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Thurt, 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 QU 27 30 31 County fflfl! Jz3 Compromise Tax Bill Approved as Deadlock Broken WASHINGTON, May 25. (AP) Ending four months of strife, a senate-house conference committee approved tonight a pay-as-you-go tax plan which is virtually certain of final passage by congress. This compromise wipes out a year's income tax for those whose total bill for the year amounts to $50 or less. It abates three-fourths of a year's obligations for all other tax payers, the remaining fourth to be paid in two annual Installments, and imposes a 20 per cent withholding levy against the taxable portions of wages and salaries, effective July 1. Representative Knutson, Minnesota Republican, a member of the conference, said "it was the general impression" among the conferees that the compromise bill Will result in a "freezing" of the present individual income tax rates, precluding any rise in rates this year.

President Roosevelt last January asked congress to raise $16,000,000,000 in additional reve nue and savings this year. ACTION SAID FINAL Knutson, who led three unsuccessful battles in the house for the modified Ruml plan to cancel a complete tax year, declared the Ruml bill will not be brought up again "The action of the conferees is final and the bill will pass," Knut son said, describing the compnv mise as "75 per cent of the Ruml plan." The residual 25 per cent of one year's tax 1942 or 1943, whichever is the lesser would be payable over a two year period, 1944 and 1945. 11 TO 3 VOTE REPORTED The decision of the committee, appointed to adjust senate and house versions of the long controverted legislation, was reached by a vote of 11 to 3 The compromise goes first to the house for approval, then to the senate. Chairman Doughton, North Carolina Democrat, of the house conferees said he hoped to call it up late this week and was hcpeful of approval of both houses. Doughton estimated the bill would abate about $6,000,000,000 of one year's tax liability, or about 64 per cent of the total taxes for a year.

The agreement broke a stub' born deadlock between the tax ex perts of the two houses of con gress. The house passed a bill canceling the 6 per cent normal and 13 per cent first bracket surtax on the lesser year's liability of all taxpayers. With a coali tion of Republicans and Demo crats in the saddle, the senate showed Its liking for the Ruml plan by substituting a bill canceling a full year's taxes, except for certain windfall incomes. Both house and senate approved the withholding tax feature. Doughton would make no guess as to what effect final approval of the bill might have on the president's request for an additional $16,000,000,000 this year in taxes and savings.

He said he hoped the president would approve the compromise. Russians Smash German Troops With Artillery LONDON, May 26 (Wednesday) UP) Thundering Soviet artillery scattered German troop concentrations northwest of Kharkov and smashed Nazi defenses southeast of that enemy-held pivotal base Tuesday, the Russian midnight communique reported early today. At sea, red navy men manning two patrol cutters in the Gulf of Finland outfought 13 enemy cutters, sinking two, heavily damaging a third, and forcing the others to withdraw, said the war bulletin as recorded by the Soviet monitor. The communique did not identify the enemy ships as Finnish or Gorman, but said those remaining "quickly took cover behind a barrage of fire from Finnish coastal batteries." Both Soviet cutters returned to their bases, it added. Hedy Lamarr, John Loder Get License to Wed HOLLYWOOD, May 25 UP) Hedy Lamarr, Vienna-born screen actress, and Actor John Loder, who met only six months ago, applied today for a marriage license at nearby Santa Monica and announced they would be married as soon as they could obtain short leaves from their respective studios.

Miss Lamarr's previous marriages to Fritz Mendl, Viennese banker, and Gene Markey, film producer, ended In divorce. Miss Lamarr gave her age as 28; Loder as 42. Coast Crashes Kill 15 Fliers Three Wrecks Found, Fourth One Hunted LONG BEACH, May 25 (IP) Names of three army officers and one enlisted man killed early to day when their medium bomber crashed into San Pablo bay near San Francisco were released tonight by the army ferrying command. Dead were Lieut. Forrest R.

Chapman, 25, pilot, Denver; Lieut. Charles J. O'Brien, 29, co-pilot, Phoenixville, Lieut. Frederick E. Effridge, 27, navigator, Rochester, N.

and Pvt. Henry L. Karsh, 25, radio operator, New York City. SEATTLE, May 25 (TP) Searchers for an army fighter plane missing in Olympic mountains wilderness have located wreckage of a medium-type navy plane in which five men are believed dead high up on the peak of Mount Eleanor, the 13th naval district announced today. SAN FRANCISCO, May 25 UP) The navy today announced the names of six men killed in the crash of a two-engine bomber last Sunday six miles northeast of Moss Landing, California.

The victims: James Vincent Reilly, 34, Brook lyn, N. co-pilot; Lieut. Harry Edward Nettnay, 37, pilot, Coro-nado, California; Howard A Coates, 19, radioman third class, Oklahoma City, David Cradle, 22, machinists mate third class, Ottumwa, Iowa; Carl Jos-ept Dumalski, 23, machinists mate third class, Los Angeles; Martin William Olmstead, 38, machinists mate second class, San Antonio, Texas. Disaster Greets Jap Attempt to Bomb Americans Vichy Radio Asserts Sea Battle Rages to North of Attu Island WASHINGTON, May 25 (AP) Piecemeal destruction of entrapped Japanese troops still clinging to Attu continued steadily today, as new re ports disclosed that an at tempted enemy counter-stroke by air had met almost complete disaster. A navy communique reported that 12 of 16 Japanese twin-engine bombers which attempted to raid American positions and ships were either definitely or probably destroyed.

Previously the navy had said that five were shot down in the Sunday encounter. Today's war bulletin added seven additional bombers probably wiped out and Sea Clash Claim LONDON, May 26 (Wednesday) (IP) The Vichy radio early today broadcast Japanese reports that a naval battle is raging in the waters around Attu island. The broadcast quoted a Tokyo naval spokesman as saying that the battle was going on north of Attu, where American troops are closing in on the beleaguered Japanese garrison. No details of the action are available so far, the announcer said. declared that the remaining four fled westward, in the direction of the supposed base in the Kuriles islands, 630 nautical miles west of Attu.

BOMBERS INTERCEPTED This havoc among the bombers was wrought by six army Lightning fighters which intercepted them over the eastern part of Attu, far from the battle zone. When the fighter squadron was sighted by the enemy "the bombers unloaded their bombs but did not attack any of the U. S. positions," the navy said. Two United States planes were lost but one of the pilots was rescued.

Previously, on Saturday, 15 twin engine Japanese bombers had unsuccessfully attacked two United States service vessels in the Attu area. Apparently they encountered no opposition and the Japanese command was led to expect suc cessful operations next day. Word that the assured Ameri can victory on Attu had not yet been completed came from Secretary Knox, who told a press conference today: "The fight is continuing." Yugoslav Guerrillas Battle Nazi Troops LONDON, May 25 UP) The Yugoslav government-in-exile reported today increasingly severe fighting in four major regions of Yugoslavia as the Germans inten sified their efforts to tighten their control of the country under the threat of allied landings. Six Weeks Baffle utive of the Ford company for 24 years, was in the midst of one of his company's greatest efforts, an all-out production of war materials to assist this country and its allies in the war. His father, new 79, had done that before him, when he was head of the Ford company during World war one.

It was under Edsel's guidance, however, that Ford performed Its tremendous conversion to war production, and( from Its plants flow four engined bombing planes, tanks, jeeps, amphibious jeeps, anti-tank units and much other war equipment. Edsel is regarded as one of the leading executives among the Air Blows Crack Axis Ramparts In South Europe Weak Nazi Reprisal Attempt at -Britain Caught by Ambush ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, 25 (AP) Italy's' southern ramparts weak, imitations of indomitable Malta are fast being crippled by non-stop, "round-the- clock air attacks which Unit ed States fliers are spearhead ing the allies' massed aerial offensive. Under a unified 'command and with one big-plan, every Amer ican and R.A.F. squadron assem bled in the vast allied air fleet in the Mediterranean basin is ready to keep this offensive soar ing forward over the southern front of the axis. More than 300 American war- planes smashed yesterday at the harbors, air fields and communi cations of Sardinia, and additional formations of American fighter-bombers slashed at little Pantel- leria again.

The R.A.F. continued its heavy bomber operations and intruder sweeps against other Italian defenses. NAZIS IN SARDINIA Axis press reports left no doubt that the Italian people fear this air war, and the officially an nounced arrival of German troops to defend Sardinia appeared to have little effect on the growing anguish in Italy. (A Rome radio report recorded by Reuters' in London said the civil population is being evacuated from Cagliari, the Sardinian capital.) Waves of heavy Flying Fort resses, medium Mitchell and Marauder bombers and Lightning and Warhawk fighters threw a storm of bombs at Sardinia, which would be an early and prime objective of an allied thrust across the Mediterranean from Tunisia. One supply ship blew up, four small vessels were sunk and seven (Continued on Page 2, Column 5) Edison Refuses Increased Rate LOS ANGELES, May 25 (IP) The California state railroad com mission today granted the Southern California Edison Co.

permis sion to forego electric rate in creases totaling $160,000 a year. The increases would have been automatic because of an increase in fuel costs to the company. But the increase was declined, the public relations office of the utility firm said, because "it doesn't seem fitting and proper for us to accept rate increases at this time." Army Training Plan Suggested by Warren SACRAMENTO, May 25 UP) A program to train between 12,000 and 15,000 Californians for service in their home communities in case of military emergency was set in motion today with Governor Warren's signature of a bill appropriating $3,487,186 for the support of the state guard. With Fever world's industrial leaders, despite the fact that his father's fame overshadowed him. Edsel Ford underwent an operation for gastric ulcers about a year ago but his recovery from this ailment apparently had been complete and he had been taking an energetic part in the operations of the Ford company on a multi-billion dollar war program.

In addition to his duties as president of the company, the younger Ford was also its treasurer and performed the duties of general manager, although that office did not actually exist in the executive set-up of the company. He was born in Detroit November 6, 1893, Edsel Ford, President of Vast Motor Company, Succumbs After DETROIT, May 26 (Wednes day) (JP) Edsel Ford, 49, president of the Ford Motor died this morning at his home at Grosse Pointe Shores following an Illness of six weeks. Edsel, the only son of Henry Ford, founder of the vast Ford industrial empire, died from a condition developing from a former stomach malady for which an op eration was performed 16 months ago, undulant fever also was pres ent. Improvement was reported in his condition during the week-end, but he took a trun for the worst last night and physicians were said to have despaired of his recovery. Edsel, who had been chief exec Navy Raises Pearl tb.o Kir i 5 mimiMiiti aii hattleshins sunk or maining two, the Oklahoma has been righted from its capsized position (upper photo) and is being reconditioned at present.

The lower picture shows the California which had been sunk but has since been repaired and rejoined the battle fleet. The sole remaining battleship on the harbor bottom is the partially- paired and rejo destroyed Arizona which will be raised later. MIDWEST FLOOD MAY STRIKE SEVERE BLOW AT FOOD SUPPLY Illinois, Mississippi Rivers Said Chief Danger Points at Present WASHINGTON, May 25 (TP) Midwestern floods may prevent attainment of 1943 food production goals and the impact will be felt in restricted food consumption, department of agriculture officials said today. Crop recovery will run high except in fields completely washed away, the department said. Other crops will be late because of delay in putting fields back into cultivation.

CAN REPLANT FIELDS At his press conference today President Roosevelt predicted that a large part of the loss to the nation's food supply would be made up by replanting and by Increased availability of farm machinery. (By United Press) The attention of U. S. army engineers in the flood-swept middle west centered Tuesday night on a stretch of the Illinois river from Beardstown to Grafton, 111., and on the Mississippi river near St. Louis.

These areas were described as the "most critical flood points" and drew the major share of soldiers and innumerable volunteer civilian workers engaged in bolstering levees against the Bulgaria to Enforce Jewish Labor Decree NEW YORK, May 25 UP) The Berlin radio reported today that the Bulgarian ministry of interior had decreed that all Jews capable of work are to be sent to special labor camps. The broadcast was recorded by C.B.S. Harbors Sunken Ships hu.lijjuiiu.. jiiu jLLni nMtt nnnlflfriMMiiwii li damaaed at Pearl Harbor have been swollen rivers. Meanwhile, Red Cross refugee centers at a dozen points cared for additional hundreds of evacuees who fled their river bottom homes along both streams.

The first official report on flood damage made by the Red Cross placed the number of homeless at 154,248, and inundated farmland at 1,392,600 acres in Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas. An additional 10,000 persons were said to be homeless in Indiana, with 50,000 acres of farmland under water. SAILOR HECKLES SOLONS House Passes Ban on Poll Taxes WASHINGTON, May 25 UP) Heckled by a sailor who declared congress was still fighting the Civil war, the house voted today to let the citizens of seven southern states ballot in national elections without the payment of poll taxes. The legislation, adopted 265 to 110, goes to the senate, where filibusters have killed similar measures in the past. The 21-year-old sailor delivered an impromptu speech from the visitors' gallery, demanding: "Why does a man have to pay tribute for the right to vote?" The second class naval signalman later said he was Evan Owen Jones of Los Angeles, and said he had served in th navy 1 ra i 4 xJ i i in iv1fi placed in commission.

Of the re Storms Retard Pacific Attack Single Fortress Hits Camouflaged Barges ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, AUSTRALIA, May 26 (Wednesday) (IP) Allied heavy and medium bombers raided Japanese-held Finschhafen, New Guinea, Tuesday, but weather generally limited air activity in this area. A headquarters spokesman reported that a single Flying Fortress attacked three camouflaged Japanese barges in the Talasea area of New Britain island; a Cat-alina flying boat raided Gasmata, New Britain, before dawn Tuesday, and a Flying Fortress attacked Cape Gloucester Monday afternoon. two years, having been in the battle of Singapore. He climbed to the railing surrounding the gallery just as Representative Whit-tingtoh, Mississippi Democrat, rose to oppose the bill. "You don't have to pay to fight, why should you have to pay to vote," he shouted.

Jones asknowledged he "spoke out of turn" but said the legislators were "just wasting their time anyhow." Jones told Dr. George Cal-ver, capitol physician, he believes "we have the best government anywhere, and I've seen a lot of them," and said he and others are "fighting to keep it the best government in the world and believe congress should do its part" Lewis Pictured As Willing to Accept Decision Rubber Strike Gains Ground in Face of Labor Board's Plea WASHINGTON, May 25. (AP) The war labor board late today handed down a decision opening the way for wage increases of perhaps $1 a day or more for the soft coal miners, and indications tonight were that John L. Lewis would go along with the ruling. The board denied the requested $2-a-day pay increase, but directed that mine operators negotiate with the union on compensation for underground travel, and also ordered qther concessions mean ing more money for the miners.

Altogether it appeared the way had been opened for present pay envelopes to be fattened by more than $1 a day although no hard and fast estimate could be made since the issue of portal-to-portal pay was subject to negotiation. WILL MEET TODAY Spokesmen for the United Mine Workers said union leaders and operators would meet here tomor-. row morning to "negotiate a contract." The question immediately arising after the decision was whether Lewis, United Mine Workers leader, and the miners themselves would accept the board's decision, or halt work when a current 15-day truce expires. This question appeared answered, at least partially, when a U.M.W. spokesman commented that the collective bargaining provisions of the order "are what the miners have been contending for all along." The union's district presidents, it was announced, will meet tomorrow to consider the decision.

Lewis himself withheld comment AKRON, Ohio, May 25 UP) A war production stoppage at Akron's three largest rubber companies spread to a fourth concern today as leaders of the C.I.O. United Rubber Workers union moved to consider a war labor board plea that more than 50,000 idle employes "honor their no strike pledge to the nation" and end the walkout at once. START NEW WALKOUT General Tire Rubber Co. workers, who left their jobs Saturday in a protest agairst a W.L.B. wage decision and returned a day later, started to walk out again today.

E. B. Harper, president of the U.R.W. local at General, said the company's tire division was down and other operators curtailed. Neither union nor company made any immediate estimate of the idle at General, but agreed the number was above 1,000.

The company's workers were not di-. rectly affected by the W.L.B. decision but Harper, recalling the local had a similar case pending, said "we are afraid this move will be detrimental to our W.L.B. hearing." As the W.L.B. Issued its back-to-work plea, Sherman H.

Dal-rymple, the U.R.W.'s international president, called a special session of the union's executive board here tomorrow after conferring in (Continued on Page 2, Column 2) 4 Jeep Production Halls, Strike in Axle Plant Cause TOLEDO, Ohio, May 25 (ID-Production of jeeps at the Willys Overland Co. was halted this afternoon by a lack of materials, the company announced. A strike at the Spicer Manufacturing makers of axles and transmissions for jeeps and other war vehicles caused the shutdown, officials said. Clarence Zink, production manager at the Willys company, said the assembly line would bo down until at least Monday. Only enough workmen were kept In the plant after 3:30 this afternoon to complete jeeps left on th asiembl line at that Urn..