Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-21
Nebraska
PROHIBS WORK IN HGVELOCK
Chicago Worker Starts Campaign
with Open Air Speech.
INDICTMENTS FOUND DEFECTIVE
ouash True Bills Against Lin
coin Commission Company
and Others.
lFrom a Sax correspondent.

From a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Neb. May 2O.-(special.)-
Eugene Chaplin of Chicago. prohibition
worker and candidate at the last presi-
Dental election for the office OF national
executive. opened the liquor campaign at
Havelock last night with a street speech
which was listened to by over 500 people
The shop city will vote upon the sa-
loon question under the initiative and
referendum Juno ., the town, which Is
now dry deciding to submit the ques-
ton in view OF tho fact that Lincoln
went wet at the last city election. on
account OF better street car service be-
tween the two towns. when both have
the same policy, It is thought that Have
lock Will join the wet ranks for the
coming year
Indictments Quashed.
Judge Cornish today sustained the mo
non to quash the indictments returned
by the late grand jury against a local
/, commission company, J. Mangan and
others, who were charged with having
violated the 1907 law relating TO the
operation of bucket shops. The finding
OF the court states they did not set out
specific wrongful acts.
Excise Board Puzzled.
Just how the excise board OF Lincoln
will be able TO pick from among the fifty
applications now on file. half of which
number will be granted licenses to ope-
rate saloons in this city during the com
ing year, is a question which Is con-
fronting that department of the new
city administration. The referendum
vote which carried the day for the vets
at the late election stipulated that the
No he tmra fIz-f txaa
Ivy Day Celebrated
ivy day." postponed from about ahree
weeks ago, was held today at abe uni
versity. more than 1000 students having
assisted in it's celebration. The campus
presented festive scene as the members
OF the two upper classes and others from
the undergraduate body gathered to hear
the ivy day" CREATION by J. T. Votava,
senior and one Of the universities most
prominent debaters.
Mcconnell IN Rec0ver4nnN
w. II. Mcconnell. who was injureh m
Omaha Thursday night by jumping over
the viadust at the Burlington depot, was
reported this morning TO have recovered
from the effects of the fall. Mcconnell
lives at 15l2 Vine street He is a railroad
firelan. According to the reports from
Omaha, the Lincoln man was very anx-
fous to catch an evening train for Lincoln.
When he alighted from the street car in
front OF the depot he saw the train leav-
tng the station He leaped over the Via
duct and fell on one OF the passing
coaches. but he rolled off. A police sur
geon who attended him found that his
back was strained. but he was able to 20
to a hotel Mcconnell returned to Lincoln
yesterday.
Assessment IA FILED.
Secretary Henry Seymour of the State
Board of Assessment has completed show
ing the assessed value of private cars run
in Nebraska the last year. The valuation
is for assessment purposes and is dis
tributed over the various railroads on
basis of mileage for the cars used. The
total assessed valuation OF the private cars
on this basis Is S2ls.4SO Last year the
valuation was $194.S30 The Union Pacific
Railroad company reports one company.
the Pacific Fruit Express company. for
q mileage of 20,4s4,5S2 The Standard OIL
company is reported by the Burlington for
S01S9O miles The total valuation OF the
Standard OIL cars mileage on all lines was
tls,7b5. The assessed values OF the private
cars is distributed as follows among the
different roads: Burlington, S6O,675; Union
Pacific, Sill, 800; Minneapolis & Omaha,
1880; Rock Island, $3.50; Missouri Pacific,
1880; St. Joe, 2.i7O.
Arthur Carter known.
Arthur Carter, convicted in Omaha of
Ehooting at Officer Edward Brinkman with
murderous intent, is we'll known here
where he has figured in several escapades
which have at different times caused his
arrest. Several months ago he took an
Electric runabout and created a sensation
Tor some time until he was captured and
kalra In hxr of
bertha IL sOfteninE.
Painting Bertha" IAebecke, alias Mrs
]. Armstrong pleaded guilty this morning
In police court TO stealing $50 worth of
goods from local stores and was bound
over to the district court. She was unable
10 give bond and was committed to the
county jail. At her trial the woman was
Inclined TO act differently than since her
capture and asserted that II she could
tave the state any money by so doing she
would plead guilty without further delay.
staff Appointments Made.
Captain A. NJ. Trimble, the newly elected
commander of the department OF Nebraska,
Grand Army OF she Republic, returned TO
tAneoln today elated with the success OF
the Grand Army meeting at Kearney. 1--WE
had a good time. an interesting meeting
md everything went off pleasantly and
moothly," he said ''Kearney was royal
d it's entertainment and we were all happy
liver the reception given u.s."
Commander Trimble announced the fol-
owing staff appointments on his return:
A. A. Q, and A. Q. n. G.-L NJ. Scot
horn OF lincoln.
Judge Advocate-Jesse B. STROBE Of Lin
holn.
Department Inspector-A. w. Taylor of
BIRD
Chief Mastering officer-Jeff. W. Bed
lord OF Omaha
Patriotic Instruotor-Brad p. Cook OF
lincoln.