Progressive Is
Name Selected
For Third Party
Stale and Congressional
Tickets Not Narnpl Liquor
Question Is KvadVd
In Platform.
By EDWARD BLACK.
Ktaff C'ormiMiDilrnt Omaha IIm.
Grand Island. Neb.. Dec. 9.-(.Sf-cial
Telegram.) 'i'lie " ro,jreiiiv;
Tiirty" was organized at a nus con
vention here jcucrday. The widely
varying ideals of the niembcrsliit ol
the convention kept the assemblage
in almost constant debate Hid at a
late hour with only i.'o5 of the over
000 attendants at the meeting present
a tine die- adjournment ws taken
without nominating a slate ticket.
The following Mate executive
committee was named from con
grebiiinnal districts: C, E. Wliittaker.
First; John lr. Murphy, Second; Mrs.
Marie Veeke., Third; Arthur . G.
Wray. Fourth; T. J. l.llsbury, Fifth;
Henri' Apking, S'Mli; F. L. Collcn
i laige.
T he c ommit tee elected the follow
ing ofiicrrs: J. II. F.dmistvn, North
I'latle, ch.iirman; V. II. Green of
Omaha, secretary; K. C. Knudson
of Genoa, treasurer.
Evade Liquor Question.
Platform was adopted without
amendments.
K. ti. StoNey of Grand Island,
precipitated the liquor question by ot
tering a resolution which condemned
"invasion of homes" in enforcement
of prohibition. His effort failed.
B. B. Kelly' of Holt suggested
that the convention ro on record as
in favor of prohibition, but the con
Kntion refused to act.
No Candidates Named.
At a late hour, with only -t5 dele
gates present, the question of nomi
nation of candidates was before the
house.
C. A. Sorensoti urged that the
spirit of primary law be observed
and all interests served, by deferring
nominations to a later date.
A. II. Bigelow offered a solution
that the state central committee of
the new party attend to the business
of filing petitions for all state candi
dates. Mr. Bigelow explained that
in this way the new party may have
a real primary election.
The convention adopted Mr. Bige
low's proposition.
Resolutions Reported.
The resolutions committee re
ported in substance as follows. Pres
ent orgy in state and national gov
ernment must be terminated, govern
ment must be freed from Wall street
and domination by privileged classes
abolished; references made to prof
iteering, excessive profits, and equal
opportunity to all.
Gage County Farm Union .
Names Officers for Year
Beatrice, Neb.;' Dec. 9. (Special.)
At the annual meeting of the Gage
County Farmers' union these officers
were elected: President, Marce Witz
enburg of Blue Springs; vice presi
dent, L. M: Smith of Wymore; secretary-treasurer,
Frank Malicky of
Barneston. W. H. Dale of the United
Grain Growers association gave the
principal address, - stating that the
"big industries" of the country were
partly responsible for holding the
farmers down.
"Taxation," he said, "is a worse
handicap to the farmer than the pres
ent low prices which, in turn, are a
result of over taxation following the
war." .
Teachers Examination
Taken bv 107 at Neligh
' Neligh. Neb.,. Dec. 9. (Special.)
County Superintendent C. A. Mohr
man reports that the teachers' ex
amination of last week was the larg
est since he has been in office. One
hundred and seven teachers and
prospective teachers wrote on the
subjects required for the certificate.
Of this number about 50 were writ
ing for the first time.
Palm oil is being used as steamer
fuel in the Congo with good resutts.
Bowens
Value-Giving Store
15 More Days
Then Christmas
and why not plan on pleasing
the entire family by having a
Columbia
GRAFONOLA
in your home on Christmas
morn? It is one gift that will
be enjoyed every day and
every evening throughout the
year.
Columbia
Grafonola
Priced at
$ 30.00
45.00
60.00
85.00
100.00
125.00
140.00
150.00
175.00
Sbtc from
$2.50 to $100
hj buying
the one you
want at
Bowen'a
Convenient
Term Maka
Buying
Easy
IB
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Wall Street Domination Opposed
In Progressive Partv Platform
Grand Island, N'eb.. Dec. 9.
(Special ) Hie following platform
and program wa adopted by tl.e
progressive party here in nia con
veniioii yrterday:
The irogreMve jity this day or
canied in the city of Grand IlanJ
invites public spirited, loyil and
prcKreivc citizens to join with
them in a supreme f fort to -make
0. 1r state and national governnciu
n rie truly gnvcrnriviiU of the
p'f (inn tionnig more re.ponsivily
1. nd impartially In the interest of
all the people.
A a basis for o.ir common effort
we declare onr belie,' in the follo-v-inu
principles:
Party Priiiciplei.
'I he present aImot insane or,jy oi
pr.l lie extravagance, btate and na
lioiial, must be term'natcd and taxa
tion at once reducej to the absolute
in critics of a government honestly
and economically administered
, Our government must be tr.-c I
frou: further control by Wall street.
Domination by psvileged classes
nu si not oulv be iltli.hed but class
n!f made forever impossible.
l'tot'iti-ering. no longer ronfinci! to
a Uv monopolistic rrrporatiuns, but
so w idespread as to threaten produc
tion itself, must he crushed and
excess or unreasonable profits not
merely be taxed but must be abso
lutely prevented or our government
will permanently become an aristo
cracy of wealth and "equal oppor
tunity tnr all" cannot be realized.
Trices for farm products must nut
be permitted to go below the cost of
production, plus a reasonable profit.
Wages must not be permitted to
go below the cost of living at Amer
ican standards, with a margin for
old age.
Government Rail Control.
Railroads must not be the sole
beneficiaries of government guaran
tees of profits, based on inflated
capital, but all carriers, whether of
freight, pa.-sengers or intelligence,
should, like the mails, be operated at
cost by governmental agencies for
the benefit of all the people.
Credits must not longer be left
to private control and manipulation,
but should be taken over by the gov
ernment in the interest of all the
people; moreover, the peoples' credit,
whether of community, state or na
tion, must not be so restricted as
to prevent succor in emergencies to
basic industries or relief from un
employment. To effectuate our purposes, we de
clare the following as our present
program of action:
1. Government ownership of rail
roads and of all other means of
communication, with a voice and
reasonable share of compensation to
the manhood as well as the capital
needed in its operation,
2. Making government more re
sponsive to the will of the people
by a presidential primary, a refer
endum on the question of a declara
tion of war, except upon invasion,
application of initiative and refer
endum to national legislative ques
tions and of the recall of public offi
cials to both state and nation; also
by the abolition of the party circle
and by the establishment of open
primaries.
Reduction of Taxes.
3. Immediate and drastic cuts in
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malia's -Greatest lott -
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eral Baking Company takes possession of our
our Men's and Young Fellows' New Winter
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OVERCOATS-
Extra quality of men's fine
double-breasted coats. For r
merly sold at $50.00. Now. . .
CLOSING
OUT
All Our
MEN'S
O'Coats
THE
pvblic expenditure and taset, in
cluding abolition of the dual system
of the code ami elective departments
of utate government; the cutting out
of wate and extravagance of the
rapitol commifrsiun and of the slate
highway expenditures: the discour
agement, of national laws returning
to the state an amount of money for
certain causes, upon condition of a
like state appropriation, -it wrong
in principle and 'a bribery in prac
tice; the reduction of all alaries, ap
propriation and state expenses, sub
ject to legislative regulation, as far
as possible relatively to a prewar
basis; the abolition of the state
railway commission as a useless ex
penditure and of doubtful public
benefit; the abolition of all semi
private appropriations in Nebraska;
with a constructive program con
scripting war fortunes for payment
of war debts and soldier bonus; in
crease of federal inheritance taxes
on large estates, shifting the burden
of taxation from the homes and the
industry of the people over to the
excess profits of nionoply and to the
values of the vast natural resourcei
held out of use by orofiteering- own
ers; a state income tax with reason
able exemption, modeled after the
Wiseonir t't, and with state and
national income tax laws discrimin
ating sharplv between earned and
unearned income.
4. Ai' quale marketing facilities
and rural credit systems similar in
principal to the South Dakota law
with provisions for the encourage
ment of home and small farm own
ing, and a limitation on home rentals
to a reasoniihle profit on actual in
vestment. Plans for Banking.
5. The t.'ikinc over of the fed
eral reserve bank system; the use of
our tremendous bullion reserves, and
the direct issue of currency, all by
the federal government, in the in
terest of all the people and not of
Wall street.
6. The state ownership and op
eration, by districts, of the unused
water power 'of Nebraska, and the
equal right of metropolitan cities
with other cities, to own and oper
ate an electric light and power plant
or other public utility.
7. The encouragement of all co-operative-lnovemcnts
to the end of
the destruction of profiteering ;and
where regulation fails to control a
private monopoly, then by municipal
or state competition; similar in prin
ciple to the state serum plants and
municipal ice and coal yards.
8. F.qua economic, legal and poli
tical rights for ail citizens; the pres
ervation and assurance by appro
priate legislation of the rights of free
speech, free press, free religion and
of peaceable assembly, as guaranteed
by our state and national constitu
tions. '
9. The right of collective bargain
ing through representatives of their
own choosing and of collective mar
keting; the restriction of the use of
injunctions in labor disputes with the
right of trial by jury in all cases of
constructive contempt; and th modi
fication of our workmen's compensa
tion law to include occupational
diseases, and establishing the prin
ciple of a state fund, as opposed to
indemnity insurance, along the lines
of the Ohio law.
10. The defeat upon referendum
Continues With
Never before have you had such an opportunity to secure high grade Suits and
Overcoats at such a saving. Hundreds of satisfied customers are leaving our
store daily with clothing of the better kind. Only 18 days more before the Fed'
BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10. 1921.
'in V22 of the law enuciil.iting the
primary, requiring rural registration
f party ulTihation, prohibiting
f eacclul picketing in labor contio
Ivcrsiei ad permitting a monopoly of
! banking facilities. While we ask the
i .... - I - . - it. - . I
penpic 10 neieai inesc laws passeu
Ly the last reactionary legislature, we
favor the enactment of welfare legis
lation to protect the child life of tliu
state.
Organization Report.
To the Honorable Delegates of the
Progressjvc "'irty in Convention
Assembled:
We, your committee on organiza
tion, have given careful consideration
to all matters pertaining to the in
terest of the Progressive party of
Nebraska, and to the best methods
of carrying; on the work which has
called it into existence.
It is apparent that the success of
this new movement depends mater
ially upon the completeness with
which the slate is covered, hence the
organization must ramify into the
smallest units of our commonwealth.
To prevent the organization from
becoming unwieldy because of such
ramification, it must have its author
ity centralized under one strong ex
ecutive head.
Having due regard for the fore
going conditions, we, your commit
tee, have devised and hereby respect
fully submit the following tentative
plan of organization:
1. We recommend that a state
central committee composed of two
committeemen from each county be
elected at the convention. Provided
that a man and a woman shall be
selected. Provided further that Lan
raster county shall have three com
mitteemen and Douglas county shall
have five committeemen,
2. Wc further recommend that
an executive committee of seven
shall be selected from outside the
slate central committee, and that
there shall be one member from each
congressional district and one mem
ber from the state at large. It is
recommended that . both men and
women be recognized on this com
mittee. 3. We further recommend that
there shall be organized in each pre
cinct of every county a committee
comprised of a precinct chairman
and four or more additional commit
teemen as assistants, both men and
women to be recognized on these
committees.
Name Officers.
4. We further recommend that
when the state committee has been
selected it shall immediately as
semble and proceed to select a state
414-2S Securities Building
Corner 16th and Farnam Sts.
Telephone Deuglai 8347
Omaha, Neb.
Unabated Confidence
room, forces us to make tremendous reductions on all
SuSts Overcoats
SUITS-
Of the finest all-wool fabrics, with two
pairs of pants. Values up to $35.00.
Now
SUITS-
Single or double-breasted, in all wanted
patterns,' with two pairs of pants. Val
ues up to $45.00 .
SUITS-
from America's foremost tailors, in all
the new winter materials, with two pairs
of pants. Values up to $60.00. Now . .
OVERCOATS-
A limited number of remarkable values
in Overcoats. Closing
out at
OVERCOATS-
Leather-lined, .double-breasted, plaid (Ch CA
back overcoats. Values up to $40.00.3 II
Now
cluinn.ui, a st.itv seuretaiy and a
state treasurer who shall have au
thoiily to conduct ull the business
of the progressive party in the cam
paign and otherwise,
5. Since the strength of an or
ganization i no greater than its fi
nancial rating, your ' committee has
given thought to the methods by
which the party funds shall be
raised. We recognize the principle
that for an individual to become
deeply interested in the success of
an undertaking, he or she must con
tribute to its treasury. Therefore to
promote the principle as advocated
by the progressive party, some
method must be devised by which
individual contributions shall be en
couraged. We suggest that this work largely
be conducted by the committees as
phovided for in the report of your
committee on organization,
6. In counties not represented in
this convention, the committee on
organization recommend that the
chairman and secretary of the state
committee be authorized to act in
the capacity as state committeemen
until such time as the county con
vention in said counties shall meet
and select committeemen to fill such
positions.
Respectively submitted,
J. II.'KDMISTKN.
Chairman.
VERXA ROBERTS,
Secretary.
Former State Senator
Dies iu South Dakota
Norfolk, Neb.. Dec. 9. (Special
Telegram.) Felix J. Hale, ex -state
senator, personal friend of W. J.
Bryan, veteran of the civil war on
the side of the south and prominent
in state democratic politics, died at
Burke, S. I). Funeral will be held
in Battle Creek Saturday. Senator
Hale w as a pioneer of north Nebras
ka, platting the original town of Bat
tle Creek, lie came here from Vir
ginia. Rail President Predicts
Big Increase in Traffic
Philadelphia, Dec. V. The ques
tion of making provision for a large
increase in the volume of railroad
transportation service which, he said,
probably would be required in a few
years, overshadows everything else
in the railroad situation, in its funda
mental importance, in the opinion of
Elisha Lee, vice president in charge
of the eastern region of the Penn
sylvania railroad.
Dr. Burhorn's
Chiropractic Health Service
My office is located on the fourth
floor of the Securities Bldg. and is
equipped with private, individual ad
justing and rest rooms; also complete
Spinographical laboratory for X-Ray
analysis.
We make calls to .your home when
unable to come to the office. Office
adjustments are 12 for $10.00 or 30 for
$25.00.
Chiropractic teaches that the cause
of 95 of human ailments are found
within the body remove the cause and
you get well.
Office hours 9 a. m. to 8 p. m.
Lady attendants. Call or write for free
booklet on Chiropractic today.
iiig
Sale
$9150
mm
$13
CLOSING
OUT
All Our
MEN'S
Suits
Columbus Man
M Elected Head of
State Hotel Body
C. If. Owen to (Juitle Des
tinies of Nebraska As
Koeiution During Com
ing Year.
II. Owen, Columbus, Neb., va
elected prcsidrnt of the Nebraska
Hotel aoriation at the annual busi
ness meeting and election of officer
at the Hotel Konie yeterday after,
noon. Other officer elected were:
H. Ifeckert, I exitiRton, lirt vice
president; M. M. Mohncy, Fremont,
second vice president; O. A. I'enni
KOti. Kearney, third vice president;
L. R. Harper. Omaha, fourth vice
president, and Chris Kocke, Lincoln,
fifth vice president. .
I. A. Medlar, Omaha, was re-clcct-ci
secretary ami treasurer. K. D.
McKaddeu, Koine Miller, Omaha,
and Ralph Bryant, Hastings, were
named on the lrgiMative committee.
E. C. I'ppley, Rome Miller, G. H.
Conant, Omaha, and R. F. Oatman,
Red ("loud, were named on the ad
visory committee,
John I7, l'gan, Omaha, was re
elected president ol th Nebraska
Iowa Grerters at the annual election
Friday noon at the Hotel Fontne
Psychology and hotel business
were combined at the morning ses
sion of the Nebraska-Iowa Grceters
and Nebraska Hold association at
Hotel Fontenelle.
Hotel business and the question,
"Do Clerks Sell Rooms." were dis
cussed. Then Mable Warner Rugg,
character analyst and psychologist,
gave demonstration of character
reading.
Luncheon was served at the Rome
hotel at noon yesterday by the Iowa
Nebraska Grcetcrs.
The Nebraska Hotel association
convened at the Rome in the after
noon. Reports of committees, annual
business meeting anil an open dis-
Another
Lucky
Purchase
Of Ladies' Hats, which
will enabje us to continue .
our great Sale of Mil
linery. Lyon's and Panne Velvet
Hats that were selling for
$4.00 to $6.00, CI 40
NOW ?I-W
Hats that were selling
from $7.00 to CO QC
$9.00, NOW....""'
ALSO
A new assortment of Fur
Brim Hats, values up to
$9-00, CO AC
NOW Wv.aiJ
r
Selling
One Lot Men's
Suits and
Overcoats
Sold Up to $30
$21.00
All-Wool French Flan
nel Shirts, values to
$8.50 $2.95
Regular 20c Hos, to go at,
per pair 9c
35c Garters, while they last,
per pair 14c
Fiber Silk Hose, all colors,
per pair ....44c
Arrow Soft Collars 12e
Men's Slippers, $2.50 values.
at $1.29
$12 to $15 All Wool Sweaters,
extra heavy, at $4.95
All Wool Caps, with earlaps,
blue serges included, St. . .48c
Any Felt Hat in the house, to
close out, at $2.43
Uu'oii ol hotel iuiMi-ii wrre on th"
' I'M'H'.HI'.
I In animal b ni'i'ii t M4 kuimi
i at the I 'itntrnrltc Ut,niht by the
Uiii4h Hutti Men aociation.
Fiuiii September to October rm
ploynifiil in New Yoik Male fi-
tones increased neaity ' per cent.
5,000
of these
Cut Glass
Water
Sets
Given Away Free
During Our Store-Wide
Year End Clearance
A Set Free With Every $25 Purchase
Buy on Credit
1417 Douglas St.
ACROSS FROM HADEN'S
BeaO
4
Appreciative
Knas Gifts
Fine Silk Camisoles,
$1.50 values
Best Quality Silk Camisoles, (J? 4 Q
regular $2.25 values. P
100 Fine Leather Pocketbooks, a sample line CO QC
worth to $8.50, choice. yfcS75l
Fancy Lace Collar, Fancy Combs i M I rtf
s2itie. and Doc
300 Fine Georgette Crepe and Fancy Silk CO QD
Waists, worth to $6.50, choice . VvO
Sweaters of all kinds, a sample line worth $3.95 to
to $12.50, all greatly reduced, priced now. . . $7.95
Ladies' Coats. Suits, Dresses
offered at a tremendous sacrifice in our Ladies'"
Ready-to-Wear Department, second floor.
Out! s
All $40 Men's
Suits and
Overcoats
Forced-to-Quit Price
$19.75
All $50 Men's
Suits and
Overcoats
Forced-to-Quit Price
$24.85
Leather-Lined V e s t s
with full sleeves,
at $4.98
Dunlap Shoes
$12 high grade Dunlap Shoes, to
close out, at, per pair. .$6.00
$15 finest Dunlap Shoes, to
close out, at, per pair.. $7.50
$10 high grade Dress Shoes, to
close out, at, per pair.. $4.89
High grade $2.50 Dress Shirts,
to close out, at $1.05
CLOTHES SHOP. Neckwear
lleld for Muiliezlenient ,
Norfolk, Nib.. Dec. . (Sprcut
Trlcgr.im.) Chiii lc McN'jIiy. post
matter at Inn, wax hound over to
Ihu federal court by United fcutcn
t ommissioner Norvel here on a fed-
r;i charge of fmbribng a mum y
! i-iiler amounting to f-'.W i.
mmmk
98c
We Quit in Just a Few
Take Advantage
These Slaughter Prices
All $60 Men's
Suits and
Overcoats
Forced-to-Quit Price
$29.85
Men's Sweater Coats,
good weight, while they
last 98c
$3.50 and $4 Fine Dress Shirts,
to close out, at $1.49
Unionalls, our Quitting Business
Price, only $1.79
Ribbed Union Suits, go at. . .98c
Wool Ribbed Union Suits, all
sizes, per suit $1.98
We were forced to accept large
shipment of Dunlap Shoes and
Overcoats;. they must go regard
less of cost.
Pure Silk Knit Neckwear, $2.00
values, at 98c
Fine Cashmere Hose, pair... 43c
$1.00
' $3.00
FLANNEL
SHIRTS
$1.49
It pmyt to r4 Bsvra'a small aos.
ACROSS FROM HAYDEN S
V
47c
orren 0j
V
$1.75 Neckwear,
at 89c
1312 Farnam Street.
Hevar4 St. Wtweca ISA b4 16th St
