The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 11, 1924, Page 1

~ WE‘THER FORECAST . Bismarck and ° For Cloudy tonight and wednesday, ESTABLISHED 1873 vicinitys, THE BIS MARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1924 FINAL EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS CUT COOLIDGE ASKS 1923 TAXES BE 81 BODIES OF MINERS TAKEN OUT OF CAVERN) Work of Bringing to Surface, Those Entombed in Utah Explosion Goes On 18 ARE UNIDENTIFIED Horse Cars to be Introduced in Furthering Rescue Work in” Mine ———<—} TOTAL INCREASED Castle Gate, Utah, Mar. 11.— Eighty-nine bodies were recover- ed up to 11:30 o'clock today from mine No. 2 of the Utah Fuel Company in which 173 miners were entombed Saturday. The Progress of the rescue crews was slowed up by cave-ins and twist- ed pipes. Castle Gate, Utah, March 11.— Eighty-one bodies had been recover- ed up to 9:15 a. m. from No. 2 mine of the Utah Fuel Company. Fight- een of them remained unidentified. The missing bodies were we ob- ject‘of search by the numerous crews of rescue men. Company and gov- ernment rescue workers’ believe all of the bodies will be removed, by night fall. . Preparations were made last night for the installation of horse-drawn tram cars in the interior of the mine to expedite the removal of the bod- ies, Last night undertakers worked in a tempogary morgue preparing the bodies for burial, Last night a carload of coffins arrived ang a large force of men worked practically all night in re- moving them from the car. to the morgue. This work was carried on through long lanes of crying women and children, who braved the cold night blast that swept through the canyon, Castle Gate yesterday for the first ‘ime since the disaster that struck yractically every home in the camp Saturday when 175 miners were en- tombed by a series of explosigns al- lowed itself to give way to its emo- tions. Grief-stricken’ women, orphan hildren and men hardened by «years f toil in the mines of the district ppeared in the streets of the vil- age. With the approach of every onveyance carrying bodies of men rom the mine the streets filled rapidly and crowds pressed forward othe morgue. During the afternoon he crowds around the morgue he- ame so large a guard was main- .aineg to keep the streets clear. At the company cemetery located within the confines of the area of :nine No, 2 a force of 76 men work- 5 ¢ ing under large are lights hastily|held Thursday evenin ‘nstalled yesterday afternoon cen- sraves-to receive ‘victims of the dis- uster. Burial of the victims will start today, DEMAND FOR + LABOR LIGHT Bismarck Office to be Opened + ‘Next Monday Light ‘demand ‘for farm labor in North Dakota is expected this spring, wecording to Commissioner of Agri- culture and Labor Joseph Kitchen, in charge of the state employment ‘of- ices. There has been already in pecial offices opened, -however, he says, some\demand for women on arms as. housekeepers, for men and their wives for farm work and some for nren to work by the month. Special offices have been opened in Minot, with Clyde Nelson in charge and in Grand Forks with Hans An- derson in charge. An office will be opened in Bismarck Monday with Merman Brocopp in charge and at Oakes on/March 17 with Ed P. Stack in charge. A suggestion of George E. Tucker, ield director of the federal employ- tuent bureau, to the effect that the state-federal. office cooperate ‘with the Northern Pacific railroad labor department, which seeks‘ men for «pring and simmer work on the rail- road, has been adopted, Mr. Kitchen said, ‘. BANKER WINS WALKING RACE ‘ Flaxtgn, N. D., Mar. ing cote much local interestgas the “Spark Plug--Yo Ho,” race took place ‘here Tuesday when Bertle Nelson, presi- dent of the Citizens bank of this city, walked against C. Abbey, manager of the Flaxton Telephone company for a wager of, $25. The route was from Portal to Flaxton, a distance of 13 miles. Nelgon won, making the dis-| tance in two hours and 41 minutes sinued through the night to prepare! merce rooms. 11—A walk- | st that. created almost as | years. ee FIGHTS FOR TEAPOT DOME HARRY F. The holder of ‘the lease on Teapot Dome is now on hi st the government's fight to cancel the oil le Wyoming to re RED CROSS T0 | HOLD ANNUAL “MEETING HERE Representative Attendance Is Asked to Discugs Future Policies The annual meeting of the Burleig County Red Cross charpler will be %, Mareh 20 at 0 P. M. in the Association of Com- Mes. F. L. Conklin, chairman of the chapter, issued the call today and urgently requests that a representative attendance be had to diseuss the program tor the coming year and outline polices to be follew- ed. Officers wil be elected and it is ‘especially hoped that members will show interest enough to attend this most important mecting of the year. Reports will be submitted by the various officials of the Chapter, Suc- cessors tothe Chairman, vice-chair- man and secretary and treasurer will be chosen. Ample opportunity will be given any member to present crit- icisms or to offer suggestions for fu- ture action. t te Most ‘of the’ cHapter program is| now. devoted to social welfare work under the direction of Miss Cashel who has been most efficient in this| department. Some of the Red Cross | activity is dévoted to aiding sexwvice men and preparing papers in connec- tion with various claims before the Veterans Bureau, Mrs: Conklin has won special dis- tinction for her wotk in behalf of the service men of the state and the Burleigh County Chapter ranks f‘rst in the state for number and rapidity with which such cases have been handled. - WEST SEES WORTH OF N. D. « SOIL, DECLARES. 0°CONNOR Grand, Forks, N.D., March 11.— California businessmen redlize that he prosperity of agriculture.is ne- cessary, if other classes are to pros- per, according to J. F. T. O'Connor, Grand Forks attorney who-has just returned from a trip to California, He stated that he talked to sev- eral persons in California who were planning investment in’North Dako- ta real estate, taking the View that it would probably never: be lower than now, and that . profits fright reasonably be expected in a few SEVERS BELT, FALLS 25 FEET Minot, N. D., Mar. 11—Otto Haas, lineman employed :by the Northern States Power comapny, had a mirac- ulous eScape from sustaining serious injuries recently, when he accidental- and outdistancing Abbey by 2 1-2/ly slashed his safety belt with a hat- miles. Ten automobiles escorted the | chet arid: fell 25 feet to the ‘earth walkers. fF » RASSHOPPERS SEEN IN HEBRON from a tree where he was cutting limbs,, He sustained painful bruises to\an ankle and one side, as a result Hebron, N. D., Match 11—Despite | of a fall, but no. bones were frac- the apparent return of wintry wealth-| tured, the attending Physician states. er, Tony Neihardt, farmer near here | The! declares spring has come for. he re- jai ports seeing: thousands of - newly hatched grasshoppers this month, ceident happened af Fourth ng First street northwest. 8 willvbe confined in a local hos- pital for about a week, it is sai said. ‘Tot Willlam 3. McAdoo, SINCLAIR way to BY CARRIERS ASK ° REHEARING IN N. D. GRAIN CASE Upon petition of the railroads, the date the commission's order in Case No. 1860, has been ex- tended to April 10, 1924 to enable the re- of carriers to file a petition for hearing. This exse involves the car- load, rates on all grain and grain products, flax and millet seed be- tween points within the state of orth Dakota’ The commission's ori- ginal ordér which was to become ef- fective March 15, 1924 made a reduc: tion of, about 18 percent in the rates. The Midland Continental Railroad has also fileg a petition asking to be relieved from coniplying with the or- der on the grounds that the Mid- land’s financial edhdition is such that it cannot stand a reduction in rates. BANKRUPTCY “CASE PUT OFF Case Against R. C. Rosen To Go Over Term The case of R. C. Rosen, former Bismarck merchant, charged with coneealing assets in bankruptcy, was continued over until the May term of federal court in Fargo on motion of the defense, before Judge Andrew Miller in federal court here late yes- terday. The action followed. sub- mission of a demurrer which the court took under advisement. Rosen was charged in a federal indictment with concealing assets of $14,000. ‘The ‘bill of particulars pre- sented by W. C. Green, assistant U. 5. district attorney,’ was declared in- sufficient by the defense. The theory of the government, as explained by Mr. Green, was to show what stock of merchandise Rosen, who was in the clothing, business, had purclesed, what was accounted for and to charge him with concealing that not account- ed for, putting the burden of proof on Rosen to show, that he had not concealed assets. This the qefense argued, was insufficient, The case was called before Judge Miller after the‘conclusion of the case in‘ which Beach youths were charged with theft. of mail sacks from the railroad. station at Beach. Waldo Neudeck and Thomas McNeese were sentenced to 14 months each in federal prison on. their pleas of guilty, . ; There were no jury cases for the federal court jury to consider when court convened this’ morning. The jury was excused until aftergcon when it was expetted a government civil case would be tried. ALABAMA VOTES ' Birmingham, Ala, Mar. 11.—Ala- bama: voters were tolay participating in the state’s first preferential pri- mary. » Three Democratic candidates were’ before the people—Senator Oscar W. Underwood, L, P Musgrove and A, Dinsmore.’ The successful cand! date will have the privilege of nam- ing the state’s delegation to the na- tional convention, Dinsmote is an avowed supporter C é yg ; FORD SHOALS PLANMEASURE ~ PASSES HOUSE Representatives Vote to. Ac- cept Offer by 227 to 142 Vote After Fight CITIZENS CELEBRATE Tennessee Valley People See Visions of Ford Building a City Eighty Miles Long Washington, March | 11.—Henry Ford's offer for Muscle Shoals, pend- ing before congress for more than two years, was approved late yester- day by the house. By a,vote of 227 to 142, the Me- Kenzie bill, which would authorize scceptance of Ford's bid, was passed and sent to the senate where there is uncertainty as to what action, if any, will be taken on it at this ses- sion. : Continuously before the house for a week, the McKenzie measure was approved practically in the form in which it was reported by the mili- tary committee, which had been in- formed by Mr. Ford that he would take over the government's nitrate and power project on the Tennessec river under the terms embodied in the bill. Mi Attached to the bill, however, was the Madden amendment, approved by the military committee, which obli- gates the government to replace the Gorgas steam power plant, recently sold to the Alabama Power Company Provision is made that this plant, which is not to cost, with a trans mission line to nitrate ple two, more than the ceived for the Gorgas property, to be sold to Mr. is Ford, along with nitrate plants numbers 1 and 2, and the Waco quarry, year Russellville, Alabama. Lease For 100 Years Under the terms of the bill, Ford will have the right to lease for 100 years dam 2 and 3 at Muscle Shoals, and adjacent power stations, Out- numbered, but fighting stubbornly to the last roll call, opponents of the offer made a futile last minute at- tempt to bring him‘under the terms of the federal waterpower act, there- by limiting his lease to 50 years, and to keep in the bill an améndment, adopted Saturday, which would ec able the government to “recaptur the propegti in the event the L troit manufacturer failed to live up to his contract in any particular. On the demand of Chairman Madden of, the Appropriations com- mittee, one of the leading Ford of- fer advocates, a roll call was de- manded: just before the final vote on the amendment, and it went out of the bill by a vote of 197 to 176. Party lines were disregarded to a large extent en the final vote, al- though Democrats as a‘ rule support- ed the sbill. / CITIZENS CELEBRATE Birmingham, March 11.—Cities of the ; Tennessee valley reported ti ay greatest celebration since the armi3- ticeion receipt of news that the house had passed the McKenzie «bill pro- viding for the leasing of Muscle Shoals to Henry Ford. Remembering Ford’s{_ promisc to build Yan industrial city several miles, long, citizens expect a boom provided he is finally given the right to de- velop the shoals property. a ° BANK MATTERS MAY GO BEFORE WILLIAMS JURY Williston, N, D., March 11.—-The Williston county grand jury, called by Judge John C. Lowe of Minot to conyene here today, will consist of 23 members who have already been chosen by the jury board. The jury beard is composed of Sheriff Erick- son, County Auditor Hoare and Coun- ty Treasurer Swimley, Speculation is rife here as Z what matters the jury may |investi- gate. The Williams County Farmers Press in its current issue, declares fhat while it has been rumored that. the jury was called primarily - for the purpose of investigating liquor law violations, the general imprese sion is that the closing of the Wil- liams County State bank of this city on last June 12 is the reason behind the order and that, the institution will come in for a thorough inves- tigation along, perhaps, with other banks that have closed in this coun- ty duzing the past few months. The jury personnel follows: S. W. Callahan; A. C. Wagenen, Williston; Alvin Bean, Wheelock; Ole Leste- herg, Williston; Mrs, William Bro- driek, Williston; W. H. Bangs, Wil- liston; Mrs. Eric Kather, Williston; 0. N. Lee, Wildrose; J. P. Dahl Will- iston;| Nels L. Larson, Zahl; R. E. Krei- ger, Williston; J. W. Shields, Buford; John P. Hagge, Bonetiwill; John Se- venson, Bonetraill; Peter Oleson, Mc- Gregor; Ed. Wallestad, Ray; Oscar Holmburg, Corinth; James A. Car- ney, Williston; Mrs... W..F. Gerrity, Wheelock; Frank Acker, Williston: N. W. Colebank, Buford and Helmer Braaten. Dow. . The last gtand jury term was held in Williams county a- quarter of va century ago, according to local cit- izens. HEAR MUTINY IN NEW STATE ARMY SERIOUS Correspondents Declare That Reports From _ Dublin Minimized Seriousness | SOLDIERS HANDCUFFED Motor Lorries and Armored Cars Are Again Rushed Through Dublin Streets London, Mar. 11.—Dispatches from Dublin correspondents today say the trouble in the Free State, Army has been of much wider effect than the cial reports admit, action with changes in the army is geni says the correspond- ents and the public has not heard all that has happened. There were incidents in Dublin yes- day recalling the recent troublous times, the correspondents declare, with the rapid movement of armored nd lorries carrying armed sol- diers through the streets and now and then a low-flying airplane. At one time a part of 40 soldiers handcuffed in pairs was marched through the streets under strong es- cort, Whether they were mutineers was unknown. . Mires are said to have .been cut in m places around Dublin and gua everywhere have been streng- thened, including those at army head quarters. Meanwhile Major-Gen Liam Tobin and Col. Charles Dalton, alleged leaders of the mutiny, con- tinue at liberty, ia SAY NORMAL RESTORED Dublin, Mar. 11.-Free State army headquarters announced early tod that the situation following the cent mported mutiny was “absolute- ly normal in all commands.” MINISTER RES! iS Dublin, March 11.~-Joseph — Me- Gyath, minister of industry and com- merce, announced his resignation in the Dail Eireann this afternoon be- cause of “muddling” in connection with Army trouble: . LEFOR CASE BEFORE JUDGE Demurrer of State Bonding Fund Is Sustained Judge C. M. Cooley of Grand Forks, in district court here today, sustained u demurrer of the state bonding fund to the case of L. R. Baird, genéral receiver of closed banks, against Adam Lefor, former receiver of a Belfield State Bank, in which the receiver charged. misappre- priation of funds, demanded an ac- counting and asked $25,000 on Lefor's bond. ‘The bonding fund contended the claim was not filed within the statutory 20 days. Immediately attorneys for the re- ceiver filed an amended complaint te cover the situation. There still re- mained demurrer interposed by Lefor to be ruled upon Attorneys for Lefor raised ;the question of whether or not Judge Cooley, being of another district, coulg sit in the case. Judge Covley stated that many complicated situa- tions had arisen out of the law of the last legislature under which, with a supreme court order, bank receiver- ship matters were placed in the Bur- leigh district court and Judge Cooley designated to have charge. Judge Cooley said there was a question of just how far this jurisdiction goes. ‘COUNTY MAKES BOND CLAIM Williams county has made claim against the state bonding fund for $41,968.58 on the bond of Oscar E. Westberg, former county treasurer, the claim growing out of county money deposited in banks now closed. —__—_—_————_* | Weather Report | +—_}—. e For twenty-four hours ending at noon today: Temperature at 7 a. m. . Highest erday ... owest yesterday . Lowest last night Precipitation Highest wing'velocity . Weather Forecast - For Bismarck and vicinity: , Part- ly cloudy tonight and Wediesday. Not so cold tonight. North Dakota: Partly cloudy to- night and Wednesday. Not so cold tonight central portion. Weather Conditions High: pressure, “accompanied by fair, cold weather, covers the Plains States this morning. Bismarck re- ported the lowest temperature on the map but-the temperature rose rapfd- ly after-7 a. m. Precipitation oc- curred in the Great Lakes region, Mississippi Valley and over the Rocky Mountain region. The weather is generally fair west o¥ the Rockies. ‘ORRIS. W. ROBERTS, Meteorologist. | Says Man Referred To By] MARKED MIGRATION FROM FARMS IN ENTIRE UNITED STATES IS SHOWN Part of it Occasioned py the Search for’ New Land. and Moving From One Agricultural State te Another, ; Department Finds Washington, March 11.—Almost fifth of the country’s farms had new occupants in 1922. Nine southern states showed chan- &gs in more than @ quarter of their farms, the Department of Agricul- ture uniounced today after a survey of the situation and only six state: all in New England, showed le than 10 percent change in their farm occupants. In most of the corn belt ern states changes ranged to 15 percent. The chief cause of the turn-over believed by agricultural experts a and west- from 10 STYLES QUITS STATE PLACE Wesley Styles the state e department, resigney e over the manage- ment of the Grand Forks branch of the Occident Life Insurance Company at Grand Forks, the company absorb- ing the ife Com-, pany of that city. th will fill Mr. Style's for the present. MAJOR NAMES | WILLIS AS NOT OHIO SENATOR tuary-examiner of As position That Name in ‘Telegrams Was McLean’s Lawyer “WORKING ON WAL Mar. 11. After “an mining telegrams from Three Rivers, New Mexico, the oil committee resumed its public hearings today by, recalling John ¥ Major, one of E, B. Melean’s ager Major said ‘Lean had not to him about the conference which the Washington publisher had with. Al- bert B. Fall at Atlantic City in mid- December before Fall wrote the com- | mittee he got $100,000 from McLean. The witness testified last Satur- day that it was at this conference that McLean and Fall discussed the testimony McLean was to give before mentioned in s ges, was identif by Major as Wilton J. Lambert, Me- Lean's personal attorney. The witness said he thought the code word “Eyed” in one telegram referred to E. S. Rochester, attached to the office of Attorney-General Daugherty. / By his messAge to McLean rr that A, Mitchell Palmer had “partles working on Walsh” Major said he meant simply that there were people inquiring of Walsh as to whether McLean was to be called*to testify. Major said he returned from Palm Beach with C. Bascom Slemp, secre- tary to President Coolidge, and had Been to see him several times since at his invitation, The witness said his calls on Slemp were “purely social.” MANY REBELS — SURRENDER Generals Continue to Give Up : in Mexico Mexico City P.)—The continued sur: hel leaders is reported. General Jose Domingo ' Garrido, formerly on the staff of Genera En- viaue Estrada, Jalisco rebel com mander, has given himself up in Mex ico City, it is said. According to dispatches from Guad- alajara General J. Novoa, another Es- trada follower, hus surrendered in that city while P. Flores has turned over his forces numbering about “lof putting the jhis attention, if he takes the vss of new land past has set up waves mong the population. Another cause is seen in the extent to which farm land has been bought and sold for investment and specula- tion. In addition the rapid indus ialization of the United States, be- es producing a steady movement of population to the cities brings about constant changes in market op- portunities and necessitates readjust- ments in systems of farming and in sizes of farms while different class- es of farmers in this country move in considerable numbers from one agricultural state to another. JOHNSON HERE TO ASK VOTRS OF CITIZENS in Bismarck Tonight as Part of Campaign to be the attr which in the of migration DEMOCRA' TILL SCRAP Murphy Supporters Issue An swer to Wooledge’s Appeal to Dems of State Senator Hiram Johnson, Republican andidate for the presidential nomin- ation,’entered the second day’of his swing through North Dakota toaay. At Beach yesterday afternoon and Dickinson last night, the California Senator was to make an appeal to voters in Mandan this afternoon and will speak at the city Auditorium in Bismarck at 8 o'clock tonight. Sen- ator Johnson is the only candidate for the presidential nomination to tour the state. O. M. Hector of Fargo, state cam- peign manager, issued-a statement in Fargo asserting that “Senator Johnson will ry North Dakota in the March primary by a liberal ma- jorit, “He made his statement af- a trip over the state. He assert- ed that the California Senator was gaining rapidly “in the towns and cities where the bysiness people are realizing that his eypnort of the Me- Taugen bill may be the means e back on its fect.” SORLIE HERE A. jorlie of Grand Forks, lea- gue candidate for Governor, is here today for a conference with members of the ue organization, SENATORS FOR COULTER BILL J ator Lynn J. Frazi nd Ed Ladd apparently at odds with some of their constitu- ents, over the so-called Coulter - 000,000 livestock loan bill. Both the North Dakota Senators are support- ing the bill in Congress, while it has been condemned in many North Da- kota meetings of Nonparti Sen- ator Frazier also apparently favors the McNary-Haugen bill.» He is quo- ted in the Congressional Record as follows: he little bill (the Coulter bill) s up before us now is only a that drop in the bucket. It makes but very little difference one way or the other in my estimation. It will help some farmers to get on’ their feet; but a bill like the McNary Haugen bill or the Norris-Si bill will be a real relief to the lad to hear the S from Connecticut say that he would support any measure that would hon- estly help the farmers. I shall take pleasure in calling that statement to same attitude when these other bills come {up that he has taken h@re today.” ABOR MAN FOR COOLIDGE No Union man need be ashamed to vote for Calvin Coolidge for presi- dent,” was the message in a nutshell given in Devils Lake by Jameg Knox; member of the United Mine Workers of America, when he delivered the first campaign address of the season 1,000 men to Gen. Amaro at Sayula. (Continued on page 3) TEACHERS ALSO MUST PAY STATE INCOME TAX, IS ANNOUNCEMENT All state income tax reports must be. filed with the state department here by March 15, it is announced by the state tax commissioner's of- fice.’ There is no extension of time granted, In a letter directed to superintend- ents of schools, to clear up a misun- derstanding that school teachers are exempt from the stata income tax, Tax. Commissioner C. ©. Converse say: “The state income tax law of North Dakota imposes a tax on the entire net income réceived by every resident of North Dakota, with the exception of two’ classes of income (1) Interest upon obligations of \the Uniteg States or its possessions,’ or ‘upon obligations of the) state of! orth Dakota or any political sub- division of the state of North Da- kota: (2) salaries, wages and other compensation received from the United States by officials or‘ employ- es sthereof, including persons in the |military or naval forces of the United States, “There seems to be % general im- pression throughout the state of |North Dakota that salaries of school teachers and public officials are ex- empt from the state income tax law. This is entirely incorrect. All state and local public officials, including school tegchérs and other public em- ployes are subject to the state income tax or incothe received from the state of North Dakota or subdivisions of the state.” PRESIDENT IN MESSAGE ASKS EARLY ACTION Would Have Reduction Made Effective by March 15, In- come Tax Paying Time SETBACK IN HOU: ed to Lay Aside Business for Tax Reduction Representatives Had Dec Washington, Mar. 11.—(By the A. P.) —President Coo- lidge today sent a_ special message to Congress recom- mending a reduction of 25° per cent in income taxés for 1923 be authorized . befor: March 15. The President believes tha‘ the importance of the reduc tion would justify the layin aside of all other legislative: business for its consideration Message of President The text of the message follows: 4 “iH had been my earnest hope that a 25 percentum re- duction in taxes to be paid for the current year might be provided before the 15th of March current. “Many peopie have been expecting that such would be the case and deferred their tax returns accordingly. It is a matter of such imminent importance that I have no hesitation in recommending that the public welfare would be advanced by laying aside all other legislation and enact- ing a resolution for this pur- pose, which ought to be by unanimous consent. “The taxpayers, the busi- ness interests, agriculture, in- dustry, finance, in fact, all the elements that go to make up the economic welfare of the people of America would greatly benefit by such ac- tion. “It would remove an ele- ment of uncertainty from the current financial year at once, which would be a strong stim- ulent to business with its re- sultant business to the wage earner and the agriculture of our country.” “It is impossible to see that any harm could accrue from this action and there is every prospect of resulting benefit which would be very great. “It would be a positive step in the right direction whichis needed at this time to justify the confidence of the people that the government is intent solely on the promotion of the welfare without regard to any collateral objects.” Washington, Mar. 11.—Deteriain: tion to hold night sessions of the senate finance committee in an effort to speed up disposition of the rev- enue bill was voiced today by Ch: man Smoot. The most important ad- ministrative sections cf the measur and all of the tax Schedules rema to be acted upon. Secretary Mellor will be heard 1 the committee before the tax rate are studied. Mr. Smoot has decle ed that some of the rates as reav ed by the house will have to*be v vised, insisting the measure as stands fails by $100,000,000 of rais ing. sufficient revenue Mr. Mellon will be asked to pre- sent his views on the house bill and to estimate the amount of revenue which will be necessary for the mes- sure to provide. Mr. Smoot has indicated he will proposg a sales tax as an amend- ment to the bill. Leaders of both parties huve repeatedly declared against such tax. ims OBJECT TO °23 CUT Washington, March 11. he meve- ment to obtain immediate actioo in the proposed 26 percent reduction in income taxes payable this year was revived in the house but as quickly turned down. Republican leaders decided that action could not be ob- tained on a resohition before March 15. when the first installments are due. Se : Republican members of the ways and means committee meeting with Representative Longworth, _ party lcader, agreed however, that if the revenue bill; already passed by the house and containing this provision, meets with any delay in enactment. a separate resolution to .make the cut effeetive before June 15, ‘would be pressed, = * t