Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-04
FILES SUIT FOR
OCCUPATION TAX
Reed Begins Action Against the
Rock Island and Wells
Fargo.
BRINGS ONE FOR EACH YEAR

NEEnm n EtMlN NOfFNtIlOuutnAsF
LINCOLN. Oct. 2.--(spccial) suit for
occupation tax due from the Rock Island
railroad for 1914 and 1915 and from the
Wclls-FarEo Express company for 1914.
With LEGAL penalties. has been commenced
10y Attorney General Rec IN the district
court OF Lancaster county.
Averring that the capital stock Of the
Rock Island IL in excess Of 100000,
which makes Il liable for the maximum
occupation tax OF $500 a year. the at
torney general brings two actions, ono
for each year. totalling 500. the com
pany having paid $50 on It's 1914 taxes.
Accrued interest at per cent and a pen
atty Of 10 per cent is demanded.
The weIls-Fargo IL sued for $40.
Ter cent OF tie gross receipts OF 5000
for 1914 with an additional penalty Of 10
per cent The Wolls-Fargo Il not being
sued for tie 1915 tax. which will not be-
duo until November.
An Protest the TRx.
The Adams. the American and the
WELSH Fargo Express companies have
within The last few days reported COM
bined gross earnings of 100000 from Ne
braska. which under the Smith law OF
per cent occupation tax would make them
owing tho state altogether t2O,0oo. In
their report all protest against the tax
rs unconstitutional,
The Adams Express company. reporting
saturday, showed earnings o. s4S77& on
state business. with the following earn
ings from eight leading stations: Omaha,
Isoe.O69 Lincoln. Sl0l. $50; Hastings. 81 1885,
Grand Island. s96,SO7. Beatrice. ti.6ii
Crete, sit0S2; Nebraska City, nSOi2
south Omaha. se,7oi.
Protest by CANNED.
Peter CANNED. former engineer for the
Nebraska Corn Meal company at Seward,
has protested to Labor CommisHloner Cof-
fey that the Millers Mutual Insurance
company Of Chicago has stopped pay
ments due him under the workman's
compensation law. Since the insurance
company has never been admitted to do
business IN Nebraska. the injured man
a. barred from suing the concern In tnis
state, but the labor commissioner has In
formed him that he can sue the man
aEement for which no was working.
Prepares ApportiORmeat.
state Superintendent Thomasi = pre-
pairing 60 apportion $4,000 "a state aid
to weak school districts. Districts whose
maximum levy Of SIS mills will not main
tain achooi seven months are entitled ia
the aid. which must be applied for before
October n.
Attorneys OF ca Capital.
Attorney General Willis n. Reed and
Chairman Charles OF the Nebraska Rail-
way commission went TO Washington
saturday. where they win take part In
the final arguments before the United
states supreme court against the pro.
posal OF the western railroads TO put n
2ls-cent Interstate passenger fare into
effect.
Issaea Reautaition.
Governor MoreheRd has issued requi-
sitlon for the return from Oklahoma City,
Dawson county for statutory rape on
Geneva zexk. a is-year-old giri.
nerul0s.Sr OFF ON Tour.
Secretary Bernicker OF tho State Board
of Equalization leaves Monday TO visit
dozen counties 20 study the actual
selling values OF farm lands for Use by
the State beard next year "a reviewing
county assessors returns.
VIII File suit.
A suit will be filed Ia the supreme court
Monday By the attorney gonerais office
an. behalf % Fire Commissioner Ridgell
20 mandamus State Treasurer Hall 20
ray warrants OF the firc commission
during September Ridgcll withdrew a
former suit after Treasurer Hail agreed
"a pay everything up 20 September 1,
Postal LestnE Ia Nebraska.
Tue Postal Telegraph Cable company.
a. Nebraska branch OF the national eorpO-
ration. Is losing proposition as an In
dependent concern. according to re-
rOFt OF last years business filec with the
railway commission. Tho operating ex-
pcnces are declared 60 be tS2.ae. while
the earnings were s76.ie THO president
and general manager OF the company l.
,. W. Wolf Of Omaha. whose salary l.
paid BY the parent company as district
superintendent.