Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-14
Nebraska
GOVERNOR HONORS MAYOR
shallenberger Names Dahlman Dele
gate to Navigation Congress.
SEVEN OTHER OMAHA MEN NAMED
Manager Hurd Of Lincoln a Beatrice
I~nterurban VIII Make Valua-
tion of the Railroads OF
Nebraska.
tFrom a staff correspondent

LINCOLN. May 12-Governor shallen-
berger today gave Mayor Jim Dahlman
another chance to distinguish himself.
This time the opportunity is not to be at
an irrigation congress, such as was held
at Sioux City. Ia. last year. AS near as
the governor could come to the mark was
to appoint Mayor Jim a delegate to repre-
sent Nebraska at the Missouri river navi-
cation congress, which meets at Yankton,
s. D., July s and Q. 1t has been the boast
OF Mayor Jim's friends that he is always
able to navigate and Governor Shallen-
berger, a dear and near friend and a
member Of the same political party, will
give Mayor Jim a chance to give a prac-
teal demonstration OF his ability to grasr
the helm and hold 'er to the bank till the
last galoot's ashore. The other delegates
who are thus honored in connection with
Mayor Jim To represent Nebraska are the
following: Hal McCord, Henry T. Clark,
sr., ]. 6. Northwall. Henry w Yates. Ar
thur c. Smith, Colonel Thomas Byrne
and r. L. Halter, Omaha; II. H. Hanks
and o. c. Morton. Nebraska City; Colonel
NJ. A. Bates and Judge H. d. Travis,
Plattsmouth
The State Railway commission today So
lected Ebert c. Hurd OF Lincoln chief
engineer to value all railroad property in
Nebraska at a salary OF 800 a month.
The selection was made by Commission
ers Clarke. Winnett and Cowgirl. with
the approval OF the governor. The legis-
lature appropriated $4,000 for the work Of
valuing railroad property and provided that
salaries should be paid only to persons
approved by the governor.
Mr.. Hurd is at present manager OF the
Omaha, Lincoln & Beatrice interurban
railroad, which operates a short line out
Of Lincoln He has been educated as a
civil engineer and has had some prac-
ticaly experience in railroad building. He
built 15 miles of railroad for the Northern
Pacific and did some construction work
in Michigan. He will begin work in one
week, but may not be actively engaged till
a week later. What roads are to be valued
first Is yet to be determined.
Railroad Hearing Today.
The State Board OF Assessment and
equalization will meet tomorrow to hear
railroad men ask for a reduction OF the
valuation OF the property which they rep
resent for purposes OF taxation. Ali of
the principal railroads will be represented
by men who will ask for either a reduction
in the valuation OF railroad property or
an increase in the valuation Of other prop
erty. They are not particular which is
done.
Railroads to Pay Fees.
Arthur Mullen, state oil inspector, has
returned from Omaha, where he went to
talk business. He obtained from the rail-
roads there agreements that they would
pay inspection fees on all oil used by them
beginning April /. that being the date of
the effect of the new Law. Prior to that
time the law was indefinite, and A. B.
Allen, former inspector, never attempted
to enforce It against the roads. The new
arrangement will bring several thousand
dollars into the state treasury.
Clubs Given Dry Notice.
Chief OF Police Cooper today notified all
the the clubs of the city that after June 1
they must discontinue to sell intoxicating
liquors and that they must not have any
stock on hand after that date. This &C
ton by Chief Cooper is in accordance with
instructions received from the excise board
in order that Lincoln may be in every
sense Of the word dry for the coming year.
Among the clubs notified were the Elks.
Eagles, the German societies and two col
ored societies.
Refused a Directed Verdict.
Judge T. c. Munger this morning over
ruled the motion OF the Burlington rail-
road and the American Beet Sugar com
pany for a directed verdict in the suit OF
Mrs. Lillian Coburn for $4,000 damages,
due to the killing OF her husband, william
Coburn, a railroad brakeman. in an acct
dent at the Grand Island yards of the
sugar company. The trial then proceeded
-
ell, a conductor, and A. ]. Denman, cashier
at the factory, were Neither was
a witness to the accident, though Den
man from a point some distance saw Co
burn fall between the track and a rock
pile.
Rock Island Plans.
Together with the announcement that the
Rock Island sailroad is soon to restore
the two passenger trains between Lincoln
and Chicago which were taken off last Oc-
tober, after a ten weeks trial, comes ad-
ditional that the road is pre-
pairing to make extensive eniarsements and
improvements in it's freight properties here.
The scheme in contemplation, II carried
out, will double Lincoln's Importance as a
freight point on the Rock Island and will.
by furnishing trackage sites, materially
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dustries for this city. A new freight house
and a roundhouse TO be located near it are
included in the plans.
An application will be made by the Rock
Island in writing To the council on Monday
asking authority to put down the tracks
according to Its plans.
A. o. U. W, stands Pat.
Laws that will enable the Nebraska
grand lodge, Ancient order United Work
men, to put a complete roof over its head
and become the hub or center OF the juris-
diction OF the west will be passed by the
body now in session. For more than a
day and a half the question OF the amend
ment Of the bylaws that will enable Ne
braska TO stand as completely an indie
pendent jurisdiction as the supreme lodge
itself has been under consideration and 1,
is confidently believed that when the work
is finished the Ancient Order OF United