Show -- Ns4 'V Wkkard Hits Triorities Plan Looms for of Prophets Rail Wage Mediation Board Freig-h- lanes Food Famine Falls to Policy May Become Bring Settlement zilic 47tibune ---Olt Wednesday:altMorning Feb 24 1943 0 4 These Wouldn't Stop G9eriti ti s Idultumite 1 r 1 Views Reports t To Cause Panic WASHINGTON Feb 23 (UM —Secretary of Agriculture Claude Tt Wickard Tuesday night deriounced "irresponsible sources" for circulating reports that the nation farei a food famine and food rite as a reeult of canned trVwixt rationing Ms statement was prompted by publicatIon of ft dispatch quoting his aela ea saying the food shortage is se acute that they "Just don't know what the people- - are going to eat" Without naming the author of the thspatch Wickard said that from irresponsible sources staternents are being made which apparently are intended to destroy morale and create food panic l more than a For considerably he said "I have been doing year" all in my power to arouse people to the importance of food and the Importance of maintaining agricultural production I have been pointing out that increaRed civile ian income and increasing and rnintary demands are drawing heavily on our food supplies At the same time however I have been emphasizing that our supplies of food are very large and If we manage these supplies wisely there will be enough good food for everyone in this country For Instance we have on hand the largest supply of wheat on record the greatest number of cattle of hogs of chickens and the greatest alapply of feed we have ever had" 1 i 1 1 0 0 I 4 1 i lend-leas- Ho SUGAR NEEDED k IN EASY-TO-L1E- E WIUFFINS f1ll-B11- 1! Heres an a:ready ‘favored recipe new wartime fame thst s ga"-"- - Mu!nris without suear! Sfe for yourself how the navprsome crispnecs of xrttorGs glves these delicious rhuff!ns a texture and taste a:: theJ own! N aLt-Ess- 1 Att-sRA- 6 - k :e Kellogg's 4 4 I I - tt t g tcrn rA1 err if-- rti r'l m:it rjp 1 L Fyrup powder' zs Ke-z- it tVsr1 Cream sho!lening and corn syrin thortyighly add egg and beat well and mk let soak in talt:1 rnost or moisture Is taken up S:ft four wt!!"1 Fait and bakinz mixture and atr on:v Rd tto F1 greased dapnenra Pnl bake rnffn pant ?o-h- llot ovenf11 o400 r in moeerntelli 000rt nn minutpL vltkA: 8 large mut3 Incnea in diameter or 12 amall r1 24 iliches in dlarneter 1 I eltrvnt-I- Muffins All-gr- an br— I 1 N Sr - r3 il All-Br- an Ider: il 1 frr ftt d : rffrs tk A ) 1r-11Lonl- Rum Pleads Nation's Chief Asks U S to For Action On Tax Plan Aid Red Cross BOSTON Feb 23 (INS)— Beardsley Ruml Tuesday said that failure of congress to enact income tax legislation constitutes a "national dahger" while withholding "the best kind of financial planning for the postwar period" Ruml said he believed t h e chances of getting the new year 1933 on a basis seems "distinctly good" Recalling to an audience of business and industrial leaders at the Boston chamber of commerce how the income tax rate has grown from the 1 per cent minimum in 1913 the originator of the plan said: "The consequence of these increased rates is that the debt which people owe to the federal government for tax on their last year's income has become a national danger Under our present system this debt Will have to be paid whether this year they have any income or not "If they die this amount will be taken from whatever estate they leave If they lose their jobs there will be a charge against what they have saved If their earnings are less the full tax must be met out of lower earnings And practically all income tax payers are actually in debt continuously for about one year's full income tax" t pay-as-you-- Feb 23 LP) - -- Texa The fifty-eight- s h birthday of Admiral Chester W Nimitz commander of the U S r'acific fleet will be observed in town Wednesday this The Lions club will sponsor a party st the Hotel Nimitz hill-count- ry Report Spikes of Story -Sailor Sitdown BI(Ig c"771 - 1 DIRECT ' UP-- -A 1 - 7 h I cLa:"‘ TalloredtoOrder ) - : i 1 - 0' --- - For r "'"N-- ' z- t t -- V Y' 4 ::::: I e I! -1 f -- - ' 1 I 1 Ow - jP t:: :11':- -- e- MOEN SUTo 2 SUITS I Both For For 1 1 1 1 - r::: t j ::kr'-'77s- 2 - 1 c 11114':''': t t I 11' Other Groups ) 4 ‘vv 1 1:: 1 k1111i - 1 ?I-4- '' 1 i $3450 li 11 $950 1 1 i YARDS OF NEW SPRING MATERIALS HAVE JUST ARRIVED THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF MA TERIALS Al THE PULLMAN WHOLE- SALE IN TIMES LIKE TAILORS THESE AS IN ALL OTHER TIMES YOU CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON PULLMAPCS FOR THE BEST POS SHILL CLOTHES VALUES FOR THE MONEY 1ti' I 1141 i itI Ifq i 1 k 1 1 I Z k 1 9r--1 A 1 1 1al : i 1 I kc' 1 1 1 t 1 4 ii I'l: I i riL 1 - 1 4 dranand ' vdtatti1111LE i'I'Ll - :r - - s' :' sr: : t"------ 04 - — : l'--we- 4- A -- WASHINGTON Feb 23 cr‘-- City workers cost of living went up 2 per cent during January the smallest monthly advance since February 1911 the labor department reported Tuesday The bureau of labor atatisnes which prepared the study of retail pricem acknowledged however that it could not measure -- blsek market operatIons or sales to toniers who pay bonuses for serv- : - - - - -- - - '''-'s- z''''-±- : ''- - ' k :TH-- — " -- ' t ' '-' Vs - - I'Y'-:::- - L- - :' : ' - 4: 71-''' - ' !- '7- ' -- - 7- - ':::' - - : '- : : i ' '45' 's c '7i :-'-- f! t ' A " - rr :: : - 1 - ' " : ''' ': ::::: iis ' T - ?:7' ::'' ''--7 - i 1: ::'--':- '''':' - ' ' -: - : - v': '- ' : : li : ' ' 7 ' " - :- ' ' - ::: 211a1T1 joalrownermimmoomenomosell t mamiemomnImmommiMilMsell -- 71 1 ' 1- - '" A4011cirreSSMell r Ration Ili Point Prove 'Elsatz Bureau Reports Increase in 1Federal Taxes WASHINGTON Feb 23 (JP)— The internal revenue bureau reported Tuesday that tax collections in January amounted to S797367430 a net increase of $153525317 Over the same month last year Income excess profits and unjust enrichment taxes amounting to $296097491 showed the greatest net gain –4153479913 but this was offset by losses including $17087199 In automobile use taxes $1'2913706 in gasoline taxes $8947505 on taxes on new automobiles and motorcycles and $7256885 in taxes on tires and tubes Despite a public lag in filing income tax returns attributed by treasury officials to confusion over discussion ef pay as you go tax plans income tax collections last month were nearly $32000000 greater than in January 1942 the - 1 it ' it P1-- QUICK for RELIEF 1 ) 14 t l à RI:LI ) e° bureau reported Individual income tax receipts amounted to $73316142 an increase of $16592442 over collections in January 1942 and corporation income tax collections $80- 956733 an increase of $15317312 Other major tax receipts included $136875861 in liquor taxes an increase of $36222922 over January 1942 $80565260 in tobacco taxes an increase of $10983742 and $26759186 in retailers' excise taxes an increase of $9995359 10CD Frees Pumps For Coast Sale (Continued From Page One) them You don't lik them the grocer doesn't like them: 0 P A curate picture of actual defense doesn't like them But were all stuck with them—and hard installations It should add up to a bureau--- "Dummy gun positions inter- cratic plot against the common 0 P A from the Cincinnati office defense spersed among the active of the Kroger Chain Store corn- elements of a given a rea :ire a n man but it doesn't the row upon pany to head the branch enough Strangely indispensable part of the normal row of figures which you'd best "The values tried our measures in modern war- - consult before going to the corner tihee- - point commented "We Rogers must have put in more overtime fare" the department said -- It is grocery 1 for R can of corn ofcome six than any other group in the gov- represent the fruit common procedure to rotate ar- - Alarch months' labor of practical minded eminent" to tillery units from one position business men Point values he explained are another the vacated positions They were figured by the one- - designed to set an equilibrium be- being manned by dummies Ey this time owner of a Texas cold Storagea: tween supply and demand where means hostile observation and plant a Michigan fruit farmerson the price factor used to operate brace of officials the was started with two The enemy agents are unable to gain of a New Kroger York produce merchant knownjobfacts: the supply of canned at any definite time a n a (Tura te a nwdh food brokor a food ma- - goods and the historical consumpchinery expert an expert on friyzen it kw of supply picture of the actual defenses soon became obvious that "The use of dummies to mislead foods and a NtW Bea( )tti NI A sS ) 'It were t here grocer the enemy isone of the acceptt41 whultbsale other considerations" A fair of the food! Rgera said "We had to figure on principles in ope ratio n in ail thea- - business they represent the key! how much a cpnsumer would ters of Nvar at the present time" of 0 P A's processed sist upon buying a certain iteni "Nobody 'Stopped me" Cooley foods brp nch vhere the rationing once he had only a limited number told the house apparently in amazement as he told the house of canned goods was born They (It)- of points to spend of his inspection "Nobody fired a not claim perfection for their cre"We had to weigh the substitu- ation tion of various foods Corn and shot at me" Here's the candid opinion of peas can be substituted readily for To reporters later he acknowlchief each other but not for tomato cat-o- f edged that his roof crawlinz had Curtis C Ilogers 0 P As supply and industrial sup-- We had to rate the availabilbeen on the brief side that "I was a little afraid someone would take rationing section: ity of fresh vegetables and de- "When we finished we knew termine a shot at me" how they would affect the He reported that "dummy sol- damn well there were a lot of consumer's willingness to pay for diers wearing service overalls and places where we went wrong We'll rationed items" hats were bent over the phony probably be criticized severely in In some guns- - sort of like a scarecrow put the next few months out in a melon patch No I didn't places we've made mistakes I ay get a chance to feel of what ma- don't know yet what they are but I'm sure there are some They'll1 terial they were made" be corrected as quickly as human- - 1 ly possible For PROMPT U S C of C Head Sees "The point values are harsh cer- terolel Massage with this wonderful tainly We don't deny that a bit actually brings But in the last few months the fresh warm blood to aching muscles Brighter Trade Outlook nation has been feasting in the face 1 to help break up painful local conMONTEVIDEO Uruguay Feb of a short supply In the long run gestion Better than an mustard plaster! In 3 strengths 23 ()PI — Increased trade between the program will pay dividends" From Kenneth Stauffer on down —monelellf the United States and South PliPnow— America was forecast Tuesday for the personnel of the processed the postwar period by Eric John- - foods branch practically lived and R ki ston president of the United slept with point values since last 1611101— - a States chamber of commerce August Stauffer was drafted by — I (e 1 ''' 1 i' es ‘'COUNTER-IRRITAN- - Says:Z "See for yourself the finer mot-riand perfect workmanship Save SO to 80116 modern ds Dental Plates" USE YOUR IMMO I CREDIrl Na Advance No Carrying 111 1 f 1 t 7 - I 1 71 '' r - ry r r r 1 I ' 1 t !t I ':1 k: 11 1 It 1 t ' 1 i 7 016 - tw"? - : ‘2:::: 2:: 0 Charges! — - DUPONT ACRYLIC PLATE : 95 302 For Only - i - ( ' t ' -'''' '44' - Akft '''''''':- - :' - II1 - r - 4iii ' N Zi j I :' ' - t THE NEW I laboratory sorvica 1 All Dental Plates are made only upon receipt ot impressions and orders from Utah licensed Dentists Workmanship and mate- rials fully ruaranteed All work made by union mechanics- l ::: S i 1 i i MAY WITHERS 4 1 Dental Laboratory Service 174120 SALT LAKE ' '' - II ALL-PLAST- DENTURES mad with sutra-mode- rn PLASTIC TEETH ore now ovoliablo of my dont ' - — L: -- l : -- --- t i MAIN ' t--' i 1 r CITY at 2n4 Sto toA Main Above Polity nuttit 6 p nt —Dist Open LInten to MAY WITHERS Program KUTA every TUESDAY at 6:23 p m r 1 : ' ri el- I " 1 ''':l -- s'i-- 7 ''' - I : 1' -' ' itEll1 - r 1 ' ' i th ?17 l' 't BUT I CAll SAY I TABOO'D-:4'- E P KEEN ABOUT — I —' 1iI r I : 1 'kr: : - MID f M 1 - f'7Ct grill k) Fitt & ' '! 't 1 t ' Vessel Docks C14- 1111tz) - ' o 0 -- -0- 1-to ' i k - : : ': - - - 1 t i l IOU& FOOD!' t 4 - 44L"'" i essi t iy 14 Foo - OS 5 driv4 4 rad tot i iI t 1 ift -- 11705 : - th 7-- I 1 I ' I 3 1 i 1 ' pw' -0 ' 1::1 11'1 - t t fr t 1:: -- - 7”: f - ry :: t : V I " LIKE YOUR c 0 - TALK IS SUCH LOOSE i 1 rtoctRY )0'1 ‘ si : 7 L' - L :: TELL YOU WHERE NE 1101 CAN'T stLEt4cE it4 a111111f t) ' ik Heretofore such pumps have sold only in selected cities within target areas Feb 23 tT1--- - A d American merchant in the southwest imedium-size- torpedoed reached in a huge hnle In its stern the navy reported Tuesday 1 L - 4- I 5 E RV E been WASHINGTON Feb 23 (INS) —Louisiana's eight-ma- n house delegation Tuesday threatened Democratic leaders with withdrawal of its support in protest against President Roosevelt's appointment of James V Mired of Texas to the bench of the Fifth circuit court of appeals Such a threatened split would put control of the house firmly in the hands of a coalition of Republicans and Democrats as the Democratic leadership only has a majority of 13 votes The coalition already haa shown its ability to override the leadership i Lk stores Louisianans MAI Roosevelt Choice rE 1 5 'i 1 In Price! ' GENUINE ' I flt - t co ed ! - 4 t n ac Iwo sTIFF soHE puscLEs - 1 -- ' " I d ld t mid-Janua- b CPI- -- SAN FRANCISCO Feb Stirrup pumps described as the most effective domestic weapon yet devised in the fighting of fire bombs will go on general sale March 1 throughout the Pacific coast military zones the office of civilian defense said Tuesday Ceiling retail price is $3 The pumps on purchase would become the property of householders Orders may be placed with civilian defense councils or retail 1Crippled t '' - Astx ( I 23 ry it ' cross-sectio- :: - WASHINGTON Feb 23 (INS)—Point values—no'body likes - t mid-Decemb- er mid-Janua- i i : r- Guns Guardmo-n 'Experts Adiiiit Flaws Exist --- :: 4 L-- N t - ' : - ' - - 3 per cent was noted in the cost of goods and servicPs under office of price administration control while the cost of gas electricity and other services controlled by other agencies and unchanged For the first time since May prices of items not under any type of government control showed a decrease which amounted to per cent and which was accounted for mainly by seasonally lower prices on fruits and vegetables (However prices have soared since January on several vegetables because of frosts In Texas and Florida and the sudden demand brought about by canned goods rationing 0 P A Monday night froze prices ton five major of the vegetable crops atelevels last five days) — The bureau reported that coal prices went up 25' per cent in January and that the family food bill advanced 2 per cent from to Meat accounted for much of the tee going up 11 per cent advanced 33 per cent and Poultry rsh 29 per cent : - ' t ices A rise of '7 : 1 Tilltnn"' F-"- 1- k k TWO MEN OR A LADY AND MAN MAY SHARE ONE ORDER I MEXICO CITY Feb 23 t Pi — The earthquake which shook a 1 jarge part of Mexico Monday was i attributed Tuesday by Father Se- veto Diaz well known Guadalajara to the collapse of a I astronomer mountainous undersea formation a I short distance off the coast of I central Mexico in the Pacific ii Diaz said part of the formation iI on the edge of the lower depths of the Pacific probably broke off this process may continue adding 1 producing further quakes I 4 't--:-- 1 t 4 8 P IMexico Savant Traces Source of Quake I ' t' 5 4! 11 I ' 1 :F41 20000 1 - ::- I ' i s' i ing from day to day" Not only is the Red Cross under the necessity to raise further funds but it is called upon to provide blood plasma for united nations wounded service men the president said "I summon the men women and young people of our country in every city and town and village in every county and state throughout the land to enlist in the army of mercy mobilized under thebanner of the Red Cross and to contribute generously to the Red Cross war fund in order that the sum of one hundred twenty-fiv- e million dollars every cent of which is needed may be raised promptly" Mr Roosevelt declared in his proclamation 1 1 - : organization are "steadily increas- Texas Town Schedules Nimitz' Birthday Fete Are Made and Sold All Under One' Roof at the Large Pullman Salt Lake Tailor Shops ' — ': :::WASHINGTON Feb 23 (2P) -- -I ''16' of system freight priorities may '-" ' become necessary this year to as- ' - sure the production and movement :' of essential productions the office Z' -of defense transportation said i ' i ” Tuesday night f I : ' ' Refraining from an outright pre:' ' ( - '' ' ' ' :1 diction of such priorities 0 D T f ' '' ' ' ' ''''''f''''''7'-- ' 4 ' ' : : ' ' listed two "ifs" as major factors in ' 'i''' ' 4' r:" ' ' 4 4 4 y it 14 0 ' ' : t t the situation Much depends it I 5'' : 1 7fs-? ': it fi ' ' r: 'If ' " :'' ' — ' -indicated on whether the war pro ' 1 t N144:: '''' ' 11' 4 ' duction board authorizes addition- - t t tt : : i A st : 1 : '' ' al equipment for railroads and I 'fx '' ' ' 5:i''-'" ' f ' i :' 7 7 '' short--' whether efforts to relieve t ' '' ' ' ' 4 ':: ''''' ' ''''''' ' -j c!:!' and open- - f ' ages of motive-powe- r reF '' ' 4' rU5 top cars are successful -- -- So far W P B has authorized de- - i : :' : ' j:livery to the railroads of 18388 i L :' l' '' ' ' :-:new hopper and gondola cars and ' : ' ) ' 7 :'” ' 2 ' 7 : ' '' '1: ' :: ' 7 i: 100 diesel switch engines in the '"' :'""z : i'" :: ' -: : ' '' ' ' : ' ' ' ' '''— first six months of 1943 and de- ''' I' - -- -:'' i 250 of 4 steam locomotives livery ' ' t''"'''''''!:— 1 :: :: 36 s' '7' and diesel locomotives for road ' ' " — 1 :ti-4-freight service in the first eight wwwormo04awkeekermonths of the year Railroad spokesmen have con- ::'-':::'''''' tended the carriers need more 1001505"ee equipment particularly locomotive t:t"' ' power to meet the transportation demands upon them and have ex- ' '' ' pressed the hope that IV P B will review its equipment allotment with a view to increasing it it(P Because of tight situations in IrVIREPHOTO the supply of open-to- p cars 0 D T said delays freight in the -movement and delivery of bulk ' old I) Cooley North Carolina 1)emocrat atop commodities appear likely to oc- - Representative George Bender (R) Ohio in- cur during 1943 0 D T estimated one of the wooden guns and dum- spects congressional office buildings The "decoy sot-m- y open-to- p carloadings exclusive of dier" was fashioned out of old rags gunners discovered by Representative liarloadings in ore cars at 19678000 T cars in 1943 compared with 19- 29700 in 1942 While describing- this increase as relatively small 0 D T said it failed to indicate fully the addi- - eg tional burden upon the railroads 4nm) Set-U1because many shipments 1vill be' ) moved over long-edistances tying up locomotives for longer peif' - Bureau Lists Gain As Smallest Since February '41 :: fr A WASHINGTON Feb 23 (INS) President Roosevelt Tuesday issued a proclamation designating March as "Red Cross month" and calling upon the people of the United States to "contribute generously" in order that $125000000 may be promptly raised for the orga nization The proclamation was issued at the White House in the presence of Norman H Davis American Red Cross director and other officials Mr Roosevelt lauded the work of the Red Cross for its humanitarian services to members of the armed forces and their families in the first year of the war and pointed out that demands upon the nods pay-as-you-- PULLMAN 1 ' : — pay-as-you-- go 0 ' Necessary This Year ODT Declares t- WASHINGTON Feb 23 house naval subcommittee ex ' the opinion Tuesday that pressed 4: a story published by the Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal to the ef- i: ) fect that some merchant seamen l' had refused to unload cargo on Sunday at Guadalcanal was based on a "broad general statement" by CLOTHES i returned service men with the 3 writer "going far afield in draw1 ing the inferences" Yet it added that "the reporter this instance may have had 3s in every reason to believe there might i have occurred some sort of an in- I in Guadalcanal" i cident THIS MERCHANDISING SHORT CUT ELIMINATES THE ) The report said Secretary of the MIDDLEMEN AS WELL AS THE HIGH MAIN STREET Navy Frank Knox and Major GenRENT AND OVERHEAD USUALLY ATTACHED TO THE REGULAR era! A A Vandergrift in charge RETAIL WAY OF DOING SUSINESS of land forces at Guadalcanal at the time had advised the commit' tee they had no knowledge of such 4116806fr an incident Nteibweb" It also noted that ' 04 the navy had announced that Ad610"1"" "0 smr t I! miral William F Halsey informed ' It there had been no instance of t ' merchant marine seamen refusing 4 141:c to discharge cargo at Guadalcanal '11311ZZecIsizave 1 ''The committee headed by Rep'1'''‘l resentative Magnuson (13) WashOR A SUIT & TOPCOAT submitted its findings to 4 f‘i f e ' ington the house without recommenda'?tN:t Both 1 tions Magnuson told reporters '? j7:111' 1 ' 1 Representative Anderson (R) California would file a supple1k 9 1 mental report giving some details Ls1 is:: 't''' f' of information on which the Akron '!: : N cgdd: A 1! paper based its original story ?:1: ‘ 1i' so? 4 2 i ! 1 t - 1 1 70-ce- nt : 1: - ?r days of direct negotiations between the carriers and union conferees ended in failure The unions—composed of locomotive engineers firemen en- ginernen conductors trainmen and switchmen — demand a 30 per cent pay increase or a mini-an- d mum raise of $3 a day Their current scales range through m a n y classifications based on duties performed but engineers receive a minimum of about $850 a day and some switchmen in the lower brackets get approximately $582 per day The 15 nonbpera tl ng r a i I unions embracing 900000 work era have asked a pay hike of 20 cents an hour with a minimum Their e a s e now is pending before an emergency board CHICAGO Feb 23 — Chair- man George A Cook of the na- tional mediation board announced late Tuesday that efforts to mediate the wage dispute between the major railroads 350000 members of the five operating brotherhoods had ended without an agreement Cook reported also that he had been unable to obtain an Agreement to arbitrate the differences but added that he expected the union chiefs to ask an emergency board to hear the ease under procedure outlined recently by President Roosevelt Cook began conferences with spokesmen for the railroads and representatives of the brotherhoods last Thursday after two As Attempt - Press By Associated — it t 1 'Living Costs Go Up for City Workers rn1 : - - o I 0 A f ' ' I i r - -5- z - T :" :'" ' ' |