Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-15
Nebraska
VALUATION OF OMAHA ROAD
COmpany's Property in Nebraska
Worth Nearly Nine Millions.
INHERITANCE TAX DECISION
Dodge County Cannot Levy On Mort
cages Owned by NOnresidents of
NeBraska--AndersOn Divorce
Case Affirmed.
CFronn q SAD correspondept.l

LINCOLN. June 1G-(special.) 1.-THE ply
steal valuation department OF the State
Railway commission has completed its vaiu-
alton OF the Chicago, Minneapolis 81. Paul
& Omaha property in the state. the figures
OF the state officials and the company vary
ing but little as to property values On
the valuation for taxation purposes, how
ever, there Is a considerable divergence, the
company's figures being nearly t25oOOoO
lower than that of the State Board Of As
sessment
The railway commissions valuation for
July, 1909, was s1O5S6, S22.d reproduction
value and Ss,72s, 1861 deprecated value.
The mileage Of the road as found by the
railway commission is SS72.5s, which makes
a valuation of S2s,A4s0 per mile, reproduc-
don value and s2s,42s.s6 deprecated value.
The only figures received from the rail-
way company's valuation department is a
ton value. and 2S.l2S.Ss deprecated value.
Last year the State Board Of Assessment
taxed the company on total valuation Of
S12, eS3, 762 and found the mileage to be
SO47SBi miles, which made a valuation of
s41 40 a mile. The assessment boards valu-
alton for two or three years preceding 1910
was about the same
The railway commission viii hold a hear
Ing in a short time for the purpose of
giving the Minneapolis & Omaha an oppor-
tunity to object to the valuation proposed
by the commission.
Anderson Divorce Decree Affirmed.
The court affirmed the divorce given
Hulda Anderson from Axel Anderson, in
Douglas county Anderson pleaded that the
SIS month alimony was excessive, that
his wife had condoned his previous cruelty
and that the trouble he had caused her was
due to his mental irresponsibiIity. They
separated once and Anderson was brought
to a private sanitarium in Lincoln. From
there he wrote such a pitiful letter that his
wife forgave him and came to him. After
he came back he fell into his old ways. The
court says that condemnation is forgiveness
for the past upon condition that the wrongs
shall not be repeated. Il is dependent upon
future good conduct ana the repitition of
the offense revives the wrong condoned. A.
promise Of forgiveness is not. alone suf-
ficient to constitute conformation. To have
that effect such promise must be followed
by a restoration of the offending party
to all martial rights. Insanity to be avail
able as defense, must be pleaded.
Decision Against Dodge County.
The supreme court today put a final
Cf1n1p IN INC aSplTaIOn6 OF DO0 keCOunIY
to levy an inheritance tax on mortgages
| owned by eastern men OF wealth. The spe-
cial case was one where II was sought to
collect from the estate Of Ira Davenport
Just one deustion was involved: Does a
debt owed by resident of Nebraska to a
nonresident. q duplicate OF the contract
evidencing such a an existence Of this as
will make II liable to- the imposition OF
an Inheritance taxf The Fcourt holds that
IT cannot; that the state-of Nebraska can
not assume to collect an inheritance tax
on securities that are not owned in the
state
Fredericton Judgment Affirmed.
Floyd Finn may proceed to collect
H,O1s.4o from H. e. Frederickson, an auto
mobile dealer Of Omaha. for assault and
battery and for conversion of a machine.
Finn had purchased a motor car from
Frederickson and the latter, fearful that
Finn did not intend to pay out on IL. con-
trived to get him to bring the machine TO
his garage. Then Brederickson made FIinn
make an overdue payment and when Finn.
after doing this essayed to take the car
away, Frederickson Jumped on him, bat
tered him and called him thief before a
jeering crowd. The court says a Judgment
for $3.50 for this is not excessive. The re-
msinder Of the judgment Is for the interest
of Finn in the machinep which Frederick
son kept.
Fight for saloon Licenses.
While II is generally understood that the
favored twenty-five who were named some
time ago by the excise board are to be
the recipients of saloon licenses in this
city for the coming year. II is said that
an effort will be made by several of the
disappointed applicants to land one Of the
prizes before the formal opening of the
groggeries occurs in this city. The turn
ing down Of several Russians by the ex-
else board Is said to have caused some dis
sension among people Of that nationality
who supported the wet ticket with great
earnestness during the city campaign.
COnsecrAtiOn of Bishop Then.
Word reached here today that the con-
secration Of Father ]. Henry Then,
blshop-elect OF the diocese Of Lincoln and
successor to the late Bishop Bonacum.
would be held at Wichita. July G. Bishop
Hennessey Of the Wichita diocese will con-
duct the conservation services. All the