The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-18
Inside Washington

WASHINGTON.-T tax bill picture, always
muddy until the last roll call in congress-
shapes up something like this:
The tax program will be simplfied and the
take will be increased-but far below the 70
billions asked by the treasury. Just how the
Simplification and increases will be worked
out is still nebulous matter. One thing ap-
pears certain, there will be no more retroac-
tive taxes unless the pay-as-you-go program
should be repealed a far-fetched possibility
The last word from the house ways and
means committee and the treasury made it
almost definite there will be no tax bill for
1914 enacted by Jan. l. Here are some fea-
lures that may be covered by the legisla-
ton
Possibly slight increases in individual tax
rates. Representative Knutson ranking mi
nority member of the ways and means COM
mittee, opposes this.
2-Some increases in corporation taxes, re-
tanning the provision for postwar credits in
the amount of all excess profits taxes over
80 per cent.
3-Further increases in excise taxes, on to-
bacco, Whiskey, ct al.
4-Provsion that taxpayers be given an in
come tax credit for war bond or postwar re-
demption bond purchases, an inducement
for them to lend more to the government
"a tax combining the individual nor
NAL income tax of per cent and the victory
tax, probably by making a flat rate of 10
or II per cent for simplification purposes.
Also other smplificatonS in the filing of re-
turns.
Confusion over the Sept. Is filing of esti-
mated tax declarations has increased the de-
mand for smplificaton.
President Roosevelt is expected to deliver
another war address to the nation within the
next few weeks
The 'fireside chat has been described as
a second part to the presidents talk to the
nation last summer just after the downfall of
Premier Mussolini.
| Much water has passed over the dam of
history since then-and the next week or SO
should see more.
feminine customer appeared recently at
District of Columbia ration board and tried
to obtain six new tires, to which the board
said mo-
The assistant who refused the request point
ed out that the government had ruled that
five tires are enough for any automobile
There was considerable discussion, and fl
nally the applicant disclosed that the SIX new
tires were for the White House.
That meant 20. X.
The lOyear-old belief that President Roose-
velts favorite ballad is Home on the Range
is myth.
The president repeatedly detests the cowboy
chant with which he has been serenaded by
'hill-billy'' bands for a decade.
Real lover of the piece is Marvin Mcintyre,
personal secretary and close friend OF the
chief executive.
Owl boys took it in stride but they're still
looking for the note of gratitude that was
singularly missing in a recent bit OF service
for southwestern congressman.
The congressman, it is told, called IN an
Owl representative md asked for help in OBJ
tanning some factual material on progress OF
| the war. Between throaty 'hrmphs,' he adj
ded he wouldn't mind if the material was
submitted in speech form. The OWL man
caught on quickly, lid not mind turning out
a speech, but curiously asked why the ma
teral was wanted.
The member explained that during the last
war the congressman from his district failed
OF reelection because he did not keep his
constituents posted on war developments.
OWL produced the speech was pleased to
note that it was used several times and was
played in newspapers. But one set of news
clippings changed the Owl reaction.
In news column next to one reporting the
congressman's "OWI speech was story in
which the same representative at a press con-
ference, pulled no punches in lambastlng the
agency which had come to his aid.