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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.
BTTUMINous MATERIAL
Office OF the Board of Commissioners
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BTTUMINOUS MATERIAL
Office Of the Board Of Commissioners
Memphis, Tennessee
Sealed proposals will be received at
the office Of the city clerk OF Mem
phis. Tenn, until 12 o'clock noon.
Tuesday, May s, 1919, for furnishing
the engineering department OF the Guy
Of Memphis with the following supplies;
Approximately 100 to 500 tons reIned
asphalt to be furnished under speciIlca-
lions on file In the office Of me CITY
engineer, fob. Memphis, Tenn'' Ior
delivery In carloads within 10 days
from receipt OF written order for one
or more carloads, all material desired
to be ordered prior to Jan. !, lSzp' py
city OF Memphis,
Each and every proposal must pc
accompanied by certified checks lor
$3.50 on some solvent bank and made
payable to the order OF the city OF
Memphis. said checks to be returned
to the unsuccessful bidder or bidders
on the awarding Of the contract, ana
win be returned to the successful BID.
der or bidders when the required bona
for the faithful performance OF contract
Is made.
An approved surety bond will be re-
aNired OF the successful bidder In the
eum OF so per cent of the maximum
amount of the contract within. 10 days
after the award of, said contract. .
Bids will lay open for comparison and
consideration for one week after -.haN-
ing been publicly opened and read be-
fore awarding the contract. and the
right Is reserved to reject any or all
bids.
BY order Of the board OF commits
sioners OF the city Of Memphis.
F. l.. MONTENEGRO, Mayor.
Attest. G. c. PASHBY. City Clerk.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28

Under and by virtue Of the terms Of
A certain trust deed Of date July 20,
1917, executed by Amede Levy and wife
Esther Levy to State Investment Com
described below. recorded in Book 67S.
page g., In the Registers office Of
Shelby County, Tennessee, securing the
payment to Columbia Mortgage & Trust
Company of $4,000. 90. evidenced by 4
notes for $4,000 each and one note
for $4,000, the first Of said notes ma
turing July 90, 1918, and one yearly
thereafter until all, shall have matured,
and bearing interest from their date
payable s~emiannually on the Goth days
Of January and July Of each year, the
interest prior to maturity being EVIL
denced by coupons attached to the
principal notes; default having been
made In The payment at maturity of
said interest coupons due January 70.
1918, and same remaining still unpaid,
and the owner and holder of the in
debtedness secured by aaiG trust deed
having exercised the option given
therein and all Of the Indebtedness
CONS due and collectible as provided
therein, and the same remaining still
unpaid, the undersigned, State Invest
ment Company, Trustee, Ws aforesaid,
OF the request OF the Owner and holder
Of sRid unpaid indebtedness, VIII on
i, MA y, lSld, y
within legal hours. at the southwest
or Adams Avenue entrance Of the
Shelby County Courthouse. IN Memphis.
Tennessee, same being at oHe of the
doors Of said Courthouse, sell at public
4utcry to the highest and best bidder
for cash the following described land.
situated In the city of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tennessee, to wit:
The north part Of Not No. 5 In Block
%, South Memphis; beginning at a
point In the east line Of South Front
Street formerly Shelby street, at the
northwest corner CT said Lot No. 8:
thence eastwardiy along the line Of
an alley 200 feet 10 another alley;
thence southwardly with, the last mon
toned alley "a feet: thence y-estwardly
parallel with the first mentioned alley
200 feet to South Front Street; themes
northwardly with said street "a feet to
the beginning.
The equity Of redemption, home'tead
and dover in said land are waived
in said trust deed. The title to said
land Is believed to be good. but the
| undersigned will sell and convey as
Trustee only.
This April s. 1919.
STATE INVESTMENT COMPANY,
Trustee
BY PETER G. GRANT. President.
Byars & Gillespie, AttoTneys-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
PROPOSED ORDINANCE UP
FOR FIRST READING
TUESDAY, APRIL
20, 1919.
AN ORDINANCE

To Amend an Ordinance Entitled, "An
Ordinance to Regulate the Business
of Operating Motion Picture Ma
chimes, to Require License Of Opera
tors OF Said Machines and to Fix the
Fees for Such Licenses, and to Pro-
vide for a Board Of Examiners for
Motion Picture Operators, and to
FIX Penalties for the Violation OF
This Ordinance"
Sec. /, Be 1t ordained by the board
Of commissioners of the City of Menu
phis, that an ordinance passed final
reading Tuesday. October 81. 1918, and
entitled An Ordinance to regulate
the business OF operating motion pic
ture machines. to require license Of OPP
orators of said machines and to fix
the fees for such licenses, and to pro-
vide for a board OF examiners for mo-
ton picture operators, n to fix PEN
aities for the violation Of this ordir
nance" be and the same Is hereby,
amended as follows:
That section two Of said ordinance
be amended so as 10 read as follows;
"Re II further ordained, That a boafd
Of examiners Is. hereby appointed w
consist OF the City Electrical Inspector
and two other members to be elected
by the Board OF Commissioners, who
shall hold their offices as such exam
iners at the will and pleasure Of the
BOAfu OF IonnfnlselOHSiS. oaiu po"'u
shall examine all applicants for license
within five days after application for
such examination Is made, n shall,
II the applicant is found qualified, FUR
nish him with a certificate showing his
examination and qualification. upon
presentation OF this certificate, duly
signed by a majority Of the examiners,
civ CLERK, the said fek viii Issue a
license to the appicMnt to operate \
| motion picture machine. said license
shat be good for one year, but may
be renewed without further examina-
| ton by surrsndering same to the city
clerk and paying the issuing ana re-
Cording fee provided snid application
| stall Be made within one year of the
| expiration of said license, and II madt
| nfter one year a new examination shall
| he ~raouired before q hccense can be Is
sued This fee for issuing and record,
| ing each license shall be 90 vents saif
fee to be paid to the City Clerk p
the issuing and recording OF saiu ileense
The fee for each examination shall b'
dive dollars. which shall be depesitt'
with the chairman of the board OF ex
e,niners prior to the examination, am
said examination fee shall constitute
the compensation OF the board Tor con
Quoting the examinations, Each ap
~plicant shall state IN ms sppueailo'
place Of employment, and whether n
las ever had any fires while operat
ing a motion picture machine.
THAT section four Of said ordinance D
amended by striking out the toiicw'h
words; 1,
ALLOW the film to be rewound
The booth while the machine IS bein
~cperated,' which appear In lines niteer
sixteen and seventeen of the puoiishe
copy Of said section In the Eleetric'
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
TRUSTEES SALE.

BY S. ]. SHEPHERD, Trust or
Thls Anril Ia 1a1N
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
GRAIN Markets
Larger Movement Prospects
Fail to Have Much Restrain
ing Effect on Corn.

CHICAGO, April 2s.-Prospects Of
enlarged receipts had only a transient
bearish effect today on the corn mar
ket. On the declines the tact that
the pit became bare Of offerings made
shorts scurry for protection and led
to a sharp upturn in prices, Opening
prices, which ranged from the same as
Saturdays finish to 2Lc lower. with
July Si.6Sk TO 1888 aud September
|l.63A 10 sl.641s, we're followed by n
material advance all around.
July and September rose t the high
est levels vet this season, but subse-
quently hedging sales and liquidation
by holders brought about pronounced
weakness, PriAes closed heavy. lac to
4%C net lower, with July {i,65 TO $i.65L
September $l,62h to st.62la.
Oats showed Independent strength.
After opening unchanged to 1c highc~,
with July 72iAc TO 72lsc, the market
scored moderate further gains.
Provisions rallied with corn.
Later the market saEged again when
corn turned downgradu.,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
Itching, Scratching, Skin Diseases
That Burn Like Flames of Fire

that the ptepAr method Of treatment
for pimples, blotches, sores, bolls, rough,
red and sOMty skin, is to purify the
blood AND remove the tiny germs OF
pollution that break through and mani
fest their presence on the surface OF
the skin,
People in all parts OF the country have
written us how they were completely
rid OF every trace of these disorders BY
he use of s. S, S, the matchless, pure
" vegetable, blood purifier, S, S, S
,oes direct to the center OF the blood
upply and purifies and cleauses II of
very vestige OF foreign matter, giving
clear and rudy complexion that in
icntes perfect health. Write today for
60 medical advice regarding your case,
ddrcss Swift Specific Co, t3 Swift
! laboratory, Atlanta, Ga. adv,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
MARRIAGE LICENSES,

Tkmor Doyle Carter TO William
HGW0FA Stovall, Bessie Kate Entrekin
to PIess Alvin Purcell, Margaret Verlle
Keliett to Aubrey Clack, Theron Olive
Roberts to James Fred Larry, Mrs.
Emma Stebblns 40 w. T, higgins, Amy
Roxeathal toArtllNr II, Katz. Margaret
u, Taylor to- Esuf NJ. Kamp, Mrs. Marie
Hamilton to William NJ. Porter, Alice
May Devore to Samuel Ludwig Spite,
Blanche Kaufman TO Sam Schwartz,
Marye G. Simmons TO Charles S. Down
Cohen, Mary Eta Perry to William
Wheatley,
Daisy Benton to. George Rogers. Caro-
line Taylor TO Win Latermore, Rebec-
ca Johnson to Joe Powers, Fannie tIar-
ris to L. j. Bailey. Emma Phillips to
Clarence Klniams, Cora II. Thompson
TO SamaN& Morgan, Maria Shoat e
Duncan Vshlnt Annie Walker to John
Griffin, Mellia q. Greealee to Jane:
4, Sherman, Mary Elizabeth Range &c
Henry Hubbard.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE.

Ordinances 81 the City OF Memphis, SO
as 20 permit the film 20 be rewound
IN the booth while machine Is being
operated.
That section five Of said ordinance
be amended so as 20 provide that me
board Of examiners shall have authority
to revoke the rights or any motion pic
ture operator upon a satisfactory snow
ing to them OF the incapacity OF sac
operator, or upon satisfactory shoWlhS
10 the board that the operator has VIC
lated provisions Of the ordinances noe
which he has been licensed.
Section B. Be II further ordained that
this ordinance shall take effect from
and after its passage. the matter 9elhs
one OF urgency and the public's Werare
re1VsNr4R- -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
Here Is a Sensible Treatment
That Gets Prompt Results.

For real, downright, harassing dis
comfort, very few disorders can APP
preach so-called skin diseases, such as
Eczema. letter, Boils, eruptIons. scsly
irrttations and similar skin troubles.
Notwithstanding the lavish use Of
FalveA lotions washes and Sther treat
ment applied externally to the irri-
tated parts.
No one ever heard Of a person heinr
afflicted with any form Of skin diseae
whose blood was In good condltlo
Therefore. 1t Is but logical to conclude
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
-DEATHS.

William b. Gates. Il. CARLY Ramsay
hospital, April Is; myocarditis.
Thelma T.. Stanley, 10 months, 500
Madison, April rs, pneumonia. !,
Gilbert b Oliver, AZ. 400 Aston, April
2S; pneumonia.
i,uvenia Pryor, IS, HiSer and Center,
April rs. tuberculosis.
Gabriel Rudd, is. Mercy hospital,
AnrIl ~. railroad accident.
Ed Marshall, ri, General hospital
{, II Davis, |, 1sls South Main. April
IS; pneumonia
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
COTTON Markets
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL. April 2s.-Cotton, spot
IN fair demand; prices firm: good mid
ding. lsSSd, middltnE, lT64d; low md
ding, 16.Osd; good ordinary. l4.l4d; or
diBhry, I3.gld. Sales, 1900 bales, In
Guiding $500 American, Receipts, 1900
bales, including $500 Amertcan. u
lures closed very steady; April, 3D.
May 11l5d; July, 1864; September
lsl0Sd.
Contracts closed very steady at an
advance Of 10 10 50 points.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
DOW N

NEW YORK, April 2S,-Judge Lands
In federal court In Chicago dissolves
Injunction granted to postmaster gem
ersl against Interference with new tcle.
graph rates and upholds states power
to fix intrastate telegraph rates.
Washington dispatch says Carranza
government refuses TO recognize finan-
oial clause OF armistiee regarding dis
posal OF securities by Germany because
II Ia regarded as contrary to Mexican
constitution and to German Mexican
treaty,
sion to Paris.
Average price OF 90 rails S5,Sl, UP
as; 20 industrials 92,4S, up 80,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
ELECTTON NOTICE.

AMERICAN BUILDING, LOAN AND
TONTINE SAVINGS ASSOCIATION,
of Memphis, Tenn.
Notice Is hereby given that the BIZ
ennial election for directors to serve
the ensuing two years will be held at
the office of the Association, In Mem
phis, Tennessee, on
THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1919.
Hours Of election from 10 O'Clock am.
to 4 o'clock pm. Each membeD present
In person or by proxy will be entitled
to one vote for each shave owned BY
him or her, and a full attendance Of
the members Is specially desired.
BY order of the President. &c., j
VIM T. oUTTEN, Secretary.
Anrll LIZ 1alA
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
BIDS WANTED.

The Shelby County Commissioners
will receive bids at their office up TO
moor Tuesday, April 20, for 200 or moro
hospital beds; beds to be made Of tubu-
springs. Is = w.. $685.,
For further information apply at Of
flee of tho Shelby County Commission,
c~ourthease. rst,4
The right is reserved, to reject any
and all bids. q
SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSION.
By E. W. HALE. Secretary
AnriI II 1919 ..a .s.f.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
MoNEY

NEW YORK. April 2S.-Mercantile
paper, 6LQbh,
cial, 60.daN bills on banks, 4.63H. COM
mereial 60.day bills, 4.6SiA,y demand,
t67ts cables, 46SL.
Time loans strong; co DAYS, 20 days
and six months, Sh 4S&,
Call money firm ruling rate. s.
hank Rcceptances. IA
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
Memphis District
Weather Bulletin
MemrhI.. Tenn. April 2s. 1919.
COTTON AREA

Temperatures were still abnormally low
Sunday morning. with frosts In Central
Tennessee and extreme northern poT-
tion OF Georgia, where mlntmA Of "a to
20 occurred; much farmer weather pre-
vailed subsequently, Light 10 moder-
ate showers were reported sunday In
Arkansas and locally In Texas and a
few other localities and moderate TO
heavy rains sunday and Monday IN
Oklahoma. Heavy rains: oklahoma,
Altus roe, Carnegie l,Ot, MARROW i,0t,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
BOND CLOSING.

NEW YORK, April 2S-liberty bond
first Is, 9 800; second As, $3.50. first
AXIS, a5 ,90. second ANS, 9S,St; third
Ans, s5,22; fourth AIS, 9S.4i.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
LIVE 0 MARKET.

CHICAGO. April 2s.-HogsEReceipts
81, 900; 10@20c lower; bulk, $2O.6S92o.sS;
heavy, $50, 75d20a0; medium, $20bb9
20,sS; light, slSsOG2o.soi pigs si72SG
Cattle-Receipts rs, 600; lower; heavy
cows and helfers, sI,50Ml5,oo; Gamers,
SIS. IS lo. 2E; calves, $l2. 75Ql4.oo; stock
Sheep-Receipts 16, 900; strong; lambs
$l725q 1885; culls, StS,0ogl7.2b; springs
SIS 5o@2l 90; ewes, medium, Nl75@
1850; culis, %OO0ll.76,
KANSAS CITY, April 2s,-Hogs-Re-
ceipts 5000; Toe lower; hulk, $4,000
20 IS; heavies, $40 6 On2i. OOi medium,
$50, 20a2o 70; lights, $19.eoQeO.6O; pigs
Cattie--ReceiptsS $4,000; steady to
lower; heavy steers, 81 ,6bG1sbO;. light,
$40 SOC $500; cows and heifers, $500
1880. canners 5000 {, so; calves, S9.gS
ala. so; stookers, IS 60Gl6,25,
Sheep-ReCeipts 1l,000; steady; lambs
SIC. 00d3lS,S5; culls, $ll.25@l6. %; ewes,
medium, sll 2Sql4.50; breeding ewes,
S9,b0dl700,
ST, LOUIS. April 2S.-Hogs-Recelpts
$4,000; 90 loo hiRher; lights, $50 soI
900; pigs, SIS GOA ~, 90; mixed, s20,9S
q2o.9s; heavy, SEQ sOd210O; bulk S2O'SS
GROSS,
Cattle-RecStpts $1,000; slower, pros
poets higher native. steers, Sil,5Og
1850; yearlings, Sill 500 Is 30; cows,
Sl0.b0@i3,b0; stockers, $lO.0AIl3 !. %;
prime Southern steers, $4,000 1900
COWS and heifcrs, 81 50d SIS 90; Gamers,
IS, sea I. So calves, $7,75G16.5Q,
She~ep-Rcceipts 1900; steady; lambs,
| SEQ. 006s 2l,0o; ewes, $l3 00414b0; cam
ners. $4,50Ill00.
1 .E -
FORT WORTH, April sS,-Cattle, re-
| ceipts s,600: unevenly lower, Beeves,
| SSb0@l3,7a Is.
Hogs, receipts $500; steady. Heavy,
| SEQ 40mG0 60,
Sheep, receipts 5000: slow and steady
lambs, SIS. Goa 1890,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
DAILY ALMANAC.

LeAk3h OF day 10 hours, 80 MINUTES
tS,tEJSsfses on Tuesday at 6:il. "
, Sui" sets on Tuesday at 7!43.
Moon rises on Tuesday at 4:33 a. m.
New Moon on 30th.
Evening stars Venus, Jupiter and
Saturn,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
BIRTHS.

Robert n. and r.. Lorraine Newton
Neal, 1856 Galloway. April %; girl.
Gray and GeNrgie Vickers, 1888 South
Main, April "a; boy.
John and piukie Mason Persey. 2s3
Leath. April II; girl, .r
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28

NEW YORK, April 8.-Raw sugar,
steady; centrifugal, 1875 refined steady;
cut loaf, 1850; crushed, 1925: mold y,
$50; cubes, 9.75; xxx powdered,
geo; powdered, 915; fine grapulRted and
diamond A, 500; No. l, Ss5.
Live poultry, weak; brollers, S0d S5c
fowls, S7c, old ROSTERS, 22a23c; tur.
keys. 30c. Dressed steady; chickens,
frozen. 3SG42c; fowls, frozen, 1908 Nc
fowls, fresh, 32n3sc; turkeys, 4lG iSc
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28

NEW YORK. April 2s,-Copper quiet;
electrolytic, l6A q u. Iron quiet; No.
| Northern ana No, / Southern, $29. Is;
No. 2 Northern and No. 2 Southern.
&c. 10.
Metal exchange quotes lead barely
steady; spot and May 500 asked.
Spelter barely steady; East st. Louis
delivery spot, 696lo; May SOM @sl2h,
AT London, spot copper. E76 II y
Cd; futures c77 Is Cd; eiectrolytic spot,
ESQ 10 s. futures, ES1; spot tin, G225
l5s, futures, Ga24 los,
Lead spot e24 Is; futures. G2i.
Spelter spot, E35 los; futures, clTs, cd.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
ANNOU NCEME


GRILLS-At residence, 1879 Mcmillan
street, Monday morning, April sS 1919.
AZ $50 o'clock, Alice, wife Of Henry
r. Grills, aged AZ years, mother OF
Misses Hallye, ReunR, Tommle Lee,
Sue Alvie Cribs. ard ALIVE Grills, Of
Denver, Col; Roger, Ray and Ralph
Grills, Of this city; daughter 81 Mrs:
Martha H. koonce, sister Of y w, Of
Tulsa, Okla, Milton. Polk. John +. and
)emer koonce Of this cltyS Mrs. l.. ID.
Sanders and Mrs. Henry Rumley, Of
Chicago, ILL.,
Funeral services VIII be held AZ resi-
dence at 5 o'clock this CMOnday) att
eruoou, Friends u tho family invited.
naterment In Forest Hin cemetery.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
DOCKERY & D0NELS0N co.
COTTON FACTORS
~ s. FRONT ST. a ..h MEMPHIS, TENN.
X COMING HOME.

BREST, April 2S.-Nowton d. Baker,
American secretary of war, sailed yes
terday FOR the United states aboard the
transport George Washington.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28

ST, LOUIS, April 2S,-Poultry, hens.
awe springs, SSc; turkeys, 35c; ducks,
ale; geese. l9c,
Butter, creamery Gle. Eggs. Ale.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
DAIIY GTATEMENT.

Yellow tinEed, 500 TO $50 points lower
hIue stained, 500 to $50 points lower;
yellow stained. zoo to $50 points lower.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
DEATHS.

Griffin Davis, "a, General hospital,
April ~, nephrltls.
Willie Brown, IS. st. Anthony hos
pital. April Is; ondocarditis,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28

REWARD-Nelson Mckinney, II,
dark brown, 5 feet s inches high, weight
ITO, wears overalls and jumper, No. .
shoe cut over top and side for COM
fort, md no heels; hat tucked in on
top, is wanted for theft OF ~ cafber
Colt pistol. Ten dollars for arrest and
detention ana $40 for recovery Of pis-
toll. Notify Tom Ross, sheriff, Somer-
VILE, Tenn.
ARE you in trouble or do you wish to
help othera In trouble? II SO, attend
the noon prayer meeting Of Central
Baptist church, which has been run
every week day since Jan. 10. 1914.
BEN cox, Pastor.
LIBERTY bonds bought at highest
prices.
1908 1909 Union & Planters Bank Bldg.
LOST AND FOUND.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28
MEMPHIS COTTON.

Memphis cotton closed steady and
unchanged. Middlina, 27.75c. Sales 1850
bales, Including $50 previous evening.
UF-Ez.a nwauF
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-28

KANSAS CITY. April 2S.--Butter,
creamery, SEC; firsts, Sac; seconds, SEC;
packing. &c.
Eggs, 4Oi3c.
Poultry. hens, 29lac, roosterW, 1eQ
2lc; brollers, 65c,
Potatoes, $l.S5q2.40.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09

men who I had thought would be
 among the last to clog the wheels
 of progress. I doubt not that in
 their vaults lie hidden safe from
 the eye of the tax assessor mill
 ions of securities belonging to
 their customers on which not
 penny of taxes is paid.
 What could be fairer than an income tax? It is based on the idea that the citizen should pay in accordance with his ability to pay It varies with the income or the taxpayer. being greatest in amount when he can best afford to pay it and smallest in amount when he can least af- ford to pay it, and it disappears altogeth- CT when the income falls to the amount fixed for exemption Hence it is auto matically fair and just. It tends toward the equalization of the tax burden in that it reaches the proceeds of property that now bears no part of the burden. I refer to stocks and bonds and other forms of intangible property that so easily es- cape the eye of the tax assessor. The excess profits. tax touches no busi- ness that is not making abnormal profits and the amount is a just and fair con- tribution from the abundance of the tax payer.
 Under the schedules proposed by your committee these income and excess pro- fits taxes are by no means oppressive or ueuSOHlc' A ind0 ndNlnS lHI SS pendent children making 5000 per year would be assessed $S per year. If he makes s5000 per year he would pay $iS per year; $10,000, $222 and ho on Is nCe S per year small amount for a man to contribute to a government that gives free education to his three children. 266 2-3 per child per year? If a prop erty holder he of course pays more. for which he receives innumerable benefits. A corporation employing $50000 capital and making s10,O00 per year over and above the salaries of it's officers would pay excess profits of about $90 per year, net, above what it now pays to the fed eral government Think of it, gentlemen, s90 per year, $7.50 per month, 2oc per day. out of $l0, GOO profitsi A business employ ing $1OO,000, earning $20000 per year would pay about $270 per year, net, above what it now pays to the federal government I am assuming that these state taxes would be deductible from gross earnings of business like any other state taxes De- fore returns to the federal government are made.
 And this is what the bankers association and certain business Orga aniZatiOns are protesting against as an unbearable burden! They will tell you capital is timid, easily frightened, ready to fly at the first sight of the tax col- Iector. Much will be said of the danger of our driving away capital (Continued on Page Eighteen.)