Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-19
Nebraska
RIDGELL REFUSES
TO DRAW HIS PAY
Fire Commissioner Spurns Salary
Vouchers Sent Up to Him by
State Treasurer.
FURTHER STATE HOUSE ROW
(From a staff Correspondent)


LINCOLN, Sept. 1S-(Special.)-For a
man who has not seen the color Of his
salary voucher for two months. Fire COM
missioner Ridgell is the most careless
individual in the state house Yesterday
the state auCAtor sent up to the fire COM
missioner the warrants which have been
the hone OF contention, but Ridgel
s3urned them and refused TO accept
them. His chief clerk. Miss Muldoon. who
has also gone without money for the same
length of time and was beginning to get
pretty hungry, accepted the warrants
personally. but not for the department.
This morning the state auditor sent up
one of his most charming young women
clerks with some more warrants, expect
ing that the hard-hearted fire commits
sioner would not be able TO Withstand
the persuasive smiles OF the messenger,
but his heart was still of flint. and, turn
ing upon her a whitening frown, he said,
Tempt me not l have seen no money
for many moons. hut you cannot make
me forget my duty as democrat. my
oath as a public official or my loyalty
to my country. Go back from whence
ye came and linger no longer within
these sacred precincts"
However. Miss Muldoon again was UNI
able to withstand the temptation, for
within that bunch of warrants were
three for herself and once more She re-
ceived them.
The stand OF the fire commissioner in
refusing to receive the warrants can
mean but one of two things, either he Is
going to get even with the state treas
urer by starving himself to death and
thus have his ghost haunt Mr.. Hall the
rest of his life, or he Is going to bring
suit to enforce the penalties called for
in the statutes. In any event IL is liable
to be many a long day before the dove
of peace again roosts on the state house
dome.
| why sOIOns Acted So.
Representative Norton OF Polk county
| floor leader OF the democrats In the last
session and chairman OF the finance, way:
end means committee. is in the city to.
day in attendance at the meeting of the
Constitutional Convention association, anc
when asked to state why the committe,
had not recommended an appropriation
for the fire commission and the foo;
commission, said to the best OF his recoi
lection Fire Commissioner Ridgell ant
Food Commissioner Hartman had told tn,
committee that an appropriation was no
necessary in order to draw the funds.
johnson Leaves on Trip.
State Engineer johnson will leave Mon
day for an inspection of headgates 4,
irrigation dams. This is required an
nually. the law specifying that thes
gates shall be made of cement with Ger
tain other requirements.
Burlington Appeals.
Tho Burlington Railway company ha
appealed from a judgment OF the Cas-
county district court, in which Vincen
Spulak secured damages in the sum O
$500 for injuries received while working
for the company at their shops in Platts
mouth. The handle of lifting bar sDucl
him in the neck and he sustained injurie
for which he sued for 1896.
Tecumseh- Depot Rules.
Railway Commissioner Hall was in TIE
cumseh yesterday. where. in compan,
with Division Superintendents ThIehof
and Lyman. he met with committee from
the Commercial club and Woman's clul
of that city with regard to new regula
tions and conditions surrounding the de
pot at that place.
No Pardon Recommended.
Lafayette Dayles. who Is serving
term in the penitentiary for the KILN
of a farmer by the name OF Mann 1
, Keith county in 1909. will not receive
pardon or a shortening OF his sentence
If the recommendation OF the Board G
Pardon goes for anything to the gov
ernor, Secretary Maggi of the board sui
hitting a report to that effect approve
by the other two members, to the GOV
ernor yesterday.
Rural Credits Association.
The United Farmers Rural Credit
, association is the name of a new loa
association which is filing articles of II
corporation with the secretary of stat
I today. The company will have a capitl
Z of $4,000. No one but farmers can bo
, row money OF the association and the
r only In the amount OF 50 per cent
r their real property.
a George B, Wilcox and F.. b. Saunde
Y are at the head OF the concern, but II
n understood that the corporation will
I differed by some of the best know
9 farmers in the state. The company is I
d way connected with the Farmers unto
Omahans Secure License.
Henry e. Thompson. aged %, of Oamh
, and Emma +. Jorgensen OF the san
= city. aged 20, were given license to W,
by the Lancaster county license clel
yesterday.