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a HE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, JULY 2, J AIL (10 ADS HINT TO CHANGE RATE STATUS DISLOYAL Whole Theory of State zw Fed f eral Government Rig! ls In volved in Rail Ques tion Discussed. From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, July 1. (Special.) Warn ino' of Aire conseouences to somf oer- " 4 son 8ven in a brief filed with the ' if " State Railway commission by the rail ," I roads of the state in the complaint I brought by Sunderland Brothers com , pany and others of Omaha in a case involving rates on building material ,! ,?:n connection with the commission's j - order, No. 19. The railroads say I it would be sedition to follow the ,1 request made of the railway commis i sion. The brief states that on September 6, 1914, order No. 19 of the State Railway commission made substantial changes in the relationship of state and interstate rates from and to the principal distributing centers on the Missouri river and in Nebraska which romDeted for the trade of this state. '( ; Thereafter complaints were filed with Xne intersiaic vumiucrLC wiunuisiuu comolaining of the discrimination created by order 19 and a prayer r . ....... m j ; l granted mat tne ranroaas oc rcquiicu .jjo remove the same. In compliance therewith the railroads increased the ,yates from the Nebraska jobbing cen ters, of which Omaha was one. The trates have since been continuously "in effect v 1 Made By Government. ' "It 5s immaterial for the purpose of ; this discussion as to what the future ! fate may be of these rates in any pending legislation," says the court, "as by general order No. 28, made by Director of Railroads W. G. McAdop, the rates effective on that date were the rates which by that order were increased upon the initiative of the president of the United in and as a part of the program of the opera tion cf the railroads of the United States by the federal government in J . Ui CACt(aLa v. its nai isunvi iiai based flpon that part of the con- ttUlUtiVU w livu yiwiua mat. gress shall have power to lay and col lect taxes, imports and excises, to pay the debts and to provide for the defense and general welfare of the United States; to declare war, grant letters of marque and make rules concerning captures on land and wa ter, etc' Also to 'make laws which shall (be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers and all other powers vested by the constitution in the government of the United States or any department of officer thereof.'" ; Harks Back to Past. , According to the brief this last pro vision was the subject of fierce attack when the constitution was submitted for adoption. It was vigorously de fended by members of the constitu- J. the' committee of 11 of that conven tioit. "Among such supporters of I course were Hamilton and Madison. I Hamilton with his prophetic vision 1 was neerine throturh the future. 131 ears and perceived, the clamor of 1 1 ' 1861 for state rights and its mirage of the 20th century reflected in national 1 conventions of State Railway , com- i missions the exact conditions now confronting us. :- ; Would Be Sedition. The brief closes with the following: . "If the complainants in this case were to ask individuals to do that which they are asking this commission to do. the doing of it by the person asked would be violation of the sedition act passed' by the last legislature, and with an emergency clause and which became effective April 9, 1918, in which interfering with the mobiliza tion of or movement of troops or ob- V I A, strutting the activities of the state or jF federal government in the prosecution V of the law would subject such per sons to penalties prescribed by such law. It would also be a violation of the federal sedition act." Pioneer of Fairbury Is Stricken With Paralysis Fairbury, Neb., July 1. C. C. Boyle, a pioneer resident of Fairbury and county judge of this county for 25 years, was stricken with paralysis Saturday morning. He lives at his home alone, where he was found sitting in a chair in an unconscious condition. Physicians hold out little hopes of his recovery. , Judge Boyle is 80 years old. comine to Nebraska in the 60s. He freighted ith oxen before the days of railroads. Later he studied law and has prac ticed his profession in Fairbury since 1870. One of his daughters, Mrs. Ed Allen of this city is reported to be the first girl born in Fairbury. .nonpartisans Scored by Defense Council of Gaggge $ Beatrice Neb., July 1. (Special.) ft a meeting of the defense council Saturday night a resolution was passed denouncing the Nonpar tisan league as detrimental to the best interests of the people of Nebraska and as unpatriotic, and asking all loyal members to withdraw there from. Sam McKelvie of Lincoln ad dressed the meeting along patriotic lines. . Addresses were also delivered by A. H. Ridd, J. C. Emery, Samuel Rinaker and others. Steps will be taken to oppose the meeting of the league to be held here next Tuesday. Marsh Files for Auditor. (From Sta'ff Correspondent.) LatOln, Neb., July 1. (Special.) George XW. Marsh of Lincoln has filed for the republican nomination for State auditor. Mr. Marsh, filled the position of secretary of state two terms, was deputy for a couple of terms and was a candidate for state auditor at the last election, but was defeated by the present encumbent. .W. H. Smith. .Training Schools for Army Nurses to Be Established - New York, July 1 An ' army ehOOl Of nursinor TxrUh hnm-h . . - " o ...... ubh).ii liant- tner rtntprt m ?ar?n.a 'Wi.!...... line - o ( ... Tm.vua til una y uua- pitals throughout the country will be established immediately by the army medical department, according Uo announcement here tonight SENATOR SHOMWAY -DIES AUIM0L1I Member of Legislatute in Three of Its Sessions Passes Away After Long J"lnes3, Mem ber Many Orders. From a Staff Correspondent. T .'nnin Tnlv i frrian Her bert P. Shumway of Wakefield, who had been quite ill for several montns at the Bailey sanitarium in this city, died last night and the body, ac companied by Mrs. Shumway, a krilir and sister nnrl rvtViir relatives who were present when he died, was taken to Lyons today tor ouriai. Senator Shumway came to Nebras ka in 1880 and settled soon after on a farm near Wakefield in Dixon comi ty. He was a graduate of the Uni versity of Minnesota. He was born in Caledonia, Minn., in looo. boon ffAt i-Atninor fn TehracVa Vl p en gaged in the lumber business at Lyons and Wakeheld. in ivui to 1904 he was associated with others in the building of a line of railroad in Mvirn He was a member of the state senate of Nebraska in 1901 and again in 1913 and 1V15. Senator Shiimwav was a member of the Masons, Snriners, Elks, Odd Fel- lows, Modern vvooumen, unueu Workmen, Eastern Star and Sons of Veterans and was on the start ot Governors Crounse, Mickey and Shel. don. He was a candidate for lieutenant governor on the republican ticket at flie tae elertinn hilt went dnwnfwith the rest of the ticket in the demo cratic landslide. He had tiled tor the reoublican nomination for the same office this year. McMullen for Congress Club Formed at Beatrice Beatrice, Neb., July 1. (Special.) A number of republicans held a meet ing here Friday night and organized a "McMullen for Congress" club. Dwight S. Dalbey was elected presi dent and F. E. Lenhart, sercretary. Mrs. Ida Tracy of this city was married yesterday at Nevada, Mo., to Rlnehardt Broeker of Kansas City. The couple will reside at Kansas City. S. B. Moore Saturday filed for the re publican nomination of sheriff. Others fil ing are F. E. Wheeler and J. Q. Reed. Charging desertion and cruelty, Raymond Walker, a member of the fire department, Saturday brought suit for divorce against Emma Walker. The Farmers' Elevator company of Clatonla Saturday filed suit for 1450 dam ages against O. W. Schmidt, a farmer who Is charged with refusal to fulfill a contract for the delivery of 1,000 bushels of corn, ac cording to hi agreement with the com pany. Four hundred South Dakota draft men were entertained at breakfast yesterday morning which was given in the Methodist church parlor by the ladies of the Metho dist church. Corporal "Muck" Kyle of the 184th regi ment stationed at Camp Cody, arrived In town yesterday for a brief visit with his parents. He says that all of the members of old Company C of this city have gone to eastern training camp with the exception of about thirty. Lieutenant Verne Ayers of this city, who has been critically 111 at the aviation field near Fort Worth, Tex., from an attack of pneumonia, Is reported much better. Patrick Moore, an old resident of Wymore, died yesterday. He was. formerly In the employ of the Burlington at that place, but was engaged In the grocery business at the time of his death. Baby Girl Comes to Home of Governor and Mrs. Neville Lincoln, Neb., July 1. (Special Tel egram.) A girl baby today was born to the home of Governor and Mrs. Neville. There are no boys in the family, but this is the fourth girl that has been born to the governor and his wife. Jones in State Berth. From a Staff Correspondent Lincoln, July 1. (Special). O. L. Jones of Lincoln has been appointed assistant attorney general to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Cutright jr., who has entered the military service of the United States. Mr. Jones is a well known attorney of Lincoln and was a candi date for the democratic nomination for county attorney, but will with draw his candidacy. Soldiers and Their Vote. (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Neb., July I. (Special.) Governor Neville and Secretary of State Pool are desirous that a correc tion should be made of a statement made by the newspapers that the War department will not be able to furnish lists of Nebraska soldiers in France in time for them to vote at the primary. The Nebraska law does not provide that soldiers out of the United States can vote at the primary. Obituarks MRS. ISABELLA MORGAN died Monday morning at the Old People's home on Fontenelle boulevard. She was 89 years old. She is survived by one son, Joseph. The funeral will take place from the home at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday. MISS ERICA AMANDA, aged 41 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Lundberg, 3304 Blondo street, died Sunday. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 2 p. m. from N. P. Swan son's parlors to Swedish Mission, Twenty-third and Davenport streets, with interment at Forest Lawn cem etery. MRS. MART LOGSDON, wife of E. G. Logsdon, died Monday. She is survived by her husband and three sons, Michael and Emanuel, of Oma ha, and four daughters, Mrs. William Haughton, Mrs. Mary Davis and Mrs. Margaret and Claire Logsdon. The funeral will be held Wednesday from the residence, 2561 Ames avenue, at 8:30 a. m. to Holy Angel church, with interment in Holy Sepulcher ceme tery. MRS. EVA Hi. BURST ALL, 71 years old, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. P. Van Arsdale, 2864 Bristol street, yesterday. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock in the home. Mrs. Burstall came to Nebras ka in 1882, making her home in this state for 36 years. She is survived by her sister, Mrs. Will Adams of Omaha. and five daughters, Mrs. Van Arsdale, Mrs. O. W. Auchmoedv. Mrs. H. T. Whitman, Mrs. T. H. Holden, all of umaha, and Mrs. Vint of Los Angeles. One son, Burt Burstall, resides in Ox ford, Cal. Decatur Fills Quota of Recruits in Less Than Hour Corporal Robert Goldberg, who service out in the state, reports that Decatur is the most loyal tewn in XT-I 1 TT ... mcorasKa. xie reported to tne post master that the town's rmnta ia -fntir recruits, and in less than an hour the business men of the city appeared wua tour young recruit NONPARTISAN MAN AFTER WITNESSES THROWN IN JAIL Walter E. Quigley Given Warm Reception When He Goes to Saunders County to Dig Up Testimony. . From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, Neb., July 1. (Special Tel egram.) Trouble between the State Council of Defense and the Non partisan league became more acute today when it became known that Walter E, Qdgley. Nonpar tian league organizer, who had gone to Saunders county to obtain witnesses for the hearing today in which the league had appealed to the Lancaster county district court for a restraining order to prevent the council of defense from intfering with meetings of the league, had been arrested by Saunders county officials and thrown into jail. In its answer for a prayer for a restraining order against the council asked for by the league, the former set out that the court had no juris diction over a matter which was pure ly a political affair, neither had the league any legal capacity for the rea son that it has no company or asso ciation for the purpose of carrying on any trade or business or holding property in the state. On the other hand the council of defense is a body created by the legislature is invested with quasi judicial functions and is beyond the power of the district court to enjoin. The answer further states that the league is engaged in discouraging the people from backing up the govern ment and that its organizers have been placed under arrest for sedi tious acts. The answer further sets forth that the league meetings in the state have been the cause of disturbances and riot and controversies between citizens, and that the organization of the league tends to destroy the effective ness of the citizenship of the state toward the prosecution of the war. Most of the afternoon was passed in argument, Strode and Beghtol ap pearing for the council for defense, and Flansburg and Sorenson for the league. The case was continued un til tomorrow morning. Fremont Pionneer Dies in Douglas, Wyo., 85 Years Old Fremont, Neb., July 1. (Special Telegram). William B. Lee, last of the little band of pioneer settlers who came to Fremont in 1856, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Flynn, Douglas, Wyo. The body will be brought to Fremont for burial. Where he resided for 62 years. Mr. Lee, a native of Ireland, was 85 years old. A month ago, following the death of his wife, he went to Douglas to reside with his daughter. He came to America in 1850, locating in Penn sylvania. Three years later he re moved to Wisconsin, and in 1856 came to Fremont. He helped lay out the townsite of Fremont and was prominent in community affairs in the early days. Two daughters, Mrs. John Flynn and Mrs. A. R. Merritt of Douglas, and two sons, Ed, of Brownlee, and Frank, of Oregon, are the close surviving relatives. 100 W.S.S. Societies in Dodge Fremont, Neb., July 1. (Special Telegram. Over 100 war savings so cieties have been organized in Dodge county, according to reports received by the county superintendent, J. W. Matzen, director for Dodge county. Scores of committees are yet to re port. i i .i i i i ii M Miss Templeton to Saratoga. From a Staff Correspondent Lincoln, July 1. (Special). Miss Charlotte Templeton, secretary of the state traveling library commission, has been called to Saratoga, N. Y., to a meeting of library secretaries to discuss war libraries for the soldiers across the water which meets in that citv this week. LEMON JUICE TAKES OFF TAN Girls! Make bleaching lotion if skin is sunburned, tanned or freckled Squeeze the juice of two lemons into a bottle containing three ounces of Orchard White, shake well, and you have a quarter pint of the best freckle, sunburn and tan lotion, and complexion beautifier at very, very small cost. Your grocer has the lemons and any drug store or toilet counter will supply three ounces of Orchard White for a few cents. Massage this sweetly fragrant lotion into the face, neck, arms and hands each day and see how freckles, sunburn, windburn and tan disappear and how clear, soft and white the skin becomes. Yes! It is harmless Adv. A DRUGGIST SAID: I have traded with one cleaner for about 25 years and they have always "made good." I have heard that the Carey Clean ing; Co. do excellent vork, but I have no reason to change. No room for argu ment there. But remember, if you do make a change, that the Carey Cleaning Co. does excellent work. Neckties Cleaned 10c The Inn at Okoboji Fifteenth Season Under Same Management. Special Attention to Automobile Parties. Callender ic Jaquith. Bell-ans Absolutely Removes Indigestion. Druggists' refund money if it fails. 25c Bloody Criminal h Delivered to T. Flynn; It' 8 Big German Flag A large German flag hangs in the office of United States Marshall Flynn. The big flag is nailed into a long, bare wooden coffin and never will be unfurled in the land of the free and the home of the brave. It will be dumped into a dishonorable grave for the red is stained with the blood of Belgium; the white sug gests the "scraps of paper" of a double crossing government; the black is a bit of the heart of Ger many. The flag is said to be the largest in captivity and was sent to United States Marshal Flynn by W. A. Brown, sheriff of Stanton county, who decided that "no more bloody criminal was ever delivered to the custody of United States officials." Omaha Headquarters For One of Plants For War Industries Manufacturers in Omaha and heads of the larger industrial plants through out Nebraska today appeared in Kan sas City lor a conference with Frank lin D. Crabbs, regional industrial di rector. To enable the government tc deter mine what the factories of this trade rone can produce and how many plants can be turned from nonessen tial to essential war production, rep resentative manufactirers from Kan sas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Utah, Col orado, Wyoming, Northern New Mex ico and western Missouri are in ses sion there. Omaha was made the headquarters of one of the subregional districts, it including Nebraska. Iowan One of Two Killed When Plane ' ' Tumbles in Flames Fort Worth. Tex.. July 1 Lt. William De C. Ravenatl, jr., of Wash ington, D. C, and Corp. Kay L. Ban ning of Cresco; la., stationed at Hicks aviation field here, were killed today when the airplanpe in, which they were ying fell in ames. Minneapolis Newspapers Make Advance in Prices Minneapolis, Minn.; July 1. -The Minneapolis Journal the Evening Tribune and Daily News, today in creased prices of their papers from 1 to 2 cents. The Minneapolis Morning Tribune recently increased its price from 1 to 2 cents. The Sunday issues of the Journal and Tribune will be 6 cents instead of 5 cents, hereafter. Grand Island Head :ters' v nuiu oi. jug iu iviuiyavuiv. , St. Joseph,' Mo., July 1. (Specia' -Telegram.) The general offices of tl Grand Island railroad were moved to night from St. Joseph to Marysville . Kan. This announcement was" madt today by W. M. JefferS of thUnior Pacific and t Grand . Isiandf roads Marysville will become the centra, point fof all-business of the two roads in this section. The reason for the change is tin demand for efficiency and the neces sity of combining the branches " o the two roads under, a central hejd . The loss to St. Joseph is a heavy on President Nominates Tedrow U. S. Attorney in Colorado Washington, July 1. President Wilson today nominated Harry Ted row of Denver as federal attorney for the district of Colorado. . ; lures EVERYBODY STORE" Monday, July 1, 1918- -STORE NEWS FOR TUESDAY- -Phone Douglas 137 ON THE SQUARE AT THE ELEVATOR Boys9 Wash Suits $1.50 to $2.95 An assortment of wash Suits for boys. A variety of styles from which to choose, ages 2 to 8 years. The materials are Galatea, K i n d e r g arten Cloth, Chambray, Madras, Per cales, Etc. All colors, in stripes, figures and plain. Priced for Tuesday, from $1.50 to $2.95. 8urfis-Nash Co. Main Flooi Hags for the"4th" AS every loyal American should display the colors o n Independence Day, Thursday we have arranged for your selection a special display of American flags, as well as those of the allies. American flags, 5c to $39.50. American silk flags,, 5c to $60.00. Allied flags, including Brit ish, French, Italian and Bel gian, 25c. Burg ess-Nash Co. Down Stairs Stor. You Vrill Find These WASH SKIRTS Wonderful Values at $1.47 I MANY pretty styles to select from, made from such materials as gabardine, eith er plain or self stripe, piques. Also white and tan grounds, with colored figures and stripes. Regular sizes 23 to 30 waist measure. Smartly trimmed with buttons; some have pockets, some without. Remarkable values at $1.47. Bur.ss-Nash Co. Down Stairs Stor Continuing Our Clearaway Sale Of SPORTING GOODS , Featuring for Tuesday goods that will be of interest to those preparing for the "fourth" a day of fishing, tennis, golf, base ball, croquet, etc. Tennis Rackets 20 Off A wide assortment embrac ing tennis raquets, nets, balls and raquet covers. Fishing Tackle About 25 Off Everything a fisher needs, rods of all kinds, tackle boxes, baits, lines, hooks, etc. Golf Clubs 25 Off Of great interest to golfers is this sale of clubs, includ ing all kinds, balls and golf bags. Croquet Sets Off Everyone likes to play cro quet, and sets o 4, 6 and, 8 balls have been reduced, one fourth off regular price. , THRU the NEW ERA CLUB Plan We Will Deliver a "Standard" Rotary Sewing Machine for a Five Cent First Payment The plan is simple, safe and helpful. It gives you the best Sewing Machine in America at less than usual cash price and in the easiest way yet devised. The Standard Rotary is the lightest, the fastest and the easiest-running Sewing Machine to operate in the world. It has a score of advantages such as the "sit-straight" idea, lock and chain stitch device. Every woman should have one NOW. Cash Dividends Anticipating the final payments, pay them in advance, and for each final payment you pay or take up in advance you get a 10 cash dividend. In this way you can save for yourself $3.80 extra on this $39.00 Standard Rotary in cash dividends alone. You can pay as n-.v::h cash as you please. 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