Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-16
ECHO OF LIFTING TIE LID
Action Of Mayor Dahlmah in Omaha stirs
Things Up in Lincoln.
CHARGES AGAINST BOARD STILL ON FILE
Various Agricultural Organizations
Holding ConventiOns This Week
In the Capital City-BIs
Corn Display.
cHARGEs AGAINST ROARD sun ON IlI
lFrom q star cOrrespondent.l

LINCOLN, Jan. 15.-(Special. 1.-The lift
ing Of the lid at Omaha last Sunday prom
ises to start something down here at Lin
coin. Members OF the Douglas county
delegation do not hesitate to say that the
proclamation of the democratic mayor and
the precipitate action of the liquor dealers
at home has had a perceptible influence in
stiffening up the opposition sentiment
among other members who are not par
ticularly friendly to the liquor interests.
What is more, however, II Is likely to bring
the whole matter OF the Omaha Police
board and the dissatisfa ction created by its
methods mp to the attention of the gov
ernor, and this time, IL will be dealt with
by Governor Sheldon instead of by Gov
ernor Mickey.
DIR. George l. Miller who is here in con-
nection with the forthcoming meeting of
the State Historical society, OF which he
r. president, declares that he had ap-
prised Governor Sheldon by letter in ad-
vance OF what the situation was in Omaha
and of the movement headed by the mayor
to provide for opening up things on Sunday.
In his letter he stated that he understood
the charges brought against the present
members of the police board by the Civic
Federation and presented to Governor
Mickey, had been Enacted upon and might
call for action by the new governor, and
suggested that his own resignation as po-
lice commissioner would be at the disposal
of the governor at any time he thought II
would simplify matters.
Charges Are stu Pending:
Investigation at the governors office
shows that the Civic Federation charges arc
still on file there and that no notation has
been made of any ruling one way or the
other by Governor Mickey before he went
out of office. Along with the charges in
the document containing the demurrer
filed on behalf OF the police board by Judge
McHugh and subscribed with the names
OF w. ]. Broatch, Lee w. Spratlen, j. w
Thomas and George l.. Miller, and the
opinion given to Governor Mickey by the
attorney general at the time practically
holding that the demurrer Is no good, Is
also there.
A Lincoln lawyer who has some famil.
iarity with such questions when asked as
to the status of this case said that II
would be up to Governor Sheldon to pass
upon the charges just the same as II they
had been made to him in the first place
and that unless the members of the polio,
board followed the example of DR.. Miller
and offered to resign ito simplify matters
the governor would have to set a time anC
place for hearing before long and let the
accused police commissioners come to I
showdown.
OF course. If the Civic Federation woult
withdraw its charges the present board
might be saved from a hearing upon them
but no one imagines that, in view of tn,
lifting of the lid again in such a brisl
fashion, the federation would consent Il
withdraw them at this stage of the pro
ceedlngs, even with the governors consent
AsricuIturfsts In Session.
-Representativ of the various societies
that make UP orsanized agriculture" ar,
ip session here and the attendance at IN,
nseetings-issar ifsual1s large. This wesl
between sixteen and twenty different as
sociations for the promotion of some de
3 paitment OF agriculture, horticulture o.
animal husbandry will hold their stat
meetings. The sessions are being held a
the state farm east of the city.
In connection with the meetings an OK
hibit of corn is being held in the agri
cultural building at the state farm Cor
of all kinds and grades is on display an
the exhibition is one of the features o
the week.
The twenty-second annual meeting O
the dairymen opened this morning in tn
dairy pavilion. President Henry c. Guss
man of Douglas county in his opening ad
dress touched on general farming condi
lions and pointed out the value of tn
dairy department of the farm. Secretar
Bassett made his annual report of Tn
financial condition of the association an
J. A. Harris of Lexington read paper o
starting and Managing a Dairy" ]. A
Stilson of York discussed why 1 us
MIX Scales in the Barn." and In the after
noon Prof A. l.. Hacker OF the State uni
Versity told OF some interesting expert
ments he had made. The association wi
meet again Wednesday
The State Veterinary association besa
the second day of it's meeting this mornin,
DIR. ID. o. Knisley OF Topeka. Kan. talke
on the use of his rubber stomach tub
The tube, he explained. is nothing NOR
than stomach pump. which washes o,
the member and removes the disease
also may be utilized TO inject medicine ini
the stomach. He was down TO give a pra,
tieal demonstration of the operation OF n