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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-09-09
Murray Predicts
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letter from the Bureau of Reclama-
tion insisting on additional repay
ment coverage before construction of
the greatly needed Helena Valley sys-
tenn can start.
with Senator Mike Mansfield and
Congressman Lee Metcalf | am look
ing into this situation. If necessary
to get work under way, I'll call the
Interior and Reclamation people into
conference with the Senate Commit
tees on Interior and Insular Affairs
and see what can be done.
"When Congress appropriates funds
for Reclamation construction, it ex-
poets the dirt to begin flying.
~ would like to commend the ex-
cellent work in the Senate for Mon
tana that my colleague, Senator Mike
Mansfield,is doing. He has the full
confidence of the distinguished chair
man of the Foreign Affairs Commit
tee, Senator George of Georgia. In
the House, Representative Lee Met
calf is making high reputation that
commends him to everybody. He's
doing fine work for his district and
the entire state"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-09-09

Inc 1919 Legislature amended the permlSSlbl lie
exemption downward to $4,000. By that year, large
scale evasion had already become reality. Despite
the fact that there were 1,175 corporations doing
business in the state compared to 528 in 1917 the
revenue from the per cent license tax shrunk to
1892, 954-or less than half the amount collected in
the earlier year.
For than fifteen years thereafter, corpora
ton license tax revenue followed of diminish
ing returns. The low point reached in 1922 when
the tax return to the State amounted to SGT 847 with
only 458 corporations reporting due in part to the
economic slump of the early Twenties.
In 1888 the Legislature again amended the law,
changing the rate to two per cent, wiping out the
exemption in it's entirety, and setting minimum
poraton license tax of $500 The that year
from 1854 corporations reporting, amounted to
S1OO,668.
The last amendment made to the law was in 1887
at which time the tax rate increased to three
per cent That year the tax brought in $685. 811 paid
by 3,186 corporations
In 1854 with the exemption eliminated the tax
rate at three per cent, and 4,478 corporations
porting, the to the State was 81 ,811 GIT.
Take close look at those figures cited for 1854
and compare them with the 1917 figures above Note
that:
1. There were 528 corporations in 1917 as com
pared with 4,478 in 1854.
e The tax was one per cent in 1917, three per
cent in 1854
g. There was $4,000 exemption in 1917, none
in 1854.
A. There was no minimum tax in 1917, $500 in
1854
YET-in 1854 one per cent tof the per cent tax)
despite the fact there almost nine times many
corporations, brought in only $6O3, 1892 compared
with $786457 collected in 1917.
How can that be? BY what strange phenomenon
did per cent bring in ~ per less revenue in
1854 than it did in 1917, though in 1854 there
were 4,478 corporations and only 528 in 1917 there
was no $4,000 exemption, there was no $500
minimum license tax and the present dollar is sup
posed to be worth only 15 of the 1917 dollar?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-09-09

/ The answer is quite SIMPLE said Reid to the
House committee. Of those 4,478 corporations APP
proxlmately one thousand foreign chartered
corporations BY and large they are the major cor
porations operating within Montana. Many of them
are evadng payment of their share of license taxes
by bookkeeping procedures which make very diff
cult to audit and determine the tax due. Unlike
domestic corporation which reports all it's income
and presents little problem, foreign corpora
tlons make returns either separate accounting
basis or on apportionmen of their overall opera
tons based on Montana factors such as property,
payroll and sales. In the of the domestic
poratlon ways and means available to check the
reliability of their corporation license tax reports,
but the does not hold true with foreign corpora
tions which operate in numerous other states.
For example, because of the Boards difficulty
in mailing down how much actual business was done
IN Montana and how much in actual profits
made IN this state, of the nations largest oil
companies with profits running into the hundreds of
millions OF dollars over the years, has shown profit
on its Montana operations only two 12month periods
since 1880 This despite the fact Montana gasoline
prices the highest in the nation and business has
been booming for more than decade.
Other major out-of-state chartered corporations
have evaded paying hundreds of thousands of dol
lars in license taxes by the expedent of claim
ing losses on their Montana operations.
To correct this tax dodge, the Board of Equaliza-
ton last winter asked the Legislature to amend the
Corporation License Tax law, giving unto the Board
the power to force foreign corporations to allocate
to Montana for tax-paying purposes the actual
amounts of business done within the state Thanks to
the persuasveness of the corporation lobby the alo
cation bill didn't make it from committee to
the House floor
Because the Legislature refused to give the Board
the authority it sought, it is altogether conceivable
the State of Montana is losing minimum of two mil
lion dollars annually in Corporation License Taxes.
Would it not appear that revision of the Corpora
ton License Tax should be first order of business
by the 1857 Legislature that body goes searching
for additional sources of revenue to adequately
finance our State Government?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-09-09

mendations to Congress next session.
! would suggest to Mr.. Folsom that
the time for study is over, that both
the Administration and the House and
Senate Committees have thoroughly
explored the field. Now is the time
for action and the Administration
would do well to get behind HR 1888
and press for early passage next ses-
sion and get started building schools.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-09-09
Most Federal Lands
In Western States

WASHINGTON, D. C.-In the IL
Western states there are 1891 mill
lion acres of federal land, compris-
ing 1877 per cent of the total of fed
eral lands in continental United
States, and also ATT per cent of the
total land area of this group of states,
it was reported by Karl S. Landstrom,
Lands Office Bureau of Land Man
agement.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-09-09
Revenue For Our State Government . . ,srn.4rrnt..oy

come would grouse considerably over that S34 65
increase. Yet, he would be getting off cheap com
pared to the additional taxes he would pay should
the proposed two per cent General Sales Tax be
enacted into law. AS pointed out last week. such
tax would cost each and every Montana man. woman
and child S3077 per year
two per cent General Sales Tax would take at
least $4,000 year from the family with So 456 SO
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-09-09

annual income On basis of averages, it would take
a like amount from the family who earned more
than twice much. (Actually because families
with 81 900 income save very little two per cent
General Sales Tax would probably take twice as
much as the tax against the average income family.)
Increased state income tax of 55 per cent Can
arbitrary figure used only as an example and be-
cause it would bring Montanas income tax per-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-09-09
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would cost the 3d. 90 income family SO O6 addi-
tional income tax, and the $1,000 income family,
S34.65 additional tax each year.
What would 55 per cent increase in income
tax collections do for the State General Fund? Based
on the 600 collected via income taxes in 1854
such an Increase would bring in than $1,000, 900
additional revenue each year.
Evening star., 1955-01-23

Arkansas. Georgia, Indiana. Kentucky. Loui-
siana. some areas Of Tennessee, many large
industrial cities Of Pennsylvania and Massa-
chusetts. State police in Massachusetts how
ever, do use the numbered multiple ticket that
is regularly audited)
Ticket fixing has become so linked with the
politicalpatronage system that many people
despair Of eliminating it, Yet there is one
simple method that can stop firing immedi0ieiy
This is the ''quadruplicate traffic ticket and
summons" -- an unfixable ticket developed
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Evening star., 1955-01-23

Lieutenant Joseph McEnaney, of the Massa-
chusetts State Police. He laughed in my face
and said, You're wasting your time. III have
it taken care of in Boston
Wherever drivers can break the law and get
away withit, traffic safety is seriously crippled.
you might as well discontinue all traffic
safety programs" Howard Devaney. former
First Vice President, National Conference of
Police Associations. told me, until ticket fix
ing is cleaned up"
The tragic proportions to which fixing has
grown are revealed by nationwide survey OF
Evening star., 1955-01-23

ANE tenacious and widespread evil is still
" endangering the traffic safety programs,
police morale and the foundations of justice
in at least half our states. This vicious prac-
tice." as Chief Justice Arthur T. Vanderbilt.
of New Jerseys Supreme Court, calls it. is the
evil of traffic-ticket fixing"
In a major Eastern city few years back
drunken motorist plunged through stop sign
and struck and seriously injured Western
Union hoy on his bicycle. The local police
then posted special officer at the intersec-
ton. Nine tickets for infractions of the law
were handed out in the next few days.
Polisical Inlluemce
Bur seven of those nine tickets" local
police officer told me angily. ''were fixed
through political influence"
I'm never forget the first time, years ago,
that I stopped driver for speeding said
Evening star., 1955-01-23
By Lawrence Lader
Photograph BY Joe COpeilO

almost thousand drivers in 60 cities. made
by the Institute for Safer Living OF the Ameri-
can Mutual Liability Insurance Company
FOriy-seren per cent Of those questioned said
they were in Jasov Of firing tickets.
Surveys EviAence
king is rampant in Illinois, Kansas. North
Dakota. Oklahoma. Oregon. Texas and Wyo-
ming, according to 1853 survey by the
Institute of Judicial Administration.
Other states. plagued by fixing. according
to the Institute for Safer Living, are Alabama,
Evening star., 1955-06-02
FAMOUS FABLES
BY E. E. EDGAR

RIVALS Charles Frohman
and David Belasco, the great
theatrical managers. were close
friends but determined rivals.
Once, early in their careers, Be-
lasco was trying to sign famous
actress then appearing on Broad
way. He kept his plans secret
from Frohman, as he knew the
latter wanted her as leading
lady, also. :.
One night he was to meet the
actress at the theater after her
performance. Earlier in the eve
ming he was having dinner with
Frohman. He kept looking at
his watch, trying to think of
some way to ditch his rival.
Suddenly. Frohman said:
81 II wonder if you would lend
me $5. I've got date tonight
and I'm sort of embarrassed
financially"
why, of course" /" said Belasco,
eagerly pressing the money into
the others hand.
He waited until Frohman had
had enough time to disappear,
Then he left the restaurant and
went to the theater. The stage
door soon opened and the actress
emerged.
Belasco took one look and
turned livid with rage. The ac-
tress was not alone. Her escort
was none other than Frohman
himself, who was grinning from
ear to ear. In her hand the
actress carried a beautiful bou-
Quet of flowers. given to her by
Frohman with the money he
had borrowed from Belasco.
Evening star., 1955-06-02
NAMES
IN THE NEWS
By CONSTANTINE CHEKREZI

Two prominent personalities in
world affairs have suggested that
the projected top level meeting
of the Big Four be held in San
Francisco during the United Ma
tions session of June 1926. The
first to make the suggestion was
the secretary general of the
United Nations, Dag Hammar-
skiold dug HUM-mar-shold) :.
Former French President Vincent
AuriOl (Ven-SUN Aw-ree-OL)
made a similar suggestion while
in New York recently.
While the meeting place re-
mains undecided. Chancellor
Konrad Adenauer (KON-rad All
deh-NOW-er) is expected to
make a brief visit to the United
States this month, ostensibly to
receive an honorary degree from
Harvard University, but in reality
to have talk with President
Eisenhower in regard to the
Russian plan to neutralize Ger
Evening star., 1955-06-02

many, to which the Chancellor Is
firmly opposed.
Indeed, Adenauer was so dis
quieted by the Russian proposal
and the seeming acceptance by
the Western powers that he sum-
moned to Bonn his principal en-
voys: DIR. Heinz Krekeler Hynts
KREH- -keh-ler), Ambassador to
Washington; V0llrath Won Malt
zan tFOL-rat fawn MAL-tsan)
Ambassador to Paris, and Baron
Hans Won Herwarth HER
Vart). Ambassador to London.
The three envoys were to report
to the Chancellor on the diplo-
matte activities in the capitals
they are accredited to and to re-
ceive new instructions.
In the meantime, Eric OlIen-
hauer .(EH-rick OH-len -hower)
chairman of the Social Demo-
cratic Party (Socialist), has come
out with a new proposal: That
a new security setup be estab-
Nshed under the auspices of the
United Nations. including Ger
man rearmament and reunifica-
ton, leaving out NATO, since
the latter is bitterly objected to
by Soviet Russia.
(All rights reserved)
Evening star., 1955-06-02
OUR PRESIDENTS
ny HONORE M. CATUDAL

- The Executive Mansion
witnessed a scene unique in
American history SO years ago
today, the only time a President
was married in the White House.
Which President?
To-day is the oath anniver-
sary of the birth of Helen Her
ron, who married a promising
young lawyer in her home city,
Cincinnati, Ohio. and celebrated
her silver wedding anniversary
In the White House. Who?
3-"This comes to me. as !
know it will to the whole Nation,
as a great shock" wrote the
President to the Chief Justice.
IA years ago today. What
shocked the President?
ANSWERS on Next Page)
Evening star., 1955-06-02
A WORD TO THE WISE

same "dif- -FIC -ulty" when we
trust to our ears instead of going
to a dictionary for the pronunci-
alton of new or unfamiliar words.
Reporters and war correspond
ents, who, in recent years have
branched out as newscasters and
analysts, are especially prone to
"dif -FIC C-ulties" of accentuation,
since, as writer's, they use large
vocabularies of words which they
have never employed in speaking
during their lifetimes.
For this reason, we hear formi-
dabIe as ''for- MID -able" JIM
stead of: FOR -midable). appli-
cable as applicable" (instead
of: AP-plicable), industry as "in-
DUS-try" (instead of: IN
dustry), irreparable as "irre-
PAIR-uh-b1" tinstead Of: ir-
REP-arable), etc.
I recommend that my readers
buy and learn to use q diction-
ary. There are several excellent
desk-size dictionaries on the
market.
distributed by McNausht Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star., 1955-06-02
Governor Discovers
Some Republicans

LINCOLN, Neb. Bipartisan
politics crept into Nebraska's S
non-partisan Legislature when
Gov. j. Hugo Aronson Of Mon
tana appeared before the body.
In a brief address, Gov. Aron-
son noted he is only the third
Republican to be elected gov
ernor of Montana.
Silence greeted the comment.
aren't there any Republicans
in nere?" asked Gov. SAronson.
Applause followed.
Members of Nebraska's uni
cameral (one-house) Legislature
are elected on non-political bal
lots.
Evening star., 1955-06-02
British Lightship
Is Now ShoWbout

An erstwhile rugged British
lightship, now retired from ac-
tive service, has blossomed out
as a showboat.
Now stationed at Cleethorpes
at the mouth of the Humber, 1t
is a replica of a Kentucky Show
boat and is moored on the fore
shore. The deck has been con-
verted into a cafe and concerts
and entertainment will be held
below.
Evening star., 1955-06-02
CONTRACT
BRIDGE
BY EAsLEY BLACKWooD

Mrs. Keen came up with q
beautiful safety play on this
hand to nullify some nice de-
fensive play by Mr.. Champion.
South dealer.
North South vulnerable.
NORTH
(Mr. Dale)
AKQ
89542
oAQl072
&103
WEST EAST
CMr. Abel) (Mr. Champion)
kAs72 AJs653.
17 2A83
oJ965 13
AKoJ82 AA965
SOUTH
(Mrs. Keen)
AA104
0KQJ106
oK84
@74
The bidding:
South West North East
10 Pass 20 Pass
~ Pass 40 Pass
& 1
Evening star., 1955-06-02

lie kulBS VI Slubo was eAAS
opening lead and Mr.. Champion
alertly overlook 1t with the ace
and returned the trey of dia-
monds. Mrs. Keen felt sure. the
diamond was a singleton and her
chances looked bleak indeed.
She could see herself losing
two clubs, the ace of hearts and
a diamond ruff. But she finally
found a way out. Do you see it?
It was obvious that if Mr.. Abel
not the lead he would return a
diamond for his partner to ruff.
If he held the ace of hearts,
there was no way to keep him
out. If Mr.. Champion had that
card he would win the first
heart lead and put his partner
in with a club.
However, if Mr.. Champion had
the ace of hearts and the jack
of spades as well &.
Mrs. Keen saw the winning
play. At trick two she took Mr..
Abels jack of diamonds with
dummy's ace. She cashed
dummy's king of spades. Then
she continued with the queen OF
spades and overlook it with her
ace-the only quick way to re-
enter her hand. Now she led the
ten Of spades-and discarded the
last club from the board.
With that play went Mr..
Champions last chance of put
ting his partner in the lead.
The club suit had been the only
means of communication and
now dummy was out of clubs
and had plenty of trumps.
Desperately. Mr.. Champion
underled his ace of trumps on
the long chance that Mr.. Abel
held the lone queen and that
Mrs. Keen would guess wrong.
But Mrs. Keen won the ten Of
hearts, drove out the ace and
spread the hand. Mr.. Champion
won tricks with the ace of clubs.
the ace Of hearts and the jack
Of spades.
These were not enough to de-
feat the contract and even he
had to admit that Mrs. Keen had
made the safety play of the week.
copyright. 1855. General Features corp.)
Evening star., 1955-06-02
WORD CANE
Find rs or more words in
PORPOISE,

meaning, "the common dolphin. !"
Average is %; time limit, 20
minutes.
Rules of the same--1. Words must be
Of fyar or more letters, 2. Words which
So such as bats ears" are not
used. B. Only one form of q word is
used. 4. Proper names are not used.
Answer to FRANKNESS
fafie. fares. tanner. fears. ferns, frank,
freeak, rakes. ranks, rase. asker. nears.
ness, kern, earns, sake, sane. sank, safer,
scar. serf, SIENNA. snake, snare. sneak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-13
The Block Hires
Publicity Expert
After Police Raid

BALTIMORE. Oct. IL R.--
Now the boys on ''The Block
have got themselves q publicity
man.
THE Block" Is q ccnglomera-
ton Of gamey night clubs and
strip tease joints centered in q
few blocks Of East Baltimore
street downtown.
From all indications, the grand
jury currently Is having a look
ct 1t. The cops arrested l62 per-
sons in q raid on one place
recently.
Merrell A. Fox, the publicity
man. said yesterday 10 entre-
preneurs had hired him TO off,
set the bad publicity.
The first thing he recon-
mended is that the businessmen
start calling their section THE
Great White Way"
This more truthfully describes
the area hitherto referred to as
The Block" Mr.. Fox declared
THESE men have banded to.
|gether to protect their huge In
vestments by conducting their
business in accordance with the
wishes Of the public, the police
department and the liquor
board" Fox added.
Mr.. Fox estimated his 10 eli.
ents have q million-dcllar In
vestment.
THE cost Of entertainment
alone exceeds $4,000 . week. " HI
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-13
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

National Conference Of
Editorial Writers expects 300
to attend the second session
Of a four-day conference at
the Statler Hotel.
international Christian
Businessmen's Committee is
in it's second of q five-day
convention at the Sheraton
Park Hotel, with more than
1900 scheduled to attend.
Navy Wives Club Of Amer
lea winds up a six-day meet
ing at the Willard HoteL
where approximately 100 are
gathered for the affair.
National Trucking Road
e-o continues Its session at
the Willard Hotel, where
about 200 will sit in on the
fve-day gathering.
Physicians and Surgeons
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
open a two-day meeting at
the Statler Hotel with APP
proximately 400 scheduled to
attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-13
PUG Sets forget Date
For Transit interviews

Mount Rainier. Riverdale and
Branchville. The weekday cut
in service would be Is per cent,
that on Saturdays would be 6
per cent and per cent on Sum
days.
Effective November Is
The company asked that the
service cuts be made effective
November 10.
After their meeting. the Util-
tiles Commissioners said they
still had not decided the sequence
In which they plan to interview
the six applicants who fled re-
quests Monday to take over Cap
ital Transit's franchise.
Mr.. Hayes said the commission
had agreed upon 10 topics for
detailed discussion. Most Of the
topics are those which the COM
mission had requested the appli-
cants to comment upon In their
requests filed Monday.
Questions Unanswered
Commissioner Robert M
Weston said none Of the appli-
cants had answered all the ques-
|tions 'in concrete detail to our
complete satisfaction"
The list of topics covered
organization Of the proposed
company. type Of service, man
agement experience In mass
transportation, proposed method
of financing, number, type and
size of buses to be used. general
administrative and maintenance
plan. routes and schedules. pro-
posed fare structure. estimates
of revenues, expenses and net
income, and assurances Of ability
to perform.
Although the commission
promised to hold public hear
ings on the applications, the
members said 1t has no funds
TO finance them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-13
Virginia Agency
For Industry Urqed

William l.. Winston, one Of the
Democratic candidates for the
Virginia General Assembly from
Arlington. has called for estab-
lishment of State agency to
encourage industrial firms to
locate in Virginia.
II new industry is attracted to
Virginia, Mr.. Winston said. it
will enable the State to meet
its most pressing needs without
casting upon anyone q burden
some tax bill"
Mr.. Winston, an attorney.
spoke last night at q meeting Of
the Arlington Democratic candi-
dates at the Lyon Village COM
rnunity house.
He said he favors setting UP q
division Of industrial develop
ment within the Department Of
Conservation $50 that the In
dustrial and business advantages
which the State possesses can be
utilized to the advantage Of Its
citizens"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-13
|McKeIdin's Candidate
Is in Eisenhower Image

BALTIMORE. Oct. Is Or
Gov. McKeldin last night de-
scribed the sort of President the
American people ought to have
II President Eisenhower is not a
candidate for reelection.
The description. which per-
i1aps in part fits Gov. McKeidin
himself. pictured a man awho
believes as Eisenhower believes,
who thinks as Eisenhower thinks.
who acts as Eisenhower acts and
who has the faith in America
that is the faith of Eisenhower. =
The Governor made his re-
marks before the Federation Of
Republican Women Of Maryland
which met here.
The man who nominated Mr..
Eisenhower at the 1852 conyen-
ton continued in this fashion:
That we may be certain of the
candidates unfaltering position,
we must know that he is one who