Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-15
SECRETARY CALLS
FOR POLL SHEETS
New Law Requires that Copy Shall
Be Sent from Every County
to Lincoln.
HIGHER CORPORATION TAX PAID
From a stan Correspondent

From a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. Aug. H.-(SpeciaL)-A law
passed by the Nebraska legislature in 1918
provides that. under the initiative and
referendum, the county clerks OF the re-
spective counties shall. within thirty GAYS
after each general election, forward 10
the secretary OF state one set OF poll
sheets or each Of the voting precincts 81
hir county, the said poll sheets TO be
kept on file IN the office OF the recretary
of state until the next general election.
In cases where county officials fail 10
forward such poll books the secretsry OF
state Is authorized. after ten days notice,
70 dispatch n messenger for the some. at
tho expense OF the dereiict county. Somh
forty-eight counties failed 20 comply with
this requirement OF the statutes and Sec
Rotary OF state Pool has given each Of
such officials notice to comply Herewith
az the earliest possible moment, and has
every reason to believe the entire list
viii be on file I'm his office IN short
time.
Add 90 the Revenues.
Secretary OF tsate Pool continues TO
add 20 the revenues Of his office by
close scrutiny u the corporation tax
recelved from different sources. some
500 being added to the fund last week.
In one Instance a firm that has been
previously let off by a payment Of $50.
this year pays the proper amount. S47a
In another instance firm that has here
tofere paid SIS wns required to pay 500
this yenr. that being tho amount they
should have paid in previous years.
NeaIe Resigns Place.
-. nwr - NIL
the eKarney normal school ever since
It's foundation, has resigned his position
TO accept a position as director OF rural
education al Stevens Point Wis. He VIII
receive better than $500 more than he
received at Keenray. DrAoIN IN IN
received at eKarney.
Ex-Governor Holcomb OF the Board OF
Control IL In favor Of establishing
brickyards at some suitable point in the
state ana manufacture brick TO be used
IN paving the roads OF the state. The leg
isiature voted an appropriation two years
ago for the establishment Of reforma-
tory which would have in connection with
Il a brick-making plant. but the Board Of
Control. which had the right to put the
plan into effect, was unable TO find any
thing that appealed to them and the APP
preparation was allowed TO lapse back to
the state. Governor Holcomb does not
favor a reformatory. but believes place
where the long-term men would. be the
brickmakers would be the better plan
Governor Morehead issued requisition
today for the return TO Omaha OF James
sweener. wanted for the theft OF an au-
tomobile from Edgar A. Baird. He is be-
ing held in Horton. Kan.
FAvors Brick Yard.
The undersigned expect a reply to this
communication within a reasonable
time; and consider that such time
would be ten days after the communica-
ton Ia delivered subject 70 prorosation
for cause.
Signed.
Robert Lansing. Secretary OF State Of
the United States.
~. Da Cana, ambassador extraor-
binary and plenipotentisry OF Brazil.
Edo suarez MujIca, ambassador extra
ordinary and plenipotentiary OF Chile.
''R. 8. Naon. ambassador extraordinary
and plenipotentlary OF Argentina.
"a. Caideron, envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary OF Bolivia.
Carlos Maria do Pena. envoy extra
ordinary and minister plenipotentiary OF
Uruguay.
joaquin Mendex. envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary of ouate-
maia.r
Reauisition signed.
The appeal went forward today TO Cen
erals carranE& and Villa and 20 more
than score OF other military and polit-
cial leaders throughout Mexico. BEING
transmitted by cable, telegraph snd
wireless. which ever method was required
10 roach tho desired destination. As re-
plies are asked for within ten days after
the appeal IL received although the time
may be extended fer cause. no further
meeting OF the Pan-American confer
enee IL planned and they have been re-
ceived. or Il may be apparent that some
OF the Mexicans addressed do not pro-
pose TO reply.