Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-04
Nebraska
NOT ANXIOUS TO COME
Nothing Heard from Missouri Man
Since Invitation.
TYRRELL AFTER TRACTION MEN
County Attorney of Lancaster Files
brief with Railroad Commission
20 Squeeze Water out
of stock.
From a staff Correspondent

1t has been about two weeks since first
the letter was sent to Joseph w. Folk Of
Missouri to secure him as the attraction
for a dollar democratic banquet to be held
here the night of February II, not one
word has been received from him. He has
even failed to acknowledge the receipt of
the invitation and the committee having
the banquet In charge is at a loss to un-
derstand his Silence.
a few years ago George w. Berge, a
candidate then for governor on the demo-
cratic ticket. was able to secure the pres
ence OF the Missourian at one Of his COM
ing-out parties, but apparently this ban
quet ~ not going to be a George w. Berge
affalra4.
II is designated as any mans affair It
will bea shallenbergerJThompson come-out
party. The governor met with the ar
engagements committee last night until
called out by the Rev. Mr.. Batten, so
whatever is done and whoever is invited
to speak will have the endorsement Of the
executive before his name goes on the. Off
cial program.
Chairman Byrnes said all candidates and
prospective candidates are invited to speak.
but it IS a safe guess that the names of
some candidates who do speak will not
appear on the official toast list.
II Mayor Dahlman of Omaha, or George
w. Berge OF Lincoln. or Richard L. Met
calfe of the Commoner, or w. B. Price Of
Lincoln get their names on the program,
or If anyone of them gets an opportunity
TO speak. II is a safe guess to say 1t will
be occasloned by a slip in the work of the
arrangements committee. Or IL one of
them does get on the program Il prob
ably will be because he has bound himself
not to talk politics or political issues.
1t is beginning to look as though the
meeting will be compelled to content itself
with reading greetings from South Amer
lea and resoluting in favor Of the various
policies of the absent one.
Report of Experiments.
]. S. Dales, financial secretary to the
State Board Of Regents, has filed with the
governor his annual report of the state
agricultural experimental stations for the
last year.
The report shows there was received from
the Hatch fund, $1,000 in installments Of
which ~$10,113.68 was expended for salaries;
received from the Adams fund, S11,O of
which s., A6.2S was spent in salaries; uni
versity cash fund received. So. 1858. IS; for the
sale of live stock and farm products, $685.
S1.5. out Of this there was spent for sal
aries, IS, 5000 and there was a balance on
hand last July OF $2,345.75. Appropriation
for the support of the North Platte station,
SOS. 1000; balance on hand November 30, $13,-
Si4.97; appropriation for support of farmI
ers' institutes, 1900; balance from 1907 APP
preparation, S6,754.62; balance on hand at
close of the fiscal year. $17,3S6.S.
The report, covers in detail the, expert
ments conducted by the college during the
last year, which have been published in
bulletin form and mailed out to the public
generally.
Brief In Traction Case.
County Attorney Tyrrell today filed with
The State Railway commission a brief in
support OF the contention for the commits
sion to squeeze the water out of the stock
OF the Lincoln Traction company. Mr..
Tyrrell contends that under its charter the
traction company has no right to engage
in the heating and lighting business or in
the business Of running an interurban line
or a freight line. He asks that it be stopped
from engaging in this business and he
charges that the company has about 81, $780,
900 Of water in its stocks and bonds.
Work for Teachers.
Teachers could contribute to this educa-
tional work by talking to their pupils on
this subject and warning them Of the dan
o@S NOaNV III IN n OlCSS uSt OI BdSO-
line or other inflamable material and inn
pressing upon them that it Is the duty of
children as we'll as Of adults to assist in
this work of cutting down the fire loss.
The fire loss through the careless use of
matches has amounted in the last six
months to about $4,000.
THE match is a necessary of life, but in
the hands of children, or in a place where
rats may reach them. they become very
destructive.
The defective flue has cost the people,
during the last six months, about S4O.O 900
Careful inspection of flues would have
greatly reduced this loss II it did not al
together abolish it. Oother fires traced to
various kinds Of carelessness resulted in q
loss Of s5, 600"
Insurgent Reports Slow.
Major love of Lincoln, who was chair
manman Of the recent meeting Of the So
called insurgents held here has not YET
appointed his COMMITTEES Of twenty-five
TO keep up the insurgent movement and
perfect an organization. Mayor Love was
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