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TCZ2' r , Jtfo rvor Swayw Vt; No Fear ShoU Am" . - From First Statesman, llarch 23; 1&31 THE STATESMAN, PUCUSIIINC CtMLPANY , ! CHARUE3 A. SPRAGU, Editor and Publisher : , Itanber of the Associated Press f The Associated Press Is exclasirely entitled to the us for publication of all new dispatches credited to it or not otherwise- credited in this newspaper. Tli President's--Message' Most of the comments on tha president's' message to congress relate to his recommends-1 Hon of a national service Uw, which is another; term for conscription of labor. It is based on the theory of university service and democratic sacrifice in wartime. But while this Trecom-i roendatkoi draws the most attention because it, would affect intimately the lives, of thousands of citizens, it is quite improbable that such a measure will be passed. At a "time when the problem of labor supply has been licked in the areas of greatest need, and when shutdowns of T war industry are starting which release workers for other employment it will not be possible to convince congress or the country, of the necessity for sucfr an enactment now. The truth is that the president picked this up only when the labor issue became too hot. He first proposed it as an antidote to the Smith Connally bill last summer.' He now revives it after his unfortunate experience with coal, railway and steel unions. The commending the act says that strikes, though he does not make it clear why direct legislation against strikes in wartime Is an improper solution. . In a time of grave national danger universal labor service may be necessary, along with uni versal conscription' fori military, duty, but our immediate danger has eased since December 7, 1941: Our production has reached or exceeded -the set goals so there is no apparent need for forcibly shifting workers in their employment. Why then a national service act now, unless as a device to head off strikes? Used for that end would not our national service fail to gain wide spread popular approval as the response of the people to a great and pressing danger? Would It not partake rather of a penal nature and be applied largely to force people to stay on their ; jobs? If that is what it would mean why not' attempt direct legislation against work stop- The labor, difficulties have been in consider able measure the result of conflicts in authority among the several federal " agencies, j and the overriding of decisions of responsible agencies by the president himself, either directly or Indirectly. The results are deplorable. Labor it self feels aggrieved at its treatment; the public is scornful of the stability of administrative bo dies in critical periods. To enact a national ser vice law however would not erase the frictions over wages; and its administration would ne cessitate another L huge ' bureaucracy. ' j "The president will have to meet the . labor issues head on now, and not dispose of them by the device, of a national service law. ; Other specific recommendations of the pre sident are: : ' I. A realistic tax law which will tax all un-' reasonable profits, both individual and eorpor- ate, and reduce the ultimate cost of the war 1 to our sons and daughters. The tax bill now un- dfT consideration by the congress does not begin to meet this test. r 1 ' j 2. A continuation of the law for the renego- j nation of war contracts which will prevent ! exorbitant profits and assure fair prices to the government. For two long years I have pleaded : with the congress to take- undue profits out i of war. - " 3. A cost of food law which will enable the J ' government (a) 1 to place a reasonable floor ; under the prices the farmer may. expect for his ! production; and (b) to place a ceiling on the ; prices a consumer will have to pay for the food j - ha buys. This should apply to necessities only, and will require public funds to carry out. It : will cost in appropriations about 1 per cent of i : the present annual cost of the war. ' " , 4. Early re-enactment of the stabilization sta- 1 tuts of October,! 1942. This expires June 10, i - 1944, and if not extended well in advance, j .the country might Just as well expect price v chaos by summer. - ; " The country will go along on efforts to take ! undue profits out of war. The pending tax bill weakens the basis of renegotiation of contracts and will j prevent . the recapture of excessive profits. But the general burden of income taxa tion is just about heavy enough, with the only productive source remaining a . general sales or spendings tax. i Whether in his cost of food" law the presi dent proposes a new plan to sustain production and restrain consumer prices or merely wants to see the subsidy provisions continued is hard ly clear. The. objective is meritorious, it's the details that are controversial. Once again . the president left the people j quite in the dark as to what happened at Tehe- s . ran.' His address on Christmas eve said he would give a fuller report to congress, but the presi- ! dent discloses little factual information as to what transpired there. He assures us that while military engagements ; were made for prose-1 cuting the war, there were no secret treaties or political or financial oonunitments.' He re Dorts that all the Drincinals consulted at Cairn and Teheran were agreed on the ' curity national security and economic secur ity; but agreement on goals is far different from agreement on routes and methods. Evi dently these subjects remain for mination. ' : The presidents message flacked a ringing challenge to Americans to unify for victory. Its tone was rather complaining one, critical of a popular. let-down. The enunciation of r second bill of rights which remain to be achieved : i.i the future is hardly as timely as a moving crpsil to so forward in the immediate task.: cf forsan victory ia the war.--;. V.'J-H ITc v we Era getting information about a jet l r:r:I!:I plir. with a speed of over SOD miles : rl ciir, tut it C2 uses little esacitement among h y i . julr r. Amtricans have become numb to : L .isvcT tr.s. s ci mveniion ( i c : 1. V.'a may have excursions ... . . New German Air Defense .The old axiom 'of warfare that improved of fense . is always met with improved defense" : 1 was demonstrated again in Tuesday's air bat-! ties - over Europe The American Eighth ' air force admits the loss of 59 bombers out of 705 encaged in flights over the continent, while , the Germans claim they shot down 124 four ' engined bombers. We claim a bag of 100 enemy; ' interceptors against a loss of five fighter planes. ; While 'our losses must be measured by the de-j gree of damage to enemy industries rather than ' by the number of enemy planes shot down,' the ratio of loss is unusually high.5 f ' The Germans used their newest tactics and r their; newest weapons. Their fighters flew in precision formation and . threw out smoke to screen their operations. The new defense proved Itself in the battles. . ' , - - .! , While our losses come as a severe shock it Is recalled that after a similar experience In : battles over Schweinfurt when' the new German president in re- rocket gun was it will prevent their tactics to selves? A lot of feat to suceess News By PAUL 1 Ml tm rani etallen fascist robbery of This new law to draft strikers , I hut to allow him to draft everyone, women (18 to 50) as well as men (18 to 85) I into any work he chooses by proclamation. Thus the proposition is to f punish all for the sins of the labor unions. : Then again, this Austin-Wadsworth bill was pro ) posed a few years ago strictly as a manpower short- ' aga measure. But the president 'did not mention a f manpower shortage as a Justification for attempt- I tag to revive it j- Si , t -t r; ,: f. "His manpowerist McNutt testified to congress on draft-fathers some, months ago that he expected to be over the hump, on the then crucial problem J by the end of last year. Senate ; Committee Chair- - man Truman said only a few days ago he expected , the opposite condition unemployment to develop J before the end of. 1944. &. !; . J ' ! . ! At any rate, manpower necessities have been get- ting less and less government publicity since the I draft threat was used so effectively "to crowd peo K pie into defense industries and Other related steps developed and the president did not seek to justify ' his draft extremity on that ground. - 'i But even more perplexing, he tied his appeal for Ihis measure to a condition that congress do all of several other things or else forget his recom- f mendation, and some of these conditions they will f never fulfill. ' . ..'; The senate practically rejected immediately his first condition ra tax bill five times as big as tha one lt.will pass. : ;v(f ?-- . ; ; So what he proposed cannot be enacted, and tha whole thesis he advanced therefore fails, as he knew I it must fall when he chose the words of his re- j commendations. What then is this all about? l i 1 desire for se- y'Rooaevtit yearned . 1 Mnnl. that 'll. people that he would handle labor properly. The method Of dotnf it. frl n'mMsa? in ir,nirr- mm fnr later deter Just a fourth ... . . 1 ' used the Americans adapted meet the German, methods and so reduced the loss ratio. Without doubt com manders and fliers will profit by this exper ' ience. In fact there is an intimation in thsrnews that the Germans were tricked into - revealing their new aystem of defensej If that is true Tuesday's loss may teach lessons that will save many planes in the collision of aerial fleets in the coming invasion. j ;- l f. This fact stands out, however, that we must press the war to a decision. Time is not a one way street. The Germans are using It to perfect their defenses just as the allies are using it to polish up their plans for the great offensive. While we should not be premature in our; at-l tack, neither should we be tardy. Too late is as dangerous in war as too soon. Gov. Wills of Vermont is I afraid the pro fessional politicians in killing off the WilUde nomination for the, presidency may cause the republican party to commit suicide. , But does he expect the professional politicians to let him get way with it and commit suicide them them would prefer party de- '- - with - Willkie. f Behind 1 1 MALLON .OMatributed by Kin Features Syndicate, tmm. : aeproducttow fcs whole or as pert strictly pre- ; hlbtted.) , . . , ' ? v . WASHINGTON, January 12 fn and out of con gress, the reaction to Mr. Roosevelt's many-sided new legislative program sounded partisanly squeaky or devastatlngly quiet. ,1 . ; This was almost necessarily so. The ideas them selves defied straight comment or analytical sifting. Tor Instance, tha president proposes to get tha power to draft people Into industry in order to prevent strikes. But there already is 1 a law sup posed to prevent strikes direct- ly, the Smith - Connally : act, providing a cooling - off per iqd, government seizure : and penalties. (Union leaders shout ed a few months back this was their rhcht to strike.) Mr. Roose velt does "not propose to amend that or make it stronger.' r;:-".' ; : ? -'';rilfi which he now wants is not ona : into the army or make them work, One new dealing senator : privately thinks Mr. most to tell the army and navy U V.i.Jt. t ; : : tmn-- legislation ha cannot expect to get, will not draw 'tratk ,to risip German pub-: many, to accept this conclusion wholealthough it I Uc pprehension over night may contain some truth. ; ; . j r ? :p Land-day, Anglo-American attack On the other hand, the anUtiew loealers sav it f as the hour for west front invas- term political platform designed to enlist tha popular appeal of the country against I strikes (while the republicans were meeting In -Chicago), that it was just smart politics. .. This explanation has many defects also, espe- ' dally as to use of the word fsmart." Tha Ideas might possibly appeal, on their face, , to the 10,-; OOOfiOO already drafted and enlisted, but how will tha other 10,000,000 or so react politically at being '. made subject to industrial draft by proclamation? More important, both radicals of the new deal stripe left labor as well as right) and conservatives :; . are against tha proposal, and no votes are likely to be made in those groups. Thereby what it does do politically is to place Mr. Roosevelt in a tscri popular rhetorical position regarding union strike without forcing him to do anything. Therefore, any commentator seeking to furnish enlightenment might just as well go into a revolv ing door with this subject and spend tha afternoon there. ' 1 : r ! - 1 I W 1 I:. J t t 1 1 i l .-w .k -. m si . KSLJa THUaSDAT UM Sa. Tse News.; t MartoA Cmmtf Tmtm t T:15 Ris ShbM. T :3a News j 1 T: Maraioc Meeds. : -S-OC News.; -S.-OS Precrem Pared. S:l Sextette frees Hmjfr. S JO Tanco Thne. ' te Pasted Cans. S:1S It's the Truth. JO Cliff Xdwerds. S 45 Orch estrs. N MM A SOOS SAd JO JO Ration Uoa N M:4S Breeslda's SaJea Orchestra. . ' 1140 News. - rf 11 :OS Symphonte Swtaif. . I 11 JO Hits ot reateryeec It AO Ot aaaelitvia. . 12 as Nw. i IS JO Serenade.' , r'- UJS-Ud-dsy Matfaee. . 1-00 Lun sad Abaar. i . Ids Ray Noble's Orchestra. 1J0 Miledy Melodies. 1HS SpotUfbt oa Khythm. 3:00 Isle oi Paredwe. ; S:1S US Arany SJ0 Keystoae Striae Quartet. ' S5 Broadway Head Wafoa. . S.-00 KSLM Concert Hour. 1 4 .-SO Lang-worth String Orchestra. . 1 : 4:1 News. ' 4 JO Teatime Tttaes. ' SM Charles Masmante. " ; S:1S Let's Bemitilsre. S JO Orchestra. ; S.-00 Tonlchrs" Headlines. : S:1S War Cofamemary. 0JO Seang Serenade. . . ' 05 Orchestra. , T 40 News tn Brlet 1:0 Henry Kiss's Orchestra, i 1 JO Keystone Karavan. S S0 War Fronts ta Review, i 8:10 Domiteers in Action. 8:15 Laverne Boyer. S JO Mustangs. -: 43 Poland vs. Hitler. i ' S 40 News. . i ; 9:15 Orchestra t:4 Between The lines. " U 10:00 Serenade. t : 10 JO News- ' ' ,kOtN CBS TBVRSBAT est K. 40 Northwest rarm Reporter. 0:10 Breakfast Bullctlm. - so Texas Rangers. .-4S Koin Klock. - tao Atmt Jemima. TdSNewk ' 1 30 News. ? - tj4S Nelson Prtngle. S40 Consumer News. as Valiant Lady. JO Stories America S:45 Atmt : Jenny. v 40 KaU Smith Speaks. ' :15 Big Sister 0 Romance of Helen Trent 0:45 Our Cal Sundae ie.es Lai can ne 1030 nernadlne Ftyna.1 Tho War .Weivb By JORKE I SIMPSON ; Heavy 1 as American air losses were ' in jthe - Wasting - by 700, bombers on nazi fighter assem bly plants which led to ' what Berlin terms the greatest air battle of the war, there are sev eral ; conclusions of .major sig nificance to be clrawh from . the results.- : j ' T'i. ' American losses of 59 bomb ers and five fighters,1 reveal that the chortling nazi official broad casts exaggerated by more than 100 per (pent Berlin said 138 American planes Hit of them four-engine . bombers, -had been knocked down, - ; ' -; That " exaggeration, officially trumpeted; ' for" German home front . consideration, can be " iuii urnwi ciose. nerun is aeuo erately seeking to mislead j the nazi. home front as to the effec tiveness of the - protective air screen set up to meet the allied air attacks. s ; i i , - That is urgently necessary for two discernible reasons. It is not only designed to' milet growing public alarm in . Germany under the sustained air attack from the west; but to justify the transfer of air power from the Russian front to the home frontHa move tlut has exposed the whole ri.t flank of the German army in Zlussia to the possibility of a mil itary disaster. ". ; . ; . . . '.It is a striking arpect cf the battle in Russia that there lias been almost no .recent mention "jkr .... w UXTbm 11 0 Youna Dr. 11 US Joyce iordem. 11 JO We Love end 115 New IS Neighbors. 1Z:1S Open Door. IS JO William Winter. N Y U.U Dactwtoce Childnsuj . 140 BroUwar. ! 13S Aeeordiac to the Record. ld Tales Cram Near sad Fat StfO Msry atacUa. i S:1S Newspaper of the Air. S40 News. J:15 SUte Traifie. J J8 Jert SuUlvaa. Songs, J:45 World Today. j iSSChet Huntley. News.' 440 Stars of Today. ' i 4:15 Bob Anderson. News. 4 JO Tracer -f Lost Persons. ' 44S Tracer of Lost Persona, 5 40 Galen Drake. ; 1 -SUS Red's Cans. I ' t JO Harry nanaery. ws iS News. SJSBul Henry: 040 Major Bowes. S JO Dinah Shore. T40 The first Line. T JO Here's to 1 romance. S.0O 1 Love a Mystery. S: 13 Harry James Orchestra. S JO Death Vallev Dava ' IjWoKphC. Harsch "Meaory of - 4iw is ee m 0.-OS Musfe SJO-i-Danee Band. 1140 Five Star Final. 10:1$ Wartime Women. 10 JO Horace HetdC 10 JO Chats About Dogs. 10:45 Orchestra. . 1140 Orchestra. 11 JO Manny Strand. j ' 11:45 Alr-rLO or the Air. . 113 News. I -1240 Serenade ! 12 JO-C40 ajn. Muste and News. i tv.;-"! - I ' KKX RN THURSnAT lUN K0. : 040 Musical , Clock. . I .-J 0:15 National Farm Si Home. : . S:4S Western Agriculture - -T 40 Rome Harmonies. i T 45 Top o the Morning, , t:15 News ; - : J . .-. . IM James Abbe Observes T MS The Humberd Family. -S 40 Breakfast Club i 40 My True Story. 1 v. -30 Breakfast at SardHs. ' 140 News. l '4ta 's 1:15 Sweet River. . I 1 0 :SO Christian Science Program. 10:45 Baby institute. 11.-0O Baukhage Talking. ' 11 US The Mystery CheC 11 SO Ladles Be Seated. IS 40 Songs, bv Morton Downey. U:1S News - Headlines and High ' . UghtS - ' ' - ; 1X30 Sergeant Teiey and Clean. -U.-4S News .--?- i . 14S Blue Newsrooa 140 Whsrs Doing. Copyright It44 by the Associated in German tor Russian! accounts -on t the eastern front, fighting of any extensive . nazi ah action. -: The greatest land battle of the war; is. being fought in Russia ": by German forces reeling under massive Russian , blows without -' any substantial . benefit of the once boasted luftwjaffe. ' ' t N a z 1 air power is obviously ' ' ' concentrated ' for protection ot the German home front; or in the west in anticipation of 'Anglo American, invasion. To what ex- tent that allied aerial second front in the west has been and : Is ' contributing " to , astounding i - Russian land victories in the east can only, be conjectured "but it . Is j a . major factor in the Euro- : pean war equation right now. The fact that the targets of the American air .attack wejs German fighter plane 'assembly - plants means that they were giv-1" en greater protection by the na- ' . zls than almost any other, war ; plants. Greater output Of Cshter planes is virtually the only pos--l sible way nazi leaders i can " cope 'i with either the .; growing cross-i channel air attack or ; with an " Anglo-A&erlcan - Invasion from , this, west . ' r Attrition warfare against, nazi fighter strensth, both ia air bat tles and by bombing is an essen- .' tial clesnt cf allied; Invaslca plannlr:. Dlrruptlon of fighter . production lines on the ground must be adiei to the baz of nazi plartes ; t dov.-n ia action to ar rive at t!. trj rela'Jrities cf the great GeroaEy." running fiht oer - S JO Voices tn Harmony. So Labor News. , ' " 2 :5 Ted Malone. 340 One cmott. ' S:1S News, t 2 JO Blue rroBcs. . 440 News, i 443 House en Q Street. 4 JO Hon Harrlgaa. - 4.-43 Sea Hound. . 40 Terry and tha Pirates. S:1S Dick Tracy. . SJeWack Armatreaa.' S.-4S Captain Midnight. S40 Three Romeo, i . S :1s News. JO Spotlight Bands. 33 Sports. T 40 Raymond Gram Swing. 7:15 Mayor Speaks. . ' T JO Red Ayoer. 5 40 Orchestra. :15 Lum and Abner. JO star foe a Night. tOO rteegt rolls Qutst. -t JO News. - i ' SS Art Baker. 1040 America's Town Meeting 11 40 Concert Hour. KGW NBC THintSDAT 43S K .440 Hewn PatroL'. " k Labor News. 40 Mirth and Madness. ; i:80 News. I - 0 -5 Cabor News. 1 40 Journal et Uving. . f :1S News Headlines. T30 Charles Runyan, Organist. . T:4S Sam Hayes. S40 Stars ot Today. - .15 James AbbeTNews. S:30 Special Assignment. ' 05 David Harum 0 40 Words and Musie. S:1S Personality Hour.' . 1040 School Program. . : 10 JO News. ! 10:45 Art Baker's Notebook. 1140 The Guiding UghL 11 J5 Today's Children. 11 JO L,ght ot the World, 11.-45 Melodies ot Home. 1X40 Women of America, : 11:15 Ma Perkins. 110 Pepper Youngs Famuy . u:4 Rignt to uapi 140 Backstage WUe. 1.15 Stella OaUas. 1 -JO Lorenzo Jones. 1:45 Youne Widder S 40 When A Girl I ' 1-15 Portia Faces Life. S JO Just Plain Bill. 3:45 Front Pace FarreiL . : 340 Road Of Ufa. S:ls Vie and Sada. . i " S J0 B. Boy n ton. - 3:45 Rambling Reader. -440 Dr. Kate, i I -4dS New of the World. 4 jo Music. ; 4. -40 Golden Gate Quartet. 4:4S Cart Kalash Orchestra. ; S40 OK- for Release. :15Iele Cross Orchestra. ' 5 JO Day Foster, Commentator. SMS Louis P. luncfaner.; 40 Muste Hall. JO Bob Bums. ' T 40 Abbott and Costelm. : - t JO March ef Time. - 40 Fred Warms Pleasure Time, as Night Editor. JO Coffee Time. 40 Aldricb Family., ' J0 Eliery Quean. 1040 News Flashes. I 10:15 Your Home Town Mew. 1035 Labor News. 10 30 Trio. 10.-45 Voice of A Nation.' 1140 Hotel BUtmore Orchestrs k 11 JO News. , , , - . 115 News. ' '" U40 S a m. Swing Shift. - SLALB MBS THCKSOAT 133 Ke. .-45 Dave West. t 40 News . T:15 Texas Rangers. - f JO Memory Timekeeper. . 4ft Haven at Rest . ..;-.: . S Jo News. . f - I 8:45 Wsx Shop. ... . - 1:5S Strictly Personal. S40 Boake Carter. :15 Woman's Side of the Mews -v JO Buyer's : Parade. , :45 Music, i 1040 News - . , - - 10:15 Stars of Today. 10 JO This St Thst. v 1140 Cedrle Foster. 11:15 Marketing. 11 JO Concert 11.-45 Melody Rendezvous. 1340 News. , 13:15 Concert. 11:45 On the 'Farm Front. ' 13 JO Melody Time. 1 140 Walter Compton. . 1:15 All Star Dance Parade. - . .130 Let's Be Charming. :. 340 Ray Dady. - 3:15 Texas Ranters. : 3 JO Yours For a Song. , J:4S Wartime Women. 3dO News. ' ' " J 340 Radio Tour, , 3:15 Let s Walts. ? 330 Mustd. ': aS Biblsv.-.'l-'"' nf-yk-l ' w, 440 rulton Lewis. - 4:15 Johnson Family. 4J0 Rainbow Kendsrvows 45 News. ' . -' " S 0 Invitation te Romance. as Superman. - Sii f -sowi.me - 3:45 Nesbl.t Commentary .t CabHel l eatter. . :15 Gracte lields. .. CJO onr..' - ; t ' . T? . nvmorl Clapper T:15 1 .. .1 Ours.er. " ' -1ZL-: . -uan far Freedom. 7:15 t - "stra. r. v 1 ; ,..-;.f ,. : ! 5 vrr - hony. :; imn.u a Adventure. r ews. i t:::r - : .. i , tt t-'i rcM la t's S v .. 1 Lews. n.. ) Irem '-y J r Parade. L.en ec.ij.4J Anrm. tm. vrtL-ii rT.: MJllL Ulilll lUUUl ; 1 (The t onowing story was written by SUA t. rred Feldkamn. ; ;"'-"e)f Now York City, a marine corps combat correspondent. I SOMEVnUZlE IN.TIIE SOUTinVTEST PACIFIC ( Delayed ) All good marines know that when anyone in the marine corps has any troubles he takesthem to the chaplainl But no one had fig ured out Where the chaplain takes his. -5 " Master Tech. Zoe W.Poquet, 33, of Osceola, Iowa, has tha answer.The chaplain goes to the mail clerks, those long-suffering marines ' who . make i and lose friends ' overnight, ! depending on liW UVW VI eUIVSJlS 1M i an SS? UVW VS alftmiwif aaseninn - - I MaUr Tech. Si$t, Poqut, whoj e ' a ra e - a m. niirh I Is head mail clerk hare, can vouch for t the15 fact that leach cleric confronted with the -same ques ' ' 2 -; J.. tic over and over , all d?y VSUU v wwws, aasi - Z r k I Where's my mail?f The men who " Ltl thai nut thn niierr usually take tne Vij r-lcrir Is ner tonally responsible; for the lack! ox a jexier iraa mmw. i . Aa hour's visit to the marine Bostoffica here couldn't help Im pressing you very favorably with the efficient way the i mail goes throuah to the boys. : in double- mi irk time. Sometimes Lis means working the clerks; overtime, but they're always glad; to pitch in. Poauet always has had an urge to tnr to -line up three: marine "calls' side by side: Pay. chow and maiL He wm give you odds that the percentage: of marines in either the nay or chow line would be m small by comparison as to be negligible. To a maime wno's been overseas for anything from a month or two up, a. letter from home is like shot in the ann, aa far as his morale is concern ed. "Even a newspaper : from his home, town, which the may never have glanced at back there, sud denly becomes a very t important .tern Joe reports. ; C The mall system here in the field Is not only fast, but it may be even more thorough than the ordinary au-civilian variety. "A civilian sostmaster is com pletely within his rights in stamp ing No record at this address on letter if the addressee cant be located at the' address; indicated, (Continued tram Page J) All this is what congress did to the taxpayers,! and congress- .. men, remember, are paid $19,000 ; a year and sit almost continu ously to perfect legislation. Now take look at the sUte - income l tax return. The Walker plan is there, in just One line: -mDiaommi is 13 per eeat; net tax payable Is 25 per cent . ef Item z . . . " i There is the Walker; plan, sim ple and effective.; And state leg islators get $8 a day for SO days! . I know the federal tax prob lem is f a r mote complicated than the tax problem bf the state of Oregon; but why did tha con gress evolve such a mathemati cal headache for busy citizens? There is absolutely no justifica tion for" it; and the sooner the congress moves to simplify its income tax system the sooner ft will gain public favor "Meantime in Oregon the only criticism of the Walker plan is that tha discount is too high. But the principle" is sound: It meas- ' urea the income tax levy by the sums needed to meet the needs) AND NO MORE.! Certainly tha state legislators deserve garden las for evolving a plan which Is as simple as that embodied ; in - the single line on the tax return. Taxpayers will appreciate this after they Wade through;. th federal forma. t - " -p. 4- 10 JO News -10:45 Orchestrs. 1 : - ) 11 40 Yankee House Party. 11 JO Babe Rhodes Orchestra. 11:45 La Cengs. ' - - ; KOAC TBURSOAT-4M Ke -40 News." 1 10 '15 The HomtmsMri i Bout 1140 School Une Air. j 1120 Melodies - for String. ' 11 JO Concert Hall. 1340 News. " 13:15 Farm Hour. ? 140 Ridln' the Rang. ! , 1:15 u. p. Chronicle.: 130 Variety Time.. -340 Garden Hour. 3 JO Memory Book M Muste - 340 News. . , 3:15 Musie ' . ; - ! 440 American Legion Auxiliary'. 4:15 Latin American Neighbor. - 4 JO Novatlme. . . 4:45 Science News. ' ' 40 On the Upbeat. 30 Story Time.; 8M5 It's Oregon's Wari :15 News. , - , 30 Fsrm Hour. t. T 30 University Hour. ' JO Music. . - ! .. 30 News. .-45 Evening MedlUUons. Dm f J i - m w ... with an up-to-data mountlnj. Ti'e will - reset then while you wait. ( V -- cr.rr.rr ? OTP 003 CODCS 'A. 7 T 1 WLr JTAi iloOO and returning . the letter to the sender,' the headmail clerk ex- j Trained. Tut ia the marine corps we keep forwarding the letter, no W" MJCCJP MAWaUUUlg; a aS' wetter bow many stops it makes, ' a. a-s ii A. .HMgSl until eventually it catches up with the tnan. This of course Involves a considerable amount of check- 1 . an 1 1 W ing' on personnel files, .which; Hq UU aawuivs ii" , - keeps a bunch of the boys busy all . . tm . the time." Among the a s s I s t a n t mail , at this base are. three Cali-; foi-nla men' Staff SA Keen Chil-, dressTjr, 24, of 919 Chester street, n way, 31, of 625 Robinson avenue, . San Diego, and Sgt Dante A. Rid-! , olfi, 22, of Redding. " A number of. the boys spent ; onncii4rahle time On duty Oil both ' - Guadalcanal and Tulagi during the Solomons campaign, and some will accompany fighting marines . In the next large-scale offensive ; against the Japs, to be sure that the men get their mail from home , as fast as the planes come in with ' it from this base. - Japs or no Japs, the maQ must r go through and does. , " . j . HolseySeeliQ Tokyo Capture, Dictated Peace j : By HAMILTON W. FARON ' 5 WASHINGTON. 'Jan. 12 Nothing less than tha capture of Tokyo and a- peace dictated tbera will satisfy Adm. William r. Hal- , sey, jr.,. 1 w - ; , The fhmtinK commander, of the south Pacific fleet made that abun dantly clear ; here with press conference plea: And dont let them stop us until we get it- ru tell you there is only one definite ! place that has got to be taken, and . thafa Tokyo." ,f - ;r v '' : ! The 81-year-old admiral warned against peace moments again in reply to inquiries about the appar- ent reluctance of t h e Japanese , fleet to meet American forces in a showdown naval battle. One reason, he said, might be that They think they can wear us down by attrition tactics and well get tired and make a peace suit able to them which, God. knows ' w- Jeae"' . ! a na . - ir nope no one wu. pernut y w There is plenty of strength to , carry the battle on to the enemy's homeland, Halsey said,-and move ment of a fleet to Japan is no more the problem than movement of a fleet anywhere else. - "We have definite superiority in the air, on the sea and in land for- . ces wherever we are he sayti "Wo are going to keep on press- , ing and hitting him (the Japanese) ' contihuo usly and unceasingly. He'll never know when, -the next j blow is coming. Hell get set one r ... . ' . other." - "h--:-' r-i-"'- Halsey reported that the Japan ese war fleet has been crippled seriously- in the battling thus far, end that: th ' mmot'i - mrwhamt - shipping also is "seriously crip- ! pled" as the result of daring sub- ; marine warfare. . ' But, he continued in reply to a' question, the Japanese still could muster a fleet large enough for a serious battle with the American navy In the Pacific which "very decidely" is anxious for a show down fighL-v; ' ::-'"..': ''"-.' Evidence exists, Halsey said, of Nipponese efforts to overcome heavy naval losses with a build ing program' "which we hope and believe is not going too well . 7Ud Cow Plunges to Death Over Qiff PENDLETON, Ore' Jan. 12 -p) A. wild : cow- escapee from the stockyards knocked, down and : trampled Mrs. W. Osborne of near by Rieth. 4 - .- " A neighbor, Connie Weiss, rode to the rescue and roped, tbe ani mal. It turned on .him and charged his' horse. The horse sidestepped, and the cow went over a cliff to her death. Lef t Eye nemoved In Recent Operation - ZENA V- Howard Goodfellow had an operation for removal of his left eye at Salem .General hos pital last Friday. Erir In thit r' - f7-s io-tJ Jswclry yci l:va It Lis r.ew, f .r a very
