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THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1019. COMMITTEE lil - SENATE FAVORS CIGARET BILL Warm DiscussiorT Results as to Wha Is Behind Meas ure for Licensing the Sale of "Smokes." From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, Neb.. March 14. The senate this afternoon approved the McLeod cigaret bill, after five amendments hid been tacked into the original house measure. The amended bill was ordered enerossed for third reading in the second com mittee of the whole. I nder the provisions of the amendments which the'senate adopt ed it win ie unlawful tor anyone t" smoke cigaret or any other form of tobacco in public eatinar houses. Adverstisement of cigarets in public places or on bill boards is also barred. The senate had previously adopted an amendment ' prohibiting newspapers from advertising cigar- ets, but upon amendment bv lien ator Robbins, it was changed and newspapers were made the only medium of advertising in order to permit them to compete with other publications, he said. Cordeal led the tight again this afternoon against the bill, lie sent tip an amendment to bar cigaret advertising in, the newspapers and it was adopted, but finally killed when the Robbins amendment was substituted. The vote on, the bill stood: Wr Alnly. Urnrtstropt. Brooks, Diishi-e, Cruuin, I'ooper, Tloujrl&ml, Houston, l'ottr n, Randall, Reed. Rnl.liins, SiiiiucIth. BuRrii. Sturm, Tunnel , Watson ami Weav.r- JIliK 18. Analiift Unrr, fliapp.il, Uordeal. Erlrkmn, Good, Hall, Hnrri!, Juhnaon, fcuiitison, Taylor, Warner and Wenlon 1J. Under an amendment by Huslicc -rue license lee tor dealer was re duced. Bushee explained that the intent of the bilfwas not to raise funds by licensing the sales, but to ban any dealer found selling to minor:;. The senate adjourned until Monday. Lincoln, March . 14. (Special.) The fight on the McLeod cigaret bill was precipitated early Friday in the senate when Secretary Barnard called it up as at the head of 'the list. ( ("ordeal started the fireworks by accusing Bushee of calling a con ference of the friends of the bill. "You can cram it down our throats If you want to," he said. Bushee denied that he had called any conference although he said that those friendly to the bill bad held a meeting. He said that he could not distinguish any difference between this meeting and those which Sen ator Cordeal called in the 1913 ses sion of the legislature when Cordeal was actively interested in a univer sity removal bill. Hammond added to the debate tvith a warning that the senate was yielding to the tobacco interests the same as the 1917 session did to the liquor interests. "You will have it to pay." lie declared.- Bushee Resents Charge. Chappell, a democrat, said he was rot charging anyone with being un der the influence 'of the tobacco in terests but he insisted that the bill was being pushed by the same inter ests. He was interrupted by Bushee who demanded to sec letters from the so-called tobacco interests advo. eating the passage of the,, bill. Chap pel admitted he had none. Senator Bushee said he did not care to be called a tool of the tobac co interests and no one could do it on the floor of the senate and get away with it. FORCED B i OnATSTyD OF HUNDREDS To Repeat His Offer cl Recent Date in the Omaha Bee I liave been su fcioved tho past few ffk by the grati tude of Omaha Bae Reader that 1 have decided to make again Ihe offer which I mad in recent 1s ue.. Thia ia what I aid: "I am aoinir to Give Away a Free Treatment for Deaf ness, to every suffer r whfe ask for it." The letter of re- ruest have poured in: ptter of grateful thanks have also poured in. From every part of the continent, the people whom I hive cured of that terrible affliction Deafness are thank ing me." A letter from the Far West say, "Allow in to thank you a thousand times for the good hearing you have restored to me. A letter from Nw England ay, I bless the day I aw your offer, for you hav cured me of Deafness." Deafness Treatment Free These many letters of gratitude have touched my heart, and so I say again to the reader of The Omaha Bee. I will give away a Free Treatment for Deufnes Jo every sufferer who writs-for it. This offer can only be made for a very short time. If you are Peaf. or have any trouble with your ears, write for a tree TTM.ntVmt.t It entirely lr. J to help sou I know what you suffer in the wroch of Yx-afiwM, and the Intolerable sgitiy of complete DMfneae. I know that 1 have cured many, nam JI."l.n ror. If. I --t J !'", vise opportunity to hear sf&in. Writs tooay tor V,rly"' icttet w,th jour fnU ?.r rrsii's omentitis- is wrong wiUi your ears, he on lb safe H ie and tor ttmat. It won t coat you invthiin. If you are crowing Deaf. and have ne rome. dueoursted and tired ot experimenting, profit bv the example of those who have been cured by oi treatment. Many of these jwp' thought that lliev never could be cured, ther had tried so many tiilferent things which never did them any loml. My treatment restored their hearing. Write today lor s Free lVtafnws Treatment, to Deefnata Soeclallit Seroule. 12 Trade Baltdln. Boston. Mall. 6 Bell-ans Hot water , Sure Relief S TOR INDIGESTION Buy Your Insurance From Meyer Klein 63S First Nat'I. Bk. Bldg. Telephoned?? 360. 21 1CHDCDC .iLi.isJLl.Jj ED GOAL STATE Investigation by Joint Com mittee of Legislature Digs Into Fuel Question and Meth ods of Doing Business. From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, March 14. Two transac tions, involving E. O. Mayfield, member of the Board of Control and Leo Matthews, secretary of that boiff , and the National Supply com pany and the City Fuel company, and indicating hazy bookkeeping methods, occupied the attention of th: joint committee of the house and senate investigating the Board of Control, in the inquiry proceed ings today. The amounts involved is an item of $72 twice charged and credited to E. O. Mayfield, and $18 missing somewhere in the account of Leo Matthews, all growing out of the purchases of coll from the City Fuel company as the retailing agent for t' e National Supply company. The evidence would indicate that Mayfield is credited with twice pay ing $72 on account, and Matthews paying $18 on a $36 account and re ceiving full credit for the same. Sells to Board Members. O. D. Corey of the City Fuel company of Lincoln, was the first witness put on the stand during the morning session. lie testified that he had sold coal to Chairman Gerdes of the Board of Control, to Mayfield, another member, and to Leo Matthews, secretary of the board. All of the Gerdes transac- nuns, in. i3uwv:u iv, nm raiu fjr Mr Gerdes and properly credited. Corey testified that all of the transactions were fn accord with customary business practices and that he had supplied other custom ers, including the employes of the National Supply company, with coal belonging to the latter and from a pile stored in the Rock Island yards, and carried all of the transactions on the books of his firm. Testifying in regard to the Leo Matthews 'account he stated that the latter had ordered 4,000 pounds of coat at $9 per ton, January 25, 1918 and had received a check for this, February 12, 1918. Febru ary K 1V18, Matthews re ceived another two tons of coal at the same price, and March 11 still another two tons at the same price, $36 in all, which Matthews was in debted for Uie coal. On Tune 28. 1918 the condition of the account was called to the attention of Mat thews Hud he stated that he had paid $18 of it to the National Sup ply company. Inquiry over the telephone verified this, said Mr. Corey, and on this showing theac count was transferred to the Na tional Supply company. Coal to Mayfied. May-field's account, according to the books of the City Fuel company, indicated that he had purchased 4,000 pounds of Arkansas semi- anthracite coal December IS, lyl. at $9 per ton, with an additional wheeling charge of 50 cents per ton. December 20 he received an addi tional 5.600 pounds of the same coal. $33.25, making a total charge of $52.25. The books showed that on January 5, 1918, he was credited with a payment of $52.25 which he made at the office, in the form of a heck. February 18, 1918. Mayfield was again charged with $19.90 for 4,000 pounds of coal, March 2, the same year with $9 for $2,000 pound, and on March 7 was given credit for $1.90 as an overcharge, and on April 19, 1918, a credit of $7.20 for coal re moved from his cellar; on the same date he was given credit of $19.80 on the books by litving his account charged to the National Supply companv. Too Much Fine Coal. , Explaining the $7.20 credit Mr. Corey said that Mayfield had com plained that there was too much fine coal in the loads taken to him and the company had removed the slack and had dumped it on the pile belonging to the National Supply company in the Rock Island yards. Mr. Corey testified that it was customary for his company to look to the National Supply company to square the individual accounts of its customers if those individuals did not pay the City Fuel company. H. B. Johnson, secrctady-treasur-er of the National Supply company, shown the Mayfield account on the books of his company, said that it appeared to carry duplicate credit and debit charges of $72. He ad mitted that there were two account sheets introduced in evidence and that one was an original, while the other was an account which .had been credited during the time that the investigating committee was at the office of his company. Hesaid after the account had been called to his attention he had traced it back and" had found it to be incor rect and had prepared the new sheet to show a correction. He testified that he could not make an explana tion of the error. - Present to Mayfield. On cross-examination by Repre sentative Jeary he testified that the books showed that' on July 3 16,000 pounds of coal at $9 per ton had been delivered to Mayfield, and that February 5 a credit of $72 had been given Mayfield, and a notation showing that the credit had been charged to the salary account of J. F. Searle, president of the company. The duplicate bank' deposit slips, he testified, would not show the credit had been made by check. In reply to a question by Jeary, Johnson said: "At the time the in vestigating committee came to our office to investigate this matter, it was my opinion then that the com pany had decided to check off the account and charge it off; that Mr. Searle had given up trying to col lect it and had made Mayfield a present of it." Since then,' Johnson testified, he became satisfied that Ma-field had paid the account both times in fact had..paid the same account twice, Leo Matthews' Account. Testifying in regard to the Leo Matthews account Johnson testified the books of the . .ational Supply company had credited Matthews with $18 cash, February 7, 1919, with $18 by transfer from the City. .fuel SOJUDaay. February g, 1918, at nfiflon P UUfiflU E PURCIIflS FOR THE of settlement June 28, November 19, 1918 he was charged with $18 for coal; on December 21 of the same year with $21, showing that he was now indebted to the com pany in the sum of $J'A An error was shown of record in the books of the National Supply company, in entering the Matthews account as an employes account, but this had been corrected by Mr. Ruark of the company, by a nota tion on the ledger: "Invoice to Matthews only." This notation was made December 10, 1918. E. J. Robinson, public accountant, examined the books of the National Supply company, and of the City Fuel company, found that $18 of the Matthews account had gone astray and that no explanation of what had become of it could be made. Talked With Holcomb. B. S. Swift of the National Supply company, testified that before the contract between the Board of Con trol and E. E. Howell, as purchas ing agent, had been entered into, the witness had been to Judge Holcomb and had talked the matter over. Gerdes and Mayfield were not pres- ent, to the knowledge of the wit ness. Afterward the proposition was made that Howell be the purchas ing agent and the members of the board were assured that the Nation al Supply company would place all of its purchasing facilities and mine connections at the disposal of the board to protect the state insti tutions in the matter of coal pur chases. Figures on Profit. The witness stated that his com pany under arrangement would be getting a jobber's profit, which he estimated was 15 cents pefton at the time the federal fuel administra tion took charge of the fuel busi ness and would probably average 25 cents per ton since that time He admitted this his company 'was furnishing the bulk of the coal to such institutions as were covered in the Howell contract, and that the relations of his company with How ell were of such a nature that his company officials had power to write to the heads of state institu tions on matters relating to coal supply and sign Howell's name. Three letters of this nature were submitted in evidence. They were signed bv E. E. Howell, and dic tated by "H. S. Sk." Wtiuess testified that had not the Howell's arrangement been made that under the stress of conditions that obtained during 1917 and 1918 the state institutions would have been without coal at critical times. Most of the testimony of H. T. Foisom of the Union Goal com pany Was in regard to the compara tive merits of the different classes of coal. He contended ? that he could have furnished the Board of Control with southern Kansas steam coal at a saving of $1.50 per ton, as compared -with the Arkansas semi-anthracite coal furnished by the National Supply company. That there was'no demand for the semi anthracite in Nebraska as a steam coal. Found Missing Money. Surratt of the National Supply company stated that he acted as purchasing agent and he had gone into the account of Leo Matthews and had found the missinglS. He had found thaV there were four items, three calling for $18 and one for $21, making a total of $75. On investigation he had"" found that Matthews had paid to the City Fuel company, February 7. $18, and to his nown company on March 11, $18. leaving a balance ot $J9. 1 he mis take was made by the National Supply company, including an item of $18 transferred from the City Fuel company without proper credit. He had satisfied Public Accountant Robinson of this and had cleared up the account and Robinson would so testify. Attorney Wilson also stated that the account had been cleared up to the. satisfaction of the committee. Mayfield Pays Twice. The only element of comedy in jected into the hearing was in the examination of I. F. Searles, presi dent qf the National Supply com pany. His testimony was in regard to the $72 involved in the Mavfield account. He testified that Book keeper Johnson of his concern, some time in January or February had called his attention to the fact that Mayfield had paid this item of $72 twice by check and asked what to do about it. ' 4 "Give him credit for it and charge my salary account with that amount." "You mean you placed this over payment to your credit?" asked At torney Wilson. "Yes," was the reply. "What are you going to do with it?" Searles Don't Know. "I don't know," answered Searles. "Are you not going to pay it back?" "My God!" exclaimed the witness, "Nobody. ever sent me back any money!" Searles testified that this was the first time in his experience that he had ever received an overpayment and the only safe place for it was in his salary account. Asked what his salary as president of the com pany was, he replied $1,000 per' month, plus $72 overpayment, but he had never yet received any of his salary as the money was used to run the mine of the National Min ing compairy and the selling agency, the National Supply company, of which he owned 90 per cent of the stock. He testified that he did not know anything about the business of his concern and was unacquainted with commissioners Gerdes and Mayfield or Secretary Matthews of the board of control. - Retails to Friends. Searles said he only knew of the sales of coal by his company to the state in a general way, and when it had started out in business in Lin coln, it was to be in a wholesale way, but the company would retail to mends. "How do you close out accounts," he was asked. "Charge them to loss and gain." "Have you such an account?" ask ed Attorney Wilson. I should say we have," was the emphatic answer. ' "Why didn't you put the Mayfield item in this account?" Searles was asked. L "Because I wanted it," he replied. "Then if Mayfield wants it return ed he can have it?" "If he asks for it I suppose he can get it." "And if he doesn't," queried the attorney for the committee. "He would be out of luck," was .tfes reply, I0USE GUTS OUT HUN W FOR LAW SERVICE Also Refuses to Let State Pay Premiums on Official Bonds of Pub lic Officers. ' From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, March 14. (.Special.) Legal service claims of Arthur F. Mullen, democratic national commit teeman, and Dexter T. Barrett, former deputy attorney general, were rut out of the general claims bill, H. R. No. 579, by the"" house in committee of the whole Friday morning. Dr. E. Arthur Carr, tormer member of the board of sec retaries to the State Board of health, was also under fire, but the noon hour was reached and midday recess taken before the house acted on a motion to eliminate his claim The house also voted to strike out of the bill a bunch of claims in fa vor of Governor McKetvie and oth er state officials of that party, reim bursing them tor the premiums paid on their oiticial bond. It turned down Speaker Dalbey on a proposition made by him for a $200 salary raise for Col. J. H. Presson, record clerk in the gov' ernor's office, and rejected a motion bv Messrs. Staats and F"rost of Dodge county to raise two of Land Commissioner Swanson's employes SJUll each. The bigges fight of the forenoon session was over the question or ap propriating public lunds to pay bond premiums of state officers. In the list were items of $90 each for Lieutenant Governor Barrows, Gov crnor McKclvie and Attorney Gen eral Davis; $180 apiece for .Land Commissioner. Swanson, Secretary of State Amsberry and Auditor Marsh; $90 for Commissioners Gcr des and Holcomb of the board of control, $58 for Commissioner May field and smaller amounts for half a dozen insurance department era ployes. Wine Flows Freely in Deadwood, South Dakota Deadwood. S. D March 14. (Special.) For a short time on Sat urday of this week wine will flow freely in Deadwood. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, in front of the county court house, the authorities will pour into the gutter wo gallons ot wine which was seized several weeks ago at the. home of Steve Pervetich, in Lead. Pervetich was convicted at a recent term of court of having in toxicating" liquor in his possession. He maintained that the liquor, originally grape juice, fermented un til it contained a prohibited amount of, alcohol as the result of being moved by the officers from Ins cool cellar to the warmeratmosphere of the sheriff's office Lut the jury de clined to take this view of the mat ter. House Sifting Committee Provided for by Members Lincoln, March 14. (Special.) Provision for a house sifting- com mittee was made rnday afternoon on a motion of Representative Snow. The motion called for a committee to be composed of Speaker Dalbey as chairman, two members from the state at large and two members from each congressional district. This will make a total of 15 on the committee. The two members from the state at large will be democrats, and the others will be members of the majority party. The committee will be appointed by the committee on committees. Tile motion provides that the committee take charge of the gen eral file of the house cm next Tues day morning, which will be the 51st day of the house sessions. Gage County Farm Land Sells at Fancy Price Beatrice, Neb., March 14. (Spe cial). John Menter, near De Witt, yesterday closed a deal for the sale of his 200-acre Gage county farm, to John Schroeder fcjr $40,000. Ralph Stone, near Wymore vi cinity, and Miss Edith Stevens of this city were married yesterday at the Methodist parsonage, . The funeral of the late Clarence Ruyle, who Tuesday at his home near Rockwalter, killed himself, will be held Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock from Scott chapel. Burial will be in Evergreen Home ceme tery. The Beatrice farmers' union local was formed here yesterday. Bills Passed (Senate.) II. R. No. 231, by Tinanca Committee Permits Board of Control to use all funds In Its hands at any Institution It desires vote 28 to 0. II. R. No. 98, by Jenkins Appropriates SI 5,000 for substation of state fiHhery vote 24 to 3. I II. R. No. 332, by Berka Appropriates 95 per cent ot a fifth mill for stats aid bridge purposes vote 28 to 0. S. F. No. 177, by Good Requires .rail roads to afford facilities for loading and unloading horsps and mules vote 27 to 0. S. F. No. 255, by Hall Permits city of Seward to iusue 40year bonds for sewer system vote 24 to 0. S. V. No. 232, by Hammond Eliminates tax on oleomargarine for retail dealers vote 19 to 2. H. R. No. 258. by Fults Provides for the sale by judicial process of all property on which there is tuxes dellquent for three years vote 24 to 0. , H. R. No. 261, by Hardin and Taylor Provides that not less than once In two years books of all county offices shall be audited under the supervision of the state auditor vote 26 to 0. . I-No. 234, by Cordeal Provides for general and special verdicts by juries and defines same vote 24 to 2. S. V. No. 203, by 8aunder Provides for the paying of entire cost of laying water mains by owners of abutting property 8 to 1. , II. R. No. 68, by Gerhart Appropri ates ll.OOif every two years for instruc tion of normal training In district schools 29 to 0. H R. No. 254, by Fuller Provides that futrffJT-et-eived from-the United Htates for any institutions Bhall be paid direct In stead of through government 28 to 0. H. R. No. 85, by Crozler Forbids the sale of any oil-burning tractor after July 1, 1919, unless tractor Is passed upon by a commission from the college of agricul ture 31 to 0. II. R. No. '67, by Oood and Others Ap proprites 1 mill tax levy to state noruiafs 3! to 0. 4 H. R. No. 35, by Osterman and Others Union Pacific right-of-way bill. H. R. No: 359, by Barton Green Appro priates S3'91.47 for use of stato board of dental secretaries, same being fees col lected 2S to 0. H. R. No. 230, by Colr Changes open season for fish and game 27 to 1. !!. F. 184, by Hoagland Lowers re nuired specific gravity of illuminating oils Xion jU to it degree-:;, la 7, Thirteen Proves Lucky Day ForLieut.-Gov. P. A. Barrows Celebrates Fifty-Eighth Anni versary With Dinner to Newspaper Men at Home in JJncoln. From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, March 14. Wednesday, tfarch 13. was the anniversary of the natal day of Lieutenant Gover nor Barrows, who first saw the light of day in Plymouth,' Mass., March 13, 1861. A birthday dinner in honor of the event was given to the newspaper men of Lincoln, "covering" the pro ceedings of the state legislature, at the home of the celebrant. A nlace card in the shane of the "outline of the state of Nebraska, and containing a photograph ot Lieuten ant Governor Barrows was at the plate of each guest. On the card was the following: "March 13, 18ol. "March 13, 1919. "Dear Friend: I hope that you are not at all superstitious over Jhe number.-"13" and that because 13 of us are gathered about this table that it has any undesirable significance. PRIMARY BILL CONTINUESTO SLEEP SOUNDLY ushec Measure Called Up in Senate, But Action Is De ferred Because Cordeal Is Absent. From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, Neb., March 14.-When the Bushee bill, S. F. 52, amending the primary law and substituting in part of the convention system of sel ecting party candidates, came up in the upper house today, action was again deferred. The seifate, in committee of the whole, was requested by Cordeal to held up consideration of the bill if he should be absent from the room. When it was called up Cor deal was busv with other work in another part of the capitol. In the committee of the whole, the Crouin bill, relating to bonding companies, received the 'approval of the upper branch. The bill requires notice and hearing before the cancel lation of any indemnity bond. Should Not Be Aired. Weaverling, who lead the light against the bill, insisted that it would workserious injury to the bonding companies. He said that the confidential sources of informa tion which the bonding companies have for learning the character of an applicant should not be aired be fore a hearing in court. Cronin replied by saying that the bonding companies now could" ser iouslv reflect udou a man by cancel ine his bond without giving anv reason. Peterson's bill, rewritfng the work men's compensation law, was ad vanced to third reading. The bill increases the maximum compensa tion to SI5 a week instead of SIJ! It also gives ' the injured emplov" the right to select his own surgeon in the case of a major operation. General Salaries Bill Passed Friday Morning Lincoln, March 14. (Special.) The general salaries bill, H. R. 577, was passed' hnday morning by the committee of the whole of the house without any amendments other than a few minor ones recommended bv the finance committee. Several mistakes had been made when the bill was drafted in the appropria tion for the State Health depart ment. These were detected by the committee "and were changed. An attempt to raise the salaries of severalj state officials was voted down. Quinine That Does' Not Affect Head Because of Its tonic and laxative effect, LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE (Tablets) can be taken bv any one without causing nervousness or ring in the head. There Is only one "Bromo Quinine." E. W. GROVE'S sienaturo on the boi. 30c. Adv. The Bee Want Ads are the Best Business Boosters. IS THE OASIS OH OUE BUYS A PIANO Confidence in the dealer and confi dence in the instruments that he repre sents. Nothing else matters nothing else is necessary to purchase WISELY and SAFELY. The half-century-old name of SchmolUr & Mueller offers you the greatest protection you could ask. The reputation of the famous makes of Pianos sold by this house is world-wide. This combination should warrant your complete con fidence. Steinway Weber Emerson Steger Hardman McPhail Lindeman Sohmer Schmoller & Mueller . and other standard makes Sold on Easy Your Old Piano Terms of Payment Taken in Trade SGftnOLLER !! 1311-1313 rl mm nnritrtx rff 13 Farnam St. .TIMIfU WUIiimiU Fa If you have you will be In a posi tion to sympathize deeply with me, for in addition to the fact that there are 13 newspaper men gather ed about this table, you will note that this is the 13th day of the mouth and that the street number of my home is 1330. Being the 13th day 01 March, you will probably be interested in knowing that this is the 58th anniversary of my birth and that the two figures: "five" and "eight" added, make the magic num ber "13." "Added to this I have found that I am the thirteenth republican lieu tenant governor of Nebraska. Why should you worry when I have so much to be thankful lor in ccnnec' (ion -with the number 13, which halt been a lucky number for me. When the guests realized the plot against their peace of mind, af-ter reading the place cards, they made a hasty count of noses and were gratified that in this, as in many other instances the "best laid plans of mice and men gang aft aglec." I here were only 11 newspaper men present. In response to a sublimat ed hunch or a press .of work, Phil Waddams of the Lincoln state Journal was not present. Farmers Organize to Fight Gophers and Wheat Smuts DeWitr, Neb., March 14. (Spc cial.) During the past year, farm' ers in Saline county lost heavily in crops as the result of their inability to cope with smuts and gophers. It is estimated that the destruction to spring wheat from smuts amounted to more than $10,000. The ravaging of gophers cost the farmers more than $50,000. That the present year may not see these losses duplicated or increased, a scries of meetings are planned at which specialists in these subjects will address the farm ers on the best methods of eradicat ing their crop foes. These meetings are contingent upon favorable weather conditions and will be held at the following places at 8 o'clock in the evening: DeWitt, March 18; sehoolhouse southeast of Tobias, March 19; Columbus hair, March 20; Dorchester, March 17; Shestak, March 21; Svvanton, March 25; Western March 27; Golden Rod, March 28; Crete, April 2; Oak Grove, April 4; North Fork, April 5, and Atlanta Center, April 8. The meetings are arranged that farmers in all sections may find it convenient to attend and considerable interest is anticipated by those in charge of this program of agricultural educa tion. Concur in Amendments. Lincoln, March 14. (Special.) The senate today concurred in the house amendments to Senator Ran dall's two bills, S. F. 57 and S. F. 59, permitting state banks to invest two-fifths of their reserve in govern ments bonds and permitting state banks, which are also members ot the federal reserve, system, to have the same privilege of rediscount as other banks. The house amendments were minor ones. Firat thurch of Chrial, Sciential, of Omaha, Nebraska, Announces a Free Lecture on Christian Science By Judge Samuel W. Greene?, of Louisville, Ky. At the Church Edifice, Sti. Mary's Ave. and 24th St. Monday and Tuesday Evenings, March 17th and 18th,- ' at 8 o'Clock The Public Is Cordially Invited to Be Present No Collection Judge Greene is a member ol the Board d( Lectureship oi the Mother Church, the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts. WHICH aT 1 ELLEO 1311-1313 roam St. i Nuckolls County Welcomes Home Soldier Boys Xelson, Neb., March' 14. (Spe cial telegram). At a, meeting of the Community club today it was de cided to have the Nuckolls county home-coming jubilee on July 4. Plans are being perfected to make a great day of thanksgiving and rejoicing for the return of the soT dier boys, and the victory won for humanity. ar.i::miUitRifrnTi!nRmiis:m:in"nmri:nuii:iimnnn;EnniiniB Berg uperioriv ' m yles fit m of Qnalitvai & -V- -V m ring 3 Kuppenheimer K Jv j-a. t the most popular model Rambeau 'Ace' .s?S are the double-breasted effect that is obtained with one button and the clever placing of four converging buttons; graceful, soft roll, peak lapels; the welt seam back end flare skirt; slanting welt pockets with an edging of silk braid, and also braid around the cuffs. THIS SUIT IS TRULY A STYLE MASTERPIECE. - Blues, Browns, Greens and Hair Line Stripes $37.50 - $45 - $55 Many Other Choice Styles and Models $20 and Up New Spring Hats All the new shades and shapes, and only the' best makes Stetson, Mallory, Connett and Italian Borsalinos f $3, $3.50, $4, $4.50, $5, $6, 7 and $8 NEW - CAPS $1, $1.50 $2, and $2.50. x New Spring Beautiful lines and patterns of Percales, Oxfords, i and patterns of P and Pure Silk Madras Silk Fibers and Pure $1.50 1415 Farnam Street Wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmma The Drexel Miss says: "I Ilka Service School Shoes best because they wear longest and look nicest, mamma says so too." are selected from the best materials, made on lasts that allow the feet to grow as they should and still have that neat dressy appear ance so rarely found in children's shoes. Child' size &Vt to 11.. $3.25 Young Women' 24 to 7 Drexel Shoe Co. 1419 Farnam St. Mail Order Solicited. GIVE CHIROPRACTIC A TRIAL. IT WILL HELP YOU. Adjustments $1 or 12 for $10 Or. Frank F. Eurhorn (Palmer School Chiropractor) Suit 414-19 Securities BIdf., Cor. 16th and Farnam St. Doug. S347 Lady Attendant Resident Phono Blackston Hotel. EC 111 PHK "DERE MABEL" That's you "all over" putting off till today what you should have done yesterday or the day before. Now hustle off your clothes to Carey's before the Easter rush. Yes, Easter is April 20th. Has 40 Gallons of Whisky j in Possession; Is Sentcnccc; Deadwood, S. D., March 14. ! (Special.) Ray Cooper, a Mead? county young man who wit caught' while transporting 40 gallons c whisky into South Dakota from Sun ' dance, Wyo., in an automobile, wa sentenced by Judge McNenny of thr circuit court in this city, to pay s fine of $500 and costs of $.18.90 am serve a term of three months in the county jail. ! Suits Me aa v? n rrZftimWter Shirts Silk to $10 Saturday Is Children's Day at Drexol's On this day when they are out of school we give them the preference. Bring your children in for a pair of the best shoes made. ERVICE SCHOOL HOES Misses' size 11 J, to 2.... $4.00 (Jj A f" f ipT'eOU Parcel Post Paid PIEIPT RELIEF for the acid-distressed stomach try two or three rilE-2GI0g after meals.jdissolved on the tongue keep your stomach sweet try Kl-moids the new aid to digestion. MADE BY SCOTT & EOWNE MAKERS OF SCOTT'S EMULSION ATARRH For Dead or throat Catst rh try the vapor treatment VICKS VAPOKUEIS Y0UR 60DYGUAR0" -5Qf. 2 c For the best results in Qiu&i::: always read The Beo.
