Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-30
Nebraska
OVER THE TRANSON
Trouble at Insane Asylum Results in
His Being Discharged.
GOVERNOR MAY NOT ACoU1EsCE
General Opinion that sharpe and Ills
Friends Drove a Good Bargain
In Purchasing the Trac-
tion stock.
From a Staff Correspondent

LINCOLN. oct D.-(special9-Telix New
ton, bcokkeeper at the insane. asylum at
Lincoln. has been fired. Superintendent
Woodland aid IT,
How long Felix Newton will remain
fired f. q question, for the e~x-bookkeeper
has q strong pull with Governor shallen-
berger and there II no doubt but what
DIR. Woodland will be compelled to give
some good reasons for his, action OF It
win not be sustained Newton is the boss
OF the Russian vote In this city and II
has been customary for him to deliver sew
eral hundred votes OF the people of his
nationality TO the democratic candidates
at every election.
But superintendent Woodland has had Il
In for Newton ever since the bookkeeper
refused to receipt for a car of coal which
he said was not delivered to the asylum.
and Newton had TO 90.
The ouche which Mr.. Newton filed
with the secretary of state are said by
the record clerk to be among the best OF
any filed by the bookkeepers OF any state
institution.
DIT. Woodland and his associates believed
that Newton had been peddling news from
the insane asylum and that probably more
than any other thing was the reason DR..
Woodland threw the gaff into him.
The fact that hst had discharged the
only representative Of the Russians in the
employ OF the state at the asylum was
kept secret by the head of the asylum
n was not even reported to the office
Of the governor, DIR. Woodland finally con-
fifming the discharge this afternoon. II
is more than probable that he did not in
tend TO inform Newton of his action until
after election, as yesterday Newton him
NRo1e AanNnd that ~ haA haoa dfoobargoI
Newton is another democrat who has
been stung with ingratitude. For years
ne has labored WITHOUT reward or expecta-
ton Of reward. Then along comes Gov
ernor S-hallenberger and Newton helped
him and his reward was to be steward
at the asylum. But County Chairman
Horace Bishop wanted that job, so Felix
was tossed aside and given as a sop the
Job Of ~bookkeeper. Then came the rows
and the final overthrow temporarily at
least Of Felix.
But it viii all be up to the governor
when he returns
Suggestion for AdvertisInE
General Henderson has written Labor
Commissioner Maupin a letter regarding
the publication OF a bulletin, Nebraska Re
sources. Enclosed with his suggestions was
n letter from Thomas Creigh, attorney for
the Cudahy Pacl ing company, commencing
General Henderson for his interest in Sc
curing for the labor bureau sufficient ap-
preparations to more properly advertise
the state and its resources. Mr.. Creigh
called the attention of General Henderson
to the series of articles being published in
The Sunday Bee Of the various counties
of the state. These articles, said M,
Creigh. were mighty good advertising Tor
Nebraska and the next bulletin issued by
the department of labor should contain the
population OF the counties, valuation OF
counties and per capita wealth of the peo-
pie.
sharp Drives Good Bargain.
The general opinion among those who
seem to know about the inside Of the deal
whereby w. d. Shary got possession Of
the traction company and will make him,
self president Of II, is that the new syndi-
cate Of business men drove a good bargain.
A quantity of the stock was bought for
SS5 q share. OF this amount S5 was paid in
cash and a note given for the $50. This
note, which covered all the money due on
all the sales. runs for three years and is
payable 70 a board OF trustees represent
ing the former holders of stock. With the
note Is deposited the stock and Sharp and
mis- crowd Rave a contract TO vote this
stock for the next three. the life OF the
note. This will prevent any of those who
have sold out and taken a note in part
payment having any hand in the affairs OF
the company.
The traction news has also awakened In
terest In tho suit filed by County Attorney
YTyrrell to dissolve the merger Of the two
companies. There may be a question of
the legality OF the issue OF stock as the
constitution provides no stock shall be Is
sued except for labor and Improvement
and that before stock is issued It must be
advertised sixty days.
Vacations for Teachers.
InAsmuch as the people generally receive
ftho benefits from the annual meeting OF
: the state Teachers association. practically
all OF the county superintendent in the
state have written to the various school
boards requesting them to grant a leave OF
absence with pay to their teachers to at
tend the state meeting next week.
To force the teacher TO pay his or her
own expenses and then receive no pay for
the time absent from the school makes II
a hard matter for the teacher to attend the
state meeting without q serious financial
loss,
Many of the counties readily grant their
teachers this leave Of absence and every
school board IN the state is being urged to
follow suit TO the end that practically all
OF the teachers in Nebraska may have an
opportunity to attend the state meeting
without bothering about the loss OF pay
Railroad Bonds Authorized.
The Chicago 8 Northwestern railroad has
received permission OF the State Railway
commission TO issue bonds to the amount OF
t20.162,OO0 Some time ago this road re.
eeived permission from the state OF Wis
eonsin TO issue bonds to the amount OF
some SSO.OOO,OOQ and about one-third OF this
amount has been issued. Now the road In
terests to issue the other two-thirds, Civ
ing a mortgage on It's property In this