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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1935
Page
4
Washington June 20 The Senate finance committee refused to add Roosevelt wealth tax proposals to the house nuisance tax extension bill. It voted to extend nuisance taxes for one year and rejected LaFollette bid to insert new levies on the wealthy and big corporations.
Washington reports the Senate Finance Committee in executive session considers extending 500 million dollars of nuisance and other levies set to expire June 30. President Roosevelt indicates new taxes on the wealthy and a broader NRA program may be crafted, with leaders divided on rushing action this session.
Senator Long of Louisiana greeted Roosevelt's tax message with skepticism yet praised it while warning the public about past gifts and bounties to the Astors. He indicated support to push the tax measures through Congress as democratic leaders showed discomfort over the president’s decentralization aims.
Washington June 20. President Roosevelt’s tax plan, if enacted, would constitute another financing method for a program to spend about 26.72 million dollars daily from now until June 30, 1936. The budget views call for 8.58 billion dollars this year and at least 8.52 billion in the next year, with current expenditures near 7.00 billion and a three year outlook showing a large cumulative deficit.
At Carrollton Georgia the Georgia Press Association moved to endorse the Roosevelt New Deal after Governor Talmadge attacked Democratic administration policies. W Trox Bankston editor Covington made the motion with Royal Daniel Quitman Free Press seconding. Fleetwood ruled the motion non debatable and a voice vote favored endorsement.
Ethiopia again appeals to the League of Nations invoking article 10 to demand respect for territorial integrity as Italy resists league involvement. Geneva reports note Italy may resign if the council intervenes amid anti Italian incidents in Ethiopia.
Ethiopian tribal warriors shed their footwear and switch to khaki garb as they mobilize for voluntary service to repel an expected Italian invasion. Elders emphasized rugged endurance, while many train with sabers and rifles, counting on wariness and zeal over modern weapons.
The Italian foreign office reported that an Ethiopian aviator tore an Italian flag from a legation car in Addis Ababa Tuesday night and attacked the chauffeur. The incident, tied to G. Mombelli, first secretary of the Italian legation, prompted a strong protest note and calls for satisfaction from the Ethiopian government.
Little Rock Arkansas June 20 AP Weather Bureau reported slight downward revisions in crest forecasts for the lower Arkansas River as floods shifted focus to the Pine Bluff areas based on five breaks on the upper river in the past 48 hours.
Warden Lacey Simpson led guards into the state penitentiary coal mine in Lansing Kansas to quell a 21 hour riot by about 300 convicts demanding better food and the discharge of prison physician David F. Parker. The mutiny ended without bloodshed but caused heavy damage in the mine as rioters held 12 guards hostage and barricaded a tunnel on the 730 foot level.
Senate backs the Roosevelt social security bill 76 to 6 with the Clark amendment granting tax exemptions to private pension plans. The measure envisions 4 to 5 billion dollars in annual costs, federal payroll taxes, and state credit for unemployment insurance, with benefits for aged and dependent persons and various welfare programs.
New Jersey's fourteen justices heard Bruno Hauptmann's appeal from the Lindbergh baby murder verdict. Attorneys argued trial errors including allowable remarks by the attorney general and venue questions while spectators remained few and the defense pressed a new death theory tied to a chisel found.
South Carolina sees fair weather tonight and Friday with little temperature change. Georgia forecasts fair skies with slightly warmer conditions in the north tonight and Friday. Florida remains partly cloudy with possible local showers and thunderstorms in the south tonight and Friday. Alabama expects partly cloudy to cloudy skies with probable showers in the extreme north tonight and Friday.
Secretary Ickes cancelled a 2,671,800 PWA allotment to the University of Georgia system amid new Georgia legislation on tuition and fees pledging security for the loan. He cited an implied obligation but warned Georgia’s opposition could affect future PWA funding.
Washington June 20 The AAA announced the cotton ginning tax for the 1935 crop will rise from 5.67 cents to 6 cents per 2 pounds. Secretary Wallace said a loan would be made on the 1935 crop but the loan amount is not yet set. The tax applies to cotton ginned in excess of allotments under the act.
Paris reports private officials say France will meet Germany by expanding its fleet as much as necessary. They argue Washington treaty ceased to apply and Britain violated the spirit, with a new Anglo German pact nullifying prior agreements. government view discussed in naval committee secret session.
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