Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-27
NO PAROLE FOR KENNISON
Murderer Of Sam D. Cox Just Work.
ing at Grand Island Soldiers
Home.
MADE VISIT TO HIS SICK WIFE
dTrom a starr Correspondent

CFrom q Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. Aug. @-(Spccial Ttlegram.)
Ernest Kehhison. the murderer OF Sam
u. Cox OF Minatare. has not been pa
rolled, according to published statements.
but h one Of tho convlcts working nj the
Soldiers Home In Orand Island. sent
there To do werk needed to be done by
the board OF control. according 10 mem
bers OF the board. who have been crlti-
cizod. because Kcnnison was allowed 20
leave tho prison and visit his sick wife
IN SCOTS Bluff county. He returned
after a few days absence and was sent
TO the Soldiers Home TO do some work.
u sUres 60 Approve Ditch.
Believing that the money expended on
n proposed plan to stralRhten the Ne
raaha river south OF Humboldt would
not bring tho resHlts wanted. state I'm
gineer johnson has refused 10 approve
the plans OF people OF Richardson county
who have formed a new Drainage dis
trict
Engineer johnson does not believe tho
ditch proposed would be adequate to
carry off the overflow. According TO
his figuring a ditch 100 feet wide would
be necessary. The plans prepared by the
would cover tho drainage Of about coo
square miles.
Murphy Under the Ban.
Believing that the action OF Kenneth
Murphy. George Carlson and Isrhest El-
rod. paroled convicts, In breaking their
paroles will joopardize their chances Of
being favored. convlcts at the peniten-
tiary are said 20 have taken steps to
boycott tho men socially. They do not
approve OF tho action OF the men In
breaking faith with tho governor, pardon
board and the warden. and will show
the returntd men by numerous little
WAYS that they are In bad In prison so
ciety No harm is intended the men. but
they simply won't stand for such notion.
MoreheRd 60 Syracuse.
Governor Morehead, Secretary OF state
Pool. state Auditor Smith and several
others at the state house went TO SYRIA
cuse today to attend German picnic.
Admit Veterans Free.
Secretary Mellor OF the State Bair board
announces that on Monday, September 6,
all old soldiers will be admitted to the
fair grounds free. The little brown but
ton VIII be all the credentials needed to
pass the possessor through the gates.
FLAG sent 60 Governor.
Tho junior order OF United American
Mechanics has sent q flag TO Governor
Morohead and a large autograph album
In which he Is supposed 70 attach his
signature. Tho flag Is beautiful silk
affair and II Is expected that the "firt
woman" OF the state VIII sew one OF the
points OF "A star which has been left loose
to the flag. One star for each state has
been prepared In this way and after sew
Ing the same the woman will attach her
name to n card which will accompany the
flag. A beautifully coiorcd page with the
coat OF arms OF each state has been fixed
up In the album for the governor OF each
state 20 sign. and the first page IL ar
ranged for the president OF tho United
states who affixed his signature on
June l5
Governor whitman OF New York was
the next to sign on July !. Governor Carl
son OF Colorado on July p and Governor
Hendricks OF Wyoming ON August Is
Governor Mereheed will be the fourth
governor TO attach his signature.