Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-03
Nebraska

can methods In their business. Edgar Al
len. chairman OF the executive committee
OF the Commercial club. says In his invi-
tatiOn TO the governor:
we do not think their reception and en-
tertainment would be complete without the
OF the governor OF the state, and
respectfully invite you to be the guest Of
the Commercial club on that date. and sin
oerely hope you can make your arrange
ments accordingly"
Governor s-halienberger will attend the
Ak-sar-Ben ball and will he present to
receive the japanese visitors n possible.
New Campaign Poster.
Something new in the way Of a cam
paign poster has been prepared by the
republican state committee, containing
the pictures of the three party nominees
for Judges Of the supreme court. The
photographs are rranged slantwise in a
row from the top left hand corner to the
bottom right hand one. This simple and
expressive inscription accompanies the
grouping. Republican candidates for
judges Of the supreme court, each with a
record Of faithful service to the people
Fifty thousand OF the posters will be
printed for distribution TO local com
mittees. The state committee Is also
sending out small folders with the pic
lures and brief biographical sketches Of
the candidates for judges and university
regents. Nearly all of this years cam
psign activity will be confined to circu-
lating literature and perfecting the party
organization to get out the vote on cleo
ton day.
Reward for Murderer.
Governor s~hallsnberger has offered a
state reward Of 5000, which is the limit
allowed by law, for the arrest of the
person or persons who murdered a colored
boy. Othello Radcliffe, whose body was
found september 7 at the Kellom school
house at Twenty-seventh and Nicholas
streets in the city OF Omaha
Contractor Boycott City.
Claiming that they have trouble getting
their money, that the city hall will not
pay a good price for the work and that
they are 'harassed" by overcritical tax
payers and public officials. a number Of
firms engaged in aging pavement by con-
tract have declared a strike, boycott, en-
barge. or whatever It may be called, against
Lincoln. Persistent advertising by the
city authorities for bids on work to be
lone has met with a refusal to submit
any propositions. For this reason It is
probable no more paving will be done this
fall other than what has already been con-
tracted for.
The Barber Asphalt mpan the Ma
tlonal Asphalt company, Hugh Murphy,
Ford, Flynn & Mclaughlin and Robert
Malone are among the number who will
not bid on work which the city and prop
erty owners want done. Some time age
they were notified Of the A street paving
project, calling for about 5000 square yards
OF pavement, but none of them made fig
ures on It for the reason. as stated, tina
it was too small a Job to be worth their
while. a street was then grouped with
two or three other districts and readver,
tised, the whole amount being 24,o0O yards
estimated to be worth $4,000. On this
larger piece Of work the firms and indi,
vidual contractors again neglected to bid
They have virtually given notice that they
will do nothing for the city until mex
spring. Malone has intimsted that he viii
never bid on city work again.