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but someone told one of the girls who knew ali about the chair and at the collation. the whole story came out. Will Stearns was even made to stand up and give that speech And the bride declared. and, bless her dear heart everybody believed her, that she was glad 1t had turned out just the way it did.
 Somebody remembered the old ladys name, and then somebody else remem- bered that 1t was said that her father was the man who planted those elms on Elm street in the early days of the town. The bride announced that she was going over to see the dear old soul.
 She did go. and often. and her nurS ing did much to ease that rheumatlz When Harry and Harriet moved into the big house they now occupy, a paper circulated among the old residents bought the bungalow at bargain price. There the pioneer was moved by the boys of the old town where she could be under the shade of the elms her father planted. There, TOT she was wonderfully spry old lady she may be living to this day.
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thing happened. It astonished him, and it quite raralyzed the other young men.
 That presentation speech, altered by but word here and there us he stum- 5led q steered away from the ipap- propriate phrase, came falling from his lips.
 And for many year. he finished "may you sit by your own tireside as the shadows of life lengthen. with this chair to give You comfort and to re- mind you of the boys of the old town"
 There was nothing for the rest to do but applaud that speech, to wish Merry Christians !" over and over, to bend the head for that venerable God bless you" and to go quietly away.
 The car was turned westward again before any man spoke word. Then 1t was Will Stearns:
 Well, what do you know about thatf"
 There's nothing for them now, but we can scare up something tomorrow and say nothing about thls," said an- other
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SERVICE MORE THAN GIVING
Deepest Spirit of Christmas Does Not Confine Itself to One Day, but
 Is Manifest Entire Year.

The deepest spirit of the Christmas outIourlng that flows over the Chris tian world is the impulse for human service that runs through the whole year.
 It is easy to give recklessly out or fully ones pittance. The distribution of Christmas dinners through hun dreds of self-denying families means days happiness for the giver and re- ceiver. But it is greater happiness 10 both to follow through the year with aid to self-dependence, encouragement to hope. and support in striving TOT better living.
 This Is the giving of self, and they who know how to give of themselves wisely are the highest givers. Ihe best feature of Christmas Is it's ma. terial expression of whole year oi human service that runs like threau through human lives.
 Only these holiday glimpses reVeai to the careless how many are dedi- cated to share in this unoDtrusNe service to the humbly striving anu lo the uncomplaining needy; how hian' families are under constant stlii'uiu9 to the best sort of self-help; how inany children are being quietly led to higher level of living and striving lo, themselves between Christmas ""' Christmas.
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simple enough.

simple enough
 1t must have been five o'clock when one of the boys had an inspiration. Do you suppose by any chance that chair was delivered to SIP Elm street East?' ne asked.
 At last here was a clue; and the chairman, a chairman without a chair, and self-appOinted research commit tee of three, loaded themselves into a car, after making unbelievable eX- cuseS to the bride and groom, and speeded away across town in pursuit of the missing gift, although not very certain where SIP Elm street East was. or if there were an SIP East, or pos sessed of any knowledge concerning who lived there.
 Now, SIP East is little tumble down house. or was, well out Elm street, and somewhat back from the thorOughfare.
 'l remember-there's some old wom- an lives here" said one of the party. They all piled out and followed the broken sidewalk up to the dwelling.
 Come in." answered a cheery but Iuavering voice when they knocked. So they entered in the dusk. It was q bare room, with few old-fashioned walls, some archaic furniture of the same period. and a rag carpet itself reduced to it's original material.
 Not far from the window stood the celebrated leather rocker, with a cane close at hand. In the chair sat little old woman, with her face smiling hap pily under unkept gray hair. Her face was white, her wrinkles were many, but her eyes shone with the real Christi mas light.
 T can't ask you boys to set down." she said trying to turn toward them, because there isn't much to set down in except this, and the sofy over there But l knew you'd come, and want to thank you, 1 want to thank you all. and every one of you, for the lovely present you sent me, and for remem. perrin an old woman like me. When 1t come, and I read the card, From the boys of the old town the boys of the boys used to know, for guess knew all your fathers, I told them to put it here and 1 would set in it and wait until you come. Amt you Will StearnsT
 Yes" stammered the chairman, quite undecided what to say or do.
 T thought so. My. how you favor your father And l was at your christenin', l guess that was about the last time 1 was anywhere when my rheumatiz got so bad. And your father would "a been proud of you this day. If he could known what you was goin' to do for an old friend of his, God rest him!
 At the mention of his father, the
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duly presented at the hour of it's ar- rival that afternoon. It had been ar- ranged that it was to be delivered while all the young folks were there, as sort of surprise extra offering.
 But, as the afternoon wore oa, the face of the chairman of the delegation, who was to make the presentation speech, grew longer and longer.
 T can't see what has happened" he said in confidence to q group of the fellows, when an opportunity for con- fidences arrived, 'and why that darned chair doesn't come"
 Are you sure you gave them the right number, and everything?" some- one asked.
 "Sure-S7 Elm street West. That's
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chairman was astonished to find his hat still on his head. He pulled 1t off. hurriedly, ashamed. Then through that head went Hitting first quick memory of his father and then the most astonishing thing in the world his carefully-prepared speech to the bride. He had said it over so many times to himself in secret that after noon, to make sure he would not break down when the moment came, that now everything else seemed to have van- ished. Then an even more astonishing
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the wedding, of course, right here at the very opening of the story, really makes the story superfluous, which is Bostonese for ITO use" Tn q story, the wedding is supposed to be the very last thing.
 Harry was young architect and engineer who had only just opened an office in the town. When he came out of college he reached the conclusion that he would do better to set up business in some small town and grow up with 1t than to grow old ulnoticed ln some older town. That is how he came to be here. He met Harriet soon after his arrival and it wasn't long be- fore he was desperately in love with her.
 There really wasn't very much the matter with Harry-except Harriet. And there wasn't anything at all the matter with Harriet-in Harry's opin- ion. So, after he had got down to busiress-bOth at his office and with Harriet-she said "Yes' Their mar riage brought them a great deal of happiness, and, what was more De- culiar. a great deal of happiness to someone who wasn't related to them in any way. Which is what the story is about. This other person not only was not related to them, but was scarcely known to them. She lived in the other end of town. Elm avenue runs right through the town from east to west. At one end. the west end, it is well named, for it is bordered by
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-16
By DOUGLAS MALLOCH
(Copyright.)

'IIRlSTMAS we'd ding IS always a very C harmin g thing, The holly lends such gayety to the decorations, and the mistletoe seems so appropri- ate. Then 1t makes one present do W ere otherwise two would have been required. And anyone who brings that to pass is q public belefactor.
 This reference to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-06

The affidavts filed are by Clayton
Denver, a newspaper reporter, of sts
eth street northeast; Richard A Lusky,
address not given: Charles &. tallan,
$50 Lamont street; Charles A. Bose,
address not given; Edgar +. Williams.
1875 carroll street southeast. Jack
iO'couneu. 49, North Carolina avenue
southeast; James T. Phillips, address
not given: Louis y. Amcs. address not
given; James r. &. Ncwsome, +. G.. Fry
and K. De Reef Miller. who were
Judges in the thirteenth district: James
Z. Bland and w. q. Taliey, who had
charge of the ballot box at IA nth
street northeast; Ernest NJ Payne, a
Bradshaw watcher. who gives his ad :
sell u. Shaver. Washington representa-
tive of Philadelphia wooden house
Magnus l.. Robinson. who was one of
the Judges of the second district at
Fort stevens: J. II. Harrison of POPS 9Th
street northwest, who was one of the
judges in the tenth precinct: Charles
Hugin, giving his address as Central
Heights, Chesapeake Junction: Irwin
Fowler Of AL Bird street southwest
George II. Horton. address not given:
John II. Shepherd of 1892 18th street
northwest; William H. Reyes, address
not given: NJ. +. Robinson. address not
given: Keith Sutherland of 1O4 Seaton
place northeast; James l.. Crawford, an
associate of Mr.. Linkins. and Charles
W. Meyers an emplOye during the pri
rnaries of Mr.. Linkins.
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Hunger and Heart Disease.

Another hard job that befel the
whisper squad was in keepInr the ma
tional committee tied to its seat. Just
ABOUT the time one of the rival factions
had hypnotized a member to vote the
right way that member would get hun
cry ana want to get a bite to eat The
slsht OF one of those gentlemen leav-
ine the hall gave the delegates affected
a me case of heart disease Finally,
however. the hungry were all fed be-
fore the District of Columbia circus
started, and full house greeted the
affair.
when it started. 1t opened the ewes of
a rev amateurs to the state of af-
iairs that went on in Washington on
the eVentful day when city of 36o. 900
people cast less than 5000 votes for
representation in this convention
The national committee heard tales
OF riot and near bloodshed tand this is
not eXaggerated) that would set RAY
mona fullmans hair to rising. They
heard tales of fraud which were painted
IN words that would do to describe the
size of the Rocky mountains and used
70 describe the alleged trickery that
could be found in a bread box full of
ballots. One speaker, whose gestures
r1Valed the majestic sweep of a walk
ing beam. told in horrendouS tones
STORES OF 1ntimidationS and violence:
another speaker, an attorney employed
mere IN Chicago. stood before the ma
tonal committee and told them that
inc casting of these ballots resulted in
riots and everything short of murder
Senator Smoot, who might be said to
know little something about Wash
nRton, after hearing conSiderab BILE of
this. suggested that the noise be
stopped and few real facts produced.
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CHURCH FISHT PROVES FATAL.
One Killed, One Mortally Hurt and
Six Shot at Jackson, Ky.

JACKSON. KY, June Screen Noble
was killed, Boozer Fugate was fatally
wounded and six other men were shot
during a fight Sunday at a church on
Leatherwood creek, ten miles from
Jackson.
According to accounts of the affair
which reached here today, a number OF
men near the church We're disturbing
the worshipers and opened fire when
Noble and an officer attempted to ar
rest them. Noble and Fugate. a by
stander. fell at the first volley Mean
while women tainted and the congre-
members rushed to the aid of the
officer and when they appeared a gen
eral fight ensued. Eventually the dis
/ turbers We're driven into the noun
fai
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AT INDIANAPOLIS FOR REST.
Vice President Marshall to Remain
There During Conventions.

iNbiANAPDLIS. June 6-Nice Presi-
dent Thomas L. Marshall and Mrs
Marshall have arrived here from Wash
inston and Will remain until after the
democratic national convention in St
Louis. according to present plans.
nder an agreement between the re-
publican and democratic senator's no
business Of Importance will be under
taken in the Senate while the two ma
tlonai conventions are in session. Mr.
aud Mrs Marshall came here for a rest
they are visiting at the home of w. l..
Elder. = nelghbor Of the Marsha lis
when they lived hNe
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Aaron Bradshaw Plays Postum.

And all the time Aaron Bradshaw
played possum and didn't say a word
w hen he did finally break his silence he
Just calmly declared he wasn't inter
csted in these cha rges of stuffed ballot
boxes, and all that. He was Just the
rishtful candidate. anyhow. the only
one elected according to Hoylc and the
rules of the national convention and
that the whole thing III nutshell.
Furthermore, Aaron bradshaw al
lowed he was the oldest living re
publican in tho District of Colum bia.
He said he knew every real republican
by sight in Washington. and that when
he sized up the unr"grncrdte mob who
voted for Hogan there were only two
republicans there; the rest, he declared.
were all democrats.
One of the interesting features of the
testimony. if such it may be called,
laid before the national committee,
was the presentation of affidayitS by
Clayton Denver, u newspaper reporter
The Miller-ChaSs folks made grand
stand play with one of Mr.. Dcnver'e
pen productions. in which he told tale
of riot and corruption. Whcrcupon MI.
Hogan arose and displayed Clayton
Denver affidavit in which he avcrrcd
that upon he day of the election all
had been quiet on the Potomac, and not
ruffle disturbed the serenity of the
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mo D. c. DELEGATES
| ON THE TEMPORARY
| CONVENTION ROLL
National Committee Declines
to Enter a Decision in Tri-
angular Contest.
CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE
MUST PRONOUNCE VERDICT
Hair Raising Stories of Riot and Cor
ruption to Be Told All
Over Again.
BUSY DAY OF WHISPERING
Local Politicians Haunt Ante-Room
and Buttonhole Committeeman
Whenever Opportunity
Is Presented.
BUSY DAY OF WHISPERING
BY EARL GOODWIN.

CHICAGO. June 6-Wcll, they
danced around the May pole. and
they all fell down, with the pole
on top.
This is the plight OF the rival
delegates from the District of
Columbia. Three contcsting del
cgations, the only triple-rlnged
circus that appeared before the
national committee. have been
politely told by the committee
that nobody from the District
of Columbia shall have d seat on
the floor of the convention at
the opening OF the big show, but
that the credentials committee
must find out the real truth
about republican politics in
Washington and determine who,
if any one. shall be allowed to sit
in the permanent organization.
And, in passing, the whole pro-
ceeding shows the most dire need
for set OF election laws to gov
ern primaries in Washington.
Slow Getting Under Way.
They all arose bright and early yes
terday morning. Breakfast over before
9 O'Clock, the rivals. in groups Of twos
and three, meandered down to the Coli
scum, where it was presumed the Dis
trict of Columbia contest would be
staged at about 10 O'Clock in the morn
ing Several southern contests were
on ahead of the District case and
they were dragged out into an inter-
minable length, until it looked as if
the sun would sink behind Lake Michi-
gan before the political triangle from
the National Capital would be brought
in for inspection
All during this wait some of the
grandest pussy footing was going on
in the anteroom. just outside the sacred
precincts Of the national committee.
Should a rational committeeman stick
his head out of the door some one
would grab him, lead him off to the cor
ner and put the matter up to him as
between friends.
Sidney Beber. who is here with rub
Der heels and a mysterious side glance,
grabbed off the national committeeman
for the Hogan illiston ticket. Aaron
Bradshaw did his own grabbing.
Brown on the Inside
Chaplin Brown, national committee
man for the District of Columbia, was
Of course. inside the committee room
attending his lkpittiutr Iut
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Bryan Likely to Speak.
Democratic Ticket Carries Chicago

CHICAGO. June 1.-THE entire dem
ocratic ticket was elected by a sub
stantial majority at yesterdays judi
cial election. The bridge bond issue
of more than S5noo 900 and the electric
light extension bond issue carried The
bond issue for a new criminal courts
building failed Seven superior court
judges were elected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-06
FIGHT OVER SUFFRAGE
EXPECTED AT ST. LOUIS
Interest Centers in Part BRYAN Will
Play in Democratic
Convention.

ST. LOUIS, June "a smart fight
the only one visible on the skyline
of the coming democratic national con-
vention-is anticipated by national
committeeman over an effort that is to
be made to write into the party's plat
form an equal suffrage plank
National Chairman McCombs said to-
day he had been advised that the same
suffragist host that is to wage fight
for the suffrage plank at the repub-
lican convention would appear in force
at the St Louis convention.
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Hogan's Feelings Hurt.

! One of the charges against Frank 7
Hogan, was that he loaded up sight
seeing automobiles with repeaters and
went around from polling place to poll
ing place.
Il am sorry to hear these attacks
but am also erieved at this reflection
on my intelligence To try to conceal
repeaters in Sightseeing automobiles
would suggest that there is something
wooden about me from the neckFIp''
Further, after hearing tales of riot
at the polls that couldn't have been
quelled by the entire National Guard if
IL mad ever assumed the proportions
charged. Mr.. Hogan jumped up and
shouted:
NO arrests We're made that day; and
there were from two to five policemen
at every polling place. You know Wash
lhStoh, senator Smoot. and you know
IT'S police force. This is democratic
administration in Washington and God
SHOWS the democratic administration
has no love for me
MD so they went on The Miller
'haSe people claimed that there was
so much fraud. corruption and deceit
| that all the Hogan ballots we're tossed
I out; the Hogan people claimed that
| TINS was All poppy cock: and that the
returning board which was endea vor-
Ing to seat Miiler-ChaSe was three
DAYS in framing up something and that
even then II failed and had to writ
out fake certificate. Yes thal's the
| term. 1T ugly, but il s just as mild as
SKINNED milk compared to some of
the things they fired at one another.
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selves. the tales of riots and bloodshed
and corruption and stolen votes will be
so heartrending that the flag on the
Htaff
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a republican forever and ever. Joined
the silent parade of pussy footers and
attended to lot of little matters in a
political way.
Whispering to national committee
man continued in this fashion for a
space of six hours. All records for
sustained whisper work were shattered.
Even Uncle Joe" Cannon, who came in
the midst of applause. was beset by a
whisper squad and, although he looked
simply bored to death. he had the
whole history of all three sides poured
into his unwilling ears All of which
was most futile. because Uncle joe
isn't national committeeman and, be-
sides. he came here to enjoy himself
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
board of directors Of the Continental trust
tcmnauy held May TO- 1916, a quarterly divi-
,dcnd of 15ste declared. PAYABLE June 10.
1915. to stockholders of record June TO- 1915.
r. s BRIGHT. Secretary.
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Women to Have Hearing.

Members of the committee on resolu-
tons coming from suffra gist states will
in all proba btlity, the leaders say,
make a fight for the incorporation of a
suffrage plank. National committee
men agree that the woman suffraglst
leaders will be given every opportu-
nifty to make their pleas to the plat
form committee. Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait. president of the American Woman
Suffrage Association, with representa-
tives from several women's organIZa
tons. are to attend the convention
]. Bruce kremer, secretary of the
committee. has announced that busl-
ness reasons would prevent his being
a candidate for reelection No names
have been suggested for Mr.. kremer's
successor.
Bryan Likely to Speak.
Several committeeman have made in
ouiry as to what part. if any. William
j. Bryan will play in the coming con-
vention. 1t was officially stated that
inasmuch Mr.. Bryan was not elected
as delegate nor as an alternate he
could only speak to the convention
with the unanimous consent of the
1904 delegates. Under convention
rules Mr.. Bryan can obtain a proxy by
the Withdrawal of a delegate and his
alternate.
Thursday will he a general speech
making day and the committeeman
here now say Mr.. Bryan will probably
be asked to speak on democracy.
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After one and a half hours of at
tempts at seeing who could make the
greatest claim of riot. the national
committee asked the participants to
retire. II was then that the big broom
was taken down from behind the door
and all three delegations were showed
into the duStpan.
The next move will he made before
the credentials committee. and by that
time, unless the orators curb them
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Brown on the Inside.

Chaplin Brown, national committee
man for the District of Columbia. was,
of course. inside the committee room
attending to his own knitting, but
Robert Miller and Calvin Chase stayed
out in the meadow, as it were, and
pursued a large, imposing looking man
VINO puHed and painted and wore an
endless array of badges. Barry Bulk
ley. VINO seems to be taking a keen
delight IN watching the entire perform
ance, sat out in the lobby and smiled
with his own inimitable smile. and
Franklin Pierce Morgan. no was once
democrat, but now declares he will be
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Slow Getting Under Way.

ern primaries in Washington
The Detroit times., 1916-11-23
BEGAN MARRIED
LIFE WITH SO

NV wife l,bos her creme ae
mer,he Joseph p Mayday told
Judge Nandeg "Wednesday morn
irx In or.usins Wt tor divor'e
sss.u., Ntu, Naytay The May
DAYS are s.moa "a Juvenile couple,
srt .od how thc responsibilities 'of
married rte u1el upoa them The
husband H appeared had neither
JOB nor money Ohen he decided 20
marry Nette re borrowed money
from his mother ha,lns only N9
tc start married lita on after the
ceremony
Netue has beer working IN a
c.gar factory an4 for the past Few
months hc- husband ha.nt been
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CHILD WELFARE
WORKERS BUSY

According 70 he monthly repori
of the secretary Of he Children
AID society. 255 children were cared
for by the society during ne las
80 days SiXfy-siK new cases wer
brought TO the attention of the go.
ciety from 30 sources By an agree
nent just completed, The enid car
ing department of st vincent o.
Paul society hereafter viii MAINTAIN
CfEces in the Assoc lsfec Charlties
building. No 80 Warren ave weEt
thus bringing under one roof rhe
three largest cnild caring agencies
in The city the Childrens AID So
ciety the Michigan Chidren's home
and 81. vincent de Paul society