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Food PurIey
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worlds population. Other confer
ences will follow, he added.

worlds population. Other confer
ences will follow, he added.
Cooperation Praised.
Another speaker, DR.. c. P. w.
Kuo, chairman of the Chinese dele
CATION, declared that everything
we had hoped to accomplish at
this conference has been accom-
plished and under most happy con-
ditions."
Il am confident" he stated, that
the recommendations of this con-
ference will receive favorable at
tention by the participating gov
ernments. since these recommends
tions, when carried out. will work
for the benefit and happiness of the
people in various countries
4 am equally confident" he added,
that the spirit of this conference
and what it has accomplished will
have the Way for other forms of CO.
operation among the United Ma
tions.'
Tribute Paid to Jones.
Tribute to Judge Jones was paid
by Joao Carlos Muniz, chairman of
the Brazilian delegation, who said his
leadership was largely responsible
for the success attained by the con-
ference
Mr.. Krutikov praised the "atmos-
phere of confidence" in which the
conference did its work, and moved
resolution Of gratitude to President
Roosevelt for his initiative on con-
vening it.
Mr.. Roosevelt last night invited
| delegates to the conference to meet
him MONDAY at White House re-
ception.
The invitation was extended
through Judge Jones at a dinner
given in honor of delegates and
others associated with the parley.
Significantly emphasizing the
World-embracing scope of the pro-
Jected permanent organization, the
resolution in its final form describes
1t simply as "a permanent organiza-
ton in the field of food and agri-
culture rather than a United Ma
tions organization. Twelve of the
governments participating in the
food conference are not members
OF the United Nations.
Recommendations and resolutions
urging specific measures for stabiliz-
alton of prices and supplies, wider
and more equitable distribution OF
foodstuffs, improvement of agricul-
tural production methods and con-
servation of agricultural resources
also were adopted as a group, en-
bodied in one comprehensive docu-
ment signed by all the delegations.
With the actual work of the con-
ference completed, the last remain
ing restrictions on press coverage
were lifted last night. Reporters
were told that from now on they
could go anywhere, anytime"
Domestic help is hard to find
but you may find 1t through \
Want ADJ in The Star.
Evening star., 1943-06-03
Here Is How New Income Tax Works
Employers Must Take Workers Exemptions Into Account
Before Deducng 20 Per Cent From Their Pay Envelopes
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
Following is an analysis Of the
tax bill as agreed on by conferees
and approved by the House and
Senate:
l. Abatement-The measure pro-
vides 100 per cent abatement, or
dropping Of charges, for each tax
payer owing up to $50 In taxes for
the one year, 1912 or 1943, In which
he had the smaller taxable income;
a fat $50 abatement for each per-
son whose abatement year 1942 or
l943 tax bill is between $50 and
$66.67; and an abatement of IS per
cent for all persons with an abate-
ment year bill over $6667, with the
remaining Is per cent to be paid
half on March 15, 1914, and half
on March Is, 1945, in addition to
current taxes. persons in the $50
10 $66.67 classification also would
pay off their small remaining debt
in two such installments).
2. Wage and salary earners-Em-
ployers are required to withhold 20
per cent OF income and 3 Victory
from pay envelopes and salary
checks, after specified exemptions
rejecting family status, effective
July l. Exemptions are 1924 yearly
for single persons, $l.248 for mar
ried, plus 1912 for each dependent.
NO withholding on pay of men,
bers of armed forces, ministers of
the gospel, farm workers, domestic
servants, casual workers, foreign
services or services by nonresident
aliens.
Some Must File Estimates.
). Persons with income other
than wages and salaries-Hence-
forward except for special 1943
provisions, described later, such
persons, including those receiving
income from business, professions
rents and royalties, interest and
dividends, and persons with wages
and salaries above withholding levy
levels would be required to file an
estimate by March Is on the cur
rent taxable years income, and they
would pay their taxes in four equal
installments. the first falling due
each March Is, and the subsequent
payments due on June Is, Septem-
ber IS and December IS However
the taxpayer may pay his estimated
tax in advance, If he desires.
The estimate may be revised at
the election of the taxpayer, with
the remaining installments in a
year to be increased or decreased,
as the case may be. to reflect the
change in the estimate tWage and
salary earners with more than
S2,700 annual income if single and
married persons with more than
s3,500 are required to estimate their
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Warren
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Government expenditures. He Is
independent of the executive and
can be removed from office only by
Congress.
Asked by Representative Rees,
Republican. OF Kansas why Govern
ment agencies have not been CO.
operative in carrying out the will
OF Congress, Mr.. Warren replied:
Congress has created a Frank
enstein that is greater and more
powerful than its creator"
Protesting he was not inclined to
censure the Civil Service Commits
sion. Mr.. Warren stated that he is
absolutely In favor of being al
lowed to recruit his own employees
since the Civil Service Commission
cannot furnish efficient employees
and Congress wants prompt audit
and control.
He emphasized that his Office is
strictly non-political and will re-
main so as long as I am there" Mr..
Warren said that when new war
agencies were being organized. his
once had been "raided, plundered
and pillaged by every other agency.
Ihey took our very best men who
did not want to leave US
Cites Results in Asheville.
Explaining that he felt satisfied
they could recruit satisfactorily. if
permitted to DO so, he said that
the postal accounts branch of his
ONCE, which has been moved to
Asheville, N. c., had been shot to
pieces aId was considered a most
undesirable unit in which to work"
Recently 1t has become top notch
and effcient. AS a result of their
recruiting their own employees in
Asheville we have asked them to
recruit employees to come to WASH
ington. They replied that they had
some very able prospects who could
qualify under the local civil service
ONCE. But we were not allowed to
bring them to Washington and were
told that if we did recruit them
war agencies would have first call
on their services
Mr.. Warren paid tribute to E. R,
Ballinger, director Of personnel for
the General Accounting Office, as
being a most efficient manager. Re-
gardlng a lack of regard for the
taxpayers by purchasing agencies of
the Government, Mr. Warren told
the investigating committee Con
gress has gone far afield under the
guise of war in letting down the
bars. Thousands of expenditures
have been made that are legal, but
grossly extravagant."
He said that he had reported 1853
cases to the House Appropriations
Committee. ranging from cocktail
parties to gross abuse of airmail
freight and travel.
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liability and pay quarterly on it,
beginning September Is.
4. The first two installments paid
this year on 1912 taxes will be
credited to l943 taxes.
Compromise Forced.
Senator Clark, Democrat. of Mis-
souri, told the Senate yesterday that
knowledge Mr.. Roosevelt would veto
full 100 per cent abatement bill
forced the compromise, which Sena-
tor Vandenberg. Republican, of
Michigan estimated would put 80
per cent of taxpayers on a current
basis at once and make the other
10 per cent current within two years.
1T will make tax collection at the
source Immediately possible de-
vice, whether we like 1t or not, which
Is indispensable to the war effort"
he declared 1T will substantially
increase the Federal tax revenue
for l943. 1914 and 1945. 1t probably
stabillzes individual income taxes
for the next two years"
Senator Vandenberg' reference to
"stabilizing' income taxes found
support among his colleagues, MANY
OF whom said privately it would be
impossible to boost individual rates
in the search Congress is scheduled
to begin later in the year for
SIG, 900 100000 in new revenue.
Raps Presidents Letter.
Senator Vandenberg, ranking Re-
publican member of the conference
committee which rewrote the bill
told the Senate that the task was
complicated by "the obdurate atti-
tude OF the Treasury and the recent
lnflammatory letter from the Presi-
dent Of the United States"
I'VE held the line for five torrid
days against proposals which would
have emasculated the BILL" Senator
Vandenberg said. declaring that an
agreement would have been i'm
possible without Republican CO.
operation.
While the result was not entirely
satisfactory to any conferee, Sena-
tor Vandenberg said. the choice was
this measure or none"
The bill" he acknowledged, will
further burden the purse and pa
tience Of the people. but it is really
a small war price we must pay on
the home front"
Senator Byrd, Democrat, OF Vir-
Evening star., 1943-06-03

ginia said the compromise tax bill
did not meet exactly the views of a
single conferee," but represented a
sincere effort to reach an agreement
for the stake of national unity.
Senator La Toilette. progressive, OF
Wisconsin protested that the bill in
volved abatement OF more than six
billion dollars of taxes.
The Is per cent carryover means
additional taxes will have to be fried
out Of the hides of the people in the
lower income group" he declared.
An equal number of Senate DEM
ocrats and Republicans-3l of each
voted for the bill on final passage,
emphasizing the bipartisan nature
OF the compromise. Previously. the
Republicans in Congress had been
chief sponsors of the Ruml skip a
tax year" plan. while the Democrats
had opposed a full years tax cam
collation. with various alternative
plans.
Acting Majority Leader Hill OF
Alabama was one of the II Demo-
Gratis who voted against the meas
ure. One Republican, Senator
LANCER of North Dakota. and Sem
ator La Toilette also opposed it.
Evening star., 1943-06-03
David ). Ennis Returns
To Police Department

David s. Ennis, who resigned
from the Metropolitan Police De-
partment last October, will return
to his former post of special inves-
tigator assigned to the Detective
Bureau, the Commissioners an
nounced yesterday.
One Of four officers appointed
after congressional investigation
of the Police Department nearly
two years ago. Mr.. Ennis served
three months and then asked to
be relieved of his duties so that he
could return to Whitemarsh, Pa,
and serve as police chief.
The four investigators were Sc
lected after a Nation wide exami-
nation. The Congressional Com
mittee called the detective bureau
the Police Departments weakest
link" and recommended the ap-
pointment of four trained investiga-
tors.
In reappointing the officer, the
Commissioners said that no one had
been found to succeed him and that
his previous training made him we'll
qualified for the position.
Evening star., 1943-06-03

liability above withholding level
and pay quarterly.
Special Rule for Farmers.
4. Farmers-A special rule ap-
plies. Such individuals may file a
declaration OF the estimated tax at
any time on or before December Is
of the taxable year, and pay the
estimated tax due.
5. Final returns-These will be
filed by all taxpayers, as at present,
on or before the March IS following
the close of the taxable year. On
this return adjustments will be made
for differences between the esti-
mated or withheld tax and the cor
rect tax reported by the taxpayer.
6. Special rule for 1943-Since
most taxpayers already have filed
their 1912 returns on March Is, their
payments on March Is and June IS,
1943, will be treated as payments in
respect of their 1943 tax liability.
Taxpayers required to file declara-
tions of their estimated tax will
make their declarati for l943 on
September Is, and their payments
made in March and June will be
treated as payments of their esti-
mated l943 tax. A new declaration
may be filed on December Is. II the
taxpayer desires to amend his esti-
mate.
A farmer may make his declara-
tian Of estimated tax for l943 before
December Is and pay the estimated
| tax due.
Interest Penalty.
A 6 per cent interest penalty ap-
plies If any taxpayers estimate is
more than 20 per cent 1897, per
cent in case of farmers under actual
income.
7. Servicemen and servicewomen-
The bill allows members of the
armed services, beginning with 1943
an exemption on base service pay oi
$500 in addition to regular ex-
emptions for civilians Thus sin
gle soldiers exemption would be
$4,000 $500 regular plus 81 500 spe-
clal exemption) and married mar
s2.70o $4,000 plus s1,500).
A complicated special provision
is made for persons in the services
relating to abatement, the effect OF
which would be to cancel out the
1912 and l943 obligations completely
for all except high-ranking officers.
Income taxes owed by any person
dying while a member OF the armed
services In wartime would be can
celed completely. This was designed
primarily to prevent the tax burden
falling on soldiers widows.
Windfan Provision.
8. Windfalls-No persons may
have abated any amount of taxes
larger than hypothetical tax "a,
present rates. on the one year
1887, 1898, 1889 or l94O-in which
Evening star., 1943-06-03

They seemed eager to cooperate.
to comprehend orders and obey
them. There was no defiance on
their faces, but sometimes 1t seemed
there were looks of profound relief
that for them the war, for which
they had never had much appetite,
was all over.
Long since they had traded away
their cameras and most other per-
sonal belongings. Few wore any
ribbons or medals. They were as
docile lot of prisoners as one could
hope to find. They were guarded
on this ship by only four or five
American enlisted men. among
whom were two Washington men:
Pvt. NJ H. Black. l343 Kenyon
street NV, who has served three
months in Africa, and Pvt Alfred
Isaacson. brother of Mrs. Charles
Besner, 1907 Saratoga avenue NE.
The same men had served as
guards on another prison ship the
night before. Then they had the
"jungen.'
Wear NOndescript Clothes.
One prisoner somehow had lost
his pants. but clung to his heavy
winter underwear. Another still
clutched a cheap mandolin which
he had carried all the way across
the desert One wore an Australian
campaign hat which the ship cap
tain forced him to discard
Il can't stand for one Of these
buns wearing anything from dead
Australian" he said.
One Of the prisoners had been a
company clerk, had worked from
1923 to 1892 in New York, and later
had established a comfortable pri-
vate business in Hamburg. He spoke
excellent English. He was 40, short
sighted, pudgy. The one keepsake
he still retained was a photograph
of his wife and two little girls in
Hamburg. He was brought out on
deck and. once out of hearing OF
the others, talked more and more
freely.
The war" he said at first. NOW
stands about $3.50. I think. But I
don't see any chance of Germany
losing. II she does it will be too
bad for the rest of the civilized
world.
Sees Bolshevism as Issue.
THE real issue is Bolshevism. It
was either that or National Social
ism in Germany in 1882. I came
home from New York wearing a new
Evening star., 1943-06-03

he had the largest taxable income.
with 100000 added before the tax
Is computed. Thus a person might
owe 100000 taxes on 1912 income.
and a IS per cent abatement would
mean $4,000 to him; but under the
windfall provision, If the tax on his
largest base year" income plus
$4,000 Cthe $4,000 added to the in
come before tax computed at 1912
rates. is 100000 or any other amount
less than $4,000, his abatement will
be the lesser amount instead of the
$4,000.
Under the legislation each person
could compute the amount to be
withheld from his wage or salary by
taking 20 per cent of the excess of
his pay over family status withhold
ing exemptions as follows:
Single person-$l2 weekly, $24 BIZ
weekly, $26 semi-monthly, $50
monthly. $l56 quarterly. 1912 semi
annually. 1924 annually. Thus a
single person making $50 weekly
would deduct $l2 from $50 and COM
pute 20 per cent of the remaining
$3S, arriving at $3.50 to be deducted
from his pay weekly.
Married Persons Deductions.
Married person-$24 weekly, $43
| bi-Weekly. $50 emi-monthly. SlO4
monthly, 1912 quarterly. 1924 semi
annually and ST 248 annually. Thus
married person making $50 weekly
would deduct $24 from $50 and COM
pute 20 per cent Of the remaining
s26, arriving at IS 20 to be deducted
from his pay weekly.
Dependents 'other than wite)-S6
weekly, $l2 bi-weekly, $l3 semi
monthly, s26 monthly, s78 quarterly,
Sl56 semi-annually and $3l2 annual
ly. Thus married person with one
child making $50 weekly would de-
duct $50 1924 plus So from $50 and
compute 20 per cent of the remain
ing $40, arriving at 81 to be deduct
ed from his pay weekly.
Henceforward, persons without in
come large enough to come under
the income tax, but affected by the
Victory tax. will have per cent
deduction after July l on earnings
above sl2 weekly instead of 5 per
| cent as at present.
Employers will collect the 20 per
cent withholding levy as they pre-
viously have handled the Victory
/ tax. Special tables are provided in
the bill whereby an employer. ad-
vised of an employees family status.
may quickly ascertain the amount
to be deducted from wage envelope
or salary check
The withholding levy is not an
additional tax. but provides machin-
cry for weekly, bi-weekly. semi
monthly or monthly deductions from
earnings for current payment of
taxes as now written in the statute
books.
Evening star., 1943-06-03
Morgenthau Urges
Investment Of 25%
Of Pay in War Bonds
Treasury Chief Launches
Nationwide StreomIininq
Of Compoien Machinery
BY the Associated Press.


NEWARK, N. j., June 3.-The
budget of the average American
family Is due for an overha uling by
the end Of the year, when Secretary
of the Treasury Morgenthau says
each family should be investing one
fourth Of its income in War Savings
Bonds II 1t is to carry it's share OF
the wars financial burden.
At the same time, withholding
tax of 20 per cent on salaries prob
ably will be imposed, but the in
creased purchases of war bonds by
individuals lis not too much to ex-
pect," he said yesterday at press
conference.
The withholding tax, he pointed
out, would be applied to income over
and above exemptions and would in
many cases be only few per cent of
the total income. For example, a
man with a wife and two children
would be allowed the exemption of
$l.248 for. couple and 1912 for
each child; if his salary were $1,000,
the withholding tax would apply
only to the remainder and would be
less than "A per cent of the $2,4O0.
Early Resistance" Expected.
The withholding tax is to become
effective July l If President Roose-
welt approves legislation now before
him.
Launching a nationwide stream
lining Of the War Bond sales cam
paign machinery, Secretary Nor
genthau said the Treasury expects
"a little resistance" in bond sales
when the withholding tax became
effective, but that it felt this would
melt away when the situation were
better understood.
Bond sales to the general public
were far in excess of those of the
World War. he asserted, with in
vestors constantly setting new rec
ords
OF the $4,000 100000 still neces-
sarv to complete our war financing
needs for l943" he said, "at least
$4,000, 900 900. or almost 25 per cent,
Of the national income for the re-
manner OF the year should come
from purchases OF bonds by indi-
viduals.
From those workers earning 81. 900
10 $1,000 net. who will have seven
elghths OF all the current available
individual savings. 25 cents of each
dollar is not too much to expect. In
fact. they should and must invest
more If our goal is to be met
To raise this money Mr.. Morgen-
thau announced formation of the
New Jersey War Finance Leaders
prototype for organizations to be set
up in each of the Al other States.
Into this rganlzation were merged
the New Jersey War savings staff,
sponsored by the Treasury Depart
ment, and State activities of the
Victory Fund Committee operating
under the New York Federal Reserve
Bank. Mr.. Morgenthau paid tribute
TO the achievements of both groups
in the. tlrst two bond campaigns, but
said all parties involved had agreed
single organization should be
formed to handle future campaigns.
Evening star., 1943-06-03
Two-Year Extension
OF Trade Agreements
Goes 10 President
Senate Vote of 50 to q
On Measure Completes
Legislative Action

Congress sent to the White House
today for President Roosevelt's GER
tain signature a resolution extending
for two years the nine-year- -old re-
ciprocal trade agreements law.
The Senate by a 59-to-23 vote
completed legislative action on the
resolution yesterday. The House
previously had approved it.
Under the act. the President, with
out congressional action. can make
trade agreements with foreign ma
tions, raising Or lowering existing
duties as much as so per cent.
Agreements have been negotiated
with 81 nations, including ma ajority
of the Pan-American countries.
The principal issue fought out in
the Finance Committee and on the
floor was whether Congress should
have some say-so about the agree
mentS.
Foes Stress Postwar Issue.
The State Department and admin
isNt dbIoll oltpPoA SoAb LLlAo " 40 llo
time to rock the boat, with a globa
war on. Any revision Of the present
law, they declared, might give
friendly nations the impression that
the United States was about to alter
its fundamental trade policies. Herr
Goebbels land other Axis propa-
gandists wotild do everything pos
sible to further that impression
they warned
On the other hand leading Re
publicans and several Democrats
took the stand that Congress would
soon render itself impotent If it
kept on signing away its legislative
powers to the Executive. Keep on
they declared. and the Senate won't
have any say about the peace, which
they predicted might be consum-
mated by executive agreement.
The latter group won an early
victory in the committee. where by
A vote of II to 10 and over the
opposition of Chairman George,
Majority Leader Barkley and other
administrationists they forced in an
amendment which would have en-
powered Congress to revoke any or
all of the agreements by joint reso-
luton six months after the war.
But after bitter fight on the SEN
ate floor the amendment was re-
jected, 81 to 49,
O'Mahoney Proposal Defeated.
Then the Senate defeated. so to
81. a proposal by Senator OMa-
honey. Democrat, of Wyoming that
no future agreement could become
operative without specific approval
by Congress.
1t was the same story yesterday
when the administration beat down
the suggestion of Senator Maloney,
Democrat, of Connecticut that the
Senate have the same ratification
power over trade agreements that
1t has over treaties-a thirds
majority.
Senator Maloney asked the Senate
if it wanted to count itself out on
writing the peace treaty, but his
proposal lost, A to 80, just the same.
The only thing the administra-
ton did not get was the full three
year extension it asked. The House
chopped it down to two years.
Evening star., 1943-06-03
Junk Merchant Finds
Funds Weiehty Problem
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 3l.-Homer Evans
has found his wealth a weighty
problem.
The 47-year-old Negro, arrested
today on a disorderly conduct
charge, was found to have $l85 in
small change in his pockets and in
small sacks tied around his body.
Sergt. Bernard Zientek. who
spent an hour counting it, said it
weighed 80 pounds.
Mr.. Evans said he earned the
money selling rags and junk.
Evening star., 1943-06-03
; More Grocers Fined
For Potato Sales

Three more grocers were fined in
Municipal Court today on charges
of selling potatoes above ceiling
prices. making total of six re-
tailers flned since OPA authorities
started drive to stamp out the
black market in potatoes here.
Morris Rubin 1857 Wisconsin ave-
hue NV. and J. A. Pearson, 233
Upshur street NV. were each fined
5000. William Hof1er Of 1885 B
street NE. was fined sl00. All three
pleaded guilty before Judge Walter
J. Casey.