The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-02-16
CAPITOL NEWS
(By A. I. HarriS.)

Despite the fact that validity OF Min
nesota's income tax law is being tested
in the courts, returns on individual
incomes for 1888 must be filed and at
least half of the tax paid before March
16. Should the law be declared un-
constitutional refunds will be made.
All single persons with incomes more
than $1,000 and heads Of families earn
ing more than $1,000 are subject to the
tax and must file returns.
Governor Olson's request for a class
ification and ranking of all proposed
CWA projects is a virtual guarantee of
the continuance of the work relief pro-
gram in Minnesota. It also indicates
that the program will be pushed for
ward vigorously along lines that will
result in well-co-ordinated and worth
while accomplishment. Bias will be
excluded from the ranking by the fact
that five separate agencies will rank
projects independently.
The feeling in certain quarters that
CWA work benefits only the workers
on the payroll is not borne out by the
facts. Most of the projects in them
selves are of value to the community
and every local payroll brings just that
much money into local circulation. In
addition, there is a tidy little by-pro-
duct, from the community standpoint:
in December, for example, the relief
load in the state dropped from its
November peak Of s1,O50.OOO to nearly
$4,000.
Exception has been taken in certain
quarters to remarks in this column on
the recent organization of the Law and
Order League, and its futility from the
standpoint of law enforcement. Such
organizations cannot possibly have the
effect of curbing the activities of GRIM
inals and gangsters. Only the intel
lgent activities of efficient official Law
enforcement agencies can do that, and
these agencies must receive their moral
support from the entire body of society
What unofficial claw enforcement" or
CARNATIONS generally resolve themselves
into are groups of shoppers with over
developed, inquisitive tendencies, prying
into the private affairs of law-abiding
neighbors and making nuisances OF
themselves. When they are not that
they are something worse, using their
pious but hypocritical cloak of law
Enforcement to conceal movements I'd
combat labor and progressive and
liberal ideas that are fast gaining a
firm foothold in government.
Although the applications were sub
mitted and the assets successfully ex-
amined more than two months ago, no
funds have been received to date from
the R. F. c. by the state banking de-
partment for contemplated federal
loans to eight closed banks in Mime
sofa. This was revealed by E. A. Ben
son, Commissioner of Banks. In adj
dition to six Minneapolis closed banks,
applications were made for loans to the
State Bank and Trust Company of
Redwood Falls and the Farmers and
Merchants State Bank of Dassel.
The committee of ten to survey the
adviSability of placing county and
township roads into the state trunk
highway system has held its initial
meeting. 1t was decided to apply to
the CWA for funds to carry on the in
vestigation as no arrangements for ex-
penses had been made when the Legis-
lature asked Governor Olson to select
such board. The purpose of the COM
mittee is to determine whether part of
the burden on real property might be
shifted to gasoline and motor taxes.
County and township roads are now
supported largely by tax on property.
The new Special Session Laws are
now ready in book form. A new low
price, so cents cloth and Is cents paper
cover. The book contains SO laws
passed by the special Legislature and
II resolutions.