The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-10-01
Straight From
Washington
BY STEPHEN M. YOUNG
Congressman at Large, Ohio

Washington. - Inventive genius has
been extremely important in the Win
ming of wars. EricSon's invention of
the Monitor and the defeat of the
Merrimac by the Monitor at Hampton
Roads was turning point in the War
Between the States though Spencers
invention of the ftve-shOt breech-lOad
ing repeating rifle used by Union
soldiers late in that war contributed
greatly to the defeat of the Confeder
acy. In our War for Independence the
so called Pennsylvania rifle was re-
sponsible for many victories over the
redcoats In the Napoleonic Wars, Ma
poleon's downfall at Waterloo was
attributable in part the fact that
Welingtons soldiers had sights on
their muskets and the French did not.
The Peninsular Campaign of the Duke
of Wellington marked the superiority
of the English rifles with sights over
the French rifle then in uSe In the
present conflict every nation is seeking
secret weapons and new inventions to
help bring victory
Good Work
Alien Property Custodian Crowley
| has already taken over nearly two
thousand Germanowned patents. These
patents are largely in the field of
craft propellerS.
Speculation
| If this war is won and a victorious
peace concluded by 1914 don't be sur
prised if President Roosevelt retires to
private life and Vice President Henry
the United State On the other hand
if the war has not been won and the
peace has not been won by November
| 1914, who other than Franklin ID.
Roosevelt will be elected President?
Rich $!ackers
There are fOrty-tive billion dollars
in tax exempt securities held by rich
tax dodgers in this country. 1t may be
unconstitutional to tax these securities
now tax free. Nevertheless, Congress
owes IL duty to tie many millions of
people who are paying high taxes made
|
| Holders of tax exempt securities are Il
class of over-priyiIeged who have bled
| this country for years. These super
rich buy tax exempt bonds, clip cou-
pOnS, evade taxes. Then they insist on
more protection from their government
than is given to those who pay for it,
This is Il racket that should have been
stopped years ago
Wet Feet
Thousands of fine patriotic citizens
all over the country are making Sacri-
fees to do civilian defense work. They
deserve IA tremendous amount of credit
for the necdfuI public service they are
rendering. At the top in Washington
high Salaried OCD officials are spend
| ing Il large amount of taxpayers
money. james VI. Landis, former law
school dean, is director. Recently
million 2JS thousand stirrup pumps
we're purchased for OCD and 1OS
thousand rubber boots. One wonders
who determined = million 2JS thousand
StirlIlp pumps we're needed for Civilian
Defense when here has been short
age in some materials for our armed
/ forces. Also who determined that 10S
thousand rubber boots were needed for
Civilian Defense in view of the acute
rubber shortage?
With fine young men offering their
lives on our far flung battle lines and
on the seven seas, we should not be
concerned over civilians getting their
feet wet.
Senior Economist
Ohio Congressman Harold *. Clay
pool received Il letter from Il PickaWay
County constituent demanding he 20
to the United States Civil Service
! Commission and procure his constituent
a position HS Senior Economist at
$500 per anuu. The letter stated: Il
am well qualified, am Il senior citizen
81 years old and have practiccd rigid
economy all my life. | want that job"
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