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Evening star., 1945-02-25
School !: Employees Sill
Await Tax Forms

Four thousand school employees
have not yet received the con1p,Il-
sorry statement from the District
auditor, Form W., stating how
much salary they got in 1914 and
how much tax was withheld, 1t was
learned yesterday Under the law
the forms were supposed to have
been given employees January 81.
eve just haven't been able to get
the forms ready" A. r. Pi1kerton,
District auditor, said. I'VE hope to
get them out Tuesday or Wednes-
day."
School teachers and custodians
have been complaining to Robert L.
Haycock, superintendent of schools,
that they cannot make out their in
come tax returns without the forms.
As result, Mr.. Haycock twice has
issued letters reporting promises
from the District building that the
forms would be forthcoming soon.
Mr.. Pilkerton said lack Of help
caused the delay. His staff has been
working full days Saturdays, on
Sundays and worked ON Washing
tons birthday, he said, but the sob
is not yet completed.
Evening star., 1945-02-25
House Plea for Voice
|0n treaties HEADING
For Early Showdown
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

The House soon will tackle the
Summers, resolution proposing
constitutional amendment to have
treaties ratified by joint action Of
the House and Senate-with a ma
jority vote in each house con-
trolling.
The resolution is before the House
Rules Committee, having been ia
vorably reported by the Judiciary
Committee. AS soon as a rule for its
consideration in the House is voted
by the Rules Committee, Majority
Leader Mccormack will see that it
has its day in court.
Il am for It," Mr.. Mccormack
said yesterday. when the Rules
Committee has acted, it should be
taken up by the House in order.
just SO 1t does not interfere with
measures directly connected with
the war;
Adoption Is Predicted.
Both Republican and Democratic
members of the House predicted the
resolution would be adopted. A two
thirds majority is necessary for pro-
posals to amend the Constitution
Its supporters, however, admit that
there will be strong opposition to
the resolution in the Senate. which.
under the Constitution has exclusive
jurisdiction over treaties.
Notwithstanding this known op-
position in the Senate, House lead
ers feel that the issue should be
pressed-and that it can be pressed
only If the House acts first. If the
resolution is laid on the doorstep
OF the Senate. that body will be
faced with public pressure for favor
able action.
The House Rules Committee al
ready has had one hearing on the
resolution, and another may be held
this week, and then action taken.
In view of the fact that within the
next few months treaty of the
greatest Importance, growing out of
the coming San Francisco confer
ence of the United Nations, will
come up for ratification, supporters
of the resolution are urging early
action.
Expect States to Agree.
The legislatures of As states eitn-
er are or will be in session this year.
Favorable action of three follrths
of the States would be needed for
final ratification. The belief is
strong here that the States would
agree to the change if they had
the opportunity.
The resolution will not be made
a party issue when it comes before
the House, it was predicted. Many
Republicans as we'll as Democrats
are supporting it. There are some,
however, who feel that it would be
placing too much power in the
hands Of the President, on the
theory that he would be able to get
favorable action on international
issues through majority vote in
both houses. which might be blocked
II a two-thirds vote of the Senate
were still required.
Evening star., 1945-02-25
Help on Tax Returns
Provided at Rockville

Several Internal Revenue experts
will be at the Montgomery County
National Bank in Rockville, Md,
daily, starting tomorrow and con-
tinuing through March Is. to help
taxpayers make out income tax
returns.
A representative of the State Con-
troller's office will be at the Office
OF the Clerk of the Circuit Court in
Rockville tomorrow, Tuesday. We'd
nesday and Thursday to help pre-
pare State income tax returns.
Evening star., 1945-02-25

The dove Of peace hovers near.
Do your part toward Christmas
cheer. Buy one extra War Bond.
Evening star., 1945-02-25
Rankin, Busy on Work,
Says Fight Is Closed Case
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Representative Rankin, Democrat,
of Mississippi, said last night he is
too busy fighting plot to "over-
throw this Government" to worry
any more about his Washington S
Birthday battle with Representative
Hook, Democrat, of Michigan.
Mr.. Rankin issued a statement
calling the fight a closed incident
and saying, Il m too busy to waste
my time" The Mississippian said
he is gathering material for the
Committee on Un-American Activi-
ties, of which he is a member.
The Rules Committee, before
which resolution of censure for
Mr.. Hook is pending, met briefly
yesterday afternoon, but members
said the fight on the floor wasn't
even mentioned and there was no
indication it ever would be.
Evening star., 1945-02-25

Casbarian either recognized or at
tempted to interfere, with the result
that instead of merely leaving Mr..
Barker bound and gagged the slay-
ers shot both men.
Other Motives Possible.
While all indications pointed to
robbery, police left the door open
to other possible motives. There
was little doubt in their minds,
however, that Mr.. Barker was the
object of the fatal visit.
Among others who discussed Mr..
Barker's habit of carrying large
amounts of cash on him was the
owner of poolroom near the used
car lot who said he had overhead
habitues of his establishment dis
cuSSing the report that Mr.. Barker
had withdrawn $4,000 from the
bank last week.
Police, discounted the $4,000 re-
port but admitted that all present
indications pointed to robbery as
the motive for the crime. Police
did not know-or did not divulge-
the amount taken from Mr.. Barker's
pockets but thought it likely the
robbers were disappointed.
Inspector Barrett said a large sum
had been deposited to Mr.. Bark
ers account by one of his employees
earlier on the day of the crime.
No rings were found on Mr.. Bark
er's fingers when the police arrived.
While they refused to confirm re-
ports that Mr.. Barker was wearing
several thousand dollars worth of
jewelry. it was known that the pawn
inspector spent considerable time
checking pawned jewelry reports
yesterday.
Mr.. Casbarian's pockets were un-
touched. Police said they found IS
and some change on him.
Working on the case are ballis-
tics and fingerprint experts. the
homicide and robbery squads and
detectives from the general assign
ment squad who know the "haunts"
in the Second Precinct.
Evening star., 1945-02-25

summoned to a show cause hearing
Meanwhile Mike Noyak, local pres
ident, called union meeting for to-
morrow afternoon. He said a back
to-work proposal from UAW-CIO
officials was rejected by the strikers
at a meeting Friday night.
A company spokesman, who said
"less than 500" workers reported for
work this morning, expressed fear
the strike would affect the corpora
tions II other Detroit plants.
The walkout followed the dis
charge of eight employees accused
by the company Of loafing and re-
fusing to met production rates. A
union spokesman charged the COM
pany with "speedup."
Evening star., 1945-02-25
|WLB Orders 10000
Back 10 Work al
ingalls, 5hipyard
BY the Associated Press,


PASCAGOULA, Miss, Feb. pa
Approximately 10000 shipyard work.
ers OF the ingalls, Shipbuilding Corp.
were on strike today and from
Washington the War Labor Board
termed their action "a direct in
reference with the war"
E. L. Mancil, president of the
local Metal Trades Council (AFL),
said the strike was voted at the
regular meeting Of the union last
night Company officials said ap-
proximately 5000 shift workers
filed away from their jobs and
nightshift workers failed to show up.
Threatens to Shelye Case.
In Washington the War Labor
Board ordered the workers back to
their jobs and said processing of
their labor disputes scheduled for
a hearing before the Shipbuilding
Commission April 13 would be halted
If the back-to-work order was not
obeyed..
Company officials said work at
the yard was completely paralyzed. ="
w. r. Guest, executive vice pres
ident, said work on one 18,0O0- ton
vessel, scheduled for a trial run
Monday, and assembly of a "sea
mule. - scheduled for trans-ship-
ment to the Pacific this week end.
had been. halted.
Mr.. Mancil said union members
decided on the move because of
delays" in action on grievances
filed with the Shipbuilding Com
mission of the WLB. He said these
grievances included. Demand for a
union shop at the yard; passes into
the yard for union representatives;
hiring rates for mechanics; pay diff
ferentials for welders working with
galvanized materials; handling of
grievance procedure, and conditions
in yard food canteens.
Recent Vote Cited.
The union president said the &C
ton was in line with a recent strike
vote, conducted by the WLB, at
which union members voted more
than two to one" to strike.
Hermes F. Bautier, chairman of
jackson County Draft Board No. /,
said that men under 80, who have
quit work will have to be reclassi-
fed to la draft status.
Evening star., 1945-02-25
Murder
Continued From First Page.)

ing house next door to the used car
lot and longtime friend and card
playing associate of Mr.. Barker.
had been shot through the top of
the head and behind the right ear.
according To the police superin-
tendent.
Convinced that more than une
person was involved in the Staying,
police theCrized that one person
held the gun while another poLlld
the two men with strips of blanket
torn from a couch in the trailer
and gagged them with adhesive
tape. Police also believed the
thorougtness of the trussing inoi-
Gated acCompliceS.
Broadening the field of possible
suspects, police pointed out, was the
fact that Everybody in the area"
knew Mr.. Barker was accustomed
to carrying large quantities of cash
in his pocket. Police. however, were
going over the ledgers of the COM
pany with a view to questioning
former customers. Many, however,
are from out-Of-toWn and are not
Immediately available for ques-
tioning.
Woman, Partner Questioned.
Police spent hours questioning
Miss Adelaide Sturgis, 1850 Rhode
Island avenue NV, who discovered
the murder when she went in
search of Mr.. Barker at his trailer
Office. They also questioned John
Barnes, 1925 Cathedral avenue NV.
Mr.. Barker's partner. Mr.. Barker
and his wife lived across the street
from Mr.. Barnes at 1888 Cathedral
avenue NV.
Both Miss Sturgis and Mr.. Barnes
were asked to make formal state
ments because of their connection
with the case, but police also had
hoped through questioning to un-
cover some indication of who might
have had late appointment with
Mr.. Barker or could be linked in
some other way with the Staying.
Miss Sturgis, it was understood.
also was questioned about why she
ripped the gag from Mr.. Barker's
mouth when it was obvious that he
was dead.
Henry E. Cage, colored, of 2143 L
street NV, who has worked for Mr..
Barker at the used car lot for two
years, also gave statement to po-
lice and was released. Mr.. Cage said
he told police he usually left the
lot at $50 pm. and that Mr.. Barker
left a half hour earlier, returning
after dinner to keep the lot open
for business until pm. Mr.. Cage
said they had followed the usual
schedule Friday and that he had
not seen Mr.. Barker after pm.
Inspector Robert J. Barrett was
cloSeted in the robbery squad room
with poorly dressed white man for
some time yesterday afternoon but
any new information he may have
been able to offer was not revealed.
Seek to Trace Cotton.
Police also searched drugstores in
the neighborhood of the trailer in
cotton stuffed into the mouths of
both men under the adhesive tape.
They were unable to locate the store
where the cotton had been pur-
chased, they said.
The absence of signs of a struggle,
as well as the failure of the autopsy
to uncover any bruises on the bodies
of the murdered men, led police to
believe the victims had no advance
warning of their fate.
This backed up an earlier theory
that the slayers were acquainted
with one or both of their victims.
Police also believed that the men
already were in the trailer with Mr..
Barker when Mr.. Casbarian strolled
in to see his friend.
They thought it likely that Mr..
Evening star., 1945-02-25

tually got an extra $3.50 a week
from that.
Estimates of the miners net gain
in the last negotiations vary. OFF,
cials say it is best explained in this
way: They formerly received $35 for
a short five-day week; now they
get s56 for a six-day week with an
extra hours work each day.
Evening star., 1945-02-25
ChrysIer Strikers Also Face
WLB Bock-to-Work Order
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT, Feb. "a. The Re-
gional War Labor Board today or
dered nearly $4,000 striking en-
ployes of Chrysler Corps Dodge
main plant to end a strike which
since Friday has virtually halted"
production Of plane and tank parts.
If the workers don't return to
their jobs Monday morning. the
board said, officers of Local 3, United
Automobile Workers tCIO), will be
Evening star., 1945-02-25

'Tis not for us to question why
'Tis but for us to buy and buy more
War Bonds.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-26

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specialized lubricants will Important
advances in this field of petroleum important
advances the products your Set your hopes high
there's great day coming the sign STANDARD SERVICE!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-01
pAINTER5' UNION
 X INSTALLED IN
 JUNEAU THIS WEEK

A new local union of Painters, De- corators and Paperhangers of America, Local 1904, was installed at the A. F. of L. Hall in Juneau this week by Frank Marshall
 Election of officers was hel1 and Ernest Slender was elected Finan- cial Secretary, William Jones, Pres ident.
 All other offices were filled as well as a committee being appointed to start the formation of the local by laws.
 The regular meeting time of the local was set for the First and Third Wednesdays of the month at 7;30 D. m. in the A. r. of L. Hall.
 As is the usual procedure, the charter will be kept open for 30 days rom its installation and new men- bers win be admitted at the same fee as paid by the charter members forming the local.
 At the same time action was taken to affiliate the Painter, Decorators and Paperhangers local with the Ju- neau Labor Council and the Terri torial Federation of Labor. Nick Johnson was named delegate to these organizations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-01
WASHINGTON LIQUOR LAW
 CHANGE SEEN
Governor WdI|gren Pro. posaI in House Hop-
 per Today

OLYMPIA, Wash, Feb. 1.-Gov. Mon c. Wallgren's liquor bill lay in the hopper awaiting formal read ing before the House tomorrow, but the details of his long guarded lib- eralization program were as open as a book.
 The Governor disclosed his pro- posals in his message to the Legis- lature and the salient factors which he outlined were:
 Local option both to obtain liquor licenses and to rescind such rights of selling hard liquor by the drink is left to the cities only with re- gards to hotels, restaurants and clubs within the limits of the incor- porated towns and cities. The bill includes the right of selling liquor on trains and boats. The cities have no control over sales outside of the city and there will be no sales in residential districts.
 Annual license fees of $1,000 will be collected with immediate revoca- tion flor life" if the licensee is found Serving liquor to minors or intoxicated persons.
 Proceeds from the annual 1ses would go for the benefit of the State Veterans Department.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-01
EMERGENCY FLIGHT
 MADE 10 KILI!SN0O
 LATE THIS MORNING

On an emergency flight to Kill lisnoo late this morning an Alaska Coastal Airlines plane brought back to Juneau Mrs. Elma Beebe, assist ant teacher for the Office of h. dian Affairs, who was suddenly talk en seriously ill. The plane landed in Juneau at 1:30 o'clock and Mrs. Beebe was rushed to the Govern ment Hospital where a doctor was waiting.
 MT. and Mrs. c. O. Beebe taught at an OLA school in Koyukuk last season, transferring to Killisnoo only last fall.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-01
OVER 1 MILLION GERMANS FLEEING SOVIET COLUMNS Nazi Broadcast Tells of Peasants EydCudt-
 ing Villages
fBy Assoclated Press)

A grim picture of millions of Ger man refugees fleeing a grussome fate" in the East is painted in a Berlin wireless dispatch to German Army papers, EGG reported.
 It attempted to reassure soldiers and relatives of the homeless by saying everything humanly possi- ble" is to be done by Nazi welfare agencies for these individuals and aid will be sent "as quickly as possi- ble".
 A Berlin correspondent in Stock holm meanwhile said, Berlin today looks like a city in the front lines itself" This dispatch was quoted by the British radio, in broadcast recorded by OWI.
 Estimated German refugees from the East totaled 4,500,000, eyewit- nesses and the dispatch to the Ger man Army papers said, and "thous- ands of our comrades at the front will wonder where is my wife or what has become of my children, my parents Much snow has fallen dn the roads of migration but suffering is low. The farm houses in which we throw ourselves on straw remain but epheremal pictures for us, be- hind us, tears were shed upon the dcorsteps of small and large farm yards"
 Tn the Warthegauk are red, glow ing skies at night. Our ears are still ringing from hard knocks on windows and doors in the middle of the night. Pack your belongings and harness the horses. Soviet tanks are approaching the village"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-01
HOUSE SpENDS
 MORNING MEET
 ON NAMENDMEhI

Legal jockeying on Johnson's
 banking bill and rough treatment for a Senate Joint Resolution es- tablishing pay rates for legislative help took up the morning in the House of Representative today.
 The banking law change asked by Rep. Johnson would permit Alaska banks to administer estates as are national banks in the Ter ritory.
 Attorney Representative Peterson of Anchorage declared this bill in it's present form puts the banks in the law business" and author of the bill, Attorney-R -Representative Johnson, retaliated by accusing his conferees of protecting" their own interests.
 The bulk of the morning session was devoted to voting on amend ments to the banking bill. After each amendment vote there arose motions to reconsider votes and it is apparent the battle has been but begun on this measure.
 When the Senate sent over resolution establishing pay rates for legislative help and asked em- ergency re tn n t, the House raised salaries by amend ment, to begin anew another battle.
 Two bills were reported out of committee Hanford's Wrangell sea- wall measure and Peterson's bill to set up a Tax Commissioners of flee.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-01
SENATE GETS NET INCOMES
 TAX MEASURE
Z 10 AZ Levy Proposed tor Individuals = AZ on
 Corporations
(Continued from Page One)

S6,OOO to S8,OOO-S136 plus 3as over $6,O0o;
 ss,oOO to O,Ooo-$196 plus 3.4fc over $8000;
 over O00-$264 plus 4T5 over $l0OoO.
 Individuals may elect to pay taxes as imposed by a schedule allowing standard deductions from their gross incomes, shown in Schedule A of the bill.
 Dependency deductions are allow ed in the form of credits against the final computed tax They are: $20 for the taxpayer; S20 for a spouse; S2O for each dependent School poll tax payments and Federal license tax payments are also allowed as credits.
 Provision is made for withholding of tax payments from salaries by employers, applying to both resident and seasonal workers. Withholding SClSQul6S diC ocO uP n ol'SSAs'A schedule of taxes is provided for seasonal workers. It calls for tax up to Sl30 on total wages of S6,0OO and over, with $450 levy on wages less than $500.
 The tax on corporations and banks is to be set at: 4ao of net income from sources within the Territory. Insurance company taxes are to con- tinue to be taxed on gross premiums and are exempted from the income tax. Also exempt are: Organizations, societies, orders, associations or con- panies exempted under Section lOl of the Internal Revenue Code, ex- cept mutual savings banks building and loan Associations, cooperative banks and United States Govern ment corporations.
 Nonresident individuals and firms are to be taxed only on income from sources within the Territory.
 The Territorial Income Tax shall become due on March IS, of each year; or, on the fifteenth day of the third month following the close of a fiscal year. Provision is also made for the payment of estimated taxes. On tax levies amounting to S25 or more, payment may be made in two equal installments, the first on March IS, the second six months later.
 The net income tax on mines is to be repealed, with 3f6 gross li- cense tax to be levied. License taxes per case are provided on fisheries, with separate individual license taxes on traps, gill nets and stake nets.
 An excise tax of 12la % is put on amusement devices and several cur rent tax and licence levies are re- pealed, including the sales profit tax and the junk dealers license.
 The bill declares an emergency, to make it's provisions effective im- mediately following passage, how ever, the taxes provided by it will ont become due until 1946, except for withholding provisions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-01
ICkES PROBE MEASURE IS h0vED ALONG
Senate Passes Memorial After Amendments
 One "No' Vote

House Joint Memorial No 1, ask ing a probe of Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes' policies, took a couple more fast strides on it's way to Washington this morning when i it was passed by the Senate, fol- lowing amendments as offered by Senators N. R. Walker and Gren- old Collins. Senator H. H. McCut- cheon, from the Third Division, offered the only dissenting vote when the Memorial came up for passage
 The measure has been trans mitted back to the House for ap- proval Of amendments. The amend ments adopted today propose to strengthen the Memorial through the insertion of facts and figures, largely pertaining to the extensive reservations proposed by Ickes to be created in Southeast Alaska, and which would flock up" fish, game, timber and water-p power re- sources.
 Other action by the Senate this forenoon included reference to committee of three new bills: Senate Bill No. II, by Senator Andy Gundersen by request, rela- tive to burial of indigents, was Ereferred to the Finance Committee.
 Senate Bill No 12, the income tax measure introduced by Sen- ator Frank Gordon, was sent to his committee on taxation. Senator O. D. Cochran's Senate Bill No. l3, referring to the practice of law in the Territory, was received by his Judiciary Committee.
 Senate Bill No. 2 was reported out by the Judiciary Committee with a do pass" recommendation Senate Joint Resolution No. 3 was transmitted to the House from the committee on Engrossing. The Senate took a noon recess till 2 o'clock this afternoon to attend the Chamber of Commerce lun- cheon, to which the mebrers had been invited.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-01
MOTHERS (lAS5E5
 START NEXT MONDAY

Mothers classes will start on Mon- day, February 5, in the Juneau Pub lie Health Center from 2 to 3 P. M This is the beginning of series of eight classes on the following sub jects Good Maternity Care" Fly giene of Pregnancy" ''The Balanced Diet" Labor" The Babys' Lay etc. "The Baby's Bath" After Care of the Mother" and After Care of the Baby"
 Those interested in attending these classes may register at the first class on Monday or by calling the Public Health Nurses at the Health Center, Room 108, Territorial Build- ing, phone 2l8.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-01
TWO PAN AMERICAN
 PLANES IN TODAY

A Pan American Airways plane took the following passengers to Seattle today; Dr. Lawrence ReSim Mrs. Lucia Resim, Ray w. John son, I. Goldstein, Mrs. Hernia Dar- nell, Charles Gordon.
 Seattle to Juneau-James Ennis, Mrs. Abbie Jane Wells.
 Fairbanks to Juneau-MrS. Mar garet Emmons and Joyce, Walter Conrad.
 Juneau to F'airbanks-Louis C. Peters.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-01

obtained a permit to remodel and make alterations to house at 3l5 Gold Street.
 The second permit went to Pete Oswald who took out a permit to | build a garage at 1903 Tenth and B. Streets.