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THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1919. WOULD PREVENT DESTRUCTION OF OMAIIAMARKET Business Men Before Legis lative Committee, Argue Against Co-Operative Organization. From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, March 20.' Arguing that house roll No. 345, known as the Omaha Grain Exchange bill, if adopted in the form in which ot passed the house, would wreck the Omaha Grain Exvhange, thereby destroying a broad market for grain in this state and drive the business to Chicago and St. Louis, Henry ClaVke, Francis J. Brogan, President Buchanan of the ' exchange and other Omaha business men appealed for the senate to adopt an amend ment which would prevent the dis tribution of profits on a patronage basis by any membership, in com mittee hearing in the senate today. They declared that such a dis tribution of profits would be a vio lation of the rules of the organiza tion against rebating and would drive the smaller commission mer chants doing business from the body, as a co-operative organization and seeking to distribute any of the profits that might accrue from its operations on a patronage basis. Attorney Broady, acting for the Farmers' union, admitted that there was a possibility of that organiza tion absorbing the Grain exchange and of destroying its efficiency by eliminating the competition of the smaller dealers, thus narrowing the .marketing facilities. E. M. Pollard, for the Farmers' union, asserted that the only pur pose in the passage of the law was to eliminate discrimination against those who sought membership, whether they came as co-operative organizations or otherwise, and if, on admission to membership, the Farmers' union found that member ship on the exchange was produc tive of exorbitnt profits a way would be found to reduce those profits or put the exchange out of ; business. ) Would Welcome Lawsuit. Henry Clarke explained that the law as drawn was in the nature of class legislation and would not stand the test of law. Pollard, in a defiant manner, said his organiza tion would welcome a lawsuit to de termine the question. Francis J. Brogan, representing the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, said he brought a message from the 2,600 representative business men of the organization asking the commit tee to adopt the amendment pro posed. He suggested that the Farmers' union create in Omaha its own exchange and enter into com petition with the existing body and test out the merits of the co-operative scheme in good faith. He ad ded that it would be welcomed by Omaha and given a fair field and all possible assistance. The bill was not acted upon in committee to night. Gothenburg Sends Call for Nurses to Fight Flu Lincoln, March 20. (Special.) Local authorities at Gothenburg. Neb. Wednesday night telephbned to Lincoln for three special nurses to come at once to combat a flare up of Spanish influenza. Two of the three nurses wanted were secured immediately and dis patched to the stricken city, which is iri the far western part of the state. The rtate health department re port! show that minor flurries of the "flu'" still art breaking out sporadic ally lover the state, with new cases daily totalling from a mere nominal figure to 300 or more. Distinguished Service Cross for John Budd, Minden Boy ' Minden, Neb., March 20. (Spe cial.) A telegram from Washing ton states that among those recent ly awarded the Distinguished Serv ice cross was John O. Budd, medical detachment, Seventh infantry, from Minden. This honor was conferred upon him "for extraordinary hero ism in action near Fossy, France, July 15, 1918. Working throughout heavy enemy artillery fire, which preceded the German offensive, Pri vate Budd aided the wounded and evacuated 12 comrades from an ex posed position. Dies on Farm on Which She Lived More Than Fifty Years Fremont, Neb., March 20. (Spe cial.) Mrs. C. A. Bang, resident of Dodge county on the same farm for half a century, died at her home in Maple township. She was 78 years oid. was a native of Schleswig-Hol-stein and came to Dodge county with her husband. They homestead ed the farm where they have since lived. The surviving relatives are two sons and three daughters. Complexion Rosy. Headache Gone. Tongue Clean. Breath Right. Stomach, Liver and Bowels Regular. Nebraskan Rushes to Flu-Stricken Family in Iowa, Dies Herself Shenandoah, la., March 20. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Harry Foster of Alex andria, Neb., is the fifth member of the family to die at the M. A. Cloyd home in two weeks from influenza. Mrs. Foster came to attend the funeral of her sister, Mrs. M. A. Cloyd, and aid the stricken family. Mrs. Foster was 28 years old. Her husband and three children survive. Mrs. M. A. Cloyd, sister of Mrs. Foster was the first victim of in fluenza. . Her daughter, Mrs. Pat Martin, was the second, then M. M. Cloyd, father of M. A.- Cloyd. Mr. Martin was the fourth to die. The remaining members of the family have left the farm home and moved to Shenadoah to reside. GOVERNOR ASKS STATES TO SEND ROAD DELEGATES Plans to Establish Permanent Pershing Highway Across Country Are Being Formed at Canital City. From a Staff Correspondent Lincoln, March 20. Invitations to governors of the 14 states through which the Pershing highway will pass, to select representatives to a conference to be held in Lincoln, April 16, were sent by Governor S. R. McKelvie, honorary chairman of the local organization Thursday morning. Officers for the perma nent Pershing Highway association will be selected at this meeting and the permanent organization affect ed. The IS states to which the invita tions were sent are: California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, Missouri. Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Mary land, Deleware, New Jersey and New York. Commission Gets Authority to Rate Auditorium Bonds From a Staff Correspondent Lincoln, Neb., March 20. Under the provisions of the Robbing amendment to Senate File 165, the Omaha charter bill, the city com missioners will soon be empowered to vote bonds not to exceed $150, 000 for repairing, altering or adding to the Municipal auditorium. This amendment, which will per mit the city to complete the building, was adopted without a dissenting vote. Under the provisions of the law it will not be necessary for the city commission to subrhit the is suing of bonds to a vote of the peo ple. The matter can be done on their own initiative. - The Omaha city charter bill went through the committee of the whole and was recommended for engross ment and third reading. An amend men realating to the sales of coal from the municipal coal yard was adopted after much debate. This amendment limits the sale of muni cipal coal to 2,000 pounds per month to any one person. It was contend ed that this would increase the charges for hauling and would have the erfect of limiting the sales of municipal coal. Republicans of Fullerton Want Republican Paper Fullerton. Nfh.. March 2(1 (Sn. cial.) Among the new enterprises which Fullerton is looking forward to in the near future is a republican county paper. The party won prac tically evervthinc in the last- Por tion, which fact encourages republic ans to believe they can interest a republican newspaper that will sup port republican principles. They as sert that if they cannot buy a plant they will put in an entirely new and moaern one. Parker Farm, Cass County, ' Sells at $360 an Acre Plattsmougth, Neb., ' March 20. (Special.) At a public sale a few miles from here, in Cass county, C. M. Parker disposed of his farm im plements, stock and farm. Eighty five chickens brought $240. The farm, at auction, brought $360 an acre. Thomas Green, Nebraska Boy, Dies in Hospital in France Minden, Neb., Mar. 20. (Special.) -Mrs. Anna Geren, residing near Heartwell, received a telegram that her oldest son, Thomas J. Geren, had died in a hospital in France, of spinal meningitis. KENNEDY GIVES TESTIMONY IN INVESTIGATION Fuel Administrator Defines . Different Kinds of Coal and Tells of Commissions and Profits. From a Staff Correspondent Lincoln, Neb., March 20. J. L. Kennedy, federal fuel administrator for Nebraska, was on the stand to testify to matters relating to the coal situation in Nebraska and the status of the National Supply com pany and also E. E. Howell, as coal purchasing agent for the board. Mr. Kennedy defined semi-anthracite coal, the kind sold the state institutions Jby tire National Supply company, as being in the class with bituminous coal and that only a commission of 15 cents per ton could be charged by the jobber. He knew'of no ruling made by the fed eral fuel administration, that April 1, 1918, jobbers should sell at the government price fixed at the mine and take their profits between the price they purchased their coal for from the operators and the govern ment price. Dealings With Retailers. Mr. Kennedy's attention was call ed to. a ruling of this character in an official government publication and he then stated to the committee that most of his dealings had been with retailers. He interpreted the rulings as found in the government publication to be that if the National Supply company owned coal which it had purchased at less than the govern ment price at the mine it could take the profit represented even if it were 45 cents, or $.25 per ton, but it could not charge the purchaser the jobbers profit of 15 cents per ton in excess of the government fixed price. Asked whether Mr. Howell,-of E. E. Howell & Son, could sell coal at retail prices to the state from his own yards and collect his com mission of 5 cents per ton, Mr. Kennedy replied that it would de pend on whether the deal was made with Mr. Howell as an individual or an organization. Mr. Kennedy promised the inves tigating committee that if it prepar ed a question as to the various mat ters involved in the selling of coal to the state which would involve a refund of any overcharges on profit or commission account he would submit it to the proper officials con nected with the coal administration at Washington. As to Geneva School. During the morning session Su perintendent McAuley of the Girls' Industrial school at Geneva was on the stand and he testified in sub stance that he had 15 subordinates employed at the girls' school and that only one of them was an ot ficial under Miss Lydia McMahon, former superintendent, and that only one of the former personnel of the employes of the institution under the deposed superintendent's regime had voluntarily resigned. Asked if all had been discharged for cause, he replied that they were. He testified that he had discharged Engineer Melcher for advancing money to two girls, Margaret Fritts and Therese Cotton, last November, and aiding the girls to escape from the home. He had discharged Fire man Surber because he had found him to be a drinking man and ad dicted to the use of dope. Miss Manners, former secretary, was let out because of bad manners, being disrespectful in language and inattentive to duties, he alleged. McAuley admitted that he had tried to get rid of Miss Hurst, ma tron, but that the board had over ruled him. Miss Hurst was one of the women whose appointment George Weidenfeld testified had been dictated by Commissioner Mayfield. Asked what fault he had found with Miss Hurst, the superintendent replied: "She was uncongenial. I found her a very silent woman." Demo. Caucus 'at Schuyler Schulyer, Neb., March 20. (Spe cial.) The democratic caucus re suited in the following nominations: For mayor, John L. Dudek; city clerk, F. Ralston Moore (republican nominee endorsed); city treasurer, Frank W. Shonka, jr.; councilmen, First ward, Kajetan J. Folda; Sec ond ward, John E. McNally; Third ward, Joseph H. Otradosky; school board, H. C. Wright, B. F. Farrell. Committeemen, James H. O'Cal laghan, jr., Henry Bolton, John R. Henry. Cammeron Back to Oregon. Lincoln, March 20. (Special.) Paul Cammeron, alleged Oregon postoffice and railroad thief, will be taken back to Alexandria, Ore., by special railroad agents of that place. Cammeron was arrested by the Lin coln police and was in possession of a home-made dynamite bomb, two revolvers, revenue stamps, railroad tickets and some food, the police claim. Norton Acquitted. Lincoln, Neb., March 20. (Spe cial.) John F. Norton, Omaha col lege student, on trial in Falls City this week on a charge of obtaining bogus signatures to referendum pe titmns with which the anti-suff raer- ists intended to block woman suff rage in Nebraska, was acquitted Fri day by a jury, according to Deputy Secretary of State Gaston, who was subpoenaed to identify petitions. 0. F. & I. Secretary Dies. Pueblo. Colo., March 20. J. A. Writer, secretary of the 'Colorado Fuel and Iron company, died at a local hospital tonight. Bills Signed From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, March 20. (Special.) Governor McKelvie has signed the following four new bills: H. R. 35 The Osterman right of way bill affecting the Union rarlflo railroad. H. R. (I Providing a fish and game hatchery at Benkleman, Neb. H. R. 153 Unlvarsjty of Nebraska ap propriation bill. H. K. 532 State aid brldga appropria tion bill Gtizens Ask Removal From Office of County Clerk J. J. Thompson Minden, Neb., March 20. (Special) A petition has been filed with the Board of Supervisors here to remove I. J. Thompson, county clerk, and to declare the office vacant until filled by appointment, accordingto law. It is charged that he is holding the office in direct violation of the law recently passed by the Nebraska leg islature, which provides that any per son not a citizen of the United States cannot hold an office in the State of Nebraska. Thompson is not a citizen of the United States, but a German subject, haveing been born in Schleswig Holstein, German, August 4, 1873, and has not received his full citizen ship in the United States. NORTHWESTERN FREIGHT TRAIN GOES JN DITCH Sixteen Passengers Aboard and Harl of Hotel Castle. Omaha, Only One Who Is Injured. The westbound freight train on the Scribner branch of the North western went into the ditch Thurs day afternoon at a point two miles east of Lindsay. There was a passenger car at tached to the rear of the train and in it were 16 men and women. This car rolled off the low embankment and gave the passengers a bad scare and considerable of a shaking up. But one person was injured. He was A. R. Harl of the Hotel Castle, who sustained a slightly sprained ankle. The derailment was due to the spreading of the rails as the engine passed over the track. Traffic was delayed several hours, and until the wreckage was cleared up by a work crew sent out from Fremont. Gage County Farmers to 1 Improve Their Dairy Herds Beatrice, Neb., March 20. (Spe cial.) Members of the Gage coun ty farm bureau at a meeting yester day mapped out plans for improv ing their' stock and dairy herds. A campaign along these lines will be earned out during the week of March 25 to April 1. Mrs. Harry Whiteside, 32 years old, died of pneumonia and heart trouble. She is survived by her husband and one son, 6 years old. Henry J. Grabowski and Miss Blanche Rutherford were married Monday evening at the Methodist church by Rev. J. Franklin Haas. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Rutherford and a sis ter of "Dick" Rutherford, one-time star of the Cornhusker foot ball team. The groom recently returned from overseas. Report Parochial Bill. Lincoln, March 21. (Special.) Both majority and minority reports relative to parochial school legisla tion were placed before the state senate by the committee on educa tion today. IUIIIIIIIMIIIII!IIIIIIIMIIII!ll'!llllllllll:illlllllHI!ll!li:illll:ill 1 III i :, iimjjj ' j LLLUiii Disregarding the fact that it is a wonderful value, This Louis XVI Dinner Suite is one of very great merit. The 60-inch Buffet, fitted with roomy linen and storage compartments ; large lift-out silver tray, richly finished in brown mahogany with dainty appliqued maple me dallions ..$70.00 The 48-inch Dining Table with 6-foot extension . $58.00 ieii ,IMIl,' "an BllLlt4lll,ll,ll4ll,4l,liliii,lillliliJIIill,i,lilllluiiill,iiili,lili,l SENATE TAKES UPM'KELVIE'S CIVIL CODE BILL Indications Are Measure Will Be Passed With Few if Any Amendments by the Up per Chamber. From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, March 20. The civil ad ministrative code bill, one of the biggest measures pending in the leg islature', was started through the mill Thursday, when 297 pages of the measure, numbering in all 507 pages, was approved by the senate in committee of the whole. The senate indicated that it would pass the civil code bill, which is Governor McKelvie's plan for state government, with minor if any amendments. When the senate reached that part of the bill relating to the ac tivities of the blue sky department, Senator Hoagland indicated that he desired to submit some amendments and adjournment was taken in order ti give him time to prepare them. The senate adjourned until Friday morning at 9 o'clock in order to per mit the judiciary committee hear arguments on the Omaha Grain ex change bill in the afternoon. Congressman Sloan delivered a short address before the senate pre vious to adjournment on the league of nations. Governor McKelvie sent another bill to the senate Thursday author izing the regents of the state uni versity to conduct a soil survey of flair Coming Out ? Pooh! Pooh! Use Quinegg Shampoo Vigorous, healthy, lustrous hair can only grow on a scalp that Is kept clean by frequent and regular cleansing. 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Adv. 414-416-418 South 16th Street You will look with considerable favor upon the Yale Poster Suite of which we picture the Dresser, keenly appreciating its practical qualities, which are greatly augmented by the fact that every detail in construction and finish is the result of skill and great care. Particular attention is given to the interior construction; all drawers are full dust and mouse proof. IN OLD IVORY AND GOLD Dresser, shown in three sizes; at $66.00, $74.00 and $88.00 Chest of Drawers, at $54.00 Dressing Table, at $62.00 Beds, in full size or "twin" size, each. .$56.00 Rocker to match, at $16.00 Chair to match, at $15.00 Night Stand to match, at, $16.00 ORCHARD & Nebraska and also a survey of the natural resources of the state. The governor said the bill should be passed if the civil code measure was approved. Bills Postponed. The following bills were killed in the senate this morning: S. P. Na. 165. by Saundera Authorizes parson or corporatlona transacting tele phone and telegraph buslnese to aell lta property rights to another corporation. 8. F. No. 105, by Hoagland Places tbe regulation ot stock yards under the Juris diction of the railway commission. H. R. No. 173. by Axtell Permits ma jority vote at school district meeting to move school site. Miss Mary Wernsman, Fremont Girl, Victim of Sleeping Sickness Fremont, Neb., March 20. (Spe cial Telegram.) Miss Mary Werns man, 20-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wernsman, is the second person in Fremont to suffer an attack of sleeping sickness. Miss Wernsman sleeps most of the time. She suffers no pain. Kearney, Neb., March 20. (Spe cial) Symptoms resembling closely those described in the sleeping sick ness, resulted in the death of J. E. Kilgore, a retired farmer, here yes terday. He had been in poor healt" for several weeks, following an at tack of influenza. Allenby Returns to Egypt. Paris, March 20. Gen. E. H. 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LEMONS DO MAKE THE SKIN WHITE How to make a creamy lemon beauty lotion at home for a few cents Your grocer has the lemons and any drug store or toilet counter will supply you with three ounces of orchard white for a few cents, Squeeze the juice of two fresh lemons into a bottle, then put in the orchard white and shake well. This makes a quarter pint of the very best lemon skin whitener and complexion beautifier known. Mas sage, this fragrant, creamy lotion daily into the face, neck, arms and hands and just see how freckles, tan, sallowness, redness and rough ness disappear and how smooth, soft and white the skin becomes, Yes! It is harmless, and the beau tiful results will surprise you. Adv. i Polish j IN MAHOGANY Dresser, shown-in three sizes, at $62.00, $70.00 and $84.00 Chest of Drawers, at $50.00 I Dressing Table, at $58.00 - Beds, in full size or "twin" size, each. .$52.00 i Rocker to match, at $15.00 Chair to match, at $14.00 Night Stand ,to match, at , . . $14.00 . " ' ...... ' iiil,iM,lili!lul,,i,l,,i.i:li,i.iiliil,,l,,l,.ldli.i;lli.,!i,uli.lliilll:li;i i CO-OPEflATIOr The First Principle of Success All Union Men and Women, your Friends and Families are re quested to be Consistent, Patron ize Horn Industry Boost for South Omaha, and demand the Union Label on all commodities you purchase, whenever possibles The following Business Inter.' esti of our city solicit the support of Organized Labor and are rec ommended by the Omaha Central Labor Union. ' s'l Auto. Repair Cos. Reliable Tire and Repair Co. Nebraska Tire and Rubber C. Amusements Besse Theater. Banks South Omaha Savings Bank Bakeries Brown Park Bakery. Cafes Stockmen's Cafe. ; Cigars, Tobaccos, Soft Drinks :- Alois Novack. " j Chiropractors Dr. Knollenberg. i Dr. Boos. Coal and Wood Dealers A. L. Bergquist & Son. v : Crosby-Kopietz-Casey Co. 11 Kratskv Bros. Pivonka Bros. Department Stores Phillips Dept. Store. New York Dept. Store. Druggists . Brown Park Pharmacy. . City Drug Store. Q Street Pharmacy. , Highland Park Pharmacy. Maple Ave. Drug Co. Melcher Drug Co. Furniture Dealers Continental Furniture Co. Home Furniture Co. ' Funeral Directors Frank L. Kolouch. Korisko Bros. ' Florists Swanson, The Florist. Garages t Holmes-Adkins Co. O 'Donovan & Pease Auto Co Packard Garage. Gents' Furnishings, Clothing, Etc. i .is Culkm & Martin. John Flynn & Co. . f J Nebraska Shoe and Clothing House. E. V. Long. Herman D. Marowitz. Groceries, Meats and -."''t4 Provisions M. J. Bandola. Buresh Bros. Rudolph Dietz. Henry Geest. Hibbeler & Co. J. P. Kraus Co. Fred Krcma. Sam Mortenson. , A. Newman. United Provision Store. Anton Remes. M. J. Simons. T. J. Thomas." v ' Wm. Wallace. Welch's Grocery Store. General Merchandise John Peklo. Joseph Sterba. Hardware Dealers "Frenchy's," Leon Auguy. Peterson & Michelsen. Joseph Pipal. Koutsky-Pavlik Co. O. K. Hardware Co. nsurance and Real Estate John L. Duff. Jewelers YA Godfrey s. ' : Wm. L. Patten Co. Jacobson & Fuen Co. Flitton Optical and Jewelry Co. Loan Offices . Commercial Loan Office. Lumber Companies Crosby-Kopietz-Casey Co. Bradford Lumber Co. Manufacturer (Union Made Cigars) F. Laitner. Meat Markets Brown Park Market. Frank Kuska. "1 Frank Kuncl. Millinery Stores A. M. Voboril. Ooticians Flitton Optical and Jewelry Co. Jacobson & Fuen Co. 'rinters Beacon Press. 'Iumbing and Heating John C. Riha. icture Framing and Repairing Adolph Melchers. Shoe Stores Loyal Shoe Store. Sanitoriums The East Cereal Co. 'ailors ' Glasgow Tailors. Z. Kritistich. H. Kolnick. 'ea Companies Moyune Tea Co. This is not a complete list of firms co-operating with , Organ ized Labor. Watch this newspa per for our next publication. Omaha Central Labor Union. Colfax 78 r s V A , A4 4 i A