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STATE ACCEPTS
DENHARDT JURY
Defense, However, Asks Re
cess, Then Challenges
Eight.
BACKGROUND—
Mrs. Verna Garr Taylor, comely
widow and fiancee of Brig. Gen.
Henry H. Denhardt. military and
political figure in Kentucky, was
found slain in ditch along lonely
road on night of November 6, last.
Near the body was the general’s
service revolver. After long investi
gation Denhardt was arrested and
charged with the slaying.
By the Associated Press.
NEW CASTLE. Ky„ April 2D.—
The Commonwealth today accepted
a jury to try Brig. Gen. Henry H.
Denhardt for murder and the de
fense requested a recess to determine
whether it would accept the 12 men.
The defense later challenged 8 of
the 12 men whom the Commonwealth
had accepted, necessitating calling of
additional veniremen.
Earlier an almost endless procession
of sun-tanned, tobacco-chewing farm
ers paraded in and out of the jury box
as examination of prospective jurors
for the trial of Denhardt, charged
with the murder of Verna Garr Tay
lor. 40 and widowed, contmued.
Neatly dressed “store-bought clothes"
mixed with sod-covered overalls as
the men, many ill at ease, gathered
In little groups in the corridors and
waited to be summoned to the court
room.
Judge Is Irritated.
Defense and Commonwealth closely
questioned prospective jurors. Fre
quently Circuit Judge Charles C.
Marshall became irritated at the slow
ness of the proceedings and would
pick up a question asked by counsel
and, rephrasing it in blunt, plain
speech, bark it back at the more-than
often-bewildered veniremen.
Gen. Denhardt arrived early, sur
rounded by his legal staff. The general,
whose $25,000 bond was continued yes
terday With Dr. A. T. McCormack,
head of the State Department ol
Health, as surety, laughed and joked
with counsel and occasionally reached
over the railing to shake hands with
a well-wisher.
With the trial under way the crowds,
which so far have been small, picked
up and the bleak court room was
packed when Judge Marshall called
the court to order.
J. B. Hundley, defense witness in
the case, is ill in Pleasureville, Ky.
Although confined to his bed. Hundley
was reported by his physician to be
improved today and can appear at the
trial when n> cessary.
Continuance Denied.
Selection of a jury began after
Judge Marshall denied Denhardt's ap
plication for a continuance. It was
the second setback for the defense,
which Tuesday lost a petition for a
change of venue.
The general is accused of shooting
fatally Mrs. Taylor during an all-day
outing. The defense contends Mrs.
Taylor took her own life because of
opposition by her family to her pro
posed marriage to Denhardt.
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lomat, Pays Respects.
Dr. Hans Luther, who is retiring
shortly as German Ambassador, called
at the White House today for a fare
well chat with President Roosevelt.
On leaving. Dr. Luther said he
doesn't expect to start for Germany
until the middle of May, but thought
it best to say good-by to the President
at this time because Mr. Roosevelt will
be leaving Washington next week for a
fishing vacation.
Ambassador Luther expects to enjoy
a restful life on his farm in Bavaria.
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1 YOUR TAXES
What You Would Pay and How Under
the Bills Proposed in the House.
| Article No. 10—Local Estate Tax (Continued). j
ESTIMATED YIELD—$750,000.
PURPOSE—To recover to District part of death taxes now paid Federal
Government.
AFFECTS—All estates in District of $1,000 or more, with variety of
exemptions provided.
(This is the second of two articles
on the estate tax.)
IP THE District of Columbia would
follow the example of several
States, It could raise a substantial
revenue out of an estate tax and
could recapture some death taxes al
ready paid to the Federal Government,
without adding any additional bur
den on the local estates.
These two objectives could be ac
complished by amending the pending
estate tax bill in two particulars:
First, change it to provide, as sev
eral other States have provided, that
the State shall take only the 80 per
cent credit allowed by the Federal
Government out of the 1926 Federal
estate tax base—and no more.
Second, add to the bill a provision
to recapture, wherever possible, the
80 per cent from taxes already paid
in. This feature is now missing from
the pending measure.
The House bill, as It now stands,
has an elaborate rate structure, which
generally would take more than the
80 per cent provision adopted by many
States. This rate structure would dig
down deeper into the little estates
than the Federal Government itself.
How some of the States have lim
ited their collections to the 80 per
cent provision is clearly shown in
several examples, any one of which
could well be followed by the District
of Columbia.
For instance, Alabama provides that
the total Alabama estate tax is not
to exceed in the aggregate the Fed
eral credit. In comparatively simple
language, making administration rea
sonably easy, the State of Alabama
says:
"There is hereby levied and imposed
upon the net estate passing by will,
devise or under the estate laws of the
State of Alabama, a tax of 80 per
centum of the tax imposed upon
such net estates by the act of Con
gress approved February 3, 1926. The
rates and the definitions of 'net es
tates’ shall be as provided in said act
of Congress."
Of course the Federal Government
since the act of 1926 has levied a
super-estate tax, upon which it allows
no 80 per cent credit, at all. This
super tax is getting more from estates
than the 1926 estate tax base. But
several States are still sticking to the
80 per cent as a basis for their own
estate taxes.
Another example is California,
which says:
"Should the amount of tax in this
act, increased by this section, be
afterward found to be more than the
maximum credit allowed under the
Federal estate tax act, then any ex- j
cess over and above the said maxi- ]
mum credit shall be refunded, as is |
provided in section 11 of this act.”
The State of Michigan long ago
went so far as to provide that no
more than the 80 per cent shall be
collected frojn estates and refunds
are to be made out of the “primary
school funds.” This unusual provi
sion reads, in part, as follows:
“Upon the final Federal determina
tion of 80 per centum of the Federal
estate tax. the State treasurer and
auditor general shall refund and pay
back to the executor, administrator
or trustee of such estate or other
person interested thereunder out of
the primary school fund all moneys
theretofore paid to the appropriate
county treasurer under this act in
excess of 80 per centum which shall
have been paid pursuant to said pro
vision requiring the payment of an
amount equal to the difference be
tween the total of such taxes herein
before imposed, plus all other credits
allowed by the Federal act for taxes
paid the State governments, and 80
per centum of the tax, which may be
imposed by said Federal revenue act,
and mandamus shall be available to
such executor, administrator, trustee
and other person to compel such re
fund and repayment.”
With typical New England brevity,
the State of New Hampshire says:
“Provided that such estate tax
hereby imposed shall in no case ex
ceed the extent to which its payment
will effect a saving or diminution in
the amount of the United States
estate tax payable by or out of the
estate of the decedent had this act
not been enacted."
The District of Columbia over a
period of years has been turning into
the Federal coffers a substantial
amount of estate tax without getting
any credit to the municipality. All
States, with the single exception of
Nevada, take advantage of the oppor
tunity to get this 80 per cent credit,
and it would seem not only logical,
but just that the District should get
what would be coming to it under
such a provision.
Not only could the new estate tax
bill go into the future to collect the
80 per cent credit, to Its own advan
tage, but it could, under present Fed
eral law, and practice, reach into t.he
past, to recapture some of the death
taxes, which already have been paid
in to the Federal Government.
This could be accomplished by a
retroactive clause, now missing. Such
a provision could take thousands of
dollars out of the Federal Treasury,
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as other States have done, and place
it to the credit of the District of
Columbia.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue is
on record as saying that "There has
been no disposition on the part of the
Government to question the validity of
the exaction of the State.’’
How have these States accomplished
their purpose to get back from the
Federal Government, money already
paid out?
The State of Indiana is a good ex
ample. It was the Hoaeier State, as
a matter of fact, which drew from
the Bureau of Internal Revenue, an
official statement, virtually approving
the principle of the retroactive clause.
Indiana had provided with other
things that its new estate tax should
"apply to estates of decedents dying
on or after the effective date of the
Federal revenue act of 1926.”
The new District of Columbia bill
does have a general provision provid
ing that the tax of 80 per cent shall
"be levied and assessed upon transfers
of estates which would be liable to
the Federal tax as assessed before de
ducting the 80 per centum provided,”
—but there is no specific recapture
provision.
Of course the statute of limitations
now might run against any recapture
clause in the District bill which at
tempted to reach back as far as 1926,
when the 80 per cent provision beeame
effective. No provision now could go
back that far. But the general princi
pal of the statute of limitations would
allow the District of Columbia to
reach back as far as four years. In
other words, the District would have
to file claim for refund from the Fed
eral Government within four years of
the actual date of the filing of the Fed
eral estate tax return.
The validity of such procedure, has
been upheld by officials of the Bureau
of Internal Revenue, and careful check
today failed to find anything which so
far has invalidated it.
The recapture approval was given
by H. F. Mires, who then was acting
commissioner of Internal Revenue.
He WTOte in answer to a query con
cerning the Indiana recapture clause:
The Indiana statute, section 38 of
chapter 75, laws of 1931 provided that
"additional inheritance tax is imposed
upon all the estates subject to an
estate tax under provisions of the
United States revenue act of 1926
equal to the difference between the
total of an transfer and inheritance
taxes paid by the several States of
the United States, and 80 per centum
of the Federal tax.
me provisions oi this section,
said Mires, “apply to estates of de
cedents dying on or after the effective
date of the revenue act of 1926.
It is provided that if the United
States Government should refuse to
allow a credit or should collect
the amount of the credit previously
allowed by for the additional inherit
ance tax, then the treasurer of the
State shall refund the amount for
which credit was disallowed by the
Federal Government. It is also pro
vided that if Title III of the Federal
revenue act should be repealed then
the tax imposed by section 38 shall
become void in respect to the estates
of persons who die subsequent to the
effective dates of such repeal.
“Apparently the additional tax im
posed will be collected by the State
of Indiana," said Mires, “regardless
of whether the administration of the
estate is closed, and regardless of the
fact that its tax liability both under
the Federal estate tax law, and the
transfer tax law of Indiana, in effect
at the date of the decedent's death
have been-entirely settled.
“Your letter refers to the fact that
other States have enacted statutes to
absorb the 80 per centum credit in
making the statutes retroactive. In
all cases mentioned, the Government
has allowed the credit.
“The statute of Maine was applic
able only to estates still in process of
settlement. Consequently, the policy
of the government, with respect to
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the Maine tax would not necessarily
be followed In the case of the statute
under consideration. However, it has
been the policy of the Government,
to allow credit for all taxes exacted
by the States up to 80 per centum
of the Federal tax. There has been
no disposition on the part of the Gov
ernment to question the validity of
the exaction of the State. This will
most likely be the policy of the
bureau with respect to any payments
made to the State of Indiana, under
the statute referred to above.”
At the time of Mires’ letter explain
ing the retroactive provision, the stat
ute of limitations ran to a period of
three years, under the 1926 revenue
act. But later on this period was
changed to four years, so that now,
the District would be able to recap
ture on estates up to four years after
the date of filing of the original
return.
Taxes
_(Continued From First Page.)
way of collecting an income tax in a
State government,” Ellenbogen said.
The tax schedule should be deter
•mined by the committee "after care
fully considering the amount of money
which must be raised.”
Ninth Tax Bill Offered.
Chairman Collins of the House Sub
committee on District Appropriations
introduced late yesterday the ninth
and final tax bill in his series. It
was promptly referred to the tax sub
committee. All nine bills are de
signed to raise sufficient revenue in
the coming fiscal year to prevent the
anticipated $6,000,000 deficit.
The latest tax bill would revise and
make uniform the tax on utility cor
porations. A tax on real and tangible
personal property of the utility cor
porations at a rate equal to that levied
on other real and tangible personal
property is proposed as a substitute for
the existing diversified tax on real and
ings. The present tax on real and
tangible personal property is $1.50 of
$100 of assessed valuation.
No tax is proposed on Intangible
personal property, since its abolition
is provided in Collins’ bill for an in
come tax. The bill, however, does
provide for continuation of the tax
on realty holdings used by the utility
corporations by “whomsoever owned.”
Capt. Whitehurst, the first witness,
outlined the ever increasing activities
of the Highway Department supported
by gasoline tax revenues. He pointed
out the fund in the beginning was
used exclusively for construction work,
but since then there had been a
"gradual transition” of the gas tax
until now 95 per cent of the activi
ties of his department are financed
with these revenues.
In response to “questions by Dirk
sen. Whitehurst said the support of
trees and certain activities or the
Department of Vehicles and Traffic
out of gas tax cannot prop-rly be
classified as a diversion of those funds.
He declared, however, the payment of
salaries of traffic officers would not
be a proper charge against the gas
tax fund.
Dirksen expressed the opinion it
would be an "excellent idea” to pool
all revenues from motorists’ gasoline
taxes, personal property tax on ve
hicles. tax and permit fees as well as
fines for traffic violations—to support
the Highway Department, and other
wise expended in the interest of the
motorist.
Whitehurst had previously brought
out that $328,836 collected in raffic
fines in 1936. and $671,951 in tag and
permit fees had gone into the District’s
general revenue.
Dirksen next Inquired if there is
any reason why the motor vehicle and
gasoline tax should not be raised.
Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen in
terrupted to explain that the Com
missioners are preparing a bill for
that purpose, but that the weight tax
scale would be lower than that pro
posed in one of the Collins tax bills,
which he believed to be too high.
Whitehurst also explained that
commercial vehicles would be grouped
in the bill of the Commissioners be
cause it would be an “endless task’’
to figure the tax on the actual weight
of individual trucks.
Conditions confronting the High
way Department because of the lack
of adequate funds were then stressed
by Whitehurst. He said there are a
number of main thoroughfares which
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lem," he declared.
Parking Discussed.
The automobile parking situation
was next discussed, and Traffic Direc
tor William A. Van Duzer questioned
about the use of parking meters as a
means of raising additional revenue.
He replied that automobile clubs,
merchants and motorists in cities
where parking meters have been adopt
ed have approved them.
Van Duzer also pointed out there is
curb space In the three zones In the
congested area for parking 6,000
private automobiles. It was estimated
that the use of meters in the area
would yield about $2,000 a day at a
rate of 5 cents an hour for 6V2 hours.
“Parking meters are coming," warned
Representative Nichols, Democrat, of
Oklahoma, “and this city might as well
get ready for them.”
Mr*. Muon Questioned.
Mrs. Agnes Mason, acting chairman
of the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board, next was questioned about the
activities of that board. She said be
tween February, 1934, and April 1,
1937, the board had collected $2,675,907
in license fees and $3,199,138 in taxes
on liquor.
Asked whether any changes should
be made, Mrs. Mason said she did not
believe the tax on liquor should be
raised, but the license fees should be
Increased, especially those for hotels
having 100 or more rooms. She sug
gested a $2,000 annual license fee for
hotels.
Representative Nichols asked if she
thought the limitation on the num
ber of liquor establishments should
be removed. If that is done, she pre
dicted, prohibition would be returned
to the District, because there is pro
nounced sentiment now against the
number of establishments already
licensed.
Mrs. Mason also explained why the
board suspended licenses of dealers
who failed to pay bills to wholesalers
in a “reasonable” period.
Keech Offers Statement.
Late in the hearing, the subcom
mittee turned to a study of taxes paid
by utility corporations, and Richmond
B. Keech. vice president of the Public
Utilities Commission submitted a state
ment showing the payment in the 1938
fiscal year totaled *2,052,779.
Keech was asked to suggest what
new taxes should be Imposed on the
utility corporations. He replied that
until the utilities commission knew
what part of the additional tax burden
the companies would have to bear, he
would not be in a position to recom
mend any changes. He pointed out that
additional taxes on the corporations
eventually would be passed along to
consumers.
Nichols requested the commission
to submit statistical information to
the subcommittee showing whether an
investigation of telephone rates is war
ranted at this time.
Keech pointed out the rider attached
to the 1938 District appropriation bill
authorizing the commission to investi
gate telephone rates is insignificant
since the commission already has the
authority to make the inquiry.
The hearing will be resumed Tues
day at 10 a m. At that time the sub
committee will continue its examina
tion of members of the Public Utilities
Commission and probably discuss
proposals for increasing the gasoline
tax and taxing insurance companies.
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Mrs. Beale Jennings Baker, 68, of
Alexandria, Va., wife of Thomas
Henry Baker, former Government
official, died Monday in Sarasota, Fla.,
after undergoing an arm operation
on Saturday, according to word re
ceived here.
Mr. and Mrs. Baker went to Florida
several months ago after visiting a
short time in Washington. A son,
Floyd J. Baker, is an attorney at the
United States Veterans' administra
tion here.
Her husband and two daughters,
Miss Sarah M. Baker, an art teacher
In Baltimore, and Mrs. Edwin M.
George, New York City, were with
Mrs. Baker when she died. Besides
her husband, son and daughters, she
leaves two sisters. Miss Carrie Jen
nings and Mrs. May Gardiner, both
of Atlanta, and three grandchildren.
Mrs. Baker's husband at one time
was a newspaper editor at McKensie,
Tenn., and later collector of internal
revenue in a Tennessee district.
A native of Georgia, Mrs. Baker
was a member of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, the United
Daughters £>f the Confederacy and a
number of social clubs.
Funeral services will be held at
10.30 a m. tomorow in St. Paul's Epis
copal Curch, Alexandria. Burial will
be in Alexandria.
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Stansfleld Heads District Federal
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Headed by Joseph Stansfleld as
president, the ticket of the District
Federation of Federal Employes
Unions was nominated last night.
Others chosen were: W. E. Hoff
heins, vice president; Miss Grace
Reardon, secretary-treasurer, and
John W. Ginder, trustee. Oinder
also was elected delegate to the na
tional convention and Stansfleld was
chosen as alternate.
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NEW YORK, April 22.—A verdict
convicting 16 sit-downers and a union
leader of endangering the lives of hos
pital patients by their refusal to work
made them liable to prison terms of
12 years each, as 38 fellow strikers
went on trial today on similar charges.
The two groups, arrested in two
strikes at the Brooklyn Jewish Hos
pital last month, were accused under
an old section of the penal code that
classed as a penal offense a refusal to
work that endangered human life.
Three Justices handed down the de
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Court. The 17 will be sentenced April
30.
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know good houses when they see them.
They Include: Government people; Businessmen: Architects;
Lawyers; Engineers; Bureau of Standards Experts, Real Estate
Men.
Rollingwood has natural beauty—nothing artificial. It is con
venient. Homes include 3 bedrooms, 2 baths; 4 bedrooms, 3
baths. Big living rooms, either first floor or second floor libraries,
garden yards, big porches, recreation rooms, servants’ quarters.
General Electric heat including General Electric Air-Conditioning
—EVERYTHING THE BEST—SAMPLE HOMES NOW OPEN.
from Sixteenth Street come through Rock Creek Park
to Leland Street nr out Brookville Road from one
halt sguare right ot Chew Chase Circle.
40 HOMES SOLD
Home* Open—61t Leland—684 Pickwick Lane.
* ALL-ELECTRIC HEALTH HITCHENS
Call Wise. 5252 or Natl. 2345
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OIL BURNER
Yes, we mean Just that! Have your A B C Oil Burner in
stalled now—make NO DOWN PAYMENT and pay no in
terest or carrying charge during April, May, June, July
or August! All five months you can enjoy your ABC and
have all the hot water you can use without paying a
penny.
Payment Start in SIPHM81R j
Come in and see an A B C Oil Burner in actual
operation in our show room (open daily from A
a.m. to 8 p.m.); or write or telephone for full particu
lars and demonstration in your own home. Or you
c&n phone NAtlonal 3068 for complete information
regarding our plan for Installation without pay
ments until September.
Present ABC owners can add the hot-water
equipment to their heating plant. Phone ns for
details or eome in and see it demonstrated.
Telephone NAtional 3068
Mi S i'h fe>ca7
JjncA
714 13 th St. N.W.
(Opposite the Telephone Bldg.)