THE OMAHA BEE: SATURDAY. JULY 8. 1922.
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' Hastings, Neb., July 7.-(Sircul
Telegram.) Kiin ranging from one
to nearly rive inches (ell over the en
tire South I'latte section last niitht.
McCool Junction reported 4 5 inches
with the Itlue river over it a lank.
Sutton 2. Hating I. I'auliite 2, Lc
roy 4, Oxford 3, lloldrege 1.5.
River Overflows Bank.
Deatrice. Neb.. July 7. (Special
Telegram.) A terrific rain and wind
storm swept over Gage county last
night when 1.5 inches fell, flooding
the streets and lowland west of the
city. Corn was damaged by hail and
telephone wires are down. The Blue
river ha ritt five feet and i at it
highest stage of the season, overflow
ing it bank south of town.
A traveling man was caught in the
deluge on the Cornhuskcr Highway
north of the city while driving Ins
car. The machine was carried part
way off the road and he was obliged
... n,.t iii u'.-itrr uo to his arm
I) pits.
"vV Bridge Washed 0ut-
H Ir!l C'ty, N'ch.. July 7. (Special
T Telegram.) More than three inches
of rain fell in J' alls City last nigm.
One bridge in this vicinity was re
ported wahed out. Muddy creek
rose to within five feet of its bank
threatening surrounding farms.
Lincoln Flooded
Lf by Heavy Rain
Four Inches in Two Hours
Reported at Pawnee City
No Estimate of Damage.
Lincoln, July 7. A downpour of
rain last evening, amounting to
slightly over an inch and a quarter in
40 minutes, is said to be the worst
Jlood Lincoln has experienced since
1906. In South Lincoln scores of
basements were flooded and there was
about SO acres of lake in the out
skirts of the city to the south. ,
At Tenth and B streets the water
was deep enough to carry an-automobile
about a block down the street.
Water coursed over the curb at the
Burlington railroad station, and auto
mobiles parked on Seventh street had
water up to the footboards. No es
timate of the damage has been made,
but in the residence district it is be
lieved to be considerable.
In the business district the worst
damage was suffered in the Orpheum
theater building, where a clogged
drainage pipe caused the flooding of
. drug store ana pnysician s oinces,
ith Hamaee said to amount to be
tween $auoo and $J,uuu.
Rain to the south and west of Lin
coln was heavier than in this city. At
Pawnee City four inches fell in a
little over two hours. At McColl
Junction there was a four-inch fall.
Heavy Rains in State.
Heavy rains throughout the sur
tounding district Thursday are re
ported by the weather bureau. Oma
. ha had but .30 of an inch. Ashland
reported 1.41: Lincoln, 1.67; Fair
buy, 1.65: Fairmont, 1.30; Blair,
1.58, and Tekamah, .46. .
McDonald Farm Ships Choice
Hogs to Omaha Market
William Fagan of Grand Island,
manager of the Kenneth McDonald
farm, brought ic a shipment of 211
head of choice quality hogs averaging
little over 260 pounds that sold for
$10.30 a hundred; just 20 cents less
than the top price for porkers for
the day.
Most of the consignment was
raised from pigs on Mr. McDonald's
farm. He is an extensive rancher
and livestock feeder with large
ranches in Nebraska and Wyoming.
The farm near Grand Island he uses
as a finishing place for his livestock
before sending them to the Omaha
market.
"Brother Charlie" Bryan
Aid Hitchcock Slate Man
" Lincoln, July 7. (Special.)
''Brother Charlie" Bryan, one of the
democratic candidates for governor,
was busy introducing William J.
McNichols, one of the democratic
candidates for lieutenant governor,
to friends in Lincoln today. Accom
panying Mr. Bryan was Judge Ray
J. Madden of Omaha. McNichols is
one oi the candidates alleged to be
on the Hitchcock-Bryan slate.
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Lincoln Labor Unions
Back Bryan Campaign
Lincoln, July 7, (Special .) Menv
lr of I.' labor union organization!
here have issued a petition to wage
ctrnrrs, farmer and middle classes
of Nebraska urging them to vote for
the nomination of Charlei W. Bryan
fur governor on the democratic
ticket. In their petition, the union
iiifn gie Mr. Bryan credit for the
following achievement when mayor
: and while acting in hi promt capa
city it city rommusionrr:
Kstablishrd legal aid department,
giving poor legal advice free; muni
cipal free employment bureau, settling
a Ktrike and getting more pav for day
laborer, reduced price of gat in Lin
coin, largely responsible establish
ment Linco n nark system, establish
mrnt municipal coal yard in Lincoln,
forcing down price oi ice.
Price Fixing Charges
Investigated at Norfolk
Norfolk. Neb.. July 7. (Special
Telegram.) K e d e r a I Investigator
J'ollack is here investigating charges
against state cream buyers, who are
charged in a complaint by the
Greater Norfolk association with com
bining in restraint of trade in regard
to prices paid for cream. The federal
agent i endeavoring to learn what
transpired at a meeting it which the
complainants allege price fixing had
been agreed upon. The complaints
were made by the association after
farmers had appeared before the di
rectors and charged cream buyers
were discriminating against local pro
ducers in the matter of price. The in
vestigation is. bring held privately.
Mexican High Court
Denies Confiscation
Washington, July 7. Trie Mexican
embassy made public today an in
formation bulletin received from the
foreign office in Mexico City stating
that the action of the Mexican su
nreme court on Mav 12. on cases in
volving 'tne retroactive phrase of
Article 27 of the Mexican constitu
tion had "established the clear and
final jurisprudence on the non
retroactive" of the article in ques
tion. The bulletin added that the
court's action had "denied to that
article (of the constitution) any con
fiscatory effect."
Press reports from Mexico City
some weeks ago said that- two addi
tional opinions as to the retroactivity
of Article 27 had been handed down
by the supreme court, completing
the three similar opinions necessary
under Mexican courts rules to es
tablish a question of constituionality.
The retroactivity of Article 27 in
volves the ownership of oil and other
properties held in Mexico by Amer
icans and the Washington govern
ment has contended that it could not
recognize nationalization of mineral
or other resources by Mexico where
it was proposed to expropriate prop
erty held by Americans prior to the
adoption of Article 27.
The State department instructed
Mr. Sunimerlin, charge at Mexico.
City to forward the texts of the two
additional supreme courts opinons as
soon as available.
Burlington Employment
Bureau Opened in Lincoln
Lincoln, July 7. (Special.) The
Burlington opened an employment
agency here and began filling out ap
plications of laborers. Those signing
applications were told they wouldn't
be fteeded until Monday, the day set
by Burlington officials for strikers to
return to work or lose seniority
rights.
No Steps Have Been Taken
to Elect Kinkaid Successor
Lincoln, July 7. (Special.) No
steps have been taken here to nomi
nate and elect a man to congress for
the unexpired term of Congressman
Moses P. Kinkaid of the Sixth dis
trict. It was stated that a method
of procedure would b checked up
to Attorney General Clarence A.
Davis.
Women for Randall
Lincoln, July 7. (Special.) Fifty
University Place women organized a
Randall-for-governor club today.
Mrs. E. J. T. Connelly was elected
president.
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100 gingham and voile dresses.
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price pO.JU
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such a Value-Giving
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ALL BROKEN LINES
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Going In America's Original
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You'll find the suits in this sale all in our great Main Clothing Room-Second
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THE FOLLOWING CLOTHING IS EXCEPTED FROM THIS
SALE: PALM BEACH, TROPICAL WORSTEDS, MOHAIRS
AND ZEPHYR WEIGHT WEAVES ; BLUE AND BLACK
SUITS ; FULL DRESS AND TUXEDO SUITS.
House Price, now
SPECIAL NOTICE
LIMIT OF TWO SUITS TO ONE CUSTOMER. NONE SOLD
TO DEALERS. NO C. 0. D.'S. NO. APPROVALS NO RF
FUNDS. NO RETURNS. ALL SALES IHNAL A SMALL
CHARGE TO COVER COST OF ALTERATIONS '
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Good Tropical f i ff
Worsted Suits 9
KUPPENHEIMER
and Campus Togs
Palm Beach Suits
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NEBRASKA SPECIAL
Palm Beach Suits
11 and 15
Extra Pants, $4.00
TO
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