Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-13
Nebraska
WARM TINE IN STATE BOARD
Names on Cornerstone in New Asylum
Building Cause Of Row.
OBJECTION FILED BY COwLE'
Resolution orderinE Contracts 20 Re
move CorneFstone Gees over After
Hot ana Extended Dis
cusaion.
Trop a Staff Correspondent

kfrofn "a starr Correspondent1
LINCOLN, Dec 1a-Cspecial whether
or not the retiring members Of the state
board Of land and buildings shall be com
memorated, together with sundry shaHen-
berger appolntees, contractors and archi-
teots, in everlasting memorial on the new
hospital building at the Hastings asylum
was the theme at meeting Of the state
board today. So warm was the session
that II finally adjourned to wait the com
ing OF Attorney General Mullen. who holds
the decidingsvote and whose name is not
On the tablets inserted into the walls OF
the building
When the contractor on the $4,000 build
ing at Hastings got up above the founda-
ton WaTs Be slipped in two large stone
plates into Que corner OF the building aud
with the consent Of the superintendent
and steward OF the institution and with
the active aid Of the architect engraved
thereon the history Of the strusture insofar
as those DIRECTLY connected with its con-
struotion were concerned, the legislature
alone being left out Land Commissioner
Cowles Objected to what he called deface-
msnt Of the building. He moved in the
board meeting that the contractor be COM
PEELED TO remove the stones and fill in With
brick
Here the fun began. The two retiring
members OF the board wanted The record
left in. Their names were in the list
Secretary OF State Junl1in thought to mol
hfy the land commissioner, who character
lied the inscription as a fool stunt" by
moving that the name Of "E. 3. Cowles
commissioner or public lands and build
ings." be effaced and the rest left as now
The commissioner served notice that the
building would not be accepted without The
stones being removed, that he would not
sign the voucher for the final payment IN
I'll It was done, and that 1t viii cost the
contractor more to force a settlement
through the courts than II will to chisel
out the stones and replace them with
brick. He asked to have his reasons for
voting against the acceptance Of the build
Ing Incorporated into the record In this
reason he says: ~
Because a person happens to be a men,
per or board or an employe OF the state
a. the time a public building is going up
~ no reason why his name should be
carved upon that building, because his rate
OF taxation and his ownership in the build
ing is no greater or different than that of
every other person in the state Let us
have million names or none
The question will be settled upon the re-
turn Of the attorney general, who is the
fourth member OF the board.
VIII Make Strong showing.
Warden T. w. Smith Of the penitentiary
is working on his biennial report and prom
Uses that it will show a strong financial
condition. He says that he will present
deficit Of only $1,000 as opposed to much
more than tiwce that amount two years
ago brought to the legislature for the last
biennium. He says that with the addition
OF shirt factory the penitentiary has
turned over TO the state more than 10000,
greater revenue from the labor of prisoners
than was ever turned into. the states GEM
S1al fund from that institution. tas.
Ludi In "A Fast Pace.
N. J. Ludi the Wahoo editor who wants
70 be the next secretary Of the state senate,
was looking the ground over today He
declares with an appearance OF sincerity
that he will be the next secretary He
believes he has tn evotes. Only three days
ago his strongest competitor, W. H Smith
OF Seward, who was secretary two years
ago. declared just as emphaucaIly that he
would be reelected.
GeiIus Wins Eighty Acres.
Game Warden Dan Geilus, who had in
vested in some Texas land TO the tune of
$40 for parcel. thus giving him a chance
OF drawing for larger stakes has received
q telegram from the seat OF war that he
has won an eighty-Rcre tract. As per the
scheme, five eighty-acre tracts and one
quarter section were to be given away to
the holders Of contracts on ali the five
acre tracts. Dan was one OF these numer-
Gus holders. So elated does he feel over
his success that he threatens to leave the
employ OF the state soon and settle down
to live on the proceeds Of his lands.
Bank Officers in Trouble.
Albert d. Welton, cashier, and Laurence
ID. Daft, assistant cashier OF the First
National bank OF Greenwood, were ar
raigned this noon before the United States
jury commissioner on the charge Of y1o-
laung the United States banking laws. They
are charged with embezzling ana rnisap-
plying funds OF the bank 20 the amount
OF e3g0o0
They waived the right 20 a preliminary
examination before Commissioner Mariav
and were bound over 20 await the investi-
CATION Of the federal grand jury. They
furnished bonds as required by the COM
missioner. Mr.. Welton's bond being 10000
and that Of Mr.. Daft being 5000.
Are Getting Anxious.
ny kilograms sent etliis=smorning 20 the
Interstate Commerce commission the Lin
coin Commercial club Is endeavorfng to
bTanG the commission to the consideration
OF the express bate case in which Lincoln
ehipPers are Interested. 1t is desired that
Shs commission proceed at once to a review