Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-01
.SHGLLENBERGER SHOWN UP
Old Maximum Rate Law Offers Ne Relief
to People Ever if Enforced,
ITS RATES HIGHER THAN PRESENT ONES
Referee in Lumber Dealers Case
COmpeIs Association 60 Produce
ITS Books and Papers for
Examination.
Ion . So correspondentl

gram t-ALleT proving CouCiuSlNtle LuaN
it is impossible to enforce the old maximum
freight rate law, George L. Sheldon, re-
publican candidate for governor. before an
audience which filled the Auditorium to-
night showed plainly the talk Of the DEM
ocratic candidate. Mr.. Shallenberger, re-
garding this law is pure buncombe. Grant
ing that Mr.. Shallenberger could enforce
the dead law, Sheldon showed the freight
rate on car of cattle from Alma, the
home OF the democratic candidate, TO
Omaha would be increased $40 on "a car.
The rate now is 10 cents per 100 pounds,
making $3.50 a car. which is now $50, less
than under the maximum freight rate law
which Mr.. Shallenberger and Mr.. Abbott
democratic candidate for attorney general!
want to enforce. The speaker mentioned
, a half dozen towns in the state AS exam
pies where the rate would be increased
over present rates n the maximum freight
rate law we're to be resurrected the increase
being from $50 TO $3.50.
The meeting was one Of the most en-
thusastic held here. The Auditorium was
comfortably filled and the closest attention
was given the speakers. The old soldiers,
headed by their drum corps, marched TO
| the hall in body as did the University
band. at the head of several hundred en-
thusiastic rooters yelling for Sheldon.
Judge NJ. B. Reese presided and Ned
Brown, candidate for representative, de-
livered a short address a curtain raiser
and he started the enthusiasm.
Sheldon was greeted with prolonged
cheers when he entered the hall and was
applauded frequently during his speech.
He compared freight rates in Nebraska
with the rates in other states, showing by
the railroad tariffs that rates here are
higher than in the neighboring states. He
reviewed the platforms of the two parties
and pledged the carrying out Of the repub-
I lican promises IL the republican candidates
were elected, He appealed to the rank and
files of all parties to support that party
which had a definite plan outlined for the
relief of the people.
George w. Berge and other populists were
interested listeners at the meeting.
Lumber Papers in Court.
Judge Sinclair, conducting the states case
against the Nebraska Lumber Dealers as
ISOLATION, made formal application this
morning to compel Secretary Critchicld 10
bring into court all the correspondence on
file in his Office relating to the association.
The entire morning was spent in arguing
this motion and just before noon Judge
Post ruled the correspondence should he
produced At the afternoon session when
Mr.. Critchheld showed up with his letter
book and numerous letters and papers At
torney Trexler, for the defendants, OBJ
jected to the Introduction of any Of the
letters. This also was overruled by Judge
Post. Then Judge Sinclair asked for time
I'm which to look over the correspondence
TO prepare himself in the case.
You have had several months to get
ready for this case" nserposed Attorney
COPYRIGHT land you have been invited TO
anime these papers. If the state has not
its case prepared it is the fault OF the
state and there is no reason why we should
be delayed here for you to make up your
case
Judge Sinclair. then introduced ell the
letters and papers. and he was having the
reporter mark the exhibits when Judge
Post interposed. He said such proceeding
would take entirely too much time and
the only thing for the attorneys to do
would be to get together on what letters
they wanted to introduce. A recess was
taken and with the assistance of secre-
tary Critchheld an examination OF the let
tiers was begun.
In Objecting to the introduction OF the
letters Mr.. Baldrige and the other attor-
neys for the defense argued that the Junkln
law did not mean that local corporal tons
letters made public but that II referred
to the inspection Of foreign corporations
and associations doing business In Ne
braska. The same ground gone over yes
! terday In this argument was covered to.
! day Judge Post holding the state had q
! right to demand the presentation Of The
correspondence OF the secretary and the
members OF the association. Nothing fur.
! Their was done
Northwestern COuId Have EniOIned
officials o: the Northwestern Railroad
company In Nebraska take exceptions e
the publication in The Bee Of an artiel,
stating the reason this road did not en-.
join the collection OF its taxes in the sam,
manner as did the Union Pacific and Bur
lington. was because the amount in con
troversy was In nearly every county less
than $1,000 thus taking its case without
the Jurisdiction OF the federal court
Robert McGinnis. general agent Of tn,
company at Lincoln, said such is not tn,
ease, out Of the thirty-two counties II
Nebraska through which the Northwestern
runs. in fourteen the difference in tn,
amount OF taxes The railroad claims 1
should pay and the amount really pait
amounts to more than 5000. These coun
ties are: Dodge, Madison, Pierce, Knox
Antelope, Holt, Brown, Dawes Sioux
, Saunders, Butler, Nuekolls, Boyd. Cherry
The road. Mr.. McGinnis said. was value,
at $500 a mile, while the officials de
manded that the State Board OF Assess
ment value It at $500 mile. The diff
ference in the amount Of taxes paid be
cause Of the increased valuation wa
SO sSO.95.
Real Estate Men Organize.
The Lincoln Real Estate exchange va
organized last night az a meeting OF rep
resentatives OF the several real estat
arms in the city.
The meeting was held at the CONNER
cial club rooms, and constitution and by
laws was adopted and the following OF
ncers elected; E. c. Folsom, president
W. W, Webster. vice president: Vern
/ Hedge, secretary treasurer; A. II. Walsh
i c. 7. Knapp and A. s Fielding. member
: of executive committee.
The object Of the exchange is business co
S operation in all Efforts for the general wei
fare OF the city.
Two NOunE People EISBe
d BEATRICE. Neb.. Oct Si.-(speoial Te
egramD-Edwln Kelley aud Miss Ellie
) tKizer two young people Of this CITY elope