Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 15, 1915, Page 6

PRINTERS WILL NOT CHANGE THE POLICY Convention of International Union Will Still Be Held at City lllh‘l-totlu Tweive LYNCR DEFEATED oON POINT | iclen “Frcin boot’ —_— .7-“ L 108 ANGELES, Aue. 14.—As tar| 55, Tt a0 as delegates to the 1915 convention |in purvance of its of the Internationsl Typosraphical |ciner property waepd union are concerned, the annual ses-| {7 1h* sions of the organization will com- |;-d tinue to be held in whichever city wins the homor of acting as host. Propositions introduced by James M. Lynch, former president, and by other delegates, providing thay ail conven- tions after 1916 be held in Indian- of apolis, the international headquar- ’.:‘""‘. ters, or in Colorado Springs, were unfavorably reported by the com- mittee on laws and after some debate these reports were adopted in con- vention by & large majority. Lyseh Wants Busincss Sesslons. In supporting his proposition, Lynoh de- clared that the almost continuous enter- talnment incidental (0 the holding ul' cotwentions prevents the delegates from £iving the important business before !hn due consideration. He sald that the l"t-' age time of consideration on each one of 14 propositions before the convention had been four minutes, He declared further that he haa never In his experfence known a convention of the International | Typographical union to benefit the .nn in which it was held from a unionisin standpoint. Thomas C. Parsons, chairman of the Mersbers of the -mu. ¥ that the scalded tonight by the bursting of a four- noh steam Plpe Bt the power plant. A pheoe of the metal struck him i the fase His case Is comsidered very semous. Culls From the Wire din- are the Manchuria, M 3 and China. P Outhreaka of the hoof and meouth North G AT o st away with abatracis of title ..J“‘ Alate shali guarantes Washington Affairs THE sion which may be started. OMAHA READY TO FIGHT MEXICANS-Typical Texas rangers, that body of hard-riding and quick-shooting men who guard the Texas boundary, waiting to repel any Mexican inva- SUNDAY ' BEE! "AUGUST' 16, 1015, TYPICAL TEXAS R: "* Oonsiderable Damage Follows— ..":r“ Rock Island Grade Washed, OF STORM IS LIMITED wlummmw-nnlmp- presence of & rainstorm Counctl Bluffs yester- a low bank of along the eastern horl- At Minden, Ia, in the central part of the county, & cloudburst deluged the country and considerable damage was re- portsd. Bmall streams were forced out of thelr banks, flooding the lowlands. There was some damage to the Rook Island raflroad tracks, but not serlous enough to greatly de 3 At Portland & largo section of the Mil- track was washed out and inoom- tralns dolayed by being diverted. Con- accompanied the aterm in addition to belng > from Wal- .mDEN HIT BY GLOUDBURST’““"“, to Atlantic, but was light. No, to Monsieur Poincare, president of the rain fell at Crescent or within ten mil 'rrpllbllv. after which it will be placed on | of the city on the northeast. The shower | view for a time at the exhibition of Bel. | was concentrated into a small area. gian art at the Petit Palals 0 h H M ;Nn ‘;hor:u-l:;hr: "‘II ftho l;nerlptlon maha Otel en upon the guard at the foot of the hiit| After Convention tatuette in massive gold, repredenting a young Some fiftesn of the prominent hotel men of Omaha are planning to leave in a #petial oar for Davemport, Ia., next Tuesday to attend the comvention of the Mid-West Hotel Men's association. Mana~ ger Barband of the Fontenelle, Mr. Mo- Fadden of the Wellington Inn, F. W. Rothery, manager of the Rome; I. A. Medlar and C. 8. Blernatski of Mid- West Hotel Reporter, P. H. Philbin, the Schlits, and & number of others. The con- vention 18 scheduled for August 18, 19 and %, and more than 10 delegates are ex- podted to be there. A dotermined effort to secure the 1918 convention will be made by the Omahe delegates, and they believe that they will succeed in bringing it here. Sword @ift to King Alber_tgompleted ing posed for the figure. The of massive gold, bearing the arms of the city of Paris in blue and red enamel, with the cross of the Leglon of Honor ai the device: ‘‘Fluctuat nec and the date 1914 in dlamonds upon a&n oak branch in green enamel. On the other side of the guard, in golden letters upon blue enamel, is the inscrip- tion: ‘“The People of Parls to His Majesty, Albert I, King of the Beiglans.” The inscription on this side {s surmounted by a laurel wreath set with emeralds and rubles. The blade of the aword is in steel of Saint-Etienne, ornamented with panoplies of steel upon gold, with these lines by Jean Richep! ! Hv. for my "1 thy nom O King. ‘The sheath is of fish skin, tanned by a process revived from the elghteenth cen- tury, Tho chape bears the arms of the thirteen Beigian provinces, on a fleld of flowers and vegetat! of the country; flax, hops and colsa. It is surmounted aald they were by & mural crown. The belt 1a a very rich plece of em- broidery, designed by Madame Van Driestan, in eight different golden tints, with ivy, symbolising attachment; wheat, (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) PARIS, Aug. 13.~The sword of homor to be presented by the people of Paris o King Albert has been com- \FAYORS UNIFORM STATE TAX LAWS Indiana Comnmloner Says General Property Tax Bystem {s Gen. erally Inefficient. ADVOCATES OROGANIZATION BAN FRANCINCO, L, Aug. W-E, R, Wolcott, member of the Indiana State Tax commission, in An address today before the ninth annusl conf the National Tax association, o general property taxation as it exists in some states as “ineffective and unen- foroible.”” The trouble was, he sald, In taxing intangible property und: eral law, such as mortgages, bonds and the ke, Mr. Wolcott recommended as a substi- tule & “system of classifioation of cer« tain properties for taxation purposes.’ He eited the general property tax law of Indiana ax one covering “a multitude of wine, the sins of omission,” under which ‘t'he amount of property that escapes taxation cannot be definitely computed.” He sald he had written to the taxing of- flcers of other states "laboring under the #ame law," and that from the replies re- celved “it was really astonishing to note |the chaotic condition of the taxing laws fn many states. Burden Heavy on Some. ‘“The burden of taxation,” he continued, “falls heavily upon those who own real eatate or those whose personal property is visible or tangible, The result is that each yoar the rate increases, and this incregse ation, the the rates, and #0, marching out of stop, general prop- erty taxation is ineffective, unenforcible and creates disrespect and disregard for | all laws,"” While there were objections to a clas. sification tax, the speaker advocated as & golution of the problem a law that ‘“should embrace a low rate or income tax for intangible property. “Preferably,” he continued, “an income tax, as each individual should contribute to the support of the community propors tionately as he profits by ali the protec- tlon it affords to his life and property and ocontributes to his welfare and com- fort.” He concluded by advocating uniferm tax laws in all states. Lord Advooates Orgasisation. George Lord of Detroft, Mich., secre- tary of the Michigan Tax association, urged the formation of & national organ- ization of wtate tax officers in his ad- dreas. “T believe a national assoclation of this character,” he sald, “holding annual con- ventions, would do more than any other agency could do toward a solution of the vexed tax problem with ich many, it not all, of the states are confronted. “The trouble with our tax system fis not 8o much statutory as administrative. No state, I think, s suffering to & great extent because of too little tax legisla- tion. It is not new tax legislation that we most want, but a simplification of the laws we already have and improved methods of their administration. r | remady. The result 18 that we aré al- fost constafitly enacting new tax legi#la- tion, whish becoines more and more con- fusing to the thx-paying people. The ine | fluences of a National assoolation of tax officers would surely work for improve- ment in such conditions.” Mr, Lord oited the present association of state tax officlals of the New Bngland #tates as evidence of the beneficial re- sults to be obtained. ‘“I'here is no question,” he sald, “‘that these meetings of taxing officlals, Where administrative problems are freely dis- ocussed, are productive of much good in that there is AR apparent improvement in administrative methods and & better understanding of the governing tax statutes. It s hoped that those states which have not yet formed similar or- wanisations will soon do so0.” FRENCH CITIZENS TURN IN VAST QUANTITIES OF GOLD (Correspondence of the Associated Prine.) PARIS, Aug. 14.-~One hundred and hteen millions of frands in gold was exchanged for bank bills at the Bank of France, its branches and other eastab- lishments authorized to receive it in the last fow wekes, To provoke this influx of gold no more was required than the statement of the minister of finance that rench citigens should show their patriotism by helping increase the gold reserve of the Bank of France as well as by fighting In the trenches. The firet week produced 13,000,000, the second, 40,000,000, and the third, 65,000,000, To what sum these exchanges are likely to mount no one rieks & guess, the move- ment is reaching such formidable propor- | tions without official insistence or pres- | sure of any sort. Judging by the compre- hensive character of the multitude that erowds the windows at which gold is re- celved, there will be little left in the safe deposit vaults, in the woolen sock or in the child's savings bank when the pro- cession has finally passed. There is an estimate net total of colned or coinable gold of 8500,000,000 france in France at the present moment. DECIMAL COIN SYSTEM ADVOCATED IN ENGLAND (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) LONDON, Aug. 13.~Proposals to estab- lish a decimal » m of colnage in Great Britain are again recelving attention in the newspapers. The latest advocates are goldiers returning from France who have become aocustomed to the decimal system in use there, and have quickly recognised its advantages. The proposal most generally endorsed in England s that the farthing be made the basis of the new system. There is already & coin of this denomination in use in Dngland, its value being one- fourth of a penny, or about half of an Amerioan cent. It is proposed to make 100 farthings equal to one florin (the common two-shilling plece of English colnage, equivalent to 80 centa American). ‘This involves only a trifling change from the present system, whereby 9 farthings make one florin. Under the proposed system the units of money weuld be: 100 farthings make 1 florin, 10 florins make 1 pound. & few soattering | pleted by the sculptor, Fetu. It will first be submitted to General Florentin, #howed the rain extended | chaucellor of the Leglon of Honor, then figuring abundance; ok, indicating foroce, and the laurel leaves of glory, interlaced upon velvet in the colors of Paris. “In nearly every state we find the ‘tax doctor,’ who, whenever any tax ill ap- pears to him runs to the legialature fop & tollowed of the toa point between and the oity limits, At the ta the roads were Austy, marked drops } : and the six-pence & similar intermediata coln, representing 25 farthings. { Were You Qut on Booster Day? The Stecher Brothers were. So was our camera man. They gave a wrestling exhibition and - the camera caught it. You can see it and the various other events of the day on the screen at your tavorite theatre in Number 2 of the aha Bee World Film Weekly You can see the Eagles’ Hall at Florence being destroyed by fire, you can see the Rourkes in a game with Des Moines, you can see the first day of racing at Speedway Park. And you can see the following events of national importance: WASHINGTON—South American Diplomats Meet on Mexican Question. CLEVELAND-Naval Gunners Win Departmemt Trophy. SAN FRANCISCO—Battleships Visit Panama-Pacific Exposition. NEW YORK CITY 150 Belgian Orphans Arrive for Adoption. All of these interesting current events you can see in this number of the MAHA BEE WORLD FILM WEEKLY RELEASED MONDAY, AUGUST 16th.