Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-15
ABANDONS VETERAN ROSTER
State Finds it ~Impractioabls to Keep List
Of Soldiers and Sailors.
ELL ToURtNct At THE ENcAMPMENT
Date Likely TO he Postponed to En-
Him TO Attend-LincOIn
to Have = Credit Assoc
citation.
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LINCOLN, March 14.-(Special)-The
state printing board. acting with the ad-
vice Of Commander Wilcox and Assistant
Howe OF the Grand Army Of the Republic,
has decided to discontinue the practice Of
printing a biennial roster OF soldier and
sailor veterans OF the state. This conclu--
sion was reached after IL was found inn
possible to obtain a complete, accurate list
Of the veterans. The law makes 1t the duty
of tax assessors to collect the information,
but provides no compensation for the work,
and II was discovered that in nearly every
case q large number Of names were omitted
from the reports returned to the secretary
of state. The assessors last year returned
the names of approximately 10000 vet
Grams and 1t is believed that this list Is
short not less than 5000. Some counties
refused to enroll the names and others sent
lists that we're admitted to be Incorrect.
The board thought It better to publish
no roster at all than to send out one that
is known to be Incomplete" said Deputy
Secretary Of Stats Mccartney. 1T is true
that the law requires the assessors to do
the work, but many refused point blank TO
obey and we did not think we could gain
very much by resorting to mandamus pro-
ceedings. The officers Of the Nebraska de-
partment Of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie we're consulted and they agreed with the
members Of the board that the publication
OF an incorrect roster would be a useless
expenditure Of funds. They say they can
gather the information through the agency
Of their posts and do the work at a small
expense"
The state onacers Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic have announced that Ma
tionai Commander Ell Torrance will attend
the state encampment Of the department
this year II It is postponed one week, to
begin May 22 instead Of May II. Assistant
Commander Howe is sending a special order
to the various posts notifying them Of the
condition and asking them to vote on the
proposition of postponement. ELL Torrance
has accepted other Invitations for the week
of the Nebraska encampment as now sched-
uled, but says he can arrange to be present
a week later. Each post in good standing
and each commander will be entitled to one
vote. Mr.. Howe's orders are as follows:
Comrades, the rules and regulations Of
the Grand Army fixes the date of our en-
campment on the second "Wednesday in
May OF each year, which comes on the
il is always desirable and a great pleas
ure to have our national officers with us on
these occasions. Your commander has ex-
tended a cordial invitation and has re-
ceived a reply from General Ell Torrance,
our national commander: ana Generd1 ?; II.
ing this department that their time was
W0SSia e Ss pSisass SR to 20 c @ns from IL ~G 9Se 1 tSss
encampment to this and asking us to
change date to May q.
This your commander cannot do, until a
majority of the posts in this department
are given the opp9rtnnity, to express them
10 have these distinguished comrades pres
emit, to encourage and assist our depart
ment. No material damage can possibly
much good can be accomplished. There
fore the commander submits the following
proposition %
You will canvass your members and re-
turn the ballot herewith enclosed to the
A. A. q. on or before the first day of April.
1907. Enclosed you will find blank ballot.
LincolR Credit Association.
At q meeting of business men in the
Commercial club parlors tonight. the pre-
liminary plans were made for the organiza-
ton of a local credit association, whose
membership shall be open to any person
who holds a responsible position in the
crediting department OF any business in
stitution. The association will be formed
for the mutual interests Of it's members
and It Is probable that q blue book" will
be issued. giving the financial standing
OF all purchasers In this city, both OF the
retail and wholesale class. The promoters
of the movement are: ]. Frank Barr. rep
resenting the II. p. Lau company; Edwin
LeFevre. Raymond Bros. Clarke company;
J. C. Harpham. Hsrpham company; NJ.
Well, Lincoln, Paint and Color company; e.