Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-27
Nebraska
AUTO OWNER INTO COURT
Ssmhha County Attorney Brings Suit
Over License.
DATE SCI FOR KEAREEY HEARING
senger Truins 90 North Platte
James Sullivan Asks for
Pardon Of Governor.
CFrom a staff Correspondent.)

From a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. June 8.-fspecial1 - Fred
Ha-xby. county attorney Of Nemsha
county has started a prosecution against
Glen Parker for running an automobile |
without = license. Parker bought an auto |
mobile and continued 20 use the same num- |
Der used BY the former owner. The former |
owner bought a new machine and con- !
tinued 20 use his old number.
The attorney generals office holds that
the only way q number can be transferred
IL By transfcr on the books Of registration
IN the Office Of the secretary Of state
Parker ala not obtain a transfer when he
bought the machine and he Is now charged
with running an automobile without a
license
The old law under which he - beng
prosecuted provides for fine OF from IS
70 30 or Imprisonment for thirty days for
. second offense The new automobile law
provides that the license or registration
feea shall 20 TO the county In which the
Applicant for license resides.
Mr. Hawxby has refused to pay the state
80 for Q certified copy Of all persons who
have Automobile licenses and instead may
call the secretary OF state as q witness
He believes the state ought TO assist in
enforcing the registration law without
piling up 20 much costs against counties
Whero endorsements are attempted
Kearney Complaint Set.
Ths state Railway commission has de-
efd@d TO hear the Kearney Commercial
club complaint against the Union Pacific
Railroad company at Kearney. July 6 The
club asks for one OF two additional local
passenger trains between Grand Island and
NoFtA Platte
Tho complaint OF Charles II. Kelsey
agaanst the Northwestern Railroad com
pany. asxing for a new depot at Neigh.
WI Be heard at Neigh. July q. The rail
| road company desires TO rebuild the old
'aspot ~ . cost Of ss.Soo and the complain
ant win not consent
The Nebraska Telephone company has
been given authority TO close its toll sta
eon IT Hadar. Pierce county because the
nsveuue for tolls has not exceeded MS for
period Of six months and because an
} operator h difficult to obtain.
The North Star. Sheridan Curtis TeIe-
phone company Of Curtis has been author
ised By the commission to issue 500 of
stock me application Of the York County
Telephone company TO issue 81. 900 OF stock
has not bean passed on by the commission
The York company desires TO invest the
ES.0oo IN stock Of the Bradshaw Telephone
company. which now has q capital stock or
t4<soo
Sullivan Asks Pardon.
James sullivan has applied to Governor
Adrtch for pardon. He was one OF the
three men convicted of killing a railroad
nlght Waterman named Frank Wiser at
Sidney In the year 1904 The other men
were Thomas Mcintyre and Harry Neville
All received lie sentences Neville OBJ
tanned q Communication OF sentence from
Governor Shalienberger. January 4 1911
One OF the last acts Of the retiring COVER
nor was to liberate Neville on the ground
Of falling health. Now Sullivan. whose
life sentence was commuted to ten years.
January l. 800. by Governor Sheldon, asks
for liberty on the ground that Neville
who Ia nov free. signed an affidavit sew
sral years ago admitting that he was the
man who killed the night Waterman and
that he had lied previously when he said
the killing was done by Sullivan
Piper Back from Boston.
Joel A Piper. secretary OF the State
Board Of Charities and Corrections. has re-
turned from Boston. where h attended
the national conference OF charities and
corrections. He was elected a member
Of the committee on poor law. commit
tee that reports on the care OF the poor
in county poor farms and other institu-
tons. He visited six or seven prisons and
reformatories during his absence from Ne
Hraska and win report his findings
, State Dental Examins tton.
IAN examination Is being held at the
Y Sate house by the secretaries Of the State
Dental board. Secretary Brock OF North
Platte and Secretary LAdd OF Lincoln are
In charge Of the examination. Twelve ap-
plicants and four who desire 70 obtain
certificates to practice in Nebraska have
applied for certificates.
Miller Piles as POpuIIst.
J. r. Miller Of Lincoln. who was re-
Gently placed in nomination by petition of
democrats as a democratic candidate for
regent OF the university. has filed for him
self as a populist candidate. His personal