Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-03
REGISTER NUN," |, SLlCAN
Lincoln Political Committees Use All
Efforts to This End.
NOT WORKING TO CHANGE VIEWS
Upon Their Action with Respect
10 Absorption of Higher
Switching Charges.
LION a SAD corre.pondentl

LINCOLN, oct. 2-(special) -Lancaster
county political committees are making
every effort to get the voters out to regis
ter next Tuesday in order to avoid a big
rush on the last day OF registration. The
&C mmittees are urging upon voters the
necessity of registering at this time or
otherwise they may be deprived OF their
votes or at least put to considerable trouble
and cause their friends trouble. In this
county practically nothing is being con-
sidered in the campaign except wet and
dry and for that reason the greatest work
that the committees can do is TO get the
voters registered. 1t is considered prac-
tically a vast of time to try to convert the
convert the supporters of the slocumb law
to county option.
who IL to Pay increased
The railroads have not yet formally mott
fled the State Railway commission that
they will object to absorbing the increased
switching charges which the stock yards
company has been permitted to make. The
commission gave the companies until Octo-
Der II to appear and object to the increase
and 1t is the general understanding that
they will object to bearing the burden.
Thompson Not Resigned.
been sworn in as solicitor of the Treasury
department at Washington, he has not yet
severed his connection with the legal de-
partment of state When he left Mr.. Thomp-
son expected to return to Lincoln some
time in october and wind up some cases in
which the state is a party. He probably
will not resign until after election. This
will obviste the necessity of the appoint
ment Of a new attorney general to serve
until January, as the governor probably
viii appoint whoever is elected in Novem-
Der to serve out the unexpired term.
Metcalfe Helps Cause.
Richard l.. Metcalfe has turned over TO
| the state Women's Christian Temperance
union all his right and title to his book.
| Bishops Sunbeams," for the period Of one
year. Mr.. Metcalfe made the offer at the
state meeting of the union at Fairbury
and yesterday after a consultation with the
executive committee, the tender was ac-
| cepted. 1t has been agreed that the revenue
from the sale of the book will be devoted
to the cause of prohibition. for which the
union is working The women will publish
and sell the book themselves.
Banquet Ball Team.
| A banquet will be given at the Lincoln
hotel Monday night for the members of the
Lircoln Western league ball team, at which
many prominent citzeps will meet and
break bread and boost the team
No Reduced Rates for Omaha.
No railroad has yet made application to
the State Railway commission for permits
| sion to reduce rates to the Ak-Sar- Ben
festivities, and It is said there will likely
be no reduction. The only explanation yet
offered by those who have looked into the
matter is that the report of the referee in
| the Minnesota case has encouraged the
| railroads to believe that they will be able
| to knock out the lower rates over the coun-
| try which were caused by legislation. The
Minnesota decision as made by the referee,
was In effect that the rates made by the
commission and legislature OF that state
were confiscatory and also had bearing
on interstate earnings and for that reason
were beyond the Jurisdiction Of the state
authorities. The case is yet to be passed
on by the courts.
Lincoln Wen Decorated.
In honor OF German day and the Dry
Farming congress, which are on the boards
here this week, the merchants of Lincoln
have decorated their store buildings with
more taste than ever before on the occa-
sion of q convention. Most of the deco
rating has been done by contract and along
O street the stores have a uniform appear
ance with plenty of flags and red, white
and blue blowing to the breezes.