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Defense Contractors
Told Congress Will
Grant Tax Reduction
Amortization Over Five
Years Agreecf On,
Says Chairman Cooper
By the Associated Press.
Congressional tax leaders called
on national defense contractors to
day to go forward with the defense
program on the strength of assur
ances they would be permitted to
deduct from their taxable income
the cost of defense plant expansions.
Chairman Cooper of the House
Tax Subcommittee gave out the oral
statement in the presence of William
S. Knudsen, national defense com
missioner. who attended a closed
meeting of the subcommittee.
Mr. Cooper said the subcommittee
had agreed on a pian for amortiza
ing the cost of plant expansions for
tax purposes at the rate of 20 per
cent a year for five years, and in
addition would recommend to the
full House Ways and Means Com
mittee that in case the present na
tional emergency was over in less
than five years, the amortization
could be taken in a briefer period.
“I am authorized to state,” Mr
Cooper continued, "that Chairman
Doughmn of the Ways and Means
Committee and Chairman Harrison
of the Senate Finance Committee
feel confident that the recommen
dations made by the subcommittee
will be approved by the full com
mittees.”
Hatch Act
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such devices and bring pressure on
buyers to subscribe. If we are to be
successful in going before juries to
punish those who buy. we also must
be authorized to include in the pro
ceedings those who sell.”
1936 Book Prompted Change.
The 1936 book of the Democratic
party was responsible for the Hatch
Act change which penalized those
who bought the books or advertising.
but, according to information from
the office of Oliver A. Quayle, jr„
treasurer of the Democratic National
Committee, plans were going ahead
for this year's book.
The 1936 edition brought as high
bs $100 a copy either when bought
outright or used as an advertising
organ.
“Still Time to Act.”
In dealing with the Fletcher plan,
Attorney General Jackson told Sen
ator Hatch that “since Congress is
still in session, there is time to take
up these evasion plans announced by
Mr. Fletcher and to outlaw them by
explicit language.”
“Briefly,” Mr. Jackson said, “his
plan is that, by first subsidizing the
activities of the party and then sub
dividing contributions to correspond
with the organizational subdivisions,
practically all limitation is avoided.
It is his view that separate contri
butions are permitted for each can
didate on a single party ticket, and
separate contributions for clubs or
special committees formed sepa
rately from the national committee.
Therefore, he contends that by re
organizing a political party, so that
like a holding company it will have
many affiliates and subsidiaries, it
can compel the courts to recognize
each as a separate entity even if it
Is under a common control and
working for a common purpose.
“Unfortunately, there are no
court opinions available to guide
interpretation, and while I am con
fident that the Fletcher opinion is
contrary' to the spirit of the act,
we cannot overlook the possibility
that it might be accepted by courts
since they are obliged to construe
B penal statute liberally in favor
of the accused.”
The Attorney General added that
he is in sympathy with every efiort
to curb the use of money In politics,
but that “uncertainty as to mean
ing is always a serious obstacle to
successful enforcement.”
Instructions Being Prepared.
Then the Attorney General con
cluded:
“Those in the department who
are now engaged in preparing a cir
cular of instructions to United
States attorneys for the enforce
ment of this act in so far as it is en
forceable by us will be glad to give
you or any committee any assist
ance if you see fit to meet these sit
uations by amendment. Meanwhile,
if the act is to stand as at present,
the Department of Justice will, of
course, make every effort to enforce
these provisions that fall within its
jurisdiction.”
The new Hatch Act provides pen
alties of a $5,000 fine or five years’
imprisonment for those who violate
eTther the campaign gift limit or the
advertising provisions of the law.
Senator Hatch told the Senate
yesterday that Mr. Fletcher’s opin
ion was an exposition “to evade the
principle of the act.”
In his new statement, Mr. Fletcher
said:
"While on the subject of evasion
of the spirit of the Hatch Act, can
Mr. Jackson suggest why the Presi
dent withheld his approval of the
act for eight days after its passage
by Congress, until the so-called
Democratic Convention had ad
journed? Was it to allow office
holders, covered by the act, to at
tend the convention and vote for
a third term for their chief? Did
he. as Attorney General, advise this
course?”
Realty Licenses Net
$25,525 for District
The District received $25,525 net
income from the sale of licenses to
real estate brokers and salesmen
during the fiscal year ending last
June 30. it was revealed today in
the annual report of the District
Real Estate Commission to the
Commissioners.
This amount represents a net in
come above the expenses of the
board, John A. Petty, secretary of
the board, explained.
The previous year the net income
was $26,687, but Mr. Petty said the
decrease this year was due largely
to an increase in the operating ex
penses of the board. A ruling that
the board was liable for unemploy
ment assessments for the past three
years cost the board nearly $1,000,
he said.
More than $4,000 was recovered
for complainants and the board
suspended the license of two brok
ers and revoked five others. As of
June 30. 1940. there were 1,869
licensed brokers and salesmen in the
District, the report showed.
It is expected that at the end
of the current fiscal year the net
income will be much less because
of a revision of the license fees.
Coal Tests Conducted
The Bureau of Mines is conduct
ing tests to ascertain whether any
of the coals of Alabama are suffi
ciently low in ash to serve as a po
tential source of “super coal" suit
able as a fuel for internal-combus
tion motors, coal hydrogenation, or
the manufacture of electrodes.
HAY FEVER
and ASTHMA
Science has not yet found a prepara
tion which will give relief to all hay
fever and asthma sufferers. This is
understandable when one realizes that,
both of these conditions can be caused
by many things, such as various pollens
from flowers and weeds, perfumes,
animal hair, improper diet. etc. How
ever. science has discovered that many
cases of hay fever and asthma get
amazing relief from the administra
tion of a certain vital lood element.
Allergen, a rich source of this im
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In fact, if Allergen is taken early enough,
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H. A. Haynes Named
To Armstrong High
Principalship
Browne School Head
Chosen to Succeed
' G. David Houston
Harold A. Haynes today was
named principal of Armstrong High
School, succeeding the late G. David
Houston.
Mr. Haynes was principal of the
Browne Junior High School, where
he had served since 1932. His ap
pointment becomes effective tomor
row, the Board of Education an
nounced.
The appointment of Mr. Haynes
was recommended by the Personnel
Committee of the Board of Educa
tion and approved by a poll of the
board.
Mr. Haynes is a graduate of the
University of Pittsburgh, where he
received a degree in electrical
engineering in 1910. In 1930 he was
granted the degree of master of
arts in education by the University
of Chicago. He is now a candidate
for his doctor's degree in education
at New York University.
Following his graduation from
the University of Pittsburgh, Mr.
Haynes worked for the General
Electric Co. for two years. During
the World War he was employed in
the United States Navy Yard at
New York as an electrical expert.
He taught at the Howard Univer
sity School of Engineering for six
years. Later he came into the public
school system in the District, teach
ing for 12 years at Armstrong High
School. In 1931-2 he acted as assist
ant superintendent of schools in
charge of research and chief ex
aminer. In 1932 he was appointed
principal of Browne Junior High
School and has remained there
since.
Representation
• (Continued From First Page.)
Speer, M. D., Washington legislative
representative of the American
Women's Medical Association; Net
tie Podell Ottenberg. legislative rep
resentative here for the National
Council of Jewish Women; Louis G.
Baldwin, vice president of the Na
tional League of Women Voters;
Harriett S. Noble, Washington legis
lative representative of the National
Service Star Legion; Elizabeth
Christman, secretary-treasurer of
the National Women's Trade Union
League, and Dr. Julia M. Green. M.
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AGENT IN SABOTAGE
By CRAIG RICE
The death of Nancy Thorne's father was not—as many people
thought—the result of John Bristow's malice. Nancy knew that, so
did her brother Pat, and they bore no hatred toward John Bristow.
But, like many others, Hugo Blake didn't understand their loyalty.
Hugo Blake was involved in an affair of such proportions that
Nancy could scarcely believe the truth when she heard it. The affair
involved so many other people—and things they'd said and done
tied in so neatly with the deadly, incredible facts that were now disclosed.
This thrilling story of intrigue, murder and espionage begins August 7 in
(She |taring Jllaf
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D., Washington legislative repre
sentative of the Women’s National
Homeopathic Medical Fraternity.
The Letter to Legislators.
The letter stated:
"The undersigned national organ
izations have long supported suf
frage for the residents of the Dis
trict of Columbia. This action by
these national groups is the result
of the belief of members throughout
the United States that there is no
valid reason why large numbers of
permanent citizens in the District
should be disfranchised.
“As the official representatives of
our members we urge you to take
the first step toward correcting this
injustice by voting for the Sumners
resolution, H. J. Res. 257, as it was
introduced, and to defeat the com
mittee amendment that would ar
bitrarily limit representation to the
House of Representatives. The or
iginal proposal would leave the de
cision on the kind of representation
to the Congress, which seems a
much more durable constitutional
provision.”
Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee, after an in
complete poll of members of his
committee, found that seven be
lieved consideration should be given
by the committee before adjourn
ment of Congress to legislation to
give the people here local self
government as well as national
representaiton, and that six others
do not believe the proposal shou%.
be taken up at this time. There are
20 members on the committee.
Mr Randolph spent all day yes
terday trying to learn the vw/s of
the 20 members of his District Con*
mittee on the local suffraae^ssue.
After checking 13 of 20 mer/.rers he
said he would resume today!
If a majority of the coimt-ittee
believes the local suffrage issue
could be tied in indirectly tfith the
national representation* move, Mr.
Randolph said he would call a
special meeting in an effort to de
cide what form of local self-govern
ment should be* recommended to
the House.
“You know,” he added, "we’ve got
some members on the committee
who are very much against local
suffrage.”
Mr. Randolph has long supported
both the national representation
and local suffrage campaigns. He
pointed out that if his committee
turns down the local suffrage ques
tion, he intends to concentrate on
the campaign for national repre
sentation.
Mr. Randolph also explained the
only local suffrage bill now pending
before his committee is the one in
troduced in May by Representative
Kennedy, Democrat, of Maryland,
providing for creation of an elected
municipal assembly of 21 members
to which Congress would delegate
some of its legislative powers over
the District. The committee, he
said, could use this bill as a "frame
work” for discussion which might
lead to development of some other
plan of local self-government.
Mr. Kennedy, who hoped to have
his local suffrage plan made a part
of the ill-fated legislation he spon
sored to reorganize the municipal
government, said he is still fighting
for its approval.
"I have been pushing my bill right
along,” he declared. “And this re
newed agitation for local suffrage
is one of the results."
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