Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-20
Nebraska
CURRY'S WORK IN DISCARD
Plaster Cast of Lincoln Long in
State House Disposed of.
FINE STATUE TAKES ITS PLACE
Ministerial Union and Chancellor
Avery Deny Any Truth In Story
of Censorship syer Members
of TniversIty Faculty.
CFrom a staff CorrsspondentN

trom Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. Feb. i9.-(Special.l THE ar
tistie dream OF John Curry of Blair is
destined to seek the scrap heap or some
other place OF retirement where Il will
not be in the way or be an inspiration
10 other budding sculptors. Curry's
dream consists OF a plaster cast of a
statue of Abraham Lincoln. The head
and bust Is plaster replica of famous
statue Of Lincoln and the remainder OF
the body is the work Of Curry. Between
the original portion and the extensino of
the local sculptor there has arisen an
enlargement within recent years and the
line Of demarcation has ruined whatever
Of beauty the figure ever had. Origin
ally it stood in the rooms occupied by
the Grand Army OF the Republic, but
finally II was showed out into the corridor
10 stand neglected and dust covered.
State officers hav requested the ianitors
20 find some other place for II. Two huge
pieces of marble. donated by the state
OF Tennessee. from which Curry uro-
posed to make his heroic statue Of Lin
coin, also lie neglected on the capitol
grounds, rolled up next to the building
which houses the heating plant.
State's Answer to suit.
\ contract has been awarded to the
celebrated sculptor. French. to design a
monument of Lincoln and the work OF
putting in the foundation for the same
has been commenced. The model of this
statue has been approved and the foun-
dry is now getting ready to make the
bronze cast. Those who have seen the
model pronounce it one of the finest OF
Lincoln ever designed and when erected
this summer on the west approach TO
the capitol will be a credit TO the city
and the state.
The State railway commission has
named March IS as the date for hearing
the petition for cent fare on the
Lincoln street railway. The hearing on
the physical valuation OF the Union Pa
elfie road is TO be commenced Wednesday.
February q.
Avery Denies story.
The attorney general has filed the ans
Bowling and l.. II. Tate, who sued to re-
cover salary and bank examiners. They
were appointed by Governor shallenberser
but never performed any services owing
To the injunction against the bank guar
anty law. They insist they were at all
times ready to perform the duties OF the
office. however. The state answers that
the salary was paid to the men who per-
formed the duties OF the office, being
hold-overs from the preceding administra-
ton. and that II cannot be compelled TO
pay again. and further there is no fnud
available out of which the claim can be
paid.
The oil Inspectors office is busy pre-
pairing the annual report. As Mr.. Huse-
netters predecessor did not make any re-
port for 1910 II is necessary to make the
present report cover two years instead Of
one.
Goad. Inspects Records.
William coad was IN the office OF the
state engineer today looking over matters
in connection with his own and the Ross
filing for water for power purposes to be
taken from the Platte and Elkhorn iyers.
lie was accompanied by ID. c. Patterson,
VINO also has filing in the engineers
office. but this does not conflict with the
others. as II takes the water out above
Fremont and returns 1t to the river just
below that place. The date for the saar-
ing on the Coad protest against the Ross
filing has not been set. as Engineer Price |
is out of the city accompanying the gov
ernor on his trip TO the western p. dion
Of the state.
Chancellor Avery OF the state university
and the members Of the ministerial assoc
citation both deny the story that the
chancellor promised not to appoint any
more professors in the university who
were not strictly orthodox. The ministers
assert that while they at times had re-
GREETED the teachings Of some OF the
professors no such request had ever been
made of the chancellor and they did not
believe II would be entertained for a min
ute II 1t had.
The ministerial association at its meet |
ing today passed resolution setting
forth the association never had any
understanding. expressed or implied, with |
Chancellor Avery regarding the employ |
ment of professors at the university. One |
Of the members Of the association as