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Evening star., 1935-03-01
SOCIETY
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Federal Communications Commission,
and Mrs. Quin, wife of the late Rep
resentative Percy Quin.
Others entertaining at lunch at
the club yesterday were Mrs. Camp
bell, wife of Representative T. j.
Campbell of New York, and Mrs. Will
son, wife of Representative Riley j.
Wilson of Louisiana.
Mrs. John H. Dwight and Miss
Mary I. Dwight of Washington will
sail from New York tomorrow on the
Grace liner Santa Lucia on a cruise
down the west coast of South Amer
lea to Valparaiso.
Miss Maria Whitehurst was the
guest of honor for whom a group of
her close friends gave a supper party
at the Shoreham last evening. The
party was planned to celebrate Miss
Whitehurst's birthday, which was
Monday, but as she did not return
from her months sojourn in Florida
until Tuesday, the date was postponed
until last evening. Miss WhitehurSt
has been spending month with her
aunt in Jacksonville and at Tampa.
and in the latter city she attended the
Gasparilla festivities.
Among those in the party were Miss
Anne Daingerfield, Miss Lillian Will
let, Miss Mary Tyler Mccormack,
Miss Martha Halpin, Miss Betty
Marsh, Miss Katherine E. Pearson,
Miss Margaret McMullen, Miss Edith
Bull, Miss Mary Winifred Brown, Mr.
Norman Pond, Mr.. Beverly Pratt, Mr..
John Kittelle, Mr.. Robert Vaughn.
MIR. Preston Townsend, Mr. James
Gulick, Mr.. Henry Hutchinson. Mr..
William Wilbur, Mr.. Jack Cremen,
Mr.. Louis Bean, Mr.. Bill Heaton, Mr..
John Wheeler, Mr.. Sterling r. Boiling
and Mr.. Cole Mcfarland.
Miss Eleanor BisSell of Pasadena,
Calf, is in Washington en- route to
her home after a cruise in Southern
waters, visiting Haiti, points in South
America and Panama. Miss Bissell
is the guest of the Rev and Mrs.
Frederick Perkins at 2400 Sixteenth
street.
Mrs. Macpherson Crichton. who has
been visiting in Cleveland and Akron,
Ohio. has returned to her home. Dr.
and Mrs. Crichton will entertain at
tea this afternoon.
Miss Warwick Rust, daughter of
State Senator and Mrs. John Warwick
Rust Of Fairfax, has as her house
guest Miss Elsie Cole of Alexandria,
Miss Randolph Richardson, debu-
tante daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
erick Dawson Richardson of Fairfax,
was hostess yesterday at luncheon and
bridge in honor of Miss Cole.
Miss Rust entertained three tables
of bridge last evening in honor of her
guest. Those playing, in addition to
Miss Cole, included Miss Mary Walton
McCandlish and Miss Mary Frances
Cooper of Fairfax: Mr. and Mrs. Ben
jamin Clarkson. Mr. and Mrs William
Masterson Mcneil and Mr.. Robert
Duncan of Alexandria, and Mr. Cor
nelius c. Tarplee. Mr.. Joseph K. Fred
erick and Mr.. Edwin Tate, all OF the
Theological Seminary
State Senator and Mrs. j. C. Scan
Ion of Boston and State Senator
Joseph White of Somerville Mass. are
guests at the Willard while in the
Capital.
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Interfraternity Dance
Tonight Attracts Many.

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Tonight Attracts Many.
The George Washington University
interfraternity prom" will be held
tonight in the ball room of the Will
lard Hotel. One of the leading social
events of the student calendar, the
prom" will be attended by members
of the IL fraternities holding men,
bership in the Interfraternity Council,
members of the Board of Trustees of
the university. university officers and
faculty members.
Guests of honor will be members
of the Board of Trustees, the presi-
dent, DR.. Cloyd H. Marvin; Dean and
Mrs. William C. Van Week, Dean and
Mrs. Earl B. Mckinley, Dean and Mrs.
Henry Grattan Doyle, Dean and Mrs.
John R. Lapham and Dean and Mrs.
William Crane JohnStone, jr.
The program of the prom" will
include a colorful grand march, led
by Mr. James Haley, chairman, escort
ing Miss Eleanor Heller, and Mr..
Morse Allen, president of the Inter-
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and Mr.. and Mrs. Branson Thomas
will lead the grand march which will
be a feature Of the evenings enter
tainment.
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Darlington, jr.,
of Shields, Pa. are at the Carlton for
a brief stay.
Mrs. T. M. Talbot entertained at
bridge last evening in her home in
East Falls Church, the guests being
Mrs. Frederick w. Jones, Mrs. R. c.
L. Moncure, Mrs. Samuel R. Copper,
Mrs. George Robertshaw, Mrs. Irene
H. Marshall, Mrs. John w. Garner
and Mrs. P. V. Smythe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-11
BILLIONS In TAXES

Taxes cost the American people
SO, 500, 100000 a year, an amount
equivalent to one fifth of the nation
al income, it is shown in study of
the cost of government just issued by
the National Industrial Conference
Board. Federal, state and local gov
eminent expenditures, exclusive of
debt retirements. are about $15,500,-
900. 900.
In the last four years the public
debt has been increased at more
rapid rate than at any time in his
tory except 1918 and 1919, SO that
it is now in excess of $4,000, 0O0,-
600, the study discloses.
Total tax collections despite the
numerous taxes added in recent
years to federal, state and local tax
systems are at lower level than in
1880. when they amounted to $780,
SOC, 900, 900.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-11
TOWNSEND PENSION PLAN

Plans are being made for the
Introduction of bill in Congress
known as the Townsend Pension
Plan, which proposes that every man
and woman over 60 be paid pension
of 5000 month. DR.. Townsend es-
Inmates the cost at $24,0O0,00O,O00
annually and he would raise the
money through sales tax.
A provision in that doctrine is
that all the recipients of the 5000
monthly must spend every penny
within thirty days. Thus, the
Townsendites argue, markets would
be provided, the aged cared for, and
prosperity restored.
The economic orthodox, however,
see in the plan all the evils of I'M
controlled imitation, with prices sky
rocketing and calamity following.
But Congressman report thai the
plan is receiving strong support in
many sections of the country, 50
much so, in fact, that it is looming
as an issue which Administration
leaders will have to meet before the
session is over.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-11

Loves presence and power in the
past year, but for all the good that
will be experienced day by day in the
New Year
When preparing to meet the New
Year everyone should count his bless
ings and list them as valuable assets.
Then the problems-everyth that
has seemed liability-should be
cleaned for their lessons and bless
ings. Strength, courage, humility
mercy, patience, forgiveness, endur-
ance-any and all of these valuable
qualities-can be utilized when life's
vicissitudes are seen as opportunities
to prove God S omnipresence and ON
impotence.
Sometimes a new year nay seem
to be veritable Red Sea experience
Changes may bring separation
which forebodes sorrow or loss
Times pretenses of old age, lost op,
portunities, wasted advantages, would
cloud ones vision deaden ones hope
argue for defeat, if accepted and be-
lieved. When Moses led the Israelites
out of Egypt and the Red Sea seemed
to be an impossible obstacle, a way
through was found when the Israel
ties were willing to go forward. Wher
we see that the promised land oil
glorious liberty is at hand, and We
trust God to guide us through tri
umphantly we are enabled to drop
our fears and go forward meeting tbs
New Year with assurance.
If there seems to be any uncertain
ty about tomorrow, any doubt in
ones heart as to the needed ability
strength, or wisdom, it will be well
to ask oneself upon whose shoulders
the government really rests, to stop
doubling the supremacy of good
and mo longer imagine evil to be
ever-present and good absent" The
Psalmist sang, "The Lord is my shep-
herd; shall not want" Neither
shall anyone want when he under.
stands himself to be God-protected,
God-directed, and God-governed. Need
anyone fear any tomorrow when he
realizes that he can prove Gods gov
eminent in the working out of every
detail of his daily work?
Thus, instead of meeting the New
Year with any regret or hesitation,
we should take stock of all the good
things. We should meet it with the
resolve to claim all the good it holds
for us, to make the best of each dav
and to take only the best out of each
day. eve must look where we would
walk, and we must act as possessing
all power from Him in whom we
have our being" (ibid., p. 264). If
one really wishes to live in the New
Year, one will walk in it also-not
walk in memory's paths with sense
of loss, but "as possessing all power
from God. What glorious privilege
this, meeting the New Year with the
consciousness of mans God-given do
minion!-The Christina Science Mont
tor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-11

as one affecting all The people of the
State. II is their money, revenues
received from g soil taxes, which
is at stake. And when the Governor,
who is now retiring from office and
has no apparent interest in the mat
ter other than that of the public, is
outspoken in favor of keeping opera
lions consolidated under single
body, his views are entitled to
weight. The situation calls for ma
ture elaboration at Annapolis. With
the County Commissioners of ma
jority of the counties on record as
desiring to have control of the funds
in question returned to them, great
deal of local pressure will be brought
on county members of the Legisla-
ture to heed the appeal But they
should take a broad view of the is
sue and regard the funds as a trust
which Il is their duty to safeguard.
If one agency cannot perform such
an undertaking better than q score
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-11
Nesting the New Year

A S THE old year draws to its
Ia close it would sometimes seem
= as though some good friend
were leaving, and whether or not it
has brought one all the wished-for
happiness, how often as it slips away
is there a trace of sadness! Not al
ways is genuine joy expressed in
meeting the New Year. But since
God, Truth, is always the same, need
there be any dismay, or sadness, or
regret in looking to the future? One
should, instead, look carefully that
he takes to the New Year that which
he wishes the New Year to send back
to him, and be mindful of the quality
of his thoughts. What better way is
there of meeting the New Year than
to be conscious of Gods unchange-
able goodness?
Christian Science teaches that God,
good, is infinite and omnipresent;
that man is spiritual, the child of
Cod; and that therefore there is
nothing to fear. Mary Baker Eddy
asks in Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures" (p. 1907, eff
thought is startled at the strong
claim of Science for the supremacy
of God, or Truth, and doubts the
supremacy of good, ought we not,
contrariwise, to be astounded at the
vigorous claims of evil and doubt
item, and no longer think it natural
to love sin and unnatural to forsake
it,-no longer imagine evil to be
ever-present and good absent?"
Years may be likened to friends.
Each one has it's place and purpose;
each one brings it's lessons and it's
blessings. Strange as this may sound,
in final analysis meeting new friends
and new years is somewhat similar,
for one must take something good to
each one if he wishes to find the best
in each one. A well-known writer
said of the portrait of Whistler's
Mother" "You have to bring some
thing to it, else twill not reveal it.
SELF Some may ask anXiously, But
how can | meet the New Year in this
way when its prospects for me seem
SO uncertain and it promises so little
of good? The answer is that no one
can do so unless he looks to God. A
correct understanding of God brings
also correct understanding of man
relation to Him.
One must learn that all discord is
due to mistaken sense of things,
and that, like mistakes in mathema-
tics, it has no reality. Why should
burdens of misunderstanding, strife,
indifference, grief, resentment, be
carried on? There are many happier
things to be had in the New Year.
The true understanding of God makes
one aware of ones countless bless
ings. AS these are remembered day
by day. gratitude will go out to God
not only for the abundant proof of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-11
FAT SALARIES REVEALED

Fat salaries which are far beyond
reason in the opinion of our legisla-
tors may be subjected to 'reduc-
ing'' process in the form of simple
subtraction, or in some cases divis-
ion, as the result of revaluations of
recent corporation reports to the Sc
curities Exchange Commission. I'm
der provisions Of the Securities Act,
passed during the last session of
Congress, all newly organized COM
panies and all old companies desir-
ing to float new security issues are
required to make reports to the SEC
in which are included the amount
paid out in salaries, bonuses, ETC.,
each year to their executives. Re-
cent reports, while for the most part
not unusual in that the majority of
the salaries were little different than
they were last year, contained GER
tain instances where executive sal
aries had been increased up to as
much as 200 per cent. The salary
of d. K. Weiskopf, vice president of
the National Distillers Products Cor
poration, showed an increase from
$4,000 for 1888 to $4,000 for
1894. Several others showed pro-
portional increases almost as large
but the one which involved the
greatest amount of money of any re-
ported was thai of T. M. Girdler,
president of the Republic Steel Cor
poration. In 1888 Mr.. Girdler re-
ceived salary of $4,000. This
was increased for 1894 to $4,000.
AS result of these revelations the
commissioners seem inclined to ex-
tend the rule regarding salary re-
ports so tina. all large corporations
in the country will be affected by it.
This can be done without the enact
ment of any new laws and would b.
right in line with the feeling which
is already strong both in and out OF
Congress that many executive sal
aries are too high AMI should be adj
justed to prevent the diversion Of
money which rightfully should go to
investors in the form of dividends.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-11
NATIONAL SAVINGS
MARK INCREASES

NEW YORK.-The annual savings
compilation OF the American Bankers
Association for the year ending June
30. 1884. shows that for the first time
since 1880 total savings in all Ameri-
can banks recorded an annual increase.
A statement by W. Espey AIbig, Dep
uty Manager OF the association in
charge of its Savings Division, in
the organizations monthly magazine
Banking" says that savings deposited
in banks as of June 80, 1884. gained S.5
per cent as compared with a year
earlier.
THE aggregate is an increase over
last year Of $742,1S2,000. the first since
the year which closed June 80. 1890"
he says. This is a notable achievement.
for the decline since 1880 had been pre.
cipitate and all-embracing. In that year
savings had reached the an-time high
OF $2S.47S.631 1000. A year ago the
amount was $2l, ,534, 900, a loss in
three years OF $7.353, O97 900. This year
the figure stands at S2l 1867 .666, 900.
"Depositors. too. have gained in mum.
Der. going from S9,262.442 on June 30.
1888, to S9.562,174 on June 30 this year.
a gain Of 299,7S2. Four years ago there
were 52,729,4S2 depositors, or one de-
positor for each 2.S persons in the coun.
try. Now there is one account for each
80 persons" /
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-11
THE COUNTY ROADS ISSUE

In urging continuance of county
road maintenance by the State Roads
Commission, instead of by the TWEEN
ty-three boards of County Commits
sioners, Governor Richie said in his
message that in the report of the
commission complete details are set
forth of its use of State funds allo-
Gated to the counties. Also photo
graphic copies are presented Of the
condition of many of the dirt roads
before and after the commission took
over the work.
This controversy should be viewed
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-11
THE NEW CENSUS AND THE
FARMER

Facts regarding more than mil
lion farms and farm operators will
be obtained in the agricultural CEN
sus which began January 2. The
new census will give the farmer a
statistical picture of agriculture and
farm conditions in his county, State,
and in the United States as a whole.
The results of the new farm cen
sus will show by counties the num-
Der of farms; the acreage of farm
land classified according to use in
1894; farm values; number of farm
dwellings, occupied and unoccupied;
the number of persons now on farms
who lived in a non-farm residence
five years ago; the number of fam
lily laborers and hired help; the acre
age and the production of the prin-
cipal crops in 1894; the number of
livestock on farms; the production
of milk, eggs, and wool in 1894.
Data obtained in past censuses
have been used as a basis for allot-
ments in the present programs OF
the Agricultural Adjustment Admis-
tration and data obtained in the new
farm census may be used as a basis
for future crop and livestock pro-
grams.
Changes in the number of and
shifts in livestock have been enorm-
Gus during the last two years, be-
cause of the drought and the opera
ton of the drought relief service.
The new census will portray this
change arr shift in livestock The
present distribution of livestock on
farms will affect the marketing aud
prices of livestock during the COM
ing year. Areas deficient in live
stock numbers will be indicated by
the census and these areas will pro-
vide a market for farm horses,
mules, and other farm livestock dur
ing 1885.
The cooperation of farmers Is
necessary to the success of the cen
sus and they can best assist by pro-
curing a sample copy of the farm
schedule from the Census Supervisor
the district in which they reside.
By studying the questions they can
have their records in order for the
enumerator who will call during
January.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-11
MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

On Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 2,
the Maryland General Assembly met
at Annapolis.
Mr.. Lansdale G. Sasscer, Demo-
cratic Senator from Prince Georges
county, was elected president of the
Senate, and Mr. Emanuel Gorfine, of
Baltimore, speaker of the House.
The final message of Governor AL
bert C. Richie, who addressed the
Legislature in joint session on con-
ditions of the state, was read.
Miss Mary E. w. Risteau, Hartford
county, who was the first woman
member of the Lower House, took
her seat on the Senate side and was
likewise the first woman to be elect
ed to the State Senate.
The Senate honored her by having
her take the oath of Office first. Mr..
Harold E. Cobourn, Senator from
Cecil county, who was candidate
for the presidency, asked to be ex-
cuSed from voting when Senator
Sasscer was elected.
At the Democratic caucus Mr..
Hooper S. Miles was nominated for
State Treasurer.
The name of Mr.. John M. Dennis,
of Baltimore county, who succeeded
the ate Murray Vandiver of Havre de
Grace in 1916, and who has served
as treasurer continuously since that
time, was not presented.
On Wednesday of this week at IL
o'clock noon, Republican Governor
elect Harry W. Nice was sworn in as
the States Chief Executive and is
che seth Governor of Maryland.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-11
THE G. o. P.'s SOLE CHANCE

That G. o. P. elephant has been
wiggling his tail little lately
which shows the life isn't quite ex-
tinct in him yet Quite number of
candidates have been hanging
around and saying they would like
the chance to ride the dear old fell
low and get him up in shape for the
next presidential parade, in 1886.
Some think the Elephant might be
crossed with the Bull Moose and
make a hybrid which could outrun
both the old parties. 1t should not
be forgotten, however, that 1t is
money that makes not only the mare
go but everything in the political
zoo go. The itch for Office is all
right-as far as it goes-but the
judicious use of money is infinitely
more potent.
Back in Cleveland's time the Re
publicans started their policy of us
ing money to tie up business with
politics. They watched every Demo
crat at Washington who showed any
special ability-and they bought him
off by hiring him for several times
as much as he could make by staying
in politics. When the Democratic
party came back for the second time,
with Wilson, the big business mag
mates employed the same tactics.
The result was that all the able bust
ness leaders were either Republicans
or they were tied up with G. o P.
Interests so tight that their mouths
were closed Some close observers
think that the greatest danger to the
Democratic control under Roosevelt
is that "the interests will for a
third time buy up the pick of the
New Deal officials. There is hardly
prominent official at Washington
who has not received offers of sal
aries ia rabove what the government
can ever pay them. The big bust
ness concerns that get hold of such
me ngain several advantages. First
they call off an able Democrat who
may make them a lot of trouble, and
second they are able to use for their
own purposes the inside knowledge
which the man got while he was in
Office If the G. o. P. should by
any chance return to power in 1886
we shall probably hear the old cry
once more echoing over the country
Those rascally Republicans bought
us off" However, there is far less
chance for this than there was under
the loose rule in the time of Cleve-
land and Wilson. Any treachery in
the camp is now detected very soon,
and it is punishable not only by po-
litical death but by penalties which
are still more severe.-The Path
finder.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-11

The music room, center of home en-
tertanment before the Night Club era
took entertainment out of the home, is
returning to fashion in the post-pro-
hibition parade 'Home-Dlanning" ex-
hibits recently held in New York and
Chicago have predominantly featured
the music room with the change that
in its modern conception. a radio
serves as the center of interest in the
decorative scheme instead of the ira
ditioiIa piano. There is definite rea
son for this beyond merely desire to
bring the room cup to date" accord
ing TO decorators, in that in most homes
more time is spent listening to the
radio thar to any person actually play
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-11
sEvENTY.FoURTH CONGRESS

The seyenty-fourth Congress open
ed its sessions at Washington on
Thursday, Jan. 3rd, and within an
hour, it is reported, food of 2,400
bills had been introduced.
Friday afternoon President Roose-
welt laid his first message Of the ses-
sion before a joint assemblage of the
Senate and House. The central fea-
ture of the address was it's proposal
to abolish all federal dole relief
and to substitute instead new and
wide-spreading system of jobs on
useful public work.
The new plan of work relief is
closely integrated to President
Roosevelt's general detectives of So
cial security-security of job, of
home, and against hazard-and kni-
together with better utilization of
the national resources. Carried out,
it would make over the face of
America with better houses in town
and on farm, better roads, better
railways, lands rescued from erosion,
reforestation, and cheaper electricity
widely available.
Giving specific promise of legisla-
ton for other aspects of his social
security program, the President
nevertheless concentrated on the
need TO rwork which still confronts
some 100000 Americans. Some
5000, 900 of them are on federal re-
lief.
The President proposes to turn
100000 back to the states, where,
as dependents sometime called
"unemployables" -their needs can
best be met The remaining g.
100000 will be given jobs, he pro-
poses, through unification and ex-
tension of public works.
Upon this program, the President
placed nine new and important safe
guards, the most important of which
was tudL OA CllOA 6CuCy
public projects Should be in the
form of security payments which
should be larger than the amount
now received as relief dole, bu. at
the same time not so large as to en-
courage the rejection of opportuni-
ties for private employment or the
leaving of private employment to en-
gage in government work"
AS for paying for these public
works, figures were reserved, but the
President said:
II assure you now that they will
be within the sound credit of the
Government" Nevertheless, it was
assumed the new program had ban
ished hope for a balanced budget in
1896, and would cost at least as
much as previous public works.
500. 900. 900.