Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-24
Nebraska
FAlRBURY POT BOILS OVER
Governor Will Appoint Special Day
to Hear Cases.
MAYORS HEAD IS SOUGHT
City Executive I'm Turn seeks Scalp
of the County Attorney for
Defending nm Alleged
Drunknrd.
(From a staff Correspondent)

shaIlenberger, IN all probability, will set
aside a day to be known as Fairbury day
at which time all the soied linen of that
little city may be washed out for the edfi-
cation OF everyone Interested.
All OF this will come under the head of
the Sackett law, which provides for the
removal OF derelect officials. He has now
on file in his office charges against the
county attorney and charges against the
mayor Of the city, in each instance re-
moval being asked for Mayor Hurlburt
asked for the removal OF County Attorney
T. l.. Balm, because the latter defended in
police court a man charged with being
drunk. S. Well, a business man, asked
for the removal of Mayor Hurlburt because
the latter is not enforcing the ordinance
which prohibits the construction Of signs
across the sidewalks.
In his letter TO the governor this morn
Ing Mr.. Well sets out that he had stretched
canvas sign across the sidewalk to ad-
vertise his goods. He was at once no
titled by the mayors chief OF police TO
remove It. After looking up the city or
dinAnees he discovered that he had violated
tho law, so he removed Mr.. Sign. Then
he went on tour of inspection and dis
covered that numerous other merchants
were violating that ordinance and had
been doing so for years. He notified the
mayor of the existing conditions, but the
mayor refused to take any action. He de-
mands that the office be declared vacant,
so that the city can get a mayor who will
enforce the laws impartialy.
Law Officials Mixed Up.
County Attorney Rain in reply to the
charge filed against him, wrote the gov
ernor this morning that Elemer Beals
had arraatad Of infOxiCn-
ton. Beals retained the law firm of which
Rain is a member to defend him. Rain said
he investigated the case and was confident
that eBals was not guilty so he appeared
in police court for him and the city at
torney prosecuted. Objection was raised at
that time to his appearance as defendants
attorney, but no ruling was made.
The court found Beals guilty and a APP
peal was taken. At that time he informed
the city attorney he would file the infor-
nation In district court and have the city
attorney made special counsel to prosecute
and he himself would not appear on either
sled.
This he said was satisfactory to the city
attorney. While he said he realized that
complications might arise by him appear
ing as attorney for the defendant in such
cases, at the same time he said he be-
lieved 1t was much his duty as county
attorney to see that justice was done a
defendant as much as It was that he is
prosecuted No one had ever asked him
TO do tho prosecuting and for years 1t had
been the custom for the city attorney to
look after such cases. The governor prob
Nably will hear both.cases at once thought
he has not yet set daate for the hearing
Trying to Help students.
Joseph Sparks and E. ]. Bodwell mem
bers OF the State Examining board, have
gone to Peru to check up the students of
lhe State Normal school there whose credits
did not entitle them to graduate The fact
that Principal Crabtree informed the large
class that each member was entitled to
a certificate and gave out the information
that 1872 students were to be graduated has
made the position of the students most en-
barrassing The. credits furnished by Mr..
Crabtree showed that a large percentage
OF the students could not graduate without
putting in much more time. The examin-
ing board, however concluded to go over
the records thoroughly and see II it is pos
sibel to squeeze through some more of
tho class.
Before giving up the school to Principal
Hayes Mr.. Crabtree signed a number of
diplomas to be delivered at the close OF
the summer school. These diplomas will
be destroyed, as the Normal board holds
that Mr.. Crabtree cannot Issue a diploma
TO any student of the Peru Normal school
who is to be graduated after his connec-
ton with the institution ceases. Summer
school certificates will be signed by Prin-
cipal Hayes.
Prize for State Flag Pole.
Fred e. Hankins is anxious to construct
a flag pole 800 feet high near his home,
six miles from Ravenna, providing the
state will give him prize for performing
the feat He agrees to run the flag to the
top OF the pole each morning, see that 1t
flaps in the breezes all day and at night
he will hook up gas light at the top of
the pole. All OF which he has written TO
Governor Shallenberger. The executive
sent word back that while he believes in
being patriotic and he loves to see the
flag NY. yet great state has no money for
paying prizes for raising flag poles.
Money for Wayne Normal.
State Auditor Barton has written 10
Superintendent Bishop that II the normal
board opens the Wayne Normal for bust
ness this fall no will issue warrants on the
$4,000 remaining from the $4,000 nppropri-
alton for the purchase Of the building
DemO-POpa for and Against.
Demo-pop candidates for the legislature
are getting In shape to do some double
crossing on the senatorial election II the
opportunity presents itself Several who
have filed personally have agreed to abide
by the oregon plan OF voting for the can
didate for the United States senate who
receives the highest number OF votes at
the November election Then, when ac-
oepting the filing by petitioners as popu-
list they do not conform to statement No 1.
so II elected these candidates will have
agreed in one instance 10 abide by state
ment No. l and In the other they have
not 20 agreed Secretary OF State Junkin
intendS TO place these names on the dem
ocratie ballot as having agreed to stand
Tor statement No, !, and on the popullst
ticket as having refused to stand for state
ment No. This will enable the demo-pops
to set votes coming and going and at the
same time leave them free II elected, to do
as they please about voting for a repub-
hoan for United States senator.
Mcguire Files for Re-eIectiOn.
John Mcguire. Congressman from the
First district filed his name today as a
candidate for the democratic nomination
for congress. Mr. Mcguire was elected two