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VX)LTJ1CE XXVH1.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COWTT, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER
24, 1915. TsrmvmwT? i
55
Santa Clans
: Jv: in
tht Sttouies
By GENE MORGAN
I
SOUR Information Is In
1 part correct," said San
ta Claus, receiving the
Interviewer in the li
brary of his ice palace.
"It Is true that I have
received several flatter
ing oilers to star In
moving picture produc
tions. But it is not
true tbat I have ac
cepted any one ot these
propositions. .1 am still
1 in doubt as to whether
it would be the proper thing, x
"I have my duty to the children of
this world, and I must not Impair my
, health or my power of service to them
by the strenuous work, demanded in
the movies. No doubt I would prove
a very popular star at the children's
matinees. But I wonder it the chil
dren who see me in their dreams do
not get a better and more flattering
idea ot me than they would in the
picture, " t
"You Bee, my dear sir, the camera
does not lie. I am sure it would not
lie for me when it will not tell false
hoods about the appearance of kings
and potentates. Every child In the
world thinks of me as a very hand
some old gentleman. Some ot them
may have an idea that I am inclined
to be a little stout but a good many
others Imagine I have as graceful
form as that of a young soldier. They
tmnk I curl my whiskers and have a
beautiful wave in my long, silky locks,
Your Uncle Santa It Gstting Fat."
"""They are not aware that your uncle
Santa is getting so fat that there isn't
room in the sleigh for himself and the
larger toys. Nor that my noble mane
of hair isn't what it used to be. It
people" ever sent me presents which,
of course, does not occur to them I
should like to murmur a little wish tor
a bottle of hair tonic.
"One moving picture firm wants to
put me into a play. The plot is some-
tiling like this: I am driving my rein
deer over the treetops, when I am set
upon by a band of aeroplane pirates.
me pirates make me hold up my
hands and then divest me of my stock
ot toys. Just when the banditplane
is about to fly away, leaving me In
distress, the chief of the robbers
makes a discovery.
"Amid the pack of toys he finds
rag doll. By the tag around its neck
he sees that it has been addressed to
his little daughter. My thoughtfulness
in remembering his little girl, despite
her father's profession, touches the
bandit's heart. He weeps, and then
to the astonishment of his pals, he
orders them to lift me into the aero
plane. .
"'Now, Mr. Claus,' he says, accord
ing to the subtitle, we are going to
deliver your toys for you all over the
world tonight. Give us directions and
we will fly wherever you command.'
So at my direction, the bandit's
aeroplane starts . delivering the toys,
making much better time, let me tell
you, than my poor reindeers who were
left behind. Things are going along
fine. Our aeroplane toy conveyance
has covered Canada, the United States,
Australia and South Africa, when sud
denly, to our dismay, we find that we
are being pursued. . ' .. . r
"'More pirates r I ask in alarm. ,
"No, the aero-pollce!' shouts my pi
rate friend. - ....
The -police 'had found my empty
sleigh and motionless reindeer.' They
naturally concluded that I had. 'been.
robbed and kidnaped. Now they are
on the trail of my captors. The pi
rates are very much atrald that If
arrested, they' will be hanged at once.
The police craft is gaining upon us.
In order that the ph-ates may escape,
they decide they must throw all ot my
toys overboard.' The vicious crow-de
mands that your old friend St. .mete
be thrown overboard too, as I am pret
ty heavy, besides being the cause of
all the trouble.'
The race continues through the
sky. ' ,
'I want to raise the white flag as
token of surrender. I pledge myself
to the captain of the pirate aeroplane
that I will plead the cause of himself
and his crew and secure their release
from the police. I tell them that the
police will do them no harm,- after
have explained their kindness in car
rying my toys all over the world.
"The police craft is now so close
that escape Beems Impossible.
" 'Give me a white flag,' I cry.
" 'There isn't a white flag on board
nothing but black flags.' says the pi
rate. 'Hurry up and do something
You have no time to lose. If you don i
surrender they will shell us. And in
that case, we will have to throw you
overboard, St. Nick.
My mind works quickly. I have no
white flag. My handkerchief, like
those ot the pirate's Is a red bandanna.
What am I to do? jWhizl Another
shell rips pa erf airship,
Ah! ,J. have it It Is the scheme
that saves the day."
The interviewer at this point leaped
to his feet and shouted in excite
ment: - , , '
Well, what do you do to have your
life?"
"I wave my white whiskers at 'em,"
replied Santa Claus, proudly. "It is
the signal ot truce. Our lives and our
precious cargo ot toys are spared.
What do you think of that idea for a
play? - They want to name it, 'Santa
Claus In High Life.' Do you think I
would make a hit as the star? "Well,
'm glad you think so."
(EffriBtmaa (Jim fj
H pHRISTMASTTMEl Thy man
v onus uv a muuiavupe inucai
j TRIMMING THE TREE 1
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In whose bre&st omethinsiike& twill
feeling It not roused in what mind
one pleasant associations are not
awakened fay the recurrence of
Christmas. There are people who
will tell you thai Christmas it not Is
them what it used to be; that each
succeeding Christmas hat found tome
cherished hope or happy prospect of
the year before, dimmed or passed
away; that the present only serves to t
remind them of reducer circumstarv
ces and straitened incomes- of the
feut they once bestowed on hollow
friends, and of the cold looks that
meet them now. in adversity and
misfortune,
Never heed such dismal reminis
cences. There are few men who have
k-d long enough in the world who:
cannot call up such thoughts any day
in the year Then do not select the
merriest of the three hundred and sixty
five for your doleful recollections, but
draw your chair nearer the blazing
Pre fill the glass and send round the
long and if your room be smaller
than it was a dozen yean ages or if
your glass be filled with reeking punch
instead of sparkling wine, put a good
face on the matter. . , . . .'
Look on the merry faces of your
children (if you have any) as they tit
round the fire, One little teat may be
empty: one slight form that gladdened
the father's heart, and roused the
mother's pride to look upon, may not
be there, . Dwell not upon the put;
Sunk n4 am Jm um im llu
gj fair child now resolving into dust tat
before you, with the bloom of health
upon its cheek, and she sayety of in
fancy in Its joyous eye, Reflect upon
---i your present 'bieningsef tatich
fveiy man. baa.' many--not on your
ill past misfortunes, of. which all jnen
4 have tome, Fill your glass again,
S3 with -a merry face and contented
heart Our life on it but your Christ
mas shall be merry and your New
Yesi a nappy one.
tri-v. "-Qarfei Ofetent
NOT A MI88.
RAILWAY EARNINGS
MAKE NEW HISTORY
October Freight Increase Over
last Year $25,000,000.
PROP. NEVER. SO LARGE AS NOW
Lack of Ocean bottoms for Export
Only Restraining Influence to
'i Much Greater Movement.
As two little girls were hurrying to
school, one ot them saw a discarded
Christmas tree In an ash barrel.
'Lizzie," said she, "do you think
Santa Claus Is a myth?"
'Certainly not," retorted her com
panion, glancing sharply at her. "San
ta Claus is a mister. What makes you
lisp so?" . . . . '
WHOLE WEEK'S CELEBRATION
Descendants of Old Spanish Settlers
Observed Christmas With Din
ners and Parties,
Among the descendants ot the old
Spanish settlers we find that they ob
serve a week In the celebration of
Christmas. This begins one week be
fore Christmas. In the daytime they
have dinners at each other's homes,
and in the evenings they give a series
ot parties at the different houses. In
the evening the young folk go- to the
home ot one ot their number and
knock, and then all begin to sing.
Those within the house ask, "Who is
there?" and the answer Is, "The Vir
gin Mary and St. Joseph seek lodging
in your house." To carry out the Bi
ble story they are at first refused ad
mittance, and then the door Is opened
wide and they are ail given a hearty
welcome.
On Christmas eve the old and
young all join together and have a
big celebration. In a large hall they
fix up one side to represent the man
ger, and here they very solemnly give
a little play In which many take part,
the characters being Mary and Jo
seph, the wise men, the shepherds
and the angels. This play is very real
to them, and they all play their parts
with a reverent spirit
A Christmas Prayer.
Give me the eyee to see my brother's woe
Grant me the vulon that perceives his
care,
That I, amid my Christmas joys, may go
And take some touch of mitigation
there.
God point the way that I may quickly
and
Hit acre waiting for the clad rellel.
And ope my eyes that I may not be blind
To taake ot love that ease the sting of
grief.
-John Eendrlck Bancs.
Old Custom Still Prevail.
The Christmas feeding of the birds
is stlU prevalent in many of the prov
inces of Norway and Sweden. Bunches
of cats are placed on the roofs ot
honses, on trees and fences, to fur
nish them with their share ot the
Christmas bounty.
Chicago-he rush "of export ship:'
menu from Chicago, which has been
necessitated on all but perishable
gooda destined for the Atlantic sea
board for European consignments, has
enabled the railroads of the United
States to show earnings greater than
ever in the history of the country.
Figures show that the railways of
the country are piling up increases in
net operating revenue with the rapid
upward leap of export trade. .
Settlement of the Belt Line train
men's strike at the clearing yards re
leased several thousand cars of East
bound freight.
For the month of September Ameri
can railroads showed frroBS and net
earnings vastly larger than any Sep
tember since the advent of the steam
railroad, according to official figures.
An estimate based on returns by 134
roads with a total mileage of 179,000
the total mileage of the country is
250,000 place the increase -in gross
earnings for October $32,000,000 in
advance of the corresponding period
last year. The net increase is approx
imately $26,000,000. This means that
for every track mile of the 164 rail
roads cited, on an average, the net
operating revenue increase for Octo
ber, 1915, is from $401 to $537.
"There can be no question of the
wonderful advance of American trade,
potn domestic and foreign," said E,
Campbell, general traffic manager of
the trie lines. Of course, the most
startling growth 1b seen in the export
iraae. we notinea our customers
an embargo on all . export shipments
otner man livestock and other perish
able goods on December 15. Notwith
standing that we made efforts to be
ready for increased foreign shipments,
we found the step necessary. I do not
believe anyone expected the full ex
tent of the development. Other roads
are in the same position. The denlor-
abie lack of ocean bottoms and the in
adequacy of warehouse facilities on
New York's waterfront has done most
to depreciate the value of what prepar
ations we have made to handle the ex
port freight.
xes, railroad earnings are on the
upgrade," he continued, "and they
have not stopped going up. I do not
believe that the major portion of the
domestic freight movement has begun
to get under way. When it does and
adding the export movement which we
have no reason to believe will be re
duced hiBtory will be made for Amer
ican roads."
Bullfights Under Ban.
Washington, D. ' C. Prohibition
against bull fighting in one Mexican
state and sile of intoxicating liquor in
another nave been decreed in connec
tion with (Jeneral C&rraflza's reform
programme.'. r Copies of the decree
resached the Mexican embassy here
Saturday. '-' . yv-s-'.v v.
Governor Alvarado, of Yucatan, in
addition to prohibiting liquor sales.
declared effective throughout the state
the agrarian reforms outlined ;.'irt the
uttrranza piatiorm. '
in jauaco uovernor rJeriintra's re
forms include besides abolition of bull
fighting obligatory Sunday rest for la-
Dorers, reduction of hours of labor, i
minimum wage, regulation of the li
quor iramc ana prohibition of gam
bling. ,-
Limburger Cheese Healthy,
Monroe, Wis. Physicians of Green
county, which had the lowest death
rate In the state last summer, at
tribute the healthy condition of the
community to the eating of limburger
cheese. Last year 3,041,435 pounds of
tnis cheese was produced in the county.
and as a staple of food it largely dis
placed meat. ,
The quarterly report of the state
board of health, just issued, gave
ureen county a death rate of 7.2 per
1000, compared with 9.2 for the state
at large.
Five Schoolboys Killed.
Berthold, N. D. Five schoolboys
and a man were killed and another bov
probably mortally injured when a
Great Northern passenger train struck
bus loaded with school children at a
crossing during s fog Friday. John
Ahearn, driver, was killed. The boys,
all under 16, were being taken from
school to their homes. Leonard and
Earle Miller, Severt and Anton Hagen
and Harry Arnold were killed, and the
letter's brother is expected to die.
Cholera Fatal to 100,000.
Wahington, D. C Because native
Filpino health officers failed to cope
with an epidemic of cholera In the is
lands within the last year, there were
10,000 deaths, Captain K. C. Helebow-
er, of the army medical corps, told the
senate Philippine committee.
NEWS ITEMS
Of General Interest
About Oregon
Fieltftrop and Seed Growers'
Conference to Be Held
Corvallis One of the most impor
tant meetings during Farmers' Week,
January 8 to 8, 1916, will be that of
the Oregon Field Crop and Seed Grow
ers' association. This association was
organized last year. Ita object, on
the one hand, is to bring together all
of those growers in the state who are
producing seed crops, such as clover
seed, vetch seed, alfalfa seed, potato
seed, corn, grains, etc., and, on the
other hand, to effect a general organ
ization of those farmers particularly
interested in new crop production and
allied subjects. The specialized agri
cultural pursuits, such as that of the
fruit grower, the dairyman, or the live
stock breeder, all have their state or
ganizations. As a matter of fact, or
ganization of these, because of the
limited number of men concerned and
the highly specialized interests in
volved, is a natural procedure. The
great mass of farmers of the state.
however, are not specializing in live
stock production or dairying or fruit
growing but are devoted chiefly to the
production of field crops.
The chief agricultural wealth of the
state is produced by these crop grow
ers. It is highly important that they
should have an organization which will
bring them together and promote their
interests.
It is hoped the Field Cron and Seed
Growers' association will become one
of the largest and strongest associa
tions in the state as the years advance.
All farmers interested should dron
a line to the secretary of the associa
tion at Corvallis and secure informa
tion regarding it. The meetings of
the association will occur on Wednes
day and Thursday (January 6 and 61
during Farmers' Week, Thursday be
ing devoted especially to the interests
of the Potato growers. Prominent
seea ana crop breeders and growers
and seed buyers and dealers from Ore
gon, Washington and California are on
the program for these meetings.
Thousands of Girls Are Taking
Domestic Science and Art
Salem "It is Impossible to tell
what lines of work our school boys will
pursue when they grow up: but it is
pretty safe to predict that most of the
girls will become housekeepers," said
superintendent of fublic Instruction J.
A. Churchill, of Oregon, in soeaklns
or tne vocational courses offered in
the high schools. Mr. Churchill con
tinued saying that 7194 girls are now
learning cooking and sewing in the
public schools of the state. Of this
number, 8840 are in the high schools
and 8345 are in the grades. If one
may judge by the number of students
enrolled in the two courses, cooking is
not quite so popular as sewing, there
being 8214 girls taking Domestic
Science, and 8980 taking Domestic
Art. The total value of the eauio-
ment lor teaching the former course.
consisting of stoves, cooking utensils,
dishes, etc., amounts to $24,916, while
tne equipment for the latter, including
sewing machines, tables, etc., amounts
to $14,950. Nealry all of the teachers
employed in these courses are gradu
ates of the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege. Mr. Churchill states that Do
mestic Science is being offered in 69
standard high schools, and Domestic
Art in 73.
Siuslaw Valley Gets Big Shingle Mill
Eugene A shingle mill on the Sius
law river to employ 20 men at full ca
pacity has been announced by L. C.
tieynoias, formerly of Coos Bay. Con
struction on the plant will be com
menced as soon as a location can be
elected and two are under considera
tion, one on an old mill site a mile
west of Florence and the other
Cushman, the most western point
the new railroad.
Mr. Reynolds has a body of timber
tne siuslaw, it is said, which will
ra-
on
tw nanaiea. tin machinery is new
located on Coos Bay. The plant Will
cost approximately $10,000. His loca
tion will allow him to shiD both bv
water ana ran. i
A delegation of Siuslaw business
men is expected in Eugene at the an
nual taxpayers' meeting to lobby for
tne construction of more than $17,000
wortn oi road on the Siuslaw river.
Liquor Patrons Stock Up,
Marsbfield As January 1 approaches
the determination of Marshfield liquor
dealers to rid themselves of stock is
noticeable in countless advertsements
appearing in the local newspspers. One
firm is running half-page advertise
ments. Another firm, the National
Bottlng Works, reports heavy business
in "futures," in barrels of bottled beer
and general sales in bonded goods. Dis
trict Attorney Liljeavist has announced
he will be looking about January 1 for
infractions of the liquor law and ex
pects to prosecute vigorously.
Robins Visit Hood River.
Hood River Hundreds of Alaskan
robins are now making their winter
home in the Hood River valley. The
birds, while similar to the robin that
nests here in the summer and seeks
warmer clime further south at the
close of fall, are duller in color.
Orchardists welcome these winter
guests, for the birds clean up any fruit
left In the orchards to harbor possible
disease pests. The robins also feed on
insects and seeds of troublesome weeds.
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