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THE BOSTON. DAILY GLOBE FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1945 Eight TaxDavers.Unions! Paris Black Market iY Menaces Conduct of Today and Yesterday On the War Fronts War, Says Rogers ravor iouDiing Pay of Governor PARIS, Jan. 25 (AP) Brig Gen 6th Army troops captured Clark out forfeiting the Mayor's chair. Other Council members last night were of the opinion the acting Mayor would call the Council meetings to order and then h.nd the gavel to another member. He would then be an ordinary member privileged to speak and vote on all questions.

It was the consensus that Kerrigan would refrain from voting on any controversial issue that he, as acting Mayor, had submitted to them. The White fund will now have only four members instead of five. Tie votes among the trustees are possible. There appeared little doubt last 1 'S I Field, prize airdrome of the Philip pines, and neighboring Fort Stotsen- Pleas B. Rogers, commanding General of the Seine section, said tonight that the United States Army's campaign against black market diversions of supplies en route to the front was a determined effort Motorists Will Fight Any Gas Tax Boost Declaring that the motorist's tax burden is already "staggering," the Massachusetts Automobile Legal Association said yesterday it will oppose Gov.

Tobin's proposed tax increase program. Philip Thibideau, general manager cf the association, said adding an extra cent to the gasolne tax, bringing the levy to 5Vi cents for the State and Federal Governments, "is Just adding insult to injury." The "temporary" feature of the tax, he Essened, is "an old chestnut," pointing out that a 1931 "temporary" levy on gasoline is still effective. rio Requests oo rar to Relax Racing Ban WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 CAP) No request of any description has been received by the Office of War Mobilization for relaxation of the ban on horse and dog racing. i "All we know about racing people asking that the ban be eased off is what we see in the papers," a spokesman said.

Recently suggestions have been published that Saturday and Sunday racing meets be held, and that the Kentucky Derby be run for benefit of breeders, but without public attendance. burg. Thursday and Friday Jan. 25 and 26, 194 Russian Armies their spearheads within 125 miles of Berlin last night smashed the German upper Oder River line on a 125-mile front. After taking the airfield with its 13 flight strips and the fort, the Yanks started clearing enemy troops By SAMUEL B.

CUTLER Bay State citizenry, as represented by the A. F. of the C. I. the Massachusetts Federation of Taxpayers Associations and the Boston Real Eptate Board gave unanimous approval at a legislative committee hearing yesterday of an increase from $10,000 to $20,000 a year.

Norman A. McDonald of the taxpayer grcup, advocating its bill making the rise effective in 1947, "to night that Gov. Tobin would sign the second bill which would eliminate a special Mayoralty election and defers the election of a Mayor to wipe out a serious menace to the conduct of the war. Stressing the gravity of the gasoline thefts, Rogers said the plundering of vital fuel in rear areas last September resulted in a shortage of gasoline among front line forces at a most critical moment. by the voters until November.

laid siege to the great Silesian capital of Bres-lau and trapped possibly 200,000 Nazi troops by driving a wedge to the Baltic behind Konigsberg, East Prussian capital. from, nearby hills and sent patrols southward as far as Angeles, Pam-panga province town only 40 airline miles north of Manila. FLEET An naval task force teamed with Army Superfortresses and Liberator bombers to blast Iwo Jima. enemy bastion in the Volcanos 750 miles south Tokyo. In this third coordinated air-sea assault on Iwo Jima in the past two months, the Navy ships added their steel to 117 tons of Becomes Banquet Speaker Under this arrangement Kerrigan iiavc uuv, uiii villain.

ii.j. pointed out that the New Yprlq I I jf Governor receives $25,000, a mansion JO and household staff and $15,000 for In the west expenses. Sidney Grant, legislative agent for the Germans launched an offensive in northeast the State C. I. argued for the labor principle of "adequate pay for bombs dropped by the Superf orts and ern Trance and nierced the United i i States 7th Army's new Moder River vu ions coniriDuiea Dy me i.iDera adeauate wcrk.

and Thomas Wilkinson, representing the State tors. The island, midway on the route of Marianas-based B-29s strik line in at least four places. North of this Nazi attack, which came in JOHN E. KERRIGAN "The state spent $23,000,000 to repair hurricane damage Boston, on emergency appropriations that I recommended, spent only and did a satisfactory job," he said. As Kerrigan today assumes full mayoral authority in Boston's affairs, there remain several questions to be answeed concerning ing at Japan, has been hit almost daily by American bombers since last Dec.

1. would function in the office for the remainder of 1945. He will take on several other titles formerly held by Mayor Tobin, including trusteeship of the Michael Francis Cahill fund and ex-officio member of the Franklin Foundation. He also moves into the role of banquet speaker in demand, a role he filled no less than three times last night. Until today the acting Mayor could only approve a contract or expenditure of money in an emer-Rency.

Now he can appoint or remove department heads, submit p-propriations or loan orders to the Council, making salary increases in departments and approve contracts. But, officially, he cannot be called "Mayor." The word "acting" will accompany the title. Transfer Boxes In one recent week, Army ordnance transferred 12,262 wooden boxes to. other governmental GIVE TO THE MARCH OF DIMES A. F.

of said his organization would favor the increase "even if Gov. Saltonstall were still in office." It was pointed out by Senator Robert L. Lee, a Charlcstown Democrat, whose bill risks for an immediate increase, that the last was from $H000 to $10,000 in 1914. when the then Gov. David I.

Wnlsh, avoidod embarrassment by letting it become law without his signature. Other measures before the committee provide, for an increase of $4000 to $8000 for Lt. Gov. Robert F. Bradford, $7500 to $10,000 for Public Health Commissioner Vlado A.

Getting, $7500 to $9000 for Labor Commissioner James T. Moriarty and an increased scale for Metropolitan District Police. No opposition to any of the increases was presented. the scope of his position as Council president and by virtue of that position a trustee of the George Robert White Fund. The Mayor is the stipulated chairman of the a place where the Allies can afford to trade space for time, American and British Armies continued to advance into positions from which they can resume the grand assault on Germany from the west.

Savage 7th Army counterattacks checked the German drive in France. Enemy gains were less than two miles. A front dispatch said the Americans were inflicting punishing losses in hard fighting. As Soviet troops swept on, Berlin reported Hitler ordered German commanders on the Eastern Front to scorch every inch of German soil they abandon. Enemy reports also said that Germany was forced to clamp a state of siege on Prague and eastern Czecho-Slovakian cities.

LUZON Manila-bound American Kerrigan Continued from the First Page i pen, leaped from the status of a councilor at a $2500 salary to an exalted $20,000 chief executive. He expressed confidence in his ability to function successfully in the office, pointing to his short tenure as acting mayor at the time of the hurricane in 1938 when UTILITY GARMENT IN BLUE trustees. May Hand Over Gavel The Legislative act provides "the 50 of what you contribute benefits your own community. President of the City Council shall be actine mavor." Thus. Kerrican 2.98 Mayor Tobin was out of the city, cannot resign his Council post with- NEW ENGLAND'S LARGEST STORE This is an all purpose cotton uniform coat for women who work with food, beauticians, war workers, domestic help, and lor general house cleaning.

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