Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-06
YATES SAYS No; ROOT YES
Sovereign Clerk Of Woodmsn Says Removal
Will Be Decided Wednesday,
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TO MEET THEN
Commander Takes Position Matter II
settIed-YBtes says Not Vet,
but Transfer VIII GO
Through,

I'VE have not yet decided to leave Omaha
for the simple reason that our executive
council does not meet 10 take final action
on the matter until Wednesday At that
meeting we shall decide and II is my opin-
ion the sovereign headquarters Of the
Woodmen of the World will be transferred
from omaha and Nebraska to another city
and state"
This statement was made to The Bee last
night by j. r. Yates. sovereign clerk of the
Woodmen.
Mr.. Yates said not all the members of the
executive council who are To settle the mat
ter Of moving or staying in Nebraska had
yet arrived. but that they would h" here by
Wednesday.
1T Is certain. then no final decision has
been reached as YETI? he was asked.
';Oh, no, not yet; that is a matter which
no one person can decide 1t requires the
action OF the council. but l think there is
little doubt Of it's action" he replied.
1--WE have finally decided to move to an
other state. Our executive council meets
Wednesday, when 1t will decide where we
shall go"
This was the statement last night of J.
c. Root, sovereign commander and founder
Of the order, to The Bee Mr. Roots office
formation was given to The Bee that the
executive council would meet Wednesday
and decide, as Mr.. Yates said last night, on
the matter OF moving.
Grievance L. state Tax.
As is generally known the Woodmen's
grievance is the imposition of the tax on
their reserve fund i'm Nebraska, entailing
an annual expense to them Of s75,Coo. The
matter is now before the supreme court.
The supreme court commission has reached
a decision, but has not yet announced II.
and the court asked that the ruling and
the case be passed up to II for another re-
view.
viii you not wait for the ruling of the
supreme court?" was asked Mr.. Root.
mo, We have advance information as to
what that decision will be-" he replied
Suppose It is favorable, will that in
duence your action?'
But 1t won't be favorable"
Several cities are after us continued
Mr.. Root Fort Worth and Dallas, Tex,
both offer big inducements. chief of which
is the guarantee that no such tax will he
imposed on our reserve fund as is imposed
In Nebraska. Waterloo, Cedar Rapids and
Dubuque, Ia. are anxious to secure the
headquarters and win have delegates at
our meeting Wednesday.
"Win Chicago or Detroit he strong can
dldates?'
Neither city is making any special eff
fort"
mo, sir, we are going to get out of here
If we stay until April we will be subject &c
another $4,000 tax and we don't PROPOSE
TO do that. We hate to leave Omaha and
Nebraska, but VIC can't stand the pressure
IN col
us and not tax US to death. We will b,
out of here. pack and package, within two
or three weeks"
Texas IT is understood, has So,0OO Wood
men, while Nebraska has 5000 so it has
teen the opinion for a long time eve
since, in fact. the talk of moving cam'
up, that Texas would get the headquarters
IL any other state than Nebraska did.
what of the women.
The Woodmen circle, the Woman
auxiliary of the Woodmcn of the World