Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-07
Nebraska
ALDRICH FEARS FOR LAWS
Governor Of Nebraska Says Federal
Courts Encroaching on State.
RATE ACT DECLARED IN DANGER
In Letter Accepting InyitatiOn 20
Meeting of Governors In New
Jersey lie Declares Question
of vital Import.
Crrom q Sad correspondentl

|
4 (From a staff Correspondent
1 LINCOLN. June 6.-CSpecial )-Governor
| Aldrich. who has some decided ideas on
| the control OF public service corporations
| by states, has suggested, in answering an
invitation TO be present at the gathering
/ of governors to be held In New Jersey in
| September, that a paper be read on that
subject Further. the Nebraska executive
had volunteered to write such a paper
himself and would deliver It at the meet
ing II he is asked to by the committee
| on arrangements
Governor Aldrich resents the encroaeh-
ment OF the federal courts on what he
maintains are strictly intrastate affairs
and he expresses the fear that the freight
and passenger rate laws passed at the
1907 session Of the legislature may be de-
clared unconstitutional by the federal
court OF appeals Governor Aldrich's letter
to William Jordan in regard to being pres
ent at the gathering OF state executives
says:
Jordan, New York City: Dear Sir--Yours
of May 81 is before me. Think the change
Of date TO September Il is all right
so. widely discussed before the American
public as to the propriety and necessity
interfering in the control by the states Of
public service corporations II seems to me
that there should be paper upon this
The district federal judiciary seems to
be encroaching upon the. rights Of the
state.
personally know that Nebraska. ia
vitality interested in this issue. as there is
an elegant prospect of a federal court OF
appeals declaring unconstitutional the pas
state
Also the subject of conservation of the
resources Of the several states, both from
a commercial standpoint and the stand
point of citizenship, the latter, of course
along moral lines and general education
II can be Of any assistance to you or
to the program committee please call on
pare a paper on the subject OF "State
Control Of Quasi Public Corporations in
or something like that, but would have to
know at as early date possible in
order to make preparation. as my time is
for the month of July and a portion of
CHESTER II. ALDRiCH
Claim of Reach Rejected,
The state normal board, at a meeting
held at Chadron. rejected a claim pre-
scented by one OF its members the Rev
/. F. Roach, pastor of st. Paurs church
Of this city. for the delivery of a baccalau-
reate address at the Peru normal school.
| The Rev. Mr.. Roach, together with State
Superintendent Crabtree were both absent
from the meeting. The claim as presented
was $50 for the address, 1928 for railroad
fare and 81 for livery hire
State Treasurer George Of the auditing
committee OF the state normal board
marked the claim rejected and called the
attention Of the board to the fact that
earlier in the year. at a motion made by
the Rev. I. F. Roach himself, the position
was taken that no member Of the board
should be paid expenses for any meeting
OF any kind unless the other members of
the board approved the action
State Superintendent Crabtree and the
heads Of the four normals were appointed
committee to revise the rule which gives
teachers two months leave of absence
with one months pay to go away to study
along lines Of improvement in his profess
sion.
President to Visit Lincoln,
Announcement received in this city to-
day that President Taft would in all prob
ability visit here In the fall occasioned
considerable Joy among both democrats and
republicans. The invitation which was
sent by the local commercial club, Gov
ernor Aldrich and Charles w. Bryan was
promptly accepted by the president and is
considered a quick recognition of its cor
dial and non bipartisan nature.
Flag Day Proclamation.
Governor Aldrich has issued the follow
ing proclamation asking the people to OBJ
serve flag day, June IA:
"Under and by virtue of the authority
In me vested hereby proclaim and desiE-
nate WEDNESDAY June IA, 1911, as Flag day.
anniversary of the day when the finitea
states congress, by an act adopted the
stars and stripes as our nations emblem,
OF this important matter to the end that
our devotion may be renewed and reinvig-
Justice and equality will continue 10 he
strong and enduring
This flag. in name, stands for JUS
lice, liberty and equality, and If 1t is to
remain so in reality we must ever keep
burning the fires of patriotism, loyalty and
Let the observance of this day be such
that IT will arouse in the manhood of our
state stat and nation q lofty inspiration to love
can the price Of human liberty be fully
For this purpose I therefore direct that
on this day Old Glory be displayed from
the capitol building and all other public
oil enio citiSs IN the state; urgently request
homes and places OF business in suit
able style with our national emblem.
} and every city and that the village govern
nent OF each and every village through
out the STATE take this matter up and see
day - ~
And may there be such other and
proper Observance Of the day as may be
deemed fit and desirable"
Too Mach Iced Food Deadly.
BEAVER CITY. Neb.. June 6.-(Special
Telegram.)-Ed Port caught In a game OF
ball between Arapahoe and Norton Sun
day. He then drank a large amount OF
ice water and ate ice cream and died yes
terday. The body has been taken TO Firth,