Nebraska Newspapers

    THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY. MARCH 13. 1917.
Nebraska
SENATORS FAVOR
SCHOOL LAND SALE
By Vote of Sixteen to Thirteen
Robertson's Bill Is Recommended.
VITAL CHANGE IN POLICY
(Krom Staff Curresponilent.)
Lincoln, Neb., March 12. (Special
.Telegram.) The senate this after
noon voted to sell the school lands
of the state, by a vote of 16 to 13,
'after a more or less lively discussion.
The proposition is embodied in Senate
;Tile 295, by Robertson of Holt, and
if it finally passes the senate and the
house and the governor signs the
same, it will place lands estimated to
be worth $24,764,000, on the market
to be disposed of to the highest
bidder.
No individual can buy more than
640 acres and the present lease hold
ers will have the right to purchase
at the highest bid price.
Senator Robertson explained that if
the lands were sold and the money
invested in 5 per cent bonds it would
bring in $1,238,342 to the temporary
school fund annualy instead of $207,
935, as now comes in under the pres
ent lease system.
Thdse voting for the bill were:
Hennett, Buhrman, Doutlmtt, Doty. Hagcr,
Brnry Kohl, Mint. .McAllister, Morlatry,
Robertson. KamUf Ison. Boost. Strehlow, Wil
son of riodgo and Wilson of Frontier 16.
Against the bill were:
Boal, Bushoe, Chapppl. Haasf. Hammond.
Howell, Lahners, AlcRlullen, Neal, Ouerlies,
Sandal!, Sawyer ami Spirit 13.
German and Hindu Are Charged
With Plotting Revolts in U. 5.
Governor Favors
i Quieting Title in
I State Saline Land
(From a Staff Corrpupondent.)
Lincoln, March 12. (Special.)
.While not legally bound, the state is
morally bound to perfect the title to
saline lands purchased in good faith,
is the opinion of Governor Neville,
who this afternoon sent a message
to the house of representatives, cov
ering the controversy oyer the title
to saline lands in Lancaster county.
In the message the governor says:
"These lands were purchased in
good faith. The state received what
the land was reasonably worth at that
time and has had the use and benefit
of the purchase money for many
years. The purchasers have devel
oped the lands, placed improvements
and established homes thereon.
"I am convinced that while the
State may not be legally bound, it is
certainly morally bound to perfect
the title to all saline lands purchased
in good faith, and I submit herewith
a bill for that purpose."
Superintendent Clemmons
Very III at Fremont Home
1 (From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, March 12. (Special.)
State Superintendent W. H. Clem
mons is very ill at his home in Fre
mont. He started last Friday eve
ning to fill several dates in the west
ern part.of the state, but when he
reached Kearney was unable to con
tinue the journey and Deputy State
Superintendent Dixon was sent for.
Superintendent Clemmons has not
been in the best of health for some
time and last week was confined to
his room at the Lindcll on account of
several boils on his face. He has been
working very strenuously since his
induction into the state superintend
ent's office and his present condition
is doubtless due to worry and over
- work. '
Large Dairy Barn Burns.
Hastings, Neb., March 12. (Special
Telegram.) Fire, discovered shortly
after 3 o'clock this morning, com
pletely destroyed the large dairy barn
and some of the stock at the Tomp
kins Brothers' dairy, a mile and a
half east of Hastings. Five head of
horses and thirteen head of cattle
were burned to death. The animals,
with the property destroyed, repre
sent a value estimated bv A. C. Tomp
kins to be between $8,000 and $9,000.
About $4,000 insurance was carried.
State House Notes
(From a Staff Corrrspondent.)
Uncoln. Ma-ch 12. (Siiuu.-l.) The state
of Nebraska will rwoivo bak from the
tl-funot First Slnt? Innk o." .Superior about
7ft per cent if tlio guaranty fund put up by
the btatc to reimburse depositors at the
tlmo the bank fulled.
The resolution calling for a Joint house
and Benato uimittcrt to invebtlffate the
amount of the state's Ions and prescribe ac
tion to be tii ken for thn rerovery of thf
louses grow-In out thi ' iluro of the
Capitol National b-i.k in Llncol.. in 1893,
wan passed without ttlscusnlon in the senate
Monday afternoon. A recent decision of th
United States aaprein court held that the
Individual stockholders intent still bo con
sidered accountable for the loss.
Senator Howell's anti-competition Insur
ance uill was reported out vith amendment
by Cliairm" I.enry's Inanrmc. committee
this afternoon with the recommendation
that It pass a- a nded. Under the amend
ment the aetuarlul department of th" State
Jnsuranco bo d fixeu what the various
clauses and sched leu sho uld be, and pre
scribes the rate that aut-h company aha II
Charge.
A Good Cough Remedy.
Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey will ease your
Cough, soothe the raw spots and prevent
Serious lung aliment a. 2Gc. AH Urugglats.
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DRSKUNKEBiS n&CHAXIABRTY(7,.t-V0LT.Y0N IGIfc
Dr. Ernest Skunner, a German sub
ject and Dr. Chanadra Chakiabcrty,
a Hindu, a rested in New York
charged with having conspired to
conduct a military expedition against
a friendly foreign nation, are shown
above. Below is Wolff von Igel, no
torious Wellaud canal plotter and
former attache of the German em
bassy at Washington, whom the
Hindu is alleged to have told the New
York police gave him $60,000 in one
lump for use in "German propaganda"
in the United States. Von Igel is now
on his way to Germany with Count
von Bernstorff under a safe conduct
procured him by the United States.
In raiding the magnificently fur
nished house occupied by Skunner and
Chakiaberty the police seized 10,000
aluminum caps, a great many docu
aieuts and large quantities of chemi
cals. It is alleged that the German
and the Hindu had conspired to ship
arms and ammunition from the United
States to China, there to be smuggled
into India for a proposed Hindu re
volt under German auspices. '
GEORGE DARR PAYS
$5,000ASPEMLTY
Omaha Man Remotely Connect
ed With Sutton First Na
tional Settles.
LUEBBEN MAY ENTER PLEA
Hastings, Neb., March 12. (SpeciaT
Telegram.) In the federal court late
today George B. Dirr of Omaha paid
a fine of $5,000 following his entering
a plea of non contendre in the case
wherein he was charged with circu
lating fraudulent bank paper to de
fraud the First National bank of
Sutton.
It appeared that Darr was remotely
connected with the operations of
Thomas H. Matters, who lias been
sentenced to the federal prison in
connection with the wrecking of the
Sutton bank. Matters is out on bail
pending appeal.
The prosecution considered the
case, against Darr to be not very
strong and therefore acquiesced in
the plea and fine today.
The case of former President M. L.
Luebn of the First National bank
oi Sutton was transferred to Omaha,
where it is. intimated he may enter
a pica of guilty. Judge Woodrough
of Omaha presided.
Thornburg Settles His
Difficulty With Union
(From a Sniff C'orrstiondPiit.)
Lincoln, March 12. (Special.)
The controversy between the Lincoln
Musicians' union and G. Fred Thorn
burg. which resulted in several suits
being brought in court by the latter
for reinstatement by the union and
later for damages because of his sus
pension has been finally settled out of
court.
It is understood that the union
pays Thornburg's attorney fees, rein
states him into the union with some
recompense for th time he was out.
Thornburg was director of the
Fifth 'regimental band in its service
on the border.
Ex-Ambassador Gerard
Leaves Cuba for Key West
Havana, March 12. James W. Ger
ard, former Amcricai. ambassador to
Germany, and a party of fifty-four
sailed for Key West at 10:40 a. m.
today, on the steamship Governor
Cobb.
State "Pen" Would
Charge State for
Light Furnished
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, March 12. (Special.)
Charging each state institution for the
electric light service, which its peni
tentiary power plant provides is the
plan of the State Board of Control for
putting that plant on a self-supporting
basis.
The service lights the Lincoln hos
pital for the insane, the orthopedic
hospital, tlje capitol, the governor's
mansion, the home for dependent chil
dren, in addition to the penitentiary
itself.
The rate of 2 cents a kilowatt, com
missioner Holcomb says, will amply
pay expenses of operation and depre
ciation, based on the actual expenses
since the plant has been in operation.
Community Club of
Cedar Rapids Feasts
Cedar Rapids, Neb., March 12.
(Special.) The Cedar Rapids Com
munity club held it annual meeting
in the city hall Friday evening. The
program arranged consisted of music
by the Cedar Rapids band and piano
selections by Miss Clara Van Ack
eren, after which Prof. G. W. Brown
of the Peru Normal school delivered
an address on "Community Building."
A three-course banquet was served
in the hall to about 100, followed by
a smoker. The following officers
were elected for next year: Stanley
Maly, president; C. II. Wilson, vice
president; S. Peterson, treasurer;
Fred Van Ackeren, secretary.
HYMENEAL
Spencer-Little.
Lyons. Neb,, March 12. (Special.)
.Miss Kathenne Little of this place
and John Spencer of New Mexico
were married at the home of the
bride's sister, Mrs. Herbert Rhoades,
in Tckamah, at 2 o'clock Saturday.
The bride is a daughter of George W.
Little, president of the First Na
tional bank of this place. The groom
is a son of the late John T. Spencer
of Dakota City.
Gunn-Dishong.
Nebraska City, Neb. March 12.
(Special.) Carl Gunn, aged 20, a son
of Mr. and Mrs. James Gunn, and
Miss Vera Dishong, aged 18. daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. George Dishong,
were married Sunday afternoon at
the home of the bride's parents by
Rev. Williams, pastor of the Baptist
church. They will make this city
their home.
COMPENSATION IS
THEME IN HOUSE
Lower Body of the Legislature
Considers Whole Matter of
Employers' Aid.
TAKE NO DEFINITE ACTION
(From a Riaff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, March 12. (Special.)
Consideration of the compensation
bills look up most of the business of
the house today, all bills covering
amendments of the workmen's com
pensation law being taken up and dis
cussed from all standpoints. Five bills
were under consideration.
House Roll No. 44 provides that
the injured employe or his represen
tative may within six months after
the injury elect to sue at common
law. If the court finds that the in
jured employe has no cause of action,
then the injured employe may claim
compensation, but the cost of litiga
tion under the election to sue may
be deducted from the amount of the
award.
Repeal Fee Provision.
The provisions in the present law
which limits the amount of fees for
legal services is repealed as well as
the provision that claims for legal
services may be an enforcible lien
against the award. The rule limiting
lump sum settlements is repealed, all
claims being subject to lump sum
settlements this being necessary so
that attorneys may collect Ihcir share
of the award. There are many sections
of the compensation law repealed
in fact, if House Roll No. 44 should
be adopted there would be little of
the compensation law left.
House Roll No. 525 is a duplicate
of House Roll No. 44.
Senate File No. 28 is a duplicate of
House Rolls Nos. 44 and 525.
Substitute Measure.
The substitute offered in the house
for House Rolls Nos. 44 and 525 con
tains most of the provisions of Senate
File No. 213 as originally introduced,
with all the provisions of House Roll
No. 44 and House Roll No. 525 and
Senate File No. 28, except that if the
injured employe shall elect to sue he
shall surrender his claim for com
pensation. If the bill is passed, then
all the attorney for the injured em
ploye has to do to get into court is
to allege willful negligence or gross
negligence on the part of the em
ployer. In the thirty-two states which
have compensation lavs this provi
sion to elect is not a part.
Increase in This Bill.
Senate File No. 213 provides a gen
eral increase of about 23 per cent over
the present law. The law would ap
ply to employers of "one" or more
instead of live or more. The waiting
or malignering period is reduced from
fourteen days to seven calendar days.
Under the present law if the disability
continues eight weeks or more then,
compensation is paid from the date
of injury. Under the amendments
proposed, if the disability continues
six weeks or more then compensation
is paid from the date of injury.
The minimum is raised from $5 to
$6 per week, and the maximum is
raised from $10 to $12 per week. The
benefits are raised from 50 per cent
of wages received at the time of the
injury to 60 per cent. The finger and
toe schedule is added in Senate File
No. 213. The provision is also made
that in cases where the insurance com
pany resists payment an admission of
joint liability must be filed before the
insurance company may be heard in a
court of law.
As to Employer.
All employers who fail, neglect or
refuse to take out a policy of insur
ance or furnish evidence of ability to
pay all awards, under the provisions
of the law, are placed in the attitude
of having elected to reject the pro
visions of the law and are denied the
common law defenses in a suit by the
injured employe.
Senate File No. 280 provides for the
administration of the law, and should
be considered in the nature of a com
panion bill to Senate File No. 213.
The commissioner of labor is made
the compensation commissioner and
charged with the enforcement of the
compensation law. County attorneys
and the attorney general are made
the attorneys for the claimants under
the provisions of the compensation
law.
Pioneer Lyons Merchant Retires.
Lyons, Neb., March 12. (Special.)
D. McMonics & Son have sold their
stock of men's clothing and furnish
ing goods to George MacDonald and
Roy Smith, who will cintinue the
business under the firm anme of Mac
Donald & Smith. David McMonies,
who now retires from business, has
been contiguously identified with t lie
business interests of the town since
October, 1883.
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One of Pierce's
id-Summer
Boots
We Show Them Three Months
Before the Other Fellow Gets Them
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No One Else Has Them ,
Pr?ce S5to?10
Size 1 to 10 Width AAA to D
HARRY F. PIERCE
Omaha' s First School Teachei
The Biggest Pro-
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IS Receiving Her tormer rupilS1 are fuel and service. When
Wie sci vaui leaves emu
Mrs. J. 11. Seymour asserts she was
the first school teacher in Omaha.
She is now in her eightieth year and
is visiting at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. J. K. Heard, 4065 Grand ave
nue. Monday afternoon she received
some of her former pupils and pio
neer friends.
Some of the histories of Omaha
state that Adelaide Goodwill taught
the first school, but Mrs. Seymour's
claim of pedagogical priority is
backed by Mrs. Mary Cormack, secre
tary of the Douglas County Associa
tion of Nebraska Pioneers. Mrs.
Cormack just examined the records
and states that Miss Goodwill (Mrs.
Allen Root) taught her after Mrs.
Seymour started her school.
Mrs. Seymour's maiden name was
Jane Strong. She taught in the
basement of the First Congrega
tional church, at Sixteenth and Far
nam streets. This church was estab
lished more than sixty years ago by
Rev. Reuben Gaylord, brother of
Mrs. Seymour. The only living char
ter member of that church is Mrs.
Sarah Brewster of Irvington. Neb.,
daughter of the late Rev. Mr. Gay
lord. This venerable teacher recalls that
she had twenty-live pupils in her old
school when Omaha was village.
rier iiushanrt was the tirst chorister
of the First Congregational church.
Among her former pupils now liv
ing are Mrs. A. ii. Maginn, Anna
Kanasa Bowman, Joel T. Griffin, Mrs.
Sholcs, Mrs. Olmstead and Mrs. Burnett.
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ilES.d H. Seymour-
the fuel is low, happy is
the housewife who knows
Shredded Wheat Biscuit,
the whole wheat food that
is ready-cooked and ready
to eat With these crisp
little loaves of baked whole
wheat the housewife may
prepare in a few moments
a delicious, nourishing meal
at lowest cost
Made at Niagara Falls, N. Y
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nftiiale today by tlm invslrtent, thw folltnvhijt
for Ntbrka bfluit of interim!.: Amli-rn l
Ttumiauii, Dnnimlirtifr; William N. Tliromp,
ttrlltivuK; l.oiia U. Hmlth, Ponljilmn ; Hlch
nl Fhoiuinliioii, Humtir; AVIUIam A. Nn
vlnn, Utwrllyn; John T. Brldgeii, Oronio;
MtMrd H, KvanU, l'Rllsadn; J. Frank
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ARE attracting hundreds
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We not only offer you the
very best of merchandise
Carpets, Rugs, Curtains,
Draperies, Pictures, Art
"Furnishings and Wall Pa
pers, but urc ready at all
times to suggest the best
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It is surprising how much
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tained with the same outlay
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HELP EACH OTHER.
Curtain and Drapery Offerings
At Very Unusual Prices
Here is "Opportunity" knocking at your door, for the
Draperies and Curtains that you will want right now are
being sold here at prices that mean considerable savings
for you.
$2.50 Curtains. Pair. $1.69
350 Pairs of Scotch Net Curtains, in attractive patterns; also a
number of Novelty Filet Weave Curtains, worth f 2.50 a pair; for
Monday, pair $1.69
1,600 Yards Marquisettes, Voiles and Swiss, all'with 1 P
Novelty band edges and open-work borders; special, per yd., 1JC
49c and 59c Cretonnes, Yard, 39c
1,000 Yards of Drapery Cretonnes in a most beautiful assort
ment of new designs and colorings.
49c Filet Nets, Yard, 35c
50 Pieces of the Celebrated Quaker Lace Filet Nets, 45 inches
wide, absolutely new designs.
Rugs Offered in Remarkable Assortment
ColoringH and patterns for any room in the house, and don't for
get that the prices we put on them are much lower than we could
possibly quote if we had to go out today and buy them.
Third Floor,
Domestics-Basement Offerings
A RANGE FOR CHOICE that will enable every woman to find
something that she is seeking in the way of materials for Spring and
Summer wearables. This Basement Department makes special price
inducements just at the time when you need these things most.
Beautiful Sports Suiting, '36 inches wide. This season's latest
stripes and colorings. Highly mercerized. Tuesday's sule, OP
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Highly Mercerized Black Sateen, 40 inches wide. Hand- 1 A.
loom, permanent finish, fast black. Tuesday, yard LtJC
27-Inch Mercerized Poplins, all the new season's color- 1 Q
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36-Inch Dress Percale, light and dark grounds, neat OJL
dots and figures. Good grade, 15c value. Tuesday, yard laaJC
36-Inch Curtain Scrim, nil new, neat, fancy, pointed bor- Al
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Dress Zephyrs, Bates' Red Seals and Toile du Nord, in Ol
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32-Inch Highly Mercerized English Pongee Shirtings, OP
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Plain Steel, Cut Steel and Torse
Steel Beads, also all the popu
lar shades in Seed Beads for
dress trimmings, etc. These
we are showing in great va
riety in the Art Needlework
Store, Third Floor.
Children' Sport Skirts
Suspender style; plain and
pleated. Large sport plaids
Sizes 6 to 14,
Kool-lon Collars
And Collar and Cuff Sets, in
oyster and embroidered in col
ors, also colored Collars of the
same material all new shapes.
Main Floor.
Sewing-Time Needs--At Savings
Isn t it just fine that an opportunity is offered right now to obtain just
the things most wanted for sewins, at prices that are astonishingly low?
That's the way this establishment does things offers you the savings at the time you
most want the goods agreeing with Benjamin Franklin when he said, "Never buy a thing
you don't want, no matter how cheapil is" so wo bring the things you DO want to you,
at the time you want them, at prices that will make you want them more.
THE NOTIONS
Boned Belting for high waisted skirts,
yard 10c
One big lot of Braids and Tapes and Kick
Racks, at 7 he
Shirt Waist Shields, all guaranteed, at,
pair 14c
Rust-Proof Dress Clasps, at, per card, ,2c
Wavy Wire Collar Stays, all Bizes, per
card lc
Extra Heavy Skirt Markers, each.... 9c
Large Bolts of Bias Tape, extra fine,
each Sc
Men's and Women's Neck Bands, all sizes,
each 2!c
Basting Thread, spool 2c
Wash Kdging, all colors, bolt 7jc
Pearl Buttons, best grade, card. .-. . .2ffec
American Maid Crochet Cotton, ball.. 6c
DRESS FORMS AT $4.98
Our best "Better Way" Dress Forms, 4-sectional, all adjustable at neck,
bust, waist and hips, also to any height. These are our regular $10.00 forms
on sale, for only $4.98
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