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The Washington times., 1939-01-04
JACOBSON AGAIN
D.G.S.PRES|DENT

Isaac Jacobson last night was
reelected president of the District
Grocery Stores, Inc, in a meet
ing at the Jewish Center.
Other officers are AL Kaufman,
first vice president; Max Hoff.
man, second vice president: Jacob
Siegel, third vice president; Paul
herman, secretary, and A. o.
Brill, treasurer. s
Elected to the board Of direc.,
tors for this year are I. L. Asreal,
Louis Biskin, David Ceppos, Phiiips
Cohen, Frank M. Fields. Louis r.
Fields, Harry Friedman, Morris.
Hickman, Max Horenstein, Henry
Noon and Isadore Suser. !,
The organization is a cooperats
tive group of $50 member indie
pendent grocery stores in metro .
politan Washington.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04

real additions to the nations in
come, is through increased produc
ion of goods. And the only way
to make additions to money in a
way that will certainly increase
the purchasing power of the hold
ers, is to maintain our currency
on such a standard.
Suppose, for example, that we
were to conclude that our people
need more attendance at theaters,
and that the way to arrange this
is to print more theater tickets.
Someone might say that tickets
are good for seats in the theaters,
and, accordingly start the printing
presses to running.
EXAMPLE OF THEATER
But what is a ticket good for
unless it is backed by seat? Will
it do any good to distribute more
tickets without increasing the seat
ing capacity and perhaps enlarg-
1IlS OuI Ik1cdUS1oD WC n4ASAAG CNOAA
have to go so far as to train more
actors.
You see, in way the tickets
have to have a standard in the
shape of some desired and scarce
object-the seat. Otherwise they
have 10 value themselves.
Also, you see, the number of
tickets has to be limited by the
number of seats.
How, then, are you going to
satisfy us if you proceed to give
millions of people money wages
or bonuses which they do not and
can not earn? Why should any
of US work hard to earn money.
when all Mr.. Eccles has to do to
create purchasing power. is to wave
his hand and let the public debt
out another notch?
Easy come, easy go. Govern
ment credit means waste.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
Dairy Firms Stock
Is Held by 1878
Furnished by ". 3. Hlbbs 4 Co.

NEW YORK, Jan. 4 G.N.S).
On December 81, 1888, there were
1923 individuals, corporations,
trusts and other public institu-
tions holding common stock in
National Dairy Products Corpora
tion, against 74,470 on September
30, 1888, and 73,187 December 81,
1887, the company announced to-
dav.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04

During the second half of thu
year industrial production ha.
substantially increased. Unem
ployment has been whitfield down
Retail trade has registered gains
One authoritative stock compila
ton records an advance in the
average price of so representative
stocks from a low level of 10 ir
March to 100 at the close of the
year.
IMPROVEMENT SEEN
That President ROOSEVELT
domination of Congress weakened
last year, and that public opin-
ion, Congress, labor leaders, men
of affairs, foreign events" had
much to do with shaping events,
cannot be questioned.
But what we are mainly inter.
ested in today is the outlook for
the coming year.
1 would prefer to eonfine my
visioning to the first.
After q rather brief period Of
heSitancy. I look for notable bet
terment in the political situation,
in securities, in trade, in industry,
in employment, in the utility in
dustry, and for some improvement
in the position Of our railroads.
MENTAL STATE BETTER
Mems actions are governed by
iheir mental state. The mental
state of the vast majority of in
fluential American citizens is more
hopeful today than it has been
at any time in recent years. They
were long acutely afraid of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, of what he might
do next. They saw very clearly
that he could force his will upon
Congress, that he could bring
about the enactment of any legiS-
lation he chose to label must. :"
That has been changed. Even
the last Congress finally rebelled
against jumping at every crack
of the White House whip. The
November voting registered en-
phatic approval of this more in
dependent stand by their elected
representatives. The electorate
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
Steel |ngot Output
Put at 81 Per Cent

NEW YORK, Jan. 4 Q.N.SO.
Steel ingot production, recovering
from the holiday-week curtail-
ments, started out the New Year
at about So per cent of capacity,
approximately double the first
week Of 1888, according to an esti-
mate today by Iron Age magazine.
A slowly advancing output is indi-
Gated for the remainder of the
month, the publication predicted.
Fairly good backlogs Of construc-
ton steel and railroad orders ac-
count largely for this weeks salts,
factory rate.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04

Pneapples-Cuba, crates 1904.
kumquats-Florida. S@1Oc per quart
Tangerines-Florida, As bushel boxes,
75c@$1.
Limes-Florida, As bushel boxes, SOC
Endives-Belgium. 1o-pound boxes,
$1.75@2
Turnips-Pennsylvania Il bushel bas-
kets, topped, SOC.
Parsnips-Pennsylvani u bushel baS-
kets. 40c.
Bananas-Four cars arrived; un-
broken car on track.
Mixed Citrus-No carlot arrivals; 1
broken car on track.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
Testimonial Banquet
For George Emmerich

George Monroe Emmerich, leader
in the Washington insurance world,
will be honored at a testimonial
dinner by associates and friends
at Z p. m. Saturday in the Raleigh
room of the Hotel Raleigh. More
than 100 guests are expected. The
program is being planned by a
committee headed by w. H. Somer-
veil, including c. r. Brown and
A. w. Howard.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
Air Lines Traffic
Rises is Per Cent

NEW YORK, Jan. 4 'G.N.SD.
American Air Lines, Inc, trans
ported 329,348 paying passengers
in the first II months of 1898, an
increase of 1862 per cent over the
283, ,485 for the like 1887 period,
it was announced today.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04

mainly by pub
lie opinion, Con-
greSS. | a b or
leaders, men of
affairs. foreign
events"
B 9th proph-
ecies have been,
in the main, full
filled.
The sicklineSS
continued dur
ing a large part
of the first half
of the year. But
substantial re-
covery has been
oOhinual
The Washington times., 1939-01-04

N e " D e a |
financier, M. S.
Eccles, proposes
to spend?
In preceding
articles, I have
shown why we
need a stand
ard Of v lu e,
such as gold, in
order to limit
the amount of
gov ern m e n t
spending a n d
p u blic debt.
Now I want to
show that the
or1xp NOV fn pat
The Washington times., 1939-01-04

Termites VS.. Ants-Science's great
est mystery. Who arc the dictatOrs?
Ages before man appeared on earth
this insect war began, driving one
side underground, but what and where
is the directing brain that governs
every action of their lives nobody eve.
found out. dOuble-page feature in
The American Weekly. the magazine
distributed with next Sundays Wash
inEtOn HeraId-Times
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
DEPARTURES

DEPARTURES
Accumulated excess of temper
ature since January /, 1889, Al.
Accumulated deficiency of pre-
cipitation since January /, 1889,
0.37.
Temperature Same Date Last
Year-Highest, 46: lowest, 80.
TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
Forbes Predicts Gains
During Coming Year
Improvement as Confidence Returns
And Fear of New Deal Fades
By B. G. FORBES

At the opening of last year. venured this prediction cal
though 1888 off scky child inclined believe
will attain lusv vgo before from the scene
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
MORE OUTPUT
HELD VITAL TO
MORE INCOME
Otherwise Values Will
Drop, Says Haney
BY LEWIS HANEY
Professor of Economics, New York
University

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Where
are al the funds TO come from
/ mean the money" which the
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
U. S. SPENDING
FOR 1889 seen
AT new PEAK
$1OO,OoO,OOO,OOO Set
As Goal for Income

During the current fiscal year
the Federal Government will
spend a larger amount than in any
peace-time year in history, accord
ing to the Alexander Hamilton
Institute which believes that the
Federal financial authorities
count on an eventual national
income OF 100 billion dollars an
nually to balance the budget.
According to the current budget
made public last July, plans are
to spend $9.080, 900, 900 during
fiscal year ending June 80, 1889.
This goal will be realized, the
institute says, if the spending rec
ord Of the past six months is main
tanned.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04

W oPCAAA SO,VoO1VUU1UUV Jul AL1l
fiscal year ending June 80, 1889
This goal will be realized, thl
institute says, if the spending rec
ord of the past six months is main
tanned.
MEANS RECORD DEBT
Such expenditures will point tx
a deficit Of more than $4,000, 900,
900 and rise in the national deb
of nearly $4,000, 200, ,000-highest
in the history of the country.
A balanced budget in the fisca
year ending June 80, 1910, will bt
out of the question 1t is pointed
out, due to the increased spending
for ornaments. This gives riSe
to the institute theory that the
Government expects to raise its
national income from Its present
$50, ,000, ,000, 900 a year to 100 bill
lion dollars through the medium
Of Government spending.
THEORY HELD FAULTY
Even if the Government could
raise the national income to
$100, 200, ,000, 900 by spending, it
would mean an income SO great
ly inflated that the bubble would
presently burst" the institute
report says. Government rev.
enues would consequently decline
and the budget would again be-
come greatly unbalanced.
1T will be a great many years
before the national income
reaches 100 billion dollars with.
out benefit Of initiation, and thus
be immune to deflation. This is
indicated by the fact that in
1929, when production was the
largest on record, the national
income, cor ecGeo tor LI.44a.4un,
amounted to only about 40 bill
lion dollars. The severe defla-
tionary movement which fol-
lowed that inflationary bubble
Is proof of the futility Of seeking
a 100 million dollar national in.
come through initiation"
U. s. CREDIT SEEN SAFE
Collapse of Government credit
IS not in immediate prospect, how
ever, the report insists. At the
rate of deficit-spending,
the situation might not become
for Is to 20 years.
This is held to be indicated by
The fact that Great Britain Is able
20 support a debt equal to approx
nately half her wealth while the
debt of the United States,
including State and local debts,
IS equal to not much more than 20
per cent Of the country's wealth.
SALES CONFERENCE
Edgar F. Crone, division sales
manager for Washington for Nc
Cormick & Co., Baltimore, will
attend a sales conference in that
city late this week. He will be ac-
companied by Arthur Swain, Irv-
ing Horowitz, Stewart Collen-
berg and Edgar Records, the an
nual convention to be attended
oy statesmen from every State in
the Union. Mr.. Crone is vice
president of the Washington
Sales Representatives ASsocia-
ton, which has representation
from every major food manu-
facturer in the United States.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
Washington Stocks

SALES
Washington Gas, preferred, 10
@107, 10@107, 10@107.
AFTER CALL
Potomac Electric S12s, prefer
red, 5@116.
Potomac Electric SIS, preferred,
3@116.
Capital Traction SIS, $4,000
8434.
Washington Gas. preferred, 10
@107.
Washington Gas SIS, 1860, $4,000
@12612.
Riggs Bank, common, 50274.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04

years course will be shaped not
wholly BY President Roosevelt but
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-01-20
LIQUOR AND LONGEVITY

The horse and mule live thirty
years
And nothing know of wines and
beers;
The goat and sheep at 20 die
And never taste of Scotch and
rye;
The COW drinks water by the ton
And at Is is mostly done;
The dog at Is cashes in
Without the aid of rum or gin;
The cat in milk and water soaks
And then in II short years it
croaks;
The modest, sober, bone-dry hen
Lays eggs for nOgs then dies at
ten
All animals are strictly dry
They sinless live-and swiftly die
But sinful, ginful, rum-soaked men
Survive for three score years and
ten.
And some of us, though mighty
few,
Stay picked till we're 80.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-01-20
REGULAR ATTENDANT

George U. Bell, 900 North Po-
tomac ST., has not missed Sund ay
School for twenty years. With
the exception of the time he
spent not long ago visiting his
sister in Springfield, Ohio. not a
Sunday School session was miss
ed at his home church = Trinity
Lutheran. While visiting his sis
ter he attended a Sunday School
every Sunday.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-01-20
PARK SELF SUSTAINING

Caledonia Park is now on a self
sustaining basis, according to a
report issued. Revenues at Gale
donia from fees and concessions
last year amounted to $6,433 and
the maintenance costs were So
279.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-01-20
OPENS NEW STORE

The Maytag Company has open
ed a store in Waynesboro, Pa. The
company has stores in practically
all towns of any size in the coun-
try.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-01-20
GREENCASTLE VISITORS

Miss Lola May. Miss Maud Hill
debrand. Mrs. John Unger and
Mrs. Horst, wife of DR.. William
G. Horst, this city, were guests
of Miss Hazel Johnson, Greencas-
tie.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-01-20
TAX RATE REDUCED

The Greencastls town council,
for the fifth consecutive year, has
authorized a reduction in the tax
rate.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-01-20

bought a sleigh, Of the cutter type
at recent sale in the county, for
three cents, got even more OF a
bargain than he anticipated. The
chances are he will still have
more snow before dandeliOn comes
as a spring tonic. For those who
NAV not be familiar with what
cutter is, we will explain that
it came after the old basket
sleigh, often with elaborate up
hOlstering, and which served the
beaux of horse and buggy days
Tin this case horse and sleigh
days. to get the belle of the COM
munity for a sleigh ride. This re-
minds us that in the horse and
sleigh days, snow remained on
the ground for long periods dur
ing the winter season, even if
there was not more snow than
we had recently. Nowadays the
scraper ruins things for a sleigh
ride very quickly. before the fell
low who may happen to have a
horse and sleigh manages to get
out on the road.
1t also appears we have not,
for some years, had any big
SHOWS like we used to get. Here
are some snow records Of j. A.
Miller, of Keedysville, for many
years the government cooperative
weather observer. and standby of
the news man for all kinds of
weather records. Mr.. Miller re-
members that in 1892 two feet of
snow fell Rain set in and the
roads. fields and trees were COW
0red with a coating of ice as
smooth as glass. Also in the same
year, in the month of February,
there was a storm with high wind
after a snowfall of or 10 inches.
Traffic generally was INSTRUCTED.
Trains on the Washington County
Branch of the B. & O., between
Hagerstown and Weverton, for
several days, were unable to get
through.
In 1899 a snow storm in this
section started on February 25
and lasted for SO consecutive
hours. At that time between %
and 80 inches of snow covered
the ground
The following entries appear
in proceedings of town meetings
of what is now modern Hagers-
town:
Feb. %, 1S02-The commission
ers met to lay three shillings on
the 500 for taxes. These were
American shillings each with a
value of II IL to 16 2-3 cents to-
day
Aug. 81, 1902: The commits
siOners ordered a notice published
in German and English papers in
forming the inhabitants of Eliza
bethTown they intended petition
ing the next Legislature of Mary
land for a law authorizing them
to raise. by way Of lottery, $4,000
for the purpose of repairing the
streets.
At a meeting held on March 25,
1903, the commissioners agreed to
allow 500 to any person to act as
clerk, who "shall make out all &C.
counts and keep records of the
commissioners" On August 10th.
1904, Archibald w Wagh was
selected for the office, he to re
ceive for the first year the sun
of $25 and 500 for the following
year.
At a special meeting Of thu
commissioners, called to take int
consideration "a petition Of citi
1nnc who asked for an ordinance
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-01-20
HORSE AND BUGGY
DAYS
BY the Old Lamp Lighter

each sheep be imposed. 1t was
the duty of the market inspector
to take up and impound all such
sheep.
An ordinance in 1926 ordered
the arrest of loose and disorderly
persons, apprentice boys and ne
grOes who were in the habit of be-
ing on the streets at unreasonable
hours. using profane language,
making outcries, etc. This also
applied to the market house and
lot adjoining.
1t was made a misdemeanOr to
allow any wagon, team of horses,
cart, vehiclel or carriage to re-
main, day or night, for more than
five consecutive hours, in streets,
lanes or alleys, except only dur
ing market mornings, in Franklin
and Potomac streets. opposite the
market house. The fine was $500
each, with so cents for every adj
ditiOnal hour eXempting stages
and carriages used for the u. S..
Mail
Ohio S. Finfrock, 627 Frederick
street, has an old steel. a long
instrument used in sharpening
knives. This old steel bears the
date of 1873 and belonged to Mr.
FinfrOcks grandfather, who lived
in Germany and was butcher.
Mr.. Finfrock is butcher today.
following in the footsteps of his
grandfather.
Charles S. Baker. Chewsville,
who owns the farm formerly be-
longing to his father. the late
Frederick A. Baker, and where
the Baker family lived for a long
number of years. has erected a
pOrticO just like the one which
belonged to the house when it
was the Fitzhugh estate. a histori-
cal place, and which was given
recognition during the Historical
SOciety's celebration several years
ago.
M. H. Gruber. SO East Avenue,
and Lloyd K Hoffman, 926 Oak
Hill avenue, are two of the first
four letter carriers serving pat
rOns in Hagerstown. Milton Beel-
er and George Duffey. both de-
ceased, were the other two.
One hundred years ago-1S39-
due to over-speculation in cotton,
the United States Bank was fore
ed to suspend operations. This
failure entailed a loss of $4,000
900 in deposits upon the govern
ment, and precipitated another fl
nancial panic. Over 400 banks
were obliged to close business
wholly or in part, the South and
the West suffering most severely.
1t having been announced that
a pack of bloodhounds had been
imported from Cuba to aid in the
capture of the Seminole Indians,
many petitions were received in
Congress demonstrating against
the barbarity: before any action
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-01-20

was taken the use of the dogs
was abandoned because of inef-
ficiency.
The National expenses of the
year, 1899, amounted to $37614,-
936; the debt was $11,9S3,737; the
value of imports $162,092,132 and
Of exports, $121, 088,416.
The old-timers had their trou-
bles, too. In 1888 George Wash
ington wrote: rs there anything
that can be done to restore the
credit of our money? 1t has got
to so alarming point that a
wagon load of money will scarce
ly purchase a wagon load of pro-
visions"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-01-03
Mrs. Chandler Is
Known Over State
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Is2aeigh, JAM. g. - When Mrs.
90 appy" Chandler, wife of the Ken
lucky governor comes here with him
for the Jackson Day dinner Saturday
night, she will be coming back to a
State in which she has many connec-
tons. Happy will deliver the prin-
ciral address at the $25 per plate af-
fair.
Mrs. Chandler-then Mildred Wat
kins-spent several years of her early
life in Durham, and often visited an
aunt, the late Mrs. Glenn Carter, at
Clayton
She is a niece of Mrs. T. j. Jones,
Of Durham, the widow of a prominent
Durham merchant. Mrs. Chandler
made her home with the Jones' while
in the Bull City.
One of her cousins, Walter Freddy,
who now lives in Texas, married Miss
Swannanoa Horne, daughter of the
Late Colonel Ashley Horne, of Clay
ton. Mrs. Chandler is also first
cousin of Mrs. E. Runyon Tyler, wife
OF prominent Durham doctor. Mrs.
Tyler is the former Miss Beryl Jones
the Beauty Queen at Duke University
In her student days.
Governor and Mrs. Clyde r. Hoey
will entertain the Chambers at a
luncheon at the Executive Mansion
Saturday at noon. Other entertain
ment is also planned for the Ken
tuckians. From here they will go to
the. Pine Needles Inn at Southern
Pines for. a, short stay after. visiting
Durham.
Both Governor Chandler and his
wife are noted for their camaraderie
and hail-fellow-well-met attitude or
'a'l occasions. It was "Happy's' flair
for mixing and mingling which land
ed him in the executive mansion al
Frankfort and which almost put him
in the United States Senate at the ex
pense of President Roosevelt's "Deal
Alben" Barley, Democratic flool
leader.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-01-03
Recent Gift Books
To Perry Library

Mrs. James Henry Parker has pre-
sented to the library Lord Charm
woods abraham Lincoln which is
considered the best single volume or
/ the life of Lincoln. John Drinkwater
dedicated his great play "Abraham
Lincoln" to Lord Charnwood and
| wrote of this biography as "A master
ly analysis of Lincoln's character and
career and a model of what the MIS-
torian's work should be-"
Another gift of deep h.storical in
terest to North CaroliniaI.s is the
"Histcry of Mecklenburg County and
the CITY of Charlotte, from 174O TO
1907 by D. A. Tompkins. This work
in two volumes is the gift of the
Charlotte Public Library. 1t is pro-
fusely illustrated with portraits, maps
facsimiles of documents and plates a
number of them in color.
A dozen volumes, all publications
of the Macmillan Publishing Com
pany, have recently been received in
the library, the gift of the Atlanta Of
flee Of the publishers. Of varvins.
| types, they cover a wide range of in
terest. Among them are the Gollowinf
titles:
"Human Nature and the Church" by
Dean Percy Elliott Lindley, Professor
| of Religious Education, High Point
College, is a careful study of the re-
latiOnship of institutional health tc
! tie fundamentals of human natlre
Lean Lindley believes that the church
will prosper as it understands and
satisfies the deep spiritual LONGING of
,l., - IL
! s,i'}1 basic characteristics as the love
. CT beauty, the need for companion.
/ ship. the desire for sclf-expressior
through music and drama, interest in
social service and hero-worshir
"The Province OF the Law Of Tort
by Percy H. Winfield traces the his
torical origin of Tort and discusses
! the relation of the law Of Tort at the
present day to other legal topics.
In England, Laurence Whistler's
-Four Walls was awarded the Kings
Medal for the years best book Of
poems. The young poet aims to ex-
| press a modern's attitude to expert
ence and at the same time to avoid
the fashionable obscurity of today.
"The Memoirs of Count Apponyi'
1
the great Hungarian patriot and lead
err was a friend of List and Wag
ner. In a chapter about the two must
clans he gives many charming scenes
from his experiences with them a
the Villa Wahnfried and an account
of the first performance Of Wagner
Ring at Bayreuth.
/ Sir Charles Holmes, director o.
England's National Gallery, calls hi:
biography, self and Partners. Hi
recollections are a remarkable com
mentary on art and letters in Eng
land during the past forty years
Whether in painting, literature O
criticism, Sir Charles career ha
brought him into intimate contac
with the esthetic currents of modern
times and with Englishmen who have
left their mark upon this era.
youth Unchartered", by Stephe
Lawford is the story of another Eng