Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 2, Number 26, DeMotte, Jasper County, 19 January 1933 — Page 2

News Review of Current Events the World Over

Congress Not Accomplishing Anything Important--Budget Balancing Likely to Be Postponed--Johnson Assails Borah in Senate Debate.

IF ANYTHING of moment is accomplished by the present session of congress, almost certainly the last “lame duck” session that ever will be

held, political observers will be astonished. The Democrats, in numerical control of the house, seem bewildered and uncer tain; the Republicans gleefully assist in distracting their opponents and complicating their attempts at legislation; the more radical members of both parties slash right and left and add to the

Rep. Rainey

confusion. The senate doesn’t especially like the house’s beer bill, and the house doesn’t approve of the repeal resolution before the senate. Proceedings in the upper chamber at this writing are held up by a filibuster conducted by Senator Huey Long of Louisiana for the purpose of defeating the Glass banking bill. And over all hangs the prospect that President Hoover will veto certain of the most important measures if they reach the White House. As for balancing the budget, that probably will have to wait for the special session of the new congress. President Hoover apparently has abandoned hope that it can be accomplished at this session, and the Democrats, including President-Elect Roosevelt, give no indication that they have decided how it should be done. They now deny that they plan to raise the income tax, the leaders who conferred with Mr. Roosevelt repudiating their first statements that such was their intention. Representative Henry T. Rainey of Illinois, majority leader, declares congress can balance the federal budget without the imposition of additional taxes, except a tax on beer, and his statement is greeted with general expressions of approval from the taxpayers and many members of congress. He says the budget should be balanced by cutting down the cost of government--a proceeding that has the nominal approval of both parties--and that the imposition of a heavier tax burden on the people would be to “invite revolution.” All of which sounds fine, but so far congress has failed to reduce governmental costs in any ap preciable degree. The amount if will save in this session may not be as much as $100,000,000. Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi one of the most astute of the Democrats. agreed with the Rainey pro gram. “We,” he said, “are going to try to retrench sufficiently to avoid levying of new taxes. It is too early now to tell just how close we can come to balancing the budget through economies. Our plan is to hold off on revenue legislation for several weeks while we try to secure enactment of the beer bill, re-enactment of the gasoline tax and all possible economies. When we know how much we can raise and save it will be time enough to talk of new taxes.” DEMOCRATIC logrolling and Republican tactics of hampering marked the debate on the domestic allotment farm relief bill in the house. Even if it were passed by house and senate it probably would he subjected to veto by the President. The measure was loaded down with amendments by representatives who refused to be controlled by their party leaders. Proposals to include rice within the benefits of the act were adopted 99 to 24; peanuts were added by the close teller vote of 111 to 110 and the butter fat products of the dairy industry included 102 to 75 on a rising vote. When if was finally assured of passage by the house, the Roosevelt farm relief program was rounded out with the introduction in the senate of companion bills designed to lighten the burdens of agricultural mortgages through the use of further federal aid and federal money.

SENATOR BORAH'S assertion in the senate that France was justified in her stand on the war debt because President Hoover in his con-

ference with M. Laval had given the European debtor nations reason to believe their obligations to the United States would be scaled down if reparations were reduced brought on a sharp debate between the Idaho gentleman and Senator Hiram Johnson of California. The row started with the reading in the sen-

ate of letters from Secretary of State Stimson and Secretary of the Treasury Mills denying that Mr. Hoover had given Laval any such assurance. These denials, Borah said, were inconclusive, though it is hard to see how they could be more specific. Johnson thereupon soundly berated Borah for his stand, and satirically scolded him for not giving the senate

By EDWARD W. PICKARD

the “facts” known to him when the moratorium was before that body in 1931. The exchange of personalities between the two erstwhile close friends was acrimonious. Though Mr. Roosevelt declined to co-operate with President Hoover on the war debt question, he is getting ready to tackle this and other international matters immediately after his inauguration. In pursuance of this plan he held long conferences in New York with Secretary Stimson, Col. Edward M. House, who is an authority on foreign affairs; James W. Gerard, American ambassador to Germany at the time the United States entered the war; Sumner Welles, who was assistant secretary of state in the Wilson administration, and Senator Swanson of Virginia, one of our delegates to the disarmament conference. Over in France there is a growing belief that Mr. Roosevelt secretly engaged himself to a drastic revision of the war debts, and the public also refuses to accept Laval’s denial that President Hoover promised him a reduction. AS LAID before the senate, the resolution for repeal of the Eighteenth amendment was a compromise between the drys and wets on the judiciary committee and satisfied no one. It is designed to bar the saloon, retains for the federal government a certain amount of control over the liquor traffic, aims to protect dry states from importations of liquor from wet neighbors, and provides for submission of the amendment to state legislatures rather than to special state conventions. Speaker Garner and Representative Rainey said the resolution in that form would not even be introduced in the house if it were passed by the senate, because it does not conform to the Democratic platform. PRESIDENT HOOVER in a special message asked congress to ratify the long-pending international arms convention or to enact legislation at tills session, giving the Chief Execu tive wider powers in placing embargoes on shipments of arms to belligerents. Neither request is likely to be granted. Chairman Borah of the senate foreign relations committee has opposed the arms convention for years and is still against it, he and others holding that it would nor interfere with the enterprises of the greater powers, but would discriminate against small nations. Senator Shipstead of Minnesota said he could approve neither plan, and some of the Republicans, notably Representative Hamilton Fish of New York, declared themselves against them. "KINGFISH” LONG’S filibuster against the Glass banking bill amused a handful of senators and a lot of visitors in the galleries, but kept

Bible and read from Isaiah: “Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth.” “Just change that to branch banks,” he shouted, “and you’ve got what’ll happen to the independent bankers.” “If you don’t take the house of Morgan into consideration,’’ was another contribution, “you ain’t going to regulate many banks with any bill you pass here. The house of Morgan is the undisputed kingfish of the banking business.” Long’s plan to end the depression was characteristic. He would survey the country, order production to cease of any product of which there is now plenty, issue ten billion dollars of federal bonds for food, clothing, and public works, and “just a little capital levy” on the rich would pay for all of this program. REPUBLICAN membership in the house of representatives was reduced by two during the week by death. Congressman Robert R. Butler of Oregon died of heart disease induced by pneumonia. Next day the capital was shocked by the suicide of Samuel Austin Kendall of the TwentyFourth Pennsylvania district. For months he had grieved over the death of his wife and finally gave up and put a bullet through his head as he sat in his room in the house office building. Among other well known men who died were Guy D. Goff, former United States senator from West Virginia, and Benton McMillin, former governor of Tennessee and for 20 years a member of congress.

Senator Johnson

the senate from accomplishing anything. Huey made a number of sarcastic allusions to Senator Glass, which rather annoyed the Virginian. He asserted that when recently he said he knew more about branch banking than Glass, he really “was not giving himself much credit.” Then he produced a big

Sen. Glass

THE KANKAKEE VALLEY POST.

IN RESPONSE to a special message from the President urging “emer gency action” to stave off wholesale forced foreclosures, congressional leaders promised a partial revision of the bankruptcy laws at this session. The house judiciary committee began consideration of a bill embodying the principles suggested by Mr. Hoover to ease the debt situation during the present period of depression. ALVIN COOLIDGE’S will was found among his personal papers and filed for probate. In a few words the document, drawn by Mr. Coolidge himself, leaves his entire estate to Mrs. Coolidge. The property was estimated by friends at about $250,000. John Coolidge, the former President’s son, was provided for in a trust fund estimated at $100,000, created by Mr. Coolidge a short time after his son’s marriage to Florence Trumbull. That Mr. Coolidge had known for a year or so that he was in danger of sudden death was indicated by a story from New York to the effect that his application for $200,000 life insurance had been rejected because of the condition of his heart. ILLINOIS Democrats victorious in the November election gave the country a lesson on how to get elected at small cost. Figures submitted by

the candidates in that state to the clerks of the senate and house showed that William H. Dieterich spent only $272 in winning the United States senatorship; the expenses of his defeated rival, Senator Otis F. Glenn, were $5,838. Martin A. Brennan expended only $2 in his successful race for the place of congressman-at-large.

William H. Dieterich

The most expensive victory in Illi-nois--the contested victory of James Simpson, Jr., Tenth Illinois District Republican congressman elect, cost $3,950. Personal, exempted expenses brought the total up to $18,914. His election was contested by C. H. Weber, Democrat, who spent $1,525. THOSE Iowa farmers who conducted the “strike” of last year are making rather successful attempts to stop the sales of property for delinquent taxes and unpaid mortgages. In several localities they gathered in large crowds and saved the properties of farmers, at least temporarily. Their demonstrations were orderly. FIVE THOUSAND Indiana farmers met in their annual conference at Purdue university and adopted a program developed by the farm management experts of that institution. The fourteen point plan, worthy attention of agriculturists of other states, includes a policy of “pay as you go, reduction in costs especially those for outside labor, production of concentrated products to reduce marketing costs, production of high quality goods, taking advantage of marketing short cuts, increased intensity of operations on good lands, culling of live stock ’vigorously’ and feeding of good animals well, increased attention to seed selection, testing and other crop practices, increased study of management practices, increased use of home grown seeds, producing more of the family’s requirements on the farm, increased production of legume crops, avoidance of investments in permanent improvements, and making more use of governmental and educational forces available to farmers.” DESPERATE fighting for possession of the rich Jehol province was going on between the Japanese and the Chinese armies toward the close of

the week. The scene of the battle was Chiumenkow pass in the Great Wall, the “Pass of the Nine Gates.” The Japanese, employing infantry, cavalry, artillery and bombing planes, attacked fiercely and occupied the northern end of the pass, but the Chinese concentrated at the southern end and put up a stiff resistance, being

aided by the mountainous nature of the country. Japanese planes flew far across the border of the province and bombarded the city of Jehol and other towns, the war office justifying action by charging that the presence of Chinese troops there constituted a “menace” to the Japanese forces. Of course the Chinese were on their own soil, but a little thing like that does not deter Japan. The Tokio war office claimed victory at Chiumenkow. Gen. Tsai Ting-kai, who commanded the Chinese Nineteenth route army in its gallant defense of Shanghai a year ago, has come to the front and asked that he be permitted to lead his army from its encampment in Fukien province against the Japanese invaders. He has little confidence in the stamina of Marshal Chang and seeks to replace him as commander in the Shanhaikwan region. The Chinese Nationalist government handed to all the foreign legations in Peiping a sharply worded note stating that Japan, a signatory of the protocol of 1901, had taken an unfair advantage of the terms of the protocol when its troops attacked and occupied Shanhaikwan. For this reason, the protest said, the Chinese government could not be held responsible for whatever may be the result of Chinese resistance against Japanese aggression. 1933, Western Newspaper Union.

Seen and Heard In Indiana

Paul V. McNutt, Bloomington, Democrat and until recently dean of the law school of Indiana university took the oath as the thirty-third governor of Indiana. Speaking from a specially built platform at the west entrance to the capitol, the new governor asked patriotic support of the government in peace as it was in war times. “These are the immediate tasks,” he said: “To provide food, clothing and shelter for the destitute, the aged and the infirm; to lower the cost of government and simplify its operations; to reduce and redistribute the burden of taxes; to maintain an adequate system of public education; to promote the efficient administration of justice; to strengthen necessary social agencies, to remove special privilege from the seats of power; to offer every assistance in restoring economic equilibrium, and to regain confidence in ourselves and in our institutions.” A touch of the military was added to the proceedings by the presence of uniformed trumpeteers from the OneHundred Thirty-Ninth field artillery, Indiana National Guard, who began and ended the ceremonies by playing flourishes on their bugles. Fluttering in the chill January wind that blew down from leaden skies were American Legion flags and colors, symbolic of the posts McNutt had held in that organization from post commander at Bloomington, through the state commandership to the national commandership. A bright bit of color came from the All-State Legion band attired in Kelly green uniforms, and the black and white uniformed Legion drum corps from Clinton. The Legion band, headed by Carl Preble, Vincennes, played on the stand while the crowd assembled. After the first trumpet flourish, Meredith Nicholson, Indianapolis author and essayist, as chairman of the inaugural committee, introduced R. Earl Peters, Democratic state chairman, as master of ceremonies. The invocation was pronounced by the Rev. Henry McLean, pastor of Governor McNutt’s church at Bloomington, the Methodist Episcopal church. Thieves looted the post office at Westport of more than $350 in cash and stamps. Wallace O. Everson, age fifty-two, treasurer of Montgomery county, died at Culver Union hospital in Crawfordsville of pneumonia. Freeman Baldwin, Fortville, after having been held in Hancock County jail for a week while efforts were made to find his first wife, who disappeared from their home in March, was released. William E. J. Kolb, former city clerk of Hammond and widely known politician, was found dead in his automobile in a garage near his home. Andrew Hoffman, coroner, said death was due to heart disease. Harvey O. Richards, age ninetythree, prominent Union township farmer, hanged himself. His body was found by his wife in a barn at his home near Markle. Despondency over illness is blamed. Tobacco sales were resumed on the loose leaf market in Madison in the three remaining warehouses following destruction by fire of the big Jones house and annex and adjoining property with an estimated loss of $100,000. The Indiana grand lodge of Masons was in charge of laying the corner stone of Hagerstown’s new post office building. Charles W. Jewett, former mayor of Indianapolis, made the address, Charles F. Porter is postmaster. The building will cost $80,000. Robert L. Newkirk, age thirty, secretary of the Farmers Trust company, of Rushville, was held to face charges of embezzlement and grand larceny of $7,599.25 in money from the vault of his company. C. E. Compton, sheriff, said a confession was obtained. Fire which started in the Goodman department store in Crawfordsville destroyed a quarter of a block of business property at Main and Green streets with loss estimated at more than $500,000. The fire was the most destructive ever occurring there. It was brought under control after three hours’ fighting in which Crawfordsville firemen were aided by companies from Indianapolis, Lafayette and Danville, Ill. As the new Democratic state administration took office, a legal question arose as to the control of the state board of tax commissioners for the next ten months. Shortly before surrendering his office. Gov. Harry G. Leslie announced appointment of his secretary, Gaylord S. Morton, Ft. Wayne, as a Republican member of the state tax board to succeed John J. Brown, Rockport, who died. Action of the retiring governor was taken over the protest of Pleas E. Greenlee, secretary to Paul V. McNutt, new governor. Pleading guilty to entering the apartment of City Attorney Neville V. Williams in Michigan City October 10, and taking silverware, jewelry and clothing valued at $900, William G. Gilmore and Hayes Fischel, both of Toledo, Ohio, each were sentenced to serve from three to ten years in the state prison. Andrew M. Danover, age ninetyfour, Civil war veteran, died at his home in Brownstown. Mr. Danover was believed to be the oldest man in Jackson county. He served with Company H, sixty-sixth regiment of the Indiana volunteers.

Gen. Tsai Ting-Kai

IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL Lesson

By REV. P. B. FITZWATER,

ber of Faculty, Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) ©, 1933, Western Newspaper Union.

Lesson for January 22

JESUS FORGIVING SIN

Mark 2:1-12. GOLDEN TEXT--The Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins. Mark 2:10. PRIMARY TOPIC--Jesus Forgiving a Man. JUNIOR TOPIC--Jesus Forgiving a Man. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP-IC--How We May Be Forgiven. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC--Jesus’ Power Over Sin. I. Jesus Preaching the Word (vv. 1, 2). 1. To whom (v. 2). It was to the surging crowd which was gathered about the house where Jesus was stopping. So great was the crowd that there was no room to receive them, even about the door. This house may have been the home of Peter where he had healed his wife’s mother of a fever. As soon as it was noised about that Jesus was in the house, the multitudes gathered. It is always so, that the multitudes gather where Jesus is. 2. What Jesus preached (v. 2). He preached the Word before he wrought miracles, for his supreme mission was to make known God’s will. Miracles were not an end in themselves, but to authenticate his work. The people came, some to be healed, and some out of curiosity. The Word of God should be preached to all so that the will of God may he known even though the hearers gather with an unworthy motive. II. Jesus Forgiving Sins (vv. 3-5). The man brought to him was suffering from the dread disease of palsy, but his deadly affliction was that of sin. Palsy was a type of sin. The miracle was wrought by Jesus in confirmation of his message. It was vitally connected with faith. Observe: 1. Faith coming to Jesus (v. 3). The actuating impulse of the palsied man and his four friends who carried him was faith. They believed that Jesus had power to save. 2. Faith overcoming difficulties (v. 4). Though prevented by the crowd from coming to Jesus, they ascended the outer stairway and let the afflicted man down through the roof into his presence. They disregarded conventionalities. knowing that the all-im-portant thing was to go to the Lord with their need. 3. Faith rewarded (v. 5). No word was uttered by either the paralytic or his hearers. No words were needed. Their action was enough. The paralytic got more than he expected. He desired healing of the body and he received forgiveness of sins--the healing of the body plus forgiveness of sins: III. Jesus Answering the Scribes (vv. 6-10). 1. Their objections (vv. 6, 7). a. Why does he thus speak? b. Who can forgive sin? They were entirely right in their reasonings that only God can forgive sins. Their blunder was in not perceiving him as God. The very one who was speaking and acting was the living God. 2. Jesus’ answer (vv. 8-10). Knowing their inner thoughts and reasonings, he manifested unto them his essential deity in that he had power to know their thoughts. He inquired, “Which is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and take up thy bed, and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy), I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.” He was willing that his power in the invisible realm should be tested by his power in the visible. IV. Jesus Healing the Paralytic (vv. 11, 12). 1. His method (v. 11). He spoke the word and it was done. Christ’s words were enough. This man was helpless and unable of himself to move, but with the command was given the strength to obey. It is always so, that when Christ commands he gives the strength to perform. 2. The obedience of the man (v. 12). He immediately arose, took up his bed and went forth among them all. The poor helpless man walked away with his bed upon his shoulder. At the words of Christ, disease and death flee away. This was a fine example again of divine healing. 3. The people were amazed, and glorified God (v. 12). They said, “We never saw it on this fashion.”

World Movements

God dwells in the great movements of the world, In the great ideas which act in the human race. Find him there in the interests of man. Find him by sharing in those interests, by helping all who are striving for truth, for education, for progress, for liberty all over the world.

Confide in Him

Confide to God that which thou last from him, O thou soul weary of wandering! Confide to the truth that which is from the truth within thee, and thou shalt lose nothing.--St. Augustine.

The Disciples Sent Forth

Go your ways; behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. Carry neither purse, nor script, nor shoes; and salute no man by the way.--Luke 10:3 and 4.

WORKING TO CAPACITY

William James once advanced the theory that few human beings ever work up to their fullest capacity. Vast energy resources are hidden by the habit of fatigue obstacles which we never break through. It is possible that we possess not only a second wind but a third and a fourth. “In exceptional cases we may find, beyond the very extremity of fatigue distress, amounts of ease and power that we never dreamed ourselves to own, sources of strength habitually not taxed at all because habitually we never push through the obstruction, never pass those early critical points,” James says.

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