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About Savannah daily times. (Savannah, Ga.) 1936-???? | View Entire Issue (July 16, 1936)
PAGE 4 Published by— PUBLIC OPINION, INC. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAY at 302 EAST BRYAN STREET Cor. Lincoln Entered as Second Class Matter July 23, 1935 at the Post Office at Savannah, Georgia SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year —................... 7.50 Six Months ...... ........................... 375 Three Months 1.95 One Month -65 One Week ................ M ........— >———— .15 ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION FROST, LANDIS & KOHN National Advertising Representatives Chicago New York Detroit Atlanta Subscribers to: Transradio Press • International Illustrated News • Central Press Ass'n Gilreath Press Service • Newspaper Feature, Inc. • King Features Stanton Advertising Service ♦ World Wide Pictures GAMBLE ON DANGEROUS GROUND. An article appeared in the news columns of the Savannah Daily Times as of July 15th date line carrying specific charges made by Miss Eleanor Worrill Dudley of 410 East Bay street to the effect that Communistic activities among the negro long shoremen, led by white Yankee labor leaders, was making it dangerous for her pupils to attend school. Miss Dudley has been operating a school at this point for seven years. Miss Dudley charged that she has frequently taken this matter up with Mayor Gamble in person and that no relief or assistance has been given, or even promised. The editor of this paper is beginning to wonder if Mayor Gamble is not beginning to play to the negro vote in a big way, thinking that possibly he may need same in the general election. Mayor Gamble went to such extremes as to have a negro Republi can leader in Chatham county appointed as an executive in the WPA allowing him to pick a staff of negro workers for special service while many white men and women were being laid off for supposedly lack of funds. It is but natural, following Mayor Gamble’s usual line of procedure, that he would use all of the prerogatives of his office in order to aid himself politically. The Savannah Daily Times would remind the mayor that he is play ing with a dangerous subject when he attempts to coalesce or even pacify Communistic activities amongst the negroes of Chat ham county in order to enhance his political future. Miss Dudley has been rendering a signal service to this sec tion of the country through her school which teaches afflicted children to prepare themselves for the struggle in life. Miss Dudley has been operating this studio school in Savannah for over seven years. She is a speech specialist of note, teaching the deaf mute, the hearing mute and lip reading. She specializes in teaching pupils who cannot go to public schools because of their affliction. As an outstanding example of her service to this community, we will illustrate in two instances: Young GodlCy Sims was unable to make the grade in the public schools because of impediment of speech. Miss Dudley put young Sims through a course of instruction, which enabled him again to make the grade in the public schools and now is a speaking child. Young Thomas Richardson five years ago was a mute, totally deaf. He mastered speech and lip reading in Miss Dudley’s school to such a degree of perfection that he wds able to enter the public schools in the fifth grade and at an early date passed the sixth. Much of Miss Dudley’s work has been without remunera tion. The city has never appropriated funds toward the sup port of this institution. It seems that the least Mayor Gamble sould do would be to render this deserving citizen the co operation and protection which she is entitled to. Mayor Gamble has been trained in a school of cold-blooded politics, politics of the Chatham county brand, well known throughout Georgia for its reputation, that reputation being to win at any cost, with no consideration for ethics or dependabili ty, with no consideration or thought of service to the people. But as usual with such procedure, one always steps too far. Mayor Gamble to our mind has gone beyond the bounds of propriety when he attempts to tamper with the safety of the citizens of Savannah and it is time that the public of this community rise up and demand the good government which they are entitled to. ELECT—APPOINT. Since it has come to pass that by some unknown process of political evolution that the city attorney of the City of Savannah exercises greater political power than does the duly elected mayor of the city, it is clear to us that the time has come to make the office of city attorney of the City of Savannah one elective by the people of this community. We find ourselves in a most peculiar position, to-wit: The keynoter of Mayor Gamble’s administration, now occupying the office of city attorney and dictating the policies and activities of the administration, is so thoroughly disliked by the populace at large that he would not dare run for the office of dog catcher if that office were elective. We believe that it is against the prin ciples of American government that a great community should be under the dictatorial thumb of a man for whom there is so great a general antipathy. The man Myrick is anathema to every clear-thinking man who has the welfare of the community at heart; why, then, should a community be forced to accept his dictatorship without having the opportunity of registering its protests via the ballot. Make the keynoter come out in the open w’here the people tan get a fair shot at him and his policies. Should'Myrick be forced before the people his political days wvould be numbered, because when a man loses the respect of 'die voter he is politically dead. Grab Bag ONE MINUTE TEST l ACMve the literal meaning of “cor state does Serator Arthur represent? is the mongoose regarded in Indla? “Point’’ the spoon toward you when eating soup. Sip it from the side of the spoon. WORDS OF WISDOM He is only a well-made man who has a good determination.—Emerson. Persons born on this day are apt to be quiet and secretive in manner and not always fair with themselves and others. They should strive to overcome this trait for they are good talkers, shrewd reasoners and likely to be leaders in their communities. MORE SO, THAN EVER, THIS YEAR! Z \ I \ ME AuJ & ©S -WASHINGTON AT A GLANCE- MANY TAX “EXHIBITS” Put Before Public By Manufacturers TO INDICATE COST By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Julf 16—Industrial leaders have shown a remarkable un animity lately in letting the public known just how heavily taxation is represented in the prices they are compelled to charge (or so they say) for the products they market in their various different lines. Quite a series of such articles has been appearing recently and more, it’s stated on reliable industrial au thority, are to come. Now, the question is: Did the industrialists think up this idea among themselves or was it put into their heads by the new G. O. P. management? It is excellent Republican prop aganda anyway. Its purpose obviously is to let con sumerdom know the price it is paying for the New Deal. It takes the cam paign into the country’s homes. It is conceivable that it will be made the overshadowing issue of the season’s presidential contest. • • • Indirect Tax The average individual has small appreciation, when be makes a pur chase, what percentage of the price he SCOTTS SCRAPBOOK by R. J. SCOTT ' 1 -•’ ■' --- ‘ ARB SPEARED FROM A ( ■ swiNqiNe; pulpi-T attached -To <he_ s C PROW OF SMALL MOTO R K SMACKS j c FRENCH IHDO-eJiIHA.) PLOW W IS A FLAPPER IH HER POM AIM FROM PAHCAKE. HAT AHKLETS B® Quincy •! ADAM * I \ Was The oh Ly presidemT o fThe u kiTed states wHo STamp formerly issued by in congress after CLOSE oF His ADMINISTRAIIOK COLLECTED For SE.NDINQ ~ STAMPS OUT OF — COPYRIGHT. 1936. CENTRAL PRESS ASSOCIATION 7'20 SAVANNAH DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1936 pays goes to the tax collector because most of the collection is so indirect and roundabout. Throughout all history it has been the policy of governments to main tain this system of indirection, to avoid irritating the 90 per cent or mere of folk who foot the bill and ca*t the votes. It’s a vast service to the masses to enlighten them as to the fashion in which they have been be fooled. Those who are doing the enlighten ing doubtless are actuated by no altruistic motive. In the past they themsleves have profited by concealed taxation. Just now, however, it suits their ends to expose the cheat. • • • Can We Afford It? For example, it Is disclosed that the lion’s share of many a price which the consumer pays goes to the tax gatherer rather than to the produc ing company’s workers, its stockhold ers or its executives, high-salaried though they may be.' This doubtless was true in pre depression days, but it seems to be even more emphatically true now, with New Deal expenditures. The New Dealer's story is that the country can afford higher taxes today than ever before, on the ground than national income is increasing, but the point is arguable. In any even, no one likes higher taxes, which apparently are inevitable. • * • Many Taxes Here It also is contended by the New Dealers that, at the worst, taxation is not, proportionately as to natural resources and population, as high as in England. The comparison is questionable. England’s tax is ONE tax. Here taxation is federal, state and local. And state and local taxation are re flections, to a great extent, of federal taxation policies. They’re interwoven and may, in the aggregate, be higher than England’s. • • • How High? How much taxation America can stand is a matter of opinion. President Roosevelt, quoting un identified bankers, assumes that the national indebtedness safely can reach 70 billions. Senator James Couzens of Michigan, generally accepted as a competent financier, puts the figure at 40 bil lions. And the debt already is half way between 30 and 40 billions. It is a debt which, of course, will have to be met in taxes. During the first Dutch period, be ginning in 1623, the territory now known as New York state was govern ed by a director named Adriaen Joriss zen Tienpoint. —WORLD AT A GLANCE— WHY A RELIEF CRISIS With Which Individual States Cannot Cope AS BUSINESS BOOMS? By LESLIE EICHEL (Central Press Staff Writer) Relief again has reached a crisis. In a half-a-cozen of the most im portant states, thousands of persons are on the ragged edge. Relief marches are bring discussed. Yet business continues at a high rate of speed. There is a fairly good degree of ‘‘prosperity.” What is the solution? * * « Monopoly? A plank in the Democratic plat form—said to have been pub in to woo Senator William E. Borah and his followers—denounces monopoly. ,But how does one break up monop oly? Such meager laws as Senator Borah favors would not turn the trick. Breaking up monopoly is a serious business. It requires a central plan of tremendous scope. Henry George recommended a single tax on all the land, to make land common property, yet title to be retained by individual owners. .Socialism goes further. Socialism looks strongly toward government ownership of all natural resources. Communism goes still further. The government then would be the monop oly. We hardly believe the United States will turn to any of these—for the present. The trend, at the moment, is in the other direction —both po litically and economically—indeed to ward. larger private monopoly. * • * Powerless? Individual states are finding them selves powerless to cope with relief. They find themselves equally un able to combat monopoly. My New York By James Aswell NEW YORK, July 16—Randomus ing: More Manhattan made diets be gin—or begin again—after a glance at that 300-pound wax figure in a union suit displayed by the store which deals only in garments for fat men (it’s located, oddly enough, in the Bowery—where passersby often* don’t eat too well) ... I asked a lower Third Avenue pawnshop proprietor whether he carried any college frat ernity pins—for no particular reason ... He had none; but he showed me a tray full of war medals awarded heroes and inscribed ‘ for valor’’ and things like that . . . Incidentally, he volunteered the Information that his stock had been even larger, but after the bonus and one thing and another many of them were redeemed . . . Thomas Burke, the English author of ‘‘Limenight Nights”, gets crochety ’if the bock, which made his reputa tion, is mentioned in his presence . . . Considers it one of his least success ful (artistically) productions . . . It’s the same with Milt Gross and his “Nize Baby” of decade-ago best seller dom ... I mentioned the time praisefully in this place about four years ago and Milt has been court eous but cool ever since. • • * Gypsy Rose Lee, the most famous strip dancer in the world is retiring from burlesk to enter the more ex alted purlieus of the “Ziegfeld Fol lies" . . . The occasion will have all the grave festivities of a Bernhardt’s farewell tour . . . There was even a contest, at Leon and Eddie’s, to de termine a successor for this Illustrious lady, for what will burlesk be with out Gypsy? . . . Actually, she is a lass of the most exaggerated offstage modesty and decorum; doesn’t drink or smoke, they say, and always blushes when she rounds a windy comer or has to step high for a bus or street-car ... Os course Gypsy’s “Follies” initiation, with attendant ceremonies is the inspiration of the press-agents—but her rise can scarce ly be attributed to sheer ballyhoo . • . She ha sabout her a curious ethereal —now don’t laugh—quality and even a kind of repressed propriety; her abandon is almost genteel . . . But what a depressing career for a girl! ... I’d think she’d be bored half to death . . . • • • Mony Woolley, the aptly named be whiskered comedian of the musical. “On Yom- Toes”, is a learned gentle man who was professor of drama at Yale for many years ... He got into directing and guided such hits as “The Third Little Show” and “Jub ilee” . . . Then he broke down and confessed the most tenderly cherished ambition of all—to act on Broadway . . . Hence his role of grotesque com edy in the lilting 'Rodgers-Hart- Abbott fest . . . Private conviction: that Mr. George Gershwin will retain his niiche as the really vital American composer long after more pretentious classic ists, Including Prof. Deems Taylor, have been forgotten . . . * * • Pathos: the pigeon, at the corner cf Herald Square and Thirty-second Street, feet firmly imbedded in melt ing asphalt, fluttering vainly to rise . . . And the ancient lady who sells newspapers there, heavily shrouded in a shawl with the temperature at 101, hastening to the bird’s rescue . . . The new Tri-Boro Bridge is a mighty span and the recent cere monies which opened it to a perspir ing public were properly lofty in tone, bet with so many billions floating around I see no reason why the East River shouldn’t be paved solid . . . Oh yes, there is one reason : the only way anyone can be made to remain in New York (and what would the town be if no one remained here?) is the awful difficulty of getting out. over the congested bridges or through the crowded Holland Tube . . . Out of-towners should visit New York if for no other reason than for the chai lege to human ingenuity and patience afforded by the drive across the Queensboro Bridge. Monopoly is more powerful than a single state. Ib can even grow beyond the power of an entire nation to con trol. Then, what? Like the mastodons of old, will it exterminate itself by its own huge size? If relief and monopoly tie in to gether, who has a plan to control both? After all, relief, embodies in millions of jobless men, can be the nemesis of monopoly. Thus the direc tors of monopoly EhemSctves shuld be interested in means of salvation. Solution? Many suggestions pour into this writer. William Owen of West Palm Beach, Fla., offers this solution: , “Without a market there can be no business; w.thout incomes there can be no market; without jobs there can be no income; and the way to furnish more jobs is through national planning and shorter hours. “Under conditions like the present, selfishness should not be allowed to rule. Industries should not be al lowed to stay closed when men need work and the country needs their products. “We could solve our economic ills if we had a system under which each person was guaranteed the equivalent of what he produced, with a fair al lowance deducted for capital’s invest ment. The first requirement of such a system would be to plan ahead the amount of goods needed. The second requirement would be to see that such an amount was manufactured. The third requirement would be to see that hours of labor were maae short enough to guarantee every available man a job. The fourth requirement would be that the total wage was high enough to enable people to buy back what they produced.” Centralization? Mr. Owen, calling for more central ization of government instead of less, adds: “In other words, our country’s productive industry should be organ ized as a systematic whole; with a central planning board over all, and separate planning boards over each industry. The duties of these boards should be to plan ahead the amount of goods to be produced and to allot to each individual factory its sepa rate quota. If the factory failed to produce its quota it should be fined for the amount that it failed to pro duce and the money derived should be used for the support of the unem ployed. “The first requisite of any unem ployment relief program should be to prevent unemployment; the second requisite should be to take care of those who are unemployed. The above plan would do both. “Millions of unemployed could be returned to work in private industry if the government would only figure out the demand for staple commodi ties, and then see that industry sup plied this demand.” All Os Us By WORTH CHENEY Any intelligent man has at least one pet peeve, according to C. David Vormelker, who today relates the causes of some of his irritations. We guess he is intelligent, if the num ber of his peeves has anything to do with it. « • » Pet peeves are not uncommon, they usually indicate some facet of one’s character and are not always beneficial, when aired, to the one who is apprising the public of one or another of his aggravations. One of these personal and, one may even say, general dislikes, is the decrepit, unpainted, rickety sign that reads, “Sleeping Rooms," adorning houses in many of the large cities of the United States. To me, they al ways suggest a stuffy, unclean room, and a house filled with people that one has to bear simply because they are in such close proximity. Another rather intense dislike of mine is the antipathy against those who appear to great advantage by discoursing at great length concern ing certain topics, conducting them selves with the attitude of being an expert in the matter or maters. List ening to such a person, one gathers the Impression that the individual is worthwhile , knowing—at first. Later, after the person has teen known for a short time, one discovers the depth they have shown previously is nothing more than a shell; a person not re ceptive to new ideas and certainly not receptive to the idea that per haps there is very much in the world about which he or she knows nothing. Such people are stung to the quick when it is apparent that, even per haps on the topic about which they have ventured upon such a learned and authoritative discourse, they know actually little or nothing and may even have caused a faulty im pression or built up a collection of misinformation and inaccuracies. Such people we do not care to meet. In addition to not liking this sort of individual, indulging in such a practce makes clear to everyone a fundamental character defect in the person who does it. In other words, a fool may keep his mouth shut and no one will be the wiser, but a fool who does not certainly never will be thought a wise man. Another source of irritation is the sham presented at many small so called parlors, where ale and liquors are dispensed, by an attractive front which may have Venetian blinds, flowers and draperies. An exterior view makes one think the spot likely to be pleasant and cool inside, but upon entering the scene is usually one of great disorder and uncleanli ness. We cannot help but think that some people are like these liquor “parlors.” Today is the Day By CLARK KINNAIRD Copyright, 1936, for this Newspa per by Central Press Association Thursday, July 16. Constitution Day in Brazil. Mercury in perihel ion. Zodiac sign; Cancer. u " * * ‘ ‘T NOTABLE NATIVITIES Virginia McMath Ayres, b. 1911 in Independence, Mo., cinemactress known as Ginger Rogers . I . Kath leen Thompson Norris, b. 1877, novel. Ist whose pen earns her SIOO,OOO a year ... Dr. Vela Schick, b. 1877, American medical discoverer of the test for susceptibility to diphtheria, etc. . . . Ruby Stevens, b. 1907, cinemactress known as Barbara Stan wyeck . . . Hoyd Phillips Gibbons, b. 1887, newspaper man and broad caster . . . Mike Riley, b. 1905, co author of “The Music Goes Round and Around.” TODAY’S YESTERDAYS July 16, 622 A. D.—The Mohamme dan Era began with the hejira (flight) from Mecca of Mohammed Hashim, 52, founder of what is to day the faith of more persons than there are Protestants. (World count; Mohammedans, 210,000,000; Protes tants, 207,000,000.). He fled as Meccans threatened to kill him because he committed sacri lege in denouncing the Koreish gods. Today Becca is the holy city which devout Mohammedans must visit be fore they die. July 16, 1216—Giovanni Conti, Pope Innocent 111, died at 55 after having reigned over Christendom since he was 37. He forbade public worship anywhere in Britain! The in terdict, imposed after King John re fused to recognize Stephen Langton as archbishop of Canterbury, closed all churches and ended all religious marriages and other services for four years. July 16, 1779—Brig. Gen. “Mad Anthony ’ Wayne, 34, who was crazy like a fox, reported to Lieut. Gen. George Washington. “Stony Point, 16th July, 1770 2 a.m. “Dear General—The fort and gar. rison, with Colonel Johnson, are ours. Our officers and men behaved like men determined to be free.” Thus in 28‘ words did he dismiss his capture of Stony Point, British fortress and arsenal on the Hudson, one of the most brilliant and impor tant achievements of the Revolution. • • • July 16, 1704—John Kay was born in Bury, Lancashire, 29 years before he invented the “fly-shuttle," which he kept in his attic and worked sec retly at night. With this and the “powerloom,’ which he invented for narrow goods, he produced yardage which brought him what was for a weaver in those days huge amounts of money, and attracted the curiosity of hs neighbors. They discovered his secret, saw the machine as a threat to their jobs, wrecked it with axes and burned the house. Kay nar rowly escaped death by fleeing to France where he died destitute. But Richard Arkwright adopted Kay’s ideas, made sonie improve ments and discoveries of his own, and instituted the machine age. • • • July 16 Among State Histories: 1790—The District of Columbia was established, for seat of national gov ernment . . . 1821—Mary Ann Morse Baker, the future Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, was born in Bow, N. H. . . .1849—Pittsfield, Mass., had frost the day after the thermometer had reached 90 degrees . . . 1864—Infla tion brought gold dollar’s value to $2.85 . . . 1920—World’s first public radiotelephone service began be tween Los Angeles and Catalina Is land, Cal. ... 1934—Business para lyze in San Francisco by general strike. « « • 20 Years Ago Today—Germany notified Britain that it was sending 2,000 British captives to occupied Russian territory to work. This was Berlin’s way of retaliating for Brit tain’s action in putting 2,000 prison ers to work at Rouen and Havre. Later, both sides were to charge that the men were compelled to work un der the fire of the guns of their own countries. (To be continued) Your’e Telling Me? THOUGH REPEAL may have put an end to the prohibition question we still think the majir political parties miissed a bet by not inserting wet planks In their platforms. What a hit one would have made with the farmers in the drouth area! « • • “Bolting the Republican party Is not part of my plan,” says Senator Wil liam E. Borah. All of which os trem endous interest—to Senator William E. Borah. Radio will play a tremendous part in the 1936 poitica campaign, agree broadcasters. That’s right. The can didates have shaken hands and at the bell we expect them to come out miking. • • • Utilities magnate, who is also a famed sportsman, says he has given up fishing because it bores him. May be all he was ever able to catch were electric eels. • • • We think the Democrats have shown remarkable restraint. The campaign has been on for several weeks and none of them has sug» gested changing the theme song, “Happy Days Are Here Again,” to < “London Bridge Is Falling Down.” • • • New Yorkers are nothing if not inconsistent. The mayor launches an anti-noise campaign and then the city begins building another subfay. . •• • W Postmen’s caps will be changed next autoumn. we read. But wtet most of the weary fellows need is • new pair of feet.
