The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22
STATE RETAIL MERCHANTS
REFLECT SAMUEL COHEN
ieiehmond Man II Unanimous Choice
for President of Virginia
Association.
ANNUAL CONVENTION
After Discussion OF Questions OF Tax
alton and Legislation, Norfolk In
Named m Next Meeting Place.

Named IN Next Meeting Place.
4, samuel Cohen was yesterday after
y noon re-elected for the third time as
president or tho Retail Merchants As
sociatlon OF Virginia, and nj. NJ Ram
sey' OF Roanoke was elected first vice
president. On the report of Il nomi-
mating committee the other officers
were also Reelected, AZ follows II. Il.
Nhisht' second vice. president; ]. IL.
1,,.... Hlchmond. treasurer, and w.
"a. clarke, Jr., Richmond, secretary.
MT Cohcn. who has long been active
IN Doth tho Richmond and the State
associations. was nominated by u. Il.
Nyiand, or Lynchburg, and, amid ire
nendous applause. the nomination was
seconded ana motion was made to
close the nominations and TO mako
the election of tho Incumbent unani-
NOUS. mo motion carried, and the
secretary OF the association cast tho
, entire ballot for Mr. Cohen.
Mr.. Cohen stated that he had not
intended to stand for recollection, as
no mas so many varied duties to at
tend to: but that lie would accept be-
cause or the unanimous feeling that
ne should again take the presidency.
The question Of taxation OF retail
merchants came up again for discus
sion yesterday morning. and after
inuch debate, a resolution In favor OF
tho abolition OF the entire license tax
or that permanent board be created
to settle the tax disputes was adopted
CoMMI1'fEE WILL APPEAR
BEFORE TAX COMMISSION
Tho resolution follows:
whereas, the tax question is now
one OF tho most important before the
State. and
whereas. we believe that the mer-
chants OF the State are bearing an
undue portion OF the tax burden of
tho state. therefore,
BE II resolved. That tho president OF
this association appoint committee
or sovon, and that this committee
upon invitation go to do. shall appear
before the State Tax Commission and
shall lay before them n schedule OF
tho manifold taxes imposed upon the
merchants of tho State. and pray for
relief:
Resolved, further. That, should op-
portunity present itself, that the said
committee shall request the entire tax
on commerce and manufacture be abol-
ished, or that a permanent board OF Ia
equalization be created to settle tax
disputes or such other methods OF re-
lief al may deem best to them"
The association passed many other
resolutions bearing upon better con-
ditions for the retail merchants. among
which were that the association ia
rors, but dcfers for further action, 4
law against fake and night auction
resolution for the Improvement Of con-
ditions as 10 good roads and rural
schools and such other Legislation as
can be successfully passed for the pro-
lection and bettcrment of rural con-
ditions, q resolution requesting the
United States government to extend
its regulations concerning employees
paying their just accounts so az to in
clude all employees of the government.
state. county and municipality; q res
olution against requiring that names
OF manufacturers be placed on their
fabrics, on the ground that the retail
trade stands for pure fabrics and does
not allow misrepresentation; a resolu-
ton condcmning the practice OF rail-
road companies OF operating retail
stores. and referring the matter to the
Legislative committed: resolution fla
Voring the abolition of the fec system:
q resolution favorlng reduction In
postage for frst-class mail matter: a
resolution asking for the repeal of the
present bankruptcy law or tho climi-
nation OF tho features OF that law
which permit IL to be used as sub
terfuge; a resolution urging closer
communication between the officers In
charge OF the collection department
with each local association; resolution
asking that manufacturers OF dress
patterns do not accept mail-order ad-
vertisements: a resolution urging tho
representatives In the United states
Senate and Congress to exert their eff
forts in behalf of having the proposed
dry dock located at Norfolk.
The long paper closed with express
sion of thanks to President Cohen. Sec
rotary Clarke and to the Merchants
. Journal and Commerce for their work
in behalf OF the association, and TO the
press.
MEMBER SECRETARIES
FORM ASSOCIATION
.Io anoroto,J~e oF
the member associations was effected,
and the following members We're elect
cd: president, w. S. Jones. Roanoke;
vice president. w. a. Clark, Jr.. Rich
mond, and secretary, Paul Il. Willis,
OF LynchburG.
NJ. Umstadter. of Norfolk. presented
the invitation of that city that the
next convention DO held there. and it
was unanimously accepted The next
convention is to last three days. and
must be held before June ], 1915.
After adoption of resolutions and
election of officers the convention adj
journed, and the visitors were last
night the guests of the local associa-
tion ut a theatre party given at the
Colonial Theatre.
Tho following district vice presidents
were elected: first, II. r. Booker.
Hampton: second, y. i. Jarvis, Ports
mouth; third, r. a. Miller. Richmond;
fourth, Edward Eigenbrun. Peters,
burg; nfth, j. i. Hunt, chatham; SIX.
Il. Il. Chick, Roanoke: seventh. j. w.
Spitler. Staunton: eighth. Harry Ham
mond, Alexandria: ninth, j. w UNI
stadt. Bristol; tenth. r. X. Anderson.
Nelson County.
The following members were elect
ed to the board of directors: l.. O. Mil
Ter. Raphael Levy, and ]. Il. 3. Jurgens,
of Richmond; y. b. Ryland. Of Lynch
burg; c. s. kaufman, OF Hampton; M.
Umstadter. of Norfolk. and David Pen
der, of Norfolk.