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the Italian cause now, they were then vigorously opposed. So they sent three airplanes to support the prince regent.
 One of the planes accomplished what is rare in airplane bombing "a direct hit, killing Ras Guck- sa, dressed in scarlet tunic and plumed headdress, on the field of battle. As if to give comic relief to the tragedy, his demise oc- cured on April Fools day; and two days later Empress Zauditu followed him to the grave.
 official cause of her death was pneumonia. But outside observ. CTS suspected imperial poisoning.
 At any rate, this paved the way for the present emperor's ascen- sion to the throne. It also paved the way for close cooperation be- tween the Gucksa family and the Italians.
 NOTE Halle seIassie means Power of Trinity and Is title which can be used by members of the royal family.
 Two Chicken Baby
 Auntie Luvernia Pearson, of Rodgersville, Tenn, recently came to visit George Berry, head of the Pressman,s Union and recently appointed New Deal economic CO., ordinator.
 Rodgersville is the home of Major Berry, and as Aunt Luver- mia proudly told his office staff. she was present when he was born.
 "He was . two-chickcn baby," she added.
 "Two- chicken baby! What do you mean, Auntie?" she was asked.
 "Well, you see 1t was this way. The day he was born his father, Thomas Berry, had to go to town. So he said to me, 'Auntie, if the baby is born before return and it is . girl, you put one fat chicken in the pot. But if it is a boy, you put two fat chickens in the pot "So George is . two-chicken baby" Huey's Taxes N |
 Huey Lon gis dead, but the 1n- ternal Revenue Bureau may soon startle the country with some sensational details of his inside affairs.
 The Bureau has what 1t consid- CTS an ironclad income tax eva- sion case against the late King fish's estate.
 The Bureau wants to attempt collections, but certain high Administration members em. phatically disagree. They be- lieve a move against Huey's estate would savour of ven- geance and lay the Administra- ton open to the charge of win.
 dictiveness.
 Decision in the matter awaits the return to Washington of the. President and Secretary Morgen1 thau.
 After Huey's Scalp
 It is 8 Treasury secret that the& government was on the verge 0f* opening up on the late Louisiaun dictator with tax evasion charges when he was felled by the assess sins bullet.
 A conference of prosecutors and investigators to map out the details of the battle against Hu0y was scheduled in Washington foE the very week he was killed Among those slated to attend were Amos w. w. Woodcock, for- mer prohibition administrator, and former governor Dan Moody, of Texas, now representing the government in the tax suits against Huey's lieutenants.
 A corps of ace revenue agents, working more than 8 year, had collected mass of evidence which Treasury and Justice De- partment officials were convinced finally gave the government an airtight case.
 They were waiting until after u the income tax trial of Abe L. Shushan, Huey's financial lieu- tenant, before seeking grand jury indictment.
 Merry-G Go Round
 Inner council Administrations ites have chalked up another black mark against Speaker Joe Byrne. Despite the fact that Indiana's Representative Virginia E. Jenckes voted against the President on four major issues last session, Joe gave her a letter commenting her "unswerving loyalty to the House leadership" As one irate White House inti- mate expressed 1t: If Mrs. Jenckes, by voting against us, was loyal to the House leadership, then Byrns, as Administration leader of the House was disloyal to the President" Observed in Washington auction room: Q high silk topper bearing a label on the inside band which read, New York Republican Club" This type of hat is featured at inaugural ceremonies.
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