The Wateree messenger. (Camden, S.C.) 1884-1942, December 21, 1932, Image 3
This Week
h Arthur Brisbane
There Is Hope, Says Babson
Repeal? No. Sales Tax? Yes
Big incomes Melt
Prof. Henderson on Beer
Roger W. Bab80D talked to the Phil
adelphia (Pa.) Athletic club about the
depression. To encourage you he says,
"Deflation has largely been completed."
A I so, "Consumption Is today exceed
ing production." Also, "The people of
America are npw turning over a new
leaf."
Mr. Babson says: "Prosperity will
return In spite of anything that the
government or bankers could do to
prevent It. As people were 111 and re
covered centuries ago. before there
were doctors or hospitals, so business
will some time recover without any
more legislation or artificial aid."
All encouraging, therefore useful.
The effort to take prohibition out
of the Constitution and get beer for
you and hundreds of millions In taxes
for Uncle Sam fell flat.
But, If you are interested in national
finance, you will be glad to hear that
the sales tax Is coming, also a cut In
extravagant government expenditures.
President Hoover In his annual mes
sage demands both.
There Is no doubt that the sules tax
will do more to balance the budget
and put Uncle Sam back on his finan
cial feet than anything else, beer In
cluded.
Big American Incomes have melted
like thin snow with a cow lying on It.
More than ten thousand Incomes of
$100,000 and more have dropped to
fewer than four thousand. The na
tional deficit In June will be more
than $1,100,000,000.
Expenses must be cut, no choice
about that. There are big Items In our
national budget, more than $800,000,000
for veterans, $300,000,000 for agricul
ture. $300,000,000 for the navy, $400,
000,000 for war.
Uncle Sam can tell you that war
doesn't pay, especially somebody .else's
war.
Prof. Yandell Henderson of Yale
university, who teaches physiology and
ought to know the Inside working of
a human being, tells members of con
gress: "I am an expert on poisons
that include alcohol." He says that 4
per cent beer Is no more Intoxicating
than a cup of coffee and less Intoxi
cating than a cigar,
That should enlighten congressmen
who hesitate to legalize beer with 3.2
per cent of alcohol.
"The cocktail habit," according to
Professor Henderson, "Is a form of
drug addiction." But It would be dif
ficult to drink enough 4 per cent beer
to become Intoxicated. If there were
nothing stronger to drink than that
kind of beer, there would be no alco
hol problem.
The League of Nations hasn't much
authority when dealing with a nation
of power. Japan warns the league
that "60,000,000 of Japanese are behind
the military leaders who took Man
churia away from China In self-de
fense."
The league can do nothing about
Manchuria unless It chooses to fight
Japan, and it will not choose that, for
the *good ? reason that somebody must
do the fighting and nobody Is ready
for It.
Frankness Is admirable. Lndy Astor,
young American woman who showed
her British sist^* how to get into par
liament by having Intelligence and en
ergy, studied the "hunger army" in
Washington and talked to the march
ers as they passed. Several that asked
her, "Are you a Communist?" were sur
prised by her reply: "No; T am a red
hot capitalist." Such complete frank
ness appenled to the marcherR.
Each of us Is what circumstances
make us. Ninety-nine per cent of fchose
marchers would also be "red-hot cap
italists" If they had an .Income of a
million dollars a year or more.
i
Capitalists all over Europe and a
chosen few In America will become
suddenly Interested In three little Aus
trian villages, Zlstersdorf, Duernkrubt
and Poysdorf in lower Austria.
tlnderneath the beautiful vineyards
of that wine country engineers have
discovered Important oil deposits.
Oil Is more Important than wine
now, and the Austrian discovery may
be worth ah much as the territory
stolen from Austria after the war.
If the Eighteenth amendment of the
Constitution Is repealed It is proposed
to Insert In the repeal amendment a
clause prohibiting return of the saloon.
Saloons should not come back, but
repeal of prohibition should not be
complicated by any saloon clause that
would perpetuate expensive enforce
ment, with Its blackmail and bootleg
ging.
Prohibition couldn't prevent the es
tablishment of morn thnn 40,000 speak
easies In New York city. '
Sometimes others' troubles make our
own easier to bear. It might cheer the
r4A) farmer to know what happens to
MHAlled "gentleman farmers" who
hfre others to do their farming for
Onb such farmer writes from west
ern New York: "My farmer sold some
that I had been fattening for a
year for lass than I had paid for them
II year a*o.*
* if??. bjr Kl ng P?Aturt? Syndicate, Ins.
whxj
. ?
HllLSTMAS festivities, as
tiie modern world observes
them, owe much of their
warmth and charm to the
survival of pnguu customs,
I'rof. William Warren Sweet
of the Divinity school, told
a University of ChlcaifO
group. Speaking at a noon-time serv*
Ice in Bond chapel ud the campus, Doc
tor Sweet, who Is professor of the His
tory of American Christianity, analyzed
the history ?f the Yuletlde celebration,
and asked that the small Christian ele
ment In It be kept uppermost.
Exchanging gifts at Christmas time
Is a practice taken over from the Ro
mans, and the Christmas dinner, the
holly wreaths, and even the Chrlstmnp
tree customs can be traced hack to the
barbarians of northern Europe, Doc
tor Sweet said. America's contrlbu
tlon to the occasion has been chiefly
Its commercialization.
"It was not until about the middle
of the Fourth century after Christ
that a day was formally set aside by
the church at Rome for the observ
ance of his physical birth," Doctor
Sweet pointed out. "As It was flrst
observed by the church. Christmas was
purely a spiritual festival. There was
no ga.vety; no bells announced the com
ing of the glad morn ; there were uo
garlands; uo tables heaped with good
cheer.
"But It was not to remain long In
the upper air of pure devotion. There
were too many pagan Influences about
It, >ne of the most Important of which
was the feast of Saturn, which began
on the 17th of December and lasted
until the 24th. Saturn, was the oldest
and most benign deity of ancient Italy
and his fabled reign on earth was sup
posed to have brought peace and hap
piness to mankind, and so the feast
dedicated to him was full of Joy and
Voraeloua Feaatlng Ancient Precedent
for Modern Chrletmas Dinner.
feasting. The Bchools were closed,
public places were decked with flow
ers, and presents were exchanged.
"Another festival which Influenced
the celebration of Christmas was the
feast of the Kalends of January, which
marked the beginning of the Roman
civil year, and three days of merri
ment followed It. Mummers clad In
women's clothes and animal skins pa
raded the streets. Presents were giv
en to dear ones. 'Honeyed things, thnt !
In the year the recipient might be full
of sweetness, lamps that mlglit be full
of light; copper, silver and gold that
wealth might flow In.' "
Among the early colonists In Amer
ica Christmas wns observed as a festi
val only by the Church of England ad
herents and the Roman Catholics, Pro
fessor Sweet said. The Puritans, ob
jecting to It becnuse of Its pngnn ori
gins. banned nn.v observance of the dny.
On May 11, 10r>0, the General Court of
the Colony of Massachusetts passed
the following law: "Whosoever shall
be found observing any such day as
Christmas or the like, either by for
bearing of labor, feasting, or any oth
er way, as n festival, shall be fined five
shillings."
This statute wa$ repealed twenty
years later, but for more than one
hundred years the great "evangelical"
religious groups, the Baptists, Congre
gatlonnllsts and Presbyterians official- i
ly refused to recognize Christmas.
Professor Sweet reported that he has
been unable to flnd any reference to
the festival of the nativity In the liter
ature of thefte churches up to th? Civil
war. Shortly after the war a religious
organ objeeted to the observance of
the day on the grounds that there was
no evidence to establish exactly the
date of Christ's birth and that there
was nothing In the New Testament to
Indicate that the birthday should be
celebrated. "Ten years later, or about
IRflO. Christmas Issues of church pa
pers show a decided change In their
attitude," Doctor Sweet said. "Christ
mas advertisements make their appear
ance, Christmas poems, and editorials.
From this time onward the religious
significance of ('hrlstmas has been
growing In all evangelical churches.
"The Christmas with which we are
familiar today Is a strange combina
tion of Imported pagan and Christian
traditions. Though I dislike to say It,
It seems that about all America has
added to Christmas Is Its commer
cialisation. Certainly all of ns have
every humanitarian and Christian In
centlve to make Christmas less pagan,
less commercialised, mo're Christian.**
NOTORIOUS SPY IS
NOW TIBETAN MONK
? . * ?
No More Adventure* for
Trebitsch-Lincoln. ,
Berlin. ? I gnu 7. Trebltsch-Ltncoln,
Europe's most colorful adventurer,
hated and elusive spy during the
World war, one time member of the
English house of commons, rabbi,
bishop of the Church of England,
press chief of the Knpp Putsch in
Germany, intimate associate of Trofz
ky in Russia, adviser of Amanullah,
found wherever u revolution is brew
ing, today Is walking the streets of
Berlin dressed in the long, peaceful
robe of a Tibetan lama of Suddah.
Every newspaper man on four con
tinents. every detective, in dozens
of cities has at one time or other
been either Inspired or fooled or
amused by Trebitsch-Lincoln. Dyed
In the wool news gatherers tell wild
Into an airplane, and dropped miles
out on No Man's Land. He was heard
of next In Petrograd.
When the Kapp Putsch was brew
ing Trebltsch was In China, a country
that has always appeuled to him he
cause of Its transcendental mysticism.
But he managed to get hack to Ger
many and put his services at disposal
of "Chancellor" Kapp.
During the war l?e served more
than one nation, his enemies declare.
Recently tho colorful character hod
disappeared. Nobody knew what had
become of him. In reality he was In
Tibet, was actually made a priest by
the nation that is most reluctant to
make friends ? the Tibetans.
And suddenly be Is agalu In Berlin,
to the utter and whole-hearted de
light of all lovers or adventure. lie
wears the little black round cap of
the Tibet priests, his black silk coat
Opening the New Highway in Rome
(ienenil view of the ceremonies which marked the opening of the broail
highway cut !>y Mussolini's government across the stones of nnclent Rome.
The hew road, which links the Colosseum and the Piazza Venezln, was opened
on the tenth anniversary of the march on Rome of Mussolini's legions.
stories about hlin. For Trebitsch- i
Lincoln at one time devoted himself
to adventure with the nir of a fanatic,
a man out for revenge on a civilisa
tion that killed his son as a spy, al
though he hastened from thousands
of miles away to save him.
There is hardly a nation that he
has not served and there Is no coun
try he .has not visited. He has tangled
with Colonel Lawrence of Arabian
fame. He has been hunted like a dog
by leading politicians. He has es
caped the noose. I he bullets of a tir
ing squad, and the guillotine by
Inches.
Berlin corresppndents met Trebitsch
when he was press chief of the
"Kapp" government, when this ruled
Prussia for a few days. They fought
with him about freedom of the press.
Later when the adventurer was be
ing sought by the police, a corre
spondent refused to reveal Tre
bltsch's wherenbouts and thus helped
him escape. It was a rather tense
moment when a bearded man stepped
Into the newspaper ofllce Just a few
minutes after a detective had called
looking for Trebitsch, nnd the man
said: "Don't you recognize me? I'm
Trebitsch." Ten minutes later an
other detective marched In. "We
know you know where Trebltsch-Lin
coln Is. We'll pay a high price If
you'll speak." But the newspaper
force did not speak and Trebitsch
Lincoln was not hoard of In Germany
for years.
There Is the story of his stumbling
Into a German camp on the bleak
plains of Lithuania, during the war.
He was arrested nnd would liave been
shot, had not the German general
peeped Into the bottle a bit that
night, and been feeling too gay for a
court martial. Trebitsch was bundled
Official Hat Decoration
but He Cannot Wear It
New Orleans, La. ? Because TJncle
Sam say* a government employee can
not accept a foreign decoration, Kd
win Klrwln, customs Inspector here,
Is kept from wearing the Talmeh
d'Academle which he received ^oni
the consul general of France In New
Orleans two years ago.
He never has been able to wear
the decoration, awarded for his se
searches nnd study of French on
tlqultles, because soon after he re
ceived It the government locked It up
In a safe In Washington.
"For two yeara I have tried to get
It back," said Kirwln, who has made
n study of antique* for 30 years. *"I"he
only way they'll return It Is through
an ?ct of congress. There's a regula
tion that prohibits a government em
ployee from accepting a foreign deco
ration."
Klrwln received the decoration July
14, 1980. It la his duty to examine all
Imported antiquities to determine If
they are dutiable.
comes up high under ^is chin, his
feet are clad In sandals. He Is rec
ognized by all those In the political
and social swim. And he is not
loathe to be recognized. Hut he will
not shake hands. Ills high dignity as
a priest of Buddah forbids him to
touch ordinary human beings.
He Is not here to devote himself to
political Intrigue, or to mere financial
undertakings. It is his present ambi
tion, his only ambition, according to
his own words, to build In southern
Germany a Buddhist temple and n
monastery for devotees. Me does not
yet have the devotees. But he Is
certain that there are many who will
prefer the peace and mental hnrmony
of the Buddhist faith to the turmoil
of present-day life. He admits he has
no money, but he Is certain faith will
move some one to endow the organl
zation he is planning.
Turks Are Ordered
to Acquire Names
Istanbul, Turkey. ? Millions of
Turks are racking fhelr brains
to choose family names for them
selves while the minister of In
terior prepared a law to enforce
this latest western reform. Any
names may be chosen as long as
they are consistent with Turkish
customs.
Heretofore family names have
been nonextant In Turkey, thou
sands of women being simply "Fa
tlmas" and thousands of men
"Mustaphas" or "Husseins." Some
times men have added names In
dicating they are the sons of a six
lingered man or a fishmonger ? just
for distinction.
300,000 Canadians Quit
U. S. for Native Land
Montreal. ? More than 300, 000 Cana
dians who went to the United States
in search of better conditions, have
returned to the dominion In the last
eight years, It was learned at the Im
migration department Of these. 202,
f>S0 were Canadian-horn and about
24,000 were British subjects with
Canadian domicile. The peak of the
movement back to Canada was reached
in the fiscal year ended March 31, 1927,
and, curiously, the smallest number of
Canadians have come home since the
depression set in.
Information received by the Depart
ment of Immigration shows that the
nunfber of Canadian-born persons in
tho I'nited States last counted is
1.27.8,421, an increase of only l.r?3,4{H>
in ten years. Of these. 370.S-V2 are
French-Canadians and 907, ."GO are
Canadians of British, Certnnn and
other racial origin.
The fryeign born population of the
United States was given as 13.3G0.407,
an Increase of only 111,013 in ten
years. There was a decrease in the
English, Welsh and Irish people in
the United States, but an increase of
39 per cent in the number of Scots.
The report also shows there were in
the republic 73.">.307 persons whose fa
ther or both parents were French
Canadians and 1,323,017 whose father
or both parents were of other races
born in Canada.
Rat's Gnawing Causes
Police to Investigate
Vlsalla, Calif. ? A sleepy telephone
operator sat before her switchboard
at 3 a. m. Suddenly the lights began
to flash in an alarming manner. She
plugged in the police station and
screamed for help.
officer Paul FInley buckled on his
revolver and set out to find the cause
of (he trouble. He thought It must
be caused by a bank robbery at least.
Back In the exchange, the lights
ceased to act queerly. The operator
called the police station. "What was
it?" she asked.
"O, rats," said Officer Finley, who
had Just returned.
And that's what It was. The officer
found a rat gnawing on the telephone
wire in a downtown store.
Motorists Spend Two
Billion on Vacations
Washington. ? American motorists
paid a bill of $2,000,000,000 for vaca
tions with automobiles, according to
figures compiled by the American Au
tomobile association. The expenses
consisted of car operating costs, -In
cluding gasoline and oil, $400,000,000;
miscellaneous retail purchases, $500,
000,000'; restnuronts, $420,000,000 ; con
fections. $120,000,000, and amusements,
$100,000,000.
THE CHEERFUL CHERUB
The sun turned e.11 the
sky to <5 old
And scattered jpcxkles
| on the se^L.
It m^de the whole,
world beautiful..
And then it
simply sun
turned me.
We Can Quite Understand
Jail Visitor ? Arc you fond of mu
sic?
Convict ? I like the opening bars.
? Congregational 1st.
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ipoU. tan and frecklea disappear. Skin ia then aoft
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Wax brings out the hidden beauty of your skin. Ti
Nmovt wHnklfi use one ounce Powdered 8axolit?
dissolved in one-half pint witch haiel. At drug a tore*.
See? to It
Mrs. l'oss ? I sc<' your husband
ncvor jroes out at niylit.
Mrs. Ross ? So <lo 1.
Beware the Cough or
Cold that Hangs On
Persistent coughs and colds lead to
serious trouble. You can stop them now
with Creomulsion, on emulsified creosote
that is pleasant to take. Creomulsion is a
new medical discover)' "with two-fold ac
tion; it soothes and heals the inflamed
membranes and inhibits germ growth.
Of all known drups, creosote is recog
nized by high medical authorities as one
of the greatest healing agencies for per
sistent coughs and colds and other form9
of throat troubles. Creomulsion contains,
in addition to creosote, other healing ele
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membranes and stop the irritation and in
flammation, while t ne creosote goes on to
the stomach, is absorbed into the blood,
attacks the seat of the trouble and checks
the growth of the germs.
Creomulsion is guaranteed satisfactory
in the treatment of persistent coughs and
colds, bronchial asthma, bronchitis and
other forms of respiratory diseases, and
is excellent for building up the system
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cough or cold, no matter of howlong stand
ing, is notrelieved after taking according
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Where n new Joke circulates tlx*
fastest is in a little tb.wn.
ALMOST
FLAT ON
HER BACK
Aching back I Will
it never stop? She's
nearly desperate.
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Veget able Com
pound has relieved
"feminine troubles"
for over 30 years.
$500,000,000 REDUCTION IN TAXES
/*
Retrenchment It Forced by
Municipal Drives.
Washington. ? As the result of drives
In larger cities and political subdi
visions throughout the country on
state and local taxes, the bill has been
reduced more than $300,000,000 annu
nlly from the high point. It was dls
closed by a special committee report
of the United States Chamber of Coin
inerce embracing a nation wide sur
vey.
If the leaser governmental units
which have made little or no re
trenchment follow the same course, the
report Indlcuted, another saving of
$500,000,000 can be effected without
Impairment of efficiency, while if all
the states were brought back to the
1026 level the cut would be $2';000.000.
000. The commltto estimated that
two-thirds of government costs result
from state and local taxation.
Specific steps to accomplish this
purpose were recommended by the
committee, headed by Junius 1?. Fish
hurn, president of the Times- World
corporation, Ttoanoke, Va., and will be
brought to the attention of business
organizations throughout the country.
"Definite and substantial progress In
the reduetloh of the routine expendi
tures of state and local governments,"
the report said, "comes from every
section of the country. In many places
where actual reductions have not yet
been made, definite economy measures
are pending.
"The steady Increase In the Intensity
of the public demand that taxes bo
reduced Is significant. Much of this
demand, however, and much of the
activity of new agencies advocating
tax reduction, are directed at the large
expenditures of the Federal govern
ment. This may tend to obscure the
urgent nerd for general reduction of
state nnd loenl expenditures.
"Our Information upon the fiscal
problems of state governments Indi
cates that a number of them are fac
ing acute taxation difficulties. Many
are called upon to deal with deficits
eausod by a shrinkage in revenues,
notwithstanding reductions in expend
itures. In a few states the adminis
trative authorities, vested with power
to curtail expenditures radically as
deficits Impended, have acted so as to
preserve a balance between Incotno
and outgo. Other states, however, arn
I not so fortvinate In their governmental
I organization."
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