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Lindbergh Baby Killer
Calendar
"It Was Not GREAT BRITAIN
May Cause Hauptmann CONQUERING
A Revolt
Vienna, Dec. 20. More than a dozen deaths have been caused in Rumania by a mere question of calen- dar,
Present prospects are that the government may soon face a most serious revolt in a large part of the country because
of the introduction thei Gregorian calendar, decreed a
of
year ago.
Gothenburg, Jan, 16.
GUNNAR SVEDBERG,
Falun (Sweden) housepainter, says he knows who murdered the Lindbergh baby, has given the American Consul- General in Stockholm a letter which has been sent to the U.S. police. Svedberg's story is that in 1929 he went to America and lived with a Swede he soon suspected of being a gangster.
DISEASES
Death Rate Falls
5 Million
per INFANTS BETTER
CHANCE
A "balance sheet" review of the nation's health was made recently by Sir Kingsley Wood, Minister of Health, of the report of Sir Arthur MacNalty, Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry,
Rumunia, like Russia and other
the Greek- This Swede wore woollen stock-for, 1935. nations, adhering to Orthodox creed, had not necepted the Inge over his shoes when he went calendar reform of Pope Gregor in out at night, and such a foot-print the 10th century, but retained the was found in Lindbergh's garden. old Julian slightly incorrect time- computation, Roman Empire under Julius Caesar,
introduced in
tho
Plan Of House
Two months before the crime In recent years, Greece, Bulgaria Svedberg found in a wardrobe a and Yugoslavia havu emulated drawing which he believes was Soviet Russia in adapting themselves
F2
to the Gregorian Western standard plan of Lindbergh's house.
A week after the kidnapping
tiine which is now eighteen days in (March 1, 1932) Svedberg heard his advance of the old style time-com-compatriot speak to companions pulation.
In Rumania,
who followed suit about their deed. last year, large parts of the popula- tion, especially in the former Rus- slan province of Bessarabia, under the instigation of fanatical monks, have revolted against the reform of the calendar.
CLING TO OLD STYLE
Because they cling to the old style; calendar, these opposition groups are called. "Old Stylists" or simply "stylists".
They have been told by their Jenders that the Bucharest govern- ment committed sacrliege when it struck eighteen days from the calen- dar und. thereby, deprived eighteen saints of ccclesiastic honours, due to them on these days, and that such impious aellon must attract the
Svedberg understood that five men and a woman kidnapped the baby, which was given narcotics and could not be restored to life. The gang- sters then concealed the body after injuring it with a hammer.
Hauptmann was not at the kid- napping; he only helped the gaug in their blackmailing activities. Svedberg says the gangsters sus- peeted him, and that after his life had been
been attempted he was expelled from the country on an anonymous accusation of Communistic gundn in May 1932.
propa-
Svedberg has written before to Mr. Lloyd Fisher, Hauptmann's law-
ver, without result; persists tint his story is true.
some
On the credit side, Sir Kings- ley explained
notable records and successes have been achieved in the past year.
"Among them are:
Infant mortality fell from 59 to 57 per 1,000, the lowest on record. This represented a saving of 925 Intent Ilves compared willi the number for 1934.
There has been a continued de- cline in tuberculosis, scarlet fever, and cerebrospinal fever, and the lowest death-rate on
for record mensles.
The death-rate for all ages from rheumatic fever fell
20 to
per million, compared with 34 per million in 1934.
PROBLEM OF RHEUMATISM Problems still facing the Minister
thase were
o! cancer, rheumatic diseases, and nutrition. The deaths ascribed to cancer were 84,507, or 1,244 more than in 1034, although, progress had been made in diagnosis and treatment, and important ad- vances had been made by radiation methods instead of operative treat-
wrath of heaven upen the country. Glykerie was arrested when he tried ment
Many Monasteries and entire villages, led by their priests, are in full rebellion against the "godless" government.
New priests sent by the govern- ment to replace the old renitent "stylist" vicars meet with open re- elstance and are boycotted by the local population.
to escape in woman's disguise from the scene of action,
"Attention will have to be given," Sir Kingsley said, "to the fact record- It is, however, not believed thated in the Report that modern facil- his arrest will have a calming effect ties for the diagnosis and treatment
of cancer are still available only upon the rebellious peasants.
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On the contrary, should he, as it that proportion of the population is expected, be sentenced to a prison which has ready access to the comTM paratively few hospitals which bre Levin, Glykeric is likely to followers, fully equipped, and that much inore "martyr" in the eyes of his followers, who can hardly be convinced that might be done to put modern methods
now
the
In many instanges, the peasants set the tocsin ringing. and armed with antiquated guns, with pitch-thefr leader is an ordinary impostor. of diagnosis and treatment at the So far, the Rumanian authorities, disposal of a larger section of the forks and scythes fought a real battle against the gendarmies who escorted in face of this religious revolt which population.
have
note that "It is gratifying to Is sprending like wild-fire, the new priests to their posts.
researches connected with causation The latest clash occurred in the proved helpless.
Agents, dispatched by Archbishop have
reached 1 promising village of Piatra-Neamiz, Bessarabia,
into the rebellious dis- stage." where troops had to be summoned to Nicodeem
The tricts to enlighten the superstitious
Minister emphasised succour the gendarmes in quelling a
illiterate peasants, are met with serious character and consequences dangerous riot in which two per-
were killed and more than scorn by the population and must of the Incidence of rheumatic disease,
consider themselves happy, if they which caused 15 per cent. of thirty wounded.
sickness of escape without being beaten up by total disablement and the infuriated audiences.
insured persons. The report em- The Rumanian situation benra an phasised the need of an arthritis unit, In many instances fanatic pea- alarming
University resemblance to religious in or near n
grent sanls tried to storm the prisons to strife in the fourth and fifth cen-medical centre, where cases in the free arrested "stylint" leaders.
turies of our era when, in the Eust early and progressive stages could be Mediterranean countries, literally thoroughly investigated. hundreds of thousands of peoples were killed for the sake of on "",
sons
FANATIC PEASANTS
The "stylists" have their own bishop, a former monk by the name of Glykerie who, together with his female assistant, Maria. Garleanu, a former nun, pretends to be sent by heaven for the preservation of the "pure faith".
By working "miracles"-for in- stance by producing and distributing among the credulous peasants bas- kets of figs which, they claim, an angel of the Almighty had brought to them from "Heavenly Jerusalem" while they were asleep-the bishop and his assistant rapidly increased their influènce,
In the disorders of Piatra-Neumiz,
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Hardly war in the world's his- "So rapid has been the progress of tory was fought more desperately national health in the past," he said, than the fight between the two carly "that we must not expect further Christian factions as to whether the improvements to become generally Third Person of the Holy Trinity manifest with the same dramatic was "homcausios"-equal in subsuddenness of cariler days." stance or "horoolouslos"-similor- The report states that in 1001 520 to God Father.
out of every 1,000 people were under
Similar exasperation is threaten- 25, 149 between 45 and 65, and 47 ing to develop among the illiterate over 65. In 1035 the proportions peasants in East-Rumania who are were 388 under 25, 224 between 45 convinced that the salvation of their and 65, and 81 over 65. The reason souls depend upon the preservation for these changes is that relatively of the ancient calendar,
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Lottery Puts War In The Background
THE WA
is
. Madrid, Jan. 10.
E war has taken a luick place in Madrid to-day.
Instead, the interest of the people centred on the annual lottery, always Spain's biggest attraction.
The first prize, which will be drawn to-day at Valencia, in one of 15,000,000 pesetas, the second, 6,000,-. ,000 pesetas, the third, 3,000,000, ond the fourth 1,000,000 (about £600,000, £240,000,, £120,000 and £40,000 respectively, at par).
Thousands of people who hold tickets are now on the rebel side of the lines.
The robel Government have also drawn their first "Patriotle Lottery," The draw took place at Seville, the Arst prize being shout £4,000,- United Press.
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