Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-02

to the antitrust laws. The answers are
similar TO others filed recently by Fremont
lumbermen. It denies that the association
ts a conspiracy in restraint OF trade, sets
forth the objects of the organization and
asserts that the attorney general does
not believe the secretary will destroy the
records unless restrained 1t Is alleged
that the board Of directors of the assooia-
tion in September. 1905, directed the sec
rotary to confer with the attorney gen
eral; that the secretary did so, informing
him Of the practices Of the association
and on behalf of the board, inviting him
to inspect its records and TO point out
anything that I'm his opinion might be I'M
lawful. The secretary further informed
the attorney general that the association
would not put into practice anything he
mi ght ind Objectionable or unlawful. The
attorney general failed to comply with
this request and has in that manner. so
the answer asserts, given the defendants
to understand that the association and
its practices were lawful and for the
public good. e. B. Perry, representative
from Furnas county in the last legisla-
ture, is attorney for the Cambridge lum-
bermen.
After reciting the alleged purposes for
which the association was organized ami
/ asserting that the attorney general had
been invited TO examine documents
records, etc, the answer continues:
While the price of lumber is very much
higher than Il was few years ago, this
| Is caused by the higher prices at the
mills, and the percentage OF profit at the
present time is very much less than IT
was Few years ago, for the reason that
| the retail trade has not been willing to
pay, and the retailers have not considered
II practical business to ask them to pay,
a price proportionate to the advance made
by the mills. BY reason of the rapid and
vast increase of the prices of lumber at
the mills, the retail dealer is now COM
PEELED, I'm order to avoid complaint from
| the retail trade to sell lumber at a much
lower price than legitimate profit would
| justify.
Both Regiments May Go.
Adjutant General ]. II. Culver is now
| confident that the two Nebraska regiments
will be permitted to attend army maneu-
vers either at Fort Riley or elsewhere.
One regiment may go TO Fort Riley and
the other to another post. The former
| intention was to hold a state encampment
/ for one of the regiments. The Sheridan
Rifles, on account of being far removed
from the eastern part of the state. will be
ordered to hold a one weeks encampment
of their own for target practice.
Local Church t-rntiOn.
| A movement for a federation of Lincoln
| churches was started last night at the
First Presbyterian church. Lay delegates
| and pastors from the various evangelical
churches met and formed a temporary or
ganization, with Rev. 8. u. Batten as
chairman and Rev. r. H. Houseman as
secretary. The great benefits accrulng to
the city from such an organization was set
forth by Chairman Batten. A tentative
organization was effected at which a con-
sdtution was adopted, to be submitted i'm
mediately to the churches for their action
When fifteen churches have voted their
acceptance another public meeting will be
held to form permanent organization.
Ludden il ReRppOinted.
Governor Mickey today reappointed Rev
| Luther p. Ludden of Lincoln a member
of the State Board of Education, body
which haL control of the state normal
| schools.