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Show HON, B. T, LLOYD ' I WOULD HAVE ALL J !D0 HIS BIT j 11 Hon. Ben T. Lloyd, U. S. deputy 111 Internal revenue collector, whom f'JI Cache valloy peoplo still call "our ffl own Ben" from tho fact that ho spent II so mauy years of his lifo In Smith- 111 field, Utah, has a scheme whereby ho ill would have every wage earner In tho ill United States "do his bit" lrrcspec- M tlvo of any and all conditions. Mr. lM Lloyd argues that while tho country JH Is at war It Is more Important than 'vl at any o'thor time that every human jttM being enjoying tho blessings vouch- &l safed by the Stars and Stripes, should II bo a party to Us maintenance and i ,vl protection. Looking to such a con- . 'fl dltlon, Mr. Lloyd has recently wired M Senator King suggesting that he give Sm this matter consideration in the leg- TflS lslatlon pending before Congress. Ijtl Mr. Lloyd's message to the senator j&l reads us follows: !1 Logan Utah, Sept. 21, 1917. jjtfl I Hon. W. II. King, t?l I Care U. S. Senate, kl I Washington, D. C. gjfl If not too late, permit sug- H gestlon that new revenuo law M require income tax on every M wago earner In the United iH States, irrespective of sex, na- H tionaiity or citizenship, grading H per cent up as salary increases IH from five cents on five dollars H per week. Require every em- ' ployer to register his employees H I and be responsible to the Gov- IH ornment "at the source" same Mm as corporations. This will mako Rafl wage earners, even boys and fl girls, feel more strongly that JU they are a part of the Govern- Um inent and that It the Govern- 1 ) ment belongs to them, one and fl 1 Inseparable. This will tend to H strengthen patriotism besides )fl largely help defray expenses of Am r the war. J I (Signed) BEN T. LLOYD. II |