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Wednesday, December 19, 1951
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GRADUATED TAXATION
The following appeared in the Seattle Post-In
telligencer's -Voice of the People” and requires no
comment:
Among other things the young Democrats have
come out in lavor of graduated taxation. What
is it?
It means that a guy making $350 a month might
get taxed 20 per cent while a guy making $800 a
month might get taxed 40 per cent. low then, there
are many many more of us in the 20 per cent bracket.
So, the young Democrats figure that by soaking the
so called rich guy with a larger percentage, we will
be dumb enough to think they are doing us a favor
end consequently will vote for them. The only ad
vantage in graduated taxation is to the politician.
It gets him more votes. Of course it ruins the coun
try too, but they don’t care.
When you soak this rich guy you are only
cuttnig your own throat. Did you ever stop to think
that before you and I could make enough to pay
the 20 per cent tax. some guy had to save up some
money and take a chance by starting out a business
in which you and I could work? Did you ever stop
to think that without these fellows who are smart
enough to save a little extra money, you and I
wouldn't have as much as wc have and the chance
to get even more?
Who was largely responsible for starting this idea
of graduated taxation? He was the son of a very
rich man. He flunked out of school. He was' un
happily married and had four children, three of
whom committed suicide. He grew to hate anyone
who was successful. His name was Karl Marx. Think
it over and think for yourself.
JOHN R. CAMERON,
605 Spring St.
NEW GUIDED MISSILE USE
The Air Force has hinted it is developing a
guided missile to be carried by bombers, designed
to intercept and destroy jet fighter planes, which are
the main nemesis of an attacking bomber force. This
is the first time the Air Force has intimated guided
missiles would be used Air defensive purposes, by
bomber planes.
The Air Force has often talked of guided missiles
is interceptors of enemy jet bombers, and as missiles
o be launched for offensive purposrs. The recent
announcement was the first hint that guided missiles
were being developed as defensive bomber weapons.
'If the Air Force is successful in developing a guided
missile as defensive armament for bomber planes,
the service may have found the answer to the No. 1
problem encountered in bomber raids deep into enemy
held territory. '
In the air fighting in Korea, the unevenness
of combat between conventional-type bombers and
jet fighters lias been cleariy demonstrated. Although
jecn shown that new defensive armament is needed
been shown that new deefnsive armament is needed
to protect conventional-type bombers against jew
interceptors. On a deep penetration mission, one
which protecting fighters cannot accompany all the
way, the need for defensive armament for our bomb
ers is urgent. Perhaps the Air Force has part of
the answer - or all of it - in the development
of guided missiles to be carried by b .mbers for their
j own defense. , __
The Washington
Herry-Go-Round
(Continued from Page One)
Also present was the recently re
signed chief of police, Bob Barrett,
who took off his coat and started
a fist fight with Congressman
Dewey Short of Missouri—until re
strained by some of his own cops.
I feel sure that few officials at
that dinner felt obligated to Con
gressman Boykin as a result of his
hospitality. Yet a lot of dinners,
sprinkled with hunting^Wipa^and*
thoughtful presents of turkey and
venison have an accumulative ef
fect. And just two weeks after this
dinner, one of Boykin s major RFC
loans was granted.
But to study the case history of
“Everything is made for love
Boykin, here are four chapters of
his life in Washington, showing
how his backslapping and wire pul
ling ends in corruption.
FAST LOAN
Chapter No. 1—Deals with Boy-|
kin's amazing wire pulling which
got a $455,758 loan for the Stutts
Lumber Co. of Thomasville, Ala.,
described in this column June 14,
1951. Not only did the congressman
have a contract to sell his timber
to this company, but Stutts im
mediately used $300,000 of the RFC
lean to pay an overdraft at the
Thomasville Bank and Trust Co.,
two of whose officials have now
been indicted.
Usually it takes months to get
a loan through the RFC. All sorts
of officials down below have to
pass on it. But the coon-eating
congressman from Alabama ob
tained his loan bn Aug. 18, '49, just
two weeks after he had entertained
RFC officials and other bigwigs at
his historic dinner on August 2.
The regional director of RFC in
Birmingham opposed the loan, but
it went through the RFC directors
in Washington with flying colors.
Chapter No. 2—Boykin turned on
the hospitality charm, and the coon
meat, at another party, this one
held under the capital dome in the
private dining-room of ex-speaker
Joe Martin. Members of the Fish
eries and Wildlife committee were
invited to attend this party, sup
posedly for the purpose of refuting
Virginia’s Congressman Howard
Smith and his derogatory remarks
about the ‘'Love Lite of the , Rac
coon.”
Congressmen who attended, how
ever, were .surprised to meet lobby- :
ists for several paper companies, |
who proceeded to present various
charts and a sales-argument to win |
votes against certain OPS controls.
Boykin, colleagues learned later,
had wangled a $750,000 loan thru
the RPC for the Mobile Paper
Company, after which the congress
man and his four children acquired
a large chunk of stock in that com
pany.
Cf course, nothing was said about
■Btitl?in’-r hfterekfc m paper when ho
entertained congressmen in the ex
speaker's private dining room. And
when the story of the Boykin party
was published, the congressmen is
sued a lengthy statement protest
ing his innocence.
By this time some people were
beginning to thing that “Every
thing is made for love” Boykin
should be called ..“Everything is
made for loans.”
STUFFING BALLOT BOXES
( hapter No. 3—Though never be
fore published, Congressman Boy- j
kin pulled frantic wires to kill fed
eral prosecution of a vote-fraud j
case in his home town, Mobile. In ;
some respects this was more im- i
portant than his efforts to kill tax- j
fraud cases, because it affected the
most sacred right of the American
people, the right to vote.
During the May 1950 primaries,
local citizens became aroused over j
ballot-box stuffing and the man- j
ner in which certain "ladies” from j
the red-light district repeated at
the polls as many as 23 times. A
local grand jury which tried to in- j
vestigate was dismissed, following!
jvhich certain irate Mobile citizens j
telephoned me. J
I placed the matter before the
Justice Department, and Peyton
Ford, then deputy Attorney Gen
eral, assigned one of his best men,
Ben Brooks'to prosecute.
Repeatedly Congressman Boykin i
phoned the Justice Department. |
“Did that fellow Drew Pearson1
start this investigation?" he de-1
manded. But Peyton Ford stood j
pat. So did Jim Mclnerpy, head of I
the criminal division. Both refused I
to call off the Federal Grand Jury,
which indicted 21 ballot-box stuf- •
lers and vote repeaters. There were
howls of anguish from Congress
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man Boykin anti ome of his poli
tical allies In Mobile, but, in the
end, 16 of the ballot manipulators
pled “No defense" and were sen
tenced.
Today Mobile is waiting patient
ly for U. S. Judge Daniel Thomas
to make public the Grand Jury s
report which puts the finger on
Mobile’s interesting system of vote
repeaters from red-light districts;
while Congressman Boykin is
breathing heavily, hoping Judge
Thomas won’t.
By this time some folks were be
ginning to think “Everything is
made for love’’ Boykin should be
called "Everything is made for
I votes!”
Chapter No. 4—The way Boykin
pulled wires in the Hipps-Mitchell
tax-fraud case has already been
partly publicized. But the real story
is how Congressman Boykin had
protected Joe Mitchell for years
and what, if anything, he got in
return.
When Mitchell was caught tap
ping the Mobile city water main
to supply his negro tenement
house, Boykin's friends allowed him
to settle the bill out of court.
In 1S43, when tires were ration
ed, Mitchell was caught stealing
tires from a Tupelo, Miss., filling
station, but got off when his old
friend Congressman Boykin inter
vened. Mitchell even got $500 of
his original bond back.
In 1945, Mitchell was convicted
for violating the election laws and
sentenced to 60 days hard labor.
During this trial two key witnesses
disappeared and later swore they
were paid $100 a week by Mitchell
to stay out of town. Later, the case
was reversed in the Supreme Court.
Despite this background, how
ever, Congressman Boykin pestered
Lamar Caudle incessantly in order
to protect his friend from tax-fraud
prosecution. Boykin had got the
art of wire pulling down to a
science, and he used the science for
his own ends, not the ends of the
people who elected him. Today he
rates as a top illustration of hew
corruption can insidiously, almost
imperceptibly, spread through gov
ernment.
December 19
Eli J. Post
Marjorie Tillotson
Gordon Grfly
Gilbert DeVault
Betty Reed
Charles E. Johnson
Weather at
Alaska Points
Weather conditions and tempera
tures at various Alaska points also
on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30 p.m.,
120th Meridian Time, and released
by the Weather Bureau are as
follows:
Anchorage .. . 20—Cloudy
Barrow . . -2—Clear
Bethel . 32—Snow
Cordova . 32—Snow
Dawson . Missing
Edmonton .. -18—Snow
Fairbanks . 8—Cloudy
Havre . -5—Snow
Juneau Airport . 1—Clear
Annette Island . 20— Clear
Kcdiak . 39—Partly Cloudy
Kotzebue . 29—Snow
McGrath .. Missing
Northway . -22—Cloudy
Petersburg . 8—Clear
Portland . 35—Cloudy
Prince George . -17—Clear
Seattle . 34—Rain
Whitehorse . -18—Clear
Yakutat . 24—Cloudy
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Community Events
TODAY
At 3 p.m.—Elks Lodge.
At 8 p in.—Christmas operetta “The
Shepherd’s Christmas” by com
bined youth choirs at Methodist
church.
December 20
At noon—Chamber of Commerce
me^fcs at Baranof Hotel.
At G p.m.—Taku Toastmasters .meet
in Baranof Gold Room.
At 7:30 p.m.'—City Council meets.?.
At 8 p.m.—Taku Post. VFW meefS
in Jeep Club.
At 8 p.m.—Women of Moose meet.
December 21
At 1:00 p.m.—Christmas tray favor
committee of Garden Club meets
at home of Mrs. James Herdlick.
December 22
At 4 p.m.—Public Christmas “Sing”
j at tree at Seward and Front.;.
At 8 p.m.—Sons of Norway meewin,
I Odd Fellows Hal.l
December 23
At 11 a.m.—Christmas program at
Chapel-by-the-Lake.
At 8 p.m.—Methodist church choir
musical program.
December 2fi
At noon—Kiwanis club meets pt
Baranof Hotel.
Christmas Sing
4 P. M. Saturday
i With the big tree in place at the
foot of Seward Street, members of
the Juneau Woman's Club are urged
to be down town to participate ir
the singing of carols Saturday af
j terncon at 4 o’clock, the time set for
the annual “sing” which has become.,
traditional, and which takes the
place of the December social-pro
gram meeting. William Reedy will
| be song leader and song sheets will
be provided. The entire community
| is cordially invited to join in the
I “sing.”
Juneau Woman’s Club members
are further reminded about the
Christmas basket which is to be fill
ed for a family as part of a com-,
munity project. The JWC basket if
at Bert’s grocery and all donations
must be in by Saturday afternoon.
Perishables should not be left there
until early Saturday, but canned
foods may be placed in the basket
any time. The meat will be provided
by the club.
STRICTLY BUSINESS
by McFmHots
i
“You say Argyle reports he’s desperately in need of
an assistant?’’
20 YEARS AGO the empire j
DECEMBER 19, 1931
A big Jitney Dance was being held at Elks Hall tonight, for the
benefit of the Christmas fund for the Pioneers' Home residents. W. D.
Gross, who had solicited the free use of the hall and free services of
the musicians, stated that every cent taken in at the dance would go
Into the fund.
A fine big Christmas tree, thirty feet high, was erected in Douglas
by Mayor Kilburn and assistants, and decorating and lighting was
underway during the day. Juneau’s Christmas tree was in its accustomed
spot in Triangle Place, and plans were well underway for the Com
munity Sing, under the auspices of the Juneau Woman’s Club.
Final scores in the basketball tournament at Haines were White
Pass 19; Douglas High School 18; making the White Pass club champions
by a very close margin. In the second game of last night's play Douglas
Firemen defeated Juneau Firemen, 27 to 17.
The hoapsters from Gastineau Channel left Chilkoot Barracks on
the Fornance early this morning for home.
Three vescls were in port during the past 24 hours. The Northland
sailed for Seattle last evening, with 13 passengers for Seattle. The
Princess Norah, 24 hours behind schedule because of a slight accident
at Bella Bella, was in with 11 passengers, and took 1G passengers out
for Skagway. The steamer Admiral Evans, bound to the westward,
was in with 11 passengers from the south, and left with 13 from here
for Sitka and westward ports.
Weather: High, 36; low, 32; cloudy.
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Daily Lessons in English w. L. cordon \
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “It was kind of cold when
I arrived”. Say, “It was SOMEWHAT cold.” Avoid the use of "kind
of” and “sort of” in the sense of “somewhat” or "rather." '
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Access; accent first syllable. Excess;
accent second syllable.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Dual (pertaining to two). Duel (a combat).
SYNONYMS: Posterity, progeny, children, heirs, offspring, descend
ants.
WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us
increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word:
VERVE; marked aptitude; talent; spirit. “Her writings revealed a
considerable amount of verve."
MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA lee
Q. What type of writing paper should a man use for his personal
correspondence?
A. It should always be conservative. Plain white or cream, or gray
cr granite, cr a deep blue paper of medium or larger size, and stamped
with his address or his initials or, for social correspondence, with his
crest, is in good taste.
Q. Is it ail right to send a Christmas card to someone who is in
deep mourning?
A. Yes, if its picture in some way illustrated the birth of Chrisl
or fhe premise of peace, or if its messaeg be of loving friendly thought.
Don’t send a gay card shouting “Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year.”
Q. When buttering a piece of bread at the dinner table, should one
hold it in one hand or keep it on the pla’.e?
A. It is better to hold the bread against the plate wh:le butter
ing it.
j LOOK and LEARN a( c. GORDON
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1. What is the youngest age for marriage in the United States?
2. Who was the discoverer of the X-ray?
3. Who was the only U. S. President who "came back” and served
another term after being out of office?
4. Which state of the Union borders on four of the five Great
Lakes?
5. Which animal weighs the most at birth, and which the least?
ANSWERS:
1. Fourteen lor men, 12 for women.
2. Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen (1845-1023), in 1895.
3. Grover Cleveland (1837-1908).
4. Michigan.
5. The whale and opossum, respectively.
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6. Outwit
9. Lively dance
12. Masculine
name
13. Sea eagle
14. Character In
•'The Faerie
Quenne”
15. City In Kansas
16. Slowed
13. Diminish
20. Eons
21. Addition to a
building
22. Standard
24. Music drama
27. Thoroughfares
30. Through:
prefix
31. Coax
33. Pinch
34. Act of going
down
30. Appropriately
38. Ancient Irish
city
39. American
humorist
40. Declare
42. Trimmed with
tufts of
loose
threads
47. Relates
49. Act wildly
50. One of the
Cape Verde
islands
61. Be overfond of
62. Preceding
nights
53. City in Minne
sota
54. Dillseed
55. Not light
Solution of Yesterday’s Puzzle
DOWN
1. Girl
2. Drug-yielding
plant
3. Soapstone
4. Trapper
5. Untamed
6. Metal-bearing
rocks
7. Purposes
8. Meadow
9. Opinion
10. African arrow
poison
1L Roams about
idly
17. Infrequent
19. Snapping
beetle
23. Mountain
nymphs
24. Peculiar
23. Crusted dish
26. Toward the
point where
the sun rise/
27. Perched
28. Sesame
29. Watch secretly
32. Relation
through the
the mother
35. Wagon
37. Looked
39. Item of
property
40. Part of a
church
41. Flesh of calves
43. Before: prefix
44. Molten rock
45. Always
46. Writing table
48. Mountain in
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P.M. Visiting brothers welcome.
LeROY WEST, Exalted Ruler.
W. H. BIGGS, Secretary.
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Noose Lodge No. 700
Regular Meetings Every Friday
Governor—
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Secretary—
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V. F. W.
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