The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-08-15


the internal revenue bureau by thu
committee which is now headed b,
Senator Couzens OF Michigan, who
replaced Senator Watson OF Indiana
Senator Couzens is doing his best &c
let it be understood that his commit.
tee is not looking for sensational mat
tiers, and that il is not expecting to
unearth scandals in the United States
treasury department OF course the
public knows that there has been some
feeling between Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon and Senator Couzens
who disagreed violently last spring,
when Senator Couzens proposed to
employ Francis ]. Heney, the San
Francisco lawyer. as an investigator
for the senate. But the new investi-
cation just ordered has very definite
purpose. and Senator Couzcns and his
colleagues have emphasized over and
again that they are after the tax dodg-
ers. 10 matter who they may be. 1t
is the purpose OF the committee to
determine. so far as possible. just
what class OF people in the United
States on property that should be
taxed, but which is evading its just
proportion OF the cost of maintain
ing the public government. The
resignation OF Senator Watson as
chairman OF the committee has been
the subject OF good deal of dis
cussion about Washington. and the
popular Interpretation of his act is
that the Indiana senator does not
care to fight the battles OF the treasury
department. The faults charged
against Secretary Mellon are of the
popular kind generally catalogued as
OF omission, rather than OF comission.
This omission is due 10 the growing
belief that the full facts regarding
taxation matters were not presented
to congress when the recent tax legis-
Iation was being considered. But the
critics OF Mr.. Mellon are charitable
enough to admit that he was perhaps
as explicit as he could be under the
circumstances. One of the big
'left-overs" is the proposed consti-
amendment directed against
securities. The Couzens
will take up this subject
with the idea OF determining what re-
ation these securities should bear
oward the whole question OF making
everyone pay just proportion of the
public takes. In view of the fact
hat the exempted bonds have mostly
'een issued in order to build new
Dads and schools houses, tax upon
hem would be tax upon public
This is now an ad-
nitted fact and II is put forward as !
he explanation as to why the pro-
'osed constitutional amendment has
allied to secure official approval.
Hydro Electric Power I
Fresh recommendations for the {
obstruction and development OF a
'reat interconnected hydroclectric $
over projects throughout the north
astern section OF the United States, 5
re contained in a super-powcr report s
nat is made by commission under a
nc Craftsmanship of secretary of COM !
lerce Hoover The report has a c
leasing flavor in vie of the fact that a
describes how fifty million tons OF I
oal can be saved each year by Gre I
ting energy at the mines and at dam I
ties. This energy is capable of being 1
arried as far from the base of its $
as human beings may
emand I
II enthusiasm is lacking to advance
projects that seek to at =
in the superpower goal, then the
oject should be accelerated by the
electrical conventions, and
&c reports upon the subject of super
over. that are being given to the
mcrican people. The whole matter 3
oks so simple that the initiated and
Uniformed are wondering why the
ectrical companies OF the Aroos-
ok river, down in Maine, do not q
lin their sources of electricity with =
the companies that are operating 8
far south as the James river in =
irginia. II this process would re- y
1t in the saving OF fifty million I"
ms of coal every year. then why :.
ould there be any delay about it? y
he answer is simple. There are y
" big power companies making big ="
oney in thickly populated regions y
ieir small neighbors might like to
meet up with them in distributing >
wer. but the big fellows give the =
tie fellows the cold shoulder in y
sctly the same manner that the big
,htable railroads fight consolida-