Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-22
Nebraska
EXPRESS COMPANIES
ARE ASSESSED TAX
Secretary Berneoker of State Board
Makes Report of Sums to Be
Paid by Them.
COMPUTED ON GROSS EARNINGS
tFrom a staff corespondentl

(From a staff Corespondent)
LINCOLN, Oct. H.-(Special) -Express
companies will be assessed S2O.746 for
state occupation taxes in Nebraska this
year. falling due on November 1, secre-
tary Bernecker OF the State Board of
Equalization, officially certified to
State Treasurer Hall the amounts due
from the three counties operating In this
state, as follows:
American, s1O,7S0.
Adams, $s,7f.
wells-Fargo. $1.2ls.
The tax is computed on the gross earn
ings Of each company on its state bust
ness, the rate being 2 per cent. The
American reported gross earnings in
Nebraska for the fiscal year ending
June 30. 1915, at $3.50, 51S; the Adams. at
s4S7. S75, and the wells-Fargo at $eo,SS6.
All three companies made their re-
port to the state board under protest.
Food Commissioner Reports.
Although Treasurer Halls ruling put
nearly all of his inspectors out of BUSH
ness, the food department under Food
Commissioner Hartman was able to make
a pretty good showing for September,
according to his monthly report, filed
today, the department collected a total
of $10,S71.60 in fees, and made 1850 in
spections.
Miss LathrOp Declines.
Miss Edith A. Lathrop, who was
elected by the normal board at Kearney
week ago to q position in the train
Ing school and rural school department
at the Chadron Normal, stated that she
will accept it at the salary offered and
the kind of work specified. She has
devoted herself to rural school matters
and prefers to continue along that line.
The salary at Chadron is $1,45 a year,
as against 81, 800, which she now receives
In the state superintendents office.
Burial VauIt Rate.
Cement burial vaults manufactured in
Beatrice will hereafter be shipped by the
railroads as third class matter, as
knocked down" cargoes, by an agree
ment between the roads and A.. H. Holl'
ingsworth of Beatrice, representing the
vault company. The roads have beer
charging first class tariff.
Would Change Rate.
The State Railway commission was
hearing today the application Of the
Hamilton County Telephone company tC
change its rate In Aurora and Other
towns to require payment in advances
and to discontinue town service thre'
miles out in the country. where thu
charge has been the same as in the city
Reutenbeck Is Ill.
Chief Game Warden Gust Reutenbecl
is i'll at his home with typhoid fever anC
bronchial trouble.
ExtraditiOn Granted.
Governor Morehead has granted ex
tradition papers to return Vera Pattol
to Council Bluffs. Ia, where she !
wanted on the charge of having forge'
twelve checks on merchants for
total of $50. ~ tt ,.sr
KOenigstein Gives Bond.
Bond of $500, provided by four OF hi
family, has been filed in the suprem
court for the appeal of the case agains
Arthur ]. Koenigstein of Madison, Neb
former county attorney. charged with &C
cepting brides.
Reed 10 Washington.
Attorney General willis r. Reed an
Ed p Smith of Omaha, special counse
for the Nebraska Railway commission
leave Friday for Washington, to appea
for Nebraska in the final arguments be
fore the Interstate Commerce commits
sion in defense of class freight rates nov
in effect