Show Utah Special Tax Taxi i Collections in 35 r Above 8 Millions Income From Levies Will ViII Put State Well Out of Red Red Report Indicates as Of Officials Scan Trend of Returns c 1 By JENNINGS PHILLIPS Telegram Staff Writer F r r Utah's special tax collections during 1935 reached a aleV V le ew Erv high accounting for more than in revenue nd lifting the state well vell out of the red In a report Thursday to Irwin Arnovitz chairman of he ic state tax commission L. L R. R Edwards commission cashier l sted ted the yield of special levies for the year ended Decem- Decem er 31 last at as against for 1934 n increase of If the trend of the last six months during 1936 commission estimated th the tha yield rom rom the special levies this year ill iii be close to Every lev levy with the exception of IB rte beer tax ax showed a sizable in- in rease over 1934 2934 the report dis- dis l lazed sed The sales gasoline income and 1 tr franchise taxes as s well wells s fees collected for lor registration of vehicles les experienced the increases with ith substantial also noted in the in- in nance i inheritance oleomargarine nd id ton-mile ton taxes The 2 per cent sales levy y brought L 1 last year an increase t f over the 1934 total a new ne law Governor Henry HenryL L Blood Bood was allotted of Continued on Paste Pare even Eleven Column Four ITALY DENIES ARMY T Rome Puts Guard on American Embassy By 13 United Press Frew Mutiny officially denied by Rome was reported ted to have broken out among Italian troops at Merano northern Italy naly according to a South Tyrol news agency ency dispatch to Vienna toda today At tho the same time additional police police po po- lice guards were thrown about the American embassy in Rome as ns a two two-da two day campaign of attack on President Roosevelt's message to congress slackened I Present sailing orders of French and naval authorities will silI willi place a huge fleet within easy striking I ing distance of the western Mediterranean Medi I edi-I ready to cooperate in any emergency within two tw weeks Ethiopians claimed today their forces had reoccupied all of oC the area west and northwest of Makale after week three-week a oper oper- Italian official sources termed the assertion absurd African leaders a also ako io claimed a victory for their forces at Karale as warriors stormed tho the Italian post I and won it after a bloody boody battle The agency reported two Italian i soldiers were killed and several wounded at Merano when an officer officer officer fired on men who refused to leave for East African service It was alleged a group of OO men of the Fifth Alpine regiment were involved presumably men selected from nine Alpine Apine regiments to tomake tomake tomalee make malee up three regiments for the new Val Pusteria division now on the wa way to Africa I TAX COLLECTION SETS NEW HIGH Continued from Page Ont One the 1935 sales tax revenue to use in balancing the budget or for other uses as he desires orti The chief chiel executive as yet et has not apportioned this mone money but in view of his promise of a balanced budget It is expected the will be used to absorb any deficit that might be encountered at the end of the current biennium With the sales tax yield for 1936 estimated at the governor is assured another allotment allotment allot allot- ment on July 1 next a fact which paints points to a balanced budget with something to spare when the biennium biennium biennium bien bien- closes Indicating an increase In motoring motoring motoring motor motor- ing during 1935 as well as a spurt in tourist travel the gasoline tax swelled receipts b by This was more than the 1934 total of 06 i Reflects Trade Trae Gains Gain The income and corporation franchise franchise franchise fran fran- chise levies yielded re reflecting re- re fJ improved economic condItions conditions condi condI- conditions in 1935 rhe The 1934 figure ligure for this levy y was and the estimate under the new law Jaw places the 1936 yield at Motor vehicle registration fees kept pace with the increase in the gasoline tax Motorists paid 1008 for vehicle licenses last Jast year as against in 1934 The beer tax showed a decrease duo due to the new liquor law which di diverted diverted di- di diverted license fees Ices to the municipalities municipalities and reduced the thc rate of tsi tax The commission collected from rom this source in 1935 and in 1934 Drivers Drivers' Fees Oft Off f Drivers' Drivers license licence fees also fell off slightly since licenses issued in 1934 are valid for three years yean Last year ear marked first collection of the public utilities regulation f fee e under the law which requires utilities utilities util util- to pay three-fourths three of the cost of ot their regul regulation tion by the state A comparison of special tax collections cal col for or the calendar years ears 1934 and 1935 follows li 34 1935 S lOG 23 18 S 40 02 72 1371 47 6 82 73 71 08 os 4 66 20 21 74 60 GO 00 DO V 44 ot fK I 41 49 i n 00 OR 04 D f Jil 53 87 t IS 72 2 SS It 17 0 Ot 0 XI of 20 21 O 00 0 I 7 V A Al 41 1 7 i 10 Ii 6 j 00 7 37 a V 70 8 3 31 91 |