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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 30, 1919.
LEGISLATURE
HAS TWO MORE
: WEEKSOFWORK
tyany Matters Still Undisposed
' of, General Maintenance
; Bill Held . Back
' in House. ....
.' 3y a gtaff Correspondent. .
' Lincoln, Neb., March 29. (Spe-yaI.)-r-Saturday
waj the Oth day of
the legislative session in the lower
branch, the day when the pay of
members ceases, according to tradi
tional fiction. t
From now, on, as the solons con
sider, they will work at their own
timo and expense. This is not ac
tually the case, as the constitution
simply says that they shall receive
$r00 for the session but they draw
the money in three installments of
20 days each and that makes it $10 a
day for 60 days.
The senate has not been in session
so long as the house. Friday was its
54 tH day. For that reason the house
members will be drawing pay all
next week until the expiration of the
uC-day limit.
Adjournments Tw0 Weeks Off.
Fnal adjournment fs still about
twe weeks off in the opinion qf e
perieneed members. Adjournment
wilj probably be April 12 or IS.
Maiy of the more important bills
stilj remain to be disposed of and
on a number of these it will require
a cflnfprence committee, The house
has not yet passed the general main
tenance bill, carrying, $1,140,000 of
appropriations ana this bill must af
terward go to the senate, i
Tfiere is no prospect, however,
that the senate will equal the record
of wq years ago for the length of
its session. The house In 1917 met
on J86 days and the senate on 77,
whije final adjournment did not take
place until April 24.
The' special joint committee in
vestigating the Board of Control af
fairs is still grinding away -and mem.
be.r say they will not be abje to
wind up thrr inquiry before, the end
of next week. ;
Many Candidates for
frjead of . Industrial
Home at Geneva
From a gtaff Correspondent.'
Lincoln, March 29. (Special.)
Recommendations for the new su
nertntendent of the Girls' Indus
trial' home at Geneva are coming to
the. Board of Cpntrol at a lively
rate.
Friends in Omaha, her former
home, , have recommended Miss Ella
carries, now assistant suDerinicna
ent of the Girls' home at Mitchel
ville, la., for the place. The recom
mendation received by the board
states that Miss Barnes has had
years of experience and is yery cap
able. This brings the list ot candi
dates for the place up to five. Other
women who have been recommend
ed for the place are: s -
Mrs. Emily Hornberger, former
nrobation officer. Lancaster county,
now living in Omaha; Miss Lena
Ward, matron of the Girls home,
Milford; Mrs. W. J. - McCramm,
unaana; ur. name liwing, j-mcoin,
and Mrs. Adams, Lincoln.
The position pays a salary of
$l,6UU a year, maintenance and ex
penses. The vacancy is caused by
the resignation of Paul S, McAulay,
who resigned during the investiga
tion of the home by the legislative
committee.
Along with the recommendations
a letter from the Ohiowa union of
the.,W, C. T. U., of which Mrs.
Charlotte Adams is president, has
beqn received by the' board protest
ing against the rein"" . nieiit of
Lyda McMahon as s tendent
of the home.
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Have Declamatory Contest
Kearney, Neb., March 29. (Spe
cial,) In the Central Nebraska
Declamatory and Public Speaking
contest, held here, Ruby Morris,
daughter of President Dan Morris
of the City National bank, was the
winner of tile first prize- in the
dramatic section. Superior carried
off two first prizes, Clarence Git:
tings winning first in the humorous
section -.and Agnes Wplffkill win
ning first in the junior section, Ten
dollar gold pieces were given as
first prizes. The winners of second
prizes, Olive Hanson of Clay Cen
ter,: dramatic, and Ida May Martin
nf Broken Bow. humorous, were
given $5 each. Superintendent Col
lett.pf Gothenburg, County Super
intendent McCutcheon of Central
City, and Buelah Hendricks of Gib:
bon acted as judges. Thirteen
schools were represented, Clay Center,-
Eflgar, Grand Island, Hastings,
.Kearney, XMorui . riatte, Kavenna,
vardt N elson and Shelton.
rlon avo In Xtava TTni UT&Mr
Geneva, Neb., March 29. (Spe-ciafj-rUniversity
week will be held
in" Geneva, beginning the evening of
April 2, with a lecture by Prof. H.
H. Wilson of the University of Ne
braska, who will speak on the
"Le4gup of Nations." The next
evening the university chorus will
appear in cmeert and the third
nunjber of the series will be the pre
sentation by the university players
of "The Man on the Box On the
last evening of the celebration the
band from the University of Nr
braska furnishes the program. The
visitors will be entertained in homes
here, during their stay. Joha Itoch
ler $f Geneva is one of the students
managing the itinerary of this year.
.
: I issues Requisition.
Lwcoln, March 29. (Special.)
A requisition has been issued by
Governor McKelvie for the return
to Minneapolis ef Benjamin ther
ton. who is alleged to have deserted
his wq children, aged 7 and 11, at
Minneapolis Apru B, ms. At tier
ton Js under arrest at Omaha, The
action against him was brought by
hi wife, Gladys, to whom he was
married at Hudson, Wis, August 9,
190, It is believed that Atherton
will iftght extradition by habeas cor
Large Acreage Bought
Near - Grand Island
' for Sugar Beet Farm
Grand Island, Neb., March 29.
(Special.) Charles P. Craft and
Frank E. Edgerton, lawyers, of Au
rora and Lincoln, respectively, have
bought more than 1.800 acres of land
lying northeast of the city, paying
$250,000 for the same. The land is
to be developed into a sugar beet
ranch and is to be watered by an
extensive system of irrigation wells.
Work pf improving is to be start
ed at once, A Mr. Sgott is now here
in the capacity of general manager.
The price paid for the land ranged
from $100 to $150 an acre.
What irrigation can do to this
land was shown on a section of it
last summer when a Kelly well was
tried out by a farmer. As a re
suit, one of the driest summers in a
long time failed to injure crops on
the land which was irrigated.
No Word Received from
f Captured Lincoln Man
Archangel, March 29. (By Asso
ciated Press.)For his efforts in
organizing and assisting Russian
anti-bglshevik forces in the. Pinega
district, Capt. Joel R. Moore of Bat-r
tie Creek, Mich., has been awarded
the St; Ann medal by the Russian
eomrnandel" in northern Russia.
Captain More is the first American
in northern Russia to receive thjs
deeoratipn.
No further word has been re
ceived at headquarters concerning
M. V. Arnold, a Y. M. C. A. worker
of Lincoln, Neb., who disappeared
during the fighting at Bolshoia
Ozera.
Bills Signed
From Stuff Correspondent. -
Lincoln, March J. (Special.) Got
srnur McKslyt hu slcned th following
bllii n4 thsy are now lawi, but do not
fa nta cfleet until thrss month after
he Uglulitture adjourna:
H. R. SOU, by Good Appropriating $3,000
for 4 revolving fund for the atate printer.
H. J lit, by Tracewell and Morrison
Appropriating $10,000 for state fish hatch
erlea at Valentine and Qretna.
H. R. 61, by Berka Creates commission
to dotermlne the correct boundry line be
tween Sarpy and Douglas counties.
H. R. 68, by Good and others Appro-
Jrlates fund In the -normal school library
und for use In school libraries.
H. R. 68, by Good and Others Appro,
priates Income of state normal endow
ment fund for use of other normal sobools.
H. R, 44 by Williams Provides that
state shall pay eost of commitment to
insane asylum of any inmate of another
stute institution.
Greater Lincoln Bill
Killed in the House
Lincoln, Neb., March 29. (Spe-rhiJ.J-TLincoJn's
fight to annex its
suburbs was given up today when,
uppn niotiofi pf Representative
Jeary pf the Lancaster county dele
gation, the Greater Lincoln consoli
dation bill w&u killed. ' '
The house had amended the hill
in the committee of the whole to
give each of ths suburbs an oppor
tunity to vote upon the question.
Friends of the bill considered it ob
jectionable and decided to push the
tight no further.
La.bpr Shortage in Butler
Qavjd City, Neb-, March 29.
(Specia(.)-rrSpring work is opening
up in Butler county with a shortage
of farm labor. Thirty-one men are
needed today to supply calls now
filed with E. L. Rhoades, county ag
ricultural agent at David.- City.
Farmers are paying $50 per1 month
for single men arid up.
Prepare to Bring
Marriage Licenses
on Visits , to Omaha
DeWitt, Neb., March 29. (Spe
cial.)rlt is reported here that men
and women found in the. rooms pf
Omaha hotels together are required
to produce their marriage certifi
cates or be subject to arrest on the
charge of immorality. There is a
wid rush among those who expect
to visit the metropolis in the near
future to locate the precious docu
ments which will confirm the fact
of their actual and legal marriage.
Those who have had their certifi
cates framed, conclude that it is in
deed an ill wind that doesn't blow
dust in somebody's eyes.
The cheaper hotels of Omaha
which have a reputation for immqrr.
aiity are under the constant surveil
lance of the police morals squad.
Nightly searches of gpme pf them
are made by the officers.. In some
instances marriage certificates have
been demanded, but no arrests for
lack of them have, been made.
friend to Have Auditorium
DeWitt, Neb., March 29.(per
cial.) Farmers and merchants pf
Friend intend to erect an auditor
ium in that city which will be a
credit to the progressive reputation
of the community. It is the inten
tion of the promoters of jthiS' move
ment to organize a stock company
and sell shares in the concern until
sufficient money is available to build
a first-class edifice. t Merchants,
stockmen and farmers in this vicin
ity have long snee 'recognized the
need of a suitable place for. stock
shows and sales and now intend
putting the project through at any
cast. :. ' ; .', : "
Bills Pa8$ed '
House.
IT. R. Na. (10 Repeals state council of
defense law and (i)rns records over to state
hUterloal socoty. 10 to 0.
H. R. No. 435 Advances time for tnak
(ne up eeunty tas lists and requires treas
urer to issue distress warrants for per
eona! taxes when not paid by December
S. f to I.
H. B, No. 117 -Appropriates 1IM8S for
Issuance of engraved certificates to Ne
braska soldiers, sailors and marines who
served in the late war, to te 0.
6. F. No. (l-TrOWes state railway com
mission speaifie authority to regulate
service, faeillttea and equipments pf rails
roads. 74 t o.
8. F. 104 fNo physical examination to
b required for accident Insurance poll?
pies. 7 J to 1 . .
S. V. 65 State licensing and control ot
employment agencies; empowering labor
commissioner to make rules and regula
tions. 68 to 2.
S. F. 100 Requires Irrigation districts
and pempanles to Install a recording guage
fa; eaah canal and waste ditch. IS to 0.
S. F. 203 Allows Omaha property own
ers to pay assessments for water mains
In six annual Installments. 72 to 0.
8, F. 177-rRequlres railroads to furnish
a ear for horses and mules when a car-,
load Is to 'be made up at two different
points. (9 to 0.
S F. 265 Term of municipal water ex
tension bunds extended from 20 to 40
years. 74 to 0.
York Woman Sues Under
Workmen's Compensation Act
York, Neb,, March 29.-(Special.)
Lucy M, Johnson has brought suit
under the workmen's compensation
act to recover $4,300 for the death of
her husband who was killed last July
whjle in the employ of the Public
Service company.
Place for Watson,
Lincoln, March 29. (Special.)
C. W. Watson was elected state su
pervisor of agricultural education on
full time beginning April 1, at a
meeting of the state board of voca
tional education held Friday.
House Passes Senate
Bill That Shuts Off
Bolshevik Activities
From a Staff Correspondent
Lincoln,. Neb., Marfch 29,-(Spe-cial.)
The house today passed S. F.
200, a bill aimed against I, W, W.
and bolshevik activities, with only
one dissenting vote, that of Jerry
Howard, Omaha.
Howard said he did not want to
past any asperions on the nonparti-r
san league, or organized labor. All
of (he nonpartisan leaguers in the
house voted for the, bill.
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North Nebraska Teachers
Elect Miss Beechel President
Norfolk, Neb., March 29. (Spe
cial Telegram.)r-The 33d annual
convention vpf th? North Nebraska
Teachers' association adjourned to
day. All precedents were broken
when a woman was elected chief ex?
ecutive, the association electing Miss
Edith Beechel of the Wayne Normal
school as president. Other officers
elected are:
C. A. Mohrman, Neligh, vice presi
dent; F- C. Grant, Randolph, secre
tary; E, R. Rogers, Pi'ger, treasr
urer,
Live Stock Association
Buys 27 Acres of Land
Fairbury, Neb., March ?9.r(Spe
cial.) The Jefferson County Live
Stock association has purchased 2?
acres pf land adjoining the Fairbury
corporation on the southeast,' the
consideration was $5,500. This tract
is to be used for a permanent home
for the association. Suitable build
ings will be erected during the sum
mer months.
Golden Wedding of
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn,
Nebraska Pioneers
Plattsmouth, Neb., March ?9.
(3pecia!)-The golden wedding of
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Glenn," was ob
served here Friday afternoon, At
thv anniversary nearly all of the 12
children and 18 grandchildren were
present. Besides there was one great?
great grandchildv ; ,
At noon a sumptuous diiVner was
spread at the Glenn home, aa,d dm
ing the evening a church reception
was held, attended by hundreds of
residents of Plattsmouth.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn were married
In Illinois and came to Nebraska 3Q
years ago. They have lived in Platts
mouth 15 years. Both are in good
health and are highly respected. '
S) ' Located on (he Most Prominent Cor
) J ner in Omaha, 1 6th and Farnam,
: V; ration Bunding. I wo tLntrances.
leasure
SUIT See
1512V? Dodge Street
A TRIAL ORDER
Will Convince You
A Young, Under the New Manage
ment) Vigorous Virile, Democratic
. (trowing Institution.
A Story of the Benson & Thome Store, Under the
Management, and Its Fourteen Specialty Shops
at the Age of 2 Years and 10 Months
A Manifestation of a Phenomena! Growth which is the Outcome of a High Type of Specialized
"Generative" Service that puts the Emphasis on You "The Customer-Grasping Your
Special Desires Before they are Clearly Registered in Your Own Mind.
New
'77je Prelude9
A store composed of fourteen complete, self-sustaining Spe?
cialty Shops under the direction of a Buying and Selling Special
istvirtually an independent merchant who ppmes in direet
contact with patrons, thereby having an intimate knowledge of
their preferences. '
This store while intensely practical, was conceived as an
ideal--the public's ideal an ideal that is the concrete interpre
tation of these great and often abused words :
Progress, Truth Courtesy Specialization
Service Mutuality Enthusiasm Success
Money could not buy the efforts devoted by its founders
and, its personnel to develop this ideal into this established
"shppping hpme," where personality permeates and predomi
nates a store that is as intensely human as any great business
organization can be.
upon an experience of many years gathered from an insight into
the manufacturing, wholesaling and retailing of merchandise,
drawing together an organisation that has welded a wonderful
institution. A store built upon a broad plan, breadth of vision,
and built to grow for centuries.
Centrally Located
A Broad Liberal Policy
A policy at once progressive and eonstructiyebuttdmg up
never tearing down, the structure of confidence, A business
grounded in the principle of reciprocity seeking to establish
a bond of mutuality in its broadest sense and a fair and honest
permanent pricing-principle. 4 policy that caljs for words
(printed or verbal) that do not swerve, deviate or glance off
but strike straight and hit the point about Quality, Quantity,
Price and Value. Owned entirely by Omaha men, who are ready
to supply withjiairness and no partiality the nge ds pf their own
patrons and to foster the welfare of their own city and territory.
Permanency of Manant
This Specialty Shop Store leadership continues under the
guidance of its organizer, who conceived the IDEAL, founded
The Officers-
D. (C. ELDREDGE, President
CHAS. HARDING, Vice Pre&
I. JL REYNOLDS, Vice Pres. and Trea.
Benson & Thorne's is ''CStygraphically' the center of the
retail and shopping district with entrances on twe of the most
prominent streets of tie eity. Located dn the direct line of eight
streetcar lines, and within easy and convenient access to every
business man and woman. " '
Our Growth
A store that has grown nicely, and has adhered UNFLINCH
INGLY TO SOUND BUSINESS ETHICS AND NEIGHBORLY
COURTESY. A store that has grown pn its merits-has lived
up to the letter of FAIR AND HONEST DEALINGS has never
intentionally misrepresented an artieje or betrayed the confidence
of the public in any way has treated all competitors honorably.
With good intention as the basis of effort, it has, been a matter
of striving and contriving of interest and energy, and pf in
tensity and industry. The public has been quick tQ appreciate
this to the extent that we have tripled our sales volume under
the new management
Advantages of Specialty Shops
A store without an equal in the eity, eatering directly and
in a specialized manner tq the ready-torwear needs of men,
women and children. There are other Specialty Shpp stores-rr
there always will be. But there will always be an inereasing
demand for stores such as thi& where the dominant thought is
to establish that personal tench with, its clientele that is the
dearest treasure of the patron and the store alike that intimate
pergonal interest in your every need with exclusiveness as th
code the creed and the watchword. Every day we prove this
claim.
The Future
A long-time lease has been made for the entire Parton Build
ing consisting of 100,000 feet of floor space. This will enable us
tg' give a greater recognition to the principles upon which this
store was founded willenable us to do all things in a. bigger and
better way to have merchandise in greater varieties in greater
quantities, and give you a broader service. This will be supple
mented wjth the pame sincerity, character and friendship that
we have accorded the public in the past Six floors and the
basement will be an en masse of ready-tp-wear for men, women
and children, each treated as a separate entirety.
'Dress-Up" Week and the New Store
Step by step, we have grown. Mpncfay will be the inauguraA
tio,n ef a bigger and better store, the outcome of improved
organization broader experience and -doubled and trehled dis
play and selling space. , Jt is with genuine satisfaction that we
invite you tp view pur part in the "Dress Up'' campaign now
being launched. 1 Presenting a store a personnel display win
dowsan interior and a service that is prepared in every sense
pf the word to take care ef the needs of the better dressed men
and women this Victory Spring and Summer.
"The Finis"
enson &
ELDREDGE-REYNQl&S COMPANY
The Store of Specialty Shops
A store that has grown to its present proportions in a short
twe years and ten months, and that expects to continue to grow
because pf elean business ethics ; courtesy and personality to
gether with an organization, which works devotedly for an ideal
and net for temporary profits.
The Directorate-
D. C. ELDREDQB
CHAS. HARDING
L. M. REYNOLDS
pus procewunga,