Show A AV A W. W POWELL right state auditor of Pennsyl Pennsylvania ania who who re-elected re of the was president National Association of State and arid City Auditors and Comptrollers s. s Lincoln G. G Kelly state auditor a of Utah who is the tile new vice president of the or or- 4 Wr P- P k 4 rj dr Al t 11 pr c I I A i- i 4 T 4 3 f 4 4 r I AUD TORS NEW gw OFFICERS CHOSEN A. A V. W. Powell state auditor of or Pennsylvania was unanimously I elected president of ot the National Association As of State and 2nd City Auditors and Comptrollers at the closing session session ses sion of ot the first annual conference toda today The closing session was held in the senate chamber of the new newstate newstate newstate state capitol marking the first outside out side meeting to be beheld held In the new 1 building I Lincoln G G. Kelly state auditor for Utah was the unanimous choice for or vice president and John P P. Gordon state auditor of ot Missouri was chos chosen n secretary treasurer 13 By Dr unanimous action Miss Sylvia Neson Nelson Nel Ne son Bon deputy In the office of state auditor was made an honorary life liCe member of ot the association Moreover Moreover More More- over the state auditors voted to pay her expenses to and from the next convention out of or the association funds Tl accorded Mis Nelson was waa in recognition of or her work toward making a success of or tho first conference e. e In a n brIer brief address she thanked the auditors for the honor and expressed her determination t to attend the next meeting of or tho the as as- Two Unable to Attend John S. S Chambers I state te auditor of ot California wired the auditors today that Important litigation kept him awa away from Crom the convention Attorney ney General A A. R. R Barnes of Utah was unable to complete completeS his business In Logan in time to return to Salt Lake today Both Iloth men were scheduled to de de- de liver addresses at t. t this mornings morning's session session ses ses- sion son of ot the conference As a result the commissioners decided to forego additional addresses and voted to proceed with the business meeting meeting- Under the constitution an and 1 bylaws b a adopted opted at nt the opening of the tho marnIn mornIng morning marn- marn morn morn- In Ing session auditors in cities clUes of more than population and state treasurers ar are eligible to m membership member member- ship The only discussion sIon of ot the session followed follo tho the proposal of ot B g D. D Howard state auditor of ot Okla OkIa- homa to have o the conference adopt resolutions urging urging- congress to amend the federal Income tax tat law so as to permit states having similar laws Jaws to obtain lists of ot residents resident in their re resPective respectIve re- re states paying an income tax My b state has an Income tax Lix law declared Howard Your state is go goinS' goinS going going go- go ing inS to havo one It Is Js but a matter of or time until every state will have Income tax laws It Is a tax on wealth and the most Just tax wo have State Operation Co-Operation Needed Under tho the fe federal eral law the tho government government gov gov- officials are not empowered to fUInI furnish h the names of oC individuals paying tho the tax although It is ls in th their r discretion to furnish a list of cor cor- We Ve need an amendment to the federal law which will permit tho the states having income tax lawsto laws lawsto to operate co with the tho federal gov gov- In our state there has been boen considerable considerable con con- criticism of or the federal Income in income income In- In come tax laC law on account of ot the heavy expense Involved in its Ita en en- en Under the tho tho present law the t federal d ral government cannot help me mo and I cannot help the federal government gov gov- The Tho amendment would mean as much to the federal Sovern government govern ment as it would to the tho s state ste te gov gay President Powell questioned the propriety of the tho conference adoptIng adopting adopt adopt- ing log such a n. resolution Ho He declared 1 that the subject referred to would come under the tho tax commissioners and not the auditors The Tho proposal was not put to a vote ote and n no definite action was as taken The secretary of ot the association was waa Instructed to wire the confer conference nce of r g governors r ors In Massachusetts ex extending ox- ox tending greetings and Inviting In them I to attend future meetings of oC th the tho au- au au au- au Resolutions thanking Governor Governor Gov Gov- William Spry S State Auditor Ll Lincoln G. G Kelly and the people and the press of ot Utah and Salt Lake City for tho the 11 hospitality and anti courteous tr treatment accorded them were adopted Next Meeting Place St. St Augu Fla was elected as ns the next meeting meeting- place and tho the first first week cek In in- Dec December was fixed as the time for tor the 1916 meeting E E. R. R Pike city comptroller of oC Chicago Invited In the auditors to hold their next meetIng meeting meet meet- ing log there As an inducement h expressed expressed ex ex- ex- ex pressed the tho b belief lIer that both of the national conventions would be bo held hell there in 1916 Tho The auditors however however however how how- ever d decided that Florida offered better Inducements Inducements' for a winter meet- meet Ing inS Tho The following committees were appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap 10 pointed Executive committee James committee James J. J Brady state auditor of Illinois Eugene Eugene Eugene Eu Eu- gene M. M Travis state comptroller of New York E E. D. D Howard state au auditor auditor au- au of ot Oklahoma John S S. S Donald auditor of ot Wisconsin and John S. S Chambers state a auditor of of- Cali Cali- torn fornia Ia Program committee committee E. E. E R R. Pike city comptroller of Chicago o J C. C Callahan Callohan state auditor u of ot Arizona J. J F. F Handlin state auditor of ot South Dakota H H. E. E Mulnix state auditor of or Colorado and E. E M. M Fullington budget commissioner of Ohio At tho the close of ot the session the au auditors auditors auditors au- au attended the organ recital at atthe atthe atthe the tabernacle |