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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-07

the salt OF the earth. Organization
OF new renl estate boards in Ports.
mouth. Suffolk, Newport News. Pc
tcrsburS and Alexan,irin during; his
term OF Office were reported.
In closing Mr.. Collins paid high
tribute to the efficiency of H. Ray
Richardson. secretary Of the State
association, who"c report waS 10 fol-
low that OF tho president, ana To cr-
| fectivc work of the various state
| committees that have assisted in the
work of the association Curing tho
year.
Rev. a. l.. Franklin. pastor OF tho
Colonial Avenue Methods, Church.
delivered the opening prayer. rrcsi-
dent or Council Albert l.. Roper well
ccHcd IN" visitors to Norfolk on be-
| nan OF the city. ana Il. l.. IIaw-
thorhe, OF Charlottesville. responded.
LnrEe Delegation Arrives.
VISITORS from out of town began
arriving on the early morning trains
special over the Norfolk and Vest
crn arriving just before noon brought
! the largest crowd. including delcga-
lions from Richmond. Lynchburg.
Roanoke ana Bristol.
Reception committees OF Norfolk
PORTSMOUTH and Newport News
realtors were carly on the job 20 scc
that the incoming delegates to the
convention were propcrly escorted to
their respective hotels.
An Informal reception for the visi-
tors was arranged at the Monticello
during the morning, and arrivals
registered there ut convention head
quarters as soon az they came in.
Other important items on tho after
noon program include the appoint
rncnt of committees. the award OF
the presidents achievement trophy
TO tho local board doing tho best
work during the past year and the
report of the committee on rcclana-
ton and drainage.
After Adjournment At 4:30 this at-
tcrnoon. Norfolk realtors escorted the
visitore over the points OF interest
about the city.
The evening was taken UP b. a
smoker at which w. W. Robertson.
Of Norfolk, and J. ". Work. Of Evan
ston, Ill. national association vice
president, were the speakers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-07
Anderson Speak. at stanton.

STANTON, VA, Oct Elm the
!ifty- ninth address Of his campaign,
Colonel Henry ". Anderson. Repub-
lican candidate for Governor OF Vir-
Ginia, tonight spoke before what he
said was the largest gathering yet
out to hear him. The candidate. be-
fore beginning his address. read n
statement renewing his allegiance To
the Gag OF the Nation ana state. and
branded as silly nonscnsc" the
charge that he had ever said he was
ashamed Of the star in the American
flag that represented Virginia.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-07
Mrs. Grcgnrx w. I.irhcr.

Mrs. Gregory W. Fisher. 81 years
OF age. of 3l2S Edgcwood Avenue.
died a; tn" R"trra: FOR the Sick. at
l2:"5 o'clock this morning. Bcsldcs
her husband she is survived by Eve
children. Mrs. Nrlena Johnson. and
Misses Vivian. Elsie. Elizabeth. Mar
garct and Avery Fisher. The funeral
arran gcmcnts will hc announced
later
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-07
URGES LEGAL INTEREST
RATE OF 8 PER CENT
State Realtors President Rec
ommcnds Increase in An
nual Report.
CHANGE MORTGAGE TAX SYSTEM
Would Impose Onc-iIaIf Of Un- Per
Cen; Charge mt Time or itrcorIn-
t"n-Lnnd Men In Convention 4,
Norfolk.

NORFOLK, VA. oct. Ga recon-
mcndation that the organization 80
on record rs favor!ng u legal rate
OF interest OF S per cent in Virginia
constituted one Of the outstanding:
features OF the annual report OF
President Paul y. Collins to the con-
vcntion OF tho virginia Real Estate
Association At the Monticello Hotel
this afternoon.
Present day business conditions
and requirements demand this
change" said Mr.. Collins. .and hone
that some member oc the convention
VIII Introduce a resolution that the
convention support this change"
Mr.. Coliins referred to discus
sion OF the rate Of Interest that took
place last April before the executive
committee Of the National Associa-
ton Of Real Estate Boards and said
that Il Kansas City representative
Informed the committee then that his
town had been bull, with PhiIaicl-
phia ana Boston money because it
paid $ per cent
Would Change MortEngr TINY.
Mr.. Collins address contained n
strong recommendation IN favor OF
change in the system Of mortgage
TAXATION. The present law recurring
assessment Of taxes ''diScouraccs the
investment of money in this class Of
security adm makes II decidedly din
cult to finance building operations
ana other forms OF realty develop
lDcnt.'
Mr.. Collins suggested that the as
ISOLATION iudOrsc The passage q. 4
lnw providing for Il tax of onc-haif
o: per cent on mortgages. to To
pa!d q, the tim. they are recorded.
thus cx"mpt!ng them from further
Against New License Law.
strong advice against III. proposed
iicenec law FOR rca! estate men was
another important feature OF the re-
port. Mr.. Collins said tina; the IL
Gems" law. once passed. might be-
como "a weapon Of politicians and
pass beyond control o; realtors.
Tho report called attGntioneto the
accomplishment Of the co,rffnittocs
on reclamation and colonization,
which fathcrcd the movement to or
ganize u permanent association to
improve Virg!nia's waste lands and
settle farmers on them.
II also gave approval TO such i'm
rortan, subjects as good roads.
equalization OF tax rates and. Other
progressive measures and urged sup
por; OF the National Real Estate
Journal organ Of the national asso.
citation.
Mr.. Collins announced that he
would not % Il candidate for re-
election. saying that he appreciated!
tho many appeals made To him to
run again, but that due con sheraton
convinced him that IL would be best
FOR tn. association not 10 vary from
It's bylaws, which limit the prcsi-
dent 10 one term OF Office. IncrcaS-
ing private businrSs would also make
IL !mpossihi. FOX him 10 serve. nc said
Realtors Public spirited.
Thruu,;hout his address Mr. COL
Inns paid repeated tribute TO the op-
timistic spirit ana willingness TO ca.
operate in rublicspirtcd undcrtah
Mgs which. he said. ne had founo
among realtors in AL parts Of Viz.
gin!a. He called Virginia rcal,or.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-07
All! EPSON SALTS
LIKE LEMONADE


You can now buy real epson salts
without the awful taste and nausea
by asking your druggist for n handy
package OF "Epsonadc Salts" which
,ooks and acts exactly like EPSON
salts. because II is pure epson salts
combined with fruit dc-!vativc salts.
giving IL the taste OF SPARKLING lem
made.
Take tablespoonful in glass OF
old water whenever you feel bilious.
ncadachy or cOnstipated "Epsonade
Ats is the much-talkcd- discovery
the American Epson Association.
Advertisements
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-07
Make uig Mcu,,nd.n Catches.

HEATHSNlLLE. VA. Oct. 6.--Mcn-
MAIDEN fishing VAS good last week
Some o! the steamers loaded Friday.
IN" DOUGLAS. Of the Morris. Fisher Co.
handed 10000 one day. The longing
season for oysters opened September
10. but oysters are said To be poor and
the demand weak. with prices low.
No Improvement is expected until
cooler weather.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-07
DEATHS IN VIRGINIA
Funeral This Afternoon

Funeral services for Mrs. Eva NJ.
FcitiE. wife OF Jacob Fciti: who died
Wednesday might. will be held in the
bethlehem Lutheran Church this ar
ternoon at O'clock. Burial will be
in oakw"od Cemetery. Mrs. Fcitig
was ~ years Of age and il survived
by her husband. sin sons and two sis
tcrS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-07
MlIIinm u. Iinbcy Hurled.

FurncraI scrViccs Tor William Il.
RobcN, who was Instantly killed
Tuesday. when his hand came into
contact with 1.-Two electric wire
whils he Was working near West
hampton. We're held at his late home
l3o Northsilc Avenue, Highland Park.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-07
onnN'a IinlX La Hurried

The remains Of Lewis Arthur Yob.
II years old. who died Wednesday.
were buried in lakewood Cemetery
yesterday afternoon At 4 o'clock. nj
ter services We're held in the oak
wood Baptist Church
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-07
Horse. Dying From Ncninri,I,

iiEATIiSNILLE. VA. oct. G.-An
epidemic OF what il supposed 10 he
spinal meningitis has developed
among horses In this section from
which several. deaths have occurred.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-07
DIVIDEND TO BE PAID
TO BANK DEPOSITORS
Recdvilic Institute Receiver Author
lied to DIsbnrSc 0ne-Third
OF Sums Due.
Ispccia! to The Timcs-Dispa,ch.l

IiEATliSNlLLE, VA, Oct. 6.--Ac-
c0r9inE to reports here tho receiver
OF the Commcnwcalth'S National
Bank. Rccdvillc. which was robbed
and burned on January 81. has been
authorized TO pay to the creditors OF
the bank the first !nStl!incnl on
their claims. Checks FOR 80 I-3 per
cent OF such claims viii II is under
stood. IL distributed rhortIy. The
distributor Of this dividend will ma
t.rially stimulate business In this
section.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-07

United states government has, cstab-
iishcd temporary aviation base on
the farm Of Mrs. II. II. Elack ~ ell. M
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-07

yesterday afternoon at o'clock. H..
is survived by his widow and two
Ghildi.u.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-07

RENO. this county. for the landing OF
lying machines using testing bombs.
rascs and smoke. This emergency
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-07

base IS equipped with wireless and
Is the scene OF many beautiful flights
and landings daily.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-12-20
Birds and Animals
Share Christmas

M~dRISTMAS is not merely festi-
" val celebrated by and for man
alone. Among the folk lore of
other countries are several quaint sto-
ries in which animals and birds give
evidence Of their alteration. A we'll
known Bosnian legend offers version
of world adoration-they claim that
on the holy day "the sun in the east
bowed down. the stars stood still the
mountains and forests shook and
touched the earth with their SUBMITS,
and the green pine tree bent; the
grass was betiowered with the open
ing of blossoms; incense sweet as
myrrh pervaded upland and forest !;
birds sang on the mountain tops and
all gave thanks to the great God"
In Bosnia on Christmas day sheaf
of rye is put into birds nests and bird
houses for the birds Christmas. A
stranger, stranded in a Michigan town
was once startled to see a sheaf of
rye in a bird box. He knew immedi-
ately that one of his kind lived there
and was keeping Christmas In the
old way.
An old Indian legend tells us that
on Christmas night all the deer In
the forest kneel in alteration before
the Great Spirit. Woe to him, how
ever, who tries to spy upon them.
He is punished with perpetual stiff
ening of the knees.
Many people of the old world claim
that on Christmas night animals are
gifted with speech, but none must tres
pass or eavesdrop
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-12-20
Che Most Generally
Observed Of All
Festivals
CHRISTMAS is Of all the festivals

M~HRISTMAS Is of all the festivals
VI the most generally observed in
the western world 1t Is the uni
versal holiday of Christendom, and
the general phases of its observance
are in their essentials smilar in all
countries. 1t is sort of common
ground on which we all meet for, at
least, one day in the year.
In its religious aspect the festival
is a remembrance Of the Christian
faith-the gift of God to the world of
a divine Savior. Out of that central
and dominant idea, no doubt, grew ND
the practice of selecting Christmas,
above all other seasons, as the time
for friends to bestow gifts upon one
another, and, for all who can, to ex-
tend charity to those in need.
Although not so old as the religious
feature, the domestic and social fea-
lures of the festival date back to very
early times, at any rate. to times that
are early in our history.
For centuries Christmas has been
pre-eminently a season of home gath
ering, when absent ones return and
the family circle is once more com
pleted, or as nearly completed as the
changes and chances of life make pos
sible. With homecoming was associ-
ated good cheer, and so Christmasl
came to be season Of feasting and
merrymaking.
In England during the Middle ages,
and for many generations after the
Middle ages had closed, the Christ
mas season, which included at least
a whole week, and liturgically 40 days,
was given over to merrymaking of
various kinds, some of which have
gone the way of many of the customs
Of our forefathers. For instance, there
was the bringing of the Yule-log to
be lighted on the fireplace on Christ
mas eve with much ceremony and re-
ioicing We have no Yule-log for there
are but few freplaces now. The name
of the log recalls another name for
Christmas, which was anciently called
and is stiIl known as Yule-tide or|
Yule-time.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-12-20
Good Reason, Too.

At Christmas the children of GER
tain provincial school tried to collect
money by going from house to house
singing carols and snatches of hymns.
Many complaints reached the rectGr's
ears of bands Of youngsters scamrer-
ing through the first verse of while
Shepherds Watched and then VIC
1ently ringing the doorbell. So he In
stituted inquiries on the next occasion
he visited the school.
"Why is it." he asked, that, instead
of singing the hymn In reyerent
way, you scamper through one verse
and then ring the bell?"
Silence reigned for short time.
Then a shrill voice from small boy
at the back of the room was heard in
yplanation:
Please, sir, It's cause they always
cts the dog loose at the second verse"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-12-20
Che JOY Of
the True Spirit
Of Christmas

N RE you willing to forget what
- you have done for other people
and remember what other people
have done for you; to ignore what the
world owes you, and to think what
you owe the world to put your
rights in the background, and your
duties in the middle distance, and
your chances to do little more than
your duty in the foreground; to see
that your fellow men are just as real
as you are, and try to look behind
their faces to their hearts, hungry for
joy; to own that probably the only
good reason for your existence is not
what you are going to get out of life,
but what you are going to give life;
to close your book of complaints
against the universe, and look around
for place where you can SOW a few
seeds of happiness-are you willing
to do these things even for day?
Then you can keep Christmas.
Are you willing to stoop down and
consider the needs and the desires of
little children; to remember the weak
ness and loneliness of people who are
growing old; to stop asking whether
your friends love you, and ask your
self whether you love them enough to
bear in mind the things that other
people have to bear on their hearts;
to try to understand what those who
| live in the same house with you really
want without waiting for them to tell
you; to trim your lamp so that 1t will
give more light and less smoke, and to
carry it in front so that your shadow
will fall behind you; to make grave
for your ugly thoughts and garden
for your kindly feelings, with the gate
open-are you willing to do these
things even for day? Then you can
keep Christmas.
Are you willing to believe that love
is the strongest thing In the world
stronger than hate, stronger than evil,
stronger than death-and that the
| blessed life which began in Bethlehem
nineteen hundred years ago is the
image and brightness Of the eternal
| love? Then you can keep Christmas.
And If you can Keep it for day, why
not always? But you can never keep
1t alone.-Dr Henry Van Dyke.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-12-20
Christmas Is
Chi1dren's Day

~H HE message of Christmas is love.
VI Its emblem is radiant, thankful,
contented childhood. Without
love and without children there could
be no real Christmas. The form might
survive but the substance would be
lacking.
Unhappy must be the adult who can
not make himself a child again in
spirit at the Yuletide. For Christmas
is the universal children's day. Men
and women are superfiuous except as
they make themselves partners with
those whom the day glorifies.
Let us, then, lay aside the affecta-
ton and arrogance of manhood and
womanhood and be children again.
Let us adopt their point of view and
put ourselves in their places-in the
places of these sons and daughters
of ours and of the sons and daughters
of our neighbors. 1t was only a year
or so ago, as it seems, when we hung
our well-worn stockings in row along
the mantel shelf, while our fathers
and mothers looked on with unfeigned
pleasure at the innocent confidence we
showed in the morrow.
Even as you and /. 1t all comes
back In a flood of memories. Life was
simpler then. Our desires We're less
pretentious than those our children
voice now. Modest remembrances they
were that bulged toe and heel of the
stockings mother knit.
Life and its circumstances change,
but the essence of Christmas never.
The same happy childhood, the same
restlessness, the same snail-like creep
ing of time as the holiday approaches.
The same parenthood, too-the same
planning across the reading table after
the boys and girls are abed, the same
loving consideration of what this or
that child most desires and how far
the family purse can be stretched to
permit some further purchase.
Every home is assured Christmas
if it has a great, warm heart pulsat-
ing In tune with the hopes and joys
of childhood.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-12-20

III IdE ent1fe category or the
saints none continues to enjoy q
more extended popularity than
st. Nicholas, archbishop of Myra.
At this time, when preparations are
birthday of the Christ-child, it is par
ticularly fitting that we recall some
thing of the character of this holy
man of the Fourth century and re-
member some of the legends which
bring him so close to US at Christmas
time.
Strange to say, while st. Nicholas is
regarded as the special guardian Of
children, virgins and sailors, he came
to be regarded as the patron saint OF
robbers, from an alleged adventure
with thieves, whom he compelled to
restore some stolen goods to their
proper owners.
In various parts of the old world Il
is customary for the elder members OF
the family to place little presents in
the shoes as well as the stockings Of
the younger relatives on the eve of
st. Nicholas day. In converts the
young women used to place silk stock
ings at the door of the apartment of
the abbess. with a paper recommend
ing them to Great st. Nicholas of
her chamber"
While the emblem of the three
golden balls is derived from the Lom-
bard merchants. yet St. Nicho-
las is frequently pictorially represented
as bearing three golden balls or purses,
the origin of which can be traced to
an act of the saint Which has come
down to us in the form of an ecclesi-
astical notation.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-12-20
usina Old Stockings.

II is interesting to know and eco
nomical to follow the many little odds
and ends that can be made out Of old
stockings, silk or Isle. SO often they
are thrown away because Of endless
holes and runs-not good. you think.
for anything-but IL this kind is saved
until fairly good pile has been ac-
cumulated one can start a very fine
silk rag rug. The more numerous the
coIors the prettier the rug.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-12-20
Under the HollJ
Bough

nE WHO have scorned each other.
Ny Or injured friend or brother,
S In this fast-fading year;
Ye who by word or deed.
Have made kind heart bleed
Come gather here.
Let sinned against and SHINING
Forget their strife's beginning.
And join in friendship now;
Be links no longer broken,
Be sweet forgiveness spoken,
Under the holly bough.
Ye who have loved each other,
Sister and friend and brother.
In this fast-fading year:
Mother and sire and child,
Young man and maiden mild,
Come. gather here,
And let your hearts grow fonder,
AS memory shall ponder
Each past unbroken vow;
Old loves and younger wooing
Are sweet in the renewing.
Under the holly bough.
Ye who have nourished sadness,
Estranged from hope and gladness.
In this fast-fading year;
Ye with o'er-burdened mind
Made aliens from your kind
Come, gather here.
Let not the useless sorrow
Pursue your night and morrow.
If e'er you hoped. hope now
Take heart, uncloud your faces.
And join in our embraces,
Under the holly Dough.
Charles Mackay.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-12-20
CAROLS AS PART OF
THE CHRISTMAS
SERVICE.
r HE origin of the Christmas carol

N HE origin Of the Christmas carol
w is uncertain. 1t is probably as
old as Christianity. Indeed,
Bishop Taylor in his "Great Exemplar''
remarks that the first carol Is the
hymn of the angels to the shepherds
in the plains of Bethlehem:
GLORY TO God in the highest, and
on earth peace, good will toward men,
In the Fifteenth century carols were
widely used throughout Europe In
fact, the first pieces printed by the
very first printers were carols. In one
of the oldest collections appears "The
Bears Head" which used to be sung
as that old dish was carried to the
table during the Christmas revelry:
The Bears Head In hands / bring
With garlands gay and birds singing:
l pray you all to help me sing
"Qui estis in conviviol'
"The Bears Head" represents one
of the convivial carols or ''jolie chan
sons" which had their place at the
feasts, dances and other gay festivi-
ties Of the Christmas season.
In Shakespeare's time bands of
itinerant singers used to wander about
the streets and make their carolry
pretext for getting money.
During the Eighteenth century CAROL
ry declined greatly, and many of the
quaint old customs which had marked
Christmas festivals for centuries be-
came obsolete.
Carolry still exists in parts of Eng
land.
In Wales it has been preserved to
still greater extent, while Ireland,
too, has her Christmas caroling in
time-honored style. France has its
"Noels," and in Italy Christmas carols
have been sung since the time of st.
Francis of Assist, who discovered the
power of sacred song in the YER
nacular..
In churches all over the world many
of the delightful old carols are now 9
part of the Christmas service.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-12-20
Christmas.

The origin of Christmas or Christ's-
mass, so called with reference to the
last words Of the chief religious serv-
ice of the day according to ancient
ritual, "Ite missa tor NASSAU est" Is
TO be found in the second chapter OF
st. Luke's Gospel Its observance is
not development, having existed from
the earliest days of Christianity. In
fact in many respects there has been
devolution instead Of evolution In the
manner of its celebration.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-12-20
Soft SUGAR Vanilla Waters.

Cream together two cupfuls of soft
sugar and one cupful Of butter. Add
the yolks of five eggs well beaten and
a generous flavoring Of vanilla. Sift
two teaspo0nfuls of baking powder
and one-half a teaspoonful of soda
with two cupfuls of flour. Add alter
nately the welI-beaten whites of the
five eggs and the prepared flour with
enough more TO make a soft dough.
Roll thin and cut in small rounds,
diamonds or squares.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-12-20
Distributed Cares.

"Why are June weddings so popu-
lar?"
Because of the natural tendency of
conditions to adjust themselves. Peo-
pie shouldn't be expected to buy we'd
ding presents and Christmas presents
all at the same time"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-12-20
The Greater Need.

Little Horace-My mamma says may
be you'll give my papa safety razor
for Christmas,
Department Store Santa Claus-Yes,
little man, | think / will.
Little Horace-Hadn't you better
keep it and use it yourself APuck.