SANTA CLAUS REPORTS HIS CONFERENCE WITH HIS AGENTS AND THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF DEFENSE PARENTS AND CHILDREN, TAKE NOTICE The stores represented at the conference have agreed not to increase their working force by reason of the holiday business over the average force employed by them throughout the year, and not to increase their normal working hours of their force during the Christmas season. They also agreed to use their utmost efforts to confine Christmas giving, except for young children, to useful articles and to spread the period for holiday purchases over the months of October, November and December. In order to relieve the transportation facilities of the country from congestion in the latter half of December, which would be so hurtful to the interests of the nation that it cannot be permitted, the retail interests represented at this hearing have agreed to co-operate further in the campaign heretofore and now being carried on under the auspices of the War Industry Board to restrict deliveries and induce their customers to carry their own packages whenever possible. The retail interests have further agreed to make an announcement to the above in their advertisements. The above suggestion if faithfully and loyally put into effect throughout the country will make possible a continuance of holiday custom without endangering the national interests thereby. The Council of National Defense will co-operate in carrying out the suggested measures. It looks to organized business bodies of every nature and throughout the country actively to join in the movement as providing means whereby that co-operation between the government and the people can be had which alone will permit the continuance of holiday business in such form, on such scale, and by such methods as are consistent with the national welfare. This announcement is definitely conditioned upon loyal and thorough co-operation in spirit and in letter on the part of sellers and buyers throughout the country. In the event of your not having heard of the above ruling, Santa Claus takes pleasure in advising you. In the interests of your children you will no doubt wish to take immediate steps to make the facts public. Children especially are to have a happy Christmas. Yours very truly, SANTA CLAUS. LUCKEY, PLATT & CO. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. SCIENTIFIC METHOD IN PHILOSOPHY By R. F. ALFRED HOERNLE A MESSENGER OF RELIGION WITH By CHARLES S. MACFARLAND WHOM THE KING DELIGHTETH SANTA CLAUS REPORTS HIS CONFERENCE WITH HIS AGENTS AND THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF DEFENSE PARENTS AND CHILDREN, TAKE NOTICE The stores represented at the conference have agreed not to increase their working force by reason of the holiday business over the average force employed by them throughout the year, and not to increase their normal working hours of their force during the Christmas season. They also agreed to use their utmost efforts to confine Christmas giving, except for young children, to useful articles and to spread the period for holiday purchases over the months of October, November and December. In order to relieve the transportation facilities of the country from congestion in the latter half of December, which would be so hurtful to the interests of the nation that it cannot be permitted, the retail interests represented at this hearing have agreed to co-operate further in the campaign heretofore and now being carried on under the auspices of the War Industry Board to restrict deliveries and induce their customers to carry their own packages whenever possible. The retail interests have further agreed to make an announcement to the above in their advertisements. The above suggestion if faithfully and loyally put into effect throughout the country will make possible a continuance of holiday custom without endangering the national interests thereby. The Council of National Defense will co-operate in carrying out the suggested measures. It looks to organized business bodies of every nature and throughout the country actively to join in the movement as providing means whereby that co-operation between the government and the people can be had which alone will permit the continuance of holiday business in such form, on such scale, and by such methods as are consistent with the national welfare. This announcement is definitely conditioned upon loyal and thorough co-operation in spirit and in letter on the part of sellers and buyers throughout the country. In the event of your not having heard of the above ruling, Santa Claus takes pleasure in advising you. In the interests of your children you will no doubt wish to take immediate steps to make the facts public. Children especially are to have a happy Christmas. Yours very truly, SANTA CLAUS. LUCKEY, PLATT & CO. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. |