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seller or recipient of the payment
for services, with the exception
that the part of The tax which
falls on wages and salaries is to
be taken out of the pay check in
each pay roll period.
The McGroarty bill is very spe-
cific that no payment of pensions
is to be made to any one until
the beginning of the fifth month
after the Townsend tax becomes
payable.
In the fifth month, the amount
collected in the first month, less
costs of collection, is to be dis
tributed pro rata among all per-
sons over so years of age qualified
for pensions; in the sixth month
proceeds of the tax received, al
ways less cost of collection, in the
second month; and so on.
Two hundred dollars a month
is mentioned in the bill, not as
the amount of the pension to be
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the estimates of DR.. Townsend,
there would be collected $4,500,-
100000 in the United States in
payment of the transactions tax.
60 long as no one received
~ cent in pensions, no one now
working could be expected to re-
tire; and collection of a tax twice
as heavy as all present taxes
combined while no one got any,
thing in return could not fail to
have a most depressing effect
upon business.
No country or state has ever
levied a transactions tax as in
elusive or at as high rates as the
proposed Townsend tax. The
nearest parallel to such tax has
been the gross income tax, with
which a few states have expert
mented.
Indiana now has a gross in
come tax, but with more exemp-
lions than in the Townsend tax
and with a rate of but l per cent
on retail sales and wages and of
a per cent on manufacturers and
jobbers. The Indiana tax yields
a little more than 100000
month.
Certain types of transactions
would not be difficult to reach if
the Townsend tax plan should be
adopted. The 2 per cent tax on
wages and salaries is to be paid by
the employer and deducted from
each pay check, so whoever else
escapes, the wage earners would
have to pay their share.
AS Congressman Boileau has so
clearly pointed out, chain stores
and mail order houses would have
a very great advantage under the
Townsend tax plan over indie
pendent merchants, as they avoid
tax duplication, buying directly
from manufacturers and often
manufacturing some of the
products they sell; while indie
pendent merchants must buy
through jobbers and wholesalers.
each of whom would add 2 per
cent to his price on each transac-
ton.
TN the Townsend literature the
l. picture is presented that
large part of the tax would be COL
lected from sales of stocks and
bonds and other speculative
transactions on the security and
grain exchanges.
But it is certain that little reve-
nue. would ever be collected for
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-14
Probe May Include
Lobbyists Parties
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER

NXTASHINGTON, March 14-Soclal lobbying
w which goes after dark in Washington, in
homes, apartments and hotel rooms, may come under
the eye of the Senate Lobby Investigating Commit
tee.
Lobbyists, knowing that almost any Senator or
Representative after hard days work likes good
dinner and good drink long have made it prac
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WASHINGTON, March IA
w President Roosevelt will re-
peat his 1882 transcontinenta
trip in his reelection campaign
ing this year. He will make the
journey in special train, plans
to be ION the road" several weeks.
Secretary Dan Roper's dismis-
sal of two officials of the Steam
boat Inspection Bureau, because
they let news leak to correspond
ents, seems about to be repeated
by the Labor Department. Sew
eral employees in the consumers
division are being threatened with
loss of their jobs for giving GER
tain information to reporters. :.
Twenty years ago Paul Greever
rode the rods" from his home in
Missouri to Wyoming in search Of
fame and fortune. Today he has
both. He is Wyoming's sole con-
gresham and is the wealthy head
of one of the states largest law
firms. e. Administration foes are
critical of the bill introduced by
Senator Cotton Ed" Smith. It
would require the government to
dispose of its cotton holdings
within specified time. They al
lege that traders have already
bought up thousands of cotton
certificates &c Is and so cents
apiece, on the chance of being
able to sell them at three and four
times that value if the measure
passes. Being presidential
candidate is agreeing with Sena-
tor Bill Borahs health. He has
put on a little weight in the last
month and is the picture of fit
physical condition.
Gen. Hugh johnson, returning
to Washington after three
months nation-w wide lecture tour,
told friends: Il want to be for
Roosevelt but 1 haven't made up
my mind yet"
-
THOUGH no official announce
Il ,ment has been made, DR..
Thomas Parran Jr. will come to
Washington early next month to
become Surgeon General of the
United States, heading the Pub
lie Health Service. Ever since
the retirement of Hugh S. Cum
ming, the post has been mysteri-
ously vacant. Reason for delay
in naming Dr. Parran is that he
wanted to hold his present post
State Health Officer for New
York-to which Roosevelt, as
Governor. appointed him.
The reason for Mrs. Huey Longs
vote of AYE" on the farm bill is
perhaps very remote from agri-
culture She was more docile than
Huey would have been, because
she does not want to bring a club
down on the head of Seymour
Weiss. Weiss is the Long machine
in Louisiana, and is now threat
ened with indictment for income
tax evasion. For his sake, Mrs.
Long treaos lightly in Washing
ton.
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TTDJNo.
And yet I am less gloomy than
those who say that no progress
has been made since 1914 and
that the same blood and horror
must be endured again. Things
have happened in the decade
which provide at least a glimmer
of a chance for permanent peace.
Russia, which was the ignition
spark in 1914. is now a stabilizing
influence. BY curious twist of
the wheel if war is to be averted
now Russia and England must
turn the trick.
ANY efforts for peace which
England makes will be in the way
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persons over so years of age.
Ihls tax levy embraces three
new and additional taxes, of which
by far the most important is a 2
per cent transactions tax-to be
collected OF the gross dollar value
OF every transfer or exchange Of
property of any kind, and also on
ever payment for services of any
kind.
The only transactions" not
taxed are bank loans, inter bank
transactions, and occasional non
recurring sales of less than $50
by people who have no fixed place
of business.
n
THIS 2 per cent tax on all
l. transactions is payable at
the end of each month by the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-14

An economist OF nationwide fame,
Or. Edwin E. Wjtte, professor of Geo.
Monies at Wisconsin University, here
presents an analysis of the Townsend
plan, taking up every phase of the pro-
gram which its originator contends will
bring national recovery and security to
the aged. Prof. Witte was co-author
of Wisconsn's job insurance law, first
state act of its kind put in operation in
the United States, and was called to
Washington by President Roosevelt TO
draft the national job insurance plan.
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gambling and speculative transac-
lions, because they are so easily
covered up.
1t is a well-known fact that
sales taxes fall with peculiar
weight upon people of low in
comes. Wage earners, farmers,
and others with small or moder-
ate incomes must spend nearly all
they take in and under any sales
tax are taxed on practically all
their income.
The Townsend transactions tax
is a multiple sales tax, plus a tax
on wages, salaries. and profess
sional earnings. Every sales tax
tends to be shifted to consumers
in the form of higher prices.
TINE seller usually adds some
Il thing more than the tax, to
cover interest on money he must
advance and payment for extra
work which the tax causes him.
The Townsend tax would be
levied on every turnover, and
each time the tax, plus, very prob
ably, an additional charge, would
be added to the purchase price.
There is no way of estimating
how much the Townsend tax
would raise prices. Congressman
Werner Main of Michigan esti-
mated an average of from 10 per
cent to II per cent. For many
commodities this increase would
be much greater.
Labor unions and farmers or
CARNATIONS have always fought
sales taxes and the American Fed
Grafton of Labor has strongly con-
demned the Townsend tax plan.
On this attitude the labor
unions and the farmers organi-
cations are certainly correct, be-
cause there is no doubt that this
is the most burdensome and in
equitable tax ever proposed.
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Neat Explanation

THOSE were not soldiers but policemen and labor
Il ers, all except the Black Guards whose nams
mas one significance in Berlin but quite another in
Inc EngllSh language. The Black Guards were
neither policemen laborers but the personal at
ehdans OF Adolf Hitler assigned to protect him with
thelr lives And the dazzle-painted army lorries
were not military transports but just some motor
trucks which happened to be passing through
mat was the explanation which was given at
Observation-Disclosures when the foreign tourists
were stretching their necks and dancing on their
toes trying to see past the uniformed ranks and
eaten an occasional Squint at an athlete
And now it turns out that the Nazi government
was playing a joke on Mr. Brundage and the athletic
Ambassadors OF other nations For the aborers and
ponce and doubtless many personal bodyguards of
Aoof Hitler and the uniformed poultry raisers with
wings on their tuncs have swung over the Rhine in
the same trucks which carried them through the
streets OF GarmSch- Partenkirchen less than month
ago Ii they aren't soldiers at least they are what
the Na2is will use for fighting purposes when the
war comes.
Your correspondent was victim of the same
oecepuon that took in the believing Brundage ex-
cept IN one particular. The exception was the corns
OF Black Guards, about 1000 strong The Nazis ex-
Planned time and again they were not soldiers but
personal bodyguards and the explanations ALWAYS left
a lingering doubt.
NOW 1t appears that when a Black Guard has
sufnclently proven those qualities which in English
would he called blackguardism he is considered
quainleo Tor commission an Nazi armv officer
lnasmuch as most of them possessed these oualif-
caelonS IN high degree it is logical to assume that
many corps members are on the Rhine now
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IItIIOU TOW fC6Iof"VVKN III 'N0'DHH
ington starve or die of thirst. Ii
by chance during these pleas
ant occasions the legislative mat
ter in which the lobbyist is inter-
ested happens to come up in the
conversation, so much the bet
ter. If it doesn't come up by
chance, the lobbyist is apt to
bring it up. although some of
the more skillful practitioners
regard this as clumsy tech
nique and believe that in such
situations the best rule is to
skip it.
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duced in the
last session of
Congress.
The NEGRO
arty bill does
not provide for
old-age pen
sions of 5000 a
month or any
o t h er xe d
amount. What
IL really pro-
videS for is a
tax levy. pro-
ceeds of which.
a + t er four
months, are to
be distributed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-14
Solution to PreUious
Contract Problem
BY VIM. E. M'KENNEY

Secretary American Bridge League
THE American Bridge League
Il tentatively has set the dates
for the masters individual and
the masters team of four tourna-
ments for the week of April 10.
This tournament in the past
has been held in September or
October, but as winners of the
team of four are the recognized
representatives of the United
States. which now holds the
worlds championship team of
four title, it was thought best to
select a representation earlier in
the year, rather than at the end.
In this tournament, fine play is
the rule and not the exception.
Oswald Jacoby, a member of the
famous -Four Aces" team, which
now holds the worlds champion
ship title, and winner of last
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1t may be remembered that
Mr.. Brundage was pretty thor
oughly deceived during his pleas
ant days and nights in Garmisch.
Mr.. Brundage, as athletic ambas-
sador, so to speak, of the nation
which just barely declined to APP
ply sanctions against the games.
was a distinguished and honored
guest of the Germans. but they
took an unkind advantage of his
believing nature.
The Nazis had promised him
that they would do nothing to
foul the fine sporting spirit of
the games, and when thousands
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-14
BY EDWIN E. WHITE

OF economies. University OF
Wisconsin.
THE majority of the people
l. who support the Townsend
Plan look upon it as an old-age
pension proposal. DR.. Townsend,
himself, however, has repeatedly
stated that it is in its essence a
recovery plan, and only incident
ally an old-age plan.
This view is borne out by the
official Townsend Plan bill-the
McGroatry bill, H. R. 7154, intro
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of atonement for that nation must shoulder It's
share of the blame for the Versailles Treaty 1t is
true that no perfect settlement was possible at the
end of the war but the conditions finally set down
were almost ingeniously diabocal In their complete
Illustration of any hope Of amty.
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EhZnough
by
WESIbROOK PEGLER

DARTS, March 14.-DoubtleSs it will be a great
surprise to Mr.. Avery Brundage president of the
American Amateur Athletic Union TO learn that
those uniformed men whose swarming numbers OBJ
scured the sporting aspect of the Olympic games at
Garmisch- Partenkirchen were soldiers after ALL
and that they are now up the Rhine waiting for
Wal
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-14
HEYWO0DBR0UN

NEW YORK. March IA do not think there will
be a European this year, and If it be
STAYED Oft now the truce may be prolonged. 1t is
idle not TO admit that actual peace is all but i'm
possible under the present setup. Watchful waiting
and armed neutrality are the limits of mans imme
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-14
National Headquarters Invites
Politicians to Fulfill Threat

Leaders accept Challenge of Foes
of Investigation by Congress ..

the
doctrine of OARP of thousands.
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vi men IN uniform appeared on the scene most Of
them wearing tin hats and almost all CARVING
bayonets an explanation was given readily
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HENR1k MAYERS murals for the Louisville
Marine Hospital which are treated elsewhere
IN To-Day paper are good, suspect because of the
artists respect for architecture
At its best, mural decoration is the perfect COM
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-14
City Upholds
Use of Schools
For Meetings

iuLUAvgCc WIS In A. "a
rsgsiNs istsl snalysih ire rifhf
Ts~nsrr5 Cues 10 uss plniie
800, sSiidiaEI Ter ihslf rnse,ineS
ts betr upheld By City Ai'orsy
Mar Ea.sin Ths e-eaios upholds :
s'efy rorir,dies e the civas iAs'
sss Mes-nrzi ases ret sressr ~
nss 81 -fsl';csl preps.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-30
INCLUSION SETS SPEED RECORD
 OVER ATLANTIC ] \
British Flier Makes Cross ing in B Hours and
 Y Minutes
7RoYDEN AIRDROME. Enf

CROYDEN AIRDROME, Eng land. Oct. -Shattering all speed records for an eastern crossing of the Atlantic ocean. Major James Mollison, British flier, landed here l3 hours and IT minutes after hopping off from Newfoundland
 Major Mollison arrived here at 9:57 o'clock this morning which is l:57 a.. m, Pacific Standard Time
 The aviator was in the air, from New York, l9 hours and 58 min utes
 Major Mollison said he may pos sibly take off in a day or so on a record attempt to South Africa.
 Major Mollison is flying the Flash" low wing Bellanca monoplane capable of cruising 230 miles an hour He said the Flash was most capable ship, everything working perfectly during the entire ocean hop.
 It is the first time flight, with London as the eastern goal, has been completed successfully with out forced landing enroute. The Flash" was the thirty -second plane to cross the North Atlantic.
 Only half dozen spectators were on hand to greet Major Mollison. He said: T am so alarmed tired I want to rest"
 Major Mollison later received congratulations from his wife, Amy Johnson Mollison, sent by letter. It was announced last week in London that the cuple plans separation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-30
Many Killed in New Air Raids
 On Spanish City
Government Forces Report ed Driving Insurgents
 Back in Civil War

MADRID, Oct. 30.-Thirty- three persons, including II children. were killed and close to one hundred were wounded by daylight insurgent air raids on the Capital today. Three Fascist planes flew over the city at 4:3O p. m. and dropped six bombs ip the south section of Ma drid
 Most of those injured were women waiting in milk queues when the hail of sprapnel moved them down. The planes first bombed Getafe airport outside of the city and killed 53 persons
 One of the Spanish Civil Wars bloodiest battles occurred when the Spanish Socialists and Fascists clashed in terrific fighting and gov- ernment troops pressed forward in attempts to drive the insurgents back 'at least to Toledo"
 The Socialists sent new columns of infantrymen into battle support ed by artillery, aviation units and tanks and were reported to have forced the insurgents to retreat, capturing three insurgent groups which held towns almost on the out skirts of the Capital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-30
BRIDE-TO-BE WILL BE
 HONORED BY PARTIES ' BEFORE DEPARTURE

Miss Elizabeth Pullen, daughter of MT. and Mrs. w. s. Pullen, whose engagement was announced Sep tember 12 to MT. Emerson Skinner Elicit of Denver, Colo, plans to leave Juneau November 16 for Se- attle, where she will spend month before her wedding there December IT. s .
 Prior to her departure from Ju- neau. friends of Miss Pullen are planning parties for the bride-to- be. Miss Pullen will be the honor guest at 2 luncheon tomorrow giv- en by Mrs. M, p. Williams and Mrs. R. J. Sommers. Miss Pearl Peter son, Miss Dalma Hanson and Miss Ann Rohwer will entertain at lun- cheon for Miss Ppllen November t..4 U Ass zp .,af{ sRf sA--ff
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-30
VISITORS IN TOWN x ARE DINNER GUESTS

Honoring Mrs, Ralph w. Dusen- bury, wife of Colonel Dusenbury, in command at Chilkoot Barracks, and Mrs. Hazel Kirmse and her son Jack Kirmse of Skagway, who are visiting in Juneau, MT. and Mrs. w. w. Council and pr. and Mrs. R.. H. Williams were hosts at a dinner party at the Council apartment last night.
 For Mrs. Dusenbury and Mrs. Kirmse, Mrs G. F. Freeburger en- tertained at luncheon yesterday.
 Mrs. Kirmse and her son will ie- main in Juneau for a short time visiting Mrs, J. F. Maloney, Mrs. Kirmse's sister, at the Zynda Hotel, before proceeding to California. Mrs. Dusenbury will return the first of the week to Chilkoot Bar racks.
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STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Oct 30. = Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 153s, American Can l24A, American Power and Light 12h, Anaconda 47%, Bethlehem Steel 72A, Calumet and Hecla l1&, Columbia Gas and Electric 20ls, Commonwealth and Southern Az Curtiss Wright 6A, General Motors 73, International Harvester 92, Ken necott 58%, New York Central 455s Simmons 46A, Southern Pacific 45M. United States Steel 76ls, United Corporation 8, Cities Serv- ice As, Pound $4.887s.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-30

Clarence and Herman Gibbs, bro thers who have been mining near Atlin, arrived in Juneau yesterday afternoon with Pilot Alex Holden in the NAB, and will remain in this city until next Monday morning, when they will sail for Vancouver, B.C., on the Princess Norah. They are staying at the Gastineau Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-30
OPERATION

Mrs. Louis Rapuzzi, from Skag- way. who was admitted to St. Anns Hospital yesterday afternoon. was operated upon this morning,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-10-30
DOW. HOMES AVERAGES

The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials 17715, up .83;. rails 5s.9l, down or; utili- ties .36.03. up. 20
Evening star., 1936-07-14

said with more softness than she had
heard in his voice these last 10 days.
You're not the least bit afraid of me.
are you, Patsy? You're not afraid Of
anything, are you?" .
Yes" said Patsy, there's one thing.
I'm afraid of love. I've seen what 1t
has done to my mother Ted. Marcia
and any number of my friends For
one brief moment Lees face, the husky
timber of his voice, the whole haunt
ing memory of him rushed through
her mind Her hands clenched at her
sides until the knuckles showed bone
white and her heart ached But in
stantly she closed her eyes on that
memory and forced herself to see only
Victor standing before her.
II think l understand" he replied.
Love makes mess of peoples lives
Evening star., 1936-07-14

my life and yet don't think ] know
you at all"
He had said: II envy you. I know
myself too well-and I'm not a pleas
ant acquaintance.
Patsy heard a lock turn now, heard
a knock She came in from the bal
cony and closed the long French win
dows behind her. Victor called from
outside the door, May I come imp"
and opened it little.
Yes. Victor" she answered. And
I hope you're here to tell me we're
going for walk. I'm beginning to
understand some of Oscars emotions
when I put on my hat and coat and
start for the door with him. Oscar
Is Ted's wire-haired terrier"
She now saw that Victor had on
country tweeds and heavy walking
Evening star., 1936-07-14

sometimes" And he thought: IT
never looked back on it like that But
If I hadn't been in love I wouldn't
have gone to New York. I wouldn't
be what I am now"
Then he helped her into her coat,
and together they started down the
stairs. When they stepped into the
hall the music on the radio stopped
abruptly, and mans slightly nasal
voice came over the ether-"Special
news flash on the Cavendish case in
Annapolis. At noon today, Mrs. Lee
Cavendish, after 10 days of lying in a
coma at the Naval Hospital"
Patsy's hand flew to her heart
She stood still-waiting-holding her
breath.
CTo Be Continued.)
Evening star., 1936-07-14

Victor was out Of the house she was
locked in her room with books. pack
of cards and box Of candy as her
only amusements. When he was pres
ent there were elaborate dinners, in
door golf, a walk in the woods. ping
pong, radio and movies. But the radio
was disconnected when he was not
there. and he took care to be sure
no station identification ever came
over the air.
She was no longer afraid of him,
and had not been since that night
when for one moment she had :',en
beneath the hard stoniness of his face,
only in the next second to be shut
out again.
Once she had told him: vic.
you're a puzzle. I've known you all
Evening star., 1936-07-14

brogues and that he looked very dark
and handsome. With a sort of pang
she wished she knew all about his life
that life that had turned out so
differently from what he had expected.
She wished she could know what had
changed him from dreamy youth into
an expressionless enigma, man who
was terrifyingly the same all the time
and yet, in a way. wrung her heart.
Snap into 1t" he said. gently. Get
into your hat and coat" Then he
added: II see you're still wearing your
own things and shooting the dresses
! had Yomo buy you. Why, Patsy?"
She grinned. 1T was nice of you.
Vic. But don't you understands"
He stood beside her and put finger
under her chin. tipping her lovely
Young face upward. Silly kid" hc