Arizona republican., 1917-05-13
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WASHINGTON. May 12.-The war time tax schedules of the $1,S00 ,OO0, 900 revenue bill were attacked as threaten ing the life of many industries by a score of witnesses today before the senate finance committee and were de- tended by house leaders during debate on the other side of the capitol as ab- s0iutely necessary to preserve the life of the nation.
 Manufacturers, jobbers and retailers in many lines touched by the new lev ies, including high officials of some of the country's leading industrial con cernS, almost without exception con- demneu the house bill as unjust, dis criminatory and likely to result in the suspension of many of the smaller bus mess houses. The third day of debate in the house brought further protests from members and many suggestions that the heavier increases be modified and other levies substituted There was dwindling attendance however, and Democratic Leader Kitchin said he hoped to have a vote not later than Thursday.
 Representative Rainey of Illinois, ranking democratic member of the ways and means committee took up most of the time today defending the measure. The increases in second class postage rates were attacked from many quarters, and MT. Rainey said the committee simply was trying to get back part of the annual loss which the government sustaIns through carrying newspapers and periodicals through the mails at one cent a pound.
 These of us who drew this bill knew that the life of the nation is in danger" :" said MT. Rainey.
 Representative Wood, republican of Indiana, declared that there are many inequities in the bill and suggested a tax of $3 a head on all the business men. Under the present provisions, he said, 10,000,000 independent business men would contribute nothing toward the enormous total to be raised.
 Representative Dyer, republican of Missouri. also attacked the measure, saying that many of the things to he taxed on the theory that they are lux urSes are in reality necessities.
 Most of the senate committee wit nesses expressed a desire to do their bit in paying war taxes. but declared the house provisions distinctly unfair. Those who protested included concerns interested in the taxes proposed for public utilities, coffee, tea advertising insurance, automobiles musical instru- ments. the moving picture industry JeWelfy. ana drugs
 Taxation of parcel post packages was among the new revenue plans suggested to the committed Upon drugs q new tax to consumers of one cent upon ev- cry 25c purchase was recommended by druggists who said the proposed levy on the industry now drawn could not be passed along.
 Billboard, poster and street car ad- Vertisers protested to the committed against the exemption of newspapers and magazine advertising from taxa tion.
 A score of motion picture producers, film manufa cturers. theater owners and others affiliated with the moving picture business. headed by ". A. Brady. opposed the taxes proposed in the house bill.
 Mir. Brady said the actors get the largest returns in the moving pictures industry, some of the stars being com Delled to form their own companies because commercial companies. he de clared made TO money last year. He argued that film pictures are fast be- coming an educational factor, sup planting textbooks.
 A plea for careful consideration Oi the sporting goods section was made by H. Boardman Spalding. The five per cent tax proposed, he said, prob ably could be borne with inconvenience by the ultimate consumer, jobber and manufacturer.~ He said sporting goods men are not calamity howlers and vii take their medicine"
 Anything but an optimistic view o1 the automobile industry was presented
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