Show 1 KING iNG TAX BILL RELIEVES INCOME Utah Senator Sa Says s Proposed Proposed Pro Pro- posed Measure Is Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Non Non- partisan and Would Reduce Reduce Re Re- duce Costs of Collection WASHINGTON Jan 18 is By u. u P. P P.-A P. A nonpartisan tax ta program was given Iven to the senate today SENATOR KING JUNG UTAH Demo Democrat crat erat Is author King claims It will Give more equitable distribution of or the reduction proPosed proposed pro pro- posed by Secretary Mellon Wipe out the Income tax of ot five I million people wIth Incomes Incomes' of ot less than Cut from the Income taxes on all earned Incomes NUISANCE TAXES GO 1 Sweep away In miscellaneous miscellaneous miscellaneous mis mis- taxes j Cut surtaxes 1 Lower the government cost of or collecting taxes each year King ICing says the government collects col col- col- col only from five million mil nih- lion Income taxpayers whose whoso In Incomes In- In i conies comes are less leas than The Tho amount thus collected does collected does I not warrant the expense King said i S He has changed the tax levy evy on Incomes of ot less Jess than so that the levy will be reduced 90 per cent Instead of 25 per cent as Mellon suggested LOWER THAN MILLION Mellon suggested that the normal normal normal nor nor- mal tax on Incomes over be 6 per cent Instead ad of ot 8 per cent as asat asat asat at present King proposes to make It 5 per cent By repeal of ot miscellaneous taxes on promissory ry notes deeds telegraph telo- telo graph and telephones leased wires cand candy yachts motorboats theatres not admissions circuses and taxicabs taxicabs taxicabs taxi- taxi cabs King sa says s 's he takes off more This added to the slash of ot on all aU earned incomes makes make a total cut of ot The rhe Theother Theother other which Mellon would allow King gives to surtaxes I IL L LABOR INTERESTED W WASHINGTON Jan IS Representatives of organized labor today urged the house agrI agricultural committee com com- corn com fo act favorably on ot the Nor Nor- Sl ris-Sl Sinclair ris-Sinclair clair bill which would cr cre- cre Rt uto tc a a hd consumers consumers' fl corporation Before the senate enate agricultural committee Benjamin Benjamin Benjamin Ben Ben- jamin C. C Marsh of ot the National l Farmers Farmers' council said farmers of the country went behind at least in 1923 Federal aid In diversifying the farmers farmer's output Marsh said undoubtedly un nn I will aid in the recovery of ot agriculture but the great need Is some method of obtaining fair market market market mar mar- ket prices for staple James P. P Noonan president of ot the International Brotherhood o of El Elec Ele Electrical Workers before the house committee said his organization fa favored favored favored fa- fa the Norris SinclaIr measure as affording th the best relief roUe plan farmers E. E H. H Cruze vice president president president dent of ot the Brotherhood of ot Locomotive Locomotive Locomotive tive Engineers declared the engineers engineers engi engi- ngi- ngi nee s were heartily In favor o of It WANT SEPARATE BUREAU WASHINGTON Jan 18 Crea Crea Creation tion of ot a separate department o of public lublic works as proposed In the government reorganization plan was as urged before the Joint congressional committee on Ion reorganization today by officials of the Federated AmerIcan American Amer Anier- ican lean Engineers' Engineers societies and the American Society of ot Civil Engi Engi- The proposal has met with the opposition of ot Secretary Work who advocated a a. separate bureau of ot public works in the Interior depart depart- ment V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Jan IS Director tor General Hines o of the Veterans' Veterans bureau outlined to the house public buildings committee today a program program program pro pro- gram for Improvement of facilities for disabled veterans based on n passage of ot the Langley Langey bill providing pro pro- vI viding ding for the purpose Erection of a national volunteer I soldiers' soldiers home at Sawtelle Cal with beds costing I |