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Evening star., 1940-02-25
Gravel|yPoint Bids
Will Be Requested
By A. A. Friday
'Poving Work on Aprons
And Runwoy to Begin
When Weather Permits

The Civil Aeronautics Authority
will ask bids Friday on paving for
the runways, aprons and main build
ings for the National Airport at
Gravelly Point.
Estimates for the work run close
to $500. 900 and 1t is expected con-
struction will begin as soon as
weather permits, 1t. Col. Sumpter
Smith, engineer in charge, said yes
terday.
Building work is expected to begin
early in April. The breakdown shows
the terminal building will cost about
1,150,000; four hangers, $1,000 900
in all, with the remainder Of the
5000, 900 going for a heating plant
extension and incidentals.
Bids will be asked for more than
$4,000 tons of paving material In the
initial step, to be followed by work
including the laying of an additional
10000 tons of paving. When COM
pleted, Col. Smith said, more than
100000 tons of material will have
been used in the aprons and runways.
Between $3.50, 900 and $3.50, 900 has
been budgeted for this work.
The runways will equal paved
road of two lanes 60 miles long and
20 feet wide. Designed to handle
heavy traf,c, they will serve as q
model for future airports, it Is said
by consultants.
The runways and other lanes for
airplanes will be Of q resilient ma
terial which is estimated to cost
less than one-third as much as rigid
forms Of construction. This was
rs meeting the special
requirements of land filled in from
dredging the nearby river bottom
to create the airport.
Col. Smith said he hoped construc-
ton Of the runways and buildings
would be far enough advanced by
Labor Day to permit use of the ter
minal by commercial airlines. I'm
der . master plan, 1t may be a mat
ter Of years before final form Of
the Nations model air terminal
will be reached, he explained. How
ever, If all goes well, the Gravelly
Point site will be in operation by
early next fall, about two years
after the original plans were laid
out and worked started.
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Do You Know?

Why more than 1000 D. c.
motorists were arrested last
month?
What was the most frequent
traffic violation?
How many pedestrians dis
obeyed the rules laid down for
their safety?
What type Of offense consti-
tuted more than half Of the
total traffic cases?
How near sighted drivers may
be violating the traffic law?
Answers to these and other
questions may be found on the
Sunday civic paSe, page CO Of
today's Star.
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Move Made 10 Save
State Residents
From Triple Tax
Cooley Will Advocate
Amendment to Income
Levy Law Tomorrow
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Districts Personal Income Tar
Act OF last July made persons
liable to leuy Dho Uere "don1i-
ciled" in the District as of De-
cenber 81. 1889 regardless of
source OF income. Corporation
Counsel E. II. Seal ruled domicile
to mean residence for indefinite
period, thus making Federal en-
ployes liping here 1Dtth poting
residence elsewhere subject to
the tar. Protests h1ue been made
to Congress against triple tara
tton-Federol, State and District
income IeDies.
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Engineers to Meet

A discussion Of 'The Engineers
Leadership in Civic Affairs" will
mark the meeting of the District Of
Columbia Society of Professional
Engineers at the Grafton Hotel At
8 o'clock tomorrow night. Members
Of al engineering societies are In
vtted.
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Liquor Probers
Get Demand 10 Recall
Lee 10 Give Names
House Member Wants
ldentificutions in
License Charges

Demands were made yesterday on
the special subcommittee of the
House District Committee investi-
eating the liquor situation that
Ralph A. Lee be recalled to the
witness stand to reveal the names
Of the unidentified persons he testi-
fed had approached" him and
offered to aid him in obtaining a
liquor license for a restaurant he
planned to open in the vicinity of
Riverside Stadium.
Mr.. Lee. whose application for a
license was issued last week by the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
after having first been rejected, told
the subcommittee he had been "ap-
preached" by three or four persons
who profered their assistance in
obtaining the license. He did not
name these persons at the time, nor
was he asked to do so by members
of the subcommittee.
A prominent member Of the
House District Committee who has
taken an intense interest in the
liquor investigation, it is understood,
is among those who urged that Mr..
Lee be called back to witness stand.
He is said to have written letter
to Representative Eberharter of
Pennsylvania, chairman Of the sub
committee, asking Mr.. Lewis reap
pearance.
Attorney to Testify.
Representative Eberharter was in
Pittsburgh yesterday and could not
be reached for information as to his
plans. Before he left Washington,
however, he announced that Ford E.
Young, jr., Washington attorney,
would be among the witnesses before
his subcommittee when it resumes
public hearings Tuesday at 10 am.
Mr.. Young, it was said, has repre-
sented a few liquor dealers before
the A. B. c. Board.
Announcement also was made at
the office of the House District
Committee that Vernon E. West.
principal assistant corporation coun-
sci, also had been invited to testify
at the Tuesday hearing. Mr.. West,
however, said he had not yet re-
ceived any notification from the
subcommittee and was unaware Of
the nature of the information it
wanted from him. ,..,
Representative Smith of Virginia,
who led Q movement to establish q
dispensary system for the sale of
liquor by the bottle in the District,
said he would renew his support q
such a plan as a result of develop
ments in the local liquor situation.
II have never favored the private
sale and private profit from the sale
Of liquor" he declared.
Sheppard Favors Dispensaries.
Representative Sheppard, Demo-
crat, Of California, has suggested
that the sale of liquor in packages
be handled by District-owned and
operated dispensaries. His plan
would drive 400 class A liquor deal
ers out Of business. .,..
Representative Smith pointed out
that his attempt to have a dis
pensary system adopted in the Dis
trict following repeal was blocked
by the House District Committee
when 1t approved q bill setting up
the present system Of liquor con-
troll.
Even then went hAfora ths
House and tried to have the bill
amended 50 as to provide for dis
pensaries," he declared. But my
move was defeated on . point Of
order.
"A dispensary system will give
washington better control over
liquor and at the same time pro-
duce more revenue for the munich
pal government" ....
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Auto Tax Receipts
For D. {. Decline
19 Per Cent
Officials Are Mystified
BY Drop in Revenue
Lost Year
BACKGROUND

BAG hOHOUNU-
officials OF the motor clubs
tDere stirred last Ueek on learn
ing District assessors had adopted
a neD measure OF drriping at the
assessed DGlue OF automobiles.
Car otoners pere reported pro-
testing no allowances Were made
for past years Uedr and tear on
cars. Municipal officials, explain
ing change. declared Average car
. gunner Uould not be ,Dilling to sell
at neU assessment figure.
Evening star., 1940-02-25

In August, 1889, soon after pedes-
trian control regulations were Put
into effect, 139 pedestrians were In
3ufed. The total injured In January,
19lo, Was o, . decrease e r.
Evening star., 1940-02-25

in jail-we either worked or got sold
down country" she related. when
we went into town We pinned papers
on our collars and got along fine.
Right now, these days, is the
greatest time of slavery that ever
was. How do you pay your rent?
Now how do you pay your doctor
bill? You always wonder where your
Evening star., 1940-02-25
Oyster and Ham Dinner

st. Marks Guild win sive an
oyster and ham supper at Tatrland.
Nd, March Z.
Evening star., 1940-02-25

(See INCOME TAX, Page BE-
Evening star., 1940-02-25

(See AUTO TAXES, Page B-2.)
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-10-31
SUMMONS.

In the District Court of the Elev-
enth Judicial District of the State
of Montana. in and for the County
of Lincoln.
A. J. Thomas, plaintiff, vs. O. A.
Champlin and 0. R. Champlin and
Austin Fraser, as County Treasurer
of Lincoln County, Montana, de-
PENDANTS.
The State of Montana sends greet
ings to the above named defend
ants and to each of them:
You are hereby summoned to an
swer the Complaint in this action.
which is filed in the office of the
Clerk of this Court, a copy of which
is herewith served upon one of you
in each County wherein any of you
reside, and to file your answer and
serve a copy thereof upon the Plant
ifs Attorney within 20 days after
the service of this Summons, ex-
elusive of the day of service; and
in case of your failure to appear
or answer, judgment will be taken
against you, by default, for the re-
lief demanded in the Complaint.
Said action is brought for the pur-
pose of obtaining a tax deed from
the County Treasurer of Lincoln
County. Montana, to Lot One Cd,
Section Two az, Township Thirty
four (34) North, Range Twenty
Six (26) West, and the West Half
(Wi21 of the Southeast quarter
(SE4), Southeast Quarter (SEA4 of
the Southeast Quarter (SEA), of
Section Thirty-five (35O, Township
Thirty-five 1851 North, Range Twen-
ty-Six (26) West, together with the
tenements, Entertainments and APP
purtenances thereunto belonging,
and to obtain a judgment directing
the County Treasurer to make, ex-
ecute, and deliver tax deed there
to.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said Court this 10th day Of October,
1910.
(SEAL) FRED F. CLARK,
Clerk.
BLACKBOARD & BLACKBOARD
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Libby, Montana. Oct.l7-Nov.7-4t
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-10-31
Montana Stricken
By Tax Delinquency

(From News Letter." Published by
Montana Wool Growers Association
Montanans lost their farms and
ranches through tax foreclosures in
the l5-year period l92540 faster
than did rural citizens of any other
state in the union except Mississippi.
a survey made by the agricultural
economics department of Montana
State College reveals.
This study shows that in some
years more than one tax foreclosure
occurred for each 80 farms in the
state and that now approximately
100000 acres of land in the state
are subject to tax deed delinquent
five years or more) and the same
acreage already is owned by the
counties. In 1885 1887 and 1888
legislation prohibited counties from
taking land by tax deed, but in the
two years ending June 30, 1910, more
than 100000 acres were taken over
by counties for unpaid taxes.
Total unpaid taxes on all prop
erty, including both delinquent tax
es outstanding and tax deed prop
erty account in Montana June 80,
1889, were nearly S27, 100000 or 80
per cent of the total taxable valua-
ton of the state Such delinquency
is twice as large as in 1880 and four
times as large as in 1920 About
S18,398,00 of these unpaid taxes
were outstanding against all prop
erty carried currently on the tax
rolls of Montana counties June 80,
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-10-31

1899 This amount was equivalent
to a levy of Sc mills on the total
taxable valuation of all property
assessed in the state. The counties,
on that basis, are on the average,
almost one year behind in the col
lection of property tax revenue.
Tax delinquency, the study con-
cludes, has been heaviest IN the
more arid agricultural counties IN
the eastern part of the state where
farm incomes have been particu-
larly low in recent years and where
most governmental services have
been maintained at the level of the
early twenties despite the general
outward movement of population
and declines in land values. In this
connection the survey points out
that uncollected taxes on Montana
farm real estate June 80, 1889 were
proportionately 40 per cent larger
than delinquency on all property in
the state Taxes were unpaid on
more than third of the total farm
land in Montana July |, 1886.
The department recommends five
steps TO be followed in reducing
these delinquencies and foreclosures
in the future:
|. Reducing governmental costs
through improving administrative
efficiency and organization and
through adapting the pattern of
governmental services to communi-
ty needs and resources.
q Broadening the tax base through
the use of other sources of revenue.
3. Achieving greater flexibility of
land taxes by requiring local gov
ernments to build up cash reserves
in good income years SO that levies
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-10-31
Stote's Population
Is Increasing

Preliminary census reports show
that Montana has been gaining in
population, reversing the trend be-
tween 1920 and 1890. The popula-
ton on April l, 1910, was 554, 1856
as compared to 37,6O6 in 1880, max
ing an increase of $500 persons
during the decade.
In the following chart a minus
sign denotes decrease in population.
No sign shows an increase.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-10-31
THE WESTERN NEWS, LIBBY, MONTANA

may be reduced in low income Pc
RODS.
4. Assessing lands for tax purposes
on the basis of their true produc-
tivity value or ability to pay.
5. Increasing farm income through
securing more favorable prices for
farm products and through improved
land use and farm management
practices.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-10-31
Christian Science Church.

The subject for the Lesson-Ser-
mon Sunday. November 3, Ever
lasting Punishment"
Wednesday evening meeting at
800 o'clock
Sunday school GAS a. m.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-10-31

Figures IN this list are tentative
and subject to minor revision at a
later date.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-21

TG1es Per Dollar of Telephone
Revenues and of Expenses.
taxes. And everytime you picked
up your telephone and made long
distance call, which cost more than
SOC, you had to pay the Federal
Government a toll charge which
averaged in 1889, $1.41.
Although telephone expenses in
Maryland in the ten-year period
from 1929-1939 have been reduced
by an average of $4.74 per tele-
phone per year, repeated rate re-
auctions have decreased revenues
$7.58 per telephone per year as
taxes increased $2.38 per telephone
per year.
Briefly, the telephone user pays
these taxes because the money paid
by them for efficient speedy tele-
phone service constitutes practi-
cally the only source of revenue.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-21

Nearly every American at one
time or another during his life has
had to make a visit to the Internal
Revenue Collector, State Comptrol-
Ter, or the City Collector. He has
to make such a visit because he
pays taxes. But not every Amer
lean realizes that the major por-
ton of the tremendous annual tax
bill is obtained in the form of in
direct or hidden levies.
Telephone, gas, electricity, Gig
arettes, railroads.&c. are invisible,
unofficial tax collectors who extract
their share of the 2212c out of ev-
cry American-earned dollar which
goes to pay the cost of maintaining
the Federal, State, City, County
and other local governments.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-21
1929 80 81 '32 IS '34 IS IS 81 vs.

Ta1es Per Telephone Subscriber.
For example, if you were one of
the thousands of average telephone
subscribers in Maryland in 1889
you paid $12.95 in taxes for the
privilege of having telephone serv-
ice. That figure, according to sta
tistics, has increased nearly 1870
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-21
A Helpful Heart

1t is fine thing to do kindly,
helpful deeds. 1t is one of the very
finest in the world. But there is
something finer than the helpful
hand; it is the helpful heart.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-21

The first adhesive postage stamp
was put into use in England 100
years ago and carried likeness OF
Queen Victoria. The innovation
was made in connection with pos
tai reforms fathered by Sir Row
lad Hill. The U. S. Government
first issued adhesive stamps in
1S47. o
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-21

the remainder of her youth may be
lived in a norma manner. Shirley
was II in April, and has been in
pictures since she was three and a
half years old, playing leading roles
from the start.
NOtre Dame University's highest
honor, the Laetrare Medal, has been
awarded to Lieutenant-Genera
Hugh A Drum of the U. S. Army.
This medal, presented each year to
a distinguished Roman Catholic
layman, was first awarded in 1883.
Among the winners have been ~
women.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-21
Lesson for June %

Lesson subjects and Scripture texts Sc
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education: used by
permission.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-21


be meat in mine house. and prove me
how herewith, saith the Lord of hosts,
if / will not open you the windows OF
heaven. and pour you out blessing,
that there shall not be room enough to
receive it.-Malachi $40.
Spiritually sick-and desperately
so-was Israel in the days of NAL
achi. The nation had been released
from captivity in Babylon and had
been back in their own land Tor
almost a century. The outburst of
religious enthusiasm which charac-
terized their return had resulted in
the rebuilding of the temple tEzEa
1:1-4. In this they were encouE-
aged by Haggai, as we recall from
our lesson of last Sunday. They had
later been led by Nehemiah in re-
newed interest in spiritual things
and in the rebuilding Of the city
wall, but now again they had turned
away from God Malachi came
with what one might call Gods last
word before judgment upon their
sins. The lesson centers around
four words.
/. Apostasy.
aye have turned aside" ". Y,
r. W. This was Gods complaint
against His people. In spite OF His
blessings upon them, they had inter-
married with the heather, they had
dealt treacherously with their breth-
rem, and had neglected to worship
God. What was even worse, they
felt no conviction about their Sin
and denied that they owed God any
thing, not even the debt of common
gratitude.
Read the insolent, self-confident
questions and assertions of the
people in verses 7, g., Is and IA.
Think how perfectly they fit the attl-
tude of thousands of unbelievers and
backslidden Christians in our day.
One might almost think that NAL
achi were reading the secret
thoughts of our own people, and pos
sibly of our own hearts.
III. Robbery.
Illness commonly has its center OF
infection, whether it be physical or
spiritual sickness. Malachi struck
at a very vital point when he re
vealed that the heart of lSraeIs oil
ficulty was dishonesty toward God.
That dishonesty reflected itself IN
spiritual things. but, since Malach'
was talking to an arguing genera
ton Gust like ours), he gave them
a concrete illustration OF their deceit
they had withheld from God the
tithes and offerings.
Men who would never cheat the
telephone company out of a nickel
will rob God consistently Sunday
after Sunday by simultaneously
slipping a thin dime into the collec-
ton plate. If that is all a man can
and should give, God will bless 1t
and multiply it for His glory. But
certainly it does not befit one who
lives in luxury to give Gods work
the smallest piece of change which
he can decently slip into the plate.
Tithing may be said to be an Old
Testament principle. Doubtless 1t
is also true that the principle OF New
Testament Christianity is that all
we have belongs to God, but often
the one who hides behind that fact
does not give as much as the people
of Old Testament times. Is that
honest?
HI. Judgment.
God is love, but that does not
mean that His patience is without
limit nor that He will forever with
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-21
End Is Death

There is way that seemeth right
unto a man, but the end thereof are
the ways of death.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-21

hold judgment. He says, through
Malachi ". 81. "Ye are cursed with
curse" The blessing has been
withheld ". 100. The devourcr is
in the land ". ID. He promised
them release and blessing if they
repented and returned to the right
way, which obviously means that
their failure to DO so would bring
Judgment. We know that Israel
despised Gods warning and to this
day is paying for its sin. Will
America be wise enough to heed
Coos call?
Nv. Blessing.
So often the loving God had to
speak through His prophets of i'm
pending judgment on sin, but how
gracious He is in that He always
holds out the promise of blessing for
repentance and obedience.
Look at the precious promise in
verse 10. Thousands of Christians
Join the writer in saying, That is
true in A. D. 1910 just as it was
in 400 B. c." Read verses II and
H. Note that our God is not only
a great God, but a good God.
Consider the blessings of spiritual
tellowship-the certainty of victory
revealed in verses Is and II. One
marvels that Israel could resist such
q loving plea just as one wonders
also why men Of our own day of
Gods grace still resist His gracious
invitation.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-21

s12: 90 Hugo Mariana
1920 Tommy Reynolds
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-21
1899 TELEPHONE TAXES IN MARYLAND
AVERAGE $l2.95 PER PHONE USER
Figures Reveal Amount Has Increased About 1870
Over 10 Year Period

since 1929 when taxes per telephone
subscriber totaled 5000. Out of the
estimated FAC a day paid by the
average Maryland telephone user
for service in 1889, SAG was ex-
tracted for City, State and Federal
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-21
RADIO
W-J-E-J PROGRAM
MUTUAL NETWORK

FRIDAY - JUNE q
600 Sunrise Serenade
$50 Gene and Saddle Pals
700 Sunrise Serenade
7:45 Market Basket (7:55 neWs)
SIS Morning Devotions
$50 Organ Melodies
900 Bert Nash
9:15 Melody Strings
$3.50 Keep Fit to Music
9:45 Smilin' Ed Mcconnell
1000 Civic News
80 Is Pot O. Coffee
1920 Music and News
HOO Johnny Antry
Ills Dick O'Heren
*11:3O Helen Wyatt
Has Shoppers Guide
1900 News
1905 Jingle Man
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1890 Luncheon Melodies
100 Chambersburg Time.
: 1870 Radio Garden Club
* las Don Dewhirst
300 Chief Lone Fox
2:30 Concert in Contrast
* 2:45 Sons of the Sage
800 Tea With Bea
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400 George Fisher
AIS Andy Iona
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AS Buyers Preview
500 Supper Chat
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5:45 Sports Parade
5:55 Hit Of the Day
500 Fulton Lewis, Jr.
6:15 Dinner Musicale
GAS Parade of Bands
6:55 News
700 Fifth Row Center
7:30 School for Announcers
7:45 Sinfonietta
500 To be announced
S:15 Van Alexander
$50 Command Performance.
800 Console Serenade
9:15 Blue Barron
500 S. S. Wayne ~&
| 9:55 News
$1,000 Carlos Molina
1915 Delaware State Review
5000 Jimmie Lunceford
*11:00 Mcfarland Twins
*11:30 Charles Baum
$1,000 Everett Hoagland
1920 George Sterney
100 Sign Off.
Indicates Mutual Broadcastin
System programs
SUNDAY-JUNE is
$50 Owens Gospel Singers
900 Pinto Pete
9:15 News
$50 Request Melodies
1000 Sabbath Melodies
1920 Azure
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$1,000 Tommy Renolds
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II 100 Console Serenade
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200 Van Alexander
2:30 Organ Melodies
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-21
G L @ B j L E s

Perhaps editors shouldn't be too
bright. In Brownies history of Key
West it is recorded that the editor
Of the Gulf Pennant, paper es-
tablished there in 1892, was zone
of the most brilliant writer's ever
connected with Florida journalism. +"
Browne adds that the paper went
broke in a few months, not living
long enough to celebrate it's first
birthday.
Although many of her fans have
been skeptical about it, it now ap-
pears that Shirley Temple is real
ly quitting the screen in order that
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-06-21

The now familiar phrase fifth
column" was originated by Gener-
al Mola of Francois army during
the Spanish civil war, who said:
I'VE have four columns (of troops)
advancing upon Madrid. The fifth
column (Franco sympathizers in
side the city, will rise at the prop
er time"