Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-23
ABBOTT VERSUS HOLCONB
Former Promising to Enforce the Old
Maximum Rate Law.
LAFTER SAYS MEASURE IS lN0PtNATVE
lincoln Man Plans 90 rake his own
Life, but Lands In Sau Instead
with charge Of Torgsry
AEntnst Him.
lion 4 SO correspondentl

(From a stan Correspondent
LINCOLN. oct. z2-(specisl) -Nebrassa
81 being flooded with letters from Lylse l.
Abbott democratic candidate for attorney
herai In which the writer promises the
PEI Ble to enforce the maximum freight rate
lafv now on the statute book should he be
elected and he charges the present repub-
lican administration with having neglected
It's duty in not enforcing that law. Ac-
cAfding to the records on nle IN the state
house, the maximum freight rate law had
to be enforced by the state Board Of Trans
portation. which was declared unconstitu-
tional by the supreme court. Governor
Hoicomb in his message to the Legislature
in 1899, went on record fayoring an elective
railway commission and ne also said un-
der the maximum freight rate law the re-
lief afforded the people must come through
the State Board OF transportation The
supreme court Of the United States held
the State Board OF Transportation was
charged with the enforcement Of the law
which at that time was not constitutional
A portion Of that opinion is as follows:
And Il Is hereby declared, adjudRed and
decreed that the act above entitled Is re-
pugnant to the constitution Of the United
states, forasmuch as by the provisions Of
pailies may not exact for the transporta-
tion OF freight from one point to another
within this state, charges which yield to
the said companies. or either Of them, rea-
sonable con pensation for such services.
lt Is further ordered. adjudged and de-
creed that the defendants. members Of the
Board OF Transportation OF said state
may hereafter when the circumstances
have changed so that the rates fixed in the
said act shall yield to the said companies
reasonable compensation for the Services
aforesaid, T., apply 70 this court by supple
mental bill or otherwise, as they may be
sdpised, for a further order in that behalf.
HoIcomB ON Rate Law.
In his message to the legislature in 1893
Governor Holeomb said:
4 The la~ Of this state regulating charges
by railroads and other corporations are
found IN the maximum freight rate act
(Which has been declared invalid and the
80 providing for the creation OF a state
BOARD OF transportation and defining its
duties, powers, authority, etc. with the
maximum freight rate act imperative
whatever protection and relief which the
people may have from unjust charges and
glscilinlnhIlOn must come through the
Board Of Transportation. l. am aware that
the operation OF this law through that
board or IT'S secretaries has not been en-
lirely satisfactory to the public at large.
I am ana have been of the opinion that
an elective railroad commission is much to
ps pfelerHeo e4
Randall Changes Routes.
Instead Of being the principal IN a slow
y parade, banked around with sweet-scented
natural flowers and mourned by numerous
friends and faithful sweetheart. ED Ron
dali, teamster. Is piled away in a cell Of
the police station, charged with having
forged a check for $40 Randall had
bought his ticket TO the other side of Jor-
dan and It was labeled "cGrbolic acid. {"
He had left his note, a fond and affection
ate farewell, to a cold. cold world ana in
that note ne said. he had ono friend only.
'and I can't have her" Miss Bert Hromak
is her name, and the almost deported
sa.ked that his cold. clammy body, witch
encssed his lonesome soul, be laid out at
her home. Ali these things young Ran
dali did in his room at the Capital hotel
For two whole days he fondIed that trans
portation across Jordan, but he didn't
start the journey And while he tarried
on thispsi the Dqi%sr we're busy, and
today they landed on Randall to settle up
the check score before7 digging out In
his farewell note he said he had forged
the check Randall doesn't seem to be
sorry that he failed GO carry out his in
tentions regarding an exit from this
world. He came to Lincoln from Bur-
lington. Colo, where he said his people
live
The new Citizens Street Railway com
pany started it's first cars today. So far
four cars have arrived and others are on
the way and win be put into commission
as soon as they get here The cars arc
painted white.
Crandau Fined for shipDInE Birds.
O. n. crandaH Of, Lincoln, who was
fCaught by Deputy Game Warden Piersor
q Of Omaha for checking a grip fun Of
prairie chickens through from the west enc
Nof the state without going with the ship