Drastic Changes In Tax Plan Discussed In Washington
A House Ways and Means subcommittee and treasury experts examined options to meet President Roosevelt's tax proposal by a levy averaging 1 3 percent on undistributed corporate surpluses. Behind closed doors no surplus would be exempt. Chairman Hill noted banks and fiduciaries like life insurers would be exempt.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Treasury Financial
Roosevelt
Samuel B. Hill
D. Wash
Congress debates Roosevelt tax plan to fund farm subsidies
Powerful Democrats hint Congress may revise the corporate tax structure to raise funds for a 620 million dollar annual bill for farm subsidies and the soldiers bonus. Republicans attack. some Democrats object. others praise as speeding money turnover and wealth distribution. Administration calls it a suggestion as committee discusses behind closed doors.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Tax yields 6 millions Columbus report shows rise
The prepaid sales tax totaled 6,519,830.59 from Jan 1 to Feb 22, with State Treasurer Harry B. Day noting the amount is almost two million higher than a year earlier though the tax only began Jan 27 last year.
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Columbus
Harry
Congress Debates Tax and Copyright in Day Proceedings
In a busy day, Congress debated tax legislation and the Panama Canal toll re adjustment bill. The Ways and Means committee discussed fiscal measures while the Patent committee heard Rudy Vallee on copyright matters.
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Hagood
House
District of Columbia
Waya and Means
Senate
President Roosevelt
Patents Committee
Rudy Vallee
Board Names Blum to Chair
The Hocking County Election Board held its organization meeting this afternoon electing Clinton Webb as clerk and Samuel Blum as chairman. Members include George Eberst and Samuel Blum Democrats Melrose Harbaugh and J G Collins Republicans.
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Hocking County Election Board
Clinton Webb
Samuel Blum
George Eberst
Melrose Harbaugh
J. G. Collins
J. W. Hull
Death of 16 month old Donald Earl Snyder
Whooping cough with pneumonia caused the death of Donald Earl Snyder 16 months old at 675 East Main Street at 8 45 this morning. Funeral arrangements by Leonard Funeral Service. Survived by parents two brothers Richard and Glenford a sister Virginia and grandparents Chas Snyder of West Logan and Thomas Wallace of Nashport Ohio.
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Donald Earl
Raymond Snyder
Main St
Leonard
Richard
Glenford
Virginia
Chas, Snyder
West Logan
Thomas Wallace
Nashport
Ohio
Major Walker Sentenced to Penitentiary
In Jackson on March 4 AP Major F Marion Walker a former British army aviator was sentenced by Common Pleas Judge Roy Gillen to one to twenty years in the penitentiary for the road hog shooting of William E Davis of Columbus The state charged Walker with forcing Davis to the roadside near Goldsboro on Jan 4 then shooting him Davis his wife and a 17 year old son identified Walker as the gunman Alibi witnesses said he was at a party in the Jackson hotel at the time Walker has worked in the U S forestry service for three years Davis a former Logan resident and railroad engineer
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Jackson
Common Pleas
Roy Gillen
F. Marion Walker
William E. Davis
Columbus
Walker
Davis
Goldsboro
Jackson Hotel
U. S. Forestry Service
Logan
League Acts on Oil Embargo Threat as Italy Silence Prolongs
The League of Nations, in Geneva, strengthens sanctions against Italy and prepares a draft plan for an oil embargo if conciliation fails. The 18 member sanctions committee tasks its technical group to ready a detailed enforcement outline while awaiting Mussolini's reply to the East Africa peace appeal.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Italy
Ethiopia
League
Mussolini
Davey Stronger Politically Says Poulson At Club
Francis W. Poulson, state Democratic chairman, told the Women's Democratic club in Cleveland that Gov. Martin L. Davey’s political position is stronger now than when he took office. Poulson cited Davey’s cooperation with the Cuyahoga County Democratic organization and the distribution of jobs as evidence.
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Cleveland
Francis W. Poulson
Women's Democratic Club
Martin L. Davey
Poulson
Davey
Cuyahoga County
Democratic
Morgenthau Declares $1250 Loan Oversubscribed
Secretary Morgenthau said the $1250 borrowing was oversubscribed in five to seven days. Washington dispatch notes the loan program drew strong demand and indicates continued government borrowing activity.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Pneary
Ohio Pension Division Starts New Probe Plan
The Ohio Division of Aid for the Aged begins a renewed program to recheck pension applicants. I. M. Lamoreaux says pensions will expire at various times, not only in winter, allowing investigators maximum time per case. Reinvestigations at least yearly aim to cancel pensions for those no longer eligible.
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Ohio Pension Division
Columbus, CO
Division of Aid For
Penson
I. M. Lamoreaux
Hoffman Faces New Attack In New Jersey
Basil B. Bruno of Long Branch pressed a resolution in the New Jersey Assembly calling for an investigation of the motor vehicle department once headed by Governor Harold G Hoffman. The move accuses Hoffman’s activities of impairing efficiency in a major state department.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G
Richard Hall
Basil B. Bruno
Long Branch
Assembly
House
Hoffman
Plan to thin WPA rolls by 700000 in four months
Relief officials aim to cut Works Progress Administration rolls from a February high of 3,037,440 to 2,310,100 by June 30. Harry L. Hopkins said 100,000 people weekly would be placed in private or other employment through spring expansion and public works programs to absorb workers losing relief.
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Washington
New Deal
WPA
Works Progress Administration
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
Lima Street Paving Probe Develops
Lima Ohio March 4 An investigation into a street paving project contracted by the city manager council administration eight years ago developed today. City council voted the inquiry after City Solicitor Charles Long defended property owners facing court action to collection of taxes and street assessments, saying the paying contract never was authorized.
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Lima, O
City Manager -Commission Administration
Charles Long
Ohio State College of Medicine Marks 102nd Birthday
Ohio State University's College of Medicine celebrates its 102nd birthday with medical symposiums Friday and Saturday featuring discussions across all branches of the profession.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
College of Medicine
Railroader Killed in Columbus Locomotive Collision
A Baltimore and Ohio locomotive fatally struck Charles E Porter of Newark when he was run down near Buena Vista Street in Columbus. Porter, an engineer for the Big Four railroad, died as a result of the accident reported March 4.
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Columbus, O
Charles E. Porter
Buena Vista
Newark
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Aristocrat Declines Nippon Premiership
In Tokyo Prince Konoye declined to head Japan's government sending Emperor Hirohito and advisers to seek a new premier. Indications showed Prince Saionji would not renew efforts before tomorrow as unrest from last week's militarist rebellion looms. The 42 year old prince cited inability to form a ministry after consultation and return to the emperor.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Konoye
Japan
Hirohito
Imperial
Saionji
Prince Konoye
Keisuke Okada
Rate Inquiry on Coal Sees Nationwide Study
Cincinnati March 4 AP Professing to see the greatest possible benefits to accrue through operation of the coal code C F Hosford Jr chairman of the National Bituminous Coal Commission said a nation wide study of coal rates would be one of the first tasks undertaken by the commission Hosford former chairman of the Pennsylvania bituminous commission and manager of the NRA coal authority declared in an address that more than ever the coal field is open for the success of the operator who is able can produce quality coal and operate economically
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Cincinnati
C. F. Hosford, Jr
National Bituminous Coal Commission
Hosford
Pennsylvania Bituminous Commission
NRA Coal Authority
Relief cost totals 1935 at 1.83 billion dollars
A preliminary report released by Harry L. Hopkins shows the direct relief cost for 1935 at 1,826,806,008 dollars with the federal government bearing 74.5 percent of the burden. In Ohio the total is estimated at 97,737,344 dollars with federal share at 87.4 percent, state 8.7 percent, and local subdivisions 3.9 percent.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Ohio
Complete Norris Dam work marks TVA achievement
In Norris Tennessee March 4 President Roosevelt and state leaders joined East Tennesseans to celebrate the completion of the 36 million dollar Norris dam. Roosevelt planned to press a telegraph key at the White House to trigger the lowering of sluiceway gates and start the backing up of Clinch river water to form a 34200 acre reservoir with speeches by TVA directors A E Morgan David Lilienthal and H A Morgan and others.
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Norris, Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Roosevelt
Norris
White House
Clinch River
A. E. Morgan
David Lilienthal
H. A. Morgan
TVA
Woman Breaks Arm in Accident at Home
Mrs. Ella Richards wife of Thomas Richards of 55 Furnace Street is nursing a broken arm from Monday. She received treatment from Dr. C. F. Shonk.
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Ella Richards
Thomas Richards
Furnace St
C. F. Shonk
Missionaries Safe as Chinese Forces Advance in Shansi
Telegrams from Fenchow report 21 American and Canadian missionaries are believed safe despite Chinese Communist invasion fears in Shansi Province. But fighting with provincial troops began near the city and the situation remains uncertain.
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Peiping
Fenchow
Shansi
Riting
Oberlin Students Missing After Taiku Attack
Oberlin College reports four students among teachers at Taiku missionary station in Taiku Shansi Province North China. Josephine Hamilton Greenfield Mass Robbins Strong Geneva Switzerland Gertrude Cheney New Haven Conn Frances Cade Miamisburg were identified as part of the Taiku staff after a Communist assault wiped out two battalions of provincial troops and left other Ohioans unaccounted for.
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Oberlin
Switzerland
Gertrude Cheney
New Haven
Conn
Frances Cade
Miamisburg
Diets The Bank Internist Says Diets Are Fads
PORTLAND OBE March 4 The best thing you can do with a diet if you listen to Dr Thomas R Brown of Johns Hopkins is forget it The American craze for dieting tops all the queer things the Baltimore internist and associate professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins has encountered in 45 years of a medical career he said today The average healthy American can best stay that way by eating average American food.
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Portland, Obe
Thomas R. Brown
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins
Ohio River Drops to 42.7 Feet at Cincinnati
The Ohio River fell today from Pittsburgh toward Louisville with Cincinnati recording a 0.7 foot drop in 24 hours to a level of 42.7 feet.
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Ohio River
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Louisville
Transplanted Hearts Continue To Function
An AP report from George Washington University describes moving a living heart from one fish into another. Hearts remained alive in sea minnow embryos for eight to ten days, slowing briefly then resuming normal speed after about an hour. Dr Jenkins and Prof Brinley led the three year effort. GWU surgeons called it a first of its kind with wide medical potential.
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George Washington University
George Bain Jenkins
Jenkins
F. J. Brinley
North Dakota Agricultural College
Strikers and Police Clash After Mass Meeting
In New York 73 people were arrested as mass protests by building service workers sparked clashes with police. George Scalise announced potential US wide action if necessary while Mayor LaGuardia urged an end to the walkout. Brambrick warned of street confrontation if real estate leaders persist.
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New York
Building Service
George Scalise
Building Service Employes Union
Chicago
United States
Laguardia
Beief
James J. Brambrick
Brambrick
Federal official acts to curb New York strike walkout
A federal official intervened as clashes between police and an unofficial crowd of about 5000 strike sympathizers halted services in hundreds of New York offices and apartments. Labor leaders warned the walkout could become a city-wide strike, following a Park Avenue clash.
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New York
Fashionable Park Avenue
Levy May Go On May Ballot in Columbus
More than 300 police and fire department members furloughed after voters rejected a proposed tax levy plan to fund city services meet to discuss sponsoring initiative petitions for a May 12 primary ballot. City officials say the levy would fix a financial shortfall tied to a $800,000 gap between planned expenditures and revenue. Mayor Myron B. Gessaman and council members declined to propose another levy, urging citizen action. About 200 volunteer traffic monitors continue efforts to curb violations and accidents amid patrol shortages.
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Columbus
Columbus Police and Fire Departments
Myron B. Gessaman
Move for Toll-Free Bridges Gets Start
Sandusky Ohio March 4 members of the state commission plan to meet with Steubenville civic leaders Thursday and Friday at the start of a survey on making Ohio bridges toll free a similar meeting will follow in Marietta on falsreays said Co Hill commission member Over southern Ohio will visited later
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Sandusky
State Commission
Steubenville
Ohio
Marietta
Falsreays
Co. Hill
Former Chief Charles Peed Dies in Dover
Charles Peed, 58, a former chief of police, died in Dover after sustaining injuries from a fall, authorities said. The incident followed an ankle injury earlier in the week.
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Dover
Moreh
Charles Peed
Ehief Police
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