The Morning Herald from Hagerstown, Maryland • Page 4

THE MORNING HERALD. MARYLAND MORNING HERALD every c.xoei-i UTG S-'istSi Stroci. to iv n. la nd. l-'u lii tied Sunday of tho fact that gambling, whether on "policy," horse races, baseball pools." the stock market or bridge.

is simply J-ot worth while. In tnc long run it is a losing it produces nothing. the "policy" player how heavily loaded were the rnnihPiiiatH'al rhances njrainst his winning large a rakeoff i was taken by the or.uanizcrs of the rat-ki'' and their would for heing taken in by If ho counted up how much his A. i niu dimes amounted to over a period of months, lie would dis cover that trying to got something for nothing: is poor Bottoms Up! N'ESLL EAYU'K EC it Eurko Kinfers anu Payne. Inc.

NEW VOKK CHICAGO vj-aybar Building W- 4CO Lexiugutii Avc. Ave. RA i 1 SCO A T'l U- 233 LOS A.N\; Chamber Rii'lriins Bulling raercc to Tht- KdiKvial. Business, not to I E. PHlLLir-S Manager Sarae all OupartmeiUs i'otT Circulation SUiJSCKirTJuN SLA i'KS (AJj Kates i'ayable in Advance) Siiiglfl Copy C- Ono Alontb By Carrier 4 Mail vUp to Fourth Zone fifth and Sixth Zones 700 Seventh arid 2i.Ti*s_ C.hristian Science Monitor.

Cost Of Government Gifts. circulation of Herald frr th January, Gain at Uie puatolllee Hlifc' town as class mailer L'ec 12. ot the The Associated press is exclu- eniiiied 10 tfca UFB of publication of ali news dispatches credited to it or not, otherwise credited in this and also Jooal news published therein. All ticrhls of rci.niblicat.ien of special dispatches herein are also served. Berries For Male Beans You'd think there was sartorial iope for men, from the accounts! that come from Palm Beach anu other, southern winter-resorts.

Prosaic males break out in a riot 01 color. They don vivid scarfs. Tue xrear white tuxedos. They encircle their graceful forms with wide silk belts, somewhat after the manner of Italian gondoliers. To cap the they crown their fceads with flaming-colored berets.

Imagination lingers lovingly over those berets. The tongue caresses the word Itself. The Basque cap so designated, in Italian called biretta, in French become beret, and the nearest we get to that in American' is "berry." Fancy the elderly sojourner with a scarlet berry on the "bald He may even have a snapshot taken in snch informal regalia, ant. 1 eend it home to impress the folks. But any hope of permanent color fulness' based on such escapades is Tain.

Once back in his natural environment the sojourn er will inevitably revert to the same old dull iBuds. while the suppressed yearning of the human rooster to strut in rainbow hues eats further into his In times like these there is more than the usual disposition to regard Undo Sam as a public Santa Glaus, lie is thought of as having an inexhaustible tore ot" funds. If would-be benoficiaries of his ben evolence think at all about thc- sources from which the money really comes, they are likely to assume that the payment will be long-da ferred and widely distributed, and probably never touch them personally, anyway. A hard-headed citizen who has been studying the subject maintains that the government isn't really Santa Glaus, because it always demands its gifts back, and gets them, in overflowing measure. Thus: "When it gives you something, someone has to give it back one and one-half times.

The origina gift must be handed back in the form of taxes and 50 per cent more for administrative costs." The Income Tax Money Poor "Policy!" Xot many tears will be shed over $he reported difficulties in which -the clandestine operators of the called "policy" game in cities of the "United States are reported to have found themselves ia the last few "weeks. This gambling device, amounts simply to a lottery based upon three numbers to be taken from some financial or stalls tical announcement in each dav's news, has exacted a toll of millions of dollars, largely in nickels and dimes, from persons of small means and still smaller judgment who could litlle afford the drain. method of breaking up he Same has consisted in withholding, figures upou which it might be based. Clearing houses, whose daily reports were used at first, began fo give out their totals in round numbers. Stock exchanges lar.er did the same in regard to total sales.

But another and a very effective method ol discouraging the "pilicv" operators came to light a few The people who dislike tho income taxes will have to do some very deep thinking to find any better way to raise the money. The income tax payments for the calendar year 1930 show a total of of which a little more than half consists of' corporation taxes. It is a big sum, and it helps Uncle Samuel crawl out of a bad hole. We are probably in. for it for long time, to pay arotipnd 000 annually for care of the war veterans and their families, and also pay interest on the war debt.

Before the World War, the United States government spending for all purposes somewhere around $700, 000,000 a year. Ordinary expenditures have greatly increased since then, owing to higher living costs and demands for the national defense. If we had no income and corporation taxes, a sales tax would probably have to be applied to about everything the people buy. Every time anyone bought anything in a store, the government would hoH them up tax, The Copyright Bill In the Vestal copyright bill discus sjons it Is the difficult task of congress to reconcile the requirements and wishes of American authors with those of radio broadcasters. Their interests have been found to conflict.

Unless the bill or one like it is enacted within a year American authors will get copyright protection in other countries only by separate application to each. By agreement Latter-Day Prophets By GLENN FRANK President University of Wisconsin and Famous Editor. The Hebrew race holds no monopoly on prophecy, and pro- precy did not die with Isiah and Micah. I do iiot enter here upon any vexed question of the "inspiration" of the Bible; I speak only of the fact that modern men still seek to do for their day and generation what the prophetic spirits who left their mark on the Old Testament did for theirs. And the modern church limits its power whenever it restricts the materials of its ministry to the warmed-over warnings of dead prophets.

We need to inject the creative power of religion-into social change. And we need new prophets to give us a technique of social change as the old prophets gave us an objective of social change. The sacred literature out of the Bible was. formed represented the voice of the living prophets of time. And this was an elastic and growing literature the canon of the Bible was formed.

Since then humanity's weakness for following tradition has led many to think that the prophet's function and the service of the seer ended the day the canon of the Bible was determined, and that thereafter there was nothing left but to interpret the voice of the dead prophets. It is neither irreverence toward nor a reflection upon the ancient prophets to suggest that the church through its'pulpit and its press pass on to its pews the best of current insight and give the living prophets of our time a medium. This means at least three things. (1) The possible publication of some such secular bible of civilization as H. G.

Wells once suggested, a book or series of books in which the prophetic insight of the scientists, saints, and seers of our own time might be brought together to supplement the ancient counsels. (2) The utmost freedom of speech for clergymen. (3) A new journalism for 'the churches that would put the the modern prophets within the reach of even the poorest minister. (McClure Newspaper Synd THE CENTRAL PRESS WASHINGTON BUREAU What the altitude of Slinne- apoljs? Minneapolis is from 700 to SOO feet above sea level. Painted Desert.

Where is the "Painted Desert?" The "Painted DesBrt" is the najiie with the International Copyright Un-Wietimes given to the plateau region of Arizona, bordering ou the Colorado and Marble canyons. The name is derived from the brilliant coloring of the rock surfaces. ion passage of the bill will grant world-wide protection. But that which is protection to authors, musicians and playwrights may take away liberties Claimed by the radio industry. In this case i Copyright laws make it necessary usini-ri radio broadcasters to beg or buy trorjij reproduction rights I'rom the copy- right owners of music, literary days ago.

One lottery began the cuHioms Mguro Washington, Vul when thi. out it was found that ar, astonish works and That Uikcs time. Ing number of unusually mcr.ry and effort. had been placed on the win Congress must decide 1 which claim Ding number. 1 he operators fared is a valid one.

Xo doubt it will up not only a fir-alinp; down of Hioiv usually margin of profit, but a huge monsiary loss and Into hiding to escape payment. A few "leaks" of advance informal 0:1 on such figures may thus have a highly salutary effect against the lottery. Still more conclusive in its eli'ect be a wider public acceptance Fremont Who was John C. Fremont? John Charles Fremont (1S13-1S90) was the explorer of the Rocky Mountain region, who proved the feasibility of an overland route across the continent. During the Mexican war he cleared northern California of Mexican troops, but quarreling with his superior officers, was court-mar- tialed and resigned his captaincy.

In 1S49 he settled in California and the next year became a senator from the new In lS5fr he was the Republican and anti-slavery candidate for president and was nominated again in 1S64 when he withdrew- in favor of Lincoln. He was governor of Arizona from 1S7S until 1SS2, and icy" must cease. seems died in New York City on July 13, demand that course and the public has not yet discovered wherein it will be prejudiced. The logical thing to do is to follow the course that promises the most improvement in radio programs, literature, music and drama. hold the property rights of copyright owners and decide that radio "pol Where did the American' Indians of the middle west obtain their salt? It was not difficult for the Indians of the mifldle west to obtain salt it exists in great quantity in that region of the United States.

-The sources of supply were near Lincoln, the headwater of a stream, probably the Saline river, springs near the mouth of th" river and at Ivimmswick, Mo. Poem. What Is the title -of the poem which begins "Tell me not in mournful numbers?" Who is the author? The title of the poem is "A Psalm of life." The author is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Forester. Who is now the state forester of Ohio? Edmund Secrest.

Capital- What is the capital of Norway? Oslo. Definition- What is" the of. the word Aelurophobia is the tera for the feeling of fear of cats. Oldest University. Is the University of Paris the oldest in existence? The University of Bologna, at Bo- lognu, Italy, founded in the Eleventh century, is the oldest university still Tho University of Paris is the next oldest- President's What is the license number of the president's car? The number'10 is always reserved Tor the president's car.

Maple What causes birdseyes in maple? Tho swellings which appear as eyes are caused by parasitic growths which get into the wood, of the maple. These do not harm the but make it more valuable. Addresses What are addresses of John D. Rockefeller and J. Morgan? John D.

Rockefeller's address is 4 West 5-ith stret, New York-City, and that of J. P. Morgan, 23 street, Xcw York City. (Copyright 1930. by The WcC'ure Newspaper Syndicate) I Monday, February 16, 1931.

According to astrology this should be a fairly lucky day. Benefic aspects dominate after the early morning hours. Although labor may find much to cause discontent under this sfay the rule of the stars seems to pre sage prosperity, Again farmers may suffer storms that damage stock as well as lands. A late spring appears be indicated. Real 'estate at this tun may not be active, but It Is to rise 'rapidly in the future.

Under this planetary government there will be a return of specula spirit, the seers warn. Great extravagance is to mark the standard of living. among the wealthy, whose princely ways cause great expenditures beneficial to tradesmen and TS, aa- trolcgers for-tsll. Culture is to be in the United States as never before and education "Is to be the goal of the While this configuration prevails women should benefit in a.11 their material It clay for weddings ana seems to presage phosperity and rapid progress. This be T.

favor- for the presentation of new plays and -ising payers. New celebrities now in the making will appear within the decade which will produce many disting" ed artists, the seers prophesy. Motion picture theatres are to gain rapidly In public favor at this time, ft is prognosticated. Belter plays are to be successful. Persons whose birthdate Is have the augury of a year prosperity that encourages extravagance.

Thrift should be practiced. Children born on this day probably will be astute and successful. The subjects of this sigu enjoy sumptuous living and usually can afford to costly tastes. Among those who have celebrated it as a birthday include James Murdock, 1776, American historian; Henry Watterson, 1S-10, joudnalist; George Kennan, 1845, writer and traveler. STAND'TALL, HER ADVICE Ithaca, N.

Feb. to look aristocratic: Stand as tall as you can without standing on tiptoe. The advice is from Dr. Elizabeth Ed- 6f Cornell University. ONE CENT A DAY PAYS UP TO $100 A MONTH The Postal Life Casualty Insurance 3226 Moriarty Kansas City.

Mo, is ottering 1 a new accident poficy that pays xip to $100 a month for 24 months for disability and $1.000.00 for less than Ic a a year. Over GS.OOO already nave this protection. MOD, women and children, ages 10 to 70, eligible. Send no money. Simply send name, address, age, beneficiary's name and relationship and they will send this policy on 10 day's J-'UEE inspection.

Xo" examination is re- nuirod; Tnis offer Is limited, so write them today. 25 per cent off on Entirt of Men's Boys' Clothing John D. Myers Co. THE ONCE OVER ByH. L.

PHILLIPS Diary of a Man Not Going South This Winter (Copyright. 1930. by The Associated Newspapers) Entry About October what may this winter I nave definitely decided that I wilf not take a vacation in Florida. 'Business is bad and even if I could personally afford the trip I could not conscientiously make it while realizing so many people are destitute. Lam resolved'to stick close to the job and make it a winter of real Entry About a Month is quite cold today.

Weather has been disagreeable generally. I detest this climate in winter, but I keep busy the cold months will pass quickly, if I go away at all it will be only for a week at the most, to some nearby resort Entry About December are having abominable weather. I have had. a bad cold for several days. Do not seem able to shake it off.

Eddie Deemish and Walt Chambers are leaving the middle of the month for St. Augustine. They are trying to get me to go along, but I am going to get through this winter without it, unless my health really demands it. Entry Around flu is everywhere. Everybody I know is down with it.

I don't feel so well myself. Have a cough- and that ail- gone 'feeling. Got some postcards from the Van Wimps at Daytona Beach. They have a place there for the season. I miss Florida, but" am determined not to go there this season, things being as they are in business.

Entry About January town is plastered with warnings about flu and pneumonia. Think 1 have some of the symptoms. Think I may take a week in Asheville or Augusta, if I don't feel better. January of snow arid slush. The doctors are warning the public against colds.

They say exhaustion is one of the causes' of flu. Think 1 am working too hard. A trip to some place like Charleston for about ten days might be" a good idea. February say flu epidemic gained 22 per cent last week. May run down to Daytona IJeach for a couple of weeks.

February in at railroad office for Florida folders today. Hear that Jimmy Gates is Doctors say it is due to overwork. February tomorrow for Key West for two months. After all, there is such a thing as taking work too, seriously. WLLIAMSPQRT ACT 5IGNEM RITCHIE Registration And Election 1 Days Provided By The Laws An act providing for registration days, primary elections and the qualifications of voters of Williamsport, which was passed by the Gen oral Assembly this week and signed by Governor Ritchie, becomes effective at once.

The act provides for holding tions each year on the first Mrmua-y in March, and that all the citizens of 21 years of age, who shall have resided within the corporate limits of the town six months preceding the election, shall be entitled to The act also provides that ouiy those who have during the year immediately "preceding 'any- election tieen assessed and paid taxes- on real or personal property in the town, and who are not in arrears for taxes at the time of an election, shall be eligible to hold any office in the'town. 'The act provides-for registration days to be held two weeks preceding an election at which time all citizens of the town, who are 21 nr's of age, or who shall become 2,1 before election day, are entitled to tie registered. Registration days have Been designated by the town officials on Monday; February 16 and Thursday, February 19, at the town bund- ing, the hours being from SAM. until 6.P. M.

Those who are registered on the county poll books will not hare tc register for the town election. The names of these voters will be tran scribed to the town registration books. Provision is made in the act for the method of making nomiiatioos for offices in the town by colveri- tions and petitions. It provides tha- nominations made by convention to be held eleven days before an 'election, shall be certified, before some officer competent to take ackuow ledgeraent of deeds, by the presiding officers and secretary of the convention. The name, residence and offic? for which a person is nominated shall be specified in the certificate In case the nomination is made by petition, it is required that the petition shall contain the names of not less than one hundred persons, and the petition with the signatures, filed within eleven days befo-e ar.

election with the clerk to the Bur gess and Commissioners. The Burgess and Commissioners have -designated this Monday, February 16, and Tuesday, February 17, for conventions to be held ia the town council room to''nominate candidates for three Commissioners. The conventions will held at 7-: 30 o'clock in the evening. GOING TROOPING Feb. Barrymore and children are going trpup- ing- Jack and Ethel Barrymore Colt, who have just made their stage'de buts, will tour with their mother, who says that small towns more appreciative.

COMPLETE SUPPLIES for your Spring Painting EMM HARDWARE INC. 63-65 W. Washington Street COOK GAS Cheap Dependable HAGERSTOWN LIGHT HEAT COMPANY 26 S. Jonathan St. Events Of The Past TEN YEARS AGO A 20 minute trolley car service will be inaugurated between the Public Square and the Hagcrstown Jountry Club.

Ralph Shank was elected captain of the High School baseball team; Franklin Lewis was named manager. Jacob Keller and George Curfinan, Williamsport, were injured when thrown from their motorcycle when the wheel struck a stone. The home of George H. Hager, East Baltimore street, was looted by. thieves last -night.

1 Two blocks of South Potomac between the Square and Baltimore street were ordered FIFTEEN YEARS AGO T. A. Mills was- 'appointed constable for the Indian Springs district. Mary A. near St.

and Earl W. Groff, Fairplay, were married Monday afternoon. Ernest R. Darby resigned as county road supervisor. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Orpha V.

Davis and Lewis H- j31air, Clearspring, were married on Thursday night. Burgess G. McCardell of- Williamsport, may be a candidate to succeed himself. APPOINTMENTS MADE The Burgess and Commissioners of Williamsport' in special session on Friday afternoon appointed Chas ence W. Gaylor? judge, and Charles W- Lizer, clerk of the annual election to be held Monday, March 2.

Three Commissioners will be elected to serve for two years. The Burgess and Commissioners also appointed Percy. A. and William E. Ardinger registrars, under the.

recent act paased by'the General Assembly, for the tion of voters. Registration are next Tuesday, February 15, an! Thursday, February 19, from A until 6-P. M. The town officials recently fixedj i6, and February 17, at' dates Cor contentions to nominate tickets the coming election. GREFNWALT Electric Supply Co.

32 West Antietam Street For Prompt Electrical Service Phone 597 A herd of 34 musk oxen has.been imported into Alaska fnr land. Decide Now On A FRIGIDA1RE THE POTOMAC EDISON CO. 470 For GOODYEAR TIRE and EXIDE BATTERY Service The Calvert lire Co. Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted Dr. R.

A. Highbarger OPTOMETRIST 9 W. Wash. St. Phone 1673-W The Mimeograph Hagerstown Bookbinding And Printing Co.

Franklin and Jonathan Streets 5,000 Columbia Records 19c each The M. Moller Co. Whippet Knight Sates and Service Authorized Willys-Overland, inc. Dealers Hoffman Brothers 18-24 N. Locust St.

See The NEW DODGES 6 8 Just as More Beaut'ful More Comfortable SEE AND DRIVE THE NEW 1931 OLDSMOBILE IN FRONT of our showroom for your convenience. LAMBERT-THOMAS Motor Co 33 E. Franklin St. HAGERSTOWN'S ONLY EXCLUSIVE SPORT SHOP McFaddin's Sport Shop 30 North Jonathan Street You Are Corillalty InyTted To Our New Slnre Hart, Schaffner And Marx CLOTHING SALE MUSEY EVANS Nationally Advertised Brands MALT Reliable Go. 137 E.

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