Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-22
Nebraska
MEN ARE BITTER
Closeness to Lincoln Causes Continual
Difficulty.
TRACTION COMPANY Is BLAMED
New order Throwing DRINKS Off
Line Cause of Much DisscnsIon-
Money for Soldiers ut
Homes.
TRACTION COMPANY Is BLAMED
tFrom a sad correspondentl

From a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. Jan. 21.-(Special City Off
cials, business men and citizens of Have
lock have Joined in a denunciation Of the
way In which their little city is being ad-
v~ertised, and the criticism is aimed esps-
cially at the Lincoln Traction company and
the press Of Lincoln.
Because Lincoln is dry, the little city of
Havelock has become the Mecca for the
thirsty of the capital city and every fight
or every disturbance in Havelock Is charged
up TO the citizens of that community. To
add to the humiliation of the shop town,
the traction company has secured a num-
Der Of Lincoln policemen and had them
sworn in as special deputy sheriffs These
officers, beginning yesterday, ride to Have
lock and come back on the cars after CIV
ing a demonstration of power in the viii
lage.
I'VE believe we are getting the worst Of
IT," said Mayor Hinkle. Before Lincoln
went dry we had no trouble at all here and
our people hardly knew we had any saloons,
At that time we had three saloons. There
were seven applicants for licenses when
Lincoln voted out her saloons, and as the
council was tied 1 voted against increasing
the number, because 1 thought We would
be better off without having so many
places for the riff raft of Lincoln to loaf
around.
I'VE have one policeman in the day time
and a night Waterman. But every time
there is a fight here or any kline of a dis
turbance we are held up to the state as a
most lawiess community.
"Our trouble comes directly from Lin
coin. We are simply asking that the peo-
pie be informed that 1t is not the home
people, but the Lincoln people. who are
giving our town a bad name.
81 hope we will never again have the
same conditions as now. The two cities
should be the same. either both wet or
both dry. When Lincoln was wet and
Havelock dry then our boys that desired
to drink would go to Lincoln, and there
wasn't anything said about Lincoln being
such a bad place"
Business Men Aroused.
The business men of Havelock are very
much worked up over the action of the
Traction company because, they say, the
Traction company has violated it's fran
chise and has no right even to do business
in Havelock. The single fare to Havelock
is 10 cents, though to go from University
Place to Lincoln AND transfer and then
go to College View only costs 8 cents.
The people of Havelock believe this is a
rank discrimination and they now have
in the courts a suit to GUST the company
from doing business in Havelock. When
the Traction company secured its fran
chise it was permitted to charge 10 cents
for a, period OF ten years, after which an
agreement was to be reached as to fare.
At the time of the passage of the or
/ dinaUCa the arcupnan4t taa1 k1 kba ,nh.pa-,,
and the citizens was that the fare would
be 8 cents. This Is the statement Of Of
ficials Of Havelock, and they maintain
that the company has not acted fairly with
the people of the show town.
In discussing the Lincoln DRINKS that in
fest Havelock. Chief of Police George
Smith said he had no trouble with the
old-timers, but that 1t is the 81 clerks
and the young men who cause the trouble.
These, said the chief Of police, when they
see a beer sign at once begin to swear
and create a disturbance, while on oc-
c~asions, he said, the employees of the
Traction company had become drunk and
created disturbances.
If 1t is the intention of the Traction
company to prevent Lincoln drunks from
leaving Havelock after having been
brought there by the company. the citi-
Gems intend to resist such an order. They
insist that as the Traction company bring
out the drunks-and some of them thew
said were drunk when they leave Lincoln.
the Traction company should take care of
them.
Money for the Soldiers.
Governor Shallenberger has received from
the national treasurer Sc, 900 for the soldiers,
home at Grand Island and s2,625 for the
home at Milford, the quarterly payment
due the state for the quarter ending De-
cember 81. The distribution is made on
500 a year for each member of the home.
there being an average of 2S6 at Grand
Island and los at Milford.
After Harness Again.
Commander Barnes of the Grand Island
Soldiers home has again been complained
against by members OF the home, who say
ne refuses to permit the White Ribbon club
to meet in the chapel in the evenings. This
club is composed of members of the home.
The letter OF complaint received by the
Board of Publis Lands and Buildings said
the commander told the members of the
club the state could not afford the light
which the board figured would amount to
something like 3 or 4 cents an evening.
Chief Justice III.
Chief Justice Reese became Ill this morn
ing after he reached his office, and as a
result the argument in the Miles will case
was postponed. Judge Reese was feverish
and. while he at first insisted upon going
on with the argument, he finally consented
to abide by the advice of his fellow MEM
oers OF the bench and went to his homo.
Roads Convention AdjOurns.
The good roads convention adjourned
here tonight with a banquet and program,
closing a series of agricultural meetings
held In the capital city lately. M. o.. Ed
redge delivered the principal lecture OF
the day.
After a careful investigation Attorney
General Thompson has decided that he