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it finds it necessary to levy taxes to the
point of confiscation of the property and
money of its citizens, is complete failure.
It does not deserve the respect and con-
fidence of its citizens. Public officials re-
sponsible for such conditions should DE
cast into outer darkness. We apply these
assertions particularly to the policies OF
the federal government, with the bald. as
sertion that its present taxing policies are
no more legitimate and respectable than
highway robbery; but State and local con-
ditions, in thousands of cases throughout
the country, merit as severe condemnation
as the policies of the Washington govern
ment.
"Gone with the wind" in the past four
years are a dozen or more billion dollars
wasted by the federal government. Gone
with the wind" are many other billions
wasted by State and local governments.
"Gone with the wind" will be a large part
of all the productive efforts of all the pco-
pie of the country for the next fifty years,
as they sweat blood in the effort to pay
the debts of the United States.
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NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
THE JUDGE MEASURES UP

Taking the first meager returns in the record of
Judge Jules Rousseau's court in Mecklenburg eoun-
ty in the matter of the $50 or so accused drunken
drivers he has measured up to advance notices.
The one defendant convicted went straight to the
roads, with the Judge reterating his intention of
not permitting drunken drivers to pay fines.
Just how the other 149 feel about that is not
profitable to discuss their emotions no doubt being
confined to the desperate hope that their lawyers
will be able to inveigle continuances from the So
licitor until the fearful jurist shall have passed
from the scene. More to the point, perhaps, is the
possible effect upon those tipping drivers of auto
mobiles who have not yet been caught in the act
of driving while drunk. If, during Judge Rous-
seau's six-months tenure here, the number of ar
rests for this offense decrease sharply, the infu-
ence of his rigid position will be amply demonstrate
ed But if, on the other hand the Solicitor drives
his herd of drunken drivers before the Judge for
numerous road sentences and the police continue
TO arrest large numbers of drunken drivers-what
then? 1t should be an interesting and a valuable,
six months of research work for the aw.-Char-
lotte News.
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MARBLE-HEARTED

The extent to which President Roosevelt is TAX
ing a hand in the threatened nationwide strike
which John L. Lewis seems determined to provoke
as an outgrowth of his flourish with General Mo-
tors. is unknown in its detail.
But the President is manifestly determined to
take a hand in this grim struggle developing in
this unit of the automobile industry of the country.
And we'll he should!
It's sorry recompense that union labor is re-
turning to the President for all the favors, courte-
sizes and concessions which he has been making in
that behalf.
The interpretation of Lewis and his cohorts who
seem bent upon wrecking the chariot of recovery
and of progress for all the people of America in
order to satisfy the lusts of personal ambition and
greed for power must stab like the point Of
poniard President who has been leaning back
wards in his determinations to see that American
labor came into its kingdom.
Mr.. Roosevelt is sensing anew what the classic
scholar was talking about when he called ingrati-
tude "marble-hearted Observer.
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WHO PAYS TAXES?

This from the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph:
when we talk of sacrifice to pay taxes we do
not include the rich so much we do the poor and
middle classes who have no means of escape. Every
individual and corporation who pay taxes pay in
money or through purchase of life's necessities.
1--WE are on the board of corporation in the
United States, whose taxes under the federal So
cial security act will amount to $4,000 for 1886;
in 1888 they win be S4S,sO0, and in 1919 they
will be 100000. There is also the possibility of
similar state tax.
"The revenue ofNthis corporation is made up of
fve-cent fares from the working classes. No divi-
dends have been paid to the shareholders for sew
eral years.
"Who will then pay this tax?
, "Will it be the rich or the poor?"
A corporation the owners Of which are drawing
no revenue from it must find the money for the
social security impost. 1t raise its rates if the
regulatory body approves, but will that bring about
the necessary increase in gross receipts? Govern
ment collects whether the concern is in position
to pay.
Either this corporation must charge the working
classes more or it will be in danger of bankruptcy.
Whatever the event, the working classes stand to
lose No corporation can pass its deficit on to the
taxpayers as government does.
The long and the short of it is that employees or
the consumer both will supply the funds for the
social security fund and for all other government
schemes. In the final analysis, the producers pay
Charleston News and Courier.
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THE AMIsH GOING ON THEIR OWN

In Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, live the
Amish, strict branch of the Menonites, reli-
gous sect which has notified the federal govern
ment that il would contribute to the social security
fund, but would accept no benefits from it.
The Amish have refused federal farm aid They
pay taxes to help support relief costs, but none
among them has been on the relief rolls of Ian
caster county They have been going on their own
and are giving without taking
In this day and time, to find group which is
opposed to living off the government is out of the
ordinary, but il is heartening to all who believe
that government should stay out of the field of
charity.-CharleSton News and Courier.
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BY RODNEY DUICHEK
NEA Service stan Correspondent


WASHINGTON. - A host Of
w writer's have voiced their
views on the familiar questions Of
what will happen under Roose-
Welt In the next four years and
will the president turn right or
left?
Certain Of these forecasts are
much more important than the
others and the cream Of the crop
to date-in this writer's opinion
are recent articles by DR.. Stanley
High in Liberty. Ernest X. Linz
ley in the Nation, and DR.. Rexford
C. Tugwell in the New Republic.
All three writer's are personal
friends of Roosevelt; all three
have discussed his policies with
MIN.
High was one Of the half dozen
men closest to Roosevelt in the
campaign and one of trio which
worked intimately with him on
his speeches.
Lindley, q first-class reporter,
as well as perhaps the most in
tellectual of the Washington cor
respondents, was Roosevelt's au-
thorized 1892 biographer and has
written probably the best avail
able evaluation Of the New Deal
in "Half Way With Roosevelt"
Tugwell was cnce the presi-
dents top nrain-truster and is
likely to be an influential adviser
In future months. y
ROOSEVELT expects to be as
~ sailed from the right for going
too far and from the left for not
going far enough. according 10
High. He indicates F. D. f. is
ready to take to the radio against
certain newspapers il they repeat
The distortion and m;srepresenta-
ton of which the president teels
they were guilty in the campaign.
Roosevelt will 60 ahead with
policies for the regulation of bus
mess monopoly and economic
power, High believes. but not I'M
III he first tries to win voluntary
cooperation from business. High
predicts, however, that prestige
u money as a power in govern
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THE NEW DEAL
IN WASHIN GTON
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

ment VIII almost certainly decline
in the next four years--as it de-
clined in the last four
Further predictions: The II. S.
Chamber of Corlmerce ana bust
ness lobbyists will have less au-
thority. Roosevelt believes he
can balance the budget without
new taxes, but If new taxes are
necessary they will be imposed
as far as possible on higher-ir-
come brs ckets.
The president hope" tho lane
slide election endorsement will in.
tiuence the U. S. Supreme Court
to a mich more literal attitude
toward New Deal laws, says High,
but il there's no change Roose-
welt is likely to propose varioaG
constitutional amendments.
ROOSEVELT, High suggests,
~ would most Of all like histJ-
rians to be able to say that be-
cause Of mis- New Deal freedom
and free institutions survived and
were strengthened"
Lindley points out that future
New Deal history depends on
whether we have war Oh. peace.
He's sure Roosevelt would resist
"the economic and emotional SIC
ton that would be applied to U.S."
but isn't confident we could keep
out Of European war.
.t. srs
TU CIV ELL doesn't predic,
L Roosevelt's course. but calls
for economic craftsmanship" and
national planning. Industry, he
complains, Continues its I'm.
planned and directionleSs course"
'The purchasing power OF con-
sumerS must be enlarged until it,
sufficeS to take off the market the
goods that an expanding industry
can supply. Otherwise. employ
ment will flag, debts will again in
crease and the two-unemploy-
'nent and debt-will again bury us
in disaster" he says.
Tugwe;l deploreS unwillingness
of big business men to cooperate
in national planning, attributing
it partly to ignorance of economic
facts.
tCopyright. 1896. .NEA Service. Inc.i
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now using the quarters a,
Louis McHenry Howe.
Young Roosevelt yI,,.
the rank Of secrc.arv ~,
will give the prcsidan,
man Secrctariat for the n I
since Howe'S death. N
Mcintyre is the third.
This Announcement ID
long speculation that JAM. /
in line for n White Hon.
Reports OF such a mag.
squclchcd temporary D.,
when his father made h.m
er of dairy and fory>uv H.,
OH the family estate ri llrd.
n. Y.
Before the Hyde Par, !
.mcnt.. James had been .r
massachusetts politics and
the insurance businnes .r Il
Although his early pcli.tua' I,
ties there drew puui....
some Democratic leader. h.
n prominent part in The l4.,
paign.
He actually began wuE..
closely with his father In g,'
cial way last Novrmhr wr.,
was appointed Il iicUt,u.r...
in the Marine corps aUa ...
MED the president Is an -
his trip to South America
The death in Huauo. a..
Gus Gcnncrich. long ..r
bodyguard ana persona
the president. increased |
parent need for having
constantly with him. Jane.
had substituted fur G.r]
during public appearances
ThOma QualtrrS rvcuaEv
appointed presidcntia. ICED.
leaving james free ior , !
work.
James attended the same NJ,
rs his father, graduating
Groton in 1926 and ..ua.'
1890. He is married and E
and two children already lu
tablishcd themselves a. FL. 7
House until they can find i
| of their own.
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spirits, reducing his efficiency ana
wasting his money; so he resolved
to abstain from intoXicants.
His delight with the results, as
chronicled in his journal, is IL
Illuminating. His health began to
improve, the world looked bright
err, his interest in his work rs sec
rotary of the admiralty was re-
stored, and he began to save
money.
The unique confessions PepyS
made are the more intriguing since
he never expected anyone to read
them but himself. However, more
than a hundred years after his
death, an inquisitive person got
hold of his journal, spent three
years deciphering his shorthand
characters. and published his in
nermOst thoughts and secret sins
to a vide, wide curious world.
And that might teach us some
thing or other about what not to
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-08
FUTURE BY PAST
put in diaries.


Persons who raise the question
as to what some congress some
day might do with a fund of bill
lions Of dollars accumulated to
pay old age pensions, may have in
mind what various congresses and
state legislatures have done to the
rightful possessions Of the Amcri-
can Indians. Treaty after treaty,
contract after contract with the
Indians has been braZenly broken.
A shameful picture Of Il govern
mentS pcIfidy is the record of our
treatment of the Indians. 1t is
small wonder that some persons
ask. IF we create n huge social
security fund, how do we know
that it will be secure? What as
Surancc have we that predatory
politicians will not plumber it as
they have plundcred nearly every
thing elsc?"
Well, my friends, we must trust
somebody. If we put untrustwor-
thy politicians in public office, we
must trust them, too, and take the
rap whenever they think they can
make us take it.
There is one thing ! admire
about the SovictS: They waste no
time in standing governmental
traitors up in front if firing
SQUADS and pulling triggers. If
we would make a rigid practise of
doing likewise, our public servants
would all be scrupulously honest.
Nothing strenthens a mans sense
of integrity like dwelling in the
shadow Of the avcnging angel.
PEACE FOR A PIECE
Hitler says the peace Of Europe
diamonds nm hiC Ugtiin,r a niece of
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writer and his
S u |, contains
among its in
triguing pages as
interesting Il les
son on temper
ance as ! ever
read.
Though drink
ing was the Gus
tom in his day,
Pepys discovered
that the imbibing
Of alcoholic bev-
erageS was in
juring his health,
depressing. n is
4 Irs -
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1887
BIBLE THOUGHT
THE WORD OF GOD
is quick and POWERFUL" Cleo. AID

There is little wonder that doubt and difficulty
are predominant in the soul that is ignorant of the
POWER OF Gods World
power to get the victory over every sin Cps
ll91D
A power to purify character and conduct Cps
1922
power to answer every foe. (Ps 119A2)
A power to enrich the life beyond all dreams.
FPS. 119I62)
A power to keep the heart in perfect peace Cps.
119I65)
Wherever the Word is honored and trusted there
is power and bessing-Rev. W. Graham Scroggie,
ID. ID.
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President S Son
Is Grown Prince
AT White House

WASHINGTON. Jan. s. tUP).
President Rooscvelt's oldest son
James officially has become the
"crown prince" of the White
Starting out as aaf; '.pads and.
ends" man for his father, JAMES
will become Il full-fledged secre-
taTy to the president next July /,
the White House announced. -,
In this $4,000 i year JOB, the
29-year-old Six-foot James viii
gain practical experience for what
his father is understood to con-
slider a promising political career.
He is expected to be trained TO
carry on the political traditions OF
the Roosevelts.
His duties include acting as
general aide to the president and
probably handling much of the
liaison work between the White
House and congress. He was AT
his fathers side as the president
went 20 the capitol to deliver ms
annual message to congress We'd
nesday.
James title for the present is
administrative officer of the White
House staff. He has moved INTO
the Office formerly occupied by
Secretary Stephen T. Early VINO Is
speeches for some thoughts of
your own and you find practically
the same thought and language IN
both. The difference was how, in
stead of what they said.
TODAYS WORD STUDY:
INFI LECTION - Rise and fall IN
the voice; as. the. soft infection
of her voice showed her sympathy.
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FUNNY THING LIFE
By TVICKES WAMBOLDT

BEWARE THE RED EYE
The diary of Samuel Pepys,
written in the 18th century, and
inscribed in shorthand that it
might be secret between it's
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WHAT DOES 1T TAKE TO

WHAT DOES 1T TAKE TO
make good speech, or n big"
speech, as we. usually hear refer
cnce TO something unusually good
or impressive. O. Y. Brownlee
raised this question when refer
ring to two persons, generally rec
ognized as top-notch speakers.
What they say is not n bit bet
ter than many Of US could say on
paper" he said.
There's much truth in that,
which means, in other words, cts
not so much in what you say as
how you say it."
That's not discounting good,
straight thinking, which is taken
for granted in what we call a
good speech.
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THE MOST VI US HAVE
heard Of splitting hairs when 1t
comes to a close argument, cspe-
cially about religion. Just how
many times can the human hair
be split? | read recently that a
manufacturer of radio metal
tubes used precision measure
mcnt of about three tcn-thous-
andthS of an inch.
IF YOU LIKE TO HEAR A
Chair splitting discussion listen
in on Ben Blackwell, salesman for
the Shipman Motor company,
when he gets going good on the
JOhanSSOn measuring system. Mr..
Blackwell says taking human
hair, splitting open in the middle,
then dividing each half into five
equal parts, making ten in all,
gives strand about three ten
thousandthS Of an inch thick. This
is small matter, as any reader
would know, but Mr.. Blackwell
means the ability to reduce things
to such a vanishing point is in
deed small job in comparison
with the JOhansSon cages, which
reduce an object to the two-mil-
lionthS part Of an inch. In other
words, take Il half million par
ticles. stack them squarcly on top
of each other, hollow for Mr..
Blackwell to bring his measuring
gage, and if they measure
height of an inch, then you have
his JohanssOn system down to the
precision point of understanding
him when he launches out into a
sales talk on the Lincoln-Zephyr
and Ford V-8's. "And you know"
said Ben alphabetically. there's
Just a whole lot We could tell peo-
pie about that's in these V-8's
and l2's if they'd listen and we'd
take the pains to do it,"
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THE FATHERS HAVE SINNED

THE FATHERS HAVE SINNED
Back Of all this international
Turmoil! is a long trail of intcrna-
tional misdeeds and injustices. 1t
is merely the chickens coming
home to roost. The wrongs of
past generations become the re-
SponSibilities Of present and fu-
ture generations. The sins of the
fathers set in motion evil forces
with which the children must deal.
City fathers of my municipality
have committed financial sins for
which not only the children but
the grandchildren and the great
grandchildren Of the community
must pay.
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SOUTH AFRIChS beautiful mountain zebra doomed
quick extinction. few years ago there about 200O OF u
ANNALS alive, and law passed to them. But the I'D
been ignored and O.ily two small herds remain.
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If YOU DON'T AGREE WITH

-
that, let's put it this way: Suppose
person has no reputation as q
speaker. We know him intimately
and know that he never has made
hit on the floor. He stumblcs
along with little enthusiasm, read
ing most Of his speech and max
ing a poor impression. A month
later you have speaker before
you with a big reputation. He is
rated nigh and has much ballyhoo.
He has no notes. Delivers with
enthusiasm, artfully handling
*lNFLECTIONS. He goes over
big. His speech is printed, as was
that of the previous speaker, who
fell flat. You later read the
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Africa. Mussolini has already got
ten his piece.
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PEACE FOR A PIECE
Hitler says the peace of Europe
depends on his getting a piece Of
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-10-21
TEAMS IN CLOSE RACE

With the Green and the Gold
teams running nip and tuck in the
school student association maya
zine sale drive, and the winner a
matter of doubt, both teams claim
Ing the victory, stormy meeting
of the association was held yester-
day to determine way out of the
d difficulty. 1t was finally decided
that anyone who had made sale
would be eligible TO share in the
special award of a box Of candy
which was to have neen given to
the whole winning side and that
for the purpose of deciding outcome
of the contest the drive was to be
continued until Friday morning at
S:45 a. m. Vera Adams, the new
president of the association. pre-
sided like veteran though mo-
tions, privileged and otherwise,
were keeping most everyone pretty
befuddled.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-10-21
ROAD JOBS AWARDED
TO NELSON COMPANY

Stockpiling of gravel will be
done this fall on a road improve
ment job on the Sunset highway
near Waterville which was award
ed this week to the Nelson Com
struction Co., Ltd, uf Tonasket
for $53,207.
Three miles of road from the
top of Pine canyons to Waterville,
three miles east of Waterville and
about mile and half near
Baird, seven miles west of Coulee
City, will be given bituminous
surface treatment, road mix type,
class OBJ. Cool weather will pre-
vent application of the surfacing
before next spring, but gravel will
'be gotten out this fall and winter.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-10-21
RUSH WORK ON GRACE
FULL GOSPEL BUILDING

For the past few weeks much
activity has been taking place on
completion of the new Grace
church building. Some have work
ed during the day, some at night,
and some both day and night.
There is determined effort be-
ing put forth to complete the
new building by November 8. Ac-
cording to the pastor, Rev. B. p.
Wilson, if all bills are paid On the
structure at that time the dedi-
cation of the building will be held
in connection with a Fellowship
meeting on that date.
There is still needed some more
money for the building, and any
who are planning to donate are
urged to do SO by that time if
possible. Announcement will be
made later about the dedication
service.
The interior of the auditorium
has been finished with celotex
tile, and opera chairs will be in
stalled.
When completed the building
will accommodate between 15O
and 200 people comfortably.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-10-21
JEAN HARLOW IN FINAL
GREAT FILM AT ROOSEVELT

Thrills, laughs, drama and romance
mingle in a literal cross section Of
American racing life in "saratoga,
Metro Goldwyn-Mayer' IS drama of the
turf which has brought Clark Gable
and Jean Harlow to the Roosevelt
Theatre, in Grand Coulee, for days
starting Friday.
Penned by the authors of "San
Francisco" Anita Loos and Robert
Hopkins, it has handling of the
thrills, such as the great race that eli
makes the story, much of the same vir-
lie quality. Miss Harlow and Gable
hate, fight, and finally love in ro-
nance now whimsical comedy, now
tense drama. Jack Conyay's direction
is as skillful as it was in "Libeled
Lady" and Lionel Barrymore con-
tributes one Of his outstanding charac-
terizations as the old race horse
breeder.
1.-THE Big Apple" the new dance
craze which is sweeping the country
is an added featurette.