Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-16
GOVERNOR ISSUES PARDON
Clsmsncy to Burt County Man with
Peculiar Sentence.
COURTS DECREE TO WIFE BEATER
Bread and water five Days ana J.sI
Fare Five Days for Three
MOnths--stav for
Wilson.
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Garfield Waite. who Is serving a term of
three months In jail az Tekamah for wife
beating was pardoned this evening by
Governor shallenberEer. The sentence pro-
Fided that for a period OF five days Waite
should be led the regular Jail fare then
for five days he was to be served only
with bread and water. This diet was to be
alternated every five-day period. Attorney
General Thompson. after an investigation.
recommended the pardon.
Stay for George Wilson.
George Wilson. sentenced 70 be hanged
June n. has received a stay OF execution
from the supreme court pending the hear
ing OF his appeal Wilson was convisted in
Brown county OF the murder OF Jacob
Davis. robbery being the motive. He was
convicted on circurnstantial evidence. He
was known sometimes as Walter Rifen-
burg.
Repeal Occupation Tax.
The finance committee OF the city coun-
ell agreed this afternoon 20 recommend TO
the council the repeal Of the per cent
occupation tax charged the Traction com
psny and 20 the enactment OF an ordinance
providing Tor per cent occupation tax
This was done. the COMMITTEES said, in or
der to prevent increase in the rates
now charged by the Traction company.
The committee said IL had information from
the railway commission that unless the oc-
cupation tax was decreased fares would
have to be increased in order to permit
the company to make a net earning on its
valnatton as fixed by the commission.
More Room for COmmiasIon.
L L soucey OF College View this morn
ing secured the contrasct to fit up the room
use OF the railway commission. which has
outgrown It's present quarters- The price
20 be paad the contractor is Q.150 The
room 20 be fitted up is directly under the
rooms OF the commission and win be con-
nected with a stairway.
CommAastonern' Officers.
Governor shallenberger. cOmmander-ln-
ehiaf OF the Nebraska National Guard, has
issued military commissions to the follow
ing officers. whose names have been certi-
,aea 70 him from the state school OF Agri-
Sulturs:
Haasor--Harry Garvin Gould. Harlan
county; Samuel Lloyd Hood. North Dakota
CaDtains-Russell Raymond Isham, South
Dakota; Albert Clayton Morasy, Lancaster
countyA Kenneth Earl Nash. Douglas
Homer Leroy Nye. Dawson
First Ldeutenants-Christian Bernhard
Bull. Douglas; John Casper ForburEer.
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Delmar Noble johnson. Burts Benjamin
Verne Kaufman. Coloradoi Michael y. W
KrnxberEer, Dawson: Elmer Eugene Mat
son. Polk.
second IIsutenants-Arthur Dewitt Fitch.
rahefna;s Cyrus Emerald Grant Fort. Burt;
Roy Rex johnson. Pawnso; Irwin Andrew
Nelson. Stanton: Ernest Schneider. Buff
faio, Guy Emerson Wilcox Perkins,
Chester Allen Arthur Webster. Buffalo
( Candidates Are Filing.
The rain In western Nebraska produced
q lively crop OF candidates who announced
their names At the first indications Of
continued prosperity.
walter a George Of Broken Bow and p.
D. sturdsvant OF Beaver City ars both
after the office OF state treasurer Mr.
George filed his name with the secretary
sf state as a candidate for the republican
nomfnatfon and Mr.. sturdsvant asks for
the democratic nomination Mr. Sturde-
want was state treasurer In ISS5-6 He de-
fsated Loran Clark by a vote Of ts.1s2 TO
G2m-
Wes Plckens is more modest. evidently
having learned his lesson in the late Iegis-
laturs. M Ptckens merely filed as
candidate for the democratic nomination
for state senator from the Twenty third
district In his letter TO the secretary OF
state Afr. Pickens assures the secretary
that he viii vote for the candidate for
United States senator who receives the
highest number Of ovtes az the polls re-
Eardless Of his own personal choice