THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1918.
Nebraska
HOUSE PASSES
SEDITION BILL;
LITTLE CHANGED
Punishment Provided for Those
Knowing of Seditious Conduct
Who Refust t oReport It
to Authorities.
(From a. Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, April 2. (Special.) H. R.
S, the sedition bill, with the exception
of an amendment which requires that
foreign language papers must - file
with the. State Council of Defense a
copy of each edition immediately
after printing, was recommended for
passage in the house today, as pre
pared by the committee in amended
form.
Ainlay of Nance attempted to get
through an amendment .which would
deprive alien teachers, preachers and
the like from an appeal to the courts
for permission to continue their voca-
Irttl (t rsn Minrr a hrinrp i a nrAin1 m A
in the new bill of the committee, but
after considerable discussion this was
. killed, the vote being strongly against
it
The bilk it sent to the engrossing
clerk is lengthy and prohibits any
person from attempting in any man
ner to obstruct, hinder, delay, dis
courage or otherwise interfere with
the prosecution of the war or to
speak, write, publish or circulate any
statements encouraging disloyalty.
, Several other items tovering atl
kinds of sedition are incorporated in
the bill and it alsp provides punish
ment for those knowing of seditious
conduct who neglect, to report it.
rumsnmeni is proviaea uy not 10
exceed 20 years in the courity jail
or state' penitentiary. '
Mrs. A. Piestrup, Plattsmouth,
Dies Suddenly at Her Home
Plattsmouth, April 2. (Special.)
Mrs. A. Piestrup, 74 vears old, or 25
years resident of this city, and for
28 years a resident of Council Bluffs,
la., while crossing the yard of her
home, fell and died before assistance
arrived. She leaves Jour children,
Miss Naomi Piestrup, a stenographer
with the Union Pacific, Omaha;
Charles Newman, Omaha;' Harry
Newman of this place, and a daugh
ter in California. ( ' ' ' -
, ' Mrs. Harriet Seyboldt, living near
Murray, died last evening after a
' week's illness at the home of Jier son,
J. B. Seyboldt, She was 83 years old".
Mrs. Harding came to this state and
county SO years ago. She is sur
vived by" two children, J. B. Seboldtf,
and Mrs. A. C. Muts. The funeral
will be held Tuesday from the home
of her son. Interment will be in the
; cemetery near iMurray.'
- ine tunerai or Mrs. .cnzaDetn
Guthman, who died Friday, was held
today from the home of her daughter,
. Mrs. Mary Olson. Mrs. Guthman, 58
-years old, was borri in this city. Two
children,' Conrad Guthman of Pitts
burgh, Fa., and Mrs. Mary Olson of
this city survive. , .
-Senators Didn't Mean
Exactly What They Said
(From staff Cemapondtnt.)
Lincoln, Neb., April 2. (Special
Telegram.) The house was thrown
into an uproar during the afternoon
session when Secretary Walrath of
the' senate appeared with a request
from the senate for the return of
house rolls 12, 13 and 14, the appro
priation bills for salaries of members
and expenses of the session, which
had been practically killed by the sen
ate yesterday in passing the Henry
resolution not t. take up any legisla
tion vrint nrnvtrlurl fni in h Mil
. of the governor. ,
, . Loud cheers, laughter and hand
? clapping gt eeted the reading of the
request and lasted for some time.
Missouri Pacific Road
' -Objects to Depot Order
j . , trrom a Staff Correnpondtnt.)
Lincoln, April 2. (Special.) Argu
ments were presented to the Nebraska
supreme court Tuesday on the ap
peal of the Missouri Pacific railroad
from an order of the State Railway
commission ordering the carrier to
erect a depot at, Ralston. ' ... ; i
The commission's order would be
a big expense, to the company without
offering additional service to the peo
; . pie, the attorneys represented.. -It
directed the railroad to construct
a depot within 300 feet of the Burling
ton station. , ' ,
Portrait of J. B. Weston
rl.:' Hung in State House
(From a Staff Corrrepon4nt.)
Lincoln, April 2. (Spedal.) An-
nthrr ivirtitr tin trn' aAArA hv Stat
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Auditor W,' H. Smith to his gallery!
of former state auditors. The latest )
one received is of T. B. Weston, a '
former well known Beatrice man. whe
was the second state auditdF or Ne
braska, serving from 1873 to 1879. It
was brought to Lincoln by Bert
Westori, a son.' ',
InoH' ProeirloriT nf Rin Rsnlf
Attends as Enters New Home ;
Fremont, Neb., April ' 2. (Special
' Telegram.) Thfe First National bank
of North Bend has moved into its new
home, erected at a cost of $15,000. The
building is one story high and of terra
cotta construction. M. E.' Fuller of
v Schuyler, first president of the bank
who is 97, years old,, was present a:
the formal opening.
Dodge Drafted Men Go.
Fremont, Neb., April "2. (Specia" -Telegram.)
Dodge county's firs
quota of the second draft, consisting .
, of nine young men, left for Camp Fun
stoil today. The nine selects are Tom
Anaston, Elmer C Haughan, FredJ
Behrens, Ben F.- Larson. Fremont:
Olhe Jones, Uehling; Lawrence C!
Jones, v Ames; Alfred C. Boldt,
Hooper; Leo J. Roesch, Snyder; John
S. Steil, Scribner, : j
Duck Alleged Pro-Germaxi. ;
LaSalle, I1L,- April 2. Local pro-
Germanism' wa silenced .here last
night when a crowd of 400 or more
tijens ducked a physician in the
canal and ordered him out of town,
closed one place -of business and
TOWNLEY'S TALK OH
FARMEMAR WORK
Head of Nonpartisan League.
Accused of Disloyal Utter
ances in His Public
Addresses.
Wahoo. Neb., March 31. To the
Editor of The Bee: In my last letter
to you about the Nonpartisan league,
I told you something about the men
who are conducting the affairs of the
league.
Some things which have been, done
and said by the . organizers of the
league might be of interest to the
Nebraska farmers who are putting up
their $16 apiece.
Some of Townley's speeches might
be interesting reading to our Ne
braska farmers who put up $16.
Townley, on June 6, at Williston,
N. D.sald:
"It takes. some effort for me to be
liev! that these young men are going
to fight for the freedom of democracy.
I believe and fear that they are going
to bleed for the profits of the damned
pirates, who profit from our food and
our products. We are told it is our
duty to raise large cops. I say it is
more our duty to find out what is to
be done with our crops, than it is our
duty to grow it.
I refuse to urge you farmers to
raise a larger crop until you or they
wipe out this monstrous wrong, and
I will say that unless they are big
enough to control the transportation
of food and coal to North Dakota, I
cannot see a possibility of the United
States being successful in this war.
Against Liberty Loans.
But this is not all. ,
Mr. Townley was quoted from re
liable sources as saying at Beach on
June 11, 1917: "Why should we buy
Liberty bonds when the government
asks us to pay enormous profits for
the equipment to run our farms?
We'll never get anything from the
government for anything we do in
this struggle. Why should we help
the government if they won't help
us?" -
In the first Liberty loan campaign.
when Townley and his men were talk
ing against the war. North Dakota
subscribed abut $3,500,000, slightly
mre than one-third of its quota, and
$1,000,000 of the $3,500,000 was sub
scribed by the railroads, express, tele
phone and other large foreign cor
porations operating in the state. This
is significant when it is known that 20
per cent of the population of North
Dakota and 76 per cent of the wealth
are outside of the cities and that 80
per cent of the $3,500,000 subscription
to the Liberty bonds was taken by the
cities. .') .
Alarmed by the protests of the
aroused manhood of North Dakota.
Townley recently pledged the support
ot trie league to the second Liberty
loan campaign.
V Fatmeri Desert Townley. .
The farmer of North Dakota beaan
to get information from other sources
than Townley. and in the aubseauent
Libety bond sales, and war activities,
the farmer has asserted his" American
ism, and the record has been much
better than at first. In fact North
Dakota in the last Liberty loan drive
made a good showing with the other
states ot the northwest. Evidently,
if it had not been for the influence of
Townley and hi associates,, Nqrth
Dakota would have taken its place
with the other states right from the
start ,
I desire to ask the farmer nf N.
braska if they want men of that (type,
whoni I have, described, to handle the
money of their organizations. I be-
Mitchell Churches Celebrate
First Year of New Pastorate
N Mitchell. Neb.. April 2. (Special.)
The close of the first year of the
pastorate of Rev. Walter C. Rudin,
pastor of the federated churches of
Mitchell was celebrated at the Easter
day exercises by admitting to mem
bership a class of 70 to the two units,
Christian, and Congregational. At the
morning service all previous records
for attendance both at Bible school
and church were broken and at the
night service the capacity of the
church was taxed to the limit.
The feature of the night service was
the cantata, "The First Easter," given
by the choir under the direction of
Mrs. W. L. Davis.
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Accused Railroad Man .
Says He Now Is Loyal
Fremont, Neb., April 2. (Special
Telegram.) Otternich Mueller, form
erly of Hooper, now employed as car
repairer for the Northwestern at Fre
mont, was called, before the Dodge
County Defense Council to answer to
charges of making alleged Aisloyal
statements. Four witnesses testified
that Mocller had said the kaiser had
a right to sink United States ships.
Moeller admitted he had made state
ments to that effect, but had under
gone a change of heart and declared
he is (loyal. His case was reported
to the State Council of Defense.
Mother Dies of Pneumonia
As Infant Boy Is Born
Fremont, Neb., April 2. (Special
Telegram.) Mrs. Luke Gaughen, 40
years old and the mother of 10 chil
dren, including the haby boy that died
a few hours following its birth, died
at a local hospital. Mrs. Gaughen was
broueht to Fremont for treatment
from her home i nthe Maple Creek
vicinity, suffering with an attack f
pneumonia. She was in a serious con
dition at the time the thild was born
and never rallied. .
Hebron Citizens Ask
Senate to Favor Dry Law
Hebron, Neb., April 2. (Special.)
Declaring it a duty because of food
and labor shortage, and for other rea
sons, Hebron citizens held a mass
meeting Sunday and hurriedly cir
culated a petition asking the Nebraska
state senate to ratify unanimously the
national prohibition amendment.
, Changes in Home Guards.
Fremont. Neb., April 2. (Special
Telegram.) Sergeant R. E. Dooley
was advanced to a first lieutenancy by
the home guards to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Glen
Wintersteen. Second Lieutenant R.
P. Turner tendered his resignation
Lieutenant Turner has made applica
tion for Young Men's Christian asso
ciation work overseas and expects to
leave soon. The guards voted to give
a home talent play in the near future
to raise funds for the purchase of
more uniforms and additional equip
ment. Koss u ilammond. who re
cently became a member, gave the
guards an interesting talk on his ob
servation on the European battle
front. ' ,
lieve in organization, and I believe
in the Farmers' union. . The farmer
can get results by organization, but
he will not get results by joining the
s"ocilist party or any other bolshevik
organization.
Let it be known from the start
that vou are organizing for the bene
fit of the' farmers and not for some
profiteers in St. Paul, Great Falls or
Bismarck. When any person starts
class hatred going, put the muzzle on
that sort of stuff. No general ever
won a battle preaching class hatred.
He was shot in the back before he
ever got to the first trench.
CHARLES II. SLAMA.
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