Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-07
Nebraska
0WLES PROVES VERSATILE
Commissioner Shows Many-Sided
Ability During Course of Day.
10 TRACE OF SMUGGLED OPIUM
tate Authorities Have Not Found
Dope introduced Into Institution
Justice Hughes Invited to
speak at University.
! From a sad correspondentl

From a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. March e.-(Special9-Lsnd
commissioner Cowles this morning dem
mstrated his versatility. After attend
hg to his Official correspondence. he ar
sued case in the supreme court, involv
hg tax claim against Beatrice property.
hr. Cow,es had purchased the tax certifi-
ate. while Mrs. Kid obtained title
Trough q prior tax lien and objected 10
laying the subsequent Hen held by
sowles. She won in the lower court and
sowles appealed and thinks he made
convincing argument to the supreme
iourt why the verdict Of the lower court
ihould be reversed. After completing
his task he went at the proposition of
Iuying supplies for state institutions.
lie got along all right with the coffee,
Tried fruits, etc, but when 1t came TO
tanned tomatoes insisted that he wanted
tome better demonstration Of the quality
" the goods than was offered by the
Abel on the can. These goods Will be
unlimited 10 the test OF the cook.
Governor Aldrich and Auditor Barton
viii go TO Minden tomorrow to deliver
addresses before the rural life commits
hon.
smugslcd dope" secreted.
Up TO the present time the authorities
Il the penitentiary have been unable 10
pbtaln any trace OF the dope Snug
tied into the institution last Friday
light. In connection with this II has oc-
iurred to many that il is strange why
Eho set the trap 10 catch the convicts
1t the trick and who witnessed the pass
ng OF the bottle into the penitentiary.
aid not submit some harmless article for
the dope. 1t would have answered the
purpose Of trapping the convicts just the
tame and there would have been no
chance Of a drug getting into their pos
session.
Hughes Asked 10 Speak.
The contractors were at work today
hylng the concrete foundation for the
Lincoln monument which is to stand on
ME west side of the capitol grounds.
Justice Charles L. Hughes Of the
United states supreme court will be
asked to be the principal speaker at the
Unwilling Of the Abraham Lincoln monn-
bent here in May or early June. Robert
7. Lincoln and General Frederick Grant
Aill probably be asked to attend as
tuests.
Heffe Succeeds IIocffer.
The governor today issued commits
lion 10 J. II. Reffe OF Hastings as a
hember OF the optometry board to sue
iced F. Hoeffer OF Aurora. The appoint
hent is made by the governor on the
recommendation of the state optometry
iociety.N
This commission TO draft an employers
liability bill has been In session for two
lays and has been making good progress
IN the measure. II will require at least
me more meeting TO complete the bill
ind possibly more. as there yet remain
'overal controverted points to settle
The fire maTshal's office is sending out
etters TO insurance companies requesting
hem to curtail gasoline permits in poll
.ies TO maximum of five gallons. II
las been proven that, insurance COM
anles can do more to stop practices
Which increase fire hazard than all the
avs and regulations Of the fire authori-
lies. People are prone to ignore the law
Shey can, but few like to take a chance
oa invaldating their insurance.
Employers arrange Schedules.
Lincoln employers of female labor have
rritten to Labor Commissioner Guye that
they Will arrange their schedule of hours
30 that II will not be necessary for women
p work after 10 p. m. In violation of law.
The violations were principally in res
laurants and drug stores where the
women were employed mostly as cashiers.
Adjutant General Phelps is out visiting
the various guard companies CT the state.
To-day he was in Albion.
Sorghum syrup Redeemed.
Judge W. Il Munger OF the federal
purt has permitted the oelrich & Berry
pmpany Of Chicago to redeem thirty-slx
sses OF sorghum syrup on giving bond
D IT Will not be sold In violation Of
nv. II was seized some time ago In the
tarehouse Of the II. p. Lau Grocery COM
iafAs va tue tIldl II was UllE-
branded, The Bau company being limo.
tent purchasers were not prosecuted. II
vas charged that the syrup was a COM
lound OF sorghum and corn syrup and
Tas so branded that the purchaser would
TOT know what he was buying. the word
sorghum being eonspicuously printed
IN the package, while that Of the other
Ingredients was in small type on a back
Iround which made 1t practically indiz-
inguishable. .s.
Mrs. Thomas Carr was found dead in
,ed this morning by her lo-year-old son.
Peter. when the youth went to ask her
Tor money to pay the baker. who had
.alled. Mrs. Carr had been i'll for some
time and the father is also sick. The
.amily live at 100 L street and there is
1 large family OF children.
Senator yolpp OF scribner has obtained
Loo names to his petition to go on, the
primary ballot as a candidate for dele
Eate-at-lsrse to the democratic conyen-
sion and the petition will be filed in a
short time.
The typhoid fever epidemic which ush-
tired In the year evidently is a thing Of
The past. there not being case reported
so far during March aud few the latter
portion Of February.