Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-13

in the legal department today During the
time he was out J. b. Strobe acted IN his
place. Strobe cuff the Job saturday.
OmciaIs Quarrel. Children suRer.
That the patients Of the Orthopedie hos
pital are not given enough food or the
right kind OF food Is said 20 be due to the
superintendent OF the Home for the Friend
less refusing 10 allow the hospital authori-
tics to draw on the funds for the home,
as she was told 70 do by the State Board
OF Public Lands and Buildings. The re-
port that the head nurse had not drawn
her salary for some time, but was working
on credit Is false, because she has re-
ceived her warrants regularly. The bill
creating the hospital provided there should
be no deficiency. but the board interpreted
the appropriation for the Home Of the
Friendless 10 mean available funds that
could be used for the hospital and II nee
essary a deficiency could be created in
this fund. Mrs. johnson, It is claimed.
does not want a deficiency and for that
reason she refuses TO provide delicacies
which the patients in the hospital need.
In this II is said she has tho backing OF
the governor, who appointed her, while the
board wants her to furnish what the pa
TENTS need in the way Of food. A con-
and Mrs johnson should It be shown con-
clusively that the children are not get
ting proper food. At this time there Is
something over $500 available for the use
or the hospital.
McBrIen Files Expense Bill.
Superintendent McBrien has hled his
election expense account with the secretary
Of state showing he spent to secure his re-
election S173O9. OF this amount S100 went
to the republican state committee and SIS
to the Fillmore county republican commit
tee. He spent SS.07 for railroad fare. Not
withstanding Mr.. McBrien claims his ONCE
is non-partisan, his expense account does
not show he gave the democratic state
committee any money for the numerous
demotratic votes he got.
City of Omaha Appeals.
The city Of Omaha has appealed to the
supreme court to reverse a judgment of
81 900 which has been rendered against
it in favor Of Mary jacobson, who claims
to have broken both bones OF her lirnb
just above the ankle because Of ice on a
sidewalk. She sued for $3.50 and was
awarded $1,000. The attorneys for the
defense declare no sidewalk is located
where Mrs Jacobson fell and presented
a map prepared in the city engineer
ONCE to prove their point. The PLAINTIFF s
attorney declared that a sidewalk did
exist there and they presented a mar
showing the location Of the walk
Capital Briefs.
The Faucet Carney ager company OF
| Norfolk has incorporated with capita
stock of $4,000, paid up. The officers arr
NJ. NJ. Faucet, $. H. Carney and w. K
Hager.
Insurance Deputy John L. Pierce has
refused to admit the Columbian Woodmet
of Georgia. a fraternal order of whicr
Hoke Smith is a leading officer A smel
! difhcuity is presented in the charter Of
| the company and it will probably b.
remedied to Mt the laws of Nebraska,
The American Adjustable Window
| Shade company of Lincoln has nled III
articles of incorporation with the secre
tary Of state. 1t has a paid-up capita
stock of $4,000. It's directors are l.. q
wettling, George w. Marsh, a. ID. Gil
more, D. c. Despair, l.. p. Funkhouser
W. +. Thompson and c. A. whyman
/ Elmer Leiby of Thayer county, By hi
father B. F. Leiby, has brought an ap
peal Of his case to the supreme court. Tn
boy was given an indefinite sentence t.
the Industrial school at Kearney and n
seeks to have this sentence reversed ant
his liberty granted him He was cOnvicte,
/ of burglariously entering the slaughte
house Of George Wilkinson. The attorne,
for Leib alleges a number of technicalitie
which should reverse. the case.