Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-17
Nebraska
70 TWO JOBS
Auditor Insists Gaylord Must Quit
One or the Other.
CHICAGO MANS GREAT SCHEME
Wants states of Nebraska and south
Dakota 20 Help Build n Bridge
for His Projected Rail-
read.
(From a Staff Correspondent

G. p. Gaylord. elected supreme secretary
OF the American order Of Protection, can
not serve in that capacity unless he re-
signs as the head OF the order company,
which has a contract to do the field work
for the first named company.
This is the abatement Of State Auditor
Barton, who supplemented it by remark
ing that II there was any law by which
he could force Mr.. Gaylord TO resign one
Of the offices to which he has been elected
he will call It to his aid. He was in con
sultation with the legal department of the
state this afternoon. and he has instructed
the former secretary, o. c. Bell, not to
turn the records of his office over to the
new secretary. In this way he expects
to get the matter into the courts and get
a ruling as to the legality Of the propo-
sition Of one person serving in the two
capacities.
At Its meeting the American order of
Protection elected the following officers:
Supreme past commanders E.. ]. Glenn
ents, Nebraska, reelected.
Supreme commander j. Marion Price,
Colorado, to succeed T. M. Bennitt, Ne
Supreme vice commander, ]. NJ. Mmiken,
Nebraska (office was vacanO.
Supreme secretary, C. p. Gaylord, Ne
braskR, to succeed o. G. Bell, Nebraska.
Supreme treasurer, r. T.. Hight, Ne
braska. TO succeed John Radcliffe, Ne
Supreme chaplain, Catherine DALEY,
Colorado, to succeed Mrs. G. e. Borton,
Supreme captain, p. E.. Walters, Ne
braska (office was vacant).
Supreme pilot, Lillian Jacobson, Ne
Supreme medical examiner. M. A. Hoover,
Kearney, Neb.. to succeed F. A.. Graham,
Supreme inner guard, John L. Sheer.
Kansas.
Supreme outer guard, A. s. Bender, wyo-
UIDA.
Auditing committee, o. c.. Bell, f. A.
Graham, e. p. Clements.
Magee Has a Great Scheme.
c. A. Magee Of Chicago who has been
writing for a long time to the secretary
Of state regarding the construction of a
north and south railroad through Ne
braska, has made a request to the secre-
tary OF state which II carried out will help
out the scheme some. Mr.. Magee asked
the secretary to have the legislature of
Nebraska Join with the Legislature OF South
Dakota and appropriate $500, 900 each for the
construction of a bridge across the Mis-
souri, river at Yankton. II the state will
do this the promoter agreed to permit the
state the free use OF the bridge for wagons
and foot passengers and incidentally he
would like to sell to the state first mort
gage god bonds to make up an amount
with the appropriation OF 81, 20O,0 900.
No Intent to DisObey LAW.
The Missouri Pacific railroad company
has no intention OF disobeying the law
requiring a certain number OF men to a
train crew. Recently railway trainmen
complained informally to the railway com
mission that the Missouri Pacific. and the
Rock Island were violating this law. To-
day che commission got a letter from
Bailey Wasgoner, counsel for the Missouri
Pacific, in which It vas set out IL this
violation had occurred 1t was an oversight
because the company intended to obey
the law. The specific charge alleged this
road employed one a to act as brake
man and flagman.
Lands Accepts Nomination.
II. d. Lands, who received thirty-four
votes for the democratic nomination for
regent of the state university and -four
votes as a popuiist candidate, which be-
ing a majority OF the votes cast in each
party for second place on the ballot as a
candidate for regent, has accepted the
nomination. Mr.. Lands filed his aceep-
lance today with the seen etary OF state
who win advise the legal department be-
fore placing the name on the official bal.
lot. Mr.. Lands got his votes In Saunders
county and expressed surprise that he re.
oeived no votes IN his home county OF
Seward.
New Point In liquor Law.
In a brief filed In supreme court for the
defendant in error, John S. Gibson, presl-
dent OF a local colored club, charged with
selling liquor to its members, Greene &
Greene, attorneys, argue that the excise
board of Lincoln has no power to define