The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-10
TAXREFORM
To Be VOTED
UPON N OHIO

SpeciS, dispatch 70 IntelliGencer
Columbus. O. Fob Ex-Governor Da-
Wis - willing ~ iacni" the job " 4
ncrr,anent solution o. Ohio's Taxation
prohlem Tho proposal Of heads az tarm
o--apiz,tiors Tor adjustment lof tte
uniform rule. limiting "f taxes ~ real
estate To - per cent and oEtcmnIat'nS
q state income tan. - 10 be MADE the
basis Of Il. provided such an amend
mont ~ the constitution = approved by
the people next November,
sponsored BY FARMERS
Chairman silver. Of the house taxa
ION committee. today introduced the
constitutional amendment. sponsored oE
farm ORGANIZATIONS II would aeoslsh the
uniform rule by this language; all prop
erty shall be taxed BY sucn rules ana
methods as may be provided by law
and such taxation shall DO just TO IN"
subject taxed.
II tben provides that no class Of prop
e-ty shall be taxed more than Ia per
cent except by vote OF the people az a
general election. and then only for a
SPECIFIC purpose. specific PERIOD OF t'"e
specific amount. =,
p Personal property exemption - 7a'Stu
from 400 10 $500. The amendment -
subject to notifications, II was pointed
out by Silver. He said q provision VIII
Re written into Il IN stlpui"-
ting that IN case Of real estate no IN
come tax shall be levied unless II Is
creator than the direct property tax on
Il would be.
In other words. only the larger OF the
two taxes would be paid on real estate.
The Grtsvold bill and constitutional
Amendment each providing FOR deot I'm
ttation. ana the Taft bin to permit sus-
pension OF the Smith ono per cent Jaw
for three yearse were recommended Tor
rassaSe tonight. They will be voted on
tomorrow.
Rsadsd By Tabor
The Eovernor has called a meeting toE
Tuesday OF a committee OF nine whose
aaytee II to be sought before anything
definite Is to be undertaken with REFER
enee to the permanent program. TINS
committee is composed OF l.. ]. Taoer.
master Of the Ohio Grange: o. r Brad
Sute. president OF tho Ohio Farm Bureau
FEDERATION and g. A. Dyer, secretary or
the Ohio Home Protective League, rep
t~rasentfnr farmers: Col William Cooper
Proctor Cincinnati; W. W. Knight. To-
iedo, and +. II Cot. Cleveland. repre-
EentfnS business men, and president
thompson of Ohio State university; ~
y Hawk. Youngstown. president OF ONO
real estate Oo11uS, ~ - -
4rner finance director OF Cleveland. rep
resenting the public
c~onSeabulary Opposed
Much opposition IS developing 10 the
Harding constabuiary bill to be voted
I'm in the House next week. 1t PROVIDES
for three mounted troops OF so privates
zach Defeat Of the measure Is treety
predicted. In former years similar mea-
tures always were killed in committees.
New Highway Measures
a Chairman Hopley and GorrelI, or the
Senate and House highway committees
Introduced fndentical bills providing Tor
changes IN the state highway Depart
noent, They take from under civh ser
vice all division engineers OF the depart
mont and fix their number as htteen. \
new position. first assistant commission
err. is TO be created.
A. present one o. the three deputy
commissioners - designated "a cniet
deputy. The auditor of the department
= 20 be named BY the commissioners in
stead OF by the state auditor.
People To vote on
The soldiers bonus proposal VIII go
before tho people next November by
unanimous vote OF both houses OF the
general assembly. 1t IS in the form or
= constitutional amendment providing
Tor issuance OF &25. O0O. 900 in bonds 10
pay cX-servise men and women or OHIO
kIn for each month OF service, not 10
exceed a total oc $3.50. The house
adopted Il today after similar action o,
Pho senate last week,