Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-17
Nebraska
TREASURERS BURY
THEIR DIFFERENCES
State and Lancaster County Off,
Gals Get Together and ALI
Happy Now.
MONEY PAID, WARRANT GIVEN
CFrom a staff Correspondent

LINCOLN. May 16--(Speciai 1.-The
Cove Of peace which has been nutterins
around over Lincoln looking for a place
60 Jight has at last found a place to
roost The war between the county
the payment OF state taxes due the state
from the county and the withholding OF
a state warrant by the state treasurer
cue the county Is over.
County Treasurer Sommerlad filled his
rockets with money and went over to
the state house and proffered tho same
TO State Treasurer Hall and the latter
promptly pulled out of his vest pocket
tho S1.0oo warrant due the county OF
Lancaster and handed II over to the
county treasurer. winked one aye at
Commercial. the latter winked one eye
ct Hall and the war was over.
Cause OF Controversy.
The controversy was caused by the
county treasurer failing to turn over
monthly TO the state treasurer the ao-
oumulations of taxes due the state ao-
cording TO orders OF the state treasurer
The state treasurer then refused TO turn
over to the county treasurer a warrant
for s1l.1241o. which the legislature had
appropriated to square up matters in
the old Capital National bank failure
matter.
Lancaster county commissioners threat
ened to do things 70 the state treasurer
if he failed to turn over the money and
in retaliation Attorney General Reed
prepared papers which he would have
filed tomorrow against the county to
compel the treasurer to pay the taNas.
The county treasurer paid up everything
TO May !, amounting to sS5,OO0
Cleared Up Difficulties.
Tho National Fidelity and Casualty
company of Omaha has notified Insur-
ance Commissioner Brian that IL has
cleared up the difficulties which entan-
sled It with the state insurance depart
ment and will be able to continue busi-
ness President David W. Armstrong
called on The insurance department the
last week and assured the commissioner
that the company would reinsure enough
OF Its business to enable II to put its re-
serve and capital in good shape. The
&C mpany will drop plate glass and La
bility insurance and confine itself to
surety and health and accidence writing.
The stockholders Of tho company have
agreed the capital of 500. 900 shall be re-
duoed TO 100000 by cutting the value Of
each share so per cent.
Blow TO Jitney BUS.
The jitney bus operation has been GRIN
pied here due to the city commission
passing an ordinance requiring a bond OF
$4,000 from each proprietor and in ad-
dillon license running from $50 a year
TO 500, according TO the seating capacity
OF the car. II Is said. however, that
people who have been running the cars
claim that the expense Of up-keep has ex.
ceeded the revenue.
Travellers to Meet.
On Friday and Saturday. this week the
United Travellers OF America. Nebraska
Jurisdiction viii meet in Lincoln for their
annual meeting. The sessions will be
held in Fraternity hall. Addresses of
welcome will be delivered by Governor
Morehead. Mayor Bryan and President
Burket Of the Lincoln Commercial club.
Election OF officers and delegates to the
national meeting VIII occupy a part OF
the business session and on Friday even
ing the annual banquet will be held at
the Lincoln hotel. while in the afternoon
VI wat uaS tho WOMEN VIII De entertained
at a theater party.
scheme OF Beckmann.
Land Commissioner Fred Beckmann
has scheme to help out the growing OF
trees In the western part OF the state.
At the present time the sutters ana curb
lines are filled with ash. maple and box
elder seeds which have fallen from the
trees which line Lincoln streets. They
can be scooped up by the basket fulls
and the land commissioner believes that
1t would be a good plan to gather up the
seed in sacks and send them to portions
of Nebraska where tree planting and tree
growing ought to be pushed and spread
them over the ground. Never has the fall
Of tree seeds been so great In this section
and never have. the seed appeared so
large and healthy.