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Evening star., 1947-07-10

who signed could be charged under
the act and, if convicted, would face
a $4,000 fine and one year in prison.
He added that no action could be
taken against Mr.. Lewis, because
the law forbids payment of money,
except for withheld dues, to rep
resentatives of employees" but says
nothing about the employees repre-
sentatives' accepting it.
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio,
had no comment on Mr.. Hartley's
contention. The Ohio Senator had
said shortly after the contract
agreement was announced that the
new law he helped write contem-
plated employers and employees set
Ting their own disputes.
May Not Risk New Strike.
And while there was no official
administration reaction to Mr.. Hart
ley's speech, 1t appeared highly un-
likely that the Government would
risk a fresh coal strike by trying
to break the contract through legal
action.
However, concern over the pos
sible economic impact of the As
cent basic hourly rate increase won
by Mr. Lewis was evident both
within the administration and Con-
gress.
Senator Flanders, Republican, OF
Vermont, member of the Senate
House Committee on the Economic
Report, said the new contract terms
will most certainly touch off a
new wage-price spiral unless other
labor leaders refuse to follow suit"
Senator Myers, Democrat, of
Pennsylvania said in a separate in
terview he does not believe the
Lewis contract will touch of the
powder keg."
Il am very hopeful" he said,
that workers generally will be
satisfied with the wage increases
they already have obtained"
DR.. Nourse also cautioned against
jumping to conclusions.
Emphasizing that the Presidents
council has only begun its study of
the coal contract, he said: I'VE
won't want to get undHly disturbed
and PREJUDICE the consequences"
when the wage increase actually
may be absorbed more readily
than we think"
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throughout the country to split
their incomes for tax purposes.
This privilege exists now only in
10 States having community prop
erty laws.
A similar amendment was beaten
on the first bill. and Republican
leaders have sought to win over
supporters of the Mcclellan pro-
posal by assuring them the House
Ways and Means Committee will do
something next year in a general
tax revision bill to correct the in
equity created by State community
property laws.
The Ways and Means Committee.
already holding hearings on next
years general revision. was warned
by the CIO today that there will be
another l929-type crash If Congress
gives priority to reducing taxes on
high income brackets and corpora
tions."
Five-Point Proposal.
III statement prepared by STAN
ley Ruttenberg, CIO economist, the
labor group favored the following
steps in next years general tax
bill:
l. An increase in personal exemp-
tions, rather than reduction of tax
rates on individual incomes.
2. Elimination of excise tayes ey.
cept those OF regulatory nature.
3. Closing of such tax loopholes
as mandatory joint returns, capital
gains and tax-exempt securities.
a. More effective taxation of es-
tates and gifts"
S. Taxation of undistributed profits
and excess profits Of corporations,
with necessary safeguards for small
business"
Evening star., 1947-07-10
Coal
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contract because they feared con-
flict between State laws banning
the closed shop and union shop and
dues checkoff provisions OF the
contract.
The Southern commercial op-
orators represent about Is per cent
of the Nations tonnage. They en-
ploy about 10000 mine workers.
No Sign of Invoking New Law.
The administration, meanwhile,
showed no signs of reopening the
mine wage controversy by proceed
ing against the operators under the
Taft-Hartley Labor Act, as Repre-
sentative Hartley, Republican, OF
New Jersey declared it could do.
The co-author of the union curb
measure insisted in House speech
late yesterday that the contract pro-
vision under which the mine owners
agree not only to check of union
dues, but initiation fees and assess
ments, as well, is a clear violation
of the act"
He contended that only union dues
may be withheld from workers pay
checks and that in going beyond that
field the operators agreed to pay
money for an illegal reason
Lashing out, too, at the provision
that the miners need work only
when ."able and willing to do so
Mr.. Hartley said the law meant for
labor unions ito become responsible
organizations"
Charges Collusion on Contract.
I'm my opinion" the lawmaker
declared, this agreement clearly
reflects collusion between the mine
operators and the UNIV with the
intention OF violating the law
Mr.. Hartley said the operators
Evening star., 1947-07-10
Driver Goes on Trial
In! Death Of 7 as Car
Plunged Into Crowd

Defense counsel for Cecil Patter-
son, 43, on trial in Municipal Court
today On negligent homicide
charge, told the jury the defendant
had passed full physical exam
ination a week before his automo-
bile went out of control at Four
teenth street and New York ave-
nue. NV, August s, 1916, and
plunged through a crowd of pedes-
trians on the sidewalk, killing two
men.
The Government Printing Office
linotypist's testimony followed the
opening statement of Assistant
United States Attorney John B
Diamond III, who asserted that
Mr.. Patterson was in an epileptic
seizure when the accident hap
pened. The prosecutor charged that
Mr.. Patterson had been warned
after two previous seizures that he
should not drive a car.
Mr.. Patterson's opening state
ment, made through his attorney
William H. Collins, declared he
could not have anticipated a spell
Of any nature, in view of the physi-
cal examination-taken in prepara-
ton for a motor trip to California
The Government said it would
prove that Mr.. Patterson's car was
travelling at speed of 40 miles an
hour when it crossed New York
avenue, plowed through the crowd
on the corner and finally smashed
into a tree. Witnesses said the
bodies of the two fatally injured
men were thrown more than 80 feet
They were Joseph A. Scannell, As,
of the 1900 block OF Pennsylvania
avenue NV, and John Lowe, 81. of
the 400 block of Eleventh street NE
Five other bystanders were injured
by the careening automobile.
The case, being tried before Judge
Nathan r. Margold, got under way
shortly before noon with long list
of witnesses giving testimony.
If found guilty. Mr.. Patterson
faces a sentence of one year ir1 Jail
or a 81 200 fine or both. Mr.. Patter-
son lives in the Harris Hotel.
At the inquest witnesses testified
the driver was slumped over the
steering whee! just before the crash
and that the car appeared to be out
of control.
Police told the coroner's jury that
Mr.. Patterson had stated he did
not remember anything" about the
time Immediately preceding the
crash.
Evening star., 1947-07-10

groups the weapon for fulfilling the
policy of some American circles.
These circles are trying to place
European nations under their con-
troll by the aid OF uncertain prom
ises Of credits"
The agency said Mr.. Bevin-'in-
f1uenced by Churchills hostility to
the Soviet Union"-was trying
more than any one else to create
a situation whereby the U. s. S. r.
would be isolated" 1t asserted he
went to Paris last month to "in-
volve Bidault" and used the three
power talks to "block agreement"
Evening star., 1947-07-10
'Iron Government Closes
6 Teherun Newspapers
By the Asseeiotsd Press

TEHERAN. Iran. July 10.-Pre-
mier Ahmed Qavam's government.
following up its proclamation of
martial law. suppressed six Teheran
newspapers yesterday on charges of
creating panic"
The action was taken after a
four-hour session Of the cabinet.
at which Premier Qavam announced
the resignation of Gen. Farajullah
Aghaveli as Minister of the In
terror. Gen. Ahmed Sepehbod Amir
Ahmedi resigned yesterday as War
Minister.
Three Of the editors of the sup
pressed newspapers were arrested,
and police we're searching for the
other three executives.
Evening star., 1947-07-10
Three Navy Flyers Killed
In Crash Near Guam
BY the Assoeiofed Press

GUAM, July 10.-Three Navy
flyers were killed when their light
bomber spun out Of control at 5000
feet and crashed into the sea.
miles southwest Of here, the Navy
announced today.
"A Marine pilot saw the plane in
an uncontrolled spin. The Navy
Immediately sent out an air-sea
rescue crash boat to seek possible
survivors. 1t found only fragments
of aircraft and an oil slick.
The victims were 1t. q. e. R.
X. Potter, Ensign C. c. Cook and
Aviation Machinist's Mate &c D.
O. Afford.
Evening star., 1947-07-10
Admiral Toussie Seriously III

NEWPORT, R. l., July 10 (P.-
Vice Admiral Joseph Taussig, re-
tired, was reported on the serious
list" today by the Navy Hospital
here, which he entered 10 days ago
suffering from a heart ailment. A
son, 1t. Joseph Taussig, jr.. of the
Ndge Advocates Office in Washing
ton, is at his fathers bedside.
Evening star., 1947-07-10

NEW CHIEF JUSTICE FOR CLAIMS COURT-Marvin Jones
eft today oath Office Chief Justice of the United
of Claims from Chief Justice Vinson Attorney Cen
era Clark Jones commission yester
day by chief justice appointed the
Claims Court but with national and
international agencies during the Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1947-07-10
GriswoId Leaving for Greece
Sunday in Trumon's Plane

Dwight Griswold, chief of the
American aid mission to Greece,
plans to leave here for Greece
Sunday in President Truman's new
personal plane, the Independence.
Mr.. Griswold said in a radio
Evening star., 1947-09-12
For Dynamic Democracy

To the Editor Of The Star:
In this world of dynamic danger, one thing
is clear and certain: No merely negative de-
fensive attitude is going to permit democratic
freedom to endure on earth. If our love OF
freedom is not sufficiently strong to make us
desire to carry freedom to the ends OF the
earth, then it is not even strong enough to
keep us free AS our freedom eventually dis
covers itself to be encircled even so, our peace,
which depends so utterly upon freedom, must
surely crumble and completely fall.
In order to endure, democracy must have
strong, lfe-giving convictions, and the full
courage of these convictions. And these con-
victions must be moral and universal extend
ing to all mankind. How can our democratic
cause become a righteous cause until we 80
extend it that it covers all OF GODS peoples?
Now, to receive the strength which righteous
cause gives a people we must risk ourselves
for that cause, far ahead Of the time when 1t
is clear to every one that narrowest self-interest
demands that we throw ourselves into the
struggle For America, democracy is righteous
cause only when we make truly courageous
efforts to assist other peoples in their struggle
for democracy II we wait until it is a clear
question of our own survival, then what is de-
mocracy, if not chiefly an American cause?
And according as we permit our cause to shrink
from a righteous thing to thing Of narrow
self interest, even so must our chances OF VIC
tory shrink, leaving us with our hearts In our
mouths. BOILING SOMERVILLE.
Evening star., 1947-09-12
Can't Sow No

General Eisenhowers position, as seen
through the penetrating eyes OF Roy
Roberts of the Kansas City Star-a version
or vision to which the general himself
seems to subscribe in his answers to the
reporters-could be expressed no better
than by that young lady in "Oklahoma!'
who sings in the immortal words of Oscar
HammerStein-
"What you goin' to do ,0hen teller gets
firty
And starts to talk purity,
What you goin' to do?
S'posin' that he says that your lips are
like cherries,
Or roses or berries,
What you goin' to do?
sposin' that he says that you're speeter
than cream
And he's gotta haze cream, or die?
What uou qoin' to do tD1en he talks that
DGy-
Spit in his eye?"
Right now the friends of General Eisen-
hover, and there are a great many OF
them in both political parties, are talkin'
mighty pretty. The general is not en-
couraging the talk. Yet what Is the general
going to do about it? He might borrow the
words of distinguished predecessor, Gen
eral Sherman: "I will not accept If nom1-
mated. and will not serve if elected" But
s'posin' they say that you have great ap-
peal that you would be natural as
candidate, that you come from the grass
roots of Kansas and the people want you,
that a president-designate of Columbia
University derives added prestige as
presidential possibility, that while there
never has been anything like an honest
draft" in politics, it could be. What you
goin to do when they talk that way?
Evening star., 1947-09-12

principles which would permit any business to
survive, untold sums of money would be saved
the taxpayers Money would be saved for all
these workers, but that is something that
never occurs to them. Money would be saved
the poorest and hardest working people. In
addition there would be an enormous increase
in efficiency.
The writer never ceases to be amazed ana
tortured by these facts. Are others? A few Tor
such reasons would not enter the Government.
A few important men after a gigantic effort
move on in disgust.
Shiftless employees waste innumeraole nours;
also employees of poor mental capacity COM
bination of such employees does more than
double damage Small and ordinary things
are often difficult to get done, for no one Is
willing to do them. Professional people often
have to do menial work because no one else
will. Dust piles up; electric lights need nix
ing; certain things need to be put in order
If these things are done at all, they are often
done very poorly.
Personalities flourish in the Government.
Authority is delegated from one person to an
other with the unwrtten order Don't bother
mel" and that is all.
The variety of supervisors is legion, but be-
cause they are delegated full authority their
personalities blossom like a rose. II one has
an utter disregard for truth, no one Wilksay
him nay If he, or some one acting In MS
capacity, is lazy, shiftless, and prefers reading
magazines to working, no one will say him nay.
It seems to me there Is vast need for loyalty.
Our founding fathers carried on because they
had character Our land survived because 1t
had initiative and energy. Other countries have
disappeared for the lack Of these things.
MYSTIFIED.
Evening star., 1947-09-12
The Freedom Train

First suggested by Attorney General Tom
Clark as practical demonstration of the
Recommendation of liberty and law in the
United States, the Freedom Train is being
sponsored and financed by the American
Heritage Foundation, voluntary associa-
ton of patriotic citizens with headquarters
in New York. The project is entirely non
partisan in character, is pledged simply
to calling attention to the basic moral and
political principles of the Nation, and has
been indorsed by groups as diverse as the
National Association of Manufacturers and
the United States Chamber of Commerce
on the one extreme and the Congress OF
Industrial Organizations and the American
Federation of Labor on the other.
AS planned, the train will be on tour for
year. 1t will visit three hundred COM
munities in all forty eight of the States.
On display within it's walls will be copies
of the Declaration of independence and
the Constitution, original manuscripts of
the Bill of Rights, the Emancipation Proc
lanation and Lincolns Gettysburg Ad-
dress, the German surrender documents,
the Hirohito rescript and the Declaration
of the United Nations. Every conceivable
measure, it has been explained, is being
taken to assure the complete security of
these historic papers, lent by the Library
of Congress, the National Archives and
other agencies.
What Mr.. Clark and his associates desire
Is that people in every part of the Republic
shall have chance to see with their own
eyes the charters of their corporate and
individual liberty The train will be
guarded by a detachment of Marines. It's
first stop will be Philadelphia, September
IT. On Thanksgiving Day it will be in
Washington. BY the time it reaches it's
ultimate destination year hence it will
have performed mission of education
unparalleled in Americas experience. The
public assemblies of "rededication" pro-
posed for the towns visited will give all
constructive forces ample opportunity to
dramatize their mutuality and cooper
alton.
Only one organization actively opposes
the train enterprise the Com
munists. They insist that representatives
of "big business" are among the citizens
supporting the project and that those
persons are motivated by selfish, reaction
ary purposes. BY way of answer to the
complaint, it need only be mentioned that
even the most aggressive radicals are free
to stage their own meetings along the
trains itinerary. Such assemblies, so long
as they are orderly, should be welcomed.
They may aid in publicizing the whole
undertaking and thus contribute to its
success.
Evening star., 1947-09-12
Income Splitting to Cut Taxes

The inequality under the Federal income
tax between taxpayers in community prop
erty States (of which there now are thir-
teen) and the noncommunity property
States is the source of long-continued
complaint.
Taxpayers in the community property
States save themselves lot of money by
splitting income land the State laws rec
ognize the division) equally between man
and wife. On single $4,000 income, for
example. the income tax is 1898 more than
on two ST 500 incomes. On a $25,000 in
come husband and wife In community
property State can split it into two In
comes and save themselves 28.9 per cent
over comparable taxpayers in noncom-
munity property State. That is enough to
mean a tax-free year, in comparison, every
fourth year. In round numbers, the COM
munity property State taxpayers save
themselves $3.50, 600, 900 year because their
State laws recognize equal ownership be-
tween husband and wife of the income
no matter which one of them earns it.
Four States this year have recognized
the tax advantages and have revised their
Michigan, Oregon, Nebraska and
Pennsylvania. The tax advantage Is fine.
But the equal division of income and prop
erty ownership is in some cases not so
popular. In Nebraska, for example, some
opposition has followed better understand
ing of what the new property laws do to
property ownership and there is talk about
repealing the community property prin-
ciple at the next meeting of the Legislature
An amendment of the income tax laws
to permit income splitting for tax purposes
has been in the cards for some time Such
an amendment almost got through the
Senate last spring, when the tax-reductlon
bills were being prepared for the Presi-
dents Veto Republican leadership prom
ised that one of the first revisionS of the
tax laws would be a split-income amend
ment. Now the Advisory Committee pre-
pairing recommendations on tax reviSionS,
for study by the Ways and Means Com
mittee next year, has agreed tentatively to
an income-splitting provision 1t would
give everybody the tax advantages enjoyed
by the community property States, without
requiring community property laws.
The inequality is wrong and should be
wiped out. AS long as income splitting is
permitted anywhere, it should be permitted
everywhere. But it would mean loss OF
some 100000 to the Treasury. And
while there is enough pressure behind the
income split-some 20,7oO,OOO families
the question is going to be whether enough
people would really beneTlt under this
form of tax reduction as compared
with some other form of tax reduction
involving the same amount of revenue loss.
OF the 2o,70O,oO married couples now
siling income tax returns in the non
community property States, 1t is estimated
Evening star., 1947-09-12
Proyident Heurt

Now heart prepares for ,Dinter; on the atr
1t tastes the premonitton OF the frost
And reads the pe,rter sky; 1t must prepare
For bleaker days; no second may be lost
NoD let the summer sleep: forget the fotoer
That bIoon1ed beneath copper-headed
sun;
Like these, the heart has knoton the pet
allied hour
Like these, 1t kno,Ds its blossonusno 10
done.
And yet the provident heart may stsH
surDiUe
The ,ointer solsttce, under the passionless
Snot1,
And feed upon itself, and keep aius
Until the neu sioeet sap begins to HoU,
If 1t has boarded sun and totnd and rain
70 nourtsh 1t tn 1t may bloom again.
MAE WINd4ER GOODMAN.
Evening star., 1947-09-12
Private Relief to Europe

To the Editor Of The Star
Is the Marshall Plan the real answer to
European troubles? 1t could be if we American
people reinforce its one weak spot. If we fail
to do this at once it could be the implement
of world destruction.
The Marshall Plan will take six months,
perhaps a year, to even begin to function. 1t
will take more years to produce satisfactory
results. But Europe is hungry now. Haven't you
heard their cries? Europe needs clothes now.
Haven't you seen their thin and poorly clad
bodies? Europe must have food now in order
to have the physical strength to work and help
provide for themselves. Had you stopped to
think Of this? But the Marshall Plan halts
our Governments aid to them. Can they wait
to eat? Can they wait to be clothed? No!
So American people must rush to the rescue
as private citizens at once. II not, we lose the
peace. If not, we lose our present civilization
So we will help them. For God has given us so
much and they have so little If we concentrate
our gifts under one head distribution can be
made uniform and efficient. American food and
clothing stamps might then be issued SO every
one can share alike. Our unfortunate neighbors
would then know who shared their food and
clothing with them.
1t is our chance to do the will Of God Read
Isaiah, lviii.6-12 Give your gifts of money or
clothes to your church, American Legion or
lodge. From there they can be sent collectively
to a central distributing agency. Beware of
giving to false-front organizations which would
use your donations for destructive purposes
rather than peace. FRANCES RAY.
Ralston, Wash.
Evening star., 1947-09-12
PLIGHT of Property Owner

To the Editor of The Star:
D. G. real estate taxes have been increased
about 30qo. Water rates have been raised 259o.
Both these increases are directed against
property owners, who were already paying so
per cent of the expenses of this city for the
Federal Government.
But singled out for the most shameless abuse
of all are those property owners who rent to
tenants.
In the D. c. Rent Law (Sec. 3D. Congress
empowered the rent administrator to grant
general increase in rents to compensate for
higher taxes, higher operating costs and ex-
penses, since 1941. Every one knows. that
operating costs and expenses have doubled or
trebled since 1941. And the new tax increase
is beyond dispute
Yet the rent administrator has not granted
the general increase, and continues to defy
the directions of Congress in this respect.
Since taking Office, this rent administrator
has used the rent law, not to protect tenants
but to harass and persecute landlords. His gross
unfairness has caused thousands of landlords
to sell rented property. New owners invariably
evict the tenant. Many, many thousands of
rented properties have been taken out of the
available rental market in this way. Tenants
can no longer find places to rent. They
are forced to buy houses or "co-operative"
apartments, paying double the 1941 price. A
tenant has to pay several thousand dollars
down" He has to tie himself up to monthly
payments which are usually twice his former
rent He will have to make these payments
for periods ranging usually from IS to "a years
Even II o depression reduces home prices by
Evening star., 1947-09-12
The RuedY Cose

The conduct of our judges must be ABOVE
reproach. Judge Ellen X. Raedys con-
duct, since the trivial automobile accloent
involving her name, raised grave doubt
in the public mind as to whether she was
telling the truth. That, of course, was
what made the case important, lifting it
out of any normal relationship to the
circumstances of the specific offense with
which she was charged. The denouement
In Judge Claggett's court yesterday after
noon was touched with tragedy. For as
a Judge Miss Raedy has been tried ana
found wanting.