Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-16
Nebraska
LINCOLN FEELING THE AXE
Criticism of Neighboring Cities Re-
suits in Loss Of Business.
COMMERCIAL CLUB is AROUSED
some Serious Talk of EstablishinE
Censorship of Press of Capital
City--Governor's silver
wedding.
(From a starr C6rrospondent.)

From a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN May 15.-(special.)-A serious
question discussed by several members Of
che Commercial club during the noon hour
-ecently, was the advisability Of selecting
censor TO pass on the news TO be pub
Ished in the local papers regarding the
action of the citizens Of nelghboring towns.
VI has been the custom for many years for
certain parties In Lincoln to attempt TO
manage the affairs and regulate the ac-
ton OF the nelghboring towns as well as
the capital city, and 1t has just dawned
upon certain business and professional
men here that the practice is not helping
Ah0 city. So these parties, who have given
the matter some thought, have concluded
that perhaps from a business standpoint
II would be better for the newspapers here
TO keep their hands off Of the affairs of
the citizens OF the close-around towns in
sofar as relates to their attitude toward
the liquor question.
AS soon as Beatrice voted in saloons
after two years OF drouth, the Lincoln
papers began to declare there was ter
rible condition in that thriving little city
Then Crete was held up as a second Have
lock and was said to be the place Of the
ruin Of many Lincoln persons The Lincoln
DRINKS were not blamed at all.
cities Fight Back.
Beatrice fought back. And so did Crete
and other towns that are being maligned
are fighting back. 1t is very evident that
business I'm the capital city has been
struck and struck hard, for the squeal
that went up from the Commercial club
members has been heard all over town
Those discussing the matter insisted that
the papers discontinue writing of Beatrice,
Crete and WILDER and look after Lincoln
The reports of conditions In these towns
being written at long distance 1t has been
easy for those abused to answer back
hard, and they have done It. So 1t is very
probable that hereafter the papers here
will conflne themselves to attacks on
Omaha In the meantime Lincoln came
near losing a very necessary and hard
working official last week because of the
activity of the various clubs In criticlzing
and offering suggestions. This official has
much to do with the work of building for
the future Lincoln. and being well equipped
in his line and of long experience, 1t was
his belief that he knows what he Is doing
when he does anything.
The clubs Decide.
This officials experience related to
reporter for The Bee was something like
this:
Whom finally decide what should be
done, the matter is put up to the council
and is endorsed. Work then progresses
Then along comes the clubs. They meet
and condemn the idea. Their criticism is
passed on to the council and the council
gigs back and 1 am left high and dry 1t
will take several months again to get the
council to even consider the proposition"
1t is this officials idea and 1t is the idea
of many business men OF Lincoln that the
time Is here when the city for its own
protection should elect officers who are not
afraid to go ahead and do something re-
gardless OF the various clubs and OF critics.
Several business men insist that they elect
officials to do the work OF the city and
take this responsibility off Of their hands,
but instead of that whenever a question
comes up about which there is a possibility
of a difference of opinion. 1t needs must
be passed on by all the clubs. before any
thing is done, with the result that the
city is always in a turmoil.
The next great Question to come before
the people for settlement will be whether
Wyuka cemetery shall be open after 6
o'clock at night that persons in Lin
coin may go there and spend quiet hour,
feeling perfectly at home, or whether 1t
shall remain closed after that hour and
thus prevent a possible dissertation OF the
place This was the leading question
last summer and II has not yet been settled
definitely.
Celebrate silver wedding.
Governor and Mrs. Shallenberger will
celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of
their marriage on the evening Of May "a,
by public reception to which no cards
will be necessary They will keep open
house at the executive mansion all even
ing beginning at clock. Lieutenant
shallenberger and his bride will be among
the house guests.
Lincoln Industrial Exposition.
During the week Of the Editorial associ-
alton, Lincoln will put on an industrial
exposition to show the editors that the
city is a real live one, viewed from a bust
ness standpoint. The merchants have
responded generously to the invitation to
make exhibits and the auditorium will be
fun OF well filled booths, and everything
that is manufactured in Lincoln will be on
exhibit