The Columbus journal., 1909-10-13
May Investigate Railroads.

May Investigate Railroads.
The state railway commission mag
be forced TO Investigate the books
and records OF some of the railroads
that arc In federal court objecting ia
the enforcement Of the 2-cent fare law,
the Aldrich commodity rate law and
the anti-pass law and other regula,
tory acts passed BY the legislature Of
1907. II this step IL necessary the
commission will employ IN expert &C
eountant and empower him to employ
% large force OF accountants to in
vesisate records and accounts for the
purpose Of gathering evidence to NEE:
tho testimony introduced BY tho rail.
way companies.
c. W. Hillman Of Louisville, Ky,
who did similar work In Minnesota,
held . conference with the state rail
way commission In regard to such pro,
posed work In Nebraska. Tho COM
mission may employ Mr.. Hillman as
its chief accountant In charge Of the
proposed Investigation of railroad &C
counts.
Wreck In Burlington Yards.
C. E. Stafford. fireman on a Burling-
ton switch engine. died as a result
Of injuries received In q wreck in
the Burlington yards. Burlington pas
senger train No. 8. heavily loaded with
Ak-Sar-Ben passengers. crashed into
the switch engine. which was on the
main line when the passenger train
entered the yards. Hundreds Of peo-
pie were Jared. thrown to the floor
Of the cars or hurled b:Xk into their
seats The excursionists were prepar-
ing to leave the coaches and were
crowded In the aisles when the crash
came. The crew of the switch engine,
with the exception of the fireman.
Jumped. Stafford was pinned between
the engines and was terribly bruised
and scalded.
The "Nebraska" Fisurehead.
Secretary C. S. Paine of the State
Historical society has received word
that the hgurehead from the battleship
Nebraska has been shipped from the
New York navy yard and will arrive
in Lincoln within a few days. This
figurehead was secured for the histor-
ical society through the Efforts Of Con-
gresham Kinkaid and 1t will be held
BY the society as q permanent loan
from the federal government The
hgurehead is NO longer used on some
of the battleships of the navy. The
one from the Nebraska weighs 1850
pounds. It was shipped from the navy
yard last week.
Complaint Against Express Company.
Failure to provide sufficient facili-
ties for the prompt transportation Of
shipments delivered to it is the basis
of Q complaint to the state railway
filed against the Adams
Express company by the Lincoln Com
club. acting for the Appel Mer-
camille company. The charge Is made
that while the business of the express
has increased 20 per cent
within q year or SO no more wagons
have been put on to take care Of 1t
and no attempt is being made to see
that shippers receive proper attention.
Trusty Prisoner Eseapea
With only three months yet to serve
before the expiration Of his sentence
} Douglas county convict named w.
H. Holmes. who had been trusty for
some time. made his escape from the
Of State Penitentiary Steward
8. p. Carlin and has not yet been re-
captured. The steward brought him
10 Lincoln that day to have his eye
treated for . cataract or some similar
Holmes was taken to the of.
ice Of an oculist in the Richards
block and 1t was from there he made
he escape.