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THE BEE; OMAHA, TUESDAY, Jl XK tfl, 1014. ; ): 4 4x IJ - J L 1 IB I Ik 4 Nebraska Figures at Doane College Commencement COMPLAINS OF FARM YALUES Union Pacific Urgss that Western Land is Evading Taxation. ARGUMENT IN SUPREME COURT Testimony llml Hce.n Prmrniril In dicating (hnt rtnniM Wfrr PnjInK , Morf In Proportion Thnn AVere t'nrmcr.. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, June IS. - (Special.) - The proposition whether the Union Pacific Railroad company is paying more than Its prop'ortlonnte share of the taxes In certain counties In the state was before the lupreme court today, being brought on an application for a writ of manda mus made by the railway company In a case entltucd state of Nebraska In re lation to the Union Pacific railway com pany against the counties of Lincoln. Keith, Deuel and Cheyenne. Bdson nich, "appearing Tor the I'nlon Paclfio company, said th'at the company m Paying taxes on more than a J100, 000,000 valuation In this state, Jn the county of Keith the valuation put upon Its forty-one miles of double track was H12.500 a mile, and on Its forty-two miles of branch lino I2J.000 per mile, and was so fixed by the State Board of Equaliza tion. In the county of Keith, which he Fald was a sample of the other three counties, the valuation placed upon land In 1912 was $5 per acre: In 1313, .35, and In 1914 the same. The fair valuation on thle land was not less than 17 per acre, according to figures prepared by the company, -which was about 31H per cent of the market value and was a gross In justice to other taxpayers In the state. The railway commission In Its valua tion of farm lands placed the lands of Keith county at 17 per acre. The United States census bureau placed the valua tion In 1910 at J16.43 per acre. The Union Padflo, rtallway company pays 52.9 per cent of the taxes of Keith county. To Honse mhllc Notice. In his argument before the court Mr. Itlch said that the suit was brought against these four counties for the pur pose of arousing public Interest in the Inequality methods used In taxation. No tice had been served on theb oard last week that the company desired a re vocation of the lands of Keith county but the request -was denied. The company offered to furnish the help necessary to send out the notices to the parties who owned the land which was undervalued, but the offer had not been, accepted. When asked by one of the Juditcs what system had been used to arrive at fhe value of the farm lands of the county JIr. nich produced an abstract of several hundred tracts of land which showed the price at which the pieces had been sold, showing that these tracts had been un dervalued about 60 per cent. Se said that when he had called the atention of the county boards to the low valuation placed on the land that they had ad mitted that the valuation was too low, but justified it, by saying that oher couniea were In the saroa position. Ilncked Bp A hy; . Heed. The valuatolon placed upon the land by Commissioner Reed of Uje State Railway commission, accordlnc to Mr. Rich, was of such a high order of efficiency that Mr. Reed's work had been recognized by the Interstate Commerce commission and he had ben calld to a position of Import ance with the national commission and tho valuation of lands placed under his charge. The report of Mr. Reed was al most identical with the valuation placed upon the lands by the railway company and was an Idincation that the conten tions made that the valuation of the land as made by the county assessors was too low. Mr. fllch also called attention to the manner In which tho State Board of Agrl- IIP MMHMMI wjmm ft A. B. FAIRCHILD. Qmffi hunt. 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Reached by Harney and Cross Town Lines THE TALK OF THET0W. culture through Its publicity bureau gath ered stat'stlcs He said that valuations of land were gathered from precinct as sessors of each county by blank forms furnished by the bureau The report of this bureau showed the lands of Keith county nnd the other counties In contro versy were placed at $15 an acre, yet for taxation purposes thcte same assessors had turned In a valuation of only Jo on the same land. Difference In Knat. Inansw er to a question by onef the members of the court. If all counties showed' the same condition, Mr. Rich re sponded, that counties In the eastern por tion, of the state, or at least somo of them, were assessed on lands at 90 per cent of their value, while In the western portion some counties ran as low as 30 per cent. He referred to a statement mode by C. J. Smythe of Omaha, when he was attorney general of tho state, that the railroads aid more thun their proportionate share of the taxes as being one man who was not afraid to tell the truth regarding the manner In which the corporations were taxed. Speculative Vnlnrs. Senator Hoagland of North Platte, ap pearing for Lincoln county and the other counties, said that valuation of lands In those counties were speculative values placed upon the land by real estate men and tho prices showed in the abstracts gathered by the rallroadB did not show tho true value. He cited several In stances where Lincoln county land hart Veen sold at sheriff's sale at $1 per aero and a tract owned by the Union Pacific railroad comprising 21,000 acres which had sold for JlOO.OOO and the company had to take It back. He thought that the. prices showed covered third class land, some of which was owned by himself which he would .sell for 2 per acre, but nobody took him up. Mr. Hoagland denied the statement by Mr. Rich that the Union Pacific road had become domesticated and Insisted that the road was not assessed at Its value,, but was worth considerable more. He charged; that trie road had addod Im provements to Its yards at North Platte aggregating $760,000, yet the valuation of the road had not been Increased. He believed that the valuation of the road should be Increased to' three times Its present valuation for taxation purposes. Nebraska, LITTLE GIANT AND BRYAN OUT Leaders of Democracy Said to Have Had Real Misunderstanding. BERQE IB VERY MU0H MIFFED Derlnren Hint He Una (ilren TV'ny In Pnt fnr Metrnlfe nnd (tlhrm, lint They Are Mot lle.elp rorntlnsr Now. V. O. AUUhiy. Former Secretary On Visit to State (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. June 15.-(SpeciaI.)-John C. Allen, former secretary of stata t Ne braska, with Airs. Allen and two sons, John C, Jr., and Theodore D., visited tho state house this morning and looked over the scenes of former days. -Mr. Allen was secretary of state in 1801 to 1S33 and eighteen years ago left Ne braska for Monmouth, 111. .where he on gaged In mercantile business, which he has continued to the present time. He is making the trip from his home to Ne braska via Kansas City and Omaha by automobile and Is much impressed with the advancement Nebraska, has made during the years of his absence. WHEAT FIELDS UNDER WATER NEAR GRAND ISLAND GRAND ISLAND, Neb.. June 15. (Special.) Another heavy rain during Saturday night, the third one In as many days, has added to the already swollen creeks and the floods of the lower lands, and It Is feared that great damage will be done to' the splendid stands of wheat and oats. Some wheat fields are reported a foot under water, and Prairie creek and Silver creek, seven and three mle& north of the city resepec tlvely. are one. body of water, in many places. The fear Is that even If the waters quickly recede there will be diffi culty in working the heavy binders. In the northwestern part of the county hall did great damage (or a strip four miles long and from a quarter to half a mile wide. ARMY W0RMS INaTfALFA FIELDS NEAR TABLE ROCK TABLE ROCK, Neb.. June K.-(Special.) The presence of army worms In alarm ing numbers Is canting some uneasiness among the farmers of this vicinity. In a majority of Instances, thes worms have first made their nppcarance In the fields of alfalfa, where they are found In great numbers. After the alfalfa fields have been harvested, they attack all crops In the vicinity. Owing to the rains and a hot sun of. the last few days they are materially decreeing. In many fields of alfalfa the second cutting has been de layed by the cutting off of the "hew sprouts by the pests close to the ground. ItoaiU Par Taxes. LINCOLN, Neb., June. 15.-?Speclal ) Two large checks for the payment of oc cupation taxes reached the office of Sec retary of State Walt todav. Each was for $2,500 and were remitted by the Burling ton and Missouri Pacific railways. Don't l,oe Sleep Cootthlno at Night. Take Foley's Honey and Tar Com pound. It glides down your throat and spreads a healing, soothing coating over the Inflamed tickling surface. That's Im mediate relief. It loosens up the tight ness In your chest, stops wheezy breath ing, eases distressing, racking, tearing coughs. Children love it Refuse any substitutes. Contains no opiates. For sale by all dealers everywhere. Advertisement Beatrice Judge Rejects Evidence of Bloodhounds BEATntCK. Neb., June 15. (Spcelat.) Fred Reler, a farmer living near Cort land, was given a hearing Saturday be fore Judge Walden on the charge of steal ing fifteen bushels of oats from Herman Otoo, a neighbor. The court discharged the defendant at the close of tho hear ing. Bloodhounds from this city jwro used In following the trail, whlcn ended at Reler's home. The court, In render ing its decision, did not consider the evi dence of the hounds relative to the trail followed by them. Mrs, Llrzlc Hroeh, a pioneer resident of Barneston, died suddenly Saturday, morn ing at the home of her daughter, Mm. Joseph Shalla, aged seventy-eight year. She" is survived by three sons. Funeral services were held today, and interment was in the YVymore cemetery. A. H. Peters, a former resident of the Cortland vicinity, was killed by a bolt of lightning in a barn at his home near Fort Morgan, Colo., recently. He wis nearly eighty yearn of age, and resided In Gage county for many years betoro going to Colorado. . In a suit brought by Mrs. Mary Hill of San Francisco, formerly of Beatrice, against Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Hilt, to se cure the custody of her little son, Judge Pemberton found for the defendant and ordered that the child be retained by Its grandparents. Blue River Runs High Result of Rains BEATRICE, Neb June 15.-(.Speclal Telegram.) As a result of the heavy rains the last few days the Blue river today la twelve feet higher than normal and is overflowing Its banks In places. .The government rale cause showed 1,25 lnchnj of rainfall today. Crops have not ye been damaged and were never better in the history of the country. DEATH RECORD. Aaron Waits. AUBURN, Neb.. June 15.-(Speclal.)-Aaron Waltz, an old-time citizen, and one of the early settlers of the county died yesterday evening at his home In this city. He came to this county in 1S64 and located on a farm eight miles southeast of here, where he resided un til a few years ago when he moved lo town. He was twice married, and is survlvved by his wife and nine children. All are here to pay their last respects. Some from California, some from Colo rado, some from Oklahoma and the others from the different parts of this state. Mr, Waits had passed the four score mark, and was one of Auburn's successful citizens In every sense of the word. Mrs. Phlln A. Martin. TABLB ROCK, Neb., June 15 -(Special.) Funeral services for Mrs. Phila A. Mar tin, who died Thursday evening, were held at the Methodist Episcopal church Bun- day at 2 p. m. and the Interment was In the Table Rock cemetery. Mrs. Martin had lived In Nebraska almost fifty years and was "0 years old. She is survived by five children: Dr. Roy Martin of Las Vegas, New:. Frank Martin of Omaha: Dr. Charles Martin, who has Just grad uated from a medical schol at Philadel phia; Mrs. F. M. Linn of Kansas City, and Mrs. R. H. Norrls of Upton, Wyo. Dnmnsre by Storm at Itarrnns, RAVENNA, Nob., June 15.-(Speclal.)- For the third night in succession Ra venna was In the midst of a storm. Sun day morning between 1 and 2 o'clock It broke with the fury of a hurricane, and yesterday morning the streets and side walks were obstructed wlthSroken trees and debris. Much damage was done by tho wind. During the three days 'almost flvo Inches of rain has fallen, and. the Loup and Beaver rivers, which Join within a mile of Havenna, are running bank, full. Such a storm period has not prevailed at Ravenna for many years. Two Annelmo Wedding. ANSELMO, Neb., June 15.-(Speclal.) Ray Tlerney and bride arrived .In An selmo yesterday and will be at 'home to their friends after July 1 In their cottage on South Scott street. They were mar rled in Bnken Bow on Wednesday at tho home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Willing. Mr. Thomas P. Mulllns and Miss Betty Ray were married In Brewster, Neb., June 12. Mr. Mulllns. Is a son of Dr. Mul llns of Broken Bow and has been In charge as principal of tho Anselmo school, while Miss Ray was raised in this community. . mmr H(evennn-Meti. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb.. June 15. (Speclal.) On Sunday occurred the. wyl- ding of Deputy County Clerk Oliver Stev enson and Miss Maud Metz, both of ihl city. The bride la the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. .Henry Metz. Is highly edu cated and for a number of years was a teacher In the public schools. The groom Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Stay- enson. They will make their home at Nebraska City, Dr. Kin it' a New I.lfe Pill. cured Mr. K. M. Goodloe, Dallas, Tex., of malaria and biliousness. Bost reinilatne of liver, stomach and bowels. 25c, All druggists. Advertisenwnt. (From a Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN, Neb., June lS.-rSpeclal.)- Th democratic party In Nebraska Is sadly In need of a bunch of mediators and they will have to get busy mighty ciulck or the Job will spoil on their hands and be beyond resurrection If tob long a tlivo Is taken In getting on the Job. It Is now a public secret that Prince Charllo J Bryan and William II. Thompson, tho 'Grand Island democratic statesman, have had a blowout. Vll ,Mllt,IC IMHVII .III' im.u ridden through so many campaigns and over rocky roads struck a broken bottlo somewhere on the political road and it is doubtful whether the puncturn sustained by a tire can be mended or that a new tire can be made before the campaign ends. Just who was guiding the machine when the puncture was sustained Is not known, but It Is said that Thompson had hold of the steering wheel and thai Prince ' Charlie . attempted to get I away front hml. Anyhow Thompson Is quoted as saying that until the democratic party gets a chauffeur who can steers, he will rcfune to ride. tlerace Is Huffy. Now George W. Berge comes out with a statement and says that Dick Metcalfe Is an ingrate, or words to that effect. Ho says that he got ou of the way t-wo years ago Just to give Dick and Gover nor Morehcad a chance to fight It out for the governorship and stilled his beating gubernatorial heart for two long years waiting for another chance. Now Morchead refuses to keep his campaign promise not to run for a second term and Metcalfe butts into the game and tho two of them are against him. He saya that Metcalfe had had two mighty good paying Jobs since that time and he has had none and he thinks a man who would oppose him under those circum stances Is a froud. One Henl Democrat. He claims to be the only unadulterated democrat in the state who can be elected and says that the taxpayers all over the state are sending up peons of praises over his candidacy. He knows he Is go ing to lie nominated and knows he Is going to be elected. But for a man who Iss o dead sure of these things he is doing a lot of knock ing on his fellow democrats who are as piring for the same office and have no show, according to his Idcad of the situa tion. Meantime while Berge. Morehead, Met calfe, Thompson and Bryan are await ing the arrivals of the mediators, Colonel John G. Maher is sawing wood and keep ing the slide to the democratic nomina tion well greased. r h i Good Spices are the Most Economical Spices that bear our label are imported by us in the original form, are thoroughly cleaned by our own process and ground in our own mills all under the watchful eyes of experts. TONE'S Spices are the select of the spice crop and retain their original strength. They will give your cooking a new relish. If you have not al ready tried them, do so next time. Your grocer tells them. Altcayt 10c a package, Ppwr, S.lfon Clnnamom, Clorct, Mustard Closer, AlUpvc. Grrui. Pppr, Sag., Nutm.t Wbola MUad Picklins SpLca, and all othsr. J TONE BROS., Des Moines (ErtablUhad 18.73) Blenders or Tone' Old Golden Coffea Progressives ndorse National Platform BROKEN BOW. Neb., June lB.-(Spe-clal Telegram.) Tt the progressive con vention held here this afternoon, the na tional platform of 1912 was endorsed, along with the regular platform and a plank introduced and adopted favoring government ownership of railroads and municipal ownership of all utilities. Many suffragists were In attendance nnd took part In the meeting. Delegates were also elected to the state convention and talkn made by well known people. James Stockham presided at the convention and was later elected chair man of the county central committee with H. Hansen as secretary. 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