Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-01-15
Governor Urges
Speed in Probe
OF Secretaries
Leo B. Stuhr Target for Wit
nesses Opposed to His Re.
appointment-Sweeping
Investigation Favored.

Lincoln, Jan. l4.-lSpecial Tele.
gram. )-GoveEnor MeKelvie took
cards in the legislative investigation
of code secretaries today when he
called the investigation committee to
his Office and urged speed in winding
up the probe and warned the COM
mittee against taking complaints of
personalhiess.as complaints against
executive ability.
Leo B. Stuhr, secretary of the de-
partment of agriculture, was the GEN.
ter of the committees investigation
this afternoon. Representative R. r.
Vance of Adams, was a voluntary
witness, while w. c. Andreas. chief
of the bureau of markets, and George
Roster, state fish and game warden,
both under Stuhr, were called before
the committee.
Testimony is Guarded.
Difficulty was encountered in get
ting testimony Of any description
from Andreas and Roster, it was de-
clared. Vance substantiated in gen.
eral the charge that Stuhr was not a
practical farmer, it was reported.
DR.. H. c. Crobtree, head of a
chiropractic college here, appeared
before the committee complaining
because certain of his graduates had
not been given certificates to prac-
tice by board supervised by H.
H. Antics, secretary of the Depart
ment of Public Welfare. Antics was
called before, the committee and it
was reported. explained satisfactorily
legal reasons why the board had not
acted to the satisfaction of the COL
lege board.
Representative Jeary of Lincoln
presented the committee with list
of names Of Lincoln people who, he
declared. were ready to testify why
they believe Antics is not temper
amentally or cxecutive1y fit for his
position.
Will Hear Witnesses.
Senator Crbnin. chairman of the
committee, announced today that a
number Of the Jeary witnesses would
be called tomorrow. The commit
tee will resume its investigation at
$50 tomorrow morning. Cronin
stated that the investigation would
continue next week.
/. The committee, at joint session
of senate and house this morning,
was given unlimited time and full
authority to conduct a sweeping in
vestigation of any charges filed
against code secretaries, to sub
poena witnesses and draw on state
funds for necessary expenses to
carry out its probe.
A threatened fight on rule to
holt closed sessions when the re-
port was finally submitted and the
discussion on the confirmation of
appointments was postponed by
Representative Rodman of Kimball
Delay Vote on Rules.
This rule, together with one en-
powering the legislature to expel
any member who should divulge any
of the proceedings of the proposed
closed session excepting the final
vote on confirmation, was sand
wiched IN with general rules gov
erning the two bodies in a report
submitted at the joint session by the
joint co1.mittee on rules.
Franklin of Furnas was on his
feet with an objection to the two
closed session rules. Before the
threatened fight took on steam, Rod
man moved to delay adoption OF
the rules until copies are printed
and members may have an oppor-
tunity to scan them carefully. The
Rodnan motion carried.
The joint session adjourned. Sub
ject to call of the president, Lieut..
Gov. F. A. Barrows.