The Red Cloud chief., 1913-12-04
SCENE Of CARNAGE
FINDS CANNED GOODS IN VERY
UNSATISFACTORY ORDER.
GOSSIP FROM STATE CAPITAL
etsms Of Interest Gathered from Re-
liable Sources and Presented In
Condensed Form to Our
Readers.

commissioner HarmOn'S OHlCe one
day last week was the scene Of deadly
carnage, and fight for life that be-
came more and moro exciting and
tragic as the contest waged, and the
slaughter continued. II was q battle
OF organisms and they tussled among
themselves with great vigor in sweet
potatoes. which were captured last
week In a food inspection trip to tho
store OF a provision company at South
Omaha. The potatoes were alive
with the little 'unknowns," and mag.
fed through "a microscope at $50 diam.
eters the little bodies were watched in
their conflict by many Interested
spectators. According to statements
made by the head OF the department.
the provision company was ordered by
an inspector a fortnight ago to take
the goods Off sale at once. During a
recent trip to South Omaha the
canned goods were found to be on
sale at reduced prices. The official
bought three cans Of sweet potatoes
and an equal number OF cans OF sar.
dimes. The spuds were full OF the or.
ganisms, while the small fish were so
stale that when the cans were opened
the departments employees held their
noses when attempting to get por.
tions detached for further inspection
with the microscope. As soon ms the
state chemists report on the goods is
available Commissioner Harman will
likely take the matter up in q legal
way with the company.
Accidents Reported to Commissioner.
Out OF 1903 accidents reported to
State Labor Commissioner Pool under
a new state law. three were fatal.
Frenk Leonard OF Omaha, employed
by an electric light and power com.
pany. fell from a pole and died from
his injuries. Peter Hook of Omaha. q
railway employe. was killed by cars
passing over his body. John KnOpp.
employed In n broom factory in Lin.
coin. became entangled in q belt and
was killed. More accidents were re.
ported among employers Of the Omaha
Gas and Electric Light company than
from any other source. Only a few
accidents were reported among rail.
way employees. The reports show
that considerable loss of time was
caused by accidents to employees.
Public Policy 10 Constitutional.
Briefs in defense OF the juvenile
court law which Wilbur F. Bryant of
Harrington is attacking in the supreme
court, have been filed with that tri.
bunal by County Superintendent
Miller Of Cedar county. In defense of
the enactment attorneys for Superin.
tendent Miller say: "The opposing
litigant says the Juvenile court 10
against public policy. I have never
heard Of law being set aside because
It was against public policy. It may
have been done sometime and some
where. Contracts have been declared
against public policy. But public pol.
fey itself is the constitution and the
laws. Public policy is but the mani.
fest Of the state"
Affects Many Members of W. O. W.
Thirty thousand policy holders of
the Woowmen Of the World are said to
be affected by the probable ruling of
the state insurance department with
regard to continuation Of payment on
life certificates held by longtime mem.
bers Of the order. The payment IL
said to have been concluded under the
first rules of the order and then after
wards when these certificates were
nullifed. inquiry arose as to what tho
policy holders might expect In return.
The affairs will finally be adjudicated
In the courts, according to the attor.
ney general, instead Of being settled
by the departments ruling. Action
by the department, however, will like
ly be used as a basis for the lltiga-
tion.
Thirty-eight counties in Nebraska
have applied for farm managers or az
ricultural demonstrators to avail
themselves Of the new law authorizing
county boards to provide aid when II
is asked.
Could Not Use the Title.
After pondering for six weeks the
weighty question as to whether q new.
ly organized bank in a town could
rightfully use the name Of "First State
Bank" when there IL an older insti.
tuition in the field, the state banking
board has ruled in the negative. 1t
refused to issue q charter to the
First State bank Of Taylor under that
name, because another bank which
has been doing business for . good
many years objected. The new bank
will have to adopt some different title
than NEiraf "