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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-10-04

AS the CaDleS are given III the leC-
ter which has been sent to many edi-
tors, the alcohol is entered as equiv
alent to butter fats in food value"
In a personal communication the au
thor of the letters writes me that it
happened he was student under
Professor Atwater of the Chemistry
Department of Wesleyan University
in l900-l90l, while the famous ex-
periments with the calorimeter were
being conducted. so he purports to
have first-hand information as to
the nature and findings of those ex-
periments.
Notwithstanding that, a gram of
fat on combustion or oxidation in the
body yields 94 calories, whereas a
gram of alcohol yields only ~ cal
cries.
Even If all the alcohol in a pint
of beer could be oxidized and utilized
as a food or a fuel, a source of en-
ergy or heat in the body, 1t would
yield scarcely 100 calories, whereas
all the fat in pint of milk, which
is readily oxidized and utilized by
the body, yields more than 1870 cal
cries.
The sugar or carbohydrate content
OF milk and beer may be regarded as
practically the same, but the protein
content of beer is negligible while
the protein of milk is one of the
most substantial and complete build
ing materials in the human dietary.
Ordinary run of the market milk
at cents quart Gas it has recently
cost or at Is cents a quart Gas the
finest grade, Certified milk. and in
some communities goats milk COSTS
is far cheaper and better food than
the best beer ever brewed, even If
the beer could be had for the same
price as milk.
The truth is that the human me-
tabolism can oxidize and utilize as
food or fuel or a tissue sparer or a
source of heat or energy, only a
limited quantity of alcohol. Expert
ments under scientific control indi-
cate that the maximum an adult can
utilize is something less than 4 c. c.
small teaspoonfuD of alcohol in an
hour. If more than that maximum
is taken, the excess is excreted un-
burned, mainly through the lungs
and it is readily detected on the sub
ject's breath. Indeed, when the odol
Of alcohol is on the breath it is proof
that more has been taken than the
body can utilize. Such excess may
not be regarded as intoxication BY
the laity or by the law. but scien.
tifically we must so regard It, since
alcohol is a narcotic depressant ir
its action on the body.
still deride the inttmation tina,
beer compares favorably with mill
IN food value, and I need not brant
this bald assertion that alcohol i.
equivalent to butterfat In food value
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Editorial Comment

Editorials printed below show the
trend OF thought by other editors.
They are published without regard
to whether they agree or disagree
with The Tribune's policies.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-10-04
FIRST IN "WEST"

FIRST IN "WEST
The first vessel ever built on the
waters Of the west was the brig Dean
She was launched at the present site
of Allegheny City, near Pittsburgh, IN
1906.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-10-04
YANKS SCORE GAINS

On Oct. 4. 1918. American troops
resumed their offensive west OF the
Meuse, advancing their lines from
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-10-04
NUTRITIvE VALUE OF MILK AND
REER

In this column recently the con-
ductor derided the claim that beer
Is equivalent to milk In food value.
Since I ridiculed the absurd claim
there have eben appearing in many
newspapers letters to the editor,
signed in each case by the same
name, in which tables of analyses of
beer and milk are given, the analyses
being credited to DR.. Robert VAIL of
Chicago, as made in 1915. ~ view
of the fact that my name is used as
the occasion for the letter to the
paper, it may be we'll to state the
essential scientific facts. lest any un-
initiated reader be misled.
First, the comparative analyses as
credited to VAIL seem fair enough.
Milk Beer
Carbohydrate Sugar :. 1850 so
Protein (nitrogenous
materiaD .......... $3.50 0.5 60
Mineral matter ...... O.70To O.20eo
Alcohol ............... $3.50
Fat INSTRUMENTATION. 4.O5T
Water ...............87 $780, 900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29
SALE-HOUSES.
FOR COLORED.

40 Z4th STREET n f.
Overlooking the Anacostia Park develop
ment; in a community OF new homes. Mod
in basement For sale at $6,275; $500 cash,
$50 monthly.
CHAS. D. SAGER
National 0036. 924 l4th St NV
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RENT-SUBURBAN.

4-RoOM BUNGALOW, MODERN IMPROVE
ments, Brentwood. Md; reference required
Address Box 202-C, Star ONCE,
BRANCHvILLE. CLOSE TO BALTIC BOULE-
yard; bung: 8 rooms, all improvements,
O. p BICKFORD. Owner.
Phone BerMyn 46; evenings. Berwyn 24-R.
RENTALS.
rooms. bath at $50; 8 rooms. bath, frame
and stucco, at $50; brick colonial, 6 rooms
and bath, at SIS; 10 rooms and 2 baths,
suitable for two families, at SIPS; 8 rooms,
2 baths. beautifully handicapped grounds. a
show place. at $3.50. Others from s45 and
up. Get our list Of nearby Virginia prop
critics for sale or rent AURORA HILLS
1895.
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SALE OR EXCHANGE.

Fer SAIL. OR EXCHANGE .Pittsburgh, Pa,
home, best location worth $4,000, for one
$500 for $1,000: take house worth up to
$500. Address OWNER. 1877 W. Balph ave.
Bellevue Station. PITTSBURGH, Pa.
BEAUTIFUL MIAMI SUBURBAN HOME.
with acreage; also valuable ocean frontage.
Want home or property here. 1897 18th NV.
sI;ooo.a$loo CASH. BAL; LIKE RENT; l-RM.
s ot 81 sra asA Me- Me- 4soo nf Em e
LOG CABIN COTTAGE : ROOMS AND
ToMAs GLA + mi Adams as0R 45ss C.
NEARBY VA.-Il2 ACRES, ORCHARD, GAR
den; cars, bus; on pike large rooms, a mi.
Address Box TIC, Star Office 20.
hom Will eIdseat N N5nTe, seaoD
property; -, No agents. Cali ETA E. A BENNETT.
upper, l4th St; one block from 10th. de-
taehed corner brick home, suitable for en-
yAM1N KA1L Natl 1855. MI rnN
LOVELY EDGEMoOR ESTATE-WILL SELL
100000 feet of beautifuily landscaped
ground; house contains 9 rooms. baths
2 Ms $685. sssase' stable ETC. To inspect call
GEORGETOWN - CHARMING HOME, II
r3sSaS baths extra haSaoTy ami fur
paintinss oIs nrn Wth nandsome antages
box and other shrubbery: sell furnished or
unfurnished or trade property for desirable
property nearby Virginia preferably Alex
andria) or Maryland; low price; offers in
vited. Phone West 1927.
OWNER WILL SELL OR EXCHANGE FOR
smaller house beautiful 10-room home Ex-
cellent condition, Income 500 monthly from
rooms. Vicinity 18th and Columbia I'd.
SO. $50 Address Box 223-C, Star Office
FOR SALE BY OWNER AT SACRIFICE
price or trade for water front or small D. c.
property. 4-bed-room. 2-bath home in one
of Washingtons most beautiful NV sub
urbs. House is of stone construction. sit
uated on large well shrubbed lot side drive;
2-car garage; many extras. Easy terms.
Call OWNER. Wis. 1853.
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324 D ST. NE.

,324 d ST. NE.
offered to close an estate. A modern
Tapestry brick dwelling. Just refrigerated and
but in house condition. Contains six
large rooms and bath, hot-water heat, cleo
trio lights, double rear porches. An ideal
home conveniently situated. that can be
sold on very reasonable terms.
John +. DONOHOE & SONS,
314 Penna; Ave. Sc,
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NEW HOMES

goth AND BUNKER HILL RID. NE.
INSPECT NO. 4l08 goth ST. NE.
These homes are the last word in up-to-
date improvements; rooms, bath, sun par
Tor large porches, linoleum on kitchen, Gen.
eral Electric REFRIGERATOR. Detached homes
on large lots, with without garage. They
are the best values on the market. You will
think so if you will drive out this evening
or Sunday and look them over
ONLY $3.50.
II. r. HOWENSTEIN CO..
1915 H st. NV. District Os08.
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SALE-ACERACF

I6 ACRES. HIGH ELEv. WASHINGTON
Monument visible acres forest stream.
pine grove. Elev. near school bus and
trolley Terms: Address Box sc, Star once.
las ACRES. IS CLEAR; SOME FRUIT;
hard road: within 2o-mile zone: price, s2s
per acre; terms. JOHN MCKINNEY. Merri-
FOR SALE TO S ACRES OR MORE,
River I'd. Address Boz 26l-C Star once
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EXCHANGE.

EXCHANGE.
NEARBY VA. CARS. BUS ON LEE HIGH
way. rooms ami. for 5-room bungalow
ami. Address Box 253-C. Star Office
WANTED ACREAGE IN EXCHANGE FOR
modern rented houses; brokers attention.
FULTON R.. GORDON, 1927 Eye ST. NV
Dis. 1921. Even. Clev. 4733
MATCH UP MOST ANY TRADE DEAL. IN
D. c. and nearby real estate; must be clear
or one trust. Ad. 6506, Clev. 6l60.
WILL EXCHANGE WELL RENTED CLEAR
property for clear building lots, northwest
section. Address Box CSC. Star once
DESIRABLE GROOM HOUSE. BREAKFAST
and sleeping Iporches for smaller house in
city or suburbs. 3lo4 18th st. NV. Phone
Adams 0054.
EXCHANGE FOR D. c. HOUSE OR QUICK
sale. Modern 3-fioor and full basement
tractive living room with fireplace, sun
parlor, sleeping porch, dining ROOM pantry.
large kitchen. with electric refrigerator;
large laundry, screened-in front porch, oil
burner. with steam heat, and modern hu-
Hidizing system; large two-car garage; at
tractive landscaping front and back, with
fenced-in back yard; situated in the heart
Of the attractive lake residential district:
s. minutes from downtown Minneapolis.
MINI. For information address BOX Alb,
Star ONCE.
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RENT-OFFICE SPACE.

"a 18th STREET NV.
Beautiful Office suite. first floor. front; in
heart Of Washingtons financial district;
reasonable rent
Also other desirable Office rooms in the
same building which are available singly
or IN advantageous combinations.
w. H. WALKER.
No. 1874 18th ST. NV Natl. 1880.
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$500.
$500.

monthly. including all interest and taxes
6 ROOM. semi-detached brick. garage; open
SIS RITTENHOUSE ST. NV
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COTTAGE FOR RENT-THE RIES, 18th ST.
| iust above, Frederick ave. North Beach,
Sl6o Tor the season. Fully furnished; al
conEenences. Open all this week for ia
spection or phone North 4492-J
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COZY BUNGALOW, NORTH BEACH-FOUR
rooms, furnished throUgholt, electricity;
excellent condition; $500; .crmS ADDRESS
Box 480-B. Star ONCE
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FOR RENT. CAPE HENRY-WATER FRONT.
iurnlshed Groom cottage; quiet surround
lngs with all conVenlences and seashore ia
c!lltieS. L A. JETT, Citizens Bk. Bldg,
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OWNER AUTHORIZES
DETACHED ALL-BRICk.
SQ25O

Ny,-DO.
1QO4-1oOS NARNUM ST. NE.
Your careful inspection and consideration
ere invited to the newest homes in La Sale
Park, now under construction. We offer
these homes as the outstanding values avail
able today. All-brick. heavy slate roof;
a kitchen equipped with built-in cabinets
and electric refrigerator which any woman
would be proud to possess. Located in a
subdivision of strictly detached homes and
built and owned by the one organization,
we are able to offer these homes at price
watch cannot be approached even by the
builders of ordinary row houses.
or Rhode Island ave to 18th St. and north
to Varnum St, or take bus direct to property.
SULLIVAN BROTHERS,
BIS 18th St. Met 1923.
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3lis ACRES. GROOM HOUSE, ELEC. AVAIL
able. near Falls Oh. SO $50 acres, modern
rooms, electric. 1920, sl0O cash. bal. sos
month. Phone Falls Oh. 329-F-4l. Thos Terry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29

SALE-INvESTMENT PROPERTY.
SACRIFICE FOR QUICK SALE. s400 FOR
$3.50 equity in each bricks Total rent, $50
OWNER. Columbia 2397-M.
GEORGETOWN; FIRST COMMERCIAL
1888, 1910 Seth. Two 3-story frames; offer
wanted. Col. 1878. owner. i
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WANTED-ACREAGE.

WANTED-ACREAGE; MUST BE REASON
able and near 3aved road. within 10 miles
OF WASHINGTON; give details. WAYNE q.
CARAVAN 1888 Blrdensburg I'd.
10 ACRES OF GOOD FARM LAND ON PO-
tomac River or Silver Spring Call Dis
NEARBY MD-FIVE ACRES OR MORE
school. elect, water; high elevation; good
road; must be reasonable. Address BOX
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POTOMAC HEIGHTS, D. c.

20 OMAC 1lElGH y, u. I.
NEW BUNGALOW.
Accessible from two streets; high eleva-
tom delightfully cool; overlooking Potomac
River and hills of Virginia; 5 large rooms,
sun parior. tiled bath. h.-w.h h.. hardwood
floors, open fireplace, numerous floor plugs;
finished attic with closets and radiator;
large high dry cellar. with wash, trays,
toilet heating plant; lot 50xl50; handsomely
HANDICAPPED front and rear; garage in rear;
BUNGALOW screened throughout; attractive
awnings; classy front and rear entrances
near school. churches, cars and stores
terms. Exchange considered. Call owner.
Emerson 94i4.
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SALE OR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
SALE-SURUREAN.

SUBURBAN HOMES AND FARMS. SALE OR
rent. ROBERT E. LCHR. 3ll Cedar St, Ia
koma Park. Georgia O89l
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SUMMER CAMPS.

FOR RENT. 4-ROOM SHACK. NEAR MARI.-
boro; shaded stream, fishing. boating etc
d q. VAN WAGNER. Upper Marlboro, Md
CAMP ON FARM. 60 MILES PROM WAsp.
ington; girls and boys. 3 to 10 yrs: nurse
Emerson 1888 ph.iie
MAST COVE CAMP-SUMMER EXTENSION
OF Chevy Chase Country Day School. Mr.
salt water camps for 80 boys and girls, age
D to 10. Family atmosphere Bracing Maine
climate. Low rate. Phone Wise 2673
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WANTED-SUBURBAN.
RENT-STORES.

RENT-STORES.
STORE, 2 ENTRANCES; SUITABLE SHOE
repair, radio and electrical. florist shop, etc D.;
low rent. Apply 1857 Georgia ave W
CORNER 2lst AND SITS NW.-SECOND-
floor apt. rooms, bath. large plate glass
windows; suitable beauty parlor or certain
lines Of business. Rent. $50. Open
HOWENSTEIN BROS, 7th and SITS NE
lll4 H NW.-LARGE STORE. SIS 90
1885 18TH nw.-Large store..... 40 90
cog AZ s.w-Store and suitable dwell, SO 90
244l Nichols ave. se-Large store 800 IS 90
FLOYD E. DAVIS COMPANY,
l33 l2th 81. NV. National 0353
l726 NORTH CAPITOL ST.
New; suitable for any business; rent re-
ducec; s45. BUSADA, Atlantic 0307
2033 NJ ST NW.-ATTRACTIVE STORE.
Ideal location for a barber shop Rent, $50,
1927 N. Y. ave. nw.-Store. 500
1913 9th st. n.w.-Large store Heat fur
nished.
LINKINs co. 1888 De Sales ST.
+ltr
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S425O-BARGAIN.

large rooms and bath lot soxloo, garage;
| IL blocks R. l. ave. cars. Also 5-r. &
b. home, ami, h.-w.h.; only $4,000. Both
| very easy terms
! 1901 R. I. Ave. NE Dec O3l7, North O553
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z AMORY MADDOX. Atty,
9 18th St, Wash, D C.
Phone National 5657 9Qs
PINE WHIFF BEACH.

WATER FRONT LOT forty
minutes from city; bathing.
boating, fishing; highly restrict
ed community. Price reasonable.
Terms. No brokers. Address
Box 410-D. Star office.
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SALE-BUSINESS PROPERTY.
as 10th ST. N.W.-REAsONABLI
SOS, A. HERBERT g. soma
1Q13 18th ST. NV
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7 GRAB THESE BARGAINS.
! s7,950-Semi- bungalow type, ami; 6 rooms
and bath g bed rooms). open fireplace,
porch, h.-w,h.; freshly painted and deco
| and terms to suit your pocketbook.
sS,s50-English cottage. rooms tiled bath
| spect. Small cash payment, balance like rent.
| AURORA HILLS HC-AES, INC. 200 AIRING
| TON RIDGE, AURORA HILLS, VA. PHONE
| WALNUT 1885, Once open evenings until
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FOR RENT, FOUR-ROOM COTTAGE OUR
nlshedl Colonial Beach, city water. porches,
near front; week or month; reasonable.
Columbia 6i98 Monday after nm
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SUMNER COTTAGES.
COUNTRY HOMES,

s BRADDOCk HGTS., MD.-OUR $4,000
z valleys; 81 miles from D. C. bed rooms
. paths, l5x30 sun porch 2-car garage
steam heated. electric stove, private swim
ming pool; fruit and shruhbery; lot 100000
S.Iooin co6dage IN rear: Sacrifice for quick
SAFE $500. H. G. HELLERMAN, ODD Casa
Iona. SH' N"S~
FOR RENT-WELL FURNISHED 7-ROOM
village home for Summer; no m l.; near
Ink MRS. WESLEY LAMBERT. Renting
1oII, va. ..
GENTLEMANS COUNTRY HOME PoR
rent, 1urnlshed, for Summer. stone house,
bed rooms, fine lawn; attractive neiehhor
mood; price very reasonable Country and
Town properties for sale and rent. PIED
MONT REALTY CO, Upperville. Va.
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IN GARRETT PARK, MAR GEORGE
town Prep.-Modern BUNGALOW; rooms.
tiled bath. screened. sleeping porch, in
terror DECORATIONS. early American; lot,
6Ox2O0. No brokers. Kensington 37l.
5 LARGE RMS, FULL BASEMENT, AMI;
2 sQs. r. l. ave. det h VIII; $500; terms
37l5 3lst St, Mt Rainier 29s
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4S-Acre Farm-Only 5000
Exc land for trucking. Really proper
ties, wells. shacks; sell one. pay for both.
Good gravel I'd. mr.. Richmond highway. 2s
mi. Washington. Your own terms; ROB
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RENT-SHOPS.

LIE DROIT BLDG, 9th AND SITS NV
Large light rooms suitable for any business
Low rent Apply J. B. STEIN. 482 Ind. ave-
WANTtD-SHOPS.
WANTED TO RENT AGAR SHOP IN NV
section Drive in of street. Address Box
1870, Star ONCE.
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NORTH BEACH COTTAGE FOR SALE-NO
8 Oak st.-FurniShed; 50 600. terms. Elec-
trlclty, water, toilet in cottage. North 2622-W
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OFFICES AND STUDIOS.

COOL OFFICE, DESK SPACE WITH DESK
Sc month; mailing address. SO. 10ll Inter
national Building Dist. 5l3l.
GENTLEMAN WANTS DESK SPACE IN
private ONCE will rent small ONCE with
privilege OF installing own telephone; must
be reasonable. Lin. $40 anytime.
Smyrna times., 1932-03-02
FEDERAL GASOLINE TAX
Reasons Why Government Should
Not Impose Tax on Gasoline

For the following reasons, the
Federal Government should not
impose a tax on gasoline:
/. The tax will have to be borne
by the public. Gasoline consump-
tion is already declining. Any
further tax burden will accelerate
this decline which, in time, will be
converted into further unemploy-
ment in the petroleum industry, a
reduction of automobile demand,
and further unemployment in that
industry.
2. The tax burden upon gasoline
is already unfair, exorbitant and
discriminatory. The average gas
oline tax even now imposed thru
out the United States is about
equal to the entire wholesale price
of gasoline itself. Said tax repre-
sents about 81 per cent of the
gross value of crude oil, since the
average price of crude oil at the
well during 1881 was &c per bar
rel and the gasoline tax in 1881
equaled 81 1-2c per barrel.
8. The tax is already so exor-
bitant that it has produced fraudu-
lent tax evasion which, in many
parts of the country, has reached
the proportions of a criminal
racket" which small "bootlegger'
oil companies are taking advant-
age of. Additional gasoline taxa
ton would further serve to aggra-
vate this already serious tax eva.
sion.
The Government in the necessity
of increasing revenue, instead O.
taking an action discriminatory
against any one or few industries
i should impose a tax upon the out
put of all manufacturers in th'
United States. A tax of pc
cent upon such output would yielt
approximately Six Hundred Nil
lion Dollars ($60O,0OO,OOO.00) pc.
annum, and the attention of Con
gress is invited to this species o
taxation.
Smyrna times., 1932-03-02
Lake in Massachusetts,
Has Name of 46 Letters

Webster, Mass.-Lake Chargog-
gagoggmanchauggag ggoggcha ubun a
gungamaugg traces its remarkable
name back to the days when In
dians peopled its shores.
The name of 46 letters, including
IS g's and as. developed from the
facts that the Redskins liked to fish,
and the lake had three divisions
upper, middle, and lower
The fishing was best in the mid
die lake, and two Indian tribes,
living at opposite ends, used to dis
pute over which had the right to
fish there.
Finally they got together and
drew up a treaty providing that
those living at the upper end could
fish in the upper lake, those living
at the lower end could fish in the
lower lake, but neither could fish in
the middle lake-a decision fortu-
nate for the fish.
SO they named the lake after the
terms of that treaty:
Chargoggagogg, You fish on your
side"
Manchauggaggogg, Il fish on my
side"
Chaubunagungamaugg Nobody
fish in the middle"
Smyrna times., 1932-03-02
NEW YORK MARRYING CLERK
SEEMS TO THRIVE ON JOB
FINDS COUPLES GENEROUS IN
FEES HANDED OVER TO HIM
Able to Bank Considerable Sums
in Addition to His Salary
Gets sKick" Out of Job

New York.-The job Of deputy
city clerk, which carries with it the
duty of marrying couples in the
municipal building, was disclosed
as one of the city's most profitable
Jobs when Counsel Samuel Sedbury
showed the Hofstadter legislative
committee. in a public hearing, that
James J. Mccormick has been MAX
ing $4,000 a year out of it IN ad-
dition to his salary of $500.
Almost every couple he marries-
and he marrfes about 300 a week
make him a little gift after the
ceremony, Mccormick said. They
give him from 81 to $40, and rarely
$50. Those gifts and his salary
enabled him to bank S229,OOO be-
tween 1925 and October 10 of this
year.
His own estimate of his gift
income, however, lacked S15O,OOO
of accounting for his total deposits
in that period and Mccormick con-
fessed himself unable to explain
that sum.
The questions Mr.. Seabury asked
the deputy clerk made it clear that
the counsel thought Mccormick had
been getting gifts" of $50 much
oftener than he did the smaller
sums, and that a larger income from
that source would account for the
S15O,OOO. Mccormick denied this
however.
The examination of Deputy Clerl
McCormfck's bank accounts revealed
for the first time what profitable
office the marrying clerk" has.
Mccormick said he has been il
the city employ ten and half year!
and has been Tammany leader il
the Twenty-second Assembly dis
trict for thirty-eight years.
His municipal job has only twt
duties-signing bonds and perform
ing marriages.
The marriage chapel" in tn
municipal building is a room abou
100 by 10 feet, fitted up with tw'
palms furnished by the park de
partment, desk. and couple Q
chairs on a platform.
did you ever ask for none.
swhen marrying a coupler Mr.. Sea
bury asked.
II never have"
"Wasn't there a little drawer i
that desk, and wasn't it your prac
tfce to keep that drawer open an
have a $50 bin in plain sight?"
NO, sirr'
Smyrna times., 1932-03-02
Lighthouse in South
Carolina Leaning Tower

Washington.-The United States
has a rival for the Tower of Pisa.
This encroachment on the famous
Italian tower has been going on
for 60 years, and South Carolin-
ians have hardly mentioned the fact.
The leaning tower in South Caro-
lima is the Cape Romain lighthouse,
built in 1928.
1t was rebuilt in 1853 and again
in 1857. During the Civil war the
lens and lanterns were destroyed
and it was not until 1868 that the
lighthouse was again in operation.
All went well until 1869. when
slight cracks were discovered in the
tower and within a year it was OBJ
served that the tower had begun
to lean.
This leaning necessitates frequent
leveling of the lens and lighting APP
paratus. The lean is sufficient to be
plainly noticeable to mariners pass
ing up and down the coast.
Adding new light to the old light
house has just been accomplished
by the Department of Commerce in
stalling a more powerful light.