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The Washington times., 1937-04-28
Hidden Motives

m HE only way that additional taxes automobiles
and motorists can be made to assist the District
over its pending financial trouble Ia deficit of six mil
lion dollars) is through transfer of charges made
against general revenues to the segregated fund which
now consists of the gasoline tax.
If these charges to be transferred and the auto
mobile driving Washington is to be taxed even more
for general purposes the city deserves to know now
how far the diversion is to 60.
And unless agreement be reached to the extent
Of the diversion the increase of taxes paid by the motor
lists as special group the District embarking on
dangerous program which in the end may further COM
plcate instead Of simplifying the financial situation
Gasoline tax revenues more than sufficient
to meet the charges which can be made against them
under the law.
They are sufficient even to meet the additional charges
which the District appropriation bill it passed the
House places against Them including the cost of main
tanning the city's trees item which scarcely be
considered to be for the exclusive benefit of any par
ticular group Of tax payers.
If there is reason for demanding that motorists pay
an increased gasoline tax for maintaining building
streets and highways, we'll and good
The motorist will pay the added tax without
murmur.
But it looks suspicously though the motorst
simply being made the scapegoat.
1t would of course be silly to increase the gasoline
tax and tack other additional taxes the motorst,
and thus build up a surplus of two three million
dollars in segregated fund while deficit growing
in another fund.-
Obviously the intention either to divert this gaso
line tax money to other than now permitted or the
proposed increase in the gasoline tax is contemplated
for other than the raising of necessary revenue
There are other which in the past have
prompted suggestions that the gas tax be raised.
Among them is that coming from Maryland officials
that the tax be doubled in order that sixty per cent of
the increased revenue might be given to Maryland.
Another reason often advanced is that the tax should
be increased simply because the taxes in adjoining
States higher and that the dierentia results dis
advantageousy to gasoline dealers in those States.
These may be for advancing the gasoline tax
but certainly they not for unustihable
imposition on local motorists
The Washington times., 1937-04-28
ANOTHER PLAN

When Representative John E.
Rankin delivers q broadside he
generally hits at two or three OBJ
jGctives at the same time.
It has been reported how he has
proposed to turn the new Supreme
Court Building into a Thomas
Jefferson Memorial. At the same
time Mr.. Rankin intends to kill
three birds with one stone. He's
going to save the Government
$10,000,O00, estimated cost Of the
memorial, save the cherry bios
SONS, and solve the Supreme Court
problem.
He related that about 100 years
ago John C. Calhoun arranged
for memorial service to Jeffer-
son and Martin Van Buren, said
he was aStoniShed at the "omi-
nous suddenness of Calhoun's rev.
erence for jefferson"
Representative Rankin says he is
similarly astoniShed by the om1-
nous SuddenesS" of all this rever-
ence for Jefferson today. Then he
made his proposition to move the
Supreme Court back to the Capitol
and make the new building the
jefferson Memorial. Although his
proposal was a serious one, he
couldn't help indulging in this
little byplay. Said he:
Possibly we could get the con-
sent Of the Court to do that at
this time, because, am told,
that when they moved out of
the building it was by a divided
opinion of five to four. Since
the Court has begun to change its
mind one at a time, the chances
are we could get them to move
back into the Capitol by the
same division of opinion"
The Washington times., 1937-04-28
Lessons of a Century
BHJ. T. Williams, Jr.

>work OF improving rivers and
harbors has been done continu.
ously by the Corps of Engineers,
maintained and directed by the
War Department.
This Corps has developed,
through long experience, most
careful and impartial procedure
for the development of new pro-
jects. 1t has built up one of the
most effective organizations in
this or any other country for the
operation and maintenance Of
navigable channels.
And what is the result Of all
this? The people in the several
States know the answer. The re.
suit is that with the appropria-
tons authorized by Congress the
Army Engineers, under the direc-
ton of the War Department, are
providing the American people
with ports and channels I'M
equaled in the world.
CLOSELY RELATED
Another lesson taught by the
experience of more than a cen
fury will be ignored if the spoils-
mongers of politics grab control
of all river and harbor work.
This lesson is that all Federal
improvements on our rivers and
harbors should be done by the
same force and under the same
supervision that harbor defenseS
and land Notifications are de.
signed and constructed.
No sound argument has yet been
advanced for divorcing these
closely related jobs. And yet they
would be divorced if the joker in
the pending Bill is allowed to re-
main and the Bill becomes a Law.
1t delegates authority to leave the
building of defenses of rivers and
harbors in the War Department.
It also delegates authority to trans
fer all the work of improving these
rivers and harbors to proposed
new department.
This new department would be
wholly political. It would be with
out experience. It would be Gre
ated to provide new jobs and it's
new job-holders would be tempted
to exploit river and harbor i'm
provement work to their own ad-
vantage and that of the political
Spoils-mongers to who IN they
would owe their jobs.
The only way in which a joker
of this sinister effect could ever
get by any Congress would be by
concealing it from the people and
tanning it through both Houses
before Public Sentiment could be
informed and aroused against 1t.
Every day that the Reorganiza-
ton Bill is allowed to remain in
Committee, subject to scrutiny,
increases the chances which the
people have of prevailing on the
Congress to keep all river and
harbor improvement work under
the control and supervision of the
War Department and in irnme-
date charge of the honest and
able officers who make up the
Corps of Engineers of the United
States Army.
The Washington times., 1937-04-28
DISCLAIMED

Representative Samuel Dick.
stein knows just where he stands,
knows just where he wants to go,
and he doesn't mind telling the
House of Representatives about it.
In a recent speech he said:
"SOme members stated 1 was
looking for publicity and that
wanted to put on another show.
Mr.. Speaker, 1 do not need any
publicity to be reelected to Con-
greSS. / can remain here as long
as live if I make that request
Of my people. am not yet
quite ready to run for President
of the United States, so public.
ity would not help me very much
from that angle. am not even
hopeful of being the Speaker of
the House or the Governor of
my State. Therefore, the as.
PERSONS that 1 have been trying
to get publicity and that
wanted to put on a show were
made deliberately and with the
sole intent and purpose Of
creating some sort of prejudice
against this investigation"
Maybe there'll come a day.
The Washington times., 1937-04-28

AA40 INV JON
That's good.
Be sorry. But
be so sorry that
you'll get the
whole thing out
of your system
. . not only
the wrong act
itself, but the
weakness that
c a u S e d t h e
wrong act. Be
100 p er C e n t
sorry all
through
AN D THEN
FORG EFT 1T
AND GET
The Washington times., 1937-04-28

b4AN'AA AARNN AA' .
London, 1 be-
lieve is the only
other place on
the map today
where athletes
are gathered
once a year to
go through a
running match
of more than
26 miles. Yet
it does not seem
any 80 years.
which it is, since
every city in the
United S t a t e S
was marathon
The Washington times., 1937-04-28
The Greatest Show on Earth
BIZ Frank Miller Smith
By Monitor

"a tree was planted on the Capitol
grounds in honor of Mr.. Morton,
father of Arbor Day.
On arrival the two statues were
placed few feet apart in the
rotunda. The heads and faces
were covered with caps of purple,
green and white striped cloth to
titillate the curiosity of passers.
by until the presentation cere-
monies were held. They looked
like two victims ready for the
guillotine or the hangman's moose.
The Washington times., 1937-04-28

Assembled III
the dining room
of h e b OF t
which took a
party of nota-
bleS to the Vir.
GINA Peninsula
for a weekend
o u t ng were
leading m e m
berS of t h e
House and Sen.
ate and their
wives and fami-
lies.
Whosh! went
the wind a n d
The Washington times., 1937-04-28
Wise Words

Nothing is less selfish than a
desire of fame, since its only sure
acquisition is by laboring for 9th
ers.-Walter Savage Lander.
There is an unfortunate dis
position in a man to attend much
more to the faults of his compan.
The Washington times., 1937-04-28
TWO MORE

Nebraska has made her gift TO
Statuary Hall and they have
landed in the rotunda. Already
grooming under the weight of life
sized statues of bronze and marble
in memory Of the majority Of the
great men from the precincts that
make this country, the floor OF
Statuary Hall at the Capitol is
considered under too much strain
by Architect David Lynn.
Originally each State was to
have two statues placed in the
Hall. Several years ago it became
apparent that the weight of these
statues, which is tremendous,
could we'll be overtaXing the sup
port of this particular section OF
the main floor A few of them
were moved to advantageous posi-
lions in the corridors and the
rotunda.
Yesterday, there was an unveil-
ing of Nebraska's gift-bronzes of
william Jennings Bryan and
julius Sterling Morton. Last year
The Washington times., 1937-04-28
Keep This Pledge

RESOLVED: That it be the sense of thts contention
thct committee should be appointed By the Congress
of the United States to make study of and to report
on the granting to the residents of the District of
Columbia the right of suffrage. Unanimously adopted
by the Democratic National Convention, Philadelphia,
June e. 1885,
The Washington times., 1937-04-28

Unless President Roosevelt
orders the Congress so to do, his
Bill for the reorganization of the
Executive Departments will not be
enacted into law at the present
session. The Reorganization Bill
to date is only the subject Of execu-
tive recommendation and that will
not suffice to write it into Law.
One of the objections raised to
the Reorganization Bill is the
joker by the terms of which all
river and harbor improvement
work could be removed from the
protection of the War Department
and turned over to the reckless ex-
ploitation of proposed new de-
partment, to be manned by politi-
cal personnel.
Such a transfer would save no
money. 1t would reduce rather
than increase the efficiency with
which river and harbor improve
ments are now carried out. 1t
would weaken not strengthen the
Common Defense. 1t would make
it all the easier for local political
groups to compel the expenditure
of river and harbor appropriations
in disregard of the national needs
and welfare and in furthering the
special interests of local politicians
and contractors seeking through
them "fat" contracts from the Fed
eral Government.
COUNTER-SENTIMENT
The only attempt at defense of
this joker in the Reorganization
Bill which has yet been made, is
that although the President
would be given the power to re
move river and harbor improve
ment work from the protection
of the War Department, he would
not be compelled to exercise the
power. The transfer would be
left to his discretion.
This argument appeals to those
members of Congress who have
fallen into the habit of Sinking
legislative responsibility by dump
ing all of that at the door of the
White House.
But there is a counter-senti-
ment coming up from the several
States whose peoples have reason
to know the diligence and dis
tinction with which the Army En-
gineerS have to date carried out
river and harbor improvement
work. The fact that they have
been able to do this is due first
of all to the character of the Of
ficers who make up the Corps of
Engineers of the United States
Army. It is due also to their
training, experience and profes-
sional attainments. And last but
not least it is due to the fact
that all Of their work is done I'M
der the protection of the War De-
partment, which is one of the two
non-political Executive Depart
ments of the Federal Government
the other being the Navy De-
partment.
For more than one hundred
years the Federal Governments
The Washington times., 1937-04-28
NO FAVORITES

Proving that storms over the
Chesapeake Bay are no respecters
of Congressional dignity:
The Washington times., 1937-04-28

>ions which offend him, than to the
projections which please him.
Greville.
Human experience. like the
stern.lights of a ship at sea. illum-
ines the path which we have
passed over.-Coleridge.
The Washington times., 1937-04-28
OLD FAVORITES
A Pitcher of MignOnette

A pitcher of mignonette
In a tenement's highest easement
Queer sort of flower pot-yet
That pitcher of mignonette
Is garden in heaven set,
To the little sick child in the basement
The pitcher of mignonette
In the tenement's highest easement
IReGders ivited to send to the editor their sag
Sestos of old favorteS among the poems for reprnn
In this spGee)
The Washington times., 1937-04-28

NSSoA4 Y "oAAO w oooA4AAC 4CoSOAASA-
bilities or engage in action. And
he finds a perfect escape in Re.
morse. THE WRONGS OF YES
TERDAY OFFER A WONDERFUL
ALIBI FOR DODGING THE
DUTIES OF TODAY.
And it goes without saying that
he's utterly selfish. It's as selfish
and anti-social to spend all your
time repenting as it is to spend
your time killing or stealing. In
either case you're not bit of good
to society and you're blocking the
path of progress.
If you've done something wrong,
be sorry
BUT DON'T STAY SORRY!
NEW PRIDE
Five minutes of sincere repent.
ance will cleanse your character
and put you right with God as
surely as so years of it. Then, if
you're truly sorry, it's up to you
to PROVE IT.
Prove it by getting busy.
Build up new pride to replace
that old shame. GET GOING!"
Pay off that debt by perform
ance. For remember, every time
you sin you contract a debt. You
waste your life. You betray trust.
You two-time the whole decent
human record.
You can't pay that debt by tears
and prayers and hand.writings.
These only satisfy your own van
ity. If you really want to square
your record-MAKE A NEW ONE.
MUFFLE YOUR MOANS
WIPE THE OLD CHIN AND
GET GOING! y
(ThiS column welcomes and
requests comments. Letters
presenting personal problems
may also be sent. All letters
1Dtll be handled confdentiGIly
and GnSDered promptly If
stamped addressed envelopes are
inCluded.)
Copyright, 1887, by King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times., 1937-04-28
The Human Side of the News
BIZ Edwin C. Hill

Boston has celebrated Patriot's~t
Day once more, and again mara S
thnr race has praced the occasion. t
The Washington times., 1937-04-28
Listen, World!
BY Elsie Robinson
DON'T STAY SORRY

You've done something wrong %doesn want to face reality
That's bad. doesn't want to assume RESPONSE.
Ard ,,rn hmm.
The Washington times., 1937-04-28

And now you're sorry?
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-12-24

An, mel Now here's my
nephew asking me II I've
bought a Christmas present
for HIS grill Now ask you
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The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-12-24

One of my friends just calico
across the street to me-:
Merry christmas7 saIutatIon
| hope 50. So far Christmas
has been a headache. And
haven't had : drink all dayi /
this pace keeps up FL soon b
cutting out paper dolls.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-12-24
BUILDING ACTIVITY
NOTED In THE CITY
Work on Three Major
Projects Progressing;
Other Permits

The open winter weather has
seen considerable building opera
tions progressing in Hagerstown.
Large buildings, on which work
has been going right along, are
those Of the Washington County
Building and Loan Association, on
West Franklin street and the
building being erected by the
Grant Stores on West Washington
street. The addition to Zion Re
formed Church is also nearing
completion.
Permits issued at the office of
City Engineer Lyon recently at
the approximate value of 81 900,
are: Albert Beck, to remodel and
convert dwelling into four apart
ments, $3.50 East Antietam St:
Russell B. Young, additions and
alterations to dwelling, 429-4S1 N.
Locust street, and III. w. McElwee
to erect concrete block garage. 46
by &c feet, adjoining the Superior
Dairy plant on the south, sos
Chestnut street.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-12-24
CHRISTMAS WILL
BE HERE TOMORROW
Observance in Churches
Planned; Stores Report
Business AS Good

Tomorrow, the Christian world
will celebrate Christmas, COM
memorating the birth of Christ
nearly 1000 years ago. Churches,
generally, Protestant and Catholic
will have programs in keeping
with the spirit of the day and in
homes there will be many gather
ings of folks, uniting in the beau
tiful custom of exchanging gifts,
and spending a day of happiness
and good will together.
Commercially, the merchants in
Hagerstown report satisfactory
sales. Stores have been particu-
iarly crowded in the last few
days approaching Christmas.
The local postoffice has been
taxed to capacity during the past
few days, the volume increasing
as Christmas approached. Thous-
ands Of packages were handled in
addition to the regular mail.
The Hagerstown Globe wishes
all very Merry Christmas and
Happy and Prosperous New
Year.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-12-24
OFFICERS ELECTED
BY ODD FELLOWS
Potomac Lodge Installa-
ton, Jan. 4; Encamp-
ment, Jan. 6

Potomac Lodge No. 81, LOOT,
elected the following officers:
Noble Grand, Clifford M. Schild-
knecht; vice-grand, Joseph E..
South: recording secretary, Free
man Sim; financial secretary,
Maurice Hutzell and treasurer,
O. Jesse Stotlemyer. The install
lation of the newly-elected Off
GERS will take place on January
4, with a social session. A big
rally by Potomac Lodge 81 will
be held subsequent to January Is
which will be attended by a num-
Der of grand officers from Balti-
more.
Gilead Encampment No. 6 elect
ed: Chief Patriarch, Preston
Sprecher; senior warden, Free
man Sim; junior warden, Joseph
e. South; scribe, Elmer ID. Mil
Ter; financial secretary, w. e.
Bender and treasurer, j. Winger
Draper. The installation of these
officers will take place on Janu-
airy s, with social session. De-
gree work for a class made up of
candidates from Breezewood, Pa,
and McConnellsburg, Pa, viii be
put on some time shortly after
the first of the year. This initia-
ton will embrace approximately
Is men, several Of whom are from
the local lodge.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-12-24
NAME PLEASED

Each week The Globe re-
ceives communications from
readers expressing their opin-
ions on matters pertaining to
National, State, County and
municipal matters. In most
instances these communities.
tons are signed anonymously.
1t Is an invioIabIe rule that
all communications sent to
The Globe must be accompan-
led by the name Of the send
er, not necessarily for pubIIca-
ton, but as matter Of GOOD
faith.
The Globe invites its read
ers and friends to express
their views through Its col
umFs, and asks only that
these communications be con-
densed as much as possible.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-12-24
ORDER or EASTERN STAR
TO lNsTALL NEW OFFICERS

Queen Esther Chapter, No. 8.
Order OF the Eastern Star. on
January IA, will install the follow
ing officers recently elected:
Mrs. Firmine Lambillotte, worthy
matron; Freeman Sim. worthy
patron; Miss Dorothy Hahn. asso-
ciate matron; Hugh Smouse. asso-
ciate patron; Mrs. Mary Horst.
conductress; Mrs. Jesse smith. as
sociate conductress; Miss Grace
lMiddlekkuHf. Becretary: AFrs
Harry Hetsen, treasurer. ana
George Gehr. trustee for three
years. On December ~. a bat,.
dtiet will be held. followed bv the
regular meeting Of the chapter AZ
O'Clock when degree work viii
take place and a Christlnaa~.nss;tr
held. I'D.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-12-24

Edwin Nihiser, teaching at
Brockport, N. Y, is spending the
Christmas holidays with his par.
ents. mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Nihiser,
81 Mulberry avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond SNYDER
New York City, are visiting Mr.
Snyder's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles 3. Snyder, SO Wayside
avenue.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-12-24
BACK WITH SINGER co.

A. Z. Morgan has returned to
the employ of the Singer Sewing
Machine Company, this city. He
had been previously employed by
the company for Is years.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-12-24
TRANSFERRED

Russell F. Smith, West Side
avenue, who had held clerical
position with the Western Mary
land Railway Co, at Gettysburg,
has been transferred to the office
Of the company at Waynesboro.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-12-24
SPENDING HOLIDAYS HERE

Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Windley, of
Roanoke, Va, and George Rohrer,
Jrs Toledo, Ohio, arrived to spend
the Christmas holidays with Mr..
and Mrs. George w. Rohrer, par
ents OF Mrs. Windley and Mr.. Rob
rer, 26 North avenue.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-12-24

Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Beard, 20
Wayside avenue, are visiting their
son, j Richard Beard and family
Lansdale. Pa.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-12-24
HANGOVERS

My brain is in whirI! Here
/ am, with only a few hours
remaining for my Christmas
shopping and I've lost my mem-
orandum slip. Let me see; what
was gonna buy for the little
wifi? It certainly wasn't
washing machine because all
her life she earned her cakes
and coffee pounding type
writer. Maybe it was a new
kitchen rangeI Nope, that's out
too, because every time | look
into the Kitchen she's opening
cans. All, me, and have only
few hours left!
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-12-24

duQ COIiSc POdHdiHS q lyPS
writer. Maybe it was a new
kitchen rangeI Nope, that's out
too, because every time look
into the kitchen she's opening
cans. All, me, and have only
a few hours leftl
The Little Dictator is on the
job. When left the house
this morning she gave me a
verbal list of what she expected
when she dashes down, stairs
Christmas morning. Yes, sir
she named 'em, just like that!
However, that isn't really sur
prising, because she's been
A'practicing UP on me" for
months and months. A bicycle,
Charlie Mccarthy, a coIored
Nanny Doll, a football, neck
lace, Micky Mouse wrist
watch, bag Of assorted toys,
and a lot of candy canes, a
supply Of oranges, Christmas
tree decorated with electric
lights, etc, etc. And | might add
in passing that she has been
casting a suspicious eye at our
fire place, and only last night
she wondered what would hap
pen if Santa got caught in
the chimney. But was ready
for that one and told her that
on Christmas Eve I'd leave a
can of grease on the roof for
Saint Nick-just in easel And
that made me one up on her!
I'm truly worried. Here it
is, just few hours away and
a heap Of Christmas cards are
staring at me. They haven't
even been addressed. And |
promised Uncle Sam that I'd
cooperate with him. Boy, if
you see Jake HartIe, tell him
to hold everything because I'm
on my way. An, well, after all
have few hours IeftI
The crowd is terrific. These
women are not only walking
over my weary dogs, but they're
giving me a lot Of wise cracks.
Some of lem are actually saw
age. That big fat woman, for
instance, just put me in my
pIacel She didn't even say
pardon me" when she showed
my manly form forward The
next guy who says the female
of the species is The weaker
sex can get an argument out
Of me. If Dale Carnegie were
in Hagerstown today he would
be doing big league business
with his book, SHOW to Make
Frienda and Keep Them"
One of my friends just called
across the street to me-a
MERRY christmas1 saIutatIon.
| hope so. So far Christmas
has been a headache. And
haven't had drink all dayI II
this pace keeps up III soon be
cutting out paper dolls.
All, mel Now here's my
nephew asking me If I've
bought Christmas present
for HIS grill Now ask you
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