Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-21
ADLER HEADS The PRESS men
Iowa Association Elects Davenport
MAN as Its President.
RESOLUTIONS FOR SHORT COURSE
League of Commercial clubs Adopts
REGULATIONS for Repeal Of Taxes
on Credits and Tax Ferret

lFrom a staff Correspondence

tFrom a staff Correspondent
DIES MONIES. Ia. Jan. 2O.-tSpecial Tel
egramD-Otficers Of the newly formed state
Press association were elected today at
meeting Of newspaper men, with f. T.
Adler. Davenport president; c. G. Goldth-
wait. Boone. vice president, and Lafe
Young, ir.. secretary.
The association approved the bills pend
ing in the legislature for an appropriation
for extension Of the short course working
in the state
The. Iowa League Of Commercial clubs
adopted a resolution for repeal of the taxes
on moneys and credits the repeal OF the
tax ferrit law. for state publicity bureau
and for the appropriation OF short course
extension work In Iowa.
Women TO Hold Any office.
Sex will not longer stand as a bar to
office holding in Iowa, either as governor
or as township trustee or as a city alder
man, provided the bill introduced by Sen
ator Dunnegan today prevails lie pro-
poses a simple repeal of ali and every part
OF the code which makes any distinction
whatever in the matter OF sex in regard to
qualification for office holding
a standing committee on board Of con
troll was named, consisting Of Senators
Adams, Smith Of Mitchell. Savage. Mates
Allen Of jefferson, Chase. Jewell, DeWolf
and Lege
Committees were named for memorial
resolutions anent the death of Senators J.
G. Hutchinson and w. 2. Whipple.
The judiciary committee reported the
ouigley bill for passage, which authorizes
the employment by counties of detectives.
A bill was introduced by Senator Allen Of
Pocahontas to create the office of com
merce counsel for Iowa and attach the
same to the office OF attorney general The
incumbent would have charge of all rate
and transportation matters and represent
the state before the railroad commission
and Interstate Commerce commission.
Tax Ferrets to Quit.
The first attack on the tax ferrets started
today, when Senator Weber put in bill
to repeal that part Of the code which au-
thorzes employment Of special tax inouisi-
tors and forbids any city or county to en-
ploy ferrets. 1t does not. however, repeal
that part of the law authorizing the treas
urers to act.
Senator Dunnegan presented a bill to
abolish all distinction in the law as to
qualification for office holding on account
! of sex.
Memorial committees were named for the
late Senators W. p. Whipple and J. G.
! Hutchinson. President Clarke appointed
as standing committee on board of control
Adams, J. A. Smith Savage, Mates, w. s.
Allen Chase, Jewell, DeWolf and Legel.
In the house a committee consisting of
| Campbell, Perkins and seller named to
attend to arranging a memorial service for
the late Senator J. p. Deliver
Among the bills introduced were the
following: BY Stipe providing for extern
sion of college short course and correspond
ence courses; by Dawson, for renewal of
teachers certificates; by Ritter, providing
rules for valuation Of teachers certif Gates
by Pickford, providing a county board of
education; by Ellis adding Norway and
Carolina poplar to list OF forest trees. by
stoddard prohibiting exhibition Of de-
formities
Cannot Tax Bank shares.
The supreme court decided today that
the shares Of national banks are not
assessable and taxable in Iowa. The case
was one in which Baskerville had sought to
tax the shares of the stock of the First
National bank The court held. in short
that the shares Of stock of state and
savings banks are not assessable and that
IL would be an unlawful discrimination
to permit the taxation OF shares of ma
tional bank stock. In a dissenting opinion
by Deemer and Sherwin the contrary posi-
ton is taken on the theory that the shares
of state banks are not taxable, but only
the capital stock Is subject to taxation.
A question of jurisdiction was raised
before tho supreme court in case from
Iowa county and the court divided. II was
a suit involving appointment of guardian
for one John Raher on account OF insanity
The majority Of the court held that Raher
was in fact a resident of South Dakota at
the time and the Iowa courts had not juris-
diction.
MuIct Law Not to he Disturbed.
The state of Iowa won a big victory
this week at Washington in the matter OF
having the right to continue the enforce
ment of the mulct law, even though there
] is pending in the supreme court a case