Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-24
THE REFEREE
tBy Albert Apple)


Conan Doyle is back for another
American lecture tour on behalf of
spiritualism, in which he sincerely
! believes. In London he is said to
have convinced Bird, associate editor
of the Scientific American, that Doyle
/, has not been bunked by psychic
phenomena. Undea. test conditions,
Bird sawztables jump, heard voices
from trumpets, and so on.
Is Bird converted to spirituolism?
Apparently, not. He is quoted rs at
tributing the psychic phenomena to
some mysterious force, the source
| of which has not been discovered"
W. are surrounded by these
forces, more mysterious than radio.
Later we'll know all about them,
though probably not in our genera
ton. The Scientific American Is con-
, Quoting a contest to hasten discov-
cry. The judges will be able, inc:ud-
ing Houdini.
SpirItualists claim they have owe
100000 converts in the United
States. Possibly they are too en-
thusiastic. It's a big figure, but
means less than in every 90
/, Americans. Conan Doyle is being
, ridiculed by his opposition, but there
| are q few who will disagree with
| him when he says:
doubt as to the future underlies
| all the social unrest of the world.
| Mans faith was shaken by the war.
| There will never be anything right
in this world until we get religion
| right, for religion is the basis Tar all
else. So I seek proof, and with
| proof l would link faith. and by the
| Joining of these two. religion will
be made secure and placed on a
scientific basis"
Right. Faith in the hereafter is
| what the world needs most.
Success
w. K. Kellogg, who makes corn
| flakes and other breakfast food, is
interviewed during a motor trip. He
tells how, 40 years ago. he was a.
! broom maker in Dallas, with only
$500 in the bank. Gradually, by
hard work and denial, he got into
business for himself. His sales now
total Is million dollars a year and
Kellogg is very rich.
Opportunities for poor boys who
"have the stuff in them" still are
plentiful in America. A career like
Kellogg's Is well worth publicity. for
It stimulates others who are trying
to get ahead. It's a good thing we
have gigantic successes. to encourage
us when we are downhearted.
Taxed
The tariff has been pouring money
into Uncle Sans pockets at the
rate of over 400 million dollars a
year. Customs receipts In March
were over 81 millions. Some figure
that the tariff will collect rs high
as 700 million dollars in 1928.
Indirectly. of course, Americans
are paying 1t, for without tariff a
lot of things would be cheaper. How
ever. the tariff doesn't excite people
as much as in the old days. Burdened
by taxation, Americans seem to pre-
fer the painless extraction method.
Imports
From foreign countries in 1929,
America bought and imported over
3112 million dollars worth of goods.
1t may surprise you to learn that
our imports from Asia were nearly
827 million dollars, compared with
991 millions from Europe. Our for-
eign trade future is in the orient.
And we are buying almost as much
from Canada and Mexico as from
Asia.
Superstition
Babies still are victims of
charms in many districts of our
country, DR.. Frances Bradley writes
in a medical magazine. Strings of
beads are placed around baby's neck
to ward off colds. Some parents
even believe that ricketts, a be
| At,rnl f-K -,.l1I-- ~ - I'LL. IT.
back of a live turtle.
With such ignorance widespread
in many sections, it's no wonder
some politicians get elected. Elec-
tons reflect average superstition.