THE BEE: OMAHA. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1917.
Nebraska
WEBSTER EXPLAINS
, THOSECONTRACTS
Insists That He Is Not State
Officer Within the Prohibi
- tions of the Law Made
and Provided.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Oct. 22. (Special.) Print
ting Commissioner , "Dan" Webster,
owner and former editor of the St.
Paul Phonograph, rises to explain tlie
charge that he, as part.pwner of the
Nelson Printing company of St. Paul,
which' comprises the job printing de
partment of Mr. Webster's paper, has
awarded contracts to his company.
He does not deny he charge. He
says he does not consider that he
comes tinder the head of state officers
who are forbidden to reap any pecu
niary rewards from state contracts.
Company Lowest Bidder.
"The contracts awarded to our com
pany," said Mr. Webster to The Bee,
"were 'awarded because the company
was the lowest bidder. No contracts
have been awarded to our company
except that they were the lowest, and
many have gone to other printing
companies becausenhey wire the low
est and lower than our own. How
ever I believe we did two small jobs,
not big enough to bother for bids, one
for about $3 and the 6ther I think
near $12. Outside of those, the con
tracts awarded to the Nelson company
were awarded as the lowest bidders.'
The statutes especially prohibit any
member of the legislature receiving
any appointment from the governor
during the term for which he was
elected, or selection to any office cre
ated by the legislature the same, term
in which he served; nor shall any state
officer or member of the legislature
be interested directly or indirectly in
any contract with the state, county or
city authorized by any law passed
during the term for which he was
elected.
What Is State Officer?
What is a staee officer,' and what
is not a state officer, appears to be
viewed from different angles.
The latest work of that eminent his
torian, Charles Wesley Pool, secre
tary of state, entitled "Laws of Ne
braska, 1917," contains a list of all
the officers and boards of he state.
It is headed "state officers, but alter
is simnlv lists the rest as "officers,
so the important thing to be settled
now is whether an officer who is a
head of a department is any less a
state officer than, the one elected.
Home Guards Organize at
Dratrice; 50 Citizens Join
Beatrice, Neb. Oct. 22. (Special.)
The town of Barneston has or
ganized a protective association to
piptect property against alien ene
mies. A. D. Spencer was elected
president, M. W. Ryan, secretary, and
F A Tralih marshal. Fiftv citizens
volunteered their services to assist in
the work. A similar organization has
been formed ' at Oketo, ' Kan., six
miles south of Barneston.'
August . Hennings, an old resident
of Harbine, died at a local hospital
here ,Snturc'ay evening,-aged 35 years.
sHe is survived by a widow and sev
eral chiMrsn.
, ' Hal Kely returned yesterday from
Chicago, w' ere he was called by the
flafli if l-;c Kit.. 1iir Tlirtmas U'Vi r
was tilled in an explosion at Charles,
W. Va.
David Curtis and Miss Mamie Neil
son, both of Bookwaltcr, Neb., were
married bere yesterday by County
Judge. O'Kcefe. They will make their
home on a farm near Bookwalter.
A number of farmers have begun
husking corn and report yields of
from 30 to 50 bushels to the acre.
News of the death of Mrs. Kath
ryn Burke Lee, formerly of this city,
at Trinidad, Colo., was received yes
terday. She was the daughter of T.
H. Burke, formerly city clerk of
Beatrice.' .She was 24 years of age
and is survived by a husband and
two children.
Genoa Patriots Support
! Liberty Bonds at Corn Show
Genoa," Neb., Oct. 22. (Special.)
Tbe Genoa corn show closed Satur
day. During the four, days of the
show, patriotic addresses were deliv
ered by three bank presidents ot
Genoa and G. A. Mollin, O. E. Green,
K..C. Knudson,- Rev. H. E.Taylor, Su
perintendent S. B. Davis of Genoa
Indian schjol, 'Attorney George E.
Rose, Genoa, and Mrs. E. B. Penney,
IJullerton. They spoke f6r the Lib
erty bonds.
As , a result much interest was
aroused and it seems assured that
Genoa and surrounding country will
w iiopart. ' ....
Dr. achleh also delivered a patriotic
address and Mr. Edwards of Lindsey
spoke , on conservation. Mrs. B." F.
Lamb, district, , chairman of the
council of defense, directed the four
days' campaign. '.
Six-Year-Old Boy Invests
Savings in Liberty Bond
Onida, S. D.; Oct 22. (Special.)
The youngest purchaser of a Liberty
bond in the state is believed to be
Howard Eugene Johnson, aged 6, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Johnson,
of this city.
The little boy appeared at the coun
ter of the Farmers' bank and asked
if he had enough money in the bank
to buy' a "l'very barn." One, of the
bank attaches counted up the savings
of the litt'e boy and found he had the
required $50 on deposit in the bank,
So the proud litt'e fellow was invited
to sit down at the desk and sign up
for a Liberty bond.
. "Livery barn" was as'near as he
could come to pronouncing Liberty
bond. '. - .
Fraternal Order-Buys Bonds. ,
Verdigre, Neb., Oct' 22. (5pecial.)
The Western Fraternal association
here purchased $15,000 worth of the
Liberty bonds '.'of', the . second issue
Saturday. .' "T
State W. C. T. U. Elects;
Bryan Addresses Meeting
Yaukton, S. D., Oct. 22. (Special.)
At the twenty-ninth annual con
vention of . the state Women's Chris
tian Temperance union, the following
officers were elected: Mrs. Flora A.
Mitchell, Brookings, president; Mrs.
Lucy Borneman, Sioux Falls, vice
president; Mrs. Ruby Jackson, Ips
wich, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Erskine, Mitchell,' recording secre
tary; Mrs. S. T. May, Madison, treas
urer; Mrs. L. V. Smith, Watertown,
secretary pf the young people's
branch, and Mrs. Minnie Buck, Sioux
Falls, secretary of the Loyal- Tem
perance union. Hon. W. J. Bryan of
Lincoln addressed the convention
Saturday night and also spoke on the
street for the Liberty bond campaign
now in progress in the county. The
convention closed tonight.
Railway Commissioners
Return From Trip East
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Oct. 22 (Special.) Rail
way Commissioners Hall and Taylor,
who attended the meeting of the Na
tional Kauway commissioners in
Washington have returned. Western
commissions which are very much in
terested in the rate proposition have
appointed Charles E. Elmquist of
Washington as a special investigator
to keep in touch with rate problems
in their territory and keep the Inter
state commission in touch with them.
Rate Clerk U. G. Cowell. who went
to Baltimore to take depositions in
some rate cases in which the state
was interested, also has returned.
Pleads Guilty to Sending
Blackhand Letter in Mail
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Oct. 22. (Special Tele
gram.) Walter E. Palmer, alias W.
G. Witter was bound over to the fed
eradl grand jury this afternoon on the
charge of sending a blackhand letter
to Ed Sullivan, a farmer living near
York, threatening to kill him and his
wife and child unless he sent him $100
by mail.
The man appeared before United
State Commissioner Whitmore and
pleaded guilty to the charges and his
bond was fixed at $1,000.
Department Store Man
. At Work in Corn Fields
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Oct. 22. (Special.) One
man denied admission for military
service beausce of failure to pass the
physical test, will do his "bit" in the
HOLD BACK SPRING
, WHEAT SHORTHILL
Government Representative of
Nebraska Says It Is Feared -There
Will Be Shortage
of Winter Wheat.
giving the names of elective officers, He is E D Munson,' in' charge of
the traffic department of the depart
ment store ot Kudge k Ouenzel, in
this city." Mr. Munson made appli
cation to his firm for a leave of
absence and was granted it for a
month. The council of defense
promptly found him a place in the
cornfield.
Central City Couple Wedded
In London, Ontario, Oct. 18
Central City, Neb., Oct. 22. (Spe
cial.) Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Watter
worth have announced the marriage
of their daughter, Edna Jean Wat
terworth, to Robert E. B. Rice at
London, Ontario October 18. Mr,
and Mrs. Rice will be at home in Cen
tral City after November 1.
Persistent Advertising Is the Road
to Success.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Oct. 22.-(Spccial.)-J. W.
Shorthill, government representative
of grain conservation who has re
turned from Washington, says the
government is making every effort to
keep spring wheat off the market for
fear there will not be a lack of seed
next spring.
Winter wheat acreage is short this
fall and it is feared some which has
been planted has been harmed by the
ary weamer ana mat it win oe neces
sary to make the deficiency in te
spring wheat acreage. This is true in
Nebraska and also true in some oii.er
states.
Speaking about live stock, Mr.
Shorthill said:
"I am advised by Mr. Hoover that
he will take no step that will jeopar
dize the interests of live stock pro
ducers; that all power committed to
his hand will be used to keep prices at
which allied and government pur
chases are made on a plane that will
permit a return of cost of production
plus a reasonable profit to feeders.
"Mr. Hoover advises me that he has
no authority and no intention of ask
ing for authority to fix the prices of
cither oats, corn or live stock."
Maupin Says Nebraskans Need
Not Buy Oregon Lands
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln. Oct. 22. (Special.)-Will
M. Maupin, commissioner of pub
licity, does not believe there is any
thing very classy in the lands to be
opened for settlement in Oregon. Mr.
Maupin has just returned from New
York and this afternoon issued a
statement in which fie says:
"The department of publicity for
Nebraska is confident that those who
go to the expense of moving from
Nebraska to those Oregon "Grant
land" scenes would fare a lot better
by expending an equal amount of
money in acquiring some of the cheap
and fertile land in western and north
western Nebraska.. They can raise
more wheat and oats in western Ne
braska than they can on those "Ore
gon Grant land" acres, and in Ne
braska they will be miles and miles
nearer to railroad facilities."
Sweetwater Has $20,000
Fire; Three Stores Burn
Ravenna, Neb., Oct. 22. (Special.)
The village of Sweetwater, six
miles west of Ravenna, was visited l.y
a disastrous fire early Sunday. The
hotel, in which the fire started, the
confectionery store of C. W. Cass,
and a general store occupying two
rooms and owned by T. W. Olson,
were completely destroyed with con
tents, except some household goods.
The Olsons occupied a portion of the
store building as a residence. j
The buildings were frame and val
ued at about $10,000, with the con
tents at as much more. Insurance
will not cover the loss..' ,
A little over a year ago a fire vis
ited the same village, destroying
three buildings and burning to neath
a baby, the son of Mr. and MrV, N.
F. Jensen.
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Warm Overcoats
Thousand, upon thousands of styles
'the West's supreme showing at
$15, $20, $25, $30
OVERCOATS in such overwhelming
variety and of such remarkable
value, that to inspect our stocks is
to see not only ALL the leading fashions
of the season, but to see ALL the intrinsic
worth to be had in overcoats today!
When last winter's snow was knee-deep on
the ground we were preparing for this big 1917
1918 overcoat exposition contracting for fab
rics ahead of the rise in prices-the result, values
that are absolutely unapproached See them.
Double Breasted Storm Collar Ulsters.
' Single Breasted Dressy Ulsterettes.
Distinguished Silk Lined Chesterfields.
Luxurious Fur Collared Overcoats.
Belt Back and Full Belted Overcoats.
, Warmth.Without-Weight Overcoats.
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Superb London-Made Coats
Our direct importation from foremost English
clothes makers Great Coats, Motor Coats, Carr
English Meltons, French Montegnacs
$40, $45, $50, $60
SEE OUR WINDOWS TODAY .
.CORRECT APPAREL FOR MEN AND WOMEN.
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r AND BLADDER TROUBLES
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thousands upon thousands of cases of lame
back, lumbago, sciatica, rheumatism, gall
stones, gravel and all other affections of
the kidneys, liver, stomach, bladder and
allied organs. It acts quickly. It does the
work.- It cleanses your kidneys and purifies
the blood. It makes a aew man, a new
woman, of you. It frequently wards off at
tacks of the dread and fatal diseases of the
kidneys. It often completely cures the dis
tressing diseases of the organ of the Wy.
allied with the bladder, and kidneys. Bloody
or cloudy urine sed.ment or "brick-dust"
indicate an unhealthy condition. . .
Do not delay a minute if your back aches
or you are sore across the loins or have
difficulty when urinating. Go to your drug
gist at once and get a box of imported
GOLD MEDAL- Haarlem Oil Capsules. They
are pleasant and easy to take. They dissolve
in the stomach, and the kidney soak up the
oil like a sponge does water. They thorough
ly cleanse and wash out the bladder and
kidneys and throw off the inflammation
which is the -cause of the trouble. Your
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(Tuesday Thrift Sales
Offering Savings '
Of An Unusual
Character
Economic conditions to
day urge upon every wom
an the necessity of care
ful planning and wise
spending.
We are blazing the
trail with sales that give
you the benefit of our
immense buying power,
and also offering to you
merchandise of such
high character in other
. lines, that it gives you
the best that yourmoney
will buy, which is an
other and also an effec
tive way of saving.
Sales of
Notions
Art Embroidery,
and Shoes
offer little price induce
ments for Tuesday.
Every day holds spe
cial interest for the pru
dent shopper here.
Buy -Liberty
Bonds
and help the govern
ment to win the war.
It is no longer a
matter of choice,
but a real necessi
ty. Your country
needs your help.
Notions at Extremely Low Prices
And Very Best Value in Bust Forms
An October Sale of Special Interest
Although this is a sale of little things, each'
and every item is so needful to most every wom
. an that, while the separate savings are small, the
total of any purchase will, amount to quite a tidy
sum.
We have builded this Notion Depart
ment upon just such service as this sale ren
ders i. e. excellent merchandise, right
at the time you want it, at the lowest pricos.
Sewing Needs, Notions and Bust Forms,
all arranged most conveniently for easy
selection.
Knitting Cotton
White only, a ball 4
Darning Cotton
Fast colored, a spool,
, Hooks and Eyes
Rust-proof, a card . . . . . 44
Exceptional, a box....,
Dress Clasps
Rust-proof, a card. ..
3
Bias Tape
Large bolts, a bolt. .... .66
Crochet Cotton
American Maid, all numbers,
a ball
Knitting Needles'
Bone, 25c quality, a pair,
for 25
i 1 1 "
Hair Nets
"Carmen," all shades, six
for 25
San Silk Crochet Cotton, a spool 3,
Fast Colored Wash Edging;, a bolt 10c
J. P. Coate.' (Chain), and King' Thraad,
9 spools, for .-. . ; 25c
Side and Bach Comb?, 25c grade, each, at. . 9c
Inside Skirl Belting, black and white, a
yard . 6c
Kid Curlers, all sizes, a dozen .7 He
White Ivory Dressing Combs, each....... 19c
Shoe Laces, all lengths, a pair 4c
Good, Strong Safety Pina, a card... 4c
Large Bolts of Lingerie Tape, a bolt 4c
Light Colored Duit Caps, each .'.f..V 5c
Ladies and Children Hose Supporter, a
pair
6c
Large, Sanitary Apron, 50c and 75c grades, 39c
Strong Wire Heir Pin, a package ' 2c
Fast Colored Middy Laces, each 5c
Barbour' Linen Thread, black, white and
ecru, a spool 12Ue
Good Steel Crochet ' Hooka,
all sizes, each 10c
3-In-One Machine Oil, a bot
tle 12H
'"i Mil ii 1 1
Naiad Shield, No. 3, a pair 25c
Hlb. Boxes of Dressmaker' Pins,-a box.. 4ic
Buttonhole Tape, a yard..... 10c
Machine Needle, for all machines, a' tube J . 10c
O. N. T. Crochet Cotton, a ball ........... 8c
Heavy Button Thread, 10c spools, each, at. . 5c
Kleinert, Onto and Naiad Brassieres, with
Dress Shield, $1.25 value, each, at...... 98c
Soft, Fin Chamois, 10c value, each, at. . , 2c
Boys' Knee Cap, of leather, pair, at 19c
. Marking Initials, A to Z, a bolt 10c
Finishing Braid, all colors, a bolt 5c
: Foldinf Wire Coat Hanger, each, 15c, or 2
for 25c
Fancy Coat Hangers, also for waists, each. . 15c
Large Sodbla of Batting Thread, each 5c
Black, Fact Colored Coat Shield, a pair. . 25c
Khaki Colored Thread, No. 30, a spool. . .. . 5c
Sleeve Protector, black sateen, a pair..... 15c
Large, Strong Shopping Bag, each. ....... 15c
iSanitary Belt, all sizes, each..... 25c
Pot Cleaner, "Mystic Mit," each........ 10c
12-yard Bolt of Rick-Rack, a bolt. ...... 1 . 25c
Waists, for boys and girls, with garters,
each ... ii ,35c
$1.9C Bust Forms, at $L4&
Buy one of the& and you will wonder how you ever did with
out one the saving is considerable ir this sale.
Black Jersey covered Bust Forms, sizea 34 to 46, selling 1 49
here every day at $1.98, special, for Tuesday ,
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A BASEMENT SALE OF FOOJWEA
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1000 Pairs of
Slippers
THE REASON This
Footwear has accumu
lated from various big
sales therefore you
will find many of them
slightly soiled; and also
broken sizes.
The Slippers
250 pairs of Gold and Silver Slippers. ,
500 pairs of Black and White Satin Slippers.
250 pairs of Black with Gray combination.
These are all hand-turned soles, full
Louis covered heel and also splendid in fit
all sizes in the lot
1000 Pairs ot
High Shoes
But in many instances
they are not even soiled.
Be sure of one thing
iHy are wonderful val
at $1.00 a pair
, THERE, IS EVERY
' IN THE LOT.
The Sh
r 1
oes
250 pairs of Patent Colt Shoes.
500 pairs of Vici and Dull Leather Shoes.
250 pairsof White Canvas Shoes.
These coma In sixes from 2 to 8 only.
A very generous lot of these in AA last. '
Cloth and matt kid tops all hand welted soles, lace
or button styles.. Plain toe or tipped, all leather heels,
( . Basement ;.;,
A Special Sale of Stam
In This Art Embro: ry
ped Pieces
Pep
artment
A fortunate purchase enables us to offer stamped pieces at JUST ABOUT HALF THE
USUAL PRICES. And this announcement comes right at a time when many women who are
forehanded in their gift-making are already working for the Holidays. Good savings for every
one who shares in this sale. ' i;
Children' Dresses, . white
and colored.
Card Table Coyer.
Baby Cap.
Baby Bootees.
Baby Pillow and Robe.
Dressing Sacques.'
Combing Jacket.
Coat and many other articles.
Cotton Towels, Cake Plate Doilies and Pin
Cushions, each 10c
Boudoir Caps, Handkerchiefs and Bootees,
each i 15c
Children's Dresses of Colored Ginghams, also
Card Table Covers, Baby Pillows and Dressing
Sacques, each 25c
Special All-Linen Guest Towels, each. ..... 29c
Prices 9c to 69c each
Here are the Details
Infants' Long Batiste Dresses, each........ 49c
Pique Carriage Robes and Pillows, also Gowns,
Rompers and Pique Dresses and Coats for
Children, each 69c
Children's White Batiste Dresses, . Turkish
Combing Jackets and Fancy Towels, each, at 35c
Stamped Turkish Wash Cloths, pink and blue, -overcast
edges 9c
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