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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 10, 1918)
THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1918. NEBRASKA'S BIG FINANCIAL YEAR MAUPirrs view Publicity Representative Re ports Crops Looking Fine, Com Clean and Growing, After Long Trip. From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, July 9. (Special.) "After completing a 1,500-mile automobile tour of western and northwestern Nebraska, I am convinced that this is to be Nebraska's greatest year finan cially," remarked Will Maupin of the publicity bureau. "The work of fin ishir.g up the series of motion pic tures for. the bureau's 'Nebraska at Work' series carried me through cen tral, western and northwestern Ne braska. The crops were looking fine. Corn never looked better nor cleaner at this time of year, and despite untoward conditions the wheat . crop is turning out much better than expected two or three weeks ago. The wheat increase in western Ne braska will go a long way towards making good whatever shortage there may be in the east end. "I drove several hundred miles 'through the 'sandhill' sections, and never have I seen them in better shape. They have had more rain than usual, and as a result the range is excellent and the cattle in prime con dition. An unusual amount of hay is being put up, too. Nebraska's Greatest Year. "There is every indication that from a monetary standpoint this is Ne braska's grea. year. And it is won derful the way Nebraskans are 'com ing across' for war activities. The day before the Fourth we drove by Ewing school house, half way be tween Long Pine and Burwell, and found a little army of people pre paring for a celebration, under the auspices of the Red Cross. With the exception of the school house there wasn't a buiMing in sight for miles nothing but the grass-clad sand hills. But the people there told us that they expected not less than 1,500 people at the celebration. 'We'll put two or three thousand dollars into our Red Cross fund, too,' they assured us. We rode from Bufwell to St. Paul in a sea of mud, for a heavy rainstorm preceded us, doing im- mense good to a wide area. "As our motion picture party had to work on the Fourth we celebrated Monday by spending the day at Dewey lake, Cherry county. If Ne braskans knew what fine fishing that lake affords they would not bother with Minnesota and Wisconsin for sport. ' Lincoln people can drive to the lake easily in two days, stopping over night at Burwell. The shortest and best road is to Grand Island, thence north through Ord, Burwell and Long Pine, thence to Wood lake and from there to Dewey lake. The worst feature of the journey will be opening the gates, for most of the roads leads through cattle ranches'. Considerable sand will be encounter ed, but any good car can make it easily. Omaha tourists should go by the way of O'Neill and Norfolk. Prairie Chickens Plentiful. "I know nothing about the game laws as applied to birds, but I do know that we scared up hundreds of prairie chickens coming through the sandhills, if that will give any com , fort to those who love the gun and ' dog. "One hears little of politics and much of war in traveling about Ne braska today. Service flags are to be seen everywhere, and in every lit tle city and village the first thing one hears is the activity of the wo men in Red Cross work. The one, thing that impressed-me most on the whole journey was the abounding prosperity of Nebraska and the mag nificent part this good state is play ing in the war, game. In addition to furnishing more than her quota of soldiers and sailors, Nebraska is furnishing more than her quota of money and foodstuffs and 'food will win the war.' " Hog Cholera Expert Goes To State Capital to Reside Tecumseh, Neb., July 9. (Special.) Dr. D. W. Hurst, who has had charge of the work in hog cholera eradication for the government in Johnson county, has moved his family to Lincoln, and will be give, new ter ritory, Johnson county was the first in the state to receive the government aid. and the outcome of the work was remarkable. It is expected to put this county under the direction of a gov ernment veterinarian at either Au burn or Beatrice. Tecumseh's fire department is now equipped with a modern motor truck. Mayor Harry S. Villars and Fire Chief C. M. Shaw bought the rig in Omaha. It is six-cylinder, 60-horse power. Two West Point Men, Held on Auto Theft Charge, Bound Over - Harry Platner and Frank Fiese, garage proprietor, both of West Point, Neb., who wer. taken into cus tody following the recovery of a num ber of stolen automobiles in that town a week ago. and who are alleged by police to be the "receiving end" of a gang of auto thieves, were given a preliminary hearing in police court Tuesday morning and were bound over to the district court under $1,000 bonds. They are charged with re ceiving the stolen autos belonging to A. T. Amluxen, 1302 Spruce street, Omaha, and 11 other j eople. Seek Plan to Aid Soldiers Who Are Crippled in War Lincoln, July 9. (Special.) State Superintendent W. H. Clemmons and Director J. A. Fulner of the voca tional training department left for Washington, where they will meet with other state superintendents and vocational directors for the M purpose V0f arranging for some plan for taking care of the crippled soldiers after the war and prepare an educational program for the dif ferent states. Files for Representative. Lincoln, July 9. (Special.) Wat son L. Purdy has filed for the demo cratic nomination for state representa tive from the 25th district, composed of the counties of Platte and Madison MONEY RAISED BY "HOHPART LEAGUE Smith Suggests That It Be Turned Over to Red Cross or Given Back v the Farmers. Kearney, Neb., July 8. To the Edi tor of The Bee: It is gratifying to those of us who have been opposed to the methods of organization of the Nonpartisan league, to know that they have agreed to withdraw Evans, the state manager, and Olsen, the as sistant manager, and all non-resident organizers from the state and turn the organization over to the farmers of Nebraska. The Nonpartisan league is to hold its state convention in Lincoln on Wednesday, July 10. There is one point which I want to call tothe at tention of this convention. As chair man of the executive committee, Mr. Ream, in an address at a large public meeting held in Lincoln on May 1 last, stated that the Nonpartisan league is a distinct political party. If the statements made by the league of ficers in the recent suit in Lincoln are true, that they have 20.000 members in this state, then it is easy to figure out that at $16 per member they have raised a fund of $220,000 in Nebraska. Can the farmers of Nebraska, whether league members or others, afford to pass this over lightly? Farmers, can you afford to have it said in time to come that the farmers of Nebraska raised a larger political slush fund than the breweries or hell holes of corruption ever dreamed of in their palmiest days of boodle and corrup tion in politics? Now farmer league members, if the whole business has been turned over to you and the fellows higher up who have been charged with disloyalty have washed their hands of the whole business, then all of this money will of course, be turned over to you. I say, and the farmers of Nebraska will say, that a strict accounting of this fund of nearly a half million dol lars must be made. If you do not de mand this accounting, get it and pub lish it, you will be subject to censure. The statement should be complete and itemized showing the exact amount every man has received and the amount now on hand. I am opposed and Nebraska farm ers as a whole are opposed to using such a gigantic fund in Nebraska poli tics and would suggest that the larger part of the unexpended balance, which must be very large, be either prorated back to the farmers who have paid it or, better still, that it be turned over to the Red Cross. While the great objection against the organizers of the Nonpartisan league in Nebraska at this time has been the attitude of its leaders on pa triotic questions, yet the plan of rais ing so much money to be spent in a political campaign has cast suspicion and discredit upon the organization. OG. SMITH. Pay $1,500 for Substitute Pastor; Regular One in War Beatrice, Neb., July 9. (Special.) At a congregational meeting of the Presbyterian church Sunday after noon, $1,500 was raised to pay the salary of a minister during the ab sence of the regular pastor, Rev. Edgar Lucas, who leaves in a few days to do Young Men's Christian association work in France. The county Young Men's Christian association held a meeting in the city, which was addressed by Hervey Smith of Omaha, state secretary, and C. W. Pugsley, editor of the Nebraska Farmer. Plans for the year's work were made at the session. Virginia and Other Districts Bond Consolidated School Beatrice, Neb., July 9. (Specials Virginia and a number of other dis tricts near that town have voted $50, 000 bonds for the erection of a con solidated school building. Material is now being received for the new consolidated school building near Holmesville, which is to cost $40,000. John Wheeling, a farmer living near Lanham, sustained a painful injury to his left eye. He was driving a nail into a board when the top flew off and struck his glasses, a piece of which was driven into the eyeball. J. W. Tamplin Sells Tekamah Journal; Goes to California Lincoln, July 9. (Special.) J. W. Tamplin of Tekamah is in the city to day visiting with his family at the home of Assistant State Superintend ent A. H. Dixon. Mr. Tamplin has sold the Tekamah Journal and is moving to California to spend his days in ease and com fort, while his son, William, will com plete his education at Leland Stan ford university. They are making the trip by automobjle. Twenty-two Counties Show $7,380,381 Increased Value Lincoln, July 9. (Special.) Twenty-two of the 93 counties of the state have reported their valuation to Secre tary O. A. Bernecker of the state board of assessment, showing an in crease over last year's assessed val uation of $7,380,831. The total valua tion of these counties is reported at $105771.874 this vear as acainst $98.- $91,043 in 1917. Rehearing Denied in U. P. Case Lincoln, July 9. (Special.) Re hearing has been denied in the su preme court in a suit brought by An ton Eskelsen against the Union Pa cific railroad under the employers' lia bility act, in which a judgment was secured against the railroad, which ap plied for a rehearing before the dis trict court, which was denied. The higher court sustained the verdict of the lower court. Obituaries Mrs. May Wood Denne, formerly of Beatrice, died at her home at Atlan tic, la, Mrs. Denne graduated from the Beatrice High school and later taught In the city schools. She is survived by her husband and three children. MRS. JANE MARIAH CROLY, a pioneer of Beatrice, died in that city, aged 12 years. She is survived by a number of children, her husband hav ing died a few years ago. Father Wolr Buried from Grand Island Cathedral Tuesday morning the body of the Very Reverend W. Wolf of Grand Island, one of Nebraska's much be loved pioneer priests, was laid at rest in the Grand Island cemetery. At 9:30 the pontifical requiem mass was celebrated by the Right Reverend Bishop James A. Duffy of the diocese of Grand Island, who was assisted by Revs. Father Grobe of St. Charles, Neb., and Father Wolf of St. Bene dict, la., cousins of the deceased. The body of Father Wolf lay in state in St. Mary's cathedral Monday night, and during the early hours of the night a constant stream of friends passed through the cathedral to view for the last time the pleasant face of one of whom it may truly be said: "All who knew him were his friends." Fourth degree Knights of Columbus were on guard during the night. The cathedral in which the body lay was erected under the supervision of Father Wolf in 1888-1889. Father Wolf was educated in Mil waukee for the priesthood, complet ing his full course of theological studies at St. Francis' Theological seminary. He was ordained there for the vicariate of Nebraska on June 27, 1880. He was made assistant to the pastor of O'Connor parish, in Greeley county, where he" served for a year. He then became pastor in Friend and Crete, in Saline county. On October 9, 1886, he entered upon his duties as pastor at Grand Island, being made dean of the largest deanery in respect of territory in the world, on March 1, 1887. Under the leadership of Father Wolf, the Grand Island parish of a few families worshiping in a little wooden church has grown to its pres ent membership of nearly 200 families, with a fine brick and stone church now cathedral a fine pastor's resi dence, and a good parochial school and sisters' residence, all located in a group on three-quarters of a block of ground in the heart of the city. The death of Father Wolf terminat ed a period of more than 38 years of zealous, active service in the work of the church in Nebraska. Threshermen Pledge Labor $5 Per Day, Ask War Time Prohibition Columbus, Neb., July 9. (Special.) Threshermen of Platte, county, in convention at Platte Center, favored war-time prohibition as a means of conserving the food grains of the country. They unanimously adopted the following resolution, pledging to avoid waste of grain in threshing, and asking the Nebraska representatives in congress to act to save grain now being destroyed in the manufacturing of liquor: "We, the Platte county thresher men, in convention assembled, realize the absolute necessity of saving and supplying all the grain possible for our country's need during this war; therefore, "Be it resolved, That we will do our utmost to save and see that no grain of any description is destroyed or goes to waste, by keeping our ma chines in a first-class and efficient working condition; also, "Be it resolved, That while we are working to the best of our ability to save food grains for our nation, we ask congress to pass a law prohibiting grain being destroyed every month "That we threshermen do hereby agree to pay for our labor in oper ating our machines the price of $5 per day. We also agree to thresh the farmers' grain, furnish coal and oil, for a price not to exceed 5 cents per bushel for oats and barley and 7 cents per bushel for wheat. These prices are to be based on an average crop of grain, the average crop to be taken at 30 bushels of oats and from 12 to 15 bushels of wheat to the acre." Finding Skeleton Near Columbus Revives Old Story of Disappearance Columbus, Neb., July 9. (Special.) A human skeleton in . a sitting posture, with head bent forward, buried at a depth of three feet, was discovered while digging a sewer ditch 15 miles northwest of this city. The discovery gave rise to consid able speculation. Dr. A. A. Bald was called to examine the skeleton, and he concluded that it was the remains of a white person, as the cheek bones were lower and not so prominent as those of an Indian. One of the oldest settlers of that community recalls that in the very early days of the county's history, two men lived near the place, one of whom disappeared in a manner that was never satisfactorily ex plained. Another theory is that the body of a white woman, who was killed by the Indians a long time ago, may have been buried there. W. C. Dorsey Files for Judge . On Nonpartisan Ticket Lincoln, July 9. (Special.) Wil liam C. Dorsey, former member of the legislature from Franklin county, and who was appointed district judge for a new district created by the leg islature, has filed on the nonpartisan ticket for nomination for the position he now holds. Watson L. Purdy of Madison has filed for the democratic nomination for state representative for the 26th district, composed of the counties of Platte and Madison, represented in the last session by R. C. Regan of Platte. Metcalfe and Manahan Will Address Nonpartisans Lincoln, Neb., July 9. (Special.) The Nonpartisan league has placed rm if nrnirram fnr ita star rnnvn. - - - f -i - - - - , . . tion tomorrow a representative of the state Council ot Delense tor the open ing address of the state convention. Wrm tht cnpat'ff will hp lina tint been given out officially by the State council or ueiense, Dut ii is Known that Mr. Metcalfe will be selected hv ttl rmmril Tatnpo fanalian ii already on the program for the league. -TM . . .1 . xne convention win meet ai ine city auditorium in Lincoln. Fined One Hundred Eollars. Beatrice, Neb., July 9. (Specials Ben Robinson and Will Becks, two colored men, were fined $100 and costs each by Judge Ellis on the charge of selling liquor to Eli Mc Mains of this city, who is serving 60 days in the county jail for being in toxicated. The case was appealed to the district court. An automobile belonging to Claude Floyd, which was stolen from the driving park, was found in a weed patch in an out-of-the-way place in Weit But'iw STATE WAR WORK WINS ADMIRATION OF ALjJMERICA Frank Judson Declares This a Fact on Return From Red Cross Mission in Washington. Nebraska has won the respect and admiration of the entire United States, declares Frank W. Judson, who has just returned from Washing ton, where he was called to consult on Red Cross matters. "People in the east used to think of Nebraskas as wild and wooly, but now they think of it as the first state in the union in war relief work," said Mr. Judson, "and it is remarkable what a change one observes in the at titude of the eastern people when Ne braska is mentioned." Everywhere Mr. Judson went he found the people talking of the wealth and generosity of Nebraskans. "The people of this state have given Ne braska' the best advertising possible," declared Mr. Judson, "and the best of it is they did so without the least thought of advertising, but because they were fired by a spirit of pa triotism." Mr. Judson, when he answered the call to Washington, was offered one of the highest positions in the asso ciation, that of looking after the Red Cross work at the cantonment camps. This work is volunteer work, as is the position Mr. Judson now holds. It would keep him constantly on the road, visiting one cantonment camp after another, and for personal rea sons, Mr. Judson felt compelled to decline the honor for the present, H. D. Gibson, formerly general manager of the Red Cross, is leaiing for France and will have charge of all work of the association there. His place will be taken by George Scott, general manager of the American Steel company. It was with Mr. Scott that Mr. Judson consulted, as he is now acting general manager of the Red Cross. Color Blindness Held Not Complete Loss of Sight in Omaha Case From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln," Neb., July 9. (Special.) "Ope who is color blind, but whose vision in other respects is unimpaired has not suffered complete and per manent loss of sight of both eyes," according to the opinion of the state supreme court, which reverses the Douglas county district court judg ment in a case brought by John Kane against the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen to recover insurance be cause of loss of his job from "color blindness." The high court rules that the trial court erred in instructing the jury that under the laws of this state color blindness constituted the loss of sight of both eyes. I Build 23 Ships Washington, Julv 9 Completion of 23 ships of 122771 dead weight tons in the first week of July made a total of 223 vessels built under the direction of the shipping board. Their aggregate tonnage is 1,415,022. WOMEN ! MOTHERS! DAUGHTERS.! M 3 MM ft U- V" u-s wJn j 1 I i i I ifTTrTTllff1(FTTTTW;Tt . Do You Realize The Importance of This m tm v at 3 mt ar iw -w m Merchandise that you want right now, at prices actually below the wholesale market quotations A month from now you will congratulate yourself cqi your good judgment in buying what you need now The July Clearance Sale brings OPPORTUNITY to everyone and vain regrets later on will not bring back the savings you might make right now. There has never been a time when this annual Mid-Summer Event meant as much to you. PROFIT BY IT. Laces and Embroideries Little Priced For This July Clearance Sale No need to say anything but price these items speak for themselves. ' 25c Camisole Lace Edges 15c 10c Val Laces and Insertions 5c 50c Metallic Laces 23c 15c Cotton Cluny Laces 5c 50c Shadow Lace Flouncings 23c 5c Val Lace Edgings . . . .- 2c The Embroideries 25c Longcloth and Swiss 50c Voile Flouncings and i $1.50 Imported Organdie Embroideries 12Vssc I Allovers 19c Flouncings 98c Main Floor. White Goods-Extraordinary Offerings Just Three Items, But Each Exceptional Have you noted the increase in the prices of White Fabrics do you know that if we were to go into the market and repurchase these same mate rials we would pay more than we ask of you? That's the whole story. Printed Flaxom, 18c Yard Printed Flaxon, white ground, in stripes, florals, dots and solid colors; 27 inches wide and ex ceptional value in this July Clearance Sale.' Long Cloth, at $2.29 Bolt Our No. 200 Imperial Chamois finish Long Cloth, 12-yard bolts, 36 inches wide, a bolt, $2.29. Basement. Silk and Cotton Fabrics, 19c 86-lnch finest quality Bro caded Silk and Cotton mate rial; white and tan ground; a splendid fabric for draperies, kimonos, linings, smocks, etc. VoiTwho lire cinly: ate pale, haggard nd worn; net .vena m irritable; ho are subject 'to 6ti of melan 'choly or' the L"blues" get ,'your blood, 'examined for iron deficiency. Nuiatstf Iron taken three tines a dav after meals will jricreate you strength and en; derance in two weeks time in many cases. r.eranana King, m, v.. ny im a rat fin oa.n btomt fiwtntM praenna w ivni ulauk.a una ova, atrial MU, a 11 Towels at Very Lowest Prices This July Clearance Sale brings exceptional values from the Linen Depart ment in exceptionally good towels. The woman who would save judiciously will buy liberally of these offerings as the condition of the cotton market almost guarantees that no such prices as these will prevail for many months and perhaps it may bexa matter of years. Towels, at 9c Full bleached, hemmed ends, in the soft finished bird'seye weave, a 12V4c number, special, ea., He Towels, at 19c Hemstitched ends, fancy red borders, buck towels; a very remarkable offering for the July Clear ance Sale 19c Towels, at 15c Full bleached, hemmed ends, fancy colored borders also full bleached Turkish Towels, each... 15c Towels, at 35c ' One lot of fancy colored Turkish Towels, hemmed ends, heavy quality, soft and absorbent kind; a 50c value, special, each 35c Note the remarkable showing in the 16th Street Window of Turkish and Huck Towels at the following prices: Turkish Towels, 29c, 39c, and 49c Huck Towels, 15c, 19c and 25c Main Floor. No Excuse for Going Without a Hammock When You Can Get One at These Prices We have taken two groups of Hammocks and repriced them this way for this July Clearance Sale: Hammocks worth $1.50 and $2.00, go at 99c Hammocks worth $3.00 and $4.00, go at $1.98 , This is a lot that we purchased at a concession Hammocks that have gone sky-rocketing in price recently they'll go in a giffy at these prices. Third Floor. Rugs in the July Clearance Sale At Greatly Diminished Prices TO GET Floor Coverings . and good Floor Coverings at anything under the almost prohibitive present day market prices, is like finding money and if it were not for the fact that we bought these Rugs months and months ago, and are basing our prices on the figures we purchased them for you would have to pay the full prices- 27x54-inch Rag Rugs, regularly $1.50, now 98c 27x54-inch Axminster, regularly $4.50, now ..$2.49 36-inch Axminister Rugs, regularly $6.50, now $4.49 Fiber Rugs for Bedrooms, Living Rooms and Dining Rooms 6x9 feet, regularly $7.50, at j .$6.75 7 feet 6x9 feet, regularly $9.00, .at $7.50 8 feet 3x10 feet 6. reg. $12, at. . . .$9.93 9x12 feet, regularly $15.00, at. . . .$11.98 And This Very Special Offering We have made up quite an assortment of Stock Rugs in several sizes from excellent carpetings. These Rugs are without borders but are all splendid wearing weaves priced away below actual value. Third Floor. r Take a Small Victrola Vrith You On the Vacation or Travel Trip You can carry it about as baggage and it will afford you endless pleas ure. Let us supply you with a Portable Victrola and a choice selection of records. For Wednesday We Offer Two Combinations Packed, Ready for Shipping. . OtdCd ASmall Victrola and 12 selection $27M Outfit B Portable Vwtrok and 10 selections, $36.75 Main Floor, Pompeian Room.