Askov American., 1942-01-08

fore adjournment one and all vowed
that in the new session, which con-
vened on Monday, everything human
ly possible will be done to retrieve the
misfortunes at Pearl Harbor and Ma
Mia. Congress is set for a long and
costly war, during the progress of
which all will have to bear their
share. We must reconcile ourselves
to putting aside all pleasure cars
when the tires are worn out and there
will be no replacement of worn out
cars during the war. From now on
we will have to do more walking but
as that is something doctors have
been advocating for many years, it
will turn out to be for our own good.
Incidentally, it will make more busi-
ness for the shoemaker.
The Fall of Manila.
The American people should not
be unduly downcast over the fall of
Manila. For many years our mill
tary experts have told us that the
Philippines could not be held in the
event of war with Japan because of
the difficulty in keeping our armed
forces there reinforced and supplied.
1t is somewhat different in the case
of Pearl Harbor. While our boys on
all fronts displayed the greatest hero
ism, they were no match for the SUI
perior numbers and much better
equipped forces hurled against them
by the japanese.
We will not indulge in recrimina-
tions but the Administration and
Congress owe it to the American peo-
pie to see to it that our armed forces
are supplied with everything neces-
sary to the defense of Hawaii, which
is now our outlying possession in the
Pacific. In time we will recapture
all ground lost.
Flagrant Tax Dodging.
Many are the devices used to evade
the payment of the Federal income
tax but I believe one of the most
flagrant cases was called to my at
tention by Representative O'Hara of
the Second Minnesota district, who
has handed me a clipping that con-
tains story that is both amazing
and dis1oya1. In the city of Cleve-
land there is concern calling itself
Jack & Heintz, Inc, recently estab-
lished war production plant which
already has more than 20 million dol
lars in government orders. The head
of the plant is a man named Jack,
a 53-year-old former business agent
for a machinists union. The eight
hundred employees are called "associ-
ates" and they received a Christmas
bonus totaling six hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. The bonuses ranged
from one hundred to six hundred
dollars, with still higher grants to
key salaried workers. Each "aSsoci-
ate" also was given a wrist watch
and a turkey weighing between Is
and 19 pounds.
These items, and many more will
be listed as operating expenses by
the company but doubt if the Treas
ury Department will allow them as
the Ways and Means committee will
have something to say on this and
similar examples of tax evasion when
the Secretary of the Treasury appears
before us next week in connection
with the new tax bill. We can tax
dividends and bonuses but no way
has yet been found to tax wrist
watches, bowling alleys, turkeys and
other Christmas presents.
The Draft q Problem.
l have just had a two-hour con-
ference with Major Keesling, Assist
ant to General Hershey, Director of
Selective Service. We discussed the
draft as it applies to farm labor,
individuals occupying key positions
in industry and medical students.
Major Keesling told me that work.