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Hut Once u Year.

F'o"
l am a blooming optlmist:
slap misfortune on the wrist:
There Isn't any thing. ! visit,
Can cause me any sorrow,
When cheated through anOther's gale.
when pantcs rob me Of a pile,
When tires blow out, | only smile
And think about morrow.
try to md IN ev'ry cloud
The silver lining. In a crowd
THE brightest fsCrs-in Il shToud
There may be laughter lurking.
Whatever be the late unkind
THAT worries any mortal mind,
In eV'ry instance YOU VIII ind
Ny optimism working
have no time for useless tears.
have no time for Causeless fears.
laugh at anything that sears
The heart with vain repinings,
7 have no time for sobs or signs
am the cheerfullest Of guys
In fact, 7 fairly specialize
In finding silver Innings.
And 40 trA Chrisupas shopping crime.
This year.~ present buying time.
Gtill leaves me calm, serene, sublime,
And optip,istic--very;
The things for dear ones all are dear,
Rut here's a thing to give MS cheer:
Eor christmas comes but once "A year,
And therefore let's be merry!
DOUGLAS MALLocH.
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time ago. with no..s from La Strdte0vs
is herewith appended
rJIIIIDOR'S DEFyNCr

"a. More enterprising than the usual Dc.
iriisivn move of T. Kt-B3.
M There was no better move. "a . Kt-
NJ. was threatened. If T. B-Kg. then
" fSP. PaP; G. QxQ oh. BxQ: : KixP.
caslies; v = kB3. and white has won .
g, II was not advisable to capture ,bs
BISHOP, rs he must lose his knight in return
ahd submit 10 n harassing attack. .,ai-s
Mp,''u nave been CT kt-kBs,. followed. II
tx. II ,n.n 6y x,P-k; H. hSweyeriv s.:
y hkP NJ Q3;. 10. B-KBi. OK. II. o-Bs.
AMI white would have had two pawns for
attack ~
40 Tic had no better move. n Z. B-K2,
theh ,. RNkt. threatening KtxQBp.
60 TO prevent blarR from defending his
queens bishops pawn by Q-Kt5.
- Loss OF time. Better would have been
Q-b3 or Y IN order to defend his pawn
~ Is and keep whites knight out of play
a. long ~ possible.
20, IN" knight now Joins in the attack with
decisive effect.
~ II T. ,R--Qkt, then Is. ORA. winning
the queens bishops pawn.
~. But now that whit. has blocked the
square al ORR with his pawn the rock should
nave, been retired to 1t. BY playing 4, 20
~ black enables his opponent TO gain more
t1mc ny attaching II with his knight.
~, black's nosition was compromi ned and
he .had properly no valid defence.
~ white now finishes OFF the game in
elegant style.
In the championship tourney Of the
Hampstead. England. Chess Club the
following brilliant game was recently
contested. The notes are taken from
the FieH:
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From The Richmond Tunes Dispatch.
observe the little busy bee"
The thrifty father said.
That tots aWav unceaslngly
To earn is daily bread
81 have observed" replied his son.
"And exc that some one takes
The honey that this busy one
with so much labor makrs.'
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VIENNA

az B-Qk'5 NJ once 10 stronger. The text
move gives white the opport UNITY of favor.
AMY developing his kings bishop by plnninS
the knight, whereas otherwise he must play
%, Ok instead would have ii defended he
bishop. ard black could not then we'll havs
REPLIED with OK. because of KtxP. Q. g.. 9.
E,skr; o II IN T XXX k,S S-f, eh hER e K XIX:
CHI; 10 QxKt. Q-QRt: II B-B.. B-oRt:
l. P-Qi. with positional advantage for white,
,cl P-Qi, threatening kip. would have
ID Black has now the better development.
but by on" or two weak moves throws away
his advs mi age
t) Loss of time. The correct continuation
wa. P-QKt3. followed by B-kt2, ard the
soon as ,oossIhlc. White would then have
had very difficult game.
" Threatening to win the exchange ny
K'-Be rh
o.. Instead Of again moving h,- rock he
should have played BK3. White could no,
then have played II Kt-Rf ~h bacause ~
IS Bskt: ~ RxR, BxP. Winning back IL"
enscnsnSc with a PAWN ahead. ant q =.
advantage IN position.
UM Not .: BxKtP, because Of = RxB,
RIB; -. Kt-B5 ch. winning the exchange
W II was too dangerous To allow the cap
the text move. would have lei to an. easy
draw II. however. g. bxp. then 81. ftxB,
PNKt Z BxR and wins.
% ~ BxK,p, then 3, - r. ch, P5K,
s s F RIhM' mat %a; N-HR' r-N' en- h'S;
hl A fine combination by which Mr. Iellie
forces the game.
IN The only move. H.. instead, 81 Pr.
then Is. R-B7 CHI. k-R9; - B-Kt1 Oh.
K-R2: %. no Oh, K-R3: 81, B-K3 IN.
B-Kt,; O.. RIM and wins
PROBLEM 40 go ny CHR. CHRIS
TENSEN.
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dencs OF similarity between tracks OF
mule found near place of homicide ana
tracks of mul" driven in town by marty
with whom defendant was alleged To
have been in conspiracy held admissible.
-Brindley vs.. STATE. Ala. 81 So. 5SG,
That will is unjust and cruel is no
ground for setting it aside, although the
fact thai testator dislnherited those h,y-
ing the best claims upon him Will he con-
sidcred In re Martins Estate, cal. l51
Pac. 1888.
A pedestrian. it Is dsided in Louis
willie and Nashville Railroad COMPANY
vs. Cooper, l64 Ky. lSa. t1J $, W. 1894.
cannot hold Il railroad company liable
for the results Of a chill caused by de-
lay at a highway crossing on "A cold might
on account ~ "A train standing on the
crossing in violation of the terms OF a
statute II stores open and warm adjnin
the highway at the crossing Ia which he
might have obtained shelter until the
train moved.
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". L. says The dealer b.ds a heart.
A., sitting second hand, has "A fair no
uump-r but no hearts. \ bets that a
no trump bid IN such a situation asks
his partner to assist him Il he can stop
III, hearts. - bets ii shows tndt A can
take care of the hearts himself.
is correct. The usual way TO ask
the partner to assist is to bid a minor
suit, because there is no object IN such
a bid except to ask the partner To do
something better. Then. Il the partner
can stop the hearts, he viii bid the no
trump and get the heart suit led up 10
thr conveIled hand
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The Trail.

The trails OF tho world are many.
And all OF tho trails stretch far.
Oh, | have chosen a lone trail.
Lat up by Il single star.
! follow through storm and sunshine.
follow through mist and rain,
The trail skirts happy valleys
or scales grim hills OF pain.
follow tho ,rail In silence
Tn, up through the starlit dew,
And ever follow the same trail,
And ever 1t leads Ia YOU.
MANIA BAcHEM Plat.
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II. r.. NJ. says Playing auction under
A bets B that he will win the rubber.
Three games are played. The scores are
respectively 1S+ for a. then 10 for b.
and finally 20 for Il. plus the go for
the rubber game. The total for AS
side is 1s4. as they did not score "A point
in the second or third game. Total for
Il. 43O. Please note that the decision is
to hold good under either English or
American rules, as \ thinks the Ameri-
can definition of a rubber ambiguous.
1t looks as IL A won the rubber under
either code. The American law, No. 10.
says that after ascertainirg the differ
cncc between the totals. the side with
the higher trick score wins" the rubber.
but avoids any definition of what a rub
Der Is, further than that; II is "A limit
to the duration OF the play. The Eng
lish law. No. l., says the rubber is the
best OF three games" As AS game
of IA points is undoubtedly the best
OF the three played \ wins the rubber.
Under the English law No. II. A should
nave claimed the $50 points, as he won
the rubber. as defined by law No. I.
Fosters Iioylc" defines a rubber as
winning two u OF three games but
there * no such definition IN the English
laws OF auction bridge. 1914 edition.
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NOVEL POINTS OF THE LAW.

-
4 suggestion that evidence concern
ing the actions of ~bloodhounds In fol-
lowing the trail Of a supposed criminal
should he excluded because OF the
mist OF uncertainty surrounding II Is
made by IL contributor to the Central
Lac JourndI In an article presenting
the more important decisions on the
subject while It IL claimed by some
courts tina such evidence Ii proper
under certain restrictions. yet Others
vigorously declare that IL II too unreliable
y. ',,"',.'"' e""e'' my .n". -.
o"u"'S pIop'I's us,,.,n,i
a"u - l., .,sn
,.,i,,. ~, ia, - - "a. ,,,ris ina,
i"'"'eu ou, Wy s"No " i.
.,n.a,u ~ .oa,u, ~ ths fact
b., "a; s.u.. y" ,n~.,.r,,us mower
h, hio,1hnnnd. M, nnss.ss.d by
bn,ran ,ainrs Sovats =, tho mind. OF
,nam" ,ao,ha .nnsrs,i,i,ns awe. and
,h.,. ca. IN .,ch a ~ sxhihit,op n direct
,n,.,,os,,,nn - D,yin. prnvideuce i'm
aid ~ burma, tu.tica
In a Kentucky case often citeu as 1"
leading one the coure, at'er u'souss,ns
the fact That IL was q ma''er vi WI
mon knowieugs mat uo2s VI .'
varieties. as the bloodhound. toxnou,u,
pointer ana setter were reH"ai 49,,
acuteness or their sens" OF S".n. "
for their power or d,scri'n,na''ot ".
tween the track they were MS ."'u
ana others Wnich H,'eht e'os'
at'ehtfon 10 the tact wa. ~ -
mater OF common MI" 80 a. ,ha
ooss 10 MOI posseSS ms A., 90
same degree. ana tna' o,n won
pures' peu'sree p.oNv N' 10. -
t,iai, l"e cour' nnahs tni,o,a.
ciusion as 10 the oet'er su. y, his
Hi'e, o' a.. ,hirL 4,
use py the "nois ,ou'. tn cdr
may pe sa'e.y ia'. uown ,"' m,e,snt
W "an. s.Nn a..n ,h,, ~. Ioy 10
WV .,ocr charac-
vi pu,e o'oou " -, ard nousr
~ - -, a,an ha 90
"a -. a. a,as,jor ia
a..S..a " - .u,to, aud has
49, ,uaJ ...,od e., ,he,r exerclse
-, nn ~ $50. hai,ps and
-, ,hasa 90 ,nu., annea from the
,nS,,,,nny -, eva n.rson win has per-
.orai Lno,riodgo ,bereof we think IL
me, ,,s, ANNA, that the dog so
,rain.a ana ,ested wos laid on the trail.
vhn,,.. ,.is,hia nv M, concerning which
,.s,i,nory b,s hoo, admitted at a point
I m 1rp I'll ~
IN show tina, the guilty. party had been.
or upon a track which such circum-
stances indicated TO have been made by
! him yVhen IN indicated. testimony as
tn trailing ny bloodhound may be per
m,,ted 70 20 10 the Jury for what II Is
worth. ms one OF the circumstances
which may tend TO connec the defendant
shn,il .vclude the entire testimony In
,hat regard from the ,ury."
In a recent Kansas case me cou't u',
cided mat no error mad oeen 'oninl''eo
10y the lower court IN admitting evluen.f
or the alleged tracking or the ueienu'
ant by bloodhounds. lhe court salu
IT seems anomalous 10 coni'oh. on
cnarsed WIN mur"e, WIN !" -. A.,
WIN u,s,I,'t.'" .a.on,
VIM o'' ...,a ~
%" y. 80 ..<.u a. .,,Ia
p,"' ina ,ne pe'SVm a,
oe nat !" ""e' -,
"'So,'oeu we'e 10
uhoe' 'he s.Neh ~ -,
thes uIu i"''o" SUN S.""'W
.uN"ru ,.e ,o'"'ton -.
:" men an 'ns s' n,
nave tnIs co"u"e' o" ;.
Tue Inie'enoe IA, u. -
the pace IN question, ~ ie7S"' III ~.
'aueht ny 'he e~er'He ~ "
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Wh!te-lO Pieces.
White % play aud mate IN three moveA
PROBLEM so 625. BY +. GAMAGE.
Black-i0 Pieces.
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QUESTIONS AND W

Can !. without faulty grammar. say:
The question can only be answered by
the result? Is the advcrb only
placed correctly? L. u. ".
n Won mon, tho, IA. resn,, can do
,o,,tau ,,, .. ..,o - tho
e '"' '''"'' "" ""'" -
question the sentence IL correct w"
mean that "only the result can answer
the u,es,,o,. ON, ,,ou,, do hotter tn
-. ~
p"''He '"e '"ousht ~"
-
A few months since Questions ana
Answers" had u brief discussion regard
ing the q Sermon about which IN
ouiry was made By the writer. il'E
SUN. In doubt. thought 1t might nave
reference to an old fashioned am
meeting hallelujah discourse or brother
Bosaw's sermon in THE %lIoosier SCHOOL,
master: MY respective hearers-ah. you
see-ah az how-ah a. my tcxt-ah say"
| that the ox-ah knoweth his owner-ah.
and-ah the ass-ah his masters crih-ah.
A-a-h." After a deal Of correspondence
and the annoyance Of many people. who
demonstrated that there is infinite pa
thence and an abundance of kindly spirit
in the world. the Rev. John VI. Thomas.
| president of Middlebury tNt) College
sent me u volume OF sermons by the
! late David Merrill. reacham. Vt:
printed at the Vermont Chronicle Press
Windsor, VT. 1855"
The Rev. Mr.. Merrill was born In
Peachsm. 1913. lie was a Presbyterian
| and was conspicuous In the Old n
| New School controversy in Oh'o; IN
1870 he was expelled from his presbF-
terry on account Of New School prediic'-
tons. The "Ox Sermon" was preached
IN trbana. Ohio. in 1888 Exodus XXI,
%. 2e). A pamphlet edition OF boo
copies was printed at Salem, Ind. the
| American Tract Society handed II over
to the Temperance Society" and II was
then published Ms the Temperance Re-
| cordcr. Extra" IN an edition OF 2.2oo'-
600 copies. An edition Of 10000 was
published in Canada in 1915; with hu.
merous other editions. Including n of
100000 copies by the American Tract
socia,v ai.o 100 600 OF an abridgment
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White Pieces.
White to pay ani mate In two moves,
END GAME STUDY so 81. by J.
CUNPE.
Black- Pieces
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a Useful Unresilty.

From the Washington Star,
II santa Claus IL but a myth.
one OF the classic jokes.
Hes bette, let m- say herewith,
Than lots of real folks.
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y. W. l.. SAYS We still play nullos
and use an or siual pass as an invita-
ton to the partner to bN "A nullo. The
dealer. second and third hand all passed.
fourth hand biddirg n diamond. The
dealer then bids the nullo, second hand
two diamonds. third and fourth hand
passing. dealer bidding two nullos and
getting set for about five hundred, as
dummy had eight court cards and an
ace. Whose fault is this?
II the dealers passing invites the
nullo bid from the partner. why not
pass the diamond and see If the part
ner accepts the invitation or not" The
fault lies with the dealer for inviting
the partner to do something and then
doing it herself. persistlng in the
nullo after the partner has passed the
Two dia bid Is worse.
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W. @. ". says: The dealer bids no
trump. second hand passes and the third
hand holds five hearts to the six. three
spades to the ten three clubs TO the
nine and two small diamonds. ls this
a take out. and II SO on what grounds"
The bid should be two hearts. The
hand is absolutely worthless as part
Of n no trumper. but might be good for
"a trick or two IL hearts were trumps.
The chief thing is to warn the partner
that he is in bad with his no rumpe
II he does not like the hearts. he can
bid his best suit.
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In a prosecution for homicide, evi.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-19

The score Of a game played by cor.
.rcspondence between the Russian pla y
ers j. Betting of Riga and 4. Ni.nzo-
witsch Of Petrograd, contested some
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In Latham ~. United States, in the
L. s. Circuit Court OF Appeals, Fifth
Circuit, which was Il prosecution for de-
vislng a fraudulent scheme for obtaining
money, Sc. by means OF the Post Office.
hy advertised medical treatment, where
th,. issue was whether the scheme was
devised with a fraudulent intent. and
where only one witness testified that he
had paid money to defendants. 1t was
held that the District Attorneys SEE
mark in closing that. had the train not
N,en late he would have had another
witness. who would have testified that
he had been defrauded. though the
court, at once cautioned the jury not to
consider II. was prejudicial to defendants
right to "a verde on the testimony OF
witnesses.
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A Pennsylvania jury which returned
a verdict for 25 cents in - suit by "A negro
against a restaurant company because OF
n refusal to serve him refreshments
apparently based the amount OF the
damage on the charge of the court
analyzing the mental processes OF the
bartender ms follows;
at appears from the evidence. and
also otherwise, that men who have
skins of various degrees of whIteness or
y4llowness or mudiiness believe that
they are the final sun OF Creators wis
dom, and thai anybody whose complexion
substantially differs from theirs is an In
ferior creature, You will therefore know
that this barkeeper was perfectly GER
tain that Concuclus. the great Chinese
philosopher, II he had come along with
his yellow complexion would have been
! distinctly his inferior and would have
been subject to his contempt, So. also.
II the man was a little darker than
Confusius. and II he was quite dark like
the plaintiff. then he might be wiser
| than Aristotle. and more beautiful thar
Venus, and he wou have heen no good
anyhow. l am now giving you the point
| OF view ~ tho harkeeper, and therefore
show you that he acted In a perfectly
natural manner without malice, 1t was
merely the profound conviction OF SUI
periority which God implants in man
kind"
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Crlbbage. +. W. q. says: In the play
the cards fall 3. 4, >. =. bets this is
no, "A run. and that they must come :,
3, 4. or 4, 3, :.
A is wrong. as the order in which
the cards fall makes no difference, so
that they complete the run and there
are no Interfering duplicates.
Five Hundred. r, II, J. SAYS: The bid
Ii no trump, One of the opponents hulds
the joker and four clubs to the queen.
The bidder Leads club ace. which wins.
Then he leads the king. which his op-
poueut takes with the Joker. b bets
this is not allowed.
As long ns the holder of the joker can
follow suit he must do 80. ~ the joker
Is \ suit by itself AT no trumps.
Crap SHOOTING. +. j. {. asks where
he can find II table OF odds against
throwing any point in this game.
In Fosters lloylr," page GA. all the
calculations for this game are given
In full, THE SUN knows of no other
book that even mentions them.
Pinochle, c. w. II, says: We should
like to have the rule for counting such
hands as tn, following in auction or
three hand Six clubs from the nine to
the ace, which are named AS trumps.
the nine being dix, with the three other
marriages.
There are sevs, distinct melds In
| these cards, and in order to secure their
| full value they must be laid down i'm
compliance with the rule that requires
at least one fresh card from the hand
| for each successive meld. The order is
80 kings. 40 royal marriage, 20 In
hea rts. 20 In diamonds. so queens (the
shade queen cannot be used twice al
the same time, SO the spade marriage
or the 60 queens must he s~acrihced)
$50 trumps and 10 for dix. Total, $50.
| or course good players know that these
| cards are worth $50 The moment they
see them, Just an crlbhage players rec.
ognizs "a or % hands. without requir-
Ing the player to count them In detail.
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Arrangements have been concluded for
the playing Of one of the rounds OF thu.
Rice Memorial Chess Masters tourna-
ment at Yale University in January,
under tho auspices OF the Yale Chess
Club and the New Haven Chess Club.
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win you please state the weight Of
A eoldicr's equipment, including his rife ?
X.
About 90 pounds.
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SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

Auction Bridge. A. a. l.. and others
ask what the objection IL to the play
or the combined hands being left with
the person who names thu ina declar-
alton. regardless of which partner first
made the bid.
This question seems to he in the air
and a number OF letters have reached
THE u on the Subject. The precise
logic underlying the law that requires
the partner who first named the decla-
ration To play the hands. even IL he has
later abandoned II, is difficult to under
stand. II would greatly simplify mat
ters IL the declarer wsrr the last bidder.
no matter what had gone before, espe-
cially in preventing the continual re-
heaisal OF the previous bids, which lays
the players open to a severe penalty.
THE SrN would like an expression VI
opinion on the subject.
b. l.. says: We have a small bet as to
the risk run by a dealer who bids no
trump without an ace. A bets 1t IL ia
to l that there are not 100 aces against
him. IL bets the odds are more than
that.
The situation Is precisely the same as
the calculations so often made for the
possibility OF four honors being held
against dealer at whist, but Is restricted
to the case OF all four being in the hand
Of A or Is, excluding the dealers part
ner, Y. These odds Of ia to- 1. quoted
by A.. are against any one Of three
hands, as they are for 80 unknown
chance to hold the -four aces. the odds
aga inst either OF them doing SO must be
only 2 in ll5. or 81 to 1 against either
A or Il holding 100 aces.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-14
@. Il. GAUSS.

How to prevent nose from stop
ping up.
How to avoid constant throat
clearing.
How to stop bad breath.
How to relieve shortness Of
breath.
] ask not single penny OF you,
| require not single promise.
l merely say--if you have Ca
tarrh or any form of Catarrhal
trouble, for your own sake find
out IL my method of treatment
will help you. ! do not say 1t will
anyone can make claims. But
I send you an effective treatment
free and leave 1t to you to say.
Can / make fairer offer?
Please let me have chance to
prove to you how quickly, how eff
fectually, how naturally my Com
bined Treatment goes right to the
root of your trouble and begins to
bring you relief and comfort from
the start.
l say again--send no money,
make no promises. Sign and mail
the coupon and give your health,
happiness and welfare q chance
to realize what Gauss Combined
Treatment will do for you.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-14
THE HAIR THAT
ARTISTS ADMIRE

Ask an artist what he considers
the chief charm OF beautiful hair
and he will answer that he looks
for even color. brilliance and a
looseness that eliminates any
hard, definite lines Naturally
beautiful and healthy hair are OBJ
tanned by retaining perfectly
clean head. In washing the hair
II is not advisable to use a make
shift. but always use preparation
made for shampooing only. You
can enjoy the best that is known
for about three cents a shampoo
by getting package of canthrox
from your druggist; dissolve a
teaspoonful In cup of hot water
and your shampoo is ready. After
its use. the hair dries rapidly with
uniform color. Dandruff, excess
oil and dirt are dissolved and en-
tirely disappear. Your hair will
be so fluffy that II will look much
heavier than IL is. Its lustre and
softness will also delight you,
while the stimulated scalp gains
the health which insures hair
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-14
BOY TO Be TRIED

VANCOUVER, Wash, Jan. IA.
-Alvah Tower, who says that lie
accidentally killed his companion,
Matthew Harris. in October with
a .22-caliber rifle. will be tried
Saturday in the superior court on
a charge Of second degree assault.
Tower, high school student, is
nearly Ii years old, and Matthew
Harris was IL years old. After
being held in the county Jail by
Sheriff Cresap for couple OF
months he was released on 81, 900
bail and was permitted to return
home in time for Christmas.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-14
BY gibson GARDNER.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. Il.
Defeat for the entire admins
tration program Is threatened in
the senate. Smoot says openly
that nothing but the appropriation
bill will be permitted to pass.
Gallinger, Lodge, Burton and the
rest echo these sentiments more
or less openly.
The ship-purchase bill has been
selected as the first victim. The
conservation bills are to go into
the discard. Talking without
limit will be the general campaign
employed by the opposition, and
Burton Of Ohio has started the
talk. He has always been the
spokesman and active defender In
the senate of private shipping in
terests and he has made a minor
ity report and undertaken the
leadership of the fight against the
Administrations ship purchase
bill. Gallinger, Lodge and Smoot
are helping.
After a three-hour speech Sena-
tor Burton announced that he had
merely outlined his future re-