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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-18
"The Fortune Hunter"

The tinsel and glare of "girl
shows" in which field Miss JOSE
phine Cohan achieved her early
success, has at last palled upon
her, and she has turned to the
more exacting work of the "legiti-
mate stage" In the role of Bet
ty Graham, the old druggist-in-
ventor's daughter, she is now d.
viding the honors with Fred Niblo,
star of "The Fortune Hunter"
Two years of prosperity in New
York and one year in Chicago is a
sufficient endorsement of this
play, which will be presented at
the Tacoma theater next Satur-
day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-18
|Sandberg Man
Can't Be Found

All efforts by the police to To-
cate John Doe" Brooks, charged
in warrant with having attempt
ed to bride witnesses In the trial
of Oscar Berg, who was fined $500
and costs yesterday In police court
for running a disorderly house,
have failed. Brooks Is alleged to
have offered money and railroad
fares to the two girls who were
the complaining witnesses In the
case. Axel Youngstown, an ele-
vator operator in Sandberg's
house, is being tried today on q
similar charge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-18
Seattle News
Boiled Down

SEATTLE, Nov. 1S.-Taking
up the Oregon plan the judiciary
committee of the council will rec
ommend that the cost of publicity
incident to a candidate running
for city office be borne by the city.
Fire caused by the explosion OF
a toy moving picture machine en-
dangered the lives of two boys
here last night and caused $500
damages in the residence of Mrs.
A. Greenbaum.
Because his mother-in-law
"tongue-lashed" him into a state
Of nonentity, and brought dissen-
sion in the family, Edward Hen
dirk is asking for a divorce.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-18
Pilot Many Over
Burning Sands

From New York to Victoria
guests came last night to take
part in the Masonic festivities
here when 500 persons sat down
to the big banquet.
A group as large as militia
company was piloted across the
burning sands into the mysterious
realm of the Shrine and in the
banquet there was plenty of ora
tory. The actors from the Pan
tages theater also assisted In the
entertainment after the regular
exercises.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-18
TACOMA
1.-THE Earl of Pawtucket" Sunday

1.-THE Earl of Pawtucket" Sunday.
Comedy, pure and simple, in
which all seriousness has been
laid aside, is the feature Of 1.-THE
Earl of Pawtucket." by Augustus
Thomas, which John Cort has
made an elaborate revival Of this
season and is presenting Lawrance
D'Orsay in his original role of Lord
Cardington. The star will be sup
ported by merry company of
players, including some of the
original company. The play comes
to the Tacoma theater Sunday
and Monday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-18
Death Valley Scotty
Now Wants a. Wife

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
Los ANGELES, Nov. 18. -
Just to show that he has enough
money left in his booths to buy a
home, Walter Scott, better known
as Death Valley Scotty," has let
plans for the erection of a $685.
900 residence on his $4,000 lot
on the Cienega Hills. This little
detail attended to, Scotty intends
leaving on special train for Chi
cago in a few days to carry out a
scheme to keep from becoming
lonesome" In other words the
Death Valley miner is going east
TO get a wife.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-18
Seattle Lawyer
Guilty of Graft
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, Nov. 1S.-Detective
Victor L. Marion, charged with
grating, was found guilty by a
jury in the superior court late
yesterday. Marion was charged
with offering to, secure dismissal
of the case against Jas. w. Dalton
charged with abduction. He Of
fered to bring influence with the
district attorneys office. Sem
tence has not yet been imposed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-18
Must Wait a Year
to Get a Divorce


(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, Nov. 1S.-Mrs. An
ma ]. Pontius, who married DR..
Nevin d. Pontius August 3 last,
and lived with him three weeks
before the final quarrel separated
them, will be obliged to wait nine
months for a divorce, II she re-
ceives 1t at all. Under the rule of
the court they must be married at
least a year before granted a d.
vorce. Evidence in the divorce
case was heard yesterday.
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der a city editor who will WELD
a pen as ruthlessly as a real editor
does. but who would do what the
real city editor has no time to do
tell why he did 1t: teach the
pupils that IL is not type nor
presses nor advertising that makes
a newspaper. but brains, con-
science and character, working
out TO public service"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-18

(By United Press Leased Wire
NEW YORK, Nov. 1S.-''We
cannot guarantee to produce good
newspaper men, any more than
we can guarantee to produce good
engineers or good teachers; but
we can train students to become
such IL they have the root of the
matter in them"
Thus spoke Nicholas Murray
Butler, president of Columbia uni
versity. today in regard to the flu
ture of the School of journalism
to be founded under a gift of ST.
100000 by the late Joseph Pulit-
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A burglars Awful Deed

may not paralyze a home so COM
pleteiy as a mothers long illness.
But DR.. Kings New Life Pills are
q splendid remedy for women.
They gave me wonderful benefit
in constipation and female trou-
ble," wrote Mrs. M. G. Dunlap, of
Leadill, Tenn. II ailing, try them.
Csc at Ryner Malstrom Drug Co.,
938 Pacific ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-18

Klein's sensationally successful
new American play which the Au-
thors' Producing company is to
present in this city shortly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-18
"The Country Boy"

1.-THE Country Boy" the big
comedy success, is announced for
presentation at the Tacoma soon.
THE Country Boy" was written
by the well-known actor-play-
wright, Edgar Seiwyn, and belongs
to that class of comedies of which
THE Fortune Hunter" and "The
Man From Home" are typical ex-
amples, and besides being clean
md wholesome, tells a story of
unusual dramatic power.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-18
Plan Million Dollar
School of Journalism

NOT PRESSES, NOR ADvERTIS-
ING, BUTs TRAINED BRAINS
AND CONSCIENCE MAKES
NEWSPAPER MAN, WAS DC
TUM OF PULITZER, THE
FOUNDER.
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Paul Everton I'm 1.-THE Gambler :,

1t will be pleasant news for To-
al theatergoers to learn that Paul
Iverron, whose brilliant acting in
The Third Degree" and THE
Lion and the Mouse" is we'll re-
membered here, has the leading
role In The Gamblers" Charles
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-12-21
FRIGHTENED BY SANTA CLAUS

fed to their bedrooms. fell down upon
their faces, crept under chairs and u.
bles-anywhere to hide themselves.
Poor old Santa Claus never had such
a greeting before. As soon a. he real
lied the panic he had caused, he tore
OF his tall hat and white cotton beard.
Then from the bags on his back hs
began to throw gifts right and left
and to tell who he was.
treasured once more. everyone
was soon laughing and chatting,
munching the great red breads
(doughnuts). tasting their fruits or
nibbling at the sweets from the famil.
lar little bags.
1T seemed As though everyone tried
to talk louder than his neighbor a.
they examined the costume OF Santa
Claus. whom they now no longer fear.
ed. One man said that he thought It
was John the Baptist another that II
was Elijah returned. Yet another
thought It was Satan himself, and ali
my sins rose up before me:' while 4
fourth confessed. My onlr thouxht
was to hide myself"
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room. There's fathers gift. Can't you
see dear old dad behind every page Of
your fayorite set Of books? All calf.
too. and illustrated by the only artist
that appeals to you. What riches lie
in the palm OF your hand as you look!
No one can rob you OF these. Every
page means the door OF new treasure
house. How good OF dear father!
wonder how he knew! He must have
been listening when you and your
chtm had that ripping discussion OF IA
vorites. And you can't understand how
he knew the cclor Of your collection.
All. well! Trust father.
Mothers dressing gown. She made
IT unhelped and probably in the late
night hours after the very long day.
See how cleverly her fingers have
made three yards OF cord look like
much more. The loops and buttons are
handmade; they cost SO much less. and
you know mother hasn't a bank ac.
count Of her own. She has not cut
down the rations, either. It's Just her
great. generous heart that has accom-.
plished the seemingly impossible thing.
The eyes are not SO bright and blue as
when she was the happy. laughing girl
that dad first loved. But she sees lust
as far beneath the surface. and she
knows how much you long for some
things. All, what world OF sacrifice
and love stands behind these gifts.
Oh. my! Don't smile. but isn't this
just like that great. laundering cub OF
Bob? He must have paid five or six
dollars for this. Poor. misguided. stunR
brother! Now you can just see him
sauntering into the art (save the
markD needlework' store. Do you see
his airy nonchalance as he casts his
eye over the pincushions arrayed In
glistenlng, satiny lines? How much
Is this? And this? The latter beins
the more expensive. was quickly
chosen. Oh. what ever are you goins
to do with It? Bright pink satin, with
suggestive bunch Of bright forget.me
nots blooming out from beneath a ruff
fe Of very cheap lace You'll never
forget It. You know-the kind O,
things you see at fairs. It may be the
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How the Dear Old Saint Carried Con
sternatlon Into an African mls
sion House.

An amusing story Of how Sants
Claus frightened the black children al
a mission station when be hrst ap
peared to them q few years ago. ID
told BY the wife Of b missionary sta
toned at Bailunda. Africa. They had
celebrated Christmas at Bailundu be-
fore. but they never had had Santa
Claus. so Mr.. Stover. the missionary
dressed up as good Saint Nick.
He had been padded and powdered
and packed until bis own mother
would not have known him." Mrs. sto
yer aftcrward related. Presently We
save the signal. the door dew open
and IN walked Santa Claus. But dear
me! What CONSERVATION! He wal
greetsd with shrieks and groans and
cries Of Let me out! It 10 the evil
one. It 10 the day Of Judgment
The urchins. catching the infection
Of terror from the older black people
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-12-21
BY Rev. Brandford Leavltt.

Christmas Is the childs day In the
Christian year. and how this weary
and uneasy world needs the child.
like mind to save It from itself. What
Is more subtly htted 10 the needs Of a
worn and dissipated world than the
image Of all that 10 alive and fresh
and unstnined? II Ia the child in men
we look for and love-again today the
child Is the savior that answers q
smile with smile. that responds to
the confidence with confidence, ready
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| reason! Perhaps the fair Is an in.
stitution for helping hopeless pin.
cushions along an easy way.
But that's Bob for you! Care free,
big hearted. little rough on the es-
thetic edges. but ever willing to give
you the best. Put back the abomina-
ton OF satin and sawdust. Don't hurt
his feelings. please Thank him for his
thought, his generosity. You can do
this without being hypocrite.
Here's something that hurts. Why?
Oh, because 1t has been given to get
ahead" OF you. She has money and has
bought the most expensive OF its kind
and has forgotten to remove the price!
She really should not have done this,
for she Isn't one OF your inner circle
and she doesn't care for you. Money
stands back Of this. Nothing more
than the dollar mark lies beneath the
lid. You know 1t, and blush mounts
TO your cheeks when you think Of the
few remarks that you heard the giver
make about you at Laura's tea. Why
do people do these things!
Here's a queer one. Lift up the box
lid again. It's an old shoe box, but
some loving hands have covered It
with two paper napkins and-look at
the contents! A loaf of the finest
Dutch cake you ever tasted. Dear
Bridget never forgets you. does she?
In her little four.roomed cottage, where
she's very happy and very busy, she
always bakes the bread that you rel.
ish and sends her awkward husband up
with her best wishes every Christmas
day In the morning. What that cake
means only you and she can tell.
Let US look again at the little card
before you What did that? A tear
falls on the colored church. with Its
bright roof and another splashes on
the snow that is piled with childish
prodigality at the roadside. A little
boy has drawn that all for you. He
calls you Dear One" and once he told
his mother that he felt sure that angels
look like you. but she corrected him. as
II child could be stopped In harm.
less wonderings. and he never again
ventured along lines Of comparison.
Poor little boy! You know what that
card means! It means day and days
Of work. 1t means the gratitude Of a
crippled child who can't use a finger
without pain. And he has drawn this
for you!
Oh. my. isn't this funny! That clown
of a Jack Is up to his tricks again.
He has bought book for 4s cents and
has linked It with his foolish hand, add.
ing. Reduced to $l.oS." And to pile
ossa on Pelion. he has been addition.
ally frank In suggesting that it's tres
bum" That man can always get q
smile from you.
There. you've dropped something!
Don't lose that. It's letter. Are you
going to read It again? Why. you know
every word In Il!
Dearest" II says. II send you my
heart. my soul. my LIES best thoughts
and actions. VIII you keep them! All,
no need to tell you what stands behind
the note. You know. don't you!
That's why 1t has been very happy
Christmas!
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WHY She Selected Him.

A pretty girl asked an ugly fellow to
dance with her at Christmas party.
Thinking she must have fallen In love
with him. Mr. Plainface pressed her
to explain why she had chosen him
before any other gentleman present
Because. sir. I desired partner
that my husband could not possibly be
Jealous Of. He would not object to
my dancing with you. I'm sure"
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CHRISTMAS THE CHILD's DAY

to take you and me for what we would
like to be and thus lifts US nearly To
our ideal.
! have admired wit In men and in.
fiuence and grace and beauty In wom.
en- and nnd also that one disturbes
these. grows Indifferent to them a, he
gets older and ssddsr and wiser, but
loves In men and women the little
child. longs for some one not to id.
mire nor praise nor be charmed By,
but some one TO love 50 that loving
shall be peace.
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Quaint and Interesting Customs That
Prevailed When the Church and
Festival Were Young.

In the early days Of the church, 1t is
said that the bishops used to sing
carols on Christmas. day among their
clergy. and around the sixteenth cen.
tury the well-known practice observed
by children Of going around the neigh.
borhood singing Christmas carols be-
meath the windows Of the houses. was
commonly observed. usually taking
place on Christmas morning. One Of
the Oldest and most beautiful Of the
Christmas carols that has come down
to the present day open with these
words:
God reat you. merry gentlemen.
Let nothing you dimay.
For Jesus Christ. our Savior.
Was born upon this day.
To save US all from Satan's power.
When we were gone astray.
o. tidings Of comfort and Joy!
For Jesus Christ. our Savior.
Was born on Christmas Day."
1t Is sometimes more appropriate to
sing the Christmas carols on Christ.
mas eve than on Christmas day. al.
though they are sung at both times:
but in England the choir Of the village
church used to 90 around to the prin.
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ON EARLY CHRISTMAS DAYS

clpal houses In the parish and stnl
some Of these simple hymns on Christ
mas eve regularly.
frequently the singers were &C.
companied on some instrument and
often the picture presented was .
pretty one. The figures Of the group
Of singers. only visible In the dark
ness by the lanterns they carried. and
the sweet melody sung and played.
made the observance a striking and
beautiful one.
Sometimes In England. the carols
were also sung In the churches In
place Of the usual psalms and hymns;
although 1t was more customary for
the clerk at the close Of the service
In q loud voice to wish all the congre-
cation a merry Christmas and . hap
py New Year.
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AIKKSAK$ $&8G&8Hg2
Behind the Gift
aSSssSSsss16sSesgaagS6Bssgg2Essg
BY Barbara Lee

MERRY Christmas.
You're welcome!
How have you en-.
joyed the first few
hours today? Hasn't
II been exciting and
interesting! Now that
the first little calm
has come after the
storm. let US settle
back tolook once again
at gifts that are our
special fortune to own
I'm the great living
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their path. and stopped to look at II.
II was poor woman. who had fallen ius,
outside the city, too sick and tired to get In
where she might have found shelter. The
SOFT snow made OF drift n sort OF inflow for
her, and she would soon be so sound asleep
IN the wintry air. that no one could ever
waken her again. All this Pedro saw in n
moment and he knelt down beside her and
tried 10 rouse her. even tugging at her arm
little as though he would have tried 10
carry her away. he turned her face toward
MN. so that he could rub some snow OF IT,
and when he had looked at her silently 4
moment he stood up and said:
IT'S no use, Little Brother You wiI, bovs
TO 20 on alone
Alone" cried Little Brother, And w,
not see the Christmas festval?"
NO. said Pedro. and he could NOT keor
back bit OF a choking sound In his throat
See this poor woman. Her face looks IN,
the Madonna In the chapel window. and sb,
Will freeze to death II nobody cares for her
Every one has gone to church now, but wber
you come back you can bring some one n
help her. ! will rub her to keep her from
freezing. and perhaps get her to eat the bur
that Is left In my pocket"
But cannot bear to leave you. and On or
Alone" said Little Brother
Both OF US need not miss the service
taid Pedro and It had better be | than Won
and oh! II you get a chance. Little Brother
to slip up to the altar without getting in nm,
ones way. take this little piece OF silver a
mine. and lay II down for my Offering. wher
no one Is looking. DO not forget where yo,
have left me. and forgive me for not goinI
with you
In this way he hurried Little Brother of
TO the city. and winked hard to keep bacl
the tears. as he heard the crunching foot
steps sounding farther and farther away h
the twilight II was pretty hard to lose IN,
istmas celebration that he had been panninl
ne instead In that lonely place in the anow
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the Christmas
instead
great Every said that
bright beautiful before When
Of the walls with
outside tho city wall t the earth tremble
oi tho service offerings
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-29

on ais way to Danville, when the dis
astrous consequences of civil incom-
petence overlook him. In the tirst
place. letter in which Lee had stat
ed the condition of his army md his
plans to the civil authorities had been
left In Richmond and fell into tho
hands OF the Union commander, appris-
ing him fully OF Lees route and the
desperate condition OF his army.
And, secondly, when Lee reached
Amelia Courthouse. where he had or
dered that rations should meat his
army. 1t was found that. though they
had been sent as directed, the train
carrying them had been ordered away
again a few hours before his arrival.
Mr.. Page quotes from Lees finai re-
port OF the surrender of Appomattox
in regard to this misfortune, as fol-
lows Not finding the sup plies OF.
dered 10 be placed there, nearly TWEEN
ty-four hours were lost in endeavor-
ing to collect subsistence for men and
horses. The delay was fatal and could
not be retrieved" In this day of
probing for the truth, Mr.. Pages ar
ticle viii doubtless be widely read.
The frontispiece of the magazine Is
color picture OF Z meet of the Cas-
tie Hill hounds. with Mrs. Allen Potts,
NJ F. H. in the foreground. The pig
ture is the work OF Henry Rankin
Poore. and serves as an illustration to
accompany his story OF Fox and
Drag Hunting In the United States"
which Is in the lead for tho month
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pany of New York. have been received
The Philips Calendar" "Life's Calen-
dar" and The Gibson Calendar" for
1912. All three OF these publications
are genuine works of art, embodying
the execution of designs calculated to
delight the eye and convey an inefface-
able impression of the man Behind the
brush and pen that wrought such love-
ly results In figure work, such atmos-
pheres to bring out the force OF the
figure work. This frontisplece of the
Phillips Calendar is called THE Pres
ent Day Saint" She Is going her
Chris tmas round. this dainty bit of
sa'ntship. and the allurement she ex-
ercises will certainly incline calendar
lovers to turn the leaves she incloses
and nSd other charming incarnations
OF saintship within. The Gibson CAL
endar Is pre-eminently characteristic
from beginning to ending. all OF IT'S
illustrative pages being full of inter-
est. The hunt for the four-leaf Glow
er is perhaps the picture that will be
looked at longest and liked best The
artists for "Lifes Calendar" are James
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ethan Frome."

ETHAN Prone"
By Edith Wharton. From Charles
Scribner's Sons. Of New York. through
the Bell Book and Stationery Com
pany. of Richmond 800 net.
Starkheld. a snow covered New Eng
land village, seems the kind OF back
ground that corresponds with the
grim tragedy which Mrs Wharton has
depicted as going, on, endlessly within
village household.
Ethan Frome. his Wife Zena, and her
cousin. Matte Silver. are the actors In
the tragedy which seems all the more
appalling. because 1t is so helpless and
SO useless. The man Is described as
a fine specimen OF manhood His wife,
chronic complainer and consumer of
patent nostrums. much her husbands
senior. The cousin. a pretty. graceful
girl. amiablej and calculated to fire the
imagination of younges man than
Ethan PRONE.
Between these two is the unioveIy
figure Of 1.-The wife, Jealous. irritable
and exaotins, yet with the advantage
Of proprietary right on her side. She
drove tho man and the girl to despera-'
ton. They sought death together. but
could not find 1t And for punishment
they three are afterwards condemned
TO life together-hard pinchinR power
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'aIothers to Menu

By iona Gale. Macmillan ana Com
pany. of New York
Probably no woman who is a writer
OF modern American fiction has ex-
celled IONA Gale in depicting the in
terest. the friendships and the neigh
borliness. OF village life. Her "Friend-
ship Village" is known throughout the
length and breadth of the United
States. and hundreds OF readers will
rejoice in another book added to
Friendship Village" series.
In Mothers to Men" when the wo-
men of the village decide to use the
money they raised to improve the
cemetery. for the education and rear
Ing OF little founding, the plot is in
itiated In previous books Miss Gale
mas portrayed the tender love OF old
age and the vigorous love of youth.
but perhaps in none of them has she
had subject of so universal an APP
peal as the mother love OF this.
The book all through brims over
with this love. the highest. most un-
selfish. the most patient and the ten
derest with which humanity Is bless
ed.