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The Alamance gleaner I ? V ^ - ? ' *$1 VOL. LVI. GRAHAM, N, C., THURSDAY NOVEMBER 20, 1930. NO. 42. 1?Reproduction of the famous Fort Dearborn which Is being constructed as a feature of Chicago's Century of Progress exposition In 1033. 2?President Hoover being enrolled as a 1930 member of the American Red Cross by Judge John llarton Payne, president of the organization. 3?G. A. It. memorial statue of Abraham Lincoln, the work of Alonzo V. Lewis, that was dedicated on Armistice day In Spokane, Wash. NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS United States Contends at Geneva for Real Reduc tion of Armaments. By EDWARD W. PICKARD r\IRECT and genuine reduction of land and sea armament was pro posed by tlie United States In the ses sions of the preparatory disarmament commission In Geneva, the spokesman for this country being Ambassador Hugh Gibson. He was replying to Lord Robert Cecil's speech advocating limitation through budgetary curtail ment, and said the United States could not accept this plan for two reasons: First, because It Is Inoperative and cannot efficiently and accurately re atrlct the maintenance of war ma terial ; Second, because the congress at Washington probably would refuse to ratify any such agreement, which, he said. Infringes on Its rights to make appropriations for natlonnl defense. The British want the budgetary sys tem applied to land forces but not to navies, and they are supported by France, the little entente and some other nations. The American demand Is backed ? up by Germany. Japan, Russia, Scandinavia, Holland and Canada. Maxim Lltvlnov. Moscow's representative, Insisted that a direct system of limitation of arms alone will give results. He went further and In sisted on a dual method of limitation with the publication of complete tables of war material, and a gradu ated decrease In military budgetary expenditures. Rene Masslgll of France complained that Mr. Gibson was too severe against the budgetary system, but admitted that some countries' military budgets do not reveal the exact nmounts spent. He also voiced apprehension over sub sidized arsenals. The French delegation then pro posed that a committee of experts be named to examine both systems and report to the governments to give them time to make np their minds be fore the disarmament conference Is held. PRESIDENT HOOVER in an Armis tice day address urged Ills listeners to work continuously for pence with the same seal with which America's war dead waged war. but he said the time has not yet come when the United States can rest Its defense solely upon the Kellogg pact and other peace ma chinery, and he also made It clear that the United States intends to keep free of political pacts that wouid bind It to the use of force to maintain peace. "The purpose of our government." the- President said In addressing an audience of 3,000 delegates attending the Good Will congress of the World Alliance for Friendship Through the Churches, "Is to co-operate with others to use our friendly offices and, short of any Implication of the use of force, to use every friendly effort and all good will to maintain the peace of the world." General Pershing, Secretary of State St I m son and Secretary of War Hurley all made Armistice (lay talks In Wash ington, and all of them pleaded for adequate preparedness for national de fense. Secretary Hurley said thnt In event of another war "each farm and fac tory, each mill and mine, will be re quired to perform its duty to the coun try In support of the soldier who faces tho enemy at the front. Never again <r shall one citizen be required to give his life In defense of his country while another Is permitted to make unusual profit at his country's expense." ILJ OW American agriculture can be ^ helped to establish itself on a firm economic basis was the main topic before the National Orange at Its sixty-fourth annual convention in Rochester, N. Y. To tills end six sug gestions were put forward by National Master Louis J. Taber, these being: 1. Stabilization of values. 2. A higher price level for farm commodities. 3. More Justly distributed system of taxation. 4. Extension of the federal farm loan system. 5. Readjustment of the nation's freight rate structure. 6. Restriction of immigration and conservation of natural resources. SEVEN national leaders of the Dem ocratic party offered to co-operate with President Hoover and his ad ministration In non-partisan efforts to stabilize business, promote business and otherwise Improve the nntlonal welfare through legislation; and they gave assurance that the Democrats, victorious In the recent election, would not attempt for the present to change the tariff act passed last June. On behalf of the administration and the Republicans In congress, Senator James E. Watson of Indiana, majority leader In the senate, accepted and wel comed the aid offered by the Demo crats, saying the country Is faced with a situation where the only patriotic solution lies in co-operative action. It was learned at the White House that President Hoover will present to congress In December a large unem ployment program which will Include authorizations for new hulldlng proj ects that may exceed $100,000,000. He already had announced the adminis tration would ask an emergency ap propriation. which may reach $100, 000,000, to finance an expansion of the government's public works construc tion program for the relief of unem ployment. Removal of time limitations on projects now authorized will be asked, as will new legislation to re move limitations on certain Industries that are handicapped In their desires to expand construction efforts. That promise of co-operation made by the seven Democratc leaders was not well taken by Senator Carter Glass of Virginia, himself one of the moat prominent Democrats, In so far as It affected the tariff. He asserted that "no group of Democrats, however dis tinguished or discerning, should feel obliged to pledge their party asso ciates In congress not severely to dis turb the most Infamous tariff act ever enacted by a legislative body, lest the doing of this might upset the ac quisitive activities of those who are thus licensed to prey upon the Ameri can consumers." I INDIA'S future status within the British empire is to be worked out. If possible, at the long awaited "round table conference" which opened In London. King George himself started the proceedings with a speech express ing his earnest desire that the prob lem he settled In the best Interests of all his subjects, and Prime Minister MacDonald was then made chairman. Seated aronnd a great oral table were eighty-six persons Including the princes of India, representatives of all classes and communities of British Indians and of the kingdom of Great Britain, and among them were two women delegates, the Begum Shah Xawax and Mrs. Sobbara.van. But there was no representative of the powerful Nationalist Congress party which Is headed by Mnhatma Gandhi, for It had boycotted the conference. The many millions of Nationalists demand com plete Independence for India, while the other Indians, present at the round table, all insist on full dominion status as a minimum. This the present Brit ish government li pledged to grant, and the task of the conference is to work out the multitudinous details. WET Republicans are demanding that Senator Simeon D. Feas of Ohio resign ns chairman of the Re publican national committee because he said that the party must remain dry or face n split and be defeated In 1932. The senator declares that this was merely his personal opinion, and that while he will continue to do all he can to combat efTorts by the wets to weaken prohibition, he may be ready to support any recommendations made by the Wickershnm commission that would tend to make prohibition more enforceable. He more than Inti mates he will not give up the chair manship, but there are those who be lieve he will soon be forced out and that Robert H. Lucas will succeed him and conduct the next Presidential compaign. Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, presi dent of Columbia university, says that if the Republican party's platform in 1932 does not call for repeal of the Eighteenth amendment "there will come in the following November the biggest political smash-up that has taken place In the history of any Amer can now living." As a matter of fact, the leaders of both parties are greatly concerned over the problem of adjusting their platform on the liquor issue so as to retain their respective strengths. The Wickersham commission, trying to get together on a report concerning prohibition enforcement, continued Its hearings and deliberations until Thurs day and then adjourned until Novem ber 24. Among the witnesses it heard were Dr. William C. Woodward of Chicago, legislative counsel for the American Medical association, and Dr. William M. Mayer of Pittsburgh, Pa. Both doctors were understood to have told the commission that they felt the present dry law provisions are ob noxious to their profession generally and a burdensome interference with the practice of reputable physicians. GEN. TASKER II. BI.ISS, who was chief of staff of the United States army during the World war. American representative on the su preme war council and one of the American peace commissioners In 1018, died In Walter Reed hospital, Wash ington, at the age of seventy-sir years. He was burled In Arlington with full military honors. Thomas Coleman du Pont, former senator from Delaware, financier and for years head of E. J. du Pont do Nemours A Co., passed away at his home In Wilmington, Del. Other notables who died Included Dr. Julia Holmes Smith of Chicago, pioneer suf fragist and philanthropist; John Lee Mahln, noted advertising man; Sidney M. Colgate, soap magnate, and F. M. Hubbell of Des Moines, reputed to be Iowa's wealthiest citizen. THREE landslide* id rapid saccee slon. caused by heavy rains, burled part of Fonrvleres. a densely popu lated Industrial suburb of Eyon, Trance. Scores were buried alive and It was thought the death list might run as high as one hundred. Mem bers of rescue parties that began work after the first landslide were among the victims of the later ones. PREMIER Tuko Damaguchl of Ja pan was mortally wounded In a Tokyo railway station by a young member of a reactionary patriotic so ciety. He was shot in tlie abdomen. The premier, known as the "I.lon of Japan." was considered a financial genius and was popular. (A. if is Wsatsra Mtwieapo Ualoa.1 TURK ARISTOCRATS "Shepherds" keep close watch on the aristocrats of the poultry range. Indian Tribal Dances Expressions of Thanks Americans dance for pleasure but the Indians dance to express various feelings. The dance-ceremonlnls of the latter are In effect prayers for rain, health and happiness, thanks for ibundant crops, or are a demonstra tion of Joy for a victory, a new chief, etc. The deep philosophy of Indian life lc reflected In the colorful tribal lances so Interesting to see but often 10 difficult to rench. At Gallup, N. M., s group of writers, business men and irtlsts bave united tribes of the South west In an annual celebration known Thanksgiving Dane# for Abundant Crops. aa the Inter-tribal ludlon ceremonlnl where audi dances ore featured. The third annual ceremonial was held there recently. The ceremonials are a non-profit ef fort to visualize the Indian cnatnnia and to exhibit their handiwork and encourage and allmulate them. The city dweller who thinks the day f the covered wagon la past can see on auch occasions the caravans of peace ful Indiana camped In picturesque ar ray around their camp fires.?ruth finder Magazine. man [ B ounlfep of [ffjiff 1U a* yotfful. Chinese Moon Festival Nation's "Harvest Home" Oo the evening of the first dny of the moon festival In China, corre bponding to the old English "harvest moon," Jast before the moon rises, s great feast Is spread nnder the open sky or In the front room of the house near the open door. In the center of the table are placed the piles of sacred moon cakes, made of plain dongh, round and flat, baked on Out griddles, and marked with strange symbols In the national color, red The cakes are piled upon one another the lowest being the largest, until they form a tall pointed cone. The worshipers await the appearance of the moon above the horizon, ere the ceremonial of the worship begins. As soon as the queen of heaven comes Into sight, the whole pile of moon cakes Is lifted up high and presented as an ottering to the silvery orb of night. Having replaced the cakes, the members of the family and their guests then perform their Individual devotions, bowing the bead to the earth while kneeling, or standing erect, facing the moon, and bowing to It, with the hands Joined together at the level of the eyes. THANKS FOR ALL Cor the hay and the corn and the wheat that ia reaped, For the labor well done and the barm that are heaped. For the tun and the dew and the tweet honeycomb. For the rote and the long and the har vett brought home? Thankagiving 1 Thanksgiving I Man's Spiritual Nature Nurtured in Gratitude Homes are, as they should he, the focal centers of thanksgiving. It is well bethought that we should have some few holidays which make no pressing demands upon the Individual, save that he celebrate Ihein In his home or his heart No nation may ever be so powerful or secure that It can dispense with the sentiment of thanksgiving In the home, and replace with the tense! of carnival the emo tions which are fundamentally sane and sacred. The truth of Thanksgiving day Is of a vast antiquity, constantly refreshed. It did not begin with the settlement of the Atlantic seaboard, and the bagging of a wild turkey. It hail Its origin with the Itrst gratitude for shelter and for food, for the good uess of I'rovidence. It mast linve seemed to the first men who realized their debt to Provi dence that but for a love (hey could not comprehend or compass, and which they could but crudely dcllne. they would be less than the beasts of the Held or the fowl of the air. This thought was the first thanksgiving. And a very significant Thanksgiving day It wns, too?since It was remark able for the awakening of the spirit unt nature In man.?Portland Ore conlnn. Truly Thankful Heart Knows No Self-Pride In most right-thinking people there Is, It Is believed, a feeling of wonder that the good things of life should have come to them, and that they should have escaped the hardships and perils that almost seem to be part of the common lot of mnn. It Is no mock humility that leads them to doubt their own worthluesa. and even to question the validity of the title to the good fortune and happiness that are theirs. Thankful such folks are. the more so because of what seems to them to be the marvel that they should have been so cared for and blessed. These can readily understood, and easily make their own the words of the centurion spoken to the Great Physician who was about to heal hit servant: *T.ord I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof." Joy, happiness and thankfulness there must be?but no pride of self-sultl clency, no comparison of self with others to the advantage of self, and nc saying In the heart: "My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth." Self-glorification, self congratulation and pride In possession very often pass for thankfulness, and notably so on Thanksgiving day. Indians Also Had Their Times of Thanksgiving Several tribes of American Imllans were observing Thanksgiving day long before the Puritans or any white man ever heard of this country. Each fall when food was plentiful they chose a day, usually Juat before the flrst se verely cold weather, when Inrge quan tities of vegetables and game were cooked and everybody ate to complete satisfaction. Unfortunately some fain Illes did not know when the feast una ended and day by day continued such extravagant eating that tbey were forced to depend upon their neighbors for such food supplies as could not t>e replaced. Antong the Occnneechl of the Sioux tribe. It wns customary for the head of each house to feast all the rest u> turn.?Detroit New*. GIVING THANKS Katherine Edelman "What have I got to be thankful for, anyway?" Martha Templeton sighed, as she watched Mrs. Merton, her next door neighbor, step Into the enclosed car that waited for her at the curb. "Here I am, cooking and sewing and cleaning for a family of six, and what do I get out of It? Never a word of thanks or praise; everyone sems to take for granted all that 1 do. I'm tired of it all. that's what 1 am. jusr as tired as can be. Why, I haven't even got a single convenience to make housekeeping easy, and I know Wil! could afford to get me things, if he would. 1 feel so tired and worn out that 1 could just lie down and rest for weeks and weeks." But the habits of long years are not easily broken, und instead of taking the rest she craved so much, two -hours later Martini was crossing High street on her way to order sup pile* for a big Thanksgiving dinner. Then It was that the thing happened that gave her the rest she wanted. A slip pery crossing, a careless driver at the wheel of a big car, n woman whose bitter thoughts made her a bit care less, ill combined In sending her to S her bed for the weeks and weeks that she had wished to lie there only an E hour ago. For days she hovered between life and death. During that time her hus Carelesa Driver at the Wheel. band and children learned n great deal from her fevered lips, and >15 they tried to take up the reins ot hou>e keeping which she had dropped so un expectedly tliej learned still more what she had endured for years. The needs of the Household were Indeed many; they wonde ed more and more each day how mother could tune g??i along as well as she did. There were tears in Will Templet on's eyes as he called the family in council and told them how selfish und unthinking tliey had all heen. "If only I had realized all this before," he said. "Your moth er often hinted of tier needs, I know, but I was too blind to ?ee. I'rny Uod that it is not too late to show het now how much we do care." It was not too late. Martha recov ered from the accident, ltnd the quiet and rest of the weeks spent in her room brought recovery, too, from the discontent that shattered nerves had brought to her In the months before. She thought now what a splendid thing It wus to be living, and Instead of her family being selfish, as she had been mean enougti to think at times, why, they were the most unselfish, loving and altogether adorable family in the world. And hereafter It would not be a burden, but a pleasure beyond words to cook and bake and sew for them. But It was when she came down stairs and they showed her the many new necessities and a few luxuries, too, that they had gotten her to make homemaking more easy, that she fully realized how dear she was to them. (?. IIS*. Wwion Noommt Union.) Pagan Thanksgivings The pagan autumn ceremonies were of a thanksgiving nature and the first fruits of the harvest were brought us an offering to the goddess. The cere mony was performed by women, and so sacred was this office flint a fust of more than a week was required by those who officiated. If was from these ceremonies that our word cereal is derived. HOSANNAS UNTO GOD Let as give thanks," the Pilgrims said. Though theirs was a grievous way; Let us give thanks to a hallowed name For a bountiful harvest day P cant their blessings were, and few. A wearisome path they trod, lut in their grateful hearts there grew Hosannas unto God. )ver the breadth of a tranquil land A swelling paean well sing, loffers are filled with treasures rich And gladsome anthems ring, ?or we have peace and a plentitude The Pilgrims never knew: Let us give thanks" then sp.nt comes Each year to us anew! Spirit cf Thanksgiving Rooted in Puritans Those oh I Pilgrims and Puritans, ilutse Thanksgiving lias passed as m nheritam-e to easier rimes. often had. mm the material or secular point of rlew. small reason enough to rive hanks*, ?"ttfir mercies" were often >uimimt?ercd by "our chastisements.* ioiiietlines flie women ant! tlie cfcil Iren. ami I lie men, were rut off ??v Mysterious diseases. by tlie pitiless vinters, when Cotton Mather's ink tantl froze by tlie lire In his library: ?>? Imrilshlp. by the rough labors of xinning a living from a thankless (oil. hy tomahawks of "the |Uo?*ly Salvages.** They fought not merely he Taamies ami the French. hut the a?\\ers of Satan, as real to many of hem as the governor or the select ion. Phi not a mnlesnake. the lit m-nmation of Old Scrnlcli. coil up i>n tlie stops of an Armlnlan pulpit to loar congenial doctrine? Thoy foii-hi the ?h?vil nntl the cli mate. Tliey had their blent. harsh ? ml intolerant as It looks to us. They kept Thanksgiving as a syndtol of gratitude to "the Father of Mercies." fur what he was pleased to send of ?004) or ill. ftir a narrow and toilsome ife. for the accomplishment of their 'pilgrimage," in their own rigid way. tnd for immortal iu>j?e.?New York World. -fHANKS f OR THE" PVE CROl Oh, Pun kin Pie! Make Thankfulness a Habit It is a serene and unconquerable spirit that am find something to he thankful for, whatever the vicissi tude or occasion. In this connec tion a charming little note from the pen of James Madison is to the point. The great Virginian was renowned for his courtesy and his gracious manners. A neighbor, hearing that he was suffering from some sort of ailment, sent him a bos of pills and in due season received this chnracier isiic acknowledgement: "My Dear Friend: I thank yon very much for the box of pills. 1 have taken them all. and while I cannot say that I am better since taking them, it Is quite possible that 1 might have been worse If I hail not taken them: so I beg you to accept my sincere acknowl edgements. Your most obedient serv ant. James Madison." Cultivate the habit ol thankfulness! ? ?>" a! 'lis
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