Evening Star Newspaper, June 15, 1937, Page 7

THE EVENI TAX PROBE HEADS . FAVOR PUBLICITY Harrison, Doughton Woulc Reveal Evaders’ Names. Group Must Vote. BACKGROUND— Disappointing tax returns of last March brought plea from President for economy in Government de- partments, was followed by sharp eriitcism of practices of evasion. In message to Congress, President cited devices used in specific cases to avoid taxes, asked congressional inquiry with legislation to plug loopholes. B3 the Associated Press. A policy of disclosing names of al- Maged tax dodgers received the ap- Proval today of two leaders of the dongressional tax inquiry. “Why not let the country know #sked Chairman Harrison of the Sen- ate Finance Committee. Chairman Doughton of the House Ways and Means Committee ex- pressed agreement. Both had just been to the White House to confer with President Roosevelt. The entire committee of six Sen- ators and six Representatives, which expects to begin testimony tomorrow, must vote on making public infor- mation about individual income tax returns. The committee planned to meet this afternoon to organize. Secretary Morgenthau probably will be the first witness. Informed per- sons predicted the inquiry will center on the returns of millionaires and near-millionaires, especially those on 8 secret Treasury list of alleged tax dodgers. Harrison said that some of those named may want to testify, and the committee “certainly will hear them.” “There probably will be some who will not want to appear,” he added. Doughton said earlier the commit- tee will seek to track down all tax dodgers, but he added: ““We are going to be just as careful to pratett the honest taxpayers and not embarrass them or put them under a cloud.” At the Treasury, tax officials will expand preliminary investigating ac- tivities in any way the committee might wish. Scores of investigators in the Internal Revenue E.reau’s in- telligence unit will be available, offi- cials said, and tax attorneys and ac- countants also are ready to partici- pate. Exempt Securities Hit. Senator Vandenberg, Republican, of Michigan, in a statement linked the | tax inquiry with what he termed Fed- eral “waste and extravagance,” say- ing: “Let's catch the tax dodgers, but let’s not let the tax spenders go scot free.” He said tax-exempt securities pro- vide the biggest tax 1 hole and that other tax avoidance comparison *“chicken feed.” The Senate Finance Commi ttee was eonsidering a bil extending for two years a score of ‘‘nuisance” taxes ex- pected to vield about £500,000,000 dur- Ing the year starting July 1. The extension, recommended by Mr. Roosevelt, already has been approved by the House. Half-Billion Inflo en. The Treasury, meanwhile, received & multi-million-dollar revenue inflow from second-quarter income tax col- lections. Today was the second-quarter dead- line. Officials predicted the collections would total between $500.000.000 and $600.000,000 for June. For the first 11 days of the month the total was $55,000,000, or 37 per cent above the same period a year ago. It was a 17 per cent drop in March Income tax collections, under the $840,000,000 budget estimate, that brought the Treasury’s preliminary investigation into alleged tax evasion and avoidance, DETECTIVE LOSES SHOES One Pair, Size 24, Missing in Salt Lake City. SALT LAKE CITY (#).—Missing: One pair of black shoes. Size 24. The owner? Los Angeles’ chief of detectives, Joseph L. Taylor, retiring president of the International Footprint Associa- tion, an organization of law enforce- | ment officers. Members presented the footgear to Taylor at the annual convention Some officers mentioned thieves, Taylor — among others—suspects pranksters. 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Besides Mrs. Thomson, wife of the publisher of the New Orleans Item- Tribune, Mrs. Clark is survived by a son, Senator Bennett Champ Clark, Democrat, of Missouri; a brother, George Bennett, and a sister, Mrs. Mary B. Herndon, of Fulton, Mo. Her husband died on March 2, 1921, just prior to the inauguration of Pres- ident Harding. Until that year Mrs. Clark lived in Washington during the 28 years that her husband was a mem- ber of the House of Representatives and took a public interest in the cause of peace and woman suffrage. Authority on Jefferson Davis. Mrs. €lark was a pioneer in the suffrage movement and joined her husband in the study of subjects con- nected with American history. She was a student and authority on the life and times of Jefferson Davis, was & member of the Presby- terian Church, an early member of the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion and was & member of & number of cultural and charitable organiza- tions. Mrs. Clark was one of the founders of the Woman's Congressional Olub at Washington, a member of the Board of Governors of the Jefferson MRS. CHAMP CLARK. THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Partly cloudy, not quite so warm tonight; tomorrow fair; gentle north winds, becoming | variable. Maryland—Partly cloudy, not quite 50 warm in central and east portions | tonight; tomorrow fair, Virginia—Partly cloudy, probably | showers in south portion tonight and tomorrow; not so warm in extreme | north portion tonight. West Virginia—Partly cloudy, prob- ably showers in central and south portion tonight and tomorrow; not much change in temperature, 5 River Report. Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers muddy today. Report for Last 24 Hours. Temperature. Barometer. | Yesterday— Inches. sterds Dez;t[lfl- Memorial Association, organized to 8 pm. 65 preserve Jefferson's home at Monti~ e alshbie oy cello, and a member of the board of 4 am. - S the McGuffey Memorial Association. R0 In most of her later years Mrs. Champ Clark sought the peace and | old associations of ‘‘Honey Shuck,” the Clark home at Bowling Green, Mo, There, with her friends, one of the finest libraries and the memories of her busy life as the wife of Speaker Clark, Mrs. Clark was content to watch the progress of her son, United States Senator Bennett Champ Clark, in political realms. Of Pioneer Kentucky Family. Mrs. Clark was born of pioneer Kentucky stock, the large and power- ful Hamilton clan that came to Ken- Record for Last 21 Hours, (From noon yesterday to noon todav.) Highest. 01, at 3:15 pm. yesterday. Year ago. 84 Lowest, (4, Year ago, 63 Record Temperatures This Year. Highest, 93, on April 18 Lowest, 19, on February 28, Humidity for Last 24 Hours. (From noon yesterday to noon today.) Highest, 100 per cent, at 7:15 p.m. yes- terday Lowest. 44 per cent. at 3:45 p.m. yes- terday. At 745 pm. yesterday. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) i AR | tucky with Daniel Boone. Her grand- Taam father on another side fought under | 8:09 p.m. Gen. .]hcl](son ‘at New Orleans. She was closely related to former Lieut. SReeiSsn and Meen i Gov. Robert B. McAfee of Kentucky gun. fodav $4 Tas and to’former Gov. James Bennett oo 5 s McCreary of Kentucky. Automobile lights must be turned on one-half hour after sunset On December 14, 1881, she was | married to Champ Clark, then a | struggling but brilliant lawyer. To help the family finances, she taught in Pike College at Bowling Green, 7| Where the couple made their home. When her husband first was elected to Congress in 1892, she went with him to Washington. ‘Throughout her many years in the Capital she kept house and attended to her menus as 5| carefully as she had when she was a | bride back in Bowling Green. She also kept up her girlhood custom of writing poems and stories. Precipitation. ovember ecember Weather in | D Stations. 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By the Associated Press. ‘The death of Mrs. Champ Clark in New Orleans today recalled to former associates here that she had been a constant companion and aide of her husband during his 28 years in Congress. Clark, the late Speaker of the House, was described as having relied a great deal on his wife’s judgment. She handled much of his correspond- ence. Mrs. Clark was forceful and pic- turesque in conversation, and al- though she made no political ad- dresses, she occasionally used her early training as a public speaker in talks to women's clubs. She and Speaker Clark went out constantly. Her tall and distinguished appearance set her apart at a va- riety of functions. Her manner was democratic, with- out affectation. 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