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to the window and John Semple,
who stood Just outside, heard the
old man say: Don't grieve,
mother. Remember our son died
an honorable death, fighting for
his country"
But, father" she said, elf l
only knew where my boy was
lying | think it would be easier
to bear. Only the meager words:
John Semple missing in the re-
port after that awful skirmish at
Dagupan," and her lip quivered
with the fearless grief of old age.
There was a quick sound out
side the window and all faces
were TURNED toward 1t. Some
one came to the door but the
man outside skunk into the
shadow as dog bolted growing
down the path.
The dog came back suspicious
II, but as he reached the man on
the porch he began to whimper.
Quite, old fellow" he said as
he fairly Rugged him in his anx-
iety to keep him from making his
Joy known to those inside. Dear
old boy, you know me, don't
your" he whispered.
Just then a voice, old and
quivering, inside the room, be-
gan, Children, l have something
to say to you. Tom here has
told me that Mary has promised
to be his wife. We have loved
Mary ever since the time we
thought she would be Johns
wife, but I know, could John
speak he would say he was glad
that Mary will find happiness
with Tom. Mother still grieves
for her first born, but" (and the
old man drew himself up proud
ly) 81 know that he did not
shirk his duty, even though he
knew it meant DEATH"
The man outside seemed to
stagger a little as he repeated.
HE did not shirk, even though
he knew it meant DEATH" The
far-off morning at Daguphan,
when fear elutched him by the
throat and he left his comrades
to carry on the sortie, came up
before him. He moved uneasily
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HOLIDAY DOES
NOT STOP
TRIAL
(By United Press Leased Wire J

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 25.
District Attorney Charles w.
Miller continued his argument
today against the union men on
trial here for illegal transport
ing dynamite.
The prosecution of this case
today" said Miller, lis not out
of keeping with the spirit of
Christmas. 1t is my Christian as
well as my official duty to rush
this trial to an early issue that
justice may be done"
. At the request of Prosecutor
Miller, the governments exhibits,
including nitro-glycerine cans,
fuses, dynamite, alarm clocks and
hundreds of photographs, were
piled on tables.
THE rank and file of the
ironworkers' organization" shout
ed Miller, pointing at the table,
have been deceived. They have
been led to believe that their
union is on trial and have sent
hard-earned money here to de-
fend this monumental criminal
II. S. Hockin."
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The man who had followed
gently put his arms around her
and said: Don't cry, Mary
darling. l am sure if Jack could
know he would be glad that l
love you and am going to take
care of you. l know l can't be
as splendid as dear old! Jack was,
but you do love ME a little dom
you, MaMry?" he asked wistful-
ly.
The girl put both hands on the
boys shoulders. Eyes, dear, l
do love you, but l want to be
loyal to poor Jack. He loved me
so much, you know, and when l
think of him dying way up there
in the Philippines, with no one
near it seems treason for us to
talk of love-"
But 1 loved you before Jack
did, dearie, and stepped aside
when 1 saw how it was between
you. Now Jack is gone forever,
but l am here and alive and l
love YOU"
Solemnly the girl looked into
her lovers eyes and then her
face was raised to his. He bent
and kissed her, and, with his arm
about her, they went back to the
house.
How pretty Mary has grown"
John Semple murmured as he
again stood by the elm. "When
l turn up am afraid Toms
chances will be poor" he said,
cynically, "even if he is the bet
ter man."
Then he squared his shoulders
and walked up the path briskly
At the door, just as he raised his
hand to knock, he caught a
glimpse through the window of a
white haired old lady, walking
with feeble steps across the
room. For a moment she I'M
consciously stopped unders the
mistletoe that hung under the
center light, and a splendid old
gentleman stepped up with
courtly bow and kissed her amid
the shouts of approval of a num-
Der of younger men who crowded
round to kiss mother under the
mistletoe." Slowly she walked
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-25
JOHN GETS AN
AWFUL CHANGE

John McCarrien didn't see why
a lot Of good beds in hotels
should go unslept in when so
. many poor fellows needed a COM
Portable snooze, SO he has been
making a practice of slipping in
unnoticed, sleeping in an unoccu-
pied room and getting away in
the morning without so much as
saying thanks.
1t worked fine for several
nights until the police got to look
ing for the chap.
Last night Patrolman Angus
landed on John and instead of q
soft bed In lower c street hotel
. he got the hard side of the con-
crete floor at the city bastile.
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GREETINGS TO
DIVINE SARAH

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. %. -
1.-THE compliments of the season
to y'u to Teddy, have tamale?"
was the slightly alcoholic Christ
mas greeting Sarah Bernhard re-
ceived today from the proprietor
of an all-night lunch wagon as he
trundled his place of business
homeward.
The Divine Sarah was emblaz-
oned on a theatrical billboard
when she attracted the attention
of the tamale vendor. She mailed,
however, to respond to the I'M
steady tone in which the prof
fered.
A passing cop and kindly pc
destrians came to the rescue and
attached to the handles of his
wagon and pointed the vehicle
down the street.
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q MARRIAGES
ON CHRISTMAS

Eleven more Christmas bridal
parties appeared yesterday after
noon for licenses at the county
auditors office. In all there
were % marriages yesterday.
Those who registered in the aft
ernoon are: p. Schener and Lii
lie May Dalrymple of Tacoma; ID.
w. Patton of Portland and Agnes
q. White of Tacoma; John Will
liam Faulkner and Hannah
George Braund of Tacoma; L. d.
Redding and Sara Tolmie of Sc
attic; George l.. Andrews and
Marguerite e. Greubeau of La
Conner; c. A. Craft and Maud A..
Rayl of Tacoma; Loyal L. Lewis
and Mary Ellen Mcdonald of
Sumner; Martin Garrett and Mrs.
Della Hollis of Tacoma; ]. w.
June and Louise Eifrig of Taco
ma; Peter Larson and Annie
Dahl of Tacoma; Andy Krerevich
and Milka Sepich of Ruston.
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soldierless, bloodless, heroless
war made by B. e. Blanchard, as
sociate editor of the Popular Elec-
tricity Magazine.
But it will be mighty tough on
property.
Then, a naval battle will be
nothing more nor less than test
of brains, steel and powder. Clam
dreadnaughts will batter each
other into junk piles and clutter
up the bottom of the ocean, but
not a single drop of human blood
will be shed.
at isn't a fairy dream" says
Blanchard, "for wireless inven-
ton is but an infant now. Genius
will develop the use of it until
such a thing as sending a whole
fleet of battleships out unnamed
to engage in battle with another
fleet, also crewless, will be a mat
ter-of-fact happening during war,
the same as sending fleet
manned by human beings is to-
day.
christopher Wirth, a German
wireless inventor, has already
demonstrated in a test on a lake
near Berlin, the fact that a YES
sci may be managed and its
guns discharged by wireless from
the shore. The German navy
department has taken up the idea
and is trying to develop it.
ss"On board each warship will
be the guns, the powerful stor-
age batteries-for there will be
no engineers and firemen aboar
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-25
CHRISTMAS MORNING
FINDS ENTIRE EAST
IN A COAT OF SNOW

ed with jewellers. A feature of
the days celebration was the
huge Christmas tree installed in
Madison Square Garden for the
benefit of the poor by the city.
1t will be kept lighted nightly for
week.
Charity organizations are feed
ing thousands of persons. 1t was
estimated that the Salvation
Army gave out 10000 baskets up
to noon, each containing sufficient
food for five persons.
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in churches of this denomination
Members of Swedish churches
arose before daylight this morn
ing and celebrated Julotta SER
vice in their churches as is the
national custom.
Bishop f. w. Keator preached
the Christmas sermon at the st.
John Episcopal church and in all
Episcopal churches there was
fine music.
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will keep the ships course and
it's cannon in close obedience to
the commanders orders.
Wirth's invention works like
this:
The vessel is equipped with the
overhanging wires, tuned to the
wires overhanging the sending
keyboard. The receiving key is
above a magnetized wheel which
turning beneath the wireless
sparks, forms circuits at certain
points of contact. These various
connections steer the vessel and
fire the guns.
One great difficulty would be
in aiming the guns. Blanchard
thinks that an electromagnetic
mechanism on the gun will indi-
cate the exact position Of the
nearest vessel facing it sRnd will
aim the gun automatically.
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CHURCHES CELEBRATE
WITH SPECIAL SERVICES

All Tacoma churches are cele-
brating Christmas today. Many
of them will hold entertainments
for the children tonight with dis
tribution of treats for the little
folks.
Special music has been provid-
ed in all houses of worship.
High mass was observed in
Catholic churches this morning
and the music was a big feature
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-25
Makes the Nation Gasn

The awful list Of Injuries on o
Fourth of July staggers humanity
Set over against it, however, il.
the wonderful healing, by Buck.
lens Arnica Salve, of thousands
who suffered from burns, cuts
bruises. bullet wounds or explo.
sions. Its the quick healer OF
boils, ulcers, eczema, sore lips OF
piles. Csc at Ryner Malstrom
Drug Co., 93S Pacific av.
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LOWELL SCHOOL CAPTURES
PRIZE FOR BIGGEST SALE

of the 9Th B class of the Lowell
school.
Walter Edison of the Edison
school took the bicycle prize CIV
en- by the Washington Tool &c
Hardware company for the boy
selling the most seals.
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TARRYTOWN. N. Y, Dec. Is.
John d. Rockefeller will play a
match game of golf tomorrow
with Eric Bushnell. soloist in the
Fifth Avenue Baptist church. In
two trial matches each has won
a game. 1t Is said the trophy is
to be a Christmas present of some
kind,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-25
MAKES
GOOD SHOWING

The ocean commerce of Taco
ma for November, 1912, was &c.
573, 169, which is $1,2O4,121
more than the same month last
year. This indicates the return
of prosperous times. Over ST.
100000 consisted of wheat and
flour.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-25

spent fleets OF
warships with
out a man on
board may meet
in battle at sea,
piloted by wire
less operators on
the shores or on
auxiliary vessels
80 miles away,
and their guns
aimed and dis
charged by
sparks that fly
through the air
from the oper-
ator's key.
That is the
tArz1inti ton 80 ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-25

Two gambling houses at Eaton
vile were raided last night by
Constable Ashby with the result
that Charles Anderson and Edgar
Skewis are held today in 800
bonds for their appearance Thurs
day in court.
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DESPERATE TO
GET SCANT
MERCY
fBy United Press Leased Wire

(By Unlted PTess LehSed Wlre.J
PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. rs. =
Homer Baker, ex-convict, arrested
after robbing a house and then
barricading himself behind his
wife and child when the officers
came for him, is today advised
that his intention to plead guilty
may not get him the suspended
sentence desired. Circuit Judge
McGinn can see but few mitigat-
ing circumstances in Bakers
case.
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(By United Press Leased Wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire
NEW YORK. Dec. 25. - The
eastern section of the United
States from Maine to South Caro-
lima is wrapped in a mantle of
snow, ranging from two inches at
Columbia, South Carolina, to IL
inches here.
Christmas day in New York
dawned cloudy and extremely
cold. By 10 o'clock, however, it
cleared and the streets were pack
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CONvICTS 60
FREE AS GIEI

By United Press Leased Wire
COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. 25. -
BY order of Governor Blease, so
conviets, including a number of
negroes, were given their liberty
today, their pardons being granted
as Christmas gifts.
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Little Alice Watson, 10 years
old. is today the recipient of the
gold watch offered by President
Berry, jeweler, to the child SELL
ing the largest number of Red
Cross Christmas sale. She is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. n.
Watson of this city and a pupil
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WILSON STORMED
WITH PRESENTS
Omitted Press Leased Wire.)

{. Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
o PRINCETON, N. j., Dec. Z
Q 25.-Hundreds of Christmas
9 presents from all parts of
o the country poured in on (
o President elect Woodrow {
o Wilson here today.
@ Wilson spent the day
:. quietly with the members of (
o his family.
@
g o o o o o o o o o o q q q %
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BOATS DO BIG BUSINESS,

Boats that left the Municipal dock this morning.
well loaded with Christmas celebater The Chippewa
big crowd of Tacomans Seattle turkey
Nsqually carried crowd to Olympia Vashon
island also got delegation things
tremely lively at the dock when the boats left
.
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Perfect fitted glasses $3.50 up.
Pfaff, Jeweler and Optician, 1147
c st. Advertisement"
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Tom Upton is going to issue an
other challenge, they say. Tummas
Is not after the Americas cup.
What he really wants is the tea
cup.
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Ills Christmas Gif
A HOLIDAY STORY BY IDA MGLONE GIBSON

John Semple he the hill to the anl
farmhouse gate
The winter evening had shut down quickly.
Inc curtains had family
atng the Christmas tree with its brilliant holiday gauds
he muteed to himself, "Id
he Leaned beside the big elm just inside the and he reached his
almost
quickly struck match and held
and f. enclosed
said to himself.
AS If in answer to his question: girl
running the path followed
stop minute But she did elm
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-12-25
MANLESS NAVIES WILL
IS BATTLE BY WIRELESS

Artist Valentines conception battle, without
boarde ships and wireless directed by
distant admiral information acrOplane
B. f. blanchard
CHICAGO, 24.-Before the wireless outfit tina
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Specials in the Days News
By United Press Leased Wire. }

HUDSON N Y, Dee. 25.--Five of suffragettes
started walk York call William
Suze at Albany continued their
Tired are said General Jones,
Christmas day, and send greetings all
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. SACRAMENTO Dec 25.-Among the proposed by
the executive District
California to be meeting
Francisco
punishment
punishment defendants
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CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-Before
this century is more than half
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SALEM 25.-Ased
gardng his
Oregon before Christmas
y desired let the subject aptal punishment
time refused anything his abo
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John Semple stepped hurriedly
Just outside the gate where one
OF the great square posts hid
him from view.
AS the girl reached the tree
she put both her hands up to the
carved letters and a sob rose in
her throat.
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Extracting QUO
Porcelain Crowns $3.50 and So
Bridge Work .....s......$ So
Platinae Filings .........$1
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Office hours, daily, $3.50 a.
m. to D. M; Sunday, 0 a. m.
to IL noon.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-27
RULING MADE IN
FA|RV|fW CASE

All Of the technical points raised BY
the defendant in his motion for non
suit in the Fairview investment case
were overruled by Judge Davis yester-
day. The court held that the company
had gone far enough to show good
grounds for a title and that the only
way that the defendant. Ward Lam
berson, could counteract this evidence
was by the addition Of more testimony
While the attorneys for Henderson
declared at the time that they rested
their whole case on the legal points
they had raised, they have now deter
mined to introduce more testimony and
are hard at work on the case that they
will present when the trial gets under
way again next Wednesday morning.
The title to 100000 worth OF land
in the Fairview addition to Boise IL in
question. The case had been hard
fought one and has passed from the
federal to the state courts time and
again on matters of law. Dozens of
witnesses have been examined. Old
records, minute books Of various cor
porations that have been interested, Of
fcers Of the investment company and
OF other companies were all introduced
in the famous litigation. The question
of the legality OF the Idaho Park ASSOC
citation was one OF the vital points
raised by the defendant. He declared
that the organization had never had a
life in law. that the title 1t was said to
have had was that Of . dead man, that
the corporation had never fulfilled the
legal requirements and that any Of its
acts and possessions were not such a.
would hold in q court OF law.
The title and the question OF adverse
possession were subjects Of lengthy ar
guments by counsel for both Sides
The attorneys for the company con-
tend that the decision Of tho court
settles the case.
9uhaePihA for tta HanItal Mn.~a
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-27
READY FOR THE START
IN THE BALLOON RACE

Cannstatt, Germany. Oct. 26.--
Everything was In readiness tonight
for tomorrow mornings start on the
balloon race for the international cup
The contestants were assembled and
the first ascent will be made. It was
said, shortly after sunrise. The starts
will be in the following order:
Balloon Picard, French. pilot Maurice
Biehaime.
Utopia, English. Jean de Francis.
Busley, Austrian, Franz Manns-
barth.
Aura, Swiss. b. c. Muller.
Hamburg III, German, F. H. Elmer
macher.
Andromeda. Italian. r. N. Suelli.
Kansas City II. American, John
Watts.
Graf Zeppelin. Danish. Captain Sell
derlin.
lie de France. French. Alfred LIE
Blanc.
Belgica. Belgium. M. LIE Muzler.
Frankfurt. Austrian. F. H. Lehnsk.
Zurich. Swiss. M. de Beauclaire.
Berlin II. German. Otto Korn.
7 I4ibia, Italian. lNino Piccolk
Million Population. American. John
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-27
BORAH CHFfRfD
BYCRFAT CROWD
AT BLACkF007
Senator Is Given Ovations
All Along Line-In Fine
Spirits and Considers His
Battle Won.
(Staff Correspondence

Blackfoot, Oct. 26.--Progress hall,
with a seating capacity of 600. was
completely filled tonight to hear and
cheer the masterful address made by
Senator Borah. The large crowd lis
tened with interest to Senator Borah's
great speech which they cheered and
applauded in a deafening manner. 1t
was a great meeting and Senator
Borah drove home many telling points
in q most effective manner. 1t was by
all odds the greatest political meeting
in Bingham county during this cam
paign. I Democrats as we'll as Republi-
cans and Progressives pressed around
Borah and gave him assurance Of their
support UP to and including election
day.
Senator Borah is in elegant spirits.
His every attitude and appearance In
dictate that he considers his battle al
ready won. In his Blackfoot speech
Borah took up Frank Moore and his
references to Borahs record and he
dealt with Moose without gloves. Dur
ing this week Borah spoke at Leadore,
Salmon City. Challis. Mackay and Ar
co. He had tremendous meetings at
Salmon and Challis At Arco day
meeting held and 23O people by count
were present. After the meeting at
Arco vote was taken of those who
favored Borah and his return to the
senate. and all of the 230 but ~ stood
up. Borah speaks at Pocatello Mon
day night.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-27
BIG CROWD TURNS
OUT TO HEAR SMOCK
Capital News Spe -ial Servicc.)

Capital News Special Servicc)
Glenns Ferry, o. 2t.-p. NJ. Smmn,
Progressive nominee for congress sra a,
spoke here tonight t. the largest au-
dience that has assembled here dur
Ing this campaign. w. g. Schoitz
presided and introduced the speaker,
who spoke upon rational issues and
urged his audience 10 vote for q. II.
Martin, whose position 10 the CAM
paign was discussed Mr. SInHck IN
particular explained Martins position
relative to Carey az. projects, The as
sessment of railroads ana the failure
OF Governor Hawley to keep the prom
Uses he made during the campaign two
years ago.
There Wee several Socialists pres
ent and after the meeting one Of these
declared that he was going to vote for
Roosevelt after hearing that speech.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-27
ALLIES ARE FIGHTING


commercially important and even better
known than Adrianople. II Monastir
is taken the road will be opened to
the still more important town Of SALON.
ika, seaport, the center Of the Turkish
tobacco industry and the place of i'm
prisonment. unless he has recently
been taken to Constantinople. of ex-
Sultan Abdul Hamid. Against the
Greeks, Servians and Montenegrins.
the Turks have fought, as against the
Bulgarians. bravely though unsuccess-
fully. The various successes the allies
have won have been attended by at
least score Of battles Of considerable
in which the losses In
killed have aggregated. according to an
very rough estimate. to 5000
or 10000.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-27
Fall Of con.tantinopIs Predicted.

Semlin. Hungary, Oct. 26.-There was
much speculation here tonight as to
how long 1t will be before the Bulgar-
ians enter Constantinople That they
Will do so was looked on as a foregone
conclusion. Army officers said they did
not believe there will be a serious at
tempt made by Gear Ferdinand's forces
to advance much farther to the south
ward until Adrianople Is taken, but that
they will succeed in this very soon was
predicted confidently.
One more battle Is looked for before
Constantinople is reached, between the
Bulgarians and the Turks under Abb
dullah Pasha. Abdullah is a good SOL
der and his force is strong one, but
its position Is not favorable, the Bull
garians are at least as strong numer-
ically and after the illustration they
have given Of their quality and the
poor showing the Turks have made, it
was believed there can be but one con-
clusion-the overwhelming defeat of the
sultan's army.
In the meantime. according to the lat
est advices, Mukhtar. Pasha and the
remnant of the Kirk Kilisseh garrison,
with which he succeeded In escaping
from there, are reported cut off from
the retreat they were attempting to-
ward Abdullah Pashas forces. The
Buigarians. 1t Is said, are gradually
herding them backward toward Adrian
ople,, where they must surrender or fall
upon the bayonets of the Bulgarian be-
siegers of that city.
The Bulgarians were tightening their
investment of the city at latest accounts
and keeping up heavy bombardment.
1t was believed they would soon render
the defenders position untenable