1W, BEE; OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1913.
Going After the Liberty Bell
Nebraska.
DEMS PLAY BASE BALL, TOO
Br. Baxter Sends Bill for Expenses
that Causes Shock.
Give Her a Home
That Shell Be
SHOE ON THE OTHER FOOT
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(From a Staff Correspondent.)
IJNCOI.N, Nftb., June 10. (Special.)
The executive offices this morning were
so quiet and there was such a feeling of
"don't-Btve-a-durn" prevailing around
there, that even Tom Benton slipped In
and occupied the chair of Private Secre
tary Morrlssoy for an hour and Judge
England discoursed for many minutes on
"How disappointed I feel when my tele
phone works right."
This was all caused by a report sent
In by Dr. Baxter, ot the Hastings Insane
asylum, which bore tho Btartllng Intelli
gence that he had paid out $20 for base
ball expenses. The preserlt administra
tion had Just nbout mado up Its mind
that It would call on Dr. Kern, the for
mer superintendent, to put back money I
he had paid out for base ball expenses, I
notwithstanding he had a club which
cleaned Up everything It came tn con
tactwith, but now It Is different.
Though everybody In the executive of-
f Ices a a base ball fan of thn thlrtv-see.
ond ficgree, from tho governor on the east
to Colonel Presson on the west, and from
the private-secretary on the north to tho
stenographer and chief clerk' pn the
south, they could not appreciate u win
nlng club engineered by Dr. Kern, a re
pjubllcan, and now they, are up against
a proposition of a little dink bush league
club with a SM salary limit representing
the democratic administration at the In
sane asylum.
Hen lltir IlrnrliiB Continues.
The hearing beforo tho Insurance de
partment on a protest of the Insurgents
In tho order of Ben Ilur against an at
tempt to raise rates by the supreme of
ficer, which took up all day yesterday,
la still on.
U. Q. Powell, representing the Insur
gents,' and Mr. Snyder, representing the
supreme tribunal, were on the stand most
o fthe day.
Ask to liaise Kates.
An application was made to the railway
commtssloh some time ago and made
publto this morning tor u raise In rates
on telephones of the Grafton and Straus
exchanges, owned by tho Lincoln Tele
phone and Telegraph company. The ap
plication sets out that the company de
sires to raise the rate on business phones
from $2 to 12.60 and on residence phones
from SI to $1.25 and that such ralso has
been agreed to by the patrons of the
tines.
COLFAX, WHlTflAH CO. WfyiHlffdrCKf
rtezp&ncc. , lewis cc.,jdaho
TaUlnK Low "ISxains."
. Twenty applicants for ' admission to
practice before the supreme and other
courts of the land are taking their ex
aminations beforo the board of exam
iners of the bar association. Among the
number Is William Newton Johnson, who
will be more quickly recognized under
tho',namo ho went by when ho was the
colored star end of the university foot
ball club and was called simply "Bill
Johnson."
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Interurban Values
Changed by Board
COMPANY INCORPORATED
TO DEVELOP CLAY DEPOSIT
WYMOUE, Neb., June 10.-(Spcclal.)-A
$50,000 company has been formed at
Montrose, Colo,, to develop clay deposits
at Wymore. The Incorporators of the
company are Savannah B. Wonder,
James A. Wonder and Charles Wonder,
and the company will be known as the
Wonder Mercantile and Manufacturing
cbmpany. The 'principal purpose of the
company will be to develpp deposits of
pottery clay near Wymore, on land owned
by the Incorporators. The property con
sists of sixty-five acres located on the
cast edge of town along the Blue river.
During the pajjt few years the United
States Geological survey) have located a
stratum of clay sixty feet wide that car
ries cream, blue and red clay, said to bj
as good au any In the United States for
pottery. A fourtecn-fnot layer of good
building rock, and a deposit of cement
rock were also found. S. B. Wonder of
Montrose has been In AVymore for sev
eral weeks past, looking over the prop
erty and having clay tests made,
TWO CARS ARE SMASHED
. AND TWO BOYS INJURED
BltAINARD. Neb., June 10. (Speclal.)
Brainard was the scene of two automo
bile accidents yesterday. While round
ing a shafp curve at high speed, Anton
Bobota and Joseph Sypal met In a head
on collision. Sypal's heavy car es
caped with a smashed lamp and a bent
fender, while Sobota's lighter car was
badly damaged. Neither driver was in
jured, About the same time the two sons of
B. Kosse were returning from town.
"While crossing the Chicago & North
western tracks they were overtaken by
n large touring car, .which frightened
their team, causing It to run away,
throwing out the two boys and demolish
ing the buggy and harness. The boys
escaped with minor scratches and bruises.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, June 10. (Special.) The
State Board of Equalization and Assess
ment held a session, this morning and
took up tho mattor of equalizing tho
values on Interurban roads. Tho reduc
tion asked for by the Nebraska Traction
and Power company on their road run
ning out of Omaha to Papllllon was de
cided as follows:
The Omaha & Southern road, with a
mileage of 6.06 miles, was assessed at
J45.O00 per mile, making a valuation of
$272,700. The former valuation was $07,500.
The Nebraska Traction and Power
company was assessed at $15,000 per mile,
which, with a mileage of 6.63 miles,,
makes the valuation $99,450. This road
was formerly assessed at $198,900.
The Omaha, Lincoln ,& Beatrice road,
with a mileage of 6.12 .miles, was as
sessed at $32,000 per mile, making a valu
ation In total of $195,840. This road was
formerly assessed at $90,000.
The board adjourned 'to meet tomorrow
afternoon. r
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lVoten -from Gnjcc County.
BEATRICE, June 10.-Speclalr-George
Buss, a pioneer resident of De Witt,
died suddenly at that place, yesterday of
cancer, aged 87 years. He Is sur
.vlved by a widow and seven children.
The funeral was hold today from the
family home and Interment was In the
De Witt cemetery.
Mrs. C. A Danhauer of this city sus
tained a broken arm while vUltlng a
friend at Lincoln by' falling down
stairs. She returned homo last evening,
and It will be some time beforo she re
covers from the accident.
The following members of the high
school football team left yesterday for
Imperial, Neb., near which place they
will assist In putting up the Tiay crop
on the Kllpatrlck ranch, Don Yale,
William and Harry Maxwell, JessDay,
John kllpatrlck, Rey Bohlman, Wilton
iloag, Gilbert Pemberton and Emll
Powell.
STRICT DISCIPLINE AT CAMP
High School Cadet3 Will Be Obliged
to Toe the Mark.
FACILITIES ABE. EXCELLENT
Grounds Are Well Shniled with
Large Teca and Plenty of Good
Water nnd Electric Lights
IllKht at Ilnnd.
HIGH SCHOOL KNCAMPMBNT,
MISSOURI VALLEY. Neb., June 10.
Special orders pertaining to the duties
and discipline ot the hlght BChool cadets
yens Issued at Monday's regimental par
ade. In past years the regiment received
a bad name for rowdyism and practical
Jokes, a reputation which must bo re
deemed this yeap If the yearly cadot en
campment Is to continue, so Captain
Strltzlnger will hold the captains in
dividually responsible for the discipline,
drill and general behavior of his com
pany. The commissioned officer may oven ex
pect demotion if disorder prevails In his
company. Cadets who misbehave them
selves or( otherwise come up for in
fractions of discipline, may bo sent home
on the next train. Serious infractions of
discipline will be awarded special punish
ment In each case, to- the extent of ex
pulsion from school, suspension or non
graduation. The first day of camp life for these
young Boldlers passed without any
casualltles or mishaps. The cadets are
well pleased with their Burroundtngs.
Prof. Bernstein,-, who Is attending the
camp, stated that the location of the
camp Is tho best and that the facilities
In the way of lights and water In camp
have never before been surpassed. The
camp Is situated In grovo of trees In the
county fair .grounds, under largo trees,
which have been planted In long rows.
Each company Is located in one of these
long arched rows.
The officers must furnish electric lights
and board floors for their tents at
IVL NtBHASKANS WILL
GET DEGREES AT 0BERLIN
OBERLIN, O., June la (Special.) -Oberlln
college celebrates its eightieth
anniversary at the annual commencement
June SI and 25. Among the graduates
will be the following from Nebraska:
From college of arts and sciences with
degree of bachelor of arts, George B.
Hastings, Grant: Lloyd H. Mattson,
Omaha; .Helen Smalls, Fremont; Helen
F. Treat, Omaha; conservatory of mu
sic, with, degree of bachelor of music.
Florence 8. Wooley, Grand Island.
White Is Right
Its surely the most pj easing
combination of style and
comfort for summer days
ang evenings.
HYMENEAL.
Harmon-Vntes,
AUBURN, Neb., June 10. (Special.)
Mr. and Mra Frank Yates hav lentil
Invitations for the wedding of their
daughter. Miss Fairy Yates, to Mr.
Duroh Harmon Wednesday evening, June
U.
' Found Dead In Bed.
BRADSHAW. Nob., June 10. (Special)
-Mrs. 8. G. Gilbert pt this jilaoe was
vesteraay morning. Bhe had been suf
fering from -asthma for some time, but
was not thought In a serious condition,
the was 71 years old.
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their own personal expense. In former
years these were furnished gratis,
A general order was published giving
the various drills 'and movements for
each day.
The routine has been reduced to morn
ing drills only, this giving the cadets
free afternoons, and evenings.
They will be awakened at 5:30 In the
mornings by reveille. Their first drill will
be company drill, from 9 to 10 o'clock. At
10:30 and 11, two more drills will be
given, finishing up the day's work) ex
cept for the changing ot guards and the
5 o'clock ceremony, "regimental parade."
EUCLID MARTIN HOLDS CHAIR
JUST FOR OLD TIMES SAKE
Kuclld Martin, twice president of the
Omaha Commercial club, now of South
Pasadenn, Cnl., presided over the meet
ing of the executive 'committee of th3
club Tuesday. It was Just "for old time's
sake."
Mr. Martin mado a short talk to the
committeemen, complimenting the club
on the wonderful progress It had madu
since the years when he was honored by
the presidency, lie Is now an honorary
member of the club and Is In Omaha on
a visit
South Dakota Sees
Hope in Rate Ruling
ABERDEEN, 8, X June 10. Itoyftl C.
Johnson, attorney general of South Da
kota, declares that the United States
supreme court decision In the Minnesota
rate case will have a decided effect upon
South Dakota railroads and will mean a
reduction In passenger rates from 3 cents
to 2V4 cents per mile, as well as a ma
terial decrease In freight rates In tho,
portions of thn state governed by locai
rotes, especially west of tho Missouri
river.
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