Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-29
DELEGATES TO WATERWAYS
State to Be Represented at the Con
vention to Be Held in Chicago.
LINCOLN WANTS TO HEAR HUGHES
Railway Commission Puts in Day
Hearing Charge of Discrimination
Against the Bell Telephone
Company.

LINCOLN. Sept. &-Csrpclal. )-CIovernor
Sheldon today appointed the following del
egates to the lakes to the gulf deep water
way convention to be held in Chicago, Oc-
tober Z to 9. William Hayward, Nebraska
City; Charles Sloan, Geneva: Eugene Brad
ley, Nebraska City; II. T. Clarke, sr..
Omaha; James North Columbus L. p.
Myer, Alliance.
Governor to Attend Ball.
The governor and his military staff will
attend the Ak.Sar- Ben ball at Omaha Fri
day night
Governor Hughes May Come.
There Is some prospect that Governor
Hughes of New York will be secured for
speech In Lincoln the morning of Oc-
tober Z. He has already been assigned for
an address at Grand Island on the after.
noon or evening OF the same day, follow
ing one at Omaha the night before, The re-
publican state committee is endeavorinR to
perfect arrangements which will bring him
through Lincoln on his way to Grand
Island and allow stOp-over- OF forty min
utes at this place. If this is done, short
speeches from the rear end of the train
may be scheduled for Governor Hughes at
Seward, Aurora and York. If possible. the
itinerary will be extended to Hastings be-
fore Hughes goes to st. Joseph the morn
ing OF October to begin a trip through
Kansas.
Word has been received by the republican
state committee from w. r. Andrews.
auditor Of the treasury department that he
will reach Nebraska about October g. and
his services Will be available after that
date He will be sent to Syracuse for an
address on the sth and other dates will be
assigned him in the South Platte terri
| tory TO keep him on the stump until cleo
/ ton. A number of these will be in the
| Fifth congressional district. which he
| formerly represented in congress.
! The democratic state committee announces
| that Governor Hoke Smith of Georgia,
former secretary OF the interior under
! Cleveland, will make speeches in Ne
braska-
Hearing Telephone Complaint.
The railway commission today began TAX
! ing testimony in the matter OF the com
plant Of II. F. Canon against the Nebraska
| Telephone company. The complainant is
secretary Of the johnson County Home Tel,
| ephone company. lie alleges that the Bel
| company charges local subscribers at Te-
| cumseh 5 cents to talk TO Crab Orchard
Vesta and Sterling. while non-subscribers
/ are charged Is cents TO talk TO Crab Orchard
| or Vesta and 10 cents to Sterling. The Bel
! company denies that the rates are dis
1 crminatory in that they are open to al
persons on the same basis, that the rate,
are not remunerative but were made tC
meet irrational competition.
! w. w Morsman. attorney for the Bel
| company, cToss-eXamined Mr.. Canon MARI
Woods appeared as attorney for the com
plainsnt II was charged by the complain
ant that the Bell company Disseminated b,
giving free service to offices in the cour
house at Tecumseh. Phones had beer
! ordered out and not taken out The Bel
company denied this and made a counte
charge that the Independent company Il
| giving free service Of that nature. Nj
Morsman produced a letter from Sheriff n
A. Minor in which the sheriff said tn
phone in his office. belonging 10 the Tnde
pendent company. had not been paid 20
during the last six months, while other
were charged 81 for the same service. MI
Canon said the bill had since been paid h.
the sheriff
TT don't mats ---.- sif1 Chawmsi
winnett. Both companies have been do
ing II all over ~he state"
Mr., Canon admitted that his compan,
charged subscribers ten cents call he
tween Cook and Tecumseh, but permitte
farmers 20 have an unlimited number O
calls for % cents a month.
Mr.. Morsman In discussing the mate
in an informal way said he believed rate
ought 10 be made with regard TO givln
, the people the service they ask for an
that in rate making, distance and some
times volume OF business ought to be ie
nored.
The hearing closed this afternoon. !
. invokes minimum toll charges and the com
, mission will ask for agreement and sug
! Eestions from the telephone companies