Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-28
Nebraska

laws, together with a statement that all
cattle sold at the fair must be examined
and given the tuberculosis test
Governor Invited 90 speak.
Governor Sh~allenberger received an in
vitation this morning to speak to the JEFF
fersOn club Of Los Angeles. The presi-
dent Of the club wrote the governor that
he understood ne intended to visit Los
Angeles this summer and II such were
tho case the club desired the governor to
make a speech on any Saturday afternoon.
Band Concert Sunday.
h protest Of the ministers Of Lin
coin against a band concert at the state
fair Sunday, the opening day, fell on deaf
ears. The board decided to 20 ahead with
the arrangements, the band has received
the free advertising and everything Is
lovely once more. Rev. Mr.. Batten called
upon the secretary Of the board this
morning and said the newspaper here
had been a little too radical In their re-
port Of the doings of the preachers What
the ministers objected to- he said. was
anything that would break into the OBJ
servance Of the Sabbath day. He did
not know when the discussion first came
up that It had been customary in the past
to charge admission to the fair on sun
days. He left well satisfied with the ar
engagements Of the fair board. The con-
cert will be held at $3.50 o'clock. After
the hour of $3.50 an admission of rs cents
will be charged and befcIe that hour SO
cents will be charged to get into the
grounds.
Fined for seininE.
Charles Willsey and William Kerr were
fined $40 and costs at oxford for SEEMING
Illegally. They we're arrested by Game
Warden Gullis and Deputy Sam J. Adkin
Of oxford.
Aurora Man Gets Place.
Fritz Hoefer of Aurora has been Up
pointed a member Of the Board OF Optom-
etry in place of Max Egge Of Grand Island.
The term is for three years and duties from
August IS.
Governor Denies story.
OF the charge thai he had demanded q
Is per cent reduction on purchases made
by him of local merchants, Governor Shall
lenberger said it was absolutely untrue,
He said when Mrs. -Shallenberger went to
settle some bills against the state for sup
plies for the mansion, she was told to de-
duct Is per cent and also deduct 10 per
cent for the private bills and this was
done. When a second firm presented a bill
Mrs. Shallenberger asked if there was to
be any reduction and she was told a re-
auction of Is per cent would be made for
goods bought for the state, but no reduc-
ton for goods bought for private use.
BY the firm from which she accepted a
reduction Mrs. S-hallenberger said she had
been told it a been customary to make
a reduction on goods bought by the gov
ernor and the governor has since been in.
formed that all state officers heretofore
had been given a reduction on their pur.
chases.
Mrs. Shallenberger said she dealt more
with the firm that did not give the re-
duction than the one that had.
In the matter of the charge that the gov
ernor had charged $50 for a speech de-
llvered at the Norfolk schools the gov.
ernor said:
II was paid $50 each for two speeche:
that l delivered, one at Norfolk and on
at Alliance. The engagements were mad,
with a lyceum bureau to which l had en-
gagged myself to make five speeches.
had nothing to do with the making of th'
contract. l would hate to think anyon,
thought that the speeches were not worth
the $50. Mr.. LaFollette, you know, get
five times that much. However, where M
admission is charged / make no charge
was charged. Had the school engaged m,
/ would nave made no charge, If no ad
mission had been exacted.'