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The Washington times., 1935-05-28
Of MEASURES
AFFECTING MARKETING
NOW CONTEMPLATED
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES
international News Service

American business-from the corner gro
Gerry to the vast industrial empires of steel
and lumber and coal-sailed an uncharted sea
today while the map makers of the New Deal
in Washington strove in weller of confusion
to get their bearings.
The NRA is dead, and its numerous restrictive
codes, good and bad On that point there general
agreement On other points there no agreement,
only confusion and bewiderment
From the ashes Of what NRA may arise Federal
structure that will attempt prescribe methods of fair BUST
ness hours and and enforce some
plan Of industrial fair play. HIT such plan if plan there be-
was only misty CLEAN in New Deal eyes, and far from
complshment. -
The Washington times., 1935-05-28
A Bargain Home
in q .
Charming Locality.

CITUATED on a 1oO-foot lot
y this beautiful new Center
Hall Colonial Home has Just
been completed. 1t contains
6 rooms. complete bath, recre-
alton room, fireplaces and
number of unusual and at
tractive features which will
delight the heart of any pro-
spective h o m e buyer. For
added details regarding this
bargain home consult the
Houses For Sale" classified"
ton in today'S
WANT ADS
The Washington times., 1935-05-28

THE WASHINGTON FORECAST
Fair today, follOwsd BY showers; eoOls
TOMORROW
The Washington times., 1935-05-28
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Gas Tax Diversion.

Gas tax diversion to uses other than
those which benefit the special class Of
taxpayers from whom 1t is collected Is
to be fought as a vicious abuse Of the
principle on which it was first levied.
The facts that it Is easy to collect, and
that a moderate tax is relatively pain
less-like all sales taxes-have led to this
abuse in some jurisdictions, which have
squeezed gasoline taxes to the point Of
diminishing returns, and used the pro-
ceeds for a variety of purposes totally
unrelated to the tax-paying RESPONSE
bilities of automobile users.
In Washington the gasoline tax has
yielded more revenue for needed street
and highway work than properly should
be charged to automobile users, and
more revenue than Congress has been
willing to appropriate for the purposes
to which it is confhed. Should the
gas tax proceeds be available for use
as part Of the general tax fund of the
District, the prospect would be excessive
and unreasonable taxation Of a class Of
taxpayers already heavily taxed.
Gas tax diversion is not only unfair,
but dangerous and represents a prin-
ciple that should be fought to the end
at the District Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-23

doubtless win have . similar experience.
Supervision already exists and may be
strengthened, II the networks remain
uncorTected by their owners. Mr.. Payne
would have the support Of Thousands in
any campaign he might launch to rid
the air Of nuisances thus far too patient
ly tolerated. The public resents the
misuse Of the principle Of free expression.
But a NTH estate" is not in itself
. perilous development. Radio has q
cultural significance which cannot be
Questioned. 1t In Endorsed by millions.
To hold the good will Of the populace.
however, the networks must be mindful
Of their obligation. Unworthy program
material ID q danger. Listeners-in, It
should be remembered, have the privilege
of quitting, and when o sufficient num-
Der exercise that right the broadcasting
business will feel the force of their dis
approval. Time on the air can be sold
only to sponsors assured Of q public.
The question, therefore, Is one for the
Nation to decide. II the people want
. fifth estate" they will say so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-23
Eastern Shore Verdict
Applicable to New Deal


Over q year ago the writer. in letter
to The Star, predicted that the admins
tTation's doctrine Of food scarcity would
play o leading part in the elections Of
1896. True, 1t has sent the price Of beef
has 1t been to the producer and the
consumer? Since the flasco Of the sow
and pig massacre the farmers have very
few hogs to sell, even ut high prices.
The millions of Bill Smiths who are
fortunate enough to stil have Jobs to
which they can tote o dinner bucket are
growing more and more resentful as
they fail to find the good old ham or
beef sandwich reposing In Its depths
when the noon whistle blows. That old
line land now. my friends" Is beginning
to seem q poor substitute for the succu-
lent ham and beef. In other words.
instead Of bull" on the radio Bill
Smith wants beef or ham in his sand
witches.
The A. A. A. program has turned mil
lions OF hitherto outstanding, indepen-
dent, self-respecting farmers into
shiftless, half ashamed mob Of vote
sellers and charity recipients. The Bill
Smiths who still have a job In other
lines Of work are beginning to mutter
and glover when they find the old pay
envelope Is not big enough to cover
decent food for their families and at the
same time help to pay the salaries OF
the thousands of political henchmen
and parasites with which the country
is cursed today. My business brings me
into contact with people from all over
the country and, boy! after hearing all
The Westerners with whom have talked,
I don't need q special election in Ohio
to tell me what is the prevailing senti-
ment out there. Is there any one over
10 years Of age, except those directly
or indirectly under the Government
plum tree, who Is really silly enough to
think that any real good can come from
the mass of theory-inspired, cockeyed.
asinine antics and looney legislation OF
the New Deal? What Is the answer
II looks like o deliberate attempt to
nullify the Constitution and RusSianize
the country
The American people are not going to
continue to be gluttonS for punishment
until 1t Is too late to do anything about
it. It is not going to be necessary to do
TO them what was done to O man down
on the Eastern Shore Of Maryland many
years ago. It was in the old days when
the practice Of shanghaiing men to work
ON oyster boats was in vogue. Taken
aboard drugged, they were poorly fed.
miserably abused, worked almost 10
death and paid not at all. If they fell
sick they were sometimes killed and
thrown overheard. One day the body OF
one Of these poor victims washed ashore
and a coroner's jury was impaneleo.
The old fisherman who acted as fore
man announced the verdict as follows:
wal. sir, we find this here man was
hit over the hsid with marlinsplke
and killed, throwed overheard and
drowned, washed up and diedi"
S. H. MUMFORD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-23

has taken ten lives at the same point
where the car and bus collided on Tues
day. The curves need correction as well
as the surface. They have been evil
dent perils ever since the road was laid
out. If the State had been held re-
sponsible in monetary damages for the
maintenance Of this dangerous thor
oughfare in the case Of all the casualties
that have resulted from 1t the correc-
ton would have been assured long ago.
But the theory prevails that the road
user assumes his own risk and conse-
quently there is no compensation when
the faulty planning and construction Of
the road result In accidents.
There are many other dangerous
places and dangerous roads in the sub
urban area which require correction.
This present case Is simply the most
tragic demonstration Of long-neglected
duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-23

Like the worried old lady, who, ha-
raised over the prospect Of leaving the
children alone during her absence,
flung back the parting admonition:
Don't let the cow swallow the grind
stone" Congress rushes toward the de-
lightful prospect of adjournment with
strict orders to the President not to get
us mixed UP in this pending European
war while it is away.
The Pittman neutrality resolution, i'm
perfectly drawn and in itself incapable
Of effecting its high purpose, opposed
by both the President and his advisers
at the State Department, has been COM
promised by limiting its provisions to
February %, 1896. BY that time Con-
gress will be back at work. The role
of a neutral nation may be studied
against the background of actual condi-
tons. and legislation then framed to
fit the case.
That sort Of compromise is about all
that could be expected without delaying
the long sought adjournment for an
other indefinite period. AS a declara-
ton of basic policy 1t undoubtedly rep
resents a solid public opinion, unalter-
ably opposed to war. 1t gives the Presi-
dent needed authority in law to place
embargoes on munitions and other ship
mentS Of war materiel-authority the
lack Of which might be embarrassing.
And in case Of an emergency of some
sort between now and next January, In
which the President would be seriously
handicapped in the conduct of foreign
relations by the terms Of the neutrality
resolution. special session Of Congress
could be convened on few days notice
to deal with that emergency.
AS a declaration Of permanent policy
the Senate resolution is unsatisfactory.
It's arbitrary terms are in a manner
contradictory to the obligation of
world power to use its influence to main
tain world peace. The resolution affords
no real safeguard against the very
entanglements which are feared and
which are best prevented by leaving with
the President the discretion in foreign
affairs entrusted to him under the
Constitution. The people Of the United
States do not want war. There is no
mistake about that. But war entangle-
ments cannot be avoided by mere statu-
tory declaration that there are to be no
entanglements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-23
Asks Same Title to
Letter on Parking

10 the Editor Of The Star.
Would 1t be too much to request that
the caption Of Mr.. Harry Brainard's
letter in your issue of August 20 be made
the title also Of the very few words that
follow: Capitals Streets Are q Mess
Of Stalled Cars"
No city can be found that is any more
beautiful than the City Of Washington;
no limit of expenditure to increase It's
beauty; but, alas it is only great big
garage. Would it be possible to start
some kind Of a campaign appealing to
the pride Of the people in this respect?
Why spend millions to beautify a city
and then allow that beauty to be covered
up with automobiles? 1t matters not
whether they be new 5000 cars or $50
second -hand, implanted cars. Wash
ington is just q garage.
VIM. K. SINGLETON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-23
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

Cooke. ceremonial officer, acted as their
respective escorts to the White House.
whats the box scorer" That's the
way IN which the United States Forest
Service Is now keeping record of the fire
"outs" in the forest regions of the coun-
try which its men patrol. Thus the
batting average" of Uncle Sans forest
fire fighters is shown IN an appealing
manner The box scores" are being
issued every 10 days, and the excellent
work being done Is revealed in the latest
report, which shows q great reduction
in every region Of the country except
one in the number of extra period"
fires. In one region there were no such
fires to date this year as against eight
on an average in the corresponding
periods Of the preceding four years. In
other regions the reduction was from
100 to rs, from q to IL, from u to Z,
and so on through the improving record.
4 y y
To build up the Census Bureau Of the
United States to q point where it may
without challenge" be recognized as the
best, as 1t Is now the largest, statistical
organization in the world, is the ambi-
ton OF its director, w. L. Austin. In
announcing the recent appointment of
DR.. H. L. Dunn. DR.. John Collinson and
DR.. Forrest E. Under to important posi-
tons in the division Of vital statistics.
and other appointments and changes in
various divisions of the bureau, Mr..
Austin asserts that these advances are
"motivated by consideration Of public
service. scientific progress and merit as
a guide In the selection Of personnel"
y 49,
Bad blood" between two Indian
tribes, the Shoshones and the Arapahoes,
which has led to frequent trouble be-
tween them ever since they were placed
on the same Wyoming reservation many
years ago, has been wiped out by the
emergency conservation work camps
which have been established there, &C.
cording to reports to Washington. These
former feudists now work together In a
friendly way, it is stated, and compete
in base ball and other athletic games
with no more than the expected dis
putes over the umpire's decisions.
Secretary Hulls desire to further the
Presidents good neighbor" policy in
Latin America, was manifested in his
appeal several days ago to Senator Pitt
man. chairman of the Foreign Rela-
tons Committee, on behalf Of a Sani-
tary convention with Argentina nego-
tiated some months ago which would
permit importation into this country of
frozen meat from Patagonia, In South
ern Argentina, where the records show
no infectious cattle disease to have ex-
listed during the 80 years since such
records were kept. The Secretary
pointed out there was no danger what
ever OF any disease being imported from
that source. Last-hour rush, 1t is
feared, will prevent action on this treaty.
tCopyright, 1881
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-23
That Mellow Voice and
That Pleasant Smile
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Rightly have the citizens questioned
the program and proposals OF the New
Deal. The astounding thing has been
the soundneSs OF the sleep OF the vast
citizenry. which within the past month
has awakened from its lethargy and Is
wondering Just what has transpired In
the interim. The leader was once &C
claimed as the Moses we needed. But
his promises and his subsequent acts
have not been in agreement. As Frank
lin D. Roosevelt sought the vote Of the
people in 1882 he said: "One question,
however, must be answered first. be-
cause of the simple fact that these
public works cost money and In
the case Of the Federal Treasury thor
oughly unsound financial policies have
made its situation not exactly desperate,
but at least threatens its future stability
II the policies of the present admins
tration (the Hoover administrator are
continued" Then in another speech
Roosevelt doomed out: IF in some
crisis it lives beyond its income a year
or two it can usually borrow temporarily
on reasonable terms: but if. like a spend
thrift, 1t throws discretion to the winds,
is willing to make no sacrifices at all in
spending, extends its taxing to the limit
Of the peoples power to pay and con-
tinues to Ill out deficits, 1t is on the
road to bankruptcy"
The "two" years Candidate Roosevelt
referred to have passed; we are con-
tinuing Ito I'LL out deficits" he referred
to In 1882 In warning tones. What do
we see under Roosevelt. not the candi-
date, but the President? For three
years the appropriations are equal to
the years 1870 to 1913. Some figures on
the national debt (not including State
or city, are: Mississippi, $500, 900 600;
Ohio, 81, 500 000. 900; Michigan, $1,000
100000. Maryland, which prizes herself
on her State solvency, has a national
debt of seven times her State debt.
People have not sensed that the legis-
lator who votes billions is giving him or
her q bill which must be paid. Eng
land shows surplus of several millions,
the United States a deficit Of several
billions. The mellow voice has been
too much Of an opiate; the results are
far short. This holiday spirit of spend
ing must give way to such common sense
ideas as those Of Senator Vandenberg
as outlined in his radio speech. Ger
tainly no truer words were ever spoken
than those Of Senator Tydings in the
Senate: Debt never was a blessing to
any one and 1t Is no blessing to the
Government Of the United States
ANTHONY @. BONFIELL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-23

When the Defense Highway in Mary
land. leading from the Capital to
the Severn River, was constructed it
was Immediately recognized as danger
ously narrow. The fifteen feet of driv-
ing surface could not possibly accom-
modate the traffic safely, especially in
view of the numerous curves. Acct
dents occurred promptly. Cars went
of the sides and crashed and lives were
lost. This led to an Improvement" the
paved surface being widened to twenty
feet. Still the road was dangerous.
A BERN" or side surface Of dirt proved
q treacherous factor and the accidents
continued. Barely adequate for week
day trafic, 1t proved again to be made
uuate at week ends, when the traffic
greatly increased. The casualty toll
mounted despite the extension of the
pavement.
Last Tuesdays disaster, the worst in
the record, with five persons killed, has
brought the matter to the point Of fur
Their action and now the MARYLAND State
Roads Commission has moved to cor
rect this menace. 1t has decided to
seek funds from the Public Works Ad-
ministration for the widening Of the
highway to permit three-lane course.
It is to be assumed that this improve
ment will include the abolition Of the
dangerous abrupt drop from the con-
crete surface to the dirt abutment,
which was the immediate cause Of the
accident Of last Tuesday, in which Ave
lives were sacrificed.
It is an infinite pity that the obvious
dangers of road construction are not COR
rected before, rather than after, fatalities
occur. This condition on the Defense
Highway has been patent for years. It
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-23
A "Fifth Estate. "

Radio is becoming q fifth estate" In
America. Such, in any case, is the judg-
ment of Federal Communications Com
missioner George H. Payne, who, in q
speech to the American Association of
Agricultural College Editors at Cornell
University, warned against the dangers
Of permitting the broadcasting business
to win political power. The networks,
he insisted, are generally motivated and
controlled by commerce Unlike the
newspapers Of the land. "the radio
battles for no rights" save those Of its
own selfish interests.
Such an indictment Is perhaps some
what too inclusive. The public prob
ably will not forget that there are many
programs on the air which are entirely
unobjectionable. But it also will re-
member that In more than one recent
instance there has been gross abuse of
the privilege Of utterance over the ether.
Freedom Of speech, it seems. may be
perverted. And Mr.. Payne is well within
the facts of the matter in his COM
plant against the sale Of radio time
to irresponsible demagogues. The great
broadcasting chains undeniably are at
fault when for a consideration they
admit to their programs propagandists
of discomfort. promoters Of anti-social
mischief.
The press faced the same problem long
ago. It was obliged to practice degree
of discrimination. The loss in terms Of
money was serious. but the gain in terms
Of self respect was worth the price. Radio
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-23

COMPROMISE.

The President has saved his utility
holding company bill and the House has
saved its face" In a final drive the
President has brought about the consent
of the House to compromise" OF the
original death sentence" clause which
had been adopted by the Senate and
was then rejected by the House. A
letter written by the Chief Executive to
Representative Rayburn Of Texas, chair
man of the Interstate and Foreign Com
merce Committee, expressing hope that
the House would accept the compromise,
was one of the closing moves In this
political melodrama which has been
played over o period OF six weeks OF
more.
Considerable difference Of opinion was
expressed in the House debate yesterday
as to the real meaning Of the death
sentence" compromise. A death SEN
tence" obviously is a difncult thing to
COMPROMISE. For example, Representa-
five Huddleston of Alabama, Democrat,
who has been q leader from the start
IN the House fight against the Senate
clause, commenting on the proposal
said:
.rThis compromise proposal is like
Imposing a death sentence on man
and then granting him reprieVe on the
condition that he eat keg OF nails
each morning for breakfast Only three
or four holding companies in the entire
country can survive if this bill is passed
The compromise. however. Is declared
by its supporters. among them MI Ray
bu-n. to be less drastic than the original
clause adopted by the Senate and
concession to the House. The language,
at least, is different. The compromise
directs the Securities Exchange Com
mission to require by order after January
I, 1888, that existing public utility hold
ing company systems be limited to one
such company and one subsidiary ana
to prevent control by the two companies
of more than one integrated operating
system. However, If the commission
finds that additional integrated systems
now controlled by the two holding COM
panies are not capable of Independent
economic operation, the present con-
nection may continue.
The effect of the compromise, never
theless, will be to require widespread in
tegration, or unifying Of existing holding
company systems by means Of exchange
of securities or public sale. 1t will mean
a great shrinkage in the number Of ex-
listing holding companies, and those
which remain will have to give up con-
troll over a large number Of operating
units.
The vote In the House yesterday
showed SO Democrats and one Republic
can changing their position Of August l,
when the House declared against in
structing its conferees to agree to the
Senate death sentence" clause. The
parliamentary maneuvertng to make it
possible for this final measure Of vic.
tory for the President in this contest
has been effective. Not once has the
Senate been given an opportunity to say
whether it would recede from its original
vote for the clause and accept the
House proposal. And the original Senate
vote showed the death sentence clause
passing the Upper House by the margin
of one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-23
81 Object !"

Federal employees, ruefully contemplat-
ing the wreckage of the leave bills today,
will be pardoned If they conclude that
justice can be stretched to the point
where 1t ceases to be O virtue and be-
comes what is commonly known as .
pain.
Arguing that any new legislation
should result in the same treatment for
everybody. Senator Mcclellan of Ten
nessee yesterday blocked action on the
measures to restore the thirty days an
nual leave and to standardize sick leave,
declaring they would do too much for
some and not enough for others.
The bills ought to 60 over until equal
justice can be done to all employee
was his premise.
Supported on the one hand with q
letter from the Navy Department asking
exclusion from the legislation Of field
employees now on the forty-hour-week
basis, the Tennessee Senator cited the
case Of these-unless the law were
changed-as horrible example Of leave
prodigahty. The other side of the pic
ture, he amplified, was presented in the
mail equipment shops here. for which
the bills made no provision. These en-
ployes, he said, receive neither sick nor
annual leave. The Post once Depart
ment reports that they get fifteen days
annual leave, just as do other postal
employees.
In the field of controversy. ut this
stage Of the congressional session, the
bills of course went out" thereby get
ting, as Senator Copeland. Democrat.
of New York aptly put the case, equality
for everybody-or precisely nothing.
It. is regrettable that Senator Nickel
lar, the lone dissenter Of the Upper
House, could not have seen the advisa-
bility of passing the leave bills "as is"
for the benefit of the overwhelming
majority Of the Federal force and then
Iegislating for the minority at the next
session or. meanwhile. relying upon an
executive order TO effect Q correction Of
the inequality.