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indicate that total federal revenues, including increases voted ay by the house, will yield $43,500,000,000 a year, but that he believed the figure was “under the mark” and would be about $45,000,000000 on a “very conservative”

The finance chairman emphasized

that committee hearings would not

The Rouse bill, abpioved by a 200

"to 27 vote, contained individual in-

come tax hikes aggregating $154,000,000, and some $616,000,000. in. incerased excess profits taxes, The balarice of the tax boost was in

~ heavier excises on liquor, beer; wine,

“a Wide range of so-called luxuries; |

transportation, communications and

% Per Cent. cut - The 80 per cent reduction which the house made in treasury demands was paralleled by marked economies in war budgets - which already have reached $14,000,000,000, with “indications that as much as '$25,000,000,000 more may be saved by cutting war spending. The house bill raises local first class mail rates from two to three

“cents to yield $44,000,000. Out-or-“town mail would remain unchanged

but airmail rates would go up from six to eight cents for an additional yield of $11,000,000. Third class. mail would be Roubled to Produce

$74,400,000. -

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Lluis -~.22-cent’ rates- upped to 10 to 27 -cents for $21,000,000 additional -revenue; registered mail rates “in the 15 cents to $1 bracket raised to 20 cents to $1.35 for an increased yield of $4500,000, and insured mail rates raised from the five-to-35-cent bracket to 10-to-70-cents for a revenue increase of $6,500,000.

RATION CALENDAR

MEAT - “Brown G, H, J and K expire Dec. 4. Brown L is good: M becomes good Nov. 28; N, Dec. 5; P, Dec. 12; Q, Dee¢, 19. All expire Jan. 1, 1944. Brown R becomes good Dec. 26; S, Jan. 2, 1944; T, Jan, 9, and U, Jan.

"16. All expire Jan. 29, 1044.

CANNED GOODS Green stamps A, B and c in Book 4 expire Dec. 20. SUGAR Stamp 29 in Book 4 is good for five pounds through Jan. 15, 1944. Applications may be made for |! canning sugar until Feb, 29, 1044. ; SHOES Stamp 18 in Book 1 good for one pair until further notice. No. 1 t eplane stamp in Book 3 good 1 pair today until further no-

GASOLINE + Stamp A-9 good for 3 gallons for

. 1, B and C books will contain fewer coupons but each coupon will be good for 5 gallons. No increase in amount of gasoline ‘allowed is

FUELOIL Period 1 coupons for the new sea‘good now for 10 gallons per in all zones through Jan. 3, and should be used with defi- | coupons for filling tanks, -making coupons and reSupoRS are Tow good,

TIRES : Inspection due: A's by 31, 1944; B's by Feb. 29,

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$2,140,000,000 New Tax Bill

000,000 tax bill passed by the PERSONAL INCOME TAXES

derived from the victory tax. A few slight changes also are made in the surtax schedules to effect the integration. Jhe changes result in slight decreases in taxes due in some of the lowest brackets, and slight increases in. brackets starting at about $2500 for & married person with no dependents or $4000 for a married person with two dependents. In all, the changes are expected to vield an additional $154,800,000, CORPORATE TAXES "Present corporate normal and surtax rates are retained. The excess profits rate is increased fiom 90 to 95 per cent. The present 80 per cent overall ceiling with respect to ‘corporate “normal, surtax and excess profits taxes is retained. . A new schedule is adopted which reduces the invested capital credit with respect to invested capital in éxcess of $5,000,000 for purposes of calculating the excess profits tax. The new credits allowed are 8 per cent for the first $5,000,000; 6 per cent on $5,000,000 to $10,000,000; 5 per cent on $10,000,000 to $200,000,000, and 4 per cent on more than $200,000,000. Present rates, on.the same amounts, are 8, 7, 6 and 5 per cent, respectively.

increased from $5000 to $10,000. : All corporate tax changes are expected to yield $616,000,000 more than present law. EXCISE TAXES - These éxcises would be increased, yielding an estimated additional $1,201,700,000 : ¢ DISTILLED SPIRITS—From $6 per 100- -proof gallon to $9; yield, $370,000,000, BEER—From $7 a barrel to $8; vield, $70,000,000. . WINES—Still, under 14 per cent, 10 cents a gallon to 15 cents;

{-14-to-21 per cent, 40 cents a gallon to 60 cents; over 21 per cent, $1 a

gallon to $2; sparkling, 10 cents a half pint to 15 cents; other wines; 5 cents a half pint to 10 cents; total yield, $18,000,000. ELECTRIC LIGHT BULBS AND TUBES—Five per cent of manufacturers’ sales price to 25 per cent; yield, $20,000,000. JEWELRY-—Ten per cent. of retail. price to 29 per cent; $72,500,000. FUR AND FUR-TRIMMED ARTICLES—10 per cent of retail price to 25 per cent; yield $54,800,000. LUGGAGE, HANDBAGS, WALLETS, ETC.—10 per cent of manu~facturers’ sale price on luggage only to 25 per cent of retail “price on all; yield, $53,400,000. . TOILET PREPARATIONS—10 per cent of “retutl price’ © ‘25 per nt $51,400,000. TELEPHONE, "TELEGRAPH, RADIO, ETC.—Local telephone, 10

yield,

per cent; telegraph, radio and cable, 15 to 25 per cent for domestic and 10 to 15 per cent for international; leased wires, 15 to 20 per cent; wire and equipment service, § to 7 per cent. Yield, for local telephones $48,900,000, -for others, $48,800,000: "TRANSPORTATION OF PERSONS—10 to 15 er cent; $75,000,000. TRANSPORTATION OF PROPERTY —Present rates +3 - per cent in general and 4 cents a short ton for coal) retained, and applied | also to fourth-class mail; yield; $4,500,000. ADMISSIONS—General admissions, from 1 cent for each 10 cents or fraction thereof to 2 cents; leased boxes, from 11 to 20 per cent. Yield, $163,500,000. CABARETS—from 5 per cent of charge to 30 .per cent; i $91, 300,000.

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$10 per alley to 20 per cent of charge » and from $19 per table to $20; yield, $27,000,000.

Wagers; yieu,

$21,500,000.

: _ POSTAGE RATES FIRST CLASS From 2 cents per ounce for local mail to 3 cents (no change on out-of-town mail); yield, $44,000,000. “AIR MAIL—From 8 to 8 cents an ounce; yield, $11,000,000:

type of mail to 2 and 3 cents; yield, $74,400,000. amount, to 10 to 37 cents; yield, $21,000,000.

on value to 20 cents to $1.35; yield, $4,500,000. INSURED MAIL—-From 5 to 35 cents per article depending on value, to 10 to 70 cents per article; yield, $6,500,000. C. O. D. MAIL—From 12 cents to $1.20 per article to 24 ents to $2.40 per article; yield, $5,400,000. Tetal postage yield, $166,800,000. »

IN INDIANA POLIS

eke IS THE TRAFFIC RECORD Chester G. Claussen. 3. of 4 N. ; Lillian O. Terhune, “ of 374 FATALITIES ik

Rit Cenmty City Ton Herbert Allen Minturn, 54, R:

N. Pennsylvania. o Edward ‘Chapman Pitzpatrick, navy; Valeria Bianca Stout, Winthrop. | Raett George JIoebA, 23, I oy " | Butler university orma Joan Franks, Tried tions Pald | 19. of 749 W. 4th. +33 Elmer Baker, 47, of 2319 Miller; ta Mfchael, 60, of 2321 Mille " 4/ William Cleveland ol 30, “Cant | Atterbury, Ind.: Marie Massenburg, | 2 | of 524 N. Senate 85 Wayne Nelson Selby, *%| porn Smogene Heath,

6! EE WEDNESDAY TRAFFIC COURT | ases Convie- Fines | Visit tom e |

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Passed by House Summarized|

WASHINGTON, Nov. 35 (0. Herein 8 summary of the $2140 the house yesterday:

Tn present 3 1 SONAL INCOME TAXES df witi its: sorual

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The specific exemption credit allowed for excess profits taxes is

per cent of charge to 15 per cent; long. distance telephone,.20 .t0..25..

~CLUB-DUES-AND INITIATION PEES-—From- 11to 20 Jer cent |

PARI-MUTUEL - WAGERS—Prom “none to 5 per cent" of total

THIRD CLASS—From 1% cents for each two ounces, according to | MONEY ORDERS—From 6 to 22 cents per order, depending on |

REGISTERED MAIL—From 15 cents to $1 per article, depending |

| TWO PEDESTRIANS

N. New dete R. 16, Box| 33| 835 Helen Morris Johnson, 44, of 3540,She is in the Methodist hospital. army, | fona

22, of 918 APE | was: hit at

N. [Vertreste Thurman,

EVENTS TomMoRkaw. Town Hall, English theater, 11 Indianapolis Speakers club, meeting, ‘Hotel Washington, 7:30 p. m.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

he county court house not aponaible tor oi in names

J oob Heyob, 27,--of - 1801 8. Delaware; ern Smith, 19, of 1202 N. Sapitol. Charles Winston Coffman burg, Ind; Mary M. "Prersall, 19, ip

Salem Manin Ivie Smith, 27, of 1833 N. Saplta); Margaret Ann Paige, 28, of 810 11th. William Fletcher Morgan Jr. 11, ho 1222 Outrainan: Norma Jean Butler, 16, of

ee ® pale Jr., Bb vu. 8. ‘Marines: Pegey ‘Ward, Brownsburg. a Ch les Edward Be nga, 45, R. R. §, Chas 626; Nina :Chaney, 31, R. R. 8, Pox 613.

Roy E. Query; 0, of of 417° v JNobie; Mary

J. I — 24, oo . Ind.; nzer, Bin Mae Ball, nr Ware, derby. nd. D. C. eral Maurice McClain, —, 855 West dr. pate ff Place; Margaret T. Golden, 2,

Denver, Ind. Donald Donavan Christia U. 8 navy; Ruth Marie Cundiff, ‘», i 230 E. 602.

9th, James Alfred McCord, 21, U. 8 Roberta Olive Ellis, Robert . Doyle Pickett, 2, 1820 E. Gnavieve Newkirk, 21, of 2335

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"Fo nak on Washi Ar ® rtoyd, Staring, 47. 3 alle Carl W. Wilson, 46, of 1 vel a8.

K. Hammer, Russell William Bell, Ind; Helen E.

oF Pie CW, a “Billin Hos, Mand M. Ballard,

y Guilford; Jessie *Sherman dri

hf Joirens al,

Ramsey, 3, of 1m Patton, 48, Mae Powell, of

68. of 1921 Sitabeth Hamlett, 46, of 1008%% , 2 of 1204 W. Mabie dar.

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vate William "Corvin Taylor, 27,

ese lists are from official records im, . In ‘The Times, there-| bon

Broad- | William | 2

, of | Michael

Cam vu. 8 ; Mabel Juahita

Kathleen Hickman Scheidt, 39, of 323

N. Bancrof James Cope Brown, 21, of 4210 Cornelius; Flora Bell Fateley, 20, of 921 w. 44th. ] Forrest Me Lawn, 51, of 81 N. Dearbotn: Bessie Mae Biddle, 54, of 255 S. Audu:

road. Robert B. -Pitckett, 32, of 807 N. Temple: Delia Mary Loftus, 30, of 216 Eastern, Charles Edgar Martin, 21, Camp Atterbury, Ind.; Mary Winston Neergard, 22, Kingston, “Penn. Raymond F. Thontpson, 18, of 807 E, 16th; Mapietta Land, 18; of 701 N, East: wrence E. McNulty, 28, Camp Ru cker; Ala: Mildred Anne Reed, 31, of 1152 Blaine BIRTHS Girls Marion, Doréthy. Garter. at uy. chard. mis. x 0 rr at St. Vin-| Cecil, Viola Summers, at St. Yingents, James, Ruth Kelly, at Qoletha Keith, Autumn Cox, a ethodiat. Ta Marcella he Methodist. ays t St. Vincent's. "Helen: “Smith, at He Vincent's, / Jarl. Ruth George, at Methodist. DEATHS =...» % Elizabeth Louise Wolf, 89, at 5510 N. Tilinois, Anerioscierosis. Alvin ig 1901 N. Delaware, he: hemo rr Colohan, 81, at 429 N. Linwood, as 81, at 2626 N. Harding, , at 1716 N. Rural, Hpi ™ 65, at 3836 Stanton,

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Jounin, » at 1814 Sheidon, Vv 78, i. oh Inez rion Beisiol, at Long, ar ram

at Long, mitral} - James w Bibbs, 47, at Veterans’, arteri-

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LOCAL CHAPTE

William Book Renamed Vice Chairman of Organization.

W. I. Longsworth was re-elected chairman of the Indianapolis chapter of the American Red Cross at a directors meeting yesterday. William H. Book was renamed vice chairman; Miss Agenes Cruse,

treasurer, __ Board members elected last month include Joseph Cain, Arch V. Grossman, Mrs. Ralph. E. Hueber and Harry Reid. Board members re-elected at the last meeting are Arthur V. Brown, Hilton U. Brown, Mrs. Frank T. Dowd, the Very Rev. Msgr. Henry P. Dugan, Eugene C. Foster, Myron R.. Green, William J. Mooney and Mrs. Wulf Sussman. ’

Alexander, Mrs. ‘Frederic M. Ayres, Louis J, Borinstein, James F. Carroll, Bowman Eldet, Rabbi M. M. Féuérticht, Mrs. J. "A. "Goodman, Mrs. Charles A. Huff, Mrs. - Wilbur Johnson, Wallace O. Lee, Mrs, Perry |v. Lesh, Charles J. Lynn, E. H. K. [{McComb, Mrs. E. Kirk McKinney, | Capt. Felix M. McWhirter, Dr. T. B, [Noble Jr., George S. Olive, James A. | Stuart, Mayor Tyndall, Mrs, Herbert T, Wagner and John PF. White. }

Watch Turkey— Save the Grease

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| today and the Marion county salvage committee is eager that it be sent to war, The committee pointed out: that

| birds, especially turkeys, yield a | lot of grease that Should go into war implements. The committee urges that the waste be turried over to school children for the collection at their | school or be taken to a meat i desler.

HURT IN TRAFFIC

Two pedestrians are hospitalized, today after being struck by cars, one of which was hit-and-run, Miss Charlené”Sunthimer, 20, in {nurses' training at Methodist hospital, was struck yesterday at the {corner cof 16th and Meridian sts

{The driver left the scene but state

8 of 3m police obtained the license number.

[It is issued to a person in Jeffer- | sonville, : William Barger, 72, of 538 W. | Vermont st., is in serious condition lin City hospital. Both. legs were {broken and his hip injured when he the intersection = of { Michigan st. and Capitol ave. yes-

m2 | terday. No arrest was made.

Seeks Details of Husband's Death

NEWSPAPER appeals for a “pat Curtis” mentioned in her husband’s letter may enable Mrs. Gertrude Morris Engledow of Carmel to learn details of his "death in action in Italy last month, ; : i Pfe. Ora O. ‘Engledow mentioned in a Jetter that his buddy, Pfc. Jim Bonecutter of Michigan had’ receivefi a package from his cousin, Pat’ Curtis of Indianapolis. ‘Pat turned out to be the daughter of Mrs. Cecil F. Ourtis, 1928 8. Belmont ave. But thus far, no additional details have been learned) by Mrs. Engledow he cause/. Pvt. Bonecutter wounded in the same action that ‘cost. the life of Pfc. Engledow. Mra. Engledow hopes Pvt. Bonecutter's next letter will give her the information she seeks, :

CANTOR COOPER TO . PRESENT MELODIES

Cantor Albert Cooper wit present! Hebrew wand Palestinian melodies’ in a ‘specially arranged musical program tomorrow at 8:30 p. m. at the

$ynagog of the United Hebrew con-

jw, |regation.

at Sycamore, z Btvedluve, 5. at City; diabetes

58, at City, coponary throm

Wi 4356 rue olg, 18. af Kingsley , 59. at 3434, Grace-

v, 760, ‘at 3419 WN. a

Mariindate, | d¢

Rabbi Samuel J. Fox will deliver the sermon titled: “The Message of Music,” and Bernard L. Nickberg will talk on current events. community is invited to attend.” —————————————— ns.

TWO LA PORTE MEN DIE LA PORTE, Ind, Nov. 25 (U. P). "| —Heart attacks today had claimed ihe lives af two La: Porte county ol. ficlals. County Recorder Garry. A

valuable information and that he

secretary; Arthur V, Brown, treas-|. urer emeritus, and William P. Flynn, .

Holdover. directors include C. D.].

| (carpenter Charged With)

Failing to Help Clear Mystery.

: _ Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Nov, 25.— Monroe county officials today held Alfred Carpenter in jail as a ma-| terial witness in the mysterious

murder of his wife, Pearl: at their farm home on Nov. 17, Meanwhile officials continued questioning persons whose informa. tion might help solve the crime which has kept them baffled for eight days. Carpenter was : placed In (the county jail after questioning by Prosécutor Sylvan Tackitt and state police and a lie detector. test at In|dianapol lis, Tackitt sald that they were ¢onvinced Carpenter was withholding

was not co-operating in the attempt to find the slayer of his wife. Carpenter had told of returning home from work last week on Wednesday to find his wife had been clubbed over the head and shot through the heart with a 12 gauge shotgun. Officials said they are satisfied Carpenter was at work at Showers Brothers factory at the

layed)—A platoon of U. 8. marines,

{warn American artillery units which {patrol the area, set up a machine

"By GEORGE JONES : United Press Stall Correspondent WITH U, 8. FORCES ON BOU-

AINVILLE ISLAND, Nov. 19 (De-

was to begin, The barrage was delayed long enough to permit evacuation of the platoon by boat.

trapped behind Japanese lines dur-| Another platoon caught behind ing the battle of the Koromokina enemy lines was commanded by gives; was. saved from Sosirustion Sgt. Clifton Carter, Nashville, Tenn. n one members swam through a: hail of enemy bullets to] SOTVR ordering the marines to

were scheduled to shell approximate gun along a well-worn trail through {positions held by our own men. |the jungle. Japanese passed his gun reed by B: jin groups of four or five. The next “found: itself inside enemy lines after| morning 30 Japanese lay piled battling & newly-landed Japanese neatly in front of his gun and force all the afternoon of Nov, 7.|another lay a few yards away. They knew the artillery was sched-| Carter, who brought the platoon uled to shell the area early the next back safely later that day, said he morning - jowed his life to Set. Santort BrackPvt, John Perella, Mass, volunteered to cut Ey machine gun at the base to the coast and. swim past the of an fronwood tree and dispersed. Japanese beach positions to give the | | Japanese groups seeking to’ locate warning. He reached the beach and quiet Carter's gun, unnoticed but as he waded out into! Lt. Col. George Van Orden, New the river, enemy outposts sighted Hope, Pa, had ordered -the attack him. Japanese bullets kicked up| ithe afternoon of Nov. 7 after ‘the. walter behind his éars as he swam landing of 21 enemy barges threatalong parallel to the shore In the ened the left flank of our Bougaiii- | darkness. [ville beachhead at Cape Torokina When he reached a point opposite] Two companies of camouflaged the marine bivouac about dawn, he| marines advanced along the dense | faced the problem of getting ashore! jungle floor under the command of without drawing American fire. Capt. Prank Vogel, Columbus, Finally, after waving a white cloth | and ‘Capt. Gordon, Warner, over his head, he was permitted to Beach, Cal. After an hour they were land. | supported by a tank unit led by Lt

time of the slaying.

Perella Informed the command | Elmer Moskowitz, New York City.

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giving dinner he day and pra his tion shortly after midnight stayed, Wishon, apprehended by

Lcircult court of appeals

‘granted. He- contended his {tion would be illegal b than, 60. days have [sentence was imposed, Ho was convicted of silling eph Schulte, 70, while Schulte's jewelry store last” “I had to kill him,” Wishon said. “He would have killed me it

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a nan ————— “oc D MEETING RET A special meeting of th o office: will be held at 2 p. m. tomorrow in the west room ofthe World

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Friday a Saturday—Aiways the days following Thanksgiving— The Man's Store s host to thousands

from far and near—

MEN storm the Clothing Floor for Suits, Topcoats and Dvercoats—

WOMEN stream into The Specialty Shop on the Second Floor intent on Coats, Dresses, Suits and various accessories.

MEN (AND WOMEN) gather around the Neckwear cases and

Hosiery cases and various Gift spots.

The BOYS—take over in their on Shop on the Second Floor,

The cause. of all this commotion —is not a Sale—or sting like that. It's simply Indianapolis and Indiana getting into action—acquiring clothes and accessories—and obeying. the very sane and sound ogc to Shop Jy

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