Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-17
START IN ON EQUALIZATION
No Real Work Accomplished on Account Of
Some Delayed ReturnA
THREE COUNTIES BEHIND THE TINE
July "a set ss Date for Taking Up
the Douglas County Valuation
-Four County Assessors Attend
the Meeting.


AETOnl n ENhT NOTGebpDnuenI-l
LINCOLN, July 16.-(Special. THE State
Board OF Equalization held it's first session
Of the year this morning and adjourned to
meet again when the three counties now
out have reported abstracts OF their as
easements. There counties are Franklin,
Nance and Kimball. The county assessors
present at the session were j. O. Burress of
Johnson county. Richard Turner of Web
ster. Jules Haumount OF Custer and Harry
Reed OF Douglas. Mr. Reed came down. he
said, to answer any questions asked by the
board and TO get a date set for the con-
sideration Of Douglas county He explained
the decrease in the acreage of Douglas
county by saying the river had cut OF
number OF acres and other parts OF the
county had been plated into town lots The
board announced no action will be taken
in regard to the Douglas assessment until
July %, at which time Mr.. Reed will be
notified TO appear. The other three asses
sors merely said they were here TO answer
any questions the board cared to ask and
request that no increase be made in their
returns
Treasurer Mortensen and Secretary of
State Galusha were both absent from the
meeting being out of town, though Mr..
Mortensen returned this afternoon.
money from FOEGAN HeHGENEAs
Governor Mickey is in receipt Of a com
munication from the Department Of Asri-
culture that Nebraska will shortly receive
from the revenue OF the forest reserves To-
Gated In this state the sum OF s79O35, which
is 10 per cent OF the amount derived from
this source. The government derives a
total of S7,90955, made UP as follows: Nj
obrara 1882 95: Dismal River, $6e6 IS, and
from North Platte s57A.25.
Teachers Invite BeveridEe.
President Stephens OF the State Teachers
association has invited Senator Beverage
Of Indiana to address the meeting to be
held here in December. The executive COM
mittee at this time is considering the adj
visibility of inviting William Jennings
Bryan 70 speak one evening. but the invita-
ton has not yet been extended to the Ne
braskan, A number Of the teachers have
recommended to,-the executive committee
tn an effort be made to secure Mr.. Bryan,
ant Il is not unlikely the invitation will be
extended Senator Beyeridge has not We,
replied 10 the invitation sent to him.
PROFIT IN OIL Inspection.
During the last month State OIL Inspector
Church has put s7O9.T in the state treas
ury. He and his deputies spent during the
month s.o3e5s making the total receipts
d tne department VI, tH0.0O
Packing House Stories Denied.
DR.. Peters of the state farm, who has
zen n Gil ago ass sting in the investig It or
If the chicago packing houses, said today
4he published accounts Of the conditions OF
he packing houses had been greatly exag-
serated. The investigation, he said. proved
.onolusively the stories ahoat were abso-
utely false.
tsTfie taIE the selma
cattle that had died enroute to Chicago
tor people to eat" said DR.. Peters, "is alb
solute1y false in every particular. We in
vestiset ted thzt theronghly. When a, steer
dies enroute to the packing house II is sent
to the fertilizer department and made into
fertilizer
THE stories OF rats running over meat
and gna wing II Is absolutely false In the
first place the meat is hung out of the way
OF rats and 1t would be impossible for then
to get at the meat unless they hang by
their tails. Another thing, the packing
house owners are in the business for the
money they can make out Of It. The man
ager OF every department is trying TO make
his department pay. Should a choice piec'
OF beef be gnawed by rats it would ruin 4
and no manager would permit such con
dition of affairs to exist He couldn't af
ford to- We failed to find any canneC
chicken that had been spoiled.
"In my opinion, within few years thu
packing houses in Chicago will be thu
finest in the world. Gradually improve
nlents are being made, and It will not b
long until they will be in almost perfec
condition"
Wife Asks Husbands Pardon.
Mrs Morgan. wife of a convict at tn
penitentiary, called upon Governor Micke,
this morning and asked for executive elem
ency. She told the governor that at tn
time of her husbands arrest in New Yor
after securing S1.100 on a fraudulent draf
In North Platte. he offered to pay back So
X his sentence would be fghtened.
Farewell 90 DE. Greene,
Mr. and Mrs Jack" Matthews CAV
farewell dinner Saturday evening a
6 o'clock In honor of DIR. j. L. Greene an
Mrs. Greene, who left this morning 70
Kankakee. Ill, where DR.. Greene assume
charge OF the hospital for the insane a
that place. Mr.. and Mrs. Mathews CUES
list included DR.. Greene and Mrs. Green'
Governor Mickey and Mrs, Mickey Mr.. an
Mrs.. r. o. Castle. Mrs. King OF Martinsvill