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V nrn bee: omatta. Friday. Armr, 7. 3011. 1r .SsMa.saawsa.ss.a vavjfes wk,.a.iwxvja - Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska .3h"tfowi-i ALMA'S CLAIMS ARE URGED IirUn County Legislator! Want Southwest Agricultural School. MOTOR CYCLE RUNS DOWN MAN allea Thnmpsoa, Ftrmff (mpII anaa. ffaatalas eeral ! tVoasds Wkr trark by Moraine (From a Staff Correspondent.) L.INCOIJC. April 8pe lal.) The claim of Alma. Harlan county, for the location of the southwest agricultural school were presenter! to the board of public land's and buildings by ex-Oovernor Rhallenbera-er and other citizens of that county this afternoon. Alma offers to give I the state either of two eltes. oneof 320 K-res, the other of - acres and either adapted to the work of the school. The bill as passed appropriates $100,000 for the foundation of the work and a number of towns Including Alma. Holdrege and North riatte hava been trying to secure the school. It was asserted on the floors of both chambers that the board of public lands and buildings had already decided to placa the school at Holdrege, but Bhal lenberger and other Harlan county men havs been working hard for1 the appropria tion and nowexpect a chance at the school. The others who were with the ex-govrnor wars J. O. Thompson, Phillip Bveraon, William Hsscall, J. O. ,Oould and Joseph Boehler. Mas Baa Uowsi by yrle. Callen Thompson, Wi O stret, for esv eral years councilman from the Sixth ward, was run down by a motor cyclist Thursday morning and sustained several scalp wounds besides a bad shock. Claude Mmmons, tlie rider, was hurled several fset over tha handlebars and was knocked unconscious by the fall. Both men were taken Into the O street garage at the cor ner of Twenty-fourth and O streets and physicians were called to care for the two. Mr. Thompson was waiting for a car at Twenty-fourth and O streets when the cyclist rounded the corner from the north. Mtmmons did not recover consciousness for nearly an hour. Two of his front teeth were knocked out and others were loosened. Pr.'W. H. Slattery hurried him to his office, Where he bound up the scalp wounds. ' The physician doea not believe his patient-Is seriously Injured. No Candidate for Mayoralty. At a meeting held Wednesday afternoon at the Muuger building the dry forces de cided that no petition candidate would be named to enter the mayoralty race at tiie next election. JUDICIARY YETO WILL STAND (Continued from First rage.) r.lsions by tha fact that supreme court Judges happened to be members of a psr tlcular party. These proponltlons will be conceded by every reputable practicing at torney In the state of Nebraska, who ever appeared before the supreme court of Ne braska from Its organisation down to tha present time. Beginning with the early decisions of Judge Iake and Judge Maxwell, coming down- to the later days of Judpe .SI las A. HoM&mb, tha popuftstt n ho has rendered somaxof tha best considered opinions we have. Including the clean-cut. masterful analyses and well' considered opinions of Judge Hulllvan, a democrat, and finishing with tha opinions of the venerable rhlef Justice of today. Manoah B. Reese, and who can hava the hardihood to say that these men 'were even unfair and unjust and hava rendered a decision or entertained a thought of giving a man the worst of It because he was a republican or a demo era t or a populist T These men Just mentioned have made history in Nebraska. Their opinions stand out as tha landmarks of the Jurisprudence In this state; and yet these men are the product of "partisan politics." Tn char acter, ability. Integrity and in consclen- tlous devotion to duty, they are so far above tha Insinuations of a measure like this aa to make tha proposition of this measure unspeakable. Sill ta a Misnomer. fteennd. This rnate File No. 324 Is a mis nomer. While It prevents a candidate from running as the representative of any political party, It does, In effect, provide for and make absolutely certain that a BoaA may bo brought out for either the an erne Judgeship or a district Judgeship, who Is tha candidate and representative of the special and well organized interests of this state. o In attempting to get rid f an Imaginary evil, thla measure would force tha Judiciary of this state Into the hands of the liquor trust and other special Interests, which Is Infinitely worse than any real or Imaginary situation In partisan . palltlca could possibly be. t'nder tha provision of this act. a candi date cannot na vouched Tor or run on a ballot aa a republican, democrat, populist or the representative of any other political organisation, but he has to stand out a Ion and by himself and Is allowed to spend a few hundred dollars only In his own behalf In the furtherance of his can didacy. The large maSKes of people will bo uninformed as to his qualifications, and as to who he Is and what he Is. He will with great difficulty, be able to get a peti tion of t,0 voters, and If this high office seeks the man. this man will nut circulate his own petition. Then who will undertske the tak of furnishing petitions for candidates and sup porting cantdates? Interested brewers and Other special Interests. ( who seek lo con trol elections snd courts, sre hy this bill free to furnish petitions, candidates and money for aelftsli and slnlHter ends. The republican party and the democratic party and the populist party are by this bill stigmatised and forbidden In any way. ' either directly or Indirect!), to bring forth a candidate and to stand for him. but the breweries and special Interests are left with a fvee hand They can furnish all of the money and all the sinews of war neces sary. ' Mqwor Interests Is Politics. In spite of the greatest effort and pre caution that the people can laUe. this liquor trust or brewery combine hss con trolled the IrglnluKnn and tlie coritluct of many legislators at various times In the state of Nebraska, land this is not ancient history, either), snd it is Idle tn assert that -they will not exercise the special privileges which this bill gives them. They once Interested thenilvea to the extent Of defeating the present chief Justice of the supreme court because, as a Judge, tie expreesed his Independent convictions a to the meaning of the Hovunih law. Tender the provisions of this act. if a can- llate has no affiliations or connections With the breweries or other organizations. what show will he stand to have his claims considered as asunit tlie can'ilie who i? financed and backed hi IntTexts t h At nant favorable decisions and who sre in control of millions of monev? These secial inter -set a are left with a free hand and to spend wtibcot Uult, money to defeat a good Judge and elect an opponent of their owa election. If tills bill Is what Its name Indicates and Is leally intended to provide for anon- partisan Judiciary, why doea It not place the same limitations upon the corporations that It does upon the political parties? If the political parties tr prohibited from naming and electing Judges, would It not be fair to prohibit the breweries and other special Interest's from contributing In a pecuniary way to the election of some fa vorite candidate? If this bill is really nonpartisan In sub stance and In meaning, as well as In name, It would-provlde that any corporation that contributed money or other tnfluenco or became active on behalf of a candidate, the representative of said corporations should be deemed guilty of a felony and be punished by Imprisonment In the peni tentiary snd the corporation Itself sub jected to a heavy fine. The?e facts and reasons are sufficient to prove that this bill Is misnomer and Is nonpartlxan only In name. Would Not Improve Jadlrtarr. Again I assert that the Judiciary of this state will not be Improved nor the In tegrity of the courts maintained by taking from political parties the right to nominate Judges and turning It over to the breweries and special Interests, which profit by mak ing or unmaking Judicial officers. Kver since the foundation of our republic. Judges have been elected through political par ties. This system may have its faults and It may be wrong, but a method which leaves the breweries free, as this bill does, to make such nominations without re straint la Infinitely worse. With the mod ern Independent political thought that now prevails, especially In Nebraska, and with the exactions and high requirements that the people Insist upon in their public serv ants, political parties recognize that It Is worse than foolish to place a candidate In nomination for district or supreme Judge unless he be a man of sterling quality and In every way qualified for the place to which he aspires, and to do-anything short of this meets with overwhelming defeat So It appears then, that If there had been some real abuse growing out of Judt being elected by partisan politics. It has been removed by the people themseives, who now vote for the 'man and for what he stands for and for what he la capable of doing, and for what they believe he will do. They ascertain all of theee things through the public press, public speeches and the recommendations of political par ties that stand definitely for some specific policies and principles of government. Again, another objection to this bill la, that It shows an attempt to muzzle the press and free speech for the protection of objectionable candidates. The bench, as well as all . other publio stations, have been purified through Just criticism by the press, and unworthy candidates or men holding public stations have been defeated or made to quit public service by reason of the exposure contained In Just critic Ism. Theiie safeguards, not only should not. but they cannot be taken away by the legislature, because such a proposition Is contrary to the fundamental law of our state and of our land. On Rrounds of pub lie policy, then, this bill should not re ceive executive approval. As chief executive of this state. I yield to no man In my desire for an Independent honest and fearless Judiciary, representing all the people, without regard to party In tere-st or class; and all of this Is abso lutely essential to the preservation of pur liberties, our property and our happiness, But this measure, both in provision, spirit and Intent Is antagonistic to these prlncl plea and desires. I BUI l..ot Nonpartisan. rnis diii, in us present rorm. not onlv could not be nonpartisan, but It would he Impossible to make It nonpartisan from the source from which It emanates. It was put through under the spur and the whip of the party lash. It hss been protected and championed and partisan followers have been rallied to Its support by that corporation appointed boss, the chairman of the democratic state central committee, and many a time. If left to their own Judgment'and their own con science, democrats tn the house would not have supported this, but for the Influence and the cajolery of the Individual hereto fore referred to, who, for thirty days at least, was ably assisted by another dan gerous and pernicious lobbyist on tha floor of the house. In tha person of one, Arthur Mullen, late attorney general of the state of Nebraska. But there Is another viewpoint from which to consider this bill and that Is from Its legal phaae. It will be noticed that In Pestlon 2 of Article III of our constitution which provides as follows: "No law shall be amended unless the new art contains the section or sections so amended and the section or sections so amended shall be repealed." Now. It will be noticed that If you make a comparison of the proposed law with existing statutes, you will find that no specific mention Is made in the title, body or repealing clause of the act to any other statute. The direct primary law, passed In 1W, Is a complete and corrrprehenslve act for the nomination of candidates for all offices. This law was for the nomination of candidates for all of- rices. 1 his law was amended in 19rX an)) would it nof be difficult to say with any great amount of precision Just how many of these provisions became effectlye when the act of lflo? still retains many of Its original features? The act of 1907 did not repeal the statutes which gsve the elec torate of the state the right to nominate candidates by petition. At all times in the past, the legislature has provided a method for nominating candidate lo fill vacancies caused by the death, resignation or re moval from office. Senate Hie No. 321. the measure tinder consideration, ignores all of these contingencies which the uncer tainties of life make not only possible, but pj-uhahle. Then again.' It la not at all certain, and In fact I think It Is clesr that under the provisions of this act. a voter would be prohibited from writing any other name on the ballot than those already appear tug on the printed ballot and to my mind, j It Is a serious question whether the legis lature, has any authority to thus Ignore, and tn fact to disfranchise, an Individual or to see no virtue or merit In the man nominated at a convention, primary or by petition. toatraveaee Hill of Hlghta. Section Z! of the Bill of Rights provides as follows; "that all elections shall be free, and there shall be no hindrance or empedi- niciit to the right of a qualified voter to exarcise the elective franchise." In my opinion, this measure is in contravention absolutely to thla provision of the Bill of Rights because it not only does not pro vide means whereby the Indenpent voter may cast his ballot tor some other than the nominees, but even goes farther and prohibits It. I'nder these circumntances and facts. It cannot be said that thla measure grants to tha non-partisan ballots tha protection of the Australian ballot law. This measure then, on the whole. In my opinion. Is not only non-partisan, but In tensely partlaan and vicious from nearly every viewpoint. It would fall, of necessity, In every way and In every particular to perform the mission for which It la pro tended to be enacted. If this measure had a saving clauss tn It whereby any voter should not ba pro vented from writing on his ballot the same of any person for whom ho desired to vote for any office, and further had tha right to hava such vote counted the same as if printed on the ballot and marked by the voter and should further provide that any other voter may have a written memoran dum or paper to assist him In making or preparing his ballot and had It further provided that a blank space should be left on the ballot whereby an elector might write the name of any person for whom he wished to vote and whose name la not printed on the ballot, than this measure would not be quite so rankly partisan as It Is. But It proposes to limit an elector to vote for the man whose name Is placed upon the ballot by the provisions of t,hts act or not vote at all. Aa a matter of law this cannot be done and such a limita tion of the right of tha elector aa la con tained in this law makes the measure, In my Judgment, unconstitutional. At best, the provisions In this Important regard In this measure are wholly ambiguous. In definite and uncertain. The objections heretofore mentioned, be ing plain and obvious, I cannot bring my self to approve this bill and therefore veto the same. Respectfully submitted, CHESTER H. AI.DRICH, Governor. State of Nebraska, Executive Office, April S, 1911. if 11 11 11 15 ilk Sale If ntby - On Friday morning, at 10 O'clock, we will sell a great variety of choice styles in .111 PUKE FOULARD ! ii n The goods are new this season and the patterns are especially desirable similar qualities sold all over the country at 85c and $1.00 Foley's Kidney Pills contain la concen trated form Ingredients of established therapeutio value for the relief and cure of all kidnoy and Madder ailments. Foley's Kidney Pills aro antlsceptic, tonle and re storative? Refuse substitutes. For sal by all druggists. i SOCIALIST MAYOR OF BEATRICE Newly Elected Official of that City la Driver of Sprinkler and Oil Wagon. BEATRICE. Neb.. April . (Becial.) William E. Griffin, the socialist, who was elected mayor of Beatrice laat Tuesday over J. 8. Rutherford, the choice of the republicans and democrats, was born In Jefferson county, Iowa, and came to this county about ten years ago. Prior to locating in this city two years ago ho op erated a threshing machine in the vicinity of Dlller, Jefferson county, Nebraska. For the laBt year he has been employed hero aa a driver of the street sprinkler and one of the wagons belonging to the Standard OH company. When Griffin's boom was first launched for the mayor's office It was looked up as a huge Joke, but last Saturday things took a serious turn and everybody on the streets was talking Griffin. A report was circu lated to the effect that Mayor Rutherford had attempted to have the ballot submit ting the question of license or no license changed In favor of the wets by calling a special meeting of the city council. An other report was started that the contraot awarded to the Math hews Construction company of Kansas City for building the new water works plant was Irregular, and soon after theseVeports spread throughout the city tha tide changed from what seemed to be a walkaway for Rutherford to ap parent defeat. It seemed to bo In the' air that everybody wanted Griffin, and when the votes were counted Tuesday evening he came out of the fight victorious by a majority of 127. When a party of newspaper mea at tempted to Interview Mr. Griffin here Wednesday, he stated he was not seeking notoriety and did not care to talk. 8. A. l,ayton, another socialist," who was with Mr. Griffin, volunteered, some information concerning the party In Beatrice. "We have a 'local' here In this city," said Mr. Layton. "with a membership of about forty, and Inside of two months it will have 200. All the candidates have signed resignations and sent them to the secre tary of the party, Clyde Wright. When ever any of our officers do sny crooked work or violate the principles of the party, the secretary sends In his resignation and he has to step down and out." Public ownership of all public utilities, such as gas, electric, telephone, telegraph, water plants and the like, and of railroads and mines Is the aim of the party. Mr. Griffin says that he stands In favor of the acquisition of these things as rapidly a possible.- He also ptomlses to secure parka and places of amusement for all the people, and to cut down the rate of taxation. Mr. Griffin Is a man about fifty-three years of sge, and has acquired a small home In Glenover, a suburb of Beatrice, through his efforts as a laborer. BR1IXJF.POI1T Bridgeport went wet Tuesday by the largest majority which has ever been given for or against the ques tion, and it has been submitted to the voters every year. The result shows 85 for and 44 against. R. C. Neumann. M. Beerllne and C. E. May were elected trus tees. TABI,E ROCK License was defeated here Tuesday. 88 to "4. George A. Colton and James Murphy were elected village trustees. ale Friday B Cents i Yard njajaanMaaa-ra-naSaaw The death of a large eastern manufacturer made it necessary to close out $500,000.00 of silks in order to close the estate this makes a great op portunity for you no other store in Omaha has any of these goods the purchase was large but we miss our guess if there will not be great scrambling for pick come early then is our advice. Nothing is more popular this season than foulards this therefore should b; one of the big gest sales ever held in Omaha: RS&5slnS35inwSa3 PTFJ s N. B. Butterick Patterns cannot be procured in any other store in Omaha. We are exclusive agents. v ' Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 15, 1910. Old Line Bankers Life' Ins. Co., Lincoln, Neb. 1520, maturing I consider this A Tan of bold could buy nothing belter for female weak nesses, lame back and kidney trouble than Electric Bitters. 60c. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. How lo Use Corn &!tal For Dry Shampooing Gentlemen : Referring to my policy, No. Sept. 1st, 1910, I would say that an exceptionally good settlement, in fact I have matured three twenty-year payment policies in other companies within the last five years, and none of them have shown anything near as good a cash settlement as this policy has. Trusting that you will be able to make as good a showing with the other policies I still hold, and wishing your company the greatest success, I am, Yours very truly, W. E. HARDY. Twenty Payment Life Policy MATURED IN THE t Old Line Bankers Life Insurance Company Of Lincoln, Nebraska. Name of Insured, Itesidenoe. i Amount of Policy. Total Premiums SETTLEMENT Reserve Surplus ..AVin. E. Hardy ...Lincoln, Neb. $1,000.00 494.40 $ 431.51 4 4:jlo: Total Cash r Asthma Catarrh! WHOOPING COUCH CROUP BRONCHITIS CObGHS COLDS iMrs. Rohrer in ..lyle und Tashlon.) "Nearly every woman knows tbat there Im nothing better for cleaning furs than corn meal, dimply sprinkle It over the garment you wish to clean, brush It out thoroughly and the task Is accomplished. Every tiny particle of dirt and dust ad heres to the corn meal and comes away with It. leaving the furs rich and glossy. "On the same principle com meal cleans fhe scalp and hair. Put a hklf pound of corn meal In a fruit jar and mix with It tuur ounces of amotqne. This will give you a shampoo powder that not only re moves dirt, oil and dandruff from the head, but the amutune alo refreshes the scalp and hair roota for it Is an excellent hair grower. Tills mixture has a delicate perfume and leaves tha lislr beautifully soft and, Huffy. 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