Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-04
Nebraska
PPKIN PUSHING HIS CHARGES
Asks for Action on His Allegations
Against Baxter.
PUT UP TO ADAMS COUNTY
state official Says Matter f. within
JurisdictiOn Of Authorities in
Locality InvoIved--DetaiIs
in Beatrice Shortage.
CFrom a STAFF Correspondent.)


LINCOLN, May Especial )-Charges
filed before the Board Of Public Lands
and Buildings by c. w. Pipkin Of Omaha as
70 the alleged conduct Of NJ w Baxter.
head OF that institution under former Gov
ernOr Shallenberger. have been turned over
90 the county attorney OF Adams county.
The state officials. including Governor
Aldrich, assert that they have no turtsdic-
ton in the matter and see way OF get
ting At the alleged evils except through the
Adams county officials. The Omaha man,
who was a former employe OF the institu-
don, has not given up in his efforts to get
action In the matter. Land Commissioner
Cowies yesterday received another COM
munication urging the board to take up
the matter
Details of Beatrice Case.
= In his report on the investigation con-
Quoted at the Beatrice school for feeble
minded youth as to the conduct Of affairs
At that institution under the head of DR.
q. l. Roe, State Accountant Tulleys, who
made the formal submission today 10 State
Auditor Barton says: "All Of the accounts
for which appropriations were made check
with the appropriation record in the office
OF the school with the exception Of two
small errors which aggregate only 81" On
the ledger accounts Tulleys declares that
there are many errors, twenty mine of
which vary from cent to $40. under Book
keeper T. p. Stewart, who was in the
office at the time Of the Roe administra-
ton OF the school.
According TO Mr.. Tulley's report there
were nearly one hundred failures to carry
over balances from the 1909 ledger. or from
4 the 1910 books to those OF 1911. These
eoO - ~
which. as in the former case, cancel each
other. some being credits and some debts
In the cash book there are reported
eight errors in receipts, which mako a
difference in the balance OF 1851. The
cash book disbursements show larger er-
rors, according to Accountant Tulley.
The accountants report also states that
the amount of bank funds certified to DR.
Thomas, when he began his superintend-
. ency in January Of 1911, was $40 less thar
the actual amount in the banks, and thai
the certification was further faulty in thai
no statement was made OF $223.4s In out
standing checks.
The total shortage from the various
= errors, some Of which balance each other
is found to be H,Sss.47.
After discussing the shortage, Account
ant Tulley's reports on the surplus OF tn.
CaAn DOC hONCI DddAlCc6s LhAhe
the past two years this surplus hai
amounted to f1s42aOO.
Seeking Fruit Conditions.
Secretary c. @. Marshall of the stat
horticultural society has sent out letter.
70 about thirty OF the leading fruit grow
ors Of the state. located in various sec
lions. seeking 70 find out. II possible. frui
conditions over Nebraska. Each OF tn,
~ ~ - O. - n ar4a
,of questions which are tended to brini
our points and information in regard u
tho effects OF the last cold wave on frui
and a. 70 the methods taken to save tn
y seruit trees from the xavages OF the col
snap.
Rznusaans 20 Beet Fields.
Twelve carloads of Russians. mon. wo
Rnsn and children. left over the Burlington
this xn0snins for the beet fields OF tn
west. The crowd OF laborers is bound 70
,1siIdnSa. Mont. and Manchester, Wyo. Tn
trainlOad win 30 directly to Billings wher
some win stop. while other cars will 60 Z
1duntiey and Manchester. In former year
l4ho Idan-lAborera usually started earle
An ths year. but this year all remained 4
order To- Get = Epta IN tho municipa
election.
Secretary "A. J. Morris of the City Boar
OF Eduoation boarded the train with tn
Ssussians this morning In order to take tn
\ school oanG0s on the way. Tho schoc
census ASs tAAen annually In Juno undo
the direction OF the secretary OF the Boar
Of Dducation. As the Russians leave be
Gore this time and take the children wit
them the secretary has found it neoessar
90 make the trip at least part Of the wa
with them to take the census. He ez
poets 70 have 90 80 as far as central Ne
brsskA before no completes the census o
the twelve oars.