Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-30
. Nebraska
OF OTOE INSANE MAN
Kansas Board Of Charities Writes
Concerning Arrest Of Sheriff.
EXTRA SESSION IS PROBABLE
Governor shaIIenberRer Makes Re-
mark 90 This Effect when He
Receives Copy of Income
Tax Amendment.
1From . staff Correspondent


LINCOLN, July @.-(Special 1.-THE state
Board Of Charities Of the state Of Kansas
has taken up the case wherein the sheriff
10 a Kansas county was arrested in Otoe
county. Nebraska. for bringing to that
county an insane patient from Kansas.
The Kansas board wrote to the State Board
of Public Lands and Buildings and COM
pared the treatment Of patients by the two
states. Mrs. Beck. a Kansas woman. came
to Nebraska and remained nine months and
then went insane. She was taken to the
Kansas insane hospital by a member Of
the staff Of a Nebraska asylum. The Kan
sss authorities received the woman and
made no objections. ]. A. Rankin, the in
sane man over whom all the trouble is
about. the letter said. was released from
. Nebraska asylum in March. 1909. and
came to Kansas after that. He was insane
and was brought back to Otoe county in
June. The Kansas board asks that the
state officers take some action in the mat
ter. The board intended to meet today,
but failed to get together. 1t is probable
the board will order Rankin put in an
asylum in this state, recognizing him as a
Nebraska charge.
Extra session Probable.
Governor Shallenberger has received a
copy of the proposed amendment to the
federal constitution from Philsnder Z.
Knox, secretary of state. 1t was announced
at the office of the governor that no extra
session would be called merely for the
purpose OF adopting the amendment. but
that enc may be called for some unfin-
ished business and the ratification of the
amendment wuld be incidental to that.
Sample Ballots Mailed.
Secretary Of state Junkin today mailed
out sample ballots to be used In the com
ing primary. The ballots under the new
primary law are Of the blanket variety.
They are 2 feet ~ inches wide and 8
inches long. Across the top is the party
designations: Democrat, republican, peo-
pies independent, prohibition and social
list. Mi. Junkin has rotated the names
of the candidates on the sample ballots,
and the samples will be different in the
varioues counter insofar as it is possible
TO make them different. In Douglas
county the sample ballot will carry the
name Of John o. Yeiser at the top OF the
republican ballot.
Governors watch Returned.
The Burlington railroad has returned to
Governor Shallenberger his gold watch.
Just how the Burlington railroad got pos
session of the watch Of the executive the
governor does not know. He knows that
after getting off a Burlington trail out
in the state. he reached in his pocket
for his time piece and 1t was not there
He supposed he left it in his berth He
reported the matter to the Burlington
officials and this morning the watch was
returned.
DIR. Winnett Returns.
DR.. Herbert Judson Winnett, state rail
way commissioner, returned to his office
this morning after a trip up to the north
east, where he attended the functions in
cidental TO the Lake Champaign cele-
bration. Or. Winnett shortened his vaca.
ton because the weather was so cool II
was uncomfortable.
Telephone Rates Changed.
The railway commission has instructed
the attorney general TO begin proceeding
against the Johnson County Home Tele
phone company for changing rates withou.
permission. The company put in a meas.
urled rate Of l cent a call for certain Of
their patrons.
New Postal Manager.
p. A. Putnam, the new manager OF tn,
Postal Telegraph office in this city
reached town today with his family anc
has assumed charge. j. G. Wolfe, retlrinI
manager, goes to Omaha to manage tn,
office there.
cIrI Neaw ne Saot IN Rafn--ator.