Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-10
NO DECISION ON NORMAL CASE
Supreme Court Does Not Decide Con-
stitutiOnality Of Low.
sHALLENBERGER IS PERPLExED
investigates to Discover ~ He Can
Disch, t;e Own AppOintees
and Replace Them With
Crab Tree Men.
cFrom a staff Correspondent,


Shallenberger has been studying the con-
stitution today to see IL there is any
authority for him to depose any of his
appointees and replace them with others,
He Is particularly interested In members
Of the state normal boaro.
The term for which one member Of the
old normal board was appointed has ex-
pired and should the supreme court de-
clare the new law invalid then the gov
ernor gives out the impression that he might
appoint Colonel Majors to that position.
The governor was inspired to this study
Of the constitution by the talk around
the state tina II the old board takes charge
of the normal schools, Principal Crabtree
of the Peru school will be discharged be
cause he lobbied for the passage of the new
bill. The governor is opposed TO any
change in the management of the normal
schools at this time and If the report is
true that Crabtree has to so, the gov
ernor will try to save him. II necessary
by removing all Of the appointed mem
bers Of the old board.
The governor was informed today that
the old board had already offered the
Crabtree place to a we'll known educator.
In the meantime late this afternoon the
supreme court had not decided the Nor
Llldl bOdIu Odbb, IL WAS PUBIC property
during the meeting Of the State Teachers
association that the decision would be
handed down at this session of the court,
though the origin of the report could not
be traced. and It was also told that the
court would declare the new law uncon-
stltutional. but this report could not be
traced.
Whether the court has finally agreed on
| the daptgiOn fS NOT VET nnhlin nrOnartv
save through rumors,
Judge John ]. Sullivan once again q
late defeated candidate for supreme judge
has filed his expense account with the
secretary of state, something he neglected
to do following his nomination. Judge SullI-
van said he spent $125, of which 500 went
to the democratic state committee and S2i
to the populist committee.
Fred G. Rooster, Lieutenant in company
d First Nebraska has sent his resignation
to Adjutant General Hartigan. Lieutenant
Rooster has moved from Norfolk, the
home of the company and thai was his
reason for resigning.
Again the supreme court has decided thai
the fruit stands on the sidewalks of Lin.
coin must be abolished. This time the court
makes it's decision by refusing a rehearine
in the case wherein Chapman sought tc
enjoin the city from removing the fruit
stands. Tn court in it's former opinion held
a city council had no right to permit fruit
stands on the street.
Governor Shallenberger and Secretary Of
State Junkin have signed a contract fol
the establishment at the state penitentiary
OF a factory for the manufacture Of shirts
for laborers. The contract has been taker
to Omaha for the signature of Attorney
General Thompson, who is in court there
and then 1t will be presented to Treasures
Brian and Land Commissioner Cowels. This
contract 10 with a Chicago firm in which
1t Is said there are some Omaha people in.
terested. 1t provides for a payment of 62t
cents a day for the convicts, the state t.
furnish heat, light and power, The firm
furnishes a superintendent and it's own ma.
chimes. 1t also agrees to furnish shirts t
the inmates of state institutions at ex
actly cost of making and material. Thu
firm also contracts to sell its output out
side of the state.
Some time ago the Board of Public Lands
and Buildings discussed making a contrac
with a firm to make clothing in the prison
and the governor objected because Of tn,
protests OF the labor unions,
-Game Warden Guilus has returned from
a trip over the state, whore he has beer
planting fish. He placed fish as follows
Blue river above the dam at Milford, 1,5O
crarpies, cat and yellow bull heads; st
Michael slough near Cairo in Hall county
500 black bass and crappie; Pleasanton LAKE
near Ravenna, 600 black bass; Victorit
creek near Anselmo, GOO black bass; Jam
rog pond, Ashton, 400 sunfish; Swan lake
Cherry county, 800 black bass, crappie. so
rock bass; Big creek, 800 trout; Nortl
Loup near Brownlee, 800 rainbow trout
Twin lakes near Hyannis, 600 bass; TsumI
lake, 500 black bass; Spring lake near Ger
ing, 500 black bass; Irrigation lake neaI
Miniature, 500 black bass, 800 cat.
The bass planted are 8 months on ant
measure from three to five inches II
length; crappie, the same age and measur,
from three to four inches; the catfish ar,
from six to eight inches in length and ar
/ year old. The game warden put 500 bui
frogs 2 years old in Swan lake.