Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-05-10

only road 70 nIe the exchange list. while
the Union Pacific sent along a statement
saying except passes issued In exchange
with other common carriers and 70 our
employees or other passes under contract
and not regarded as free Transportation"
This is taken 10 mean that the other big
roads will make the same kind Of report.
and the commission IL not just sure Of Its
ground in the matter, but will ask the
attorney general for an opinion as to
whether It Is not compulsory for the rail-
rosds to report eli passes issued, whether
to employees or IN exchange with other
roads. The reference to passes under con-
tract IS taken to mean contract with news
papers. but there Is no foundation for this.
The commission will also ask for an opinion
regarding the right Of the railroads to make
such contracts. II any have been made.
Among the passes given by the Union
Pacific nearly all are to wives Of en-
ployes, while thirteen constitute the annual
list, including watch inspectors, who dom
innte the list. OF those holding ANIMALS
who have been in the public eye for some
time are L. d. Richards OF Fremont, man
ager Of the stock yards. and W. G. Whit
more, manager OF the stock yards az valley.
The Minneapolis q Omaha has out four
teen ANIMALS, and the ST. Joseph Grand
Island fourteen. issued to officers Of the
company.
Special Rates Permitted.
The Railway commission this morning
issued an order to the Burlington allowing
IL 20 make a special rate on brick from
0lbPon to Omaha Of 1 cent and TO South
Omaha for IL cents. Gibson Is about one
mile from Omaha, and recently brick
yard was started there special rate
was given the Burlington to haul straw
from the nighborhood of Lincoln to paper
mill which is about to be started here.
Big sixth f. Prosperous.
Congressman Kinlaid Of the Blk Sixth
was here last night on his way to Man
haitian, Kan, on private business. Judge
Kinkaid said everything was prosperous in
his district and people seemed satisfied
with the way the world wagged around.
The people were especially interested in
the planting Of trees along the Niobrara
and IN the irrigation work being done. The
Judge will spend the summer at his home
looking over the district and finding out
what his constituents want him TO do.
Pass Pharmacy Examination.
Four Omaha men are among the can
didates who were successful in passing the
recent examination held by the State Board
of Pharmacy and are now entitled to
designation as pharmacists. The examina-
ton was held at Lincoln Wednesday, the
full list OF those surviving the test being:
T. B. AIlphin, Ansley; F. G. Arnold,
Humboldt; r. L. Birkett Beatrice; w. Z.
Butts, Lincoln; J, G. Cameron, Beaver
Farnsworth, Grand Island; Mrs. Grace
Harrington, Fremont; e Hight, Norfolk;
! Herman Hirsch, Omaha r. =. Judy; OAK
| Ira w Lindley, Central City; William Mac
Allister, Omaha; w. B. Millett, Heming-
ford; Edward Parkinson Cozad; Holt -:
/ T. G. slater Elwood; Joseph svo0oda-
/ WILDER; Edward Wanek Omaha; Dr.
/ Charles F. Zimmerman, Napier; Clyde L.
/ Ziegler Edgar.
No Appointments Made.
| Governor Sheldon today agreed with
/ general rumor and supposition and failed
I to make any appointments. large NUM-
Der of would-be pie-biters have taken to
I to tall timber but apparently new bunch
comes on every day so the list remains
we'll filled.
student IL AsphyKiated.
James Wadman, a student Of Lincoln
business college, residing In Exeter, died
this afternoon Of a hemorrhage of blood
vessel, or from asphyxiation. The young
man was found unconscious in the bath
room Of the house where he boarded at
:Oe this morning and though he rallied
during the forenoon he could not survive.
| He had evidently fallen as he left the
bathtub, for there was a deep cut on his
| forehead where he struck the edge Of the
tub The gas was stin burning under the
heater when the body was found. Relatives
in Exeter were notified.
Eastern Star InstaIls Omcerh.
The meeting OF the order of tbs Eastern
Star adjourned today after the installation
OF the following grand officers:
Grand matron, Mrs. Ellen Dobson, Lin
coin; grand associate matron, Mrs. Marie
Aplan, Rushville; grand secretary, Mrs
Anna G. Simpson. Omaha; grand treasurer
Mrs. Carrie e. Wright, Schuyler; grand
conductress, Mrs. Emma Miller, Grand
Island; grand associate conductress, Mrs
Franc Compton. Curtis; grand patron, w
] W. Wright. Beatrice; grand associate pa
iron, Harry P. Alverson, York.
The grand matron made the following
appointments: Grand captain, - Evans
Dakota City; grand marshal. d. Z. Green
Lincoln; grand lecturer. Mrs. Hattie NJ
Scott, Stromsburg; grand Adah, Mrs. LAl-
liam Wiehe, McCook; grand Ruth, Mrs
Emma Fuller Nelson; grand Esther, Mrs
May Chambers, Niobrara; grand Martha
Mrs. Stella Yont, Brock; grand Eecta
Mrs. Elizabeth Glazier, Edgar; grand or
ganist, Mrs, George B. ChristOph. Norfolk
grand warder Mrs. Anna Hosier, North
Platte grand sentinel. Oscar r. Allen
Omaha: grand representative. Mrs. Mar
Haggard, Nebraska City.
The grand secretary, Mrs. Anna @. simp
son CT Omaha. and the grand treasurer
Mrs. Carrie E Wright OF Schuyler. wer'
reelected.
TEST OF THE NEW ANTI-PASs LAW
Attorney Sullivan OF PIattSmOuth