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Evening star., 1936-02-28
SALE-HOUSES.

S3,YbO-SlLVER SkHlNt. fOUh-HOOM
house-$3,950. Modern Improvements,
garage. lot 5Ox210. VIM. F. CARLIN.
S115 Georgia ave.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Col. Rd.-6 r., H.-W.H. Natl. $3.50.
CoLoRED.
Brick dwelling 1so5 Gapito sinS ays Ivy
balance $50 per month Including interest
EANES. Wise. 4373.
coLoREDICOL. RD., JUST OFF GA: AVE
rooms, bath. b. h.. cleo. new roof. nice
yard. garage; BARGAIN; terms II desired.
Phone COLUMBIA 7065.
COLoRED-GIRARD EAST OF 18th NV.
3 stories. 10 rooms. bath. hot-water heat,
electric lights, 2-car garage. $500. Ad-
dress Box 261-T Star ofice. 1.
CoLORED NEAR UNION sTATION
lights: rear and side alleys. Arranged for
apartments or renting rooms; 81. 500: easy
terms Address Box 3O9-T, Star ONCE. IL
CoLoRED.
Brick house, . rooms; mouse is pelng
painted. papered and win be like new:
Price. S4 45O: terms to responsible colored
family. D. C. GRUvER, owner. PIG In
vestment Bldg Phone National 1887: eve
nings. Cleveland 7649.
K-cOLORED-LOOK
Biggest bargain in D c. Two stores
and apartment for price Of one. Your
own rent free. Write o. MANN, Owner
243 Rock Greek Church I'd. NV,
Evening star., 1936-02-28

FOUR-FAMILY APT. LOTS.
We have listed for sale several parcels
Of sround which are particularly desir-
PRICED RIGHT. =.
Also have for sale some very desirable
roE-house lots which. at the price offered.
should appeal to operative builders;
FOR INFoRMAT1ON. SEE Mr.. WALTER.
B. F. SAUL CO.,
g25 18th et NV. National 21oo.-
CoI,ORED-BEAUT1FU BUILDING LOTS
In Roland Park; all improvements; easy
Evening star., 1936-02-28
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE 1M-
PROVED REAL ESTATE, BEING
PREMISES los BROOKSIDE DRIVE

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IN
PROVED REAL ESTATE, BENG
PREMISES los BROOKSIDE DRIVE,
KENWOOD. MARYLAND.
BY virtue of the power OF sale contained
in deed Of trust from Mary z Kennedy.
vert Bowie. trustees, dated the 3rd day
Of July. AID 1929, and which is duly
recorded among the land records OF Mont
gomery County. Maryland. in Liber NO:
4S3, folio 1875, etc. the undersigned Wili
offer at public auction to the hishest DIG,
der on the premises. on TUESDAY The
SEVENTEENTH DAY OF MARCH Ap: p:
property mentioned in said deed Of trust,
Situate in KENWooD. MONTGOMERY ,a
COUNTY in the STATE OF MARYLAND
containing IS 553 square feet. more OF less
subject to the covenants restrlctions.
agreements and easements OF record. Inls
property is known as 105 Brookside Drive,
Kenwood. Maryland and is improved oy
brick and frame dwelling house.
Terms of sale: One-third cash, one
third in one u, year and one-third In two
t2l years or all cash at the option OF tne
purchaser: deferred payments TO be secured
to the satisfaction Of the trustees ana 70
bear interest from the day OF sale; "A oe-
posit of two thousand dollars will De re-
uuired when the property is knocked down.
All costs of conveyancing. including revenue
stamps at the cost of the purchaser. For
further details see the advertisement IN
the Maryland News.
H l.. RUST,
GEORGE CALVERT BOWIE
Trustees.
STANLEY D. WILLIS,
ROBERT PETER. Jr..
fe21 .mh6.l3 Solicitors. -
,r1y,.c OWEN r. SON AIJCTIONEERS.
Evening star., 1936-02-28
APARTMENTS-FUR. AND UNFUR.

NEW HOME RMS. KITCHEN BATH
almost private; Frigidaire; free phone; con-
venient location: 2 Gentle adults. 5ol1
9th st. NV.
EVANSTON. 3427 18th N.W-3 ROOMS.
Pullman kit. bath. elec. included: adults;
ligated evenings.
Evening star., 1936-02-28
WANTED-OFFICE SPACE.

WANTED-To SHARE OFFICE OR SHOP
handing women's apparel or millinery;
desk space fitting room small storage nee:
essary: share telephone service: central
location: reasonable. Address Box 2al II
Star office SSs
Evening star., 1936-02-28
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

i42s CHAPLIN ST. NW.-oNE ROOM.
Kitchen, dinette and bath, completely fur-
nished. refriseration. heat. gas and iionts
Included Adults. S45. 20
1872 5th ST N.W.-EFT1RE FLOOR.
private house. rooms. Kitchen. oatn.
Montana labor news., 1936-06-11
Sitting The Truth

In this edition of the Montana Labor News,
appears an article about Barriers to Profess
ions, written by H.. L. Maury, 1t is a subject
of concern to every working man, his wife and
children in the State of Montana. It is becom-
ing increasingly difficult for the children of the
poor to acquire a liberal education. Even high
school training for his children presents insur-
montable obstacles to the unemployed or w P.
A. parent.
Dresses, lunch, shoes and other absolute school
necessities cannot be provided, hence the child
rem are kept out of school and allowed to roam,
as best they may, aimlessly through the streets,
What happens to the natural exieberance Of the
youth? He or she becomes irritable and petu-
LIANT at home. More or less consciously, yet
vaguely experimenting the restraints hampering
a natural desire to give full expression to the
human impulse for accomplishment he squand-
ers away his time in idleness or drifts into petty
or serious crime.
High school culture forbidden by economic
adversely; college only a dream; talents sup
pressed in a nation Astounding in the fullness Of
material resources. Oh, What a crime society
places on children!
Other avenues, you say, are open to the am
bilious student. correspondence courses open
the way. Here we find a double obstacle, the
cost of the tuition and, in the case of a legal
education, barriers by statute. The youth is
compelled to show at least two years Of univer-
sity training just to have the privilege of TAX
ing the bar examination. He is thwarted at
every turn. Surely our nation is bulwarking the
rich in their position. Caste is growing. The
children of the poor excluded from institutions,
of higher learning by a selfish, greedy social
system.
Impersonally, who can figure the incalcuable
loss to progress in this doctrine Of exclusion?
Much Of the freedom of thought in our uni
v%ersities is stifled too by corporation control
State schools that should be free and untram-
meled are forced to teach the false economic and
social doctrines of the rich and powerful be-
cause they WELD such mighty influence in poll
teal appropriations.
We were taught the Law of Compensation at
school. I wonder if Karma will demand from
the leaders Of today, retribution for the lies
laugh and the prostitution of the plastic minds
Of youth to support an unholy capitalistic world?
Montana labor news., 1936-06-11
Taxing The Rich

1t is one thing to enact a law taxing the rich.
1t is another thing to enforce the law. This is
illustrated in the suit of the Federal Government
to collect $3,089,261 in back taxes and a 50 per
cent fraud penalty for 1881, from Andrew w.
Mellon, former Secretary of the Treasury,
The principle underlying the suit is connect
ed with the allegedly frequent practice of veal
thy people Of making fake sales of securities to
register losses for income tax returns. Under
the international revenue law effective in 1881
if a person bought a certain security for, say,
$500 a share and its market price fell to SIS he
could only deduct the difference of SIS a share
as a loss in his income tax return provided he
sold the security and thus realized the loss.
One of the major items in the Governments
case is linked with Melons sails of 1902 shar-
es of stock of the Pittsburgh Coal Company to
the Union Trust Company, a Mellon-controlled
concern, for 100000. Mellon claimed he lost
S5,677,95625 on the sale and deducted the amount
from his income tax return.
The Government contends this transaction did
not constitute a real sale.
One hundred and eighteen days after this
sale" the stock was repurchased by MELONS
family holding company, the Coalesced Company,
for $5l7,278, and now is definitely mot for sale"
The International Revenue Bureau Commiss-
ioner disallowed the deduction on the ground
that it was not a legitimate sale, as permitted
by law. On this basis the Government charges
that the claimed loss of over $5,677,956.25 and
the deduction of the amount from Melons in
come tax return was false, and fraudulent and
made with intent to evade income tax"
The Governments principal criticism Of this
alleged loss was based on testimony that the
former Secretary of the Treasury had, a short
time previously, refused 100000 for 100000
shares Of the same stock from Frank E. Taplin,
a wealthy coal operator.
In its brief the Government points out that the
alleged fraud was not planned under the "goad
of necessity" and as a proof Of this claim cities
the estimate made by Melons counsel that his
possessions total over $200,000,O00.
'The opportunities extended by the Govern
ment he shortchanged had left him above the
need to be petty" the brief said, adding:
There is no mitigating circumstances unless
success, wealth and power accompanied with
rising avarice and waning ethics are them
selves a bulwark behind which tax evasion is
safe"
Montana labor news., 1936-06-11
Farm Mortgage Burden

According to Census Bureau reports, there
are about 100000 farms in the United States.
Data compiled by the Farm Credit Administra-
ton show that "a per cent of these farms are
mortgaged for $7,77O,0O0,OOO. These figures
mean that 100000 farms carry this tremendous
burden and that on the basis of five persons to
a family the lives of 100000 persons are de-
finitely limited by the toll which mortgage own
ers levy for interest and payment OF principal.
Figures regarding foreclosures of farm mort
cages indicate that in many instances the pay
ment of interest and principal is beyond the alb
ility of farmers. The Farm Credit Administra-
ton estimates that there we're 1872 foreclosures
per 1000 farms in the United States during 1926.
In 1882 the figure reached 1873 foreclosures per
1000 farms. By 1885 the number had decreased
to 1911 foreclosures per 1000 farms.
Montana labor news., 1936-06-11

wants to know where the extra thirty
two dollars comes in when the gov
eminent is on the receiving end. A
good deal OF money would be saved by
moving out, especially by those who
doubled up in shacks. Many men find
they have no surplus at the end of the
month. The writer has met a number
of farmers who had tried it at the dam
and preferred to return to drouth stri-
cken farms rather than live in the bar
racks and make nothing to send home.
Lots OF men would stay in the bar
racks even if they we're made optional.
But they all want the right to choose.
A telegram sent by a mass meeting
to the Senators began Stop treating
us like sheep"
The government, they feel, ought to
be made to sell its lodging just like
any other concern, and then it would
be obliged to keep the service up to
scratch. Even those who openly wish
to continue living in the barracks are
vigorously supporting the move to get
them made optional, because that will
keep the conditions up to the mark.
If things get bad they will move out,
and they figure Improvements will then
be made without delay.
The double hunks were the last straw.
No man likes to be herded together
with % others. But a job is a job, and
scarce as hens teeth. So they took it
and liked it and just as they managed
to get hardened to it 10 more men
were dumped into the dam quarters,
and a nan put on top Of them. If he
turns over the bed rocks. A number
OF men have said to me 81 only got
an hour or two of sleep last night"
In each clubhouse there are three
shifts. A little after you get to bed,
some come in from the next shift,
perhaps with a couple Of tools to I'M
load. Then as you get nicely to sleep
the third shift begins to get up.
When the double hunks were put
in the men began to boil. In a num-
Der of cases the double hunks were
taken apart and dumped outside. The
""culprits" were escorted Off the pro-
ject without waiting for a pink slip.
Leadership was needed. The men feel
that anyone who takes a prominent part
n making a protest will lose his job.
The Federal Union, newly chartered
by the American Federation of labor,
started calling mass meetings. A Fed
eral Union can take in a man from any
craft. 1t is an industrial form OF un-
ion.
Montana labor news., 1936-06-11

A committee saw Colonel Larkin,
chief engineer on the project. The
telephone girl took the m of the
committee. The leader wa excluded
- he had been on a committee in Nov
ember, which protested the wage cuts
and layoffs, and he showed Colonel
Larkin up so badly his presence was
not desired again. The names Of the
men were taken again when they sat
down. The interview was short, and
the men came out boiling mad at the
military" manner in which they had
been treated. To the question of max
ing the barracks optional, which they
put to Colonel Larkin three times, they
failed to get a definite answer.
kilograms and letters have been sent
to various big shots" especially the
two Senators. This brought about a
war department Investigation" which,
as the union had predicted, proved a
whitewash. The Great Falls Tribune
was asked for an explanation of why
it did not print releases from the I'M
ion describing conditions in the bar
racks. 1t replied that it was always
prepared to print news Of guaranteed
accuracy. 1t was then requested to
put a reporter on the job. Unfortun-
ately both the local and the travelling
representatives OF the Tribune were
too busy. The union then Offered
to submit its own report and give
Colonel Larkin a chance to rebut in
the same issue. It was willing to be
quoted so that the Tribune would not
be obliged to take any responsibility.
AT the next mass meeting the draft Of
an article on bedbugs and double hunks
was voted point by point, and a copy
was submitted to Colonel L,arkin.
The Tribune is now taking refuge
behind the fact that it has not heard
from him. The correspondence with
the Tribune has been read to the mass
meeting, which was not fooled by its
efforts to evade the issue.
A postcard campaign concentrated on
Senator Murray was %inaugurated by
$500 men at the last meeting, and
continued by means OF three thousand
circulars explaining what the mass
meeting had done and saying you
do the same. Two thousand post
cards saying MAKE barracks optional
will produce quite an impression, even
more than the petition we have just
sent in"
Montana labor news., 1936-06-11
FORT PECK MEN
PROTEST FORCED
BARRACKS LIFE
Fort Peck, Mont. May Is

Fort Peck, Mont, May Is.
The men in the barracks at Fort
Peck Dam want the right to live where
they please.
They have to live in the barracks
now in order to hold a job. When
they sign UP they are asked, "Will you
live in the barracks ?" So an appear
ance OF freedom is preserved. But
everyone knows that if he refuses he
will not get the job. The men who
come here are very anxious to work.
They are coming from all over, and
more Of them come than can be taken
on. They will make large sacrifices
in order to get a job. So they take
the barracks and like them.
One thing they have to like is bed
bugs. The writer has seen a dozen
bedbugs on one small clothes cabinet,
and these Twelve were visible without
making a careful inspection You
couldn't miss them. The men say
that the bedbugs don't miss them, eth
er. The bedbugs | saw were big juicy
ones that splurted blood when squash
ed. Maybe | ought not to be writing
stuff like this for a decent paper.
Okay - but is equally true that de-
cent men ought not to have to live
like that.
The men feel that the dam admins
tration ought to take charge OF getting
rid of the bugs. Bedbugs are some
thing that cannot be fought by an in
dividual. The whole house has got tc
be cleared, ever if it is a clubhouse
What is good Of a town management
and a government administration if il
cannot handle things that have to be
fought communally.
The food is variously reacted to
some men find it quite bearable. 9th.
ers emphasize warmed ever pancakes
bad coffee, leathery meat. The one
meal | had seemed to me fair, though
the coffee was terrible and the deser
pretty poor.
Living in the barracks is expensive
about thirty five dollars a month
One man who used to get three dol
lars a month when he was IN relic
Montana labor news., 1936-06-11
GANGSTERS DYNAMITE
UNION PRESS

Chicago. - (FP) - Gangsters, belle
we'd by the police to be connected with
the Painters District Council IA, Chica-
go, %dynamited the Union Press, a union
print shop where the Chicago Union
Painter, an opposition monthly, was
being printed.
New York union painters recently
ousted the reactionary administration
there and elected progressive leader
ship which put a stop to gangsterisn
Montana labor news., 1936-06-11
Strawberry Iuri

a cups z lbs.) prepared fruit
61s cups (294 lbs.) sugar
I box powdered fruit psetln
To prepare fruit, grind about 2
quarts fully ripe berries or crush
completely one layer at a time SO
THAI each berry is reduced to a
pulp.
Measure sugar into dry dish and
set aside until needed. Measure
prepared fruit into a 5 to 6 quart
kettle, filling up last cup or frae'
ton of cup with water If neces
cary; place over hottest fire. Add
powdered fruit pectin, mix we'll,
and continue stirring until mixture
comes to a hard boil. At once pour
IN sugar, stirring constantly. Ito
reduce foaming, "a teaspoon butter
may be added.) Continue stirring,
bring to a full rolling boil, and boil
hard / minute. Remove from fire,
skim, pour quickly. Paraffin hot
lam at once. Makes about 10
glasses Is fluid ounees eaehl.
Montana labor news., 1936-06-11

Union Members Patronize Labor
News Advertisers
Smyrna times., 1936-06-25

and stated that, "the Committee is
convinced that the project is
sound. needful, and sufficiently ad-
vanced in status, and should be
promptly constructed in the public
interest" The national Rivers and
Harbors Congress is an unofficial
body, constituted of engineers and
marine interests from ali over the
United States, which convenes
each year in Washington to hear
proposed waterway projects, and
to place upon them their stamp of
approval or dis-approval. While
the body is entirely unofficial, it is
understood that its findings carry
considerable weight with tbe Riv-
ers and Harbors Committee of the
House of Representatives. with
out your support in the past we
could not have proceeded as far
with this matter as we have" the
letter urges in concluding, "and
without your support now we can
60 no further"
Smyrna times., 1936-06-25
REV. III. S. LAIRD
IS SUSPENDED
Continued Activity in Outlaw
ed Board Results i'm Gust
er by Presbytery
PULPITS BEING FILLED

The Rev. Harold Samuel Laird,
Fundamentalist pastor of the First
and Central Presbyterian Church,
Wilmington, was suspended from
the ministry by the Presbytery of
New Castle, in special session at
Hanover Church Thursday after
noon. The action followed Mr..
Laird's refusal to sever his con-
nection with the outlawed indie
pendent Board for Presbyterian
Foreign Missions. Tried and con-
victed several weeks ago on charg-
es of disobedience to the constitu-
ton and discipline of the Presby-
terian Church in the U. S. A, be-
cause of maintaining connection
with the outlawed board, Mr.. Laird
was also publicly rebuked Thurs
day by Presbytery through its
moderator, the Rev. DR.. John Her
rick Darling, pastor of Hanover
Church. The rebuke was for the
"sin of disobedience to the consti-
tuition and discipline of the Pres
byterian Church in the U. S. A"
Mr.. Laird contended that the Pres
bytery was not legally able to re-
buke him, inasmuch as the special
judicial commission of the Presby-
terry, which tried him, had pre-
viously administered the rebuke.
Presbytery, however, administered
the rebuke and followed it with the
suspension, upon motion by the
Rev. Thomas A. Williams, of Sails
bury, Md. As a suspended minis
ter, Mr.. Laird cannot perform the
functions of that Office. He can
not administer Sacraments of the
Lords Supper, Cor holy commun-
ion) of his denomination, nor per-
form marriages, nor preach in a
Presbyterian pulpit. Mr.. Laird has
ten days in which to file notice of
an appeal from the suspension, and
80 days in which to file specifica-
tions for an appeal to the Synod
of Baltimore. 1t meets in Freder-
ick, Md, this week. Final decision
however, would have to wait un-
til the General Assembly of 1887.
On the other hand, Mr.. Laird's sus-
pension being an indefinite one, he
can be restored by giving eviden-
ces of repentance satisfactory to
Presbytery."If Mr.. Laird should
continue to remain a member of
the Independent Board, in a years
time, under Section IL Of the Book
of Discipline, sit may become the
duty of the judicatory to excom-
municate him without further
trial" This section deals with 'fail-
ure of suspended person to re-
pent."
Smyrna times., 1936-06-25
DUCK CLUB AT
MIDDLETOWN
Group at Silver Lake to Have
Swimming Contest in the
Red Cross Campaign
DIVING PIER is REBUILT

The Black Duck Club on Wed
nesday night of last week discuss
ed plans for summer activities.
The season at the clubs beach on
Silver Lake opened Monday with
the annual swimming campaign of
the American Red Cross. The div
ing pier, damaged by ice during
the winter, is being repaired and
the floats of the club will also be
placed in condition. 1t was decid-
ed to continue the present officers
as follows: President, Harry E.
Culver; vice-president, John G.
Swain; secretary, William Shall
cross; treasurer, Sarah Kates; di-
rectors, DR.. ]. d. Niles, Milton
Phillips, Harry 3. Roberts, Clar-
ence P. Weber, w. Harmon Money,
Reed Combs, Aaron Weigel, George
Richards, A. H. Donovan, Elwood
/. Banning, DR.. Louis Levinson,
Willard Mcconnell, Paul B. Mes
sick, Helen M. Bragdon, Norris c.
Phillips, ]. Leonard Dickinson, Jr.
Smyrna times., 1936-06-25

Mr.. and Mrs. John Meredith head
ed the march to the dining room
where the table was heavily laden
with it's burden of good things.
Among the guests present were j.
Frank Denney and wife, Henry
Slaughter and wife, John Jerman
and wife, Mrs. John Farrel, John
Garrison and wife, Miss Clara
Dennesy, Miss Name Slaughter,
John Williams and sister of near
Marydel; Peter Collins and wife, of
our town; E. Clements and wife,
Miss Mary Raymnod, Joseph
Snow, Miss Sallie Raymond, Miss
Rebecca George, Gilbert Meredith.
of Marydel; Minos Conoway, Fran
els Harper, James Starting and
wife and a great many others. The
bridal presents were very numer-
Gus and included many beautiful
and costly gifts. Mr.. and Mrs.
Meredith departed for their home
in Maryland the next day, and it
is our sincere wish that to these
two may come all the joys of a
happily married life.
Smyrna times., 1936-06-25
REV. GRAHAM
BOLTS CHURCH
Resigns as Pastor of Forrest
Presbyterian Church at
MiddletOwn
CONGREGATION REFUSES

Revolving against what it term
ed the modernist trend of the Pres
byterian Church in the U. S. A,
the congregation of Forest Presby-
terian Church, Middletown, upheld
the action of its pastor, the Rev.
Robert H. Graham, in joining the
insurgent Presbyterian Church of
America. The congregation not
only turned down Mr.. Graham's
resignation, but served notice on
the Presbytery of New Castle that
Forest Presbyterian Church is now
independent and no longer subject
to the jurisdiction of the Presby-
terian Church in the u. S. A. Be
tween so and go members of the
church attended the special meet
ing, the full membership being
around 100. The action of the
membership was unanimous, there
being no outward signs of objec-
ton to leaving the national gov
erning body of the church. Mem
bers refused to say whether the
Middletown congregation will join
the new church organized in Phila-
delphia recently. They said that
for the time being the local body
merely would be independent of
any other group. Ownership of
church property, expected to be a
paramount issue, was dismissed
with the comment that any action
regarding this phase of the seces-
sion must come from the opposing
group. Members, however, said
they would abide by any state laws
governing such matters. After the
congregation refused to accept Mr..
Graham's resignation, a petition
was drawn up and signed by so
persons for presentation to the
Presbytery of New Castle.