Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-23

! maui It's part III lne mednIliut 1hC
state of Nebraska is going on record
as being opposed to extending feder
al aid to any state.
As the work of the Legislature is
viewed In a growing perspective, 1t
does not appear that the highway
situation Is any more critical than
it was before the session. In fact
there is practically no change ex-
cept that under the severance tax,
the revenue from which is purely
conjectural, the state highway fund
will receive 25 per cent of whatever
revenue may be derived from that
source and the county will receive
rs per cent. In some counties this
will amount to very considerable
sum and sdded to the three mill tax
revenue, it should be the means of
providing a fund with which an
economical county road administra-
tion may accomplish much.
The Legislature left III, adm,nis
tratlon of the severance tax and the
income tax IN a confused state. The
attorney general is endeavoring to
untsngle the tangle by stretching
the law to provide means for the
olleGtion of the taxes without the
necessity of recalling the legislature
1t appears probable that 1t will be
arranged for the Railroad Commits
sion, as successors to the State Tax
Commission, to collect the tax.
However, 1t is we'll enough to ad
nit that neither the Severance tax
nor the income tax acts will be per-
mItted to stand without a contest.
1t is known that certain corpora
tions and others are preparing 10 en-
ter SUIT in the courts attacking the
eonstitutioDality of both acts IL
will be charged that there are DIS
criminstory features in the sever
ance tax law and that the income
tax act Is loosely drawn and practi-
cally impossible OF enforcement IN
It's present form. The author of the
income tax law, Representative
Riggs of Garland county, and the
attorneys and tax experts whom he
has consulted have assured him that
the act will stand the closest scru-
tiny and that 1t is easily enforcible
1t is probable that the test suits
will be instituted IN the near future
John L. Bond, former state super
Intendent of education, recently
elected superintendent of the West
ern Methodist Assembly, Is making
announcement Of the first summer
session OF the assembly the program
for which will be made public in a
few weeks.
The Western Methodist Assem-.
bly, was located a few months ago
on Mount SequoYah near Fsyette-
Vile by action of the commissioners
appointed by II annual conferences
of the NJ. K. Church South, IN the
states of Louisiana, Arkansas. Mis-
sour, Texas and Oklahoma. 1t
was established and organized for
the special purpose of caring for
the summer activities of the church
in the territory of these conferences
Mount Sequoyah Is beautiful and
ideal location for an enterprise Of
this kind with an altitude of almost
1850 feet and in the wonderfully
fine Oziik section with climatic con
dltIons and Advantages that fcanno:
be surpassed.
The gubernatoral field already
begins to assume tangible shape II
Is foregone conclusion that Cover
ncr McRae will not be a candidate
for a third term. This will leave
the field open. Among those whose
names nave been mentioned are Tom
J. Terral, former secretary Of state
Herbert Wilson, c0mmissioner OF
state lands, highways and improve
ments; Jim Ferguson, commissioner
OF agriculture; J S, Uuey, attorney
general; John QusrlJs, repre- enia.