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THE CHRISTMAS STAR
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By Minna Irving in C. E. WORLD
The star that led the shep
herd boy
That Christmas eve of old.
And all the kings with offerings
Of frankincense and gold,
rIo Bethlehem’s lowly stable door
Where great and humble met
To worship at a Baby’s feet—
That star is shrining yet.
For when the bells of Christ
mas-tide
Ring out across the snow,
And lighted windows with the
red
And green of holloy glow,
And sweet and clear the carols
rise
Upon the midnight chill,
On thrice ten million Christmas
trees
That star is shinging still.
CHRISTMAS
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This day which the whole
world sets apart and celebrates,
is Christ’s Mass or holy day. It
is the festival of the Christian
church observed annually in
memory of the birth of Christ.
'Hie festival properly begins with
the evening of the 24th day of
December, called Christmas Eve,
and continues until Epiphany,
on the 6th of January, the whole
period being called “Christmas
tide;” but is more particularly
observed on the 25th of Decem
ber, which is called “Christmas
Tay” or simply “Christmas.”
In the Roman, Greek, Episco
pal and Lutheran Churches,
Christmas is observed as a re
ligious festival with special ser
vices. Its celebration was form
erly forbidden by the Puritans,
but Christmas day is now gener
ally observed throughout Christ
endom by religious services, by
public and social festivities, by
the exchange of gifts between
relatives and friends, and by the
distributing of food and cloth
ing among the poor. In most
Christian communities, Christ
mas is a legal holiday.
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GIFTS
“It pays me to give. I gave a
large sum of money to a certain
vrorthy organization and it was
repaid me many time for it was
the cheapest advertising that I
could have gotten.”
That is the way one man looks
at his gifts to others.
“Take that hundred. Hells bells |
if it will do you any good, use it.
When you are able to pay that!
back do it, if you can’t pay it)
back, why v/orry about it? I'm
not.” And without any adver
tising or blowing about it the giftj
was made. We doubt if it was!
even marked down against the
account of the receiver. That is |
the spirit of another giver.
“They are good customers. We!
must give them something to
hold their trade.”
“He gave me a nice present, I
must get him one in return.”
“Give me that more expensive
present.” Putting on dog when
it cannot be afforded. i
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After all, a post card carries ?,$ |
sweet a message as a diamond
ring. For “the gift without the
giver is bare.”
PETERSBURG ENJOYS THE
MISERY OF TACOMA
Resting serenely in the belief!
that it had ample supply of wa
ter to carry through the winter, i
citizens of the town were rudely i
awakened Saturday morning by
the fact that faucets were dry
i nd water to toe gotten only from
small creeks or holes in the
swamps.
The Lexington was called to
the aid of Tacoma. All Peters
burg can do is call on old man
Pluvius.
Each year the water problem
, remain as much of a nut as it
11 ver was. And so long as tired
I business men are left to do the
| work, it will remain a problem,
j The building of dams is a job
tor men who specialize in that
hue of construction. Plans are
i usually drawn after an exhaust
ive study of the drainage lands.
Then the plans are made to fit
the situation.
The town of Petersburg is no
exception in Alaska, as practic
ally all the towns have dilly dal
hed along until at considerable
expense they at last get their
water supply.
No use crying over water that
\s not in the darn now. Nor any
; use darning the dam which re
jfuses to stay dammed. The prob
i iem is for the future. What will
: it be; how will it be met and
| vdth what? Is their a feasible
j plan offered? Will it be accept
ed and is it worth trying?
BUREAU OF FISHERIES BOATS
FOR COAST GUARDS
j It is being suggested that the
> several boats of the Bureau of
f isheries be used to supplement
\ the Coast Guard vessels during
■t he closing days of fishing on
the halibut banks.
This publication votes “aye."
It dees not know a quicker way
of losing a bunch of be whisker
ed buric rats. And some say:
Nor a better way.
1 The surest way to prevent-fur
ther loss of lives in the Gulf of
Alaska is to cut the fishing sea
son. Close down on all opera
tions before the big storms of
November set in. It is a known
fact that these storms are as re
, gular as the years and not to be
| scoffed at by the best vessels of
the fleet. Closing up before the
storms set in will mean that the
vessels will be in port out of the
storm zone. j
Another effect it will have is
from the point of conservation.!
The present depleted condition
of the fisheries demands regula- 1
tions for the further protection!
of the industry. The less num
ber of halibut brought to the i
markets means a greater seed\
supply. With more adequate!
seeding the industry will be in a
lot healthier condition giving a
longer lease on the future life of
the industry.
IN LINE WITH DUTY
During the convention of the
Alaska Native Brotherhood at
Sitka a resolution was adopted
on motion of Klawock Camp and ,
seconded by Kake Camp, con- i
e’emning the U. S. District at- 1
torney for coercing a plea of |
guilty from the crew of the gas !
boat “Dubrovnik” of Klawock!
on the charge of illegal fishing. I
The crew had asked the j
stream watchmen the correct |
time and he told them to “Go to :
hell and fish on your own time.” j
^heir time indicated quarter
past six, Monday morning so i
they set their net and were ar-!
tested for fishing during a close j
season. Brought before Com- {
missioner Bagley of Craig they i
were told, that unless they plead 1
guilty and paid a fine of $400
their boat would be tied up and !
and a case in admiralty started l
against it. The Commissioner
declaring- it his instructions from.
• he district attorney’s office.
This resolution was used before
the Senate Judiciary Committee
when Harding’s name was up for
confirmation as judge of the Dis -
trict Court.
Paul sent a petition to Judge
Hat ding with a letter requesting
(that the case be reviewed and a
new hearing be given under
Judge E. Coke Hill. Harding or
dered the clerk to file the case
r ’id th-r it was l-ruglit up l •
I trial at .< et •>.; am ■ , d is on the
ocket ' as the ‘k'vlaxf eld .
. J sc.”
Harding read two or three
pages in his decision in the case
and censured Paul, charging him
with being dishonest 'and then
fined him for contempt of court
Paul, through his attorney;,
Wiekersham and Roden appeal
ed the case. Result, accoichng
zo the San Francisco Examine!,
Judge Harding was censured lor
his procedure in the case and
Paul vindicated as simply having
performed his duty.
Closes another chapter in the
fight of federals versus Territor
ialists with honors not to the
federals.
PROHIBITION MESS
By James It. Little
Here are a few pointers on the
subject of prohibition.
It has become such an awful
mess that one gets weary of tak
ing it seriously. Everybody who
really wants a drink of liquor
can get it. If he fails', it is eith
er because he has no money or
1 e has no sense. It is easy
enough to make liquor at home
but it is hard to make good li
quor. Most public officials who
vote for or enforce prohibition,
drink in private. Members of
ike Anti-Saloon League have
caught “doctoring” books and
selling liquor. Prohibition agents
have been caught selling the
booze which they confiscated
And public opinion varies ac
cording to State, County and
town. A glorious mess.
The issue is in national politics
and will stay there until it is set
bed. That’s another mess! Our
country consists of a lot of
states which, before the war,
were growing more and more
united. When the war broke
cut, these States all hopped to
gether—like so many particles
of quick silver in a saucer. For
a while, we were a real nation.
There came the end of the war
and Prohibition. And our states
are less united than they ever
were. Some of them are even
sore at one another. What New
vork thinks of Kansas and what
Illinois thinks of Alabama, is not
lit lor publication. Although
tile opinion of Illinois may LcUe
changed since the Governor d
Alabama was arrested for hav
in' liquor in his possession. Of
i.ourse, the President cannot
change the Prohibition Law.
Tnose in favor of Prohibition do
not want a referendum on the
question. That shows lack of pa
triotism and sincerity. A real
American is always willing to
'e a referendum on any ques
tion. He believes that the ma
; ority should rule though the
heavens fall. And when you see
: o many good prohibitionists ap
! posed to a real-American fair
jplay deal, you behold another
! mess.
No candidate for public office
| c an possibly win on an out-and
out “dry” ticket. He could not
get elected that way. Therefore
when the conventions come
c round, you will always find the
prohibition politicians trying to
figure out a plank whch will
raise false hopes, commit nobody
end mean nothing. Which is
more bunk. And there you have
mother mess. In the meanwhile
• most countries that went in for
prohibition have abandoned it.
) The supply is growing. If you
hare fortunate enough to live
: near the Canadian border, you
can ship across and get all the
wine, beer and whiskey you
; want. Those who live in Kansas
jnd Oklahoma and such states
.re less fortunate. They’ve just
got to drink Hon <. made jin a :
whiskey.
“Ain t it grind?”
—
THE AMERICAN WAY
The date for the trial of Ed
ward L. Doheny, oil magnate, on
a charge of bribery, was set for
j March 10th by Justice Hitz in the
District of Columbia Supreme
Court.
i Several years after having
Haven ex-Secretary of the In
' crier Fall a hundred thousand
. dollars and for the accepting of
w hich Fall was recently convict
ed, Doheny comes to trial.
THE SOVIET WAY
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Fourteen Soviet officials were
executed at Astrakhan after be
ing convicted of profiteering in
.the sale of caviar and speculat
ing with muni-cipal funds, is a
L N. Si dispatch dated the 13th
.from Riga.
Five peasants also were exe
waied at Preluki, in the Ukraine,
; after being convicted of conceal
ing grain and aiding others in
; burning grain supplies in order
"o keep the price up, the dispatch
added.
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