Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-19
Nebraska
NEW RAIL RATES ALLOWED
State Commission Giving Roads Per-
mission to Make Them.
JRsE GOES 70 PAPILLION
over Missouri Pacific Wreck VIC
tinas - Policeman Emerson
Captured for RoIdup.
Rrom q STAFF Correspondent

CFrom q starr Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Oct. 1s.-(Special.) THE
state Railway commission has given the
Burlington permission to publish new
rate on stone from Louisville and Cedar
Creek to Durham. being a reduction Of
| cont per hundred. the same rate which
applies to Lincoln.
The Nebraska Traction and Power
company. which has built an interurban
ane from Omaha to Papillion, has filed
! schedule OF rates, being from to Is
rents. The schedule 10 filed by Arthur
English. who, as receiver of the COM
pany. has its affairs in charge.
The rate on burlap bags from Omaha
20 Alliance are reduced to 70 cents per
hundred, 14-cent decrease in the rate.
The commission has received an In
formal complaint from Mayor E. w.
Cullen OF winside in regard TO poor con.
hection between passenger trains on the
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
railroad at that place.
The Union Pacific railroad has been
authorized to publish class and COM
modify rates from Omaha, Lincoln, Free
mont and Grand Island to stations on its
North Platte valley branch, west Of
Northport. The rates are practically the
same as Burlington rates from these four
towns.
The Union Pacific Is permitted to pub
hsh rates on sugar beets on it's North
Platte valley branch to Northport when
the destination is Scott's Bluff. A reduc-
ton OF from 10 to Is cents a ton IL made
by the new schedule.
The Burlington, Northwestern and
Nnion Pacific companies have been au-
h,orized to reduce rates on scrap iron
from sixteen towns to Hastings for the
benefit OF an iron foundry established
there. The reduction is from l to 2
cents q hundred.
Purse Attends Inquest.
State Railway Commissioner w. F.
Purse went to Papillion today for the
purpose OF attending the inquest TO be
held over the victims Of the Missouri
Pacific wreck which occurred last Sun
day near Fort Crook. It is usual for the
Interstate Commerce Commission to send
representative 70 such proceedings. but
when 1t is not possible for one OF the
members OF that body 20 attend q mem
Der OF the commission from the state
where the Investigation IL TO be made Il
asked TO be present
EDEAulaaAOn FnOmg company
The Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph
company has been given permission to
invest 10000 in stock OF Fremont. York
and Saline county telephone companies.
This is TO be done in pursuance OF an
order issued some time ago by the State
Railway commission TO the effect that
ne local company could issue stock to
The amount Of t4ss.745 with the under
standing that $4,000 OF the amount could
be used in associated companies subject
10 the approval OF the railway commits
zion
Policeman Turns HoIduD.
After firing four shots at his pursuers
and after making a desperate resistance
David Emerson. who held up the cashier
" q local restaurant today at noon, was
captured ~ Detective Bently END taken
10 the police station. Emerson formerly
served on the Lincoln police force and
while in the eity's employ was known
~ one OF the most capable officers In
the department
Jackson Gets Results.
State Food Commissioner Jackson got
Ipesoy results from prosecutions - orp"sA
Island, where merchants anu yoSsSrS
we're charged with failure TO brand orig
nal packages with the net weight. Fnes
Amounting 70 500 we're imposed in four
Yass where the accused pleaded guilty.
Fhe costs In each case were SIS, The
Nebraska Mercantile company pleaded
ruilty to failure to brand the net weight
IN coffee, Richard Ksister pleaded guilty
10 the same charge In regard 70 lard ana
Donald 4 Porter pleaded guilty On two