Honor System Bill Upsets All Rules of Tax Collection Jfe'aml) Measure Would Abolish Precinct Assessors and Have Each Person Fill Out Property Blank. - ■ . By P. C. POWKIX. Rtaff turmiiAiHlfnt Th© Om*h» B©©. J.incoln, March 17.—(Special.)—At- ! Ur eolons finally decide the mode of government for Nebraska for thonext j two years, they will face tha J,am)> i Chonor system” taxation bill, which ■ Upsets the present taxation system of I Nebraska. This bill has been reported j out of the house committee on reve- j nue and taxation and Is awaiting its • turn on tha house calendar. Abolishment of every precinct rs- | sessor in the stato is called for in the bill. Every adult In tne stato would b© obliged to file a complete list of property on blanks to bo furnished by j tha county assessor. Upon these returns tax levies for i state, counties and cities would be decided upon unless someone objected j to the return made by the assessor i with appeal available from his finding to the board of equalization and then , to the courts. In the event it is dis- , covered that the complaint was justi- j fled and property returns had been j entered falsely, the person making such a return is subject to a fine equal to 60 per cent of the value of property not listed or not correctly valued. The entire public would be given access to returns made by individ uals through advertising of these re turns in printed pamphlets which j would he'at the disposal of every-| one. The cost of such advertising i has not been accurately estimated. It | is claimed by Mr. lAinb it will not : reach the figure that precinct assess ors, whom he would abolish, cost at | this time. All notes, chattel mortgages, con- | tracts, liens and other papers must , ho returned to the assessor as well as | stock, bonds and paper held by cor porations. The value of such stocks shall be established by the assessor. Owners of notes may- >f they desire, return the notes to the assessor at a value less than appears on the face. In this event, the person who signed the note may go to the owner within 60 days after the return is made and settle it on the face value placed upon It by the owner. In the event a note is not returned, the person sign ing it may have it canceled without making any payment. The bill alao places the affidavit made to the assessor in the category of an oath before a court and anyone ] willfully or knowingly swearing to a false affidavit may be prosecuted for j perjury. Another provision of the bill follows: "Every person, corporation or as- j sociatlon knowing of the failure of , any citizen to return his property, or j any part of it. for assessment "and j taxation, and failing to report t' same to the county assessor shall guilty as an accessory before the fact and may b« proeeeutod on that charge.” The last provision of the bill makes it impossible for any person to have the right of the ballot unless he mails to the assessor the assessment .blanks sent to him, whether he has property , or not. It’s a Hard Life. Bootlegger Says cr j Engineer of Still Had to Work from 4 in Morning to 11 at Night. "I'm afraid I won't have any wife when I get out of this trouble. She 1old me she'd divorce me If I didn’t ciuit bootlegging," mourned Arthur J. Iverson in the office of IT. S. Rohrer, federal prohibition director for Ne braska. Iverson was arrested by prohibition agents Saturday at his borne. Fif ty-eighth street and Redman avenue, where two stills were found In the barn, 70 gallons of whlaky in the house and 400 gallons of mash. Tough Business. "It’s the hardeat business In the world,” be declared. "I was up every morning at 4 to get the still started und I tended It till 11 at night. I sold the atuff for $4.25 a gallon. I should have charged more. One fel low offered me $15 a gallon If I would make It 180 proof. "The second still I bought for $50. It was a bargain. Such a still, new, ;would cost $200. "And I made good stuff, too. Some of the men who bought my whisky never drank anything but bonded whlaky before. Never Arrested Before. “But I wasn’t as smart aa I thought. I didn't know enough to take my ■wife’s advice. And now I'm afraid I ve lost her. I have three of the nicest little kiddles you ever saw. And neither T nor any of my relatives were arrested before.” He was held under $2,000 bond. The Stills were brought up to the federal building and stored In the basement. ^Vew World Court Means League for U. S., Walsh Says Hr I'nlrerMl Seri Ire. Washington, March 17.—“Americans Who are so eager to have us Join the International court under the league of i nations have small understanding of what auch a move would mean to I their country,” said Senator David I. * Walsh of Massachusetts In an inter i view yesterday. “It means getting the United States . Into the league, and using our money and our resources to put Europe on Its feet, to the detriment of our own s people and our own form of govern S ment," ths senator added. Coal Tax Bill Passed. Berlin, March 17.— The rekhstag passed the coal tax Mil by which the 40 per cent tax levy Is prolonged un til the end of March, l'J24. The meas ure, however, also authorizes the finance minister to Increase or dr \tress* the tax under certain circum- j Jttancca. Unique Zoological Park in a Little Nebraska Town Has Oldest Egyptian Mummy in State Among Its Curios _—«----———. . . 1 cTenner *—■ '^'Robert i i/enfler Now that the world is astir over the discsovery of the tomb of King Tutenkhamun, it has become the cus tom for each and every community to rusli into the spotlight of publicity and toot lustily on its own little tin horn on the general subject of mum mies. Mummies, apparently, arc about as uncommon as canned soup. The latest entry In the race for a little attention is Loup City, Neb. Loup City Insists that in the matter of mummies it takes a back seat for no body. Loup City is the abiding place of two Egyptian mummies, both of which belong to Harry Jennet-, owner of Jenner's Zoological park, but it is of one in particular that Loup City boasts. This one, Loup City says, is the oldest mummy in the state. It is an oil-embalmed Egyptian mummy belonging to the twelfth dy nasty, about 2,500 or 2,300 B. C. It was found in a rock-hewn tomb at Thebes, in Upper Egypt, and remains in the original sarcophagus. Heiroglyphirs Retain Color. The sarcophagus in which the mum my is encased is mado of wood about two inches thick, held together with wooden pins, and is covered with Egyptian hieroglyphics in colors which seem to be still as bright as the original pigment. That the mummy is of an Egyptian of highrr caste is evidenced by the fact that the sarcophagus is gold faced on the outside In addition to other decoration. It is In splendid preservation. Th« covering placed over the tody thousands of years ago Is still intact except over the face. Harry Jenner has had this ir.ummy in his possession for 10 years. lie also has an Egyptian mummy of the 13th dynasty, pitch embalmed the same as the mummy at the museum of the state university at Lincoln. This one was found at Memphis, in lower Egypt. Mr. Jenner acquired it three years ago. Mr. Jenner obtained these mummies for his zoological pyk at Loup City. A very unusual affair is the zoologi The builders of .lenner’s zoological park at I-oup City, llie mummy house | wherein is contained the oldest Egyp tian mummy in Nebraska and two typical spring* scenes in this pari, i which is ono of the most unique in jllio country. | cal park at Loup City. Loup City is j a. town of only about L500 in habitants, yet it has a privately owned zoological park that surpasses any thing of the kind in the entire state, ' public or private. liuilt by Brothers. The park was built by Harry .Ten I ner ami bis brother, Itobert. B. Jen ; ner, who is secretary of the enter prise. From year to year they added to its works of art and curios until today they have a zoological garden and museum that is unique. One of the principal attractions is l the mummy house wherein is con tained tig; two Egyptian mummies. In addition discoveries from Arizona, Mexico, I’eru and other South Ameri can countries are contained in the mummy house. | This house is built after the Egyp i tian architecture and finished like a i .stalactite cave. Here is an unusual collection of Egyptian beads 4.000 to 5,000 years old. Egyptian scarabs and i amulets, Egyptian oil lamps made of 1 pottery, relics of the stone age uncov i ered In Arizona. Inca mummies dls | covered in the Andes and many other | curios. There is another pavilion full of works of art and curios from all over | the world and whicli took the Jen j ners years to collect. Man}’ Strange Animals. The park is filled with cages con , tainlng strange animals and birds from Africa. China, India, South 1 America, Mexico and the south seas. Here are a few examples of curios in the pavilion museum taken at ran dom: Thibet shoes, Kast Indian san dals, Palestine wedding clogs. African i rice spoons, gila monster, Zulu shield, ; old wooden clock, 14!t2; Mexican pot I tery, Kaffir anklets and bead belts, Guaranty Fund Draft Is Upheld Judge Sustains Contention That Holdrege State Bank Demand Lawful. Lincoln, March 17.—(Special)—At torney General O. S. Spillman received word from Holdrege, Neb., today that District Judge William Dilworth has upheld the contention of former At ttorney General C. A. Davia that the order for $187,000 on the state guaran tee fund as a result of the failure of the Holdrege State bank la lawful. Judge Dilworth Issued a second or der for payment. Mr. Spillman said an appeal will be taken, pending de cision on which payment will be held up. Mr. Davis was vice president of the Holdrege State bank, which more than a year aeo took over the Citizens’ State bank of Holdrege and handled its affairs.. Governor JBryan ordered J. A. Hart, secretary of the department of trade and commerce, to disregard the first order on the guarantee fund. Shortly afterward, Mr. Davis' bank closed Its doors. Postmasters Cautioned to Practice Strict Economy Washington, March 17.— Post master* throughout thn country were notified by Postmaster General New that the "strictest economy com mensurate with public convenience” must be practiced during the next few months to avoid a Postoffice depart ment deficit for the current fiscal year. Asserting that the emergency Is a temporary one only, and ong that "may occur In any great business en terprise,” Mr. New said that “on duly 1 the appropriation for next year becomes available snd we will then bn able to extend and perfect the service In many Important ways ami to discontinue this extraordinary rampaign of economy." High School Student Killed, Several Hurt in Explosion Brawley, Cal., March 17—One atm dent was killed and several others verely Injured yesterday when the gas plant of the Brgwley X'nlon High Hchool Ulew up. The explosion rocked the city and wrecked th* front Of the school building. Th* stud*nt> killed was ltallie Hmlth. Had the blast come a f»w minute* later the loss of life would have been greater, school officials said. Thn cement pillars In front of the building were blown 100 feet out onto the lawn. Fiirntohrd by Omaha Auto Club. All rnada uui of Omaha ara alltt prac tically Im puaaihhla within a radlua nf SO mllna. The work of * leralny tha Ipxh way*. la In proxrna,. huf owlnx to the axticiim ilrptli of tic1 drifts thla worb ta nat-aararlly alow ami It will ha a day or Iwn before they .lie ailf f Irlontly cl'alad to pi i mil cura 10 so ihioofb. “Oil Baroness’' Freed bv Court j Fraud Indictment Hanging Otcr Mies Strickland Lift ed by Judge*. Indictment against Rachel C. Strickland, "oil baroness,'’ charging her with obtaining money under false pretenses in connection with an oil land promotion scheme, was dis missed Saturday by District Judge Goss. 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