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ROME THREATENS END
OF LONDON RELATIONS;
ALOISI LEAVES GENEVA
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II Duce Insists
Sanctions Be
Lifted.
GRANDI TOLD
TO BARE AIMS
Recall to Follow in
Case of Rebuff,
Is Warning.
BACKGROUND—
Since Mussolini proclaimed an
nexation of Ethiopia he has in
sisted. at Geneva that the Italo
Ethiopian question is settled. Thus,
he maintained, there is no reason
for continuation of economic sanc
tions against Italy by the League of
Nations. A hardening attitude
among League delegates, however,
i* bached chiefly by Great Britain.
tCopyrlght. l«3ts. by the Associated Press.)
ROME, May 12.—Suggestions
.that the League of Nations will
be disrupted and that Great
Britain and Italy may break
diplomatically were made - by
Italian sources today.
Senator Roberto Forges Davanzati
Stated, following the Italian delega
tion’s withdrawal from Geneva, that
the League would be shattered through
the action of other League members.
Reliable sources said that if British
diplomats continued to “flourish the
whip of sanctions" a diplomatic break
would be inevitable.
Little Hope Seen in Eden.
Forges Davanzati, In an editorial in
La Tribuna, wrote: "Since Italo
Ethiopian affairs continue to be man
aged by Mr. Eden (the Birtish foreign
secretary) who, as a good conserva
tive, is awaiting the collaboration of
the future cabinet of the French Pop
ular-Masonic-Communist front, one
can be certain Mr. Eden will carry out
the policy he has carried on for about
a year with d result all can see.
"The League will be shattered
through the action with the responsi
bility of League members.”
Dlno Grandi, Italian Ambassador in
London, was instructed to present to
the British government the resolu
tion creating the new Roman Empire
with annexation of Ethiopia. Reliable
sources said the Ambassador was in
structed also to try to "make Britain
like it."
The Italian government adopted an
attitude of "maximum reserve”
toward League Council deliberations
over Ethiopia. The controlled press
was ordered to follow this policy in
all comment.
Senate Is Convoked.
The Italian Senate was convoked
for an extraordinary session Saturday,
probably to ratify creation of the new
Italian Empire, and Fascist officials
said Victor Emmanuel might be
crowned Emperor of Ethiopia at the
sacred city of Aksum.
The “hush, hush” tactics employed
in Italy’s diplomatic campaign to
maintain its empire already had been
used to advantage in the military
campaign for East African conquest.
Publication of military communiques
(See ROME, Page A-6.)
PLANE CRASH KILLS
THREE IN WISCONSIN
Father and Daughter Victims
When Relative’s Ship Dives
Into Woods.
B7 the Associated Press.
NEW LISBON, Wis.. May 12.—Three
persons died In the crash of an air
plane in a heavily wooded tract on
the Martin Wood farm three miles
from here late yesterday.
The dead:
Herman Underdahl, about 42, Los
Angeles, Calif., the pilot.
Carl Ristow. 29, New Lisbon farmer.
Caroline Ristow, 8, daughter of Carl.
Underdahl, a retired Navy officer,
here for a visit with Wood, his cousin,
had been taking relatives and neigh
boring farmers on sightseeing flights.
Acceding to the pleas of his daughter,
Ristow went up to give her a ride.
Underdahl banked at an altitude of
600 feet and the plane went into a
dive.
The pilot and Caroline were dead
when neighbors reached the scene.
Ristow died in a hospital several hours
later.
Underdahl flew the .chip from Los
Angeles.
MEDITERRANEAN BASE
SCENE OF BRITISH TEST
Secret Practice Mobilization of
Defense Forces la
Held.
my tht Associated Press.
.MALTA. May 12—Great Britain
tested the vunerability of this strate
gic Mediterranean naval base between
Sicily and Africa today in a secret
practice mobilization of its defense
forces. Involving navy, army and air
units.
A feature of the naval operations
was believed to be the disembarkation
of a landing pgrty of demolition ex
perts, in flat boats from submarines.
The .test mobilization will continue
through tomorrow night.
The populace, accustomed to such
maneuvers, in this British base less
than 100 miles from the Italian Island
of Sicily, showed little interest In the
exercises.
British to Answer
Italian Charges of
Dumdum Bullets
English Expected to Dis■
pose of Issue in Sen
sational Manner.
' By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 12—The British
government, it was Intimated authori
tatively today, intends to make a com
plete answer to renewed Italian
charges on the supply of dumdum
bullets sent to Ethiopian forces.
The answer, it was said, will deal
with a communication understood to
have been given the League of Na
tions by Italy today.
This communication was under
stood to accuse Great Britain and the
Ethiopian Legation in London of
being jointly connected with supplying
dumdums to Ethiopian warriors.
An authoritative source intimated
that Great Britain would dispose of
Italy’s charger not only effectively but
somewhat sensationally, saying: “The
British government has a very good
and complete answer."
40-Hour Trip to Channel
Predicted—Hindenburg Re
ported 900 Miles on Way.
By tfce Associated Press.
ABOARD THE ZEPPELIN HIN
DENBURG. EN ROUTE TO GER
MANY, May 12.—The Hindenburg's
high command, encouraged by favor
able weather reports, predicted today
a 40-hour trip from Lakehurst to the
English Channel.
Dr. Hugo Eckener, president of the
Zeppelin Co., declared as the huge
craft headed out over the sea on the
return leg of Its maiden North Amer
ican voyage:
"The last weather reports Indicate
we'll make favorable progress all the
way across, reaching the channel in
40 hours.”
Officers and crew of the Hindenburg
were visibly touched at the salute of
whistles as the Zeppelin flew low over
New York just after midnight.
Capt. Ernst Lehmann said he was
“overwhelmed” by the hospitality
shown at Lakehurst. during the Zep
pelin'S two-day stop, and in New
York and Washington.
Sighted Over Nova Scotia.
Bv the Associated Press.
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia. May 12.—
The giant German Zeppelin Hinden
burg, heading into the sun on its re
turn flight across the Atlantic, was
reported 900 miles out of New York
City at 11 a.m. today by Mackay
Radio.
Early this morning the Zeppelin
was sighted along Nova Scotia’s south
ern shore.
First seen at Barrington, on the
southernmost tip of the province, the
airship appeared to be following the
coast line. It was reported a few
minutes later passing over Lockeport.
Dr. H. L. Mitchner of Barrington
said he saw the Zeppelin at 4:03 a.m.,
Eastern standard time, proceeding in
a northeasterly direction. He believed
it would pass over Halifax before
heading out across the Atlantic.
The physician said the Hindenburg.
which left Lakehurst, N. J„ last night
for Friedrichshafen, Germany, was
flying high and was aided by a 12
mile tail wind.
48 Passengers Aboard.
With 48 passengers aboard, the huge
Zeppelin, which spanned the Atlantic
so swiftly last week, lifted her stubby
nose toward stars that studded a cool
Spring night, made a hurried courtesy
call on New York City and then
headed out over the Atlantic.
The Hindenburg was starting the
return journey of the first of 10 round
trips planned for the Summer between
(See HINDENBURG, Page A-3.) —
NAPS WITH DYNAMITE
RIVERA, Fla., May 12 (/P).—County
Road Patrolman Virgil strain says
taking a nap is a breach of the peace
when it is takeq in a truck carrying
two tons of dynamite.
Strain said he arrested Harold An
derson when he found him snoozing
In the dynamite-laden truck on a
highway near here. Then the officer
stood uneasy guard over the vehicle
until its owners sent out a relief
driver.
Delegates Are
in Tumult at
Action.
FIRM POSITION
PIQUES ITALY
News of Parley in
Berlin Exciting
to League.
(Copyright. 1938. by the Associated Press !
GENEVA, May 12.—Europe’s
crisis deepened tonight as the
Italian delegation left Geneva by
order of Premier Mussolini and
the League of Nations Council
decided there was no cause to
modify sanctions decreed as a
result of the war against Ethio
pia.
Shortly before the council’s action
Baron Pompeo Oloisi and the entire
Fascist delegation left the city. They
carried with them the secret of Pre
mier Mussolini's hasty instructions of
recall. Even as their train pulled out
of the closely-guarded railway station
the Italians insisted they could not
interpret II Duce's command.
Nevertheless, many League observ
ers believed the move was a prelude
to a complete Italian break with the
League.
While the train on which the Fas
cists rode was still getting under way,
the councU met in a brief public ses
sion, voted it needed ‘'further time
• * * to consider the situation,” and
adjourned until June 15.
Refuses to Relax Sanctions.
Its sole act was to pass a resolu
tion reading:
“The Council, having met to con
sider the dispute between Italy and
Ethiopia, recalls the conclusion
reached and the decisions taken in
this matter by the League since Oc
tober 3. 1935, is of the opinion that
further time is necessary to permit
the members to consider the situ
ation created by the grave new steps
taken by the Italian government, de
ceided to resume its deliberations on
the subject June 15, and consider that
in the meantime there is no cause
for modifying the measures previously
adopted in collaboration by the mem
bers of the League."
Wolde Mariam. Ethiopian delegate,
asked the Council to condemn Italy's
decision to suppress the sovereignty of
Ethiopia. He demanded the appli
cations of the punitive provisions of
Article XVI of the League covenant,
which provides military punishments
for an aggressor nation.
A secret exchange or views between
Italy and Germany took place in
Berlin yesterday, a reliable source
here declared today. Whether Pre
mier Mussolini's decision to withdraw
from Geneva was discussed was not
immediately stated, but Geneva au- !
thorities wondered if there was any ;
connection between the two events.
Delegations in Confusion.
II Duce's command threw all dele
gations into a tumult.
Earlier in the day the Associated
Press had been told by an Italian
spokesman that the situation was be
coming most difficult for Italy and
that it might be “forced," through
considerations of national dignity, to
leave the League.
Various Council members, sensing
this growing danger and anxious to
keep Italy within the League fold,
had made one concession by midday.
They dropped their plan to pass
the resolution drafted in a secret
midnight session and arranged, in
stead, for a presidential declaration
to be read by Anthony Eden, British
foreign secretary. This declaration
recapitulated the various essential
League decisions on the Italo-Ethi
opian conflict since its beginning.
Without directly condemning Italy
it made it clear the League stood by
its previous decision and that sanc
tions will continue.
Alois! Disapproves.
According to Italian sources, Baron
Aloisi, shown the text of the council’s
resolution, said it was “quite unac
ceptable to Italy."
The conferees abandoned the idea
of Incorporating into the resolution
the doctrine of Henry L. Stimson,
former Secretary of State of the
United States, refusing recognition to
the acquisition of. territories by force.
Officials said, however, that this
idea was rather implied.
Another Mediterranean problem, it
was announced, will soon be brought
to the forefront of world affairs. It
was stated the signatories of the
Lausanne treaty will meet June 22 at
Montreux, Switzerland, to consider
Turkey’s demand for remUitarization
of the Dardanelles.
Nazis Will Present Eckener
With Silver Cup on Arrival
the Associated Press.
FRANKFORT-ON-MAIN, Germany.
May 12.—Dr. Hugo Eckener, back In
Germany’s limelight because of Amer
ica's stirring greeting to the Hinden
burg, will receive a silver cup from
Nazi hands when he comes home.
E. Sprengler, Nazi party district
leader, will present the trophy when
the great dirigible comes to Germany’s
new Zeppelin harbor here at the end
of its inaugural North American trip.
Today an official reception was pre
pared for Eckener and the Hinden
burg, expected early Thursday, and
Frankfort got ready to assume its
Nazi-designated role as the "world’s
sir traffic terminal.”
A trained landing crew of 200 Storm
Troopers will bring the Zeppelin down.
The air harbor, with customs build
ings and restaurants, lies 9 miles out
side Frankfort. It is equipped with
searchlight apparatus and has its own
autobus connections.
It was announced the Hindenburg’s
second trip to America, starting three
days after its arrival home, has been
completely sold out. There will be 10
such trips in 1936.
A hundred thousand Germans, com
ing to Frankfort for an agricultural
exhibition, are expected to greet the
Zeppelin when it turns its nose toward
the hangar.
All newspapers carried front-page
headlines dealing with the return
flight. The Hamburg radio station was
in touch with the Hindenburg when
i it passed over Cape Cod.
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SPONSOR DEFENDS
FARM KF BILL
Lemke Denies Measure Is
Inflationary—Lewis Calls
It “Ruinous.”
By the Associated Press.
Terming the Frazier-Lcmke farm
debt refinancing bill "a non-partisan
measure, if there ever was one.” Rep
resentative Lemke, Republican, of
North Dakota told the House today
“this is not inflation unless every Fed
eral Reserve banknote issued is infla
tion.”
He headed the chamber into six
hours of general debate on the con
troverted bill, walking down into the
House well amid applause both from
his colleagues and farmers crowding
the galleries.
From a high authority connected
with the Federal Land Bank. Lemke
said he had information that the big
gest part of $5,000,000,000 of farm in
debtedness would be liquidated unless
the bill were passed and that 15 to 20
million men. women and children
would be driven from their homes.
Purpose of Bill.
The bill would permit refinancing of
farm debts over 47 years at 1% per
cent interest. To provide the money
needed, the bill would authorize sale
of tax-exempt Government bonds. If
these were not readily salable, up to
$3,000,000,000 of Federal Reserve notes
would be issued.
Lemke claimed there “never has
been a bill that has had such public
support” and said it should be accept
ed on its merits rather than on the
basis of what was said about it.
He accused the Farm Credit Admin
istration of using Federal money for
lobbying purposes when it sent to
every member of Congress today a
statement opposing the bill.
Measure Denounced.
Passage of the bill would be ruinous
to the country and "would be the
longest first step in inflation in all
the fiat money experiences of history.”
Representative David J. Lewis of
Maryland, internationally recognized
as an economist, told the House.
He emphasized that there are $32,
788,000 life insurance policies out
standing in the United States, exceed
ing $2,000, and 82.944,000 policies
averaging $200. These would be
practically wiped out by the passage
of this legislation, which would be
ruinous to the whole country because
at least one person in every four of
our population is a holder or a bene
ficiary in these policies. Lewis said.
Majority Leader Bankhead said he
"wanted to vote it up or down just
like it stands, because that's the way
its supporters have made an issue
of it.”
The Steering Committee, which was
behind the successful campaign to
bring the bill before the House, was
planning, however, to accept some
changes.
Lemke said committee members had
agreed not to oppose an amendment
to eliminate a provision for chattel
mortgage loans of up to 65 per cent of
the fair market value of live stock.
Likewise, he said, the committee has
no objection to a projected amend
ment to give the President discretion
to put “loose gold” back of new cur
rency to be issued under the bill, in
addition to the backing of farm
mortgages.
“It would mean nothing,” Lemke
said, “but it might improve the public
psychology.”
ETHIOPIA ANNEXED,
HULL TOLD BY ROSSI
Ambassador Formally Notifies
U. S. of Nation's New Afri
can Empire.
By the Associated Press.
Ambassador Augusto Rossi called on
Secretary Hull at the State Depart
ment today and formally gave him
Italy's notification of the Italian an
nexation of Ethiopia.
In a conversation lasting approxi
mately one-half hour, the Italian
envoy officially conveyed to the Secre
tary of State that Italy had proclaimed
the empire of Haile Selassie Italian
territory and that King Victor Em
manuel would become emperor of the
newly constituted Roman empire.
It was understood that the Ambas
sador’s call was to convey his notifica
tion formally and that the Ambassador
neither requested nor received an ex
pression of this Government's attitude.
U. S. Lacks Public Enemy No. 1
First Time Since Capone Fell
9
Capture of Robinson, However, Does
Not Leave F. B, I, Devoid of Work,
Declares Director Hoover,
BY REX COLLIER.
For the first time since the rise ana fall of Alphonse Capone, America
today was without a "Public Enemy No. 1."
The Government's relentless war on roving outlaws has smashed gang
after gang with ruthless certainty—and the title of ill fame has passed
rapidly from head to head as the "big shots" of crime went to prison—or
the morgue.
The capture of Thomas H. Robinson, jr., kidnaper of Mrs. Berry Stoll
of Louisville. Ky.. ends press speculation whether that effeminate fugitive
“rated" the No. 1 position among the country's bad men.
| «oi a gangster ana au-rouna aes-'
j perado in the sense that other kid
j napers have been. Robinson was a
■■ sorry version of the dreaded type of
j "public enemy" pictured by Hollywood
and adventure magazines. Yet he was
the only important fugitive from Fed
eral justice left at large after the
recent rapid-fire captures of Alvin
Karpis, Harry Campbell and William
Mahan—all of whom really deserved
the No. 1 title In crime.
It is of interest to review the turn
>* * ~~ I ■ II — ■ I I ■
over In "public enemy" titles during
the past several years.
A1 Capone was the first gangster to
receive the unenviable ranking of
public enemy No. 1. He was awarded
the title first by Chicago law enforce
ment oflBcials and soon he had gained
the national title, too. by default.
When Capone found he could not
beat^the Federal income tax laws and
(See PUBLJC ENEMY, Page A-4X
G. 0. P. Delegates, However,
May Be Uninstructed and
Likely to Shift to Steiwer.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
Stall Correspondent of The Stsr.
INDIANAPOLIS. May 12,-Indiana,
if the present plans of the Republican
organization are carried out. will send
an uninstructed delegation to the
Republican National Convention.
What the organization leaders will
do with the delegation after It gets
to the convention is the conundrum.
At present, they admit, the majority
of the delegation—which has not yet
been named—would favor the nom
ination of Gov. Alf M. Landon of
Kansas. At the same time, it is said
there might be a willingness to jump
to Senator Steiwer of Oregon if cer
tain things happen, if. for example
Steiwer should make a rousing key
note speech at Cleveland.
It happens that the organization is
engaged in a bitter fight to retain
control. The State committee meets
tomorrow night to elect officers. On
the outcome hangs a lot. Don D.
Irwin, the present Republican State
chairman, is opposed for re-election
by Ralph Gates of Columbia, and
back of Gates Is James Goodrich,
former Governor and head of a fac
tion in the State.
"Jim” Watson Organization.
The organization, as it stands today,
is pretty much the same old “Jim’’
Watson organization. The Republi
cans generally might welcome a
change. But they see no particularly
good reason for getting rid of a Wat
son organization to put in its place
an organization which may be dom
inated by Goodrich.
And there you are.
The predictions today are that the
present organization will win. The
most vulnerable of the present officers
seeking re-election is treasurer of the
State committee, Burrell E. Wright,
who has been accused of playing with
the Gov. McNutt (Democrat) admin
istration. The charge is that he
(See POLITICS. Page A-5.)
P. W. A. FUND DRIVE
Asks $700,000,000 for
Ickes’ Projects in Addition
to W. P. A. Sum.
BY J. A. O'LEARY.
A move to add *700.000,000 to the
work relief-deficiency bill for P. W. A.
loans and grants for non-Federal proj
ects of cities was launched in the Sen
ate today by Senator Hayden, Demo
crat, ot Arizona.
A bloc of House members tried with
out success to have this amount ear
marked for P. W. A. out of thf $1.425
000,000 already in the dlflciency bill
for the Works Progress Administra
tion. •
Senator Hayden, however, is asking
that Public Works Administrator Ickes
be given $700,000,000 in addition to
what is already in the bill for W. P. A.
Administrator Harry Hopkins.
Emphasizing that the Federal money
spent for non-Federal P. W. A. proj
ects creates more employment because
it is supplemented by municipal loans,
Hayden had read to the Senate a
statement in support of his amend
ment. His move came on the eve of
hearings by an Appropriations Sub
committee on the big deficiency bill.
Has 2,976 Approved Projects.
Ickes’ organization has 2,976 ap
proved projects on file lor which no
funds are available. Included in that
list are three applications from the
District of Columbia for loans and
grants that could be considered if ad
ditional funds are made available to
P. W. A. These local projects call for
grants amounting to $1,275,000, with
loans amounting to $2,975,000 for a
new court house and for hospital and
prison Improvements.
Explaining the difference between
W. P. A. and P. W. A., Senator Hay
den declared:
The difference between the two pro
grams is that the Works Progress
Administration will do $1,425,000,000
worth of work, all* of which must
ultimately be paid for by Federal
taxation. With $700,000,000. the Public
Works Administration can bring about
over $1,500,000,000 of new construction,
but the final cost to Federal tax payers
will be less than half of $1,500,000,000.’’
He had explained previously that
(See RELIEF, Page A-3.)
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F. B. I. Director Makes An
nouncement as Prisoner
Arrives at Louisville.
CAPTURED IN GLENDALE
ON SODA CLERK’S “TIP”
Abductor of Society Matron Makes
No Resistance, Although
Armed at Time.
BACKGROUND—
Thomas H. Robinson, jr., eccen
tric “Lone Wolf” kidnaper of Mrs.
Alice Speed Stoll, Louisville, Ky.,
society matron, dropped from sight
after receiving $50,000 ransom
money on October 16, 1934, in In
dianapolis, six days after abduction.
Young abductor’s wife. Mrs.
Frances Robinson, and his father,
Thomas H. Robinson, Nashville,
Tenn., attorney, were dragged into
the case and tried for complicity in
the crime. They were subsequently
acquitted.
By the Associated Press.
J. Edgar Hoover said today that
Thomas H. Robinson, jr„ arrested in
Glendale. Calif., last night, has ad- |
mitted kidnaping Mrs. Alice Speed
Stoll, LouisviUe, Ky., society leader.
The director of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation said Robinson told
agents that his first plan was to kid- j
nap C. C. Stoll, father-in-law of his j
victim. Finding that the elder Stoll;
was not at home. Hoover said his
story continued, he went to the son's
house, seeking a second possible male
victim.
When he could not nnd tne younger
Stoll. Hoover said, Robinson quickly
decided to abduct young Mrs. Stoll.
Mrs. Stoll, wife of Berry Stoll,
wealthy oil man. was slugged with a
lead pipe before being taken from her
home in the *50.000 kidnaping in the
Fall of 1934. The Federal law provides
a death penalty when a kidnap victim
suffers bodily harm.
The seizure of Robinson was the
climax of an 11-day campaign of swift
raids in which Federal agents scooped
up Alvin Karpis. Harry Campbell and
William Mahan.
Hoover Leaves Fight.
Soon after the capture, the agents
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
flashed the word to their chief here.
Hoover was attending a prize fight,
but he left it instantly and called re
porters to his office.
“We’ve got Robinson,” he smiled.
“Took him in Glendale. Calif.
The "blond woman” disguise at
tributed to Robinson was reported
from many cities at various times in
the hunt. A lack of lobes on his ears
was the only distinguished physical
characteristic of the six-foot youth
from Nashville. Tenn.
The kidnaping of Mrs. Stoll aroused
Nation-wide indignation. She was
abed with a cold when a young man
gained entrance to the house on Oc
tober 10. 1934, to “check the telephone
connections.”
He forced a maid to tie Mrs. Stoll's
hands and when the society matron
tried to buy him off with a check he !
slugged her. Bleeding. Mrs. Stoll was '
forced into a car and carried away.
Leu nanson notes.
The kidnaper left ranson demands
written on legal stationery. A later
note named Robinson's wife as inter
mediary. The ransom finally was
paid to her and she took a train for
Indianapolis where, according to Jus
tice agents’ accounts, Mrs. Stoll had
been held captive in an apartment.
Some time later, Mrs. Robinson and
Mrs. Stoll arrived at Terre Haute, Ind.,
where they were met by Federal agents.
Subsequently Robinson's wife and
his father were acquitted of charges
in connection with the kidnaping.
Director Hoover said that examina
tion of the first ransom document in
the technical laboratory of the F. B. I.
has "definitely established” that the
younger Robinson wrote it.
F. B. I. records of Robinson's past
say that the first charge against him
was complicity in a $14,000 jewel rob
bery. He was committed to an insane
(See ROBINSON, Page A-2.)
WALSH TO RELINQUISH
LABOR COMMITTEE POST
Will Head Naval Body. Tilling
Vacancy Left by Death of
Senator Trammell.
By the Associated Press.
Senator Walsh, Democrat, of Massa
chusetts, soon wiU relinquish his chair
manship of the Senate Labor Com
mittee to succeed the late Senator
Trammell of Florida as head of the
important Naval Committee.
Under Trammell's chairmanship he
was ranking Democratic member of
the Naval Committee.
A motion by Senator Robinson, ma
jority leader, to give Walsh the chair
manship is expected soon.
Walsh may retain his labor chair
manship until certain work of the
committee is completed.
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PRESIDENT LEAVES
REVENUE-FINDING
TASK TDCONGRESS
Major Revisions in Tax
Measure Indicated
at Capitol.
HOUSE BILL INSISTENCE
DROPPED AT CONFERENCE
Getting Money, Not Way of Doing
So, Represented as Important
Thing to White House.
BACKGROUND—
President Roosevelt asked last
February that Congress revise whole
structure of corporate taxes, with
levy on undistributed profits be
coming major corporate assessment.
House finally passed bill with this
provision, but opposition of busi
ness interests and doubts of more
coMervative members of Senate
Finance Committee threaten to
block legislation.
Senator Byrd, Virginia Democrat,
has precipitated new deadlock with
charges that certain large corpora
tions would pay lighter taxes than
before.
ay the Associated Press.
New tax recommendations were sub
mitted to the Senate Finance Com
mittee by Secretary Wallace today,
coincident with fresh Indications that
the House revenue bill would be re
vised drastically.
Strongly pointing toward much re
writing was the word passed on Capi
tol Hill that President Roosevelt had
informed Chairman Harrison of the
Finance Committee yesterday that it
was up to Congress to determine the
tax methods of raising the revenue he
had requested.
The important factor, the Chief Ex
ecutive was represented as advising
Harrison, was not so much the kind
of taxes employed as it was that $620,
000.000 be raised in permanent revenue
and $500,000,000 through temporary
levies.
This development gave impetui
to the move within the committee
to revise the House bill for taxing
corporations on the basis of their un
distributed income.
Hearings Are Reopened.
The Finance Committee unexpect
edly reopened public hearings to per
mit Wallace to recommend:
New processing taxes to raise
$220,564,000.
Enactment of the 80 per cent
"windfall” tax on refunded process
ing taxes.
Amendments to the agricultural ad
justment act to Insure retention by
the Government of the almost one
billion dollars collected in processing
taxes.
Repeal of those A A. A. provisions
invalidated by the Supreme Court and
re-enactment of the others.
Harrison placed before the com
mittee a letter from Jesse H. Jones,
chairman of the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, recommending
"substantial concessions" in the tax
on undistributed profits to corpora
tions using earnings or borrowed
money for new plant investment.
Wants Modernisation Aids.
"I have not had time to study the
bill carefully,” Jones said, "but if sub
stantial concessions could be made
that would encourage modernization,
new plant construction and new build
ings to replace old ones, new equipment
for railroads and industry of ail kinds.
including allowances for new debts
created for these purposes, the em
ployment situation, and business gen
erally would in all probability be great
ly helped, and society much better
served. * * •”
Jones added that the proposed
method of taxing banks "seems entirely
fair and highly desirable.” Banka
would not be included in the undis
tributed profits tax.
While Wallace testified. Senator
Byrd. Democrat, of Virginia drafted
a resolution calling on Secretary
Morgenthau for a list of big corpora
tions and the amount of reduction
in taxes available to them under the
House bill provisions.
Morgenthau had advised Byrd the
Treasury could not “legally” furnish
him with the information which he
personally had asked for by letter.
Byrd's action today was designed
to make the request come from the
(See TAXES, Page A-3.)
FORT YUKON REPORTS
FLOOD EMERGENCY
Inundated Field Prevents Relief
by Air—Influenza Out
break Cited.
By the Associated Press.
FAIRBANKS. Alaska. May 12.—A
flood emergency at Fort Yukon, aggra
vated by an outbreak of Influenza al
ready responsible for six deaths, was
reported to the News-Miner today in a
radio dispatch.
The whole town, 150 miles northeast
of here, was flooded by an ice break-up
yesterday and the airport also was
under water, preventing relief by
plane, the newspaper's Fort Yukon
correspondent said.
Although the water was receding,
there was further danger from ice
gorges in the Yukon and Porcupine
Rivers, the News-Miner learned from
its correspondent. Mrs. Emily Randall,
wife of a deputy United States marshal.
Nobody was drowned as the water
rushed through the remote town, Mrs.
Randall said, but food, ammunition
and household goods were ruined and
the Influenza situation was more
critical.
“The main street between the post
office and general store was a rushing
torrent. Ice blocks were scattered
throughout the town. The condition
of the natives is particularly serious.
The population is still suffering from
influenza.”
Names of the victims, including na
tives and whites, were not reported.
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