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f THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1918. NONPARTISANS . PIFflfiF I (IVAI TY AT CONVENTION R. L Metcalfe of Council of Defense Speaks Against , Attempt to Array Class ' Against Class. ; From a Staff Correspondent Lincoln, Neb., July 10. (Special Telegram.) Something like 100 dele gates were present when the Non partisan state convention opened its session here this morning, while the attendance of spectators increased the crowd to about 250. Rev. Mr. Spalding of Lincoln spoke the in. vocation and the crowd sang "Amer ica." J, P. Ream, the new head of the or ganisation, introduced Mayor Miller, whs told the delegates that their or ganization was all right, just so long as it was in hearty sympathy with the winning of the war and did not array one people against the other, for which he was applauded. W. J. Taylor of Custer county re sponded and said that the situation called for serious thinking and that the one real of every man should be to win the war and cut out waste and profiteering. senting the State Council of Defense, spoke at some length on the proposi tion of division of sentiment, ana de clared mar mere snouio uo no ai temnt to array the men of the coun try against the men of the town. He said that an effort should be made i to keep out from any organization large numbers of German people and cited the case of the petition to the governor asking Metcalfe s removal from the Council of Defense, wMich, he said, was composed of nine-tenths German names. His address was loud ly applauded. r H- Platform Adopted. A platform pledging support to the- nation in prosecuting the war, anJ favoring government ownership of railroads, telegraph and telephone lines, together with federal control of all corporations through a system of licensing was adopted. The platform petitions the president and congress to fix prices for the things farmers aud producers must buy by regulating the. products of packers and millers and other industries "in which it has been shown by the federal trade com mission that profiteering still runs rampant" v , As' to War Aims. "rL j i - i: 4nc ucciurauun renaming war aims is as follows: "We declare that the winning of the war to make the world safe for de mocracy is of paramount importance, and to this end we pledge our lives and our fortunes to our country and President Wilson in his noble stand for liberty and human rights. "We heartily and unequivocally en dorse the high and noble purposes of President Wilson as expressed in all his messages and in his declaration of war aims and terms of peace. "The Nonpartisan league has from the time of our entry into the war contended for the conscription of men to fight the war and the conscription of wealth to finance the war, therefore we can and do consistenly and whole heartedly endorse the declaration of President Wilson for higher taxes up on incomes, excess war profits and luxuries. Realizing as we do that the win fiing of the war depends as much up. on food and materials as it does upon soldiersj we pledge ourselves to do everything in our power in the pro duction and conservation of foodstuffs and materials to support our allies , and our boys in the trenches. "We further urge that the farmers continue their splendid efforts in the support of increased food production and conservation to liberty bonds. Ked Cross and other war activities. Must Whip Autocracy. "We fully realize that the task con fronting the American people today is the defeat of German military auto cracy and the preservation of democ racy, and we desire to do everything possible to assist in the great task.3 "We extend the hand of fellowship co-operation and pledge our candi dates to the faithful service of the workers on the farm, in the shop, the railroads, the mines and the forests. "Nebraska has sufljicient water power $o supply every inhabitant with electric light and power at cost. We favor the development of this by the state and are opposed to having this mighty resource get into private hands. , ' "We ask a more workable, initiative and referendum and demand the re call so unfaithful public servants may be quickly shorn ot their enforce ment "We favor government ownership nt railroads, telegraph and telephone lines and all public utilities which are monopolistic in this nature. All other corporations should be under govern ment control by the system of licen sing, in which a possible revocation of license would insure proper regula tion and control by the gvernment to the end that extortion and profiteer ing might be eliminated." Afternoon Session. At the opening the convention in the afternoon, Chairman Ream told the reason the Nonpartisan league had come to Nebraska, saying that it was upon invitation ot farmers belonging to the Farmers' union. Jame3 Manahan of Minnesota, who lived in Nebraska several years ago, addressed the meeting. He said that people in general didiPt know "beans" when it came to voting, because they did not know what law really meant. He said that when he ran for con gress in the first Nebraska district as a candidate of the democrats, popu lists' and), free silver republicans, he was no more fit to be a congressman than the fellows who are now run ning. r -... - , ... Manahan attacked the packers for the large amount of money spent for advertising in recent papers of the country and made an especial attick upon the Star of this city and its principal owner. Mr. Gooch. He fol lowed with a denunciation of the grain exchange. Operate on Sanday. Rochester, Minn., July 10. William A- Sunday the evangelist, was per. ated on for hernia at a local sanitar ium today. It was . announced that the operation had been successful Germans Plot to Incite Rebellion in South Africa VstXi-lIKI BOTHA Premier Botha, of the Union of South Africa, has issued a statement declaring that German agents are at work in South Africa, and that they are stirring up strife among the na tives and Europeans. It was only through prompt military and police measures that serious loss of life was prevented. He declared that no "means or methods were too despic able" for the plotters so long as they can attain tfffcir object. Women Go to G. 0. P. -Convention at Broken Bow; McKelvie Speaks Broken Bow, Neb., July 10. (Special Telegram.) The republican county convention was held here to day and named twenty delegates to the state convention. It was the first county convention in the state to invite the women to participate, and delegates were present from all jvei the county. The convention was addrssed by S. R. McKelvie. republi can candidate for governor, Mrs. C. VV. Watson, of Lincoln, and II L. Wilson, of Broken Bow. The resolu tions endorsed the war, woman suff rage, national prohibition and short terms for office. D. M. Amsberry of Broken Bow was endorsed by '.he convention for secretary of state. Burlington Superintendent On State Defense Council Lincoln, Neb., July 10. (Special.) N. C. Allen, superintendent of the Burlington with offices in Omaha, has been appointed by Governor Neville a member of the Nebraska State Council of Defense to succeed George Brophy, of that city, who is retiring. The latter tendered his resignation because he is leaving the state. Bro phy formerly was superintendent of a Nebraska division of tiie Union Pa cific, with headquarters in Omaha. He recently was promoted and is moving to St. Joseph. Mr. Allen is named railroad repre sentative on the council, the act creat ing this state body providing that a railroad man.be selected as one of its members. Allen's son is in the service in France. F. O. Robinson lias jeen commis sioned chairman of the Cedar county Council of Defense to succeed W. C. Weston, who resigned to move to Omaha. Speaker Jackson Files As Candidate for Senate Lincoln, Neb., July 10. (Special.) Secretary of State Pool Wednesday received the personal filing of George Jackson of Nelson, who has served three terms in the Nebraska legisla ture, as democratic candidate for the state senate Jackson has served two terms as speaker of the hous. ' W. J. Watkins of Vanango, Neb., has filed on the democratic ticket as a candidate for representative from the Twentieth legislative district. John B. Killean of Fairbury made his personal filing Wednesday as a republican candidate for congress from the Fourth district. Pender Home Guard Shocks Crop of Rye After Supper Pender, Neb., July 10.-(Special.) The Pender home guard last eve ning, after supper, shocked a 30-acre field of rye for W. H. Campbell in 30 minutes. The guards have re solved to take care of the small grain and assist in every way to harvest the entire farm crop of this community, which is the best on the central aver. age that has been for years. Corn is especially promising. Wilson Refuses to Run; Will Support McKelvie Lincoln. Neb.. Tulv 10 fSnnriul i It is stated authoritatively that H H. Wilson, for whnm fttit irtft tt9t ! been in circulation to file h!m as a canaiciaie tor tne republican nomina- ' tion tor covernor. will nosihvplv re fuse to run and will announr hi im port of S. R. McKelvie for that posi tion. Insurance Agents Under "Work or Fight" Order Huron. S. D.. Tulv 10 Alt .Ki. bodied men engaged in seUinir insur ance are placed in the class of non esoential industries by the South Da kota Council of Defense in a supple mental order to its "work or fight" regulations Issued yesterday. State Board Agriculture Favors High Wheat Price Lincoln, Neb., July 10. (Special.) President Wilson is asked in a tele gram sent Wednesday morning by the Nebraska state board of agriculture to approve the proposed minimum price of $2.40 for 1918 wheat Southwestern Nebraska Visited by 2.64 Inches Rain Cambridge, Neb., July 10 (Special Telegram.) Southwestern Nebraska had a general rain last night, 2.64 inches falling at Cam bridge.' Home on Furlough. Palmer, Neb., July 'lO.-(Spccial.)-Dr. and Mrs. C S. Minnich are en joying a visit from their son, Thomas G, who is home on a 10-day furlough from Paris island, S. C , TWICE A TARGET CAUSES ARREST OF DRJLODGETT Ross Gowdy, Rock Island Road Agent at Dewitt Es capes Two Fusillades; Vet erinarian Under Bond. Beatrice, Neb., July 10. (Special.) Dr. H. L. Blodgett, a veterinarian of DeWitt, was arrested on the charge of shooting with intent to kill. l:; case was set for hearing July 22. and he was released on $2,000 bond. Dr. Blodgett had objected to Gowdy keeping company with one of his daughters and Monday evening when he met Gowdy on the street with the Blodgett girls the father, it is alleged, Struck Gowdy over the head with a cane. Gowdy escaped unhurt and started to run. when Blodnett. accord- Mv I i sifti-a .! ,Ur clmFa fit ! him, none of them taking effect. 1 ues day morning the shooting was re peated on the main street of DeWitt. Dr. 'Blodgett saw Gowdy aligntmg ircm an automobile and started to wards him. firing two shots at the young man who again escaped. Blod gett's arrest followed. He was taken to Wilber. where he was released on bend until the date of his preliminary hearing. Dr. Blodgett has been a resi dent of DeWitt for 20 years. Gowdy is a young man of good reputation in the community. Dewitt Farmer Reports Wheat Yield Over 30 Bushels Beatrice, Neb., July 10. (Special.) Frank Shumard, living three miles southeast of DeWitt, threshed his wheat crop and reports a yield of 3054 bushels to the acre. The grain tested 62 pounds to the bushel. Robert W. Devoe of Lincoln has accept an invitation to address the republican county convention, to be held in Beatrice on July IS to select delegates to the republican state con vention. Announcement was received here of the marriage of'Lt. Alfred Beck with of this city and Miss Helen Requartte of York, which took place at Deming, N. M., Tuesday. The bride is the daughter of Deputy Fire Warden Requartte, and the groom the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Beckwith of this city. Grand Island Insurance Firm Would Come to Omaha Lincoln, Neb., Ju!y 10. (Special.) The State Insurance board has ap proved the action of the Conserva tive Health and Accident Insurance company of Grand Island to change its insurance plan from'an assess ment to a legal reserve stock com pany and to move its home office to Omaha. The name of the firm is changed by the new articles to. The Great American Accident Insurance company. Briggs Asked to Wait. Lincoln, Neb., July 10. (Specials Land Commissioner Grant L. Shum way, in reply to a request from T. L. Briggs that he be allowed to de velop his million-dollar potash lake inwwestern Nebraska, asks him to withhold action until after the Ne braska supreme court makes decision. The district court of Lancaster coun ty in a test suit decided that Briggs, as agricultural lessee on the lake, was entitled to mineral rights. ftliliaillllli!llH.HIWMI Freight Charge Bonds Paid. By Consignees and Consignors RAILROADS will accept bonds, of the United States Fidelity & Guarantee company guar anteeing payment of same.' You will be requir ed to pay cash on presentation of freight bills. , This is in accordance with orders of Director. General of railroads, effective August 1st next. Make application at once to avoid delaj in deliv ery of freight. The company which has for years enjoyed the. largest surety business in America will be glad to serve you.. -:- -:- Resources over $17,000,000.00 Apply to office of B. L. BALDWIN & 917-918 First aitil!lll!IIMUilll.lti;lli;iU! Pro-German Ousted From Faculty of Dubuque College Dubuque, la., July 10. Frederick Schuchard, professor of drawing, was discharged from Dubuque col. lege, formerly St. Joseph's, this morning, after causing a sensation in the United States court room Tuesday. When asked to explain pro-German statements by United States Marshal Moore, Schuchard shouted: "I don't want to be an American citizen. I resign my citizenship. I owe America nothing. We will never find democracy anywhere else but in hell." Spectators threatened to attack him, but were restrained. Schu chard was born in New York and educated to the Lutheran ministry in Germany. Crop of Melons assured With bood 17- il XT P . vveamer near rremontithat would be congenial for Mavori Fremont, Neb., July 10. (Special.) Me!on growers of this vicinity say that the prospects for a bumper crop were never better at this season of the year. John Harrigan, successful grower, has a field of 20 arrea nd with favorable weather conditions he predicts a big yield. J. Albers received word that his younger brother. Albert H. Albers, had been made captain of the sanitary corps in France. Captain Albers went to France a year ago. He was in the government service before enlist ing in the army. Word was received of the mar riage at Santa Ana, Cal, of Miss Zoe Glidden, daughter of a former Fre mont implement dealer, and Lester Sumner of San Diego. Sprinkles Melon Vines With Arsenic: Cattle Are Dead Fremont, Neb., July 10. Special Telegram.) Five head of cattle be longing to Fred Tookey, northwest of Fremont, died from eating some- ining poisonous. 1 he stock had been turned into a feed lot that had grown up to weeds. A few weeks previous Mr. Tookey had used arsenic to sprinkle melon plants in the lot. A diagnosis by a veterinary surgeon re vealed symptoms of arsenic poisoning The cattle were valued at $100 each. Considerable damage has resulted to crops from attacks of crickets and grasshoppers and other insects in this vicinity. A 100-acre field of barley belonging to K. R. Ferrin, near North Bend, was badly eaten by crickets County Agent L. C. Christie has re ceived several calls for an effective method of combating the hoppers and other insects. Dtipartmrnt Ordrrg. Washington, July 10. Special Telegram.) Maliel L. Lorshbaugh, Brookings. S. I)., wae appointed cleric In the Interior depart ment. The following clerk, were appointed In the War department: Marie B. Barrett Charles City, Ja.; Telila R. Coafella, Fre mont, Neb.; Luren Bnope, Storm Lake. Ia. Rural letter carriers: Brunswick, Neb O. E. Holberg; Orchard, Neb., James L. Wlthee; Meckllng. S. D., Almons M. Keis ler. Captain Rufua W. Bishop, medlcat re serve corpa, ! assigned to active duty at Fort Dea Alolnes. Appointment of the following men as second lieutenants (military aeronautics) slnal corpa, National army, and their as signment to duty at Fort Omaha, are an nounced: Irving Brewster Allison, Maurice Ellsworth Northwall. First I.t. Grover S. Tracy. H4th field ar tillery, Is relieved from duty at Fort Omaha and will proceed to Join his proper organi sation for duty. Appointment of William Edward Huff man as second lleutanant (military aero nautlca) signal corpa, National army, and hla assignment to duty at Fort Omaha, la announced. Appointment of Sergt. Jay Allen Fax as second lieutenant, quartermaster corps. Na tional army, la announced. He will proceed without delay to Fort Des Moines. Lt. Joseph A. Tlnsman, sanitary corps. National army, is relieved from his duties at Camp Dodge and will proceed to Macon, fla. GENERAL AGENTS National Bank Building. j HITCHCOCK AT WORK FOR BERTH FOR DAHLMAN Senator Says He Is Casting About for Good Billet for Ex-Mayor, but Desirable Places Scarce. Washington Bureau of the Omaha Bee, 1311 G. Street. Washington, July 10. (Special Telegram.) Senator Hitchcock, con- j firming the story printed in The Bee of Sunday with reference to a fat job ; for ex-Mayor Dahlman, said that he i !had been casting about for a place! Dahlman. but as yet had not hit upon the exact location. He said gool places were not plentiful, and know ing before the appeal board in the thought he deserved a mighty goon billet. While he had not been sue cessful in fitting Jim a place, he was still on the hunt for it. Isaac Koneck. a Nebraska editor, is in Washington for a few days. Miss Margaret G. Hickey, an Omaha school teacher, on leave ot absence during the last year in Wash ington, completed her course at the Catholic university and was graduated today with the degree of A. B. She has taken up temporary work in the division of passports. State depar' tnent, for the summer. Many of th Omaha school teachers are in Wash ington doing war work on their va cations. Hugh Myers, a leading attorney of Omaha, spent the day in Washington on his way to South Carolina. E. C. Hodder. as attorney for Wil liam McRea, a homesteader in itest ern Nebraska, had an interesting hear int before the appeal board of the offices of the secretary of the in terior today, in connection with graz ing homestead entries. V. ri. Ciemmons, state superin tendent of instruction, and C. A. Ful mer, head of the vocational training bureau at Lincoln, are in Washington for a conference with the executive committee of the bureau of education. Ellis Good Says Nebraska Corn Crop is Best Ever Ellis Good, a prominent banker of Peru, and wife were in the city Wednesday. Mr. Good, who is one of the lead ing financiers of the state, had been urged by numerous friends to make the campaign for the, republican nomination for state treasurer, but he declined, for business reasons. However, he has filed for renom ination to the office of representative from Nemaha county, to which office he was elected by a large majority at the last state election. Mr., Good says that the small grain harvest is completed in his part of the state, and that while dry weather affected the yield, wheat is making from IS bushels upward. Corn never was as far advanced, nor has it looked better, in his recol lection than it does at the present time, and with a few more well dis tributed rains it will make the largest crop in years. U. S. Steel Orders. New York, July 10. Unfilled orders of the United States Steel corporation on June 29 were 8,918,866 tons, ac cording to the corporation's monthly statement issued today. This is an in crease of 581,243 tons, compared with flip orders on Mav 31. Phone COMPANY Lack of Coal May Stop Manufacture Of Malt Beverages Washington, July 10. Brewers were notified today by Fuel Ad ministrator Garfield they could not count on coal beyond that need.,, ed to use up the materials in the process of manufacture, including malt already manufactured. This action was taken. Dr. Garfield said, because of "the present coal trans poitatio and other shortages." Dr. Garfield disclosed that the order issued July 3, curtailing fuel for the productiou of beer, "near beer" and other beverages in which cereals are used, was the result of deliberations of a committee ap pointed by President Wilson to consider the reduction of activities in non-war industries to save the consumption of raw materials food, labor and transportation. The committee is composed of Bernard M. Baruch, chairman of the war industries board, Food Ad ministrator Hoover, Fuel Adminis trator Garfield and Vance McCor mick. chairman of the war trade board. Ship Building Under Ubor Board's No-Strike Policy Philadelphia, July 10. The emer gency fleet corporation announced to night it had adopted the labor policy formulated by the war labor confer ence board, as a component part of its program. Approximately 55,000 men under the jurisdiction of the corporation are affected. The principles and policies laid down by the war labor conference board in part are, that there should be no strikes or lockouts during the war, that employes and employers shall have the right to organize, that employers should not discharge work ers for membership in unions, that the workers should not use coercive measures to induce others to join their unions, that women shall receive equal pay for equal work, that the basic eight-hour day is recognized as applying in all cases in which exist ing law requires it, and wages to be fixed with due regard to labor standards and conditions. 107 Foe Airplanes Shot Down In Piave Battle By Italians Italian Army Headquarters, July 10. The air superiority of the en tente allies on the Austro-Italian front is indicated by the figures made public today dealing with the ten days' offensive of the Austro-Hun-garians last June. The allies, includ ing Ame ican pilots, operated 123 chaser planes and destroyed 107 Aus trian airplanes and seven observa tion balloons. The allies' losses were seven airplanes brought down in the enemy lines and three bal loons. Three allied pilots were killed, six v ere wounded and seven are missing. Three thousand observation pho tographs were taken and 5,000 bombs weighing 70 tons, were dropped by allied airmen. Italian observation balloons signal led nearly four thousand positions of enemy artillery and directed the fire of nearly one thousand guns. Wilson Confers With Leader of Russian Women Fighters Washington, July 10. Marie Botch- karova, colonel in the Russian army and former commander of the famous woman battalion of death, discussed Russian questions with President Wilson today. The conference was carried on through an interpreter. Douglas 271 Peddler Thrown Into Des Moines River for Boosting for Kaiser Fort Dodge, la., July 10. (Special Telegram.) Isaac Mikel, an Assyrian peddler, was attacked at Lehigh Tuesday and thrown into the Des Moines river. Citizens claimed Mikel made derogatory remaYks against the government, when asked why he did not go into the army. He was brought to Fort Dodge jail and after hearing released on bonds. Mikel has taken his first naturaliza tion papers. Lansing Denies Report U. S. Support Mexican Bandits Laredo, Tex., July 10. Secretary 1 ansing today telegraphed American Consul Sholes here that any state ment to the effect that this govern ment assists, sanctions or sympa thizes with any revolutionary move ment in Mexico is ungrounded an,d should be emphatically denied. The message resulted from reports spread by revolutionists that they were sup ported by the United States. ABLE TO WALK TO TOWN FUST TIME FOR THREE YEARS "I'll Praise Tanlac Long as 1 Live," Says Mrs. Smith; Gains Thirty-five Pounds. "I'll praise Tanlac the longest day f live for giving me back my health," said Mrs. B. W. Smith of 3113 Bur dette street, recently, when the spe cial Tanlac representative, who had heard of her remarkable recovery, called to ascertain the facts. "Eight years ago." continued Mrs. Smith, "I began suffering from stom ach trouble, loss of appetite and ner vousness. My head ached so at times it felt like it would jump from my shoulders. Then acute rheumatism got hold of me and pained me so I could not sleep. My feet, knee joints and elbows would swell terribly and the pain was almost unbearable. Be fore I took Tanlac I had not been up and about, nor able to go down town for three long years, and was in bed for ten months perfectly helpless, I was under treatment every day for three months and I tried everything until the bills got so big I dreaded to think of them, but I never got able to be out of bed but very little. "I suffered until I lost 35 pounds but I have gotten back every ounce of it since I began taking Tanlac. Pretty soon after I started on it my appe tite came back and I got so I could eat anything. My nerves got stronger and my pain commenced to get less. After the second bottle I felt much stronger and it wasn't long until I could get about the house and do my work. I haven't a pain of any kind now and my sleep is as sound and restful as a baby's. I am full of life and energy and feel fully able to go down town when I please, as I can walk and stay on mjc feet all day. In fact, I can do as much work as I ever could in my life, if not more, and I just feel so happy over what lanlac lias done for me that I want everybody tc know about it. I have told lots of people about it already and know many who are taking it on account of what it has done for me." "Tanlac is sold in Omaha by Sher man & McConnell Drug Co., corner 16th and Dodge Sts., 16th and Harney Sts., Owl Drug Co., 16th and Farnam Sts., Harvard Pharmacy, 24th and Farnam Sts., northeast corner i9th and Farnam Sts., West End Pharmacy, 49th and Dodge Sts., under the per sonal direction of a special Tanlr.c representative, and in South Omaha by Forrest & Meany Drug Co.--Adv. Due Soap eolotsWhile it means rimvOwn9avtkaW Altddin dyes delicate fabric sruits, lingerie, hosiery, inlant mnd ehil--no's tear. tte. Mo stairs on hsmia or bowl, Wah and Aladdin dyes tioss ud the work ia done. Takes But a Jiffy Makes that eld (tsmient ea (rood new ttr Aladdin Dye Soap praobc, thrift. 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