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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-19
AMERICAN
PROPOSED INCREASE IN IN.
COME TAX

The tendency of wealth to seek fl
nancial Information when income tax
rates are unduly increased has often
been pointed out. But little has been
heard about the effects of high rates
on the income of citizens in the lower
brackets, Persons in moderate cir
cumstances have no escape. What
ever surplus above expenses they
manage to exc out they feel they
must put into investments returning a
higher yield than Treasury loans or
Government bonds. The tax-emption
feature holds no such appeal for linn
tied earnings as for incomes in the
upper brackets with the maximum
tax rates.
The proposed increase of so, per
cent in the current income tax rates
means considerably more than that
to the average citizen. The lowered
exemption and elimination Of the re-
mission of 25 per cent on learned" in
come will result in burdening the
taxes of the poor considerably greater
than so per cent. 1t will make per-
sons liable who heretofore have re-
manned below the allowance for family
and dependents. The taxing Of pit
tance is worse than the futaous pol
icy of soaking the rich" Many per-
sons on modest salaries this year will
pay three or four times the Federal
tax they paid last year.
What will be. the effect of this
nluleting? The answer is that the av-
erage individual will seek to balance
his own budget by reducing personal
expenses to the extent necessary to
meet the Governments demand which
the Individual might properly consid-
er his "fxed charges" - Probably he
will try to save more than the differ
ence. AS result he will hit the man
ufacturer and retailer of commodities
thus expurgated. Recently a CORES
pondent wrote the Inquire: that the
VI iSIIS1 IILlHS ".lNu
followed the increase ir postage rates
also had tendency to tut down the
sales of stationery The same truth
applies in wider field. Contracting
consumer power IS Il had thing for
business.
No such dire results would ensue if
a manufacturers sales tax were en-
acted. The difference of few cents
would be neglible in consumer power.
The citizen does not have to create
a reserve to meet his sales tax; ne
pays it as he goes along without wor-
rying about it. But finding the money
to pay an income tax is a whole-year
task,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-19
STATE LEGISLATURE QUITS
WITHOUT TACKLINC TAXES
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
Court on charges in connection with
the failure of the Central Trust Com
pany of Frederick, of which he was
president, had been decided by the
Court of Appeals.
Seeks To Place County Treasury On
Salary
State Senator Ridgely P. Melvin,
of Anne Arundel county, is prepared
to introduce measures in the General
Assembly which would place the
treasury of that county on a fiat
salary basis of $4,000 annually.
Under the present arrangement,
the treasurer, C. Albert Hodges, re-
ceives approximately $4,000 yearly
for the conduct of the office.
Mr.. Hodges gets, he said, a yearly
salary of $1,000, from which $12O is
deducted as a ten percent contribu-
ton to the expenses of the local
government.
In addition, he said. he receives ap-
proximately $1,000 annually for as
sessment of new property in the
county at the rate of So for each
$1,000 of assessed value.
He also receives, he said, four and
a half percent of all the taxes he COL
lects for the State, which amounts to
about $500 annually. This is paid
by the county, however, he said.
Mr.. Hodges said he pays for the
hire of "two or three clerks" to take
care of the business he has under the
fee system out of the revenues he
gets from it.
81 am responsible for all errors"
he said, "and, after all, it isn't such
a big salary"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-19

the fact that this years budget is
we'll over a billion dollars off balance.
In these circumstances it is disturb
ing to feel that there is apparently
no consensus in Congress as to what
additional taxes, if any, are to be
imposed or as to what economies, if
any, are to be ordered. A drifting
attitude is not new in Congressional
experiences but this particular drift
at this special time threatens to bury
Federal economy so deep that the
Roosevelt administration will have to
dig long and hard before it can IN
cover it once more.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-19
MAKE 1888 A SAFE YEAR

A publication of the National Safe
ty Council carries an excellent New
Year wish: "Three hundred and six
ty-five safe and happy days to you
for 1888"
If that wish could bear fruit, it
would be a magnificent thing for the
country. 1t would save thousands of
lives which would otherwise be need
lessly destroyed-it would keep for
useful purposes the billion or so dol
lars that is wasted annually through
accident-it would make for happier
and better working conditions and
more efficient industries. Nothing is
so destructive to the morale of the
worker as a series of serious acct
dents in his plant.
The safety movement has been max
ing good progress for a long time
There has been a general decrease in
the number and severity of accidents
aside from those caused by automo-
biles.
The careless, reckless and ire
sponsible driver kills about $4,000 peo-
pie a year nowadays.
We can make 1888 the greatest
safety year in our time. We can do
it by giving the little effort, the little
thought, the little care, that is needed
to make our homes, our places of bus
mess and the public highways safer
We can do it by giving consideration
to the rights of the other fellow. As
individuals, we have the power to save
thousands of irreplaceable lives this
year-Let's do it!
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-19
WITHOUT RAILROAD PROS
PERITY-WHAT?

An article in Railway Age or
Railway Purchases-A Vital Force
in Business Recovery" brings out WV
idly the influence of the transport
probelm on the lives of all workers,
all farmers, all producers.
In the five years previous to 1880,
railway purchases averaged over two
billion dollars year. In the past
three years reductions in these pur-
chases have amounted to almost 3d.
OOO,OOO,OOO.
This decline is greater than all the
loans and appropriations made by the
Federal Government for public works
and relief.
1t has brought distress to multi
tude of communities, has affected
every State in the Union and has
thrown hundreds of thousands of
workers, in large number of indus
tries, out of employment.
The iron and steel industries, the
lumber and copper industries, the oil
and coal industries and electric sup
ply business, in the past, have counted
on the railroads for a heavy percen-
tage of their sales.
Restoration Of railway purchasing
power is indispensable to business re-
covery. No one can doubt that stim-
ulated rail activity would be one of
the greatest blows we could strike
against unemployment, against low
general purchasing power, against de-
preston.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-19
AMERICAN
NATIONAL AFFAIRS
By FRANK P. LITSCHERT

1t is generally agreed that the DEM
ocratic victory in the 1882 election
was. due to the belief of a great ma
jority of the voters that change of
administration might mean a change
for the betterment in business. Few
of the voters who helped bring about
the change had any definite idea just
how it was to be brought about. 1t
was their belief, in many cases little
more than a hope, that somehow or in
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-19
buy AMERICAN
ONE OF THE UGLIEST
WORDS

Recently the San Francisco Chron-
icle editorialized on an effort to choose
the "ten ugliest words" The Chroni-
Gle hazards the opinion that among
them might appear "fired!" INC
funds!"
To a good many people the ugliest
word of all, these days, is taxation
1t has destroyed businesses, taken
jobs, eaten savings, disrupted exis-
tence. The committee working on the
ten ugliest words should give it most
careful consideration.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-19

In Marion county, w. Va, bear,
used by Lawrence Gather in the late
election while candidate for clerk of
the Circuit Court, has been seized
under an attachment and will be sold,
or rather offered for sale, in front of
the Court House.
In Charleston, w. Va, chain store
tax bill was introduced in the Legis-
lature, providing license fee of $500
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-19
A FLOUNDERING CONGRESS

Critical comment is being made
throughout the nation because Con-
gress has neither definite program
to meet current needs nor any APP
parent intention of trying to formu-
late such plan during the present
session.
The situation would be ludicrous
rather than pathetic were it not for
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-19
IN DAYS OF OLD
FORTY YEARS AGO


Snow from 30 inches to five feet
deep covered Garrett county. Snow
had fallen every day since late in
December. The mercury showed &c
degrees below zero at Sturgiss' phar-
macy and 81 degrees below at another
point in town two blocks from the
pharmacy.
j. G. Edmondson took charge of the
local telegraph office.
The barn on w. McCulloh Browns
farm near Bayard burned. Live stock,
implements, ETC., were saved from de-
struction. The loss was 5000 with in
surance of $500.
What was supposed to be gold was
discovered on Negro Mountain on a
tract of land belonging to G. w. De-
lawder. The discovery was made by
George Brandt.
About a hundred foreigners were
brought to Oakland by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company to shovel
snow from the tracks, railway build
ings, etc.
There was talk of building rail-
way to Sang Run, work to start in the
spring.
Francis M. McCrobie, in letter to
the editor, stated that he was two
days younger than the would-be-
youngest soldier on record at the War
Department and had a younger army
record of nearly three years, having
enlisted when IA years and 6 months
old.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Attempts were being made to re-
organize the Mountain City Band, the
membership having dwindled on ac-
count of the removal of a number
from town.
Walter Wolf, young son of Fred.
Wolf, fell down stairway at the
Empire Theatre and dislocated his an
kle. 49,.
DR.. E. j. M. Button fell down the
stairway in the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. E. H. Sincell, and sutained
painful injuries.
Apparatus for the high school bas-
ketball team arrived and was being
installed in Browns skating rink.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Creutzburg
issued invitations to a reception to
commemorate the twenty-fifth ami
versary of their wedding.
The weather experienced a sudden
change and with snow fall the earth
was soon covered with a deep slush.
The days preceding had been spring
like.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-19
BUY AMERICAN

In New York, James w. Blake,
writer of "The Sidewalks of New
York." being found destitute and out
of employment, was aided through
the efforts of AL Smith.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-19

some way there would be a new deal
that would help things. The psychol-
ogy was not unlike that of the player
who asks for a new pack when the
cards have been running consistently
against him.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-19
Beyond the County

.-RuY AMERICA
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-19

All Americans, regardless of their
politics hope that a change for the
better is coming. Up to this time,
however, it must be admitted, that
the Democratic leaders have given no
evidence that they have a concrete
plan for lettering conditions through
legislation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-19

BUY AMER
The Washington times., 1933-10-03
Z 2F|NGERPR|NT 7
MEN ACQUIRED
BY COUNTY
Prince Georges Force Gets
Back Pair Who Took
Courses in Baltimore

The Prince Georges comfy
police force now has two COM
petent fingerprinters and photog-
raphers.
Sergt. Ralph Brown and Police
man William Clifton returned yes
terday to regular duty following a
three months course in criminology
at the Baltimore police school.
The officers have been instruct,
ed in fingerprinting and "mug-
ging" criminals and in the course
Of their training participated in
several actual investigations con-
Quoted by the Baltimore Police
Department.
Now the only handicap in solving
important crimes without the aid
Of outside help is the lack of
proper equipment.
The police need a darkroom for
developing of photographs and
are in need of efficient fingerprint
equipment.
With the return of the two
policemen to duty, the squad is
now working in eight-hour shifts.
The Washington times., 1933-10-03
POLICE PUZZLED
IN ARREST

A colored woman was killed by
an automobile on the Alexandria,
Washington road early today, and
now various officials are all
tangled up again in the old ques-
tion of jurisdiction Of that section
of land near the Washington
Hoover Airport.
John Thomas, colored, of Co.
lumbia Pike, operator of the car,
was arrested by park police and
taken to Alexandria for appear
ance before the United States
Commissioner.
The colored woman, whose only
identification is that she is known
as Evalina and is about 35 years
old, was taken to Emergency Hos
pital in the jefferson District
Rescue Squad. She died before
arrival.
The accident, according to re-
ports, occurred when the woman
stepped in front of Thomas ma
chine and was struck before he
could stop it. Thomas attempted
to aid the dying woman and
waited fog police after the rescue
squad took the woman to the
hospital. Police came but none
wanted to arrest him, all claim
ing lack of authority. Finally,
after a conference, the park po-
lice took charge,
The Washington times., 1933-10-03
LA FONTANE IS SUED FOR $4,000 UNPAID LEGAL Fl
Road Petitions
Face Delay in
POHticalFght

Citizens circulating petitions
in Arlington county asking a
referendum on the Byrd road
plan, are in a dilemma.
1t was hoped to complete
the petitions so that the spe-
cial referendum to decide if
the county should turn its
roads over to the Virginia high
way department of mainte-
nance and supervision could be
held with the general election
on November Z.
Now, it appears, no one
wants the election on that date.
Candidates don't, they admit,
for it might endanger their
chance. Backers of the Byrd
plan and those opposed to it
alike, don't want the issue in
partisan politics.
Meanwhile the petitions are
being circulated but it appears
they will not be passed in until
it is too late to call the vote
on November 7.
The Washington times., 1933-10-03
FIRMS
FOR DEEP-SEA
CANAL PLAN
John Philip Hill Leads Group
Asking c. & D. Waterway
Be Deepened, Widened

Representatives of commercial
and shipping interests from Bal
timore, Philadelphia, Wilmington
and New York appeared before
the United States Board of Engi-
neers for Rivers and Harbors
here yesterday with a plea that
the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal be converted into a deep
sea waterway 25 feet deep and
300 feet wide.
G. H. Pouder, executive direc-
tor of the Baltimore Association
of Commerce, told the board
that completion of the proposed
project would result in a savings
to shipping interests of approxi-
mately 100000 a year and bring
the port of Baltimore several
hours closer to- the ocean.
John Philip Hill, former Rep
resentative from Maryland, who
backed the project when he was
in Congress, pointed out the
money for construction of the
project is available, and said the
improvement has been advocated
for almost 100 years.
The Washington times., 1933-10-03
NRA IN COUNT NTY
GIVES 127 JOBS

A total of 127 full-time en-
ployes and IS part-time employees
have been added by employers of
Prince Georges county since the
NRA campaign, H. wins h ip
Wheatley, chairman of the drive,
announced today.
In addition 10 part-time work
ers have been installed to full
time, it was learned. The drive,
which was extended by Mr..
Wheatley, will end tomorrow.
The figures are based on re-
ports received by the drive chair
man from committees in the 13
of the 81 districts in the county
The Washington times., 1933-10-03
TROPHIES
DONATED FOR
OCT.21 SHOW
RedIand Club Will Stage Fete
at the Rock Springs Farm,
Near District

Prominent sportsmen through
out Montgomery county and the
District have donated trophies to
be awarded at the Hunter Show to
be held by the Redland Hunt
Club at the Rock Springs Farms.
Saturday, october 81.
Donors and the events in which
their awards will be given are
Saddle Ponies, trophies given by
R. Harris and Company, George
Sacks and the Montgomery
county commissioners; Jumping
Ponies, trophies donated by the
Montgomery County Sentinel, Ma
tional Electric Supply Company
and Model Farms Dairy; Good
Hands Glass, trophy donated by
Camalier and Buckley; Breeding
Glass, trophy donated by Mr.. and
Mrs. j. B. McSherry.
Nonthoroughbred Hunters, tro-
ply donated by DR.. Benjamin H.
Perry; Thoroughbred Hunters,
trophy donated by Montgomery
county commissioners; Old Guards
Glass, trophy donated by Thomas
T. Mott, master of fox houn of
the Redland Club; Open Hunters,
trophy donated by Stedman Pres
colt, States attorney for Mont
gomery county,, Hack and Hunter,
trophy donated by Whitney Leary;
Corinthian, trophy donated by DR..
and Mrs. Dexter M. Bullard, and
Musical Chair Glass, trophy do
mated by Larmour F. oyster.
The Washington times., 1933-10-03
CITIZENS D. K.
BREWERY

The Kenilworth Citizens Asso-
ciation at its meeting last night
voted its approval of the Kenil-
worth Brewing Company. It is
the first citizens group to ap-
prove such a project in nearby
Maryland.
The proposal to send favor
able delegation to the zoning
hearing before the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission Thursday, how
ever, was defeated.
Robert Cullough, counsel for
the brewers, appeared before the
citizens group and answered
questions about the proposed
plant.
The Washington times., 1933-10-03
Montgomery o. E. S.
To Present Comedy

"The End of the Lane"
&hree-act musical comedy, will be
presented by the Montgomery
Chapter of the Eastern Star,
Thursday and Friday, in the
Rockville High School auditorium.
More than 125 local persons
will comprise the cast which is
being directed by Evelyn Speas
and Mamie Murray. Leading roles
will be played by A. P. Thomp-
son, E. U. Stearn, C. L. Howard,
Russell Gray. Joseph Fisher,
Frances DeLashmutt. Mrs. Ella
P. Cashell, Ella Wilson, Ellinor
Minor, Virginia Barnsley and
Helen Bennett.
The Washington times., 1933-10-03
To HOLD
FIRE WEEK

Seeking elimination of fires
through education. Fire Preven-
ton Week will be observed
throughout Maryland from Octo-
ber 9 until October IA.
The dates were set so as to
correspond with that of the Chi
cago fire, October 9, 1871, Eu-
gene Raney, of Kensington, pres
ident of the Maryland Volunteer
Firemen's Association. explained.
Raney pointed out that the
average yearly cost of fires
throughout the country is $4,000
lives and $500,0O0.000 in prop
erty.
During Fire Prevention Week
all persons are urged to look for
fire hazards in their homes.
The Washington times., 1933-10-03
D. {. ATTORNEY
ONE Of THREE
CLAIMANTS
Civil Case Grows Out of Tax
TangIe Wherein Gambler
Paid $206, 900 to U. S.

A suit for $4,000 against
Jimmy La Fontaine, well-known
local gambler, brought by three
lawyers who claim the money is
due them as part payment for
representing the gambler in an
income tax evasion case in 1881,
Is the feature of the civil trials
in the October term of the
Prince Georges county circuit
court, which begins today.
About 1874 civil cases have
been docketed for the session,
but only about so are marked
for trial. There will also be
considered 80 appeals in civil
cases, and 1870 criminal appeals.
Remains Unpaid
In the La Fontaine case, the
lawyers are suing for $4,000,
which, they assert, should have
been paid to them by the gam
bier in three instalments last
year.
The money represents a bal
Ance owed to them on COM
promise of their demand for
$4,000 for defending La Fon-
taine in a Government suit
charging the gambler with in
come tax evasion, according to
their brief.
A sum of $500 has already
been paid to the attorneys by
La Fontaine, it was said, in an
effect to reach a settlement on
the case. The lawyers are Will
liam Curran and Morton P.
Fisher, of Baltimore, and E. Bar
rett Prettyman, of Chevy Chase.
The latter is now counsel for
the Internal Revenue Bureau.
Paid Out $2O6,OOO
It was in 1881 that La Fon-
taine was tried in Baltimore for
income tax evasion, after an in
vestigation by Federal agents.
He paid $206,00O to cover tax
shortages in an effort to fore
stall the trial, but was given a
sentence of nine months. After
serving Sc days, La Fontaine
was released in order to receive
medical care in hospital.
In a plea answering the suit
against La Fontaine shortly
after it was filed last February,
attorneys j. Wilson Ryan, of
Hyattsville, and Charles Ford, of
Washington, denied that any
promise has been made to pay
the three lawyers $4,000. A jury
trial for the case was asked
yesterday, and court attaches
said it would be tried in about
three weeks.
The Washington times., 1933-10-03
PIT. A. Committee
Heads Are Named

Mrs. o. M. Johnson, president
Of the Takoma Park Parent
Teacher Association. today an
nounced committee heads for the
current year.
They are: Mrs. R. c. Potts, pro-
gram; Mrs. w. H. Walker, mem
berShip; Mrs. A. D. Stedman,
publicity; Mrs. A. B. Brodell, hos
pitality; Mrs. E. G. Vannoy, ways
and means; Mrs. E. j. Hurdle,
cafeteria: Mrs. D. F.. Fisher, well
fare, and Mrs. V. F. Auld, play
grounds.
The Washington times., 1933-10-03
County Beer Board
Hears License FiQht

Montgomery county'S beer
board met in Rockville yesterday
to hear complaints against issuing
an ION sale" beer license to
Charles U. Small, Of Gathers
burg.
Residents Of the section have
raised strong objection to the
opening of any beer establish
ments and up to the present time
have been successful in keeping
them out of the town. The judges
comprising the board. Frank P.
Bratten, L. Franklin Purnell and
w. Clinton McSherry, reserved
decision.
The Washington times., 1933-10-03
Grange to Exhibit
Products of Farms

Members Of the Liberty Grove
Grange will hold an exhibit of
farm products in their hall at
Burtonsville, Md, in November.
The Rev. M. E. Lederer will serve
as chairman.
The grange, at present, is con-
Sidering formation of a All Club,
and urges all young people of the
community to express their ideas
on the club.
The Washington times., 1933-10-03
Speeding Drive Nets
S1OO in FOrfeitureS

More than ten spe ders for
feited $1O0 in Laurel Police Court
yesterday when they failed to ap-
pear for traffic violations.
Maryland State Police have
have been conducting a speed
drive on the Washington Boule-
ward and with the advent of
horse racing at Laurel today an
additional detail of eight police
men will be assigned to the high
Way.
The Washington times., 1933-10-03
Police Block Road,
Get Car, Men, Rum

Using an automobile, Prince
Georges County Policemen Will.
liam Gray and r. A. Naylor
blockeI the road and arrested
Wade Hurley, 25, of Alexandria,
yesterda. after five-mile chase
on the Livingston Road. They
found go gallons of white whisky
in the car.
Charged with transportation
and possession and reckless driv.
ing, Hurley will be tried in police
court Friday.
The Washington times., 1933-10-03
LICENSED TO WE'D

Marriage licenses were issued
in Rockville yesterday to Will
liam Stanley Cockrille, %, and
Leona D. Allison, 81. both Of
Va: Julian H. Shi-
nault, 81, and Elba Lee Arm
strong. 10, both of Richmond,
Va, and Melvin Eugene Bell, 18,
Mclean, Va, and Bessie Gladys
Coleman, 18, Herndon, Va.
The Washington times., 1933-10-03

With tender care, during the
entire summer, 100 little boys and
girls daily tended their little
gardens.
From the day school closed
last June until the present time,
these youngsters watered their
gardens every day. sometimes more
than once a day, and watched
the flowers and tomatoes and
cabbages grow from little ones to
big ones.
Now II of those little boys and
girls have something to show for
their labor besides their gardens.
They have prizes.
The children were organized last
June by the Wheatley School
Parent-Teacher Association, which
appointed a home garden COM
mittee to cooperate with the
children.
1t was difficult for these women