Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-23

base ball and kindred amusemcnts on the
Sabbath day will doubtless prove OF inter
est just at this time because Of the pend
ing agitation OF the repeal Of the dratsic
laws in this state concerning sabbath OBJ
servsnce.
Tomorrow evening at the Auditorium,
Mrs. Lulu wightman OF Kansas City. will
speak on the subject Religious Liberty
and Intolerance She is sent, here at this
time just because of the interest that has
been aroused by the proposed legislation.
She comes under the auspices OF the Cen
trail Religious Liberty association. which is
alleged to contain a membership of HOO
people who profess belief in the Christian
religion, but are opposed to the union Of
church and state or any sort of legisla-
ton tending thereto.
Mrs. Wightman will take a stand in favor
Of Sunday base ball and the widest per-
sonal liberty as regards the Sabbath con-
sistent with the public welfare. The society
for which she is the lecturer has been
In existence only since last April. and is
spreading. Her husband, the Rev. John S.
Wightman, accompanies her and has
charge Of the field work OF the society,
being also its secretary. Invitations have
been extended all members of the legisla-
ture to attend her lecture. The people of
College View will provide the music. which
promises to comprise a high~class concert
program. ~5.e.
Eureka Case Getting Warm.
Mayor F. w. Brown and Charles H.
Swallow take up the cudgel in their own
defense in the suit for a receiver for the
Eureka Manufacturing company by making
counter charges OF bad faith and misman-
agement against the present officers Of the
company. equally as strong as the charges
made ginst Brown nd Swallow in the affi-
davits of the company officers, recently
filed. A bulky affidavit by Mr.. Swallow,
former president OF the company, tells in
detail of many of the transactions Of the
company which are IN dispute in the case,
and a joint affidavit by Mr.. Swallow and
Mr.. Brown purports to give all the facts
concerning the purchase of the plant OF the
Lincoln Sash nd Door company. The state
ment is made repeatedly through these affi-
davits that statements made in the sworn
filings of A. o. Taylor. ]. F. Kaufman and
William Gray are absolutely false" other
affidavits nave been filed by H. @. wellen-
sick. ]. II. Bexton. Patrick e. McKillip, II.
j. whitmore.
Increase I'm Telephone Rates.
The State Railway commission Monday
morning issue dan order permitting the Au-
burn Telephone company to charge s1.25
for individual service, the former rate be-
Ing 81 for individual service at first. With
the increase. in its business It began putting
In two-party lines. Each of the parties on
a line was charged 81. They urged that
this was discriminating in favor of those
who still had individual service. A hearing
was held at which 1t appeared that the
rates charged in Auburn, where the ex-
change covers about 1000 phones, was less
than that charged in other places where an
equally wide service was given and on this
account the commission granted the COM
pany relief. e. M. Quackenbush, a promi-
nent democrat and city attorney for Au-
burn, appeared before the commission to
argue against the proposed increase.