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TIIK BKK: OMAHA. FRIHAY, MARCH 2. 1015. Nebraska STATE UNIVERSITY AWARDS HONORS Thirty Students Given Membership in Phi Beta Kappa for Excel lence in Scholarship. MISS BED WELL FROM OMAHA LINCOLN. . Neb.. March 25. -(Special Teleg-rsm.) Twenty-four girls and six boys wrre awarded Phi Beta Kappa orjors at the University of Nebraska here thia morning, for excellence tn scholar ship. Miss loulse Bedwell, a member of the kappa Alpha T net a sorority, was the only Omaha srlrl to receive the honor. The average highest grade for the four years course was 93.3, while the lowest grade for which an award was made was St.3. The following are those winning Phi Beta Kappa honors: Catherine Apperson, Lincoln; Donald Barnes, Albion; Louise Bedwell, Omaha; Leono Blxby, Lincoln; Kunlce Chapln, Lincoln; Isabel Coons, Lincoln; Alice E. Day. Lincoln; Joseph A. Fillip!, Clarkson; Heibert Grumman, J.lncoln; Alice Hanthorn Lincoln; Marie Herriek, Lincoln; Delia Hill, Palls City; Mary O. Horton, Greeley; Thomas N. Jenkins, Lincoln; Irene Klrschstein, Lin coln; Ada Kuhn, Lincoln; Kern Z. Long, Lincqln; Leila McNerney, Lincoln; Clara J Nelson. Oakland; Clara Lewmeyer, Lyons; Jessie B. Pytle, Beatrice; Bertha Rathke, Glcnwood. la.; Gertrude Schrlbner, Lincoln; Winifred Seeger, Lin coln; Rosa A. Shonka, Schuyler; Phillip Southwick, Lincoln; Freda N. Ruff, Lin coin; Otis E. Taylor, Madison; Ona Wag ner, Ithaca; Gladyce Well, Lincoln. FAIRBURY'S NEIGHBORS AID EVANGELIST TO GET TRADE FAIRBURY. Neb., March .-l9pecial.) Falrbury's union evangelistic services opened In the tabernacle erected by public contributions amounting to 13,000 last night. Rev. Oscar Lowry. evangelist, preached his first sermon.- Four Protest ant churches, including me mrimian. Baptist. Methodist and Presbyterian, have Joined to make a big union revival meet ing which will last until April 25. The revival was formally opened, Sun day night, with a sermon by Rev. M. J. Crocker and Mayor Bailey of Horton, Kan. Rev. Mr. Lowry Is assisted by Rev. Mr. Martin. Prof. George. Moody is chorus leader for a big choir of Fairbury aingers. This is the first revival meeting in Fairbury of the four Protestant churches since WKJ- Considerable Interest Is being mani fested because a warm fight Is being waged between the wet and dry factions of Fairbury. It is alleged that the smaller towns have contributed to the cause of the union evangelistic services so as to put Fairbury dry and thereby get the business that belongs to Fairbury- WAH00 DEMOCRATS WANT P0ST0FFICE PRIMARY WAHOO, Neb., March 25. (Special) Charles J. Ryan, one of the candidates for the Wahoo postoffice. wired Senator Hitchcock at Waahlngtom yesterday re questing his) t consent ta the letting of the Wahoo postoffloe to a popular vote. At this hour Mr. Ryan has received no reply, but he believes the request will be granted and an election held the forepart of April. Mr. Ryan says that many busi ness men of the city have requested him to present the matter to Senator Hitch cock for a "Stephens popular vote trial," and this was what prompted him In mak ing the request ' ftaar Cnuntw Not. BEATRICE, Neb., March 25.-Spedal) The Community clut of Liberty, which has a membership of fifty-four. ha taken preliminary steps for the erection of a new hotel at that place to cost about J5.000. The club proposes to buy a lot and build the foundation as a bonus to the party who builds the hotel. Work will be started a the inew building within the next few weeks. Residents of northeast Beatrice held a meeting Tuesday night and discussed the paving proposition. Committees were ap pointed to canvass the new district and will report at another meeting to be held next Tuesday evening. Mount Hermon Commandery No. 7, Knights Templar, will hold a banquet In firemen's hall Friday evening. A number of prominent Knights of the state will be in attendance. Clarence W. Hlatt of Odell and Mlsa Donna Baumgardner of Wymore were married at the home of the tatter's brother, J. W. Baumgardner. in this city Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock. Rev. c. F, Stevens officiating. They will make their home on a farm near Odell. I'oam Will Vote on Llabt Franchise PONCA, Neb., March 25. (Special.) The republican In mass caucus last night nominated the following city ticket: For mayor. Dr. G. H. Lewis: clerk, A- H. Logan; treasurer. O. N. Knerl; council- men, W. O. Curtis. G. W. Cooks, William . uge. At this election the people will vote on the proposition whether or not an electric light franchise should be granted. The postorTice primary election will be l.eld April 2. There are only two candi dates, H. II. Mulle and Homer Davey, both old residents and business men of this place. Harwell to Take Vote. Bl'RWELU Nb.. March .-(Special.) For the first time in the history of Bur well the old line political parties have nominated tickets for the village elec tnn. The democrats have placed in nomi nation A. A. Grabnr aad J. F. Fernow, and the republicans P. H. Green and A U Cole. The wet and dry issue will be voted direct, as will also the questions of pool balls and Sunday base ball. The loan has been wet for a number of years and there is not much likelihood of a change. I. ! Be SakHlttra. MINDEN. Neb.. March (Special Th ptogreaslva faction, which Is largely mad up of the acts, has romlnated tha present Incumbent, I. A. Hill, for mayor, and the drys, r.o llcvnse. have nominated v. It. Wtt The llcn question also 111 be submitted. The Uat two or three times license was defeated by a vote at f ariy K majority. l iter i asaaUlal Maare Im I ahaaar. No Jy In living If y.cir tr-m. h sn 1 ir d.a't wrrk. rinr '-f.-;r 'i-er wi", kiHK s Nf I I V Fit EM February and March Brine Ont Vi. sightly Spots. Bow to Be. move Easily. The woman with temler skin d:cal February and March because they sre likely to cover her face with ugly freck les. No matter how thl k her veil, the sun and winds have a strong tendency to make her frwkle. Fortunately for her peace of mind the recent discovery of a new prescription, othine double strength, makes it possible for even those most susceptible to freckles to keep their skin clear and white. No matter how stubborn a case of freckles you have, the double strength' othine should remove them. Get an ounce from Sherman A McCon nell Drug Co. stores or any druggist' and banish the freckles. Money back if it falls. Advertisement. ANNEXATION BILL TO CONFERENCE (Continued from Page One.) ate efforts to change the vote of one or more of the opposing slile. -(all Is ItnUeil. The republican caucus finally settled It and the call was raised. With tho re publican annexationists voting against the motion. It lost .by a vote of 10 for and 22 against. Two of the republicans failed to come In and stayed put. They were Saunders and Spirk. The seven republicans who answered the caucus call and switched were Bushee, Mallery. Dodgs, Douthett, Hong land, Sandnll and Shumway. Two democrats, Plller and Mattes, also changed on the second vote and votedi against the motion. The second roll call was: Ayes to concur) Bedford Oulnby Brookley byg.and Krumbach Saunders pirk Wilson of Dodge 10. Nays (not to concur) Beal Marshall. Fuhrman .Marshal!. Bushee Mattes, DodKC I'iller Douthett Kobertson, Gates . Hu'ien. Grace hmlall. Henry Hjumway, Hoaghind Spencer, Klechel Weesnet Lahners. Wink 22. Mallery. whnt Conference Menus. The bill now goes to conference, which will probably mean that the fight will be carried back to the floor of the house again. It may mean that the emergency clause giving the annexed territory an opportunity to get in on the sprang elec tions will be left off the next time. With the emergency clause off the measure docs not need 'to muster a two-thirds vote. Then again there will be an opportunity to amend house roll 139, the Omaha charter amendment bill, to put off the time of the city election. This would have to be until next fall, nt least. In order to get the primaries in. Inasmuch as without the emergency clause the law would not become effective until next July. ' Howell Names Committee. On the motion Of Bushee of Kimball, Howell of Douglas, who Introduced the bill, was allowed to name-a strongly pro annexationist conference committee, con sisting of Senators Howell, Qulnby and Saunders, all of Omaha. The lieutenant governor usually names conference com mittees. His attitude toward the bill. however, has been regarded as hostile and so the power was taken out of bis hands In this Instance. A going business can be sold quickly through The Bee's "Business Chances." is, , 4sM ." i vi . tie VI' I America's standing timber. These big, brave, brawny men, as ready to fight a forest fire to a stand-still at thay ar to take a twenty mile "hike" in the dead of night, are STAR pluggers as well as STAR chewers. They find STAR mighty pleasant company when they're alone and when they meat a traveler they're glad to pass their plug to him. They know that STAR it good for one and better for two. Each STAR plug is thick with a thickness of long lasting, mellow chewing leaf that just suits to a "X" the taste of Americans. Each STAR plug weighs a full 16 ounce pound, every time. Each plug is made clean and kept to; a STAR plug won't dry out like a thin plug and the taste lasts. It will just take you but a few seconds to rut off a chew of STAR and get it into your mouth to brand of the world. CHEWING LEADING BRAND if yj a u u LPo Nebraska Teachers of East i Nebraska Holding ! Meeting in Fremont FRKMONT. Neb.. March 2R .-i Special ) The advance guard is arriving fur the Unth annual meeting of the Knst Central Nebraska Teachers' association, scheduled for the last two days of this week In Fremont. President Clemmons of Fre mont college, who Is also president of the association tills year, predicts an attend ance from the fifteen counties in tho or ganization of nearly l.om) teachers. The big attraction of the meetlnfc will be two addresses by Dr. Henry Ruxiato, of Teachers' college, Columbia university. New York. No man stands higher In the national councils of education than Dr. Sustain. He delivers his first address Friday evening. Dr. W. A. Jessup, denti of Teachers' college, Iowa State univer sity, speaks Friday morning and a'ler noon. Ho Is reputed a msn of command ing position In education, folate Super intendent A. C. Thomas Is on the pro gram for several apiearanoes. The association comprises fifteen coun ties, eight of them being presided over by county superintendents who are women, ae follows: Boone, Hannah C. Johnson; Butler, Oma 1 Cady; Cass, Eda Mar quardt; Cuming, Kinma R. Miller; Mer rick, Margaret McCutchen; Nance, Chine Haldridge: Saunders. Mrs K. B. Wil liams; Thurston, Carrie Kellner. The inalo contingent of superintendents are: Burt, W. T. Boucher; Colfax, F. J., Vogltance; Dodge, J. M. Matxen; Doug las. W. A. Yoder; Platte, Fred H. Lecron; Sarpy. II. A. Collins; 'Washington, N. T. Lund. Tho executive committee of the asso ciation Is composed of President Ciem mons, Fremont; Prof. A. II. Waterhouse, Fremont, and Prof. F. L. Nown, North Bend. CAVINESS RESIGNS FROM FAIRBURY SCHOOLS FAIRBURY. Neb.. March 25. (Special.) Superintendent A. L. Cavlneas of the Fairbury schools has tendered his resig nation to the Board of Kducatlon to take, effect at the close of the school year. Mr. Cavlness has been superintendent of the schools here for the last fifteen years, succeeding Prof. W. L. Stephens in Sep tember, 1!00. Mr. Stephens took the superintendent of the Beatrice schools and was later promoted to the Lincoln schools. A petition headed by Principal A. M. Hare of tho high school department and signed by thlrtV8even of tho thirty-nine teachers In the Fairbury schools has been presented to Superintendent Cavl ness to reconsider his resignation and stay with the Fairbury schools. Ho is treasurer of tho State Normal board. Falls City May Have Y. M, C. A. FALLS CITY, Neb., March X.-(Spo-clal) The Parent Teachers' association, at the head of a movement for a Young Men's Christian association building for Falls City, met the dolegates from churches. lodges and other organlratlons In the high school auditorium to further the plan of work. Prospects are good and encouragoment glVen the committee from every source for support In a much needed building and organization. The Shakespeare club headed tike list of dona tions with 1100. ' A' banquet will be given by the temporary executive committee next month. uffraare Move la Hawaii. HONOLULU, March M Congress will be asked to extend the franchise to the women of Hawaii If a resolution Intro duced In the' territorial legislature today carries. 4L it : a : . . 5 "STAR The Pocket-Pal of All GooJ Fellow" Men Who Chew Are Men Who DO O men more fullv enjoy the jolly companionship of good chewing tobacco than the foresters who conserve understand why STAR is the leadine WAV". L v TOBACCO OF THC WOULD v DR. LEIBKNECHT IN GERMAN ARMY Most Prominent Socialist in Empire, Who Has Been at Head of Peace Party, Sent to Front. PENALTY FOR OPPOSING BUDGET UKRLIX, March 25. (Via Lon don) Dr. Karl l.ieblinecht, a social ist member ot the Itekhstag, has benn uiustprpd Into the army as a member of a landsttirm regiment and assigned to service In Alsace. The Coieuhngen Polltlken printed a storv Monday to the erfect that Dr. Lleb knecht had been ordered to pliwe him self at tho disposal of the German mili tary authorities. This action was sup posed to have been due to his action In the Reichstag on Saturday in voting against the adoptTdn of the budget. The Polltlken stated that Dr. Llebknecht was directed to consider himself under ' the military law and that he was phohlbltod from wilting articles or attending inimi cal meetings except those of the Reich stag and Landtag. Berlin dispatches received In Amster dam Monday said the socialist party in the Reichstag had given out a declara tion severely denouncing the "breach of discipline" committed to Dr. Llebknecht and his colleague, llerr Kuehle. In vot ing against the adoption of tlie budget. Dr. Llebknecht is perhaps the most widely known sociali-t in Germany, lie frequently has protested' vigorously against the war. ami was reputed in De cember last to be the leader of a secret German peace movement. Karly In Jan uary he appealed to the nrwspapers and labor leaders to end the conflict. He had previously been disavowed by his party associates In the Reichstag, and a speech he made early thia month In the Prussian et resulted In a protest from other par ties. Soon after hostilities began It was reported that he bad been shot for re fusing to do military service. DEATH RECORD. Pnlftmnn fleam. KEARNBY. Neb., March 2B. --(Special Telegram.) Solomon Ream, a wealthy farmer residing nt Newark, committed suicide today by shooting himself through the heart with a .122 caliber rifle. Mr. Ream, who was one of the oldest settlers tef Kearney county, bad been ailing for the last two years and bocame despondent over his failure to Improve In heslth. lie In survived by three children. I,. A. I'nyne. HASTINGS, Neb., March 2.'.. (Special Telegram. Funefal services were held today for L. A. Payne, old-time resident of Harvard and Hastings, and an uncle of Wilt Payne, the author. Mr. Payne died Saturday, In Sutherlln, Ore. For a number of years ho was water and light commissioner of Hustings. Joseph Kills, BEATRICE. Neb., March ffl.-iSpoc.lal Telegram.) Joseph Ellin of Paola, Kan., died suddenly here today of heart disease. He was called hero a week ago to vMt his brother, who Is 111. He formerly owned a fine homestead six miles north west of Beatrice. He leaves a widow and four children. Itnchaiiaa Sentenced. . BEATRICE, Neb., March Z5. (Special Telegram.) Elmer Buchanan of. this city was sentenced to from one to seven years In the penitentiary by Judge Pdnberton at Fairbury today for robbing the -Morris rooming house of $115. When arrested ho gave the name of Edwin Smith. Investors wtth money read tho Real Estate ads In The Roe. Advertise your property for a Quick sale. .i: t fA' J w . - . 4 Hawaiians Think Something of Militia (From a Plaff Correspondent.) Ll.VOi,.V, March 2.V imperial.) Adju tant ,cneral Hall of tho Nebraska Ns tional Guard !i In rei elnt of a copy of a bill inti educed in tt'e Irs Mat lire of 1b" territory of Dsn-ail esily this month, re quiring nil mules either to Join the mllltli or lake a one year's course of Instruction In military affair. He is using It as an argument to Khow what is being done elsewhere In behalf of a eltiien soldiery. STATE ENGiNe'eTjOHNSON MAY HOLD TWO JOBS FALLS CITY, Neb., March 3R.-(flpe-rlal) George E. Johnson, who has been appointed by the state board of 'Irriga tion as state engineer, and at present city engineer, will continue to make thli city Ms home and If re-elected will at In that capacity again as It w ill tn no : way lnieriere wun ine piaie worn. i Pain Gone! Rub Sore, Rheumatic Aching Joints Slop "dosing" Rheumatism. 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HUNDREDS of BEAUTIFUL RUGS ON SPECIAL SALE At the Central Furniture Store, One Day Only, Saturday, March 27 A Bid SPECIAL purchase of very choice rugs bought direct from the larg est makers of good rugs In this country at a price much below the market value enables us to put the entire shipment on SPECIAL SALE for tills ONE DAY ONLY at a price which will mean a posi tive saving to you of at least one holt. There arc no mis-matched or mla-woven rugs; every ono Is absolutely guaranteed to be perfect. The patterns are all of the very latest, many of them have the medallion centers while others ni-c In the small, 'neat, all over design. There Is a I Ig assortment of sixes and from this big collection you will have hut little trouble in choosing a rug to fit any ordinary room. This Sale is for ON E DAY ONLY, Saturday, March 27th. and as usual, you make your own terms. 1 GROTTB BROS. CO. Cleaeral Dlstrlbatora Omaha, Neb. HOTELS. 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