Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1923, Page 18

r v WOULDLESSENTA ON SVALLINGONES Senator Gerry Favors De- « crease in Rate for People 174 of Small Means. A reduction of the fncome tax rate ®on the incomes of people with mod- erate means is strongly advocated by Senator Peter Geolet Gerry of Rhode Island, democrat, in a statement ls- sued here. “I have been glad to observe recent- 1y in the press statements of some of the administration leaders that a reduction in the normal tax is con- templated” sald Senator Gerry. “This would substantially reduce the tax upon people with small or moderate incomes. Due in 1921, He Declares, “In my judgment, this should have been done when the revenue bill was acted upon in 1921. At that time 1 earnestly urged the neécessity of re- ducing the tax upon those who were least able to pay. The amendment L then offered would have cut in half the 1ax on those receiving incomes not in excess of $10.000. This proposal was strongly opposed by the republican leaders and was defeated in the Sen- ates by practically a party vote. “The revenuc bill as it passed, re- duced the higher surtaxes. It did something very substantial for the people with large incomes, but was not so considerate of those receiving small or moderate salaries or in- comes, upon whom the tax bore most heavily. “At the time my amendment was offered suggestions were made as to how an equal amount of revenue could be raised by other forms of tax- atlon, but these suggestions were ig- nored. Calls Tt “Converslon.” “In view of the attitude of the re- publican party in those days, it iz pleasing to note now the apparent conversion, and I entertain hopes that the Congress. at it& next session, will bo glad to adopt such a program as was outlined in my amendment. Its adoption would mean that instead of a few heavy taxpayers being bene- fited, & real burden would be lifted from that mass of taxpayers, Who have found it difficult to pay the very cost of living—housing, food and clothing, and at the same time meet the heavy exactions imposed by town, state and national taxation.” BRIEF FOR MATERNITY LAW FILED BY BECK Solicitor General Denies Right of State to Attack Valid- ity of Act. Solicitor General Beck has filed in the TUnited States Supreme Court the gov=- ernment’s brief defending the Sheppard- Towner maternity law, whose constitu- tionality has been challenged by Massa- chusetts in an original case flled in the Supreme Court and_ by Harriet A. Frothingham in the District of Colum- Tia courts, where she lost. The cases wWill come up for oral argument April 30. The government. in its brief, ques- tioned the jurisdic 10 attack the : proc complying with the terms of the act, thereby becoming entitled to its ben- eofits; that the United States had not glven its consent to be sued, and that a State cannot bring suft in behalf of its citizens. even though money raised by federal taxes is being misspent. Congress has power almost without t contended, from the_general States. The Su- limit, the governm make appropria funds of the U, preme Court has never rendered a de- cision, Solicitor General Beck declared, adverse to the assertion by Congress of the power under the general welfare section of the Constitution to make ap- Ppropriations. The courts cannot determine, it was declared, whether such appropriations are for the general welfare, but on that question must accept the decision of | Congress. I TOKEEP TRADE MONOPOLY ! Soviet Policy to Remain Same, De- spite New Economic Effort. WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD GETS D. S. M. Secretary Weeks Breaks Policy to Honor Men Who Aided Mu- nitions Supply. ‘With full appreciation of the valuable services rendered by the members of the War Industries Board, in connection with the Quartermaster Corps in the successful prosecution of world war measures, Secretary Weeks has ap- proved the award of the distinguished service medal to all the members of that board, as follows: Robert S. Brook- ings, Edgir Charlesc Rear Admiral F. E. F. Fletcher, Hugh Frayne, Alexan- der Legge, Charles H. MacDowell, George N. Peck, J. Leonard Replogle, Leland L. Summers and Yeatman Pope, each of whom way in charge of im- portant sections of the board. 7 In making these awards, Secretary Weeks sald he had overruled his own policy against such awards to persons outside of the mllitary establishment, but had done %o on the general theory that these men actually had rendered ;:]ml-mll(llry service of the highest ue. It was explained that Bernard M. Baruch, head of the board, had been awarded the medal by the previous ad- ministration more than two years ago, but so far had declined to accept it, on the ground that he was no more entitled to It than the other members of the board. Now that all have been honored, it is expected that Mr. Baruch will re- consider his previous deciination. 14 SPEEDERS FINED. One Sent to Jail Because of Failure to Pay $20. There Wwere fiften speeding cases before the Trafc Court yesterday. Fourteen paid fines of $10 each. One man, Johnnie Waters, convicted of speeding at thirty miles an hour, was fined $20, and, in default, ordered to serve twenty days in jail. He was committed. The other speeders paying $10 each were John A. Hardy, Irving Boern- steln, Andrew’ Haislip, Emanuel James, Charles Noell, John Russell, Hayward Smith, George Schroer, Henry W. Wilder, Alfonso C. Ham- mer, Charles Jackson, Carl W. Linker, Francis A. Marco and Roy D. Wiser. ASK LEVIATHAN CLEANING. Norfolk Navy Yard May Be Con- sidered for Task, Says Senator. A delegation representing Norfolk, Newport News and Portsmouth, Va.. conferred with members of the Ship- ping Board yesterday to have the lans for cleaning the bottom of fhe eviathan at the Boston navy yard changed to send her to Norfolk. Sena- tor Swanson of Virginia, who headed the delegation, sald they were given some hope that Nortolk would be con- sidered. | That’s Why | You’re Tired —Out of Sorts—Have Ne Appetife Your Liver Is g‘llglli LITTLE | PILLS By the Associated Press, i MOSCOW, April 19.—During today's | sitting of the communist congress Leo Kamenefl, president of the Moscow et, and M. Zinovieff, chairman of the executive committee of the third internationale. declared it was the in- tention to maintain foreign trade as a state monopoly and not to retreat fur- 1her before the inroads of the new eco- nomic policy and to orientals the gov- ernment’s forelgn program with _the awakening of the eastern peoples. 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