Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-17
DELAY In MAKING AWARDS
Considerable Time Required 10 Tsbulate
the Markings Of Judges
COMMISSIONER LAW is TO Be TESTED
OIL Inspectors once shows Big Gain
In Fees and Also I'm Net Amount
Turned Into the state
Treasury.
From a staff Correspondent

LINCOLN, Dec. 16-(Special. deputy
State Superintendent Z. c. Bishop, the
manager of the corn and cooking contests.
announces this afternoon that the names of
the winners in the contests probably can
not be announced until Monday because of
the labor involved in tabulating the scor-
tngs. Then the names of the successful
exhibitors in the corn growing and the
cooking contests will be made public.
The announcement of the names will not,
however. settle the distribution Of the $1,000
worth of awards in the corn growing con-
test. Mr.. Bishop states that before the
prizes are allotted the exhibitors who have
been successful must produce affidavits of
parents or guardians to the effect that the
corn exhibited is the bona fde production
from the seed distributed by the State
farm through the state superintendent's
office.
A story was in circulation today that one
OF the boys whose corn graded close to
the top Of the list had secured his exhibits
from one Of his fathers fields. Mr.. Bishop
has heard the story, but he refused to
state whether not IL is true. At the
department, employees said that the demand
that the exhibitors bring proof that their
exhibits came from the seed sent out to
competitors is perfectly natural and does
not indicate that any of the Contestants
Is suspected of trying to land a valuable
prize through underhanded means.
Mr.. Bishop said that any list of prize
winners which has been published is with
out authority of the officials and is likely
20 be wrong from the fact that the scorings
are involved. Any statement. he said, could
not have come from those who have charge
of the marking. since the officials them
selves do not know what the fluctuations
and summaries will show.
To Test Commissioner Law.
1t is stated that County Commissioner
Lee Newton will refuse to surrender his
Office to Robert Picket. the republican who
was elected at the recent election Pickel
will probably institute proceedings and the
question as to the validity of the act OF
the last legislature extending the terms of
county commissioner and providing for
their election in even numbered years, will
be taken 70 the supreme court. Newton
expresses his belief that he might be liable
on his official bond should he surrender
the ONCE. and the new law afterwards
prove to be valid. 1t is stated that num-
Der of other counties are affected in a
similar manner Mr.. Pickel has retained
counsel, but is unable TO do anything until
the first OF the year. 1t has been intimated
that until the court has held the act in
valid. whether 1t is palpably defective or
not, the present incumbents of the Office
are entitled to hold on.
VIII Commute.
Governor Mickey announced yesterday
afternoon that he had decided to commute
the sentence OF Mr.. Blair. the York county
farmer who is serving a three years term
in the penitentiary. Blair was convicted
OF a statutory crime against a young girl.
The Communication has not yet been made
l. AL.s gIaG. -
set free in February.
To Debate with wisconsin.
The announcement was made at the uni
versity yesterday that the debate between
the universities Of Nebraska and Wisconsin.
which was agreed upon several weeks ago.
will be held at Madison some time next
spring. The return debate will be held in
Lincoln the following year. according to
the contract between the debating boards
OF the two schools. The exact date of the
debate next spring will be determined
soon, as we'll as the subject for argument.
Since the announcement that no debate
Will be held with Iowa this year. consider
able speculation has been INDUCED in by
the students as to what institution will fill
the open date. The local board has usually
been In receipt OF numerous invitations for
debates from various western institutions,
and no difficulty is anticipated in securing
q new opponent for the second contest.
New Bank at New Town.
Tho Lashara State bank of the town OF
1.ashara Saunders county, has received a
charter from the State Banking board. The
paid up capital stock is 5000. The in
corporators are: F. McGiverin, ]. 7. Con
rad, A. @. Christensen, John Foster, G.
w. Feuerstein and J. w. Feuerstein.
Too Much Law for Jones.
State Senator Jones of Otoe county, the
father of the new statute making 1t unlaw
full to kill squirrels at any season OF the
year, has reported to Game Commissioner
Carter that he is a veritable storm center
among his constituents who are indignan
pyer their inability to secure their accus
toned sport. He has written a letter L
the state Official IN which he states tina
the woods are full OF squirrels and tn,
rodents have even become a nuisance. anC
the blame is all laid on the Otoe count.
representative in the upper house.
Game Commissioner Carter explained
Jones is not entirely to blame for the lacl
of squirrel pie in Otoe county. He intro
duced a bill providing for the protection o
squirrels. except from September to De