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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-09
EIGHT INJURED
IN TRAFFIC

Traffic accidents injured eight
persons, four Of whom were hurt
in one collision, during the past
"a hours, police reported today.
When two automobiles crashed
last night at Thirty!fourth and Ma
comb Streets Northwest, Paulo G.
Hasslocher, commercial attache
Of the Brazilian Embassy. and his
secretary, Miss Ellen Diamond, "a,
who were riding In one car, and
Francis Clements, "A, attorney.
and Miss Edna Holbrook, IS,
school teacher, occupants of the
other, were injured.F
The diplomat, suffering from
head injuries, and Miss Diamond,
who sustained a broken shoulder
bone, were treated at Georgetown
University Hospital. Clements,
also suffering from head injuries,
was treated at Emergency Hospi-
tai. Miss Holbrook was treated
near the scene for leg injuries.
Hasslocher and his secretary
were driving north of Thirty-fourth
Street. The other car, police said,
came out of a side street. Both
vehicles were overturned. Clements
lives at 4831 Colorado Ave. N. W.,
and Miss Holbrook at IS West
Kirk St., Chevy Chase, Md. Am
baSsador Oswaldo Aranha, of
Brazil, visited his aide at the hos
pital last night,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-09
SENATE R EADY
T0HIKE TAXES

Having passed a 1888 supply bill
for the District which boosts the
estimated deficit facing the city
by approximately $1,500,O00, the
Senate today was prepared to raise
as much additional revenue as was
considered necessary to meet the
increase.
The upper chamber is marking
time until the House passes on its
projected tax program for the city.
Until the House sends over some
revenue-producing measure the
Senate's hands are tied under ex-
isting law, which provides that all
such legislation small originate in
the House.
All during the Senate hearings
on the bill, Senator Elmer Thomas
Cd of Oklahoma, chairman OF
the subcommittee in charge Of the
bill, pointed out that no matter
what the discrepancy between the
increases in the bill and the total
of the tax program projected by
the House was, the Senate could
add to the tax program as much
as it desired.
The only fear rampant on the
Senate side is that the House will
not pass upon any tax measure in
time for the Senate to relieve the
situation before July / when the
fiscal year begins and the new
budget must go into effect. In the
event this occurs, it will be neceS-
sary for the Commissioners to
raise the real estate tax. This re-
sort is frowned upon by all con-
cerned. ......
Conferences on the appropria-
lions bill are expected to be
started in the next day or two.
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DRIVE TAXIS,
IS CHARGE
Local Hackers Favor
Plan to Reduce
Number Here

Stopping Federal and District
employees from driving taxicabs be-
fore and after their office hours
will result in many of Washing
tons excessive number of cabs
will be taken off the streets.
This was the consensus Of
opinion Of more than dozen taxi
cab drivers, representing as many
different cab associations, inter.
viewed today by a Washington
Times reporter.
Declaring that there would be
no necessity for increasing the
present rates if the number Of
cabs in the District was reduced
to $500, virtually every driver in
terviewed complained of the "un-
fair" competition in their business
during the morning and afternoon
rush hours. Said one of the drivers:
81 personally know at least q
dozen Government employees
that drive cabs before and after
their office hours. They get
out about Z o'clock in the morn
ing and work until q few min.
uteS before nine and then come
out again in the afternoon be-
tween 4 and 5 o'clock and work
until bed time.
TOO MANY CABS
Certainly Washington has
too many cabs ON the street, but
if the number is going to be
reduced, then those bringing
about the reduction should work
on the drivers that have other
incomes and leave the man that
does nothing else but drive
a cab alone.
"Why, / know one man that
makes better than $4,000 a year
in the Government service that
drives q cab six or eight hours
every day before and after his
office hours"
Taxicabs in Washington, it was
brought out at hearing on a
bill to reduce the number, are
nearly double the combined num-
Der for the cities of Chicago, Pitts
burgh and Philadelphia.
Cabs registered in washington
total 4,757, while those in the
three cities mentioned above total
only Eats. In Chicago there are
only $500 cabs, in Philadelphia
728, and in Pittsburgh 247.
Insurance Favored
Virtually all Of the drivers in
terviewed expressed the opinion
that Washington cabs should be
compelled to carry liability insur-
ance, but added that the number
Of cabs should be reduced to $500
before this additional operating
expense was made compulsory.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-09
Garnett Seeks Speed
In Clearing DOckets

United States Attorney Leslie C..
Garnett today took steps to elm
mate the wide disparity between
the police department records Of
cleared" criminal cases and those
of his own office, by issuing or
ders to his staff no longer to have
multiple indictments brought
against single defendant.
The prosecutor announced to-
day he had reached his decision
when Detective Richard mccarthy
yesterday advised him that he had
"a cases to be presented against a
single suspect and would require
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-09
DONOVAN ASKS
FIVE-YEAR TAX
PROGRAM
Commissioners Likely
To Accept Senate
"StoP-Gap" Bill
ats only the beginning, folks,
only the beginning"

ats only the beginning, folks,
only the beginning"
This phrase, so familiar to
radio listeners, was applied today
to the Districts tax increase sit
uation.
Mai. Daniel j. Donovan, NUM-
cipal auditor and budget officer,
today envisioned a five-year pro-
gram of increased taxation.
He said the District Commits
sioners doubtless will push the
proposal for a $4,000 fund to
hire q tax expert to work with
District officials in surveying the
entire tax field here.
Program Necessity
Donovan said the five.year pro-
gram has become a necessity to
care for tagging capital improve
ments and to catch up with in
creasing operating costs.
Assurances have come from
House and Senate groups handling
both the 1888 District budget and
the proposed taxation program
that no more taxes than are neces-
sary to meet the anticipated def
cit. variouSly estimated from &c.
000, 900 to 100000 for the 1888
fiscal year, will be levied.
AS a result Of these assurances,
District officials have come to
look upon the pending taxation
program as a "stop-gap" and are
looking to the future, with the
$4,000 fund for a tax survey as
the first step toward a perman-
ent tax program.
Chary Of Quotation
Although unwilling to stand
for direct quotations, District Of
ficials appeared to go along
with the proposal incorporated
in the District appropriations
bill as passed by the Senate,
and originally contemplated in the
House bill, to transfer jurisdiction
Of municipal hospitals from the
Board of Public Welfare to the
Health Department.
The Commissioners, it was indi-
Gated, are content to ride along
with the provisions made for the
District in the Senate bill, which
boosted the budget figures to $46.-
900 721 an ineraaSa of anrr0vi.
mately $500, 900 over the House
bill total, and consequently in
creased the expected District def
cit for 1888 by the same amount.
Although originally opposed to
both income and business privilege
taxes and preferring a 2 per cent
sales tax, the Commissioners indi-
Gated they will offer no further OBJ
jections to these proposals.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-09
Ken MURRAY
Says:

I don't see just why r. d. r.
is complaining about the long
vacation the Supreme Court has
declared for itself. After all,
eight straight months on the
bench is even longer than the
ball players have-and the
Justices don't get any spring
training junket.
Besides, when the old boys get
to be 10 or more, it's about time
they played a little hockey. A
long vacation will do 'em good
because, after all, they aren't
going to spend the summer stuff
fling themselves with hot dogs
and riding merry-gO-rOunds.
Personally, it looks to me like
the Justices have finally sub
scribed to the New Deal and are
working . 35-week year from
now on.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-09

use Of the grand jury for an entire
day. The "a cases referred to by
the officer were all in the Tenth
Precinct, he said, as he explained
further that a number of other
cases against the same man would
be brought in from the Ninth Pre-
cinct.
Mr.. Garrett Immediately sum-
moned his assistant. Clinton D.
Vernon, who Is in charge of the
grand jury, and instructed him to
present only the most serious of
the 38 cases pending against the
suspect.
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HULL s THREAT
IS MADE AT
HEARING
Progressive
AssaiIs Plan to Levy
Salaries Of SoIons

A prediction that, If the income
tax provision of the District tax in
crease program retains the pro
posal to compel members of Con
gress to pay an income tax to the
District the entire program will be
rejected by the House, was made
today as the House District Com
mittee began consideration of the
tax bill.
The prediction was made by
Representative Merlin Hull (Pro
gressive) of Wisconsin.
In response, Representative
Everett Dirksen (R0 of Illinois,
of the subcommittee which
wrote the tax program, replied:
"Why shouldn't congressman
be taxed under this bill? We
are taxing the lower paid clerks
and Government employees, and
we are benefitting as much
from the services Of the local
government as are the other
people in the city. see no
reason why we should not be
subjected to the tax"
REJECTION THREAT -
Hull shot back:
"AlI right, if you want to do
that, but the House will send
this bill right back to this
committee"
The program was explained to
the committee, provision by pro.
vision, by Corporation Counsel
Elwood Seal, and, throughout,
committee members took pot
shots at various features.
The first SkirmiSh came when
Representatives James Quinn and
Leon Sacks, both Democrats Of
Pennsylvania, criticized the sub
committee for failure to recon-
mend an increase in the local gaso
line tax.
Despite continued explanations
by members of the subcommittee
that an increase in the gasoline
tax is unnecessary and would only
create a surplus in the highway
fund, the two Pennsylvania Demo.
Gratis insisted that since the gaSo.
line tax in most States Is at least
twice as much as it is here the gas
tax in the District should be in
creased.
enid YtS ReStS
Representative Jack Nichols
CD of Oklahoma told the Penn.
sylvanianS:
"YOu probably will find nu-
merOuS imperfectiOnS in this pro-
gram. Our subcommittee did the
best job 1t knew how, and we
tried to write a good bill, but no
doubt from time to time this
committee will be called upon to
correct certain imperfectiOns
which will be found.
"The taxes here in the Dis
trict should be kept lower than
those in any other city in the
country. There is no bonded In
debtedness here. This city has
only to deal with itself and its
relationship to the Federal Gov
eminent, while other cities must
pay for the benefits, they get
from their city, county, State
and Federal governments"
The PennSylvanians also sought
to urge upon the COMMITTEES their
views to the effect that the motor
taxes here should be in.
creased, merely in order to make
them more comparable to similar
taxes in the States. They received
little support, however, on this
The Washington times., 1937-01-15
Course on Constitution
By James T. Williams, Jr.

Court is. not to decide causes but
cases before ito apply the law,
in litigated cases which come be-
fore the Court for decision"
RESPECT FOR COURT
If one litigant relies on an Act
Of Congress and the other con.
tends that the act of Congress
violates his rights under the Con-
stitution it is the duty Of the
Court to decide which law governs.
All this was explained very
clearly in one of the early Con-
crosses by a member from Ken.
tucky-John Pope, who said:
"The exercise of this negative
power by the Court results from
necessity, in the discharge Of
their official function" and "it
was generally understood when
the Constitution was adopted
that the judiciary would, when
necessary and proper, exercise
its negative power"
In the face Of these facts legis-
lative proposals have recently
been introduced, the purpose Of
which is to rob the Court Of this
vital function given it by the Con-
stitution. And the authors Of
these proposals swore to uphold
the Constitution less than month
ago.
Is it any wonder that the Amer
ican people have a great deal
more respect today for the Su-
preme Court Of the United States
than they have for the Congress2
The Washington times., 1937-01-15

Journey

Because of the Spanish civil
war the attention of political OBJ
servers is. focused on the Pyrenee
region, which separates France
from Spain. Public officials OF
many nations are wondering how
the outcome of the war will affect
this beautiful section, known as
the Federation Pyrenees-Langue'
doc -Roussillon.
Thousands Of tourists visit this
picturesque region annually. Trav-
cling over roads that were built by
the ancient Romans, one winds
along terraced mountains and over
lofty, flower.filled plateauS and
meadows.
Among the other attractions are
subterranean rivers, mysterious
grottos, lovely churches and
castles, gay casinos and health re-
sorts. ,....
ATTRACTIVE TOWNS
Every little town has its hotels,
smart thermal establishments and
gay casinos. These villages can be
reached by two routes, the upper
and the lower. The upper road
goes through Larrau, CauteretS,
Angeles, Gavarnie, BagnereS and
the famous Super Bagneres, an
elaborate resort with one Of the
finest hotels in the world. Luchon
is another delightful spot that at
tracts visitors from all parts Of
the world.
No tourist will want to miss pay
ing a visit to the tiny republic Of
Andorra, high in the Pyrenees.
Tarascon and Narbonne, and lovely
Beziers, within sight Of the blue
Mediterranean, get their share OF
attention, too.
CARCASSONNE
Most of these places have inter
esting historical backgrounds, and
their many ancient structures link
the present and the past. There Is
Carcassonne, a citidel in the Shad-
ow Of the mighty mountains. Its
massive walls, battlements and
palaces were built during the Mid
die Ages.
Serpentine roads wind through
the mountains and descend into
lush meadows. The mountain
slopes are covered with forests OF
pine, fir and hemlock..
When the tourist feels in need
of rest, food and relaxation, he can
stop at one of the tiny towns. Al
most every village has a nice hotel
with a beautiful dining terrace.
where orchestras play the latest
pieces or the stirring melodies OF
the region.
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waken those dull and desperate
eyes? Would notes quicken that
stale and shackled blood. pierce
the long silence. free the fettered
dreams?
Notes? Weak, cold things! He
looked at them in disgust threw
them away. Went timidly forward
into the great hall where the men
sat waiting.
Or were they waiting? Did they
care, any of them, whether he
spoke or not? What lay behind
that blank, Indifferent stare?
LONELY MEN
Suddenly he knew! Suddenly,
as though power had come to him,
he saw through those eyes, looked
down and down into the pain and
WEAKNESS of their Stagnant hearts
and saw that their hearts and
his were all one.
There was no wall between them; !;
no real wall. There was no differ
ence in them. They were all of q
piece-priest and prisoners. ALI
lonely men, longing for release
longing, most terribly, for release
from their own selves.
There, in that flash, he saw the
truth-and heard his own voice
talking. Talking as it had never
talked before. Not formally, pre-.
cisely, nor from q far distance.
But speaking as he had so often
spoken to himself at the end Of a
discouraged day. Speaking simply,
eagerly-in a rush of understand.
ing-in a surge of faith!
And then it was coming back
to him, in a swift, warm wave,-
their answer. No words, but some.
thing deeper, nearer than words
Man calling to man. Faith answer.
ing faith. Understanding clutch
ing understanding.
And the graynesS was gone .
and the walls were down and
they were free, all of them
priest and prisoners, freed to-
gether freed because a man
had dared to put away his notes
and give HIMSELF instead of his
words.
Gray walls-alI your life you've
seen them around others, felt
them around yourself. All your
life you've longed to smash them.
CAN BE DONE
II just for once you could break
through to the Other Fellow
or feel him break through to you!
If just for once you could bare and
share your hearts feeling and
revealing the truth in each Of you!
IF JUST FOR ONCE! THEN YOU
COULD GO ON HEARTENED
AND COMFORTED.
So you've gone through the
years, with the walls thickenino
and the darkness deeping arounc
you. and the loneliness dragging
like an ankle chain.
BUT IT NEED NOT BE! YOU
CAN FIND AND BE FOUND .
YOU CAN BARE AND SHARE
IF YOU'LL JUST THROW AWAY
YOUR NOTES, YOUR FEARS
YOUR INTOLERANCE. AMI
DARE TO GIVE-YOURSELF!
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presenting personal problems
may be also sent. All letters
will be handled contidentt1lly
and GnsWered promptly IT
stamped, addressed envelopes
are included.
Copyright. 1887. By King Features
Syndicate Iae.l
The Washington times., 1937-01-15
How About Economy?

LII of the officials concerned with the Districts
IA rather sad financial condition to be able to
suggest new or additional taxes for Washingtonians.
BUT THUS FAR NO ONE HAS MADE ANY SUG-
GESTION FOR CURTAILING EXPENSES IN Or
DER TO AVOID THE ETEN-NILLION-DOLLAR DEF
ICgT WHICH WOULD BE CREATED BY ENACT
MENT OF THE PENDING BUDGET AND ADOP
TION OF THE THEORIES OF THE PRESIDENTS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON FISCAL RELATIONS
The District Commissioners have committee of
subordinate officials working out and harder ways
of soaking the local taxpayer
The Presidents committee, going outside the legltl-
mate scope of its investigation gratuitousy suggested
five methods of adding to the tax burden.
Numerous bills have been introduced in Congress to
raise this tax or add another tax the list which Wash
ingtonians must pay
Yet not a murmur has come from the District Build
ing as to how expenses might be cut to obvae the nece
Sity for imposing any new or additional taxes.
For many years proposals have been made for a re-
organization of the District government In order to
effect some economies.
None of these proposals has ever been acted upon
special committee set up by the Commissioners
made study but its members agreed the final
recommendations with the result that the recommended
tons of one member (the only who concluded the
investgation) have been locked up safe and kept
from the interested eyes of those who foot the bills
Even members of the Presidents fiscal relations
committee who as is we'll known, seemed to be ready
and willing to tackle anything SHE'D when it to
recommending any economies in the operation of the
District government.
They implied that there for such economies
but withheld recommendations on that subject
Citizens of the District will be given opportunity
to appear before the House and Senate subcommittee
in connection with the pending budget.
TTnforunatelv prObablv eVerV citizen who asks for
hearing will be seeking not to cut the tax bill but to
add to it by asking for additional appropriations for
his pet project.
IT IS TIME FOR WASHINGTONIANS TO FACE
THE FACT THAT THEY CANNOT HAVE MORE
GOVERNMENT UNLESS THEY PAY FOR 1T.
And is time for those citizens who interested in
some pet scheme to realize that however worthy it may
be it cannot be put through without raising the taxes
not only of those who want these projects fuhered but
also of those who not particularly interested who
are downright opposed.
The Washington times., 1937-01-15

Teaching Jurors to Be Jurors

A SCHOOL for jurors is to be conducted by Federal
IA Judge William Clark in Newark N. j.
Why hasn't someone thought of that before7
Prospective jurors will be taught their right to ques
ton witnesses and the court during trial, pro-
cedure will be explained to them basic legal principles
will be outlined they will be told why certain evidence
must be excluded and why other evidence is admitted,
they will be taught how to weigh evidence.
They WILL in short, be taught how to be JURORS and
not twelve umpires in game they don't understand.
Intelligent jurors who know their duty and how to
perform it necessary in the true administration
of justice as the most learned of judges.
Judge Clark has founded school which mis- ght we'll
be held in every court in the land.
The Washington times., 1937-01-15
Gone Away

THOSE pnk-coated gentlemen whose pictures adorn
the walls of tap take their fox-hunting seri-
ously, if not always successfully, in England.
In recent hunt of the Belvor hounds the fox broke
cover along railroad track.
An express train and freight train halted that
the hunters might pursue it.
Passengers yelled encouragement. The engineer
footed few blasts 1t was, indeed, famous hunt.
Except that the fox got away.