Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-12
"a APRVIhllVL initial, BUSY
all State Employees Appointed by the
Governor Visiting Cities.
MORSE DOCTORS ARE BEsE1GED
Circalar Letter Tells How the Gov
crnOr Has Given Vaccinations n
Chance 20 Make More Moneys
some Are Too industrious.

(From a staff Correspondent


put In by the aTfiulAI working staff of
Governor Shallenbcrger Letters are being
sent out by tile thousands and every person
on the state payroll by virtue Of appoint
ment ct the hands OF the governor is de-
voting his time exclusively to tho campaign.
From the office OF State Veterinarian
JucknieS there has gone out hundreds OF
letters addressed 70 the deputy inspectors,
who now find themselves with some real
work TO do. Others OF the letters are sent
out to veterinarians IN various parts of
the state. II there Be any who has not been
appointed. an Inspector. Among other
things this letter says:
Tho appropriation for the state veter
lnarians office was 5000 for the travelling
expenses and office supplies and 500 per
annum to be expended for assistant state
veterinarians and their travelling expenses.
The stenographer's salary was $40 per an
mum ara the deputy state veterinarians
salary $3.50 per annum. The governor,
through his influence, has increased the
appropriation so that now we have $1,000
for the bicnnium for office expenses, assist
ant state veterinarians and travelling ex-'
penses. The stenographeTs salary has been
raised TO $50 per annum and the deputy
state veterinarian now draws a salary Of
81, 800 per annum." .ts.-
Some time ago complaint was made to
the attorney general because of the activity
OF some of the special assistants appointed
by tho governor to work under Dr. Juck
mics. 1t was reported to the legal depart
ment that these inspectors insisted upon
making an examination of all cattle or ami
mails sold, even when the animals were
cold to parties that intended to keep them
In the neighborhood in which they had been
brought up or owned. The party selling
ba. n ,..ty To- A..
ination as well the expenses of the spe-
eial Inspector s4
Governor for Metcalfe.
TfAEe Is absolutely no doubt about 1t
nowtH there ever has been any, that Mr.
Hitchcock is out of 1t, so far as Governor
shallenbarger is concerned
At the Shallenberger- M etcalfe banquet at
Aurora last night the valves were turned
on full and Arthur Mullen, the principal
SPOKESMAN for the governor and his prln-
cipal political adviser came out flat footed
for Metcafe.
'Metcalfe should be nominated he said
land II he is nominated he will be elected
lam for Metcalfe because for twenty years
he has fought the battles OF democracy and
fought for democratic candidates. When
Shallenberger signed the 8 o'clock closing
law it was Metcalfe that gave him endorse
ment and stood up for him when others
were criticizing him. l am for him. not
only because he Is democrat and Shall
lenberger democrat, but because he is
worthy; becauset he is both my political
and my personal friend and because he will
be elected IL nominated.
Mullen never speaks exeeptgpy the cards.
FEpwOrth Assembly Officers,
Business occupied the attention OF the
Of Ian bo ma
Thursday morning OF Epworth hall on the
assembly grounds. The election Of officers
was the first thing on the program and
with the exception OF Vice President w G.
Alexander. all the former officers we're re-
tained. Officers were elected as follows:
President, L. o. Jones, Lincoln.
Vice president, j. w. Embree, Geneva.
necretary, George r, Tobey, Lincoln.
MTeasurer, G. T.. Sanderson, Lincoln.
Auditor c. NJ shepherd. Lincoln.
Junior superintendent, Mrs. o. l.. Beeson,
Beatrice.
Secretary of Christian citizenship l. F,
Roach, Lincoln.
Secretary Tobey reported that at the
present time there are 14s organizations in
the district with 6OSS members, an increase
of s12 members over last year.
Mileage Books for Two Years.
Because a conductor on the Union Pacific
railroad refused to accept as fare mileage
from book which had been bought by
the legal department of state more than a
year before tina road is up against a suit
and so is the Northwestern railroad. The
riHsage book was presented by Assistant
AS'iney General Ayres 1t had been bought
In May, 1908, and 1t was punched in the
margin to expire in May. 1910 There was
,ka1 Nha haa ne he
good after one year from date OF sale"
The law provides that railroads shall
sell mileage books OF 1000 miles for 500 good
for two years from date of sale.
Mr.. Ayres wax forced to pay his fare.
When the case was turned over to the
railway commission the commission discov-
cred that on its Northwestern book there
was the same clause that 1t was not good
for mora than ono year.
1t Is the opinion Of the railway commits
sion that this violation of law has been
going on generally by the railroads and
surprise was expressed that no one had
noticed the attraction hefC.e. Steps will
at once be taken by the commission to
compel the railroads to conform to the law.
The penalty is a fine of from SlOO to $500
for each violation OF the law.
SwItzer AFTER Merely Estate.
Avenjost Switzer. Twenty ninth and FaIT
streets. Lincoln. was before State Auditor
Barton this afternoon trying to establish
that he is a cousin OF the late John Morley
who died In Antelope county leaving an
estate of t79l, which was escheated to the
state. II Switzer can prove to the salts
faction OF the auditor that he is a relative
pf the dead man he gets the money
Swttzer told the auditor in answer to ques-
tions that he is the only living relative
OF the dead Morley; that Morley left HIS
home in Matamora, H.. after first being
struck with pitchfork by his grandfather
and after taking $1,000 OF his father $
money. Switzer said he saw Morley that
day and never since 1t was his opinion
that Morley had Joined the army. switzer
Is now Sc years old.
1t was reported to the auditor that a
party IN Antelope county who has papers
and pictures which BELONGED TO Morley
A could clear up tho case and until he in
4 yestlgates further no decision will be
NEsaohed.
SWitzer made application to the last leg
islatuTe for the money, but instead OF max
ing the appropriation the legislature turned
tho money over 20 the state auditor and
gave him authority 10 issue the warrant