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THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1935
Causes of Death
Very few people want to die. Hence,
it is interesting and may prove profit
able to the great majority who want to
remain alive to study the causes of
death.
No better territory can be considered
than North Wilkesboro and fortunately
we are able to tell you how many peo
ple pa^ed out in this city last year and
why they are not now alive.
At the head of the list of deaths is
automobile accidents, something that
we are hearing more about each day.
We all fear pneumonia and its deadly
nature yet only six died here of pneu
monia last year as compared to nine
killed by automobiles. We all stand in
awe of heart diseases and yet automo
biles killed more people than did di
seases of the heart. We try to keep
away from disease in order to keep
alive and yet nearly one fourth of the
deaths in this city last year were at
tributable to accidents and not disease.
You do not have to get sick to die in
this fast age. From dying of natural
cause you have only about three chances
to the one of suddenly quitting this
world by accidental means.
To lessen the danger of getting kill
ed we must be more careful, not only
to look out for ourselves but everybody
else we can. Carelessness is taking too
great a toll.
As far as disease is concerned we
have a number of very competent phy
sicians who can help and advise almost
any of us. The toll from chronic diseas
es tend to show that people are disre
garding their physical constitutions and
the supreme court of nature would de
clare many of our acts as anti-constitu
tional if not unconstitutional. Heart di
sease heads the list in cause of deaths
here. Your physician can help you
greatly to ward off serious heart trou
ble and the care you take of yourself
may determine your longevity.
The next leading cause of demise is
premature birth. Prenatal care and
following advice of family phy.sicians
should lower this death rate. The next
is pneumonia and people know what
pneumonia is, how it works, how it is
caused and its results. Great care
should be exercised not to bring this
disease on. Cerebral h-morrage and
chronic neuritis are the next leading
causes.
Uncle Sam’s Income
Estimates submitted to Congress by
the executive departments .show an ex
pectation, in the next fiscal year, of
,900,000,000 income from sales taxes
of various kinds, and only $1,200,000,-
000 from income taxes, which have
heretofore been the chief source of na
tional revenue.
Under the head of sales taxes we
must, of course, include the processing
taxes on agriculture commoditios, out
of which benefit payments are made to
farmers. These taxes, like all other
taxes, are naturally passed on to the
ultimate consumers. They are estimated
for the next fiscal year at $570,000,000.
The tobacco tax comes next, with an
estimated $466,000,000; then the liqu
or taxes of $430,000,000, more than
half for beer; the gasoline tax of $170,-
000,000, and ail of the sales taxes on
automobiles, tires, radio sets and a
hundred other items of commerce.
From all other sources the Govern
ment expects to collect less than $900,-
000,000, a third of that from customs
duties, $215,000,000 from estate and
gift taxes, $100,000,000 from capital
stock and excess profits and about
$250,000,000 from miscellaneous sourc
es
The total tax expectations for the
fiscal year are about 4 billions of dol
lars; the total proposed to be spent in
the same period is about 8 1-2 billions.
The difference must be borrowed, un
less new taxes are imposed to provide
for the excess. It is hard to imagine any
additional taxes that would raise
enough to cover the total proposed ex
penditures, without starting a riot of
large proportions.
It is that sort of an impasse that
gives strength to the various projects
for currency inflation. W®
some wild schemes to be offered and
perhaps discussed before this session of
Congress ends.
Statements filed in the house of rep
resentatives show that the Democratic ^
party owes a small balance of around
a half million dollars while the Repub
lican party closed the campaign with
about $85 in cash balance.
It is interesting to note the names of
some of those who contribute to cam
paign funds of the two parties. While
both like to take the stump as the
“friend of the common peepul” a perus
al of the list of those who pay for the
political thunder shows that the rich
men pay for both parties. On the sub
ject the Morganton News-Herald says:
“Thanks to recent contributions of
$20,000 from members of the Mellon
family and $5,000 from John D. Rocke
feller, the G. 0. P. starts 1935 from fi
nancial scratch, while the Democrats
must look forward to a heavy deficit as
they approach the 1936 campaign.
They owe more than $60,000 to John
Raskeb alone.
“These figures are interesting be
cause they show clearly what every
body knew anyway that when it comes
to supporting the actual machinei'y of
parties both lean heavily on rich men
who can make large contributions to
party funds.
"Figures like these will set many to
wondering whether the base of support
of both parties might not well be broad
ened.”
No doubt the morale of both parties
would be uplifted if the leaders would
get more of the necessary campaign
funds from the common people. Every
body knows that there is great expense
attached to carrying on political cam
paigns and it would be a good thing
for both the Democratic and Republi
can parties if they could get down to
the average man and get his-help, per
haps a dollar each from the party mem
bers who ca~ed to give it and could do
so without carrying a burden. Such a
scheme would make it possible for the
parties to actually support the average
earner and not pay so much attention
to capitalists. Nobody is in a hurry to
cut off the hands that does the feed
ing. If the w^ealthy support the parties
it is nothing but natural that the par
ties will look with favor on their bene
factors.
Sunday School Lesson
By REV. CHARLES E. DUNN
PETER’S PE\L4L
Lesson for January 27th. Mark 14: 12-72.
Golden Text :1 Corinthians 10:12.
The denial of Jesus by Peter is one of the
most dramatic episodes in the gospel narrative.
It is described by all four of the evangelists.
.^11 agree that Peter was identified as a dis
ciple three times, and each time denied it un
til finally the cock crew. Matthew, Mark, and
Luke tell us that the cock’s crowing reminded
Peter of Jesus’ prophecy of his base treachery,
and of how he wept with remorse. Luke adds
that “the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter.’’
Here Peter appears as anything but a rock.
Timid, shrinking, nervous, he is a pitiful fi
gure. How can we account for such a lapse?
Dr. Matheson calls him constitutionally appre
hensive because of his career as a fishe.’man.
The Jews were afraid of the sea, and so the
fishermen, thinks Dr. Matheson, were the most
timid group in the community, us the shep
herds were the bravest.
But a more impressive explanation is that
the situation in which Peter found himself was
very trying. Jesus was under arrest. Soon He
would be condemned for blasphemy and execut
ed. To be associated with Him at such a
dreadful crisis was dangerous. No wonder
Peter felt panicky!
Now our present world is in a similar state
of panic. Consider what is happening in Ger
many. Chancellor Hitler is anxious to estab
lish a Church that shall abandon the Old Tes
tament in favor of German myths. The Ger
man race is to be preeminent, and cherished
Christian ideals of the love of God and the
brotherhood of man are to be withdrawn be
cause of their Jewish and universal coloring.
Due to their refusal to sanction this repudi
ation of their faith, distinguished professors
and pastors now suffer dire persecution. Rus
sia and Turkey are denying Christ in similar
fashion. Will these sinning nations repent as
did Peter? Time will tell.
Borrowed Comment
(X>XVER8ATION 'TOPICS
(Reldsville Review)
Investigators classified 500 conversations
overheard in public places to find out just
what men and women talk about, in Cleveland
and New York. They found that the subjects
varied little in the two cities.
Men’s conversations were 48 per cent about
business, 15 per cent about sports and amuse
ments, 12 per cent about other men, these be
ing the most frequent topics.
Conversations of women were most fre
quently about men, this topic showing great
variation in the two cities, 22 per cent iu
Cleveland and 44 per cent in New York.
Clothes were the subject of 20 per cent, and
other women 15 per cent.
In mixed company, men talked most to
women about amusements, next to business
and money. Women conversed with men about
themselves and other women.
The above results were published in a busi
ness men’s magazine, but we can not say
whether they fairly represent the facts or not.
At any rate they are interesting.
What do you talk about?
WasfamgtQir
SfmBME COURT ACTION
Washington, Jan. 22. (Auto-
caster)—Congress must do Its
own job of making .Jaws. It can
not delegate that task to the
President or to anyone else. That
is the net substance of the de
cision of the Supreme Court of
the United States In the “hot
oil” case. '
Eight of the nine Justices
agreed that there was no legal
authority for Executive control
of “hot oil.” The ninth, Justice
Cardozo, agreed with his col
leagues on the principle that the
Executive could not make rules
having the effect of law unloss
Congress prescribed the nature
of those rules and set limits up
on Executive power. Justice Car
dozo, however, held that Con
gress had granted sufficient au
thority to the President in the
matter of forbidding transporta
tion across state lines of oil pro
duced in excess of quotas set by
the respective states.
This first set-back to the au
thority of the President under
the New Deal was followed by
the argument over the repudi
ation of the gold contract in the
case Of Liberty bonds and bonds
of private corporations. The Ad
ministration is anxiously await
ing the Supreme Court’s decis
ion, in view of questions from
jhe bench by Chief Justice
Hughe.s and several Associate
Justices. pointedly inquiring
where Congress found authority
for repudiating a contract.
The Gold Contraels
If the Supreme Court holds
that Congress may not, under
the Constitution, abrogate a
contract written into a Govern
ment bond, in which payment in
gold dollars “of the present
weight and fineness” is specified,
then every holder of a $1,000
Liberty bond is entitled to col
lect $1,690 in the present value
of dollars. The right of Congress
to fix the value of money is not
«top» tpoBdltif, tliaiB will be
BiriNiifr b^ore privit* enter-
’priM e«B get Its cei^tiU worUng
at/taU, tpeed, and the Admtnis-
tratio^ cannot afford to have a
general howl raiaed by
mra- tor the nnempIoyed,^^>iifiM
the 1936 ele^ton.%;
'' Bmns; Pemshms, Ranking
A compromise scheme on ..tli«>
veterans bonns is being worked
ont, to cost Uncle Sam only
2800,000,000 Insteadof bil
lions. Maybe ft will he accepted
by Congress; maybe not.
Old age pension legislation ‘ia
likely to get early action; nnem-
ployptent Insurance will have to
wait a while.
Senator Carter Class has lined
up a powerful Senate bloc to
prevent new radical banking leg
islation.
It is an open secret that the
Administration Is showing con
cern over income tax statements
of Senator Huey Long’s princi
pal supfportera in Louisiana. A
real fear that Huey will line up
enough radical support for him
self for President in 1936 to
split the party and elect a Re
publican President is gaining
ground here.
questioned: but having depreci
ated the gold dollar, can Govern
ment then compel holders of
gold obligations to accept less
gold than their contracts call
for?
The Supreme Court’s decision
is not expected for two or three
weeks. In the meantime, all
sorts of schemes to cfrcumvent
it, should it uphold the sanctity
of the Government’s bond con
tracts, are being discussed at
both ends of Pennsylvania Ave
nue.
Bark In Place
Whatever the decision in the
gold case, the court’s positive
stand on the question of the
right of Congress to delegate its
law-making powers has stirred
official Washington as nothing
else has since the inauguration
of President Roosevelt. It has
put the more radical members
of the Administration on warn
ing that they must pay more at
tention to the Constitution and
not try to grab off too much
power for the Eecutive; and it
has served notice on Congress
that it must do its own work
and not merely pass the buck to
the President
As one poker-playing Senator
put it: “It’s still the New Deal
but it’s no longer Dealer’s
Choice. If we’re going to play
with deuces wild, we’ve got to
say so in the house rules.”
The 4 billions which the Pres
ident asks for public works will
doubtless be granted by Con
gress, but with many more re
strictions upon how and for what
it may be spent than in the case
of previous blanket appropri
ations. It probably won’t be ap
propriated before March, and in
any event won’t be available
until July 1, the beginning of
the next fiscal year, so its ef
fects are not likely to be notice
able much before next Fall.
Present Indications are that
the bill authorizing this expen
diture will be a sort of modified
CWA plan, the chief differences
being that real work of perma
nent value will be required, and
that wages will be down close to
the bare subsistence level. In
stead of high enough to deter
men from seeking private em
ployment. Power probably also
will be given to move workers at
will from one part of the coun
try to the other.
Hopkins and Ickcs
Harry Hopkins, Relief Admin
istrator, is regarded as the most
appropriate man to run the new
.subsistence work scheme, but
Harold Ickes, Secretary of the
Interior and Administrator of
PWA, doesn’t like to let go of
any authority. The latest gossip
is that Hopkins may be appoint
ed ITnder-Secretary of the Inter
ior, at the same salary, $10,000
a year, he is now drawing, and
administer the new project und
er Ickes’ superior control.
That the new public works
plan will have any appreciable
effect upon private business en
terprise Is beginning to be ser
iously doubted even by good
Democrats. But It Qovernmen:
Raps Absentee Law
Asheboro. Jan. 22. — “The
flaws in the absentee voter's law
greatly outnumbered its vir
tues,” E. H. Cranford, of Ashe
boro, who is chairman of the
board of elections of Randolph
county, says in a letter address
ed to members of the state legis
lature.
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