Evening Star Newspaper, May 8, 1932, Page 5

—PART NE. SENATE PREPARES TO SHAPE THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. MAY 8 1932 25" SILES TAY FIGHT | WL BE ENENED Walsh of Massachusetts Will! Offer Revenue Bill Amend- ment in Senate. carried in the House visions ar losses to s year in c “In nor would not sent of wuxm to $8,000. ir umu’* a, ners of | 5 en who f th and Stf\tc He said gr municipal this no to > six neces indust: admission he tax on tickets to letic defended in \ m\mvzu of mind of the 2 ¥ | v should be encour al reasonable amount of enjoyment at popular price House | man, How Tax Bill Is Changing Comparison Between House and Senate Committee Revenue Mecasures Shows Striking Differences in Excise, Incc | EXCISE TAXES Sales Other 3 lnhnmung oil 2 rup. neentrate im and wort ne, Miscellaneous and Other Levies. House W Means Report. Senate Finance Committee Bill $595,000,000 None 000.000 000,000 35.000,000 97.000,000 3.000.000 73.000.000 11.000.000 25 50. ) manufac- and stock vances of rea v requiremer le nne: neral manufacture e House. RAIL AID SOUGHT INTWO MEASURES ‘Repeal of Recapture Law and Supervision of Holding Companies Asked. Drastic transportation liws were proposed yesterday by the Commerce Committee as neces- sary to help railroads recover from the economic doldrums. The committee put formally reported two bill Representative* Ray! Dvmnfr'!l toether and by its chair- n, Texas, One would repeal the law Tariff Taxes Third. “The third objection, w most '\(-nau\ lies Jg«\m( the carriers to give to the Govern- the | ment half of their earnings above 5% alied | per cent. This would relieve roads of ble and | the possible rocessity of paying $360,- e bill. They | 000,000 to the Government serted through log-rolling meth-| ~The other measure would put hold- without e I or the|ing companies under the ju of other c be given | the Interstate Commerce Commission lumbx Two minerity reports were submitted, Eow one opposing each of the two | major phases of the bill. The recap- ture minority report was signed by Rep- resentatives Hoch of Kanses, Burtness of North Dakota, Nelson of Maine, | Robinson of lowa and Garber of Okla- hos Republicans. The second. on was agreed to have no place in a rever were i ods | holding " companies, | mming i oup of o a tariz ers’ sales tax, lmited to two years am convinced that such a 3 much more favorab! people than the t. Debate Seen by Wednesday. Senator Watsc a member c Finance Commif said that Sena Smoot, chairman of the committee, w bending every effort to h e bi Teady to report to the Senate tomorrow Senator Watson said he believed that | Id be begun | than Wed and he predi t the Senate would pass the bill v ks of cc {deration. The Finance Committce meet. tomorTow morning to look oy L as finally d committee ex. however, that reported with the the Sen bill would be mbers of th probably bill § Derr H by Representat | Cooper of Oh: Republic ves Beck of Pennsylvania, . Wyant of Pennsylvania, nd Igoe of Illinois, a ity report the committee said the commission’s consolidation plan some instances was being threatened by holding company ownership of rai read stock. The new measure would let | | the ssion supervise holding com- ent the voting of stock was thown to have been used con- to the public interest N “The important point s that unifica- tions and groupings of railroads have been accomplished entirely without upervision by the commission and with- out any opportunity to consider the st,” the Teport 300 RED SYMPATHIZERS BATTLE CHURCH GROUP Riot Breaks Out in Front of Meet- ing Place of African Method- ists in Cleyeland. - By the Associated Press CLEVELAND, May which police said mo riot in 300 Com- ates Episcopal ken up late beaten and African Church Conference w trampled lice said the Com arrived at the et from the place whe ntion was in progress, with ban- protesting the death sent seven Negroes, sentenced Ala, for tacking e women e riot started, accord 1 delegates came to ne of the Communist sy ympa- cross the e church ing. to police, blows with ipathizers. 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Ave. Nat. 8421 | otherwise maintains the Margaret Klein, ‘ 670.000,000 219,000,000 112,000,000 900.500 52,000,000 £0.000.000 5,000,000 00 000 100,000,000 0000 1,000,009 23,000,000 110,000,000 6,200,000 22.000.000 3.000.000 8.000,000 16,000,000 95,000,000 53,000,000 6.000.000 160.000,000 010.000.000 000,000 25,000,000 ¢ 1,121,000,000 125,000,000 231,000.000 1,246 000,000 1.241,000,000 241,000,000 5,000,000 1,241.000.000 . None ales fax i c.ude t < of 2%} per cent was eliminated entirely ol impor Designer of Pier Is \«)l(' Fatality In I\(*w \nrl\ Fire Col. l\lu"v ])u-- of Injuries Received While Vi iewing $2,000, 0()() Blan‘. By the Associated Press, YORK, May 7.—The sole fa- tality of the $2,000,000 fire that raged uncontrolled for 23 hours on the Cunard Steamship Co.'s Pier 54 was revealed cht as the man who had designed > pier. Lieut. Col. Ralph A. Kluge, engineer- rehitect and soldier, was lunching ith a friend Friday noon when word of the fire reached him “Come on.” he said, “let's run over there see how my old job is hold- ing up.” At the scene of the blaze, while Col Kluge was describing the steel trusses he had designed and speculating on | their chanees of resisting the fire, a hose line ripped loose from a_ hydrant and struck him on the head. Its metal nezzle fractured his skull and he died in a hospital He designed the steel work for the wrecked pier in 1905 M; services will be held on Monday and burial will be in Arling- ton Cemetery. COMPULSORY R. 0. T. C. ENROLLMENT HIT Army Bill Aimed at State Universities by With- holding Funds. Provision A provision in the Army appropria- tion bill sounds the knell of comp! fory enrollment of college students in R. O. T. C. units. The blow is aimed at approximately all the State universities where mili- tary training is compulsory, by with- holding Federal appropriations for the maintenance of the units. The Uni- versity of Maryland is one of the few State universities which mal ns its R. O. T. C. on the elective system Strictly military academies would be the onl institutions exempted from the provisicn in the Army bill, which R. 0. T. C units of the country unimpaired dur- ing the coming fiscal year. The only cut recommended was in depriving the school trainees of their two weeks at Summer military camps. The restriction against compulsory training has no effect on the R. O. T. C. units at Georgetown Universits George Washington University and Howard University in this city, where enlistments are on a volur Cempulsory training, in of the House committee, disadvantage in the long plaining students who ap; the committee testified t for a discontented element -— 0. E S to Repeat Concert LAUREL. Md., May 7 (Special).—The Colonial concert which was given in April by the Eastern Star will be repeated Friday for the benefit of the Library Association inion a the cp works to run. Co ed before made units, ° New Modern @® Step Ring NEW YORK WANTS BROAD TAX BASE Trend of Opinion Is for Adop- tion of Some Kind of Sales Levy. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. NFW YORK. May 7T—If W is ways political and New cconrmiz in i1s of i never w:s a time en the gip wa wider and more cifficult to briage th the presont ¢ busine con about 1 own T more to Upon_ being of going about it York's financial comntunity is saddled with debt and worried over th absence of intermediate capital to take | of operating deficits or even the | iding of obligations on | ch fixed actually being rned. Forced to Take Risks. giv therefoge, is the the face of un- difficulties, Congress the biggest attack on | E rporate_incentive that r been made. Taxation when upon a capacity to pay is not rudged by tk le here. point to the huge escess profits tax: paid in war nd immed! thereafte to the surtaxes and ¢ \posts whicl Nation paid and s ielded a su But what shall be tax planning t about. (hv diff that i yields a big reven “We invested t miliion dol s paise, that 1 leled credit bout to make d co What time rned nothing veen a high tax nd a low tax that © years ago about two | aid a manufacturer of machinery, we now are getting our money on the product we sold. There’s a chance that we could bic on some new work and I am sure we could get But what happens to our profit 12 Government takes some of it from our company and then more from us as individuals. The amount to be surrendered by taxation is so big that T would rather invest our money in tax-exempt securities of mu- nicipalities or States and sit and wait for developmen Yet is that right? | uld we not be going ahead with that money and puiting labor to work with it? We cannot tell whether we | will make a y new work. We | take r win, the Gov ment gets hare of the profits. we lose ernment doesn’t re that loss. Why should we take risks, then at's how taxation when carried to extreme destroys incentive.” the Wants Chance to Earn Money. On every side when inquiry is mad as to what ou the trend | had no ide | sage to Con HOOVER AND MILL SEE PARTY CHIEFS Spe:d Economy at Surprlse‘ Parley With Leaders of ‘ Senate. (Continued From First Page) ings were covered pessed the e inde_erminate and ect legiclation cannot be e in the new year or the ouse in e recom by the uld ag endations w House of R: in be cons ‘drn(l pre ¢s which are here in- bove discussion of the are opportunities to vings provided for economy bill from om $130,000,000 to plus many indeterminate would result in further upply increase in the $30,000,000 §150,000.( which economie: hese above the to in the raing would be over and zmounts of savings referred direct appropriations. into the meri den s, they do represen V‘d the curtailm f the G avings 1 of abuse nsed with e conference, while not ently was called w wert rticipate t fol- ng he as and ator Smoot lowed hi Democrats Absent. 1 that no Democr Secretary Mil asserting that only a general discussion of “methods” for co-opera- tion had taken place, and the means was to be a non-partisan effort Our job to balance the bud- get.”" he reite “It must be done along no last nigkt on President is g to n for quick action Hundreds of messag: his speciil mes- ess and his public stat rday continued to pour in to his encouragement is uncertain whether he will c. One of his course of re- has expressed the ent making can be d'ne. But it 15 evident that there will be no hesitancy to follow either that procedure or y other to get the ort of action ed necessary It is known Mr. Hoover has at least other statement of his posi- tion in the mill Last night's conference, similar to one step the 1k his_cem on Capitol Hill of congratul ment obviot But it rences | with to what ought, to, be done, the trend | atter another that he has held during i b m .ot |the Winter, is not the last. In fact sales tax should be adopted. Argument | {h¢ 1 : is frequently made for a low percent- | Others are expected before long. 2ge sales tax with no exemptions in- —o— NAMED FESTIVAL QUEEN stead of the relatively high tax which the House attempted and a multitude Miss Margaret Koehler is Crowned of exemptions. | What the business world wants is a chance to earn money for itself to pay its debts and this cannot come, it feels, a narrow system of taxation. What is recommended is a broader base of taxation with indirect taxes as well | as a widely spread income tax. If Congress would enact a broadened tax plan, apply such economies to the at Neighborhood House. Miss Margaret Koehler, 53 S street | was crow y .nnv‘dal Spring festivel at the’ borhood House, 470 N street southwest Former queens were entertained last night by Mrs The budget as it can in the next 30 da and give the Executive some power to deal with such emergencies as may arise during the Summer and Autumn, the sigh of relief that would go up in the icland of Manhattan would be cchoed from here to La Salle street in Chirago and to the Golden Gate and | every other financial and business com- For -eoupled with other diffi- nd problems there has arisen a psychology of despair that can be lifted | Lioyd. | nee Rachel § | Miss Frances McWilliams, 1 overnight if Congress comes to under- | stand that this year the best politics is | sound economics. “BABY” MEMBER OF HOUSE | LECTURES ON COURAGE Mobley of Georgia Ap- plauded for Discussion of Cut- Carlton | ting Gov._.nment Costs. By the Assoclated Press. Its youngest member, 25-y Carlton Mobley, lectured the House yesterday on courage in cutting Gov- ernment costs. | The young Georgia Democrat was introduced by Representative Wright, a veteran from the same State, who announced Mobley would deliver bis iden speech “We are duty bound to Teduce ex- penditures in proportion to the. reduc- tion in the country’s income and p: erty values,” Mobley said, reading his remarks. “Had I known that the House would | have failed to pass the $200,000,000 McDuffie economy bill, I would have voted against the tax bill, for I do nct believe we can be justified in levying new taxes unless we cut expénditures. “We must show the pecple we have the courage to face the situation, or we must admit we have a_Government of politicians and not of the people.” Mobley was applauded by Democrats and Republicans alike Last year hundreds sold at $29.75—-diamonds are even larger now! —9 diamonds set in platinum/! 50¢c a Week! 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ECONOMY POLICY THIS WEEK HO' ce Gene ral Program and Supply Meas- ures Due for Consideration—]ones Studies Omnibus Bill Details. Rapid strides may be taken by the Sengte this week toward working out pol to be followed In curtailing Goternment expenditures both in the reduction of appropriation bills and in the consideration by Senate leaders of the House general economy program, which includes reorganization of gov- nmental agencies and the important uestion of whether there should be v cuts or a furlough system. The first skirmish of the week is likely to occur soon after the Senate meets tomorrow, when Senator Oddie, of Nevada, hopes to get ation of his resolution for repeal of the order requiring a 10 per ent cut below the House total of $1.- 59,000,000 in the Treasury-Post Office appropriation bill. Omnibus Bill Studied. Meanwhile Chairman Jcnes of the nate Appropriations Committee is idying the details of the House omni- 15 economy measure, which started out with provisions designed to save over 0,000,000, but fin: emerged from the House with savings of something over $30,000,000. These general economy plans were tacked on {o the legislative ppropriation bill, and Senator Jones is also chairman of the subzommittee at will handle that bill “The S-nate Subcommittee will be free to const proposals that were minated, including the recormenda- fon of the President for a five-day week for per diem workers and one menth of leave without pay for annual employes, in lien of salary cuts. The House rejected this furlough plan and adopted a salary cut of 11 per cent with an exemption of $2.500. This would mean the taking of 11 per cent from that portion of a salary in ex- cess of $2,500. Senator Jones said vesterday he still has an open mind as between the sal- ary cut and the furlough plan that the task of redrafting the tax bill has been finished, Senator is ready to delve into the questions presented both by the general economy program and by the several appropria- bills awaifing action in the Sen- ate Appropriations Commitiee. Glass Bill Scheduled. situation ss banking bill, the unfinished business of the Senate, will not come up until 2 o'clock, and the Oddie resolution to rescind the 10 per cent cut order en Treasury-Post Office funds will be in order before that hour. Meanwhile an Appropriations Sub- committee will meet tomorrow morning to pass on the independent offices ap- propriation bill, carrying funds for the s-veral commissions and special agen- cies of the Government, including more than $900,000,000 for the various func- tions of the veterans' administration. ‘The Senate has not ordered a 10 per cent cut in this bilk in advance of com- mittee consideration, and if this meas- ure comes to the Senate floor without that much reduction under the House figures it will afford another oppor- tunity for a test of sentiment on the 10 per cent reduction Tule as a general policy of retrenchment. ‘Thus, there are two channels through which the Senate may express itself soon as to whether it intends to go through with the 10 per cent rule Opponents of the 10 per cent rule on the Treasury-Post Office bill say there has been some change of sentiment in the Senate since the order was adopted Others express doubt the Senate will be disposed to order a 10 per cent cut in the funds for tiw veterans, which form a substantial part of the inde- pend offices bi Conferees Meet Tuesday. On Tuesday morning Senate and House conferees will meet to work out a final agreement on the State, Justice, Commerce and Labor supply bill, to which the Senate applied the 10 per cent cut. This conference report. when an agreement is reached, will have to g0 back to both Senate and House for Tatification. the first deficiency bill, which through in December, only one the regular annual bills has gone to the President and been signed. The Agriculture bill, which passed both houses before the Senate began advocating 10 per cent cuts below the House, is still awaiting ratification of the report of the con- ferces. The Senate Appropriations Committee has before it the Treasury- Post Office, the independent offices, the Navy, the legislative and the District Under tomor: of .S. HARRIS CO... Open Nites Till 10 P.M. 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This line-up of supply bills, together with the tax bill, the pressure of business Congress will be under during the next four weeks if it is to reach a final adjournment early in June Since the legislative bill contains the general economy program, it may be that the Senate Appropriations Com- mittee will endeavor to work that out ahead of some of the others that are pending. committee consideration of tha legisla- tive bill has not been fixed, prin- cipally because of other meetings sched- uled for this week. Another vote in the Senate on the principle of the 10 per cent cut bel House appropriation figures probably would serve to clarify the situation re- garding the bills still awaiting action. McDuffie’s Call ¥gnored. Efforts by Chairman McDuffie of the Special Economy Committee of the House to revive economy proposals fiz- zled yesterday when only himself and Representative Willlamson, Republican, of South Dakota, attended a meeting which the chairman had called. Tha meeting was adjourned until tomor- row afternoon with very slight pros- pect of any Interest being shown by the committee. Representative Williamson frankly admitted last night that he can see “little likelihood of the committee being able to do much. with adjournment only about a month away Nor does he see anything to be gained by the proposed conference between House and Senate committees. “If the Serate will promptly approve the provision in the House bill giving the President authority to reorganize administrative agencies and if the limitation can be removed which re- quires that 60 days be allowed Con- | gress for approval of the President’s Teorganization program more could saved than in any other way now open to us,” Representative Williamson said | Charges that the United States Steel | Corporation carefully timed its an- nouncement of a 15 per cent cut in wages to fit with President Hoover's message rebuking Congress were made in the House yesterday bv Represent- tatlve La Guardia, Republican, of New York. Although defended by Representative Snell of New York. the Republican leader, the President was flayed by La Guardia and Revresentative Bankhead of Alabama, a Democratic leader. La Guardia said that last Sunday stock brokers sent out word the Senate tax bill was ruining the market, Presi- dent Hoover sent up his economy mes- Thursday and Secretary Mills sage gives scme idea of | A date for beginning sub- | MUSICIANS ONION DEFENDED IN ROW Secretary’s Statement Lays National Theater Fight to Manager. The statement defending the Musi- cians’ Protective Union, Local 161, from .connection with the recent or- chestral troubles of the National Thea- ter was issued yesterday by John E Birdsell, secretary of the union. | _For the National Theater Players, | Birdsell said, the union has only best wishes for success and places responsi- bility for the trouble over the musi- cians' contract upon their manager, who is also manager of the theater. Threatened to Close. ‘The theater manager had threatened to close the season becaus cians refused to main! D! of four members when their contract called for seven, Mie statement said As a result of the controversy, the players' cast made up the difference of $135 weekly and the orchestra was continued | Last season, the manager of theater obtained from the musici a release from the terms of year contract for tha the number of musician: tra wes concerned, Bi il s his expressed assurance that under no circums a waiver.” The asked the same of the the un iction in orchestra and was denied b\ Birdsell explained Engages Stock Company. 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