Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-20
Nebraska
PARDON fOK lUUAL BAALER
Dawes Youth Who Tagged Train
with Rocks is Out
HAvELOcK HEARNe OF interest
Plea BrfnEs OF salary Llst Paid
Officers 30 LfacsIa Tracfion
Csmpanr-csvernar Leaves
a-r Texas


HANum a STAT AnFr9eUNuuHuL
LINCOLN, April Especial TsiegramD
-ovsrnor shanenberEer has p~arfoned wal
ter Berger. sentenced 10 the state peni-
'enrary FOR two years from Dawes eount
IN a charge Of placing an obstruction on
= railroad track The man. who IL Is years
old had shot himself while out hunting
and pleaded that he had Tagged the traiz
% ride 20 some town where he could get
medical attention. Besides Tagging the
rain. hs also piled some ROCKS on the
tracks in order % be sure that the train
wonid stop he had served about one year
u hia sentence The pardon vas rscom-
manaed BY Tadss Harrington Of the TRIAL
court.
Hmwefoek'u Request.
The hearing on the application Ok the city
o. Havelock for a reduced rate on one
street cars from that city 20 Lincoln or
from Lincoln TO that city IS on before
the state Railway commission. BuckinE
and fighting asaiuat AaaaHicariuu o. the
people Q fine thriving little shoD city is the
city atrornev OF Hacoiu. who fears uaa1
70 give HaTsieck wba 3 now enjoyed By
tire epopie of University Place. College
View and Lincoln viii be % taka from the
city Il Lincoln. College View Is on hand
with a lawyer and 90 is University Place.
both fighting against amy change in the
rate 10 these cities.
When the 4ppIcatiou was first filed the
traction company AT once filed a motion
to make Lincoln. College View ana Uni-
vsrsitv Place defendants with itself and
this vas done. Al ce these towns receive
a lower rats than Havelock.
u was brought cut AZ the hearing that
the following salaries are paid the officers
0 fthe company President sharpe. C8 a
month"; Vice President BoEgB. S28. Secre-
rary Smith. ga, Treasurer Eunham. Eaa-
8 r. Foster T. c Seacrest and A. J.
Hainer. $50 each. Dr. MIsr. So. J. II
Eumpe.. manager $50; superintendent
Brooks. 500 BooiHeeper Ransom. gz5.
C,ark and Allen attorneys. 500.
Interest," in Excise Meeting.
The excise board wl meet Wednesday
morning and the purpose OF the meeting il
to decide last how many saloons, whole.
sale houses. dives. joints or whatever vii
be me official names Of the places wher,
Nquor can be bought. are TO be licensed
and IL viii also De decided whether club,
ma continue % sell liquor.
II is the purpose q Mr. Powell 70 hav,
the u5s notified that astzr a eerraln DAT,
10y wiz ~ AaAAHA 4& KEA AAAA@A ~ =
liquor as tfsv have bsen doing for N,
period during whict Lincoln was sllpposes
70 be dry and during which il vas adver
used that l,quur could not be bought here
M Powell believes these clubs should b.
given a reasonable lengrh OF tine TO &C
quaint thcE membership with the rev orde
OF things. for IL 10 5el2eved g suddes
drought N LlaGoln Eissi1 eause4EAMsut
erwa-E - -~-a - 80. .-4rk- rh- es-
may be extended until the liquor houses
azs opened up. but there is nothing CTR.
eisI about the time
Before the vote was cast IN the election
the general Impression was created through
dry sources that the clubs wound not b
disturbed ard that il would be- made cas-.
Tor persons to secare liquor. 50 Il is
question whether Mr.. Powell vii be abb
% carry bis point and disturb the clubs.
IN the meantime. however. Acting Chic
Na-one served nouee on the Eagles lodg
that il must not secure a shipment OF bee
which awaigs IL az the depot, and anothe
ciub was ordered 10 cut the liquor. Fiv
day loEGs were delivered 70 another club
last night however. unmolestad d
EEokez veterinarians. ard another part
have been arrested. and one-half Of a five
6AA0A AA o. WISH was taken with them
Heass PoDgIar Protest.
The city ccunciI gnT cnEd feer and refuse
- iudorse the recommendation OF n
finance COMMITTEES f1r the repeai Of Z.
per cen. occupation tax levied agalnsf n
Lincoln Traction company.
There seeHis little Doubt thar the ord
nance would have been repealed had n
natter bssn rushed Trough az con1en
- 49, - 49, So - -
70 1ha Gi1zens a mighty protest was lfle
uR because rhe supreme court had bel
rhnt the tax was legal and e7uitable. S
waen The council met Yesterday a mi
iariEE decided not to accept THAT recou
Ucndazson
= was urged on the finance commits
that unless the oerupasion tax Waa =
peazed fares would have 10 be Increase