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1 TAXES The AAA announces today that the government collected a grand total of 866,694,928 In processing and related taxes from May. 1933, through May 31, 1935. THE WEATHER Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight andT, Saturday, scattered showers in south Louisiana Saturday. Light to moderate easterly to southerly winds OH the coast. LAFAYETTE, FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1935 FULL.

WIRE NEWS SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED FREES CONSOLIDATED LAFAYETTE CA2CTTV JULY tIT Itll 78 SINGLE Awarding Aviations Highest Prize Conspiracy To Seize Control Sk 5k Sk Sc Of Govt. Charged By Robinson Receiving aviations highest honor and the personal of his commander-in-chief, Captain Albert F. Hegenberger of the United States Army Air Corps was awarded the Collier trophy" by President Roosevelt in ceremonies at Washington, D. C. Ilegen-bergers feat of landing a plane by blind Hying was hailed as last years greatest contribution to avial'cn.

vTLe -rJs shown shaking hands with the president. COPY 3 CENTS NYE PROPOSE IS REJECTED BY Had Been Offered In Place Of The Main Section Of Banking Measure BALLOT IS 59 TO id Six Democrats, Three Repub licans And Farmer Labor Member Favor Substitute WASHINGTON. July 26. The Senate today overwhelmingly rejected the Nye proposal for a government-owned central bank, offered as a substitute for the main section of the banking bill placing control of the nations credit in seven reserve board members and five representatives of the regional reserve banks. Proposed by Senator Nye (R-ND) after consultation with Father Charles Coughlin, Detroit priest, the substitute would have set up a Bank of the United States with full powers over issuance of money and regulation of its value as an agency of Congress.

Its rejection represented the second victory of supporters of the compromise bank bill which Democratic leaders hoped to put through before nightfall without) major change after only two full days of debate. The vote against the central bank substitute was 59 to 10. Those voting for it were Gore, Caraway, Holt, Neely, Thomas, (Okla.) and Wheeler, Democrats; Frazier. Nye, Bchall, Republicans, and Shlpstead, Farmer-Labor, WASHINGTON, July 26. VP) Administration forces moved today for quick passage of the Omnibus banking bill giving a reorganized Federal Reserve board majority control over credit.

Senator Nye (R-ND), co-sponsor of the central bank plan with Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, Detroit radio priest, told the chamber yesterday that under it "criminal speculation would cease and bank -failures would become improbable. The House was in recess today, buO there was plenty for members to think about. For one thing, the future of the Wheeler-Rayburn utilities bill remained in doubt as House and Senate conferees fretted over the question of allowing administration aides lo sit 1 on the conference.

NATIONAL HEAD OF V. F. W. IS AT LOUISIANA MEET ALEXANDRIA, July 26. VP) James E.

Van Zandt of Altoona, Pa Commander-In-Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, arrived here early today to attend the fifth annual encampment of the Louisiana Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Memorial exercises for departed comrades were held last night when Rev. John A. Vigllero of Lafayette, Department Chaplain, was the speaker. Commander W.

H. Todd, of Bastrop, 16th Infantry band of the Louisiana National Guard, in training at Camp Beauregard, gave a concert preceding the memorial service under the direction of Col. Castro Carazo, general director of bands of the Louisiana Guard. In civilian life he is head of the Louisiana State University school of music and leader of the L. S.

U. band. COLLECTION OF TAXES FROM TWO FIRMS HALTED NEW ORLEANS, July 26. VP) The collector of Internal revenue for Louisiana was prevented by federal court order to day from collecting further tobacco procession taxes under the Agricultural Ad-( Justment Act from Phil B. Mayer and Son, and M.

Trelles and Company, cigar manufacturers. United States Judge Wayne G. Borah signed orders restraining the collector, Rufus W. Vontenot, from collection of the taxes and ordered the official to show cause why injunction should not bo issued to restrain him and his agent from enforcing any provision of the AAA against the plaintiffs. The records showed M.

Trelles and Company had paid $34,933 04 in processing taxes and the Mayer Company, $3. 518.30. Dissolution Of Prussian Steel Helmet Organization Announced Volume XXII, No. Instructions Issued For Transfer Of 100 Soldiers And Officers Soon As Possible LEAGUE SESSION PLANNED Expected To Be Held July 31 To Deal With Controversy That Threatens War LONDON, July 26. (A3) The British government has ordered troops sent into Ethiopia to guard its legation at Addis Abahn.

An authoritative source disclosed today that instructions have been dispatched to African military posts for transfer of 100 soldiers and officers to Ethiopia as quickly as possible. Informed quarters said an effort would be made to pick expert black troops under the command of whites, and that the company of the famed kings African rifles of the Kenya colony possibly would be selected. Emperor Haile Selassie has not yet officially approved a British request for the right to. transport troops over Ethiopian territory, but this was regarded here as a mere formality. Plans have been made, to send additional troops to Addis Ababa if the necessity arises, the government being determined that its legation must be protected fully throughout the Italo-jsthloplan crisis.

British civilians in Ethiopia will be Invited to stay close to the legation in the event of hostilities. A surprise offer by Premier Benito Mussolini to continue conciliation efforts In his dispute with Ethiopia if the question of frontiers is not discussed was viewed in some quarters as an attempt by II Duce to sidestep a showdown at Geneva. These sources believed that he was anxious to turn the League of Nations Council session into a meeting for the relatively minor matter of appointing a fifth arbitrator to the deadlocked Italo-Ethlopian conciliation commission. GENEVA. July 26.

VP) The League of Nations announced today that Maxim Lltvlnoff, council preident and Soviet foreign commissar, planned to call a council session July 31 to deal with the controversy between Italy and Ethiopia. This announcement by a legal official followed receipt of notes from both Ethiopia and Italy, in which each charged the other with responsibility for the East African crisis. Ethiopia requested the council session. Although the convocation was not yet formal, the league authority said Lit-vlnoff planned to dispatch telegrams to the council members soon, proposing the cession. Italys note attributed to Ethiopia the blame for the breakdown of the conciliation commission which collapsed at Bchevenlngen, The Netherlands, after Italian delegates refused to hear Ethiopian testimony on territorial questions, which they insisted should not be dis-cusesd.

The text of Ethiopias note was not disclosed In full, but authoritative sources said it protested again at Italys war-llke preparations in East Africa and asked the League Council to discuss the entire Italo-Ethloplan controversy, not merely frontier incidents. Santa Monica, July 25. Here Is how getting into wars starts: Italy warned England they were not to sell arms to Abyssinia; thats verging on fight talk. Guess we will be able to keep out of it for we dont y-em to have anything anybody wall (of course, only on credit). Went down Bst night to a worlds championship wrestling match, Us movie actors ore advised to go there our producers so we can learn bow to act, what every one of us needs.

It was a fine show, everybody enjoyed It, but wrestling managements are overlooking an extra big revenue for folks would pay even more to see them rehearse with each other before the match. Tours, McNaugLt Syndicate. la- Bringing In New Wells At Bosco Field Casing Set For Two Other projects Drilling Depths, Other Data, Given The P. Hernandez 10 and the M. Kahn 3 were being brought in at the Bosco oil field near this city today, it was stated in a report from the field.

Developments were said at too early a stage to definitely determine the possibilities of the two wells. The Allemand 2 has recently been added to the list of Bosco producers. Casing has been set on the LeBlanc 2 and the P. O. Hernandez 8, and preparations are being made to set the casing on the Voorhies Prejean which is down 8,607 feet.

The Benoit is down 7,928 feet, the Larcade 10 is 7,784 feet, and the E. Ar-ceneaux 2 Is 5,925 feet. Preparations are being made to perforate the casing of the Iserlnghausen 5. KNOX. HURLEY IN ATTACKS ON THE NEW DEM, President Criticized By Two Possible G.

0, P. Presidential Candidates In 1936 i i LOS ANGELES, July 26 VP) Two of former President HooverS Palo Alter conferees both possible presidential candidates In 1936 vied today in loosing hot shafts of criticism 'at President Booeevelt and the New Col. Frank Knox, publisher of the Chicago Tribune, speaking with a full serse of th meaning of my words, accused President Roosevelt of promoting enactment of laws "for the deliberate purpose of undermining the power and prestige of the Supreme Court. Col. Knox addressed a rally of Los Angeles county Republicans while en route to visit the former president this week end.

At Oklahoma City, Hoovers secretary of war, Patrick J. Hurley, predicted for President Roosevelt the same bitter defeat In 1936 that his own chief suffered in 1932, at the hands of a Frankenstein Monater the Democrtats have created. Hurley went to Oklahoma City on personal business directly from Palo Alto, where sevteral other Republican leaders have visited Hoover recently. "With a full sense of the meaning of my words, Col. Knox declared, I ask, are such acts in accord with the sacred oath taken not only to defend and to protect, but to preserve the constitution? Upon what food does this, our Caesar, feed? What madness has seized upon him? Does he not see how dangerously close this comes to conspiracy to break down our Institution of government? I charge the president and his advisers with deliberately promoting the enactment of a group of laws which they have every reason to expect will be declared unconstitutional as soon as thy reach the Supreme Court, he continued.

and with so doing for the deliberate purpose of undermining the power and prestige of the Supreme Court. A few months ago Hoover received the blame for everything. Now, with lines still forming for relief, Roosevelt gets the blame, said Hurley. Through continued promise of aid. Hurley said, The Democrats have created a Frankenstein Monster that will cause their destruction.

POSTSAND WILL ROGERS ON HOP TO NEWMEXICO Humorist And Aviator Laugh Reports Trip Is First Leg Of Flight To Russia ALBUQUERQUE, N. July 26. (P) Just three tourists thats the way Will Rogers and Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Post described themselves today after their trip here from Los Angeles in the new plane Post plans to use in a flight to Moscow.

Both the cowboy humorist and the round-the-world aviator laughed off reports that the trip was the first leg of the latters proposed flight to Russia. The hurried departure the trio from Los Angeles last night va. followed by rumors they were bound for Seattle, first stop of Posts aerial.trip. Rogers said he planned to see the state from the air and loaf a few days before returning to Los Angeles. Senator Huey P.

Long Named Among Those Typical Of These Conspirators FORREST CITY, Ark July 28 P) Charges of "conspiracy to seize control of the government, hurled by Senator Joe T. Robinson in a flying visit to his native Arkansas, rung the ears of factions opposing the New Deal as the Senate majority leader sped by motor back to the Nations Capital. Named as typical of these conspirators in a speech delivered by the Democratic leader before a Young Democrats convention at Forrest City last night, were Chairman Fletcher of the National Republican Committee, Senator Hastings of Delaware; Senator Huey P. Long of Louisiana and Jouett Shouse, piesident of the Liberty League. Robinson charged they represent a combination of political groups (ordinarily antagonistic to one another) the purposes of which are to discredit the National Democratic administration and President Roosevelt.

The combine, he will have unlimited campaign funds available lor their ends and aims. Accusing them of condemning the New Deal, he said they have nothing to suggest in its place. "They would let the unempoyed look out for themselves. They would leave production unregulated and permit the prices of farm products to sink again far below the cost of production. They would Invite a revival of farm mortgage foreclosures and close their ears to.

the appeals of those who seek to acquire homes. They would permit the monopolists to gratify their greed without restraint in short, they would turn back the 'dock of progress to the days of Hoover, Robinson shouted to the plaudits of several thousand listeners. The speaker disposed of his arch political enemy Long with the assertion, He doesnt know what he represents but hes hell-bent on representing it. Declaring the Republicans are hopelessly divided, he said that they dare not discuss openily candidates for the presidential nomination because they know this will provoke irreconcilable differences Radical agitators, he said, are serving the combination to offset the movement of all liberals into the Roosevelt forces. The senator listed in detail accomplishments of the Roosevelt administration and predicted passage- at this session of Congress of further New Deal legislation including the social security act, the utility holding company act.

a bill to regulate trucks and busses, the farm tenant bill and the pure food and drug act revision. FIGURES GIVEN ON PROCESSING, RELATED TAXES WASHINGTON, July 26 (JP) The AAA announced today that the government has collected a grand total of in processing and related taxes from May, 1933, through May 31, 1935. Related taxes, it was explained, include ginning taxes on cotton under the Bankhead Act, producers sales tax under the Kerr-Smith Tobacco Act, and compensatory taxes collected or paper and jute products competing with cotton. The report showed collections divided as follows: wheat, cotton, paper and Jute, tobacco, field corn, hogs, sugar, peanuts, rice cotton ginning tax, tobacco producers sales tax $3,229,243, and unclassified, $1,032,523. The taxes, it was said, are collected at the points of the first domestic processing of the commodities, such as flour mills, textile mills, and packing plants.

The Bankhead Act fixes a tax on all cotton ginned in excess of the Bank-head allotments, while the Kerr-Smith Act taxes are those on tobacco marketed in excess of allotments. A summary of processing taxes collected in Louisiana follows: Wheat cotton tobacco field corn wheat paper-jute sugar total $7,545,748. $64,694.73 Royalty Check Received For La. State Treasury BATON ROUGE, July 25 The state treasury was $64,694.73 richer today as the result of payment by the Texas Company of a royalty check on the state leases at Lake Barre and Caillou Island, Terrebonne parish. Receipts of the royalty check, the largest single checck from oil royalties ever received by the state, was announced by Lucille May Grace, register of the State Land Office.

New President of Two Roads As another achievement in one of Americas most amazing railroad careers, William Johnson Harahan, above, veteran railroad executive and son of the one-time head of the Illinois Central, has been named president of the Chesapeake Ohio and the Pere Marquette tailroads. 'Harahan, born, in Nashville, Tenn in 1867, started his railioad career at 14 as a messenger boy. lie succeeds the late John Bernet. TO PAY TRIBUTE TO MEMORY OF BRYANTONIGHT 10th Anniversary Of Death Of Great Commoner Will Be Commemorated In Tennessee DAYTON, Tenn July 26. VP) Or.

the spot where Williams Jennings Bryan put up his most valiant defense of the Bible and made his last stand against the teaching of evolution, the 10th anniversary of his death will be commemorated tonight. It was a decade ago this month that Bryan came here to head the prosecution counsel in the famous monkey trial of John Thomas Scopes, charged with teaching evolution in a public school in violation of a new state law. His chief opponents the array of lawyers who defended Scopes were Clarence Darrow, Arthur Garfield Hays and Dudley Field Malone. During the eight days of the trial, beginning July 10, the case developed into a controversy of science and religion, climaxed when Bryan took the stand on the lawn of the Rhea county courthouse and submitted to questioning by Darrow. Court had moved out of doors to accommodate the huge crowd.

The great commoner affirmed his faith in the Bible as Infallible and said be needed no science other than it taught. A few days after the trial ended in the conviction of Scopes, Bryan died here suddenly. Some years later William Jennings Bryan University, a fundamentalist school, was founded in his memory. Rough Player ORANGE, July- 26. VP) Lou Sperandeo drove off the tee of the tenth hole.

Race Brook country club. He hooked into the rough. His second stroke was a slice and he was still in the rough. The third shot was better, but it didnt get bis ball onto the fairway. The fourth lifted the ball out of the rough, onto the green, into the cup, for a birdie on a par-5 hole.

Two Killed CHICAGO, July 26 jT) Duane Howard, 28 year old flying Instructor, and Miss Virginia Thomas, 16, of Berwyn, were killed today when a monoplane in which they were flying fell in a tail-spin at tfiie Curtis-Reynolds airport In suburban Glenview. Action Taken Under 1933 Law --New Nazi Departmental Dictator Assumes Power BERLIN, July 26 (P) Dissolution of the entire Prussian Stahlhelm (Steel Helmet) veterans organization was announced today by Governor Erich Koch. The stern action against the veterans organization Germanys equivalent to the American Legion was taken under the February 28, 1933, law for the protection of the people of the state. It accompanied a broadening of the Nazi three-sided cleansing act against semitism, Political Catholicism, and reactionary veterans. A new Nazi departmental dictator, Hans Hinkel, assumed power with the specific duty of eliminating Jewish Influences from art.

The anti- Semitic boycott was tightened throughout the Reich and renewed moves were made to Isolate Jews. All East Prussian Steel Helmet units and ail subdivisions were affected by the dissolution order. All property of the organization was to be confiscated. Kochs order quoted a Steel Helmeter as saying Fritz Seldte, leader of the Stahlhelm and minister of labor was a traitor, and that he once ordered mourning crepe removed from flags during an anti-Versailles demonstration, contrary to the orders of East Prussian Steel Helmet leaders. It was learned today that no Jews will represent Germany in the 1936 Olympics because of what the Jews call discrimination against them by Nazi sports leaders and what the Nazis call the incompetence of Jewish athletes.

A Nazi official, referring to elimination contests, said: Of course Jews competed in the first test, but none survived. The Jews were said to be considering the complete dissolution of the Jewish Sports Club, their leading athletic organization, with a membership of 800 athletes. Prominent members of Berlin Jewry asserted their business might soon be (Turn to page 2, Col. 1) PAVING PLANS ARE ANNOUNCED NEW ORLEANS, July 26. VP) Olin Linn, chairman of the good roads committee of the New Orleans Association of Commerce, said that he had received information yesterday from H.

H. Kouk, chief engineer of the Alabama State Highway Department, that all paving would be completed within a few months on bad stretches of two main highways that lead into New Orleans. These links to be paved are: Gravel stretches in Highway 31 between Montgomery and Mobile, to be completed In September and the 12 -mile stretch between the eastern bridgehead of the Cochran causeway to Loxley on Highway 90 where the paved road to Pensacola begins, to be completed In October. JOHN ROOSEVELT IS EMPLOYED AS TVA JORESTER Youngest Sen Of The President Is Putting On Plenty Of Muscle This Summer KNOXVILLE, July 26 VP) John Roosevelt, youngest son of the president, is putting on plenty of muscle this summer as a forester for the Tennessee Valley Authority. He works from eight to eleven hours a day, eats three square meals, and sleeps like a He takes a keen Interest In his outdoor Job and says its great.

1 This is the report of Bernard Frank of the TVA Forestry Division. Young Roosevelt, who has Just completed his freshman year at Harvard chose to spend his vation working for the TVA. He receives no salary. In accordance with his wishes, he has oem shielded from publicity. He moves from one forest area to another and his exact location is never disclosed by TVA officials.

One week he spent his nights at the little town of Athens, registered at a hotel under the anonymous name of John Aspinwell. Recognized, he moved his quarters to a nearby town and was listed on a hotel register as John Graham. Attired in rough field clothes, Roosevelt and a companion set out by automobile early each morning, going to their work some 15 to 20 miles fiom the town in which they are staying. They usually carry their lunch with them. They check the condition of forests in particular areas, interview owners of forest lands, locate forests from aerial maps, and take measurements in the woods.

Tabulations are made and data assembled at their hotel room at night. Many times Roosevelt and his companion take to foot when narrow rough roads force abandonment of their automobile. They get gack from work when they get back Frank said. They dont keep regular hours and usually they are in the field from eight to 11 hours. He added that while the presidents son is not a technically trained forester, he is beginning to use some of the foresters language.

The purpose of the TVA forestry survey is to develop a well balanced program for the future utilization of forest resources in the Tennessee Valley. Racers GRANTS PASS, July 26. VP The committee in charge of a bicycle race here next Saturday found, in addition to youthful speedsters, the following entrants: One man past 80 years of age, one with wooden legs and a blind man..