Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-09
Nebraska
BEEBE WILL ENTER The RACE
Polk County Man and One From
franklin After Railway Place.
COURT DECISION LONG IN COMING
M"rtensen-Furse Case May Not he
Decided Before Election, in which
Event Injunction Against Can
didates May Lie.
CFrorn a Staff Correspondent.)

NFTO1n STAFF COrTeSpOndent)
LINCOLN, June S-(Special. THE re-
luetance with which candidates have an
houneed themselves for the railway COM
mission, vacancy TO be filled at this
fairs election. was broken today when H.
G. Beebe Of osceola filed for the republi-
can nomination for that office Senator
J. B. McGrew Of Franklin county was In
the city today and declared while here
that he would also file papers for the re-
publican nomination In the near future
W. J. Furse, who was appointed by Gov
ernor Shallenberger 20 the vacancy caused
by the death OF William H. Cowgirl has
Indicated a desire to get In the race and
his filing Is looked for as soon as the
Mortensen case is farther advanced In the
state supreme court
The primaries are 20 be held August IS,
and whether the case can be decided be-
fore that time 10 a question. The asser-
ton is made by some OF the democratic
leaders that II cannot be decided even by
the time for the general election and that
an election TO fill the vacancy cannot be
avoided.
Under the new rules Of the court adopted
following the passage of several laws at
the late session OF the legislature. Com
missioner Furse has filed printed abb
OF the case. Whether or not an election
to fill this vacancy should be called has
puzzled several people Of late and It was
said st the state capitol that In case the
MortenSen-F Purse contention Is not def
iftely settled before the time to print the
primary and the general election ballots,
respectively Injunction proceedings could
Be instituted to keep all Of this years can
dtdates off the ticket until the question
relating TO the holding of an election Is
settled.
Thomas Makes Explanation.
Superintendent Thomas of the State
School for the Feeble Minded at Beatrice
called on Governor Aldrich today in regard
10 the case OF 11-year-old George Baker
ReedeT, who was an inmate of the institu-
ton twenty-four days. The account OF the
conduct and treatment at the school given
to the executive by Super intendent Thomas
was such that the governor deemed an IN
vestigation was not necessary. The black
and blue marks found upon the boy were
thought TO have been made when he took
severe tumble down stairs several days
ago. According to Thomas tho best Of
attention il given the children at the
that attendants can do the smaller ones
OF the weak-minded children often fall
down stairs or out of a window before they
can be caught.
Verdict Against McBrien.
The district court jury which tried the
case Of Victor H. DeBolt OF Omaha against
]. L. McBrien, former state superintend-
ent.i today brought In a verdict for the
plaintiff fixing the amount OF recovery
on the alleged libel charge at $1,000
DeBolt Is a school teacher. and II il al
legged that while McBrien was head of
tho school system of the state In 1907 the
two became involved in a quarrel as to
the appointment OF Cass county super
intendent, where DeBolt was then teaching.
McBrteng choosing Of an alleged favorite
for the place generated more or less ami
mostly in the affair, and 1t was further al
legged inspired the malice which later
caused him to write letters to the plain
tifrs prospective school employers in
which the offending language was used.
The plaintiff brought suit for 5000
Auditor Files Report.
The semi-annual report Of State Auditor
Barton, filed with Governor Aldrich, shows
q total of sos. 65S6s state warrants out
standing June L OF that amount $22s. SIS o.
are warrants issued on the temporary
school fund. There is money in the treas
ury to pay these warrants the moment
they are presented.
December 1. 1910. the state warrants out
standing aggregated 1924, 452N. Between
that date and June l. 1911. the total amount
OF state warrants issued was 81, S95. 759 OK
and the amount of warrants paid in the
same period was 1851. 552Ss leaving $685.
66A6e outstanding.
The following is a summary OF the war
rants outstanding:
Oonerai tunos ..ssssss.s.N o2bi3.S
Temporary university fund. ...,..,.. 229, 67S. o,
EAaAnu mt ~ A Z.