Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-28
Nebraska
HAS THREE WAYS TO QUIT JOB
Governor Possesses Triple Chance to
Abandon Oil Inspectors Office.
OBJECTS TO PRINTED INTERVIEW
Chief Executive Says Did Not Fail
to Give Reason for Nonenforee-
ment of Seed Inspection
Law in Letter.
CFrom a Staff Correspondent

state oil inspector, the attorney general
office has discovered some peculiar pro-
visions One clause OF the law provides
that the governor, by virtue of his office,
is constituted chief inspector and is
authorized to appoint a deputy. The
law then goes on to define the duties
OF the oil inspector and in conclusion says
that in case the said oil inspector shall
prove incompetent in the performance of
his duties It shall be the duty Of the gov
ernor to remove him.
The governor, being by law the chief III
spector, is empowered to remove himself.
The Sackett law. which in its provisions
applies to all officers, also provides that
the power to bring actions for removal
lies with the governor. 1t therefore ap-
pears that should the governor take a
notion to get out Of office he has AZ
least three ways Of exit-he can remove
himself as oil inspector. he can get him
self removed under the Ssckett law or he
can resign. There may be other routes
bit these three have been brought to
light.
Objects 20 Interview.
Governor Aldrich takes exception 10 an
interview with the head OF the Omaha
publicity bureau, In which the question
of seed inspection is discussed. The gov
ernor thinks the interview is unfair In
that II quotes him in part, but fails to
quote the portion Of his letter in which
he says that the legislature provided by
law for seed inspection and testing by the
food commissioner, but failed TO make any
appropriation to carry on the work. When
the law was passed the federal bureau,
which had been maintained at the state
farm, was discontinued, as being dupn-
cation of work. This, coupled with the
failure TO make an appropriation, has LETT
/ the work with no one to perform II.
Contractor VIII Return.
The contractor who Is to lay the con-
crete base for the Lincoln monument on
the capitol grounds made a slight start
, on the work before the recent cold snap
set in He waited for couple OF weeks,
hoping weather conditions would become
more favorable and then went home. He
writes, however. that he viii return as
soon as thore is an assurance OF milo
weather. As the remainder Of the work Is
not crowding the delay Is doing no harm
In spite OF the fact the wolf bounty
law has been repealed and all claims
under the old statute have been out
lawed the auditors office continues to
receive inquiries concerning payments.
One man, who thought he had an old
claim on file wrote III today only to re-
celve tho answer Nothing doing"
state Superintendent Dalzell IS in Fair
bury today. where he delivered an address
before the teachers association.
The Hansen State bank Of Hansen,
Adams county, is a new institution which
has received authority to commence busi-
ness. II has a capital stock OF $1,000
fully paid in. together with 500 as Its
share Of the bank guaranty fund. The
incorporators are II. A. and Charles NJ.
Redman and l. J. Berg.
State Engineer Price has gone to Boone
county to inspect the proposed state aid
bridge proposition over the Cedar river
northwest OF Cedar Rapids.
The hearing on the valuation Of the
Northwestern road has been concluded
tANGPN Ih4Shliib ny cOtiiG 0uA1 anu tlNo-
The engineers OF the board and those
Of the company are just now engaged in
getting TO a common basis on some Of
their fluctuations. One set of engineers
has put some items In one table and the
other set in another. and they are con-
sulting as to methods of getting a COM
parison Of these items. When they have
arrived at an adjustment of these DIFF
ferences they will report to the board,
and the hearing to all intents and pur-
poses will be concluded and the commits
sion will be ready for the Union Pacific
hearing. which is set for February 5.
Rifle Practice Inspector Reports.
Major L. H.. Gage. inspector of rifle
practice Of the National Guard. has made
his report for 1911. lie finds the average
efficiency of the entire guard to be 2.05
per cent, against 1865 per cent in the
previous year. a most marked improve
ment The average for the first regiment
is 25.53 per cent. against 1873 per cent In
1910 The Second regiment shows "a. %
per cent. against 1910 record OF u. sc
per cent. The best three companies Of
the guard are b OF the Second regiment.
Beaver City. 1906 per cent; K Of the
second. Schuyler. $50 per cent; II OF
the First. McCook, 56.Ss per cent.
Stealing Hog Grand Larceny.
According to a brief filed in the SUI
preme court by W., d. Oldham OF KeAr-
hey. either the times or the law, or both.
are out Of joint, for a client OF his has
been convicted under law which he
l. IN
aforesaid client was found guilty of
grand larceny for stealing hog, the
value Of which was less than the amount
fixed by law In other cases as the limit
for grand larceny. Some hog owner In
the legislature. however. slipped one over
on oldham's client and got bill through
the legislature making hog stealing grand
larceny. He asserts In his brief this is q
palpable attempt to set aside the good
old doctrine OF equality before the Law
and exalt the hog from its primal con.
clifton Of oTigina! sin. to place above
its fellows by making a vicarious atone.
ment Of his client. to all Of which Oldham
objects.
bethany Asks Lower Rate.
The residents OF Bethany have filed q
petition with the State Railway commits
sion asking that the fare TO that Lincoln
suburb be reduced. Bethany is served By
the Omaha, Lincoln & Beatrice inter
urban, which started several years agt
on 9 pretsnuous scale. but has rive
reached any further than Bethany Al
present the fare Is 10 cents each way i
you do not get a ticket al the eompany'i
office at Lincoln. and then 1t is IS cent
for the round trip. All the other Lincoln
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