The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-08

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rrl..!,r,t!pn committee by Senator Suth--'
-rlanG.
Judging from rm.. uum!l,.." 80 !"'t"rI
that con gro sSSmau '""i'.r = :"'' l''H- On
,h. SIhi".t ~ - startling .mE&".sii"n
Whrii AMI how lU SOUL. linz Virginia "''hl
judgement II settlement must Ia Inhn'.
II created widespread interest lhr"uSh--
"u' IVES; Virginia and tho signs are ina
II Will h" u continuing increasing inter-
rS'. TIL" additirna! fact that iT"H"rn"r
t"rnW'jl has nII""nt"d COMMISSION
linking tn ali alG'"' Irrn, WITH IN r!A'n-
urls :" III" Su'l. and H." j"i"' '"inn'i$-
SION IL OIL In" ~" If :, conference. serves
Ia H.. Eht"I in;' rest N n" iS'U'. ana To
St!'nU.t'" discussion.
Hrl"flS. Congressman cooper SuEG'St-
rri tina; e tn" ,lrh' had - l,r settled. the
burden "f u would fall uI-'n III" r"r;"r--
a'r business OF thr STATE. coal. ell. gas
ami other f"rlnS IT big business III their
class. That being til" case. ih' i'm" 10
seth" N" ease s now. white th"S" cor
,-rrlr."us ar. enjoying larG" profits. IF
which iii" government Will h' compelled
I" tax" NOR" and NOR" Is ia" "Np"nS"S
&c war Increase. As ih''S" profits /" 4
ma NIrnum extent ar" E"inE :" TIA" gov
rrnm"nt. Il - Mr.. ''"nr"r'S idea 4" divert
th"m untIi ~" debt SUIT - hGu'dni"! {"
thu rln3utiffs Of that suit. wher"Upnn
III" E"v"rninCn; steps in and takes The
bulk al thc Judgment money nude OVER
- h. piainitff~ ~ "ArrSS profits IN"
difference bet Hr"a = and cents an h.
dollar iha, th,. c"r'!fIrat"S w"rr traded
IN and TN" rA'" nf final settlement az
the Sllit. Nj runI-.r cont tends. would hC
excess profits and would lm demanded
and taken over 10y ~" government. The
increased levy &c taxation on West N.r
gina corporations :" rfc"Cl payment Of
IN" Judgment or IA" proposed "0mrru-
misc. h." points 'uJ. would W. I"TinrSSihi"
:" hr charged Off ms 4 tax "\"mpti"n on
h" books nf IN" corporations. 'i"nrral-
~ speak, eng Mr. cooper runt"ndS that
nobody would l." loser ,<rrpt III"
holders oC debit certificates WHO hup.' -
GIT rar or nearly par for Ger; firat"S
which 'hrv !"uC!!i As 4 speculation At
Varying amounts not :" 'Nc"''d at tho
minimum. ton cents on tho dollar. AS
Ia. them we'll. We should worry" SAID Mr..
Cooper.
Asked today /" cxrlain bow. IN ,'"w
&C III" Stat" constitutional provision
that all TAXATION mus, y" equal and un'-
form IN Vest Nirc!nia. that Ihrr" must
l." no discriminating taN l"GISlatI"n.
class legislation. rnncr"ssman Cnnp"r
Will" no. committing himself - Il lax
on production sc r"ai. oil ami Eae -ald
that II has been established N ~"
courts tha; such 4 tax could u" l"vIrd.
'rh'r" w"uid probably b" IT." usual
wid' spread objection {" ms "rI"Ss
those sought I" b" affected by II could
bo given absolute" guarantee" THAI $uch
II FORM -! LIShlli'H Nl'IIil l'' hih'!IStlff
after IN" m"nr'? necessary :" II" rh'S''H
:" lIqu;d;i" thu dent had been r"lI"r;"i.
"A better piHn ( SONS - me. SaiI
Mr. Copper "wruli b.. :" TAX" adyan-
taG" ~ eur Sat" "N.'"~S profits ~"
niIi increase = "I.'r r"ri"rj ~ ~"
years say. THAT would b" "N"rnpiIil"
fr"tE Tho !aA returns I" nh" r'~G"rni
government. l;ut tn" |''drr"l governs
mrN. would r,.i Il III IN" 'nd from ln''
Wall Str,'.', - indicate" and Virginia pei
tl"iHnH VIII" are So dead nnNI"u" 70 coli
lot To h. last rcd cent "n =" lU'ir-
D,,iH; they has. S''rur.r! IN th.' highest
court N til" !au!. ir thor" w"r" ANY
1k"lih""d uf tn" SuEr"Stlun | hay"
offered h.nE carried rut. and | S:nC'r''-
, y hop" th"r" may H., that crowd - not
likely :" !"' - keen III pushing ar an
CARRIER lilU'dal:"u. 1t - nr .L"', 'ha'
now is tn" iInl" for us Ia i" a niiI'
pushing on our own account.
Nv" can seth. ;hI~ controversy r'cnl
and s.itl.. :; M"w. without GRIPPING
ourselves. without holding heck i""m
I'nrl.' sam u ,!ullar. nuI III an :,.'"E"'ii-
| ~ "Nw'dit"US. l"sitiIN~r" and h"n"rah'"
way