The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 24, 1912, Page 1

O’CLOCK Christmas afternoon The Star's great tree and entertainment for the little-chimney kids of Seattle will open at Dreamland. Santa has enough for all. “VOL. 14. ALER ANOINTS BLIND; RESTORES THEIR SIGHT DR, F. E. ‘WOMAN CRIES YOAKUM WITH JOY AS SEES CLOCK ON WALL AFTER YEARS IN DARKNESS Sarah Whitney, who lives in its, and who Is visiting in Seattle, wanted to co Méeting held Monday night ’ hall, Fourth av. and Dr. F. E. Yoakum, “di healer bad read to her out of the how, at Dr. Yoakum’'s Meetings, the sick, and the M and the crippled had come to And Mrs. Whitney was Sbe had not seen for years. ‘even a glimmer, in the bright Ps} w Whitney wanted to go, and took her. As before, the hall i crowded with the physicaily Men and women were there tches, patiently waiting for Word to come forward and be At last the invitation And down the aisles they and groped their way. Mrs. y went with them. Her fame. For a moment of the healer rested on her eyes. They were re and she straightened up, ked wonderingly. A giad cry escaped her. i can see; I can see,” she audience gazed, open- ” cried Mrs. Whitney, T came in here tonight I was Ma. Now"—and she pointed at a ‘om the far side of the hall— I can tell the time. } minutes to ten.” " looked. She was right Meetings were held Monday, the afternoon, one at night, Yoakum, who, by the way, like to be called a divine is Christ,” he says, “who these miracies through me.” | Sapemd were well attended. blind, the lame, and the trusting and believing b to be made whole. and ye shall receive.” asked, implored and begged. Sight Is Restored Melvin Young was one anointed. ‘been partly blind for many He lives in Anacortes. heard that Dr Yoakum in Seattle, he spent his to come to consult the vv Young's eyes had been he returned to his seat and Peading a letter. I deciare,” he said. “When here, 1 couldn't see the ad- Now I can read it.” Unable to come to Dr. Personally were sent hand- which have received the is done in accordance with fn Acts 19-12: that from his the | body were|kitchen. He escaped. brought unto the sick handker. departed from them, and the evil |spirits sent out of them.” Afternoon and evening services will be held nesday WILSON GETS © PIPE, PRESENT, CAN’T SMOKE IT TRENTON, N. J., Dec. 24.— President-elect Woodrow Wi son was not forgotten by Santa Claus, and gifts of all kinds are reaching him here today. From Vicksburg, Miss, a young lady admirer sent the presidentelect a handsom) gold-mounted meerschaum pipe. “I tried smoking only once to my life,” said Wilson, “and the results were so disastrous that 1 am afraid to try again.” Other gifts offered were a 43-pound turkey, accepted, three smaller turkeys, accept- ed, one cow, declined, a barrel of especially fattened oysters, accepted. MILLION DOLLAR BABY PLAYS SANTA WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—With his parents and other guests looking on, Vincent Walsh McLean, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edw. McLean, the “$100,000,000 baby,” entertained 50 lof bis small friends and distributed $6,000 worth of gifts among them here today. Dolls as large as the little tots themselves were distributed. Smiall ponies and donkeys that acted as if alive simply by pressing a but- | ton, were among the costly gifts to | delight the juvenile heart. Among the grown-ups were Admiral Geo. Dewey, Russian Ambassador Bakh- metieff and Chief Justice White. Mrs. McLean has inaugurated a campaign in Washington to help needy families In practical ways. She was the “fairy godmother” at her son's Christmas entertainment HERE’S NERVY THIEF Rubber-In club, 1610 Fast Har- rison st., was last night robbed of $150 and two gold watches. The house was occupied by Bachelors Lambert, Cunningham, Knox, Harreth, Ryans and Erice- son. Despite the fact that the six husky men were asleep in the house, the burglar entered every room and ransacked the pockets in all the clothes. This morning the housekeeper found the robber sleeping im the NO. 256. ebiefs or aprons, and the diseases | he Seattle Star THE ONLY PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER IN SEATTLE SEATTL ABBED 5 GOLD ROBBER Arrest Steamer Pur- ser for Theft of $57,000 in Bullion. Clem ‘Shepard, purser on the steamer Humboldt, is in the county jall today on a charge of having participated in the big gold theft two years ago, by which $57,000 worth of gold bullion was exchang ed for lead Shepard was late jaat) night, and Prosecuting Attorney Murphy will file an information against him for “larceny by bring ing in stolen goo . 1 The gold came from Alaska, and was fed on the Humboldt at Skagway The substitution was) not discovered until the supposed | bullion, contained in heavy steel | boxes, was left in the local assay office. | Benny Wiseman, held by the fed. | eral authorities on the charge opium smuggling, is also | ed in the bullion theft, acc Murphy arrested TWO INDICTED RAILWAY MEN | ARE ARRAIGNED By United Freee Leasea Wire NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-—-President Mellen of the New York, New Ha ven and Hartford ratlroad, and President Chamberlin of the Grand Trunk line appeared in the United States court here today prepared to answer the indictments returned | yesterday, which alleged “criminal lconsptracy in restraint of trade. Chambertin and Mellen,” said) ULLETIN Frank Crawford, Chamberlin’s at-| ny teamed Press aed Wire torney, “welcome an investigation! KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 04 and will absolutely disprove any ‘ <ioaal aewatual charge. We will show the|Qttciais of the National Exp real reason for discontinuing the here admitted today that the Grand Trunk connection to Provi-|safe which bandits failed to open jdence was the condition of the |i, tne hold-up of a Chicago & Alton money market, and that the financ:| passenger ing of an enaion was impossible | jy) last pl because of the rulnous rate d©/ heiween $16 5 } manded.” press Messenger Ayres said he PAPAL BLESSING [very "aad, only sone, package te BY BISHOP O'DEA| missing | assisted by the! will sing the nol-| masa at Bt Christmas morn Co., bery Bishop O'Dea, cathedral choir emn bigh pantifical James cathedral ing at 11 o'clock. After the mass members of the congregation will receive the papal blessing from the bishop. Christmas is one of the four prin cipal feasts of the year in the Cath- olic church | plaints were filed this morning. CHILDREN OCCUPY "Laura L. Swann, who married THE WHITE HOUSE) p.ccvet: Swann 17 years ago, saym ar an lhe didn't support for the last five WASHINGTON, Dec. 24-—Prest-| years dent Taft’s Christmas turkey gifts Bllen A. Johnson says John A. |were distributed to employes of| Johnson is addicted to drink, and jthe White House today. Of the ex-/|treats her cruelly. The same com jecutive’s family only his daughter plaint is made by Mamie Griffin Helen and son Robert are spending | against Thomas W. Griffin. |the holidays at the White House. Hazel K. Gainer says she simply |Another son, Charles, is with the/ can’t get along with William F. |president’s party now in the Pan-| Gainer jama canal zone. | William J. Douglas says the A Christmas dance ts to be given| woman he married in Dawson in |by Miss Helen Taft at the White) 1903 had another husband living | House Friday night jat that time. Mra. Douglas, who is in oPrtland now, filed an answer NO STOMACH; LIVES to the suit admitting the allegations in the complaint NEW WEEKLY PAPER The first issue of the Seattle Herald, a new weekly socialist pa- | per, ts out. CHRISTMAS EVE, BUT 5 COUPLES WANT DIVORCE Tonight is Christmas eve But the season for divorces in always open. Five divorce com- FORT WAYNE, Ind, Dec, 24.— |Joseph Winski, a laborer, walked from a local hospital in apparently | perfect health, but with the knor'l edge that he is minus a stomach. pital meter et meat tot atte riey. |,» Under the caption, “Our Mission,” ’ phy- 7 sicians had declared he could ON af in Mag Be ow ae Fe tian gt live. As a last hope, it was decid-| phe paper will “support the nom- ed to remove the entire stomach| ination for public office whenever and connect the bowel and the) such nominees possess ability and esophagus. Integrity in a degree to justify the CHRISTMAS SNOW- confidence of those whof they seek.” STORM IN EAST) pusy DAY FOR CUPID BOSTON, Dec. 24.—A heavy Cupid is there with Christmas snowfall prevailed here this after-| bells on Profanity bi'!. He brought noon, the weather bureau forecast-|up 34 couples Saturday, 27 couples ing « blizzard for Christmas day. | yesterday, and there's a big tush WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—Snow | expected this afternoon, at the mar. fell heavily here today, causing se-| riage license window. Seven rious delay in train service north|couplea were up before 11 o'clock and south, Many home-coming|this morning, and they were still travelers are delayed. coming. OME ON NOW, YOU LITTLE-CHIMNEY KIDS! WE’RE ALL READY FOR BY FRED set! Now, come on, you littlechimney kids! L. BOALT We dare you ready for 5,000 of you, and that's as many as the big Dream- will hold. show will begin at 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. band will give a concert In front of the rink, which will last) rs are opened. tree is up and ablaze with lights. At 12:30 It's the most wonderful the world. The presents are ready—5,000 of them, And nearly of candy, And a half-ton of nutes. thia Grey will have charge of a special committee, which will for those little-chimney k ide who have in the past been out- heglected by Santa Claus, m will go the biggest and finest presents. ral public is invited, too. e who do not wish to join are invited by Mique Fisher to come early to see the famous (By Wireless.) NORTH POLE, Dec. 24.—"I arn lookin: forward with much " said Santa Claus today, as he wa Southward journey, “to my visit to Dreamland rink, It be remembered that, some weeks ago, | confessed that my methods were old. of central- ization, | have been unable to reach all children at Christm ve found myself unable to get around to all the where children live, and to get down many of the chimneys, | realize that, if | cannot go to the children, they must come to me, at some central meeting point. Hencd the experience at Dreamland rink in Seattle.” Sy eae” 4 The young women clerks at the Manning Coffee store, public mar ket, have in the past been in the habit of giving each other presents for Christmas. This year they used the money they would have spent on each other to buy a monster doll—it's 28 inches high—and they made wonderful clothes for it, and tomorrow it will be given to a littlechim- ney kid. oe ee “If,” sald Mique Fisher this morning, “Santa Claus, when he gets here tomorrow, doesn't grasp me by the hand and say; ‘Mique, I" been in the business a long time, and I've been all over the world, and T’'ve seen millions of trees; but I've got to hand it to you, Mique, that you've got here positively the finest tree, the biggest tree, the most beautiful tree I've ever seen in all my experince’—if Santa Claus doesn’t ° WASH., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1912. ONE CENT THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS TRAIN BANDITS TRAPPED; THEY CAUGHT “HUMMER.” MISSED CASH the sarsase, HOME EDITIO mR WOMAN E Thirty seconds after she hands raised above her head ; volver in the hand of a murc |against her breast until it hurt j till in her little grocery | Monday night, Mrs. S store G. Ha store | the “stick It wa aim, that poor cot p ibly the morgue, tc | Mrs. Hamlin swears she will fix |him so he will be of no use ex |cept to the coroner and undertaker jit she ever sees him again | Draws Gun on Her, “I was standing in the store alone about 6 o'clock last night,” said |Mrs, Hamlin, “when the fellow jcame in. He asked for something |1 didn’t have, and started out, and j1 turned to go into my rooms at the rear when he called out to me to hold t hands. 1 turned again and looked into his gun. He made me stand by jthe cash register with the gun presser against my breast while he robbed the register. I dropped one hand and called him a coward, and shoved the re r away a: Ww had considerable ex |perience shooting at targets, and always keep a reolver around the house. I had it in bur drawer in my ns, and wanted to get #0 I told the man there |was twice as much money in the back rooms as he had taken from the register, and to come back and get it my ernoon. land, Seventh and Union. And the darkness the thief is not O’CLOCK > That's the time tomorrow aft- The place is Dream- girls—they’re all the girls and boys in town. MPTIES GUN AT BURGLAR IN STREET CHASE “T’ll Get Him,” She Says, “If I Ever Lay My Eyes on Him Again’”--- Blames Darkness for Miss. had been standing with her with a murderous looking re- lerous looking man __ pressed while the man robbed the 14th av. S. and King st., was out in front of the her at amlin 38 calibre bullets at the retreating form of rather than to Mrs a fit day Hamlin’s candidate for a hospital ‘SHE’S HAPPIEST | MOTHER; BABY LOST, IS FOUND 4 Wire y ¥C 24.—The hap- plest mother in New York today is Mre hn ms, an 18month- old baby whom she gave up a year ago today having been returned to her as a Christmas present by two Vassar girls A year ago Mrs. Williams placed her child In the infants’ hospital of the Charities Aid society because she could no longer support him at home. She paid his board for one month and was unable thereafter to make further payments. Two months ago the baby was sent to a childless couple here. Two weeks ago Mrs. Williams remar- ried and wanted her v the leated the child and returned it to pieay the engine and rest of the the en SPRINGFIELD, Mls, The four masked band Dec, 24 Aft te who held | ex care from th up & Chicago and Alton train five train, the bandits forced Biiles, southwest of here at mid- gineer to drive sever on down night Jast night are reported today the track. There t exploded surrounded near the Wabash tracks |four charges of dy in an close to the scene of the robbery uasuc al attempt to open the Bloodhounds were rushed to the | express The then scone at daybreak, a officials | filled si capture of the robbers ts , a engineer ran back and bandits |ed a warning e of 15 der sectired $20,000 in gold uty sberiff*s and railroad tives The train held up by the four|left here for the inen is known The Hummer. | switch engine FW a omar FRAME UP MANY | aay ve | CHARGES TO PUT | AGAINST ALEC fore Christmas, C. G. Corbett ewcaped matory, in stead of penitentiary sen tence, He came up before Judge Gilliam after having been convicted of slashing a Alexander Thompson, the man's eye with a knife. He was who gave the police and Chauffeur sentenced to three to ten years [Osiand « night, faces several char accord ing to Prosecuting Mur phy He will be charged with at |least one robbery and two jaseaulte in the first degree. | in the reformatory on bis torhey’s plea for a Christmas "Lam not eure but that there will | charge,” sentence jbe another robbery sald | TO BURN HAMMER Murphy this morning. “And it is| ” OF “KNOCKERY SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24 will be celebrated here tonight,| hard telling now what the bullet in when at 6:45 Miss Mae Josephine | Kailes’ skull may result in. 1) pyre which will be the signal for) memory plea put up by Thompson.” | the festivities to commence. At police headquarters Thomp- opera singer, alded by a large! just wanted a little bit of real ex-| chorus, will } the musical num-| citement er filling himeelf up voices. | He is not regarded as a profes. STOFFICE BUSY | stonal hold-up man freight car were used for the first} 4 time im the history of the Seattle | Christmas mall to substations Monday the busiest day ever experienced tn the Seattle postoffice. A special Christmas packages which accum ulated over Sunday, and over 60 WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—Dem- pafeel post, a carton of eges, ship ped by mail from Oklahoma City, a received uninjured today by Post master General Hitchcock, uncoupling tbe robber s and es jeertain ound it ed that ' as Because this is the sailor | merry whirl Saturday | Attorney case H. Towne, Melbourne, Wash., was sandbagged by two men at 12:30 jast night and robbed of $49 and his watch, Tho only thing they left him was a “fake” photo! of the three, which represented them behind the bars of the city jail. He had been making the rounds with the two earlier in the evening. He's hanging onto the picture MRS. WILSON APPOINTS MRS. ROOSEVELT’S SECRETARY TRENTON, N. J., Dee. 24 Despite the heavy snow, Gov, Wil son took an auto ride here today He announced that Mre. Wilson had appointed Miss Isabelle Hag: ner as her secretary. Miss Hagner was once secretary to Mrs. Theo. Roosevelt “Burning the hammer of knockery Bennett sets a match to the funeral|/ haven't any faith in this loas of Madame Wernice de Parquali/son is sized up as a fellow who rT bers. The choir is to consist of 500) with a few good hard drinks. A hay-rack, an auto, and an extra LEAVE THEIR PHOTO postoffice to dispatch the flood of | Postmaster Russell says it was delivery was required for the | extra men were employed. onstrating the possibilities of the @intance of about 1,500 miles, was YOU] say that when he gets here, why—why, I'll know he's a Jealous-minded, four-flushing old showman, and I'll boot him off the floor.” ‘That tree Is all Mique says it is. Mr. Aaron of the Western Bleo So. offered, some time ago, to furnish the lights for it. Il take lots of lights,” we warned, "How many?” “A thousand,” we sald Mr. Aaron didn't bat an eyelash, He has delivered the thousand lights, and said if we needed more we had only to call on him © 8 * | There will be no Christmas at home for the major. | You remember the major? Maj. Fred A. Bennett, who was the human totem pole at the Potlatch? The major is a renowned phono- flutist, It was his intention to spend the holidays with his aged mother in California. But when he learned that Wagner's band had volunteer- ed to play for the little-chimney kids, he abandoned the che:ished hol day, and he and the band will render tomorrow a selected repertoire of sthe newest melodies, tric ho peaks | In conclusion, The Star wants to thank the public for its hearty co-operation, and to wish all its readers, big-chimn@y and little, a Merry Christmas, ° didn't door JA. Tarricc [his two foot b He said want to covered as b The min be had enough, and go back, and kept backed out of the he was gone I) rushed to the bureau and got my ev and unlimbered it. He w. about 100 feet away when [I shot} SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24.— first, but it was too dark to see) Whirled to his death in a tank of him distinctly. I chased him and/oj) by a flywheel of the engine he shot three times. At the last shot/was tending, BE. W. Anderson, @ eared behind a billboard vung engineer, years old, wag like a gr nd. dead in the engine room of She'll Get” Him, the Pacific Tank and Pipe com- “T'll know that man if I ever pany‘s plant, here today and believe me, I'll get Anderson was missed by his fel- low workers and shreds of cloth- ng on the edge of the tank led to his discovery partly submerged ita the oil. the mother. FLYWHEEL WHIRLS HIM TO DEATH me ver and ran = see little womar She me tc She is an Mr n “ about rs old Seatt om Missourt. e: arkeman urglar go a few IT’S VACATION FOR SEVEN JUDGES Only two of the nine departments minutes before, Mrs ypened the door of her home, at 1806 Lane st., just In time to see a burglar dive through the dining room window. The dive|of the superior court will transact must have been a little ahead of|business during Christmas week. schedule, On the floor was a neat-|Judges Gilliam and Smith will stay ly-piled bur of clothing and ajon the bench. It's vacation for the revolver. ring was the only |other seven udges until January 2 thing t nD. and 4 <= ‘AUGHS sie NEWS) PORTLAND, OR.JOHN METZGER secured a shave, shine and shampoo. He pleaded with the barber that he had no money to pay for these services, and the latter said All right, let ‘er go.” He then tried to touch the barber for $10. Barber called a copper. NEWPORT, OR—JOHN GRANBERG, engineer, carefully tucked rd into his nightie and retired. When he awoke the beard was gone and he was clean shaven. He put an “ad” in the paper for the lost whiskers. CHICAGO--NATTILY DRESSED AND joyous, Chris Lawler tour- ed the Barbary cost coast. He imbibed deeply and then slept. When he awakened he was dressed in the jaunty attire of a bluejacket. Now Chris is “looking for a sailor.” OMAHA—"SAY, WHICH ONE 0’ youse guys is bunk?” queried a 6yearold newsie of two Salvation Army Santas on Spring st. One Santa slipped away while the other opened the note the lad offered. May Peller, and asked for roller skates. I SS—ONE MOTTLED pig awaits execution at the Loe Athletic club and 20 athletes are recovering today from the The Christmas supper of the 20 escaped and was recaptured 12 blocks through crowded downtown streets. GATELY’S Use more inches of advertising in The Star than in all other Seattle papers combined. This store is a shining example of the success that can be attained by the combining of good merchandise, good man- agement and service and persistent, conservative ad- vertising. Gatelys sell merchandise that they are proud to stand back of. Their Seattle store proved such a gratifying success that they have opened a Tacoma store and have just completed arrange- ments to establish a Portland store at an early date. You will find an ad from the progressive store on page 2 in today’s Star, afte By the way, don’t forget to try that Star want ad. 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