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THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY", JULY 23, 1912. ! YAH DEUSETLOSES FIGHT Washington County Bepnblicans Torn Sown Editor of Pilot. ' BED WILLOW UPHOLDS NOBHIS Resolutions Adapted Commend Ac tion of National Delegat la Refusing to Tote for Presi dential Nominee. BLAIR, Neb., July 21.-Spedal Tel egram.) Saturday's republican con vention in Washington county en dorsed tbe regular candidates of the republican party, both state and national. . It also marked the da feat of Editor Van Deusen of the Blair Pilot, who hai been one of the foremost progressive republicans in the recent movement. His own ward 'turned him down, by more than two to one, for a ' seat in the county deliberative body after he served as alternate to the national convention in Qhlcago. Progressive delegates were .miic,) in the minority at the meeting and the defeat of Mr. Van Deusen, the foremost eham- j plon of their cause in Washington, will be a severe blow to the bull moose ele ment in this section. - The convention' was called to order at the court house this afternoon by John White, chairman of -the central com mittee. There was a rood attendance, all of the precincts lit1 the county being rep resented except one. W. D, Hal lor was elected chairman of the convention and Editor F. L. Fassett of the Herman Record, secretary. Chairman Haller in his opening speech urged harmonious work among all -republicans, and hoped that a feeling of good will would prevail throughout the convention and that all would unite in the support of the regular nominees of the republican party, ; The following resolution was read and adopted: "Resolved, That the republicans of Washington county In delegate convention assembled, do hereby reaffirm our al legiance to the republican party and Its candidates, both national and state. "Resolved, That the delegates from this convention to the state convention at Lincoln. Neb., to be held July 20, 1912, be and they are hereby instructed to use all honorablp means to further the elec tion of William H. Taft as president of the United States." - ' The following were selected as delegates to attend the state convention: H. H. Herzog, John Blaco, J. E. White, W. D. Haller, Fred Henermau, Hnry Mencke, Will Frahm, M. C. Orover, H. C Horn! S. W. Gaylord. Harry Blaco. Progressives Control Phelnn. HOLDRBGE, Neb., July 21.-(Speclal Telegram.) The progressives took active control the Phelps county republican convention here yesterday and passed resolutions deploring the action of the national convention at Chicago. In part the resolution says: "We believe that a great majority of . the republicans of these United States are progressive and that said progressive republicans believe that through the operation of political trickery and ma nipulations the real wishes of the repub licans of this nation were thwarted at the recent national convention." The resolutions censure Victor Rose water, as the Nebraska member of the national committee, for his attitude at the Chicago convention. The concluding sentence Instructs the delegates from this county to Use all honorable means to prevent the state convention from in any manner endors ing the action of the national convention. Delegates named to attend the state convention Ve: W. P. Hall, F. A. Dean, L. C. Huck. 9-,,W- McConaughy, Philip Swanson, Albln Sand, J. A.. Andrews, H. Frost, D. J. Fink, Fred Hanson. Holt Solid for Taft. O'NEILL, Neb., .July 20.-(Speclal Tel egram.) The republican convention held here today unequivocally endorsed the administration of President Taft and elected a solid Taft delegation to the state convention. The . resolutions committee could not agree and three sets of resolutions were presented to the convention, one by A. P. Tork, one by Morton Greeley and one by S. J. Weekes of O'Neill. , The Weekes resolution was adopted by a vote of 66 to 83, and is as follows: "The republicans of Holt county ; In convention assembled renew our faith In republican principles. Inspired by the record and achievements of this grand old party for the last fifty years we have yet full faith In Its virility and Integrity. It Is with satisfaction that we call at ' tentlon to the fact that during the last four years, the wage-earner has received larger wages, and the farmer has ' re ceived more for his products, - than has been paid In a like period any time In the history of the nation. "We point with pride to the fact that every platform pledge made by the na tional convention In 1908 has been ful filled and enacted into law.- Among those being particularly worthy of note are the postal savings bank, employers' liability law, Interstate commerce act; the cor poration law, which has produced over 30,000,000 annual revenue administration ment; and the economical administration of governmental affairs, particularly In the postal department, which has been made self supporting for the first time In the history of the government "We believe that President Taft has been faithful to the trust Imposed In him, therefore, be it "Resolved, That the delegates elected by this convention to the republican state convention to be held at Lincoln on July 30 be Instructed to pursue such course as will best tend to secure the election of William H. Taft as president in the No vember election." The following were elected as delegates to the state convention: " S. J. Weekes, O. O. Snyder, L. E. Skid more, A. H. York, Jacob Rocke, Joseph Matusic, W. E. Scott. C. E. Hall, J. P. Gilligan and George Davis. Cheyenne for State Ticket. SIDNET, Neb., July 20,-Spec!al Tele gram.) The republicans of Cheyenne county met In delegate convention here today and elected the following delegates and alternates to the state convention to be held at Lincoln on July SO: Paul R. Borgqulst, Fred a Gapen and James C. Wolfe. Alternates, Dr. L. G. Simon, Leslie Neubauer and Lewis R. Barlow. All the county precincts were repre sented at the convention. The delegates were Instructed to use every effort to promote harmony and the election of Gov ernor Chester H. Aldrich and the entire republican state ticket. Paul R. Borgqulst and F. A. Gapen were re-elected chairman and secretary of the county committee. The prospects look good for the usual large republican majorities In western Nebraska. Uninstrneted la Pawnee. PAWNEE CITY, Neb., July 20.-(Speclal Telegram.) The republican county con vention met in the opera house ia this city today and selected the following unlnstructed delegates to the state con ventkm to be held In Lincoln, July SO: O. D. How, J. F. Ford. J. D. Hammsll, Albert Stake, W. D. HartweU. J. B. Liver more, R. H. Church, A. . Llebendorfer. D. B. Drake and A. C Dugan. . No alternates were chosen and -in case of any delegate being unable to attend the state convention the delegates present were empowered to cast the full vote of the delegation. Roosevelt Meat tu DawM. LEXINGTON, Neb July 30.-(Special Telegram.) The republican county con ventfcm was held this afternoon. N. E. Olsen was elected chairman and C. - A. Morrell secretary. ' The list of delegates to the state convention is as follows: ; C. M. Durland,' Dan Balmer. V,W. M. Stebblns, H. L. Williams,. Jr., A. , N. Stookey, W. W. Hunt, NUes E. Olsen. B. A. Lavery. D. M. Doughell:!' Lambert Johnson, Melvln Halgren and A. E. Grant- nam. A. 'N Stookey was chosen as chairman of the central committee.' No mention was made as to instructions of the dele gates to the state convention 'nor any resolutions' offered for or against the administration. The delegates are Roose velt men. Wild Hay is Thick As Wool oii a Sheep Up Sock County Way H. F. Wilson of ' Bassett, who spent Sunday at the Merchants, intending to buy hay harvesting machinery before re turning home, comes from ' that portion of Nebraska that supplies the country with more hay than any other place on earth. For a number of years the ship ments of wild hay from Bassett have gone to almost every state in the union and run Into thousands of tons annually. Speaking of the hay prospects, Mr. Wil son says: "We have , commenced the wild hay harvest, but It is not in full blast and will not be' for ten days or two weeks. This year ho hay crop, owing to the numerous rains,- will be the heaviest In years. All through the low places the grass Is from - eighteen inches to two feet high and as thick as wool - on the back of a- sheep. It will run two to three tons per acre, while a yield -of one and one-half tons is considered ' very good. ' , - "This year there Is a heavy growth of grass up to, the tops of many of the sand hills and there is not one of them that is not grassed over half way. to the top, the grass being of a superior quality, much of which I have an idea will run fully one ton to the acre. . "I presume that within a radius of fifteen miles of Bassett, within the next sixty days, there will be 100,000 tons of hay put up' for shipment. To put .up this hay, bale it and haul it to market costs around 11.60 per ton. It sells for $4.60 to J5 per ton, f. o. b., which leaves a neat profit for the producer. Gate City League HonorsHoughton Robert Houghton, retiring president of the Gate City league, who will leave this week with bis family for San Diego, Cal.. -was the guest of honor Saturday at a sumptuous banquet tendered him by the league at the Henshaw ratbskellar. AH of the most prominent members of the league were present, as. well as some of the best known people In Omaha.' . C. . E. Fields, as toastmasttr, : started the speaking and called . upon the, honor guest,. Mayor Dahlman, Victor Rose water, John E, Reagan, Robert. Smith, H. H. Baldiige, J. J.Ryder and Henry Rohlff for addresses. Mayor Dahlman made a short talk on "Good Fellowship," praising the retiring president of the organisation for loyalty to his friends. Mr. Rose water told a few anecdotes In which Mr. Hough ton played an Important role. ' When Robert Smith finished ' his talk he pre sented the guest with three acorns, which he said were symbolic of strong char acter. Those present were: W. J. Hunter, John J. Ryder, Asel Stein, Jr.; L. H. Peterson, John F. Coffey, Andrew . G. Clune, W. T. Mlsener, Waldemar Mlohael sen, Thomas J. O'Carmory, O. C. Car mann, W. H. Holslngton, Mr. and Mrs. Bert B. Booth, Mr.' and Mrs. James P. Redman, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rohlff, Mr. and Mrs. C. J.' Shea, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. McArdle, Mrs. Robert Houghton, Mrs. W. T. Mlsener, Mrs. C A. Lewis, Mrs. John E. Reagan, Mrs. James Dahlman, Mrs. L. H. Peterson, Mrs. A. G. Clune, J. C. Bpaulding, N. J. Hlddins, Lee Mc- Greer, Joseph Pastek, H. V. Hay ward, Robert Smith, Victor Rosewater, James C. Dahlman, Robert Houghton. C E. Fields, H. H. Baldrige, John E. Reagan, William Maler, A. C. Kugel, John J. Dlnneen, Thomas Connors and Thomas McGovern. , , AFFAIRS ATJOUTH OMAHA Kill Levy to Be Increased Because of City Expenses. WELCH CASE IS POSTPONED Witnesses Asked to Be on Hand Wednesday Evening, When Effort to Break l Rowdy Cans Wll) Be Made. If you are a housewife you cannot rea sonable hope to be healthy or beautiful by washing dishes, sweeping and doing housework all day, and crawling into bed dead tired at night You must get out into the open air and sunlight If you do this every . day and keep your stomach and bowels in good order by taking Chamberlain's Tablets when needed, you should become both' healthy and beautiful. For sale by all dealers. JUNIOR ORDER UNITED , MECHANICS ORGANIZES With a charter membership , of thirty five, Omaha , council No. l, Junior Order United American Mechanics, a benevolent and patriotic fraternity, was organized at a meeting last week. While this Is an old order with nearly 200,000 members, there has not been a council In Omaha for many years. Major C. F. Scharmann was elected counsellor of the new organization, and Wilfred M. Pardee, secretary. An office will be established here, with E. F. Wagener In charge, to organise other councils in this district TWO RAIDS MADE SUNDAY BY THE LOCAL POLICE A saloon at 1224 South Twentieth street was raided yesterday afternoon by Sergeant Samuelson and Detectives Ma loney, Byrnes and Ford. The proprietor, Richard Landrock, and four Inmates were taken to the station. The Atlantlo hotel, 1409 Cass street, was also raided by the police and May Davis and John Willis locked up charged with running a disorderly house. ' Edna Riley and Hasel Mullen, two inmates, were also arrested. ' A FiiaThtfnl Experience with biliousness, malaria and. constipa tion Is quickly overcome by taking Dr. King's New Le Pills. Only tic For sale by Beaton Drug Co. - - ' . Although the newly completed report of Tax Commissioner Jerry Fitzgerald shows that the valuation of public prop erty is J74.681 more than last year, the ap propriation sheet shows an Increased ap propriation of some $300,000 for the com ing year. In order to raise this amount the mill levy will have to be increased over last year. Upon last year's valua tion of S24.287.012.G0 the levy was slightly In excess of 11 mills. 'This year the valuation amounts to $25,033,825 and in order to raise the $300,000 for carrying on the city government the mill levy will have to be raised to 12 mills, an Increase over last year. This means higher taxes upon the people of the city. The steady increase of taxation upon the property owners of. South Omaha has come - to a point where the sua vest of tbe politicians finds it difficult to ex plain away the complaint.' Last year the cause was laid to the engineer's depart ment This year the engineer Is carry ing no extra force. Last year the cltv clerk - was accused of having an extra large clerical force. This year the new city clerk began his administration by cutting the force t a saving of $1,200 a year to the city. The one department that Is said to have . steadily increased its expenditures for years, is the city treasury, where the yearly expense Is more than $2,000 in ex cess of any previous administration. In the face of this the city treasurer has just failed to win out in" a fight for two extra helpers at a cost approximated at $5,000 for work that can be done by the department as maintained at present, It Is said. Last year the annexation agitation was largely 'based upon dissatisfaction brought on by Increased taxation. This year those who know say there will be a stronger cry put up for a crushing out of the system that has steadily Increased the soft Jobs on the city pay roll and the taxes on the property owners. The comparative valuation figures for the last two years are as follows: . 1911. 191?. Real estate $14,688,510 $1B,2S7.525 Personal 7,441.587 ' 7,550,425 Railroads 2,156.915 2,255.875 Totals $24,287,012 $25,033,825 Welch Case Postponed. poned the hearing of the Welch case until Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock In order Judge James Callanan yesterday post to give all the witnesses a chance to bo Pi-esent without interfering with work hours. The judge stated that he wanted the cltisens to assist In his efforts to break up the hoodlum gangs that loiter on the street corners of the city and roam about the city. "If the police and the cltisens give me the proper backing I will do my part to eradicate the evils com- i plained of." said the judge yesterday evening. ; Mayor Hoctor Is still on the warpath j over the assault made upon Mike Welch, J a stranger, some days ago. . Since that ; time a number of young girls have filed complaint of insults offered - them by i street loafers. It is expected that the I hearing Wednesday evening will be a i crowded session. I Lists Come In Installments. j About 100 statements of delinquent per- sonal taxes have been received at the office of the city attorney. The list of J the delinquent taxpayers Is still wanting. From the letter sent by the treasurer to 1 the legal department of the city it would j appear that the Statements are to be Sent in batches gotten up In alphabetical or- , der. This neat little scheme Is con-1 duclve to making the collection harder 1 and more difficult for the legal depart- ! ment. It means. In fact, that the legal 1 department shall have to make the rounds of tbe city twenty-six times in order to reach all the delinquents. "I should like the taxpayers to know of this little scheme to make the collec tion of taxes more difficult. The proper way Is to collect the taxea In districts or according to bouse numbers, not accord ing to the alphabet, which entails a need less expenditure of time and trouble on the part of the legal department, which is striving to save money to the tax payers. It just goes to show what chance the people have when professional poli ticians find It to their interest to impede things," said the city attorney. Workmen Give Picnic. South Omaha lodge No. 66, Ancient Order of United Workmen, will attend the picnic at Rlverview park today In a body.v The committee has outlined the extensive program and C. C. Shamp will have charge of the amusements, George Bradley will supervise the musical pro gram and James A. Hall will provide the refreshments. The arrangement commit tee has staked out a portion of the park which will be monopolized by the lodge. Ample seats and tables have been pro vided and a large crowd will attend un less the weather interferes. ' Death of J. J. Short. John J. Short, aged 52, died yesterday morning at his residence In Fort Crook from apoplexy. Mr. Short was a well known member of the Omaha lodge of Elks and the Fort Crook lodge of Modern Woodmen of America, He is survived by his widow and four daughters. The funeral will probably take placo Monday. Funeral of Robert Hurley. The funeral of Robert Hurley, whe died at his residence yesterday from the ef fects of a sunstroke suffered some days ago, will be held Monday morning at 8:46 o'clock from his late residence, 1204 North 1 Twenty-seventh street, to St. Bridget's church. The dewased was for. many years an employe of Cudahy A Co. He : was stricken a week ago at Thirty-third and L streets while on his way from work. I Mrs. Robert Benson will give a card j party Thursday afternoon, July 25, at her J home, 2515 Jefferson street. The proceeds j of the entertainment will be devoted to the Past Chiefs' association of the De gree of Honor. Mate City Gossip. Cheap for quick sale, six-room modern house. 707 North Twentieth street Miss Beulah Carter is spending the week end with relatives at iralnor, la. Mrs. J. M. Caughey leaves today for Okobojl and Spirit Lake for a two weeks visit. The R. M. A. N. club will give a dancing party Wednesday evening at the Old Country club. Miss Nellie Walker of Atlantlo. Ia., was the house guest of Mrs. R. E. Schlndol this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Williams will leave Monday for the Rod and Gun club, where they will spend the summer. Miss Louis Schlndol and Mrs. F. H. Cronble left this wek for Spokane, Wash. They travel by way of the Canaolan Rockies. J. P. Lang and daughter, Mrs. Fred Lang and grandson, visited the grand, son's great grandmother - at Florence Thursday. Mrs. Dan Hannon will entertain the Ladles' auxiliary of the Ancient Order of Hibernians Tuesday evening at her heme, Twenty-fffth and F streets. The Phllathea class of the First Bsptlst church will hold a home baking sale at Clsna & Polsley meat market. Twenty fourth and E atreets, Saturday, July 27. Mr. and Mrs. B. Ashe entertained at durllcate whist Saturday evening. Tables were arranged for Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Laverty. ,Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Murdock, Mr. and Mrs. S. Moore, Mrs. J. Laverty and Mr. and -Mrs. B. Ashe. Mrs. J. M. Caughey, assisted by Mrs. Grace Plnnell, entertained Thursday afternoon In honor of Mrs. Shugart of San Francisco. Cal.. formerly a resident of South Omaha. Mrs. Shugart is en route to New- York. Those present were; Meadames O. Mayberry, Bransted, F. A. Cressev, C. M. Schlndel, W. B. Cheek. B. McCulloch, A. I Lott, sr.; C. Oliver, A. A. Jasmer and O. Plnnell. A series of parties were given this week In . honor of. Miss Margaret Brown of Kansas City, guest of Miss Frances Tan ner. Miss Adel Davis gave an evening party Tuesday, Miss Maurice Murdock gave a whist party Friday evening and Miss Frances Tanner entertained for her Saturday afternoon. The guests of Mist Hortense Eads were: Misses Mabel Melcher, Genevieve Reed of Lincoln, Maurice Murdock, Adel Davis, Louise Schlndel, Helen Stevenson, Omaha: Elolse Stevenson, Omaha; Helen McKee, Clara Barnum, Marie Berry, Frances Tanner, G. Petersen, Laura Petersen, Ella Peter sen, Florence Smith, and Meadames H. Marling and T. H. Parker. Those p ssent at Miss Murdock's party were: Mlse Frances Tanner, Margaret Brown, Kan sas City; Adel Davis, Clara Barnum, Ola Alysworth, Abble Lake, Katheleen Welsh, Margaret Welsh, Mary McCulloch, Ad lnlde Crawford, Maurlne Murdock, and Messrs. William Haselmeyer. Brown, Edgar Klddoo, John Campbell, Harold Lee, Dick Berlin, Emmet McMann, Fred Weppner, John Nixlon, Carl Abbott aria Morris Olsen. 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The highest priced newspaper writers and artists in the world contrib ute daily to The Omaha Bee. .furnishing delicious and instruc tive entertainment to the thou sands of Bee readers. Here are some of the special features that appear exclusively in this paper: Mutt and Jeff Everybody is acquaint d with these great laugh makers that "Bud" Fisher draws for The Bee. Looking Backward A record of Omaha history of 30, 20 and 10 years ago, tersely told. The Bee's Wedding Book Marriage anniversaries of peoytfe you know, printed from day to day. Silk Hat Harry The character that Tad has given to the fun-lovers of Omaha au the west. He's a big favorite with everyone but hu wife. The Brinkley Drawings Nell Brinkley, originator of the beautiful pen draw ing that you like so much, draws exclusively for The Bee. - Daffydih Another of Tad's great hits. They make everybody laugh. Nobody can make up Daff ydils like Tad. The Katzen jammer Kids The captain - did fWi lie is acquainted with the Katzenjammer kids as you know and is still among the funniest . pictures in the world. Sherlocko the Monk He's running great criminals to earth all the time. It's a funny way he has of doing it, too Little Nemo Some one has pronounced these colored funny pic tures the most instructive, for children, ever created. , Desperate Desmond Better tfcan any dime novel, yet so humorously formed that all Omaha daily laughs. v ' " Happy Hooligan Who it there that does not know of Happy poor, old chap! He furnishes the best kind of fan every Sunday. What Women Like to Read Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Winifred Black, Mabel Her bert Urner, Dorothy Dix, Francis Garside, Ada Paterson and many others write exclusive articles on things that interest women of all ages. . Carpenter's Letters These travel tales of this great writer are among the most interesting features of this great paper. 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