Tax Conference Invites State Executives to Name Delegates
Governor Harris invites chief executives from every state to appoint three delegates to a National Tax Association conference in November. The event seeks uniformity in state and local tax laws and features papers by leading economists and tax officials. The agenda includes discussions on revenue separation, public service taxation, home rule, and the incidence of taxation among others.
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National Tax Association
Boards of Equalization
Edwin R. A. Seligman
Columbia University
New York City
T. 8. Adams
Wisconsin University
Madison
Wis
Carl C. Plehn
University of California, Berkeley
Cal
State of California
Commission On Revenue and Taxation
Adam Shortt
Queens University
Kingston
Ontario
Tax Commission
Province of
Lawson Purdy
Board of Taxes and Assessment
Solomon Wolff
Louisiana State Tax Commission
New Orleans
Enoch Ensley
M. E. Ingalls
C. & St. L. Railroad Company
Cincinnati
A. C. Pleydell
New York Tax Reform Association
Harry G. Friedman
L. G. Powers
Bureau of the Census
Washington
Bd. C
State University of North Dakota
Grand Forks
N. D
Charles Lee Raper
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
North Carolina
William O. Mathews
Ohio Tax League
Cleveland
C. B. Fillebrown
Massachusetts Single Tax League
Boston
Mass
W. G. Langworthy Taylor
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Frank G. Pierce
League of Iowa
Marshalltown
Alben Ripley Foote
Ohio State Board of Commerce
Department of Ixes and
Foster Copeland
City National Bank
Columbus
Mary C. Snyder
Harris
Charity Gift Refusal Echoes in State Newspaper Excerpt
A brief dialogue shows a man declaring he refused a gift from Sam's daughter as charity because his wife has work. The exchange notes the speaker’s stance that no man should accept charity when his wife is employed, as reported in the Statesman.
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Sam
Sal
Yonkers Statesman
A Lost Warning
A cautionary note about firearm safety is quoted with a parent remark that a child might treat loaded guns as toys or stilts, highlighting the risk of access and the need for responsible storage.
Lodger Chooses Piano Room to Secure Privacy
A humorous exchange ends with a lodger selecting a room containing a piano to ensure personal space. The landlady questions his motive, and the lodger clarifies that the piano would block others from occupying that room.
It Is Not Enough to Aim You Must Hit
An Italian proverb emphasizes action over intention with a call to aim high and then execute decisively for success. It conveys focus, discipline, and the inevitability of results based on effort.
Recommendations of United States Industrial Commission
Governor Harris and twelve commissioners call for a tax overhaul raising state revenue via corporations inheritances and income with local real estate taxes. Proposals include taxing corporations by franchise value and local real estate, returning public service revenue to municipalities, adopting graduated inheritance taxes, and adding income taxes at the state level.
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Seid
Pennsylvania
New York Legislative Committee
Enormous Land Values in New York City
In a report to the mayor Tax Board president Lawson Purdy states land values in New York City are enormous. He notes the city land value exceeds Pennsylvania’s total real estate value and is nearly twice New York State outside the city. He adds six square miles around Central Park surpass Missouri’s total real estate value.
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Lawson Purdy
New York City
City of
New York
Pennsylvania
City
Manhattan
Central Park
Missouri
William Faversham recalls quick thinking saved his stage career
The Bohemian era actor recounts an early setback in which he forgot dispatches to General Allen mid play. He improvised by ripping a plaster from his chest and presenting it as a wound to hide the lapse, prompting applause and saving the scene.
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William Faversham
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