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Conrestioa tt ZatermUMl Enidi
Will Still Be Seli at City
Kkkiaf Ct Offer.
LTKC21 EEITATXD OX 1011?
IM ANQELE3, Aeg. 14. Ai fat
i delegate to lb. till eoarentloa
of th Iaternalional Typographical
ualoa ar concerned, th aenoal -ions
of th. organisation ui cos
tit. a. to be ketd la whichever clt
wlna tba honor of acting aa hoot
Propositions Introduced bf Jam M.
Lynch, former president, and by other
delegate, providing thai alt conten
tion! after be held la Indian
apotif, tba International neadquar
tera, or la Colorado Springs, were
unfavorably reported by tba com
mlttea on laws and after aome debai
theaa reporta were adopted la con
vention by a Is rue majority.
Irfe Want llaalaea. nMtBa,
ta supporting hi proposition, trsch de
clared that the almost continuous enter
talnmsnt Incidental to the holding of
conventions prevent the delegates rrom
giving the Important kuclnea oefor Vim
dm consideration. He aaltl that tha evor
a time of consideration on each on (
la) propoeitien before the convention k
been feur minute. II declared further
tht he had never In hli experience
Irnown a convention of the International
Typographical union to benefit th nty
In whkh It erae held from a unionising
standpoint.
Thomas C Farsone, chairmaa of th
committee on law, maintained that th
noldlng of th convention . in various
ritie wa of mat value from an adver
litlnf standpoint and in spreading union
Ism.
No Ralarr PUitae.
Th commHt en law reported un
favorably on th proposition to Increase
Ui salaries of th secmary.trceaurer
and prealdent from S3, toe to tt.00. on th
condition that th Urn era Inopportune.
Th report eras adopted.
A proposition to make the aeoretary ef
a local union having mor than 100 mem
ber, tad entitled to one delegate, th
representative by virtu of hla office, u
defeated. Th propoaltlon 6f th Denver
delegatea to hav th convention place
women member tn that atat on th
an- bl aa men because of th
woman eight-hour law In Colorado, alto
vs defealrd.
After a debate led by Jam W. tynch
for the admlniatratlon, delegates to th
intrnatlonal Typographical union, by a
vot of ill to ts, ordered today a refer
endum on th el-rtr week proposition
adopted reelerday, thi being tn flrat
victory for th oppoaitlon la the current
convention of tha union,
BLAIR ELECTRIC LIGHT.
; EMPLOYE IS SCALDED
&IAI"t. Nch.. A us. H.c special Tele.
a-ramV-Psul Porechar. an employ of th
dettrle liffht company bare, u badly
ecalded toelht by th bursting f four-im-n
eteara pipe at th power plant A
pieo of Hm metal struck htm m th faa.
Ills case I considered very eeetou. .
Culls From the Wiro
Merihert ef H ewsnrniltee n ImM
Inn and era if lew re fcnard
ef rat Wn n a r)vtiiei evtn
nenllns (He t x-ii-tv earlmtniag ta
ei rr ft 1 1 Mi arVtaml.
Ta e)n4rel ellree tMTr OfmMna
IM f (, salued at aet !,, arer
smte mm a rem" em it im
rnneeer-eat hiet-wey at the I'saia-oa-To
cfte TxrMleii at 9m "reo4era.
Th 1'srtfa VsH Meamehla ewrafttar.
In ftvrsuarw t lie Han nnwftr4 ansa
time a an f dtatmsl of W fM att
Her roiwir.hee - five of Ma eee-envr
t tti Alteatto Traneanrl
Vee Vlrainia. T l eleaimers a die
pmed .if are the MeiM-tiarta, Mmclta,
K nre, iHerta and China.
utlreak T the h4 aitJ enaa:h di
eeee tei eereral eaeteett ae. wrhVlle Ht
rrn etaie which wiav eOminele 1Mi
from the dieirlrie ef !' etorh fcnw
t th lanawte-Paelftc en-vMi. hi tr
loW were ftpwrtrd to heriee Kaaoe.
Callfnrft'a stale vetflMnerlen, hf A. It.
Mel Tin, rhtef ef tha Tatted f la tee W
reaa ef anlma) Itvd tetrir at VtwlnoOMi
Welvlr. U iecreplvNl that MeuheA county,
Kw fork, Me been I'leoeJ under omr-
ntlne, a well a on twfni eeh tn
Indian. Minnt aad Miohlawn, tn ad
dition to l oowntiea In llilmwe, reported
reveral dare aa-a.
Aftr havin; been uniVf conekteratlon
for tea yea re by i he otnmleonera on
uniform tate laws, the Torrena land
re let re tl i ot wea adunted by th eon
ferrftew at Palt I Ah tty by a-vot f
seventeen to aeven. with llllnate, Kaneaa
Maryland. lae-hoetta,. Nevada, Kho.1
Inland and Wleroneln votlr. H th nei
tlve. The act la etmtlar to thoa o In ef
fect In California VMredo. tlliioia,
Mainarhneetie, Mleelaeli t, Korth Car
oilna. New Vnrk. Nebraelit. Ohio, tr
(on and Waahlngton. The act doe
away with ahntracta nf title and pnrvttlea
that th state ahal) tuarant tHI.
Washington Affairs
Th ad-leory hoard of th pavy unanl
fnouety aptnived Secretary Danlela' d
rlelnne In the caeea of naval academy
cadets charged with cheating at exami
nation. Mr. Dauiela announced that hi
flndlnaa, already approved by President
Wilson, would b mad publlo next week.
Attorney tleneral Orernry Indicated
that no new federal suits a-alnst anthra
cite rail roe da war likely to fvlluw th
decision of th Interstate Commerce
oommiaaton ordering sweeping reducttnna
in rraigril ratee ana poiomg ins earrtere
guilty of unlawful and .ilenrltnlttatory
practice favoring their allied ooal coro
paniea. Oeorr t. Will, a elevtt In th bureau of
navlaatkin of the Navy department, was
arrested on a warrant charging conspir
acy In that ha was concerned In a s heme
to ontain sums or money rrom ennstea
men of th navy for transfer. A negro
meeaenger was arrested early In the
wsea. uovernment investigators claim
to have found evidence of a conspiracy
tn collect nsvment ranctne from 121 to
PA from enlisted men for transfer and
promotion to which they wr rightfully
entitled. ,
Th Interstate Comma res eommlaslon
upheld the action of yarloua western
railroads in conceiting rules providing for
the readjustment of averegate charges of
Shipment of dairy products, concentrated
In transit In western territory, which
means an advenes estimated at from 14
to ti per rent over the present charge
on trsfflo from Kebrsssa, Kanaas, GkU
home and Missouri. Th commission dis
approved the railroads' raneellatlna of
rules a to slorss of the product In
transit.
READY TO FIGHT lMXXICAWSTypical Texas rangers, that body of hard-riding and
quick-shooting1 men who fuard the Texas boundary, waiting to rtpel any Mexican inva
sion which may be started.
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PAYORS U11IF0RIJ
STATE JAX LAWS
Indiana Commiisioncr Sajri Oeaeral
Property Tax Byittm li Gen
erally Inefficient.
ADVOCATES
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assail Pars Losses.
(Correspondence of th Associated Prase.)
LONDON. Aug. U.-"On lamb, one
pony, one pig," make up th total losses
to British farmlrtsT stock caused by
bombardment and aerial raid up to the
present time, aooordlnf'to an official
statement leud by th Parliamentary
commission, appointed to Investigate
agricultural claims for dameg.
MINDEN HIT BTCLODDBDRSI
Streexma Taroim Oat of Banki aad
Coniider&bla Damage Follow!
Hock Island Grade Washed.
ASIA 07 6T0&M IS IDOTED
Although there was not even a sugges
tion of th near presence of a rainstorm
In' th vicinity of Counotl Bluff yester
day afternoon, beyond a tow bank of
thick clouds lying along the eastern hort
son. on of the heaviest rainfall! of th
season drenched the eastern end central
portions of Pottawattamhe county.
At Mlnden, la., in the central part of
th eounty, a cloudburst deluged the
country and considerable damage wa re
ported. Bmall streams were forced out
of their banks, flooding the lowland.
There Was eopae damage to the Rock
Island railroad tracks, but not serious
enough to greatly delay trafflo.
At Portland a Urge section of the Mil
waukee track was washed out and Incom
ing trains delayed by being diverted. Con
siderable wind accompanied the eterm
and cornfield. In addition to being
washed out. were damaged to some ex
tent by being flattened.
Automobile parties arriving from Wal
nut late In th afternoon eald they were
followed by the rain all of tha way to a
point between Weston and the city
limit. At the city limits the roads were
dusty, marked only by a few scattering
drops of rain.
Later-reports shewed the rain extended
eastward to Atlantic, but was light No
rain feif at Crescent or within ten mile
of th city on th northeast. Th shower
was concentrated Into a email area.
Omaha Hotel Men
After Convention
Bome fifteen of the prominent hotel
men of Omaha are planning to leave In a
special oar for Davenport, la., next
Tuesday to attend the convention of th
VI I d-West Hotel Men's association. Mana
ger Barband of th Pontenelle, Mr. Me
redden of the Wellington Inn, F. W.
Kothery, manager of the Romei I. X
Medlar and C 8. Blematakl of th Mid
West Hotel , Reporter, P. II. Phil bin, the
chllte, and a number of other. The con
ventlon Is scheduled for August Is, it and
J, and more than 100 delegates are ex
pected to be there.
A determined effort to secure the 11
convention will be mad by th Omaha
delegatee, and they believe that they will
succeed In bringing It here.
Sword Gift to King
Albert Completed
(Corrcsnondene of the Associated Press.)
PARIS), Aug. IS. The gword of honor
to be presented by the people of Parts
to King Albert baa been corn-
to Monsieur Polncare, prealdent of the
republic, after which It will be placed on
view for a time at tha exhibition of Bel
gian art at the Petit Palais.
"No thoroughfar," Is th Inscription
upon the guard at the foot Of th hilt
In th form of a statuette la massive
gold, representing a young athlete upon
the defensive, brandishing a club. The
statuette represents the Flemish type, a
Belgian having posed for the future. Th
guard Is also of massive gold, bearing the
arms of the city of Paris In blue and red
enamel, with the cross of the Legion of
Honor and the device: 'Tluctuat nee
mergttur," and the date lWt In diamond
upon aa oak branch la green enamel.
On th other side of tha guard. In golden
letters upon blue enamel, is the Inscrip
tion! "The People of - Paris to Ills
Majesty, Albert I., Xing of th Belgians."
Tba Inscription on this side Is surmounted
by a laurel wreath set with emeralds and
rubles.
The blade of the a word Is In steel of
Balnt-Etlenne, ornamented with panoplies
of steel upon gold, with these lines by
jean nioheplnt
6tralght, spotless and fearless,
X have for my soul thy sou), O King.
The sheath Is of fish skin, tanned by a
process revived from the eighteenth cen
tury. The chape bears the arms of the
thirteen Belgian provinces, on a field of
flowers and vegetation of the country;
flax, hops and oolsa. It Is surmounted
by a mural crown.
The belt Is a very rich piece of em
broidery, designed by Madame Van
Drleatan, la eight different golden tints,
with Ivy, symbolising attachment: wheat,
figuring abundance: oak, indicating force,
pleted by the sculptor, Fetu. It will first
b submitted to General norentln, gran 44 end the laurel leaves of glory, Interlaced
chancellor or the begton of Honor, then upon velvet ta the colore of Paris,
PAN rnAVCleVO. Cel.. Aug. 14.-S.
R. Wotcott, member ef the Indiana ft ate
Ta commission, tn an addres today
before the ninth annual conference of
the National Taa eaaocietlon, condemned
general property taxation as It exists In
some state ae "ineffective and linen
forcible." The trouble was, he said, In
taxing Intangible property under a gen
eral law, such as mortgage, stocks,
bonds and the like. .
Mr. Wolcott recommended as a substi
tute a "aystem of classification of cer
tain properties for taxation purposeo."
tie cited the general property tag law of
Indiana as one covering "a multitude of
sine, the sins of omission," under which
The amount of property that escapes
taxation cannot be definitely computed."
He said be had written to the taxing of
ficers of other statee "laboring under the
eame law," and that from the replies re
ceived "It was really astonishing to note
the chaotic condition of the taxing lawe
In many elates."
Harden Heavy aa goaae.
"The burden of taxation," ha continued,
"falle heavily upon those who own real
estate or those whose personal property
Is visible or tangible. Th result la that
each year tha rate Increases, and this
Increase cause more sequestration, the
more that Is hidden, the higher the rates,
and so, marching out of stop, general prop
erty taxation is Ineffective, unenforclble
and createa disrespect and disregard for
all laws."
While there were objections to a das
slflcatlon tas, the speaker advocated as
a solution of the problem a law that
"should embrace a low rat or Income
tag for Intangible property.
"Preferebly," he continued, "an tneorae
tax, as each Individual should contribute
to the support ef the community propor
tionately as he profits by all the protec
tion it affords to hi life and property
and contributes to his welfare and com
fort."
He concluded by advocating uniform
taa laws In all states.
Lord Adrwoateo Orga.aJaatla.
Oeorge Lord of Detroit, Mien., seare
try of th Michigan Tax association,
urged the formation of a national organ
isation of state tax officers la his ad
dress. "I believe a national association of this
character," be said, "holding annual con
ventions, would do more than any other
agency oould do toward a solution of th
vexed tax problem with which many, if
not all, of the states are confronted.
The trouble with our tax system Is
not so much statutory aa administrative.
No etate. I think. Is suffering to great
extent because of too little tax legiala
tlon. It is not new tax legislation that
we moot want, but a simplification of
the laws we already have and Improved
methods of their administration.
"In nearly every state w find th tax
doctor, who, whenever any tax UI ap
pears to tjim runs to th legislature foe a
remedy. The result Is that we are U
ftvoet constantly enacting new tax legisla
tion, which becomes more end more fotv
fusing to the tax-paying people. The In
fluence of a national sssmiatlon or tax
officer would surely work for improve
ment in such conditions."
Mr. Lord cited the present association
of ktat tax offlolals of the New England
etates as evidence of the beneficial re
sults ta be obtained.
"Ther I no quest Ion," be said, "that
these meetings ef taxing officials, where
administrative problems are freely (lis
eueeed, are productive of much good in
that ther la aa apparent improvement
In administrative methods and a better
understanding of the governing tas
statutee. It Is hoped that those states
which have not yet formed similar or
gaciaations will soon do so."
FRENCH CITIZENS TURN IN
VAST QUANTITIES OF GOLD
(Correspondence of the Associated rrtnt.)
PARIS, Aug. It.One hundred and
eighteen millions of .francs In gold waa
exchanged for bank bills at the Benk of
France, Its branches and other estab
lishments authorised to receive It In the
last few wekes. To provoke thle Influx
of gold no more was required than the
etatement of the minister of finance that
rrenoh cltuens should show their
patriotism by helping Inoreaae the gold
reserve of the Bank of France aa well
as by fighting In the trenches.
The first week produced 1.1,000,000, the
second, 40,000,000, and the third, (C.ouo.ooo.
To what sum these exchanges are likely
to mount no one risks a guess, the move
ment Is reaching such formidable propor
tions without official Insistence or pres
sure of any eort. Judging by the compre
hensive character of the multitude that
crowds tho windows at which gold Is re
ceived, there will toe little left in the safe
deposit vaults. In the woolen sock or in
the child's saving bank when the pro
cession has finally passed, There an
estimate net total of coined or coinable
gold of t,S00,000,O0O franco In France at
the present moment.
DECIMAL COIN SYSTEM
ADVOCATED IN ENGLAND
(Correspondence of th Associated Press.)
LONDON, Aug. 13. Proposals to estab
lish a decimal system of coinage In Great
JBrttela are again receiving attention in
the newspapers. The latest advocates
are soldiers returning from France who
have become accustomed to the decimal
system In nee there, and have quickly
reoognlsed Its advantages.
The proposal most generally endorsed
In .England is that the farthing be mado
the basis of ths new system. There la
already a coin of this denomination In
use la England, Its value being one
fourth of a penny, or about half of an
American oent It 1 proposed to make
100 farthings equal to one florin (tho
oommoa two-eh!lltng piece of English
coinage, equivalent to M cents American).
This Involves only a trifling change from
the present system, whereby M farthings
make one florin.
Under tha proposed system the units
of money would be: 100 farthings make
1 florin. 10 florins make 1 pound.
The shilling would thus become an In
termediate coin, representing 60 farthings,
and the aix-peno a similar Intermediate
coin, representing IS farthings. ';'
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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
favorite theatre in Number 2 of the .
m Weekly
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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 Moot on Mexican Question.
CLEVELAND Naval Gunners Win Departmomt Trophy.
SAN FRANCISCO Battleships Visit Panama-Pacific Exposition.
NEW YORK CITY-150 Belgian Orphans Arrive for Adoption.
M of these interesting current events you can see in this number of the
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