Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-16
Nebraska
DOUGLAS CASES TO COME UP
Rights Of Douglas Board of Equali-
cation Before Supreme Court.
ASK ApvANCEMENT on ACTION
Death of p. ". PhilpOtt Great shock
to HIS Many Friends I'm state
House, where He WINS sta
toned for Years,
(From a staff correspondentl

" Toh a Slhll correspondent
LINCOLN. Sept. I.-(special)-- SUI
preme court convened this morning for
it's first sitting after the summer vaca-
ton and took up several motions for re-
hearings and advancement.
The most important ofNthese was a mo-
ton by Attorney r. NJ. Switzer of Omaha
= for advancement of case inovlving the
right of the County Board of Edualiza-
ton OF Douglas county to increase as
sessments after the legal twenty days
given by the statutes for equalization Of
assessments had expired.
The case movies twelve appeals from
the Douglas county district court cover
ing raises in assessments on property
aggregating $1S4O0O for the eyar 1913.
Attorney Switzler contends that the
twenty days given includes Sundays in
tervening, while the boards holds that
Sundays ar not included in the twenty
days, but that the twenty days meant
twenty working days.
Advancement of the case ieasked In
order that the matter may be adjusted
right away.
Asks About Home Building.
The state auditor has received letter
from II. F. Conner of Union, asking for
information regarding the Home Builders
association, a company located at 2O2
South Seventeenth street, Omaha, and
doing business as an, investment corpora
ton, Mr.. Conner desires to know II the
company is reliable and has a right to
do business in this state. The records OF
the state Banking board do ont show
that the company has been granted per
mission to do business in this state,
Postmaster Referendum.
The attempt of local paper to settle
the postoffice fight in Lincoln by taking
referendum vote of the patrons of the
2 office does not seem to be appreciated
very greatly by one of the candidates, A.
V. johnson, who has been recommended
to the president for the position by Con-
gresham Mcguire, as against F. W.
Brown who has been recommended by
Mr.. Bryan and whose name has been sent
TO the sepate for confirmation. The vote
so far stands, Mr.. rBown, 1sl; Mr. john
SON. 90 and Sam Wittig, who was among
the mentioned" 8.
Mr. johnson says, in a Letter to the
paper: 81 am not fighting my political
battles through a republican newspaper
which, to say the least. is very unklnd
remark on the pant of Mr.. Johnson. after
the newspaper had so generously offered
TO keep the democratic party from get
ting into a fight over the matter.
state House Officials shocked
The announcement of the death of Hor'
ace II. Philpott in the newspapers this
morning shed a pail of gloom over the
state house today, where Phil, as he
was Familiarity known, was for many
years a familiar figure as representative
of The Omaha Bee in Lincoln Always
good natured, always accomplishing
Mr.. Philpott made host of friends and
probably no man in newspaper work wat
ever SO universally respected and lihep
as he Always after a story and hewins
TO the line letting the chips fall where
they might, he was successful in keeping
the respect and friendship of those whom
in the course of his business as a reporter
he was compelled at times to criticize II
was news that "Phil" was always attei
and few men could compare with him In
the success he attained in getting wha'
he was after. The loss which the news
paper profession has met in the death OF
Mr.. Philpott is felt by the newspaper
boys at the capital city and resolutions
OF coincidence are being prepared by {
committee representing the profession
here TO be sent TO the family.
Mr. Philpott was in the city last weel
and called at fhe state house. He sp
peared TO be in the best of health. but Il
those especially close to him as friend
he confided the information that he knew
he had but a short time to live. but evel
to these his death came as shock
To &he writer, who has known him TO
years, and who was associated with hin
4. in representing The Bee in the last ses
sion of the legislature it lie hard 4
comprehend that the lovabe, whole
souIed, reliable and big hearted companion
in labor of less than two years ago. 1
no more.
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