Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-19
Nebraska
EQUALIZATION BEGINS TODAY
New State Board Will Hold Its First
Session This Morning.
LEVY PROBABLY
Total Of Grand Assessment Roll VIII
BE over Four Hupdred Mil
IIOns-Gain Of Twelve
Millions.
(From a Staff correspondent


LINCOLN, Neb., July B.-(Speeial.)-
The State Board Of Equalization will
meet tomorrow to begin the work Of pass
ing upon the returns made by the county
assessors; and equalizing between the va
rious counties 1t Is expected the board
will do little at the first meeting inasmuch
as several of the counties have not yet
made reports. Secretary Henry Seymour
has tabulated the returns already in and
made a comparison with the values last
year on the same class OF property.
II is expected now the grand assessment
roll will reach S4O3, 600. 900 for taxation pur-
poses, this being one-fifth' Of the value OF
the property. This will be N Increase of
about ;12, 900, 900 over last year. With such
en- increase and no state debt at present
It is very likely the state board will re-
duce the state levy, or abolish the 1-mill
levy for the creation Of a redemption fund
to pay off the state debt.
Treasurer Brian is out Of the city and
Is not expected TO be here this week, while
the governor was billed to be back today.
The majority Of the board members are
new at the equallzing business, Auditor
Barton. Land COMMISSIONS CowleE and
the governor getting their first taste of
the work. Secretary Of State Junkin and
Treasurer Brian are old at the business,
Election ON Liquor Question.
II It can be done legally It is not i'm.
probable that the liquor question win be
submitted In Lincoln this fall at the gen.
eral election. Petitions are already being
circulated to get the question submitted.
Deputy City Attorney Williams was not
sure whether the question could be sub
mitted before next spring, but he would
give no opinion In the matter until he had
looked up the law. d
A number OF people are much dissatis-
fled with the present conditions, while the
excise board intends to enforce the dry
law to the letter II k can. Its rules have
forced people to go to the express offices
ard sign their receipts for shipments of
beer, refusing to permit an agent to get
the wet goods. The Haveiock crowds con"
tinue and both Lincoln and Havelock v
cause for complaint. The police still meet
the Drunk" car Of University Place, and
ride into town ready with a billy to up
hold the strong arm Of the law. The
searching Of cars for DRINKS has increased
buggy and automobile traffic to Havelock.
In the meantime Police Judge Riser will
hand down his decision In the case wherein
a driver of a beer wagon was arrested for
delivering beer In Lincoln, the goods hav-
ing been bought and paid for In the shop
town. -" HF "f,
Band Concerts at Park.
After a long pull and a strong pull and a
pull altogether, Lincoln almost sees itself
hearing band concerts at Antelope park
twice a week. To bring around this de-
ltghtful condition 1t was necessary to raise
$500 TO build the stand and pay the must.
clans Now oil but ahopt $500 has beer
raised and. next Tuesday evening is this
date set for the opening. Members Of the
park board got most of the labor on the
stand done for nothing. by members Of
the local labor unions.
Last Day for Filing.
Tomorrow is the last day candidates fol
supreme Judge and regents OF the unlver,
slty may file for office with the secre.
tary OF slate, The democrats have put VI
only TIVE candidates for, the three place:
on the supreme bench, and they nave filed
the nanie Of no one for regent OF the State
university. even Harvey Newbranch so IA
having failed to file, 1T. S. Allen was al
the office Of the secretary OF state yes,
terdAy afternoon and he gave out the i'm.
preston that plenty Of candidates woult
be found by Monday The republicans hav'
filed no one for the vacancy on the Boart
OF Regents. but friends OF @. M. Brown
OF Cambridge will likely file his name To-
that place tomorrow. Charles Knapp Of
Lincoln may file as a democrat agains
Newbranch.