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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-21
NEW REVENUE.
BILL IS READY
TO Be OFFERED
Subcommittee Will Report
it to Joint Finance
Body Today
Bv J. c. BASKERVlLL
The Times News Bnr"hn
-, \y.,ItHv lIut.'l

RALEIGH, Feb. 21.-Other
than the new revenu" bill to be
reported by tn" finance sub-coM-
mittee Monday afternoon to the
Joint finance committee will con,
tain a sales tax Of some sort and
optional provisions for either i
six or eight months state sup
ported school term. little Is
known about this bill. For the
members Of the subcommittee
have been about rs c"mmunlca'
tive as oysters concerning me
contents of the new bill ana
have guarded the secret or IT'S
contents closely. But regardless
of what the bill contains or the
tyne of sales tax proposed. midi
cations are that the bill Is going
TO have to travel Il rough road
both in the senate and house be-
fore finally being acted upon,
and that the sales tax feature is
going to become the bone OF con-
tention in both houses.
Current reports are that the
Subcommittee bill contains 4
general sales tax on retail sales
which will be . per cent II the
six months state supported school
term is retained and 3 per cent
if it is decided to have an eight
months school term. 1t Is also
intimated from sources close TO
the committee that the general
sales tax plan that will be sub
mittcd will be broader than Il
good many now expect and in
cMde more than the retail NOR
chants. Some think IL may be
similar to the Mississippi sales
tax in that it will apply to in
COMES Of professional men, such
AS doctors, lawyers. architects,
dentists and others in this class
that would not be reached under
retail sales tax to the extent
that merchants would.
1t is not expected that the bill
will impose any production tax
on manufacturers, such as pow
er companies, tobacco companies,
textile mills and so forth, since
the committee seems to have de-
cided to get at these by increas-
ing the franchise and corporation
income taxes rather than through
the imposition of production tax.
Intimations are that the COM
mittee will recommend a suffi-
cient increase in these taxes TO
partially compensate for the de-
crease in property taxes thcy
will get us the result Of the re-
peal Of the Is cents state ad
valorem tax, amounting to about
s., 100000 and the removal Of
all district taxes for the support
Of the extended term, which will
amount TO another 1000, 900.
If these increases are made, they
will serve to partially appease
those who have been clamOring
for the imposition Of higher
taxes on business and industry
and insisting that they would
not vote for anr form of sales
tax that did not reach industry
as we'll as the consumers.
1t is still certain, however,
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Omen Letter From II. Walter Fuller

God willing, Franklin D. Roosevelt will be naugu
rated ON March 9TH Both Franklin and his charming
wife are blood relations OF theodore Roosevelt They
have the Theodore Roosevelt strain in their blood
Theodore intended to break the shackles from the
tanners and working and give them fair
chance but the Job so big that the powerful big
interests prevented him from accomplishing this dur
inc his first term and they stole the nomination from
him when he ran for the second term.
Thew knew what he intended to do and when thev
failed to defeat him for the nomination they stole
from him.
Since then about fifty big corporations together with
Wall Street manipulation, have gathered in the masses
of the wealth of the country and in doing so have
drained the country dry.
All the little fellow has left is Real Estate which Ia,
been taxed to death.
Half the wealth of this country is frozen up in Real
Estate.
There is not enough purchasing power left to keen
the factories running to buy the products of the
farmer. Therefore, 100000 or more idle.
Roosevelt intends change this and put the forgot.
ten men, back on their feet. The first step will be to
reduce taxes lands and give the farmer and fruit
grower chance.
If you have little orchard farm you can borrow
up to $500 from the Government with which to buy
fertilizer, seeds, plants, trees etc. preparatory for
this years crop.
Now what started out to say is this: Until March a.
when Roosevelt will become president | am author
lied to sell the famous Stark Brothers Apple Trees
just half price In other Words for every tree you buy
at the regular price, Stark will give you free another
tree. Buy tree and they will give you Buy
100 trees and they will give you 100 and pay the
freight to boot.
must take your order before March 18th, but you
pay when the trees are delivered for Spring planting
Telephone me at the Hodgewell Hotel and will come
to you, to my office Fourth avenue, in
the HodgeweI Hotel building and see samples OF ap
pies produced by these improved Stark trees Don't
deIay-March 18th will soon be here.
(Signed) II, WALTER FULLER
p S-I am also authorized to take orders FOR the
miraculous productions Of fruits and flowers Of
Luther Burbank, and for limited quantity Of Bur.
banks Roses, etc, the sell-one give-one PLAN
II. WE
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the onuS
"Of laying hands upon the
bonus.
"The currency: To them we hand
it
"To shrink, contract or expand it.
"Well let them exercise their
talents
"On making that thar budget bal
ance
"And pointing out with no delay
ing
"a tax the public won't mind
paying.
"To them we leave with stiRet
SObS
"All persons who are seeking jobs.
while we roam that vas, eXpause
where lame ducks seek their suS-
tenance.
when happy days are here again
Please let us know just where
and when"
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that any form of general sales
tax is sure to meet bitter oppo-
sition in both houses and that
long battle over it is in prospect
Senator Hinsdale is gong 10
make fight for his luxury tax
or selected commodities bill III
the senate and indications are
that he is going to have more
followers than at first seemed
likely. This is partly due to the
intense campaign against gen
cral sales tax which the mer1,
chants have been waging ana
which has caused number to
flop from their advocacy OF a
general to luxury sales tax.
However, Indications still are
that the general sales tax group
prcdoninates in the senate.
The revenue bill and whatever
sales tax is incorporated III 1t,
will meet its first test in the
house, however, since it will be
introduced there first, and 1t IS
agreed that no one knows wnat
tbo louise will do with it.. Up
until two weeks ago the house
would have passed revenue Diii
containing a general sales taA
on retail sales without much oP-
position. But since the ner-
chants in all parts Of the state,
and especially in the cities, have
been building such hot fires un-
der the various representatives
for. the past two weeks IN OPP
position to a general sales tax,
the situation in the house is now
decidedly uncertain. Sentiment
there for a luxury sales tax ratll-
cr than a general sales tax mas
been growing rapidly during the
past week and it would not be
surprising if the house should
throw out whatever general sales
fax plan is contained in the pro-
posed revenue bill and substitute
a luxury sale staX plan IN Its
place.
1t is now generally conceded
that Representative Newman of
New Hanover, will lead the fight
fight for a luxury instead OF a
general sales tax and that ne has
a luxury tax bill in preparation,
ready to introduce at the proper
time. Newman has been in fire.
uuent conference lately with
Senator Hinsdale and other lux
ury tax proponents and IS ex-
pected to put up an effective
battle against the general and
for the luxury tax when the rev.
enue bill gets on the floor of the
house.
There is also noticeable
weakening on the part of the
members from the rural and ag-
ricultural counties in their stand
on a sales tax. At the beginning
of the session most of these
were for a general instead Of
luxury sales tax, because they
believed that a luxury sales tax,
most of WHICH would be on to-
bacco products, would bear more
heavily upon the tobacco farm
ers than would general sales
tax. Most of those who have
thought the question through
are convinced that this would be
true and that the farmers espe-
cially would pay less under a
general than under a luxury tax.
For the farmers produce most Of
their own food and the tax on
clothing would not be burden
some. But a luxury tax would
undoubtedly serve to lower the
prices of tobacco and thus de-
crease the income Of the farm
erS.
Yet because a general sales
tax would apply to food and
clothing. more and more Of the
members from the rural counties
seem to be changing over to the
luxury tax plan, although the
best estimates available indicate
that most Of those in the rural
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-21

USE THE WANT ADS
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-21

character" - the character of
Euckies' fine golden brown
tobacco. In the Southland, in
Virginia, in Georgia, in North
Carolina, in South Carolina, in
Kentucky, they know that only
the finest, most carefully selected
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-21

P. S-I am also authorized to take orders FOR the
miraculous productions Of fruits and flowers OF
Luther Burbank, and for limited quantity Of Bur-
banks Roses, etc, on the sell-one give-one PLAN
H. w. F.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-21
FARMS GOT 100000 TREES

FARGO. N. D.-(UP).-Near-
ly million trees have been pro-
vidad for SIS farms in North
Dakota since 1927, the state for
ester said today. The trees have
been furnished farms and schools
in connection with farm shelter
project conducted by county
agents.
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counties would actually pay more
under a 90 per cent luxury tax
than under 8 per cent general
sales tax.
At any rate, there is enough
difference of opinion in both
houses with regard to the differ
ent forms of sales tax that may
be proposed to make the out.
come of the action on any OF
them exceedingly uncertain.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-02-21
FARMER KILLED HUGE OWL

HUMBOLDT, Kan. -UP) -
Ben Ellis, farmer, recently
halted pilfering of his chicken
roost by shooting an owl with a
wing measurement of Sd inches.
The bird killed scores of chickens
before being slain. :
Evening star., 1933-08-17
SALE Of D. c. DAIRY
COMPANIES PROBED
Senator King Determined to
Learn if MonopoIistic
Control Exists.

Determination to discover whether
there is monopolistic control Of the
milk business in the Washington and
Baltimore area by the National Dairy
Products Corporation, and if so, whether
it gained this control by issuing watered
stock, and whether the distributing con-
cern acquired by that corporation had
made enormous profits either as re-
suit of charging the consumers too
much or paying the milk producers too
little was announced today by Senator
King, chairman of the Senate District
Committee conducting the milk investi-
cation.
This declaration was made during an
examination of Albert D. Graham,
chairman of the board of the First
National Bank of Baltimore, who engi-
neered the sale of the Western Mary
land and Fairfield Diaries in Baltimore
and the Chevy Chase Dairy in Wash
ington to the National Dairy Products
Corporation, which now distributes
practically 80 per cent of the milk sup
piled in Baltimore and more than go
per cent of the milk sold in Washing
ton. Mr.. Graham had said his bank
had received as brokers commissions
for putting through the deal practically
100000 i'll stock of the holding cor
poration. Of this amount, 100000 was
for sale of the Baltimore Consolidated
Diaries, and S39 900 for the sale of the
Chevy Chase Dairy on stock-payment
basis.
Bought on Business Basis.
Answering the gesture of Chairman
King in throwing down the gauntlet,
Joseph E. Davies. counsel for the Ma
tional Diaries and former chairman of
the Federal Trade Commission, stated
that pll dairies' properties acquired by
the National Diaries Corporation were
bought at arms length, bought on a
strictly business basis. which did not
mean any increase in the price of milk
TO the consumers or decrease in the
price paid to the producers; bought
after most careful appraisal: bought
with the prospect of effecting economies
by consolidation"
Mr.. Davies told the Investigating Com
mittee that the National Dairy Prod
ucts Co. has nothing to conceal The
Department of Justice and the Federal
Trade Commission already have most
of the facts and figures
Seeks Method of Payment
Senator King interrupted to say that
his interest in examining the sworn
witnesses was to determine whether the
price paid for the acquired dairies was
In real money or in watered stock, and
whether the vendor had properties of
real value or whether the assets had
been purchased from profits"
Mr.. Davis replied that most of the
purchased assets represented "a plowing
back into earnings of those concerns
over long period of years. What was
paid for was real value, and the pay
ment made was real value. The trans
action was carried through by business
men who we're shrewd, Scotch and
able"
Senator King announced as his ulti-
matum that he would do his utmost to
determine whether the distributors
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1933-08-17
OK. ROCK ISLAND
SYSTEM MERGER
Commission StipuIates Line
Must Buy Wichita North
western if Directed.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion today conditionally authorized the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
and II subsidiary corporations to merge
into one corporation for ownership,
management. and operations
The system, which has mileage of more
than 5000 in IA States, was permitted
to carry out the merger on condition it
set up a proper method of accounting
under the transaction, upon which the
commission is now working
1t also will be required, if the COM
mission finds it appropriate, to acquire
the Wichita Northwestern Railway.
James E German, president of the
system, said the primary purpose of the
merger was to give the Rock Island
the power to secure its bonds by direct
lien upon all the properties.
German informed the commission
that bankers had advised the road uni
fcatlon would greatly improve the
credit OF the Rock Island and permit
its bonds to be marketed more easily
and at better prices.
Economy Permitted.
1t also was proposed as an economy
move. Such merging, the commission
said, would conserve the time of Off
GERS, dispense with corporate meetings
and eliminate records, reports and other
incidents of maintenance of separate
corporate organizations.
The corporate changes involved in
the merger, the commission added, do
not involve the payment of consid-
Grafton in the usual sense of that term.
THE Rock Island" it said, proposes
Continued on Page 2. Column g.
Evening star., 1933-08-17
BRIEF RALLY LIFTS
STOCKS AND STAPLES
Shares Take Cue From Grains Ris-
ing After Early Drop-Dollar
Eases Abroad.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. August 17-Stocks and
staples spurted today in q rather
buoyant, but brief, rally, which recalled
the soaring price movements of several
weeks ago.
Grains. at Chicago, dropped sharply
at the opening of trading, but, liquida-
ton apparently having run most of its
course, there was quick turn-about in
which early declines were replaced with
substantial gains. Cotton leaped forward
for an advance of around 81 bale.
The share market was quick to take
its cue from the commodity contingents
and leading issues in fast trading
quickly ran up 81 to around IS a
share Bonds were equally responsive.
The dollar eased bit in foreign ex-
change dealings.
The stock rally lasted about 20
minutes and the more active share
gamers relinquished portions of their
sharp advances when grains turned ir-
regular at Chicago and stepped back
from their peak levels.
Evening star., 1933-08-17
MEN0CAL'S RETURN
AWAITED BY CUBA
ExiIes Expected to Play Big
Role in Reconstruction
of Island.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HAVANA. August 17-Cuba awaited
today the return from exile of former
President Mario G. Menocal and Col.
Carlos Mendieta and wondered what
part they will play in reconstruction
plans of the new provisional govern
ment.
Qualified observers professed to see
possibility that the two famous lead
erS against the government regime of
Gerardo Machado might ride back into
favor, take an important role in PreSi-
dent De Cespedes' administration, and
help solve the political and economic
issues born of last weeks revolution.
Col. Mendieta, one time congressman
and newspaper editor, who first took up
arms in 1906 and since has been linked
with revolutionary activities, went to
Florida on February 18, remarking that
liberty is crushed in Cuba"
Denies Political Aspirations.
Gen. Menocal has been in the United
States more than a year during which
time he has directed activities of a
revolutionary junta. As early as Feb
ruary he declared the time was at
hand for the revolution that came last
Saturday, when Machado and several
followers, in their turn, became exiles.
However, Menocal denies having po-
litical aspirations. despite the acclaim
given him when the Conservative party,
the only group not submerged in the
Machado overthrow, voted to depart
from a policy OF cooperation last
month.
Also expected is the return of Col.
Aurelio Hevia, former secretary of war
and of the interior department, who,
like many another. has served prison
terms for revolutionary activity, and
Sergio Carlo, newspaper editor, who, in
May, was charged with inspiring a re-
bellion in Oriente Province
Miguel Mariana Gomez, former mayor
Of Havana, is also expected to arrive
soon. He reputedly is in line for the
chieftainship of the Havana central
district.
Machado Secretary Leaves.
The return of the old leaders is
viewed with additional interest because
of the Insistence Of the A B c Secret
Society that it will no longer follow
old leaders.
Meanwhile, as exiles returned or pre-
pared to come back to fatherland
that has seen many changes in the
last few days, others, of an opposite
faith, prepared to leave.
Ramiro Guerra, Machado's secretary,
and two others left for New York. 1t
Continued on Page 4, Column D.
Evening star., 1933-08-17
SHERWOOD'S SILENCE
IS UPHELD IN COURT
Walker Confdant Justified in Re-
fusing to Answer Tax Queries,
Judge Rules.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 17.-Russell T.
Sherwood, conf1dant of former Mayor
James j. Walker, today was upheld by
Federal Judge Robert P. Patterson in
his refusal to answer before Federal
grand jury questions which United
States Attorney George z. Medalie said
were put to him in an inquiry con-
cerning an alleged willful evasion OF the
payment of income taxes by one James
j. Walker"
Questions which Sherwood was
charged with refusing to answer, read
In the court room, related to possible
conversations and other communications
on the part of Sherwood with Walker.
any persons representing him, and
others, during Sherwood's 81 months
absence from the city and its environs
To each of them, it was charged,
Sherwood declined to make answer on
the ground that to do so might tend
to degrade or incriminate him.
Evening star., 1933-08-17
Employment and Pay Gains
Reported Throughout Nation
Secretary Perkins Announces 100000
Workers Returned to Jobs in July, With
1872 Per Cent Increase in Earnings.

Secretary of Labor Perkins announced
today that approximately 100000 fac
tory workers returned to jobs in July
and that the purchasing power of all
workers in manufacturing plants had
increased about s2sOOO,OOO in weekly
wages in July, compared with March.
Miss Perkins based the statement on
the indices of her departments Bureau
of Statistics, showing 1872 per cent
increase in earnings during that period.
She would not estimate the number OF
workers now unemployed, explaining
no official figures were available. The
American Federation of Labor estimates
10000 OO0 workers were jobless as of
July l, a decrease of 100000 since
March.
Miss Perkins said if the trend OF
Evening star., 1933-08-17
Sam Gray Bought
By Mats, but Sent
Back to St. Louis
Criffith's Enthusiasm for
Hurler Is Cooled by
Sore Arm.
BY a star Correspondent of The Star.

BY a STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
CHICAGO, August l7.-Samuel David
Gray, veteran right-hand pitcher, be-
came member Of the Washington ball
club today, but only for few minutes,
then he bounced right back to the ST.
Louis Browns, from which outfit he
had been purchased.
Shortly before noon President Clark
Griffith, here with his league-leadlng
Nationals. proudly announced he had
procured Gray from the Browns by the
waiver route and that the 33-year- old
hurler, who has been around the big
show nearly 10 years. would join his
new club here tomorrow.
He'll be a great help to us as a
relief pitcher" Griffith explained. We
have needed somebody to share with
Jack Russell the burden of relief
pitching and Gray is just the man to
do it." And so on for a few thousand
words the Washington president ex-
tolled the pitching virtues of his new
purchase.
Joe Cronin, the boy manager, sitting
by, was greatly impressed. He could
not wait for Gray to arrive to have a
talk with him. Joe jumped up. I'll
phone Sam down in st. Louis right
now" he said He did. and came back
with this report: Sam says he has a
sore arm and can do no pitching" Then
and there Gray bounced back to the
Browns Griffith Immediately got hold
of the st. Louis club and Cancelled the
deal.
Evening star., 1933-08-17
MRS. ROOSEVELT URGES PROPER
EDUCATION AS BOY CRIMES CURE

useful outlet. Partly it's because boys
who have finished school can't get
jobs But it can't be blamed upon the
depression Good times, as well as bad,
have contributed"
The Presidents wife mentioned cases
that had come to her personal atten-
tion in prosperous years.
Many things in our civilization to-
day tend to make it easier to commit
crime" she ruefully commented.
j. w. B. Smith, fresh from racket
eerirg investigations in Illinois, as aide
to Joseph B. Kennan. head of the anti
racketeering drive, said if young GRIM
inals think they can escape, all they
have to do is look at the last Is kid
napings, and see how perfectly foolish
that idea is"
He added:
"Mr. Keenan, deprecated the honor
bestowed on the gangster in movie
films Serious attention should be paid
to that part of the problem"
Miss Aida c. Bowler, juvenile de-
linquency expert of the Children's Bu-
reau, deprecated the lack of scientific
study of the question and said "the
actual faes5 developed by such study
would 6r,gest the best methods Of at
tacking the problem"
Evening star., 1933-08-17
WHEAT AND COTTON
TAX MAY BE RAISED
Wallace Considers Action to Halt
Price Declines and Give
Benefits to Farmers.

Secretary of Agriculture Wallace told
newspaper men today there was pros
pect of additional processing taxes on
wheat and cotton if the price of the
products continued to decline.
The processing tax is levy paid by
the manufacturer or professor of wheat
and cotton, which in turn goes to the
farmer in benefit payments for his
agreement to cut production.
In the case of wheat. the present tax
is 80 cents bushel and on cotton it is
AZ cents lint pound.
The Secretary would not indicate at
what point additional processing taxes
would be levied, but said if they were
applied that benefits would eventually
get back to the farmer.