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The Washington times., 1909-11-19
Leaders Throw Down the
Gauntlet in Red-Hot
Magazine Interviews,
GIVEN AS ANTfDOTE
FOR TAFT ARTICLES
Open Defiance Makes Ii Plain
That Control of the Party
Is At Issue.
By ]. C. wELLIvER.

The Senatorial insurgents today
landed the first broadSide in the fight
for control of the organizations of
the two houses of Congress, which
is going to be the most important
business of the coming session.
Red hot interviews with the in
surgent Senators who made the
great fight against the Aldrich-Hale
regime during the tariff session are
published in the current number Of
Everybody's Magazine, issued to-
day.
GLOVE THROWN DOWN.
Cummins. Beveridge, Dolliver,
Bristow, and La Toilette throw
down the gage and sound their def
ances to the Aldrich forces in such
terms as have never before been
employed They make perfectly
plain that the fight, instead of be-
ing a struggle over tariff schedules.
is a contest for possession of the
organization and domination Of the
future policies OF the Republican
party.
Back of the publication of these
remarkable interviews is a most
Illuminating story OF how they
were obtained. Henry Beach Need
ham Of Washington. is the author
OF the article. Last month he pub
nshed IN the same magazine an in
teryiew with President Taft, which
was decidedly unsatisfactory to the
insurgents. The article this month
represents the antidate to the Taft
interview.
Many outspOken.
Some OF the insurgent Senators were
disposed to keep the peace and REFUSE
expressions; but Mr.. Needham found
Cummins and Bristow willing to speak
out their defiance and to sound the call
TO a battle for the control OF their
party.
clapp OF Minnesota. Joined in the sym
postum; but the AIinnesotians, although
they had been during the tariff session
the most bitter and frank Of all insur-
gents. didn't care TO join the publicity
enterprise
Issuance, In such a public fashion, Of
this sort Of a general defiance IS looked
upon as no less than the inauguration
OF a struggle which viii go into Con-
gTessional conventions next year, and
into the national convention in 1912.
Among the insurgents there are several
who have been looked upon as having
distinct Presidential ambitions. and
these alleged ambitions will inevitably
be cited as motive for the expressions.
Act In Concert.
However. the fact that the very men
accused Of having the Presidential bee
acted together. by agreement. in giving
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Today-High tide. Y IS a. m; low tide
6:4s a. IN. and 6:61 D. IN.
TomOrToW-High tide, 1884 a. IN. and
l-35 p m. low tide, 7:H a. IA. and o.O
J.. m.
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CONDITION OF THE WATER.
HARPERS FERRY. ". Va, Nov. %
Both rivers cleaT this morning.
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TEMPERATURES.
SUN TABLE
TIDE TABLE.

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SI.2S TO Baltimore and Return
Saturdays and Sundays via Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. Tickets good returning
until Sunday night. All regular trains
>Scept Congressional Limited ''-Advt.
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FORECAST FOR THE DISTRICT.
Generally cloudy and unsettled
weather tonight and Saturday; slightly
warmer. light 70 moderate Southwest
erly winds.
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Santa. You see. I take them alphabet. ically. The Abbotts live here."
 Then he hurried to the chimney and prepared to descend. He was about half way down when his foot struck some. thing that made noise Reaching in to remove the obstacle Santa's hand clutched the newspaperwrapped letter. "Ah, the undelivered letter." he exclaimed. Then and there he read the letter from Doro- thy, who was at that moment fast asleep.
 Well, friend Sir stork, here is the place for that precious bundle of yours" Santa said. putting his head out at the top of the chimney and speaking to the stork
 And how Santa's face beamed as he de- posted the presents in the household of the \Abbotts; and how Dorothy's face beamed when, on the morning of Christ mas Day, she found her stockings and a table full of pretty things for herself. But when her eyes rested on a lovely nun the smile left her face and a look of sadness came into her eyes. Santa did not get my last letter, I guess," she said. But at that very moment Aunt lanes voice called from an adjoining room: Come Dorothy, dear, and see what Santa left for all of us last night"
 Dorothy, in nightie and bedroom slip- pers, ran to Aunt Jane, and there on the good woman's lap lay the cutest, round little baby-brother one could wish for. "Oh, Santa did get my last letter." cried Dorothy jumping up and down with de- light. "Oh, he has brought just the thing I wanted most-a baby to be my playmateW
 And all the Abbott household rejoiced that day over the playmate" Santa had brought to Dorothy.
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THE HALLS CHRISTMAS GIFT.

said Mrs. Hall as she poured the tea. And we have not spent a penny for gifts, much as we should have liked to. But-we're not going to grumble over that, for we have so much to be thankful for-even If we haven't any Christmas cheer.''
 ''Yes. mother, that is the way l feel about it. agreed MT. Hall 'I am so happy to be well again and to have the promise of my old job once more and raise in salary, too, so the president of the company told me today, that such small matters as the absence of Christ mas doings' do not fret me. l shall soon be on my feet again, able to pay the rent and my doctors bill. And then we shall begin to have some little luxuries occasionally, such as Christmas trees, taffy parties and the like. for Tommy. I really do regret that our little mans Christmas must be so unlike his former Christmases. Last year we gave him such a great time, with capital letters" And Mir. Hall laughed over the happy memory of last years holiday festivities
 "Oh, papa, don't worry over my Christ mas-or lack of Christmas, as one might pay. btotQtSs AuONc Hndb oAu odhtd Claus may bring me? I am past the age for Santa's presents, for l was twelve years old six weeks ago. and santa's children are all much younger than that. But he may yet remember me with some little thing-just through pity, you see. But should he want to be generous to any outside his realm of very young children, l would much rather he would bring something to put in dear mothers stock Ing. You and I, dad are two old chaps that can do without Christmas and birth day presents now And Tommy smiled.
 MT. Hall laughed while Mrs. Hall patted Tommy on the head in loving way. No, dearie. if Santa has anything for this family hope it will fall to you my dear, unselfsh boy" And the good moth er's eyes grew dim.
 Then the subject was changed from Christmas to Tommy's school and his comrades. Then to Mir. Halls promised increase of salary. which rejoiced them all so much.
 Just think. dear" said MT. Hall to his wife, "my sickness cost me three months absence from my work, which meant three month loss Of salary. And all the time our living expenses went On and added to them were my doctors bill and drug bill. As we all know, the little rainy day fund was soon exhausted and We began running into debt. But now the way Is clear again, and very soon we'll forget all our recent hardship and worry
 Yes, indeed, dear we're very happy to be as we are tonight--all well, comfort ably housed against the storm and plenty of fuel and food to last til your nrat weeks salary is earned. You go to work on the first Monday of the New Year. Oh, am so very, very thankful"
 And so am l., cried Tommy. And let Christmas gifts and all that sort of thing go to people who cannot be happy without them. We are lucky family, . say. home and warmth and food.
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his notebooks, marking the stopping places en route across the continent. After this work was done he gave the reindeer the signal to go earthwards.
 Just as the sledge struck terra frma Santa noticed a great stork sleeping in the shelter of a high snow drift, by his side a warmly wrapped bundle. "Heigh- ohl' whistled Santa. Then he drew rein beside the sleeping stork and walked the lazy fellow by punching him with the handle of his whip. Come. what delays you here, my good Sir Stork7 Is your errand so lightly considered7"
 The stork reused. then beholding his old friend Santa. said: "Ah, my good Santa Claus. am lost. And I have precious bundle. too. as you may know"
 Unto my sledge at once." commanded Santa. .I'll take you with me. We may find the place that you are booked for"
 "The fact is." explained the stork, now fully awake, 'I met a snow sprite a bit ago who told me that you would re- ceive a letter asking for that which am carrying, and that you would know whither to lead me with my burden"
 "A letter2'' queried Santa. looking puzzled.
 "Yes, an undelivered letter, for it was posted too late for the snow-sprite car rier to reach you with 1t before your de- parture. So the sprite left the letter in the chimney where 1t had been placed"
 .Ah, that is good" said Santa. "Wen find the letter without difficulty. Come Into my sledge!"
 In a jiffy the sledge was off again, this time carrying the stork and his bundle added to the load of gifts. And after few minutes they stopped at a pretty home. Here is our first stop" said
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< DOROTHY'S CHRISTMAS. <

households on this beautiful Christmas Eve old Santa was fast asleep. getting the needed rest for his strenuous night which was at hand. It may not be gen. erally known by children, but Santa Claus always sleeps all day long on Christmas Eve, for on the night before Christmas he never gets time to take wink, but must be out for the long twelve hours - between sundown and dawn - distributing the many millions of gifts to the little ones all over the land. So, while Dorothy talked and planned. and while millions of other little ones did the same thing, old Santa lay in his snug bed up in the white clouds, slumberfng. And as the evening drew near, and the sledge and reindeer were ready at the gate, Mrs. Santa had to call her jolly good lord thrice before she could rouse him from his twenty-four hours nap, for that long had Santa been sleeping.
 Come. wake up, my dear" cried Mrs. Santa Claus. And she shook the good Santa by the shoulder. Come my dear. You should be of this minute. Why sleep here now? Come. the little folk are expecting you
 The words, little folk" had the de- sired effect, for santa's mind. even in sleep, was filled with thoughts of his little ones on the earth Quickly jump ing from his bed the good fat Santa was soon plunging into his travelling clothes his wife assisting him all that she could. And at the gate the reindeer were paw ing in the snow, impatient to be off. They were so well trained that they knew they were getting a late start. p5 for Con n+o into the sledge and gave the cry to Be off like the wind, my fine fellowsf' he was just twenty minutes later than he should have been And twenty minutes meant a lot to busy Santa.
 "Ah. we're making fine time." he chuckled, as they flew through the snow laden clouds. Then he began going over
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a straw, stooping before the great open oven that looked so like a huge cave. "on. l reckon q letter would reach Santa in about two hours-maybe sooner" she re piled. Then she went on. turning the sub ject from Santa Claus and his mail to the Christmas preparations: Say. honey, run and ask mamma what sort of filling shall put In the cake. whipped cream or chocolate?''
 Dorothy ran to her mothers room, but before returning to the kitchen with in- structions for Aunt Jane regarding the cakes filling she paused in the hall to ponder a bit If Santa gets a letter in two hours after it Is mailed to him. l still have time to send him another mes sage,'' she thought. Then she flew into the sitting room, went to the writing table in the corner and began to write on a piece of note paper. The letter when finished ran:
 "Dere sanity Klous. Please excuse Me for Riting You again. but I wood much Rather have something What Is alive to Play with than The Muf asked for In my last letter. I wood Enjoy haveing Muff But l wood rather have a pet Doggie or poney or Something alive That can Play with me and Run about. l like Ba- bies, but I don't Spose you Handle such Things Do you. Thanking you For the Many favers I have had from You at Kristmas lyme 1 am your synsere Little frend Dorothy Grace Abbott
 The letter was quickly placed in an envelope, which was hurriedly addressed to "Santy Klous up in The Skie," and then wrapped in 8 newspaper and pushed well up the freless grate chimney in the parlor. Then, with a pleased and expectant smile on her face. Dorothy ran to the kitchen to tell Aunt Jane to make chocolate filling for the cake. Dorothy loved chocolate cake, and Mamma had allowed her to make the choice of cake "hlling"
 And while all the hustle and prepara- tion was going on in the millions of
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Geel it's far ahead of being out in the storm, without shelter or friends, as many poor unfortunates are today"
 The supper oyer. the three sat beside the cheerful cooking-stove fire. Mir. Hall reading from some interesting book to his wife and son. Mrs. Hall mended Tommy's school coat and Tommy played idly with the old family cat. And when the clock struck nine they wondered how the evening could have passed so quickly.
 Well. we must be of to bed, and give Santa Claus a chance to come down the stoyepipe," said Mir. Hall. He may bring an airship-or something else
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glittering adornments and wax candles graced the little ''best room" that was without a fire in the grate.
 Knowing all this, It may sound strange to the reader when l say that the three members of the Hall family-father, mother and little son-were not unhappy or Respondent. Indeed they were quite cheerful if one could judge from their conversation and manners as they sat about the little supper table in the com fortable kitchen, the only room in which they could afford to keep fire.
 Well, tomorrow is Christmas Day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-19
BY FLORENCE DAVIS.

~ OROTHY sat in the kitchen win E dow watching the big feathery
 flakes of snow as they waited down A ward through the nipping air, wrap-
 ping the town and the world-all Dorothy's world-in a mantle of white. The sleighbells were tinkling merrily in the distance, and the few pedestrians whom Dorothy could see from the window were hurrying along with ruddy cheeks and beaming eyes, for the villagers were very happy, as was their wont each year, In anticipation of the Holy Christmast- tide.
 In the kitchen where Dorothy sat the big cooking range gave out cheery warmth, as well as certain savory odors from it's capacious oven, and the promise Of 0 great feast on the morrow (which would be Christmas Day) was in the air. and Aunt Jane was bustling about busy with the holiday preparations. singing snatches of old-fashioned tunes as she worked over pudding and cake. But Aunt Jane was never too much employed to reply to Dorothy's many questions, for the good soul loved the little girl ten derly.
 Aunt Jane do you pose santa CLAUS gets all letters sent to him before Christ mas?' asked Dorothy, turning from the window and the contemplation of the great white world without
 "Oh, yes, dearie, Santa Claus gets all his mail. and very promptly" assured Aunt Jane. But why your question? Did you forget to ask for something in your last letter to him?''
 wy, l asked him not to forget to bring to me the huff 1 had already writ ten for In my first letter. explained Dor othy. You see, my hands get so cold these winter days, and I would like very much to have nun to keep them warm. But, say, Auntie. how long does it take for letter to reach Santas realm7'
 Aunt Jane was busy testing a cake with
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| lOTPuzZle Corner {
zIGzAa PuzzLn.

The words of this zigzag contain four letters each. If the words are correctly guessed, and written one below another in their rightful order, their xigzag let ters beginning with the upper left-hand letter and ending with the lower left-hand letter) will spell the name of q place frequently visited by Santa Claus. The crosswords are: I. A two-wheeled vehicle. 2. A place where goods are sold. 5. A seagoing vessel. 4. Something not real 6. A number. 6. A metal z. Denoting time.
 HIDDEN NAME PUZZLE.
 In the following hidden name puzzle there are certain one-syllable words whose initial letters spell the name of very celebrated parsonage known to all chil- dren. Each sentence contains but one of the desired words, and the word IS not repeated in the sentence
 The sun gives both warmth and light
 Go to the ant for a lesson In industry
 Change not the old friend for the new
 tear calls forth sympathy from the hardest heart.
 An arch appeared in the earliest archi. lecture.
 ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS PUZZLES
 CHRISTMAS LETTER ENIGMA = ~ PRIMAL AoRosTIc-Trapper. Cross- pords: l. Turnip. 2. Riches. 8. Anchor. 4. Purple. 5. Prince. 6. Ed0let. z. Rabbit-
 BEHEADINGS--1. Epear-pear. 2. Flock, lock- 8. DrtHk-rink.
 OURTAILINGS Il. Drama-dram. 2 Cropn -cro.o. 8. Bodt-boo.
 REBUS-The girls and boys scent to tho pond to skdte. but the ice ros not safe.
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LETTER ENIGMA.

My first is in frown, but not in laugh; My second is in grain, but not in chan; My third is in earn, but not in dollar; My fourth is in neck, but not In collar , My fifth is in zero, but not in warm; My sixth is in wind, but not in storm; {; My seventh is in crown. but not in scep-
 ter; My eighth is fin goblet, but not in nectar. My whole's a condition
 Of all winter weather; And I hope you will solve me
 Without any bother.
 CoNUNDRUMS. Why is a cherry like a book? Becduse n fs red (read). When is water most liable to escape2 When its only half tide. When is a bed like a watch? When the mattress js ticking What is 1t that can kick without feetf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-19
BY WILLIAM WALLACE. JR.

<~ HREE little gray rabbits sat be-
 hind an ice-covered corn shock in H Mir Farmers field. The day was Nxa shivery one. ice with every gust
 of wind and a leaden sky overhead. The three little gray rabbits were hungry, and they were cold. too; that Is. their pink noses and little toes were frost nipped But they did not mind being cold. for they were well adapted to cold weather. But their little stomachs had not yet become accustomed to starya- tion. and the bangs of hunger annoyed them exceedingly.
 "T'll tell you, my dear comrades" spoke Bunny Number One. "I'll not be able to withstand the call for food much longer. Such an ugly gnawing in my tummy And the poor fellow rubbed and rubbed hls .tummy" with q cold paw.
 Well. l wish there was something in my tummy to gnaw on," said Bunny Number Two. ''Im so empty that gnnw- ing in my innards could not happen. I'm so empty that l rattle inside"
 "And l may say the same condition holds here.'' said Bunny Number Three. holding his two front paws over his SIOmaCn IS Dt CTOuCueu dAhlHSl tue Gbtu corn shock. I've eaten nothing but ieey wind for days
 Just then there was a rattling noise behind them, but before they could stretch out their benumbed limbs to run away from threatened danger soft voice spoke to them in their own rabbit tongue.
 Listen to me, little Bunnies." the voice said. And the Bunnies sat as still as frightened mice when they see there is no means of escape. ''1 am a fairy, my friends of the fields, and I am going to give you a merry Christmas. Do not fear me, for fairies never harm any living creature"
 Then Bunny Number One spoke. tHe was the oldest of the three and always took the lead in such matters). "We will hear you out, good fairy, for if you are what you say, we have no need to fear you We are not unacquainted with fairies and know them to love them. Speak on."
 "In yonder wood-hard by the frozen stream-is a huge hollow tree" said the fairy. That tree sen few days ago.
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locked and opened it. There, shivering on the doorstep, was the dark form Of a little dog Raising his pitiful eyes to Tommy he stood on his four feet and wagged his tail, begging in his way to be allowed to enter the house.
 Poor puppy!" said Tommy. "Come right in. You must be half frozen. Ugh, how the snow is falling!"
 The little stranger needed no second Invitation to enter a warm house, and jumped in beside Tommy. Tommy shut the door and made light. Then he ex- amined his midnight visitor. The stran- ger wore no collar and Tommy knew he was a waif. Then suddenly an idea
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kitchen in hurry. There he saw the little dog frisking about as though he owned the place. and Mir. Hall was watching him with pleased smile on his face.
 What seems mysterious to me-" said Mrs Hall. lis this card which was on the little fellows back; and he was ly ing on a rug fast asleep when came down this morning.
 Then Tommy explained about the dog midnight appearance. at the door. and how he had taken him in as present from Santa
 well, I am inclined to think that Santa presented us to the dog instead of the dog to us," laughed Mr. Hall ..He was homeless and alone, and Santa gave him a home and friends.'
 ..The gift is both ways" declared Tommy: ..Tnis puppy is our Christmas gift and VI arc h1s."
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came to him: Santa Claus has brought you to me, brought you to me for a comrade, and I am to share my good home with you. An. that's it" And Tommy patted the frisking little fellow on the head. And I must surprise mother and father.'' he declared. Then he got a card and wrote on it: "Ffom Santa Claus to The Halls" This card he tied to cord and fastened to the long hair on the little dogs back. He fixed it in such way that the dog would not feel 1t, or be conscious of It's presence. Then, feeding the doggie some cold victuals left from supper, and plac- ing basin of fresh water for him. and A warm rug for him to sleep on, Tommy again went to his bed. and to sleep.
 In the morning Tommy was awakened by his mothers voice calling up the stairs: Come. Sonny, come and see what Santa has brought to us." Tommy re- membered the doggie and jumped into his clothes and was down to the cozv
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.come right in. You must be half frozen"

as small-to our young man"
 Well, I'd like an a1rship as well as most any toy" laughed Trnmy. Then kissing his parents good night he ran upstairs to his own little room. It was cold there but Tommy did not mind that He only made haste to get between the covers, and vas soon very fast asleep.
 About midnight Tommy was awakened by low cry. It sounded ike some. one in distress. He raised his head from tue pillow, listening intentIy. Yes. there fl came again, and apparently from beneath his window. Leaping rom the bed he ran fo the window, but he could not raise the sash. for 1t was ITO zen shut. Dowpstairs be went, careful not to wake his parents, for he was not sure that tie creature in distress was really 90 near to the house as he thought. And the second cry-or wail-did not sound Hks a buman voice.
 Reaching the front door Tommy un-
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BY MAUD WALKER.

ET WAS not a promising Christmas
 Eve for Tommy Hall Owing to his
 fathers recent and serious illness the family found themselves in very
 straitened circumstances. The poor fathers work had been discontinued for so many months, owing to his Illness. that the family purse was in very de- plorable state, and now that the Christ mas holidays were come there was no money with which to buy the usual things that go to make up the holiday festivity. There was no turkey for the Christmas dinner, no floral decorations on mantel
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OROTHY sat in the kitchen win l dow watching the big feathery
 ! flakes of snow as they waited down.
 ! ward through the nipping air, wrap-
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6D HREE little gray rabbits sat be- hind an ice-covered corn shock in Mir. Farmers field. The day was
 hua shivery one. ice with every gust