Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-11-18

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for which President Lowell of Har-
ward apologized to President Hibben
of Princeton, and the Harvard Grim
son aggravated the ill-feeling by its ed
itorials. But the real reason for Prince
toms action was the announcement of
Harvard's proposed new policy in foot
ball matters, under which Harvard
would have only one fixed game on it's
schedule each year-the contest with
Yale. 1t would play Princeton some
years, but not others, and Princeton
resented this casual treatment. Prince
tonians have the satisfaction of having
licked Harvard in the last game. Out
side of Harvard men, Princeton will
have the backing of the country gen
orally in the controversy.
G UPPLEMENTING a sta IN n
- from the White House, Secretary
cial announcement of the administra-
tons plan for income tax reductions,
showing 1t is not proposed to compute
the flat percentage cut on 1926 tax
payments on last years incomes. As
made known by Mr.. Mellon, the pro-
gram is TO propose legislation author
zing a fiat reduction amounting to
probably JPN per cent on individual
and corporation income taxes to be re-
ported in March. 1927, on 1925 earn
ngs. The taxpayer will compute his
tax at the rates provided by the pres
ent law. He then will be permitted
to reduce his actual payment by the
percentage agreed upon. If he pays
his entire tax at the time of filing the
return, he will deduct 12A per cent
from the total. If he pays in four in
stallments, he will deduct % per cent
from his March payment and also %
per cent from his June payment. His
September and December payments
will not be subject to any cut.
The proposed 1914 per cent cut, 1t
was estimated by Secretary Mellon,
would mean loss of approximately
$3.50, 100000 all of which would be
drawn from the prospective surplus of
the fiscal year 1927, which ends on
July /, next.
VINCENT MASSEY has been ap-
pointed Canada's first minister to
Washington by an order In council
passed BIZ the dominion cabinet. Mr..
Massey is in England with Premier
Mackenzie King attending the i'm
perial conference. The question now
naturally arises whether the United
States shall appoint minister to OF
tawa. Some of the leading Canadian
newspapers think no Other course is
open for Washington, 80 4 is ia
vored by some journals in states along
the border 1t may be the matter will
be solved by the enlarging of the pow
ers of the United States consul gen.
eral in Ottawa
n nee more the United States pro-
~ tests to Mexico against the oil
and land laws of that country. The
| latest In long succession Of notes on
| this subject was handed to the Mexi-
can foreign office by Charge DAT
flares Schoenfeld, and again was
stressed the necessity for fundamental
notifications in these two laws to
| eliminate from them all possibility Of
their retroactive application in viola
| ton of agreements entered into be-
| tween the two governments In 1923.
Late reports indicate that General
| Obregon is not having an easy time in
| carrying out his plan to destroy the
| Yaqui Indians as people and scat
| ter them through the country. The
| Yaquis are fighting with all their old
| time desperation, have gathered strong
| forces and at last advices are threat
| ening the towns of Mazatlan and Las
| Pastras, both Of which have consider
able American interests. The Cucu-
pah Indians, who have been peaceful
for years, are showing signs Of going
on the warpath with the Yaquis
| FORMER Secretary Of the Interior
Albert B. Fall and Edward L. Do
heny, OIL magnate, appeared before the
District Of Columbia Supreme court
| and pleaded not guilty to charges Of
conspiracy to defraud the government
in the naval oil reserve leases. The
trial was set for November % and
counsel for the defendants said they
| will he ready 10 proceed with the ease
at that time. Both Fall and Doheny
are named with r. l.. Doheny, Jr., in
another Indictment which charges
bribery In connection with young Do
heny's delivery of 100000 in "a black
satchel" to Fall during the negota-
tons which resulted in the execution
of the Elk Hills reserve leases