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A—12 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ., WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1932. ’ OPPOSES PUBLICITY IN OIL TAX PROBE Mills Questions Wisdom on| Assessment Cases Still Pending. After teviewing taxes already col- | lected by the Government as &n out- | growth of the Senate investigation of | naval oil reserve leases in 1928, Secre- tary of the Treasury Mills has just ad- vised Congress that it would not be compatible with the public interests to disclose at this time the details regard- ing certain other tax assessments, amounting to $1.331,229.63, that are still nding for scttlement in the Internal Revenue Bureau The report of the Secretary Wwas transmitted through the Joint Commit- tee on Internal Revenue Taxation in response to a request contained in a resolution which Senator Nye, Repub- | Jics of North Dakota, chairman of the Public Lands Committee, had the Sen- ate adopt July 11 | Asks Full Data. | The Nye resolution requested the t Commistee on Internal Revenue on to secure from the Treasury Secretar full and complete informa- concerning any and all taxes and penalties which have been collected by or paid into the Treasury consequent upon disclosures made before the Com- mittee on Public Lands and Surveys of | the Senate in the course of the inves- | icn conducted by it pursuant to te Resolution 101, Seventieth Con~‘ prosecuted incidental to such investiga- n, including the date of payment, nt of the same and the per- g the payments. * * *” also called for informa- ble with the public g assessments that are being made by the Tre The report of the Treasury Secretary oints out that the inquiry by the Pub- | Do ands Committee in 1328 “was with Tespect to leases upon naval ofl re- zerves, and disclosed the operations and distribution of assets (profits) of the | Continental Trading Co. (Ltd.) of Can- ada during the years 1922 and 1923.” The steps that were taken in collect- > be due from the | ental T were transmitted to the Senate in « previous Teport from the Treasury in 192! The new report calls attention usly submitted, and n a summary of the in- come tax case of Henry M. Blackmer. $3,669,381 Collected. sme tax case against Mr. 1 ates, “covered 3. inclusive, and transactions having operations of the ental Trading Co. (Ltd.). The o r. Blackmer was finally ed of in May, 1932, and | Tesulted in the payment to the Gov- ernment of $3.669,784.47.” e report also contains a list of 11 s who paid additional taxes in | 1 4 1931, but the document em- ph that these transaciions had no connection Continental Trad- ing Co. or I nder investigation by the Senate committee. In presenting | these 11 rames in the report, Secretary Mills state | “The Blackmer investigation led to the investigation of a number of cor- porations and individuals with respect to tions having no connection with (Ltd.) or x investigation by the Sen- ate committee. These investigations | have resulted in the coilection of addi- es from 11 individuals in the t of S17.667.7 ); De: nal tax_paid, $319.98: H. schneider, Denver, $1454.81; r, $753.57; John D. Clark, 7.60: Ralph O. Dietler, Robert S. Ellison, Cas- 69: Paul J. N. Kuhn, N. Y., $21.58; Arthur Myles, $1.216.94: H. D. Oppenhei- ork. $355.01; Walter Pforz- $5.332.16, and James | “Interest in the total amount of ap- mately $4,000 was paid by t1ese 11 n addition to the an~wnts c foregoing tabulaticn. Cites Pending Cases. The report of Secretary Mills con- cludes with the reasons for not dis- closing at this time the details of as- sessments that are pending “against other individuals who received assets of the Continental Trading Co.” Re- ferring Lo these ettled cases, the Secretary’s lotter stated “Additional taxes and penalties ag- gregating $1.331.229.63 have been pro- posed 1t against other in- dividuals who received assets of the Continental Trading Co. The cases of these individuals are pending before the general counsel for the Bureau of In- | ternal Revenue in connection with pro- | -tests and briefs which have been filed The Your own taste will tell you that this is a BETTER ice cream. Just try one sin- gle spoonful...then youwll agree that the makers of GOLD CRAFT have pro- duced a masterpi;ce in ice cream. | cottage prison. By John Coolidge And Wife Back Home | | By the Associated Press. i | Pioneering Tested ‘ PLYMOUTH, Vt, July 20— Pioneer conditions hold no terrors for John Coolidge and his wife. There was no bed to slecp on | | when they arrived at the Coolidge | | homestead. John spied two saw | | horses used in the remodeling of | | the house. | He arranged them a suitable distance apart. Two boards, a | | bed spring, mattress and blankets | completed the ensemble. in opposition to the proposed assess- ents. “These cases are receiving continu- ous attention, and it is anticipated that decisions will be reached at an early date. In the present status of these cases, I believe it would not be com- patible with the public interests to disclose at this time tte detailed facts in connection therewith.” KIDNAPING DEFENDANT GIVEN 35-YEAR TERM Fourth Man Sentenced to Prison in Abduction of Kensas City Woman. By the Associated Press KANSAS CITY, July 20 (#)—Charles Mele, a gambler, was convicted last night of kidnaping Mrs. Nell Q. Don- | nelly, wealthy garment manufacturer. A 35-year prison term was affixed by | the jury, which deliberated less than an hour and a half. Two other men previously were sen- tenced to life terms after pleading guilty to the same charge. A third was sen- tenced to 25 years' imprisonment Mrs. Donnelly was abducted in fra of her residence last December 16 was taken in a motor_car near Bonner Springs, Kar > she was kept for 34 hours w kid- napers sought vainly to collect $75.000 ransom. She was released unharmed December 18. Mele was identified by Mrs. Donnelly as one of the men who commandeered her car and also as her guard at her His counsel announced to a coitage an appeal. Strikers Ordered to Work. 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Special Dispatch to The Star. recent heavy rains and these, with one exception, have been returned with the recommendation that they be taken up with the Board of County Commission- ers and the Washington Suburban Sani- tary Commission. The Council plans to expend $200 to install a proper cuivert and to backfill part of Brashears avenue in such a way as to cover the pipe without caus- ing inconvenience to adjoining prop- erties or damaging any trees now on town property. Sewer construction for both house and storm water, the Council explained, is controlled and executed by the Sani tary Commission and residents seeking such relief should communicate with that body for acticn. tators at a ball game who the nearby diamond s the rain began CRABS” HUSBAND’S ACT, to fall. T Kash The dead and injured were found by | STICAGO, July 20 UP)—Mrs. Flor- | aea park attendants and in their midst| S c® JATViS, Whose husband told police |{ Karry 1ay 8 small boy, who sald he had thrown | I ¢0Uld locate her if he could reach | SPECIAL himself on the grass because he thought pes ezboonacioos mind, seved; hiny the | 2 the others were lying there to escape NCCeSSty of & search by appearing at ! All Ladies’ Dresses, $1.00 Ties, 6 for 50c Men's Suits Overcoats, 75¢ ea. the st | the detective bureau yesterday, Hats Cle: and Blocked, 50c up THREE KILLED BY BOLT; DOZEN OTHERS STUNNED Park Attendants at Altoona, Pa., Find Victims Under Tree—Boy Among Them Unhurt. By the Associated Press. ‘ ALTOONA, Pa, July 20.—Ligthning ‘xtmck a huge tree in Lakemont Park last night, killing three persons and stunning a dozen others gathered for | shelter under its spreading branches. 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