Evening Star Newspaper, February 20, 1935, Page 7

- FLATPAYROLLTAX FAVORED IN HOUSE One Per Cent Levy in 1936 Would Begin Insurance " Plan for Jobless. By the Assoclated Press. The House Ways and Means Com- | mittee today decided to impose 2 dat Federal pay roll tax for unemploy- | ment insurance instead of basing the | levy on business conditions. That change was written into the | pending social security bill, Chair: man Doughton said, with the appar. ent approval of administraticn offi- | cials. . Under the committee’s amerdmen the tax will be 1 per cent in the 1936 | calendar year, 2 per cent in 1937 and | 3 per cent—the proposed maximum— 1n 1938. | This level was the same amount presented to Congress by the admin- istration except for the elimination of fluctuations with business condi- tions. The committee’s decision was that 8 fluctuating tax would cause business uncertainty. No Effect on State Taxes. In its present form, the bill would have no effect upon taxes levied by States for unemployment insurance | funds. The committee ' tentatively approved, however, a proviso permit- ting employers who donate to State - funds to obiain a 90 per cent credit on their Federal levies. The Senate Finance Committee, meanwhile, closed hearings on the social security program. Chairman Harrison said the com- Mittee probably would not begin actual redrafting of the bill for sev- eral days, because the Senators wanted time to study the testimony taken at the month-long hearings. Doane Last Witness. ‘The concluding witness was Rob- | ert Doane of New York, consulting | economist for Old-Age Revolving | Pensions, Ltd., the organization push- ing the Townsend old pension plan. He estimated the 2 per cent turn- | over tax proposed by the Townsend | pian would raise between $4,600,000,- 000 and $5.000.000.000 a year. Harrison pointed out that the $200- | &-month pension for the aged, as posed in the plan, would ccst about | $24,000,000,000 a year. He as Doane where the remainder would b2 obtained The economist said a 2 per cent tax on all transactions, including credit clearances, would raise the $24,000,000,000 "in normal times. Puerto Rico U. to Debate G. W. U. | on Arms Traffic. Sentiago Iglesias, Resident Commis- | sioner from Puerto Rico, will preside | at a debate tomorrow at 8:15 p.m. | between Univ y of Puerto Rico | and George Washington University students in Corcoran Hall. Their topic will be, “Resolved, That the na- | tions should agree to prevent' the international shipment of arms and munitions.” Philip Merryman. James Edwards end Arthur Murphy compose the ; George Washington team, with Ar-| turo Morales-Carrion, Otto Riefkohl, | Gaspar_ Rivera-Cestero and Francisco | Ponsa-Felie representing the Univer- | sity of Puerto Rico. The latter team | has been touring the Eastern section | of the country M’SWAIN AT MANSION Military Committee Head Urges | Strong Air Force on President. | An Army air force of 4.000 planes 1n addition to a naval force of 2.200, and the procurement of these planes by competitive bidding, rather than private negotiations, is the aim of Chairman McSwain of the House Military Affairs Committee, who dis- cussed this phase of national defense at length with President Roosevelt | yesterday. (f When asked if the President ap- proved his ideas, McSwain replied h was not at liberty to reveal the Presi. dent’s attitude, but he answered in- directly by saying, “You will notice I am leaving the President’s office | with a smile.” i McSwain_explained that his con- | ference with Mr. Roosevelt was pre- | liminary to the fight he is to lead in the House for a five-year air defense | program. $110 TRAFFIC FINE The heaviest traffic fine of the ronth was assessed in Police Court yesterday against Alonzo Robinson, colored, who was sentenced by Judge Ralph Given to pay total fines of $110 or serve 55 days in jail. Robinson was | fined $100 for operating on a sus- | pended permit, $5 for speeding and $5 for failure to observe & stop sign. | Yesterday's traffic cases included two | convictions for second offense speed-j ing. James L. Sherwood, 1300 block | Monroe street southeast, was fined | $20. A fine of $15 was imposed on Peter J. Hagan, 2800 block Bunker Hill | Toad northeast EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THE 1 WASHINGTON DAY | Wins Case | LAURA INGALLS TO SEEK UPSETS TREASURY'’S LIQUOR RULE. Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. MARION A. SCHWING, Pictured in her White Plains, N. Y., home shortly after learning the United States Customs Court had approved her application for re- fund on liquor duties. The court decision invalidates the Treasury Department rule that only one quart can be brought into the country duty free. TO REGAIN FLIGHT MARK | Brooklyn Flyer Gets New Plane for Women's Transcontinen- tal Record Afempt. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, February 20.— Laura Ingalls, former holder of the women'’s transcontinental flight record, announced yesterday she would try in about six weeks to regain it from Amelia Earhart, who holds a mark of 17 hours. The diminutive fiyer from Brook- Ivn_ recently accepted delivery of a | swift, modern airplane. She recently | passed rederal Department of Com- | merce tests which would permit hel to become an air transport pilot. Included 1n the modern instruments in her plane are an automatic pilot which will pilot it without her mov- ing a finger, and a radio compass which will keep the nose of the ship on a 90-degree heading despite wind driftage. Miss [ngalls plans to fly to Floyd Bennett Field, New York, leaving here at night. G .C. MURPHY CoO. 5¢ and 10c Store On F and G Between 12th and 13th N.W. } Murphy’s Commemorate Washington’s Birthday With OVEN FRESH N Thursday, Frid Baked Daily in The same as we serve in our Restaurant Made of the Best Ingredients Truly Delicious Made as You Like Them Counter 12—Main Floor 25 PROGRAN STATED, Two-Hour Mass Event to Be Held Friday in Conti- nental Half. A two-hour mass celebration of the 203d anniversery of the birth of | George Washington will be held at 10 am. Friday in Memorial Continental | Hall. Four patriotic organizations will take part, with Representative Fletcher of Ohio as the speaker. The program will be opened by the massing of colors of the four organ- izations, including Daughters of the 1 4 Expresses Daily to BALTIMORE Other convenient schedules over the shortest, smoothest routes to all parts of America. Big. modern, heated motor coaches that ride like Pullmans. Experienced drivers; reclining chalrs; free pillows; porter service—every convenience, DISTRICT Washington’s New Terminal for The Short Line end Associate Carriers For- merly Operat- tng From Capi- tal Bus Termi- nal, 633 F St. C each ay 8 Saturday Special Our Own Ovens American Revolution, Sons of the American Revolution, Children of the American Revolution and the District, Society of Sons of the Revolution. The United States Marine Band Or- chesira, directed by Capt. Taylor Branson, will play appropriate music. Presiding at the celebration will be Mrs. George Madden Grimes, State regent of the D. A. R. in the District. William Tyler Page, minority clerk of the House, will read “The Ameri- cans Creed,” of which he is the au- thor. Greetings from the heads of the national societies will be offered by Mrs. Russell William Magna, presi- dent of the National Society of th: D. A. R.; Dr. Thomas E. Green, na- tional! chaplain and president of the District Sons of the Revolution; Dr. Clifton P. Clark of the Sons of the THE © P. Lorillard Co., Inc. "0d Golds are so throat-easy. yet delightful to the tflSfE“soys /s/\ovic]a/’zi/t Sullavan MARGARET SULLAVAN in Universal's new picture, “THE GOOD FAIRY”* * American Revolution, and Mrs. C. A. Swan Sinclair, naticnal president of the Children of the American Revolu- tion. Rev. J. Shera Montgomery will give the invocation and benediction will be offered by Rev. Allan Stock- dale. Officers in charge of the affair in- clude Mrs. Grimes as chairman and Miss Helen Harmon, Milo C. Sum- mers, George W. White, 5. 8. Wil- liamson, Mrs. John Beavers, Mrs. Harry Colfax Grove and Miss Lillian Chenoweth, heads of various other committees.. Rail Receipts Climb. Railway passenger and freight re- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1935. = SHRINE CONVENTION FUND PROGRESSES $30,000 of $150,000 Already Sub- scribed in Large Donations, Committee Announces. With $150,000 as its goal, the guar- ‘anty fund of the 1935 Shrine Com- mittee was doing well today, with more than $30,000 already subscribed in large sums, according to an an- nouncement by Francis G. Addison, ceipts in the Irish Free State last year | chairman of the Finance Committee. were well above those of 1933. Three subscriptions of 85,000, four NATIONAL'S o » A7 - of $3,000 and a number of $2,000 and | 181,000 have been turned in, the an- | nouncement said. Each subscriber will be given an mmm— Fine Arts Review to Meet. The Fine Arts Review of the Dis- trict League of American Pen Women insignia to be displayed during the Will meet Saturday at 2 p.m. in the week of the Shine conclave, June |Ofice of David Lynn, architect of the 8 to 15, inclusive, it was announced | CaPitol, to study the art of the Capitol at a meeting yesterday at the wil- | Bullding, including blue prints of the lard Hotel. |old, present and proposed buildings. | Members may bring guests. James A. Councilor, controller of | =N U ’ 4 gr 4 18" PAINTS to the the committee, submitted forms and diagrams for use in accounting each in a few minutes’ notice. . You_will t roof leaks ot the ‘very s opportunits, expenditure. All vouchers will be double-checked, it was said, providing an accurate report on each item with- Cities to Be Linked. Winslow’s Pure Linseed Ofl M o Glasgow, Belfast and London will be | Paint Iy what you need. 0 "1 tie Koot connected by a new airmail service. ' 922 N. Y. Ave. NW. 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