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Evening star., 1944-01-13
Sb1,431,7OQ Revenue
Estimate Precludes
Higher D. {. Taxes

Revenues Of the District Govern
ment for the coming fiscal year,
exclusive of the $1,000, 900 Federal
contribution, are estimated at $751;
432,709, enabling the city to meet its
expenditured without increased
taxes and still leave a surplus of
$4,000, Budget Bureau figures re-
vealed today.
So-called general fund revenues
account for approximately 80 per
cent of the total revenues of the
District, or $47,570,060. Such. in-
come is from property taxes, alco-
holic beverages, insurance, licenses
and permits and inheritance and
estate taxes.
These revenues" said the Budget
Eu"cau, have been growing in pro-
portion of the upward trend of the
nc~ulation. property values and
l'''~iNcss conditions occasioned by
tl'e war. 1t is not expected. how
o-'c". that the upward trend in rev.
c:,ves will continue in 1945, mas
l''''c', as the population has become
r"'~.iYely stabilized as result of
the decentralization of Federal
AGENCIES and the leveling off of the
employment programs Of the war
agencies.
Property Tax Fund.
THE largest item of revenue in
the general fund is the property tax,
amounting to approximately SO per
cent The levy is based on an esti-
mated assessed valuation of 81 $685.
100000 taxed at the rate of $l75
per hundred dollars. This valuation
IS $10,000,000 higher than that for
the current year.
Revenues for the highway funo
have been affected by certain war
related circumstances. In l943 the
gas tax, which provides the bulk OF
the revenues for the highway fund
produced only some 10 per cent OF
the amount realized in 1912. Nc
appreciable further decline. how
ever, is anticipated at this time for
l945, although it is realized that
some adjustments may be neces-
sary. later.
Sources Are Listed.
"Other sources of revenue for the
highway fund, such as the registra-
ton of motor vehicles and issuance
Of drivers permits, are expected to
decline, principally because of the
limited availability of new cars.
This DECLINE may be somewhat off,
set by tIe influx of foreign cars
to the District of Columbia"
A summary of the major items of
revenues estimated for the fiscal
year 1945 follows:
Realty. s23, $50 900; personal tangi-
BILE, $4,000 900; motor vehicle, ST.
000,000 alcoholic beverages, ST.
100000; beer, S290,OO0; insurance
1915 900; public utilities, banks, etc,
s3.250,000; licenses and permits, ST.
$4,000; individual income, $780,
600; corporation net income, $4,-
100000; inheritance and estate, ST.
100000; fines, escheats and forfeits,
$e45 900; gasoline tax, $780, 900;
automobile registration and weight
tax. s925,000 and water rates, $2,-
100000.
Evening star., 1944-01-13
New Police Ronk Of Corporal
Provided in BUDGET Estimate

Provision for the rank Of corporal,
which carries with 1t a salary Of
$500 a year, Is an outgrowth of
recommendations made last year by
Commissioner John Russell Young
and Police Superintendent Edward
j. Kelly. They have pointed out
there is often a need for police
man with higher rank than that Of
private to take charge Of special
small details.
The police force will remain at its
present authorized strength OF
1873, while Fire Department per-
sonnet continues at 900.
New fire equipment will include
four engines, three hose wagons, two
trucks, two chiefs cars and one pas
senger car. The appropriation for
hose would be double this year.
Evening star., 1944-01-13
IWeIfare Estimate
|0f SS,50o,o00 Will
ICut Relief OUTLAY

In an $8.5O0,00o budget request for
activities under the District Board of
Public Welfare for the fiscal year
1945. the Budget Bureau today in
cluded a request for rs new en-
ployes and brought relief costs down
to somewhat below the current year:
While the total estimate for serv-
ices appears to show a net increase
OF some 2 per cent over the 1914
appropriations. inclusion of reap
preparations of l943 unobligated
balances under certain adult as
sistance appropriations for 1914
actually indicates a slight decrease
below 1914, which is in line with
the trend of both service and in
stitutional case loads" the Budget
Bureau said
Three new employees are requested
in the Office of the director of public
welfare, with total expenses OF the
office set at S56682 The bureau
asked for $518,61l for child welfare
work which takes in all expenses
for placing children and for the
keep and care of children COM
mitted to the board by the courts.
Six Of the new employees would be
for family and child welfare work.
Estimates Outlined.
OF the $500, 900 estimated as needed
for the welfare service, $136,0O0
would be for foster care service,
Gao OFT fo, r,rOf footivo corx,;oar for
children, s286, 900 for board and care
and s53,654 for the receiving home
for children.
The total estimate of appropria-
ltion for family welfare service, such
as general public assistance, aid to
the blind and vocational rehabilita-
ton, is $1,566,120 for 1943, compared
with 1880, 353. Actually, however,
the total estimated obligations are
less this year than last, since more
than $1,350,000 of 1943 funds were
carried over into this year and sub
tracted from the 1914 appropriation.
Expenditures of family welfare
have been distributed as follows
General public assistance, $446,171
old-age assistance, 1888 $40; aid to
needy blind. s130,580; home care
for dependent children, s549, TOO;
penny milk, victory gardens and
canning, $4,000; transportation of
inuieent nonresidents, $13.755; vo-
cational rehabilitation, 5000, and
burial of ex-servicemen, $27O.
Juvenile Needs Listed.
In the juvenile correctional insti-
tutions, the bureau requests Is more
employees and one more at the Dis
trict Training School, but has made
no request for additional personnel
at the penal institutions.
Juvenile correctional services take
in the operation of the Industrial
Home School Tor Colored Children,
the National Training School for
Girls and for care and maintenance
of boys committed by District Court
to the National Training School for
Boys, with the cost estimated for
1945 at $401 1855.
Expenses for the operation of the
District Jail and workhouse and re-
formatory were set at $1,809,872.
Mental rehabilitation service was
estimated at s434,279 and $3,259 ,450
was set forth for the care of INDECENT
insane at st. EliZabeth'S HOSPITAL
Evening star., 1944-01-13
Text of MESSAGE
Continued From Page A-20.)

on the increased wartime employ
ment and wages have risen concur
rently. The increase in contribu-
ton provided by existing law should
now become effective so that the
contribution will be more nearly
in accord with the value of the in
surance provided and so that re-
serves may be built up to aid in
financing future benefit payments
Evening star., 1944-01-13

The Police Department budget for
1s45, totaling $4,7s7ss5, calls for
the creation Of the new rank Of
corporal and makes provisions for
IS such men, the new District
budget disclosed today.
Estimated at $2,814,927. the Fire
Department budget provides for
sos 800 for new fire lighting equip
ment, largely to replace obsolete
equipment, and $4,000 for new
fire hose.
Despite an increase in the city
population, no provisions are made
for additional firemen and police
men. This is explained by the fact
that, due to manpower shortages,
many vacancies exist in the two
departments.
Evening star., 1944-01-13
The Need
For Additional Tuxes

In my budget message last year
I recommended legislation to COL
lect $4,000 ,0Oo,o 900 in additional
taxes, savings, or both. I also
pointed out the importance of sim
plifying taxation and of putting
taxes. as far as feasible, on a pay
as-you-go basis. / repeated pre-.
vious recommendations for making
our tax laws more fair and eqM.
table.
Provision for collection Of indi.
vidual income taxes on a pay-as.
you-go basis was made in ls43 by
the passage of the current Tax Pay.
ment Act.
In October, 1943, the administra.
tion's revenue program was pre-.
sented calling for additional war.
time taxes in the amount of So.
500 600 900. Those recommenda
tions are still under consideration
by the Congress. and I wish at thi.
time to stress the need for addi.
tional wartime taxes in at least
the amount requested in October
The developments of the past yea!
have not lessened the needs for ad.
ditional revenue and nothing ha.
occurred to indicate that the ad.
ministration's tax program is NOR,
than q minimum. Indeed, the neces.
sity for additional revenue become.
increasingly acute as the war con.
tinues. The debt has risen at 6
record rate, and the prospect is TO,
a continued rise with little or M
dlminution in rate during tn,
months to come.
Let US face the fact-the failur,
thus far to enact an adequate fisca
program has aggravated the diff
Iculties of maintaining economi
stabilization. Increases in incom
should be limited to reasonable re
wards for additional effort. A war
time tax policy directed to tina
objective Is q necessary support I
wage and price sterilization. It 4
furthermore. an important wartim
contribution to postwar fiscal plan
ming.
The time to impose high taxes
now when incomes are high an
goods are scarce. In this situation
If We do not now pay in taxes a
that we can. We shall be treatin
unfairly those who must face tn
accumulated bill after the war. In
dividual incomes will be aDprc yi
mately 40 per cent higher in tl7
calendar year 1914 than in 1941
after payment Of all teHer. Fedora,
State. and local. CORPORATE rrof-
after taxes ere running ct en- I'll
time high. The time to re'eX so~',
wartime taxes will core when good
are again plentiful, after reconvcr
sion OF industry to peacetime pro
duction.
In view of these facts. mus
urge upon the Congress the nee
for additional revenue beyond tha
provided in the bill now pendin
before the Senate I also recon
mend tax simplification to reduc
the burdens Of compliance of tn
many millions of taxpayers by elm
ination of returns where feasible an,
by other measures-provided sucl
changes do not result in substantial
impairment of receipts for tn
Treasury or OF equity for taxpayers
Evening star., 1944-01-13
Troops Use Gos Masks
AS Divers Helmets

Discovery that the Army gas
mask can be used under water as
well as on land was made by his
unit while working on the Tana
River in East Africa, Maj. j. G.
Elliott of South Africa revealed in
Cairo, Egypt.
1t was found that, if the hose
was disconnected from the chem
ical container and attached to an
air pump, divers could work COM
fortably to IL feet under water for
considerable periods, and much more
freely than they could when wear
ing standard diving suits.
Evening star., 1944-01-13
Letter-Writing Hour
Sponsored in Church
NJ a.. AS,oc;ated pr.ss

By the ASsoc1Hltu FresS.
CONNEAUT LAKE. Pa.-The Rev
George H. Rutherford has an idea
One Sunday he cut short his SER
mon and passed out writing ma
terials to the congregation. At the
conclusion of the service he gath
cred letters written to relatives and
friends in the armed forces, affixed
stamps and thereby gladdened the
hearts of scores of servicemen.
Evening star., 1944-01-13
Nozis Increase Hours

STOCKHOLM, Jan. 13 (P.-The
newspaper Aftontidningen said yes
terday the German minister of labor
has ordered the working day for
women increased to 10 hours, in Or
der to release 3 to 5 per cent more
workers for duty at the front.
Evening star., 1944-01-13

S mG ?s& g s" nj
o ys sr.prpr.u
Appropriation funds
'" included
liner He % ~n n federal ~cuty
Evening star., 1944-11-05
Star and Station WMAL Offer
Spot Coveruqe Election Nioht

town theaters and scores of hotels
and restaurants.
The WMAL continuous broadcast
of election news will include brief
reports, at appropriate intervals, on
election contests of local interest in
nearby Maryland and Virginia. Such
locally important issues as the
charter fight in Montgomery County
will be given particular attention.
Those desiring more detailed fig
ures than can be included in the
WMAL broadcasts concerning such
local contests or the vote in any
of the 48 States in the presidential,
senatorial. congressional or guber-
material races, are invited to tele-
phone The Star. The number Is
National 5000. Handling of your
inquiry will be facilitated If you
will tell The Star operator who
answers your call the name Of the
State in which you are particularly
interested. Then she will connect
you directly with the reporter as
(8ee RETTJRNE pare 1.67
Evening star., 1944-11-05

All facilities OF The Star, Radio
Station WMAL, the Associated
Press and the Blue Network will be
co-ordinated to provide residents OF
the District area with complete in
formation on the election results as
fast as ballots are counted Tuesday
night.
Carefully planned to serve the
wide variety OF interests Of Star
readers and WMAL listeners. the
combination election-night informa-
ton service will include:
l. Prompt and comprehensive
factual reports and expert analyses
Of the election results broadcast over
WMAL from pm. Tuesday, with
out interruption for commercial
programs during the night.
2. An elaborate telephone set-up
in The Star newsroom to answer
requests for detailed information
particularly about the voting in in
dividual States.
;. Frequent relay Of the high
lights Of the WMAL broadcasts over
loudspeaker systems in seven down
Evening star., 1944-11-05
Romanian Cabinet 0ui
In Purge Of Fascism
BY the Associated press.

by the Associated Press,
LONDON, Nov. 4.-The Romaniar
government, which has been accused
by Moscow Of protecting Fascist ele-
ments, has resigned and has beer
reconstructed on a more democratic
basis, the Bucharest radio said to-
night.
Gen. Konstantin Sanatescu re-
mains at its head as president OF
the Council of Ministers and holds
the additional portfolio Of Interim
Minister Of War, the broadcast said
This recasting of the government
apparently represented Gen. Sana-
tescu's effort to meet demands for
purging Fascism.
He named as vice president of the
council Petru Groza, who held sew
eral cabinet posts In prewar gov
ernments.
Constantin Bratianu, member OF
a well-known Romanian political
family, was named Minister for War
Production. Nearly 80, he is lib
eral and was Premier of Romania
for II years.
Constantin Visoianu, veteran dip
lomat and member of the recent
Romainian armistice delegation te
Moscow, was named Foreign Min
lister.
Lotar Radaceanu, q leader in the
Social Democrat party and q leader
In H0manian trade unions, VA.
named Minister Of Labor.
Evening star., 1944-11-05
Navy TrompIes Irish
In Baltimore, 32-73;
Georgia Tech Beaten

Navys potential football
power finally exploded yester-
day. Before $1,000 fans jam
med in Baltimore Stadium,
the Cadets crushed Notre
Dame, 32-13. The defeat,
which knocked the Irish from
the unbeaten ranks, was the
worst in Notre Danes 18-year
rivalry with Navy.
The days second most start
ling surprise came in the de-
feat of hitherto unbeaten
Georgia Tech by Duke, 1918.
Army, Ohio State, Randolph
Field, Mississippi State, Wake
Forest, Norman, Navy and Yale
remained undefeated, but Michi-
gan State, Oklahoma Aggies,
Alabama and Iowa State met
their first defeats.
"Details on sports pages.)
Evening star., 1944-11-05
Russian Tanks Driven
From City Outskirts,
Budapest Radio Says
StoIin Announces Coptur,
Of Stronghold so Miles
From Hungarian Capitol
SOVIET PAPER CHARGES q. s
Troops are in Iran without Pact
Page As. 80, .s..'.a
By the Associated Press.


LONDON, Sunday, Nov. S.
Russian tanks yesterday crashed
into Soroksar, only a mile out
side Budapest, and then were
hurled back in a great armored
battle on the edge of the Hun
garian capital, the Budapest
radio announced late last night
Fifty miles southeast Of Budapest
other Soviet troops took the Tisza
River stronghold of Szolnok in 9
wheeling movement that put Red
Army units across the Budapest
Szolnok trunk railway on a 19-mile
front in pursuit Of the enemy re.
treating northward.
Premier Joseph Stain announced
the fall Of Szolnok, whose captur.
cut the enemy's direct escape route
to Budapest and secured another
valuable Tisza crossing for rein.
forcements flowing into the Buda.
pest battle.
A total of 40 Hungarian localities
were overthrown during the day
and Berlin said both sides were
throwing in fresh troops.
Dispatches relayed from Stock.
holm said street fighting had broker
out between Hungarian workers
and NaZi SIS troopS inside the cani-
tai, and that the German COM
mander, Gen. Alfred Jacob, was
having considerable difficulty in
maintaining order.
The Russian penetration to So
Evening star., 1944-11-05
Two America Figures
In London Smeared
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-Two 8-foot
marble figures, representing Amer
lea, at the Albert Memorial in Lon
don's West End were found
smeared with red paint today and
on their pedestal was scrawled the
word "hideous." One statue of q
woman holding a laurel wreath and
baton was completely smeared.
The British Press Association, re-
porting the DETACHMENT, said Amer
ican soldiers were furious" The
press association quoted one soldier
What is the point of it? If we
could get hold Of the fool who did
it, you wouldn't see him for red
paint"
The press association said soldiers
who attempted to photograph clean
ers removing the stains were for
hidden by police.
Evening star., 1944-11-05

including the master, also were lost.
Many servicemen were killed be-
low decks by the explosion of the
torpedo. The heavy weather made
launching Of lifeboats and traits
difncult and several were smashed
while being lowered.
Details of the sinking were re-
ported by the War Shipping Ad-
ministration In announcing pay
ment Of $423 1888 to Agwilines, Inc,
New York, for the loss Of the vessel.
The Navy on February a., 1943,
announced the loss Of two ships in
the North Atlantic with heavy loss
Of life. but did not identity them.
The Henry r. Mallory presumably
Is one Of them.
Evening star., 1944-11-05
Yanks Prepare Attack
AGAINST ast-Ditch
Jap Stand on Leyte
81 Enemy PIones Begged
As Roids Are Stepped
Up on Islands to West
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Philippines, Sun
day, Nov. 5Veterans of the
oath Division drove by land and
sea yesterday against Pima
mopoan, key highway terminus
on Carigara Bay, in preparation
for larger scale assault against
-Ormoc, 20 miles southwark,
where the japanese have pre-
pared new defenses for a last
ditch stand.
Hard-fghting Victory" troops OF
the division smashed forward from
Carigara, 7 miles eastward. in the
land assault, while small boats
threaded the narrow San Juncio
Strait on the east coast, and swept
across the islands hump to the
beach at Pinamopoan.
The japanese strongly resisted all
attempts to break their stubborn
road lock at Pinamopoan which
stands guard at the northern end
of the narrow Crmoc Valley cor
ridor. A highway runs through the
mountains from Pinamopoan to
Ormoc where mechanical Japanese
reinforcements have been landed
and started north.
Earlier small-scale American at
tacks were repulsed.
81 Jap Planes Destroyed.
The Japanese struck back with 9
counterattack in some force a,
Capoocan, midway between Carl
CARA and Pinamopoan, but they
were yspulsed "bloodily," today,
communique reported.
Meanwhile, a communique issuee
by Gen. Macarthur on aerial action
supplementing his daily one on the
ground offensive, revealed that 81
japanese planes were wiped out or
the ground and 10 more shot dowr
in sky battles as American planes
stepped up their attacks on Cebu
and Negros Islands west of Leyte
Ten more enemy aircraft probably
were destroyed on the ground.
Leyte-based fighters tore into air
dromes on the two islands at tree
Evening star., 1944-11-05
"a Killed in Crash
Of Passenger Plane
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HANFORD, Calf, Nov. "A pas
senger plane crashed and burned
3 miles northeast of here tonight,
and "a bodies were found scattered
over a mile of fields nearby.
Kings County Sheriff Orvie H.
Clyde reported the plane was a
Transcontinental IL Western Air
plane and contained Army and Navy
personnel. TWA officials said their
regular flight plane, bound from
San Francisco to Burbank, was
overdue. It was last heard from
near Hanford nine minutes before
the crash was reported.
The airline company officials I'M
mediately left San Francisco for
the scene of the accident. They said
names of the passengers would be
released as soon as authenticated.
Eese>tha Army and Navy personnel
wouln not be announced until re-
leased from>Washington.
They announced the names of the
planes crew as A. T. Bethel, cap
tain; G. E. Smith, first ofIicer, and
Miss Ruth Miller, hostess.
Evening star., 1944-11-05
Loss Of Liner Henfy R. Mallory
With Over 3OOin '43 Revealed
Rx the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Details of the sinking of an Amer
ican transport by an Axis submarine
in the North Atlantic with heavy
loss Of life early in 1943 were re-
vealed for the first time last night
The vessel, the liner Henry r. NAL
lory, which in peace time few the
EClyde-Mallory nag In the New York
Galveston run, was in convoy
carrying Army, Navy and Marine
Corps personnel to Iceland when at
tackled during . snowstorm and
heavy seas.
Nearly 800 service men were miss
ing when survivors, were rescued BY
the Coast Guard cutters George M
Bibb and Ingram. Thirty-eight
members Of the ships crew Of II
Evening star., 1944-11-05
Tokyo Again Reports
Visit Of Enemy Plane
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
For the second time in a week
Tokyo radio reported Allied pene.
tration of the skies over Honshu
the island on which Tokyo is stu
ated. 1t said zone enemy plane
entered the area at midmornine
Sunday (Tokyo time), but dropped
no bombs.
The broadcast, recorded by the
Federal communications Commis-
sion, said the plane was forced back
by our strong aerial defenses with
out dropping any bombs.
The report, not confirmed by Al
lied sources, said the plane appeared
over the Tokaido area. This area
comprises the east seacoast of Hon
shu. 1t contains Tokyo and con-
siderable heavy industry.
Evening star., 1944-11-05
Browne||, Hannegan
Both Claim Victory
In Final Forecasts
COP Chief Won't Concede
Anything Except South;
Rival Says Tricks FoiIed
ELECTION ROLE of radio men and
insurance firms under scrutiny
Page RI
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-Chair-
men Of both major parties fiatly
claimed victory for their ma
tional tickets in traditional pre-
election predictions tonight.
Republican National Chairman
Herbert Brownen, jr., declaring that
"at this moment I cannot concede
a single State outside the Solid
South forecast "a sweeping Repub-
lican victory"
Robert E. Hannegan. Democratic
national chairman, announced him.
self as more confident than ever
of my prediction that Candidate
Dewey will do less well than the
Republican candidate in 1940-that
he will carry fewer States, that both
his popular vote and his Electoral
College vote will be less"
Brownell Sees Tidal Sweep"
Mr.. Brownell said there had been
a steady trend toward the Repub-
lican ticket and that it had taken
on proportions of "a tidal sweep
in the past few days.
This has been due to several rea-
sons" he said, namely:
The exposure of the unf1tness
of the Democratic candidate for
Vice President, Senator Truman.
THE shallowness of the New Deal
campaign, with its cynical failure to
offer anything like a constructive
program.
"The ludicrous efforts to patch up
the differences between Democratic
National Chairman Hannegan and
Sidney Hillman.
Senator Walsh's rejection of the
pleas of leading New Dealers to
speak on the air.s
"The devastating effect of pro-
longing THE war, resulting from Mr..
Roosevelt's blessing of Secretary
Morgenthau's plan for the treat
ment of occupied Germany.
"The bewildering crisis in China