Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-05

the house various parties have made in
quiries regarding the whereabouts of Henry
Richmond, who was mentioned for the
place in opposition to Trenmore Cone, who
seems to have 1t nailed down. Richmond
is leaving no trail over the state and has
made practically no campaign. He has
been visiting relatives down in Texas.
That's what Mayor Jim did just before he
was alnded on in the race for the guber-
Material contest. But Richmond's friends
say he would not take advice in the mat
ter.
Thomas Darnell has given out a state
ment that the county option advocates con-
troll the legislature, while Bob Fink, the
Personal Rights nan says there will be
but seventeen men in the house pledged
to county option. Both sides claim the
senate, making 1t another case of both
sides winning in a contest.
There has been no talk Of the organiza-
ton o fthe senate, because that is said to
be under the control of those people who
train with the special interests and for that
reason it will be organized not along
public sentiment lines, but along the lines
laid out by the favor seeking corporations.
Pure Food Prosecution
On complaint of Anderson & McNaughton,
merchants at Auburn, the food commits
sioner has forwarded papers and requested
County Attorney English of Douglas county
to bring prosecution against Paxton & Gal
lagher of Omaha for violation of the brand
ing clause in section s of the pure food law.
The complaint of Anderson & McNaughtoA
sets forth that a box of figs marked t.
! contain fifty pounds contained only forty
four pounds and ten ounces. being short
weight over 10 per cent.
In letters to the Auburn firm Paxton &
Gallagher say this discrepancy in weight
is due to the fact that figs are sold in
wholesale packages with an allowance of
10 per cent for tare in favor of the whole
sale house.
The food commissioner holds that the re-
q%uirement TO correctly label food packages
with the amount of the contents applies to
the wholesale package as well as to the re-
tail package, and has advised all retail
dealers where complaints have been made
Of short weigh in the wholesale package
that such cases will be promptly reftp -
to county attorneys for prosecution against
the wholesaler whenever evidence by way
Of affidavit is furnished setting forth the
facts in the case.
Insurance Company WithdrRws.
The Mutual Surety company Of New York
has notified Insurance Deputy Pierce that
It has Withdrawn from the state and has
so informed its agents. The company was
admitted to do business in Nebraska in
1906 and has been doing business here since,
While no explanation of its withdrawal
was given 1t is supposed by the insurance
department that its Nebraska business did
not justify it taking out a license for the
coming year.
Clean sweep in One once.
+. b. Cowles, land commissioner-e,eCt
was in the state house this afternoon and
was introduced to a number Of the officers
by Judge Letton, the two having come
from Fairbury.
Il will have all my office force named by
the time the pay starts said Mr.. Cow.es.
II have come to the conclusion that l will
be able to run the office without any as
sistance from anyone now employed in the
office"
This last statement is taken TO mean that
those who are now employed there Will
have to hustle elsewhere for jobs. Mr..
Cowles said he intended to employ only a
portion Of the number now employed in
the office Of the land commissioner.