Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-13
Nebraska
ONE BLUFFS DEALER PROTESTS
Lonely Lumbermsn Says Wholesaler
Afraid 10 Appear.
WOULD EXPOSE THEIR DEALINGS
Enrren-e In Mfnfmua Car WetGht
Psisr - Re~tdesc- 0Hs-
ssae Neb-aska-

LINCOLN. guiy I2-fSpecaal l-ThHt rsr-
tain wholesale lumber desisrE would be
hlarklistsd ny retailers over ne state fof
selling direct 10 consumers. and that fear
q this kept them from registering otJec-
lions against the PROPOSED increase Of
minimum carload freight weights was tire
charge made by r. Q. Miller q the HHfsr
Lumber company q Council Bluffs. when
the hearing On the matter was tnken 10
before the state Railway commission to
CAY he aluDe appearing 10 Tight the raise
The Iowa man cuntsDde6 thar there we're
fuIlv a half duzsn concerns in Omaha
which would Re directly injured IN the
proposed raise bun asserted that these
companies we've scared ana unpiilinE 70
attend the hearing because II would lay
hare their operations 10 me retail dealers
~ the state An >retan dealers the
ushsr hand according 60 statements mace
BY Mr. Miller would be likewise adversely
affected by the change IN the rates, but
would undergo slight injury because their
strongest competitors, the mai order
houses would be greatly Handicapped IN
I ffeir fight for business Of the direct buyer.
The Nsstrauks dealers are not ob3ecrinE
! because Of their own selfish reasons" Eaic
4 M Miller 10 the commission hui they
are opposed 10 such n concern ~ OUTS and
( they hope by this meEnE 70 curtRfl cur
business in this EtEts The incTsasa. max
Ing the minimum lumber shtpnen1s
&c 0os pounds instead Of AgB. would vera
irreparzble injury 10 thu cumpany. ana
I though n would hurt the retailers In q
way IL would be 80 niig.ht rs TO hardly be
noticsRble~
1 The representative 81 the Council Biuffs
Z concern WIS IN a difficult position from
the b=ginning q the bearing the railroad
/ men, n number of whom were present
almost repeatedly calling the azteuttun Of
Z the railway commissioners 10 The 1act that
Z il was an out Of the state concern object
I ing 10 the raise Of Nebraska reEulntiun
If Nebraska common cEr-1era
LincoEa's ExP-ns~s Grsw.
Members Of the city finance committees
are still Of the opinion that they can
make I'D a budget Of nsxf years expenses
for the municipal year which VIII not
call for an Increase u the city levy.
4 Councilnen figure that this can be done.
though they assert that II the fun amount
Of CITY bands which TAI due are puad q
levy Of g mills VIII be entirely inadequate
Department expenses for the year are IN
the main IN excess Of the amount given
them last year. tOtaling almost half MIL
hon dollars. AL Of which must be Sc
cured 10 taxation. Ths total assessed
valuation Of the city in round numbers is
- .SDo.OOO. II the levy ia Is minis thai
amount win produce in taxes but Ss72 SO
OF this amount the city iE allowed 10 Ap-
propriRts but % per cent 80 that uDaRns
Still less left for the running expenses OF
the year The general fund and oocupa-
tion taxes raise warning amounts. which
may be used SO that a total ct about
49,
able ID meet the aemKnns u the recon
srrocteo budget
HeRr1ngs An ParAon Onses-
Dates for hearings On the applications
I n1 three more cony1cts Of the state pan-
itanriRry which have appealed for liberty
have been set by the state advisory board
Of pGrdons Calvin Harris. colursd. OF this
CITY, who was convicted Of criminal rs
sault will come before rhe board On Az
gust J. Harris in his application dose
NOT deny his guilt, bun asserts that ne
has suffered sufficiently and believus that
he should be released.
Harm Darksen Of Boyd county, sent 10
the state psnttentiRry for assault upon
his stepdApghter. win appear before ths
board August > Darksen alleges that ne
IL the victim Of = conspiracy ana that
]
appealing the case 10 the state supreme
court should he cancelsd anRsrnnch as the
lawyer forgot 10 take further interest IN
the case after he had obtained title 10
the old mans land
Charles Pumphrey OF Omaha. couvac4po
and sentenced for the murder Of a China
man IN that CITY, has also applied fsr n
pardon and his case viii he heard by The
board July 20
Gift Oosc=ras An District Cart
Though failing 10 SET q restraining Or
der IN the federal courts against the en-
foruement Of me HsnEb antl-fres CIR en-
terprdse act the plaintiffs. the sperry a
Hutchinson trading stamp oanoern Of New
Jersey ana the Magazine and Book COM
pany ID New York CITY. today carried the
case 10 the district court Of this county
and Eucneedsd In Obtaining fhelr injunc-
ten. The Injunction ~ issued restrnsns
Governor Aldr1eh and County Attorney
STROBE from forcing = oOmphance with the
new Art Yesterdays case was fhr0sEu
sut q the federal nour1 because the Hp-
pncEuon Tor The restraining urder va
made cut against Attorney General Grant
G. Martin instehe Of the county s4torneT
whose outy II Is 10 enforce the provisions
of The new law under the act itself
Max Rk1A Gaze Resaas.
Ths case az Max l. Esicb Of Grand IslHna
) charged with performing a criminal OPERA
ton upon Florence Sutherland a former
Hail county school t=aeher. was taken m
by the SrKts Board Of Health todNy An
TINS city. Dr. c b. Fan of Beatrice pre-
siding. Arguments and rhe taking 81 testi-
many ocrupisd the entire aftsrnoon.
Attorneys ". Il Thompson ana Fra
?. Ashton Of GrGnd Island appeared for the
defense and r. Il Wilson q this city VA,
! counsel for the complainant Dr.. b Z
MeGrath az Grand Island
The initial clash in the prOoeedinEs can.