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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-30
s'CHRISTMAS CAROL"
BY Charles Dickens.
Next Week, "The Green Seal" by Charles E. Walk.
, by Charles E. Walk.

steps towards his nephew's house
He passed the door a dozen
times before he had the courage
Ito go up and knock. But he made
/ dash, and did it.
us your master at home, my
dear?" said Scrooge to the gil
Nice girl! Very.
Hes in the dining room, sir
along with mistress. III show you
upstairs, if you please"
"Thank'ee. He knows me-
said Scrooge, with his hand al
ready ON the dining room lock
I'll go in here, my dear"
lie turned it gently, and sidlet
his face in, round the door. They
were looking at the table (which
was spread out in great array
for these young housekeepers are
always nervous on such points
and like to Sc that everything II
right.
Fred" said Scrooge.
why, bless my soul!" cried
Fred; who's that?'
ITS |. Your Uncle Scrooge.
have come to dinner. viii you lei
me in, Fred?"
Let him in! It's mercy he
didn't shake his arm off. He was
at home in five minutes. Nothing
could be heartier. Wonderful
party, wonderful games, wonder.
full happiness!
But he was early at the office
next morning. Oh, he was early
there II he could only be there
first, and catch Bob Grateful
coming late! That was the thing
he had set his heart upon.
And he did 1t; yes, he did! The
clock struck nine. No Bob. A
quarter past. No Bob. He war
full eighteen minutes and a hall
behind his time. Scrooge sat with
his door wide open, that he might
see him come in.
His hat was off before he
opened the door; his comforter
too. He was on his stool in q
fifty, driving away with his pen
as II he were trying to overtake
nine o'clock.
"Hallo!" growled Scrooge, IL
his accustomed voice, as near al
he could feign II. what do you
mean by coming here at this time
of day?"
II am very sorry, SIR" said Bob
II am behind my time"
"You are?" repeated Scrooge
"Yes. | think you are. Step this
way, sir, II you please"
IT'S only once year, SIR
pleaded Bob appearing from the
Tank" 1t shall not be repeated
| was making rather merry yester
day, SIR"
Now, I'll tell you what, my
friend" said Scrooge, II am MOI
going to stand this sort of thine
any longer. And therefore," hi
continued, leaping from his stool
and giving Bob dig in the waist
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$500 Is Price Asked of Tacoma
Mother to Get Daughter Back

Card, but her request was denied.
Last summer she met the child
on her way to Sunday school,
kidnapped" her and enjoyed her
company for a day at the home OF
Attorney A. o. Burmeister.
The agreement, by which. it is
claimed, the Fletchers offered to
sell the girl back for 5000, was
made Dec. Is of this year.
Give Her 90 Days.
Earlier in the fall, it is as
serted, they agreed to relinuuish
all claim to the little girl, follow
ing an investigation by C. E.
Muckler of the State Humane So
ciety at the request of Gov. Lis
ter. Later this offer was with
drawn, and the price asked.
The alleged written agreement,
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in Fletcher's handwriting, gave
Mrs. Darst 60 days to accept, and
threatened that II she did not ac-
cept. the child would be taken
away where the mother could not
find 1t.
Hearing Jan. 10.
Judge Card Saturday ordered
the Fletchers to produce the girl
in court Jan. 10, when the hear
ing will be held. He also issued
an order restraining the Fletch-
ers from taking her away or dis
posing of her in any manner.
1t is the contention OF Attorney
H. III. Johnson. who is represent
ing Mrs. Darst, that any person
who will sell a child, whether it is
theirs or not, are not entitled to
have the custody of it,
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fUnited Press Leased Wire,

Ell PASO, Tex, Dec. 30.-In-
formation tending OF confirm the
reported capture of Saltillo by
Villistas Is in the hands of U. S.
authorities here today.
Upon the approach of the ban
dit forces small garrison of gov
eminent troops which had just
reached the city surrendered and
joined the Villistas, according to
advices reaching the border.
A division of Villas army is
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UNITED Press Leased Wire, }

OAKLAND, Cal, Dec. 30.-To
save the life of a friend who once
saved him, William Mortimer, 81,
today offered to sell himself as a
slave to anyone who would ad-
vance the 5000 he needs.
Early in the year when I was
in a hospital, dying, this friend
advanced me $780," said Morti-
mer today.
Il recovered from the operation
and promised to repay him by New
Years day."
Now the tables are turned. An
operation will save the friend,
providing at least 5000 can be Sc
cured and Mortimer, unable to
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Offers Self as Slave
to Save Friends Life

raise the money, and having moth
ing other than his body, has Of
fered that for sale.
His soul is not included in the
deal.
1.-THE highest bidder can take a
deed for my body and 1 will bind
myself over as his slave" Morti-
mer concluded.
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GARRISON AT SALTILLO
JOINS WITH VILLISTAS

now marching toward Monterey, it
was reported in Juarez today.
Another shake-up in command
ers as result Of Villas success in
the north has been announced at
Mexico City, Gen. Dieguez start
ing north from the capital to take
charge of the campaign against
the bandits.
After defeat and evacuation of
Torreon by Carranzista forces,
Gen. Talamantes committed sui
eide, 1t was reported here today.
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CHAPTER v.
The End of IL

lbS Gnu VI IL.
Yes! and the bedpost was his
own. The bed was his own, the
room was his own. Best and hap.
piest of all, the time before him
was his own, to make amends in!
II will live in the Past. the
Present, and the Future!" Scrooge
repeated, as he scrambled out OF
bed. 1.-THE Spirits of all Three
shall strive within me. Oh, Jacob
Marley! Heaven, and the Christ
mas time be praised for this!
say 1t on my knees, old Jacob, on
my knees!"
He was so fluttered and so glow
Ing with his good intentions, that
his broken voice would scarcely
answer to his call. He had been
s0bbing violently in his conflict
with the Spirit, and his face was
wet with tears.
He had frisked into the sitting
room, and was now standing there,
perfectly winded.
There's the saucepan that the
cruel was I'M" cried Scrooge,
etarting off again, and going round
the fireplace. There's the door by
which the Ghost of Jacob Marley
entered! There's the corner where
the Ghost of Christmas Present
sat! There's the window where I
saw the wandering Spirits! It's all
right, it's all true, 1t all happened.
Ha, ha, hal"
Really. for n man who had been
out OF practice for so many years,
a was splendid laugh, most
1llustrious langh. The father of a
long, long line of brilliant laughs!
Il don't know what day OF the
month II isl" said Scrooge. 81
don't know how long I've been
among the Spirits. l don't know
anything. I'm quite q baby. Never
mind. don't care. I'd rather be
4 baby. Hallol Whoop! Halo
He was checked In his transports
nv the churches ringing out the
l@1(Ioet peals he had ever heard.
uuning to the window, he opened
s q md put out his head. No fog,
a mist, clear, bright, Jovial. stir
ing cold; cold. piping for the
Iood 70 dance to: golden sunlight;
q ctenly sky; sweet. fresh air;
M1rff bells.
What's today" cried scrooge,
1I'InH downward to . boy in Sum
~ cIofbes, who perhaps had lott
z46 a % look abont him.
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fCoptinued From Our Last Issue)

(Continued From Our Last Issue)
Spectre" said Scrooge, some
thing informs me that our parting
moment is at hand. / know it,,
but | know not how. Tell me
what man that was whom we saw
lying dead?'
The Ghost OF Christmas Yet to
Come conveyed him into the re-
sorts of business men, but showed
him not himself. Indeed, the
Spirit did not stay for anything,
but went straight on, as to the
end just now desired, until be-
sought by Scrooge to tarry for a
moment.
This court" said Scrooge,
Through which we hurry now, is
where my place of occupation Is,
and has been for a length of time.
/ see the house. Let me behold
what | shall be, in days to comet"
Scrooge fastened to the window
OF his office and looked in. II
was an office still, but not his.
The furniture was not the same,
and the figure in the chair was not
himself. The Phantom pointed as
before.
He Joined it once again, and
wondering why and whittier he
had gone, accompanied 1t until
they reached an iron gate. He
paused to look round before en-
tering.
A churchyard. Here, then, the
wretched man whose name he had
now to learn, lay underneath the
ground.
The Spirit stood among the
graves and pointed down to one.
Before l draw nearer to that
stone to which YOU point" said
Scrooge, answer me one question.
Are these the shadows of the
things that Will be, or are they
shadows of things that May be.
only?"
Still the Ghost pointed down
ward to the grave by which it
stood.
mems courses will foreshadow
certain ends. to which, IL perse-
vered in, they must lead" said
Scrooge. "But If the courses be
departed from, the ends will
change. Say 1t is thus with what
you show mel"
The Spirit was immovable as
ever.
Scrooge erept toward 1t, trem-
bling as he went; and following
the finger, read upon the stone of
the neglected grave his own name,
sEbenezer Scrooge.
Am I that man who lay upon
s.he bed?" he cried, upon his
knees.
The finger pointed from the
grave to him, and back again.
mo, Spirit! Oh, no, mol"
The finger was still there.
Spirit" he cried, tight clutch
ing at its robe, hear me! I am
not the man l was. | will not be
the man / must have been but for
This intercourse. Why show me
this, If l am past all hope?"
Holding up his hands in a last
prayer to have his fate reversed.
Ene saw an alteration in the Phan-
1tom's hood and dress. 1t shrunk,
collapsed and dwindled down to a
bedpost.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
LEGAL NOTICES.

BY the
bidder cash
h street and Pacific venue) in said city
described
snail have been redeemed before said
said to be
Districts Nos 9I7 1924
BIS 9 9 903
Districts Nos 49, 62 SS1 49, 49, SO
ogi @ 49, .6$ and 4Ss; the fifth insamen
nent Improvement install
cost att ed
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LEGAL NOTICES

To Whom Assessed:
Narrows Land Co., That part of
lot 2, Sec. 3-20-2, lying between
the No. line of 9Th Ave. Ext.
and line 150' No. and par
herewith ......,.........
Narrows Land Co.. That part of
lot 2, Sec. 3-20-2, lying between
the So. line of 9Th Ave. Ext.
and a line So, and par there
with ........,........
Fidelity Inv. Co., That part of
tween the WY line of 9Th Ave.
Ext. and line 800 WHY and
par Herewith ............
Fidelity Inv. Co, That part of lot
2, Sec. 4-20-2, bounded on the
SO. by the Center line of SEQ.
4, on the East by the East line
of Sec. 4, and WHY by the Ely
line of 9Th Ave. Ext ........
A. r. Titlow, That part of the N.
Y of the VIM. b: Wilton Land
Claim, in Sec.-4 4, 20, N. 2 f, ly-
ing between the WHY and My
line of 9Th Ave. Ext. and a line
800 WHY and Ely and par
herewith, except the 120' strip
R-W. of the N. p. Ry. Co...
J. C. Hawthorne, Beg at the 4
corner In the East bdy line OF
Sec. 4-21-2, f, tn WHY along
the East and West z line OF
Sec. 4. to it's inters with the
Ely line of 9Th Ave. Ext, tn
9th Ave Ext, 800, tn par to
the East and West u line of
said Sec. 4. to it's inters with
the East bdy line of said Sec.
4, tn North to beg ...........
A. r. Titlow, Beg on the East
line of 9Th Ave Ext, 500 SO. of
center line of said Ext, Sec.
4-21-2-E, tn Sly and WHY along
the s. e. line of said Ext, to
Co. R-W, tn SWly par to said
R-W to a point 15O' SO. of 9Th
Ave Ext, tn Ely and NLYIy
par to, and 800 distant from
said 9Th Axe Ext, to a point
800 South of the T.. and w.
center line of said Sec. 4, the
West to beg ................
M. o. Curry, Beg to inters of So.
line of Sixth Ave with center
331.633' SO. 92245' East 231.575'
and No. S5.71' to beg 49,.
M. o. Curry. Beg SS1.63S' West of
inters of So. line of Sixth Ave-,
with center line of Sec. 2-20-
3-E., tn West 1886 So.
95.912 East 1878 and No.
92.245' to beg ................
S. H. McKeown. Beg 497.449' w.
of inters of So. line of Sixth
Ave-, with center line of Sec.
2-20-2-E., tn West 165.S16' So.
9S.7S' East 165.7S7' and North
M. % 8. Curry p ' Beg 'sss.asi5;; West
of inters of South line of 9Th
Ave, with centefa lin of Sec.
PEOPLE,, tn West 100 So. 150'
e. 100 N. 1850 to beg ..........
NJ. o. Curry, Beg. 763.265' West of
inters of So. line of Sixth Ave
with center line of Sec. 2-20-
2-E., tn West 100 S. 150' East
\ 100 No. 1850 to beg .........
NJ. o. Curry, Beg S63.265' West
of inters of So. line of Sixth
Ave-, with center line of Sec.
2-20-2-E.. TIL West 100 So. 150'
II. 100 West 150' to beg .......
M. o. Curry. Beg 9G3.265' West of
inters of So. line of Sixth Ave-,
with center line of Sec. 2-20-2-
e., tn w. 100 So. 150' Il. 1907
No. 150' to beg ............
M. o. Curry, Beg 1O63.265' w. of
inters OF So. line of Sixth Ave,
with center line of Sec. 2-20-2-
3. tn w. 100 So. 150' e. 100
No. 1850 to beg ............
M. o. Curry, Beg 1163.265' w. of
inters of So. line of Sixth Ave,
with center line of Sec. 2-2O-
2-E., tn w. 163.265' so. 15O'
E. 1926 No. 1867 to beg.
Cbac Tan,no
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SOME JOURNEY

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-To
shoot car containing one person
through vacuum tube from New
Pork to Petrograd In Ia hours. or
from New York to Chicago In two
hours. is possibility of the future,
according to Prof. Boris Weinberg
OF the Petrograd Imperiol univer-
sity, who displayed a model OF the
ISOLATION for the Advancement Of
sociatin for the Advancement of
Science here yesterday.
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An agreement for the sale of a
Tacoma child for 5000 came to
light in the superior court Satur-
day when an action was brought
in behalf OF Elizabeth j. Darst to
compel Mr.. and Mrs. William
Fletcher, 4S37 South NJ street,
to turn little Francis Elizabeth
Darst back to her mother, from
whom she had been taken.
This action came as the climax
to series of sensational incl
dents which followed the arrest of
Mrs. Darst on Feb. 2, 1915, on a
petit larceny charge.
At that time, Mrs. Darst claims,
while under the influence of NOR
phine to which she was addicted,
she was induced by threats to turn
the child over to the Washington
Children's home.
The threats were made, she
claimed, by Marion Johnson, rep
resenting the home in Tacoma.
Asks Child Back.
A short time later the Fletchers
adopted the child from the home.
Since that time Mrs. Darst, who
is said to have completely recov-
cred from the morphine habit,
has used every effort to get her
little girl back.
In 1915 she appealed to Judge
coat, "and therefore l am about to
raise your salary"
Bob trembled. and got a little
nearer to the ruler. He had a
momentary idea of knocking
Scrooge down with it, holding him,
and calling to the people in the
court for help and strait-waist-
coat.
"A merry Christmas, Bob" said
Scrooge, with an earnestness that
could not be mistaken, as he clap
ped him on the back. "A merrier
Christmas, Bob, my good fellow,
than | have given you for many
year! I'll raise your salary, and
endeavor to assist your struggling
family, and we will discuss your
affairs this very afternoon over a
Christmas bowl of smoking biship,
Bob! Make up the fires, and buy
another coal-scuttle before you dot
another /, Bob Cratchit!"
Scrooge was better than his
word. He did it all, and infinitely
more; and to Tiny Tim, who did
not die, he was a second father.
He became as good a friend, as
good a master and as good a man
as the good old city knew. Some
people laughed to see the altera-
ton in him, but he let them laugh,
and little needed them; for his
own heart laughed; and that was
quite enough for him.
He had no further intercourse
with Spirits, but lived upon the
Total Abstinence Principle ever
afterwards; and it was always said
of him that he knew how to keep
Christmas well, IL any man alive
possessed the knowledge. May
that be truly said of us, and all of
us! And so, as Tiny Tim observed,
| God Bless Us, Every One!
(THE END.)
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KAISER SENDS sYMPATHY

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 30.--Kais-
er William has sent message OF
sympathy to Gen. Won Kissing,
governor-general of Belgium, who
Is seriously iii of pneumonia at
Brussels, according to Berlin dis
patches today.
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Narrows Land Company, That
part of lot 1, Sec. 2, T. 20 N.
r. Il, lying between the No.
line of 9Th Avenue Extension
and a line 15o' No. and Par
Narrows Land Company, That
part of lot 1, Sec. 2, T. 20.
n. r. r, lying between the
So. line of 9Th Ave. Ext. and a
line 150' SO. and par there
S. H. McKeown, und u of the
fol tract: That part OF the fol-
lowing tract. lying between
SO. line of 9Th Ave. Ext, an da
line 150' So. and par Herewith,
Beg at the N. E. cor OF lot 4,
Sec. 2-20-2, tn w. 10000, tn
So. 1635.15', to So. line of Lot
4, tn e. 400.s to s. II. cor of
Lot 4, tn N. 163B.16' to beg.
M. A. Brachvogel. That part OF
the fol tract lying between the
So. line of 9Th Ave. Ext, and
a line 150' So. and par there
with, Beg sb4;lT So and
s 8 81 e; of n. W. cor Of Sec G;
tn =, 25a.sss', i'm IN No. SO to 'y Beg
East n OF above .......,.
Margaret Il. Burgess. That part
of the fol tract lying between
the So. line of 9th Ave. Ext,
and line 1867 So. and par
Herewith, Beg 954.17' SO. and
$3.50 r. of N. w. cor of Sec.
2-2o-3-, tn w. 1865 SO. 6s7.g,
TIL 70. 2B4.36', tn No. TO beg.
West n of above ...........
Narrows Land Company, That
part of lot Sec. 3-20-2- lying
between the No, line of eth
Ext. and line 150' No. and par
Herewith ..--............
Narrows Land Company, That
part OF lot 1. Sec. s-20-2 Il, ly-
ing between the So. line OF eth
Ave. Ext. and q line 1850 30.
and par Herewith .s+s.u....
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It. Blk Prin- Inter- Adv, d
cipal. est. Penalty. Total
51152 1s4.7s 5145 74r.75
511.52 1s4.7s 51,45 7E.75
1851 1886 1901 SAILS
1883 71.s4 2o1s aso.s1
es1s2 227.ss es4s s2,.71
1925 1854 1852 1874
SSH 1878 52.47 1886
1884 1918 1925 174s7
elsa 22.2s GAG so.ss
61.ss 22.2s SAC COS,
1897 1887 <84 e8.eS
1887 1857 AGA 68.6S
43.37 1857 AGA 1855
1897 1897 4s4 ss.ss
1897 1857 4s4 es.ss
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LEGAL NOTICES

Blk. Prin- Inter- Adv. d
cipal. est. Penalty. Total
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-22


the board, in pleading 'nolle conten-
dere"-no defense.
The plea of no defense had been en-
tered by w. j. Carter, attorney for the
entire board. Jones, the election board
head, declared, however, that his con-
struction of the character of "nolle
contendere" plea was not clear and
that he preferred to have his personal
counsel, Senator T.. Il. Beidleman,
present before he let plea of no de-
fense be considered by the court.
The board was charged with having
returned a fraudulent count in order
to defeat Bertron A. Wells as candi-
date for constable over Benjamin
Smith.
Jones said he believed the returns
were not correct but denied that he
had any hand i'm falsifying them. He
limited at some outside agency. Now
believe" he declared to the court,
that there was a deliberate effort to
count Wells out" He added, how
ever, that he didn't believe any men,
ber of the board had any hand in this.
Anyway, my understanding of this
plea is not clear" said he. Mr. Bel
dleman is my personal counsel and I
expected him here" The Senator ar
rived a little later in answer to a
hurry call from Jones but after q
brief consultation he announced that
he had withdrawn because Jones de-
clined to follow his advice to enter
the "nolle contendere" plea. President
Judge Kunkel then appointed w. L..
Loser to defend Jones while the other
three will continue to be represented
by Mr. Carter. The cases of Delano
Jones, Moore and Reed will not be dis
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-22

When I started taking sargor'
writes II. Z. Henninger of Ohio. my
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| would not take a hundred dollars for
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y When y | began to take sargol" writes
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This will tell the story. -
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S O G. I 4. L
Two HOstesses Arrange
Pretty Leap Year Dance
IOther Personals OIL Page 4l

Miss Alberta KinZer and Miss Eliza
beth Foster arranged a Leap Year
dance for Monday evening in Han
shaw's hall, which was attractively
decorated in green and white with St
Patricks day suggestions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry KinZer, Mrs
George Welch, and Mrs. Minnie Fos-
ter chaperoned the guests among
whom were the Misses Katharine
Kunkel, Edna Bowers, Esther Shultz
Eleanor Wanbaugh, Helen Hampton
Margaret Velder, Jeanne Hoy, Mar
garet Smith. Dorothy Teats, Marguer-
ite Glass, Elizabeth Brown, Mary
Bortell, Rose Watson, Margaret Elder
Sara Dennis, Ethel Davis Alberta
Kinzer, and Elizabeth Foster: George
Stark, Harry Lease, Cyrus Richards
Frank Cozolli, Earl Byrem, Paul
Faunce, Dennis Cocklin, r. b. White
of Philadelphia; George Humble, Geo
r. Frye, of Newport; w. II. Jeffries
David Huber, Walter Welch, Charles
Chambers and Merle +. Harris.