Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-24
POINT IN INNOCENT RATE
Commission sssks to Make Il Apply to
Interstate Traffic.
WOULD TEST THE NEW LAW
Kearney People File Their suit 90
Test the Legality Of the veto
of the Normal school
Appropriation.
tFrom a stan Correspondents

(From a STAFF Correspondent
LINCOLN, April 22-(Special. THE State
Railway commission Is trying to work out
a plan whereby the railroads will be COM
PEELED to sell tickets in Nebraska to points
in other states at rates not more than the
! total of the local rates. Considerable can
{ be saved the traveller, the commission has
pointed out, II he will buy his ticket to the
state line and then buy a ticket to his destl-
nation, thus getting the benefit of the 2
cent rate in this state. The railroads, how
| ever, are making this rather inconvenient
| by compelling the traveller to purchase the
separate tickets at the state line and also
| by re-checking his baggage, which will
mean in many cases that he will miss his
! train. It may be that the commission will
( take the matter before the Interstate Com
merce commission to compel the railroads
/ to sell through ticket at least, not in ex-
! cess Of the total of the local rates. a MEM
/ Der OF the commission has made numerous
| calculations on the total OF the local rates
and the through rates and In every In
stance the through rate is the higher. For
] instance, the distance from Omaha to Den
yer is 53s miles and the advertised rate Is
S1615 The distance from Omaha TO Haig-
ler this state, is 1856 miles. At 2 cents
mile this rate would be s712 From Hais-
Ter to Denver is 1S2 miles At cents
mile Interstate business) the rate would
be S5.46 or a total rate, should the traveller
buy his ticket to the state line Of Sass, in
stead Of the Sl615 through rate. The total
of the local rates from Omaha to Dead
wood is S13.g, while the through rate is
s7.O5.
Test of Two Cent Law,
Incidentally information has just come
to the commission that the Burlington rail-
road has requested the other roads in Ne
braska to Join with 1t in a suit to test
the validity Of the 2-cent rate law enacted
by the recent Legislature, but none of
the other roads would consent to the plan.
The Missouri Pacific. so it has been re-
ported to the commission, was not only
anxious to have the 2-cent rate apply to
its Nebraska line, but to its interstate
business as WELL and it's officials received
a severe calling down at the hands of
the Burlington high lords.
The Chicago. ST. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha is the first road to file with the
commission a copy OF its notice posted at
the instance Of the commission notifying
the travelling public of the 2-eent rate in
Nebraska and suggesting that tickets be
bought to the state line when travelling
out of the state, in order to get the benefit
of the low rate in Nebraska. The notice
contains everything except the illustration
given by the commission. An order has
been issued by the commission providing
that the 2-cent rate applies only to inter
state business and that all through rates
are in effect as provided for in the
schedules.
KeRrney Files Suit.
The mandamus suit to compel Secretary
lNf 20 20 hot fha
carrying the $4,000 Appropriation for the
Normal school at Kearney, became a law
by reason OF the failure of the governor
to take action within Ave days from the
date he received the bill, was filed in the
supreme court this morning by Oldham,
: Sinclair and II. f. Hamer. The decision in
the case will determine whether the chief
executive has five days after the Legislature
actually adjourns, IN which to act upon
bills, or whether he must act within five
D days of the record adjournment of the
y Legislature. The bill actually reached the
governor April 4 at 11:45 o'clock and the
5 records show It reached the Office of the
; secretary of state April TO- but as a matter
of fact It was not actually filed in the office
until April IL at o'clock. These bringing
the suit will contend that the record made
by the secretary of state is wrong and will
endeavor to prove the same. This will
bring directly before the court the question
whether a person can go behind the records
: on these matters.
After Insurance Schemes.
The Insurance department is taking steps
: to sit down on the stock company scheme
! when worked in connection with the sale
: of insurance. Inc Interstate Fiscal agency
Of Kansas City, Kan, is selling stock in
Nebraska ana a report has reached the
insurance department that the agents are
selling life insurance in connection there
with. If this report proves to be true In
j suIance Deputy Pierce will stop the in
E surance company back of 1t from doing
business in the state. as he looks upon this
0 as merely a special contract. The stock
= agency is formed by one or two men in
e two states who have renewal contracts get
I ting together and forming a company in
. which they sell contracts. If they work
d insurance with the sale Of stock, Mr.,
4 Pierce holds the sale Of stock is in the
r nature II an inducement to take out the
b insurance.
e Another matter called to the attention OF
d the department is the action OF the Head
e Schurch company OF Minneapolis in writ
[ ing to thresher insurance companies in Ne
y braska requesting their agents to work for
this company Mr.. Pierce said the Min
neapolis company has no right to do bust
ness I'm Nebraska and an agent acting for
= it is liable to arrest and Imprisonment,
r Principals of Junior NOFmRls.
= Superintendent McBrien has named the
+ following to be principals of the eight
Junior normals shortly to be established;
!, d. W. Hayes of Alliance, A A. Reed OF
I the university. @. H. Thomas OF McCook
!; ]. A. Beatty OF Cotner university, C. w
/. Taylor OF Geneva, A. H Warehouse OF
= Omaha. II. K Wolfe OF the university
e Charles Fordyce Of Wesleyan university
The schools to which these men will be
/ assigned have not yet been determined
!, The men will meet with Superintendent
?; McBrien Saturday and discuss faculties
: and plans for the schools.
school for Guard OmcerH.
L Adjutsnt General Culver Is getting
l. ready for the officers school to be held
: some time in the first part OF June at the
q state house at which officers OF the Ma.
y tronal Guard will be schooled in at1airs
= OF war. The instructors have not yet
. been selected, but General Culver expects
!, to issue his orders shortly.
Cutting Out MiddIeman.
The method OF buyinR securities for fhs