Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-08

with delegates from Montreal, Monck-
ton Ottawa, Belleville, st. GATHERINGS.
St John, Sherbrooke and Toronto.
Subjects to be Considered.
The subjects on the agenda and on
which reports are to be made and reso-
lutions to be presented to the congress
include:
Fixed Easter; calendar reform; UNI
fair competition = proposed interna-
tional action; customs statistics; pen
ny postage; unification of laws con-
corning creeks; postal transfers and
clearing: unification of laws concern
ing arbitration procedure for regulat-
ing litigation between citizens of diff
ferent nations; unification of laws re-
lating to warehouse certificates with
the view of facilitating. extending and
better guaranteeing credit on merchan-
disc, gold reserves to prevent financial
panies; advancement Of time in sum-
mer; hour day; custom stamps for
affixing to postal constgnments: pro-
jected uniform type of bill of lading,
as far as regards general conditions
for subsidized or regular steamship
lines in order to avoid contradictions,
surprises or uncertainties, and study
of assurance policies In international
trade in order to improve their draft
ing
Charles L. Bernheimer, chairman OF
the committee on arbitration of the
Chamber of Commerce of the state of
New York, submitted plan for in
ternational commercial arbitration and
DR. Roberto Pozzi of Milan. Italy. moved
a resolution approving of the refer
ence to arbitrators of controversies be-
tween citizens of different countries,
and adding that the various legisla-
lures should clothe foreign arbitrator
with powers to fulfill their functions
and should provide for them the pro-
lection of the law and give executive
force to the judgments pronounced by
them.
Unfair competition was a subject to
which the attention of the congress
was called in a report by Max Leclerc
of the Chamber of Commerce Of Paris.
He laid on the table an exhaustive
report on legislation on the subject In
various countries.
Fraudulent Advertising.
Mr.. Leclere was followed by Eugen
Lendyai of Temesvar, Hungary, who
moved the following resolution:
THE congress calls on the various
legislatures to deal with the publica-
ton OF fraudulent advertisements, the
wrongful use of exhibition awards,
false statements of origin and mislead-
ing names, quantities and prices OF
goods. They are also called on to stamp
out Illicit selling-off sales and the sys-
tenn OF giving premiums to customers.
the publication of trade secrets and
the bribing of employees
Another subject that created great
interest was a proposal for the uni
ficatlon of laws relating to customs
warehouse certificates with the view
of facilitating, extending and better
guaranteeing credit on merchandise.
This was laid before the congress by
Henry A. Rau of the Belgian Cham
Der of Commerce in Paris.
Uniformity of bills of lading was al
so appealed for in a report by Henri
A. Rau Of the Belgian Chamber OF
Commerce in Paris. 81
Raymond Poineaire. president OF the
French republic. is to preside over a
banquet IN honor of the delegates on
June IL at the course &c Commerce
I of Paris.
A lengthy program has been drawn
for the entertainment Of the foreign
visitors.