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The Washington times., 1931-07-09
Tax Burdens and Economies
In District Government

Though was no the general tax rate Of the
District the last fiscal year So cent increase
m rates yielded District treasury increase
of approximately $4,000 the previous fiscal year
There mounting of water charges against home owners
and tenants that quite burden Increases In water bills
many District people be far in excess OF any 80
per cent their bills in former years
The coming of Congress will devote much time to
Eyng find ways of taxation In the District with
eharp division between those who increased taxes
necessary upon people most able to bear this Durden and
those who favor placing taxes the general masses Of the
people. ...'
The mounting tide sentiment against rising tax burdens
s everywhere manesting ITSELF with high city officials
making all possible efforts to cut down taxes
Anton Cermak the OF Cnlcago, mas orougnt
about economies in that city to the extent OF $OOOO year
by dsssing useless and oafng officials heretofore appointed
office through the influences of political Bosses More
iobs be Topped off, further increasing the savings
In this city we such rioous waste of taxpayers
moneys fiscal affairs have reached the point where
there be economies many directions that additional
lax burdens shall be halted
Because officials able to hold the general tax rate
ut reasonable figure continue to bring commentator
special imposed in other directions
the water taxes and proposed IN an increased
tax gasoline.
There plain gougng of taxpayers most Of them small
home owners struggling to for their homes and becoming
and discouraged with special tax burdens in the
shape of street Improvement assessments water and sewer
assessments, and many other things.
The people of Washington may not yet fully realize
it, but the foremost issue for the future is that Of
economies in the District Government and going
serOdtiOeIy uOith big city projects that require large
Outlays of money for the next feW years.
more equitable distribution of taxation here by
I Congress might be approved but there should be
strong opposition to any and all tax schemes that
tend to increase tax burdens those least able
to pay.
The Washington times., 1931-07-09
CaddieS as Gamblers

Where human beings get their desire for gambling for
students of mans history to heorze but that present
IN the majority of people certain bringing far
harm and sorrow than be reckoned.
Billie Burke the national open golf champion declares
that he put up the hardest possible fight beat Won Elm
cause caddy appealed to him wn the
csddy had 81 bet Burke
These golf cades almost invariably gamblers no mat
Ter what their age They hear the players making bets
money passing at the end of and fall into the gambling
habit with
Those shooting coored cadds down South in Florida
and everywhere ee remarkably loyal the players they
add for If there any betting going they will put up
the last cent they have Good golfers sometimes inspired
by this loyalty Burke says he was.
This nationwide petty gambling between individuals is
thing that stands in the way Of enforcing community laws
against gambling.
The Washington times., 1931-07-09
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson

the African jungle-he who ran
away from SO many trivial
things!
What a Mess!
Noguchi-such mess! Such
a marvel!
You never can tell. The
greatest natures are often like
that. Seemingly unruly as va.
can't lots-tangled with weeds,
thorny with thistles, Uttered
with Junk. And yet. amazingly,
in the midst of all the rubbish.
Life, flowers and fruits, sending
strong roots into the deep, un-
titled soil.
That queer, unconventional
woman who won't join the P.
T. A.. whose house is always
at SKIES and sevens. q. whose
children do the widest things
and yet, somehow, turn out to
be the town geniuSes-She'S
like that. Out of the very un-
u1J oNuAANcbA4CC VI s11CL 11oOuAS
she gave them greatness.
Those careless, happy-go-lucky
town characters who never
amount to anything" yet leave
their impress on a whole gen.
eration-they're like that. Re-
member Lightning? You
never can tell.
Orderly Souls
And the chances are you'll
be even more misled by the
seeming successes. Often the
most respectable people get
that way because they haven't
sufficient imagination, courage
or curiosity to be anything else.
We praise them because their
lives are in order. but actua-
ally they have nothing to put
In order. They live law-abiding
lives but so does a turnip. And
I suspect they rate about as
high in the history of human
progress.
One ounce of that disorderly,
dynamic energy which was
Noguchi is worth a ton Of such
neat nonentity.
You never can tell. If you're
wise, you'll stop trying-and
just sit back and enjoy the
show.
Copyright 1881, K1rE Features
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1931-07-09

Some new difficulties inter
vening in the working out of
the debt moratorium Sunday,
the President made a speedy
journey from Rapidan to Wash
ington in a motor car and al
most missed his midday meal.
But another car was sent speed
ing after him with a light lunch
that would have seemed an
epicurean feast to the men in
the bread lines.
The incident is made much
of, as indicative of the Presi-
dents indifference to personal
comfort in the midst of crisis.
Andrew Jackson would hardly
have been impressed by the evil
dence. In a crisis in his day
he was summoned from a con-
ference at the White House to
another room, and in a few
minutes he was back, deep IN
the conference again.
During his absence a surgeon
had performed an operation
on him removing a bullet that
had been in his body for many
years, causing him much trou-
BILE. There was no press public
ity about the incident. for men
of JackSon's hardihood and
courage were not at all rare
in those glamorous days OF
fighting men-black eyes and
bloody noses.
A Fine Tribute to
StreSemann'S Memory
While the President was
hurrying back to washington.
eating his lunch in his motor
car, a fine tribute was being
The Washington times., 1931-07-09
TIMES TEST

Mark each statement true"
or false"
/. John Carver was the first
governor of the Plymouth
colony.
O. 2. The Battle of Trenton oc-
Cured on Easter Sunday.
3. The soldiers at Valley
Forge were trained by Baron
Won Steuben.
4. The chief American song
Of the Revolution was Amer
ica."
S. The Concord Hymn" was
written by Whittier. -.
6. Lincoln was born II years
after washington died.
7. Monticello was the Vir-
ginia home of Aaron Burr.
8. The American Coloniza-
ton Society had for its pur-
pose the taking back Of slaves
to Africa.
9. william Cullen Bryant
was editor of the New York
Sun.
10. The greatest of American
thinkers of the first half OF
the nineteenth century was
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Do you know:
IL. In what book is the char
acter, Dinah Morris?
IL. What is a coalition of
three men in office called'
13. What was Caesar doing
when he said, The die is
caSt?"
IA. What rock near Rome is
famous as a place of death?
Is. What Greek has given
his name to spiritual comrade-
ship?
ANSWERS on Magazine Page)
The Washington times., 1931-07-09
Good Place to Live In

The Naval officer who governor in Guam for three
years told students of foreign affairs of George Washington
University that there has murder there in thirty
years.
This is the fine island acquired from Spain aside
as naval station because of its strategic position in the
Pacific Ocean to be abandoned naval station We
should keep training station for Chicago and New York
rackeers and the large number Of criminals who believe
murder trade
Any spot in American territory that has been without
murder in thirty should be maintained sample of
what human beings can be- if they try should bring
uas natives here teach to be typical citizens
The Washington times., 1931-07-09
WISE WORDS

Ambition is the spur that
makes man struggle with des-
tiny. It is heavens own incen-
tive to make purpose great and
achievement greater.-Mitchell.
Music is the inarticulate
speech Of the heart, which can
not be compressed into words,
because it is infinite.-Wagner.
Comedy should be mere ccm-
mon life, and not one jot big
ger. Chesterfield.
A great deal of talent is lost
to the world for the want Of
O. little courage.-Smith.
Language was given to us
that we might say pleasant
things to each other.-BoVee.
Every mans life Is a fair tale
written by Gods fingers.
Anderson.
A mindquite vacant Is a mind
distressed. -Cowper,
The Washington times., 1931-07-09
Cropping Toward the Light = By Claude G. Bowers

tiOnS will be more valued"
a place where their qualifica-
It seems strange to us that
Stain had not thought of that
before.
The Best Way to
Discredit an Idea
Just as Stain announces his
new departure, Matthew Woll.
of the National Civic Fedora
ton, announces the members
of the committee which is eX-
pected to organize and carry on
the fight against the Red
Monster of the North" His
plan is to persuade all the cap
italiStic nations to stop trading
with Russia, and so long as
Russia pays well for what she
buys, and sells at bargain
prices this will be a problem
difficult to work out. He also
plans to stop the Communistic
propaganda in this country.
The trouble here is that no
one yet has found a way to
deport an idea. The best way
to discredit an idea is to show
by it's works that another idea
is better. We have the best
idea of all, we think-but we
have not been living up to it.
and this, mae than Russian
propaganda has discredited our
ov n idea. Mr.. Woll's statement
makes no reference to the fact.
The best work his commit
tee can do against "the Red
Monster of the North" as he
calls Russia, is to find a way
to get the six to seven million
jobleSs men back to work; to
rid us Of the sorry spectacle Of
bread lines: to find a way to
a more equitable and just dis
tribution Of the fruits of in
dustry: to devise a plan of un-
employment insurance to lift
the shadow of fear from the
workers; to stop the use of the
instrumentalities of the State
in the creation of a privileged
class: and to convince the
Skeptical that this really is
their government, existing for
their service, and deserving Of
their affection.
The Washington times., 1931-07-09
Age in Baseball Heroes

While Washington people all worked up about their
chances win the American League Pennant and are
to jack Quinn 4Syear-od Brooklyn pitcher beat the
New York Giants last Sunday
Quinn long ago passed that when pitchers were sup
posed to be physically able stay in the big game Most of
them are done for before they reach thiry-five
Quinn is an exceptional example of wepreserved physical
rSrob and active brains He not the physical equal Of
hnndTeds of Young pitchers He cannot pitch often as
onr hnt he can and successfully his brains his
crafty knowledge of the weaknesses OF Oat'eS ana Ene ~
cate tricks of the game. 49,
Were this man engaged in mental work calling for @ Hx
@ tke their phvsca toll from all human beings, but the
STan should become valuable with experiences and
contact with lifes problems
The Washington times., 1931-07-09
Mr.. Hoover as a HOOdOO

That curious superstition number of Washington base
hall fans have that President Hoover hoodoo for the
ngon team Of the American League Whenever he attends
they say the team loses
is beyond that idea could be circulated
by otherwise sensible people, but only goes to show how
deeply grounded superstition may be in people.
The President does not often baseball games here
anywhere else and will probably laugh at the superstition
Clark Griffith and Walter johnson can break the spell BY
getting the President out day and then put their
pitcher. ........ .....-.
The Washington times., 1931-07-09
Stain Takes Step
Toward IndividualiSm

While the So-called "capi'
talistic nations" were engaged
in an effort to prevent an eco
nomic collapse, Stain, in Rus
sia, was dealing drastically with
an economic problem of his own
which may be of as much sig
nificance. He has made some
discoveries in the working out
of his Five-Year Plan. He has
found that the most ardent
theorfst must deal with human
nature; that the idea of an
equal wage for the skilled
laborer and the unskilled does
not make for the best returns
to society. He finds that
This leads to unSkiIled
workers showing no interest in
raising their qualifications, and
skilled workers moving from
factory to factory in search Of
The Washington times., 1931-07-09

paid in Germany to the memory
of DR.. Stresemann. one of the
greatest statesmen that coun-
try has produced since the
war. A memorial building was
being dedicated, and the Ger
man leaders were praising the
man who brought about the
evacuation of the Rhineland
and fought and pleaded for bet
ter terms for his country.
Stresemann literally killed
himself in an effort to prevent
just such a crisis in the affairs
of his country and the world
as that which deprived the
President of his lunch. He saw
what was ahead and yielded
only to necessity. Not since
Won Bulow passed from public
life has Germany produced a
statesman with the capacity to
understand the psychology of
other nations as Stresemann.
The Washington times., 1931-07-09
Our Spelling Contests

Newspapers in various parts Of the country make
On national and local spelling contests city and look
fvoraby upon them encouraging boys and girls to pro-
fcency in spelling.
Regret is expressed that the popular spelling of
other days have fallen into duse although as much
demand for correct spelling today there was.
schools and private educational institutions back in
me good old days always promoted spelling bees as vehicles
for better spelling ...
Washington has champion spoilers and they are not
A boys and girls either Some Of them and
well along in years but full Of the spirit of rivalry spelling
contests.
The Washington times., 1931-07-09
QUEEN MARY, WITH OTHER ORNAMENTS

for the hair with large precious stone in the CENTER sapphire
ruby emerald presumably pearl collar and magnificent
double necklace of pearls.
More important however than the beautiful Jewels is the
excellent taste that Queen Mary shows everything She
modesy and commands those that attend her court to
dress modestly also.
The widest young British fapper becomes respectable
member of society she dressed in accordance with the
Queen rules for drawing room
Middle age dignity when it commands the respect that
makes life worth while.
The British are to congratulated possessing Queen
that sets so good example and knows we'll how TO BE
A QUEEN.
The Washington times., 1931-07-09

England Queen is always interesting women and what
interests interests MEN.
These three pictures of the first lady Europe pleasing
because Queen Mary possesses the characteristics that
most admire in women EARNEsTNEss DIGNITY AND
SELF RESPECT.
won't believe it, but nevertheless, while AMUsE them
selves with the light and frivolous that lack sefrespect their
real liking for that respects herself and demands
respect from others-women, and men especially
Women will study with interest the two upper pictures
showing Queen Mary full face and profile wearing wonder
full diamond head ornament and collar of diamonds
They will be interested in the lower picture showing the
Queen different costume different Jewels and ornament
The Washington times., 1931-07-09
You never can tell.
There was NOguchi

You never can, tell.
There was Noguchi.
Noguchi, the Japanese peas
ant boy who rose to be one of
the worlds greatest scientists
in spite of abject poverty and
deformity so hideous that it
SCARED both spirit and body.
Gustav Eckstein has just writ
ten his biography.
The average biography is apt
to be a., disappointing thing.
It's wonderful-too wonderful.
You may admire the hero but
you could never hope to be like
him. He's too good to be real
like those displays of
perfect fruit one sees in
restaurant windows
A Selfish Cuss
But Nugochi was no display
of perfect fruit. Anything but!
He was irresponsible, disorder
ly, conceited, selfish and a
most persistent CRATER. He
borrowed money from everyone
making glorious, impaSsioned
speeches while he did So-but
he almost never returned a
cent. Then, instead of spend
ing these sums. on noble. ends,
he wasted them, without a
uualm, on loafers, geishaS, and
gambling games. At times he
was. charming and good ma
tured but, more frequently, he
was irritable, inconsiderate,
thoroughly unpleasant. In
short, judged by all the rules
laid down for Worthy Citizens,
Noguchi was a Horrible Ex-
ample and he should have
come to a very bad end. Yet
millions mourned when the
news of his death knelled round
the world!
For what wonders he achieved
with that disorderly character,
in those Uttered laboratories
wonders that freed countless
men from agony and the haunt
ing horror of death. With that
6elicacy, patience, self-sacrifice
and controlled intelligence he
worked for others, he who, in
his own life, disregarded all
these qualities! With what
courage he faced constant risk,
and his final heroic death in
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-11-13
The Guess-Me

am sometimes long and sometimes
short.
am separated into different parts.
think my head is very grand. 1t
has smoke stacks on it, two open win
dows, and inside, q good deal of ma
chinery.
have eyes on both sides Of me in
long rows. but they are different from
most eyes, they do not see. They are
seen through.
/ travel very, very fast.
At night seem to shoot flame from
my chimneys and my eyes have lights
behind them.
I do not go where wish, but am
driven, that is. some one steers me.
carry many. many people inside
of me and children, particularly, like
to ride In me.
have whistle on my head, too,
which I blow every once in a while In
dangerous places.
cannot go unless l am fed plenty
Of coal.
Has he given himself away? If you
can guess who he really is draw a
picture of him on piece Of paper to
keep.
downright -WNU Service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-11-13
LIGHTS OF NEW YORK *A1run r.unDul1

told, to San Diego. This gives Mi
Johnson bit more room in his apart.
ment, as one or two of the gorillas
were his guests. They were not bit
more trouble than couple of lions.
.
Charles Chaplin and Maurice Chev.
alier were at Juan les Pins this sum.
mer. One naturally would expect the
children to go crazy over Chaplin, but
they tell me that Chevalier was their
beau ideal. One day small girl went
in great excitement to her mother.
81 talked with Mr.. Chevalier," she
said.
"Yes?" said her mother. "What did
you talk about?"
"Well," answered the daughter, ''he
said, Look out! am going to dive"
tG. 1891. Bell syndicate,-wNU Service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-11-13

unknown jungle village, or new. riv-
er, mountain, valley or plain, this man
makes little dots or lines on his maps,
and does bit of lettering in spaces
which have been blank since map max
ing commenced. Sometimes he is the
first. aside from the explorers, to know
what lies beyond the mountains. across
the rivers. AS he puts in his dots and
his letters his Imagination must show
him wild woods and hills, great
! stretches of ice, sunbaked veldts, queer
birds and beasts. Vicariously, he is
the greatest adventurer of them all.
He had been working hard, so they
gave him vacation, whole month
to spend as he liked, go where he
wished. The first thing he did was to
head for boat. 1t happened to be
ferryboat. He journeyed to New
Jersey and spent his vacation in
Newark.
There are always discouraged per-
sons in any large city who pick the
lock of the gates of night before the
dark angel is ready to open them. If
they waited one more day most of
them probably wouldn't do it. But
there was peculiar suicide in New
York not long ago concerning which
1 didn't see much in the papers. A
man who had lost considerable money
in the crash, but who still had earning
power and apparently no more imme-
date troubles than the average. laid
a velvet portiere on the floor in the
kitchen of his bachelor apartment, and
laid himself on the portiere. after
shutting the windows and turning on
the gas. But the peculiar thing was
that they found scattered about him.
like fresh green leaves, 1900 new one
dollar bills.
Martin Johnson finally has disposed
of all the gorillas. chimps and native
boys he brought back from Africa.
The native boys went Harlem on him
and he shipped them homec Some Of
the chimps and goriIlas went. am
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-11-13
MyNeigbbor
Says: =

Make the tart shells on the inverted
side of muffin tins. Cut pastry in
rounds and fit closely to muffin tins.
Prick pastry with fork.
Boots and shoes to be kept in good
condition ought often to be cleaned,
whether they are worn or not, care
also being taken that they are not left
in damp place or put too near the
fire to dry. In cleaning take care. to
brush and not scrape the dirt away.
Brooms that have been stood up the
wrong way get crushed. Put a half
filled kettle on the fire, and when the
steam comes strongly from the spout
apply crushed part to it. In a minute.
or two the bristles will rise into their
original position. While steaming, the
hand should be passed briskly over the
surface of the broom to hasten its re-
c0very. This method is effective for
all brOoms and brushes.
(Copyright.l-WNU Service
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-11-13

A fellow l know, who was captain
in the late war, got on a street car
the other day in part of Greater New
York unfamiliar to him, to receive a
warm greeting from the conductor.
Don't you remember me?" said the
latter. II was in your outfit"
After talking to him for moment,
the former officer did remember him.
He was man he had denoted to a
private because he was no good as a
corporal. But he was glad to see him
and glad the man remembered him
kindly He proffered his nickel.
"Oh, no, captain!" exclaimed the
conductor, with royal gesture of gen.
crosby, II couldn't take money from
YOU"
There didn't seem to be any way
gracefully to refuse such striking
courtesy, but the former officer hopes
there was no inspector on the car.
There is middle-aged man of Man
haitian whose business is making maps.
Every time some adventurer finds an
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-11-13
Lost Longhorn Herd
Enriches Texas Man

San Antonio. Texas-Remains of a
lost herd of longhorn cattle. famous
in the history of the Texas range. have
been found by L. D. Bertillion of Min
cola, Texas. and their horns have
made him rich.
In 1912 Jacob Don Lonerr's entire
herd of several thousand longhorns
stampeded in storm near Terlingua
creek. They were never found.
That is. not until Bertillion trailed
a nearby canyon to cave opening and
found great heap of bones and horns.
Bertillion has since sold more than
$4,000 worth of horns, and is now
negotiating for sale to the prince
of Wales.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-11-13
How to train BABY'S
BOW FL S

Babies, bottle-fed or breast fed,
with any tendency to be constipated,
would thrive if they received daily
half a teaspoonful Of this old family
doctors prescription for the bowels.
That is one sure way to train tiny
bowels to healthy regularity. To
avoid the fretfulness, vomiting,
crying, failure to gain, and other ills
OF constipated babies.
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is
good for any baby. For This, you hare
The word Of a famous doctor. Forty
seven years Of practice taught him
just what babies need to keep their
little bowels active, regular; keep
little bodies plump and healthy. For
DR.. Caldwell specialized in the treat
ment of women and little ones. He
attended over $500 births without
loss of one mother or baby.