Show SUITS QUESTION PRIVILEGE TAXES Million l Dollars Involved inCases in inCases inCases Cases Against l State in ill U. U S. S Court Suit Suits med flied to test the validity of or the tax privilege laws of ot tho the state and In Involving involving In- In ol near nearly a million dollars ollars In state taxes Were wre started yesterday before beCore Judge Tillman D. D Johnson o of the tho United States district court Daniel Danie l Larson state treasurer was made a n defendant In each of oC tho the twenty suits suite All il of or tho the eases lases according to an agreement agreement agree agree- ment merit reached b by attorneys of ot the plaintiffs plain plain- tiffs representing the tho Utah Copper opper r company the tho Consolidated Mining compan company com corn pan pany the Silver Sliver Mining com company pan and the Judge Mining company compau will be tried as one case The ca cases es arc being given s a special specia l hearing Judge by LJ Johnson for the purpose pur pur- pose o of allowing the attorneys s th the e privileges of pleading them before th the e ee regular term terni of oC ei ef court Judge Johnson i will ivill take under advisement a motion o of or f demurrer filed fils l b by attorneys for fot th the e state Attorneys for the plaintiffs were e granted ranted tho the privilege of ot filing tiling an I II 10 U original petition Restraining order a against tho the state to prevent pre Its officials from seizing and B selling the properties o of the min mis- ing Ins companies will vill be bc sought U by at at- at attorneys tornes torne's for tho the 1 plaintiffs According 4 to the tho state stage c law which was waa passed b by the last Legislature a privilege lege tax was placed against tho the amount of or business done b by each mining mining- compan com corn pan pans pany opera operating tins In Utah Arguments made by 11 attorneys for the thc plaintiff aro to bo be continued to to- to cia lay day Tho The defense will ivill bo be heard tomorrow tomor tomor- row according to present plans Tho The case caso will probably bo le finished Thurstin Thurs Thurs- tin da |