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Evening star., 1939-11-26
Sets Seven Golf Marks

DETROIT LPl.-Melvin Chick
Harbert, Battle Creek CMich) golf
er, who is trans-Mississippi anna
teur champion, has set seven course
records this year. His latest came
when he toured the Plum Hollow
Country Club course here in a sew
en-under-par 67.
Evening star., 1939-11-26
No-Hitters Are Scorce

NEW YORK R).-No no-hitters
are on record for the Little World
Series, but two one-hitters have
been recorded. Abner Gould, To-
ronto and James Zinn, Kansas City,
pitched these against Indianapolis
and Baltimore, respectively, in 1917
and 1923.
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Brewers Lose to Sphos
In Basket Opener

By the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25.-Heur-
ich Brewers of Washington were
trimmed, 81 to 81. here tonight in
their opening American Basket Ball
League game with Philadelphia s
Sphas.
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Foster, Left Wing With Eagles,
Is League S Fastest Skater

(T,0eltth of a series introducing
the Eagles, Washington's first ice
hockey tedm.)
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
"FOR BETTER TIMES.

/ The Association of American Rail.
roads has issued a booklet entitled
For Better Times--A Square Deal
! in Transportation" which should be
read by every citizen. 1t offers a
complete and exhaustive plan for
solving the transportation problem
and it is interesting to observe that
this plan is almost identical with
that proposed by the impartial
committee Of six appointed by the
President of the United States,
which recently made its report.
The Associations program in brief
advocates:
l. Commercial transportation by
highway should be required TO pay
its own way-which means paying a
fair share of the cost OF building and
maintaining highways. as well as a
proper share of the general taxes
which support government.
2. Commercial transportation ON
improved inland waterways should
pay tolls sufficient to meet operating
costs. which are now borne by the
taxpayers. who in effect are subsidiz-
ing the shippers.
3. Every form Of commercial
transportation should be subjected
TO equal regulation, administered by
the same public body or bodies.
4. The obsolete existing rate-mak-
ing rule, which now applies to the
railroads, should be replaced with
fair rule applying equitably TO all
carriers alike. ,t
5. The equally obsolete lOng-and-
short haul clause of the Interstate
Commerce Act. which also applies
to railroads and not their cOmpeti-
tors. should be repealed.
6. Operation of the Federal Barge
Lines, which was started as a five
year experiment IA years ago and has
caused millions in deficits to be paid
by the general taxpayers, should be
Z. The slaw governing consolida-
ton of railroads should be revised so
as to allow the lines to work out
practical consolidation plans-which
would be subject. of course. to the
approval or disapproval of public
authorities in each case.
A number of other proposals, some !
Of a technical nature. are also Of |
fered, but those briefed represent the |
high spots. AS the association says, |
Our railroads ask for an even break |
that's ALL" The fact that they /
have been getting an uneven break |
ror many years is responsible for the |
decline in railroad employment. for
he decline in employment in indus
ries depending on railroads for or
lers. and for the great reduction in
'ailroad purchasing. In brief, it has
been responsible for much general
depression. Railroad revival would
Ielp revival of all business.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
"THE ONE BIG UNCBRTAINTYr


One of the leading statistical and
economic services. in forecasting the
future. trend of business, recently
had this to say: "The public utility
industry remains the one big uncer-
tainty. Some plant expansion in
their field will be necessary merely
to meet the growing utilization of
electric power, but any long-term
expansion program will not develop
until the utility executives and the
administration settle their differ
ences."
1t will be remembered that not
long ago officials of the government
asked the cooperation of the utility
industry in expanding plant facilities
in the interest of current plans for
national defense-as we'll as to pro-
vide Employment and profitable sour
ces for productive private invest
ment. The utility industry imme-
diately indicated its willingness to
DO everything in its pOwer-and its
leaders pointed out that it could and
would spend billions in the next few
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
"NOT FAIR-NOT RIGHT"

when the government goes into
business in competition with a pri-
vate individual there lat Muscle
Shoals, why should not the govern
ment be taxed? Why should it be
given an unfair advantage? Why
should the government. which sells
power in Alabama, pay no taxes al
though Alabama collects taxes from
ether industries engaged in the same
business?
Therefore. we insist on this prin-
ciple:
First, because it is fair and right,
| insist that no government and no
state and no municipality has the
right to engage in competition with
private business without paying the
same amount of taxes that private
business pays 1t is not fair, and
not right and not just to require a
citizen to do business and pay taxes
and put up next door to him his own
government. which pays no taxes"
This statement wasn't made by
utility executive-or by some undis-
ciplined member of the 'conserva-
tive MlIlS VI EtlllCl lSflh NAAOhGhls ~
was made, on March Is, 1928. in a
speech in the United States Senate.
by Hugo L. Black. of Alabama, who
is now member of the United
States Supreme Court.
What Mr.. Black said eleven years
ago is as right now as il was then
and tax-freedom for government
owned businesses has become a ma
tional menace. According to an ar
ticle in the New York Herald Trib-
une, Independent observers note
growing feeling. particularly in Ala
Rama, Tennessee. Nebraska, Oregon
end Washington, that operations of
public projects should be taxed to
for revenue losses re-
sulting from the suspension of pri-
vate operation of many systems"
Retiring Governor Browning of Ten
nessee recently proposed to the leg
islature that municipal utilities be
taxed.
The taxes lost to state, city and the
federal government when publicly
owned business supersedes privately
owned business. can only be made up
by increasing the levies paid by all
either which amounts to a
direct subsidy of the socialized busi-
nesses. Furthermore. there can be
no such thing as an accurate |
'yardstick" of private power rates !
until the government-owned busi-
lesses are taxed, regulated and 9TH
srwise treated in precisely the same
manner as the private concerns. The |
growing disapproval of tax-freedom
or government ventures in the busi-
'ess field. and the growing sentiment
n favor Of correcting this grave in
ustice. is one of the healthiest signs
If the times.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
MONOPOLY ISSUES LOSE
INTEREST

A few weeks ago the question OF
''mOnOpolies" seemed to be the big
gest thing before Congress. The Ad-
ministration had stimulated the is
sue and secured a dual-committee
made up of Administration and Con-
sressional members. It was thor
Oughly under the control of the Ad-
ministration. AS complications be-
gan to set i'm, in January. efforts
were made to shift all monopoly
complaints TO the Department of
Justice where there already exists
a Bureau equipped with teeth-and-
claws. In the meantime the Admin
istratiOn is favoring a measure for
the Federal licensing of all cOrpor-
atiOns.
Slowing down the monopoly inves-
tigatiOn is strategy on the part OF
the Administration to strengthen its
own position by building up the ma
chincry at hand.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
HOW TO GET RESULTS

The dairy farmers of the New
York milk shed have provided farm
crs with q fine object lesson that
might be entitled "how to get re-
suits"
These farmers are loyal members
and supporters of strong marketing
oOoperatiyes, of which the Dairy
mems League Cooperative Associa-
tion of New York is the most promi-
nent. Action by the cOOperatives at
tanned the passage of a state law, the
ROgers-Allen act. which fairly en-
courages cooperative work in the
disposal of farm products. The re-
5ult-in spite of adverse market
conditions the New York dairy farm
ers enjoyed a substantial increase
in income last year.
In addition to benetiting agricul-
ture. that has immensely benefited
business. large and small. which
looks to the farm for sale Of goods
end services. When the farmer goes
ahead. the country goes with him.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
FARM PRICE-FIXING

The opposition to new farm bill
that provides processing taxes on
agricultural products comes from
Senators from agricultural and cot
ton states. Among them are Norris
of Nebraska, Gillette of Iowa, Ellen
der Of Louisiana, and Lucas of Illi-
nois. n few days ago Louis B. Ward
of Detroit, asked Congress to fix the
minimum prices on so agricultural
products, and the objections came
from supporters of Secretary Wal
lace.
Indications are that the agricul-
tural states have lost considerable
faith in the ability of the Govern
ment to manipulate production. con-
sumption and price-fixing by the
usual methods. There is further evil
dence of determination by Con-
gress to restrict any farm benefit
payments, somewhere between ST.
900 and $4,000 annually.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
SERVICE TO THE FARMER

The primary purpose of agricul-
tural marketing cooperation is to
sell on the most favorable possible
terms, the produce of the member
farmers.
But the leading cooperative mar
keting organizations likewise per-
form other important services to ag-
riculture. Their officials, for ex-
ample, have worked with represen-
tatives of government in the prepa-
ration of legislation dealing with
foreign trade and domestic agricul-
tural policy. Thus the farmer has
had a telling voice in legislative
halls.
Further, they do a great deal to
help educate the farmer on any
number of matters affecting his bus
iness-monetary policy. taxation,
production, etc. Some of them pub
lish excellept house organs in which
such matters are discussed. All in
all, they have proven themselves to
be a mighty influence In favor of ag-
ricultural progress. ' '--$
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
POLITICAL REALISM

According to Time, political real
lists long have harbored the idea that
expenditures (public) cannot be re-
duced for reasons both political and
social; the U. S. economic system is
going to support larger and larger
debt; the U. S. budget is not likely
TO be balanced by the New Deal or
by successor administration for a
long time to come. Corollary of this
is that the U. S. debt will never be
paid off. and that until some drastic
event-such as wild inhation-
changes public opinion, the U.' s.
will not again attempt to live with
in its means"
Such an idea may or may not be
well founded, but it is a certainty
that If the so-called political real
lists" who harbor it were suddenly
faced with the realistic and devas-
tating conclusion which 1t implies,
they. would instantly abandon it
with the instinct of self preserva-
tion. They would fight to the last to
halt runaway budgets. They would
strive nightly to educate the public
to the fact that excessive spending
and the piling up of deficits indefi-
nitely is literally suicidal.
With the federal debt nearing $4O,-
000. 100000 and with interest charges
now amounting to more than the
total annual budget of a few years
ago. the man in public life who ad-
vocates progressive economy is in
deed the realist-not the politician
who spends because he thinks the
country is going broke anyway.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
SIGN OF CHARACTER

Life insurance sales declined
sharply during the early part Of last
year. During the last six months.
they started upward again, and the
Improvement became noticeable to-
ward the end of the year. And. ac-
cOrding to late reports, they are
still climbing. and prospects hold
that 1899 will see a favorable total.
The continued desire the Ameri-
can people have shown to purchase
life insurance, during even the
worst of depression. is as good a
sign of our national character as
could be asked for. The average
American wants to be independent
he wants to provide adequately for
himself and his dependents in old
age. He doesn't want to be a ward
of the government. That augurs we'll
for the future.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17


years IL there was an end to political
persecution, and federal subsidies
tor socializing the electric industry.
What has happened? The social
!zation drive has not been stopped.
The IVA is going ahead with its
ruthless policy of forcing private
utilities to sell out at ruinous, un-
arbitrated prices set by TVA direc-
tOrs-using as its weapon the threat
of building duplicate facilities. At
Bonneville Dam, plans have been an
bounced for building a vast system
Of transmission lines in the Pacific
Northwest with federal funds-and
ell or practically all of these lines
will virtually duplicate the lines of
the heavily taxed private utilities
which have long served the area with
electric power at low rates. The
public ownership scandal in Ne
braska continues to cost the taXpay-
ers a fOrtune-and to threaten the
existence of the private utilities
there.
So it goes. throughout the nation.
In addition to all this. the govern
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17

without member of the faculty be-
ing capable of conducting these
things, but l cannot believe that any
child should be given credits toward
promotion and graduation by reason
of having taken part in such. nor
do | believe the activity is of such
value in, comparison to the other
courses that ii ejustifies the expendi-
ture of money for state supervisor
of music or city supervisor of mu-
sic in school. believe that il is
the responsibility of any able prin-
cipal or superintendent that a prop
erly qualified teacher is in charge of
these activities within the school,
perhaps in conjunction with other
work that that teacher conducts.
Stands Fast On Point
Perhaps the proper field for art
and music is that of adult education
if it can be conducted inexpensively
and as the need and demand require.
Here in this field we have an en-
tirely different group who are inter-
ested to the extent that they vOlun-
tarily and gladly seize the opportun-
ity to benefit themselves. and thsre-
fore derive a real value from the
time spent in such classes.
However. looking at the field of
music and art as a secondary edu-
cational course. at the risk of being
termed a barbarian in the temples
of learning, must reiterate and
stand fast upon the point that this
is a subject which can be curtailed
without any real loss to the children
in schools of our state.
(In a subsequent article | will
touch upon other subjects in which
| wish to clarity myN position and
to present my ideas about other
things that can be corrected to the
benefit of our secondary education
and not to its detriment as might
have been supposed by previous
In the press)
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
MORE AND MORE WOMEN

WOman's place in national poll
tics, journalism. and Government
service is producing a new force in
our national life. In Washington
there are women on the Federal
bench, in top positions in the police
department, and in many of the
highest executive positions of the
Government. There are women IN
Congress. This advancement to the
places of equality" has been going
on for a number of years. Women
have won their spurs and have made
good!
Therefore their influence is bound
to spread and their power increase.
So. make your bow to a new order
and don't make faces, either. Wo-
men are gradually playing a more
and more important part in the af-
fairs of our country.
A..
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17

lhent, continues to lend and give
money to municipalities for the
purpose of building subsidized. tax
free. unnecessary municipal plants.
Is it any wonder that the utility in
dustry. remains. the one big -uncer-
tainty"-and that economists point
out that lack. of private utility ex-
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17

Plan now to attend card party
sponsored by Milford Memorial Hos
pilal Auxiliary. in the Milford Com
munity Building. Tuesday evening,
February 21.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
ransion is a tremendous obstacle to
recovery. a4 sa

Plan now to attend card party
sponsored by Milford Memorial Hos
pital Auxiliary, in the Milford Com
munity Building, Tuesday evening.
February 81.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17

Chronicle "a Is" bring Results!
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
Values In Music

also believe that there is a GER
tain value derived by subjecting the
entire student bodies on occasion OF
assembly periods. comparable to col
lege hours, to concerts, either by the
reproduction of records or through
work done by talented students in
the field of symphony music or other
worthwhile musical programs.
would. be very l0ath TO see any school
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17

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The Washington times., 1939-01-27
FORUM OPENS
BALLOT FIGHT
HERE TONIGHT
House and Senate to
Be Represented

The opening gun of the 1899
campaign to win the vote for the
District will be fired tonight when
several hundred citizens gather in
the National Press Club audi
torium to attend the round-table
forum on District suffrage.
Both Malcolm s. McConihe,
Democratic national committee
man for the District, and Edward
F. Colladay, Republican national
committeeman, have given their
stamp of approval to the meeting
and endorsed the campaign.
CONGRESSMEN TO JOIN
Legal aspects of the problem
will be discussed at the meeting,
with Seton Darr, newly-elected
president of the District Bar AsSo-
citation; william A. Roberts, for
mer Peoples Counsel Of the Dis
trict, and william H. Mondell, vice
president of the District Suffrage
Association, as the speakers.
A number of members Of Con-
gress, who are expected to take an
important part in the fight for
suffrage when the measure is
taken up on the Hill, have &C
cepted invitations to attend the
meeting and join in the discussion.
-FOUR FROM HOUSE
These include Senator William
H. King, chairman of the Senate
District Committee, and Senator
Arthur Capper, ranking minority
member of that committee; Sen
ator j. Hamilton Lewis and SEN
ator Edward H. Burke.
From the House side will come
Representative Jennings Ran
dolph, chairman Of the House Dis
trict Committee, and Representa-
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
INQUIRY COST
IN HOUSE HITS
ALL-TIME LOW

A new "low" in Congressional
investigations was reported to the
House today by the committee on
World War Veterans legislation.
Representative John E. Rankin
of Mississippi, chairman, informed
colleagues that the committee had
surveyed 81 veterans hospitals
and facilities throughout the
country during the Congressional
recess at an average of approx
mately $50 for each inspection.
HOUSE SHOCKED"
Given $4,000 to spend on the sur
vey, the committee returned $2,-
812.69 to the Federal Treasury,
profoundly shocking fellow mem
bers Of the House and setting a
precedent for all future investi-
eating committees. House vet
Grams could not recall another in
stance in which any committee
had returned such large proper
ton of an appropriation for any
purpose.
Chairman Rankin explained
that the 81 institutions had been
covered by 70 separate surveys
conducted by individual members
Of. the veterans committee, each
acting for the committee as a
whole.
MEMBERS THANKED
In a few cases service organiza-
tions in the States betrayed all
or part Of the cost of tl,e local
surveys. Members of the COM
n!ttee were thanked by the chair
man for honest and diligent"
efforts.
"The Veterans Administra-
tion," the committee reported,
sis maintaining a high stand
ard in care and treatment of
beneficiaries and are contin-
ually studying new diagnostic
and treatment methods which
may benefit the disabled Ameri-
can veteran"
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
To the StOrk Club

To the StOrk Club
WENT to the stork Club for supper after the
w fight. The celebrities were kneedeep there,
too We had at one time or another at our table
Damon Runyon, "Shipwreck" Kelly, Mr.. and Mrs.
John D. Kennedy. Walter Winchen, Joe Keenan,,
j. Edgar Hoover, Burt Taylor. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Garbish, Gene Tunney-lots Of others. This
stork Club is quite place, full Of "cafe society.
which I heard very appropriately described as
Long Island white trash" All dancing the
rumba to the latest hit, "But My Heart Belongs
to Daddy" However, believe, after all, like
our third floor at Harveys best" especially
when I'm very hungry.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27

states), $1,593,575,sss in de-
fault, $1,356, ,695, 1888.
Statesmen call this lending"
and "long-term credits" but the
johnson figures indicate it to
be simply giving them the
money wherewith to buy our
products sort Of an interna-
tional WPA. Such a foolhardy
venture hardly will be attempted
again, at least not on a grand
scale.
Transatlantic Air SerUice
HINTS that the British and
H Americans have broken up
their plans for joint transat-
lantic passenger service are ap-
parently only deductions that
will not work out.
Pan-American and Imperial
Airways probably will start
early in the summer (June)
with two planes each way each
week Zone apiece). PA already
has its two new Boeings ready.
and four more on order. They
will seat IS passengers plus a
crew of 9 to II.
If the northern route is fol.
lowed as expected, you can
leave New York around noon,
have dinner in Newfoundland
and land next morning in Ire
land, France or England. The
run will require 18 to "a hours.
Delay in starting, PA officials
here say, is due to necessity Of
getting licenses and rate sched.
ules approved by the new Aero
nautics Commission, mail sub,
sidy contracts, and arranging
equipment and personnel.
4 II
British Pound Ste0dies
THE British really are not as
l. badly off on gold as they
have been pictured. Last March
they had is billions in their
stabilization fund, 2.7 in the
bank; total, ~. Now they have
about billion left in the bank,
IL in the Stabilization fund;
total, 81. FigureS accepted by
official sources here.) Top be-
lief here is the pound will now
stay steady or go up.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
PROM
Maryland U. Higblight
Held at Willard

Two very proud student couples
led $500 Maryland University
dancers in the grand promenade
which climaxed the annual ball
last night given the senior class
by the juniors.
Tom Coleman, president of the
junior class, and Katherine Wolfe,
Maryland Alumna, and George
Lawrence. prom chairman and
Margaret Kemp, Maryland Uni
versity coed were the lucky prom
leaders.
Last nights prom. held at the
Willard Hotel, is one Of the most
brilliant social events Of the
school year.
Yesterday was quite a day for
the University of Maryland-with
ice skating, the last Of the exams
and music by Eddie Duchin'S or.
cheStra for the colorful Junior
Prom, all thrown in.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27

tive William D. Byron, a member
of the committee; Representative
Hatton W. Summers, chairman Of
the House Judiciary Committee,
and Representative Charles F. Nc
Laughlin, of that committee.
United States Marshal John Col
poys, one of the leaders in the
fight for suffrage, and L. A. Carru-
theirs, president Of the Federation
of Citizens Associations, also will
attend the meeting, at which Will
bur Finch, president of the D. c.
Suffrage Association, will preside.
Mr.. Carruthers has urged every
organized group in the city to send
a delegation to the meeting and
join in the campaign. The meet
ing, which will start at $3.50
O'Clock, is open to the public.