Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-05
Nebraska
NEW RATE ORDER PRINTED
State Commission Prepares Lengthy
Document for Distribution.
NORFOLK SPUR TRACK DONE
Assistant Attorney General EdEer-
ton Gives Opinion ON Right OF
Woman. 60 Toll In. Hotel .,-
After Hours.
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AEEoIN = olhiI NOTFekpou0entl
1 LINCOLN, Sept ESPECIAL THE state
Railway commission has received the
first copies OF the new freight schedule
promulgated IN order No. II. The copies
are to be sold for u.75 each, about the
cost Of printing. The Burlington rall-
road has taken 100 copies the Union
Pacific 200. the Northwestern l7b and the
Rock Island 95 The Missouri Pacific
will prepare its own schedules.
The work of printing has cost the COM
mission ss.lls which comes out Of it's APP
preparation. while the proceeds from the
sale OF the books will have 10 20 into
the state general fund.
Panama-PacIfic Priseu.
Points made by the different contes-
tants in the contest for exposition prizes
for selling medals to raise funds for
Nebraska building at the Panama Pacific
exposition. were shown to be as follows
by the committee. consisting OF Assistant
Attorney General Edgerton Colonel J. H.
Presson and Deputy Auditor Minor, who
were selected TO count the results sent in:
Gladys Van SAINT, South Omaha 5oT5o.
Alice Root, shoies. 4L0OO. These we're the
first in the city and county contests the
HNNNhe faANNa SUMS W shNNAiN NihiNNRNAf
Lincoln. $3.50 points, and Vera webb.
creston. 1850 points.
spur Track Completed.
The side track 70 the Norfolk asylum
has been completed and Il Is expected
that the first car, supposed TO be field
with coal, win be sent over the spur. The
board OF control has been working TO
get this spur in ever since the legisia-
ture voted the funds for the purpose. but
there has been much delay. caused by
contractors wanting too much 10 put in
the thing, but II is finally done and II is
expected that the state will be saved
thousands OF dollars each year in carriage
charges.
Rights of Hotel Woman.
Labor Commissioner Charlie Pool. with
great deal OF pleasure calls on Assist
ant Attorney General Edgerton to know
whether n woman who owns a hotel may
stay up after 10 o'clock at night pesling
potatoes TO fry the next morning for
breakfast or has she any right 20 ASK
her daughters who have Just come In
from Joy ride 10 wash the dirty dishes
left from the supper 80 that they may be
clean for breakfast In answer 10 tho
question, Mr. Edgerton says;
e1t A clear that woman who owns and
operates q. hotel could not be prosecuted
Cor operating such hotel after 10 O'Clock
81 night for sh, edoes not come within the
penalized classes named in the laws. IL
her daughters are employed by her, and
paid for such employment, Il IL altogether
probable they come within the purvlew
Of this statute. II they work with her
merely as members OF the family. ! am
inclined 70 believe no successful prosecu-
ton could be instituted. ~
The word, '.employed" has secral mean
ings. two OF which are, ''hired'N and "ens
gagged In. IL q my ballet that the Iegis-
lature meant. IN using tho word en-
pioyeA 70 prohibit the hiring OF female
labor. during the prescribed time from 10
o'clock p. m. untn O'Clock a. M
Ridgeway Has Aspirattens. ~,
n. r. r. Ridseway. of Omaha, assistant
chief clerk OF the house AZ the last session
OF the legislstnes wa sat thk,state house
today, and announced that he would be a
candidate for the position Of chief clerk at
the next session. provided. OF course, that
tha body 10 democratic ft
Hand Crushed. IN GaNOIiae Engine
BRADSHAW. Neb.. Sept L--tspeeial)
-E. E. Ro~fley OF this place. while handl-
ing gasoline engine. met with severe
accident by having a couple OF fingers
severely cruahed. st
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