The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California • 17

SEPTEMBER 8, 1939. PART I. 15 FRIDAY MORNING. When a couple of tongh monkeys dropped In on granny they made, a mistake! You'll enjoy "Grandma Can Get lough, Too" in Thii Week Magazine with next Sunday Times. Minnesota Beauty Winner of Crown at Atlantic City Neblett to Be Queried Today Scheduled to Go Before Grand Jury in Inquiry Concerning Pustau uCALIF0RNIAM FEDERAL TAX DECLINE HERE BELOW AVERAGE Figures Disclose State's Contribution for Year Gained Four-tenths of One Per Cent BY WARREN' B.

FRANCIS Times Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. With smaller-than-average declines in Creditors' Appeal Rights Upheld SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 7. (Jf) The right of Milo Bekinj and other creditors of the Lindsay-Strathmore Irrigation District to appeal from a- Los Angeles Federal district court decree in bankruptcy law proceedings was upheld today bv the United States' Circuit Court. The district sought to prevent creditors from appealing the decree on the contention the petition of Bekins and the other creditors was not filed-within the time required by law.

''it All RoemtOtttud. All with Tub Show ft All with Radio I Adjoint on Taylor FOR ONK r450to6 matic recital of her own composition. Last night's talent test was won by "Miss North Carolina," Margaret Wood of Charlotte. To tomorrow night the remaining third of the girls will be tested for talent and the winner of that test will compete with the other two winners Saturday night to determine which shall be proclaimed most talented. Later that night the Judges will decide which girl shall be crowned "Miss America." ATLANTIC CITY (NJ.) Sept.

7. (JP) "Miss Minnesota," Marion June Rudeen of Minneapolis, won tonight's talent contest In the 'national beauty pageant. One of 42 girls seeking the 1939 "Miss America" crown, 18-year-old "Miss Minnesota" won applause with an expert acrobatic dance. Runner-up with "Miss Washington State" was blond Anna-mae Schoonover, 22, who holds a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Washington and a master's from Columbia University. "Miss Washington" did a dra- 2 collections, California's proportionate share of the Federal tax JJCWnLDlUYI TREMAIH LOUO.

Mo I TAYLOR O'FARRELL for rttorvationt phono TRInlty 1J44 burden rose nearly four-tenths of 1 per cent in the year ended June 30, the Treasury Department revealed today. Final figures on government Fair Will Have Display of Toys County Seeks to Evoke Interest in W.P.A. Loan Project Grown-ups who yearn to get down on the floor and play with toys need only to attend the extensive toy display especially arranged for adults this year at the Los Angeles County Fair. The numerous Toy Loan Libraries of the county are using this as a moan's of interesting the people in the work of the county sponsored W.P.A. toy loan project.

Operating on the same basis as the Public Library, this project has more than 45,000 toys which it loans to underprivileged children to be returned after a stated period of time in exchange for other toys. Girls, who take good care of dolls, may after some time take out "adoption papers" and retain them for good. Despite the number of toys, new demands are constantly being made on the library and it is hoped that by means of the display adults will be induced to donate additional toys for this work. State income tax payments dropped or 6 per cent, with the corporation levies down Col. William H.

Neblett. attorney and jioliucian, and Attorney Merrill Brown today are scheduled to go before the grand jury for questioning regarding their knowledge if any of why Carl Pustau, lobbyist, once repudiated certain charges he made against Col. Neblett. Pustau in a bankruptcy proceeding filed a 119-page statement linking himself and Neblett with asserted irregularities in the awarding of Federal contracts. After Neblett sued Pustau and a host of political figures for $1,000,000 libel damages, Pustau repudiated his statement.

The inquiry is one of many mentioned in the recent report to the grand jury by George Stahlman, resigned Deputy District Attorney, who quit after charging he had been blocked in a graft inquiry. revenues for the fiscal year 1939 showed receipts of $3,181,573,902. Of this amount, $308,069,135, or 5.06 per cent came from California. In the preceding year, the State's part of the Federal load was $315,570,028, or 5.58 per cent $2,368,272 or 7.3 per cent and in dividual payments down 689 or 5.1 per cent. The total de rived from miscellaneous taxes rose $1,548,953 or 3.2 per cent and payroll taxes produced $2,026,185 knore, a rise of 11.4 per cent.

of the national total. MOUNTING LEVIES The San Francisco office re mm torn mn 0d2B ICi The effect of steadily mounting ported declines of $3,952,728 or levies was reflected clearly in the 9.8 per cent in corporation taxes, tabulation. California collections $6,410,013 or 18.7 per cent in, in- Chief of Exhibits Post Created in State SACRAMENTO, Sept. 7. tfV-The State Personnel Board today approved the creation of the position of chief of exhibits in the State Department of Finance to supervise district fairs which are supported with State funds.

The request for, the creation of the job, which will pay between $100 and $480 a month, was made by State Director of Finance Phil S. Gibson who said district fair activities are such that they require the. attention of a full-time executive. dividual taxes and $10,392,771 or In 1939 were more than three times the total for 1933, the first year when higher rates and new 13.9 per cent in all income taxes. In the northern district miscel taxes became effective.

laneous tax payments mounted $1,170,010 or 6.5 per cent and pay roll tax receipts went up $813 692 or 3.3 per cent. Dominican Republic Neutral CIUDAD TRUJILLO, Sept. 7. (U.R) President Jacinto B. Pey-nado today proclaimed the Dominican Republic's neutrality in the European' The study showed a drop of $477,191,362, or 8.4 per cent, in total Federal revenues, with only miscellaneous taxes producing a larger yield than in the fiscal year 1938.

Corporation income taxes were off 13.7 per cent, indi vidual income taxes 20 per cent, and pay-roll taxes 0.3 per cent, due largely to the 1937-38 depres $ion. Returns from miscellane Pioneer Paid Final Respects Mrs. Estella Dowling Descendant of Spanish Settlers in Southland ous levies rose, in contrast, 1.7 per cent. FIGURES FOR TWO YEARS The figures for each of the last two years follow: 1939 1.122.B40 BV) 1938 Corooratlnni ll.299.M2.071 Individuals 1.2Bfi.311.Sl All 2, SUB. 243,953 MiRCfUaneouj 2,329,861,134 Par roU 742,660,225 1.0'p.33.79 3,151,374,597 740.428.865 Total 15,658,765,314.

15,181.573,952 While the total revenues fell 8.4 per cent, receipts from Cali fornia were off but 2.1 per cent analysis disclosed. The drop in the Sixth California District i So good growing so fast and now which embraces the southern half of the State, with headquarters at Los Angeles, was off only 0.8 per cent, while the San Fran Descendants of the old Spanish aristocracy of Southern California gathered at St. Basil's Church yesterday to pay their last respects to Mrs. Estella Car-rillo Dowling, daughter of Don Pedro C. Carrlllo and Josefa Bandinl.

SHORT ILLNESS Mrs. Dowling died at her home, 351 S. Oxford Monday after a short Illness. Interment was in Calvary Cemetery. Mrs.

Dowling was born in Santa Barbara Feb. 7, 1861, where she spent her childhood, Later she moved to Los Angeles, where she married James Nelson Dowling. LEO CARRILLO RELATED She leaves three daughters, Mrs. Alfred V. Orena, Josefa Ban- cisco office reported a decline of 3.3 per cent.

SHARE OF LOAD California's share of the yield from each principal type of tax showed a material rise. With the State's total load jumping tp 5.96 per cent of the national revenues, the share of income taxes went from 6.07 to 6.57 per cent, of miscellaneous taxes from 4.96 to 5.33 per cent and of dini and Delilah Dowling: a sis GREATER COMPLIMENT could be paid ter, Miss Concepclon Carrillo; four grandchildren, James B. Duffy James D. Del Valle, Frank Del Valle and Catharine Barbara Orena, and two neph Royal Crown than the fact that a ews, Leo Carrlllo and Randolph Smurr. pay roll taxes from 5.72 to 6.12 per cent.

The report Indicated that the effects of the recession were not as severe in Southern California as in the northern half of the State. Declines in collections of the Los Angeles office were smaller than those at San Francisco, although the northern district showed a bigger rise In miscellaneous tax receipts. STATE FIGURES The California figures were as follows: Orchestra Leader and Niece Hunted PHILADELPHIA. Sent. 7.

VP) i jas I ML The State Department has begun a search in France for Pierre Monteux. conductor of tfl. AntflM 30,109.519 46.386.981 76,496.501 53.881S9 19,809,695 Sun Frunclixvo 36.532.7S2 28.005,629 64,538,411 BH.721,480 25.521,357 Cnroortion Individual All income MiKellaneom Pay roll 1 the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, and his niece. Miss Virginia Davis of Philadelphia, it was disclosed today by the girl's mother, Mrs. Meyer Davis, get g1a o1 Total $158,781,248 8150,187,886 Compared with 1938, California payments in each Instance fell less than the national average.

Corporation income taxes were down 8.7 per cent, individual income taxes 10.7 per cent and miscellaneous taxes 5 per cent while payroll taxes were up 6.7 per cent. In the southern half of the wife of the dance orcnestra leader. Mrs Davis said she received a cable from her daughter last week which said "Send money first boat," but she explained it was impossible to wire funds. competitor has just challenged the right of Royal Crown to use the word cola. The courts will decide the legal issues on their merits.

ft There are more than 200 cola drinks. But there's only one Royal Crown. And Royal Crown is going to town. There are just two reasons: People prefer Royal Crown's flavor (in 9 out of 10 attested taste-tests in city after city, Royal Crown has won hands down). And, people prefer two brimming glasses for one nickel.

No matter what Americans buy, they ex-pect more than one choice. And they feel entitled, whenever possible, to get twice as much for their money. For your own sake, you should try Royal Crown so good growing so fast and giving you so much for your money. -it JMJ taf tar 'for next year WI1 has an air-con'ditioning "i-I. mmm If 5 yU, sl IOoodHou.fkplnjl V-.

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