Show Sunday Morning tTlje Salt £akf Tribune NmpmbYr 5 1939 X 5 to Float Threatened Slash in Copper Import Tax Washington Debutantes US 50 Million Held Breach of Faith With Senate To Disregard IFr Housing Loan WASHINGTON Nov 4 (AP)— 'Washington mamas glad that American boys will fill stag lines instead of trenches will bring their daughters out to bow this winter despite war abroad and a new Thanksgiving date The season will have glamor Some are jittery about the interbecause declare scouts social national situation Others are hesitant about the whole debut idea among the debuntantes might be But gradually they are crowding a girl who would be giving parties tea dances and balls onto a social in the White House next year Some political observers have rated calendar that was left nearly bare Secretary of Agriculture Henry enwhen diplomats quit Wallace and Solicitor General Robas the and Jackson WhiteHouse ert tertaining "presidential possisliced its social schedule in two bilities” for 1940 and both their The capital is promised its big- daughters are coming out Jean Wallace a pietty brunet gest crop of buds in several jears with prize blossoms fiom cabinet has been on all the deb lists alfamdiplomatic and congressional though her mother protested that ilies as well as from titled and Jean now a fieshman at Connecticut College for Women didn t wealthy clans For a time President Roosevelt's want a debut But the piessure change of Thanksgiving dav was great with many of Jean's threatened to upset the deb cart friends coming out and now Mrs because not all the colleges agreed Wallace is saying "Maybe” w ith him on the date Mary Jackson blond and brownOne girl who had sent Invita- eyed also resisted a "Please be a tions simply for "Thanksgiving debutante” campaign for awhile day" had to do it all over again so She's a sophomore at Smith college her friends would know which one with a liking for psychology and Others solved the problem by ar- horseback riding But she enjoys ranging to bow instead at Christ- parties and present odds are that mas time she’ll bow at Christmas big-sca- le WASHINGTON Nov 4 CPI — The United States housing authority announced Saturday that 11 local housing authorities would participate In the first $50000000 issue of securities to finance slum clearance and low-co- housing projects Nathan Straus administrator said the issues which are and exempt from federal tax would be offered to the lowest bidder on private money markets on November 8 Cities involved are in the east and south Officials said they expected the issue to be taken by the general public at an average of about of 1 per cent interest On the first $50 OtX) 000 loan thev said there should be a savings of about $1000 000 for the 11 housing authorities because of the low interest fate A potential savings of $15000000 for the entire U S H A program when other cities adopt similar policies was predicted le one-ha- lf Reciprocal Trade State Department Bill Key to Internal Revenue Over Duties that (he benefits conferred upon a country party 'to a reciprocal treaty flic automatically extended' to every other country in the "most favored nation" class which By IUREY J BROUN Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON Nov -If the state department and the president In formulating and promulgating a reciprocal trade treaty with Chile make any reduction in internal revenue tax on the imports of copper they will break faith wllh the senate if not with the whole congress There has already been one such breach of faith in the Canadian treaty w hich chopped $1 a thousand feet off the internal revenue tax on lumber And the state department according to Assistant Secretary Grady in charge of trade treaty negotiations contends that the state department can if so disposed cut the copper tax just as though It weie a duty imposed by the tariff law When the reciprocal trade bill was pending in the sennte attention was directed to the fact that after the depression became serious congress rather thanat tempt to rewrite the tariff imposed special internal revenue taxes on imports of copper lumber coal and 4- includes most all commercial nations country Only the treaty-makin- g makes concessions to the United States the United States extends these truiff favors to all “favored nations" " his is not reciprocity but charity” declaied Mr Tread1 way Must Buy to Sell "Conceding” he continued “that we have to buy if we expect to sell it does not follow that we have to buy what we already produce for oui selves and therefore do not need” And that is the basis on which delegations from the niining states and the agricultural states have been vigorously Frozen Exrise Taxes Finally he said: "All excise taxes are frozen in this bill We do not propose to disturb excise taxes at all ” On that assurance senators who were interested in preserving the special tax on imports of copper lumber coal and oil w ithdrew what otherwise would have been serious objection to the reciprocal trade bill The courts In construing laws have freenacted by congress quently examined into the intent of congress as shown either by the debates of senate and house or by the reports of committees The statements by Senator Harrison n charge of the reciprocal trade bill and the questions which drew forth his statements above quoted clearly establish the intent of conAnd yet in’ the case of gress lumber both the state department and the president Ignored that intent and lowered a tax which the senate had been assured would not be disturbed This trick having been placed once and the state department now insisting on its right to again ignore the pledge of Senator Harrison to the senate senators from copper - producing arp alarmed over what may be embodied in the forthcoming reciprocal trade treaty w'llh Chile NS® LETT IS The newest idea in radio A powerful efficient RCA-Victo- r radio in a smart cabinet designed to sene as bedside table bookcase or telephone table — Beautifully finished Your choice of Maple Walnut or Mahogany Priced at Only protesting against the forthcoming treaty with Argentina and next in line the treaty with Chile One other point interesting to Utah was raised by Mr Treadway He called attention to the fact that the reciprocal trade act has destroyed the real functions of the tariff commission of which Edgar B Brossard of Utah is a member He said that commission is now g nothing more than a body and demanded that its pow- oil The reciprocal trade bill was being sponsored by Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi chairman of the finance committee He was questioned at some length as to whether the reciprocal trade bill was intended to permit the president to reduce excise taxes as well Time and again as tariff duties he said there was no such intention rather that it was the purpose of his committee to “freeze” those four internal revenue taxes in such manner that they might not be modified 41) WITH AN EXTRA GENEROUS ALLOWANCE for YOUR OLD RADIO and EXTRA SPECIAL EASY TEEMS Come in or telephone us Wasatch 7100 for additional information and estimates fact-findin- ers be restored as congress had If the tariff commission intended is to continue as nothing more r said Mr Treadthan a way that woik can be done by a staff of experts there is no need for tariff commissioners He demanded that the tariff commission be restored to full power and authority but this can only be done fact-finde- Senator Fat Harrison proposes ‘frees®’ on internal revenue taxes by law of repeal the reciprocal trade country have Increased 100 per cent but to comparable countries Leslie Howard Becomes the increase has been still greater 102 to Rumania per cent Irish Free State 170 per cent Russia Blackout Casualty Leslie LONDON Nov 4 (UP) 183 per cent Turkey 292 per cent In the case of Colombia and Guate- Howard motion picture actor becasualty Saturmala our exports have increased came a black-ou- t 81 and 81 per cent respectively day night when his automobile collided with another near Kingston to Venezuela a counHoward who was driving to his try they have grown 161 per rent Mr Treadway as a Republican home at Doiking was severely inIs opposed to the reciprocal trade jured about the head and chest Several of his teeth were knocked policy but every dav some Democrat joins the Republicans in oppo- out The actor was treated at a hospisition to this policy for it is being tal and went home shown as the discussion proceeds - Look at These Features: Magic Loop Antenna (no antenna or ground re- quired) Victrola or Television Attachment "Plug In” Rich brilliant tone Standard Reception and one Police Band Dial Slide Type Magic Voice Edge-Lighte- d IDEAL FOR Bedroom Living Room Sun Porch Breakfast Nook Hall Play Room Guest Room Dining Room Business Office Work Room Dormitory Wait ing Room non-treat- y RADIOS STREET FLOOR states Building Opposition This affair is building up new and determined opposition to the whole reciprocal trade policy and more and more frequently the assertion is made in congtess that the reciprocal trade law must either be repealed or allowed to die by expiration on the 12th of Each tiade treaty next June BEAUTIFUL RAYON TAFFETA ne- gotiated develops new enemies and week by week the indications grow stronger that this pet policy of the administration may he thrown into the discard If after all the protests that have been filed the Chile treaty should now make a cut in the tax on imported copper there will be a new outbreak of opposition It must he remembered that the reciprocal trade policv is a child of the brain of Cordell Hull secretary of state who sold his Idea to the president You'll Buy for Irresistible! to and Put Away for Gifts! Yourself Strong Throughout his career as member of the house and later of the senate Mr Hull was the outstand- Whether you spend much time at your fireside or not you’ll want one of these flattering among all his ing He is the Democratic brethren leading American exponent of free trade todav His reciprocal trRde policy is nothing more nor less than a plan to lower tariff duties by executive decree Instead of by As was stRted in the legislation house Just a few days ago these treaties "bung about a downward revision of the tariff which congress and the country would never stand for if it were proposed in a single measure" In other words It brings about a piece-medownward revision of the tariff with congress powerless to Interfere Representative Treadway of Massachusetts who Is conceded to be the oulstanchng tax and tariff authority In congress took occasion to analvze the operations of the reciprocal trade policy to date and bv figures obtained from the department of commerce showed that with few exceptions our trade is Increasing more rapidly w ith counti les with w liu h we have no reciprocal trade treaties than with countries with whom we have entered Into such agreements Increases In Exports to wear and enjoy housecoats and make you congratulate yourself on its low cost Very wide skirts that swish romantically waistlines for that franipped-iexpensive-lookin- g gile look details luscious colors Free-Trad- free-trad- For Instance our exports to Braa treaty country have Increased 56 per cent but In Argentina still a rounlry they have jumped 97 per cent We have a treaty with Sweden none with Norway Our exports to Sweden have Inc teased 81 per cent with Norway 80 per cent inland a treaty Our exports Vo n i Quilted bodices and panels Full sweeping skirts Two-ton- e color combinations Talon fastening and wrap- arounds SIZES: Other Rtvlf not In gltfx to COLORS t 42 t The all-oquilted bodice of this smart model belles Its low coat Talon fastening for allin line— Royal Copen Rust 998 Vine Black 1 zil non-treat- y ‘'RHPPthcart line and shined bodice what could be more flattering’ Yet H la one of thene lovely coau at only 398 12 (o 20 Inset front section of colorful Striped taffeta makes this extra ftlam-orm- ia boftly shored bodice Wllh ' V' neckline a98 MAIL ROUES ORDERS HLLLD HOUSECOATS FLOOR SECOND n 4 c Jff js f - & '1 J 4 fc |