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The Washington times., 1932-01-25
Michigan Statehood
Fete Planned Here

The ninety-fifth anniversary of
Michigan's admission to the
union will be observed by the
Michigan State Association here
with a banquet at the Wardman
Park Hotel tomorrow night.
The Washington times., 1932-01-25

range and color Mr. Shilkrets musical background is
impressve-with the Russian Symphony Orchestra the
New York Philharmonic, and organizer and director
of the Victor Salon Orchestra, where his arrange
and recordings of lighter music proved immensely
popular.
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
NURSE
HELD SUICIDE

Helen Augusta Black, 19-year-
old probationary nurse at Emer-
gency Hospital, died at that insti-
tuition late yesterday from the
effects of poison taken in a fit
of dependency.
A certificate of suicide was is
sued by Acting Coroner A. Ma
gruder Macdonald.
Miss Black is survived by her
widowed mother, Mrs. Laura
Black, of 6207 Eighth st. N. W.;
two sisters, Estelle, 21, and Mary,
II; and a brother, Warren 20.
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
LOVE? ONLY HEMAGLOBIN

This phenomenon occurs accord
ing to the season like the rise of
sap and burgeoning of leaves oc-
ours in trees, if experiments con-
Quoted at the Carnegie Institution
Experimental Station for Expert
mental Evolution, at Cold Spring
Harbor, L. l., have been correctly
interpreted.
And it occurs more pronouncedly
among males than among females.
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
ONAT SHILKRET

and his 35-Piece orchestra
For this Chesterfield Program, Mr..
Shilkret has assembled and will person
ally conduct an orchestra of exceptional
The Washington times., 1932-01-25

NEW YORK, Jan. Is QN.S).
When in spring young mans
fancy lightly turns to love it prob
ably is due to nothing but an in
crease in hemaglobin and red
blood cells in his curculatory sys-
tenn.
These substances, bustlin g
through his veins and capillaries,
tone up his system, make him
alert to the attractions of the op-
pOsite sex.
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
JAILED DRUNK
DIES Of HURTS

Charles E. Williams, 38, of
Pottsville, Pa, arrested Friday on
a charge of drunkenness and
held at the First precinct station
for "a hours, died early today in
Gallinger Hospital from a frac-
tured skull, believed to have been
received several days before his
arrest.
Capt. w. E. Holmes, COM
mander of the First precinct, who
ordered the man sent to the hos
pital when he discovered the
mans condition, is investigating
the affair.
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
WindOW Smashed
Bu Clothes Thieves

Twelve suits of mems clothes
valued at $3.50 were stolen by
thieves who smashed in a rear
window in the establishment of
Louis Stein, 129 Fifteenth st.
S. E.. last night, the proprietor
reported to police today.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-23


has been Commission that further relief to the
load counties Baltimore the State should
the bodies licenses
billiard tables fountains bowling saloons and
taurants.
This subject carefully examined by Mr. Miles Of the Commission
would sound theory for the counties and
permitted benefit the
specific
of
occupation licensed would that the local bodies
should
that the and police protection well
other the other the State should
ber Others including where the State maintains special
particular activity behalf of such business
occupation.
The following table shows the amount the counties and Baltimore
which the communities which they
Baltimore City the
though small
the their elimination from the State
would not be Is
doubt considerable
through
the therefore, advisable
ably counties
benefit activities of the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-23
XIII

follows: = 2 Us TEL 7eTT -
ten (1o) cent State tax total pari mutu BETS
Transfer
the State Roads Commission and corresponding relief Baltimore
City,
3. Increase license j
Maryland will be FL e'a
The taking Of county road maintenance
thirty
piled Baltimore
An revision together
closer of the existing franchise
manifest injustice vehicle
additional
road fund to which automatically permit
derived the State from traders billiard table garage
bowling saloon
reduction from two to five cents in the county e and of three
It the ten go cent tax mqtu bets which offers
Maryland the
in the coming years than 1882 fall meets
aid Of the counties and Of Baltimore City to extent Of duc
in Baltimore City the total betting to the 1880
school levy described above will be possible the
regans the ($527868 which
to 1922 that is before the depressiona possibility
be possible addition
reduce the State direct from twenty-five
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-23
REVENUE DERIVED BY THE STATE elsso FROM


Your Commission found current throughout the State of
adoption Of O income general sales tag 81 specific sales
additional
required to take the place of certain existing taxes
As to an income tax general sales tax eains either would
established relations
undesirable that such economic shaup should vsnure
rest the country has heavily from the Of the past three
needed existing burdens ghtened while Of
recovery goes aneao
AS to series of special sales excise taxes certain luxurious at
least escapabe
chewing Commission thought that at information
should gathered making
Of described highly satisfactory Careful studies made
Vault
practicable probable YIELD
commodities that might taxed The results presented
the following tablet
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-23

The concern your Commission has been primarily solution Of The
resting upon real estate in the counties and in Baltimore City To
will make possible for the State materially tighten
local load
obligation
admirable crucial fiscal
sail after all
lies ability public taxing
grievance the Maryland
Of it be imposed the State
retnchment
public spending and kind Even at the
exceeding the
the belief that the obligation the State the counties
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-23
XIV

Your Commission energies the
important tax problem which Maryland
Of heavily urdened real Baltimore
City There other phases the situation
be carefully surveyed and analysed It
work could be continued report General
Assembly 1885 In this
Commission will be for ultimate deposit
with the Legislative Reference Bureau Fs
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-23

In this connection Commission
the existing
the sale Of alcoholic beverages the City
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-23

contingency that convay congress
existing
alcoholic
Intoxicating with uday
limiting Should Vod Act permit
prevailing
national Prohibition such beverages nevertheless legally
regarded the 18th Amendment repealed
caing operate provisions
Maryland license law The possibility might Congressional
should provide alcoholic Of less
Attorney General
study the entire NATTER and that he will
the General Assembly such remedial legislation
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-23

for would be---- 3S54562S
the proposed painless
operation fiscal device which human ingenuity likely to devise
The will be solely successful bets The holder Winning
% 5 o ne sc y s9 Fl TegasD " s ana
out ao Se ppo o g as a % s
n tss racing
future public
@ amy B 5s e n a and s
a sst1 Is % 'gfIssh sas
ss nsn
Nor there in the opinion Of the sion any valid ground Tor
ss @ ene WITH the I The the tax
tracks but solely on the winning bets Indeed would 0
Of bet 1:verted
sa It the noo pay
s ss g5s.s a @ 1 ss15 a Ss s ss risk which
nsg aSs rus tract 59 ee a TERMS seeking " further divert betting
check sss seam ss sw Il s be n %
av ny @ as to the ] to Mh b 70 EXTENT s
@ aG R sa o s WE with s ss to eqa e
bets the licensed We that
a ss 4. w % ss ss Pss a
eeaa tt G ass sA ts appropriate authorities in the
per ssD tax moa Seriously s n affect s @ nsn s @ o
betting q
5ssss @ s.ss sts @ a
direction "'i'nss
In saa @ lssas @
that ct tn sS e bB eisa s
ANTICIPATED gain effective
s rs .snss s s Per 5 tax has ssa sss R H
ton the ten per cent rate to t. i 5 @ s se the light
resulting shall other
Cigarettes
The Commission beg bring attention further State
aR ~RR Will The sa end
Gu @ 5erye e eee glazing inequality This has to do with
Through the panskng studies Of Mr. the there
provided in Section 25s # Article IS the Maryland Code the
ass s IT, ss ] is s aas ssa
s
Ss s % s ss & III ss s s tla 5 s:
duty Of % ing s1 and s pu6 ts The
t. s i s s It ]
We raised this question with the Commissioners Motor Vehicles the
5 f assls s nun i fIs 'as % p
so oad inc ee hs and f as f
sss asissss
II s wound s S install Da aopas s
to the enforcement Of this
Your Commission without the facilities any
@ 81 aH gsSDa vs under our sno %aS but
3 &. os e s s o
to e. ssssss s s G b tax Of B Of
s the OF sn S include at ao Ve sSsn
Nsy s s Ct Of fire eoss eys public s
this type Of freight carrier should be amended eliminate such
or
fixed
able competition franchise
ne comparatively avoid
the
With these provisions the additional
Vehicles
Article Sc the Code eliminating
confident that substantial
The State
automobiles
ryand has not progressed to the position Of surrounding States where
definitely the
service commercial vehicles in comparison with the private
trucks in which effect would be given to capacity and
moderate increase along these lines would give to the State material
position With the fees charged adjacent States
shows the amount Of fees collected from trucks Of different capacity
ount Of fees collected from these various classes Of trucks
10000 We have had compiled statement showing the license
charged commercial adjacent States while
this
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-23

substantially below the fees in these various States In
classes the dn Maryland trucks hundred
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-23
PROBABLY REVENUE FROM AN EXCISE TAX ON THE sA


The Commission has collected relating
taxes by other States and this information available convenient form
in the records of the Commission.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-23

The Commission desire hearty
aid rendered by Dr. Horace Fak Secretary
Wyckof of St. Johns College Mr. W. Of University
Maryland have contributed important Miss
given intelligent stenographic assistance
The total expenditures salary Of the
Executive Secretary to December 1882 have been
Of the $4,000 appropriated r. m VIZ ~ -
XVI
Judge Walsh unable wthan
going and file supplemental report views later
ts. Respectfully submitted, - 7
JACOB H. HoIIANDER, Chairman WILLIAM J. CASEY,
SAMUEL H. DE VAULT. HOPPER S. MILES.
HORACE E. FLAcK, Secretary.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-23

your Commission convinced that outlined above WILL
under the present favorable conditions enable the State relieve
the counties and corresponding degree Baltimore City, the entire
levies effect material reduction the
levies conditions there win be corresponding
probability increased State from the proposed which will
permit reduction of the State direct property is e
valuation Of the State
direct tax yields $27O Adoption Of the tax herein presented
together with reasonable renchent
likelihood possible substantial low
ering of the existing (25) cents State
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-23

studying methods counties might he
nghtened nsensb financial problem
Baltimore problem pressing
which hardly
Baltimore City ITSELF The economic life Maryland entirety that
life Baltimore the condition which
Baltimore every
the State This the time which solution financial
sought either by the counties burdens
Baltimore
struggling to obtain Of existing
substantial relief taxpayers
Baltimore For school the City would additional
$43626 equivalent eleven
there would become available further $74sss4 equivalent
cents in the tax
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-23

and Laurel for the 1882 and
the spring meets of pmlo and Bowie
Pmlico the spring of 1882 approximately 1877
spring 1881 and of Bowie for the spring
spring of 1881 Assuming that
will similar for the fall meets in 1882
compared with 1881 the remaining bets
The total bets 1882 would them ----- 3S,545,6
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-02-12

With the selection of six members
of the Board of Directors of the
Chamber of Commerce tt be made at
the annual meeting from a list of
twelve nominees and also a president,
it is not out of place to call attention
to some of the responsibilities of the
board of directors to the Chamber of
Commerce. In the first place it may
be stated that the responsibility of the
Board of Directors to the Chamber Of
Commerce is identical with the re-
sponsibility of such a governing board
to a bank, company or corporation.
Webster defines a director" as zone
who Directs and as zone of a body
of persons appointed to manage the
affairs of a company or corporation"
The chief responsibility, however,
is M of leadership; and leadership
dispensible if the Chamber of CoHl-
merce is to carry on its work and
reach the. zenith of its ambitions for
success. This leadership is not to be
dictation; or even the furnishing en-
tirely of plans and ideas to be car
ried out under their direction; but
rather the giving and taking of coun-
sci and the coordination of activities.
The foundation of a chamber of
commerce is in its membership; those
persons of a community or section
who are engaged in carrying on bust
ness pursuits and are reaping directly
or indirectly benefits from the excel
lence of the environment, from i'm
proved conditions resultant, and the
progress and development achieved. 1t
is these persons who through their f.
nancial support and personal service,
the latter at least implied, must be
kept in a state of activity and inter
est and it is upon the Board of Di-
r%ectors, eternally prodded and spur
red, if need be-, by the executive off
Ger of the organization, that rest the
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-02-12
Consolidation OF Eastern Railroads Being Studied

responsibility Of holding the attention
and thereby securing and roaming
their support and personal service.
1t must be remembered, however,
that the Board of Directors, howsoever
prominent as leaders or citizens can
not be the Chamber of Commerce and
this applies equally to the executive
officer selected by them to manage the
affairs of the organization. The respon.
sibility of the Board of Directors
must necessarily include loyalty tc
the organization. If there comes a
lapse of loyalty, scarping disposition
to Chuck the Office owing to a dis
agreement as to means or measures; OF
if there arises a "chestiness'' over
putting over an individual idea, the
end is not far off to the director Oh
the entire board. The office of a di-
rector, therefore, would seem to carry
with it a full measure Of responsible.
ity with little if any reward or hop
of reward. Yet there is reward enough
in the consciousness of a duty wei
performed, a duty to the community
and its c%itizenry.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-02-12

Commerce and their women folk and
guests who are not members of the
three civic clubs. With an attendance
of over a hundred from the member
ship of the civic clubs it is anticipat-
ed that two hundred or more citi-
zens of Salisbury will be present at
the dinner meeting which will be held
in the ball room of the Yadkin Hotel
beginning at 7 P. m.
Contingent upon an important
meeting of the United States Cham
Der of Commerce not calling him to
Washington on February 23rd Hon.
Junius P. Fishburn of Roanoke has
accepted the invitation to make the
principal address of the evening. Mr..
Fishburn is vice-president of the Ma
tional Chamber of Commerce and has
held the office of president both of the
Roanoke Chamber of Commerce and
the Virginia State Chamber Of Com
merce. He is a newspaper man by pro-
fession and is president of the World
Times Corporation, publishers of the
two daily papers of Roanoke. He is a
pleasing speaker and will no doubt
have a message of interest to this peo-
pie. Benz. F. Moomaw, secretary of
the Roanoke Chamber of Commerce
will accompany Mr.. Fishburn to Sal
isbury. The latter is a former presi-
dent of the Southern Commercial Sec
r%etaries Association and is a member
of the Board of Directors of the Ma
tional Association of Commercial Or
ganization Secretaries.
In addition to addresses from the
visitors it is proposed to have five
minute talks from prominent business
men of Salisbury who will tell of the
Importance to the community of 4
wide-a-wake functioning Chamber of
Commerce. 1t is not proposed to have
the meeting entirely devoted to bust
ness talks, but musical numbers and
other diversions will be provided.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-02-12

comes from the Virginia corporation
commission That body and Norfolk
trade bodies are opposing division of
the Virginian, n of the great Poca-
hontas regional coal carriers, between
the Norfolk and Western and the
Chesapeake and Ohio.
Out in Indiana and Illinois oppo-
sition to the plan to assign the Chica-
go and Eastern Illinois to the Chesa-
peake and Ohio instead of the Chi
cago and Northwestern and the Chi
cago, Indianapolis and Louisville, also
known as the Monon, to the Baltimore
asd Ohio is being contested. Southern
trade organizations are backing this
fight in an effort to prevent what
they declare would be cutting off of
their direct contacts with Chicago.
The Monon is owned jointly by
the Louisville and Nashville railroad
and Southern railway which use. it as
a bridge line into Chicago. 1t was
assigned under the commission plan to
the Southern Railway system and the
Atlantic Coast Line, which controls
the Louisville and Nashville.
Little of this opposition reached
Chairman Porter during the first
hearing in January due to the tragic
death of Louis E. Jeffries, vice presi-
dent and general counsel of the
Southern. Jefries dropped dead just
after completing cross examination of
Daniel Willard on the subject. Moth
ing further was said during that
hearing.
Trade bodies throughout the south
east have filed opposing petitions to
the Monon plan. Other southern or
carnations oppose the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois scheme.
Just how long the next hearing will
last no n is able to predict. The
commission has made a general inves-
tigation on the hearings. This means
anyone may intervene merely by FL
ing an appearance.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-02-12
WOULD MERGE
4 TRUNK LINES
NOW IN EAST
The Interstate Commerce
Commission Will Reopen
Hearing ON February
IS To Hear Pleas OfMa-
i0r Lines.

Railroad leaders hope that CONSOLE
dalton of eastern railroads into four
strong trunk line systems soon will
be in the final stages.
Already owning or controlling most
of the great class one carriers neces-
sary to make up their systems, the
presidents of the four trunk lines have
only the barrier of the interstate COM
merce commission to hurdle before
they can start final uni1cation.
Their forces are marshaled ready
for the onslaught February IS of OPP
position to the plan. At that time
Chairman Claude R. Porter of the
commission will resume hearings on
the proposal of the carriers that the
commission amend its 1929 consoli-
dalton program to provide four in
stead of five eastern systems.
Through Daniel Willard of the Bal
timore and Ohio; J. ]. Bernet, of the
Chesapeake and Ohio; w. W. After
bury, of the Pennsylvania, and Pat
rick Crowley, of the New York Cen
trail, the railroads have told Porter
and Examiner Irving L. Koch, who
is assisting, that their plan is tn" only
feasible one. Several lesser officials have
testified along with their chiefs that
the commissions fifth system would
not be practicable.
R. S. Marshall, vice president of the
Chesapeake and Ohio, is due to return
to the witness stand February IS. HI
will have to withstand the onslaught
of opposition to the plan from Vir.
ginia, New England and the centra
states. He introduced a great mass Of
exhibits for the carriers as we'll as hi
own line, and it was for a study OF
these by the opposition that hearing:
were adjourned.
Especial opposition comes from five
New England governors and a group
of New England Organizations which
Hudson river bridge lines to the four
trunk lines jointly. They want them
left t New England lines as planned
originally by the commission.
Another source of stiff opposition
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-02-12
Goes 10000 Feet Up
For Weather Report

+ Dallas-Tom Hardin, formerly
general operations manager for Am
erican Always, Inc, now climbs to
around 10000 feet above Dallas daily
in an open cockpit bi-plane to re-
port on the weather up there for the
United States Weather Bureau.
In an hour he now gets the figures
on temperature, humidity and pres
sure it used to take four hours to get
by kites. He has a years contract with
the Government and says he likes the
job much better than his old one.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-02-12
TIMES OPERATES

Raleigh-The Raleigh Times, which
on Monday locked out all union la
Dor in its mechanical division, has been
publishing each afternoon this week
with a force of non-union men. Pub
Usher John A.. Parks states that he is
severing his connection with organ
lied labor.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-02-12

OMMERCE
/OLUMN
By R. E. L. MEL

1t is an appreciated gesture made
by the Civitan, Kiwanis and Rotary
Clubs of Salisbury in foregoing their
regular weekly luncheon meetings
during the week and joining with the
Chamber of Commerce at its annual
meeting on Tuesday night, February
23rd. As a civic club member the
conductor of this column has realiz-
ed che. sacrifice il entails in attendance
records TO omit a regular luncheon
meeting and hold a night session. Yet
the very fundamentals of all such or
CARNATIONS are based upon communi-
ty service and no greater service to
Salisbury at this time ear be render
ed than in fostering the Chamber of
Commerce and in making the annual
meeting of. that body a pronounced
success.
The proposed plan is for the Cham
Der of Commerce to furnish each civ
ic club secretary with tickets for the
banquet equal to the number of men,
bers in each club to be mailed to each
member, the ticket to be used as a
check upon his attendance and to be
without extra cost to him. If the
member brings his wife or sweetheart
or a guest he will procure a ticket at
the nominal cost of Is cents. This
cover charge will also be assessed
against members of the Chamber of
Evening star., 1932-05-01
COL0RED AVIATOR GIVEN
800 DAYS IN OCCOQUAN
c. L. Skinner, Who Planned to Hop
to Liberia, Guilty of Bad
Check Charge.

A colored aviator who has been say
ing for some time that he Is about to
take off on fight to Liberia, yester-
day found that he will be no farther
away than Occoquan for the next year,
when Judge Isaac r. Hit, In Police
Court, sentenced him to $50 days in
jail on bad check charge.
The man, Charles Lucian Skinner,
21l3 Fifth street, who had gained some
recognition In colored aviation circles,
was arrested after he is said to have
given bad check to an art store in
payment for a picture of a colored
orchestra leader, which he had planned
to give to local colored club.
Assistant United States Attorney
Milford Schwartz declared that Skinner
has been arrested more than 80 times
since 1910. the charges including en-
bezzlement, false pretenses, carrying a
concealed weapon and several minor
offenses.