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OREGON STATE NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST Brief Resume of Happenings of the Week Collected for Our Readers C Uritcm N'rti jjM/XT Unfern Senators B ack D ow n on “ S oak in g’* S m all In com es X ^ O B O D Í liked the new tax bill that congress .was working on, and the senate finance committee had hard work making up its uiind as to the form it would recom mend. First It altered almost every provision of the bill passed by the house and changed it from a “soak the rich” measure to one which would s o a k practically every one. This was done by low ering personal Income tax exemptions and starting the surtax In Senator Borah creases at $3,000 In stead of $50,000. The latter feature was proposed by Senator La Follette and was adopted to keep him in line. Also, the inheritance taxes which President Roosevelt had asked for were elimi nated. Protests against Increasing the taxes on little incomes came immediately, from senators, representatives and the country at large. Senators Borah of Idaho and Norris of Nebraska were among the “independents' who ex pressed their disapproval. Mr. Borah especially was vocal in opposition. He could not see the justice or the wis dom of the proposition. “Families with these small Incomes are now paying more than their pro portionate share of taxes and at the same time are facing higher prices for food, clothes, fuel and rents,” he said. So the committee suddenly reversed Itself abruptly, rejected the La Fol lette plan by a vote of 8 to 7. and for the time being at least saved the lit tle Incomes and perhaps a lot of house members who hope to be re-elected. The bill which the committee voted to report contains new provisions to compensate for those eliminated from the house bill and the estimated rev enue is only $1,000,000 less. This is divided in the senate bill as follows: G ra d u a te d c o rp o ra tio n in com e ta x ................................ $ SO, 000,000 C o rp o ra tio n excess p ro fits and c a p ita l s to c k ta x e s 65,000,000 In te r c o r p o r a te d iv id e n d tax e s 39,000,000 In c re a s e d e s ta te ta x e s w ith re la te d g i f t t a x e s ................ 100,000.000 In c re as e d s u rta x e s on in comes in excess o f $1,000,000 ................................ 6,000,000 T o ta l ...................................$269,000,000 The bill thus more closely follows the demands of President Roosevelt than the bouse measure, with the ex ception of inheritance taxes, which the senate committee eliminated. Even this action was olfset by the Increase in the existing estate and gift tax rates, expected to bring in $100,000,000. This action by the senate committee probably means the adjournment of congress will be speeded up. The house is cleaning up its “must” legislation, the ways and means committee having voted to report favorably the Guffey coal bill which would set up a “little N RA” for the bituminous industry. It Is generally believed this measure will not stand a test In the Supreme court, but the administration had demanded Its enactment nevertheless. How Social Security Pension System Works H EN Thursday, August 22, 1935 TIMES. WILLAMINA. OREGON P age 4 the President's social ne' W curity bill was finally enacted in to law, the senate adopting the confer ence report already agreed to by the house, probably many thousands of men and women all over the country began figuring on the pensions they would receive under its terms. It is unlikely that one in a thousand has any clear idea of how the new pro- giam's pension system will work, so we reprint here a neat summary pre pared by the Associated Press show ing its operation as applied to “Bill Jones” : “Suppose young Bill is twenty when the law goes Into effect and makes an average monthly salary of $100 until he Is sixty-five. He will get a monthly pe"'-' in. until his death, of $53.75. "In detail, here is wl.at will happen to him: “In the calendar years 1937, 1938, and 1939 he will pay a salary tax of 1 per cent, nr a tita l of $36 for the three years. In 1940, 1941, 1942 he will pay 1’4 per cent, or $54. In 1943, 1944, and 1945 the tax will be 2 per cent, or $72. In 1946, 1947, and 1948 the tax w ill be 214 per cent, or $90. From 1949 to 1981. inclusive, the tax will be 3 per cent, or a total of $1,188. “Thus, in 45 years. Bill Jones will have raid in $1,440. All the time his employer will have been matching his tax payments, so the total paid to the federal treasury will be $2,880. “A t slxty-flve Bill Jones can expect to live perhaps 10 years more. I f he does, he will get back $0,450. “ When BUI Jones dies this Is what will happen: “ His average annual salary w ill be multiplied by the number of years he paid taxes. In other words. If he dies after he has paid taxes for 45 years, $1,200 will be multiplied by 45— giving a total of $54.000. Arbitrarily, the bill stipulates that Bill Jones' estate shall be entitled to 3*4 per cent of that, or $1,85*0— less any amount he received In pensions before he died. “ If Jones dies before he gets back $1.890 In pensions, what be actually received Is deducted from $1,890 and the remainder paid to his heirs. I f he lives until be gets back all of the $1.85*0 and more, his heirs get nothing. “I f Jones should die before he reaches sixty-five, his heirs would be entitled to a payment of 3*4 per cent of the total wages on which taxes had been paid. “ For instance. If he died after ten years, he would have paid taxes on $12.000. His heirs would be entitled to 3*4 per cent of that, or $420.” Senator Clark of Missouri made a brave attempt to save private pension systems, but gave up when the prom ise was made that bouse and senate committees will try during the recess to work out a method of preserving such of these as are found worthy. Farmers Organize Council to Protect Their Rights ARMERS who believe m at tbelr individual rights are being en croached upon by the administration's agricultural policies are offered a chance to get together by the organi sation and incorporation in Chicago of the Farmers’ Independent Council of America. Dan D. Casement, a farmer of Manhattan, Kan., is president of the body. Stanley F. Morse, South Caroline farmer and consulting agri culturist. is executive vice president and Chris J. Abbott, Nebraska stock- man and farmer, and Clyde O. Patter son, Illinois Jersey breeder, were In corporators. “To me there is but one Issue, whether we are going to have a con stitutional government or have a dicta torial regime,” said Charles E. Col lins, Colorado cattleman and president of the American National Live Stock association, regional vice president of the new organization. F G. O. P. Defeats New Dealers in Rhode Island Election A storia— A trnns-Columbla river marathon swimming race, for uma- ' teurs only, w ill he one of the big i features of the Astoria regatta this year, to be held August 31. Astoria— Clatsop county la now on a cash basis, in the past 10 years ! the county has paid o ff bonds ’ amounting to $500,000 and warrants ■ amounting to over $400,000. The Dalles — Two of the oldest ' dwellings In The Dalles w ill be wrecked soon to make way for a service station. Both houses were owned once and lived in by the late Governor Z. F. Moody. North Bend— The city council of North Bend has given complainants assurance that odors from the North Bend fish reduction plants w iil be eliminated. The plants w ill be equipped with deodorizing units. Halsey— J. F. Kamph w ill make a nice profit on one crop which he did n’t plow under this year. He has 11 acres in Austrian peas which went 3000 pounds to the acre. A t current prices he w ill get $1155 for Ills crop Salem— The Northwestern Electric company w ill be required to pay the prescribed $5500 fees to the public utilities commissioner for Its exten sion of a $10,000,000 bond If sue re quested last year. Attorney General Van W in kle ruled. Salem — M arried women whose husbands are gainfully employed will not be allowed to work in the state departments, provided the state board of control adopts a policy now being formulated by the state budget department. Carl Cover, assistant budget director, said no attempt would be made to release married women whose husbands are unem ployed. Salem— Twenty-five per cent of i state racing funds, accumulative be tween January 1 and August 7, 1935, have been distributed among the counties of the state by the secretary of state. The fund aggregated $14.- 374.80. The money w ill be used for the benefit and maintenance of county fairs, shows and other organ izations. Each county In the state received $399.30. Salem— A voucher, covering $$,- 000.000 of coast highway bridge bonds and interest up to August 19, w ill be issued by the state highway commission at Its meeting in Portland Thursday, it was announced here. The interest amounts to more than $30,000. The voucher w ill be made payable to the Federal Refinance corporation, from whom the bridge construction loan was obtained. Gold Beach— The Tiean M aru, a has finished EPUBLICAN leaders throughout the Japanese freighter, loading 1.500,000 feet of fir and ce country were Immensely heartened — probably too much so— by the result dar logs at Brookings, 35 miles south of the by-election In the First district of here, and w ill be followed August o f R h o d e Is la n d . ■ 22 by another freighter which will Charles F. Risk, Re life a fu ll cargo of approximately 4,- publican, and deter 500,000 feet. The Tiean is the third vessel to take on lumber at the mined opponent of the mouth of the Chetco river. The logs New Deal, defeated are being hauled from the Sm ith riv Antonio Prince, Demo er area In Northern Del Norte county, c ra t by nearly 13,000 California. Japanese Inspectors at votes, capturing me the loading docks pronounce the butts seat in congress which to be of better than ordinary char Francis B. Condon, acter. Very few of them are rejected. Democrat, resigned to go on the State Su W h ea t Is B e in g H eld preme court. The re Echo— A ll the wheat In this vicin Chas. F. Risk versal was so decisive ity has been harvested and most of that the Republicans hailed it aa a it has been hauled to warehouses. A clear Indication that President Roose small amount has been sold but only velt would be defeated for re-election. two cars have been shipped. Charles Representative B. H. Snell of New Reese of the Echo m ill claims the York, minority leader, made a speech crop this year was 45 per cent of about it in the house In which he said: normal. “This Is the first time the people of 4 0 0 F a m ilie s O ff R e lie f any part of the country have had an The Dalles— Wasco county now has opportunity to pass on the reckless 400 fewer families on relief than In and extravagant expenditures of tne February, according to Miss Ruby administration. They have passed up Thompson, county relief officer. In on it In a very decisive manner. The February 568 families were on on election shows the people are begin the county relief roll, while now there ning to think. The bandwriting is on are but 1C8, the report showed. A the wall. From now on we will w it large part cf this decline Is at ness similar rejections by the citizenry tributed to opening up of farm work, of the New Deal program.” which has absorbed many Jobless. Also, start of operations by the new Hoover Demands Showdown sawmill here, and reopening of The Dalles Co-operative Growers’ plant From the Administration and general improvement of business p X IR M E R P R E SID EN T H E R B E R T conditions, have provided Jobs for * HOOVER, traveling from Califor many. nia to New York, stopped in Chicago long enough to issue a challenge to L o g g in g F irm W ill R eopen the Roosevelt administration and a Salem— Negotiations were under call on the President for a showdown way for the reopening of the Charles as to his policy on changing the Con K. Spaulding Logging company w ith stitution. He declared the American its $27,500 monthly payroll. " It is people have a right to know what al only a m atter of a few weeks before terations in the basic law the admin the plant w ill be In operation,” said State Senator Spaulding. Since 1931 istration proposes to make. “The time has come,” he said, “when the plant had been operating only Its these full purposes should be dis sash and doer factory. The main m ill closed. The people should now be told employing 225 men and the Black openly the specific words of the exact Rock logging camp, w ith over 100 amendment that these gentlemen want men and another $12,500 payroll, so that the people can consider and have been closed fo r four years. A themselves determine IL That Is tbelr $35,000 loan from the San Francisco federal reserve bank was being ar rig h t” ranged. STILL LESS, MAKING Life rushea on so fast, most petty Three hours, according to Bruce quarrels aren't worth mending. THE INTERESTING STAGE Barton, la enough time for any man to tell all he knows. But he doesn't become Interesting until he begins telling what he suspect».— Kansas City Star. 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