THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1U18.
Nebraska
NORMS MAKES NO
PREDICTION ON
PRIMARY FINISH
Congressman Lobeck li Capital
to Take Up Revenuo Mat
ters; Hitchcock "at Gal
linger Funeral.
Vash ngton Bureau Omaha Bee.
(- Wellington, Ajg. I9- (Special
Telegram.) Senator Norris returned
from Nebraska yesterday and was
present when the senate convened.
The senator had no prediction to
make of the result in tomorrow's sen
atorialpriniaries. He gave it as his
opinio"!? that it was impossible to te"ll
what was in the mind of the average
voter.
Representative Lobec was in the
house when that body convened to
day, having returned from O.naha
this morrning. Having no opposition,
Mr. Lobeck believed his duty was in
Washington to help pass the revenue
law. He thought Morehead would
get the democratic nomination for
senator and that Jefferis would win
the republican nomination for con
gress. Senator Hitchcock having been ap
pointed a member of the sena.e com
mittee to attend the funeral of Sena
tor Gallinger, which will be held
Wednesday, will not return to the
capital until Thursday.
Loans to Cattle Men.
A. F. Stryker, secretary of the
Omaha Live Stock exchange, con-1
lcrrea toaay wmi treasury omciais on
the question of extending aid to cartle
raisers who desire to ship young stock
from the dry regions of Texas to the
fertile fields of Nebraska.
Hrff ifnrf slinrt tinip Inane nnlv
were permitted to cattle raisers, but
the representations of Mr. Stryker
were received most cordially and it is
understood loans will be permited
to cattle raisers running a year in
stead of six months as how exists.
V. J. Foye of Omaha with Con
gressman Lobeck, held a short inter
view with Secretary McAdoo this
morning on the question of railroad
building and the possibility of de
mands being made for ties and lum
ber. F. V. Bacon, for years one of Oma
ha's leading business men, but tem
porarily retired, is in Washington to
see what the government can do with
a large factory he is interested in in
Pittsburgh. His automobile company
in Omaha iS at present engaged in
building trucks.
Pool Returns From
Kansas City, Where
Took Soldier Ballots
From a Staff Correspondent.
Lincoln, Aug. 19. (Special.)
Within 24 hours after their arrival at
the army automobile school at Kan
sas City, five hundred Nebraska draft
ed men had the opportunity to vote in
the state primary election. Secretary
of State Pool made a special trip to
. Kansas City Saturday and about half
of the 5U0 selects took advantage of
the chance.
The soldiers' votes will be returned
by mail, according to the law.
Soldiers' votes must be received
by the secretary of state not later
than midnight of election day.
Secretary Pool, J. B. Strode, of
'Lincoln and C. M. Hubner of Nebras
ka City, comprising the state election
commission, met Monday at Pool's
office to organize for the work of
counting the soldiers' and sailors'
votes, which will start Wednesday
morning.
Up until Monday noon about 1,800
soldiers' and sailors' ballots had come
back from all parts of the country.
Norfolk Women Organize
Emergency Militia Company
Norfolk, Neb., Aug. 19. (Special.)
A ladies military company has been
organized here with 30 members. Mrs.
M. E. Cooper, local police matron, is
heading the orangization and Frank
N. Beds, a captain of the volunteers
during the Spanish-American war, is
drillmaster. The girls are to wear
regulation uniforms and are to under
go regular infantry drills. This com
pany plans to learn how to sluot
rifles and be ready for an emergency.
Thirty girls have ben enrolled here
for nurse training, both in the army
and civilian branches. The enroll
ment is to close in about a week,
when at least 35 trainers'are expected
to be available for the call.
Nebraska Corn Crop Will Be
About Half of Normal
The Burlington's weekly crop re
sult militates rveDrasita corn will be
one-half of the normal crop. In the
southern and central portions of the
state com is said to have been serious
ly damaged by the drouth and hot
winds, but farther north conditions
are much better.
In the western part of the state the
potato crop promises to be fully up
to the average, but elsewhere it will
be short.
Recent rains everywhere in the
state except along the Missouri river
valley have revived pasturage.
Two Brainard Men Arrested
And Fined on Liquor Charge
Tecumseh, Neb., Aug. 19. (Spe
cial.) Two men, giving the names
6f Lee R. Chub and Herbert Coufal
of Brainard, were arested here on a
train by deputy sheriffs, with two
suitcases filled with liquor, some IS
quarts in alt. They pleaded guilty
to illegal possession and transporta
tion and were fined $200 each and
costs, amounting to $413.10 in all.
Fremont Man Promoted.
Frei..ont," Neb., Aug. 19. (Special
Telegram.) Dr. jnd Mrs. A. E.
Littlechild received"- word that their
son, Sergeant Earl Littlechild, for
nearly a year with the quartermaster
department at Fort Crook, has been
appointed assistant quartermaster and
is being transferred tp Camp Joseph
2 Johnston at Tannhamch, Pa.
A month ago Sergeant Littlechild left
Forf Crook to go to the quarter
master officers' training camp at
Camp Johnston near Jacksonville,
Fla. , j
St. Edward Soldier Gives
Life With Overseas Army
Waldo H. Crosier, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Crosier of St. "Edward,
was killed in action on the French
front July 17, He entered the service
September 19 and was first stationed
at Camp Funston with the draft
army. He was later transferred to a
machine gun company of the Fourth
infantry at Camp Stuart, Va., and ar-
rived in France with his regiment
April 16.
Shortly before his death he was
promoted to the rank of corporal. He
was 22 years of age. He was engaged
to wed Miss Nellie Frank of St. Ed
ward on his return from the front.
He is survived by his parents, three
sisters and one brrother.
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Germans Hamper Madison
County Defense Council
Norfolk, Neb.. Aug. 19. (Special.)
The Madison County Council oi De
fense is waging a war on the "Kais
erite.' A meeting of the council here
develops the fact that the work of
the council is being opposed by cer
tain German sympathizers, and ihese
are being rounded up and given heavy
penalties.
. One fanner whose name is not
given out. was fined $300 for refusing
to rent his farm to a farmer because
the renter was active in helping the
council of defense put on a patriotic
program in this county.
Another farmer who was brought
before the council admitted that he
is in favor of an imperial govern
ment for the United States. He told
the council members that he is a
member of the Nonpartisan league
and that if given the opportunity, he
will vote for a government similar
to that of Germany for this corntry.
His case is being referred to the
United States district attorney. This
farmer declared that he took out his
first naturalization papers enly re
cently and expected to vote in No
vember. The council is taking steps
toward cancelling those papers.
The council has also dis :overei that
an attempt is being made to hamper
the council's order to eliminate all
foreign languages in his county Min
isters of the gospel are being told that
Only people who do not understand
the English language will be al
lowed to attend private religious in
structiou.
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Madison County Plans
Assessment for Bonds
Norfolk. Neb., Aug. 19. (Special.)
The taking of a financial survey
throughout Madison county has be
gun in Oder to facilitate the support
to the fourth Liberty bond cam
paign. Every person over 21 years
of age is being asked to give a full
account of their finances, and also a
detailed statement as to how liber
ally they supported previous patriotic
campaigns. It is likely that an as
sessment system will be inaugurated
for future campaigns in this county.
Fire at Brainard.
Brainard, Neb., Aug. 19. (Special.)
Fire, of unknown origin destroyed
three frarfe business places of Joseph
Sedlak and for a while threatened the
business portion of town Sunday
morning. The two-story brick of
Bohumir Osmera. adjoining, took fire
several times, but was ont destroyed.
Federal Court at Norfolk.
Norfolk, ,Neb., Aug. 19. (Special.)
Federal court with Judge Wood
rough presiding, will open, here on
September 6 with a" docket of 22
criminal cases. The court will con
vene at Chadron on September 2.
A number of cases of espionage will
be taken up here. j
Father and Son Killed in
Sterling Auto Accident
Sterling. Neb., Aug. 19. (Special
Telegram.) Fred Steinkuhler and
son, 13 years of age, were killed
when he lost control of his automo
bile two miles from Sterling and
crashed into a 10-foot ditch Sunday
afternoon. His wife received a broken
leg, and daughter, lu years of age, a
broken collar bone in the accident.
Mr. Steinkuhler was rushed to Ster
ling and the son to a Lincoln hospital,
where they died. The injured were
cared for at the home of his brother.
The family was enroute to Sterling,
when the accident happened. Eight
children were in the car with their
parents and all were badly bruised.
Aged Minister and Wife
Go to Law Over Property
Fremont, Neb., Aug. 19. (Special
Telegram.) Hearing of the case of
Mrs. Eliza Sasseen atrainst the
Fidelity Trust company and officials
and others, to recover $17,000 in notes
and other securities was begun in dis
trict today. Judge George B. Thomas
of Columbus is on the bench. The
plaintiff alleges that undue influence
was used by the defendant company
officials in persuading her husband.
John R. Sasseen, retired Methodist
minister, to place his valuables with
the trust company after the plaintiff
aim' her husband had reached an
agreement as to the property settle
ment. The Fremont Young Men's
Christian association executive board,
the board of foreign missions ot the
Methodist church and the Wes'.eyan
university are named as beneficiaries
in a will executed by the defendant
husband.
Sasseen is 80 years -of age and his
wife 30 years his junior.
, Dodge Institute Opens.
Fremont, Neb., Aug. 19. (Special
Telegram.) The Dodge County
Teachers' institute opened today with
an attendance of 130. County Super
intendent, J. N. Matzcn presided. At
the afternoon session State Superin
tendent W. J. Clemmons made an
address. Prof. W. H. Cheever of the
Wisconsin State normal and Prof. A.
V. Teed of the Wayne State normal
are among the instructors of the institute.
LUTHERANS GIVE
SCHOOL REPORT
TO THEIR SYNOD
Make Public Statement' Here
tofore Submitted to State
Council of Defense in
This Relation.
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Deshler, Neb., Aug, 19. (Special
Telegram.) Four thousand five hun
dred Lutherans of Thayer count and
vicinity and delegates of the Lutheran
synod, celebrated the annual joint mis
sion festival Sunday. Morning and
afternoon services were held in the
grove. Rev. M. Mahler's subject was;
"Why should Christians be especially
active and alive in all branches of
mission work during these latter days
of tribulation?" Prof. G. Weller,
Seward, and chaplain and camp pas
tor Rev. Edward Krause, Fort Worth.
Tex., spoke in the afternoon. n il
lustated lecture on Lutheran mis
sions in India was given by Rev.
H. Harms in the evening. Forty
Lutheran chaplains were reported do
ing camp pastor work. Prof W ells
said the contributions of the Missouri
synod to the government loans, War
Saving Stamps and Red Cross amount
to nearly $51,000,000. He further
said: "Our Missouri synod has given
to Uncle Sam 20,800 boys who serve
in army and navy."
At the business session the commit
tee on schools advised where pastors,
besides doing pastoral work in two
languages, supply the place of a
Christian schoolmaster, that congre
gations employ women teachers who
have received the necessary training.
It was reported that the normal
school at Seward carries in its curricu
lum all branches, entitling it to be an
"accredited institution." A commit
tee submitted a report concerning
is co-operation with the State Coun
cil of Defense. The report said
1. We tlnd that tile KvenKdtrnl Lutheran
Synod of Missouri, Ohio, unci other slates,
maintains 2,313 schools, anil that about 151
of this number are In the slate, of Nebraska.
This number includes about 20 summer
schools, Saturday schools, anil catechumen
classes. A. few amall schools have been dis
continued. 2. The schools in Nebraska aro conduct
ed by pastors and 70 teachers, and attended
by 4.800 scholars.
"Of the 134 pastors and teachers from
whom we received answers to date, 110 are
American citizens by birth. 20 by adoption,
three have their first papers, and one has
failed to take out his first papers. All the
schools fly tho American flat?. None of
these schools receive any aid whatever from
the state. The average time devoted to tho
teaching of religion in these schools
(catechumen classes excepted), varies from
40 minutes to one hour, and the samo time
is devoted to the study of the ciermun lan
guage." The chairman stated, however, that now
English Is exclusively used also In rcllglous
Instruction in all schools. Tho repjirt con
tinued: ''The remainder of tho time, from
four to four and one-half hours, Is devoted
to English. All the secular branches, such
as arithmetic, geography, physiology. United
States history, drawing, penmanship, etc.,
are taught In the English language. Moat
of our schools are In s'-sxlon 10 mouths.
The German national hymn Is not sung
In a single one of our schools. Tho Ameri
can national hymn and other American pa
triotic songs aro Bung In all our schools.
As to text books used, all are published by
the Concordia Publishing house, 81. Louts,
Mo. They contain nothing that could be
used In any way to make propaganda for
the cause of the enemy of our country.
Children leave our schools when alfut 19
years of age, and their schooling is not com
pleted, for according to law they are still
of school age and required to attend some
school. They generally enter tho eighth
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grade of their district a'hool. A number
of schools advance their puplla to the ninth
grade, while some carry only seven grade."
Rev. Paul Matuschka, Plymouth,
was elected missionary superintend
ent for this state, pending action of
his congregation. The convention ad
journed this afternoon.
Appeal to Home Guards to
Suppress Omaha Newspaper
Fremont. Neb., Aug. 19. (Special.) )
A number of Fremont citizens have I
appealed to ft. il. Alapcs, captain ot
the local company of home guards, to
instigate an investigation into the dis
tribution of a German newspaper
published in Omaha. They allege
that the text of paper is published in
Enelish but that all hea.llinec
printed in German. Sample copies 1
are oemg custrinuteu here. I
They refer to the distribution as an j
insult to the Americans and regret j
that the people of Omaha allow the
paper published in its present form. I
The petition praises the action of I
the home guards in their cn leaver to!
suppress the German tongue and '
pledge support to their efforts. !
They request an investigation of !
the subscribers of the paper and that
their names be published in a local i
paper stating whether thev are able I
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iu rcau aim spcatv r.ugiisn. I ney
suggest cancelling the subscriptions
of all who can speak English and
opening a night school for those who
are unable to speak any language but
German. "'
County Treasurci Enlists.'
Norfolk. Neb.. Aug. 19. (Special.)
John Dufphev. county treasurer of
United States navy and is already id
the service. A. H. SterTen, deputy
treasurer, is being assisted in .ht
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Children's Wash Dresses and Smock Suits
Children's Wash Dresses and Smock
Suits Priced for Quick Clearance
Tuesday in the Basement.
A fine assortment of Children's Wash Dresses in
percales and ginghams, daintily made and trimmed,
some with suspenders and others with the late
pockets and belt effect. Values 79c to $1.25;
Tuesday at, . .65
This assortment includes a special purchase made by our
buyer and we consider it a very timely offering for growing
girls and Bchool children for practical school wear.
Oresses and Smock Suits of fancy stripes and good
color combinations in Reps and Madras. Sizes 12
years, 14 '2 years, 163 years. Values up to $4.00-;
for Tuesday at $1.95
Basement
Women's Sateen Slippers, 95c, 39c; Special Tuesday
Two lots, and if you want a good bargain, be sure and come early. Run of sizes
from 1 U to 8. Width from AAA to D. Priced in two lots for Tuesday only.
Lot 1 -
260 Pairs n pink, blue, gray and fancy, hand
turned sole, full covered Louis heel; plain
pumps and fancy cross strap, good run" of
sizes; Tuesday only, per pair, 95c.
Lot 2
175 Pairs Slightly Soiled, in pink, blue, black
and white. Broken sizes in the lot, from 3
o 7. For Tuesday only, per pair, 39c.
Children's White Mary Janes at 95c. Canvas
and white kid, hand turned sole, made up to
wear; i to e. iuesday only, per pair, 95c.
Basement
Women's Knit
Underwear
Women's Cotton, sleeve
less, knee lace Union
Suit, in all sizes, each,
at 50c
Women's Fancy Lace
Yoke, sleeveless Vests,
in sizes 4, 5, 6, each,
at 256
-Women's Fashioned,
Seamlpss, Lisle Hosiery,
in Old Rose, Khaki,
White, Gray, Brown
and Eronze. All double
soles; seconds of 65c
quality, per pair. . .45c
Women's Cotton Black
and White Hosiery with
double soles and garter
tops, per pair 25c
Basement.
Notions and Sewing Needs
Supply yourself with a complete stock of sewing,
needs at these low prices. There never ,was a time
when sewing was so important.
Real Human Hair Nets, each 5c
J. & P. Coats' Thread, spool, 4c
Shell Hair Pins, per box. .3 fie
Rust Proof Hooks and Eyes,
per card 3a
Rust Proof Snap Fasteners,
per card 3c
Safety Pins, special, card, 3 He
Vanity Slip-On Veils, 2 for 25c
White Ivory combs, each.. 19c
Skirt Belting, 25c value, per
yard 10c
King's Sewing Thread, 9
spools for 25c
Main
Darning Cotton, per spool.. lc
Electric Curlers, 5 on card,
for 17c
San Silk, per spool 3e
Stocking Feet, per pair.... 5c
Shoe Trees, per pair Sc
Good quality Bias Tape, per
bolt 8c
12-yard bolts Rick Rack
braid, per bolt 25c
Children's Skeleton Waists,
each 35c
Good Steel Pins, per paper.. 8c
Shoe Laces, per pair...... Sc
Floor.
DRUGS AND TOILET ARTICLES
Orchard White, 40c size at 33c
Benzoii. Almond Cream. . . ,15c
Locust Blossom Perfume, oz. 29c
Williams' Talcum Powder.. 14c
Nuxated Iron 79c
Lucille Rouge 29c
Pozzoni Face Powder 29c
Main Floor
Now Is the Time to Make a Change at the Court House
VOTE FOR
FRED
0GERS
Republican Candidate for
Coun ty Commissioner
FIRST DISTRICT
Comprising First, Seventh and Eighth Precincts of Eighth ward; entire Ninth ward;
Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth precincts of Tenth ward : entire Eleventh
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WHO IS FRED C. ROGERS?
He is the owner of the Nebraska White company, distributors of the White Motor cars and
trucks; was in the cigar business for five years at 150 Farnam street; was superintendent of
the county hospital for two years and five months, from February, 1914, to July 1, 1916.
FRED C. ROGERS PLATFORM: , ,
Good roads, efficient management of all county affairs. Strict attention to all county busi
ness, and to receive a full dollar's worth for every dollar expended by the county.
MR. VOTER:
You are entitled to know who is going to spend your money, and whether that money will be '
spent in a business-like manner, and not thrown away and wasted like it has been in the past
few' years. Ask any merchant or laboring man in the city of Omaha with whom I have had
dealings while I was superintendent of the county hospital, and inquire as to my ability and hon
esty. If nominated and elected I will attend strictly to the business of the taxpayers of Doug
las county. FRED C. ROGERS.
