11 IK HKK: OMAHA. TlrKNlAY. NKl'TKMBKIl 21,. 1915.
Nebraska
RIDGELL TO SUE
STATE TREASURER
Fire Commissioner Retains Lawyer
and Will Seek to Impose Penal
ties Upon Hall.
OUTGROWTH OF DEMOS' ROW
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
MNCOU. Sept. awspeclau-lt s
understood that Fire Commissioner Rld
gell will bring- suit against State Treas
urer George Hall to force the treasurer
to pay the penalties alleged to be due
because of Ms failure to pay warrants of
the fire commission when funds were In
the treasury for that purpose-.
Instead of having; the attorney ft-eneral
of the state prosecute the cases It Is
understood that Rldgell has retained E.
J. Halner.
The statutes provide that In case the
state treasurer refuses to cash warants
when there ts money to do so he Is sub
ject to an action for the payment of
four times the amount of the warrants
and also subject to a fine of W0. one
half to go to the one bringing the suit
and the other half to the school district
In which the case Is brought
Faulty Index Canne.
The tressurer refused to pay the war
rants because he was under the Im
pression that It required a specific appro
priation for the fire commission to draw
the funds, later finding that on account
of the failure of the session laws to In
dex the provision, the act of Its appro
priation was not discovered until a few
days ago when Hall then offered to cash
the warrants and RJdgell refused.
The suit Is the result of the peculiar
brand of harmony which exist between
etate house officials of the democratic
faith and the suit cannot be said to be a
friendly" suit in any particular.
Commission Gets TTnaer Way.
The new supreme court commission
held Its first session this morning in
the senate chamber. The court consists
of W. C. Parrlott, who acts as the head
of the commission. Grant G. Martin and
C. O. McGlrr. Judge Parrlott was for-
merallv a member of the lower house
of the legislature at the last session.
Judge Martin was former attorney gen
eral of the state and Judge McGlrr was
aounty attorney of Gage county. Miss
Mayer of Beatrice Is the court stenog
rapher and Paul Eaton, of the state
library, acts as clerk of the court.
The first case before them was an ap
peal In a divorce case from Adama
county, Ondra against Ondra, covering
the allowance of alimony and six attor
neys are Interested In the case, Corey
and Good for the appellants and Tlbbets,
Morey, Fuller and Tlbbets for the other
side.
The regular supreme court also began
Its first sitting. Judge Homer of Kearney,
who has been 111 for about a year, sat in
the cases. The Judge Is feeling pretty
well, considering his long Illness and
hopes to be able to attend to his duties
regularity.
... .
Idirhtnlng struck the dairy building last
right at the state fair grounds and partly
demolished the west end. The poultry
building next to it was damaged some
what, but luckily no fire was started
and the damage can be fixed without
great cost. .
State On me Wa rden R-itenbeck of
Nebraska and State Game Warden Hln-
sha.. of Iowa hav come to a sat'sioc- j
tory agreement over hunting at Carter i
lake and LaVe Manawa. Heretofore there .
has been much trouble over Just how far
Nebraskn and Iowa hunters could g
when hunting In either of the lakes, the
Hue between the two states being some
where on the waters of the two lake.
Thi matter l;as been arranged so that
Nebraska licenses will be good on all of
t arter lake and the Iowa licenses good :
cn all of Lake Manawa, This makes the ;
present bed of the river the dividing
:ine.
The State tJve Stock Sanitary board
ha Issued an order that all cars and
other receptacles for shipping live stock
i-om.ng from Illinois must be thoroughly
disinfected before they can come Into
Nebraska.
It is understood .that the state railway
commiHsion has no funds with which to
prosecute the Missouri Pacific passen
ger rate cases in . the federal court. It
has been the Intention ot the commission
to hire a special attorney, but lack of
unds will not allow them to do this,
and It Is understood that the matter has
been put up to the attorney general to
prosec ute.
BOY RECOVERING FROM
BITE OF RABID DOG
TBCUMSEH, Neb., Sept. ).-( Special.)
The authorities of the Pasteur Insti
tute at Chicago have written the family
physician of Mrs. Rollln Miner at Tecum
seh that Mrs. Miner's 8-year-old son,
Cecil, who Is in that Institution for treat
ment against rabies, aeems to be getting
along nicely. The child was bitten by a
dog which had rabies, the bite being' In
his Up, and the Institute authorities state
that the location of the wound la bad,
but that they expect to secure a cure.
The boy began taking the treatment alx
day aafter the bite, and It would have
been better had It commenced earlier,
but the dog's head waa sent from Tecum
seh to Kansaa City for examination and
before a report could be secured and the
mother and aon reach Chicago the six
days had elapsed. The boy was playing
in a pasture when a neighbor's dog at
tacked him, Mtlng clear through his Up
with two teeth.
Notea from Hertlngtoa.
HARTINOTON. Neb., Sept. 20. (Spe
cial.) The Cedar County State bank, the
newly organised bank In this city, opened
for business Saturday. B. M. Hertert
of Harlan, la., la president of the bank,
and C. N. Hertert of this city, cashier. U
ia capitalised at $38,000.
Cedar county haa an enormous stand
of com this year and a few weeks of
warm weather will mature one of the J
biggest crops the county has ever known.
Forty hours' devotions at Holy Trinity
church of this city this week are being
largely attended.
Fred O. Bruenitur and Miss Laura
Ooets, prominent young people of this
city, will be married at Holy Trinity
church next Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock.
The construction of the new Carnegie
library in this city Is rapidly nearing
completion and the building will soon be
oix-ned to tpe public.
A "For hale" ad will turn second-hand
furniture into cash.
YOUTH FALLS INTO SALT
CREEK AND IS DROWNED
ASHUAN'D. Ntb., PrpL 10 -(Ppolal
Tclrtram.) While fishing; for driftwood
on the wit nd of the Main strrrt' bridge
owr fcs.lt creek PavM tc Voe. S years of
sue nd youngest son of rMs. Maude lo
Voe, fell Into the creek by the banking
of the railing to the wrst approach and
ss drowned this evening.
The lad waa with a crowd of other
tmnll boys when the accident Occurred,
precipitating him about ten feet Into the
waters of Call creek." Ho wam until he
was about six feet from the rait bank,
when he sank before help could reach
him.
Kens Notes of I'olnmhaa,
CYHA'MHl'S. Neb., September 10. (Spe
cial.) Columbus council Nu. 138, Knights
of Columbus, at Its regular meeting,
elected the following officers for the en
suing year: Fred Gerber, grand knight;
M. K. Helms, deputy grand knight; Mark
lUiike, financial secretary; Thomas
K. Wade, Jr., recording secretary; T. C.
HoRan, treasurer; Otto F. Walter, chan
cellor; Frank Moersen, lecturer; W.
O'Krlen, advocate; Steve Hogan, Inner
guard,; A. P. Speicher, outer guard;' Alois
Frischoli, trustee; Rev. Father Cyrlac,
chaplain; John S. Hayes, warden; S. J.
Ryan and El C. Kavanaugh, alternates
to the state convention.
District court began Its session this
afternoon. On state case and ten civil
cases have been set for hearing. John
Horack will be tried on a corhge of as
saulting 17-year-old Minnie Kosch at her
home In . Humphrey In July, HUB. . The
case of Kdwin Hill of Silver Creek
against the Union Pacific Railway corn
any will be tiled this term. Mr. Hill
sites for damages for the loss of an arm
Inan accident which occurred when he
fell under the wheels of a car while leav
ing the train at Sliver Creek. . . '
A "For Sale" ad will turn second-hand
furniture -Into cash.
Beaton & Laicr Stock
415-417 South 16th Street,
OMAHA, NEB
lie Enameled Dressers
(Similar to out)
Only left so harry np if
yoa want one.
$12L
'Quick Action,"
sale prtoe
Lively Selling in
50-inch Madras, heavy quality,
Sale Price, pr yard
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most on &
Heavy quality Fish Net, 4 0 inches wide. am
"Quick Action" Bale price, per yard. stoC
3 S-iDch Dotted Muslin, yard goods. "Quick
Action" Bale price, per yard I UC
Como Again
CHILD'S ARM
ROCKERS
"Quick
Action'
Sail
Prfca .
55c
Such Vast Crowds
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DOUBLE SHIFT
LAWJS UPHELD
Supreme Court of Nebraska Takes
Favorable Action in Suit to
Test Validity.
SHIPPING INSTRUCTION TEST
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Sept. W. (Special. )-The su
preme court handed down Its first
opinion today following Its summer vaca
tion. The opinion declaring Lincoln fire
men entitled to a double shift may be
of considerable .Interest as It Involves the
constitutionality of a law passed by the
last legislature.' .
Doable Shift for l.lsroln.
The law passed by the last legislature
for a double shift for firemen has been
upheld by the supreme court.
Lincoln' city officials refused to put
the law In force and an appeal was taken
to the supreme court. The city officials
made the fight against the constitu
tionality of the law claiming It was "class
legislation."
Chief justice Morrlsscy, who wrote the
opinion, holds otherwise and the law will
stand giving Llhcoln firemen a double
shift system.
- Shippers' Instructions Void.
"A common carrier la not bound to
comply with every arbitrary request
made by a shipper of live stock as to the
place where such stock shall be unloaded
and fed while In transit. It Is only
obliged to comply with such requestes
and Instruction regarding the case of
the shipment as may be reasonable.
Whether a particular request or Instruc
tion of the shipper Is reasonable or un
reasonable la a question for the Jury."
Such Is the holding of the supreme
court In' an opinion written by Judge
This Quick Action Salo Oocnod T.londav With tho Groatost f
Crowds of
Laiec
to Ik
Fumed Oak
Mission
Arm Rocker
(Similar to eat)
Ilrown (Spanish liowton
Leather - I'phohttered.
"(Juick Action" tr QC
sale price ...... W
Oar Spacious Drapery
slightly soiled.
;
25c
Tuesday
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AT THE OLD STAND
415-417 South Sixteenth Street
As We Had Here for
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Paines In an npppnr brmigTit Trom !oug.
las county by the Chicago A Northwest
ern railroad company on a Judgment
secured by Richard S. Keat for IK. I
for alleged damages to two carloads of
cattle which It was claimed were not
properly cared for.
The supreme court reverses the lower
court on the grounds that the defendant
did not have a fair trial and remands
the case back for further proceedings.
The cattle were shipped from linssett
to the Omaha stock yards with In
struction to the company to unload and
feed them at Fremont, which Instructions,
It Is alleged were not followed.
All Parties Are Liable.
The Douglas county district court Is
reversed In the matter of a Judgment
prayed for by lturk K. Hod well ngnlnat
J. R. Webster and J. A. Sunderland for
$.t,0 Tor Injuries aleged to hae been
received by him while repairing an
elevator In a building owned by the de
fendants. The latter sought to evade llublllty on
the claim that the work was In charge
of S. K. Hanford, their superintendent
and foreman. The court holds, however,
that all parties are liable.
The district court dismissed the case
except as to Hanford and the Judgment
was made against the latter for 7,
and the case goes back for another trial.
Notes from t.nge County.
RRA TRICK, Neb., Sept. 20. tSpectat.) -William
Mlnlch, a baker at Wymoro, was
severely hurt by being thrown from his
motorcycle aliout five miles south of
Beatrice. His left leg wu broken Just
above the ankle and he was severely
bruised about tho body. He lay by the
roadside for two hours.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Gage county fair Saturday night four
bands were engaged to furnish music for
the fair-the Heatrlce Military, Hlue
Springs, Wymore ajid Clatonla bands.
T. F. Plnson, who resides at 1208 High
street, had the strange'expertence of be
ing blind Saturday . for an hour before
Hsi&a
Eager Buyers
Mire
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On
CHILD'S
White Enameled Iron Crib
(Similar to eat)
Sitle lets down strong and durable
"Vulck Action." . Sale nlce ,
All CVtton Mattreas for Mime,
art tit-king covered ,
$3.65
$3.25
Department (First Floor)
Extra fine quality Scrim and Marquisette,
per yard
Beautiful selected line of Cretonnes, per
yard
5 French Velvet, suitable for portlers and fy A
overdraperles; blue, brown, green, etc., yd. s I
Tho Samo Low Prices
the Opening of this Dig
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his sight was restored. He -was assist
ing his wife In doing the family washing,
when he audcnly became blind. When he
regained bis sight he visited the office
of 1'r. W. p. Montgomery, who found
that the trouble was caused from an In
ternal pressure of some kind on the op
tic nerves.
Omer Ken (Itithrle of Havana. Neb.,
and Miss Maude May I'rllng of Indian-'
da. Neb., were married Saturday by
County Judge Whalen.
TWO DEATHS BY VIOLENCE
IN CNE DAY AT MITCHELL
MITPIIWl.t. A 11 S....I M 1.U1
Ttioarm.)-Leore Pooley. only son of
Mr. and Mrs.' It. It. Pooley, well-to-do
residents, living seven miles northwest
of Mitchell, was killed while cleaning a
shotgune Sunday afternoon. The coroner
declared the young man had put the
miissle of the gun In his mouth and
pulled the trigger. The parents know of
no reason for the suicidal act. The young
man was a graduate of Mitchell Hlsh
school, class of 1907.
Mike Maera, who was being held as a
wltnesa In a cutting scrape which oc
curred last August, was found dead early
Suoly morning swinging by a wire from
the celling of the Jail corridor. Maers
was an Austrian and Is not known to
have had any relatives In this country.
A few days ago, Maers confided to
folow prisoners his Implication In the
rrfurder of an Italian laborer at Toledo,
O., this summer.
Ilnlldlnir T'herrncle at York.
YORK, Neb., Sept. S0.-(3pecla1.)-Th
erection of the tabernacle for the Or.
Lowery evangelistic meetings commenoed
.this morning. The building will we com
pleted this week and the meeting will
commence the first week In October. A
number of cltlsens went to Omaha to
get "Billy" Sunday to come and de11
cate the tabernacle on October 4, but
they have been notified that he cannot
come.
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$2.10
Will Prevail and Wo'll Have Plenty of Clerks
Splendid
Sale Can Denote Dut
'BEAT NEBRASKA' IS SLOGAN
Jayhawker Foot Ball Rooters Adopt
This as Their War Cry
for Year
FIFTY MEN OUT FOR PRACTICE
LAWTtF.NOK. Kan., Sept. Jo-'Reat
Nebraska" Is the font ball slogan at the
lTnlvtrslty of Kansas these days, sup
planting the time-honored "Heat Mis
souri." "We would rather lose every
other gatue on the schedule," say
coaches, playera and students, "than have
Nebraska repeat last year's victory
With this end In view, fifty varsity men
. . . . .
have been hard at work every afternoon
aunng tne Inst week, though on tnree
days out of the six It was pouring down
rain. The first call for freshmen was
Issued Friday, and thirty-five of the
tyros appeared on Met Took field for prac-
tleo that afternoon, it la expected that
the number will lie Increased to a nun
dred or more by tonight.
Tram Will lie Lighter.
In contrast with teams of former years,
the Jayhawker varsity this season prom
ises to be lighter than usual; conse
quently It al l have to resort to a trlrkv,
open style of play. Coach "Iti-au" Oleolt,
Yale, "01, will teach the men the forward
pass as their chief Instrument of defense,
and w 111 depend a great deal on Lindsay's
kicking. The Kansas punter has appeared
In splendid form tha season, his kicks
during the last week averaging fifty
yards. ,
Olcott, who takea Jack Wheaton'a place
as head coach, coming to Kansas uni
versity on a three-year contract, has
made a decided personal hit among the
men. ' Out of the material available he
hopes to .develop a . good defensive line
and a whirlwind' baekfleld that will cause
I, trouble for the heavier Cornhuskers when
mm ymm
In Omaha
QylcticftioLni en
airpefs d Orapetries
SATIN WALNUT
DRESSER
with extra large llevel Plate
Mirror
(Similar to cut)
Much more popular today than
(Yrcasslan Walnut.
$11.85
'Quick Action"
sale price . . .
mm
Omaha, Nebraska
One Thing-Rare and Genuine Dargains
the two teams mix. on McCpok Tleld No
vember 13.
Klght I .est Irar Men.
Klght old men are out for place this
Vesr. Lindsay, the punting halfback, and
Captain James, All-Valley guard last
season, bring considered most valuable.
Other "K." men out are Wood, quarter;
Householder, fullhnck; Reber and Heath,
ends; Strothers, guard, and Keeling,
center.
In addition, Fast, former All-Kansas
conference halfback, and Nellson and
Holt, also out for half, are considered
excellent material. All three men starred
on last year's freshmen team. Among the
promising new men who will contest for
Places In the line are Van Houten, center;
Frost and Palkowskl. tackles, and the
Gillespie brothers, end. Such has been
I " """ vw ' " recruits mus
far that It Is thought the loss of Hurton,
AU.V(lll.y ,RCk,0i an() areVi Ur h(U
In 'H. will scarcely be felt.
chednle of (tames.
Following la the Kansas schedule, to
gether with corresponding scores last
year.
The Jayhawker totals are given
first
October t Wll'lm Jewell at Lawrence,
October Emporia Normal at Law
rence, 7-0.
( 'ctobe IftOrake unlvei slty at Law
rence. 12-7.
O t"ber 2S Kansas Aggies at Manhat
tan, 27-0.
October SvOklaboma university at
Ncrmnn. IB-IS.
No Ttn'-er 8 Washburn college at Law- .
rence. 20-14.
Nov mber IS Nebraska university at
Lawrence. ft-Jfi.
November Mlssnuit university at
Columbia. 7-10. i
k PiMor'i Return.
' PLATTSMOCTH. Neb.. Sept. SO. (Spe
cbil.) The Methodist rhnrch at Us Sun
day servce yesterday, asked that the
minister. Rev, Frank M. Prulmer, be
returned by the conference which Is
meting In Omaha at this time, and has
sent a memorial to that effect to the
meting. t , '
- Bee Want Ads Produce Result. ,'i
Betton & Laicr Stock
415-417 South Iflth Htreet,
OMAHA. NEB.
SATIN WALNUT
CHIFFONIER
(Similar to cut)
Has large bevel plate
mirror, quick
action; sale
8IP
price
FULL SIZED
WHITE EKAMELED
IR0.1 BED
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