Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 204, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 January 1933 — Page 14

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LEGISLATORS ACT TO BLOCK SALES TAXES Gottschalk Prepares Plan Which Eliminates Need of Retail Levy. BY DANIEL M. KIDNEY A plan which will permit state finances to b? cared for adequately without imposition of the retail | rales tax has been evolved by the state budget committee, it was announced today by Senator Thurman A Gottschalk <Dem.. Berney chairman. Gottschalk said that he is ready to lay the plan before GovernorElec! Paul V. McNutt and Democratic legislative leaders, in the hope of checkmating sales tax propaganda. "People in my district are violently opposed to the sales tax,” Gottschalk said. "It entirely ignores the ability to pay and is based on the premise of ‘soak the poor.' Ail the clamor for its passage arises from special j groups seeking special favors from the tax system. There is no demand for a sales tax from the people as a whole.” Written Into Budget Bill Gottschalk's plan is to write into the budget bill the state levy necessary to meet the appropriations and [ thus relieve the state administration I from the political stigma which might arise from increases. “The $1.50 property tax limitation law has been very effective in cutting down local rates. It is locally where the tax burden has been greatest," the senator explained. "But there a loophole was left to make the rate sufficient to meet necessary budgets through appeal to the county tax adjustment board. "No such avenue was left open for the state. The rate was set at 15 cents at the special session of the legislature, which voted a budget re- > quiring a much higher levy. Thus a deficit is found to occur.” The sales tax is being urged to meet that deficit, estimated to be around $2,000,000 at the close of the fiscal year. Precedent Is Cited Senator Gottschalk pointed out that there is precedent for the state making temporary loans to meet the deficit and thus carry on until the new rates, determined upon by the legislators themselves, become effective. "The loans can be amortized and taken care of in the rate written into the bill. What if a 30 or 35 cent state rate is necessary? By the time the new budget becomes effective, such drastic reductions will have been effected by local governments that the state tax will not be burdensome. It never has been, in fact,” Gottschalk pointed out. Under the prevailing plan, the rale necessary to meet state expen- i clitures is determined by the state tax board from figures in the appropriations bill. It then is approved and proclaimed by the Governor and state auditor. Stood by Law Governor Harry G. Leslie and Auditor Floyd E. Williamson took j the position that their hands had j been tied by the legislature passing j the $1.50 bill, and the state rate could not be more than 15 cents, | despite the fact that it would mean insufficient revenues. Phillip Zoercher, veteran tax board member, urged making an adequate rate, regardless of the $1.50 law. The Gottschalk plan will lift the burden from the state administration and place it on the legislators who vote the expenditures. 51,800,000 CINEMA j 'TRUST' TRIAL OPENS; ‘Blacklisted.’ Theater Owner Charges in Case. Trial of the $1,800,000 damage suit filed by Harry Muller, Anderson theater operator, against several large film distributing corporations which he charges with Sherman anti-trust act violation, was opened late Tuesday before a federal court jury. Muller charges he was ‘‘blacklisted” by the film distributors when he failed to pay a judgment awarded one film company by the distributors and exhibitors arbitration board. The judgment was granted, he alleges, when he was unable to comply with a contract for films because of failure of another company to install sound film equipment in his theater at Anderson. Defendants are the Fox Film Corporation, Universal Film Exchange Inc., United Artists Corporation. RKO Distributing Corporation, Tiffany Productions Inc., Pat he Exchange Inc . and Electrical Research Products Inc. RUN AWAY LAD CAU GH T 8-Year-Old Boy Rides Freight Tram; to Be Brought Home. Police were informed Tuesday night that Lafayette authorities were holding Paul Collins. 8. of 921 Chase street, who ran away from home Tuesday. Tire youngster was removed from a freight train. Paul will be returned to his home todav.

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Gold Prospecting Army Aids War on Depression 25,000 Jobless Men Averaged 75 Cents a Day in Toil During Last Season. Hu I iiih li Press EUTTE. Mont., Jan. 4.—Western gold, for which 25.000 men hunted in 1932 in the greatest prospecting boom of twenty-five years, has been a material factor in the war against the depression, although it has not brought the spectacular aid given the government by western silver in earlier days, mining officials of eight states report. The 25.000 men, who toiled throughout the spring and summer to find gold, have earned a probable total of some s2,ooo,ooo—scarcely more

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MOVE TO TAX ! PROPERTY NOW EXEMPT HERE County Legislative Group to Introduce Bill: Huge Income Sought. Legislation which would place i $40,000,000 of income producing property owned by religious edu-1 cational. fraternal and benevolent organizations in Marion county on the tax duplicate will be introduced and supported by the county delegation to the general assemoly. The proposed bill would not affect structures used for such purposes, but is directed at other property which produces incomes through rentals, leases and other uses. All the members of the county delegation were present when it was I decided to support such a measure, j The Indianapolis Real Estate Board has signified its intention to back the move. Voting Measures Ready The delegation also has gone on record in favor of law requiring permanent registration of voters. A companion measure would move the | primary from May to August in order to bring it nearer the November election. The plan would have the voter register at the same time that he votes in the primary, thus avoiding duplication of expenses. In order to avoid cluttering up the election machine with tickets of many sporadic minority parties, a bill will be backed by the Marion county legislators which will provide that no party tickets may be included unless their petitions bear signatures equal to 1 per cent of the total vote cast for secretary of state at the preceding general election. Similar Bill Killed A similar measure introduced last season was killed. Senator E. Curtis White, Indian-

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bar in Jackson circuit court. He favors repeal of the Wright bone dry law. but "is opposed bitterly to any methods that would return the saloon or any semblance cf it. Unless a better method is found. I will favor sale of medicinal whisky.” apolis, plans to introduce a resolution modifying the restrictions surrounding the method of amending the state Constitution. Ke would provide that a majority of those voting on an amendment at an election decide its fate, instead of the present stipulation that a majority of those now voting for all offices must vote for the proposed amendment. Room and Board for S3 IS;/ T'nitrd Press ST. LOUIS. Jan. 4.—A new home, in which room and board for women is furnished at $3 a week for those earning less than $lO a week, has been opened here by the Women's Auxiliaries Welfare Association.

BANDMASTER KILLING PROBED Pretty Widow of ‘Gang Ride’ Victim Grilled by Police. (Continued From Page One) lice to inquire into her family life with a plea her health was too precarious to permit it. “I am convinced.” Stege. a veteran of the police department, said, "that Schiidhauer was slain because of some romance.” The detention of Bradberry came after stories he told concerning the location of nis revolver on the night Schiidhauer was slain were denied by other witnesses. When tola Bradberry had been placed in jail, Mrs. Schiidhauer fainted. She collapsed again when Bradberry's sister denied her acquaintance, and when Stege told of his theory of her husband's death. She denied she nad ever been involved in affairs with men. “Many men,” she told Stege, “have told me they thought I .was beautiful, but that never meant anything to me. I loved my husband. I never went out with any one except with his knowledge and con- , sent.” The part played by Walton in the mystery was uncertain. Roberta Lubbock, who had lived at the cou- j pie s home, told police Walton was a frequent caller. Has No Sign of Asthma Now "I suffered with asthma for over a year." says Mrs. Helen Skaags, 717 K. Illh Si.. Indianapolis. "Much of the time 1 was unable to do anything and could not sleep at night. The lirst bottle of Naeor brought relief. In all. 1 took fl bottles and my asthma is gone. I haven't had a sign of it for three months now. and am feeling tine." Find cut how thousands have found lasting relief. Their letters and otbetvital information will he sent free. Write to Naeor Medicine t'o . 4<>K State T.ife Rid.. Indianapolis. Indiana. —Adv.

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Restaurant Check Room lips Abolished Buying; a hat is the only installment purchase you never complete. You buv it once from the store and a thousand times from check room attendants. It may be your hat, but it’s their meal ticket. But not in a Statler hot el...'Sot after today! We’ve banned gratuities at the check rooms of all our public dining rooms. They’re barred —forever!^ For years we’ve been trying to limit hat and coat checking expense and annoyance to our patrons. Years ago we posted signs declaring diners were not expected to tip. That helped a little. Then, for some restaurants, we had chairs constructed to hold hats on the rungs. T hat helped some more. We put racks inside certain dining rooms. Many guests availed themselves of these and that too helped. But still a large number continued to pay the hat toll charge. The custom was annoying to our patrons. W e disliked it, too. So we decided something conclusive had to he done. Now we ve done it. I ne attendants, hereafter, cannot and will not accept a tip. You’ll acclaim and help us with this reform. We know you will, because you helped us when we banished the tip-soliciting attendants from our wash rooms, and applauded when we barred all surcharges at lobby news stands and cigar stands. Statler pioneering, Statler leadership is continually blazing new trails to greater comfort, finer service, more perfect economy in hotel living. You know the Statler record ... that these hotels were the first to provide a private bath with every room, circulating ice water, a morning newspaper under the door, free radio reception and a dozen other comforts. You know, too, that the friendly, courteous service you have always received in these hotels has grown out of a genuine desire to make life more pleasant for the guest. This last innovation, the abolition of the hat check tip at restaurant check rooms, is present day proof that our spirit of service marches on.

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