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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01
Wisconsin Institutes Reforms.

The Wisconsin industrial commits
sion promulgated an order establish
ing q minimum wage scale for all
women, including domestics and minor
employees, in the state. The order
provides for a minimum wage of not
less than % cents per hour for expert
enced women and minor employees
who are over seventeen years of age.
1t provides for a learning period of
six months in all industries, during the
first three months Of which the learn
ers must be paid not less than Is cents
per hour, and during the second three
months of which they must be paid
not less than 20 cents per hour.
All minors under sixteen years Of
age must be paid not less than IS cents
per hour and minors between sixteen
and seventeen years Of age must be
paid not less than 20 cents per hour,
provided they have been employed in
the industry for at least three months,
and 18 cents If they have not been en-
ployed for this length of time.
The order also provides that no
learning period is recognized for any
seasonal industry which operates for
only a few months during the year.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01
Employers Error Lies in Treat
ment of Labor as a
Commodity.
THINK OF THEMSELVES ONLY
Industrial oIgarchy Condemned by
Federal OffciaI-Ignoring of Human
Factor Has Brought About a Situa-
tlon FEaught With Grave Danger.
By r. j. CALDWELL.

Especial U. S. Industrial Commissioner
When times are dull an employer
does not neglect his machinery or his
plant, Why should he neglect his en-
ployees? Why should it be possible
for him to neglect his employees?
Are industries for employers alone?
Why should the employer determine
the fate of the employees without ever
consulting them?
Why should the employees not have
share in deciding matters which
concern them quite as much as they
concern the employer? The body of
wage earners is vastly greater than
the body Of industrial managers and
proprietors.
Why, after 40 years of democratic
government politically, maintain oil
garchy industrially?
Commerce engages and dismisses la
bor on the same principle by which it
supplies itself with any commodity.
If a rubber manufa cturer requires less
rubber than usual the rubber can be
stored without suffering any injury.
But one cannot store away men and
women and lay them on the shelf like
merchandise, to be taken down again
at some future time when needed
Working men and women are living
souls with human necessities and
rights. They are. just as hungry in
dull times as in times Of activity.
World industry today is sick of the
palsy and little short of a miracle can
check 1t. IF we do not invade the
troubled nations with prosperity and
create employment for their people
they will invade US with the red flag.
Our own industrial problem bears
intimate relation to the general indus
trial problem of the world. While there
is yet time. we must set our own in
duStrial house in order.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01
VARYING HOURS OF LABOR
Matter of American Competition With
the Rest of the World Must Be
Considered

The ideal of the American Fedora
ton of Labor is now 44-hour week,
which, being apportioned among six
working days, means eight hours each
for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday, and four hours
on Saturday. One-half of Saturday and
all Of Sunday are thus left for rest
reflection, entertainment, recreation,
and worship, or either or all of them.
Some day. it is intimated, there will
be a siX-hour day for the American
workman, and he will have even more
time for rest and all the other things
that go with his hours of leisure. The
Idea behind the siX-hour day is that
there is now too little work and there
are too many workers and in this way
an equilibrium may be established, I'M
employment abolished, and an approxi-
mate Utopia realized.
Will it be possible to have Utopia in
the United States, with all the rest Of
the world performing it's labors in the
same old way? The hours in Japan,
for example. are regulated by the sun
and not by the clock. It is not the
modern way, nor the civilized way, as
America sees it, but it is the japanese
way. For example, here is signiti-
cant paragraph from an article by Mr..
w. D. Wheelwright, just returned from
the Orient: "a Calcutta merchant said
to me: The Japanese buy our cotton,
freight it to Japan, make it into bet
ter article of cloth than we can pro-
duce, and undersell u.s.
Man achieves his best material des-
tiny through the sweat of his face. Let
us not say that six hours are not
enough, But will it be enough in a
world of facts and not of desires, with
Japan and its ten-hour and twelve-hour
day and Germany with the same, and
Great Britain and France nearly the
same2-Oregonian.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01
Labor Is Patriotic.

There are labor organizations that
seek refuge under the banner Of labor
uniOnism that properly have no right
to claim affiliation with labor organ
izations, and in proof Of this is their
readiness to raise the red flag of an
archy at every opportunity. We do
not subscribe to any propaganda that
proposes a policy of destruction to
find in a common basis of misery its
expected hopes for reconstruction. We
have not lost faith in our government
nor in our fellow men; we know that
we have in our keeping the continuity
of our common welfare, and we be-
of our government, the perpetuation
lieve that it is not necessary to trans
plant anarchy or an autOcratic gov
ernment by few self-selected rulers
to preside over the deStinieS Of free
born American people. The very as
sumption Of power or autocracy es'
tablished by those who have super
seded former governments gives truth
to the assertion that whatever changes
VI CuIS hluu nave DCCh AhouSi OIiS 'tu
tocracy has succeeded in which the
last condition of the people was worse
than the first, and the very fact that
a few assume to control the welfare
and the destinies of the many sets
at naught all Of their pretenses to a
common rule by the common people
for the common people.-President
Lee Of the Trainmen, in Leslie's.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01
TO SHORTEN TIME LOSSES
Medical Advice and Careful Physical
Examination Put Forward as
Efficient Remedy.

The hours lost by employees or
workmen in any large establishment,
taken all together, count as loss to
the company in production and as a
loss to the employees in wages, says
the employment manager of a large
eastern manufacturing concern.
"When man loses time he not only
loses in wages but the company loses
the service of a skilled operator" !"
writes NJ. Harrison, in Modern Medi-
cine.
He describes a plan for preventing
time losses from unnecessary causes.
Medical care is provided in cases Of
sickness, but an effort is made to pre-
vent sickness by proper medical ad-
vice for every member of the organ
izatiOn.
The round pegs in the square holes,
men who are physically untitled to do
the work they attempt to perform
cause loss Of time and wages to the
wOrkmen. By careful physical exam
nations the company has found it
possible to place men in the kind Of
work which they can we'll do.
By giving attention to physical de-
fects it is possible either to remove
the impairment or to place the man or
woman at some other kind Of work
which will not aggravate the physical
weakness that handicaps the worker.
A saving in wages to the employee
results, and a gain in production is
possible for the company, which con-
tributes also to the earning power of
the employees.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01
Committees

Executive Board-W. H. Cocanour
Gottlfeb Zinn, E. H. Franklin, w. M
Morgan and Edward Barber.
Grievance Committee - Sam Ais
dorf, Howard Bassett, Joe Baker
Robert Williams and c. Kuhn.
Label Committee-E. H. Franklin
C. Hoskinson, Carl Graef, 0. f.
Norris and Leo Page.
Labor Day Committee-T. 0. Satt-
Ter julius Juch, Robert Williams,
John Bush. Claud Gerould, j. H. Shar-
ritt. w. L. Drumm, w. A. Archer and
Fred Rail.
Legislative Committee - VIM. M.
Morgan, John Bush, Jesse Shimmel,
Jos. Shaw and Claude GerOuld.
Newspaper Committee-John Bush,
julius Juch, Sam. Alsdorf, Joe Shaw
and Gottlieb Zinn.
Organization Committee - F. H.
Burnfeld, w. R. Jones, Forrest Law
renee. Chas. R. Haines and Sid Smith
Vigilance Committee-Leo Kaelble,
J. w. Hitchcock, Chas. Mitchell, Nick
Emmert and Herman United.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01
First EquaI-Pay Law.

The Public reports the following
item from Montana:
ITO the Lady from Racalli,' Maggie
Smith Hathaway, Montana legislator,
belongs the credit for having this
year introduced into legislature dis
tinctly unfavorable to labor, and hav-
ing pushed through to success, the first
equal-pay law in the United States.
In pushing her bill she placed on each
state senator's desk literature carry
ing the following points: "A woman
who does the same amount of work
as a man should have the same pay f;
quality and quantity of work, not sex,
should be the basis of compensation /;
Low-paid woman labor compares un-
fairly with mems labor Women
teachers in Montana earn for like
work from $126 to 1915 less than
men,"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01
Bonus for Bank Employees.

A 10 per cent bonus to employees
who have been working since January
l, 1919, has been voted by the Conti-
mental & Commercial National bank of
Chicago and it's associated corporation,
the Continental Trust & Savings bank.
Those who have become employees
since January l will receive smaller
bonuses.
Mr.. Reynolds said he believed bO-
muses. or some share of the profits in
industry will keep the families of
workers happier and more contented
and that such policy was the most eff
fective safeguard against bolsheyism.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01
Union Leaders Sued.

Asserting that as a result of a strike
started some months ago it has been
able to run only part of it's plant and
has been hindered in doing business
so that 1t has sustained large losses,
the G. w. Alexander Hat company,
Inc, West Reading, Pa, began a suit
In court for ST. 900 against nine union
LADDERS Of tG HtxA
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01
NEWARK TRADES AND LABOR
ASSEMBLY
Officers

President-Wm H. Cocanour.
LIST Vice Presidert-E, H. Franklin.
I'd Vice Presidont-Josse Shimmel.
Financial Secretary-J. Oscar Juch
Recording Sec'y-Gottlieb Zinn.
Treasurer-Thos. 0. Sattler.
Guard-F. H. Bulnfeld.
Chaplain-Kenneth G. Jones.
Janitor-Nicll Emmert.
Trustees-Julius Juch, Robert Will
Jams and w. A. Archer.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01
PLEA FOR GOVERNMENT
OWNERSHIP OF MINES

Representing 10000 miners,
delegates to the Eleventh dis
trict convention of United Mine
Workers in session at Terre
Haute, Ind, went on record
as recommending that the next
miners wage contract favor the
naturalization of mines, a six
hour day, five-day week, in
crease in wages of 40 per cent
on all classes of work and min
imum wage of 81 a day, time
and a half for overtime and
double time for Sundays and
legal holidays.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01
GLASS BOTTLE BLOWERS ASSO.

No. "a, affiliated with American
Federation of Labor, State Federation
of Labor, Trades Union Liberty
League and Newark Trades & Labor
Assembly. Meets first and third Sun.
day afternoons, Redmen's Hall. VIM
Dover, Pres; Fred Rail. Sec'y.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01

Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers
Intern. Alliance 522, meets first and
third Tuesdays, 6:30 p. M, at From
holtz hall, cor. Z. Main & Webb. ". V.
Workman, Pres, L. R. Mallonee, Sec,
C. C. Bowman, Business Agent.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01
Local No. 271, Plumbers and Steam

Filters. Meetings every other Friday
at 1870 at Druids hall, South Third st.
Pres, Milo Sutton, Flory ave.; Vice
Pres, VIM. Daugherty, Central ave.;
Fin. Sec, Arthur j. Smith, 26 East
Channel ST.; Rec. Sec, Alfred Haulk,
494 Granville street
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01
AMERICAN FLINTs No. 80

Meets first Saturday of each month,
2 D. M. Woodmen's hall. Victor Walk,
president; G0ttlieb Zinn, secretary;
W. S. Coen, fin. sec.-treas.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01
Roster OfLOCaI Unions

TRADES AND LABOR ASSEMBLY
Meets second and fourth Sundays
800 a. M, at Trades Assembly Hall.
w. H. Cocanour, President; Gottlleb
linn, Recording Secretary, J. Oscar
Juch. Financial Secretary.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01

A. A. of St. & E. Ry. Empl. of A,
Meets second and fourth Thursdays
Of each month, 7:30 p. M, at Tram
mems hall, South Third street. j. r.
Leedy, pres; J. w. Shannon, wee
pres: J. S. Allison. rec. sec'y; &. +.
Martin. financial sec'y.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01

Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers,
Local No. $50, meets second AMI fourth
Tuesdays at 1880 p. m. at Engineers
hall. Harry Ballinger, Pres; Chas.
Oatman, Rec. Sec; ThOs. Young, Fin.
Sec'y: John Mcconnell, Treas.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01
l. A. T. Stage Employees, No. II

Meets first Sunday every month, 10
a. M, at club rooms over Gem Theatre
Richard Thompson, President, Ernest
Trace, Sec'y, Walter Kinney, Treas,
Frank Thompson, Bus. Agt. Stage
Workers, Louis Jones, Bus. Agent
Operators.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01
International Brotherhood of Boiler.

makers, Iron Ship Builders and Help
ers Of America, Local 90, meets first
Monday night and third Sunday after
noon OF each month at Fromholtz hall,
cor. E. Main and Webb SITS. J. J. East,
pres, c. r. Leidy, Cor. and Fin. Sec,
E. j. Miller, Rec. Sec. and Bus. Agt
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01

BREWERY WORKERS LOCAL 1872
Meets every second Monday of each
month at Trades Assembly Hall, 1880
p. m. Conrad Redman, President,
Leo Kaelble, Secretary.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01

Newark Lodge No. 463, l. A. of NJ
Meets first and third Monday, 7 p. m.
Engineers hall, Church street. j
Huffman, Pres; J. H. Alspach, Fin.
Sec'y; M. M. Leedy, Rec. Sec'y.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01

Blacksmith and HeIpers Union No. 1928
meets every second and last Tuesday
at Fromholtz hall at z o'clock, p. m.
Henry 0. Swern, Pres, 217 N. Cedar
st.; George PIummer, Rec. Sec'y, 800
Union street.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01
INTERN'L MOLDERS UNION 2O5

Meets second and fourth Tuesdays,
Trades Assembly Hall. Chas. Evans,
Pres; John Bausch, Rec. Secy; John
Roe, Corr. Rep, Earl Howell, Treas.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01
TRANSFERS LOCAL No. 258

Meets first and third Wednesday eve.
of every month at Trades Assembly
hall. j. L. Carter, Pres, ia S. End
street; B. F. Armstrong, Sec- Treas,
$40 Evans street.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01
IRON MOULDERS UNION No. IS.

Meets first and third Monday nights
Redmen's hall. Edw. Jordan, Pres.
". Linderman, Sec'y; Pierce Hayden
Corr. Repr.; John Seidell, Fin. Sec'y
90 Day ave.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01

MUSICIANS LOCAL 1872, A. F. of NJ
Meets over 25 South Park Place
third Sunday each month, $3.50 a.
W. M. Morgan, Pres, E. A. Barber
Sec'y., c. F. Metz, Fin. Sec'y., Oti
Riggs, Treas.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01

|. b. of S. F. & o., Local No. 438
Meet every Friday evening at From
holtz hall, cor. E. Main and Webb sts.
r. w. Reed, Pres, c.. B. Brown. Secv.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01

BARTENDERS INT. LEAGUE, Az
Meets first and third Sunday, 2 p. M,
Fromholtz hall, Cor. e. Main & Webb.
w. R. Jones, Sec'y and Business Agt.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01
RETAIL CLERKS, LOCAL 178

Meets last Wednesday each month
basement Of court house. E. D. Allen,
Pres; Henry Pfeffer, Fin. Secy.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01
LICKING LODGE No. so, |. A. of NJ

Meets first, third and fifth Tuesdays
Trades Assembly Hall. Joe w. Church
Pres; Roy Lentz, Sec'y.; ]. z. Wolfe
Business Agent.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01

CARPENTERS LOCAL No. 1876
Meets second and fourth Fridays of
each month at |. o. o. F. hall, West
Main st. j. N. Chappelear, Pres;
Jesse E. Shimmel, Sec'y, 80 Mahoim.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01

MOundbuilders Lodge No. 7O5, b. r.
c. of A, meets first and third Friday
of each month at Trades Assembly
Hall. w. H. Pugh, President; Alex.
Robertson, Secretary; J. H. Shoe
maker, Financial Secretary.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01
Engineers Local $50, I. U. of S. &O.E

Meets 1st, I'd and Sd Wednesday
nights and 4th Sunday afternoon at
Engineers hall 1112 East Church st.
Zeke McLain, Pres; G. A. Baird, Rec.
Sec'y; Barch Smith, Fin. Sec'y and
Business Agent.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01

Icewagon Drivers and Helpers Local
No. 263, meets I'd and 4th Thursday
evenings at 1880, Trades Assembly
Hall. Robert Williams, President,
RolIa Bear, Sec'Y-Treas.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-08-01
ELECTRICAL WORKERS No. 172

Meets first and third Thursdays,
Trades Assembly Hall, c. H. Marsh,
Pres; Sam Alsdorf, Sec'y-Treas.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-23
COTTON COODS-Buyers
ShOn Confidence in Price Lerel

Confidence in the present high prices
III the cotton goods market is evidenced
by the willingness of buyers, including
mills, converters, jobbers and retailers,
to enter into negotiations for business
running we'll into next spring. This
confidence, according to trade leaders,
is based on the indications of a present
large domestic consumption of cotton
goods, growing export demand and O
shortened production of raw and fin
ished materials.
Finished goods wherever offered for
Immediate or future delivery are i'm
mediately snapped up. Jobbers are
buying goods wherever they can find
them, and, in turn, reselling them at
the same rate. In many quarters of the
trade it is felt that the consumption OF
goods now is more rapid than the pro-
duction.
Converters yesterday were again ac-
tive buyers of gray or unfinished goods.
At prices established last week many
large sales were made. The standard
gray goods known as 64-60s, SO "
inches wide, maintained their price of Is
cents and went into the hands of many
large buyers. Some sellers are holding
off for an advance. The speculative
element in the market is less active
than it was a few months ago, accord
ing to brokers.
The export end of the cotton goods
trade is expanding rapidly now. AL
though the pier strikes are holding up
the actual movement of goods abroad
exporters are acquiring stocks to go
forward as soon as conditions permit.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-23
Activity i'm Women's Goats
Business in Dresses and Waists
Also Improved

Slightly more activity yesterday in
women's coats, dresses and waists
than has characterized the wholesale
market for some weeks was apparent.
Nothing like the buying rush that fair
ly overwhelmed the trade in July has
developed, however, and large manu-
facturers and jobbers do not expect
recurrence of heavy purchasing now.
Suits, manufacturers believe, are dead
so far as the wholesale trade in con-
cerned, for the rest of the season. Re-
tailers who are we'll supplied with these
are disposing Of their stocks through
the medium OF special sales Warm
weather during September and Octo-
Der, the height Of the suit season in
retail circles, effectively reduced sales.
Out Of town buyers are free in their
criticisms OF New York stores putting
on special sales OF women's garments
this early in the season. Buying for
these sales cleared up surplus stocks
Of manufacturers who arc now holding
prices frm fer future orders.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-23
Business Troubles
4 SIS; Cnncnts

GCSSIE KOHLER. trading as Edith
Dress Shop, dresses and apparel at All
East fremont Avenue. yesterday ASST gned
for the benefit of ereditors to Charles
Frucht.
Receivers in Bankruptcy
In the United States District Court yrs
terday. Judge John c. Knox appointed
Louis Jersonen receiver for Popular Pro-
ductions. Inc. under a bond of 81 OoO.
Petitions in Bankruptcy
r petitions IN bankruptcy ban fled In the
were as follows:
MoLLIE GLAssMAN-voluntary petit
tysixth Street Liabilities s3.033: assets
none Principal creditors: l.. Napoleon
Levy. $2.375: James Ranes. S60l. Attor-
ney for petitioner, Louis Julien. 1i6 Mas
sau street
NELLIE RUTH DUNN-1nvoluntar Pc
ter, n. Y Liabilities and assets not stated.
Principal creditors: Mr.. Brill, s4s5; e.
Dentsch, 1928; Solomon Mitzer, $l36 Al
torney for petitioners. Robert r. Rosan,
Portchester n. Z.
SILVER STATIONERY COMPANY AND
involuntary petition against silver Station
cry Company and United blank book Com
pary of ~ Fulton Street. Liabilities $35
000: assets. $4,000. Principal creditors
J.. Nelson Desk Company. sec: n. NJ Elish
Company. SAB; c. r Scholn. SIS The at
81 chan Ners Street
SHAPIRO & ROSENBLArM--An invol-
untary petition against Shapiro &c Rosen-
blaum, of 1l7o BROADWAY Liabilities. SIS. -
900; assets. $4,000 Principal creditors:
Abraham Lapin. $40; Herman zahler
for petitioner is Henry j. Block. OF 277
Broadway.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-23
s!LkS-AU Sections of
Market Are Strong

Retailers throughout the country are
seeking silk goods for immediate and
future use. Although mill agents say
that production is increasing, it still
seems to be below demand. All sec
tions of the market are strong. Yes
terday substantial orders were placed
for goods of Japanese manufacture,
particularly shantungs and pongees.
Deliveries will run into February and
March. Wholesalers and retailers are
confident that these goods will be pop
uar for sports costumes next summer
Japanese goods. generally, are low
priced compared with American goods
largely because of the cheaper labor
in Japan.
Inquiries for American made silks
for export are becoming more frequent.
according to mill agents, but sales are
small because of the shortage of goods
here. On the other hand, importations
are becoming larger, particularly from
France. Ene velvets and rich y brocad
ed and tinseled goods, particularly
ribbons, are coming in from the Lyons
section of France and are finding q
ready market here at extremely high
prices.
Activity in raw silks Is tapering off,
dealers say, because Of the extremely
high prices. Mills are buying only for
actual Immediate requirements now
orders for delivery far in the future.
Some dealers, because Of the rapid
fluctuations in the Yokohama market,
are loath to quote prices and advise
BUYERS to hold off until the situation
clears
New-York tribune., 1919-10-23
Woll Says Labor Asks
Industrial Democracy

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 22.-The establish
ment of an industrial democracy
through collective action and by col
lective bargaining is the intention Of
labor, according to an address pre-
pared by Matthew Vol, viceprcsi-
dent Of the American Federation of
Labor, and read before the convention
Of the Investment Bankers Association
here to-day.
at is unfair and radically wrong to
permit the old order and relation Of
master and servant to continue" said
Mr. VOLTS letter. "The right Of the
workers TO be consulted: the right of
workers to have an impelling voice In
the management Of business and in de-
tcrminng Of the relations, the stand
ards and the requirements of employ
rnent which should govern, must be
permitted a full and free exercise-'
Following a report OF the taxation
committee a resolution was adopted
recommending a nonpartisan body be
appointed by the government to study
the effect Of war taxation In its rela-
ton to business and to report recon
mendations for simplifying and read
justing the Federal tax laws.
The convention elected George G..
Hodges, New York. president; Freder
lex r. Fenton, Chicngo. secretary, and
A. w. Buliard. Chicago treasurer.