Taxation Changes Take Effect as Budget Becomes Law
Ottawa reports many budget changes take effect today with april and May dates for further measures. Tax shifts cover customs tariffs cigarette paper cosmetics sugar malt and rents with new dividends tax and stamp duties to follow. Agricultural exporters praise sterling stabilization fund while sugar taxes draw protest from public and manufacturers. Bank officials support lower postal savings interest but oppose a central bank. Wheat pool predicts a 750000 gain for farmers. Stabilization fund setup to proceed promptly.
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Thusday
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A. E. Phipps
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Prairie Provinces
Stabilization Fund
Agricultural Stabilization Fund
Roosevelt Signs 3.2 Percent Beer and Wines Bill
President Roosevelt signed the 3.2 percent beer and wines bill into law. It legalizes beverages to the limit where not prohibited as of midnight April 6, with fourteen states allowing beer up to 3.2 percent alcohol by weight. The tax plan aims to raise at least 125 million dollars to balance the budget.
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Washington
Presint Roosevelt
Cohol
Roosevelt
Pensioners to Face Cuts as Budget Measures Discussed
March 21 Ottawa reports pensioners in the government service must suspend full pay pensions or choose to take reduced pensions or salary under the budget plan. A meeting of ex-service officials is set for Thursday to review the government move described as serious and aimed at public economy.
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Canadian Legion
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House of Commons
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Governont Service
Abolition Debate Targets Justice of the Peace Trial
Edmonton March 21 A move to abolish trial by justices of the peace was urged in the legislature by F C Moyer independent Drumheller. He supported keeping tribunal powers in the far north while George H Webster attacked proposed salary increases for the assistant deputy Attorney General.
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Moyer
Attorney- General
George H. Webster
Calgary
Lymburn
Old Land Mark Wrecking at Police Point Marks City Jubilee
A long ruined landmark at Police Point is being salvaged for a shed at the club house as the city contemplates a cairn this summer to honor the site. The barracks built for the government by the Galt Coal Company date to 1883, and local memories recall Indians, rum running, and early fort-era threats.
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Campbell May Compete Against Wood
New York reports Sir Malcolm Campbell, holder of the world speed record, may enter the Harmsworth trophy race against Gar Wood at Detroit in September driving Miss England. The New York Sun notes the possible entry and location.
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Gar Wood
Detroit
Lord Wakefiell
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Reichstag’s Nazi Dominance Drives German Union Push
Berlin reports Prussia backs union with Austria at the Diet meeting as Hitler’s fascist regime solidifies control. Reichstag convenes to sign a death warrant for popular government, with Hindenburg and the royal house present at Potsdam ceremony. Chancellor Hitler appeals for foreign amity amid looming dictatorship.
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Reich
Mitchell Arrest Signals Tax Probe of Bank Official
New York banker Charles E Mitchell was arrested in Washington on March 22 on a charge he wilfully evaded 1929 income taxes totaling 657 152. Attorney General Homer Cummings ordered the arrest with President Roosevelt’s approval as part of a broader drive against banking officials suspected of tax violations.
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Washington
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Roosevelt
Charles Mitchell
Morgenthau Reports Farm Board Losses Reach 350 Million
Henry Morgenthau Jr the new Farm Board chairman in Washington estimated total losses from stabilization and other Hoover era operations at about 350 million dollars. He cited cotton losses around 150.25 million and pledged to audit wheat and other commodities soon.
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Washington
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
United States Farm Board Today
Morgenthau
Mrs. Timothy Eaton Laid To Rest In Simple Funeral
The widow of Timothy Eaton died Saturday at 90s residence in Oakville. A private service was led by Rev Trevor H Davis at Raymar. Family attended except Lady Eaton who was in Europe. Toronto honors followed with government and business notables present and pallbearers including Sir William Mulock and H J Cody.
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Europe
William Mulock
George
Henry
H. J. Cody
University of Toronto
R. 5. McLaughlin
Oshawa
S. Wilson
Winnipeg
T. A. McCrea
Roosevelt to send mortgage refinancing plan to Congress
President Roosevelt will propose refinancing agriculture and home mortgages modeled on the Canadian system. The legislation will include interest rate reductions on mortgages and be sent to Congress by week’s end.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Auto Licenses Cut Effective April 3
Edmonton reports a $5 cut in motor vehicle licenses to take effect Monday April 3 and a gasoline tax increase from five to one cent per gallon. The move, a special emergency, reduces provincial revenue by about $160 000 this year but keeps the usual August 1 half yearly rate. Anyone obtaining licenses between April 3 and August 1 pays $5 less than under prior timing. The change adopts a quarterly license system and amounts to nearly 25 percent reduction.
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Edmonton
Brownlee
Polish coal miners start hunger strike at Klimontow
More than 700 miners refused to surface after their Saturday shift and remain underground in a hunger strike to protest plans to flood two shafts. Wives and children march to pit heads demanding government job guarantees.
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Klimontow
MacDonald Optimistic After Rome Geneva Visit in Peace Talks
Premier MacDonald returned to Downing Street from a peace mission to Geneva Rome and Paris and reported these visits as important for peace. French Premier Daladier and Mussolini discussions focused on forming a four power peace club with Britain France Italy and Germany cooperating within the League of Nations framework.
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Ramsay MacDonald
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Evicted Families Return to Quarters
Vancouver reports that about 150 relief families evicted yesterday from housekeeping rooms by the Lodging and Restaurant Keepers' Association had returned to their former quarters by today. Shelter cheques were accepted pro rata by rooming housekeepers who seek higher rates, ranging from 10 dollars monthly for a couple to 15 dollars monthly for a larger family, with city aid to furnish additional shelter once funds run out.
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Lodging and Restaurant Keepers’ Association
Celtic Beat Hearts 2 1 in Replay Today
Glasgow report Celtic defeat Hearts 2 1 in a replay to reach the Scottish Cup final against Motherwell scheduled for April 15. The match followed a scoreless draw last Saturday and sets up the 1933 final clash.
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Hearts
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McNamee Nominated by Farmers' Unity League in Mackenzie Ride
L P McNamee was nominated to carry the Farmers' Unity League banner in the Mackenzie federal by election after Milton Campbell retired to join the Federal tariff board. The CCF opposed the nomination but the meeting overruled them. McNamee previously led the Old Farmers Union. Rumors place George H Williams as CCF candidate.
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Campbell
Federal Tariff Board
Dorig en Wins Lincoln Handicap at Lincoln
Lincoln England March 22 G Lambtons four year old colt Dorig en won the Lincolnshire handicap with Mrs C L Mackleanns Splenoid second and H A Harveys Varsity Express third. Twenty eight starters raced.
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H. A. Harvey
Irish Sweepstakes Draw Started Today
Dublin March 22. Exciting scenes at the Plaza as the Irish Free State sweepstakes began for the Grand National Steeplechase. Hundreds of tickets went to Canadians, with two Canadians winning Gregalach, the former winner and Friday’s favorite. H. D. Frank of Rapid City and William Tell of Vancouver secured tickets. The sweepstakes set a new record with more than 15,000,000 at par subscribed and about 10,000,000 to be distributed in prizes.
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Dublin
Notice: Annual Meeting Postponed Due to Weather
Tonight's annual meeting is postponed because of bad weather. No rescheduled time is listed in the notice.
Government to form Royal Commission on Canadian banking
Ottawa reports the government will establish a Royal Commission to investigate the Canadian banking system and weigh the case for a central banking system. It plans to appoint a leading British banking authority to head the panel with roughly equal Canadian and British members.
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Ottawa
Packers Offer Concession For Western Range Cattle
R A Wright reports from Winnipeg that packers will buy range cattle on the basis of kill for condemnation insurance. The concession, secured after union resolutions, eases a tax deemed unfair on healthy cattle less prone to infection.
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Winnipeg
R. A. Wright
Western Canada Livestock Union
Canada
Rail rivals agree in principle to pool passenger services
Canadian Pacific and Canadian National announce an in principle pooling of competitive passenger services. A partial pooling will begin April 2 between Montreal and Toronto and Ottawa and Toronto with one pool train daily in each direction. The arrangement aims to save well over a half million dollars annually.
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