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Rich Retired Farmer
Recovers from "Flu"
Then Takes Own Life
Ftirburjr, Neb., March 21. (Spe
cial Telegram.) The lifeless body
of W. H. Brown, a well-to-do re
tired farmer of Fairbury, was found
hanging in a neighbor's barn this
morning by his wife. No cause is
assigned, save that he had just re
covered from an attack of flu.
Pilitical Pot Boils at DeWitt.
DeWitt, Neb., March 21. (Spe
cial.) The democrats are pitting
Ralph W. Venrick and James Nor
ton as candidates for the town board
against the republican nominees,
J. A. Sire and Edgar Rossiter. The
contestants for election on the
school board are: Republicans, Mrs.
Mattie Klein and Frank VV. Schu
macher; democrats, C W. Buck and
J. E. Carey.
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very apparent in these
Special Pieces
of good Furniture at
Special Prices
Solid Mahogany Taborette, with fluted pedestal, as illustrated,
size of top 14 inches square, height, 18 inches. An extra
value at . .$3.75
Liberty Table, with drop leaf, done in American walnut, as
illuitrated. Special price ....$9.75
Fumed Oak Library Table, size of top 16x42 inches, substantially
constructed, at illustrated $16.00
$7.00 Fumed or Golden Oak Sewing Rockers, with box seat, $4.75
$12.00 Fumed or Golden Oak Arm Rocker, with boxed saddle
wood seat t $7.50
$35.00 Old Ivory Arm Chair with cretonne cushions, slightly
soiled $19.50
$34.50 Old Ivory Reed Rocker, with cushions, slightly soiled,
at .$19.50
$38.50 Old Ivory Reed Arm Chair, with cushions, slightly 'soiled,
at : $19.50
$56.00 Old Ivory Reed Chaise Lounge, with cretonne cushions,
slightly soiled ; $39.50
$34.00 Old Ivory Wing Chair, in reed, cretonne cushions, $24.00
48-inch 6-foot Extension Table, early English type $15.00
$6.50 Colonial Mahogany Dressing Table Chair $4.50
$48.00 Brown Mahogany Serving Table .$20.00
$15.00 Dining Chair, Queen Anne style, with Spanish leather
seat :..$7.50
llfi nn William And Mnrv Dininc Chair, in mahosranv. with denim
seat, one only $9.50 C
$45.00 American Walnut Serving Table $22.50
$100.00 American Walnut China Cabinet, Queen Anne style,
with wood doors $75.00
$7.50 Fumed Oak Dining Chairs, with Spanish leather slip seats,
each . $5.50
$19,00 Chromewald Serving Table $9.50
$54.00 66-inch Buffet to match $43.50
$60.00 Set of Four Jacobean Oak Dining Chairs, with Spanish
leather seats, the set for .... . $27.50
$40.00 Fumed Oak Buffet with mirror $29.00
$52.00 Black Lacquered Storage Chest $39.50
845.00 American Walnut Full Size Bed, Napoleon style. .$29.50
$35.00 American Walnut Dresser .$25.00
$26.50 Old Ivory Bed, Adam type, full size . .$18.00
$79.00 Old Ivory Dresser, special ..$58.00
$39.00 Triple Mirror Dressing Table, poster type $29.00
$85.00 Hepplewhite Chest of Drawers, by Berkey & Gay, $67.00
$30.00 Quartered Golden Oak Chiffonier $19.50
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Solid Mahogany, $3.75.
Brussels Rugs Seamless
Small patterns in good colors, that go well
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7-6x9 Seamless Brussels ..... $19.50
8-3x10-6 Seamless Brussels . . $27.50
' 9x12 Seamless Brussels .$29.50
11-3x12 Seamlesd Brussels . . .
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$30.00 Dress Trunk, 36-inch,
with two trays, cretonne
lined. Special ....$22.50
$20.00 Dress Trunk, 36-inch,
with two trays, linen lined.
Special $15.00
$37.50 Dress Trunk, 36-inch,
cretonne lined, with three
trays $28.00
$22.00 Dress JTrunk, 36-inch,
linen lined, with one tray,
at $16.50
$19.00 Dress Trunk, 38-inch,
linen lined, with one tray,
at $16.75
$18.00 Dress Trunk, 36-inch,
linen lined, with one tray,
at $13.50
$26.50 Dress Trunk, 40-inch,
linen lined, with two trays,
at $19.75
$16.00 Dress Trunk, 36-inch,
linen lined, with one tray,
at ....$12.00
$29.00 Dress Trunk, 36-inch,
linen lined, with two trays,
at $21.75
$22.00 Dress Trunk, 36-inch,
linen lined, with two trays,
at $16.75
$34.50 Dress Trunk, 36-inch,
linen lined, with two trays,
at $23.75
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Sizes 36, 38 and 40 inches,
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$36.50 values for ... .$27.00
34.50 values for .... 25.75
s 26.50 values for .... 20.00
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Curtains
Whitest of Ruffled Muslin Cur
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and $2.75
Similar qualities, edged with
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Attorney General Davis Writes
Kansas Railway Commis
sion, Asking that Neb. Be
Let in on Suit.
$10.00 l
From t Staff Correspondent
Lincoln, March 21. Attorney
General Clarence A. Davis has writ
ten to the Kansas Railway commis
sion, asking that Nebraska be al
lowed to join in the attack on the
Burleson telephone rates in a direct
suit brought in the supreme court of
United States by the Kansas com
mission. Mr. Davis has sent the
following letter to the Kansas com
mission: "I note an Associated Press report
to the effect that the supreme court
of tht United States has given you
permission to file a suit, directly
attacking the power of Postmaster
General Burleson to raise telephone
rates all over the United States.
"I feel that the state of Nebraska
is as vitally Interested in this mat
ter as in Kansas. I feel, as you al
lege, that the new system of rates
proposed by the postmaster general
is " 'unlawful, arbitrary, unjust and
oppressive.'" I shall be glad to do
anything in my power to assist you
in a successful prosecution of this
suit.
"I feel that th people of Ne
braska will be saved a great deal of
money" if these niw ates can be
invalidated. I would therefore like
to co-operate withlyou in any way
you deem advisable, even to the ex
tent of joining with you in this ac
tion if you so desire.
Preacher Meier Advised
to, Return to Lincoln
and Stop German Talk
Beatrice, Neb.', March 21. (Spe
cial.) Rev. K. K. Meier, who claims
Lincoln'as his home, was before the
county attorney yesterday on com
plaint of a number of residents of
Wes Beatrice, they charging that
he was creating dissension among
the members of the Baptist church
on the west side by holding services
in' German. The attorney advised
Meier that he had .better return to
his home, and the sooner the bet
ter. At a mass meeting of the citizens
of Beatrice and vicinity last night
the question of erecting a com
munity building for returned sol
diers and sailors was discussed at
length. A committee .was ap
pointed to outline plans for solicit
ing funds for the building and to
report later.
Women of Hastings Get
Into Politics First !
lime m lheir Lives!
Hastings, Neb., March 21. (Spe
cial Telegram.) More' than 100
Hastings women attended a lunch
eon here today, preparatory to cast
ing their first ballots. Since they are
to participate in elections, they
have decided to make the luncheon
a monthly affair for the consider
ation of civic problems. Today they
were addressed by Mayor Madfeett,
C. G. fngraham and L. B. Stiner,
candidates tor mayor.
In the high school declamatory
contest Thursday night Lloyd Marti
was chosen to represent Hastings at
the state contest in Kearney, March
27.
Artificial Ice Plant
to Be Erected at York
York, Neb., March 21. (Special.)
Through the efforts of George W.
Shreck, president and Raymond
Woodrum, general secretary of the
York County Commercial club the
people of York will be able to buy
ice at last years price. The directors
of the club interested 50 influential
men who agreed to put up and
equip a 20-ton per day artificial ice
plant costing $18,000.
Noted Journalist ;
Heads Fight Against
League of Nations
WHIPPING IN
PUBLIC LOT OF
GIRLS AT GENEVA
He my Vettcreon.
Henry Waterson, noted journal
ist, publisher of the Louisville Cour
ier-Journal, who was recently re
ported as head of th proposed or
ganization in this country to fight
the league of nations scheme as it
now stands, declared he had re-.
ceived no request to head the organ
ization, but would do so if asked
according to a dispatch from Miami
Fla. "No definite offer has been
made to me," said Mr. Watterson
"but my disbelief in the proposed
league of nations is so decided that
if it should be made I will accept
it."
LEGISLATURE
GETTING DOWN
TO HARD WORK
Things Being Shaped Up for
Strenuous Labors That Mark
Closing Days of Session
of Two Houses.
Bills Passed
(In the House.)
H. H. No. 416 Makes it a felony to re
move property purchased on installment
or conditional sale plan from the county
where It was sold 72 to 1.
H. R. No. 445 Allows Omaha hotels,
restaurants and produce firms to dispose
of their own garbage 76 to 1.
H. R. No. 251 Raises mileage of county
board members from 6 to 10 cents; also
raises limit of yearly salary, but leaves
old per diem rate of 14 still In effect 64
to 26. ,
H. R. No. 328 Authorizes sewer con
struction by second class cities and vil
lages 78 to 2.
H. R. No. 421 Gives second class cities
and villages the power of eminent domain
for water power purposes 83 to 0.
S. P. No. 50 Salary raise for county
surveyors and deputies 68 to 22.
8. F. No. 61 Additional salary raise for
same officials when acting as county high
way commissioners and deputies 61 to 26.
H. R. No. 295 Requires building of di
vision line fences at joint expense when
either owner requests 86 to 7.
H. R. No. 322 Increases from 110,000 to
125,000 amount of bonds that may be is
sued for paving by town of 1,000 to 6,000
population 78 to 3. .
H. R. No. 358 Authorizes creation of
publio welfare board In Xlncoln and
smaller cities 77 to 4.
H. R. No. 42 Authorizes state game
and fish commission to establish fish res
ervations 82 to 2.
. (In the Senate.)
8. F. 165, by Bobbins Authorizes Omaha
city commission to pave or repave any
street 'or grade without a petition of the
property owner Vote, 22 to 0.
S. F. 170, by Cooper Limits the amount
of recovery from counties, fallina to con
tribute tor state aid bridges. Vote, 22 to 1.
H. R. 83, by Foster Provides for a
state board of chiropody. Vote, 23 to 0.
H. R. 248. by Gerhart Raises salaries
of all county superintendents in state one-
third of present compensation. Vote, 22
to 0.
H. R. 363, by Fulls Authorizes the
publication of all Uws enacted since 1013
as a supplement to Hie revised statutes of
113. Vote, 25 to 0.
8. F. 152, by Good Authorizes the crea
tion of live stock sanitary board to dis
pose of carcasses of animals dying of
disease or by accident. Vote, 24 to 0.
8. F. 216, by Cooper Fixes salary of
clerk of the municipal court at Omaha at
12,000 per year. Vote, 21 to 0.
8. F. 166, by Robblns Omaha city plans
bill. Vote, 20 to 6.
The following bills were killed:
8. F. 77, by Bushee Fixes compensa
tion of county treasurers on percentage
basis.
From a Staff Correspondent.
Lincoln, March 21. (Special.)
The Nebraska house will not hold
a Saturday session this week. It
yoted Friday morning to adjourn in
the afternoon until 10:30 Monday
morning, so as to give the members
living near Lincoln one more op
portunity of going home before the
close of the session, which is ex
pected to be about April 10 or 12.
The house expects to work every
day, beginning next Monday, con
tinuing until the hnal adjournment.
A new batch of bills was reported
for the sifting file Friday. Among
them are the following:
Fixing school bond limit at 20 per cent
of assessed valuation; H. R. 659.
Co-operative organizations declared to be
limited partnerships, exempt from legal
obligations of corporations; S. F. 128.
Permitting osteopaths to administer drugs
and perform operations of a surgical na
ture: 8. F. 88.
State railway commission glven specific
authority to require efficient service and
safety provisions by railroads; 8. F. 61.
Land owners required to exterminate
gophers; H. R. 491.
Vouchers for Paving.
The finance committee . has re
ported H. R. No. 308, in amended
form, with an appropriation of $150,-
000 for paving streets and roads in
front of state institutions, wherever
one-half the cost is borne locally,
The bill was originally a specific
appropriation- for paving a road to
the Feeble-Minded institute at Be
atrice. The State Board of High
ways is authorized to issue vouchers
for such paving improvements.
Bob Druesedow's bill, H. R. No.
451. appropriating $300,000 to pur
chase medals for Nebraska soldiers,
sailors and marines in the late war,
was killed by the finance commit
tee. A day or two ago it recom
mended for passage a bill providing
$25,000 to pay for engraved cert
ificates to the men from this state
who served in the army, navy or ma
rine corps.
Percentage for Promotion.
The house committee on manu
factures and commerce has reported
a substitute bill for H. R. No. 499,
proposing the creation of a "state
securities commission" instead of
the blue sky department now oper
ating under the railway commission.
It is to consist of the governor,
auditor and attorney general, with a
secretary at $4,000 per year to ad
minister it.
JNurnerous exemptions are pro
vided for in the bill, which is said
to have been drawn by an Omaha
man. It contains a provision allow
ing 25 per cent of the proceeds from
the sale of securities to be allowed
for promotion and organization ex
pense. Cornerstone of New
School Building at
Phillips, Neb., Is Laid
Phillips. . Neb., March 21. (Spe
cial.) Monday about 400 people
of Phillips and community wit
nessed the laying of the cornerstone
of the new school building. The
stone was a gift of the architect and
has on it the names of the members
of the Board of Education: Robert
Killion, president; George E. Horn,
secretary; August Bartz, jr., treas
urer; Charles B. Cogil, Bernard H.
Fischer and Alexander S. Gilbert,
also R. A. Bradley & Co., architects,
Hastings, and Ernest Rokahr. Lin
coln, general contractor. The build
ing will cost about $80,000. I
The stone was laid with fitting
ceremonies, followed by prayer by
Rev. Mr. Hill. A box containing
the Bible, an American flag,(a copy
of the county paper, an account of
the "Covenant of the League of Na
tions," a history of the consolida
tion of the school districts, the
names of the pupils and their teach
ers and several pieces of money was
buried in the stone.
Quinine That Does Not Affect Head
Because of Its tonic and laxative effect.
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE (Tablets)
can be taken by anyone without causing
nervousness or ring in the head. There is
only one "Bromo Quinine." E. W.
LGKOYX'S Signature ea the box. SOe,
(Continued From Page One.) '
Platz, agreed that it was a salutory
method of punishment, but the
woman who excepted made her ob
jections very plain and vigorous.
Asked if he believed in corporal
punishment, Superintendent McAu
ley said while he was opposed to
this form of punishment, as truant
officer of Omaha he had whipped
more than 500 children and he knew
of no more humane methods than
he used. .
McAuley descrit ed the "lock-up"
used for the confinement of the re
fractory girls. This was a narrow
hallway that had been partitioned
off. It was about 9 feet wide and
15 feet long, and was lighted by
three small windows in the rea'r. The
door was always kept locked when
occupied by prisoners. The equip
ment was a stool, a bedspring placed
on the floor and on which was a
mattress. There was no dresser or
other article of furniture. The girls
who had run away and been captur
ed at Grand Island. Margaret Fritts
and Theresa Cotton, were in there
for 10 days as punishment. Their
evening meal for all that period was
bread and water.
Bread and Water Suit.
Describing the occasion when
whole class of 25 or more inmates
had been placed on a bread and
water diet, Superintendent McAuley
said that one of the girls had placed
a small piece of soap in the food
while in a bad humor. He was
satisfied j the circumstances were
such that a dozen or more in the
class knew the identity of the cul
prit and he took this means of pun
ishing them to compel them to di
vulge the name of the guilty girl
This he never learned.
Asked if he did not know that of
ficers of all modernly conducted
corrective schools recognize the
childish code of honor which pre
vents "snitching" as a right, the
superintendent said that he did not.
The children were on the punitive
diet for 10 days and the supennten
dent, asked if he did not think it
had a tendency to lower their vital
ity and if it was not cruel to compel
them to do hard work in the laundry
during the punitive period, said it
had never occurred to him. He ad
mitted that he had never consulted
a physician as to this and had never
investigated as to whether the vic
tims were made more susceptible to
disease as a result of this form of
punishment.
In his examination McAuley testi
fied that when he first came to
Geneva he found that it had been ;
custom of the previous administra
tion to strike any of the inmates
with anything that came handy and
that he had found several of them
marked with bruises.
r Punished Ten.a Month.
He determined then that he would
rat along without using corporal
punishment and for a hundred days
no punishment of any kind was
used except to take away the privil
eges of the auditorium and conver
sation from the inmates.
McAuley stated that he had ap
plied his first corporal punishment
to the two girls who had run away
and Irom that time en these punish'
ments would average ten a month
He always- reported these to the
Board of Control as strappings
The circumstances of the public
punishments were never reported
He said it was the custom to admin
ister these strappings to the girls
just before they went to bed at
night
Commissioners Holcomb and
Mayfield, he stated, were opposed to
corporal punishment, although
nairman ueraes tavored it, as
knowing no other way to preserve
order.
He testified that girls were also
compelled to disrobe in the daytime
for the administration of the pun
ishment, but he had never "marked"
them. Once, after the strapping of
Laura Jean Belcher, a colored eirl.
he said a spot of blood was noticed
on her gown. He had Mrs. Clark
ascertain the cause and the latter re
ported that it was a natural cause.
Mayfield Objected.
"Has it ever occured to vou that
whipping a girl of the age of 16
years or over, in public, and in a thin
night gown, was an indecent thing?"
Attorney Wilson asked.
I never thought anything about
it," said he.
'Did any of the members of the
board of control object?"
Yes, was the reply. Mr. May-
field objected to having any of the
nmates paraded in the thin drapery
of a night gown and strapped. He
said it was very immodest and would
be censured if publicly known. He
ordered me to have a different gown
made, of different colored cloth,
which I did."
The "punishment" robe was then
exhibited. It was of a thin, sleazy
material, of grayish black - color,
which, when Senator Houston of Te
kamah held up to the light, showed
possibilities of revelation almost
equal to an X-ray gown.
McAuley described the silence
methods used in the dining room.
The girls were compelled to march
to the refectory with the,r hands
clasped behind their backs and were
compelled to go through the meal
without uttering a word, except to
ask for more food in a quietly modu
lated voice.
"Is it not a fact, asked Senator
Sturm of Plattsmouth "that the
girls have to raise their hands as a
signal for food?"
If v.ich is the case it is without
my knowledge or orders, replied
the superintendent.
Half Have Venereal Disease.
Asked how many of the inmates
of the institution had venereal dis
eases, McAuley esttffiatcd about 50
per cent.
"Do you put the punishment gown
on the diseased ones and then use it
on the healthy ones for the same
purpose?" he was asked.
McAuley replied in the affirma
tive. In reply to questions as to wheth
er he would continue the same meth
ods of punishment on his return to
the school, McAuley replied.
"Well, I will have the punishment
gown sterilized. I have changed my
mind to that extent. I will also make
a gown o heavier cloth and have it
laundried after each punishment. I
believe the present one is too light."
Asked if the cook, Mrs. Piatt, had
not locked a little girl up in the ice
box, while the child was dressed in
her ordinary house clothes for a
period of two hours last December,
McAuley said he had held a couple
of investigations and had statements
to the effect that the charge was
true, and another one to the effect
that the child had only been placed
in a small niche in a narrow hallway
for that length of time. i
Members of the investigating com
mittee told that the time they had
visited the home the child swore that
she had been locked in the refriger
ator 'from 8:15 to 11:05 in the fore
noon. Mrs. Piatt, the cook, was not
discharged for several mouths after
ward. Report Millerand Named to
Govern Alsace-Lorraine
Paris, March ' 21. (Havas.),
Alexandre Millerand, former minis
ter of war, is reported to have been
appointed governor, of Alsace-Lorraine,
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