Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-30
Nebraska
WAIT WILL NOT TAKE TAX
Secretary Of State Declines to Take
Money from Rock Island.
C. F. NoRTHRoP GETS ONE YEAR
Omaha Man Sentenced for Misuse of
the MaiIs-Levi Munsen to serve
Thirty Days in the Dodge
County Jail.
From a STAFF Correspondent.)


LINCOLN, May 29-(Special.) -Secretary
of State Wait has refused to accept from
the Rock Island railroad a corporation tax
paid under protest. The concern failed to
pay its annual occupation tax fee for the
years OF 1900 and 1910. On this account a
penalty OF SO was levied against the road
and when they offered TO make a payment
OF the A20 tax due dsired TO attach thereto
a protest against the penalty clause. Sec
rotary Waite took the position that since
the supreme court late in 1909 had given a
decision unfolding the validity of the cor
poration occupation tax he had no author
ity to receive payment under protest.
With this action by the state official
comes the news that he also has reported
to Attorney General Martin a list of cor
porations in the state which have been
doing business without payment Of occupa-
ton tax as required by law. These com
panies under the Candy bill passed at the
last session o fthe legislature have an
opportunity to pay delinquencies and con-
unue in business Otherwise they will be
prosecuted for doing business contrary to
law. state officials assert
NOrtbrOp Gets One Year.
In federal court in this city C. F.
NOrthrup OF Omaha was sentenced this
morning to one year and one day in the
government prison at eLavenworth Kan,
for the use of the mails with intent to
defraud. Northrup appeared here this
morning. and pleaded guilty to the charge
On this account leniency was shown him
by Judge I. c. Munger. Levi Munson,
local hotel keeper, who was convicted
last week on the charge Of having sold
liquor without a government license, was
-.
This he will serve in the Dodge county
jail. Thomas Carr, another Lincoln man,
pleaded guilty to the same chage, and
will be sentenced next week.
Criminal Charge on Stewart.
= Governor Aldrich this morning instructed
Attorney General Martin TO start Grim
inal proceedings against Thomas Stewart
the bookkeeper at the school for the
feeble-minded at Beatrice, who was found
almost $t4OO short in his accounts 1t is
said that Stewart has retained the SER
vices OF an attorney and will fight the
case on the ground that he was not alone
in the custody of the cash. Governor
Aldrich, It Is said. will. direct suit to be
instituted against DR. Roe. the former
superintendent, Tor the recovery or the
amount lost on account of tho alleged
transportation Of funds by bookkeeper
Stewart DR.. Roe was under bond to the
state, while Stewart was not.
River-tO-MOuntain Route.
II. e F'rederickson, s. A.. Searle ana Mr..
George Of Omaha yesterday finished out
lining the Omaha-Ldncoln end of the river
to-mountain road. which Is to be built in
the near future. The men made the trip
thriugh in spite Of the heavy roads they
encountered The new route as plotted
will run from this city east to Havelocl
and Waverly. thence east south OF Green
wood until a point directly south of Louis
vile where It turns drought that place
and follows course across the Platte
river. From there tho road through Pap
pillion is followed into Omaha West of
this city the main part Of the road is
plotted.