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Evening star., 1937-09-24

August was 3 per
cent lower than
in August, 1886,
although So per
cent of the COM
panies d o j n 6
business h ere
showed gains. In
spite of the small
decrease, agents
wrote q. total of
S 5 4 2 8 90 in
new policies dur
ing the month.
The national
average in Au-
gust alcne was 2
per cent better
Evening star., 1937-09-24
Chicago Cash Market.

Cash wheat, No. 1 hard, lib: No.
8 hard. 1.i0l2; corn. No. 1 yellow,
1.o8l4: No. 2 yellow, 1.O814; No. yell
low, 1.0814-12: No. l white, 1,O8i4;
oats, No. 1 white, 341a: No. 2 white,
33ls-34la; rye, No. 2, 841a-85; barley
sales, 62-93; feed. 1887 nominal; I;
mailing. 62-93 nominal; timothy seed,
2.25-75 hundredweight.
Evening star., 1937-09-24
INSURANCE SALES
TOP 1886 LEVELS
D. c. Life Volume Advances
II Per Cent Above Year
Ago in 8 Months.
BY EDWARD c. STONE,

New life insurance sales in Wash
ington in the first eight months of
this year exceeded last years record
by ii per cent, the Hartford Sales
Research Bureau reported today. Sales
in the Capital totaled $52,304,0 900.
The percentage gain was ahead of
the national average, which was S
per cent better than a year ago.
The same survey stated that life
insurance business in the Capital in
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Hudson 81 Manhattan p. R-Defi-
cit. eight months ended August 81,
was s454,090. against deficit of $685.
985.
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Baltimore Quotationx
Winnipeg Prices.

! BALTIMORE. September "a Up
Wheat. No. .. red. Winter. garlicky, spot
domestic 1.07A; September, 1.07A.
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Taxes

CONTINUED From First PeRe.)
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d. C.. Tax Hunters Eye Meters
To Catch Pnrkers' Stray Nickels

especially automobile owners, BY the
time . tax program for the District
Is finally worked out.
For while the Commissioners and
members OF the District Subcommittee
are insttent that from the large
number OF taxes 50 far suggested only
those necessary to raise the required
amount to balance the local budget
will be selected, the list Of suggestions
already covers most Of the forms of
taxation known to civilized man.
Starting out as substitute tax for
the personal property tax on auto
mobiles, the proposed weight tax Is
now being considered ~ an additional
tax.
Cold on Local Income Tax.
Blowing hot on local income tax
rs . substitute tax for the tax on in
tangible personal property and then
blowing hotter on the income tax as
a tax in addition to the intangibles
tax, the Commissioners Tax Com
mittee has suddenly blown cold on the
local income tax as probably i'm
possible of administration in the Dis
trict.
Considered first in the form OF
corporation privilege tax" q new
Evening star., 1937-05-16

sort OF tax proposed by the Commis-
sioners' committee took the form Of
q so-caled business tax and privilege
tax, only to dwindk mysteriously
out of the picture long enough to
emerge again in the form of . gen.
eral sales tax, with some members Of
the District Committee proposing that
1t cover everything and with the
Commissioners proposing to exempt
food and clothing from its provisions
The rates proposed would run from
to l u per cent.
The Commissioners win consider
the proposed sales tax tomorrow,
when they have another meeting With
their Tax Committee. Chairman
Kennedy plans to have his commit
tee meet with the Commissioner
subcommittee on Tuesday to see If
anything new has turned up in the
way OF tax proposals.
Evening star., 1937-05-16
GARDEN CLOSING FOUGHT
BY KEYSTONE AUTO CLUB
Children's Traffic Accident Death
Rate May Rise, officials Of
Group Believe.

Ofaciak Of the Keystone Automo-
bile Club have protested against the
proposed discontinuance Of the Dis
trict's gardens for school children
this Summer on the ground that the
closing will increase the traffic acci-
dent death rate among children.
George Z. Keneipp, manager Of the
club, pointed out that seven chill
dren between the ages OF and IA
were killed during the vacation Pc
riod last year, and that this fatality
rate probably will be increased II the
$4,000 children, who heretofore have
spent much leisure time In the gar
dens, are turned onto the streets.
1T seems incredible" Keneipp
said, that Congress will allow such
a trifing sum as $4,000 to stand in
the way Of the health and safety OF
Washington children"
Evening star., 1937-05-16
SCIENTISTS READY
TO VIEW ECLIPSE
Navy and Geographic So.
ciety Expedition Shifts
Observation Base.

On South Sea island shaped like
. hollow pork chop. the United States
Navy and National Geographic So
ciety astronomers will watch the
phenomenon OF the moons blotting
out the sun in total eclipse June 8,
the society announced yesterday.
The star-gazing expeditionary force
was forced to move its base OF opera
tions to Canton Island. in the Phenix
group north by west Of Samoa, when
1t was found it was impossible to
anchor off Enderbury Island, IS miles
away, as the scientists first had plan
ned.
Word came to Washington yester-'
day Of the move in a message from
the U. S. S. Avocet, expedition ship
now anchored 800 yards of the Can
lulu and then relayed to Point Reyes,
Calf
Capt. j. F. Hellweg, superintendent
Of the United States Naval Obeerva-
tory here, who is in charge Of the
navigational problems Of the expedi-
ton, made the decision to move to
Canton Island, the message from the
edge Of the international date line
In the middle Of the Pacific said
The island is 33 south latitude and
17l3 west longitude. It Is 27 miles
around, and the extensive lagoon OF
placid water inside It's narrow rim
OF land gives It's pork-chop appear
ance. Because Of the Islands con-
siderable size, there is good protec-
ton from the sea ON the lee, western
side and good anchorage there IN
about 40 feet OF water
A dock has been built to facili-
tate unloading and near the dock,
Just off the beach and beside q small
grove Of coconut palms, a camp OF
tents has been set up The great
est elevation Of Canton Island u 20
feet. The situation chosen. said DR..
S. A. Mitchell, scientific leader Of
the expedition, will permit the tele-
scopes and other instruments to look
out over the water and thus assure
better observing conditions than Il
they were pointed over land.
A broadcast from Canton Island
will be heard IN the United States to-
day at 3 pm. from Station WEAF,
New York. but not from . Washing
ton station.
Evening star., 1937-05-16

OtEbstone parking at f1ve cents IN
hour for = six-hour day. with special
rates for night parking, was sug-
gested by some members Of the House
District Committees special tax sub
committee yesterday As another way
TO help squeeze six or seven million
dollars out Of District taxpayers.
With Representative Nichols Of
Oklahoma, = member Of the slbcom-
mittee, fighting any increase In the
gasoline tax, the adoption OF parking
meters-as used IN some Middle West
ern and Southern cities-apparently
had its appeal as . substitute for the
gas tax increase.
Some members drew mental pic
tures Of long lines Of parking meters
adorning the streets and avenues Of
tho National Capital In the business
section with little lights twinkling
merTily every time = motorists five
cents worth OF parking ran out and
with policemen and parkers racing to
see who could get to the parking
meter f1rst when the light went on,
It was suggested that chimes. or
bells. might be substituted for the
lights 20 motorists could play tunes
while paying taxes. and somebodv
said the all-day parker, after dropping
SIX nickels IN the slot, ought to net
either = stick OF chewing eum or a
1man bag Of peanuts just to keep up
his morale.
Merchants Would Be Charxed.
In addition to the parking meterx
however, merchants would be charged
Tor the privilege Of having Shipping
entrances" at the curb. It was said
that the parking meters might weld
from 100000 to 100000 a year.
Nobody has yet suggested what
color the parking meters should b.
painted, although it was said that a
sickly green might harmouize nicely
With the faces OF District taxpayerx.
Evening star., 1937-05-16

27l; brewers wort and maAs, SOLO,
113; firearm shells and cartridges, $2,-
t55 POP; electrical energy, S33,575,179;
gasoline. Sl77,339,587: lubricating oil,
s27, ,l02 1892; tires and inner tubes, $32,-
207,983; passenger automobiles and
motor cycles, s4s.200,855; automobile
trucks, $7.000.281; automobile accesso-
ries, $7,l10,188.
Acknowledged ineQuities exist In
such a schedule as that applied to
sporting goods and particular diff
culties Of administration are attendant
upon the excise on toilet preparations.
It has not been proven, however, that
collection costs are unreasonable In
any OF these classiflcations with q
per cent of return being about the
highest found.
In addition there are excise taxes
on the importation Of crude petroleum,
coal, lumber and copper as well as
some stamp taxes bringing in small
amounts Of revenue.
Review on Corporate Taxes.
That the capital gains and undis-
tributed corporation income taxes will
be reviewed by next Winter is rea-
sonably certain. In his message to
Congress on April 20. President Roose-
velt promised that the Treasury De-
partment by November would have
ready some material directed at q
major overhaul1ng Of the tax struc-
ture. Such studies are now under way
under direction Of Undersecretary Of
Treasury Roswell Magill
In the case of the capital gains tax
1t was levy resulting principally from
the reaction to disclosures that many
big f1nanciers had been using previous
privileges with regard to capital gains
and losses as device for avoiding
income taxes. Beyond favoring some
means OF checking this practice, Pres
ident Roosevelt never has made the
present levy must" issue.
What the administration attitude
might be toward revising this tax is
not clearly known, therefore. One
obstacle, Of course. to any revision
Is the fact that as now constituted the
tax brings pretty close to q maximum
OF revenue possible and almost any
change would show a paper loss that
Is likely to discourage the revenue
raisers.
Sentiment for Repeal.
For instance, some sentiment is
known to exist for outright repeal
OF the capital gains levy, except
where income through trading OF as
sets constitutes the principal occupa-
ton. Similar handling Of capital fiuc-
ttlAtions Is embraced within the Brit
Evening star., 1937-05-16

ish tax system, but apparent loss Of
revenue and political repercrnsions
probably will prevent such radical
change In policy here.
In other quarters there exists sup
port for the less drastic revision OF
applying q separate schedule OF in
come tax rates to capital gains. such
rates to be materially lower than
those on normal income In the case
of capital losses they would be car
ried forward to Offset gains Of some
other year, the whole being 4 long
term proposition, but With neither loss
nor gain from this source being COM
puted As ordinary income.
Such q decrease in severity OF this
tax would tend to remove the artificial
effect which the tax has upon free
and normal security markets" through
discouraging the taking Of profits.
While bringing in less direct revenue
perhaps, such q change would be in
the direction Of stabilizatton Of tax
return in that 1t would mean placing
kas dependence upon = tax which
admittedly fluctuates greatly in re-
turn during years Of varying business
conditions
As for modification of the undistHb-
uted corporation surplus tax, 1t is ex-
pected that eventually there will be a
hberalizing Of the allowance for re-
serves to be devoted to liquidation OF
debt or plant expansion to meet OBJ
fctions that this tax actually hampers
recovery. Chairman Harrison has in
dicated on numerous occasions that
he, for one, would favor such modifl-
cation. In addition, changes in rates
are possible after returns are in for a
full year and q real measure Is avail
able on the revenue qualities Of the
provision.
Evening star., 1937-05-16
HISTORICAL GROUP
IN FINAL SESSION
Story Of Maj. John AdIusn to
Be Told Tomorrow as
Season Ends,

The story Of Maj. John Album Of
Rock Greek, whose large estate en-
braoed In Colonial times the present
site Of the Bureau Of Standards, will
be related TO the Columbia Historical
Society st it, fnAl meeting Of the
season In the Mayfower Hotel tomor-
row evening.
Mrs. Bessie Wnmarth Calm, author
0 . book on the early patentees to
lands In the District Of Columbia prior
to 100, wil describe the Colonial
background Of MAJ. Adlum. He was q
major In the Provisional Army during
the administration Of John Adams and
= brisadier general In the Pennsyl-
vania Militia. In private life he was
. farmer and = recognized authority
on grapes and wine making.
A pictorial tour Of the beautiful
Evening star., 1937-05-16

gardens Of Virginia will be presented
by Mark Lansburgh, past president Of
the Kiwank Club, who Is we'll known
for the artistry Of his amateur motion
picture Aims.
The Telephone Quartet" composed
Of men whose services with the Ches-
Evening star., 1937-05-16

apeake & Potomac Telephone Co. az.
gregate 10 years, will present 4 vocal
program to close the meeting.
Fred A. Emery, vice president, will
preside at the closing meeting Of the
society, because Of the recent illness
Of Allan c. Clark, president.
Evening star., 1937-05-16

HapaiL famous Waikiki Beach ,eith Diamond Head in the
background furnished setting picture
OF the National Geographic Society and United States Nauy
solar eclipse erpedion Seated e to right Samuel
MITCHELL director OF the Lednder Mccormick
the University OF Virginia. scientific leader expedition
OF the United States Napal Observatory
BroodcasnQ Co. q natiue Ha1pailan
Evening star., 1937-05-16

In this picture, Bittnger Is painting an Ha,oaiian
scene. Behind him are Hicks and Willis The Joint
expedition stopped in Ha,oai en- route to a lonely
island in mid-Pacifc to obserue the total eclipse OF
the sun on June g. The party of II scientists and
specialists sailed from Honolulu May and reached
Ende1bury Island 1ohich o be the observation point
on May 49, National Geographic Societu Photos
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-18
BIRD MARKETING
LIGHT THIS YEAR
ANNUAL THANKSGIVING RECEIV.
ING HERE INDICATION OF
SCARCITY OF BIRDS

"The lightest Thanksgiving ship
ment of turkeys from Sheridan
county in years was the statement
of packers handling the shipments
Friday for the Northwest Turkey as
ISOLATION which annually market
birds from this county.
Packers state that 1900 pounds
of turkeys completed the shipment.
The birds were, however, in fine
condition. Prime young birds receiv-
ed an advance payment of Is cents,
while prime old birds and choice
young birds netted an advance OF
13 cents. Choice old birds and COM
mercial grade brought a first pay
ment Of 8 cents to growers.
Turkeys will be received by the as
ISOLATION in time for the Christmas
market.
The small shipment received here
last week is an indication that Sher-
idan county's turkey crop is the
smallest in years.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-18
DELEGATION IN
CAPITAL today
COUNTY GROUP TO MEET WITH
STATE HHADS on MANY
MATTERS

\ delegation of Sheridan county
men left Wednesday morning for
Helena where they will confer with
public welfare officials, relief Of
~ficials, the state highway commits
sion and members of the state water
conservation board on matters dir
ectly beneficial to the county.
Members of the delegation are
County Commissioners A. j. Olson.
and Carl Tango, p. G. Neville. A. C,
Erickson and Harry Z. Polk.
While at Helena members of the
group will secure as much informa-
ton possible on the proposed Biz
Muddy irrigation project.
The committee will make an eff.
fort to learn why surplus commod.
titles. supposedly destined and al
lotted to Sheridan county's needy
have not arrived. Shipments of pc
tatoes and other edibles were to have
been received here some time ago
according to varified statements
but the shipments have been entire
ly lacking.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-18
RAIL HEARING is
SLATED NOV. 50
RAILROAD COMMISSION TO MEET
At COMERTOWN RELATIVE
TO CLOSING DEPOTS

A hearing before the board of rail
road commissioners relative to clos
ing of railroad stations at McElroy,
Comertown and Dooley and substit-
will be held at Comertown, Nov. 80,
p. G.. Peterson. state representative
has been notified.
The hearing is scheduled for 2
o'clock.
Interested parties are requested to
be present at the hearing at which
time the commission will hear views
of patrons Served by the road oper-
ating in that section of Sheridan
county.
The petition by the 500 Line to
substitute custodian service at the
three towns has been met with gen
eral disfavor, and several months
ago at a mass meeting attended by
many citizens. formal protest was
filed with the commission.
Patrons of the Dooley, McElroy
Comertown stations say service
would be greatly disrupted if a Gus.
todian service is substituted for the
regular agents now employed. Tele
graph service and freight and ex.
press service would be placed in
jeopardy, is the contention.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-18
Unidentified Man Has
Jacket, Pants, Shirt
Burned Off In Blaze

His jacket. shirt and pants burn
ed from his body when the truck he
was driving caught fire. an unidenti-
fled person sat nonchalantly in the
cab of the vehicle apparently unin-
jured and biding his time on the
highway near Archer Thursday aft
ernoon.
A passing motorist topped to offer
assistance when seeing the truck
stalled on the road. The occupant
was sitting unconcerned with a sheep
skin coat thrown over his body to
protect him from the cold. His
clothes were noticed on the ground
burned. He had apparently hur-
riedly DOTTED his clothing.
When asked if he needed assist
ance, the reply was in the negative.
The wiring system of the truck was
about all that was damaged and he
said he could fix that. The mar eX-
pressed no emotion owe the ordeal
and was presumably successful in
getting the rickety vehicle started as
a few hours later he was gone. He
was heading west.
The truck carried a Daniels county
license, not of the latest variety.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-18
CRIPPLED CHILD
CLINIC WILL BE
ON NOVEMBER 80
Free Diagnostic Clinic Will Be
Sponsored at Memorial
Hospital

Parents OF Observation-Disclosures
children are urged to avail them
selves of the services of the diagnos-
tic clinic for crippled children which
will be held at the hospital in
Plentywood November 80. Hours
of the clinic will be from $50 a. m.
to 4 D.. IN. with registrations clos
ing at $3.50 p. m.
An o%rthopedic surgeon will ex-
anime each handicapped child at
tending and in each instance will
make recommendations for special
care and treatment if any is indi-
Gated by his examination. The age
group served by the clinic is from
infancy 10 81 years. Children suf-
ferine from any of the following
conditions are eligible for the serv-
ice. old infantile paralysis cases,
asteomyelitis, tuberculosis of the
bone, arthritis, traumatic conditions
including amputations of long stand
ing that need further care and treat
ment; %congenital conditions such as
cleft palate, harelip, club foot, tor
ticollis (wryneck), supernumevary
digits: miscellaneous conditions as
marked spinal curvature, etc., may
be included. AS stated last week,
this clinic is for diagnostic purposes
only and no treatment will be Civ
en-. No charge will be made for the
service.
Ii cases are found which require
disqualification or operative care as
recommended by the orthopedit
specialist and which would be be-
yond the means of the family to
afford their children, arrangements
for this a n may be secured through
Continued on page 4
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-18
.NCWALSON STORE
TO QUIT BUSINESS

Announcement was made this
week that %Ingwalson Co, Inc.
~Plentywood's big department store
will go out of business.
Plans went forward today for clos
ing out the stores stock of general
merchandise. The close out sale will
be in charge of N. E. Waldin, of
Minneapolis. The sale starts Friday
at 1880.
G. G.. Christensen, manager of
the institution since 1919 and form
erly manager of the Ingwalson COM
pany store at Redstone states he
has no definite plans to
for the future.
The closing out of the Ingwalson
Co. store here marks the discontin-
uance of Plentywood's lone depart
ment store, where general merchan-
disc of all descriptions has been
sold.
During Is years Of operation here.
the store has been one OF Plenty
woods leading business institutions.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-18
WORK ON WESLEY ROAD is NEARING END
WITH SUE GRAVEL A BEING COMPLETED

Crews this week are completing
the s~ub-gravel base on the Plenty
wood-Westby highway and it was
expected that this type of work
would be finished by the end of the
week.
Grading and dirt work on the IL
mile stretch Is practically complet-
ed, the only remaining dirt work
being on the hill at the junction
east of the city. The dirt work is ex-
pected to be completed Friday or
Saturday.
Twelve trucks are used In the
gravel hauling. 1t is indefinite as to
when the crushed s%urfacing will get
under way due to present weather
conditions.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-18
AND COLD
COMES TO AREA
FIRST REAL TASTE OF WINTER
COMES TO NORTHEASTERN
MONTANA THIS WEEK

Northeastern Montana received
its first taste of winter with quick
drop of the mercury last Friday and
temperatures continued below the
freezing mark this week.
Friday a slight blizzard with par
tial sleet blanketed this area. 1t
was whipped by a light gale with
thermometers recording d e
throughout the day.
Wednesday morning in Plenty
wood thermometers recorded a min.
imum of 4 above for the proceeding
24-hour period. 1t was the lowest
plunge of the mercury since the adj
vent of winter months.
A heavy snow fell intermittently
all day Tuesday.
Oiled streets in P%lentywood were
slick from the heavy snow which
fell partially melted and then froze
Ducks Head South
On the wings Of the sleet and
10Y storm Friday, ducks started
southwark from the north. Flocks
were reported passing through this
area the first of the week and mot
orists on highways reported seeins
ducks along the road bitches, pre-
sumsbly resting before continuing
their flights southwark.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-11-18

Ill IlenIy WOOD, u. IS. peterson,
and Pearl Larter are in charge of
the drive. Mrs. Chas. Johnson is in
charge at Westby, NJ. l.. Rostad
Dooley; N. Bertilson, Redstone; Yer.
non Dahl, Antelope; Mrs. Peter
G%roskurth. Reserve; Mrs. Chris
Winters, Medicine Lake and Gladys
Waller, at Homestead.
Sheridan county's quota for this
year has been set by the national
committee at $500. The Red Cross
membership drive will continue until
Thanksgiving.
In commenting on the annual Red
Cross drive leaders say this calling
Of the Red Cross membership roll
IS the opportunity for every citizen
to answer present" The Red Cross
belongs TO the people. It's service is
in the name of all, according to all
when needed, regardless of race,
creed or color.
For the contributor and the ma
ton. it is not the money alone, that
counts. 1t is the spirit of the mem
bership-the voluntary conservation
of part, of ones heart to service for
the rest of mankind"