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Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-08-28
THE MESS LINE

This column is tardy in it's fecog-
milton, of close, close friend.
During the days when morale was
at an ebb, and true companionship
was at premium many is the man
who had a friend as close to his bos-
ON as d brother as confidential as a
lawyer who took bis febukes iii silence
yet cluiig mistaken to his attachment.
Men in the field had thousands; yea
millions of such friends, bit few had
one of all that imposing horde who
stood out from the pack, and received
a special designation. OF such
breed was Toto.
Toto was louise, big grey louise,
with black stripe down his middle.
Men in the trenches when buried by
the eternal samenesS of excitement
and adventure, cast about for diver
.,sion., beyond the bones and ptoverbial
blackjack; some bright mind made the
discovery, that a louise taken from the
body: of one individual would fight to
the. death, the louse taken from the
body of another.
;, Such opportunities to gamble; in a
:.land and time when life itself was a
gamble, were not to be overlooked
All that was required in the setup
for. one of these contests was piece
of paper, and such small change as
might be mustered for wager.
Toto, as warrior was supreme.
first discovered him thru his ag-
gressiveness, one day in June, on the
|. Muese river, while looking for any
old louise that would put up fight,
and at the same time bring me the
price of bidon of wine. Fortune
favored me that day when l drew him
from his slumber, somewhere under
about the thirteenth hair on my left
breast.
His opponent was game and ag-
gressive type, but when / saw the
onset, and sagacity of my hero, l
knew that the bidon of wine was in
my gills. So we'll did he fight, that
in my moment of admiration l found
better and bigger hair fo~, his place
of abode. 80
l watched over him tenderly, for
their were other contests in the Off
ing, and Toto always won. When we
were deloused, | always salvaged To-
to, wrapping him in piece of paper
and concealing him until the delous-
ing was over, for no delousing could
be permanent.
l carried him into the Argonne, on
the long hike to Vaux above Laon,
clear into Signy La Petite on the Bel
gian Borned, then back eventually to
Brest, where there was a final delous-
ing before embarking for home.
Toto's campaigns were many and
vicious, do not know his wound
stripes, but i do know he had count
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-08-28

On the way to the delousery,
went by a building where discarded
clothing was stored and | gently con-
signed my hero to something akin to
his bailiwick. The three sons were
consigned to the way of sanitation.
| do not know what became of him,
l have often wondered, but | know he
was able to take care of himself
In this moment of reverted salute
him, worthy warrior, noble gladl-
ator, who drank my blood, but gave
me wine.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-08-28
DO YOU KNOW
THE SECOND SPASM ?

He claimed to live at 2O7 9th Ave,
North, he also claimed to be 56 years
old, but the biggest claim of all was
that he was the offspring of Father
Divihe, having been christened the
Second spasfii.
No one who saw him in his big
inoiiieht' can deny that he was not
full of something; spirit perhaps, but
not the kind Father Divine Is sup
posed t6 dispense:
Even til Judge agreed with thl.
when. he said; five dollars; Or Ave
days."
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-08-28

Mrs. Edmonia chatham of Duluth,
held a cottage prayer meeting at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs George Wash
ington, 619 Oak Lake Ave. No. Mrs.
Jennie Johnson, Miss LaBelle DeLeo,
Mrs. Beaulah Peters and Mrs. G.
Veniger were present,
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-08-28
LOOKS LIKE MOVIE
ACTOR GETS TEN DAYS

Walter Rucks, All 10h Ave. North,
was charged with assault and battery
1t is alleged that Rucks chastised his
wife.
He was a handsome brute; those
who frequent Municipal Court, claim
he is the handsomest prisoner to come
before the bar in years. His beauty
availed him nothing though, for Judge
Wright, said ten days without any
hesitation.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-08-28
less number of victims.

less number of victims.
When the time came for a final de.
lousing, sentiment overcame me so
Toto was once more hidden. Louise
less | gave Toto the whole reserva-
ton, and on arrival at Camp Upton
close examination revealed three
grandsons.
1t meant another very thorough de-
lousing; just before / went to the
plant" | looked at Toto closely, ]
found him little fatter, and perhaps
a little greyer,
Greenbelt cooperator., 1937-12-01
Page Th1rteen7
SHOPPING NEWS .
Do You Knows

That the store has but termilk
soap at three cakes for 10 cents ,
and that the same soap sells
regularly at three cakes for
SO cents?
That the men in the coop
store appreciate the attitude Of
the women in mderst anding the
temp orary difficult lies under
which it is oper ating.
S.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1937-12-01

December L 1957a Greenbelt t
-- SHOPPI
Hear yel Hear Yel Women Of
Do You
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and can tand up wi tn: the high
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Several women tell US this soap
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danger Of shrinkage.
That the CO. op st tore has that
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Their will be little danger Of
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FOIL lowing the bul1etin issued
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we have a few sugge stions to make.
By building up a hard surface with
two or three coats Of wax fol- r..
lowed by polishing, it should not
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face dust. Mrs. Mauror has found
Greenbelt cooperator., 1937-12-01


the women in unders tanding the
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S.
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4 cups Of cranberries
2 cups Of sugar
Il cups Of water
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Evening star., 1937-06-29

Ancient shoemakers kept talking
crows in their shops as symbols Of
their trade.
Evening star., 1937-06-29
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strike in order to secure proper work.
ing conditions, but a sit-down strike,
in my honest opinion and judgment.
is nothing short of anarchy, as well
as inflicting punishment upon thou
sands and perhaps millions of inno-
cent people"
Democrats on Capitol Hill have be-
come excited over the apparent sup
port which the administration has
given Lewis and his C. I. o. They
believe such position taken by the
administration is reacting unfavor-
ably in the public mind.
The failure of the Federal Govrn-
ment to say anything in opposition
to the sit-doWn strike; the rather SYM
pathetic remark attributed to Secre-
tary Perkins at the height OF the sit
down strikes, saying such strikes had
not been ruled Illegal the more re-
cent suggestion by the President him.
self that the steel operators should
sign the contracts demanded by the
c. I. o., and the assertion by Gov.
Davey Of Ohio that Miss Perkins had
asked him virtually to .kidnap"
Thomas Girdler Of the Republic Steel
Corp and force him to confer with
Lewis, have all contributed to the
feeling that the administration has
linked itself up too strongly with Lewis.
Evening star., 1937-06-29
WOMAN DIES, PUTS
TRAFFIC TOLL AT 81
Coroner's Jury to Probe
Death of Mary Wers|ey.
3 Others Injured.

The death in Casualty Hospital yes
terday OF Mary Wersley, 40. colored,
several hours after she was struck by
an automobile near her home, at 6131a
l. street northeast, was to be investi-
gated by a coroners jury today
The woman died of a fractured
skull. Norman Potosky, l6, of $40 N
street, driver of the car which hit her,
was released by police in the custody
Of his father, Abraham Potosky, after
the accident.
The death brought the Districts
1887 traffic toll to 54. At the same
time last year it was A.
Harry H. McKnee, jr., "a, of 1873
Park road was charged with reckless
driving yesterday after his truck COL
lided with a machine at Fourteenth
street and South Carolina avenue
southeast, overturning on top of it.
Mcknee was released by fifth precinct
police on $500 bond for appearance in
Police Court today. He received only
minor cuts and bruises.
The driver Of the other car, who was
not hurt, was said by police to be
William LIE Couteure, 1904 Twelfth
street southeast.
Carl Lawson, Is, of 635 B street
northeast. was slightly injured when a
bicycle he was riding was hit by an
automobile in the 900 block of Penn
sylvania avenue. He was treated at
Emergency Hospital.
Raymond Newman, SO, of 7O4 Third
street was cut about the knees and
shoulder when struck by an automo-
bile as he stepped, police said from be-
tween two parked cars near his home.
Evening star., 1937-06-29
FRIENDSHIP HOUSE
PUPILS ENROLLED
School Designed for First and
Second Graders Needing Help
in Studies.

Children were being registered to-
day for Summer school classes at
Frienship House 324 Virginia avenue
southeast
The school. designed for children
of the first and second grades who
need to be strengthened in their
studies, will open next Tuesday,
July 6.
Registration was scheduled today
and tomorrow from 10 to IL am, 4
to S pm. and to pm. Eighty
children have been recommended for
the classes by their regular school,
teachers. However. the capacity of
the Summer school is 30, and only
the first 80 applicants will be regis
tered.
Music, dancing, dramatics and
drawing are on the school program.
in addition to instruction in regular
studies by trained teachers.
Evening star., 1937-06-29

submitted to King the changes they
want made In the House bill, which
are embodied in tentative reprint,
and include:
Restoration Of authority to obtain
advances from the Federal Treasury
to meet monthly operating revenues.
If necessary, until taxes are collected:
authority for $4,000 survey of the
entire local tax structure, with a view
to working out more considered
program for next session; elimination
of the chain store tax; and the higher
inheritance rates put in the bill on
the House floor.
1t was learned this morning that II
the committee calls on the Commits
sloners for an opinion today as
between the gross receipts business
tax, and the sales tax, they will
probably take the position that while
they originally favored the sales tax,
they are reluctant to urge it now as
a substitute in view of the attitude
OF the House and the shortness Of
time for action.
Senator King developed by ques-
tioning, however that the sales tax
never reached the House floor, having
been abandoned by the Tax Subcom-
mlttee when it switched to gross re-
ceipts. Whiteford further pointed out
that number of local civic organiza-
tions have since acted in favor Of
the sales tax.
Receipts Tax Burden Told.
The afternoon session was marked
by the testimony Of several business
men. who illustrated the burden that
the gross receipts tax would be.
L. A. Carruthers presented the plat
form Of the Federation of Citizens
Associations, in favor Of the sales
tax, in lieu Of gross receipts tax,
opposition to motor vehicle tax and
against coupling an inheritance levy
with the estate tax.
A. j. Driscoll, president of the Mid
City Citizens Association, favored the
sales tax, and opposed the chain store
tax. Evan H. Tucker, president Of
Northeast Washington Citizens Asso-
citation, objected to the inheritance
tax, because, he claimed, it would
take away the homes from some
Evening star., 1937-06-29
ID. C.. Taxes

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1937-06-29

Since the tax would take three-fiftns
Of per cent Of his gross business, he
estimated. 1t would thus take three
f1fths Of his profits, leaving him only
two-fifths, too small a margin to cen
tinue business. The gross receipts tax.
he characterized as very unfair" 10
the wholesaler, and predicted 1t would
drive several out Of business. The
gross receipts tax, he s,id, would re-
suit in "pyramiding" the tax much
more than the retail sales tax because
commodities. such as his, fresh fruits
and vegetables, pass through at least
four different hands here, sometimes
more, each OF whom must lay on the
three-fif Of l per cent tax AL
together this would amount 20 more
than the per cent sales tax, he said.
Other States with gross receipts
taxes do not levy such a heavy rate
on wholesalers. Whiteford pointed out,
The rate on wholesalers in West Vir-
ginia, for instance, he said is 15-lOOths
Of l per cent, while some other States
have only one-fourth of l per cent on
wholesalers.
Cites Sales Tax Support.
Indicating the change of opinion
In some quarters on the question of a
sales tax, Whiteford reported that the
National Retail Dry Goods Association
at flrst was opposed to the sales tax
FOR many years, but now feels it IS the
falrest and best way to raise money"
In this connection, Whiteford pointed
to the several influential civic organi-
cations which have favored the sales
tax In recent action, and declared that
II such evidence had been presented to
the House Tax Committee it might
have been influential with the group
which rejected without hearing a
2 per cent sales tax originally pro-
posed by the Commissioners. Cor
poration Counsel Seal on questioning,
admitted that the House committee
definitely "did not explore the posi-
bllities OF the sales tax proposal of
the Commissioners, but had ordered
the Commissioners to write a gross
receipts tax.
Opposition to the sales tax, how
ever, was expressed by some witnesses,
including Mrs. Margaret Hopkins
Worrell, president of the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Sullivan OF the Pro-
gressive Citizens Association, George
town.
Mrs. Wiley Testiies.
Appearing in the role of "just a
consumer" Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley,
former president Of the District Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs, its present
director, and president of the Women's
City Club and the Kalorama Citizens
Association. opposed the business priv
ilege tax and recommended the sales
tax, which she said the women's fed
GRAFTON Of 5000 members had strongly
advocated.
Washington I. Cleveland, repre-
senting the District Motor Club of the
A. A. A., explained that, although his
organization had originally opposed
increased motor taxes of any kind, it
was now satisfied with the bill as 1t
reads. He opposed any diversion Of