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Show THE SAUNA SUN, S ALIN A, UTAH AHACK YAOIIIS FEDERAL GAMP News Notes Live in Ita a Privilege to Utah INDIANS DRIVE IN OUTPOSTS AND WITHDRAW AFTER TWO HOURS BATTLE Ephraim The city of Ephraim has a small resauthorized the building-oervoir just above the bulkhead of Its electric power plant. The purpose ot this construction is to store water to Twenty-FourtRegiment Has Many be drawn upon during the peak load ot Casualties; Fight at Las Arenas; the plant. Several White Men with Magna All Magna lacks for a first-cla- ss Yaqui Forces skating pond Is freezing weather. A dike for impounding water in the new community pond was completed Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico A band and water, furnished from the Utah of Yaquis, 500 or more, attacked the line that runs near Copper camp of the Twentieth regiment of the new company rink, is now pouring into the federal troops and part of the Twenty-uintac- -' battalion at Las Areans, east of pond. The pon will cover an acre, cording to representatives of the MagOitiz. The Indians drove the outposts and na Lions club; whose efforts have been then the main body of the federal responsible for the building of the army back on the camp line, but sev- rink. Next season it Is planned to eral hundred reserves were rushed to flood a larger area. the scene of the battle, making the Ephraim. A number of local sportscontest more even. men of this city have been busy the After more than two hours of conweek on the mountains east of tinuous battling, the Yaquis withdrew, past the city in the vicinity of the beaver taking their dead with them. The dams, making ready for the planting of Twenty fourth regiment suffered heav15,000 rainbow trout. The pond, beily. aflicers among the dead being to Dave Madsen, has been Major lyeundro Fierro Quinones and longing and most of the willows screened solnumerous eight other officers, and diers dead and wounded. The other hopped out and burned. forces are said to have suffered more Logan Starting on a small scale severely, but the dead and wounded this year, the bean industry added $35,-00- 0 are not reported. to Cache valley earnings. The Among the Yaqui forces were sev- farmers received approximately $17,-00- 0 eral white men, who, it is believed by for their crop and the factory paythe federal army, were Americans. One roll added an additional $18,000. of these handled a machine gun with Layton With beet hauling almost deadly effect. As the forces, about 500 men, which completed, and with an average ot went In the Yaqui valley on the north 1000 tons of beets being handled daily, over ten days ago, have not been the fall campaign of the Layton Sugar heard from, it is feared here they are Company is half finished. surrounded by Indians. It was reBrighton Snow in generous quantiported here this morning that a battle at Bright was repo rted to Mayor ty was being fought west of Mazaan by C. Clarence Neslen, commissioner of he same forces that met the Indians h llIERE are many holidays, .but of all .the holidays observed In this country none Is more distinctively American than Thanksgt lug. It Is a legacy of the Puritans, cherished because of Jlhe romance and traditions which surrounded It, Thanksgiving as we have come to LnmyltU an American Institution, hut dnys of thanksgiving In celebration ofVpoclnl'pvents and favors have been common to nluwmt all nations end have been known since the earl lost times. We cannot een a a ess, much less know, wlmt primitive people of a forgotten age first gave tlrnnks In their crudo, superstitious way for ruin after drought and for food after famine. It appears that the Israelites were among the earliest people to observe n special day of thanksgiving. They observed faithfully, with great rejoicing and solemn ceremonies, their Feast of Tabernacles, a day of thanks not only for the bounties of the land, but also for the escape from Kgypt. .Tbs fsast of tabsrnaela shall thou hold for thysrlf savsn days, when thou hast gathered In the produne of thy threshing-floo- r and of thy wine prees. Deuteronomy U:ll. The ancient Qreeke also had a day of thanks-gMng- . known aa the Feast of Demeter. This nine-dafeast was In honor of Demeter, goddess of the field and harvests, and was meant, very obviously, as a day of gratitude for the richness and bounties of the harvest. Sacrifices of fruit, wine, honey, and milk were made. The Romans to have had a simitar festival called Cere-- ' arpaf llu. a t'me of rejoicing and thanksgiving. y Gave Thanks in England. r- -. In England, aa In other countries, It was customary to hold special days of fasting and prayer In times of danger, of famine, of pestilence. When the danger wai past, when there again was plenty of food, plenty of water, no ravaging diseases, fensts and celebrations would be held by the people. These celebrations were fundamentally thanksgiving festivals. A special day of thanksgiving was proclaimed by Oliver Cromwell at the time of the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Another day of thanksgiving was declared on the day that the famous gunpowder plot was discovered. Among the Siamese there N an old festival known ns the Swing Festival," which Is similar, to our own Thanksgiving. Its purpose Is to show gratitude for the richness of the land, the happiness of the pooJe. In this festival the sacred white elephant of Slam assumes a prominent part. Rut although there have been many days of thanksgiving, and although many festivals like our own November holiday exist In tunny parts of the world, America was the first ration definitely to set apart one day Hi each twelfth month for the sole purpose of rejoicing io the good things of life and "giving 5od thanks. All of us know the appalling hardships that the first settlers of America were forced to endure. A handful of homesick men. ..and women In a strange, bleak country, Indians everj where. food scarce and home across many long miles of ocean. No home here, for they could not return to the land from whose Intolerance they hud fled. in the first year, forty-siof the one hundred and one white people who settled In Plymouth died and were burled on the bluff overlooking the landing. But tn the autumn of 1621 the remalutng men of Plymouth gathered In a wonderful crop from the twenty acres of corn and six acres of barley and peas they had planted. And the cold weather brought plenty of game Into the harbor. Plenty of food and a great new hope lu the hearts of the wanderers. much-quote- d x Friendly Mastasoit Attends. Governor Bradford gave directions that a day of thanksgiving be held on December 13. 1021, to give thanks for the great blessings thnt had been bestowed upon them. A feaNt was prepared Including "as much fowte ns with a little helpe beside. served the company almost a week." Friendly JInssasoit, with his ninety Indian braves, was Invited to the feast, and they came In all their holiday paint and feathers. Of white men there were only fifty five at this First and-wome- Thank-givin- AIMmugii Thnnksgtving 1 .1 r.ot heu become a our own Thanksgiving, which we observe every November, Is a- - direct legacy of that historic feast with the Indians. Just when Thanksgiving became a fixed annual festival In New England hns not been definitely established On February 22, 1030, a great public Thanksgiving was held In Boston by the Bay colony.' It was In celebration of the safe arrival of the and friends from across the ships bringing food " ocean. As dearly ns can he established, there were about twenty Thanksglv lug- days from 1J530 to 10S0 one every two or three years. In 1G75 when the Indians attacked the settlers and engaged them in widely separated warfares there vvns no there were two such fesThanksgiving. In tivals. It was nbt until after the Revolution, when congress adopted the Constitution In 1789, that Thanksgiving wns definitely established as a jearly day of festivity. Just before the congress adjourned one Boudinot moved that a day be recommended for universal thanksgiving. The motion was carried, and Washington appointed Thursday, November 2(1, as the "National Thanksgiving day." For a period the holiday wns observed faithfully, but somehow a break occurred, and one by one the states began to observe the day of Thanksgiving at different times. Just before the war between the states each state had a different day on which It celebrated Thanksgiving, but all these days were In November. itgulur j early festival, - 17-1- Lincoln Fixes a Day. Reaffirming Washingtons original Intention. Abraham IJneoln In 18G0 appointed a national Thanksgiving day to be observed the last Thursday In November. And so It has remained ever since. The first Thanksgiving was unquestionably hel.--l In the winter of 1021, and was a simple expression of gratitude. There are some writers, however, who attribute the establishing of Thanksgiving to a different cause. It seems to he a common notion that to the mind of the Puritan. Uhrlstmas smelled to heaven of Idolatry," and that the Puritans abolished Christmas as a hateful relic of paganism, establishing Thanksgiving as a purely Puritau festlvul to take Its place. Wanting a day to replace Christmas, says one writer, the Puritans appointed every year some day In autumn, generally In late November, as a day of solemn prayer, and thanksgiving for the blessings of the year, and especially the bounties of the harvest. According to this belief, Thanksgiving was simply a day of rejoicing and family reunion In November Instead of December. The Puritans ate turkey, Indian pudding and pumpkin ple'lnsteaif of the "superstitious meats and plum pudding of Christmas time. Rut. vve are told, the Influx, of Roman Catholics and Episcopalians brought Christmas and Its customs Into vogue again, and both holldujs were accepted. The distaste of the Puritans for Christmas may very possibly have heled to establish Thanksgiving ns a national holiday. Years earlier .in England the Puritans prevailed upon parliament to prohibit the extremely elaborate Christina's festivities then In vogue. ChrNuims was declared a day of fast, and festivities were prohibited by law. But we can he absolutely certain that Thanksgiving had Its true Inception In 1021. when fifty-fiv- e grateful men and women, surrounded by ninety painted Indians, gave thanks for tl. corn and fowl upon w hlch they feasted. Turkey and Pumpkin Pie. Tumpkln pie and turkey are associated with Thanksgiving because both of these palate-tickler- s were headliners on the tlqst Thanksgiving Cranberries also appeared, they having been gathered from the nearby murshes. Thanksgiving Is a time of great social activity. The Puritans Invited Masaasolt and his gang of ninety to the feast. The hostess today Invites a houseful. Somehow one feels more strongly at this time of year tlmn at any other time the urge to give, to share, to be hospitable. Before the war between the states It was a popular custom for families to hold great reunions on Thnnksgtving. The children came from school ; the married sons and daughters came with their families; aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, everyone the battle above reported. This is the third notable battle between the Yaquis and federals since the uprising on September 12. In all three quite a number of federal soldiers and officers were killed. in came to the great turkey-carIng. During thp war and for a time afterward this custom died out, but Inter was revived. Today many families, both In the cities and In the country, still observe this old custom of reunion on Thanksgiving day. The custom of making up baskets of food for needy families originated early In the Eighteenth century and was started by a group of young women who determined to set aside one day of the- - year to he devoted to purposes of charity. .They selected Thanksgiving asthe most opportune .time. Today this custom survives In certain sections of the country, hut the charity at Christ-nin- s time bar replaced It In many communities, especially. In the cities where newspapers have regular Yuletlde campaigns for Clirlstmus charity funds. Every hostess knows thnt at Thanksgiving pood food Is as Important as good fun. and that all other considerations hold but second place to whntihe table hns to differ. A fowl of some kind Is Inevitable, and there Is nothing like a great pumpkin- - ple-f- or Thanksgiving atmosphere. v . waterworks, 'by observers at this important watershed at 3:30 oclock Friday afternoon last. Six inches had fallen, and it was still snowing. The major beleved at least twelve inches would be laid by Saturday morning. Salt Lake Last year during celery-weemore than 100,000 stalks of Utah celery were sent to all parts of the United States in individual gift pack- k Gooding Bill in Front Again Washington The Gooding long and short haul bill, defeated In the senate on March 24 last by a vote of 33 to 46, is to be brought before the senate again at the coming session, this time as an amendment to be offered by Senator Gooding to the river and harbor bill. The senate, by agreement entered' into last session, is to take up the river and harbor bill December 14 and debate is to be limited, thus shut ting off opportunity for a protracted filibuster. That agreement, coupled wish the adverse lineup of the senate when the bill was voted upon separately, will make it difficult for Senator Gooding to secure the adoption of his Hints for the Hostsss. amendment, though he Monday voiced confidence that the amendment will Remembering the background on which this go into the bill. first of our purely American holidays Is built, the hostess plans to have as much good cheer as good Japan is Praying for Emperor cooking. She starts off right by having the proper its Japan is praying at-aToky6 forare Instance, setting. The table decorations, the life of Emperor for shrines simple fruits and vegetables, Instead of the cuswho is ill at his villa in Hay-ama- . For the centerpiece a huge tomary flowers. Buddist priests in the woQds pumpkin may be used, banked around with polare villa near supplicating for him, the an"d At each nuts. ished apples, autumn leaves and it is expected the Shinto shrines t a filled with scooped-oube there anple may place If will name a national day of prayer. shelled nuts, or perhaps Just a lighted-candie- . Hundreds of telegrams from all parts Somethe children can be Induced to of the world are being received here, times a great yellow paper pumpktn la used for and It Is filled with favors for the reflecting the widespreads anxiety over his illness. While the latest reguests, flreen and orange ribbons attsched tothe from Hayama said the emperors favors reach out Rcross the table and end under port condition was unchanged, 150 court the service plate. are assisting Empress Sadako True to the traditions of the day. Th hostess ladies in for the stricken sovereign. caring brings forth all her finest and most cherished t t n this For dnv sliver and chlnawnre. Death Valley Slakes Thirst Indeed to be celebrated as a hd'v oM Wells Where seventy r ve-iStovepipe evnrv affnlr. It ts the one time of 'c one likes to linger at the trb'e. hwws'ng In mellow seven years ago the starving, members of the famous lanes on memory, reminiscing fondly until the party here sipped a last candle has flickered end d'ei draught from a swallow water no) According to ne authority. and eagerly gnawed a pice of an hole the all If I.illlnn at pie lacking. Thanksgiving Elchler In .her hook. The Customs of Mankinds ix hoof, a crowd of merry makers :nod and danced in' celebration of the quotes thg following description of mince pie; The true mince pie should he nn Inch thick, wtth formal opening of a new 24,000 a thin, flaky crust tinted hy Its Imprisoned Juice well in this desert oasis. Stovewhich threaten to break through Around Ita edires pipe" Wells, in the heart of Dpath val must be a alight crinkle made' liv the tines of a Amerand There from the 1'v. is the lowest depression in fork, and In Its top a hoVc feet below sea level. out This steam, ica. being atioke of a knife to let the once known, can never be forgotten. With the opening of the new-- well, it It typifies the Joyous, generous Thanksgiving' is, being developed as a sightseeing resort, being linked to Mount Whit spirit, that steaming mince pie! ney by a road piercing the Panamint mountains. These Are the Games. ll ages. This was enough, it has been es- timated, to serve at least a quarter ot This week it is hoped that there will be even more celery sent out by Utahns in gift This practice is being enpackages. couraged by the celery committee of n, the chamber of commerce, L. E. chairman, which Is in charge of the Celery week activities. a million people. Ge-hfl- The city waterworks department began at noon Wednesday to store reservoir water for winter use by closing the gates at Mountain Dell dam. The city commission, whiti had gone there to inspect the necessity fur sealing the corbies, a proposed Item In next years buget was present when the dam was closed to hold the water for the winter, according to H. K. Burton, city superintendent of waterSalt-Lak- e works. Utah balance of approximately the credit of the state fair association was reported to the fair board Thursday by Ernest S. Holmes, manager of the association. This figure included a cash balance of 18.677.-1with outstanding bills to $3486.50 and estimated bills payable amounting to $2000. A $20,000 to 1, receivable-amountin- Logan Residents of Cache valley-wil- l get thCir morning Tribune with their breakfast under a new plan of distribution inaugurated Thursday Previously, defects in train connections have made it impossible to get the final edition of The Tribune the one which is distributed in Salt Lrfike into Cache valley homes until 10 or 11 oclock in the morning. Under the new system. Cache valley subscribers will receive their Tribune almost as early as subscribers living in Salt Lake. Ft. ' Duchesne First carload shipments of turkeys for Thanksgiving are quoted at thirty-fou- r cents a pound, according to shippers announcements. Reports indicate that there are less of the fowl than last year in this vicinity. Provo According to a report Just issued by the county auditor, cditrord Wright, the total amount spent on Football Bomb Hits in Stand county roads for the period between Columbus. Ohio Nine persons were January 1 and November 1 is Injured at the Ohio stadium Saturday The money was distributed five when a mortar bomb fired in in the various districts in the county. the pregame celebration exploded In ' The' largest amount was expended in the midst of 6000 people seated on a the Elberta district. $S,8d8.07. temporary grandstand, at the Ohio Moab Fishing operations have been n game, and four in the on the Frank Shafer No. t suspended crush of humanity about the stadium well on Cane Creek dome, pending gates. The bomb, intended to add the .arrival .from Casper, Wyo., of color anu noise to the game, failed several sockets which will be used to explod in the air and was wafted in an attempt to bring to the.sur Into the stadiums open end by a face the tools which were bridged ir strong south wind and burst after it the hole when the well blew in as a hit the floor p!anking of the bleachers. gusher on election day. It Was 'fired from a mtortar. Price Further steps to assure the Rattlesnake Look for Mild Winter const! action of a concrete reservoir Yakima, Wash. The rattlesnakes for th storage of Prices water-supplsay that this will be an open winter, are be'.ng taken by the membership and the lazy rattlers know, according to the belief of northwest Indians and council of the chamber of commerce, old timers of this valley. When chill j a committee from which will meet with blasts and heavy snows are in the off- the city council at on early date and . ing the wily reptiles crawl into their present detailed plans for consider-tionR. J Turner, engineer, has preholes and start a long winter's slum ber nrly in the season. By Novempared profiles, maps and other Inforber 13 they should ordinariy have mation on the project, and says that been tucked away till spring, but this the object in building the proposed res; year timber men say they are show iug ervoir is to prevent the pollution cl the present water supply. no Inclination to hihernate. thirst-parche- morning. d r life-savin- g aN-a- 8 j d the first Thanksgiving the Indi.ms with weird dancing, pnntoniine. feats of, skill The others, according to Edward Winslow, "among other recreations . , ; exercised onr nrins." For three days they feasted and made merry, and somehow the spirit of jollity ha9 hoiered about the holiday eer since. An 'old Thanksgiving game Is called the cranberry contest. A large howl of cranberries J placed on the floor and around It are seate.l from four to ten contestants. Each one Is supplied with a spool of thread and a needle. At a given signal they thread the needle ar.J begin to string the cranberries Into a necklace. At the end of three minutes the one who has made the longest uecklnre Is awarded the prize. The corn game Is very old, but it Is always popular. Fle ears of corn are hidden In the room, and the guests legtn a search for them. The fHe to find the hidden ears are the contestants In he game; the losers look on. Then at a given signal the five contestants begin to remove tin kernels from the corn and drop them In a how! which hns been placed on the floor for that purpose. The one who removes all the kernels 1 the shortest time wins. In the pumpkin race, always a favorite, small pumpkins are rolled over a short distance with a sixain. The smaller the spoons the greater the fun. The pumpkins roll this way and that .ml of line. Hnd must be coaxed back iig.in. but not with the hands. At I enter--j-taine- $(!.-439.6- 5. State-Michiga- y |