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Nebraska
RAIL BOARD AND PHONE LINE
CHANGES IN WAR SITUATION IN LAST THIRTY DAYS Cross marka show changes
in relative battle lines in Flanders and Russia in the fourth month of the war. In Flan
ders the Germans have lost about thirty miles in thirty days. In Russia, before Loda,
Germany has gained forty miles.
Question Over Authority to Refuse
Company Right to Organize.
CASE COMES FROM STERLING
Application on Pile to Install Nrrr
''m lleraaee of Raise In
Rates hr l.lnroln Tele
I'hnMf 4 ompanj.
(From a Stuff Correspondent.)
LINCOr,N, Dec. 10. (Special.) Has the
State. Railway ronimiftninn authority to;
prevent duplication of telephone sys-I
temsT la a question brought tip today hy
the application of clttzena of Sterllna.
Johnson county, for permission to Issue
bonds for the building of a ifiO.OOft tele
phono system in that town.
In the application it In set out that the
Lincoln Telephone ft Telegraph company,
which has an exchange at Sterling,
charges 12.50 per tnunth for business
phonea and other charges In comparison
and that the service is not good. This, in
effect, is the reason why the company
desires to establish a new exchange,
sgreeing- to make a rate of $2 for business
phones and others in comparison.
. Rons Hitchcock, an atotrney 'of that
place, is conducting the sace, assisted by
Attorney Adams of Lincoln. Mr. Speed,
representing the American Electric and
Telephone coaipany, is also Interested.
Double Service In Torrns.
Tho Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph
company as interveners in the hearing,
aro objecting to the granting of the ap
plication on the grounds that a duplica
tion of telephone lines if not needed and
will work an unnecessary hardship on
both companies and result in poorer serv
ice anil little If any profits.
Johnson county is considered one of tli
largest users of telephones of any county
In th estate. A perfect network of lines
covers the county and ohould the new
company be allowed to operate, accord
ing to testimony given. It will bo neces
sary for It to buy right-of-way on pri
vate land because the public highway is
so full of lines and poles that there Is
no room fo rthose of the new company.
Tho installation of the new company
will mean that the merchants of the
town will be compelled to put In the new j
system of phones, adding to their phone
expense, a proposition which they had
to contend with before the Lincoln corn
any went In and purchnsed the local
telephone system and conaollated It with
its own.
According to Manager llurtx of the tel-
the most modern and up-to-date ex
changes connected with the company.
Homo time ago a poll waa taken of
subscribers of the exchange and 90 per
cent of them exnressed themselves as
sutisfled with the service, ush shown by
petitions on file with the commission.
Question of Authority.
In many eastern states the railway
commission Is given authority over such
matters and It is believed that this com
mission lias equal rights, although it is
probable that no matter what the de
cision of the commission will be that that
the matter will be taken to the supreme
court.
It appears to be the opinion of those
who are watching the legal phase of the
case, that when a commission Is given
authority to order rates and permits
, Issue Of bonds baaed upon the conditions
as they exist at the time the order was
made that it Istill has the authority to
refuse the Issue of bonds to any company
which will come in competition with an
old company which, has Issued bonds
under orders of the railway commission
under conditions then existing.
Money for Schools.
The semi-annual apportionment for
school purposes, as prepared by State
Treasurer George, shows that S332.421.62
will be distributed over the districts of
the state. The funds are divided as fol
lows, coming front the sources mentioned :
Interest on bonds $197, 490.1.2
Interest on warrants 3.4K1.74
iaine and fish licenses 5,642.00
Slate school taxes $J.2)
interest on school and saline
lands 49R4".?2
lue on school and saline lands. To.9u3.92
The amount has been certified to the
state superintendent from which the lat
ter will specify the amounts due each dis
trict according to the number of children
rf mirtrtl a a.
Food Department Earns Money.
According to Food Commissioner Har
man, he will turn over to the state at the
. close of the present blennium 1100,000
above the expenses of his department.
With four months yet to run, the food
commissioner has turned over to the state
treasurer 171,948. Expenses of operating
the department, which Includes the oil,
dairy, food and drug portions, has been
$77,000.
Nebraska
Dr.KirbylsHeld
By Commissioner
On Perjury Charge
ORAND 18LAXD. Neb., Pee. 10. Ppe
clal Telegram ) Before Vnlted Wates
Commissioner Cleary this afternoon Ir.
Klrby of Kearney wn arraigned on the
complaint of perjury in connection with
the trial of Walter Fammons at Omaha,
Attorney Beeroan for Kirk demurred to
the complaint, alleging error In that It
did not Hat a sufficient caus for action.
False testimony, he contended, must be
material, must bear on the real Issue of
the case at bar. In this case the Issue
was the guilt or Innocence of Walter
Sammons of the theft of SS.MO from the
Kearney postofftce. and the alleged false
testimony neither tended to prove or dis
prove the charge.
ITnited State District Attorney Howell
related the rule of praotloe in the federal
court with relation to special state laws,
averring that had the oonvlotWm of Klrby
occurred In some states the government
could have objected to his testifying at
.it h matter waa certainly material
If the prosecution could not examine wit
nesses as to their credibility.
Commissioner Clear' overruled the de
murrer, holding the answer was of a ma
terial nature and further examination
was waived, the bond for 13.000 being re
newed. Do Von Pear rnimtiml
Pr. King s New Pisoovery will help
cure your cough or cold, no matter how
chronic It is; buy It todsy. BOo and 11.00.
All drugglst.-Advertlsement.
Urge Big Christmas
For Belgian People
(From a Staff Corespondent.)
LlN'COlN, Dec. 10. (Special.) A dele
gation of Lincoln cltlxens, beaded by
Mayor Frank Zchrung, called on Gov
ernor Mjrehead this morning to take up
the matter of a state organization for
the relief of the Belgian. Mayor Zeh
rung Is of the opinion that a state or
ganization would be able to gather a
larger amount of material, and cjted
many instances where people who desire
to give something do not feceni to know
where to send It.
Nebraska is sending many carloads of
flour to the stricken people of Belgium,
acording to the mayor, but more could
be sunt If the people had some central
point to send It to. The flour being sent
is furnished by Nebraska miller at pout.
Is transported to New Vork by the Bur
lington and Pennsylvania railroads free
and the Rockefeller fund charters ships
to carry It across the water, so that the
flour Is laid down to the Belgians at ex
actly the same price as It Is furnished by
Nebraska millers.
. Mayor Zohrung and the committee de
sire to see put in effect the slogan "(live
a sack of flour to the Belgians for Christ
mas." With a central location in the
slate for receiving it, he believes a large
amount of Hour could be gathered by the
people who can afford to give a ack or
two.
Those with Mayor Zehrung were Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Miller, Mrs. A. G. Field,
Mrs. Olive Watson and Mrs. W. O. Lang-worthy-Taylor.
Sparlons (Joins Found.
BEATRICE, Nob.. Dec. 10. (Special
Telegram.) A number of spurious coins
were found today in a small house oc
cupied by Mike Smith, and Mlrrion Zitzof,
I
who were arrested here a few days ago
by Secret Service Officer Mills of Kansas
City on the charge of counterfeiting.
Tho coins will be sent to Kansas City
to be introduced as evldenco against the
men.
JEFFERSON COUNTY JURY
DISAGREES IN OLDS CASE
FAIUBL'RY, Nb.. Pec. 10. (Special
Telegram.) The Jury disagreed in the
case against Alfred T. Olds, accused of
deserting his wife and going to Horton,
Kan., where he was said to have paid
attention to another woman.
The case of Jones against Barkman for
damages growing out of an assault made
by Barkman, proprietor of a pool hall
at Jansen, upon Jones,, has been given
to the Jury. Jones had complained about
a slot machine Barkman was operating
and the latter struck him, later paying
a fine in county court tor assault
News from Beatrice
and Gage County
BEATRICE, Neb., Dee. 10.-H Special.)
Fir of unknown origin last evening at ?
o'clock destroyed the large barn on tho
farm of Harry Wiley, five- miles south
east of Elite, together with ten ton of
hay. W bushels of corn and that amount
Of wheat and oats. Eight heed of horwi
perished. The loss la place! at $.1,000.
fully covered by Insurance. It Is sup
posed that the fire was caused by one
of the hired men throwing a lighted
match In the straw, or by some tramp
who sought shelter for the night.
Clarence, the lS-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Bltterbush, died suddenly at
his home In this city Wednesday morn
ing. He was stricken Sunday with a
sever attack of grip.
"TasiS Shopping
Takes all tho grief, discomfort
and hurry out of
XTsTflS GIFT D0VK1G!
v rer Hour 1W or ! hP
CZ LT ping and ralllnjt rate from 8 a. m,
J J to e p. m. On to four pu.engfr
f Minimum onm tout, " m-
lm rial rat. yon mut sax; "Hhrv'n
Hater' or -isminsj j - "
sHth one of our Limousin, Taxis U not a JJ
ttoMor Drivers are Invariably pleasant and coarteooa,
Tolophono Douclao 90
Omaha Taxi Service Go.
2104 Farnam Gt.
Omaha
Genuine
lock Springs Doa
Mined by the Original Producer!, Sold by the Following Dealers
Peoples Coal Co.
I'nlon Fuel Co.
Vpdlke Lumber & Coal Co.
Went Omaha Coal Ice Co.
Tworak Wrecking Co.
Havens Coal Co.
McCaffrey Ilroa.
Nebraska Fuel Co.
Jeff V. Bedford
Henry Foley
Harmon & Weeth
Howell A Son
O. W. HuU Co.
C. 8. Johnaon
Keys I .timber & Coal Co.
Laca Coal Company
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Nebraska Distributers. I
; " Hiawatha, Kans., July 3, 1913.
Mr. C. W. Wilson, President,
Bankers Life Insurance Co.,
Lincoln, Neb.
Dear Sir:
Your Mr, H. E. Lyman delivered to me today draft for $888.14
cash surrender value of full return premium, twenty year bond,
taken twenty years ago.
The settlement comes up far above my expectations; besides giving
me twenty years insurance protection, made a profit of $269.14, and
my only regret is that' I did not have a $5,000.00 policy. However, I
am figuring on taking a $10,000.00 policy some time this month.
Yours truly, ,
BLAIR SYSTER.
TWENTY PAYMENT LIFE POLICY
Matured In the
Old Line Bankers Life Insurance
Company
of Lincoln, Nebraska.
Name ... . , .Blair Bytter
Renidcnce . . Hiawatha, Kans.
Amount of Policy ..fl.OOO-OO
Total Premiums paid to Company. .$ 619.00
SETTLEMENT
Total Cah paid Mr. Syster 894.14
-And 20 Years' Insurance for Nothing.
Pioneers to Hold
An Old-Fashioned
New Year's Party
Tlia Douglas County Association of Ne
braska Pioneers will hold an old-fashioned
New Tear's ere watch meeting: this year.
Tha pioneers' ball held at the court
house Chi'lstmhs eve was so successful
that the association was unanimous In
adopting the suggestion of the watch
party at Us meeting yesterday. The party
will be iield at the society's rooms at the
court house.
Jonathan lCdwards for president of the
society tor next year was the report of
the nomination committee. Other nom
inations were: M. M. Voungers, secre
tary; Anna K. Bowman, assistant secre
tary; Mrs. Joseph Kedman, r. B. Hines,
Alva Hall. James Walch and K. M. Mars
ton, vice presidents.
The election will be held at the next
meeting.
MUMF0RD ANNOUNCES
HE WILL ACCEPT PLACE
BEATIUCK. Neb., Pec. 10.-Sueclal
Telegram.) Q P. Mumford of this city,
who was appointed private secretary to
tiovernor Morehead recently, this even
ing announced that lie would accept the
place.
Wfcr You 8ot!l I'se rhassberlala'a
Coach Reme.
Because it hus an established reputa
tion won by its good works.
Because it Is most esteemed by thje
who have used It for many years, as
occasion ' required, and are beat ac
quainted with Its good qualities.
Because It oeens and relieves a cold
and aids nature in restoring the system
to a healthy condition. '
- Because It does not contain opium or
any other narcotic.
Because it Is within the reach of hIL
It only costs ' a ', quarter. Obtainable
every where. Advertisement
Ask the man who owns one of these policies.
We have a good agency for you.
Write us. Assets $7,900,000.00.
A ISiijAsniieW
A HIGH BALL or
A X A HOT TODDY or
X A MILK PUNCH or
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MADE WITH ONI!; OUNCE
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TO ABOUT 2-3 OF AN ORDINARY GLASS 1 GlaM of 12
Or WINE OR A SMALL BOTTLE OF BEER.
IT INSURES THE
HIGHEST DEGREE OF PURITY
The liquor question will be settled eventually between those who know how to use liquor temperately and
demand the right to purchase it, and those who deny them such right. The demand creates the supply.
Statistics prove that notwithstanding an increased consumption of whiskey, there is less intemperance
than ever before, beravuae Americans have learoeTo use It temperately. Good whiskey, like Oolden Hliraf, diluted (or ln
stance with chanced water, la no stronger than milder beveragea, and Is the puret of all stimulants. Being grrmlexH, it
rannot fernient or spoil like mo--alle soft drink, nor cause acidity or biliousness in the system. It's abuse, as well as
the abuse of anything, Is harmful; IU moderate use beneficial . The niedlt iue chest should not be without It.
3 MORE DOLLS
For Our Busy Little Bees
EDITH. MERLE and CATHLENE
Edith is tall and stately
and has a charming disposi
tion, so kind and gentle and
sweet; that's the way she
looks, anyway, and you will
think the same when you
look into those deep brown
eyes of hers. Of course, only
one little girl can win Edith,
so we are giving Merle and
Cathlcne as second and third
prizes. They are not quite
so big and pretty as Edith,
but you will be surprised
wheu you see how nice they
really are.
These dolls will be gives free
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of age, that bring or maU us the
largest stunner of doll's plot ares
eat oat of the Sally a ad Soadar
Mee sefora 4 p. so, RatarAay. Ze
ember IS.
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Edith's picture will be in
The Bee every day this week.
Cut them all out and ask
your friends to save the pic
tures in thedr paper for you
too. See how many pictures
of Edith you can get, and
be sure to turn them in to
The Bee office before 4 p. m.,
Saturday, December 12.
If you don't win on of
these Dollies perhaps you .
can get one next week. Only
one doll will be given to any
one person.
You can see Edith at the
D. F. Corte Furniture Co., 24th and Farnam
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