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Show Mi Mr id DISCREDIT AUDITOR Educators Explain Report Submitted at Convention on Taxation Question Off oers of the I tal Ed catlo al asso c at on were onslderab y surpr sed to earn yes erda t at H a e Audlto Un on O I el y had a e o opo t of the aBno j c a a rim tee on taxa on at the von n n WWineaday as an attempt s red h a forma h a emen a e i s a e spent 8K pe e t of h revenue from j Hxa o for eA c ona p rpoaes I Fa f on ri a ed t g Mr Ke y s s a e ' n ent, aa d 1 la. I Oowans cha man of he C ca ona assoc at on a committee on taxa on e s o teachers want o s and be nd he u a e a 1 tor and ver nor Bin ers aten en tha 88 per en of h b u e h eve ue from taxa on s aed fo edu a ona purposes The n en of he opor made by o r co n en naa cor e he n p ess on . aa ed b osf u o ave mlsquo ed e g o and e aud or upon h s quea on e wa ed o orre he p es r so e axpae a e ga ned ha 88 pe cen of e e y do a hej pn d for axes s s en fo ed a on and utt hat 9 too much They fa ed to reco e t tlat y and oun y taxes are dedu ed f o n eve v do ar t ey pay and that s at st cs h w ha eas tha GO per cent of what hey pay goes o ed at on It s on y 8ft per e t of w it taxes go to the s ate go em en hat s apent for education That Is no the same aa 88 per ce t of e e man ttxea A a nl ar h a emen was made by Pro feuaor Hofta J R Drlggs the retlr ng pea dent of the Ha Educational aaao c at on We want to make 1 ear said Mr Dr f ga ha the tea hers ha e no des re to dlscred t Sta e Audlto Ke ly a sate ment The a ept It There 1b no fee Ing of dlasat afactlon among he teachers The do not wa t to Increase taxes they do not aak that more money be apent for edu atlona purposes e merely want the nnnl in nnrfantanrl tihnt la mant nhn f Is said tha the state spends 88 per cent of Its re enue from taxation for edu ration hat it means tie states propor tlon of the taxea after the ocal taxes ha e been deduc ed The report hl h A dltor Kely con strued aa an effort o discredit his state nert In an nterlew printed In an even Ing paper esierda was read to the edu rational c nven ton b C H Rk dmore superintended of he Granite die trie t and se ary of h on mlttee rl he n be report nor the discus slon wh! h fo lowed wai M KI y s state ment questioned Maid Ve |