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Maryland State Archives Jeffersonian, Towson, Maryland mdsa_sc3410_1_63-0173 Enlarge and print image (6M) |
| YOU CAN'T SAVE TIME BY TYING THE CLOCK. IT WILL PAY YOU TO PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS THE JEFFERSONIAN '"WITH THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE" Equal and exact justice to all men of whatever state or persuasion, religions or political. —Jefferson. yOL. IX. No. 27 'It Covers The Community Like The Dew" TOWSON, MARYLAND, SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1920 MARYLAND JOURNAL ESTABLISHED I860 { CONSOLIDATED 1*16 BALTIMORE CO. DEMOCRAT ESTAB. 1888 f WITH THE JEFFERSONIAN. The United Railways Alone Is To Blame For The Miserabe Cobbles Stones On York Road SIXTY-SIXTH REPUBLICAN CONGRESS MAKES SORRY AND DISCREDITABLE "Boss Ridden," It Has Utterly Failed To Make Good Its Promises To The People—Republican Members Have Been "Back-Since Patronage Was Distributed. f^rom the Washington Correspondent Of The Jeffersonian.) It looks! as if the Sixty-sixth Congress, the first the Republican party has controlled in ten years, will go ¦down in history as the most unpopular ¦Congress in a half century. It has been boss-ridden, mos/t of the time by an absent boss, and knew not what it . wanted to do. The leaders were in a great hurry to get in "to enact constructive legislation1.'1' President iWilson Was orit-icized for not calling an extraordinary session ' earlier than he did. Senator TO SPEND $500,000 Hans Formulated By Timonium Fair Managers Calls For Big Outlay In Improvements. Plans formulated by the Maryland ;State Pair and Agricultural Society of Baltimore County, which operates Timonium Pair, calls for an outlay on improvements to exceed $500,000 within the next ten years. By resolution of the. Board of Managers it has been decided to create no dividends, on the capital stock, the income to be spent on improving the fair grounds and buildings. It is the desire of the board of managers to devote space at the coming fair to show conservation of food, -clothing and health. A specialist will give demonstrations in the renovation and remodeling of garments, the "house beautiful" will be furnished as a farmhouse, and a farm garden is planned, dairy products will be shown by specialists from the Maryland State (Continued on Page 4—Col. 2) CASE DECIDED. SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW Golden Jjbilee Committee Is Arranging Excellent Program For Old Emory Grove. The Pre-Camp Program, which the • Golden Jubilee Year Committee is . arranging for Emory Grove this year is somethng entirely new. As the camp meetings do not begin until Aug. 5th, these meetings will be held on Sunday afternoons, July 4, 11, 18, 25 and August 1, at 3.30 o'clock, in the Ini'Ki' tabernacle, which holds) about 2,000 people. A sextette of brass horns together with a large chorus, will furnish music on these Sunday afternoons. Homer A. Rodeheaver will give a big musical concert on Saturday night. July 10, and will speak Sunday, July 11, at 3.30 P. M. Mrs, Charles P. Cleaveland, who attended the first ¦ camp meeting fifty years ago, and has ?continued to do so up to the present year, will as usual attend this year. Mr. George H. Buchheimer, 1000 Rutland avenue, will be glad to know of any person who attended the first camp meeting fifty years ago. He is president of the Emory Grove Asalo-- ciation. The Golden Jubilee Year Committee of Emory Grove Association announces that the Ladies' Auxiliary has presented to the Grove see-saws, swiwngs, sliding board and sjand pile, as a playground for the children. Word has been received from Homer A. Rodeheaver that his sister is coming with him to assist with his musical entertainment Saturday, July 10, at 8.00 P. M. Sunday, July 11, at 3.30 P. M. Penrose, who spent but few days of the first session here, his time then being devoted to making his home fences secure, was among those who urged quick action to restore the country to a peace basis. Others were Representative Mondell, floor leader of the House, and Speaker Gillett. In interviews, they charged the President with delaying the transition from war to peace. But when Congress convened and patronage was distributed, the Republicans began to slow down, and have been back-pedaling ever since. Thingsi that should have been done have been left undone, and things that should not have been done have been done. The slogan has been "Knock the President!" The public has been neglected in this partisan fight. Constructive legislation was recommended by the President, but it was not enacted^ Everybody is now condemning Congress. Even Republican newsjpapers: charge it with neglect of duty, and worse. "Legislative jams come to all well-regulated parties," the Republicans are now saying. A year ago last March the Republicans attempted, to justify the filibuster that killed a half-dozen appropriation bills, and made an early extraordinary sjession of the Sixty-sixth Congress necessary, by saying that the Democrats brought it on by permitting the appropriation measures to pile up on the tail end of the last session of the Sixty-fifth Congress. During the old Cannon-Aldrich regime bills piled sky high the last week of a session of Congresss No Democratic filibuster was used to defeat the program and force an extra session. The Republicans have frittered away two sessions of the Sixty-sixth Congress without passing a single constructive measure on which there was a party division. Democrats have helped to frame and pass all of the constructive bills that have reached the President. The Democrats have stood ready to help readjust the tax levies so as to lift unjust burdens from the people. The Republicans have loafed, marked time, and what is worse, devoted days and months to trying to discredit and humiliate the President. There was no excuse for the legislative jam that the Republican party found itself in in the closing days of this session. For two weeks Republican leaders in Congress have not had their minds on u-gi-Mative business, but have been watching the sensations roll out of the Kenyon committee campaign fund investigation. The Wood million and a half, the Lowden half-million. the Johnson two hundred thousand, Harding hundred thousand, and the Poin-uexter " "seventy-five thousand.. _ not to say anything of the' smaller ' funds, have made the G. O. P. pie-hunters 111. Democrats knew something large in the way of collecting- and distributing-money was going on, but they never dreamed of such conditions as the Senate committee has uncovertd. The people have looked on in utter amazement. They had not believed that efforts were made to buy the Republican nomination, ut it is now evident that the game wasl on in full blast when Senator Borah sounded a warning that an inquiry wou'.d be started to show just where the money-was coming from and where it was going. Heirs of Wife Awarded Farm| And $1,300 Following Double Fatality. Charles H. McComasj and others on Wednesday last were awarded a farm and $1,300 damages by a jury in Circuit Court at Towson, in their ejectment suit against Thomas H. Wiley and others, which grew out of an automobile accident in 1917, when Chas. L. Wiley, his wife and three others were killed when their machine was; struck by a train of the Northern Central Railway at White Hall. The testimony showed that Charles L. Wiley left a will giving his property to his widow, and as she was said to have survived him a short time after the accident the property belonged to her heirst A record of the Court of Appeals sustaining the will was admitted. Attorneys William Pinkney White, Jr., Isaac Lobe Straus and C. Gus Grason filed a motion for a new trial on the part of the defendants. The plaintiffs were represented by Attorney^ Stevenson A. Williams, Elmer J. Cook and Shirley Carter. Judge Duncan was on the bench. "BLENHEIM" SOLD Beaotifol Lanahan Estate Purchased By Sisters Of Mercy For Convalescent Home. Blenheim, the beautiful estate of the late Mrs. William Lanahan, at Charles street and Bellona avenue, this county, has been purchased by the Sisters of Mercy, who conduct Mercy Hospital, and hereafter will be known as Mercy Villa Sanatorium. For the present will be used by the convalescent patients upon whom operations have been perfomed at the main hospital at Calvert and Saratoga streetst. Sister Constnce. who is in charge of Mercy Hospital, said that there were 18 convalescents who would be sent (Continued on Page 5, Col.3.) Who Are More Thrifty-Men or Women? Some §ay that women are more thrifty than men. We do not know about this. It is very much like saying- that women are more honest than men. Nobody knows, and we don't think such questions as these will ever really be decided. The thrift proclivity is not influenced by anjthiny-that is peculiar to either sex, in our opinion. Any man or woman with a brain and a backbone can be thrifty. Any thinking- person can see the desirability of being thrifty, and any person with vim and self-control can be thrifty—man or woman, boy as girl. Second National Bank of Towson OFFICERS-THOMAS W. OFFUTT President. ELMER J. COOK HARRISON RIDER Vice-Presidents. JOSEPH B. GALLOWAY Cashier. THOS- J. MEADS Assistant Cashier. DIRECTORS— THOMAS W. OFFUTT ELMER J. COOK HARRISON RIDER CHARLES H. KNOX W. GILL SMITH NOAH E. OFFUTT GEORGE HARTMAN ALLAN McLANE GEORGE H. STIEBER J. H. JARRETT LEF OSBORNE I. YELLOTT H. COURTENAY JENIFER A VICTORY WON Jury Renders Verdict Of In Compolsory Scbool Law Case. A victory for the compulsory school attendance law was won in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County recently when a jury rendered a verdict of guilty in the case of John C. Hoffman, who failed to send his daught Grace, to school. Mr. Hoffman, who lives near Baker's School, in the Sixth district of Baltimore county, refused to comply with the law, which required him to enroll his 14-year-old daughter in school about November 1st and send her regularly for 100 days as nearly consecutively as possible. He was tried on the petition of Assistant Superintendent Hershner for the Board of Education before Justice Hopkins in January, from whose decision Mr. Hoffman took an appeal to the Circuit Court. Grace was permitted to worK at the hotel in New Freedom and the claim was made that she was beyond the jurisdiction of the Maryland statute. It was the contention of the State that she came within the Maryland laws because she was a minor child and the father's residence was in Maryland. Owing to criticisms of other parents who were required to respect the law, the Board of Education found it necessary to prosecute the case, although there seemed to be some extenuating circumstances ' connected with the case. "A by-law of the State Board of Education provides! a lawful excuse for the elimination of a pupil when it can be shown by an intelligence test thai "mental incapacity" is the cause of an over:age child being in one of the low g'rades. The only safe method of procedure in order to safeguard the best interests of the child and the State is to get the advice of an expert which can be done without expense. When much of the retardation is due to lack of educational opportunities^ because of negligence on the part of parents no otl^er course would seem.to. be.wise, The provision in the law which requires children to attend school from 13 to 16 years at least for 100 days if the olementary school has not been completed, has much to commend it to every good citizen. The normal chUd who' enrolls*, at 6 years of age and attends school regularly until 14 years old will easily complete the 7 grades. There is, however, a group of children who fail'to complete their grades for various reasons. Some of the most obvious ones are indifference of parents, imaginary ills of children and parents, subnormality ¦ of pupils both in mind and body and illiteracy. From the standpoint of health and growth there seems to be many good reasons why the subnormal child should not be privileged to work the full year. A real service to society will be rendered by giving this type of child a chance to grow mentally and physically by working a part of the year and attending school the remainder. Many rural children have perfectly good reasons for being- in school fewer days each year than the average city child, bad roads, longtr distances to travel, busy seasons of planting and harvesting, all operate to seriously reduce the average attendance of rural children. Investigations show that the advantage of School attendance in favor of the city child is approximately ten per cent. While we are apt to boast of the advantages of country life, the facts clearly indicate that present conditions of health and oducation among rural children are below the standards in the cities. THREE AFTER JOB Magistrate's Office Will Not "Go Begging." Butler, Tracey and Anderson Aspirants. That the job of magistrate at Towson, which was left vacant by the death of the late John T. Hopkins will not "go begging" is evidenced by three candidates, who are in the field for the appointment. Dame rumor has connected the names of James C. L. Anderson, Geo. C. Tracey and Wm. P. Butler as aspirants for the place, and while neither Mr. Tracey nor Mr. Anderson seem to be making a "strong play" for the office, Mr. Butler has been busy securing signatures to a petition advocating his appointment. Just when the new magistrate will be named there isj speculation. IT WILL TAKE A LARGER SALARY TO PLACE A MAN IN THE CHAIR WHO CAN FILL IT. UNDER CHARTER FORM OF WILL BE CONSTANT THERE OF THE BUCK" Manager And Council Will Both Run The Monicipality, And The Taxpayer In The Meantime Would Become So Thoroughly Disgusted That He Would Be Apt To Turn Bolshevik. FOUNTAIN CAUGHT Talbot County Negro, Sentenced At Towson Tojto Hanged, Who Broke Jail At &ipn, Was Hiding In Barn, Isaiah Fountain\ the Talbot county negro who was tried at Towson for the second time on a grave charge preferred by Miss Bertha Simpson, of near Trappe, Md., and who made his socond sensational escape from the Easton Jail a week ago Tuesday, was apprehended on Tuesday, famished and weary, about 10 miles from Easton. After he got away from the jail late at night, the negro spent the entire week in a hay loft on a farm just outside of the town limits of Easton, and had existed on two pockets full of wild berries. When cornered, he surrendered without resistence. Foun- POLICE INVESTIGATING Man Wounded In Foot Insists It Was Accident. Refuses To Tell How He Was Shot. After he had been held at North Point Police Station, this county, ¦while an investigation was made as to how he had received a bullet wound in the foot, William Grogan, 35 years old, 413 East Biddle street, was released on condition that he would appear when summoned. The police have been unable to find out how the shooting took place. Grogan insists that he was in the city at the time and that it was an accident. Grogan went to St. Joseph's Hospital and asked to be treated. He refused to tell how he had been shot. Mr. Donald Powers is visiting relatives at the county seat. —Judge and Mrs. T. Scott Offutt are registered at a.n Atlantic City hotel. —Miss Susie Bayne, of Washington, spent the week-end with her.mother here. Mrs. Charles E. Treadwell has been ill at her home here caused by an infected hand. —Young Paris Ruby is employed in the Order Department of the Black & Decker Mfg. Co. —Miss Lyda May Watkins has ash sumed duties is assistant in the Towson National Bank. —Mrs. Clarisj McDonald, of Baltimore, was tht guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Parks this week. —Mr. Karct, who has conducted a grocery store on the York Road here for some time has moved to Baltimore city. —Miss Emilr Hughes and Miss Kath-erine Ritter lave assumed duties in the offices; of Towson's big industrial plant. —Miss Elizabeth Weis has assumed duties as a stenographer in the general offices of the Black & Decker Mfg. Co. here. —Linemen vere busily engaged yesterday (Friday) in repairing the fire alarm telegraph wires crippled by the storm. —Mr. and Mrs. George E. O'Dell will leave on Monday for a visit with friends in York and Chambersburg, Penna. —Summer School at the State Normal School here began on Monday last. Dr. Henry S. West is in charge of the courses. —Mr. and Mrs. Ernest C. Hatch motored to Atlantic City, where Mr. Hatch is attending the State Bar Association. —Mrs. C. L. Massenburg returned rtcently fro ma visit with her son, Dr. George Y. Massenburg, at his home in Macon, Ga. —A brand new Ford bus plies, between the York Road entrance to the Sheppard-Pratt Hospital here and the main buildings. —Mrs. Walter Atwood Yeakle, of Norristown, Pa., is spending some time, with her parents here, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Wheeler. —Mr. Ernghaw Cook, who is a student at Princeton University, is spending his vacation with his parentsi here. Mr. and Mrs. Albert S. Cook. „ I —During the terrific storm of Thursday a gigantic old tree was uprooted by the wind and crashed down, barely escaping the home of Miss E. Belle Perine, on East Pennsylvania avenue. In falling, the tree did considerable damage to the fine vegetable garden or Mr. Joseph Bowen. (Continued on Page 10—Col. 1.) tain's intentions were to make his way to West Chester, Pa., to seek shelter,, with a brother there. Unitl Monday night, terrified and hungry, he had lain under a pile of hay in the barn on the Marrel farm. Desperation overruled his discretion and he crept forth into the night and made his; way to a farm nine miles away. A heavy storm overtook him at this point and he crawled into a barn and hid under some straw, first having removed the heavy shoes from his blistered feet. Virginia Anderson went to the barn to feed her father's: horses; glancing up .she, saw a pair of black bare feet protruding from the straw. " She immediately went into her home and related her discovery. In the meantime Fountain realized he had been discovered and made haste from the barn in his bare feet, carrying his shoes with him, making his way through fields. A possfe by this time frftci been notified and was racing to the scene in automobiles. In a short while they were scouring the farm. Presently the negro was located, and when he was commanded by a member of the posse to throw up his hands, he did |o, saying "I give up." His captors approached slowly with drawn revol vers. Fountain was quickly fur rounded. "You are Isaiah Fountain? asked one. "Are you?" Answer quickly said another, and back came the quick reply, "Yes sah, for God's sake don't shoot. I's'e tired, I'se hungry, I'se been scared to death foh ah week." The condemned fugitive was placed in an automobile and hustled off to the Easton Jail. MAGISTRATE WHO DIED. Justice John T. Hopkins, of Towson, who was found dead in bed early on Monday morning, five days after his little son, Harry, succumbed to illness. LIVING COST IBTCREASE IS LOWEST IN UNITED STATES. The Banker' Trust Company of New York has received from its London correspondent a detailed analysis of the cost of living in various countries sis prepared by the British Board of Trade. The percentage of increase in the cost of food, fuel, clothing, etc., is much greater in Europe than America. The following comparison was given: Per Cent United Kingdom •.........130 Frances Paris .................197 Other Towns ........... 320 Italy: Rome .................. 198 Milan .................. 282 United States ............ 96 Denmark ................ 296 Belgium ................. 142 Norway................. 201 Sweden .................. 159 Germany................ 356 The date from which the rise is computed is 1914, except in Germany, where it is 1910. /< "What's the matter with' the pres-iby ent form of government in Baltimore county?" This question is frequently heard in discussions of the proposed new charter for Baltimore county, and it isa. very pertinent one. Unless there is something wrong with the present form of government, why change it? Leaving out of consideration the persons who now administer our local affairs, and confining the discussion to the form of the present government, let us see what, if anthing, is wrong with it. If there is nothing wrong with it, and if the proposed new form of government gives no assAiran.ee of improvement over the old, then certainly there is no reason for a change. A change in the form of government, merely for the purpose of experimentation, is a costly and indefensible thing. The local affairs of Baltimore county have for years been administered by the Board of County Commissioners, and this is true of every other county in Maryland. Tbe Board at present is composed of five members, but by virtue of a recent act of assembly the next Board will be composed of three members, at a salary of $2400 each per annum, or a total of $7200 per annum. t Certainly no one will 9ay that the salaries are excessive, in view of the duties and responsibilities that the Commissioners must perform and bear. The Commissioners are re-quired by law to sit three days in eaen week for the performance of their of' ficial duties, but they are not limited to three days and may sit as many more days in a week as may be necessary for the dispatch of public business. Experience has shown, however, that the usual routine business of the county can be handled at three formal sittings of the Board, thus leaving the members free to informally look after the interests of their constituents during- the remainder of the weak If a taxpayer nt Rci + j—-.--" ,s: has a^^^^^^^^ Comm prompt a taxpayer of Raiti™! ""'- iss«< ny business to trali?10/6 eOUnti' lissioners j,* * with the mpt he?w„~ can generally get i IIs by dr<>PPing ' in advance, or to go through any formality to get a * hearing. He doesn't need to hire a lawyer to speak for him, The proceedings are entir^i-u- •'-uruig oy dropping in at tneir ofylC6 ]n t.he courthouse on any orLi Of the three days they are in session he doesn't have to arrange for hearing in advance, or to go throut... hearing. He ¦yer to speak ^„-..y..i"''^cu,nSs are entirely informal/There Is no "red tape about it. It is difficult to. conceive a more simple and direct method of cjoniitiUni-cation between the taxpayer, Oh the one hand, and the governing body of the county on the other. Proponents of the charter will say, in answer to this, that it will be just as easy for the taxpayer to see the County Manager. Maybe it will, but will the taxpayer get the same results? The County Manager will be appointed by the County Council, consisting- of fifteen members, and it is inconceivable that the Council will give the Manager power, carte blanche, to run the county. In the first place, it would be contrary to frhe provisions of the charter for them to do this, and in the second place it would be a very-dangerous thing for them to do. The probabilities are they will notdo it, because the more power they repose in the Manager the less often they will have t© meet, and the lesis often they meet the lesiB they Will draw in the way of salaries, because they are to be paid by the day. Such being the case, suppose a taxpayer should look up the County Manager and ask him for a permit to place a water pipe under the 'bed of some county road. In all probability, the Manager wowud say "Well, I haven't the power to give you such a permit. T " the Council. His duties are not clearly defined by the charter. He would be only indirectly responsible to the people. The County Treasurer and Collector of Taxes is elected by the direct vote of the people. In a position of such responsibility, involving the handling of hundreds otf thousands of dollars annually, why 'should the taxpayers of the county surrender the right they now have to choose their own Treasurer and Collector and let the council-men choose him? Does any fair minded taxpayer believe that the County Council would appoint a better Treasurer and Collector than the people themselves would elect. If not, why make the change? The only possible advantage that might accrue to the taxpayers of the county under the proposed charter is in the matter of local legislation, but even this! is fanciful rather than real. The people of the county now elect the men who are responsible for the passage of our local laws. It is a well known fact that all local matters be-„ fore the Legislature are referred to the local delegation, and what the lo-' cal delegation does is in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred approved by the whole body. Would there likely be any wisdom and virtue in a councilman than in a member of the Legislature? Not likely. There is no reason why the people of the county can't choose the right sort of men to make their local laws at Annapolis. If they can't, what assurance have we that they en choose the right sort of men to make their local laws at Towson? And can't a legislative body of rfeven men function just as well, if not better, than fifteen? After all, as Pope has so well said: "For forms of government let fools contest; Whate'er is best administr'd is best." The present form of government in Baltimore county, well administered, |sj all sufficient. This has been den\ou-strated through years of experoie.uc,e.' Its powers and limitations! a*-e, fixed, and'known; its legal status ftleUrly defined. Why tear dowtj "^he structure and erect in its stea^, at a fr^'fcRaQUS cost, something; e&il&l? MW ftnd UH*. tried? RECEPTION GIVEN »«-» „.._ yo_ I will have to call a meeting of the Council." And then the taxpayer would have to return at 4^ome later date to meet the Council, and the county would have to pay out considerably more in pay of council-men's salaries that the permit fee would amount to. This is only one of a number of instances that would inevitably arise. If the county were run by both Council and Manager, as is-contemp-i«t_j -ju-_ - ¦- proposed charter, lated under the" there would be a constant "pas)sing of the buck" from one to the other, and the taxpayer would in the meantime become so thoroughly disgusted that he would be apt to turn Bolshtvik. The County! Commissioners are elected by the direct vote of the people. Their duties are clearly defined. They are directly responsible to the people. The County Manager would be elected LINES ESTABLISHED New Boundary For Ninth Election District. Passed By Supervisors. New precinct lines for the Ninth district of Baltimore county. The new divisions give to the district five instead of four precincts—two at Towson and one each at Loch Raven Park torn and Mount Washington. A portion of the First precinct of the Eleventh district has been added to the Ninth district in the Loch Raven territory. The Supervisors have also appointed nearly all the judges and clerks of election and the officers of registration. Teachers' Association Honors Albert S, Cook—Presented Silver Service Set. In honor of Prof. Albert S. Cook, the Teachers' Association of Baltimore County gave a reception at the State Normal School here on last Saturday afternoon at which time a silver service was presented the former County School Superintendent in appreciation of his efficient and unselfish leadership in professional ideals and in the spirit of co-operation among all connected with the public school system in Baltimore county. The introductory address was made by Mr. S. M. Shoemaker, president or the Board of Education. Miss M. Ellen Logan, president of the Teachers' Association, made the presentation ad-dresis. Mr. Cook responded very feelingly, stating that his success was due as much to the sympathy and co-operation of the School Board and teachers as to his own personal efforts. The same day the executive committee of the Teachers' Association held a special meeting and passed resolutions endorsing the action of the School Board of Baltimore county in appointing Mr. Clarence G. Cooper as Mr. Cook's successor as Superintendent of Schools, and pledging him their loyal support and co-operation. $70 THE AMOUNT Timonium Fair Asso. Will Distribute Prizes Among- Boy's Club Exhibitors. Seveny dollars will be distributed In prizes by the Timonium Fair Association among the boys' vlub exhibitors Baltimore County this year. Mrs. J. F. Hudson; of Towson, who will be in charge of the club entries, has notified P. W. Chichesjter, assistant boys' club agent of the extension service, of the premiums to be offered, and all of the clubs will be urged to compete. In addition to a first prize of $5 and ai second prize of $2.50 for individual exhibits, the association' will give $2U to the club having the largest percentage of exhibitors. Individual prizes will cover the following exhibits: Pigs, poultry, potatoes and yellow and White cOrn. ECONOMY CLAIM IS FALSE. Economy claims advanced by Republican leaders in the House, where Representative Mondell and others assert that the majority party has through a policy of retrenchment saved the taxpayers a billion and a halt dollars, are based on false premises and their figures are arrived at by tricky methods. The appearance of retrenchment is offered by claiming that cutting appropriations under departmental estimates is a saving, which Democrats declare Is an utterly transparent and fraudulent device. Automatic reductions in expenditures by reason of the termination of the war are also claimed to be a Republican saving, but the trickiest method resorted to by these party, leaders is to reduce appropriations for the ensuing fiscal year below amounts actually necessary in order that the various Federal bureaus may function, then make them up in deficiency bills after the election, sis well as the practice of concealing large sums of money by merely authorizing departments to expend unexpended balances as well as amounts that accrue to various departments from their operations, without requiring them to be paid into the Federal treasury and then ap-> propriated in the regular way. By this process, hundreds of millions of dollars authorized to be expended by ongress do not appear in the appropriations at all. By such manipulation of figures do Representative Mondell and his colleagues attempt to make a show of economy, whereas an honest comparison actually shows that this Congress has increased the amounts carried in the annua] appropriation bills over those of the last Democratic Congress. ryland State Archives mdsa_sc34io_i_63-oi73.jj |