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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1934
Page
1
A 1934 analysis argues President Roosevelt counts the Congress as players in policy battles over the St. Lawrence Treaty silver and veterans pay. It portrays Morgenthau as a driving force reshaping the Treasury and warns of political pushback and long term budget effects.
Major Frank Dixon rebutted Col. Bibb Graves in Abbeville Alabama about gasoline tax and kilowatt tax plans. He urged statewide reorganization of state and local government, criticized Graves’ tax claims, and insisted his campaign relies on personal funds and small donors.
Alabama fair with warm trend in east and south. Thursday partly cloudy and colder in north. Northwest Florida fair and warmer tonight. Thursday partly cloudy. Tennessee fair with warmer extreme east and colder west and north portions. Thursday cloudy and cold followed by rain Thursday night, likely in western areas.
Mrs Cherokee Vandergrasp Rountree, 36, of Birmingham Alabama, was killed early today by a fall from a fifth floor hotel window in Richmond Virginia. Coroner James M Whitfield ruled death by own action. She was en route to Johns Hopkins Hospital for observation. husband Asa Rountree and family were with her. funeral likely in Tuscaloosa Alabama.
The Italian freighter Otran foundered 90 miles northwest of Manila in the China Sea. A brief message reported by the Philippine constabulary said all hands reached shore safely.
In Port Said Egypt March 21 AP long range telescopes and radio feelers tracked the Musotis as the search for Samuel Insull continued. Officials and well wishers watched for the freighter while unanswered messages and tense anticipation marked the effort to learn if Insull would seek asylum or face extradition to Chicago.
The Edison Electric Institute reports that New York power output last week reached 1,450,012,009 kilowatt hours, a record percentage gain over the prior year, against 3,375,207,090 kilowatt hours in the same 1933 period. The previous week produced 1,647,024,000 kilowatt hours.
Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved a capital stock tax of one tenth of one percent to take effect July 1 1935, estimating 95 million dollars in revenue. The panel also backed a 5 percent excess profits penalty, offset by removing the soft drinks excise tax and raising other levies including fur values and automatic lighters. estate taxes would rise under a Harrison plan, with higher brackets.
Birmingham voters rejected a one percent sales tax by more than four to one in a city referendum. With nearly all boxes counted only one box missing, 2,298 cast against and a small margin for passage. The measure aimed to fund about 800000 in municipal needs and bond interest.
Wheat Messer of Newville suffered a broken leg today in an accident near his home. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Secretary Perkins urged passage of the Wagner Lewis bill, arguing employers should prepay unemployment costs. She said a payroll tax on firms with ten or more workers could raise about a billion dollars yearly and would not curb hiring, asserting nationwide relief costs justify the measure. The plan targets workers and businesses, with exemptions for domestic staff and others.
Moscow reports 33 people killed and 68 injured in a collision between a high speed passenger tram and a freight train at Pavlov station. The wreck damaged both locomotives and six cars. Officials say the responsible parties have been charged and face the death penalty if convicted.
Washington March 21 The census bureau reported February auto production totaled 225376 vehicles, higher than January and February figures. All divisions show gains except taxicabs. February sales list includes 5.00 tourke and 27 taxicabs, with mixed performance across divisions.
Seven persons perished in a March tenement fire on the Upper East Side. A mother and daughter, a father and son, a widow and two others were trapped on the upper floors of an old inn style building. Names identified included Mrs Frase Brolo and Salvatore fio. The seventh victim was a hay.
In Nashville Tennessee 1941 opening statements show Abeenee of Cangrescrisnn testified about a political deal involving former Insurance Commissioner J Po Reece and a campaign against Carrall Reece. The defense denied any agreement or financing discussion at the conference.
Paris March 21 AP French secret police broaden investigations into a vast ring accused of ferreting out naval and military secrets of the United States England and France Six arrested after documents seized yesterday are being scrutinized by Judge Andre Benon as new angles emerge The two American prisoners Robert Switz and Marjorie Switz profiled the ring and a New York recruiting center is hinted Investigators say 60 to 10 people may be involved with a network that has operated for about a decade and links finance politics and trade secrets The Switz couple seeking leniency disclosed further details through their attorney and aided by the magistrate’s questions in Paris
Catherine Teresa Cart, an Irish immigrant, crossed the Atlantic concealed under a canvas lifeboat aboard the freighter Sulaima. Frostbitten feet and severe exposure followed a bitter winter voyage before rescue near Awalierax Nova Scotia.
In Houston county two Black individuals were under sentence for serious cases. One, Jim Joavie, pleaded guilty to first degree charges and faces life. Albert Gates is also mentioned. Barties Neal was convicted of second degree related to a public safety incident and sentenced to life. Caye Dmibore and Weil await further action. Hendersons were found guilty of family mistreatment with sentences of one to two years.
Mix Matheridge, 20, grocery store employee, was accidentally shot when a shotgun discharged in his boat while he prepared to pick it up on a fishing trip near Columbia. He was taken to a hospital by a Coroner from Dothan, with his arm badly mangled.
Berlin reports an assassination attempt on Premier Hermann Goering by a grenade blast on Unter den Linden near Unter Den Linden and Neue Wilhelm Straße. Goering was in a taxi that was wrecked. the taxi driver suffered a minor arm injury. A Nazi group leader Karl Ernst was suspected to be involved.
Bishop Charles Manuel Grace, leader of the House of Prayer for All People, pleaded guilty to Mann Act violations and received a sentence of one year and one day in federal prison from Judge Marcus B. Campbell. The sect claims about 200,000 members.
The railroad unions accepted Joseph B. Eastman as federal arbiter after rejecting Roosevelt's direct plan to resolve wage disputes. Southern textile workers threaten a general strike if the Wagner bill fails, while NRA wage minimums rise in the South but skilled pay remains suppressed.
Beverly Hills March 21 AP Guards protected the home of FE I Cord millionaire automobile manufacturer today after threats to kidnap his two young sons Charles and Witham. The boys arrived from the East for Easter with a guard and Pasadena officers, who joined at the train stop after Cord reported letters and calls threatening abduction.
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