Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-15
ACRICULTURISTS IN TOWN
Number Of Gatherings to B. Held During
the Present Week.
70 CHOOSE SECRETARY or STATE BoAsI
Arrest aud Confession of Number Of
Boys Has Caused q Commotion in
some of Best Families
in Lincoln.
CFrom a stafr correspondent)

CF'rom a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Jan. 14.--(Special. III Beginning
tomorrow organized agriculture will hold
forth in Lincoln for FIVE days Already the
horny handed sons of toll and the soft
handed theoretical farmers have begun to
arrive. and every available room in Lin
coin will be occupied, for it is expected
that the meetings this year will be the
largest in point of attendance. ever before
held. Rev. Luther p. Ludden already has
his chicken show going at the armory
building at the state university. and this
will be on from start to finish, though some
of the agricultural organizations will hold
only one day sessions.
Tuesday afternoon the State Board of
Agriculture will meet in the senate cham
Der, and this meeting will be of interest to
every one, because It is expected a secre-
tary will be selected to fill the place made
vacant by the death of Governor Furnas,
who for so many years held the place. c.
s. Bassett Is at present acting secretary,
and has been such since the ONCE became
vacant. 1t is understood that President
Mellor of Loup City will be one of the
candidates for the place, while Mr.. Bsssett
will hold over provided he has to make no
fight to do So
One of the most important meetings OF
the week will be that OF the State His
toricai society next Tuesday night, at which
competent men will discuss issues now
prominently before the people of Nebraska,
including the taxation OF railroads, the new
revenue law and other subjects. Among
the speakers on these subjects will be Gov
ernor Mickey. Attorney General Brown and
Prof Ross OF the State university. This
meeting will be held at the university.
while the agricultural meetings will be
held at the state farm.
1nasmuch as there will be people here
from all over the state, 1t is expected there
will be much doing in a political way. as
1t will be grand opportunity for the poll
ticians to get next to the farmers without
having to do much travelling
How to save the Boys.
Lincoln city officials and citizens are
wrestling with the question. of how to save
the boys. During the last two weeks, be-
tween twenty-five and thirty boys, ranging
In age from IA to IS years, have been ar
rested for burglary, and in many instances
the boys have confessed to having entered
and robbed boxcars, stores offices and res
licences. Some of those implicated belong
to highly respected families the heads Of
public office and who have always taken an
active part in the upbuilding of the town
and who have long been identified with its
improvement and progress.
The burglaries have been extended over q
long period of time and until recently nc
one suspected that the acts were being COM
| mitted by Lincoins own sons. When the
| arrests were made and to the police the lit.
| tie fellows admitted their guilt and impli.
| Gated numerous other boys, the news came
| as shocking surprise to all OF Lincoln
| Boys who have been highly respected and
| whose lives were supposed to be all that the
| life of a young man should be have con.
| fessed TO crimes that none but hardened
criminals would have been suspected OF
committing. Many, of the youngsters have
been sent to the reform school. others ar,
out on parole and still others are awaitin,
! trial and are out on bond furnished by
father or some member of the family
When the arrests were first made the polio,
were roundy denounced by deceived par
ents and suits for damages were threatened
but as the little fellows began to make thei
confessions parents have Joined with tn,
police in an effort TO provide some meant
by which the little fellows can be savet
from a further life Of crime.
where Crimes Were Planned.
A number of the boys who are old II
crime have told the police that they mad
their headquarters at the pool rooms an,
in such places they said they got thei
knowledge of crime Here they met will
their fellows and planned their raids acros
the pool table,
AS a result of this statement by the boys
Mayor Brown has ordered the closing o
/ 4
to enter. Last Summer he issued such al
order and for atime the police were Wig
orous In enforcing the order causing
number OF arrests of managers of poe
rooms. Lately, however. It is stated tn
rule has not been vigorously enforced an
minors have been permitted to congregat
and play pool. To the police yesterda
Mayor Brown issued an order that the frs
time he heard OF boy being in a poe
room located on the beat of any policema
that policeman would be removed.
The police intend to proceed against tn
parents OF boys In the future under tn
act passed by the late legislature provid
ing for the punishment OF parents for aid
ing or abetting i'm the delinquency OF thei
children.
Plans of Park Board.
The Park board met yesterday afternoo
and decided to ask the city council 20 orde
Newmarket square vacated so that II coul
be parked and made a place of beauty in
stead of what it is now. The board ais
discussed the proposition to plant tree
I'm the Salt creek bottoms and otherwis
fix up that section OF the city so that pee
! ple coming into Lincoln would not q
: cold feet on the start.
New Depot at Valentine.
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