MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOKD. OREGON. "WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22. 1936
PAGE ELEVEN
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IESTS DISCLOSE
EAST LANSINU, Mich. (UP) A
new variety of Golden Bantam corn.
so distasteful to the destructive
European corn borer that it would
rather starve than eat It. haa been
developed at Michigan State college
experimental station here.
Its development, and the fact that
the bcrer'a dHt-- does not extend
to human palates, were disclosed at
the recent convention of the Mlchl
K1 Vegetable Growers association
at Grand Rapids by Prof. C. H. Ma
heney. "We hive been working on this
new corn for six years." Mahoney.
college vegetable speci-llst, said. "We
hav-; placed as high as 90 borer eg?s
on each plant. Aa the egga hatch
the larvae crawl off the leaves and
stsrve to death searching for edible
corn.
' We don't know exactly why the
borers wci.'t ent this ccrn, but we do
know there l something distasteful
ab'-ut it."
The new corn Is a cross between
the well-known Arrr!can Golden
BnnUm, favorite of corn eaten, ... d
a S'-uth Amerlcen field corn ka.tvr.
as the Maiie Anwrgo. Qraashopptrs
w'.ll not cat Mam Anuria, Mahomy
said, adding that It la believed .
South American variety has provHei
tlii quality In the blend which the
haver find unpnlatb'e.
"The new variety, however, Ms as
sweet if not eweeter than Golden
Banti.m." Mahoney added. "The ears
are somewhat larger than the Golden
Bantam. We have produced the new
corn in 8. 10 and 12 row strains."
Two more yeura of development
will be required before the corn can
he released for commercial pro Illa
tion. The new variety promises to
save the industry In American states
where the European borer has caused
untold crop destruction.
Coincident with the disclosure of
the new corn. Mahoney revealed that
the college experimental station Is
developing a new variety of honey-
dew melon that rr.ay make Michigan
Independent of in-.porta from other
melon-producln? stares.
"Otir teats," he added, "show the
new melons will keep perfectly for
longer periods of time than usual
varieties. But like the corn,' tt will
require two more years to perfect.
One of the other experiments now
-being conducted by the college Is
that of creating an Improved strain
of brussela sprouts adapted to Michi
gan soil.
DROPPlTl 'H'
BT PICE OF WALES
Surplus Shown by City
As Tax Payments Gain
Continued t.oia Pat one.)
Recorder .
Treasurer
Library .
Police
Fire
Streetr
Law ,
Health
Building and Light.
Parks -
Administration ,
AlTwrt
Dairy
Emergency .
Budget for the Year 1935
Budget Allowance Disbursed
a 3.457.00 t 3. 474 J 1
8,339.21 3,185.88
8.710.90 8.803.83
14.835.00 13,761.02
14.45899 14.071.31
24.500.43 34.874.02
2.229.97 2,285.61
4.42003 1.815.79
12.10501 12,129.79
3.068.99 3.SS5.47
8.935.99 8.898.49
3.100.00 8,708.49
3.100.00 2.014.87
12,781.00 11.880.28
Over
I 17.31
873.89
88.84
Under
B
173 33
108.16
1.083.98
387.63
3.504.24
35.33
1113.092.61
109,140.74
I 3,951.87
85.33
900.76
109,140.74 81,649.31
18.801.18
1,649.31
CHILD WELFARE
AIDE APPOINTED
SALEM, Jan. 33. (AP) Governor
Martin appointed Mrs. Verne Dus
enbery of Portland to the state
child welfare commission, to suc
ceed Mrs. Folger Johnson, Portland,
resigned. She will serve until the
first of the year.
Appointment of the delegation to
represent Oregon at the national
wild life conservation conference In
Washington, D. C, next month was
announced as follows:
Hermsn Oliver, John Day: J. G.
Barratt, Heppner: William P. Ver
non. Lakevlew; Archie Welnsteln.
Burns; Brigadier-General Thomas E.
Rllea, Salem: Dean William A.
Schoenfeld, Corvallls: Dexter Rice.
Roseburg, and George Aiken, Ontario.
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BIG LEffi DROP
Number in Higher Bracket
. Class Declines From 850
to 452 in Five Years
Vast Estates Vanishing
83.981.871 -Statement
of All Funds December SI, 1535
General Fund
Water Fund ....
Consolldsted Fund No. 1.,
Consolidated Fund No. ...
General Bond Fund
Water Bond Sinking Fund...
Improvement Bond Slnk'g Fund No. 1
Improvement Bond Slnk'g Fund No. 2..
Improvement Bond Slnk'g Fund No. 8..
Sewer Bond Sinking Fund No. 1
Sewer Bond Blnklng Fund No. 2
Sewer Bond Sinking Fund No. 3
Watermaln Bond Sinking Fund No. l.
E. Main St. Improvement Fund No. 1.
Sewage Disposal Sinking Fund ....
Sewage Disposal Construction Fund .....
Recorder'! Account
Balanoa Overdrawn
.. 4.380.01
. 31039.0T -
10.331.87
- 8 358.93
. 23.897.02
- 166.810.18
9.502.20
2.951.37 .
1.8C8.S0
1,972.03
148.88
796.63
1,427.34
Held for
Bond Red.
Total'
Warrants
10.534.79
8.000.00
1,500.00
8.000.00
1,800.00
4,800.00
2.558.10
38,353.68
Treasurer's Treasurers
Investment Cash Balance
14.814.80
31.029.07
1,000.00 9.321.87
. 6.258.13
25.597.03
123.293.13 44.517.05
13,503.20
4.451.37
8,608.50
3,472.03
i 145.86
8.396.03
. 1.427.24
218.14
2.556.10
35,352.68
300,407.80
Summary General Fund
Account Overdrawn January 1, 1935
8321.36 16.800.00 11.074.29 ei23.93.lS 8203.387.49
.. 9,587.05
Kecelpts:
Taxes1
Fmes
License
Permits
Copco Franohlse
Rentals
Storage
Replace Paving .
Refunds .
Phone
Chemicals Sold
Land Sold
Pound
Material Sold
Gas and Oil
Codes
Mr.ps ...:
Light and Keat
Burning Graas
Rent of Equipment
Milk Delivery
Service
Road Tax .-
Court Street Improvement
Use of Inhalator
Aeroplane Carriage
..89.703.01
..379.43
5.398.08
753.55
0.8.3.88
6.843.87
660.50
- 1.044.55
. 6,340.91
6.88
14.78
1.264.18
1.00
857.44
41.88
1.00
8.45
283 .67
3.00
837.16
550.00
26.25
1.037.48
800.00
27.71
69.10
T"
The Prince of Wales, now King Ed'
ward VIIC of England, once dropped
an h and thus almost caused a riot
among the English population of
Honolulu, It was recalled today by
Rex H. L&mpman. Journalist and for
mer central Point resident.
The Prince was In Honolulu on
Paclflo cruise in 1920 when the ':
ieldent occurred. Upon his arrival it
ivaa announced he would give no In
tervlews. but Dsvld Heeman, cub of
the Star-Bulletin and roommate
L-mpman. was determined to get
tory. With Lampman he managed
to obtain an Interview.
The Prince chatted amiably and
became interested in the discourse
when he learned that Lampman had
toeen at Rhelnbrohl as a marine with
the army of oocupatlon after the
World war, for Edward had visited
with the troops there.
When the Interview was over, Hee
man asked Lampman what the fea
ture of the story was. and the latter
replied: "Why. he dropped an h.
That's your atory."
The next day the Star-Bulletin
published a story stating that the
future King of England was so Eng
lish that he ocaslonally dropped an
h. tt was recalled today by Lamp
man, who then was with the Hono
lulu Advertiser but not assigned to
if the Wnce.
The English population became
frantic and declared the story to be
an Insult, but the prince did not
mind In the slightest and was not
thv lesst bit perturbed. Lampman
aald. Edwsrd diverted attention from
the ysrn by Indulging In exploit .-n
Salaries
Supplies
State Industrial Accident Commlaslon
National Hospital .. ..
Street Light .
Publishing '.......... .... ..
Donations ....- ...
Care of Map .
Equipment . ..
Leases .
Current Library Expense
Legislation Expense
Insurance
Surety Bonds .
Mileage Dairy Inspector
Laboratory
Interest on Warrants
Land Purchased for Sewage Plant...
Audit
Trip
Disburse menta:
,61,642.98
25,682.00
4,817.00
496.30
9,058.47
206.45
850.00
100.00
8,767.62
102.53
235.00
133.80
1,044.33
411.74
S4I.90
131.48
794.88
8.450.00
400.00
19.15
113,165.33 133,782.28
Shuns London
' IL T 3
Balance on hand December 31, 1935...
.. 4,280.01
Pretty Pauline Rosebrook re
fused an offer to go to London
with other Hollywood beautlea for
show work. 8he declared there were
mora opportunities In Hollywood
a polo oony and a surfboard, he
Journalist related.
"He'a a glorious chap and will make
a grand king,'' Lampman commented.
FULL MEMBERSHIP AT
DRILL OF COMPANY A
Fifty-seven men. the full roster at
present, attended weekly drill of com
pany A. 186th Infantry, at the Arm
ory last night.
Total strength of the company la
80 men, but three memberships, un
der the present reorganisation plan,
are being kept open for recruits who
can attAd drills regularly. Capt. Carl
T. Tengwald. commander, aald.
It was expected by the captain that
the ful active membership would be
attained by next Tuesday night. Re
cruits, he said, should file appllca-
. than In England. (Aasociated Prest
tlona during the week prior to the phntox
drill. rnoioi
LONDON (UP) Great Britain la
running low on millionaires and the
Exchequer, which collects about
435.000.000 a year from the deatha
of Its wealthy citizens, la becoming
alarmed.
Back In 1930 before the grip of
the depression had become so stran
gulating, Britain boasted about 850
men of the millionaire class mostly
lords who had Inherited vast estates
dating back to feudal times.
But a millionaire In England la
a wealthier man than the million
aire of the United States for the
British man of thta class must pos
sess a million pounds, or (5,000.000
Within a year'a time thta number
of millionaires dropped to 678 and
today the Exchequer can find only
452 men with a million pounds or
more on tap. The drop of nearly 60
per cent Is of vital concern to the
master mathematicians of the ex
chequer who each year place an
estimate on how many wealthy per
sona can be expected to die the fol
lowing year and how mucn me
government can expect to collect
from their estates.
Inheritance Taxes llleh.
Death dutlea In Great Britain ac
count for 12 or 13 per cent of the
nation's total revenue.
This figure la In sharp con
trast with the system of taxation
in the United States where Inheri
tance taxes supply only 4 or o
per cent of the total amount needed
maintain governmental opera
tions.
Despite the aharp decline In the
number of listed mllllonalrea tne
exchequer has Buffered no , loss in
death dutlea during the laat year,
largely because of an unusually ntgn
death rate among the monled class.
Deaths brought 425,000,ooo to me
aovernment coffers In 1934 and the
figure for 1935 la expected to do
somewhere near that, probably
trifle less.
The collections that make up tnis
huge aum range from as paid on
500 legacy, to tne o.ouu,uuv
paid on the tl25.00O.0O0 estate of
Sir John Ellerman, snipping mag
nate.
Great Britain's eliding scale oi
death taxes somewhat Blmllar to the
graduation of the American Income
tax makes the rich man the oaca-
bone of the death dutlea Juat aa
the middle class business man 18
tha backbone of the Income tax,
Taxes Ur. to 80 Percent.
Sir John's estate paid 62.500,000
to the government, because It's the
law that a minimum of 2.000,000
must be turned over from any
tste of 8,000,000 and the exchequer
steps In and takes a full half oi
anv fortune listed at mora than
10.000.000.
Eleven men of the 10.000,000
clasa died In 1934 and their heirs
forfeited 100 ,000 ,000 to the govern'
ment.
From a bookkeeping standpoint,
these multimillionaire collections
mean the Income from 5.000.000 for
a war, at 5 per cent Interest. As
caoltal. It would enable Great Brit
aln to build three battleships of
the first class, or maintain Scotland
Ynrd for two years all from 11 men
Great Britain's death taxes prop
erly known as eatate dutlea were
Invented by Sir William Vernon Har
court, the liberal minded chancellor
of Queen Victoria's reign. He de
fended the heavy duties with the
statement, "Why not tax the rich
we're all socialists now."
Harcourt'a acale of dutlea brought
an average of 86,000.000 a year Into
the treasury for 10 years, from 1884
until 1904, or an amount of only
one-fifth of tha present yield.
Same Fortunes Relaxed,
The exchequer haa collected time
and time again from several of
Great Britain's large fortunes, de
pending, upon the families' death
rates.
The Wills family, of vast tobacco
wealth, has lost 12 members since
1909 and these 12 heirs have passed
on estates totalling more than 2,-
000.000.000.
The manner In wblch the ex
chequer pays return visits to tap
family fortunes waa exemplified
when ord Cowdray of Midhurst died
In 1927. leaving an estate of nearly
30.000.000. The treaaury claimed
7.500,000. His son Inherited about
8,000.000 and when he, in turn,
died In 1933 the treasury took 34
per cent of the son- estate. Of
the original 20.000.000 estate he left
less than 2,600.000.
No Appeal Possible.
There la no appeal from Great
Britain's death duties, except when
two deaths occur In a family with
in a year. In such cases the govern
ment la content with half the ordi
nary tax In the second Inatance.
In the United States an estate
la exempt from death duties for
five yeara after any one payment.
Nevertheless, British authorities
point out, under the new American
scale of Inheritance taxea a man
of Sir John Ellarman'a vast wealth
would have paid 985.000.000 had
he lived In the United States In
stead of the 62,600,000 collected
from his estate here.
some other place to live the remain
ing month of the year.
The California tax, according to
the London expert, cannot be levied
ugatnst anyone who has lived out
side the state for alx months or
more of the year.
At the same time an American
film star who Uvea for more than
six months In Britain la subject to
the British Income tax, not only
on the aalary earned in the British
studios but any remlttaneee from
the United States.
As a sidelight to this provision,
tt recently was established in a test
lawsuit that a British subject earn
ing salary In the United States
could not claim exemption from the
British Income tax. even though he
left his earnings In the United
States.
This was a blow to the small
army of British actors and act
ressea In Hollywood, many of whom
had been there for several years.
The British atar In Hollywood, there
fore, IB subject to three taxes the
United States Income tax, California
state tax and British income tax.
Stars who are free agents, such
ss Charles Laughton, pay these
three taxes out oi their own pockets.
- Indlvlduala on contract to com
panies In Hollywood or London
alien actors have provisions In their
contracts whereby . their employers
pay the tax. Merle Oberaon, for In
stance, la said to pay only the Brit
ish Income t:.x. Her American taxea.
The Home Owner Who Demand
Only The Best In
Quality and Workmanship
Has His
Furnace Oil Burner and
Sheet Metal Work
FURNISHED AND INSTALLED BY
Brill Metal Works
INCORPORATED
109 E. 8th St. , Phone 418
YOU MAY FINANCE UNDER FHA
It la stated, are paid by her em
ployer, Samuel Ooldwyn.
Shell color In eggs la Inherited and
the beat way to eliminate the color
la not to set any eggs showing tinted
shells.
1 PORTLAND IV, hrs. :i
SEATTLE 2K hrs.
SAN FRANCISCO ZA hrs. IV:
LOS ANGELES A W
X 4V. hrs. m
i NL k
0 New faster morning and evening
phines to California; also to Portland,
Tacoma, Seattle. Now vou enn leave
at 3:12 p. m., and arrive in Portland
before dinner. Or leave after lunch
and be in Southern California in early
evening! Twin-engined planes. Heated
cabins. Stewardesses.
Tickets: Municipal Airport
Tel. 24 i
Hotels; Travel Bureau; Telegraph Office
UNITED AIR LINES
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LONDON ( UP ) American motion
picture star who have hit upon the
Idea of residing half time in Holly
wood and half time In England , to
escape California's new Income tax
may run Into trouble.
The Idea la all right but the
loophole of escape la a small one.
according to a London expert han
dling Income tax matters for stars
who work alternately In London
and Hollywood.
Recent wal lings from across the
Atlantic over the new California tax
and reports reaching here that Wil
liam Powell would spend half his
time In London to avoid the tax
chasers brought up the subject.
The only way for the movie stars
to escape the American tax, and
the British one am well. Is to live
five and a half months In Holly
wood and-the aame length of time
In England. They'll have to find
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