Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-13
STATE TO BUY EXTRA COAL
Will Lay in Thirty Days Supply at
Each Big Institution.
TO PROVIDE FOR EMERGENCIES
Labor Commissioner Guye Takes
steps to Prevent Employing
of Young Children pen
Stage In Nebraska.
,From a staff Correspondent

LINCOLN, Feb. Is-tSpeciall- THE
Board Of Public Lands and Buildings has
decided to guard against the state insti-
roads congestion or delay Of freight
traffic or a strike Of coal miners, which
is considered not improbable in view Of
the failure of the operators and miner
to agree on a scale for the coming year.
AT the recent meeting Of the two or
ganizatlons they were far apart and in
consequence heavy consumers OF coal
! have started a demand on the mines
which is giving some trouble TO IN, but
the whitebresst Coal company, which
has the state contract, believes II can
! furnish a supply for storage. The board
decided TO have thirty days supply of
nut coal delivered and stored at each OF
the state institutions in addition to pur-
chasing the ordinary steam coal for cur
rent needs. The coal for storage is 10 be
nut and costs 50 cents per ton more than
the slack usually used but the latter
cannot be stored as Il heats and catches
fire. While the storage coal costs more,
the board also believes it is worth more
and that the slight additional expense is
warranted by circumstances.
The Board OF Educational Lands and
Funds has bought school bonds Of the
Long Pine school district to the amount
of s6,0oo. The purchase is for the perma-
nent school fund,
Enforcing Child Labor Law.
Labor Commissioner Guye was in
Omaha over Sunday and Saturday night
and visited the American theater, where
he saw a girl about years old perform
ing a part on the stage. As this is a
violation Of the child labor law, he noti-
fled the proprietors of the house that
they must not permit such things in the
future or prosecutions would follow. fhe
company in which the child was per-
forming was then making its last APP
pearance in the state This incident also
served TO call TO his attention that many
motion picture establishments were CIV
Ing what they term amateur nights. In
which children frequently appear. The
motion picture show proprietors. as well
as the managers of all places OF public
amusement, will be notified that under
no circumstances must children under the
legal age be permitted TO appear or pros
ecutions will follow and Mr. Guys has
notified the inspectors under his depart
ment TO see that the order is strictly
complied with.
II has Just developed that the stock
holders Of the woodmen Fire Insurance
company had a warm meeting Saturday
afternoon. One Of the things discussed
was the $4,000 paid TO the old officers
OF the Union FIRE Insurance company to
induce them 10 resign and pave the way
for the union Of the two companies, s22, :
90 Of which amount is now In the hands
Of State Auditor Barton as trustee. The
stockholders OF the woodmsn company
think they are entitled to the money and
are debating whether they shall sue the
directors individually, the Union Fire In
suranee company or bring action to OBJ.
tain the money now In the hands Of the
auditor. II IL understood the Union CON-
pany also claims this money and some
lively litigation Is likely to ensus. II
was not decided which course the Wood.
men would pursue. but It is certain some
action will be taken.
Another matter involved In the same
deal Is the allegation that Colonel ].
c. Bills was paid a commission OF 800 to
pull off the deal and the woodman stock
| holders, some Of the Indicated q belief
they should have this sum also, but
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