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Evening star., 1949-03-15
Veteran Officials Loyalty Stand
Puts West End Citizens on SPOT

The West End Citizens Asso-
citation faces expulsion from the
Federation of Citizens Associa-
ton unless it can talk William
r. Brown into signing the fed
eration's antisubversive affidavit
before Saturday or resigning as
association treasurer after As
years.
Mr.. Brown, 75-year-old real
estate salesman of 2121 H street
NV. said today that there is no
question about his loyalty. and
he sees no reason why he should
"be forced" to sign such an af-
fidavit.
He has not resigned. and will
not announce his decision until
he is waited upon" by a COM
mittee which was designated by
Walter F. Wasson, association
president. at a meeting last night,
Mr.. Brown told The Star.
The association interrupted its
regular meeting with . special
Evening star., 1949-03-15
| Snow FIurries
Precede
To20s Toniqht

Flurries of snow today heralded
the approach of a cold wave
which is expected to drop the tenn
perature into the mid-20s tonight.
The Weather Bureau said that
while flurries may be expected
intermittently throughout the day.
the snowfall will not be heavy
enough to cover the ground.
The snow, the forecaster ex-
planned, is being pushed ahead Of
a mass of cold air moving in from
the Great Lakes area where tenn
peratures of 10 and Is degrees
were reported last night.
The temperature dropped from
A degrees at 10 am. to 81 de-
grees at pm. The forecaster
said it is expected to drop to 26
in the city tonight and slightly
lower in the suburbs.
Tomorrow will be windy, fair
and cold, the forecaster predicted.
Warmer weather will approach the
city Friday, bringing with it the
prospect Of q light snowfall.
Evening star., 1949-03-15
Other Workers Talk
Of Quitting After Pay Setback
Classified Employees Raise Bill Advances,
But Sales Tax Defeat Leaves Money Unprovided

ure granting retroactive $3.50 per
year raises to the Districts classi-
fled employees.
That woDld include virtually all
employees but police, f1remen and
teachers, whose pay raises are in
the hands of the House District
Committee.
But the District employees. al
ready schooled in the size of the
Districts deficit, asked gloomily:
How are they going to pay for
it?"
To that question Representative
Miller. Democrat, of California,
responded that other means of
raising the money besides the sales
tax could be found.
Commissioners John Russell
Young and Gordon R. Young both
said they were extremely disap-
pointed at the defeat of the sales
tax.
In the Police Department, Mai.
Barrett issued a statement an
nouncing that teletype message
is going out to all department en-
ployes to continue their efforts
because feel that some equit-
able arrangement, will be worked
out for them"
Evening star., 1949-03-15

executive session in which Mr..
Wasson designated himself and
the Rev. William L. Mayo to inter-
view Mr.. Brown and ask him ito
sign the paper or resign his Office. :"
Mr.. Wasson told the session
that "the association has nothing
else it can ask him to do If it
wants to stay in the federation. :"
Under an amendment adopted
last spring by the federation, in
dividual associations cannot be-
long to the federation unless
officers and delegates sign affi-
davits declaring they do not belong
to subversive organizations.
All except three of the member
associations have turned in such
aff1davits to the federation. The
West End Citizens Association
must submit its affidavits before
the federation's meeting Saturday
|or face expulsion proceedings.
Mr.. Brown said today that no
(see CITIZENS, Page A-so
Evening star., 1949-03-15
HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE Ap-
proves Pay Boost for Top
Executives. Page B-1.

Pay raise legislation for the Dis
trict's classified employees moved
forward a step today but defeat
of the sales tax-the way the pay
raises were supposed to be financed
prompted the Districts police
chief to send a message to the
force pleading with them not to
quit.
Police Supt. Robert j. Barrett
said he was afraid the bad news
on the sales tax may create a
demoralizing effect on Police De-
partment employees.
In other District Government
departments, many employees were
openly talking about looking for
other jobs.
Health Officer George c. Ruh-
land expressed fears he would be
unable to get personnel which is
sorelys needed in the Health De-
partment.
Into the shroud of gloom hang
ing over District employees came
word that the House Civil Serv-
ice subcommittee on pay raise
legislation has approved a meas
Evening star., 1949-03-15
Bulletin
New GSI Contract Signed

A new One-year contract be-
tween the Public Buildings
Administration and Govern
ment Services, Inc, operators
Of cafeterias and snack bars
In Federal buildings here, was
announced today. The new
contract assures the payment
Of S120.0 q year to the Treas
ury. Although the old con-
tract called for so per cent Of
the net profits to 90 to the
Government, no payments
have been made In recent
years because GSI has oper.
ated at Q deficit.
Evening star., 1949-03-15
lndo-Chinu Crush Kills IS

SAIGON. Ineo- China. Mar. IS
lP.-A French military spokes-
man said today Is parachutists
and an unspecified number Of
crewmen were killed when q
French Junkers transport plane
crashed into a hill In Tonkin. He
did not give the date Of the acci-
dent.
Evening star., 1949-03-15
Dissatisfied Customer
Shoots Kentucky Barber
sy The AsseeIsssd Pfsss

GLASGOW. KY. Mar. l5.-A
barbershop customer who didn't
like his haircut shot and seriously
wounded Floyd Cook. 66. Glasgow
barber. here today, Sheriff B. Y.
Spillman reported.
Sheriff spillman Dntified the
accused man as J. M. Taylor. SO.
a Barren County oil we'll worker.
The sheriff said Mr.. Cook was shot
three times. one shot penetrating
q hip and paralyzing his body
below the waist. At the hospital
where he was taken. Mr.. Cooks
condition was termed serious.
The sheriff said the bullets.
from o .3s-calibcr police pistol.
were fired through the plate-glass
window Of the barbershop. which
10 on the public square.
Evening star., 1949-03-15
Spunish-Reich Poet Signed
FRANKFURT. Germany.

FRANKFURT. Germany, Mar.
IS R.-A $3.000.000 trade agree
ment between Spain and the
British American bizone Of Ger
many has been signed. the Joint
Food Procurement once an
nounced today. It calls for the
purchase Of oranges and lemons
for Germany.
Evening star., 1949-03-15
Rent Bill Foes
Lose First Test
On Amendments
Administration Beuts
DecontroI Authority
Attack, III to 86
By Chris Mothisen

Administration leaders helc
their lines firm today in the first
amendment test of the rent con-
troll extension bill and beat off ar
effort to strike out the housing
expediter's authority to recontrol
areas once decontrolled.
The vote against the amend
ment. offered by Representative
Cole, Republican. of Kansas. was
l2l to So.
Mr.. Cole had served notice It
was only the first of a series of
amendments to be offered in our
effort to write a new bill"
After disposing of the Cole
amendment. the House moved to
consider one of two big tests
which had prompted Democratic
leaders 10 send kilograms to all
House Democrats urging them to
be on hand for this afternoon s
showdown.
State Control Has Support.
The first critical hudle for the
administration measure. which
would continue controls Is months
and tighten them was an amend
ment offered by Representative
Williams. Democrat. of Mississip-
pi. 1t would permit States. coun-
ties and municipalities to discard
Federal rent curbs on their own
motion. regardless Of the housing
expediter's attitude. The proposal
had powerful support.
Later. the House was to have q
second try at limiting the control
extension to 80 days. This effort
was beaten by only a l5-vote
margin last Friday.
Controls on 1880, 900 dwelling
units are due to end March 81
under existing law. and the need
for prompt decision on extension
has been given by leaders of both
factions in the Senate fllibuster as
a reason for ending the talkfest
there.
Amendment Accepted.
Besides cutting Mr.. Truman's
rent control request from "a
months to Is. there have been
these other House developments
in the maneuvering to save rent
controls for the big cities:
l. Administration forces ac-
cepted an amendment by Repre-
sentative Brown. Democrat. of
Georgia calling for "a reasonable
return on reasonable value" of
rental property. This was calcu-
lated to meet the objections of
some landlords that they have
been forced to rent property at a
loss.
2. The Rent Administration has
agreed. if the bill passes. to lift
rent controls in 100 or more COM
munities, mostly in rural areas.
This may soothe some of the op-
position by lawmakers from rural
districts.
Evening star., 1949-03-15
Burmo Premier AppeoIs
For End OF Civil War
W we FFF1fFWF~W FFNtF

RANGOON. Burma. Mar. Ia
Premier Thakin M appealed by
radio tonight for the rebellins
Karen tribesmen TO lay down their
arms.
He spoke as "an ordinary citizen
desiring peace" only day after
the Karens captured Mandalay
and the hard-pressed government
offered them an autonomous state
within the Burma union.
Evening star., 1949-03-15
Bill Offered 10 Hold Up
Golf Course Contract
Until Law Is Passed
Rep. Rivers Acts After
Interior Official Books
Renewal for Leoffler
LEOFFLER to Insist on Boost in
Greens Fees-Story in Sports
Section.

LEOFFLER to Insist on Boost IN
Greens Fees-Story in Sports
Section.
Representative Rivers. Demo-
crat, of South Carolina today in
troduced a bill designed to hold up
any contract for operating public
golf courses here without new au-
thorization by law.
The action followed decision of
the Interior Department to renew
the contract with the S. G. Leof-
fler Co.. mainly because of a
promise made to Mr.. Leoff1er in
1947 when he advanced money for
construction of the Fort Dupont
clubhouse.
Mr.. Rivers bill would prohibit
the Secretary of Interior or any
other Interior official from grant
ing lease on the golf courses
until new laws regulating them
were passed, if such laws were
found necessary. The bill goes to
the House Public Lands Commit
tee.
Had Asked Investigation.
Last week Mr.. Rivers introduced
a resolution asking for an investi-
CATION of the operation of the
golf courses, and today's action
was his answer to the Interior
Departments action on the Leof-
fer contract.
Yesterday C. Girard Davidson,
1Continued on Page A-5. Col. .
Evening star., 1949-03-15
Britain Beyond Peril
OF Economic Crises,
London Report Shows
Recovery Is Closer, but
Not Complete, Survey
By Cripps DiscIoses
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

LONLN)N, MAR. lC.-oIlLdul ildS
made substantial progress" to-
ward recovery and Is past its
period of recurring economic
crises. a government economic
survey for l949 reported today.
The report said. however. the
dollar shortage still is crucial.
The progress is due both to TIN
work Of the British people and
"the generous assistance we are
being given by the American and
Canadian people," said the report,
prepared by Sir Stafford Cripps.
boss of Britain's economics and
finances.
It laid out higher production
goals for this year and said their
fulfillment would 60 q long way
toward solving some Of the ma
tion's most crucial recovery prob
lens.
Situation Still Critical.
But there was nothing in the
10000 word survey to show that
Britain has yet achieved complete
recovery. as suggested by Chris
topher Mayhem. foreign under
secretary, at recent United
Nations meeting. Mr.. Mayhew's
statement was later repudiated by
the government.
Sir Stafford's survey warned
instead:
The position is still dangerous
in a number Of critical sectors.
In terms of dollars we are
still not paying our way. Sustained
efforts to solve the hard core of
our economic difficulties are still
required"
The entire program was built in
the belief that Congress will ap-
prove $940, ,000, 900 worth of Amer
ican aid for the coming year. This
is the full amount recommended
by Paul G. Hoffman, head of the
Economic Cooperation Admins
tration.
If the fund is cut many plans
may need yet to be revised" said
footnote to the survey.
Four Tasks Set Out.
To pull Britain further out of
the morass the survey set out
four main tasks:
/. A bigger effort to sell more
goods to the United States and
Canada. and so earn dollars.
2. Harder work and more pro-
duction. especially in steel. coal
and textile industries. and on the
farms.
3. Cut the cost and boost the
quality of British-made goods. Ex-
porters already are having trou-
BILE finding customers at present
prices.
4. Hold down wages. prices and
dividends to keep imitation under
continued control.
Better Diet Promised.
As a reward for more self-dis-
cipline and hard work the survey
promised the people their diet
would come back almost to pre-
war levels this year. although
each person will get four pounds
less meat.
In recent months Britain
achieved a near balance in trade
with all the rest of the world. In
l947 its trading accounts fell
into a debt Of $3.50. 900. 900 ($2,-
$40 900. .000).
But. the survey warned. this
docs not represent q financial
equilibrium since 1t conceals q
large and continuing dollar
deficit"
Balance with the whole world
means a surplus in trading with
the commonwealth, Europe. Asia
and Africa. in contrast to con-
tinuing debts to the Western
HemiSnhere
Evening star., 1949-03-15
d. the Assoe iaieei efesa

d. the Auosio,sd Press
The eight nations drawing up
the North Atlantic defense alli-
ance arranged q final meeting to-
day 10 put the finishing touches
on the proposed treaty.
The terms OF the historic pact
are 70 be made public Friday.
The 3 pm. meeting today brings
together Secretary Of State Ache
son and the Ambassadors OF Brit
ain. France. Canada. Belgium. The
Netherlands. Luxembourg and
Norway.
Mr.. Acheson also scheduled an
earlier. farewell meeting with the
visiting Danish Foreign Minister.
Gustav Rasmussen. The purpose
was to give him full answers to
the questions he has raised about
the benefits of linking Denmark
as the ninth member Of the alli-
ance.
The Foreign Minister of Iceland
Bjarni Beneditksson, met mean
while with John Hickerson. head
Of the State Departments Euro
pean division. to get information
which will decide whether his
country becomes the 10th recruit.
The Icelandic and Danish For
eign Ministers both are reported
particularly interested in the role
that strategic airbases on Green
land and Iceland will play in the
proposed defense arrangement.
Mr.. Benediktsson was assured
yesterday that peacetime Ameri-
can bases on Iceland soil will not
be required as a price of joining
the pact. After his first talk with
Mr.. Acheson and other State De-
partment officials. he told report
ers this was quite clear"
American officials believe the
security treaty. setting up ma
chinery for joint action in
strengthening the defenses of the
whole Atlantic area. will provide
the framework for settling the
ticklish problem of use of Iceland
and Greenland bases.
Evening star., 1949-03-15
$1,000 Reported Slain
On Island OFF Korea
ey the Asseeiotsd Press

SEOUL. Korea. Mar. 15.-A del
egation from Cheju Island today
told the Korean government Of
the slaughter OF $4,000 persons
In q years guerrilla warfare on
the island.
The delegation estimated 65.-
900 were homeless and 205 OF the
islands 400 villages had been de-
stroyed.
Immediate relief for the noun
famous island. 40 miles of
Korea's south shore, was asked.
The delegation said a third Of
the islands 100000 population
had gathered In Cheju city under
the protection Of an army regi-
ment.
Most Of the soldiers. however
were reported In the craggy
mountains. seeking 500 armed
agitators and $4,000 additional
active sympathizers.
Evening star., 1949-03-15
Wa||qren's Nomination Tabled;
Senate Fi|ibuster Resumed As
New Effort Is Made to Drop Issue
Showdown Is Seen
After Two Sessions
OfG.O.P. .P.Members
BULLETIN

The three warning factions in
the Senate filibuster fight sent
spokesmen into another peace"
conference at LAS o'clock this
afternoon. presumably in a final
effort to see If they can agree
on any compromise 4ule for
curbing debate.
Evening star., 1949-03-15
3 Atlantic Pact Nation,
Call Meeting Today
To Complete Treaty
To Be Published Friday;
Donish Minister Sees
Aeheson for Finol Tolk

ROBERTS GROUP URGES Fed
eral Union OF Atlantic Nations.
Page As.
Evening star., 1949-03-15

(Continued on Page AS, Col. -
Evening star., 1949-03-15

CONTINUED on Page AS, Col. q
Evening star., 1949-03-15

(see EXECUTION, Page A-6)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-08-19
Tax Equality Association Of Montana Past Master AT Misleading

not have profits. That statement
is pure double talk. Apparently,
coop spokesman have sadly neg
lected Webster's dictionary. Mr..
Webster defines profit as the ex-
cess of the price received over the
cost of purchasing and handling or
of producing and marketing partic-
ular goods
Scoops are a corporation like
other competing businesses and they
admit they have IAN excess of price
received over the cost of handling
and purchasing They do not pay
Federal Tax on that excess Cor prof
it) because they insist on the sub
terfuge of calling this excess pat
ronage dividend or on calling the
price their customers pay for goods
a Patrons Deposit Isn't that
double talk?
"Co-operative corporations have
stockholders just like ordinary bust
ness corporations. They give back
to their stockholders at the end of
each year dividends like other cor
porations and they make the profits
which they thus give their stock
holders in the same identical way
that other businesses do. Whether
these profits are distributed ac-
cording to the amount of stock held
or the amount of purchases made
has nothing to do with the case.
Federal income taxes are cost
of doing business just like rent and
salaries and wages. They account
for about one-third of the income of
the Federal Government to meet
a 40-billion dollar federal budget.
The co-ops and other tax exempt
businesses pay none of this, Mr..
Chapman, and because they do not,
the rest of us las businesses or in
dividuals) have to pay more income
taxes" Unquote.
AS stated above, space will not
permit entire reprint of the ad
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-08-19

I officers council at Fit. Assiniboine.
Chapman said co-ops pay all taxes
other businesses pay except tax
on profits which the co-ops do not
have, since savings above costs
are prorated back to the patrons
who pay the income tax.
"The speaker further pointed
out that many other businesses en-
joy the same tax status as coop
eratives and he listed in that cate
CORY individual proprietorships,
partnerships, mutual insurance
companies, and one news gather
ing agency"
The above is news story and is
not a direct quotation of my re-
marks; however the story makes it
extremely plain that explained that
cooperative being non-profit in
character and therefore having no
profits as a corporation could not
pay taxes on something it did not
have, but that the individual coop
orators paid taxes on each individuals
share of the associations savings.
This is the same procedure used
by individual proprietorships, part
nerships and many other businesses
as pointed out in the discussion. This
should be plain enough for anyone
with average intelligence to under
stand and could hardly be classed as
double talk
1 would like to quote from the
body of the ad at this point so that
the reader may have a clear picture
of the complete lack of honesty of
purpose and of understanding on the
part of the author of the advertise
ment, quote:
Lets cut out the double talk.
D. w. Chapman-in the reproduced
article at the left-states that the
co-ops pay all taxes that other bust
nesses pay except a tax on profits.
We agree with him on that point.
He further states that co-ops do
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-08-19
WORKERS WARNED TO
AVOID FLATHEAD AREA

Kalispell.- With the announced
cutting down on purchases of rail
road cross ties by the Great North
ern railroad, the Montana District
Council of Lumber & Sawmill Work
ers this week again issued warning
to all woods workers to stay away
from the Flathead valley area.
There has been large influx of
unemployed workers into this area
due to the construction of the Hun
CRY Horse dam and most, if not all,
of these workers are finding it i'm
possible to obtain employment.
Employment on the Hungry Horse
project, itself, is very seasonal and
uncertain, with more than enough
workers in all crafts to fill the jobs
required. Curtailment of logging
and numbering operations, including
the shutdown of the Flathead valleys
largest sawmill, the Somers Lumber
company, has already resulted in an
high unemployment figure
even during the peak summer
months.
Many workers who have spent
weeks and sometimes months waiting
for employment are gradually leav-
ing the area for more certain en-
ployment elsewhere, but there are
still far from enough jobs to go
around, according to the District
Council headquarters at Kalispell.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-08-19

but for the benefit of the author
of the ad who is worried about the
coop spokesman not reading Web
ster's dictionary, | would like to
quote further from Webster for
his information:
"Co-operate-toj join in econom-
ic cooperation"
"Co-operative - of, pertaining
to, or designating business enter
prise or society whose object is to
enable its participants or members
to buy or sell to better advantage
by eliminating middlemen's prof
its; as, cooperative store; coop
erative marketing"
Perhaps the author of the ad will
accuse Webster of indulging in dou-
BILE talk but the dictionary plainly
points out that the reason for a CO.
operative association being in exist
ence is to eliminate the profit from
the business and if it failed to do this
it would cease to be cooperative.
The author of the ad states that
"they make the profits which they
thus give their stockholders in the
same identical way that other bust
nesses do" This is simply not
factual statement. 1t is a statement
intended to confuse and misinform
the reader and cannot be justified on
the grounds of ignorance because
the writer evidently had access to
dictionary.
If the author of the ad would
study state and federal laws, vari-
Gus court decisions including the
u. S. Supreme Court as well as
Bureau of Internal Revenue reg
ulations, he would discover that if
profit corporations made the
identical distribution of their
profits" that co-operatives do they
would have no income on which
to pay income taxes.
This may raise in the readers mind
the question as to who would then
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-08-19

Gazette. This masterpiece of mis-
information takes special issue with
me personally because of a news
story carried in the Great Falls
Tribune of June 10. The story was
a brief report of a talk | had made
on cooperative taxation at Fort As
siniboine.
Space does not permit reproduc-
ton of the full page advertisement,
but | would like to quote portions in
order that the reader may have some
conception of the type of propaganda
used by the Montana Tax Equality
Association.
The ad begins with this headline,
"Let's Cut Out the Double Talk" then
reproduces the news story carried in
the Great Falls Tribune which in part
follows:
"Co-ops Do Pay Taxes, D. w.
Chapman, president of Montana
Farmers Union told a group of
more than 90 members of the or
ganization attending statewide