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The Alamance gleaner / VOL. LVI. GRAHAM, N, C., THURSDAY DECEMBER 4, 1930. NO. 44. 1?Prince Christopher of Hesse and Princess Sophie of Oreece, who are to be married at Frankfort on Decem ber 15. 2?John Philip Sousa presenting to President Hoover his latest composition. "The George Washington Bi-Centennlal March," after it had been played by the U. S. Marine band at the White House. 3?Architect's model of new state capitol of Louisiana which will stand on the old campus of the state university. NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENTEVENTS Inland Waterway Projects i Are Being Pushed to Give Work to Unemployed. < i By EDWARD W. PICKARD WORK for the unemployed was the thought in the minds of the thousand or more members of the Mississippi Valley association when they gathered in St. Louis for their annual convention. Consequently the | speakers urged that the Inland water ways program be speeded up by the } government so that the projects in the s valley now authorized might be com- e pleted In five years instead of fifteen. 1 This would mean the expenditure on { them of $100,000,000 a year for the * next five years. 1 Secretary of War Hurley, who was t present, agreed with others that quick c completion of the Illinois waterway J was vital to the progress of the pro gram and said the War department r would include in the deficiency bill In T congress next month an item that c would permit work on that link to 8 start this winter. "President Hoover," said Secretary N Hurley, "has given rac permission to 1 ask congress for a $22,500,000 de ficiency appropriation to carry on 1 the increased work on waterways this year. It will enable speeding up for the winter months. v "As to the Illinois waterway, I am ' anxious to get the shovels rolling and to get going. When we get that proj ect completed, connecting the Great Lakes with the Mississippi, it will he % a tremendous step in the 0,000 miles 1 of inland waterways so long talked c about." c *? ? ? ? .I. ?. i, _? _ ? r iuuj. lien, i. vut> iwown, cmei 01 en gineers in charge of the valley proj ects, thus set forth the attitude of the federal engineers: "Here Is what we have In view now In the valley: "I. To drive the Illinois waterway to completion with all speed. "2. To prosecute with vigor the Im provement of the Missouri from Its mouth to Sioux City. "3. To execute the flood control i work on the lower Mississippi as the 1 law contemplates, looking all the time f for more perfection In the plans. , "4. To push the Ohio improvement t out from the main stem as rapidly as [ the means available will permit. t "I believe In the St. Lawrence wa- t terway to the sea, but I am convinced I that the Illinois waterway Is more n vital to our prosperity than Is even ! the St. Lawrence waterway. Chicago t Is the most Important place on the t lakes, and there Is on the lakes an I aggregation of Industrial and popula- I tion centers such as even now Is not t matched on any other trade route on t earth." ? t PRESIDENT HOOVER Is anxious to 1 have the government do what It I can, under existing laws, to help state o and local authorities In their war on " gangs and racketeers, but he vigorous- I ly denies the published report that he c will propose to congress any extension ' ol the federal criminal laws for this I purpose. "Every single state," said Mr. Hoo- i ver, "has ample laws that cover such i criminality. What is needed Is the v enforcement of those laws, and not t more laws. Any suggestion of In- f creasing the federal criminal laws In a reneral Is a reflection on the sover- t clgnty and the stamina of state gov- a eminent. r "The federal government Is assist- t Ing local authorities to overcome a tiifleou8 gangster and corrupt control 3f some local governments, hut 1 get no satisfaction from the reflection that the only way that this can be done is for the federal government to convict men for falling to pay income taxes >n the financial product of crime igainst state luws. "What we need is a more wide spread public awakening to the failure )f some local governments to protect their citizens from murder, racketeer ing, corruption and other crimes, and :heir rallying of support to the men )f these localities that are today mak ing a courageous battle to clean up hese places." CENTRAL and western Europe were swept by disastrous gales that vere followed by serious floods of scores of rivers. Thousands of per tons were rendered homeless and there vas widespread suffering, but the loss >f life was not great. The worst 'atality was the foundering of the Jerman steamer Louise Leonhardt in he estuary of the Elbe. Its entire :rew of thirty-one men was lost. All >ver France, Belgium, Germany and Iolland the lowlands were flooded, ?iver boats were sunk, winter crops vere ruined and rail and telegraph ommunications were interrupted. The iwollen river Seine threatened much >f Paris with inundation and troops vere called on to build sandbag para >ets. Great Britain suffered almost as nuch from the storms as did the con inental countries. Overflowing rivers looded the countryside and the coasts vere lashed by terrific gales which im >eriled the fishing fleets and all other ihipping. JAPAN had another earthquake early Wednesday morning that rocked an irea of some GOO square miles In the entral region and took several hun Ired lives. Probably a thousand or nore persons were injured. Following he temblor there were landslides and idal waves that added to the dls ister. The village of Nirayama was wiped >ut, 09 persons being killed there. <agoka, a hot springs resort, also was lestroyed, 22 having perished there. V group of small villages in the south ;rn part of the stricken area reported 50 dead. EIGHT of the 2,000 persons arresteil in Moocow for participation In the illeged International plot to overthrow he Soviet Union were put on trial for reason while a million men, women ind children paraded the streets de nandlng the death pennlty. All the lefendnnts pleaded guilty, and their eader, Prof. U K. Rnmsln, repented ind elaborated Ids previous confession, dany loud speakers were placed In he court room and the proceedings vere broadcast throughout Itnssla. lamsln told In detail how engineers lad started the conspiracy because hey were poorly paid and placed In he ostracised class; how be person dly went to Paris and received from he French general staff and from lusslnn emigres there contributions of 2,800,000 to carry on the plot. The tber defendants were heard afterward, ind the stories of all of them served 0 bolster the Soviet government's se nsations against foreign nations and ndlvlduals who were to be repaid by errltory and concessions. ky? KMHKKS of the federal farm *1 hoard held a long conference rlth the senate committee on agrlcul nre, after which Senator McN'ary of )regon, chairman of the committee, nnounced that the ten members of hat body In attendance seemed unanl noosly In favor of supporting the olIvies of the farm board In lis effort e stabilize grain price* Tills was taken to mean that the committee members, many of whom opposed the administration farm relief legislation, will offer no obstructive tactics during the coming session of congress and will approve all requests of the board for appropriations. It Is expected that the board, which already has received $250,000,000 of the au thorized $500,000,000 for its revolving loan fund, will ask for a large part of the remaining $250,000,000 in the com ing session. TEN of the largest motion picture corporations and thirty-tyro film boards of trade were dealt a severe blow by the United States Supreme court In two decisions delivered by Mr. Justice Reynolds. The tribunal ruled that the concerns, which control 98 per cent of the country's film out put, have been conducting their busi ness in violation of the Sherman anti trust law and were guilty of con spiracy in restraint of trade. The charges against them were on two grounds. One referred to a standard exhibit contract under which exhibi tors were required to take films, the other referred to the operation of credit committees which act. It was alleged, to restrict sales and pur chases. EARLY next year, It Is hoped, the Wickersham law enforcement com mission will have ready for submission to President Hoover the report on lis investigation of the wet and dry prob lem. Last week it began drafting the document, endeavoring to co-ordinate the Individual views of its members, which were put in written form. The best guess at this time Is that a ma jority of the members favor some form of modification of the prohibition law, agreeing that the present system Is wrong and unworkable. Some of them believe the Eighteenth amendment should be changed, others that the Volstead act should be revised. SEVEN hundred delegates represent- i ing the five principal trainmen's I unions of the United States and Can ada, in session in Chicago, indorsed ! the six-hour day for railroad workers j as a means of relieving uneniploj*- i merit. They want the shorter day ' with no reduction In pay, but failing to agree on a plan to bring this about, a second conference witli fewer dele gates was arranged for December 4 in Cleveland. FINAL census figures given out by the census buresu show that the population of continental United States for 1930 Is 122,775,046; and for outlying possessions it Is 2,151,023; a total of 124,926,069. The Increase for the decade was 16.1 per cent. In percentage increase California leads the states with 65.7 per cent, Florida Is second with 51.6 per cent, and Michigan's 32.0 per cent makes It third. California also led In total gains with an Increase of 2.250,390 In habitants. New York state gained 2.202,839. Michigan, Texas and Illi nois were the only other states to gain more than 1,000,000. CHAltl.KS II. UARKHAM. chair man of the board of the Illinois Central system, died at his winter home In Altadena, Calif. He rose from the position of a section labor er to become one of the roost able and far-sighted railway executives In the country. During his career he did a great deal to develop better re lations between the railroads and the public* and he Is credited with having doubled the assets of the Illinois Cen tral In 15 yeara John O. I'rlce, former grand exalted ruler of the Klks and a close friend of President McKlnley. passed away at his home In Columbus. Ohio. I0i Ills. Wasters Newspaper Union I /AAKY GRAHAM BONNER THE LOST NOTES The whlppoorwllls love the night time, and one evening a boy thought he would like to catch a whlppoor wlll and have him for a pet. He loved the wonderful song of the whlppoorwllj, which la a beauti ful, rather sad note. The whlppoorwllls only sing when away "from people, and they love to be by themselves. That Is why they choose their home* away In the woods, away from people. At first the boy heard the whlp poorwllls singing their sad, lovely note over and over again. Then he tried to catch them, hut they fly off so silently always that he could not do that. In the daytime, of course, he could not have found them, because they were almost always asleep then. Besides their wings are the color of rocks and they are difficult to see. But one night he caught Mr. Whip poorwill. "Ah," he said, "I will he very good to you. Tou may have a large place In which to live, for I have made It P^CtS JPCZ 771 ' ? ^ < ?* T? r J They Were Singing. with wire In the yard all ready for you. "I will not keep yon In a cage. That would be cruel." The boy had not thought that It would be cruel to keep the whlppoor wlll anyway?the bird who loves soli tude or being alone. At night he listened to hear his whlppoorwill sing, but never a sound did he make. Then he thought It was because Mr. Whlppoorwill was without bis mate, and after a long time he caught Mrs. Whlppoorwill. Now he would surely have the glori ous whlppoorwill singing every eve ning?so he thought. But not a sound did he hear. In fact they seemed to have forgotten their note. They had left It behind In tha woods! You see, the whlppoorwill will not sing In captivity. He is utterly miser able then, and he longs to be back where he can be alone and away from creatures. Then, at nlglit, when It Is quiet and dark, we can sometimes hear his glor ious note. The boy did not know what to maka of It, but at last he let them go. Oh, the Joy of spreading their wlnga In the direction of the dark woods! How wonderful It was! And to sea the whlppoorwill children! And to feel the dark, cool woods, to sleep all day, to work all night. For the whlppooawllls do a great deal of good work. They catch bad Insects when they are flying. The whlppoorwllls enjoy eating the Insects for breakfast and dinner, nnd they do away with Insects which would otherwise Injure shrubs and trees. "Ah," said Mr. Whlppoorwill, when he was back in the woods, "I must see If I can And my note. I left It In the woods behind me." "So did I," said Mrs. Whlppoorwill. They found their notes! They were singing their lovely song now. And the boy heard them. He realised he had made a mis take. How thankful he was that he bad let them go. RIDDLES What arc the finest animals? Ground mice. ? ? ? What are you alwaya tomorrow, what you cannot he today? Older. ? ? ? Why la an account book like a sculp tor's studio? Because it la full of figures. ? ? ? Why does the gateman punch a hole In your railroad ticket? To let you pass through. ? ? ? Why Is a well-worn suit like a fry ing pan? Becnuje they are both ex- I ample* of hardwegy. _* , ' By ELMO SCOTT WATSON Drawing by Ray Walters. of the Interesting (level Mill opments of the celehrntinn of Christmas In America Is rSEsHQ? the revival of the ancient custom of singing Christmas carols on Christmas eve and the Increasing observ ance of that custom in nil I parts of the country. Of course, we I have always had some Christmas | carol singing, varying in prevalence in ' different parts of the country and con fined mainly to the Christmas exer I cises In church nnd school by the chil dren Just before the holiday. Hut In the hurry nnd haste of this modern high-speed age and our departure In | many respects from the old forms of observing the day, the singing of carols is one custom which has been allowed to lapse to a great extent. Jl is iiiifmuiiK iu ii wit", iiu?c?ri, that the Christmas carol is "staging a come-back" and that In places where Its appearance seems nil the more aupprlslng because It Is In the very center of our modern commercialism. In many of the big department stores In the large cities. In hotels and In restaurants groups of musicians, dressed In the costumes of Old Eng land, are playing and singing Christ mas carols during the week before Christmas. In some of the railroad stations In the big cities hurrying commuters and other railway travel ers are surprised to hear the sound of voices, singing old-fashioned Christ mas carols, pealing out through the cntiiedral-llke spaces of these great structures and upon pausing for a moment they see that the singing comes from a balcony overlooking the concourse and that It Is a trained choir of mnny voices which Is thus adding to the Christmas spirit In evi dence everywhere. The first Christmas carol Is said to be that sung by the heavenly host when the birth of Christ was an nounced to the shepherds. Probably the practice of singing at Christmas rose In Imitation of this, as the majority of the carols declare the good tidings of great Joy. The word "carol" Itself comes from two Latin words meaning "to sing Joyfully." It Is a curious fact that the singing of carols, like many of our other Christmas customs, owes something to a pagan as well as a Christian origin. The early church found that ail pagan religions celebrated the blrtb of a new year. The Druids gathered mistletoe on what is our day of Christmas, the Itonians held their saturnalia, the Persians held agricultural ceremonies, as did the Chinese. Theophilus, bishop of Caesnreu. toward the middle of the Second cen tury, recommended "the observance of the birthday of our Lord on what day soever the 25th of December shall happen." There follows a definite statement that the first official carol was "Gloria In Excelsis Deo" and the year in which it was sung on the new date was 121) A. D. Thus the church was able to profit from the mood 'of merriment created by the pagans. The spirit of Joy from many religions was merged into that of one. Many high churchmen in the ancient times op|>osed the introduction of song Into the solemn moments. No power, however, could stem the tide of Innocent song which had in vaded religious observance. The first crusade preached by Urban In 1098 gave Impetus to the troubadour move ment and the holidays for five cen- i turies were to resound with the songs of their inspiration, lly l.'iOO carol singing was widespread in Europe and was being Introduced Into England. In th? England of today wandering bands of minstrels or "waits" pre serve the old customs by going from bouse to house piping Christmas tunes on reed Instruments and tinging carols. It moj he this that they sing: "Wassail, wassail! to our town! The bowl Is white, und the ale Is brown: Tlie bowl Is made of tlie rosemary tree. And so Is tlie sle, of tlie good barlee. Utile maid, little maid, tlrl the pin! Open the door, and let us come In!" Or they may lift up their voices In this equally old carol: "Here us comes a wassailing, under the holly green. Here us comes a wandering, so merry to be seen. Good luck good Master Hodgln, and kind Mistress also. And all the little children that round the table go! Tour pockets full of money, your cup boards fidl of good cheer, A merry Christmas, Gulzzards, and a Happy New Tear!" The poor women and children also sing carols oo the streets and are given cakes by those who listen. Some of the carol singers carry peaked Ian tenia to light them on their way. The bringing In of tlie Tule log in England was the occasion of a joyous ceremony and the singing of songs. Almost every land has its own Christmas enrols. They are ftlkn Wiegenlleder or Kristlieder la Cer many, Noels in France, and carols ir England. In Bussia the ancient Kolyada songs, once sung to pa gar gods, now dedicated to the Christian saints, are sung about the streets^ It Is to Austria, however, that w< nre Indebted for one of our best known of nil Christmas songs. Fo? "Silent Night" had its origin In r simple p re-Christ mas party to whict a young priest, Joseph Mohr. was In vited In Ohemdorf. near Salsborg Austria. In ISIS. At Obemdorf It wa? the custom shortly before Christ ma; for wandering comedians from tlw nearby village of Laufen to glv< crude representations of the Christ mas story as recounted in the Bible A shipowner named Maier Invited Joseph Mohr, young assistant priest who had recently come to the Tillage from Salzburg, to be Ids guest at a little party. As a special surprise fot the priest, Maier arranged for the comedians from Laufen to stage theit festival play at his home. lilt' UIUUK1II iui u-w|> 11 ui 11 j vi ni? Maler couple and the touching aim pllclty of the festival play so stirrec* the young priest that instead of going straightway home he climbed the so called "Totenbarg" (mountain of the dead), overlooking Oberndorf, and stood (here In silent meditation. The silence of the night, the blink ing of the stars, the murmur of the Salzach river all inspired him. Quickly he descended to his parish house, and late that night the words to "Stille Nacht" were written. The nest day be hurried to his chum and co-worker. Frans Gruber. Tillage organist and school teacher. He requested his friend to write the music for his song. Happy at this opportunity. G ruber composed the melody that Is known perhaps to more people than any other single melody. Christmas eve of 1818 came and the priest and the teacher were ready to offer the song for the flrst time. Un fortunately the organ of SL Nicola was out of commission that night. For a moment It seemed as though the congregation were to be cheated out of this unique premiere. Rut Gruber ran back to his home and got bis gui tar. To its accompaniment Mohr and Gruber then sang "Stille Nacht" for the flrst time as a duet. I o by Westers Htvipape Usloa x ;
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