Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-08
Nebraska

anty Law II he called the legislature in
extra session.
There will be no trouble on that point,
replied the governor.
The governor Of Kansas II going 70
call a special session OF the Legislature
simply to change the interest rate, 50 that
the state banks can pay as much interest
as national banks. so I believe 1 will be
justified in calling an extra session to
pass q new Law entirely"
Motor Car witbOut moker.
The State Railway commission today gave
permission to the Northwestern to run its
motor car between Lincoln and Fremont
without a smoking compartment. The new
law provides a smoking compartment and
toilet room on all cars. but II specifies that
the state Railway commission may set
aside the law II the railroad can show the
same Is not necessary. The North western
runs a regular train between Lincoln and
Fremont which is equipped with q smoking
compartment.
Pardon Asked for Pumphrey.
Mrs. Roe of st. Joseph. mother of Charles
Humphrey. serving a life term in the peni-
Tertiary for the murder OF an Omaha China
man. called at the office of Governor
Shallenberger this morning to plead for a
pardon for her son. Secretary Furse in
formed her Of the proceedings necessary
to present the matter to the governor, but
told her that unless she had some new evi.
| dence to bring before the executive he
would advise her not to spend her money
employing counsel
Hosea Wants = Telephone.
william M. Hosea Of Burchard. Pawnee
county. has filed a complaint against the
Burchard Telephone company because it re-
fused to put a telephone in his house. In
answer to a letter from the State Railway
commission the secretary Of the company
wrote that about a half dozen or more
subscribers insisted that II the company
put a telephone in the Hosea home they
would order their telephones taken out
Tor that reason the telephone company
failed to connect UP the Hosea house. The
letter also said Hosea refused to take a
telephone a year ago and 1t is the belief
Of the company that he wants 1t now
simply because his ~nelghbors do not want
him to have one. The company would have
to run a wire a half mile to get to the
Hosea home. A date for a hearing on the
complaint will be fixed later.
New Laws Ready.
The first copies of the session laws were
received by the secretary of state today
from Timothy Sedgwick. The book is
smaller than that Of two years ago, cost
icSS dHu = pElillCu Oh bOOh PdpCi diN 10
pronounced by the secretary of state to
be the best looking yet turned out In that
line. The books received do not contain
the index because the secrtary has been
unable to prepare the copy.
Complaint Against Automobile.
Mrs. Tony Vrbsky Of Crete has written
3 to the secretary Of state that recently her
horse was frightened by an automobile,
~ E0-r - - - - .E,Ir .AENa tA~1-y-
y out on the road. Notwithstanding she cried
for help to the person running the machine
; no attention was paid to her. She was re-
, ferred to the county attorney of Saline
: county, who today called upon the secre-
3 tary of state and secured the name Of
the owner of No. 6271, L. S. Leemer OF
: Bradshaw.
= Boiler Exp1Odes at Hastings.
5 Due to the negligence of the engineer
3 or fireman at the Hastings asylum, so DR..
. Baxter. superintendent has written to the
/ state board. the boiler exploded there
} and it will cost $500 or $500 to make re-
: pairs. The letter said the water was per-
! mitted to get too low in the boiler. There
5 are two engineers and two firemen at, the
asylum and DR.. Baxter failed to state
who was responsible of these four.
Call for Health Records.
8 Governor Shallenberger ga Attorney
Z General Thompson of the State Board of
q Health this morning passed a resolution
/ calling upon the Board of Secretaries of
2 the board to turn over the records to the
z new Board of Secretaries appointed by the
n governor under the new law.
g Secretary Sward refused to turn over the
Y records to Or. e. Arthur Carr, the new
e secretary, by order of the old Board OF
Il Secretaries, 30 DIR. E. Arthur came up to-
q day and got HIS resolution. Whether the
Board of Secretaries will pay any atten-
tion to the resolution by the board re-
mains to be seen.