Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-18
Nebraska
CONvICTS To Be rAILORS
W. L. Cunningham Of St. Louis Seeks
Contract for Their Labor.
PLANS TO INSTALL MACHINERY
state Board Thinks Seriously of
Proposition that Will Net
sixty Cents = Day a
Man.
fTrrom a staff Correspondent.)

LINCOLN, April 1I-(Special)-W. L"
Cunningham Of st. Louis lie anxious to en-
ploy the prisoners ih the state penitentiary
In a tailor shcp. Mr.. Cunningham called
on the members Il the State Board OF
Public alds and Buildings this afternoon
and proposed 10 employ every prisoner who
is able to work In the manufacture OF
clothing for lsbcrers.
Should The board agree to his PROPOSE
ton MIR. Cunningham said he would In
stall about $500 worth of machinery and
get busy at once. He told the board 1t
would cost the state less than the broom
factory costs In the matter OF heat and
power.
Under the contract with the Lee Broom
company the board cannot let all the pris-
oners TO the proposed contractor. but 1t is
The opinion Of the board Mr.. Cunningham
will be willing to use a portion of the men,
about t25, Cor the present. The Lee con-
tract calls for not more than $50 men.
When II first began to dicker with the
st. Louis man the board was under the
impression it could terminate the Lee con-
tract on six months notice, but upon ex-
animation It discovered that the contract
could be terminated after six months
notice provided the state used the con-
victs. This was put in the contract with
the expectation that the Legislature might
take some steps to put In a Irvine factory
or other manufacturing plant to be run
by the state.
It is expected, IL a contract is made with
the ST. Louis man that It will net the state
about 80 cents a convict a day. Mr.. Cum
bingham is anxious for q longtime con-
tract and will meet with the board again
Monday.
Under the law the governor makes the
contract and 1t is approved by the board
and action fOHaV WAS DELAYED haCalgA the
governor could not meet with the board.
Should a contract be made with Mr..
Cunningham the use OF the convicts in
raising sugar beets would not materialize,
which would be very pleasing to the war
den and to members OF the state board.
Mr.. Cunningham told the board IL he
we're permitted to use the six female con-
victs he could furnish the state institutions
with socks and stockings at As cents a
dozen pairs.
Mrs. Sh~alIenberger
Mrs. Shallenberger is coming in for some
of the praise the governor received for
signing the s o'clock closing law. Today
she received a gold pin with the inscrip-
ton, IS p. m" engraved in a monogram.
Written on a card was the following: This
little souvenir represents the sentiment OF
four-fifths of northwest Nebraska No
higher honor can come Nto the governor of
the state" The note was signed 1T. NJ.
Walcott.v
RaIston Case Put Over.
The hearing of the Ralston rate case be-
fore the State Railway commission has
been postponed urtil April %. This post
ponement was due to the illness OF Colonel
c. e. Spens, whose recent break into the
lime light as a colonel on the staff Of the
governor was too much for his c~onstitu-
ton.
Hearings Before COmmissiOn.
The complaint of Edward Pyle, secretary
of the owners and Drivers association.
has been set for hearing before the Rail-
way commission on April %, and the COM
plant Of the Updike Grain company has
been set for May 5.
Heads of schools Fake sides.
The question now is, what will become
OF Superintendent J. w. Crabtrce OF the
Peru normal school and Of Superintendent
Thomas of the Kearney school. II is very
evident that Prof. Crabtree threw his cards
into the hands of the newly appointed
board. because he met with the board when
1t held it's first session. and 1t is also very
evident that Prof. Thomas has pinned his
faith to the old board, because he failed
to meet with the new board. There being
a whole lot of human nature in the makeup
of both boardt there Is some uncertainty
about what will happen to one of the
superintendents at least when the courts
have finally settled which board is the real
board.
Car Repairer Asks Damages.
Henry Ernest seeks to recover 1893
for the loss Of the end of one finger
through an accident, while he was work
ing I'm the car repair department OF the
Burlington shops here. He began action
in the district court Saturday morning
for that amount and alleges the loss OF
the end Of the middle finger of his left
hand as the ground of his action.
Ernest was a car repairer and was
working for the Burlington in that ca
pacity.
Bankers Life Undecided.
The uncertainty of the Bankers Life
Insurance company uniting to build the
ten-story structure that was anticipated
at Tenth and o streets has caused con
siderable discussion among the stock
holders of the First National bank who
are interested in the erection OF a build
ing here. The property is owned by th'
First National bank, and It is possible
that a stock company composed Of thu
bank and the insurance company di
rectors may build a ten-story structure
that will be the property OF the two con
Germs and will be occupied by both.
II is not yet known whether the Bank
ers Life will Join in the project, IL 4
possible that the Commercial club, tn
First National bank and the Banker
Life Insurance company may all cree
separate buildings.
Dog Attacks Child.
Fearing that his 2-year-old child ha'
been bitten by a dog. II. c. Luckey o
Fortieth and Holdrege streets had tn
child's wounds cauterlzed. The dog wa
gnawing a bone in the yard aud when tn
child stepped near the dog turned sbou
and seized its hand. The dog was act
ing strangely when II was taken TO tn
police station and killed, and IL appear
possible that the animal was affecte
with hydrophobia.
auditor Grants Hearing,
Auditor Barton listened TO 2ifty or sixt
insurance men this afternoon ~ the senai
charmber talk for and against special col
tracts In policies. Besides making arE
ments for and against this pfoposiuoi
some Of the insurance men took occasion
boosf thsir own companies and show Y