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JOLLY. OLD ST. NICK <<D, 1924, Western Newspaper Unloa.> 1 Celebrating J; * Christmas v mm 1 & bf'tfhyji i'.'.", ' ? V:*" v ? '' ! ?<j ANNA DEMINQ QRATJ ~ <?, 1??4.' Wntara H?w???p?r Union.) E SHALL have to go farther back than the Christian era to And the source of Christ mas celebration, for we borrowed It l_hi m ? ? from the nations ) -ri-Y1 existing" long be ' Vi tort, the coming i of the Christ Child. Christmas .came from early Egyptian1 /Civilization, from the Teutonic barba rians, or the' pagan Greek and Roman nations ? or perhaps from all of them. But In! the days of the' early Chris tians Christmas ceased to be observed ' merely as a day of merrymaking and '? feasting. They celebrated it as a day of good wilt and kindliness, the be stowing of gifts, and a time of peace, . . but they considered It a l|y festival and too filled with solemnity and sa cred Joy to be made a time of hilarity and boisterous Jollity. That the very date Is uncertain ?( makes little real difference. In those early days of the Christians they thought It following the heathenish customs to observe birthdays. We cannot wonder at this when we re member that every god and goddess, every noted man, and every animal considered sacred, must each have a special day of feasting and festivity. It 18 not strange that they should have come to a time when they put the whole custom aside, and celebrated none at all, not even the birthday of the Child of Bethlehem. It was not until four hundred years later, not until Christianity hart tri umphed and become a recognlied fac ... tor in the world, that they even begun to question the real date of Christ's birth. The Western empire had accepted December 25 as the date, and the Eastern churches celebrated Jantmry ?, while other dates from September 29 to May 20 were observed, and each of these with some good reason for Its selection. It wns Pope Julius who Anally settled the controversy by ac l eeptin* the ruling of the Western % church and established December 25. and by the middle of the Tourth cen tury this date wns generally recog nised. In the pagan nations tl.ls had been the time when a festival of Joy taok place, becsaM It was tten that the sun was supposed to begin to re cede from the equator. v They celebrated the 21st of Decem ber by all manner of licentious revels and heathen debauchery, and even after the coming of Christianity it was centuries before these pagan customs and .practices were ' eliminated. And' it was not until after the Middle ages that thd meaning and the sig nificance of the season began to dawn upon the minds and hearts of men. In old England Christmas became a time of feasting, drinking and hilari ous merrymaking ? not a very ad vanced conception, but a step beyond the pagan idea. Later the spirit of Puritanism began to influence English customs and public real ran so high that Mil gayety and all festivity came to be considered sinful. All observances of special days were declared designed by the "deville," and the famous Roundhead parlia ment set aside the celebration of Christmas, Easter and Whitsuntide. For twelve years do special days were observed In England, and when they were once more taken back Into favor the result was what might have been expected, for the Christmas sea son became a time of feasting, drink ing, dancing and wild revel, lasting for twelve days and nights. The lord of misrule came Into existence ? this was the chosen master of festivities. Into whose hands the keys of the house were given and whose word wns law while the revel lasted. The <J:iyx and nights were full of "all manner ?if hilarity, and a mot; wild and merrle time was h'hd," we nre told. At first only the royal households bad these lords of H*lsrule, but the cus tom spread until almost every house hold had Its ruler of the season's revels. But gradually, as time passed, ; these wild celebrations gave place to ! festivals none the less joyous, but more befitting the season. The ceremony of bringing In the Yule log was observed, of decorating the honse. with holly and mistletoe. Uic tiKUtvd cuiuiie in tlae window, and the midnight singing of enrols. Still Inter Christmas became a day marked by bountiful dinners given to the poor by rlcb landowner*, rather than merely a time of feasting and j merrymaking. And slouly the real Christmas spirit is coming more and more Into the hearts of humanity, as we grow each \ year to better understand the song ) the angels sang that starlit night on the Judenn lilils. And "<>n enrfli 1 pence, good will to mell." menns more with each recurring year s we open! uur hearts to the Child of Bethlehem. | I The I | Song of Christmas :[ ; ? '?/ JAMES fVHriXOMB RiLEY *:! 6 . . ^ ' ? J CHANT me .? rhyme of Christmas Ana though It is filled with laugh . ter, let It be pure and strong. ? . '' '?{ i . Sins of the hearts brimmed over with the story of the day? Of the echo of childish voices that will not die away. ' Of the blare of the tasseled bugle, and of the timeless clatter and beat Of the drum that throbs to master squadrons of scampering feet. ? ?.* ? ' * "V" But. O. let your voice- fall fainter, till. blent with a minor tone, Tou temper your song with the beauty of the pity Christ has shows. And sing one verse for'' the voiceless] I and yet ere the song be done, A versA for the ears that hsaf not, and a verse for the sightless one. For though It be time for slqglng a merry Christmas glee, Let a low, sweet voice of pathos run through the melody. j CHRISTMAS SPIRIT i MAKES CHRISTMAS 3T WAS Christmas morning; the ground was covered with snow. Just right for a real Christmas. It was early morning and the .Gaylord household was astir. "Now, not a single package on that tree touched until I get the turkey In the oven." This from the busy Mother Gaylord ns she hurriedly poked Into the al rendy overstuffed turkey one more spoon of dressing. "All right, old denr." shouted Hugh, the eldest of the three sors ? "a tree wouldn't he a tree, nor a gift a gift without you." "Thnnk you, son," said mother as she dried her hands nnd Joined the [ boys. "Father Is sorry, I know, to miss 1 all this Joy with us? but business Hrst. I That largest package Is from him. | Ills letter said possibly he couldn't 1 be here for a month." "Well, mother, let's save the tree until he does come, nnd not touc'a a j package, for a tree Is not a tree, nor | Is a gift n gift with Dad oway." A familiar step was heard; the bell rang at;<l In stepped Dad, shontlng "Merry Christmas to all I My pack age not opened yet! By Jo! Ulnd I'm Just In time." I Four voices In unison: "How did you get here?" "Blew In?" asked Mother. . "Well. I guess I did. Christmas couldn't be Christmas without you four, so I came by nlrplane. Golly I the torkev taiella good ; let's opea our packages." The tree wn? truly a tree; (he pack ages were surc-enouch gifts: the tur key was hnnest-to-gonrtnexs turkey nnd Christmas tvn* perfect, too rot the whole family was nssj-iiiM^il nil' true love In their henft* tor pn>-i other nnd Chris! was In the inHst Emily Burks Adnmi (?.. Itli. WmI'to U&lofei IN MESSAGE TO CONGRESS . * . PRESIDENT URGES ECONOMY Coolidge Says Strict Federal Economy Will Enable Tax Cut La < ter? Urges Farm Aid ? Raps League, But Favors World Court. President Coolldge advised Con gress In his annual message that per haps the most Important work It could do at Its present session would be to practice such economy as to make pos sible a reduction of taxes (or the next fiscal year. ; "'The Government can do more to remedy the economic Ills of the people by a system of rigid economy in public expediture," he said, "than can be ac complished through any other action." Although stressing economy Mr. Coolldge presented a wide range of other recommendations, some new and others reiterations of propasls made a year ago In his first annual message. Favors World Court. Most of these related to domestic affairs, but the President went In to the field of international relations to renew his plea for American adher ence to the Permanent Court of Inter national Justice; to declare the United States not to be disposed to join the League of Nations; the appeal for support by public authorities and pri vate citizens for the European repara tions settlement plan, and to repeat his declaration of opposition to can cellation by the United States of the debts owed the Country by foreign nations. Two new pronouncements marked the President's discussion of foreign affairs. One touched on reduction of world armaments, and the other had reference to the outlawing of war. Defers Call For Parley. "It has been and is my -expectation that we might hopefully approach other great powers for further con ference on this subject as soon as the carrying out of the present reparation plan as ttie established and settled policy of Europe has created a favor able opportunity," he said, with re garty'to armament reduction. "But on account^ of proposals which have al ready been made by other Govern ments for a European conference, it will "be necessary to wait to see what the outcome of their actions jnay be. I should not, wish to propose or have representatives attend a conference which would contemplate commit ments opposed to the fredom of action we desire to maintain unimpaired \vith respect to our purely domestic 'policies." proposals to outlaw aggressive, war fare .the President . asserted; ? Bhould be carefully studied and sympathetic ally viewed, .... - > . \ , .Urges Cut In Expense* ?. Combining discussion ot tax revis ion' with his statement on economy, the Executive said that if Congress at. this session kept within the budget he had presented "it win then be possible to have a moderate amount of tax re-' duction and all the tax reform that the Congress may wish for during the. next fiscal year." He declared pubU-' cation ot inoome tax payments to' be "detrimental to the public welfare and bound to decrease public revenues," and urged the repeal of that section of the Revenue Act. . Aside from his declaration? relative to economy and taxation, the. outstand ing recommendations on domestic af fairs made by the President included: Enactment of such legislative reme dies for agricultural Ills as are work ed but by the recently-appointed agri cultural commission and exertion of all efforts "by government activity and by private agencies to restore and main tain agriculture to a complete normal relationship with other Industries." Passage immediately of pending leg islation based on the reports of the Reclamation Fact-Findlng Commission "for the proper relief of those needing extension of time In which to meet their payments on irrigated land, and for additional amendments and re forms of our Reclamation Laws." Amplification of these portions of the Transportation Act contemplating I consolidation of railroads into larger ayBtems to promote more expeditious action by "affording a period for vol untary proposals to the commission (Interstate Commerce Commission) and in supplying Governmental pres sure to secure action after the expira tion of such a period." Would Revise Rail Act. Amendment of the labor sections of the Transportation Act bo as to em body a plan "which while retaining the practice of systematic collective bar- j gaining with conciliation and volun tary arbitration of labor differences. | could also provide simplicity In rela- i tlons and more direct local responsible ; lty of employee and managers" and at j the same time recognize that the pub lic "has a right to be heard when there 1b duriger that the Nation may suffer great Injury through Interruption of operations because of labor disputes." Such actNn as will maintain "the policy of constantly working . toward the full treaty strength of the Navy." Enactment of legislation changing the new Immigration Law so as to make the administrative features "a little more humane for the purpose of permitting those already here a great er latitude In securing admission ol members of their' own families." Divide Shipping Duties. Transfer of the Emergency Fleet Corporation of "the whole responsibil ity of operation of the fleet and other property, leaving to the Shipping Board solely the duty of determining certain major policies, which require deliberative action;" Sale or long-time lease of Muscle Shoals to private interests "under r|gid guarantees of commercial nitro gen production at reasonable prices for agricultural use" with a sub-corn mittee of the Senate and House Agri cultural Committees empowered to conduct negotiations with the private interests. Development of flood .control on such rivers as the Mississippi, and Colorado, of inland waterway transpor tation, of navigation from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic by way of the St. Lawrence River, and of itnprove ments generally to harbors on the Atlantic s^nd Pacific Coasts. Acquisition of the Cape Cod Canal by the Federal Government. Favors Electoral Reform*. Extension of the national 'laws gov erhjqg the choice of members of Con gress "to Include appropriate repres entation of the respective parties at the ballot box and 'equality of repres entation on the various registration boards wherever they exist." ' , r Transfer to the Civil Service of first, second and third-class postmast-' era, and "without covering in the pres ent membership the field force of pro hibition enforcement."/ " Enactment of legislation -reorganiz ing the Governmental Departments. The President also commended to the attention of Congress the legisla tive program of the American Legion; targed that steps be taken to accord to the negroes. "their full Constitutional rights; that they should be protected from all of these impositions to which from the position they naturally fall a prey, especallly from the' crime ? of lynching," recommended prompt pay inept of the French spoliation claims; approved certain changes in court pro cedure to hasten the administration if Justice; suggested establishment of fedferal reformatories for young men and^ women and first offenders; and of a, National Pqlice Bureau; and asked fo^' suitable rfecognltlon to the world fliers. Questions Rate Section. "He opposed procedure under Section 28 or preferential rate provision of the Merchant Marine Act "until Con gress can reconsider 'the entire ques tion in . the. light of the experience that has developed since its enact ment," and also opposed inaugura tion of any neW valuation of railroad property until the results of the pres ent valuation are known -and can 'be considered. Noting that the Constitution pro vides that the President shall report to Congress on the state of, the Union, Mr. Colidge said "the present state, of the Union . is such that it may be regarded with encouragement and sat isfaction by every American." Problems Are Economic. "Our domestic problems are for the most part economic." he added. "Wo have our enormous debt to pay and we are paying it. We have the high cost of Government to diminish and we are diminishing it. We have a heavy bur den of taxation to reduce and we are reducing it." The Nation, he said, has definitely relinquished "the old standard of deal ing with other countries by terror and force and is definitely committeed to the new standard of dealing with them through friendship and un?vstand ing." "I shall resist any attempt to resort to the old methods and the old stand ards," he added. "I am especially solicitous that foreign nations should comprehend the candor and sincerity with which we have adopted this posi tion." Southern Railway After City Road. Cincinnati. ? The Southern Railway , system, through lta president. Fairfax Harrison, has snbrnltretfa'deflnHe pro- ? posal for the purchase of the Cincin nati South -rn railway from the city of Cincinnati, It was learned Mr Harrison. In a letter to the trus tees of the Cincinnati Southern rail way. said the Southern would invito negotiations leading the '.he absorp tion of the only municipally o?nfi -allroad in the world Th<> letter q.i?p 00 spe'Uic plan outlinir.r 'he pn??!>> ?urrt m a tin* th? transaction Brazil Suspend* Visas. Tokyo. ? The Brazilian consul haa notified the Japanese governmnnt that he haa been Instructed to suspend the grant of visas for Intending emigrants to Brail! The foreign office, taken by surprise, has Instructed the Japanese minister to Brazil to make a report on the matter Immediately. ? 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