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DENTON RECORD-CHRONICLE
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DENTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 28,1936
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FARM BILL NEAR
cold, swtrling waters.
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Chairman Charles D Mahamie and from now on.
Commissioners B. H Meyer. Frankl
The British were both disappotpt-
INSURGENT SOLDIERS REFUSE TU
Into Pittsburgh
LEAVE BUILDINGS SEIZED IN COUP
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Teachers Colleges’
Heads Re-elected
STATUTE BOOKS,
NEW TAX ARGUED
$620,000,000 Annual Tax
Program Outlined by President
Hard to Prove
Truck Collided
With Himself
BY FIVE TO FOUR DECISION
I. C. C. ORDERS BASIC RAIL
FARES REDUCED TOT CENTS MU
Wilentz Not to
Oppose Second
Bruno Reprieve
League to Push
War Penalties
Shearn Moody of
Galveston Dies
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PITTSBUHGH. Feb 38 — (AP-
Rising steadily, the ice-jammed Al:
legheny river sent the highest flood
level in nine yeara into Pittsburgh
America’s accident record of au-
tomobile injuries and fatalities for
1935 was a shameful one, yet it was
both worse and better than the 1934
record. It was worse because deaths
increased by around one per cent
se days rush to view a rarer sight,
on the Potomac A group of sight-
cebergs and float seaward on the
Mrs. Northern, sister of Sheam
Moody, is the wife of E. C. North-
ern, former resident of Denton.
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PARIS. Feb. a. —(— France
turned her attention to the Rhine-
Total in round figures *1.120,000,-
000.
. Total necessary 81,137.000.000
The chief executive was emphatic
in differentiating between new and
the problem of possible German ag-
greeslon is expected tote advanced
forceluny by the French.
These same informed quarters in-
sisted France would move for aban-
donment of the plan for oil sang-
Selassie Hopes
35,769 to 36.100 in. 1935. It was Temporary relmbursement taxes
$500,006,000. '
Dtet because gains of five and six
"r cent in car registrations and
gasoline consumption respectively
Pullman Rates Would Be Reduced to 3 Cents
And Surcharge Barred; Eastern Roads May
Take Ruling to Court.
VOL. XXXV
WASHINGTON, Feb 38. (P—
Legislation extending America’s
neutrality law until May 1. 1937
will be signed by President Roose-
velt today or tomorrow.
The present neputrality act ex-
pires’tomorrow night.
Ignoring th? continuous political cireus in the capital, Washingtonians d
the breaking up of the great ice pack that had pile d up at Great Falk
seers is shown watching huge chunks break off the pack like miniature.
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the lorder of the Supreme
Court. He estimated it would
cost $120,000,000.
In the category of permanent tax-
es, the president lumped $500,000,-
000 a year for the new farm program
and 8130,000.000 annually ior pay-
ment of the bonus.
This sum, he said, would be- suf-
ficient to yield the treasury the en-
tire cost of the tonus by 1945, the
year in which it was due originally.
Lists Needs
In explaining the program, Mr
Roosevelt spoke from a pencilled
memorandum which listed the lev-
ies as follows:
Permanent taxes:
Bonus. $120,000,000. -
Farm program $500,000,000.
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to have taken such action at the
start, instead of al the end. of the
conterence.
The American attitude waa re-
fleeted in the statement of sources
close to the American delegation
that they hoped to complete their
wor quickly and start home soon.
French Protest
Arms in Rhineland
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For word of the Lord is right;
and all his works are done in truth.
Psalms 33-4.
Truth is so great a perfection,
that if God would render Himself
visible to men. He would choose
light for His body and truth for
His soul. Pythagoras.
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weeks.
Heavy demands are
for assistance here, a 1
day.
TOKYO FACES FRESH CRISIS AS Allegheny River
bends Flood Water
yield any increased revenues to the Soviet mutual assistance pact, car-
railroads. ' | vying guarantees of sid in the
MCManamy said the commission event Germany should attackeither
law to "assume inanagerial duties" dle—the Chamber of Denutses—
LONDON, Feb 3».—(AD—The
naval limitation conference which
was initiated last December with
five world powers had become a
three-power conclave today, for all
practical purposes.
As Great Britain struggled to sal-
vage some profit from the conver-
nations, Italy In effect took the
same step in bowing out of the con-
ference that Japan took exactly stx
weeks ago. The stumbling block to
fascist co-operation is sanctions.
Italy’s announcement to Britain
that tt was not now prepared to sign
a naval limitation treaty was Inter-
preted in conference quarters as an
indication only Gandhi-like non-
coperation can be expected from
the envoys of Premier Mussolini
over the carriers, and that the re-
duction would have that effect.
Pullman Surcharge Barred
By fixing the Pullman fare at 3
cents, the commission changed the
basis for these charges and elim-
mated the present Pullman sur-
charge.
. The effect of the order is to place
Pullman fares on a flat 3 cent ba-
sts. Instead of on the former basis
of surcharges, which made Pullman
fares average 4 cents per mitt.
Charge Sabotage
in Power Strike
OKLAIIOMA: Partly cloudy to-
night and saturday: eolder to
north and west peortions Saturdny.
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normally would result in a mome
pronounced increase in deaths.
The people of the Nation have
been aroused and it is to be expect-
ed that the fatalities will decrease
In 1936. Goodness knows a big de-
crease should follow the vast
amount of airing the wrecks have
received.
, 'By Associated Press) 1
Senate today:
In recess. Military affairs com-
mittee considers resoburtion to probe
the disciplining of Major General
Johnson Hagood by the army high
command. Interstate commerce
committee hears about movie block
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pressed hope today that the
of Nations would proceed
ROME. Feb 38 —(P—Antonio
Scotti, 70. noted baritone, died
Wednesday
Death came to the former Me-
tropolitan Opera star at Naples,
the winter home, to which he re-
tired after he made his final bow
on the Metropolitan stage three
years ago.
Returning from his third fall
season, (September-December) in
Europe, Josef Hofmann opened his
concert tour in the United States in
January 1936. He will appear here
at the Teachers College auditori-
um Saturday night, Peb. 36th. at
8:15 o’clock, thus giving music lov-
ers of Denton another opportunity
to hear the interpretatlons of one
of the world’s nnest musicians. In
’ place of Denton citizes going to
Dallas. Fort Worth or'Chicago to
hear Hofmann, people of those
cities may come to Denton Already
a good many reservations have been
received from Fort Worth and Dal-
las people as Hofmann will not ap-
pear in either of those two cities
this year. Again Denton people
should appreclate the efTorts of the
two colleges here to bring the very
Tomorrow is another Saturday,
and from present indications it
would seem that it will be the sec-
ond Saturday In some six or seven
weeks that fair weather has held
vanxyh. In that event, no doubt, there
WD be the usual large crowd of
Tut-of-town visitors who will ap-
preciate Denton people leaving con-
senient parking space for them.
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port had been expected almost daily land. on her eastern frontier, to-
for more than a month, but appar- , day with a determination to bring
ently was delayed by sharp dverg- , the question of remiitarization be-
ence of opinion within the commis- 1 fore the League of Nations at
slon. : Geneva next week.
Commissioners Clyde B Altche- Conscious of repeated reports
son. Carroll Miller, W M W Bplawn ' that Germany has thronged the
and Marion M Caskle Joined Porter Rhineland with troops, iformed
in supporting the reductions. Com- circles said, Foreign Minister Pier-
missloner Hugh M Tate did not re-Itienne Flandin is expected to
participate in the case. call the attention of leading powers
in his dissent, Meyer said that, to the danger inherent to such a
applied to the present volume of move by the Third Reich.
traffic, the new rate would not I with ratincation of the Franco-
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 28.——-
Emperor Halle Selassie, in a mes-
sage to the Associated Press, ex-
EAST TEXAS: Partly cloudy to-
night and Saturday; slightly war-
mer tonight except in northwest
and north-centrai portiens. Gen
tie to moderate northeast winds
on the coast.
WEST TEXAS: Fair tomight and
Saturday; slightly warmer in south
eas portion. tonght, eolder In the
GALVESTON, Feb. 38: —(2)—
Sheam Moody, member of one of
the wealthiest families in the
South and owner of the Galveston
baseball club of the Texas League,
died today of. pneumonia. He was
40 years old.___—__
Moody hAd been critically ill since
a short time after he returned from
a business trip to New York and
Chicago about two weeks ago.
Moody and his father, W. L. Moo-
dy Jr., owned a chain of more than
30 hotels in Texas, New Mexico,
Oklahoma, Louisiana, Alabama and
Virginia.
He and his father were partners
in the W. L. Moody A Co., bankers
unincorporated, owners of much
real estate, an insurance company,
the Galveston News and the Gal-
veston Tribune, cotton companies,
a compress and warehouse com-
pany. a hotel company. the Gal-
veston Beach Corporation and
smaller enterprises.
The younger Moody. listed as a
millionaire in his own holdings. al-
so was vice president of the Amer-
loan National Isurance Company,
one of the largest insurance com-
panies in the South, and president
of the Security National Fire In-
surance Company. Headquarters for
both companies are in Galveston.
Survivors include the widow and
two small sons, the parents, a bro-
ther, W L. Moody, I, rancher of
Galveston and Junction, and two
sisters, Mrs. Clark W. Thompson
and Mra. E. C. Northern of Galves-
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ALBERT B. FALL REPORTED
IMPROVING
EL PASO. Feb 28.—< AP)—Albert
B Fall. secretary of the Interior to
the Harding administratlon, was
reported improving today from se-
rious sinking spells he had suffer-
ed since Tuesday night. Fall has been
ill of pneumonia for several weeks.
lions against Italy when the
league’s committee of 18 convenes.
Reports that the French attitude
was the result of a secret promise
from Premier Benito Mussolini of
Italy that he would not ally him-
self with Germany were scouted to
authoritative quarters They held
France was acting on her own ac-
cord and in her own interests
Complaint has cgme from several
sections of the county about people
throwing cans and bottles in the
public roads or to the ditches along-
side. Of course this is against the
State laws and any one caught
dumping trash in or alongside the
roads will more than likely be pros-
euteri Cans and bottles form dan-
gers for traffic, causing punctures
or blowouts in tires. No doubt the
people guilty of this offense do it
thoughtlessly, and certainly there
can be no reason for people here
making dumping grounds of the
county roads as scveral times each
year the City force hauls off from
the homes all trash that is placed
on the curbs.
________________________ teized in the heart of the metrop-
old taxes. In the former category ollg in Wednesday’s atitempter4
with the proposed extension of war
penalties against Italy.
Regarding the meeting of the
League of Nations sanctions com-
tolttae of 18, called for March 3 at
Geneva, the Ethiopian King of
Kings asserted, "We hope there will
be no further delay in the extension
of sanctions.
"The obligations of member states
under Article 16 of the league cov-
enant is in no way modified or de-
pendent upon the considerations of
non-member states
■The cause of peace would be
much nearer realization if sanctions
were extended."
The emperor said, "The Ethio-
pian government nas not taken and
will not take any initiative to the
matter of peace proposals."
Emphasizing that the Ethiopian
viewpoint held this to be a most
inopportune stage of the war for
peace talks, he said:_________.
"Buch peace discussions as may
be taking place in Europe are with-
out the participation of the Ethi-
opia. and thus far there have been
no proposals put forward which
could be honorably accepted by
Ethiopia.”
The commiselon also ordered a.
reduction to Pullman rates to 3
cents a mile These rates now av-
erage 4 cento.
Under the order, the new tins
will be effective June 3.
The order revised the passenger
fare structure throughout the coun-
try. but because western and south-
ern roads already have instituted
low experimental fares its chief af-
fect will fall on the eastern roads.
With the exception of the Balti-
more and Ohio, eastern carriers had
vigorosty opposed any reduction,
contending a cut would seriously
impair their revenue.
See Rail Benefit
The commission’s majority opin-
ion. written by Claude R. Porter,
on whose motion the general fare
investigation was inittated, dealt all
length with the revenue situation]
confronting the eastern carriers,
and expressed the opinton that they
would be benefited rather than in-
jured by a downward revision of
fares.
The present experimental fares
to the west and south will not be
disturbed by the ICC ruling, nor
will the rates charged on "'extra
fare" trains offering a "definitely
superior" service
Dissenting commisaioners were
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. . CANANDAIGUA, N. Y —Mar-
• tin Davey, 35, of Buffalo, was
wondering today how to tweak
the news to his boss that his
boss that his truck collided
with itself.
The strering rod of his trail-
er truck broke, the truck went
out of control, the trailer
coupling broke and the two
parts of the machine collided
and overtumned in a ditch.
Davey expects to be out of
Memorial Hospital here in a
few days.
DALLAS, Feb. 28. —(P— Presi-
dents of the seven State Teachers
Colleges of Texas were re-elected
for 1936-37 by the board of regents
in session here today.
Preparations were made to let a
contract to the atternoon for con-
struction of a 3250.000 library for
the North Texas State Teachers
College at Denton.
Renamed as presidents were C.
E. Evans, Southwest Texas State
Teachers College; W. J. McConnell,
North Texas State Teachers Col-
lege, Denton; H. F. Estill, Sam
Houston State Teachers College,
Huntsville; J. A. HUI. West Texas
State Teachers College. Canyon: 8.
H. Whitley. East Texas State
Teachers College, Commerce: H. W.
Morelock, Sul Ross State Teachers
College, Alpine, and A. W. Birdwell.
Stephen F. Austin State Teachers
College, Nacogdoches.
SAM MAVERICK, 98. DIES IN SAN
ANTONIO
AUSTIN, Feb 28 —(— Sam
Maverick. 98, reported to be the last
survivor of Terty’s rangers and for
many years a banker in San An-
tonio. died at the home of a daugh-
tar. Mrs. Edward Sammons, here
today.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28——
The administration's $500,000,000
farm subsidy program moved near
the statute books today amid tu-
multous discussions over taxes for
its financing.
Speaker Bymns signed the soil
conservation bill, leaving only Vice
President Garner',, signature to
rend tt to the White wore
aTzoaz anSConEne Whanpofsigpn
Roosevelt projected a permanent
tax plan of $620,000,000 of which
r 500 ooo.ooo would go to farm sub-
sidies. f
In the House, representatives
debated the $188,000,000 supply bill
for the Agriculture Department.
President Roosevelt announced
his intention to allot, by executive
order $30,000,000 of work retog
funds for 1936 seed and feed loans
to farmers with a $200 limit on
individual loans.
To Disease Seed Veto
Despite this move the senate
Agriculture Committee named a
sub-committee to confer with Mr.
Roosevelt over his veto of thie $Eo,-
000.000 loan blli with ita MOO limtt.
The House Agriculture Commit-
tee rejected a resolution by Rep.
Taber (R-NY) to require the AAA
to give the name of and payment
to all producer, who received more
than 82 000 to benefit payments
to a year.
A later battle in the House over
this move was to prospect
The House Agriculture Commit-
tee approved the Gillette OD-la)
bill to continue the 3 1-2 per cent
interest rates on Federal land bank
loans for another twe years after
July 1. Last session the Farm Loan
Act was amended to provide for
3 1-2 per cent on these loans this
fiscal year, 4 per cent tha next two
yenrs and 4 1-2 per cent there-
after.
Antonio Scotti
Dies in Rome
bonsinEtsAperoprlatipnrtmemmiupe Thanks Theaters
ply bill.
McManamy and William E. Lee. j ed and bitter. They felt Italy ought
Mahame expressed the view that ' ‘ “
many communities along its banks
for more than 100 miles.
Waters spread over the river-
front streets in the city's downtown
district, flooding cellars of homes
and industrial plants.
House-boat dwellers abandoned
their homes as a 10-mile ice gorge
moved slowly along the crest of the
flood. Residents of river colonies
clustered about bonfires, their be-
longings piled on the banks as they
waited for the waters to recede.
Streets in tow sections of the
suburbs of Oakmont. Verona and
Harvarsville were under water.
The Allegheny rosd eight feet in
one hour at Lock No. 8, near Kit-
tanning. Pa., while the gorge moved
by. In Pittsburgh, where the Alle-
gheny and Monogahela meet to form
the Ohio. the river level passed the
27-foot stage, two feeet above flood
level. The weather bureau predicted
tt would rise to 30 feet late today
and then subside.
Ice cakes were strewn about many
rural roads.
EL PASO. Feb 28—4-Sabot-
age was charged in the El Paso
Ellectric Company strike today as
omcers investigating short circuit-
ing of power lines which plunged
communities in the 80-mile long
area between here and Hatch. N.
M.. into darkness last night,
M C. Smith, president of the
company, said lines fell to the
ground after four poles were cut.
Although the plant, manned by
emergenoy crews, was in opera-
tion. the short circuits left Can-
utillo. Anthony, La, Cruces. Hot
Springs an<j Hatch, all in New
Mexico, without power.
J C Gallagher, business agent
of local 585. International Broth-
erhood of Electrica Workers, de-
clared union employes had noth-
ing to do with sawing the poles.
- 'By Associated Press)
The city of Tokyo, bristling I
with bayonets, need a fresh cri-
sis today as insurgent soldiers re-
fnsed to evacuate the buildings they
Contrary to Custom
CLINTON, N. C — Kirby WU-
son, a farmer, drew a 30-day
suspended sentence here for
. driving while drunk, but his
automobile license utas not
revoked
Wilson was driving a mule.
Not Speaking
DALLAS--Deputy Sheriff Bill
Decker asked police radio dis-
pat-her Max Moore to broad-
cast a message to a sheriff's
squad car.
' What squad,” asked Moor
-Deputy Bryan Peck, Deck-
er replied.
"Soiry," snapped Moore. "He
and I aren't speaking."
WASHINGTON, Feb, 28.—(AP)—In a five to four
decision, the Interstate Commerce Commissien today order-
ed a reduction in basic rail passenger fares from 3.6 to 2
cents a mile.
Panhandle Saturttay.
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House today:
Continues debate on amendments
to agriculture department appro-
priation bill.
Senate yesterday;
Adopted conference report on
farm bill. Interstate commerce sub-
committee heard witness call for
prohibition against movie block
booking.
House yesterday:
Adopted amendments adding fn,-
000,000 to acitculture appropriation
bill and continued reading measure
for amendments. Military commit-
tee heard testimony on big fur crea-
tion of air reserve.
“It's a wolf—it’» surely a wolf."
said Dip Pearson, of Plainview, who
shot and killed the animal Thurs-
day "I know it was a wolf, because
I got five big dollars bounty from
the county on it, and that means
it was a grown wolf—not just a
pup." The argument started over
the statement of some of his friends
that he had shot a police dog and
not a wolf. It seems the animal, wolf
or dog, had been doing considera-
ble depredation in the - Pierson-
Miller community, West of Plain-
view. and a general hunt was on
for tt. John Miller and his sons
were after the animal, but tt just
happened to get to shooting dis-
tance of Pierson, armed to the
guards with a buckshot loaded
twelve guage.
coup d’etat.
While Emperor Hirohito conti-
ued his efforts to construct a gov-
ernment to replace the one wiped
out by the rebels’ guns, 1,000 sol-
dier recalcitrants broke an agree-
ment to retur to their barracks
by 8 a ni -
A force of moe than 4,000 toy--
al trpops beleaguered them.
Responsible Japanese sources to
Shanghai announced they were in-
formed imperial sanction had been
elven (or forcible ejection of tha
rebels if they had not withdrawn
at noon. Tokyo time.
Developments became obscure
under a renewed censorship as the
hours wore on. One foreign advice
at 12:50 p. m. said the situation
continued quiet
Civilians Told to Move
Tlie Exchange Telegraph Agency
reported a warning was broadcast
to persons in the vicinity of the
premier’s residence, headquarter
of the disaffected troops, to re-
move to- safer areas,
Japanese official sourcce in Sing-
apore announced the rebels had
submitted but not evidence was
yet at hand that they had begun
to .withdrawJ from their strong-
holds.
Tile Domei (Japanese) News
agency announced new negotiations
or a bloodless return of the in-
surgents to their barracks were
opened" between rebel leaders and
officers of the martial law admin-
istration at the official residence
of the premier, headquarters of the
uprising.
Imperial princes and officers of
the army high command wield-
ed the predominating influences
in the conversations looking toward
the formation of a government to
replace that of the slain Premier
Okada. With Okada died three
other high officials of the civil, ma-
chinery. 1,
Fascists May Rale
AU indications pointed to the
establishment of a military or Fas-
cist government, With the possi-
bility that General Sadao Araki,
strong exponent of militarism and
ardent nationalist, would be named
premier.
A Reuters (British) News agency
dispatch from Shanghai to Lon-
don related an unconfirmed re-
port through diplomatic channels
that Araki already had established
had established a military dicta-
torship. This was not borne out by
advces directly from Tokyo, though
newspapers men there were con-
tending with a rigid censorship.
Japanese in Shanghai said that
if a dictator emerged from the
Tokyo negotiations, he was likely
to be, Gen. Jinzaburo Mazad, for-
mer inspector general of military
education.
They expressed belief also that
rumors of street fighting in Tokyo
and the establishment of a mtniita-
ry dictatorship under Arake would
(Continuea on rage Four)
Fred Massingill, of the Terrell
Tribune, recently had a gift given
him that’s really some gift, and.
no doubt. Freu, will know what
good bread and biscuits are. He
said. "Oh, yeah, times are getting
better—kinds ’peers there's a hot
biscuit in sight This is due to the
generosity of Gordon Brown of
the Terrell Cash Grocery present-
ing me with a sack of "Peacemak-
er” flour. No better eating than hot
biscuits with outter oozing out,
flopped over to syrup.”
Denton. Miss Margaret Simpson,
the Dickson-Hamilton Motor Co.
and 8. C W erme into national
prominence in a way this week.
Denton gets its publicity by being
the home of Miss Simpson; Miss
Simpson gets prominence by having
won a national essay contest; the
Dickson-Hamilton Motor Company
gets resognition as. It was a Pontiac
car, sold by them that Miss Simp-
son was awarded for having won
the contest; 8. C. W gains consider-
able national publicity as Miss
Simpson is a student of that col-
lege. Miss Simpson also showed
mighty fine judgment and consid-
eration. as. it is understood. It was
through her instrumentality that
the car was sold through the Den-
ton Pontiac agency.
And, thinking about the, Dickson-
Hamilton Co. both members of the
firm, Ray Dickson and Pat Hamil-
ton, are elated that soon they will
be to their new home. South Elm in
the Craddock Building. The wea-
ther has been such as to slow down
the improvements which have been
under way for better than two
months.
TPam-a
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AAA Death and Bonus |
Wrecked Former
Budget. ■
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, ,
— (AP)A tax program
designed to produce perma- l
nent receipts of $620,000,- ■
000 annually, with the addi- l
tion of $500,000,000 to pay ■
for this year’s farm program U
and to be levied over a period ■
of years, was outlined to I
newspapermen today by I
President Roosevelt. H
The latter amount includ- J
ed what the president refer-
red to as a “windfall tax” to ] 5
recapture processing taxes
which w^re refunded upon ; ‛
TRENTON. N. J.. Feb. 38.—(AP)
—An authoritative source said today
Attorney General David T. WUenta.
chief prosecutor of Bruno Richard
Hauptmann, will not oppose » sec-
ond reprieve for the convicted slay-
er of Col. Charlee A. Lindbergh's
first son.
WUenta. the source said, will
neither oppose the reprieve nor con-
sent to it, but will stand aside and 1
kt Governor Harold G. Hof-
man make his own decision whether
to delay further Hauptmann's death
sentence, without interference from
the attorney general's office.
he placed only the annual $120,000,-
000 for payment of the bonus.
In considering methode of recap-
turing the lost processing taxes, Mr.
Roosevelt said the pgssibilities of a
retroactive tax had been thorough-
ly explored. It was felt such taxes
were probably ronstitutional, but
worked many hardships.
The windfall tax, he added, would
probably take the form of a levy
on incomes
bl all instances, Mr. Roosevelt
said, he was leaving to the deter-
mination of Congress the method
of imposing the levies and suggest-
tog only the amornt needed.
It was the death of AAA. with its
processing taxes, and the enactment
of the bonus over toe presidents
veto, which knocked the big holes
in the budget submitted last month:
Chairman Harrison (D-Miss) of
the Senate finance committee, was
the spokesman as newspapermen
crowded around che conferees .out-
side the executive mansion. ”
Comprehensive Message Due
"The conference was a full’ dis-
cussion of the whole fiscal condition
of the government," he said. "The
president informed the conference
that next week he would send a
message to Congress on the neces-
sities and needs of the government
for further money, with a sugges-
tion for raising revenue to balance
the budget for 1937.”
Asked if the balanced budget
would Include relief costs. Harrison
replied:
"No. Of course, we can't tell
what they will be."
"Is the bonus included?" he was
asked.
"The recommendations will deal
with the need for revenues caused
both by the bonus bill and by the
Supreme Court's decision invalidat-
ing AAA.” ———
Bonns Cost Not Large
Harrison added the bonus • cost
would "not be a big item," but tie
left his listeners with the impres-
sion the tax bill would be consid-
erably higher than the 8500,000,000
originally contemplated.
However, another conferee, who
did not want to be quoted by name,
reported the bill would nt be much
above 8500,000.000 and would in-
clude no taxes to cover the bonus.
This left no other conclusion
than that the president believed
increased revenues, above esti-
mates. would care for the addition-
al cost of amortizing the bonus by
1945, the original due date.
Neutrality Act
to Be Signed
And speaking <4 entertainment-
don't forget that tonight is Kiwanis
Minstrel night at Teachers College.
This is the tenth annual minstrel
staged by the Denton Kiwanis Club
and this year’s entertainment wul
be different to any of the previous
nine. But the proceeds of this year’s
minstrel will go to the same fund
as the others have—a fund for the
benet of underprivileged children.
Don’t miss it for Saturday morning
the talk of the town will be about
‘so and so to the Minstrel.
for Charity Fund
Mrs. Walker King, vice president,
of the United Charities Association,
has expressed appreciation for the
fund the Texas, Palace and Dream-
land Theaters is contributing to the
work of the organization here
Betting ebide a percentage of re-
ceipts, the theaters already have
given the charities organization a
check for nearly 8700, and will con-
tinue the percentage gift for two
a cm might have the effect of sub-
stantially reducing revenues to, the
eastern carrier, while Meyer ex-
pressed the opinion that the reduc-
tion was not great enough
The majority opinion followed the
recommendations of Examtner trv-
ing^Koeb in a^jepprt last jtfy, --
May Go to Court
It was thought possible some of
the eastern carriers might go toi
the courts in an effort to overthrow
the decision, but they have made
public no plans to this effect.
The ruling today followed weeks
of speculation on what action the
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McDonald, L. A. Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 170, Ed. 1 Friday, February 28, 1936, newspaper, February 28, 1936; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1539524/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Denton Public Library.