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INJUNCTION ON
r. LANGUAGE t AW
Lutheransarid Catholics As
' sert That .Most of Their
V f Pupils CannoJ Speak f the '
' : ' English Language!
Luthcram and Catholica joined
yesterday in asking the Douglas
county district court for an injunc-
VtiQri against the foreign,' language
bill 'passed by the last legislature
jshlch prohibit! the teaching of any
language r except English -in ' any
grade below the ninth. -, V-;
The suit for the injunction was
filed by the Nebraska district of
Evangelical Lutheran synod of Mis
souri and St Francis Catholic
j church,;. South, 1 Omaha. The at-
torneys are.A. M. Post, Alberts&
Wagner and Arthur F. Mul!en.-
v I Want Injunction Issued.'
The court issjcd to issue aniii
junctfoqN against , Samuel R. Mc
r V Kelvie, ' governor 6f Nebraska,
Clarence A.' Davis, 5 attorney gen
eral of" Nebraska, and Abel Shot
' welt, attorney for; Douglas county,
1 rettining them from interfering
with the parochial schools wtych,
H is asserted, are compelled "to teach
s in languages other.thaO English" be
,. cause "the children" do, not under
stand Englisft wjien they fcnter e
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The petition asserts fhat the for;
r eign language actjas passed, in con
travention oMhe UnitedSates arid
Nebraska . constitution, t interferes
with the teaching fol -religion arid
" morality,, retards education and
that enforcement of the act would
deprive the churches and-parochial
, schools of their liberty an property
without due process of law.
Tb Evangelical Lutheran Synod
, of Missouri states that in its Ne
. braska district it Has 400 congrega
. ttorns, 26,000 communicant members
' 200 parochial' schools and about
6,000 pupils. The school property
, s valued at $2S0,00a n. .
I ' " Many Sp'eak Gernftft : Only.
N . A majority of the -members,v says
, the petition,' speak and understand
, v German only and when the children
first come to school they cannot be
instructed in any other language. It
, has been the purpose of the synod
for some time to abolish the use of
any language except English and
already in 10 per cent of the paro
chial schools English exclusively is
used, while in the other 90 per cent
English is used above the seventh
grade.-" .
St. Francis Catholic church states
in the petitibn that its members are
" all Polish and hardly any of them
can speak or understand English.
Early instruction of childten-in re
ligion, the moral and civic virtues,
it a cardinal doctrine of the Catho
lic church, it is stated, v
1 " If the new law is enforced the
vast majority of the 600 pupils jnl
' the St. Francis parochial school can-
no- be instructed because they un
derstand only Polish when they
first come to school, says the pe
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The new law provides a fine of $25
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HADDORFF Instruments are fine ex
amples of modern and classic design. Rich
case woods mark them. The most pains
taking care to the minutest detail is every
where evident- .
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Haddorf f brands, Uprights and Player
Pianos are built under the personal super
visionrof C. A. Haddorf f. 7 " "- ,
) Th marked appreciation existing for the "Had-'
dorff ' is due to the excellence of the Haddorff
scale, giving to Uprights and Grands a notable
sweetness, purity, depth of tone, volume, carry-" "
ing power, and sustaining quality; much sought
after by the musician. 1 ;: .'
HADDORFF'S is the only iactoiy owned
Piano House in Nebraska and every piano
is marked" in plain figures which is the
price you pay:J i - v . o
We accept your pianf in, exchange at its actual worth,
and sell every piano at its real worth. ' N
A Real Sating On These Used Instruments
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Ep worth, Ebony case, Hartzell, Mahogany case,
good tone, . . . .$98 ' t slightly "damaged . $250
Sterling, Mahogany case, $128
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dorf f ( Player . iano,
left here lo sell, - at
S610. Just like it
came out of the bo3C
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Haddorf,
Music House
E. TllAMMONt Mgry
1807 Farnam St. D. 4240.1
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Captain Phelps
WarsVet, Dies , at -Age, of 75
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Past Commander of A. R. Post Servef or Four Years
on Side of Union Army and His Efficiency Won
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Csptai' Phelp Pain h looked an officer of the Union army
in '63,nd as he looked shortly before hiadeath. f . "a '
Capt.T'helps Paine, civil war vet
eran and pioneer settler in Nebfas
ka,' died at his apartment in , the
Chiodo, Twenty-fifth and Mason
streets; at 10 o'clock this morning.
He wasf 7S"years' old." ; -'
Captain Paine saw; fouryears of
army service in the civil war, where
ht received, his commission in 1S63.
He vwa3 prominent in G. A. R. dr
tles r.nd at one time post comman
der of Farragut lodge at Lincoln.
He was weir known throughout the
state through his political activities.
After residing in Lincoln for 25years
Captain Paine came to Omaha , 10
years age and has been actively em
ployed wtih fedejal inspection work
until recently1 on the South Side.
to $10?Tror any persdn convicted of
teaching any language e5fceptEng
lishJiv the schools. ' ,
Bidsfor Indian Supplies
Will Be Opened In St. Louis
The government will open bids
in n St. Louis My'26 and 27 for
Jtrffltshing supplies to , the' Indians
of Jhe western reservations. The
Omaha Chamber of Commetce is
In ' receipt of a number f applica
tions and it is understood that many
bids will' be submitted by Omaha
jobbers and manufacturers. Many
of the articles are to be -delivered
f. o. b., Omaha.
The supplies going to the Indians
dyrthg the next yeaV include- tin
ware, stoves, rubber goods, shoes,
furniture anuwoodenware.
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Lisbon Revolt Broken.
Lisbon; May 3. An attempted
military revolt in Lisbon, which had
been organized "for last Tuesday,
was broken up byhe government.
A number of persons were arrested
and sotjifr have been expelled.
Haddorf
One man's inspira
tion, Genius and En
ergy Concentration
for a lifetime on a sin
gle purpose Have
created a piano of su
preme tone richness.
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aurvivea oy 1 wo , otsters..
Surviving Captain Paine are tw6
sisters, Mrs. J. R. Porter, of Chi
cago, who has been at his bedside
for the last three lays, and Mrs. H.
B."Templeton, of Seattle, Wash,'
Military funeral services will he
held at the Chiodo apartments Sun
day, afternoon at 2:30 o'rlock,. Four
pallbears, who , have4 seen service
in the world war, ana a number of
honorary oallbearers. selected from
the late captain's oldest friends andJ
civil war comrades, willibe present.;
Rev. Thomis J.' Mackay, himself a
civil warveteran, will officiate.
The body will be taken td Lincoln
for burial in the Lincoln cemetery,
where the late captain' wife' is
buried, s " . .
Buckwalter-Bauer Gise
Is Dismissed Without
' Hearing Any Evidence
"You've both" been playing the
same Rime, ,and the police depart
ment sick of your actions," Police
Judge Fitzgerald told Joseph F.
Bauer, wealthy farmer, and Miss La
Reae 1 Buckwalter, of S016 Florefice
boulevard, , as he- dismissed their
cases in police courj, yesterday.
3auer'was arrested at the re
quest of Miss Buckwalter, who
charged that Bauer threatened to
kill her. Bauer alleged his arrest
was a frameup. He filed a suit in
the listrct court against her on
April for $12,000, charging her with
"fraud, imposition and deceit."
Bauer's arrest followed a quarrel
with Miss Buckwalter while the
couple was driving.in the woman's
touring car.
"But judge," protested Miss Buck
waiter, "you shouldn't dismiss the
case tilt you've heard all the testi
mony." ' ' . -
' I ve seen both, of your statements
in the newspapers, and you haven't
denied them, that's enough testi
mony for me," declared the judge.
"Either get married or stay away
trom each other, and stay awav irom
Tnere.
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Ivor ce
fro u rts
Hattie Riner has filed suit in dis
trict court against Walter Rinep-f or
J . r
a aiyorce , on tne ;narge ot non-
support. They were ty-arried in
Omaha in 1911. Edith Gtiynup filed
suit for divorce from Sidney Guy
nup on he charge that h aban
doned her in 1916. Bertha Chapman
charges Norman Chapman with nbnXJ
support in a suit tor divorce hlea
Sunday. ' , - "
Edith Sffouse was granted a decree
of divbjfe by Judge Sears, sitting in
divorce cctfirt. Her h.uband, Oliver
Shouse, is ordered to pay her $800
alimony,. She is given the custody
ot tneir only minor child.
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Cleo McDonald alleges ina- di
vorce petition filed-in district court
that his wife, Murdie, is living with
another man in Oklahoma City,
Qkla. They were married in 1907.
Gas Company Requested to
Submit Detailed Statement
City Commissioner Ure, as super
intendent of the department of pub
lic accounts and finance, has re
quested the Omaha Gas company
to submit to the city a detailed state
ment of operations "since January 1,
1911. .
MrUre explained that he believed
this information would be valuable
in enabling the city to determine
whether the fqrthcoming 'appraisal
of he gas plant is reasonable,
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Thieves Stole 59;Autos
Last Month; 41 Recovered
Police Commissioner Ringer sub
mits a report in which he states that
during Jast month 59 automobiles
were stolen and 41wee recovered.
During April, 1918127 were stolen
and 65 recovered.'
- Forty-fouf persons arrested last
month on charges" 6f automobile
stealing were disposed of as follows:
Held to district court, 9; fined, 7;
sentenced to jail, 9 turned over to
authorities of other "states, 5: to
nuvenile court, . 6; discharged, 8;.
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Two Boys Sentenced to ,r.
Houses of Correction
Glen Bayesdorfer was sent to the
Kearney reform school by Judge
iroup, sniing in juvenile couri yes-
Iterday. Joe OTNeill was ordered tc
Father Flannagan's homefot boys.
I The two boys stole two automo
hiW in Anril nnr on Anril 7 whirh
they drdye to Lincoln artd tiic other
on April ,20, "which- tlicy abandoned
in the Smith brick yziA. Tiity con-
V THE OMAHX' SUNDAY
MANY STRIKERS
RETURN TQ WORK
IN THE MORNING
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Trades Laborers and
1 Indepenjdent 7 Contractors
. Reach. Agreement on New
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Following a conference, tetween a
Committee of the Building Tpades
council and some of the independent
contractor more than, 300 ot the
750 atrikers who walked out Wed
nesday to enforce- t!irdemand for.
higher pay, returned to work this
morning. j . -,' '
All construction work on the
Skinner Packing company plant is
still at a standstill. -
The Builders' exchange, composed
of local contractors, is standing
firm in its Ideterminatio'n neither to
recognize or to deal with the union,
according to John Gibb, secretary
of the Building Trades, council.
Gibb says repeated attempts have
been made by .committee of the
union to confer jwith the members
of the exchange, but they have all
ended in failure.
; Say Recognition Issue.
' Paul A. Haskell, secretary of the
Omaha Builders' exchange, stated
thafthe real point at issue between
the exchange and the strikers was
not the matter of wages, but the de
sire of the union into, to make
Omaha-a, strictly union town in all
Respects. H also contradicted the
Yarns...
We, have a new shipment
of'Ujtdpia Knitting Yarns,
four-fold zephyrs, eight-foid-Eephyr3
and Shetland
floSS. v
fyompetent instructors to
' assist you with all work
until, finished. Classes
daily -mornings, 10 to 12 ;v
afternoojis, 2po 5.
Art Dept. Third Floor
Silk Underwear
The loveliest of i(ew fashions ,
for milady who appreciates the '
- extreme"" daintiness of silk un
dies. , - ; j
Ccepe de Chine and Satin
. Gowhs, plain or trimmed styles,
in regular and out sizes.
Envelope Chemise to . match,
$4.50 -upwards. T
Bloomers of crepe de ' chine,
satin and Silk, plain and lace
trimmed, f 4. 50 upwards.
Boudoir -Caps in various charm
ing styles and dainty colors.
Combinations of lace, ribbons
nd crepe de chine.
Qualities considered, the prices
I are uniformly moderate and
sensible. . -.
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When We Show You
i -A Corset
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Its -selection is the result q& careful
thought. We havev but recently
added several new, !i :
, Lily of France Models :
Made necessary by the increasing'
demand among particular women
for the Lily of France Corset. '
, You'll enjoyseeing them.
From $4 upwards
Third Floor
Smart
Leghorns ' '
Panamas
Bangkok
Hair Braid Halt
Sport Hats
Evening Hats
BEE: MAY jf, 191fr
statement made by Gibb -that a con
ference was refused. x
. "A request for a conference may
have come,'' he said, "but it did no
come through the proper channels.
"No separate action will be taken
by the Skinner Packing company in
the present dispute," .said C W.
Kamrath, operating manager of the
Skinner plant on tSe South Side.
"We do' not stand alone in thfs mat
ter and 'we are waiting to see just
what wjll be done by othercotitrac
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New, Driveway On SoutR
Sidp Nearly Mile Long
City Commissioner T6wl of the
department of public improvements,
fft conjunction wtyh -the city plan
ning eommission, ' is working on
plans iFor the development of a new
80-fobt driveway f rbm Tnirty-sec--
ond ind Grover 'streets to Thirty
third1 and I streets, a distance of
three-fourth Kof a mile. v
Mr. Towl explained that this Im
provement would necessitate erecvL
tion of viaducts over the Lane Cut
off, the Northwestern, Belt line' and
Burlington, tracks. " ' -
"It is also proposed," he said, "to
open up a trafficway from Thirty-H
tnird ana jnireeis 10 roriy-iourin
and Q, streets,-extending north of
the Burlington tracks. We-believe
that this1 development will stimulate-
the establishment of industries
and wilf also offer a valuable traf
ficway (from Ralston and adjoinipg
territory." , '
A new L street viaduct is also
contemplated. ' Mr.' Towl states that
the work will all be accomplished
this year. ' ' -
Japanese Prints
The,, ever popular blue
printed Luncheon Cloths,
Table Cloths 'and Napkins
to matchi NewN patterns
with dark and light blue
bbrders. -
Lunch Cloths
j (48-inch), $1.50
' Lunch Cloths '
(60-iich),-$2.50
Table Cloths
(72-inch), $3.50
' Napkins (12rinch),
. ; - $1 a dozen .
j Linen Section
Gingham
Dresses
Fresh fashions for street
Wear attractive and well
aualified to meet the de-
mands one makes upon a(
dress of this character
$T.50, $1025,'
You'll agree, upon seeing
them, that up-to-the-minute
fashions, seldom offer
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Midsummer
K'eeee J&jfij?:
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FALL FROM TOP
OF CAR IS FATAL
m SWITCHMAN
JohrvV. Sund Dies onjuries
Sustained When Drops
.ii BetweW Moving Cars ;;
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: John Wkund,'46,5S08 K .sfreet,
employed as a i switchman by, the
urlington' f ailroad. died'asthe' re
sult of injuries he susfained w,hen
hewas run over by a freight car,
Wednesday afternoon after falling
from the top of a moving coach.
The accident occurred, in te Gib
son yards about three blocks, east of
Riverview park at 1:30 Wednesday
afternoon. ' '-,
The injured -man was rushed to
the St. Catherine hospital, but died
two hours after an operation per
formed by Drs. R. C. Smith and L.
W. Hull. if
NNo one witnessed the . accident
and the' exact 'manner in which he
was injured is not knoyn. It is be
lieved that as MrT Sund was at-'
tempting to set a brake at one end
of the car -he slipped and fell be
tween the moving coaches. ' His
right leg was severed above the
knee and his le(t foot was cut off.
He also sustained a -fractured skull.
'The injured man was found by a
fellow employe, Charles Snyder,
2008 Binney street.
v Mr. Sund ia survived by his wife
and sqren children. He, has been an
employe of the Burlington for the
THOMPSON BELDEN & CO.
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' 'Far Late
The planning of summer ward
probes is- now in progress.. Be
fore we know it, almost, the
clubs will open, June weddings
will come and vacation days
will be upon us We are oh the
threshold of a , ' glad- v new
season.
. .Correct Apparel Fasfttons. I
In the Thompson-Belden Store
Dresses of simplicity anoV "
charm, vthe more elaborate .' Tvv - -:
-frocks for dancing, trim tail- ' Extensive groupsf allthe new
ored suits f or travel wear, ' fashions are ready for viewing
graceful capes, coats for motor- - tomorrow. We will be pleased
ing, gay sporc sKiris,
blouses
Models
choose your;
NEW MIQSWifMER
HAT TOMORROW
You will discover . " in
this display the very latest
and most becoming modest
The first bright, warm
days and their call is insistent--
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past 16 years. He is a member of
the.Odd Fellows lodge No.. 148.
Funeral services will be- conduct
ed by the Odd Fellows lodge at
Brewer's chapel k Sunday afternoon
at 4 o'clock. Thev body will be taken
to the family home at Valley, Neb.,
for interment i "
Colonel Sten'ger Back at
Old Position With the U, P.
Colonel Stenger, ''Who during the
war was given leave of absence And
enlisted with the United Stales en
gineers, going to France to aid in
the, building of the railroads up to
the battle lines and also - having
charge of " transportation matter,
has been assigned to hit old posi
tion with the Union Pacific, general
superintendent bf the southern dis
tdict, the St' Joe & Grand Island
and-the Salina Northern. XhoT ap
pointment is effective Monday.
His" headquarters .will be Iq Kansas
City. r- .
During the absence of Colonel
Stenger, G. O. Brophy was general
superintendent of the St, Joe lines.
Monday he becomes general iuper
intendent of the Kansas lines of the
Union Pacific, succeeding J. V. An
derson,) who will go to one toi the
other districts of the road. I
School Board to Discuss
- Salaneslllqnday Afternoon
The board of education will meet
next Monday afternoon in commit
tee of the whole for discussion of
high school salaries. . r
The teachers' committee has oo
tatned data from other cities which
is being compiled. Tb High
School of Commerce teachers have
formed an organization which will
ask the board to revise the salaries
at this schools
The next regular meeting of the
board will be on Monday night. ,
CstabltsfwO r&Qb
of Fashion Preparation
Apparel Fashions'
Spring and Early Summer
aisimcuve to show you at your conveni-
ence.
Quality Silks and Woolens
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Cojnplete Selections of Everything '
x That is Wew and j Desirable
RubayaThe all-silk
cloth; in a serge weave,
For town wear and mo-
toring When one must
i consider practicability as weU
as smartness a Vostume of -
Rubaya, combined with satin
foulard, is pleasingly appro-
priate. .
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While foulards have
?i!u
informal wear dnly, the
new ; Auratones lend them-
selves admirably to the more
formaV occasions of dress, as v
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The Auratones ' have
enhanced not only the
beauty, but the value of ,
"JZiSAKE '
proof foulards which all who
appreciate ineir line quaiiaei -
as a dress material will be sure
to recognize.
The Fabric Section South Aisle" --Main Floon fl
Bold Nero Bandit ,
' Is Captured After
, Battle Widi Police
After a. running gun fighf jn which
17 shots j,were fired, negro'who
gave hit name as Sam Clark. 2516 R '
strtel, was captured bjr ,lJetectives-:
A." W.'Toland and , Jst NBaughman
in the river bottoms near JElghth
and Bancroft -streets this afternoon.
, The negro fired nine shots st Ds 1
tective Tolandi and the officer fired;
at the negro eight times; I" A , f ,
Chwk held up vLawrence Lee," 403
Bancroft street, in front of bis hbme
in broad daylight and in the sight
cf several people, uling a 38 calibre
revolver and.takinglz and a watch
from Lee. ' s r " ..
The holdup was reported to the
police station and . the two detec
tives were rushed to ' the scene.
Clark saw the emergency car as it
drove up and made s run for an
abandoned brickyard at Eighth and
Bancroft streets. , -
Detective Toland jumped out of
the car and followed him, while De
tective Baughman drove to the
other side of the "brick yard and en
tered it from that direction. "
Toland soo caught up withrthe
negro, who turned and fired at him
four timej. Toland returned the ,
fire. The negro ran behind a wall.
Toland followed and more shots,,
were fired. ' '
The negro kept up the fire until 1
he ran out of ammunition snd was r
then captured. He was taken,-to the
police station where the charges of
highway fobbery snd shooting with
intent to kill were booked against
him. . - -.
Only 15 minutes elapsed between
the time Lee was held up and the J
time when the negro was captured.
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"tinctive' foulards will " f
- be of interest tomorrow." r
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of them wide InOlfgh f
g0 that onfl , -t
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fices for a skirt. Stylish j
patterns and several desirable I
qualities. - ,;
you could W'ask for
a-Better'assortment of
silk shirtings. Our suc-
.cess In (lectin? ia nnir-V-
y apparent There are crepes,
broadcloth silks, Sans Gene,
La Jew and others in likeable'
patterns galore. f ,
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Poiret twills and tri-
cotines jn a wide range .
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weights and qualities for -
capes and suits.
i74es5erto the thefts .
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