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By NED BROOKS Sorippe-Howard Staff Writer WASHINGTON, April 9.—~The government is the most important customer of the communications companies, Also, it probably is the
most wasteful.
The lavish hand with which some officials spend public funds for transmitting unimportant messages is documented in general accounting office reports on file with congress. The “Don’t write, telegraph” slogan,
these reports indicate, has caught on in a big way — to the detriment of taxpayers’ funds. In numerous cases, according to the auditors’ findings, departments and bureaus use the fastest — and hence the most costly—service for sending messages which could move just as well by night letter or mail. An example was a 5186-word message sent by the state department's foreign servide to an American embassy in Europe. It was dispatched by RCA wireless at the fast government class, of service and cost $881.62.
Message Unimportant
Examination of the message disclosed it to be a list of clergymen and theological students in the European country. It was sent late at night and thus was not. delivered until the following morning. Transmittal at the night rate would have saved $293, with no time lost. Or, as the auditors suggested, the message was unimportant enough to have been mailed. The government's bill for communications of all types—telegraph, telephone, wireless and cables — soared during the war. The new budget shows most agencies spending less now, but some are asking for more than in wartime. The state department has cut its communication costs from $6.2 million in 1945-46 to $5.1 million in the coming fiscal year. The justice department’s estimate is $1.5 million as compared with the same figure in 1945-46 and $1.4 million in 194647.
Mr. Brooks
Estimates Up
The social security administration hits a new high at $280,000 against $254,000 two years ago. The | federal communications commission | is down from $237,000 to $130,000. The federal trade commission is up from $11,700 ‘to $15,000 and the! interstate commerce commission has risen from $46,000 to $54,000. The White House estimate is $23,000—up $3500 from 1045-46. The budget bureau item is $33,400—up $1400, .
Unimportant Messages
Gross Income Tax ‘Peace’ Sought
Hope for End To ‘Double Taxation’
Times Special FRANKFORT, Ky. April 9-— Frank T. Millis, Indiana state treasurer, met today with the Ken-
effort to end “double taxation” of Hoosiers and Kentuckians along the Ohio river, Mr, Millis, accompanied by Elmer Marchino, chief hearing judge of the Indiana gross income tax division, acted under a new Indiana law permitting the state to enter into reciprocal tax arrangements. For many yeats Kentuckians who held jobs on the Indiana side of the river have had-the Indiana gross income tax wilthheld from their salaries. They also have been liable for. taxation on such income by their home state. Must Withheld Tax Under Indiana law, an employer is required to withhold gross income tax of an employee giving an out-of-state address. s A sim situation has existed where H ers held jobs in Louisville or other places on the Kentucky side. Out of today's conference were expected to come an agreement whereby Indiana will relax its tax grip on residents of Kentucky in exchange for Hoosier “exemption from the Kentucky tax laws. Until the recent Indiana legislature's action, Indiana had no alternative but to collect tax on all incomes earned in Indiana
worker or of the fact he also had to pay tax elséwhere.
Buildings Sought
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was as usual as the result’ of a new state law against utility strikes. So, the senator suggested that congress in its § study of new laE bor laws consider ¢ whether Virginia's plan could be api plied nationally. He thought it could because “the principles are the same.” . The telephone strike led other members of con-
For New Industries
The state department of commerce and public relations today sent out an appeal for rentable industrial buildings to satisfy out-of-
The agriculture department will spend $1.7 million as against $2 million and $1.9 million 1 earlier years. The veterans administration is down to $1.6 million ‘as compared with $1.8 milion last year and $1.5 million the year before. Typical. of waste which general
state industries “clamoring” for In{diana locations. | Lt. Gov. Richard T. James, director of the department, said In‘diana has “scraped the bottom of {the barrel” to provide space for | new industries. Today's appeal was
Mr. Perkins gress to study the | Virginia law, and also a new Indi|ana statute which relieved that state |of telephone troubles so far as intra. ‘state service was concerned. New ‘Jersey's new law against utility ‘strikes did not work so effectively. The state seized the telephone sys'tem, but the employees refused to 'work. There is no penalty for this ‘refusal, and state executives are moving toward ‘amendment of the law. . . The Virginia statute was enacted with the backing of Gov. William
accounting office examiners found relayed to chambers of commerce ny Tuck. A year ago he was
in telegraph bills were these cases: Unnecessary Tolls
The federal public housing au- |
‘and business groups over the state
|asking that any information be strike through invoking an ancient
{rushed to the department. “Inquiries continue to pour into
credited with stopping a power
{law under which workmen could be drafted into the state’s service
thority in a single month sent 158 this office as a result of our maga- gs members of the militia.
messages from its San Francisco office at the highest day rates. The bill was $807 as against $153 which the messages would have cost if sent at the night letter rate. OPA sent a 482-word greetings to
a food meeting at a straight mes- |
sage cost of $33. The OPA messages sent at the day rate in a brief period cost $4900. The night rate would have saved $391.
U. S. Statements
WASHINGTON, April 9 (U. P.)
‘zine campaigns pointing out the {desirability of an Indiana location for industry,” Mr. James said. “The most urgent need is for buildings ranging from 15000 to 70,000 square feet of space.” Because of building material shortages and high cost of new construction, industrialists are not inclined to erect new plants, Mr. James pointed out. More than 300 new industries of varying size have been established in the state dur. ing the past 18 months, he said.
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Governor Calls Conference
| The new Virginia law provides that when a strike is threatened in a service affecting the general public the governor shall call conferences between the contending parties. Governor Tuck did this in the telephone controversy, but the conferences brought no agreement. The next step was for the union to file a five-weeks strike notice, ‘which it did two days ago.
The five weeks are to be used in continued efforts at an agreement.
out result the state seizes the utility and operates it by making the utility executives agents of the state. After seizure the state continues to try to get the employees and management into agreement. What happens to the rank-and-file workers after the five weeks? That question is not yet answered in Virginia because there has been
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ber Co. in Yjoint research on prevention of injuries in airplane crashes. Above, Margaret Agtburn, research assistant, misses catch-
Indiana, Virginia Laws Studied in Phone Crisis
Of Applying Similar Statutes Nationally By FRED W. PERKINS
WASHINGTON, April 9.—Senator Harry F. Byrd (D. Va.) received six long-distance telephone calls yesterday from his state. But when he
In the District of Columbia and most of the states’ long-distance service was tied up, except for emergency calls. But in Virginia service
When the five weeks are up with- |
no test. Senator A. Willis Robertson (D. Va.) sald it- wis the “expec-
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monotonous recording. your call. Operators are on strike.”
state, he said, new employees could be brought in, The five weeks could be used for training new employees. Recapture Profits: An important and valuable part of the Virginia law, Senator Robertson said, is that it provides for recapture by the state of all profits above a prescribed amount. This, he said, should prod the utility into making an agreement with the employees and thus escape from state control. s This Virginia provision differs from the scheme under which coal mines and other facilities have been operated under federal seizure powers. Under the federal plan the private owners. take all the profits, and in the case of the coal mines the great demand for their product has pushed profits as well as production above normal. + “The Virginia = plan,” observed Senator Robertson, “is a perfect setup for our telephone operators. They continue to draw their pay, and will get the benefit of any settlement that is applied on a national pattern.”
Hope Dwindles or Steel Peace
PITTSBURGH, April 9 (U. P.).— Hopes for peaceful settlement of the C. I. O. United Steel Workers’ demands on U. S. Steel Corp. dwindled today. C. 1. O. President Philip Murray has called top policy officials of the union to a series of meetings beginning next week. It is re-
THE INDIANAPOLIS TOES Gas Testimony | {To End Today
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Kemp Admits Firing For Joining Union
Testimony was to be completed) today in circuit court on the Citizens Gas & Coke utility’s petition for an injunction against picketing of its plants by C. I. O, union workers . who “have been on strike for seven days. Thomas L. Kemp, general mane ager of the utility, testified yesterd last week was fired because he joined the United Gas & Chemical Workers union (C. L 0). Lynnville G. Miles, union attorney, cited an 1898 state law which provides for criminal penalties for discharge of an employee for union activities. Asks Order Be Dissolved He asked for immediate dissolution of a temporary restraining order against the union on the ground that the utility did not come into court “with clean hands.” Judge Lloyd Claycombe overruled the motion to dissolve the order until completion of the hearing.
was issued by Judge Claycombe last Saturday, restraining union strikers from picketing the gas plants in any way that would interfere with production. Deny Union Charges The hearing is to determine if the restraining order is to be made permanent, Meanwhile, R. C. (Bud) Dauss, chairman of the city council's special strike investigating committee, said he has arranged a conference between union officials and Mr.
to settle the dispute. Utility . directors today denied union charges that Mr. Kemp had used employees for private work at company expenses with the following statement: . “The board of directors has read the charges against General Manager Kemp as such charges were reported in thé Indianapolis newspapers of April 8, 1947. The board is familiar with the matters covered in the charges and states that nothing irregular was involved in any of them. £00.58 . “No work has been performed for,
at the expense of the gas utility.”
New Asthma Drug
WASHINGTON, April 9 (U, P).— The commerce department reported today that a new German drug may be superior to airenalin and other
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ported .they will consider strike! action to enforce their demands. Mr. Murray, who also is president of the steel union, and his negotiators have been meeting daily with U. S. Steel representatives, but no progress has been reported. The union's extended contract with U.S. Steel will expire April 30. The union already has filed a “routine” 30-day strike notice under the Smith-Connally act provisidns. It expired February 15. °
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