Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-23
Nebraska
SALOONS OPEN AT LINCOLN
Judge Cornish Rules that the Remon-
strators We're in Error.
TWENTY THREE PERMITS ISSUED
Morehead n Acting Governor &,
Listen to Arguments on Extra
ton Case-CentraI Com
naittee Meets.
CFrom a staff correspondent }

tFrom a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. June 22.-(special) THE long
drawn-out and protracted drouth in the
capital city has at last been broken and
saloon latches that have not been lifted
In more than two years were unfastened
az noon today and doors swung open TO
thirsty midday crowd. The decision of
Judge Cornish in the matter OF the fifteen
applicants whose licenses we're held up
On account Of an appeal to the district
court by NJ. S. Pouson OF the Anti-Saloon
league as remonstrator sustained the
action Of the excise board in granting the
licenses and was the last obstacle in the
road Of the saoonmen.
City Clerk Ozman's office was busy
place shortly after the courts decision
became known, anxious applicants appear
ing there with receipts In hand to ex-
change for little slips Of paper that would
constitute legal permits to engage in bust
ness for the ensuing yeaf. Twenty three
licenses in all have been granted.
COlored Vinegar RuIed out.
Food Commissioner Jackson has given
notice 60 wholesalers and jobbers that
they must cease to sell colored distilled
vinegar after August l. This ruling Of the
food commissioner lie based on an old law.
that all vinegar shall be made Of fruit or
Srsin from which II purports to be and
shall contain no artificial coloring. Dis
titled vinegar is white when II Is first
made 1t Is usually colored TO resemble
cider vinegar, and this preparation, while
not ruled upon as being Injurious, must
not be sole in this state after the date
ret by the food commission. He proposes
70 enforce the law as he finds IT,
Cider that Is adulterated may be sold
under the old law, IL IT Is labeled aduI-
terated cider, together with the amount
OF each drug, chemical or substance used
In It's contents
MOrehead Acting Governor,
Acting Governor John II. Morehead of
Walls City will be obliged to come IN
Lincoln tomorrow forenoon to fill the
state executives chair on official business
governor Aldlrtch being out of the state
senator Morehead. as president pro tenn
or the senate, on account of the vacancy
IN the office OF lutenant governor will
be required to assume the duties Of the
governor for the time in order to give 8
decision whether A L. stehlik shall be e1.
radited upon the request of the governo,
Of Oklahoma.
A hearing has been demanded by the
accused man, who is charged with oh,
tanning the sum OF $500 under false pre-
lenses from bank In Oklahoma stehlih
10 said to have represented that he had
FUNDS in the bank at Crete. Stehlik 4,
now at Hebron and will be here tomorrow
with Attorney Weiss. who will represent
him at the hearing. Sheriff Gates of stew
enson, Okla, is here with requisition paperI
and will take the man back with him 1,
Acting Governor Morehead decides u
honor the requisition.
Central Committee Meeting.
The republican county central COMMITTEES
held meeting this morning and appor
TONED degeates for the county conven
lion which will be held here July 7. Rep
resentation was based on the returns o.
votes cast for Presidential Elector o. C
BELL. Caucuses will be held between nov
and the date OF the county convention u
choose delegates to attend. Walter An
nerson, whose resignation was presented
was urged to retain the place and ate
considering decided TO do so. although h
II candidate for county Judge.
Hastings Files for Judge.
L. 8. Hastings of David City, formerl,
state senator, has filed nomination papers
rs q republican candidate for Judge o.
the district court OF the Ninth judicia
has filed as q republican candidate 70,
reelection to the office of the Ninth tu
niciaI district
Clarke Back from CHICAGO.
Railway Commissioner H. t. Clarke ha.
returned from Chicago, where he spent
- vacation and attended the commencement
Of the University of Chicago. He attends
meeting OF the Alumni association an,
delivered an address.
Auto for Bishop Then.
1t was announced today that the priest
nj the Lincoln diocese were making plan
TO present an automobile to Bishop Elec
Then upon his arrival In Lincoln July II
According to present arrangements, III
motor car will be presented to the ney
bishop when he steps from the train
The bishop-elect will ride In his ne,
machine in the procession through tn
bushes streets following his arrival
plans now under consideration are car
ried out. He will live at the bishop'
residence, erected at the orphans hon
by the late Bishop Bonacum. southeast q
the city. The location of his official res
dence will cause him to have much us
for the motor car.
Albert Yet Undecided.
State Senator I. L. Albert OF Coiumbu,
defender OF the bank guaranty law and
man wise In the counsels OF the demo
cratic party who was in the city toda
on business, declared that his candidac
Tor the supreme court was still a matte
on which he had not decided.
Il would want to know that there wa
good healthy demand for my candidac
frorn the members OF my party before
made announcement as to my intentions,
said Judge Albert.
AutO Makes Record stop.
PONCA, Neb, June 22.-(SpeciaL) -Abo,
$50 o'clock this afternoon some excitemel
occurred in front OF the court house
Ponea. when DR.. @. A. Young came aIor