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Show TEN PER CENT TAX MAY BE LEVIED ! I IH WASHINGTON, July 10. A ten per-cent per-cent income lax for individuals and corporations in lieu of the present four 'H percent tax for individuals and si". . percent for corporations, was favored I iH ut today's executive session of ih house ways and means committee, IH which is drafting the new war revenue bill. No conclusion was reached, how-ever. how-ever. Lowering of tho fixed amounts exempted for taxation also was dis-cussed, dis-cussed, but sentiment largely was in ' tM opposition. i Members of the committeo express-od express-od fear that with present rates, tho I 6,000,000,000 rovenue planned from incomes and excess profits could not be raised. Some suggested consump-tion consump-tion taxes, but this was regarded as a last expedient. A slight tax on cot-; ton was suggested. On the assumption that nationwide ; prohibition legislation now pending in 1 congress will not be enacted this year, I fH there was renewed discussion of ob-taining ob-taining more revenue from beer and other intoxicating liquors. It wa3 11 suggested that a direct tax on gross H sales in "emphatically urged the New i York senators to vote for the federal J (jH suffrage amendment." IH |