Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-30
Nebraska
OIL PROVES SLICE QUESTION
wilson Complaint Brings 0ut Much
Evidence at Lincoln
WITNESS Is TAKEN OH STAND
RafIruaa Lawyers BeEia 90 Break
late Material secured for Biz
Rate Hearing when Powell
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LINCOLN. sept z.-lspeaal- b-whIls ire
railway ccrrisEou may have hard lit
re About o. rates IN the hearing Of the
aVpiication % Victor Wilson f1r a reduction
ia the rates OF OIL Il did hsar al about
oil fuel Oh. crude cil and other kinds q
oil TIE witness. who vas - vel posted
Wa c. Y Hoop o. Kansas City. imported
as a chemical engineer.
In his tesamouy 3Ir. Roop gave a detailed
statement q the progress q refining OIL
and q the differsncss In the al found n
California Texas OKLAHOMA, kansas and
limos ard he wound Up VIII the state
rzent that he ha1 examined AZ least Zss
different oiI burners for domestic Use and
found not o1e that vas sztlztacrory. He
went further and said II . manufacture
o. . satisfactory burner would Snow Up IN
Kansas city ae would give hin EAee
worth o. work putting the burners in the
furnaces OF that city. As he would also
give him E0eo for the burner.
The railroads PIT On few witnesses 10
tel how much they had 70 pay in damages
for hauling o. and how little they can haul
~ one time 70 justly their present rates.
Victor Wilson The complainant. went into
the question q the coEt Per t0u per mile
Of hzulng the or and practically admitted
before complering his cross examination
that he had got beyond his depth l. G.
Powell wns placed on the scand BY M
Wils0a and the Questions he asked him
gave TIE railroad attorneys an opportunity
70 break into the evidence which M Pow
Ell has b-eu compshng for the rae cases
DOW In uas courts and the witness was
hastily excused afssr having sidestspped
ar-alffa-u Nv On the crraarsrre
Last year the commission reduced the
oil rates - per cent and went over the
proposition thoroughly and nothing new
has been brought out So far A. this hear
ing An appeal has already been made
20 ne Interstate Commerce Commission TO
reduce the interstate rates, and the action
q that body may have some effect OF the
Nebraska commission
suit Asain.t Ex-OffieinI-
Dennis n Croutn has brought 70 the
supreme court his sun against Daniel J.
Cronin and the United States Fidelity and
Casualty compauy. According % the brief
filed this morning BY the attorneys for
Dennis H Crunin. Daniel CrUnin was treas
UFsr Of Holt county from lss 70 1877 aid
while such officer wos instructed 20 pub
lish the delinquent TAX LIST under the scav-
sngsr tox law n the Frontier. Instead
OF publishing the notices IN that paper
tire county treasurer turned the copy over
TO the Holt County independent which
published the same and collected the
money therefor By reason OF this act Of
the county treasurer. TIE plaintiff alleged
he was damaged 70 the amount OF s. So -
and he bro1ghf suit for that sun In
the lower court the demurrer filed By the
county treasurer vas sustained and the
case here Is On appeal
DahImaa Weleosaes school Teacher.
While IN Boston attending the National
Teachers ASSOCIATION the Nebraska dele
baton WAS visited b. = most interesting
person in Mss Slekies VINO was the first
government school teacher sent TO the Pins
Ridge agency For Mr.. Bishop, stat
superintendent Miss Slekles related SONS
of her experiences in the west In the early
days and 70 hi1 she gave much unwritter
history about the Indian wars which b.
Elu include IN one Of his reports
Miss Sickles told me- said Mr.. Bishop
about her reception al the agency. 81.
described the reception this way. In N.
sarly evening there was loud yelling al II.
Z agency and when looked our I saw abou
sixty cowboys running as hard as thel
horses could come TO the building. The,
rode Up and one young man rode OF
Apart from the others and delivered 10 M
address q welcome. assuring me TIA
the west appreciated my presence an
hoped for me a Ions lie and happiness
he made q niee talk and then was pre-
seated with q barrel Of apples The youn
man who made the address o. welcome "a
James c, Dahlman- who Afterwards IN
derstand came - be mayor Of your bigxes
city That crowd Of cowboys were AL I'm
, T0Uug men and learnsd % think a Il
o. them
Senator BErke1t's Dates
\ The following speaking dates have bee
announced for Senator Burkerr- Mondsl
October z Beatrice. Jansen and Fairbur,
Tuesday. Edgar, Clay Center. Harvard an
Hastings Wednesday and Thursda,
Omaha. Friday. Valparaiso. szturda,
Ceresc0 and DSNsy.
beginning the week q October u. the seI
al0r Viii b In the northeastern part Of Il
state. starting a. Herman on Monday. Il
3sth- Tuesday the senator VIII be al PEI
Ger. II = expected that tbs meeting NJ
b largely attended By Indians. VITO hav
been interested In sumo important l=eist
u0u Whica the senator has been SUGGEST
IN accomplishing for them On the eve
Ing Of the liz he vii be al Ponca. Wedne
day. Dakota city and Randolph. Thur
GAY, BioOufield and Harrington. Frida
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and Oakland
neleEAtes 10 Dry Farming Conxr-.
GoFerncr Shalleubsrgsr has Appointed I
following delegates 70 the flfth Dry Pan
ms congress. which cuzvs-es IN LEncol
Oct0bsr 70 g tEcluziEe-
W H kerEuzol- L-l1clins Chris EoehI.
hastings tcrleGare A. LarEsA. Val kaVs.
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ems, Has-lnsss Clzreuee H1lslbeck 30
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Snouias Cas-. Kim Creek- C. C. 60
he@Eness Ia1u1as Andrews. CambrisEe-
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