Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-13
Nebraska
NO FUNDS TO RUN
FOUR DEPARTMENTS
State Legislature Fails to Appro-
Pirate Money for Important
Branches of Administration.
THREE RAIL COMPLAINTS FILED

(From a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. June 12.-(Special.)-The
failure Of the last legislature. either pur-
posely or through negligence to appro-
pirate funds to run several departments
of the state, notably the oil and food COM
mission, hotel COMMISSION, fire commits
sion and game and fish commission has
put it up to the attorney general OF the
state to devise some means so that the
victims may not suffer who have to do
the work OF the departments.
The law provides that these depart
ments shall turn in ell fees to the state
and that the salaries and expenses shall
be paid by an appropriation. The economy
crowd in the last legislature was anxious
enough about the water in the well, but
refused to buy a pump to get it out.
Three Rail Complaints.
Three complaints were filed with the
State Railway commission today against
railroads. The first was filed by Secre-
tary shorthill of the Nebraska Farmers
Cooperative Grain and Live Stock as
ISOLATION and asks that the Union Pacific
be investigated regarding rates charged
on grain out of Hordville to Omaha The
charge is discrimination in rates.
Nelson L. Rawlings filed a complaint
against the Burlington alleging that the
rate on ice from Wymore to Omaha and
South Omaha is $40 per ton while the
rate from Sioux City to the same towns,
shorter distance is only 80 cents per
ton. He asks the commission to require
the railroad to show cause why the rates
should not be equalized.
Mr.. Rawlings asks for q transfer switch
one mile east of Wymore. where the
Union Pacific road crosses the Burllng-
ton. He alleges that under the present
system he has TO ship ice TO Beatrice
over the Union Pacific and back over the
Burlington to get to towns on that road
when by having a switch at that point
the transfer can be made and the rate
made cheaper. He says that the two
roads run side by side for a mile before
crossing each other and that a switch
may be easily put in.
Reed Goes to Washington.
Attorney General Reed will leave today
for washington to represent the state in
the freight rate cases before the Inter-
state Commerce commission. Chairman
Clarke of the Nebraska commission will
also attend the hearings, but will stop
In Omaha on the way.
Murphy q Co. Appeal.
The firm of Andrew Murphy & Co. OF
Omaha has appealed to the supreme
court from a Judgment secured in the
Douglas county district court by Charles
w. Pierce for 1900 for injuries alleged
10 have been received by falling down
an open elevator shaft in their manu-
featuring plant, in which he sustained q
broken arm and other injuries. Pierce
sued for $25,6oO.
Thomas Talks at Aurora.
State Superintendent Thomas went TO
Aurora today TO deliver an address be-
fore the graduation class OF the eighth
grade county schools
"skeeters" Rout Guard.
Ad1utant General Hall and his forces
have been routed. After hard battle
with the enemy they were compelled 10
change their contemplated location OF a
rifle camp and aeroplane school to the
state fair grounds to get rid of the large
army OF ''skeeters' which infests the
original location.
Losey Asks Parole.
II. e. Losey. sentenced to term IN the
penitentiary for having in his possession
Gambling devices, and who applied 70
the Pardon board TOT paru"i, "A
change his application to parole. Losey
pleaded guilty to the charge expecting
that the punishment would be simply
fine. The gambling device in his posses
sion was a pack of cards. II paroled he
will 20 to his father in New Mexico
Funeral of Judge Field
The funeral of Judge Allen W. Field
occurred yesterday and was largely at
tended. The funeral was held at the
residence, conducted by Rev. Mr.. waite
and DR.. F. L. Wharton. The active pail
hearers were: l.. A. Ricketts,, w. T.
sharp, II. X. Burket. w. S. Written l.
q. Chafhn and C. A. Tucher. while the
honorary pallbearers were: John b.
Wright. w. B. Lindley. p. l.. Hail. Judge
Il. p. Holmes, E. ]. Hainer and Dr..A' H.
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