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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1932
Page
8
Alabama faces a fiery legislative day as Teasley-led efforts revive a three cent a gallon gasoline tax and a near beer sales tax. The Edgar act repeal sits at stake with warnings of penalties and possible tax machinery changes while budget cuts loom for education and public services.
The Alabama legislature passed a bill allowing sale of near beer for the first time in 17 years. The beverage, brewed in New Orleans, was trucked to Dothan and sold Saturday and Sunday amid high demand. A company rushed near beer to Birmingham by air, hoping to be first on the market.
In Athens on Oct 10, Samuel Insull the former Chicago power magnate was detained at the request of the American minister as the extradition issue to the United States undergoes processing. Greek police knew of his presence and that the extradition request had been filed in Paris by U.S. authorities before his departure. The Greece United States extradition treaty was recently negotiated and ratified by both nations.
A punitive expedition followed engagements between the Philippine constabulary and Moros on Jolo Island. Twelve militiamen were officially killed, three missing, and many wounded, with further pursuit and repercussions expected.
The first photos show Martin Insull and his wife in a Canadian retreat at Orillia Ontario. Insull had been jailed awaiting extradition hearings and appears with his wife at a boarding house paying twenty dollars weekly. He is free under a fifty thousand dollar bond pending extradition.
In Taylorsville Illinois tear gas was used by National Guardsmen to disperse thousands of miners picketing the Peabody Coal company mine upon its reopening under a new wage scale. One hundred sixty eight workers reported for duty under troop protection as guards escorted them into the shaft.
Authorities report five arrests during the week end four for public drunkenness and one for alleged prohibition law violation. Sheriff Joy Rollins charged Floyd Shinholster with possessing liquor after about two and a half gallons of whiskey were found near Gordon.
Representative John W. Rish led a mass anti tax meeting at the courthouse denouncing Governor B M Miller for backsliding on economy promises and urging voters to reject new tax measures. He warned against using schools as a shield for taxes and urged retention of campaign pledges amid cries of too much taxation. Senator J Hubert Farmer warned a sales tax would ruin Dothan Ashford and Cottonwood.
In Montgomery on October 10 officials described measures to ensure near beer excise revenue will reach schools despite the legislature not yet enacting the tax. Distributors and retailers agreed to pass the three cent tax to consumers and await final passage while Senate debates continue and constitutional timing narrows the window for enactment.
Geneva county circuit court convenes with Judge Emmett S. Thigpen presiding for a three day session to hear jury and non jury civil cases. A total of 57 cases are listed for the week many carried over from prior occasions as the grand jury meets to probe several cases.
Two longterm convicts who testified at the Sunbeam Camp torture death trial escaped from their cell by removing a plumbing fixture and climbing to a window. They joined 14 other inmates who were visiting Sunbeam Camp on June 3 when Arthur Maillefert was found strangled in a sweat box. Suspects George Courson and Solomon Higginbotham face first degree murder charges. the state alleges murder by torture.
The first cooperative hog sale of the season in this county will be held at Ashford on Wednesday. L. Rodney serves as president of the Cooperative Marketing association which will run the all day sale. Many farmers are expected to bring hogs to market through the sale. The Dothan sale is set for October 21 with J. W. Hathorn in charge.
City Auditor Vaughn obtained a testing permit Saturday to recover the ref of the Farare on Pettus Street. The action followed objections from others while the officials and staff worked to secure the needed permit.
In Birmingham on October 16, W. D. Duff, 32, met his estranged wife for a rendezvous and was shot five times by her. She then fired three shots into her chest with a second pistol, dying soon after. Duff died within an hour as doctors said the shooter had only a remote chance to recover.
Harvesting and planting surged across Alabama as the first winter chill arrived. Cotton and corn moved to gins and barns while oats rye and other seeds went to fields. Pecan harvesting nears with a potential small crop and pecan markets show strong demand. Livestock sales are planned through the Pacock Belt as chilly weather settles in.
Marriage licenses were issued to four couples in Houston County. William F. Pil Quer and Frances Lowie Traylor of Dothan, George Smith and Fides Gipsen of Dothan route five.
Snow fell across Montana and Wyoming ending a 30 day drought with heavier amounts in southeastern Montana and widespread blanket coverage in southern Wyoming and northern Colorado. Temperatures hovered near freezing as blizzard conditions disrupted a high school game in Big Sandy and delayed air and road travel across the region.
Washington AP report says capital officials ordered the capitol plaza cleared of cars and extra police guard for possible Communist demonstration as the Scottsboro death cases were set for late oral argument. A large crowd gathered but no disorders occurred.
The Eagle reports Senator Farmer would favor an income tax if balancing the state budget requires it, though he hopes neither income nor sales tax becomes necessary. He stated he opposes any gasoline or tobacco tax increases and clarified misreported views from Friday. Representative Fish and Houston lawmakers were polled on tax attitudes.
Firemen say an incendiary blaze destroyed two connected Negro dwellings and heavily damaged a third on North Cherry Street this morning. All three houses owned by Monroe Page adjoined each other as flames spread rapidly in a stiff wind before control was achieved.
County commissioners spar over paying W. J. Renfroe $100 for aiding in tax adjustments with the board of review. County attorney ruling said payment not legally enforceable, but some members favored compensation. Discussion centered on whether a contract existed and what amount, if any, could be paid.
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