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there one among us who does not
best love the custom of singing the
old songs beneath the candle-lit win
dow, for "sweet charity's sake?
With the thought of the little bands
of singers soon to start on their pill
grimages, from door to door, giving
of their talents to the poor, there
comes to mind the old English Gus
tom still observed in rural communi
ties, although the cities know 1t no
more. These little bands Of carolers,
called waits, sang the identical songs
that every Englishman loves today,
although they were first heard cen
turtles ago. 1t Is one Of the pic
turesque English customs that have
survived through the ages.
The radios discovery brought with
1t an immense revival Of interest In
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gladdened the hearts of men.
Back into the mists Of the ages
must we delve in our search for rec
ords OF the first Christmas carol. We
find that the pagans had chants that
they sang at the season of the year
when days were shortest. There is
the song of Isaiah, beginning, "Sing,
Oh Heaven, Be Joyful, Oh Earth !"
And there is the song Of Micah, dat
ing seven centuries before Christ's
birth. Tradition says that the old
est of all Christian hymns was sung
by the angels above the fields of
Bethlehem and later by the barbarian
martyrs in the arena at Rome.
Today the singing of Christmas
carols IS almost universal custom.
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furniture about the Titus home
The fact was that Samantha Titus
was, at heart, hopeful, kindly and
generous woman. The principal rea-
son of present scarcity in her house
hold had been her goodness to the sick
and poor within her reach. A neigh
Dor had remarked upon her liberality
by saying that Manthy Titus gave
away in the winter all that Tim Titus
could get out of summer" and that
"she not only gave away all the prof
It's but was ready to give away all the
apostles besides" Her song on that
cold day did not indicate that she felt
satisfied with herself, but rather that
something of Christmas longing was
really stirring within her.
Anyway, the wish might have been
a prayer, for it was answered AS
Anna put it afterward, at seemed like
what happened to the shepherds at
Beth'lem." For Mrs. Titus got a new
and happy idea in peculiar way She
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DIDA things bright,
WV When JOY comes with the
morning light,
Whom children gather round their tree.
Thou Christmas Babe.
We sing of Thee!
When manhood's brows are bent in
thought
To learn what men Of old have
taught
When eager hands seek wisdom's key,
Wise Temple Child,
We learn of Thee!
When doubts assail, and perils fright,
When cropping blindly in the night.
We strive to read life's mystery.
Man of the Mount,
We turn to Thee!
Whom shadows Of the valley fall,
When sin and death the soul appall,
One light we through the darkness
Christ on the Cross
We cry to Thee!
And when the world shall pass away.
And dawns at length the perfect day.
In glory shall our souls made free.
Thou God enthroped.
Then worship Thee.
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not prevent the good woman from
singing 81 Want to Be an Angel" and
her daughter Anna, as she brought out
the rest Of the wash, hoped that the
desire thus expressed would soon be
granted. For it must be confessed
that the life of the Titus family was
not a happy one. Care had written
wrinkles on the mothers face and also
upon her disposition. Nothing could
have looked sweeter in Christmas
prospect to the Titus household than
something angelic, but all of them,
from the old man down to Peggy, felt
that 1t depended upon ma; so that this
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There is scarce.
a com IN u n i t Y
boasting a little
red school house,
or church, where
will not gather,
on G h r | S t m a 8
Eve, the farmers
with rosy-cheeked
fl miles to luSti-
ly join in the big
gest event Of the
whole year, the
Christmas com
munity sing
Church choirs in
the villages and
cities, as usual,
will render their
special Christmas
programs. Yet, Is
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lightful events connected with the
pleasures of the season. The old
carols were the features of the pro-
grams This year, as last, the most
beautiful Christmas song will probably
be ooh, Little Town of Bethlehem"
Phillips Brooks masterpiece, the most
popular Of all the many and lovely
numbers sent over the air. This song
u probably the best loved modern
composition, dealing with the birth
Of Christ. when Shepherds Watched
Their Flocks by Night" is the oldest
carol written In our language. 1t is
the work Of Nahum Tate, poet lau
reate Of England In 1892.
France, Italy, Wales and Ireland.
It Is said, are among the countries
that cling closest to the custom Of
carol singing. France calls her Christ
mas songs ''noels," from mathis"
which signified, originally cry Of
Joy at Christmas.
Many Of the famous old Christmas
songs are cheerful. heartwarming and
suggestive Of the good times of the
season. However, the most beautiful
and best loved are the carols that
breathe a spirit Of reverence and tell
In simple words the story Of the
manger and Gods gift to the whole
world.
"a. 1925. Western NswsDADse union)
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CHRISTMAS SPIRIT

/! ONCE again the glad time of c,
~ the year is with us. Chill
dren who have been looking for
ward to Christmas week after
week are filled with the pleasure
Of anticipation. VIII they be
disappointed?
Christmas celebrates the COM
ing of Child into the world,
therefore 1t Is essentially a chill
, dren's holiday.
OF course, the boys and girls
around our hearth need consid-
GRAFTON, for they must be made
happy, but how about the little
lads and lasses without fathers
I. and mothers, or whose parents
are in poverty? Are they to
write In vain to Dear Santa
! Claus? Hundreds of these pitt
full letters, scrawled by hopeful
chubby fists, are left unclaimed
at the post office every year.
Mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles
i and cousins, our home Is no long
. er the house In which we live,
plus the yard or farm surround
ing 1t. The entire neighborhood,
town, city, county, state and ma
tlon Is ours; its inhabitants live
In our home. 1t is our duty, so
far as we can, to make every
child happy at Christmas, In
stead of permitting ourselves to
get buried selfishly In tissue pa
per and gay ribbons.
Let's make this holiday season
one in which the Christmas spir-
. 1t, the peace on earth and good
will to all men, prevails every
where. Especially where there
are children. So Merry Christ
mas to you.-Frank Herbert
Sweet.
%. 1926. Western Newspaper Union)
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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t h e Christmas
carol. Thousands
upon thousands
of folk who will
sit at their fire
sides on Christ
mas Eve eager
to "listen In"
are becoming ia
miliar with the
ancient carols
nd Christmas
songs in a way
that could not be
possible before
It's advent. Last
year the broad
casting of Christ
mas songs by
world famous
artists was one
Of the most de-
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Dolls Replicas of Peasants

The smallest member of the house
hold, whether Of the masculine or fem
mime persuasion. will delight in anus
ing dolls which come from central Eu-
rope. They are dressed in peasant cos
tunes of felt which have appliqued
designs In many coIors They are ex-
act replicas of peasant children and
have the quaintest little faces.
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tons to others by the failure of the
resources that we have depended upon
and rewards our use of new and un-
tried means. This thought caused
Mrs Titus to put her pride in her
empty pocket and pushed her out upon
the flood of affection that reached as
far as California. For her brother
Sam, who had not heard a word from
her for years, received letter that
was stained with a loving tear or
two, and 1t was like Christmas pres
ent for the far-away brother. 1t pro-
voked a loving expression also, as love
always does, and through it the II
fuses began new and relieved his
tory With Christmas time the bur
den of care and labor that had pressed
so heavily fell off, and the angel that
had been under 1t came out, as the
smiling mother dressed old Timothy
up for a Santa Claus and was merry
with them all
When Sam heard about 1t he felt
like one Of the Wise Men, even If he
had hailed from the West, and sent
his gifts ahead Of him. 1t was worth
the long Journey TO hear Peggy say
that she thought he was the real
Santa Claus and to kiss her rosy
cheek.
"a. 1925. Western Newspaper Unien.)
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Treasure in a Tusk

An elephants tusk filled with gold
was discovered recently by a group
of explorers in Alaska. During the
centuries the tusk became buried and
fossilized, and gold nuggets were en-
bedded in the ivory. The tusk weighed
$50 pounds.
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strain from the
back yard had q
note Of hope In 1t,
over against the
probability of an
other wintry and
bitter holiday.
Mr.. Timothy IT,
tus shared this
hope from the
standpoint of the
trials of his WIN
to- vacation. Dur
ing the rest of the
year and while
1t was good ma
tured out of doors
he was a garden
er, but with the
advent season he
became an unap-
Drpciafpd Diocp of
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had been calling
for a Mr.. SAKE
over the telephone
for half the after
noon in vain, in
order to collect a
washing bill that
might slightly i'm
prove the Christ
mas possibilities,
when Anna hui
morously suggest
ed that she might
try the saXophone.
The joke not only
made her laugh,
but 1t brought to
her m / n d the
thought that some
times fortune pun
ishes us for neg
lpctiDg Our rela-
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Had Him Guessing

Mr. Wise-What did your mother
give you for Christmas?
Miss Guy Nothing to speak Of
The Parlor Knight
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, CHRISTMAS EVE

CHRISTMAS EVE
draws near in
every civilized land
there is the Gus
tomary revival OF
interest in the be-
loved old songs and
carols that for hun
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Christmas
Wiish
)christopheAf Gnazard


RS. TIMOTHY IT,
TUS was hanging
out the clothes in
the keen December
wind and Mr.. Frost
was freezing them
stiff as fast as pos
sible. A clothespin
In her mouth did
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Cupid, Too

Cupid will ring some Christmas
bellies too.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-03-30
C0RD0vA MAN
Dies, BURNS

CORDONA. Alaska, March 80
Tom Mathews, aged 81, object of
charity here fer the past 10 years,
died yesterday as the result Of
burns received Sunday night when
he tainted over hot stove in the
cabin where he lived He was
found by a grocery man Mathews
left hand W. almost burned to a
char but he objected to medical
attention.
Mathews left $1,000 He had
no relatives as far as known. He
spent the early part of his life in
Pennsylvania. worked in California
with lumber concern and came
to Cordova in 1916. He seldom left
his cabin except to peddle loads of
kindling wood about the street.
He would cut kindling far into the
night. Mathews would allow no
visitors to enter his cabin. The
roof leaked, the bedding was damp
and the floor was found to be
sagged in many places.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-03-30
BYRD READY TO
LEAVE ON TRIP,
POLAR REGIONS
Bids Good Bye 10 President
Then Leaves Washing
ton for BROOKLYN.

WASHINGToN, March eo-Com-
mander Richard + Byrd said good
bge to President Coolidge, prepara-
tory to departing for the Brooklyn
Navy Yard on the first lap of his
Polar airplane journey. He sailed
with John y. Rockefeller. ir, Ed
sci Ford and G. Trubee Davidson
and other sponsors including Vim
cent Astor. who viii bring the
other three back here on his yacht
after the steamship Chantier clears
New York harbor ana heads north
ward for Tromso, Norway, the only
port of call on the way to Kings
Bay, Spitzbergen, where the air
route starts.
Commander Byrd expects to reach
Tromso on April 25 and Kings Bay
on May |. 1t I'll then take two
weeks to assemble thes Fokker ox-
ploration plane for the first 400
mile jump on the northern trip for
Peary Land, where the advanced
base Will he established Then the
plane will jump directly for the
Pole, 400 miles north.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-03-30
READY TO SAIL

NEW YORK, March 30. - The
Shipping Boards steamer Chantier
is ready to sail parachutes, radio
and Eskimos VII; play an import
ant part with the expedition. Be
cause of the roughness of the snow
aud ice, when necessary. a man
will be dorpped by parachute from
the pane. If he cannot find a suiC-
able base for the plane. another
man viii be dropped Both men
will carry can of "pemmican,"
a dried beef product of Indian
origin, the only food thing to be
taken on air trips The Eskimos
at Camp Morris Jessup, the Peary
Land base, will be advised by radio
of the mems descent and they will
set out With dog teams and return
them to the base
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-03-30
WOMEN BANKERS LOGICAL
STEP SAYS ONE or THEM

NEW YORK, March 30 Women
have moved logically into banking as
a profession as six women bank
presidents in different parts of the
country today could testify, believes
Miss Nina Marie Bruere. secretary
of the Association of Bank Women
They are there naturally, IA result
of the increased economic independ-
enee Of women and their increased
need FOR drawing upon the bank, -
said Miss Bruere. "Althoueh il has
long been a popular theory that wo-
men are poor bankers that is, that
they are foolish spenders YET Stats
ties show that women in realty are
the great economists of our eoun-
try
Miss B,uerc, who is assistant sec
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-03-30
~ ReSerue officers
Report Place for
" ICES Is Up in dir

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, March SO
Twelve Reserve officers of the Stl
Corps Area who have made a report
to Maj Gen. Ernest Kinds. command
er of Reserve training, belie9e wo
mans place is in the air as we'll as
the home.
The officers recommended that all
Reserve officers of the Air Service
be placed on active duty without
pay and allowances at certain inter
walls to permit their wives to take
airplane flights with competent pi
lots.
This suggestion is offered with tho
idea that such action will reduce
the objection by their families tC
flying
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-03-30
COMMANDER OF
amer, LEGION
COMING, COAST
John R. McQuigg with Ma
tional Adjutant, Due in
Seattle April 2.

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The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-03-30
CHARGES OF
SUTHERLAND
FAL.SEHOODS
Valdez Citizen Brands Mar
cotic Charges Deliber-
ate Distortions.

SEATTLE, March 30-W Wag-
ner, for 20 years resident of
Alaska and an active worker in
the Valdez Chamber of Commerce,
said today. regarding charges of
Delegate Sutherland that narcotics
are being smuggled into Alaska
Il have served on the last two
grand juries at Valdez. The Dele
gate knows his statements are a
deliberate distortion of the facts
because the grand juries have made
We returned 22 in
dement's against narcotic addicts
and all were Orientals of Bristol
Bay There certainly is no district
in the United States where the gen.
eral citizenship Is as free from the
evil as Alaska"
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-03-30
RICH WOMAN
IS OPPOSING
REP. BRITTEN
Wealthy Widow Fighting
Fred A. Britten for
Seat in Congress.

CHICAGO, Marcn 30.-An old
fashioned political contest is being
waged between Congressman Fred
A. Britten, Republican. and Mrs
Jacob Baur, wealthy society woman,
a widow, for the Republican nom
ination, to succeed Britten.
Mrs. Baur declared her position
was sufficient to brand Britten as
a down right liar when he said she
and Titus Haffa- politician. have
been seen constantly together at
dances and clubs where she paid
for applause accorded them, and
that Haffa was seeking to buy her
seat in Congress.
Britten said on registration day
they motored to the various Gold
Coast polls and passed around
cigars to the men and candy to the
women"
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-03-30
FIRST Tni? 70
POINT BARROW
NOW INDICATED
Plane Alaskan MAY fiop-of
ionorrow-lias Sue
cessful Flight.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, March 30.
Following successful flight Ct
tae Alaskan. Capt Wilkins an
uo"nced the initial trip to Point
barrow will likely be made to-
morrow
The plane remained in the air
two hours and made perfect land
ing. The snow has disappeared on
the landing field but the frozen
sfound beneath the surface furnish
ed a good place to alight.
summer weather prevails and the
seant remaining snow is fast dis
appearing.
rarts for the Detroiter. the s.
enc inc fokker. left Seattle last
Saturday for here.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-03-30
Committee Named to
Put Women in Office

WASHINGTON, March 30-A ma.
tional committee to unite women liz
Il campaign To put members of their
sex in public office to work for
equal rights with men has been
named by the National Women's
Party
Miss Mabel Vernon of Wilmington.
Del, and DR. Caroline Spencer of
Colorado Springs. Colo, both MEM
bers of the party's national council,
head the committee. Local commit
tees will be formed in many cities
ed will be announced at a women
for Congress conference to be he'd
in Baltimore beginning May 10.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-03-30
Gov. Smith Asked to Be
'Landis of the Theatre

NEW YORK, March 30. Gov.
Al Smith has been asked TO serve as
final arbiter between the playwrights
and the theatrical producers. a posi-
tion heretofore suggested as filling
the need for Judge Lands of the
theater" The offer has been made
in a telegram from William A. Brady.
A salary of $4,000 year was men
toned,
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-03-30
Celebrates 87th
Birthday as
Resident One City

ROCKFORD, H., March 30.-The
104th birthday of Aunt Jane" Cum
ningham on April / is an event for
the entire city. Aunt Jane" has
lived in Rockford since 1899.
She came here with her parents
in a covered wagon 81 years ago
but now she enjoys motoring on
the transcontinental highway whicl,
passes her door, is a radio fan and
interested in other modernities.
Her birthday is to be celebrated
quietly. with cake bearing 104
candles which she will cut herself
for the friends who drop in.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-03-30
Prince Carol Not Wanted
AS Resident of England

PARIS, March 80. Rumanian
circles here say former Crown Prince
Carol has been officially notified
that the British government would
not look favorably upon his estab-
fishing a permanent residence in
England, and that the Bucharest
government has been apprised OF
this attitude. No reason is given
for the ban.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-03-30
Hello, Chicago,
Says oicc Ton,
Rugby, England

CHICAGO, Marcn 30 When
telephone call last night, the OPP
orator said:
Hold the line for Rugby, Eng
land"
A moment later he heard the
Oswald.
This is declared to be the first
telephone conversation between
Chicago and Europe.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-03-30
Another Kind of Graft
Is Alleged in Seattle

SEATTLE. March 80 - Police In
spector Joe Mason announced he will
investigate reports that Robert fia-
gan. patrolman. has stopped auto
mobiles with defective lights and
directed the autoist to certain ga
rage for repairs. He told the drivers,
it is alleged, they must get their
lights fixed and designated the ga
rage or so to police headquarters.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-03-30

rotary Of the Central Union Trust
Co. of New York, turned the pages
of the aseeeiation's roster and cited
these additional bank positions held
by women:
Three vice presidents, one vice
president and assistant cashier, four
women on the boards OF directors,
and others occupying all the remain
ing Offices held BY men.
Comes in 10 Years
And al this has come III the ten
years ainea Miss Virginia Furinan,
our depn of banking women here,
throueh economic pressure, entered
the first bank to give a woman an
executive position. Iiar success
paved the way for other women
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-03-30
TWO BREWING
COMP PANIES TO
MAKE BEVERAGE
Permits Are Granted for
Alcoholic Drink = Bone
Dry Territory Gets 1t.

WASHINGTON, March 30.-Per-
mits have been granted to the An
heu8er Busch, Incorporated, of st
Louis. and the Pabst Brewing Com
palY, of Milwaukee,. to manufacture
medicinal beer for the next six
months for sale in drug stores.
The permit allows 3.75 per cen.
alcohol by volume. Drug stores
will be allowed from ; to % cases
weekly and no prescriptions will be
required.
Prohibition officials predicted
the medicinal beer or malt tonic will
be sold in drug stores in bone dry
as well as other territory.
The medicinal beer will contain
Is per cent malt instead of from
seven to 10 per cent as in pre-pro-
hibition beer. Excessive drinking
will produce illness.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-03-30
rs Moves in 26 Years
Wins Wife a Divorce

KOkOMO, Ind, March 80. - Mrs.
Maud M. Whitlach won her divorce
decree in Howard Circuit Court on
her plea that in her 26 years Of
married life her husband had made
her move 26 times.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-03-30
TEXAS STORM
DOES DAMAGE
Wind, Snow and Electrical
Storm Rages Two Men
Reported Killed.

LIBERTY, Texas, March 30
Two men were killed and third
was critically injured in a storm
which swept a path bout half a
mile wide today through the Lib
erty oil field All derricks and
buildings in the path OF tAe storm
are reported demolished.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-03-30
MUCH STORM DAMAGE

HOUSTON, Texas, March 30.
Damage from a high wind and ell
ectrical storm is placed at $3.50
coo in this section. Fallen trees
have broken power lines and hamp-
cred street car service. Houses are
without lights. Most of the dam
age is reported to be from broken
which is also flooded.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-03-30
FASTING man
BEATS RECORD

BERLIN, March 80. Herr Jolly
has tasted for "A days and has re-
ceived $4,000. He lived on cigarettes
and mineral water. Jolly was a
physical wreck when taken out of
the glass cage. He beat the previous
world record for fasting by one day.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-03-30
MOONSHiNE is FOUND

SEATTLE, March 30.-The police
dry squad last night raided the place
of John keto and unearthed five
gallon keg and nine gallon jugs of
moonshine in his yard. Nobody was
in Keto's house at the time Of the
raid
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-03-30
SOUTHWEST IAS SNOW

KANSAS CITY, March 3O-Vir-
tually all the Southwest is covered
today with snow. The storm has
ragged in the Rocky Mountain sec
ton since last Wednesday and
spread over Kansas, Oklahoma, West
ern Missouri and Northern Texas.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-03-30

WASHINGTON, March 30.-The
Interior Department has asked for
upplementary appropriation of So,
400 for custody and care of AL
aska insane.