inta nun: UMAHA,' WCUNlUAy. JULY 2&, 1317.
Nebraska
PASSES GIVEN TO
GUARD OFFICERS
That Blow-Up Out in Los Angeles;
What it is About; Text of Contract
Men is Recruiting Work for
Army Extended This Courtesy
by Railroads if State
Commission Learns.
(From ajtaff Correspondent.)
k Lincoln, July 24. (Special.) It
has been discovered by the State
Railway commission that several of
ficers of the Nebraska National Guard
have been issued annual passes by
the railroads of the state. Secretary
Browne immediately made inquiry
why the law against the issuance of
passes to others than those employed
by the roads was being fractured.
The reply has1 come back from the
rqads that the officers to whom passes
had been issued were recruiting of
ficers" and the railroads had offered
to do "their bit' 'in the cause of en
listments by carrying the recruiting
officers free of charge.
The commission will take no steps
in the matter, believing that in the.
war emergency, which exists, that the
railroads are simply doing their duty
in assisting in the work by carrying
the officers free.
Those to whdm passes have been
issued are: Colonel W. E. Baehr,
Majors J. M. Birkner, H. II. Holde
man and R. G. Douglas; Captains
VV. DeFratz, L. J. Butcher, L. T.
Crosby, and Lieutenants S. 'B. Hall
and A. E. Reeves.
Notes From Beatrice
And Gage County
Beatrice, Neb.. July 24. (Special.)
The family of W. li. Bookwalter
began a two days' reunion on the old
Bookwalter farm in Pawnee county
today. Tents have been pitched under
the trees where the affair will be held,
an ot tne nine children of Mr. Book
waiter being present. During the re
union Mr. Bookwalter will distribute
$100,000 to each of his nine children.
C. W. Buck, who lives near De
Witt, yesterday threshed his twenty
acres of wheat, which yielded seventy
two and one-half bushels to the acre.'
He, 'secured a yield of fifty-one and
one-half bushels to the acre from
fourteen acres.
County Agent Rist is making plans
to run a special train from Beatrice
one day dtpng the tractor meet at
Fremont, w. ich will be held August
f in m
Lompany C was mustered into
Copies of Los Angeles papers have
been received in Omaha with detailed
account of the lawsuit brought
against E. T. Earl, as publisher of
the Express-Tribune, by Charles C.
Rosewater, who went out there from
Omaha last March to manage the
Earl papers.
The petition, which asks for $1,733
as sixty days' salary and $1,350
as damages, sets forth .the contract
which is the basis of the suit, as fol
lows "Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 3. 1917.
This agreement executed in duplicate
this 3d day of February, 1917, between
Edwin- T. Earl, proprietor Express-
Hp "1 i. i t. . r
vinuune company, puonsner oi Los
Angeles Evening Express and Los
Angeles Morning Tribune and Rural
World, party of the first part, and
Charles C. Rosewater, party of the
second part,
"Witnesseth: Party of the first
part hereby employs said second party
from March 15, 1917, or earlier, as
manager of all his publications and
publishing plant.
"Party of the first part to control
and dictate the editorial j policies of
said publications and to keep party
of the second part fully posted as to
such policies and to advise with him
in their formulation as Jar as practi-
"Party of the first part to control!
and O. K. all departmental budgets'!
and expense estimates and party of
the second part to adhere to same
Party of the first part to draw not
more than two hundred ($200) dollars
per week as personal compensation
from said Express-Tribune company
without the mutual consent of par
ties hereto.
"Party of the second part to make
no radical changes of any kind with
out the consent of the party of the
first part, but otherwise is to have
full authority to conduct the said pub
lications and ' business in all depart
ments, except editorial which shall
ne openea lor discussion vctooer I
1917.
"Party of the second part to Miave
authority to employ, fix the, salaries
and discharge employes personally or
Dy nis authority delegated to depart
ment heads.
farty ot the first part agrees to
pay and party of the second part
agrees to accept a salary of two nun
dred ($200) dollars per weekand
twenty (20 per cent) per cent of net
profits ot said Exprtss-Tribune com
pany. Said profits to be calculated at
the end ot each calendar year and
party of the second part to draw his
share of said profits March 1 of the
following year. Ihe losses for any
previous yearnot to be a charge
against the current year.
Either party td this agreement
may on sixty (60) days notice, termi
nate this arrangement.
"In the event of the disability of
the party ot the second part for
period of ninety (90) days, party of
the first part may have the option of
terminating the arrangement.
rarty ot the second part accepts
the position as manager on the terms
named and agrees to devote his en
tire attention to the business of said
publications, and hereby agrees to
promote, protect and conserve their
nterests. Express-Tribune Company.
y Edwin I. Earl, L. L. Rosewater.
Ihe petition also gives correspond
ence that led up tp the employment
ana also a telegram trom Earl dated
June 27 received by Mr. Rosewater
just before he left OmaJia when he
stopped to take his family to the
coast with him, giving him notice that
nis arrangement naa.Deen terminated
Mr. Rosewater charges Earl with all
sorts of misrepresentation and fraud
in inducing him to enter into, his em
ployment and the rival newspapers
of Los Angeles make a big spread of
the charges.
MOREHEAD SAYfr
HE'S KEEPING STILL
Former Governor Pays Visit to
Lincoln and Has Nothing to
Say About Race for
U. S. Senator.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, July 24. (Cpecial.) For-
tt,e nier uovernor jonn h. Aiorehead ot
federal service this morning by Major Falls City, was in Lincoln today. t He
cciiiaii, tyiuii urosoy or rorc ra ph of h ctof hmtco tr rwf
Crook and Lieutenant Frost of Fort
Riley examined the company Sunday
and yesterday eleven of them failed
to pass the physical test.
The county-wide picnic held at the
Chautauqua park today in honor of
Company C was largely attended by
residents of this city and county.
Justice A. M. Morrissey of the su
preme court, who is again on duty
after an operation in which his ton
sils were removed.
Asked by newspapermen if he was
still in the race for the United States
in
There was music by the band, a read- senate. Ex-Governor Morehtad said
ing by Mrs. E. J. Reilley and a pa
triotic address by Honorable H. E.
Sackett. A sum of money raised by
the citizens of Beatrice was presented
10 tne company Dy tne committee in
charge.
he had not taken much interest
the political situation since going
back to the quiet life. "You might
say," said- the governor, "that I am
still a democrat, but very still."
While other candidates for the
democratic nomination are supposed
to be very still just now, it is said
that as soon as Attorney General
Reed, who is known to be a candidate
for the senatorial job, has harvested
Farmers of Nebraska
Send Out Cry for Help
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Juyl 24. (Special.) The
State Labor bureauis being besieged his beans, of which he has about' fifty
with letters of appeal from farmers to acres, and which is taking much uf
send them help for the harvest and his attention just now, he expects to
hay .fields. Several of the applicants make a great deal of noise along the
THar. iui juaiucu UICII Willi uieir W1VCS ociittiunai uigitwttj.
while others ask only for the men
From $40 to $60 a month is offered
with board for hands, but the labor
commissioner does not appear to be
able to supply the demand although
every effort is being made to find the
help needed.
Nebraska Walnut Used
To Make Gun Stocks
Stella, Neb., July 24. (Special.)
The timber along Muddy creek near
Stella is being denuded of its walnut
trees for material to make gun stocks.
E. J. Palton has been here for sev
eral weeks with four teams in charge
of the work. He has made four car
load shipments to Kansas City, and
lias big piles of logs in the timber and
near the Stella depot ready for ship
ment. Farmers along the Muddy who
own the timber are getting a good
price.'
Souf Stomach.
This is a mild form of indigestion.
It is usually brought on by eating too
rapidly or too much or of food not
syted to your digestive organs. If
you will eat slowly, masticate your
f )d thoroughly, eat but little meat
and none at all for supper you will
more than likely avoid the sour stom
ach without taking any medicine
whatever- When, you have sour
stomach take one of Chamberlain's
Tablets to aid digestion. Adv.
North Platte Men Form
Home Defense Company
North Platte, Neb., July 24. (Spe
cial Teegram.) Arrangements are
being made here to organize a home
defense company to protect govern
ment, state and private property, de
fend life and be ready for any
emergency in time of war.
John Bratt, a prominent pioneer
and real estate dealer, has donated
$100 for emergencies to Company E
and $100 to the Red Cross chapter
with the promise of more if neces
sary. Captain Halligan has received word
that Company E will be mustered in
to the federal service Friday. Officers
from the United States army will be
here to make final arrangements for
their removal to Fort Crook.
Union services will be held at the
Methodist church Wednesday even
ing for the company and the serv
ices will be followed bya luncheon
on the eve of departure. Company E
will be.tendered a picnic at the city
park. The arrangements committee
is: Mrs. M. E. Scott, Mrs. Charles
Bogue, Mrs. Ed Dickey, Mrs. L. W.
Walker, Mrs. F. Buchanan. Mrs. Ella
Jenkins and Mrs. W. Eshelman. iSix
teen members of Company E will be
transferred to the Gothenburg com
pany. ' j
RATE ORDER IS '
NOW PERMANENT
Tentative Findings that Will
Give Lower Freight Rates
' to All Cities in Rockies '
Formally Adopted.
Washington, July 24. Tentative
findings of the Interstate Commerce
commission in the intermountain
rate cases, made public last Mirch,
were adopted today by the commis
sion virtually without change.
A general readjustment of rates in
cluding the abolishment of low pref
erential rates from eastern industrial
centers to Pacific seaports, was or
dered. Rates on barley, beans, canned
goods, asphalt, dried fruits and wine
from Pacific coast ports via rail and
water routes through Galveston to the
Atlantic seaboard were ordered read
justed to accord with the long and
short haul clause..
The Weather ; . North Central Nebraska
tfor Nebranka Fair; continued warm.
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday.
Hour. De.
t a. m.
8 a. m.
7 a. m.
8 a. m.
9 a. m.
Comparative
.... 78
3 0 a. in 80
11 a. m 82
12 m 87
1 p. m..... 87
8 p. m 87
3 p. m 88
4 p. m t90
6 p. m 89
li p. m 89
7 p. m h
8 p. m 86
Local Record.
1917. 1916. 1915.1914
90 97 79 90
70 72 0 70
80 84 74s 80
.00 .00 .00 .30
Highest yesterday
Louost yesterday
Mean Temperature
Precipitation
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal:
Normal temperature 77
Excess for the day 3
Total deficiency since March 1 213
Normal precipitation 14 inch
Deficiency for the day .14 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1. .. .15.79 Inches
Deficiency since JTarch 1 1.57 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1916.. 7.69 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1915.. .53 Inch
Reports from Stations at 7 P. M.
Station and State Temp. High- Rain
fall.
.08
.00
T
.00
. .00
.00
.00
.00
.06
T
.00
. T
.00
.00
.oo
of Weather. 7 p. m. est.
Cheyenne, cloudy 74 88
Davenport, clear 86 88
Denver, cloudy 78 92
Des Moines, clear..... 86 88
Peoria, clear 78 92
Lander, pt. cloudy 92 92
North Platte, clear.... 86 92
Omaha, clear 88 90
Pueblo, clear 0
Rapid City, clear 92 98
Huron, clear 86 90
Santa ,Fe, cloudy 72 80
Sheridan,- clear i. 88 92
Sioux City, clear 86 9
Valentine, clear 90 14
T iridlcates" trace of precipitation.
L. A. WELSH. Meteorologist.
Men Confer Over Roads
Grand Island, Neb., July 24. (Spe
cial Telegram.) A large delegation
of business men and farmers from
Ravenna, Mason City and Litchfield
today met with the Hall County
Board of Supervisors in the matter
of, the road project under the federal
aid plan.
The local board had hitherto tenta
tively selected the road from this
city to Cario as one of the county
roads and there is hardly a doubt that
Hall and Custer will work in co-oper-atipn
on this projest, which will be
part of the Black Hills route as well
as largely post road. There is "also
a likelihood of co-operatipn between
this city and Merrick county if the
latter will revise its plans to take
in Chapman and then, come straight
west to the St. Libory road, which
later will be the Hall-Howard con
necting link. The road from Graffd
Island to the Adams county line Is
the remaining part oLxthe project,
Hamilton and Hall counties already
agreeing on the road from this city to
Phillips.
Mexican Fails to Register.
North Platte, Neb., July 24. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Jesus Mendaza, t
Mexican, 26 years of age, was brought
here - yesterday and placed in the
county jail. He was arrested at Lex
ington by United States Deputy Mar
shal D.'E. Lincoln for stealing cloth
ing and it was then d; covered that
he did not possess a regi stration card.
He ' states that he was so busy in
the beet fields that he Ci not have
time to register.
"This is a confirmation or approval
of Examiner Thurtell's report," said
E. J. McVann, manager of the traffic
bureau of the Commercial club. Ex
aminer Thurtell, after taking testi
mony in the case, made his tentative
recommendation to the commission
last March.
"The tentative report found that
there is no longer any such water
competition between the Atlantic sea-
I J . i t- r .
Doara ana me racinc -coast as 10 war
rant the disregarding of the long and
short haul clause on the great bulk of
commodities that-was handled across
the continent. With certain excep
tions, all of schedules B and C com
modities were found to- be unreason
ably low.
On Carload Commodities.
"The repprt suggested that on car
load commodities frohi the Missouri
river to intermountain territory the
rates be made 55, 70, 80 and 90 per cent
Of the rates from the Missouri river
to the Pacific coast, and these per
cents to be applied to 600, 950, 1,300
and 1,650 miles west of the Missouri
river. The same finding is made from
territory east of the Missioufi river
to Arizona, and rates from Chicago
on schedules C and B are made 15
cents higher than from the Missouri
river. At Pittsburgh 2 cents higher
and the Atlantic coast, 35 cents
higher.
"Less-than-coarload rates from the
east higher than $2.50 are approved.
Less-than-carload rates not higher
than $2.50 from points east, are held
to be unreasonably low and must be
advanced on the same percentages as
stated above, except the difference
added for Arizona will be 30, 50 and
70 per cent on first-rlais for the sev
eral distances, and 25, 40 and 55 per
tent on second and fourth class above
the Missouri river rates. The com
mission will probably consider an
other adjustment when substantial
water competition reappear.'
Gooch Succeeds Harries
On State Defense Council
(Frofh a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, July 24. (Special Tele
gram.) H. E. Gooch of Lincoln was
appointed today by Governor Neville
on the State Council of Defense to
take the place of General George H.
Harries of Omaha, who has taken
command of the Nebraska brigade of
the National Guard.
Nebraskan Goes to
1 Army Aviation School
Minneapolis, Minn., July 24.
(Special Telegram.) Nebraska is
represented n today's nine selections
for aviation training at Princeton, N.
J., by John J. Lyons of Lincoln. Two
other students hail from Iowa, being
Joseph W. Hawkes of Ames and Ed
ward B. Mayer of Iowa City.
MASTER DRAFT LISTS
MAILED TO BOARDS
Two Copies Are Sent to Each
District and Calling of the
Men for Examination
Will Begin Soon.
Washington, July 24. Master lists
of the draft the official and last
word assigning every man of the 10.-
000,000 to his place in, the national
army, were going forward in the
mails today to the 4,557 local boards.
They superseded all hitherto pub
lished lists and rectify all errors. The
lists have been prepared with the
greatest care 'and safeguards against
errors. Printed by the most expert
and trusted mtn in the government
printing office they have been proof
read three times.
In-order that each district board
may be assured of getting a list in
the mails, two copies are being mail
ed to each one in one mail and one
in another. The theory of this prac
tice is that if one list goes astray, the
other surely will reach its destina
tion.
The summoning of the men of'the
first increment before the local board
will quickly follow the receipt of the
official master lists. Until the men
are summoned they are free to volunteer.
To Notify Men.
Immediately on receipts of their
lists, each local board will cancel the
numbers higher than the top red ink
number in its district, and then from
the remaining numbers enough men
to make up double the district's quota
will be notified to appear for physi
cal examination.
Provost Marshal- General Crowder
has ruled that posting at the board
headquarters of the list of men or
dered to appear constitutes legal no
tification. It therefore, is incumbent
upon all registered men to learn
their red ink numbers at once and
to see that the board headquarters is
watched when the list is posted.
Those ordered up also will be no
tified by mail, but the period allowed
for appearance will count from the
posting of the list.
Ihe ruling was in connection with
an order issued by the War depart
ment holding the ranks of the regu
lar army open to registered men for
voluntary enlistment up to the time
such men have been posted as ordered
to appear. The Navy department has i
been notihed also that the army
makes no claim upon any registered
men until that time, so that registra
tion is no bar to enlistment in the
army, navy or National Guard.
The office of provost marshal was
swamped today with applications for
blanks requesting transfers of ex
amination. All who applied were told
that no steps in that direction could
be taken until the 'registrant had been
called for jxamination. He the) may
secure necessary 'blanks from the
board within whose jurisdiction he is
i .1 it: i :
at tne i..ne. rus pnysicai exaiiimauuu
can be transferred and affidavits reg
istering exemption claims may also be
received and considered at a tempor
ary residence.
Every man finally certified for mili
tary service, however, will return to
the jurisdiction of his home board and
go with the troops from his home
town.
Russian Peasants Are
Holding Their Wheat
Petrogratl, June 24. (By Mail.)
How is Russia to inducers peasant
farmers to part with their precious
slocks of wheat? That is the question
which is wrinkling the brow of the
minister of supply, M. reshekbonoff.
Discussing the subject before the All
Russian Congress of Workmen's and
Soldiers' Delegates, h said:
"The greatest difficulty of the food
situation just now is that the peas'
ants refuse to give up their wheat
In the old days wheat was to be had
in exchange for money. But now
money is cheap and there is little to
be got fof it. The pasant is there
fore extremely unwilling to exchange
his wheat for mere money. The peas
ant population has lost its faith in
money and sticks to the one thing
which it has in its hands.
"There are plenty of things which
the peastint needs more than he needs amendment, wH be made by Senator
his wheat, but unless you can make
those things available to him in his
markets you won't be able to get his
wheat The forcible seizure of wheat
from many million peasants is impos
sible. Vet something must tje done
to prevent .starvation in our cities.
If starvation" should come to Petro
grad, no power on earth could pre
vent the collapse of whatever govern
ment happens to be in power.
"The task before the ministry of
supply, then, is to secure fo the peas
ants supplies ef manufactures and
wares which they need. It is getting
back to first principles of barter. The
task will be difficult because of the
lack of raw materials and the disor
ganization of ' industry. Meanwhile
the peasants are hiding their wheat in
caches so unsuitable that serious loss
is certain to result."
Senate to Take Up Sheppard
Prohibition Amendment
Washington, July 23. An effort to
secure consideration of his resolution
providing a national prohibition
Sheppard tomorrow in' the senate.
Bee Want Ads produce results.
Eight Slackers Are Given
Jail Terms at Sioux Fails
Sioux Falls, S. D., July 24. (Special
Telegram.) Judge Elliott oflhe fed
eral court imposed sentences in the
cases of eight men who were ar
rested in the northern part of the
st .c and brought to Sioux Falls on
the charge' of violating the selective
draft act by failing to register.
The eight slackers entered pleas of
guilty before Judge Elliott and were
given prison terms of from thirty
days to eleven months. All will serve
their terms in the Minnehaha county ,
jail. The sentences were as followst'
William Countiss, eleven months;
Joe Kendrunski, thirty days; Robert
K. McCarter. four months; Howard
Nevcrurski, thirty days; Fenny Get
zenlighter. thirty jays; John Olson,
thirty days; Harry J. Talbert, three
months; Frecto Ivenhoff, ninety days.
One other dt'erdant was released
and will be required to appear at the
next term of federal court for trial.
HYMENEAL
Green-Meyer. .
Miss Ruby Meyer, daughter of John
Meyer, and Lieutenant Guy W. Green,
both of Bloomington, Neb., were mar
ried by Rev. Charles W. Savidge at his
residence Monday evening at 8. The
groom is first lieutenant in the Fourth
Nebraska at Fort Crook. vThey were
accompanied by Lieutenant Jesse G.
Beard and wife, also of the Fourth
Nebraska.
A Cooling
Su(ettion
Electric Fans,
$6.95 to $26.90
biandeis Stores
A Comfort f :
Suggestion,
PortabU Shower
at $10.50 '
Pre-lnventory Three Day Basement Shoe Sale
Also Sales of Domestics, Notions, Hardware, Hosiery,
Underwear, Drugs and-Linens
Thursday-Friday-Saturday
REMARKABLE OFFERINGS in the face of an ever
rising market. See Thursday Papers for Details.
Final Clearance of Porch Shades,
Hammocks; Awnings and Curtain Voiles
EXCEPTIONAL opportunities now for thosewho will come to this Upholstery
and Curtain Department to share in these offerings. t
Woven Tree Hammocks, very good assortment, some solid colors, others
fancy To Close" Out at HALF PRICE.
.Porch Shades Rainproof shades, -inch slat, in brown and green stain; ready
to hahg-ALL AT THE LOWEST PRICES YET.
Window Awnings, in blue and white stripes:
2 feet, 6 inches 2 feet, 10 inches
wide. wide. '
Curtain Voile, large assortment o
Third
3 feet, 10-inches
wide. ,
3 feet, 3 inches
wide,
Fancy Voiles At HALF PRICE.
Floor '
"Rhymes of a Red Cross Man," by Robert W; Service
A new book, just out, and a most vivid description of war incidents, $1.00.
Book Store Main Floor.
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