Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-01
MANY NARROWED AT LINCOLN
Travellers Spend Time Racing Be-
tween Trains and Restaurants.
PASSENGERS FRET OVER DELAY
state Accountant Tuifies cheeks
Over Books Of County Treasurer
of Lancaster to Rum Own
shortage.
fFrom a staff Correspondent

fErOm StaII SUfEGspuAhSh~S
LINCOLN. March s1.-tspecial. Tele-
gram )-Lincoln hotels are filled TO over
flowing with marooned passengers from
the railroads who arrived here from the
west and are unable TO get out, and the
restaurants, particularly those in the VI
cinity of the Burlington depot are reap
ing a rich harvest from those who do not
care to pay dining car prices for their
food.
Those who took to the hotels were
mainly travelling men and those rioins
on local tickets, who were not afraid the
trains whcich brought them in would by
some hook or crook be able to get out
and leave them behind.
Some Of the through passengers have.
however, taken the chance and exchanged
the cramped quarters of the cars for the
greater liberty Of the hotels, depending
on the railroad authorities to warn them
II the trains had an opportunity to get
out Railroad officials are doing every
thing possible to make the enforced delay
as little irksome as possible to passengers,
but in spite Of this, the atmosphere
around the trains is surcharged with re-
marks not always printable.
Irrigation Board Meets.
The State Board of Irrigation meets to-
day In regular quarterly session. This Is
the board which has the jurisdiction over
state aid bridges. but 1t is certain that
owing 10 the delayed trains and the
short time intervening since the floods
appeared that few. if any applications for
bridges viii be ready for action.
Checking Up Treasurer.
Accountant Tullies of the state auditors
office has completed checking the office
Of Treasurer Summerlsd of Lancaster
county and II has been ascertained the
total shortage is 1850. The last item Of
the shortage is dated in July and the
first one In February Of 1911. All the
missing money was taken from the funds
OF the school districts. but nothing had
been discovered to give a tangible clue
as to who took Ii.
The alteration In the records was SO
slight that they do not indicate through
the penmanship which man OF the office
force did IT. 1t Is thought the person who
distracted the money got scare In
July which stopped the proceedings. At
the close of the month the books showed
a discrepancy OF SIS and clerks started
checking the cash. item by Item.
The SIS item was discovered In accounts
OF one day IN the middle Of the month
and the checking was stopped there. as
there was no thought Of II being more
than a clerical error Had the checking
continued two items further down, the
theft Of 500 would have been disclosed.
This close call is supposed to have
frightened the thief. All the cash was
taken in items OF 500 or multiples thereof.
A change has been made In the method
Of checking the daily cash balances,
which II Is thought will render another
shortage Of this kind impossible.
La FoIiette's Dates.
Senator La Toilette has planned a whirl-
wind campaign of six days in Nebraska,
beginning the morning OF April and end
ing the night Of April 10. His itinerary
for the first two days has been completed
m follows: Plattsmouth shops early In
the morning, then taking the Missouri
Pacific stopping at Maynard. Murray
Union, Wyoming. Nebraska City, Paul.
Julian. Auburn. Howe, Stella, verdon
and Falls City; thence switching to the
Burlington. making Table Rock, Elk
Creek. Tecumseh. Smartville, Adams,
Firth. Hickman Roca, and lincoln at
night. The second day he win go over the