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I UK HK15: OMAHA, Tilt' RSI) AY, FKHRl AiU 5,1014. POOL PUT UPON Labor Commissioner Subject of Complaint by Omaha Men. HEARING GIVEN BY GOVERNOR GRILL Notes from Beatrice and Gage County Pont Declarcn Hp linn Acini Upon AH Cnniiilnlntu Specific In Chnr nctrr Which Omnha People l'nrtlcnlnrly IJcnjr. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. 4. (SpccIaD-Qovemor Morchcnd listened to complaints today mode by Omaha people against X.abor Commissioner Tool, alleging failure of the latter to enforce tho law regarding the employment of female labor In cer tain Institutions In Omaha. Thoeo appearing against Mr. Pool were W. A. Chrlsman, John Pollan and Attor ney William Lynch. Mrs. Jessamine Johnson, a former appointee, of Sir. Pool as deputy, also appeared In the contro versy. The complainants said that frequent complaints had been made to Commis sioner Pool of violations of tho law which had received little or no recognition. Mr. Pool said that ho had received vague and indefinite complaints, some of them of an anonymous character, and lacked specific Information. Mr. Lynch produced a list of places which ho claimed had been tipped off to the labor commissioner and asked Mt, Pool It those, places had not been brought to his notice. Mr. Pool said he would have to refer to his office records before ttho could answer. Mrs. Johnson said that she had reported places to Mr. Pool which were violating tho law and ho promised to get after them, but did not seem to Eet action. One of tho witnesses said that It had been reported to him that Mr. oPol had said that he desired to get through his term without making any political en emies. Tho governor expressed the opinion that Mr. Pool had not been very diligent ami had not consulted nlm regarding mat ters which he thought should have been brought to his notice. However, before taking action, he would look Into tho matter personally, going to Omaha in a few days to look up tho places of which number fifteen or twenty were left with him as worthy of investigation. Ho hopes to be nble to tako nction on tho com plaint In about ten days. BKATRICK, Neb., Feb. i-f Special.) - The samo old fight between the "wets" nd "drys" at Wymore has been started. and J. It, Spealman, who has long been Indcntlfled with the prohibition move ment at that place. Is circulating a peti tion for signers to submit tho liquor question at tho coming spring municipal campaign. It will require about thirty names to put tho matter up to tho city council, and Tuesday he only lacked two names of having the number required to ubmit the proposition. ZlElar Darkey, for tht? last forty years a resident of Gage county, died Monday night at Ills' homo five miles southwest of Cortland in Highland township, aged years. He and his brother. Knos. drove overland from Gardner, Hi., nearly nair a century ago. settling on the old homestead, where he lived and died. Suit on account has been brought In the county court by the Itargrcaves Mercantile company of Lincoln against D. C. and Sarah Lancaster !for $167.17. The Lancastcrs formerly conducted a general store at Holmcavllle, 'OSTMASTERS ARE NAMED FOR THREE MIDWEST TOWNS (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Feb. l.-iSocclal Tele gram.) Postmasters appointed today ere: WUhelm Anderson, vice Minnie Wr.u resigned, MeAnn, Cherry county, Nebraska. Frank D. Lee, vice K. M. Dunnebacker. removed, Dunnebacker, Meado county, South Dakota. Lillian M. Tolllff. vltr IT. Ti. P. TYitllff. resigned, Casa, Platte county, Wyoming. Linden J). Freuerlckson was annolntcd rural letter carrier at Vlborg. S. D. The Live Stock National bank of South Omaha was approved as rescrvo agent for the First National bank of Bertrand, icb. The First National bank of Humphrey. Neb., and the First National bank of 'lerre, S. D.. have filed annllcatlons in Join the new banking system. Civil service examinations will be held on March 14 for postmasters at Chapman, Atlanta and Odessa, Neb. Get Together Dinner Proves One in Fact ( From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. 4. State Treasurer Walter A. Georgo and Stat Auditor W. B. Howard have returned from Broken Bow where they attended the get-to gcthcr republican meeting last Monday evening. Both aro enthuslastis over tho result of the meeting, and say, that with tho spirit manifested there, there ought to bo little dlfflcutly in republicans of whatever brand geetlng into the fight ngalnst tho common enemy and winning back the last ground captured by the democrats a year ago. An Incident of the meeting which created great enthusiasm occured, when Senator Currier in on eloquent address spoko of tho great good accomplished by the party when united It fought for tho, things which havo made the nation tho greatest on earth and which ,lt would again accomplish if ugaln reunited. As lie dropped his hand after making one of his characterlstls gestures it unconscl ously fell on the arm of Judge Tpperson who grasped It and as the two chairmen, who fought each other so har in the. presidential election, clasped hands, Toastmaster Rcneau grasped an Amcrl can flag on the tablo and waved it over the heads of tho two men while, the crowd arose to the their feet and gave cheer after cheer. JOHNSON FARMERS ROUSED BY RATE RAISE TRCUMSEH, Neb., Feb. 4. (Special.) The business men of tho several towns of Johnson county, as well as the farm ers generally, are going to take some action In the matter of tho increased rates made on tho first of the .month by the Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph company. A mass meeting of all con' cerned has been called for the court houso In Tecumseh next Saturday afternoon. Tho report is current that two or three farmers' lines ale being organized. Under a bitter fight by tho Bell and a so-called independent company in Johnson county telephone patrons were given many con cossion. To have all theso taken from them at ono time seems to be pretty hard for them to bear. The railway commission comes In for considerable criticism in the stand it has taken for the raise in rates and curtail mcnt of service granted in Johnson county. County ownership is suggested by some. RAIL BOARD MEMBERS GOING TO RATE HEARING (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb.. Feb. 4.-(Spcclal.)- Ballwuy Commissioner enry T. Clarko and Bate Expert U. G. Powell will go io Washington February 17 to attend a meeting of the Interstate Commerce commission which mill take up tho prop osition of rates. The Nebraska commission is Interested in the fourth and fifth class rates which govern shipments from western Iowa Into Nebraska, Colorado and Kansas, and hopes to get a modification of tho rule made which at the present time dis criminates against mese stales. Commissioners Clarke and Taylor loft today for Holdrege, where, they will to morrow hold a hearing over complaints regarding crossing privileges on the Bur llngton. The next day they go to Me Cook,' to hold a session of the board over an application for a raise of water rates on an irrigation project in that locality. N'otm from. Uplnnd. UPLAND, Neb., Feb. 4. (Speclal.)-The FrankHn County Medical society met here yesterday with fourteen doctors present. After an Interesting program the following officers were elected for 1914; 'President, Dr. Dugan, Campbell vice president, Dr. Nail, Biverton; sec rctary-treasurer, Dr. Smith, Franklin delegate to the state convention In Lin' coin, "Dr. Johnston of Upland. The Upland Gun club held a successful blue rock shoot here yesterday. About twenty matches were shot off and con teatants from Bioonilngton, Biverton, Franklin, Mlnden. Campbell, Hildrcth and Mason were present, In addition to the members of the local club. At a hunt, taking in the cornering townships of Kearney, Adams, Webster and Franklin counties, ten wolves were POWER COMPANY AT WORK Nebraska Corporation Gets Busy on Loup River Dam. DOHERTY INTERESTS ACTIVE Itrport Flint Vlfh Irrtitntlon Mount Intllrntra Jlnlf Million of llnniU Have Been Delivered to Cnnlrnetor. lIlKhivny Conference n Aurora. AUBOBA, Nob., Fob. 4.-(SpccIal.)-A meeting of great interest to tho taxpay ers and friends of good roads was held Monday, when all but two of the road overseers tof the county met at tho court house, with tho commissioners and the county attorney, to discuss ways and means of securing tho best results from the expenditure of the county road and brldgo fund. Tlie grading, dragging and drainage of roads, as well as the build ing of culverts and bridges was discussed. It was the unanimous opinion of thoso present that wherver possible the road building and bridge work should be of a permanent character. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. .Neb., Feb. .-(Special.) Indications point to lively work In wnter power construction on the Inip river hh soon as spring opens, according to Infor mation received at Lincoln. W. U. Doty of David City was h) tho city yesterday and said that he already had a large con tract from the Nebraska Power company for work In the spring and already has a large force of men and teams grading for the canal headquarters and Intake of the company. The company Is ono which Is backed by the Doherty interests nnd Its report for January shows that It spent J1.W0 for la bor and material, when In previous re ports the amount has run about one fourth that amount. Tho report also shows that $300,000 In G per cent gold bonds of tho company mere delivered to the contractor to construct the dam across the river at Genoa. The Commonwealth Power company, which has been the lively rival of tho Nebraska company, has as yet'mado lit tle move toward construction work, If re ports show the true condition, as about the same amounts arc given In the Janu ary report for labor and material as formerly shown. Serum 11 nil Incorporate!!, The Axtell Serum company of South Omaha has filed articles of Incorpora tton with the secretary of state showing n cnpltal stock of ,000. Guy L. Axtell. K. H. Axtell and Harry C. Miller aro tho Incorporators. ' Tho Capitol Drug company Is another Omaha corporation filing with tho sec rotary of stato today. The capital stock Is given at $10,000 and tho Incorporators are Charles B. Heine, Thomas P. An- drcson nnd Leonard Heine. Many Would lie Cltnplnlit. John H. May, pastor of Mt. Zlon Bap tlst church of Lincoln, a colored preacher, has made application to the Board ot Control for the appointment of chaplain of the stato penitentiary. ItqpoKiiltlou for Dnvenporl. Deputy Warden Charles Sullivan of tho Iowa penitentiary appeared before tho governor this morning In company with Warden Fcnton of tho Nebraska peni tentiary to secure a requisition for the return of Georgo Davenport, an Omaha man, who escaped from the Fort Mad! son Institution last August and was cap turcd and placed In the Nebraska pen. IlniiU "Well Pntronlieil. SUPEBIOB, Neb.. Feb. .-(Special Tel egram.) Cashier Seatton of tho Citizens' Stato bank reports the first three days deposits more than they had expected In the first month. Several bankers aro In the city looking the ground over for another bank. Overton Vote I.lRht nnnilx. OVEBTON, tfeb., Feb. .-(Special Tele gram.) Tho village of Overton voted bonds to the amount of $5,000 to buy out tho electric light plant of W. H. Hill or build one. The vote was 54 to 63. FELT'S PROPERTY ATTACHED; MAY BE IN SOUTH AMERICA SUPEBIOB, Neb., Feb. .-(Special Tel cgram.) Sheriff Jones with two apprals' crs put an attachment on a dozen lots in East Superior for the bank of ox Governor Bailey of Atchison, Kan., on notes A. C. Felt had sold him. CiiBhlcr Felt may have gone to South America, where a friend has a big ranch. number ot bio era of Kansas and Ne braska were present. Pure Seed Inspector's Duties Are Fixed From n Staff Correspondent.) UNCOIA', Neb.. Feb. 4.-t8poclal.)- ln the appointment of a pure seed In spector, the pure food commissioner ot tho sta,to will make an effort for en forcement of the law, and In order thut the peop leof the stnte may knoin what to expect. Commissioner llarman has Issued tho following bulletin: This law covers the sale of agricultural sends, principal of which are alfalfa, bar ley, bluegrass, bromegrass. clovers, corn (sweet and rield), flax, millet, oats, rye, sorghlim. timothy and wheat. livery parcel, package or lot of agri cultural seeds containing One pound or more, orfered or exposed for sale In the stato of Nebraska for use within this state, shall hnvo affixed thereto In a conspicuous place on tho outside thereof, distinctly printed In the English In legi ble typo not smaller than eight-point eavy Gothic caps, or plainly written, a statement as follows: The name of the seed. The nruno ond address of the seedsmen. Statement of nurlty It below standard fixed by law. MarKcd standard If so or above, Place where gromn. All agricultural seeds must be true to tho name under which they arc sold. Seeds containing noxious weed seeds, such an dodder, quack grass, wild mus tard. Canadian thistle, wild oats, corn cockle cannot be sold or offered for sale In this state. Certain other weed seeds shnll bo con sidered as Impurities In agricultural seeds It present to the extent of more than 2 per cent, but such seeds can be sold If labeled to show tho percentage of such seeds present. cand. dirt, broken seeds nnd seedn not capable of germinating nre also consid ered impurities. Seeds below standard, except In the caso of noxious weed seeds, can be sold If labeled to show the per centage of impurities and germination. The law fixes n fee of M centu for making tho nnalysls of seeds submitted to this department. A penalty for the violation of the pure seed lam of Nebraska Is fixed by law. The operation ot this law is In the hands of the food .commission, and the department Is now fully equipped to han dlo such seeds ns are submitted for analysis. Inspectors nro also ln the field making Inspections of seed stocks now on hand. Tho Pcrtlstcnt and Judicious Use of Newspaper Advertising Is the Boad to Business Success. DEATH RECORD A. J. Powell. OVUIvrON, Neb., Feb. 4.-(Speclal Tele gram.) A. J. Powell died at his home In this city after a short Illness of two days. Saturday Mr. Powell had a slight stroke of paratyslM, which was followed by other complications and ended In his death Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Powell was al most 70 years old. Funeral on Thursday afternoon at the house interment at Shelby. Neb. Henry Poor. YOBK, Neb.. Feb. .-(SpeclaU-ltenry Poor died at tho family residence. 703 East Sevehth street, yesterday morning, aged 62 years. He had been a resident of York county thirty-one years. Three years- ago he moved to this city on ac count .of falling health. He was a mem ber of the Tribe of Beit llur and the Modern Woodmen of America. 1 1 okk IlrlnK (iooil Price, SUPEBIOB, Ncb Feb. .-(Special Tel egram.) Albert Smith's Ivog sale today at Cadams, near this city, brought nearly $n more per head than a year ago. Sixty head sold at closo to $50' a head. A large Religious Census of State in View (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. .-(Spcclal.)-U stands every person In Nebraska who has nl lowed his religion to grow rusty to shlno It up a bit and get It tendy for lnspc tlon, If tho proposition ndputed by tho Nebraska Federation of Churches, which met here yestcrdny, Is carried out. A survey Is to be made of tho Btatc, in fact is already under way, to dls. cover the religious statuts of every per son In tho state. This survey ln three months will show tho religious leaning of every person. The following officers wero elected President, J. W. Embrce, University Place! vice president, M. A. Bullock, Lin coin; oxecutlvo secretary, E. P. Wlgton, Falrmon; recording secretary, Albert Gor don, Lincoln; treasurer, W. O. Jones, Omaha. The main effort ot tho organization Hi to bring about a consolidation of churches In places whero It would seem that one healthy church would be beter than two or more weak congregations. Key to the Bltutlaon Hce AcuertlMns. Democratic Bosses Given Year and Half i NEW YOBK, Feb. .-Joseph t'as.ildy, former democratic boss of queens county, and William Wlllett, a form-r congressman, were aentonccd today to servo a year and six months In Sing Sing prison and to pay $1,000 flno. Louis T. Waller, i' politician, was sentenced to three months and fined 91,000. Wlllett was convicted of paying a bribe to Cassldy for a supremo court nomination. Walter was the go-between. HYMENEAL null Plnyer Married. sn'ElUOit, Neb., Feb. .-(Special Telegram.) Ward McDowell, a ball player on Superior's pennant team and sold to CloveUnJ, was married yesterday al Kmporln, Kan., to dure Van Devcer. 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It will be well worth your time to read these talks. But if you are really anxious to GET RESULTS, you will not wait for other advertisements You'll call at our office or write us for complete information. Hundreds of people right in this community after years of saving are renting their dollars for 3 and 6 cents per year when these same dollars are really earning from 8 cents to 10 cents per year, each. Bankers jealty Jnvestment ffimpany Offices, Ground Floor Bee Building, Omaha, Neb. OFFICERS and DIRECTORS Peter Elvad President F. J. Wearne, M. D. . Vice-Pres. F. 0. Haver Secretary k. 0. Bullock Treasurer Isidor Ziegler Counsel ADVISORY BOARD Xitonard Pubj, Itromiburff, Hb, Hnry W. Dunn, Omihft, Web., ObUf of PollM. Albtrt Krnf, Omaha, Kb., Vlct- Frf. Oan. Hp, Kti( Br If. Oo. John Iijrnob, Omaha, Xb., Count? Commissioner, Bouflua County, frank ItlxUnff, Omaha, Xab., Auditing Dpt V. P. a. i. Co, P. O. SClttelbaeh, Omaha, Baorttar caasel alt7 Co. Thos. Sarkin, Bouta Omaka. 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