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The Washington times., 1933-12-12

Congress is getting ready to
aim another blow at the forces
of special privilege in an effort
to break their vise-.ike grip on
the throat of Government, Fed
eral, State and local.
This blow will take the form
of legislative proposals at the
coming session to tax all out
standing Federal, State and mu-
nicipal securities which are tax
exempt under existing law.
It is estimated that these Sc
curities, which are now exempt
from all taxation, total approx
mately 40 billions of dollars.
Senator Lonergan of Con-
necticut believes that the in
come from these securities, if
they could be taxed uniformly
under the present Federal rate,
would approximate annually be-
tween $4,000, 900 and $150,000,-
900.
Added Revenue
The addition of this amount
of Federal revenue would en-
able the Federal Government to
transfer some of the tax burden
now borne by earned incomes
to unearned incomes.
Congress would have abol-
ished the exemption from taxa
ton of Federal, State and NUM-
cipal securities some time ago
had Senators and Representa-
tiveS in Congress been able to
convince themselves that this
could be done by legislation and
without amending the Federal
Constitution.
New evidence of the extent to
which the present depression is
making the American people
tax conscious appears in the
rapidly changing sen timent
among the members of both
Houses regarding the power Of
Congress to provide by legisla-
ton for the abolition of tax
exempt securities.
Among the prominent Sena-
tors who admit a change Of
mind on this matter since the
last session is Senator AshurSt
of Arizona, the diligent chair
man of the Committee on the
Judiciary. He no longer thinks
it necessary to amend the Con-
stitution in order to subject tax
exempt securities to taxation.
He now thinks this can be done
by legislation. On this point
he recently declared:
"I have reached the definite
conclusion that the language
of the Sixteenth Amendment
leaves no doubt that Congress
can deal with this matter. This
amendment reads: Congress
shall have the power to lay and
collect taxes on income from
whatever source derived, with
out appOrtiOnment among the
several States, and without re-
gard to any census enumera-
tion.'"
Another able Senator who
favors action by Congressional
legislation to repeal the ex-
The Washington times., 1933-12-12

rest of the country that there
are at least $4,000 people in
New York who aren't drunk or
out shooting other people.
Of course, one or two
DRINKS might be fascinated by
the idea and take taxi up
just to get their minds off
themselves, but, on the whole,
those $4,000 must have been
pretty law-abiding, clean-living
people, with little money in
the bank and nothing worse to
do than go looking at green
roses.
I must remember to bring
the point up the next time
New York is on the pan.
(CopyriEht, 1888. King Features
Syndicate, 1RG.)
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
Congress to Seek End of
Tax-Exempt Securities
By James T. Williams, J.

emption of Federal, State and
municipal securities in Senator
Borah, ranking member of the
Committee on Foreign Rela-
tionS.
AS the senior Senator from
Tennessee, Mr.. Hull, now Sec
rotary of State, was an ardent
advocate of abolishing tax
exempt securities and offered
a resolution to amend the Con-
stitution in order to bring this
about.
When he was Secretary Of
the Treasury, Mr.. Mellon took
the same stand. So did Presi-
dent Coolidge, who sent a mes
sage to Congress on the sub
ject, in which he said:
"The existing system not only
permits a large amount of the
wealth of the Nation to escape
its just burden, but acts as a
continual Stimulant to munich
pal extravaganza. All the
wealth Of the nation ought to
contribute its fair share to the
expenses of the nation"
The late Nicholas Longworth,
Speaker of the House, made a
strong argumeSt to the same
effect, in the course of which
he said:
Discrimination
"A man who earns his in
come, or derives it from in
veStment in any industrial en-
terpriSe, or something that
gives employment to labor, or
produces things which are Of
vital interest to the American
people, has to pay a tax. But
the man who puts his money
into nOn-taxable securities and
whose only work is to deposit
the check in his bank account,
is absolutely free from any tax
alton whatever.
"The worst vice of it all is
that slowly but surely earned
incomes are paying more and
moro of the cost of govern
men and unearned incomes are
day by day getting rid of any
tax whatever. That is utterly
and absolutely vicious. No
other country permits any such
thing to exist. On the con-
trary, most enlightened coun-
tries discriminate in favor Of
earned incomes. Great Britain
does, Japan does, and num-
Der of other countries do"
The signs of the time indicate
that the United States will join
the group of enlightened coun-
tries at the next session of Con-
gress. Then the United States
Court will make the
final decision as to whether Cone
gress has the power to end the
tax-exempt securities racket" or
whether the American People
must await the ratification of an
amendment to the Constitution
for the relief that such a change
will bring them.
Copyright, 1888, The Washington TimeSI
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
Once an Adventure
Now a Habit

Aviation for everybody had bigger boost than
got the other day when the Lndbegh brought their plane
down Natal Brazil spanning the 1880 miles of
between South America and Africa
Longer flights have been made, by
No great of endurance and not much danger in
volved in this lap of the journey.
But when couple of young married people Jump into
their plane and travel casually from the United States
Greenland Ireland England France Portugal the Azores the
Canary and Cape Verde Islands, the Gold Coast and Latin
America with trouble fuss than needed for
extended auto trip you agree that flying has arrived
The days of stunt flights not yet but begins to
look they numbered and would presently be old
fashioned the hcmbng contests of the early automo-
bile
Like motoring aviation used to be adventure
Motoring is merely habit.
Aviation will be.
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
WISE WORDS

Brevity is the soul of wit
Shakespeare.
A happy bridesmaid makes a
happy bride.-Tennyson.
A brother is q friend given
by nature.-J. B. Legouve.
The Washington times., 1933-12-12

trip to see a green HORTICULTURAL
society executive. myself
haven't been up there since the
day conducted a boys club
around and lost five of them in
the reptile room. Il must go
back and look for them some
day. Their parents still call
up every once in While)
I can understand rose-fanciers
getting excited over such an
announcement, but there can't
be $4,000 rose-fanciers in the
metropolitan district. There
can't be $4,000 roses. But once
the rose-fanciers were accounted
for, who were the other 10000?
What pater familias, on reading
his Sunday paper, would say:
Get your things on everybody!
There's a green rose up at the
museum!" And, even if the IA
Their did say it, how many FAM
lilies would get their things on?
The only way that I can fig
ure it out is that a lot of people
misread the story and thought
that it said green bose" or
green fose" or green NOSE,
and went up just to see what a
green bose or fose was. There
might be some sense to the
thing then, although it still is
an awful long way up to the
Natural History Museum, even
to see a green bose. 1 would be
tempted to wait until a picture
of it had come out in one OF the
tabloids, and then make believe
that I had seen it.
I suppose. however, that 1t is
a good sign if $4,000 people
really did go up there deliber-
ately to see a green rose. A
city which will turn out in full
force to see a horticultural
oddly can't be very wicked.
At any rate. it shows the rest
The Washington times., 1933-12-12

Yes, I know
how it is. I'm
thinking back
80, 40 years,
to a girl who
was like that
a clumsy,
fri 6 h t e ned
country girl,
"one Of the
r o b in S o n
kids" An d
l. m feeling
yet the numb
ness of de-
Spair tn a t
swept ov er
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
LISTEN, WORLD
By Elsie Robinson

they can never be like other
people-that they can never
be understood, never speak a
common language.
Which is, of course, entirely
cock-eyed. For none of us is
different" Even geniuseS
aren't different. Beneath our
surface talents or peculiarities,
we are all-of-a-piece. We are
all frightened, lonely. muddled,
shy, excitable, irritable, homo
saps craving love and fun, ad-
miration and power.
These pleasant, popular peo-
pie, who seem to take life and
each other so easily beneath
the skin are exactly like the
miserable, seIf-conscious folk.
They, too, are wondering what
it's all about. They, too, feel
that no one understands them.
They, too, are haunted by I'M
satisfied dreams, undigested
humiliations.
BUT THEY HAVE LEARN
ED ONE GREAT TRUTH.
THEY HAVE LEARNED NOT
TO TAKE THEMSELVES OR
TIL EIR TROUBLES TOO
SERIOUSLY, BECAUSE THEY
KNOW THAT EVERYONE
ELSE is IN THE SAME BOAT.
And so there is no wall
about such people. You can
go and come in their spirits,
as you would go and come in
a wen-known room. You are
at home with them, for exactly
the same reason that you
would be at home in that room.
You recognize the same old
furniture that you also pos
sesS, the same walls, the fool
ish knick-knacks.
Why are some people popu.
lar? That's why. They, too,
are Self-conscious, but they are
conscious of self in a healthy
way. They know that all Selves
are essentially alike-that there
are no walls between us-that
we all speak the same language.
IF YOU WOULD ACCEPT
THAT FACT
IF YOU WOULD FORGET
YOURSELF FOR A WHILE
AND TAKE A NOE
WITH THE OTHER FELLOW
AND TALK TO HIM AS IF
YOU WERE TALKING TO
YOURSELF
AND TREAT HIM AS YOU'D
LIKE TO BE TREATED
THEN ALL YOUR MISERIES
OF LF-CONSCIOUSNESS
WOULD BE OVER.
TRY IT!
Copyright. 1888 King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
WISE WORDS
Brevity is the soul of wit
Shakespeare.
A happy bridesmaid makes a
happy bride.-Tennyson.
A brother Is a friend piven
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
ARE YOU AFRAID OF
PEOPLE?

Self-conscious? Afraid to
meet strangers? Never know
what to do or SAW
Smyrna times., 1933-07-12
70 REBUILD LAUREL CHURCH
Work To Be Done BY Group Of
Unemployed Young Men

Bishop Philip Cook, Of the Pro
estant Episcopal Diocese of Della
ware, was in Laurel last week to
complete plans for the starting of
work by a group Of unemployed
Young men on the reconstruction
of st. Andrews P. E. Church, near
that town, destroyed by fire last
Spring. Repairs and improve
ments to other lower Delaware
churches will be made by this
corps of unemployed" A super
intendent has been obtained to di-
rect the work, and a cost estimate
on materials and time to assure
success of the reconstruction of
the burned church and the other
Jobs. The money needed to carry
out this project will give employ
ment to a group of some 80 or go
previously unemployed, is not be-
ing received as rapidly as Bishop
Cook had hoped. Some contribu-
tions have been made but many
more are needed.
Smyrna times., 1933-07-12
Tests Sho11 Cod-LiUor Oil
Boosts Summer Egg Yields

THE notion that Biddy needs cod
liver oil only during the winter
months has been more or less upset
by experiments at the Ohio State
University.
Results of tests conducted during
the last three years show that it is
profitable to feed cod-liver oil to lay
ing hens throughout the entire year.
In one OF the most recent tests.
running from July II to November
Z. 125 pullets which were fed cod
liver oil laid 54 dozen more eggs
than a similar flock not fed cod
liver oil but otherwise kept under
the same conditions. Both expert.
mental and control pens were fed
the same basal all-mash ration un.
der similar conditions. and both
were provided with outdoor range.
Feed Costs Investigated
In addition to increasing egg pro-
duction, the feeding of cod-liver oil.
as shown by the Ohio experiments.
improved the health of the birds. in
creased the hatchability of the
eggs, and made possible the more
economical use of feed. Naturally.
the more eggs a hen lays, the less
feed she consumes per dozen.
The effectiveness of cod-liver oil
during the summer months is prob
ably due to the fact that chickens
generally keep in the shade when
the sun is brightest. and it is well
known that SKY shine" is not as ef-
fective as direct sunlight. Further
more. they are completely shut of
from a supply Of vitamin D on
cloudy and rainy days. unless they
receive cod-liver oil in their feed.
Vitamin D AIl-lmportant
The chief value of cod-liver oil for
poultry feeding lies in its vitamin
D content. sThe amount in ordinary
cod-liver oil varies widely and it is
impossible for the poultryman tc
Smyrna times., 1933-07-12
TO PENSION
TEACHERS
Gift of Anonymous Philan-
thropist Announced by Mrs.
Laura Walls, Lincoln
CHECKS DISTRIBUTED

Veteran Delaware school teach
ers left without employment or
means of support after years of
faithful service in the public
schools, have been supplied with
pensions by an anonymous bene-
factor. The first checks were dis
tributed to the needy teachers Sat
urday evening, July 1, at a gather
ing at the home of Mrs. Laura Cal
houn Walls, at Lincoln. When
Governor Buck failed to sign the
teachers pension bill, passed by
the last Legislature, Mrs. Walls
made a survey of the State to find
Just how many former teachers
were in need of support. After OBJ
tanning her list she consulted a
wealthy philanthropist who offered
to donate the money necessary TO
pension the group. Mrs. Walls
said that the benefactor, who will
not permit his name to be used,
has offered to continue to furnish
the necessary funds until the nee
essary legislation is enacted by the
State. It was not announced what
amount was distributed. At the
gathering a program was given
which consisted of an instrumental
s.lo by Ralph Reed, of Milford;
reading, What is Life" Mrs. Ora
Taylor; vocal solo, Just When I
Need Him Most" Mrs. Walls; ad-
dress, "Reminiscence," former Su-
perintendent of Echools Ernest j.
Hardesty. 1t was then that the
surprise of the evening occurred
when Mrs. Walls announced that
friend had taken care of the
teachers pension fund. She then
distributed the checks.
Smyrna times., 1933-07-12
DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
CONTINUED From Page Two)

Fortunately as he came this time
he stumbled and fell PROSTATE him
self. This was Mr.. Goldsborough' S
opportunity, the only one he had
had except to rise on the points Of
an infuriated bulls horns, and
with an agility that would have
done credit to a boy. ne mounted
the fence and viewed his roaring
antagonist from the other side.
Mr.. Goldsborough sought redress
in his trusty gun bu the thing
missed fire, so there is one bull
more alive today that would not
have been but for his gun going
back on him.
SMYRNA IS A GOING TOWN
The editors of the Milford
Chronicle, state Sentinel and Mid
dletown Transcript, have each
been visiting our town and make
in the current issues editorial notes
1attering to our local enterprises.
We have several times in descrip-
tive articles and almost weekly in
local paragraphs set forth the
merits of one or more of these es-
adjustments, but we carry part
of the article of the last named to
show what is thought by an out
side party: Smyrna is not asleep
by a large majority. An hours
sojourn in this pleasant town of
upper Kent will convince you that
her eyes are wide open and that
she is going to surprise some of
her neighbors pretty soon. There
is whir of machinery, a clang Of
hammers, a buzz of saws and a
Shrek of steam whistles that is
music to the ear of a man who
/ loves to see an old town wake up
suddenly and start off at a 2.16
pace. Smyrna slept along quietly
and peacefully for gracious knows
how many years, but at last manu-
factories came and now she is go
/ ing. First, there came phos-
phate mill. 1t was not very big
one but the proprietors were en-
terprising and lively. They made
fertilizers that made good crops
and pleased the farmers and they
spread the merits of their goods
/ throughout the Peninsula in the
newspapers The business of this
firm of John E. Tygert & Co. grew
year by year. Wharves were built,
steamers and barges purchased to
carry the materials and manufac-
tured fertilizers from and to the
factory, and addition after addi-
tion was added to the factory until
it now covers over half an acre of
ground. OF course, the mill con-
tains all the best machinery for
the manufacture of fertilizers,
driven by a powerful engine. Great
care has been taken to protect the
factory from fire by means of
powerful steam pump apart from
the buildings and pipes, to which
a hose can be attached in a mo-
ment, running through every room.
Last winter, the firm, in order to
create a wider interest among
Peninsular farmers in their busi-
ness decided TO form a stock COM
pany to be known as "The PENN
sular Bone Fertilizer Company"
and to sell one-fourth of the cap
ital stock among those who use
fertilizers. Accordingly, the COM
pany was chartered by the Gener-
al Assembly, the capital stock be-
ing placed at $4,000 par value of
shares S25. The stock was soon
taken and the new corporation has
started off under the most promis-
(Continued on Page Six)
Smyrna times., 1933-07-12

days in jail. Stephen Slosky, Of
Chester, Pa, charged with trans
porting apples without their being
properly marked, was fined So and
costs. Harry H. Wertzel, Jr., Of
Reading, Pa, charged with reck-
less driving, was fined $40 and
costs. William Mills Of Smyrna,
charged with indecent exposure,
was committed to Kent County
Jail Wednesday night by Magis-
trate Stevenson Of Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1933-07-12

know exactly the degree of flock
protection in the oil he uses.
New Process Developed
This difficulty has been overcome
with the development of process
for fortifying ordinary cod-liver oil
with vitamin D concentrate. This as.
sures the poultryman a uniform
potency and also makes possible
products containing from four to
eight times more vitamin D than in
standard cod-liver oil.
Fortified cod-liver oil has also
reduced the cost. Actual farm rec.
ords show that it costs less than
three cents a year to feed hen the
new form of concentrate oil. Com.
putations based on the Ohio test
data show that the only cost of the
extra 54 dozen eggs would have
been $500 or 51s cents per dozen
with ordinary oil and s1.05 or 2
cents rcr dozen with highly fortified
oil.
Smyrna times., 1933-07-12
nv DRIVERS ),
KENT
,,.u.bant Arraigned
In Fireworks sale' 'e'S
Continuance
n JAIL

smith, Dover merchant
lOan n..;.ne5 I; ned before Magistrate
= aiI9lT B,IIton, charged with u. un-
d. ,; R.s .s1Iing rHn' fireworks on Sun
\, g.,,nc... .my Smith asked for a
filan'1T, jan ~ ,JuIy II which was
aElng alg a 4pother Dover merchant
pn.sG' nra1 with the same offense en-
afssu nIsa of guilty and paid the
f. "a costs. amounting to S12.
/ s,.s-5 arI savage of Parksley' Va, .
',as5 "a,5 with shoplifting in one OF
aIgsu .. stores was committed to
y. IT, cmInty Jail and held for
". ]. y pnrnett of Philadelphia,
erged with opeIdltHs ,
Fs;Is without a drivers license
|. fined $40 and costs. KooeTt
1 segars, Of Philadelphia
!. ,gsd with permitting another
H. II drive a car without an
r,a-or's p,.4 license, was fined $40
4 costs. Alice "A. Deckman Of
Iil.deInbia. charged with reck-
]. driving was also fined $40 and
II Nelson W. sieber, Of Nor
1 orn PAL. charged with reck-
1 driving, was fined $40 and
a. Freddie A. Tull, of Watts
n Va. charged with operating
In without a drivers license
4 6ned s1O and costs. Merrill
1 Holden. Of Cambridge, Nd.
nrged with operating a car with
4 a license was given 10 days Il
snt County Jail. Glen a. Brew
'eton of N. Y. City, arrested By
fcer Turner, charged with fail
d to stop at a main highway
i fined s1O and costs. Homel
kfecker, Of Kenton, charged witt
rrating an automobile while un
Il the influence Of intoxicants
II fined 500 in default paymen
which he was sentenced to s.
Smyrna times., 1933-07-12
norman villa" is Beauty spot

Norman Villa, farm home of E.
G. Stanford, located at Bishops
Corner, south of Smyrna, is one of
the beauty spots on the State
Highway. Motorists are particu-
larly impressed, when passing,
with the beautiful grounds and
flowers, which one so seldom sees
il connection with farms these
days, especially when we see 50
much Of the depression, and hear
more of it. Such farm owners as
Mr.. Stanford deserve commenda-
ton and encouragement from all
citizens and it is a pleasure to
Recognize h is efforts to assist in
big way towards keeping Della
ware beautiful"
Smyrna times., 1933-07-12

work for the year. Miss Richard
son has been engaged to teach in
the Neither Providence High School
at Wallingford, Pa. She is now
spending her vacation at home
with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. j..
T. Richardson, of Middletown.
Smyrna times., 1933-07-12
MiddIetown Girl Wins Prize

Miss Laura D. Richardson of
Middletown, a graduate Of Temple
University at the commencement
recently, was awarded the Robert
Burns Wallace prize. This award
is for all around excellence in all
Smyrna times., 1933-07-12

GIlllM Why it that every 12-
cylinder and 16-cylin-
'a car IN America has bodies Of steel
!. enforced BY hardwood Why is it
T.. every make Of car selling for over
OOe uses bodies Of exactly the same
], ,spe' why' For the same reason that
''lOlet uses it exclusively. Because
wy test and every experiment have
untely proved: STEEL ALONE IS
foT ENOUGH
All prices f. o. B. Flint M;cbia. G..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-01
q significant development in our po-
litical life.
Anarchy


Action Of a group of men at LIE
Mars, Iowa in taking a judge from
his courtroom, beating and abusing
him and nearly hanging him from a
telephone pole, constitutes blot up
on the citizenship of the entire state.
Governor Herring's action in calling
out the national guard to restore
peace and order and his scathing
comment upon the failure Of local
peace officers to halt the outrage
should be followed by sincere effort
to bring the ring LEADERS of the mob
to justice. Only by so doing can the
good repute Of the Hawkeye state be
maintained.
The Judge who suffered persecution
and torment rather than agree to vio-
late his oath deserves commentator.
Upon his election he made solemn
promise to do his duty in upholding
the law as he found it. That he did
this, even in the face of death, is to
his credit. That is the kind of man
who should sit on the bench in our
courts Of justice. Only from such
men can every citizen be assured of
fair treatment under the law.
Perhaps the most significant re-
mark in the grisly story, however, was
that made by Governor Herring In
expressing doubt that the men in
volved in the attack were really farm
ers. The affair smacks too strongly
Of gangsterism to have been done by
honest tillers of the soil.
If they were farmers, it is doubtful
If they We're representative of the
Woodworking class which has made
this country great. If they are ever
brought to justice the list will not in
clude the men who have contributed
materially to the upbuilding of that
part of Iowa.
These times have bred radical agi-
tators In the country as we'll as in the
cities and the temptation to listen to
such men Is strong. Before enlisting
under such leaders, however, people
do we'll to look into their past records
and their constructive achievements,
If any.
Leadership toward anarchy, such
as that which prevailed in Iowa
Thursday, is not wanted in thus coun.
try.