Indiana Tax Conference Opens With Governors Speaking
At the twelfth annual gathering of Indiana tax officials and county assessors, Governor Marshall and Governor-elect Ralston will address sessions January 2 through 4 at the Denison hotel in Indianapolis. The conference aims to study taxation, unify assessments, and improve official cooperation, with officials preparing reports on omitted property and duplicates. The program features welcome remarks by Marshall and talks by Ralston, Honan, How ard, and Romig, plus committee reports and questions.
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Indianapolis
State Board of Tax Commissioners
County Assessors of
Indiana
Marshall
Ralston
Denison Hotel
Governor Marshall
Dan M. Link
Samuel M. Ralston
Thomas M. Honan
Timothy E. Howard
South Bend
Romig
Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association
Henry C. Scearce
Mooresville
Scearca
Board of Education Adjourns in Indianapolis
The state board of education adjourned in Indianapolis after issuing commissions renewing certificates and continuing commissions to 66 Indiana high schools and other institutions. A committee was appointed to consider the proposals in the report of the industrial and agricultural education commission created by the 1911 legislature. The committee includes President W. E. Stone of Purdue University President W. W. Parsons of the Indiana State Normal School Superintendent Jon Study of the Fort Wayne schools.
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Demarchus. Co
Brown
Indiana Centennial Commission
Statehouse
Board of ‘Park Commissioners of Indiaapolis
Indianapolis
State Commission
Charles L. Jewett
Frank B. Wynn
Wynn
J. P. Dunn
The
Indiana Historical Society
R. G. Watson
Henry W. Lawrence
J. Edward Krause
Harry B. Gates
Thomas Taggart
Indiana Hotel Keepers’ Association
Washington
Charles F. Morris
Morris Hotel
Marion
Legislative Committee
Dell Locke
Bliga House
Bluffton
F. L. Branaham
Branaham House
Union City
Lafe D. Weathers
Grand Hotel
Hotel English
W. A. Holt
French Lick
H. J. Keenan
Fort Wayne
G. E. Sherman
Elkhart
Edward Watson
Vincennes
Fred VanOrman
Evansville
C. E. T. Dobbin
Seymour
Fred C. Brownell
Wabash
Alford Blackledge
Linden Hotel
J. W. Thompson
Plaza Hotel
Terra Haute
O. M. Kolb
Kidd Hotel
Princeton
Richard Lieber
George W. June
C. R. Rugs
H. J. Bohn
Hotel World
Chicago
Charles A. Bookwalter
Ben F. Fitch
Claypool Hotel
Jj. K Blatchford
American Hotel Protective Association
Jacob Miler
International Stewards’ Association
Eastman Hotel
Hot Springs
Ark
John Willy
Hotel Monthly
Harry Eastman
Hotel Bulletin
sChicago
Board of Education
State Board of Education
Indiana
W. E
Stone
Purdue
University
W.W. ‘Parsons
Indiana -State -Normal Sch
Jon
Fort-Wayne
Parcel post rates explained and future rules outlined
The article explains new parcel post rules with an 11 pound per package limit and zone based pricing. It notes long hauls may be less competitive with express services but short hauls favor parcel post for farm and factory goods. It covers stamps, return cards, fourth class mailing, and possible future expansions. It names Postmaster General Hitchcock and lawmakers Bourne Lewis and Sutter.
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Parcel Post
Post Office
United States
Hitchcock
Post Office Department
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Senate
Jonathan Bourne
Oregon
David J. Lewis
Maryland
William. Sutrer
New York
Approves Two Rules for Parcel Post Reform
The article reports approval of new parcel post regulations by the Post Office Department in Washington. It details allowed and forbidden items, packing standards, zone-based rates from five cents, and a maximum eleven-pound limit. Restrictions cover perishables, eggs, meats, seeds, confectionery, and fragile goods with labeling requirements.
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Hitchcock
Parcel Post
Government Printing Office
Post Office Department
Washington
Parcel post scheme explained with zone map and units
Edward B. Clark describes the new parcel post plan entering into effect in the coming year. The article explains the zone system, units of about thirty miles square, and how rates from Washington will mirror rates from any unit to its corresponding zone.
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Official Parcel Post
City of
Washington
Edward B. Clark
United States
Uncle Sam
Federal
Congress
Keokuk
Postage Rates for Parcels Four Ounces and Under
Parcels up to four ounces are mailed at one cent per ounce or fraction. Parcels over four ounces use the pound rate, with any fraction of a pound counted as a full pound. The table shows the applicable rates and conditions for mailing.
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Shae Tak
Gov. Marshall
Postmaster General Issues
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