Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
Nebraska
OFFICIALS GET hlCdER PAY
Secretary Of Banking Board and
Assistant Secretary Of State Profit.
INCREASED PAY BEGAN APRIL l
Governor Appoints DR.. A. T.. Muir
head and -Four Other PhysiciaDs
as Secretaries % state
Board Of HeaIth

Nipn 4 starr CORRESPONDENT
May s.-Under "A decision OF
Httorhey General Thompson, Secretary
hoyse OF the state banking board will get
three months pay at the incraa sed 49,
allowed by the legislature. when it nassed
the guaranty OF deposits act. That bill
increases the pay %: the secretary Of the
board from S2,cO to 1900 a year. The an
preparation act took effect April 1. hut the
banking act authorizing the governor TO
appoint a secretary Of the board does not
go INTO effect till July II Mr.. Royse is
entitled to pay since April 1 at the rate Of
SVO a year, according to the attornev
general. ADDISON Walt. deputy secretary Of
state. and Mr.. Redmond. deputy state an
perintendent. will also draw paw as usual
at the rate OF 1880 a year. although the
statute increasing their pay to that amour,
does not take effect TIL July 1. The last
legislature appropriated 1850 a year for
L"gse otfieers and the attorney general.
Io,'oWinR custom. holds that they are
enttled to the amount appropriated bv the
legislature, although the ststutc now -
Ao'ce HNes the nay at a lesser amount
Governor Appoints rive.
Governor Shallenberger, acting under the
provisions Of a new law. which gives him
power to appoint secretaries OF the state
dsoard or Health and also an insnector oe
board, today appointed four secretaries
81 the board. Or. A. l.. NIulrhead NJ
opnaha Is the only secretary reappointed'
Iie Is given a two-year term. DR.. c. p
a" OF Beatrice IS appointed for four
years' Or r.. 3. Cummins of Seward is
given three years, and Or. r. Arthur Carr
vi Lincoln is to serve the short term. one
year. DR.. Muirhead and DR.. FAN are ~ the
so-called regular school OF medicine. mr.
Cunimins is of the eclectic school and mr.
Carr is a homeopathic physician.
inc act passed last winter leaves ,rra
IeHleo a section of the statute giving tbe
'""ru OF eHalth power to appoint a state
inspector at a salary OF 81. $40 a vear r.
cause or this defect the entire act MAJ 10
VOID The governor is said to have decidod
TO appoint the secretaries and let the boord
appoint an Inspector. The secretaries sot
about $500 a year In fees. %
sharp Practice RoundIy Oero
AVN chapman, a wealthy and promi-
heht citizen of Nebraska CITY. is given =
tremendous scoring by the supreme corr,
III the opinion handad down todav in a caso
wherein ne was suing a widow named Ada
Meyers 10 compel her to give him hack
80 ne hdu PAID as he alleges. under dur
css' Here's what the court Iterau, s,,..
~ reno It's ala TO n man
VINO rounds his cause Of action upon an
immoral or Illegal act. The whole founda-
uon or this claim is based on unlawful acts
ny which the plaintiff purchased from tho
county authorities at a tax sale a certif-
cate at a less amount than was actually
ana lawfully due and used the mama of
the defendant therein without her knowl-
edge or consent. This certificate he had
assigned to himself to escape paying his
potion OF taxes.
Having embarked in an illegal transac-
ton when she demanded that he settle
he had 40 produce or settle 10 prevent the
disclosure of his Illegal conduct. He had
4 paid $500 which he now seeks to recover.
IT Is clear to us that under such circum-
stances no court of justice should render
assistance. II he be permitted to recover
he will be enabled By means of a decree
OF "A court of justice to evade the payment
of his portion of taxes justly due and
thereby receive legal commentator for his