Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-28
SCHEME TO COLLECT TAXES
Sell Property on Which Taxes Ar, Delin-
quent for What it Will Bring.
FOWLER PRESENTS SCHOOL STATISTICS
state Treasurer stuefer Receives e2S,-
600 worth Of M-assachusetta
Bonds for Permanent
school Fund.
FOWLER PRESENTS SCHOOL STATISTICS


NTOm n bIau correspondent
LINCOLN. Dec. 27-(speciai. IA bill
has been prepared by a number OF we'll
known politicians to be presented to the
next legislature. the object Of which is al
legged to be the putting Of the state OF
Nebraska upon a good financial basis. ].
n. Ager OF the Burlington Railroad com
pany In discussing the proposed bill, said.
The measure will provide for the sale
OF all property on which taxes have been
delinquent for a period of FIVE years. OF
course II will be necessary to provide for
q redemption within two years, as II would
probably be hard to evade the provisions
Of the constitution. which provide for this
redemption. The bill will provide for the
payment Of the county and municipal taxes
first from the proceeds of the sale and then
for the payment Of the balance into the
state treasury. This measure will not only
clear the books OF the state Of all in
debtedness, but will land $1,000, 900 in the
treasury. The great advantage OF the meas
ure Is that II will do away with the ex-
pense and delay under the present system
OF selling tax certificates. With the pro-
posed measure II will be possible to sell
the land when the taxes accrue regardless
Of the amount the lands will bring. People
who pay their taxes can have no objections
to the measure, because II will relieve
them Of the burden Of paying the taxes
that others should have paid, and will avert
the necessity Of increasing taxation"
A politician who is well posted on legis-
lative matters and how things are done,
said In speaking Of Mr.. Ayers proposal:
1T is a scheme Of the corporations to
divert the attention OF the people and rep
resentatives from railroad and corporation
taxation. Mark my words, the corporations
will have all kinds Of bills like that intro
duced In an endeavor to throw dirt in the
eyes OF the legislators"
Identify One of
John Doe. one of the three suspects held
at the city Jail, was identified today by
Police Captain Dunn and Detective Saw
age Of Omaha as Leo, one Of a party Of men
who held up and robbed a saloon keeper
on Leavenworth street In Omaha some
years ago. Leo was tried, convicted and
sentenced to fifteen years In the ~peuiten-
tiary. He was granted a new trial and
acquitted. Detective Savage said he knew
Leo we'll and that he was at one time in
the Nebraska penltentiary for blowing a
safe at Clarks. He also served a term in
the Sioux Falls prison. The detectives
did not remember Leo's first name. nor the
name Of the Omaha saloon keeper. They
were both positive in the Identification,
however. The detectives did not know
Standish OF Cramer. These two are serving
out fines for carrying concealed weapons.
Leo. or John Doe, is in Jail for ninety days
on a charge OF vagrancy.
Compare school Expenditures.
Superintendent Fowler has issued the fol-
lowing tables Of the comparative showing
Of public school statistics in the state OF
Nebraska during the last three school
years:
School Year Ending July,