The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 14, 1937 Page: 3 of 8
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• N d 11 o n a I íop.cs Intcrpr^tccJ
By WILLIAM BRUCKART
TI
Washington.—Some weeks ago
when the Treasury was parading a
_. lot o( names of
rtnatng we|| known indi-
th• Goal viduals before s
Joint congression-
al tax committee, I discussed
the purposes of the investiga-
tion and reached the conclusion
that the whole affair was staged. If
I remember correctly. I called it a
vaudeville stunt, designed by the
Treasury to save its face for having
made bud guesses as to tax collec-
tions. The t;ix collections, as ev-
eryone knows, were much below
New Deal estimates and somebody
had to be the goat. So. it was nat-
ural to make rich men the goat by
calling them tax evaders.
At the same time, I reported to
you the fact that there was a differ-
ence of opinion among Treasury
subordinates. Some of them wanted
to make a great show of names of
individuals who had resorted to
practices not prohibited by law in
order to reduce their taxes.
I did not know at that time how
serious the disagreement was with-
in the Treasury. It has only lately
come out into the open. As a result,
two important Treasury oflU-ials
have quit their Jobs and have gone
back to private life. I refer to Mor-
rison Shafroth and Russell 1. Ryan,
chief counsel, and assistant chief
counsel, respectively, of the bureau
of interna) revenue. These two men
know more about tax evaders and
tax avoldcrs than anybody else in
the Treasury but they had one
grievous fault. They wanted to be
honest about the whole situation.
That was a fault because being hon-
est did not make possible a flam-
boyant display of hatred for taxpay-
ers who had employed legitimate
means to pay as little tax as the
law permitted.
As far as I can ascertain. Messrs
Shafroll) and Ryan wanted to co-
operate fully with the higherups in
the Treasury in so far as a tax in-
vestigation by a Joint congressional
committee would point the way for
Improvement of the law. They
knew, as many others know, that
the internal revenue laws have
holes in them. The smart lawyers
and smart taxpayers naturally have
taken advantage of th< e holes in
the law because they are human
despite the fact they are rich So,
the cluef counsel at J lus assistant
proposed to Secretary M'.rgenliiau
and Treasury General Counsel Her
man Oliphant that the investigation
be n ade along line; •>! a scientific
character, that close sitidy be given
to some of tlie methods that had
tiscii employed to hvokI !;ixe.s In
ether word'' Shafroth and Rvan
were anx 'U. to develop leg slatloii
on the basis of the experiences
which they had had and loopholes
they had I und t he in common
use But their fault was honesty,
as government otl'ieials would not
be det ed the vaudeville perform
ance and the columns upon columns
of publicity which Mr Morgenthau
and Mr, Oliphant. not to mention
president Roosevelt, desired to see.
• • •
I stayed through all of the hear-
ings before the
Stooping
Low
Joint congressional
committer They
ran for fourteen
days Fach day
the Treasury tret
ted out another ofllcial as the wit-
ness before the committee and he
was armed with a prepared state-
ment which he read for some two
hours to a committee that sat back
in easy chairs and smoked cigars In
comfort while newspaper men
avidly wrote stories about rich men.
nonie good and some had. who had
committed the heinous sin of paying
as little tax as the law permitted.
The resignations of Shafroth and
Ryan rather convince me that the
Treasury stooped to about the low-
est level it has reached in recent
years. Of course, it was i t the
first time in our history that income
tax has been used for political in-
timidation. Reprisal is a strong
word to use about government of-
ficials but 1 cannot escape the feel-
ing that the Treasury used that in-
vestigation as a method of reprisal
against many men who had opposed
the New Deal.
J reach that conclusion on the
basis of a review of the names
which Messrs. Shafroth and Hynn
refused to parade before the com-
mittee but which the Treasury itself
used as the principal actors. Not
more than three of the eighty-odd
names presented to the committee
had contributed to the Democratic
national campaign fund a year ago
The tactics were not far from those
employed by the late Huey Long in
enforcing his will upon the people
uf Louisiana.
I can add to this a statement of
the fact that Under-Secretary
Magill. who had charge of present-
ing the so-called evidence before the
committee at the capítol, believed
the Treasury was not following an
entirelv wise course in the methods
it employed. But Mr. Magill went
along with the achcme and there
were many of the correspondents
covering that hearing who felt he
tried to do the Job fairly.
So now Morrison Shafroth and
Russell Ryan are back in privute
life and in their places are men
picked by Mr. Oliphant, men who
are likely to obey orders regardless
of the whims of Mr. Oliphant and
Secretary Morgcnthau.
• • •
Another instance of ofllcial ac-
tion that seems to indicate a bad
trend in govern-
Indicates mcnt lately has
Bad Trend occurred. This in
cidcnt was propo-
gated by the federal power commis-
sion, one of the numerous federal
agencies that ic supposed to be
largely Judicial in character but
which is equipped at the same time
with administrative powers.
The facts are these:
There was a group of men who
served as directors of the Associat-
ed Gas and Electric company
These same individuals were direc-
tors for numerous corporations that
are subsidiaries of that same com
pany.
The federal power act provides
that the commission may require
directors of one power company to
divest themselves of connection
with any other power companies-
one of the strongest features of the
law. The commission is empowered
to make its own investigation of
these interlocked directorates and
then on its own motion may require
such directors to appear and give
the commission satisfactory reasons
why they are holding places on the
boards of more than one corpora
lion This also is a sound provision
of law and undoubtedly works to the
benefit of all consumers of light and
power.
Before I proceed further let It
he definitely understood that I have
not a great deal ol respcct for the
Associated Gas and Electric com-
pany Its record does not warrant
my respect as an observer. Un-
doubtedly. however, its manage-
ment complies v:ith the terms of its
corporate charier but as a great
public utility it has obligations to
the public beyond the terms of its
charier and it is my opinion that
the moral obligations are such that
this age demands full observation of
them.
This bring* us to the crux of the
power commission action. I.ate in
September Vice Chairman Scavcy
of the ron mi- sion had ordered the
group of directors referred to above
to show cause why thev should not
be compelled to relinquish various
pi sitlons on other boards of direc-
tor A hearing date was si t A
few days before the hearing date,
the directors in question resigned
the turns to which the commis-
sion objected and then their attor-
ney is ued a statement which said,
in efleet, that thev had resigned
becau; e they w ere convicted in the
minds of the comm: ¡-ion before the
commi-.' oners had heard the ease
He used rather strong language,
perhaps too strong in expressing his
vie ws\
('pon publication of the attorney's
statement. Vice Chairman Scavcy
promptly ordered him to appear be-
fore the comm.--' <n to give his
reasons for the statement and to
defend himself against debarment
from practice a; a lawyer before
the commls; ion.
Now, lest I be midunderstood, 1
do not know the attorney. Mr. Pax-
son; I know nothing about the mer-
its of the case in question. Hut it is
significant that an agency of the
government suddenly decides that it
can prevent a man from earning his
living because he crilici/.cd mem-
bers of that agency.
• • •
Occasionally, situations develop in
national politics that provide a real
laugh. One of
Juat a them is not at
Big Laugh hand- 11 results
from the nasty
controversy that swirls am nd the
head of Hugo Black of Alabama,
newly appointed associate Justice
of the Supreme court, who is
charged with being a member of the
Ku Klux Klan.
Terrible as is the charge and
worse if U eventuates thai Mr. Jus
tice Black still is subject to the oath
of the Invisible empire, there is hu-
mor in the way a lot of senators
and other government officials are
running to cover. It has been al
most a scramble among Democrat
ic senators to let the public know
bv issuing statements that they
would not have voted for Senator
Block's confirmation us u member
of the court if they had known he
was a klansman. It makes one
laugh again when one recalls how
carefully the majority of the Demo
crots in tho senate refused to hear
evidence or hold any sort of a heat-
ing concerning Mr. Black's qualitl
cations. They did this by voting
down a motion for heurings.
It i> not pleasant to contemplate
how the senate 10 many times
passes on Judicial appointments
with the carefree abandon of a boy
on bis way home from school,
• Wwltrn Ntwspapsr Union.
• New York Post.—WNU Bervlcs.
Let Alumni Rave—
Here's an Idea of
Ivy Grid Prospects
THIS properly should be written
while the (lee clubs from six ma-
jor universities gather In the back-
ground to croon their demands for
touchdowns. Letters from duly in-
dignant alumni should be strewn all
over the desk. The telephone should
have been briskly ringing for hours
so that Irate acquaintances could
demand free ducats on the 50-yard
line. A bevy of the world's greatest
detectives should be near at hand
to unravel the rulea committee's
newest tangle.
Nevertheless, while lacking such
colorful inducements to get into the
real spirit of the thing, duty must be
done. Forthwith is presented one
guy's notions as to how some of
our better publicized eastern insti-
tutions of higher learning shape up
for the 1937 football season. First
bat, naturally, is given to the alma
maters which yelp loudest about
their own innate purity.
VALE—The Ells look better on
paper right now than they did
twelve months ago, but it is doubt-
ful if they will be as good as in 1936
when they lost only to Dartmouth.
Clint Frank, possibly the greatest
all-around back to wear the Blue
since Coy, heads an Impressive list
t of ball carriers but there arc too
!many danger spots up front. Men
such as Merri Scott and Bob Beck-
with, both underrated by observers
last fall, will be Boreiy missed. Also
scholastic shadows hover over sev-
eral other dependabies.
Dick Harlow's System
Clicks at Harvard
HARVARD—Dick Harlow's hard
hitting system was working last No-
vember almost as well as it did
during his years at Western Mary-
land. Most of those heroes, who
soured Vale so badly, are back.
Headed by Alex Kerkovian. a bruis-
ing Armenian giant who brings fond
memories of Bonn ck. Hardy and
other Crimson tackle greats, the
line should be the best in years.
Tom Healey. rugged sophomore son
of a Worcester police captain, is al-
most as good a tackle as Kerkovian.
Don Daughters is an impressive
end. In the backflcld there is the
famous passing combination of Art
Oakes and tiny Bob Stuart to go
along with the blocking of Chief Bos-
ton and the line plunging Vernon
Struck. Together with Torbet Mac-
Don,aid. soph triple threat from An-
dover who is claimed as the best
Harvard back since Crickard, they
may provide the Crimson with its
ordently craved Big Three title.
PRINCETON—Jack White, tops
as a ball carrier but weak defen-
sively, and Charley
Toll, a good but not
arc
only from
^ Crisler's mighty
r 1 1935 tram. This
«00 year, with the Tl-
gers still sore over
/- j what happened to
the well ballyhooed
veterans in 1939,
anything may hap-
pen. On paper, the
Frits Crialcr Prospects are not
too impressive but
If bald Tad Wieman does his usually
high class job on a green soph line
it night be well for Yale to get an
alibi in working order early.
PENN—Backs such as Elverson.
Warwick, Kurlish and Murray are
replaced no more quickly than are
such line centers as Jim Hauze.
Nevertheless, the red helmeted Wal-
ter Shlnn heads a strong front line
and it may be difficult to flag such
Impressive soph backs as Jim Cou-
ncil and Bill Kocpsell. On the whole
a good team, although scarcely as
good as a year ago.
DARTMOUTH—Roys to watch
here are Merrill Davis and Larry
Hull, a great pair of ends and Bub
McLeod, a superior hall carrier.
They lit well into the system Earl
Itlaik finally has established on a
lirm basis at Hanover and It may
he they can carry the team until
raw recruits get the feel of tilings.
Not loo much optimism atnong
Green alumni, though. Vou can't
lose men such as llanilriihan, Cam-
merer and Mutt Ray and not feel it.
COLUMBIA—A stride or two
uhcud of last year's pace. Lou Lit-
tle is cheerful, as he very well
might be, when he looks at his big
squad so well equipped with cnd.s
and backs. Probably not another
Rosc Bowl year but it should be Sid
Luckmnn's time to go places. Also
watch Frank Sposato, sophomore,
converted from center to quarter-
back to replace George Furey.
Hot in toe box «core:
Keep aa eys oa Cbrlsteasra,
young MlnuMto fullback. They
■ay he Is the heat yet , , . Burns
Marvil, Syracuse soph. Is s brother
of the old Northwestern All-America
«ad. The kid Is a whale of •
fullback sad aa illustrator ef seme
talent, too. He makes his wsy by
dlshwashlBf la the university diniag
room ... Vaaale Albaaese, Syracuse
fullbsck star ef last fall aad aow
with Brooklyn's pre football Dodg-
ers, onoe galaed 70 yards oa slxteea
straight pluages through the middle
of a rugged Pena State Uae. Stopped
oa the two-yard mark he eame back
a few seconds later to take a short
pass aad run is yards for the win-
ning touchdown Just as the game
ended. He never called for a time
out during his three vsrslty sea-
sons, lacldeatally.
General John J. Phelan was tech-
nically right when he assured Bob
Pastor that when Max Bacr ap-
peared for a license, Commissioner
Bill Brown did not call Max a bum.
What Ballyhoo BUI called the for-
mer champion was "Two-Bums," as
reported by every paper in the city
... All of which probably has noth-
ing to do with the foct that, now
that Uncle Mike Jacobs wants such
a show, it is six, two and even the
State Athletic commission sanctions
a Braddock-Baer affair.
Burleigh Grimes believes that
horseback riding Is one of the best
ways for s pitcher to keep In con-
dition . . . John Arnold lleydler,
former president of the National
le.<kbue, has abandoned golf ss a
summer paatlme. Bays swimming Is
more fun and keeps him In better
shape . . . Four National league
clubs sdmlt they're willing to deal
for Buddy Hassett when the Dodg-
ers put him on the block this winter
. . . Boys who run errsnds sround
National league clubhouaes ssy that
the Giants arc the best tippers. Cubs
used to be good but s change has
come over them this sesson ... At
least Hornsby's telephone booth was
In the grand stand. In Washing-
ton, the boys who want to slap a
deuce on Honey Chile in the fifth
at Aqueduct simply use the phone
almost behind the Senators' dugout.
There's a kid named Sid Martin
at West Point (the football coaches
either are keeping him under cov- I
er or are too much entangled in red j
tape to note him) who might be- j
come another Monk Meyer it given ,
proper opportunity . . . Those Sterns ,
twins at Williams also are worth a
football writer's tale . . . Iowa, mi- j
nus Coach Ossic Solem's leadership,
will be weaker this year although j
this Tubbs from Miami is a good
man . . . Ohio State, better than
usual due to the lack of pre-scason
press raves, will be tough to take
in spite of the loss of Jumping Joe
Williams, who flunked out of college j
. . . Michigan and Purdue will be |
good- maybe better than that.
Farr Should (llcan
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ture and objects of art that th#
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sure that everything has been put
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TOMMY FARR should clear ail
other 50 G's before lie sails for
Kncland in December . . . Recent ,
reports that Newark Promoter Babe
Culnan would man-
age him are all
wrong. according to
Farr. He says Man-
ager Ted Broadribb
will receive his cut
on all purses until
March when their
contract expires . . .
"Broadribb and 1
arc in the best of
health," Is the Brit-
ish empire champ's
only other comment Tommy Farr
on the situation . . .
Qucntin Itcynolds predicts In Col-
lier's that Bob Pastor will win the
heavyweight championship. Says
the former N. Y. I', boy has con-
"•need him.
Gents who knew hitn well in his
boxing commission days say that
Jim Farley will resign as Postmas-
ter General. They add that he has
spent 111 nights on the train during
the past year, wants to devote more
time to his New York alliances and
will head a major auto company . . .
The favorite sport of Dodo Bundy.
who eliminated Alice Marble in the
women's national tennis tourney, is
swimming. She's very good at it.
too . . . Jockey Silvio Coucct. who
hung up his tack ot Aqueduct, may
ride abroad ... A star Yankee
pitcher and one of the team's vet-
eran inflelders haven't spoken to one
another all season
Texas Christian has the biggest
line In Its history. To young men
who hope to be pro football Giants
next year, should be eyed care-
fully. They are Ki Aldrieh. the giant
center who made Horned Frog root-
ers forget all about Darrcll Lester,
and I. B.—That's what he's called—
Hale, s 240-pound tackle . . . Will
Walls, the grand new Giant end,
never spoke a word until he was
eight years old. His mother and
father were bath deaf mutes. Tlllle
Munton, perhaps the most under-
rated player in pro football, landed
Walls for Coach Steve Owen. Man-
ton. by the way, Is scouting Ford-
ham for T. C. I'. . . Rlgan McKin-
ney, back from a world cruise, may
resume Ills steeplechase riding at
Belmont park . . . Watch Boh Maut-
ner. Holy Cross captain and center,
this fall. This human lire plug will
give Fordham's WoJIc a real run for
all-F.astern pivot honors . . . Itur
Irigli Grimes says lhat, aside from
being one of the greatest catchers
of all time. Jimmy Wilson was the
best catcher ever to handle his spit-
balls
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