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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-19
STATUE OF KING CHARLES
HAS NOT BEEN UNCOVERED
(By Associated Press.)

London, June 19.-The handsome
bronze statue of King Charles I. in
Trafalgar Square, which has been
covered with sandbags from the day
German airships began raiding Lon
don. will not, for a time, at least, be
uncovered, in spite of the fact that
all danger from air raids is over.
The left foreleg of King Charles
bronze horse which supports the
greater part of the statues weight
has cracked. Repairs which will
cost $1,000 are IN progress. The
statue is one of the finest in London
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-19
AMERICAN SOLDIERS SEND
HOME $4,000 A DAY
(By Associated Press.)

With the American Army of Occu-
patton, June 19.-American soldiers
in the occupied area of Germany have
been sending home something like
100000 day, according to estimates
made by postoffice officials. Army Of
ticers say that in addition to the
money sent home through the post
Office the soldiers also have been
sending large amounts by banks and
welfare organizations but estimates
of this are virtually impossible to- OBJ
tain.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-19
German Delegates Attacked
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
Weimar, Wednesday, June 1S-Oe-
ayeOAA special train bring the Ger
nan peace delegation from Versailles
rrived here shortly after midnight.
|he delegation were angry at the hos
lie attack made upon them at Ver-
billes in which a considerable num-
|er, instead of three as at first re-
prted, were more or less seriously
blurred.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-19
Election in Bavaria
(By Associated Press.)

Berne June 19.--The Catholic CEN
ter party was victorious virtually ev-
erywhere in Bavaria in municipal
elections on the 18th. Democratic and
majority socialist parties made poor
showing.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-19
MorrisOn's Resignation Accepted
(By Associated Press.)

Paris, June 19.-The American
@ace delegation has accepted the
|signation of DR.. S. E. Morrison
|ember of the section Of Russian ex-
! |rts who represented the United
= ates on the Baltic commission. Mol
bon resigned because he didn't ap-
love of the exchange Of notes be-
feen the Allies and Admiral kol-
ak, head of the Omsk government.
believes Russia cannot be restored
rough the Allied cooperation with
0msk government.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-19

means the germ of tuberculosis on
the one hand, and the newborn babe
on the other. Inasmuch as no baby
is ever born with tuberculosis, If the
two could be kept apart there would
not be any tuberculosis problem .
DR.. Lloyd emphasized the ms ID of
division of tuberculosis in e United
States Public Health Service. This
he said, would permit of cooperative
correlation of the activities of all the
bodies and departments of the gov
ernment engaged in tuberculosis
work.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-19

'sSen cars of pines were shipped
Stuart the latter part of last
and Manager Dunscombe an
|pces that he expects to ship twer-
|sfs this week. There will be
sShere around seventy-five cars
ues to ship from Stuart this sea-
This promises to be the largest
rug point for this luscious fruit
entire state. Although the
ran a little smaller in the be-
: than was at first estimated
'e swelling as the season ad.
ana there is no reason to be
4a' the first estimate Of from
$4,000 crates, will not b,
Oy the end of the season. :
Messenger.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-19

From seven and one-half acres Of
tomatoes w. S. Smith, living east OF
town, has gathered 1000 crates Of
tomatoes which netted him $1.75 per
crate and now he is preparing the
land for another crop which will be
gathered before fall when q fall and
winter crop will be planted Moore
Haven Times.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-19
SUFFRAGE RATIFIED
BYlSENATE OF
pennsylvania
(By Associated press)

Harrisburg Pa. June 19-The Sem
ate today passed resolution ratify-
ing the woman suffrage amendment
to the federal constitution. The reso-
luton was sent to the House where
it will be acted upon before the ad-
iournment of the Legislature Thurs
day.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-19
8 Ships Of Food for Germans
(Ry Associated preSs.)

Deal England June 10. Eight
American steamers with food cargoes
for Germany, which were detained
here few days, have proceeded for
German ports. 1t was reported pre-
viously they would be held here pend
ing the signing Of the peace treaty.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-19
LAKELAND. FLORIDA, THURSDAY. JUNE 10, 1919
FLIGHT BRITISH
D|R|G|BLE PUT
OFF UNTIL PEACE
TREATY SETTLED
(By Associated Press.J

London June 19.-The fight of the
British dirigible R-34 to America has
been definitely postponed until Ger
many decides what she intends to do
regarding the peace terms.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-19
Trade EXCURSION TO U. s.
(By Associated press.)

(By Associated Press.)
Fexico City, June 1S.-The Cham
Of Commerce here is planning to
Rnize a trade excursion of Mexican
cnants to the United States and
pairing to receive similar missions
Prted to be coming from Cleveland
York and various southern com
eial centers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-19
BRITISH GRAND FLEET ON WAR
FOOTING AND READY To SAIL FOR
GERMAN WATERS ON MOMENTS
NOTICE f HUNS REFUSE To SIGN
NEW WIRELESS STATION
(By Associated Press.)

Tampico, Mexico, June 19.-The
government has completed the erec-
tion here of wireless station which,
it is claimed, has a sending radius OF
1000 miles at night.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-19
hdyins How to Administer Port or
Danzig
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
Paris, June 19.-The council OF
|eign ministers are considering a
IN for the inter-allied commission
administer the port of panzig
ough which Poland has been given
outlet to the Baltic Sea.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-19
JOHN W. WATSON
OF MIAMI, ANN0UN.
CES AS CANDIDATE
(By Associated Press.)

Miami, Jnue 19.-John w. Watson,
mayor of Miami announced his can
didacy for governor.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-10
Int. 1919. by Public Ledger Co,

Bolshevisnl in Seattle, then vote for the bill virtually as the committee wrote it. The bill goes over to the Senate and Mccoy goes back to his downtown office.
 Senators nave been waiting impa- tiently for the bill. The Finance Com mittee members bounce upon the bill, and, carrying it off to the committee room. tear it apart with the aVldlty of wolves at feast Penroso grunts his disapproval; the others shout theirs. Reduced 10 printable language the consensus of their comment seems to be that the bill just won't do at all" So agreed, they instruct clerk to call MT. Mccoy and have him hurry along to the Capitol.
 The process of revision begins anew. Here and there a Senator obtains adoption of new paragraph or section or the elimination of some tax, the re duction of another. The Senate passes the bill and it goes to d committee on conference between the two houses to reconcile the dlsagreementS between them. Mccoy, of course, is present. The House conferees look to him to maintain that the House bill was a gem compared to what the Senate voted. The Senators expect him to support their contention that but for their genius of finance the bill would have been a scandalous hodge-podge. Mccoy has had training in diplomacy He replies to questions of fact, but ex- presses no opinions on policy.
 When Congress finally gets tired of playing politics with our pocket books. the bill is sent to the President,
New Britain herald., 1919-07-10

When an income tax was proposed in 1913 there was nothing but the 5a- 5aI- air of speculation on whis,,,,,. aisss o,,..,, sb. estimates of the an1s1-5ss. =, r,uea.,,., .eVies lll11l1sSf4a2tepin this country has such ~I11 4fax-North Carolina-and it de rived bH s1sooo annually from 1t. When MT. Mccoy proposed to furnish the committee with an estimate of the yield, Senator Gore, of Oklahoma, said:
 Mccoy, what's the use of saying you can give us an estimate? Why don't you just say you'll make guess?"
 But will get you an estimate Mir. Mccoy retorted.
 Close to His Estimates t
 Back to his office he went and gathered about him all that had been written about income taxes. He stud. jed the English tax, but found it could not be applied to the United States because the English tax is collected at the source Mccoy took up the Ger man systems and found that excellent laws were in force in the states of Sax. ony and Prussia and that they were so nearly like that under consideration by our Congress that he could, by adapting them to financial statistics for this country, making certain al lowances for different conditions. arr rive at very good basis for an estt mate. He did and his estimate was so accurate as to cause general amaze ment.
 On the corporation income taxe his estimate of what the tax would yield during the year 1914 was within $eoo0 or S3000 of the actual returns to the Treasury, and the estimate was made eighteen months before the Treasury report appeared. Treasury officials be- lieved he had gone wrong on the munt tions tax which was carried in the pre- paredness fund tax law of 1915. Two months before the close of the year it appeared unlikely that it would yield around $40,o00,OO0," which Mo Coy estimated. The final figures showed that around $40000, 900" had accrued to the government
New Britain herald., 1919-07-10

land and the South American coun- tries, The treaties were sent to Con- gre1s. as the Dingley law. which pro- vided for them, carried the provision ~ts-r~~s'r~'S---~-.4ss should be approved by the Senate 'af'u sa.ided by Con- gress."
 Senator Aldrich obJeetsa---~-s 'he French treaty because it carried the nlaximum cut in duties on lmltauoh iewelry. threatening, according to ms view, that industry in Rhode, Island Senator Aldrich appeared before the Foreign Relations Committee anu made such an eloquent attack on the treaty that members of the committee were almost unanimous against re- ,,orting it to the Sepate. Mccoy was il, the room, and although he had not ,elrer a note of what Aldrlch hao eaid he memorized statements wltn ,,.aat accuracy, The following day ne addressed the committee ana rloaleo the arguments of the senator he .a+,, was reported favorably. F1Ve 14<fe,.ant efforts were made 10 get
 
 cotton on it, but Aldrich always nap ,,enaa 10 be absent and out ot courtesy to him, it was not pressed. In that
 ,, the treaty failed of ratification
 1n 1909 Mir. Mccoy worked on the -,.,,o.A1drich tariff bill, and again he
 aurtered the Senator from Rhode leland. The following year. when sen ator Lodge made the high-cost'ot-IlVlng ,.a,,ort of the select committee or ,,-oich he was chairman' senator 1obrson. of Alabama, persuaded MO Co,, +o analyze it and shoot 1t full os holes" Mccoy discharged the task so satisfactorily that his, memorandum was printed by the Democratic Ma +iora1 Committee and sent into every conversational district. The Democrats rained control of the House that year
 As soon as Underwood, of Alabama cot back to Washington he called MT Mccoy to the Capitol and together they worked out the revised chemical schedule which Taft vetoed. Mccoy ana1vzed the veto message for the Democrats and presented an argument which Senators Lodge and Shoot sought vainly to offset
New Britain herald., 1919-07-10

the yard. Frequently he is asked to simplify the language of a bill. Once Cordell Hull had a sentence of 2o08 words. Mccoy rearranged it into simple sentences without destroying HulPs meaning.
 Mccoy is a Pennsylvanian. He was born in Reading, the son or d oi'loi' soldier, who was crippled at Bull huh' The parent was given position a' the Wal. Department here in WaShlne- top. and he brought his family along Joseph Mccoy was educated Ill l"o primary schools of the capital ana en- tered Stevens Institute at HopoKer' N. J.. to study engineering. IL was there his remarkable talent for mathe- r,atics was developed. He took CIVIL service examination as a patent e&' aminer He hoped to learn patent law and then practice on his own account He was selected by the Treasury De partment as an expert accountant anu became an assistant government aGtu ary in 1890. He was made an actoaiS about six years later, and Congress has been borrowing" him to help "Il'e tariff bills since 1893.
 His first work was in connectioh with the Dingley bill. Since then He has played a highly important part in the preparation of every supse- quent tariff bill. He participated III the negotiations of a dozen important reciprocal trade treaties, including that with France, on which he went to the mat" with Senator Aldrich, or Rhode Island He was the expert who steered the joint high commis' sion safely through it's settlement Of disputes with Canada and incidentally laid the groundwork for the fixing of the Alaskan boundaries. He was
New Britain herald., 1919-07-10

sent to China by the Department of State to fix the American share in the Boxer indemnity.
 Mir. Mccoy traces to his work In connection with the reciprocity treaties his later associat tion with Congress in the preparation of tariff laws. He was borrowed by the State Depert. ment for that task when Secretary Hay named John A. Kasson as special commissioner to conduct the negotia- tions. Mir Mccoy sat at a little desk in q corner, to all outward appearances engaged on clerical work, while Com. missioner kasson talked with various diplomatic representatives of the na' tions desiring confessional tariff agree ments with the United States. What every word that was said, and upon the departure of the diplomats he die tated surprisingly accurate reports of the interviews. To these he added facts and figures showing agreement or disagreement with the statements.
 It was necessary for him to acquire an accurate knowledge of industrial and commercial conditions in every nation and to strip away diplomatic verbiage to get at the fundamental issues involved, He succeeded so we'll that eighteen treaties were negotiated by the State Department, the nations affected including France, Russia, Eng
New Britain herald., 1919-07-10
By Robert T. Barry

cameras, candy, cigarettes, chewh1a gum, clothes; of bowie, dirk and hunt ing knives, dagger5. swords, canes stilettoS and brass l.nuckles
 Ihernlos bott'es- electric fans. yachts and motorboats. liverics for coachmen riding habits, hunting and shooting togs, pipe organs, comets, bass drums and phonographs-all coming under the general head of ''househoid necessi' ues"-are placed or the list.
 Ice skates ano ,ennis racI<et@, canoe cushions and baseball bats and tonobiles and motorcycles, tires and self.StartorS. He invados the pre- cincts of the dressing tables and takes notes on rouge soap, perfume and powder He glances about the house and lists carpets, rugs, picture frames, purses, lamp shades, umbrellas, and poking his head into clothes closets calculates 1uXury taxes" on smoking jackets, bath and lounging robes, kimonos, petticoats and waists, hats, shoes, shirts ties, stockings, suits and dresses. pajamas, nigltgoWn5 and underwear.
 He casts evil designs upon our trav- els and our freight shipments, our in surance and our telephone and tele- graph messages,
 Not content with having learned of the amount of money We have to spend for these things, he proceeds to figure how much he can take away from us through the delicate method of a tax on incomes, which he has just shown by immutable figures al ready has been expended.
 MT. Mccoy, after arriving 4 at an estimate of the amount of revenue his suggestions will raise, takes his hat and strOlls over to the Treasury De- partment. The Secretary of the Treas ury has learned in the meantime that Daniels and Baker need some ready cash to keep a few generals and ad- mirals on the payroll; that Lane has to have the purchase price of some farms for sodiers that Houston fears the, pink boil worm will ruin Texas cotton unless he can buy some paris green; Hines says the railroads
New Britain herald., 1919-07-10

and generally you will find that 1t comes very close to embracing what Mccoy recommended months before to the Secretary of the Treasury
 During denat0s on tax bills. Senate and Representatives refer repeatedly 10 what the experts say" about this or that item The experts is" Mir. Nc. Coy. Frequently his name is used. w hen little tax on bank checks is eliminated on the floor. he tells the committee how the loss of revenue can be overcome by a per cent increase in anot1-r tax
 If member from Texas desires a tax Of 35 per cent on the gross earn. ings Of all corporations whose address is Wall street, New York, Mccoy tells him on short notice how many con. cerns have their offices there, the na, ture of their business, their earnings last year. the market price of their stock, what it really is worth and how much the proposed tax would yield
 If Lodge wants figures to show that a tax on War profits in this country should b~ lower than that enforced in Great Britain because of tho difference of pro-War business conditions, Mccoy jumps into the breach. If kitchin desires to establish the merits of the eycessp profits tax, he gets the figure from Mccoy. If La Toilette desires to show that both Lodge and kitchin are wrong, Mccoy produces statistics by
New Britain herald., 1919-07-10

Immediately after the f3B1
 when pen1acratic SerYts
 Democratic President weresx dl1q Underwood. who was chairnaN
 Ways and Means Comnrttee, work on the new tariff bill. W1tfss d. Coy he started on New Year's Day of 1913 and they worked almost cony' stantly unA the following springs' when Wilson called the extra session to revise the tariff Daniel (. Roper now Commissioner of Internal Reve% nue, was clerk of the Ways and Means Committee The Finance Committces unable to get Mccoy away from Under wood employed about twenty tariff experts" including customs officers from New York When the Under wood bill left the House only three of the experts" remained with the Sem ate committed When if went to con. ference all had disappeared except Mccoy. Mr. Mccoy wrote the silk schedule in the Underwood.Simmon sC3
 The principle of the excess-proffts tax was developed by MT. Mccoy from the famous German stew" tax which Sweden imposed when exnQrtatlonS Of a canned beef stews3aE Germany reached such an impopr figurss That the Swedish Government put tax on all profits above a certain figure Mccoy began on this plan as a means of checking the increase in the prics of gasoline by taking all profits above q certain price per gallon,
New Britain herald., 1919-07-10

will have to stop forty miles from a lunchroom for lack of coal; Senators have to have extra clerks to handle correspondence on the league of na- tlons and the Smithsonian Institution needs an additional night watchman.
 He greets Mccoy most cordially, takes the list entitled "Nice Things to Tax" and summons an underpaid as sistant. They go over the list, About 95 per cent of McCoy's suggestions are adopted. This, in fact, was the per centage in the latest revenue bill.
 'How much will these taxes raiser" inquires the Secretary.
 "Oh, about $5 ,967 ,43S, S,921.39," replies Mccoy.
 The Secretary writes courteous notes to the chairmen of the Ways and Means and Finance Committees, tell ing them there must be new revenue bill. Congress may fuss a day or two, but no one takes that seriously, as all Washington knows the pubic must be fooled,
 Mccoy goes back to his office, plies few more papers on the desk and waits for the telephone bell to ring He does not wait long. It IS & call from the Ways and Means Committed
 "TIello, Mccoy" says the voice. lt might be that of Payne. Underwood kitchin or Focdney They all do H. We've 50. to rig up a new revenue bi!l. Come Gn up /
 Nr Mccoy goes to the Capitol and .,egins working on the tax bill. inhf s. :1ucleus is, his own eoommenda Eion
New Britain herald., 1919-07-10

siuinS genus III me pEeparaIiap of
 revenue bills, ihc maIt who makes
 you dig deep for those taxes
 N-N 1ii"Nr assume >' 9S tpathetiC att- 'uoe 'o"a'o '"c NlcWS or the members while Wa2ing dcfcrKivc warfare against efforts to nulli4,, h;. ,,r,orarn 'heii."0iN "l 'Hc N0''l'ii't tee are amazed a' hi0 ""oacl'y Ill suggesting taxes on rouge and perfume Ti+,, ,,-arr,or e,,f frage just around f,o ,o,,,a,, of inc poll'lc"i hish"dS' 4ouIhCrn members storm at the recoh ncndation for a tax OH coItoh pi9uuIt its; WeSterners say hides must pot Aa<,oncho1 and New EnglandeIs Sir1V,, v..r ,,a4 1i.+or tc proposals for ley os o,, ,roo1 end .,oo, No Tot say much, as he
 the Congressnlen are talking for thsj ae,,. of +,,e ,,,.o..,,,t reporters. Hel1.ro,,,s +1,o+ of4o,. r,,ao1... '1s ne7i '1!s0 Ind other anodynes for public resentR a,+ +he bi]l ,,;l1 he xvrit. ten pretty n2j,oh os 1,a i,,+.nde9 if
 The bill ia ror,o,+ad +o Inc 11o,,so J Members Wra re,a fo~ :, flow, days l,,or ies PloF'9'o'tts and over the kindred < subjects Of tAp,orica, soldiors in si- iberia, the prI.o or wheat il, Minnesota eA 1of labor in Kansas and
New Britain herald., 1919-07-10

hOW that you have made your in- eome-tax return, haves managed somehow to pay that first install ment and had time to regain your E normal mental poise, it may be safe to introduce to you the presiding genius in the preparation of revenue hll4s' the power behind the throne' or taxation, the man who suggests the olVers ways for the government to dig lnto your pockets aud who estimates With an uncanny accuracy the amount you should have there.
 But, remembering that the income taN is but q part of the new law, with ieNIes yet to come upon your purse through your shopping, drinking, smoking, theatrcgoing and travelling, It seems well to remind you that if bodily harm should bcfall this man Congress virtually would be helpless to modify the current taxes when the government gets some of it's war bills paid. There is, therefore, ar element CT selfprescrvation in refraining from physical attack upon him and in re specting the warning in the Dakota dive, which Henry Watterson recalled the other day. It read, "Gcntlemen will please not shoot the pianiste; she is doing, the best she knows how"
 If you have reached a conclusion as to the identity of this man. dismiss it. Undoubtedly you are wrong. Mem bers of the revcnue,raising commit tees of Congress are allowed one guess all others may take as many as they please and "write your own ticket"
New Britain herald., 1919-07-10
Seeking Whom He May Tax''

Nowadays. the procedure incident to the enactment of new tax bill is something like this:
 The Secretary of the Treasury dis covers all of a sudden that after pav. ing for new postoff1ce at Jayville.on- the.Bum and for the dredging of the dusty" Oklawaha River, there will be a balance of about dollar and eighty. three cents in the public treasury.
 Looks like we'll have to have a new revenue bill," he muses, and adds to clerk, Get Mccoy on the phone and ask him to come over to my office"
 when MN Mccoy walks over to the Treasury BAildng, a short distance from the Bond Building, where he has a little office distinguished solely by a f1at-top desk piled so high with papers that you have to walk around 1t to find him, the Secretary tells him of the national crisis.
 Looks like we'll need about six billions" says the Secretary. 1liat ou5lAld bc SaSy, replies IHe tax expert. Give me a few days. Mir. Secretary, and I'll bring you d list of things to tax"
 Mccoy goes back to his filtered desk. He starts thinking and figuring. His thoughts and his pencil cover a wide area of human happiness and en, deaXor. He pries into statistics on the most intimate and trifling purchases of our everyday life. He discovers how often we go to theatres aud movies and what we pay for tickets.
 He unearths the extent of our tran :: in playing cards, whisky. gin and JAZZ records; in balls-sof, tennis, foot nases lacrosse, billiard aud a.ool--at