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Evening star., 1942-10-31
Tax Revenues
Seen Reduced
By Salary Limit
Senator George Says
Excess Money Will
Pay Lower Rates
Pay Control Questions Ans,Dered
on Page ALL.

BY the Associated Press.
Chairman George of the Sen
ate Finance Committee declared
yesterday that the $3.50 limi-
tation on net salaries would
cause the Treasury to lose tax
revenue, would boost administra-
tive costs and penalize the man
who works for his income.
In sweeping criticism of the salary
order, which was issued by Stabiliza
ton Director James F. Byrnes and
countersigned by President Roose-
velt, Senator George told reporters
he believed it would work a terrific
disadvantage on the fellow who is
working for something as against
the fellow who is just sitting and
cutting coupons"
The order would limit salaries to
$25,000 after Federal taxes, life in
surance commitments and fixed obli-
cations are deducted, but would not
affect income from investments.
Senator George said he was salts
fled the Treasury would lose, rather
than gain, in tax collections by the
move.
That would be true, he said, be-
cause the money that otherwise
might have been paid to individuals
and taxed at extremely high rates
might be held by corporations, which
would pay a lower rate of tax on it,
or might be distributed in dividends
to many small stockholders whose
rates were even smaller.
Il am curious to know what is the
philosophy behind this ORDER" he
said. What good will it accomplish
If the Treasury loses money in taxes,
administrative costs are increased
and there is no effect on initiation?
Perhaps the Government can say
that it is trying to equalize the
burden of the war, but it is creating
tremendous inequities between the
man who works for a salary and the
man who has an income
Persons who work for big salaries
spend their money, in great part
for fixed obligations, for services
and, other things that contribute
to imitation only indirectly, he said
He added that the night-club type
OF spender who gets his money from
an inheritance was not limited, con-
tending it was that sort of person
who spends in an inflationary way
Senator George predicted that the
Treasury would have to "set up an
army" OF trained personnel, now
hard to get, to administer the order
The added cost, he said, was bound
to be substantial.
This added expense was unneces-
sary, he said, If the aim was to curb
unreasonable increases in salaries
Under the tax act" Senator
George declared, there is little 'oc-
casion to be concerned about un-
reasonable increases in income from
any source. The taxes imposed will
take care of that, especially as re-
CARDS large salaries"
Evening star., 1942-10-31
mrs. RooseveItund Dutch Queen
Confer in London on War Work

Il must help In it," and handed
over a one-pound note go, enough
for two standard parcels.
She saw hundreds of girl clerks
busy at work in the lofty apartments
of the palace, most of them wearing
overcoats and scarves because the
large rooms were cold.
In the throne room a girl filing
clerk sat under q gold canopy with
blanket around her legs.
Mrs. Roosevelt viewed bomb
marked Canterbury Cathedral yes
terday, and today expressed grati-
fication that Cologne Cathedral was
spared in the RATS 1,000-plane
smash at Cologne last May.
Visiting photograph exhibition
called RAJ on the Target" she was
given m expert Interpretation Of
(See MRS. ROOSEVELT, Page A-30
Evening star., 1942-10-31
Axis Counteratfacks
In E Egyptian Desert
Repu|sed by British
Gen. Monteomery's Army
Heavily Reinforced,
Resumes Offensive
By the Associated Press,

CAIRO, Oct. 31.-The British
9th Army maintained its gains
in the Egyptian desert yesterday
and beat off a number of Axis
counterattacks with losses to the
enemy, a British communique
announced today.
(The British, having conson-
dated all gains in the week-old
desert offensive, were reported
today by DNB, official German
news agency, to have resumed the
attack early today. Reuters heard
the German broadcast.
c'For the resumption of the at
tack (GeneraD Montgomery has
brought up reinforcements, es-
pecially Of artillery and tanks"
DNB was quoted. The agency
said, however, that no news Of
the actual fighting was yet avail
able.)
Allied airmen, meanwhile, con-
tinued to hold control of the skies
and blasted repeatedly at enemy
airdromes, fortified positions and
other targets, the bulletin said.
One formation of Allied heavy
bombers was reported to have
winged its way across the Mediter-
ranean to attack Crete.
At least four enemy planes were
shot down over the Egyptian battle
front yesterday and many others
were damaged, headquarters said.
-Four large enemy aircraft were re-
ported destroyed by twin-engined
fighters which attacked the air.
drome at Ell Adem.
Malta Free From Attack.
Some enemy dive bombers were
active over British positions in the
desert, the communique said, but for
the second successive day Malta was
free from air attack.
The British put their own air
losses in the Mediterranean theater
at three planes.
United States fighters took part in
a number of dogf1ghts yesterday to
contribute to the maintenance of
Allied air superiority. United States
Air Force headquarters reported one
Messerschmitt 100 definitely shot
down and several others damaged
while all Americans planes returned.
1t was disclosed here yesterday
that the American flyers previously
had shot down % enemy planes and
lost but 2 in the renewed Allied
desert offensive.
Many thought the Americans
might be too green for the more
experienced German and Italian
flyers, hut this idea has been dis
PEELED swiftly by the 22-2 victory
ratio. Yesterday the chief of the
United Statese Fighter Command
in the Middle East, Brig Gen. A. C.
Strickland, said this of his boys:
"They have the stuff. They know
the advantages and limitations of
the airplanes they fly. They don't
try to fight Messerschmitts at the
attitudes where the Messerschmitts
are superior, but lure them down to
(see EGYPT, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1942-10-31
picture on Page A-3.)

Members of the Washington
Women's League of Shoppers today
resorted to time-honored picketine
tactics to stop or at least slow down
the run on coffee and to prevent
wartime boarding.
From IL am. to noon, nine
smartly attired members of the
league threw a picket line across
the front of the Swing coffee store
most in the public eye these days
because of its downtown location
at 1913 E street N.W.-and with
placards tried to appeal to the
patriotic side of the coffee drinkers.
But at least IS men and women
would have no truck with how the
league believes coffee should be dis
tributed. Right under the banners
of the picketers these coffee drinkers
queued up to Swings door. waiting
for the first coffee bean to be sold
at pm.
I'VE are trying to arouse public
consciousness" said Mrs. Cynthia
Wentworth Hannum, 5004 North
Thirtieth street, Arlington. presi-
Evening star., 1942-10-31
owl Will Take Control
Of Short-Wave Stations
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
The Office of War Information is
expected to sign contracts today
taking over control of time and pro-
grams of the Nations short-wave
stations, an Owl official said.
The official declared that if the
contracts with the stations are
signed, he believed the Government
would assume control of the pro-
grams at midnight tonight. The
present management would continue
to operate the stations, the Govern
ment leasing the time, he said.
Negotiations have been under way
with the stations for several weeks.
The official explained that the Axis
has been beaming propaganda pro-
grams to various parts of the world,
and that the Government wanted to
be able to beam its programs and
"get the facts and truth" to neutral
countries and the rest of the world
Evening star., 1942-10-31
War Fund Workers
Push Week End Drive
To Reach 100000
Appeals From Churches
Slated to Spur Giving;
Fair Has VituI Effect

The army of $4,000 Commu-
nifty War Fund campaign work.
ers today launched into an in
tensive weekend drive to reach
if possible a goal of $2,O0O,OO0 in
subscriptions by the next Willard
Hotel report luncheon Monday
II expect great report after the
weekend solicitation" declared
Floyd D. Akers, campaign chairman
today. THE Group Solicitation and
the Metropolitan Unit especially
may be expected to show up with big
figures from their door o-door and
store-to-store' work." he said.
Appeals from pulpits of churches
of all faiths over the week end also
are expected to stimulate both the
solicitation and the giving, Mr.
Akers emphasized. Cooperation
has been promised by all faiths, he
said.
Fair Has Tremendous Effect.
Bruce Allen, campaign vice chair.
man, told the luncheon meeting yes.
UClOdy UlldU VIC wal Il oil WlllCl
closed last night at Uline's Arena
had had a tremendous effect on the
whole campaign. presenting graphi-
cally the appeals Of all 120 agencies
in the War Fund. One woman, who
heard a soldier at the fair say thai
the boys in uniform were being
much better treated in this wal
than during the last one, doubled
her subscription to the War Fund
Mr.. Allen said.
Reports at the luncheon yesterday
increased the totals for all three
report luncheons this week to 64,82$
givers, and 81 ,286, ,889 .33 in subscrip-
tions, which is BLOT per cent of the
total goal of $4,141, 900.
Reports from the three units te
the luncheon were made by Ernest
G.. Draper, for the Government
Unit; Dan Holland for the Group
Solicitation Unit, and Thornton w
Owen for the Metropolitan Unit.
The report by units follows:
Government Until 1896 givers
$115,482.56 yesterday, for a total oil
62,682 givers. $631 1882, which i.
(See WAR FUND, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1942-10-31
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, Oct. 31.-Two ener-
getic early risers, Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt and Queen Will
helmina of the Netherlands, met
for a morning chat today about
their war work.
Mrs. Roosevelt called on the Queen
at the Dutch Embassy between other
engagements on her. Saturday list,
which included visits from DR..
Eduard Benes, President Of the
Czechoslovak 6 ernment-in-exile; !;
Mrs. Benes and Czech Foreign Min
lister Jan q. Masaryk.
Visiting st. James Palace, Mrs.
Roosevelt saw how the Red Cross
Prisoners Of War Bureau handles
thousands Of parcels weekly.
Told that the poor were unable
to buy gifts for relatives. she said
Evening star., 1942-10-31
Mail Subscriptions
PoyobIe in Advance

H.. The Star regrets that here
after, under present condi-
tions, no exceptions can be
made to the rule that Mail
Subscriptions must be paid in
advance.
The terms and rates for
Mail Subscriptions may be
found at the head of the Edi-
:torial Column, and cash,
= check or money order must
accompany the subscription
for the time desired.
The difnculty at this time Of
handling these small ac-
counts and making collections
makes this rule inviolable.
Evening star., 1942-10-31
100000 Vote
Total Seen Over
Nation tuesday
$4,000, 900 Below
1940 Record and
Under '38 On-Yeor
BY the Associated Press.

A canvass of the best available
sources indicated today that be-
cause Of the war and an apparent
general apathy toward politics
only between 100000 and 35,-
100000 persons are likely to vote
IN Tuesdays elections. War de-
velopments could change the
estimate.
That is 100000 or more under
the ecord-breaking turnout in the
presidential year Of 1910 and is also
below the total vote for Congress in
the off-year elections of 1898. Some
estlmates placed this years probable
vote even lower-at the level OF the
congressional elections of 1884 when
32,800,000 cast ballots.
53,613,052 Qualified.
An Associated Press compila ton
OF official registrations and unof1cial
estimates of eligible voters by States
showed that 53,613,O52 had quaIlfled
to vote Tuesday. Allowing for more
than the usual number of stay-at-
homes because of the war, it was
calculated that 34,826,S41, or about
IS per cent of the eligibles, would
vote.
This IS per cent compares with
about rs per cent in normal off,
year voting and 80 to IS per cent in
presidential elections The vote esti-
mate, necessarily rough because Of
lack OF information on the extent Of
absentee voting and other war fac
tors, is 1,376,292 under the vote for
House candidates in 1888 or 2,834,83
below the highest national total
that year which included senatorial
and gubernatorial votes.
Officials based their light vote pre-
dlctionS on the fact that hundreds
OF thousands have joined the armed
forces and few will take the trouble
to vote, though where possible they
may do SO by mail. Reports received
here at one of the campaign head
quarters said that out of 5000 men
In the armed services from one un-
named Pennsylvania county only ESQ
had applied for ballots.
General Disinterest,
General disinterest, migration of
workers who have not lived in their
new States long enough to qualify
and may not trouble themselves to
vote by mail in the old; gasoline
and tire rationing-all will serve to
keep the balloting light, officials said.
President Roosevelt yesterday
urged all citizens togo to the polls
Tuesday because, as he put it, ballots
were as necessary as bullets in keep
ing democracy alive.
The chairman of the two major
party committees also have joined
in calling for a big turnout, term
ing this one of the most important
elections in history.
Registrations have been below
normal off-year figures in many
States this year, though California
and Massachusetts, gained over 1898.
New York had virtually complete
registration Of only 5,167 ,272, or 392,-
604 under 1888 and 1901 ,438 less
than 1910. Pennsylvania was A.
642, 1863 compared with 4656,823 in
1888 and 5,022,5 ,523 in 1910.
California's registration of $780,
776 compared with 3,611,416 in 1888,
though all parties showed losses
this year compared with 1910.
Massachusetts, boosted it's registra-
ton of four years ago to 2,17O,16l
this year and approximately 100000
new women voters were estimated
to have been added to the rolls,
attracted, it is believed, by a ref
erendum to relax birth-control re-
strictions.
Evening star., 1942-10-31
RAF Airmen Drive Away
Nazi Daylight Bombers
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 31.-Thirteen Ger
man daylight raiders attempted to
attack southeast coast district to-
day but were driven off by Raj
fighters and ground defenses.
One woman was killed and several
persons were injured today when a
German daylight raider dove through
the clouds over an East Anglian vii
lage and dropped several bombs.
Another plane machinegunned
the district near a coastal village.
There were no casualties.
No hostile aerial activity was re-
ported over Britain during the night
and there was no indication the RAJ
had been busy over the continent.
Evening star., 1942-10-31
Churchill Disc|oses
Huge Coal Shortage
In Plea 10 Miners
11-MiIIion-Ton Deficiency
Inspires Dramatic Call
For Greater Output
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Oct. 31-With Britain
facing an 11,0O0,O00-to coal short
age, Prime Minister Churchill called
$500 representatives of the coal in
dustry to London today-some of
them for the first time in their lives
and gave them a confidential,
heart-to-heart pep talk.
Many of the miners came directly
from the pits-95 per cent of them
from the coal face itself-and the
audience was filled with typical men
of the mines, some of them wearing
scarfs instead of collars and ties.
Mine owners and managers also
attended the mass meeting at which
Field Marshal Jan Christian Smuts,
Prime Minister of South Africa, and
Maj. Gwilym Lloyd George, minister
Of fuel, light and power, also spoke
Secrecy Shrouds Meeting.
The speeches were not made public
Even the exact time and place of
the meeting were kept secret Ad-
mission was for ticketholders only.
Through the night, trains made
special stops at wayside stations to
pick up the men who represented
every one of Britain's 1900 mines at
the largest mass meeting of coal
workers ever held in Britain.
Refreshments were ready for the
men at mobile canteens as they ar
rived. Then they were directed to
the meeting hall where they heard
the Prime Minister'S message and
were expected to carry it back to
their colleagues.
AS they entered Mr.. Churchill
gave them the "V" sign and Com
munist party workers busily distrib-
uted leaflets headed: More coal
means victory"
Greater Production Urged.
The Prime Minister was believed
to have laid the facts before the
workers, appealing directly for a
greater mine output to make up the
1000, ,000-ton deficit as a step to-
ward quick victory.
All parts of the isles were repre-
sented. Welsh blended with thick
Scottish brogues and the dialects
of other parts of Britain as the men
came together. One special train
brought 500.
Each miner who attended received
a government allowance of $12 for
his expenses and as recompense for
his loss of work.
Besides the miners, Mrs. Church.
ill, Sir Stafford Cripps, Lord Privy
seal; Clement Attlee, dominions
secretary, and Labor Minister Err
nest Bevin also were there.
Evening star., 1942-10-31
james CoposseIu Heads
Emergency Hospital

Appointment of James G. Capos-
sela as superintendent of Emergency
Hospital was announced today. AS
sistant superintendent since March
1898, Mr.. Capossela will fill the va
cancy caused by the sudden death
OF Supt. B. B. Sandidge. A native
Of Brooklyn, Mr.. Capossela formerly
was engaged in the stock and bond
business. He was credit manager OF
the Health Security Administration
here before becoming associated with
Hospital.
Evening star., 1942-10-31
Fire BottIed All Night
To Save Allied Cargo Ship
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne ABS0ClHCed Presb.
MELBOURNE, Oct. 31.-After an
all-night battle, more than 100 fire.
men succeeded today in extineuish-
ing stubborn blaze which had
threatened to destroy an Allied mer-
chant ship and its cargo In an Aus
tralian port.
While the firemen battled the
flames, longshoremen formed q hu.
man chain between the ship and
the wharf and unloaded a large part
Of the cargo. Drums Of oil were
pitched overheard In the hope they
might be recovered later.
Evening star., 1942-10-31
New Tremors in Azores

LISBON, Oct. 81 (P.-New trem-
ors in the recurring earthquakes
which have been shaking the Azores
for weeks were reported today to
have sent the panic-stricken inhab-
itant Of Fayal and Sac Jorge Is
lands prayerfully into open fields
and churches in the past "A hours.
Evening star., 1942-10-31
Burma Areas Roided

NEW DELHI, Oct. 81 lR.-RAF
tighter planes swept the shwebo
area OF Burma yesterday, strafins
an airdrome. while Blenheim bomb
ers, on offensive patrol, bombed q
railway station at Seywa.
Evening star., 1942-10-31

(See MRS. ROOSEVELT, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1942-10-31

(see soLOMONs, Page A-l0o
Evening star., 1942-10-31

(See EGYPT, Page A-3)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
WOrgenthdu Fails
To Get Idle WOHeY

Government economists h aV Q
been cuSSlng tnClc Henry Norgcn-
THAI mp and down departmental
corridors for failing 70 make his
TAX bill sufficiently cOufiScatory Of
this idle money
His corporation tax would run
from % 70 so per cent on business
profits and very heavily upon pro-
fcSSIonal and middle class people.
hut the IDLE money rs not IN these
hands. !, Is in the hands Of union
labor and the lower income factory
groups Thus. while u is thcOrclc-
ally possible 10 dry up initiation
with taxes. il Is politically impoS-
Slhle
Another thing which the govern
ment economists overlook IN CON
sdcrinC the overall growth Of
nationaI income. Is that tho salary
OF the avcragc white collar
worker. tho income OF tho doctor.
dentist, storckccpcr. professor. has
not been increased. while his taNCS
have been treblcd and quadrupled
Taxes on all designed to Satur-
ate tho initiation income OF tho
factory group, would be indie
feasible.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
HOU Henderson
SyStem " Orks

The country, meanwhile Is in
the midst Of a period Of plant con
version from the making OF peo-
pies goods TO war goods. Less
and less goods for the people aIc
going 10 be available from now
on, but the people raS a whole
We more and more money with
Uhich TO buy goods they cannot
got
The tax bill, stiff, rs II is. and
the war-nund-,cihng program
good As 1t j. are both insufficient
10 absorb all this IDLE money
CnanimitN Of Official opinion
therefore Is Nccrlng 20 long de-
laNed refrigeration
Mr. henderson has been ChaS-
Ing prices With a feather. He has
worked this way
When his scouts Saw certain
price uSlnC above what they
thought j, should be. they issued 4
warning TO the industry. say. fol
example The waste paper industry
4 meeting Was called and gencr-
ally an informal agreement 10 hold
various prices was adopted
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
only " dy to Stop
Prices Is to Stop

IF these continued 10 increase. a.
did waste paper. he wrote tho IN
duSiry letter asking u 70 freeze
II this did not work. no issued a
temporary regulation good for 60
DAYS.
When that failed as il fro
oucntly has. he had 20 investigate
profits. production ro>ts etc not
only Of that industry hu' all re-
lated industries. before ne could
issue an order actually fXng the
price n inc waste paper. II j.
impossible 20 do Tins with hundreds
of thousands Of products IN their
hundreds Of thousands % stages
Notable other instances IN which
this system has similarly fahcd
include CrctalN typos OF chemicals
used tires rubber clGarcte
Only way 10 stop prices Is 10
stop them and tncn start m maxi
ing corrections But for some rca-
I'm Henderson docs not sccm
NOUS 70 do that on his own yo'
Wants 2 law 20 back HIM up a law
which would expand tho frr7lnE
10 wages farm prices and profits
50 a. 10 mako ~ effective for ma
tlOnal economic results
This NlcwpOln, is Likely 20 come
out INTO tho open when Henderson
tcStlficS about tho new tax hlll he
fore CONGRESS-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Lemon Juice Recipe
Checks Rheumatic
Pain Quickly

II Won spr"r from rheumatic, ar.
thrttN or u'uritis pain, try 'hjs SIMPLE
'nrNprns've home recipe that thou
SANDS ar" using Got package 81
Eu ~ Co'nrourd two week supply.
today Ma 10 with p quart ~ water.
aud tho Juice of I Lemons LIS epsv
y" trouble ~ al and pleasant You
need ONLY . tables poonfuls two times n
day often within o. hours omoti mos
overnight splendid results are Oh.
iaiu'd II tho pains do not quickly
leave and = Won 10 not fcol better. re-
turn the empty packag" and Ru- ~ Will
cost Won nothing 10 try as " - sold hy
your druggist under an absolute money.
hark guarantee Eu. ~ COMPOUND IL
Tor sal" and recommended 10y drug
stores everywhere
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
Fear Of Initiation
Seer in Address;
Henderson Fails
BY PAUL MALLON

WASHINGTON. March ID
Mr.. Roosevelt reSurrcctcd "A lost
chord the fear of initiation in
his farm speech, and Mrs. Ro0Se-
velt'S column a day or 50 later
said she now is i'm favor Of .5eez-
ing prices, wages and profits to
dissolve that fear.
Such outward manlfeStat ionS
usually reflect inner preparations
for action. and this time they
seem 10 forecast an imminent
presidential request 10 Congress
for legislation 10 freeze the pres
ent circumference of our expand
ing economic bubble
What has warmed up this sub
ject, weeks after congressional
and public demand thinned GU,
is that Mr. Henderson apparently
has found he cannot do il his way.
Plecemeal restraints on few
important prices have not kept
the general price, level from CON
tlnuIng 10 rise Informal price
fixing has proved only sleNellke
deterrent. not stopper
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-15
NeMs Behind the NPWs:
Limit Economic Bubble,
Roosevelt's New Plea

making lax policy, Henderson price
policy the farm bloc and lobby
The agricultural policy, and the
labor unions the wage policy. The
interest of each is conflicting with
all the others and the whole.
MOrgenthau wants revenue,
Henderson wants all prices down,
agriculture wants all except farm
prices down. labor wants farm
prices down, its own wages up.
The governments economic pro-
gram has grown like four Topsies.
You need not be- an economist
to sec the situation IS explosive.
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