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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-01-28
The CED on Tx Reform

AS far as reforms and revisions in the
present revenue laws are concerned, it
is interesting to read the Presidents tax
message in conjunction with the policy
statement recently published by the Com
mittee on Economic Development Al
though there are marked differences
between the two, the sinilarities are
numerous enough to underscore recent
evidence of an administration trend to-
ward more conservative thinking and to-
ward paying greater heed to the ideas of
the business community, of which the CED
Is an important and distinguished repre-
sentative.
This point can be illustrated more or
less automatically. Thus in round num-
bers, the CED statement contains upward
of ten suggestions for taxation changes,
and no fewer than five of these have been
advocated by the President in his message
to Congress. What they call for are Cd
sharp cut in excise taxes, (2) liberaliza-
ton of the law so as to permit businesses,
in computing taxable net income to deduct
the losses of one year from the profits of
the f1ve following years, 90 substantial
reduction in the present high tax on
corporate incomes in the $25,OO0-to-
$4,000 bracket, "a modification of the
depletion" exemptions now enjoyed by
oil and mining interests, and 60 action to
prevent the use of educational and charit-
able trusts by certain enterprises for tax
avoidance purposes.
AS for the differences between the two,
the CED statement, unlike the Presidents
message, does not advocate revisions in
taxation policy bearing on such fields as
life insurance companies. Nor does it have
anything to say about raising an additional
$1,000 100000 in revenue by seeking a
greater yield from estate and gift taxes
and by imposing higher levies on corporate
incomes in excess of $4,000. Instead, it
calls for cuts in spending. Further, it
specifically recommends a number of
changes not mentioned by the President
in his advocacy of measures to increase
the fairness of the present laws. These
changes would include provisions to place
Federal levy on interest income from
future issues of State and local govern
inent bonds, to end the double taxing of
dividends, and to revise the system under
which most persons with fiuctuating in
comes are taxed more heavily than those
who earn the same amount on a steady
and even basis from year to year.
Most of these differences, however, are
not particularly deep. Actually, in terms
of tax reform and revision, though not In
terms of spending, the views OF the adj
ministration and the business community
las represented by the CED) seem much
closer to each other than they have been
for long time. The fact is an encouraging
one. 1t raises the hope that eventually
through the cultivation of mutual under
standing of the problems faced by both
the Government and our private enterprise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-01-28
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

@. How many passenger deaths have oc-
CURED on airplaneS and railroads during
1949?-R. j. c.
A. According to the Civil Aeronautics
Board, in 1949, as of December 20. there had
been four fatal accidents in scheduled air
carrier service: Two at Washington Ma
tional Airport on November and December
H. at Dallas. Tex, on November 20, and
near Chesterfield, N. j., on July 80. There
had been total of SO passenger fatalities.
with an estimated rate of IL to 13 passen-
ger fatalities per 100,000.000 passenger miles
flown for the entire year The Association
of American Railroads reported that %
railway passengers were killed and 2187 in
jured in 29,741 000, 600 passenger miles tray
eled during the first 10 months of 194e.
fish that are kept in small outdoor pool?-
D.B
A. Certain kinds of fish, as sunfish and
catfish, take artificial food, while other
kinds must depend on insect life in the pond
Tor sustenance. Animal tissue is the most
readily acceptable, though cooked cereals or
vegetables will serve, and may be fed to
some fish raw.
@. How many cubic feet are there in ton
OF bituminouS COAL common lump and
Stoker?-N. D. r.
Lump btuminous coal will run As to
SO pounds per cubic foot, according to the
Bureau OF Mines, and closely sized stoker
coal will lie within that same range This
means that a 2,o00-pound ton of these
Goals will usually run from about 40 to 44a
cubic feet per ton. With closely sized Goals,
such as lump and stoker coal, there is more
variation due to ash content than to size,
but it is believed that most Eastern btu
minous Goals of reasonable ash content will
fall within this range
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-01-28
Virginia Parkway Obligation

It is not surprising that State highway
authorities at Richmond are strongly sup
porting the George Washington Memorial
Parkway project. In agreeing to include
a $62, 500 parkway item in the new budget,
State Highway Commissioner Anderson
commented that this would be "a very fine
investment for the State" 1t is more than
that. 1t is rare opportunity to have the
Federal Government build modern park
way along the Potomac at no cost to Vir-
ginia beyond that of providing rights
of way.
What is somewhat surprising, however,
is the delay on the part of Arlington County
in matching the States share of the right
of-way fund. The previous Legislature
appropriated $125, 900 under the belief that
Arlington County's $125OOO would be ready
and acquisition of remaining rights of way
for Unit No. of the parkway could be
completed at an early date. But the
county appropriated only half of its proper
share, multiplying half of the States appro-
priation. 1t was necessary, therefore, for
the Arlington delegation to ask the present
Assembly for reappropriation of the un-
matched portion of the States appropria-
ton.
Since Arlington County stands to benefit
directly in remarkable degree from the
parkway, the county should be at least as
prompt as the State in fulfilling its pledges
under the parkway agreement Prompt
ness in acquiring remaining land for the
third unit of the highway is important
because land costs are rising steadily in the
area to be traversed by the parkway. The
parkway project itself has contributed to
this rapid rise in values in recent years.
The first two links in the scenic road are
nearing completion They carry the
divided highway as far as Lorcom lane.
which will connect it with Lee highway.
The third link will extend the parkway all
the way to Chain Bridge.
Eventually the parkway is to be carried
to Great Falls. This means that Fairfax
County must put up its share of the cost
of acquiring land for the project. Fairfax
County, too, will be paying larger right
of-way bill than it expected if it postpones
too long the purchase of land. Prompt
action today will save thousands of dollars
tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-01-28
And Good Riddunce, Too

District Tax Assessor Edward A. Dent has
tried harder than anybody ever tried before
to see that the personal property tax on
household effects is fairly applied and
collected.
His recommendation to abolish the tax
is based, therefore, on a valid experience
in conscientious enforcement of the tax
law and conclusion that the tax Is unfair
and unenforceable. The recommendation
should be followed Immediately and repeal
legislation sent to Congress-thuS giving
the people of Washington that once-in-a-
lifetime experience of witnessing the actual
elimination of a tax.
The revenue loss would not be great
less than million dollars. Mr. Dent does
not propose substitute tax, nor is there
any reason to propose one. He probably
feels, and with good reason, that if his
office staff were freed of the comph-
Gated and annoying enforcement of the
personal tax, it could produce compensat-
ing gains in collections from other taxes.
For enforcement of the personal tax law
consumes many man hours that produce
small results and could be more proftably
applied in other fields.
One trouble with the personal tax on
household effects has been that it at
tempted to make every taxpayer the asses
sor of his own tax liability. Many citizens
have refused to assess themselves and left
the assessment to the tax authorities. But
the greatest trouble has been the inequality
In tax payments, with citizens differing
by many thousands of dollars in the valua-
ton of substantially the same amount of
property. Mr. Dent tried to fix fair tax
by a formula that related the valuation
of household effects to the valuation of
the house containing them. But short of
sending tax assessors into every Washing
ton home, there is no way of uniform tax
appraisal of household effects.
The tax should be dropped in short order.
AS MIR. Dent says, the sales tax is yielding
more than was expected. The excess yield
could be spent no more wisely than in
eliminating tax that produces little
revenue, is very unfair and makes liars of
thousands of otherwise honest citizens in
appraising their own property.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-01-28

Yet driver instruction in the public
schools has Jagged in many cities, including
Washington. Of about twenty thousand
high schools in this country, only about
six hundred offer courses in safe driving.
Only fourth of Washington's sixteen
high schools have driving courses, although
safety groups have offered to supply the
automobiles free. Superintendent Corning,
the bar association group learned, asked
for $4,000 to extend the program to all
high schools, but the item was cut out at
the District building. The sum is SO small,
however, and the potential dividends so
great, that Congress would be justified in
making the necessary appropriation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-01-28
The Sweuty Flower

The saoeaty ploaoer stunbIes doaon his
furroD,
A thousand generations wrapped in one,
Praying to yello,1 aohedt and Ioan1y fallofD,
FOLLOWING his straight course from sun
to sun.
He is credulity, so hunbly knowing
That soon, repeated in black earth, liue
green
Shall be soft billoa0tr,g -insistent, gro,ping
To headed grain. Thus he has al,1ays
been;
While am out of time and tune: hold
No ploto, nor turn the water-course, nor
SotD
Dry seed 1ohere faith reDeals nirGcled
Pregnancy In the dust All beStotD
Is ioonder at belief beyond today:
A line or tiDo on trust not gone nstray.
CULLEN JONES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-01-28
Hydrogen Bomb Opposed
on Moral Grounds

To the Editor of The Star:
Formerly we looked with scorn at coun-
tries that used dunn dunn bullets, poison gas
or that warred on civilians. But now our
moral sense seems to have become deadened,
If not lost, and we think nothing of atom
izing city. Indeed, how much more splen-
did to atomize hundreds of square miles!
While we Christians do this the material
istic Communists, relying on the appeal of
their theology to impoverished people, sweep
on over fresh areas. If our productive ca
pacity. our intelligence, and our moral force
were applied to meeting the needs of those
in economic desperation, we could undercut
the appeal of communism. But no, in Mars
we trust, and our money and efforts must
go into Weapons-and we encourage already
impoverished countries to do likewise.
However, many Americans are not car
ried along by this hysteria. If these do not
wish to share in the war-guilt our country
is mourning. they must protest at once with
all their might.
ALICE FRANKLIN BRYANT.
Seattle, Wash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-01-28
Letters to The Star
Complains About Neglect
OF Cadet Corps Problem


OF Cadet Corps Problem
To the Editor of The Star:
In spite of the criticism of the cadet pro-
gram and efforts to enlarge the enrolment
by publicity in The Star last year, the
Washington High School Cadet Corps has
shown no appreciate gain in recruits ex-
cept in one school. In fact, some have shown
a decrease in enrolment
This fact, it seems, doesn't bother those
in charge of the program. After all the
valuable space given by The Star in trying
to solve the Cadet enrolment problem the
faults remain uncorrected Close order drill
still is the only subject of study and prac-
tice.
It is true that each cadet will be given
chance to fire ten 22-caliber bullets this
year but this is far cry from the talk we
cadets heard last year of map reading, mill
tary hygiene and sanitation, military first
aid, and other subjects which would be of
definite value to young men, whether they
are going to pursue military career or, as
the majority WILL seek civilian employment.
When is the Board of Education going to
take advantage of the opportunities offered
by this organization which has turned out
so many noted civilian and military leaders,
and offer program which will meet the
needs OF an age that requires more than a
drill field knowledge to fulfill the purposes
OF its existence? JOHN K. WINNER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-01-28
Nervous Breakdown" Threatens
Telephone System

To the Editor of The Star:
I am writing with reference to the article
on the threat to break down automatic
telephone equipment which appeared in
Mondays Star.
There is an interesting technical sidelight
to this story which makes the proposed
strike" against Bell Telephone seem a
signify vicious maneuver on the part of
the union.
The idea that the well-built mechanical
or electrical equipment of Bell Telephone
would break down with large number Of
calls is absurd-the workers would have
long wait, even dialing every phone in New
York.
what they really hope to do is make use
OF strange popularity of the New York
phone system which was discovered during
the war
Wnen an overload of calls occurs. as dur
ing the war, the automatic system, figur-
atlVely speaking, has a nervous breakdown
IN winch the operation becomes extremely
cratic and unpredictable and the length
OF Tune required to get call through is in
creased tremendously over what is normally
expected. Once this has happened, the
number OF calls must drop to a relatively
low level before the system returns to nor
mai. mus II the union could reach this
saturatlon point for short time, they could
Keep the system tied up indefinitely by a
much smaller number of calls than is re-
CURED to cause the original trouble, and
they could have the Bell Telephone on their
knees IN no time. That is unless the
engineers shut the equipment down alto
gether for short period, to allow it to re.
turn to normal
, :. Always before, when really pressed the
mathematicians and engineers of Bell labor
atorles have come up with something, and
1t would be interesting to see what their
counterattack would be. oh q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-01-28

for about five cars. We couldn't figure out
what he was doing it for so we watched
Finally, about two hours later, five cars
drove up and parked there. Out stepped
approximately twenty women, including Mrs
Young and several maids. 1t seemed from
their picnic baskets, blankets, etc., that the
ladies had been on an outing and wanted
to make sure parking space was available
when they returned. TERRY RICE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-01-28

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
1Uriter, although it is permissible for
1Criter kno,Un to The Star to use
q nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-01-28
This and That
By Charles E. TraceweH

THE ode to- a cat in your column in
The Star couple of days ago reminded
me OF Lines to Common Hen by Susan
r. Burbank which appeared in Womans
home companion many years ago. I tnclose
copy for your edification.
your entertaining column is always pre-
ferred reading with us.
Sincerely, w. E. K."'
y
The poem sent by Mrs. K. follows.
LINES TO A COMMON HEN.
o hen!
Thou bunch of feathered imbecility.
Dlsturber OF the souls tranquility.
Whence comes thy consummate ability
To rouse such wrath In me?
o hen!
Again
Must I walk round that coop
ana give an awkward scoop
To clutch the vacant air
And find that you're not there
Nor anywhere?
And then
Begin again.
Q hent
o henl
Thou gem of animal depravity,
Thy skull naught but a witless cavity.
That am kin to thee!
o hen!
What then?
Must walk round the fence
Because you squawk pretense
You cannot find the hole
Through which you lately stole
In aimless stroll,
And then
Walk round again,
o hen!
Living creatures, including hens and cats,
are not as dumb as they sometimes seem.
When they do not do what we want them
to do, they are mostly asserting their own
right to do what they want to do u
This Is an essential right, In humanity
held down by countless taboos. laws, restric-
tons. repressions
The fashion in recent years has been to
regard all repressions as wrong.
No doubt some of them are, but the longer
one lives, the surer he is to come to the
conclusion that what the human world
needs now is more. not less, repressions.
The hen and the cat. and sometimes the
dog, do what they want to do and Sc
trample on some of the essentially human
taboos.
But the animals know nothing of these
until we beat 1t into their heads-their
dumb heads, as we so often in exaspera-
ton cali them.
Helplessly the creatures look at us, UNDER
standing something of our sudden rage, but
not glimpsing even for second the reason
behind It,
Today most city people have little
acquaintance with hens. These birds abound
in country places. in country towns, where
their egg laying proclivities are rewarded
in our strange human way. by the cooking
pot at last.
We give them foretaste of the fate
which is assuredly stored up for us, accord
ing to some prophets OF. doom, unless we
mend our ways.
We are, indeed, sister to the hen and
brother to the cat. The dog is more than
our neighbor-he is our very kin. The
birds go in feathers, the beasts in fur, and
we go in their stolen wool and sometimes
fine feathers.
We owe great deal to them ALL The
pleasant egg for breakfast is among the
high spots of the day. The dogs bark, the
cats meow and the birds song at eventide
do more than much talk, perhaps, to keep
us human, and to make us know that al
bottom the same blood that beats beneath
fur and feathers and clothes is Gods very
own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-01-28
Questions and Answers

reader can get the answer to any question Of
fact by writing The Star Information Bureau, 3l8
Eye street NE, WASHINGTON ,. D. C. Please enclose
three 90 cents for return postage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-01-28

10 the Edltor OF Inc star.
Mrs. Lenroot is to be congratulated for her
long-overdue denunciation of special priv
neges'' and the mass issuance of parking
tickets on Jefferson place NV. I have
worked on Jefferson place for nearly two
years and can assure you Mrs. Lenroot
knows whereof she speaks
! do not drive car myself but even If /
had one I would not attempt to park it in
the neighborhood of my Office. Once or twice
during any given day. the fellows with whom
I work suddenly rush out to move their cars
knowing that they will get ticket if they
exceed the one-hour parking limitation by
even the slightest margin. This is because
there's d policeman assigned to this block
and that's all he does all day long
As for special privileges. let me give you
classic example. One day during this past
summer this same policeman assumed a
vigil about rs feet from the corner Of Nine
teenth street, alongside John Russell
Young's house, and wouldn't let anybody
park there. He kept vacant sufficient space
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1950-10-21
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Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1950-10-21

i6eioen 1peroen mas INNER bie Webr.
beit tut ODER llnterl1bt.
8esbalb be5eibnete ser amerifani.
lde 0elegierte Sobn Softer Dulles
oen @ntrag ser Sieben als voie leste
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cine aftionsfdbig Snltan5 5u MAIDEN.
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lifen Der gnnabme iiher lit, iiebt
pier Hunfte Dor:
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alltoriliert, binnen pieruno5man5ig
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3. Seoes OfitgIieo ser Gereiuten
geationen miro eriuht, Sruppenein-
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ganilieren, baB iie ouf 9lnruf gegen
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september 8orldldge fiir Die 8eidaf-
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