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Show GIVES UP CHRISTMAS FOR SAKE OF OTHERS CHICAGO, Dec. 25. So that a gray-haired gray-haired father, who is confined In the county Jail, might celebrate Christmas at home wlt'.i Ills eight children, Cap-lain Cap-lain Thomas 1. Porter of the United States secret sorvlcu loduy gave up the Joys of a Christmas at home. Early today ho wont to thc county Jail and gave his personal word to Jailer Davles for thu safe return of Edward Woscott, who wan arrested yesterday while making counterfeit bills, Tho secret se-cret survive agent accompanied tho prisoner pris-oner to his homo and opont tho day with tiie family. This evening ho will return Wuseott to his coll. The sight of a Christmas treo and numerous presents when ho was searching search-ing the WcKcott home yesterday for hidden hid-den counterfeit money led Captain Porter Por-ter to determine to forego his Christmas, Wescott, who was a member of the notorious no-torious Wcetl-Wescott-Brown band of counterfeiters, who flooded the country with spurious $5 bank notes In 1008, was arrested In company with Otto Allen, w.io has served a penitentiary term for tho same offense, l |