Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-26
Nebraska
MILK In LINCOLN
TESTING POORLY
State Inspector Called in When City
Authorities Fail to Do
Their Duty.
ORDINANCE is NOT ENFORCED

LINCOLN. Jan. 25.-(special)-Aii
conditions in Lincoln are not oh the
best, according to the report Of a state
inspector who at the request of milk
plants in the city has been investigating.
Ninety-four cans OF milk, holding ten
gallons each, were destroyed because they
contained sufficient dirt to make the
product unstable under the law.
Lincoln has the most ideal ordinances
covering the sale and distribution Of
milk, according to Food Commissioner
Hartman. of any city he knows in the
country, but the ordinance is not en-
forced
The mayor and the council have been
so busy fighting among themselves on
other matters that the insignificant
things like the health Of the people could
not be attended to. and so the ordinance
has not been enforced. The state commits
sion, also. has not had the funds and
inspectors TO carry on the work.
The city ordinances require. among
other things, that all places selling milk
shall pay a yearly license OF 81 each and
that each wagon distributing milk shall
pay 50, but neither OF these requirements
has been enforced.
lillian 60 Run AEain.
William d. lillian Of Albion will make
another attempt to come tothe state SEN
ate. his filing as a candidate for the re-
publican nomination from the Ninth dis
trict composed of the counties OF Boone,
Antelope and Nance. having reached the
office OF the secretary of state this
morning.
Mr.. lillian was a candidate in 1914, and
| Il was first given out that he had won,
but the official count gave the nomina-
ton to an Antelope county man, who
lost out in the election to a democrat,
liver England of Boone county notwith-
standing all three counties OF the district
are nominally republican. MIR. lillian owns
considerable land in that section Of the
country and has long been identified with
the business interests OF Boone and Platte
counties.
Operation ON Mrs. Lection.
Mrs. G. B. Letton is in a local hospital
having submitted to an operation last
Saturday. but is getting along as we'll
as could be expected. Tho Letton family
has been unusually afflicted this winter.
Abont two months ago the judge fell
and for most OF the time since has been
using crutches and part of the time has
been unable to appear on the bench. One
OF his crutohes slipped on the ice Lass
week and he fell again, once more re-
moving him from active service.
sheriff Here for Hearn.
| hearing will be held tomorrow be-
fore Governor Morehead on an applica-
ton of the governor OF Tennessee for
the return to that state of T. w. Hearn,
charged with endorsement by the Singer
Sewing Machine company. Sheriff Solo
mon Of Gibson county is here with the
application. Hearn is being held by the
sheriff at Wisner. 1t is charged by the
company that Hearn got away with
s26n7O collections for the company.
KiecheI Files Once More.
Senator Walter Kiechel OF Nemaha
county has filed for the republican
nomination for lieutenant governor on
the republican ticket. Senator Kiechel
is a graduate of the University of Ne
braska and served his senatorial district
in the sessions of 1913 and 1915. lie was
one Of the live members of both sessions
and took an active part in the delibera-
lions.
| Cost of Running state.
State Auditor Smith received this
morning the report OF the, comptroller
of the state OF New York, which is an
office similar to that of state auditor
In this state. In looking over the volume
he noticed that the cost to the people
Of New York for running the state was
800 per capita. He made comparisons
with other states which have sent him
reports and finds that the cost per capita
in Kentucky was $3.50 and in Maine, $50.
In Nebraska the cost is $40. In Illinois
it is $3.50.
RequisitiOn Granted.
reauisition was granted this morning
by the executive department on applica-
tion OF the governor Of Missouri for the
return TO that state of George Aliens
worth, jr.. wanted in Knox county for
grand larcency. He is being held by
the sheriff OF Saline county