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THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1918. 1 1 S i "fi Nebraska NORMAN REPORTS ON LABOR BUREAU Labor Commissioner Tells of Methods Employed to Obtain Positions for Workers . Upon Farms. v Lincoln, Jan. 2. (Special.) Ac . cording to a report prepared by Labor Commissioner George Norman, 13,991 persons obtained employment in 1917 through the free employment bureau operated by the state. Of these 13,485 were men and 106 women. The report shows that 14,371 per , sons applied to theftureau for work and 13,551 applications came to the bureau for help. .The report further says: "Calls for help came from nearly every county in Nebraska. The coun ties of Polk, Butler, Merrick, Platte. Nance- and Stanton seemed to need help the most for corn susking. The first calls received were from these counties and several hundred men were directed to work there, some single communities asking for one to 200. Good Husking Records. 'Many-good records of husking are reported by men coming back to the .office. One man reported having husked 1,800 bushels in less than i four weeks, and of having received i9, cents per bushel. Another offered .9 his record book as evidence that he husked. 1,450 bushels in 14 days, and N these are similar to many others. "The state labor department says that in its opinion, a great deal of the so-called labor shortage is caused more by the lack of an efficient means of procuring accurate information , and the distribution of labor where needed, than any other cause." , Compensation Reports. ' In charge of the operation of the compensation law, Commissioner Norman reports as follows: Number of complaints regarding collection ' of wages, 69; amounts ranging from $1.35 to $103 each. Total amount collected, $294.05. Complaints of .violation of nine hour female labor law, .33. Complaints of violation of 8-hour child labor law, 22. Compalints of cold and unsanitary conditions, 9. Compensation cases, complaints, by letter, 81. . Compensation cases, complaints, oral, 62 j vhich "was settled by amicable means. Of course, one was from Canada and three from Iowa. Compalints made against commer cial employment agencies,. 7; in most cases the fee being returned to the complainant. ' Number of inspections made, 1,259; located in Omaha, Lincoln, Beatrice, Crete, Fremont, Scojftsbluff, 'Gering, Alliance, Superior and the potash companies of northwestern Nebraska. In addition to this there were from 12,000 to 15,000 personal injury acci dent reports received, a majority of which were, of minor accidents. - Number of hearings held on com pensation cases which were in dis pute in different parts of the state, 21. - ',; ; . ' In most cases an award in favor of the injured employee, or beneficiary was rendered. . MADGETT WILL MAKE RACE FOR U.S. SENATOR Hastings, Neb., Jan. 2. (Special Telegram.) William Madgett, now serving' his second term as .mayor of Hastings, today confirmed the re port that he- will seek the republican nomination for "United States sena tor. Mayor Madgett said today that he ild not intended to announce his candidacyvat this time, wishing first to prepare his platform. The Madgett platform will include promises to support all administra tion measures that the mayor deems necessary to the successful prosecu tion of the war; to vpte for the rati fication" of the national prohibition amendment after three-fourths of the state legislatures have given it their endorsement; to vote for national woman suffrage, and to support any laws that will perpetuate national control ofe the railroads. U-The mayor said that his platform will carry labor and other planks. Gage County Officially i Goes Over Top in-Big Drive Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 2. (Specials Red Cross campaign officially ended last night, and chairman Heveione sent the following, message to Frank Judson, state director: "Gage county presents to the American Red Cross a New Year's gift of 11,409 mem bers." The committee from Adams township reported 701 members. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Seymour, old residents of Beatrice, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary today. A negro attempted to hold up Will Cole while on his way home Sunday flight.- .' K Witnesses Testify Switch Had Been Tampered With Hast,ngs, Neb., Jan. 2. (Specal Telegram.) Conductor Nutter and Brakeman , Cramre testified at the coroner's inquest in the case of the wrecking of the Red Cloud train here Monday, that they found the "throw ing ar 'of the switch bent, indicat ing tJi at the switch had been tam pered with. They were the first o examine the switch after the wreck, in which Engineer Llewellyn was killed and Fireman Vernon Brown injured. Both said Llewellyn was a careful engineer. The inquest had not been finished late today. Non-Partisan League Meeting at Elkhorn, Nebraska. Tnaadar, January 8th 2 P. M. Sharp. Sanrael R. Maxwell will explain to the Farmer of Doaglaa County the pro gram, method and enonnoni growth of thii wonderful Farmeri" Organintion that ia a weeping the West from Canada to Mexico, Be tare to attend and bring your neighbor!. Shall Lawyers Select Judges In Advance of the Primary? Question Is Propounded and Discussed in Pointed Lan guage by Supreme Court . Judge Hainer. Hon. Farncis G. Hamer, of the Ne braska supreme court, fires broad side into State Bar association committee for .attempt to bind voters to choice of minority: Lincoln, Neb., Jany 2. To the Edi tor of The Bee: No lawyer of expe rience and no judge would ever seek to eliminate the lawyers from par ticipating iu, a campaign for the elec tion of'supreme judges. Perhaps no candidate for that position could be nominated and elected in opposition to the will of the bar . In any event whenever I am a candidate, I want the support of the bar, and I have always had it, and mainly for the reason that I do not shirk hard work, am always willing to study the evi dence in the case and read the briefs and try to understand the law ap plicable to the facts; - and while I claim no superior learning. I have at least two qualities, which make many persons my friends, including most of the lawyers: As a judge, I always try to be fair, and 1 am"f earless as to the decision and I dissent when I feel that I ought too, At the meeting of the State Bar association,' at Lincoln, last Friday and Saturday, there was rather a slim attendance, except at the banquet. At the business sessions, a select com mittee of which-J. M. Sewart of Lin coln, was chairman, made a report in favor of a plan to allow the lawyers nf h statA in rar tlipir vntfts hefrtre the primary in favor of the particular candidates for supreme judges, they might prefer. 1 he purposes was stated to be the effect that such se cret ballot would have, when it should be announced, upon the voters at thep rimary. It appeared to be thought by six or eight or perhaps 10 zealous adherants of the plan that the voters might follow the example of the lawyers and vote for such men as the lawyers, in their wisdom, might prefer. .- . There are three judges, whose places will need to be filled by elec tion during the year .1918. There was talk at first of endorsing three can didates, and afterwards more talk about endorsing six. The details of the plan, as I understand it were left with the committee. There were 68 men present on Sat urday forenoon and 75 in the after noon, if the count which I made, was correct. . A clear majority of those present was in favor of the plan, al though, vigorous speeches were made against it by former United States Senator; William V. Allen of Madi son, now one of the district judges, and. by judges. Matt Miller of David City, and E. P. Holmes of Lincoln, Aale P. Stough of Lincoln, was not for the plan as proposed, and he read a paper in- support" of his position and made a speech. . - I am not quite certain of the num ber, but probably 45 or 50 men out of 75 present, voted for the plan of a secret ballot by the lawyers, and its announcement in time to reach the voter before the primary should be held. Senator Allen and Judges Mil ler and Holmes each , had specific reasons against' the plan, and with much force insisted upon the same. Among ..many other objections which they made was the one that it was unfair to the people to . assume that they were incapable of exercis ing an intglligent judgment of their own in selecting candidates, including the judges of the supreme court. John N. Dryden, of Kearney, was favora ble to the secret ballot, and was one of its most zealous advocates. When president of the association in 1916, he had appointed Mr. J. M. Stewart, the clam of .h. c,mn,i.t... and h,d '!' pHnv"' The J ,is1MB)' Upward' I .Trend ' ' 1 : ; teP .upward is a ' step forward. -' f Climber fiSittp who advances There "re substitutes ior nearly everything in this . world except honesty and ability. Plodding industry may win over LAZY ability as illustrated by the fable of "The Tortoise and the Hare" and unscrupulous cunning may temporarily triumph over BLIND honesty, yet neither qualify as "substitutes," but only serve to .emphasize-the need of alertness and zeal on the part of honesty and ability. ....... - There is not a suspicion of vanity in my makeup but I cannot but feel an honest pride in building up this of fice in the city of my childhood to its present command ing position, because I realize that without the confidence .land support of the people success would be impossible. It it but another proof that people do appreciate re forms, when they are REAL and SINCERE. It is an endorsement of my policy of giving better dentistry for less moneyan endorsement of my painless methods as applied to dental operations, and an endorse ment of the old adage that "there is always room at the top." . : Of course, there a few disgruntled people, and rocks occasionally are aimed my way but they always come , from those BELOW the incompetents, and respectable old fogies who sat still while I climbed. ' In every walk "of life, in every profession and art, there is new evidence daily that this is the age of ."the up ward trend." ' i ... t Painless Mhers,0enti$t 423-428 Securities BIdg. 16 th and Farnam Streets. OMAHA, NEB. " - Office Hours: 8;30 A. M. to 8 P. M. Sunday, 9 to 1. also appointed the other membrj of it. Mr. Dryedn was supported by Judge E. E. Good of Wahoo, C Pet rus Peterson and J. W. Stewart and some others of Lincoln. I did not get all the names of the participants, in the debate. By the opponents of the plan, it was urged that Iss than 10 pr cent of the members of the Bar association were trying to bind that body, and commit it to a scheme most objec tionable to the Bar association as a whole, and also objectionable to the whole bar of the state. The Bar as sociation contains a little less than 450 members and 45 or 50 of these were trying to bind 400 to something not yet submitted to them in any way, and trying to commit 2,000 lawyers to a scheme they had never consid ered, while 285,000 voters were utterly ignored. So far as I .have consulted them, persons outside of the bar are much opposed to the plan. It is said the plan prevents the voter from starting i nat the commencement of the cam paign, and puts him behind until the general direction of the same has been settled. - It is urged that a lawyer, who has recently lost a case, might see many other awyers and defeat a good judge because he was angry. I think the judicial office should be above friend ship and beyond enmity. I also think that if the law providing for a pri mary is wrong, it should be enforced until it is amended. I think that farmers, stockmen, merchants, bankers .business men, land owners and others who pay the bulk of the taxes that sustains the courts and pays the salary of the judges, should, have a voice in select Ting the judges. I also think that the men who work in shops should be al lowed to exercise their preference. Everyone knows, that while the judges of the supreme court are hon est and intend to do right and that as a while the result reached is generally the proper result, yet every lawyer of wide experience knows that on nearly every supreme bench there is, or may be, or has been, some judge with pe culiar predilections, or unexplainable prejudices. May be he is nearly al ways in favor of breaking the will that is contested, may be he is nearly always for the city or town that is sued, may be he is nearly always against the railroad company in a personal injury case, and also against the packing house and against the contractor and builder andthe manu facturing plant in all such cases, may be he is nearly always in favorof the defendant in a criminal case, may be. he is nearly always for the insurance company when it is sued, or for the church or the lodge that is sued, and may be he is for the ibig bank as against the little one, and may be he is for any bank as against its cus tomer, f . These are only illustrations. What ever the peculiarity of this particular judge may be, the men who obtain his nomination and election have prob ably secured a bonanza in their busi ness, if his peculiar leaning is in their direction. Therefore, when the law yers recommend anyone, it is a perti nent question as to what particular line of the law business they are in. They are likely to, known the predi lections of many judges or their prejudices - or tendencies, and they may succeed in making money out of the peculiar habit of thought of the judges instead of out of the merits of the cases tried. Even one judge on the court having strong prejudices in any direction is dangerous to the safe and orderly administration of jus tice. Most lawyers of money-making tendencies are likely to lean strongly in favor of the judge whose peculiar views enables them to make money. The lawyers may advise their mends and clients with scrupulous nonesty, but no one class of men for all other classes. Let the people avail themselves of all the sources of knowledge they have, and after that exercise their best judgment. They are not likely to vote for a judge that is unfair or full of dangerous preju dices if they know it. If the lawyers do the thing which the plan contem plates, it is likely to defeat the men for whom they cast their secret ballot. In any event it is dangerous. I am opposed to any attempt to coerce the voters through any secret ballot of the lawyers. No class of men is more honest than the lawyers, and no class of men is more honest than the judges, although, they have their weaknesses as other men have them, but I do not think it is safe to let a lawyer advise the public by secret ballot what is best for them to do if at the same time, his private financial interest may be on the other side, ajid entirely irreconcilable with the inter est of the people. . FRANCIS G. HAMER. Stricken Woman May Die. ' Fremont, Neb., Jan. 2. (Special Telegram.) The condition of Mrs. E. L. Whitcomb who suffered a stroke of paralysis Monday morning gradually grows worse. Little hope is entertained for her recovery. IFr son, Captain Whitcomb of the 109th signal battalion, stationed at Camp Cody, and her son-in-law, Sergeant Fred Suchland of Camp Funston, have been called to Fremont. Denney Out for Congress. Fairbury, Neb., Jan. 2. (Special Telegram.) C. H. Dennev. mavor of Fairbury, announced today that he is a candidate for congress from the Fourth congressional district, subject to the will of the republican voters. Woman Burned to Death. Smith Center, Kan., Jan. 2. (Spe cial Telegram.) Mrs. Louise Ehlert, 80 years old and living alone in the town of Kensington, was burned to death last night. t Smith-Hinkle. Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 2. (Special Telegram.) Walter Smith and Mrs; Emma Hinkle both of Kansas City, were married here today by Judge Okeefe. Your Gain Our Loss ! rn nanos I Player Pianos 50 x onu vi gaus From $100-and up to make Room" to Reduce Inventory. We will Sell or Rent Pianos Player Pianos Organs Not new but nearly so at Prices and Terms to Suit Every Pocketbook. Kimball Piano, in ebony, $125, and COQEj mahogany i&tOJi Hospe Piano, in walnut, $200; in dn C( mahogany .. .. ptOVJ. Cable Nelson, Q Q Q C mahogany . . J New England, " I 1 O C ebony .... .... v LOD A. B. Chase, 1 A ebony . . V 1 wU Emerson Piano, flj Q Q C walnut pLiiJ Werner Piano, d 1 fj mahogany . . . . V 1 V Steger Piano, . . d 1 QJ ebony v lD Hinze Piano, COQC mahogany .. ..9ttJ Camp & Co. d 1 tt Piano, walnut.'. j) 1 DO Schacffer PianoQAA mahogany v"U $10 TAKES ONE HOME. A Little Weekly or Monthly Pays for It. DO IT NOW We Rent Pianos $3 50 Per Month PLAYER ROLLS, 15c and Up Apollo Reproducing ' Piano, Free Demonstrations A. Hospe Co. 1513 DOUGLAS ST. P. 8. Some $20, $25 and ".0 Or gans, ror tenoolt and homes. i "li,,,!--" jj 50 Gage County Fuel Chief Announces Appointments "Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 2. (Special.) R. R. ' Kyd, fuel administrator for Gage county, yesterday announced the appointment of the following committee to assist him in the work: R. R. Kyd. chairman; F. E. 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