The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-11-19

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
Harvards proposed new policy in foot
ball matters, under which Harvard
would have only one fixed game on its
schedule each year-the contest with
Yale. It 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.
~ from the White House, Secretary
of the Treasury Mellon made an Off
cial announcement Of the administra-
TONS plan for income tax reductions,
showing it is not proposed to compute
the fiat percentage cut on 1926 tax
payments on last years incomes. AS
made known by Mr.. Mellon, the pro-
gram Is to propose legislation author
izing a fiat reduction amounting to
probably 1914 per cent on individual
and corporation income taxes to be re-
ported in March, 1927, on 1925 earn
ings. 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 1914 per cent
from the total. If he pays in four in
stallments, he will deduct 25 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 1917 per cent cut, it
was estimated by Secretary Mellon,
would mean loss Of approximately
$2500O0,O00, all of which would be
drawn from the prospective surplus of
the fiscal year 1927, which ends on
July 1, next.
VINCENT MASSEY has been ap-
v 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, and it is ia
vored by some journals in states along
the border. 1t may be the matter will
be solved by the enlarglng 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
L 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 be ready to proceed with the case
at that time. Both Fall and Doheny
are named with e. L. Doheny, Jr., in
another Indictment which charges
bribery in connection with young Do
heny's delivery of 100000 in "a black
satchel" to FAN during the negotla-
tons which resulted in the execution
of the Elk Hills reserve leases.