Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-17
Nebraska
no LIQUOR upon TRAINS
Supreme Court Permanently Enjoins
Burlington from Serving 1t.
CORNGROwERS MEET AT LINCOLN
Good Roads Convention Condemns
Present Heller SHELTER system of
Improvement of Esghwnys-
BOotblRcks Want Tips.
CFrom a staff Corrssp,ndent.N


LINCOLN, Jan. l6.-(Special Telegram
Those who want a drink on trains in
Nebraska will suffer in the future. Not
only does the law prohibit persons from
taking a private bottle on a train and
drinking therefrom when they traveh but
the supreme court this afternoon took
away the last refuge of the thirsty by
permanently enjoining the Burlington and
Union Pacific roads from selling Equos'
in dining cars.
II is supposed that other roads which
have not already discontinued the prac-
tice will now follow suit. The case was
brought some time ago and the roads
filed a demurrer 10 the petition. This
was overruled and today when the case
came up on Its merits the roads with
drew their answer and decided TO stand
on the demurrer. This having been over
ruled previously, there was nothing for
the court to do but grant the injunction
as prayed for.
Skiies Files as Popuiist.
c. NJ. Skiles of David City today filed
his petition as populist candidate for con-
gfess in the Fifth district. He had al
ready filed as a democratic candidate for
the same office. Just what will be done
with the petition is not clear at present
as the party had no candidates in the
field last year and therefore under the
primary law II is held cannot get on the
ballot except by petition.
Permanent Road Improvements.
W.. L, Gerhart, state engineer Of Kan
90 a.
state farm, today urged better care Of
roads and recommended concrete ana
stone bridges, in fact permanent improve
ments Of all kinds. He said that in Kan
sas 100000 was spent annually on roads
and that two-thirds OF it was wasted. He
presumed that the same condition OBJ
tanned in Nebraska Representatives from
various counties gave the results Of road
work in their sections. Much progress
was reported. but all inveighed against
the system Of working out the road tax
on the ordinary helter-skelter plans.
Thrust for Bridge Combine.
At the afternoon session of the Good
Roads convention several speakers took
a shot at the alleged bridge trust. which,
II was charged. under the present blanket
system of letting bids really eliminated
competition by colluslve bids. the COM
panies dividing up the territory. Senator
w. b. Banning of cass county recited
how he had introduced bill in the last
legislature which would have broken up
the system. II passed the senate but died
in the house, and Banning charged II was
apparent the bridge combine had used
money TO accomplish the result.
II. II. Mcdonald, state engineer Of Iowa.
eorroboratcd Banning as to the effect Of
the blanket system of letting contracts.
Resolutions adopted deplored the pooling
Of contracts under the present system.
rs Brown for Seed Testing,
Atfthe meeting 9qthe corn growers. K.
T. Brown of Davy' wanted two changes
ID the pure food law. one providing for a
free seed testing bureau and the other
repeating, the exemption OF the grower OF
alfalfa seed. who sells Il from the farm,
from the penalty for selling adulterated
seed. The entire forenoon session was
devoted to the discussion Of alfalfa and
much Of interest was brought out. Soil
problems was the topic OF the AFTERNOON
session, when resolutions were passed IA
voriag the parcels post and a "blue sky
law.
Horse breeders Meet.
The horse breeders also met at the
state farm with a large attendance. The
new stallion law and the horse judging
contests are the most interesting things
h this gathering.
Hawcs May Head Board.
At the meeting Of the State Agricul-
tural society President o. p. Henderson,
resigned on account of removing from the
state and indications are, that /. W.
Halves Of Minden, vice president will
be selected for the position. There are
-four candidates for vice president, l.. W.