Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08
MILITIA MAY HAVE A CAMP
Psssag, Of Dick Bill Provides Funds from
the National Treasury,
HARVEST HANDS ARE IN GREAT DEMAND
Deputy Labor Commissioned Has Calls
for Many, but Cannot Find the
Men-TeIephOne !OmciaIs
Are Scarce
rrom a star correspondentl

From a Stan Correspondent)
LINCOLN. July 7.-(special)-Informa-
tion was received at the state military
headquarters from Washington that the
Dick bill. designed to promote the EN-
cheney Of the militia Of the various states.
had passed both houses and would be signed
by the president. This bill makes pro-
vision, among other things, for the holding
Of National Guard e~ncampments at the ex-
pense Of the general government. The real
purpose of the measure is to bring the
reserve military force into closer connec-
tion with the regular establishment.
II the bill becomes a law It will be Inn
portant and interesting to the militiamen
OF Nebraska for II will remove all doubt
about the holding OF an annual encamp-
ment this year. The law provides:
That whenever II shall appear by the re-
port Of inspections. which II shall be the
duty of the secretary Of war to cause to
be made at least once in each year by
officers detailed by him for that purpose,
that the organized militia of a state or
IL sufficiently armed. uniformed and
equipped for active duty in the field. the
requlsitlon Of the governor Of such state
or territory, to pay to the. quartermaster
general thereof, or TO such other officer
governor nay designate and appoint for
the purpose, SO much OF its allotment out
section i,ssi Of the revised statutes as
amended as shall be necessary for the pay
ment, subsistence and transportation OF
such portion of said organized militia as
shall engage in actual field or camp serv-
Ice for instruction, and the officers and en-
listed men OF SUCH militia while SO engaged
p~istence and transportation or travel al
lowances as officers and enlisted men of
corresponding grades OF the regular army
are or NAV hereafter be entitled DY law,
and the officer SO designated and appointed
shall be regarded as a disbursing ,otieer
accounts through the War department to
the proper accounting officers Of the treas
ury for settlement, and he shall be re-
uuired to give good and suficient bonds to
the United States, in such sums as. the sec
rotary OF war may direct. faithfully to ac-
count for the safekeeping and payment OF
the public moneys so intrusted to him for
disbursement.
Shortage of Harvest Hands.
According to the declarations Of compe-
tent authorities there has not been such
a large demand for harvest hands In any
season for the last ten years, as there Is
at the present. Wages of from $3.50 to
$3.50 per day and board are offered and
still there are no men to do the work.
1--WE have requests from all over the
state for harvest hands, but can't find
men to I'LL the places" said Deputy Labor
commissioner WATSON. TeCtlNbu n l6L-
ter here Just a few minutes ago from a
man in Malcolm. who wants a farmland
for regular employment at SIS per month
with everything found. The average pay
for a farmland in the past has been SIS.
This man in Malcolm says he never saw
such q scarcity of unemployed men. In
Kearney, Polk and York counties they need
harvest hands by the score, but this de-
partment doesn't know q single man avail
able for the work. Private employment
agencies say they are unable to meet the
demands and many Of them-Aave asked us
for names Of unemployed"
Cannot Find Telephone Omcials.
Sheriff Branson reported to the Lancaster
County Board OF Equalization this morning
that he had been unable to find any on
Ger of the Nebraska Telephone company
IN Omaha Saturday, upon whom he could
serve the boards order, requiring the pro-
duction of the company's annual statement
Of earnings and profits. The board received
the report in silence and continued the
hearing OF the Commercial clubs complaint
against the ~company's assessment until ?
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. when some &C
tion will be taken, The case Of the Lincoln
Gas and Electric company was considered,
but no decision reached.
OndTLeTh were lbhuGu lOudY 10 luGb6 u0N
banks: The Bank OF Scotia, capital stock
$1,000; incorporators, Charles B.. Goodeil, q
w. Fitzsimmons. Charles B. Anderson
Theodore H. Miller, Vincent Kokes. H. d
Coe, Anton Dredla, Clarence Coe, Samuel
p. Graham. The Bank Of Murdoch. capital
stock. $4,000; incorporators. Charles
Guthman. F. Wolf. Henry A. Tool, G. e
Mockenhaupt.
The York County Telephone company Of
York. filed articles OF Incorporation in the
secretary Of states once. The company
captaliEes for $4,000. It's incorporation
are: E. A. Wells, ]. w. Straight and c
n. Beaver.
Charles Q. DeFrance. fusion candidate
for state auditor. filed a statement today
showing that his expenses in connection
with his stand for the nomination
amounted to s3.65. or this amount 1872
was expended for badges and the remain
ing 40 cents for stamps.
ADDISON Waite Of Syracuse today assumed
the position of head bookkeeper in the sec
rotary of states ONCE. succeeding FREQ
Miller who was promoted two weeks age
TO the once of deputy. The change was &C.
casioned by the resignation of Deputy F
W. Mccartney. who became postmaster a
Nebraska CITY.
Attorneys e. w. simeral and John D
Howe OF Omaha. and NJ. F. Harrington o
o'Neill. who appear In a legal capacit!
before the supreme court tomorrow agalns
the State Board OF Equalization, In tn,
mandamus case instituted by The Be,
Building company. arrived in Lincoln las
night and today held a conference pFeliml
nary to tomorrow's hearing.