Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-13
WILLIAMS IS A CANDIDATE
Announces His Desire 70 Serve An
other Term as Commissioner.
TROUBLE OVER RULo BRIDGE
County Assessor Of Richardson County
Asks fer Correction OF Assessment
-RuItnE on several Rates
b. Csmmission.
- = go correspondentl

Prom a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. May Especial Railway
COMMISSIONS J. a Williams today made a
formal announcement Of his candidacy for
reelection and announced his platform
Mr. Abbott Of Aurora. regent Of the uni
versity. has been proposed by his friends
as a candidate for the same position on
the republican ticket, but he has not an
nounced his Intention.
Trouble over Bridge Assessment.
County Assessor y. B. Judd Of Richard
son county has asked the State Board Of
Assessment to correct an error in his re-
port Of railroad property subject to tax
alton under the terminal tax law He asks
that the Ruio bridge. valued at s25Oooo for
the west half. be taken from the list Of
Burlington property because the bridge is
not in any city or village.
G. G. Holeomb. OF the tax department
Of the Union Pacific road. is inspecting the
work OF county assessors and comparing
values. The county assessor of Keith
county valued the main line at $4,000 a
mile which was the assessed valuation
placed upon il last year by the state board,
or one-fifth its value. This valuation would
have TO be divided by five for terminal
taxation purposes. Mr.. Holcomb finds that
most county assessors valued property at
the same figure reported by the railroad,
but In some cases he says assessor appear
to have arbitrarily raied values.
Rate on Feed stands.
The railway commission this afternoon
refused TO permit the Burlington road to
withdraw its corn rate on molasses, feed
and apply higher rate. The feed is msde
OF alfalfa and syrup and several mills in
Nebraska manufacture it.
The c,-r, r,feefor, will hfa the reruest of
the Kearney Telephone company to put in
the new rates as fast as improvements are
made on May p. Senator Randall Of Madi-
son county will file a formal complaint
against the Northwestern road for taking
off trains on the Newman Grove line.
Pythtan Grand Lodge.
The Pythian grand lodge opened its ses-
sion here this morning with addresses by
Grand Chancellor A. r. Ray Of Fairfield
and others. The Pythian Sisters are also
in session
Reports Of the state officers were taken
up Al the afternoon session Of the grand
lodEe The statement OF VIII H. Love.
keeper OF records and seals. contained this
data:
Relief contributed by subordinate lodges
during the year. S4.376.g3; balance in lodge
treas1ries. Sls7o5,Ss: balance in the hands
Of the grand master Of eXchequer $3.50. s..
Membership en- December 81, 7,l5l; num-
rendered during the year. .: new lodges in
stituted. ]; charters restored, l.
Suboidi Lodges-Cash on hand and
received ring 1877. $56.742 80; disburse-
ments. S3S0s6. Is: balance December 81. SIS
s-b3; value OF property and investments.
Sp5 e.
Grand Loege--cas.hh on hand May !. 1907,
7Oo.S9; balance MAY !, 1908. s2.91o.S.
About 2e5 representatives and grand Off
GERS are in attendance az the grand lodge
sessions which viii continue for two days.
The Pythian Sisters meeting today was
almos. wholly devoted TO ceremonial work
The grand temple degree was conferred on
fifteen 81. adse reptesentatiyes and past
chiefs Eeiween fifty and sixty wonIn are
present There Will be a reception to the
visiting sisters al the Lindell hotel this
evening under auspices Of North Star tenn
pic, L.ncolL
Ter-niaSIon to National Guard.
Adjrtant General Charles T Schwarz has
issued an order granting permission to Nae
ticnal Guard COMPANIES to assist veterans
In Memorial day services. The order says:
In recognition Of Memorial day. conse-
crEtcd to tho brave who oied, not Tor them
selves hut on behalf % the great cause
for which they offered themselves q vii,
inE sacrifice. II Is earnestly desired that all
orEan'z ations Of the Nebraska National
Guard lend such assistance as is within
their power TO any patriotic organizations
arranFing appropriate observance Of the
day. thus honoring both tine living and the
dead. For this purpose the above organiZa-
tons &c the stale OF Nebraska are hereby
granted permissicn "a parade fully armed
and equipped Saturday. May 80. lsH In
accordance With paragraph 444. United
States army regulations the natioral f'@g
will be displayed az half-staff on al =
mories ard public buildings N~om e
. tiu midday. At noon the
hoistcd a. the top Of the ST.
there q IA sunset