Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-31
Nebraska

Bud Wsathe-fcrd The four had several
drinks together and during the time they
were In the saloon also engaged In a row,
smith losing an eye IN the melee. The
suit was one for damages. Smith alleg-
ing that while Roehris did not put out
his eye. he. as owner Of the place and the
party who sold all the participants the
liquor. which it is charged caused the
row, was liable.
The point on which the federal court is
asked to intervene is that the law makes
the licensed seller Of liquor liable fer
civil damages while the unlicensed vendor
vino sells or gives II away Is, net liable.
and therefore the law is discriminatory
and void. .H..
IIurd's salary safe.
L. c. IIuTd. engineer OF the State Rail-
way commission. and state Auditor Bar
ton, both object 20 the statement that
the auditor has or intends to hold up the
pay OF Engineer Hurd on the ground
that the engineer is drawing a salary
from the Omaha, Lincoln & Beatrice In
terurban railway company. Mr. Hurd
saws that he was at one time employed
BY the company, but that he resigned all
connection With it when he entered the
eemploy OF the state. and has not since
that time had any other employment
than engineer for the state. Auditor Bar
ton says that several months ago some
one made verbal charge OF this kind to
him and that he investigated It at the
time and ascertaIned there was nothing
TO II and dropped the matter, and Il had
not since entered his mind. So far as
the salary is concerned the ruling on
the case Of Architect Miller would he a
bar to holding up the pay unless II was
shown that Hurd was neglecting his du-
ties to the state, If he was in reality an
employe OF the interurhan road II would
tend to render him an improper person
TO value the interurban property for
the state. but Mr.. Hurd insists that his
with that property ceased be-
fore he entered the employ Of the state.
Nebraska Not Ready.
The Nebraska State Railway commits
sion was not represented at the meeting
ing Chicago at which the representative
Of tho Interstate Commerce commission
refused to suspend for 10 days the pro-
posed increase in rates west OF the Mis-
souri, river. The state commission repre-
maintain II will require at least
that length Of time to check up the vari-
ous rates and ascertain whether they are
Just and that they would not DO prepared
10 go into the case on its merits sooner.
They also insist that TO put the rates In
effect pending a hearing would be unjust
10 the shippers. While the Nebraska
commission was not represented at the
meeting, It will stand by tho other states |
n the protest and take Up IT'S share of |
he burden in eontesting the new rates
Smallpox at Hsstinss.
The outbreak OF smallpox at the Hast
ngs hospital for the insane has not yet |
,een called 10 the attention Of the off /
ials at the capitol. but they say II would |
70 nothing strange II such thing had
secured, II It has. they say Il will be
in easy matter TO stop Its spread, as a
igid quarantine can be maintained and
he hospital has the best Of facilities for
airing for any who might be afflicted
With the disease. 1t might be commune
ated 10 inmates in several ways from
isitors, contracted by some OF the pa
Tents who are permitted their liberty. or
rom some new inmate who was exposed
reyious 10 coming to the hospital.
Legal INSURANCE Knot.
State Auditor Barton has asked the at
'rney general to untangle another legal