Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-28
TAXATION OF TERMINALS
Allen Circular Raises Question whether
They Are Assessed At All,
GOVERNOR HAS SOME DOUBTS ABOUT II
7eeFstary of state GaIusha O. More
Certain and says the valuable
Terminals Have Not Been
Assessed at All.


LINCOLN, oct 27.-(specialD-The pub
location Of the circular sent out by Chair
man Allen Of the democratic state COM
mittee has brought out discussion as 10
whether the value OF the railroad terminals
ever had been distributed over the systcms
for purposes Of taxation.
Governor Mickey and State Treasurer
MOrtensen both said today that i'm taxing
railroads the board had taken into consider
alton the value OF terminals, but that the
hoard then arbitrarily apportioned the en-
tire value of system Of railroad between
the various separate corporations compris.
ing the system. Thus some Of the main
line Of the Burlington in western Nebraska
was assessed at seOOo a mile. while nearby
branch. one running from Kenesaw to
Kearney, is valued at $1,000 This arbi-
trary apportioument OF values between
corporations composing the Burlington
system is cited to show that instead OF
distributing the value OF terminals the
board may have cut out such value entirely
In some instances and given more than a
~ proportion to other separate corpora
ton This is said TO prove that no one
can claim that his county has ever received
any benefit from the alleged distribution Of
the value OF terminals.
1T is all a fake" said Secretary of State
Galusha. "The board had the value OF
terminals on the table. but It never as
sessed any road at so much a mile and
then added anything for the value of terml-
nails. /. assert that the roads would have
been assessed Just they were whether
or not they had any terminals at ALL"
summoned In Lumber Case.
Only one subpoena has been issued so
far in the Lumber trust case which will
come up for hearing before Referee A. NJ.
, Post Of Columbus next Tuesday 1t is for
Bird Critchfeld of Lincoln, secretary OF
the Nebraska Lumber Dealers association.
The subpoena was served on behalf Of the
state. tits not accompanied by an order to
Critchheld to produce his books and rec
ords, but this may be directed by the ref
cree IL the state wishes It. Additional sub
poenss are likely to be issued for various
members of the grain dealers Organization
after the hearing starts.
II was rumored this morning that the
state IL expecting to put some independent
witnesses on the stand, but has not caused
subpoenas to be issued for them because II
wishes TO keep their names from being
made public al this time Deputy Attorney
General Thompson, who has had the case
In charge OF late was not in the city this
morning and the truth Of the report could
not he verified. Another theory is that
the state will depend largely on cross-ex-
animation of whatever witnesses may be
put on by the defense.
IN Secretary Critchneld objects to bring
ing IN his records because they are too
bulky, the referee may adjourn the hearing
to the secretarys Office in the Richards
block.
Governor scores Jail.
After conference between Governor
Mickey ana Mayor Brown at the Office OF
the former in the state house, it was an
nounced this morning that an amicable
understanding had been reached which will
do away with the practice OF arrestinR
convicts as soon as they are discharged
from the penitentiary and holding them al
the city Jail until they are sent out OF the
ciry, The police will continue to exercise
s,irvVillance, hut the convicts are not to bs
kept I'm the ill-smelling cells of the Jail.
Governor Mickey stated that the talk be-
tween himself and Mayor Brown was en-
tircly friendly, and that the mayor prom
is"l to that better treatment was giveI
mon from the penitentiary in future thar
that received by Hayes and Alberts, thu
two men who were turned out THURSDAY
aud taken in by the police. Arrangement
VIII be- made, the governor said, through
Rev. @. w. Martin OF the Prison Reform
association, to see that when released con
victs are picked up by the police they ar
given beds as good as those at the peni
Tertiary.
Mayor Brown agreed with me-" de
clared Governor Mickey. that it would b
simple charity to the men not to conhn