The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-11-22
TAX REVISION PROGRAM DISCUSSED
BY SENATOR BORAH With PRESIDENT

WaSnlngtOn-tA. Ex-senator VIII
liam E. Borah of Idaho, conferred
with President Coolidge today for
half hour on tax revision. The pro-
posaI of Secretary Mellon for re-
duction averaging 25 per cent in in
come taxes and of so per cent in sur
taxes was talked over at length but
the Idaho senator declined to discuss
the details of the conference. He in
dicated that the would make a state
ment later.
Senator Ernst, Republican of Ken
tuck also called at the White House
and announced later that he favored
the reduction of taxes along the lines
of the Mellon plan or any other feas-
ible plan. He said he was unalter-
ably opposed to the soldiers bonus
legislation.
Honeymoon Burglar Kills Officer
Los AngeIes-(A. P)-Special
Deputy Sheriff Robert McGee was
killed and Deceive NJ w. Luke seri-
ously wounded by honeymoon burg
lar, according to the story told the
police today after an all night grill
ing of the bride, arrested near the
scene of the killing. She gave her
name as Mrs. Edward M. Carlton of
this city. She said her fugitive hus-
band was deserter from the us.
S Arizona, and according to the po-
lice, declared that he fired the shots
that killed McGee and injured Luke
Stokes Warfare Ends =.
New York-(A. PD-W. e. d. 4
Stokes, wealthy hotel man and his
wife, Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes,
formerly of Denver, ended their leg
al warfare of several years standing
today through an agreement by
which Mrs Stokes was formally
granted a decree of separation.
Chancellor Ready to Resign
London-(A. PIN an address
before the Reichstag, Chancellor |
is quoted by agency dis
patches from Berlin as declaring that
his government would relinquish his
office if it is considered necessary, |
and that he hoped the Reichstag
would make up it's mind quickly so
that he might know whether or not /
he should continue. He declared |
that Germany's internal position is I
hopeless and so far as he can see
there is not the slightest prospect of
improvement.
Army Air Service Inadequate
Washington-(A PA frank /
statement of the ''inadequacies" of |
he army air service from the stand
point of personnel, finance, equip
nent, and other essential factors was I
made today by Major General Patrick
chief of the army's aviation forces, in
MS annual report to Secretary
Weeks He declared that the "peace
of the air service now
bears no relation to the war require
nents and affords little or no foun-
1ation upon which the war require
nents in either personnel or material
IAN be built"
Canada Prevents Booze Shipments
Ottawa-(A P)-Minister of Gus
;oms jacques Bureau issued a state
nent today on his return from the
vest challenging Ontario newspapers
% "show where the federal depart
nent of customs has failed to do all
n it's power to cooperate with the
illicit shipments of liquor entering
he United States from Canada"
Would Push Defamation Charge
Chicago-(A. P)-Mrs. Helen Ell
wood Stokes, whom New York Cky
Effected a settlement of litigation
With her husband over their marital
roubles, in a telegram to her Chica-
20 counsel today, urged that he push
in the case in which her
husband, one of his New York attorn-
,ys, Daniel Nugent, and five others,
we're indicted here few weeks
lgo charged with conspiring to de-
anne Mrs. Stokes character.
Oppose Price Fixing
Omaha-(A- P)-Opposition to
,rice fixing on grain and other prod
lets by congress, is expressed in a
esolution adopted by the Nebraska
Farmers Cooperative Grain and
livestock association and the Farm