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The Washington times., 1938-04-27

Government Bonds High

QUT note these three facts:
~ /. The price of Government bonds is so
high it largely makes up for tax exemption. In
other words, the WEALTHY bondholder pays part
of the tax by the very low interest he gets on
his money.
2. If the individual income taxes on very large
incomes were not so high as to be confiscatory
the problem would not arise We need reform
in taxation more than we need reform in tax
exemption.
8. The fundamental trouble lies in Government
spending and attacks on business. If the Gov
eminent would cease all wasteful squandering
and quit trying to run Our businesses, there
would be no tax-exempt problem.
Mr.. Roosevelt says that men with great means
best able to assume business risks have been en-
couraged' to buy tax exempts. Well then, let
him reduce business risks dncludng monetary
fears), and he will find funds going back into
business. AS long as Government tries to run
business, business men will try to get their funds
out of business, and pay a premium for avoid
ing part Of the exorbitant tax burden.
The Washington times., 1938-04-27
1000 REHEARSE
FOR APPLEFETE

WINCHESTER, Va, April 81.
More than a thousand students
of Handley High School and
elementary schools Of Winchester
today are rehearsing the historic
pageant I'm Springtime" which
will be presented as one of the
outstanding features of the
fifteenth annual Shenandoah
apple blossom festival opening
here tomorrow.
Miss Adelaide Moffett, who will
reign as Queen Shenandoah XIV,
ard her royal" guest, Miss
Gladys Harris, queen of the An.
napolis Valley apple blossom
festival which will be held in
Kentville, Nova Scotia, May 1880,
will not take part in today's re-
hearSal.
Formal opening of the festival
will be marked late today with the
arrival of the 80 princesses repre-.
senting leading schools and col,
legeS of the East who will serve in
her majeSty'S court. Following
their arrival will be an official
dance at the Sarah Zane Fire Hall.
Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd
arrived in his home town here last
night to be the guest Of his mother
for the festival.
The admiral, who will crown
Queen Shenandoah XIV here to-
morrow, said he was glad to be
home
The Washington times., 1938-04-27
Thinks of Poor Mothers

WHILE was going through this experience
" with little Mtzi, kept thinking of all the
poor mothers who needed care and attention
to save their babies. Childbirth is so hard
and had really sinking sense of shame about
the whole thing, but could not let little Mitzi
die because that wouldn't help any of the mothers
and couldn't reach all the poor mothers that
needed me- So just sat up in my room and fumed
and fused and had that terrible feeling of help
lessness that comes over us all when we want to
do things so badly and cannot.
To you people who criticize me and think I
preach, who write me letters that you will not
sign and think I am sitting on top of the
world, remember have yet to turn away person
that I could really help and if you think am
preaching to you, you are very much mistaken.
frankly admit time and again I can't write. I
don't know the answers to things, but I do try to
do my best and carry on without whining.
DENdEMBER, I must do this until I get my
Az little family married off, which seems to be
happening very suddenly now, because think a
mothers first duty is to her child But believe me,
when I have done my duty in this direction,
intend to start in and work hard for the poor.
AS for preaching-forget it! never preached
to anyone but remember one thing, am always
here If I can help in any way.
The Washington times., 1938-04-27

the first spadefuls Of earth around the roots.
Then Paul j. Kvale, Representative from Min
nesota, threw in several other spadefuls And
might have been doing so yet had not his wife
pulled him away and said, you're not supposed
to put it all on, darling"
In Cypress Gardens there's big scar on one
OF the tall trees, where Congressman and Mrs
William H. Sutphin padded their own canoe
with enthusiasm between the gray tree trunks,
Two hundred leaders Of political thought in this,
our broad land took to 80 boats in order to see
this weirdly beautiful place. The Cypress Gardens
are indescribable. You won't be able to imagine
their unearthly. still loneliness. They are in
great freshwater lake, thick, except for winding
water roads, with cypress trees hundred feet
high and straight as the Washington Monument.
From every tree float wells of gray Spanish moss.
Between the wells are small shoots of cypress
leaves. The sun Sits in between the trees. The
The Washington times., 1938-04-27
|WINCHELL RACE
DRAWS MANY
D. C. BEAUTIES
There's Still Time
To Enter Contest

A full page of pictures of the
Governments beautiful girls
lOho haze entered the Walter
WincheH Sweepstakes to retute
the columniSt's published denial
that Washington Federal bu.
reauS haze beautiful and charm.
ing tDomen employees, will be
found on Page 10.
Every beautiful girl in Govern
ment service still has a good
chance to win that three-day visit
to New York as the guest Of the
famous columnist, Walter Win
chell-if her photograph is en-
tered in the Walter Winchell
Sweepstakes by midnight Satur-
day!
Departmental beauties are being
entered thick and fast, but there's
still plenty Of room for more liv-
ing refutationS of Winchell's pub
LEGATION Of the statement "there
are no beautiful women in Gov.
eminent service"
MANY ENTRIES
You've seen the beauties whose
pictures have appeared every day
in The Washington Times? Well
those are only a few of the en-
tries! Nearly every department
has sent in three or four Of its
most beautiful girls photographs,
and Sunday, Monday and Tues
day the judges will select from
these the one they consider the
most beautiful to represent the
department in the semifinals at
The Capitol Theater Wednesday
and Thursday of next week.
The department winners will
appear on the stage Of the Capitol
where Muriel Austin, of Cor
coran Art Gallery School, Wolcott
Waggaman, noted architect and
painter, and Robert Gates, Of the
Phillips Galleries, and a painter
Of prominence, will select the 10
they consider the most beautiful.
Then, a few days later-the
earliest date on which Winchell
can come to WaShington-prob-
ably within 10 days-the nations
Little Boy-Peep," will personally
select from the 10 Semifinalists.
the one who will go to New York
as Miss Washington as his per.
sonal guest.
A GOOD JUDGE
incidentally, wouldn't you think
a motion picture star who sees
the nations picked beauties by
the hundred every day, would
know whether Winchell's in
formant was right, if he had had
several days in which to look over
our Government girls? Well,
Allan Jones, who is making per-
Sonal appearances this week at
CONTINUED on Page Is, Col. 81
VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL So
The Washington times., 1938-04-27
Here's a Chance to Help
Naked. c. Orphans Happy

Want to help out in making
500 Washington orphans happy?
Here's the way it can be done:
The Washington Times and
Loew's Theaters are sponsoring a
showing of Mark, Twain's immor-
tai story of boyhood, Tom Saw
yer" Saturday morning at Loew's
Columbia Theater, Twelfth and F
SITS. N. w.
The biggest problem confronting
the sponsors is transporting the
youngsters to and from a dozen
orphanages in the city. Any per.
son or firm with BUSES available
which can be spared for few
The Washington times., 1938-04-27

hours Saturday merely has to tele-
phone the Orphans Party Editor at
Republic 1884.
Virtually every orphanage in the
city will be emptied Saturday
morning. Already the Greyhound
bus lines and the Holbrook Farms
Dairy, of Brentwood, Md. have
donated buses to help out the
transportation.
In addition to the famous movie,
the youngsters will be treated to
ice cream and cake. The cake will
be sent by the Holmes Bakery and
the ice cream from Southern
Diaries, Colonial, Carry's and Fus-
sell-Young ice cream firms.
The Washington times., 1938-04-27
new PAY RULING
FOR MATTRESSES

Mattresses employed in restau.
rants, which enforce an anti-tip
ping policy, must be paid a mini
mum salary of $3.50 a week, the
Minimum Wage Board has ruled.
This compares with a minimum OF
$13.25 a week in places where tips
are allowed.
The board issued its ruling, eff.
fective May 8. on the basis of new
information. The surprise rule
will affect several hundred wait
reSSeS,
The Washington times., 1938-04-27

I don't blame them a bit for
this, but the thing I do blame
them for is that they will not
sign their names, because I
would so love to write them a
letter and tell my side Of the
story. They sit up and think I
try to preach, with not a worry
In the world on my mind. They
don't seem to realize I have
as many worries as they have
and perhaps more, and just be-
cause I happen to have bought
the Hnna diamond manV wears
The Washington times., 1938-04-27
Gen.PerShin0
Resting in
Hospital

Gen. John J. Pershing, who Is
undergoing a general physical
checkup at Walter Reed Hospital.
enjoyed a good nights rest and
is feeling comfortable" today. An
official War Department bulletin
stated that the World War leader
had a good day yesterday, being
up and about his room a consid-
cradle part of the time. When he
leaves the hospital he plans to
rest in his apartment until able
to resume his normal duties.
The Washington times., 1938-04-27
World of Finance By LeeOi5 Haney

In the second. place, it allows to some people
a partial escape from taxation. Most bonds are
bought up by banks and insurance companies,
so they make the market. Their tax rate, how
ever is not so high as that borne by the largest
individual incomes, so they don't bid up the price
to level that those individuals would pay if
they had to. Thus a few very wealthy people
get an advantage by putting their money into
"tax exempts."
The Washington times., 1938-04-27
DEVELOPMENT.
or PRESENT AIR
FIELD IS URGED
House Group Hears
Airport Head

Development of WASHINGTON.
Hoover airport as the principal
air terminal for the District was
urged today as the House Com.
mittee on Public Buildings and
Grounds completed lengthy hear.
ings on the airport controversy.
Sam Solomon, an official of the
Washington Airport Corporation
made the recommendation, bring.
ing with him an endorsement OF
the proposal by the pilots of q
major airline.
PERFECT RECORD
The pilots, the only group who
have a perfect record in flying,
stated that acquisition of add.
tional land around the present
airport would make it a suitable
and safe terminal.
Solomon explained to the COM
mittee the necessity of acquiring
part Of the Department of Agri-
culture experimental farm and
certain privately-owned property
south Of the present airport in or
der to obtain sufficient land fol-
adequate runways.
'The maximum performance
can be obtained" Mr.. Solomon
said, "only if an airport for
Washington is located in the
river valley, and not on any
hill"
The reference to an airport on
a hill pertained to the recon-
mendation that a Washington air
port be constructed at Camp
Springs, Md, which is on high
ground and a distance of about II
miles from the city.
SEES DANGER
Mr.. Solomon said that an air.
port on a hill is more dangerous
in fog conditions because of the
fact that the ceiling" is de-
creased.
He suggested the possibility of
establishing an auxiliary airport
for bad weather days at Hybla
Valley.
In response to questions by
members of the committee, Mr..
Solomon declared that the Init
of development under private
capital at the Washington air.
port has already been reached.
Should the Government decide
on Washington Airport as the
proper site for a terminal, he
said, the Federal Government
would have to take over operation
Of the airport.
Il DEFENSE OF SITE
Representative j. Burwood DAILY
Cd of Pennsylvania appeared be-
fore the committee in defense of
the Camp Springs site, bringing
with him a radio engineer, James
C. McNary, to refute statements
by the Navy Department that the
airport would interfere with the
Nays radio station at Chelten-
ham, Md.
Col. Clarence Chamberlin, trans
atlantic flier, asked that the COM
mittee locate the airport in
Bladensburg, and Jeff Busby,
former member of Congress from
Mississippi, suggested a site near
Kensington, Md.
Representative Fritz Lanham
Cd Of Texas, committee chair
man, stated that all hearings have
definitely ended and that the CON-
mittee will now begin inspection
of all proposed sites.
The Washington times., 1938-04-27
Third Wonder of u. S.

nIT0 w On0ST or u Dc
UNFORTUNATELY most of the azaleas have
~ finished blooming around these parts. But,
at Middleton and Magnolia Gardens, there is
enough green beauty to bring peace to anybody's
SOUL The lazy Ashley River flows through the
Middleton estate. Part Of the original mansion,
built in 1740 still stands proudly Camellia and
crepe myrtle and hundreds Of other fine old
bushes line the walks and riverbanks. So beauti.
fully adroit is the landscaping here that flowers
lakes, and trees seem to have grown there by
accident One Of the famous trees is a live oak,
800 years old. The entire congressional party
could have been seated under its great branches,
with room to spare for third-party man.
Representative Carl Vinson went into raptureS
over Magnolia Gardens. He is a gardener him.
self, in Georgia. He told us about the different
plants and trees and how they grew without
much help from man. But they've got to have
rain to amount to anything he said. You can't
fool flowers with hose sprinkler. In Magnolia
Gardens, which, like the other Middleton gardens,
is more than 200 years old, Representative Dewey
Short insisted on making speech and taking a
vote on calling the house to order. incidentally,
according to Mr.. Baedecker, of the Guide Book,
Magnolia Gardens. Niagara Falls, and the Grand
Canyon are the only three twored-star wonders
in the United States.
The Washington times., 1938-04-27

Obviously, the proposal has
nothing to do with recovery
from the present deep de-
preston.
For many years the same
proposal has been made. An
drew Mellon urged it. Yet for
five years the New Dealers
have been pouring out tax
exempt bonds at the rate OF
& billion dollars a year.
Why has he waited to bring
the matter up now?
l.. kIaok IAAa eN
The Washington times., 1938-04-27

6ional visitation. ~
At Middleton, on the Ashley
River, is a new tree planted by
Representative Sol Bloom, who
made George Washington and
the Constitution Of the United
States what they are today.
The tree was for the grave Of
Arthur Middleton, Signer Of
the Declaration Of Independ-
ence and once owner Of the
famous plantation. Mrs. Re
becca Allan, a D. A. r., and
Mr.. Bloom, Of New York, put
The Washington times., 1938-04-27

My guess IS LhaG ne does SO Prof. Lewis Haney
now to forestall similar proposals by the La
Toilette radicals. He does not care rap about
debts, as his whole record shows. He merely
wants to steal the thunder of the new third
party.
Incidentally, after such serious defeats at the
hands of Congress, it probably seems well to
propose something that almost everybody agrees
is good in principle. (And there is enough ap-
peal to class prejudice against "men of great
means" to keep the home fires burning)
The Washington times., 1938-04-27

AN ton of future issues of taxexempt bonds
Mr.. Roosevelt does not urge haste or say must"
The Washington times., 1938-04-27
By E0alyu Walsh Mclean

said. 1--WE must perform Caesarian operation"
Well that didn't make me feel any too good But
the doctor went right ahead and the result is my
little dog had three little puppies an unheard-of
thing in this breed of dog, and mother and chill
dren are doing we'll.
The Washington times., 1938-04-27
Dear Washington
By Helen Essary

lake, pale gray like dust from its deposits of
tannic acid, reflects every straight tree, every
thread of moss and every tiny leaf in its true
color. Reflects also the bright azaleas, growing
in clumps along the narrow paths at the lakes
edges.
The Washington times., 1938-04-27
Say

I GOT another pile Of letters today about my
poor little column and most Of them are still
kind about it. There are apparently a few how
ever. who do not approve of me in any shape,
The Washington times., 1938-04-27

ITO stop the tax exemption of Government
= securities is good thing in principle. In
the first place, tax exemption gives Government
borrowing a preferred position, and tends to en-
courage it. Ut has been factor in the huge
debt piled up by Mr.. Roosevelt0 It prevents
Government credit from being tested on its
merits.
The Washington times., 1938-04-27

CHARLESTON, S. C.-In Middleton and
" Cypress Gardens two incredibly lovely flower
shrines are mementos of the recent congress
The Washington times., 1938-04-27

HELEN GREENE, attractive and versatile vocalist now
appearing at the King Cole Club will sing at the Allied
Printing Trades Council annual dance the National Press
Club tonight. There will be number of skts by other
artists.
The Washington times., 1938-04-27
Phone In Tips to The Washing

Do you want money? The Washington
Times is offering $50 in prizes each week for
Evening star., 1938-08-10
BY GAYLE TALBOT.
AsSociated Press Spoftx Writer.

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-The i'm
probable Henry Armstrong, an intel
ligent little Negro with spindly legs
and a fantastic amount Of stamina, will
be shooting at fistic immortality when
he meets Lou Ambers, the light
weight king. in . 15-round title fight
tonight at the Polo Grounds.
II he beats Ambers as he is favored
at odds of 13 to S, to do, Armstrong
will hold the featherweight, light
weight and welterweight champion
ships. He, presumably, will have
proven himself the greatest fighting
man in the world between the 49,
pound bantamweight limit and 147
pounds, where the middleweights be-
gin.
That is a span Of 20 pounds. right
out Of the heart Of boxing. No fighter,
black or white. has approached such a
record before. Every time Henry
pumps his tireless arms tonight he will
be aiming at q target previously
thought beyond any mans reach.
Ambers Hard to Tire.
Onhand. the human threshing ma
chine would appear to have assured to-
nights victory when he gave Barney
Ross, the aging welterweight champ,
. fearful beating last May. That made
Henry champion Of bigger men than
Ambers, according to the books. But
Ambers has been stubborn, and Henry
has to prove it.
As q matter Of fact, he figures to
have a lot more trouble with Ambers
than he had with Ross Ambers. though
colorless, is q clever little man with
a fighting heart and good legs. All
he needs to make him a great cham
pion is a punch.
Armstrong will find Lou harder to
tire and to hit solidly than was Ross.
Even Henry's hackers concede it might
take him 10 rounds to get Ambers
"set up"
Ambers IS counting on his peculiar
Evening star., 1938-08-10
GRID PROS BEGIN
PRACTICE TODAY
F|aherty Concentrates on
Promising Recruits in
BaIIston Drill.

With his optics focused on the move
ments Of promising batch Of recruits,
Coach Ray Taherty hustled his WASH
ington Redskins through their first
practice sessions today at Ballston. Va.
keenly eyeing rockies who hope to
snatch regular berths.
George Karamatic, the Gonzaga ram
who will be groomed to replace Cliff
Battles, pro football smoothest run
ming back last season, who signed as
assistant coach at Columbia this year
has RUNNING start over one of his
chief rivals for the position, Andy Far
kas of Deteroit.
Farkas. selected on the college all
star team which will clash with the
Redskins at Chicago August 81. nat
urally will be a few step behind Kara
matte by the time he reports to the
local entry in the National Professional
Football League. Andy. however.
figures to be in excellent condition by
that time, but still will have to absorb
Redskin plays.
Baugh Is Due Today.
Sammy Baugh also was absent from
the scene today. having missed his
plane out of Dallas, Tex, yesterday,
but was due to arrive late today and
join his mates in both workouts to-
morrow. Eddie Britt. reserve half
back, has been i'll and will not report
for several days.
Included among the crop Of rockies
seeking to stick with the club are four
local boys. Glen Stralka. guard, and
Pat Brady, tackle. Of Georgetown:
Joe Anthonavage. Catholic University
guard, and Jay Turner, George Wash
ington fullback.
The squad of 43 players will practice
daily at $50 and 2:30 o'clock. The
morning session will be secret. while
the afternoon workout will be open to
the public.
Evening star., 1938-08-10
ALL-STARS' COACH
GETS EARLY START
Bo McMillin, Voted Head Mentor,
Already Making Plans to
Conquer Redskins.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Aug. 10.-Coach Alvin
"Bo" McMillin Of Indiana University
and most Of the 1887 college stars Of
the Nation will make up the combina-
ton the professional Washington Red
skins must outclass to win the nth
annual charity football game on the
night Of August 81 at Soldier Field.
McMillin, recognized for his five
man backfeld." became the head
coach Of the all-stars after . record
breaking newspaper poll. A total Of
16,451. 400 flrst-place votes were cast
and McMillin drew 4.982.478. His total
points reached 17,393, $3.50.
The four coaches who will assist
McMlllin, and their total points, are
Harry Kipke. former Michigan coach.
15,416,435: Raymond (Ducky) Pond,
Yale. 7,765.492; Elmer Layden. Notre
Dame, 5.925,217. and A. J. Robertson,
Bradley Tech, 2,S67.4l0.
They will meet their squad of 81
griddeis Friday at Northwestern Uni
versity. Then will begin a 19-day
training period. McMillin said today
he had begun already plans for stop
ping the Redskins and their Sammy
Baugh.
Previous all-star coaches were Noble
Kiser, Purdue. 1884: Frank Thomas,
Alabama, 1895; Bernie Bierman
Minnesota, 1886, and Charles Dorais,
Detroit, 1887.
Evening star., 1938-08-10
Armstrong Gets Worst of 1t
On Pay-Off With Slim CROWD
Expected for Tonight's Bout

style to batie his ever charging ad-
versary The only difficulty about
that is that you can fool Henry some
Of the time. but not for long at .
stretch. Fighting him Is like trying
to repel . swarm Of bees-they keep
on coming.
Lou Clever in Clinches.
Ambers, too, Is good 1T sewing up
q man in the clinches. He made Pedro
Montanez, powerful right-hAnd
puncher, look silly for IS rounds
last fall. Here again he will ind
Armstrong a problem. because It's
next to impossible to clinch with the
Negro In close he Just keeps on
jerking his head about. heaving with
his shoulders and socking with his
fists.
Ross. incidentally. has picked Arm
strong to win.
The near unanimity of opinion on
the outcome couldn't help hurting
the gate. Tickets have been going
slowly. with few out-of-town buyers.
and unless there is a last-minute
rush the receipts might not top
$4,000. Considering Armstrong; rec
ord and the goal he l. shooting at
this is small money. Even with the
two belts he holds, he again will be
taking the short end Of the purse
tonight. Henry has done about ev-
erything except make big money.
Evening star., 1938-08-10
By EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press SPORTS Writer

NEW YORK. Aug. 10.-Joe Louis
has been eating too much fried.
chicken. Cochrane to Brook
lyn? Stranger things have hap
pened, particularly in Brooklyn. .
You almost have to string along
with Henry Armstrong tonight, but
there may be terrific surprise. .
Henry can't win forever and this
may be the night he gets his bumps.
Comedian AL Jolson, who re-
tains a roofing interest in Arm
strong, has bet s1.l0O to $1,000 the
brown boy wins by kayo.
What, a tennis scandal coming up?
Bill Henry, sports editor of the
Los Angeles Times. will back his
wife and pretty daughter, Pat.
Evening star., 1938-08-10
COLLEGE GOLFER LEADS

ASHEVuLE. N. c., Aug. 10 P).-
AL Dowtin of Wake Forest. the medal
ist, paired today with Sut Alexander
of Charlotte in the first round of the
18th annual Biltmore Forest invitation
golf tournament.
Dowtin posted q u, one over par,
yesterday to top the field by three
strokes. Judd Brumley of Greenville,
Tenn, who shot . u with Dowtin
Monday, slipped to q rs yesterday for
the runner-up laurels.