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ANDERSON RITES IN'GIFT CHAPEL Service Conducted by Bishop Freeman in Shrine He Gave Cathedral. In the Chapel of St. Mary, which he gave to Washington Cathedral, funeral services were held today at noon for Larz Anderson, 71, 2118 Massachu- setts avenue, soldier, diplomat and world traveler who died Tuesday at ‘White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. Only & few intimate friends were invited to attend. The rites were conducted by Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, who announced that, following cremation, the ashes of the donor will be enshrined in the sanctuary toward the building of which he gave a large part of his fortune. “The gift,” the bishop said, “is one of the largest and noblest the Ca- thedral ever has received. It would be quite impossible to describe the modesty of the generous sponsor. He imposed upon me absolute silence, and it is only now that I am permitted to acknowledge for the Cathedral chapter his great benefaction. In all my con- tacts with Mr. Anderson during the construction of the chapel, I was deeply impressed not only by his re- finement but by his singular humility. In some respects, his gift, which rep- resented $500,000, was altogether unique in the form of its presentation. ‘To me personally it meant the making of a friendship which I shall always cherish.” Bishop Freeman made public a quotation from a letter written by Mr. Anderson on December 26, 1927, as follows: “My visit to you now seems to me to have been inspired, and your suggestion to me in return inspired, both out of a clear sky; vet to me they seem to be an answer to an unconscious though long-considered prayer, for I had hoped, as in a dream, for such a solution to our problem. I had made some time ago plans for & monument that might be set up nearby where we had our home, to remain as a memorial to the glory of God and in gratitude for the many | benefits vouchsafed us by Him; but this new opportunity transcends all others in its possibilities, for it may be erected in the city which has been my home all my life long, and I hope that it may be developed into a beau- tiful monument of our gratitude to Him.” Honorary pallbearers participating | in today’s services were Roger Amory, Charles Francis Anderson, Boston; Maj. Van Ness Phillip, Nelson Perin, Horace Lee Washington, Maj. Gist Blair, Col. Ernest Locke and James B. Alley. Ushers were John F. Wilkins, Corocoran Thom, Col. Reginald Huidekoper and Hugh Legare. The United States Bureau of the | Census collects annual statistics on births, deaths, marriages and divorces, among many other things. FOUND. WIRY HAIR. small. homesick. Lincoln 857 after 8 a.m e and black. male, LOST. 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Financial relations with bank: Btock of afliated bank owned Loans to afliated bank Borrowings from affliated bank Btock of afliate registered in name of bank or known to be owned by bank. directly or in- directly. R.640 shares, car- ried on our records as __ omer L Cbligations to. or Kiown by. affliated bank Othr LT Rescseary gisclose *fully relations with ™ C W. PIMPER. V. P. of murm < Coinany. o solémnly awers they the ve statement is true. to the best of my knowledge and_belief. PIMPER. V. n to and uubscrlbed fefors we this EARRE R P None None None $216,000 None ON'. Notary Public, ~ Hobart | Porter and Walter Channing, all of | 8 before 5 p.m. of | 2 i | garded in the same light as a State | |of the District, nity | | existing property taxes. YOUR TAXES What You Would Pay and How Under the Bills Proposed in the House. ESTIMATED YIELD—$6,000,000. definition of act. Article No. 5—Local Income Tax (Continued). PURPOSE—To substitute for present tax on intangible property. AFFECTS—AIl locally derived corporation incomes and personal in- comes of $1,000 or over for single persons; of $2,500 or over for mar- ried persons. Would exempt Congressmen and other Federal officials elected or appointed for stated terms who are not residents within This is the second of a series of four articles on the income tax. Yesterday's article discussed the principle of overlapping or dupli- cate taration with reference to the local income tax proposal. Today’s article discusses some of the curi- ous inequities arising under the bill and its provisions erempting some Federal officials while leaving others subject to the tax. HE proposal for a local income tax seems to receive its great- est force from the fact that some 34 States have chosen this form of taxation. There is the added consideration that the in- tangibles tax—for which it would be substituted—has been regarded tra- ditionally as a difficult tax to col- lect because of the ease, in the past, of hiding taxables. But in the District the intangibles tax has been a consistently good pro- ducer of the revenue, and the ef- ficiency of collection has been marked, showing the following yields in the past: 1923 1926 1928 1930 _-$1,723,443 2,057,343 2,378,569 2,619,671 1932 2,383,599 1935 2,052,800 Anticipated revenue from the in- tangibles tax next year is estimated at about $2,500,000. And the prospects are that the tax will increase with recovery and with the aid of the “green slip” provision of the Federal income tax law, which is bringing to light a substantial amount of taxables which hitherto were beyond the reach of the local assessor. Unusual Conditions Here. As for the District income tax itself —and aside from the question of its rates and effect on local taxpayers, | which will be discussed in a later ar- | ticle—the enactment of such & statute for the District is complicated by the unusual conditions existing here, not duplicated in any other taxing juris- diction of the country. The city’s population includes thou- sands of non-residents whose incomes | would be taxable under the pending bill, some of their incomes taxable as many as three separate times. But the additional complicating factor is that the majority of these non-resi- dents, as well as a large proportion of | the city's residents, are Federal em- ployes. Under a long line of court decisions, these Federal employes are exempt from local income taxes im- posed by the States. The proposal for | a District income tax raises the ques- tion whether such a tax would be re- tax—one of the many questions which might have to be settled in the courts. This same question of State and | Federal power arises in connection with the interest on Federal bonds, which are subject to Federal surtaxes, but cannot be taxed by States. The way the new District of Co- lumbia income tax is drawn, income from Federal securities held by per- sons residing in the District would be subject to the District income tax. On the other hand income from Federal securities held by a person not a resi- | dent of the District would not be sub- jected to a State income tax where they reside. This would unduly burden residents who hold Federal securities. | securities. It will be remembered that in a Riggs National Bank case, the court held that Federal securities held by Riggs Bank were not subject to But the new income tax bill does not exempt Fed- eral securities from the proposed new tax. Exemption of Congressmen. The curious conditions interposed by the bill's provisions receive colorful illustrations in the manner by which the members of Congress would ex- empt their own salaries from a local income tax, while leaving the much smaller salaries of their secretaries and office assistants subject to the tax. As far as residence is concerned, to use a simple illustration, there is no difference between the Member of Con- gress and his secretary. In most cases the Congressman brings his secretary to Washington with him; a friend, as- sociate or even relative whose knowl- edge of conditions “back home” adds value to his secretarial services at the Capitol. But the bill would exempt the Congressman, while leaving the secretary’s salary taxable by the Dis- trict. A Faulty Premise. A colloquy which occurred in the House in December of 1931, when the Mapes bills were before the House, sheds light on what the members of Congress may have had in mind when they neatly exempted themselves from provisions of the District income tax bill. Representative Stafford of Michigan explained that he had not had time to study all of the bill's provisions and wanted to know whether Congress- men would have to pay the tax. Mr. Mapes, author of that bill, re- plied: “If any of them live in the District of Columbia; but of course none of them do.” Mr. Stafford asked: “Do we not all live in the District of Columbia during the sessions of Congress?" Mr. Blanton entered the debate with the suggestion: “If the gentle- man will permit, certainly it will not apply to a member of Congress, be- cause he lives in his home district and is taxed in his own State.” As a matter of fact, as far as the State income tax is concerned, the member of Congress is not taxed in his own State. He is exempt because he is a Federal employe. And if the members of Congress exempt them- selves from the District tax because they are taxed on their incomes at home, the exemption is based on a false premise. On the other hand, the bill shows no hesitancy in proposing to tax other Government employes whose official residence is iu the States, or non- Government workers who actually live in Maryland and Virginia and work in the District of Columbia and who now pay no taxes in the District but do pay taxes in the States. Those exempted from the tax, under the bill, are described as follows: “Persons in the service of the United States Government appointed or elected for & definite term of years, R4 It might have a tendency | to curtail their investment in such | shall not be subject to the provisions of this act, unless a resident of the District of Columbia.” ‘Who is a resident of the District of Columbia? The bill describes him as follows: “When a person domiciled without the District of Columbia maintains a place of permanent abode within the District and spends more than three months of the taxable year within the District of Columbia, he is a resident for the entire period during which he maintains said permanent place of abode.” One Lucky Cabinet Member. That is confusing, but, taken to- gether with the specific definition of those exempt from the tax, some in- teresting possibilities are presented. Of all the cabinet officers, only one of them, the Postmaster General, is appointed for “a definite term of years.” It happens, also, that Mr. Farley, the Postmaster General, main- tains his permanent residence in New York. He would be exempt from the tax on two counts. But the status of his fellow cabinet members is left somewhat in doubt. They are not exempt from the tax be- cause they are not appointed for a definite term of years. And as non- residents they would apparently be subject to the tax, regardless of their “permanent place of abode.” The Controller General might be exempt from the provisions of the tax, because he is appointed for a definite term of years, aithough the demands of his officc mean that when he is appointed he will be a resident of the District of Colum- bia for at least 15 years. But an acte ing Controller General would be sub- Ject to the tax. Many Senators and Representatives have bought residential property for their occupancy in the District or in Maryland or Virginia. ‘Take the case of Senator “A.” He has bought a comfortable home in Chevy Chase, D. C, and has lived there for years. Senator “B,” on the other hand, has bought a beautiful home in the hills of Arlington County and has lived there for years. If Senator “A” was found to have a “permanent place of abode” in the District by reason of his Chevy Chase property and its occupancy, he would be subject to the tax even though a member of Congress. But his colleague, Senator “B” ‘would be exempt from the District tax because he is a member of Congress and maintains his permanent place of abode in Virginia. In Virginia he would be exempt from the tax be- cause he is a Federal employe. Yet both the senatorial incomes are de- rived from the same source. Both Senators A's and B's secre- taries would pay the tax, no matter where they may live. And so would | other Government employes. Confusing as to Residence. ‘When it comes to “domicile” and “place of permanent abode” and other such definitions relating to residence for tax purposes, the laws of the States and the decisions of the courts are hopelessly confused, and there will be added confusion here because of the peculiar conditions relating to the Dis- trict. Returning for a moment to the curi- ous exemption of Congressmen and other officials “elected or appointed” for a given term of years, the effect of such exemptions would be to allow | the higher-salaried Government em- | ployes to be free of the tax, while leaving their less fortunate brethren in the lower brackets as meat for the tax collector. (See table.) Local Tax on Federal Workers. Some competent experts on income | taxation have raised the question in discussions with The Star of the va- | , WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1937. lidity of a local income tax in the Dis- trict which taxes the salaries of Gov- ernment employes. Much of the dis- cussion at this stage of the game is probably academic, for it would seem on the face of it that Congress has the undisputed power to tax the in- comes of its own employes in the Dis- trict. But the discussion is interest- ing and may lead to further studies before the local income tax is adopted. One suggestion is that Congress, in enacting a local income tax for the District, 1s acting as a local and not a national legislature—a role which was described in a Supreme Court decision (Gibbons v. the District of Columbia) as follows: “The power of Congress, legislating as a local legislature for the District, to levy taxes for a District purpose only, in like manner that the Legis- lature of a State may tax the people of a State for State purposes, was ex- pressly admitted, and has never since been doubted. In the exercise of this power, Congress, like any State Legis- lature, unrestricted by constitutional limitations, may at its discretion wholly exempt certain classes of per- sons from taxation, or may tax them at a lower rate than other property.” This is the recognition of Congress a8 a local legislature for the District of Columbia. If a local legislature, acting in a State cannot tax Fed- eral employes, can Congress, acting as a local legislature for the District, do that which is forbidden to other local legislatures? The question may arise most sig- nificantly in the case of Federal em- ployes who live in Virginia and Mary- land. They work, say, at the Capitol, or in other Federal buildings which are peculiarly subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal authorities—as distinct from municipal authorities. The Capitol, for instance, is even policed by a separate police force, entirely under jurisdiction of Capitol authori- ties. These employes leave their places of work and go to their homes in Virginia or Maryland, where, as Federal employes, they are exempt from State income taxes. Can they be made subject to a local income tax for the District of Columbia? Another point made in this connec- tion is that the District itself was carved out of the States of Virginia and Maryland, whose residents, as Federal employes, are exempt from local-income taxation. Can they now be deprived of such exemption? Those who raise this point refer to the de- cision in Downes v. Bidwell, in which the court said: “This District (of Columbia) had been a part of the States of Maryland and Virginia. It had been subject to the Constitution and was a part of the United States. The Constitution had attached to it irrevocably. There are steps which can never be taken back- ward. The tie that bound the States of Maryland and Virginia to the Con- stitution could not be dissolved with- out at least the consent of the Federal and State governments to a formal separation. The mere cession of the District of Columbia to the Federal Government relinquished the author- ity of the States, but it did not take it out of the United States or from under the aegis of the Constitution. Neither party had ever consented to that construction of the cession. “If, before the District was set off, Congress had passed an unconstitu- tional act, affecting its inhabitants, it would have been void. If done after the District was created, it would have been equally void. In other words, Congress could not do indirectly by carving out the District what it could not do directly. The District still remained a part of the United States, protected by the Constitution. Indeed, it would have been a fanciful construction to hold that territory which had been once a part of the United States ceased to be such by be- ing ceded directly to the Federal Gov- ernment.” ‘The importance of whether the local income tax would apply to Federal employes is simply this: If it does not, or if it cannot be made to apply with- out great confusion in administration, the income tax is a doubtfully expe- dient substitute for the present tax on intangibles. It is not believed that with exemp- tions of Federal employes the local incame tax would produce the reve- nue to justify its imposition. 1f some ‘Federal employes are exempted and others are left taxable, great confu- | sion and inequities will arise which are immediately apparent. Local Income Tax Exemptions ‘The provisions of the local income tax bill apparently exempt these offi- cials—all in the higher income brackets. Some confusion in the exemption re- sults, however, over uncertainty as to whether these officials are residents of the District within the meaning of the act. Position. The President ... 435 Representatives 96 Senators ‘The Postmaster General Director of Mint Director of Coast-Geodetic Survey. Commissioner Labor Statistics Controller General Assistant Controller General 5 Power Commissioners. 11 Interstate Commerce 5 Maritime Commissioners. 7 Communication Commissioners. 6 Federal Reserve Board Members. 5 Board Mediation Members _ 16 Board Tax Appeal Members_ 3 Employes Compensation Commissioners.. 5 Tariff Commisisoners.. 5 Federal Home Loan Banl 5 Federal Trade Commissioners._._ 6 Security Exchange Commissioners.. 3 Social Security Board member: Chairman Federal Deposit Insurance Cor.. 5 Directors R. F. C 3 Railroad Retirement Board members._ Rural Electrification Administrato: For ‘Term. 4 years Balary. $75,000 10,000 10,000 15,000 8,000 8,000 9,000 10,000 9,000 10,000 10,000 12,000 10,000 15,000 10,000 10,000 8,500 10,500 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 EX NS Y oy SonNaRTmaRRNARIRINR Y 20 years Mr. Kimball has been identified with CHEVROLET, spending the past 9 years with R. L. Taylor Motor Co. He will be happy to greet his old friends in his NEW CAPACITY and NEW CON- NECTION. T0BACCO COMPANY SIGNS UNION PACT American Agrees to Collec- tive Bargaining With A. F. of L. Affiliate. By the Assoclated Press. Officals of the American Tobacco Co. announced last night that an agreement had been reached with the International Tobacco Workers' Union insuring collective bargaining for union members in plants at Richmond, Va., and Reidsville, N. C, and providing for increases in both the hourly and piece work rates of pay. The union is an American Federa- tion of Labor affiliate. C. H. Gibson, manager of the com- pany's Richmond cigarette factory, and R. H. Moorman, manager of its smoking tobacco factory, said the agreement would become effective im- mediately. “Terms of the agreement,” they announced, “included the privilege of the union to bargain collectively for such employes as are its members in matters pertaining to wages, hours and working conditions. Also in- cluded were provisions for a wage increase, time-and-a-half for over- time during week days, double time on Sundays and holidays and eight designated holidays during the year.” They said all hourly and piecework employes in the plants would partici- pate in the wage boosts, but said under terms of the agreement with local 182 of the I. T. W. the amount of the in- crease could not be disclosed. Twenty-five hundred workers in the company's plants received increases in June, 1934, but the officials did not indicate the number to benefit under the new agreement. Meanwhile, J. L. Butcher, business agent of the Richmond Carpenters’ and Millmen's Union, said he would ask the United States Department of Labor to send a conciliator to Rich- mond as the result of a “breakdown” in negotiations between striking mill- men at the plant of the American Furniture & Fixture Co. and the management. The strike, involving 60 millmen, began three weeks ago. Nearly 1,300 employes of the Coving- ton plant of the Industrial Rayon Corp. continued idle through the six- teenth day of their strike. Organizers for the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America dis- closed at Norfolk they were renew- ing a drive for membership in the plant of Sam Finkelstein Co., clothing manufacturer, where a strike occurred two years ago. Irving Lyons, manager of the Fin- kelstein plant, said “there would be no trouble at our plant.” “The Supreme Court has ruled,” he said, “and the law is the law. If our employes want to join the union, they are at liberty to do so. If they feel they want a union, they can have it. We expect to abide by the law.” MRS. ROOSEVELT AIDS CHILDREN IN BENEFIT Will Help Pay Expenses of 15 From Weightman School for Cripples at Show. As one of the hosts in the Junior Cinema Guild which is presenting a free movie for several hundred chil- dren from schools, settlement houses and orphanges at 10:30 a.m. tomor- row, Mrs. Roosevelt will share with Mrs. J. R. Simmons the expenses of 15 children from the Weightman School for Cripples who will attend the showing of “The Three Musket- eers” at the Rialto Theater. Other hosts who have contributed to the fund for tickets include Mrs. Christian Heurich, Mrs. Charles War- ren, Mrs. Henry Draper, Mrs. Robert Howe Fletcher, Mrs. James Clement Dunn, Mrs. Bancroft Davis, Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin, jr.; Association of H. D. Cooke School, Mrs. Joseph Wright Rumbough, Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, Dr. Chester Holmes, Miss Bertie Back and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Landon Banfield. Relieve torturing nun with sathing DILE-FOE. Roll n reduse swelling and promot: Eases pain to other goed druggists. Low Prices at Gibhson’s 200 Aspirin Tablets, 5 gr. Mead’s Pablum __ _ 50c Jergen’s Lotion___ $1.00 Wildroot Hair Tonic Pint Size Mineral Oil Agar 1 Doz. Glycerine Suppositories, 11c 25c Woodbury’s Talcum__ Sc Bath Brush With Long Handle, 25« 10c Griffin A B C Shoe polish, 5c 3 Eeu de Cologne Toilet Water _ 25 6 1,000-Sheet Toilet Tissue Paper __ = Amolin Cream . 35¢ Laco Shampoo 3 Lbs. Moth Balls 3 Lbs. 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Wirephoto. LABOR UNITS START TUG-OF-WAR IN OIL! A. F. of L. Organization Drive Launched—Lewis Campaign Now Week 01d. By the Associatea Press. HOUSTON, Tex., April 16—Oil's tug-of-war—the Committee for In- dustrial Organization versus the American Federation of Labor—was on today. The C. 1. O. set out last week to recruit the 1,000,000 workers of the Industry, a campaign which repre- sentatives conceded would be lengthy. Last night John P. Frey, who said in the East he had been threatened | with death if he came to Texas, launched a general organization drive for the A. F. of L. The president of metal trades department addressed a meeting here, which his representa- | tives estimated drew 2,000 persons. | Frey denounced attacks he said had been made on the federation by John L. Lewis, leader of the C. I. O. “I accuse Mr. Lewis of being i cere,” Frey shouted. is an effort on the part of a minori to force their will upon the majority The organization drive was an- nounced by W. R. Williams, A. F. of L. representative for South Texas. No coercion of workers will be used in the campaign, he asserted. Forum Meeting Sunday. Jesse H. Mitchell, president of the Industrial Bank of Washington, speak on “Economic Recovery” before the Civic National Forum at 5 p.m. Sunday at the Whitelaw Hotel, Thir- teenth and T streets. nll be open to the pubhc Motor Repairs ||a|¢y’s 2020 M ST. N.W. Let Haley's Do It Right! the federation's | “The C. I O.| will | The meeting | MPHERSON ROW BARED AT TRIAL Evangelist’s Nurse Tells of Struggles Over Contract NOW I EAT Hamburgers Upset Stomach Goes in Jiffy with Bell-ans Signing. Bs the Assoctated Press. LOS ANGELES, April 16.—A melo- drama of wrestling, near fist fights, threats and verbal explosions—the in- timate story of Aimee McPherson's An- gelus Temple—was unfolded in Su- perior Court today. Ella Nordin, husky private nurse + LAWYERS® BRIEFS COMMERCIAL PRINTING ADVERTISING SERVICE BYRON S. ADAMS J Never Disggoene LERNLES and companion to the evangelist, tes- tifled against Aimee’s daughter, Ro- berta Semple, who is suing Aimee's attorney, Willedd Andrews, in a $150,000 slander action. The nurse was asked about Friday, March 13, 1936, in Phoenix, Ariz, when the evangelist says her daughter and Jacob Moidel, attorney, high- pressured her into signing contracts. Signature Demanded. “Sister Aimee was very ill,” Miss | Nordin related. “Roberta met us in Phoenix and said: ‘Mother, you're slt- ting on a power keg, and it's going | to blow you and the temple to pieces | if you don't sign those contracts.” | The contracts, Aimee has testified, | provided four-year jobs for her daugh- | ter and Moidel and two other persons, | but she “knew they were against God'’s will.” “I saw Roberta and Rheba Craw ford examining some documents,” Rev. William Ballantine Black, a temple minister testified, referring to Mrs. McPherson's former co-pastor and present bitter enemy. “I heard Miss Crawford say: ‘I've got | enough on her to hang her. I just hope she doesn’t sign these contracts. ‘Then I'll give her some headlines.” More Fireworks at Temple. Later there were more fireworks at the temple, Giles Knight, business manager, testified, when Moidel se- creted the minutes of business meet- | ings and refused to return them.| “Finally, I found one of the books | disassembled on his desk,” he con- tinued. Dr. Knight said Mrs. McPherson | grabbed the books out of Moidels | arms, she screamed; he ran into the office and found Moidel shaking her. 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