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Evening star., 1934-12-28
PER CAPITA COST
OF D. c. IS S64.82
Report for Year Ended on
June 30, 1888, Is Made
by Census Bureau.

Washington's per capita expendi-
lures for operation and maintenance
Of its general government depart
ments for the year ending June 80,
1888, were $64.82, against per capita
revenue receipts of S84.06. according
to the annual report of the Census
Bureau of financial statistics of the
city government published today.
The per capita figures for the year
were based on an estimated popula-
ton of 4O00.
Total payments for operation and
maintenance amounted to $32.o2O,5l9.
Practically all departments reported a
reduction in expenses. except the out
standing exception of the department
of charities. where increased costs of
emergency relief forced the cost to a
higher level.
SS,324,445 improvements.
Payments for operation and main
tenance of public service enterprises
-Waterworks, markets and cemeteries
amounted to 81, ,164 626, and outlays
for permanent improvements, includ-
ing public service enterprises, totaled
oO.O-f1fO. llc lOldl
fore for all general departments and
public services. interest and outlays,
was SAL ,509,590, according to the
report
Revenue receipts. on the other hand
amounted to Sal .524,264. which was
S8,339,119 more than the total pay
ments for the year exclusive of those
for permanent Improvements. and
s14.6 .674 more than the total payments,
including all items. This excess of
revenue receipts, the Census Bureau
says, is reflected in the purchase of
investments, now shown in the sum-
mary
Property taxes represented 56.3 per
cent of the tctal revenue for 1898;
54.5 per cent for 1882, and 42.8 per
cent for 1918. The increase in the
amount of property taxes collected was
209l per cent from 1918 to 1888, but
there was a decrease of 5.4 per cent
from 1882 to 1898.
The per capita of property taxes
Evening star., 1934-12-28
SheepIined

Included in this assortment are plain
and printed percales, plain and printed
broadcloth. woven suiting, plain and
printed flannel. plain and printed silk
crepe, rayon taffeta; 36 and 80 inches
wide. Lengths range from l to 4
Evening star., 1934-12-28
collected was s4729 in 1888. S50.20 in
1882, and only $l8l8 in 1918.
S2,O3O,II3 Receipts Excluded.

Receipts collected from public serv-
ice corporations banks and trust COM
panies, totaling S2,030,l13 in 1888,
we're not included in the amounts on
which per capita figures and percent
ages were based.
Earnings of public service enter
prises operated by the city represented
as per cent of the total revenues for
1883.
The city had total funded or fixed
debt of Sl029 outstanding on June
30, 1888, but there was no net debt.
the amount of assets in the sinking
fund exceeding the small amount Of
debt outstanding.
The assessed valuation of property
in Washington subject to ad valorem
taxes for the city was 687,018,939.
The levy for all purposes was 24,303,-
635 or $4920 per capita. The per
capita levy for 1882 was $5l33 and
for 1918 was $20.68.
Evening star., 1934-12-28
GLASS HINTS FIGHT
ON DEPOSIT ACT.
Senator Charges Agency
Exceeded Authority in
Reducing Rates.
Nv the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
A hint that Senator Glass. Demo-
crat, of Virginia may carry into Con-
gress his fight against what he terms
an illegal act by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corp. was seen today in a
statement he issued at his home in
Lynchburg.
Glass has charged that the F. D.
7. C. acted without authority in re-
ducing interest on deposits in insured
banks outside the Federal Reserve
System from to 2l2 per cent.
He also criticized the Federal Re
serve Board for announcing the cor
poration's step lin a way that pro-
duced the impression that the board
sanctioned such irregular action"
After amplifying his accusation last
night, Glass said the matter may be
more appropriately treated at another
time and place"
Uniformity Is Upheld.
Earlier, Senator Vandenberg, Re-
publican, of Michigan, one OF the
authors of deposit insurance legsla-
ton, said he believed the F.. D. l. C..
had authority to order its members
to pay uniform interest rates. How
ever, if it is determined that 1t does
not, he added, Congress should amend
the law next week to avoid rash
competition for deposits"
Senator Glass declared on the other
hand:
There is no more reason why the
interest rate for deposits should be
uniform than there is for uniform
discount rate at all the banks, Wnlch.
of course. does not prevail, and against
which there are many conclusive rea-
sons
Congress did not intend the inter-
est payments to be uniform through
out the country
"Usurping Power"
Calling the F. D. I. C.'s move an
'illegal assumption of authority, ne
added:
1T is my contention that If this
evil action of usurping legislative au-
thority by a bureau at Washington
be permitted to pass without protest
and becoue a precedent, there will
be further and more dangerous exer-
else of authority for which there is no
sanction of law
Glass outburst gave rise 10 reports
thai he probably would oppose con-
fllmation of Mariner S. EccleS as
governor of the Federal Reserve
Board.
Eccles has disclaimed responsibility
for the action, as it affected banks
outside the reserve system. This
brought rejoiner from Glass that
he had never raised that question,
He referred to non-member banks
whose deposits are insured
Eccles said a misunderstanding evi-
IDENTIFY had arisen over the fact that
the boards announcement also re-
ferred to the insurance corporations
cut He said the board and corpora
ton took separate action.
Evening star., 1934-12-28

These are made of the highest
quality all-wool overcoat ma
terial. Skillfully tailored with
painstaking attention to style
and detail.
Evening star., 1934-12-28
BURGLAR ALARM FALSE
Short Circuit at Liquor Store
Near Bank Calls Out Police.

Police from all parts of the city re-
sponded to burglar alarm thought to
have been from bank at Eighth and
G streets southeast shortly before $3.50
am. today.
With cutoutS and sirens shrieking.
scout cars and reserves turned out,
only to learn the alarm was false
twice
1t was from liquor store and was
caused by short circuit.
Evening star., 1934-12-28
Boys Coats

Boys regular 81. as
medium brown cor
duroy longies. All
strain points REIN
forced. Sizes 81 to
Is. Separate waist
band
Evening star., 1934-12-28

Marquisette. grenadine, voile and
some net curtains. Former val
ues from ACC to s298. They'll
60 quickly at these low prices.
so hurry!
Evening star., 1934-12-28

Just Il Of these
regular Sl.O0 BAGS
to clear. Made OF
glazed chintz with
snap fasteners. Holds
& garments.
Evening star., 1934-12-28
New Gold Find in CeOrgia
MISS ELIZABETH LAW,

MISS ELIZABETH LAW,
Pretty employe in the State
Capitol in Atlanta, is
sholDn holding a part sof
the 81 nuggets found re-
Gently in a neD gold field
In North Georgia. AUTHOR
titles said the nuggets had
been Worn smooth by roll
ing through the creek bed
in White County, probably
for centuries.
A. p. Photo.
Evening star., 1934-12-28
Boys Suits

Blue cheviot. gray
or brown cashmere
suits. 4 pieces. with
single-breased coat.
Broken sizes. q To 10.
Regularly $S.95.
Evening star., 1934-12-28
Bathrobes

Boys "Whittendon"
blanket robes with
)ac ard design.
Brown. blue or wine
colors. In sizes 3 to 10.
Reg. $3o.45 valuei
Evening star., 1934-12-28

Most of the high quality coats
in this group are genuine
"Germania" chinch Ia.
Notched or peaked lapels on
3-button coat styles. Sizes 81
to A.
Evening star., 1934-12-28

AND COATINGS TO
BE CLOSED OUT! "a
inches wide. Regular
prices ranging from
S1.19 to S1.Ta to
clear at only. yard.
Evening star., 1934-12-28
knicker Suits

Only 4 regular SO IS
suits made OF blue
cheviot to clear,
Worsted knit cuffs on
X n C ers. Boys
broken sizes. q to 10.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-11-06
Ned Sparks, Stepin
Fetchit CO-Starred

Ned Sparks, famous dead PAM
comedian, and stepin F'etchit, col
ored funny boy, have formed = mu-
tual admiration society.
"Steptn, with that drawl Of his,
kills me-" says Ned.
"Ah thinks Mistah Spahks is the
funniest pusson All evah did see"
optnes Fetchit.
Between them, they were the Joy
and at the same time the despair Of
Henry King, who directed both play-
ers In Marie Galante," for Fox
Film.
When one Of them doesn't break
up, laughing at the other in q scene,
the other does" he complains. "But
both Of them are so darned funny !
can't blame them. One thing, though,
when we do get good take, I'm sure
IT will be just as funny to the au-
dience."
Spencer Tracy and KEITH Galliau
are co-starred in Marie Galante, =
which will arrive at the Paramount
Theatre Wednesday and Thursday
In addition to Sparxs and step
Fetchit, other members Of q dis.
tinguished support cast are Heller
Morgan. Leslie Fenton, Arthur Byron
Siegfried Rumann. Robert Lorraine
and Jay G. Flippen.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-11-06
AT THE MOVIES
Wheeler and WOOlsey
In S0ng-Dance Comic

Gay music, gorgeous girls. delight
full dancing and hilarious fun are the
entertainment constituents Of the new
Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey hit
Kentucky Kernels" Allowing at the
Capitol Theatre now.
The music IS provided by Harry
Ruby and Bert Kalmar's lone Little
Kiss" q rhythmic piece Of melody
Its lyrics are sung by Wheeler. Wool
6ey, Mary Carlisle, beautiful leading
girl, and Noah Beery. and its tune
serves as a musical background FOL
a modern garden dance by q toe
stepping group Of gorgeous chorines
The comedy In Kentucky Kernels
results from Wheeler and Woolsey's
mad antics below the Mason and Dix
on line. They act as peace makers
between warning Kentucky clans
while Wheeler courts q Colonel's
daughter and Woolsey socially en-.
tertains the foe. Their activity builds
to . rollicking climax.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-11-06

Greenville, KY. claims q record
birth. A COW there gave birth to
~ calves recently, one being perfectly
formed while the other IS were abb
normalities. The cow and the 46 alb
normal calves died within q day after
the record birth, while the normal calf
Is still alive.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-11-06

Some species Of beetles in the for
ests Of British Guiana grow so large
that naturalists hunt them with shot
guns.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-11-06

The average British fighting plane
contains 81 different jobs for the pi-
lot, including controls, wireless, etc
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-11-06

It has been estimated that night
illumination at the 1883 Worlds Fair
was 10000, 100000 candle-power.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-11-06

The theater Of Dionysus at Athens
held nearly 10000 persons.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-11-06
60x 0oJRAu FE6TS!

|nMO STATE had one Of the greatest
- passing pair in the Big Ten when
Hoge Workman was Tipping them to Pete
Stinchcomb. Wisconsin found that out in
the game against the Buckeyes in 1920.
The Badgers had run up 70 margin
after II minutes Of play. Ohio State coun-
tered with tally in the last quarter. but
failed to kick the point after.
Workman then filled the air with passes,
and finally connected with one, heaving it
into Slyker's arms on the 40-yard line. With
20 seconds left to 60. Workman dropped
back into punt formation. confusing the
Badgers, and leaving the way open for his
pal, Stinchcomb, to cut into the open. Hoge
tipped one to Pete. and the receiver scored
easily. The game ended 1877.
~ 2 iAol n oea seRsNee ense : = ee
The Washington times., 1934-12-31

w. H. Mills, G. P. Smith, C. D..
LeSher, Arthur Reilly, E. N. Nc
Williams, F. N. Pollock, Bernie
Harter, Kirk Miller, Frank
Buck" O'Neill, and Bob ConSi-
dine,
The Washington times., 1934-12-31
mix Best Cough Remedy
AtHome.Ea Big Saving!

nous for its healing effect on throat
and bronchial membranes.
Put the Pinex into a pint bottle, and
add your syrup. Thus you make full
pint Of really better medicine than you
could buy ready-made for four times the
money. 1t never spoils, and tastes fine.
And for quick, lasting relief, it has
no equal. You can feel it pene-
trating the air passages in a way that
means business. 1t loosens the Eerm-
laden phlegm, soothes and heals the in
famed membranes, makes breathing
easy, and let's you get restful sleep.
Just try it, and if not pleased, yOuP
money viii be refunded.
The Washington times., 1934-12-31
CAPITAL HEARS
MISS STEIN

It took Gertrude Stein just an
hour and a half to discuss several
hundred years of the history of
literature before a Washington
audience last night at the Willard
Hotel.
She started with Chaucer and
ended with herself, and it is pos
Sible some of her audience under
stood her. For several nodded
Sagely at times, and more
laughed.
In a sharp voice, she related of
the "daily island life" of Eng
land, which ceased to become so
daily. There was laughter at
this.
America, she said, has no "daily
island life" and this seemed log
ical enough. Miss Stein admitted
It was she who has broken down
the paragraph, which other writ
ers have found necessary to use.
The Washington times., 1934-12-31
c. D. P. To OPEN
TRUST FIGHT
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
A drive to restore the antitrust
laws today loomed as the biggest
issue on which Republicans will
unite in Congress.
Leaders Of both the conservative
and liberal wings of the party in
the Senate are drawing anti
monopoly legislation.
While some are planning a fight
against continuation of the NRA,
the G. o. P. is admittedly divided
on the issue. An almost 100 per
cent Republican vote is expected
by leaders in favor of removing
provisions for suspension of anti
trust laws.
Senators Borah (R) of Idaho
and Dickinson (RO of Iowa are
preparing legislation to be SUBJ
mitted during the fight over the
future of the NRA, which expires
June 16, 1885.
Senator Dickinson asserted the
Republicans will use the Admin
iStration's own figures" in demand
ing restoration of the antitrust
laws.
The Washington times., 1934-12-31
TRAFFIC DRIVE
IN DISTRICT
ARRESTS So

Extraordinary precautions to
prevent further additions to the
Capitals 1884 traffic death toll of
1874 were being prepared by police
heads today as the year drew to
a close.
Traffic policemen were in
structed to keep a sharp eye on
traffic during the day, particu-
larly tonight, when the city will
celebrate the coming of the new
year.
The intensified offensive will be
aimed directly at speeding and
reckless driving, it was declared.
In the drive late yesterday and
early today SO persons were ar
rested, 81 on speeding charges and
others for a variety of violations.
Most Of the arrests were made
on Bladensburg Road and Rhode
Island. Michigan and Sherman
Avenues.
Two victims of hit-run drivers
are being treated in hospitals
here as a result of weekend traf-
fic accidents, police records showed
today.
Those injured were Walter w.
Pearson, 49, of the 200 block of
Valley Ave. S. E., and William T..
Stretch, 48. of the 5000 block of
Vista st. N. w.
Mr.. Pearson was critically in
jured by a hit-and-run motorist
in the 3700 block of Nichols Ave.
s. E. A speeding car struck Mr..
Stretch as he started to enter his
own machine parked in the 400
block Of I st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1934-12-31
NEW CONGRESS
CONFUSED ON
PROGRAM
By FRANKLIN G. sARTwELL

by FRANKLIN u. SAhTWELL
Confusion as to the course Of
legislation in the new Congress
today arose to disturb the minds
of Representatives and Senators
as they gathered in Washington
for the convening Of the new
Congress.
Congress prepared to meet with
out any definite program. Its
members realize that they are
totally without initiative as to
what will be done within the next
few months from a legislative
point of view.
Many of the members think
they know what should be done.
Many of the members think
that they know what they want
to have done.
Executive Plans Secret
But none of them knows what
the Administration wants to have
done. And, until they know what
the Administration wants, they
will not attempt to do anything.
The organization of the House
Is, of course, the primary con-
sideration. But actually it doesn't
mean much.
Regardless of the fact that
Representative Joseph w. Byrns
will be elected Speaker, and re-
gardless of who may be chosen
majority leader, the fact remains
that the Democratic policies will
continue to be dictated by the
White House.
The Speaker and the majority
leader will, naturally, do what
the White House tells them to do.
They will respond whole-heartedly
to whatever demands may be
made upon them.
There will be outbreaks. Many
Of the new members are coming
here under the impression that
they are expected to express their
personal views, or, at least, the
views of their constituents.
The Washington times., 1934-12-31
GIRL FUGITIVE
TELLS Of NAZ|
'TERRORS'

NEW YORK, Dec. 20 0N.SJ.
Miss Toni Sender, former member
of the Reichstag who fled Ger
many with price on her head. is
preparing for a lecture tour here.
Miss Sender, who came here to
act as American correspondent
for a Belgian paper, said:
Every torture story that fill
terS through the rigorous Gen.
SOrShip in Germany, or in spite
Of the censorship, can be be-
lieved no matter how firmly it
is denied by the Nazi govern
ment."
Referring to a letter just re-
ceived from a young woman re-
leased last month from a concen-
tration camp, she added:
"She tells me how women p0-
litical prisoners were physically
tortured by their Nazi guards,
and how they were forced to 60
out in the dead of winter to
wash the Nazi's brown linen
shirts in open streams"
The Washington times., 1934-12-31

monk, staged his carousals. 1t Is
in the ballroom Of the Hotel
Metropol, here in Moscow, in the
capital of the first workers and
peasants republic.
It is the country where the
dictatorship OF the proletaCiat
has promised through abolition
Of the profit system and through
national planned economy to
"overtake and outStrip" the cap
italist nations. It is here that the
fate Of communism will be de-
cided and perhaps the fate of
capitalism, and the fate of both
will be decided by the standard
of living that the Soviet Union
is able to give its citizens.
What is that standard Of nv.
ing today, what does it promise
to become tomorrow, and how
does it compare with ours?
This is the country where die.
tatorship of the modern, mass
party kind was invented, and
where the principle of govern
ment by authority has been car.
ried. further than in any coun.
try in the world.
Here Workman Rules
Here the workman rules, they
say, and his is the dictatorship of
the proletariat. This was the
first government ever to be
founded in the name, not merely
of the common man, but Of the
commonest man, the underdog,
the laborer, and the poorest peas
ant.
How does the commonest man
fare today after II years Of die
tatorShip in his name? How have
other Russians Jared?
What can the American work
ingman learn from the experience
of his colleagues in the Soviet
Union? Would he like to exchange
places with Soviet worker, or
would he like a Soviet America?
Here in this ballroom every eX'
plosion of a toy balloon represents
five hours wages of a Soviet
worker. For every toy balloon
costs five roubles, and the average
pay in the Soviet Union Is one
rouble an hour.
Spends Weeks Wages
Every guest at the nightly reVels
in the Hotel Metropol spends for
his evenings pleasure the equiva-
lent of a weeks wages Of Soviet
worker. Thirty-five roubles is the
average pay of a proletarian under
the dictatorship Of the proletarlat.
and 35 roubles is about the least
figure on a check for Soviet wine
and champagne in the Metropol.
Who are these Spenders? They
are "rich" Russians, rich" in the
Soviet sense, "rich" comparatively,
and they are feasting on their
riches in this strange new Moscow
of today.
It is the era of Socialists get
rich" Everybody is privileged to
sell his own labor power for as
dear a price as he can get, and
the natural inequality Of man has
brought about an inequality in in.
come in the Soviet Union today
not much different from the in
equality under private capitalism.
The best an impartial observer
can do is record what he sees in
the Moscow Of today and the first
thing he sees is the Metropol, and
the first thing he asks is "Can
this be Soviet Russia?"
Sure enough, it is Soviet Russia,
because there dancing with the
tall young man is q woman whom
the sharp eye of the councillor OF
the embassy of a great power iden-
titles as cook of a Scandinavian
legation. Good cook, too," he re-
marks.
Girls in OverallS
Manners are informal. You may
shove or be showed and it is polite
to ignore the matter in both
cases.
Outside black figures hasten in
steadily increasing crowds along
the black sidewalks. Down into
N~~~~~.~~U~>~
The Washington times., 1934-12-31

the cut of the tunnel for the new
subway pours a stream Of girls in
overalls. They certainly were not
among those present in the Met
ropol.
Out of nowhere appears beg
gar child.
Four years ago he had a dozen
companions. Their feet we're
bare in the snow, and their bare
bellies showed through their rags.
This one has boots, his coat is
thick.
He whines:
Brother, can you spare .
dime?"
"Daiite valuta!" begs the child,
and that means "give me foreign
currency"
Bolsheviks claim that capitalist
America is collapsing, but Mos
COW beggars still ask for Ameri.
can money.
"wednesday - Russia Belongs
to Youth.O
For the correct time telephone
the office of THE WASHINGTON
TIMES, District 1000, at any hour
Of the "a.
The Washington times., 1934-12-31
Beats Them All For Quick,
Lasting Relief.

If you want the best remedy for Sc
we're coughs, mix it at home. Once
tried, you'll never use any other kind,
and it's so simple and easy.
First, make a syrup by stirring 2
cups granulated sugar and one cup Of
water a few moments, until dissolved.
A child could do it. No cooking needed.
Then get PA ounces Of Pinex from
any druggist. This is q highly concen.
trated compound of Norway Pine, .fa.
The Washington times., 1934-12-31

Editors Note
BolSheviks claim that capitalist
America is collapSing but MoSco1U
beggarS still plead for American
money, H. r. KnicEerbrocEer,
famous foreign correspondent OF
Int. national NetOs SerDice, W-iteS
in the first of his IL articles from
Russia on "DictGtorShip DS. De-
mocrGcy."
Mr.. Knickerbocker 1Urites OF a
neU Russia. Amazing changes
haze taken place in life under
the SoU.et banner, he states.
BY H. r. KNICKERBOCKER
International News Service
Correspondent.
Copyright, 1884, by International News
Service. Reproduction in whole or
part forbidden.
MOSCOW, Dec. 81 G.N.S).
Toy balloons filled with gas riS
slowly upwards to the lofty cell
ing of the ballroom. To the tail
of one balloon an ingenious roiS-
terer has affixed a lighted wisp
of paper. The balloon strikes the
ceiling. The flames touches its
sides and loud explosion pune
tuates the blaring music Of the
jazz band.
Women squeal. Men calculate
"zamechatalno!" "Swel1!" Every
body buys balloons. One ex-
plosion follows another. Their
dull detonations mingle with the
sharp popping of champagne
corkS.
On the stage a young woman
in a split skirt dances provoca-
lively and her yelling song brings
roars of applause from the crowd
ed tables. On the dance floor
there is a sudden commotion and
howls of laughter. water
splashes. A young man topples
slowly into the fountain and his
companions pull him out shout
ing "bravo! beez beez!"
This is in Russia today. It Is
not in the old-time restaurant
"Yar" where Rasputin, the black