Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-18
Nebraska
OPINION GIVEN ON OIL LAW
Attorney General Advises Oil In
spector About Penalties.
ACT APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE
Supreme Court Asked Ia Decide
Several Questions of Value from
Lower Tribunals-Drill Hour
for Cadets Botherxome.
FTom a stafs Correspoadeat.l


LINCOLN, Jan. T7.-tSpeciaD.-The al
torney general has given oil Inspector
Husenetter an opinion on several cues
tons submitted TO him. In regard TO the
admission of gasoline below tae specific
gravity required by law. he says that
while Il IS, prohibited there is no penalty
provided by law for so doing. Srd no
penalty for its use IL not for light. heat
or power purposes. There is a penalty,
however. Of not to exceed 500 for bring
ing in sdulterated gasoline. whether Il IS
above or below the specific gravity re-
quired by law.
The Lincoln Trust company filed
amended articles Of Incorporation with
the secretary Of state. The only change
made is provision for two additional
directors
FIRE Marshal Randall has gone TO
Kearney to attend the annual meeting OF
the State F1remen's association.
Bond Issues Taken Up.
The Chicago. 81. Paul. Minneapolis &
Omaha road has asked the railroad COM
mission to approve an issue OF $1,000 90
worth OF new bonds. to run. thirty years,
s5.oo00oo Of this amount TO be issued At
once. or the amount 10000 has already
been expended. The issue has already
been approved by the Wisconsin authori-
ties. The proceeds are to- be used for
additional equipment and betterments.
The Chicago & Northwestern also asks
approval Of an issue Of bonds 20 the
amount OF Sl5.ooooco. This is to pay for
the new line which the road has con-
structed from Sparta, Wis, TO Milwau-
kee- This issue has also been approved
by Wisconsin authorities.
Bonds OF the municipality OF Falls City
were registered today by the state audi
Tor. OF the amount $4,000 is for sewer
extension and sleooo is for waterworks
sxtenxion.
DR.. winnett OF the state railway COM
mission has returned from Blair. where
he went to hear a complaint Of insuffi-
acient provision for handling live stock by
! The Omaha read. An agreement was
reached between representatives, OF the
road and the complainant which was
satisfactory. The company is to erect
two additional stock pens.
Value of Great Toe.
The supreme court was asked today to
settle two questions regarding values.
One was whether the big toe OF Clyde C.
Mosslander Of Cambridge was worth
g,lSelS the jury awarded him out Of the
surplus and individual profits Of Dr..
George c. Armstrong, whom he alleges
did q bad job in treating the member.
o t,,aa
which Conner Thomas of Harlan county
obtained on charge Of libel preferred
against Peter w Shea. The case grows
out OF an election in which Thomas was
n candidate for county attorney and
Shea attacked him In n circular
4 Death of Captain tBsird,
Captain Cyrus N!s-Hslrd pioneer and
veteran ofsthe civil war. died at = D.. IN.
at his home, Fifteenth and ID streets,
after q long illness. lie had been n
resident OF lincoln for forty-four years.
lie was the third postmaster OF Lincoln
and earlier in life took an active part
in political affairs While a resident OF
the city he operated large farm near
Lincoln.
Drill Hour for Cadets.
The committee Of the university faculty
which has been wrestling with the prob
lem Of drill hour for the cadets reports
that the only available time is in the
afternoon. as at present, or immediately
after noon. The morning hour is consid-
cred impracticable. as II would disar-
range the schedule of too many students.
A final decision on the matter is ex-
.pected at the meeting of the university
senate next Saturday.
Crnuds al York Pnnltry Show.