Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-02
Nebraska
COMPANIES LOSE CHARTERS
Number Of Omaha Concerns Neglect to
Pay Corporation Tax.
BRIAN REPORTS ON STATE MONEY
Sin Hundred Thousand Dollars in the
Banks - Prairie Chickens and
Squirrels safe from Hunters
During winter.

lslNIOl.Ns Dec l.-fSpeciaL Through
failure 20 pay their corporation tax a num-
Der Of Omaha companies have forfeited
their charters. The last day on which de-
Enquent eorporaton taxes and penalties
eould Be paid was November g. The limit
was p. m. Amons the Omaha companies
are: The American Press association. the
Balduff Pure Candy CO. Council Bluffs
and Omaha Transfer Co. Miuard Hotel
Co, Miller Hotel Co. Nebraska Transfer
Co. Neal Institute. Waterloo Creamery
CO. and Standard Automobile Co
Chicken season CIosed.
The squirrels and prairie chickens that
survived ths-last tUo months Of hunting
are Row at liberty to make their arrange
ments Tor the winter without reference to
hunters. The season on both closed No
vefnber % Since an open season has been
permitted on squirrels no complaints have
been receiYed Of their depredsuons
Exhfbits On File.
The affidavits and exhibits taken in
Omaha early in September in the case Of
the state against the Nebraska Telephone
company were Ned with the clerk Of the
supreme court today. A list Of stockhold-
erH and q number OF letters concerning the
purchase Of the plants which led 20 the
beginning Of the pending suit are included
IN the record filed
state Canvass.
The state canvassinE board may now
canvass the returns on the constitutional
amendment the returns from Douglas
county reaching the secretary Of states
office wednesday. AS a majority Of the
board are away the canvass on the de-
feated proposition WI walt few DAYS
CORdition Treasury.
state Treasurer /. @. Brian's report on
the cobdiuon OF the state treasury at the
close Of November business shows g cash
balance OF s50l. 29oS in the treasury and
state repositories and. an investment OF
8 So. 6eO02 in the four trust funds.
The receipts during the month have been
comparatively light the balance decreas-
ing from over S75iOo0 TO sSM.OO0 A little
more than $4,000 has been added 10 trust
fund investments during the month.
Inspeetfon of the Guard.
Major T. H. Phelps Of the adjutant gen
erars office has completed his report on
the inspection OF the second regiment OF
the Nebraska National Guard OF 7m en-
listed men and officers 5ss appeared at
inspection. This is regarded as an excep-
tonal showing. Company G OF Omaha
made the best showing. having but two
absentees At inspection out Of a total OF
fifty-six men. The two absentees were
out OF the state at the time OF inspection !
Inspection reports on the First regiment
have not been finished
Horner Keeps Busy.
d. l. Homer. a convict sent from Polk
county to the penitenuary for child steal /
ing. has presented the governor with a |
picture frame Of little pieces Of gilded |
wood. ali cleverly bound together by uAe3
sticks themselves. Horner has about two |
years 70 serve.
Interstate Rate BObs Up.
On September Is the state Railway CON- /
mission authorized the Burlington railroad |
10 cut its rate on cider pulp from I7i4 /
cents 10 cents from Ruio TO Omaha Re 4
Gently the railroad attorneys found that I
this commodity actually moved 10 Omaha |
through lows They immediately asked the /
commission to rescind lie order. The com
mission has refused. basing itsNrefusal on /
the ground that the reduced raAe applies
10 intermediate points and that As these
are in Nebraska and are served by lines
over which the commission has control the
order win stay in force untn removed
through showings made ct a hearing.
StenOErapher Gets Pass.
Byron Clark the Lincoln attorney for the
Burlington. who IS given office rent and
lowed 20 get transportation for his stenog-
rapher without violating the free pass OF
anti-discrimination acts. The question was
submitted 20 the commission by J. e
Kelby. The commission replied that the
test 20 be applied IN such a case was
whether the individual spent a major part
Of his or her time in the service Of the
company. AS the stenographer Is paid for
doing nothing except railroad work the
pass is allowed.
TraetiOn ComPany's Rate.
The Lincoln Traction company wants to
be allowed 70 put its old scent rate into
effect again. Basing its claim on a cross
petition filed In an old case the company
win be given a hearing December ls.
Mutual Telephone Companies.
Deputy Attorney General Martin today
cert % the state Railway commission an
opinion in which be states that mutual
telephone scounpanies are not public serv-
Ice corporations IN the meaning Of the
statutes and are. Therefore not umenabIe
20 the laws covering such corporations.
The opinion follsWE:
I have yours Of November 8 in which
sou ask Wnether 4 mutual telephone COM
pany, Organized and operated exclusively
Tor the benent Of It's own members, Is pro
hihited nom issuing stock bonds or other
forms OF inoc1te4ness without authority
~ the State Railway commission - re-
guired IN case % public service corpora
tons
Il h my opinion that a telephone CON-
pany organized solely for pTi ate pur-
f1aref 81 Tor TIE purpose OF accommodate
tLA lts ehu members. and which Is pro
A1uiteu - as articles of incarceration
rom fenftng telephones 20 the public az
"a any ulfnner serving the public does not
come under tbs provisions o. law which
require the state Railway Commission 10
authorize o. 20 issue stock. bonds and
other forms Of indebtedness. This law eyi-
Gently was designed 10 place under the
control 81 the State Railway commission
fuca pubic service corplraL ons as under
take 10 serve the public for hire The
company described b. you does NOT under
take % serve the public for hire or to
sefge q in aug manner, bat expressly pro-
woes 70 the contrary.
Hence DO not think this conpanv
comes under Ghe Term public service cor
porauons. ~ used in the statutes
Net Woishf Law Again.
A complaint Was filed Ia justice court
today against o J. King ans r T. Bates
charging chem with selling Improperly
branded biscuit packages put Up BY the
National Biscuit company King Sc q local
grooeryman and Bates 10 general agent
for the defendant company. This action
marks fhn larsrfnnfnN NJ "a ensf IN faaf IA.