Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-12
COMMISSION FIGHTS FRANRS.
Request Made for Enforcement Of Law
Against Using Them in Nebraska.
RAILROAD TICKETS INCLUDED
Newspapers Alleged 60 Have Received
Transportation In Exchange for
ACCOMPLISHMENTS of
Railroad Lines Needed.


blNCOLN, Nov. u.-(Special. 1.-The State
Railway commission this morning certified
to tho attorney general the names Of a
number Of newspaper men who have Sc
cured transportation in return for adver-
tising space and a number Of persons for
having Western Union telegraph franks.
The names will be certified to the various
county attorneys OF those counties where
the persons reside, for prosecution. The
prosecutions will be under the anti-dis-
elimination clause Of the commission act.
but It is a question not yet decided whether
the holder of a telegraph frank can be
prosecuted for the act. The following re-
ceived transportation on account OF adver-
Using contracts:
Vac Pribyl. Pokrok Publishing company,
Omaha; ]. A. Carlsbad, Poster Publish
ing company, Omaha; NJ. 4. Ryan,, Great
West. OmahaI Hans p. Neble, Dan Danske
Pioneer. Omaha; Oveo Neble, Dan Danske
Pioneer, Omaha; j. H. Riggs, Gazette,
Waterloo; Mrs. j. A. Westenius, Head
light. stromsburg; Ada NJ. Coleman. Head
light, StrOmsburg; John Matya, GrOazka
Zachudu, South Omaha; r. c. Mallory,
Enterprise. spaldingi Il: A. Walrath, Dem
ocrat. Osceola; c. @. Whipple, Telegraph
Herald, Dubuque, Ia; Herbert Riggs, Ga
zette. Waterloo; Miss Helen Hand, New
Era-Standard, Kearney; Mrs. w. II. Baly
hlu LMO CillltItHs NGWEs DnAAAAEbAObf WI
Emma Parmenter, Commercial Cyclone.
Yutan; Lambert Lindstrom, Western News
paper Union, Omaha.
An advertising contract was made during
the month of October with the Spalding
Enterprise.
Frank holders OF the Western Union Tel
sssrSPh company: l; b; Allen; Ailianeei
lance; p. Bisnell, Lincoln; Winter Byles,
Omaha; George f.. Bidwell, Omaha: H. F.
Byrum, Lincoln; e. Buckingham, Omaha;
u. G. Browne, Omaha; Thomas II. Benton
Lincoln; r. ]. Clancy, Omaha; L. N. Cost
ley, Chadron; @. NJ. Hitchcock, Omaha;
r. l. Huntley. Omaha; N. A. Huse' Nor
folk; Roland NJ. Jones, Omaha; j. 10
Kelby, Omaha; L. II. Korty, Omaha; B. T.
Kissinger, Lincoln; N. II. LOOMS, Omaha
Leigh Leslie. Omaha; G. w. Loomis,
Omaha; T. w. Mccullough, Omaha; w: L.
McFarIane. Omaha; J. H.. Mulard. Omaha;
II. K. Newbranch, Omaha; c. M. Orr
Omaha; It. r.. Porter, Omaha; r d. Pol
lard. Omaha; w. L. Park. Omaha: CT
c. c. Rosewater, Omaha; Edison Rich,
Omahas @. f.. Redington, Omaha; c.. II
Reynolds, Norfolk; II. =. schneider, Ere
mont. A. w. Scribner. l.. w. Spratlin. j.
w. Sykes. A.. b.. Smith, j. b. Sheidon
William Wallace. Frank Walters, Charles
Ware. W z. Watson. j. T.. White, :. ~
Yost, Omaha: Il. Il. Young, McCook; Z. ID
Yates, Lincoln.
brown Can settle Controversy.
In the palm OF his lily white hand Mayor
F.. w rRown holds the futude city gov
emmett of Lincoln. He alone of all mer
can decide whether the city government OF
the future is to be a government by com
mission or under the present plan. Just how
the mayor will decide the question is moi
known for sure. Some there are who hav,
criticised the mayor and charged that hi
opposed the plan. Others there are whC
say the mayor is conservative in his con
versation about the proposed commission
plan because ne has given 1t little study.
Practically al 10 fthe discussion of the
plan was had ,duripg the mayors absence
from the city with Mr.. Bryan. A
But here is how the mayor holds the
key to the situation. Before the commission
plan becomes a fact the legislature mus
pass a law giving to the city the authority
to make the change. Now the coming leg
stature is democratic and the newly
elected governor is a democrat. No mar
In Lincoln, save possibly Mr.. Bryan, will
have the Influence on that legislature tina
win be welded by Lincoln's mayor. He viii
have more influence than the Commercia
club. So it is a case of being good to Mr.
Brown just now in this burg.
Now Mayor Brown Is a pretty strict part!
man-except OF course when running TO
office. II he concludes the democrats will
get more offices out of the commission
plan than the present way of city govern
meut the bill will pass easily and be signed
On the other hand should the mayor decid'
the commission plan is not better than tn,
present emthod Of government and he de
cides the democrats will lose any offices
then good by. Mr.. Bill. In the emantlme
lot OF partisan republicans doubt the ad
visibility OF changing the present methOI
OF government for the commission plan.
Railroad Extension Needed.
Now that ali the wheels are on the tracI
and running along smoothly, there are som
things that ought TO be mentioned as q
some immediate Importance said Labo
Commissioner Ryder. For instance, VIII
shouldn't the railroads extend their line
where business awaits them in this state
Why not construct an extension OF the lin
that now ends at Galloway. so as to pu
Arnold and Candy on the map and let tn
folks out In that rich country get to marks
without the discouraging drudgery the
have been laboring under for so man
years? Why not complete the short lin
necessary to connect Imperial. in this stat,
with Holyoke, In Colorado? Comprised
these unabridged. Intervals are thousands {
acres cf unused. arabic land Of good qua.it!
The prices are not high. the production {
cultivated areas has been very satisfactor
durtns the years since 1894, and the onl
diseouraging feature has been lack OF MAJ
kettng facilities. Beyond Imperial the grad
Is made, but the line has never been but
10 Holyoke. Beyond Galloway variol
grades and locations have been projecte,
but today Arnold and Candy sit away o,
on the prairie SO distant from market tn,
farmers Whereabouts do not try to raise n
quantities of crop they could. 1t requir,
more time to haul to market than can
spared. even when prices are high.
1T has occurred to me that in essenti
matters OF this kind the railroads could W
The foods we ca. furnish energy