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flit mm r rAQS reus . DAILY EAST OSEaOjriAlt, TZTUBXSTOJt? OREGON,' ffATtTRDAY EVENING, bfcCEfltfc& 25, 1020'T ?T!T PAGES- AX IN'nLTKNniCNT NEWSPAPER PuMlnbHI ' Ttufly nnft rmi-WkJy, t RST OUKiiOMAN I'l HLKSHIXU CO. h.ntrrfd t tho ims toffies nt lVndle lon, Oregon, as fferond-clnfiji mail IHAttMS ON' SALE I OTHER CITIES Imperial HotH NVwa Stand, Portland, i.NT KILE AT Cbicaffrt fturau, ?on JSM-urity Buildlnc BMimRion, ij. Kt isureau iui our tern tli Street, N. W. Mmbrr f th Arla(e4 Prf. Th AftaoctatMl Prep id exclusively entitled to th ue for republication of II Hewn dittpatrhffl credited to it or tiot otherwise credited in this paper and aUo the local new published herein. SUBSCRIPTION RATES UN ADVANCE) Daily, one year, by mail .... Daily, aix months, by mail Iaily, three month by mail Dnily, one month by mail Daily, on year by carrier Daily, six months by carrier Daily, three months bv carrier Daily, one month, by carrier Semi-Weekly, one year by mail ... Semt-eki six months, by mai semi-w eekly, four months, by ma ... t .. a .. i. i. ii . .35 .50 .S 71 PS 50 50; elephone . 1IYMV OK UltOTHl .lt VIIJ.IAMS tBy rYank L. Stanton.) Land, keep me fur fu'm de hurricane An' don't let de tide rise high; I never wants no biff wind Ter Mow me ter de sky! An' I dont want ter drown When de rain comes down. For I'd be too wet for ter wear my crown! Satan, he tells de win' ter blow, An' he rides de lightnin' red. Hut 1 wants ter wait till my time's ter go, Wid de shelter over my head. Oh. 1 don't want ter drown In Trouble Town, For I'd be too wet fer ter w-ear my crown! Copyrighted for the East Oregonian Tub. Co. Y THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS EARS ago, when the brilliant and fa- . mous Charles A. Dana was editor of the New York Sun, a little girl wrote a letter to the editor asking if there is a Santa Claus. The answer, published editorially, was unsigned, but is generally attributed to the pen of Mr. Dana himself and is considered one of the finest classics of Christmas literature of all time. The East Oregonian, like Mr. Dana, believes in Santa Claus and in the fairies, and feels that its editorial space on this Christmas day could be devoted to no better purpose than the laproduction of this literary gem. "We take pleasure in answering at once and thus prominent ly the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among trie mends ot ine bun: "Dear Editor I am eight years old. Some of my friends say that there is no Santa Claus. Fapa says, 'If you see it in the San its so.' Please tell me the truth. Is there a Santa Claus? VIRGINIA 0. HANLON. "Virginia your little friends are wrong. They have been af fected by the skepticism of a skeptical age.. They do not be lieve except what they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children's, are little. In this ereat universe of ours, man is a mere insect, an ant in his in. i v. i , v do .viupaiCu t 4 L i . ine uuuijuickiiic& aijuuii jiiiu, its meas ured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth end knowledge. "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa ( laus. It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no child-like faith .then, no poetry, no ro mance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no en joyment except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. Jot believe in Santa Slaus? You might as well not believe in fairies. You might get your Papa to hire men to watch all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither men nor children can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not; but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders that are unseeable in the world. "You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside ; but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry,' love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. "No Santa Claus! Thank God he lives and lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, ray ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood." THE FUNNY BONE In a Kitchenette. "John," exclaimed the nervous wom an, "there's a burglar trying to get into the flat" "I'll get up and give him the fight of his life." "Aren't you afraid t" "Xot a bit. Any burglar who thinks this flat can hold three of us must be a little bit of a fellow." Washington Star. Couldn't Help It. Clegg He gave everyone to tinder- What Is the Secret of Long Life In a Tire, Anyhow? It's the tread and here is the reason ; The tread of your tire is the part that takes all the wear, soaks up the road shock and keeps the buinps away from the fabric. Entirely reasonable then that it should be broad and thick, isn't it? That's the' idea back of the Super Tread Tire. It's important and it means a lot more miles to you. Gertson & Marty 639 Cottonwood Street Phone 595 ' Pendleton Post AMERICAN : ' Presents. LEGION ' i - J ;i i I 'J. IK 51 i .! , . . it , .. , . t . OF CHICAGO !, Ii ,M CONSISTING OF TEN TALENTED MUSICIANS, EACH ONE AN ARTIST. ',.t - WENTZEL, BARITONE, AT , Uri Vol' Eale-W 1 (i '- . j .. . . ki c m mm m ma mmk. m ' v t .: ' - mf . . ?..?.. . i .si ' oodmen Hall I JftW in two hours of high class concert and solo, followed by three hours of dancing. This is the third appearance of the Hallowell Co. in Pendleton and is guaranteed to he the the same stellar attraction as heretofore with new talent added. - t . Tickets include both Concert and Dance i.uu rax iuc , r it 'v , ... I ... On sale at Thompson Drug Store Charles Co., Cosy B. Parlor. NOTE The Hallowell Company advises the American Legion that the concert and dance is a $2.00 to $2.50 attraction in nearly sall engagements filled by them. How ever, the American Legion will continue its policy of offering high class attraction at liar prices. , SECURE YOUR TICKETS EARLY - Sale will be limited to capacity of hall. stand that he was the big gun et his. office. Tyler Perhaps that Is why he was fired! Edinburgh Scotsman. , Hie Jury's Wrffcuhy. ' -"Gentlemen of the Jnry." said a -a v. nnnpiitHerl hla charee. "if luufir no - . . ih. ovirfen shows in your minds that pneumonia, even indirectly was the thD man' Honih. the nrlsoner I cannot bo convicted." An hour later a mfenger came xirom ne juj he gentlemen of ti jury, your : lordship," he said, "desire informa tion. ' on wnat point ol evimmc . "Xone, your lordship; they want to know how to spell pneumonia. Ed inburgh Scotsman. i 1 . WIMjr Plan. "Ptill flitgiy with your husband?' "Yea.'' v "Rut whv make such a terrible row over a small matter?" "Well." after the quarrel started, I thought I might as well get a silk dress out of It as 11 box of candy." Judge. m -v w p n V "What's the excitement here . I "A movie actress Is registering in dignation." " "But where s the camera man : . "There Isn't any camera - man. She's having words with a genuine traffic policeman. jjirmingnam Age-Herald. r.ih., uwklnar a husband for & dowerless daughter. Goods are dis patched customers' houses wHh the rapidity of a shot from the can non's mouth." A rrnr.r nrocl.llms that hi "SU. perflne, vinegar Is more acid than the tongue of the most reinnisn mninci j In-law." Sdioi(url ficuuuKft, -; . ( !' 'i( ,-t .' ', !'a ..! lU-oke I lor Heart j "He took a mean revenge." ' "In what way?" "When she sued him for divorce, he got the Judge to give him the custody of her Pekinese." Boston Transcript. . .. 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