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Description: Income Taxes Will Pour In; Whitney Uses Doak for Labor Secretary; Ten Questions for Shearer; Crampton Breaks Silence
Date: January 5 1930Newspaper published in: Huntsville, AL
Source: Library
Page/Column: Section 1, Page 10, Columns 3, 6, 8
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INCOME TAXES WILL POUR IN
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Government Expects to Begin Receiving Payments After Jan. 11
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 – (AP) – The government expects to begin receiving payment on 1929 income taxes soon after January 11, when forms for filing returns are to be made available at offices of collectors of internal revenue and branch offices.
The forms were printed prior to the passage of the tax reduction measure by congress and as a result “riders” will be necessary to show the reduction provided.
Steps to make certain that the taxpayers receive the benefits of the reduction have been taken by the bureau. Collectors have been instructed that if payments are made on the basis of the old tax without taking advantage of the decrease, the new scale is to be computed and notice of refund given to the taxpayer.
Rates on normal $4,000 income in excess of the personal exemption and credits have been cut from 1 1-2 per cent to one half of one per cent.
On the next $4,000, the new tax is 2 per cent instead of 3 and the balance 4 per cent instead of 5.
Returns for the taxes of 1929 must be made before midnight of March 15, 1930. The bureau said forms will be mailed as usual to taxpayers who filed returns of income for 1928 but called attention that failure to receive a form will not relieve the taxpayer of his obligation to file a return and pay the tax on time.
WHITNEY USES DOAK FOR LABOR SECRETARY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 – (AP) - A. F. Whitney president of the brotherhood of the railway trainmen called on President Hoover today and while he would make no statement, it was understood that he urged the selection of W. N. Doak, vice president of the railway trainmen, for the post of Secretary of Labor, which James J. Davis will relinquish on March 4.
President Hoover is giving consideration to a number of names in connection with choosing a successor to Secretary Davis and Whitney’s visit was considered one of the first evidences that organized labor was taking an active interest.
Doak accompanied Whitney to the executive offices in the state, war and navy buildings but did not see the president.
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TEN QUESTIONS FOR SHEARER
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McClintic of Oklahoma Asks Navy Lobbist To Answer Them
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (AP) – Representative McClintic, of Oklahoma, a democratic member of the house naval affairs committee, tonight forwarded ten questions to William B. Shearer, whose activities in naval affairs resulted in a senate investigation with the request that he answer them in the address scheduled to be held in New York tomorrow.
“The press states your address in New York Sunday will give inside story of ten years of international intrigue against United States sea power,” the Oklahoman said in a telegram to the big navy advocate. “I am convinced that our citizens would be glad to have further information on inside story on questions I am respectfully submitting.” Among the questions were:
“Explain in detail charge that Charles M. Schwab of the Bethlehem Steel corporation while serving the government during the world war at a salary of $1 per year, turned in an expense account of $260,000.
“What is the amount involved in the claim pending against the Bethlehem steel corporation that as mentioned in connection with the charge that ex-secretary of state Kellogg had advised Messrs. Hunter, Palen and Smith of said company that it was necessary that your services be discontinued or said claims would be pressed by the government?
“State whether or not you were in the employment of the ship-builders when serving the national security league, Daughters of the American revolution, American Legion, National committee of Defense. Also, who was such service inspired by?
“Who in the navy authorized photographing of secret document “afterwards said to be a fraud” relating to England and suggested its use in support of the then pending cruiser bill?
“What naval officers cooperated with you in influencing Senator Reed of Missouri when he made his speech based on the secret document (afterwards claimed to be a fraud) in which he called members of Congress traitors that voted against such measure?
“Were you in the employment of the shipbuilders when a luncheon was arranged at the Union League club in New York which was attended by admirals S. S. Robinson, Plunkett, Wiley and Pratt for the purpose of making a fight for more cruisers?
Mr. Charles M. Schwab of the Bethlehem steel corporation testified ‘nothing would suit them better than the scrapping of all battleships and sinking them to the bottom of the sea.’ Did any person connected with the shipbuilding corporation that employed you ever express any such sentiment in your presence?
When you were lobbying for the so-called cruiser bill state whether or not such fact was known by the three shipbuilding corporations that employed you to represent them in Geneva during the peace conference in 1927.
“Testimony was given that the Bethlehem shipbuilding corporation paid you out of a petty cash box and Newport News ship building corporation paid you out of a merchant marine fund. Were you requested to keep such methods secret, and if so, why?
“It is so unusual for retired naval officers to appear on the same program in such a lecture as you are to give that the public would be interested in knowing if the services to be rendered by Admiral Fiske are on a compensative basis.”
The last question referred to Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske, retired, who has said he would introduce Shearer at the meeting in New York.
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Crampton Breaks Silence
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 – (AP) – Breaking a self-enforced silence on the prohibition question, Representative Cramton, a dry republican of Michigan, in a statement tonight said enforcement of the liquor laws was more effective today that ever before.
Emerging from a conference with President Hoover recently, Cramton said he would not comment on the liquor problem until he had good reason because the press of the country is wet and will not print but a line or two of a dry’s comments.
Cramton said tonight that the enforcement of the dry laws were more effective than previously; had brought increased prosperity during the past decade and described as unfortunate “some recent wholesale criticisms of federal enforcement from friends of the policy.”
“Enforcement of nation prohibition is not complete,” Cramton said, “but it is more effective today than ever before.”
“Almost daily the papers report instances showing the increased effectiveness of the federal government in the enforcement of the 18th amendment, especially against the big fellows. District attorneys and other faithless officials are being removed when proven facts permit.
The federal organization is being strengthened and the program of reorganization and expansion the president is prepared to submit to congress should be speedily enacted.”