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the friend and teacher Of Chrysostom,
who later became bishop and one Of
the great preachers Of the early
church.
1.-THE festival OF kalends," says LII
banius. rs celebrated everywhere as
far as the limits OF the Roman empire
extend. The impulse to spend
seizes everyone. People are
not only generous toward themselves.
but also generous toward their fellow
men. A stream OF presents pours It.
self out on all sides. The
Kalends festival vanshes all that Is
connected with toll and allows men TO
give themselves to undisturbed enjoy
ment. From the minds Of the young
people, 1t removes two kinds OF dread,
the dread of the schoolmaster and the
dread OF the stern pedagog. Another
great quality Of the festival is that 1t
teaches men not to hold too fast to
their money, but to part with 1t and
let 1t fall into other hands.
In all the periods Of history, 1t has
been found good to have special sen
sons OF good will. when friendship
could express Itself and when the
prosperous could be reminded OF their
obligation to the poor. The Old Tes-
lament law provided that, at the feast
OF the Passover, the poor should be
remembered. Thou shalt rejoice be-
fore the Lord, thou and thy son and
thy daughter, thy man-servanf and thy
maid-servant, the stranger. the father
less and the widow and thou
shalt remember that thou vast bond
man In Egypt.
Life through all the year would be
poorer without this season In which.
with the modern American. like the
ancient Roman, 1.-THE impulse to spend
seizes everyone" and "a stream OF
presents pours itself out on all sides
Among the impulsve actions for which
we are afterward sorry. we do not In
clude our giving. 1t Is pleasant com.
mentary on our nature that we may
look back and think we were fools for
giving and yet he glad that we were
fools.
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ganization Of the banking system
through legislation nj the present
short session Of congress.
3. Vigorous and wholesoulcd co
operation with other nations in the
economic field by agreements In the
world economic conference and the
disarmament conference and by nppro-
pirate action In connection with the
debt problem.
The President said his budget, which
was introduced the following day.
would propose expenditures aggregat.
Ing sS30.000,000 less than the S4Se0..
100000 SO far appropriated for the
present fiscal year.
lie promised beginning within a
few days on the reorganization OF the
administrative branch Of the govern
ment. provided for In the economy act
Of the last session.
There was no mention In the mes.
sage OF prohibition reform or farm
relief. and the only thing II said about
the war debts was that the debtors
pleas for suspension OF the December
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Moore Next
to Santa in
ChiIdren's
Hearts . 5.

. 81 !: !. ! +: ;
LIN tESNI the thrill OF Christ
Hh mas lie In the spirit and
III atmosphere Of the season?
"A What. on Christmas eve, de
LoAN lights children and pleases
vx~~ grown-nps more than q rep
etition of:
Twas the night before
Christmas,
and all through the house.
Not a creature was stirring, not even
a mOusel
The stockings were hung by the fire
place with care,
In hopes that st. Nicholas soon would
be there
Who would have thought that the
composer of this familiar rhyme was
noted member OF the faculty OF the
General Theological seminary, New
York-teacher of Hebrew and Greek
This man, the son OF Bishop Benja
min Moore, was Clement G. Moore
He gave to the seminary the land 1t
now occupies, known as Chelsea
Square Clement Moore compiled a
Hebrew lexicon. requiring years Of re-
search work. But 1t was not as com
pier of the Hebrew lexicon. nor as
professor Of Hebrew and Greek at the
Theological seminary that he is re
membered. 1t Is as composer OF the
quaint bit OF verse that he wrote
for his children In carefree moment
when the jolly boy in him came to the
fore.
The children instantly adored "The
Night Before Christmas" and Ii
spread like wildfire, eagerly quoted
by people everywhere, handed down
from each generation to the next
When Clement Moore died. he was
buried In the famous old Trinity Gene
terry, Broadway and One Hundred and
Fifty-ffth street, New York.
Recently chldren's service, called
the "Feast Of Lights" has been held
In Intercession chapel in Trinity GENE
terry on Christmas eve. Trumpets her
Md the service, and from all direc
tons come the children. pouring into
the church. even as they locked on a
distant day to the Pied Piper OF Ham
elm. The capacity Of the church Is
1000. but on this occasion extra seats
are required.
After the service every child Is pro
vided with lighted candle, and the
eager band goes forth to place a
wreath on the grave Of Clement Moore.
Trinity cemetery Is terraced, sloping
down to the Hudson The procession,
vending its way downward through
the wintry twilight animated faces
glowing In the light Of the little
torches Is a scene OF quaint beauty
In the midst Of Americas largest city.
Alfred Tennyson Dickens son of
the famous Charles Dickens also was
buried here. when he died In America,
far from his English home. Upon his
grave. too. Is placed wreath, trlh
ute to the immortal christmas
Carol"
Then the little ones return to the
entrance, where they sing carols. Pas
sershy listen. and into their hearts
come peace and JOY as the beautiful
old melodies float through the dusk
on the night before Christmas.
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Synthetic Rubber

Duprene Is the name of nrac-
Teal synthetic rubber Which has been
perfected which has nll the molec-
nlap structure of natural rubber
with some additional advantages.
Only the fact that natural rubber Is
at the lowest price in history
around six cents pound has post
poned appearance of duprene on the
market.
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His resolution for
such action had been
reported adversely by
the judiciary commit,
tee. but Rainey of H.
linois, Sla jorlty lead
er. moved suspension
of the rules and con.
sIderation o t b G
measure. The count
for a second found
245 members for II
and l21 against. After
q squabhle over the
time to be allotted
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nomic problems pro
duced by the depres-
sion. He advised I'M
mediate governmental
action along three
lines. namely:
/. Reduction of all
government expendi.
lures, national. state
and local. and adop.
ton of revenue meas.
ures. including sales
tax. to insure the TN.
questioned balancing
of the federal budget.
n
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ERANKLIN p. ROOSEVELT wound
up his two weeks vacation Mt Warm
Springs, Ga. and returned to New
York well rested and invlgorated. He
has plenty to occupy his attention in
his home state. for the special session
of the legislature opened Friday with
an Important program.
just before leaving Warm Springs
Governor Roosevelt received Il dele.
CATION from Augusta that invited him
to attend the opening on January II
OF the Augusta National golf course
that has been laid out by Bobby Jones.
DRESUMABLY because OF the state
ments Of Democratic leaders that
no pending appointments of President
Hoover would be confirmed by the
senate this session. Federal Judge
James Fl. Wilkerson OF Chicago asked
the President not to resubmit his nom
ination to the United States Circuit
Court Of Appeals. and Mr.. Hoover con
sented with deep regret. President
Hoover appointed Judge Wllkersvn to
the appellate bench early In the year.
Twice the senate judiciary subcommit-
tee reported favorably on the appoint
ment after stormy hearings but 1t was
blocked In the whole committee. WI.
kerson was opposed vigorously by or
ganzed labor because OF his injunc-
ton against railway shopmen In the
strike OF 1922; and be was defended
With equal vlgor by leaders In the
American Bar association
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I AWRENcE Fl. RUPP of Allentown
IL Pa, Democrat, who ran about
100000 votes behind Senator James ]
Davis In the Pennsylvania senatorial
election. decided to contest the seat
ing of Davis. A petition was prepared
asking that Davis be elected and Rupp
seated, on the ground of wholesale
irregularities and fraud. II asserted
that 10000 assisted votes were cast In
Philadelphia alone.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-12-15

W h O served under
Franz Won Papen. The
new cabinet member
Is DR. Friedrich Sy
rup. president of the
Federal Labor FIX
change, who has been
appointed minister of
labor
When the reichstag
session opened the
new chancellor attend
ed armed with the
power to dissolve II
II his foes were too
/ fyts
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American plan In the
five-power preliminary
parley This scheme
calls for limited dis.
armament now with
the appointment Of a
permanent commits
sion which woult he
charged with working
out equality In arIna-
lnents for Germany
II n d sc c urity for
France over nm inter
val or several years.
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the United States for
further work at VIII
son observatory In
California. after
which he Is to be
come head Of the
school Of mathemat
les In the new Insti
I ut G Of Advanced
Study, he was sum
moned b cfore the
American consul In
Berlin md subjected
to n passport eXami
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News Review of Current
Events the World Over
Prohibition Repeal Fails but Beer by Christmas Il
Possible-President Hoover's Farewell Annual
Message Deals With Economic Problems.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD

CCARCELY had the short session OF
- congress opened than Speaker Gar
ner made good on his promise to put
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ThH@custom OF placing lighted can
dies In the windows on Christmas eve
has been Kept up In the old Kirk house
In Germantown Philadelphia, unin
terruptedly for over SO years
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EARMERS to the number of two or
three hundred gathered In Washing
ton to urge congress to adopt some
legislation for their relief, and they
had assurances that their demands
would receive consideration Indeed
the prospect Of legislative action for
their benefit Is excellent. Al present
attention is centered on President
Elect Roosevelt's pei plan of domestic
allotments. and Chairman Jones OF the
house agriculture committee said he
had nearly completed bill embodying
that idea.
"But will not introduce Ii until
after comforting In detail with leaders
of the organized farm groups Jones
said referring principally to Edward
A. O'Neal. president of the Farm
Bureau Federation. and L. j. Taber
master of the National Grange, both
of whom have voiced approval of the
domestic allotment PLAN and TO John
A. Simpson, head of the Farmers
National Unlnn
Chairman McNary of the senate ag
ricuture committee was promoting a
three way measure designed to give
the farm board the optional right To
employ the equalization fee export
dehenture or allotment plan In order
to increase the prices OF farm products
Lem Harris secretary OF the farm
ers' relief conference. said the farmers
demanded that all evictions Of farmers
be stopped and that immediate cash
relief lie given to all poor farmers.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-12-15

Tor QeDate eacH slut
was given 20 minutes and vote was
taken The result was 272 votes for
repeal and l44 against It. Tile speak
err announced that the resolution had
failed Of adoption by six votes, where
upon the Republicans cheered and the
Democrats sat silent
Representative Carl G. Bachmann
of West Virginia, the Republican
whip. had promised Speaker Gnrner
that he would deliver 100 Republican
votes for the resolution. and he more
than made good with l03. But the
speaker could not gather enough from
his own side of the house to make
up the necessary two-thirds majority
Lined up with the opposition were 81
Gratis and II Republicans. As these
men will not serve In the next con
gress they voted as they wished. re
CARELESS of the sentiment Of the ma
tion rs expressed In the November
election. Thirteen members of the
house did not vote. some being abb
sent
Having lost In this attempt to car
ny out one campaign pledge. the Dem
ocratfc leaders IT once started In to
redeem another pledge-the legallza
tion of beer They set up the slogan
beer by Christmas" and the ways
and means committee began hearings
on various bills for this Most Inn
portant of these, because 1t will be the
basis of the legislation finally consid
cred. vas the measure introduced ny
James w. Collier Of Mississippi. chair
man of the committee II calls for
modification OF the Volstead act to
permit beer Of 275 per cent alcoholic
content by weight. or slightly less
than 3.5 per cent by volume, and mon
Intoxicating wines.
As drawn the Collier bill would tax
beer So d barrel and wine 20 cents
gallon. or approximately 2 cents
pint bottle of beer and cents a quart
of wine Brewers would be required
to obtain permits. no permit to be
issued for manufacture where the
state laws prohibited It. Mr.. Collier
expects the revenue to total 100000.
600 annually.
Failure OF the repeal resolution nc
cordlng to general opinion. means
that the eighteenth amendment can
not be repealed by this congress, and
that President Elect Roosevelt will
call the new congress into session soon
after his inauguration on March
The senate might possibly adopt the
Glass resolution, which Is based on
the Republican platform plank. but
Speaker Garner said snappily. after
the vote In the house: mo prohibit
tion 'esolution will pass the house al
this session which does not take pro
hibition out Of the Constitution root.
trunk. branch and leaves"
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CTRUGGLING bravely to prevent the
- utter failure OF the disarmament
conference In Geneva. Norman H.
Davis sought support for the latest
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Starving in Seclusion
Some folks move from small
towns to large cities SO they can
starve without everybody knowing
It, Exchange.
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We Can Quite Understand
Jail Visitor-Are you fond of mu-
sic?
Convict like the opening bars.
Congregational e
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liking of Great Brit
ain. but Germany did mol seem In.
clined to accept It, and France was
still Inssteni on security first In
Berlin political leaders said their
country never could agree to the plan.
which they said was "a plot against
effective disarmament and merely
postpones any decision for three years
without any guarantee TINT solution
OF the problem can then be found
German Foreign Minister Won Neu-
rnth. reappointed In the Won Schleicher
cabinet was present In Geneva and
took part In the five-power confer
ence. md Mr. Davis was still hopeful
that he could he brought into line II
the French were not too stubborn.
XAHEN the special assembly OF the
w League OF Nations met In Geneva
to take up the Manchuria question
the headline writer's said that Japan
was being put on trial. This was
true. but Ii was no less true that the
league Itself was on trial. and that
body was warned that its very exist
ence might depend on the wisdom OF
It's decision Such warning came espe
cially from eight small powers which
insist on the acceptance OF the first
eight chapters OF the Lytton report.
tie condemnation Of japan and the
nonrecognitlon OF Manchnkuo. Their
spokesman was Joseph connolly OF the
Irish Free State.
DR0F ALBERT EINSTEIN, the
worlds leading mathematician, had
Il new experience the other day, and
he didn't like 1t. Planning To come to
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DRESIDENT HOOVER'S last an
nual message on the state of the
Union, transmitted to congress on
Wednesday. dealt mainly with the eco
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TO passport cXam Prof. Elnstcln
nation as TO his men.
tai. moral and political fitness to en-
ter our fair land. The professor OBJ
jccted excitedly and refused to an
swer some Of the questions but the
consul decided he had passed the ex-
animation and was admissible. The
whole rather ridiculous affair was
caused by the fact that objection to
the savant's admission had been fled
In Washington by the Woman's Pa.
triot whatever that may
be. The complaint asserted that Pro-
lessor Einstein should be barred "be-
cause of his atIiliaton with certain or
CARNATIONS claimed to be connected
With the Communist International"
DRIME MINISTER MAC DONALD
and Premier Herriot met In Paris and
agreed that Great Britain and France
would pay the war debt instalments
due the United States on December Is,
but would give warning that this would
be the last payment until America con-
sents to a sweeping revision Of the
debt agreements Both these powers,
II Is understood, wish to end the mat
ter By Npnylng comparatively small
lump sum In final settlement.
q 1881 Western Newspaper Union.
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Willie's Opportunity

Nov. Willie, Ill give you one
more chance. Whose emblem is the
leek?"
'"The plumbers, SIR
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II payments had been rejected but
that the Executive would recommend
10 congress methods to overcome tenn
porary exchange difficulties" In con
neetlon with such payments.
Mr. Hoover prefaced his recon-
mendatlons with a survey of the de
preston. lie adduced statistics to
Show that the corner has been turned
Ut last-in fact. was turned last Au
gust and that business has been I'M
proving ever since This Qawning Of
returning prosperity the President at
trlbuied to the measures and poll
cies' inaugurated under his admins
tration, and said these emergency
agencies should be continued only I'M
I'll the depression Is passed and then
llqndated.
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munists promptly offered their mo
ton for vote OF nonconfidence, but
action on this was postponed by the
strong vote OF the Nazis. This was
taken by some to mean that Won
Schleicher and Hitler might form an
alliance. but the real purpose OF the
Nazis was to gain time for the pas
sage Of their bin providing for n TEN
porary successor to the presidency
Fearing President Paul Won linden
burg's health might compel him to re.
sign, the Nazis were seeking to make
1t impossible for the chancellor to
take his office and possibly appoint a
regent TO prepare for monarchy.
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DOR several days the senate was
technically In control of the Demo
Gratis because Walter Walker of Colo.
RADIO, appointed by the governor. was
temporarily seated But Karl Schuy.
Ter. Republican. who defeated Walker
In November and whose certificate
was delayed by an error, was TO take
his sent soon so the Democrats made
no effort to take advantage of the sit
uation. Seventy-nine senators an
swered the first roll call and lots OF
them were lame ducks Besides Wink
err two new members were sworn In
They were Robert r. Reynolds of
North Carolina. Democrat and r s
Grammer OF Oregon, Republican. On
Wednesday the senate heard long
speech from Hney "Kingfish" Long of
Louisiana describing his Importance
TEN. KURT Won SCHLEICHER
~ Is, for the time being. the chan
cellor Of Germany. and his ministers
with one exception are the same men
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The
Impulse to
Buy Gifts
N%
By DR.. Alvin E. Magary
In Detroit Free Press
In Detroit Fres Press

tlOklNG for light on the
origin Of our Christmas GUS
toms. one might go back to
Libanius, who came from
Antioch to Athens, In the
Fourth century. and became
leading teacher Of the
Cnphis,f phflacar,hv III u,no
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DROF ALBERT EINSTEIN, the
worlds leading mathematician, had
Ii new experience the other day, and
he didn't like It. Planning To come to
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COMMUNISTS who led some three
~ thousand hunger marchers" TO
Washington to demand federal dole
for the idle didn't accomplish much.
For three days they were encamped
In the outskirts, strictly guarded by
hundreds of police armed with riot
guns and tear gas bombs. Delega
lions were received by Vice President
Curtis and Speaker Garner who said
their petitions would be considered.
They were permitted to parade, but
the procession was stopped at the
verge Of the White House grounds by
strong cordons OF policemen and fire
men Then the tired marchers re.
turned to their camp and prepared
to leave the Capital for their homes.
Their leaders were William Reynolds
and Raymond Benjamin. both Commu
nists.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-22
GIRL STAR TO
 GET ADDITION

Blanche Divigard, daughter of MT and Mrs Salvan Divigard of 3O4 Washington avenue, well known radio entertainer. will be given an auditor at WDRC, Hart. ford. Wednesday afternoon, at 3:3O o'clock. Blanche Is one of the featured entertainers. who has been heard during the Chiidren's 's Hour at WICC. Bridgeport. the past two Saturdays.
 Last Saturday she sang and re. cited. Her vocal number was My Nom" and her recitation. "Hi, Mothers Face" The week prev. lous was her first appearance be. fore q microphone and she made an instantaneous hit. tn addition t0 slngng and reciting Blanche is also an accomplished dancer and can strum an ukuicle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-22
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 New York
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s:0O-Catherine Field, soprano;
 Instrumental Trio. g:iS-Rhythm Boys Trio. s:aO-Schirmer and Schmidt.
 Piano Duo. S:4S-Heywood Broun. Speaker;
 Grace Ellis, hostess; Theo- dore Webb, baritone; Edole
 Durham, organ. 6.OO-Sert Room orchestra. 6:3O-Harding Sisters, organ and
 piano.
 e:45--Donald Novis, tenor. 7:OO-Harriet Lee, songs. 7:I5-Thomas l.. Stix, Interviews
 Stanley Walker, City Editor
 New York Herald Tribune. 7:20 Lanny Ross, tenor; Voorhees
 orchestra. ; 7:45-The Goldbergs-sketch. S:0O-Sketch-AP Parsnip Stew. S,3O-Daly orchestra; Richard
 Crooks, tenor; Romance
 of Rubber-Harvey $. Fire
 stone, Jf. g:00-Gypsies orchestra; Frank
 Luther, tenor. e:3O-Frisher Body Craftsman's
 Guild Dinner. Detroit. Mich
 Speakers: Alfred P. Sloan,
 Jr, President, General Mo-
 tors Corporation; W. A..
 Fisher, President of the
 Guild: H. J. c. Henderson,
 secretary of the Guild. 10:00-The Current Economic Sit-
 uation--Roy D. Chapin, Sec-
 rectary of Commerce. 10:30-Dance orchestra. 11:O0--Whiteman orchestra. 11:30-Dance orchestra. 12:00-Ralph Kirbery, songs. A. M.
 12:05-Rogers orchestra. 12:30-Dance orchestra.
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P. M. 5:OO-Romance; Westphal's or
 chestra, Jack Brooks. 5:30-Skippy. 5:45-Tommy Christians orches-
 tra. 6:00-Happy Time with Irene
 Beasley. 6:15-Reis and Dunn, harmony
 duo. 6:30-Baseball Scores. 6:35-Harold B. Smith. pianist. 6:4S-Chandu the Magician. 7:OO-Sid Gary, baritone. 7:15-Isham Jones orchestra. 7:45-Tito Guizar, Mexican tenor. S:OO-To Be Announced. 8:15-Singin' Sam. S:3O-Four Clubmen, Male quar-
 tet. s:45-Colonel Stoopnagle and
 Budd. 9:O0-Manhattan Serenaders;
 Round Towners. 9:15-The Mills Brothers. 9:3O-Musical Album of Popular
 Classics. 1O:00-Boswell Sisters. 1O:15-Fray and Braggiotti, piano
 duo. 1O:30-Guy Lombardo's orchestra. 11:O0-Columbia symphony orches
 tra. 11:30-Charles CarSle, tenor. 11:45-Freddie Martins Bossert
 orchestra.