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IS WISED SOON
Probe of Millionaires’ Cases
„ to Start as Soon as List Is
Ready, Says Doughton.
Early investigation of reported tax
evasions by millionaires was promised
today by Chairman Doughton of the
House Ways and Means Committee.
Doughton said that as soon as a list
of tax-evasion eases prepared by the
Treasury Department is received by
the House arrangements would be
made to start the inquiry. He ex
plained it was not certain, but he
assumed the job would be assigned
his committee by Speaker BRnkhead.
Doughton denied he had seen the
Treasury list, or knew how many
rases it contained, or the names of
the millionaires involved. He said
President Roosevelt, in discussing the
situation with him and Chairman
Harrison of the Senate Committee,
referred to the cases only as the case
against "Mr. X."
The list is expected to be sent to the
House along with the President's tax
message, which is expected tomorrow,
but which may be delayed a day. pend
ing the return of Mr. Roosevelt from
New York.
Reported to List 119 Cases.
There were unconfirmed reports the
list contained 119 cases involving an
alleged loss to the Government of
$225,000,000 in tax revenue, which
the millionaires are said to have
avoided paying, by various loopholes
in existing law.
Doughton indicated there is a pos
sibility of a joint House-Senate study
of the new legislation the President
will recommend to plug holes in the
Income tax law, to prevent evasions,
which officials are said to regard as
technically legal, but unethical.
Joint hearings on the proposed legis
lation might serve to expedite Con
gressional action on the program, but
he pointed out such procedure prob
ably would not shorten the period
toward adjournment.
Meanwhile fiscal officials have about
abandoned hope of collecting this year
about $78,000,000 in so-called windfall
taxes.
These taxes aimed at processors
who pa.ss on to consumers or oth
ers the A. A. A. processing taxes,
were authorized in 1936 at President
Roosevelt's request as a stop-gap to
recoup part of the revenue loss re
sulting from invalidation of processing
taxes under the old Agricultural Ad
justment Administration.
Before these taxes can yield any
major revenue, however, it was ex
plained, the Supreme Court must val
idate the windfall levies. No ease is
pending, however, and the court can
not rule before this fiscal period ends
June 30.
Challenged in Court.
Numerous suits have challenged the
legality of the windfall taxes and offi
cials said it is improbable any ma
terial collections will be received this
fiscal period. Listed as an $82,000,000
revenue item in Mr. Roosevelt's Jan
uary budget, the taxes thus far have
provided only $4,000,000.
The Supreme Court already has
validated a law banning claims for
processing taxes paid under the A. A.
A. unless it Is proven the levies were
not passed on to consumers. This
court decision did not Improve the
Governments budgetary pxxition,
however, because no provision had
been made for refunding the taxes.
Officials said today court approval
Of the windfall taxes would help nar
row the gap between income and
outgo during the next fiscal year,
because the $78,000,000 of delayed col
lections would flow in then. This
would whittle the estimated $418.
000.000 deficit for next year by a
corresponding amount.
Won't Increase Deficit.
Authorities added that loss of the
collections this year probably will
not Increase the $2,557,000,000 deficit
projected for June 30, because the
windfall tax litigation was taken into
account in President Roosevelt's re
vised budget forecast last month.
It is possible, officials reported, the
estimated deficit may even be scaled
down $100,000,000 or so by an upturn
In revenues over expectations and a
drop in expenditures.
TV) shave the deficit in this amount,
Jt was said, second-quarter income
Vax collections during June must top
the $500,000,0000 mark. Some rev
enue authorities expressed confidence
these collections would go over $600,
000,000.
WOMAN DIES OF HURTS
IN FALL FROM HORSE
Miss Adeline Kennard Suffers
Skull Fracture When Thrown
at Edgewood Arsenal.
By the Associated Press.
EDGEWOOD, Md„ May 31— Miss
Adeline Kennard, 20, a sister-in-law
of Capt. T. H. Hickey of the 6th Field
Artillery at Fcrt Hoyle, died last night
of injuries received when she was
thrown from her horse on the grounds
of the Edgewood Arsenal.
Miss Kennard's horse bolted sud
denly, Army officers said. Death was
attributed to a fractured skull.
-•
President Puts in Second
Day at Hyde Park in Rest
and Recreation.
Bj the Associated Press.
HYDE PARK, N. Y„ May 31 —
President Roosevelt mapped another
day of rest and recreation for himself
today, the second of a three-day visit
to his mother's home here on the
Hudson.
Work on his special message to
Congress recommending checks against
tax evasion and avoidance has been
completed and it was expected to be
transmitted from the White House to
the Capitol at noon tomorrow.
Except for reading a small pouch of
Government mail during the fore
noon and receiving a neighbor or
two in his tiny office on the main
floor of his large country home, the
President planned to devote the day
to motoring around the estate and to
an afternoon swim at his Val-Kil
cottage outdoor pool.
No official engagements were made
for the memorial holiday, although
James Townsend of Poughkeepsie,
Democratic county chairman, was ex
pected to pay a brief call at the estate.
The President saw his 82-year-old
mother yesterday for the first time
since his 55th birthday anniversary,
observed in Washington last January
30. She greeted him when he arrived
by motor from the village depot and
they breakfasted together. She broke
an ankle bone a month ago, but was
said to be recovering rapidly.
Late in the day, the President
participated in a meeting at his home
of the vestrymen of St. James Epis
copal Church of Hyde Park and
talked briefly with Herbert C. Pell of
Rhode Island, newly named Minister
to Portugal.
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