Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 June 1941 — Page 24

“MAY ADD TAXES i

Lump income Would Be| “= Subjeot Higher : U. 8. Sato a

‘WASHINGTON, June 13 ~The decision of the House Ways and

— Means Committee to. require joint|

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income-tax returns by husbands and

WOR RS oo. AMERICA’S | air supremacy, s by. strikes, picked again late this ‘President Roosevelt utilized

wives will, if retairied in the new tax| op

law, wipe out, privileges long. enjoyed |

~ “by. married taxpayers in eight states. | It also may cause: women to pro-| test ‘on the ground that it impinges :

on their right to hold property. ‘The committee’ voted yesterday— the decision is’ still, however, regarded as tentative—that next year husbands and wives who live together cannot file separate incometax returns.

This change is expected to raise| If

8 large amount of revenue; some

say as much as $250,000,000.

© Liable ‘to Higher ‘Surtaxes * Under it, a man and ‘wife with geparate incomes of, - say, $10,000

‘ each, would file a joint return on

an income of $20,000, thus making the income subject to higher sur-

taxes. The tax liability would be]. -

pro-rated to each according to the income of each. The TreaSury earlier this year estimated that wiping out separate returns. in ‘the eight states. with “community property” laws—Texas, California, Washington, New Mexico, Arizona, Louisiana, Idaho and Nevada—would raise only about $15,000,000 of additional income. The new and -much larger estimate of yield from general requirement for Joint - returns indicates that the practice of filing separate returns must be widespread in states other than th eight. : “Under ‘existing law a married

- man in Ohio, with no dependents and

with a net income (before personal exemption) of $10,000, pays a Fed€ral income tax of $528. In a comniunity-property state, however, | the husband pays tax on an income

ef $5000 and his wife a tax on a

similar amount, thus saving ‘rough1y $200 in tax as compared with the Ohio family.

, All Income Lampe”

“Ina "state without a communityproperty law, a family which has formed a family trust or.partnerwould, under the new provision; 10 longer be permitted to file: separate returns. All the family income would have {o be lumped, and the tax ‘paid jointly. “'The provision may, some believe, raise ‘a question of ‘ the right of women to hold property. If the wife has income-producing property in’ her name, ‘that income wouid have to be lumped with her Husband’s, and her tax probably would be increased. Or if the wife, using]. her own funds, invested in some business, the income of that busi-

ness would have to be lumped with|

her husband's income, and her total |. tax probably would be increased. Representatives from community-| property states gre likely. to fight this provision for joint income-tax

returns ‘when it. reaches the floor. - «|:

“GRADES BY ELECTRICITY - a SPRINGFIELD, Ill,’ (U. P.) —An electric scoring mackine will grade

fusntial din settling two other la“hor “disputes, one in the Cleve

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in Detroit. Both make vital airplane parts.’ olis Allison Division, forced lay-

delivery could be resumed. ® cn 2

REACTION—

The President's step siczsiiled

ment to suppress “insurrection” strikes and break the control of “subversive” labor leaders. Developments were: 1. Draft boards were ordered to reclassify all defense strikers

of the importance of their clvilian jobs. 2. The Government planned fo

versive workers who lead “wild-. cat” strikes in defense plants. “3, Navy Secretary Knox said the Government would treat as: “enemies: of our country” anyone who uses union activities to cloak attacks on. American liberty.” 4 4 The Senate passed an amendment authorizing the Pres-

tories when production is delayed or threatened by strikes and lockouts.

INCIDENT 7—

THE MYSTERY of the Robin Moor, American ship lost along the South Atlantic sea lane used to.- carry : lend-lease material to Red Sea ports, was partially ‘cleared up when the State Department announced that the freighter “undoubtedly” was sunk by a Gérman submarine. But international implications remained, serving as a reminder of unrestricted : submarine - warfare that® led the United States into World “War I Indications were that the United States would make “short-of-war” protests to Germany and de-:

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The State Department reported Hie: ship carried no contraband of

> rors sald reports of - the - sinking were “being investigated.” Authorized military sources added: “Germany will continue to

papers. in future “civil service ex-

sink every ship with contraband for England. »

land plants of ‘the Aluminum Lo, - ‘other ‘at ‘the

eine. Bohn Brass & Aluminum Corp.”

the full powers of the Govern-

who had been deferred because’

ask industry to “blacklist” sub-

». until” Hitlerism * has” been wip

ident to take over defense face

mands for indemnity and apology.

the Army to oe prc 4 i

4) President's action was -

The Alcoa supplied the Indianap- i ing off of 1000 men until normal . i

Soldiers at the North American “Aviation, Inc, at.Inglewood, Cal, guard air . training (foreground) and Dombing reas). planes destined for the WU, 'S. Army Air Corps,

ON WAR FRONTS—

* Great ' Britain's ' march . into . Syria was ‘overshadowed this week

by ‘reports - that Germany had .

. massed 100 divisions along. the Russian frontier from Finland to - ‘Rumania, '. . « Experts. forecast _an- ultimatum. demanding major. . concessions, including control of : the Ukraine, or ‘the alternative of invasion. . . ..If true, the: move might explain German failure to’ assist Vichy in the British-Free French ‘slow but steady progress into Syria and: the lull onthe - Libyan front. . ... Britain replied “to. German: peace rumors with: a. gdeclaration in which sie: was joined’ by the dominions’ and: nine Allied refugee governments of the. determination ‘ to i fight « ‘together: out. ... . The declaration appeared to parallel President: Roosevelt's strong denunciation of Nazi poate

‘propaganda. .’.. Winston ‘CHurch-, ~ ill, on the defensive for the loss. of Crete, ‘making :

Hin output ‘o ‘guns and heavy, tanks. 0. Altogether, exper viewed . the widespread inactivity’ "as the lun before the storm.

SUPREME ‘COURT—

* ‘Reorganization of the U, 8. Su-

' preme Court was started by the

President when ‘he nominated "Liberal : Harlan ‘ Fiske - Stone to succeed Justice: Charles Evans

Hughes, © ‘who retired. New peal’

“control of the highest bench was ‘consolidated and : assurance of

Rx “New Deal influence for years to

. come resulted’ from: appointment of Attorney General Robert H. _Jagkson and Senator James F.

¢ LOCALLY—

aircraft. employees. at work on

- Byrns as Associate Justices to fill two vacancies. :

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Inspiration of the week was the: convention of the Shrine Imperial Council, ostensibly to conduct annual business sessions and elect new officers, primarily to' cut capers that delighted everyone, including themselves. . . . Oriental _ pageantry was cheered; fancy di-. - does applauded, traffic snarls tol“erated ‘as ‘a welcome Siwersion rom . too” serious

-be, on her way to buy a rd= dio, ‘was “held up” by a: red-" fezzed Shriner with a toy shotgun. Her errand ‘explained, the Shriner took charge of things; | bought her a. $75. radio and en- : ~ tertained her and the boy friend at Sumer

Scopes, of Evolution Trial,

[HOUSE OPPOSES

Now Shreveport Geologist 28 DRAFT LIMIT

SHREVEPORT, La., June :13 (U. P.) —John -T. Scopes was a young high school teacher when he agreed to become the “guinea pig” in the famous test case of ‘Tennessee's anti-evolution law. Mr. Scopes, a 40-year-old geologist who ‘believes as ‘firmly now as he did in July, 1925, that the law’ was- foolish, found his teaching days were at an end after the long trial. He agreed to take part. only.after| . other teachers declined, and he never ‘thought nationwide publicity would result from the trial variously known: to avid readers, as “the Scopes case” and. “the monkey trial.”

With memories. of ‘long debatés

{by William Jennings Bryan. and

‘Clarence Darrow fresh in his mind, Mr. Scopes accepted ‘a scholarship from the University of Chicago and studied" geology. He was employed by the ‘Gulf Refining Co. and’ spent

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PROMPT SERVICE

MILWAUKEE, Wis., June 13 (U. P). — “Your order just received. will fill it promptly when production resumed on model specified.” a letter received at C. Ass & Sons, Inc. said. today, Rl : Attached was a letter and ‘envels ope dated March 17,1900, directed to the Kiel Furniture Co., Kiel, Wis., ordering a table. ‘It was signed by the late Charles Niss, president of

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Fears. Re- examining Strikers Would Mean Nothing; Most Older Men.

WASHINGTON, ‘June 13 (U, P.).

—Leaders of the House Military|. [Affairs Committee - today. feared

that lowering’ the age limit of the]. Selective Service Act would nullify the Government's new threat to revoke occupational ‘deferments of defense plant. strikers. 2 They ‘will - Seek to kill the Ad-

he ministration’s. ‘plan to lower. the

draft age. , from 36 to 28° be ‘cause, they claim, it would remove: from tlie ° jurisdiction of. draft boards most ‘of the: skilled workers

“'the Niss company 41 ‘years ago. © in dustry,

Most skilled OLE it was claimed, who come within th e draft ages, wre older than 28. The “work or fight” order was. issued this week. Selective Service

{headquarters ordered all local

boards to re-examine men on its lists who have been deferred. bécause of essential work with a view to placing them in the eligible for ication if it} is found that they

{volved in strikes affecting the _de-

fense. program. ‘The. proposal to lower the’ age limit is incorporated in a Senateapproved amendment to the Selective Service Act. io.

‘Will Rewrite Bi Sc

The Senate Bill is being rewnie ten by the House Committee. Chairman Andrew J. May. (D. Ky.) and Rep. Charles I. Faddis (D. Pa),

S|chairman of the group’s selective 2|service sub-committee, said they

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would attempt to ‘have the ‘lowered |.

draft age limit provision stricken, - Chairman May said the co tee’s version of the measure:

House at noon. Indications were that nothing would ‘be left .of the Senate's version. but the number.’

MINNEAPOLIS LocLl

racy. prog Rd % in the big Bureau of Foreign snd) Commerce. :

|pfort whieh dictates | L -DUSINESS| "must go for {I > duratl

cal of the week: A “bride- the’ broader plan of Department of

| Domestic

| horizontally by units of merchandis= ‘ .|ing, consumption, construction, dur*|able goods, and so on. Divisions of

ave been in-| -

5 ready. for introduction in the |

to reorganize some of the burea

Pomestie . In spite of the Wi rakch, ta nearly wrecked our jorelen tout merce, and in spite of the d

ing business wherever. of that, ides. has come the general

there will be one for each of the 12 Federal Reserve Districts. They will be backed up hy’ 19 fleld officers already at work th other key cities, and the entire ‘31, will be known as the “United States Department of Service.”

iv One. Phase of Plan

: \ The idea is that this new agency will work both ways. Field officers will report to Washington on busipess in their districts and will be available as business consultants to, trade associations, chambers of. commerce and individual ‘business executives, While this new field service is the one that will have the most direct contact with businessmen in every community, it is only one phase of

Commerce reorganization. Previously, the Ja of Boren and

erce was lon what was called a verffcal iy That is, there was a separate division for every ‘commodity or group of industries. Under the reorganization, most of these division or commodity or industry chiefs-of-section have been given the status of consultants, and their function hereafter will be to sit in with the new horizontal organization of five principal divisions. The field service unit outlined previously becomes - the Division of ‘Regional Economy. There is a Division of International Economy, ‘Which is foreign trade. A Division of Industrial Economy, organized

{Research and Information complete the picture.

‘Not ‘a Folly Any More

When the Department of Commerce Building was finished, it: was dubbed Hoover's Folly and everybody wondered what on earth they would: use to fill all the offices on all two big city blocks. Today the place is filled to overflowing and they're trying to make the big, un‘wieldy thing function. for: the . good of ‘the citizenry. -

of good. It is probably a toss-up as

cellaneous information from the {Department of Commerce or the ‘Department of Agriculture. “There is’ an”® information office which is trying desperately to steer businessmen coming fo town on defense jobs. ‘It may take two or three trys to get you what you want, but they try.

8 HOMING PIGEONS TAKEN FROM HOME

. VANCOUVER, B. C. (v. P)— Robert - Shannon, = carpenter, was robbed—but he was confident today Tat the stolen items would fly back to him: A thief stole eight homing

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" Daniel J. Tobin, president of the]

International Teamsters’ Union|

(American Federation of Labor), pre-| charter

pafed: today to issue a new.

In a ‘statement ened yesterday;

|r. ‘Tobin charged the secession of

tthe ‘Minneapolis . local’s :C.

the, Minneapolis local ‘was a result of “radical leadership.” “Mr. Tobin further asserted” that 1. 0. affiliation - tight ‘Precipitate. “seri-

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