The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 21, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER FORECASTS Mostly fair tonight and Thurs- day. Somewhat warmer tonight, ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1924 [FINAL EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS REACH AGREEMENT ON NEW TAX BILL WATSON HITS AT PURPOSE OF p . MANY PROBES Declares They / ‘Are Designed To Break Down the Faith 5 Of the People STANDARD HIGH Never More Exacting in Pub- lic Service Than Under Pres. Coolidge May 21 (By the A. P.)—An assault upon the work of what were characterized as the de- structive forces temporarily in con- trol of the situation at Washi and a restatement of Republican principles constituted the main themes of the keynote address de- livered to the Republican State Convention here today by its temp- orary chairman, Senator James E. Watson, of Indiana. Besides assailing vestigators as seekers after political advantage regardless of the effect of their work on their national gov- ernment, Senator Watson reviewed the accomplishments of the Repub- lican party since Civil War day: sattacked the record of the Demo- cratic party and praised the achi ments of the Harding-Coolidge ad- ministration in the field of interna- tional relations. He laid stress up- on the Senaté investigations dec ing that they were not only obstruc- tive of the enactment of needed leg- islatioy, but also designed to break down the faith of the American people in their national institu tions. “We are now witnessing the bane- ful effects of the activities of ob- structive farces at Washington,” he said. “For many weeks the work of legislation has been hindered or halted by the effort being made by certain powerful elements tempor- arily in control of the situation, to break down the faith of the Amer- ican people in their national admin- istration regardless of its effect on their national government. For weeks the newspapers of the land have reeked with stories of public corruption, exaggerated out of all proportion to their true value, broadcast from the capitol at Washington as an overture to the campaign of 1924, Not Defending Wrong “The Republican party does defend wrongdoing in public offi- cials in ¢ither state or nation. The pretense that the personal guilt of an isolated official is a party mat- ter is essentially hypocritical. The attempt to make it appear, on no larger grounds than yet have been developed, that the government is reeking with rottenness, is a kind 8f politics which strikes not so much at the party in power as at the heart of government itself. The effect of this remarkable ‘campaign has been to create distrust in the hearts of the people and fear in all phases of business. It has bred a morbid state of mind throughout \ the country and in such an atmo- ysphere initiative and enterprise are / chilled. “The present and the futu Indianapolis the Senate in- ) not filled with doubt ‘with fofeboding{s because no man knows what the morrow will bring forth. As a re- sult, the factory wheels have been slowing down, unemployment is on the increase, and the great pros- perity we have been enjoying as the result of confidence in our gover: ment, confidence in our institu- tions, confidence in the soundness of our business enterprises and in our financial stability, and confi- dence in our fellow man, is slowly waning because of these repeated assaults upon them all for purely partisan purpose: “Believe me, fellow Republicans, when I say that the government of this nation is clean and safe and sound. Believe me when I say that the foundations of the Republic still stand, secure against the attacks of those who would undermine or overthrow them, safe in the affec- tions of the people whose rights they protect and whose interests hey safeguard. The spots on the sun do not blacken the orb, The few instances of official wrongdoing are infinitely small as compared with the cases where public officials have been and are patriotically and hon- restly doing their duty every day and every hour. ) Standard Under Coolidge “The standard of official conduct under Calvin Coolidge is high, in very truth never higher, and hope- less ‘indeed would be the fyture of our republic should any other rule obtain. Knowing the President of the United States as all Ameri- cans do, his integrity, his zeal for the national welfare, his inflexible morality, his fixity of purpose for the right, it is unfortunate that, with all the great post-war problems confronting us and demanding so- lution at our hands, the business of the nation should be halted for weeks by the leaders of the party out of power which have been’ en- gaged in an effort to blacken the government and besmirch the, Re- publican party. “We all know that that effort has been 8 dismal failure. We all_know tthe people have grown weary with the ‘flow of gossip and the flood of scandal with which they. have been deluged from Washing- ton. They are interested first of (Continued om page 2) SCORES TRAPPED IN TUNNEL Gas believed to have been generated b during a traffic jam in Pittsburg’s new I wa Tw automobile us: The congestion caused by the street car strike. pitals in a serious condition. his side the tunnel mouth while rescue “POPPY WEEK” WILL BE OBSERVED IN BISMARCK, BEGINNING SATURDAY American ievion Auxiliary Undertakes Annual Cam-| paign to Net Funds For the} Aid of Disabled Ex-Service Men in the State—Poppies Are Made by Disabled Vet- erans of World War. “Poppy Week” will observed Bismarck. The annual members of Auxili for welfare fund e men, will open in Saturday, May 24. The ments for the sale are in orn of a committee of which Mrs. G. N, Nelson is chairman. “Poppy Week’ has come to be a week of sentiment. Wearing of poppies signifies a remembrance of the days of the World War and those who suffered’ in it. Though sentiment rules the sale, the object is strictly utilitarian, The poppies to be offered for sale here are made by disabled vet- erans in hospitals, who are paid one cent each for their work. The material is furnished them. The | result is that 80 percent of the re- ceipts go into the fund to care for | disabled and needy veterans. | Last year over $400 netted by the Legion and Auxiliary, and it is} hoped to exceed the amount this! year. The money is to be used for state hospitalization work -and for general welfare work. ‘The demand | for funds is greater than one might | believe, to members of poppy does everything, but vice men's work, There are n ut ce men left in he Is | in the city, but there are a great many in the state, and .the poppy sale is but one means of providing | funds to give them the care that} shows their services are not for- gotten, All of the expenditures, | however, are made quietly and un- | officiously, both that part which goes to the aid of disabled veterans and that part to general welfare work for veterans. | rs. Nelson has appointed the following captains, who are select- ing their teams: Mrs. J. C. Beck,| Mrs. G. F. Bird, Mr: L. Barth, as: Philip Elliott and Miss Lei Volunteer workers are Is who will aid in the le are asked to notify. the cap- be in sale the the for of poppies, by American Legion benefit. of the disabled sale do in their few ex-se: Headquarters will be opened Sat- urday in the Grand Paeific hotel. Large poppies were being offered to business houses today for decor- ative purposes. Large poppies may | also be secured by the general pub- lic for decorative purposes. NESTOS SPEAKS AT JAMESTOWN | Governor Nestos will open his j speaking campaign at Jamestown to- | night, and will continue on the stump for several days defending the ad- | ministration from attacks of poli- | tical opponents. He is scheduled to | speak at Sheldon Friday afternoon, lay 23, at Buffalo Saturday after- | noon, May 24, at Casselton, the night of May 25 and at Beach, the night of May 26. a CREAMERY IS INCORPORATED Articles. of incorporation filed with the Secretary of State include: ‘Fargo Creamery and Produce Gompany, Fargo; capital stock $50,- 000; incorporators, L. B, Kilbourne, Chicago; L. A. Goss, F. D. Newell, Minneapolis; R. E. Patterson, Far- g0; Geo, H. Fendt, Chicago, j also, utomobiles overcame scores erty tube, a long tunnel for to increased auto traffi nty victims were taken to ho: picture shows people waiting out- crews were at work. due | PRESUMABLY IT IS THE CLIMATE Oakland, California, May 21.—Wil- lian Wells, 72, and Mrs. Mary A. Little Fair, both of Richmond, Cali- fornia, were married here yesterday. Mrs. Wells is 85 years old and has 15 children; 30 grandchildren grent-granchildren and four great- great-grandehildren. Wells is only 71, but is the proud progenitor of four children, six grandchildren ana two great-grandehildren. HARRY K. THAW IS ARRESTED, FREED ON BAIL NONPARTISAN KEY -NOTE IS GIVEN PUBLIC 'T. H. H. Thoresey, Candidate For Attorney - General, Opens the Campaign DEFENDS NDUSTRIES Declares Big Money Interests Are Out to Break Down The State Banks McClusky, N. D., May 21—The virtual key-note of the Nonpartisan League state political campaign was ounded here last night by T. H. H. Thoresen of Dunn county, league candidate for Attorney-General, who n a speaking tour yesterday h will carry him into many Other League speakers have n the stunip, ome and join us in this fight for democracy,” said Mr. Thoresen, concluding his address. “Let bu nessmen, laborers, farmers and pro- fessional men join hands in this fight. It is a fight where all good citizens belong. Let us put this program over and demonstrate once and for all that we are going to rid ourselves of the shackles of in- dustrial slavery which is sinking down to utter hopelessness thou sands, yes millions, of good Amer- icans every year. “Let us clean our government of graft and corruption and demon- strate once again to the whole world that America, the land of the free, able of working out her own vation for the good of all the people and thus give courage and hope to the struggling masses of humanity all over the world that ihesUnitedeStates! will leadianerice a better and nobler life. Let us put linto operation in this state the in- dustrial program. Let us all, re- gardless of political belief, put our \shoulder to the wheel and push and pull together for a greater and bet- ter North Dakota. And if we do, then I feel that we can truthfully with the orator: ‘A vision of the future rises. I see our country filled with happy homess with. fire- sides of content, the foremost land of all the earth.” Changes Take Place Thoresen, in opening his ad- declared that “tremendous Held in New York to Answer Charges of Assault Frederick: Gump, Jr. bho New York, May 21.—Harry Thaw is held on bail again today a t a few brief hours of absolute freedom. He pleaded not guilty yes- terday to two indictments charging him with kidnaping Frederick Gump Jr. in 1916 and with second degree assault and held on $1,000 bail. after he left the court another ment conspirac: out of the juris- on K. indie then 16 years old, \diction of the court after the alleg- ed attack was discovered, Thaw re- turned and pleaded not guilty to this Bail will be adjusted — to The civil action in the Gump case was settled out of court. here were indications that Gump, who now is married and living in Galifornia, would not come here to testify against Thaw, in which case it would be impossible to try the cas Thaw recently was declared sane by a jury in Philadelphia after years of confinement in an asylum, and was given full liberty just before starting for New York to answer the Gump charge TAX CASEIS, CONTINUED McKenzie Case to Come Up Again on May 28 P. Flannery, The case of George j administrator of the Alexander Me- | Kenzie estate, seeking to have the will admitted to probate in the Bur- | leigh county court here as a foreign will; was concluded late today with completion of cross-examination of Mr. Flannery and reading of a depo- sition of C. B. Little. At the conclusion of the day in cdurt a postponement until May 28 was granted on application of the state tax commissioner and county's attorney, who desired more time in preparation of their case. It had been explained by Tax Commission- er C. C, Converse when the case opened that postponement would be asked because of newly discovered evidence and inability of placing it before the court at this time. COGHLAN FILES FOR HIGH COURT Joseph Coghlan of Bismarck has filed petitions placing himself in the race for nomination for supreme court judge. C. S. Shippy of Hope has filed for judge of the first judicial district. , Both had previous- ly announced their candidacy. y to take Gump,| ° and momentous are the changes that have taken place in the world of politics during the last few years. He assailed men and events in Washington, and declaged that “we make it possible for nations to rise one against the other and continue the consumption of life and proper- ty? For what? To determine who is to collect the interest on the war debt.” He charged that the national government was “not a government of the people but, in constract, government of special privilege by I interests for special {nter- declared people have awakened to the realization that the (Continued on page 2) FARM AID BILL DISCUSSION IS HELD UP TODAY Will be Resumed Tomorrow. However, Under Agree- ment Which Is Accepted Washington, May 21.—Discussion of the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill was side-tracked in the Housg today by agreement for discussion of miscellaneous measures, Debate will be resumed tomorrow, however, under the program acepted late ye: terday allowing 15 hours for general discussion and calling for day and night sessions in an effort to get action by Saturday night or carly next week despite’ the delay yester- day in making a start. The bill received oniy brief dis- cussion after if was reached yeste day afternoon, running into a serics of quorum calls, which continued for more than two hours after the din- ner recess until enough members had been rounded up by the ser- geants-at-arms to permit the cham- ber to proceed. Representative Voight of Wiscon- sin, a Republican -member of the agricultural committee, opposing the bill as a price-fixing measure, made the only address at the night ses- sion, which ended shortly before midnight. MAINE WRITERS HAVE 1G TASK Portland!, Me., May 21—A copy of the Bible to be written, in long hand is being compiled by the Bible So- ciety of Maine, The pages are be- ing written by mote than 1,500. per- sons ranging in age from six and a half years to ninety. The book will contain 1,500 pages of about the, size of an ordinary newspaper and’ will weigh 80 pounds, It will be used for exhibition purposes. ST ATE K. OF C. MEETS IN MINOT Minot, N. D., May 21.—Final ar- rangements for the state mecting of the Knights of Columbus which will he held here Monday, May 26, were made at a special meeting of the lo- cal council and plans made for the reception of the delegates and other visitors expected to be here on that day. The meeting will be held in the club rooms of St. Leo's church. District. Deputy James S. Mill has received notification that Su- preme Secretary William McGinley of New Haven, Conn., will be here next Sunday and all delegates, state and district officers have been ne ified to be in Minot that ning to attend a banquet to be given in the dining hall of St. Leo's church. Rt. Rev, Vincent Wehrle, Bishop of Bismarck, will also be among the vis- itors to attend. Knights and their ladics are invited to attend the ban- quet. The delegates to the state meeting consist of the grand knights and past grand knights of the 11 councils of the state, . BONUS FACTOR CHANGE GIVEN BY ACTUARIES ible Made Public Based on . Full, Amount Insurance Individual Might Get REMAINS SAME TOTAL Washington, May 21. (By the A. P.)—Veterans bureau actuaries i turmed members of Congress today for the first time that the list “factors” prepared by them and re- contly made public for computing the amount of insurance’ due under the bonus law took into account the extra 25 percent of adjusted service ompensation allowed by the bill on insurance cert.fitutes. + This means that a veteran in é8m- puting the value of the insurance policy he will receive simply will tultiply his credit at $1.25 a day for fgreign Service and one dollar a day for horie service by his factor, wh'ch previously has been made public. The extra 25 percent is not to be added as heretofore announced. As an example, if the veteran has the maximum amount of home service credits, $500, the insurance policy would amount to about 2 1-2 times that amount, or $1,260, according to the age of the veteran. H. P. Brown, Veterans Bureau actuary, explained the table of fac- tors recently made public has been based on values of $1.25 instead of $i.00 as usual and thus took into account the extra 25 percent allowed by the bill and saved double_com- putation. This will result in lower values for insurance policies all along the line than have been figured by Con- gress, Brown said, but would make no difference in the estimated total cost of the bill, since all these facts have been taken into consideration by the actuaries of both Veterans Bureau and the Treasury Depart- ment who figured on the expense. above situation should be teken into account by veterans in figuring their insurance from fac- tors given in The 1 Tribune yesterday. The o—-———_--— - + | Weather Report & +For twenty-four hours ending at noon today. Temperature at 7 a. Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Lowest last night . Precipitation Highest wind velocity WEATHER FORECASTS For Bismarck and vicinity: fair tonight and Thursday. what warmer tonight. For North Dakota: tonight and Thursday. warmer tonight. GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS The pressure is high over the Plains States and cool weather pre- vails from the Rocky Mountain states eastward to the Great Lakes region. Killing frost occurred at gome piaces in North Dakota early this morning. Lower pressure covers the area west of the Rockies, The weather is some- what unsettled over the region and scattered showers occurred along the eastern slope of the Rockies, in the Mississippi Valley and some snow is falling in the upper Great Lakes, re- gion. NORTH | DAKOTA CORN WHEAT REGION SUMMARY, For the week ending May 20, 1924. Farm work was interrupted some- what by showers, especially during the’ latter portion of the week, out good progress was made generally. Corn planting was somewhat delayed but is well under way, some early planted being up. Cutworms’ are numerous and considerable damage was reported, Spring wheat stooled particularly well and has good stand and color. Flax seeding continues m. - 40 Mostly Some- Mostly fair Somewhat ND with indications of greatly increased | Pastures and ranges are t, aud livestock is in good ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteorologist. HOOVER URGE RAIL MERGERS FOR RATE CUTS ary of Commerce Tells ate Committee Bene- fit Would Come THE ADV ANTAGES Cummins — Law Mergers Is Held Most Im- portant Action Now Washington, May — 21.—Consolid tion of railway praperties as propo ed in a bill introduced by Senator Cummins, Republican, dorsed by Secretary before the Senate merce committee, The plan would result, Mr. said, in a more equitable structure of rates since the rate structure could be reorganized without dis- turbing the present earning rate level of the roads. It would permit relief in lower rates to agriculture "nd coal, he thought, by imposing a heavier burden in the way of rates upon finished goods. The most important step that could be taken now to promote rail- way consolidation, the eret de- elared, would be the passage of some such law as that proposed by Senator Cummons, since the essential matter is now affirmative action by Con- gress, He suggested that neither the Interstate Commerce Commission nor Congress should do anything final in that direction, however, un- til the public had been given oppor- tunity to thoroughly consider and discuss whatever consolidation plan the commission may recommend. The Secretary said another argu- ment for consolidation was that it would bring about reorganization of freight terminals which he thought would be vitally important in bring- ing about lower rates. Terminal es often cost eilires more, he said, than railroad rates, Hoover interstate today Hoover AVIATORS NOW WAIT LIFTING OF BAD FOGS Still Held on Japanese Island on Their Flight Around The World Tokio, May 21. (By the A. P.)— The American army aviators flying around the world are being delayed at Hittokappu Bay, Island of Yeto- roful, in the Kuriles, by bad wea- ther. An official dispatch to the Japanese Navy Department which was sent from a Japanese destroyer on duty with the flyers at 11 a. m. today said the Americans were waiting until foggy weather, which had persisted there for several dave cleared. HEARING IS NEARING END Muscle S! Shoals “Proposi als May Reach Senate Washington, May 21.—The Muscle Shoals hearing will end next Mon- day, the Senate agricultural com- mittee agreed today after an exec- utive session. The committee will consider all of the proposals at executive sessions beginning Tues- day and a report is expected by the end of the week. Chairman Norris said he believed that the committee would be able to make a report within two or three days and the Muscle Shoals ques- tion could be taken up in the Senate next week. N. P. CANDIDATE AT WASHBURN T. H. H. Thoresen of Dunn Cen- ter, league candidate for Attorney- General, and Mrs. E. 0. Bailey of Manning, spoke at a Nonpartisan League mecting at Washburn late yesterday, Walter Moddock, candi- date of the League for licutenant- governor, who was billed to accom- pany Thoresen, did not do so. People who talk in com-} (MANY EVENTS { "Permitting cor i Ik | | | lowa, was in-! WILL EXPLORE N. D. BAD LANDS dD, M hotel Colisson, Minot, den, Ryde Chailes PF. itor of the to le thr 21.-—-E. E. Free- proprietor, and agricultural ¢ Minneapolis Tribune, 4 ve Ryder ted. for a trip ugh the “Grand Canyon of the Little Missouri river,” to serve ag a trail blazing expedition for a tous to be conducted later, probably in July, m which Minot men and others are to be invited to join The July tour will have as its pri- mary purpose the exploring and es- UU national park, of the so-called Badlands” of Dakota. It is planned to ask to set aside this country as a park to be known as “The Grand on of the Little Missouri river.” When Mr, Freeden and Mr, Collis- son return they will perfect arrange- ments for the tour, assisted by the Minot Association of —Commeree, which is much interested in seeing this particular section developed, It is possible that the July tour will enter the canyon at Watford City. business KEEP VISITORS TO CITY BUSY ess and Profes- sional Women Will End Session Here Tonight HEAR s Prichard, National Pres- ident, Urges Aid For Young Girls in Business The fifth aunual state federated business sional women evening after a busy day in which talks by Miss Henrietta Lund, head of the Children's Bureau of North Dakota in which she related some of the problems the Bureau is calleg up- on te solve and the manner in which the organized clubs may assist, and an address by Miss Hazel MeCuiloch of Minot on “Law not War’. Mrs. W. E, Fitzsimmons sang two numbers for the convention just before ajournment to visit the capitol, “Promise of Li and a lullaby which were greatly enjoyed, The day was opened with a break- fast given at the Bismarck B. & P. W. Club rooms for the state and na- tional officers after which the con- vention was called to order at 9 o'clock and opened with chorus sing- ing led by Mrs. Fitzsimmons, A group of pupils from the Junior high school which consisted of Madge Webster, Marian Sandin, Marion Strutz and Grace Lividahl sang sev- eral delightful numbers under the direction of Miss Emma Taubert, su- pervisor of music in the city schools, Little Miss Leon Olson sang a solo accompanied by Miss Taubert during the morning session. The delegates were taken to the state capitol in cars to visit the cans itol and from there the deleg were guests at a vocational luncheon at the Country Club. Major A. B. Welch of Mandan addressed the con- vention this afternoon and Mrs. Florence Dav an art talk, lustrated by pictures by North Dako- ta artists. Following the afternoon's session the delegates were taken for a drive to Mandan and interesting places there, after which the dele- gutes were entertained at a Japanese tea at the Mandan Club rooms. The two days session will close this evening with a business session called for 7:15 at which time the nominating and various other com- mittees will report. Last night the convention dele- gates enjoyed a banquet at the Lewis and Clark Hotel, Mandan, at ich Gov. Nestos delivered the principal address. Mrs. Jean Taylor of Grand Forks was toastmistress. 2) the and profes-! Il close this| (Continued on page TAX APPEALS TO BE HEARD Washington, D. C., May ~The Commissioner of Internal Revenue announce that a field division of the Committee on Appeals and Revi will hold a series of hearings in St. Paul, Minnesota, beginning Monday, June 2, 1924, for the purp passing upon income and exce: fits tax appeals by taxpayers located in the state of lowa, Minnesota, Ne- braska, North Dakota, South Dako- ta, and Wisconsin. The purpose, of holding Phese hearings in St. Paul is to assist the taxpayer to obtain a determination of his tax liability without the 21 their steep}expense and loss of time involved should tell the truth while awakc.jin a trip to Washington. SENATE BODY REJECTS APPROVAL OF HARDING, COOLIDGE COURT PLAN Washington, May 31.—The Senate foreign relations committee devoted two hours today to a general dis- cussion of world court proposals but adjourned until tomorrow without having reached ariy decision on im- Portant points. yroposal of President Harding and ‘oolidge for membership in the present court with reservations re- sulted in failure. None of these present would ven- ture more than a “hope” of early An effort to obtain the commit- | action on any of the plans now pend- tee’s immediate indorsement for the | ling, SIMMONS RATE SCHEDULE GOES IN THE REPORT 10 Per Cent Maximum Surtax Rate, Urged by Democrats, Is Accepted SOME MADE Publicity of Income and Tax on Individual Profits Is Ruled Out Washington, M: Unanimous agreement was reache y by the conferces on the tax reduction bill. The Simmons Democratic income rate schedule providing for 40 per- cent maximum surtay rate and 50 percent reduction in normal income taxes under $8,000) was ted. Senate amendments ding for full publicity of tax returns and a tax on undistributed corporation profits were rejected, Hope was expressed Sy Senate Republican organization leaders that the bill as now framed would meet the approval of President Coolidge who has declared opposition to both the publicity corporation pro- posals which were eliminated. The House provision for a 40 per ent increase in existing estate tax rates and for the imposition of a gift tax with rate similar to the estate tax rates were accepted. ¢ Democrats in yielding their proposal for a substitute — corpor: ation tax and full publicity of ta returns explained that they did s in expectation that the bill wou not be objectionable to Preside Coolidge The provision reduction on ear tained, but the for ed inc nate perc mes Was amend irestricting the amount to which t cut can accepted reached be applied to $10,000 before a compromise w on a_cut in the jewel tax. All articles selling for $30 ¢ less were exempted frém the fiv percent tax. The House set thi limit at $40 and the House $25. Effect on Revenue Senate proposals to exempt pro- duce and merchandise brokers from the brokers tax and to restore the full levy on billiard and pool tables and bowling alleys were approved. The treasury proposal to liimt deductions on accourt ‘of capital losses to 12% percent was restored to the bill by demand of House conferees. Secret. Mellon has estimated that it would increase re- turns in revenue by $25,000,000 an- nually. Chairman ‘Smoot of the Senate finance committee estimated the bill went $100,000,000 below the treas ury surplus available for tax reduc- tion. This did not take into account the cost of the bonus bill which it has been estimated will require an appropriation of $150,000,000 for*the next fiscal year or other present measures calling for special appro: priations Senator Smoot estimated, however that this defi could be = met through increasing returns which would result from the stimulus to which tax reduction would compared with the present law Smoot said the bill, as framed the House, would have cut reve $444,720,000 in the next ear. Tre measure as framec fate, he explained, cut re. turns by 0,000. As finall; framed by the’ conference it wou reduce government revenue by $ 000, The provision for a 25% reducti in income tax payable this mains in the bill. Likewis and reduction of many of the excis and miscellaneous taxes was not be fore the conference since both bod ies had agreed to the changes, Mr. by nue by endar by the SAYS WHEELER WAS ‘FRAMED’ BY OFFICIALS Witness Before Senate Com- mittee Says Gaston Means Records Were Stolen Washington, May 21.—The Senat Daugherty committee was told day that Representatives of the 1): partment of Justice had not « sought to “frame” Senator Whee! its prosecutor, but had spied o: members and its witnesses and i spirfted away the famous diaric Gaston Means, working with i: an investigator. . One of the, witnesses was W. ( Duckstein, who said he knew the whole proceeding because wife is a secret agent of the Depart ment. It was she, he said, who iden- tified in his presence the records of Means after they had been se- cured by ruse. Each person who’ rides in a pas- senger coach means more than two tons of weight for the railroad to transport. This jpalcolnsics is based or seating bg Saree of ear.