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A-20 «» siderable added cost of administration and record keeping. Magnussen suggested also a Te- | phrasing of the section dealing with refusal of suitable employment in which an inferred favoritism of trade ) union thembers is contalned. “The purpose of this legislation is | to give unemployment benefits,” he said, “not to become mixed up in in- dustrial conflict. If you leave your- i i icism of fi ing Rear Admiral Robinson Near|seif open T Gl D End of Tour—Assistant your fingers burned.” Asked about the question of em- Nominated. nloye contributions, Magnussen ad- mitted the belief that a 1 per cent {ax upon employes would not be bur- S ——— densome. 3 o Sl : n, “As a practical proposition, Rear Admiral Samuel M. RODINSON. | oyt pe ggyisable,” he said, “and it chief of the Bureau of Engincering.! coms to me it might improve the will reach the end of his tour of duty morale of employes.” in that assignment May 29, and is ex- Collifiower Backs Bill. pected to be relieved by Capt. Harold G. Bowen, now assistant chief of the | wf?g;’é“;;’r'egmx:"g‘fit?w: bureau. ployers hiring about 20,000 employes, This became known today at the |said that his association was very Navy Department when Secretary | much in favor of such legislaiion. Swanson transmitted to President| “We believe, however, that there Roosevelt the nominations of Capt, | would be a salutory influence in hav- Bowen to be the new chief of the bu- | ing the employes contribute,” he said. reau and Rear Admiral Adolphus An- | “At present thousands are getting re- drews, now chief of staff to the com- | lief who are not entitled to it. If the mander in chief of the United States | employe responsibility is made a part Fleet, to be the new chief of the Bu- | of this plan, we feel that they might reau of Navigation. "aid in the policing of its administra- This change is slated to take place |tion and keep out the chiselers. We June 30, when Admiral Andrews re- |{cel also that there should be some lieves Rear Admiral William D. Leahy, | provision to reward those industries who is going to sea as commander of | that maintain steady employment the battleship divisions of the battle‘thmugh the year. In this respect I force. | speak against my own interests since No new orders have been issued for | We are bound to follow a seasonal Admiral Robison. Prior to coming | trend to Washington he served as manager “In any event, I believe the sooner of the Puget Sound Navy Yard. | we get away from the present relief Capt. Bowen likewise served at the | set-up, the better off we'll be.” Puget Sound yard before coming to| The final witness was George M. Washington. He was made assistant | Walker, representing the Laundry chief of engineering in April, 1931. | Owners’ Association, who indorsed Admiral Andrews is well known in | Colliflower’s testimony. Washington. having served here as| Ellenbogen said the committee would commander of the presidential yacht | meet next week to study the testimony Mayflower and also as naval aide to and that a report probably will be the President in 1922. In 1926, he filed in about two weeks. was a naval member of the Amer-| Meanwhile, leaders of Washington's jcan delegation that went to Geneva civic and trade groups opposed im- to prepare for the Disarmament Con- | position of an income tax. ference. o CITY HEADS FAVOR Thursday, Friday, Saturday INCOME TAX TO PAY WORK INSURANCE| SPECIAL cusums T vy || GENUINE QOAK no better than one we sit ('on;‘rm't-i LEATHER Iy 45 cents St is. Gl gl HALF- 1 SOLES and this unemployment tax under the Wagner-Lewis bill and the very small | added cost of a local set-up will be Both for This Price far from burdensome. Nine-ten‘hs of it will be passed along to the con- sumer, anyway.” Wood and Representative Ellenbogen turned their cross-examination of Lusk into an inquiry into the make- up of the taxpayers' association. Lusk's explanation that its member- chip includes business men, bankers, real estate owners and others, precipi- tated the attack by the Missourian. Cites Rental Rates. “In view of the exorbitant rents we are paying in the District, I imagine the real estate owners are greatly dis- tressed about new tax legislation,” Wood said. “They are taxing their tenants so much now we have had to consider rent legislation.” | Magnussen spoke in favor of the bill, but proposed several small changes. Among these he favored elimination of the 1-to-20 ratio by which longtime employes might bene- fit, slightly in insurance payments, de- claring that the differential was hardly enough to make worthwhile the con PAINT UPNO PAYAS OU EARN Aall DN YU PUNV .S. 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Shaw Speaks for Business. “The income tax,” he added, “is; almost never used in a State or city| - which applies the low rate intangible tax, such as is now enforced in the District on stocks, bonds and moneyl‘ in banks. “There is no occasion for enact- ment of any new form of taxation here which would unnecessarily add to the total tax burden of the people of the District.” Edward D. Shaw, secretary of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Asso- ciation, said the latter body already has gone on record opposing any Dis- trict income tax legislatign at the present time. Although having op- posed specifically the Mapes bill, Shaw said the organization had not con- sidered the Ellenbogen bill, a new one. “I see no need for it at the present time,” saild Shaw when asked his opinion of an income tax law here. And, speaking for the association, he | said his organization was opposed to | income tax legislation unless there is | a general revision of other taxes. Yaden in Opposition. “They never stop any taxation al- ready in force,” Shaw continued, and asserted it was felt the present taxes here are sufficient and no more need- ed unless there is a revision of the other methods of taxation. James G. Yaden, president of the | Federation of Citizens’ Associations, is opposed to any additional form of Meyers FIRST AGAIN with tazation for the District except an inheritance tax. He said he is vigorously opposed to the Mapes and Ellenbogen measures and pointed out that the federation has gone on record opposing these bills. “If the District is given the same privileges as the States, however.” he said, “T have no objection to an in- heritance tax.” - Fishermen Are Jubilant. Fishermen off the coast of England jubilant over recent unusually For Porch Repairs Small We Specialize In Small Orders Lumber and millwork is our business, but serving you is our pleasure, no matter how large or small your order may be. 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