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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-07-09

he counted, and the walls still looked
UNNECESSARILY far away. Behind, he
heard the ominous snick of a rifle
bolt being drawn back and the murmur
of voices.
The sweat was pouring down his
face as his eyes rose to the embras-
ures and behind them saw a num-
Der of red chechia tops and the gleam-
ing circles of many rifle barrels.
Somewhat assured, he moved on.
"Guess the old mans word is worth
more than thought" he told himself.
"Plucky kid that Cleeves girl-good
stuff at bottom all right" He de-
liberately set himself to think of other
things than that menace behind his
back, but nevertheless the skin on his
shoulders seemed to creep.
Forty -fifty-fifty- Al
most to the walls now, the engineers
impulse to ruR was all bat uncontrol-
liable.
He was but some twenty feet from
the fondouk, when a loud yell rose
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-07-09

from behind. There was the thud of
hurrying hooves and he turned in
time to see the bodyguard, with Ismail
at their head, charging in his wake.
He dashed in a desperate effort to
reach the wall and with several badly
directed bullets kissing over his head,
reached the shadow of the gate. Then
something flashed through the air and
he felt as though a sledge hammer
had struck him in the right shoulder,
causing dizzying, weakening anguish
which loosened his knees and dropped
him helpless on the yet cold sand.
Gradually, the sunrise darkened be-
fore his eyes, as from overhead sound
ed thunderous volley of shots and
from the fondouk rose an angry shout.
Then the light went out altogether and
Norman Roberts lay quite still with
a horse-hair tufted haft of lance
sprouting from his left shoulder at
gruesome angle.
Continued Next Week
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her, drew in Roberts mind the inn
preston of captive butterfly. Be-
hind her and guarded and bound in
like manner, stumbled her servants.
There were five of them, herded for
ward by their jeering guards. Grimly,
the engineer noted on their brown,
half-naked bodies were mass Of
angry red wales and scars, but they
seemed otherwise ualinjured. Follow
ing the captive servants, three Toua-
res herded forward ten whining bag
gage camels, laden with the spoils of
Anee Cleeves' camp.
Nearer and nearer came the Toua-
regs in q long draWn-out procession,
but Roberts eyes s.! Only THAT first
figure. She Was marching along with
her head he'd up, gazing fiXedly to-
ward the haven which loomeG ahead,
never realizing that her escape was
perhaps but temporary one.
When the procession had reached
distance of some fifty yards from
the walls, Ismail, accompanied by a
bodyguard of some twenty or thirty
men, galloped up. Then Roberts gave
brief command to open the gates
and descended froM the walls with
Selim following distnactedly at his
heels.
"Sidi! Sidi" he pleaded. What
dost thou do?"
81 co." said Roberts evenly, Ito
take the sick man to the ranks of his
father"
Loud were Selim's pleadings, and
his yellow eyeballs rolled angrily.
"The Sidi must not go. They will
surely murder thee once the gates are
shut on the white lalla. They will
surely murder thee" But Roberts
roughly shook off his OBTAINING hand.
"No," he said, they'll not touch me,
for 1 won't rouse young Mulai until
the gate is shut, then will l return and
come up over the wall"
Again Selim broke into torrent of
entreaties, as Roberts, with but two
men carrying the litter, emerged from
the gate and marched across the sand
toward the menacing blue-veiled fig
ures who, with lances and rifles grip
ped in their hands, waited like crouch
ing ocelots.
1t was ticklish moment. The en-
gineer realized that save for the rifles
covering him on the walls, he was
quite unprotected. With more than
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-07-09

an even chance of success, the Toua-
regs might easily dash forward, make
him prisoner and take them all back
in captivity.
From the corner of his eye, he saw
old Ismail cooking the Mauser which
he held canted against his thigh. In
stantly, he turned to face the chieftain
"Harken!" he cried in Arabic. do
thou keep thy word, or thy son diest.
See how he sleeps. I alone can awak-
en- him. Send on the lalla!"
Uttering a growl of suppressed fury
the African relaxed as he saw the
truth of the Americans words and he
reluctantly signaled the caravan of
prisoners forward, while the two trail
leur bearers accordingly lifted the lit
ter and moved farther toward the
waiting tribesmen. Slowly the pris-
oners advanced, their bonds dragging
snake-liae through the sand after
them. First, came Anne Cleeves, her
stricken, haunted eyes eloquent of her
contrition and misery. He saw her
hands were still bound when she pass
ed within a few feet of him. The en-
gineer experienced such emotions as
he had never known before. Pity and
anger smoulde1ed and struggled in his
brain; then pity won as he saw the
camel-hair rope cutting deep into the
soft skin of her slender wrists.
Zone moment" he called in an I'M
dertone, while 1 cut this rope. You
may need your hands very shortly.
When you get within twenty or thirty
feet of the gate, run inside as fast
as you cam" He wondered whether
she would warn her servants to do
likewise, for he had no opportunity
to repeat his injunctions.
Kissing angry curses, the fierce
marauders watched their prisoners
limping across the sand toward the
shadow of the wall.
Roberts then ordered the two bear
ers to put down their burden and to
return.
'"But, Sidi," the brave fellows OBJ
jected, chou must come also. The
Targui will murder thee the instant
thou dost wake the young man."
"Obey me-" cried the engineer short
ly. "They will not break their word"
With extreme reluctance, the two
tirailleurs moved off across the fifty
yards of sand which separated them
from the bullet-scarred walls of the
fondouk.
There was sinking sensation in his
heart and a pricking on his scalp, as
Roberts watched the two khaki-clad
men go. He nevertheless, pulled the
hypodermic case from his pocket and
extracted the cleaning little instru-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-07-09

ment.
Imperceptibly, the Touaregs closed
in, the splay feet of their camels rust
ling softly in the sand. Twice he warn
ed them back and twice the riders
made a feint of obeying him. He
glanced at the gate and saw the
straight white figure of the girl wait
ing for the last of her servants to
pass-he smiled in grim pleasure.
mot so bad after all, she waited for
them to get in first" For a moment
she stood staring out at him, until the
gate guards shouted instantly, then
she turned and limped out of sight
as the massive timbers swung to.
Then the engineer deliberately pick
ed up the limp brown hand, pinched
the skin and thrust the needle in, and
pressed home the plunger. Amid a
wondering murmur from the tribes
men, the unconscious man commenced
to stir and mutter disjointed phrases.
Half expecting to feel a bullet or
a flissa in his back, Roberts arose and
with a short nod to Tchek Ismail,
STROBE off toward the fondouk.
He noted with satisfaction that the
gates had been shut and that a length
of yellow rope dangled from the walls.
Otherwise his whole consciousness was
trained on his steps. He knew that
he must not run, yet every sense warn
ed him that death hung close over his
head.
One-two-three- He com
menced to count his strides, making
them as long as possible. How strange
ly his shadow bobbed and wavered be-
fore him, and with a strange atten-
ton to detail that comes under pres
sure, he noted two sand beetles en-
gagged in a deadly struggle.
Twenty-twenty- one-twenty-two'
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-07-09

the white lady is within the shelter
of the fondouk."
After several moments of wrang-
ling and bargaining, the Tchek at last
consented, and wheeling his richly ca
parisoned camel, rode back among his
people.
Roberts, in the meantime, gave or
ders that the drugged Mulai should be
placed on rough litter and the gate
be unbolted. As further precaution
against treachery, the canny engineer
stationed a majority OF his best men
behind the embrasure with strict or
ders not to shoot unless the order
were given.
IF they make move he warned
Selim, kill the old man first
Roberts, from his position before
the gate, fat wild surging sensation
as he saw stir among the Touaregs;
then a column slowly separated from
the main body and advanced toward
the gate. The first rider and the fig
ure that walked by the blue-veiled side
remained forever craven in the mem
DRY of Captain Norman Roberts
Every detail of it he could recall-the
sounds-the sights-the scents. II
seemed as though history had turned
back a thousand years when the fan
attic hordes of Mohammed had swept
the rich Roman colonies of the Medi-
terranean littoral. On an ungainly
long-limbed, shaggy mehari, sat a
straight barbaric figure in blue and
white robes, swaying sharply forwards
and back with the animals stride. The
guard carried rifle balanced ready
across his pommel and a long flissa
crammed into his stirrup. From his
pommel ran a long thin rope of palm
fiber, down to bind fast the delicate
hands of Anne Cleeves, one to the 9TH
er. Her lovely aristocratic features
set, the captive STROBE along, the scant
remnants of her finery fluttering
about her long white limbs. Roberts
could see her very plainly. The sun,
which had now half risen above the
horizon, wrought rich molten tints
among the mass of her tumbled hair
Limping slightly and with one Shout
der quite exposed, the heiress of the
Cleeves millions was not very differ
ent from any Circassian slave at that
breathless moment. The gold of her
hair, the whiteness of her skin and the
vivid green rags which barely covered
Washington Journal., 1937-11-19
&f gegen ben &5en'
mQttSmMS.

Sn England Bat iid Elm sGeids.
Hbeumotismus . STAT unter benz
gorIib 6es &er8ogs bon @lOuceiter
aebiloet, I'M eingebenoe Inter
Iu6unoen, oie ii6 iiber Oas gan6e
g3eid erItrefen ioIlen, iiber Die
@riinoe Ser rbeumatii6en @rfron-
funaen un0 sic beIten 8ege ibrer
gebauOlung gu organiiieren. Sn
2onoon niro cine 3entraIitelle nit
elmer &eibe BON Sori1ern, Die iid
ausI9lieBli6 Oieier @rbeit piOnlen
Ionen, Deeriinoet, Die lire Edtigfeit
nod in Oieiem Sabre %aufnebmen
tpir0.
9ie Joriduneen iolen ii9 5u.
n16It oarouf erItreden, ob BEL Der
rbeumotif6en &ranfbeit, Wie cine
geibe bon gutorit1ten annebmen,
als &aupturia1e cine SnfeftiOn 8u.
grunOe Iiegt. SIM anidluB Ooran
iou unteriudt Deroen, Oh Die lie Der.
borrnfenoer Srgonismen, wie es
fiir3li9 bon omerifanii9en @elebrs
ten bebauptet tuorOen it, in be.
itimmten 3uft1n6en oes 9lutes 5u
finoen Iino. 8eiter iolen bio
hemiide Sori1ungen unternommen
peroen, oie LANCE 8eit beanipruhen
meroen. Ser Mnteil oes Salt
glei9gepi6ts" BEL rbeumatiider
@elenfent5iin0ung ift nod nidt ge.
niigen0 feiteeItent, ebenio Die Or.
belt Ser 2eber BEL allen 9trtem Dor.
eeI6rittener rbeumatii9en @rfran.
lung. ShlieBli6 ioIen genalte Be-
obadtuneen Der &aut5irfulation BEL
rbeumatii1en @ntienten un6 @ir-
funeen Der @drmeantpenoung ge-
ma1t tperoen.
Iu6 Der ginfluB Ser Arbeitsbe-
oineungen in manAen 3peigen Der
Snouitrie niis Die Musfelermiioung
uno lire Soleen miro @egenitono
Ser llnteriu6ungen iein. Nad oll-
ben bin miro man beriuden, ouf
oos @ublifum our9 Nati9lGge eill.
8upirfen, tpie 6ie 8eoinguneen uno
@etpobnbeiten, oie 5u rbeumatii6en
Grfranfungen fiibren, am beIten Su
bermei6en iino. Mon miro Dor al
lem Oarauf binipeiien, ipie tpidtig
es lit, 6ie eriteu An3ei9en oes &bet-
matismus a1 beo6telt. GnoererIeits
iolen bic geri9te ii6er tpunoerbare
n&uren" bon oenen biele einen
betriigerii9en gbarafter baben, ee-
nau no6eepriiit peroen, oamit &c.
gen iie eineef6ritten tperoen fam.
Washington Journal., 1937-11-19

bin sic Bite aus, ser 0uce mSdte
ibm elm Slid oiif Der Geise Dor.
IpieIen, inO nof einigeln 80gern
ipielte oieIer aid nirflid iel6it,
unO oueeniheinlih 10 gut, Dab Der
@eiger begeiItert iiberoa bon oieier
muIitoliIhen gegabung Oes 9uce
er31blte. Mon iprod nun in 8om
biel BON Dem @eieenipiel %uiioli'
nis, oIs pl0bIid in ser 9reiie cine
Noti5 erIdien, OaB Oie gr0dbIung
0es @eiaers nidt ipobr iei. GIs Der
&iinItIer Iid al cine Gegierungs'
lteue monOte uno um Iuftl1rung
Bat, IieB Iid ser 9uce BEL ibm ent-
ihuIoieen uno ibnt mitteilen, er lei
3u benz @ioerruf %ee5tuuneen GENE.
fen, oa er, ieitOem Die WeIhidte be-
fonnt aeuor0en mar, bereits elfmal
oorum ongegnneen tporOen lei, BET
Observation-Disclosures rnit5u'
iuirfen. or bat 70 groBe SAeu oo'
Dor. Ii@ 0ffentIid boren au loiien,
0oB CT nidt einmoI BEL eiuem 8e.
iud int Snuptquortier Der 8oliaa
oc5u al betpegen mar; er botte bort
elm aon5ert ser iiineiten IlitgIieOer
nit @eiaen unO GcIos init onge.
bort, un6 ols oos Stiit 6u @noe
mar. mar er ouf Dos Sodium &c.
eoneen, botte benz 5unddit iteben-
SEN Smngen oie @eiee nbeenommen,
Inn priifeno nit Dem 8oeen ii6er
Die Soiten al fabren. @lsbalo rie-
fen oie anoben i'm GbOr: ~Suce.
0uce, bite ipielen Sic uns etpasl"
or Ifiittelte ober BEN 9opf ulo CAB
oos Snitrument IGdelno ieinem
@igentiimer 5uriid.
Washington Journal., 1937-11-19
Msit Dem ariessi6iff sesen biz
Saifii&e.

Ser 6irtb Of glpoe lit e%egenipar-
tig 10 ftorf bon &aifiiden beimge-
lu6t uno Die @ngriffe auf Slider
boote, Die in ben leBten Eagen lib
pieoerbolten, baben cine iolde Be-
unrubieung BEL Sen Siidern berDor-
gerufen, Dab ii@ biele tpeigern, aus
5ufabren. Nafoem eben erit elm Sal
'fifd elm Boot 5eri1mettert hatte uno
5pei Mdnnern babel ben 500 fan.
ben, fam Der opeite angriff, BEL benz
0as Siiderboot binten einen Meter
bod aus bent @niier geboben uno
erbeblid bei11oigt muroe, 10 Dob
es nur nit Miibe ben Safen nad
lleberboromerfen BEG ganden Se-
r~inasfanges tpieoer errei9en fonn-
te. Sic Slider berlansen nun bon
ser Ofegierung enersiide NbUebr-
maBnabmen. Gin Or. &ett. Der Ell.
men Sport aus Ser Saifiidingo ge-
madt bat, min oas Miniiterium I'M
@rlaubnis bitten, einen Telojng ge'
gen ben gefdbrli1en Nauber 5u er.
Offnen. Or min einen Mineniuher
oo3u our @%erfiignng bnben. Der nit
Drabtneben ausseriiitet 1T, unO er
Deriidert, bah CT nit einem iclden
Gdiff iebr ihnea Sic RiiiteRsemdiIer
bon Saifiiden teireien tOnnte.
Washington Journal., 1937-11-19

ligt Ourb 81, qcli5si bOrtbin 5u tom=
men. sic 5iinOsten 2iat an unb Be-
f6auten f9.
nMsrtparOigl Reiu 8Iut gu
feben!" Iteuten He bsibe fsF.
.uno i'd fiibls eor feline S9mer=
gen. Du aud niht9"
.glein."
Sic beeunnen, porfihtig an ben
Binosn berum5utaftsn. 9obsi Osrs
I9ob Ii9 Die 8an6oss BEL Dem einsn
mebr uno mebr uno sIitt pIObIi9 bers
untsr. IS Ssiste fid = ni9ts meter
als isin unsstdmmtsr, ftruppis.r
&Opf.
au9 Ser anbsrs tpidsIts isBt buitig
feline 8anodge ab.
Ino Damn f9aitsn lie fi9 niitsno
beioe an uno I9Iugsn nit ben 5Guften
duf Sen Slid, f9impften unb fluid
ten: rOas 1T 8etrug! Mon bat uns
beidpinOslt! @emeinbeit! @smtins
beit!!" -----
Don ser WiFsni9aft bes prOfef<
Iors DumouIin buIten fie gar ni9ts
mebr. Sic glauben peOer, DAB er
Diamdnten berfertigen tOnne, nod
bob er elm GROCER Speratsur lei. 4ber
feline 8iGa msiosn iie borIi9tig, unc
nenn Fe in iene Ge9enO tommen,
seben iie ftets in grOBem 8Ogsn UNI
Iie berum.
Washington Journal., 1937-11-19
@torft 2umufuna q.

= Startt 3umutung. Oit
S9uldratin befu9t cine Mdo9sns
llaife uno unterfu9t einise trGntlia
ausfebenbe Rinoer. Gins bon biez
fen BAT einen 9od an, Sen ipeosr
2ebrerin nod Meratin berunteraieben
tann. @noli9 miro Ole in Der
N6be pobnenoe Mutter gebolt.
vWas, i9 foIl bas Rinb aus3ies
benz" f9rie fie, noas feblte grade
nod. SD babe ni9t 2uit, fie fir
oen Minter nod einmal einaundbsn."
RatheoerbIIte. Die
porteien, bic oas giinonis f6loFen,
tamen bren9erpfli4tunsen ni4t mad
Dieter Nertrag mar dlfo nur elm
t~otgebOrnes Rinb, oos ii4 i'm Sanoe
berlief."
Washington Journal., 1937-11-19

Man bat erreHnet, OnB ieoer in.
iettenfreiienoe @oeeI taelid ettua
1000 Snieften bertilet-
Evening star., 1937-09-16

Worcester. Mass, is sometimes
known as "the Academic City"
Evening star., 1937-09-16
H. W. KITZMILLER
DIES AT RESIDENCE
Printing Clerk for Federal Re.
serve Board Was III Only
Short Time.

Herve Wilson Kitzmiller, e5. print
ing clerk for the Federal Reserve
Board, died last night at his home
1901 Connecticut avenue, after a short
illness.
Mr.. Kitzmiller entered the boards
service when it was organized in 1914
Before that he was in the Government
PRINTING Office and with the old Fed
eral Tariff Board. serving the Govern
ment in various capacities for 81 wears.
A native of Millersburg, Ohio. he came
to Washington in 1899.
He was active in the Ohio Society
serving as its secretary for many wears
he was a member of the board of
stewards o the Calvary Methodist
Church and formerly was financial
secretary. He was a member of the
Typographical Union and of Hope
Masonic Lodge, No. 20.
His widow, Mrs. Anne Kitzmiller
survives. He also leaves a brother
and three sisters. The funeral will
be held at pm. tomorrow at the
Hines funeral home. $50, Fourteenth
street. The body will be sent to Nil
lersburg for burial.
Evening star., 1937-09-16
GEN. DAVIS DIES
AT WALTER REED
Served as Artillery Brigade
Commander in France
During World War.

Maj. Gen. Richmond P. Davis, II,
U. S. A., retired, who has made his
residence in Washington for a num-
Der Of years, died late yesterday at
Walter Reed Hospital, the War De-
partment was notified today.
Gen. Davis, who commanded the
15lst Field Artillery Brigade in France
during the World War, had served
three details in Washington prior to
his retirement after more than 40
years of service, on December %, 1929.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Bertha M. Davis, 2914 Thirty-third
place. Private funeral services are
being planned.
Gen. Davis was born at Statesville,
N. C., June %, 1866, and was gradu-
ated from the Military Academy in
June, 1887 He began his military
service with the famous I'd Artillery
at jackson Barracks, La.
He served several times as an in
structor at West Point, specializing in
chemistry, mineralogy and geology.
His first detail of duty in Washing
ton began in September, 1911, when he
was assigned as student at the Armv
War College.
AS commander of the 151st Brigade
ne participated in the battle of San
Mlhlel and later became chief of Ar
ullery OF the 9th Army Corps in
France.
He was serving as commanding gem
erai OF the 4th Corps Area, with head
quarters at Atlanta, at the time of his
retirement, after which he came to
Washington to live. He held the Dis
tinguished Service Medal for his serv-
ice in the World War.
Evening star., 1937-09-16

period prior to full Philippine inde-
pendence in 1886
While the American flag flies in the
islands. their brief asserted, any excise
tax collected on Philippine sugar
should be returned to the planters.
The planters recommended continual
ton of free trade between the United
States and the Philippines after in
sular independence.
Evening star., 1937-09-16
Drowned While Bathing.

WARREN, Ind, September 16 (Pl-
Coroner r. S. Galbraith said today
after an investigation of Otto Sack. A.
of Lebanon, Mo, whose body was
found in gravel pit near here, had
drowned in 20 feet of water.
Sack and four other men, none of
whom could swim. had gone to the
pit to bathe yesterday, the coroner
said. Sack had been employed in this
area as tomato picker.
Evening star., 1937-09-16

plans had been completed for the
twentieth annual convention of the
National Association of Securities
Commissioners at French Lick October
IL to Is.
Members will come from all parts
of the United States and Canada, he
Evening star., 1937-09-16
In Mrmtnriant.

BUTLER. MARTHA In loving remem-
brenoe of my dear mother MARTHA
BUTLER nee Slmmsl Who departed
this life nineteen years ago today Sep
tember l6. J91s.
Just when the pleasant sunshine
was Glowing in the east.
Her BRIGHT eyes closed sincerely.
Her gentle sighins ceased
Gone are her footsteps ! loved so dear.
Silent her voice l loved to hear;
Too far away for sisht or speech
But not too far for my thoughts to
reach.
miss YOU mother. more and more each
But God knew best, so He called you
away:
Silent your voice, vacant your place.
But forever in my heart is hidden your
Devoted DAUGHTER. EDNA GRAY. :.
BUTLER, MARTHA. In memory Of my
darling mother. MARTHA BUTLER who
passed away nineteen years ago today,
September 8, 1918.
see you in my dreams. dear mother,
Oh how | wish II to be true
That ] could be Just little closer
To say few words to you.
LOViNG DAUGHTER, MAODALENE
GARRISON. ADA B. In loving memory of
my dear pal, ADA B. GARRISON who
passed to the great beyond September
6. 1886.
Oh! what would 1 give to clasp your
hand.
Your dear. kind face to see.
To hear your voice, TO see your smile
That meant so much to me.
LOVINGLY. MRS. HOLLIS. .
Evening star., 1937-09-16
PHILIPPINE PRODUCERS
ASK FREER u. S. TRADE
Sugar and Coconut Oil Interests
Seek Changes in Re-
strictions.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press
MANILA. September 16.-Sugar and
coconut oil producers of the Philip
pines asked freer trade with the
United States yesterday in a con-
certed attack on congressional restric-
tions on Philippine American trade.
They complained to the joint pre-
paratory committee investigating eco
nomic phases arising from the forth
coming independence f the Philip
pines.
Sugar cane planters urged abolition
Of export taxes beginning with the
sixth year of the 10-year transition
Evening star., 1937-09-16
CONVENTION ARRANGED

Securities Commissioners to Meet
at French Lick October 12.
INDIANAPOLIS, September Is
| tP).-Chester r. Montgomery, Indiana
! securities commissioner. said today
Evening star., 1937-09-16
Garh nf Thanks.

BENDER, ANDREW. wish to express my
sincere thanks and appreciation for the
1t the death of my uncle ANDREW
BENDER. MRS. MAUDE WELDON. II
Evening star., 1937-09-16

said. Experts in various fields OF
finance will lead discussions.
Speakers viii include Gov M. Clif-
ford Townsend of Indiana and August
G. Mueller, Indiana Secretary Of State.
The Washington times., 1937-11-15
Private Enterprise
Should Cooperate

accordance with my suggestion
Of last spring, committees of the
Congress, with the cooperation
of the Treasury Department, are
already engaged in studies aimed
at the elimination of any injus-
ticeS in our tax laws. Unjust
provisions should be removed
provided such removal does not
create new injusticeS. Modi-
fications adequate to encourage
productive enterprise, especially
for the smaller businesses, must
not extend to the point of using
the corporate, form for the pur-
pose Of hiding behind it to re-
duce or eliminate taxes in a way
not open to an Individual or
partnership. Nor should we eX-
tend tax privileges to speculative
profits on capital where the in
tent of the original risk was
speculation rather than the &C
tual development Of productive
enterprise. Nor can we at this
time accept a revision of our
revenue laws which involves a
reduction in the aggregate reve-
nues or an increase in the aggre-
gate tax burdens of those least
able to bear them.
The Washington times., 1937-11-15

We should give special con.
Sideration to Tightening inequit-
able burdens on the enterprise
Of the small business men of the
nation. Small businesses or even
those of average size have diff
culties Of financing and distribu-
ton which are not shared by
large corporations. Therefore,
by special tax consideration they
should receive more equal op-
portunity to compete with their
more powerful competitors. In
this way we may also find assist
ance in our search for a more
effective method of checking the
growing concentration of eco
nomic control and the resultant
monopolistic practices which
persist today in spite of anti
trust statutes. A further search
for additional methods to meet
this threat to free competitive
enterprise is called for at this
time.
The proposed Federal budget
for the coming fiscal year also
will shortly be ready for sub,
mission to the Congress-
budget which expect can be
brought within definite bal
ance.
Still other matters are receiv-
ing renewed examination-for