Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-14
HEARING THE REALTY MEN
Representatives OF Omaha Exchange 10
Present Raj road Assessments.
EXPECT BOARDS DECISION THIS WEEK
state Convention of Photographer In
Session with Large Attendance
and Fine Display OF
Pictures.
Prom a STAR corresponaenl.l

nv
ow representatives OF the Omaha Real
Estate exchange will argue before the
State Board OF Assessment that the rail-
roads of Nebraska are assessed entirely too
low. 1t is expected that after the talks by
the members of the exchange II will not
take many more days for the board to make
up its mind upon the assessment PROPOSE
ton and will make its returns to the county
clerks. This morning Auditor Weston was
busy, and he has been busy for several
days comparing the returns made by the
railroads. This work usually devolves on
the auditor and by reason OF his familiarity
with the figures he naturally is the domi-
nant factor on the board.
None Of the members OF the board are
ready at this time to make even a sug-
gestion as to what will be the assessments
Of the various railroads. Governor Mickey
is at Osceola and Treasurer Mortensen said
he could not tell. He said this morning that
the right way to assess railroad property
was certainly an intricate problem. Most
of the members of the board will gladly
welcome the two new members created by
the last legislature when It passed the rev.
enue bill. This bill also creates a per-
manent secretary and this man will hold
a most responsible position. He will do
all the comparing for the board, or at least
most Of it, and 1t is generally believed
tina the board will act in most cases upon
his recommendation.
The board will endeavor to get its report
ready this week, but it may not be able to
do so.
Photographers in Convention.
Lincoln today and for several days will
be in the hands Of the picture takers, for
at this time the photographers from oil
over the state are holding their fourteenth
annual convention. The meetings are be-
ing held in the art hail Of the university
and in keeping with the occasion the halls
have been hung with pictures. the work of
the various members of the association,
over 1000 of all kinds and descriptions be-
ing in the display. Many of the pictures
are from other states than Nebraska. These
are in the prize contest and will be judged
by a committee composed Of Peter H.
Power of Leavenworth, Lee Cover OF Iowa
City. and Charles H. Nichols of st. Louis.
over 100 members were present this
morning when President Townsend of LIN
coin called the meeting TO order and de-
livered his annual address. On behalf Of
the city Rev. F. l. Wharton of st. Paul's
church welcomed the visitors. The morning
session closed with a Cramer plate demon
stration and short talks on photography.
This afternoon the visitors were entertained
at a musical at the Ind hotel.
1t was necessary to change the field day
sports planned for 1880 D. m. tomorrow from
Lincoln park to the Young Mems Christian
association gymnasium.
Art hall will be open to the public to-
morrow afternoon to permit all who are
interested in superior photography to view
the,exhibits.
During the afternoon tomorrow there Will
be demonstrations n a business session,
and in the evening more demonstrations
will follow. The election Of officers is
scheduled for Friday. The present officers
are: Alva c. Townsend, Lincoln, president;
o. B. Reeder, Beatrice, first vice president;
John f. Wilson, Pawnee, second vice presi-
dent: W. p. Fritz, Fremont, treasurer; E.
r. Tyson, Nebraska City, secretary.
only Two justices.
Lawyers and others of Lincoln who have
been planning and counting on this city
having three justices of the peace, have
another think coming and according to the
opinion and Investigation of Attorney r. j.
Green these gentlemen will have 10 con-
tent themselves with only two justices as
heretofore. Some one In going over the
laws passed by the state legislature dis
covered that one bill that affected another
section of the state also applied to Liz
! coin. and raised the number of justices
from two to three. Mr.. Green says this is
not true. Twelve or fourteen years ago
the supreme court passed on a case and
decided that the last act passed by a legis-
lature governed. The charter has been
changed many times in recent years and
in 1901 It was changed as 1t now stands,
supplying the city with two justices.
In 1893 the legislature amended the gen.
eral election law so as to give Lincoln but
two justices. At the same session Omaha
wanted the law changed as 1t applied to
1t, and had passed a law relating to the
election OF police judge and other t%fices.
and by accident gave Lincoln three JUS
! tees. In making up his laws for that year
the statute compiler took the latter act as
the governing one, and ignored the other,
notwithstanding the fact that the two
Justice law was passed last. Not knowing
Of this error of the compiler the last legts-
lature passed an amendment to the law,
Incorporating the three justices provision
and specifically making 1t amendatory OF
this void statute. Mr.. Greene contends
that the law OF 1908, therefore, was an at
tempt to amend a void or non-existent
statute. and therefore falls TO the ground.
Admitting, however, that 1t Is a good
law. he stilI contends that 1t is the charter
and not the law limiting the number that
controls and backs this opinion up with
sound logical reasoning to prove that the
legislature created nothing but a chance
for some one to run Cor an once that does
not exist.
In Lille Case.
The order of Chief Justice Sullivan. sus-
pending the sentence Of Mrs. Lille, the
Butler county woman who is under life
sentence in the penitentiary for the murder
of her husband, has been received at the
ONCE Of the clerk of the supreme court. A
copy of the order has been made and for
warded to the sheriff Of Butler county.
This will leave the woman in Butler county
until the supreme court can review the
case. II will probably be six months before
the case can be disposed OF, since the SUI
preme court will take a vacation before
the case can be reached In the regular or
der for such cases. This means that Mrs.
Lille viii enjoy the comforts OF her pri-
vate apartments at the Butler county court
house until faI.
In the case OF Joseph Junge. wholesale
liquor dealer, against Mrs. Kate Martin,
keeper Of the Boyd hotel. in a suit to re-
cover money alleged to be due Junge from
Mrs. Martin for liquor sold her. the case
1900 -. -I.HutFT Vua.. Exo-t