Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18
MAJOR PHELPS NAMES AIDES
Captain Gage to Become an Assistant
Adjutant General.
MORE STRIPES FOR OMAHA MEN
Colonies FnIconer aud Fetterman for
Promotion, the Former TO lie Quar-
termRster and the Latter
Inspector General.

by Major Phelps, who IS the new adiutant
general:
Assistant adjutant general. Captain Louis
~. Gage Fremont
Quartermaster general, Colonel A. d.
FalcOner. Omaha.
inspector general, Colonel A. d. Fetter-
man. Omaha.
Captain Gage is at present the com
mander OF the signal corps at Fremont.
having been such for the last five years:
he has been a member OF that CORPS for
eight years. The Nebraska signal CORPS
Is considered one OF the very best signal
corps among the National guard OF the
country, and has always received high
praise from army officers. who have seen
its workings
Falconer and Fetterman are reappoint-
ments to these places they are old mem
bers OF the guard and have the reputa-
ton Of being good officers. They were
recommended 20 these places by National
guard officers.
Major Phelps Files Report.
Major e. r. Phelps. assistant inspector
general OF the National guard. has filed
HIS annual report with the adjutant gen
eral.
At the recent annual inspection Major
Phelps found that the aggregate strength
Of the guard is 1,427. commissioned and en-
listed. OF these there were present for
inspection 1912 and absent s55
At time of the annual inspection in 1909,
the aggregate strength OF the guard was
LIZA This year the per cent OF absent is
twenty-five. and last year II was thirty
eight, which Is considered a marked i'm
provement for the better.
II Is found that the state entails a loss
each year in property and equipage be-
facilities; that the value OF the eduipage
in the hands of many OF the companies
equals that OF some stocks Of goods carried
by retail merchants. and TO rent a build
ing in which 10 store and preserve this. an
allowance Of $3.50 per annum is allowed,
and for which decent armories cannot be
furnished.
The companies at Albion and Fremont
have been thrifty, and are the owners of
small frame buildings used as armones
the company at Nebraska City is seriously
considering the erection Of commodious
armory, they already owning the ground.
In speaking OF the attendance at drills.
Major Phelps makes the following re-
marks;
"Comanies are poorly drilled because
there is poor attendance at drills. and poor
attendance at drills comes because officers
are not competent to instruct; 1 believe
the average guardsman desires instruction,
and Is entertained thereby"
Aa 20 RedistrfctinE state.
Members-elect of the legislature inter
ested in the platform pledges for a re-
districting OF the legislative districts are
for the most part trying their hands at a
draft of q bill covering their own ideas A
difference Of opinions exists as TO whether
the senatorial redstricting and the repre-
sentative redistricting shall be in one and
the same bill or introduced separately. II
IL probable that all bills will be referred
to a Joint committee composed of the ap-
portionment committee OF both houses and
that the many bills which are sure TO be
introduced win all be referred to them for
consolidation and only the bill Of the COM
mittee will come up for debate.
w. 2. Taylor representative from Hitch
cock county, says he has been working on
q redistrictinE bill and Is about ready to
throw up his hands He admits that Il Is
a greater task than he had supposed. But
Mr.. Taylor is an enthusiast for the re,
demption of the platform pledge on this
matter since his district would gain by the
Teadjustment.
Placing Men in Jobs.
While the Hitchcock county member is
jealous in this measure his particular
hobby L. a reform IN the plum tree"
methods OF the legislature. "A chairman
Of the committee on enrolled and engrossed
bills at the last session he was In a posi-
ton TO see much OF the workings OF the
employe system and declares himself un-
alterably against 1t.
Every member who comes TO the legts-
place for at least one person from his dis
trict." says he. THE consequence is that
we have twice as many employees as we
have any earthly use for. Committees have
clerks where none are needed. In the en-
rolling and engrossing room there We're
twelve or fifteen clerks and half 81 them
were not worth a continental Some could
hardly write their names and there they
were ready 10 copy bills for permanent
records. All prospective employees which
the COMMITTEES could find no other place
for we're thrust into that department
why. there was one young fellow in there
who drew paw for the entire session and
never wrote a line. tie couldn't The
chief clerk Of the department, who had
plenty OF time to work, hardly touched a
pen during the session
Lancaster Lawyer for Wilson
The Lancaster County Bar association
by unanimous vote this morning adopted
resolutions endorsing the candidacy OF II.
II Wilson OF Lincoln for federal circuit
Judge TO succeed Judge Vandevanter pro-
NOTED to the supreme bench. The resolu-
lions were introduced by w. NJ. Morning
at special meeting Of the association held
In district court room No. I AT the fonclu-
sion OF the regular weekly call Of the
docket and are as follows;
Resolved by tlro Lancaster County Bar
association that ". IT, Wilson, a member
OF this bar. he and be hereby Is endorsed
and unanimously recommended for the
appointment soon 10 ne made by the presi-
dent as Judge OF thu Eighth judicial dis
trict circuit OF the United States. to fill
the vacancy created by the promotion Of
Judge Vandevanter 20 the supreme bench,
and In recommending Mr Wilson for that
position We call attention 20 his superior
ability as lawyer, his many years OF eX-
perience as a general practitioner az the
bar. and as an instructor In many branches
Of the Law, and his upright and unques-
toned character as lawyer and as a
citizen"
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