Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 13, 1915, Page 5

| Nebraska | DISREGARD LAW! tovernor Morehead Gives Permis- sion to Food Commissioner to Re- | tain Fees for Operating Office. IXPEOT COURT DECISION SOON (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Oct, 12.—(Special.)—Governor Morehead has giyen Food Commissioner farman permission to ignore the Gerdes aw relative to turning over ail fees col ected by his department. The governor oday told Mr. Harman he might retain sufficlent of the fees collected to run his department and turn over the balance to he treasurer. As an excuse for violating a law which he governor, as a member of the state | senate, helped to pass he set forth that | State Treasurer Hall was obstinately re- tusing to permit the food, ofl and dairy flepartment to draw sufficlent revenue io kep it in operation. The governor eaid 40 was sorry to be compelled to sanction » deviation from the Gedes law ,but he 11d not belleve it was best for the stats © be left at the mercy of unscrupulous dealers, who might flood Nebraska with inferfor food products. Nebraska Law Rigid. The governor professes to have noticed already that violation of thé pure food law wore becoming more frequent be sause the treasurer had hampered its en- forcement. He points out that the de- partment has done considerable even at that in keping up the reputation of.the state for having the best system of pure tood Jaws and the most rigid enforcement | of any state in the union. In pursuance of the pas missioner Harman tem to Treasurer Hall $10,138.87, collected In tees, which I the balance left after the department had maintainel several in-| spectors in the field. The total receipts were $10.571.60, which 15 considerably less than would have been realized had the department been in full operdtion. Inspectors Going Pack. i With the authority given-him by the governor, Commissioner Harman will put his inspectors back into the field and will conduct his department as in the past. He will employ eleven inspectors, | although allowed sixteen and will also| reduce his office force. Governor Morehead today gave out the following statement relative to the situa- tion: | “There are two plans which present | themselves. One is to' close up the de-| partment and lose to the people of braska its sérvices. , Food Com- Ne- other matters on the same basis existed ten years ago. | ney will wire the butiding for rrow will remit | fOF & new nursery for the Milford Indus-| 1 1 WORHd This would throw ' cial.)—The the state wide open and place food and called for its pastor, Rev that now located at Marcus, been the minister of that church for soms | “The other plan is to keep the depart- time, Nebraska TARMAN FREE 70 _|™WO NORS GUARDS AT P Warden Fenton Authorized to Take | Precantions Against Outbreak of Prisoners. NIGHT SHIFT IS REARRANGED (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Oct. 12.—(Special)—Warden Fenton of the Nebraska penitentiary has been authorized by the Board of Control to employ two additional guards at a salary of $50 a month each with board and lodging. The warden has asked fo a full night shift to prevent another peni- tentlary outbreak, two of which have oc curred within the last three There are at the present two guards employed cluding the turnkeys. months at the prison, in The governor was ¥iven authority to rearrange the shift fo: night and day service as hie might see fit. Guttery Explaine Sutcide, That Mrs. Mary E. Adams, an Insane patient of Norfolk, strangled herself with a plece of muslin between half-hour visits of a nurse while confined In a ward in which several patlents with an ftch had been Isolated is explain.d by n tendent Guttery In a letter to the Hoand ot Control. The body of Mrs, Adams has been taken to her home in Kearney Boone County Payw. Boone county hag made a payment « £2,060 to State Auditor Smith on the eane fund tax levied prior to 189! county pald $500 before, and still 2,62 Delay Openivg Contracts. owes Plumbing and Leating contracta for the | new boller room and laundry of the Kearney Tuberculosis hospital have awarded to C. J. Rurke & Son of lear- ney at $467 by the State Board of Control. | The Nebraska Chandeller works of Kear $180. Bid trinl home, opened Monday, will not be acted on by the board until Saturday. Morehead to Kearney. Governor Morehead left for Tuesday night to take part in the laving of the cornerstone Wednesday of the new building at the State Normal school Requisition Granted. The governor has granted requisition papers for Clyde Decker, arrested in Peoria, 1L, on a charge of embezxlement of $154 from his employer, H. & Omaha. nts Title Quieted, A. B. Carrothers of Grant county has| asked the Board of Kducational Lands and Funds to quiet the title to 100 acres {of land he has held unaer sale contract for the last lwnmy four years. Church Calls Pastor. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Oct. 12.—(Spe First Christian church has Carl E. Perlee, Ia., and who has The church has been without a ment running by the uee of the fees col- pastor for a rumber of months since Rev, lected and give the people the benefit of tull enforcement of these popular laws. A torate at Meadow Grove The whole state is interested in keeping Creek. Rev, Mr, G. loNowell was called to the pas and Battle Perlsa will arrive here the department open as is easlly ‘shown to begin his work about December I. by the correspondence on file and by word coming from every yuarter of the state. “Matters Have beeri handled in’ prace’ tically the same way as heretofgre. have Instructed Mr. Harman to turn into the state treasury any balance he may have on hand October 1.* The supreme eourt will hear the fire commissioner's mandamus suit against the state treasurer, lnvolving the me points as the food. commissioner's pre-| dicament, and an early decislon may clear the situation. School Class Rows Cause Arrests, | RAVENNA, Neb., Oct. 12.—(Bpecial)— | Ravenna has been the scene of a good | many disturbances between the different | classes In &chool, particularly when | some social affair was being held. While | ohe class was holding a party Friday night members of another class black- | ehed thelr faces, in some Instances soil- | ing thelr clothes. The police was called | to disperse the crowd, but the affalr| wound up by several warrants beiny | sworn out and the students arrested. It | 18 lkely it will result in the public and | the school authorities insisting that: the clasa disturbances be stopped. FAMILY THROWN OUT OF CAR AND HURT LOUP GITY, Neb., Oct. 12.—(Special.)— A serlous. autcmobile accident happened to the family of ¥ritz Bichel Sunday morning as (hey Werc veturning to their hiome, five miles east of Litchfield, in | which Mr, Bichel had his leg broken and | Mre. Bichel was severely bruiscd end | their daughter almost killed. They had Leen attending & party at the home of a neighbor, Mr. Stark, and when within | slght of thelr own home, and cltmbing « long hili, About half way up the steer ing rod broke and the driver lost com- plete. control of the machine. It backed down hill and went over the side of a | culvert Into ® ravine acme ten feet below. | Mrs. Bichel fuinped, but the car struek | her as it came down, Mr. Bichel and the daughter wers vinloned under the car. | ENGINEER IS BLAMED FOR ! DEATH OF MARTIN ELLIOTT | YORK, Neb, Oct 1f—(Spectal Téls- gram,)—The coroner's jury in the case of Martin J. Elliott, killed by train No. 189 | on the Northwestern three and ome-half | miles portheast of Thr.,\er Bunday morn- ing, found that the scident was @ mainl¥ to pegligence on the part of the | engineer and to a degree of carclessnees on the part of the deceased At Sunday Sehool Conventfon. KEARNEY, Neb., Oet. 1%—(Special - Hundredy of pecple attended the district Sunday school conventivs In this o'ty Sunday and ai {nteresting and beneficlal program was enjoyed. The churches of | the city did not hold services in the afterngon and evening and wll, Sunday/ schgol and church people. joined in the oconvention. A motion that the assembly | %0 on record favoring a dry Nebraska at, the state, eleciion next Year was unani- mously carried. Among the principal | R=ivh H. House- speakers was the Rev. man of Qmahe Croup and Whooping dren's eidments. Dr. Kin New Dis-| covery ia what you meed—it kille the Cold |Germs., Al druggists ad\ullul menl. Fire Destroys Barn, ASHLAND, Neb., Oct. 12.—~(Specal)— i Fire of unknown couse destroyed the barn, machine shed and granary on the | | tarm of Clinton T. Richards in South | sister, Bend precinet, six miles ‘southeast of Ashland, Saturday afternocon. time twenty- The | been Kearney | King of’ N-IH $ S—— George 8! of the ore, who won the fourth game » series for Boston, shaking H irover Alexander worl, Cleveland {15 about $8,00 and partly covered by in- suran Mr. and Mrs. Richrrds are at the San Francisco exposition and only their daughter, Miss Zepha Richards, { was at home when the fire occurred. {MAYOR MADGETT TRIES TO BLCCK GAS FRANCHISE { HASTINGS, Neb, Oct. 13.—(S8pecial | Telegram.)—Mayor Madgett tried to pre- vent ratification chise at the council meeting last night by declining to put to & vote a motion | to euspend the rules and advance the measure to third reading. He also re- | tused to put the question of the appeal trom the decisio nof the chafr. Finally the president of the council put the | | tion and the ordinance was pass directed by the voters at the special elec- tion, omly two members dissenting. It was insisted that the ratification of the corn fleld the day before and retired the night before feeling as usual. He had | lived i Laurel many years. wife, he leaves three children Mrs. Henry Cleveland. Laurel will let the contract for a mu- of the new gas fran-| measure by the council was purely per- tunctory. Newas Notes of urel. LAURBL, Neb, Oct. 12—(Special.)— John J. Colline was found dead In bed| yesterday morning. He worked in the Besides his | and one| l)_\l.\[l\ o SHORE ANO ALEXANDER at Philadelphia serles opened last Friday week. It will be for a twenty-four hour | service, |GUARDSMAN AVIATOR HAS BEEN DISPLACED BY ORDER | (From a State ¢ \\rr\‘upnnm'n! ) LINCOLN, Oct. 12.—(Special )--For fatl- ure to carry out his contract for filghts in Beatrice at the Gage county fair two weeks ago Captain C. W, Shatfor, chief |of aviation of the Nebraska National Guard, has been displaced by Captaln Ralph McMillin, who became identified three months ago with the Nebraska aviaticn corps. The change was ordered by Adjutant General Phil Hall Captain McMillin has made a score of fiights about Nebraska this summer, Cap- tain Shaffer will still remain In the ser vice in the rank of captain. ral Ha'l plans to develop the aviation branch of the service in Ne« braskn on an extensive scals, | to get several military | the War department. and hopes aeroplanes from Use The Bee's “Swapper’ column. Frame Bus Barn Burns, YORK, Neb. Oct. 12—(Special.)—The frame 'bus barn of Lyon & Titman, lo- cated just south of the Northwestern depot, caught f{ire and was completely destroyed. All the horses and 'busos were saved. The orfgin of fhe fire isx not known. The logs will amount to around The loss | nicipal electric Iight plant Friday of this| #,004, partially covered by Insurance, T OBER 1910, Nebraska , Omaha Bank Merger ger Not Yet Approved by the State Board LINCOLN, Neb,, Oct. { gram.)—Th braska ¥ it be known this mornine, meeting in the governor's office, that it had not formally appre ) the State Bank of Omaha, which absorbed the City National bank Ia The board made a formal record ing the deal had been made without ite sanotion When the consolidation was N broached to it, the board sent two exam ners to check up the affairs of the na tional bank. Unti! they report, the board will not place its approval on the deal land they have not completed their ex amination yet Some objections to the merger have boen rafeed, but they are not considered serious, | They have to. do with the amount of money the ba 1l pay into the guaranty fund of the state now that deposita of the institution are increased by 2,000,000, When the new bank artared it must pay in 1 per cont of wwerage dos posits the first year. Thereafter the bank | pays one-twentieth of 1 per cent. The board feels that the bank ought to pay | Por cent out of fairness to what i re quired of other banks. This would mean $20.000 on the new deposits |Hurt When Engine WATER, Neb, Oct WEEPING 12 on the (Special)—Willlam Ash engineer narro wgauge rallway used to haul stone 10 the crushers at the stone quarry east of town, was down under the engine put | ting in some packing when (he brakes loosened and let the engine forward. The | clearance under the engine was so small | that Ash was caught by the moving en- gine and his body doubled over in a way | that only narrowly misced breaking his |\'-L It is thought that he suffered se- vere internal injuries, but the extent can not yet be ascertained. News Notes of MeCook. i M'COOK, Neb, Oct. 12.-<«Special Tele gram,)—8heritf 8. O. Keown of Ohio county, Kentucky, left McCook tonlght | for Kentucky with his priso Clay | bour Wilson, who ia under indictment at | Hartford, Ky. for the murder of w | negro, Harrison Maddox. Wilson has been held here at McCook for the last ten days awaiting Sherif Keown and his extradition warrant | The barns of Dr. B, M | H. P. Deuel were destroyed by fire lust | night and the barn of Georn Whittaker | considerably damaged. Damage is placed at $,000 with part fnsurance Mendicant Drops Dead. ASHLAND, Neh, Oct. 12.—(8pecial.) soliciting alms here, saying he was crip- | pled, fell dead of heart failure. MHe gave the name of Alfred Carr here and was aged from 23 to 2% years, light complex fon, five feet seven inches in helght, welghed 175 pounds and had blud eyes and two gold teoth in front. No means | relatives were on his person and the body will be held a short time to en- | deavor to find same. —no car ot its price has SO MUCH! This Studebaker 4-cylinder car at $885 is the ONLY 7-passenger, 4-cylinder car with a 3 %-inch bore x 5-inch stroke, FORTY Horse Power motor that has ever been offered in America or Europe for Four-Cylinder Models Touring Car, 7-passenger Roadster, er 3-passeny: Landes-Roadster, l-’--c-' Commercial Cars Pesel Delivery Car . . 0.-!--0-.... Station Wagen . . ' Six-Cylinder M less than $1000. It is the MOST POWERFUL car at its price on the market. The motor is INCREASED from 3% x 5 to 37 x 5 inches—and develops odels . $1080 . 1000 1380 .. tese SOUTH BEND, IND, .. 2am and delivers FULL Forty Horse Power. POWER, this FOUR equals most of the Sixes on the market. it is as snappy in action as a high-strung thoroughbred. Yet it is economical of gasoline and oil-—easy to operate—almost free from gear-shifting. Picks up like a flash without the slightest jarring. See the car at once. STUDEBAKER WALKERVILLE, ONT. Studebaker Factory == vanch P'de In flexibility and pulling And Surely you can not afford to invest hundreds of dollars in a car without knowing how much a dollar can buy in a car. And in this car Studebaker has set a new mark for the purchasing power of every dollar, DETROIT, MICH. £. R. Wiison Automobile Co., 25th Ave. and Farnam St. [SOUTH PLATTE EXPOSITION Starts to Move! Easterday and | Monday night & young man who had been | of identification or clue to his home or | ! Nebraska : Nebraska the country this year comparatively fow sllos are being filled as compared with BEING HELD AT HASTINGS | other vears Mewsrs. M. J. Contant, Ralph Downes HASTING Ne o (Special | And F. D. Hardy comprised a hunting Telogram.)—The & Platte exposition, | Party that spent a fow days at DuBois Which s belng held as the fourth annual | Neb., hunting harvest celebration, attracted unusaally | The Rock Island pile driver is now big crowds to Hastings today. Many at. Working on the Nebraska division and is tractions have been placed thr driving plling at the Blue river bridge the business district an dthers be | JUst northwest of Fairbury on the Fair par and free shows onch day. A | Dury-Nelson branch agricultural parade will be - e e tomorrow my Cors . - KEARNEY, NER, Oct. 12.—(Special.) The cornerstone of the new Auditoriun Charles L. Bitser has e wiil be lald this afternoon. Members of nEIneer on the Nehrasie i ftated a8 | the State Normal board, the governoy Rock faiand, Mr. itsc: 0 Of the and several other organizations will be Srot Bhevios 1. AGRTeT, ThiE vel d. The services will in charge HOURY 10 the Dammit. & Berr of the Mamonic order. 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