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The Washington times., 1937-03-26

he can make Of 1t Is that abSo'
lutist states propose to get what
they need by war. Therefore,
they demand of their people more
and more soldiers at a time when
overpopulation makes them think
war is the only way out.
Still another self-contradiction
appears in the absolutist setup.
The most imperative requirement
of all three nations is to feed and
clothe their peoples. They say,
in effect, "our resources will not
do this, so we must be strong
enough to wrest from the other
nations our right to live"
Therefore, Italy and Germany.
and, to a lesser degree, Japan, di
vert their productive energies into
armaments and armies to a degree
which sapS ruinously their meager
sustenance resources.
LIFE GOES ON
Within the last few months che
thing has loomed like a steam
shovel in a front yard. That is.
that with all their crowded mil
lions, these countries haven't
enough men to make both unlim'
tied supplies of guns and to man
the fields and factories.
If a country can do enough use
full work to redress trade balances
it can live, If mot, it must fight
Therefore, the howl for more
babies in countries which are al
ready in hell'S hole because they
have too many. But life goes on
and I have an idea that the hu
man race will keep on cor quite a
long spell yet. It is an old estab
lished firm.
But the Fascist powers, demand
ing more babies for more and big
ger wars, have one way out-ol
they think they hG e. They car
always send some suave irock
coated emissary of internationa,
good will over here to make 9
swift, suave touch, to nick Uncle
Sam for a billiop or two to buy
more guns and poison gas to xii
somebody elSe'S babies.
Copyright. 1887. BY King Features
Syndicate, Ine.)
The Washington times., 1937-03-26
TECHNICALITIES

One Of the most unusual things
about the Senate debate on the
appointment in the Senate OF
Joseph P. Kennedy to the Mari"
time Commission is that, despite
the question raised over technicah'
ties in the case, all sides agree that
he's prominently the man for the
Job. AS it was expressed by Senator
Royal s. Copeland, chairman OF
the Commerce Committee:
81 am sure it will be very gratF
flying to Mr.. Kennedy to know
that throughout the debate In
the Senate and in the committee
there has never been raised the
slightest doubt as to the desira-
biIity of his appointment to the
position for which he has been
chosen. am happy, in way,
that we had this discussion be-
cause it will encourage him to
undertake the tremendous Job
before him, and / am sure he
win carry It through to Success"
The Washington times., 1937-03-26
The Greatest Show on Earth
Bu Frank Miller Smith

Hwho has been sending letters to
members of the House of Repre-
sentatives against the Presidents
court plan and signing them
merely Bob" has mailed his sec
ond blast. These are postmarked
Washington and are giving some
Of the members the heeby jeebies
as they can't for the life of them
think who Bob" could be.
This second misSive is much
more inflammatory than the first
one and charges the President
with a lot of things that may
come under the head of "free
speech" but are certainly as strong
as anything heretofore uttered.
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SYMPATHETIC

Representative Charles L. Gif'
ford, a Massachusetts, Republican,
who takes a good share Of the de-
light in ribbing his Democratic
colleagues in the House, was at IL
again during the debate on fish,
He started his remarks by saying:
ct am at this moment trying
not to say a word against the
Democrats.
81 am glad to see that a happy
spirit prevails among the Demo
Gratis and to note that you feel
50 pleased with your recent sue
cess. I want to tell you how
sometimes the Republicans SYM
uathize with the Democrats. The
other day a Democrat was hav'
inr trouble getting into his
shoes, and q Republican very
sympathetically looked at him
and said:
"Feet swelIed, tOO?'"
The Washington times., 1937-03-26

ing the Secre-
tary to turn
over to t h e
Arc h iv iSt of
he Unit e d
States all t h e
old Senate rec
ords for preser-
Vation in t h e
Archives.
Due to t h e
faithful adher-
ence to duty OF
one William j.
McD Donald, one
Of the thr e e
generations OF
The Washington times., 1937-03-26

M G - y II q 20 H..
that served as chief clerks OF the
Senate, the records are complete
from 1889, when this Government
was first organized and began TO
function.
Records of the House Of Rep
resentativeS are not at all as COM
plete as the Senate RECORDS anu
thereby hangs this story. -
In 1914, when the British az
tackled the Nations Capital ana
burned the Capitol, the House rev.
ords were destroyed by fire nuI
not the Senate records: It N re-
counted that the clerks OF tne
House were all out Of town at the
time but Mr.. Mcdonald, fore-
warned Of the impending raid,
rushed to the Capitol, gathered
i'm his records and took them to
a cemetery where he hid them
until the British had left. Tney
were then returned and now are
stored away in the Senate Library.
Decades have passed and now
the precious documents need at
fention, They must be carefully
sorted and treated to preserve
them.
ing there who will carefully cata-
Ioeue and restore these volumes
and papers for storage in the steel
vaults where they can be readily
reached for research and inspec-
ton.
These documents include such
precious papers as the mileage
Slips signed by James Monroe and
other great statesmen,
The Washington times., 1937-03-26

to recognize
Christ on that
shining Easter
morning.
Shed been a
bad and brazen
creature that
glorious, golden
thing flaunt-
ing her lovely
body like a lur'
ing flame in the
dark places OF
life. Until, sud
d e My, t h {
thought Of the
un G Christ
LAAl -An.Aaa;A.
The Washington times., 1937-03-26

or as m a n y
babies as the
state thinks it
needs. ConfiS-
cation Of prop
erty is pro-
pose d, a n d
p u n i S h i n g
taxes for bach
e lorS a n d
childleSs mar
ri d couples.
From the day
Mussolini took
office, he has
been demand
i n G m o r e
babies, eXhort-
The Washington times., 1937-03-26
IN THE LIMELIGHT

Washingtonians who have been
laboring under the impression
that the justices of the Supreme
Court are cold, hard oracles Of
the law and never step out are
getting a few surprises.
Since the Presidents reorganiza-
ton plan has been proposed at
least four of the members Of the
court have come out of their so
called retirement and have ap-
peared at public dinners.
Perhaps it might be little plan
on their part to show that there
is life in the old boys yet.
The Washington times., 1937-03-26

II the reorganization Of the
Executive Departments Is to prove
Of public benefit, honesty, courage
and common sense must be
brought to the task.
The Federal Government is the
largest organization Of its kind in
the world. Its Executive Branch,
in particular, is a vast and intri-
cate enterprise. Since the founda-
ton of the Government it has
gradually developed in the direc-
ton of fulfilling the demands Of
a great Nation.
Take, for example, the construc-
ton work Of the Federal Govern
ment. There is pending before
the Congress a proposal to con-
Solidate these activities and make
their consolidation an excuse for
creating a new department to be
called the Department Of Public
Works.
ENLIGHTENING
As a matter Of fact the main
savings to be made in the con-
struction activities Of the Gov
ernment must come through cur
tailment of construction work
rather than a transfer Of its super
vision to a new department.
There was some Illuminating
testimony upon this general sub
ject given to the Committee on
Expenditures of the House Of Rep.
resentatives by the then Director
of the Budget-Mr. Roop-in
1892. In the course Of his testi'
mony he said:
1--WE found, in studying the
situation and hearing various
groups Of interested parties who
came in to talk the thing over,
that there was no such thing
as a logical grouping by major
functions.
'It depends upon your point
Of view. Each man who is in
terested in a particular line Of
activity feels that in q logical
grouping Of major functions
everything touching his activity
should be grouped together. But,
as most of the activities touch
more than one major function,
one cannot do that unless he
puts everything in one pot"
The construction activities Of
the Federal Government are Of
two general kinds:
/. Those for the use Of the
Executive Departments.
2. Those for public or general
use.
Most Of the Executive Depart
ments do less than one per cent
Of the total construction work oi
the Government. This work il
divided in the main between two
The Washington times., 1937-03-26
Listen, World!
By MOntier
By Elsie Robinson
DEATH, WHERE is THY VICTORY
SHAME, WHERE IS THY STING?

I've always been glad that They with
Magdalene the unconscious envyhat Being BAD
first is fun It isn't! No matter how
The Washington times., 1937-03-26
COMPLETE RECORDS

Senator Alben w. Barkley OF
Kentucky has just introduced a
in the Senate authoriz-
The Washington times., 1937-03-26
MODEST AMOUNT

Now that a wave Of sentiment
is sweeping over this country to
bring honor to its great men by
setting UP fitting memorials to
them, Representative c hest r
Thompson Of Rock Island, ILL.,
proposes a plaque in the Depart
ment of Agriculture to John Deere.
John Deere, a village black
smith, one hundred years ago IN
vented the plow, the instrument
that brought the wilderness OF
North America into the flourish
ing land of these United States:
The resolution in the House OF
Representatives asks for an ap-
preparation Of $1,000 for this
purpose.
NOM DE PLUME
Bob" Il In again.
Thaf YnSsberioliS correspondent
The Washington times., 1937-03-26
The Human Side of the News
Bv Edwin C.. Hill

Fascist grand council ofHn one tried sympathehcay to
Italy plans drastic penalties Tor rational pattern all
failing to have babies,
The Washington times., 1937-03-26
OLD FAVORITES
TLUO TriOLets Harrison Robertson

What he said:-
This kiss upon your fan press
All! Sainte Nitouche, you don t refuse it!
And may it from its soft
This kiss upon your fan press
Be blown to you shy caress,
By this white down, whene er you it.
This kiss upon your fan press
All! Sainte Nitouche, you don't refuse it!
What she thought
To kiss FAM
What poky poet!
The stupid man
To kiss fan
When he knows -that-he-can-
Or ought to know it
To kiss fan
What poky poet!
IReGders are nvted to send to the editor their Sug-
gestions of old faVoreS among the poems for reprting
In this spGce.)
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-03-26
SURVEYS TO DECIDE
EROSION CONTROL
Value of Methods To Be
Determined by Soil Con
servation Service

With view to determining the
value of erosion control methods
in effect in the three project and
camp work areas of the Soil Con-
servation Service in Maryland,
farm management surveys will be
made, according to o. C. Bruce,
State Coordinator, whose Office is
located in Hagerstown. Working
with the University of Maryland
and specialists from the Bureau
of Agricultural Economics of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture, technical men in each of
the areas have been directed to
make surveys on individual farms
whose owners are cooperating in
putting into effect measures de-
signed to stop soil and water loss
es.
Farm account and farm man
agement records completed by the
State College or Experiment Sta
ton are being studied to deter
mine what use can be made of
them from the standpoint of soil
and water conservation measures.
Mr.. Bruce states that farm man
agement made, of the individual
farms in the erosion control areas
before field work was started. are
included in the program. Such in
formation includes acres in var
ious crops, meadow, pasture. idle
and waste lands, and woods; the
yields per acre of various crops.
amounts of crops sold. type and
number of livestock, and the
amount of feed purchased.
From time to time, it is stated.
special information may be need
ed, such as finding out if a change
in crop is useful in farm plan.
or perhaps comparing the cost of
farming cultivated fields by con-
tour strips with the former meth
cd of farming rectangular fields
with rows running up and down
hill.
The survey will be broad enough
Mr.. Bruce declares, to show the
actual dollar and cents damage
erosion does to individual farms,
as well as savings which have re-
suited after erosion control meas
ures were put into effect. 1t viii
supply answers to such questions
as the effect of soil conservation
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-03-26
CAT LIKES AUTO RIDES

Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Ely, second
block of Broadway, have cat
unusual in a number of ways. One
of the things which kitty enjoys
is an automobile ride. She read
lily jumps into the car perches on
the seat and looks out of the win
dow.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-03-26
GOOSE CARRIES SCRIPTURE

A Canadian goose, believed to
have been shot while migrating
north, was found on one of the
Newcomer farms, between Ring
gold and Leitersburg. A band
around one leg bore the name of
Jack Miner, Kingsville, Ontario,
Canada, and this Scripture from
lst., Peter, ST: ''He careth for
you"
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-03-26
A SHOOTING STAR

Little Boy Ito grandmother :
81 was shootin' stones clear thru
the sky with my little gun"
Grandmother: Don't you shoot
holes through the sky"
Little Boy: ooh, no; if 1 did the
rain would come out, wouldn't it"
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-03-26

Meeting House, seven negroes,
part of the estate of William Eas-
ton, senator of Washington coun-
ty, deceased: One woman, 81 years
OF age, with two children, one a
girl six weeks old, and the other
a boy two years old; the woman
has been brought up to do house
work and can be recommended as
a good cook, washer and ironer
and dairy woman; also four fine
healthy boys from to IA years of
age. Six months credit will be
given. They will not be sold to
slave dealers. William Easton,
Ex'r."
For sale: A part of the Mt.
Aetna Estate lying along the foot
of the mountain above and below
the furnace. Much of the land is
covered with thriving young chest
nut timber 1t will be laid off and
sold in lots, to suit the purchasers.
The sale will commence at the
Webb Tavern in Cavetown and
will probably be continued on the
premises. William Price and F.
Anderson, trustees.
DR.. T. B. Duckett moved his
shop to the house of George |.
Harry two doors above Messrs.
Fechtig's Tavern and lately occu-
pied as an office by William Price,
where he offered his services to
the public" N. B.: AS he lodges
at his shop he may be found there
when not engaged, at all hours"
Notice: "All persons having any
millwright work to do, are hereby
informed that the subscriber has
removed to Funkstown and can be
found at the house of Thomas H.
Rench, innkeeper. He continues
to carry on the millwright bust
ness in all it's various branches,
and makes bevel, spur and iron
gearing of every description. He
flatters himself from his long ex-
perience with the business that he
can give general satisfaction. JOS
eph Cross"
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-03-26
RARYs MONEY! sToLEN

Breaking into the home Of Price
Winner, 700 block of Chestnut
street, some one took the contents
Of baby's bank and several dol
lars from a bureau drawer.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-03-26
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The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-03-26

measures in lessening erosion
damages to highways, in cutting
down sitting of streams and reser-
voirs, in reducing the danger of
floods, and in other problems
brought about by unwise use of
farm land.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-03-26
FIVE
Nor ALL LICENSES TAkEN

NOT ALL LICENSES TAKEN
According to Marshall Schroeder
deputy commissioner of motor We
hicles, at least 100000 licenses re-
main yet to be distributed before
April 1, which is the dead line.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-03-26
HOSPITAL CASES INcREAsE

1t is reported by the Journal of
the American Medical Association
that one out of every Is persons
in the United States was hospital
patient in 1886. Quite an increase
in admissions was reported.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-03-26

Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Beard are
spending the Easter holidays with
their son, ]. Richard Beard and
family, at Landslide, Pa.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-03-26

Benjamin Kurtz, president, an
nounced a meeting of the debat-
ing society in the town hall at
early candle light.
Jacob Swope, merchant, adver-
tised that a black merino shawl,
with a palm leaf border all around
was missing from his store.
John E. Champion and Elsie
Champion, administrators, includ-
ed in public sale announcement
seven valuable negroes, among
them two men, one woman, two
girls and two children" The sale
was held at Pleasant Valley.
Public Sale of Negroes: 81
will sell at public sale at the resi-
dence of the subscriber, on the
road leading from Sharpsburg to
Craptown, and near the old Valley
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-03-26
Your Show Guide

/ our OIlOW OulQ0
WEEK BEGINNING MARCH 20
MARYLAND THEATRE
Mon.-Tues.-Wed.
"ki..g rnd The Chorus Girls"
%hur.-Fri.-Sat.
"When's Your Birthday"
ACADEMY THEATRE
"Penrod and Sam"
Wed.-Thur.
"The PIainsman"
Fri.-Sat.
Nancy Steele Is Missing"
COLONIAL THEATRE
Fri.-Sat.
"Ride, Ranger, Ride"
THE CLUB
Orchestral:
Sammy Marks and His Hotel
MayfIower Serenaders
All Star Floor Show
Tubby Reeves
Master of Ceremonies
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-03-26
HORSE AND BUGGY DAYS
IN HAGERSTOWN
BY THE OLD LAMPLIeHTER

The following items of inter-
est are taken from The Torch
Light and Public Advertiser,
published in Hagerstown in
1925, and now on file at the
Washington County Historical
Society Headquarters on East
Washington street. This col
umn is published each week
through the cooperation of the
Society.
Editorially, the Torch Light and
Public Advertiser, in its issue of
November Is, 1926, said: "The
fall term of the Washington Coun-
ty Court will commence on Mon
day next. We have been in the
habit Of intimating to our subscrib-
ers that Court terms afford good
opportunities to pay off old scores.
With this intimation, however, we
shall dispense in the present in
stance as no doubt numbers of
them will do SO without being re-
minded of the propriety of such
proceeding and others perhaps
will not do so if we urge them
ever so forcibly."
The times-news., 1937-07-31
Where TheyPla
PIEDMONT LEAGUE

Ashcvillc at Richmond.
Charlotte at Winston SaIcr
Durham at Rocky Mount.
Norfolk at Portsmouth,
The times-news., 1937-07-31
WICKER MAKES
IT z STRAIGHT
Yanks Blast Browns for
Increased Lead; 6 IL
Games Ahead

NEW YORK, July 81. (UP).-
Kemp Wicker, rookie Southpaw
from Newark, scored his second
straight victory since joining the
New York Yankees by limiting
the st. Louis Browns to seven
hits for an So decision ycster-
day.
The Yanks blasted HogSctt and
Strickland for ~. including a
home run by Lou Gchrig. The
victory increased New York's lead
to 6 l-2 games over the Chicago
White SoX, whose game with
Philadelphia was postponed until
later date.
The third place Detroit Tigers
were defeated. G-5. by the Boston
Red Sox when Pitcher Jack Will
son smacked a double to center in
the 10th inning that drove in the
winning run. Wilson was the
third Sox pitcher, following
Grove and Walburg. He held the
Tigers hitless in the final two in
nings and was credited with his
ninth victory. Coffman, who re-
lieved bridges in the eighth, was
the loser.
Washington's senators slugged
out a 1873 triumph over the
Cleveland Indians. Jimmy De-
shong held the tribe to six hits,
while the senators walloped
Whitehill and Brown for Is, in
cluding a four-bagger by Travis.
In the National League, the
Chicago Cubs increased their lead
to four games when they bcsted
the runnerup New York Giants,
5-3. 1t was a triumph for Bill
Lee over Harry Gumbcrt. Both
were solved for eight hits, but
the Giants made four errors.
In the only other National con-
test, Ed Brandt bested Guy Bush
in a brilliantly pitched game, Civ
ing the Pittsburgh Pirates 10
victory over the Boston Bees. For
eight innings, it was a scorelcss
duel but Todd opened the last
half of the ninth with a double.
Brubaker was passed intentional
ly to set the stage for double
play, but Young bunted safely,
filling the bags. Red Lucas,
pinch-hitting for Brandt, drove a
long fly to Moore in right field,
and the only run of the game
came in.
Philadelphia was scheduled
against Cincinnati in CrOslcy
field last night, and st. Louis and
Brooklyn were not scheduled.
The Phillies beat the Reds to
O in a pitchers battle which saw
Wayne Lamaster outclaSS Hol-
lingsworth. He allowed only five
hits and famed 10 men. There
were no extra base hits. The Phil
lies got their run in the first in
ming on walk to Browne, who
took second on wild pitch, third
on an infield out and scored on
Klein's infield single.
The times-news., 1937-07-31
rginia Krausmann

let me come"
wYou're an angel to come"
Judy lied with perfect grace.
Hello, darling" Phil flung out
carelesSly. This child was relying
on trains and you know now they
run up here"
"Oh, my dear, you should have
called one of us" Judith reproved
never disclosing by so much as
flicker of an eyebrow that she
knew that was just what Marta
had done. at was thoughtless Of
me not to suggest getting you
this morning"
81 had to give up my car. Dick
was sort of forgetful about ali
mony," Marta explained with the
air of a martyr who does not CEN
sure but accepts life with its re-
verses.
"How lovely you look" Judith
went on, talking against time.
More cars were coming now.
Guests were welcomed, retired to
their rooms to prepare for dinner.
Laughter and gay voices went
drifting down the halls. Judith
did not change except to add a
small strand of pearls to the tur-
tie neck of her sweater as q din
ner gesture. They had been a
gift from Phil a few months be-
fore. When Phil went into his
den she followed, determined to
make no mention of Marta. Love,
faith. devotion were intangible
substances that could not be
touched, or they would move
away. Quicksilver stuff, You
couldn't pick the mup. You knew,
though, they were there so long
as you did not touch them with
words. Here in the out of doors
she sensed the old truth again.
"a good day, Phil?" she asked.
He turned slowly and when she
saw the haggard look on his face,
read the suffering in the blue
eyes, her heart turned over and
didn't move again. So this was
the way women felt when their
husbands came to say goodby.
It was very still in the den.
Just the snap of twig as the
blaze found it, and the show@ing
raindrops on the window.
Judy" he began and paused.
"Judy E"
ITO be continucd)
The times-news., 1937-07-31
FUGITIVE is SLAIN;
SECOND ONE SOUGHT

HOUSTON, Texas, July 81
(UP)-Posscmen killed an cx-
convict yesterday few hours af-
ter he and a companion shot to
death J. C.. Stiff, 81, a cafe op-
orator.
Early last night the scarchcrs
believed they would drive tho sec
ond gunman from a thicket east
of the city in which he hid when
his companion, flushed by blood
hounds, stepped into the open and
was shot down.
The slain man was identified as
Fred Williams, Sd, of Little Rock,
Ark.
The times-news., 1937-07-31

The Deaths Head moth, now
rarely scne, emits squaks almost
as loud as those of a mouse.