Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-01
Nebraska
STATES AGREE UPON DEFENSE
Engineer Hurd Pleased at Result Of
National Conference.
ROADS ARE ALREADY UNITED
state Railway CSmnIs-ion VIII Re
sane HearinE Of Rock Island
Physical vaIustion Case en-
Fffth Of September.

prom a staff Co-rsspon6sntl
LINCOLN. Nsb- Aug Il speciail-
Engineer Hurd q Tire physicsl valuation
department Of TIE Nebraska state Railway
commission - vel pleased with the ~
Euits Of Tire recent national conference of
engineers and commissions ard declares
that much god viH result from the gath
ertng-
The principal object q n. meeting vas
70 get TIE different states whi-a are tn
terss1ed IN rate regulator 10 agree OF a
common defense TIE railroad men who
are attacking state regulation have agreed
on their theories ard IRE of evidence.
> They tel the saus storT Co every court
OF attempt to- while the state Departments
In svery instance have had different lines
of d-fsnse We desire 20 agree on q line
q defense ard present Z 20 the court with
q soEd front II developed during thr rs-
cert meeting that the states intend 70 DO
this very thing Sad Mr. Hurd-
o. September the railway commission
VII resume It's hearing Of the physical
vAlzation Of tn properly % TIRE Rock
Island. whieh valuation has only recently
ben completed b. the state department
Ths valuation placed b The commission
Eas sza71s SIS g. rerroduction value rev
and Al ssaoE es1 . present Or dsPrecistsd-
value. TIE company. however. alleges that
there Is 10 depreciation because TIRE prop
srty IS kept ID At certain standard for
constant and q maximum efficiency use
TIE company alleges in statement that
its property Is worth s111E 50 TIE val
uasion per mile as made b. the railway
commission experts. Is tEs.sc %. rsprodBc-
ton value. and SSssc-E. present value
Matters Back from west.
Ex-Governor Thomas J. Majors OF peru
called today AZ the state house 70 pay his
respects to Governor Aldrich. but. finding
that ofneial out he visited instead with
william Husenstts-. A. present chairman
Of the republican state central committee
and chief deputy oil inspector
Mr. Majors Is returning from BOX Butte
county. vher che has extensive rsnehing
interests Potatoes. which are the most
valuable Of any Of the products raised On
Mr. Matters holdings. 20 Ne SAYS are going
TO net him fair returns this season
Fair Promises Well
b Eisv.. Years aEo the total admissions
durfuR an entire weeks holding % the state
fair we're A4eoa one days admissions last
year exceeded that amount and this year
Secretary MeIlor and his oorps OF assist
ants hope that every day vii show al at
tendance OF better than that average daily
with Secretary OF Agriculture Wilson sn1
CONGRESSMAN George ". Norris as pTtnci-
psl SPEAKERS and with the finest and lsrg-
est exhibits ever collected there is not rea-
son. say the officials. why this year should
not exceed all others Department superin-
tenSents are TO report tomorrow and the
placing OF the exhibits vii begin in earnest
Copy of statutes Back
Secretary OF state Wait having refused
10 accept payment for the copy OF ths
statutes Uhich was recently cent 10 State
senaor c c. Smith OF Exeter. the member
Of the upper house has returned the works
In 50 doing Senator Smith spUrns the offer
Of the great state q Nebraska 10 make him
q present
ices Hatpin a. Weapon.
Mrs. MAbel Burch q 81. Louis woman who
was taken in = densntsd condition from q
Burlington train. and who has been held
in the county Jail here since Tuesday. carry
today tried 10 stab herself With hatpin-
she inflicted several wounds upon her body.
cut none VIII prove fstaL The police A.
thorfties Of 81 Louis have beer commUui-
Gated with In the hope tia; relatives Of
the woman ray be located
Darlington Cats Rate.
The 8enrasaa Railway commission has
granted leave 20 the Burlington Rsilroad
company 20 publish rate OF one AID one
half fare for the round trip for the berent
Of people who desire to attend the state fair
~ Lincoln next week
School In EEg CandlinE.
state Chemist Redfsrd. who T. acting state
feed commissioner during the illness %
CommisstOner W R jackson EtI couducJ
q little school IN egg Gambling a. the r,0uit-y
Building a. the state fair grounds during
the fair. He intends 10 demonstrate 90
farmers the ease With which they can uzi.E
a hone-msde czndu,tE box and hoE they
can Increase the keeping qualities OF their
eggs b. dispensing with ROSTERS after the
Matching season i over.
Regulation for Liastedt.
requisition has been issued By the gov
ernor for the return OF AIfrsz I-insteG- 10
Custer county On the charge Of q criminal
offense against Miss Clara Carlson a D.
ysA-rold girl whom he Is alleged 20 have
enttoed sEay from home The coupe are
laid 70 be in Aberdeen. s d The bass for
tEis belief - letter received o. ire gin
pArents- She wrote home that she sNI
Hnstdes we're a. Aherteen ard asked her
afther 20 EFits 70 him- she sssd IIEste,tt
would get the letter As she never U=ng coUa
toEn TIE offsnse charged is sad "a have
been COMMITTEES March -