Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-29
Superintendent of Lincoln Hospital
for Insane Talks of Work.
SAYS EMPLOYEES COME AND GO
declares Letter About Conditions
There Gives Wrong Impression-
wants Public TO visit Place
Any Time.
(From a staff Correspondent,


that first-class help is not employed at
the institution, that attendants paid for by
relatives of patients are not furnished
that several of the employees got drunk
and fought recently, and that flowers
grown in the green houses were not used |
in the wards, but thousands of roses had
been cut and used somewhere else, and |
that the enormous crop OF the poultry yard |
did not get to the tables of the inmates or |
employees.
II have no idea who wrote the letter." |
said DR.. Woodland, but the writer has made |
a wrong application In every instance. 1t |
is true that employees come and 60 but
am doing the best can to keep good help. |
When an employee does not do his duty as
1 think he should then L send him to the
bookkeeper for his time. That fight which
was referred to as a disgrace, 1 knew moth
ing of until the next morning. 1t was re-
ported to me that two of the employees had
trouble and 1 discharged them both. l
have done that on occasions when thought
il was necessary, regardless of politics.
But the institution is open and 1 court
visitors and nothing goes on there that l
am ashamed Of"
DR.. Woodland was asked If he had not
fired" Williams, the farmer mo, sir, he
was not fired, " was the reply. Il needed
Williams place for another and informed
him of that fact. Dr. Hay was not fired
His place was simply needed and he had
to give way. IN fact, DR.. Hay had no com
mission, and II he had commission how
could he be fred? "
1t was reported that Mr.. Williams had to
give way to an inexperienced man who had
a pull with the administration.
Most of the information made public in
the letter from the asylum had been pub
Iwhed from time to time, having been
learned from other sources.
Ludden Compares Charges.
Luther p. Ludden, secretary Of the State
Normal board. has made a report to the
board of his charges against j. w. Crab
tree and the answer Mr.. Crabtree filed.
Mr.. Ludden went into both statements and
showed the discrepancies.
Nebraska State Institute.
The following statement was issued to-
day by State Superintendent Bishop:
In the Nebraska State institute, to be
held in Lincoln next week, provision has
been made for a drill OF thirty minutes
class will meet in Representative hall on
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
merninS, beginning tI+sk at 81 a PERU % will have
charge Of this work. and It Is his hope and
purpose in the four days time allotted to
nnri,amentaTy law SO extensive and in
tansive that a student OF even ordinary
Ability and aptness may receive diploma
at the close Of the session and be admitted
10 the practice OF parliamentary law. Inc
entrance requirements nnsct are for Sulding up
a large and enthusiastic class are very
promising. ma s,,.,ao, +ho oo,,rsa
into elementary and advanced instruction.
I'D to date those enrolling Tor the eie-
mentary work contain such d hS,eS W.
" II. Wilson, L. q Brian, r. &. Bishop
j. w. Shahan, w. J. Purse a: " john ndr
eGiius r. c. Hurd, George w: Ayres' O.
O. Boslaw and c. Il. Pierce. The roll toI
the advanced class has not yet peeI
made up
Salaries Are Increased.
A n reward for faithful services. the
state Board of Public lands and buildings
has increased the wages of U. G., Sawyer
engineer from $50 to 500 month and Of
the head janitor. S. Billiard from $50 to S'
a month"; The board is seriously consider
ing the pay of all the janitors who have
more than six children.
stock Yards Hearing June 4.
The hearing on the application Of thu
South Omaha stock yards for permission
to increase rates will begin before thu
State Railway commission, June i, at
%. m, At this time the physical valuation
of the property will be taken up. AS SOM
of those interested cannot be present oil
that date a later date will be set for tn
hearing on other phases of the case.
n Los Angeles Limited On Again.
The Union Pacific railroad has secure
permission OF the railway commission I
reinstate its Los Angeles limited rtain Nos
and s, beginning June Is. These train
, were taken off owing TO washouts. TIL
same rule will apply to them as now apple
TO the Overland Limited they will no
carry local passengers. To care for tn
local traffic two new trains have bee
put on by this road Nos. II and IS.
wants Refund for Unused Ticket.
Marshall Collins of Grand Island bough
a ticket over the Union Pacific from Gran
Island to Missouri Valley. He went as ia
as Omaha and then asked the rairoa
company to refund the price of the tickle
from Omaha to the Iowa town. The matte
was reported to the railway commission
which In turn reported II to the Unto
Pacific officials with the result that III
request for the refund was turned dow
on the ground that Collins had bought a
Interstate ticket simply to get to ride @
the Overland train to Omaha. Applicable
was then made to the Interstate CommerC
commission TO force the refund, and
letter has been received from this bod
saying it will be necessary for Mr. ColliI
to file a formal complaint.