Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 25, 1915, Page 3

Nebraska ' STATE WILL SUE LAX COMPANIES Corporations that Have Let Big Tax Go by the Boards May See the Process Server. SOME CORN OUT OF DANG (From a Statf Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Sept. 24.—(Special.)~The, state will either sue or annul the charter of 615 corporations, if they do not pay their ocoupation tax at once, according, to & letter sent to each delinquent byl Charles W. Pool, secretary of state, Blanks for the companies to report on were forwarded by the department, May 2. At the present time a 15 per cent penalty is due, and this will be included in the actions that the secretary of state may begin, Where the amount is large enough to make it worth whils the secretary is contemplating separate actions in court for money judgments. The others he ex- pects to bunch together and sue in one proceding for forfeiture of charter, to “clear the state of dead timber.” Up to the present time 2,69 corpor- ations, domestic and forelgn, have paid their occupation tax for 1915, making a total sum of about $100,000. There are 400 more concerns in the state than a year ago, aoccording to figures In the secre. tary’s office, while the amount of revenue ylelded by the tax will be in- creased by ome-fifth, Coffey Back on Job. Labor Commissioner Coffey has re- turned from Plattsmouth where he spent two days inspecting six school buildings and three moving picture theaters. He secured the promise of the school board to rearrange some of the fire escapes, and of one theater to put in a rear exit. Corn Out of Danger, Steward Helms, in charge of the farm operations of the Lincoln State hospital, declares that the 100 acres of corn at that institution is out of danger of frost, and will yleld sixty bushels to the acre. Bome of the ears, he says, are more than & foot in lensth. Even the last plant- ings, he asserts, can be shelled from the cob, Antelope Cross State Line. Five antelope, wandering from the wilds of Colorado, have leaped over fences and Nebraska |Fight On Hog Cholera in Johnson County is Successtul TECUMSEH, Neb., Sept. 34.—(Special) —According to a statement made by Dr. B. B Cosford of Beatrice, who has charge of the government bureau of ani- mal industry work in preventing hok cholera in the northern half of Gage county and all of Johnson county, the disease is being euccessfuly treated. Dr Cosford says that between January 1 and August 1 of this year the bureau em- ployes treated 2,688 hogs in this territory with a loss of but 8.37 per cent. Between May 1 and August 1 they treated 16% hogs, with a loss of but 268 per oent. The reason for this great difference in perecentage was largely due to the losses in two large herds treated during the fore part of the year, in which the disease had become advanced before treatment. Between July 1 and September 15 there have been nine outbreaks of cholera in the section stated. During this same period In 1914 there were 100 outbreaks. Dr., Cosford thinks these facts should en- courage every one to take aotive meas- ures for the mext two or thres months, with the hope of reaching the winter with very little loss. There is no expense to the hog raisers, the examinations and treatments belng taken car government, Headquarters tained in Beatrice and Te several men are employed counties, Seed Corn Selection Week is Set Apart (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Sept. 24.—(Special.)—Follow- ing a seuggestion from Prof. Pugsley of the University Farm, Governor More- head today issued a proclamation for | seed corn selection week, beginning Sep- tember 2. Owing to the backwardness of the crop this year, university experts were falrful that the proper seed could not he secured if an early killing frost should eome. Corn in some sections of the state will require twa more weeks to mature to be out of the way of frost and would be val- ueless as seed, should a cold snap strike it sooner. The governor's proclamation follows: It is not because we mean to under- estimate the intelligence of the farmers are umseh, in the two found themselves grazing with cattle on euclosed pasture lands in the vicinity of Venango, Neb., according to a Lincoln visitor from that vicinity. They are re- ported tamer than most wild deer, but casily take fright and bound away over fences and out of sight. New Warchouse License. The Crowell Lumber and Grain com- puny has taken out warehouse licenses from the railway commission for its ele- \ators at Wakefleld and Petersburg, aking thirty-seven permits issued thus far by the railway board. A ment Flgures. Assessernent figures from all the countles on real estate, live stock and automobiles will be published in pamph- let form by Secretary Bernecker of the Stato Board of Equalization to assessors ©of Nebraska as a guide for their work next year, Stags Have No Permit, State Auditor Smith has replied to an inquiry out in the state whether the Or- der of Stags has been licensed to operate in Nebraska as an insurance company that he has never heard of such an or Sanization and that the corporation has never recelved a permit or taken out a state charter. The organisation is said to provide its members with medical at- tendance, Ministers Address Unit_fl Brethren YORK, Neb.,, Bept. %4.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The fourth day's session of the conference of the United Brethren church Which is in session here was largely de- voted to addresses on church work and finance. At the morning session, Bishop Kephart delivered an address on the local church, and Rev. J. R. Mouer on the rural church. Rev. W. O, Jones of Omaha spoke on church finances, and Rev. H. H. Hebberly spoke on the need of utilizging the laymen inchurch work, and Rev. M. O. McClaughlin spoke on the necessity of ministerial leadership. Rev. C. B. Ashcroft discusséd the field of the layity in church work, At the evening session, Rev. W, E. Schell of Dayton, O, delilvered an a dress on “Christianization on America,’ and L, O, Miller addressed the session on “The Evangelizing of the Non-Chris- tian World, LINCOLN GAS COMPANY APPEALING GAS CASE (From a Staff Correspondent.) LIWCOLN, Sept. 24.—(Special.)—Attor- neys for the Lincoln Gas and Blectric Light company are perfecting an appeal to the United States supreme court from the decision of Judge Page Norris, up- holding the validity of the ordinance passed in 1906, Attorneys for the company estimated it would take three years before the case was disposed of by the high bemch, which will mean the dollar gas ordinance has been held up in the courts twelve years. FUNERAL OF MRS. BECKMANN : IS HELD AT LINCOLN LINCOLN, Sept. 2.—(Special.)—The funeral of Mrs. Lucinda Beckmann, wife of Fred Beckmann, commissioner of public lands and bulldings, was held this afternoon at the German Lutheran church, Rev. Mr, Allenbach conducting the services. All offices at the state house rematned closed during the funeral and many of| the state officlals attended the services. Mrs. Beckmann's favorite song, sung by her children at her request but a short time before her death, was sung by the children of the Lutheran Parochial #chools. The folral offerings were many. dnterment was in Wyuka Cemetery. KINNEY SFNTENCED UPON PLE OF GUILTY GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Sept. 34.—(Spe- cial Telegram.)—Bdward Kinney was this afternoon sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge Hanna in district court, upon his plea of gullty to the charge of mur- der in the second degree, when he shot Charles Meyers, an insurance man, July 1. Kinney ls single man about W years of age. |} of the state that we are led to Indl- cate a particular week for the selection of seed corn, but rather that the time may be overlooked by some in the hurry of the work on the farm. With these facts in mind, I designate the week, be- filnnln‘ September 27, as seed vorn selec- lon week and urge its general observance ursu proper e for this Important w zn every e:.ndlu of u&e. Lhar; e times ‘when W prompting and when we can e heipful to one aother, " I this spirit I would call attention to the neces- sity of particular care being taken in the selection of seed of this great product of our state. The present year indicates a bountiful harvest of corn and I be- lleve that much of this is the result of careful selection of eeed corn In the past. LIGHTNING PLAYS PRANKS IN VICINITY OF SEWARD SEWARD, Neb., Sept. %.—(Special)— | examination. Fire caused by lightning burned three stacks of wheat on the farm of James Miller yesterday. Two hundred bushels of grain was destroyed and it took hard work to save the remainder of the stacks. There was no insurance on the grain. The announcement of the approaching marriage of Miss Gwendolyn COuttle, daughter of Mrs. John Cattle of this city, to George Orr of Lincoln was made by Miss Cattle at a party given at her home yesterday afternoon. The new St. Patrick's Cathollc church at Utlca will be dedicated by Bishop Titlen on next Sunday. Lightaing struck the home of W. J. Opper and burned out the meter and melted out every plece of wire connected in any way with the house. Chris Wyman, returning from Crete ‘Wednesday, tied his team to the bridge across the Blue river. Noticing the team standing for so longe, a search was made and the lifeless body of Wyman was found under water seventy feet from the bridge. Lightning melted the eleotric light —————————————— meter at the Kribbeler home and put the lights out of commission at the Burdette Boyes home. Louis Schults sustained a broken Friday by a fall from a horse. ‘The building of the tabernacle for the seating of 1,600 people who will listen to Evangelist Hamilton will soon start. SRANKO PLEADS INSANITY AS CAUSE FOR HIS CRIME (From & Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Sept. M.—(Special.)—The ap- peal of BSalvators Sranko, from & sen- tence of fifteen years in the penitentiary for second degree murder, for having killed Antonio Turko, a fellow Italian, in the cement factory at BSuperior a few months ago, was heard by the state su- preme court today. The grounds of the appeal were in- sanity. Attorneys for Sranko sald that Turko had hit him over the head with a shovel, and that he became demented and killed him. They pointed to the fact that the insanity commission of the state prison, & few days after he arrived to serve his sentence, pronounced him in- sane and sent him to the state asylum, where he has since been cared for, His attorneys make a showing that he Is permanently and incurably insane, Fairbury News Notes. ! FAIRBURY, Neb., Sept. 24.—(Special.)— Hxtensive arrangements are belng made for the third annual Jefferson County Live Stock and Agricultural fair to be held here October 13, 14, 15 and 16 Secretary R. E. Riley of the Fairbury Commercial club and G. A. White, man- ager of the Fairbury band, have secured @ contract for the Falrbury band to play in the Ak-Sar-Ben festivities at Omaha. During the last week County Judge L. ' J. Nutsman issued marriage to the fol- lowing parties desiring to wed. Henry J. Smith and Clara M. Bartels, Riley J. Stowers and Hazel White, John J. Jant- zen and Margaret Epp and Harold H. Kirschner and H. Made Slaughter, The Fairbury Gold club will motor to Lincoln, Sunday, and spend the day play- ing with a club at that polnt, Rev. J. K. Shellenberger has returned from a trip to Missouri, where he held revival meetings, and will resume his duties as pastor of the Christian church on Sunday. The funeral services of Carl Bartlett was held this afternoon in the Christiun church, Rev. J. K. Shellenberger offi clating. The Elks and the Fairbury band I-llfluh-u the services ln a body THE BEE: OM Ad Nebraska Man Who Attacked Constable Hog Tied Until Sheriff Comes BROKEN BOW, Neb, Sept. 24.-(Spe- elal)—Hog tled and sitting In an auto- mobile for four hours, Davie Walker, & farmer living In Douglas Grove precinct, this county, was left to awalt the arrival of Sheriff Wilson. It came about through | the serving of some replevin papers to which Davie seriously objected. A peti tion had been filed In the court of Jus tice Gaddis to replevin a team of hors in the possession of Walker. When Peter Miller, a special constable, attempted to | serve the papers, Walker, It is said, | chased him oft the premises with a | pitehfork. Miller retired, augmented his | constabulary by three and started to in- | terview Davie again. He met him on the road driving toward Comstock. There ! was a general mix-up, in which Miller's countenance was slightly disfigured and Walker was handlea, Walker was finally overpowered, tled up and | taken to Comstock, where he remained in a car from 9 in the mornmng to 1 in the afternoon, pending the arrival of the sheriff. He was brought to Broken Bow and Prosecutor Kelly preferred a charge against him of assault and battery, He is being held awaiting the arrival of County Judge Ford, who ia out of town. Walker's bruises were of such a serious nature that a physician's services were required. He fainted twioe during the roughly DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL QUESTIONS O'CONNOR HEIRS (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Sept. M.—(Special.)~Dexter T. Barrett, deputy attorney general, has just returned from North Carolina and Washington, where he has been cross- examining alleged helrs to the John O'Connor estate in Adams county. He was sent on behalf of the state in the sult filed in Adams county by the state to quiet title to the O'Connor estate | and make that property a part of the state. The sate is atempting to show that none of the alleged heirs has claim legally to the estate. At Asheville, N. C. Mr. Barrett ex- amined four witnesses on behalf of the heirs; sixteen others were not questioned. | In Washington he examined six witnesses | for the clique of aspirants to the prop- erty living in the vicinity of Denver, Colo. " The case is expected to trial in the district court late in the fall. EX-CONGRESSMAN 1S CRITICALLY ILL AT HOME (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Sept. 24.—(Speclal.)—Bx- Congressman R. D, Butherland is eriti- cally {li at his home in Nelson and his death is only a matter of time, according to word which his son-in-law, Dexter Barrett, deputy attorney general recetved today. Mr. Sutherland was taken home recently from Kansas City, where he had been receiving treatment in a hospl- tal. He was thought to be improving then, | come up for at Hastings Farm Worker Train Vietim, FALLS CITY, Neb, Sept 24.—(Special Telegram.)—Burlington train No. 14 ran over and killed Frank Sharrah, about a have mile west of Preston, Friday morn- Ing. His head and his left arm ‘were cut off. The corner's inquest dia not fix the responsibility. It s claimed that Sharrah had been drinking, He had been working near here as a farm hand for three or four years. His home is at Falr- view, Kan. He was about 85 years of age. The Store of the Town e 05 tHE. } oW BROWNING, KING AND COMPANY Our Boys’ Clothing will please the Boys. Its cost and service will please the Mothers. 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