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DEMOCRA TS, AIDED B Y INSURGENTS, KILL MELLON TAX PLAN
LEV IKEISER, AGED ROMEO, MUST HAVE GUARDIAN, JUDGE SA YS
LODGE BLOCKS SENATE ACTS'^TO INVESTIGATE DAUGHERTY
_« ■ 11* ‘ _ ®
Defendant
to Appeal
His Case
Doctors Testify to Phjsical
ami Mental Fitness of Ash
land Woman Attorney's
Husband.
Relatives Seem Pleased
By R. PETERS.
Stuff f.'orrenponilrnt The Omulia Bee.
Wftho'o, Neb., Feb. 19.—Levi Keiser,
79, must liave a guardian. This was
the decision tonight of County Judge
Cl, N. Parmenter after listening to
testimony on the aged man's mental
competency for three days.
Hardly had the judge stated his
finding, before Chief Counsel for the
Uefense Kelso Morgan of Omaha was
on his feet, announcing that an ap
peal would be taken to the district
court and asking the court to fix a
bond.
Judge Parmenter's decision fol
lowed immediately after .1. H. Barry
had changed his argument and the
, rapidity with which it was announced
showed that the judge had arrived at
his conclusions some time before. He
did not even wait to read a number
of letters submitted by the plaintiff
in support of his petition for a
guardian.
Keiser and his 4R-yearo)d bride,
formerly Mrs. Irene C. Buell of Ash
land, were not in the courtroom when
the decision was announced. they
having returned to Ashland by an
early afternoon train.
KHatnes JuMiani.
The aged man's relatives apparent
ly were jubilant at the finding and
♦ heir attitude toward the whole situa
tion was fairly well expressed by
Keiser's brother, Kll, who said, "How
could we have reached the. source
(referring obviously to the second
^ _\Jrs. Let i Keiser! without doing it
P^Tat way"" The case probably will
be in district court here sometime
in March, attorneys for the elder
Keiser said. Judge George F. Cor
coran will be the presiding judge.
The defense called but two wit
ness* a Drs. J. F. .Lauretz and
F. G. \Vay, this afternoon to prove
the competency of Keiser.
Both testified that (hey had ex
amined Keiser physically and men
tally and found him sound.
“1 tested his mental reflexes and
found them good,” Dr. Jauivetz testi
fied. "I also made an examination of
Ids heart and lungs, and found them
normal. X would say that Keiser is
physically and mentally competent.”
Physically Kit.
He was followed by Dr. Way, who
said be had been examiner for the
Saunders county insanity commis
sion for 21 years.
"I found both his body and mind
remarkably well preserved for a man
of his age.” Dr. Way declared, and
followed his statement with testi
mony that Keiser was medically fit.
The tdetlmony of the expert wit
nesses was marked by bitter verbal
clashes between opposing counsel,
Barry objecting vigorously to per
mitting either doctor to slate that It
was his opinion that Keiser was men
tally sound.
He was sustained by Judge
Parmenter. when he asked that a re
ply by Dr. Way that Keiser was
competent to handle business be
k stricken out.
Ktilinc is Insappoliitmeiit.
^•The judge's ruling war a bitter
disappointment to counsel for Keiaer,
who pointed out that witnesses for
the plaintiff, who had not been quali
fii»d as experts, had been allowed to
testify to Kelser's rapacity to take
care of hi.* property.
‘There is a difference between
medical and business copet ency,”
Judge Parmenter insisted, when Mor
gan urged the admittance of Ur.
Way's testimony.”
"I don't think there Is.” Morgan
declared. "The doctor has testified
that compenteney includes business
competency.” The ludge declined to
see the matter in the same light, and
the force of the xprts tstlmony was
loot.
The defense did not rest until 4:20
this afternoon, but srgument was
started despite the lateness of the
hour and continued until 6.
Bryant Opens Argument.
,.H. A. Bryant, opening the argu
ment for Harry Kelser. who brought
the action to have Ills fattier declared
mentally Incompetent, said that the
gifts of thousands of dollars to Mrs.
Kelser prior to the old man’s mar
riage proved his inability to look
after lito own affairs.
"His offer lo fight Attorney Barry
proves our contention that he Is suf
fering from senile dementia,” he de
clared. "Ho thinks he is as good as
a man 30 years younger."
Plaintiff's attorney had previously
declared that one of the symptoms
of senile dementis was an enlarged
ego or "the big I." as they pult It.
Answer of Gentleman.
"Bevl Kelser said, 'I like the ladles.'
J could ask Mr. Barry or you, Judge,
same question and get the same
r answer," »al|l Kelso Morgan, In hi*
• rgument. “It w*s the answer of a
gallant gentleman and B*vl Kelser
Is a gentleman "
Morgan insisted that the question
fcefore the court was, "Can a man
use his money a she likes, or must he
act as hl9 children see fit?”
Harry Reiser came in for ft Bcoring
at the hands of Attorney C. Z. Dona
to, associate of Morgan in the case,
Donato declaring. "If anyone needs
u guardian, it Is Harry Reiser.
"If his father has senile dementia,
then he has also.” he continued.
"Harry Reiser didn't know enough to
brine this action . I wonder who in
spired him to bring it?”
Wife Is CrlUciifd.
Personal criticism was continued
when Barry concluded the argument,
the chief counsel for the plaintiff di
recting his attack at Mrs. Irene
Buell Reiser.
He declared that Mrs. Reiser should
have waited until after the hearing
had been concluded before marrying
the old man.
"She has violated her duty as ft
sworn officer of this court by her
action." he said, referring to the fact
that she is a member of the Nebraska
bar.
Judge Permantcr's decision was
\ ery brief.
“I have no quarrel with the old
gentleman.” he declared, “but I
think liis rase comes well within the
law in these cases and a guardian
should be appointed.”
Eager listeners jammed the court
room throughout the afternoon ses
sion. The jury box was packed to
three times its normal capacity,
tables were dragged into the court
and occupied by all who could find
a place on them, and the Judge's
bench held more than a donen, who
could not find placea elsewhere.
Three persons stood directly in
front of the bench with th»lr arms
resting on th» Judges table and five
stood behind the Judge.
No Control of Crowd.
Even the witness stand was not
allowed to go unoc/tttpled during the I
closing arguments, a spectator filling
the witness chair with half a dogen
grouped on the raised platform about
him.
Little or no attempt was made to
control the crowd, which pressed for
ward whenever a new witness took
the stand.
The case has been one of the most
sensational in the history of the
Maunders county court and has been
the sole topic of discussion here for
days.
John Baldwin Files
for Public Defender
Harry Post, Benson, rural route
No. 8, filed yesterilay for the derno
crstls nomination for county commis
sioner from the Third district.
Ijawrcnce J. lleln, 2903 Capitol
avenue, filed for the republican nom
ination for state reps^entatlvs from
the Eighteenth district.
John N. Baldwin. 6818 Jones street,
filed for public defender on the re
publican ticket.
Edward B. Jones, 1913 South Twen
tieth street, filed for the nomination
for city commissioner.
Fire Destroys Two Farm
houses Near Ainsworth
Ainsworth, Feb. 19.—Two farm
houses burner! near her*. A Urge
modern house owned by Frank Sisson
wns destroyed, when a farm band
started h fire in the kitchen stove,
fauae of the fire in the house occu
pled by L. Want* was undetermined
Senate Votes Inquiry Into Miller’s
Charge of Juggled Bonus Estimates
Senator Bruce Precipitates
Battle With Phrase, “Pro
posal Is Squalid, Odious
Gratuity.”
Washington, Feb. 19.—The senate
took a hand today in the revived
bonus battle. After listening to a
right precipitated by a declaration of
Senator Bruce, democrat, Maryland,
that the compensation proposal was a
"squalid and odious gratltuity,” it
voted for an inquiry into charges at
tributed to Col. Thomas Miller, alien
property custodian, that the treasury
“had juggled” its estimates of the
cost of a bonus.
The investigation was proposed in
a resolution introduced yesterday by
Senator Harrison, democrat, Missis
sippi. and which was adopted today
without a record vote and after only
a brief explanation by the Mississippi
senator. It puts the investigation in
the hands of the senate finance com
mittee.
Before Senator Bruce had time for
a breathing spell after his address on
the bonus. Senator Caraway, demo
crat, Arkansas, had called him a
champion of the "Jack Dempseys of
the war,” and a number of others
were on their feet to take exception to
some of his remarks.
On top of this, Senator Robinson of
Arkansas, the democratic leader,
charged that Maj. Gen. John F.
O'Ryan had violated the quasi con
fidential relations of "lawyer and
client” by trying to use in anti-bonus
work the organization built during his
service as special counsel with the
senate committee wdilch investigated
the veterans' bureau.
In criticising General O'Ryan, Sena
tor Robinson, also mentioned activi
ties of the former committee counsel
which he said were in support of the
Mellon plan.
“There Is a lot of nonsense uttered
here," said Senator Reed, "about
propaganda. Boiled down, it aimply
comes to the fact that one white man
r
Coolidge Opposed to
Threats to Veterans
Washington, Feb. 19.—Threats
from business interests to dismiss
employes upon failure to petition
congress for enactment of the
Mellflli tax bill and for defeat of
bonus legislation were denounced
today by the White House as "ut
terly un-American, subversive of
the very fundamentals of democ
racy and calculated to arouse Inu
tilities between employers and em
ployes.”
C. Boscom Slemp, secretary to
President Coolidge. in a letter to
the American Legion Weekly,
criticised sharply a purported cir
cular letter sent by the Aeolian
company, asking employes to re
quest their members of congress
to vote for the Mellon bill and de
feat the bonus, and ended with the
declaration that the company
would check its payroll "within
the next couple of week* to find
out those who have written and
those who have not.”
"The president desires me to
say.” Slemp's letter said, “that
while%he is opposed to granting of
the soldier bonus, he is completely
in sympathy with the protest
which the American I.egion Week
ly voices against this kind of
propaganda to defeat the bonus
measure."
_'
is attempting to air his views to the
country and they are not in accord
ance with ours. General O'Ryan, as
a soldier with an unusual record, is
against the bonus for the same rea
son that I am. a belief that the soldier
group, the earning class, will event
ually pay' for it and for the war
loans.”
Senator Owen, democrat, Oklahoma,
lead the debate by announcing that
he had decided to support the bonus
after having been heretofore opposed
to it. He gave as his reason that he
was convinced the treasury had over
estimated the cost of a compensation
measure by *900,000.000.
Slaying of Judge
Causes Mayor to
Flay Gun Toting
Lincoln Executive Promises to
Act if Hardware Men Fail
to Regulate Sale of
Fire Arms.
Lincoln, Feb. 19.—The killing "f
District Judge Morning was a "di
rect attack against the very
foundation of the law,” Mayor F.
Zehrung said this afternoon and the |
mayor promised that If the Nebras
ka Hardware Dealers’ association
did not take action to regulate the
sale of fire arms, he would for
mulate an ordlnanre for surh
action. The regulation should be
statewide, he said, rather than by
municipalities.
By Associated PrssS.
Lincoln, Feb. 19.—Funeral services
for District Judge William M. Morn
ing. who was shot and killed while
on the bench yesterday morning, will
be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 at
St. Paul church here. The body will
He in state from 12 noon, until the
hour of the funeral.
Funeral services will be conducted
by Rev. James W. MacDonald, pastor
of All Souls I'nltarlan church, of
which Judge Morning was a member,
and Dr. Walter Altken. pastor of St.
Paul Methodist Kplscopal rhurch,
where the funeral will be held.
Judges of the supreme court here
and of district end other courts end
attorneys from Lincoln and other
points In Nebraska will act as honor
ary and active paJIboarers.
W. J. Bryan Said to
Back Daniels’ Boom
By P. C. POWELL.
Washington f orrc-oondriil The OmiHl nee
Washington. Feb. 19.—F.astern pa
pers today are full of stories linking
the name of William Jennlng* Brysn
with a boom for Joseph Daniels for
the democratic nomination for presi
dent.
The stories are to the effect that
Bryan's hacking of Profesaor Mur
pliree of Florida for president Is
merely camouflage in an effort to
elect hlmaelf to the democratic na
tional convention and that there is
no sincerity In It,
It la pointed out that It was largely
through efforta of Bryan that
Daniels became a member of the
Wilson cabinet and that with
Daniels being on# of the few mem
lrera of the Wilson cabinet not sat
urated In oil. his popularity should
grow between now and th# New
York convention.
Fourth Death in Columbus
Familv in Single \ ear
Columbus. Neb . Feb. 19.—For the
fourth time in a year death entered
the same home here, when Fred II.
Rlpp. 40, died at St. Mary- hospi
tal, following an attack of typhoid
pneumonia. Three rhlldren In the
Rlpp household, Thelma. 4, Rernanbne
7. and Verne, 11. have died In the last
| nine months.
Ckff#
(Jill* ^oiU
by Friends
Is Charge
Resolution Introduced by Sen
ator W heeler for Immediate
Probe-j-Committee Named
to Consider Measure.
Charges Sale of Pardons
Washington, Feb. 19. — Immediate
action on the Daugherty investiga
tion resolution was blocked today In
the senate by Senator Dodge of Mas
sachusetts, the republican leader.
The measure was sent to the commit
tee. Senator Dodge objected to Sena
tor Wheeler, democrat, Montana,
author of the resolution, naming the
special committee of five to conduct
the investigation. He declared that
never had he ‘known “a reflection of
this kind to be cast on the presid
ing officer of the senate."
Senator Wheeler, during ft speech In
the senate late today, charged that
friends of Attorney General Daugh
erty obtained money for services in
connection with Department of Jus
tice cases. Speaking in support of
his resolution for an investigation of
the attorney general and the Depart
ment of Justice, the Montana senator
added that if Daugherty did not get
money from these friends, he was “a
bigger fool than what ths peopl* of
the D'nited States give him credit
for.”
Recalls Smith Suicide.
Senator Wheeler said that
Jesse Smith of Ohio, a friend of
Daugherty, who killed himself in the
attorney general's apartment here a
year ago. had had an office in the
Department of Justice and accepted
money In connection with various
cases pending before the department.
When the oil scandal developed.
Senator Wheeler declared. It appeared
that Daugherty was “mixed In It.”
‘‘It appeared that he was the friend
cf Ned McLean," the senator added.
' Everybody knows he was the friend
of Sinclair. Everybody knows he was
ths friend of Doheny and that these
three men met In the Department of
Justice from time to time.
"Newspapers In New Tork carried
reports of how the attorney general's
friend, Thomas H. Felder, was collect
ing money by selling offices and par
dons and dismissing whisky cases In
New York.
"Everybody knows that other
friends and confidential advisers were
collecting money and giving as their
reasons that they could use influ
ence with the attorney general.
“Of course, it is very difficult to
show, tracing them through personal
friends, that he accepted money.”
The Investigators proposed by Sen
ator Wheeler wer* Senators Brook
hart, Iowa; Jones. Washington, and
McLean, Connecticut, republicans,
and Ashurst, democrat, Arizona, and
hlmseK. /
Wounded Eagle Fed
on Jackrabbit Diet
Red Cloud, Neb., Feb. 19.—What la
probably the mate of the American
bald eagle captured alive by Alfred
Manley, farmer living about nine
mllea north of here, Inet week, hae
leen ehot down by Charles Norris, a
neighbor of Manley. It is alive, hav
ing been shot In the wing, and Is be
Ing fed jackrabblts. Hastings college
has requested Mr. Stanley to send
his bird to It. The bird measures six
feet from the tips of the wings and
the college Intende having It mounted
for ita museum. »
Store Burglars Get
$1,000 Loot at Shelton
Special nUpatrh »« The Omaha Bee.
Shelton, Neb,. Feb. ID.—The gen
eral merchandise store of Frank
Nama here, was robbed, and goods
valued at $ 1.000 taken, Including 500
yards of silk, silk shirts, shoes, socks,
17 men's sulls and four overcoats.
Entrance was gnlned through the hack
door, which was pried off the hinges.
Mr. Nama was In the store at mid
night. the robbery occurring between
that time end morning.
Box Butte Citizens Open
Bank at lleiniugfnril
Hemlngford, Neb., Feb. 19, -• The
Citizens National bunk of Homing
ford opened for business last week,
with the folowlng officers and direc
tors: Keith I*. Pierce, president;
George F. Iledgecock. vice president;
Oeorge M. Jenkins, cashier, and the
above named officers and Frank
Ahegg. Sidney A. Grimes and Then
dore Neeland as directors. The tsmk
Is capitalized at $25,000 with $7,500
paid In surplus.
The bank will occupy the corner
building where the oflfce of Pierce
and Jenkins has been the Inst fl\e
\earn The building was constructed
snd used for a bank up to that time,
but since the sale of the bank it
has Iceen used as a feerrn loan of
flee Every stockholder is a Mox
| Hutte county resident nml all of tlioin
jars axptrlsneed bankers.
A Harder Conundrum Than the Crime Wave
I
WE ARE ABOUT*
TO SELECT SOME
CANDIDATES FOR THE
ClTT councils fex
Congressmen and
SENATORS AND pick
some delegates to
NOMINATE A.PRf$(D£N
BETTER COME ALONG•
V
ITOPE.NCrr
INTERESTED IN
^ •POUTTCS .
The Day in
Washington
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The tariff commission mads pub
lic Its estimate of the cost of mill
Ing and marketing hard spring
wheat flour.
The house approved the demo
cratic Income and surtax rate* ss
a substitute for those proposed in
the Mellon tax hill.
A debate on the soldiers’ bonus
was precipitated in the senate when
Hens tor Bruee, democrat. Mary
land. In a speech opposed it.
The senate ordered an inquiry
into charges attributed to Col.
Thomas Miller, alien property cus
todian. that the treasury had Jug
gled estimates of the cost of a sol
diers bonus.
The senate Teterans committee
conferred with Director Hines re
garding conditions in the New
York office of tile veteran*’ bureau
and the personnel situation in gen
eral headquarters here.
Preparations were begun by
Atlee Pomerene and Owen J. Rob
erts, for their work as special gov
ernment oil counsel.
Attorney General,Daugherty re
mained defiant in the face of new
attacks aimed to bring about Ids re
tirement from the cabinet.
President Cooljdge let It he known
that he regards business aa not
seriously injured hy developments
In the nil inquiry.
Senate oil rnnunitlee members
said thr name of at least one pub
lir offirial appeared on the list of
stock brokerage transaction* pre
sented by In oker official*.
Tlie Wheeler resolution for In
vestigation of Attorney General
Daugherty and the Department of
Justire was sent to the commit (or.
a vote In the senate being blocked
on objection of Senator l.odge.
The senate engaged In debate
over thr oil situation, during which
Senator Wheeler, democrat, Mon
tana. charged that friends of At
torney (.corral Daugherty had ob
tained money (or service* In con
nection witli Department of .lustier
cases.
Taxpayers’ Body
to Select Slate
Wt AkXirldlH Pr«i«.
North Plntte, Neb., Feb. 19 l>ele
Kate* from every precinct In Lincoln
county will meet In m ma** meeting
of the Taxpayer* league in North
Platte Tburaday y> endorne on militate*
for county official* which will be
vacant thl* term. The Taxpayer*
league waa active in bringing about
the audit which In turn enuaed Lincoln
county * old courthouse to burn.
I.iticoln Hanker Dim.
Lincoln, Feb. 19. Stephen 1. Ciei*
thanlt. •’»■'. mentl'i r of the hoard of
director* of the National Hank of
«’oinmwce. and practicing ittorncy.
diad of agiupltxy,
v
Editors Gather for
Grand Island Meeting
Grand Island, Neb., Feb. 19.—;Pres
ident Kroh of the Nebraska Press as
sociatlon arrived tn the city today
and Secretary Buck will arrive late
Wednesday for ttie 51st annual con
vention of the association. President
Kroh arrives a day early because
booked to address the state jewelers’
convention on the value of advertis
ing. The press meeting begins
Thursday morning. Features of the
convention in a business way will
be: Adoption of articles of incorpor
ation: adoption of a standard of
ethics in matters of legitimate nawa.
propaganda and advertising; general
business and the election of officers.
Special pat>erfl will tie read or ad
dresses made on "General Advertis
ing and Special Representatives,” by
Emmet Finley of the American 1’resa
association: "The Newspaper and the
Schools,” by C. K. Norse of the
Curtis School of Agriculture; “The
Newspaper and the Farmers," by
Milo Reno, president of the Iowa
Farmers’ union; "The Newspaper and
Organized laibor," by E. S.
Close of the Typographical union;
"The Newspaper and (he Public,” by
Judge Bayard H. Paine. Grand Island.
Among the entertainment feature*
will be a banquet in the gold room of
the Yancey hotel tendered by the lo
cal publishers and printers. President
Kroh acting as toastmaster, with
music by the Melody Men and the
l.iederkranz Male quartet which or
ganization*. about 10 daya ago.
broadcast a radio program through
the Hastings ststion. On Friday
evening a "general mixer" will be
enjoyed at the auditorium, with dan
cing. caials, bowling, pool, music and
vaudeville specialties. The ladies of
the local publishers ami printers have
a special program for the lady
visilor*, including a play by and
meeting with tire local Woman's club
and a drive, the Chamber of Com
merce materially assisting In the
entertainment features
Explosion Victim Improved.
Tlie condition of Mrs. Ruth Byron,
who w is injured In an explosion at
(lie Teddy Bear Cleaners. 118 North
Eighteenth street, yesterday. Is Ini
proved.^
Married in Council Rluffs.
Thu follow Inf paranna obtained mar
r'nfo |lo»n«fi In Council Bluff* yaatarrfa)
Nam* »ni1 Addraaa. Af*
Karla Millard. spanrar. Vab ?\
Hlldagard* <'ht tatauaan, Spanrar. Nab. 51
It. I. 1>tar*. Oraacant. la . Jt
tJartru«1a Karrla, Cr#mont. la. It
!*nn Chriatanaan. Naoia. la.... T4
Kinnta Hondo. Waaton la. 51
I.ao « hlorhon. South Omaha.. *5
Martha Kina Omah.i . ........ 1?
limn Scott. Bridcan Mow. Nab . ... 55
Mtmla Orabart. Bratton Bo»f. Nab . 25
1 ddla I*av|a, c ounril Mluffa 25
Kdlth Davta. AVoodblna. la ?d
tlaoffa rortar Majivar i'ro«a»nf, \>b 44
» ii \ppla\ard Haavar l ro-sltu. Nab '*4
'\ a'»er Wynn 1 imihi I
Margarat \ aughn. Full a* ton. Nab i
»< !m Phalan Omaha #4
I Kota Mod gars. Omaha tk
I Mbtrt Kn<juan» • .•un-'U P uff*
j^ariruda MacDonald, council ftiutta.. XI
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Melted Telephone If ire
Gave Fire Alarm at
Falls City Store
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Fall* City. Feb. 19—A blaze that
broke out in the R. H. Jenne ready
to-wear store here practically rang
its own fire alarm.
The fire burned the insulation from
the telephone wire In the store, caus
ing the current to become "shorted"
and lighting a signal on the tele
phone company’s exchange hoard.
When the operator failed to get a
response from the store she Investi
gated and the fire was discovered.
The store carried a **0.900 stock of
women's garments, most of which
was ruined by smoke. Damage to
the building was slight.
Central City Couple
Married 50 Years
Central City. \eb., Feb 19—Mr
and Mrs. P. C. Nielsen, residents o(
Central City since 1ST*, celebrated
their golden anniversary at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Nisi
sen. Eight children and T5 guest?
participated In the event. One son,
residing In the state of Washington
was unable to l>« present.
Mr. and Mrs. Nielsen were mar
ried in Denmark. Immediately fol
lowing their marriage they came »c
the United States, where they set
tied at Rawlins, Wvo. Four yeart
later they removed to Central City
Mr. Nielsen is TS. and his wifs. 71.
Kearney Woman to Run
Chamber of Commerce
Kaarney, Neb , Feb. 19.—Esther
Stock Kroger was unanimously re
elected secretary of the Kearney
chamber of commerce at a meeting
of the directors held Monday after
noon. This constitutes her sixth
consecutise term of one \ear each t.
the office. A financial statement
mads for the last year showed thai
th* chamber had raised and spent »
total of 114,910 during the period oi
if months. In addition the bnaines
nnd professional men subscribed t<
and raised a fund of nearly *30.000
which was donated to the South Cen
tral avenue paving project.
illiant Colton. birk. lilt**
for Rail Coimitissionei
Hr A%»«**• tut
Ilneoln. Feb. If1 William Colton
York, today filed for the republican
nomination to tb€ office of railroad
commissioner. In a letter to Seore
tary of State Pool. Mr Colton dtrt'
hi* experience* si* councilman an<1
mayor of York; repraaentattve from
York county; a letter from • \ Tree;
! dent Rooaevelt thanking him for vol
unteenng to go oversea* with the hit
tee’ bl* buaiue.** experience and hi*
j pledge of “100 per cent for the voters
of Nebraska
.1 .1 tirinv Wilber. ftle,l nonp«
lithallj for .nidge of the Se\ nth di»
tricL
Garner Bill
Carries by
222-196Vote
The Republican Organization
Leaders Given No Opportun
ity to Vote on Compro
mise Measure.
Maximum Surtax Is 44
Washington, Feb. 19.—Aided by a
group of republicans, most of them
insurgents, house democrats today
eliminated from the revenue bill the
Mellon Income tax rates.
By a vote of 222 to 196, a schedule
advanced by Representative Garner,
democrat, Texas, was substituted.
The bijl. as amended, fixes the sur
tax maximum at 44 per cent on in
comes in excess of $92,000 as against
50 per cent on incomes exceettjng
$200,000 under existing law, and 25
per cent on incomes of mors than
$100,000. as recommended by the
treasury. It also reduces normal in
come rates to a greater extent than
Mellon recommended and incresses
personal etx exemptions ,a feature no:
in the treasury draft.
Reject Frear's Bill.
Before approving the Garner pro
posal. which received the support of
17 republicans and one farmer labor
ite and one independent, in addition
to 203 democrats, the house went on
recor das opposed to rates substan
tially the same as those recommended
by Mellon and rejected an amend
ment by Representative Frear of
Wisconsin, an Insurgent, to cut nor
mal rates in half without altering
the existing surtax schedule.
Republican organization leaders had
r.o opportunity to bring to a vote a
compromise amendment which pro
posed a 25 per cent reduction in both
' normal and surtax rates.
Teller's Vote Taken.
Iftiles in effect today prevented a
roll call on the democratic substitute
which was approved by a tellers
vote. A record vote, however, on the
amendment can be demanded before
the bill comes up for peerage and
organization republicans are planning
to bring this about.
Such a vota would bring a etraigh'
nut test of strength between the Mel
lon and Garner rates. An opportuni
t yalso will be afforded the repub
licans to offer their compromise with
a roll call on the propoeition in order.
After disposing of the income rats#
section, an amendment offered by
Representative Garner, proposing to
make stock dividends taxable. wa«
defeated. 141 to 127. The house pro
ceeded with reading of the bill in
regular order.
Provision* of Tax.
The democratic tncom# tax pro
vides:
Normal taxes of I per cent on in
comes below 15.000: 4 per cent on in
comes between $6,000 and SS.000: 4
per cent on incomes exceeding $1,000
A graduated surtax scale beginning
st 1 per cent on Incomes between
12.000 and 14.000 up to a maximum
of 44 per cent on incomes exceeding
$9!.000.
Exemptions of $2,000 for single per
sons and $9,000 for heads of families.
Existing law provides:
Normal taxes of 4 per cent on in
comes nup to $4,000 and $ per cent
above $9,000.
Surtaxes beginning at 1 per cent
on incomes between *.000 and $10.
OO0 snd graduating progressively to
50 per cent on incomes in excess of
I $200,000.
Exemption of $1,000 for singU
persons end $2,500 for heads of
families:
The Mellon provision elimianted
1 proposed:
Normal rates of $ per cent on In
comes up to $4,000 snd * per cen* on
incomes exceeding $4 000.
Surtaxes ranging from 1 per cent
on Incomes between 10.000 and $12 ono
to 25 per cent cn Incomes exceeding
100.000
No increase in personal tax exemp
tions.
The Erear amendment re.-e- ;ed,
proposed
Cutting normal rates in half with
surtaxes continuing st the'r present
level.
No chsnge sn exemptions
Ths Madden amendment, voted
down, differed from ths Mellon
s-hedule In the maximum surtax rate
which it sought to have fixed at 2*
per cent.
W oodrough to Salt I ahc.
Federal Judge \VooJrough, accom
panied by his hathff. Anton Oro*s.
left Monday night for Salt 1-ake City
to hold federal court for a week.
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