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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-12

benefit of their own community.
And / let the people at home decide
what it is they need to help their
children and their grown-up folks.
"Last summer I was kept busy in
q number of places running fresh
air camps for poorly nourished chill
dren, where the good outdoors, the
sun, the air and the right kind of
food, built up their reserve strength
for the city life in tho winter.
MY business is principally one
of prevention and, as you see, with
special reference to children. One
of my favorite diversions is the
Modern Health Crusade in the
schools of the country. Children
joining this honorable order be-
come knights-errant of health in
the war on disease. So many chill
dren belong, it is almost impossi-
bic to count them. / did so q year
or two ago, just to find out, and
found there were more than two
millions"
"But how about the death rate?
You've been in this Christmas seal
business for almost twenty years
now. Have you accomplished any.
thing?"
'I've helped to cut in half the
tuberculosis death rate in that
time," answered Santa. Zone hun.
dred thousand people in this coun
try fail to die each year who would
die if the death rate had remained
what it was when the little Christ
mas seal was born. Maybe that's a
funny way to put it," he added
laughing with good nature. "O1
course I don't mean the same peo
pie fail to die each year. But there
are that many every year wht
would be gone if the death rate
were double what it is. And it was
double twenty years ago."
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-12
DO you collect all this money

"Do you collect all this money
yourself?"
ooh, no, no, no; that would be
impossible. / have people all over
the country collecting this money
for me. There is representative
in every hamlet. You see, the mill
lionaire gives hundred dollars,
and the wage-earner dollar or two,
and the newsboy couple of PEN
MES. 1t comes from everybody.
And in each section l have central
Office where the money is collected
and where the work is organized
to be conducted all the year round
in my absence. l can't be every
where.
you'll be surprised to know that
there are 1000 organized tubercu-
Iosis associations helping me in
this year-round work. and, as well
as I can estimate the number,
3S, 400 volunteer workers who help
sell Christmas seals beginning
Thanksgiving Day."
"Well, you certainly fooled me-"
exclaimed the reporter. Il came
here thinking I was going to un-
earth national scandal, and now
find that you are too busy at your
work to be footing your horn all the
time, spring, summer and fall. You
wait until Christmas when you want
money, and then you publ your big
publicity stunt with reindeers and
all that"
"Confidentially," replied Santa,
"the big reason I call on the boys
and girls on Christmas eve is to
take a peek into their homes while
they're asleep and check up on my
health work"
Santa shook the reporters hand.
"Glad you came" he said.
phe reporter went away thinking
that there is. proper time for ey-
erything. It isn't always while the
band is playing that the soldier is
doing his best. 1t was quite plain
that Santa's health factory had
steam up in its boilers every day in
the year.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-12
IS
SURE AMERICA
NOT MONEY MAD

OXFORD, Eng, Dec. IL RJ.--"Of, all
lies, the worst lie is that the American
worships money" Gilbert X. Chester
ton, the English essaytst and critic,
believes.
"An American" he told the American
cl,,b of Oxford, never talks of money
in the hushed and awe-struck tone
that an Englishmane employs in re-
ferring to financial matters"
Though famed as humorist Ches-
terton spoke to the Americans for the
most part in serious vein. He frankly
discussed the differences which ex-
list between England and America and
the Misunderstanding which SO easily
arise from them. And his plea was for
a newer sort Of intelligent understand
ing between Americans and English
men.
"I am not anxious to see this unity
Of spirit that the newspapers and poll
ticians on both sides Of the water often
refer to,y he said. 1Such beautiful
phrases as people, of one stock blood
is thicker than water hands across the
seas are bringing us no nearer to-
gether."
Far more effective, believes Chester
ton, is the consideration Of America
and England as entirely distinct coun-
tries
Much of the friction between the two
countries, he said, came from the fact
that Englishmen expected to find In
America the same conditions to which
they were accustomed in England, and
vice versa.
Although small number OF English
fools have done certain amount OF
harm by insulting America" he said,
"a far greater number have done harm
by praising her in the wrong way.
Such praise takes form in such re-
marks as look at your fine American
get from u.s. America
loves liberty--we invented it, 'Ameri-
cans have plenty Of optimtsm-and
English quality
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-12
SantG Weghs Ch5den Learn They Arc Osaer-aouy

everywhere with health education
in the public schools. The best
gift [ give is health, and I'm giving
it, not only at Christmas, but all
year round
Just then a prim little nurse en-,
tered and presented bill. 1t read:
S. Claus, M. D.
To Greenfields Dairy, Or.
Milk for February, 1925. S46s 20
Santa reached down in his pocket
and pulled out an enormous wallet
bulging with green bills. He peeled
off enough to pay the account.
"This must be a mighty expen-
sive proposition all over the coun-
try" volunteered the reporter.
Expensive nothing!" he exclaim-
ed, rather ruthlessly. 'It brings
back the bloom to the cheeks of
children. It's cheap!"
"But where do you get all this
money!" the reporter asked.
Money? Tho rccple give it to
me when they buy Christmas seals,
m5' boy. A pepny at a time the
money rolls in. Last year l had
the tidy sum of $4,750,00O to ex-
pend in the United States.
II spend this money differently
in different sections of the country
doing whatever is needed in each
particular place. l always see that
most of the money people give me
when they buy my seals stays right
where they live and is spent for the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-12
COUNT SALM is
GOING TO STAY
m THIS NATION

NEW YORK, Dec. II tP9.-Not only
is Count Ludwig Salm- Hoogstraeten
not going into European exile at the
$500, 600 behest of his father-in-la but
he plans to settle right down here and
go to work. Oh, almost any kind of
work. except, of course, work with the
hands.
The count, who has been as silent
as the other interested parties since
adjournment of his separation suit
against Millicent Rogers, Standard oil
.heiress gave rise to the rumors of a
financial settlement, revealed some
thing of his plans today over the tele-
phone to a reporter asking him about
taDOiS
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-12

tions and say they are mystified by the
reports of acceptance by American
companies
For the most part observers continue
to think that the Mexican government
means one thing by acceptance" and
the oil companies another.
These quarters announce they will
continue skeptical of reports of ac-
ceptance until responsible American
oil company officials are quoted directly
as accepting the new laws and aban-
doning the protection Of the United
States government as regards the op-
erations of their companies in Mexico.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-12
!. H. STEINE4ARDT
DIE S SUDDENLY

NEW YORK, Dec IL tP1.--JDseph, H.
Steinhardt, 81, who rose from push
cart peddler to the presidency and sole
ownership of the produce firm of
Steinhardt and Kelly doing ansannual
business of, SIS 100000 died Of heart
disease at his home here today.
He was one of the chief figures in
the opening up Of the fruit and vege-
tables regions Of the west and north
west and owned extensive fruit lands
in the Imperial valley, Arizonas Colo
'rado and New Mexico. He was credit
ed with having introduced the western
apple in New York and the honey dew
melon in America. He brought these
melons from Africa and later grew the
first commercial crop in Colorado.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-12

The reporter saw at once that what
ever Santa's business might be it
was a busy business.
Finally ushered into the private
office of the head Of the concern,
the reporter blurted out his errand.
Here. Santa" he said, "is what
people are saying about you. How
GOMEZ"
The room was crowded with chill
dren, most of whom were naked to
the waist. Two nurses were weigh
ing a boy on a pair of scales in a
corner, writing down his weight as
well as height on a chart. Santa
himself stood in the center of the
room.
$50 you're from the newspapers,
hey" breezed Santa with one OF
those worldwide grins of his.
''Well, then, I'd better ,,fess up, for
you fellows get to the bottom, of ev-
erytiling. But make it snappy. I've
got twenty more kids to examine
before o'clock
where do you go after Christ
nnas?" the reporter asked.
Lots Of pIaces-everywhere, in
fact" answered Santa. "Just now
am examining these children for
the signs Of undernourishment or
incipient tuberculosis. That's part
of what / do all the year round.
On top of that / conduct open-air
schools in some places, support pre-
ventoria in others, where children
can go and live in the open air and
sunshine. I am pretty busy almost
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-12
HOME OF LA TIE
SCREEN AC T OR
BRINGS $f$,00O

LOS ANGELES Dec. 11.R-Falcon
Lair, home Of the late Rudolph Valen-
tino, screen actor, was sold at auction
yesterday to jules Howard of New York
city for $145,0OO. Howard's bid was
received by telegraph and came when
the bidding had reached $4,000
Valentines personal and real prop
erty which he left behind when death
took the screens foremost lover sew
eral months ago, were spread before
the public today in the first of a two
day auction sale.
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EMO breakfast Complete Without
The Dispatch"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-12
BY DWIGHT S. ANDERSON
r. @lHERE does Santa Claus so
NV after Christmas?

II" after Christmas?
|s;ssS Unless this genial be-
ssgz whiskered old gentleman
can show good reason for
appearing in public but once a year,
and then retiring for twelve months
into seclusion, he is a fake philan-
thropist.
His generosity is prodigious, it is
true, but it all happens on one
night. Publicity he has in plenty;
his press agents fairly choke
nursery books and daily newspa-
pers with his exploits on Christmas
eve. But where is his hide-out at
other times?
This is a matter that simply has
to be cleared up. In this inquiring
age young people are beginning to
suspect Santa Claus of being pretty
much of an imposter. In some quar-
ters it is doubted whether he per-
sonally delivers all the packages
that are found at the fireplace
Christmas morning; in others it has
even been whispered that he is so
lazy he gets the inmates of a Home
for Rich Old Uncles to lick the
Christmas seals he uses to dec
crate bundles. The spectacular
stuff, it is rumored, fiatters his van
ity, but as for hard work in dull
times when the newspapers consid-
or him poor "copy" Santa Claus
simply doesn't deliver the goods.
So the reporter burst into San
ta's office one day. He present
ed his card to the information
clerk at a desk in the hallway.
She glanced at it as it lay there
without taking it up. for both her
hands were busy jabbing in tele-
phone calls on the switchboard.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-12
oEEIcER AssAssINATED

AYUTLA, December 11.-General Sill
vertre Castro has been assassinated
here by persons unknown His body
was found on the road and he is be-
lieved to have been shot from ambush.
General Claudio Fox, chief of the mili7
tary operations, presided at the funeral
and is supervising the investigation
being made to capture the persons who
committed the crime
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-12
Professor Claus Teaches Open-ir Glasses for PaHd Kiddss

eyes," he answered the first ques-
tion, "I have been invited to play ten
mis- and 1 expect to do SO soon. But
now 1 am looking for work. I would
be glad to do any kind of work at
all-except hand work"
What do you mean by hand work?"
''Why, work with the hands, manual
labor, you call it." II would be glad
to go into any honest business or pub
lie service. And L am happy to say
that 1 have some offers and expect to
decide soon. 1t is not true that I do
not like to work.
"How about professional ten"
''But 1 have never heard of the re-
port about a settlement except from
the newspapers, and my lawyers have
ordered me not to talk about the suit
in any way
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-12
pETROLEUM TAxEs LESS

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 11.-Provisional
Figures of the bureau of special taxes
Of the department of finance indicate
that the production taxes on petroleum
during the month of November We're
about 100000 pesos less than in Oc-
tober The export tax for November
S estimated at 100000 pesos less than
,r October.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-12
non SANTA

Dear Santa:
Are you coming to see US this
Christmas? 1t isn't so very far up
to our house in the 1900 block on
Thirteenth street and we will leave
our door ajar Please bring us two
baby dolls, some dresses for school
and some stockings, some books and
some games and such, and of course,
fill the stockings with candy, and
lots of good things to eat. Don't
forget our sweet little Mary, and
Maggie, and Nancy.
From two of your little girls,
Elizabeth Lucius,
Belle Lucius.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-12

Revenue of the four great rail-
ways of England has fallen by 25
millions sterling during the six
months of the coal stoppage.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-12
Letters to Nanta Claus

Still they come in, these letters to
Santa Claus, addressed to him at the
North Pole, the postoffice, the Doug
las Dispatch, and various other places.
Since the announcement that the
Douglas Dispatch will publish such
Santa Claus letters, all are being
forwarded to the newspaper. All let
ters should be written as clearly as
possible. Here are some for today:
Dear Santa Claus:
Will you bring me a scooter and a
pair of skates, eight inches long and,
size 8, and work basket and box.
of handkerchiefs.
Yours truly,
DIXIE HAWKINS,
1854 Twelfth street.
Dear Santa:
The Douglas Dispatch:
Will you please bring me pocket
knife, red sweater like the one in
the window of Levy Bros. store last
week, a little white dog if you have
one like that and lots of candy and
oranges.
Yours truly,
BERNICE VALDEZ.
Dear Santa Claus:
Just line to- tell you not to-
forget me. Mamma says that you
don't forget good boys, but we are
writing just the same. We want
a little choo choo train that runs
on track, pocket-knife, an air
gun, some story books, wagon and
q. car that winds up. We also want,
a lot of candy; nuts, and everything.
Your two little Doys,
Lloyd Branum,
Paul Poitz.
The Alaska fisherman., 1926-02-15

church in Ketchikan where all people who believe in the teachings of Jesus Christ could gather and force the building of real COM MUNITY CHURCH to hold not the 25 or 40 who gather to hear you, but 500 or 600 from this town of over 5000 people.
 If you were to preach as the Van Marter that Rev. c. T. Wilson knew, you would fill such a church. You would not be afraid to say to of your strongest supporters, "Woe be unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, whited sepulshers, outside you white, but inside ye are full of dead mems bones." Oh yes, your political friends to whom you now so useful and with whom you popular would cruelty you, but did such as they to the humble Nazarene, whose follower you profess to be.
 William L. Paul. .
The Alaska fisherman., 1926-02-15
ALASKA AND THE FISHERIES

It is the common practice of cannery control led papers like the Alaska Weekly printed in Seattle to say that the Legislature would abuse the canning industry. In recent editorial that paper says in part:
 ''There is, however, growing feeling on the part of many packers that Territorial jurisdic- ticn over the fisheries under a proper fisheries code and with proper administration would be preferable to the present ong-distance autocrate administration.
 We arc inclined to think that the influence
The Alaska fisherman., 1926-02-15
THE ANTI TRAP BILL

Our Delegate, Dan Sutherland, has introduced a bill in Congress to make it unlawful to build maintain fish traps set nets.
 This law is verbatim the California act and introduced verbatim to get the support of the California delegation in Congress, ordin- arily good move.
 But Sutherland must recognize Alaska conditions. The set net is poor mans mode of fishing. It is the only way that fish can be caught in some districts, like Cordova River This form of gear can be easily regulated, and therefore should not be abolished. The regulation should merely regulate the size of the mesh, the length of the net, either overall or in relation to the width of the river, and the distance from stake to the other.
 We are confident that when this fact is pointed ~'1t to Delegate Sutherland he will ask for that amendment to his bill and strike out the restrict ion against set-nets. We have found Sutherland to be man who has the interest of the laboring man at heart
The Alaska fisherman., 1926-02-15
Women Protest Conditions

Feart 1t comes from the Indian mothers of Ketchikan, and relates to the same "red light district" that you raided in 1923. This protest was presented to the officials of Ketchikan last September; and was signed by 100 mothers: I've, the native mothers of Ketchikan* * have agreed to present remonstrance to the city and Federal authorities with the hope that relief may be given TT IS A WELL KNOWN FACT that houses of ilfame, bootlegging dope peddlng and gambling have been allowed to center in the section of the town where OUR HOMES are located. Our young boys and girls constantly subjected to these evil surroundings and our children have no place to play but in tfe MIDST of vice and disease We PLEAD with you to change conditions for us so that our young people may have a better environment and CHANGE to grow up to be useful American citizens'
 These words I relating to you are not my words. They are the words of other respectable citizens of this town.
 The April 1925 Grand Jury, before which you appeared as a WITNESS, reported that "Ketchi- kan is not town of 1awessness and corruption as stated by Delegate Dan Sutherland"
 The October Grand Jury report, which was written by Arthur shoup United States Attor- ney, said inpart;
 Tt has been brought to the attention of the
 
 morals and habits most questionable are re- siding in the res dential and business sections of the Town of Ketchikan, conducting either houses of i'll fame, bootleggng establishments or houses Of assignation. This, in the opinion of the Grand Jury, is DEPLORABLE condition that should be remeded"
 Y ou were not a witness at this investigation by that Grand Jury, MT. Van Marter.
 1t IS high time that VOLT wears If ear1,;co as pastor came to an end to give room for some other person not yet poisoned by the political gang that runs Ketchikan, or whose sense of smell has not yet been lost by familiarity You are one of the most eloquent preachers that I haee ever listened to- But you have lost vour punch because you fear the political masters of Ketchikan
 Would to God you would read again the life ot John Huss. the First Preacher of tLa
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-19
The German Cabinet Crisis

The cabinet Thursday precipitaed by vote
which carried by 29 ILL., gives the lie to the
reports industrial and political stability
charges by the sociademoat reachsag leaders
garng shipment of from and the storing arms and mum
limitations set by the allies evidence
attempt American and British at the
expense Union well attempt placae French
opinion.
further fact that the Marx cabinet fell shortly after
treaty with Italy, indicating that this particular
policy have wide popular support
ruling class is faced with unsovabe problem
reconsrucng its industry with the aid of foreign capa
speeding thereby creating discomfort 1t
which draw supplies cheap materials for
try make for this by placing add
tional burdens the working class.
The Soviet Union natural market for Germany But
and unwilling further anagonize
whom hopes for return of some OF its
possessions by closer connection with the Soviet
ruling class caught in web OF
expression cabinet crises present and later as the
web ehten express themselves strikes and demonsta
tons leadership of the Communist Parhe only party
in Germany program voices the interests of the working class
and pasanry against those of German capitalism and whose
deeds organize and lead the masses In
parliamentary and open methods of struggle
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-19
Introduction.

THE articles by documentary evidence
authenticity that the campaign against
labor which launched
A. 1928 phase which
before Of the union
ocadon capitalist employers and the soVernmen
motives which prompt the
the Communists and second the
the capitalists all struggles
of American mperast pros
periy either trade unions force them general
doety the trade union oteadom to
policy which will make OF them the doce or
which capitalists will 3 the desire OF both
drive the Communists out OF
destroy influence the labor movement because
organized opponents Of fighting
unnm trying rally all workers for struggle on pro-
gram o immediate necessary demands.
Finally articles the policy the trade union
which left wing logical
phase alone of American capital
development its present temporary upward swing and that
fundamental factors bring nothing
but saste o
policy the endorsement
the disastrous will be the u
Communists and the organized left wing therefore
fighting they resist to
combined forces of American
capitalism which, Of Imperialism, include with
minor exceptions union oHfcadom.
w. F. o.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-19
Green "Warns" Mexican Labor

letter from President of the American Federation Of
Labor to Luis Morones Federation Of Labor and min
the Mexican government has been published IN
columbia" official organ Of the knights Columbus
1t says in part:
sooud not be frank roh you If did state that in my
opinion 8 preeGH, sound judgment must be
exercised be rGcticed and temperaGngGge
,s used If continue maintain the cordial and
s relations aohick eristed betOeen the AneericOr
tion Of Labor Mercan Federation Of Labor for
yc4s.
These expressions much like the notes OF the state
than anything else There
certainly nothing quotation that sounds like one
labor movement speaking another The Mexican Federation
Labor advised to practice language and
the inference neither in the controversy with the
catholic church.
repeatedly that the policy OF the executive
council Federation Labor follows closely that Of
the state department dealings with the labor movements of
other this latest example is exception
catholic church and its emissares doing their
hest create attitude towards the Mexican labor move
ment government inside and outside of Mexico
1.-THE issued by the cardinals archbishops and
bishops United States the most exampe
Wall Street ingues with Daz the dictator of Mica
squadron Of gunboats in the gulf and aranges
for public denunciation of Mexico by its satrap
These accompanied by series of arrogant notes
Mexican support OF the claims OF American oil
interests Mexican property.
The Federation of Labor ocadom joins this chorus
of reaction warns the Mexican labor movement and gives
aid feuda reaction represented by the catholic
the department which speaks for Wall Street
Is any ocialdom makes the Com
unss the Imperialism in the labor
who have raised the slogan of Hands OFF MexcO