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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-25
John D. Gives $1OO,OOO,OOO
as Gift to Aid in Education

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.--John ID.
Rockcfclier's 1919 Christmas gift 10
the welfare and education OF man
kind. the largest single bcnefaction
ever recorded. was sioo.ooo,0oo
The donations. $50. 100000 OF which
went 20 the Rockefeller Foundation
and $4,000. 900 10 the general educa-
ton board. were announced here last
night by Ivy l.. Lee. Rockefeiler's
publicity agent The gifts bring the
total phiianthropic benefact!ons OF
the mulu-miliionaire 20 approximate
iy $3.50. .Ooo. 900.
BY Rockefeller's own Instructions.
the entire gift iE to be available at
once for increasing the salaries Of
the teaching profession. and for the
promotion and well being OF man
kind thruout tho world"
The nearest approach TO Rocke-
feller's benefactions was made by the
late Andrew Carnegie. who gave
away an estimated anm of f35o.ooo.-
900. dying "a poor man" with $780,
600. 900 left. The recent public be.
quest OF the late Henry c. Frick, at
first estimated at $4,000. 900. finally
was reduced 20 about sb0,0o0.000
when federal and state income and
inheritance taxes were deducted.
Rookefeller's memorandum accom-
panying Lees announcement. said;
THE attention OF the American
public has recently been called TO the
urgent and immediate necessity OF
providing more adequate salaries to
members OF the teaching profession.
IL is OF the highest Importance that
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those entrusted with the education OF
youth and the increase OF knowledge
should not be led 10 abandon their
calling by reason of financial pres
sure. or to cling 10 II amid discour'
aTemcnts duo to financial iimita'
tions."
Five million dollars OF the s5o.ooo.'
900 given to the education board. a
Rockefeller created institution. was
for the benefit OF Canadian medical
schools. the announcement said.
Rockefcller's previous gifts TO the
public were;
Education board. 1902. $1,000, 900.
General education board. 1905.
$40 900 900.
General education board. 1907,
tif 900 900.
General education board. 1909.
$40 900 900.
General education board. 1919.
s2s 900 900.
Rockefeller foundation, $50 900 900.
Rockefeller institute, $4,000. 900.
In addition, It has been roughly
estimated that Rockefeller's gifts for
which no record was kept. amounted
TO more than 10000. 900.
II was estimated by the board that
approximately 600 colleges and uni.
versities in tho United States win
benefit from the Rockefeller gifts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-25
CHRISTMAS DAY
WITNESSES GRIM
TRAGEDIES HERE
Father Kills Three Babes and Himself;
Woman Held for Mans Death; Two
Brothers In Stabbing ARRAY

Christmas brought toll of violent deaths
in Seattle sadly in keeping with the spirit of
peace on earth-good will toward men,"
When the police cast up the red total on
Christmas day the record showed that father
had slain three of his babies, then ended his
own life with bullet thru the brain; a man
shot to death by woman the police say, and
Ia man in the city hospital, stabbed thru the
abdomen by his his own brother.
The idea of giftless, chill and cold Christ
mas for his three children acted with demoni-
ac force on the inflamed mind of William
Potter, 81, of 6222 29th ave. N. E. Potter was
I'LL with pneumonia. Because of this his wife
had decided to have no Christmas celebration.
Mrs. Potter told her sick husband this early
Christmas eve. He became delirious shortly
Iafterward
The three children, Grace, 5, Wilson, a, and
George Lloyd, II months, had just been put
to bed upstairs by their mother. Potter also
was in bed on the second floor
The mother went downstairs lock up the house before
retiring.
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Zebra Burglar Is
Sought by Police

"The zebra burglar" r. the object
OF search by police Christmas
Dressed in a loud-striped suit, he
walked off with Alfred Arias' over
coat. which was left on chair In a
Third ave. waffle house. The zebre
burglar" carried crutches. says Arias.
who lives at 42O Vine st.
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Terr0riZeS
Country
District
"WiId Man" Reported Near
Lake Sammamish; Or.
ganize Posses
ROBBERY NOT MOTIVE

with deputy sheriffs securing
the country about Lake Hams
mamish. every precaution b -
Ing taken 10 chcckmate furthW
assaults by q mysterious s1u4-
ger who brutaIly attacked ~
Gromen ~ Norttsrup an NJ
burton within the past few Gnya
His first appearance was ~ vi
burton. where he approached I -
drink parlor late at night and,
standing outside. called TO tt
woman proprietor to step out.
There was no one In the place q.
cept the woman. and thinking h
was a friend. she went out. Ne
sooner had she appeared outside ~
door than the man struck her ana
continued TO rain blows upon her
until she sank to the ground IN
conscious.
When she regained consciousness
several minutes later, the man had
disappeared. Posses were organised
but their search was fruitiess. The
man had~a wild look IN his eye, she
said. and wore rough clothes and
was unshaven.
While posses and deputy sheriffh
we're searching near wilburton,
authorities at Northrup were noti-
fled that a man had just attacked
a woman In farmhouse near there.
In this case he knocked at the door
and when the woman opened it
struck her TO the ground. She had
thought 1t was her husband coming
home.
Altho she swooned when the man
grabbed her. she says she believes
he kicked her after she fell, and Il.
tempted TO choke her. but desisted
on seeing her apparently lifeiess.
The man did not attempt to rob
the women.
Wilburton and Northrup are To-
Gated several miles apart near Lake
Sammamish. in the Squak valley.
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ROME. Dec. ss.--The situation at
Plume IL growing morc complicated
hourly. II has been indicated here. bu,
nevertheless. settlement Of the dis.
position Of tho city ls believed immi-
nenr.
The censorship yesterday permit.
ted partial revelation Of negotiations
now under wRy at Fiumc between
d'AnHunxio and tho government.
Tho EpochR's f-iumc correspond.
ent telegraphed additional details on
the recent piebiscite there.
Open conflict has broken out. he
said. After the national council vot.
ed TO accept Premier Nli,i's propos-
ais. there was demonstration In
front Of d'Annunxio's palace. tho pco-
pic shouting that Nltti'r plan was
not acceptable and that the govern.
ment could not be trusted.
D'Annunzio. however. ordered tho
councils vote ratified by the popu.
lation, and violence followed. Eek.
tremists invaded the vcdctta d'fnlia.
proacceptsnee newspaper. and pre-.
vented it's publication. They also
prevented many persons from vot.
ing.
Under the circumstances. d'Annun.
zio decided To annui tho ratification
vote.
In an article printed In the vedet-
IN, December 81. the poet admitted
Fumes voice has changed" and
that accord no longer exists" Hc
asked n frank statement Of the peo-
pies wishes.
The Rome Ciornale dTtaiia said;
Under Secretary Foscari now II
acting M the governments robc.
tween IN an endcsvor TO induce d'An.
nunzio 10 accept the national coun-
cil's vote
The Epocha said reports on the
result OF the last Fiumc plebiscite
arrived In Rome last night and were
communicated In tho cabinet
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This is the time of the year when
from mcmory's storehouse comes
recollections OF last years Christmas
presents. what's become OF all the
gifts the family received from friends
and relatives just a year agoY Weil'
here's about where they are:
The Photo Of Uncle Edward In the
Handsome Bronze Frame--Down in
the cellar behind the cobwebs in the
farthest corner.
The Diary Given by Cousin Emily
10 Sister-Buricd under n lot Of
other odds and ends In the bottom
drawer OF sisters bureau. tSister
kept her diary conscientiously for
two days and then let II iapse)
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Family Account Book Given by
Father to Mother--Doing splendid
service as catch.all for stray cook.
Ing recipes!
AND TODAY
Uncle Edward. Bachelor. Who
Thinks That u Baby VIII Break In
Two u You Touch Him--.Better not
let him get too near that Christmas
tree; he might pull It over. wouldn't
let him play with that little cart; he
might trip over II. My. what a care
babies arev'
Aunt Sophronia, Spinster. Who
Has Always Yearned 10 Marry n
Poet---"Look at him dreaming about
that tree. He's probably saying to
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-25
TRAIN DERAILED;
ONE Man KILLED
Two Others Dying in Big
Four Wreck

COLUMBUS. o.. Dec. 25.--One
man is dead and two others may die
as result OF Big -Four freight
wreck near worthington. o.. late last
night
Shortly after leaving Columbus
the train hit derail. causing the en-
gine and six cars to leave the track
and go over an embankment The
boiler exploded and set fire to the
wreckagc.
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Imitation Cut Glass howl Given by
Neighbor J0ncs--Doing service as a
bath for the pet canary.
Pair of Suspcnders Given by Uncle
Simeon 10 Brother Who Always Wears
n Holding up the trousers OF
the colored elevator man In the
building where brother WORK =.
Brother having wished them ON the
elevator man shortly after last
Christmas.
Snow Shovel Given by Fathers
Brother, Ebenezer- at Eben.
ezer's house. F.bcnezer having bor-
rowed IL shortly after last Christ.
mas and not having returned 1t as
yet.
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Sun Did Not Rise
on One Fast Game

Celebrating Christmas with
Mississippi marbles and picture
pasteboards at 1907 jackson st. Just
before sunrise Christmas morning,
10 men. all colored. were arrested
and taken to central station by
Patrolmen w. Dench. N. p. Ander-
son and @. F. Reynolds. They are
charged with gambling and being in
place where gambling was being
conducted.
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himself that II is sweet to be young
and In the midst of loved onesv'
His Father - snow. Aunt So.
phronia. he's not thinking anything
like that / know that expression
ON his face too well. He's thinking
that Christmas Is fierce because It
has made his mother forget to feed
him at the usual time!"
His Grandmother--'Let me feed
the baby little stick candy. won't
you? He ought to be allowed TO ceie.
bratc Christmas. Don't say I can't
let him tear up this magazine; he
Just loves to tear things. Please let
him chew up my muff II he wants
to: il won't hurt him. Oh. / don't
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.D'AnnunZi0
Arrested,
Is Report
Held by His Own Men, II Is
Stated, Until Situation
Is Cleared Up
NEWS is CONFLICTING

ROME. Dec. IS. 80 Gabrt~le
d'Annuusie was reported late to-
day ~ being h~id prisoner In
fiuue by hIs own supporters.
The ports followers. n va. said.
aeufneo r. leo&n. ~ city Of allow
him g I~sve. uniil tho situstioa
has b~eu elessed.
Conflicting rvpcrts continued
"a eomr from Plume snd officials
herr could not b~ certain ne 10
just what wa. occurring there.
II was stated officially. hcwevrs.
that the governments reported
proposals Ia dAnnunsio rrsIly
were proposals made by the
fiunians themselves.
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see how you can be SO strict with
the dear little fellow. especially on
Christmas"
His Grandfather-"He' a smart
little fellow. I'll Just bet he knows
all about Christmas
His Mother--"of course he doesi
He knows we're talking about him
and what we're saying about him.
And he knows all about Christmas,
because l told him all about It.
Listen to him. now. telling us that
he knows everything we've said and
all that's going ong'
The Baby Hlmself-"0oo. 10.
googly. gurgle, goo-goor'
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while In the kitchen she heard
three shots At first she thought
they came from outside the house.
and she believed that hold.up was
In progress.
Hardly Grasps Tragedy
A fourth shot rang out. and shc
recognized u M coming from up.
stairs. Aitho she could not imagine
what had happened. n mothers pre-.
monition told her something tragic
had occurred.
She ran upstairs. There on the
floor lay the dead bodies Of her hus.
band. baby boy and daughter. The
third child. Wilson. lay writhing In
agony on the floor. Az she looked
In paralyzed terror. he. too, seemed
to stiffen and grow limp.
Her mind was slow TO react 10 the
shock. but finally the police were
notified. Wilson was taken to the
city hospital. II In thought he will
recover. The other three bodies are
In the morguc.
Mrs. Potter. dazed and stupefied
from the tragedy which wiped out
nearly all her family. spent the night
at the home OF Mrs u. ]. Boots.
G233 goth ave. ". II.
The wounded hoy. Wilson. was
shot thru the chest. lie died at II 80
this morning.
Arrangements for the four funerals
are being made. Potter was sales.
man for Dare & Dodge. Inc, real
estate brokers. 1919 T.. 45th st.
A second tragedy TO engage the
attention Of the police was the shoot.
ing Of John Carlson. 25. OF 3o7 wash.
tcONT'D ON PAGE ELEVEN)
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Fall Thru Manhole
Injuries Mans Lee

Lawrence Fernandez. 10, Carl
hotel, First ave. s. and washington
ST.. was taken to the city hospital
early Christmas morning with bad.
ly laccrated leg. Fernandex said Ne
was walking by Washington st- ana
Occidental ave. when he fell thru an
open manhole. There was no siRn
or light over the manhole. ACCORDING
to Fernandez.
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TWO WOMEN SLUGCED
Shalt st profit?

What shall it profit at the Christmas
tide,
II opuence and luxury abide
And love of all our fellows be denied?
This is the season which we dedicate
Not to SNUG pride or vain and vaunted
hate,
But to that love which knowcth no
estate.
This day we fix our faith and found
our trust
That man is purified of dross and dust
And is not only gcnerous--but just!
o. yc Of pomp and circumstance and
power.
Captains and conquerors and lords of
dover.
HAPPY ye flourish for your little hour.
But though ye seize the earth and
fruits thereof.
Or heap possessions TO the skies above,
What shall it profit, If ye have not
love?
Lo! those were Wise Men come from
out the East,
With no gaunt bellies gladdened for
feast,
But come to seek the shelter of the
beast,
Copyright,
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The Georgetown train despatcher
notified police when he saw men
breaking plate glass windows in the
Heidricks' shoe store. Eighth ave. s..
and Adams ST.. nj $50 n. m. Christ
mas. When officers arrived. the
window breakers were gone and had
taken with them a stock of shoes.
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door where pathetic little fir
branch. stuck in wet board.
showed somebody had tried 10
bring Christmas cheer there. and
after rapplng for some minutes
the door was hesitatingly unbolt-
cd and a little tot OF girl peeked
out.
Yes. this was the place: no. her
mamma wasn't at home. she was
working: yes. she wanted some
roller skates and had written San
Ia about them.
A too OF n girl, shut up alone
in a cold shack Of n house, two
days before Christmas.
That sort OF n thing shouldn't
be done, that's all there In TO IT.
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Turk, Pie, Cigars
Gone Thru Window

Boys are blamed by w. r. Steb-
bin, 2T2f Judkins ST.. for stealing his
Christmas dinner from the house
Christmas eve. While Stebbin was
absent. some one gained entrance
thru a rear window. took turkey.
cranberries. pie. 'neverything. to-
gcther with Christmas presents. in
the form Of a box OF cigars and n
pair OF pink house slippers. The
house Mt 2721 Judkins st. was also
prowlcd. says Stebbin.
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You should practice self.denlal by
denying yourself the pleasure OF
saying un<ind things about others.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-25

For they had glimpsed vision from
afar.
A vision concentrated to a Star,
That Love-of- Man had found an avatar
Men crown the Manger with diadem,
Men cry hosannas to the Garments
them
But scant the gift the Spirit asks of
them
Faith in this s world. the House Of Thss
Hope of Ourselves. the Door to make
men free,
Love of our fellows, which is still the
Key.
Such is the wisdom Of the Christmas
tide.
Happy that day when wisdom shall
abide
And not on each tomorrow be denied.
What If we Rugged that wisdom close
and dear
Not for day of merriment and cheer.
But for the days of all the Christmas
year?
In this mad world where surginp men
are met,
II we should strive to give and not
TO get,
What metes upon our boundaries
should be set?
0. n r. A.
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sure and get the SKATES. ana 10
tell the little girl that Santa got
her letter just IN time.
There isn't any known method
OF finding out who Is deserving
and who isn't.
Nor is there any known system
OF insuring decent living for
every deserving worker, tho we
do better in this country than they
do anywhere else on earth, and we
always have with us the deserving
poor with little children who pray
In vain for n little OF the cheer
that other children have In rcck.
less abundance.
But II we look right sharp about
us: usually we viii discover some
one chance In some small way 10
tighten somebody's load, and make
any way one child the happier for
our being alive.
God bless us. everyone.
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'Tis true, Herman, time waits for
no man. The only chap who can
beat II Is the musician.
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As IT SEEMS
TO Me
DANA SLEETH

~ u
i~I didn't itg
suppose that n q
census had been taken
OF the children OF tho
down. any time tho last month. II
would have been discovered that
every child under 10 was sure
Christmas would never get here.
and that every day was at least
week long.
Out my way. We have q great.
big tree: cut IL down with my own
1sttle hatch<t. and hauled Il In.
ana nailed boards to its feet. and
|'orrpeze<l il into ~ nront room ~
80 DrSne 49, few nfnbs.
There wasn't an awful lot on
~ tree: children frequently get
x - much to enjoy anything
hut we're strong for tree with
candles on II. and lots Of icicies.
and ornaments. and do-dads. and
3 G1mcrackr, and shiny coiorcd balls.
and yards Of silver and gilt Make
the tree itself AZ near a living ex-
4 pression Of cheer as you can; may
b.. then. you'll get over a bit OF the
4 true spirit Of the day 10 the
yOunxsters.
And lots and lots OF candies and
nuts and good things to eat. Can
6fes We bought. and candies We
unade. and candles that are a total
ALLURE and candies that were a
coE,plete success And plenty OF
1ruit and pies and suet pudding.
No turkey. no. sir. When they
charge rs cents a pound for tur-
keys--gizzard. bones. neck and all
~ lay down my hand and watch
he willing spenders fuss with the
POI.
I think Is years from now my
children will probably feel better
over the ten-doliar bin added to
their education fund than they
would have been over the distant
memory OF the 1919 turkey.
~ HATS n bit Of a peek nj
one Christmas. ! give II
as contrast TO another
sort Of Christmas that
I want you TO think
over.
Among the mass OF letters that
shffted thru the desk Tuesday. one
little scrawl caught my eye.
read II and forgot all about that
btx tree out home. The letter said:
Dear Santa Claus: VIII you
please bring me something for
Christmas2 do want a pair OF
roller skates. My mamma has no
money. and 7 got no papa. and l
am seven years old. Please don't
forget me. Santa Claus" And with
this note was a name and adj
dress.
Inclosed, too. was n note from
the girls mother. saying that the
girl had begged 90 hard to write
TO Santa and 30 she let her. My
little daughter never has had n
tlnistmas." was her closing line.
7 looted an office fund for n ten
dollar bill and set out to see wheth-
er this was a ~ S'nuff letter, and
sure 'nuff e.rl who never had
had a Christmas.
HY0 FOUND the number, a
few blocks from this OF.
flee. a painless old
69oI shack OF place.
rang the bell. but
/ guess II wasn't In order.
I knocked. but no response.
~ fha knntf
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I went back 10 the Of
flee and wrote n let
ter TO the mother. and
put In the ten dollar
bill, and told her to be
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4AT'S a bit Of a peek Mt
one Christmas; 7 give II
as contrast TO another
sort of Christmas that
I want you to think
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i guess II wasn't In order.
I knocked. but no response.
So ! slipped around to the back
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FRIDAY
pEc. "a
First Low Tide
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fir>s Nigh Tide
Use a IN. II : q.
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Copyright, 1919. n. r. A
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The mother went downstairs to lock up The house before
retiring.
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Die. %
First i.sw Tide
f-fes a m. 20 9 ~.
FIRST High Tide
Ilee q. m, i1t a.
second Low Tide
ftis y m. 81 q.
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sssi . m 30 q.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-10
ALLECEDCATTLE .
THIEF NABBED
Jack Guyer, Said to Be
King of Rustlers,"
Caught by LANCER.

Bismarck. ~. D., Oct. 10.-Jack
| Guyer. alleged king of cattle rustlers,
who already. has served two terms lin
the state ~penitentiary, was arrested at
Gettsburgh, ear Mobridge, S. d.,
yesterday on complaint of Attorney
General LANCER charging him with
having been engaged in. wholesale
thefts of cattle across the line in
North Dakota.
Attorney. General LANCER. who years
ago as states attorney in Morton
county was first responsible for send
ing Guyer to states prison as a cattle
%rustler, had been on the trial Of the
alleged cattle thief for a month. The
attorney general closed the nippers on
his victim yesterday, when. the. arrest
was made by Deputy Sheriff Jacob
Froclich Of Sioux county.
1t is alleged that the value of. cattle
stolen by Guyer and his companions
and driven across the line into South
Dakota aggregates many thousands OF
dollars. One. Adams county ranchet
~Ealone-- has: LOST 50, 900. worth. of, cattle
during the last three months. !!
The attorney general last night
asked Governor Frazier for extradi;
ttion papers, which will be served to-
day. Guyer probably will be tried in
Sioux county. His former convictions
were. both from Morton county, the
second n having been for blind
piRging. i
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-10
PROPERTIES
/ ASSOCIATION is u
I GIVEN A CHARTER

st. Paul, Oct. 10.-The Mayo
Properties association of Rochester
today received a state charter. 1t has
no capital stock and liability is limit
ed to $4,000. Advancement of the
study and investigation of human all
ments and injuries and promotion OF
hygiene and health and public well
fare are the principal objects Of the
new corporation. Provision is made
against benefits inuring to any mem
hers or individual. DR.. VIM. j. Mayo
is chairman; DR.. Charles H. Mayo,
vice president, and Harry j. War
wick, secretary and treasurer. One
of the charter members is l.. L. Brown
of Winona.