Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-18
Nebraska
NOTICES MUST co IN CARS
Commission Orders Railways to Give
Warning to Drinkers.
BDDLECOM REFUSES THE JOB
Prefers His Present Place 70 Assisting
I'm Placing "A value Upon Railroad
Property-TeIephOne Conn
pRny Reports.
lFrom a staff corresponasntN


Sept. fT-(Special)-It is up
TO the railroads Of the state to post in
their cars a copy Of the law relating to
drinking Of liquor on trains. Complaint
having been made Informally to the rail-
way commission that drinking had been
permitted on trains and that the notices
provided in the law had not been posted
in the cars. At a meeting Of the com
mission this morning it was decided to in
slst that the notices be posted.
The law provides that IL is a misde-
meanor for any person to be drunk on a
train or 10 drink liquor on a train. It IL
made the duty OF the conductor to notify
the drinking passenger TO stop, and n the
passenger falls 20 obey the first sugges-
ton the conductor Is to repeat II. Then It
Is the duty Of IN, O. nductor to Gust the
passenger at some station. No penalty at
taches to the train crew II the law is not
obeyed.
Ben T. White Of the Northwestern in
formed the commission this morning that
his road had several suits STARTED against
It for putting drunks off Of the train. lie
also said the train crews had been sup
piled with cards upon which the law is
printed, which are handed to passengers
who are obstreperous from booze. He dis
liked the idea OF posting the notices on
the cars which travel interstate.
BiddIecOm Declines Place.
J. s. Biddlecom of Havelock, has too
rkuch to do to accept a Job working for
tHo state, so he has declined a recent APP
pointment Engineer Hurd. who is looking
after the work OF the railway commits
sion under the law providing for the physi-
cal valuation Of railroad property, mott
fled the communication fDIaxy tho4 NJ. ma
dlecom had declined to take the place OF.
fered him. so a new man will have to be
selected.
New Rate TO Crawford.
1t is going to be cheaper now for per
sons from Omaha to get to Crawford. The
railway commission today authorized the
Burlington to put In a rate between these
places OF 1887 In place of the present rate
Of 1916. The rate from Omaha to Rutland
was changed from $9.42 to 1887. This was
done in order to permit the Burlington to
meet competition.
Hearing I'm switch Cnse.
The complaint against the Union Pacific
and Burlington to compel them to con-
struct . transfer switch at Schuyler has
been set for hearing October 4. The hear
ing will be before the railway commits
sion at its offices In the state house.
increases In stock Issues.
The Lincoln Traction company was
given permission today by the railway
commission TO issue stock to the amount
of $4,000. The proceeds Of the sale of this
stock will be spent In lettering the serv-
ice and expanding the lighting and heat
ing departments of the company.
The Home Telephone company of PapII-
hon was given authority to issue stock to
the amount of $4,000 to put in new lines
The COmDaUV has a papitaI stool 90 ayz an
Telephone Company shows n Loss.
The annual report of the Nebraska Tele-
phone company for the year ending June
80, 1909, shows a deficit Of SOS, OIL. The ex-
penses Of the company were divided as
follows: Maintenance, $654,OSO; operating
expenses $5ll, 300; general expenses, S149,-
S7S; sundry expenses, $3.50, 1873; rental Of in
and service from the Bell Tele-
phone company, S79,6i1, making a total of
SL776,532. The gross earnings OF the com
pany from operating were S1,SS2, 43S, less
the operating expenses amounting to s105,-
9O6. Dividend common stock, S274,96S; inter
est on interest hearing current liabilities,
S14,193; new construction, %S57l.572; surplus
brought forward from last year, Ssl3,917.
Fellow Employees Remember Jones.
Walter Jones, chief clerk in the office
Of the Nebraska Telephone company here,
but who will leave in a few days for Nor
folk, where he assumes the duty of district
traffic chief, was surprised by the en-
ployes of the company with a picnic and
a nice present. Mr.. and Mrs. Jones were
invited to Capital Beach, the guests OF
about forty employees of the company, and
after the picnic w. \. Halves, chief OF
the commercial department, on behalf of
the employees, presented Mr.. Jones with a