THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
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STATE AND COUNTY COUNCILS
CONFER AT LINCOLN.
PLEDGE .SUPPORT TO NATION
Request Haller to Resign. Oppose
German Teaching and Discuss
Numerous Vital Questions.
Distinctive One
Among the many now onc-pleco
frocks of wool for winter, there nre n
few that contrive to be as simple as
fashion demands, and-as original and
clever as the most exacting of careful
dressers could ask. These two at
tributes simplicity and originality
have no rivals when it comes to con
ferring distinction on any sort of ap
parel: They are to hallmarks of
genius In a designer.
The neat and spirited frock above
Is an example of fine draping In an
otherwise plain dress, with n clever
new management of the skirt and
lieautlful adjustment to the figure. Any
iof the reliable wool fabrics, as serge,
gaberdine, broadcloth, velours, servo
'equally well to make it, and It Is to be
recommended to those who Intend to
remodel n last year's suit Into this
year's frock. The bodice Is long on
the shoulder, where a plait extends
over the top of the sleeves, and a
shaped panel Is sloped to the waist
line. Three buttons, set on at each
Important in the
Within her own four walls the earn
est and busy woman of today may for
iget to be strenuous and throw aside
her new responsibilities for a while.
Along with n cup of tea she Will be
able to gather refreshment from a
negligee as simple and pretty and alto
gether adorable as that shqwn m the
picture, and sho Is a wise woman who
will Indulge herself In this kind of re
laxation. Many of the new negligees are pre
tentious and really splendid, but this
particular example Is simple and
sweet. The richer ones are of satin,
elaborntely draped with lace and look
more showy than comfortable. The
negligee printed might be of colored
voile, of crepe or thin silk, In plain or
figured patterns. It Is mude with a
plain, loose-flttlng bodice, opening sur
plice fashion at the front, Joined to a
skirt shirred on two cords below tho
waistline and open down the front
Tt opening at the front of tho bod
Ice Is bordered with laco and lace bor
ders all the edges of tho skirt. El
bow sleeves are finished with a frill
of the material edged lth lace.
A lace petticoat Is essential to the
- Piece Frock.
side, from the bust to waistline, tack
the panel to the lining or under bod
Ice. The sleeves are set In the under bod
Ice, and the chances, are that the dress
fastens along the under-arm and shoul
der. The panel; In the waist Is met by n
panel In tho skirt stitched down about
six Inches below tho waist and fall
ing free from there. Two cascades In
tho material terminate at the knee and
below this drnpory the skirt Is buttoned
along th? seams with the front caught
up a little at the hem.
The sleeves are plain, with cuffs of
organdie that' are detachable. One of
the new ruflled collars' of organdie Is
worn at the neck. These collar and
cuff sets are made In light colors and
white, and are the forerunners of u
variety of sets vthat will be worn on
plain, one-piece frocks this winter.
They will take the place of the shirt-,
waist In freshening the dress that la
worn day In and out.
Fall Wardrobe.
success of the negligee, and It shoulrt
play Its gay role supported by pretty
slippers und silk stockings. A cap of
net and lace and ribbon belongs In this
dainty company. One may spend much
or little money on an outfit for restfuJ
hours at home, with good results either
way.
Fine colored voiles or thin wash
silks will make lovely - negligees at
small cost If pretty colors are choseu
nnd voile Is very durable.
There are some nowboudolr caps, In
spired by the Chinese hat. made ot
satin ribbon nnd lace. Tho Dutch
cap Is also a candidate for the favor
of those who are looking for some
thing new, but none of them are an Im
provement upon the plain caps. A
hand of white "ribbon edged with lace
,and finished with a small bow and n
cluster of flowers Is a successful sub
stitute for n cap.
A new gasoline stove folds up Into
a tiny box- fjr transportation.
. Lincoln, Sept. 11. One hundred
represcntutlvua of county councils md
ohicurs of the State Council o De
fense met here during fair week and
pledged their utmost support of Ne
braska and her citizens to their coun
try In the great world war.
Speeches full of enthusiasm, loyal
ty and patriotism by the chairmen of
tho county councils, who know condi
tions In their territory, and state of
ficials who know conditions In slate
and national affairs, constantly
brought cheers and appreciation from
the delegates nssulnblod at the meet
ing. Tho ' sentiment of the meeting
was that Nebraska's resources should
be placed at the disposal of the Unit
ed States government during the war.
The meetings, although marked by
sharp discussion along some lines, re
vealed that all the members were
working toward the same ends and
should concentrate on one elllcleut
manilcr to attain thu ultimate result.
Kvery county representative pledged
the .support jmd loyalty of his people
to the state council In Its work. All
agreed that only through co-operation
could the results desired be obtained
nnd It was felt that the meeting will
result In a more" general understand
ing between .tho, county and state
councils and work for the benefit of
both concerned. '
A resolution demanding the resigna
tion of Frank L. llnller, president of
the board of regents of tho University
of Nebraska, was passed by the con
ference amid loud approval of those
present. The conference wont a step
farther. It asked the board of regents
to depose Mr. llnller, If ho refuses to
resign. The conference commended
Richard L. Metcalfe for his courage
ous loyalty In unmasking Mr. Ilaller's
alleged duplicity. The members ex
pressed a belief thnt this will bring
Mr. Ilaller to take some definite step
one way or the other. ,.
Germnn text books will be strictly
tabooed, If tho county councils have
their way. They oppose the teaching
of any foreign language In grade
schools, or the teaching of the Ger
man langunge In nny public school.
The county men feel that In passing
this resolution they arc spenklng tho
sentiments of n mnjorlty of tho people
of the state. Tho fact that many
schools have nl'ollshed the teaching
of Germnn mny be nn Indication of
the sentiment of these people In Ne
braska. The Gorman press also enme In for
n round of scoring by tho conference.
Claiming that tho Gorman Innguago
papers are Rising Inslduous methods
against t,he welfare of the country,
tiie country calls for tho regulation
of suppression of the Germnn press
nnd demands thnt tlie United States
conuross pass laws to that effect.
The conference called upon all fed
oral officers to rlgldl,v prosecute all
violations of existing federnl lnws re
lating to treason. If existing lnws do
not denounce ns criminal statements
.lerogntory to the country nnd Its pur
pose In time of war the council cnlls
upon the congress ' of the United
Stntes to pnss laws to thnt end.
' Vino Plinlrninn Pnnnlnnil of thn
stnte council of defense spoke In the
Interest of the seed wheat campaign
which Is being pushed by the stnte
council. The county councils have
boon nsked to operate so as to make
the campaign effective. Tho county
representatives In session showed
their Interest nnd n willingness to oo
operate with tho seed wheat cam
paign by passing a resolution approv
ing the work of the state council and
tho appointment of O, W. Wattles, na
tional food ndmlnlstrntor for Nebras
ka, nnd C.'T. Nenlr fhe government
whent buyer, for the territory .tri
butary to the Omaha market.
The following resolution urging the
united efforts of the county councils
nnd citizens of Nebraska was offered
by the committee and passed by the
conference : t
"After month of prennrntlon the nrmed
force of thn United Htntee: nro nbout to
tnfco their plnre upon tho bnttle line. Our
vonnff men will eoon ho In tho trenehea.
it li" morn thnn over neceeenry thnt thev
(.Mould know thnt behind, them n the un
divided nnd determined milrlt of n nyn
people to tho end thnt their encrlflreii mnv
he leeened. nnd thnt the vlctorv for wbh
thev flpht mny be the eooner Achieved. "We
therefore rnll upon nil ilefenne ronnello of
the Mnte to Inerenne their pntrlotlc effort
to the end thnt everv element of etrenorth
mnv be exered In behnlf of n Jimt nnd
rtKhteonii mime nnd nlo thnt nowhere with
in the ronflnen of TfehrndVn ehnll ther be
nnvthlnir but unquenttoned nnd unyielding
lovnlty to the rquie of Jutlre and of free
dom.' Railroads Kill 10,000 In Year.
Washington, D. C, Sept. 101 Ten
thousand one persons were killed In
railroad accidents during 1010 and
10(5,722 were Injured, according to
figures .covering the yonr, made pub
lic by the Interstate commerce com
mission. Probe German Publications.
Washington, Sept. 10. The govern
ment Is Investigating Oermnn lan
guage newspapers, socialist publica
tions and literature of pacifist organ
izations. Prosecutions' mny follow.
1--Refrigerators being built In the streets of Bayonno, N. J., to meet a rush order from the government. 2
Another contingent for General Pershing's army detraining somewhere In France. !1 Louis P. Lochner, executive
secretary of the organization of pnclllsts thnt held a meeting In riilingo und"r protection of Mayor Thompson despite
the orders of Governor Lowdeu.
Farewell pnrndo of New York members of tho Nntlonallirmy passing the reviewing stand at Fifth avenue and
forty-second street. At thp left Mayor Mltchel marching with tho selected soldiers.
TAMES WILD HORSES FOR THE ARMY
The most traveled army man would probably bo an accurate description
if James "Pink" Arlington, for ho is constantly traveling around the country
jreaklng In and taming wild horses for tho use of tho army. The photograph
ihows him on tho Job at Fort Sheridan, 111.
A Way Out of It.
"I am afraid she Is going to turn me
town."
"I can tell you how to prevent that!"
"By Jove, old chap! Can you?"
"Sure. Don't propose."
Little Things.
"Never despise tho little things."
"What now, for Instance?"
"'Think how much more vnluable the
leiice of "lulis Is to a four-card club
"l h li, king of diamonds"
ml
A 8t6rm of Words.
"Italn falls more frequently between
tho hours of three and eight o'clock
In tho morning than nt any other time'
"I always get Into a storm when-1
reach homo between those hours."
Suro Way.
"I'm gonna cut down my wife's. al
lowance.", ' ' " ' .
"How?"
"By not leaving any money In my
trousers pockets at night."
WINNER IN BABY PARADE
The Dual letter makes a whole lot
of difference In a name sometimes. If
little Billy Thomas of Ocean Grovo
had entered the baby pnrado at Asbury
Park as Billy Sunday ho would hnvo
hnd to look much older and much
warmer than he does now ns this cool,
refreshing bit of Ice cream "Billy Sun
dae." Little Wily won tho first prize
In the br.by cnrrlago division of tho
parade.
Wonders of Insect Life.
In many ways tho structure of in
sects Is wonderful. .Thoy are gifted
with muscles of extraordinary strength
and are yet destitute of bones to which
those muscles can be nttached. They
possess a circulatory system and are
without a heart. They perform act
Involving tho exerclso of certnln men
tal qualities and nro without a brain.
But moro remarkable still, they
breathe atmospheric air without tho
aid of lungs. If wo take nny modcr-,
ntely lnrge Insect, say a wasp or n
hornet, we can see even with the
naked eyo thnt a series of small spot
like mnrks run along either side of
tho body.
These npparent spots, which nro.
generally 18 or 20 In number, are In
fact tho apertures through which tho
air Is admitted Into tho system nd
nrp usually formed In such a manner
that no extrnnnoiiR innttm- nn,. i... ......
! poKsinil'ty find entrance. ,