The Wateree messenger. (Camden, S.C.) 1884-1942, March 15, 1933, Image 2
Will Be Mr. Roosevelt's Retreat
T^iia Js the tranquil white colonial clubhouse on one of the Jefferson Islands
.A the Chesapeake where, according to prominent Maryland Democrats, Frank
lin D. Roosevelt will find rest from the cares of state during the next four
years. He Is one of about forty-live outstanding Democrats who are members
of the Jefferson Islands club.
Chain Sale Scheme
Under Eye of U. S.
One Hundred N.Y. Concerns
Using System.
New York. ? Endless chain selling
Enterprises, operating from this city,
have spread from Broadway to Main
.'?treet and are keeping postal author
ities busy. So far there has been no
decision on their legality, but It was
Jearned that the government Is Inves
tigating all chain schemes operating
through the mnlls which have been
called to its attention.
There_are at least 100 get-rlch-qulck
ichaln selling schemes being operated
(from Nft'.f York city ofllces, according
ito Information from the National Bet
ter Business bureau. Some are con- I
'.ducted by honest business men, oth
ers by fly-by-night concerns, and a few
are nothing less than rackets. .
Fountain pens, hosiery, pooketbooks,
golf balls, kitchen gadgets, razor
blades, food supplies, Jewelry, watches,
men's white flannel trousers, and even
real estate have been set forth as the 1
mediums of "awakening America" and
Insuring tne return of happy days.
Glib Promoters.
Qlib promoters have demonstrated
mathematically how the ninth step in
the chain selling scheme will net ev
ery participant ? cotbmlsslon of $19.
801.25, with the original sale of only
four pieces of merchandise. Wflat will
happen when everyone has bouflfct a
^ wallet or a pair of socks has ^en
Ignored by the promoters.
Women's bridge clubs in \Vestches
ter and on Long Island have been
working for the chain sellers. Char
itable organizations hnve participated
In the various "make a million"
schemes, and the telephones in the
Better Business bureau, both national
and local, have been ringing with In
quiries concerning legitimacy of the
different schemes. The . only advice
either bureau had to offer was that
"nobody knows yet whether it Is le
gal or not, but that the participants
were not likely to make any great
amount of money."
Neither bureau has endorsed any of
the schemes. The Better Business bu
reau of New York city, with ofllces
at 280 Broadway, has found It diffi
cult to draw the line.
Plenty of Inquiries.
?'Some of the chain sellers are
honest business men," said H. J. Ren
tier, "while otherB are operating shady,
To Be Einstein's Aid
John L. Vandersllce, twenty-five
yetr-old graduate student at Prince*
ton university, tp whom falls the ' nor
of *ooa being an associate of Pfor. Al
bert Rlnstetn, "rather" of the theory
of relativity, in October of this year
Professor Einstein will come to Prince
ton to carry on his mathematical re
search In the nfew Institute for ad
vanced study. Vandersllca will be as
sistant to Prof. Oswald Veblen, who
ts to bo an associate of BHnsteln.
tricky concerns. We ha^e received no
complaints but we have been flooded
with Inquiries. It Is not a new
scheme, for I recall such methods of
salesmanship were popular In 1912.
We have not yet seen where we can
make a complaint against the plan
as a whole."
C. H. Clarahan, postal Inspector In
charge of the New York office, said
Investigation of endless chaln-Belllng
organizations was a long drawnout
Jo' . He pointed out that each con
cern had to be investigated Individu
ally, given a public hearing, and that
frequently the case had to bo carried
through the courts.
Here's how It operates: The par
ticipant buys an article for $2.50 and
10 cents In stamps and then sells four
articles at the same price, making a
commission of $1.25 on the fourth
sale. Thereafter the agent sells three
other articles, making $3.75. His three
customers sell three each and the orig
inal participant gets $33.75 In commis
sions and the others are ready to start
their profit sharing. By the ninth step
the total commissions amount to more
than $12,000 If the chain remains un
broken.
THE MAN WHO
WAITS
Br THOMAS ARKLE CLARK
Ltt* Dean of Men,
University of Illinois.
It is Longfellow, paraphrasing an J
Old Spanish proverb, who Bays In his |
"Falcon of 8er
Federlgo," "A 1 1
things come round
to him who will
but wait." We ore
too Impatient usu
ally of results;
even though the
poet Milton assures
us that "Thoy also
serve who only
stand and wait,"
we prefer action,
and when waiting
seems to be the
most strategic
move we crow lrrl
tated or turn to something pise.
Disraeli, Lord Heaconsfleld, was a
very ambitious man, and a very tal
ented one, hut ho had learned how to
wait Even as a hoy he cast himself
In the role of Demosthenes, of Napo
leon, of Alexander. He was always a
leader In whntovor hid Imagination
led him to engage In. And yet If ho
had faced the facts there was little
chance for him. Ho wns a Jew, and
the .Tews were a despised and almost
an ostracized race In England when
' Disraeli was a hoy.
The story Is told In the admirable
biography by Andre Maurols that when
Disraeli wns a young hoy at school he
and a school fellow were rending to
gether. They hold the boolt between
them, and Disraeli, far more rapid In
getting over the page than his com
panion, hnd finished before .TOnos had
more than begun. This distressed the
little fellow who tried his best to keep
up with his more erudite companion.
He sighed. "Never mind," Dlsmoll
said encournglngly, "I can wait."
' It wns one of the strong character
istics of his life that lio could wait, a
characteristic which few men possess.
We don't'llke watting.
It Is wisest often to make haste
slowly. Nrfrton wnnts to be rich, and
he cannot wait. He never buys a con
servative security ; he looks for the
highest interest possible. He puts his
money only Into enterprises which
promise quick and high returns. Most
of his Inveslments, therefore, have
gone onto the rocks. fiecAuse of his
lack of deliberation and because he
could not wait to attain his ends he
:? has made little *r no progress toward
the attainment of his financial ambi
tion.
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The. Household
By LYDIA LE BAHON WALKER
Reetgnatlod Is a carious thing.
| There Is about It a slightly religious
trend, as If aouiehow Providence or
Fate had so ordered events that they
must be endured, so the least said
about the state 6t affairs the better,
as it could not be changed. Or, If one
mast talk about them, that It, should
.be with an air of determined accept
ance without resentment. A fortitude
Is Implied which - one consciously or
unconsciously feels to be laudable.
To endure wjthout complaint Is mag
nanimous. This makes the question
arise, should one endure passively?
Unresisting acquiescence Is one defi
nition of resignation. It Is assumed
that there is nothing which can be
done nbout whatever the thing is, over
which one Is resigned. Such an atti
tude may be mere laziness rather than
a praiseworthy condition. If there Is
any way to make matters Improve, or
to build something good on what ap
pears to be a troublous foundation,
then one should be stirred Into activ
ity. Then there Is a call to conquer
or to progress and what one blindly
assumes^to be a cause for resignation,
may be a suggestion to act or a sum
mons to go forward.
Activo Resignation
A case In point comes to mind
where a loved daughter died of con
sumption. The bereaved parents felt
it their duty to be resigned, and to
accept this sorrow without complaint
and with passive fortitude. They so
expressed themselves to a friend of
mine who was endowed with Insight
and was tactfully fearless In helping
others to clear thinking. When they
Bee Parley Ends
in Buzz and Sting
Boise, Idaho. ? Near-panic result
ed when a swarm of bees, acci
dentally set free in a Boise hotel,
stung everyone ffom their owner,.
Urs.B. B. Keck, to several state
legislators.
The accident brought a stinging
climax to the Honey Producers
convention when a bellboy knocked
the cage to the floor, freeing the
bees. They swirled out, stinging
the bellboy until he was forced to
flee. Mrs. Keck was their next vic
tim. ?
Then they made* for the open
hotel lobby where legislators were
relaxing. Chairs were overturned
and general chaos reigned for near
ly an honr. , v
Finally R. W. Chllds, hotel man
ager, leading a squadron of em
ployees armed with fly swatters,
drove the bees Into another cage.
acts of kindness, or a gentler method
of accomplishing home management.
It may be that endurance of anhoylng
material things can be relieved or
stopped by actively doing something
about them. It may be that cotmnu
nlty work can relieve one's own sad
Introspections or recollections and at
the same time aid others to Improved
living conditions and to happier exist
ences. The resignation which Is lazi
ness of mind or body can In the al
chemy of right actlvlty'be transformed
Into benefits.
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From France to U. S.
St. Louis, Mo. ? What Is believed to
be the strangest request ever made
of an Industrial organization came
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said they were resigned to their loss,
which nevertheless was draining their
very life blood, she said, "But should
you he resigned? Is there nothing' you
can do?" The mourning couple began
to think In terms other than of acqui
escent submission.
They dwelt on the causes of the
death of their daughter with the Idea
of helping others similarly afflicted,
of making their lives more comfort
able. The outcome of this was a well
| equipped hospital where patients were
not only made more comfortable but
were cured. The work brought relief
to these parents and a deep Joy In the
realization that their daughter wtfs as
sociated with It, that without her this
particular relief work would never
have been done.
Trannforminft Alchemy
' There Is no household In wlilch ac
ceptance to some existing conditions
; cannot be (hanged Into betterment.
It may be that the home atmosphere
can be made Bweeter by some little
over transatlantic telephone to St.
Louis from Marseilles, France.
The request came from Howard Y.
Bary, business manager of the Hagen
bt-ck- Wallace circus, to I'aul Ryan, ad
vertising manager of the Shell Petro
leum corporation.
The circus man asked for assist
ance In getting 20 inland natives out
of the Indian mountains I
He Is leaving for India Immediately
and asked that letters of Introduction
be sent Shell representatives In Cal
cutta and Rangoon that would help,
hlrn obtain co-operation from govern
ment officials In taking the natives out
of the country.
Knowing Lord's Prayer
Results in Cut in Fine
Las Vegas, Nev. ? Ability to recite
the Lord's Prayer In court saved Mrs.
A. 8. Render, a divorcee, lots of days
In jail.
Appearing for sentence on a charge
In Black and White
Presenting a chiffon dress orocaded
In velvet, with n black velvet bordered
hemline. The gown is of black and
white.
of contributing to -the delinquency of
a minor, the woman was Informed by
Judge Frank M. Ryan that she could
be sent to Jail for six months and
fined $r>00. He admitted that the sen
tence might be lightened If she re
cited the Lord's Prayer.
In a low-pitched voice, Mrs. Render
recited the prayer, after which she
was sentenced to 30 days In Jail and
fined $50.
Wins American Cup
Susan Noel, twenty-year-old English
Bqunsh racquet champion, holding the
Unlted_ States cup which she woo by
defeating her countrywoman, Cicely
Fenwlck, In the final round of the
American women's championships at
the Merlon Cricket club.
"Dead Man" in Priton
Milwaukee, Wis. ? Philip Stamm,
forty, declared legally dead live years
ago after ,he disappeared In 1022.
Is to serve two years In prison. Ills
wife begged that he he released to
"stay with his family,'' but the court
declared: "You got along without
him for 11 years ro I guess another
two years won't make much dlfTor
ence."
STIFF QUALIFICATIONS
The <iualltt.cation8 of u llying
hostess on passenger air lines In the
United States are that she should be
h college graduate, single, not over
twenty -five years of age, slender, have
a pleasing personality and the ability
to converse Intelligently and pleas
antly with all types of people. She
must also play bridge.
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription inakea
weak womeu Btrona. No alcohol. Sold
by druggist* ? tablets or litfuid. ? Adv.
Unworthy Humans
Some do good, In order that they
may do evil with Impunity.
The little Girl
who wouldn't
EAT
Nature knows best ! Never coax a
child to eat ! Remove the cause of a
youngster's poor appetite ? get rid
of stasis. Children who don't eat
are sluggish. Not to correct this Is
inexcusable. It Is so easy to do, If
ytfu will only use the "California
treatment." Read what it Is doing
for listless children in every part
of the country ! ,
When appetite falls, tonguo Is,
coated white, eyes are a bilious yel
low, don't give small children any
constipating cathartic that drains
the system and weakens twenty
feet of tender bowels I California
syrup of flgs Is the only "medicine"
they need !
That girl or bpy with a furry
tongue and a bad brenth should not
be dosed with salts ! California
syrup of flgs will gently stimulate
the colon muscles ? and the child
you used to coax to eat will fairly
devour his food, digest it, galu
weight.
Try the California treatment I Be
gin tonight, with enough of the pure
syrup of flgs to cleanse the colon
thoroughly. Give less tomorrow,
then every other day, or twice a
week until the child's appetite, di
gestion, weight, complexion, tell
you the stasis Is none.
Be sure to get the real California
syrup of figs. *Any druggist has It,
all bottled, with directions. It's a
natural, vegetable laxative. Just ns
good for babes of two years as boys
of ten. They all love its taste!
There are imitations of California
Syrup of Figs and those t oho would
sell you some substitute even when
a child's health <.9 concerned-. Don't
ever take any bottle that is not
plainly labeled CALIFORNIA.
End Serious Coughs
With Creomulsion
Don't let them get a strangle hold.
Fight germs quickly. Creomulsion com
bines the 7 best helps known to modern
science. Powerful but harmless. Pleasant
to take. No narcotics. Your druggist will
refund your money if any cough or cold
no matter how long standing is not re
lieved by Creomulsion. (adv.)
Have to Get Up
ait Night ?
Deal Promptly with Bladder
Irregularities
Are you bothered with blad
der Irregularities; burning,
Bcanty or too frequent passage
and getting up at night? Heed
promptly these symptoms.
They may warn of some dis
ordered kidney or bladder con
dition. Users everywhere rely
i on Doan't Pills. Recommended
uor 50 years. Sold everywhere.
A Diuretic
Jot thft
Kidneys
ATA MP OOMJCCTINfl
Vltmm, flnlKlnn atr mail, 40 utAnytft 5o to
approval opulloantn. V"re? lUt. <JI<RNDAI<IC
HTAMPCO. IJJ480 I.lmlptt. <11?>n?1n1i>.
W. N. U., ATLANTA, NO. 10 -1933
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