Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-14
RICHARDS STORIES UNTRUE
senator Warren Asserts Commissioner
Retires Voluntarily.
PRESIDENT DESIRES HIM TO REMAIN
More Money Available for RecIamn-
ton work Next Year Than in
the season just COminE
20 Close.
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WASHINGTON. Nov. 13.-(Special Tele-
gram. )-Senator Francis E. Warren OF wy
onling arrived in Washington this morning
and is a guest at the New Willard Sen
ator Warren comes to Washington at this
time to get work which will devolve upon
his committee--thc committee on military
affairs--well started before the opening OF
congress.
Senator Warren, when asked IL there is
any truth i'm the statement which appeared
Monday morning i'm number OF papers to
the effect that Commissioner w. A. Rich
ards was requested by the president to re-
sign his office as commissioner of the land
Office and the further fact that he had
vainly interceded with the president to Sc
cure the retention in that ofice of Gov
ernor Richards. said:
THAT statement is incorrcc, in every par
ticular. l have not asked for his retcn-
tion for two reasons: First, Governor Rich
ards retirement was not requested by the
president nor desired Second, Mr.. Rich
ards decided last spring to retire upon the
expiration Of full eight years OF service
in the general Ian Hice and informed me
of his decision. ia well as other friends,
and the secretary OF interior, Mr. Hitch
cock, and assistant secretary. Judge Ryan
His term expires in Febraury, but he will
not retire till March e. have often asked
Richards to reconsider his determination
to retire, but he was positive, and there
fore ceased to urge further"
General George stoucb Dead.
General George w. II. Stouch. L. s. A.,
retired, died at the General hospital at
Washington barracks yesterday sfternool
| .fter a protracted illness He retired n
! 1904 and entered the Indian service, having
served as United States Indian agent at
the North Cheyenne and also at the Grow
agency in Montana and at several agencies
In the Dakotas. His last oficial position
under the Indian bureau was the posi- OF
bonded school superintendent for the Chey-
ennes and Arapahoes in Oklahoma, which
! position he resigned in July last A daugh-
ter the wife of Captain ]. II. McRae OF
the general staff, and son, George Stouch,
| who is in business in San Francisco, sur
vive him.
More Money for Irrigation.
The reclamation service oficials are
! greatly pleased over the prospects of
increased sums being turned over TO
them this year for reclamation projects
from the sale Of public lands. Two years
ago they called upon the general land
ONCE for an estimate as to about how
much they might expect to receive for
their fund from the sale of public lands
Commissioner Richards looked into the
matter and estimated that they might
count on $4,000, 900 a year for three years
Commits ssioner Richards said today, ne
4 was agreeably surprised to learn he had
underestimated the net returns from the
sale of public lands. Last year $4.S5O,00C
were turned over to the reclamation fund
and this year II appears, from careful
estimate, that 34,750,OOO win be realized
There has been during the first quarter
of this year an apparent increase OF $3.50.
600 over the corresponding quarter Of
last year,
Secretary Wilson Returns.
Secretary OF Agriculture Wilson returned
today from Iowa, where he took an activ,
part in the campaign and visited for
week after election. He said that lows
ana other corn states furnish no exception
to the rule in regard to needing farm hand
for the harvesting OF crops. The corn crol
is enormous and farmers are offering
cents bushel for huskers. This enable
good men to make from s. to $40 da!
and board.
Minor Mention.
Postmasters appointed: Nebraska, viii
Iiams. Thayer county, Joseph c. La
vice c. H. Lugenbeel, resigned; Wyoming
Alta, Uintah county, Polly A. Clemen
vice T. r. Wilson, resigned.
Rural carriers appointed for Nebrasla
routes: Elm Creek, route No J. william
A. Clarke, carrier; Allie Clark, substitute
i Howell, route No. A. Joseph +. Herou'
{ carrier; Joseph J. Hajek substitute
E Lindsay, route No. $, Kriston Jenser
. carrier; A. j. Jensen, substitute.
Rural route No. has been ordered es
tabllshed January 1e at Melrose, Monro
p county. Ia, serving $50 people and ninet
T families