Uovenior Mined
Mediation Board
For Labor Rows
r
Anticipation of labor troubles as a
result of reductions in apes of rail
road employes and others van forecast
here today in the action of Governor
McKelvie appointing a board of media
tion. The members of the board, as an
nounced today, are:
William H. Fitzer, Nebraska City,
attorney, chairman and representative
of the public.
C 13. Towle, Lincoln, president of
the Nebraska Manufacturers' associa
tion, representative of employers.
Benjamin Green, Lincoln, member
of the railway machinists union and
Spanish war veteran, lepiesentative of
labor.
Governor McKelvie announced or
ganized labor and employers had re
quested tne speedy appointment of this
bo "'.
Provision for the creation of such a
boaiw Avbd made uy the XV lit legisla
ture. The board has nevtr functionetl.
Tha function of the board will be to
inve 'ijrate strikes nnd other lal or
troubles and spread the results of the
investigation before the public.
Governor Mcwtivie beneves public
pentiment is the best tribunal in set
tlement of labor troubles and thinks
unbiased reports of a board of this de
scription is the best means of settling
disputes.
At the time the governor refused to
veto the anti-picketing bill he an
nounced this board of mediation would
be appointed soon.
Meantime, the labor unions and non
partisan league formed a coalition and
are now circulating referendum peti
tions against the anti-picketing law.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend our sincere
thanks to neighbors and friends for
their kindly assistance and sympathy
during our recent bereavement.
MRS.' J. J. VANCE,
J 1L VANCE
65 MR. AND MRS. F. 0. RQWE.
Nebraska now leads all states in the
joint national and state campaign for
the improvement of live stock. The
United States department of agricul
ture recently notified the state college
of Agriculture that Nebraska has
nosed Virgina out of first place in the
number of animals enrolled in the
pure sires campaign. Nebraska now
has S2.118 head of animals and 64,461
head of poultry listed, and applica
tions have been made for several thou
sand more head. Virginia still leads
in the number of farmers using noth
ing but purebred sires, but more ani
mals are kept per farm in Nebraska.
Virginia has 1,130 farmers enrolled,
against 554 for this state. However,
Nebraska is enrolling additional farm
ers at a rapid rate, seventy-five appli
cations having been made since the de
partment of agriculture made its le
port. The United States army has gassed
rats along important waterfronts, is
gassing locusts in the Philippines, and
is preparing to gas boll beevils in the
south. It was an ill wind that carried
the first gas wave acros3 No Man's
land in France, but it may have blown
a little good.
The only woman who ever went over
Niagara falls and lived is now in a
poorhouse at the age of seventy-five.
Another sad instance of how an un
feeling country rewards- its public
benefactors.
CU ST TAKE THEIR-
HAM FROM OUT THE PAN
AND ADD AN EGG-OR
JTWO, OH ! MAN.1!
THE tempting, tantalizing
aroma of sugar cured ham
sizzling in the pan almost
makes a man feel like com
mitting poetry. Ah but it's
the quality that counts and .
the taste that tells.
HAM AND BACON
SPECIALS
Morris Supreme Ham,
per pound 33tf
Swift's Premium Ham,
per pound 35
Armour's Star Ham,
per pound 35
Morris Matchless
Bacon, per lb., 30c, 35
Swift's Premium,
whole or half 45
Armour's Star,
whole or halfv--43tf
Hamburger, lb 13
Sausage, per lb 20
Pork Chops, lb 23 i
Watch for Mr. Happy Tarty.
i THE MODEM
MARKET!
II6.WEST.-4TH 4
phone:
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Two and a Bridge
By ANDERSON MILLER
C 1111. br MeClnr Ncwaptpcr rnlot.)
The primal command to Adam to
earn his bread by the sweat of Mm
brow was certainly being applied lit
erally In his own case, thought Robert
Owen gloomily, as he regarded the
moist lamp that represented what had
bevn, a few hour ago, a fresh end
rpotlesa handkerchief. Tlie trctn was
moving leisurely through a district In
western renusylvaiiia where there was
not a tree, as far as he could see
through the grimy windows, that was
more than ten feet high.
The sun heat down on tl:e country,
and from the gray-green earth re
flexed Lent w.iTes leaped hack, quiv
ering and distorting the view. Owen,
though clad an lightly as possible, wan
literally sweltering.
He thought regretfully of the cool
quiet of the club lounge which he had
left twenty hours before; the shaded
veranda, the Icy shower hatha, the In
vigorating chill of the swimming pool.
And he had let the chief talk him
Into making this trip on the off chance
of getting the contract for putting up
a bridge over some forsaken river or
other In the wilds of the state, off the
main line I
lie groaned as he thought that he
would probably be marooned up there
for the better part of a week, Inter
viewing county commissioners and
highway experts In little boxlike of
fices that smell of dust and were
abominably hot.
He mopped his brow again, more
from force of habit than with any ex
pectation of mitigating his discomfort,
and glanced out of the window at the
station which the train was at that
"I'm Going Away Tomorrow."
moment languidly leaving, 'l'hlllps
vllle," said the gilt letters. Only two
more stops to Spring Valley that, at
least, was a comfort.
He would see the head of the state
highway department thut afternoon
and try to he comfortable during the
night, at least. He woudered what
Spring Valley was like. For the twen
tieth time thnt day he drew the letter
from the highway department from
his pocket and reah It, from the courte
ous oienlng to the "Yours truly, J.
Harbison, Coiu'r."
It was a nice letter and "J. Harbi
son" had a nice signature that at
leust was something. Hurbltton wnan't
a smoky old fogy he was sure of
that. "Spring Valley I" roared
the conductor, and Owen leaped to his
feet and hurried from the train, clutch
ing his rolls of blueprints and his
suitcase.
Spring Valley was not prepossess
ing to the eye. At the station were
three dilapidated looking vehicles
drawn by somnolent horses and
manned by dusky Jehus whu babbled
unceasingly the merits of the hotels
they represented.
Owen took the least objectionable
of these and was transported in due
time to the Mansion House. His first
opinion of the Mansion House was
that It wasn't. The usunl languid
bellboy; the usual crawling elevator;
the usual room with the usual golden
oak furniture, and the usual prospect
of the usual travesty of a meal at
6 o'clock. He Inquired the way to
the state highway commissioner's of
fices and departed.
Ills inquiry for Mr. Harbison ws
fcreeted with a grin by the" boy who
took his card, and presently he was
shown Into a room that belled his
preconceived Ideas. It was spotlessly
elean and had the air of having but
rtceutly been gon over an air con
splcuousiy lacking' In most of the of
Hcos Owen had visited In his time. A
girl was- seated at. a desk, writing
busily. She glanced up- as he entered.'
"Mr. Owenr
"Tes to see Mr. Harbison- about
that bridge." Harbison had taste tn
secretaries, be thought.' But her next
wenls took him off hi feet
"I a&i Miss Harbison," the' younz
lady, replied calnily.r "Won't you sit
Coth?". . '
TLe-e-tfc highway commissioner?"
Owen eoold aJy stare.
rvhrKa.ajriirr"iioi'u..i
to see me about the 1U-11 river brtdff.
What is It iactly you wsntf
Owen recovered from his astonish
ment and told her. Put thrrt were
many details to go Into, and It wss
half-past flv before he knew It
Look here," sntd Miss Harbison,
directly. "We hne a lot to talk about
Pnppose you come up to the house
after dinner and we'll get on with the
work. I live at IS Oierry streetlt'
easy to find. Aboufeisht good after
noon 1" . '
Owen repaired to IS Cherry street
at the time suggested. It was a cool
looking house with a cool-looking ver
anda and a lot of tvol-looklng chairs;
and Miss Harbison was there to meet
him In a cool-looking frock; and he
met her mother, who was nice old
lady, evidently ery proud of her
daughter; and for many hours the
two of them set up and discussed esti
mates and time clauses and bonuses
and r''iHIes and such things; and at
12 o'clock Owen went back to the hotel
tired but r.U peace with the world. lie
whs sure thnt he would be able to put
the contract through In fine style; and
he had lost his fear of the confer
ences In the hot, smoky office. Spring
Valley dldu't seem such a bad place
after all.
For the rest of the week he was
very busy putting the final details
Into shape, and he left for New York
on Saturday with the contract In bis
pocket, after a very pleasant evening
spent In calling, unofficially, on J. Har
bison, highway commissioner. Ills
chief congratulated him.
"1 supjose you're glad to be back
from that hole In the ground," he said."
"Well to tell you the truth, chief,
I was hoping you'd let me go up there
again. I'd like to see the work start
ed, at least and I know the ground,
and and " he finished lamely.
The chief looked at him for a mo
ment through half-shut eyes, then
laughed. "All right, Boh," he chuckled.
"You're the doctor. If you want to go
back there and die of the heat, go
abend. No one else wants the Job."
So It was that for the next three
months Mr. Robert Owen, representa
tive of the Perfection Hrtdge and Con
struction companv, found himself sit
uated at Spring Valley, Spring county,
Pennsylvania, spending as much of his
time as possible In the company of Miss
Joan Harbison, highway commissioner.
And as the weeks slipped by and the
construction got well under way, Mr.
Owen found It more and more neces
sary to gono number 18 Cherry street
for conferences.
That some of these conferences were
not entirely official in character might
have been shown by the fact that
passerhy heard, sometimes, the music
of a guitar, very well played, coming
from the veranda In the evenings ; Mr.
Owen hud played on his college man
dolin club, it appeared. But as the
work progressed with great rapidity,
there could be no possible ground for
carping on the part of village critics.
One evening in eurly September Miss
Jim Harbison and Mr. Itobert Owen
went out to Bell lllver bridge in Miss
Harbison's little runabout to take a
look at their completed work. To
morrow the. bridge would be opened
with appropriate ceremonies ; the town
council aud the inayof would make
speeches, and there, would be a band,
and generally a good time would be
had by all.
But In the twilight the bridge was
peaceful aud quiet as It gracefully
spanned the stream; the two on the
hank looked at it fondly ond proudly.
Miss Harbison with a sense of pro
prietorship, for the bridge would be a
monuinent"to her work as highway
commissioner; Owen with an air of
regarding a good piece of work. They
were silent for a few moments; then
Owen, stepping from the machine, in
vited his companion to sit beside him
on a grider. ,
"Well, it's finished," he said after
a pause.
"Yes." Miss Harbison sighed.
"What's the matter? Are you sorry
It's over?"
' "No that is, yes. I mean I'm not
sorry, and still well, I am."
Thus the official, efficient highway
commissioner. The highly impersonal
and very busliiesttllke Itobert Owen
could find nothing to say but "Are
vou?" which did not seem to have any
direct bearing on the subject More
silence.
"I'm going awoy tomorrow," offered
Itohrrt after a time.
" re you? I'm sorry r
The words-si Ipied out before Mis
Harbison realized their Import and a
deep blush overspread her face. But
Itolmrt Owen, regardless of the scan
dalized faces of a couple of country
people .who happened to drive by that
way at that time. Impetuously caught
the efficient Miss Harbison In his arms
and said a great inany thing with
which we have no concern whatever.
But they must have been satisfactory,
for Miss Harbison seemed to agree
With every one' of them.
The country .people drove on. The
twilight deepened. The Bell River
bridge stood contemplative, while the
water beneath it flowed on, as water
has been In the habit of doing the
world over. But neither of the two
on the- girder minded the water, or
the country people, or the bridge. The
bridge was finished; they bad Just
begun to live.
Applying the Lesson.
My niece, lKrothy, wae begglnf for
a piece of candy Just before supper.
Her mother gave her a piece and told
her she was not to have any more
until after supper. Dorothy looked up
at her mother and said : "Now, moth
er, you know we. learned In Sunday
school that Cod loves" a cheerful giver.
S you better -give me another piece."
Chicago Herald and Examiner.
Hcans More Trouble
For the Motorists
The new state law on automobile
headlight lens takes effect July 25.
It provides that no automobile may
be sold or driven which has headlights
with lens not approved by the state
pubHc works department This de
partment is now examining? and licens
ing headlight lens, following the
Classification of the Connecticut law.
Fines cf from f 10 to ?.r0 may be
Imposed on owners and of from f 25 to
$100 on dealers.
The one exception is that owners of
cars equipped with lens now permitted
by law may continue to use them as
lonr as they use their present car.
Every lens which will throw its
light not exceeding 24 Inches above the
ground within a distance of 75 feet of
the car will, if submitted to the de
partment of public works, be approved.
Were You
Married
in June
June has always been con
sidered the Wedding month.
If you were married in June
you are no doubt planning
something to give your wife
in remembrance of the day.
Her wedding ring was your
gift to her the day you were
married. The heavy band
rings of those da.'s have
now given way to the more
graceful engraved rings of
platinum. or white gold.
Your wife would love, to,
have her ring made into one
of these stylish designs and
it would double the senti
mental value of her ring.
Come in and ask us how
we can remodel her old ring
without disturbing the orig
inal metal.
Thiele's
The Store With a Guarantee Without
Red Tape
R. 1. REYNOLDS TUm C.
WiaU-SUa,N.C.
"Jlllll
' mm-
UNA.. I
lurnish list of approved lens, to be
known as lawful lens, to every law-enforcing
official in the state. Any lens
not conforming to this test will be de
clared unlawful.
Another reason for the showing' re
garding the growth of urban popula
tion is that so many farmers have be
come rkh and retired to the small
towns that they have put many of
those communities over into the city
class.
The latest fad on Taris menus is
perfumed edibles, says a cable dis
patch. LJmburger 'n garlic 'n everything?
HOT BISCUITS
and HONEY
Served from 2 to 5 p. m.
FRIDAY, JUNE 10
j
THEY'RE FREE, and baked in a New
Perfection Oven on a New Perfection Oil
Cook Stove. A special demonstration will be
conducted at our store by Mr. F. R. Eaton, a
representative direct from the factory at
Cleveland.
WE CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO ATTEND
IF YOU CONTEMPLATE (JETTING AN OIL STOVE
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MOKE ABOUT YOUR
PRESENT OIL STOVE OR WHETHER YOU CONTEM
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three million house wives using it every day.
Be sure to come in and learn more about the Comfort
and Convenience and Efficiency of the NEW PERFECTION
Oil Cook Stove.
GEO. D. DARLING
115-117 West Third Street
is m my day s.
The Camel idea wasn't born then. It was the
exclusive expert Camel blend that revolutionized
cigarette smoking.
That Camel blend of choice Turkish and Domestic
tobaccos hits just the right spot It gives. Camels such
mellow mildness and fragrance!
The first time I smoked Camels I knew they were
made for me. I knew they were the smoothest, finest
cigarette in the world, at any price.
Nobody can tell me anything different
A United States senator had Jut
finished a night's work on a speech.
"You have convinced me," said his sec
retary, "except for one trlfiinjr detail.
Where do' I, the man who has to buy
meat and bread, get off?"
The senator touched his nose with
his finder and replied sagely: "Well,
no legislation is one hundred per cent
perfect" Nation's Business.
"You can trust a red-haired woman
in everything save temper," says the
Washington Tost Our notion is you
can also implicitly trust her temper,
says Houston I'ost It is her throwing
arm that Is unreliable.
Alliance, Nebraska
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