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VOLUME 2—NUMBER 132
REBELS REPULSED
IN VAIN ATTACK
ON STATE HOUSE
PALACE IS SCENE OF VIC
IOUS BATTLE IN NICA
RAGUA
MANAGUA, June 2 (TP)—A dead
lock in rebel attempts to seize the
Nicaraguan presidential palace
brought let-up today in the fighting
at the capital of the Central Ameri
can republic, Managua.
National guardsmen who are fol
lowing the revolutionary colors of
their commander, General Anastasio
Somoza, are entrenched around tha
presidential palace, in which Presl
dent Juan Sacasa ' and his loyal
guards are beseiged. The rebels were
hurled back in their first attack on
the palace when machine guns,
mounted at vantage points on the
palace, chattered furiously.
General Somoza, himself, Is report
ed commanding an attack on the city
of Leon, where the fortress of Fortin
is said to be holding out against a
bitter drive staged by the insurgents.
Scores were reported slain in the
Leon battle. No definite casualty
figures were available at Managua,
although it is believed that many
have fallen in the uprising.
The rebels apparently have the up
per hand throughout a large section
of the republic. Except for the
Fortin fortress and the presidential
palace, President Sacasa’s supporters
are said to have put up only feeble
resistance.
All Americans In Nicaragua were
warned to keep under cover during
the revolt in a statement issued by
the United Stages minister to Nica
ragua, Baoz W. Long. No interven
tion from Washington is expected.
STEEL.LEADERS
DISCUSS POOL
ANGLO-AMERICAN ME R -
GER FOR FOREIGN MAR
KETS IS SUBJECT
NEW YORK, June 2 (TP).—Brit
ish and American steelmen faced
each other across another table to
day, and each was sounding the oth
ers out about an anglo-American pool
to fish for world trade.
The British steelme nwant it; the
Americans axe not quite so sure. The
Britons extended their invitation last
night. The Earl of Dudley, head of
the British Iron and steel Federation
asked American steel leaders to pool
their resources, experience and ener
gies towards development of common
world markets. They dined together
aboard the new British liner Queen
Mary.
U. 8. Steel’s Myron C. Taylor, in
vited the Britons to luncheon today.
Bethlehem Steel’s Charles M.
Schwab didn’t attend the diner, but
he said he wants to talk to Lord
Dudley. This pool would apply only
to foreign markets. The U. S. anti
trust acts would prevent anything of
the kind in the domestic field. Some
steelmen thought the Britons might
be eager to court American steel fa
vors in connection with John Bull’s
tremendous rearmament program.
COTTONIMPORTS
NATIONAL ISSUE
ALABAMA’S GOVERNOR
SAYS FARLEY MAY TAKE
IDEA TO HEARST
MONTGOMERY, Ala., June 2 (TP)
—Governor Bibb Graves took steps
today to make a national political
issue of the importation of Japanese
cotton textiles.
The Governor said he Is acting on
the request of the President of the
American Association of Cotton Man
ufacturers, Donald Comers. Comers
Insists the American Textile Industry
faces destruction by cheap foreign
competition.
Governor Graves revealed that Post
master General Farley may take up
the idea. Graves said the chairman
of the Democratic Platform Commit
tee has asked him for a memorandum
on timing a suggested platform stand
against Japanese cotton imports.
theile,”jr7found
SON OF WEALTHY BROKER
HUNGRY WHEN BUSI
NESS IS BAD
CHICAGO, June 2 (TP).—William
Webster Thelle, Jr., son of the
wealthy Manhattan broker, was
found today, alive and well—but hun
gry. He had been selling magazines
for a living.
The boy called his father at their
Mamoroneck, Westchester, N. Y.,
home. Said he—“l’m sorry, father,
that I ran away. I thought it was
the thing to do at the time.” Young
Thelle will return to his hove to
night by airplane.
William Thelle, Jr., disappeared
four weeks ago. after telling his fa
ther he was going out for a tenr.is
match. He is a young, personable
chap, with a venturesome nature,
and a knack for swing music on the
piano. His wealthy father expected
to find him playing away In some
night club or hotel band.
Insteed, the boy said he had been
selling magazines -for a New York
publisher and that he wasn't doing
so well. He had registered as "Jack
Webster.’’ Newsmen got hold of the
tip and found him.
f- C” Q <77 —Published every day
A 19 ' -r ~ y excepting Saturdays.
J 1 1$ I -—jgw Five cents per copy K
Cunts if
Free —She Weeps
MEm
Betty Martin, platinum blonde, wept
hysterically when a Chicago jury
acquitted her of the charge of slay
ing her husband. The picture was
taken in court immediately after the
verdict was announced.
(Central Preet)
JEW-ARAB FIGHTS
CONTINUE IN EAST
ALARMING SITUATION IS
FORSEEN IN RACIAL
CRISIS ,
JERUSALEM, June 2 (TP).—AI)
Arabic newspapers were ordered off
the streets of Jerusalem today by the
Palestine government. The Arab
editors were accused of fomenting
antl-Jewlsh and anti-British feeling
which has flared up in repeated riots
during the past several weeks.
The latest incident in the danger
ous Palestine situation was an at
tempted bombing of the British high
commissioner's residence. The com
missinoer, Sir Arthur Wauchope, re
ported that two bombs exploded out
side the walls of his home but caused
little damage.
Persistent sniping throughout Pal
estine kept British troops on the
jump today. Several more farms
owned by Jewish immigrants were
fired and bombin gs were reported
in Haifa.
STRIKING MINERS NOT
HAMPER PRODUCTION
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 2 (TP)
The steel executive. John Perry, de
clared today that the shutdown of
three Alabama coal mines will not
hamper production in Birmingham.
Perry is president of the Tennessee
Coel, Iron artd Railroad Company. He
said there Is enough iron ore in Bir
mingham—“ The Pittsburgh of the
South”—to keep mills running until
next wlntre at least. f
Three minus on the company’s prop
erty were ordered closed after five
striking miners were wounded in
sniping between company guards and
pickets. The strike called nearly’ 2,500
men off the job in demands for re
visions of their pay scale.
GEORGIE HAS HEAVES!
DETROIT, Mich., June 2 (TP)
—lwo-year-old George Kogers had
a wonderful time today standing
at the window 'and throwing out
everything he could lay hands to.
i'lrst, a batch of newspapers
went sailing out. Then came his
mother’s drees.
The mother, Mrs. Marie Rogers,
Happened into the room just in
time to see her clcTTies dropping.
over the ledge. She creamed and
ran outside to get the dress.
Not only had the dress disap
peared by the time she got there,
but so had the $75 she had pinned
inside the garment.
NEXT SESSION OF TOWNSEND CONGRESS
PROMISES GENERAL REORGANIZATION
WASHINGTON. June 2 (TP).—
Indication that the national Town
send plan congress will be a stormy
affair is on the records of the Bell
congressional committee today.
The Rev. Alfred J. Wright of
Cleveland, member of the Townsend
organization’s board of directors, ap
peared before the Bell committee to
make the prediction of discord at
the Townsend parley to be held in
Cleveland next month. Rev. Wright
voluntarily before the con
gressional committee despite Dr. F.
E. Townsend’s orders to evade’ap
pearance before the investigating
group.
“Dr. Townsend,” said Rev. Wright
"is an autocrat who needs his mind
changed for him. I predict a gen
eral reorganization at the Cleveland
congress.”
SUPREME COURT’S WAGE MEASURE
VERDICT STUDIED BY MAJOR PARTIES
AS ORDER IS SOUGHT FROM CHAOS
WASHINGTON. June 2 (TP)
Both Democratic and Republican
leaders studied the Supreme Court's
decision on the New York Minimum
Wage Law for Women today in an
attempt to clarify its political sig
nificance.
The Supreme Court, by a 5 to 4
verdict, held that New York State had
no constitutional right to set min
imum wage schedules for women. The
majority opinion held that the New
York law violated the freedom of con
tract guaranteed by the Constitution.
The four dessunting Justices, head-
ALLEGED BLACK
LEGION WORKERS
IN COURT TODAY
14 ACCUSED MEMBERS TO
HAVE HEARING ON MUR
DER CHARGES
DETROIT, June 2 (TP)—Fourteen
accused members of the “Black Leg
ion” will step into a Detroit court
today to face charges *of murdering
WPA Worker Charles Poole.
The arraignment of the men con
stitutes the first definite move of
Michigan authorities to smash the
society of the hooded night riders. A
heavy guard of armed police was
ordered to patrol the court chambers
today. Officials said they received re
ports that “Black Legion” members
have threatened to “get even with
the boys who talked too much.”
One of the suspects, Dayton Dean,
confessed that he was ordered by
"Legion” leaders to shoot down
Poole. Later Dean repudiated his con
fession. r
Michigan’s Attorney General David
Crowley is preparing to launch a
grand jury investigation of Legion
activities in the Detroit area tomor
row. One of the reports under in
vestigation was made by Mayor Frank
Couzens, who said he was threatened
with death by the hooded clan.
NIX CONSIDERS
GOVERNOR’S RACE
ROOSEVELT SUPPORTER IS
CONTEMPLATING. RUN
NING FOR CHAIR
ATHENS, Ga., June 2—Abit Nix,
who has received over 2,000 letters
and messages in the past two weeks
urging him to run for Governor, told
the Athens Daily Times in an inter
view tonight that he is ‘‘seriously con
sidering the race for Governor and
will make a definite announcement in
just a few cays.”
Mr. Nix has been an ardent sup
porter of President Franklin D.
Roosevelt. Having taken a big part
in the movement to turn Georgia's
votes to him in the Democratic Na
tional Convention.
Four years ago Mr. Nix ran second
in a field of five Gubernatorial can
didates on a platform calling for. “re
tures, broader and better facilities for
education, honesty and square deal
ing in government.”
Mr. Nix was born on a farm in
a small rural community near Com
mferce. He has been a prominent at
torney in Athens for many years. Re
cently he was made Grand Master of
Masonery in Georgia.
Friends in Athens ptedict Mr. Nix
will run and will announce before
the week-end.
lord monsell quits
BRITISH CABINET
LONDON. June 2 (TP)—Britain’s
first Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Bol
ton-Eyres Monsell, resigned from the
cabirtet today.
Lord Monsell has served in the
high post since 1931. For several years
he has wished to retire but stayed on
at the request of Prime Minister
Baldwin. London officials have long
predicted his resignation. They also
predicted that the former Foreign
Secretary, Sir Samuel Hoare. would
be appointed to succeed Lord Monssll.
Sir Samuel resigend as Foreign Secre
tary when the British people repud
iated his plan drawn u with Pierre
Laval of France to end the Ethiopian
war.
Three other exTownsend aides
echoed Rev. Wright’s predictions. All
admitted that, in their opinion, the
pension plan movement is now in
the hands of those who have lost
sight of the original objective,
teachers and artists are born under
In New York,‘Dr. Townsend shared
none of the fears of discord express
ed at Washington. The pension plan
sponsor said that his group would
join hands with the share-the-wealth
organization in a coalition drive
which would use the slogan "any
body but Roosevelt” for the coming
campaign. Dr. Townsend added that
a hand would be held out to the Rev.
Charles E. Coughlin’s union for So
cial Justice n tiie hpes that the third
intepandent group would join the
anti New Deal campaign.
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1936
ed by Chief Justice Hughes, main
tained that the Women’s Minimum
Wage Law was Constitutional and In
tended for the public good. In scath
ing terms, the dissenting Justices
labelled the majority ruling ironic in
view of the fact that the so-called
freedom of contract generally affect
ed women who, through actual want,
are often required to work for pitt
ance wages handed out by grasping
employers.
The chief reaction to the Supreme
Court ruling, in political circles at
least, was its possible effect on sim
ilar minimum wage laws on the books
of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode
Island, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
Ohio and Illinois. Those laws, al
though not directly affected by yes
terday’s Supreme Court ruling, appear
doomed today.
Many took the view that the Min
imum Wage Law robbed anti-New
Dealers of an important campaign
argument. Those who maintained that
control over labor and security pro
grams should be given the states
rather than the federal government,
admitted that yesterday’s decision did
nothing to help their cause. At the
same time, the Minimum Wage Law
ruling was seized upon by forces who
are calling for Constitutional revision.
The revisionalists claim the decision
proved that both state and federal
labor legislation is Impassible without
curtailment of the Supreme Court’s
jurisdiction.
CHINA DEMANDS WAR!
SOUTHERN PROVINCES ASK GOVERNMENT TO HURL
DECLARATION AGAINST JAPAN AT ONCE.
CANTON, China, June 2 (TP)—
The southern provinces of China
asked the Nanking government to
hurl a formal declaration at war
against Japan.
The leftwing forces centered inan
ten demanded that China protect her
northern provinces with troops and
guns. The demand sent by telegram
urged thut war be declared at one?.
The- action was insisted upon to halt
the Japanuse troops who step by
step are taking over the lands around
Puking j
HIGH TRIBUNAL
CONDEMNS THOMAS
LONDON, June 2 (TP)—The for
mer colonial secretary in tha British
cabinet, J. H. Thomas, was con
demned by a high tribunal today as
a betrayer of government secrets.
A tribunal of prominent jurists
found Thomas guilty of revealing the
risa in income texus before the pub
lication of the national budget. It
stated that the laborite colonial sec
retary disclosed the tax increase to
two of his friends. It said the friands,
including Sir Alfred Butts, used the
information for private gain by specu
lating against the tax boost.
Thomas resigned about a week ago
as a result of the revelations made
by the exhaustive investigation of the
budget tribunal. He maintained his
innocence although the tribunal
unanimously found him responsible
forth? disclosures of the prized
budget secrets.
McCORMICK DIES
LAKE FORES, HE, June 2 (TP).—
The former president of Intemation
Harvester Company, Sims McCor
mack, died today of a heart ailment.
He was 77 years old.-
McCormick was made president of
International Harvester when it was
founded in 1902. ’
WASHINGTON FLASHES
U. S. BONDS SELL FAST
WASHINGTON, June 2 (TP).—
Secretary of the Treasury Morgen
thau beamed today when he ordered
the books closed on a billion dollar’s
worth of government securities offer
ed investors yesterday morning.
Within something like 12 hours
the secretary announced, the billion
dollar issues .offered the government
had been over subscribed by finan
cial interests who snapped up the
two government Issues which were
offered. The issue consisted of
$600,002,000 in 15 to 18 year bonds
bearing 2 3-4 per cent Interest and
$400,000,000 in five-year treasury
notes bearing 1 3-8 per cent interest.
BooUs for the exchange of $1,050,-
754,000 of maturing treasury obliga
tions will be closed tomorrow, Secre
tary Morgenthau announced when he
closed the billion-dollar issue books
at midnight.
Together the two financing opera
tions constitute the biggest peace
time borrowing operation ever staged
by the United States treasury.
TAX BILL LAUDED
WASHINGTON, June 2 (TP).—
The minority leader, Senator McNary
announced after a Republican cau
cus today that G. O. P. senators con
sider the finance committea’s com
promise tax bill the best measure
yet devised.
McNary said Republican leaders
approved the bill over the measure
passed originally by the House and
over the proposal advanced by minor
ity leaders of the finance commit
tee.
V ... <1 /'
After Representative Marion Zioncheck of Seattle, Wash., dragged Mrs. Benjamin S. Young, his landlady,
from h!s Washington apartment, the ban boy of Congress wasn’t even given a chance to dress before police
took him to jail (after a tussle). The detective at the right doesn’t seem to be particularly impressed bv the
erratic solon. Mrs. Young claims that her hip was fractured during the melee. Zioncheck was freed on bail.
>. (Central Press)
The Canton farces are the heirs of
the national government laid down
by the great Dr. Sun Y<at Sen. Since
General Kai-Shek ros? to power, the
followers of President Sun Yat Sen
have been suppressed everywhere' in
China except in the south.
When the provina? of Fukien at
tempted to secede from Nanking in
1933, the central government with the
help of Japan put down the Canton
rebellion. Canton leaders along with
students throughout Chini charge the
Nanking government with abetting
the Japanese seizure of China.
TELEPHONE COMPANY
SUBJECT OF PROBE
WASHINGTON, June 2 (TP)—The
Federal Communications Commission
pruned an attack today on the public
relations of the vast American Tel
ephone and Telegraph Company.
Commission investigators said they
would show the far-flung attempts of
the phone company to “influence pub
lic opinion.” The commission an
nounced it would probe the activities
of the A. T. & T.'in its publicity cam
paigns through the mediums of mo
tion pictures, chambers of commerce
and schools. Public Relations officials
of the company were called to the
stand to testify today.
LUCAS TRANSFERRED
Captain J. J. Clancy this morn
ing announced several transfers in
the police personnel effective today.
Officer Reid R. Lucas was trans
ferred to the switchboard at head
quarters. Officer T. T. Gary will take
the place of Officer Lucas in the
radio patrol car department. Patrol
man J. F. Stewart will take the place
of Officer Grover T. Hatch of the
radio patrol, Officer Hatch being
transfered to the motorcycle squad.
HITS NEW GUFFEY BILL
WASHINGTON, June 2 (TP)
West Virginia’s young Senator Holt
announced today that he is opposed
to the new Guffey Vinson coal bill.
Holt—representing one of the largest
soft coal producing states —declared
that the measure to replace the in
validated Guffey act does not protest
labor. He also added that he is op
posed to price fixing as a matter of
principle.
Holt was elected to the senate with
the active support of the United
Mine Workers Union. Since, however,
he has broken with the mine union
which is supporting his colieage, Sew
a tor Neely for re-election. Holt hw
also broken with Neely.
U. S. DEBT GROWS
WASHINGTON, June 2 (TP)—
Treasury figures revealed today that
Uncle Sam’s public debt is nearing
the 32 billion collar mark.
The huge sum estimated on May
29 was $31,636,000,000. It is a jump
of almost three billion dollars over
the public indebtedness of May, 1933.
Treasury accountants found at least
one set of figures pleasing to Uncle
Sam. They announced that income
tax collections up to June Ist totalled
$1,116,000,000 as compared with $845,-
000,000 last year.
Government spending for May and
also for the past 11 months of the
fiscal year have increased. Recovery
and relief expenditures were qi'.t al
most 200 millions in the 11 month
period.
Zioncheck Checked at Last
MURDER SUSPECT
TO BE QUIZZED,
FAMED “3-X” MYSTERY IS
NEARER SOLUTION AS
MAN CONFESSES
ELIZABETHTOWN, N. Y„ June 2
(TP) —A squad of New York city de
tectives and proe?cution authorities
are expected to reach Elizabethtown
today for the questioning of young
Frank Engle.
Engle, a Lake Placid lifeguard, in
sists that he is the mysterious “3-X”
murderer who took the lives of two
men in roadside murders six years
ago. The killer won his nickname
through a series of boastful antes Ir
wrote police, signing them “3-X.”
'Hie confuused suspect gave himself
up at an Elizabethtown garag>e, sob
bing that he wanted to tell his story
before —as he put it—“l go crazy
from the lights and bells in my head.”
State troopers held him on a tech
nical chargs? pending the arrival of
New York police. They reported that
Engle accurately described details of
the two “3-X” murders-
The “3-X” gunman was blamed for
the death of Joseph Mozynski and
Noel Sowtey, who wer? shot while
they were parked along lonely Leng
Island roads. Girl who were with the
men were treated courteously by the
killer.
MYSTERY VESSEL
SEEKS TREASURE
DAKAR, French West Africa, June
2 (TP) —The mystery vessel, Girl Pat,
bobbed u pagain today on her roman
tic cruise to find’Captain Kidd’s treas
ure.
The 25-ton motorship disappeared
two months ago from Grimsby, Eng
land. Her owners had fitted her out
for a regular fishing trip in the North
Sea. But the daring skipper disobey
ed his employers and sailed his ship
south for gold rather than north for
fish.
Today the French liner, Jamaique.
reported she had sighted the Girl Pat
250 miles south of Dakar, Africa. The
liner s captain said the Girl Pat bold
ly flew the Union Jack as she breezed
southwards.
FARM SENTENCE
Eugene Thompson, age 18, negro,
was suntuncud to serve 60 days on the
Brown Farm when he was arraigned
in police court this morning on
charges of cursing and abusing W. M.
McDonald, of 524 West 38th street,
and throwing bricks at Mr. McDonald.
Police Officer C. R. Johnson took
Thompson in custody.
SCRATCHY PAJAMAS IRK ZIONCHECK
AS HE WAITS FOR MENTAL TEST
WASHINGTON, June 2 (TP)
Blame for the rash and unpredictable
escapades of Congressman Marion
Zioncheck was laid upon nervous
strain from overwork today. Special
ists at Gallinger Hospital said the
young Seattle Congressman has sim
ply used up all his reserve; that his
nerves are shot to pieces. They said
Zioncheck got his first sleep in four
nights last night.
Bride Still Missing
All reports said there would be no
attempt to have the young man ad
judged permanently Insane. Zlonchuck
was brought to Gallinger Hospital by
police after an astonishing day. He
ran wild in his speedy roauster. He
left four empty liouor bottles and a
can of mothballs at the White House,
for President Roosevelt. He tried
■■ ■ a
to swear out a warrant for the ar
rest of Vice President Garner. He
said Mr. Garner was hiding his wife.
When police put him in a squad car.
Zioncheck mistook tear gas bombs for
hand grenades.
Zioncheck’s wife—bride of a few
weeks—is still missing. Nobody seems
to know where she has gone. Her
husband awakened at Gallinger Hos
pital today and demanded that she
be brought to him. Doctors said Mr.
Zioncheck needs a good rest. The
western congressman was a hard
worker and first rate legislator before
New Year’s. That’s when his five
months spree began.
Has Uomiortable Night
Zioncheck passed what was tunned
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 8)
LANDSLIDE VOTE
FOR DICKINSON
IN IOWA PRIMARY
NEW DEAL FOE ASSURED
RENOMINATION IN
TEST
DES MOINES, lowa, June 2 (TP)
Latest returns from lowa’s state pri
mary assured renomination today for
the New Deal foe, Senator L. J. Dick
inson.
Th? senator is leading his nearest
rival by more than 17,000 votes. Re
ports from 875 of the state’s 2,442
precincts give Dickinson 38 250 bal
ex-Senator Smith W. Brookhart, is
lots. The closest of his five opponents,
trailing with 20,520 votes.
On the Democratic sid?. Governor
Clyde Hearing held a slim lead for
renomini.'tion over Congressman Hu
bert Utterback. Herring received 16.-
494 votes to Utterback’s 13,215 in 373
precincts.
Dickinson’s followers claim his pri
mary strength definitely places him
before the national Republican party
as a dark horse in the rac? for presi
dential nomination. They believe dele
gates to the national convention are
certain to split over Colonel Frank
Knox and Governor Alf Landon. Said
one Dickinson champion—“ The con
vention is sure to swing to our can
didate after that.”
fourteeiTmen
FACE VOTERS
FLORIDA RACE FOR GOVER
NOR ATTRACTS REC
ORD FIELD
TALLAHASEE, Fla., June 2 (TP)
—Florida Democrats are going to the
polls today to vote for one of 14 men
for the nomination to the Governor’s
chair. Since popular Governor Dave
Sholtz was unable to run again to
succeed himsel ffor the second con
secutive time, a record number of
hopefuls appealed to khe voters for
the nomination. Down in the sun
shine state, the Democratic nominee
is a sure bet in the general election.
Because of the large number of
candidates, politicians are preparing
for a special run off primary on Juu?
23. Under Florida law, the Democrat
ic nominee must poll a majority of
the votes in the' first primary or stand
a run off primary with the next high
est contender. Politicians point out
that it is practically impossible for
any one man to get 51 per cent of
the votes with 14 men running.
TRANSRADIO PRESS
FREE-FOR-ALL IN
TAX BILL FIGHT
IS CONTEMPLATED
ROOSEVELT’S PET MEAS
URE UP FOR CONSIDER
ATION IN SENATE
WASHINGTON, June 1 (TP)
The senate takes up President Roose
velt's last “must bill” today. With
the $1,245,000,000 relief appropriation
bill out of the way, the upper cham
ber girded itself for a no-holds-barred
fight over the new tax bill. Predic
tions that fireworks will pop a-plenty
before the tax tangle is straightened
out where general as the hour ap
proached for initial consideration of
the important measure.
G. O. P. Solons Meet
Republican senators will meet this
morning to map their plan of action.
Democratic forces in the senate wide
ly split, with one group calling for
allegiance to President Roosevelt’s ap
peals for high corporate surplus taxes
and another group stringing with
G. leaders in support of the bill
reported by the senate finance com
mittee.
The White House undoubtedly will
exert considerable pressure on. the
insurgent Democrats before the bill
passes. Administration leaders hope
that several coalition Democrats in
the senate will jump back over to
the president’s side of the tax argu
ment and drive the corporate surplus
tax idea through. G. 0,?. leaders are
resolved to keep the insurgents in
their fold and hand the president a
stinging defeat which, coming on the
eve of a national campaign, might
hurt Mr. Roosevelt's prestige.
New Dealers Adamant
New dual strategists,' however, will
not cry quits if their corporate sur-t
plus tax drive is defeated in the sen
ate. In that case, the bill would have
to go to conference, the house bill
having followed the White House or
ders regarding corporate surplus taxes.
Mr. Roosevelt hopes that, in the event
of a senate defeat, enough pressure
could be exerted on the house-senate
conference to bring adoption of the
house bill. Those opposing corporate
surplus taxes in the senate threaten
to filibuster against the bill if this
occurs.
SUSPENSION OF
SEVEN CLERGYMEN
ENDS DISSENSION
NEW JERSEY PRESBYTERY
CLOSES CHAPTER ON.
CONTROVERSY
SYRACUSE, N. Y., June 2 (TP) —
A Presbyterian church controversy
which has raged since 1924 was
marked closed today when the New
Jersey Presbytery was ordered to sus
pend seven fundamentalist clergymen.
The suspension order was voted by
the 148th assembly of the Presby
terian church, meeting at Syracuse,
and affected Dr. J. Gresham Machen,
of Philadelphia, and six of his clerical
supporters. The fundamentalist group
had appealed their cases from lower
church tribunals to the assembly in
a last fight for their church posi
tions .
Dr. Machen, having expected the
suspension, recently announced the
formation of a new Presbyterian
church, to be found in Philadelphia
at the close of the Syracuse sessions.
The dispute which brought the sus
pensions started 12 years ago, when
Dr.. Machen refused to subscribe to
new church policies which he main
tained violated the spirit of the
church. Dr. Machen supported funda
mentalist foreign missions board in
defence to church orders to support
th? recogniezd missions board of the
church and it was for this alleged of
fense that the suspensions were or
dered •
(Besides Dr. Machen, five of the
other suspended clergymen are Phila
delphians. They are Reverend Edwin
H. Rial, Reverend Merrill McPherson
Reverend Paul Woolley. Reverend
Charles Woodbridge and Reverend
McAllister Griffiths. The aixth ds
Reverend Carl Mclntire, of Collinrs
wood, N. J. *
WHO DOESN’T?
COURT RULES WHITEHEAD
GAMBLED FOR
PLEASURE
ATLANTA, June 2 (TP)—Gamblers
throughout the country have it on
very learned judicial authority today
that gambling is fun.
For so the United States court of
claims has ruled in dismissing the
suit for a tax refund brought by a
wealthy Atlantan who since has died.
The men. J. B. Whitehead, who
had been living abroad for many
years, claimed that because he had
lost mors than $40,000 playing rou
lette at Cannes and Deauville, he wus
entitled to a refund of about SB,OOO
in income taxes.
The court pointed out that White
head was not a professional gambler
and therefore hsd not played for
profit. As a matter of fact, the judges
said, he had consistently lost money
for years by gambling and therefore
could not have had the profit motive
in mind when he continued playing.
Said the decision: "Profit is not
what usually motivates the continued
playing ;it is the thrill and exhibi
tion which are inherent in taking f
chance.”
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