Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-29
Nebraska
TROUBLE AT ASYLUM
superintendent Asks to Have Account.
ant Check Up the Books.
ALDRICH OUT FOR GOVERNOR
Senator Announces Platform on
which He VIII Appeal 60 Repub-
Iican Voters at Primaries
Next Year.


$3.50 49,
LINCOLN, Oct. 2S.-(special.)-At last
blowoff is about o come at the insane
asylum at Lincoln. superintendent Wood
ard has asked for the state accountant to
examine the books and records at the in
stltution. This request, coming after six
or eight months Of war between the SUI
perintendent and the bookkeeper, means
one Of two t~hings-either Felix Newton, the
bookkeeper, is to be fired or the governor
intends to throw the harpoon into the SUI
perintendent.
Bright and early this morning Superin-
tendent Woodland came to the state house
and made his demand for the state &C
countant to at once come to the asylum
and investigate it, and a few moments
after he left Felix Newton rushed into the
governors office for a private conference
with Secretary Furse.
Whether the steward, Horace Bishop, is
going to be dragged into the controversy
remains to be seen, but It has been re-
ported at the state house that the steward
and the ~bookkeeper are at outs and he
may also come in for a checking up during
the blowoff.
State Accountant Tulleys refused to 60
out and investigate the institution at the
Invitation OF the superintendent until Au-
ditor Barton had given him orders to do so.
lnasmuch as the vouchers for the insti-
tuition have not yet been filed with the
secretary of state, It is taken to mean that
superintendent Woodland intends to dis
charge a number Of employees, but he does
not want the fact to become known until
after election. In fact there is evidence
to indicate that he has already requested
the resignation of Newton, though the
bookkeeper this morning would not con-
firm that report.
Superintendent Woodland has engaged in
a policy OF not taking the public into his
confidence regarding affairs at the instl-
tuition and every time a news story leaks
out Of the institution it stirs the superIn-
tendent to serious activity. Recently he
called the employees on the carpet and at
tempted to discover the party who was
giving out the news. He even went SO far,
an employe said, as to call on the painters
working on the building and demanded to
know of them II they had given out any
news of the institution. In order to stop
information leaking out Of the institution
to the taxpayers DIR. Woodland has fire.
quently complained of the employees, and
for that reason or some other he has dis
charged many of them.
Felix Newton had his head under the
. axe several weeks ago, but no one around
n NHS oSgANh "a DIdN9 6nOuBH u uTOp the
axe. That was when Newton refused to
D sign a receipt for a car Of coal which he
. said had not been delivered to the insti-
tuition. Superintendent Woodland and
D Steward Bishop both tried to get the re-
Q ceipt from Newton and the claim of the
coal company was held up for several
months. until finally the superintendent
himself prevailed upon the board to allow
! it. The fact that the superintendent failed
4 to discharge Newton at that time gave rise
D to considerable speculation.
\ AIdrich Out for Governor.
Senator c.. II. Aldrich announces him.
9 self as a candidate for governor, subject to
4 the approval of the republican primaries
to be held in August 1910, and submits for
Q consideration the following personal views
q The republican party should adopt, in the
convention of 1910, a platform as progress
q sive as tina Of 1906. AS a result Of its fulfill.
ment we got the benefit of .he splendid
0 laws of the legislature OF 1907.
o 1 stand for the impartial enforcement OF
o law.
No class or business should be favored
0 above any other class or business and ali
o mustt bb justly dealt wl.a.
o Labor should have it's Just ~recompense OF
reward.
0 Corporations should nave adequate pro.
lection from unjust assaults, and should
pay their fair share of taxation.
1 In the strife between employees and pub,
9 lie service corporations, I believe that IN,
public should be protected by compulsory
= arbitration.
y 1 firmly believe in the principle OF coun.
n ty option as a means Of regulating the
liquor traffic and shall use my Influence
. for the enactment and enforcement Of sucf
d a law, believing 1t to be In the Interests
s OF sobriety and economy and in accordance
v with the American principle Of the ma.
jority rule.
) I believe that our state supreme cour-
should nave original and exclusive juris
dietion in passing upon the validity Of STATE
: law with power Of appeal provided direc
to the United States supreme court.
stand for the most rigid economy II
: the administration OF the states affair!
consistent with good government. to thu
end that taxation may be reduced to thu
. minimum and the blessings Of prosperity
:. 0nioyed by all.
Z I believe that some adequate way should
Y he provided to better secure depositors fol
b their money left in banks.
emphatically believe in the primary
4 election plan of nominating public official
\ and shall use my best e~ndeavors to elm
Z mate the vicious feature from the presen
> law and 20 so amend It as TO make I
\ meet the requirements Of the people o.
. Nebraska.
: More Grief for McGraw.
Joseph McGraw, former adjutant at tn,
n soldiers home at Grand Island, who wal
! forced to resign because he criticised tn,
} management Of Commander Eli Barnes. hai
received another hot poke in the ribs from
q the superintendent. Mr.. McGraw in hi
Y claims against the state filed an item 10
y IS for horse hire from September IS to 3
D and for hauling his furniture and house
: hold goods away from the institution, s.
\ Through these two items Commando
y Barnes drew his blue pencil and in a let
b ter he said he knew nothing about them
Y He did place his approval on a claim o
Y SIS for salary. So, Notwithstanding H.
R bucked the machine and was thrown ou
\ Of the institution because of 1t, Mr.. Nc
y Graw's penalties have not all been paid.
street Railway stin Delays.
\ The Lincoln Traction company has no
= yet filed it's report with the State Rail
y way commission and unless this is don
n forthwith the commission intends TO appea
y 70 The co,,rts 10 find ont the reason Of m