Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-10
Nebraska
SPLIT ON MEDICAL SCHOOLS
Standing of Two Colleges Must Be
Settled by Board of Secretaries.
PoPULISTs GIVE UP THE GHOST
Democrats Who Got Nomination on
Other Party Disposed TO Allow
Same to Go by DcfauIt-Pure
Food Law Effective.
tFrom a stan Correspondents

(From staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. Neb,. May s-Cspecial.l- y
The board OF secretaries Of the Board OF
Health did nothing with the matter of
passing on the standing Of the medical
colleges of the state and after the meet
ings this week the whole question re-
mains Just where II was with the recon-
mendations of Drs. FAN and Dodson,
filed some days ago with the board,
though these have never been voted on
by the board Of secretaries.
The other two members have made M
report on the question. standing by the
theory that before such report is legal
it must be brought up and voted on by
the entire board Of secretaries. Tuesday
and Wednesday the secretaries met but
on neither occasion were all four members
present and any attempt to bring the
question to an issue without all being
present would have been futile, as the
faction which found itself In the minor
fly would have broken quorum. There
Is a lingering suspicion that nothing will
be done in the matter until after the new
member takes his seat In July. and even
then there is the outlook that 1t will be a
divided report which the Board of Health.
which Is composed OF the governor, at.
torney general and superintendent of
meantime the students Of the university
school Of medicine and Of cotner find
themselves in an embarrassing position.
though in the case of the university
school II is, not so bad. as the board Is
agreed upon the question Of permitting
them to TAKE their examinations and the
objections to that school raised IN the
FAN and Dodson report probably will be
removed before the commencement OF
another school year.
Hansen Helped by Jobbers.
Pure Food Commissioner Hansen feels
much encouraged over the manner In
which the jolsbers OF the STATE are CO.
operating with his department In the en-
forcement OF the law. They are adopting
the plan OF Immediately reporting TO Mr..
Hansen the receipt OF goods which in
any way. according TO their opinion. fail
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hraska law. case in point was the re-
eefpt by one OF consignment OF chilli
concarni which did not carry the stamp
Of net weight. They have written the
manufacturers to remedy the defect be-
fore the goods can be placed on the mar
ket and the request has been complied
with. Mr.. Hansen is confident that with
thu co-onaration If tohherS n will ha
much easier to enforce the law than IL
It were necessary to pick up the goods
in the hands OF retailers and consumers.
The Quaker oats people were before the
commissioner this week on account Of
selling goods to jobbers outside the state
who sold the Nebraska dealers. The
goods were not branded as required by
the Nebraska law. but the company has
promised to brand all Its goods so they
viii meet the requirements. no matter
whore purchased. Mr.. Hansen also re-
ports good results from the move to In
spect sooos Vi man oroei houses 'oVaeeo
ou's'ue 'ns s's'e
Two New Bridges.
Engineer Don Price Of the board Of
OF trf1NduOn, mas returned from heya
Paha county, where he let the contract
for two state aid bridges over the Mo
brara river. The bridges are TO be OF re-
inforced concrete and the lincoln Con.
struction company obtained both con-
tracts. the one at carnes being let for
ia. 800 and the one at MccuIIey for s125oo.
second Lieutenant James Lowell. Com
many ID. second regiment. at Hastings
has resigned from the national s,ard. the
reason assigned being that business en-
easements prevented him from attending
drill.
Brisadier General Joseph A. storch Of
rullerton was at the state house TODAY
naytnv his respects 10 the department.
The wives ana daughters of the doctors
attending the state Medical association
meeting were guests AZ a reception at the
rovernor,s mansion this morning. A larra
nuuber attended and the affair. was a
decidedly pleasant one.
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.srs will have right Of way AT the eap,tol
Friday the supreme court win devote the
entire day to hearing arguments in the