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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
The Senate Should
Reduce Taxes

the House program, it will still make the
cost of government heavier on the Ameri-
can people and not lighter
That is why the alert and alarmed mi
nority of the House ways and means com
mittee, convinced that LOWER and not
higher taxes should be provided said
while we of the Republican minority
have co-operated with the majority on
strictly non BIPARTISAN basis in the prepare
ton of the pending bill, we believe the time
has come when henceforth the admnstra-
ton. instead of insisting upon squeezing
more and more taxes out of the public,
SHOULD AT LONG LAST BE GIVING
SOME CONCERN TO THE ELIMINATION
OF UNNECESSARY AND WASTEFUL EN-
PENDITURES
1T is short sighted and dangerous
policy to kill the goose to get a few more
tax eggs now, and thereby destroy its flu
ture productivity =.
1T is our duty 10 contribute to the
PRESERVATION of free enterprise and OPP
portunity in America, not to their De
STRUCTION."
THE United States Senate should study the
4 new revenue program not under the in
huence of administration spokesman who
want more spending money than the House
bill provided but in the spirit of the House
minority which advocated real REDUC-
TlON in taxes.
Even If saving of only 10 per cent
could be made in the total war program"
the House minority commended "it would
suit in tightening the future burden of
American taxpayers by approximately 80
BILLION DOLLARS which is no small
amount"
While there is some comfort in the pre-
vailing assurance that the Senate will not
20 beyond the increase provided in the
House bill, there would be a greater service
to the American people to the credit of the
Senate if it would insist on total tax bill
that would relieve them of a portion of the
tax burden that is already overwhelming
and that dimnshes the energies of the peo-
pie and the production of the nation with
every new Increase
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR:
AT TARAWA 1,026 marines
~ were killed. BOSS wounded
More than 5000 were Slaugh-
tered and less than a handful
escaped This spelled victory in
the toughest battle the T. 5
Marines ever had What does
that spell to you, Mr.. and Mrs.
John @. American citizen?
Perhaps you haven't given 1t
a thought. If not II is well to
mediate upon it right now You
walk or ride upon the streets OF
the City of Detroit. You eat
your meals in more or less COM
fort. Maybe you don't get all
YOU want, or what you want,
i'm theeway of food, but neither
do the marines nor any OF our
fighting forces. They take what
they get in any way II IS given
them. and they complain not,
and God knows you should not.
You 90 10 bed assured you
will not have your sleep dis
turbed by tons of exploding in
cendiary bombs. You are free
10 come and go. You have free
dom from fear. freedom from
want. freedom Of speech, free
dom of worship.
Who makes all this possible?
Our boys and girls serving IN
the armed forces of the United
States Of America. who. like the
marines at Tarawa. offer their
lives and risk their bodies TO
injury and suffer all manners OF
Inconvenience, in order that
YOU may enjoy those freedoms
won for us by our ancestors on
bloody battleiieldS of the past
II Apd may I ask MIR John @
American citizen Just what are
YOU doing back on the home
front 10 show your appreciation
Of the fighting force OF Amer
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16

TO THE EDITOR:

I JUST read the letter Of Mrs.
Chester Fleming l can't
help wondering if her defense
is Just. When people knock hill
billies or Pollacks. or Wops,
they generally have reason
for IT, When people knock
them. it doesn't mean all the
people from the South, the
Polish, or the Italian people
Most of us have knocked the
police department, city govern
ment Congress, and lot of
other groups, but that doesn I
mean every one in these groups
deserves 10 be knocked.
I'm Polish. and many times
I've talked 10 people who would
knock PollackS, not knowing
that | was Polish. ! know they
are right about some Polish
people. and | know they know
that all Polish people aren't the
same. That's why it never both
erS me.
If she calls this suffering. !
feel sorry for her. because
Americans. if anybody can take
il. This country knows that
talk like that can't hurt any
body
Complaining about such small
things is getting TO be a farce.
Just like a bunch OF kids argu-
ing in the school grounds. II
never stops ] know a lot Of
people from the South, and !
like most of them Those whom
/ don't like have as much right
TO diSlikcN NE
A.\N ETGESE kULICk,
1901 Academy,
Dearborn.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16

THE United States Senate has begun its
consideration of the new federal revenue
program with most observers predicting that
it will accept the limitation on INCREASED
federal taxation approved by the House of
Representatives.
The House biit provides for new federal
taxes slightly exceeding two billion dollars,
in contrast with the New Deal administra-
ton demand for more than TEN BILLIONS.
The Senate should certainly stay within
this limitation
As a matter of fact, if the Senate in
tends to alter the House bill al ALL it should
still further REDUCE the contemplated tax
increase.
THERE has been a general misunderstand-
ing of the House bill in one respect, and
indeed a studied MISREPRESENTATION.
The House of Representatives did not
adopt a program of tax REDUCTION.
True, it cut the administrations demands
by one-fourth.
But it INCREASED the nations tax bill
by more than two billion dollars.
And it raised the nations total annual
tax bill to MORE THAN As BILLION
DOLLARS.
THAT Is THE HIGHEST TAX BILL
IN ALL HUMAN HISTORY.
1T WILL PERMIT THE NEW DEAL
ADMINISTRATIONS TO SPEN ID NOR +
MONEY THAN 1T HAS EVER SPENT
BEFORE.
1T WILL IMPOSE GREATER HARD
SHIPS ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
THAN THEY HAVE EVER BORNE BE
FORE.
ITS SOLE CLAIM TO MERIT Il IN
THE FACT THAT 1T DID NOT GIVE THE
PROFLIGATE NEW DEAL ADMINISTER
TON ALL THE MONEY IT WANTED TO
SPEND.
THERE is no SAVING TO the country in
this, but only slight curtailment of the
preposterous demands Of the most reckless
and unconscionable political administration
in American history.
Hence, if the Senate merely adheres to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
November l9, 1913

Detroit Times
Hearst:
Will hundred and ftftytwo
old American history
comtrys
Bill OF Rights. Through the
the funda
OF the land
the first amendments TO the
free the
Of happiness These
the rights OF free speech, OF free
freedom OF petit
Worship, freedom Of association Because
life,
Of the Bill OF
during Bill or Rights
constantly in our OF devel
opirg cIti zens.
United States
centuries individuals argued
simple right to
to worship as their
take these liberties for granted But the
historic episodes
human liberties must be guarded zealously
there persons who used the basic
without realizing
achieved The vast majority OF people had become 50
occasion TO
question how they could be io They listened to the radio
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
Mr.. william Randolph Hearst q
November l9, l9A3

netshbor might to official
teachers
reporting statements
&c on
President City Council and
delivered
ended,
the real
p
American
the simple OF ordinary living
foreign dctators impact Of this simple
crystal clear Of belief liberty
victory that
citizens lose sight OF liberty
ty.
Der that cannot maintain liberties merely by Boosting
their possession freedom Of
elfdtscipine Will
contribute the good his fellowman
all walks car
the adoption Bill Of better
resolving liberties
They TO
AZ
teach the basic democracy
Qo~~~HBs~~
E.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
JOHN IL SLENIN, VI. ID.
10 PeterbOrO.
TO THE EDITOR :


lust why does every other
- headline or so IN The De-
troit Times have 10 read Tom
Harmon this or Tom Harmon
that? Yes. we all know ne was
great football player, etc. but
for goodness sake. he IS now IN
the service as other fellows and
should be treated as such
Why aren't the other fellows
in headlines They are also
fighting. What about the thou
sands that have made the SUI
preme sacrifice? Did they rate
headline news? Mo-
We are not holding grudge
against Tom Harmon but we
feel that the headlines could
hold something much more inn
portant than Harmon news If
ne must be in the paper then
leave him off the front page.
Most of us have some one in
the service. and this same old
heading is getting US down Is
this the only kind OF headline
The Detroit Times can publish
You probably won't print this
letter. but at least We have said
our piece. Mn
DORIS CISCO, v
zoos Helen,
=
1891 Helen.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
Quick Questions

Which one of these spent the
most time IN Jail as a politi-
cal agitator-lIitler, MuSso-
llnl. Stain?
IS Stone walls do not prison
make, nor iron bars
cage" was written by Oscar
Wilde, Shakespeare. Love-
lace. Pennyfeather?
3 a PlimSoll mark is al
watermark on stationery;
tb) grade designation on
sterling silver: tc) mark
on vessels 10 denote loading
limit?
4 Though no royalty is created
under our laws. there Is one
title borne by some Amer
leans that is unique IN that
IL Is a palindromee-Spelled
the same forward or back
ward. What IS IT?
5et There's catch 20 this: How
many times can 30 ; BE subj
iracted from 33,300,000?
ANSWERS on Opposite Page)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
knowledge Test
By DIR sABINA H. CONNOLLY

l. Sunnlv tho MISSING word
Caj God of our fathers
l,noUn ~ a., cod
rest Se merry. gentlemen.
lct nothing YOU 49,: tc)
KIND hearts are more
than..
% TIN of tho to,glc ouiz
Ar.u., 50. or ,, "a,
ho,tlcr worn around me
neck inI I> \ y Van Dine
q holn-,le-pluWt.. 'cl is me
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16

lea ? Are you 10 be found in the
Hitler line cashing war bonds ?
Do you buy war bonds? Have
YOU contributed 10 any OF the
various movements TO bolster
the war effort? Are YOU dong
an honest days work ? If you
are in any way a Stacker. for
Gods sake. and the honor OF
the L. s A wake up.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
A Letter From Dr.. Bow
WAR r. I'm e gov
sUpts'srSaot.s sSs1,s se-oets
pGTRo,T HiCSioAR

Mr.. william Randolph Hearst
The Detroit Times
1870 Cess
Detroit Nichi gan
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
FAIR
ENOUGH
BY Westbrook
Peeler

ELL me, my captivating
male friend" sa id Mrs.
George Spelvin, American,
about the standard OF living
In our brave new world Of the
future because YOU are my hero
and you know everything. and,
Of course. I am only silly little
thrip Of GIRL. but II looks to
me like YOU take where il SAYS
we get $1,000 deduction because
l am your helpmeet and YOU are
my vice versa, and then we get
$3.50 "A year for each of our
cunning little Riddles under IL
and the same for your nav and
my paw, and, of course, that
mounts up II you are like Mr..
and Mrs. Dionne.
But, after all. Ii seems 10 me
we used To hear where il was
so outrageous the way tho
greedy capitalists they used 70
starve the workers. but still
nOwad& =, the cost of living IL
way up. and Yet our loving gov
eminent SAYS we get about
Sl.6i day apiece to live on
and the kids and the old people
get around 96 cents and ] don't
see how even Chinaman can
get nv on much less"
'"T'REASuRE," Mr. Spelvin
Il said, won are looking at
the matter from the wrong
point Of view because the gov
ernmcnt doesn't say YOU have
got To live on Sl.6t or the other
loved ones on 90 cents. because
YOU can get more than that on
relief, but the idea II You get
exempted that much, and then
YOU have TO pay income tax but
can stall ga ahead and spend all
YOU can afford except YOU
have 10 pay tax on the extra
amount"
Well" Mrs. Spelvin said.
isn't that Just like ! say then
because IL means YOU don't get
allowed enough to board dog.
80 YOU have Ia spend extra just
for food, clothing. rent and gin.
but first YOU have Ia pay "A tax
on that extra money 80 we can
send sewing machines Ia South
America and diapers 10 tho
Arabs and canned goods all over
the world. and IL looks tn me
Ike the South Americans and
the Arabs and all those friends
Of ours Wen. they begin eating
OF uS before We get enough tn
eat ourselves evrr NOW.
Nh the war j. mostly on
a the cufi and We have tn
pay for il after, ~ maybe I'm
the brave new world Of the
future. we'll We won't get any
allowance ~ all for us hut
everybody else gets first grab
and after we have paid our
taxes. We eat II there j. any
thing left.
What mean. daddy. and
YOU can slice il a. thin a. YOU
like, hut " our government SAYS
Sl.6i each for YOU and me and
96 cents n head for the other
loved ones. well somebody must
have been thinking those were
fair figures for Americans tn
live on.
"Otherwise why didn't they
say around anyway five a day
for H. and buck and half for
the others NJ the very least be-
cause YOU ought To see the prices
YOU have In pay for everything
in the stores and I am begin
ming 10 think somebody has got
il In for III Americans.
EDECAJSE. after all. NV
- hero, this country WAS al
UaNS supnOSed ia he very high
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16

Nature goes on her way. and
an that 10 us seems an eXcep-
ton IS really according 10 order.
Goethe
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16

Gratitude iS 2 fruit Of great
cultivation YOU do not find n
among gross people Samuel
Johnson.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16
Your Hill of LII ghtS
BY HOMER L. CHAHLAUN
NationaL AnerIeanisn1 Director. The American legion
ARTICLE VIII
BiH Of Rights
yieanisr Director. the American Legion

Etcess're bail shall of be rcq1i,od nor cgccS-
sire fines imposed, nor cruel and mustn't punish
0icHts 1tflictCd.
A JUDGE in fixing bail attempts prescribe the amount
n that will the prisoners appearance in court at the
for trial. The circumstances Of each therefore
the Of bail The Judge may refuse to allow
bail in capital offense.
Fines should be proportion The magnitude Of the
ofense Extra hardshp the family would result from
unreasonable fines is 20 prevent such hardshps that each
state constitution forhas excessive fines -
Concentration camps and other cruel puuishmeuts
prohibited No punishment considered cruel and unjust If
does not exceed the maEjmum provided tF af. -l,
There nNst be decre& followed by ever Present
threat countries ~ protective and
hnement concentra0 camps We rt reper CONSENT 70
highly centralized poNct
tTONoRROW-Artilt 90
Page IG-Thursdsy, Deoember Is. 1913
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-16

"RECAUsE. after all. my
~ hero. this country WAS AL
ways supposed to he very high
class with more automobiles and
curling irons than anyv here else
but now We are going 10 raise
the living standard all over the
world, "A lot Of places where we
don't have any personal friends,
and the way things are going
We won't ever he able To- get Al
new car or 20 down 10 the jock
for hamburger and few
crooks OF beer on "A Saturday
night because the dough all goes
10 those foreigners.
II mean IL certainly IL nice
60 treat foreigners with kindness
II YOU feel like il personally.
like when they have an earth
quake or famine, the way
they used 10 do, but usually they
generally ask YOU first
But instead now they don't
ask us aye, YES or no, hat they
just 20 around throwing out
dough every which way and
making promises what we are
going 10 do and then they give
us the bill.
What kind of standard NJ
living are We going to have per-
sonalIy, and who gave them per-
mission 10 do all that promising
when We have to earn the
dough-"
pet" said Mr.. Spclvin, Amer
lean. II had very hard day. 80
will YOU kindly he so kind as to
close your trap and 20 10 Sleep"
Copyright. 1913 ~ United Features, sYnd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-27
Virginia Road Agency
WifhhoIds Funds for Towns
BY the Associated Press.

by me Associated PreSt.
RICHMOND, Jan 27.--The State
Highway Commission voted yeSter-
DAY to withhold the usual S500-per
mile allowance to cities and towns
of over $500 population for con-
struction of new roads during the
1894 fiscal year.
The action was recommended by
State Highway Commissioner James
A. Anderson because of the large
decrease in revenues due to gasoline
and tire rationing.
Withholding the funds provides
for reduction of $4,000 40 in the
budget for next year.
The commission decided to con-
tlnue to make plans TOR the con-
Structlon of the 100000 bridge
between Yorktown and Gloucester
Point and TO have New York con-
sultlng engineers complete the
survey in order that the project
may get underway during the post
war period.
After a discussion of the decrease
IN revenues available for highway
maintenance and construction
work the commission decided that a
curtalled program for the remainder
Oh the war period should be put
into effect.
District engineers were instructed
10 make a constant effort to reduce
expenditures without sacrificing the
usefulness of the thousands of miles
OF improved highways in the State.
Sale OF securities in the highway
sinking fund to the State sinking
1und also was approved by the
commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-27
Austin Again Chairman
OF Federation PLANNING

Reappointment of Henry J
Austin of Bradbury Heights as
chairman of the City Planning and
Parks Committee of the Federation
OF Citizens Associations was an
nounced today by Harry S. Wenjer
president.
Others named to the committee
were: j. B. Dickman jr.. North
Cleveland Park, vice chairman;
William A. Olsen, Chillum Heights
G. M. Atherholt, Macarthur boule-
ward; David T. BloSe, Takoma Park
Fred T. Devine, Rhode Island ave-
nue.; Mrs. Everett Evans. National
Gateway; Fred w. Cast, American
Association of Engineers; Francis c.
Heigle Chevy Chase; Douglas Jen-
kins, Benning: w. Earl Nair, Wash
ington Highlands; Walter l.. Reich
Metropolis View: F. E. Smith. Park
View, and Frank NJ. Thompson
Logan-Thomas Circle.
First meeting of the committee
will be held at o'clock tonight in
The Star Building. with John Nolen
director of planning of the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion as speaker.
Mr.. Wender asked the committee
to devote some attention to the
Virginia boundary bill recently re-
introduced by Representative Ran
dolph, which would establish the
new line at the present mean high
water mark on the Virginia shore"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-27

The $2.500,000 grade-separation
project on Fourteenth street near
Maine avenue S.W was open toefull
vehicular traffic today following its
formal dedication yesterday after
noon by District officials and civic
leaders.
Speakers hailed the improvement
as being not only direct aid to
l25000 persons using it every "a
hours, but also as opening the way
for postwar development of ada
cent sections.
Robert c. Critics. 5, son of Everett
c. Critics, Board of Trade Highways
Committee chairman, sliced a white
paper ribbon at 2:15 pm. and open
ed the new bridge to traffic.
Whitehurst Paid Tribute.
The project was conceived by
Capt. H. c. Whitehurst, District
highway director, four years ago,
and work begun year ago. Tribute
was paid Capt. Whitehurst by many
speakers Not only was the over
pass and grade separations termed
a splendid piece of engineering, but
traffic was kept moving, and the
efficiency of nearby Bureau of En-
craving and Printing employees
maintained despite the construction,
it was said.
Col. c. w. Kutz, Engineer Com
missioner, said that without the
War Departments assistance the
project would still be six months
from completion. the vital Highway
Bridge route having direct con-
nection with Pentagon Building
traffic.
Extending his congratulations La
nier P McLachlen, Board of Trade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-27

Oscar Levant, pianist and wit
famed for his brashness on 'Infor-
nation Please" is through as a
composer. He says so himself.
Il am finished. You can't dis
penSe the kind of work I do-bond
sales, radio talks, canteen perform
ances, reCitals-and create music
Composing is reflective 1t is not as
artistic as people think. 1t is hard
work. In addition I go through all
the nervousness of giving concerts.
And don't think artists aren't nerv-
Gus before they play for an audi
ence."
Mr.. Levant rehearsed yesterday
with the National Symphony Or
cheStra conducted by Hans Kinder
at Constitution Hall. He will be
piano soloiSt at the first Fifteen to
Thirty" concert there tonight. In
spite of only two hours sleep and a
train ride from New York, he kept
the musicians in stitches" with his
dead-pan wisecrackS
Mr.. Levant rehearses symphonies
with his coat on and a smoldering
cigarette parked on the grand piano.
IF any one objects, I tell them
Rachmaninoff always smokes at
rehearsal he said. People feel
they can tell me what to do, but
they don't dare say anythin gabout
Rachmaninoff. That stops them.
On the program he will play two
compositions of George Gershwin,
Rhapsody in Blue" and Piano
Concerto in F." Having lived in the
midst of the entire Gershwin family
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-27
Six Gasoline Dealers
Sales Suspended for
Rationing Violations
Penalties for IIIeqo.
Practices Range
From 10 to so Doys

Six Washington gasoline sta
tons, charged with violation of
rationing regulations, will be pro-
hibited from selling gasoline for
periods Of from 10 to so DAYS. be-
ginning tomorrow, under terms of
an order issued last night by Dis
trict OPA Administrator Whitney
Leary.
Mr.. Leary said the firms had been
guilty of one or both of the follow
ing practices:
l. Selling gasoline without re-
curing ration coupons in exchange.
2. Selling gasoline and accepting
in exchange class A coupons not
valid until future date.
Accused of Both Practices.
The heaviest penalty. a 60-dav
suspension, was assessed against the
Washington Rubber Co, Inc, Four
teenth and Belmont streets NV.
which was accused Of both practices.
Other penalties ordered were as
follows:
Horace D. Pach, operating the
South West Service Station, 529
Fourth street S.W, a 30-day suspen-
sion for selling $50 gallons of gas
oline without requiring ration cou-
pOnS
Robert Harlan, operating the
DlXle Cab Center, 1533-35 New Jer-
seY avenue NV, a 30-day suspen-
sion for selling gasoline to taxi
drivers without coupons.
l5-Day Suspension.
Henry B. Deas, operating the
DeaS ESQ Station, 2301 Fourteenth
street NV, a 15-dav suspension for
selling gasoline without requiring
coupons and accepting 40 A cou-
p0nS for the third ration period
before the valid date.
john H. SChWarZmann. operating
the SchWarzmann Service Station.
/ Thirteenth street and PENNSYLVANIA
avenue Sc, l5-day suspension for
/ selling gasoline to motorists without
coupons and accepting "a A coupons
before the valid date.
! J G Bonifant, operating a sta
/ ton at 1920 Fourteenth street NV
Today suspension for accepting 20
/ A coupons before valid date.