Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-26
Nebraska
IMPORTED BIRDS THRIVING
Game Warden Rutenbeck Finds
Many of Them in Northwest.
LAW STILL PROTECTS THEM
Rate Expert Powell Goes 10 chicago
to Attend RehenrinE in Cali
fornia Protest on Rates for
Nebraska FIOur.
lFrom a STAFF Correspondent,


LINCOLN, Sept 5.-(Special) THE
woods are full Of them" said Game War
den Gus Dutenbeck this morning when
asked II he knew what had become Of the
Chinese pheasants which were turned
loose a couple of years ago because the
legislature refused to make an appropria-
ton to keep them where they could be
watched and bred.
Mr. Rutenbeck returned this morning
from a hunting trip in the vicinity of
Chalron and said that he saw large and
numerous covies of the pheasants in the
timber along the Niobrara river near that
town. Residents of the town estimate
that there must be at least 1000 Of them
around the river within ten miles Of the
town and they have become very tame.
The law will not permit them to be shot
and as q result they are multiplying very
rapidly. Their beautiful bright plumage
makes a beautiful sight as they fly about
They go in covies something like quail.
ROyse Issues Call.
Secretary Royse of the State Banking
board has issued call for reports from
state banks for September u. There are
ISL of these institutions coming under the
jurisdiction of the board, the largest in
the history of the board.
Hearing on Flour Rates.
Rate Expert U. G. Powell of the state
railway commission, will go to Chicago
on October 9 to be present at the re-
hearing of the flour rate case before
the interstate commission. The case is
one in which California millers are de-
manding a higher freight rate on Ne
braska flour. because it comes into com
petition with the flour manufactured on
the coast. However, they are anxious
that the present rate should remain on
wheat. which they are glad to get so
they can make flour as good that made
in Nebraska. Nebraska wheat iswnted,
but Nebraska flour is not. The interstate
commission had ruled against them once,
but they are coming before them again
for another try to keep cornhusker flour
out of California.
MOrehead Adopts Auto Plan.
Governor Morehead will also take the
automobile route in an effort to reach
the people. He will start out Monday,
September %, at Fremont and will cover
the towns on the Elkhorn valley, ending
mp Saturday, October g. at West Point
SunfIOwers and Water.
station of the University Of Nebraska
farm are correct it can be readily seen
why Nebraska is ahead of Kansas in the
products of the soil and raises greater
amount per acre than does the Sunflower
state.
Investigations made the last year have
shown that sunflowers use three times
as much moisture as corn. the expert
ments showing that sunflower stalk
takes two barrels and keg of water,
or about $50 pounds of water while a
stalk of corn only uses four-fifths of a
barrel or 800 pounds. However the ex-
perimentaI manager does not show why,
if a sunflower takes SO much more water
TO thrive than a stalk of corn. sunflowers
along the road seem to thrive so we'll in
dry weather, while the corn Just over the
fence seems to be suffering badly.
Insurance Consolidation.
Insurance Commissioner Brian, who
went to Asheville, n. c., to attend a
meeting OF the national organization of
insurance commissioners, upon his return
will find a proposition before him Of set
Ting the matter of the consolidation of
the Fraternal Aid association of Law
renee, Kan, with the Fraternal Union of
Denver. The consolidation is saaid to
have been made without any advance no.
tice TO the Nebraska members of tho
Kansas society, but is said to have had
the approval of tho insurance depart
ments of Colorado and Kansas.
It is said that the consolidation will
give a membership of about $1,000 and
that the object of the consolidation was
10 cut down expenses. The Colorado COM
pany has policy which pays benefits TO
members who attain the age of 20 years,
which is said to be liable to work a
hardship on the association in the future