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The Nome daily nugget., 1935-12-11
NOTICE

The Common Council sit ting as a Board of Equaliz- ation will meet on Dec. 13, IT, 18th, 1885, at ' P. M. Nome Common Council
 by M. J. Walsh,
 City Clerk. Publish II, 12, IA, 16. 1885.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-12-11
Selassie Cannot
 Accept Proposal
 ForPeace Africa
(By The Associated Press)


 Undated, Dec. 11th-The program designed by Bri- tain and France for peace in Africa, encountered an- other early obstacle from an unexpected source, Eth iopian officials asserting that EmperorHaile Selassie would lose his throne if he dared accept the proposal as outlined at present.
 Addis Ababa authorities said that Northern Tigre
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-12-11
Arguments On Act
 Postponed Today
CBy The Associated Press)

Washington, Dec. 11th- Further Supreme Court ar ulation in Bellanca Aircraft Cotton Control Act, were suspended this afternoon because of the illness of Justice Reed.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-12-11

Pilot MiroW of the MiroW Air Service, is scheduled to return to Nome tomorrow, adverse weather having prevented his return flight today.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-12-11
Airport Tidbits

Pilot Brown of the NAT, made a flight to Mary's 1g- loo today and reports that a baby boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Burhker there this morning.
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Capital Program.

Capital Program.
Capital outlay includes not only
new construction but also all major
requirements, enlargements, addi-
tions and betterments. In contem-
plating capital outlay for the next 10
years it seems that the following must
be considered in any estimate of prob
able serious requirements. Citizens
associations and other civic organiza-
tions have urged these and many other
projects not included in this list.
(a) The P. w. A. loan in the sum
Of $3,s00,o00 must be repaid.
(b) Streets, bridges and bridge ex-
tensions will probably continue at the
present rate, which is financed by
the gasoline tax and Is about S1,700,-
900 year.
(c) New sewer mains are about to
be required, the cost Of which viii run
about 100000 q year.
ID Public schools ask new con-
struction totaling almost 100000 a
year., To expend over a 10-year period
q sum equal to 21a times the request
for one year would make total Of
$2o,o00,ooo over the 10-year period for
this purpose.
Fire Department Needs.
(e) The Fire Department faces the
necessity for the construction Of one or
two new fire houses, the extensive re-
construction of one or two old stations,
and the purchase of considerable
equipment. It would seem that the
expenditures of this department can
not be reasonably estimated over the
next 10 years at less than total Of
$1,000, 900.
(f) The Board of Public Welfare
faces the construction of q new jail,
q new wing to Gallinger Hospital, q
new building for the Receiving Home,
new dormitories ut the work house,
the completion OF building already be-
gun at the work house, furnishing q
new tuberculosis sanatoriunn, new
equipment and the completion Of the
District Training School. These items,
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) for 10-year program, and the
amounts at which they should be in
cluded in any such program, are all
matters of policy. AS to some items,
there are already commitments, such
as the P. w. A. loan and the Capper-
Cramton act. In almost every other
instance the question as to whether
a given project should be undertaken
depends upon public demand-in other
words, whether the public wants 1t
or not.
Collections Forecast.
Perhaps 1t Is only fair to indicate,
even preliminary to an inquiry into
public thought upon these necessities,
what the revenue situation may be.
We have in hand a study prepared by
a member Of your committee, indicat-
ing the revenue needs upon certain ex-
penditures. 1t shows that if the trend
of revenue collections of the past 16
years be an indication of the trend Of
the future, the collections, based on
existing law and rates, will not exceed
S37, ,000,0 900 by the fiscal year 1910.
This amount does not include the
Federal payment.
Your committee feels that before
any suggestions are made with respect
to a tax program, some decisions on
the questions of policy hereinabove
indicated as to maintenance and op-
Grating costs, and as to capital out
lay program, should be reached. In
furtherance of that suggestion we
recommend that this report be made
public and that citizens generally, and
their various responsible organizations
! in particular. be requested to submit
to the Commissioners their sugges-
tons on these two questions:
/. What are the future necessities
of the District as to maintenance and
operating expenses?
2. What are the future necessities
OF the District as to capital outlay?
We further recommend that a pub
lie hearing upon these questions be
arranged for an early date and that
your committee be permitted to at
tend. With this information In hand
these two questions of policy may be
determined by the Commissioners, not
in detail, of course, but in general
principle and round figures. 1t will
then be in order for your COMMITTEES
to proceed with the consideration ol
the matters outlined In your original
| instructions.
Respectfully submitted, by order oi
the committee,
E. BARRETT PRETTYMAN,
Chairman.
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tend to hold up the total of the cost
of the miscellaneous departments.
1t seems, therefore, that any at
tempt to decrease the maintenance and
operating cost of the District in any
considerable figure must of necessity
come from a reduction of such cost
in respect to the schools, public well
fare, police and fire. Likewise, any
attempt to hold maintenance and op-
Grating costs to their present levels
means the holding of the costs Of
these four departments to their pres
ent sums. We are, therefore, con-
fronted with this question: What are
the necessities of the District in re-
spect to the maintenance and operat-
ing costs of its public schools, public
welfare, police and fire departments?
In the public schools by far the
largest item in maintenance and
operating cost is salaries. To fix that
cost at its present level, or attempt to
decrease it, means no additional
schools and no additional teachers, or
fewer schools and fewer teachers. The
total enrolment In the schools has
increased steadily from 67,o64 in 1920
to 99,722 for the last term, an increase
of about so per cent in Is years.
Moreover, educational facilities have
increased both in quantity and in
quality, resulting in increased operat-
ing costs. The extent to which the
public school system should be ex-
panded, maintained or curtailed is 3
matter of public policy in which the
desire Of the people themselves is the
determining factor The question
really is: What do the people Of the
District want in the way Of public
school system?
Hospital Need Increases.
In respect to public welfare, the most
important causes Of the increase in
costs are relief, disqualification and
requirements for penal institutions;
for example, operation of the work
house has increased from S375,200 to
$791, $50, Gallinger Municipal Hos
pital from $120,782 to s631, 400. st.
Elizabeth's Hospital from $850,000 to
$2,101,572 In part, this increase is
due to increase in population, but a
vast majority of the increase is due
to new concept of the responsibility
of the Government toward less fortu-
nate people in need Of sustenance or
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together with the necessary incidental
equipment, could not reasonably be
estimated over the next 10 years at
less than a total of S3,000,000.
(g) The Water Department faces
extensions of its mains and will prob
ably continue capital expenditures at
its present rate of about $850,000 a
year, but If that be reduced by $780,
900 a year it makes a l0-year pro-
gram Of $7,500000.
Small Courts Building.
Ch) The small courts building
should be built, the cost being esti-
mated at about S3,000,000.
ID The program of the National
Capital parks, involving the purchase
of land already under contemplation
for which the District is already
liable under the Capper Cramton act,
whenever Congress makes the appro-
priation, will total $9,500,0 900.
ID Some allowance must be made
for libraries, the Refuse Department,
Fairgrounds, the Electrical Depart
ment 0ncluding the new fire alarm
system and headquarters) and police
(Station houses.
(k) The liability Of the District for
the following expenditures, all seri-
ously urged, must be considered:
Water front.
Airport, estimated s1.250,0oo.
AnacoStia Flats project.
Fort drive, estimated s7,000,000.
Watts Run project.
Armory and stadium, estimated
$4,000, 900.
East Capitol street bridge.
Pennsylvania avenue bridge.
Rock Greek Park bridges.
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disqualification. While, Of course, the
direct expenditure for relief (now
81, 600 900 per year, may decrease, no
one can tell to what extent per-
manent problem Of relief will remain.
The withdrawal of the Federal Gov
ernment from this field has just been
announced, and the consequent bur-
den of this action upon the local gov
ernment must be provided for. Whether
the District should contemplate a cur
tailment Of its public welfare program
is a matter of policy. as to which sound
public judgment should govern.
As TO the Police and Fire Depart
ments, it is obvious that increased
personnel and supplies are absolute
necessities as the city becomes more
thickly populated.
It is, of course, evident that many
expenditures for capital outlay result
directly in increased maintenance and
operating costs; more school buildings
mean more teachers, and more hos
pitals mean more physicians, nurses
and attendants. It is estimated that
80 per cent of capital expenditures re-
suit in increased maintenance and
operating costs.
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From the foregoing table it is ap-
parent that of the total gross in
crease of approximately 21,000.000
the increase in schools. public well
fare, police, fire, general expenses
and water totals about SIS, ,00o, 900.
If the general expense item be di-
Vided among the 26 different depart
ments which it covers. the average
increase in each Of these departments
Is only $4,000 per year over the 16-
year period. The annual increase in
all these departments totals only about
$4,000. Thus any decrease in the
expenditures in these departments, or
any Of them, represents an infinitesi-
NAL reduction in the total general
expenses Of the District.
The Water Department is self-sup-
porting and therefore should receive
separate consideration from the gen.
eral problem Of District expenses and
revenue.
New Functions Appear.
II all the other items Except
schools, welfare. police and fire) were
to continue to increase at the same
rate as they have over the past 16
years, their increase would be $780,
900 per year total; if they were all
decreased at the same rate, the an
nuali saving would be only 100000
out Of budget of $4,000, 900. More
over, new functions are constantly
being imposed upon the Government
under public demand, such as smoke
control, increased activities Of the
Public Utility Commission, public
health measures, etc. The consequent
costs. although small individual items,
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$13,726,750

Garages municipal for public use).
Subways.
Municipal Center.
Rock Greek pollution.
If the following allowances were
made as representing capital outlay
program for the next 10 years, an
average annual expenditure of $780,
600 would be required, to which sum
must be added whatever allowances
are made for any Of the projects men
toned above in (k). Any such esti-
mate would be greatly below the aver
age annual expenditure of $9.750, 900
for this purpose over the past 10 years.
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FRENCH INSTITUTE

Annual Meeting to Commemorate
Survey of u. s. Life.
At its annual meeting, to be held
at the Mayfiower Hotel next Saturday.
the French Institute Of Washington
announced yesterday it would COM
memorate the centenary Of the pub
lication Of Alexis de Tocqueville's
Democracy in America" noted sur
vey of life in the United States dur
ing the early nineteenth century.
Ambassador de Laboulaye Of France
and Nine. Laboulaye will be guests
of honor at a commemoratory lunch.
Prof. Gilbert Chinard of Johns Hop
kins University and Prof. William E.
Lingelbach of the University Of Penn
sylvania will speak.
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Maintenance Expenses

Examination Of the attached data
shows that the maintenance and OPP
Grating expenses of the District have
increased in somewhat steady curve,
except for a temporary drop during
the period of the economy reduction,
the major part of which was the
salary cut. The increase has been
at the rate of about 3.6 per cent
per year over the past 16 years. In
dollars this increase has been from
$17,378,359 in 1920 to s35,641,617 in
1896, q total increase for the 16-year
period Of $18,263,258. This total in
crease Is made up of the following
increases by departments, stated in
the order of the size of the increase:
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embracing maximum benefits Of $50
monthly with counties contributing.
The conservatives also will en-
deavor to enact 1-cent sales tax
without exemptions and set up an un-
employment insurance fund to which
employers and employees would con-
tribute.
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THE WEATHER

District Of Columbia-Cloudy today
and colder late tonight; tomorrow fair
and colder; gentle to moderate SOUTH
erly winds shifting to northwest
tonight.
Maryland-Cloudy with light snow
in west and probably light snow or
rain in northeast portion today; colder
late tonight; tomorrow fair and
colder.
Virginia-Mostly cloudy with light
snow in extreme west portion and
rising temperature in south portion
today; colder late tonight; tomorrow
fair and colder.
West Virginia-Light snow today:
colder tonight; tomorrow fair and
colder.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
clear last night.
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MINNESOTA 0LD-AGE
PENSION FIGHT SEEN
Legislature Convenes Tomorrow
in Special Session-Conserva.
tives Control Both Houses.

BY the Associated PresS
ST. PAUL, November 30.--A warm
fight over old-age pension proposals.
one Of which would provide $50
monthly TO every one over IS years,
irrespective Of need-was predicted by
leaders as the Minnesota Legislature
prepared to convene Monday in spe-
cial session.
The conservative blocs, dominating
both houses in opposition to Gov.
Floyd B. Olson and his Farmer-La-
Dor administration, were marshaling
forces against the liberals pension
plan. They have protested such a
program, without contributions from
counties as proposed, would cost $780,
100000 annually.
They expect to offer q substitute
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PERU ART TO BE SHOWN
Indian Textiles, Silver, Pottery
and Leather to Be Exhibited.

More than 1000 objects of Peruvian
Indian art, including textiles, silver,
pottery and leather work of rare types
are to be exhibited in the foyer of the
National Museum throughout Decem-
Der, under the sponsorship Of the
Center Of Inter-American Studies at
George Washington University and
Carnegie Institute.
The pieces were collected by Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Ledig of Battery Park,
Md, during six-year residence in the
village Of Huancayo, in the Peruvian
Andes, where Ledig was engaged in
scientific work for the Carnegie In
stitute.
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Triplets Are Protected.

CHICAGO R.--The triplet sons
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Harenberg
may live the life Of a goldfish, but
they'll be protected from germ-laden
kisses. Grandfather Charles Piker
built q glass panel for their boudoir
and the curious can look. but they
mustn't touch.
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-HE full text of the partial re-
port of the Commissioners
Special Committee on Taxa
Il ton follows:
This committee was appointed Au-
gust 12, 1895, under an order direct
ing it: Il
so y to study the entire tax prob
lem of the District Of Columbia and
to survey the possibilities of obtaining
more income from the following:
Group 1:
Inheritance tax.
Income tax.
Group 2:
Gasoline tax.
Motor vehicle weight tax.
Group 3:
Utilities tax.
"The committee will investigate the
possibility of securing revenue from
motion picture theaters, chain stores,
public entertainments and any other
field where there is opportunity Of
escaping just tax.
1T is not the purpose of the Com
missioners to place hardship or any
unreasonable tax on any of the classes
referred to, but only that all should
bear just and proportionate share
toward the support of the government
of the District of Columbia.
These instructions are not intended
to include real estate.
This committee will prepare a
report and recommend legislation"
Instructions Are Requested.
The committee begs to submit the
following partial report, and requests
instructions before proceeding fur
ther:
The propriety Of any tax must be
measured by its necessity. Before a
recommendation can be made as to
what taxes should be included in the
revenue program, revenue needs must
be first determined. Your committee
does not believe that taxes should be
increased, either by increasing the
rates of present taxes or by the intro
duction of new forms of tax, merely
because the suggested taxes could be
borne by taxpayers. or because the
government could spend the money
If it had it. In the opinion of your
committee the question which must
necessarily first be answered is: What
are the imperative financial needs Of
the District government.
The period for which these needs
should be estimated must be some
reasonably extended period in the fu-
ture. We have selected 10 years His
torical data must of necessity be the
basis for any careful approach to the
problem. ali your committee has,
therefore, assembled in convenient
form the details of both revenues and
appropriations over the past l6 years.
Population Increases.
1t must be kept in mind that in
creases in population affect govern
mental costs. although the relation
ship is not directly proportionate.
Population in the District increased
from 100000 in 1920 to an estimated
$4,000 in 1885, an increase of 81,-
600 in Is years, about 20 per cent
in that time. Increased population
in the metropolitan area, outside the
District, is also reflected somewhat IN
District governmental costs and the
increase in this area has been more
rapid in recent years than in the
District alone. 1t should also be
noted that fluctuations in the num-
Der of Federal Government employees
directly affect requirements as to
District government, and the latter
must keep pace with peak demands
of the former.
Appropriations for expenditures di-
vide themselves, for the purposes Of
any study such as this, into main
classifications ID maintenance and
operating costs, and (2) capital out
lay.
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West Virginians to Entertain.

The twenty-first annual apple cider
and ginger bread party Of the West
Virginia Society will be held at the
Raleigh Hotel Wednesday, from 9 pm.
until 1890 am. Dancing and cards
will feature the entertainment.
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SHOP PLANS Benefit
Sale for Week to Gather Funds
for Charity Project.

The Opportunity Shop will hold a
special one-week sale at 1921 Seven
teenth street. starting Tuesday. to
gather funds for building expenses of
the new gymnasium at the Christ
Child Settlement House, 608 Massa-
chusetts avenue.
The shop, which is located at 1893
Wisconsin avenue. deals in second
hand house furnishings and clothing,
dolls. books, toys, etc, all of which
will be offered at the sale.
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Record Until 10 PM. Saturday.
highest 81. 4 pm. yesterday. Year
ago. 30.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Hishest. 90. on July 20.
Lowest, 3. on January %.
Tide Tables.
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Capital Outlay

During the past 16 years the appro-
priations for capital purposes have
been as follows:
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Total 40, ,430, 1868
Thus, the average annual capital
expenditure over these 16 years has
been $9,362, 900. and over the last 10
years has been ss,752,07O. The present
current expenditure is s5,582,59l.
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intt sinkns fIHd IN h 1RSe
r Press inerease @ s sa os5
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Present Budget

The appropriation act for 1896 car
ried the following amounts for capital
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DROP-LID DESK Of Early
American design. Has four handy
drawers in base; with convenient
ly arranged interior writing space.
Solid rock maple construction.
Finished the old Early American
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DROP-LID DESK of the Early
American design. Solid rock ma
pie construction. An ideal present
to boy or girl.
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Floor Lamps made to the ex-
act specifications of the I. E. S.
Equipped with the new bulb that
a simple turn of the switch regu-
lates the one, two and three hun.
dred watts. Complete with shades.
The Lamp that overcomes eye
strain.
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MAGAZINE TABLE-A practi-
cal piece with top large enough to
support a lamp; two shelves below
and gracefully turned legs. Gen.
uine mahogany construction.
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DRAW-TOP TABLE-A minia-
ture of an early American draw
top table; sturdily constructed of
rock maple and carefully finished.
Will make an ideal cocktail table.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-19
BELFAST HOMES
Of CATHOLICS
THREATENED

BELFAST. July 10 G.N.SO.-
The continued disturbances in Bel.
fast took a grave turn today when
Protestants forced many Catholic
families to evacuate their homes
under threat of burning.
The evicted Catholic families
took shelter in wooden huts in the
parks, where they were guarded
by combined police and military
forces who all week long have
been unable to check daily shoot.
ing and rioting in which eight
have been killed.
Hugh Falcon died today from
wounds received previously.
Churchmen and business men
united to form a citizens commit.
tee to halt the riots which began
last Friday night.
Further serious trouble is looked
for Monday, when shipyard EN-
ployeS return from vacations. It
was feared members of the rival
faiths would refuse to work side
by side.
Already chalked notices are ap.
pearing on the sidewalks with
such warnings as learn to swim
before Monday"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-19
Philippians Start Retreat
To Hills to Wait Italians

Adds ABABA, July 10 0.N.SO.
Believing invasion by Italy is in
evitable and inspired by their
emperor's imprisoned plea to
fight to the death, Philippians to-
day were packing up their daggers
and spears and retiring to the hills
with their women-folk and chill
dren to put up a last ditch defense
of their homeland.
Emperor Halle Selassie exhorted
his subjects to die in battle rather
than live in defeat and be Slaves
of Italy"
This cry slowly, by caravan
and courier, filtered out through
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-19
Japanese May Recall ,
Ambassador TO italy

TOKYO, July 49, G.N.s.)!
With younger officials of the
foreign ministry clamoring for
the recall of Yetaro Sugimura,
japanese envoy to Rome, the Jap
anese cabinet council convened
today to discuss the case.
Sugimura created a sensation
in Japan by assuring Premier
Benito Mussolini that Japan
would remain neutral in the
Italo-Ethopian quarrel. The for.
eign office Immediately issued a
statement declaring that if Sugi.
mura had made such a declara.
ton, he had no business doing So
The press meanwhile featured
the story, charging Sugimura with
a signal failure in japanese di.
plomacy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-19
CONTINUED from Page I

it, but assumes that Justice Off
Gals are watching the matter.
However, the penalty governing
enlistment or recruiting of Ameri.
can citizens in foreign armies ap.
plies only to territory under
American jurisdiction.
Americans abroad are free to
enlist providing they do not take
an oath of allegiance to a foreign
sovereign or government. In that
event. they automatically lose
their citizenship.
If there is any serious attempt
by Americans abroad to enlist or
offer their services in either the
Ethiopian or italian forces; the
State Department will instruct
the American embassies and lega-
tons in Europe to refrain from
facilitating the travel of such
citizens.
The State Department feels
that participation of American
citizens in the armies of foreign
nations at war endangerS
American neutrality.