and equitably adjusted. There are other matters of Im- portance upon which I urged ac- tion at the last s;sslon of Con- gress which are s.tlll pressing for solution. I am sure It la not necessary for me again to remind you that there is one Immediate and very practicable question re- sulting from the war which wo should meet in the most liberal spirit. It Is a matter of recogni- tion and relief to our soldiers. I can do no better than to quote from my lost message urging this very action: \We must see to It that our re- - turning' soldiers ore assisted in every, practicable way to find tho places for which they are fitted In the daily work of the country. This can be done by developing and maintaining upon an adequate scale tho admirable organization created by the Department of La- bor for placing men seeking work; and it can also be done, in at least one very great field, by cre- ating new opportunities for indi- vidual enterprise. \The Secretary of the Interior has pointed out tho way by which returning soldiers may be helped to find and take up land In the hitherto undeveloped regions of the country which tho Federal Government has already prepared or can readily prepare for culti- vation end also on many of the cutover or neglected areas which He within the limits of tho older States; and I once more tako the liberty of recommending very ur- gently that his plans shall receive the Immediate and substantial sup- port of tho Congress.\ In tho matter of tariff legls-tlo- n, I beg to call your attention to the statements contained In my last message urging legislation with reference to the establish- ment of tho chemical and dyestuffs Industry In America: \Among the Industries to which special consideration should bo given Is that of the manufacture of dyestuffs and related chemicals. Our complete dependence upon German supplies before tho war made the Interruption of the trado a cause of exceptional economic disturbance. The close relation between the manufacture of dye-stuf- fs on the one hand, and of ex- plosives and poisonous gases on tho other, moreover, has given tho Industry an exceptional slgnlfl-on- d value. \Although the United States will gladly and unhesitatingly join in the programme of Internationa disarmament, It will nevertheless be a policy of obvious prudence to make certain of the success- ful maintenance of many strong and well equipped chemical plants. The German chemical Industry, with which we will bo brought Into competition, was and may well be again a thoroughly knit mo- nopoly capable of exercising a competition of a peculiarly us and dangerous kind.\ Larger Food Production Urged. During the war the farmer per- formed a vital and willing servi'co to the nation. By materially In- creasing the production of bis land, ha supplied America and tho Al lies with the Increased omounts of food necessary to keep tholr Im- mense armies In tho field. Ho In- dispensably helped to win tho war. But there Is now scarcely less need of Increasing the production tn food and tho necessaries of life. I ask tho Congress to consider means of encouraging effort along these lines. Tho importance of doing everything possible to pro- mote production along economical lines, to Improve marketing, and to mako rural llfo more attractlvo and healthful, Is obvious. I would urge approval of tho plans already proposed to the Congress by the Secretary of Agriculture, to secure tho essential facts required for tho proper study of this quostlon, through tho proposed enlarged programmes for farm management studies and crop estimates. I would urgo also the continu- ance of Federal participation in the building of good roads, under tho terms of existing law and un- der tho direction of presont agen- cies; the need of further action on the part of the States and the Federal Government to preservo and develop our forest resources, especially through the practice of better forestry methods on private holdings and tho extension of the publicly owned forests, better sup- port for country schools, and tho more definite direction of their courses of study along lines related to rural problems; and fuller pro- vision for sanitation In rural dis- tricts and the building up of needed hospltnl and medical facilities In theso localities. Perhaps the way might bo cleared for many of these desira- ble reforms by a fresh, compro-h- r nslve survey made of rural con- ditions by a conference composed of representatives of tho farmers and of tho agricultural agencies rcsponslblo for leadership. Cnmea 'ot Unrest Annlj-\d- . I would call your attention to the widespread condition of politi- cal restlessness In our body poli- tic. The causes of this unrest, whllo various and complicated, aro superficial rather than deep seated. Broadly, they arlso from or are connected with tho failure cn the part of our Government to arrive speedily at a Just and per- manent peace permitting return to normal conditions, from tho transfusion of radical theories frcm seething European centres pending such delay, from heartless profiteering resulting In the of the cost of living, and lnstly, from tho machinations of passionate and malevolent agita- tors. With tho return to normal conditions this unrest will rapidly disappear. In trio meantime it does much evil. It seems to me that In dealing with his situation Congress should not bo impatient or drastic, but should seek rather to remove tho causes. It should endeavor to bring our country back speedily to a peace basis, with ameliorated liv- ing conditions under the minimum of restrictions upon personal lib- erty that Is consistent with our re- construction problems. And It should arm tho Federal Government with power to deal In Its criminal courts with those per- sons who by violent methods would abrogate our time-teste- d Institu- tions. With the free expression of opinion und with tho advocacy of orderly political change, however fundamental, there must be no in- terference, but towards passion and malevolence tending to Incite crime and Insurrection under guise of political evolution there should be no leniency. Legislation to this end has been recommended by the Attorney General and should bo enacted. In this direct connection I would call your attention to my recomv mendstlons of Aug. 8, pointing out legislative measures which would be effective In controlling and bringing down the present cost of living,\ which contributes so largely to this unrest On only one of these recommendations has the Congress acted. If tho Government's campaign is to be effective, It is necessary that the other steps suggested should be acted on at once. Extension of Food Control Act. I renew and strongly urgo the necessity of tho extension of tho present Food Control Act as to the period of time In which It shall remain In operation. The Attorney-Gener- al has submitted a 3 bill providing for an extension of this act for a period of six months. As it now stands it is limited In operation to tho period of tho war and becomes Inoperative upon tho formal proclamation of peace. It is Imperative that It should bo ex- tended at once. Tho Department of Justice has built up extenslvo machinery for tho purpose of en- forcing Its provisions; all of which must bo abandoned upon tho con- clusion of peaco unless the pro- visions of this act aro extended. During this period tho Con- gress will have an opportunity to make similar, permanent provi- sions and regulations with regard to all goods destined for Inter- state commerce and to excludo them from Interstate shipment if tho requirements of, the law are not compiled with. Some such regu- lation is imperatively necessary. Tho abuses that have grown up in the manipulation of prices by tho withholding of foodstuffs and other necessaries of life cannot other- wise be effectively prevented. Thore can be no doubt of either tho necessity or the legitimacy of such measures. As I pointed out In my last message, publicity can accom- plish a great deal in this cam- paign. Tho aims of tho Govern- ment must be clearly brought to tho attention of the consuming public, clvlo organizations and Stato officials who are in a posi- tion to lend their assistance to our efforts. You have mado available funds with which to carry on thl3 cam- paign, but there is no provision In tho law authorizing their ex- penditure for tho purposo of mak- ing the public fully Informed about tho efforts of tho Government Specific recommendation has been made by tho Attorney-Gener- al in this regard. I would strongly urgo upon you Its Immediate adoption, as It constitutes one of tho pre- liminary steps to this campaign. Regulation of Cold 8torag. I also renew my recommenda- tion that the Congress passr a law regulating jcold storage as it Is regulated, for example, by tho laws of the State of New Jersey, which limit the time during which goods may bo kept In storage pre- scribe the method of disposing of them If kept beyond tho permitted period, and requlro that goods re- leased from storago shall In all cases bear the date of their re- ceipt. It would materially add to tho ssrvlceablty of the law, for tho purpose wo now havo In view, If It wero also prescribed that nil goods released from storage for Interstate shipment shoull havo plainly marked upon each pack-ag- o tho selling or market price at which they went Into storage. I By this means the purchaser would always bo able to learn what profits stood between him and tKo producer or the whole- sale dealer. I would also renew my recom- mendation that all goods destined for Interstate commerce should In every case where their former package makes It possible bo plainly marked with tho prlco at which they left the hands of the producer. Wo should formulate a law re- quiring n Federal license of all corporations engaged In Interstate commerce and embodying In the license, or In the conditions under which It is to be Issued, specific regulations designed to secure competitive selling and prevent unconscionable profits In the meth- od of marketing. Such a law would afford a welcome opportu- nity to effect other much needed reforms in the business of Inter- state shipment and In the methods of corporations which are engaged In It: but for the moment I con- fine my recommendation to the ob- ject Immediately In hand, which Is to lower tho cost of living. No one who has observed tho march of events in tho lost year can fall to noto the absoluto need of a definite programme to bring about an Improvement In the con- ditions of labor. There can be no settled conditions leading to In- creased production and a reduction In the cost of living If labor and capital are to bo antagonists In- stead of partners. Real Antidote for Unrest. Sound thinking and on honest desire to servo the Interests of the whole nation, as distinguished from the Interests of a class, must CONCRETE WHITE CONSTRUCTION CQ.IMC. NEW YORK These nationally - known firms : Swift and Company Julius Kayser and Company Standard Oil Company of New Jersey Texas Company Crane Company Pathe Freres Phonograph Com- pany General Motors Corporation Dixie Drinking Cup Company \Let WHITE build it of CONCRETE\ Could you desire any better recommendation ? 'Construction Co. Inc. NEW Y O R. V, be applied to tho solution of this great and pressing problem. Tho falluro of other nations to con- sider this matter In a vigorous way has produced bitterness and Jealousies and antagonisms, tho food ot radicalism. Tho only way to keep men from agitating against grievances is to removo the grievances. An unwillingness even to discuss theso matters pro- duces only dissatisfaction and gives corafprt to tho extreme ele- ments In our country which or to stir up disturbances in order to provoke Governments to embark upon a courso of retalia- tion and repression, Tito seed ot revolution Is repression. The remedy for theso things must not bo negative In character. It must bo constructive. It must compre- hend the general Interest. Tho real antldoto for tho unrest which manifests Itself Is not suppres- sion, but a deep consideration of tho wrongs that beset our na- tional llfo and tho application ot a remedy. Congress has already shown Its willingness to deal with these In- dustrial wrongs by establishing tho eight hour day as tho standard in every field of labor. It has sought to find a way to prevent child la- bor. It has served the wholo country by leading tho way In de- veloping tho means of preserving and safeguarding lives and health In dangerous industries. It must now help in the difficult task ot finding a method that \will bring about a genuine democratization of Industry, based upon the full recognition of the right of thoso who work, In whatever rank, to participate In somo organic way in every decision which directly af- fects their welfare. It Is with this purpose in mind tliat I called a conferenco to meet In Washington on Dec. 1 to con- sider theso problems In all their broader aspects with the Idea of bringing about a better under- standing between these two Inter- ests. The great unrest throughout the world, out of which has emerged a demand for an lmmedlato con- sideration of the difficulties be- tween capital and labor, bids us put our own house In order. Frankly, there can bo no perma- nent and lasting settlements be- tween capital and labor which do not recognize the fundamental concepts for which labor has been struggling through the years. Building Up' of Comrndnhlp. The wholo world gave Its rec- ognition and Indorsement to theso fundamental purposes In tho League of Nations. The states- men gathered at Versailles rec- ognized the fact that world sta- bility could not be had by revert- ing to Industrial standards and conditions against which the av- erage workman of the world had revolted. It Is, therefore, the task of the statesmen of this new day of change and readjustment to recognlzo world conditions and to seek to bring about, through leg- islation, conditions that will mean the ending of ago long an- tagonisms between capital anu la- bor, and that will hopefully lead to the building up of a comrade- ship which will result not only In greater contentment among the mass of workmen but also bring about a greater production and a greater prosperity to business It- self. To analyze the particulars In the demands of labor Is to admit tho Justico of their complaint In many matters that llo at their basis. The workman demands an ade- quate wage, sufficient to permit him to live in comfort, unhamp- ered by tho fear of poverty and ' want in his old age. Ho demands tho right to live and the right to work amidst sanitary surround- ings, both In home and in work- shop surroundings that develop and do not retard his own health and well being, and the right to provide for his children's wants In tho matter of health and education. In other words. It Is his dcslro to mako the conditions of his llfo and tho lives of thoso dear to him tolerablo and easy to bear. The establishment of the prin- ciples regarding labor laid down in tho covenant of tho League of Nations offers us tho way to In- dustrial peace and, conciliation. No other road lies open to us. Not tq .pursue this one Is longer to invite onmltles, bitterness and antagonisms which In the end only lead to Industrial and social disaster. Tho unwilling workman Is not a profitable servant An employee whose Industrial llfo Is hedged about by hard and unjust condi- tions, which he did not create and over which ho has no control, lacks that fine spirit of enthusi- asm and voluntcor effort which are tho necessary Ingredients ot a great producing entity. Constructive Remedies Needed. Let us be frank about this sol- emn matter. The evidences of world wide unrest which manifest themselves In vlolenpe throughout the world bid us pause and con- sider the means to bo found to stop the spread of this contagious thing before It saps tho very vi- tality of the nation Itself. Do we gain strength by withholding tho remedy? Or Is It not the business of statesmen to treat these mani- festations of unrest which meet us on every hand as evldenco of on economic disorder and to apply constructive remedies wherever necessary, being sure that In tho application of the remedy wo touch not the vital tissues of our Industrial and economic llfo? Thero can be no recession of tho tide of unrest until constructive instrumentalities are set up to stem that tide. Governments must rccognlzo tho right of men collectively to bar- gain for humano objects that havo at their base tho mutual protec- tion and welfare of thoso engaged In nil Industries. Labor must not be longer treated as a commodity. It must be regarded as tho activ- ity of human beings, possessed of deep yearnings and desires. The business man gives his best thought to tho repair and replen- ishment of his machinery, so that its usefulness will not be Impaired and Its power to produco may al- ways bo at its height and kept In full vigor and motion. No less regard ought to be paid to the human machine, which after all propels tho machinery of tho world and Is tho great dynamic force that lies back of all industry and pi ogress. Return to the old standards of wage and Industry In employment Is unthinkable. The terrlblo tragedy of war which has Just ended and which has brought tho world to tho verge of chaos and disaster would be in vain If thero should ensue a return to tho con- ditions of the past Europe Itself, whence has come the unrest which now holds the world at bay, Is on example of standpatlsm In these vital human matters which Americans might well accept as on example not to be followed but studiously to be avoided. Europe made labor the differential and tho price of it all Is enmity and an- tagonism and prostrated Industry. The right of labor to live In peaco and comfort must be recognized by governments, and America should bo the first to lay the foun- dation stones upon which Indus- trial peace shall be built. Equal Protection Vital. Labor) not only Is entitled to an adequate wage, but capital should receive a reasonable return upon Its Investment and Is entitled to protection at the hands of tho Government In every emergency. No Government worthy of tho name can \play\ these elements against each other, for thero Is a mutuality of Interest between them which tho Government must seek to express and to safeguard nt all cost. Tho right of Individuals to strike Is inviolato and ought not to bo In- terfered with by any process o Government, but thero Is a right, and that Is tho right of tho Government to pro- tect all of Its people and to assert Its power and majesty against tho challenge of any class. Tho Government, when It asserts that right, eoekn not to antagonize a class, but simply to defend the right ot tho wholo people, as against the Irreparable harm and Injury that might be done by tho attempt by any class to usurp a power that only government Itself has a right to exercise- as a protec- tion to all. In the matter of International disputes which have lod to war statesmen havo sought to set up as a remedy arbitration for war. Does this not point tho way for the settlement of Industrial dis- putes, by tho establishment ot a tribunal, fair and just alike to all, which will settle Industrial dis- putes which in tho past have led to war and disaster? America, witnessing tho evil consequences which have followed out of such disputes between these contending forces, must not admit Itself Im- potent to deal with theso matters by means of peaceful processes. Surely there must bo somo method of bringing together In a council of peaco and amity these two great interests, put of which will como a happier day of peaco and cooperation, a day that will mako men more hopeful and en- thusiastic in their various tasks, that will make for moro comfort and happiness in living and a moro tolerable condition among all classes of men. Certainly human Intelligence can dovlso some ac- ceptable tribunal for adjusting the differences between capital and labor. Hour of Test nnd Trial. This Is the hour of test and trial for America, By her prowess and strength nnd the Indomltablo ccurago of her soldiers she dem- onstrated her power to vindicate on foreign battlefields her con- ceptions of liberty and Justice. Let not her Influence as a med- iator between capital and labor be weakened and her own failure to settle matters of purely domestic concern bo proclaimed to tho world. There are those In this country who threaten direct action to force their will upon a majority. Russia with Its blood and terror, Is a painful object lesson ot tho power of minorities. It makes little difference what minority It is; whether capital or labor, or any other class; no sort of privilege will ever bo permitted to dominate this country. We nro a partnership, or nothing that Is worth while. Wo aro a democracy, where tho majority aro tho masters, or all tho hopes and pur- poses of tho men who founded this Government havo been defeated und forgotten. In America thero Is but one way by which great reforms can be ac- complished and the relief sought by classes obtained, and that Is through tho orderly processes of representative government. Those who would propose any other method of reform are enemies of this country. America will not ho daunted by threats, nor lose her composuro or calmness In theso distressing times. We can afford, In the midst of this day of passion and unrest, to bo and sure. The Instrument of all reform In Amer- ica H the ballot. The road to oconomlc and serial reform In America Is tho straight road of justico to all classes and conditions of men. Men have but to follow this road to realize the full fruition of their objects and purposes. Let thoso beware who would tako tho shorter road of disorder and revo- lution. Tho right road is tho road of Justico and orderly process. BOiWIT TELLER 6.CQ FIFTH AVENUE AT 33th STREET Special Clearance TODAY A Collection of about Three Hundred WOMEN'S TAILORED SUITS At Greatly Reduced Prices WOMEN'S TAILORED SUITS Formerly 59.50 to 79.50 44,00 In various attractive models in silvertone, checked and plain vclour. WOMEN'S TAILORED SUITS Formerly 85.00 to 110.00 68.00 Strictly tailored and fur-trimm- ed styles in silvertone, duvet de laine, yalama cloth, velour or peachbloom. WOMEN'S TAILORED SUITS Formerly 110.00 to 165.00, 98.50 Peachbloom, yalama cloth, duvet de laine, velour, silvertone; with nutria, beaver, Hudson seal, Australian opossum or Mongolia fur. HanUd Rqnir. Broad war, lllh la SSth St. We Sell Dependable Merchandise at Prices Loicor Then Any Other ' Store,butforCashOnlit 1 1 Store hours 9 to 5:30 TheCircus Band; of course, ex- cites curiosity whether on this city's principal jf streets or in Wonderland This particular band will play for you anywhere. The figures are 1 Ji dressed in Erin's own green. And though they appear to be playing actively if not breath- lessly the real secret is that a small pho- nograph is hidden inside the car, which is painted in the fantastic manner of a circus car. Crank the car and release ' the brake and mu- sic and car start at once. Being a some- what Wonder-r-fu- l object, it naturally leads all the musical instruments into Wonderland. The small phonographs came playing up the rear. They are just the size that wee folks like. After them came the small disc records roll- ing along and trying not to crpek with, laughter. Then came the small pianos, which Santa helped along be- cause they were apt to be slow. Come to Wonderland and hear the music and see the Christmas things that are lined up to be looked at and finally played with. Santa himself will con- duct you here. Other things will come to Wonderland watch and see who or what they are. The band wagon with phonograph, $9.24 Small wooden phono- graphs I that play six, inch records. $4.96 Records, 6 inch, 9c to books of records, $1.79 rjl0sro-nfthnoo.- n3ith 3 , ,7' W.T 5 -- r; 9 14 1 (
