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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-06
Here's More About
0keh Consumption Bill

crafty prevailing thrse-yeaf tour 81
dutv
Fssmptiess Exempted from All
provisions ~ fhe draft III would
ns uffta~fs sna men 81 fHs army,
aax4. marine corps coass guard.
national FusrH snd reserves. srmy
sna navy cadets ministers n re-
uslss Officials. ut not employees.
~ - FEDERAL snd stats severn
Fnrnta At ne Discretion. tas pres
dent could temporarily ada = this
tst No. ,shass employment IN W
dusty agriculture ~ athsF nccu-
psfksas H. found necessary - fhs
naihfsnAncs - nstionsi nsaith.
safety ~ interest
oaa.et~ntisu. oel~rfsFs Would
~ sssu pied fFan 60 n hatsnt
training. hut sauia ne assigned %
non com uatant - civiiian wors.
All claiming saeh exemption. how
ever. would b referred y their
lsesl bosrds = ~ department. ~
justice fnF an Inquiry ard hearing
Re snpgrywsnt Government
wnfksFs' return . their lahs would
hs guaranteed Congress enuid go
pres lts belief that state and locsi
governments Should foiiaw sAe fed
sfsl example
Private employers refusing
% frhire fraIn~es Wanid ~
ae~s,~a guilty - sieisfies
81 TIE wsEuef act asie.. fhsy
sanid prove thsf acted IN god
faith ard s~ssu.e ~ s~se.@isv.
Tfalwsr. slss esaIa - en-
shl~a a. dsssssd = h<sFisE ~
federal c"urss an their FiEht
= - e1spiafussat
Al the last minute ira commit
tee adopted auHasstiun ~ s~n.
Warren y Austin y ". which
would spPiy ths IN seearttT pro-
visions in the hili q volunteers a.
Neli as consrfipss
A ~af department suggestion ~
defer tns ssrxisa n divinity stu
dents in their senior ysss as
voted dawn = .
The CONSUMPTION and natlauai
quart mobilization bills enisred
the show dawn stage after a vesk.
end u intense debate ~ issues
arising from ths rurorean var
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-06
Marriage
licenses

Marriage licenses applications
have been made at the Pierce
county auditors office by the fol-
lowing persons:
o. Albert Mold. jr., II. Of Route
1, Box 413, Tacoma, and June An
derson. 23. Route /, Box 200. Taco
ma: r. b. Downing. Is. 103 East
SD st, and Myrtle N. Carlson,
IS, 103 East SD ST.; Woodrow VIII
son Pete, ~, and Helen J. Wis
well. 20. both Of Seattle: William
M. Williams. n. and Margaret M.
Clark, Il. both Of Pendleton. ore.
Roy A. Knudson, -. Route /, Box
50, Tacoma. and Dorothy NJ. Vers-
tesen, IS. Route !, Box ia: Jack
Nork. "a. s77 so. Columbia ave.
and Gwendolyn c. Favre. 10, 3s43
So. ID at.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-06
Tacoma Guard
Testing Guns
Ronge Practice
Given l48th F. A.

CAMP MURRAY. wa.h.-Un-
der command CT Maj. W. Z. Pat
rick. the second battalion. lssth
=. a. Tacoma unit Of the Wash
tngton national guard. moved out
OF the gun park from encamp-
ment Monday morning here for the
FIRST range practice in the fourth
army war maneuvers to start next
week. Shooting for the day was
In the vicinity Of Roy between
Lynch and Lambert hills and was
with 81 nm. guns mounted on
French 75's Approximately $50
rounds Of ammunition were used by
the three gun batteries
Tank targets drawn by truck
from 1.500-foot cables at range
Of 1900 TO $500 yards and at
rate OF Is to so miles an hour over
rough terrain provided one phase
OF the practice while another was
shooting at representations OF in
fantry concentrations and machine
gun emplacements. The latter was
done In coordination with airplane
observation by the 116th observa-
ton squadron. Spokane unit Of
the national guard. and the third
balloon squadron from TT. Lewis.
Use Machine Guns
Battery G. 205th c. A. (AA),
Tacoma snti-aircraft unit under
command Of Capt. Ensley LEVEL
lyn, spent Monday in training ma
chine gun crews Establishment
of machine gun positions and
tracking Of airplane targets in the
air followed a complete check-up
Of all ordnance equipment.
Both Tacoma units arrived at
their concentration areas early
Sunday after departure from their
armory. Immediately after break
fast The men began the erection
of tents and by noon the camp
was established in both areas.
1t Col. Howard Wright. execu-
tive officer OF the 14sth who COM
mands the Tacoma station Of the
14sth r. A. and was in charge Of
the movement from the armory,
declared that the mornings ma
neuver was splendidly done with
fine coordination in all units and
complimented the men on the
smoothness with which they op-
Grated and the snap and morale
displayed in the speedy establish
ment of camp.
VIII Join Tuesday
The first battalion OF the 14sth
r. A. from Boise, Idaho, under Col.
I. NJ. Powell, commander of the
regiment, was expected to par
ticipate with the Tacoma guards
men In range practice Tuesday.
Spokane, Bellingham, Everett,
Yakima. Prosser and Walla Walla
units had set up camp by Sunday
evening. and 1t Is expected all
troops, including those from Mon
tana and Wyoming would be in
the concentrations by Tuesday.
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F. D. Appoints Banker
Navy Undersecreiary

AsiiIN TON President
Roosevelt Monday nominated
James V. Forrestal. of New York.
now one Of his administrative as.
Histants. 10 the newly.orsatsd post
Of underssefetary Of navy. DE will
be second IN command b. Secretary
Of Navy Frank knok. Prior 10 ne
coming an administrative assistant
10 the president, Forreatal had been
associated with Dillon, Read A Co.
New York bankers.
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THEFT At STORE

Burglary u G. aamuelson .
grocery stor. At sz7i rast ftth e.
was probsd ~ police Monday
Hamuslson reported that during
his absence Sunday sonssons bfoas
Into fhs living quarters. tooky =
small battery radio. and than sn-
tered the stofs. adding ~ cents In
ehanEs 30 the loot bat Ignoring q
quantity ~ Ssnnies =
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II Was His Mistake

when Robert Aslby. 50. ehoae a
eoupls % likely looklns prospects
"a smaoch" Sunday evening ha
made a mistake
AslbY. Sha pat The fanhsndlinE
act sn raiFalman Don uavlea ami
nil Goodwin. deputy prosecutor.
was In jail Monday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-06

fcantinusd Fram raEs onsl
10 a. A Chandler. y ~
william smsthsss -, y. J. by
pow. Warrsn = Austin = II,
,han uufn-y. r.. = a. fssfs= s,
Rnlmsn. r. ofs and STYLES
bridges. p. y y
vnflna In 10 Negative ssfs
seas irwin & johnson. =. gale.
Ernest Iunaesn. 81. Mira ny
proxyl. nd Jahn Thomaa. =. Ia
To uIsF REASONS
johnson. persistent critic -
The ~. aid tksss three souid
submit = detailed rspsrt = tkslf
reasons Tor opposing A.
Principles ~ the hsii fsrslVsa
stronE endorsement 81 President
Roosevelt bat ~ isft u p 70
conayxzs O. Wafs cut ths details
A. finally approved ~ ths fura.
mittss ths bill Nas trastirsliy
changed frum - original fefm.
which called far an American
males between ths ages u Il and
a. "a register ~ servirs The
original hlil provided that men -
tween n snd - and Is nj "a
would 4. eligible for service ln
home defense units Those -.
tween - and a. could have been
consrtintsd for regular army
service
wooDHINa tNNANTFD
The bills current language sur.
uiatss = training period u ore
year for al draftres. against an
eight meath course originally pro-
posed ~ iis sponsors sens 20.
ward n nurts. y Nch and REP
James y wadsworth. n = v
The army had recommended an
is-munth training period
A melton BY sen johHsoa. n
Colorado. 90 bring former asefs.
tsfy II War Harry " weodfiae
before the COMMITTEES 70 testify
was vuisd down. 10 90 q wood.
ring. In a letter "a sen Arthur ~
NandsnhsrE. n. Mich. had sifnF
ously denounced the CONSUMPTION
bill a. unnecessary
After being rewritten seven
times ny the COMMITTEES. the hi
emerged with these msiar pro.
vlslonsi
RrKisiratian Male eltlksns be-
tween n and II those wha havs
reached the 2ist anniversary II
their birth hut not the sist ami
vsrsaryl would be required 10 reg
later with local draft boards. Nal.
aliens. vho have declared their in
tentloa 90 become citizens slss
would be required to register
Draft A director u sslsetiv'
SERVES. 20 b. paid $4,000 yea
and confirmed BY the asnais
would supervise the draft Quutal
% men 10 be eonaefiptcd would b
determined for each state, terri
tory and the District 81 Columbia
and the men needed chosen in ~
impartial manner praftssa would
become members 81 the reserved
for 10 years after active service
Voluntary Enlistment III
measure contains a provision whlei
would permit men between "a an'
IS 10 enlist In tho army for one
year periods. Instead q the sen
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-06
Fire Chiefs Convention
Al Spokane Beuins

SPOKANE - The ssth annual
conference of International Assoc
iation Of Fire Chiefs opened In
Spokane Monday. Nearly every
state In the union was represented.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-06
TO LAUNCH SHIPS

San Francisco bay area ship
yards launch two new steamships
this week under federal maritime
commission contracts.
Union shipyards Of the Bethls-
hem steel company Tuesday Nill
send n new s.f00-ton ffeighter
down the ways. with Mrs J. l.
Lueksnbach A. sponsor, The
freighter will be chnstensd the
G. G. Cape San Martin.
Western Pipe and steel com
psny launches a i2.s75-ton freight
er. the s. s. American Manu-
faeturss, on Thursday at IT, South
San Francisco yards with Mrs.
Kenneth d. Dawson ~ sponsor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-06
PORT CALENDAR

Ships in port; Taku. smslter
dock. James Cfiffiths. Hooker
Electro. Go.
ships Que headay, ColderOok.
Wstsrsids dock; Fanamsn. spsffy
dock: sofco. smeltsr. Tuesday.
Amur, sfnsitsr: Matthew LIeksn.
bach. Port piers, HikaWa MARI.
Milwaukee No. 2; Coast Banker.
shaffsr No. z.
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Arrival OF Seven Vessels Here During
Next "a Hours to Toke Up Some of Slack

coma Harbor mill, and on Sunday
the Kim from the smelter, william
Luckenbach and Mokihana from
Port piers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-06

in
mit
settling n oboe
Of l4ot Field Artillery includes Merlin
Stierosk, Polmer Hoeond
officers of BotN l4st A Toeomo
2lst Artillery
AofPo
filling
o
Scrn GodonA 1es,Bo rondDo BroIer
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-06

one OF his own customers
Employees were trying 70 ssvs .
trucks from me burning build
Ing. Bot, snfsmiIisr with fhs
equipment, they were ssffins
nowhere. Firsmsn dsmendsd
fhsy Withdrew.
Then Wilbur, who had been
giving these same trucks month";
" Stop-Wear Lubricstion. went
tearing smack into the burning
building. Fnemen had 10 pour
q stream of water on him lest he
be overcome by smoke. He got
2 of the trucks out. Employees
helped with the last 2.
We'll, AnfensIii YES O mess
~hsn me smoke desired s~sy.
byf me trucks we're eil ssvse-
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He started
running to
see where IL
w a 9. II e
stopped short
W h Q n h e
saw. IL was
the plant of
one of his M.
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HERE'S MORE ABOUT
Britain on Guard
STARTS cN PAGE ONE

Fascist Premier Benito Musso-
lini appeared TO be throwing all
resources into q campaign TO
take over the Mediterranean.
The Rome press said Italy In
tended to control suez canal.
Huge Italian aerial squadrons
sometimes numbering 100 planes
have been attacking British ship.
ping conveys in the Mediterranean,
and an Italian communique this
morning said Il British sirplsne'
had been shot down. 10 Of them
during an attempt to bomb Italian
troops marching along the Libysn-
Egyptian frontier.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-06
DEGREE oRANTED

A final decree of divorce has
been granted In superior court 70
Charles o. from Marie johnson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-06

Of men who work for Union are
good wiling 10 hep
IN any situation whether II IN
wolves their business or rot.
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n o W til Q
moral TO this
tale ism I that
Union rem
ders auxiliary
fire service.
It's simply
that the klnd
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Evening star., 1940-05-16
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, March 18 dE, Omitted States
Department Of Agricultural. .-Salable hogs,
1000; total IL. 500; market closing active,
25-40 higher than Wednesdays average
top, sos; small lots, 6.lO; but practical
pounds, $500 90: 27O-35O pounds. k.Sh-
30; sows also 25-4O up; good 4OO-55O
POUNDS, 4.s5-5.15; lighter WEIGHTS to
saiable sheep 5000: total, 5000; late
wednesday: Two doubles fat clipped
lambs around % lower; early sales steady;
deck handyweight early, 9.65: better nm
ished kinds late at $50; one double me-
dunn to good n pounds. woolskins 1000:
small lots native springers, .11.76-l2. .25.
Todsy,s trade: Fat lambs fully steady:
one double closely sorted, S3 pounds
fed clippers, 1900; medium 70 good kinds
oSss wUslskin s. iS Sass hs HeFht taT9x
lambs; / smn6Ss; oIS.es; small lot f.s native ewes. s
salabie cattle, 5000; sslSble calves
1000; fed steers and yearlings strong to
70 hiEher; average good to choice offerl
ings showed most advance on early rounds;
!ater trade less active, and mostly strong
with Wednesdays close; strictly choice
steers absent; best 1890: two or three
loads. 1888 and 1910: bull. a50-10.26;
stockers DUH led heifers fully steady, best
lo.5O; several loads 9O0-1O.0O; very Sc
tive and relatively hinh market on common
and medium Grade heifers and light younx
coEs co,,., sei,,ns eas 4 1888 so: most weishty
fully steady; weishty. sausage bulls up to
7.1O ana seiscteo vealers to 1900.
Evening star., 1940-05-16
Foreign Exchonqe

NEW YORK. May 16 R.-Fears of Z
Nazi invasion Of Switzerland continued to
work against the Swiss franc in foreign
exchange dealings today
The unit extended its retreat about .0s
OF cent more in terms of the dollar tc
a new low The British free" pound wa.
comparatively steady around 1924. but its
exchange amliates, the French franc and
the Canadian dollar. Jared less fayorably
The francs loss was . minor one but the
Dominion currency slid Oh around 621s
Of cent to 81 .12h U. 8. cents The
reichsmark likewise registered q new de-
Late rates follow sGreat Britain in dol.
canadaTofncisl Canadian Control Board
premium premium; sellnins, II per cent premium
in New York Of buying 9.9I per cent. sell.
ing 900 per cent. Canadian dollar In
New York open market. 1875 per cent dis.
count, or 81 .12h D. 8. cents.
Europe-Great Britain. demand, 3.23
cables. IA; 60-day. 3:2Oh: 90-day. 3.1e
Belgium unauoted Denmark unauoted
Finland. 2.OOn; France 1891: Germany
1918 benevolent 1875; Greece. 80
Hungary, II .65n; Italy. sos. Netherland.
unauoted: NorEay unQuoted; Portugal
3.25n: Rumania .52n: sweden. 80 son
Switzerland. 21.30; Yusoslavia. assn.
Latin America-Argentina, ofAcia!
29.17: free. 23.00: Brasil, ofacial sos;
free. $40: Mexico 16.s5n.
Far East--Japan. 23.48; Hong Kong
20.19: Shanghai. 5.45.
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise In.
dicated. Nominal.
Evening star., 1940-05-16
Bank CIearings Drop
81 Per Cent Behind
1899 Levels
Volume for n Cities
6.8 Per Cent Below
Previous Week
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 16.-Bank
clearings for the latest week fell So
per cent below the preceding week
and dropped slightly under the cor.
responding 1899 period, Dun &
Bredstreet reported today. Last week
a moderate advance was registered
over the comparative 1899 total.
Clearings for % leading cities Of
the United States during the May IS
week were $4,946, ,568 900, a contrac-
tion of 81 per cent from the s5,-
1875 ,539, 900 recorded last year.
The latest aggregate was $3.50 ,622,-
600 less than that for the week pre-
ceding. This contrasted with a gain
Of $3.50 076,000 between the similar
weeks of 1899.
Turnover at New York dipped to
$2,745 ,585 900, against $3,045 1922 600
last year, representing drop of 80
per cent.
The total for the 81 outside cities
at $4,000, ,983, 900, however, was So
per cent greater than the s., ,O89, ,547,-
600 for the comparative 1899 week.
AT other outside centers some of
the more important advances we're:
Portland, Greg. Ill per cent: Chi
cago, 14.1; Pittsburgh, 12; Seattle,
III; Minneapolis, 98, and Detroit,
9.6.
Slight declines from the previous
years figures appeared at Boston,
st. Louis and Omaha.
Bank clearings at leading cities,
compared with those of 1899, to-
gether with percentage changes
from a year ago, follow: Also, the
daily average bank clearings for the
months OF March, April and May to
date:
Evening star., 1940-05-16
further, Sales
Gain Reported
| By Buick
BY the Associated Press.

DETROIT, May 16.-Buick d.
vision Of General Motors Corp. re-
ported today that its retail sales
for the first 10 days Of May num-
bered 12.029 new units and ls,4oo
used vehicles. For the last 10
day period of April sales were 10000
new and le,475 used cars.
Pontiac division of General Mo.
tors reported it's retail sales OF
new cars for the first 10 days OF
May were 1904. For the final 10
days of April 1t reported new-car
sales OF 1855. It reported used.
car sales Of 1892 for the first 10
days OF May, up 1,430 from the
final 10 days Of April.
Chevrolet division of General Mo.
tors reported its retail sales of new
passenger and commercial cars Tor
the initial 10 days of May totaled
30.299. For the final Today period
OF April it reported new car sales
Of 39,976.
Evening star., 1940-05-16
Mail Records Broken
On Pan-American
Airways
Revenues From Postal
Service 81 Per Cent
Above Year Ago
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 16.-Juan T.
Trippe, president Of Pan American
Airways, said the European war,
causing curtailment of surface
shipping and increased demands
for fast mail service, had boosted
the airline's mail loads to new
peaks on its international routes.
Commenting on record results
of the lines first-quarter opera
tions, he said, Revenues from the
transportation of foreign airmails
for the first quarter show an in
crease of 81 per cent over the cor
responding period of a year ago.
while plane miles flown in
creased only 10 per cent, passen-
ger revenues have increased 40
per cent over the comparable fig
ures for the first quarter of 1899"
On the Latin-American routes
the traffic volume, he added, was at
higher level than at any time
in the company's history.
Continuing heavy mail loads,
he pointed out, however, in discus
sing the Atlantic service, have
reduced the number of passengers
which can be accommodated on
the present twice-weekly schedules.
Increased passenger accommo-
dations will become available in
June, when it is expected the Post
ONCE Department will be in a posi-
ton to designate a third weekly
schedule"
Passengers carried during the
first quarter on all the company's
routes totaled 1884, an increase
Of 17.3 per cent from the same
period last year.
Stockholders at their annual
meeting today approved a proposed
increase in the company's authorized
capital stock to 5000 900 shares from
the present 100000. The capital
change is in connection with the
company's expansion of services and
equipment.
Evening star., 1940-05-16
Chain Stores Continue
Advance in Sales
srec.a. Dispatch to The Star.

SFeCAa' OiSpatcn 70 Inc Star.
NEW YORK, May 16.-Chain
stores continued their gains in
monthly sales last month, as COM
pared with April, 1899, though at a
reduced rate, according to the
monthly compilation released yes
terday by the investment firm of
Childs, Jefries & Thorndike, Inc.
The first Is chains to report had an
aggregate volume of S265 ,689. ATT, an
increase of $6,511,219, or 2.5 per
cent over the same period a year
ago.
For the four months ending April
30. sales of these same chains totaled
s954,8l1 ,052. which compares with
sales OF $3.50, ,557 $3.50, an increase of
$74, 4,253,722, or 8.4 per cent. This
showing is very favorable when con-
trasted with their sales for the first
four months of 1888, which were
1913 ,6l0, 1863, and with sales of $751;
847 ,554 for the same period in 1887.
Evening star., 1940-05-16
T. W. A. TruveI Sets
Record in April
sre cial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May 16.-An all
time record of 11,676,37O revenue
passenger miles flown during a single
month was established by Transcon-
tinental and Western Air, Inc, dur
ing the month of April, it was an
nounced by Jack Frye, president.
Frye said that the new high ex-
ceeded the total flown during the
same month year ago by 6s.6 per
cent, and that it topped the previous
best month, October, 1899, by 677,-
939 passenger miles.
The report showed the airline car
ried rs per cent more airmail pound
age in April than 1t carried during
the same month last year.
Evening star., 1940-05-16
Revamped Financial
System for Canada
Urged in Report
Change in Confederation
Setup Proposal Held
Way to 'ReoI Autonomy
BY the Associated Press.


OTTAWA, May 16.-A broad plan
for a reyamped confederation setup
and simplified financial system, de-
signed to remove causes of friction
and financial difficulties, was pro-
posed today in historic report of
the Royal Commission of Dominion
Provincial Relations.
The commissions report, result
ing from survey started in Novem-
ber, 1887, records Canada's progress
to nationhood and has for its goal
full realization of the objectives
laid down in 1867 by the fathers of
the confederation.
The commissions long-range plan
In general would shuttle the finan-
cial powers and responsibilities of
Canadas various governments for
the attainment of real autonomy"
for the provinces in local matters
and give effective federal control in
fields where national interest is
paramount.
Would Cost $4,000, 900.
The financial plan, crux of the
report, would cost the Dominion
government an estimated $4,000, 900
year under present conditions.
It calls for Dominion assumption
of entire responsibility for relief of
unemployed employables, and also
provides for the federal govern
ment taking over all existing provin-
cial debt, involving service charges
of about $60,OOO0O0 year.
To compensate the Dominion, the
provincial governments would be
asked to withdraw from the income,
corporation and inheritance tax
fields, which could be expected to
yield around s65 5000 900 a year.
They would also give up their
present right to subsidies from the
Dominion, which average around
100000 annually.
Since the Dominion assumes re-
sponsibility for unemployment relief,
kindred phases of the same problem.
such as unemployment insurance.
a national employment service and
right to establish basic minimum
wages and maximum hours, would
also be placed under Dominion
jurisdiction.
All other welfare services, the
commission asserted. should remain
the responsibility of the provinces.
Would Aid Government.
The report claimed that the finan-
cial scheme would improve the
position of every provincial govern
ment, although in varying degree.
The present inefficient and waste
full tax structure, the commission
reported. "sabotages" efforts to in
crease the national income and
even depresses that income While
the proposed plan would not reduce
the absolute tax level, the commits
sion said, it should permit substan-
tial increases in the national income
which would make the taxload rela-
lively lighter.
The commission suggested that
the added revenue required to carry
out the fiscal plan might be obtained
by broadening the income tax base
in the lower and middle brackets and
increasing succession taxes. Progress
sive elimination of the sales tax
was recommended.
sThe commission stated that 'the
tendency in most federal states
has been toward centralization at
the expense Of the provinces or
states"