Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-14
Nebraska

NebraSka. was received by the state Board
Of Public Lands and Buildings today. from
residents Of Moorfield. Frontier county. In
q letter written to Secretary Of State Walt
beautiful but we have a dandy place for
those who are afflicted with tuberculosis
saloon Mans Liability.
A local attorney has declared that
within the next year he proposes to test
sslonkeepers' liability on a point so far
not passed upon by any Nebraska court
The attorneys idea is that II any saloon
in a community Injuries business in its
vicinity or causes a depreciation of rental
values due to it's proximity then the own
ers thereof have just cause for actions
at law.
His position in this matter is based on
the following provision or the Slocumb
law: The person so licensed shall pay all
damages that the community or individ-
usls may sustain In consequence of such
traffic: he shall support all paupers,
widows, and orphans, and the expenses
OF all civil and criminaS prosecutions,
growing out of or justly attributed to, his
traffic in intoxicating drinks"
Practically all the remonstrances which
have been put under way for the consd-
Grafton OF the excise board next week.
place the objections on business grounds.
II the position of this attorney. who is
not yet ready to be quoted, is correct IL
will mean that demonstrators will have
tremendous leverage in any actions
brought to keep saloons from their inn
mediate vicinity
w. A. sizer on Board.
w. A. siEer, son Of Postmaster Edward
Sizer of this city, and for many years
resident of Lincoln, has been appointed
member of the wyoming state board of
immigration by Governor Carey of that
state Advices from Basin, Wyo., where
Mr.. sizer lives, say that the appointment
meets with the hearty endorsement OF
people from that part of The state.
state Lacks Authority.
The action Of the late legislature in at
tempting to direct the trustees Of Wyuks
cemetery TO set aside one-haf acre of
ground therein for the burial Of Spanish
American war veterans has brought out
the fact that the state has no authority
to take steps IN that direction. This, In
spite OF the fact. that for many years past
1t has been supposed that the cemetery
belonged to the state.
| The states dead. to the number of 300
or more. have been buried for several
years, there. The cemetery was given, it
was thought, by the state to a board
elected by the voters of this city, sup
posedly with this stipulation An investi-
CATION, however, started when the Eager
BILL sllottng ground to the veterans was
introduced in the Legislature. disclosed the
fact that the ground which the state Of
fered was located north Of the wyuka
cemetery and was not the present tract
/ rNt-.
was shown In the records. had been pur-
chased from the stats by the cemetery
board
An acre Of ground for the burial Of SOL
diers Of the war Of the rebellion was al
lotted in 1885, the act being passed by the
legislature of that year. The cemetery
board has given out a statement in which
they say that notwithstanding the fact
that the Eager bill failed to pass, they
stand ready at any time TO set aside plot
OF ground for the Spanish-American veter-
ans and will cooperate with them In i'm
proving a tract for the burial OF their
dead
Major Penn f. Advisor.
Word has reached Adjutant General
Phelps office that Major Julius Penn Of
the Twelfth infantry. u. s. A.. now on
duty in the Philippines. has been assigned
a. special advisor to the Nebraska National
guard The assignment is under a new act
OF congress which provides that regular
army officers on the active list may act in
this capacity with the national guard or
CARNATIONS OF the several states.
Major Penn Is q graduate OF West Poin,
and a native OF Illinois. He served In the
Standardization war and Is now at Ma
mia with his regiment 1t il probable that
he viii not reach here for duty until the
middle Of July.
Trade Boosters t. Leave.
lincoln trade boosters to the number Of
seventy-five will leave tomorrow night for
q weeks excursion over the state. From
this city q night run will be made to Oro,
where, the exclusion will begin its work
Monday morning. The trip will include the
st. Paul line OF the Union Pacific, the
Kearney- Galloway branch. and will con-
tinue from that city TO Sidney over the
main line. From Sidney to Bridgeport and
Guernsey, Wye, the trip will be made over
the Burlington and thence back to Sterling
Colo. whsrc the hlsn line route from tina,
place 60 HOldrs&O viii be followed From
Holdrege the excursion will 20 70 Dewitt,
on the Nebraska clsy branch of the Bur
iington-
Reading Circle Acts.
The executive committee OF the State
Tsashsrs' Reading circle closed it's annual
session After q meeting OF enc day and
half with hearings for representative
OF q dozen book companies. the COMMITTEES
selected ''CabOts Ethics fer children by
Houghton. Minnin & Co. and CoIgrove'l
The Teacher and the School," by Serb
ner. These two books are 10 be bouEh,
and read by all teachers In the state City
teachers are compelled to buy and read
l., Hoyt's Study In History Of Modern Edu.
cation" by silver. Burdetts q Co. Will,
rural teachers are required to buy and
read wlnship's "Great American Edu
catorH." BY the American Book company
The committee also selected list o,
twenty-five book for the pupils reading
circle.
The Garden County bank. which vii
start In business At Lswellen. has incor
pOrated under the new bank guaranty law
II has a capital stock OF $4,000 and hai
complied with the new law BY adding L
the capital stock 500 for the deposition
guaranty fund. The incorporators are L
p. Delatour. The Farmers State bank o