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AHA Lincoln Bureau of The Omaha Bee " ' : 7 OM All AN TO HELP PICK ARCHITECT FOR NEW CAPITOL Thomas R. Kimball Named in Advisory Capacity; W. E. Hardy Elected Vice Chair-' man Building Cornmissiorw i ' Lincoln, June 24. The state cap itol building commission held a meeting at -the executive -mansion Tuesday, taking up matters in gen eral and electing W. E. Hardy of Lincoln vice chairman of the com mission. Thomas R. Kimball oL Omaha was selected as advisory architect, carrying out the idea as given out at the last meeting. The advisory architect will act in that capacity only and will assist in the selection of r an architect until the regular. architect for the building is select ed. He will receive $3,000 for his services, He will also' accompany the board on its tour of inspection of other state -capitals. The board agreed upon holding regular meetings in the future, and the first and third Wednesday of each month will be the days, unless important business should require a special meeting, which will be calledby' the chairman. Nurses Get Certificates. ' Licoln, June 24. Miss Margaret McGrevey, Secretary of the State Nurses' association, was busy Tues- r. A. Barrow, Correspondent"" day morning issuing certificates to 61 nurses who passed the state ex amination .held this month at the state house. Asks Custody, of Daughter of Ms Common-Law Wife Lincoln, June 24. Edwin Stanley of Omaha has appealed to the su preme court for the custody of the daughter of his common-law wife. Ellen Cline. The daughter, LouiseJ Stanley, is m the custody of the authorities in Omaha, who have placed, her in a childs' saving insti tution in that city, and Stanley and the woman with whom he is' living are desirous - of getting possession. It Is said that though the daughter and Stanley bear the same name, they are in no way related. Telephone Company Given x Right to Issue New Stock Lincoln, June 24. The Ord Tele phone company has been granted the right by the 'State Railway com mission to issue and sell $9,350 in ne)v stock in lieu of dividends sacri ficed during the past year o so, and to cover money put into equipment. The company is also granted the fight to raise rates for business", phones from $1.50 to $2; residence, from $1 to $1.25, and exchange from 35 cents tto 50 cents. Trucks for Use in Building Roads Arrive af Lincoln Lincoln, June 24. Seventeen army trucks to be used by the state engineers in the building of roads' have arrived in Lincoln and more are expected. The government has promised the state 400 trucks, antf it is hoped to put them all in serv ice as soon as they arrive and driv ers -can bft secured to run them. 1 TAFT SPEAKS ON LEAGUE BEFORE LINCOLN CLUB Denies That He Was the Originator and Says Idea Is Many Centuries - Old. Lincoln, June 24. Looking as if he weighed 100 pounds less than when he was here, as a candidate for the presidency in 1904, and ad mitting that he had lost five pounds more since morning because of the extreme fyeat, former President William Howard Taft spoke Tues day evening before the Knife and Fork club of Lincoln to about 300 banqueters, his subject being the league of nations. He was introduced by Governor Mchelvie, who said that in one thing he and Taft were alike; both had their hobbies. His was the code law. while Taft's was the league of nations Mr. Taft corrected a re mark made bv the governor to the effect that he was the originator of the . league of nations. That is a mistake," said the former-president, "for the idea is centuries old." His address was along about the same lines 'as the one made in Omaha a few weeks Ago and other addresses made throughout the country, but expressing much satis faction that the peace treaty was now an assured fact. Before the speaking began a mes sage vwas read from General Per shing, sent fsom France. PICK JURY TO TRY HEAD OF NONPARTISANS Twelve Farmers Obtained in Jackson County, Minn., Dis trict Court; Townley Is Charged With Conspiracy. SENATE FIRST TO HEAR WILSON UPON ARRIVAL Abandons Plan to Address Joint Congressional Ses- . 'sion; to Start Tour Imme !. dately After Speech. By JAY JEROME WILLIAMS. (Staff Correaponcrnt Vol venal Service.) Washington, June 24. President Wilson will make his first address in this country, upon his return, to the senate,' and not to both houses of congress, as was originally planned, it was learned today. Inarriving at Nhis decision to re . strict his remark to the senators the preesident was influenced, it is understood, by the wishes of sev eraNwiembers of his own party and an interesting bit of psychology is thereby revealed. By addressing the members of the senate, to the . exclusion of the members of the house, the president will deftly acquaint his audience with the fact that he-considers it the body which will have the power to consider and either ratify or reject the treaty. He is, desirous, it is be lieved, of allowing the senators to know in this fashion the responsibil- .. , .1. . :j . iiy tnai is tneirs in ineir consiucra tion of the treaty. t- Defers to Republican Senators. Should the president have followed his original desire to address both houses of congress some members of -tjie republican majority in the senate, it has been suggested, might not accept "his speech in the same spirit they would were it delivered to the senate alone.i v Within a day or two after he ar rives in Washington the president will start on his speaking rtour of the country on behalf of the league of nations. Contrary to some re ports nothing has occurred which might make the president give up his idea of a swing around the cir cle to report to the people in per son.' His decision to canvass the country was made at least four months ago in Paris when the first rumblings were heard of opposition to the league of . nations. Itinerary to Be Announced Soon. Details of the president's intin erarv may be made public at- the White House .today. The White House is momentarily expecting a cable telling the date of the presi dent's departure from Paris and it is thought Jie wilt 6ail from Brest either Wednesday of Thursday at POSLAM WANTS TO HELP YOUR BROKEN-OUT SKIN ! When any Itching skin disease affects or when any alight eruptional spot be gins to itch and burn, apply Poslam. Yon may be confident that the trouble is having the right treatment, for you have called to your aid a healing power highly concentrated, active and persistent. Itching stop and. the (kin eels im measurably grateful. In the treatment of - virulent czema, acne, . pimplea and all urface affections, Poslam'a results are quickly felt and seen. ' Sold everywhere. For free sample write to Emergency Laboratories, 43 West 47th St.. New York City. ' Poslam Soap, medicated with Poslam should be used if skin is tender and sensitive. Adv. . the latest, This will bring him back to the' capital on July 5. There'was general relief in admin istration circles today because of the lull in the senate's fight against the league of nations And the belief was expressed that possibly the op ponents of the league had exhausted most of their "thunder." In this case, however, the wish was doubt less father of the thought for it is generally conceded that the presi dent when he retirns, will find the opposition renewed in full force. The president may be brought to Hampton Roads by the George Washington, but wherever he de barks a special train will be waiting, to speed him direct to Washington. He has asked that no demonstra tions or reception be held in his honor at the port of debarkation or at the capital. If the president returns in the first week of July he will have been in Europe, with the exception of his brief visit to the United States last March.N practically seven, months. He landed at Brest, France, Decem ber 13, on his first voyage across to he peace conference. The peace conference did not open until Janu ary 18, but in. the1 meantime the president was" feted in England and Italy, where he was the guest of the sovereigns of those nations. Wealthy Farmer Is Defendant in Two $10,000 Damage Suits Beatrice, Neb., June '24. (Spe cial.) William Palmer of' Liberty, wealthy landowner and Angus cat tle breeder, was made defendant in two damage suitsjiled in the district court, aggregating $20,00CL Lloyd Palmer, nephewof the de fendant in the first action, charges that the elder Palmer was instru mental in bringing him before Jus tice Huntington on May 24, last, on a false criminal charge, involving Miss Marie Johson, who is employed in the farm home. It is stated at the time that Mrs. Lloyd Palmer was in Colorado. Young Palmer avers that he appeared in court May 26, and as the complaining witness was not present the rfase in this ac tion was dropped. ' In the second suit Miss Johnson also asks $10,000 damages. William Palmer is said to be worth upward of $150,000. (He owns 300 acres of land in Gage county and 400 acres in Washington county, Kan. ( Jury Awards Woman One Cent in Slander Suit Fremont, Neb., June 24. (Spe cial.) Judge Button has returned from Albion, where he presided at a term of district court, when the case of Miss Mary Wagner against Henry Mackey was Jfaeard. The jury after deliberating for 20 hours returned a verdict for 1 cent for,the plaintiff. : Miss Wagner, housekeeper . for Rev. Father Jungles, brought suit to recover damages for alleged slan derous statements the defendant made when the plaintiff entered the church where Rev. Mr. Jungles was preaching. Instead of taking a seat on the-, side reserved for women communicants Miss Wagner sat down on the men's side. Owing' to the notoriety growing rout of the case Rev. Father Jungle? was transferred from Albion to Stuart. . Beatrice Man AYrested . For Shooting to Kill Beitrice, Neb., June 24. Spe cial). Lester Roberts was arrested here Monday on the charge of shooting at Press Oden with intent to kill. His case was set for hear ing July 9, and he was released on $500 bond. His arrest is the result of a, fight between the two men Saturday night. : Two Aviators Killed As Plane Falls Near AmusementBeach Rye Beach, N. y!, June 24. Lieu. Shelly M. Watson, U. S. A., of Rogers, Tex., and M. Ireland, a civilian mechanic of Westbury.'N. -Y., unidentified aviators, believed to h&ve been army .fliers were .killed when their airplane fell several hun dred feet here today. The machine caught fire and the bodies were burned beyong recognition. The airplane, descended near an amusement park. Spectators en deavored unsuccessfully to extipg uish the flames in time to remove the bodies. The machine was on its way from, Raye to Hozelhurst here when the accident happened. Omaha Company Purchases 7 Water Bonds at Laurel LaureW Neb., June 24. (Special.) Fourteen thousand dollars' worth of water extension bonds were sold here to the Lincoln Trust company of Omaha, the highest bidder. The bonds will finance a large extension to the water system of the town. The contract for actual work of laying the mains was let to E. L. Dimick of Laurel, who was bidding against Omaha contractors. His bid was for 12,872. Another big contract is to be let on the 26th, when approximately $50,000 worth of paving will be con tracted for. Jackson, Minn., June 24. A jury of 12 farmers was pbtained in Jack, son county district' court to try President A. C. Townley of the v Nonpartisan league and Joseph Gilbert, a former organizer for the league, on the charge of conspiracy to teach disloyalty. ' SelectioH of the jary began Tues day morning and only a few men-on the panel were challenged or dis missed for cause. None of the jurors live in the city of Jackson. Attorneys for the prosecution, as well as the defense, asked the jury men as to whether any friends or acquaintances -had "sounded them Out" regarding their views prior to or since fne case was called for trial. Talked in Barber Shop1. Louis Bachman, a prospective juror, declared shortly after the af ternoon session opened he told a barber at ron he thought it wou'd be difficult to get a jury,- because "they all are prejudiced against the Nonpartisan league." He was ex cused. Bachman made this statement af ter (Attorney Hoke, chief counsel for Townley, asked Bachman, who was on the stand, whether he had discussed the case while in .a bar ber shop here at noon. Hoke told Judge C. E. Dean, after Bachman was excused, that the in formation came to him by accident. "It looked as if somebody was trying to draw out the juryman," said the judge to Bachman, after calling" his attention to the fact that just before the noon recess he had urged the jurors and the prospect've jurors not to discuss the case witn any 'one. The Jurors Chosen. The jurors chosen and the town ships in which the ive follow: Ben C. Hill, Bellmont; Chris Jen sen, Wisconsin; H. J. Yeadioke Alpha; Harry Andrews, Middleton; John Hartberg, Weimar; William Benda, Hunter; Orville Benson, Kimball; John Carlson, Middleton; Odin Sogge, Delfield; Otto Pelzel, La Crosse; C. A. Johnson, Delfield; and Frank Besser, Alba. Judge Dean dismissed the - re mainder of the jury pane! until Fri day and told the juryrrfen the trial might last until next week. Town ley, who has been Campaigning in North Dakota, is expected to ar rive in Jacksoiv Wednesday, when taking of testimony' will begin. LEMON JUICE FOR FRECKLES I Girls ! Make beauty lotion for a few cents Try it! Squeeze the juice of two lemons into a bottle containing three ounces of orchard white, shake well, and yon have a quarter pint of the best freckle and tan lotion, and com plexion beautifier, at very, very small cost. Your grocer has the lemons and any drug store or toilet counter will supply three ounces of orchard white for a few cents.' Massage this sweetly fragrant lotion into the face, neck, arms and hands each day and see how freckles and blem ishes disappear and how clear, soft and rosy-white the skin becomes. Yes! It is harmless' and never irri tates. Adv. Motorist Wrecks His Car To Ayoid Running Down Dog M. LZager, 1513 North Nine teenth street, caused his car to com pletely overturn, when, while driv ing south on TWrte,enth street, he pulled the steering wheeL arotfnd in order to avoid running down a little black dog which ran directly in front of the car. Neither Zager nor his passenger, John Kemp of Scotts bluff, Neb., were injured, though they both were pinned under "the car. Dodge County Soldiers , to Be Welcomed August 15 Fremont, Neb., June ''24. August 15 is the date selected for home coming celebration for Dodge county soldiers and - sailors. Ray Nye, chairman of the Commercial club committee is in charge of ar rangements. A speaker of national reputation will be engaged and a program , of sports and other amusements outlined MONEY WARNS AGAINST BOMB OUTRAGEJULY 4 "Would Not Benefit My Cause, But Hurt it Beyond Meas- 1 ure," Message From L Life Prisoner. ' t San Franciscor Cal., June 24. In a statement dictated by Thomas J. Mooney, serving a sentence of life imprisonment for murder in connec tion with a bomb explosion during a "preparedness parade," here, July 22, 1916, he warns against committing any bomb explosions on July 4 as I they would riot benefit my cause, but hurt it beyond measure" The statement was dictated to a -epresentativeof the Tri-City Labor Review at San Quentin prison and will be published in Friday's issue of the paper. Mooney issued the statement because of reports that there might be explosions. Iogs Break All Records. Hogs broke all existing price rec ords on the South Side market yes terday when a top of$21.10per hun dredweight was, reached. Just a week ago hogs sold for $21, a record at the time. Marquette Woman Believes Man Killed in Canada Her Husband Mrs. Frank Lawrence Sharp' of Marquette, Neb. in a commuiiftation to The Bee expresses the beHef that the Frank Lawrence Sharp found dead about two weeks ago 170 miles west of Hudson Bay, Canada, with seven bullet wounds in his body, was ner husband. Mrs. Sharp says her husband left for Canada a year ago to take land. Her last communication from him was-from Hudson Hope, British Co lumbia, she says, when he told her he was going into the mountains. An Associated Press dUpatch on June 13 told of xthe finding of Sharp's body. ' Sonoma in Porf After ' Having Landed Freeman ( San Francisco, June 24. For the first time in three voyages the, steamer Sonoma was in port here today without having aboard as a passenger Paul Frefhan, who was twice deported from Australia and twice denied " admittance to the UnitedStates. - - Officers of the Sonoma -said Freeman-was permitted to land at Syd ney after Freeman had been ona hunger strike for eight days and after a demonstration by 20,000 Australian workmen in his behalf. . Yanks' Graves Uncared for, U. S. Senator Says Washington, June 24. Replying to complaints forwarded by Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, that Ameri can military cemeterjes in France were not properly cared for, Secre tary Baker wrote th senator today that the graves registration service was removing bodies from isolated burnt grounds to large cemeteries such as that at Suresnes, near -Paris. The secretary said the cemeteries were being cared for in every way. (I t"'i 7) 5( I've found out ' that POST TOASTIES (made of corn) have got a Lot of nour ishment in them.' 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