Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-06
TAX REVISIONISTS GET BUSY
Plans on Foot to Present Bills to Next
Legislature.
NEEDED REFORMS IN REVENUE
Hope Expressed Commission May
BE Provided for to Make RECON-
mendatiOns of Changes i'm
the Law.
From a Staff Correspondents

DIES MONIES, Ia, March ~5.-(Special
Telegram .)-Plsns for enlarging the scope
Of the Iowa Tax Revisionists' association
and increasing its membership were forInu-
lated at a meeting of the association today.
An active campaign will be carried on to.
strengthen the organization in order that
all tax bills presented to the next session
OF the legislature may have the strongest
backing possible.
The association will concentrate its eff
forts at the next legislature on an at
tempt to secure the appointment Of a COM
mission with power to investigate the rev.
enue situation and make recommended
tons on needed reforms.
JOhnsOn's License Revoked. .
Judge Hobson at DEBORAH revoked the
license Of Attorney q. p. johnson after
finding him guilty on seven charges out OF
ten brought up. The defendant moy appeal
the case. The disbarred attorney was &C
cused Of dishonest and immoral conduct. q
stin Trouble with Cars.
The Railroad commission today received
from the Western Grocery ompany a
complaint which is taken to mean that
the car shortage has not yet been relieved
and that even worse conditions prevail
now than during the winter. The com
pany writes that it has been almost impos-
sible to get freight out Of Marshalltown;
that there are constant delays and annoy
ances, that apparently effort is made to
get cars handled promptly and that they
find joobing houses in Chicago can get into
the Iowa territory much quicker han can
the Iowa house.
VIII Adopt Demurrage Rules.
At the session Of the Railroad commits
sion to be held next week 1t is expected
that Iowa will formally adopt the uniform
demurrage rules which were formulated
last fall at the national meeting in WASH
ington. Mr.. Eaton. the Iowa member Of
the national organization, in fact had a
great deal to do with the making OF these
rules and they were arranged better to
suit the western shippers than those In
the east. 1t is stated that the railroads
in this section will not oppose the adop-
ton Of the rules.
Favor Tax Revision. =
A meeting Of the officers anu executive
committee of the Iowa Tax Revision assoc
citation was held here this afternoon. The
association is planning for some reform in
the laws that will relieve mortgages OF
taxation and put a stop to the constant
tendency Of the money to leave the state
in order to avoid onerous taxa
ton. They also desire some change in the
law to curb the activities Of the tax fer
rets. Bills of this nature were before the
last Legislature. but nothing was done.
For Purer FOOdstuffs.
H.. r. Wright, state dairy commissioned,
is at the head of a general movement for
the betterment of Iowa laws, to the end
that some way may be found for guar
anteeing sanitary conditions surrounding
the preparation OF food. A great many
complaints come to the state pure food
department OF unsanitary conditions in
meat markets, bakeries and the like, but
there is no way his department can secure
conviction. There is also some demand
that the law in regard to pure seed shall
be strengthened.
I~nterurban Activity in Iowa..
Promoters OF at least two Iowa COM
panies to build i~nterurban trolley lines
westward from Des Molnes are very con
fident Of success this season. One will be
northwest toward Sioux City and the
other into the southwestern part Of the
state. Both state that substantially the
only question now is that OF right-of-way.
They report that never before was money
for investment so easy to secure and the
laws Of Iowa are now regarded as very
favorable to safe Investments. An in
terurban line in eastern Iowa, from Daven-
port southwark. is also very likely to be
built.
Gift from Denmark.
The Danish college Of Grand View has
received $500 from the government Of Dem
mark. which will be used 20 help build a
new gymnasium now in course Of construe-
ton.
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