Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-01
Nebraska
OF FRAlD OR DARE NOT
JOCkeying for Position Indicated by
the Equalizing Board.
GRAVES OF HEROES DECORATED
Notices Being sent 20 Corporations 20
Come In an6 FRtten the state
Treasury with New Tax
by July ].
tFrom a STAFF Correspondent

LINCOLN, May 3L-The state Board of
Assessment met this morning with Gov
ernor Shallenberger, Land Commissioners
Cowles and State Auditor Barton present,
but nothing was done save to adjourn
until Wednesday morning, Mr.. Brian and
Junkin got to the meeting just as II
adjourned. Mr.. Junkin wanted a meeting
this afternoon, but as the governor de-
sired to take part in the Memorial day
exercises the date was set for Wednesday
morning.
The secretary Of state has a bunch of
motions to make, or at least one, but
until the board gets together he will not
give out the substance of 1t. Last year
Mr.. Junkin moved to raise the Burlington
and Governor Sheldon then moved to raise
the Union Pacific. each making the second
to the others motion by agreement, but
both motions we're lost. So It is presumed
Mr.. Junkin this year will again go after
the Burlington, but with what success
remains to be seen.
Had the board gone to a showdown on
the motion of the governor last Monday
to increase the Northwestern the motion
would have carried and probably all of
the roads would have received a boost,
but the longer the board holds off from
voting, it is predlced, the less chance there
is for the Northwestern to get it's boost.
1t Is said that under the plan Of assess
ment proposed by Mr.. Polleys Of the NJ.
& o. that the Northwestern would still
come In for a boost, even though the
Omaha road is a part Of the Northwestern
system.
Under the law, however, Il Is claimed
by some Of the railroad men that the
Polleys' system could not be used In Ne
braska, inasmuch as the statute sets out
what shall be considered by the board In
arriving at its conclusion.
Memorial Day at Capital.
The graves of dead heroes were deco
rated with flowers today by veterans Of
the civil war and the community observed
the occasion by the closing of public Of
fices and the closing of a number of busi-
ness houses.
In the morning the soldiers Of the Grand
Army OF the Republic posts and the women
OF the relief corps marched to the ceme-
terry and after placing their tokens on the
graves OF comrades they went back to the
nail, where the women served a dinner
for their husbands and comrades.
AT the auditorium In the afternoon w.
f. Andrews, auditor of the United States
treasury, delivered the address. and a
set program was carried out. This CON-
sisted OF the bugle call by o. C. Bell. a
song by Mrs. George Tobey, Lincoln's Get
tysburg address by Mary Tanner, reading
OF general orders by A. W.. Trimble and
patriotic songs.
lacking Up Corporations.
walker smith, corporation clerk, will to-
morrow mail out the first batch of no.
tees to foreign and state corporations that
Nebraska has an act, which provides for
these corporations to pay an annual COR
poratien tax. From day to day these no.
tees will be sent out until all of the 5000
corporations registered in Nebraska will
have received the information.
me occupation fee is due July, and
becomes delinquent September 1. The fees
fixed by the law are as follows:
II the capital stock Of such corpor-
alton is $4,000 or less & "a
III the capital stock of such corpor-
alton is over $1,000, but does not ex-
coed $25, 900 10 no
II the capital stock of such corpor-
auon rs over $4,000, but does not ex-
coed $50, 900. -. % M
II the capital stock Of such corpor-
etlon IS over $4,000, but does not ex-
coed 500, 900. 20 N
If the capital stock OF such corpor-
alton is over 800, 900, but does not ex-
coed $3.50, 900. 10 90
II the capital stock Of such corpor-
alton Is over $3.50, 900, but does not ex-
coed $500, 900. 76,
If the capital stock OF such corpor-
alton Is over 100000, but does not ex-
coed 100000 100. OF
If the capital stock of such corpor-
alton is over H,OOO,0Oo. but does not
exceed u, UUO, UUU. 150, N
II the capital stock OF such corpor-
alton is over 5000, 00O. ,............... 200. OF
The occupation fee provided authorizes
the corporation to transact business during
the ValF ar fnE anu fNnnkfnnaI mart 90 .u,aH
year in which such occupation fee is paid
Year" within the meaning of the act
means from and including the first day OF
July to and Including the thirtieth day OF
June next thereafter.
Can Barton Garry Decreef
Auditor Barton will attend the com
mencement exercises OF the Peru Normal
school. He received his higher education
at that institution. The governor is also
expected to put in an appearance there
and will deliver a speech to the students
The auditor will deliver no speech. he
says.
When State Auditor Barton leaves Peru
where he went to attend a meeting of the
Mullenberg State Normal board, he will In
all probability carry with him, tucked
away in his pocket, a degree from the
Peru normal school.
Mr.. Barton's name was suggested to
the new board at Kearney at its recent
meeting. as a fit one to be hOnored by a
degree. Some one asked Superintendent
Crabtree what the auditor has ever done
which would entitle him TO take his place
along with the others who had been thus
honored.
II was brought out that the auditor had
written a poem while attending the Peru
normal which, as a classic, has never yet
been surpassed in all history, and as he
has grown to manhood since then and has
gone through a campaign without it being
known. it was the idea of the board tina
he certainly is entitled TO the degree.
Incidentally, the new board has under