Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-22

ell teachers of public schools are
among athe matters which will be
heard before the Committee on Edu-
cation Thursday. also an act requiring
towns to raise so cents on each inhabi-
tant for school money, and a resolve
III favor of the investigation of indus
trial education. The resolves in favor
of the Aroostooil Normal School, the
Pennington State Normal School and
the Madawaska Training School are
assigned for Thursday by the educa-
tional committee
+. A. Dcrthick, fcrmer master of the
Ohio State Grange, and a representa-
tive of the International Tax Associa-
ton, Which was formed two years ago
at Columbus, Ohio, was at the State
House Saturday. Mr.. Derthick brought
with him to Maine a letter from the
Governor of Ohio to Governor Fernald
asking him to appoint three delegates
to the next meeting of the Internation-
al Tax Association to be held at Louis
vile, Ky, Sept. "a, and Governor Fer
maid has signified his willingness to
appoint the delegates.
In conversation Saturday Mr.. Der
thick said that the International Tax
Association was opposed to a national
inheritance tax. but believed in letting
the different states regulate the mat
ter themselves. For instance" said he,
III man by Industry and under the
laws of the State of Maine or Ohio
aCcumuatcs a fortune, there is no rea-
son why the tax on that inheritance
should not be paid in the State where
the fortune was amassed." He also
said that the Tax Association would
ask the different states to send memo
rlals from their Legislatures to the
senator's and representatives in Con-
gress. asking them to keep their hands
off the matter
Mr.. Derthick advocates the paying of
the expenses of the delegates sent to
this association by the different states.
and Gays that this State will be asked
to make an appropriation for that mat
ter. He also spoke of the need of an
appropriation by the State for the
general distribution of the journals of
the proceedings of the conferences of
the International Association in order
that the information contained in the
journals might be generally dissemin-
ated. He explained that one of the OBJ
jects of the association was the sccur-
ing of uniform tax laws in the differ
ent states of the Union and in Canada.
Orders We're issued Saturday from
the office of the adjutant general for
ali election for the position of ensign
in the list Division, Ships Co.. Naval
Reserve. The election will be held in
the companys armory in Portland.
March 3 at s P. NJ Lieut.. Louis S.
Heseltine will preside at the election.
The following is a statement of the
fire loss in Maine for the year 1908. as
compiled from the records of the in
surance department, also estimated
value of the property affected.
Number of fires 234S, estimated value
of property S1G,344,s91: total damage
S4,OS4,234. Number of fires reported
unknown, sol with a total damage of
81. 541 go. Number of fires caused by
lightning 1872, with damage amounting
to SOL 1854. Number of fires resulting
from defective chimnevs and hues $50
with total damage of $266,S57
Below will be found a statement of
the loss as shown by the records of
the department for the last II years:
1897 Observation-Disclosures. 81 $40, 14S. rs
1899 ................ l.94l, lbs
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