The Modesto Bee from Modesto, California • 1

MODESTO NEWS I UK tVM FAPKl IS BEST For Readers i Frists the Sen as the It If- ns THE KVEYIYG IVUTH is BUST For Advertisers Head II When The Hair Time In llcsvl II VII limiTVL XEWNIUPKK OF TUEl'ITt OF VODLKTO 0 173 LMTKD I'UKSS VVIlit SKIM ICE MODESTO CUIFOBM1 II KSlMV HI DEI it I'Hi MOIIKNTO'S IEVIHYG Mill SI VI'Flt VOI1ME I II Christmas Eve Christmas Morning THE TALE OF THE TAVERN RAGES IN 1 EAST TODAY The night was cold and the heavens Sparkled with rad ism sweet Ami the full clear moon in splendor Cuided the travelers' feet The two walked slow In the allem i Slow with llieir weariness 'tut the big strong man In Ills longing Turned with a gentle caress Dream little child! The shadows fall Over the land the mystic veil That hides the morrow from our eyes Is swaying in the starliuht pale Dream little child! Christmas eve Dream while the magic hours glide by Each wind that blows the snowflakes wild Is laden with sweet mystery till I lilted Pres) WASHINGTON Dee It has wen learned that Secretary Mc-Veagh of the treasury department will submit an executive order to President Taft after the holidays reorganizing the customs service at a raving of more than $7'nniio annually The idan Is said to reduce the number customs stir irs and (many collectors will lr nierseded by deputy collector who will be under the civil service It is said that within the department ihr proposed reform Is looked upon vvilh favor though it is expected that job seek- rs will make a protest to the Democratic majority In the bouse as It Is Intimated that the move bears somewhat the stamp of ditical It i I it i ll NKVV YOltlx Dee 2t -Nov Dug luml anil I lie Allainie coast It lie iiik swept Usluy by III Indian bliz- nl anil IIIHIIV vessel are report eil la lie in danger Throughuul this M'llH snowfall lias linen heavy in iimilv places veiling a depth of nine incites ianlio A ilren litters aie being held elf the A alii rune Unlit ship hy Dm (ale vvaitliiK oiportUtdly In duck MiW YOIIK Dee "I -New yrk Is today swept hy one ef the henvleai Ulna sturnta of C'e year There are i iv inches of lainvv on the grnnnil ami tralfie has linen held tin in many idler- The tilorin evtends youth In Norfolk nail west to I'lltahurK ATI ANTIC CITY Dee 21 -Drive ly a blinding blizzard the nit nl Fruit cotnoatlles steamer Turi lall a wan it iy'-e I unou the sW'Div i the Fag Harbor I early is mnrnlim The vessel Is yel tie buffet tig (if the win (Is and the waves may nl any moment complete the wreck I ife siyor are rtandin" hy it 'aiiy al any moment to rescue the sixty nasseves a light then Mary shelter We shill rest liy tin grace of Cod" "ould lie know that the soil they were I reading Was soon to Ire sanctified soil "No room fur thee hue" spake the door man 'We have lords and Indies In nlcasc No "added the host of the tavern 'No room for guest sudi as those There's shelter the 'twas door man Me tarried in pity i snare 'There's straw III th tavern sinlile ll will serve as vout resting place TOMORROW Stand hack cried Me liost of tin tavern Me stood ai the stalihi doc 'Stand liHeh or the breath thin the Invest "Will serve your poor carcass more" Me was facin'' tile lords and ladles Mis guest nt tin tavern Me denied that the' enter v'e stable denied vvilli a threatening sword Then he turned and knelt doorway To the child in the swaddlin'-' dress "(Ireai ('od I have sinned Oh thou liear me "And fill me with rfehteonsimss FRENCHMEN LIKE IB SPORT OECORATIONS FAIR TRFATWIFNT FOR PARIS Dec out oi every Frenchmen ports an official at ion of -on kind according 1 1 sis- sties ibd by Jules Martin The re hoferen: 'ecoratlous mbllC many of which unfaiulo-i to the nerat public although they al eon' Die right to ar a bunch of varl- ed silk tn the buttonhole The Legli of the Merit Agriccle is wi 1 1 happy Frenchmen and th viol ribbon of Academic learning by more than 'JiuiOon while lfigliOt worl ingnicn display the medal and ribbon of labor cry from the child In th er (The old host's head was raised I Ami into a rift in the heavens He looked with a wondering gaze f'lv I lilted WASHINGTON- Dr" For tin last year Instead of sending enlisted stdloni tn prleru for minor nfli'tses and far desertion Dm ivy vlepart-n i in has hern confining D'etn as under Cm si vie reet-lailnns 11 had In service The result In linen oil ft vcral other men who wenld have linen otherwise dirohiu red al the ends of I heir terms as diner a cel eff ud -against the law no haeli Into the navy Jenartment on the same footing as nil the other men THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS them asunder ami Tlir clouds had tmri The sky was opine There came the souk of Dm antreis 'Peace and good aril to all men Ami Dial Is tb tall of tavern of the host and lit) humble nrayer: Of the babe that wai born In tie manger Ot the hymn of the in gels there 1 am thinking: of you today isw it is Christina? and ih you Uappitmss and tomorrow because it will be the day sifter Christmas I suttll still wish you happiness ami so on clear through Die vear 1 may not be able to tell you about It every day because I may be f'ar avvav or because both of us may be very busy' or perhaps Secause I cannot even afford to pay the postage on so many letter! or find the time to write them Urn that makes mi dlfte'iiic Diet Iiight a lei wish ('ill here mat the same Whatoxci til -tn 1 Oil vill With ot at a i i 1 De Mill! CHICAGO Dee 24 Inveatlgation if in alleged attempt to secure control of the oatmeal business of the Cnlted St ites has heen by the federal grar here it wav made IB accfpt rams lit oil! Vml tnUi' am PH 'f toHvht wt Have ii bond nd ii knock Hv spirit of tlir I nrd 'lien open ami wcl It' 11 Dream little child! The glowing coals Are painting pictures on the wall Out from the quivering shadows there You almost hear the thrilling call Of Christmas little maid! I hope I've brought your desire" And Santa's shadow just above Grows lifelike by the leaping fire Dream little child! The Christmas air Is glowing with your visions bright And all the joys tomorrow holds Are shining on the page of night Dream little child! And may the years To you their richest treasures leave And may nil happy dreams prove real That come to you this Christmas eve! nr a Grc: vrten Ce- feal co iv the iser Oats cor and Daniel erkin ri- rv to Joy me on hen' of c-r-nt Western tiany have can before the grand ju A number of employe have bean subpoenaed to tell of the transaction It is charged Dint virtual control i tim oatnn al business resulted from 'he transaction The cereal company w-it into bankruptcy in New Jersey The investigation follows conferences hv 'ovcrnnicnt attorneys with Attorney General Wlckersham In Washington The iirlce paid by the Quaker Oat lompanv for the cereal company was $1000000 (By I hilled Press i I ONltOX Wee -1 Ti ix pow are today ou telly ail vising Turkey i elmudon Ailrlanoul and to arrmi i I 'rms of the allies II is feared tlipl Turkey refuse and that the war: will lie resumed In car' Turk' refuses ueeenl th- terms offered liv the allies 1 peace of ICurope will lie emhltlger'' Diplomats I od a adtnil Dial silu HI inn is most ilrlirati The Yoill)'-' Turks are urging ll re icviiiug o' horl ilil ies Start Distribution of School Books At Bejjinnins of Year llerrlnK mnent from etielit coritoev fruit KING I HP IIIII'X HOD to him: ST IT mill work from the inc 2oo Ivarrels of Stitttiitml t' rion a uvl iron fixtnn I ilfio liolllin iv liUUerlHls lie building Only was ittil on ilvp aeeruni tlio Herring Mill leaving a bel-ttK'p of J134S $'l Jo was ivald to the eenient potuivany ieoile leaving lmlanv'e of 7' and nothing laid to the Hoiltlig Milt niiv xt7 being tine on that Alt three of assigned to De Ke agency which now with interest at 7 ne Attorney loms It sail Francisco reprv in the action reeling aeetnmts wvn ling Collect lies to coK ct rent Ilrow list one of cuts the eling Collecting Agency ere assigned the claims firms urn ip ling materi for toe const nict ion of the school building at Patterson fi suit Ip tin superior court her against the Patterson school dist to collect money amounting to h04No alleged to be due The firm of Drown Alcorn rordiltK to tbf cvtiitivlaiiil viiurocl to omtact Ik -iIhkiI (llstri' At il 2 Dio new bulWInk fur J'JlWnt ((Uttract whs ttbattvlonctl by the p( trartora bofivre tl-v b'liltiiiiK ws ol('t(vd hikI Ji vest nl the work vv done by in- day under the uitv ion Die ilisD'lvi Hefore sivina over row Alcorii i' "I HI to GREAT ADVANCE IN FRIGE OF DIAMONDS (H iiilml I'n I lit! King Kilwttrd's favot liiiiiil hM'rlnr rcrillcl lv IsIiri is mm of I ho linn liuPh'is iu liln pos ill tjuoou ip or' Alt xinidra iifforiion for tin Hoi was fppoikI ti that of iiusl'ui'l mid wN i up hope of 'ils ropovory is si i lmvp romuiisslonoii Sir Hcor nnptou flio rminont pimi! dor plain- to A RFOGVER ('lay ton Andrew dross aged 2d of feres and Man Kileii llaldwin agd I of llughson lanns Manford Mills aged 21 of Modesto and Mabel Irene Rasmussen jjeil th of llughson Kciiis Douglas llobron aged IU) of doulterville and Lulu Kllen Me-I aug) 1 In aged 24 of Modesto Alva Lewis Pearl aged 22 an 1 Klla Mae Romani aged IN both of Hugh son Willis Dalton Sharp aged and 1 aura 1 Hile Crispin aged 22 both ef Modesto Rennie Hoover aged 2 of Stool: -ton and Dollit Klina Thompson ntl 17 oM (lento Dee 24 nia school chlhltvn who will hooks when the January term begin will receive them in moderation un der the provision the free text lunik amendment according to a derision reaeluMl ysterday hy Kdward Hyatt state superint(ndent of puh-1 i instruction Hyatt has written to each city school superintendent re-(piesting information as to how mam books will be needed to simply scholars iu new classes to he formed next month Distribution will he made Htmr under an agreement that school di trh pav the freight and drvag until such time as tin hgislatun i asses an enabling text hook act and provides for reimhursetnent or else superintendents will he notified the books arc hen in Sacramento in Moderation and thev oh ti he obtained ierc It is doubtful if anv of trc 1 Giiimmi in the school hook fund cm he used for the distribution of books Hook Me llml State Pi inter Richardson's posit hm to honor further for books where is aimm'd' 'lev ore to he sold and the opine rendered bx At torneyi hperal Webb made it cimnulsorv for the state auoerintendent to dexise somr means to get the books to ehildrec it I'lli'P is pftei lolly to adet a met i nf ditrihniioo knou" xv hat the legislature provide' said Vtvatt it is a ivsieal immissibllitv (list vR-i hunks without inonov legislature can appropriai renax Mei'lysnonds of Oakland xvho has placed an ovdc liioks with Hyatt Infomed a vt te soeerfnt uuient tiulav his tytrict would pax the freight and uoc it iu' a ted nnh'ss the order i fdb mndames e-'dmgs would he 'u to fr-e delixeiv IT I IM ii mm i vv mi ri i it I I hi: A IhrlRtiu: urdens ttendant Ran with thi md candies will he Modesto India The slipping declared that it that young i turns to thoughts Tin1 folhzwiny from the hoo! tell the storv I' I'iiTimI 'Aihi i 'V SH I NT TON I'm 21 lust luw indoslniftuhlp thru oiiovn'tum terror of in t-'PDH fhi iddhti i was n-cm i rprooptpd lv nniii'iidpv of rc lDnidng'fim who report pd thnt f'to 1 several i inch into one of t'om lit LONDON tempt on iceroy of tain rep viceroy hn jury proxi td off Ai i online to dealer in precious stones diamonds have uone up tre-m ndouslv in price during the pas' year ami more espcciall' during the ist two months says the Montreal Star Already there has been a 15 Cent increase In St" is of the first grad- and the prospPt is that the sparkler may go even higher To th' ordinary man who desires to reset his wife with a 1" aolitare a- a Ghristnias box this will make a iifter 'uc" onl $750 but the Coresus who indulge in $75 will i out of pocket money to ie extent of at least According to H- Bilks Jr the im' 'it 'irive ts ae partly to the IV Beers Gonsilhlated Mines rom-i'tiir if Amsterdam who hi practical'' cornered the attppl) diamonds and partlv scarcity of the stones This or- i oration has practical mom of a Sot th African a-mi nds including Du MW Vase Westletona and Ki 'ap's and "side of D'e-e I ds ilduccJ cughout the wutla are of very llt-' account a great scarcity of rated so much so mh which had i 1 vc -eing onened probably ield a ones md were higher than Ms yea- line largely to the inei i Brisks forecasted a po-vi- bie neral vise in the price of all pr varieties ers row nger ami whit children of he the rms of nisi Prebytv ii all will cel ISBN RFCnms WRUID-BF ASSASSIN know Hindu know keen Inteu I irt i or Js-AjSlS th die 'hcrxie' aid Pres) at i I lilted I'NVi TOK 10 I Ht 24 Frustrated in attempt to penetrat into the 24 Teunessei Wilson se le held tumor program th rough ou liven The or oliows Fraternal Brotherhood to Give Christmas Dance oung an ad veeivcT will au resi-rinee Yamagata an mii-sassin attempted to coin Monday night talcing He was arrested hy toe discovered his mu I tilted IXCKTON Doc of Vick shut' of doverm gold mounted me u'sehanm rhristmas The gRt was tl is morning tried streUing only oi life The results were dovernor Wilson smiled at membranee I ntver tried Ma deuce of I Temifle! as nit suicide iiiorptiine guards who mis attempt 0 and uioniint the -oo Mass oir Miss Irene The Fraternal Rrotherheod I everything in readiness for th Christmas dance at the tomorrow night This dance is the fourth of a series ven dances to uiven to holy Auditorium ol oiv- aaev iiunt- l-HIM BA IU VI'HDM I All SVDHT 1 I XY'CE DROP Oi MTMHH MUT on rs oi i in otn inter- i on "isinc the Kuhns omniat High Mass at 11:00 followed by 'nedieticn of the Most Sac nitneto Frof Witcher choir mas' i 1 -o of ssrs A Sc v- itocdcr 0 Kill': and Geo I umee Miss Bessie Cardoza Mist for Mar ot Kui it Miss 1 Bins Mrs Walsh soloist Rausch violin sed ist Sermon by Father of res no ctior belli ss DIM MT' I'DX I 'e L' 4 the same hd in which Woodrow -on first oai'l hi eves to t'e in einhn Virginia 'ibe iS'h he xx ill open Hem again en ora mg ef December 2N 11H2 1 hirthdax The nreshlent -elect some thin au eeeeoted imitation to attend inldtee celebration in his homo hw birthplace an sleeo again in na nson his father a ferian preacher lived and where 1 spent most of his boyhood days eouveutmu Modesto in the piece orelp's and the wi)l in-Every one i a tue expense's of which is to be held i in ir future Da will furnish the number of floor mwnsgei ure full program for there vlr i music Bar lUv lulled ITe-s1 i'Atil' nee rishiT tele-phone is The lates sktii Tran An 'tor pai device 1 1 i sco 1 0r1 hat ti a swimming produce ('tain m' Dtat can he detected ttie teh he His apparatus consist" of a receiver and a detonator widen are sunk i Th" water and connected by wires to I os of observation on the river HU RON I I DOM I ATOM I ION ITROFIH I ION FOR IT ND Ore Dee 21 Following the leUl set by Doctor ool i Washington county a represonta-ix in the legislature in xvhich he MAiv Dmt Orgou's contemplated $runnmt approjudation for tke San t-'ramiseo exposition he cut down to $K0000 the Hultnomah coutity leg- islativc delegatiim will urge that I he WEATHER FORECAST request for a half million appruiiria-t ion he thrown out It is the consensus of opinion that Die stalo vannot afford it anil such it sum would not at all lie in keeping Bureau of the i Ii Dio $100000 a oprooviovd Die Ar''ivultur' tow's and v'latk exposition hv v'alT Fatv tom-t't and fornla warmer tomorrow Foliowing is the weather fore tsi for live San Joaquin valley sent oat hv the Fresno office of the Weatlei Department WASHINGTON Dec 24 When the lit It wooden hail on to' of the state war and naw budding dr-ms with a thud shins thousands of mil at sea in all directions of Hie compass 4 I A I lilMORRHM til MXYl'Kl 4 41x1 I 1 0 "While guilt' of several offense and indeseretions 1 point with pridv to the fact that 1 never tried to grow Mat' win ill hammer IT SAY IKWtINtO itiled SN FH ANlMSt'O Dev "I A pen ale lelelnatiim "ill be helil here tonight at I ottas Fountain observatory for the purpose of the ham- it falls the Arlington met' a performance Rut is intend- wirelesses tin one Hash to signify the institution of the through the air the telegraph opera- "got together'' spirit in this eitv As tors flashes it oxer his keys and tenr urelnde to tle ceremonies Madam a I thousands oi clocks are teh l'asouali will sing graphically regulated to the dot set taeir chronometers For this little hall represents the official time of this country and the official time at sea for American xes-s1f It is operateil from the naval xaetly at noon and as radio station noon' was wili The fund rti 1 mud dead held froi '-'I r1' ape! t'u clock ll services xvvhhI to per whv his cabin Snndav Howker A Tomorrow afterno tntprinenv will I'e a nionsta Iu at that caDy "Tver When fish in ar tier pass mud is heard by the bins watcher wl has only to press a ption to ev "ie ih detonator Fish iv the detonator cmie to the and aro rernc'- with a net.