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PAGE TWO THE ROCKDALE RECORD PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY J. M. TOWNS Editor W. E. ATKINSON Publisher Still, throe kings of Afghanistan don’t count ns much ns, say, one Italian (luce. The merger of the radio nnd phono graph corporations was made on a sound basis. In Utopia, no doubt, nil of the po liceman will he wealthy before they Join the department. Her majesty, Queen Mary, continues to he old-fashioned. Iler physician says she has catarrh. A "preliminary survey” is possibly preliminary because It Is preliminary to forgetting the subjects. Maybe "Abie’s Irish Rose” could he made a series, with tlie second in stallment, ‘‘Abie in Court.” All we ll concede about spinach Is that It gives us a certain sense of virtue while we’re eating it. It is reported some recluses in New York are going to the theater this winter to escape the crowds. Having given two kings the bucket, Afghanistan has now surrendered its throne to a former water boy. One of the tilings about the modern girl that puzzles us is why she thinks she has to appear cold to look hot. Men’s fancy vests seem to have dis appeared. Perhaps they couldn’t en dure the din of present-day shirts and neckties. Sighted, Friday: The old-fashioned fellow who kept one good cigar in ids vest pocket in nn individual celluloid container. Fairy Story: “Well, well!” said the man who had just put anew two-color ribbon into his typewriter. "Rigid the first time!” It’s a good thing old Atlas was not a cynic, considering that at any time lie could have dumped Ills cargo olt into the void. The information editor’s prize query for a recent week was one concerning hats, ns follows: “How can I reno vate a beaver?” One of tlie mrtst irritating things nn experienced wife can think up is that question, “Where liave you been?” when she knows. Some of the weekly comic maga zines are becoming so thin a careless mail subscriber is apt to throw them away witli the wrapper. England is rejoicing over the fact that it is the only nation that can listen to lip-synclironized animated cartoon movies, nnd so are we. Always a poignant spectacle is the Impulsive gentleman in middle life who lias offered to go out and build a snow man for the small nephew. Pictures by wireless have been sent out to a ship at sea. This would seem to be only a fair reprisal for the souvenir cards sent back by tour ists. That old question, “Is mnrrlage n failure?” hns lost sentimental signifi cance. Tlie answer now depends on the amount of money that can be col lected. Overheard in a Dining ltoom: “What’s the idea of the large 14- pound roast?” “Oli, l found some darling recipes for using up left overs !" An excavator of buried cities in Asia explains that lie carries along files of humorous weeklies to keep his expedition amused. Isn’t that carrying a joke pretty far? The question which arises, ns soon ns the nttic lias been reclaimed nnd made livable ns per directions in the numerous helpful magazine articles, Is where to put the stuff that was in the attic. A woman member of parliament lost her opportunity to speak in a re cent debate because she violated ctts tom by not wearing a hat. British lawmakers are supposed to talk through their hats. A battleship is regarded as related to the police officer whose presence has a good moral effect, even when he is not arresting anybody. The Office Cynic says that still he doesn’t know whether it is less im portant to have been a king of Afghan istan than it is to be one. King Zogu of Albania is suffering from stomach trouble. He ought to take some of his own medicine, for Ids name looks like a dyspepsia cure trade mark. Our idle wonder for tlie current week is what the astute archeologist. 5,000 years hence. Is going to make out of a consolidated time table. “Girls on the planet Mars are thought to have six legs,” reports the Toledo Blade. In justice, the Martian chorus girl should get triple pay. Failure of Humanity to Find Real Happiness, Indictment of Christianity By REV. DR. HENRY DARLINGTON (New York), Episcopal. IF TIIOMAS A. EDISON’S birthday statement that he did not know any one who was really happy is a correct quotation, and if Mr. Edison is only partially right, what a judgment on 2,000 years of Christianity I One of the great things that Jesus sought to give us was happiness, joy and peace. And yet how few of us are realizing that Cod meant us to get the most out of life. This we are failing to do, 1 believe, because of four joy-killers that loom all too large in the average person’s mind, the product of over emphasis on material values. First among these joy-killers we may place the Puritanical ideas and distorted sense of sin that too frequently make people feel that to enjoy themselves would in itself be wrong. They think that anything that is pleasing must he had. Worry is the second of life’s great joy-killers—worry over things not worth considering. Jesus preached against worry. In one of the modern translations we find Him saying, “Don’t let these fear-thoughts get the better of you.” Our third joy-killer is the ceaseless urge of this age which seems to he prodding us on and on. Here in America we seem to think that unless a man is working his finger nails off, there is something wrong with him. We seem unable to relax, to sit content on a beach and lister: to the music of the waves. Jealousy, bringing us all sorts of unnecessary temptations, is the fourth joy-killer. Typical American and Christian Governed by Ideals Not Appetites By REV. DR. JOHN McDOWELL, Presbyterian. Character is the only foundation upon which we can build a repub lic. Conscience, not science, is the only adequate basis for a democracy. To speak of our American ideals with no reference to American relig ious faith is a thin and shallow interpretation of the nation’s soul. A nation can exist without religion, but it cannot live without it. The present situation in America creates and deepens three com pelling convictions. First—There is no hope for Americans apart from the Kingdom of God. No new political system, no new educational system, no new indus trial system, no new social system apart from the Kingdom of God can ever save America. Second—There is no hope for the Kingdom of God apart from the Christian church. Other institutions will help the church, and for their help we are profoundly grateful, hut not one of them will take full and primary responsibility for bringing the'Tvingdom of God —the king dom of righteousness, peace and joy—into the life of America. The school will not take it, the college will not take it, the legislature will not take it, congress will not take it, the court will not take it, the pub lic press will not take it. If the Kingdom of God is to come into American life, the Christian church must take primary and full respon sibility for bringing it in. Third—There is no hope for the Christian church apart from an efficient, consecrated leadership and membership which possesses the fol lowing qualities: vision, knowledge, conviction, co-operation, sacrifice and character. Fault of Modern Education That It Gives No Clue to Significance of Life By REV. S. M. SHOEMAKER, New York. Our education today gives us so much knowledge and so little wis dom, so much sophistication and so little maturity, that when we have run the gamut of exciting sensations and exhausted the possibilities of such life as we know, our souls are like rags wrung out, like squeezed lemons. It is a most baffling and uncertain time. The old anchors and moorings are gone. The assurances which science and the new liberty held out to us have not materialized. The animal existence which gives free rein to the instincts does not invariably lead to liberty, but often to worse enslavement than before. The intellectual life of investigat ing and learning, is high and fine, but it gives no clue to the signifi cance of life. It was Jesus’ personality throughout the centuries that has com pelled men to follow Him, and although Ilis presence is no more visible on the earth His appeal to youth has grown even greater. The mark He has left upon history has been only a white mark. Many crimes have been committed in the name of His religion, but they were faulty humar. mistakes in application. Jesus himself has only exercised a beneficent nnd ennobling influence upon men and the world. Such a one, stand ing in front of the moral and spiritual vanguard of humanity, has a right to call each of us, and expect us to take up like men, and not run and evade like cowards. Better Than Monetary Assistance Is Aiding Needy to Help Themselves By REV. C. EVERETT WAGNER, New York. Those who need help should be taught to help themselves rather than receive momentary assistance by flinging out gifts of money. When sympathy runs wild by performing deeds for those persons who have aroused it, the incipient is harmed more than he is aided. In this way parents are frequently the worst enemies of their children. Individu als hand out money for relief instead of finding a permanent job for the unemployed. Thousands of people will reach down in their pockets in the dis tress of thousands that are out of work, but they will net invoke the principle of trying to aid people to assist themselves by agitating for the establishment of state and federal employment bureaus. When they know an aged couple in want they satisfy their own emotions and sleep ing consciences by giving temporary assistance instead of helping to create a social order which acknowledges a collective responsibility by passing old age pensions in the various state legislatures. The last individual which the church can aid is the one who comes to it expecting the institution to do everything for him. That frame of mind is helpless irt a constructive method. The first individual which the church should aid is one who really wants a chance to have that opportunity to do so. THE ROCKDALE RECORD, Conyers, Ga., Wed., March 27. 1929. OTHER CHAP’S RIGHT TO GIRL OBSERVED Fist Fights in Gotham Clubs Enforce Code. New York.—Broadway lias a strict etiquette at times, one unwritten rule of which is: Let the other fellow’s girl alone. Like most rules it is often disre garded, usually by those who have yet to learn it. They soon are educated, however. The offended party sees to that. Stories are not uncommon of fist fights in night clubs over attentions paid some girl. The object of attrac tion may not have minded, but her escort did. One incident happened where the rebuking party was a club man known widely for his athletic ability. A convivial stranger at the next table made an intimate if in nocuous remark to the sportsman’s friend which brought a single, belliger ent question. “Do you want to walk out, or be carried out?” lie was asked. He chose to walk. Violation Has Advantages. There is one man-about-Broadway, however, who regrets a recent appli cation of the hands-off rule, sup posedly in his favor. He was invited to an after-theater party only to find himself paired with a girl w'lio was pretty but exceedingly dull. He was very affable, therefore, when another man came up and engaged the dumb beauty in conversation. As soon as he could, he disappeared, hoping he was rid of her. When he returned some time later, however, the other man was missing. “What happened to that nice chap who was here awhile ago?” he asked. “Oh, I took care of that egg,” said the well-meaning host. “He was try ing to take Mary away from you, so I told him to get out and stay out.” “That’s too bad,” murmured the guest weakly. “He seemed tc be a fine fellow. I liked him.” Bau Company Bobs Up. But now and then the rule is un enforced, as it was not long ago when a suave stranger started a restau rant flirtation that almost proved dis astrous for the girl. A smile led to an exchange of telephone numbers and soon the couple were going places together. She became quite fond of him until her romance was suddenly shattered by a newspaper story that her “broker” friend had been arrested as a racketeer. After recovering from the shock, she kept herself in seclusion until the story was forgotten. Now she is back in the old haunts, hut she is un approachable by any one but her best friends. Spanish Yielding to English in Philippines Manila. —The Spanish language is giving ground to English, despite the efforts ot older Filipinos to keep Span ish alive. The latest indication of this was contained *in a communication from Governor General Stimson to the sec retary of justice in which the execu tive advised the secretary that nom inees for tlie judiciary must have at least a working knowledge of the Eng lish language. The order was in line with the ad ministration’s policy of encouraging the adoption of English as the sole of ficial language of the country as soon as possible. This policy, in turn, was prompted by the fact that most of the younger Filipinos speak English, but have a slight knowledge, or none at all, of Spanish. At present, both Spanish and Eng lish are the official languages of the Philippines. Finds Cells of Trees Live 3,000 Years Flagstaff, Ariz.—A discovery that upsets a fundamental theory about living tilings, that all life cycles re quire enlargement, has been made by Dr. D. T. MacDougal! of the desert laboratory here of the Carnegie insti tution. Studying long-lived cells of certain trees, Doctor MacDougall found a type called balloon cells, incased in the tree in such a manner that they can not increase in any apparent manner of cell life, yet living for 400 seasons. He said these cells mature in about 20 days, that if a tree is injured they seem to possess recuperative powers and that the dry weight of the young cells is greater than that of the old. Some cells in the big trees of Cali fornia live 3,000 years. The trees never die of age. Ultimately the winds blow them over. Policeman’s Nickel Solves Traffic Jam Los Angeles, Calif.—ln this drama of the streets he was just motorcycle officer No. 517, but he had an idea*. A nickel was involved. It had stopped a street car, delaying office men and laborers on their way to work and tied up traffic. “Gimme a good nickel,” demanded the conductor, “or get off.” “That’s a good nickel,” snorted the commuter. “Try and put me off.” At this point No. 517 boarded the car. Both turned to him, protesting loudly ns passengers yelled and auto horns shrieked. “Gimme that nickel,” said No. 517. He took It, handed the commuter another, swung off the car, passengers applauded and traffic moved on. GIANT REDWOODS TO BE PRESERVED New Shoots Will Replace Stock Taken in Logging, Portland, Ore.—Next year, it is es timated, the area stocked with young trees each year in the West Coast red wood belt will equal the urea logged over annually. Timber men say that tills means there will be perpetual commercial forests in this country. The picture is at once esthetic and practical. It answers the sentiment for preservation of the "great woods” aiid at the same time protects the lumber supply. Al ready ene of the largest lumber com panies in the Pacific Northwest is cut ting timber from land that was re stocked 40 years ago. In the redwood region, from southern Oregon to lower central California, private companies are setting out an nually more than three million trees. For each mature redwood cut ten baby trees are planted. In from 40 to 60 years they will be ready for harvest. Long-range culture has been ex tended to other forest trees. Fir, spruce and cedar forests are being re placed in a far-sighted policy that looks to the time when virgin growth will be exhausted. Vast areas denuded by logging operations have been made to yield new crops of sturdy trees. Many of the large companies, whose timber holdings cover small-sized em pires, have undertaken systematic re forestation of cut-over areas. They say that long before their original stand of timber is exhausted anew forest will be ready. One paper com pany, to perpetuate its supply of pulp wood, has established a nursery, from which 1,500,000 young trees will be transplanted this year. New Digestant Found in Sap of the Papaya Miami, Fla. —Dr. J. Peterson, well known Miami horticulturist, who has been experimenting with tropical plants for the last 15 years, con temporary with other scientists of tropical research, has just disclosed a vast store of knowledge on the papaya as a remedy for stomach troubles. Through experimentation it has been found that papain, the white milky sap of the papaya, has the same effect upon the stomach as does pepsin, but with greater efficiency and quicker results. Tests have revealed that a drop of dry papain will dis solve a square inch piece of steak in two minutes. The discovery of papaya was synon ymous with the discovery of Central America, its native soil, hundreds of years ago. Coast pirates used it for food, but upon the annihilation of the pirates the papaya was forgotten. Forty years ago it was rediscovered and during the last few years has made great strides in the health food markets. Today its demand is so great in local sections that little of it has been shipped North. It can be prepared in so many ways that each preparation will have a distinct taste like cherry, peach, apple, plum or rhubarb pie. Likewise it is made in to jellies, candy, salads, fruit cock tails, and preserves. Ice Man Finds Rival in Carbonic “Dry Ice” New York.—The ice man, who has been dealing with the hard cold fact of competition from mechanical sources, has anew rival—“dry ice.” Whereas the electrical manufactur ing business gave the ice man his first battle for a place in the re frigerator, the new source of trouble comes from the carbonic gas field, one pound of that gas being com pressed and reduced to great density to produce a pound of “dry ice” hav ing a temperature of around 114 de grees below zero. Efforts are now being made to re duce “dry ice” production costs and to develop containers requiring small er quantities of (lie refrigerant. Stenographer Studies Relativity of Planets Kansas City, Mo. —Studying astrol ogy with a view to making it compre hensible to the layman is the hobby of a Kansas City stenographer, Miss Virgie Vail. She has devised diagrams based on numbers used in the ancient Aztec cal endar stone, arranging signs of the zodiac in circular and spiral forma tions. After ten years’ study Miss Vail as serts she can apply her code to illus trate some phases of relativity. London Police Find Army Captain Woman London. —One of the most unusual cases of its kind that the London police have ever encountered has come to light through the arrest of a sup posed army captain who proved to be a woman. She is “Capt. Leslie Baker,” who not only posed as a man but was one time leader of the national Fascist! in London and ran a west-end restaurant. She act ed as “male” restaurant recep tion clerk in a west-end hotel when arrested for contempt ot court in connection with bank ruptcy proceedings. Then her sex was discovered. “PIGEON OF VERDUN’j WILL GET MONUIViENI: French Raise Shaft to Birc * Famous in War. Taris.—The world’s most tamo®l pigeon is to have a monument i> I l 3 aris. Known simply as “The Pigeon <, Verdun,” this bird was absent from tfc roll call recently at the congress j the National Federation of Colombo I piffle societies of France, at which 18! I distinguished carrier pigeons were et I hibited in annual reunion. For ten years after the war thin pigeon held the place of lionotj Speeches were made to him. ToastsS were drunk to lffm. He was awarded* the Croix de Guerre; all of whicJ probably meant less to him than M handful of birdseed. He was the last messenger bearJ from Fort Vaux during the siege iJ Verdun. The hundreds, if not tlios I sands of American travelers who tiavi I explored the battered and blasted un 1 derground passages of tiffs moriumeii I of human tenacity, ferocity and futilil ty, will remember the scene. A Prolonged Nightmare. During the months of ceaselesH pounding' by high explosive shells, tIJ upper works of the old fort north o 9 Verdun had been beaten to powder! Beneath, in the narrow passages ml gloomy caverns, the garrison had lell a fugitive existence that was a prtf| longed nightmare. Meager provisions were occasional}! ly sneaked into the fort at night; M more often than not the food eonvojfl were blown up. Commandant K.iynal and his men hung on desperate* while the enemy w-asted thousands M good German heads of families in tbfl struggle to gain a few more yards m battered rock, and another footholjl near Vtrdun. Then one day, to the other agonie I of life in this poisonous stone mol J hill, was added that of suffocatioi i The enemy had battered his way ini I passages at the bottom of the hill an | was pumping gas up into the gallerie j occupied by the garrison. StumbliD 1 in the dark over their choking con I rades, those who reached their mask I in time hastily blocked the tunni, through w r hich the gas was rising j Commandant Raynal scribbled a me| sage and clipped it to the leg of hi last carrier pigeon. Al! other cob munication had long ago been cut. “We are still lidding; hut we a?| withstanding an attack of gas. It i, urgent that we receive reinforcementil This is my last pigeon.” , Gains Immortality. The little gray birds knew nothin of w-hat it was ail about. But tk tenacious homing instinct which ages has directed the flight of hi kind took him through the smoke, t! fire, and the deafening uproar of tl shelling to the citadel and gained hi an immortality in the minds of Frenc men which he undoubtedly never ui derstood. City Councillor Florent-Mater a| nounced at the “pigeon fanciers’” dil ner that since the death of the “PigeiJ of Verdun,” a few months ago, Pari has voted him a monument. The Federation of Pigeon Fancies Clubs is a curious organization strangely out of date in a mechanist 3 civilization. It persists probably onij through the fact that in the operatie of the universal military service lai a number of youths are always di tailed to the carrier pigeon service. ' There they learn to love their feat! ered charges, and when they go bacl into civilian life they stick to earrifl pigeon raising as a hobby. Viau, Lachapelle Bridges in Quebec Bar Toll Montreal. —No tolls will be collects on the new Viau and Lachapejl bridges, is is learned at Quebec Tn intention of the provincial governmei is to makt a grant to the city Montreal to help pay the cost of col struction, and the condition will *' that the bridges shall be free. The question of collecting tolls i the new bridges has been raised Montreal, it is known, and had ace tain measure of support in the aide manic body. This, however, was wi the thought that the city alone won have to bear the cost of building tl bridges. The decision of the goverj ment has helped to clear up the situ tion, and there will be no impedimei to the flow of traffic from the isiat of Montreal to the north country. The traffic which pours over the tro bridges is very heavy, motorists traj eling as far north as Mont Lauril along the fine highway which tl provincial government has built, al which is but one of a network 1 main roads caring for the couutl through the mountains and westwal to Maniwaki, Hull and back I Montreal. Women Eager to Ride Down 600-Foot Shafl Monson. Maine.—Women, says Fra® Cowan, night watchman at the g |(, l slate quarries here, are more ea?S than men to go down to the bottom 1 the GOO-foot shafts. Three shafts descend 575, 675 o|| 700 feet, respectively. They are su® deeper in the earth than the distan® most skyscrapers reach skyward. down at the ultimate depths tunn® extend in many directions. All a l| electrically lighted. The women get their greatest tim j perhaps, by descending on the s3 "j| platform that is used by the oiiu e