THE BICE. OMAT1A, TTEMUY. MAT 10, mil.
Nebraska
THUKMJS ASSAILS BRAHDEIS
Iowa Railway Commissioner Says He
Passes Bounds of Propriety.
NOT ONE RQUMENT ANSWERED
Drclarntlon Mnilc (tint IloMnn Altnr-
So Iltinj- l.ooklnH for
"Lcrchrt," llnx (i rrlm.knl
' Unite lnrtion.
tFroni a Starr Correspondent.)
LINCOLN-, Maty l$.-(Srcclal.)-The
etate Railway commission has rccolved
n. synopsis of the brief fllwl by Clifford
(Thorne in behalf of tho iwa, Kansas.
Missouri, Nebraska. North Dakota, Okla
homa, Arkansas and South Dakota rall
way commissions In the matter of the
Investigation of revenues of railroads In
official classlflcotlon terrltors In which
he warmly criticizes Louis D. Hrandols
for his arKiinients hoforp the Interstate
Commerce commission Mr. Thorne saya:
"In behalf of the stato railway Hnrt
public service commissions of the clKht
states of which 1 have been authored
to speak, on behalf of the American Na
tional Live Stock asroclat'on, having a
membership In every state west of the
Mississippi river, and on behalf of the
Farmers' Grain Dealers' association, rep
tcscntlnc more than I&O.WO shippers In the
west, who have also commissioned mo to
speak for them, 1 hereby repudlato In
unqualified terms the concessions made
by Mr. Louis Drandels In clos'ns the
nrgumcnt In behalf of the public In the
advanced rate case before your honorable
body."
KxtTPds llntimlo of Propriety.
Mr. Thorne then proceeds o accuse Mr.
Ilrnmlrla of exceeding all bounds of pro
priety and usurping the functions of the
Fominlsslon without prcscutlnK any facts
or reasons, In either oral or written argu
ment on basic ipies' Ions involved In ar
Hvlng at a conclusion.
'Not one basic fact, not one proposition,
hot one argument that I have advanced
throughout the entire proceedings In sup
port of my position as to the revenues of
the carriers as a whole In the eastern
falstrlct, has been answered by Mr. Bran
Iricls or by the railroads," says Mr.
ItThorne. "The have not even attempted
'tn answer. The position I have taken
Is unassailable just as It was In 1910.
Mr Brandels today, as In 1910, offers a
temporary palliative, a substitute. Instead
Df discussing the merits of the great catic
tt Issue. I think our brilliant Boston
philosopher and economist, early In the
case became so enthused over his still
hunt for 'leeches' that he has not gone
to thoroughly, as he might otherwise
have done, Into the basic questions In a
Nebraska.
six
$1575
Studebaker
SIX econo
my is one
reason wny
Sales out
strip any
other "Six9
It is one reason why
owners in Omaha and
everywhere else are
satisfied.
Our engineers design for
economy of operation.
They build light but strong
for economy of .opera
tion. The small bore (3 -inch)
and long stroke (5-inch)
motor is the accepted
Kuropoan and American
Standard for smoothness,
fuel economy and power.
It consumer less sasolln
than a "Four" of larger
size.
Tires, too, are saved by light
weight.
Terfect balance makes the
car hold the road behind
as well as in front.
You won't find among com
peting "Sixes" or "Fours"
of equal power, a car so
light, so economical on
tires, gasoline and general
wear and tear.
case Involving the problem whether the
revenues on the whole arc adequate."
darks' Bank Turns
Worthless Checks
for Big Amounts
CtiAKKS, Neb,, May W.-(Speclal.)-A
party using the name of K. William,
and claiming to be from Texas, arrived
In town the first of the week looking
for a real estate Investment. lie said
he had Just sold a large tract of land
In the south at a big price and wanted
to re-Invest his money In real estate In
Merrick county; he was shown the
Louis Doll farm nbout six miles north
of town and made a, verbal contract to
buy the farm together with all of Mr.
Dojl's stock, farm machinery, etc. On
returning to town ho represented that
I he did not have his money with him
but had already telegraphed for It and
hs soon as It arrived he would close the
deal and make his payment. He waited
around town watching the malls until
Friday morning when hs claimed he
ha.1 received his remittance and was
ready to close the deal. He went to
the First National Hank at this plate
and presented four certified cheeks for
toP.OOO, $33,000, $250 and SS0 respectively.
drawn on the Yuma National Hank of
Yuma, Arizona, hut wanted to cash
only for enough to carry through his
deal. The bank here had become sus
plc'ous of him and refused to handle the
checke without further Investigation; so
he said Im could cash them In Omnha
and would take the noon train for there
and return the next day with the cash
and close his deul and left the bank.
The bank decided to wire tho Yuma
bank and see If the checks were genu
ine and received the answer that the
checks were forgeries and requesting
that the party be arrested and held.
When the local authorities went to ar
rest the man however he had die
apeared and a thorough search of the
country failed to locate him. It later
developed that the man was badly
wanted for similar deals- pulled off by
him and detective agency has been try
ing to locate him. but have been unable
to dp so as yet. The man Is described
as about 8 feet 9 or 10 Inches tall',
weight about 160 pounds, slightly stooped,
a bruise or powder mark under one eye
about the size of a quarter, short gray
ish mustache, dressed In a dark brown
somewhat worn suit, white collar and
black derby hat.
Nebraska
METCALFE PETITIONS ARE IN
Hundred Names Attached to Docu
ments Presented.
McKelvie Will Ask
for Rehearing
LINCOLN. Neb., May 18.-L4eutona.nt
Governor H. n. McKelvie today gave
notice to the supreme court that he
w'oiild file a petition asking for a re
hearing on tho recent decision of the
court which held under the constitution
he was Ineligible to he a candidate for
governor as he already occupied an ex
ecutive jKjsltlon,
ngre County Xotes.
BEATRICE, Neb., 'May 18.-(8peclal.)
The city council of Wymore held a spe
cial meeting Frldaj' evening and adopted
the expense bill for the coming year,
which was placed at $27,890. Mayor I. T.
Cutshatl Issued a statement to the flie
men and others who assisted In fighting
the fire that visited that placo last
week, thanking them for the services
rendered.
F. M. Brinkworth and Miss I'loydla
Austin wero married at the Methodist
parsonage Saturday, Rev. B. F. Onlther
officiating. They will make their home
at Fllley.
The postofflce heretofore known -e
I.anham, Neb., no longer exists, an'
order from Washington having changed
the name of the office to Lanham, Kan.
Tho body of Alfred Conine, the stock
man who died at his home at Kansas
City Friday, were brought here Saturday
evening for Interment. Funeral services
were held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
fiom the Christum church, conducted by
Itev. C. F. Stevens. Interment was In
Evergreen Homo oemetery.
r. O. B. Detroit
FOUrt Touring Car t05
SIX Touring Car $1575
SIX I.andcau-Iloadster $1803
SIX Sedan , JS2S0
"35" Touring far 1290
'35" Coupe Jlsio
SU-l'assenger SIX ....$1650
Class of Seventeen nt Vrt Point.
WEST POINT, Neb., May 18.-Special.)
A class of seventeen will graduate
from the West Fojnt High school May
28. This Is the twenty-eighth annual
graduation. The class is composed of
nine young women and eight young men,
as follows: Misses Bertha Bt Bailey,
Leoba E. Ickman, Elsie I Koch,
Fsyche Krause, Goldle L. Nelburg, M.
Ferns Sexton, Ramona A. Sharrar,
Esther Steufer and Concordia E. Weger;
Messrs. A. Jesse Jensen, A. Emanuel
Johnson, Iroy L. Krause, John V.
Krauae,' Jr.. William G. Steufer. Chester
Q. Thompson, Claude L. Thompson and
Wayne W. Wells. The exercises will
take place In the city auditorium.
Gorkrn'd (innrdlmi OlMuln.rd.
WEST POINT, Neb., May 18. (Special.)
The county court, upon a hearing, has
declared Joseph Goekcn to be competent
to manage his own affairs and has re
stored him to his full rights. Mr. Goe-
ken Is a landowner living west of the
city, who, some years ago, lost his
health Bnd was placed under guardian
ship. His disabilities havo now been
fully removed.
E. R. WILSON AUTOMOBILE CO.,
2429 Farnam Street,
Local Dealers
It Because It's a
Mill Pnlrilrra to Slept.
I DUNBAR. Neb May S. (Special.)
j Wilbcr W. Anncss of this place and re
! publican candidate for congress In the
First district, lias been invited to meet
. . . .... 1 J 1 ,1 ' - 4 .to I r th. 1 1 1 D
Willi mi; uui rumvio v" Mvi.i.-.
tlon of the day at Elmwood on Decora
tion day. Mr. Anncsa has also h-en In
lted to spoak at a banquet In Lincoln
on the evening of May 50, and alo has
speaking dates at other places over the
district later on.
GALLAGHER OF ROSALIE FILES
Decides to Knter the Itnce for State
Trennnrcr Commissioner Henry
Gerties la 111 nt Ills ltoiur
in Lincoln.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Neb.. May 18.-(Speclal.)-Petitions
with about 100 names attached
wero presented to tho secretary of stato
this morning for tho purpose of placing
the name of Richard It. Metcalfe as a
candidate for the democratic nomination
for governor.
However, the petitions were not In
proper form with the exception of ono
with sixteen names attaohed. and Frank
Illbbert of Irvlngton. who presented them,
withdrew thorn for the purpose of making
the proper corrections.
All but one of the petitions was in the
nature of a prayer to Mr. Metcalfe that
ho become a candidate and not petitions
for his name to be placed on the ballot.
Therefore, they could not be accepted
and will have to be changed.
The one good petition was signed by
Knox county democrats, 'while others
were from Douglas county principally.
Whether the petitions will ever coiiin back
Is not known. The filing foe had been
paid to the treasurer of Lancaster
county, and Mr. Illbbert hastened back
to tho state house to rescuo his feo or
make some arrangements ' whereby he
could havo It returned In case the peti
tions were not fixed up,
Gnllnithcr Files.
Felix L. Gallagher of Rosalie, Thurs
ton county, hail made good his threat to
be a candidate for state treasurer and
today sent In his filing. Mr. Gallagher
sorved In the 1S11 session as representative
from the Thirteenth district, comprising
the counties of Thurston and Dakota, as
a democrat. This district was represented
In the last session by "Roaring Lion from
Dakota." John J. McAllister, also a dem
ocrat. This makes two filings for the
democratic nomination, the other being
George Hall, who was twice defeated for
that position by the present state treas
urer, Walter A. George.
Gerdes I III.
Commissioner Oerdes of the State Board
of Control Is quite 111 at his home In this
city. Nothing, however, serious Is ex
pected unless further complications
est In.
Tnke Up ilnnil Question,
The Stnfte Railway commission will
hold a conference Tuesday forenoon with
F. M. Currlo and E. P. Steen, owners
of the Custer Electric company, over the
mutter of a small Issue of bonds. Thurs-
v the Mercer depot hearing will be
held and on Friday the Gronovcr tele
phone hear.ng and the Harvard telephone
hearing will havo the floor.
Whst'n In This Xnniftf
If there Is anything In a namo, Abra
ham Fourgeneratlons, who wan today dis
charged from' tho penitentiary, after
serving twenty-thrte months for horse
stealing, ought to live long enough to
mako up for his little digression from
the path of rectitude. He was sent up
from Boyd county.
Auk KlnllnKpr'n Itetnr'..
Governor Clarke of Iowa has askod
Governor JJorehesu for xtr!i( Ition pa
pers for tho return to that state of C.
M. Keplinger, sharged with obtaining
money under false pretenses, li that he
forged several checks, signing the name
of the Modern Electric company of Des
Moines. Keplinger was a member of
the firm and drew the checks on banks
In which the firm had no deposit. His
partner, V. V. Nicholson, made the com
plaint. Keplinger la under arrest in
Omaha.
Nebraska,
Young Farmer Boy
Shoots at Neighbor
KKARNI3Y, Neb.. May 18.-(Spoclal Tel
egram.) Gus Graham, a prosperous
farmer living a few miles south of her,
was tho victim of an attempted murder
early Monday morning when Clarence
Krebs, 17-year-old neighbor boj, shot
twice at him with a revoher whllo he
was sleeping In bed near mi opon window
with his wife and child. The aim as
not good and the bullets struck the Iron
bedstead.
Krebs was at rested this morning and
confessed his guilt, but gave no reaason
for the attempted crlmo except that he
wanted to kill Graham. Krebs Is being
held In the county jail under $1,000 bonds
which he cannot give.
AUDITOR HOWARD SAYS
HE WILL MAKE THE RACE
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Neb., May l$.-(Speclal Tele-grain.)-
State Auditor W. n. Howard was
considerably agitated this afternoon to re
celvo a phone message from a friend In
Omaha that tho story was In circulation
thero that he had withdrawn from the
race for the republican nomination for
congress in the Second district.
' There Is nothing to It," said the audi
tor this evening. "I nm In the race to
stay and any story to the contrary' Is
without foundation. T have received too
many assurances of support from the re
publicans all over the district to feel
like withdrawing. I want you to say
through The Uro that 1 am In to stay
and expect to be nominated and elected."
MORE PETITIONS ASKING
M0REHEADJ0 MAKE RACE
(From n Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Neb., May l!.-(Speelal.)
Thn work of convincing Governor More-
head that It Is his duty to try and save
the democratic party from defeat, even
at the sacrifice of himself and hla ambi
tion to go to congress Is going merrily
on. O. H. Tompkins of Grand Island
arrived this afternoon with three peti
tions with something like olghty-flve
names thereon. None of them bears the
names of Grand Island's prominent
stntosmcn, W. H. Thompson or John W.
Sink.
LINCOLN LABOR LEADERS
COMPLAIN AGAINST POOL
tFrom a Staff" Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, May IS. (Special Telegram.)
A complaint was filed with Governor
Morchcad this afternoon by F. M. Coffey
and other labor lenders of Ltncoln against
Labor Commissioner Pool, alleging that
the regulations regarding factory Inspec
tions wero not being onforced. The
commit! ?o represented the printers, cigar
makers and electricians.
SUTTON DECIDES OUSTER
SUIT FOR DEFENDANTS
In the ousting suit brought by Contrac
tor Henry B. Mayo, In which he sought to
have the commissioners of Douglas
county -thrust out of office because of
alleged "gross partiality and gross
neglect" In awarding the contract for tho
granite yard npproaches of the now
building, Judge Sutton decided for the
defendants.
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Three meals every day will soon put
any cook at wit's end for variety in the
food if she doesn't realize the value
of seasonings.
TONE'S
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put an improvement in the flavor of
ordinary foods that stimulates every'
appetite. Famous chefs and skilled
foreign cooks use spices liberally in
preparing food. If you haven't yet
tried it with Tone's Spices you have a
new surprise coming.
Be sure to get Tone's Spices. They are the
select of the tropica high flavored, rich in
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Always 1 0c a package.
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URSE SNATCHER TAKES
MRS. JAMES CASSEL'S BAG
A purse snatcher relieved Mrs. James
Cassel, 1124 Sherwood avenue, of a small
handbag containing a llttlo change and
a pair of eye glasses Sunday night as she
was returning home from church with
her daughter. Klla. Tho culprit made his
escape before a policeman could be at
tracted to tho scene.
TABLE ROCK BOY HAS ,
NECK BROKEN IN RUNAWAY
TABLE ROCK, Neb., May 18.-(8pe-
clal.) Lewis 8chultz, the 12-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. John Schultr, met with
a tragic death at his home west of here
In the rlclalty of Lewlston on Saturday
afternoon. With an elder brother he was
engaged In hauling manure from the
barnyard on a manure spreader. Flying
straw frightened the team, which started
to run awny. In trying to stop the team
he was thrown to the ground, the spreader
passing over his body and breaking his
neck.
Buy
WEYSW
fT'J Hit BEST
. , , . Will Address Veterans.
otUuODaKBrl DUNBAU. Neb.. May 18.-(8peclal.)-Wilbcr
W. Anness of this place and re
P3 I publican candidate for congress In the
I First district, has been Invited to meet
with the old soldiers and deliver the ora
tion of the day at Elmwood on Decora
tion day. M"r. Anness Has also been in
vited to speak at a banquet In Lincoln
I on the evening of May 26, and also has
I speaking dates at other places over the
district later on.
Tito Kmall Fires at Superior,
St'PERIOn, Neb.. May 18.-(8peetal
Telegram.) llobson's barber shop was
badly damaged this morning by a fire
wl-Uh was caused by the uxploslon of
a hot water heater. A few minutes later
a stove ezptoded In Calbreth'a cigar fac
tory, four doors away, and set fire to
the Interior of the building;. The blase
was extinguished -with slight lose,
GOOD ROADS ADVOCATES
CONFER OVER HIGHWAYS
KKARNBV, NeU. May 18.-(8peclal Tel-
egram.) Good road advocates from 400
miles of territory traversed by the Union
Pacific from Julesburg to Fremont, were
In attendance Monday at a meeting called
by President Oladfclter of the Platte Val
ley Route association. Tho Union Pacific
was represented by Thomas Hamer, at
torney, who outlined the road's position
In refusing the Lincoln Highway use of
the first 100 feet of its right-of-way.
A committee composed of Jess Wltmore.
Grand Island; George Wolz. Fremont,
and W. F. Halley, Kearney, was ohoscn
to wait upon the Union Pacific officials
to ascertain Just what could be expected
from that road.
Funds of the association were placed
at the disposal of President Gladfelter
with which to hlro the assistance of some
competent attorney to Hss'st the asso
ciation. If necessary. In determining the
rights that could be cxprctod from the
railroad.
Son of Chris (Jnientber Is Demi.
COLUMBUS, Neb.. May lS.-(Speclal.)
j Lester, aged 11 years, third eldest son
or ir. and airs, cm is uruenther or
Platte Center, died at the family home
last night. He wan tick just twelve
hours with acute pneumonia. This
the first death In the family of six chl
dron. Funeral services will be held Tues
day morning at the Catholic church In
Platte Center.
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Mexico Will Meet the U. S.
at Niagara Falls! The mediators chosen to adjust the
differences between the United States and Mexico have
selected Niagara Falls as the place for their deliberations.
Thirteen years ago the inventor of
hredded Wheat Biscuit
and the founder of this unique industry selected Niagara
Falls as the spot on which to build the finest, cleanest,
most hygienic food factory in the world. During that time
this factory has been visited by over one million persons.
In this unique plant are made every day in the year two
million Shredded Wheat Biscuits evangels of Health
and Peace to all the world
Eter eat Shredded Wheat BrteaiU vrith
ttravrberriet and cream? If you baYca't you
hate misted one of the joys of Summer the
choicact product of Northern fields combked
with the moat Iotdons prodact of American
gardens a dish that U ncliciouily noarishinff,
vrholetorae and satisfying. Heat oae or more
Biscaits in the ores to restore crispness; then
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serve with milk or cream.
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