THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEK: JANUARY IS, 1914.
3-A
Nebraska.
BOARD CUTS SALARIES
dixty-Six Hundred Dollars Saved
by Change in Force.
PHYSICAL VALUATION FINISHED
Other Work of Department linn In-
creaaed, lint General Kxprnae
Una Pnrtlnll)- Mmlo Up
! the Ilcdnctloii.
(Prom a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Jan. 17.-(Speclal.)-Ellmtna-tlon
of two engineers, one stenographer
and one clerk In the physical valuation
department of the State .Railway com
mission has enabled the commission to
save to the state, with the cutting of
the salary of the chief engineer, J6.G00 per
year, according to the report of the com
' mission filed with Governor Morehend
today.
The reason for the cut in expense was
due to tho practical completion of the
physical valuation work by the depart
ment, which has reduced tho work GH4
per cent or tno cntlro expense of tho
engineering department. Tho other work,
nowever, lias increased until it is now
45H per cent of the eutlro work.
Tho following changes In salaries have
been made, which the governor has ap
proved: Former Present
Snrlury. Salar.-.
Chief engineer i 4.SC0 t 3. 0)
Principal assistant 2,7(0
.Assistant engineer 2,10 1
.Assistant engineer 1.200
Assistant engineer-. l.sX)
Blue Bky examiner 2,P)
Stenographer blue skv dept. 7S'l
Stenographer P..V. dept.... 40
Clerk 78)
Clerk .-. 720
2.4JO
1,50)
,im
7S)
72)
Totals J17.U0 flO.KW
Discontinued.
Tho voluntary retirement of Chief En
gineer E. C. Hurd from the physical valu
ation department gave the commission a
.chance to cut the salary of that offico
from $4,809 to $3,030 and Assistant En
' glneer C. H. Gerber was promoted to tho
.place. Promotions along tho line made
K. J. Katen principal assistant to Mr.
Gerber and Guy Barnes was promoted to
the place made vacant by the promotion
of Mr. Kates. In making tho promotions,
howevor, each official was given the po
sition at a less salary than that office
had received before, but at the same
time an Increase in tbe salary above what
ho hod formerly received in the lower
office. By this arrangement tho commis
sion saved In these three offices alone
$2,700 per year, while by the entire chango
In the department there was saved to the
state W.G60. with the addition of tho blue
ky department, which came In July 17
of last year.
SOIL FERTILITY LEAGUE
HEAD VISITS GOVERNOR
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN, Jan. 17.-(Spec!al.)-"AgrI-culture
Is the hope of tho nation. Ap
plied sclenco la the hope of agriculture."
This Is 'the slogan of the National Soil
Fertility league of which II. II. Gross is
president. The headquarters of tho league
is In Chicago. George S. Wood, assistant
to the president, was in tho city yes
terday to call on Governor Morehead and
Secretary W, R. Mellor of tho Stato
Board of Agriculture. Tho leaguo Is at
prcsent.suppqrt'ngtho Leber's bill, which
Is expected to receive congressional en
dorsement In the near future. This bill
provides for federal and stato appropria
tions for county demonstrations In each
county.
Mr. Wood returned to Chicago Friday
evening. While In the city ho was tho
guest of Frank II. Woods for a Bhort
time.
BOYS CONFESS ROBBING
SALOON AT ORLEANS
ALMA, Neb., Jan. 17.-(Speclal.) Thurs
day night Sheriff Carroll arrested Charles
.Indray, age 17, and Friday morning ar-
ested Charles Ellis, age 1C, on the charge
or burglary. The saloon .at Orleans was
entered last Saturday night and a quan
tity of bottled whisky stolen. A glass In
the front door was broken nnd the spring
ock turned tn TiArmlt ftntrnnrA TIia
sheriff worked on the case until last
I night, when the arrests followed. The
Jiauor was packed In a telescope taken
Tram tho Saloon together with the bar
fenders' aprons, which were found near
tho railroad track cast of Orleans, to
gether with a few broken bottles. Tho
boys both confessed their guilt to tho
sheriff.
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Treasury Examiners
Have Been Very Busy
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 17.-(Speclal.)
Notwithstanding the last legislature failed
to add a county treasurer examinor to
tho pay roll of tho state, county treas
urers In every county of tho stato wero
examined during the year 1913 with the
exception of Douglas county. Tho failure
to complete the entire ninety-two counties
was diie to tho sudden illness of Examiner
Falrchlld when at work examining ths
county treasurer of Dodge county Just
at the close of tho year.
TTArntnfnrA ATflmlnnllnnn Vi n V n nMn
made every twenty-two months, tho law'tecl by Secretary Shahan of the State
requiring that examinations shall be made
onco In two years. Experience haa
proven, however, that the best results
are brought about by the examination of
treasurers In counties at least once every
year, fop somehow treasurers do not as
a general thing put in effect recommenda
tions of the examiners if they know they
have two years to do so.
At the stato meeting of county treas
urers In 1913, tho treasurers recommended
that an extra examiner bo provided for Jn
order to facilitate tho work. The senate
passed a bill appropriating sufficient
funds for tho extra man, but tho house
failed to ccme ncross and the law did not
pass. However, seeing the need of faster
work -Auditor Howard has rushed things
with the result that with ttys exception
of Douglas county tho whole ninety-two
counties wero examined during the year.
A few treasurers have been examined
more. than once during tho year. Since
tho Illness of Examiner Falrchlld, Secre
tary Henry Seymour of tho State Valua
tion Board and Auditor Howard himself
have been assisting In the work.
In speaking of tho work this morning
Auditor Howard said:
"A few years ago It was necessary for
examiners to check over three or four
years' business In making an examination.
Now with examinations attwclve-month
Intervals, no check will reach back to
more than twelvo months and It will be
an easy matter for us and future auditors
to examine each county treasurer an
nually Instead of biennially, as the law
requires, thereby Increasing the effective
ness of the measure."
BOARD OF PARDONS GIVES
CLEMENCY TO HEEGLE
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Jan. 17. (Special.) Only ono
pardon was recommended to the governor
by tho (K ate Board of Pardons at Its ses
sion this week, and that, a conditional one,
to John C. Hecgle, who was sent to tho
penitentiary for five years on a charge
of statutory assault on a 13-year-old girl
of University Place.
He set forth In his plea for clemency
that since tho committal of the crlmq tho
girl had been sent to tho Industrial School
for Girls.
His first wife, whom he deserted after
they had been married eighteen months,
leaving a small child, wrote a letter to
the board in which she stated that Heeglo
during the time that ho lived with her
I provided for her and the child and that
he was a good husband. Judge Stewart,
who sentence him, wrote a letter to the
board stating that he had since learned
enough to convince him that Heegle wa
a creature of circumstances and thought
ho should bo given another chance.
Newa Notea of Pawnee.
PAWNEE CITY, Neb., Jan. 17.-(8pe-clal.)
The Fawnee County Farmers' In-
'stltute, held in this city Thursday and
, Friday, closed yesterday after two days
.of Interesting meetings. The speakers
wero the best obtainable and many who
attended will no doubt profit by the val
uable Information given. County Treas
urer Schappel, J. R. Duncan and Prof. J.
P. Stack, of tho Pawnee City High
1 school, addressed the Flrday morning
gathering, and talks on maintaining soil
fertility and spraying, were given by Mr,
Stack and Mr. Duncan in the afternoon
session.
j The funeral of Andrew M. Law, who
j died yesterday, was held at the United
Presbyterian church of this city this aft
lomoon. Mr. Law, who had been mak
j Ing his home with his son-in-law, Frank
j Hutchinson, moved horo last year from
j Colorado, where he had removed to from
Pawnee JCIty severul years previous. Ho
was over 74 years old, and leaves several
children living In this county.
A ItHtcr TohId
a ds d.'gektlon Ulcctrlo Hitters will hi
citbbo your appetite, help digest your
1 1 food and tone up your system. &0c and
I , $1. All druggists. Advertisement.
Ohio Girl Some Corn
LIKES GRANDJSLAND JAIL
Secretary Shahan Says it Ranks
Next to Douglas County.
PAWNEE SENDS OLD WARRANTS
Another Itittch of Ancient Docu
inenta Produced to 'ay for Cure
of the Inanne Xeiv Gunrd
Comnnny.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Nob., Jan. 17. (Speclal.)
Jalls and poor farms In the counties
of Polk, Hall and Hamilton wero
week and reports tho Jails in all three
counties In good shape. The jail at Grand
Island, he reports, Is thu best In the
state, with the exception of Douglas
county, while the poor farms In tho
threo counties aro well conducted.
Marc Old AVnrrimtH Come.
Another batch of old county warrants
drawn on the county treasury of Pawnoo
county reached the office of Stato Aud
itor Howard this morning. These war
rants wero drawn many years ago to
pay for the support of Insane patients at
the stato insane asylum, but never sent
to tho state. When Auditor Howard dug
up old records in the offico of the auditor
and discovered that about 90,(XV) was due
tho state from most of the counties, he
got busy, and as a result tho stato Is
gettlng'lts money. Ono of these warrants
was dated Juno 17, lfS9, for $231.87 and
was signed by W. II. Marble as county
commissioner and John R. Raper as
county clerk. The other bears date of
October 1, 1S90, for J353.1V and Is signed by
E. L. Vance as county commissioner and
John XL Llttlo as county clerk.
New MmllKon Company.
A new company of tho Nebraska Na
tional Guard wns mustered in at Madison
by Major Blrknor this veek, which will
be known as Company II. Fourth regi
ment. The officers are: Harry D. Holbs
captain; Henry Altschuler, first lien
tenant, and Ivan McKay, second lieu
tenant. This company takes tho place
of tho Norfolk company mustered out
January 10.
Drodeifnnrtl Vlstta Lincoln,
Representatives of tho Brodegaard
Jewelry company of Omaha, which re
cently Incorporated with the secretary of
state, called at the offico of Commis
sioner Reed of the bluo sky department
to ascertain Just what course they could
take lr. the issuance of now stock, Mr.
Brodegaard, who owns a good sharo of
the stock, desires to tako over tho bal
ance not taken by tho other Incorporators
in payment for his efforts In building up
the business, which consists of a large
wholesale and retail storo In Omaha with
several smaller stores In connection in
other towns. Postmaster Wharton and
Deputy County Treasurer Solomon ac
companied Mr. Brodegaard. The matter
was taken under advisement by Commis
sioner Reed and a report will be mado
later.
Compniiy Will Comply.
A letter from the National Mercantile
company of Canada to Secretary Royse
of the Stato Banking board Informs him
If he will forward tho necessary blanks
so they can make application to do busi
ness In Nebraska they will comply with
the law. This Is the company represented
by R. II. Wing of Omaha, who was noti
fied by Secretary Royse last week that
If his company did not comply with the
law prosecutions would be begun against
him and the company for' failure to tako
out a license to do business In Nebraska,
as the law requires.
I'onr Stella AVcdilliiRa.
STELLA, Neb., Jan. l".-(Spcclal.)-Four
weddings took place on the mine day this
week In which Stella people were Inter
ested. Miss Eva Bennett and Ray Mathews
were married at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Bennett, northwest
of Stella. The marriage service was read
by Rev. Mr. Steele of Humboldt. Mr. and
Mrs. Mathews are spending their honey
moon In Kansas City.
At the home of John Nussbaum, near
Verdon, Miss Amelia Nussbaum was mar
ried to George Nathaniel Titus by Rev.
8. De Freese, pastor of the Lutheran
church near Verdon. Mr. Titus has a
nursery at Nemaha, Neb., nnd owns land
Interests In Florida. He and h!s brldn
left for a trip to Florida, where they
w'll Bpend their winters. They expect to
reside in Nebraska during the summers.
Clarence L. Maton, second son of Mr
and Mrs, Ualker Mason, and Miss Hazel,
Etlier Van Dorn were married at tho J
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M j
Raiser
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Van Dorn, northwest of Stella, by Rev.
.T. S. Salshury of tho I'rcsbytorlan church
In Auburn. Mr. and Mrs. Mason will go
to housekeeping In tho spring on a farm
near Sidney, Cheyenno rounty.
Miles Ilaltnrman and Miss Matido Mae
Dappon were married at tho homo of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dappen,
near Dawson. The mnrrlago service was
read by Rev. Mr. Bliuiclmrd of tho Ver
don Christian church. Mr. nnd Mrs. Hal
terman will bo at home after January 23
In Stella.
Notes from York
and York County
YORK, Neb., Jan. 17.-(Spedal.) W. B.
Lohman was brought beforo County
Judge Wray and plead not guilty to the
charge of embezzlement of tfOO and was
bound over to the district court In the
sum of $1,200, which he has not been able
to furnish.
The little son of Mr. nnd Mrs. Michael
Meehan, who live southwest of the city,
fell Into a pan of boiling water Thursday
and waB scalded so badly that ho died
at 3 o'clock Friday morning.
Yesterday's meeting of the Board of
Supervisors, tho county printing, which
had been awarded, through a tech
nically found by one of tho unsuccessful
bidders, was declared void and the dork
Instructed to rcadvcrtlso.
John Stone, J. W. Johnston and Julius
Storklnson, who have been revaluing
tho property of tho Lincoln Tolcgrnph and
Tclcphono company In York county for
the last month or so havo completed their
work and quietly stole away. The result
of their work will bo submitted to Prof.
E, M. Bemls of Chlcngo, who In turn
will report to the railway commission.
E. D. Copsey, who was stricken with
appoplexy a few days ngo. Is so far re
covered that he can talk to his friends.
It was thought for several days he would
never recover.
Harry Pike, who was arrested at Lin
coln several days ago charged with re
moving IKO worth of pronerty from
York countj'. settled his Indebtedness and
the case was dismissed.
riilil1.ir"- lnV .T"X IlfTV.
STROMSBURG, Neb., Jan. 17.-(8pe-rlal.)-The
First National bank of this
city, owned by the Wilson Interests, took
formal action toward Joining the new
system of federal reserve banks at. the
annual meeting of Its stockholders yes
terday. The old officers wero re-elected
for the ensuing year, as follows: Nathan
Wilson, president; J. W. Wilson, vico
president, and C. V. Wilson, cashier.
Boo Want Ads Ar nusiness Doosters.
PIANOS --
hi the Great Reorganization Sale a number of well known
leading makes of Pianos and Players will be discontinued
from bur regular line. In view of this we will quote prices
cojnmensurate with the High Grade Character of the Goods
and our wish to clear our floors of this stock. These Pianos
will be sold for Cash or Easy Payments.
Burgess - Nash Co.
Successors to Orkin Bros. Co.
Piano Dept., 3rd Floor
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store
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DEFEND ANDACGUSE REESE
Affidavits Chief Justice Never Wns
Attorney for Jones.
BRIEF STATES JUST OPPOSITE
Document an Ilehnlf of nofendunt
Declares Vote In Cnae Wna Ilia
rcKnrtl of Ilia Official
Onth.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN, Jan. 17.-(8poolal Telegram.)
Four affidavits were filed In supreme
court today sotting forth that Judgo M.
B. Reese of the supreme court novor
acted as attorney In the now celebrated
cases beforo the supreme court growing
out of tho old Capitol National bank
fallur.
These affidavits are signed by llarry
Jones of Seward, who says that while
Judge Reese nccompanlcd him- to the
bank to mako arrangements with the re
ceiver to got back some remittances ho
had made, it was not with any Intention
of his acting as an attorney and no fee
was paid htm for his attendance, and
that the Judgo was never consulted with
regard to bringing suit
FrlU Bcckord of Bewnrd and Erlck
Jacobs of Staplchurat state they never
authorized Jones to hlro an attorney,
while L. C. Burr, a Lincoln nttorncy, says
he was familiar with all tho pleadings
nnd briefs in the caso and never hoard
1 1 claimed until tho Inst month that
Judgo Reese was connected In any ca
pacity with any of the cases.
On the other hand, n brief was filed
with the clerk of tho supremo court this
afternoon' In behalf of two of tho defend
ants In tho case of tho Capital National
hank .setting forth that Chief Justice
Reese had no right to tnke any action
and waa not qualified to sit in the case
nn the application for a rehearing and
that he had on four different occasions
retired from the case, recognizing his own
disqualification.
The brief sets out that "his action of
withdrawal In tho first Instances was
most manly and admirable, but his de
ciding In the secret consultation of the
court Is' most unfortunate and unwar
ranted becnuse It is a direct violation of
the constitution and laws of the stato and
is such an all-ndvlscd exerclso of author
dJflfe
AGAIN WE URGE YOU TO ATTEND
Our Half-Yearly
CLEARANCE SALE
Of Men's and Young Men's Quality
SUITS AND OVERCOATS
The longer you wait the
smaller the stocks grow, and, as no
man in need of a new suit or overcoat can af
ford to allow this sale to pass unheeded, wo
suggest that you make your now clothes selec
tions tomorrow. No restrictions. Every win
ter suit or overcoat in tho house goes in sale.
$10 Suits and 0'coats, sale price $7
$12 Suits and 0'coats, sale price $9
$15 Suits and 0'coats, sale price $11
$18 Suits and 0'coats, sale price $13
$20 Suits and 0'coats, sale price $14
$25 Suits and 0'coats, sale price $17
$30 Suits and 0'coats, sale price $21
$35 Suits and 0'coats, sale price $24
Suits and 0'coats, sale price $28
KING-PECK CO.
IHOME OF QUALITY CLOTHES'"
SXXTXSHTK
ity that It amount to a disregard of his
official oath."
MISS M'HUGH ENTERTAINED
BY FRIENDS IN LINCOLN
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 17. (Spedal.)-
Mlss -Kato McIIugh, principal or tho
Omaha schools and president of the Ne
braska Stato Teachers association, whllo
In Lincoln today was entortalnod by tho
Principals' club at a dinner at tho Lin-
dell hotel at noon. Another ontortaJn
mont was tonderod hor at tho homo of
Miss Oero by the Alumnao Collegiate as
sociation. In tho evening a reception to the gen-
oral publlo waa given at tho governor's
mansion by the throo auffrago leagues,
In which Chancellor and Mrs. Avery,
Stato Superintendent and Mrs. Delzell and
others wero In tho receiving lino. K mu
slcol program was ono of the features.
SEWARD HIGH SCHOOL
FIVE CAPTURES CONTEST
8I3WARD, Nob., Jan. W.-tSpeclal.)
Tcmplo High school of Lincoln met Sow-
nrd Iligh In a hard fought game of
basket ball yestonlay. Tho ontlro garno
was close and exciting. At tho ond of
the first half tho scoro was 9 to 8 in
favor of Tomplo High, but In tho seoond
half, Soward High took and kept tho
lead until the closo of tho game, tho
final scoro being, 23 to 20, In favor of
Soward.
All the players worked consistently with
good team work throughout, but Neale
scored moot points for Lincoln, whllo
Wray did phenomonlal work for Seward.
aillford Newa Nntra.
MILFORD, Nob., Jan. 17,-(Spoclal.)
Wlnslow post No. C6, Grand Army of tho
Ronubllo, and tho Woman's Rollof corps
held a publlo Installation at the Masonic
hall last Thursday, followed with mess
and a camp fire.
Blue grass Is as green as in early
spring and actually affords some pasture.
The oldest settler cannot recall a like
condition at this time of the year.
Real estato appears to be on the move,
Tho rich bottom lands of tho Bluo aro In
great demand. This soil defies drouth
and produces good crops, rain or shlno.
Owing to tho scarcity of corn tho
Quonchaqua Corn Product mills havo
PLA
AT HOWARD.
closed down for n month or two of gen
eral repairs. This will bo tho longest tho
wheels have boon ldlo since tho mills
were burned. In 1882.
CRAWFORD ODD FELLOWS
ORGANIZE ENCAMPMENT
CRAWFORD, Neb.. Jan. 17. (Spoclal.)
On Saturday January U, tho Independ
ent Order of Odd Fellows will organlzo
an encampment at Crawford. About
seventy-five aro expected to take tho
three degrees of tho encampment bransh
of the order. Delegations from Ilcmlng
ford, Rushvlllo, Gordon, Chadron, Har
rison, Alliance, Edgcmont and Hot
Springs, will arrive In this city Satur
day morning and be entertained by tho
local Odd Fellows until 7:30 p. m., when
the work will start.
Tho Hot Springs' encampment degreo
team, composed of twenty men, will
exemplify tho work. This team took tho
world's championship at Toronto two
years ago. They will bring their own
regalia. It takes about eight hours to
put on tho work of the three degrees.
Grand patriarch of Nebraska, John V.
Flttman; past grand patriarch and grand
representative of South Dakota, W. It.
Morgan of Hot Springs, have announced
their Intention of being present to assist
In tho ceremonies.
Nevra Notes of Crnvrford.
CRAWFORD, Neb., Jan. 17.-(8peclal.)
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Installed their officers for tho ensuing
year last Tuesday evening. Deputy Grand
C. Bhorrow of Harrison was Installing
offlcor. The now officers aro:
Noblo grand, John D. Hey wood; vlco
grand, Bertram Lawrence; clerk, E. A.
Wlckstrom; chaplain, E. W. Llndersmlth.
Thursday night tho new officers of tho
Modern Woodmen of America wero In
stalled, They aro:
Venerable consul, E. A. Wlckstrom;
worthy adviser, Collins Roberts; clerk,
Peter Rnsmusscn; banker, Charles L.
Lelthoff.
C. A. Minnlck, retiring venerable consul,
gavo an Interesting talk on tho future of
tho order In regard to a raise In rates.
Tho rebuilding of the Syndicate block,
which was partially destroyed by flro tho
latter part of December, will begin In it
few days and will gtvo employment to n
large force of carponters. Tho opera houso
stngo will bo enlarged and the building
mado strictly modern nnd as near flro
prnof as Is possible.
YER
