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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06
TAXATION
Editor AskoV American:

Editor ASkov American:
The Legislature having failed to
come to an agreement on a tax bill,
a special session has been called for
May "a with the idea of passing a
suitable tax bill. The question of
taxation is the most important queS-
ton of government, for without ade-
ouate taxation all other functions of
government will fail, as they depend
on funds secured by taxation to carry
on. 1t may be possible for while
to carry on through borrowing but
high indebtedness of government will
eventually choke and strangle business
by paying interest on a dead horse.
In other words to use the receipts
of business and industry to pay in
terest with, thereby centralizing
wealth and eventually killing the
goose that lays the golden egg is
fatal
It was about 1880 when a number
of liberals in the state of Minnesota
saw that property and real estate
could no longer pay the main part
of the taxes to pay for the new and
increased expenses of the state.
Among the leaders on the tax ques-
ton was former Governor Hjalmar
Petersen and l believe he did more
than any other man to bring the
question to the front. In 1882 the
constitutional amendment failed for
an income tax, but nevertheless in
1888 an income tax law was passed.
While not adequate it paved the way
for further income taxation, which
anybody who has the least under
standing about taxation can now see
is necessary.
The reactionaries fought the in
come tax "tooth and nail'; they called
it just another tax; they failed to
see the necessity for it and today are
fighting it. However, those liberals
who pioneered it saw with clear Wis
ion and good judgment the import
ance of it. The plight of real estate
could largely have been avoided if
the Republicans would have listened
in 1880 and the following years to
those who were giving them good
advice. But real estate was left to
pay the bill as a reSult-We have
something like ninety million dollars
of delinquent taxes most of which
will never be collected. Farms in
the northern portion of Minnesota
have no salable value and the state
is taking over large number of
farms for taxes. Every time the
state takes over a farm there is that
much less property to pay, the local
taxes and the states pro-rata share.
This situation in some counties is
already acute and unless relief is
had soon the state will have a large
percentage of the farms in the cut
over lands of Minnesota, paying no
taxes and producing nothing. Rails
ing the taxes on farms would not
bring in any more money, but would
result in the state getting still more
farms on it's hands as well as other
real estate, which could be made pro-
ductive if not choked to death with
taxation.
The actual state of the taxation
and high delinquency is very poorly
understood by many who should
know for their own good. All theories
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Oak Lake
(FrOm Another Correspondent

A Mothers day program will be
given by the Oak Lake Luther League
in the church at p. IN. on Sunday
evening.
Evening star., 1937-07-30
Druggist "Taken''
For Shirt as Rain
Shuns Way',esburg
~ the Associated Press.

WAYNEsBURG. Pa. July 30
Druggist Byron Daily lost his shirt
today because it failed to rain yester-
day In this Southwestern Pennsylvania
town for the fourth time in So years.
Daily, who has collected more than
q dozen hats wagering on the tradi-
t1onal July 20 downpour, paid of to
credulous Lew Rapport, merchant,
whose wardrobe needed shirt more
than . hat.
Loyal members Of the July 20 Club
put their faith In the weatherman' 8
cheerful prediction Of showers late
today" and refused to concede defeat
until midnight.
They were outguessed decisively.
There wasn't 4 drop of rain. In fact.
there wasn't good-sized cloud and
the sun shone brightly.
Records Of the July 20 rainfall were
started by q man whose name has
been forgotten. At his de0h, "Ab''
Allison took over the clubs log book
and kept 1t until he died decade ago.
Since then, the task has been
Daily's. It was the first time since
1880 that he had lost the standing
BET and he commented today that he
~oould stand IT,"
Evening star., 1937-07-30
TAX LAW CHANGES
ARE AGREED UPON
Senate-House Group Ex-
poets to Recommend Loop.
hole Plugs Next Week.

By the Associated Press
A special Senate House Committee
agreed today on recommendations 1t
will make to Congress for preventing
the seepage of revenue through tax
law loopholes. Details were kept
secret.
Chairman Doughton said the sug-
gestions probably would not cover all
tax evasion devices which the Treasury
described in open hearings, but that
they would cover the most important
ones"
Wen have to have further legisla-
ton on this matter next Winter" he
said
The committee will meet again
Tuesday. BY them. the chairman
said, it is hoped to have the formal
report ready for presentation to Sen
ate and House A bill to seal tax
loopholes also may be ready by that
time, he added
The legislation is on the list of
measures the administration would
like to see enacted before adjourn
ment. Hearings to give affected tax
payers a chance to present their views
may be necessary.
Members of the committee said the
new legislation would apply to 1887
incomes in the hope of picking up
s15o,ooo, 900 to $3.50, 100000 additional
revenue.
The measure will be relatively SIM
pie, members said, to take care of such
tax reduction devices as incorporated
yachts. country estates and hobbies by
tightening up on allowable deductions
They intend also to cover foreign and
domestic personal holding companies
foreign insurance firms and non-resi-
dent aliens in their recommendations
Technical and legal problems too in
tricate to solve speedily may prevent
action this session against other tax
avoidance practices. The question OF
multiple trusts is an example.
The committee has decided tenta-
lively to eliminate a $1,000 deduction
now allowed each trust. But there is
question OF constitutionality involved
in suggestions that all the trusts
created by one individual be Jumped
together and taxed as one entity.
Treatment Of pension trusts, alons
with community property laws and de.
pletion allowances, generally is expect.
ed to be held over until 1898,
Evening star., 1937-07-30
FORD, A, MARKS
EVENT QUIETLY
Attributes Splendid Physical
Condition to "Keeping
Active"
By the Associated Press.


DETROIT. July 3O.-Henry Ford Is
"A years old today Seemingly in the
best Of physical condition, he looks
so and bellies his years by still in
dulging in such exercise as bicycling
and running.
Ford. who was nearly 40 years old
when he organized the present Ford
Motor Co., has no intention of re-
tiring. He surrendered the presidency
OF the company to his son, Edsel,
more than decade ago, but he con-
tinues the guiding spirit OF the great
industrial empire.
AS usual, there was no birthday
celebration for Ford today. 1t dif-
fered from other birthday anniver-
saries chiefly in the fact that it found
him In his home ONCE rather than
at his lodge on the upper Michigan
shore OF Lake Superior.
Ford attributes his splendid physi-
cal condition to the fact that he
keeps active and interested in
things"
Somebody asked the manufacturer
II he wanted to live as long as John
D. Rockefeller. II was asked that
question not long ago." he replied.
and I replied that I want to be
around as long as I am useful"
Ford's plants at present are shut
down for the annual inventory. He
plans to reopen them on August 8
and put assembly lines on produc-
ton schedule of 5000 cars a day.
Thus, barring labor Interruptions, the
volume Of output for the current CAL
endar year will run we'll above the
million unit mark. To date output
has totaled approximately $4,000
cars and trucks.
BY coincidence, the National Labor
Relations Board was winding up today
a hearing that has continued for four
weeks on charges that the Ford COM
pany violated the Wagner labor act.
Except for one reference by Ford
spokesman to the N. L. r. B. as
travelling court Of inquisition,' Ford
has let his lawyers do all the talking
for his company in this case.
Evening star., 1937-07-30
CARS INJURE TRIO
OF CHILDREN HERE
All Reported Recovering After
Traffic Mishaps Near
Homes.

Three children were recovering
today from injuries suffered when
struck by automobiles near their homes
yesterday.
Powell Thompson, 7, OF 1928 N
street was treated at Children's Hos
pital for bruises about the body.
Bertha Irene King. IL, Of 1921
Eleven-and-a-half street southeast
suffered slight head injuries. She
was taken to Casualty Hospital.
Severe bruises were inflicted on
Julius Davis, 7, colored, Of 1899 Meade
street northeast. He was taken to
Gallinger Hospital.
Richard Oulahan, who was seri-
ously injured yesterday when his au-
tomobile crashed into stone coping
at South Capitol street and Inde-
pendence avenue. was reported in
fair" condition today at Emergency
Hospital He is son Of the late
Richard v. Oulahan, noted Washing
ton newspaper correspondent.
Evening star., 1937-07-30
WOMAN ORGANIZER
Will DEFY CUSTER
Red-Head Says She Was Taken
Forcibly From Hotel-Plans
Return to Finish Job,


By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ca. July 3O.-Billye
Bailey, red-headed labor organizer
who declared she was carried
forcibly" from Barnesville, Ga, We'd
nesday night, said yesterday she
planned to return there to continue
organization work.
I'm going back as soon as pos
sible," she said. The work I'm doing
is perfectly legal and you can't afford
to be afraid
Miss Bailey said she was engaged
in organization work among workers
Of the William Carter Co., manufac-
turers Of underwear.
Il was trying to organize the work.
ers peaceably," she said, land was re-
ceiving fine response. A number Of
them had signed membership cards.
"A band of people stormed my hotel
room, packed my grip and forced me
to get into an automobile. Five Of
them brought me back to Atlanta"
Miss Bailey said the International
Ladies' Garment Workers' Union,
with which she is connected, would
file a statement outlining the incident
with the National Labor Relations
Board. The sheriff at Barnesville
said Miss Bailey was asked to leave
by q group Of about so people
mostly women"
Evening star., 1937-07-30
CAPTAIN ADVANCES
SABOTAGE THEORY
May Explain "Amazing"
Spread Of Fire on Ship,
Commander Says.
p the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, July 3o.-Capt,
Charles o. Brooks Of the charred,
smoking bay steamer City Of Balti.
more suggested today that sabotage
may have accounted for the amazing"
spread OF the fire which left two dead
and two missing of q complement Of
SO aboard the ship.
Il wouldn't even think Of sabotage
as theory under ordinary circum-
stances, but the idea has been running
through my head" Capt. Brooks said.
Il say this because Of the amazing way
in which the fire spread 30 fast all
over the boat"
The speed Of the flames as they
fiared through the wooden superstruc-
ture Of the boat will be one Of the
chief interests Of the two-phase in
quiry launched here. A special Federal
Inquiry Board was named in Washing
ton to hold the first of its hearings
tomorrow, and the company said that
it, too, would probe into the causes and
results of the fire and series of minor
explosions which passengers said fol.
lowed the first burst of flames.
Inspectors Go Aboard.
Inspectors Of the Marine Inspection
and Navigation Bureau went to the
smouldering hull of the ship, still
aground on Bodkin Point, this morning
for an examination of the blistered
steel hull and the twisted mass OF
beams which had supported ths
wooden deck houses.
Capt. Brooks emphasized that he did
not hold to sabotage as my theory"
If there were any sabotage" he
said, there ought to be a reason, and
I must say haven't the remotest idea
why anybody should want to start it.
This is only an idea just one OF
the things I have been thinking about"
Frank Barnes, Baltimore. deck
watchman. said he first saw flames
leaping out Of -four and meal bags
on the cargo deck, the main deck
below the passengers quarters.
Grew Called On Deck.
After he saw the flames in the piled
cargo, Barnes said, Il rushed out on
deck and informed the man on watch.
The rest of the crew was called on
deck and they began assisting the
passengers with life belts"
Capt. Brooks took up the story.
THE first thing you know" 10
said, lit (the fire. was all over every.
where
Because it spread so quickly, peo.
pie went to work on the fire first. At
that time the boat was heading into
the wind . the fire had started a
little in front Of midships. 20 that the
flames were whipped back toward the
stern
He explained that this tended to
separate the passengers from the life
boats. He said he turned his ship 80
the flames would blow away from the
ship.
Evening star., 1937-07-30
TOBACCO FESTIVAL
HEARS POLITICS
Speakers at Mullins, S. C., Fete
Bring Up Campaign
Issues.

BY the Associated Press.
MULLINS, S. c., July 30-Mullins,
South Carolinas biggest tobacco
market, held its annual festival yes
terday, and the thousands Of cele-
brants got something of a preview
of the 1888 political campaign.
Representative Ben E. Adams OF
Richland, Gov. Johnston's floor lead
er in the House criticized the social
security set-up in the State and the
State highway department, long the
target of the Governor.
Representative Neville Bennett OF
Marylboro. chairman of the House
Ways and Means Committee, answered
Adams with the assertion, This is
not the time to dissect the activities
OF the last Legislature or to criticize
the actions OF officials. This is a to-
bacco festival, when We should re-
joice over the splendid sales season
which is approa ching"
Ben T. Leopard of Greenville. State
Democratic chairman and often mem
toned as candidate for Governor.
declared himself in favor OF tax ex-
emption for homesteads and a State
wide police system.
Cole L. Blease, former Governor
and Senator and perennial candidate
for Office, made no mention of issues
but reiterated that he would be in
the race for Governor.
Evening star., 1937-07-30
MURPHY To CRUISE
WITH ROOSEVELT
Invitation Recalls Mention
of Governor as Court
Post Possibility.
By J. RUSSELL YOUNG,

With Gov. Frank Murphy Of Michi-
gan and a small party Of friends as
his companions. President Roosevelt
expects to spend the week end aboard
the presidential yacht Potomac.
Gov. Murphy, who has devoted most
Of his time as Michigan's chief ex-
ecutive to bringing about strike set
Elements. has been mentioned seri-
ously as a possible appointee to the
Supreme Court vacancy created by
the retirement OF Justice Van De-
vanter. The President said, however,
that Murphy's visit would be purely
social
The President said he expects to
get away late today or tonight unless
the Sino-Japanese situation becomes
more serious, but on that account re
does not expect to cruise very far.
Unless summoned back earlier, he
will return Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Roosevelt, in continuing his
close watch on developments in China.
Is being kept advised by the State De-
partment by cablegrams and personal
conferences with department heads. R.
Walton Moore, counsellor of the de-
partment, was invited by the President
to have long luncheon talk with him.
The President is contemplating a
brief vacation next week end at his
Jfy@A
hoping he will be able to leave here
the latter part of the week for three
or four days rest there. He ex-
planned. however. that this is con-
tingent upon developments In the
Far East.
Mr.. Roosevelt. asked if he thought
Congress would adjourn in the mean
time. said that was something for
Congress to answer.
During the forenoon the President
received an informal call from Italian
Ambassador Suvich. who took this op-
portunlty to pay his respects before
leaving Washington for few months
vacation. Later he talked with Soma
Costa, the Brazilian minister of A.
nance; with William Green, president
of the American Federation of Labor
who was accompanied by Edward Nc
Grady, Assistant Secretary of Labor;
j. Butler Wright, who will leave in a
few days for his new post as Ambas-
sador to Cuba, and David Lillienthal
director OF the Tennessee Valley
Authority.
Evening star., 1937-07-30
HALL LUCINATI0N BLAMED
IN MOUNTAIN SLAYINGS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FREDERICK, Md, July 30.-Fred-
erick County officers advanced the
theory today that an hallucination
may have driven 58-year-old Charles
Martin to kill two women and then
commit suicide.
Martin, widowed farmer in the
Blue Mountains IL miles from here,
shot the two women and killed him.
self Wednesday. Shortly before he
killed himself he told William Green,
a neighbor:
Il Just shot those women. They
took me home Monday night and
robbed me OF $2.l00. They took the
money from under my pillow"
Deputy Sheriff Charles w. Smith
said an extended search failed to
turn up any money except = small
sum found in the purses Of the two
women. He added Martin may have
lost the larger sum Of money over Z
long period Of time.
Evening star., 1937-07-30

his daughter from her mothers home
on June 3. The charge does not in
volve kidnapping, but was created by
California statute to cover parent
child cases.
Police learned that Anderson, after
taking away little Doris Elizabeth
drove leisurely across the country in
large sedan. He had been here for
two weeks. working as q linoleum
layer and rooming and boarding in
Takoma Park. Although he thought
police might be looking for him, he
made no effort to hide his identity,
he said.
Anderson required about a month
to reach Washington. stopping at sew
eral cities to work and earn expense
money.
Meanwhile, the sheriff at San Luis
Obispo issued lookout for Anderson,
and police all over the country were
on the watch It was through the
lookout that Schmidt was able to spot
the Californian's automobile.
Anderson Is a graduate of the Uni
versity of California and an engineer
by profession.
Evening star., 1937-07-30
CAREER MEN SEEN
ROOSEVELT AIDES
Nine in U. S. Service Listed
as Likely Choices for Six
Proposed Jobs.
By the Associated press


President Roosevelt, when and II
Congress gives him six administrative
assistants, may find some who would
I'LL the bill almost on the White House
doorstep
Informed persons said today he
probably would seek appointees among
the career men already holding
Government Jobs.
The House already has approved a
bill authorizing the ,0OO-a-year
assistants. 1t is pending in the Senate
Off1cials who declined to be quoted
by name listed nine men who they said
might meet presidential committees
specifications OF high competence,
great physical vigor and a passion for
anonymity Some in the group are
career men,
Ebert X. Burlew, 81. a native OF
Sunbury. Pa. who became a civil
service clerk with the War Department
in 1910. served later with the Postal
Savings System and now is admin
istrative assistant and budget officer
FOTSteT MentiOne0.
William H. McReynolds, ST. a native
OF Wilson County, Kans.. who entered
the Post ONCE Department through a
civil service examination in 1906 and
worked steadily upward to his present
post-administrative assistant to Sec
retary Morgenthau.
w. A. Jump. a., who became a
messenger for the Navy Department
80 years ago and now is finance
director and budget officer in the
Agriculture Department.
Rudolph Forster of Washington,
who became White House stenog-
rapher in the first year Of President
McKinley's first administration He
now is executive clerk in charge of
White House offices. and is the oldest
man in point of White House service
Herbert Emmerick. 40, who came
as executive officer in 1888 after 10
years as vice president of the New
York City Housing Corp. He was ap-
pointed deputy governor of the F. c.
A. in March, but expects to quit
September to accept private
position in Chicago.
Newspaper Man Listed.
Ernest G. Draper, 50, Assistant Sec
retary Of Commerce since August.
1885. He was naval of1lcer in the
World War and later became vice
president Of a packing company.
Daniel w. Bell. As, acting budget
director and special assistant to Sec
| retary Morgenthau He was born at
Kinderhook, ILL.,, and in 1911 won
$7o0-a-year Treasury clerkship
through civil service examination
Leon Henderson, Al. of New York,
who came with the N. r. A. in 1884
as an assistant in charge Of consumer
problems He now is consulting
economist to the Works Progress Ad-
ministration.
Norman w. Baxter. 46, a native Of
Knoxville, Tenn, and former news
paper man. From 1893 to this year
he was an assistant to various d.
rectors Of the reconstruction corpora
ton. He recently took position with
the Distilled Spirits Institute.
Evening star., 1937-07-30
HARPER NOVEL PRIZE
AWARDED TO PROKOSCH
Author Of "The Asiatics' Chosen
for 81, 800 Honor From Several
Hundred Contestants.
81 the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 3o.-Frederic
Prokosch. squash and tennis playing
author of The Asiatics." has won the
Harper prize Of $500 with his second
novel.
Prokosch calls the prize winner "Tae
Seven Who Fled"
He is % years old, Wisconsin born
OF Austrian ancestry and has studied
at Haverford College and Yale, and at
Cambridge IN England At present
he Is working on q long Picturesque
novel in England on a Guggenheim
fellowship. Later he plans to travel
extensively.
His father. Eduard Prokosch, is
sterling professor of linguistscs at Yale.
The 600 manuscripts received in the
prize contest were Judged by Sinclair
Lewis, Thornton Wilder and Louis
Bromfeld.
Evening star., 1937-07-30
DETROIT BUS DRIVERS
GO BACK TO POSTS
Return to Jobs in Time to A.
eommodate Home-Going
Rush.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, July 30-Striking bus
drivers returned to duty yesterday in
time to accommodate the home going
rush from Detroit's business district.
Their return ended a one-day strike
marked by violence at bus garages
and confusion among committing
thousands.
A temporary agreement to end what
union officials termed wildcat"
strike was reached shortly after noon
in conference between representa-
tives of the union and Of the De-
troit street railway system
1t was agreed that charter amend
ment governing seniority. which was
to have gone into effect yesterday and
against which the strikers were pro-
testing, should be held in abeyance
during arbitration.
Detroit street railway company Of
icials estimated that IS per cent OF
the LOIS drivers took part In the
strike. Union officials said more than
300 of the striking drivers were
members of the Motorcoach Operators
Association, an independent organiza-
ton.
Evening star., 1937-07-30
EX-lllIN0IS TAX HEAD
APPEALS EVASION TERM
Malone Sentenced to Two Years
and $1,000 Fine After
Trial.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 30-William H.
Malone, SO, former chairman of the
Illinois State Tax Commission, was
at liberty under S25.ooO bond today
while his attorney perfected an ap-
peal from a two-year prison sentence
and $4,000 fine for income tax eva
sion
Judge William H. Holly passed sem
tence yesterday in accordance with q
Federal jury verdict last month. Ma
lone was convicted on each OF two
counts of an indictment charging de-
frauding the Government OF s5e,574
In income taxes in 1929 and 1890.
During the trial three corporation
lawyers testified they split fees with
Malone to aid him in political
campaigns. Government attorneys
charged Malone had used the powers
OF his Office to collect graft from the
corporations.