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A Welcome Congress
TTHE extra session of the congress Which con-
vened in Washington Monday in response to the
call of President Roosevelt is welcomed by the
business interests of the country, which is. some
thing rare in the history of the United States.
Business is usually afraid of congress and with
reason for the national lawmakers generally keep
business in a state of jitters because of uncertainty
as to just what they will pass or not pass. v
But this time it is different. The present recession
in industry, the uncertain stock market and the in
ternatiQnal situation are all matters Which need im
mediate attention, and it is felt that some relief may
be looked for from congress.
Industrial leaders feel that the present tax on un
distributed corporation surpluses and the capital
gains and losses tax. are unjust, and it is no doubt
true that some of them are curtailing production,
notwithstanding profitable orders on their books,
because of these taxes. This, of course, throws men
out of work, cuts down buying power and causes
a slump in all lines of business.
Another thing is that the financial leaders of the
country have been hoping for a balanced budget and
a start toward cutting down the enormous govern
ment deficit. They hope that congress will restore
confidence and justify the expenditures which they
contemplate for improvement and expansion of
manufacturing plants.
But next yar will be election year for all mem
bers Of the lower house and one-thircTof the senate,
and the Outlook for curtailing government expendi
tures, either a the extra session or at the regular
session in January, is not so promising. Every con
gressman is perfectly willing that all spending by
the government shall cease in every district save his
own, but in his particular district the need is so
great that his people, must have more money in
stead of less.
When' it comes to cutting a senator's or congress
man's constituents and supporters off the govern
ment payroll in order to stop an ever-mounting de
.ficit and balance the budget, there is nothing doing.
Decidedly not.
The 'President has indicated a desire that taxes
be more equitably adjusted in order to ease the
strain on business, and has also requested legisla
tion to encourage capital to enter the field of new
housing on a large scale. His program as submitted
to congress, includes seven sections:
1. Tax law modifications "adequate to encourage
productive enterprise'
2. Encouragement of private capital "to enter
trip "fiiplH nf npW hriicinrr nn o loro-o' crol "
3. Further search for methods of checking mo
nopoly. 4. Legislation for storage of crop surpluses and
control of production when surpluses threaten to
depress' farm prices.
5. "Immediate", passage of flexible legislation for
federal regulation of minimum wages and maximum
working hours.
6. Reorganization of the executive branch of the
government.
7. Creation of additional "regional planning agen-
cies similar to TV A.
The general opinion seems to be that the Presi
dent may be able to get a satisfactory tax measure '
through and probably some kind of housing legis
latidn at' this'session,' but that' 'the remainder of his
program will go over until the regular session next
year.
But with an election close at hand and the folks
at home howling for more cash, it would be too
much to expect anything in the way of economy
frbm the present congress.
KNOW AN OLD-TIMER
"Praise no man until he is dead"
or else, you may find "love's labor
iOSt."
In 1874 I made the acquaintance
of Major John Stroebel, of Spar
tanburg, S. C, an aged man, and
at his insistence remained in his
home for a few months, as his fam
aly consisted of three daughters,
all past the bloom of youth, and he
wanted a man to assist him in the
management of his farm and other
business -
He told me that he surveyed
the first line of railroad eyer built
in the South the road from Ham
uurg, near Augusta, G.a., to Charles
ton, S. C, a distance ot i35 mnes,
at. that time the longest railroad in
the world. ,
Ihe road was completed in 1835.
At the tnme of which l write news
came that Judge Orr, minister to
the court of bt'. l-.etersburg, liau
after a short residence there, died
and was brought to Anderson, S.
C, his home, for burial. I told
Major Stroebel that the Anderson
newspaper reported that Minister
Orr died of inflammatory fever. He
reported, "They better have said
inflammatory whiskey. I have buri
ed six drunken brothers-in-law."
He then told me of one, a Cap
tain Abney, who, he said was the
best man he ever knew and the
worst drunkard. In his own words,
"If ever there was a man whose
word was as good as his bond it
was Captain Abney's. His sympathy
for people in distress seemed to
have had no limit. Regardless of
the weather or the time of day or
night or whether the sufferers were
rich or poor, white or black, he
zealously ministered to their wants
and yet he once said to me: 'Be
fore I would do without strong
drink I would lay my first finger
on a block and have it chopped off
for a jug of whiskey, and when
that was consumed I would lay
down another finger' and then an
other until my hands were mere
stumps. I have lost all power of
self-control. -He- died drunk. His
life was a paradox." "The ideal wise
man is not on the earth and never
has been." Plutarch.
The following story is substan
tially in Major Stroebel's own
words:
"I made a vow at six years of
age never to drink intoxicating
bevjerages and do not know the
taste of whiskey. - Once I ' was
member of the legislature, and the
youngest member, of that body. It
was the custom of the Governor tc
invite a group of' legislators to
banquet at the Governor's .mansion
Once I was an invited guest. Wine
was always served on these occas
ions. When all were seated, the
Governor 'rose at the head of th
table holding a glass of wine aw'
looking toward me, said, 'I cravf
the pleasure of drinking a glass of
wine with the Honorable Johi
Strobel. of Colleton.'
"I at once arose and in the mos
courteous manner that I coul'
command responded : 'I hope it wil'
please the Governor to excuse nv
for wine or strong drink has neve
passed my lips.'
"The Governor sat down the glas
of wine, walked to me, jrbok nr
'hand and said :
" 'The courage of your refusal give'
mef much greater pleasure than if
you had consented. t
Lesson: Moral courage is .a
nobler, and also a rarer virtue of
men than physical courage.
B. M. ANGEL.
Harper, county farm agent of the
State college extension service.
than 10 cents a pound.
Harper added that this does not
The hogs weighing 834,010 pounds; include hogs sold 'on consignment
sold for $84,377.46 or a little more ! or trucked from the county.
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Swine Market Brings
Good Price For Hogs
The Robeson county cooperative
hog market at Lumberton has ship
ped 4,221 head of hogs in 58 cars
so far this year, reports R. B.
rmiBVE MiscHY of
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