Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-04
Nebraska
MULLEN AND ALLEN LEAVE
Two Democrats Turn Tricks and Now
Will Rest a While.
BURLINGTON GETS LOWER FIGURE
Terminal Property Mt south Omaha
Cut Down Twelve Thousand
Dollars by stnte Board of
''nttf' EauaIisRtion.
tFrom a Staff Correspondent

time being, their work being finished,
Arthur Mullen and Tom Allen. two organiz-
Ing democrats. have gone away for their
summer vacations and will not return to
the state until after the primary election.
II was the duty OF Arthur Mullen TO get
the democratic state convention TO endorse
the O'Clock cllsing law. 1t was the work
cut out for Tom Allen to force Governor
shsllenberger to stand for county option
Both did what they set out to do and both
have gone sway TO rest up from their la
bors. Mullen went to Canada to attend a
meeting Of the knights OF Columbus. and
Allen went up to the northwest.
Since the Grand Island convention smoke
has cleared. the stock OF c. W. Bryan, as
fighter, has gone up considerably. Pre-
vious TO the, convention and during the de-
liberations at Grand Island, lie was q very
much abused man-behind his back-and
verbal brickbats were coming his way all
tho stlR1e. ButMr. Bryan never lost his
nerve and his confidence never was shaken.
Hell be all right" he answered many
items to questions regarding Governor Shall
ienberger and county, option. He made this
statement even when the governor was de-
Glazing over the state In speeches that he
was opposed to county option. The night
before thele6nSentlon, when it was reported
TO the Bryan headquarters that Shallen-
berger was ready 20 accept the Metcalfe
compromise plank in the platform, Charles
Bryan rennarked;
I'm not cure that we will take It. II the
governor is willing to take the compromise
now, by morning he will be for county OPP
ton"
Subsequent events proved that Bryan had
sized up the governor correctly. for that
afternoon the governor said he would sign
the county option bill II passed by the
legislature.
W. j. Bryan probably will be hme next
: Sunday for the day at least, and some
Dstatement may be given out by him re-
garding the situation gin democratic. affairs.
Reduces BurlinstOh In south Omaha.
The State Board Of Equalization agreed
on the assessment OF railroad terminals
this morning, making some changes in
Guiding a reduction in the Burlington South
Omaha property Of s127 The terminal
values on them line were left as fixed
last year. where the value of the road
wast hot changed Until Secretary Henry
Seymour extends the changes 1t will not
be possible TO give the values In the var
ious towns or the changes The board was
anxious that Governor Shallenberger- be
present. at this meeting and assist in the
work Of fixing the value of the termi-
nalssas, he was not present when the rail-
road property was assessed some weeks
ago, but as the county clerks were clamor-
ing for the figures the majority OF the
board concluded to go ahead and do the
work. The governor is busy campaigning
and for the PRESENT he's. no time TO devote
70 the duties OF his office.
Need OF Parole OFFICER.
I'VE should have parole officer" said
Warden Smith OF the state penltentiary.
whose sole duty should be to look after
the convicts, who are out on parole.
Either that or those convicts should be
placed under the charge of the shericfs
Of the various counties. The present parole
law is the weakest part of our criminal
laws. We let a man have a prisoner and
all we know about the conduct OF the
NpHsoner Is what he himself reports, which
report is signed also by the man who has
him in charge, / received twenty-five re-
ports this morning and they are all alike.
Each tells how much money the convict
earned and how 1t was spent and closes
with, the statement. Conduct good We
have no way of knowing how the con-
Wet is acting, 1T we had parole officer
then more prisoners could be let out and
they could all be watched
FIemiuE Goes ON Ballot.
Robert W. Fleming Jr., of Berwyn, is a
candidate for the democratic and populist
nomination for land commissioner against
his will Mr.. Fleming sent letter to
Secretary OF state Junkin this morning re-
questing that his name be left off of the
ballot, but tho letter came too late and
\, tho request will not be granted.
w. Il. Patrick confirmed his telephone
request to have his name left off the bal
lot, by letter, which was received this
morning. Mr. Patrick's name will not APP
pear on the ballot.
TRUSTEES, Take French Leave.
Three prisoners got away fro mthe state
penitentiary during the month of July, ac-
cording to the monthly report OF Warden
H. w. Smith, William from Douglas
eonnty, a colored prisoner, with only a few
months 10 serve Of three-year term for
breaking and entering, managed to hide
awayhan escape while working in the
corn field with no guard overlooking him
Itsis reported that he has wound up In
Texas. from which place the warden says
It may pe hard TO return him, owing to
present conditions there.
Williams, from Lancaster, sent up fol
twelve years for robbery. and Doyle OF
Douglas. sent up for murder, two TRUSTEES
LEFT without saying goodby or leaving word
oftheir whereabouts. Both had been trus-
ties for about eighteen months and worked
outside OF the prison walls. Doyle is d
years old and the warden expects him &c
come back of his own accord as soon a:
food gets scarce along the road.
Ernest Wright, out on parole, has also
disappeared and 1t is reported he is sui
going having reached Quebec at last re-
perts. There are sJill 46S prisoners in tbs
pSnitenueFy, according to the report. Dur
ing the month there We're received thirteen
Ten prisoners were paroled.
Beats Elm TO Ii.
VIII Maupin. deputy labor commissioner
believes that in time of peace prepare TOT
war, so before charges nave been filed
against him he has hls answer In court
Some one reported the other day thai
charges had been filed with the governor
against Maupiu, alleging that he sent a
couple VI Nomen through a ga<.nent factory
rs his deputies to inspect and that thJ
women got, busy in an effort 10 unlonizS
NE shop,
Though no formal charges have beer
filed against Maupin and far as the Of
flee OF the governor knows will not be
filed. the following has been sent TO the