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Show Barbers Not Artists. By Associated Press. MACON, Mo.. Dec. 22. A barber is not an artist in the meaning of tho statutes, stat-utes, according to Judge Shcltou. In deciding de-ciding a case from Rcvler. Evan Williams Wil-liams was. with other barbers, asscshed an occupation tax of Sf!.25. Tho barbers refused to pay the tax on the ground that their trade was not denominated In tho statutes. . i i j City Attorney Waldo Edwards Insisted tlmt artleta we're named and that tho supreme su-preme court has referred to the "art of barberlng." Judge Shelton held that a barber was a laborer and not liable for any occupation tax. |