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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-04-10
THE TAX ON MOTORISTS

Car owners have submitted to
the gasoline tax imposed by the
Federal Government and by the
several states with much better
grace than taxpayers usually submit
to taxation. This state of mind
has come about because everyone
who drives a car has been able to
see direct and tangible benefits to
himself in better highways paid by
the gasoline tax revenues.
In several states, however, it ha:
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-04-10
GUARDED HIS POSITION

McCarl has always taken pains
never to expose himself to any kind
of political pressure or contacts
which might, in the case of a
weaker man, warp the fine line be-
tween what is right and what is
politically permissible. He ad-
heres rigidly to the letter of the law
and insists that every other public
servant do the same. If they don't
like it, let them get the law chang
ed.
Mr.. McCarl is only Sc years old
now. He may not be the Repub-
lican nominee; indeed, it is quite
improbable that he will be, if for
no other reason than that politicians
of his own party have discovered
that he will not play politics in pub
lie office.
In the event that a Republican
President should be elected next
Fall, Washington feels pretty GER
tain that John McCarl will be high
in the councils of the new Admin
istration; perhaps Secretary of the
Treasury or the Director of the
Budget.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-04-10
TODAY AND
TOMORROW
--.BY-
FRANK PARKER SToCKBRIDGE
90. American

INVENTION -. American
l went out to Dearborn last
month and, among other things,
took a quick glimpse at the great
museum of American inventions
which Mr.. Ford has assembled in
Greenfield Village. 1t is a liberal
education in Americanism to study
the development of industrial prog
ress from the primitive tools of the
first settlers, step by step to the
marvellous machines Of today which
can do everything but think.
1t is hard to name an invention
of importance which did not either
originate in America or get its first
practical use in this country. No
where has the truth been better
demonstrated of the old proverb:
Necessity is the mother of inven-
ton" The pioneers of America had
to be inventive. Starting out with
not much more than their bare
hands, they had to improvise means
of conquering the new world.
l think we have done a pretty
good job of it So far, but invention
has not stopped yet.
81 II u
PIONEERS 80. their problem
The two American inventions
which enabled our forefathers to
conquer the wilderness were the
curved axe helve and the long
barrelled Kentucky rifle.
The pioneers had to clear and
settle a forest country filled with
lurking savages and dangerous wild
beasts. The straight-shooting Ken
lucky rifle protected them against
the dark terrors of the forest, while
the free-swinging Ike helve en-
abled them to develop a new and
more effective technique for clear
ing the land for their farms and
building their log houses.
For the first $50 years, America
was handicapped by a shortage of
labor. We had to invent machines
because there wasn't enough man
power. And, in spite of all of the
present unemployment, men en-
gagged in big manufacturing indus
tries tell me there is still a shortage
of genuinely skilled labor.
MACHINES 80. operators
The ore,teet c~ontribI1ti0n Ameri-
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-04-10
life lies in a closer tie-up between
agriculture and industry. Chem
urgy holds promise of going a long
way toward solving that problem.
THIS WEEK in
WASHINGTON
CONTINUED from page One)
THE McCARL SHOCK

McCarl took office July 1, 1921.
He had not been in office more
than a few minutes before his poll
teal friends found that the expense
accounts of Republican office hold
ers were just as much objects of
suspicion as if they had been pre-
sented by Democrats.
For IS years every dollar spent
by or in behalf Of the Federal Gov
eminent has had to be okeyed by
the Comptroller General. He has
nothing to do with preparing the
budget, but after the items of the
budget have been enacted into law,
he has everything to do with seeing
to it that no department, bureau or
individual spends more than has
been specifically authorized by law
Or spends money appropriated for
one purpose for some other purpose.
There is no appeal from his de-
cisions.
1t follows that nobody knows as
much about the handling of the
Governments cash as does John R.
McCarl. He knows every trick
ever invented to wrangle money out
of the Treasury without authority.
One reason why the public has
not heard more of the Comptroller
General is that his conception of
his duty has compelled him to lead
almost a clustered life, officially at
least. He is the hardest mar III
Washington to interview. In his IS
years of service he has never once
been quoted for publication to the
extent of a single sentence. And
not only newspaper men, but poll
t%icians of all grades and varieties,
find it practically impossible to pry
their way into his office.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-04-10
FRIDAY, P R 10, 1886.
HOPPING UP AFTER THE
FLOOD

Fortunately the recent floods,
which inundated great areas from
Maine to Arkansas, took a compa-
ratively small toll of human lives.
Most people had ample warning
and got out of the way before the
waters reached them.
The property damage, however,
was extremely heavy. The sub
merged districts included several
great industrial centers and humid
reds of smaller and thickly built up
cities and towns Nobody yet
knows what it will cost to mop
up" the great factories and business
houses, whose machinery, stock and
equipment was damaged Or ruined
by mud and water, and to rebuild
and refurnish the homes that were
flooded.
Most of this work of rebuilding
and replacement will have to be
done promptly. Add to it the cost
of rebuilding bridges, relaying
railroad tracks, replacing dams that
were washed out, reconstructing
highways and setting up protective
defenses against future floods, and
the net result should be a tremen-
dous demand for labor of all kinds,
and for materials.
1t is predicted that we may ex-
pect a widespread and general bust
ness boom, beginning just as quick
ly as decisions can be made, by the
millions of persons affected, as to
what needs to be done and how
they are going to do it. The fur
niture industry, for example, is an
ticipating a heavy demand for new
home and office furnishings to re-
place those ruined by the flood wat
ers. So is the refrigerator indus
try, likewise the rug and carpet
manufacturers. All of the build
ing trades and the producers of
building materials will benefit
greatly.
There is a greater volume of I'M
used credit in the banks of the
United States today than v be-
fore, and on easier terms, available
to everybody who has a Legitimate
use for it. We can think of nc
more legitimate use for credit at
this time than to rebuild and re-
equip the devastated flood areas
building more substantially ane
with more adequate protection
against the future.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-04-10
CHURCH IS HOSPITAL,
MORGUE

Gainesville, Ga. - The First
Methodist church was a kitchen,
hospital and morgue all in one. The
Red Gross set up an emergency
feeding station in the front part of
the church for storm victims, the
back part was converted into a
temporary hospital and the base
ment served as a morgue.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-04-10
ROBBERS USE GIRL AS
SHIELD

Berlin, Conn.-Five robbers en-
tered the Berlin Savings bank and
escaped in an automobile after loot
ing the vault. The loss was fixed
tentatively at $4,000. The rob-
bers used a girl to shield them as
they covered bank employees with
their weapons. The men followed
the girl into the bank.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-04-10

The greatest contribution Amer
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-04-10

Sacramento, Calif.-The Califor-
MIA Republican assembly charged
ALI M. Landon with re-
sponsibility for splitting" the
party in this State by his failure to
join a harmony movement" for
the May 5 presidential primary.
Evening star., 1936-05-27

From the Congressional Record of May H. page TIT:
h. not another city in
gathered free from
gathered which Washington people
have always enjoyed.
the District OF Columbia appropriation bill for 1897 as
passed BY the House, page ~:
disposal service t1s $780,
AR 6a snt Spus sud essning q sxs ste. e4ooeoo; %
Evening star., 1936-05-27

B1ANToN. admitted
real 5o' the $780, paid by the
people Of washington
From the @ gsss su5eoH 1 paas bill for
MR. PARKER. Now, example property
cities the adjoining adjoining
] ss nS tax ro ons city will M have "a mss tax @
let US suppose that 10 people live in village square mile in area
village
the amount lights and the Of Taxes
there Of these villages
there that they should the rate2 The people
sake Of equality between city and another They levied to
,.n. M rs. W s has inject tn: lowest %
Of any city Of @ comparable size in the country.
dies MR. na 5 think that the figures the report show that
.nn sum Glass that the assertions that have been made
With % as Mr. the term combined rate
ssrasn '''' course
From the 2 ssas suseomie ssSrs D naes aDp0pa0n bill for
tee specially interested
decidedly
approved by the budget and approved the the
a nSs hs bsn Ia @ d per n esp @ @ IN 3 sn DIS % o.
MR. PARKER do not how that be contende Senator
only but support contention
.n % history % ... rsass TO 1 M m f., s. % for s
the House Appropriatons CommiteeJ "
Said Mr. Blanton Aprn 1885 "The committee
bill criticized for putting provision in the
Commissioners reduce the rate That would be legislation
Of
$17o which
the savings made in this bin"
Mr. Is
Is
and paid that the
exorbtan unreasonable In the District
attempting the District
valuation Of
these according the would assessed other States
Of b 90
The ionowns whsn unax debate hs
Evening star., 1936-05-27

Note The 81 registration fee Of not tn: only levied
automobiles the Of ssO $500 has been
Levied anS a. ns tine @ % Eoa a ns
" ion for the Traffic Of and an
signal far exceeds operating Of the de-
partment -.
connection with the automobiles which Of
mot paid and BY ss. :. a % m s.'sns M %
the that the gasoline substituted for the
gasoline tax merely became new taxi
From the Congressional Record OF May H. page 747:
United States washington people
of their residences which privilege Washington people have enjoyed for
replacing
against x ns ne hse om na s s
fund to which property as The same
the abuttns property the gasoline
act Congress August appropriations District
the fiscal 1885, % 1897 appropriation BILL the House.
MR. BI.ANToN Mr.. I. H another city
washington after residence
monthly charge.
the supplemental hearings the District appropriation
bill for 1887 House Subcommittee, page 81;
where M there not sex sUu service ee charge au e ~
I could find out
From f @ gi,'lss page 0 pD''sD W '' A'N''
ss4O for cleaning and repairing
for sewers etc.
and construction Of public sewers etc.
sewage treatment plant, $l57,2ll.
appropriated the general tax funds Of
pay through special
assessments)
From Congressional Record of May II, page 7477:
MR. BIANToN H. Parker testified that he could not name
another city United States besides Washington where the tax on
Intangible the tax that with m as low as the
Washington Of only one-ha of cent on wncn
Gw them to sne
lock boxes banks and not rendered for taxes and ony wnn
their estates through probate that the full amount
Of their intangibes becomes known
the supplemental hearings the District bill for 1887
BIANToN Now will get down to inangibes Did you
the intangible tax Washington is only onhaf OF per
MR. PARKER. is
MR. B1ANToN Can you give me any other city In the United
PARKER. Some cities do not have it at all
MR. BLANToN But they do have something else in the place
It they not2
PARKER they have tax at all, do not know Of any
BIANToN And that have they not some
thing in the place Of h'
MR. They have to have something to run the
know, that there are
millions Of dollars Of Intangible PROPERTY bank % vaults NV wannsn @
into the probate cort'
under the law; that Is
dinculty in the administration Of the intangible tax
MR. B1ANToN Even the low rate Of onhaf OF per cent
ght located in boxes in banks'
PARKER unsatisfactory to collect and people
Note: Hiding nangibles with which
and s.s collector. uss in every STATE and city this
the District second By slight margin only TO IN ssns
Federal reporting system,
qans PREPARATION Of the green sheet listing Of copies Of
and other ntan The checking ha. already started
high to yields elsewhere % high in
euon Of local income tax there question whether the income
susaitutsdj
The past yield:
Evening star., 1936-05-27

proment supply
free The District taxpayers
than the United Sa an the
with Federal contribution; supply the Federal
taxpayers return
investment system spread many
construction and
ON of this sa the United STATE.
through general and water rents
tributed $4oso6,s1s)
From the Congressional Record of May H. Page 7477
MR. BIANToN L H. testified could not
another annual
registration
per year. Ford $4,000 RosRoyce which low
Washington people for have enjoyed
From the Supplemental Hearings District Bill for 1887 House
Subcommittee, Page SIS:
B1ANToN washington have 81 license tag
Chevrolet Oldsmonie
o brand-new $12 900 Rols-Royce.
PARKER That is right
you any United States
hat has 70 a that?
MR.. PARKER great many different systems
listen the question it. You
are the
anywhere United States, outside
Washington
bes cheap 81 whether $4,000 Rolls Royce or
PARKER. OF some cities do not have
expert for
the Washington Board of Trade trying information when Mr.
studying this question 20 and
employment give information.
Can the city in the United States where
regardless Of the
value whether Ford or a $4,000 Rols-Royce?
BI4ANTON. That
against automobile Under act Of February 49, 1929 the
automobiles Of
vehicle amounted S059 in 1885, The House salary
propriations Department ssoo additional
the operations the far exceeds operating Of the
partment
not paid by vehiele the gasoline
sona property
gasoline merely became . taxi
Evening star., 1936-05-27

. osd to o Are the assessments here fairly
worth Of the property?
GLASS Then collectively your assessments are prac
dcally real worth of the property?
prdes myself in going
feeling that % per
SENATOR THOMAS that prepared to state that that in
assr nssas may the fair full cash value Of propery
RICHARDS. Yes sir.
SENATOR THOMAS Well that is the point at issue
From the Congressional Record of May H. page TAFT:
1894 th tax rate in washington c. $780,
which the total tax paid here on personal
its p.0Tai' reai value ''''-
sssng D'ts appropriate" bill for
PARKER want to note that the total assessment mt. in nos 1852
the real estate value that had occurred
by 1892 that must have been 1882 that the assessed value Of property
for WASHINGTON do give and the general
value nearly not quite 100 per cent OF
number properties of knowledge
s % are asSta @ pd w for p it. things are rather
THOMAS BY 100 cent do you mean what the prop
w @ S2d i m on s Ths os the u value
forced sale fair sale between willing buyer
and willing auction foreclosure sae
From the Congressional Record of May H. page 7477:
District S s @ s
school tax and no special water tax and no special bridge court mouse mouse
they
the supplemental hearings District appropriation OIL Or
1882, Senate Subcommittee, pages 1874
merely factual
of altogether
after all ought to be
determine how 1t should distribute its taxes
think Washington get little less
property than is the with many
something like this
the States
real test Of this matter the total
precisely what do by total tax
example the point made
the $780, and that all
of course besides that
statement submitted by Mr..
s293oo507l Now, that made Of
and this is exactly in point
tax is $l8,317,03564
in paid
different
M on s7 $50 81 p aas ds'
Alcoholic a.-,,
pe1sn Sn etc tax motor l9So Mneous revenue items
That statement sls3703564,
practically $120000o0
other properties than real estate.
Senator Thomas the not
the fiscal
year $21946s
$157s26s)
Evening star., 1936-05-27

Aa
Hiss sCmnnmn tn Dmndo of

enable the Commissioners out the provisions Of existing
the collection and disposal animals
Provided further
available for collecting ashes miscellaneous refuse from hotels
business apartment houses Of four
n landlord furnishes heat
o All appropriated from the general tax funds OF
pay
through special assesmens)
Evening star., 1936-05-27

From the Congressional Record OF May H. Page TIT:
H. Parker testified he could not name an
besides Washington where the charge for
family which low rate the
Washington people enjoy ...,
Page 81:
Mr. BIANToN cite to city in the United States
charge $3.50 per family
PARKER. charge is low.
MR. BIANTON Now please listen questions You adj
Government expert You
questions and we will get
United States where know
charge $50 average family which
the charge Washington?
MR. pARKER No; but mot examination of it.
originally built supply water
permitted the
system developed with the United
equally L s the expenses Tor ainte-
were paced entirely while develop.
aent sxpsns ws divided par the District - cent
from Nnsoes LaR se ~ enrs - N
Evening star., 1936-06-18

Notty coot and knickers for
comp travelling or to put oside
till next FoII. Sizes s to Is.
Marvellous buys ot-----------
Evening star., 1936-06-18
7oc and ST Boys Wear

1900 Broo d c 10 t h
Shirts, sizes s to Is
O75) w q sh SIocks,
sizes 7 to Il
O6O) w q sh Shorts,
sizes s to l6
Evening star., 1936-06-18
ST to $50 Boys Wear

(2D Wosh knickers, sizes
s to IA.
80 SIeepers. sizes 4 to 10
O4O Polo Shirts, sizes s
TO l8.
N08l Comp Shorts. sizes
10 TO Is.
1917 WooIen Swim Trunks,
sizes 8 10 Is
OqO SWIM Shirts. sizes s
to Is.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-15
H.. America Reached Middle Age?

If you can't find anything else about which to worry these days - and you probably can, very easily - you might start worrying about your Uncle Sam's decline in population growth. The Gen. sus Bureau officially has figured the country's population today as 127,o2l,- 900 - gain of Fl per cent over last year, and rise of per cent since l93o.
 During the last six years, the popula-- tion has been recording a net annual growth of approximately 100000. This is onlv a little more than half the average annual gain for the 1920-30 decade. If the rate of growth continues to decline Tn this way, it won't be long before we have a stable population - or even, possibly, decreasing one.
 What all this would mean to our social and economic organization IS obvious - and distressing. It would mean an eno to the era of expansion which has lasted since our country's birth. Cities no longer would increase in size; or, If they dlo, would make their gains at the expense or other cities or of rural areas Every com mercial venture from agriculture to real estate subdividing would feel the effects
 Beyond that, there is the depressing feeling that Americas youthful vitality has been played out; that we have passed as a nation from young manhood to mlo- de age, and that the era of slow decline is not far away. Now we could, If we chose. meet this development in the man. rer of Mussolini and Hitler. We could start taxing bachelors, awarding govern ment subsidies to the parents of large families, and pushing out propaganda about the beauties of parenthood and the citizens duty to the state.
 But it is hard to imagine such cam paign accomplishing much in the United States. In the first place, it is even harder to imagine an American govern ment trying it. Besides, there is much simpler way to accomplish the same end. During our long period of growth there was a hopeful, expectant air to America; a feeling that the country progressively would be better place for people to live, a conviction that each generation would find life little bit easier and happier than the one which preceded it.
 During the last few years that feeling has vanished. In it's place, there has been helpless resentment and dull de- spondency. Many people have feared that their children would grow up in less favorable surroundings instead of ln better ones. Once we abolish that feeling of Encouragement - and abolish it in the only lasting way, by removing the conditions that caused it - the old air of hope and confidence will return. Then, in ali probability, we shall see the rate of growth again increase. For those statistics simply reflect the average Americans feeling about his country's future.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-15
Tax Increases Opposed

Various Chambers of Commerce in this state of recent weeks have joined in a protest against increased taxation by the federal government There seems to be a general opinion in this nation that taxes are bound to soar to take care of many ambitious programs that the federal gov ernment is preparing to launch. Fore most among the projects involving addi- tional revenue, so they say in Washing ton, is the soldiers bonus. But the way things are going we doubt very much if any administration would have the temerity to impose tremendous new taxes on the American people right now.
 There seems to be fairly reasonable belief floating around that if the admin istration does seek new taxes this spring, it will probably accept in lieu of it's demands something far below the first figures Even that would be rather bur- den and we join with the Chambers Of Commerce in this state in saying, "The combined expenditures of federal, state, and local governments now demand so great a proportion of the total national income that they discourage business, threaten the security of wages and sav- ings, and retard employment. ..."
 Of recent years tremendous new amounts of income revenue have been made available to the various govern ments. We now have liquor taxes, sales taxes, cigarette taxes, and what not. These have given federal, state, and local governments more money with which to carry on their work. Unfortunately the expenditures have still exceeded the in- come in too many cases. We have not curtaiIed our government; we have not weeded out the obsolete or unnecessary sFanches We should do that as an indi- cation of a desire to cooperate in the spirit of the times, which surely should be retrenchment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-15

Governor Wilbur L. Cross's appeal to the people of this state to make de- termined effort in 1886 to minimize the number of highway deaths is worthy of serious attention. Why there should be such an alarming increase in highway fatalities of recent months is a bit hard to explain. Suffice it to say the death rate from automobile accidents has jumped to new highs. Our roads are bet ter than they once were; cars are built with more mechanical perfection. Some thing must be at fault. By the process of elimination it would appear as if it is the driver; either that or the laws. Probably a combination of both. Once upon a time the driver of death auto was almost an outcast. Today it's just mere trans gression In good many cases, of course, the driver is more to be pitied than censored It wasn't his fault and he did his best to avert the tragedy. But in many others sheer carelessness is re- sponsible Let's all be accident conscious henceforth.