Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-24
BICNELL No HOPE OF PLACE
Was Candidate for Position on the Inter
stats Commerce Commission.
IOWA MAN IS SLATED FOR THE BERTH
NebrRskan Pleased with His Recep-
ton but T. of Opinion TIE started
Out Too tate 10 secure
the Position.


LINCOLN. June 23.-(special Telegram)
superintendent Ed. Blgnell OF the Bur
iington. who has been in washington for
several days in the interest of his cand-
dacy for a place on the railroad commits
sion returned to Lincoln tonight. II is
understood an Iowa man has been promised
q place, and Mr.. BigneH is Of the opinion
this viii prevent, him or any other Ne
bras<an from getting on. the commission.
II appreciate what Senator Burkett and
the members OF the Nebraska delegation
did for me- said Mr.. Bignell but think
I was too late in going after the position.
President Roosevelt treated me most
courteously and gave my case every con-
siderstioh. but II is likely. Iowa man
will get on the commission. OF course. my
geography is wrong. as two. men could not
come frun the same part OF the country.
I enjoyed my trip thoroughly and the
courteous treatment accorded me by the
president and by the Nebraska delegation
makes up for any disappointment 1 might
have at not getting the position"
Hinshaw on Pure Food Bill.
-(From Stan Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 23.-(Special Tele-
gram Congressman Hinshaw today. while
the pure food bin was under discussion,
read bulletin. from Mr. Redfern. food
commissioner OF Nebraska, which en-
phaslzed the necessity for some such pure
food bill as PASSED the house today. Mr..
Hinshaw stated Nebraska had law on. the
subject Of food, but 1t was not a perfect
statute. The history OF our country and
all our experience today" said Mr.. Hin
shaw. shows that federal supervision Of
All matters that pertain to the entire peo-
pie OF the country and to all states Is far
superior in"its efficiency to any single state
supervision, II is the experience in our
state where rye have good commission
whose duties are largely TO attend to the
sanitary conditions Of butter and cheese,
cider and few other products. Our food
commissioner recently issued a bulletin,
after an examination of forty different
products, and found that only twenty of
the products which he examined were pure.
the other twenty-five being adulterated
1.-The history of all these matters show
that the state is never able to contro! the
adulteration Of food products. and that
the great arm of the federal government
alone will be able to supervise the manu-
fanture and sale Of these products. In all
Of which we are so vitality interested
BIEueIl. for Place on Commission.
A story comes from Nebraska that Ed
ward Bignell is looking with anxious eyes
toward a seat on the Interstate Commerce
commission when the railroad rate bill
becomes7a law II Mr.. Bignell is a candi-
date he has personally kept the matter ex-
tremely close. for when he was in Wash
ington the other day no reference was
made whatsoever to his candidacy. When
Senator. Burkett introduced him to the
president be was. introduced. as Edward
Bignell OF Lincoln without any reference
as a prospective candidate for a place on
| the Interstate Commerce commission It
| is true that letters have been received in
! Washington by friends of Mr.. Bignell sug-
! gesting his name In the event that raf1-
ifroad man should be considered for a place
on the commission. which. under the new
| bill, is increased from five to seven mem
bers, sbuts this is as far as the suggestion
has gone, and II Mr.. Bignell has serious
thoughts about such place it is not known
to members Of the Nebraska delega ton.
! Day of Triumph for Hepburn.
I In the history of national Legislation there
| is no parallel to the achievement which
! Colonel Hepburn of Iowa accomplished
today in having introduced a pure food and
a rate bill. bore the brunt OF both and
carried them through on one day TO a sue
/ cessful conclusion.
Minor Matters at Capital.
Railway postal clerks running between
Scribner and Oakdale Neb VIII hereafter
extend their runs into Omaha to meet the
demands of the service The change was
effected by Senator Willard, who was ad-
vised today by the Postofice department
OF the making of the new order.
Congressman Kennedy has secured the
following PENSIONS: Jesse b. Patterson.
Omaha, increased TO s. from May a.. 1905;
John b. Dooley. Omaha, increased to slg
from May %. 1906.
Congressman Kinkaid has secured the
following pensions: Usher a. Day. Kear-
ney. increased to $40 from August 2. 1905:
Colonel Killgore, Kearney increased to sl2
from May g. 1906.