Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-30
Nebraska
FORTY MEN IN COMPANIES
Adjutant General Hopes to Bring Up
Enlistment
JAMES JONES, JR., WINS POINT
chase County Man sent 60 Peniten-
uary for Murder IL Given New
Trial by the Supreme
Court.

LINCOLN. June p Especial. Before the
first day Of July Adiutant General HART
Ean expects 70 have every company in the
national guard recruited to forty enlisted
men besides the officers. These companies
which Go not come up 20 that number. viii
not be permitted to go TO Fort Ripley for
the encampment August Il. At this time
the following companies in the First reg1-
ment are shy OF men, Company OF
Geneva, Company II OF Crete, Company
OF Rushvtle. and Company NJ OF McCook.
IL the Second regiment only Company ID
Is shy. Just a few days ago an even
DOZEN companies we're short the necessary
forty men. At the rate the companies have
been filling up Adiutant General Harti-
gan believes that all OF them viii be able
70 come up to the standard and go 70
Fort Riley
Jones Gets New Trial.
James Jones0Jr. sent to the penitentiary
for five years from Chase county for the
killing Of Joseph B. Rowley. secured a re-
versaI at the hands OF the supreme court.
The court held that testimony irrelevant.
but preiudiciaI to the defendant was per
mirted TO be introduced. Jones alleges
self defense.
Occupation Tax on Physicians.
II - AaNAuA AtA = HAA=o=G az -N-1-- -
levy an occupation tax upon tie practice
Of medicine The village Of Dodge. IN
Dodge county levied such tax upon " al
ter A. Guidlnger. and the supreme court
today upheld that action. The question al
issue was simply the right Of the village
10 levy an occupation tax upon the prac-
tics OF medicine. and in his syllabus Judge
Root. who wrote the opinion, said
Village trustees may. for the purpose OF
raising revenue. lawfully enact an ordi-
nancs Ievying a tax upon the occupation Of
practicing medicine within the village
limits"
The defendant contended that the prac-
tice OF medicine was a profession and
neither a business or an occupation and
that the statutes are silent on the ques-
lion OF a profession and therefore the tax
is void. In the opinion Of the court a
physician practicting medicine as a bust
ness is Engaged in an occupation within the
meaning OF the statutes.
Reverse HeGrew Case.
The supreme court has reserved the de-
cree Of the Lancaster county district court
which refused to grant divorce to Thee
McGrew from Ray V. McGrew. The court
DEGREES that decree of divorce be granted
the appellant Mrs. McGrew and that the
husband be ordered 10 pay the appellant SIS
and contribute SIS a month for the sup
port OF the child. from January 1. 1905. until
further orders Of the district court The
amounts are 10 be paid as follows: $50
within thirty days. together with the &C
crued amount OF monthly payments TO the
child; 500 within six months; 500 within
one year and $50 within eighteen months
The MsGrsws axe az determination =
Rock island ApportiOament.
l., the litigation over the freight rate
law enacted by the Legislature of 1897 [.
c. Powell has testified to facts. which the
legal department. state believes VIII
end to put an ead to the present method
Of apporionment Of expenses and reVe-
nues between state and inter-state bust
ness by the railroads
In the case OF the Rock Island, Mr.
Powell said. thar. If the Aldrich bill was
NOT a law tie net earnings Of the road
in Nebraska for the last year would have
been 81 800 based on the examination OF
four months business. According 10 the
railroad the revenue amounted 10 Sl@,oOa
Add TO that s. 50a which would have been
earned without the operation OF the Aid
rich law would make the total earnings
yl6See Under the method OF aPpOrtion-
nent by the railroad OF revenues the state
was credited with sl.WL instead OF the
$500 This would make some S6fS cred
tied TO the interstate business, when as
a matter of fact the Aldrich law had
nothing to do with Interstate business
Hitchcock Cannot Come.
There is evidently some mistake about
the infoT ialIon given out to the effect
that Postmaster General Hitchcock is TO
be An attendance on the convention Of the
Nebraska Association of FUstmasters here
next month. During his recent trip east
Secretary Hayward was in communication
with the postmaster general and brought
back wor- that he had engagement
which would make IT entirely impossibls
FOR him 10 accept The invitation OF the
Nebraska postmasters. much as he would
like TO do
Couple Surprises Relatives
Dean pempster and Hazel underwood
of Beatriee we're married here this morn
ing by the Rev. Mr.. Lawrence. They
came from Beatrice via automobile The
marriage will be a surprise to Iae rela
tives of the bride.
The bridegroom is son OF c. i. Demp
ster. president OF The Dempster Mil Manu-