Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-15
BOARD OF PARDONS
HEARS PLEAS TODAY
Clarence Gathright, Sentenced to
Long Term for Murder, Asking
Communication.
wALRATH TAKES UP NEW WORK
cFrom . staft ccrespondentl

There will be two applications for par
dons. lsadore H. Suffer. sent up from
Cass county for murder in 1910 and given
life sentence, will apply for a pardon
or Communication
Clarence Gathright, the colored boy
who was convicted Of the murder OF
Street Car Conductor Fleury in Omaha
and who was given a sentence OF twenty
years, will ask for a Communication to
thirteen years. He was sentenced in 1906.
Gaithright is a prison trusty. Clark, who
was implicated with Gathright in the
murder and sentenced to hang. was eX-
ecuted, but 'waln, the other man. was
given a life sentence and Is still in prison.
waIrnth Mt His Desk.
E A. walrath, the new printing COM
missioner. began his duties this morning
and the first thing to come before him
will be the awarding Of contracts for the
printing Of supplies for the different de-
partments of the state for the quarter
which will be let July 90
who Pays the Tent
Assistant Attorney General Rowe re-
ceived a message today that $40 check
which he had endorsed for friend had
been returned mot payable for want Of
funds"
On the Fourth of July Mr.. Rowe was
working off some Of his surplus energy
at the office, when a man walked in and
asked him IL he knew where he could
find Fire Commissioner Ridgell. He said
he had run short Of FUNDS and as Ridgell
was an old friend of his at Alliance he
thought perhaps he would fix things for
him. Being e good democrat and unwill'
AwaA
cially a friend of the firse commissioner
should be without funds properly to ceic'
brate the Fourth in true democratic
fashion, Rowe promptly told the gentle
man to draw his check for what lie
wanted and he would endorse 1t SO he
could get the cash at the LAndell hotel.
The man did so and thanking the as
sistant attorney general very profusely
for his kindness walked out, went to the
Lindell and got his money. Now the
Alliance bank on which the check was
drawn refuses to honor 1t and Rowe was
hunting for Ridgell this morning In an
effort to see IL Ridgell would make good
for his friend.
Settling Chase Problem.
state Superintendent Thomas is finging
some difficulty in carrying out his con-
solidation scheme in Chase county for
the reason that the people there are so
taken up with the idea that they want
TO 60 too fast. Sixteen districts In that
county dsired to consolidate into one dis
trict However, this would cause q hard
ship on some of the town schools in that
locality and so Dr. Thomas believes he
has arranged things 30 that eight dis
tricts will consolidate and build school
the other districts will locate one near
Champion.
This will be taken UP at another meet
ing to be held in about three weeks.
Crops in that section of the country,
according to DIR. Thomas. are looking
fine. II never saw anything better" said
he this morning, land that section OF the
state is going to enjoy great prosperity
in the next few years II present condi-
tions continue.
mckinley Resigns Job.
f. S. Mckinley of the state treasurers
office resigned his position this morning
and quit the job. 1t is understood that
MIR. MciGnley was not satisfied with the
salary he was receiving. II is said that
he was doing tho work of the second
bookkeeper and drawing the salary of a
Etenographer. This did not met with his
idea of things and he threw up the job.
RequisItiOn Issued.
A reouisition was issued this morning
by Governor Morehead asking the gov
ernor of Iowa to turn over to the Douglas
county authorities James Taylor and w.
Howard, two men held by the Council
Bluffs police who are wanted in Omaha
for robbing Philip Buysse of sl2O and
10 rat IN
Nebraska without requisltion papers.
Salaries from Fees.
The state auditor has discovered a law
passed by the last legislature which will
allow the state board of nurses and the
dental examiners to draw their expenses
and salaries from the fees collected by
the examiners. 1t has been discovered that
an act appropriated the fees for the pay
ment of expenses. The auditor has held
up the vouchers OF several boards which
leave the fire commission. health de-
partment. osteopath board. pharmacy
board and certain fees in the food de-
partment exempt from onslaughts by the
salary brigade.
New Fixtures In Vault.
The state treasurer's office is having
new steel fixtures placed in the vault for
the better protection OF the valuable doc
uments therein. The railway commission
is also having It's vault overhauled. Ac-
cording to Secretary Allen Of the commits
sion these fixtures are fireproof as long
as fire is kept from them.
Mrs. McCOmbs Killed.
Word was received this morning that
Mrs. Harold E. McCombe. wife Of a for
mer professor In the University OF Me-
braskG, was killed yesterday IN an auto
mobile accident at Walhalla. n. ID. Mrs
Mccombe was formerly Miss Maybelle
Rayner, a well known violinist OF Lin-
coin and a teacher OF considerable prom
inence. having recently returned from
Europe. where she studied for about a
year. No particulars are given regarding
the accident.
BuyinG Cavalry Horses.
Two French cavalry officers, Major
Robin and Captain Base, were in Lincoln
yesterday and bought nearly 100 horses
for the French government. which will
be used in the French army. They were
at once branded and will be shipped i'm
mediately TO New Orleans and sent across
the ocean