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The end of the world has not come as predicted by Wd- Wd lVil- lVil Wdbur lVilbar Wil-bur Wil bur - bur bar GIcnn Glenn Voliva Yollva ( ( upper left ) ) or Robert Rcldt Reidt lowcr ( ( ( lower right ) ) ByVILLIAl1 By \ WILLIAM \VILLIAl\1 VILLIAl 1 \ C . UTLEYW UTLEYITH UTLEY UTLEYSITH ITH news of catastrophes and wars reflectedIn reflected m In the theheadlmes theheadlines theheadlines WITH W SITH headlmes headlines often enough to give the nation nahon the jitters fitters , , ' the 1937 "calamity calamity " howlers " are emerging emergmg fromtheIr fromtheir from fromtheir their hiding llidmg places like hke groundhogs from their burrows with witha a new batch of fearful predictions . Suicidal war , man made deserts desertsplagues , plagues and blights which \ will III sure sure- surely surely surely - ly bring brmg devastation to all farm farmlandsthese farmlandsthese farmlands lands-these lands these - these ha\e ha e hae ha\ ha haw \ e a always been beenamon'g beenamong beenamong amon'g among among ' the favorite topics of ot the theskllled theskilled theskilled skllled skilled and unskilled prophets To- To Today Today To Today - day , , the bombing bombmg raids and the un- un uncertamtles uncertainties un uncertainties - - certainties certamtles of a new institution mstItutIon in hu- hu human human hu human - - man affairs-undeclared affairs undeclared affairs - undeclared war-arc war arc war-are are wararcglvmg wararegiving war - aregiving glvmg giving an added note of ot terror to tothe tothe tothe the old familiar war songsIt songs songsIt It is ms yet too soon to tell teII whethcr whether whethcrthe whetherthe whetherthe the optimists or the pessimists in inthe inthe inthe the war scare controversy are cor cor- correct cor- cor correct correct - - rect , but only the booming boommg of can can- cannon cannon cannon - non and the whine whme of shells could couldout couldout couldout out shout the other calamity howlers howlerswho howlerswho howlerswho who arc are raising ralsmg their voices in m lcc- lcc lccture lec lee lecture - . ture halls hans and before microphonesAccording microphones microphonesAccording According Accordmg to some prognostIc prognostica prognosticators prognosticators a ators tors , the fertility fertlhty of the soil in m the theUmted theUnited theUnited Umted United States is being bemg reduced at atsuch atsuch atsuch such a rapid rate that the country countrywill countrywill countrywill will some day reach the status of ofChma ofChina ofChina Chma China , , and instead mstead of $90 90 $ 90 worth of offood offood offood food being bemg available for every e\-ery e ery \ - per per- person person person - son in m the country . , , thereill there111 there \\ill ill \\111 111 will \ \ \ be beonly beonly beonly only about $15 15 $ worthMost worth worthMost Most widely spread of all the pres pres- present pres- pres present present - - ent day calamity howling howlmg is the ominous om- om ominous om ominous - - inous prediction that the "dust dust "dustbowl "dustbowl "dustbowl dustbowl " bowl " will emerge as an American AmericanSahara AmericanSahara AmericanSahara Sahara v . where here only one fifth fUth of the thepresent thepresent thepresent present population of 127,000,000 127000000 127,000,000could 127,000,000could 127,000,000could 127000000could , , could possibly existFew exist ehlst existFew Few , today , raise false the cry that the theend theend theend end of the world is coming commg , as they theyfrequently theyfrequently theyfrequently frequently used toThe to toThe The Tbe end of the world worldl ! That cry crythat crythat crythat that once struck terror into mto the thehearts thehearts thehearts hearts of men , . and which is still re- re remembered remembered re remembered - - membered when bombs and sheUs shells sheUsgo shellsgo shellsgo go screaming screammg through the air , cans calls cansto callsto callsto to mind mmd the fear stricken days of ofMother ofMother ofMother Mother Shipton ShiptonPhoney Phoney Prophetess . She not only predicted th the end endof endof endof of the world , but foresaw foresatr fOreS 1\1 1 \ the Great GreatFire GreatFire GreatFire Fire of London , . the deaths of kmgs kings kmgsand kingsand kingsand and princes prmces , . the invention mventlon of auto automob automobiles automobiles mob mobiles es and steamships , the Amer American American Amerlean ican Revolution and hundreds Qf of Qfother ofother ofother other world shaking shakmg eventsThe events eventsThe . The only trouble with Mother ShIp ShIpton Shipton Shipton ton was that she never existed , for forI forber forher forher I ber her famous prophecy was later laterproved laterproved . proved only a clever forgery , writ Writ- Written written written - ten and supposedly discovered after afterthe afterthe afterthe the described events had passed passedinto passedinto passedinto into history Nevcrtneless Nevertheless . , for one onebreathless onebreathless onebreathless breathless night mght in m 1879 , nearly every ev- ev every ev every - ery church in m England was Jammed lammed jammedto lammedto to the doors with the faithful who whoconfidently whoconfidently whoconfidently confidently awaited the end of the theworld theworld theworld world , as the non existent prophet prophetess . ess had foretoldWhen foretoldWhen foretold foretoldWhen When William Miller shouted shouted"Doom shouted"Doom shouted"Doom shoutedDoom . "Doom Doom " " in m the autumn of 1843 , . thou thou- thousands thousands - thou.1 .1 1 sands of America's Americas ' ' believers bchevers in the theSecond theSecond . Second Advent trembled , , went wenthome wenthome 1 home , , and prayed-while prayed while prayed - while taking the thelast thelast thelast . last stitches and tucks in the res resurrection resurrection urrection gowns they were to don donthat donthat donthat that night mght At 12 o'clock oclock ' ' they went wentI wentout wentout wentout I out on the hilltops to await the end endof endof endof of the world They waited muted untIl untIlmorning untilmorning untilmorning untilmorningThen morning morningThen Then the Rev Mr Miller ex- ex explained explained ex explained - plained that his ca1culation-de ca1culation de calculation-de calculation calculationderived ca1culationderIved calculation - - denved rIved from an assumption nssumption that the the2300 2 300 Biblical Blbhcnl da dais days s from the time timeBzra timeEzra timeEzra Bzra Ezra went into mto Jerusalem slgmfied signified signified2 2 300 modern years-was years was years - was in 1n error errorbecause , because of the time lost in the thechange thechange thechange change from trom Julian to GregorIan GregorIancalendars Gregoriancalendars Gregoriancalendars calendars He announced that the th < ? next year was the time bme for the Last LastJudgment LastJudgment LastJudgment Judgment , but many years have havepassed havepassed havopassed passed since smce 1844 , and with them themthe , the Millentes MIUcrites Millerites MillentesAnother MilleritesAnother Another Doom Proves Dud . In 1925 Robert Rcldt Reidt of Freeport FreeportLong , . Long Island , made Page One of most mostnewspapers mostnewspapers mostnewspapers newspapers by predicting that the theworld theworld theworld world would end February 26 , , 1926 1926CollisIOn 1926Collision 1926Collision CollisIOn with a comet would demol demol- demolIsh demolish demolish - - ish this planet , . he said Nothmg Nothing Nothmgmore Nothingmore Nothingmore more was hoard heard of Mr Reldt ReIdt untIl until1932 1932 1932then , . \ when \then then tihen he revealed 'revealed * ' " that New NewYork NewYork NewYork York City would be destroyed at Ilo'clock 11 Il 11o'clock 11o'clock 11oclock o'clock oclock ' Sunday night mght , October 9 The Theappomted Theappointed Theappointed appomted appointed time came-and came and came - - and went wentHe . wentHe ent entHe He was last reported running runnmg a tea- tea tearoom tearoom tea tearoom - room roomThe The cry of 'Doom Doom ' " ' " was taken takenup takenup takenup up again agam in 1933 by Arthur B Wdre Worewho , who tried to prove there is some some- something something . - thing thmg in m a name The Britisher flood floed- floed flood- flooded floeded flooded - ed the world with pamphlets , , book book- booklets booklets - . lets and announcements that the theearth theearth theearth earth would cease to exist on June June12 June12Two 12 12Two 12Two Two years later Wilbur Glenn Vo- Vo Vohva Voliva Vo-liva Vo liva - - hva liva , , cult leader of Zion , . , Ilhnols Illinois Illinoistook , , took up the torch of prophecy . . Mr MrVohva MrVoliva MrVoliva Vohva Voliva wasn't wasnt ' ' sure whether the theworld theworld theworld world would end in m 1935 or 1936The 1936 1936The The second group of calamlty- calamlty calamity- calamity calamltyhowlersthose calamityhowlersthose calamity.howlers calamityhowlers . - howlers-those howlers those - those who try to shake the thefaith thefaith thefaith faith of pioneers plOneers with the cry ' * It Itcan't Itcan't Itcan't Itcant can't cant ' be done-have done have done " ' " ' - have pretty gen gen- generally gen- gen generally generally - - erally suffered sufiered the same disappoint dlsappomt- dlsappomt disappoint- dlsappomtment disappointment disappointment - ment that overtook those " , who ho pre pre- predicted pre- pre predicted predicted - - dicted the end of the world worldCalammty4lowlers worldCalamity-Howlers worldCalamity Howlers Calamity-Bowlers Calamity Bowlers Calammty4lowlers - StiU Still Wall 1Vall . Even Columbus Colwnbus , who had to con con- contend contend contend - tend with his share of scoffers , did didnot didnot didnot not envision the day when ShIPS ShIPSWith shipswith shipswith With a net tonnage of 130717,015 130717015 130717,015would 130 130717,015would 130717015would 7i7,015 7i7015 7i7,015would , would cross between the Old World Worldand Worldand Worldand and the New , as they did in m 1936 1936Nor 1936Nor 1936Nor Nor did the Wnght Wright brothers foresee foreseethe foreseethe foreseethe the time when glistening gllstenmg liners hners of ofthe ofthe ofthe the airlanes alrlanes would chalk up a record recordof recordof recordof of 439 439000,000 439000000 000,000 000000 , passenger miles m in mone inone mone one year , as they are doing domg now . There are still many calamIty- calamIty calamItyhowlers calamity-howlers calamity howlers - . howlers who defy history with pre- pre predICtions predictions pre predictions - - dictions of dire happenings happenmgs about to tooccur tooccur tooccur occur . In 1934 , . Professor Gustave Meyer Meyersaid , said that there would be an epi- epi epidemic epi epidemic - demic of scarlet fever of terrible terribleproportions terribleproportions terribleproportions proportions m in the United Umted States Statesnavy Statesnavy Statesnavy navy . Nothing to confirm this can canbe canbe canbe be found in m navy medical records recordshowever , however , and the 103 000 men in m thenavy the thenavy thenavy navy rolls are ample evidence of ofano'lCr ofanoVier ofanofier ano'lCr anolCr anoVier ' prediction that went wrongA wrong wrongA A modern pioneer in m the predic predic- prediction prediction - tion of calamitous events was R P P.Hearne PHearne . . Hearne , , noted British economist economistWrltmg economistWriting economistWriting Wrltmg Writing tor for the London plctorlal pictorial pictorialmagazine pictorialmagazine magazme magazine , . The Sphere , , he said lD in inthe lDthe inthe the issue of October 10 , , 1920"Within 1920 1920"Within "Within Within "Wlthm Wlthm " ten years the power mon mon- monopoly mon- mon monopoly monopoly - - opoly of coal will be broken and it itwill itwill itwill will be broken not by political pohtlcal and andeconomic andeconomic economic methods but by the ar- ar arrival arrival ar arrival - - rival of a n new fuel which will re- re replace replace re replace - - place coal ! ! Long before o.ur our our . coal coalmeasures coalmeasures coalmeasures measures are exhausted eJlausted ea.hausted eahausted . ) . , , coal mm mmn mmmg mmning mming mg ing as we know it today will have haveceased haveceased haveceased ceased , and the coal strike will be- be become become be become - come as obsolete as coal itself " Some calamity howlers arouse the thecountry thecountry thecountry country with forecasts of slow and andhorrible andhorrible andhorrible horrible annihilation anmhllatIon annihilationA anmhllatIonA A moderate warning warnmg , which was wastaken wastaken wastaken taken up and distorted with fear fear- fearsome fearsome fearsome - some results , was issued Is.ued Isued ! . by Dr Jacob G Llpm Lipman m After exhaustive exhaustivestudies exhaustivestudies exhaustivestudies studies with the aid of a corps of 30 30WPA 30WPA 30WPA WPA engineers engmeers and statisticians statisticiansDr , Dr Lipman submitted a report last lastJune lastJune lastJune June , which said , in m partWarns part partWarns Warns of Soil Sod Destruction . . "We We " have about 200 years to go gounless gounless gounless unless we start seriously conservingour conservmgour conservmg conserving our soil solI and renewing renewmg it vhere .vhere where . It Ithas ithas ithas has been destroyed or impoverishedThe ImpovenshedThe Impovenshed impoverished The six most vital elements of the thesoll thesoil thesoil soll soil . , essential for tor our food supply supplyare , are nitrogen mtrogen , phosphorus , potash potashcalcium , calcium , magnesium and sulphur sulphurNearly sulphurNearly sulphurNearly Nearly all oLthem ot of them .them . are being bemg used usedup usedup usedup up at the rate of many million mllhon tons tonsa " a year Granted that the American farm farm- farmer farmer farmer - er has dissipated his hlS resources , that thatIS thatis thatis IS not to say that behind behmd the scenes scenessCience scenesscience scenesscience sCience is not perpetually on guard guardto guardto guardto to offset mankind mankmd s carelessness On Onthe Onthe Onthe the debit side , floods and drouths drouthshave drouthshave drouthshave have magnified magmfied the devastation , but butmeans |