THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY,. MAY 10, lW AUTO TRUCK LINES COMMON CARRIER : UNDER STATE LAW . Ruling Made bx State Railway Board Brings This Class of - Transportation Under, "v 4 Rail Control. ' (From a Staff Correspondent) Lincoln, May 9. (Special). Con panies engaged m the transportation of frefght in Nebraska by means of automobile trucks may be brought under the regulation of the state rail way commission as to rates, service, general control and issuance of stocks and bonds. . The commission anticipates that automobile transportation may be .greatly increased and in the future become an important means of carry ; ing on commerce. - William S. Forword of Omaha has asked the commission whether the service given by theiautomobile truck line in hauline freight and the rates to be charged come under itsjuris- diction. Forword indicated that s daily truck service is soon to be es ' tablished from Omaha to some neigh i boring towns. , ' Would Be Common Carriers. The commission has replied that .trucks engaged in such traffic would be evatmon carriers and theretore undoubtedly come within' the com mission's jurisdiction The application of the railroads for Authority to increase sand rates in Nebraska again has been put off until July 1 The Glenwood Telephone company has been granted permision to issue dividends to its Bladen stockholders at the rate of 12 1-2 per cent a year, - this amount, including the i cost of i installing and maintaining 'stub lines and telephone instruments paid ir by each member individually. Stock Breeders to Meet At North Platte May 14 -: North Platte," Neb.,May 9. (Spe cial.) There will be a meeting at North Platte Tuesday, May 14, Aor the purpose of organizing an Im- proved Live? Stock, Breeders' associa- tion for this portion of the state. 'J,' S. R. McKelvie, editor and manager of the .Nebraska Farmer; E. W. Cross ' groVe, five stock breeder of Farnam, and K. F. Warner, professor of animal , husbandry, will be present and assist at the meeting. - Committees hope, to be able to en dorse some plan of organization and adopt a policy which will be .far reaching in its scope, harmonious and pleasing to all and free from petty fac t tions or weaknesses which may tend to disrupt it later. i The object of the association will be to promote the live stock industry --4nd to secure mutual benefit to its members. A tentative plan has been proposed to organize on a broad enough basis tq include all breeds and one which will not be limited by county lines. State Treasurer Scores 7 . Action of Colleagues (From a Staff Correspondent.) , Lincoln, Neb., May 9. (Special.)- Nebraska will lose nearly halt a mil lion dollars if old leases knocked out by the supreme court are renewed to the same persons and on the same terms as before State Treasurer George E. Hall asserts in a statement issued Thursday, explaining his atti tude with regardto potash leases of state school lands. xfr. Hall criticises his four col leagues on the Board of Educational . Lands and Funds who disagree with him, and the official also attacks J. J. Harrington, attorney . for Fire Com missioner Riagell's company for "slip ning his hand into the state school fund." . He asks for further court review of the case. Fremont Notes. -r Fremont, Neb., May 9. (Special.) Corn planting is wefr along in this vicinity. Tfiere will be a big acreage, i The acreage planted to potatoes is muchless than last year. Spring wheat and oats are making a good growth, but rain is badly needed ' Mrs. Oscar Wegner and Mrs. W. W. Meierhenry returned from Love- i land, Colo., where they attended the funeral of Sergeant "Aaron Wegner, who was killed when hewas thrown from a horse at Camp Sheridan, near Chillicothe, 0. The animal was seized with an epileptic fit and fell ". to the pavement Sergeant Wegner ' struck his head on the curbing and . sustained a fracture of the skull. He formerly resided in Fremont.. j Fremont will send a crack team of volley ball players to Omaha next Saturday to take part in the four-state tournament at the Young Men's Christian association. , To Furnish Five Doctors. Fremont, Neb., May 9. (Special.) . Fremont has been asked to furnish five physicians as its quota of the 200 Nebraska will be asked" to send to. the training camps for service with the' army. ' ' ' ' HIGHWAY JJEET AT HASTINGS MAY 14 Omaha - Lincoln - Denver Good Roads Association Will Hold ; Two-Day Session; Many Expected. Hastings, Neb.,. May 9. Plans are now complete fof the annual meeting of "the Omaha-Lincoln-Denver Good Roads association to be held in this city on May 14 and IS. More than. 500 good road advocates from ail parts of the state are ex pected to be present and if predictions made by the association's president C. H. Roper of Lincoln, come true. the meeting will be the biggest of its kind in the history of Nebraska. In vitations have'been sent out to the members of alt county boards of .the state, to all county engineers and road commissioners, urging them to attend. Any information earned by gooa road enthusiasts by attendance at the meeting will directly work for the benefit of the government,, according to a statement just issued by Presi dent Rooer. Better roads, he says, mill crMtlv rrilrati hft movement of using the highways for transporta-l tion of food and other commodities in preference to the railroads, especially on the short hauls. ' "The railroads say they never did make any money on short hauls," Mr, Rooer states. Good roads and the use of the auto truck will do much to helo eliminate any congestion on the railroads and consequently help con- ltions in - general throughout the tate." Large delegations are expected to attend the meeting here both trora Lincoln and Omaha. Lewis S. Martin, Grand Army Veteran, Buried at Harvard Harvard, Neb., May 9. (Special.) Lewis S. Martin, a resident of -Har vard since 1886, died at Excelsior Springs, Mo., last Saturday morning. His body was brought to the" home of his daughter, Mrs. R. G. .Phillips, north of the city, Monday night, and funeral services were held at the Christian church Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Martin was a civil war veteran, having served from August, 1862, un til the close of the war in Company H, 129th Illinois infantry. He was a corporal of the regimental color guard and was seriously wounded in the arm at one of the fierce engage ments preceding the fall of Atlanta. He was engaged in the grocery busi ness for a time after coming to Har vard and later followed various pur suits. Upon the establishment of Tural mail delivery here, he was ap pointed carrier for route No. 4, and rendered most efficient service until the disabilities of age compelled his retirement about four years ago. The services at the grave were con ducted by Richardson post No. 60, Grand Army of the Republic, of which he was a member. He is survived by a son, oeorge Martin ot aicujok, and daughter, Mrs. R. G. Phillips of Harvard. William Harrison Bound Over to District Court Stockville, Neb., May 9. (Special.) William Harrison was bound over - to the district court Wednesday after a hearing before E. P. Pyle, on a charge of shooting with intent to kill. His bonds were fixed at $6,000. Harrison is charged with shooting Emu Schultz in Moorefield Sunday night, May 5. He escaped immediate ly after the shooting and was captured by Sheriff C. A. Hudson and a posse Monday night near i-ustis. Emil Schultz, a son of August bchultz, was shot in the back of the neck. He was taken to a hospital in North Platte Monday. He is recover ing, according to the latest report. Hundred Descendants Help Observe Grandma's Birthday Plaltsmouth, Neb.. May 9. (Spe cial.) More than 100 children, grand children and great-grandchildren, helped Mrs. Elizabeth C. Wiles cele brate her 88th birthday today with a picnic dinner. She has been here for over 60 years and is the mother of fourteen children. , HUXAIEDIRON tl H&ofBoetor AiWorto Llk E7totBnKxmtl IroflHikklr Putt W a aM BriantMM to Ik J " ktrtrei MMt tnltkr HoTlO Mllrtltltnmildiliinikidixb "Mr "N.w.4 !., D,. m Fiudi 2 lniHiicklr wrick kk4,Mkk. " M ankc. Kim Ina 1 KnM Item mnnM wa I r wlilmM fknlrlM-, ptmntnum am m ahnhm HERE'S LOW SHOE . COMFORT "FELLOWS" "This Season's Newest" describes the men's oxfords that are includerj in this showing. Sporty English types in tyn -all the popular shades, including the new cherry red. Styles full bf Snap and Go; at prfces that are re- ' markable. ': ! , '. '".' . Sizes 4 to 12, AA to E ..............$5.00 to $8.50 DREXEL SHOE CO. 1419 FARNAM ST. The government recommends low shoes as a means of conserving leather, and you save from $1 to $3 on each pair by wearing them. NEBRASKA FLIER IS CAPTURED BY VHUNSJN FRANCE Paul Holder of Hastings Be lieved to Have Been Taken by Germans on Western Front. Hastings, Neb., May 9. (Special Telegram.) Paul L. Holder, 19 years old, who volunteered four davs after the United States declared war, has been captured by the Germans on the western front. Notification has come to the oarents from the War department. ' Holder was a member of the 22d aero squadron, mechanical branch, and was trained under officers of the Britifh royal flying corps. He has done, some flying and is believed to have been in an airplane when, cap tured . - , Ht is the first Hastings boy to be captured by the Huns. Holder's father is night tickej! agent of the burlington here. Holder had recently been recom mended by his commanding officer far a pilot's license. "Paul is a resourceful boy and if there is any possibility of escaping he vi.'I make the most of the chance.'1 Miss Grace Sylla. instructor of art in tb& local schools, said. Holder arrived 1n England February ,17. Governor Urges Public To Buy Winter Fuel Now (From SUft Correspondent) : . ' ' Lincoln, May 9. (Special.) In m proclamation ' issued Thursday Gov; ernor Neville gives i- his- official.-, en dorsement to the recommendation of tue national ' and 'state fuel adminis trations that coal consumers buy and store their f uel Vow . in " ordep to keep the mines steadily 'working, giv-ino- ihe railroads opportunity to transport the' fuel during favorable weather and thus guard against a famine during the winter. y .Hunting for Farm Agent. Kearney, Neb.,v Max 9. (Special.) Buffalo county is on the lookout for a farm agent, , The supervisors liavirg set aside a sufficient sum . of money to hire a farm demonstrator or agent and the farmers, having or ganized for this work, therfremains nothing to be done at -this time but to find the man to fill the job. 'Astrologist' Held at Cheyenne On Complaint of Kearney Man Cheyenne, Wyo., May 9. (Special.) Austin Bates, "astrologist," is under arrest at Casper. Wyo.. awaiting the presentation to Governor Houx of a requisition from the governor of Ne braska charging him with obtaining money under false pretenses. The complaining witnesses Frank Lowen stein of Kearney, Neb., who alleges that Bates obtained from him $1,535 for "advice", that goods .which he de sired to market, would pass a pure food inspection. Lowenstein alleges that Bates had disappeared before he realized that the "advice", which had been supplied him was not reliable. He traced Bales to Casper, followed him there and' caused his arrest. ; Plattsmouth Pioneer Dies On Steps of Neighbor's Home Plattsmouth," Neb;, May 9. (Spe cial.WBcnnet Chrisweisser, 23 years a resident of this cifv. and who lived 47 years in the county, fell dead this afternoon near the home of Mrs. T. A, Sullivan. He became ill and stopped. -Mr. Christweisser , was born in Ohio, and was 71 years of age. He leaves four sons, Parker Christyis ser, Hjvelock; Richard, Qloe coumy; Charles, Nehawka, and Raywho lives near Murray, besides his wife and one sister, Mrs. G. W. Colvin of Arapahoe. Farmer Hurt in Quarrel " Over a School Election Beatrice, Neb., May 9. (Special Telegram.) As the result of a dispute over the consolidated school propo sition, at Holmesville, U. G. Mc pherson was assaulted this morning by W. A. Walker, living east of Holmsville, with a rock and an ugly wound was inflicted on McPherson's head. ' v The fight occurred - at the James Rice farm and Mr. Rice andJ. C Collins took Walker off his victim fearing that he, would be killed. A warnmt has been issued for the ar rest of Walker, who is quite wealthy. idcrnerson s wounas are serious. Suspect Hun Sympathizers Of Plot to Destroy Bridges ' Fremont. Neb.. ; Mav 9.-f Soecial.) -Watchmen at the railroad bridges have received instructions to be on the alert for Industrial Workers of the World and other German sym pathizers who are said to be plan ning for wholesale destruction of rail road property. - A plan for dropping . bombs with time fessi from the rear of passenger and freight trains is said to have been discovered. It is probable He' Union Pacific will increase the number of men, at its bridges. STORE HOURS 8:30 a. m. to 6 p. m. EVERYBODY SIORE" - STORE HOURS 8:30 a. at. to 8 p. m. , ft 4 Thursday, May 9, 1918- : . , , - , .. STORE NEWS FORx FRIDAY -Phone D. 137 ; Announcing for Friday Our Annual MAT (C Tl (T Tl?) ivmj Dam or Presenting Bigger Variety of Selection and Better Values Than Its Ever Before Been Our Privilege to Offer at $2.50, $3.50 and $3.95 AN annual event, planned on the b'roadesmerchandis ing scale, at a time when, it may be most helpful to you, when you are anticipating your season's supply, and the way we offer them to you means very unusual saving possibilties. THERE'S a world of new styles from which to make your selections, including:' 1 - Beautiful new blouses of attractive voiles, organdies , and batistes in every favored style of the season, fea turing the new collar and cuff effects. Smart tailleur creations in batiste with linen or pique collars and cuffs. ; Checked organdies with trimmings of white. Voiles with dainty laces and embroidery trimmings. I F you are anticipating new blouses for the coming season, this is your opportunity inexpensive and exceedingly pretty models, so wide in variety that there is certain to be a number of dainty styles at every price that will appeal toou. Extra space has been provided to make easy selection and extra salespeople to give proper attention. Sale starts at 8:30 A. JM. Burgtw-Nath C Second Floor. f . Continuing for Friday The Clearaway of Smite Involving Radical Price Reductions at $1 9.75, $ rpHESE are by long odds the biggest suit values we have offered this- season, and thal's saying a great deal, too. ; Practically every, suit in our entire stock has been reduced in price to insure an im- i mediate tand positive clearaway.- , The Materials s Include such favored weaves as gabardines, serges, poiret twills, poplins; black and white check, etc. The Colors 1 ' ..." ' ". ; ' . . . The very most favored colorings are represented, in cluding grays, tans, rookie brown, navy and black. The Styles Every approved style finds representation in this of fering; individual and distinctive models, so characteris tic of Burgess-Nash 'ready-to-wear. I ... BurMi.Nth Co. Second Floor. and $45.00 The Popular Pric . Cloak and Suit Store." S. E. Corner 16th and Douglas. Some of the Crowd Bringersv at B. Pred's big sale. Hun dreds of other Bargains just as good. ?ixH 1 SILK SUITS Values to $27.50. $1 5D at....,..: ImZJi ' SILK SUITS Values to $37.50.1 LDU COATS, U ilk and. Wool Valties to t s yi an $19.50. A 50 On sale I at 'il H COATS, in Silk tnd Wool Values to, $27.50." a On sole at....... New Spring Wool Suits Values to $27.50. On sale at..,;... 11 New Spring Wool Suits Values to tf 1 fY7C ii ay $37.50.. on sale at v ii ft u New Spring Wool Suits New Spring Wool Suits On tale at......' Wool Coats and Capes $150b f $(D85 to ' $22.50 all Hlf 200 SILK DRESSES ' Light and Dark Values to $19.50. m $085 Wool Coats and Capes Values, A $25.00 Jh to .. $32.50 $D95 Friday Mornlno, 8:30 to 11:30, 23 Sport Coatf, checked, etc., Worth to ft $15.00, 1 &t. .--: 50doz. VOILE and ORGANDY WAISTS Baautiful Stylta $1.75 ; and $2.00 at... 88c f,The Popular Price Store'' S. E. Corner 16th and Douglas r sua. Moving Packing Storage We are completely equip ped in every branch of our work and our years of ex perience has- taught us .how..' ' ,v. Omaha Van & Storage Co. i Phon DougU 4163.' , 806 South 16th Stroot. 4aKii;jii&it,.,ii;i;,f A New, Harmless Way . to Banish Hairy Growths . (Beauty Topics) ; .,, t' By follow jpg this suggestion any woman can, in the frivacy of her: own home, remove evry trace of hair or fuzz from her face r With powdered delatone and water mix enough past to cover the not wanted hairs; apply and in 2 or ,3 minutes rub off and wash the skin. This method, is un failing, harmless and -quick 'in- re sults, but care should be employed to get the genuine delatone. Adv. Omaha Real, Estate is the best ip vestment you could make Read The v Bee's real estate columns. t V. i T