Railroads Ask Rehearing Upon St. Louis Matter Western Companies Want Su preme Coart to Again Consider Decision for Eastern Roads. Washington, Nov. 7.—Western rail roads (lied with the supreme court today a petition asking a rehearing In the St. Louis eTrmlnal Railroad association case recently decided In favor of the eastern railroads. . ; The recent decision was declared In -the petition to be Inconsistent and re pugnant to the conclusions reached by the supreme court In two of the cases In which many of the Issues Involved In the recent case have been presented. In the two eases cited, the petition asserted, the terminal association had been expressly forbidden to engage as a carrier In the transportation of through freight moving east and wist across the Mississippi river and had l>een restricted in Its activities to those of furnishing terminal facilities. Contrary to those restrictions, the petition stated, the court In its re cent opinion had authorized the Ter minal association, to act as a com mon carrier. Should the association avail itself of such authority, the petition con tended, It would constitute an Illegal combination in violation of the Sher man anti trust act as defined by the ; supreme court In the former cases. Ths western railroads urged In sup port of their petition for a rehearing eight other grounds, all attacking fea tures of the recent decision alleged to be contrary to the position taken by the court in its former decisions. CASS COUNTY GIVES STECK MAJORITY Atlantic, la., Nov. 7.—President Coolldge carried Cass county by a large majority on the face of com T»lete returns. The county gave Dan ;! Steck, democrat, a majority over 8enator Smith W. Brookhart. County officers elected are: Jennie M. Ward, d., county auditor. E. M. Willard, d., county attorney; Jesse N. Jones, r., treasurer: O. M. Hobart. r„ re corder; W. A. McKee, r., sheriff; B. IT. Sklpton, r„ clerk of court; Charles W. Huff, r., representative. Congressman W. R. Green defeated Charles Paschel, d., In Cass county. Rebekah Convention Meets at Beartice Beatrice, Nov. 7.—The semiannual district Rebekah convention was held here today, addresses being made by hire. Norton, district president, and Sirs. Emma Talbot, stats secretary. Dinner was served to the delegates from Wymore, Blus Springs, Odell, Liberty and other points. Initiatory work was put on In ths evening by the degree team. Columbus Man New Head of Teachers R. R. McGee, superintendent of schools at Columbus, was elected president of the Second District as sociation of the Nebraska State Teachers' association, at a general session Friday morning. He will succeed Belle M. Ryan, assistant superintendent of Omaha schools. L. C. Wlclcs, principal of public high school at Fremont, was the other nominee. Charles Speedle, superintendent In Otoe county, was elected vice presi dent, and Janette McDonald of Tech nical High school Is the new secre tary-treasurer. The association amended its con stitution to provide that the associa tion year shall begin on January 1 and end on December 31 of each year. The musical program at the gen eral session Friday morning was given by teachers of the music de partment of the Omaha public schools, directed by Miss Juliet Me Cune, supervisor of music. The general session Friday eve ning In auditorium of Technical High school will be open to the public. An excellent musical program will be given. Will C. Wood, superin tendent of public Instruction, state of California, will speak on ''The Good Old Days That Never Were." The convention will be concluded at & general session Saturday morn ing. Headaches From Slight Colds. Laxative BROMO QUININE Tablets relieve the Headache by curing the Cold. A Safe and Proven Remedy. The box bears the signature of E. W. Grove. 30c.—Advertisement. Baby Case Rests With Alienists After Interview Mother Who Accused Hus band of Striking Infant to Be Tried for Insanity. The law which bars a woman from testifying against her husband may nave Frank Lutz from a charge of killing his baby daughter, who died in Omaha last May as a result, his wife says, of a blow from his fist. The mother reiterated and ampll fled her charges Friday, but police say their bands are tied. Death cer tificates signed by two physicians confirm Luts’s statement that the child died from pneumonia, and the mother cannot tell her story In court. Lutz ts now held In jail at Lincoln on an auto theft charge. Mrs. Lutz, who la charged with the sale of a mortgaged piano, was bound over to the district court Friday morning. Following her arraign ment In police court. Deputy County Attorney Stalmaster announced that she would be examined by an In sanity commission. No Inquest. Coroner Steinwender said Friday that he would not hold an Inquest Into the child's death. He said that an autopsy would be impossible, as the body was not embalmed. In view of this, authorities are com pelled to accept the diagnoses of the attending physicians, who say that death resulted from pneumonia. In a statement to authorities at Lincoln Thursday night. Lutz, a for mer lineman for the Bel! Telephone company, denied his wife's story In full, and also denied the parentage of the child. He repeated that the child had died from pneumonia. "The baby was born sickly," he said. "We had to call doctors for It right away. It wasn't mine, but I was willing to keep it and raise It as my own. I had no reason for wishing to kill it.” He also asserted that his wife had several times threatened to kill him. His statements were bitterly denied by Mrs. Lutz In a statement Friday morning to reporters and attendants at the city Jail, where she is held on RADIO | Program for November I. (Courtesy of Radio Digest.) By Associated Press. WHB. Atlanta Journal. (411). l-f, choir; 10:45. darky spirituals. WOR. Buffalo. (319). 6:30. new*. WON', Chicago Tribune. . «:•!, h—1 tlm.; «:»«, trio; 7:11), .nt.rt.lnm.nl: I, ronr.rt: l:|n, —WorM A*,|» Night;" 10:30. orchestra. KSD. St. Louie Poet Dlspsteh, (644), 9, concert; 11:80. orchestra. WRC, Washington. (469). 6:48, Bible talk; 7. soprano, piano; 6:15, Lee House trio; 9:30, dance. ^ “ I Saturday. November I. 6:06 p. m Program by Francis Potter** Mandolin Quartet. March. "Invincible U. 8. A.” .Odell "Moonlight Frolic” . Odell "Afterthoughts" .,. Odell Francis Potter Mandolin Quartet. Vocal eolo, "How I Love to Dance!".. ..D Higgins rotter Mm. Francis Potter. Accompanied by Quartet. Mandolin solo. "Song without Words” . Sectorlus Ukulele solo. "Mawallan Gaiety" . . DeLano Banjo solo, "Plantation Symphony”.. Kno Francis Potter. "A Little Bit o' Honey” . Bond "Eldorado" . Weldt /‘My Lady Jaas" . Weldt “Kentucky Moon” . Weldt "Cracker Jack" . Odell Francla Potter Mandolin Quartet. Personnel of quartet: Krancl* Potter, flret mandolin; A D. Hunter, second mandolin; F. W. Anderson, tenor mando lin; Hubert P. Kimball, mando cello. Mrs. Francis Potter, accompanist. 6.46 p m. Dinner program. Baxter's Orchestra. 9 00 p. m. Program by O. R.'e Radis Orcheatra. A. Lupo, director. March, “The Aero corps." Fox trot. ‘Home Day. Dear, You llsy Forget/’ Latest fox trot, "I Cantelope Tonight.** Orchestra. Saxophone solo. ‘‘Hast* Manana Tangs.*9 Angelo Lupo. Valse, "CSrry Me Back to Old Vlrglnny" Fox trot, "June Night" Walts (a big radio hit), T#l! Me You’ll Forgive Me." Orchestra. Hnxophon* eolo. ”Th* Bohemian Olrl.** Angelo Lupo. A southern romance, "Pretty Mias Vlfw finis." "National Melodies" < >rche*tra Saxophone eolo. "Prig© Serenade.** Angelo Lupo. Fox trot, "Helen Gone." Latest fox trot. "I Don't Know Why/* Orchestra Mandolin selection. A. Lupo. Valae, "Lullaby of Long Ago" Latest fox trot, “In Sweat Onion Tims" Fox trot. “Good Night, Sleep Tight.'* Orcheatra. 11:15 p. m Wowl frolle by Freak Hodck. (r , and hie Omaha Nightingales, transmitted from Wowl Koost at It os* land Gardens. OSTEOPATHY la tha Nana ef a Coin plat* I Sjwtem of Haaliag a charge of selling mortgaged prop erty. Repeats Her Story. "It was his child,’’ she exclaimed vehemently. "He tried to deny the child when she was born, Juat aa he tried to deny the other children when they were born. But It was his child. He was so jealous that I would never have had a chance to be unfaithful to him, even If I had wanted to be." She repeated her story that her husband had struck the baby In fury because hls wife had refused to tire the furnace. She added to the story she had told Thursday by saying that she had fled with the baby after the husband had struck the child and that he had followed her Into the kitchen and beaten her severely. The woman was questioned by Chief of Police Van Deusen Friday at a conference from which newspaper men were excluded. Following the conference Van Deusen declared that the woman had denied the story told to George Townley, head of the Rell able Detective agency, to whom she first told the story. When told of Van Deusen's decision to drop the case Townley declared that police were trying to "laugh the matter off” because it ha had a high fever and a tendency toward pneumonia In the bronchial tubes. I was summoned two day* later at the office, but I was on my calls so could not be found lmmed! ately. When I reached the office at noon the undertaker telephoned to ask about the death certificate. That Is all I know about the case. It was a charity case.” Sunday Movie Proposal Rejected by Adair Voters Atlantic, la., Nov. 7.—Opponent# of Sunday movie show* at Adair, Ift., de feated at the yolls Tuesday the pro posed of the city council to Issue a permit to an Adair motion picture house to Operate on Sunday by «6 votes. John C. Hunt Dies. Creston, la.. Nov. 7.—John C. Hunt, deputy clerk and United States com mlszloner for Creston district, died today of heart trouble. He had been III three weeks. Teachers Solve World Problems Training of Children of To day Leads to Answers of Questions of Tomorrow. Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Norfolk, Neb., Nov. 7.—That the teachers of the United States today have more to do with the solving of world's problems of tomorrow through the training of boys and girls than any other group of Individuals, was the keynote sounded by the four speakers who talked at the high school auditorium here Thursday night. Dr. C. A. Elwood, University of Missouri; Mayor George W. Phelps of Norfolk, Conrad Jacobson, presi dent of the Nebraska State Teachers' association of the third district, and Dr. L. V. Koes, University of Minne sota, were the speakers of the eve ning. Dr. Elwood presented four alms that would lead to higher standards of government and solving of the problems of today, namely, self-ap preclatlon, open minds on the part of citizens, service and loyalty. President Jacobson of the associa tion outlined tlje present problems of the schools, saying that It was the duty of the teachers to work toward civic response, Independent thinking on the part of students and a higher standard of motives and Ideals. The speaker urged the adoption of an educational program that would promote a group consciousness, some thing that Is lacking In the social situation of today, he said. By Associated Press. Grand Island. Neb. Nov. 7.—Over 1.600 teachers of the Fourth district of the Nebraska State Teachers’ as sociation were meeting here today for the second day of their annual convention. Including supervisors, school administrators and visitors Interested In educational affairs, more than 2,000 persons had arrived. M. A. Rosene of Callnway and E. L. Novotny of Central City were In the race for presidency at the elec tion Friday afternoon. Hastings and Kearney have Invited the 1925 con vention. At the last evening session tonight. Dr. N. L. Engelhardt, professor of educational administration of Colum bia university, was to give an ad dress. Other speakers heard on Friday were Will C. Wood, superin tendent of Instruction of California Henry Ruzxnllo, president of Wash ington university and Miss Alice Cussrk, primary supervisor of KAn sas City. The early addresses FYiday all car rled the expression of an awareness of a transition on the educational system of the present day. Methodr were suggested for better adapta tion to meet the needs of the mod ern child. One speaker explained that unlike the day of Ichabod Crane, the school must now be made to fit the child, rather than vice versa, as It has continued through the decades of early American his tory. The Idea followed closely the theme of Thursday evening's speak ers who stressed equality of oppor tunity for every child. Injunction Granted Upon Illinois Brewery Chicago, Nov. 7.—Federal Judge James H. Wllkerson today granted n temporary Injunction against the Illi nois Beverage company, owned by Frank Lake and Terry Druggan. I.ake and Druggan and tha company figured In the testimony by Brlca F. Armstrong before the senate commit lee Investigating former Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty, follow ing tha attempted bombing of Arm strong's apartment. Armstrong tea tlfled In district court that beer was conveyed through steam pipes of Druggan's and Lake's brewery. Druggan la enroute under guard from Ban Francisco to begin serving a year's sentence In the county Jail, where Lake Is already doing time. No Dispute With Russia Planned State Department to Ignore Soviet Complaint About Wrangell Island. Washington, Nov. 7.—Any com plaint from the Russian soviet au thorities as to participation by Amer ican nationals In efforts to colonize Wrangell island off the north coast of Siberia, Is likely to be Ignored by the Washington government. -The reported action of the Boadet foreign minister, while not mention ing Wrangell island, It Is believed may have been prompted by the dis covery of a party of colonists on that Island when the soviet transport Red October went there recently to raise the soviet flag. The colonists, he added, by an American named Wells, were taken off at their oVn request with winter approaching and Insufficient supplies at their command. So far as 1« known now, no plan to detain Wells and the esquimox who were with him on the Island has been made by the soviet government. At no time has the United States or any nation than Russia) laid claim to Wrangell Island or to Herald Island, a much smaller bit of land close by. The Washington government has refused to make any comment what ever as to what flag should fly on these Islands and has not been moved to dispute the Russian claim In any way. 17th Infantry Band to Play at Atlantic Armistice Day Atlantic. Ia. ,Nov. 7.—The 82-piece 17th Infantry band from Fort Omaha will furnish the music here for the Armistice day celebration here It was announced today. Bee Want Arts Produce Kes.ilts t”li)t')|'if'iiii|i'tn|i'>iil!>l)>|tir)ir>nti>lnif>r)t!)tn««r! Nebraska Farmers Enjoy Prosperity C. H. Blakely Finds Condi tions Better Here Than in Many States. C. H. Blakely arrived In Omaha Fri day after a tour of the west, in vest! gating the agricultural situation. He declares that, after visiting most of the other states, he finds It good to be back In Nebraska and to note the happy condition of farmers here compared wtlh those In other sections. Blakely, who formerly conducted an agricultural page on the Norfolk (Neb.) News, started on his trip by automobile on August 1 and went through western South Dakota. Wyo ming. Montana, Idaho. Oregon, Call fomla, Mexico. Arizona. New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska. He spent three weeks In Oregon and three weeks In California. He examined conditions In livestock raising, dry farming, ordinary farm Ing. irrigation and the fruit Industry, taking numerous pictures with which to illustrate the voluminous notes on what he observed. Minneapolis Orchestra in Kearney Lyceum Course Kearney, Nov. 8.—Minneapolis sym phony orchestra has been engaged by President George E. Martin for the Kearney college lyceum course. 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