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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-12-26
His Hard Work.

Mrs. Wunder-Does anybody ever
read those Christmas poems In the
papers?
Mr.. Wunder-Oh, yes The editor
and the proofreaders have to.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-12-26
Mistletoe and the DruIds.

The custom or decorating strategic
points In the household with sprigs of
mistletoe at Christmas dates far back
to the time OF the Druids, who held
the little plant in great generation.
At the approach OF their winter festi.
val, twigs Of II were placed above the
doors OF their houses TO serve as tails
mans and signs TO the sylvan deities
that shelter and comfort awaited them
within.
Presentday customs relating TO mis-.
tletoe represent the evolution OF the
Druidical legend.
Just What He Meant
Your toys are very pretty. but the
prices are too high" objected the Gus
toner.
"Why. look at that drum for s6.4s.
You can't beat Il at the price," pro-
tested the dealer.
Il believe that 10 what I intimated
In my remark" said the customer.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-12-26
INTERNATIONAL
SUNDNSC[1OOL
LESSON
OBy v. o. SELLERS. Director OF Eve
ming Department The Moody Bible In
stltute OF Chicago)
LESSON FOR DECEMBER 20
REVIEW.

GOLDEN TEXT-"If any man willeth
10 do his will, he shall know OF the
teaching. whether II be OF God, or wheth-
or I speak OF myself" John TIT r. v.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-12-26

To thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night
the day,
Thou canst not then be false 70
any an.-Shakespeare.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-18

Il offer this TO your determination
in the last analysis. question II the
national committee has the absolute
power to control the list Of delegates
"Then we have established with po-
litical organization a political oligar-
chy, with powers to make candidates,
make and pass laws.
III It is in the power Of q men to
say what shall be considered a ma
jority Of convention, then we have
ceased to have representative govern
ment in our party"
This declaration was loudly cheered
eve know but one government in
this country, and that is government
by political parties, and II control Of
the parties can be maintained by those
who make the temporary roll, then we
have a political oligarchy.
1T is the question now whether the
delegates shall or shall not pass up
on their own qualifications when their
right to sit is protested. In 1884 a
similar situation arose. The conyen-
tlon then decided that the committee
was the servant and not the master OF
he Republican party or the conven-
ton. This question must in its final
analysis be decided either that the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-18
Real Estate Transactions.

Mrs. Almira Ellis to ], NJ Poor
man, lot 9, block 8, settlemier's add
to Woodburn; W d, $1,000
Benjamin S. and Aline Quinn to
John, Pearson, land in s, r W;
w d, sS25O.
Abbot OF ST. Benedict's Abbey to
Louis and Clara Hottinger, acres
in section 10, s, r W; W d, $25OO.
Otto and Rosa Hassing to Geo w.
and Emelie Helyey, west 35 feet Of
lots Z and s, block 2, Palmer's add
to Mt. Angel; W d. $1,000
Ann NJ Bancroft to L. Provost, 100
feet by 100 in Woodburn; W d, deed
of correction.
Elvira A. and W. B. Lawler to EN-
ma G. Robinson, land in secs S5 and
SO, 5 S, r W and sec 81, $, 2
W; W d..
Mary Meehan TO Helen Wageman,
100 feet by 100 feet in Woodburn;
W d, s265O,
F. J. Eldrldge to ]. L. Conley, lots
1 and 2, sec 10, 8, 8 W; also $50
acres in sec 10, also 642Ss acres and
lot 2, sec 12, 6 s, r 3 W; W d, one
half interest, $40.
F. ]. Eldridge to Swastika Farm
Co., lots 1 and 2, sec 10; also $50
acres in sec 1S, also 642 acres and
lot 2, sec 12, t G s, r W; W d, $40.
J. L. Conley to swastika Farm Co.,
same as above, one-half interest; W
d, $40
Mrs, Nellie A. Wait to D. f. swank,
west So feet Of lot /, block II. Salem;
" d, $500.
d. f, Arensmeier and Bertha Aren-
smier to J. H. Arensmeier, lot II,
Ewald Fruit Farm; W d, sl4OO.
Charles D. and Elosa saucy to G.
H, and Edith NJ Clark, 1902 feet by
$3.50 feet in North Salem; W d, $4,000.
Martha and J. W. Looney to Ella
and II. ]. Moody, south half of lot 1s
and lot II, block "Br, Simpsons add
TO Salem; W d, $500.
G. II, and Edith NJ. Clark to Jo-
ham and Elizabeth Fuhrer, 1895
acres in s,r2 W; W d, SlS,SOO.
Nathan II. Kimsey to David E.
swank lots and 2. Mehama; W d.
sS5.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-18

committee has a power not subject to
change later, or that the convention
may later change it."
Hadley continued citing his conten-
tlon, reading from a parliamentary
point raised by Roscoe Conkling in
1854, which, he claimed, was his con-
tentlon.
$50 offer to you today the prece-
dent of 1864 that nominated for the
second time Abraham Lincoln. I Of
fer the statement of Senator Hoar
that the motion to amend the tenn
porary roll call is in order.
"But this question is more a ques-
ton Of principle than Of precedent, 1t
is said that no fraudulent names are
on this roll. AS long as don't act and
fairly face this question, any man who
goes out from this convention with a
nomination goes out with a tainted
nomination, and can neither expect
or receive the votes Of the American
people.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-18
HIGH DIVER HAS
A VERY CLOSE CALL

With gasoline flames leaping 70
feet high from a tank, eight by 10
feet and less than five feet deep
Philip NJ. Bowen leaped from a tow
er more than 100 feet in height at
the ooaks, Sunday night into the
blaze, Although his body splashed
the blazing oil in every direction,
Bowen was no more than singed and
With flames apparently climbing all
over his body, he climber out Of the
tank,
in the afternoon ne made a straight
high-dive Unexpectedly the wind
caugh, his falling body and swung II
out Of the plumb. With less than
three inches to spare. Bowen diyed
into the tank, but the position in
which he landed was sufficient to
rake his face down as II someone
had struck him with an ak,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-18
GOVERNOR
HADLEY'S
ADDRESS

Chicago. June Governor Hadley
started the debate for the Roosevelt
forces.
II have presented for the consid-
GRAFTON Of the chairman OF the con
sideration OF the chairman of the con-
vention and this convention o motion
to amend the temporary roll which
has been placed before the convention
The chair has stated that, in his opin-
ion. the point is well taken, but, in
the same spirit Of that illustrlous
leader, William Mckinley, had adopt
cd the fair plan Of permitting debate,
"Our chairman has asked that a
brief statement be made by those
supporting and opposing It,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-18
Eastern Baseball.
NalIonal at PhIladelphIa.


San Francisco, June 1S.-The work
Of securing a Jury to try Martin ].
Price, bell boy, who Is charged with
giving false testimony IN the case Of
Or. Otto @. Joslin. charged with the
betrayal Of Ethel Williams, a former
Seattle girl, commenced here In the
superior court
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-18
Ontlnr for Lnlr.

The July Outing is in soason with
q talk by Edward Lyall Fox about
our Olympic flyers, a summers cruise
10 the French islands off Newfound-
land by Earl clauson, and an article
dealing with the history and relative
merits OF the cat and sloop rigs for
sailing yachts by Herbert L. Stone.
Another practical poultry article,
1.-THE wyandotte," by Arthur S.
Wheeler will be welcomed by our
farming friends.
Fiction by st. Mars, Chalmers and
Henshaw, Illustrations by Bull and
skidmore and excellent photographs
add to the ottractivencss OF this sum
mer number. Watch for the Naxiield
Parrish cover
The Outing Magazine, an news
stands 25c Subscription. S2OO.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-18

Between DOGS and politicians, tho
ring is sorely crowded at the present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14

ing the air. perhaps by the very telepathc call of his
lifelong partner, turned. He gave quick, compre
hensve glance at the mountansde, where trees were
beginning to sweep downward under the irresistible
crashing impact of thousands of of boulders and
snow, lifted and shook his cenched fists if giving it
dying defiance, and then toward Joshua. In few
terrific leaps he had gained his side, seized him by the
hand and turned for desperate plunge for life He
seemed racing with bent head through the air. dragging
the little man after him.
The avalanche, yards beyond us, shot past. Clouds
of snow cut off our vision of those below Believing
sounds rendered the world turmoil Swiring gusts of
wind, cyconic threw to faces the white bank
where chung, digging bleeding fingers into the icy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14

of the hillside and fearful through wild stretches
of time that should be carried downward in that
terrific sweep when mountains seemed upendng. Then
all still We got to our knees and peered through
the dssipatng clouds.
From the top of the mountains straight down to the
guch bed, stretched broad black band desolate and
denuded. Where lofty trees had stood cleaning,
twisted stumps. Where the cabin had nestled against
little shelterng wall bare rock moist and glisten
ing We alone. Nowhere below us was sign of
life We plunged down the hillside terrorized and i'm
potent to the mass of debris that had rendered the
canon S bed plain.
at must have caught them on the far side' Tom
yelled running around the upper edge of the slide.
Maybe they almost got out! Hurry"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
Nh, l don't know Maybe amt listed reg lar in
I j the Percy Claude Glass; but and then get
chance to walk through sidewalk canopy the


I j the Percey-Claude class; but and then get
chance to walk through sidewalk canopy the
long way Yuh-huh! Quite SOL
You see, we've been marryin' Marjorie off. And hist
Whether you dream 1t not 1t amt been little
half holiday chore, such as you'd get through between
bites of a sandwich Not at ALL WHY before it was all
Old Hickory has disposition him like of
broken bottles Mr. Robert has developed ridges between
his eyebrows, and Piddie is the verge of nervous
prosperity.
And first off it seemed such simple one-two-three
proposition that is it did after Marjorie really settled
down to Ferdinand Course, we'd had our troubles be-
fore that Maybe you remember her Juliet spurge
when she wanted to crowd Marowe into the back Drop
and about that Schutzenbund Count her and Miss Wee
discovered abroad; and few other little episodes
may have mentioned.
Not that I've made out full list Honest, for
heavyweight Venus, Miss Marjorie in her before takn
days could work up miscellaneous tender senti
ment than any of these slim, loppy queens
Havn been left out of few of the family conferences
l couldn't just state how many Broadway matinee
heroes and Russian vionists and grand opera tenors
she's gone mushy But that her speciality.
So, after the family got the first shock of seem
what she'd nly pasted the Reserved label on, they
seemed to feel kind of relieved. For Ferdy amt just
what you'd describe dashin' hero While you
couldn't exactly place him in the shrimp class he some
narrow-gage for his height, thick, shell trimmed
glasses lsps little when he gets excited, and is sort
when he's eclipsed by Marjorie Say, he'll never be
sunstruck so long as he keeps the shady side of
her.
But them they say some of these cross mated pairs
often get along best and from all hear Ferdy NICE
quiet, well parlor broken young gent, who from
a good family and is due to inherit enough American
Sugar preferred and u S. Rubber stocks won't be
of rusn to buy all them extra sized things Mar
jorie'n need from the department stores.
No, didn't any of really object strong to Ferdi
nand unless it was Mr. Pddie and he seemed to take
it to heart that she hadn't picked out Earl Crown
Prince at least Honest, to hear him go to of
the lady typsts, you'd thought he her pet uncle
something.
AS for Old Hickory and Mr. Robert, for awhile there
they seemed real contented with the prospects
"Yes nothing but quiet little home wedding
hears Mr.. Robert tellin' of his chums. "Ferdy's
Copyright. by SeweME Ford
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
MOT until the private house wire
: began to warm up did | change


odd details to be attended to, and, Mr. Robert hap
pened to be off for few days Western trip, it
Old Hickory that was called on to stand by. | was
waitin orders in his office mornin when the first
cylinder head blew out 1t was one of his rush days,
when he had three big deals hangin fire, pudders
strike on tap out at some OF the works and two fussy
Wall Street watn for him in the directors room,
and it mt just what you'd call the psychic moment
to ring him up from home.
@Hey?' he growls into the h Have I
seen the crater? What crater? Oh caterer! Well why
the ding guzzed dollops didn't you say at first? Say
who's this talking, anyway? Oh, Hawkins. is it? Well,
here, Hawkins, haven't you better sense than to
bother with fool questions at this time of the Eth?
Well, Mrs Ellins should know better, that's ALL You
tell her haven't any blasted caterer; but that
it is absolutely necessary suppose can. What else?
Florist Yes, yes; orange blossoms and shower bou
quet for Marjorie, and bouquets for the bridesmaids,
and Say, what do they think am, up there, do
mestic utility bureau? No. tell you Haven't time to
listen to any Not mnute!' and with that he
bangs up the receiver and whrls around just quick
enough to catch me with grin on my face;
HUH he snorts Joke is it? Well since you
think So suppose get closer to it. You take pad
and pencil trot up to the house. and get complete list
of all their wants and wishes. Then I'll know what
have before III give you just an hour to hand in
full report
THAT only the beginnin of my chasn' back and
forth on this simple home weddin' business: and,
say hadn't been at long before revises my picture
First off it harder to catch Mrs. Ellins and Mar
jorie than if they been railroad presidents. When
they want out shoppin', or at the taor's or havin
fttn's Madame Du Monte's, they tryin on hats
somewhere else upstairs bossn three four dress
makers. Also the front hall and the DRAWN
bein' done over; everything upset downstairs.
Then gen rally there decorator prown' around,
sketchin plans for floral arches and palm
the caterer plottin where he could stow his walters
and fgurn private whether not he'd have the nerve
to charge three punks head for servn a couple of
hundred people with chicken sandwich, biscuit Tor
toni and glass of fzz. Then there other people
to be engagedthe musicians, and the carriage caller,
and the extra coakroom maids and the outside cops,
and the plain clothes watch the presents and
Well say, stagn' a musical comedy or launchn
battleship can't have much of these simple home
weddin's, Fifth-ave. style!
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Mr. Robert gets back right in the midst of it, and is
rung into engneerin' the bridesmaids luncheon at
Sherry's, and soothin down Ferdy's nerves between
times. He gettn the fdgets, Ferdy was, as his
time got shorter and he began getn glmpses of what
he had to go through. The strain telin' on
Marjorie and, while she could afford to lose fifty
sixty pounds, it wa mt goin help the fit of her white
satin any.
But me-say, standn' it fine Course, it
annoyn to be called away from business much;
but somehow them last few days | didn't mind bit
ben' sent up to the house fool errands. You see
well, maybe hadn't mentioned who to be maid of
honor. Uhhuh! And of course, when things got real
warm the only sensible thing for Miss Wee to do to
move right down to the scene of action and go into
camp. So me and Vee-why, chased around some
together after this and that and exchanged little josh
the fly. All of which didn't bore me, exactly.
IN fact, was enjoyn' this weddin' business quite
some; that is, was up to the time when Cousin
Teddy appeared. He was Marorie's cousin, you know,
and the day before the big splash he down from
Yale special leave. How they could spare him
from the freshman class | cant imagine. Must have
seemed quiet and dull up at New Haven after he left
for Cousin Teddy some big whzz. He all but adj
mitted it himself and there was plenty of others who
encouraged the idea-Maror for Wee for another
and even Old Hickory seemed pleased to see him-at
first.
1t was only on the afternoon of the rehearsal that
discovers him I'd been sent up by Mr. Robert to sort
OF help herd the boy choir into place OF the
libry and then stand where could the stairs and
pass along the signal for them to cut loose sngn the
ooh, Teddys attending to that" says Wee. @See
he has them all arranged
That's right. Teddy the job. One of these
openfaced youths with brstly pompadour protrudin
front teeth, and bulgy eyes, Theodore was: but he
didn't allow any little blemishes like that to keep him
in the background Teddy had pushin ways and
voice like train announcer Also you could tell at
glance that he the sort of college cutup that col
1ects BARRIERS poles and Chinese laundry signs, and
paints his class number statues and public buldns
@Now you kiddos," he shoutin to the choir
boys @get little teamwork into this mass play
You tumbled in here last time like bunch of fans
boarding trolley Try again and if you
keep from stepping your feet Oh, rotten! Once
more, my young sports. Steady on the left wing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14

In fever of fear and sorrow after him. until,
exhausted, we stopped to the white shroud. We
walked at the edge shouting but there
We felt hepessness. We knew not where to seek.
And then, the last faint fame of hope dying not
than twenty feet from where stood, the snow
moved little, crumbling gave way, rolled slug
gishly downward, and hand appeared, thrusting up
ward and out does drowning swimmer coming back
to the surface.
"Good' we cried. @Good We're coming" and
foundered toward it.
There was no response. We knew it must be the
Norseman.
We burrowed in to his assistance. His face was bleed
ing from long cut across his brow, and huge
Continued page II
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TORCHY
AT A
SPLICE
FEST
BY SEWELL FORD

idea, you know; and it suits the gov
ernor to T."
All of which don get me interested,
one way or another. Course, I'd had
a chance to get more or less we'll &C
quainted with Marjorie; but it hadn't
got to the point where was worried
as to how she got married, or where.
Never havin' been in on one of these
home splicin' bees, maybe my ideas
was little vague on the subject. l
had sort of dim picture of Ferdy
wanderin' in casual with the minister
some afternoon about teatime, findin'
Marjorie there, and havin' the event
run off without any more fuss.
MOT until the private house wire
- began to warm up did l change
The Prescott daily news., 1912-12-12
F. J. JOHNSON. EDITOR
k the POStOffice treating
 the Railroads Fairly?
Editorial in the New York Sun,
 November IS, l9l2.)

The gross receipts of the Post Office Department were 113. per cent greater in 1911 than in 1901 l the total expenses 106,4 per cent greater. These total expenses consist of pay to the railways l and of expenses for all other pur- |poses. The pay to the railways for hauling the mails and inciden- tai service increased in these ten |years only 32.6 per cent, while
 the expenses of the Department for all other purposes increased l42S per cent.
 This means that the fact that the operation of the postal ser> ylce cost but three. tenths of one
 per cent, more than it's receipts
 In l9ll, instead of three and five tenths per cent more than it's re. celpts as in 1901, is due soley to the hlmmering down the pay of
 the railways. The railway mail pay in 1901 was $3s,000,OOO. If It had increased in the same rat 10
 as the business of the Depart
 ment 1t would in 1911 have been
 over $50, 1000, ,O0O; and if it had in-
 creased in the same ratio as the O'her expenses of the Depart
 ment 1t woul1 have been over 800, uVo,OOO instead of the $50, 100000 'nat It actually was. This in crease of 100000 in the pay VI the railways contrasts with
 tue Increase from S77, 100000 to slel0C0,000 for all other pur-
 poses. The extention of the TUT al free delivery will account for out part of this increase for all osher purposes, as the extension
 ' uas enabled the closing of one
 aifd of the post offices and in
 many cases has been substituted
 ''I star route service.
 Ihese figures alone are sufi- |'lent to call attention to the re-
 Y peated claims of the railways aat the Post Office Department |SS hot treating them fairly,
 mere are other facts which point Y tne same conclusion. The pay |'l the railways is based largely spoa the weight of the mails. "'nough it is estimated that this
The Prescott daily news., 1912-12-12
Rev. 4. B. (. Dinwiddie

News was received here today of the death of Rev. A. B. c. Dinwiddie which occurred in a sanitarium at Dallas, Texas. last Saturday. Rev. Dinwiddie's home was at Baird, Texas, and he had gone to Dallas to undergo an operation which was not con. sidered at all serious, but prov ed fatal.
 Rev. Dinwiddie and family were residents of this city sev- eral years ago and he was the pastor of the Presbyterian church, This gentleman has many friends in Prescott who will regret deeply to learn of his death.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-12-12

weight has been increased at the rate of somewhat over 4 per cent. a year, the Post Office Depart ment refuses to weigh the mails oftener than once in every four years, and it now proposes topay the roads for hauling the added volume of the parcels post on the basis of the last weighing until the four year periods in the res pective weighing districts have expired. That, is toward the close of the four year period, on the basis of weight alone, the railways ought to have from the Department about SIP for every S100 that they have received. This is to take no account of the incalcuable effect of the addition. al burden of the parcels post dur ing the present weighing period.
 Another factor in the railway mail pay is the space comprised in the mail cars. The Depart ment, however, makes no allow ance for the space of the compart- mentS that are parttioned off and reserved for the mails in cars also used for baggage and ex- press. The Postmaster General in the draft submitted to Con- grass for enactment as a new law proL oses not only to make no ad- eduate allowance for mail cars that are obliged to be run empty under the requirements of the Department, but to make no suffi- cient allowance for the space nec- essary to handle the mails. When it is reflected that above all other kinds of traffic the handling of the mails en route requires working space" in addition to the space actually occupied, the injustice ot this suggestion is manifest. Moreover, no account is taken of the transportation gratis in passenger cars of mail service employees when not in actual charge of the mails. It is estimated that this, if paid for at two cents mile, would cost the Post Office Department more than $1,000,000 a year.
 This draft submitted by the Postmaster General to Congress proposes to pay the railways for hauling the mails the immediate expense for such hauling plus 6 per cent, of such expense for so- called profit. This 6 per cent, applying upon the cost of hauling only, makes no allowance for re turn upon expenditure of the railways in providing plant, equipment and other basic tacili ties which m ake the hauling of the mails possible. No account is taken of extra services which include calling for and delivering mails at large proportion of tue post offices; supplying rooms with light. heat and water in rail- way stations for the use Of mail clerks; placing cars duly light ed and heated on station tracks for advance distribution of the mails, in many cases several hours before the departure of trans.