Show I FORD TAX HEARING To m G co TO CArnAL CAPITAL nary Testimony in inI Detroit Expected to I End on Tuesday TuesdayS S D DETROIT Jan 24 AP O AP Ot charge of the government nt t tax x suit UIt against torm forme r stock old rs of the theFord Ford Motor company today were wee preparing to shift the hearing to Washington Only a few tew def defense de- de f nse witnesses remained to be heard a and were the preliminary hearing would be concluded concluded con con- tomorrow Only defense evidence has been Inserted in the record case thus far far government counsel awaiting awaiting await await- ing ot of the hearing to the capital before opening their case S The defense testimony has revolved revolved re- re two eon con that the Internal revenue department originally set a valuation Uon tion on the stock M as ot of 1913 for taxation p purposes and that such a valuation was not too high S Government Go attorn s have given little Inkling t f the na nature cure of their case be beyond ond saying at the outset that they will waive argument on the point as to whether the valuation tion of was actually set and will attempt to prove the fig fig- ut-S ut erroneous The government contends It lost income taxes as a result re- re suit sult of this valuation and alleges the correct val should have been only a share ashare The sum sumIt sumit It seeks to recover reco represent the tax on the In profits accrUing from sale sale if f the stock In 1919 S Ford was wag not subpoenaed as a witness at the hearing here and neither sIde stated It Ills his appearance appear appear- alice ance at Washington was c- c cs s LIkewise neither sIde IndIcated indicated In- In whether S Secretary of the Treasury Mellon under whose dl- dl the case was was reopened would be called The defense attorneys at- at torne s 's however said they would attempt to trace Authorship or of memoranda forwarded to MellOn prior to opening of the case In whIch was Included a suggestion a formula fo toC assessing the stock which was held to be virtually identical with the formula l later ter used b by the department In making a second valuation S S |