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nounced the spread and overlapping of invisible
taxes
Said Herbert Hoover in a speech at Oakland Cal:
IF it the Federal deficit is paid by taxes, those
taxes must fall on the so-called economic middle
class and the poor The poor will pay out of indirect
taxes hidden in the rent and everything they buy
And when the price of the necessres of life to those
who have but living wage is advanced by hidden
taxes, those people are not sharing surplus with
the government They have no surplus. -.
THE economic middle class-whether they be
farmers workers at the bench or The desk pro-
fessonal or business nlenproduce 30 per cent of the
national income. They. like the poor. will pay by
indirect taxes in the of living and in addition
they will pay again and again in direct taxes
mo matter where you place taxes, the bulk of
them must come from those who work and pro-
duce"
Said Col. Theodore Roosevelt, in letter to Sem
ator Borah, discussing Republican strategy:
approximately 30 taxes are paid by pair of
shoes and some 40 or more taxes find their way in
greater or lesser degree into the cost of loaf of
bread.
1--WE must explain to the people in clear terms
that every article they in their daily life carries
in its cost multitude Of indirect taxes, for large
per cent Of the price OF bread meat and clothes rep
resents not merely necessary government functions
but the extravaganza and foes of government"
THE sentiments here expressed we hope will often
be repeated. For there is need of a greater tax
consciousness in our country, where the Federal
government derives tWo-thirds of its revenue from
hidden excuses where state Legislatures last year
passed 400 new tax laws, where countless local
units lap one levy another, where tax gatherers
get in each others way and devour more and more
of the substance of the people.
Every state has its own problems, and so has
each of the multitude of local units but all along
the line opportunities to cut down the horde of
tax collectors and simplify the tax structure.
SO far the Federal government is concerned
we believe, the of economy and simplicity can
best be served by eliminating the so-called painless
sales and nuisance taxes and substituting direct
leVies which the people see and feel
All Of the needed revenue lost by abolition of
these hidden excuses could be obtained by broaden
ing the base of income taxation, adding millions of
middle-claSs persons to the income tax rolls and
graduating the levy from small tax on small in
comes to very large tax on very large incomes
The same reform could we'll be applied to inheri-
lance and gift taxation
Such tax system would take much smaller
portion OF small incomes than is now taken by the
multiplicity of invisible taxes 1t would be taxation
on the basis of ability to pay And it's painfulness
and visibility would act as an automatic brake on
government extravaganza
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HUMAN BEINGS

THE high courts refusal to entertain Tom
MONEYS second plea for a habeaS corpus writ
means that his counsel must spend more dreary
weeks in the absurdly irregular and wordy perform
ance in San Francisco. The hearings before the
California Supreme Court unfair IN that the
Judges have delegated testimony taking to elderly
civil lawyer with powers little above those of JUS
tice of the peace.
Much more eloquent than witness printed words
is his actual appearance on the stand Neither the
California high court one of its members a
qualified outside judge will Mooney, Billings or
any other witnesses as they testify.
In this case, however, the record itself is so con-
vincing that proof of perjury guilty knowledge CT the
state in this perjury and suppression of material ev-
oence will not be lacking when, or IT, the case goes
again in a last resort to Washngtons marble palace
of justice.
The courts refusal to entertain a new plea for
justice under the Constitution by Angelo Herndon is
more serious This Negro was condemned under an
old unused Georgia sedition statute for attempting
to enlarge the Communist Party, a legal political
party in Georgia. Without Federal intervention he
probably will spend his life in Jail under the Is to 90
year sentence. Last May, on the technically that
his lawyers failed to file their plea in time the Su-
preme Courts majority turned him down But three
dissenting tustices-Cardozo. Stone and Brandeis-
thought "the is rightly held"
Now, 1t appears, he is denied the right to prove
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Stin1sOn Sees O. "ROdd to War"

From letter by Henry L. Stimson. Sec
rotary of State under Herbert Hoover,
to the New York Times.
It now is becoming clear that
the action which it (our neutrality
law limiting embargo to actual
munitions Of war; provides may
be entirely ineffective to accom-
plish our main purpose of avoid
ing danger of being embroiled in
the animositieS of the war.
The class of supplies which
under this narrow resolution will
be prevented from reaching the
belligerents does not include many
kinds which are quite as indis-
penSable as arms and ammunition
to a fighting nation. 1t does not
used to make arms and ammuni-
ton. 1t does not include food
supplies which keep armies in the
field. 1t does not include ma
terial for the clothing, feeding
and transport of troops. For ex-
ample, it does not include cotton,
meat or many other kinds of
products which go directly to the
use of armies and which may be-
come contraband of war.
The situation which is soon like
ly to confront us is apparent. The
nations of the League whose rep
resentatives now are assembled at
Geneva now are considering what
they shall do to terminate this
war and prevent it from spreading
into d world war. They are con-
sidering the very same sort of
action which was embodied in our
resolution, but they may and prob
ably will consider much more eff
fective economic steps than the
narrow and ineffective steps
which we have taken.
When we read that they are dis
cussing economic sanctions, it in
cldues the possibility or even prob
ability that they will impose
limitation of their exports which
will be really thorough and pre-
vent all war supplies from reach
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For a Girl
BY HARRIETT SCOTT OLINICl

BY HARRIETT SCOTT OLINICK
She who is lovely as old lace;
Who holds the willows slender
grace.
Who has for heart a Swallowed cup
OF rapture filled, to offer up.
Whose hair is spun of coppered
brown,
Above her forehead, like a crown.
Whose eyes are guarded, dark with
pain,
That love can live and wax and
Wane.
Who wears old jewels with gracious
air,
And tucks white roses in her hair.
She who is lovely as twilight
When crimson sun takes purple
flight.
She who is lovely as a song,
Can never lack a love for long,
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ing Italy, the aggressor. If they
do, what will be the inevitable
result? There will at once be a
demand from Italy for the pur-
chase of supplies and material
which are not forbidden by our
resolution but which are forbid
den by those of the other nations.
The door will be at once open for
profitable trade IN such supplies
and many Of our citizens anxious
for the high profits thus obtain
able will try to embark in such a
trade.
We do not have to imagine this.
The signs of it are already ap-
pearing. Selfish voices are alread,
heard complaining that even the
narrow step which the President
has been able to take is too broad
and that he has gone too far.
Export executives are being quoted
as saying that orders placed here
by Italian or Ethiopian buyers
WILL NC 1CSCPCCO III opAUC VI CllC
Presidential neutrality proclama-
ton.
Thus, we have before our eyes
already an example of how tradi-
tional neutrality leads to war; for
it takes no prophet to foresee the
animosity and disgust which will
be inspired in great many other
nations directed 1t this country
if they see that the results of
their we'll meant efforts in re-
straining their own exports are
being thwarted by the lust and
greed of American traders.
Stronger and stronger efforts
to make their embargoes effective
will be demanded by those other
nations until there is likely to
come a clash between their at
tempt to prevent trade and our
citizens attempt to monopolize it.
I for one do not believe that
these sordid attempts by Ameri-
cans to profit out of the blood
shed and horrors of war represent
the true feelings of the American
people. If they do, God help US.
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mostly Spanish-43 per cent are
of mixed race, and SO per cent
are Indian, descendants of the
ancient inhabitants.
Q-What were the locofocos?
A-The term was used to denote
a group of voters who seeded
from the Tammany organization
in New York because of scandals
that resulted from the purchase
of bank charters in Albany.
Q-What is a fire of birthstone?
A-Ignited sulphur.
Q-Where is the island Of Mo-
hogan? Is it inhabited?
At is an island off the coast
of Maine, which contains light
house and a small village.
Q-What is a sea-puss?
"A dangerous undertow, like
a whirlpool, caused by the COM
bined effect of several breakers:
also an undertow setting along
the shore.
Q-Who is the author Of the
poem, 20 Why Should the Spirit
of Mortal Be Proud?
A-William Knox.
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RILEY'S AUNT MARY" WAS
HIS GRANDMOTHER

By @. NJ. Bixler
I notice in your issue of Oct. 6
an article " Aunt Mary of Poem
Called a Composite" believe 1
can enlighten you as TO who she
was.
George and Mary Bixler emf
grated in an early day from Ohio
to Indiana and were Amish, some
times called Dunkards, of Dutch or
German extraction and sometimes
called Hook and Eye Dutch"
They are my grandparents on my
fathers side and were close neigh
bors for many years in Greenfield.
My grandfather's house was just
across the street from Judge Riley S
house. Their social and neighborly
lives were entWined for a number OF
years. The Aunt Mary Of Riley S
poems was none other than my
grandmother. She loved children,
was a good cook and always had
some good cookies on hand to hand
out to them and they all knew when
her cooking day was and that was
when they would go down to Aunt
Mary's.
The Noah Bixler that is men
toned so many times in Riley'S
poems was my uncle, my fathers
youngest brother. He was a few
years older than Jim and Jim
kinder looked up to him; thought
he was wonder and a genius and
he was. In Riley's poem book
called The Child's World" there is
lot about "Noahy"
When the Civil War broke out,
Judge Riley organized a regiment
of which he was colonel Noah
wanted to enlist and grandfather
was opposed to it. The Dunkards
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WELL, 1T MAKES US
GLAD, TOO

BY John V. Hurley, Cutler
Nearly all the large publications
are controlled by interests that
would make peasants out Of Ameri-
can agriculturists and deny the
American citizens the right to
amend their Constitution. Word is
being passed around among the
ruralites to keep those publications
out of the mail boxes. Farmers can
not support their enemies. Soon
the boast of increased calculations
will be thing of the past. I am
glad to say that The indianapolis
Times is not listed among the pub
locations that oppose the farmer.
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Questions and Answers

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ington, d. c. THE EDITOR
Odd the Cincinnati Red
Stockings ever play an entire sea-
son of baseball without defeat?
How many games were played?
A-The team won 81 games in
1869, which was the total number
played that season.
Q-What is caisson disease?
A nervous disorder, the chief
symptom Of which is temporary
paralysis. II attacks workers un-
der high atmospheric pressure on
their return to normal pressure.
1t is sometimes known as the
bends"
Q-What percentage of the peo-
pie Of Mexico are OF pure blood?
AIN Mexico proper, 10 per cent
are Of pure or nearly pure blood
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like the Quakers, were opposed to
war and fighting. Grandfather was
afraid that Noah would run off and
join somewhere else, SO he went to
Judge Riley and talked to him about
it. The judge said let him come in
his regiment and he would look
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after him and see that nothing
happened to him. So grandfather
let him go, then when he was sick
he was put on guard duty. When
they came to relieve him they
found him on the ground un-
conscious. They took him back to
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THE green oasis, the little grassy
i meadow in the wilderness,
where, after the weekdays journey,
the pilgrim halts for refreShment
and repoSe.-CharleS Reade.
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Daily Thought

Then said Jesus unto them, I will
ask you one thing; Is it lawful on
the sabbath days to do good, or to
Go evil? to save life, or to destroy
it?-St. Luke 60.
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TAXES, TAXES, TAXES

TWO prominent Republicans have recently de-
nounced the spread and overlapping of invisible
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Evening star., 1935-02-03
Summer Rains Heavy.

South Africa's Summer, which Is
just passing, was the wettest ever
known and resulted in great food
damage to crops, railways and roads.
Evening star., 1935-02-03

islation for Birth Control and q Re-
ception Committee Of so Washington
women.
Other speakers will be Pearl Buck,
author; Harriet Stanton Blatch, suf-
frage leader, and Margaret Sanger,
pioneer in the birth-control move
ment. The affair is sponsored by 500
men and women. representing the
ministry, civic welfare groups, edu-
cational organizations, the medical
and law professions. Mrs. ]. Borden
Hartman and Mrs. John F. Dryden
are in charge of the Washington
committee.
Among honor guests will be Fannie
Hurst, Dorothy Thompson and Frances
Parkinson Keyes, writers; Lucretia L.
Blankenburg, civic leader; Mary
Breckenridge, director of Frontier
Nursing Service; Lena Madesin Phil
lips, leader in business and profess
sional women's circles, and Mrs.
Rebekah Kohut, prominent in social
welfare activities.
Evening star., 1935-02-03
Art and Science
Clash Ouer Color
For Huge Bridge
Former Says 1t Should
Be Gray, Latter
. Stands by Black.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 2.-Tne
$62 100000 transbay bridge between
San Francisco and Oakland Is going
to be painted, but Just what color de-
pends on whether art or engineering
triumphs.
"It's going to be black-Prussian
blue-black," said c. H. Purcell, chief
engineer.
"Black Is a brutal color" said Irv-
ing F. Morrow, president OF the San
Francisco Federation Of Arts, avowedly
hoping to obtain public support for
gray bridge.
"The sweeping lines of the bridges
beauty would be lost to the eye II COW
cred with gray paint" Purcell coun-
tered. Don't they paint battleships
gray so that you can't see them SO
well?"
Gray" Morrow pursued, would lend
an artistic touch to the bridge"
BLACK paint" said Purcell, drag
ging in a Nationwide survey, ''is
shown here to last longer and require
less frequent recoatings."
''The George Washington Bridge In
New York Is gray" Morrow persisted.
We'll" said Purcell on hearing Of
the Art Federation's continued appre-
tensions. ''it's going to be black. The
order already has been placed for
10000 gallons"
The issue will have to be decided
within a couple of years, at least, be-
cause the bridge Is due to be completed
In 1887.
Evening star., 1935-02-03
KERMESS EVENTS
OPENED BYK. OF c.
First Program Dedicated to
Archbishop CurIey-Nice
Is Invited.

A carnival atmosphere pervaded the
Knights Of Columbus Hall at 918
Tenth street last night as the week
long kermess got under way.
In the presence of Supreme Knight
Martin H. Carmody and Supreme
Treasurer Daniel J. Callahan, the
kermeSs was thrown in full swing by
Francis Anthony McCann, general
chairman of the Arrangements Com
mittee.
The Isle of Chance, the Streets of
Monte Carlo, the Old Heidelberg and
q mechanical Amos and Andy show
were among the features.
First prize of $25 was awarded
Betty Fast, winner of the kermess
poster contest. Other winners were
Belisario CantreraS, SIS, and A. Brown
Hurt, $40.
Last night was dedicated to Arch
bishop Curley. while tomorrow night
will be observed as Ferdinand night.
Tuesday will be Isabella night, We'd
nesday Columbus night, Thursday
Nina -Pinta-Santa Maria night, Friday
discovery night. Saturday matinee,
crusaders reception, and Saturday
night, homecoming.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt heads
the list of kermess patrons, which also
includes Senators Capper and Cope
land. John F. Hillyard is chairman
of the Patrons Committee.
Gov. Nice of Maryland has been
invited to attend the kermess We'd
nesday while Public Printer A. c.
Giegengack will be guest on Friday
and Juvenile Court Judge Fay Bentley
on Saturday George E. Herring, State
deputy, is chairman of the Reception
Committee
Evening star., 1935-02-03
LITVINOFF REGRETFUl
OF DEBT TALK FAILURE
"More Serious Common Aims" for
Peaceful Countries, He
Says in Moscow.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, February maxim Lit
vinoff, commissar for foreign affairs,
expressed regret tonight at the break
down in Soviet-American debt claims
negotiations, but said for peaceful
countries there are more serious COM
mon aims"
"One can work for the realization
Of these aims without causing any
detriment to the material claims of
one or another government" he as
serted.
His government, LitvinoR said, lex
tended concessions to the extreme
limit of the Washington agreement. !"
Until Litvinoffs statement, Soviet
newspapers had carried no word of
the failure of the trade and debt nego-
tiations, announced last Thursday in
Washington. His was the first off,
cial comment.
Evening star., 1935-02-03
Community Chest Dollars in Action

ranged to help her buy necessary food
| stuffs and new dress. Then she got
in touch with the husband. She
clean, though poorly dressed. From
all appearances he was q steady
worker
why do you object to living with
your wife and children" the social
worker asked him.
He shrugged. Now that he thought
of it the reasons did not seem at all
clear in his mind. For a moment he
, hesitated. Finally he said: II don't
know, miss. You see, 1t Is like this.
love home, I like my wife and
children, but I do like q clean place
to sleep in and a bit Of peace and
quiet now and then. My wife's all
right, but she just can't seem to
keep things straight. Our rooms are
always torn up. It used to make me
sick to come home to them after a long
days work. My wife was always nag
ging at me or gossiping with the neigh
bors. The, children were noisy and
always getting into trouble with the
police. just couldn't stand it there
so left"
The social worker took charge Of
the family. She supplemented the
insufficient income received from the
husband. She arranged for the chill
dren to receive medical attention that
they sorely needed. She talked the
situation over carefully with the
woman, helping her to understand
why the husband had left. She re-
Trained from suggesting any solution
to the mans desertion because she
believed the woman was capable Of
making her own plans, and sure
enough, the woman proposed q big
step, and with the help Of the worker
carried it through.
Small House Found.
Away from the filthy little rooms
and chorus Of gossiping neighbors
she moved, taking her children with
her. A new home was found at only
50 a week more than the old one had
cost. It was q small frame house
with large front yard, located in a
quiet, restful section near the edge
of the city. With what means she
had at her command the woman set
about to make this modest little place
attractive. 1t was hard work, but
she did not mind.
Her plan worked. The husband
came back. The social worker con-
tinued to visit them and to give ad-
vice and still q little help, but that
won't be needed much longer now.
| xxdf -.
a flower garden for the front yard
and making other arrangements to
beautify their home, and best Of all,
the children are happier than ever
and are anxious to help improve the
new home. -.
! And 1t is home real home,
though of course it needs many lit
| tie things so necessary to the main
tenance Of a happy household. The
mother and children still need
clothes and the father needs q lit
tie financial aid in meeting the new
obligations he has so cheerfully as
sumed. They are getting this help
from Community Chest dollars wisely
distributed by the worker Of the
Family Service Association, and II 1t
had not been for the help which the
Community Chest Is able to supply
the family would have lost the little
home of which they are now so proud,
and the cost to the community would
have been far In excess Of the aid
that has been given them.
That Is the story Of the little house
that glistens In its new paint and
spells happiness for q family that
might otherwise have been on the
rocks today.
Evening star., 1935-02-03
LECTURE SERIES
AT G. W. PLANNED
Course, Free to Public, Will Deal
With Pan.American
Affairs.

A series Of Monday night lectures
on governmental relationships within
the Americas will begin at George
Washington University tomorrow night
and continue through the coming Sc
mester.
Problems Of the Latin American
countries will be presented by men,
bers of the stafis of their respective
diplomatic missions In Washington,
the university has announced. The
Evening star., 1935-02-03

speakers list also will include scholars
Of Hispanic-American affairs from
other colleges.
The lectures will be given in Cor
coran Hall, and will be directed by
George Rowland Cox, professor Of cur
rent Hispanic-American affairs. They
are open to the public at no charge.
DR.. Charles c. Tansill, dean of the
Graduate School Of American Uni
versity, will open the series tomorrow
evening with a lecture on the Virgin
Islands. He win be followed the next
Monday evening by DR.. Francis B.
Steck of Catholic University, who will
speak on Mexico and the Catholic
Church"