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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, JIEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUXE 20. 1935- PAGE THREE BOURBON LEADERS OPPOSE PLAN FOR PRESENTSE S S 1 0 N (Continued from Paga One) He also said the president did not want his new tax program to inter fere with the nuisance tax proposal extension. The committee, on motion of Sen ator Gore, (D., Okla.). .voted to ex tend the nuisance and excise levies and four tariffs for one year. Harrison said the one year exten sion was voted because "it Is hoped that conditions will Improve so much that we won't have to extend the tax es more than one year." The president's recommendations for new taxes also entered Into the decision for a shorter extension, Har rison said. Would Walt New Session Committee members felt the ques tion of another year's extension could be considered next session along with 1 the tax proposal. Harrison said action on the presi dent's recommendation was up to the ways and means committee of the house but he felt It would be "Im possible" to do anything with them this session. LaFollette notified the committee he would offer amendments on the floor to carry out the president's rec ommendations, but he said "I don't believe the senate Is going to act specifically or adopt a program with out more serious consideration.' Confidants of the president, mean while, passed the word he Is consider ing a new and broad NRA designed to be. In a sense, a companion meas ure to the tax program. It was emphasized at the White House that President Roosevelt is standing on the language of his spe cial message and leaving the pro cedure for the' present at least, to congressional leaders. " Long Preparation Needed Tax drafting experts estimated It would take at least a month to frame a bill to carry out the president's program. Democratic members of the finance committee contended the congressional session would be pro longed six weeks If new taxes were pushed now. Secretary Morgenthau declined to make public the administration's esti mate of what the new tax program" would return. .The secretary said he would avoid any interpretation of the measure until he was asked by congress. "If they want any technical Infor mation based on the message, we have It ready for them." he said. Congressional chiefs Indicated that President Roosevelt would be consult ed again to remove any doubts about whether his share-the-wealth tax program Is "must" for this session. Chairman Dough ton of the house ways and means committee was asked about the remark of another con gressional leader who said privately the share-the-wealth taxea had not "a chance In hell for passage this session." "That's a separate Jurisdiction." Doughton added. "Maybe they do have a chance on earth. "My impression of the president's message Is that he laid the matter before congress to be dealt with as early aa It can be, consistent with other things. Action Time Uncertain "I don't know definitely whether the president wants the taxea this session or not. I suppose he does." In a general endorsement of the president's suggestions. Doughton added: "I subscribe neither to the idea soak-the-rich' nor 'crush -the -poor." The president's plan wouldn't do that. "I have no sympathy with those who advocate extreme tax plans. The way to stop those Is not to go to the other extreme. "Old Solomon who was a pretty wise guy summed It up when he said: 'Give me neither poverty nor riches; poverty lest I be poor and steal, riches lest I say Lord who art Thou.' " The tax plan, intended to break up great fortune and reduce large In comes, was greeted by expressions of gratification from the "left" and crit icism from the "right." It was pre sented to congress late yesterday with the presidential comment that It would encourage the "very sound policy" of a "wider distribution of wealth." The revived NRA which the presi dent is said to be considering was picture by some of his advisers, who declined to be quoted by name, as an effort to increase mass pur chasing power. Thus, they said, It would be akin to the tax plan. They foresaw , the possibility that another "surprise" message on the subject might be forthcoming. One Major "If" There la one major "if" on NRA, it was said. The plan may be recom mended If the administration can find a deftnlatlon of interstate commerce it considers satisfactory and able to stand the test of constitutionality. Authoritative sources said the presi dent had remarked that he was In clined to believe congress could con stitutionally define Interstate com merce so the federal government could supervise some things over which the supreme court held the old NRA hid no power. The quest, It was said, Is for words to define what the constitution means when it says congress can reg ulate commerce "among the several staMs." Yesterday's tax message. It became clear today, was written and sent to congress against the advice of nearly all the high Democratic advisers on Capitol Hill. After counseling against such an Idea some time ago, some of them had been predicting recently that no new taxes would be recommended. But the president. It was said authoritatively, wrote the message without their knowledge, and sent It to the capltol In a hurry so pressure would not be brought on him to withhold it. ADRIENNE'S Coats and Suits Including our famous Rothmoors and all other high quality Coats and Suits except the white ones. POLICY SALE V2 Price Formal Dresses A special group of lovely party frocks. Buy one or two for your summer vacation festivities. Silk, printed chiffon, organdie and gingham. V2 Price $19.95 Values $9.95 $15.00 Values $7.50 $12.95 Values $6.45 $10.00 Values $5.00 No Exchanges No Refunds ADRIENNE'S Four Main Proposals The message suggested: 1. Inheritance, succession and leg acy taxes In addition to those now levied on estates, and suitably higher gift taxes to prevent avoidance of the other levies; 2. A "definite Increase" In present taxes on "very great" Individual in comes; 3. Graduated corporation income taxes ranging from lo.3 to lfli per cent Instead of the present flat 13 per cent; 4. "Elimination" of "unnecessary holding companies In all lines of business" through taxation; ft. Submission and ratification of a constitutional amendment permitting the federal government to tax future Issues of state and local securities and allowing state and local govern- 1 ments to tax future federal securities. The president pictured the fourth point as something to be done "ulti mately." not at this session of con gress. There was some doubt in the minds of many congressional leaders as to how pressing the fifth point was considered. Most agreed, how ever, that the inheritance, gift, higher bracket Income and corporate Income taxes were offered as "ought" leg islation and probably ''must." Opinions Differ Generally, the tax plan drew praise from those Democrat who com mented and from some Republican liberals, with other legislators con tending that It would retard recov ery. For Instance, Senator Neely (D., W. Va.) called the message a "life-saver for democracy" and LaFollette said It was "a splendid message," . while Representative Snell of New York, the house Republican leader, termed the message a "stump speech," said the president was "trying to get the Jump on Huey Long" and predicted that the plan would "retard the im provement hoped for this summer." Senator Norrls (R.. Neb.) said the program "suits me 100 per cent both on the Inheritance tax and the cor poration tax." Representative Martin (R., Mass.) described it as "not the kind that will be helpful to recovery at this time." There was no Immediate comment on the president's contention that wealth "does not come merely from Individual effort" but "from a com bination of Individual effort and of the manifold uses to which the com munity puts that effort." Would Aid Budget Balance The subject of budget-balance was touched upon In one part of the message. It said that money raised by the new Inheritance taxes should be applied "to the reduction of the national debt." Specific tax rates, except for cor poration incomes, were omitted from the president's suggestions. There fore, the general conclusion was that he was willing for congress to work out the schedules Itself. But talk was revived about a plan submitted to the senate finance committee by Sec retary Morgenthau. Suggesting that J3oo.000.000 to i600.000.000 could be raised annually, Morgenthau proposed that the pres ent Income tax rates be applied to Inheritances and gifts to pay the soldiers bonus In case congress passed the bonus. Present Income rates range from 4 per cent to nearly 63 per cent. Family Pay MT. CLEMENS, Mich. (UP) A golden wedding, a silver wedding and brand new wedding were celebrated on the same day by the same family when Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Ahrens observed their 50th wedding anniver sary. Their daughter and her hus band. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sieger, Utica. Mich., celebrated their 25th anniversary, while Hulda Sieger, their daughter, was married to Melvln Klelno. Kites entered in the annual fly ing competition in Tokushima, Japan, frequently are so large they require 300 men to hold the cords. 'S TELL HIGH COURT TRIAL WASUNFAIR (Continued from Page One) ent theory that Hauptmann had kill ed the child before removing him from his crib. A week-old opinion of the court, granting a new trial to a Newark neigro. was cited In support of this contention. Although the court did not rule on the point In that deci sion, it observed in Its opinion tiiat it was unfair to Inject a new theory in a murder trial after the case had proceeded on a different theory, be cause it deprived the defendant of his right to cross-examination on the new theory. New Apfteal Hinted. The brief further contended that the alleged varying death theories advanced by the prosecution contra vened Hauptmann's constitutional rights to a fair trial. In this con tention waa seen the possible basis of an appeal to the U. S. supreme court In event of an unfavorable de cision. The brief, prepared by Egbert Rose crans. c. Lloyd Fisher and Frederick A. Pope, challenged the legality of many portions of the attorney-general's summation at Flemington. termed the summation inflammatory, and charged Wilentz in cross-examining Hauptmann "browbeat, bull dozed, belittled and chastised" him. Numerous portions of the trial rec ord were cited to support the charge. It also contended the cae should have been tried in Mercer county, where the baby's body was found on May 13, 1032. and asserted further there waa no proof of the common law crime of burglary and that the court erroneously charged that statu tory crime. (Hauptmann was tried on the theory that the baby's death occurred during the commission of a burglary and waa therefore first degree murder.) Ladder Evidence Cited. The brief contended further that the admission of the kidnap ladder in evidence was Improper and that Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's daily ap pearance In court Influenced the Jury unfairly. 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