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IHK BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1918." MINIMUM CHARGE Oil COAL AND S AH D t IS ELIMINATED New Order by I. S. C. Lessens ' Burdens on Short Hauls and ;i Urges Co-operation of . . State Boards. A . (Trim a BUff Correspondent.) . Lincoln, June 13. (Special.) A new order, put in effect by the Inter state Commerce Commission, notice of which was received by the State Railway Commission today, elimin ates the $15 minimum charge of coal, coke, sand, stone, etc., on the short hauls. , TfcK national commission and the state commission, during the present war condition, will co-operate in the matter of rates, the state commission making recommendations and the na ; tional body making the order if they deem it advisable. - , Letter of Explanation J ;' The matter was explained in the followintr communication received by ; the State Kailwav commission to- iav: . "Washlneton. D. C. June 12. State Railway Commission, Lincoln, Neb. wommwsioneri representing aooui ju states conferred with Mr. McAdoo last week.-' He : authorized them to take up' question of co-operation and ' modification f order of the 28th with Judge Prouty, and special recom ; aiendations covering both subjecta were made and approved by Mr. Prouty. v ; , "Largely as result of our work the order, of the 28th has today been modified." All increases will apply to both state and interstate class and commodity , rates and classifications subject to minimum on class rates provided in interstate classification s amended.' V , ... . "Minimum car charges of $15 do not apply to brick, cement, coal, coke, logs or sand, gravel, stone. Only one increase will apply to through or com bination ratees except as to grain and grain products. Minimum car charge does not apply to switching move ments within terminals. ' " "Tariffs are directed to be sent to state commissioners for their informa tion without a sure number. Your committee recommends these tariffs be filed by you as war measures, sub ject to such right of review as now or hereafter may exist, except that a definite plan of co-operation will soon 1 be agreed to. Bulletin will be issued setting forth the result of conference. Please give publicity. "CHARLES E. ELMQUI5T. Once Rejected for Army, , Nebraska Ud Now Hero Hastings, Neb., June 13. (Special Telegram.) Verlin W. Taylor, named among the severely wounded in to day's casualty list, belong to a promi nent and highly respected family at Red Cloud, He enlisted in the regu lar army while attending the Univer sity ot Nebraska in the spring ot last year and Joined the artillery branch. J t that time he was freshman. He fraternity. He is a neohew of Fred Turrttrre of the firm of Fred Turnure & Son, who have one of the largest j n - J l - At first Taylor was rejected by the recruiting officer at Lincoln because he was .below the average in height He told the recruiting officer to send for him if they had any place for a man of his size. The officer con cluded he could ride a gun and sent for him the next day. - Taylor quick ly grabbed the opportunity to enter the service. - - ',''(- ' v Vetcrcn nailroad Employe FClDS2d In Emerson Yards Emerson. Neb- Tune 13 (Special.) wY. F, Sackett, employed at the de oot ! the Minneapolis and Omaha railroad, dropped dead from heart dis , ease in the railroad yards. Mr. Sackett was an old-timer in this neighborhood. He leaves a wife and two children. The son is employed at the Minneapolis and Omaha freight house in Omaha. J, W, Preston has sold his 160-acre fao, with all crops, live stock and personalty, for $3(5,000. J. A. Piatt is the buyer. Mr. Prestos moved on .the olace this spring. . George H. Haate. Dixon county, chairman of the Red Cross, has made his final report, showing the collec tion of $27,622.74. The county's euota vrai-$u,w.' . J. E. Haroer Heads Nebraska Drucsists; Meet Next at York . - frm m SUtr Corrocpos dnt TJocoln. Neb, "Tune ,13. (Special lelegram). ihe Nebraska Assoua tion of Druggists closed its 37th an nual session here today, pledging sup port to the government in strong resolutions and electing the follow : ; ing officers: . President J. Earl Harper. Gear waterice presidenta, Miss St Mar tin, Wahoo: J. W. EosswelL I-air knew Mice Plais T"l. T mi-ftln A T7 Carlson, Dannybrook; Neil Dodge, Hickman; treasurer, D. D. Adams, Nehawka; secretary, J. G. McBride, University Place. The next conven tion will be held a York. THIRTY PETITIONS FILED f OR BARROWS ' - I. . Newspaper Man Urged for Pri mary Ballot as Candidate for ' Lieutenant Governor as Bepublican. - (From SUff Corrwpondont.) Lincoln, Neb.. June 13. (Special.) Acceptance of over 30 petitions from about as many counties ot tne state received at the office of the sec retary of state, asking that the name of P. A. Barrows, Nebraska newspa perman, be placed upon the primary ballot as a candidate for the republi can nomination for lieutenant gov ernor was made today by Mr. Bar-i rows, who filed his acceptance with the secretary of state and presented a receipt showing that he had paid the necessary fee. With his acceptance he presented the following statement: "At the earnest solicitation of my self I have concluded to accept the re quest conveyed in petitions from over 30 counties of the State filed in the office of the secretary of state asking that my name be placed upon the pri mary ballot as a candidate for the re publican nomination' for lieutenant governor. , "Having 'covered' four sessions of the Nebraska legislature as a newspa perman, I believe that my intimate knowledge of legislative methods will enable me to preside over the sessions of the state senate, should I be nom inated and elected, in a'satisfactory mannef. . v , In Nebraska Forty Years , "I have lived in Nebraska since March 22, 1878, more than 40 years, 28 years in Boone county. I was born and raised on a farm and after coming to Nebraska lived on a home stead for nine vears. Since that time I have been engaged most of the pe riod in newspaper work. "If it is necessary for a candidate for lieutenant governor to have a platform. I will simply state that in the event that I am elected as presid insr officer of the senate, my platform Is "a sauare deal for every piece of legislation before the state senate." "I have tendered my resignation to the Omaha) Bee as its Lincoln repre sentative to take effect as soon as they secure a man to take the posi tion and expect to devote at least i part of my jime to the campaign. "If mv intimate knowledge of pub He affairs and personal contact with legislative procedure is of value to the peopte of Nebraska I expect to use that knowledge in the event of my election so that the people of the state will receive the benefit thereby. "P. A. BARROWS. SAILOR SUES FOR CUSTODY OF HIS TWO CHILDREN A. D. Grinstead Claims He Was Nof Notifiedjof Wife's Death Until duardian, Was' ' Named. Nebraska Undertakers Loyal; Anxious to Help Bury Huns : (From fluff Corrwpondtnt.) T.5nntn. . Nfi.. Tune 13. fSoecial Telegram). -Pledging support to the president and taking a strong snot at the Huns, the Nebraska Association of Undertakers elected officers to day, took' a little shot at the State Board, of Health for appointing a member of the State, Board of Em balmers who is not a member of the association and then elected the fol lowing officers: President, A. H. Hastings, Arcadia! vice- presidents, William Beckenhauer .Wayne; H. E. Furlong. Auburn: D. E. Wherry, Pawne'e; secretary, Peter J. Merten, r., Blue Mill; treasurer, u zi. Koper, Lincoln. ' Aurora, Neb., June 13. (Special.) Habeas corpus proceedings were brought in the county court by Arthur D. Grinstead, a sailor m tne United States navy, to obtain posses sion of hs two little girls. The chil dren wd! in the possession of M. Gaukel s.i Frank Bohn of Burwell and were being taken from the con vent at York to Burwell when the ' j writ was servea. - Grinstead claims in his petition that he enlisted in the navy the next day after the declaration of war and that his wife died March 15 of the present year. He declares that he was not notified of the death of his wife and that the relatives of his wife went into county court and obtained the appointment of Gaukel as guardian of the children without giving him no tice." He asks that he be given' the custody of the children. The case will be heard Friday. , CALL FOR MOSE NURSES ISSUED v: BY GOV. NEVILLE r Obituaries frrom i Stiff Correpondnt.) . ' Lincoln, Neb., June 13. (Special.) Governor Neville is calling for ad ditional nurses and this morning is sued the following reauest: "An urgent call is now being sent out for at least LOW nurses tor mv mediate service in the cantonments in the United States. "Nebraskas auota for this call is 1S8. Our state has met every demand that has been made, and I feel certain that We will maintain our standing in this verv important work of supply' ing our share of nurses for the boys vfho heed care while preparing for service on the fieM. An immediate response is desired." ."' Extreme Heat Exterminates Potato Bugs on DeWitt Farms . DeWitt. Neb.. June 13. (Speciaf.) The extreme heat of the first part of the week in DeWitt and vicinity has almost exterminated the potato bugs This is an unusual occurence here abouts. The thermometer has regis tered around 104 degrees, and while the tops of potato vines have been scalded in. many patches, this dam aeed is more than repaid in the ex termination of bugs by the wholesale The bugs are piled up high in places between the potato rows. , $800 Per Pair Being Paid for Mules in DeWitt Neighborhood DeWitt, Neb, June 13.-(Spedat) A car of coke has been unloaded here to be used in place of haify coal, Coke, sells here for SI2 .per ton. Work horses and mules are scarce. Two pairs of mules sold here for $800 oer pair. - Corn is being rapidly replanted in Gage and dalme counties. ha &mm(sSWm ( ' TsJA'; fi Wills V'HV 'Mi'y ih's HAROLD QUILLER, the young ion of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Quiller of Fil ley, died after a brief illness. ; I MRS. VT. O. WASHBURN, formerly of Beatrice, Neb., died at her home at Dorchester, Maaa.. aged 0 years. The oody has been cremated and wilt be brought here for Interment 8he is survived by her husband and three children. . , P. K. SLAUGHTERS. S years old. ot Genoa, Neb., died Wednesday in an Omaha hospital. He wae the father ot Guy Slaughters, exporter and Im porter ot California, and C. A. Slaughters, Genoa.- Funeral sendees were held at Stack ft Falconer's en aortaking rooms, Thirty-third and Farnam streets, Thursday afternoon. The body waa taken to Genoa. SHERMAN F. KELLY. ' ll ' years old, con of Mr. and Mrs. Michael ' Kelly. Calhoun, Neb., died Wednesday morning of rheumatism of the heart Ke is survived by his parents and i-veral brothers. Funeral services w..l : be held at the residence, sis north of Florence, and at St. 1 MHip of Neri's church, Florence, at . .. o'clock Friday morning. Inter, nent will be in. Holy Sepulcher cem-, Howard St Bet 18 and. 18. Refrigerator Service Is the Record ' of the x Thermo- Cell and : - Blizzard - Values at $7.75.$1L75.$14,75 and up to large side icers, like illustra- tration,""from r : $24.75 to $37.50 I; FreeWrM 2-Qnart Sise 1-qnart Water Cooler, A e white enameled.. . . 40C 59c I 1 '4 a a. a. bowim, Pr. YORK GETS NEXT CONVENTION OP SUNDAY SCHOOLS Hastings. Neb. June 13. (Special Telegram.) The Nebraska State Sunday . School convention toqay chose York for the 1919 -convention. About 2,500 persons attended the Convention, which closed here tonight Officers were elected as iohows: President H. Lomax, Broken Bow vice president, Mrs. W. E. McCloud, Vnrif rr?tarv. Mrs. Alona C. Little. incoIn treasurer, L. C. Oberlies, Lincoln; international representative, J. S. Dick, Crete; alternate, J. Fred Smith, Omaha. The following were elected to form the board of di--tnfi C. I. Rav. Alma: E. G. Taylor, Loup City; H. W.Sehet- teger, Arlington; i. r. uesterrcicner, Shelby; Rev. H. Ellis Lininger, Ver- At the commencement exercises ot Hastings college, Clyde B. Aitchison n4 h Interstate Commerce com mission was given the honorary de gree of doctor of laws. Aitchinson was graduated from Hastings college in 1893 and betore taking nis present place two years ago was a member of the Oregon Kaiiway commission for 13 years. " Report Reavis to Sail On Tour of Battlefields Tim 13. CSnecia! Telegram. It is reported here to night that Representative neavis nas made reservations to sail late in June for France, on a tour of the battle fields of Picardy, France and Belgium. Large Deliveries of Wool Being Made at Beatrice Beatrice. Neb,. June 13. (Special.) Deliveries of wool, largely increas ing the county clip, have reached the city. County Agent Rist estimates that the total amount of the sale will reach $15,000. v V -w. .,, , U Tile for.Bepresentative. Lincoln. ' Neb..' June 13. (Special.) Walter Sandquest -of . Thurston county has: filed for the republican nomination . for state representative from the Thirteenth district, compris ing the counties of Thurston and Da kota, represented in the last session by Hon. J. J. McAllister of Dakota City, a democrat. , Tells of Army Life. Geneva. June" 13. (Special.) Rev. Mr. Atkins, from . the Rainbow division in France lectured here, last night. ' PE TO PROVE FORGERY OF 2,500 NAMES Woman's Party Workers Busy Obtaining Evidence for Use in . Hearing Before ; Special Examiner at Lincoln. J.Ha 1a0f snanin tr . ' W 1rf rnfm1 of the machine in trying to make a hill and ran off .the grade. He was an 18-year-old . son of Mr. and Mrs. John Schaecher, A Nebraska Minimum on Flour Raised to 28,000 Pounds Lincoln, Neb, June 13. (Special.) The Nebraska minimum rate on flour of 24,000 pound carload lots has been raised to 28,000 and 32,000 mixed products. ' , Kansas City flour houses objected to the 24,000 minimum in Nebraska, claiming that it prohibited them from sellitfg flour in this state and gave the business all to, Nebraska flour mills. ' The Nebraska commission went to Kansas City, and made a showing in an effort to keep the old rate in ef fect, but were unsuccessful, except that they kept the Kansas City people from getting all they contended for. Prominent suffragists of Omaha and Nebraska are busily piling up evi dence In the hearing before Calvin A. Emory, special examiner for the A trict judge at Lincoln,, Jto. show, as they allege, that. many hundreds of names signed on. petitions circulated by anti-suffragists in 1917,'to prevent equal rights in Nebraska, were forged1. The hearing has been in session in the court house for a week and will prob ably continue until next week. Mrs. H. C- Sumney, one of the suf fragists who is taking an active part in the hearing, alleges th,at it will be shown during the present hearing that more than 2,500 names on the peti-J tions were torgea. She said that two men, who were dead before the petitions were cir culated were given as signers. She regards one petition, in particu lar, as highly "peculiar," by reason of the fact that all names on one pagt of the petition"either started with the letters "A" or "B." The following shows how 'one page of the petition looked, according to Mrs. Sumney: Bennett.F. Ben.k, M.. Alnkonla, Anton. Agli, K. Amnnto, I. A. Acta, H. O. Barrett, F. C. Bonntr, A. It was also shown at the hearing Thursday morning that in petition No. 539 there were 10 names on one page which commenced with the letter "W." After .the hearing is finished in Omaha, the suffragists will continue their efforts in various counties in the state. They will take their case up before District .Judge Flansberg in Lincoln, as soon as this has been completed. .J ; u , Bennett, A. Balaak, A. Ananl. A. AVifeld. F. Adolfion, E. Barln, J. Ballot), J. Boy at Sidney Killed. Lindsay, Neb., June 13. Special.) Tony Schaecher was almost in stantly killed in an automobile aci- SALE Without Parallel Neverbefore in the history of our Piano business have we been in a posi tion to offer you such bargains as at the present tune. 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On our regular line of Nsw Steinwey, Hardman, Emerson, Ste ger & Sons, McPhail, Schmoller & Mueller Pianos and Aeolian Player Pianos we are quoting prices and terms to appeal to the shrewdest purchasers.; , : Fifty Pianos For Rent $4, $S and up per month. Rent allowed if purchased. ' Pianos tuned, moved and repaired by expert workmen- Write for Catalogue, Prices and Terms about this filoney-Saving Sale or pay us a visit of inspection. We can and wjll save you money.; Schmoiier & IWiielle Largest Piano Houss ' in the West. PIANO COMPANY f."- Omaha, Neb. Latest Sheet Music and Musical Instruments at Special Prices. D. C. ELDHEDGE, Trtsidtnt E.M. HEYNOLVS-V.-Pres. andCen.'Mgr. 'lofte Sio& of Individual Shopb The Children's Store Invites All Omaha Parents vlAhd'FriendtfofY Attend a uyenile Play Apparel Carniya 't " - Friday, June 14th, 3 to 4 o'clock-uSomething Unique55 THE note of conservation and moderation in dress that is creeping in on all sides has left its impression in the small t Girl ana Boy Field of Fashion.' ' ' This Mason more attention i given to choosing play apparel, especially so since the extra daylight hour gives the , ..children an-tfpportunity of spending more time out-of-doors. This necessitates chic wash togs for children and at the same.. r V.time togs made and designed with the object of saving laundry. " ' ' In harmony-with this feeling for economy in apparel for the younger generation, we have inaugurated a Juvenile r Play Apparel Carnival to be held from 3 to 4 o'clock, Friday, June 14th. ' . Living models will wear the latest, most comfortable apparel for vacation and playtime, j ' ' In departing from the usual custom of holdine events of this character , for grownups only, and featuring exclusive 'garments, it is with the view of acquainting the parents of healthy play-loving children with the extensive selection of moaerateiy priced piay apparel to oe iouna at tnis cniidren's store, uome ana Dnng your uieuas. 7 Models trained by Prof. Chambers. Headings by Mozelle Thomas. v.- - STUHsw .Wash Togs for Boys I Wash Togs or.Tpts Little Tutor Coveralls, made ot light weight Bluebell cloth; button up back with drop seat, piped in white or red. Long aleeves and long legs to save the stockings, oool, comfortable garment for play. Sizes 2 to 6 years. $1.25. Sixes 7 to 8 years, 11.45. Junior "Play Scout Suits, made of khaki, coat, breeches, bat, leggings and haversack. Sizes 5 to 12 years. $4.95 and $6.95. , Major Suits, drill, knee lengths, $1.45l ' Major Suite, In khaki, knee lengths, $1.95. Special 1 Lee'a Unlonalla For the boy who likes to work or play in a comfortable garment end for the. mother who wants to save darning stockings and washing. Made of stout wear-resisting khaki. A one-piece garment, five buttons np the front. Very special for Friday at $2.00. Sammy Soldier Outfit, a real soldier uni form, bronze buttons, shoulder straps, patch pockets, real wool spiral puttees, aviator's cap and everything, washable, timely and practical. Moderately priced at $8.75. , r Girls' Dressea ot Toile du Nord and ging hams, high waisted styles in new shades ot green, yellow, old rose, blue and tan; Clever collar and pocket Ideas. Sizes tor tots 3 to 6 years-$1.75, $1.95 to $2.50. .1 r. Rompers for boys and girls, beach style In light and dark ginghams and madras. Spe cial values at 75c and 95c f Romper beach' style In tailored effect. ; Moderately priced at $1.50 and $1.75. . , ' V Girls' Hats, all ot the latest summer styles, reduced one-third. , ' 4 v ' ' Creepers, very comfortable garments for the baby I months to 2 years. " Made of gingw ham and madras, lew heck and short sleeves. Reasonably priced at 75e to $2.75. ; '' Children's HaU, made ot light weight duck, 75ci and $1.00. .. ' Wash Togs for Girls Girls' Wash Skirts, made of dark blue gal atea, pleated on an nnderwalst $2.25. . r .Girls' Wash Skirts, shapely, wen made skirts for girls 12 to 15 years. Pure white . gabaradine, clever pockets and belts. Price range, $2.50, $3.50 and $5.00. Popular Smoeka, featuring decidedly dlf-, ferent styles In crepe and linene, fancy col : lars, cuffs button - fastenings, smocking and hand embroidery. - All sizes at $2.50, $30 up to $4.75. - Middles, a special assortment ot middies in rose, green and pink, specially priced at $1.50. White middies, $1.95 and up. Girls' Dresses, durable vacation dresses ot ginghams, chambray and lawn. " Plain ' striped and figured, designs. Newest styles, special Friday. $1.95, V 1 ;