Show I SCHOOLS SPEND MAYBE MONEY Now Hint at Retaliation Because Mines l Are Fighting Tax I Anticipating the tho collection from the I mining companies of or the net proceeds tax upon mines man many of or the schools In the tho state are aro reported to have spent tho the mane money before It was received l. l Since the mines are resisting resist resist- ing tho the tax there are aro now no funds to meet necessary expenses Dense Francis W. W state director of or vocational education In speaking of or conditions In many of or tho the districts I In the tho tn state te said I 1 have made mado a trip over o tho the state In the Interest of ot a n. supplementary course courso of study stud regarding medical In Inspection in- in In-I In n health supervision and ph physical sl cal education In the tho schools which was as outlined In a n fold folder r sent out to I the schools of or the state b by Dr E. E G G. I GO state tato superintendent of public pub pUb- lie lic Instruction I When I presented the plan as outlined out out- lined In the folder to members of or tho the school boards there thero was waB resentment out out-I manifest rl right ht from the start The board hoard members told me that In anticipation anticipation anticipation antici antici- pation of tho the payment of tho the net proceeds proceeds proceeds pro pro- tax of or which approximately three fifths Js is for tho the benefit of or the tho public schools the financial budgets for tor forthe forthe the school districts had hall been made out and that failure to receive the tax had complicated conditions materially Salaries of or teachers had been advanced ad au- to m meet et hl higher her living Ji costs 10 to 15 per cent which would not havo have been done dono had the tho taxes not been anticipated an an- Mr lr Intimated that the school chool hoards boards would retaliate for he r concluded As It is Js now these theRo officials orrl daIs actuated by a more moro or less leBR re retaliatory re- re spirit may make ft n. demand of ot tho the Legislature for mine taxation of a somewhat more exacting character charac chat ter than would have havo been probable had the existing tax been paid without re re- re |