The Rocky Mount Herald
VOLUME 3, NO. 21
Annual Gallopade
vdly Being Completea
Plans were practically completed
here today for the ataging of East
ern Carolina's second big annual
festival, the Rocky Mount Gallo
f pade, which embraces three days
of fun, entertainment, and hilarity
beginning on the evening of Thurs
day, May 27, with 'a hugh barn
dance, and ending on Friday nigh',
■ May 29, with the Association's An
nual Ball.
More than
15,000 persons from
Eastern Carolina thronged into the
* «ity l*st year for the opening of
the festival anTi a larger crowd
predicted for this year to witness
the vast array of attractions, which
will bring nearly a score of musical
units, a parade, a barn dance, a
square dance, a street parade ex
tending more than three miles, band
coneerta, -baseball games, the sla
dinm dedication, the crowning .if
the king v and queen of the Gallo
pade, and brief talks by noted
speakers.
. ' Gaily festooned, with many-color
ed lights stretched across the streets,
the great white way bedecked in
flags and bunting, and the stores
decorated appropriately, Bocky Mt.
will "overdo herself to make every
one feel at home" for the occasion,
in the words of the secretary to the
Chamber of Commerce, E. H. Aus
tin. Already the strains of the Song
of the Gallopade have been read-
ing the air with daily broadcasts,
and copies of the song have been
printed and a(re being distributed
throughout this section. Placards,
calling attention to the various
sphednled here, also have been prin*
tied and are being distributed in «J0
Eastern Carolina towns and cities.
J. L. Williams, prominent local
business man, member of the Board
of Alderman, and President of tho
Gallopade, and his various commit
tees have been working day and
night {luring the past few weeks
making preparations for the second
1 Gallopade. Today Mr. Williams an-
| p nounced that "we are about ready
to go now and I can assure you
that Eastern Carolina has never seen
anything so elegant as the entertain
ment were going to offer them Jtre-i
at the Gallopade this year."
The opening guns will be fired
on Wednesday night, May 27, at
3 o'clock in the huge new Planter's
Warehouse when the famous string
bands will vie for honors in pre
senting a barn dance. A well-known
"caller" has been secured esp.eci-
I ally for tjie square dance and hun
dreds of couples are expected to
take the floor in 'the elaborately
decorated warehouse.
"This barn dance is being given
particularly for the entertainment
of the farmers of Eastern Carolina,
George P. Arrington, chairman of
« the publicity, announced today as
he revealed plans for the unprece
»«dentd affar.
The annual parade, composed of
'* around forty lavishly decorated
floats, fifteen bands and drum ani
bugle corps, twenty clowns, fifteen
grotesque figures, seventy beautiful
horses, ten uniformed motorcyclists,
and numerous other units, will tak-;
place at 11 oclock on the morning >f
May 28. Four airplanes Strewing
carnations and confetti, will fly
overhead during the parade to add
to the merriment anil glamour. At
o'clock in the afternoon of tae
same day, the various bands, rep
resenting all sections of Eastern
Carolina and the University of
North Carolina and N. C. State
College, will assemble for a con-
cert. This concert is being hailed as
the "largest in the history of North
Carolina.'' Bands which have been
signed for the affair include th
foilowin:g The University of North
Carolina, N. C. State College (lat
ter pending,") the Roanoke Rapids
band, Wendell Woodmen band,
high school bands from Raleigh,
Williainston, Greenville, and Rocky
Mount, J. C. Mayo's band, units
from Elm City and Nusli County,
Charlie McCuller's Twin County
l« (Nash and Edgecombe band, and
drum corps from Scotland Neck and
Rocky Mount (the .Boy Scouts and
the Dokies).
At 8 o'clock on the evening of
May 28, a gigantic free street
dance, featuring two popular or
chestras, will take place in thi
business section of Rocky Mouit.
Here the costumed Gallopaders, and
all others who have the desire, will
make merry until midnight. The
* orchestra will be H. Vernon Hook
er's and Hap Wooten's. Many gro
tesque figures will take part in this
Jiestn.
The dedication ceremon
ies wi:"'take place at 10 o'clock on
the morning of May 29 in Rocky
Mount's handsome new $30,000 out
door sports arena which has just
been completed. Alderman A. J.
Minis, who has charge of the pro
gram, has announced the following
program: dedication and presenta
tion address, Alderman W. 8. Wil
kinson for the city government;
acceptance in behalf of the city
schools by Senator L. L. Graveiy
of the local school board; accep
tance in behalf of the Southern Ath
letic Conference by Coach Wallace
Wade, director of athletics at Duko
University; acceptance in behalf of
organized baseball by Judge W. G
Bramham, president of the Nation
al Association of Professional
Baseball Leagues; and acceptance in
behalf of the Little Theatre player 3
by Professor Cyrus M. Edson.
The Annual Gallopade Ball, pr'j
sented for the Association's member
shin and invited guests, and fea
turing Johnny Hamp and his na-
Plans Made For
Scout Camporee
Local Boy Scouts to Participate in
Council Gathering at Greenville
May 29-30
The Boy Scouts of the Eastern
Carolina Coubcil will hold their first
annual camporee in Greenville on
May 29 30, it was announced by
Frank P. Meadows, publicity chair
man of the Rocky Mount district
of the council.
Elaborate plans are being perfect
ed, it was stated, for an event which
will include a mass campfire, stunts,
patrol cooking, individual and pa
trol projects, mass games, camp
craft demonstratiqns, parades and a
treasure hunt.
Boy M. Campbell, of Greenville,
is the camporee chairman and it >s
the plan of the directing adult lead-
to have at least one patrol from
each white troop in the entire coun
cil present and participating in tLe
two-day period of fun, frolic and
instruction.
A supervised swim and a tour of
the Eastern Carolina Teachers col
lege grounds with guides is includ
ed in the activities. The plan is do
vised to keep the cost to a minimum
for the individual boy. Camp will
bd pitched out-of-doors and oach
boy will do his own cooking on a
patrolbasis. XZ
patrol basis.
Health history blanks will be re
quired and applications must be
filed by May 25, it was stated by
the office of the executive of the
council, John J. Sigwald, of Uil
son. Adult supervision enroute and
at the camporee will be necessary.
Plans are being made in all of
the local troops of Boy Scouts to
send delegations and announcements
as to further details have been given
to the several Scoutmasters of the
city.
Mrs. Morton Dies
In Virginia City
Mrs. Kate Morton Succumbs At
Lynchburg—Was Widow Of For
mer Prtsbyterian Pastor
Following a period of feeble
health of several months, Mrs. Kate.
Morton, ayed widow of the late Dr.
W. D. Morton, for almost 20 years
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church here, succumbed at Lynch
burg, Virginia, according to word
received here.
Mrs. Morton, 92, died in Lynch
burg and her daughter, Embra Mor
ton, of this city, was at her bed
side when death came.
She was buried here Tuesday af
ternoon after the funeral service
from the First Presbyterian church
at 2:30 o'clock with the pa3tor,
Rev. Norman Johnson, in charge.
One of the oldest and best knowi
residents of this city until she mov
ed away last fall, Mrs. MorCou
numbered many friends in Rocky
Mount. She belonged to the Jennie
K. Hill woman's Bible class of the
First church here, and had been
active in all departments of tue
church, the Sunday School, the wo
man's missionary society, and tho
woman's auxiliary.
, The Morton memorial building at
the church was named in honor of
her husband who served as pastor
from 1900 until 1918.
Mrs. Morton's only daughter, Em
bra Morton, is principal of We3t
elementary school, and is known to
many thousands of school children
and former school children here.
She and daughter, in recent years
had spent the summers in Lynch
burg. She had spent the last
months with Mrs. Kate Moorman.
Besides her daughter she leaves a
grandson, Billy Morton, or' Farm
ville, Va. Dr. Morton, her hus
liand, succumbed about 20 years
ago.
Active pallbearers wore R. M.
Wilson, P. M. Pridgen, Vf\. G
■Weeks, George R. Edwards, H. H.
Littrell, W. N. Clark, E. C. Smith
and W. S. Wilkinson, Jr., and hon
orary pallbearers will include E. C.
Lucas, Dr. L. W. Kornegay, T. L.
Simmons, L. F. Tillery, and other
church officers.
The Federal Government, keeping
up its pressure upon "public ene
mies," has offered $5,000 for infor
mation leading to the arrest of Al
vin Karpis, 27-year-old convict
wanted for a kidnapping more than
two years ago. TMs is the same
amount offered for John Dillingor
and Baby Face Nelson, both of
whom were killed by G-men.
tionally famous orchestra, will
underway at 9 o'clock on the night
of Friday, May f 29.' Frank P. Spru
ill, Jr., and Miss Ann Whitley, two
popular local young people, will be
crowned as king and queen, re
spectively, of the Gallopade as an
added feature of the Ball, which will
be informal.
Baseball games, part of the reg
ular schedule of the Piedmont Lea
gue, will take place in the Rocky
Mount stadium between the loca'a
and the Asheville club at 4 o'clock
on May 25, 26, 27, and with the
Durham Bulls at the same hour on
May 28 and 29, and also with Dur
ham on May 30 and 31 at 3 o'clock
in the afternoon.
ROCKY tIOL'NI. Suii .rt CAROLINA. FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1936
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Pictured auove is uie ttaieign tiign bcnool M.ind as it appeared in the 1935 Gallopade
Parade. The 1936 edition of the parade will also include the Raleigh High School Band
and 14 other Eastern Carolina bands and drum corps. May 28 has been set for Parade
Day in connection with the Gallopade on May 27-28-29.
Much Damage Is
Caused By Fire
, . . , . . , . Former Lieut. Governor, Now Can-
Fire of undetermined origin late Qidate For Thp Unite| - guUa
Sunday night caused a damage es- , will Addrem Voters Over
timated at $.700 unofficially at a Station WEED Tuesday 26
tourist camik south of the city no
,h. Rocky Mount-Wilson EZT&ZZt
and Rocky Mount firemen, called T. Fountain will address the voters
from Station No. Two, could aot of this section over Radio Station
aid in extengui'jJjing as there was no EEI) Tuesday, May 26, at 1:00
water extinguisher and there wa, no Ly'for" Un^d^tes^^natT'o
water connection, they reported, succeed the present incumbent, J.
About 11 o'clock Monday night a W. Bailey, who is a candidate t>
blaze broke out in a garage at the succeed himself.
Broadwav tourist eamo a few miles Fountain has been making au
tsroadwa.v tourist camp a rew miles intenßive campaigll over ihe sta , 6i
from here, and the garage burned an ,j reports most encouraging re
to the ground. It was destroyed sponse.
as were three new mattresses, s.-v-j 0
er'al bedsteads, a big tent folded tip
on a car trailer, and the trailer, a«s
well as tools estimated, at S2OO.
Lonnie McCall. manager of
establishment, listed the articles in
the garage, and indicated to fire
men the damage wa? up in the hun-
dreds of dollars.
Mrs. Sarah House
Buried At Castalia
Funeral rites for Mrs. Sarah House
65, who died at home near CastalU
Sunday, were conducted from th*>
residence Monday afternoon with
Rev. W. G. Walker, Castalia Bap
tist minister, assisted by Rev. John
Edwarclj, Centerville.
Burial was in Franklin County
She is survived by her husband,
D. Frank House; daughters, Nattie
and Virginia, Rocky Mount; Mrs.
Mary Leonard of near Castalia:
sons, Herman House, Castalia: Ed
die House, Wood,; brothers, N.
K. G. W. and J. N. Bartholomew :
and seven grandchildren.
Wallace Is Buried
Near Fayetteville
Former Local Businctw Man Buried
Near Fayetteville
I)owey_Wallace, popular entertaiu
er here and supervisor of the At
lantic-and Pacific stores locally until
a short while ago, had been buried
near Fayetteville after final rites
at the home of his mother, Mrs.
W. W. Wallace, in Fayetteville
Tuesday afternoon.
The funeral was conducted with
Rev. 6. W. Perry, pastor of the
First Methodist church, and Rev.
E. C. Sexton, pastor of Calvarv
Baptist church, officiating.
Mr. Wallace, who died Friday
at Adel, Ga., of pneumonia, was
popularly known in this 'city liotn
in business circles and as an enter
tainer. He was 35, and had lived
here until a brief time ago. He was
located in Raleigh, and was va
cationing in Georgia when he was
fatally stricken.
Besides his wife and mother, he
leaves two children Deweyetta and
Thelma Ijee VVjallace; four brothers
Willie Wallace, Chicago; John Wal
lace, West Virginia; Theodore and
.lames Wallace, Fayetteville; ai.d
three ' sisters, Mrs. Jamee Dav is,
Durham; Mrs. Holt West and Rubv
Wallace, both of Fayetteville.
The funeral was first understood
here to be planned for Sunday, but
it was conducted Tuesday.
Prisoner Is
Fatally Burned
Patrick, 8. O. May 18. —Fleet-
wood Moody, 23, of Chesteriiold
eouuty, was burned to d't h last
night in a fire of undetermined
cause that damaged the small Pat
rick jail where he waß being held.
R. T. Fountain To
Speak Over Radio
Weekly Sport
REVIEW
(Murray M. Klein)
With the baseball season well on
its way, we notice many startling
changes in the position of former
key teams and supposedly tailend
ers.
In the American League we ifia
cover the New York Yankees hola
ing first position, followed by Bos
ton, Cleveland, Chicago, Washing
ton, Detroit, Philadelphia, and the
rear being brought up by St. Louis.
Starting with the Yanks we discov
er a surprisingly heavy batting ar
ray. Led by Joe Di Maggio, who is
sporting a gaudy .420 average, the
Yanks have eight of their regulars
within the charmed circle of .300
hitters. They lead both leagues in
batting with a neat team average
of .308. Gomez and Pearson, with
four victories and one loss each, ire
the outstanding members of the N.
Y. hurlers.
Boston, led by the amazing Lef
ty Grove, who has compiled .six
victories while losing one, is giv
ing the Yanks a terrific fight for
the key position. Jitnmie Foxx,
Roger Crauier, and Rick Ferrell
are helping with their effective wil
low weilding. But it looks like Bos
ton is due to fold because of too
few dependable pitchers. Aside from
Grove and Wesley Ferrell the Bo
sox are uncertain concerning their
other two starting stingers.
The Cleveland Indians are mak
ing a determined bid for the cov
eted bunting this year. Hurt by the
loss of Bruce Campbell, due to an
attack of spinal menengitis, the In
dians replaced him with Milt Gala
tzer and are rapidly burning up the
league with their spirited fight,
j Steve Oneill has an excellent group
I of hurlers and with his steady out
field should give a good account of
himself right down to the tape.
Skipping Chicago and Washington,
who are playing way above their
heads, we come to Detroit, world
champions. Harassed by injuries,
to key players the Tigers have
a hard time of it this year. First
Charley Gehringer, star second base
man was injured. Then came Mick
ey Cochrane, manager and catcher.
Those were followed by the death
of Schoolboy Row'es father and liie
sore arm of Tommy Bridgers, aces
of the Detroit pitchers. But the
injury that knocked the Tigers out
of the race was the one that put
Hank Greenberg on the. shelf for
two months with a broken wrist.
Detroit sorely needs his tremendous
slugging which resulted in 170 runs
last year. It looks like the Tigers
are sunk because of "old pop in
jury."
In the National League we find
the St. Louis Cards at the head
of the parade. They are followed
closely by New York, Pittsburg,
Chicago, Boston, Cincinnatti, Phil
adelphia, and Brooklyn.
Tho Cards, with Dizzy Dean pitch
ing great guns, seem to hav® an
edge on their rivals. Dizzy is re
ceiving sterling support from broth-
Negro Loses His
Foot In Accident
Freight Train Believed To' Have
Run Over It Here
Eugene Johnson, Enfield Negro,
lost his left foot from amputation
which followed injury when a freight
train allegedly ran over it between
the Thomas and GoLdleaf Istreots
crossing.
■Johnson, believed to be about 30
years old, had his foot nearly
smashed off, it was understood, and
amputation just above the ankle
was considered necessary at tho
hospital where he was taken short
ly after the accident about 5:30
o'clock.
Just how the accident occurred
was not immediately determined.
Rocky Mount police officers and At
•lujititt Coast Line Railroad company
police were on the scene a briet'
time after the accident.
From what officers quoted Johnson
as saying the Negro was walking
along the track when a stone flew
up and struck him, dazed him mo
mentarily, and causing him appar
ently to fall across the track. The
freight train, southbound, came by,
and ran over his left foot.
Railroad police were quoted as ex
pressing it as their belief he was
"jumping the freight - ' as it came in
from Enfield in order possibly t.
avoid being apprehended at the
South Rocky Mount yards for hobo
ing- .
Coast Line Sergeant S. J. Britt
nnd Rocky Mount Police Officers G.
L. Pittman, E. M. Tilghman, Jr.,
and Sergeant J. I. Nichols were at
the accident soon after it happen
ed. Apparently Johnson was injur
ed about even with the south end of
the D. J. Rose store house to the
west tracks. This is between Thom
as street and Goldleaf. street cross
ings.
Apparently he was walking on the
west side of the track with his gui
tar which was smashed to pieces at
the impact.
At the hospital the doctor indicat
ed amputation took place and he wiil
in time recover, provided no com
plications arise.
The air minded House voted to in
crease Army airplane strength to 4,-
000 planes in five years,' to create
air reserve trained corps in col
leges, and to authorize the Presi
dent to call into active duty 1,350
reserve flying officers.
er Daffy, Roy Parmelee, and 'Wil
lie Walker. With Medwick, Mize,
and Martin pushing that old pellet
with amazing vigor, it will take
plenty of push to displace the Cards
from their perch.
The Giants, with Boss Bill Ter
ry playing again, should make
themselves heard from. But there
are too many ifs on the N. Y. nine.
It is almost sure that Marse Terry
can't play a whole season because of
sore knees. Then there is the ques
tion of two capable pitchers to help
Hubbell and Schumacher. Also, Tra
vis Jackson, at short, seems inca
pable of playing through a 154 game
schedule.
The Pittsburg Pirates are the sur
prise of the circuit. Deemed but a
slight chance of bettering their
fourth place of last year, the Bucs
are showing the boys how baseball
should be played. They've got a new
third sacker, Brubaker, who is a
whiz. Beside being an excellent
fielder, lie is second highest bat
ter in the National League with an
average of .418.
Tho Cubs, last year winners are
a prize disappointment. Their pitch
ing staff isn't hurling with any
thing reminiscent of last years
mastery. The hitters, with the ex
ception of Gabby Hartnett, seem „o
have forgotten what base hits mean.
It looks like a sad year for the
Cubs.
The Boston Braves are also .sur
prising with their winning ways.
Cincinnati, Philadelphia, and Brook
lyn seem to know their place* and
remain at the bottom of tho htap.
PARAGRAPHS ON NATIONAL
PROBLEMS AT WASHINGTON
Nash Election
Officers Named
Registrars For Townships, Election
Judges Given—Registration
Continues
A complete list of registrars and
judges of election for Nash county
for 1936 was released here, showing
many local citizens will serve either
as registrars or election judges.
H. M. Avent. of this city, is
registrar for Rocky Mount town
ship; J. Robert Cooper, city, is
election judge for the democrats,
and J. W. Walker, city, is for
the Republicans.
The registration books in the va
rious townships are open now, and
will remain open through this Sat
urday, it has been stated.' Then
they will close.
The registrars and election judges
democratic and republican, by town
ships, follow: (First names men
tioned are registrars; second, judge
of elections for democrats and
third judge of elections for repub
licans.)
Bailey—R. C. Glover, Bailey; J.
W. Eatman, Bailey; and Sol Bis
sette, Bailey; Castalia—J. E. Del
bridge, Oastalia; C. T. Saunders.
Castalia; and John Turntfr, Cas
talia; Cooper—J. C. Taylor, Nash
ville, route one; W. F. Ricks,
Nashville, route one; and John
H. Deans, Nashville, route one;
Dry Wells—A. T. Fulghum, Mid
dlesex; Claude Lewis, Middlesex;
and J. W- Batts, Middlesex.
Ferrells—A. Q. Phillips, Middle
sex, route two; J. M. Strickland,
Spring Hope, route one; and B.
M. Murray, Middlesex; Griffin—J.
A. Freeman, Nashville, route one;
W. S. Frazier, Nashville, ronte one.*
and H. W. Taylor, Nashville,
route one; Jacksons—H. L. Dil
!ard, Spring Hope, route one; H. C.
Finch, Bailey, route three; and L.
M. Batts, Bailey, route two;
Mannings—R. L. Pitts, Spring
Hope; B. C. Delbridge, Spring
Hope; D. -L. Green, Spring Hope;
Nashville— W. C. Ferrell, Nash
ville; J. A. Leonard, Nashville;
and Theodore Cooper, Nashville;
North Whitakers No. One—O. B.
Taylor, Whitakers; E. K. Nev:lle,
Whitakers; and R. W. Smith,
Whitakers; North Whitakers No.
Two—J. A. Bennett, Whitakers,
route two; W. A .Warren, Whita
kers, route two; and W. B. Skin
ner, Whitakers, route two;
Oak Level—J. M. Bone, Rocky
Mount, route two; J. W. Pridgen,
Rocky Mount, j-oute two; and W.
H. * I'roctor, Nashville, route one;
Red Oak—Battle High, Red Oak,
John Thomas Jones, Red Oak; and
S. V. T. Chamblee, Red Oak;
Rocky Mount—Mr. Avent, Mr.
Cooper and Mr. Walker;
Stoney Creek—J. W. Barrett,
city, route three; W. D. Boseman
city, route three; and Sidney Grif
fin, city; and South Whitakers—
F. G. Ward, Battleboro, route two;
C. C. Braswell, Battleboro, route
two; and W. O. Daniel, Ba't'v 1 *
boro, route two.
Hold Rites For
I.S. King Of Enfield
Spring Hope. May IH.—Funeral
services were held Saturday after
noon at 3:00 o'clock from his homo
in Cedar Rock 'Township for J.
Frank May, ti.t, who died of heart
trouble Friday night at 11:00. Rev.
F. (S. Walker of Castalia officiated,
interment taking place in the fam
ily plot near Mr. May's home. Th>
pallbearers were: Clyde Coppedge,
Onnie Bowden, Ira Bowden, Rob
ert Stricklamf, David Strickland,
Callie Bowden, .lack Savajre and Fi
nest Wheless.
Mr. May had been a well known
farmer in this section for more thai
twenty years and had for more than
40 years been a member of tho
White Level Baptist church, lie
had been in ill health for more
than 12 months , death being not
unexpected.
The deceased was the son of tho
late Bert and Mary Francis May
and is survived by two sons, Luke
May of Durham and Burtis May of
near Spring Hope, with whom ht
lived; one daughter, Mrs. Clollic
May Green, of Spring Hope; throe
brothers, Rev. G. W. May of Ked
Oak, C. L. May of Castalia and B.
J. May of Valdosta, Ga. Seven
grand children also survive.
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TAX BILL ASSAILED
KILL FRAZIER-LEMKE BILL
PWA TO CUT CREW
BORAH ON MONOPOLY
HIS COURSE UNCERTAIN
POPULATION ESTIMATE
WINS SOME SENATORS
WHAT THE STATES OWE
By Hugo SHms, Special Wa»hlß|t
Correspondent
Last week the Administration
Tax Bill ran into difficulties before
the Senate Finance Committee,
which was reported hopelessly di
vided and considering far reachtaf
modifications of the measure. Sen
timent developed in favor of a
broadening of the income tax base
and decreased levies. Another ob»
stacle was the fear of some Sena
tors that th bill would '.stabilize
corporate organizations where they
now stand. Ending a public hearing
the Committee pondered over the
virtually unanimous opposition ex
pressed by tax experts and business
men, many of whom voiced the
belief that the measure would pro
vent small businesses from growing
into big businesses through the use
of distributed profits.
The President submitted to COB*
gross on March 3rd his demand for
new taxes to take the place of the
processing taxes and to provid*
funds to pay the bonus. As th«
House Ways and Means Committee
proceeded with its hearings, the pro*
test of business became stronger,
although the House finally passed
the bill by a large vote. Taking
up the measure, the Senate Finance
Committee conducted its hearing*,
with many of the same witneseee
appearing before it. Newspaper ob
servers reported that there seemed
to be littl effect but gradually the
culminative weight made an im
pression upon Senators.
Some sought substitute plans, and
Senator C'ouzens, Independent Re
publican who originally favored ILe
measure, publicly withdrew his sup
port. During the hearing, the bill
was pronounced uncertain, complex
and hazardous to business; the
Treasury's estimates were disputed,
and George O. May, internation
ally known accountant and a spee
ial advisor to the Treasury during
the War, insisted that the taxes
were not needed and that with con
tinued improvement in business the
present rates would bring in rev
enue sufficient to meet the neds of
the Government.
Secretary of the Treasury Mor
genthau reported to the Senate, in
answer to inquiry, how the propos
ed tax on dividends would have
affected the 600 corporations which
made more than a million dollars in
1934. Assuming that they followed
their dividend policy 138 would havo
paid nothing and 145 others would
have had their taxes* reduced by
•">n per cent. However, Treasury ex
perts asserted that an equal num
ber of corporations would have had
to pay more taxes. Following the
swing of sentiment Senators workoi
on substitute proposals, having
been advised that the President will
not oppose modification.
Party lines dissolved in tha
House when friends and foes of the
Frazier-Lcrnke farm bill fought out
the battle on the floor. After five
years its supporters, by a surpris
ing vote, discharged the committee
considering it and forced a vote.
This brought about an overwhelming
ballot against the inflationary mea
sure. the count being _3f> to 142
to kill it. Backers of the measur®
vainly sought, by amendment?, to
attract support as the hour of deci
sion arrived to show them under.
Following the Administration's -suc
cess in putting down the House bloc,
which sought to ear-mark some of
the $1,500,000,000 relief fund for the
PWA. Secretary Ickes asked PWA
executives to submit a list of one
fourth of their employees who could
bo dropped. The President's ada
mant stands against diverting funds
from the Hopkins WPA program was
responsible for both actions. Offi
cial circles hailed the Ickes order as
an indication that government ex
penditures will be reduced as the
nation climbs out of the depression.
The reduction in PWA personnel \&
a step toward liquidation of the or
ganization that allotted more than
$4,000,000,000 to construction work ia
an effort to "prime the pump" for
private industry.
As the Republican Convention
draws nearer, there seems to DC
less prospect of a satisfactory work-
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