Evening star., 1925-10-10
INHERITANCE TAX
!: FIGHT IS PLANNED
Governor Of Georgia to Lead
Effort Here to Get u. S. to
! Give Up Levies.

Opponents of the inheritance tax
levied by the Government will open
their fight for abolition here October
% when a delegation led by Gov.
Walker of Georgia will appear at
hearing before :he House ways and
means committee.
Chairman Green Of the committee
set the date after a communication
from the Georgia executive, who
asked that he and other governors
he permitted 10 present arguments
against the levy.
Gov. Walker holds that the tax on
inheritance should be the province
of the State governments. and he
advised Mr.. Green that he has been
informed by IS governors that they
support his position opposing the
levy. Two others favor the Govern
ment tax and IS are non-commttal
he said.
Want Proper Balance.
Belief has been expressed by both
President Coolidge and Secretary Mel
lon that the Federal Government
should retire as rapidly az possible
from the inheritance tax field in
favor of the States, but they have
also taken the position that, if there
is TO be a proper balancing of reVe'
nue., the States should show a will
ingness to abandon their income tax
rates.
The ways and means committee
will start hearings on the new tax
bill October 10. and witnesses and
dates they will he heard are an
nounced as follows:
Monday, October la-Treasury of
fcials.
Tuesday. October 2O--W. H. Al
ford. New York National Association
of Manufacturers: Frank :. Gardner
New York, Board of Trade and
Transportation; Ben r. Marsh. Peo
pies Reconstruction League.
Wednesday, October 21-Mckinley
w kreiGh Washington American
Mining Congress: Representative Al
bert Johnson. municipal employees,
Tacoma Wash. c. Clinton James
United States League of Local Build
ing Associations. William :. Bennet
Chicago, Edward Hines Association
Lumber Interests: Henry l.. adams.
Des Moines, Iowa. Tax Club.
Thursday, October 22-George X
Wicker, Chicago. representing Hi
nois Agriculture Association. Mckin
ley w kreigh, American Mining
Congress.
Friday. October % devoted 10
considerable of inheritance taXl-
GOV. Clifford Walker of Georgia and
Mark Graves Of Albany, New York.
representing New York State Tax
Commission.
Excise Tax Hearing.
Saturday, October ~ teXciSe and
miscellaneous taxes, including cigars.
tobacco. admission. dues. special taxes,
stamp taxes, etc.eCharleS DuSklnd.
New York Tobacco Merchants Asso-
citation of United States; William l..
Crounse, Washington, National Cigar
Leaf Association: Leopold Powell. New
York: John H. Farrell. Albany \. y.
National Association of Professional
Association of Base Ball Leagues:
Charles Pettijohn. New York Motion
Picture Producers and Distributors of
America: George G. Graham, National
Automobile Chamber of Commerce:
Ernest w Smith, Washington. Amer
lean Automobile Association: NJ. L.
Hemmingway New York, Motor and
Accessories Manufacturers Assocla-
ton: W. X. Laidlaw, New York Auto
mobile Body Builders of America: A.
L. Viles. New York, Rubber Assocla-
tion of America.
Monday, October 26 continuation
of same taXes)-J. G. Williams, Chi
cago, National Association of TaXicab
Owners: II. c. Bradtield, Chicago.
American Drivurself Association;
Everett C. Wilson. Kansas City, Saun-
ders system: w. H. Manahan, Hills
DOlO, y H.. -hSSo'io
ton of America: p. P. Carney. New
Haven, National Sports Syndicate;
Ralph Roessler. Marion. Ind, Ameri-
can National Retail jewelers. Associ-
alton: Willis Crompton, Washington.
National Lumber Manufacturers AS
sociation: Thomas IL. Boylan. Des
AIoines, National Billiard Association:
John Redwood. Baltimore, Baltimore
Stock Exchange.
Tuesday, October 27-GeorSe w.
Morris and Charles H. Butler. both
Of Washington. representing Amerl-
can Bar Association.
Wednesday. October 2S-Open.
Thursday. October 29-Represe
tives of drug manufacturers on
alcohol.
Friday. October 30-Prof. Edwin r.
A. Selicman of Columbia University
on general taxes.