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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-04-16

on taxation provided recently Dy TIT
Temporary Natl. Economic Committed
in study prepared for it are being
studied with view to finding ou1
what effect the expected taxes viii
have Most pertinent of the fig
ures, perhaps, are those showing the
present source of federal income.
In 1888, the last year for which com
plete figures are available, federal rev
enue accounted for 40.7% Of all taxes.
This amount was made up Of corpor-
ate taxes ESQ, individual income
taxes (21.7%), excise and consumer
taxes (29&o), payroll and social secur-
ity taxes (12%) and miscellaneous
taxes.
The interesting point is that only
about 1870 of the taxes levied by the
federal government are levied on the
basis Of ability to pay. The remain
ing $50 is levied on an equal basis,
everybody paying the same amount
of tax regardless of his ability to pay
The relief client and the millionaire
pay exactly the same amount of tax
on the package of cigarettes or gallon
Of gasoline that each buys.
In 1888, the TNEC study says, $14,-
100000 was collected by local,
state and federal governments in
taxes. OF this amount only 26.49o re-
suited from taxes based on ability to
pay. The rest came from what is
called ''regressive" taxation or taxa
ton based on exacting like amount
from each person regardless of in
come
The contrast between the lowest in
come group and the highest income
group further reveals the inequality
of the existing tax structure.
The lowest income group has an
average annual income of $346 and
constitutes 17T6 of all income units.
Over SIS, or 22go, is taken away from
this average income of $346 in taxes.
The highest income group, those
with $4,000 a year or more, has an
average income of $4,000 year. 1t
paid 1892, or 37.S% in taxes.
The difference, hard to reflect in
figures, is that the $346 year family
had SIS less. with which to buy bread
and milk and meat and clothes while |
the s47600 a year family still had
b29,708 with which to meet its needs.
The highest income group received |
3.4@o of all the income though it con-
,tituted only 80 of all income units
while the lowest income group re-
,eived only $3.50 of the income al
hough constituted 1870 of all income
(Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-04-16
TRESPASSINC AT THE CAPITAL
By A. l. HARRIS

The House ways andl means COM
hearings on tax bill in a week or
so, and a bill will be drawn to be
ready for Congress for early May.
But the program Is already beginning
| to take shape and, unless the Admin
istration takes a vigorous stand for
taxes levied In accordance with ability
Ito pay and until 1t hurts, the new tax
bill will be about as follows:
Corporation Income tax. An in
crease of from the present "a percent
of the income of corporations earning
$4,000 or more year to 27 or %
percent, with some insisting on tax
as high as 80 percent.
Excess profits tax. A slight tight
ening Of credits allowed corporations
in computing this tax, although moth
Ing really to get excited about. These
boys have too many friends on Capitol
Hill.
Individual income tax. Increase of
the rate from four to six, or possibly
seven, percent; the surtax to start at
$4,000 annual income stead OF $4,000,
as at present; increase Of the rate
in the lower and middle income brack-
cts on the theory that here is where
the bulk of taxable income lies, also
there is no sense in driving the fat
boys to the poorhouses and over
these institutions; and elm
nation Of some of the present deduc-
tons
Luxury" taxes. Increase In cigar
cite taxes from 1925 to $3.50 per thou
sand; on liquor from 50 to 81 per
gallon; on beer from S. to 81 bar
rel; on automobiles from 3.5 to per-
cent, and general 10 percent in
crease on other excuses.
A Liberal Views the Labor Scene
Rep. Jerry Voorhis, California lib
eral, last week delivered talk in the
House on the current labor situation
that the conservatives in that body |
didn't like little bit, but he gave
them some unpleasant truths to pom
Continued on Page Two)
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The Government.

WASHINGTON FP) Enthusiastically high concentration
of orders for shown by the fact that financial
controlling eight companies have 23 percent all
tracts tie Economic Outlook monthly published
Clio Economic Division charges its March addi
ton to these two holding 23 of the
controlling companies have Al percent the total
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-04-16
PATIENT GENERAL PUBLIC
WILL BE SADDL|D WITH
new TAXES IS belief
Statistics Show That Excise an
Taxes, Payroll and Social Sec
and Miscellaneous Taxes Viii
the Same by the Poor Man A
Make Up $50 Of Uncle Sans
)l1su1ller
y Taxes
Are Paid
Illionaire
Dnle.
By HENRY ION

with which meet the staggering totals being
appropriated the national defense constitute the
major item before The general
sumption that the taxes will be levied in accord
with the custom of levying taxes those
the least In this figures
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-04-16
LISTEN AGAIN

Stockholders the Educational Cooperative Publishing Co.
Dear Friends -
We made progress toward getting enough funds to
complete building and beautfy grounds but we're
quite short of having what's needed yet Again want
to urge you to send in your contributions right We
Just simply have to get started on the job
Mr. and Mrs Ole Gunderson of Power contributed SIS each
which gives lift John Mckay and Don Chapman
rbuted So EACH and that helped, of But I'm
you not-any youthe kind of folks that
let George do it, SO I'm still going to be looking for the
contribution of those of you who haven't sent
And what about Unions stockholders
Union locals? haven't heard from of them
yet.
surpassed by other Yet the only organization
that has help Gravel Com
pany Helena. This firm offers sand and
ton We all thank them for their offer which entirely
voluntary. It's mighty fine of them.
Below the list of of the who have contributed
up still hope that will fill two of
naner before another week passes
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-04-16

The resignation Dr. George Fnlay Simmons president
of Montana State University yesterday effective today should
fns the long and somewhat dsgacefu story of fac
uty difficulties which has been at the institution al
all of the time he has been at its helm and which have
been acrbed to large extent to influences of big business
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-04-16
UNIVERSITY SQUABBLE
ENDS With SIMMONS
RESIGNING AS PRExY

Resignation Effective on September l, But
He Is Given Leave of Absense With Pay
From This Date; Professor Leaphart, Dean
OF the College of Law Elected Acting Presi-
dent by Board of Education.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-04-16
sixteen GROUPS HAVE
62% Defense CONTRACTS

Survey of Defense Contracts Shows Clearly
The Monopolistic Character of Our Econ
omy; Two Financial Groups Benefit From
Nearly One-Fourth Of Defense Spending of
The Government.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-04-16

Comparatively yours,
H. D. ROLPH, Box 2042, Great Falls, Mont
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08

Gene active duty the United States Navy
1ngenue in musical hit Pal Joee" More
proof girls both
married Annes husband
neuro-py chiatrist,
Throckmorton of public relations for
A. Vanderbilt originated the counsel
public press agent also sticker
for correct English.
AT the fashion show held at Belmont Park Jockey
James remarked referring mannikns
"some peacocks, those babies"
Mr. and
"Peahens 5 feminine peacock"
ffNiE subsequent marriage Elizabeth
Robert Browning started with letter written by the
latter After reading of Ezabeths Mr. Browning
wrote her long letter which started:
your all my heart
this still longer letter which began:
81 thank Mr.. Browning from the bottom of
heart
has been interesting that after her marriage
Barrett signed poems Browning
really love they usually
their married name professionally
CoUTTIERN part mild Winter climate
- resembling OF San Francisco That will make nice for
the United States soldiers there.
Too bad the boys can't have the of those San
girls noted FOR their unusual ability enjoy life love
and laughter
My phone rang 3 this morning:
"weI. what is now Mccarthy / sale YEARLY.
"Nat Goodwin only married six times chump"
snapped Glenn hanging quickly
What Happens Locomotives Collide" caption
photograph a magazine
happens collide time Tv
locomotives codng used to be regular at county fairs
CAREFUL drivers should be rewarded Traffic should
check careful drivers and give them tickets That cke
a football supplied by the Chamber
Traffic Safety Department
II forced into onepunch Hollywood cafe fight am 10
prepared years said to Jack Dempsey
forced fight perhaps couldn't the route
was a long What a good one-punch idea?"
Mr. Dempsey carefully instructed in his favorite onenc
scientifically developed for selfdefense in cafe
and arguments
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08
'Show-Off' May Be Lone "
Child Who Never Grew Up
By Elsie Robinson

H. which hits US all where We
live, And explains many q
curious caper.
Patty Jane and Junior are
far from feeling the assurance
they exhibit.
1nwardly, they're beset with
fears bewSldered by the
challenge of a constantly
changing world terrified
lest people ignore or belittle
them.
A word of criticism or even
friendly advice becomes a
mortal insult.
Restraint is an unforgivable
humiliation.
Where, oh where can they
find the admiration they need
to bolster their endless fears7
The answers easy.
Patty Jane invents her
royal birth and Junior
tells the gang how his folks
beat and starve him. And
we wonder what on earth
possesses those children"
WHY wonder when we use
w the same tactics ourselves
daily,
Lies as bewildering at 40
as il was at 10 and we crave
admiration and assurance just
as keenly.
Why's a Smartie?
Why's Boaster and a
Showoff?
That's why because
underneath. there's a fright.
ened, lonely child who will
never grow up reaching
frantically for a hand in the
dark.
And, somehow. you can't
condemn them quite as sternly
when you know that fact.
Chances are it even quickens
your heart TO a friendlier
understanding.
For when the curtains are
drawn and you're all alone,
sometimes you're frightened,
too. Yes? ! am.
1871, King Features synd.. In
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08

NV'U SEE, my nom m
L dad aren't my real folks
tall. They jes say that 10
fool people. They don't guess
l know the truth, but | do.
A gypsy told me-"
The little girl paused. She
was a skinny. colorlesS little
girl with knobby elbows.
Usually she hung around
the other girls. chewing her
nails, watching with listlesS
eyes. But her eyes weren't
listless today.
They sparkled triumphantly
Shed made them notice her
at last! Lookit how they
listened. holding their breath,
bugging their eyes.
"a gypsy told me-" she
continued. "a big tall gypsy
with rings in his ears. He
told me I'D been stole some
where In Europe from awful
rich people, maybe princes m
duk s-'n' my folks here
bought me when I was only a
teeny baby :"
"Ooooo-O-Oh, Patty Jane
isn't IL too wonderful" they
gasped in an envious chorus.
"Jes suppose-maybe you'll
he called back 30 your throne
m have a crown n every
thing"
THEY we're crowding about
Il her now, offering to carry
her books, demanding details.
Smiling complacently. Patty
Jane accepted their admiration.
Already she was considering
what she'd tell them next.
Fantastic? Not at all
as many a distracted parent
can testify. All normal young
Sters tell tall tales in their
early teens.
Nor do they consider them
selves liars.
They are simply trying TO
grab their legitimate place in
the sun" seeking a
position Of Importance which
has become as necessary TO
them as food.
And there's a reason behind
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08


about Jay Fppen cook stabbng her husband DEATH
He vas the FliPpen chauffeur
It's another Lombardo at the Lebert Lombardos
shee-string publishers hit
Il Fire" living borrowed
coin!
IAN MASARYK, foreign Czech exile Is
=" bound for the United States
Two huge dice games have closed because Of =
that Babchick killing in Brooklyn,
Norris of the Detroit hockey team tand big
racing stable) dropped $4,000 Nova.
Eighty spent The
this postage-bgges 1929 The
office here will add 5000 postal employees for the Christmas biz
Hired only 5000 last year
MG-Ms Snub-C Committee the
$4,000 purchase of the film rights Above Suspicion another
upEercut 10 the Bund
Editor Publisher reports 30 syndcated Broad
way colyumers.
CORRECTION We reported Helzapoppn third year
going fourth million It's its fourth
fifth.
committee being probe" FserS but the
committee will be stacked to apply the whitewash
Alsop UsNR). colyumst assigned Bombay
has sent in his resignation.
Tony Martins Ia n IA
Miami will a hotels Winter
A ASHER. Wall bigge made big
a. financial the Dolores
of Pancho and Dolores. Pancho to be her next
Simon al pair Of riseayest metallic buttons
for of her froclS you bushed
Wilkie will be given the Churchman's
Shaw Coey Madden cleaned up the Louis win.
Laid $4,000 TO $1,000 and got plenty of action.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08

Dorothy Gish and Louis Calhern OF a
touring Life With Father" troupe are
Gezundheart.
Mary Lewis, the opera star, is making
a tough fight of it at Leroy Sanitarium :.
Same trouble as Helen Morgan.
In his speech Adolf told the Germans
that 1.-The Reds are beaten" In short, it's
all over-but the fighting.
JUDGE lands new ruling will stop ball
players from endorsing ciggies and
hooch in their uniforms. In street clothes,
anything goes.
The Lous-Conn fight contract has been
signed for June, 1912, and prohibits Joe
from giving any one else crack at the
title before that date.
One of the nations leading chemists
still refuses to pay off on his Willkie tor
PresidenD wager-a grand
How 10 missed tho
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08
TWO ANIMALS

After that exclamation, Karl
Saar was silent for a whole
minute He showed his hands
lnder his belt and / could see
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08
Waller. WincheH
On Broadway
Trade Mark Registered. Copyright. ls4.

TIVE FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT JRS, the Duke and Duchess
Gloucester United Ernest w. McFar-
lands of Arizona and the William Shrers Tot Way
Insiders hear that Governor Olson of California won't give
Vatin pardon If he become American
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08

IERE pleasant little game give you message
every day. 1t numerical puzzle designed spell
your
letters subtract II the
add your upper
rectangle check every your
left right read the
the checked figures give you
coprsh lsn sY Kns Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08
CHAPTER N

CHAPTER III
Fimmen. who made hls
headquarters in Amsterdam,
was a Dutchman, robust Of
figure. cultured. rudy and
fun OF vitality in spite of his
age. and his fine warrior head
was topped by a thick white
name.
He promised 10 intervene in
behalf of Hans Krause; he
seemed TO disregard the fact
that krauSe and l. as Conn
munists, had been his con-
SiStent enemies i'm earlier
years. When 1 left Fimmen.
he shook my hand vigorously.
"Some day. perhaps. We can
all work together" he said,
while an eXpectant smile
played about his mouth.
SAVED FROM SQUAD
Eventually, Hans Krause
was saved from the GPU
firing squad
Shortly after my meeting
with Fimmen, / became aware
that l was being watched. l
recognized al once that my
shadowers were not Belgian
policemen. One evening,
when one OF them was again
close upon my heels, | whirled
around and confronted him
what are you--GPU or
Gestapo ," / snapped
afti cunrHde, the maU
said Sheeplshly. 1t was an
eloquent answer.
Two days later courier
conveyed TO me the order TO
meet one of the leading agents
of the Comintern in Paris.
No one else was TO be in
formed that / was going 10
France.
l took the train from Ant
werp TO Courtrai, changing
cars at Client. From Courtrai
| proceeded by tramcar 10
MeniH, a Belgian village d.
rectly on the border. From
Menin, led by a party mem
Der stationed there to handle
the clandestine border traffic
/ crossed 10 the French vii
lage of Halluin.
Because of the proximity of
the Maginot Line extension,
the French authorities kept
strict watch on strangers.
However, all went well. From
Halluin to Toureeihg l went
by trolley. A local electric
train brought ne from Tour
Going 10 Lille. In Lille /
boarded the north express for
Paris.
A courier met me at the
Care du Nord. In a taxi we
sped down the Boulevard de
Magenta, across the Place de
la Republique, continuing along
the boulevard Voltaire. l
wondered where we were
going. My courier said moth
ing. One never knew in this
year of purgeS from which
side the insidiouS thrust would
come.
The taxi stopped in front of
an obscure little restaurant on
the right bank of the Seine
At corner table, behind a
frugal French breakfast, sat a
man | knew we'll
Meet Monsieur Maurice"
the courier mumbled before
he vanished.
ADOLF DETER
Maurice" was really
Adolf Deter. a former member
OF the PruSsian diet, and a
one time head of Profintern
operations in Germany; he
had engineered the Berlin
traffic strike which helped de
ciSively TO break the govern
ment of Chancellor Won Papen,
and later he had become
boss behind the huge strikes
which brought France TO the
edge of civil war.
Comrade Deter had grown
paunchy in exile. a chill grin
hovered on his fat round face.
II have message from
Comrade Wollweber," Deter
said softly. ut was better
not to give il 10 you in writ
ing. We need you for "A spe-
Cial transaction"
What IL It? ! asked.
I'VE, want 10 send "a COM
rade to Germany, to Ham
burg. We want TO make abSO-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-08
Out of the Night

that he was thinking. We
stared at one another like
two animals in a cage.
Finally he said;
"Why should they want to
liquidate me?"
81 don't know, Karl"
Karl Saar said viciouSly,
what Is YOUR game?"
i pretended not 10 hear.
II can give you $780," !
said. You can go anywhere
YOU like. There are ships To
south America, TO Mexico, TO
New York,
81 am not going TO run
away" Comrade SaaT said
Were you a Nazi spy" l
continued, I'D drive a knife
between your ribs and be done
with IL. IL seems that most of
us who come alive out of Ger
many, like you or 1, are sus-
pected of grubbing for the
NaZis.
IL know what you think.
You think that the worst a
man can be called Is that he
is "A coward. But this is not
a question of courage or
cowardice. II is a rotten game.
Kari. From what 1 heard the
Comintern considers you
political corpse.
"Why-I don't know.
won't ask. You're finished If
you go to Germany. It's all 1
can tell YOU"
At this point Karl Saar
laughed harshly:
DO you still believe i'm world
revolution ?"
mo-" i said.
Neither do he echoed.
Then why :"
We've chosen our side. The
party must live"
BLEED TO DEATH
do you. remember" i con-
tinued quietly. "how com
rades bled to death I'm Camp
Fuhlsbuettel? How spilled
blood screamed from the mat
tresses? the walls? the floors
and even the ceilings?
How we sang the funeral
march in the middle of the
night from cell to cell: How
YOU yelled from the window:
High the banners. They died
for the revolution? How the
whole prison roared:
"'Rache. Rachel?
"How the guards started
shooting mt the windows"
Karl Saar snarled:
"Why do you tell me all
this ."
L spoke for half an hour. /
felt that il was not l who had
spoken.
1t was Hans Krause speak
ing from the GPU Jail in
Spain. comrades speaking from
the cellars of the Lubianka in
the heart of Moscow. COM
radeS speaking from the Bit
ter wastes of the SolovietSky
Islands, comrades speaking
from the bottom of the North
Sea. speaking from countless
graves in the Soviet father
land, in Germany. the Bal
kans. in Spain, in all the world
comra des betrayed and
crushed by the cause whose
loyal soldiers they had been
mo, Karl" ! said, "they did
not die for the world revolu-
ton; they only thought they
did; they died to crafty the
lust for power of the Stain
clique; they died because they
mad been made to believe that
IL was more honorable to be
shrinking corpse than living
thing outside the party"
l sagged into a chair, ex-
hausted.
LOOKS LIKE GHOST
Karl Saar looked like a
ghost. A fanatic pride shone
in his eyes.
II am going to Germany"
he said.
Anything else ] can do for
you?"
He hesitated. Tonight I'D
like a date" he said
Together we went out. |
called up Adele. the young
Jewess who helped me with
the registration of ship move
mentS. She knew that COM
rades who went TO Germany
almost never returned.
She met Karl at the foot of
Antwerp'S lone skyscraper.
Together they walked away.
he seemingly unconceined,
she with a little self-satisfied
sway.
That night I went TO Brus-
sells party headquarters. Com
rade de Buck, the Belgian
party chief, was away. The
best docum ent the party
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pleasure 30 the ldeIes oi The house-AiI'a
also 70 their feminine guests.
THE G-string Murders" by GYPSY Rose
Lee has hit the stands
Miss Lees father is a newspaperman
SO she comes by her writing ability
naturally
She is witter in letter writing and con-
VeTSaTion Than Dorothy Parker, and GypSys
huu1or mas no sting 70 II.
Mia Nald also has an unusual sense
of humor and clever way Of expressing
herself She should write book, too.
A Mn CORIO DanseuSe Received $4,000
n fer week work. Hollywood
Good But Edgar Bergen received $4,000
for % minutes work at the Minnesota
State Far.
Gene Marley. Another fellow who has
been married to two film stars; Joan
Bennett and ffedy Lamar.