Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-15
Nebraska
GUARDSMEN COME ON TRIAL
Prominent Young Men to Be Brought
Before Military Court.
QUESTION OF ENLISTMENT UP
Meet in Lincoln yards
Court Criticism f.
Upheld.


From a Staff CorrespOndent)
LINCOLN, Nov. H-(speciaI)-T de-
tail appointed by Adjutant General Hart-
gan 20 hear the charges preferred against
about forty members OF the national
guard Will assemble I'm the senate chamber
tomorrow and begin the taking OF testi
mony.
Many OF the young men who are 70 face
the court martial are members Of the
most prominent families OF the state and
considerable attention has been attracted
by notice Of the coming trial. The boys
are charged with various offences from
disorderly conduct 70 dlsobodienoe OF or
ders by failing to attend the army ma
Mowers at Fort Riley.
Some Of the boys, Il is alleged viii say
that they did not know they had TO go 20
Fort Riley for the reason that the guards
men who recruited them said that obed-
ienos TO this order was not necessary. It
has not yet been charged that any officer
Of the guard over solicited a recruit by
such statements, but at the time Of the
sneampment every company in the guard
was hustling 10 get It's number up 70 the
limit required by the adjutant general.
The court martial is composed Of Briga-
der General John A. storch, Colonel F. J.
Mack, Second regiment; Colonel Q. W.
Eborly, First regiment; Lieutenant Colonel
J. M. BirSner, Medical corps; Major H. J.
Paul, Second regiment: Major Q. II. Holde-
man. First regiment Captain l. H. Gage
and Captain G. L. Brewster. Judge advo-
cate.
bishop Goes 90 Conference.
State superintendent Bishop has gone to
Salt Lake City to attend the conference OF
superintendents regarding a uniform sys-
tenn Of certifioRtion Of the several states.
The first conference Of the kind was held
in lincoln a year ago and Mr.. Bishop was
q member Of the committee which pre-
pared the program for the Salt Lake
meeting.
Tv Engines Meet.
Engine No. 900 on eustboCnd extra
crashed into switch engine No 12lS at the
frog on the Rock Island tracks at
Twenty-sixth and p streets Monday morn
ing at $40, overturnng both engine and
splntering four cars containing ballast and
coal The engine crews. with the excep-
ton OF Fireman Carl Serum on the freight
engine jumped when they saw a collision
could not be avoided and escaped without
injury. Serum climbed to the back Of the
tender and was knocked down by the
Shock. sustaining badly bruised back.
Members OF the train crew on the extra
and the switching force all Jumped from
the cars and escaped unhurt. Conductor
Grafton Of the extra received some trifling
bruises on the arm. The track was dam
aged only in the immediate vicinity of the
collision, and did not extend for more than
two car lengths. Within this small terri
tory the rails we're snapped into short
pieces and twisted. Two cars of the ballast
train Just back of the engine were broken
and turned crosswise OF the track, the
gravel pouring fro mthe broken ends.
The engines lay almost side by side OF the
track. each partially overturned,
Criticism Upheld.
That criticism Of American courts and
sadgea 10 Just as far as their official acts
are concerned was the statement by Judge
w. q. Hastings, dean Of the Nebraska
law school. in a brief lecture to one Of
his GLASSES, Monday. He discussed the
recent controversy between Former Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Judge Baldwin, the
Connecticut Justice
According to the Nebraska turist the
courts should bs subject 70 Intelligent public
criticism and Roosevelt was clearly act
ing within his rights when he called at
tention TO those decisions OF the judge
which In his mind we're wrong
"A Judge deciding case 10 acting undel
a duty" Judge Hastings said. I'm under
taking this duty he invites criticism and
we are At liberty TO critcise his holdings
That q we are at liberty to differ will
him In arriving at a conclusion. but Thu
privilege, I believe, does not extend 70
condemnation Of the Judge personally"
"Mr. Roosevelt was plainly within hi'
rights az a citizen In Implying that Judg'
Baldiwn's decision were reaotlonary bu
he was exceeding justification for hi
utteranoes when applying the epithe
'reacuonary' TO the man himself
Criticism OF the courts and the result
ing pressure OF public opinion IL one o.
the checks and balances OF the judieiarg
system and It's relation TO the citizen. tn
only safety 10 TO subject what judges d.
10 the closest analysis and the most rigiC
examination"
Miss Wilson Leaves Cimmittee
Miss Florence Wilson. who for some year
has been connected with the republican
state COMMITTEES. looking after the organiza
ton work between elections has Resigned
her position with the committee ana Is nov
the stenographer for Judge Fawcett Of tn
supreme court Miss Wilson began he
work yesterday.
Matthews on His New Job.
Leo Matthews who has spent the cam
paign AZ Columbus, being secretary OF IN
democratic state committee, has returne
70 Lincoln and assumed his more dignifie
position OF private secretary to Governo
shanenberger.
DamaEedBu iIdinE Repaired.
students OF the university will be able
move into the mechanics art buildin
By wednesday morning, when class wor
viii be resumed there. Regent COMPLAINT
who has been here looking after the r.
pair OF the floors which were damaged
said everything would be IN good shape b
that time The roof was practically d
stroyed and that has not yet been repaire'
The damage 10 the building was done satui
day morning BY fire,
TrcliucEu pnV cuonTS