The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-31
AS OTHERS SEE THEM
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In the intimacy of the senate com mittee hearings on the war tax meas ures, where the SolOns recently came face to face with the fellows who have to pay the freight, rare opportunity was afforded for determining what the automobile manufacturer, the movie magnate and a host of other repre- sentatives of their own particular line of business think of themselves, and what they all think of each other. Here are few samples of the sidelights af- fOrded the committee at a recent sit ting:
 F. I. Barrows testified that the auto mobile manufacturers were more hurt in their feelings than in their pockets because of the company they were compelled to keep in the tax measure ~I think the public is making a mis- take" said Mr Barrows, "and think the committee is making a mistake to put the automobile into a class along with things that are of no utility at aIl-for instance, with chewing gum and moving pictures. If there is an accident of any kind to a train, you get your automobile down there. and If there is a wreck you bring the in- jured people home and take care of 1hem. If somebody is sick in your family you call for your physician, and he has an automobile and is able to come quickly So with urban and in- 1erurban transportation It is unfair to the industry for people to say I guess the government does not want us to use automobiles because it is not patriotic to use them I do not believe that congress will tell the peo- ple that this necessity for health and for business is in the same class with whisky. do not know but what like : whisky-I would not say-but I will say this, that I do not think that we are on a par with that. But if the senate wants us to do something else besides make automobiles, and let them ride in WheelbarrOws, just let us know We do not wins to stand back i, on any proposition of that kind"
 William A. Brady, representing the movie magnates, spoke next, and took strong exceptions to MT. Barrow's statement. he said: "As patriots, we are willing to be taxed as much as any other industry in the country | But we do not want to be looked upon as we apparently are by a gentleman who spoke for an industry moment ago, when he said Don't tax us; tax motion pictures and chewing gum We resent that We are a respectable in saustrv. We have artists and we have authors. By what right does the gentleman say Tax chewing gum and moving pictures" The motion pie ture is just as respectable as the auto mobile business It has had fewer fail-I ures"
 Then Mr Brady proceeded to di'I SNA~ movie industry in the following fash ion: "If it is thue that Mary Pick ford is getting $1,O0O,00O year, then Mary Pickford is going to pay $OO'- 900 this year to the government. That comes directly from the moving picture business if you get it from the actors; and we hope you do, because the actors are getting 1t all. You say, and rightly say, Gentlemen, you must be making an awful lot of money, because we read so much about 1t in the newspapers Showmans brag and buster! The nat nral inclination of the snowman is to exaggerate about 1000 per cent. We have a great national figure who 1n- F,ulges in that same practice-a nat pral-born snowman. Why don't you tax him?"
 Everybody laughed, and then B. B. Bartlett, representing the piano manu- featuring industry, was heard. TIT there ever was time in the history of the nation" said MT. Bartlett, when we need to keep up the spirits of our people, when they must have suitable entertainment and recreation, 1t IS now, I know nothing that contributes more to the peace or mind and to the happiness of the people than music. It is considered essential in the hos n,ta1s for the wounded. They are even using it in the insane hospitals. Let ms not burden the industry any more than we are obliged to-"
 Then the circus man was called upon the carpet. John NJ. Kelly, rep