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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1913)
r I pttoe Eiairr arrcmrorcn matt; ttctwkr ot.dfotw. orcrcoox. wf,ivntt:tay, nrcoiwroKrc 21. "torn. L L OF lly to work tn tho gloom. .Joseph Sohnlopleh was en route to a urn eor. nt 0:110 a. m, when two Italians stopped him nud relieved htm o( ISO. Tho piuk commissioner ordered lights turned on In all tho city pnrk-i, fearing attempts nt hold-up", of per sous using the parks as rIioi tt'iitn. Gels Rhodes Scholarship the Willniiinltc unlveiyilty, Ik cIionwi today by the Klioiloii Ncholiirrihlp m IihMIoii commit tco iih the nnxt HIuhIcm Ht'liohir lo Oxford uiilvurHlly, SAl.CM, dr., Iloimiu. son of Dec. 1M.- l'n ul 'I'. 'loilili'iit Human of PUPILS TO RENDER COUCH REFUSES TO HANGS LIKE PALL LEAVE JAIL CELL! DARKENING CHICAGO SUNDAY SCHOO SO II NOT BLACKNESS CHRISTMAS CANTATA I Preparations havo boon going on for Kotnc time In tho Presbyterian Sunilny school In drlllltiK the pupils In the rendition of llio Christmas can tntn. "Santa Claus at Miss Prim's, ' which will bo given at tho church this evening. The scono of tho cantata ti tali) In tho clnes room ol Miss Prim' hoarding- school, whore tho children have boon kept over -the Christmas holidays owing to the destruction of tho railroad bridge. Mlsa Prim, who In opposed to tho Santa Claus idea, forbids tho pupils to enter into any Christmas festivities, and there la much gloom surrounding the board ing school when Santa Claus, tho real gcnulno Santa, suddenly arrives o. the scene to the delight of nil. The cantata abounds with many olos and choruses, which are token by some of the best sinners tn the Sunday school. The principle, characters aro taken b tho follewing: nita Lucllo Mesincr. Lena Geneva Wormian. Tom llalph Norrts. Hilly Hoy Morris Mahoney. Vera Fatte Mildred Wicks. "Nowsy" Ned Andrew Kerr. Miss Prim Marie Gates. Tho witch's daughter Marie Elfert. Lisping Lou Margaret Harirson. Spirit of Love Huth Warner. Santa Claus By Himself. Accompanist Esther Harrison. Chorus of Hoy Hoarders, Baseball Hoys, Sowing Clrclo and others. The musical numbers are as fol fel fol eows: Overture Instrumental. Opening chorus Waiting for San ta, all. Solo and chorus GIvo Us Back Our Santa, Rita. Solo and chorus Of Courso There Ain't No Santa, Newsy Ned. Solo an'd chorus They Can't Take Illm Away From Us, Lena. Solo and chorus I Want a Teddy Hear, Vera. Solo and chorus Tho Witch's Daughter. Intermission. Opening chorus Santa Is Coming. All. Solo and chorus "Tho Spirit of Lovo" and Santa. Solo and chorus A Little Dlrd Told Mc, Santa. Solo and chorus Lisping Lou. Solo and chorus Hoy boarders. Solo and chorus Sowing circle. Solo and chorus Baseball boys. Solo and chorus Santa's Advice. PERFECTING APPEALS IN DIGGS-CAMINETTI CASE SAN FHANCISCO, Cnl.. Dec. 24. Appeal from the eodxinion of Mnuri I. Digpi nnd F. Drew Cum iuctti, found guilty of violntiop of the Mnnn whito slave law, will !e Tiled in the United States court of appeals Boon. The bills of excep tion contend that the cases do not como within the intentions of the white slavo net. MONTICKU.O, X Y, Dec. 24 After having been a voluntnry priso ner In one little room of the offices of the Into Melvln II. Couch, former dis trict attorney of Sullivan count) for years, Miss Adelaide M. Hrance. tho ''ml widow" or the lawer, hesitated and shrank from again appearing In the world today. She Is free of all charges nnd could leavo tho J.xtl here nt any time, but nt nor request, 's stilt confined In a cell with the ma tron watching ner her Now that the man she loved, nnd for whom she sacrificed the best years of hor life Is gone, she regrets only that she dtd not die with htm. A report was circulated that Miss Hrance hnd attempted to end her life In her cell early today, hut this was denied by uudcr-Shoriff Unit. She has repeatedly said, however, that "w lints only to die on Mel's grave," and this has caused the relatives of the dead man to request that Miss Hrance be closely watched. "I believe the woman Is temporar ily Insane." said Dr. V. F. Curletto. brother-in-law of Couch, today ' I do not believe she should leave the Jail until she ts normal and quiet " CHICAGO, Dee SM - Inky black ness settled over Chicago todnv nnd Christmas shoppers fought their way through, n gloom a pronounced as nt midnight. It 'was tho second time with n month that tho phenomenn has occurred. Street lights twinkled through tho darkness; automobile headlights flashed. eiiterprllnn theater mana gers switched on electric signs and nt 10 a. m. the loop district took on Its usual midnight appearance. A big flashlight, operated from tho Chi cago and Northwestern depot every night, was turned on, but Its rnvs had difficulty penetrating the heavy fog. 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