Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-11
Flood of Protests to Various
Sections Deluges Sen
| ate Committee.
BIG INDUSTRIES
FILE COMPLAINTS
Double Taxation Alleged in Many in
stances - Republican Members Of
Committee Participate in Hearings -
Measure Under Debate in House -
Hearings Not to Bs Concluded Until
Next Week-censorship Modification.

Washington, May 11.-Puhlic hear
lrgs on the war bill began today be"
fore the senate finance committee. At
torneys and other representatives OF
industries facing heavy taxes under
the house bill protested many features
Under rule restricting the number
mons planned to end the hearings next
week. Briefs will be filed to supple
ment oral arguments.
Republicans of the committee par
ticipated in the hearings today and
will sit with the democrats in amend
ing the house bill.
Objections to the income taxes on
stock dividends were-made by Paul
d. Cravath, representing the Bethle-
hem Steel Company stockholders; j.
A. Kratz, of the Lackawanna Steel
Company, and Edward W. Wakeley
OF the New Jersey Public Service Cor
poration. They said they do not op-
pose any scheme of fair distribution
of this burden, nor to escape the sur
tax, but they declare an income tax
on stock dividends before their con.
version into cash is an unfair and un.
equal distribution. Exemption from
income taxation of stock dividends o,
subsidiary corporations already taxed
was urged on behalf of the Lacka-
wanna company.
Extra time was given by the COM
mittee for a discussion of excess profit
taxes. Inclusion of good will In cal
.culating capital for assessing the eX-
cess profits tax was proposed by JOS
eph S. Auerbach representing the
Woolworth company of New Tor
Limitation of excess profits tax tc
capital and assessment of foreign fire
and marine companies was urged by
A. B. Thatcher, of New York. repre-
senting various foreign corporations
He urged that the income Of secur-
tiles held by such companies abroad
and not used in their American bust
ness should he exempt ffrom the tax
House Continues Debate.
The house today continued debate
on the s1S00, 100000 war tax bill. which
Chairman Kitchln of the ways ant
means committee said would raise
more additional taxes than any mea-
sure "that has ever been presented
to any legislative body in the histor,
Of the world"
Members speaking In defense Of the
bill argued for 1t as a whole on the
ground that 1t was necessary to meet
the national emergency From many
representatives. however. came vigor-
GUS criticisms on taxes on variety OF
commodities or earnings which they
thought should be exempt. Represent
ative Fortney planned to take the floor
to second Chairman Kitchin's plea for
speedy passage Of the bill. Leaders
believed today it might be disposed Of
by the house early next week.
May Revive Roosevelt Controversy.
Altho it was generally believed today
that congress would promptly approve
the conference report on the war army
selective draft bill, tho Roosevelt issue
may be revived again in both senatS
and house. The Roosevelt volunteer
provision in the senate bill was strick-
en- out In conference. The fight to re-
tain the provision now will be carried
to the floor Of the senate. It was said
today by republican leaders
Within . fortnight after President
Wilson approves the bill the war de-
partment will set in motion vast ma
chinery for the registration for con-
scription,
To Register 10000, 900 Mon.
Approximately 10,O00.0OO men be-
tween the ages Of 21 and 80 inclusive
will be required to register-probably
within the next fortnight-as available
for military service in the war with
Germany under the terms of tho new
national army bill perfected by tht
conference committee OF the h:!:ss sm.
senate today
From these 10000. 900 men there will
be selected the frst 100000 recruits tc
the selective conscription army the
second 100000 when the president de-
cides to call for them and recruits te
bring the regular army and - '>nal
guard up to maximum war strength In
the event that volunteers to these
forces fail to come forward in sufficient
number and the president exercises his
power to draft.
Plan Spssdy Registration.
The president has been informed that
the bill will bA sent to him for his sis-
nature not later than next Mondaj. AS
soon as he signs the measure he will
issue q proclamation calling for the
specified military forces and explaining
the manner In which shoy will be
formed.
Five dasa latsF the local registratiou