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The times-news., 1937-06-15
NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
JARGoN ABOUT "soL CONSERVATION"

The intellectual" Secretary Wallace, turning
down a request of Senator Smith, AYERS that III
payments (for soil conservation) were increased
10 per cent in the South the same should be done
in all other sections" Thus Mr.. Wallace commits
himself to the preposterous proposition that the
need for "soil conservation is uniform in all the
sections of the United States. "He doubted that
a majority Of farmers favored an increase because
they realized that the increase would not result In
additional soil conservation" '''. Peg.
b Why this hypocritical jargon? Consider, for eX-
ample, South Carolina. In the Piedmont" region,
the region of the red hills, erosion is common; in
some counties, Fairfield among them, 1t has done
immense damage, but there are no gullles In Beau
fort and Dorchester, and there is no serious prob
lem of erosion in that 60 or 90 per cent of the
states area called the coastal plain" Yet for
'soil conservation" subsidies to farmers disrib
uted with little regard to natural conditions.
In a number of counties of South Carolina the
soil has been conserving" itself. Are not the rice
fields, abandoned, thirty, some of them hundred,
years, more fertile now than they were when the
last crop was planted? OF course they are. So the
cotton fields that have been titled ntelligently have
improved, not deteriorated. .
"Soil conservation" is a high-sounding phrase
adopted to deceive and assist in the evasion of de-
cisons of courts, except in limited areas. There
fore, Senator Smiths petition for more and better
subsidies is entirely consistent with the New Deal
policy which is patiently silly and extravagant
policy and poor Secretary Wallace is virtually un
der compulsion to make himself ridiculous when
he mentions "soil conservation"
In our part of South Carolina "soil conserva-
ton" would call first for tile draining getting the
surplus water and sourness out of he soil. These
low-country soils do not get worse even when they
do not git better-whch is not the case in the up
country. Before preventing erosion in the low
country government would have to erect hills and
dig gullies.
Government has to be asnne in order to find
excuse for subsidies.-Charleston News and Cou-
rier.
The times-news., 1937-06-15
GOVERNMENT COMPETES FOR
LABORERS

One of the largest and most important
trucking areas in the United States is Long
Island, n. Y. Long Island farmers are hav-
ing their troubles, too, due to the exodus
of workers from the farms to take jobs on
WPA projects. The trouble is based on the
fact that WPA pays higher wages than
farmers can afford to pay. That has in
duced large numbers of laborers to leave
the country and go to work for the gov
grnment. ....
AS truckers always run into lots of trou-
bic when there is shortage of labor to
quickly handle crops, the problem of the
Long Island truckers is a real and serious
one.
In the vast areas of the South farmers
have been having similar experiences in all
the years in which the government has
been experimenting with relief and public
works; and while the federal government
. has paid much lower wages in the South
than in other sections of the country,
wages have been high enough to create a
real shortage on the farms by pulling la
borers away to work on government prof.
ectS. ....t ...
So critical have conditions in some sec
tions of the country become that steps are
being taken, as in Georgia, to invoke va
grancy laws to compel laborers to get off
relief and accept jobs in private industry
and agriculture.
Aside from the question of high or low
wages, or the wages which ought to be
paid, can be paid or cannot be paid, sys-
tenn which puts the government in compe-
tition with citizens in the fields of employ
ment to the extent indicated, stands in
need of revision and changes in its details.
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HE FOLLOWED SUIT
By WICKES WAMBOLDT

erwisc we prejudice the case in
favor of the offender"
But" spoke in one of the
councilmcn, "wc are now offered
this money; if we refuse to take
it until after the trial, and this
fellow should be found not guilty
we may never get it."
"He won't be found not guilty
if the case comes to trial." replied
the mayor. But if he is not gull
ty we are not entitled to the
money"
Gentlemen" continued the
mayor, "thc only way to break
up this persistent, widespread
practice of stealing public funds
is to punish the thieves. If all a
dishonest or a tempted public ser
want has to fear is caught in his
thicvcry, is that he must pay bacl;
what he steals, he is encouraged
to take what will appear to him
a tolerably. safe chance
"NOw this man is n friend of
mine. | am fond of him. 1t is pain
full to me to push this case against
him; but | consider it my duty to
do so, and consider it your duty
to do so.'
The result was that the city
council refused at that time to
accept repayment of the purloin-
ed funds. The man was tried and
sentenced to fifteen months in the
penitentiary. But
When the judge pronounced SEN
tence, the convicted mans wife
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screamed and went into Mysteries.
That demonstration, with a little
push from the right direction, was
sufficient to start the sob sisters.
A petition was got going in be-
half of the embezzler. 1t was ar
pued that because he was first
offender and had family, he
should be freed. When you ana
I'VE such an argument, 1t be-
comes silly, for it means that any
man with a family is at liberty to
embezzle public funds once and
get by.
And that was exactly the way
the thing worked out for the OIL
fender in this case. His sentence
was suspended and he was turned
loose.
Now what was the eventual eff
feet of all that? 1t was to pro,
duce result such as | described
In the opening paragraph OF TINS
article: Another man, who had
worked in the same department.
with the embezzler - seeing now
easily he had escaped penalty -
proceeded himself to embzzle the
same. amount from the city. His
thicvery was discovered only re-
Gently. ~. 1e
The point | make is this: II
the first offender had been pun
ished sufficiently to impress his
associates that pilfering public
funds is dangerous, the second
man would not have gone ahead
and committed the identical
crime. ale did it," thought the
second offender, "and got away
with it. So why not II" And when
the first offender was on trial,
one of his excuses was that 9TH
ers before him had done worse.
So there you. are,
The times-news., 1937-06-15
THE NEW DEAL
IN WASHINGTON
by RODNEY DuTCHER.-
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
NEA Service Staff CORRESPONDENT

duction in long distance rates
amounting to about $l2,000,000 a
year. Formerly he had been in
strumental in California rate re-
ductions amounting 20 about
$5,000,000.
Either someone like Wheat will
be appointed to the commission
or the lobbyists and politicians
will persuade Roosevelt to appoint
congressman or other favorite
who can be depended upon to be
as sweetly reasonable TO the detri-
ment of the public interests as
most other members of the COM
mission have been.
THE situation as to the Federal
l. Power Commission vacancy is
similar.
Those primarily interested in
reducing electricity rates to con-
sumers have been promoting Den
mis- ]. Driscoll, head of the Penn
sylvania Public Utilities Commits
sion. for the job left vacant by
Drane. Driscoll served briefly as
a congressman and was defeated
for reelection after he had so
boldly exposed the fake telegram
campaign of the Associated Gas
and Electric Co. against the hold
ing company bill. Driscoll prob
ably can have the power commits
sion job if he wants it. Reports
from Harrisburg are that ne does
not. 40
Chances are fairly bright that
the post will 60 to a Texas con-
gresham who wants a relatively
permanent job.
Few things are more important
in Washington than the appoint.
ments to the several independent
commissions. Inadequacy OF the
Federal Trade and Interstate
Commerce commissions for their
huge problems also has been
frequently charged. the admin,
istration's new wage and hour bill
is, Just another obvious evidence
of the fact that no piece OF New
Deal legislation amounts to very
much unless Roosevelt is willing
to appoint men who can ana VIII
make IL function.
(Copyright. 1897. NEA sers'Se. i"s's
The times-news., 1937-06-15

WASHINGTON Vacancies on
" two of the most important Of
he independent federal commits
sions are forcing the administra-
tion TO decide whether it wants to
abandon the habit of filling such
vital posts with weak sisters and
political hacks.
Herbert j. Drane is quitting the
Federal Power Commission and
Irwin Stewart, in open disgust, has
left the Federal Communications
Commission.
The Federal Power Commits
sion, although charged with regu-
lation of electric energy in inter-
state commerce, and although it is
now actively lobbying for the
huge task of supervising and CO.
ordinating the Roosevelt program
Of separating the country into
eight regional developments along
the line of IVA, is notoriously
weak.
The Federal Communications
Commission is commonly regarded
here as the New Deals hottest
hotbed of scandal. 1t has super
vision over radio, telephones,
telegraphy, and television. AL
though there is plenty of violent
argument as to the relative per-
formanceS of other government
agencies under the New Deal, few
insiders in Washington will argue
with much heat that the FEC has
not put on as disgraceful a per-
formance as any.
VARIOUS deserving Demo-
Gratis" are. after the two posts.
They include certain members Of
Congress, none too confident OF
denomination and reelection next
year, who would prefer the assur-
ance Of nice steady job to the
trials, tribulations, and expense of
the next campaign.
The outstanding job of the FEC
has been the investigation OF the
American Telephone and Tele-
graph Co. and the subsequent rate
reduction in long distance tele-
phone rates negotiated principally
by Carl Wheat, former public util-
tiles counsel for the city Of Los
Angeles. Wheat wangled re-
The times-news., 1937-06-15
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
PRAYER MEETING AT PRES
BYTERIAN CHURCH HOUSE
JUNE 18th

Those of you who are familiar
with the old-fashioned street car,
with the track underneath. the
trolley wire overhead, and the
trolley pole serving as a contact
with the overhead wire, will know
what is meant when | say that the
prayer mecting-the prayer life
of the members of the church,
both in and out of the formal
prayer meetings. the trolley
pole of the church. Thus, as the
trolley pole completes the circuit
from the power house, through
the machinery, to the track and
ground underneath, and thereby
enables the car to carry its cargo
to its destination, so does the
prayer meeting do for the church.
Only thus can the Heavenly power
house transmit its power, and ac-
complish its Divine task through
the church.
A church so connected by the
prayer life of all its members with
the power house of God is able TO
carry its cargo of Divine freight
to the Hevenly Port in due time,
without the loss of one package
of its precious cargo. Let each
one who claims membership in the
church-thc body and bride of
Christ on carth--put this qucs-
ton to his own soul: Is my part
of this trolley pole III its proper
place. Think it over. Pray 1t
through.
Those in charge asked yours
truly to lead prayer meeting at
the Presbyterian church house on
Wednesday, June 10th. Therefore
the above few lines are urging
YOU to be present at this meeting
and thus fill your part of the con
tact between God and world
that is lost without that contact.
God wants to and works to save
the world. Do you? NV theme
will be Gods Contact with Con-
factors with the World"
Come.
Sincerely and prayerfully your
humble servant,
Rev. William Albert Vroman.
631 Ashc St., City.
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mayor opposed accepting repay
ment at that time.
"This is scheme" said the
mayor, "to enable this faithleSS
public servant to escape justice ;
for as soon as we accept this mon
ey, his attorney will raise the ar
gument that restitution has been
made, and ask to have the case
dismissed. And if my guess is
any good, it would be dismissed.
eve should refuse to accept
this money, / think" asserted the
mayor, "until after the trial; 9TH
The times-news., 1937-06-15
Ames Hotel Staff
Adds 2 Members

The Amcs hotel staff has been
increased for the summer by the
addition of Mrs. Adalyn Atwood
and Edward Bond.
/ Mr.. Bond. who was with the
Amcs last summer, has been in
Orlando. Fla, during the winter.
He is at the Ames desk again.
Mrs. Atwood, who has been
with the Amcs hotel in 81. Pc
tersburg. Fla. for several years,
will be hostess and will work at
the desk and in the coiiiTcc shop,
which the hotel has just rcopcncd.
The times-news., 1937-06-15
YES, HENDERSONVILLE is

doughnut-minded. The McFarlan
Food shop recently put on a
doughnut special which resulted in
the sale of 80 dozen doughnuts
in one day. A thunderstorm broke
the line of customers in the af-
ternoon and it appeared that the
sales were over, so the baker left
and the demand after the shower
The times-news., 1937-06-15

Men watch other mems immor-
al, Self-seeking deeds and are like
ly to copy them if the rewards
are big enough and the penalties
not too big.
For instance. about three wears
The times-news., 1937-06-15

ago q city OIL
cial was found
to be three thou
sand d o ! a T. S
short in his ac-
counts. The may
or had the de-
faulter arrested.
Before the case
could come to
trial, a PROPOSE
ton was made to
the city council
by a b o n d i n e
c o m p a n v I o
make good the
! o s s. But the
The times-news., 1937-06-15
LITTLE LAURA VIRGINIA
BY Noah Hollowell


Tillotson has not Joined the soci-
ETY. of wisdcrackers but she has
given, origin TO another Joke
about. the baptismal ceremony OF
BaptiSts. .... D..
Laura Virginia, thrce-ycar-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Tillotson, witnessed the baptiaing
at the First Baptist church sun
day night. After the service her
grandfather and deacon, Foster
Bennett, asked her if she saw the
children baptized. Her father la
ter asked her what she saw dur
ing the service. Her vocabulary
on "baptizing" slipped but her
vision was good as the Rev. b.
+. Wall wiped the water from the
face of the baptized candidates.
so she commented: "Thc preach
cr advertised and washed their
neckS."
The times-news., 1937-06-15
STRANGE EXCLUSION

Violence between gangsters or in labor disorders
is specifically excluded from the Wagner-Van Nuys
anti-lynching bill, recently approved by a senate
subcommittee as substitute for the Gavagan bill.
On what grounds the exclusion is justified is not
made clear, nor do we believe there is any juStif-
cation for it.
mob is defined in the measure group of
three or more individuals bent upon physical vio-
lence upon the person of an individual in the GUS
tody of police officer
If gangsters fire upon another gangster in GUS
tody, is that lynching? If men in labor was set
out to get another man in custody and succeeds,
is that a lynehing?
Wherein is the essential difference between lynch
ings of that kind and of the kind that sometimes
disgrace the South?
Sentiment against lynchnig in the South is wide
spread and growing and the South is making prog
ress, as statistics attest, toward stamping it out;
but federal anti-lynching law probably would
tribute nothing toward that progress and might,
instead, have the opposite effect.
Certainly the South would feel justified resent
ment in being singled out for attention by such a
measure.
And the strange and specific exclusion of vio-
lence incident to gangster and labor troubles
strengthens the belief that the authors of the bill
wrote it with an eye single upon the South.-The
Greenville Piedmont
The times-news., 1937-06-15
NUISANCE TAXES

Those who try to keep track OF develop
ments in the field of national taxation are
proclaiming that the taxes known as nuis-
ance levies will not be repealed by the
present Congress. The House Ways and
Means Committee has voted to continue
this nuisance system for two years; and it
is not believed the administration is will
ling to relinquish this source of revenue,
which yields more than half billion dol
lars annually.
The nuisance taxes include three cents
postage, gasoline tax and similar levies,
which were loudly proclaimed as emerg-
ency taxes when first levied.
Again the country is treated to concrete
evidence as to how emergency measures
are finally fastened on the country as its
fixed policy. Like all the insidious isms
and movements which are being riveted
on the United States under the guise of
emergency and experiment, oppressive and
destructive taxing policies, first proclaimed
as temporary, are more than likely to be
made permanent.
Thus one thing leads to another and bad
policies of legislation and government are
retained indefinitely to plague and oppress
one hundred and thirty million people.
The times-news., 1937-06-15

became seemingly :. greater than
ever, with no doughnuts to sup
ply the trade. which, in Mr.. Nc
Farlan'S opinion, would have
amounted to 500 dozcn-G,0OO
doughnuts-had the storm not in
terrupted.
The times-news., 1937-06-15
;oPa. 1907 eY HeI SERVICE. INC

WHEN George Washington, Robert Morris and General KOS
,aIIod at the home Betsy they showed her kelh ol
Gog and asked would make for them Ihey mao SC
cctod sx-pointed star they thought was easier
make Betsy won them TO We-pohlea Sta "iIen n.
ovcd them how TO type with one clip OF inc scoS
The times-news., 1937-06-15

The chief obstacle to universal brotherhood is
the general suspicion that poor kin want something
The times-news., 1937-06-15

Correct this sentence: "No, no, my DEAR" said
the husband, ''when fuss about women drivers,
I don't mean to include you"
The times-news., 1937-06-15

Radio announcers are born, not made, You can't
acquire the ,knack of laughing convincingly when
you aren't tickled.
The times-news., 1937-06-15

Lion tanning and public speaking seem
the final tests of poise and courage till you
try to fire somebody.
The times-news., 1937-06-15

"A man has settled down when he doesn't
mind being wage slave because he
wouldn't know what else to do if he wasn't
The times-news., 1937-06-15
BIBLE THOUGHT
LOVING SERVICE

Encourage the fainthearted, support the weak
be longsuHering toward all. II Thess. 5. IA, RV.)
All around are opportunities for loving sery
ice for Him, and in His Name, and yet how otter
we allow the days to slip away without any effort
TO save the unsaved, to comfort the sorrowing, to
lift the burdens of those who are cast down, to
strengthen and help the weak and despondent.-
Canon F. j. Horsefeld.
The times-news., 1937-06-15

Being modern was easier few years ago. All
it required was bobbng your hair or reading
"Jurgen."
The times-news., 1937-06-15

The chief lesson in the Rockefeller saga
is that the world greatest fortune couldn't
develop social scandals in family that
was brought up right.
The times-news., 1937-06-15

Congress is revolving" says, "a headline.
Wouldn't it be nicer to say "is revolt? We must
not look at the dark side. n .tr.rg a
The times-news., 1937-06-15

Americanism: Earning 500 month andsspend-
ing sos; struggling desperately to get ahead till
you earn 81 ,000 month and spend $1,2S5.
The times-news., 1937-06-15

Free land: One where dozen people
make money out of rottenness and thus
force censorship on 120 millions.
The times-news., 1937-06-15
WHAT WILL BE HENDER.

SOnviIIe'S next move i'm The real
estate line? Building activities
have moved TO the country, taking.
advantage of rural freedom, paw
ed roads, electric lights, tclc-
phone, etc. A great deal of re-
modelling has been done recently
in the city but only few new
residences have been built. How
long will this "Out in the coun-
try" "FAD last? Will it he so
permanent that there will be no
more demand for new houses in
the city?
The times-news., 1937-06-15

aTODAY'S WORD STUDY:
Fad. pronounced with short a. 4
hobby: whim; craze; Il custom,
amusement, etc" followed for a
time with exaggerated zeal.
The times-news., 1937-06-15
q. GA'NSRORCUGA

RAlNTING MAH BE IMPORTED
FOR SALE INTO THE UNITED
STATES, DL/7/ F2EE, BIT
d VAN GSGR PAINTING
WAS/ NioT/
The times-news., 1937-06-15

(pAInITiNGS PRODCGEO BEFORE
lsoo CONE IN OUTY FREE FOR
RESALE IN THE UNITED S1NTESJ
coPe too7 ny HCs SERVICE. INC. k-ys
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-29
FOWLER GIRL SUSPECTED
Seen Leaving Shannon Flat Carrying Dagger

81 saw Janice Fowler leaving Marge Shannons apartment
after midnight. She had dagger in her hand"
Saul Mitchell tenant the floor of the apartment
building where the beautiful artists model stabbed to
DEATH forward with this story today He told it to Deec
tive Lieut. John Cropsey and the chief of the homicide squad
after lengthy private conference with Mitchell, declared
that he beved the investigation of the Shannon murder
at end
After his conference, Lieut.. Cropsey called in the
paperman had sensed sensational development in the
atmosphere about the office of the chief of police and
made public the story of the latest witness.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-29
SHANNON SUSPECT SHOT
Pinky Flint Found Dead i'm Ditch

Pinky Flint the police have sought for than
week connection with the Marge Shannon murder mystery
was found this morning.
He found dead, with bullet hole in his head.
Oscar WEIGH &C. of Beechwood Village who driving to
work this morning shortly after daybrea Flns body
beside the road the intersection of Famon and Green
Roads. He called police from the nearest telephone.
Flint wanted for burglary and particularly for
questioning connection with the murder of Marge Shannon
It that formal charge of murder have been
placed against him with his capture
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-29

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Evening star., 1937-06-24

"A KISS ELIZABETH BRAND
M MITCHELL, daughter of Mrs.
| VI Thomas j. Mitchell, and Mr..
4 4 James Harrison Monroe. son
Evening star., 1937-06-24
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