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THJi BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1919. Lincoln Bureau of The Omaha Bee NONPARTISAN PLAN MAY PROVE TO BE ILLEGAL , Illinois Law, Which Is Same as Nebraska Statute, Thought to be Unconstitutional. Lincoln, June 26. Although Ne braska has the same kind of a con stitution relative to the matter of constitutional conventions as has Il linois and although this state has gone ahead and made arrangement for the election of members of the constitutional convention under the nonpartisan plan, according to in formation received by Governor Mc Kelvie from Illinois, a committee consisting of some of the leading at torneys of that state and another committee from the civic associa tion, after a thorough investigation of the- constitutional provision of that state relative to election of members of the convention, were unanimous in the opinion that a convention in which the members .were selected on the nonpartisan plan would be uncostttutional. Provision of State Law. The provision of the Nebraska .constitution covering the election of members of the constitutional con tention reads as follows: Bc. . (Convention to revise Consu ltation.) Wbtn three-fifth of the mem bers elected to each branch of the leg islature deem It necessary to call a con vention to revise, emend or change this constitution, they shall recommend to the 'lectors to vote at the next election of members ot the legislature for or agaln.it t convention, and If a majority voting at said election vote for a convention, the legislature shall, at Its next session, pro vide by law for calling the snme. The convention shall consist of as many mem 'bers as the house of representatives, who shall be chosen In the same manner and sail meet within tr.Tee months after their election for the purpose aforesaid. No amendment of change of this constitu tion, agreed upon by such convention, shall take effect until the same has been submitted to the electors of the state and adopted by a majority ot those voting for and against the same. ; Interpretation of Attorneys. '"who shall be chosen in the same lawyers to mean the same method as that used in electing members of the legislature and as there was no ;law enabling members of the legislature to be elected on a non partisan ballot, the same would ap ply to " the same manner as it re lated to members of the constitu tional convention. If the Illinois, attorneys .... are right,' will the constitutional con vention of Nebraska whose mem bers are to be elected on tin non partisan plan, be constitutional? - P. A. Barrows, Correspondent "" Railway Commission Files Answer in Traction Case Lincoln, June 26. The State Rail way commission has filed in the federal court its answer to the Lin coln Traction company, in which the latter challenges the jurisdiction of the commission over rates. The traction company holds that tas it is consolidated with its light, heat and power company that the commission cannot enter into a matter which cover rates. The commission in answer holds that it has authority over the issuing of bonds and other securities, there fore is within its jurisdiction in the matter of adjustment of rates for the street car company. Fruit Crop of State Short Because of the Late Frost Lincoln, June 26. According to Secretary Webber of the State Hor ticultural society, the apple crop of .this state will be about 30. to SO per cent of the average, and about 80 per cent over the crop of last year. Cherries are about 80 per cent; pears, 20 per cent: peaches, none'; berries of all kinds, about 75 to 80 per cent. This is the estimation of leading fruit men of the state, with whom the secretary has been in communi cation. Only for the late frost this year, the fruit crop would have been a bumper one. CONTROL BOARD HAS 'LAST WORD' IN M'MAHON CASE Find That Former Superin tendent of Girls' Industrial School Owes State $35.33; Discover Three Errors. State Patrol Boat Picks Up Many Dry Law Violators Lincoln, June 26. The law en forcement department of the state for about two weeks has been run ning a motor boat on the Missouri river between Omaha and Running Water with a considerable degree of success in apprehending violators of the law. Now they, are putting on another to watch things between Omaha and Rulo. Many offenders of the law are crossing the Missouri irf boats with their contraband booze and about the only way to get them is to use the water methods also. New Control Board Member a ''"'- " (a II MAI ItM A Hi l4lAA I ittt 1 Lincoln, June 26. Dr. B,. F. Wil liams, former' superintendent of the Lincoln insane hospital, who has been in the government service for more than a year and who was ap pointed as a member of the State Board of control to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Eugene Mayfield, will be discharged from service at Fprt Dodge June 30. He is expected to begin his duties on the board July 1. To Appraise Lands. ' Lincoln, June 26. Land Commisr sioner Dan Swanson and Secretary of : State D, M. Amsbury left Thursday for an inspection trip for appraisement of school lands in Custer, Sheridan and other counties. Chief Scribe of Nebraska Leader Calls on Governor Lincoln, June , 26. Col. Fred Carey, ; former Omaha newspaper man but now chief scribe for the Nebraska .Leader, the new organ of the Nonpartisan league, has arrived in the city and called at the execu tive offices to pay his respects to the governor. It is not known what particular brand of conversation took place be tween the executive and the editor of the Leader, but it is understood that the governor was admonished that "Now is the time to subscribe." More Jruqks Received for Use in Road Building Lincoln, jlurie 26. The 'state en gineer's office; receeived -32 more trucks -front :the government for use in. road building. These trucks are not to be apportioned out to the different counties of the state, as some believe, but will be in the cus tody of the state engineer and will be placed where they, will be needed and used the most. There will be about 40 Oof them when they get here. , Crops Damaged by Storm. Fremont, Neb., June 261 (Spe cial Telegram.) Considerable damage resulted from the rain and windstorm in this vicintiy weanesaay nignt. corn, in many fields is flat on the ground and much of the wheat in the-path of the storm east of Fremont is so badly blown down that harvest will be difficult: The tool Rockies of I M R1 I Go this summer where Zane Grey went through the land of the purple sage. Follow the footsteps of Roosevelt, among the Hopis and Navajos, to Rainbow Bridge. Visit, with Lum mis, among the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, or where Powell voyaged the Grand Canyon's mighty river. See Santa Fe, oldest city of the Southwest. Cool off at Cloudcroft ' Auto-tour the Apache Trail. Take an outing with Romance and Adventure. Get off the beaten path. Summer Excursion Fares Ask the local ticket agent to help plan your trip or apply to the nearest Consolidated Ticket Office or address nearest Travel Bureau, U. S. Railroad Administration, 646 Transportation Building, Chicago: 143 Liberty Street, New York Gtr: 602 Healey Building. Atlanta, Ga. Aik Vllu8ed.bw.kJLetV-!.Arizona nd New Mexico Rockies," , Grand Canyon National Park," "Petrified Forest National Monument" United -States Railroad Admdstxm consolidated ticket office, 1416 Dodg StrMt, Omaha, Neb. I ' ISIA TWEE nSSSSBBSSBBBiMBBBBBHlHHBMBHfiBa BOXWOOD TREES in all shapes and sizes. , Closing out Saturday, June 28, at LEE. LARMON'S, Fontenelle Florist. Lincoln, June 26. The State Board of Control has submitted what i calls its "last word" in. the contro versy regarding the resignation of Miss Lyda J. McMahon as superin tendent of the Girls' Industrial school at Geneva, seemingly forget ting that it is alwavs a woman s prerogative to have the "last word" in an controversies, ana u is jusi barely possible that this may be no exception to the rule. The board members represent that because of errors and other thinlgs Miss McMahon owed the State when she quit $188.57. They then credit her with salary, items of property she had bought for the institution which the board refused to allow and which she paid out of her own exchequer to the amout of $15J.:4, leaving her owing the state, accord ing to their figures, $35.33. In the charges against her they show three errors, one for 1 cent, one for : cents and another for 6 cents, indi eating that they have gone into the matter very thoroughly. They charge her with items of hogs .sold which thev claim no credit was given, a matter which was sifted at the hearing. Findings of Board. In their findings they make the following showing: The board finds generally that the for mer superintendent had by her action as such superintendent. In several different. aspects, acted In such a way as to m'll tate against the best success In the man agement of the Institution and In such a way aa to Justify and make necessary for the rood of the Institution the sev erance of her relation aa such superin tendent; more particularly as follows (a) As to the Immoral acts shown to have existed between the musical In structor and one of the employes, for merly an Inmate of the Institution, the course pursued by the superintendent n respect to such matter, and especially her failure to promptly advise the board of the situation, was highly detrimental to the best Interests of the Institution and Its welfare, and greatly weakened ts reputation and ability to do effective work among the people generally, aid was auch a breach of confidence and 10 operation with the board as to prevent cordial co-operation and narmoulous ac tion in the future, and rendering the further usefulness of the superintendent as highly improbable, if not Impossible. (b) It was further found that in the matter of conducting the institution along business line and In an economic manner the board did not receive the help, encouragement, and co-operaticn from the superintendent that It should have received, and for that reason was unable to succeed as well as otherwise It could have done and as' Is done in In stitutions generally In pursuing a policy of strict economy in the way of expendi tures for the support of the Institution. (c). The board further finds that It was misled and deceived as to the meth ods of punishment resorted to for viola tion of rules, misconduct, etc., and that methods of punishment were resorted to that were more sever, than the situa tion Justified ( that such punishment was frequently left to the discretion and Judg ment of employes having In charge thos so punished; and that while the rules required a report of all such punishments, the nature of the same and the reasons to be promptly reported on report cards prepared especially for this purpose, there was complete failure to observe this rule save in two Instances where the punishment was light in Its character and regarding which no exception could be taken, while In many other instances where there was severe and unusual pun ishment Inflicted no report of the same was ever given the board, but on -he contrary. It was led to believe that eor poral punishment was not engaged In and that It was not found necessary to resort to It, save In the two exceptional cases referred to. (d) That the best Interests of the -i-stltution were subserved by the resigns, tlon of the superintendent and that no further or different order or conclusion Is, under the circumstances, required. German Language School Closed by County Attorney Auroray Neb., June 26. The school which has been conducted by Miss Mary Regier near Hen derson, in which the German language was being taught in the study of lessons from the Bible, has been discontinued. County Attor ney F. E. Edgerton served notice last Friday that the school must be closed at once or action would be taken The fact that the teacher was teaching the German language from the Bible and using it as alleged preparation for the Sunday school lesson throws some doubt on the outcome of the prosecution by reason of the constitutional pro vision relating to worship. Ex-Convict Identified as Swindler of Fremont Man Fremont,,' Neb., June 26.-L(Spe-cial Telegram). Henry G. Fisher, former . Forest City, Ark., farmer, who was brought to Fremont from Wautan, Wis., where he served a term of five years for swindling, to answer to a charge of mulcting John O'Con nor, former county clerk, out of $3,000, nine years ago, was identi fied by both Mr. and Mrs. O'Con nor in the county jail. Fisher re fused, however, to talk about the Fremont forgery. He said that too much booze caused his downfall at Waukesha. Fisher told newspaper men that his fortune of $50,000 has disap peared ' and that with it went his friends. Even his wife, who stood by him when he was first arrested for the -Waukesha crime, has de serted him, he said. For several years Fisher oper ated a large plantation near Forest City, Ark. He says he has not de cided as to what course to pursue. He will be arranged this week. Wife of Sheriff Is First Woman to Fly Over Beatirce 'Beatrice, Neb., June 26. (Spe cial.) Mrs. J. L. Schiek, wife of Sheriff Schiek, is the first woman to ride over Beatrice in an air plane. Lieutenant Stevens, pilot of Dr. Frank Brewster plane, wmcr. is giving exhibitions here at the circuit races, made trips with a num ber of passengers, which included Sheriff Schiek and wife, Miss Beu lah Brewster,, sister of the doctor, and. Hugo, Ahlquist, . , EXTRACTS FROM TOWNLEY TALKS READ IN COURT President of Nonpartisan League Charged With Con spiracy to Commit Dis loyalty to U. S. Jackson, Minn., June 26. Long extracts from addresses by A. C. Townley at meetings at New Ulin, Minn., in 1917 and 1918, were read into the record in district court here at the trial of President Town ley of the National Nonpartisir league and his former lieutenant, Joseph Gilbert, who are charged with conspiracy to commit disloy alty. The Townley addresses were made at New Ulm, June 22, 191? and February 20, 1918. The report of the first address, as printed in the New Ulm Journal, was read by Philip Leisch. publisher of the Journal, and the second addrsss was read by Alexander Seifert, court reporter from Springfield, Minn., who testified that he cop'd the speech in shorthand. The re ports of the speeches were admit ted as evidence. The defendants' attorneys did not question the accuracy of either of them as read in court. In fact, they read into the record lone sections of the speeches after the prosecut ing attorney introduced sections which he claimed were part of the evidence upon which the disloyalty charges are based. Assails War Profiteers. In both addresses, as read in court, Townley discussed the war and devoted most of his time to consideration of economic issues and to assailing "war profiteers " Townley charged m both speeches that in 1915 "the nrofits of war cor porations were $4,000,000,000" and he demanded that the wealth of the nation should be conscripted as well as the men. The portion of Townley's second speech at New Ulm, which received the most attention from the attor nevs. follows: "You hear them say all over the country that this is not a time for policies; this is not a time for the people to be agitated; this is not a time for you to think. This is a time when you ought to be perfect ly quiet. Don't wake up and look around, for if you look around, you are sure to see something. That is what they mean. . "Have Right to Raise Hell." "If your boy refuses or neglects to register for war service do these gentlemen keep quiet; do they say then that this is' a time when we ought to have no trouble? Oh, no. They will raise hell to see that your boy goes to war. And so, now, gentlemen, when these men like wise refuse, neglect or forget to turn over these $4,000,000,000 a year war profits we have a right to raise hell until they turn it over. Blood and flesh alone cannot win the war. It takes money to back the boys. They have gone to win the war and they have got our money. Ihose American peo ple, these farmers have heard the calls of the government to' make a sacrifice to win this war against autocracy. We have heard them call and you have heard it. Your boys have gone in response to the call. You are making every sacri fice reouired of you. Your boys are making every sacrifice required of them. .We heard the call and we do stand behind the government. We do stand behind the president. "Now we demand that you gentle men also stand behind the govern ment, stand behind the president with your money. They say they do. If you will watch them, if you will look around, if you will study the gentlemen who are making these profits, the, beef trust, the steel trust, the sugar trust, the food spec ulators, you will find that they say they do stand behind the president. I guess they do, but they are too damned far behind." Townley was not in court. His associates said they expected he would arrive tonight. "WO -"i r-T-niiniii i r l f9 pvrnNGTii& NEXT ONE OVER" WITM-DUGS-DAER THE Boosters' big comeback was from first to fifth. . Fight experts busy. They're the birds' who only guess wrong once each try. Phils hung up break. a 1919 losing streak record that only the Phils can Asks Damages for Injuries Sustained on 16th of April Aurora. Neb., June 26. (Special.) Action for $5,000 damages has been brought in the district court of Hamilton county by Mrs. Aman da Forsythe Murray of Julesburg, Colo., against Ray Walker, Rober Y. Barnes and Andrew Peterson. Mrs. Murray alleges that she sus tained serious injuries when her two grandchildren, Thelma and Es ther Pollard, were forcibly - taker; from her by the defendants on the 16th of last April Both parents ot the children, Mr. and Mrs. Lester S. Pollard, died of influenza last November. Wife of Scottsbluff Man Asks Separate Maintenance Aurora, Neb., June 26. (Spe cial.) Suit for separate maintenance has been filed in district court by Hallene M. Wheeler of Scottsbluff against Forest G. Wheeler, deputy county clerk of Hamilton county. The couple were married at Gilt ner just a year ago. They lived to gether until Wheeler was called to the army in October. Mrs. Wheeler alleges that he has shown no disposition to reestablish a home since that time and she wants him to contribute $75 a month toward her living expenses. Alleged Automobile Thief Released on $2,000 Bonds Aurora, Neb., June 26. (Spe cial.) Milan Shepherd, who has been in the custody of the sheriff for the past week on the charge of being connected with a series of au tomobile thefts, gave bond for $2,000 signed by his father. His prelimi nary hearing is set for July 15th. Sheriff Howard has recovered 13 stolen automobiles within the past two weeks in Hamilton and Merrick counties. Ownership of most of the machines has been traced to Omaha. Where Barnum was wrong was that he never put gloves on 'em. Cravath can pat those Spalding berries neater and further than Ajax could with four blackjacks and a bass fiddle loaded with dynamite. If the old boy could hoof like he can spank he would be leading the works so far that the next guy wouldn't be next at all. At all. i Gavvy's props are built like a couple of wharf pilings and are just about as nimble. He loses more infield hits than there is tattooing in the navy. Once we piped the old bird stepping out to grab second base. The pitcher wound up like a windmill in a feeble breeze in order to get every thing set right. Just like putting sugar on tanglefoot to snare flies. Same idea. Cravath grabbed a lead that would have landed the kaiser in Paris if distributed in the right direction. He was knocking off 50 miles per hour, but 49 of those miles were straight up and down. Just like riding in a flivver on an oyster shell turnpike. The pitcher tossed a fungo to the catcher and all the time Gavvy's dogs were aimed toward second. He was picking 'em up and laying 'em down good. It was a wild ankle excursion. His elbows were steaming a million, but his insteps were cold. The catcher snapped off a chew of Piper Heidsieck and tossed another fungo to second base. Gavvy was out by a boat length if the boat was the Leviathan. His head was sure full of larceny. But his feet were honest. Private Kirk Miller of the Sight Seeing Sixth is back in America with his division. While racing the porpoises west, Private Miller took a plebiscite of inhabitants on the boat It was a consensus of seasick opinion that 60 smackers ain't much for a Toledo seat if the two leading men pack a meat axe in each hand and one behind each ear. Head of Coal Dealers Talks At Public Affairs Luncheon George H. Cushing, managing di rector of the American Coal Deal ers' association addressed the mem bers of the Chamber of Commerce at the noonday luncheon of the pub lic affairs committee yesterday He spoke on the coal situation. PHOTOPLAYS I V A . m SB B IB TODAY AND SATURDAY 1 P. M. Continuous 11 P. M. Monroe Salisbury The Mansfield of the Screen, in a Wonderful . Drama of Human Love. "The Sleeping Lion" Hearst News Two Reel Comedy Admission 20c Children 10a PHOTOPLAYS Jx'THOS.HJNCEssI We all join the booze alumni on the 1st. batter Walter Tohnson has gone back a lot. but not enough for a to see. Government control seems to be sidetracking the expresses in order to let the locals go by. ' If Sir Thomas Lipton waits much longer, the only sails flapping in the breeze will be the kind the washlady hangs on the line with clothes pins. 9mn In "PUTTING ONE OVER." ENID BENNETT in THE HAUNTED BEDROOM JfCpanmwtQiiclunr TODAY AND SATURDAY Lothrop 24th and , , Lothrop D. W. GRIFFITH'S , v--' "The Greatest Thing In Life" to life and may pop out of eighth place, but it always give3 a guy a chill down the spinepiece to see a mausoleum door being opened from the inside. Wiches are coming t Therewill be June 30. a Mother's day every year, but Father's Last Day is Nebraskan Urges House to Grant Extension Fund Washington, June 26. (Special Telegram.) H. N. Brokaw, in charge of the extension department of the state university, who has been in Washington for a week in conference with officials of the Ag ricultural department, rearranging his extension work to meet the new conditions with reference to the appropriation for this purpose was presented to the members of the conference committee on the agricultural bill by Representative McLaughlin. Professor Brokaw urzed the conferees to grant the $1,000,000 extension fund as provid ed in the senate bill and gave nu merous reasons. Congressman Evans introduced a bill to repeal sections 630, 901, 902, 905 and 907 of the revenue act of 1918. Representative Reavis has intro duced a bill to create a department of public works and define its pow ers and duties. Clack and Warren Purchase , the State Bank of Edgar Edgar, Neb., June 26. (Special). E. W. Clack and A. H. Warren have purchased the State bank of Edgar, and the majority stock in the Exchange bank of Ong. Mr. Clack was formerly engaged in the real estate business in Edgar. Mr. Warren is an experienced banker, Mr. Cartney, president of the Ex change bank of Ong. and active vice president of the State bank of lidgar will remain temporarily. C V. Glenn, cashier, and Glenn Martin, assistant cashier of the Ex change bank of Ong; Byron B. Vaughn, assistant cashier, and Lloyd Strawser bookkeeper of the State bank at Edgar, will all re main in their respective positions. 100 Acres Bring $60,000. Albion, Neb., June 26. (Special). -Col. Dan J. Fuller sold his 100- acre farm south of the city for $60 000, setting . the highest price paid in Boone county for farm land. The farm is now in crops, alfalfa and sweet clover. Osborne Funeral Services Funeral services for : Lloyd Os borne, ir.. son of Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Osborne, 3332 Pine; street, who died Wednesday night of diphtheria, will be held at the residence Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Services will be read by Rev. Clyde B. Blakes- lee, of St Barnabas church. Burial will be in the Forest Lawn cemetery. City and County Official To Take Month's Vacation County Attorney Shotwell and Corporation Counsel Lambert wi'l leave early next week on a month's outing. They will go in Mr. Lam bert's car from here to the neigh borhood of Newcastle, Wyo. Mr. Shotwell opines that they can dj the 700 miles to Newcastle in three days and still be able to walk after they arrive there. They will fish and tramp and abandon all thoughs of law and courts while they are gone. Speed and the world speeds with you Creep and you creep alone. Believe us. TAYLOR HOLMES Breaks all speed limits for laughs in 9 9 "TAXI Today and Saturday MUSE Today and Saturday PHOTOPLAYS AMUSEMENTS K3SBCSBW Jack Stewart offers "Hello Tokyo" Operetta da Luxe TWO KERBS. Nenlty Susrems: MAKER A REDFORD. "The Girl and the Gob:" BETTY FREDERICK A I CO., "Bsttyt Mistake." Photoplay Otter! s BESSIE BARRISCALE la "Tanilaa Thraada." FREE TONIGHT 9:15 THE FEARLEESS GREGGS In their Act, f "AUTOS THAT PASS IN THE AIR." The World' Greatest Sensation. Tonight, Friday, June 27, Thompson-Balden Co. Employe Picnic RIDES DANCING THRILLS NEW BATHING BEACH Mast modern and sanitary in America. Reads' in a few days. AdmUalon Adults, 10c War Tax, lc Children Admitted Free at All Tinaae. T O D A Y S A T U R D A Y OVO AH MAJOT v ' ' ''''' ai ' snfjs' jtr f, I An Innocent: Adventuress YOU know how it is. You try to do some thing for a friend and Bang! Everything comes tumbling down around your own head. That's how it happens in "An Innocent Adventur ess." It's the most "life like" picture you ever saw. It'll make you laugh a hun dred times at similar ad ventures in your own .life. Big V Comedy Harems and Hokum
