Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-28
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FRENCH PEASANTS

PARIS, Dec. 27.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press.)-France's peasants are
in an unhappy frame of mind owing
to the recent proposal in the cham
Der of deputies either to take away
their ancient privilege of making
their own applejack, prune brandy
and other hard drinks, or else to re-
dUce the quantity of such liquors
they are permitted to distill tax-free.
This dstilling is allowed provided 1t
is done on each farmers own prem.
ises, the liquors being made from
his own fruits and for private con-
sumption only.
The proposition to curtail or do
away with this privilege is ascribed
by the peasants to the distillers, who
claim inroads are being made on
their business through illicit distill-
ing and illegal sale of tax-free liq-
! uors. The government is also annoy
ed over the losses Of revenue occa-
stoned by these sales.
Although there is a serious ,disin-
clination to disturb the distilling
rights of the farmers, which have
existed since the middle ages, the
members of the government have
asked the peasants not to place
| Il ,Ylo xxyitIo
cas- moonshiners and not to exceed
their limit of two and one half gal
Ions of hard liquors for each mem
Der of the family for a year. The
government holds that this quantity
! is sufficient for the needs of any
family, especially as babes-in-arms
count as members" and each is al
lowed a fulI-grown mans ration IN
der the law.
1t has been figured that each OF
the 100000 farmers sells on the
average Of 10 or more gallons of
liquors on which no tax has been
paid.
.'The new Turkey now in the
making is one-half the work of the
women" declares Mufide Hanum.
wife Of Ferid Bey, chief of the Turk
ish mission in France, and the first
official Turkish woman lecturer ever
sent abroad
'The harem as portrayed in your
| fiction doesnot exist, at least have
never seen it," says Mufide Hanum,
who herself wears no veil either,
when in Europe or in her own coun-
| try.
This great national work we wom-
en- have carried on was, and is, an
| inspiration. I am aware that the
! Americans do not like the Turks,
| because centuries of propaganda
have carried on against us but some
racy is as pure as any in the world.
Freedom is found in our mar
riage laws. Any day Turkish hus-
band or wife may say to the other,
|
| takes place.
| "While the men were in the army
the women on the farms grew the
crops and hauled food to the front.
During the battle of Sakaria, when
the Greek army was definitely de-
feated, women carried water in
buckets and shells in their arms to
the firing line and urged the men to
fight 1 know mothers who gave up
their sons to the military authori-
ties because they deserted from the
national army.
at was a woman - Chefika
Hanum, wife of an army officer
who escaped through the British
lines at Constantinople and carried
400 miles, by sea and land, the wire
less apparatus that served our COM
munications with the outside world.
Most of her journey was made on
foot, in the snow
The Paris police made their first
test of the American stop" and
"go" illuminated traffic signals at
busy boulevard intersection this
week, a policeman seated on chair
operating four electrically connect
ed signals posts on the corners of
| the crossing.
Officials said the device was So
luton of many of their problems,
but the details must be perfected.
Their bell signal and whistles were
drowned by the noise of the traffic,
so they are seeking something that
can be heard.
Unless something Is done quickly,
Rcquefort cheese is doomed to be-
! come nothing but a pungent memory.
This cheese is made mostly from
ewes milk and from time immemo-
rial it's manufacture has been the
principal industry of the region in
France known as Aveyron.
The price Of ewes milk has
dropped to such a figure that the
breeders find no profits in milking
ard are considering whether it
would not be better to rear the lambs
they have hitherto sacrificed for the
cheese. Another factor in the stu
alton is that mutton is now bringing
a higher price than other meats.
Badness is becoming less frequent
among Frenchmen, probably as
result of the mental activity and
outdoor life during the great war,
according to DR.. Ballet, dermatolo-