Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-11-11

TOW, MIS-. / ON COiilct, III. MIS-.
Frank Ragland, Mrs. John NJ. Elliott.
Decoration-Mrs. Corinne Knox,
chairman; Mrs. oliver Galbraith. Mrs
Lutte Montgomery. MIS-. ]. f. HUT,
Mrs. Ferdinand Baer, Mrs. ]. w.
'"''"S. Mrs. A. Bluthenthal. Mrs. {,
". feitigreW, Mrs. A. H. Guenther,
Mrs. Lillian Mohler, Mrs. Alex Rowell
Mrs. W. 7. seawell, Mrs. Arie Nash.
Mrs. Henry Davis.
Affairs. II. H. Haiziip chairman;
Mrs. W. T. Woodbridge. Mrs. Z M.
Schober, Mrs. J. S. Jenkins.
Music-Mrs. Frank Thompsos.
chairman; Mrs. Jesse Il. Core. Miss
Victoria Harrell, Miss Lucy Hearn
Broadstreet, Miss Winnie Clegg. Mrs
j. |. Norris, Mrs. Ed Bocage. Mrs. z.
E. Renfrow.
Dramatic-Mrs. Drew White. chair
man; Miss Vashti King. Mrs. W. 3
Morgan, Mrs. \. J. Can't. il, Mis-
Martha Angel.
Pages-Miss Josephine Wilkins to
Mrs. Ponnybacker; Miss Ella Fox to
Mrs John Ike Moore.
Doorkeepers Mrs. ". ID. Jones.
Mrs. e. A. Peck, Mrs. T +. Gillespie.
MS. w. II AOlcllldIl.
ushers-Mrs. V. IS. Alexander
chairman; Mrs. H. H. Wcstbrook.
Miss Pauline Bennett Miss Emily
Fox, Miss Matte Fox, Miss Margaret
Fox. Miss Elise Moor, Miss ELIZA
beth sqhober, Miss katherine Mont
gome1y, Miss llennie Wilkins. Miss
Eddie King, Miss frances Cherry.
Miss Martha Whelan. Miss Mabel
Foney, Miss Frances Cross, Miss
Margaret Dewoody, Miss Frances
Howell. Miss Selma Martin, Miss.
Emma Plummer, Miss Emma Wi.
bourne Miss Henrietta Taylor. Miss
Virginia Crutcher, Miss Frances
Woodbridge, Miss Mamie brewster.
Miss Lucille Alexander. Miss Ernes-
tine Norris. Miss EuniIe Norris. Miss
flughlet Coleman, Miss Josephine
Martin, Miss Eulalee Walker. Miss
Beulah Walker, Miss Eleanor Num-
Mss Louise Grow. Miss Ollie Eddins,
Miss Corinne Smart. Miss Mary Sor-
rells, Miss Lillian Phipot.
Perhaps the most generally inter.
esting feature of the days session, so
far as the great mass of delegates
and others were concerned. was the
talk On Equalization C. Taxation Az
kansas Redemption, by DR.. c. II
Brough, governor elect Of Arkansas
and one of the foremost educators Of
The entire country
DIR. Br0ugh's Talk,
DR.. Brough was given a most co..
dlai greeting when he was introduced
and frequently during his address he
was interrupted by applause, evidenc.
ing the appreciation by his hearers of
some especially strong roint made BY
the speaker. He stated in plan
words he would cooperate n the very
greatest degree with the president of
the Federation, Mrs. John Ike Moore,
and with the chairman of the Federa-
TONS opmmittee on education, Mrs.
Frank MilWee.
He stated also that re intended %
appoint, to all appoint We Offices. the
very best men in the state that re
can find, and that in selecting such
men, he will not consider a moment
| whether they voted for him or either
of his opponent in the Campaign for
the gubernatorial nomination.
| Dr.. Broush's explanation OF the
evils and the iniustices of the present
| system of taxation in Arkansas, and
his description of the more euuabIe
results that would be obtained under
bis proposed system. were heard with
more than ordinary interest. He
| praised the legislature of 1874 which
arranged the present system. bit
said the system has teen outgrown
and does not now fit the conditions
| The assessed valuation of properly
in Arkansas, he said, is $43S.000,0 900
which is just about enc third the
actual valuation. On 100 per cent
valuation Of this property, he said
the state could have and maintain it.
rate OF taxation Oh fair basis.
Value Of Mule.
| Various counties, however, show :
wide lack of uniformity. The assess
Dr.. Brough illustrated this discrep-
ancy by showing what a mule woult
be assessed at in different tDunties
and his statistics provoked so mucl
interest that he had to give the as
sessments for several counties for tht
benefit of those in the audience In
Arkansas county mule is assessed
at $47.29; in Baxter, S33.43; in Ben
4 ton, $3O,96; IN Bradley, Y54, 43: n
Jefferson, $46.S6; in Phillips, $49.S9;
in Pike, $54.09.
as mule in Benton county worti
S24 less than a mule in Bradley CDun.
ty?" he asked.
Land, a staple article and the true
basis of all wealth, IS likewise as
sesscd with wide discrepancy wheI
Icounties are compared. The speaker
gave as instances that in Arkansas
county land was assessed at $671 PEI
acre: in Ashley. $500; in Benton
S3.0S; in Mississippi, $lo.S9; in Craig
head, $4.27; in White, $346; in Wash
ington, $3.50; in st. Francis, $S.23.
Many Tax Dodgers.
defect in assessment methods -
said prevents much property from
being rightfully listed on the asses
sOr's books. The estimates Of tn
state tax commission are that full
20 per cent of the citizens are ia
dodgers, property owners who are no
assessed an equable sum, sixty pc
cent of the people are taxed justly
and 20 per cent are taxed more thai
they should be, the board says.
But the state board has not tn
: authority TO adjust individual asses
ments within any county; it can onl