Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-12
Nebraska
INVOKE AID OF SACKETT LAW
Omaha People Will Appear Before
Governor Today.
NOTICE OF INTENTION SENT
state Auditor Evolves system of
MOnthly Reports from state
Institutions to Make Bus
iness Open.
INTENTION SENT
Trom q sad corresr. dent.l

LINCOLN, Nov. 11-(SpeciaI)-Elmer r.
Thomas and a contingent Of Omaha people
will come to Lincoln tomorrow afternoon
and appear before Governor Shallenberger
with a complaint against the mayor and
police board Of Omaha. Mr.. Thomas noti-
fled the governor this afternoon that the
complaints against the board and the
mayor would be pushed and the first gun
would be fired tomorrow under the sackett
law.
When Frank Dinuzzo was first convicted
in police court complaints were filed with
the governor against the mayor and the
board, but as the board took action fol-
lowing the conviction Of Dinuzzo in dis
trict court the complaints we're not pushed
and the governor took no action on them.
New Accounting system.
State Auditor Barton has evolved a sys-
tenn Of monthly and quarterly reports from
! state institutions which will disclose the
minutest details Of all property and finan-
cial transactions. The state accountant,
John w. Tulleys, will receive these re-
ports and they may be used by the State
Board OF Purchase n Supplies when con-
tracts are awarded for supplies. These
reports may occupy a great deal Of the
llIlle u liib HAdNe accountant dAu AAl1g ~
quire practically all Of his time.
The monthly report will show the amount
Of supplies on hand, the average price,
value, the amount checked out and checked
in, the amount Of products of the farm and
garden on hand, the amount produced,
amount issued to the steward, amount and
value sold, number of acres owned. leased
or rented, acres Of farms, number of per
sons employed during the month, amount
of wages paid, number Of acres In differ
emit crops, lawn and garden, amount and
date and from whom cash is received,
amount expended from each fund during
the month and balance remaining in each
fund, daily avcre ge number of inmates for
the month, average number Of employees,
amount of employees wages, number Of Of
ficers and amount of salaries.
The quarterly reports show the guam
tity and value Of each article on hand at
the last report, received and Issued during
the quarter and quantity and value re-
naming, articles of domestic manufac-
ture, amount and value of raw material,
number, manufactured and consumed, in
the institution or sold articles condemned.
lost, worn out, damaged or destroyed,
kind, number of live stock at the last re-
port, number and value Of increase or pur-
chased number and value sold, slaughtered,
died and on hand.
Farm Congress Delegates.
Governor S~hallenberger has selected the
following named perhons as delegates to
represent Nebraska at the National Farm
Land congress-, which convenes in Chicago
on the 10th instant:
Prof. Val Keyser, Lincoln; Robert Pick
ems, Hastings; e. A. Roth, Holdrege; J. H.
Mooney, A~rapahoe; b4oseph McCague,
Neigh; G. H. Payne, Qmahaj Stephen j.
Ryan, Columbus; Phil Kohl, Wayne; Frank
j. Dishner, o'Nelll, and II. w. CampbelL
THANKSGIVING Proclamation.
Governor S-hailenberger today issued the
annual Thanksgiving proclamation, as fol-
lows:
"At the close Of the harvest season. when
the labors Of the farmer are crowned with
the bounteous gifts Of nature, and the ma
terial growth and prosperity of our great
state has become the pride and admiration
of every citizen, our hearts are filled with
a spirit Of hope for the future and gratitude
for our present prosperity.
"As a people w should not only take into
account the great progress that has been
made in a material way, but be thankful
that with 1t has come a fuller realization
of the duties and responsibilities of Amerl.
can citizenship. and, above ali else, we
should render a sincere Acknowledgement
to Almighty God for the many blessings
and divine favors He has bestowed upon
His people. =
I'm harmony with this sentiment and by
virtue Of the authority in me vested by
law, 1, Ashton C. S~hallenberger, governor
OF the state of Nebraska, do hereby pro-
claim and set apart Thursday, November
Is, 1909. as a day Of solemn and public
Thanksgiving to Almighty God for His
blessings to us as a state and nation, and
I direct that no business be transacted on
that day at any department of state, I
earnestly urge upon the people Of bebraska
an appropriate observance OF the occasion
by a universal expression of our profound
devotion and %reverent thanks to Divine
Providence for the many blessings we have
received"