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The Alamance Gleaner VOL- LV. GRAHAM, N, CM THURSDAY DECEMBER 12, 1929. NO. 45 1?View of train wreck on the Pennsylvania railroad near Olney, Vn., In which nine were killed and many Injured. 2?Scene In the house of representatives as the first regular session of the Seventy-first congress opened. 3?Design, by Mrs. Laura G. Fraser, for the medal authorized by congress to commemorate the achievements of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS Congress Hears President's Message and Gets Busy on Tax Reduction. Dy EDWARD W. PICKARD COXUUKSS is doing business again ?t the old stund, the first regular session having opened Monday with perfunctory meetings of both houses. Next day President Hoover's annual message was read in senate and house, beirig listened ta with intense interest and praised by administration sup porters and criticized by the opposi tion. The document was long and compre hensive, consisting of a matter of fact statement of what the administration has done and of what It hopes to do in the near future, followed by many recommendations to the legislative body. Concerning International mat ters the President expressed "high hopes" for the success of the naval conference In London, and made the significant statement that if the movement for reduction of armament fails, the United States may find It necessary to spend up ward of $1,200,000,000 In naval con struction in the 'jext six years, lie gave praise to the Kellogg-Briaml pact, and said he would submit to the sen ate later the amended world court reservations, lie urged ratification of the French debt settlement. In view of the uncertainty with respect to fu ttire revenue, the President recom mended that the proposed 1 per cent cut in individual and corporation in come taxes he limited to the present year. Me urged early action on tlie tariff hill, again asking that the meas ure be devised to aid agriculture and industries that have not been pros perous, and once more he advised that the flexible tariff provision be retained Mr. Hoover's liking for commissions was evidenced in several recominenda lions. These included suggestions for a commission to study the problem of branch, group and chain hanking, a Commission to dispose of the Muscle Shoals controversy and a commission to study conditions in Haiti. The mes sage advocated an increase In appro priations for rivers and harbors itn provement from $5<).0(HJ.00U to $5fv 000,000 annually, at least half of which should he uvailahle for the Mississippi inlund waterways system. It also asked bigger appropriation for con struction of public buildings and for ocean mail contracts. * Concerning the reorganization of government depart ments, the President raic he had come to the conclusion that the only way to avoid endless controversy was to dele gate authority to the executive. When he reached the subject of pra hibition and law enforcement the President used decidedly vigorous language. In dealing with the former lie said that "it is not to be expected that any criminal low will ever he fully enforced so long as criminals exist," and of law enforcement and observance generally lie said it is "the most serious Issue before our people." He scored the citizen who Insists on selecting the particular laws which lie will obey, branding him as the enemy of society. He made a num ber of recommendations for legislation to aid in enforcement of the prohibi tion law. ON WEDNESDAY the President sent to congress the budget for the liscul yenr 1031 culling fur the en pendlture of $3,S30.U00,(AX). Of this sum about $710,030,000 are for na tional defense activities, Including the laying down of the three 10,300 too cruisers on which suspension of work was ordered by President Hoover last summer. An outlay of $33,000,000 for the army and navy air services is contemplated, and $30,000,000 is to be expended on public buildings. SPEEDY action on the admlnistra tion's $100,000,000 tax reduction program was obtained in the house. | the joint resolution for the legislation going through practically without op position. It was assumed that the senate ulso would adopt* the resolution after some debate, and that the legis lation would be enacted before the Christmas holidays. While the reduc tion applies to only one year, there were Indications that the President hopes It can be made permanent. THE senate, according to program, took up the three year old con troversy over the right of William 8. Vare of Pennsylvania to a seat in that body. Efforts to delay the debate were defeated, and on Wednesday Mr. Vare himself, crippled by partial paialysis and watched over by Ids physician, ap peared in the senate chamber and read a detailed denial of the charges of fraud and corruption in his campaign for nondnation and election in 1020. Every one knew that Vare's appeal was hopeless, for a majority of the senators were hostile to his cause. The privilege - und elections committee had decided in his favor the contest brought by W B. Wilson, the oefeated Democratic candidate, but a minority of that committee reported that al leged ballot box frauds and corrup tion made Vare's election Illegal. Bad leal Republican senators could vote for this report because it would ac complish the exclusion of Vare without seating a Democrat. WHEN ITesident Hoover and Sec retury Sllmson, backed oy Great ISrilaln. took cognizance ot China's appeal and sent a note to Itussla and Chlnn asking them to remember their obligations under the Kellogg pact and slop their warlike activities In .Manchuria, they ran against an ugly snag. Maxim LitvinolT. acting Uus. sian commissar ot to t ign alTalrs, re tilled with a brusque note virtually telling the United States to mind Its own business. He attempted to Justify Moscow's course in the Munchurlun emhrogllu. and then emphuslzed that the United Stutes government had up peuled to lius^iu at a time when direct negotiations fvere being currietl on with Manchttrlii. Uy strength of this circumstance, the American note to Itussla was termed an unjustified at tempt to Influence the Chinese-Hus sion negotiations and consequently cduld not be considered as a friendly act. The commissar followed this with a public statement in the course of which he udvlsed the United States and Great Ilritaln to turn their mlnils toward activities In South America, warships in Chinese waters, and armies In colonial countries lather than at tempt to obstruct the Russo-Cltlnese negotiations. Secretary Stlmson In a statement to the press made a sharp rejoinder up holding the right of any nation to mobilize world public opinion against a threatened outbreak of war. The Nat'onullst government of China announced It would do all pos sible to effect a peuceable settlement with Itussla of the controversy over the Chinese Eastern railway. NEARLY four hundred of the coun try's leaders In business, finance and Industry gathered In Wushlngtoo Thursday at the Invitation of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States to take steps for the advancing of ('resident Hoover's campaign of > business progress. Mr. Hoover hlmsell told them first of the progress nrtdt through the series of conferences held previously, and Assistant Secretary* Klein of the Commerce department addressed them on "the elements of strength and weakness in the present I business situation." A generul discussion followed, cut- ' minating in fhe organization of a per- j manent committee, which is to main- 1 tain an alert scrutiny over national production, distribution and consump- I tion, for the purpose of noting depres sions in particular fields as they de velop and of evolving a means of end ing them before they become serious KING VICTOR EMMANUEL and Queen Helena of Italy made Ids lory Thursday, when they paid tlieir formal visit to I'ope Plus. Th?y were the first sovereigns of united Italy ever to enter the Vatican. Minister of Foreign Affairs I>ino Grundl. Count de Vecchl. Italian ambassador to the holy see and a great throng of cour tiers accompanied the rulers to the Vatican City, all being in closed auto , mobiles nnd jscorted by cyclist police. | Hundreds of thousands of persons gathered In the streets to witness the procession, and on buildings along the way the Italian nnd papal colors were displayed. High officials of the Vat ican City met the king and queen at the Arch of Charlemagne, the papal gendarmes presented arms nnd their band ployed the royal march. After a Idi more stalely ceremonial the visit- j ore entered 'he throne room alone, the pope met them nnd raised them up as they hent to kiss his hand; tl.en the door closed nnd the three conversed alone for a time. The royul pair as they left carried precious religious gifts bestowed by the pontiff. After calling on Cardinal Gaspnrri. pupal secretary of state, and receiving holy water from Cardinal Merry del Vnl. they worshiped In St. Peters and re turned to their palace. _ Pl.STMASTEIt tHCNKRAI, BROWN'S annual report revealed that the deficit In his department for the year ending June 30 wns JXi.4C1.1~G. or more than twice as tilg as the pre vious year. Among the factors re sponsible for this fact were the grant ing of $7,470,01)0 additional pay to postal worker" ant the payment of $7, 3110.000 on ocean mall contracts; also the downward revision of postal rates during the last year reduced revenues about $31,528,000 below what they would have been. Mr. Brown's report said that the department handled free cf charge special privileged mall that otherwise would hare paid In Deurly ten millions of dollars. Representative tinkham of Massachusetts has prodded the senate committee on lobbying so se verely that It may Inquire Into the activities and sources of revenue of a lot of lobbyists other than those whose concern Is witb the tariff. These may Include the Antl saloon league and other bodies that are sup posed to Influence the votes of con gressmen In matters relating to prohi bition. Chairman Caraway of the com mittee told Mr. Tinkham the Investi gators would give him a public hear ing. The Massachusetts representative has Introduced a measure to require, under the threat of heavy penalties for violators, the registration of per sons attempting to Influence legisla tion. COBLENZ. GERMANY, was ablaze with bonfires and torches and gay with banners during a twenty-four cele bration of tbe liberation of the second zone of occupation of the RlilnelanJ. As the allied troops marched out. the German authorities marched in. tbe hands played und the people rejoiced 1 hysterically. It has been announced that tbe last of tbe British occupa tional troops will leave the Rhlns tand on December 12. 1 (ft l?l?. WHUfl tbvrapapw fnlon ) . _w"*IN THE enst of a cloudless ran ^1 sky shone u blight star us aJ I a beacon, over the town. ?1 I Groups of town folk hur ,A,, 1 rying In Its direction ap *jESK-- pea red as the wise men w'10 f?"owe<l the star of Every one would be attending the Christmas entertainment given at the 'hurch, so bo need to keep ols fruit thop open, decided Matt Hughes, as le Joined the happy Joyous throng tound In that direction. From where be sat he could plainly tee the star, and he fell to dreumtng if another Christmas when that same itar shone ai brightly as now. but nstead of the snow-clad bills of New England there was the wide expanse if the California desert. Across that lesert toward the star rode u lone lorsemau, a song on his Hps and a imlle on his face. From his saddle lung several packages In the bright loliday wrappings. As be drew near a cabin the song .-hanged to a shout of greeting which jied to a low exclamation of surprise is he saw there was no welcoming Ight After searching In the dark he had struck a light, and then had tome the discovery of the written aiessnge. It was the same old story ?unaccustomed to the desert the problems confronting one trying to conquer it bad proved too big. How. trd James, the playmate of his child nood. college friend and later neigh bor out here in the West, proved now .o be the real love of Dolly Hughes instead of Matt One day the name James Howard ? was spoken In his presence; the sim ilarity In the name of his former friend caused htm to locate the man. Then he learned that Dolly had not survived long after renchlng there. Matt Silently Extended Hie Gift. With a curse on his lips the husband left, and although the two had lived In the same vllliige foi several years, they hnd never spoken to euch miter; but Matt had never revealed the Identity of the other man. Words of the program mingled with his dream, such as "The Glory of the Lord shone "round" and "Thev brought Him gifts" and the words of the mln later at parting?"Little children love one another." An Idea which formed quickly In his mind crystallized Into action nnd Matt found himself hurrying first to his shop and then to a little home In the other part of town. Entering the presence of his once while friend. Matt silently extended his gift "Matt!" the word wag half a ques tion and half an exclamation. The one addressed placed his offering In the other man's hands. "Howard," he said, "I have brought a token of forgiveness." As he saw what the basket contained Howard i clasped the gift more tightly. "A basket of California grapes!" he cried over and over. "Just what I I have longed for." "Why It's only a basket of grapea," stammered Matt. "No." Howard after a moment re plied In a choked voice, "It's much more than that; It's an answer to prayer." "Well," Matt said as he turned to go, "I'm glad that you like them." At the door he turned and extended his band. "Merry Christmas, Howard," he said. The other grasped the outstretched hand?"Merry Christmas Matt, and God bless you." And the next mo ment the bearer of the gift was out tinder the stars. (A ISSS. WsoUra Hswspspsr Colon.) U/AlTlNffor^ANTA Christmasl Ni/two other words ^coufdpoer hold so much of warmth andygladness within them. There is/a narrfeless something in their /sound that fills the heart with happi ness (Is we hear them, the Christmas spirit, that most delightful and hap piest oI feelings, lakes possession of us And ills no selfish happiness 'that the words awake, for wo are not content to keep it to ourselves; we want^o go out and make others happy, loo. lo share our joy with all the world. We want lo bring a smile to other faces: lo help lessen and lighten the burdens that/others may be carrying. ?r * v?vis? , / . WUERBy CHRlSTMASrx/' Just hm short words. /and yet how mu'cnju , they mean, what'* i/det?J^f./r unnumbered Ziourj oI hep-/J \yj'mCjmm piness lhe\f,W^rS*y bring I "What(t iyi V/^"? vp: qlad and joy-\A ]J ous things we ,y^V *? dL*.* A wish for those /? , I J/, we love as we /y'fy /. "hOP lj. 1 call them out., ' / / ; What hope*' ?l/tfA surge urilhirr'/[ V/v/L^ mp&Sfr our hearts that'' J/W, Y xMy1 the best in hfemay' come to theml As wo/ , u /?? repeallhewdrdslriend? / (\ I' ? ships qrow deeper and more sincere, and home ties and ties of bindred sweeter and stronger. <There is a maqiC within them that makes us prize and value all the qijls that are ours that mabes us appre ciate and clinq close to our \precious possessions ttr--RhdTwb&l memories they ^awabel memories of other C/tnVmos days: ol ^?ou>ed /mends ? <ZaifW* A flnd comrades that ore nou> beyond the fikl clasp ol our hands; OTC' never-for - gotten days ol '2!'-1- "^^^STMAsi ??/I smile and a song follow the iflffl' words. They I J? canbringqlad ness into euery y'ljf heart and bright sunshine into the day Aid as long as the world goes on Iheu will always re main as now. the happiest, the heartiest and the most joyous words that man can speab or write ? t9!?.VUTUN UNION Christmas I a for CbiMrn Cbrlstmus 1b first of ull for the children. Don't foricet the tree ond that the; will enjoy making the o?P corn hulls nnd candy and stringing bits of cotton to bang from the branches. _ _ LAjf r wwy / 75 8'IKItE nre nil sorts of presents. Some presents ?re duty presents. These nre not quite so nice. Some presents are pres ents exchanged between friends for years and years and years. These are very nice, keeping up, the old friendship, the old traditions, the old links. ?..mo?lmoo ihulio Mf# hpfUPfll nPOnlfi who have not seen each other for years, who keep up their friendship, who keep it secure through nil the years by the Christmas link. Then there are presents one gives to children. These are always fun. | And there are presents one can give to children who otherwise would have no Christmas. These are even more fun. And there are present* one can give to little lonely, wide-eyed chil dren who gaze wistfully into lighted shop windows. There Is hardly anything that brings i a glow to the heart more than giving presents that are complete and over whelming surprises ta the recipients. Then there ore presents one can give to those faithful postmen who so unerringly hrlng th? greatest boon in the world to one's door?the mail. Ami there are presents one can give to one's milkman and Iceman und to little boys vho deliver packages and messages around Christmas time. And all of these presents are such a pleasure to give. They are the pres en id t lint give sucn happiness to the giver, and the re- * eiplent feels the giver's good wishes, 4 appreciation, trib * ut? | liut perhaps the I nicest of all pres | ents to receive and l to give are those J that are absolutely * nor necessary from uny viewpoint at all?not presents of f gratitude, not pres en's of apprecla I Hon, not presents * of joyous Impulse, b'tr the presents glv< n because lu the lieart of the The Nicest Xmas elver Is a desire to Present do something for that person?a wave of warmth anc friendship and just rlie sort of feeling that says: "I think IH give that good frleno something this Christmas. I Just feel as though I'd like to do It?no renaoc for II wluitever?but I feel as though I'd like to do this." Those are the very nicest presents . (?. 111*. Westers Newspaper Unlos.) of all ? | Christmas j on a Battleship | "3, HAROLD COOK fa : HKjl NICE old lady who hnd oo relatives, but who did have QT(0 plenty of money wanted to HERh spread Christmas happiness where she thought there would he none She there hire prepared fifty l>eautlful ? > packages all nicely wrapped n wlilie tissue pn|?er and nicely iled with red rihhon. In the packasret vere things she thought wonld be ac ceptable to Uncle Sam's sailors. On Christinas afternoon she nnd the packages filled Into the hack of hei car and her chauffeur drove her tc the navy yard. She was Immediately conducted tc the flag ship. It was beautifully rrimmed for the holiday. Chrlsttuai trees were everywhere?on the stern on the bow. on the towers, and ever at the end* of the gang planks lead ing to the ship. And one whole deck hnd been divided up into little booths hy the different divisions of sailors and decorated like Greenwich Village dance halls for a festive celebration Dim lights, fire places, radio music and girls nnd children were every where. The sailors were dancing and having a fine time. The children wan dered unrestricted and wide-eyed or nil parts of the ship They were or phans from the city, whom the sailors had entertained for dinner And her? Is a list o. the good things that the orphans and the sailors had to eat' Celery, pickles nnd rillves, roast turkey with glhlet gravy, oyster dress Ing and cranberry sauce, baked spice* ham witli green peas nnd asparagus rips, candied sweet potatoes an* boiled onions and mnshed potatoes lettuce nnd tomato salad, mince an* pumpkin pie. mixed nuts, oramres an< Radio Music, and Girls and Childrst Wers Everywhere. candle*. pound cake and Ire cream bread und butter and coffee. Reside* this splendid dinner rli? sailors laid given each orphan s i 'lirisi iiiiih package of toys, and th< men of one division had added a do! inr hill lo earh package they gave onl so tlail the child could hay what tic wanted for himself If Santa Haul had not given It to him Hupplnesf beamed In the eyes of everybody. The good old woman was delighted She asked tier guide to find som? sailors who had not received any presents themselves, end soon forty nine of ihom mostly orphans them selves were gathered around her tc . receive gifts. Thus these corefre* sailors who had so generously glveo of their little to make other, younger orphans happy each received for him self the kind of presenr that he could en Joy most on the ship Hut the kind old lady was reserving rhe loveliest package of all for some special case She was lust beginning to wonder If there whs one such, when tier guide took her Into the sick ward About twelve sailors were ly ing there In bed with hooka and boxes and even flowers all around. They looked very happy. The old lady asked the attendant If they had all had a happy Christmas, and be re plied. "Yes. ma dame, all but one." i lie pointed to the far end of the room i where there was a beautiful, smiling, black haired boy lying In a bed. He seemed happy In just watching the other boys enjoy their presents, but tie had not received n single gift him self as he was an orphan. Two lit tle children whom he h/id especially befriended were standing by his bed talking with lilm. The old lady moved down toward him and handed him her loveliest packuge with a cheery "Mer ry Christmas!" Tears of gratitude and Joy welled to the boy's eyes snd the old lady hastened from the room to spare him the embarrassment o. thanking her for per gift Her eyes were moist, too with fears of Joy, for thst was the climax of the happiest Christmas day that she had ever bad. <A ItSt Westers Newspaper Ontool
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