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UGH DEBATING
LEAGUE STARTS
ANNUAL CONTEST
Compulsory Military Training
in High School Is Subject of
Argument in District
Series.
I Nebraska and Iowa Women 1
Placed in War Department
i Washington. March 17. Cn-v rial
I Telegram.) Mildred M. Miles. David
jCitv, Neb.; Rose L. Forrest, Sioux
.City, la.; Mrs. Sidney J. Patterson
and Katherine L. German, O'.tv.mwa,
i la.: Grace E. Run von. Peru. Neb.;
Ethel E. Nelson. Hillnian, la.; Mary
G. Hadley, Ames, la.; Mrs. Hilda E.
Allen, Charles City. Ia.; Eileen F.
O'Neil, Sioux City, la., all have been
appointed clerks in the War depart
ment. Dorothy A. George of Clinton, la
has been appointed clerk in the War
Risk Insurance department.
j Civil service examinations will be
! held on April 27, for fourth class post
masters at Amelia and Prosscr, Neb.
I South Dakota postoftices discon-
I tinueed: Aniburt. Hardin county, mail
IRISH HONOR THE
MEMORY OF THEIR
BELOVED SAINT
With Weather Conditions Per
fect, People of Omaha Turn
Out in Large Numbers to
Observe St. Patrick's flay.
Supreme Court Suspends Rail Order
On Ground It Hits Federal Control
five-mile zone of the United State
naal academy, was sounded at 4
o'clock this ahrrnoon bv the clock
bells of St. Anne's church and the
naval academy. The 39 saloons and
hotel bars were closed.
Lincoln, Neb., March 17 (Sra
cial.) The Nebraska High S;iiool
Debating league has begun its Hthjt0 Buffalo; Reserve, Stanley county
innual contests in schools through- j mail to Larouche
Dut the state. Organized in 108
vith a membership of 30 schools, the
caguc has for several years been the
largest organization of its kind in
:he United States, having a mem
crship of about 100.
The league question for 1917-i9l8
s the following: "Resolved, That
Compulsory Military Training Should
je Established in the Public High
Schools of the United States." The
schools that win in the first series
:ontests in the 11 districts intow. ch
the state is divided wlil be paired for
the second series district debates, the
winners in which will meet to dc-'de
.he district championships. The f:nal
debate will be held on high s:l,rol
icte day, in May, at the University
of Nebraska. .
lhe schedule of hrst series con-j
tests, announced by Prof. M. M.
Fogg, the president of the league, is
as follows:
Eastern district Principal J. G.
Masters, Omaha Central, directoi.
Omaha Central-Plattsmouth, at
Plattsmouth, March IS; North, liu.d
Weeping Water, at Weeping Water,
March 15.
East Central district Principal
Frank G. Pickell, Lincoln, dire. tor.
Wilber-Milford; Crete - Raymond;
Lincoln-University Place; Teachers
College-High school. r
North Centra', district Superin
tendent E. M. Short. Oakland, di
rector. i
Northwestern district Superintend-1
tnt W. R. Pate, Alliance, director. '
Madison-Battle Creek: West Pi-r.t-j
Wisner, March 22; Madison-Norf Ik,
March 22; Oakland; Albion.
Sidr.ey-Kimball; Morrill-Gering;
Alliance-Harrison, at Harrison; Gordon-Valentine,
at Valentine; Bayard.
Northeastern district Superintend
ent J. R. Armstrong, Wayne., di
rector. Emerson-Wayne, at Wayne; New-castle-Ponca;
Bloomfield-Randolph.
Southern district Superintendent
C. S. Gilbert, Edgar, director.
E d g a r-Ohiowa; Shickley-Ped
Cloud; Superior-Hardy.
Southeastenr district Superintend
ent I. N. Clark, Pawnee City, di
rector. Pawnee City-Humboldt, at Pawnee
City; Tecumseh-Auburn, at Tecvm
seh; Falls City-Beatrice; Wymore.
Southwestern district Superinter d
cnt W.T. Davis, McCook, director.
Alma-Orleans; Beaver City Ox
ford; Arapahoe-Cambridge; McCook
Bartley. Western district Superintendent
H. W. Wendland, Minden, director.
Sutherland-Cozad; Kearney-North
Platte; Gibbon-Shelton; ' Holdrege-
Kenesaw; Minden-Harvard; Hast
ings. 1
West Central district Superinten
dent Don R. Leech. Sargent, director.
Sargent-Ord, at Ord; Broken Bow
Ansley, at Ansley; St. Paul-Ravenna,
at Ravenna.
High Court Lays Down
Rule on Property Damage
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Neb., March 17. (Special.)
The supreme court reverses the
Douglas county district court in a
case brought by Francis J. Burkley
against the City of Omaha in which
he recovered damages because of
grading a certain street, which left
the property of the plaintiff 20 feet
from a cross street and on a "blind
alley."
The higlicr court holds that where
part of a street is vacated the gen
eral rule is that ony those property
owners whose property abuts upon the
v vacated part of the street and who
are thus cut off from access to their
property, are entitled to damages on
account of such vacation and the fact
that the property, by reason of the va
cation, is located in. a blind alley or
"cul-de-sac" makes no difference.
Rural letter carries appointed:
Nebraska Hubbard. Hans A. Han
sen; Seward, Ernest E." Brown.
Iowa Breda, Tony L. Wand: C'es
co, Robert C. Daley; Goose Lake,. Ru
dolph A. Grossman; Gowrie, Victor E.
Liljegren; Lovilia, Charley V. Snow;
Manning, John H. Mohr; Monona, Ed
win J. Haig; Redding, Ebon M. Mc
Aninch; Whiting, Laurence A. Petter
son. Lincoln Woman Ends Life
After Domestic Quarrel
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln. March 17. (Special.')
The public dance all in Lincoln has
scored another, victim, according to
the evidence surrounding the suicide
of Mrs. Wilbur E. James, a young
I woman of 19 and the bride of a year.
! .!, l,nt liorcolf Isct tiicrlir and flierl
almost immediately, after a quarrel
with her husband.
Mrs. James had been attending the
dances quite regularly. Her husband
objected as he was employed at night.
They had had frequent contro
versies over the matter and James
had left her at one time. She fol
lowed him to Kansas City and got
him to return, but she would not give
up the dances and a couple of days
ago James left home and moved his
effects to another house. Mrs. James
had madc'up her mind to quit the
dances yesterday when she talked
with her husband and tried to get
him back, but he refused and she
went directly home and. shot herself.
this is tne tentn suiciuc in Lincoln
within a few months.
Balance of Loan Must Be
Paid Under Court Order
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, March 17. (Special.)
The Automobile Mutual 'Insurance
company of Omaha must repay to
Harry L. Nehls the balance of a $5,000
loan made to the company June 30,
1913, and for which he secured a judg
ment in the Douglas county district
court.
William H. Springer, Lawrence D.
Spaulding and Edward W. Wellman
are the alleged organizers of the com
oany and on a representation that the
money was to be used as a deposit m
the treasury of the company as re
quired by law. They were to pay
oack $4,000 in 10 days and the balance
in 30 days. It is alleged that the last
1,000 has not been paid.
Son Drafted in Army, Ends
Life When Mother Dies
Tecumseh, Neb., March 17. (Spe
cial.) The funeral of Fred C. Nelson
was held today. He was the son of
W) C. Nelson of Billinos. Mont., and
committed suicide on a Burlington
train near Spokane, Wash., following
the death of his mother, who died of
heart disease brought on by the
excitement incident to her son going
into the army.
Arlington Red Cross Sale
Nets Seven Thousand Dollars
Arlington, Neb., March 17. (Spe
cial.) Saturday's Red Cross sale
here netted more than $7,000. More
( than 100 head of stock donateH for
the purpose were sold at auction.
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Plan Auto Exhibit.
Holdrege, Neb.. March 17. (Spe
cial.) The second annual auto ex- j
hibit will be held in the Auditorium ,
next week. Already all exhibit space
has been taken and a big tent put up i
in the street north of the Auditorium j
to care for overflow and trucks.)
There will be music and entertain-
Vment provided throughout the day
and niaht for visitor' ,
Thrown to Pavement as . .
He Attempts to Board Car
Anton Fctz, 2940 Castelar streef,
was thrown to the pavement and
rendered unconscious when he
attempted to board a moving street
car at Thirty-third and Q streets
Saturday afternoon. He suffered a
cut on the back of the head and
bruises about the face. He was at
tended by Dr. Betts, and regained
consciousness soon after being taken
to the South Omaha hospital, where
his condition was reported as not
serious.
Trusted Official Pleads
Guilty to Changing Records
Yankton, S. D., March 17. (Spe
cial.) In circuit court here the audi
tor of Bon Homme county, J. J.
Maus, in office for 16 years, very
popular and respected, pleaded guilty
to falsifying his country records, by
forging county warrants, and was sen
tenced to two years in state peni
tentiary. An otticial examination ot
the books of Bon Homme county
led to the discovery of Maus'
manipulation of the books, and his
confession followed.
Dance Proceeds Given
To the Red Cross Fund
Holdrege, March 17. (Special.)
The Holdrege local of the Commer
cial Travelers association enriched
the county Red Cross fund by $604.71
this week when they turned over the
net proceeds of their Valentine dance.
McCook School Head Resigns.
McCook, Neb., March 17. (Special
Telegram.) Superintendent W. T.
Davis of the McCook schools has sub
mitted his resignation to the board
and it has been accepted. Superin
tendent Davis will take up school
work elsewhere. The board will meet
the latter part of this week to consider
the employment of his successor.
Pleasanton Home Guards
Formed With 115 Members
Pleasanton, Neb., March 17.
(Special.) A company of home
guards was formed here Saturday,
with 115 members. D. Phillips was
chairman of the meeting'and Robert
Harris secretary.
HYMENIAL.
Bertagnolle-Schmidt.
Miss Alice Schmidt, daughter of
Emil Schmidt, and Olivo Bertagnolle,
of Hudson, Wyo., were married by
Rev. Charles W. Savidgc, Saturday
at 1. They jivere accompanied by Miss
Elsie Schmidt and Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick Rogerson.
McFarren-Messick.
Miss Lillian Messick and J. R. Mc
Farren were married at Dalton,
Tuesday
Fair weather and a balmy atmos
phere were nature's greetings to, St.
Patrick's day.
The people of Omaha did not al
low it to pass without exacting its
full quota of enjoyment. Parks were
crowded with young and .old, anxious
to taste the spring air and feel again
the warm damp ground under foot.
Or.: would have thought it Easter
Sunday. i
Farnam street was alive with I
smartly gowned women and well i
dressed men. Men in khaki were
much in evidence, and peace and con
tentment were in evidence on every
side.
'Twas indeed a great day for the
Irish.
Apostle of Ireland.
Special services were held in the
morning at St. Patrick's church, where
Archibishop Harty presided, was as
sisted by Rev. D. P. Harrington and
Rev. P. C. Gannon. High mass was
celebrated by Father Krajicek, as
sisted by Father McCarthy, deacon,
and Father Teahon, sub-deacon. Rev.
James Ahcme preached the sermon.
He referred to St. Patrick as1 "the
apostle of Ireland," and told the his-
tory ot tne conauion or me wuriu
after the invasion by the barbarians in
the fifth century. How the Chris
tians had been overcome and had even
tli the harharians.
"It was then that Ireland came into j
the foreground and was known as the
Isle of Saints and Scholars," said the
speaker.
"But another blow was to fall.
Protestant England waged war on
her for 300 years until nothing was
left but the remnant of her glorious
institutions.
After One Hundred Years.
"One hundred years have passed,
and the Irish have . again shown
themselves to be the missionaries of
the world. That little isle is less in
size than the diocese of Grand
Island, yet one out of every eight of
the hierarchy of the church are
Irish." The speaker asserted that the
Irish are called upon to put the
church of God before the English
sneaking nations, and told of the need
of priests during and after the
present war.
Archbishop Hartyv delivered a
ii iom a stair cort.-.-u'omj.-nt jui'idiction ot the commission.
Lincoln. March 17. (Special.) The The court send the case back to
Nebraska state supreme court has iu. commission. with this language:
taken "judicial notice that a state of "Withou. deciding that the order
war exists." was unreasonable when made though
The case comes to the high court inclined to o hold we arc reluctant
from an appeal by the receiver of the to sustai: it under these circum
Missouri Pacific Railroad company j stances. We have concluded that the
insofar that the railway commission order should remain in abevanee until
i had no jurisdiction over train scrv- ; an opportunity is given to the rail
j ice so long as the government had j way commission to consider how far
I charge of the roads. j the order may infringe upon the power
j l he case was one in which the ' given by congress to the director gen
j commission had ordered the Missouri j rial of railways over the operation of
I Pacific to maintain a passenger train the railroads during the war. and
: on its Crete branch.. The company oh- whether under the present condition
i jected" to the order and questioned the ' the order should not be vacated."
short address in which he congratu
lated the people of the parish and the
pastor on the splendid manner in
which the services had been con
ducted. He rendered special praise
to the Ancient Order of Hibernians,
which organisation attended in a
! body.
j Program During Evening.
1 . . . . . .
An audience wnicti taxed the ca
pacity of the Creighton auditorium
was present at the annual St. Pat
rick's day entertainment, given
under the auspices of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians. Every seat
was taken, people standing in the
aisles when the Liberty quartet sang
the opening strains of the "Star
Spangled Banner." John Rush pre
sided as chairman and following
a short, stirring speech, presented
James OTIara, speaker of the eve
ning. Mr. O'Hara recited the history of
the Irish people, of it's struggles and
trials. He was interrupted frequently
by applause. A varied musical pro
gram was offered, interspersed with
fancy dancing.
Mason City Furniture Man 1
Held on Disloyalty Charge1
Fort Dodge, la.. Marh 17. (Spe
cial Telegram. -Fred A. Grauow.
furniture dealer in Mason City, was
luought before Deputy Federal Clerk
James Martin here yesterday on in
formation filed by Federal Attorney '
A. F. O'Connor of the northern Iowa
district. He is charged w ith violating
the espionage act by making disloyal
statements against the United States
and the Red Cross and also obstruct-j
ing the reuniting art! enlisting of
soldiers. lie waived preliminary
hearing and his bond was fixed at
$1,500. Granzow giving a certified .
check for the amount. The charge '
is denied.
Death Knell to Liquor.
Annapolis, Md., March 17. The
death knell of liquor selling in the
old capital city of Maryland, within a
None Equal to Chamberlain's
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What is a Desirable
Investment?
i
T is putting your money where you know it
will be absolutely safe; where you can go
and get your money back on request; and
where the interest rate is good.
The shares of Home Builders (Inc.), meet
all these tests. They are based upon high grade,
improved real estate worth more thai the mort
gages back of the shares.
Home Builders has been doing business for
yesrs and has assets of nearly $500,000. It of
fers to the public its guaranteed Preferred
Shares bearing 6 per cent interest, which rest
upon mortgage security and which are readily
convertible into cash.
These high grade securities are handled by
the American Security Company, Fiscal Agents,
17th and Douglas Sts., Omaha. Neb. Hundreds
of persons order these shares by mail.
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I have tried most of the cough medi-
cines and find that there is none that
.equal Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It
has never failed to give me prompt re
lief," writes W. V. Harner, Montpelier,
Ind.
Put on the Bevo Glasses when you set the
table for the bite you've prepared for the guests of
the evening. As a suggestion for a dainty lunch:
Cream cheese and chopped olive sandwiches (on
brown bread), Dill picklcu, Shrimp salad, Ice cold
Bevo.
Itself a nutritive drink, Bevo makes sn appetising
and delightful addition to Any meal hot or cold,
light or heavy.
Bevo the all-year-'round soft drink.
Sold in fcoMaa only an bottled icfu'v- bf
Anheuser-Busch St. Louts
25B
Douglas 691.
Burkley Envelop and Printing Co.
417 S. 12th St.
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Fl. DREDGE.
Fmtdtnl
enson f j5Rbrnt
he Sio.ne -of Individual SLop&"
Here are five ot the new and fetching dresses offered
in this sale, sketched directly from the garments
r. m.
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REYNOLD,
vnd Qtn Mgr.
Wardrobe Trunks
Made by Hartmann are Different
They have Gibraltarised Cor
ners, Padded Hinged Tops, rein
forced Trays, Special Locks 'and
Hinges, Spot Welded Frames to
carry the drawers.
All above features are patented.
Why not buy the best?
Priced at $30, $35, $40, $47.50,
$60 to $75.
Freling & Steinle
"Omaha's Beat Bat gaga Builden"
1803 Fc-rnsm Street
I I VTrUT r " - il "a 1
Now Comes a Dress Sale
A Real Dress-Buying Opportunity That Will Simply Astonish You Captivating,
Authentically Styled N-E-W Silk Dresses for Women and "Little Women"
Regularly $25.00, $29.50, $35.00 and $39.50 Dresses
Monday $19.75
JL'.ST another one of those tremendously important selling events that
smartly dressed Ayomen have come to expect from this "Store of Individual
Shops," and a sale offering the same character of merchandise that has
caused so many favorable comments of sales held here in the past.
Our merchandising policy 'demands a constant change of selection and
the dress sale Monday forcefully exemplifies this permanent policy.
All sizes for women and "little women" represented. Included arc soft
silks, lustrous satins, georgette crepe, beautiful luster crepe dc chiues, fou
lards and striking plaid, striped and figured effects. Bustle, tunic', Russian,
vestee, and Eton effects are introduced in these dresses. Every frock a
Springtime creation.
v See our windows every window given over to the display of these
dresses. '
g WE DO NOT ADVERTISE MERCHANDISE FOR SALE ON" MONDAY IN SUNDAY'S PAPERS. HENCE THIS ADVERTISEMENT IN SATUR- 2S
X DAY NIGHT'S PAPER PLEASE KEEP THIS SALE IN MIND AND HE I1ERK P.RIGIIT AND KARLY MONDAY MORNING-, FOR EARLY SHOP-
PERS SECURE BEST VALUES FROM COMPLETE ASSORTMENTS. . J
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