Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-06
FLAG DAY PROCLAMATION
Governor Calls for Observance Of Anniversary
on June Fourteen,
CHALLENGES NEBRASKA HOME COMPANY
Attorney General Files Brief Alleging
tho Company Is Issuing Contracts
In Violation of Ne
braaIIa Law.
From a STAFF Correspondent

LINCOLN, June 5.--(Special .)-Governor
Savage this afternoon issued the follow
ing proclamation, designating June IA as
Flag day;
In accordance with a precedent set by
me one year ago, and IN pursuance of a
tn states OF ne union. y Ezra +. savage,
governor of the state Of Nebraska, do
hereby proclaim Saturday v, June IL, 1902,
Flag day, and | do res pectfully recon-
mend that the day be obs sived by all pa
%triotic citizens in such n TANNER as shall
In their judgment best pro tnote the object
The foregoing date is the 18th anniver-
sary of the birth Of our ne tional emblem.
be a natal day, a day for patriotic eXer-
ciS @s,; and ID good cheer 3cor on the part Of all; IN,
f freedom '" Of p SsS5s"V Of justly. Il Pepr g
chivairS ana more of the no, aer" instincts
OF mankind than ths aag o; any other
honor; it bears no mark of troken faith.
Whether in the smoke, of batlle or in the
sunshine of peace, whether ut home or
abroad, 1t is on a mission of mercy and
enlightenment always. 1t is honored and
is the embodiment of virtue ard because
1t is a guaranty of good faith everywhere
and at all times.
templated are intended to bring the Amer
lean people, particularly those, Of 'he rising
ktHtldNlOus III lbs ~ hlRaNAg NAAo " a
clearer understanding. of the real sig
MITIGATION of the emblem Of tn nation.
i ISe Is mot %ut so Fgmbof fh Of s soSsr sha1t F' Es tRss
they shall have a clear understanding Of
what II represents. To this end I'earnestly
proper manner by the children Of the public
schools and by patriotic citizens generally.
Home Company in Court.
Attorney General Prout this afternoon
filed an extensive brief in the supreme
court in the action pending to annul the
corporate existence OF the Nebraska Home
company, an Omaha institltion. The at
torney general insists thai this company
is Issuing an illegal Investment policy. He
says: 1.-THE abuses of which complaint Is
made consist in soliciting, selling and exc
cutting unlawful contracts for the ostensl-
bic purpose OF assisting the purchasers
thereof in procuring homes. The contract
set out in the petition is a copy of one
submitted by the defendant to the State
Board of Banking for the purpose of OBJ
tanning a ruling that the company was not
within the Jurisdiction of that tribunal"
Secretary Dobson OF the State Board OF
Irrigation returned today from a trip along
the irrigation sections OF the Platte and
Niobrara rivers. He says the supply of
water in these rivers is about normal for
this season Of the year. In many places.
however, the demand far exceeds the sup
ply. This Is because many OF the appro-
p~rlators take more than their share of the
water. Mr.. DObson is in favor Of allowing
one appropriation on a ditch to use all OF
the water for a time, bis right to be re-
linquished to the next appropriation after
a stipulated period. and so on down the
stream until the last appropriation shall
have had the benefit OF the full flow of
water. There is no law or rule, however.
under which distribution may be compelled
In this way.
Heavy Rainfall in Lincoln.
One Of the heaviest rains Of the season
fell here this morning. beginning at 1880
and continuing for two hours. There
have been numerous showers during the
day, bringing the total precipitation up 20
two inches. Some hail fell, but there was
not enough Of II 10 do any damage. Re-
ports received here indicate that Lincoln
was the center OF the storm. There were
showers along the Burlington railroad lines
west and throughout the southeastern sec
tion OF the state, but so far as known the
fall was heavier in Lincoln than in any
other place.
New Interpretations.
Articles OF Incorporation Of these %institu-
tions were recorded today in the secretary
of states once:
The Consolidated Gold and Copper Min