Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-03
Nebraska
GUYE PRODS UP EMPLOYERS
labor Commissioner Warns Them
Of Law Relating to Women.
CASHIERS EMPLOYED TOO LATE
Restaurants and Drug stores In
Omaha and Lincoln Said to BE
vioIating Law I'm This
Regard.
-Erom a Sad Correspondent.l

LINCOLN. Neb., March Especial Tel
cSrsm. L. V. lGuye, deputy commissions
Of labor, has for some time been working
CT Cappiants that certain persons II
Omaha and Lincoln were violating tn
law by having women in their emplo!
working between the hours Of 10 p. m
and a. m. The complaints come prin
CiraIly from restaurants and drug stores
where soda fountains are operated I'M
women acting as cashiers and in mum
Der q cases waiting on customers Mos
Of those to whom the law was auoteN
nr missed 10 cease violations and som'
have done so, but Tiers have not. hr
Guye Is determined that the law sha
he enforced and its is currently reported
Oh puc nt the objects. which took hin
Omaha this week was to bring the mat
ter 10 the attention Of the grand jury.
Nebraska city Gas Reorr animation
l.. E. Greuner Of Chicago called on the
board Of railway commissioners today IN
reference to the Nebraska City Gas COM
pany reorganization. Some time ago he
proposed to the board the issuance OF
stock to make the total $4,000 and then
10 issue $1,000 worth OF bonds. The value
o. lnt, laH- ole property " tne S"I'ipa''!
is about S40,gJ9 ana 20 large a stock and
bond issue was not looked on with favor,
hut Il was urged II was necessary TO issue
the stock to comply with the law liking
A ratio between stocks and bonds, though
II was not pretended the new stock would
have any value.
This plan did not meet with favor Ct
the hands lof the commission ana the
petition was never. formally presented.
Mr. Greuner now proposes In q petition
filed today TO issue bonds to the amount
Of Sse.eo. with no additional stock. and
10 use slAOOO Of the proceeds OF the bonds
10 pay off floating Indebtedness OF the
company and the remaining $1,000 to I'm
prove the plant. The commission Is asked
to approve the bond issue. The company
which owns the plant admits IL Is at
present Inadequate to the needs OF tho
city, but without bond issue they have
no money to make improvements to en-
able the company to give required service
No action has been taken as yet on the
petition.
seed Special Comes In.
The Burlington's seed corn special,
which started from Omaha, finished its
initial trip last night after a most sue
cessful day in the southeast portion OF
the STATE. There yet remains a small
rortion OF the Burlington road to cover
and another trip, lasting one day, will be
made one day next week In the central
portion OF the state. There are two days
remaining on the Union Pacific, trip
over the Omaha road which will complete
the schedule. Everywhere the train went
II was met by large crowds, in spite Oh
IN. had condition OF the roads In the
soutbern portion Of the state. At hrst
there was an impression among 'he iai M
ers that Il was an advertising proposition
ana that they would be advised 10 pur-
c6ass seed from outside parties TheS
,go.r aqre.ably surprised. however. at the
aa,,,ca given them TO select seed from
,hs,r avn cribs, taking the small ears
with shallow kernels. Results OF 'eS's
on corn shipped in indicate there Is lust
a. GOOD n not better. seed In Neoraska
than that which is shipped IN
At Peru yesterday llb farmers me. 'he
,r,,n The roads were SO blocked by
snow that these men were compelled 10
come in on horseback. AT otner points
similar interest was shown. Inc az
tendance figures up to today are as iol-
rows Northwestern road, four days
oo. eastern Burlington, five days. hVo'
rou,h burlington, four days. $500; Union
pacific. four days. 1000 To the tot''
for the week is to be added the at
,and.noa ON the Burlington special TO-DAY
I'm southern Nebraska.
Clarke Goes 20 Washington.
n. T. Clarke, ir.. member OF the state
hallway commission, goes TO washington
tonight 10 appear before the Interstate
Cnmerce commission in what are known
% the Walsenburg coal cases. Com
plaint IA MAIDS against the burlington
Rio Grande and Colorado railroads tnat
rates from that coal field to NEBRASKA
noints are excessive. As the Interstate
commission has previously decided several
similar cases against the contention OF
the Nebraska shippers, the chances are
NOT considered the brightest OF OBTAIN
ing a favorable judgment In THIS case
Engineer Price Of the Board OF lrriga-
ton will ga TO Holt and Boyd counties
some time next week to see II ne can
not straighten out the tangie over the
proposed bridge over the Niobrara nVer
between the two counties.
Murphy Has Tuberculosis.
Kenneth Murphy. one Of the four
Cherry county young men who we're SEN
fenced 10 the penitentiary for life for
the murder Of Charles Sellers. is said to
he suffering from tuberculosis. AT pres
ent the disease is only in the inciplent
stage, but presents some aggravated
symptoms. Murphy has always led an
active outdoor life. being a cowboy and
In the prison has told heavily
ON him. should his condition become much
worse a move for a pardon or parole is
anticipated. sE
Jury Clears Harris.
The plea Of seif-defense won for John
F. Harris, who was tried for murder in
the AiilnS q lawn ASFts IN I&'t
July "a, last. The jury was out about an
hour and a half. The defendant con-
tended that not only was McFry the ag-
gressor in the fight which resulted in
the killing, but that the fatality was an
unexpected incident Of the affrsy. Harris
was accompanied by his sister to the
court room when the jury came In and
Of the two the woman was the more
slated over the verdict. Harris only smiled
in I satisfied sort Of way, but his sister
cried and laughed historically in alter
nate periods before she settled down to
the calm recollection Of the situation.
.After shaking hands with the jurymen
Harris and his sister left the court room
together.