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EDITORIAL
NEW LEGISLATURE
— NEW PROBLEMS
With the convening of the 15th
Territorial Legislature less than
a week away, in Juneau, most of
the Legislators are already there.
In contrast to former years,
when Legislators arrived early
and hotel lobbies by this time
were beehives of Legislative dis
cussion, the 15th is shaping up
slowly.
This reflects, for the most part,
the rapid improvement of Alas
ka’s transportation facilities,
which now allow Legislators
from the farthest parts of the
Territory to remain at their horn
es until a day or two before the
time they are due in Juneau.
There was a time, not so many
years ago, when the Legislators
from the Second Division had to
leave Nome for Seattle on the
last boat in October or dog-team
* it to Fairbanks in the dead of
winter, a long and ardous trip.
Now the Legislators from the
Second can leave Nome one day
and be in Juneau the next, the
result of air travel which has
given wings to the men of the
north.
The problems which the 15th
Legislature will face are modern
problems too, matters unheard of
a few sessions ago. Social secur
ity is the big item in Territorial
Government today. The Alaska
Planning Councils excellent new
study “Taxation in Alaska” con
tarns one chart showing where
the 1939 Alaska tax dollar went.
Th ■ largest share, 38.37 cents,
wmt for public welfare activit
ies. This xpenditure exceeded
even that for education (27.5
cents) and transportation (16.6
cents). Conservation took 8.25
cents, administration 4.9 cents
and miscellaneous 3.45 cents.
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Of interest on the same page is
a:: -'her wh el showing where
the money came from. Fisheries
cm ributed' the biggest slice,
40.5 cents of every tax dollar.
Min: g was close behind with
33.1 cents. All the rest of th*
taxes, school, vehicle, business
and professional, liquor and mi
celloneo.us, accounted for only
about one-fourth of Territorial
income during the year. An ef
fort to enact a mor. equitable
System of taxation in Alaska, to
deve tip new sources of revenue
and thus remove some of the
heavy load borne by the two in
dustries of fishing and mining,
will be made by the 15th Territ
orial Legislature. It is an effort
whim will require the best
hr In of the Legislature and the
T iri i y as a whole if it is to
pr d • legislation which is scien
tide, fair and efl ctive. Nothing
r- u d be more destructive of
T vi al progress at this time
t! n bad tax law and nothing
co,iId contribute more toward
th i progress than a good one.
T g 'es without saying that ec
o >my in Territorial government
is ihe w h of th. people of Al
aska. This is an economy which
will mean sacrifices by all of the
poop' of the Territory, For in
stance, it may probably mean an
end to wolf, coyote, eagle and
trout bounties, among those
things which are not productive
of results in relation to their cos
The people of some parts of Alas
ka will be loath to see the bounty
.system junked for it has meant
money in their pockets. But if
every $20 spent for coyote boun
ty does not do the Territory at
least $20 worth of good, as men
who have made a careful study
of the system are prepared tc
demonstrate to the Legislature,
it do s not, the bounty system
should be discarded and that
money saved. And so on down
the line. The Territory of Alaska
cannot afford to run a pie wagon
in times like these.
Alaska’s Legislators in 1941 are
charged more than ev>£ir with see
ing that every Territorial dollar
buys a dollar’s worth.
— Juneau Empire
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Current Comments
Written From
Washington
On the third of January, after
a record existence of 367 days,
the seventy-sixth Congress died
a natural death without many of
the incidents that usually attend
such a demise, the Senate por
tion of the legislative body being
the last to show signs of life. The
seventy-seventh session will have
cares and responsibilities of its
own and that they will be of a
peculiarly trying nature, is a mat
ter of general expectation.
Practically speaking, and as
something which cannot be laid
aside to await a more convenient
season, the question of aid for,
England looms large, and per
haps occupies first place. Along
that line, the attitude of the
President is known. Moreover, it
seems that there will be small
occasion for wasting time in fix
ing a policy that will meet White
House approval and at the same
time pass muster back home.
Straw votes, editorial comment,
and the talk of the street com
bine to indicate that the Presi
dent’s remarks were well receiv
ed. It seems to be the consensus
of opinion tht what he said was
about all that could have been
said properly under the circum
stances.
There is, then no worthwhile ■
probability that the President’s
clearly stated views • will give
rise to partisan opposition and
certainly none so far as broad
principles are cone rned. Be that1
as it may, if the President keeps'
within reasonable bounds, he can
count on safe supporting major
ties in both branches of Congress.
It does not appear that the large
authority already v> sted in the
Chief Executive will be curtail
ed. It may be enlarged. Therein
lies one of the most subtle and
far reaching problems that the
new s ssion will have to face.
While much may have to be con
ceded, along the line of according
new privileges to the White
Hou-e, the system of checks and
balances cannot be •entirely for
gotten no matter how great the
tv css of necessity may appear to
be.
If it be admitted that help for
England in larger measure is
something that should be taken
for granted, it is quite as true
that national defense must not be
permitted to languish. The ap
portioning of resources between
the n o ssitins of the homeland
and those of the harassed beyond
the water, will ca 1 for 1 -gislative
consideration and action of the
highest order. The Scripture has
something to say about the bad
policy which consists in messing
vvi h war far without first count
ing the cost. The Congressional
vvisemc n of finance will have
business to occupy their atten
tion.
Increased production, in any
event along certain lines, is said
to be absolutely essential. Altho
both labor and capital report
that they are willing to go the
limit, if defense is in the balance,
an industrial machine working
without friction is an impossibil
ity. Legislation which will enable
the settling of labor disputes,
without int refering with produc
tion, no doubt will be necessary.
In framing such laws, the effect
on the vote will have to be left
out of consideration entirely, the
common good alone being re
garded. If Congr:ss is to measure
up to so high a standard as that
in th^ amending of old laws and
in the making of new ones, the
task before during the next year
or two is of no mean order.
Another cloud likely to darken
the Congresional sky of ase and
comfort is a possible demand for
inflation, and the suggestion that
the dollar be devalued. Against
this, the protest and warning of
the Federal Reserve System is of
r cord, that organization finding
ground for apprehension in the
extent of the defense plans,
which call for expenditures
whereof a billion is the unit. It
is reported that th? President,
although alleging the necessity
for wider prerogatives in many
directions, is by no means antag
onistic toward the admonition of
the Federal Reserve authorities.
While we worry about what
the future may hold in the way
of domestic troubles. Hitler and
Mussolini outwardly are not cor
respondingly upset over their
1 own a flairs. As the New Year
1 opens, they exchange felicitations
regarding the certain undoing of
their common foe. The year 1941
may know who is to bo undone,
but so far is speaking a day at
a time.
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Armstrong
At End Of
Fight Trail
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Miracle Man of Boxing Stopped
In Twelve Rounds By
Fritzie Zivic
NFW YORK. Jan. 20 — The
miracle man of boxing, little Hen
ry Armstrong, came to the end of
the road last night. The spirit
and heart of the greatest little
fighting man in this gen ration
was willing but the machine had
run down. He was stopped in 12
rounds by Fritzi Zivic as he
made one last gallant try to win
back the world welterweight
championship).
He stopped with both eyes cut
and half blind from slashing left
jabs and ripping right uppercuts,
but was still boring in trying to
land one last dsperate punch
which might produce another of
his fistic miracles.
The greatest crowd in the his
tory of Madison Square Garden
witnessed the battle; more than
23,000 paid more than $78,000.
Armstrong weighed 140*2 pounds
and Zivic 145a4.
After th: fight, Armstrong an
nounced his permanent retire
ment from the ring. He said his
eyes would hold up no longer.
Employers To
File Returns
Before Feb. 15
The new and important pro
visions of the Revenue Act of
19to are now in effect! The Na
tional Defense Program made
it cessary the enactment of more
and broader taxes. Effective for
the taxable years beginning af
ter Decemper 31. 1939, EVERY
EMPLOYER is required to file an
Information return. Form 1099
and report all payments of $800
or mor. paid to unmarried per
sons. and $2,000 or more paid to
married persons. In a’l cases
where the marital status of an
employee is unknown to you, he
or she should be reported as |
SINGLE.
Information returns, Form 1099,
and transmittal Form 1096,
should be prepared and forward
ed to the Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue, Returns Distribu
tion Section, Washington, D. C.,
on or before February 15, 1941.
A copy of the information re
turn as filed with the Gov:rn
ment should be furnished the em
ployee whose income is reported
to assist him in preparing his in
come tax return. A mimeograph
ed copy of Form 1096 and one
Form 1099 are enclosed. A suffic
ient quantity to satisfy your
needs will be mailed upon re
quest addressed to Tacoma office
of Internal Revenue.
Th,?, first Revenue Act of 1940
provides, among other things
that effective with returns for
the calendar year 1940, the per-1
sonal exemption for income tax
purposes in the case of single I
p rsons shall be $800 instead of
$1,000 as heretofore, and in the
case of married persons, living
tog ther, $2,000 instead of $2,500
as heretofore. The Act further
provides the THE .GROSS and
'NOT the NET INCOME shall be
the determining factor with res
pect TO THE LIABILITY FOR
THE FILING of income tax re
returns.
500 Mile Speeds Predicted
Imagine traveling in perfect;
comfort at 500 miles per hour:
Such speeds are predicted by en
gineers to be attained by aircraft
within the n xt three or four
years. This would mean, for ex
amp'e, that the distance between
Buenos Aires and Rio de Janiero
could be covered in less than
three hours. One feature of all
air travel, not realized by those
who have not yet flown, is that
the passengers themselves have
no sense or feeling of the sp:ed
at which his airliner travels be
cause the air inside of the plane
travels with the passenger. The
j same it even true on the ground,
everywhere on the earth, because
as the earth rotates on its axis
each point on the surface travels
more than 1,000 miles per hour.
This is not f-lt because the at
mosphere of the earth travels
with it. The speed at which an
airliner travels has no effect on
the comfort of the passengers in
side.
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