Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-21
RATES FIXED NAY SEVENTH
Railway Commission Serves Esties 70 that
Fleet on Railroads
BAD NEWS FOR RAILROAD ATTORNEYS
Inside History Of Kearney Normal
school veto-LObbyists on Normal
Donrd directly RespOn-
sIbIe for IL.

LINCOLN. April 2O.-Cspecisl 1.-THE State
ta,ivrsv. commission will make a schedule
N rates for all railroads In Nebraska on
Nav T. circular was sent out by the
commission today to all the railroads noti-
Tying them OF this fact and calling their
attention to the law which requires the
roads to file their schedules OF rates with
the commission. This has not been done,
but the circular calls attention to the PEN
atty provided for a failure to do this. The
circular is as follows:
whereas, Section FIVE Of the railway
commission act makes II the duty OF this
commission to Ak a schedule and classlh-
cation Of rates and charges for the trans
portation Of freight, etc, between the diff
ferent points within this state; and
Whereas, The said law requires the com
mon carrier doing business in this state
TO file with this commission on or before
April q, 1901. all freight and passenger
schedules, classification, rates, tarins ana
charges used by said common carrier ana
in effect January 1, 1907; and
Whereas, This commission is notayet ad-
yised as to the interstate rates now IN
force in this state; and
Whereas II Is impossible TO make re-
adjustment or revision of the rates, ETC., In
this state, except after aacareful examina-
tlon and study Of the question: and
For the purpose Of, complying with the
law and n order 70 establish a basis Tor
Notice is hereby given to all common
carriers and shippers doing business within
the state Of Nebraska that the Railway
Commission of Nebraska will. on the 9TH
day OF May, 1907 at it's office in Lincoln,
Nebraska, consider the question of fixing
rates, schedules. classihcatioHs, tariffs and
charges for the transportation OF merchan-
disc. property, messages, etc, by the COM
mon carriers between points within the
state of Nebraska and will then adopt the
schedules, Olassihcations, rates, tariffs and
charges used by the common carriers In
Nebraska between points in Nebraska and
NH en- nv 1 NIT a~h rF.lA
fcations as may be deemed necessary I'M
less good and sufficient reason for other
action Is established
Attention is also called to subsection
go Of SECTION Is Of the said act. which
provides that il shall be unlawful for any
railway company or common carrier "a
charge any rate schedule or classification
until application has been made to the
railway commission and permission had
for that purpose. Any railway company
or common carrier violating this provision
shall be deemed guilty Of a mlsdemeanor,
and on COMPLETION thereof shall be fined
In any sumN not exceeding ten thousand
$4,000 dollars.
Limits Passes to Attorneys.
In an opinion given to the county attor-
ney OF Cass county Attorney General
Thompson today held that It is unlawful
under the anti-pass law for an attorney
employed less than half of his time by q
railroad to receive free transportation, ever
though he Is subject to call at any time
by the corporation and IL has first call OF
hts services. He holds that the intent Of
the legislature was to prevent anyone no
exempted from the provisions of the Law
from receiving transportation at less thar
the rates charged the general public.
IKearney Men TO BIame.
Inasrnuch as some people at Kearney be
came so incensed at the action of Gov
ernor Sheldon in vetoing the normal schoo
appropriation of $4,000 that they hange,
the editor Of the Kearney Democrat II
effigy because ne upheld the chief execu
tive Of the state in his action, II is be
lieyed here that the people Of Kearney ar
not acquainted with the facts in the cas-
and they are venting their anger on tn
wrong person, and therefore the fact
should be published and the blame place.
on c. II. Gregg and A. o. Thomas. VIII
were in reality the men who kept Kearne
from getting an appropriation One VIII
was here during the entire legislature an
kept close tab on this particular measur
gave the following history of the Kearne
bill:
THE hill as introduced carried an apprc
priation Of 100000 and It passed the hous,
All of this time Gregg and Thomas wer
in Lincoln working for the bill When
reached the senate Governor Sheldon pull
lioly stated he would not permit any ar
preparation to go through In excess Of th
estimated revenue OF the state and that h
would not sign a bill carrying 10000 70
the Kearney normal He did say publicl!
however, and he said II to Gregg an
Thomas. or ere Of them, that he woul