Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-25
MULLEN CAUSING TROUBLE
Activity of Oil Inspector Rouses Ire
of Many Democrats.
REACTS ON sHALLENBERGER
Automobile Owners Notified Their
Licenses Expire with the Year
and Penalty Attaches for
Failure to Renew.
(From a staff Correspondent.) )

LINCOLN, Dec. 24-(Special. )-Governor-
elect Shallenberger may get through this
next two weeks without taking a hand In
the organization of the legislature, but he
is already the object of considerable crfti-
cism because of tn eactivity OF his man
Arthur Mullen. A prominent democrat of
Otoe county who Is deeply interested In
the organisation of the house was In Lin
coin yesterday and he expressed himself
as follows: 'N
'I have It straight that Arthur Mullen
is trying to organize the house. 1t looks
to me like Governor Shallenbcrger would
call him off. We put our shoulders to the
wheel and helped elect Shallenberger and
since the day of the election he has acted
as though otoe county was not on the
map. II the election were held over again
you bet Otoe county would not contribute
to the election of Mr.. shallenberger. But
the activity OF Mullen will not be forgotten
and Mr.. Shallenberger will learn that soon
enough"
While democrats generally do not know
why II is Shallenberger appointed Mullen
oil inspector and what is the tie that binds
them some other democrats have an idea
This is the explanation they give.
Mullen was president OF the Bryan Vol
unteers and as such officer visited many
parts Of Nebraska soliciting members and
getting voters interested in the move. In
stead, however, of devoting his time to
organizing Bryan volunteers for work dur
| ing the campaign 1t is reported that no
boosted the candidacy of Mr.. Shailenberger
| for the democratic nomination for governor.
One OF the candidates for the nomination
at that time probably could tell some in
teresting history along that line were he
talkative. SO Shallenberger is under obll-
cations to Mr.. Mullen.
Warning to Auto Owners.
| 1t is up 10 owners of automobiles to save
at least 81 oui % the Christmas wreck
with wh;eh to pay the state for re-regis-
tering their machines. New licenses will be
issued ~ every automobile owner in the
state during 1909, and those who fail to
| como alrpgs ard send their little 100 cents
to the sseletary Of state are subject to a
fine of SO to 80 or imprisonment In a
county jail fer thirty days. All OF which
is according to law. Each license now Is-
sued shows when II expires and as soon as
that minute arrives the man who fails to
take out new license subjects himself to
arrest every time he runs his machine.
Chair for sheldon.
| Governor George L. Sheldon will carry
away from the STATE mousse a DeaQIlIQl
mahogany office chair 10 which he has be.
come very much attached. to gether with
the love and respect" of his office force
The chair was presented to him by his
office. and silver plate tackled thereon
says this:
Governor George L. Sheldon. executiv,
chair. 1918; with love and respect from
your office force"
| IA "a l.,
new furniture was placed in the executiv,
office the chair for the use OF the gov
eTnor belonging the the set. was not de
livered, but another was sent In its place
The governo liked the old chair and useC
1t while waiting for the one bought by tn,
state. When the office chair was delivered
the governors office force bought the on,
the executive has been using, It havinI
been merely loaned to the state, and mad,
the governor a present Of IT,
Recommendation of Veterinarian.
Deputy State Veterinarian Charles A
McKim recommends in his biennial repor
TO Governor Sheldon that the state veter
inarian's department be removed from
under the direct control OF the governo
and be placed In charge OF a live stool
sanitary board, consisting OF five member
appointed by the governor. each to serv
for term OF five years, but in such
way that one member will retire annually
DR.. McKim says the work OF his depart
ment has more than doubled since 1906 an
at the present time It Is an impossibilit
J for one man to properly care for II OF /
answer all the calls made upon him I
, examine animals. supposed to be sufferin
} from CONTAGIOUS, tn6satk0na. trAnsmissibl
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