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Evening star., 1939-12-08

Remarks of Theodore w. NoyeS
president of the Association OF Old
est Inhabitants of the District OF
Columbia, read to its 74th annua
banquet last night at the Raleigh
Hotel by Jesse c. Suter, vice presi-
dent of the association, in Mr.
Noyes' absence, were as follows:
Dear friends and fellow patriarchs
OF the Oldest Inhabitants and our
distinguished guests:
I am deeply grieved that cannot
be with you in person tonight to
greet with affectionate regard my
fellow patriarchs of the Oldest In.
habitants and to welcome warmly
with full appreciation of their whole
some community influence the civic
leaders. men and women, who labor
earnestly and effectively for the
welfare of the people of the National
Capital and who are our honored
guests tonight. I regret greatly that
may not hear the vigorous, helpful
words of our speaker tonight, to
whom the patriarchs will listen with
pleasure and profit.
The objectives of Washington were
never more clearly in the limelight
than tonight. Our fight is for
% political equity, 90 fiscal equity
and 90 Washington's physical and
spiritual health and beauty.
Vital Essential.
The vital essential of political
equity is voting representation in
Congress and the electoral college.
In our Citizens Committee on Dis
trict National Representation the
advocates of contradictory lines OF
thought combine to cooperate in
support of national representation.
For example, those who favor and
oppose a change in the local gov
ernment, those who favor and OPP
pose voteless delegate all combine
and fight to win voting participa-
ton in Congress and the electoral
college and this sinking Of differ
ences of opinion, in order to fight
as a unit for national representa- =
ton, is logical and natural.
In return for combined support
OF national representation by those
who differ on other closely related
issues the power to vote in Congress
and the electoral college will repay
In double measure the benefits re-
ceived. Political power through par
ticipation in Congress and the elec-
toral college will put into the cam
paign for fiscal equity the strongest
influence conceivable to bring VIC
tory.
Voting power in Congress and the
electoral college will tend to render
stable and reasonably permanent
any revocable grant of participation
In municipal councils conferred by
Congress.
Our hopefulness concerning po-
Htical equity is based upon the
strong and steadily growing convic-
ton among the District people that
the winning of political equity is
necessary to the attainment of full
fiscal equity. Experience of the re-
bluffs and hurtful injuries suffered
on account of lack of national rep
resentation's protective power
strengthens this conviction. The
contagious enthusiasm of election
day-to full-fedged Americans a
day of national inspiration and pa
triotic pride-affects even the non
voting District. A renewed spirit
OF hopeful enthusiasm quickens into
activity the long list of constituent
organizations in our Citizens Joint
Committee for District of Columbia
National representation; our organ
lied workingmen are aroused to a
fixed determination to remedy this
evil; representatives of our great
Evening star., 1939-12-08

active in civic affairs and In the
campaign for both political and
fiscal equity.
Unity Of effort among ourselves
as thus exemplif1ed by these CO.
operating organizations is an OBJ
vious, outstanding need for the full
(See MOVES, Page A-7)
Evening star., 1939-12-08

our great civic organizations which
have co-operated in citizens joint
committees to fight harmoniously
and effectively for gains in both
financial and political equity. Among
these organizations are the women's
organizations which are conspicu-
ously, increasingly and helpfully
Evening star., 1939-12-08

Government to the city government.
(See Jacobs report)
To win fair play for Washington
and both political and financial
equity we must cooperate In unity
of effort, first among ourselves. For
example, there are present In this
room tonight, either as guests or
hosts, representatives Of some of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-23
THE MERIT SYSTEM

At the recent banquet of the Maryland Classified
Employees Association in Baltimore Governor
OConor and other leaders of the State administration
pledged their support to the Merit System. Repub-
lcan oficeholders appointed under former Governor
Nice breathed sigh of relief, but the endorsement
welcomed also by practically every thinking voter
in the State.
Too often in the past National, State and local
administrations have given lip service to the civil
service SYSTEM and then plunged both hands up to
the elbows into the political gravy. No politician
have given it more than a passing thought when
confronted with the opportunity to pass out govern
mental plums to GUST obholders of another party
reminded of it, the civil service ideal has become
mere farce on many occasions.
With the attempt of former Governor Nice to
blanket number of political henchmen under the
protection of the Merit System during the last days
of his term still fresh in our memory, hail Gov
ernor OConors words but await the passing of time
to comment upon his actions in this respect.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-23
MORE BAD NEWS

From Washington comes word that certain New
Deal economists are predicting the approach of
other business recession The slump is DUE they say,
by the early months of 1910, and will be caused
chiefly by the expansion of industry for wartime
business which will not develop.
Heavy industry, it is true has set production rec
ords again and again during recent months. Unless
extremely favorable trade conditions develop this
activity is bound to taper off to extent. Yet,
in most cases, the increased production was made
necessary by rush orders. There little industry
could do about it, except either to accept such orders
and increase production to turn them down.
It is well to remember that the present upward
trend of business in general began last spring when
Congress began to reform tax and labor laws and to
cut down the spend lend program. This would make
it apparent that restored confidence not the
alone was responsible for the pickup in business
q whole
Industrial leaders already have denounced the pre-
diction of a new recession political eye-wash.
While the general upswng is not expected to continue
in such marked degree, business should at last be
the path of recovery, provided 1t continues to
receive encouragement from Washington something
that has been sadly lacking for some six years.
IF the spend lend zanies are laying the ground
work for another orgy of public spending and attacks
on industry by their dire predictions, it will be up to
Congress to stop them.
We know that Congress willard it should
appropriate additional millions for national defense at
its next session There is no need, though, to try
again the mobile experiment" Of pump priming It
looks now that this is just the type of legislation
that Washingtons starry boys will try to ram
down our threats
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-23
Business Being Harassed
By Whole Flock of SHIFTS

The announcement regarding the
Aluminium trial recalled that there
were a whole flock of other suits
being pressed against nearly every
kind Of business in the nation. The
department Of justice seems to be
trying to get some kind of a record
in its efforts to harass business,
and this Is not surprising when one
considers that Thurmand Arnold, the
former professor, is guiding this
policy and that Attorney General
Frank Murphy is more of a crusad-
err than even the late Theodore
Roosevelt. .
Thus. upon examination I found
that there were some Is or more
proceedings being pushed by the
government, actions that may be
called major litigation" in that
they involve some Of the main units
Of American industry. Ihave no in
tention Of offering a defense for
any Of them because do not know
the facts. II Is, however, signifi-
cant that these actions are going
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-23
Couple Completes
Long Dream Trip
Visit Most Of the World
On 5-Year Cruise.

BERKELEY. CALIF.-Terminat-
ing q five-year cruise In their ST.
foot ketch Igdrasil. in which they
sailed Ave of the seven seas. Roger
Strout, SO years old. and his wife
Edith have made their last mooring
in the Berkeley yacht harbor and
will reintegrate themselves into q
landlubber's Life.
Both university graduates, the
couple decided on their vagabond
rowing In 1884 merely to realize that
dream which almost everyone at
some time in life has Of sailing away
to some far distant place In leisure
ly fashion.
Strout. whose former home was
at Portland, Maine. Is q graduate
Of Bowdoin college. He won a mas
ter's degree In physics at the Uni
versity Of Chicago and was assist
ant professor Of physics at Georgia
Tech when he finally decided to quit
his job and carry out his idea.
He modelled his boat after the IA
nous Spray of 81 Clocum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Strout started first
on a three-year jaumt which took
them to New Zealand, the Indian
ocean, Cape of Good Hope, and to
anchorage in New York in 1887.
After that they sailed on and on.
They went to the Arctic and Ant
arctic circles, from the east coast
to Hawaii. through the Panama
canal, and finally to Alaska.
Then they came down to Seattle,
where they spent the winter. and
finally to Berkeley to say good-by
to the rowing days.
The name Igdrasil. they explain.
is that Of the tree of life in Morse
mythology.
Mrs. Strout, who was student at
the University Of Denver, became
the wife Of the university professor
in 1925. She is especially proud Of
the fact that she stood her night
watches at the wheel throughout the
cruises the same as an able sea-
mana feat that even sea captains
regard as notable.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-23

WASHINGTON were two
news stories emanating from off,
cial sources here recently that
seemed to emphasize an unusual
contradictory situation that obtains
in present national government pol
icies. One Of the stories had to do
with a projected expansion Of our
military services. Representative
Vinson of Georgia is prepared to
ask congress at its next session to
spend an additional 81, 800. 0O0. 900 on
our navy. Other house leaders are
submitting an army expansion pro-
gram that will cost q record-break-
ing $1.670, 000, 900.
Now, no one can deny the impor-
lance Of national defense. They may
differ as to how much Of a structure
is required, but not as to the prin-
ciple. 1t always is well to remem-
Der that few nations, or individuals,
pick fight when they know they
are due to meet real trouble-which
is to say that strong army and
navy are essential to peace.
These two announcements con-
corning military plans were made
known on different days. 1t so hap
pened that on the day that the army
program was given to the newspa-
pers, the department Of justice was
distributing a statement telling Of
what it believed to be great victory
in court over a corporation. That
story concerned the antitrust action
against the Aluminium Company Of
America. The department lawyers
were obviously in high glee because
New York judge had admitted
some SO documents into evidence
in the proceeding. Mention was not
made that the judge had rejected
something like 140 other documents,
or exhibits as they were called,
but much glory was claimed for the
governments side.
1t is not for me to say whether the
gigantic Aluminium company has vi
olated law; that is the function of
the court. The thing that object
to is the apparent role of the govern
ment lawyers in this and numerous
other proceedings. Their attitude is
almost the same as though they were
engaged in private litigation instead
Of serving and seeking justice in be-
half Of all Of the people. It is an
attitude that is dangerously near to
persecution. rather than prosecution,
and it is wrong.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-23
HIGH : MINDED RUSSIA

The suddenly adopted "holer-than-thou" attitude
of Soviet Russia is little too much for the average
Joe Stain and his stooges have been expressing
humanitarian horror at the prospect of this counys
selling guns and munitions to Europe's warning
nations.
This sounds great coming from the country which
has made the greatest and least costly profit from
the thus far by Selling the lions share of pros
trate Poland 1t is also the party that sold out
NODDED tanks and airplanes to Spain long the
Loyasts had money to pay for them. 1t is also the
country which is aiding the of life and liberty
by supporting China against Japan-in exchange for
the opportunity to spread Communism over wide
of Western China.
Our Government does well to remain silent in the
face of Russian charges of American greed" Con-
siderng the source, these claims should not be dgni
fed by official reply But mere citizen can help
raging at the hyprocsy of the country that has sold
out ally after ally for 40 pieces of silver. Any Amer
lean who maintains indulgent attitude toward our
pnkos in the face of this situation should have
his head examined.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-23
Navy Shipmates Meet;
Recognition Fails Both

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.-Dep-
uty Sheriffs Jack Sudberry and Al
Croaker had worked side by side for
six months. Recently, they an
swered a call to pick up an intoxi-
Gated driver near Lake Overholser,
the Oklahoma City water reservoir.
AS they approached the lake, Croak-
er saw a motor boat operating at
high speed.
That's the life of Riley" he told
Sudberry. II got lot Of that in
the navy"
II was in the navy. too" Sudber-
ry said. What boat were you on?"
Further conversation disclosed
that the deputies were shipmates on
the U. S. S. Beaver, a submarine
tender, during the World war. They
served on the same boat for a year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-23
Lollypop Industry Actually
Is Under INVESTIGATION

I have no way of knowing what
the government is spending in all Of
these trials and investigations. Nor
is it possible to know what the cost
to business has been. The T. N.
E. c. has had half million dollars
and it will get some more. The
department of justice has been hir-
ing lawyers by the bagfull. The fed
eral trade commission likewise has
been jumping onto business prac-
tees from great industries like steel
and cement on through the list to
the manufactu of lollypops.
Don't laugh at that last one. The
lollypop industry actually is under
investigation, for some official be-
ieves that there is large monopoly
Of loIlypoppies.)
But to name few others among
the nations industries that eager
government prosecutors are using to
make regulations for themselves as
lawyers, we find these: milk, oil,
steel, building material in all phases,
sulphur, rubber. glass, motion pic
lures, telegraph, telephone, utilities
Of all kinds, food distributors, to-
bacco, insurance, typewriters and
trade associations. The effort to
show that medical doctors are
tradesmen. and subject to the anti
trust laws also should be included.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-23
Lost Purse Is Returned
With Additional Dollar

LANCASTER, OHIO.-It's rare
enough to lose ones pocketbook and
have it returned intact. but when It
comes back with more money inside
than before 1t was lost-that's news.
Mrs. Mabel Hutchins, Of Lancas-
ter. left her purse containing $40 in
bills and coins in store while shop
ping. Police called her at home
later and said the purse had been
turned over to them. Inside Mrs.
) Hutchins found not only her $40, but
also an additional dollar and this
note:
Dear Stranger: We are return
ing the pocketbook to you with the
extra money because a less fortu-
nate person once lost 1t and we
found same. Our conscience Is now
relieved"
It was signed: &c. L. T. and Sue.
Long Island City, N. Y"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-23
Laurel Tree Legend

In Greek mythology, Apollo loved
the nymph Daphne. When he de-
scended to earth to WOO her, she
fed from him, and begged her moth
er. Gaea, the earth goddess, to save
her. Through the intercession of
Gaea. zeus turned Daphne into
laurel tree. From that time Apollo
made the laurel sacred and winners
in the Pythian games. as well as
great poets, were crowned with the
leaves.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-23
Lives 3 Days on Theory:
Hope Father of Thought

PARIS.-An amateur psychologist
in Paris suburb has been living
In regal style for three days by ex-
plotting the public state Of mind. He
would rush into bars announcing
that Adolf Hitler had been assassi-
mated and that he was thirsty.
When police caught up with him
and advised him to stop his cam
paign, he told with pride that he
had not paid for single meal nor
drawn a sober breath for three
days.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-23
Hold IFS Wrong to Provide
For Cheap Auto Financing

That is to say, the present issue is
whether it is violation of law to
set means of cheap financing. From
all Of the facts I have been able to
gather, our government, through its
department of justice, actually is as
sorting in court that it is wrong for
the automotive companies to main
tain financing corporations which
will result in saving to the pur-
chasers Of motor cars. II that is
not silly, then I have a cock-eyed
mentality.
One ought not pass over the tenn
porary national economic commit
tee which has been sitting, off and
on, for more than a year. The COM
mittee is supposed to be leading
the way to a new national economic
policy, new method Of doing bust
ness in the United States. It may,
but doubt 1t. Thus far, about the
most tangible enthusiastically, the
most important effect-of the In
vestigation and hearings is the op-
portunity that has been accorded
government theorists to expound
their ideas. For them, it has been
a great opportunity. Dozens Of them
have been able for the first time in
their lives to see their opinions set
down in printed form in the COM
mittee record Of the hearings.
OF course, in referring to the T. N.
E. c., one surely ought to call at
tention to the great number of wit
nesses from commerce and indus
try and the gouging and sniping of
them that has been going on by a
group Of thinkers" who serve as
lawyers for the committee. One
ought to mention also to the half
baked testimony presented in num-
Der Of instances by witnesses whose
chief grippe seemed to be that they
or their businesses were not max
ing money. Lastly, reference should
be made to the effort that has been
made throughout the hearings to dis
credit every line Of business that has
grown big.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-23
Thunder Stops Watches

SASKATOON, SASK. = Herb
Buckle, local jeweler, remarked re.
Gently: II wish there were mora
thunderstorms, for my business
seems to pick up Immediately after
q thunderstorm. But there is one
thing can't explain. That Is, why
Is It that one-third Of the watches
brought to me for repairs have
stopped between the hours Of mid.
night and three a. MI"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-23
Long Range Planning for
War Reserves Proceeding

Mention should be made, in this
connection, Of the frequent state
ments from official sources Of the
long range planning for war re-
serves that has been going on. This
program has been in process Of de-
velopment since 1921, but it obvious.
ly has taken on new impetus since
fire broke out in Europe. Business
has been advised repeatedly and
in various ways that it must consid-
err itself at the beck and call of its
government in event Of war. And
that is thoroughly sound. But how,
wonder, can these two things go hand
and hand; how can business be en-
couraged to make itself ready in case
Of national emergency and go about
that job Fundamentally while the
same government, supposed to be OPP
Grating as unit, is attacking and
seeking to destroy the very machin-
cry which the national defense re-
quires-even demands?
l used the Aluminium company
only as an illustration, and it hap
pens to be good one. There are
something like so army officers, con-
cerned with inspection, consulta-
ton, guidance, in the various plants
OF the Aluminium company. There
are dozens more, yes, several hum
dreds Of army officers and naval
officers doing like work in scores Of
other great manufacturing plants.
You can see them crawling all over
skeletons Of ships in shipyards. They
have to make inspections to make
sure the specifications are met. They
are to be found in experimental lab
oratories, using private funds and
private facilities for tests looking
to improvement of the various things
used in war. All Of which is fine;
1t is a cooperation business ought
to give, but, again, there is posed
that question of how can govern
ment get all of these things done
while a group Of theorists, paid by
the same taxpayers, devote their
time to prosecution Of the most finn
sy Interpretation Of law violations?
When was digging around on the
list Of pending government prosecu-
tons I found the so-called big
three" Ford, Chrysler and General
Motors, in the automobile field, were
being prosecuted for alleged VIOLA
ton Of antitrust laws in automobile
installment financing upon what
surely is strange basis. When the
suit was started it was simply a
charge Of unfair competition in the
matter of financing. The thing has
simmered down now. however. and
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-23
Squirrel Is Killed
By Golfers Shot

VANCOUVER. WASH.-''That's
a squirrelly shot ( there ever
was oneI'' cried Golfer George
Wells as his tee shot smacked
into a tree. Neither Wells nor
his golfing partners realized just
how "squirrelly" the shot was
until they approached the tree
and found his ball and a large
dead red squirrel.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-23
Lesson for November 26

Lesson subjects and Scripture ,a~..
lected and copyrighted by Intern ation se,
Council OF Religious Education: used bv
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-23

the issue actually is whether it is
violation Of law for using methods
of financing installment buyers in a
manner that results in less cost to
the buyer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-23

forward from one governmental
agency while other groups are call
ing upon American business to make
itself ready for wartime production
in event Of need.
1t will be recalled how President
Roosevelt told a press conference
not so long ago that there were
"raids" being conducted on our war
resources by some foreign powers.
That is, material disable in war was
being bought here, and there was lit
tie control of these purchases by
our military services.
Whether this condition brought
about the creation of control board
within the army and navy, do not
know. It is nevertheless fact that
the control board soon was created
and purchasing missions from Eng
land and France have to consult
with that board.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-23

The honeymoon is usually ended when the groom
runs out of pet names to call her.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-11-23
THIS IN THAT

THIS N THAT
The honeymoon is usually ended when the groom
out of pet names to call her.
Shopping isn't so hard when you can give a
woman almost anything you give man, even to
shaving set!
Folks who have been diets say the best part
about them is getting back to a square meal.
Chewing tobacco may be a dirty habit but it
started forest fire!
When things look bluest think of all the younger
generations that Methusaleh had to worry about
wise child never argues with his parents
whether there is a Santa Claus
We think the way of the transgressor is badly in
need of repair job
Have you noticed that some fellows are more
thrilled about running for Office than in getting
married?