Tax Striker Admits Guilt
Six-Year War on Income Impost Is Ended
Minneapolis, — (AP)— A six-year income tax strike against the Federal Government by Leslie W. Bailey, Minneapolis chain grocery store executive, ended with his plea of guilty to a charge of willfully refusing to pay an income tax for .
Bailey, who Federal officials said had stated he would not pay as long as President Roosevelt is in office, recently paid $1,000, all of his back taxes, plus interest, it developed . His case was referred to the probation officer.
Bailey said the dispute arose six years ago after he won a $400 tax case from the Government. The next year he was assessed a similar amount and refused to pay. Three counts in the indictment — refusal to pay taxes for , and were dropped.
I haven’t managed to dig up anything else about Bailey or his protest.
