Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-03
Nebraska
SHRIVER INVESTIGATES LAW
at Relating TO taxation Of Mort
cages in Effect July z.
LODGE POLE AFTER NEW HOME
First Applicant 60 Make Request for
IhstitutIon for COnsum ptIves-
North Platte Wants AErl-
cultural school.

FROM a sta. l. correspondent
LINCOLN, MAY 2.-(Special County As
SCISSOR shriver OF Douglas county called at
the capitol today TO inquire into the smith
bill relating to the taxation Of mortgages.
a measure which was passed and approved
during IN erecent session of tn eiegisla-
ture. Mr. shriver declared that wrong
impression seemed to have gone out in
Douglas county in regard to the bill and
he desired 70 have an opportunity to ex-
anime the enrolled copy of the act The
Omaha man found out that the bill car
ried no emergency clause and that 1t will
so into effect on July as regularly pro-
vided for in the statutes.
The bill. 50 the Douglas county assessor
says. does not apply to mortgages now in
existence, bit only 10 those issued sub
seduent to, July l.. There is nothing In
the measure 70 prevent the mortgagor and
mortgagee from entering into new mort
gage and filing It after July l. when It
will be assessed under the new law. The
effect Of the new law It is said would be
to exempt mortgages from taxation, but
that part It ls claimed. will still have to
be proved.
To Bar First Year Men.
The first step toward the dscontinuance
LOT piedging freshmen by state university
A0boA was AuASh a. a htGtAihk u
the internationally council held last night
The council. which includes representa-
tives from all but one of the regular
academic "frats..p voted to refer to each
chapter Of national and one local fraternity
AZ Nebraska sort OF referendum which
prescribes that after 1914 no first year man
shall be pledged to any of the organiza-
tons. NEfFk
Engineers TO visit Omaha.
University members Of the American AS
ISOLATION Of Electrical and Mechanical En-
gineers TO the number of fifty will visit
Omaha Friday and Saturday for the pur-
pose OF Inspecting several of the large ma
chAns shops in the metropolis. with sew
eral of the eastern schools such a trip Is
required before credit can be obtained in
these two lines And this trip planned by
the Nebraskans Is the first one to be taken
by them ~ t
The visitors win be entertained Friday
evening by members. former students and
alumni of the university now located in
Omaha
Lodge Pole Wants Home.
Lodge Pole, a little Cheyenne county
town. ~ the first applicant to enter the
field as contestants for the hospital for
INDECENT consunptives, 4 new state insti-
NNNtOh coN1bAtohcu ny TIE recent legislature.
The bill under which the hospital was pro-
vided for carried an appropriation of $40,
600. to be spent under the direction of the
State Board of Public Lands and Build
ings.
The eighth entry for the location of the
new agricultural school. which is TO be
established in southwestern Nebraska in
conformity with a democratic platform
pledge. was made formally today when a
letter was received from the North Platte
Commercial club indicating that that city
would like to have the school II takes a
step farther than other of the towns which
have alretdy entered BY knocking HoldreRe.
A letter from Senator Hoagland relating
TO the matter roads as follows:
NORTH PLATTE, Neb.-Hon Addison
Wait SECRETARY OF State. Lincoln, Neb.-
Ny Dear Mr.. Wait / am enclosing YOU
herewith resolutions which were adopted
by the Commercial club and business men
Of the city OF North Platte, Neb., Inviting
the board Of public lands and buildings 10
locate the agricultural school for western
Neoraaka on It's experimental farm at this
place. am also sending copies of theresa
lvuons 70 each Of the other members OF
These resolutions we desire 70 cons,dar ..
the invitation Of North Platte TO have the
school located at this place The resolu-
lions recite the advantages of this place
Tor this school. We believe the location OF
this sohool on the farm at North Platte will
not only be more advantageous from the
standpoint OF accessibility from the greateT
part cot the western part OF the state, but
from an economical standpoint
Tho management and operation OF an
agricultural school takes a great deal OF
<noney. The appropriations made by the
last legislature show that the demands oi
this state for money are so great that Il Is
necessary TO husband our resources The
last leg1slature appropriated $4,000 for an
experimental farm at Culbertson, therefore
the southern tier Of counties Is supplied
With the funds to start a small agricul-
tural farm
The agricultural farm at North Platte is
the large farm at which the experimental
work is carried on BY the regents of the
university outside OF the central location
At Lancoln. We have / 800 acres here which
IL well equipped with buildings, Implements
and cattle. horses and hogs The expert,
mental work has been successfully carried
on for Q number Of years. The regents OF
the university In planning the buildings
upon this farm. have so located and
planned with reference to the building and
operation OF an agricultural school on n
IA the future 40
II can therefore be readily seen that