Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-12-04
OMAHA LUMBER MEN LOSE
Commission Refuses to Equalize the
Omaha and Lincoln Rates.
BIG BLOWOUT AT INAUGURATION
Banquet to BE Held on the Following
Night-University to Ask Legis-
lature for One Mil Levy
on state Valuation.
(From a staff Correspondent


LINCOLN. Dec 3.-(Special Telegram
The application of the lumber dealers
of Omaha to have the Railway commits
sion eqdalize the rates on lumber from
Oaha and Lincoln to points in the state
was dismissed tonight by the commits
sion. The Omaha lumber dealers alleged
that Lincoln had lower rates to points
in the state than does Omaha and named
about $50 station where this fact exists.
The commission has now under con-
sideration the entire classification and
fixing of freight rates and because Of
this It felt it unwise to make rates on
any special commodity now. The lum-
ber rate question will receive attention
when the commission makes up it's new
classification of rates.
shalIenberEer on County Option.
A Lincoln paper this afte. noon prints a
story of particular interest to the brewers
of the state who assisted In the defeat OF
Governor sheldon. 1t is a letter credited
to the Nebraska Issue" an organ of the
Anti-Saloon league.
ALMA, Neh.. Oct. 3O-Mr. Blank. Nelson
Neb.-Dear Sir: Your letter of the 2th at
tell you my position frankly. If the leg
slature should pass a county option bill |
consider that It is the expression of the
I
TO sign it And If | am elected governor
and the legislature passes a county option
bill l will consider it my duty to sign It,
A. c. sHALLENBERGER.
Tom Allen Goes 10 Europe.
1t is reported here tonight that T. s.
Allen had left for a trip to London. This
trip is of pa! ticular interest when consld-
cred with the stories afloat that Mr.. Bry ar
was sending an emissary to Paris to see
h S son-in-law, Homer Leavitt, the husband
of Ruth Bryan Leavitt, regarding a re.
ported divorce OF the two
HI EBIOwOut at Inauguration.
The democrats not only intend to make
the Inauguration of Governor-elect
Shallenberger an event notable In The his
tory of such affairs but it is now their
intention to follow up the inaugural Ger
emones with a banquet the next night
which is to be a love feast for all the
faithful While definite plans have mot
yet been made, the tip has gone out to the
faithful to be ready to come to Lincoln
to participate In the grand festival
The idea, IT is said, originated with the
new governor-elect and much OF the
plans will be left to him, or rather moth.
! ing definite will be done until he ex,
presses his approval
! Colonel Weiss Of Hebron, on the new
governors staff, was here this
morning and he gave out the tip that
Z Hebron intended sending a delegation 500
/ strong to the inaugural ceremonies and
! that the same number would be sent uI
/ TO a feast given in honor of the new
! governor and democratic members of the
! legislature. The Hebron delegation will
also bring along a band-the band tha
went to Denver and helped to make Bryan
noise last summer.
! 1t was Goyernor-elect Shallenberger',
idea that Adjutant General Schwerz anC
Adjutant General Hartigan to-be should
| unite in the management of the in
! augural ceremonies, and these two prob
I ably will get up a big military affair
at which both the old colonels and til,
new will participate,
MaupIn 10 Change Tactics.
! VIII NJ. Maupin, who has been choser
labor commissioner by Governor -Elec
J Shallenberger, will adopt a few differeu
| ideas about the management Of the bureau
! Mr.. Ryder has done a great work II
| gathering agricultural statistics and call
! ing attention to the resources of the state.
said Mr. Maupin, "and l shall endeavo
| to keep up that record. However, Will
| trying to keep that work up to its presen
| standard, l shall devote considerable tim
] to Industrial statistics and endeavor to ge
more information along this line. It is m!
opinion without an Investigation of tn
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