Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-03
Nebraska
KNOWS THE SADDEST WORDS
1t Night Have Been, Echoes to Gov
Shallenberger, as He Defines Bid.
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS FEED
Nebraska Makes n hit at Chicago Live
stock Fair and Try 20 Get
Berkshire Experts to
Come Here.
lFrom q $40 Corregpondentl

CFrom a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Dec. 2.-(special) -Nebraska's
chief executive has cause for sorrow and
regret for what might have been. He re-
ceived from the National Democratic club
an invitation to attend a banquet to be
given in honor Of the democratic governors
elect Of the country. In the list Of gov
ernors 20 be thus honored are the follow
ing: John A. Dix Of New York, Judson
Harmon OF Ohio. Woodrow Wilson OF New
Jersey, Eugene Foss OF Massachusetts,
Governor Baldwin OF Connecticut and Gov
ernor Plaisted OF Maine. The banquet is
TO be given at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel
in New York City on the night Of Deem
Der Is.
Now. n Governor shallenberger had not
said at the Grand Island state convention
that he would sign a county option bill. he
might have been renominated. II he had
been renomlnated he would have STOOD
much better chance OF election than he
did stand after being defeated for renom-
inatiOn. Friends Of the governor insist that
he alone was to blame for his defeat for
the nomination.
W. r. Mellor, secretary OF the State
Board Of Agriculture has returned from
Chicago, where he attended the meeting
OF the National Live Stock association.
Governor Shallenberger, c. n. Rudge,
George Hervey and other Nebraskans at
tended the meeting, and according to Mr..
Mellor Nebraskans we're pretty much IN
evidence in the associations affairs.
Governor Shallsnberger spoke to the
shorthorn Breeders association, OF which
association he Is a director" said Mr..
Mellor. "and his address was the feature
OF tho meeting. The governor stood out
far and away ahead OK any other speak
ers and the Nebraskans who heard him
felt proud OF their governor"
An invitation was extended to the Ma
tonal Berkshire association to meet here
next year and MIR. Meilor believes the in
vitAton will be accepted. Nebraska at its
state fair last year had more hogs on ex-
hiblt than any state except Iowa, and as
Iowa got the show and congress last year.
he believes Nebraska's chanoss are good
for next year.
People Score Once,
The railway commission has granted per-
mission to the Nebraska Telephone com
pany to reduce It's rates at Falrbury to
agree with the rates charged by the local
Independent company. II was brought out
at the hearing that the independent COM
pany charged &1B for telephones where
there we're more than ten subscribers and
$50 where there were less than ten But
Il appears that where five or more persons
were subscribers with the expectation of
increasing their number to ten, the lesser
rate was given them. The Nebraska com
pany asked permission to decrease its
rates 70 meet the competition and when
the hearing started the Fairbury company
offered to increase its rates IL the Nebraska
company would withdraw it's application
for q reduction. This the Nebraska COM
pany declined to do and the hearing went
on with the above result.
CFAbtree to Appoint.
James w. Crabtree, Just elected state
superintendent. IL expected to announce to-
morrow the names Of the members Of his
office force. In the superintendent office
there are twelve people employed regu-
larry and twice that many work at odd
times during the year.
AIdrich to Shake PIumtree.
Word has been received from David City
that Governor-elect Aldrich will be in LIN
coin Monday, at which time he win name
bunch Of appolntees.
The supreme court has granted a writ OF
habeas corpus against Sheriff HoaRland OF
Lancaster county in behalf OF o. ]. King
and B. I. Page, theoretically In the custody
Of the county official for having violated
the pure food law. The writ is made re-
turnable on January 8 at which time the
sheriff through his counsel, the attorney
general OF the state. win show cause TO the
court why he should retain the custody OF
the plaintiffs. II is probable that attorneys
on both sides Of the question will file briefs
covering the whole question in controversy
and the supreme court will lay down an
Interpretation OF the pure food law proyi-
Eions and their constitutionaHty
The case is a test brought by agreement
between the pure food commissioner ana
the National Biscuit company to try out
the provisions OF the law which demands
that the net weight must be stamped on ali
packages Of certain foodstuffs, among them
eereala The food commissioner insisted
that the National Biscuit company stamp
the net weight on its packages OF biscuits.
The company. through it's attorney. de-
elared the law invalid and asked a chance
90 have the question settled This was
agreed to and the local manager for the
cracker concern and ono OF the leadins
grocers were by agreement made the
means Of reaching the supreme court with
the case The application for q writ o.
habeas corpus was nlsd IN supreme court
which has original jurisdiction IN babeas
corpus cases, In order to avoid the tediou,
delays OF the lower courts, both SIDE,
aGreeing thas decision OF the highest
tribunal would be beneficial