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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
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CHRISTMAS CANTATA
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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. Lake craft operated with
searchlights nud ray. from the light
house two miles oft shore swept the
lake front.
Tho weather bureau attributed the
darkness to u two-fold cause, the
presence of low-hung clouds over tho
dt and the fact that an area of low
temperature west of Chicago made
the air here stagnant.
The weather man predicted occa
sional snows for tonight and Christ
inas for tho Chicago district.
Hold-up men seized the opportun-
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