Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-28
Nebraska Notions

fark AeSsrfimss; Bandit huRt-
sFs in Omaha gst confused ANA
friend sheets friend Almes. as BAD
as deer hunters,
Harrington Herald The taKpsy=
efs want 20 see their taxes reduced.
but they Will not stand 20 have some
Neuldrhs Political boss feaIhsFlns
his own nest al their expense, There
has got 10 be a elsaFreut distinction
between the tax investigation ana
the Political campaign,
Hamilton County Register The
railroads are making a complaint
regarding taxes, They have attaF-
neys on the pay roll and Il costs
them little 10 make such a contest,
| They claim that there should be a
reduction Of so or 90 per cent in
! their taxes in comparison with the
value Of farm lands and city boom
/ prices paid for lands two years ago
In support OF their contention, Gov.
egnor Mckelyie objects 10 this kind
OF statistics and SAYS that land has
not been selling az these figures and
canno, be sold therefor For nearly
a half century the railroads have
been favored IN regard 10 taxes and
| they got used 10 IL like some folks
got used 10 passes, SO II comes tough
tn be treated Just like other folks.
bat that Is Just what should he done
both in transportation and taxation.
York Democrat Chancellor Avery
o. the state university has bsen
welding the axe just a little too
vigorously and the result is a sub
wantisl reduction In the expenses OF
running the institution for the COM
Ing year. He has decided 10 dis
rense with the services OF a num-
ber OF professors. teachers and other
| unnecessary employees. and II the
places ara not filled the saving IA
the state will he more than n third
OF a million dollars. NIL Of which Is
very welcome information in these
times OF hiEh taxes, The heads OF
other money spending state instiiu-
iions should look about them and
perhaps they could find opportuni-
ties 10 iop off n few thousand here
and there and thus relieve the tax
payers To that extent.
Shelton Clipper: II that oil pipe
line from the Wyoming fields is eS-
tended across Nebraska there will
he more oil flowing through this
state than the people ever dreamed
Of Hundreds of thousands OF dol
lars have been sauandered by Ne
traska people In prospective oil
fields. and fortunes have been lost
boring for oil in this state. Some
day. perhaps. Nebraska will have
many producing wells but until that
time it's supply OF oil must come
from other sources. This much has
been proven. that II is wealthy
mans game. and that few small IN
yestors profit by making investments
In oil properties The proposed pipe
line ought to mean cheaper oil and
fuel for this state. and there is also
n possibility that natural gas will be
piped from wyoming to the Mis-
souri, river. Let's boost for the pipe
line.
Kearney Hub. Talking about
"home rule" in road building sounds
a trifle far-fetched. It is not to be
expected that with the federal
$3.50 plan the national govern
government will supply half the
money for important highway work
without having anything to say
about construction methods; or. in
other words. that 1t will acquiesce
In a confusion Of plans by the states
instead Of a general plan for all the
states. Under the present system,
government interference. IL the term
may be used. Is too small matter
to base ar argument on.
Wood River Sunbeam: Four of
the five Nebraska congressman VINO
will be candidates for reelection or
promotion this year have voted
aginst the Dunn bill continuing the
federal appropriations for state road
building. In this they follow the
expressed desire Of the state legis-
lature. Probably a large majority
Of the people of the state are Of the
same opinion. And that Is not be-
cause Nebraska opposes good roads.
Grand Island Independent: Un-
fortunately the theory and practice
of our assessment Of personal prop
erty is such that the man who re-
ports his property honestly Is re-
warding those who put in theirs at
the lowest possible figure. and Is
thereby carrying a share Of the
burden Of the other fellow, in ad-
dition to his own. and cheating his
own family.
Columbus Telegram: Speaking OF
the statues Of prominent Nebraskans
to be placed in the new state CAPT
tol, all the state will agree that such
a selection will be incomplete unless
1t shall contain a bronze or marble
statue of Major Frank North. His
service to the pioneers, in his ca
pacity as commander of the Pawnee
scouts, was invaluable.