Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-23
LAW SEEMS AT VARIANCE
Senator Hoagland Points Out Double
Provision on Filing.
GUARD EQUIPMENT IS MISSING
adJutant General Sends Notice to
Company Commanders that Their
Allowances May He Cut Down
-Plumbers Meeting,
From a staff Correspondent


LINCOLN. Feb. 22.-CSpecIal Telegram. }
Senator W. V. HOagland of North Platte
has called the attention Of the secretary
OF state 10 an Inconsistency in the cleo
ton law which may cause some trouble
TO candidates unless they take precau-
uons. Section Iii chapter Is wheeler
and section liz e. Of the same chapter
are at variance. One provides that where
senatorial or representative district
comprises more than one county the FL
in for the primary and for the election
shall be made with the secretary of state
and the other that 1t shall be made with
the county clerk Of each county in the
district. In the absence OF any judicial
determination of the question as to which
provision governs it may be necessary
provisions.
Seeks TO Put on Frontier Day.
Charles B. Irwin of Cheyenne was in
Lincoln today trying to interest the state
fair management in a proposition to put
on at the state fair a wild west show,
similar to the one given every years at
Cheyenne frontier day. Secretary Mellor
was Of the opinion that the board was
not in a financial position TO take up so
expensive an undertaking and it is prob
able nothing will come of it.
Guard Equipment short.
Adjutant General Phelps has notified
company commanders Of the National
Guard OF the number Of blankets, shirts
and other supplies each company is short
and asked WI Il.
why the value Of the supplies should not
be deducted from the company allow
ances. The blankets cost :49 each and
the shirts s2.sS each. One company is
short twenty-nine shirts and fourteen
blankets, while others are short a less
number. Ordnance makes a better show
in, there being shortage OF only three
rifles and eight bayonets In the entire
guard. Under ruling recently made un-
less valid explanation can be made for
the shortage the value must be taken
from the company allowance.
Master Plumbers Meet.
The Master Plumbers convention met
behind closed doors today. An address
was made by J. G. Bixby Of Omaha on
the good that could be accomplished for
the trade BY united work. A. C. En-
yon, president Of the national association,
addressed the gathering in the afternoon.
The report OF the president. F. c. Phil
lips Of Lincoln showed that the asso-
citation had not grown much during the
year. which fact was laid to lack OF
organization work.
OIL Cnse Into Courts.
II. II. Baldrige and Secretary Hibbs
of the National Refinery company ap-
peared before the attorney general to
ascertain IL they could not convince
him he was wrong in his ruling ex-
cluding low grade kerosene used for
power purposes. The attorney general
held to his previous opinion that his
ruling was according to law. and It is
probable the oil producers and eonsum-
srs of oil for power will appeal to the
courts. II is doubtful, however. IL they
expect TO accomplish more than hold
up the law until they can get II amended
by the legislature.
Rebellion at Academy.
There was an incipient strike or re-
p'AhNhi NhiNHeNer YOU ueslre 10 call H.
at the Nebraska Military academy today
Some Of the students thought they should
have a holiday on account Of Wash
ington, birthday, but the faculty thought
otherwise. The trouble was speedily
settled. though II is not given out
whether the rebels were taken out and
shot or simply taken into the basement
and spanked.