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Woman 0verheaTs Conversation Be-
tween Men and Notifies Officers,
Who Make Arrests.
TELLS OF CONFERENCES ON CASl
Says Sammons Offered Him Pay to
Take the Blame.
CONFESSED FIRST TO HIS WIFI
witness Takes stand I'm Federal
Court and Details Rt Length His
Part in Theft-SammOns
Denies Completely.

LONDON, Nov. 17-All the resolutions
covering David Lloyd-George's proposals
for new taxation we're passed this even
ing in the House of Commons.
Mr.. Lloyd-George proposed the collec-
tion Of an additional income on only one
third the income this year. amounting 70
a shilling on the pound earned and one
shilling eight pence on unearned income.
Next year. he said, the tax would be one
shilling six pence and half a crown, re-
specuvely, with the same rate for the
super tax. The amount collectable for
the present year is e12, 10000 and next
year eA75O,C00. 4t
The country said Mr. Lloyd-George,
was fighting an enemy that would not
without smashing defeat. accept any
any terms which Britain could prudently
offer.
Must settle Question.
Whether the war were long or short,
1t was necessary to settle once and for
all the great question which so long has
been cause of irritation in Europe.
After the war there would be a period
when an enormous demand would be made
upon the manufacturing resources of this
country, which would be followed by one
of the most serious industrial situations
the nation ever had confronted 1t was
therefore desirable that as much money
as possible should be raised by taxation
during the period of initiation so as to
reduce the permanent burden of the coun-
try.
He would be committing an unpardon-
able blunder, he said, IL he did not take
fxy IN anahIa UannlA
who could not fight to contribute towards
carrying on the war. This war would fail
in one of it's chief purposes If it did not
lead to an all-around reduction Of the In
flated cost of armament. The govern
ment proposed to levy no taxes that In
terfered with any productive industry.
Mr.. Loyd-George said the government
/, also decided for the present not to tax
the wages OF classes not paying the in
come tax.
More for Sacrifice.
The chancellor told his hearers that this
was a time of sacrifice. People who could
not give their lives were anxious to assist
and he did not believe any one would
grudge a fair share of his possessions.
Mr.. George estimated the increase would
produce f2,O5O,OOO in the present year and
E17O5O.0o0 next year. The increase in the
tea duty, he said. would produce fsOoOOe
this year and ES,2O0OOc In the next twelve
months. The only chance OF catching
the teetotallers. he added. was the tax
on tea.
Expressing his opinion that the present
was time when all classes of the com
munity should contribute, the chancellor
outlined his proposals increasing the in
come tax and duties on beer and tea!
The duty on beer, he proposed. should
fall on the consuming public and the beer
drinker would have to pay an additional
half penny on each glass. He said he
regretted having to tax tea, but he had
reached the end of his taxable resources
and the only way of reaching the teeto-
taller was to place a tax on his tea.
Amount to He borrowed.
II was necessary to borrow f23o, ,S2l, 600.
the chancellor said, to carry the country
to the end of the financial year. but there
were strong, overpowering reasons for
raising sums which would carry the coun-
try beyond that date and enable it to
carry the war forward for some time be-
yond then II it had not previously been
ended
The government. therefore had decided
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