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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 13, 1918)
THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, JULY 13, iyi8 AGREE TO MERGER OF LIGHT PLANTS AT GRAND ISLAND Tentative Plan Contemplates Consolidation During Period Water Power at Boelus Is in Use. Grand Island, Neb., July 12. (Spe tfal.) Other cities in Nebraska which have been or may be called upon to merge electric light plants might be interested in the final solution of the problem in this city. A merger was . requested by the coa! administration at Washington of the Central Powe company's plant with the state's - plant at the Soldiers' home and the municipal plant. The first proposi tion by the Certral Power company was refused. Several counter proposi tions were discussed and it was igreed by both sides that no saving m coal could be effected in the event two plants have an ordinary coal load. A proposition was finally agreed to, both tides contemplating a merger practically effective only when the water power of the Central Power company at Boelus is in use. In general terms the merger is on the following lines: The agreement is to be for the dur ation of the fuel shortage, which might be longer, and again not as long as, the continuation of the war. Jt is to be optional with the city to run its own steam plant at any time that the. Central Power company's plant is not run on water power, the price of the current to be provided v to the city by the Central Power company, whether on water power or otherwise is to be 1.9 cents per K. W. for the first 100,000 K. W. for com mercial lighting, and 175 cents per K. W.ior all over 100,000 K. W. per month For all street lighting the rate is to be .5 cents per K. W. re gardless of amount. The Central Pow . er company is to pay the city $250 . per month for a "stand by" service of 6S0 K. W. In the event the Central Power company buys current from t the city, the same rate of payment is to be applied that the city pays to the Central Power company up to 400,000 K. VV. per month. If the Central Power company demands that much or more it is to be optional with the city "to continue its entire ' plant or furnish to the Central Pow der company. A' scale of deviation, made necessary by increase or de crease in coal prices, will be part of the agreement. The. state's plant has so far not been considered. North Platte Man Gets Check In Rflmshnrn nitrh Suit it imiiiwi IVIM WIIVII VUli , Lincoln. July 12. fSDeciaHThe state auditor's department has ordered a voucher' drawn in favor -of F. A. Wright of North Platte, who repre sented the state in the irrigation con troversy with the Kamshorn Ditch company. The bill amounted to $1,000 "Attorney fees and $25 expenses. Thirty-five Bushels Per Acre. Beatrice, Neb., July 12j-(Sn,ecial.) Edward Calloway, a farmer and stock raiser near Adams, yesterday finished threshing his wheat crop and reports a yield of from 32 to 35 bush . els to the acre. Young Man Crushed When Auto Overturns; Dies En Route to Blair Blair. Neb.. July 12. (Special.) Bernhardt George Schole. 14 years old, of Hooper, was killed by the overturning of an auto near the resi dence of Fred Anderson, about four miles west of Herman. Young Schole was driving the car in company with C. L. Burdick, a farm hand, when he lost control of the car, which turned over twice, crushing his chest. He died on the way to the Blair hos pital. Garfield Refuses to Appraise Gas Plant at Beatrice Beatrice, Neb., July 12. (Special.) Dr. Garfield, federal fuel adminis trator, who was asked some weeks ago to appoint some one to appraise the local gas plant after it had been closed down for a few days, because, the city commissioners refused to grant the company a 20 per cent increase in rates, yesterday wired the company that he would not name an appraiser because it would establish a precedent and probably conflict with some other department of the government. The matter will now have to be settled be tween the company and the city com missioners, but no action will be taken until Mayor Heffelfinger returns from Chicago. State Fair Visitors Must Pay 10 Cents Street Car Fare Lincoln, July 12. (Special.) Vis itors to the state fair this year will pay a street car fare of 10 cents to the fair grounds from the city. This has been made necessary to cover the ex pense of putting in the new switch and terminal at the grounds. The car company will get the usual 5 cent charge while the other five cents goes to the fair association to help pay for the changing of the tracks, grading, rails and work. By this arrangement the fair association now owns and controls the tracks laid on the property of the association. Holmesville Man Injured When Tractor Explodes Beatrice, Neb., July 12. (Special,) Ray Wrightsman was severely burned about the face and hands on the Frank Beam farm near Holmes ville when a valve head of a tractor engine operating a threshing machine was blown out. Two men working about the engine were blown into a barbed wire fence, but escaped serious injury. By hard work the thresher men succeeded in saving the grain stacks. Sailing Files for Sheriff. Beatrice, Neb., July 12. (Special.) John Sailing, a member of the board of supervisors, filed for the office of sheriff on the democratic ticket. Seven candidates have so far filed on the re publican and democratic tickets. Soldier Horn Note. Grand Island, July 14. (Special.) Mr. Annon Otis left thla morning for Lincoln, having been called thera by the aerloua Illness of hi grundilauKhter. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Keagan, who ara at present vlaltlng In Omaha, hava been trana ferred from the Burkett to the Mtlford Home, at their requeit. , Mr. J. Davey, of Olltner, Neb., motored to Burkett, accompanying her grandmother, Mrs. P. Vancll, to her home for a few weeks vliil t. Mm. Ellen Oleaaon returned from Omaha, where ah had (pent the past week with a on. ,- Mr. and Mr. A. P. Culberteon. of Cottage Row, left this morning on a thirty day rec reation trip. EVANS FILES FOR CONGRESS FROM THIRDJISTRICT Dakota City Man Was Special Prosecutor of Bootleggers In His Sect'on of the State. From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, July 12. (Special.) Judge R. E. Evans of Dakota City has filed for the republican nomination for congress in the Third Nebraska dis trict. The filing was accompanied with petitions from 10 of the 18 counties of the district and contained more than 500 names, many of them being well known and influential re publicans of the district. Judge Evans has long been one of the live and influential men of that section of 1he state, having been dele gate to national conventions. He was special prosecutor of prohibition law violators in his district. As a result the gang of bootleggers which had been operating in that part of the state was curbed. D. M. Amsberry Files. The filing of D. M. Amsberry of TtrnLpn Unw uae received at the office of the secretary of state today tor the republican nomination lor sec retary of state. Mr. Amsberry was formerly receiver of the land office at Broken Bow, and has been endorsed by the republicans of Custer county for the nomination. John Swanson of St. Edward, but who lives in Platte county, has filed for the republican nomination for the state senate from the Eleventh district, composed of the counties of Platte, Polk and Merrick, represented in the last session by L L. Albert of Colum bus, a democrat. George M, Adams of Crawford has filed for renomination as a candidate for the state senate on the demo cratic ticket, represented by him in the last three sessions. Mr. Adams was one of the democratic senators in the last session who made things so pleasant for Lieutenant Governor Howard, while occupying the chair after he had accused them of "cruci fying the democratic party on a beer keg." Wheat at Fremont Under Average; Use 50 Threshers Fremont, Neb., July 12. (Special.) Harvest is will under way. There is no shortage of labor, scores of men applying at local employment bureaus daily for work. The yield of small grain is jlightly below the average. Wheat will produce from IS to 30 bushels and oats from 30 to SO bush els an acre. Threshing will begin in a few days. Threshing machine owners have organized to co-operate with the food administration in the saving of grain. Food Administrator B. W. Reynolds estimates that SO ma chines will be operated in' the county this summer. Schuyler Organizes Home Guard Company of 110 Men Fremont, Neb., July 12. (Special.) A company o' home guards was or ganized at Schuyler with a member ship of 110. The following officers were chosen: Captain; C. C. Child ress; first lieutenant, C. C. Watts; second lieutenant, John Spidel; ser geants, E. S. Brownell, Ed Schmid, Leo Davis and James Gerrard. A committee was appointed to purchase uniforms' and equipment. i Make Soldiers Citizens , Washington, July 12. Forms and instructions for the naturalization of alien members of the American army overseas have been sent to France, the Department of Labor announced today, and employes of the depart ment will begin the task of making citizens of alien soldiers at once. RECEIVER ASKED FOR INSURANCE COMPANY BY BANK Officers of Bank Ask Return of $26,000 to Cover Notes Sold by Company. To make the Mutual Benefit Health and Accident association, 401 City National Bank building, responsible for the act of its agents, is the plan of the officers of the German-American State bank of Chalco, Neb., which has filed a petition with the state insurance board to appoin. a re ceiver for the insurance company. W. H. Smith, state auditor and member of the state insurance board, and W. B. Eastham, secretary of the board, are conducting hearings at the court house on the petition of the Lank. The Chalco bank purchased $36,000 worth of notes which agents of the company accepted instead of cash payments of premium. Only $10,000 of these were found collectable by the bank. So the bank is petitioning that the state insurance board appoint a re ceiver for the insurance company so that its assets may be ascertained. It Obituaries DENNIS CLARK, for twenty-five years section foreman of the Rock Island at Beatrice, died at a hospital In Omaha Wednesday of cancer. Clark was 56 years of aire. The body will be taken to Colony, Mo., for Interment. LEE T. CROFT, 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Croft, 1514 South Twenty-eighth street, died Thursday while viRitlnir his brother at Johns town, Neb. Funeral services will be helfl at the home of his parents Sun day afternoon at 2 o'clock. Bell-ans Absolutely Removes Indigestion. Druggists refund money if it fails. 25c Our July Clearance Sale Started oil' with a record crowd, and every day the salea are growing bigger. Men and Women alike know the quality of our Shoes and the values at such reduced prices. HURRY IN SATURDAY AND GET YOUR SHARE OF THE SAVINGS. 20 DISCOUNT On all Low Shoes, including Men's Oxfords and Ladies Pumps, Oxfords anc Boots. MEN'S OXFORDS In All Sizes, Leathers and the Latest Styles Are Here lor Your Selection. aks the return of $26,000, to cover notes amounting to that sum which it purchased at a discount of 10 per cent irom the company's agents; it asks the removal of the treasurer of the com pany, C. C. Criss; the revocation of the license of the company to do busi ness in the state; and it asks that Criss and four of his agents, W. C. Jenkins, J. W. McCarthy, F. C. Grovey and Fred B. Adkins, be forbidden to write insurance within the state. Notes Made Good. All of the $26,000 worth of notes still held by the bank have been cov red by the stockholders and are now in the possession of the attorneys for the bank. Fred J. Armbrust, cashier of the bank, and his father, Fred Arm brust, a stockholder, have personally made good $13,000 of the amount in vested in the notes. Armbrust and his attorneys say that the Mutual Benefit Health and Acci dent association has redeemed be tween $2,000 and $3,000 of the notes bought by the bank from the com pany's agents. They also allege that Grover Adkins and Jenkins are still in the employ of the company, and want the company held responsible for the acts of its agents. Sears Files for Senate. C. W. Sears, Omaha attorney, who was a candidate for the republican nomination for attorney general four years ago, has filed for the republican nomination for the state senate. Commissioners Madt a ' Mistake in Gerrymander The county commissioners over reached themselves in their gerry mander, according to Jerry Howard, who says that, in the alleged attempt to redistrict the county to hold "Long Tom" O'Connor saTely in office, they took in a large slice of territory in which Oscar Pickard lives. Pickard. who used to be county commissioner, is going to be a democratic candidate for the office now and O'Connor, it is said, will get no aid or comfort from the territory thus taken in. Pickard is transferred from Comp ton's district, against whom he ha-' expected to run. Edward F. Trefz Speaks . To the Retail Grocers Edward F. Trefz, formerly pastor of Kountze Memorial church, Omaha, and now a food administration speaker, spoke in place of Herbert Hoover at the national convention of retail grocers. Mr. Trefz was one of a commission of six sent to England and France to study food and war conditions. "We discovered over there that Germany is spending $500,000 a month in America in propaganda," he said. He declared that there is a decided food shortage in France and England and that the defeat of Germany de pends on America. rr EXTRA SPECIAL IN MEN'S OXFORDS HALF PRICE All broken lines and odds and ends of our entire Men's Low Shoe lines extra special values to $12.00 for July Clearance Sale, at $2.00 to $6.00 LADIES' SUMMER FOOTWEAR Including all White Pumps, Oxfords and Boots, in canvas and linens, and all leather Pumps, in black calf, mahogany calf and patent ster ling kid. These are in a wonderful assortment of styles, in all sizes. Don't Mist This Golden Opportunity to Save Money on Your Summer Footwear REGENT SHOE GO. 205 South 15th Street N. W. Corner 15th & Harney Sb. N. W. Corner 15th & Harney Si. e fffTroys!? ? ) PI? Made to Your Measure U LAX ' i 1 I , TTTiLi. ' r 'j. -to -r j t t i -t t-i 1 M ii min every ouii vuxr; tailored 10 your oraer. rree means nee. i I 1 I I Wnmiok tfftll fs knnin mi1 iknnAii nni (Ua wnn HQ fill TVAllOOVC! JhCA. I With every Suit (C&P) tailored to your order. Free means free. . We wishyou to bear in mind that you get the extra $8.00 Trousers abso lutely free. Furthermore, you get the same good service-now and aU ways. Perfect fit and satisfaction guaranteed. REMEMBER, ONE WEEK ONLY None given free after sale closes. Don't come after and expect to get these pants free, for there will be none. JUST THINK OF IT SVJEN! Suit Tailored To Your Measure and Extra $8 Pair of All Wool Blue Serge Pants Free World's Largest Union Tailors IVARIlltiG! The Famous "Dun dec" System is wide ly Imitated. We have no connection with any other store In this city and there fore urge you to come to the right place. Open Till 10 P. M. Saturday We Are Tailors Not Agents N. IV. Corner 15th and Harney Sts. Mail orders not filled during this sale. "THE STORE OF THE TOWN"1 BrowningB King & Co. SATURDAY We Will Feature a Special Big Lot of Browning, King Quality Suits For Men and Young Men at $ 17 50 Every Suit a guaranteed Browning-King Standard Garment, made in our own shops. You cannot go wrong investing $17.50 in one of these Suits. It is no speculation ! You'll get every bit your money's worth. Call and See These SUITS Saturday STRAW HAT SALE Say Browning, J King & Co. GEO. T. WILSON, Mgr.. Another Use for the Electric Fan Food Conservation J Use your Electric Fan as an aid to food conservation. It is ideal for drying fruits and vegetables and is so regarded by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Simply place the sliced fruits and vege tables in a long tray, stacked in two tiers,, and end to end before the Electric Fan, and in 24 hours they -will be dried to the requisite dryness. The method has marked advantages. When your Fan isn't in use helping to preserve foods, turn it on for your health's sake. The cost is les3 than a cent an hour. Call Tyler Three-One-Hundred and ask for a representa tive to demonstrate in your own home the usefulness of electrical labor-saving devices, or see them in our new salesroom in the "Electric Building," Fifteenth and Far nam streets. Nebraska Power Co. "Your Electric Service Co" Electric Building, Fifteenth and Fai-nam. Tyler Three-One-Hundred. 2Z