Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-17
Nebraska
DOUGLAS FIGURES STAND
State Board Accepts Assessors vslua.
ton on Banks and Merchandise.
BANKS 70 BE INVESTIGATED
woman at Picnic at Hickman Tells
YounE People They DO Not
Lack Opportunities SO
Much as Courage.
From a staff Correspond.nt.)

LINCOLN. Aug. Observation-Disclosures
county bank stock and merchandise re-
( mains az valued by the county board Of
equalization. Thu State board met this
afternoon with Governor Shallenberger
absent and decided not to make any in
crease In these two classes Of property.
Secretary Of State Junkin moved TO re-
consider the vote by which bank stock
was increased 10 per cent and this car
ried; Junkin. Brian and Barton voting
yes and CoW1es voting no. This makes
the total assessed value Of the state sSss,
ss5. SIS. The taxes for the state and interest
will be q, ia. 4z1@
Mr.. Junkin made his motion because the
majority of the board objected to incress-
Ing the value of merchandise. During
the discussion OF the motion by Mr.. Jun
kin, Mr.. Brian wanted to know what de-
auctions had been made by bankers out
in the state. but a. the board had no in
formation on this subject he objected as
did Mr.. Barton in singing out Douglas
county unless the banks in all the coun-
ties were gone into. The board from now
on will work on the terminal assessment
as returned by the county assessors.
As q result of deductions made by bank
ers IN their returns to the county assessors,
because Of bad loans and Expectations OF
loans, the State Banking board is liable
TO take some action. Treasurer Brian
and Auditor Barton, who are members Of
both the Board of Equalization and the
state Banking board, announced that as the
banks made these deductions they should
also charge off these bad loans against
their capital stock and not carry them as
assets. The matter will be taken up by
the banking board. In some instances
several hundred thousand dollars were
charged off by banks for bad loans.
wOmaa with the Right Idea.
Deputy Attorney Grant Martin spoke at
a picnic at Hickman last Saturday. and he
brought back q story of a speech delivered
by q woman whose name he did not hear,
that he said was one Of the most timely
he ever heard. At the conclusion Of the
regular program he said volunteer speakers
were called for and the woman mounted
the platform. Here Ia about what she said
What the young people of Nebraska
need Is courage, 1 have heard a lot OF
young people around here today talking
about It being 30 hot. and about there be-
ing no opportunity for a young man or
woman like there use to be. Let me tell
you about scme of the things went
through in the old days. My husband
oAa a oSNtAVa Oh - hOAAiNGAtoh nNdl
here, and times were so hard and crops
so poor that he had to leave me alone
and 80 back to civilization TO make enough
money to buy something to eat. The hot
winds came on and they made this weather
seem pleasant.
After the death of my husband my son
who was grown, told me I would have to
leave the farm and come with him. ]
said, 'Why7'
Because there are SO many tramps
going through the country now it is moi
safe for you to stay alone
is that So I replied. Let me tell yol
something. 1 was alone out here on thi,
same homestead before you were born.
never saw any one for days except Mexi
cans and Indians passing the house, Nov
you Just get me a bulldog and a revolve,
and don't you bother about me. ! neve,
lived off Of my mother-in-law when l wa
young. and / don't intend to live off o
my children now that I am old. The op
portunity is still here for the young people
They just need a little courage and som
get-up about them"
Freight Car Statement.
The following statement shows the ca
situation in Nebraska for the twenty-fou
hour period ending 4 p. m, August IL, 1870
compared with same period of previou
year:
1905. 100
Cars stock 627 81
Empty stock cars on hand .......2sss az
Stock cars ordered Cor loading. 47 s
Cars grain loaded. ................. 34 81
Cars other material loaded ......,. 975 l.g
Empty box cars on hand ........S,96 80
Box cars ordered for loading. . 9s 1.9
Ruling in Primary Law.
Deputy City Attorney Williams inter
preted the primary election law to read ths
primary boards may not act as registratio
boards. but that there must be two distin,
boards in session tomorrow. Some al