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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1918)
4 3 f 1 Nebraska OMAHA FREIGHT EARLY CLOSING BEFORE BOARD Railway Commissioner Rules Roads Must Explain Why They Did Not Get Permission to Make Change. (From a Staff Correspondent)- '. ' , Lincoln, Feb. 7. (Specials-Hearing before the state railwayvcommis gion on the profest of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce against action of the railroads in closing their freight houses at 4 o'clock is in prog ress and will continue for several days Commissioner Wilson is presiding. The Omaha Chamber of Commerce, is represented by C. B. Childe, traffic' manager, and T. P. Murray. Repre sentatives of many Omaha business firms are present, while the railroads alt are represented, Edson Rich of the Union Pacific. Byron Clark of the Burlington, Mr. Braden of the Northwestern and others being pres ent. Grand Island. Lincoln, Hast ings' and other points are represented by their various commercial clubs and business interests. ' Carriers Must Show Why. ' Commissioner Wilson held at the opening that it was op to the car rier to show why they had changed hours of closing without' first apply ing to the commission. Railroads objected and the matter will be ar . giied later. , . . . The roads endeavored to snow that closing at 4 o'clock was practiced at many important points, including Denver, and most of the Colorado cities while Cincinnati closed tts freight houses at 3:30 p., m.. This was done so that all freight could be handled and out of the way with out congestion and rush at the dos ing moments of the day. Gives Omaha Situation. ; , : Freight Agent Harrington of the Burlington was on the stand all,ot the afternoon and after giving a gen eral idea of the work .of handling the freight at the Omaha station was taken in hand by L. A. Kenney of Hastings, J. J. Ledwith of Lincoln, Mr. Clarry of the Grand island Com mercial club and Traffic Manager Childe of the Omaha Chamber of , . Commerce. Mr. Childe questioned the Burling ton man thoroughly in an effort to discover why it was necessary to close the Omaha freight depot at 4 o'clock. He brought ;an: admission from Mr. Harrington that.no other Missouri river shipping point closed ' as early as 4 o'clock, though Kansai V Cirv, Sioux City and St. Louis closed . A-xn The 'hearing will be continued at , in vinrV tomorrow morning and is likely to last three or four day. ARGUE RAILWAY BOARD'S RIGHT TO ORDER TRAIN 0m a Staff Correapondent). Lincoln, Neb., Feb.-V(SJTSa.lfc Argument was made today before.the Nebraska supreme court testing the !!, h state riilwav commission to make arbitrary rulings in forcing upon a railway company tram ryice wflich does not bring in .sufficient revenue to cover cost of operation. The case involves the application of patrons of the Missouri Pacific for additional train service on the branch Talmasre and Crete which operated a mixed train" only each way. daily, ine patrons oi. me ,uu ; eir.H a arrvire which : WOUld' tnab ,Vim In ' nut connection with the Burlington at Crete so as to. reach Lincoln and return in one day.. The commission ordered a' trial train for a period of two months, the showing being a carrying of an average of three and one-half passengers going , T ini-nln and fnnr and one-halt I S ..I1IVUUI .... - - passengers par day returning. It would cost to. run such a service per year $22,710 and the receipts, accord. ing to the company would not bring inj that much revenue. Jin its argument the state contends that it is the duty of every railroad td give safe and adequate passenger service to patrons of the road, which cannot be done' through the medium of a mixed freight and passenger tram. . . Lieutenant Emery to' leave' Camp Cody for Beatrice 1 Camo Cody. Deming. N. M. m. -H Special.) First Lieutenant Charles C. Emery, company C ' 134th infantry, (Fifth Nebraska), who has hecn seriously ill in the base hospital here, will leave this week for his home in Beatrice, Neb., accom panied bv his wife. His father, J. G Emery, has been here' more- Mian- a week with his son. He is an old friend of Leiutenant , Coflolel ;H. R; Hoilingworth, 134th infantry, from Beatrice. Nemaha Council t)f Defense To Enforce Early Closing Rule , Auburn, Neb., Feb. 7. (Special.) ', The Nemaha County Council of De- - fense held a meeting yesterday in the interests of the food and fuel conser vation program and passed resolu tions requesting the various. councils of the county to pass ordinances re quiring business , houses to close as requested by the administration. The various village1 boards are acting on Y the situation this week. - The council also held a hearing on , ' several complaints brought in by the . home guards .in regard to slackers over the county. in - i ... Next Week Boy Scout" t Week, Says Proclarrtation , (Prom a IKaff Correapondent) Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 7.(Specia!.) Next week will be Boy Scout week, according to a proclamation issued today by Governor Neville. , ... ,- fMiUcru' Hem Note. Grand Island, Neb.. Feb. T. (8pelal.) - tin. Felker el Oconto. Nab., stopped off - eaterdar for a, abort vlalt with her father, .. ChmrrMM?olf,l Snow Covered Union Pacific Entering Omaha During - - . , ' - ' ... .... II. . 1 .1 -I.. I. I ' I 111 ' " ' STRICT MEASURES FOR ALU. W. W.'S Attorney Qeneral W. E. Reed Advocates Conscription Into Ranks of Labor as Cure for Refusal to Toil. (From a Staff Correipondent.) T.iVroln. Neb.. 'Feb. 7. (Snecial.) Attorney General Willis E. Reed took a, shot at the IW. W. in a speech be fore the state association of thresher men last night. , 'If is fiot i solution oMhe dimcui ty to load these individuals into box cars and ship them out of 'town," he said.' ' I ' "If these individuals are dangerous citizeW in one locality, -it i unjust, unfair and not a correct, way to handle the difficulty by sending these bad individuals into another and peaceful country. The government should seize apd take Hold ot tnese migratory characters and press them into Kovernment employment in some manner, where they can pe subjected lo military rcsmcuons. ' coining snort oi sucn a law ana the rigid epforcernent .of it can hope to cope with the danger that is lurk ing here 4 at home in, order that the farmers may be protected from tne encroachment upon their rights, privi leges and duties, in the protection of crops with which to Iced the boys who have offered their lives for their country and are now serving under the'Mars and stripes in trance. Ihe threshermen re-elected the same .officers as follows:, Jf W. Mc HarrtfU i Juniata," president: M. H. O'Malley, Alda, vice-president; E. M. Samson, Valley, secretary-treasurer. If, M. OMalley was selected to rep. resent the, assqeiation .as a legislative committee. . '; Term of District Court Reopens at Minden, Neb. Minden, Neb., Feb. 7. (Specials District court reopened here Monday, with Judge Harry S. Dungan on the bench. Chris Petersen, who . is charged with hog stealing, failed to appear before court Monday, so his bond of $750 was forfeited., 'The- picture, "Adventures of a Boy Scout," was presented at the Gem theater last- night. under the auspices of the local- troop. ,A good attend ance was had, in spite . of weather conditions, j which prevented those from the rural districts attending. Rev. Ray S. True is the local scout master. Loock Made No Effort To Evade the Draft Records In the office of the district exemption board and federal officers show that a special to The Bee from Spencer, Neb., January 13, stating that Albert Loock had been sum moned before the authorities for al leged attempt to evade the draft, was incorrect, . According to. the record, Loock was granted a furlough to har vest his crop and later discharged by the district board from the' first draft. He was given a deferred classification i j . -i i i. : -- A uy.iuc qisiru-v ouaru n uia qucsuun naire and says he has made no at tempt to evade service. The Uat trunk mad. and moat practical The padded top prevents clothes from falling off the hangars. V : The lift top makes all garments equally easy to get. Outside construction of trunk i -supreme in- trunk building. 1 Priced no klgher than ordinary Juat more' detail and . thought put into the trunk for your com fort. v Won't you let us show you? FRELING & STEINLE . ' "Omaha's Beat Baggage Builder' THE BEE: SHUMWAY RISES , TO INQUIRE WHY SP UD PRICE HIGH ' From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 7. (Special.) A JLincoln jobber has promised the mayor of Lincoln that in a few days the people of this city will be' able to "buy potatoes at 90 cents a bushel front the cars. ' The dealer has pre vailed upon the mayor to revoke the license of $25 per car; assessed when potatoes are sold from the car. The potatoes come from Wisconsin. lhis has aroused the we ot Land Commissioner Grant Shumway and he yants to' know'why cars can be fur nished to ship potatoes from Wis consin into Nebraska when approxi mately 100,000 bushels of potatoes are for sale in Box Butte, Scotts bluff, Sheridan, Morrill and Dawes counties and cannot be sent to mar ket because of scarcity of cars. Mr. Shumwav sav that the Deople in those counties arc anxious to sell I c then . through a sterilized pipe line to glass-lined tanks in a cool cellar for aging. (1 fete n vrssxs- a i in' VH a RE WY . Made Milwaukee OM AH A." FRIDAY,- FEBRUARY 8, 118. Locomotive Bitter Weather their ootatoes at 60 cents a bushel. It will cost 14 cents a bushel to get them to Lincoln, making 74 cents a bushel expense laid down here. They can not get the cars, yet there are cars to ship foreign grown potatoes into this state to be sold at more than the home grown potatoes can be sold for and inducements are offered by Lin coln officials to get them here. James B. Crabbe Re-elected York School Superintendent York,1 Neb., Feb. 7. (Special.) At a regular meeting of the Board of Education. Superintendent Tames B Crabbe was chosen for i term of three years at a salary of $2,760 per year. Principal Johns who has been connected with the York school for the past seven years tendered his resignation. The board is looking for some one to take his place at a salary of $2,000 oer year. At an adjourned term of the November district court, Estella M. Love was given a decree of divorce from C. O. Love. Katheryne E. Branz was granted a divorce from Henry E. Branz, good in six months alimony in full, of $7,000. a repute? r i i mm m A sterilized line carries it to automatic filling machines containing sterilized bot tles, thence to Pasteur ization. This insures absolute purity. the worth-while cereal beverage, is. good, and good for you. It, is healthful it is nour ishing; It has, the wonder ful hop aroma. It is non intoxicating. Try it. On sale whereversoft drinks are sold. Order a case from See that STATE'S CONVICTS MAKE MANY BROOMS . Exceed Expectations of Board of Control by Sending Out More Than Requisite Number. (From a Staff Correpom4nt.) Lincbln, Feb. 7. (Special.) The broom factory at the penitentiary is exceeding the speed limit in the pro duction of brooms and fir exceeding the expectations of the board ot con trol which had expected that the limit of capacity would not be over 100 dozen brooms a day- Yesterday the factory manufacture 1,03 dozen brooms and 33 dozen whisk brooms. The factory now employs 80 men and could keep more at workjf they could be had. The Handcraft Furni ture company, which has been manufacturing reed furniture at the pen for several years has charge of the broom making. The making of brooms was started three months ago, an appropriation of $50,000 be ing made by the last legislature for the purpose. Omaha Woman Commends ' Board for Banning Band from a Btaff Corrasponflent.) Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 7.-(Special.) The beating of a drum or the playing of a horn is not . conducive to good and useful life for the girls at the in dustrial home at Geneva, according to Katherine F. Worley, chairman of the civics committee -of the Omaha Woman's club who has writfen the state board of control that they did well when they abolished the band at that school. DROPSY TREATED FREE By Dr. Mile, the Great Specialist, Who Senda a $3.75 Trial Treatment Free. Many Report Cured After Other Failed. At fint no, dtaeaae ia apparently more harmleaa than dropsy; a little swelling of the eyelids, hand, feet, ankle or abdomen. Finally there i great shortness of breath, cough, faint spells, sometimes nausea and vomiting, even bursting of the limbs and a lingering and wretched death if the dropsy is not removed. Dr. Miles has been known as a leading spe cialist in these diseases tor SO yeara. Hi liberal offer of a $3.75 treatment free to all infferers is certainly worthy of serious con sideration. You may never have such an op portunity again. The Grand Dropsy Treatment consists of four dropsy remedies in one, also Tonie Tablets and Pura-Lsxa tor removing the water. 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