Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 September 1942 — Page 1
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FRIDAY, seprsuBER 4 1942
GOVERNOR IS URGED TO TAKE MERIT STAND
' Allen Asks s That’ Schricker Announce One Way Or the Other.
(Editorial, Page 18)
The most bitter intra-administra-tion battle the State House has seen in many years is raging over the
merit system issue and the public is to-have an opportunity to hear both
sides at a hearing at 7 p. m. Wednesday in the house of representatives chamber. : The fight revolves around an‘open letter sent by Rowland Allen, Demo~ cratic member of the state personnel board, to the governor in which he charged that a conspiracy exists among certain public officials to defeat the merit system law. The public hearing; called by the governor and at which he. will pre-
side, is for the purpose of giving| Mr. Allen a chance ‘to prove his|
contentions” and the officials charged, specifically Budget Director
C. Anderson Ketchum, a chance to]
reply. Meantime, it was learned that:
Allen sent a letter to the gov-
enor today asking that the publie] hearing be canceled. He said a},
and budget comhlttee had “been 3° “cleared up's yesterday's meeiing. J
; Preview Is Given 4 A’pieview of what the public may.
expect at the meeting was given at} a joint session of the budget com-]| -
mittee and personnel board yesterday which. was made open to the press and which the governor attended. : Governor Schricker told Mr. Allen
that he believed a public hearing].
was necessary because his letter “leaves the impression that crooked stuff is going on in my administration.” Mr. Allen asserted that he did not believe a public hearing to be necessary to thrash the matter out but
said that if one was held “I want
to tell you right now I am picking
swords and pistols instead of ball|
bats.” Allen said his letter was made public because he believed the
people of Indiana need to know :
that the merit law is at stake. ‘Seeks Schricker’s Stand
“And I'll tell you right now, governor,” he said, “I intend to ask you publicly at that meeting to come out for or against the merit law. And I am going to crowd you des_perately. * “eyou haven't been interfering with the personnel board, but you haven't given us your blessing,” he added, Mr. Ketchum, ‘the only, official directly attacked in Mr. Allen’s letter asserted at the meeting that “up to this point, administration
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|SPENDINGS TAX
A BOOMERANG,
Was Explained; Retail Sales Levy Spurred.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (U. PJ). —Members of the .senate finance committee, pronouncing the treas-
spendings tax “dead” almost before it was fully explained, today said it
[had served only to spur the drive
for a federal retail sales tax.
plan acted, in ang. They contended that the
sales tax to which it is opposed.
mittee, Randolph Paul, treasury general counsel, reluctantly. outlined to the committee the type of a sales tax the treasury would prefer if it had to choose among the variations of such a levy. While a majority of the commit-
in the standard of living, Mr. Paul outlined a plan for a retail sales
| tax on all goods and most services to be collected quarterly on the}. ‘| gross sales of licensed retailers.
Assessed Against Retailer ..
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house rent, building ' repair, estate sales and public utilities.
discuss; rates. - But he said if » per cent tax. for example, were
Joule be on a base of $45,000,000, 000, yielding something over $4,000,~ 000,000. If food sales Were exempted, he said, it would yield: only about $2,700,000,000. The committee, meanwhile, Si moned Colin F. Stam, ‘hesg of the] congressional staff’ of tax experts,
[day "to. analyse the. trensuy's|2
spendings tax plan. How Proposal Would Work.
The treasury’s spendings tax pros posal was designed to draw an ad-
house-appropriated revenue bill, would get money in two ways:
"1. Through a flat 10 per cent as-| TM sessment on spending by persons whose incomes would make them|™ £5—32,000,000]
liable to file tax at the lowered exemptions by the treasury.
would raise an estimated $4,500,000,= after the war to those from w
terest. 2. Through a
be retained by the’ tregsury,
SEMATORS SAY
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Some senators said the treasury’s{: effect, like a boomer-
treasury had designed it to head! off the increasing sentiment for a&|f
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tee were condemning the spendings| | tax as “too complicated,” “unsound” and leading to a 50 per cent slash
a ‘sales tax & y saministras hs
ditional $6,500,000,000 - annually to} the government, swelling total re-| - ceipts to around. $30,000,000000 a year. ‘The new program, to be! superimposed on the : $6,270,000,000] .
proposed|. Falling on the eit-| tire spendings of such persons, it|
000 a year, but the treasury. pro-| posed that this tax be refunded|
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SPOT IN FRONT
Second Axis Withdrawal Is Announced, but New Attack Is Likely.
(Today's War Moves, Page Six)
CAIRO, Sept. 4 (U. P.).—The allied air force—with American planes in a leading role—was reported today to rule the sky over
Erwin Rommel’s armored divisions fell back somewhat under ceaseless attack by land and air. § An official spokesman reported that the Nazi Luftwaffe practically had been - grounded by record-
American, British and South African ‘units. :
"New Bombing Records Daily
Each day the allied air force was setting - new bombing records for ‘warfare in Africa. Another new record, it was revealed, was set
tack of ‘the day before which was
any delivered before. The American army air force was supporting the British Eighth army with intensive operations. More than 200 allied sorties were
out. the ‘loss of a single bom However, 12: allied’ fighter planes were lost, with: five of the pilots aly isnt a
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On the War
‘Fronts (Sept. 4, 1942)
RUSSIA—Massive concentration of “German forces closes in on “Red Verdun” at Stalingrad; Red army yields ground in Caucasus, falling back on Grozny oilfields and Novo! naval base.
EGYPT el withdraws two, armored divisions slightly to escape battering by British artillery and allied bombers; U. 8. air force in thick .of action; new thrust by Rommel awaited.
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC — Allied . bombers again smash at Jap bases in northern Solomon islands and Salamaua, New Guinea; marines battle small new Jap landings in Solomons.
CHINA—U. S. air force attacks Japs at Poyang lake in Kiangsi province, sinks seven enemy ships there, scores direct bomb hits on Jap military headquarters at Nanchang. Chinese within- six miles of Kinhwa.
4 JAP BASES IN PACIFIC BOMBED
Australians ‘See Evidence Of Allied ‘Offensive’ Strategy.
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sept. ¢ (U. P.).—Gen, Douglas Mac-
STEEL © ‘RED VERDUN
“armans Claim to Be in Western Suburbs of City Already.
By HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Correspondent
The battle of Stalingrad approached a crisis today as Soviet defenders were exhort ed to transform the vital Volga river city into “a Red Verdun” in face of massive Nazi concentrations of men, planes and machines. Red Star, the Soviet army newse paper, said that 1000 Messerschmité and Junkers planes were dives
bombing Stalingrad and the inner defense lines.
be on the threshold: of the city it<' self and Berlin reports claimed that their advance guard had’ reached Stalingrad’s western Sib
urbs. . 5 Siege Like Sevastopol Er san London . military spokesmen. said that the investment of Stalingrad appeared to be inevitable and it was indicated the Russians probably. would attempt under heavy handi= caps fo hold the city against siege. after ‘the manner of the defense: -
London doubted that he
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F ) Ng rn city, but stubbornly fighting. army’ troops, backed up by civilian © volunteers from the Stalingrad populace, threw themselves into breaches and attempted to slow German advance.
fice by an editorial in the Red declaring that the defenders =» turn the steel center “ite. Verdun.” “There is no. place for retreat,” Red Star said. The reports indicated that the Red army was in equal danger Nazi thrusts from the northw and the southwest. The north ern drive, alone, it was said being made by 25 Nazi di
German land forces appéared fo: =