Evening star., 1934-05-20
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. HARLESTON, w. Va, May

6y the Associated PreSS.
~HA HARLESTON, W. Va, May
19.-West Virginias 2 per
cent consumers sales tax
~ law, designed to produce
$6,500,0OO for schools in IS
months brought golden stream of
more than 100000 into the State
Treasury the first 80 days of its
operation
Tax returns filed by approximately
10000 merchants and other business
owners last week with Tax Commits
Sioner Fred L. Fox indicated the
total may reach a half million for
April when all returns are received.
The commissioner ruled returns
received after May 16 would be de-
lnquent and subject to penalties.
Fox plans to take a census of all
business subject to the tax in the SIS
counties to obtain an index as to
how many returns should be filed
He has instructed field deputies to
collect the tax where business opera
tors cannot produce certificate of
having paid the levy.
Desired Result Assured.
The 2 per cent tax went into effect
April ! and will continue until June
80, 1885. H. Isaiah Smith, head of
the Revenue Bureau, says that a re-
turn of between S4OO.o coo and $500, 900
for the first month is definite assur-
ance the law will produce the S6,-
100000 estimated by State officials.
A municipal election in a city of
observation-disclosures wide in
terest in West Virginia last week
The Democratic incumbent, Mayor
c. E. Hogan, appointed by Gov. Kump
under change of charter, was elected
along with three of four Democratic
candidates for the City Council.
Hogan's opponent was Writ Hatfield,
a former mayor, and a nephew of
United States Senator Henry D. Hat
field.
Troopers Guard Booths.
Citizens of Williamson cast their
ballots while 25 State troopers looked
on. They were sent to Williamson to
prevent disorder after threats of vio-
lence caused Gov. Kump to obtain an
agreement between Democratic and
Republican leaders that they would
stop the arming of special deputy
sheriffs and police officers.
Other political developments of the
week included formal entry in the
race for the Democratic nomination
for United States Senator by Graham
Sale, an attorney, of WEIGH. L. o.
Curtis, former chief clerk in the State
auditors Office. filed for the Repub-
lican nomination for State Senator
from Jackson, Mason and Roane
Counties.
Byron Randolph of Clarksburg. filed
for the Democratic State Senate
nomination in the district composed
of Harrison, Doddridge and Lewis
Counties. Howard H. Holt, Grafton
publisher, is seeking the Republican
State Senate nomination in the
eleventh district, composed of Marion,
Monongalia and Taylor Counties.
Office Is Abolished.
The board of governors of West
Virginia University decided that the
office of financial secretary will be
abolished in June in an economy re-
organization plan. The post has been
held since 1917 by Dennis NJ Willis,
former State Senator. Most of his
work will be handled by C. T. Neff,
jr., executive secretary of the board.
Charleston will be the scene of the
annual State closed tennis champion
ship matches, scheduled for June 13.
Sam Cohn of Beckley is the defending
champion.
Other news developments of the
week included:
Parkersburg banned the sale of 80
per cent beer after midnight. In the
war-born town of Nitro, 9 o'clock
curfew law was put into effect.
The united dry forces summoned its
Executive Committee for meeting
on June l to further discuss reorgani-
cation for the battle against State
prohibition repeal in November:'
John F. Meadows, 81, former
member of the House Of Delegates,
died in Charleston.
The West Virginia State Medical
Society, meeting at Huntington, elect
ed DR.. r. H. Walker, Charleston, pres