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WASHINGTON.
Rustum Boy, who Is to succeed
YoUBBouf Zia Pacha nn Turkish am
bassador has arrived in Washington.
Secretary Garmon will go to New
York next Wednesday and June 11 and
12 will bo present at the graduating
exercises at tho military academy at
West Point, making an address nnd
handling tho graduates their diplo
mas. Tho United States Commission on
Industrial Relations, In its search for
facts on which to base recommenda
tions to congress for remedial Indus
trial legislation, took tho testimony of
witnesses with knowledge of the
men's garment trado.
After conference between loaders
of the fight to pass the Panama tolls
exemption repeal bill, Senator Sim
mons predicted that the measure
would get tho voto of fifty-two sena
tors, a safe majority. Senator Sim
mon s declared his line-up did not in
clude any senator considered doubt
ful. President Wilson and Speaker
Clark delivered addresses at tin Me
morial day Bervices under the aus
plces of tho G. A. R. In Arlington
cemetery at Washington. Tho presi
dent had not cxpeoted to participate,
but feeling that a false construction
had been placed upon his declination,
decided to attend and spoak.
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Wool producers who closed a three
nay conference In Waohlngton asked
Secretary Houston of tho Department
of Agriculture to institute plans for
standardizing their , products. The
conference pointed out tho need for'
govormont sheep breeding farmB
and a college ' where tho Industry
sight be Btirfied.
Uated States Senator Lee S. Over
xv n of North Carolina was unanim
ously renominated and tho position
taken by President Wilson for repeal
of tho Panama tolls exemption clauso
was endorsed by the democratic state
convention at Raleigh, N. C. The
convention pledged tho party to en
net a state-wjde primary law.
DOMESTIC.
Sir Thomas Llpton has placed an
order with Charles E. Nicholson, da
eigner of Shamrock IV, for a 12-meter
racing Yacht to compote In tho Pan-ema-Paclflc
exposition regatta.
Clayon Rockhlll,- honorary consul
general of Bulgaria in Now York
City, has boen advised by cablegram
from Sofia, Bulgaria, that It Ib tho in
tention of Queen Eloanora to visit tho
United States about the middlo of
next October.
' Closing arguments woro made in
court in Boston In tho suit to dissolve
the United 8hoo Machinery company
tie an unlawful monopoly under the
Sherman anti-trust act. Tho action
has been pending in the federal
courts for more than two ycarB.
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Brigadier General Funston has an
nounced that ho contemplated ap
pointing a commission of Mexican
residents and Amorican army otneors
to investigate tho increased cost of
Jiving in Vera Crur since the occu
pation. Illinois prison officials assert that
the opportunity to win good time by
working on tho roads Id an inspira
tion to all of tho prisoners who aro
eligible, Of these there aro but COO
out of 1.C0O, aB tho law 'provides that
tho prlvllcgo shall bo extended only
to those who have lesB than fivo years
to serve.
J. K, Codding, former warden of
the state penitentiary at Lansing,
Kan., and at proacnt an assistant at
torney general at Leavenworth, In
charge of tho prosecution of illegal
liquor Bales, was shot and seriously
wounded by Jako WolBoman, an al
leged resort ownor. Physicians Batd
the wound probably would not prove
fatal. WclBcmnn was arrested.
In Denver the case of Robert L,
Owen, ono of tho ton defendants
charged with tho abduction and rob
hory of Rov. Otis L. Spurgeon of Des
Moines, la., 1ms boen placed in tho
hands of e i'-vy.
Two iorMns are reported to bo
dead. dozen injured And a number
of 'XHIngB destroyed by a torrlflc
lAGi'm of wind, rain and lightning
which swept along tho valley of tho
piSBelman river in Pennsylvania, ac
ljrdltig to meager and unconfirmed
advices.
Members of the Now York Coffee
exchange adopted amendments to tho
by-laws, providing for a change iu tho
contract effective July.l, 1915, fixing
differences 'between growtha aB woll
& between grades,
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POINTS
( Greater New York Bpcndo $38,293,
408 on public schools yearly.
In tho United States cities there
was last year ono bank to every 9,700
peoplo.
William J. Parent of Philadelphia
was eloctod Bupssmo chief engineer
of tho American Order of Steam En
gineers in convention in Baltimore.
Tho Pennsylvania progressive party
laid plans for tho coming campaign,
organized Its state committee and
adopted Its declaration of princlples.(
William Fllnn of Pittsburgh was con,,
tlnued national committeeman.
At Palnsvllle, Ky it wnt announc
ed that Mrs, John C. C. Mayo, widow
of tho Kentucky capitalist, who died
recently in New York, will bo elected
a director In all tho big business com"
panles In which her husband was In-
terested.
Commander Christy of the Scout
cruiser Salem, at Puerto, Mexico, re
ported to tho Navy department that a,
boljer tube blew out on "lis ship, ser
iously injuring -threo men of the en
gineer" force. The names of tho men
were not given.
At Canon City, Colo., twenty-seven
men were arrested on Indictments re
turned 'by tho grand jury, charging
grand larceny in connection with tho
capluro of tho Chandler mine of the
Victor American Fuel company April
2G by strike!.
The onco thriving mining town of
Whlto River, Cal., was purchased out
right by E. G. ZalUd and Lawrenco
White. All that remains of the town
Is a diminishing population, a store,
hotel, postofllce, danco hall, black
smith shop and a few residences.
In Boston tho claim that the United
StateB Shoe Machinery company was
exompt from tho provisions of tho
Sherman anti-trust law was mado by
Frederic Fish, one of Its attorneys, In
tho federal court, where tho company
is on trial as an unlawful monopoly.
In recognition of tho services of tho
French people in tho construction of
tho Panama canal, first stops havo
been taken to present to France tho
eteam launch Louise, used In con
structing tho canal and to givo to the
Httle ship bearing the French flag
tho place of honor at tho formal open
ing. . "
Prcfildent Wilson has been mem6r
iallzed by the International Seamen's
union, now holding its annual conven
tion in behalf of greater safety for
thOBo who go to sea. Tho prosldont
was asked to favor tho La Follette
bill embodying proposed reforms and
not tq endorse measures reported by
tho London convention.
Miss M, Carey Thomas, president of
Bryn Mawr college, in an address to
tho graduating class, asserted that if
institutions of higher education In tho
United States oxpecrto meet success
fully tho new demands that aro being
mado upon thorn for more advanced
teaching methodB they must make tho
teaching profession moro lucrative
and attractive. '
In Now York tho suit for $100,000
for alleged breach of promise brought
In April by Miss Mildred Meffcrt
against Enrico Caruso, opera singer,
has been settled out of court, It is an
nounced by tho young woman's law
yers. Loiters alleged to havo been
Written by Caruso havo been returned
to him, tho attorney Bald. CaTuso is
In Europo.
FOREIGN.
The mayor of Plymuth, England,
and a party of distinguished person
ages went on board tho Olympic oh
its arrival to greet Colonel Roose
velt on behalf of the city.
At Oneglia, Italy, Countess TIoupo-lo-Ogglonl,
a Venetian noblowoman,
waa acquitted on a charge of murder
ing the orderly of Captain Oggford,
her husband, November 11, 1913. Tho
countosB testified she killed tho man
when he entered her room and at
tacked her.
Tho first claim arising out of tho
sinking of tho Empress of Ireland waa
sotted at Montreal when a flrm of
marine Insurance agents paid on be
half of their principals to a leading
local bank a claim of over $14,000 for
registered mall on board tho Em
press. Tho lost package contained
commercial bonds, which tho bank
was sending to England,
Tho Dally Express of London as
sorts that Sir Edward Groy, tho Brit
ish foreign minister, has notified
President Wilson in friendly, but un
equivocal terms, that If General Villa
should become prosldont of Mexico
tho BrlttBh government would de
mand oxact satisfaction for tho mur
der pf William S. Ronton, killed 'last
February by tho constitutionalists.
Announcement of tho appointment
by ProvlBonal President Huerta of
Benjamin Barrios aB now Mexican
minister to Guatemala has been made.
Mr. Barrios Is a Mexican cltlzon of
English extraction.
Modcric Martin, recently elected
mayor of Montreal, rofuBod to nttond
a mooting, of tho Board of Control un
til ho received $305 duo, he says, aB
his salary for tho two weeks during
which he was kept from taking of
flee by troubles over recounting tho
ballots cost at the Jast city election.
FACE HEW CRISIS
TAMPICO AGAIN THE PIVOTAL
POINT.
HUERTA ORDERS BLOCKADE
U. S. Navy Has Instructions to Keep
Port Open to Commerce
May Mean War.
Washington, D. C. A new crisis In
the Mexican difficulty faces tho
Washington government.. It is a
situation fraught with perils for me
diation and with possibilities that
might preclpitnto war between tho
United States and Mexico.
General Huerta brought about the
crisis by ordering gunboats to block
ade the port of Tamplco and to seize
a cargo of ammunition en routo thero
for constitutionalists aboard tho
steamer Antilla, from New York, fly
ing tho Cuban flag.
Huerta has notified tho powers of
tho intention to blockade the port
and, that he proposes to ebIzo tho
Cargo consigned to belllgorants
against his sovereignty as contraband
of war.
Tho purpose of the United States,
to suppress the attempt to blockade
and prevent interference with the
Antilla was indicated when Secretary
Daniels issued an official statement
announcing that white no new orders
had been given Rear Admiral Badger,
thero had been no change In tho pol
icy of tho govornment In reference to
Its desire that the port of Tamplco
shall be open to all commerce.
Secretary Daniels' Statement.
The statement follows:
"Tho navy department has Issued
no new orders to Admiral Badger
slnco tho Mexican gunboats were re
ported to bo leaving Puerto Mexico.
The department has at no time con
templated furnishing a convoy to tho
Antilla or any other ship, nor have
any orders to that effect been issued.
No word whatever has been received
aa to whether warships of other na
tions have been notified of the block
ado at Tamplco, or what their atti
tude will be toward such a blockade.
There has been no change in the pol
icy of the government In reference to
its desire that the port of Tamplco
shall bo open to all commerce."
As to whether "all commerco'' In
this instance Includes contraband of
war no official of tho government will
discuss. So far as Is known, the only
orders relating to Tamplco that havo
been Issued went to Admiral Badger
on May 10 In the form of a message
Informing him that while It was not
bRlloved thet Huerta gunboats would
return to Tamplco, It was deemed ad
visable that tho commanders of Amer
ican naval vessels understand that
there be no Interference with com
mons at that port.
Old Elevator Burns.
Sioux Falls, S. D. A loss of many
thousands of dollars was caused
when lightning struck and set fire to
the elevator of tho Farmers' Shipping
association in DeSmet and burned it
to the ground. About 12,000 bushels
of grain was in tho elevator at tho
tlmc.and this was destroyed. Tho loss
on tho grain Is covered by insurance.
The building was worth $5,000 . or
$0,000, and was Insured for $3,500. A
quantity of coal and a largo supply of
flour were also burned. The company
only a few days ago awarded the con
tract for the erection of a now eleva
tor building, with a capacity of 40,000
bushels, which will be completed bo
fore the now crop Is roady to be mar
keted.
Appeals to Wilson,
Atlantic City, N. J. Declaring that
It was up to President Wilson to pre
vent enactment of tho Burnett-Dillingham
lmlgratlon bill "Should tho
senate abandon all Amorican tradi
tions," and follow In tho footsteps of
the house In passing tho measure,
Leon SandorB, grand master of the In
dopondont Order of B'RIth Abraham,
assailed tho legislation in his annual
address before tho twenty-eighth an
nual convention of tho order, and ap
pealed to the 1,500 delogatos to "stem
the tide of bigotry and prejudice."
Anarchist Riot In Italian Town.
Ancona, Italy. Two anarchists
were killed and a number wounded
and seventeen carlbtnoers wero killed
In rioting, resulting from an attempt
by anarchists to break up the oelebra
tlon of a nalonal fete. Tho carlblneors
fired soveral volleys into tho anarchist
hordes who woro throwing mlssilei
and firing revolvers.
Denied Aid, Kills Doctor.
Duquoln, 111. Refused medical at
tention for his child because of an un
paid bill, Jesse Joplln Bhot Dr. Win
ton D. Dunn, former Mayor of Du
quoln, six times,
Harvest Needs Are Great.
Topoka, Kan. Kansas needs G1.9C0
mon, 6,375 extra teams and 2,200 ox
trn cookb to harvost Us wheat crop
this year, according to an oatlmato
mado public by W. U O'Brien, stato
labor commissioner and director of
tho stato free employment bureau.
Hundreds Believed Drowned.
Toklo. A disastrous ?torm has
ewept over Western and Southern Ja
pan. Several hundred boats havo
been .wrecked and hundreds of peoplo
aro believed to havo been drowned.
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF.
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i COMING EVENTS.
t Rifral Betterment Institute of
Nebraska Y. W. C. A. at uni-
i! vorslty farm, Lincoln, June 11
$ to 17.
I Convention of tho stato P. E.
S O, at Lincoln, Juno 17, 18
i and 19.
Outing of Nebraska Press as- j
eoclatlon at EpwoTth Lake park, J
Lincoln, June is 10 zb. ,'
Summer school of missions
at Omaha, June 22 to 30.
Stato Pharmaceutical associa
tion meeting at Grand Island,
June 23, 24 and 25..
A how brick yard at West Point Is
ready for oporatlon.
Tho Holiness association havo bo
gun a two weeks camp mooting at
Eustis.
The office of the Seward LumboT
and Fuel company was robbed of cash
in the safe recently.
Governor Morehoad has commenced
tho erection of a large house on his
Island in tho Missouri river.
Rev. Ferdinand Pelch of Randolph
has gone to West Point to take charge
of the Roman Catholic church thoro.
Pitcher Kirschner and Second Base
man Geyer of tho Beatrice league
team have been released by Manager
Coo.
An Indian baby fell from the win
dow of a moving M. & O train bo
twecn Emerson and Nacora but was
uninjured.
A workman employed by the Pep
perburg cigar company of Lincoln waa
attacked and knocked down by strik
ing cigarmakers.
Plans are being perfected at Bea
trice for tho erection of a $27,000 the
ater which will seat about 1,500 and
be thoroughly modern.
Leon Davis, twenty-four yeirs old,
has confess2d murdering Mrs. B. F.
Cook of Falls City after making a vain
attempt to assault her.
J. H. Jones, Instructor of sqlence
and athetlcs In the Weeping Water
high school, has been elected to a
position In tho Central City schools.
Tho building of tho Farmers' Co
operative Grain company elovator at
Greeley Center has been started and
construction 1b being pushed rapidly.
MIbs Bertha Schultz, deputy county
treasurer for Seward county, and Vin
cent Stahl, deputy state food inspector,
were married in Seward on June 4.
Mr. and Mrs. William James, living
southeast of town, celebrated their
fiftieth wedding anniversary this week.
About ono hundred guests wero pres
ent. The city council of Humbolt has
offered a reward of $10 for tho arrest
and conviction of any gambler and
$25 for the conviction of any boot
legger. For tho purpose of providing funds
for the paving of street intersections
in Kearney the city council will call
a special election for tho voting of
$15,000 bonds. 1
Misses Ruth Capps and Helen Stein
of Hastings were among the Nebraska
girls who graduated from the North
western university of oratory at
Evanston, 111.
By a vote of 7 to 5 the Omaha
board of education has decided to
abandon tho summer school, whero
nearly one thousand boys and girls
woro permitted to make up back work
last year.
Commissioner King of tho depart
ment of public safety Is reluctant to
Install tho doublo shift for fireman.
Ho feels that at tho present tlmo the
expense of tho doublo shift is pro
hibitive. William Maben of North Bond com
mitted suicide by shooting In the un
jlpn depot at Fromont. Two months
ago Anton Schccta of Lead, S. D
killed hlmBelf in tho same room. Mr.
Maben had been in HI health.
The Bradley-Hughey wholesale gro
cery warehouse at Nebraska City was
destroyed by fire. The loss, which
approximates $70,000, is covered by
Insurance. Soveral firemen were
slightly Injured by pieces of falling
glass.
Congressman Lobeck, In response
to a number of tolegramB, has replied
that he will favor the bill In which
Congressman Klnkald fs vitally inter
ested, extending the rights for water
payments under the North Platte gov
ernmpnt Irrigation project from ten
to twenty years, aud.do all that ho
can to secure its passago at this ses
sion. Chief Game Warden Rutenbock has
received word from hlB deputies of the
Imposition of fines upon several per
sons charged with violating the state
game laws. A. J. Steele and J. F.
Gavatt of Schulyer wero each fined
$2S.S5 for catching fish in a dip net.
Frank Zlon and Tom Kush of Colum
bus wero each fined $10 and costs for
flBhlng without a Hconso and for
shooting birds out of season. At Ash
land George Mason, F. English and
Mr. Holmes were flnod a total of $24
for violating tho gamo law.
'.idrow G. Nelson, railway mall
clerk on tho Norfolk Winner lino for
moio than ten years, Is now post
master of Norfolk, relieving John R.
Hays who has been postmaster for
twelve consecutive years. Mr. Hays
was appointed by President Roosovolt,
May 19. :!02.
Tho rural mail carriers of the coun
ties In the Immediate vicinity at
Emerson mot in regular session, when
the following officers were elected; J.
M. Smith, president, Route 3, Pender;
'L. W. Cowles, vice president, Route
1, Thurston; Lee Wood, secretary
treasurer, Emerson.
T GASE 1
BEST AND HARTE WANT ACTION
IN MOORHEAD CUIT.
CALLS OUT FOR HARVEST HELP
Grcuber of Thayer County Declares
That It Will be Difficult to Get.
Men Enough to do Work.
Lincoln. Frank C. Best and Au
gust C. Harte, county commissioners
of Douglas county havo filed In tho
Biiprome court a motion to advance
the case brought by them against
Harley G. Moorhead, election commis
sioner of Douglas county, claiming
that a question of public interest is
Involved whether tho terms of office
of Best and Hnrto shall bo shortened
by reason of tho provisions of section
1955 of tho revised statutes, which
provides that in counties under town
Bhip organization having five commis
sioners, three shall bo elected in 1914
and each four years thereafter.
They set out that Election Com
missioner Moorhead is unlawfully re
ceiving and filing nomination papers
from persons, who Beek the nomina
tion for tho offlces held by them, as
representatives of tho Third and
Fifth districts, notwithstanding the
offices will not expire until the first
Tuesday In January, 1916, and ask
for action of tho court before July
18, 1914, or litigation will be useless.
Omaha Road Is Sued.
The Chicago, Minneapolis, St Paul
& Omaha railway has appealed from
a judgment secured in the district
court of Douglas county in the amount
of $66.30 by Henry H. Payne, for ne
glect, to deliver a bunch of thirty-two
cattle, shipped from Luther to South
Omaha, a distance of 157 miles In the
time usually needed for shipments
of that kind.
Scouting for Harvest. Hands.
William Greuber of Thayer county
was at the office of the commissioner
of labor discussing tho proposition of
harvest hands for the coming harvest
Mr. Greuber Is of the opinion it will
bo hard work to get sufficient help for
the harvest on account of the yield
being so great. He says that small
grain will bo exceeding heavy In and
around his section of tho country
and that corn is looking finely, most
of it already having been plowed the
first; time.
Wheat Acreage Shows Increase.
Lincoln. Crop statistics from Hall,
Sarpy and Red Willow counties have
been sent iu by tho county clerks to
the bureau of publicity and statistics
of the State Board of Agriculture.
Acreages of the various crops and all
tho data concerning Nebraska farms
and farmers are included In these
reports.
In the three counties reporting the
winter -wheat acreage haB Increased
26,055 acres over 1913, or 15 per cent.
Tn the same counties the corn acre
age has decreased $19,950, or 10 per
cent '
The winter wheat acreages for the
two seasons is shown by the follow
ing: Acreage 1914. Acreagel913
Hall S3.577 75,109
Red Willow ... 8S.996 76,018
Sarpy 26,054 21,385
Totals 198,,C27 . 172,572
Increase 1914, 26,055 acres or 15
per cent. '
The corn acreage follows:
Acreage 1914. Acreage 1913.
Hall 04,401 70,827
Red Willow ,02,409 76,803
Barpy 42,374 41,510
Totals 169,184 189,140
Decrease 1914, 19,950, or 10 per
cent.
Sarpy county Increased both its
winter wheat and corn acreages. In
Rod Willow and Hall there were de
creases in corn acreages and in
creases in wheat sowing.
Machinists Hold Session.
Lincoln. District No. 25, represent
ing 600 organized machinists of tho
Burlington railroad system held its
soml-annual session here last week.
The states of Wisconsin, Missouri,
Wyoming, South Dakota, Colorado,
Illinois and Nebraska were represent
ed. Among tho resolutions adopted
was ono declaring or a pension sys.
tern for old employes and one pledg
ing support to the striking Colorado
miners. Ofilcors for the coming year
were elotted as follows:
President, J. A. Bottomly, Hanni
bal. Mo., vice president, C. A. Hanson,
Aurora, III.; secretary-treasurer, G. F.
Cook, Creston, la., business agent, E.
Eklund, Alliance, Neb., members of
executivo board, J. J. Osmer, Beards
town, 111.; R. E. Lesh. Lincoln, Seb.;
Glen Abel. Lincoln; E. K. Eahan, La
Crosee, Wis., and J. J. Moore, Denver.
Horticulturists Elect Officers.
Lincoln. Tho board of directors of
tho Nebraska State Horticultural so
ciety met at tho Ltndell hotel Juno
1. The now officers who were elect
ed at the annual meeting of the so
ciety last January took their offices.
The new officers: president, J. A.
Yagor, Fremont; first vice president,
i'.. m. rojiara, Nenawka; Becond vice
president, Jacob Hess, Omaha; treas
urer, Peter Youngors, Jr.; Geneva;
directors, W, A. Harrison, York; G.
A. Marshall, Arlington; Val Keyatsr,
Nebraska City.
HI
RED
COMMISSION IS NOT GUILTY.
Chairmen Clarke Comments on News
paper Criticism.
Lincoln. Tho Adams County Dem
ocrat at Hastings editorially de
nounced tho state railway commis
sion because a lumber company of
Lincoln has bought a lumber yard at
Mlnden. The editor says the Mlndorc
yard has been absorbed under the
"very eyes, cars and nose of the state
rallw'ay commission." It closes with'
this: "The slumbers of tho stato.
railway commission know no waking."
"Tho state railway commission has.
no more jurisdiction over lumber
yards," said Railway Commissioner
Henry T. Clarke, "than It has over"
"Over county 'printing," added!
Railway Commissioner H. G. Taylor.
"The publication of that statement
by tho Hastings paper,"' said (Mr.
Clarke, "shows how some otherwise
well Informed and Intelligent peoplo
have a mistaken- notion that the rail
way commission Is -u cure all for
every ill and it also Illustrates the
evil that can be done by false report
and gossip. It reminds mo of a Btory
of a woman who admitted to her con
fessor that she had been guilty of
gossiping. He told her to go home
and scatter a can of mustard seed
along the sidewalk. When she re
turned to him he commanded her to
go back and pick up tho seed."
There are stato laws against com
binations In restraint of trade wjiich
the attorneys general or county at
torneys may enforce, but the railway
commission has no Jurisdiction over
lumber yards.
Kicks on Western Union.
Informal complaint against the
Western Union Telegraph company,
lodged by Lincoln business men,
members of the Rotary club, Is said
to havo been tho causo of the pres
ence of Manager C. B. Horton of
Omaha, Veprosentlng the .telegraph,
company before the railway commis
sion. It Is further reported that tho die
mlssal of M. C. T. Welch of tho Lin
coln office of the Western Union,'
from the service of the comapny, cul
minated In the informal complaints
before the commission.
Business men of Lincoln have beep,
investigating tho charges of the
Western Union company for the de
livery of messages. It was alleged
that charges of from 2B to 50 cents
were collected for tho delivery of
messages outside of the delivery dis
trict, 50 cents being charged to Col
lego View, and that instead of send
ing a messenger the Lincoln office
would telephone the message and
charge the delivery fee. It i3 further
alleged that the delivery fees does not
appear on the telegraph company's
books yet it is charged that the fee
In each case was received by the com
pany. Manager Horton pf Omaha denied
most of the Informal charges lodged
with the commission. Ho said the de
livery charge is collected at the send
ing end of the wire an,d If the mes
sage can be delivered from Lincoln
by telephone the delivery charge is
refunded.
Mr. Welch, formerly local mana'ger
of the Western Union, is alleged to
have said that out of 1,000 messages
received at Loncoln for delivery he
refunded the delivery charge on only
three.
As an example of the system al
leged to be in force It Is represented
that a message from a certain town
in South Dakota to Lincoln would bo
sent for 40 cents and 50 cents deliv
ery would be charged at Lincoln, mak
ing a total of 90 cents for the mes
sage, but the delivery would bo by
telephone and Would cost nothing to
either the telegraph company nor to
the subscriber who received the mes
sage. Rock Island to Go to Court.
Tho Rock Island railroad company
has notified the railway commission
that it will appeal from tho order ot
the commission commanding tho con
struction of a transfer switch between
the Burlington and the Rock Island
tracks at Nelson. The company has
filed a supersedeas bond of $1,000, so
tho commission's order will stand sus
pended until tho supreme court gives
a decision.
The M. & O. railroad company has
been authorized to charge a rate of
CV6 cents a hundred, 50,000 minimum
weight, on clay from Wynot, Maskell,
Obert, Newcastle and Ponca to
Omaha.
Tho Nebraska Telephone company
has been allowed to discontinue a
grounded circuit rate in connection
with its exchange at Springfield. Only
flvo are affected by the change.
The Platte Valley Telephone com
pany of Scotts Blpff has been author
ized to decrease its toll rate between
Gering and Mitchell from 25 cents
15 cents, effective July 1.
Detailed studies of local road build
Ing systems in one hundred counties
are now being carled on by the de
partment of agriculture.
Hearing on Ice Stock Issue.
Tho railway commission heard
the application of the Custer Electric
company at Lincoln, Monday, June 8.
Tho company desires to issue stock to
the amount of $2,500 and bonds
nmounty to $16,000. The proposed
securities are to be used for the con
struction of an ice manufacturing'
plant. Whether or not tho commis
bIoii has jurisdiction over securities ot
ico plants, or whether an Ice plant is .
a publlo service corporation, is a ques
tion on which the railway commission
differs.
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