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to the earner, although taxes income from invest ments may by various devices be made payable by other members of the family. The inequalities result ing from these different methods of treating family income purposes have long called for remedial action. So far nothing has been accomplished, but the Treasurys Division of Tax Research now peted exhaustive study of the problems connected with taxation of family income intended for the use of the Ways and Means Committee connection with a contemplated general revision of the tax structure
 The most conspicuous and widespread inequtes result from the situation which is the subject of the Treasury study Pubic attention is concentrated at the moment proposals to achieve equality of treat ment for residents of noncommunty property States either by making joint income tax returns mandatory in all States or else by permitting married people in the noncommunty property States to split their income for purposes of taxation The latter proposal has rently been attracting widespread interest number of bills have introduced this session of Con- gress to put married couples in all parts of the country on the same basis for tax purposes those residing in community property States.
 The objections that have previously advanced to this solution are amply supported by the Treasury findings concerning the effects of such proposal revenue and the incidence of the resultant benefits The report points out that in of married couple with dependents where spouse the entire income, the tax reduction from splitting would be at the income level of $30oo It would be only S38 at the S5000 level but it would exceed $6000 at the $50000 level and approximate $24000 at the $50o000 level In other words the proposal would be wndfall Tor the rlcn. Ana It would cost the treasury about TAI million dollars in loss of from income taxes
 The alternative plan of making joint income tax returns mandatory for all married couples would n- the liability of about IA million couples whose combined income exceeds the first surtaX brack cts who either live in community property States where they automatically obtain equal division of community income, else reside in noncommunity property States where they have separate incomes from properties business wages and salaries. Instead of losing income. the Treasury would under this plan receive estimated 542 million dollars of additional revenue. Further more. the joint return proposal recognizes the fact that family income is better of the paying ability of married couples than individual returns.
 The Treasury study discusses other methods of cor recng determinations in the treatment of family income well problems resulting from the treat ment of the income of minor children. Reading this very exhaustive report makes it obvious that good many changes in the methods of taxing family income needed to put the system equitable basis Neither mandatory joint returns nor the So-caled split income tax plan can be regarded a compre hensve corrective.
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CONGRESSIONAL STRONG MAN"

survey with what poolroom habitues would cal reverse English" has just been made by Paegant magazine In the usual pools to see whom party voters favor the magazines survey made among members of Congress. undertook to find out which Republican the Democrats would least like to see get the COP presidential nomination in l949 The ques- tion was accompanied by the paraphrase: Tn other words which man would be hardest to beat?"
 Fifty-eight of the responding Democratic Con- el,essmen designated Sen. Arthur Vandenberg Of Michigan aS in their opinion, the most formdabe candidate the Republicans could name Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York poor second with Is, Gov Earl Warren of California third with Il, Sen Robert A. Taft of Ohio fourth with 10; Sen John w. Bricker of Ohio and former Gov. Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota abreast with nine each House Speaker Joseph w. Martin Jr. got three votes, and there was one for Gen. Dwight Eisenhower.
 This cross-party ranking of candidate strength notably is at variance with ntraparty polls; perhaps not in the relative rating of Dewey and the rest of the field, but certainly in the preeminence of Senator Vandenberg. Unquesionably of course, the Michigan Senator is one of the most highly esteemed members of Congressby Congressman His capacity as states man is most appreciated within the walls of the National Legislature. And, doubt, his bipartisan approach to international affairs has endeared him on the Democratic side of the aisle.
 If the voting in the Pageant surveys was u- colored by this fleeing of friendship it may at least have reflected feeling that the public in November of next year would favor who does not savshly follow a party inc. Either feeling, that is, or a hope.
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COASTAL AIRLINES
 FLIES 71 PERSONS
 ON MONDAY TRIPS

Alaska Coastal Airlines reported II flights out of Juneau yesterday, making calls at Sitka, Tenakee, Chatham Hood Bay, Warm Springs, Pelican, Hoonah. Excursion Inlet, Gustavus, Petersburg, Wrangell, Ketchikan and Tulsequah.
 Passengers to Sitka were Mrs. L. Hoover, Morris Hansen, Angelo Pap pas, Harold Dawson, B. Rowland, MT. and Mrs Jackson, MT. and Mrs. Sunde, Dr. Dale, Father Nevue, MT. Mcdonald, F. Gregory, J. Ku- bangi, Ellen Johnson and Norman Banfield.
 Flown to Warm Springs was M. V. Baker; to Angoon, w. E. Hixson to Pelican, Marie Craig, Mrs. Mil nes and R. E. Lynch; to Tulsequah, R. McEachran and H. Wilkinson; and on a sightseeing and picture flight, pr. La France.
 Petersburg passengers were MT. and Mrs. Miller, s. Kennedy, Ray Horne, Arthur Pengras, Alex and Glenn Reid; to Ketchikan, George Daniel, George Walter, K. Chris jefferson and Roy Levine.
 Inbound to Juneau from Sitka were B. Rowland Gene Craig, Gene Craig Jr., and Mrs. William Koepke {; from Tenakee, J. A. Berg and Sam Asp; from the yacht Meander, Dan- iel Cruz; from Hoonah, Harold Weshman and Pee Wee James.
 From Excursion Inlet, Calvin Streets, V. Yadao and Florence Yadao; from Gustavus. MT. and Mrs. Jennie Parker and Ann White; from Tulseeuah, R. Lobb, H. Hallett, MT and Mrs. w. Galloway. Roy and Billy Galloway, and Morrie Olson.
 Flying to Juneau from Petersburg were S. Kennedy and MT and Mrs. Miller.
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ILL COOK ON YACHT
 MtANDER PICKED UP;
 E FLOWN TO JUNEAU

Daniel Cruz, cook aboard the yacht Meander, was flown to Ju- neau yesterday for disqualification by Alaska Coastal Airlines on a radio request forwarded to Juneau by the U. s. Coast Guard at Ketchikan.
 The Meander was in Chatham Strait. south of Basket Bay, and Pilot Bud Brown of Alaska Coastal had just passed the vessel on his return from a flight to Warm Springs when he overheard the mes sage asking that Cruz be picked up.
 Brown turned back, landed. and took the sick cook aboard his plar- = for the flight to Juneau. Cruz went immediately to St. Anns Hospital
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The Foot Soldier
Cincinnati Enquirer

while back, Maj Joseph Poslik, commanding the U. S. Army recruiting station in the Taller Building at Eighth and Walnut Sts. reminded us it had been 172 years since the founding of the Infantry Corps of Engineers and Quartermaster Corps, coincident with the appointment of George Washington Commander in Chief of the Continental Army by the Second Conti mental Congress
 Major Poslk made the .point-and think it is a good one-that in the almost two centuries since the founding of army the foot soldier has maned decisive pawn on the military chessboard. The weapons of have changed radically since the days of Lexington and Bunker Hill yet the essentially of the infantryman has not changed That remained true to the very end of World War IT. Even if only to mop up" to occupy and secure there had to be foot soldiers after the awesome weapons and machines of had done their utmost
 That is why the task of the recruiting stations here and elsewhere the United States far from unmportant even in the era of the atomic bomb No matter what other weapons might possess the nation which lacks trained foot soldiers be certain of it's security in the world of tomorrow.
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place. Still smarting over the de- feat of veterans legislation and with the press saiely absent, the lady from Massachusetts really let the honor guest have it.
 There have been times when have hated Speaker Martin" she declared. T suppose there have been times when he has hated me But in a democracy we can disagree and still be friends afterward |. But I do wish he would let me be Speaker for aday''
 TRUMAN WAS LUKEWARM
 At the closing day of Congress, Oregons Senator Wayne Morse, who pushed the bills through the Senate. phoned Rep. Halleck, ask ing him to try to break the bottle neck. A Republican himself, he soundly denounced the Republican leadership for blocking action. Hal leck replied by pointing out an excerpt from President Truman's State of the Union message: "Ex- cept for minor adjustment, l be- lieve that our program of benefits for veterans is now complete"
 50 you sec" Halleck hedged, the President won't sign those bills anyhow"
 If you really believe that shot back Morse, wouldn't it be wiser to pass the bills? It would be our chance to put the President on the spot"
 NOTE-Although it was the Re- publican leadership that blocked the bills, most Democrats remained strangely silent throughout the battle. Minority Leader Sam Ray burn and Colorado's John Carroll publicly urged passage. But there was a reason why no one press ed the fight harder A group of progressive Democrats. including Senator Claude Pepper of Florida, Congressman John Blatnik of Minnesota and Congresswoman Helen Gahagen Douglas Of Califor- nia. called the Democratic Ma tional Committee, asking for a positive stand from the White House. Gael Sullivan's office then queried the White House, and re- ceived back a confidential memo which estimated that the proposed subsistence increase would cost ap-
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20 YEARS AGO fME FIT EMPIRE
AUGUST 5, 1927

AUGUST S. 1927
 rd,o Nsarnon o ro,olas the Alameda She had been in training in Providence Seattle
 daughter Marie were making the louio p the Virginia Chichagof purser on the boat Captain escaped what might nave the the Ace when he stuck A W Island The ship ht the roch anu ~ carried swell being virtually uhoahe by
 defeated the Elks to in the second game w second win for the Moose anu 'o they were pennant Pete Schmz wa" the Moose.
 awarded annually 10 the ooy Scout with highest The competition was open to all second class points at the summer cap figured passed.
 i0-foot boat, six men rom FaSaoea Junior They had been cruising TOT rive week in Canadian waters
 Juneau l08 members of the o'. Aos ~ Party Princess Charlotte for the Up Weather report: High, 52 low, 5o cloudy.
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Hilldring's healthy influence.
CAPITAL CHAFF

AS a result of Congressional economy the State Department now has only 30 employees handling goodwill for all 20 Latin American countries-barely enough to open the mail. Yet good neighborliness is the hub of our foreign policy. Vice Admiral Forrest Sherman and Maj. Gen. Lauris Norstad are in line to he on the Joint Chiefs of Staff as a 1eward for their ef- forts in merging the Army Navy.
 (CoPYRIGHT, 1947, BELL SYNDICATE INc)
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Daily Lessons in English v. L. GORDON

WORDS not She got married m NC" York Say marred) in New York
 OFTEN MIsPRoNOUNCED Pronounce marital both As as in in TT unstressed accent 1s syllable.
 OFTEN Crystal; l. Crystalline; two Ls
 SYNONYMS hatred contempt, detestation
 word three times and it is yours Let us Today word: domain Of another yielded the ncroachments o vlizaton
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HABITUAL DRUNK IS
 GIVEN JAIL SENTENCE

Frederick Kirkpatrick was sen tenced to three months in the Federal Jail this morning for ha- bitual drunkenness in the U. S. Commissioner Court. Kirkpatrick had been fined by city authorities six times in the past month
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MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA &y LEE

O Is all right inside of baked potato with knife?
 halves with the fingers season and knife The skin placed o the plate. O. understand the being intro blank what his is?
 No; just avoid mentioning the
 when sending regrets to an lnV does accept?
 Probably earlier engagement for that evening. m
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Taxing Family Income
Washington Post

Under the present Federal income tax law, mar
 red persons living in community property States are able to reduce their liabilities by dividing their earned and investment community income on 50-50 basis and filing separate returns. In the noncom- munity property States earned income is taxable only
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DIPLOMAT GENERAL

DIPLOMAT GENERAL
 Though military men aren't supposed to make good diplomats, the State Department loses a rare soldier when Maj Gen. John H. Eilldring steps out as Assistant Secretary of State in charge of oc- cupied areas.
 A salty, fortnight character sell dom found in the hallowed halls of diplomacy, Hilldring has been enc of the healthiest influences in the State Department.
 It was Hilldring, then in the War Department, who forced the State Department to decide that European ills could not be settled without first settling Germanys ills. At that time the State Department experts were working on the prob lem of stability in the Balkans, Italy and Poland, neglecting the hub of European economic chaos Germany.
 AA'6 ASfSipSo iil 11C also preached the doctrine that the way to combat Communism was to provide prosperity.
 There's nothing that irks a Commie so much" says Hilldring, ''as to see prospective converts put on their economic feet As everybody knows, Communism flourishes on poverty and lack of hope If we can alleviate econ- omic suffering in these areas We can give the people hope and with that hope will come confidence in genuine Democracy
 Hilldring's passion for clean-cut administration is legendary
 Nothing promotes red tape like lot of people hanging around an office with nothing to do" he says. T found that the men who make up the State Department are fine group. They just didn't know what a clock was for Once they knew the meaning of dead line, they reacted splendidly"
 Unfortunately, the State Depart ment is now losing the benefit
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LOOK and LEARN h (. GORDON

leading agricultural products of the United  4 g. wha S a o measurement? of connected by the Niagara 
 What S the of country named Gau?
  Corn, cotton wheat, potatoes, 2. 3. Lax a 1. s.
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proximately $250,000,000 annually, which it termed reasonable But the White House memo went on to argue that since it was late in the session, message of support from the President would carry implication of support into the next session of Congress The President could not commit himself that far ahead. the memo continued, since it was not known how much the Marshall plan would cost.
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Edwina Martinson of Douglas was expected nome o She had been training Providence Hospital in Seate
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The Washington
 Merry-6o-Round

fComtinued JrUm Page O.ei
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VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS Taku Post No. 5559

Meets first and third Fridays. Post Hall. Sew ard St. Visiting Com rades Welcome.
 H. s. GRUENING, Com mander; F. II. FORBES. Adjutant.
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Mrs and daughter Marie were making ne io on the Virginia Chchago Fox purser on the
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-15

That. in essence, was the warn
ing voiced this week by Aid.
BENJAMIN M. Becker (40th), who
has been waging one-man fight
in the City Council to bring cheap
er electricity to Chicago con-
sumers.
"This question of Commonwealth
Edison's city franchise, which ex-
PRED Sept. II, is one of vital con-
Germ to all Chicagoans-workers,
businessmen, professionals, a N d
white collar people," Becker de-
clared.
but the public has failed so
far to demonstrate much interest
in the city's negotiations with the
power company. I myself have
received only one letter from a
person in my ward.
eff the public is interested in
lower light bills. il must make
that interest shown by letters
and calls to aldermen"
Becker has been urging the City
Council utilities committee, head
ed by Aid. Clarence P. Wagner
| (14tfD, to call in officials of pub
licly-owned power systems II
other cities.
THESE officials could explain
the benefits of public ownership
first-hand, and could make sug-
gestions for achieving those bene-
fits in Chicago, Becker has point
ed out.
The committee, of which he is
not member, has not taken ur
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the committee that there is no
question about it-Chicago could
have cheaper light and power rates
under public ownership"
If the city does permit Com
monwealth Edison to continue OPP
erations under a new franchise,
he said, it should draw up a fran
chise which would permit the city
to buy the properties at any time
it desires.
A new franchise, he added,
should limit annual earnings to 4
per cent of the company's net
worth. In 1945 Commonwealth
Edison's profits were more than
double that sum. Last years prof
its ran to more than $26 million.
THE CASE for public owner
ship had been argued earlier by
Irving Flamm, who represented
the Public Ownership League Of
| America and the Progressive Citi-
zens of America.
/ peas 80 ward organizations
are receiving for distribution a
half million copies of leaflet
presenting Flamm's proof that Chi
cago light bills would be cut by
at least 80 per cent under city
ownership. That would mean a
saving of more than $50 million
J a year here.
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Of whot?

WASHINGTON =. lFPl - A
public speaking contest on the
theme Voice of Democracy cam
not be held in the public schools
here. il was learned Nov. A.
because the final round will
have three Negro speakers
along with eight whites.
Sponsored by the Junior
Chamber of Commerce. the
contest will move for its final
round to the auditorium of All
Souls Unitarian Church. because
the board of education finds it
would BE contrary to Wash
ington custom and practice" to
hold mixed contest in school.
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were to blame for the high cost
of new homes in this area.

were to blame for the high cost
of new homes in this area.
Bring prices in line with costs"
Keenan, declared. Contractors and
home builders are making out
rageous profits =
ANSWE RING. Gil lihand's
charges, Thomas O'Donnell, head
of the bricklayers' union, and
Stephen Bailey, head Of the
plumbers union, denied their re-
spective unions were asking for
wages above the regular scale.
Patrick F. Sullivan. president
of the AL Trades Council. said
that in 1910 the labor portion
of the cost Of six-room home
was 28 per cent and now ii is
is per cent.
ALI the trades representatives
said that their unions would ac-
cept as many apprentices as con-
tractors would give jobs.
Gillihand had claimed that fail
ure by unions to take in new
corners had created a shortage Of
building mechanics.
4 CHARGING that the real estat.
interests are reaping a financia
harvest from the housing shortage
and that "Chicago's private rea
, estate interests apparently wan
housing to be scarce so people will
have to pay impossibly high rent
for deteriorated dwellings," Dis
trict Council No. IL of the Unite,
Electrical, Radio s. Machine Work
ers of America tCIO) presente
a five-peint program to con1bs
! the housing shortage to the sub
: committee.
The program asked for pass
age Of the Taylor Douglas Bill
providing for 81 billion in fed
sral loans TO public housing au.
thorities for veterans housing;
passage of the Wagner Ellender'
Taft Housing Bill 10 faeiiifait
sluxn clearance: re-essablishmen
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Sen. TayIor,s ride

WASHINGTON = CPD = Sen.
Glen Taylor Cd, Idao will wind
up his transcontinental horseback
ride and speaking tour on behalf
of world peace here Nov. l6 on
the eve of the opening of spe-
cial session of Congress to con-
slider immediate aid to Europe and
relief of the U. S. from high prices.
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Their hearings backtIred.
Most recent of the hearings
was the three-day investigation,
conducted by a House labor sub
committee headed by Rep. Ralph
w. Gwinn R., N.Y., Monday
through Wednesday in the U. S.
Courthouse.
In the hearings, Rep. Gwinn,
aided by Representatives Owens
R., lid, Lucas 3D.. Texo and
Church (R., Illo made charges of
deliberate slow-downs" by build
ing trades unions and other al
legged racketeering practices, sub
sequently denied by building
trades union leaders.
Headed by Rep. Gamble R.,
N. W, along with Sen. Mccarthy
R., Wis., and Rep. McMillen R.,
I'D, the subcommittee of the Con-
gressional Joint Committee on
Housing met for two days in Room
267 of the u. S. Court House.
1 THE character of the hearings
termed "anti-nothing and pro
anything" by Rep. Gamble, wal
established on the first day wheI
G.. A. Gillihand, the American
Legion's state housing chairman
accused building trade unions o
"featherbedding practices" H
charged that the unions contrib
uted to rocketing housing costs.
Twelve angry representatives o
the building trades unions wer
looking for Gillihand at the mex
days hearing. But Gillihand faile
to show up as the IL denied be
fore the Congregational subcom
mittee that any home-building oh
stacles are placed by unions.
II Al the hearing. Joseph d,
II Keenan,. secretary of the Chi
| cago Federation Of Labor
charged that profits made By
n contractors and home builder.
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Women heuds
San Diego Go

SAN DIEGO. Calif.-sFPl-A
former l2-year member of an
AL union has become the first
woman TO head the. San Diego
CLIO council.
She is Mrs. SallYe Jackson.
executive board member of the
10 al Amalgamated Clothing
Workers tCIO1. who earns her
living in a factory producing
mems Stacks.
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Howard Fast keynotes
PPA meet on Sunday

american novelist who takes his
make the keynote address at the
Publishing Association this Sunday ar
z pm. . Midland Hotel.
who recently convicted Of contempt Of the House
will Freedom and the Press
chaized Grant oakes. International
Farm Equipment Workers Union.
for admission and all Star readers
inviAed
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Congress housing group
gets an eorfuI here

housing and h
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GEORGE Zoeterman. IL. center OF
one of the biggest baseball storms
in recent years. turns to chat with
classmates at Chicago's Christian
High School. It is over signing OF
this lad. because he is still in
school. that Leslie C'Connor. White
Sox general manager. was sus-
pended from baseball by Commits
sioner A. B. Chandler.
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of federal rent control and pro-
hibition of evictions: legislative
action TO abolish restrictive cove
nants. and vigorous govern
mental prosecution of the Ma
tional Association of Real Es-
tate Boards" TO prevent fur
Their sabotaging housing con-
struction and rent control"
Testimony presented by the Am
erican Veterans COMMITTEE e
charged that "as soon as the pri-
GRITTY system and price controls
on building materials were thrown
out, houses just like meat, shirts,
etc." prices scared beyond the
reach of the consumers.
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City ownership endangered
Aid. Becker warns Of new light bill
steal unless people get into fight


Commonwealth Edison Co.
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In Chicago and Los Angeles go
per cent of the non-Negro resi-
dental areas are kept lily white
by restrictive covenants.