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CHECKER AND SORTER; bright future
for serious, intelligent worker; salary, $50
per week: hours, 3 pm. to am. State
age education, references and other es-
sential details Box .3HH-S. Star.
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REPAIRS 9 SERVICE.

by the day or contract;
nearby Md. or Va. Phone North 31s4,
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young and old with small investment IN
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lids NURSE. high-type. experienced,
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DRAFTING INSTRUCTORS, mech. arch;
aero. etc. day or evening. Give age ana
full particulars Box 2S3-B, Star,
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FARM HELP-Have openings for farm
men and truck driver steady work.
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CIVIL SERVICE EXAM.

TYPIST and sTENOGRAPHIC examina-
ton now going on. SPECIAL, intensive
courSeS-Civil Service dictation a6-l40.
speed drills, PLAIN copy tests, Civil Service
spelling, punctuation and analyzing the
general tests. TRIAL exams. every other
Wed. FREE 70 students Start az once
BOYD CIVIL SERVICE SCHOOL,
1893 81 tFst % YRS MA o34O
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MAN. young. for fountain WORK In drug
store. experience sandwich making; heaI'
refs GEORGETOWN Phar. Wis. ave. and o.
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BRICKLAYERS, Sill per day; must be LIST
class mechanics. Report at Goth and D
SITS. ne. or 18th and H SITS. ne. Anthony
IZZo Co.
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ternal revenue).
 Dues paid by teachers to pro- fessional societies, the price of their subscriptions to educational journals connected with their pro- fession, and travelling expenses, in- cluding railroad fares and meals and lodging, incurred in attending teachers conventions in the United States, if they are not reimbursed for such expenses, are deductible from the compensation received by them as teachers in determining net income for Federal income tax purposes. Records of such ex- penditures should be kept to sub stantiate the deductions claimed.
 Campaign expenses and contribu- ions made to political parties or organizations at any time are not 1eductible from the compensation which an individual receives after his election nor from any income which he may have received prior to his election.
 Campaign contributions received by a candidate for a public office are gifts, and net income, so are net required to be included in the gross income for Federal income aX purposes.
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PRIMARY A PROGRESSIVE IDEA

But from the very start, the pri- mary movement was doomed to failure as a nationwide institution In the first place, each state has 3 right to do as it pleases about political parties, and in the second place, professional politicians usu- ally distrust gusts Of popular opin- ion They fought the primary idea from the word go
 The result only Ii states, al belt the more poI9ul0as ones hape presidential primaries. In three others Arkansas, Georgia, and Ala bama, the voters may have pri- mary ii Che powers that be n the parties wi1 let them. Alaoana lead els have decided to hold a primary this year The others are making ID their minds. 1 That means b states-Alabama, California, Fiorida Illinois, Massa- chusetts, Nebraska, New Hampshire. New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ore gon. Pennsylvania, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wisconsin, will elect their candidates to the na- tlonaI conventions. However, eight of the Illinois and New York dele- gates are picked by party commit- tees. The District, of Columbia Democrats also elect their dele gates, but the Republicans do not.
 Those l5 states will have total of 492 delegates at the 1940 Demo- cratic convention out of HOO and 460 delegates to the Republican convention out of 1,000-less in each case than a majority.
 All except three of the 15-- Alabama, Florida, and New York also give their voters a chance to directly express a preference for President, in addition to elect ing delegates of known prefer ence. But the delegates aren't very seriously bound by that preference
 Furthermore, most of the pri- mary systems in operation are compromises between the pro- gressive clements in the two po- hticai parties, and professional political leaders. This means that the delegates elected to vote for certain candidates in the national conventions, may not do so be- yond. few ballots. It also means that the expression by the voters of presidential preference, where 1t B required under state laws, is not a mandatory preference.
 Ia other words, the delegates who are elected may not feel pound to stay with any one can didate who happens to have the approval of the voters in his party
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Your Income
 lax Return
Definition Given on Com pensation Officers
 and Employees

For all taxable years beginning after December 31, 1888, all off, cers or employees of States, or political subdivisions thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of any one or more of the foregoing are required to include in gross income, for Federal income tax pur- poses, the compensation received by them during the year as such officers or employees.
 The liability for filing Federal income-taX returns for 1889 and subsequent years will. therefore, ex- tend to many individuals who pre- viously have not been required to file such returns.
 Retired officers and employees of States, and political subdivisions thereof, or any agency or instru- mentality of any one or more oi the foregoing, who received in 1939 pensions or retirement annuitieS, based on the services rendered by them while in active service as such officers or employees, are re- quired to include such pensions or annuities in gross income tor Federal income-tax purposes.
 If the pension or annuity is paid in whole or in part from a fund derived from amounts deducted from the compensation of such officer or employee while in active service, the amounts so contributed are considered the consideration paid" for the pension or annuity.
 The amount received by the re- tired officer or employee shall be included in gross income each year to the extent of three percent of the consideration paid,' the bal ance of the annuity payments being excluded in determining gross in come for that year. When the ag- gregate of the amounts thus eX- cluded from gross income equals the consideration paid,' the en- tire amount thereafter received as a pension or annuity must be in- cluded in gross income.
 These taxpayers are entitled to the same deductions and credits as are other taxpayers (explained in the instructions which accom- parly. the income-tax returns. Forms 104OA and 1040, distributed through the offices of the collectors of in-
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CAUCAsES, USED FIRST

Party leaders first adopted the secret caucus system because it was already in practical use as a town-council method Of pick. ing candidates. Out Of the na- tional party caucusee in Wash ington candidates suddenly a,.d mysteriousiy appeared. Votes lad no choice but to pass on the eau GUS selections of bot pa; ies.
 About 1925, the caucus died the death of a political villain anu the convention system supplanted it. Tn the convention. the partios were supposed to select heir call didates openly. But soon the eN,s of the caucus appeared in the form of the "smoke-filled back room, '' and cliques were charged wi n manipulating conventions like Punch and Judy shows.
 Around the turn of the century the political primary idea evolved,
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POPULAR WILL IGNORED

In l9lZ, the primaries got O-se ag bounds in the Republican pas ture. They brought out strong popular expression loI Teddy Roo- seyelt The reason was the fact that Roosevelt gave the Republi- cer Party a clear-cut issue be- tween conservatism and plogressi- Visn. The voters indicated they We're thinking in progressive terms, hut these signs were ignored with disastrous results at the polls.
 Similarly in 1940, the high pitch of interest in the spring primaries as reflected in the prominence of the headlines and the keen dis cussions, everywhere by voters, is an indication that the primaries may again furnish high-powered spontaneous combustion within both parties.
 Despite the fact that all the candidates in the field are travel ing under liberal banners, most ol them have been in public life long enough for the voters to have made up their minds about each candidates particular shade of liberalism; i. e., whether he's straight-away, left-wing, conserva- tive, or what-not.
 If the voting in both parties in the spring primaries should estab- fish the fact that voters in pri- holding states are all think ing either in conservative or liberal directions, then the primary vote will have an important effect on the national conventions. For party leaders these days don't ignore popular signs as. they did in 1912.
 Likewise, the fact that the pri- maries are developing into free for-all races gives them the att mosphere of political testing ground. In short, more than a crop of favorite sons may appear And, even though some of the more prominent candidates won't enter some of the primaries, the voting may show which candi- dates the, voters do not want. And that's a very important item.
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who sent them to the national con- vention. n e.
 On top of all that. the profess sional party leaders have adopted the practice of using the primary as testing ground for candidates and issues, fully. aware that they are not bound by any such tests. That testing practice has given rise to the belief that the primary was devised as a special tool for the professional politician Such is not the case. Progressive clements in both parties put over the pri- mary idea The professional poli- tician has merely adapted it to his uses.
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Susannah WesIeys
 To Meet Tomorrow

A 1:30 o'clock dessert-luncheon will be served tomorrow afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Roy Mur- phy in the Lesher Apartments on Willoughby Avenue for members of the Susaanah Wesley Circle.
 Following the dessert there will be a business meeting and a social afternoon
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FOREMAN THOMAS TALKS POLITICS;
 VIEW EXPRESSED

NEW YORK, Feb. 27-Norman Thomas, Socialist leader said that while he would not support either a Republican or a Democratic can- didate for President, T would rather see a good President in of flee for a third term than a bad one for a first term"
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FARM BLOC
 ENCOURAGED

WASHING TON, Feb. 27. = Farm blcc advocates of parity payments have taken new heart at the action of the House Appropriations Com mittee in approving sixty million dollars for farm benefit payments
 Actually the sixty million dollars represented an advance provided for in deficiency appropriation meas ure to be offset by reduction of a
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By MORGAN M. BEATTY AP Feature Service Writer

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Signifi- cant of the times is the fact that the presidential primary tlissleS are crashing Page One in mid-winter- md in competition with war news.
 The front-page positions of headlines like Dewey Enters H. linois Race" and Farley Slate in RGaSsschusetts,' may mean that rank-and-fi voters will have a chance t0 play an active, practical role in selecting nominees for President.
 If the average voters" do, 1t will be the first time that John e. and Mary Jane Citizen have definitely participated in the presi- dental preliminaTies on a nation wide basls In 28 years. For il was in 1912 that the popular voice played hob with Republican pri- maries and gave Teddy Roosevelt's packers the courage to set up their candidate as an independent.
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almost spontaneously as a ren1- edy for the evils in the conven- tion system, Under the primary system, the idea was to control political parties under state laws, and make them quasi-public or ganizations.
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Ralph Moreau Will Speak Tonight at
 Ski Club Meetinq

The Juneau Ski Club will meet this evening at the High School Auditorium at 8 o'clock. Ralph Moreau will report on the Anchor age Fur Rendezvous Ski Tourna- ment and Fred Ball will speak on the activities of the Seattle Noun taineers, one of the largest skiing and mountaineering groups in the United States, which has mem bership of nearly one thousand The public is invited to attend.
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their candidate as an independent
VOTERS INFLUENCE VAGUE

Before 1912 and since, the in- flHenee Of the rank and file in the trial heats has been indirect, vague, inconclusWe.
 The reason for their importance during the candidate-h hunting phase of presidential politics lies n the fact that the democratic way ol nominating and electing is unsuited to smoking out candidates for of flee.
 It works smoothly only after the candidates have been picked and the final race is on. For instance, you can't actually draft man who doesn't want to be drafted because. in so doing, you deprive him of the liberty to run or not to run, a liberty guaranteed by the democratic form of government.
 That automatically leaves the selection of candidates to political parties, and, more especially, to the people who make a profession of running parties.
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pfRShIkG E INTERVIEWED

TUCSON, Ariz-, Feb 27.-Gen. John J. Pershing said in an inter- view that had the Allied Powers needed his recommendation for Germany's unconditional surrender in 1918, Europe would now be al peace
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WEATHER SYNOPSIS

Mort morning, latitude north degrees continued high Al weakening the baro Southeast Alaska strong gusty winds the two p. cloudy of ana exteI.4ing California
 28.-S sunset 5:26
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NEW TELEPHONE DIRECTORY To be issued March 1 and forms close March l. For space. listingS and changes please call Juneau and Douglas Telephone. Co.,, tele- phone 420. adv
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like amount in next years regular farm bill
 Secretary Wallace said the two- year overall total would be un- changed
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U S. DEPARTMENT AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU
 THE WEATHER
(By the U. S. Weather Bureau)

vicinity tonight cloud slightly Wednesday; northeaey 
 Northern slightly fresh norlerly Lynn portion tonight chang
  
 of Winu of Ia ska feshea northeaserly Kodiak, increasing vicinity nesday
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INTENTION REBEKAHs

Regular meeting Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 8 pm. Initiation and social
 CATHERINE HALM, adv. Secretary.
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Try an Empire aG,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-09-13
LET US SUPPOSED!

Editor: That every Twin City
Negro bought a Negro paper each
week. That every Twin City Ne
gro spent 1Oc a week with a Negro
business. That every Twin City
Negro put 10c in church each week.
That every Twin City Negro put
1Oc a week in the Associated Negro
Credit Union. That every Twin
City Negro who has a bank account
draw out one dollar and put it into
some legitimate Negro business.
That every Twin City Negro use
hair preparations and other toilet
requisites made by Negro firms or
firms employing Negroes in all ca
pacities. That every Twin City
Negro had enough Christianity to
trust his brothers and sisters to do
these things.
The writer wishes a reply
through this paper to these suppo-
sitions in terms of jobs and dollars
to our folks if these conditions
were a reality.
Herbert Howell.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-09-13
Willkie Speaks

During political and
membered that the of citizens candidates.
office holders and parties is with what they
dell L. W the Republican nominee said his acceptance speech
Ewood Indiana insofar direct racial
We told how his had fed from Central Europe
their opportunities restricted by discriminatory
believed principles
revolution, and still another jailed insisting right
free speech"
He declared France believed in democracy
the idea of freedom. But she failed them
The Republican then pledged
hate and bitterness, of racial and class distinction"
All of which sounds fn but does Mr. We the Republican
party really it, This is the question which
will have ponder the coming weeks
hatred and bitterness
will stand idly by Constitution
and permit mobs to lynch and burn; where will denied
opportunity achieve merely because where
freely the kind of
poymen housing and education without special restrictions
freely about the country unhampered by insulting and
crminatOry treatment
There little in the of Mr. Wie the Republican
which indicates clearly that this is kind of
Perhaps Mr. Wkie really hand another deal
he should be the chance Perhaps there
which will that Mr.. Wilkes
the intersection warning Negroes
stay the atmosphere which springs
He have it. But for is much than
why his ancestors to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. issue The Crisis
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-09-13

However, just recently l heard
Card pull the same old gag and
use the same derogatory term,
This time / felt sure that it was
meant as an insult, since Mr."
Card is now riding the crest of a
wave of popularity in his radio
work, the feelings of minority
groups mean little if anything to
him
call this to your attention be-
cause in your position you can tell
clowning Clellan that while he is
working for a firm today whose
Negro patronage is not important,
in the very uncertain future, he
may desire to perform antics for
a firm that has Negro customers
and believes in democracy.
People like Card make this world
a safe place for dictatOrs.
J. Nathaniel Smith,
Rural Route z,
st. Paul, MINI.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-09-13
PLEADS FOR NON-CONFLICT-
ING DATES FOR PROGRAMS

Editor: Knowing that you have
always been interested in the Hal
lie Q. Brown Forums because Of
their value to the community, and
realizing that people plan pro-
grams without thought of conflict
with programs of other organiza-
tions, could we ask your cOOpera-
ton in urging organizations to
avoid our established dates of the
second and fourth Sunday of each
month and from 4:00-6:00 P. NJ.
from October through May.
AS you know much effort is TAX
en- in selecting good speakers.
These speakers deserve good audi
ences-which never can be secured
when there are these unfortunate
conflicts.
May we again express our ap-
probation for the very excellent
publicity that you have given US
throughout these past eight years.
Its value to US is inestimable.
Very truly yours,
Alverta NJ. Coram
Chairman Forum Program Com
mittee,
Halle @. Brown Community
House.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-09-13

Ed. Hail, traced the coming of the
Negro into Minnesota before and
after the Civil War and the history
of the Rondo district. Miss Garden
related the activities of the Halle
@. Brown House to the Commun-
ity. Miss Constance Fisher, a case
worker with Family Service, pre-
sented the problems OF family life,
bringing in much information on
unemployment, relief and housing
conditions. Opportunity to see first
hand some of the conditions de-
scribed was also given the students
by a trip to the FLATS" colony of
"squatters" along the Mississippi
River with whom the House car
ries on project. They spontane-
ously reeiprocated the campers in
terest by later sending up some
workers for the playground pro-
ject.
Negro participation in organized
labor was discussed by Secretary
Boyd of the Sleeping Car Porters,
and President Allsop of the Pack
ing Plant Workers. Another trip
was made to South st. Paul to in
spect working conditions in the
Swift and Cudahy Plants.
Civil Liberties was discussed by
Mr.. Clarence Mitchell, executive
secretary of the Urban League in
st. Paul, while DR.. ]. w. Crump,
physician, showed what opportuni-
ties were open to Negroes in bust
ness and the professions. Mr.. Joe
Albright, a local politician, dis
cussed the Negro and Political Ac-
ton and Mr.. Cecil Newman, edi-
tor of the Minneapolis "Spokes-
man" and the st. Paul Recorder"
showed why there is a need for a
separate Negro press. Throughout
all these discussions the attempt
was made to realistically examine
ourselves, our own attitudes and
prejudices-a first step toward i'm
proving the general social attitude.
This program on serious subjects
was interspersed with spontaneous
parties or discussions at the Cen
ter whenever groups of interested
young people came in to see what
the camp was about. The Youth
Group from Wesley Church in