6 A THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 27, 1919. Lincoln Bureau of The Omaha Bee 1,000 NEBRASKA G. A. R. VETERANS TO ATTEND MEET Special Train to Leave Lincoln for Convention at Colum y. bus; Many Reserva tions Made. p. A. Barrows, Correspondent earlier than the official train, there will no doubt be 5UO for the spe cial. The Sons of Veterans will con fer on their way about pushing the canvass for the election of Lieuten ant Governor Earrows for commander-in-chief, and comrades gen erally will be making plans for their visits. "Hon. J. E. Campbell, director general, has made the announce ment, just at hand: 'Abundant and desirable accommodations for all visitors in private houses; such rooms will cost $1 per day, with a small additional charge for break fast or other meals asdesired. No pre-assignment can be"made of this class of lodgings.' "It will be seen from this that those on the special train will find accommodations most readily. Assures Cordial Welcome. "A lcttA- in hand from Col. W. S. Commander I-rank Mills of the Jons Matthews, assistant adjutant general of Veterans is feeling good over the ! ()f Ohio, assures us of a cordial wel- success he is having in tilling up the ; come, and adds: -lf it is possible to Nebraska Sons of Veterans' special j ct us know at the proper time on to Columbus, and in connection with what ijne t)f railroad your depart it all Mr. Bross issued the following nleIlt commander and staff will ar statement: I rjve jn Columbus, and at what hour, "It will be a jolly crowd to go to ! ,t wjn i,e to tMe advantage of both oiummis on ine oinciai train, icav- 0f 11S. want to meet evervone at the depot on their arrival.' "The excursion agent on the train will be in communication with Colo nel Matthews and keep him advised of the exact hour of arrival, so that the Xebraskans will be warmly wel comed, and readily assigned to their rooms. "Requests for reservations on the sleepers should be sent to Adjutant General Bross." Lincoln, July 26. Grand Army headquarters is a busy place these days and Assistant Adjutant General Herman Bross has his hands full getting things in shape. Division TUESDAY WILL BE BUSY DAY FOR SUFFRAGISTS ing Lincoln September 7. . "All berths in the headquarters car of the Sons of Veterans arc booked and the second car is well under way. The same is true of G. A. R. cars, one sleeper filled and another under way. f Expect 1,000 in Crowd. "Adjutant General Bross has al ready in hand applications for 446 identification certificates, so that it is safe to estimate at least 1,000 Xe braskans to go. "Old soldiers from Ohio, Michi gan, Indiana, Wisconsin and Iowa are specially interested, and they, with their wives, the W. R. C. of the G. A. R., Sons of Veterans and Daughters of Veterans, will make Nebraska badges "thick on the streets of Columbus for four days. "While many of these will go Leases Odell Paper. Beatrice, Neb., July 26. (Special.) Harry Nye of Stanton has leased the Odell Wave plant and will pub lish the paperjn the future as suc cessor to James Butler. He has been fcreman of the Stanton Regis ter for the past 14 years. Bee Want Ads Produce Results. Name Committees and Cast Primary Ballot for Elec tion of Officers Conven tion Wednesday. Lincoln, July 26. Next week and especially Tuesday will be an interesting-one for the suffragists of the state who will hold a state meeting, visit the special session of the legis lature and have a good time gener ally. Covering the meeting, there will be an excellent program. The opening session of the suf frage convention will be held in the Christian church at 4 o'clock for the purpose of naming committees and casting the primary ballot for the election of officers which will take place Wednesday. After the session is over Tuesday afternoon, there will be a big jubilee supper at 6 in the Evening, in which the governor and legislature will be the honored guests. This will be followed by a program at 7:30. Wednesday will be convention day and the regular business of the asso ciation will take place. It is hoped to form a League of Women Voters as is the case in other states where the women are voting. Following is the program for Tuesday evening: OrRan I'relude Mrs. Ruth Bagnell Town.send, Lincoln. Rev. H. H. Harmon, Lln- -Led by Professor Ferguson, Last Gall for Our July Clear ance-Only One Week More of Oar Qnmatchable Prises The necessity for more space for arriving Fall Merchandise im pels us to mark all our Dining Room, Bed Room and Living Room suites at prices which will move them rapidly. Our loss Is your gain Will find here. Words fail to describe the bargains you raw i Invocation coin. "America" Lincoln. Aflrtrcss Cov. S. R. McKelvie. (ireetlnfrs Governor Lowden of Illinois. Greetings Mayor John J3. Miller, Lin coln. Assembly Singing Led by Professor Frguson. "Nebraska Pioneers in Suffrage" Mrs. Mary Smith Hayward. Chadron. j "Our Great Leaders" Dr. Inez C. Phil brick, Lincoln. Assembly singing. I'oem Or. A. L. Blxby, Lincoln. "Our Allies" Mrs. Draper Smith, Om fiha. I'VitLitaiiona, W. C. T. U. Mrs. J. L. Cl.-i I'l ir. presMent. I'niverslty Place. X. F. W. C Mrs. Addison E. Sheldon, president, Lincoln. Assembly Hinging'. Atldrvss "The Open Door" Dr. Laura B. Ffetffer, Lincoln. WHEAT FIELDS TAKE RAILROAD TRACK WORKERS Maintenance of Long Stretches of Roadbed Left to Bosses and Men Join Har vest Forces. Living Room Suites That Spell Comfort For this sale we have .selected the choicest of our living room unites. They will appeal to those desiring real comfort and elegance combined. Luxurious overstuffed, cane back, in silk and velour up holstery of the richest patterns. Rockers and chairs to match suites as low as $9.50, $16.50 and $22.50. Dining room suites In all woods, finish and styles are exceptional values at $45, $75 and $95. Dainty durable' bed room suites at $43.75, $69.50 and $87,50. Large Line of Library Tables, 1-3 Off. We own the building. Being out of the high rent district enables us to sell merchandise at prices which mean a distinct saving to you. Liberty Bonds Taken at Par STATE FITHHE ROHPJIlr Opp. U. P. Bldg. 14th and Dodge Sts. Freight Prepaid Within 100 Miles. OMAHA. Charter Refused by State Board for Bank at Hazzarc Lincoln, July 26 The State Bank ing board today refused to issue a charter to the Farmers State bank of Hazzard, of which W. F. Saun ders and Carl E. Peters of Litch field were the proposed president and cashier, respectively, for the reason that the applicants had not complied with the law relative to resident stockholders, wherein SO per cent of the stockholders of a proposed bank shall live in the town or immediate vicinity of the town wherein the bank is to be located. In this instance the stockholders were all from Litchfield. The application of the Commer cial State bank of Dewitt was with drawn. The following bank charters were issued: Normal State Bank, Normal; cap ital stock, $15,000; T. C. Wilson, president; H. M. Westcott, vice president; R. Unzicker, cashier. Farmers State ' Bank, Unadilla; capital stock, $15,000; G. W. Darner, president; S. E. Darner, vice presi dent; C. O. Darner, cashier; E. R. Darner, assistant cashier. Increases of capital stock were approved as follows: Farmers State Bank, Platte Cen ter, $20,000 to $30,000; Security State Bank, Ravenna, $25,000 to $30,000; State Bank, Bladen, $15,000 to $25,000; Citizens State Bank, Car roll, $15,000 to 25,000; Farmers State Bank, Lexington, $35,000 to $50,000; State Bank. Melbetta, $10, 000 to $15,000; Bank of Mead, $30, 000 to $40,000; Ard State Bank, Ord, $50,000 to $60,000; First State Bank, St. Paul, $25,000 to $35,000. Commission Makes New Rate on Truck Hauling Lincoln, July 26. The State Rail way commission has issued an order amending its former order regard ing auto truck rates in that in the first order there was no rate made whereby should the haul be only one way that a charge sufficient to cover both ways could be made. The commission now allows a rate of HVi cents per ton per mile with 12J4 cents for the round trip back empty. All suburban towns near Lincoln are counted as a part of Lincoln in making drives. This order had to be made be cause ir hauling wheat to market the trip back necessarily had to be empty. Each year (hiring harvest time the railroads have experienced difficulty in holding section men on their jobs. This year it has been more than difficult, especially hrough the agricultural portions of Ne braska. Omaha lines operating to the north, west and south pass through the greatest winter wheat growing country on earth and consequently during the last two weeks there has been an abnormal demand for men to aid in gathering the bumper crop, the railroads have been pay ing their section men 37 to 40 cents an hour, but the can ot tne narvest took them to the fields. According to railroad superin tendents, after the harvest started long stretches of Nebraska roads were left without men to work on the sections, only the bosses remain ing. They rode the lines on their speeders and spent their time watching for broken rails and flag ging tor bad spots in the tracks. Time and again, full crews of men started out on their sections and proceeding a few miles, were lured by '' the call of the fields and the wage of $5 a day and board and lodging. When they heard this call, they at once got off the railroad right-of-way and into the wheat fields. The harvest is practically over and railroad officials anticipate that most of theit old employes will return to their jdbs and that main tenance will go on as before. Equalization Board Reviews Deductions in Bank Assessments Lincoln, July 26. (Special.) Nine counties have not made re ports of valuation to Secretary Os borne of the State Board of Equali zation, and until these are in the total valuation of' the state cannot be ascertained. The secretary has authority under the law to send a man after the reports at the expense of the county if they are not on hand within a reasonable time. The state board met this morning and considered the matter of the First National bank of York, which had deducted from its assessed val uation $5,500 for real estate mort gages, and the Fidelity Trust com pany of Fremont, which had de ducted $72,500, leaving its assess ment about $24,000. The matter of the assessment of 518 head of cattle in controversy between Box Butte and Morrill counties v.as also taken up by the board. The cattle are owned by Charles, Tiernan, owner of ranches in both counties. Box Butte county claims that Tiernan turned in his assessment in Morrill county be cause he had had trouble with, the assessor of Box Butte county. It is claimed the cattle were raised in Box Butte county and were assessed there last year. The matter will be referred to the Box Butte county board. The report of the assessor from Scotts Bluff county was not satis factory in the mind of Secretary Os borne. Banks were allowed to de duct stock owned in federal land banks, interest on time deposits and to deduct real estate at a higher figure than was carriqd on its books All Omaha banks thave lived up to the law in making deductions and the board is satisfied with the reports from Douglas county. Sign Up Real Airplane Thriller for State Fair Lincoln, July 26. Secretary Dan ielson of the Nebraska State Fair association is feeling exceedingly jubilant 'as he has received the con tract which insures for the people of Nebraska who attend the state fair this fall the greatest attraction in the way of a "thriller" that could be secured-. Lieut. Omer Locklear, the flyer who leaps from one airplane to another while several thousand feet in the air, crawls all over the plane when in motion and does a lot of other stunts, will appear Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. One of the plants will be driven by Lieut. Milton Elliott and the other by Lieut. Shirley Short, both exper ienced army flyers. Broom Manufacturers Protest Competition of State Penitentiary Lincoln, July 26. Broom manu facturers of the state are strenu ously objecting to the state enter ing the broom market through the manufacture of brooms at the state penitentiary, in competition with private manufacturers. A delegation of manufacturers visited the office of the State Board of Control Saturday and presented their objections. Henry Stuve of the Deshler company, Clinton R. Lee of the Lincoln company, R. W. Tyier of Lincoln, representing the Oklahoma Broom campany, and others said that there was no objection to the state manufactur ing for its own use, but that when the plant at the "pen" was given an appropriation it had been repre sented to them that the state would stay out of the open market. They insisted that 40 dozen a day was the limit which the penitentiary was to make, but it now was making twice that number and selling them in other states. I he labor tor making a dozen brooms cost $1.46 in a private plant, but the state could make brooms at convict labor for 60 cents a dozen. The board has taken the matter under advisement. LEIGH FARMER KILLS WIFE AND TAKES OWN LIFE Three Sons Find Mother With Head Beaten to Pulp Husband Hangs Himself. Q-yYTYTfJ Better Dentistry "V A is a natural result of armlied knowledge and nr My Prices: Solid Gold Crowns dfi and Bridge Work. . pO Good Rubber Plates Very best Plates . . $10 $15 is a natural result of applied knowledge and prad- tieal experience, a combination'bnly found in dental offices of generous patronage and unquestioned standing. Jt has been my hobby and my pleasure to gather around me the best dental specialists money could hire; to install business system in the dental profession ; to use only the best materials, and give only conscientious work that I could unequivocally guarantee. This is the secret of my success and WORK GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY . Painless Withers Dental Co. 423-428 Securities Bldg., 16th and Farnam Sts., OMAHA. Office Open 8:30 A. M. to 8 P. M. Sunday, 9 to 1. Very Reasonable Prices Fire Damages Railroad Bridge at Ashland, Neb. Ashland, Neb., July 26. (Special.) Fire started by sparks from an en gine naay atternoon consumed eight bents of the west approach to the Schuyler bridge of the Burling ton railroad over Salt creek, causing a loss of over $1,000. The fire raged over four hours, driven by a high south wind, before it was checked by the city fire department, which stretched over 1,000 feet of hose from the nearest hydrant to the bridge. Workmen on a switch en gine on the east end prevented the steel overstructure and east ap proach from damage by carrying water in buckets from the tender of an engine. Thieves Steal Car Owner by Farmer Near Springfield Springfield, Neb., July 26. (Spe cial Telegram.) Auto thieves en tered the garage at the farm of Chester Keyes, Friday night, and stole his automobile. This is the second machine taken from him by thieves. He was awakened by the thieves at work, but they escaped be fore he was able to interfere. The telephone wires were cut and pre vented Mr." Keyes notifying police. Game Warden Takes Baby Antelope From Man at Scottsbluff Lincoln, July 26. State Game Warden Koster has received word that R. T. Jones, state deputy, had taken from a man at Scottsbluff, a baby antelope, and had taxed the possessor $100 and costs. Mr. Jones has the baby in his possession and says that it is an expert at the nipple when the latter is connected with a bottle of milk. The postmaster at Elizabeth has notified the game warden that he has in his possession a young elk which he found running with his herd of mules. It had a bad cut on one leg and he is holding the ani mal awaiting instructions from the warden. It is probable that both animals will be given to some park in some toy,n where they have a zoo. John Waever and Clyde Eaton of Haigue, were fined $50 and costs each for seining. G. W. Talmage of Mitchell was fined $16 and costs for illegal fishing. Agents and Men in Cars Loaded With Tea Battle Lincoln, Neb., July 26. (Special) State agents and occupants of four automobiles, loaded with 47 cases of bottled tea, engaged in a running revolver battle, according to a report of Gus Hyers, chief state agent. A man, who gave his name as John Bokta, Norfolk, Neb, said to be the leader of the gang, was placed under arrest. The battle oc curred between Creighton and Cen ter, Neb. Burglars Enter Three Beatrice Homes Friday Beatrice, Neb., July 26. (Special.) Three burglaries occurred in Be atrice Friday morning, the homes of Mrs. J. Cady, Father Robert L. Bickert and S. E. Giddings being en tered. At the former two, valuables amounting to several hundred dol lars were taken, but nothing was secured at the Giddings home. Oliver Giddings, one of Mr. Gid dings' sons, heard the intruder in his bedroom as he reached for Gid dings' trousers, which contained about $40, and ordered the burglar to drop them. The fellow threat ened to kill him if he did not keep still, but dropped the trousers on the floor and escaped. Pioneer Tecumseh Soldier Is Killed in Runaway Tecumseh, Neb., July 26. (Spe cial.) Chris Kline, who had lived near Sterling for 40 years and in the town for the past few years, was killed by being dragged by a run away team. He had driven a team to the hay field, one of the horses being a colt. They became fright ened and Mr. Kline was thrown to the ground back of the horses. He was about 60 years old and is sur vived by his wife and several children. ANNOUNCEMENT Dr. E. Willard Powell, now in Suite 824-6-8-30 Brandeis Thea ter Building, removed from 532 Paxton Block. New Ruler of Elks Opens Headquarters in Fairbury Beatrice, Neb., July 26. (Special.) Frank L. Rain of Fairbury, who was recently elected grand exalted ruler of the Elks, has opened apart ments at the Mary-Etta hotel at Fairbury, which will be used as na tional headquarters. Mr. Rain has appointed Edwards Goodrich ol Fairbury, private secretary and Miss Edith Mitchener of East St. Louis as his stenographer. Mrs. Carrie Poe of Beatrice Dies After Short Illness Beatrice, Neb., July 26 (Special.) Mrs. Carrie L. Poe, for the past three years a resident of Beatrice, died suddenly Friday in a local hos pital, aged 35 years. She is survived by her husband , who is assistant sales manager for the Dempster company, and two little sons. The bodv was taken to Wichita, Kans., for burial. Visit in Washington. Washington, July 26. (Special Telegram.) C. A. Randall and Margaret Randall of Newman Grove, Neb., and Mrs. E. J. Camp bell of Omaha, who are touring the east by automobile, were guests of Representative Evans of the third district Friday. Alum Water Restores Color to Gray Hair To bring bck the color to white, gray or faded hair, the harmles, sure way is to moisten the hair with some ovelo powder in water, then while yet damp, rinse the hair in tepid alum water, then in plain water. That is all. It acts like magic You can have your hair always of natural, youthful color, fluffy, soft, glossy, clean and odor!es. with a clean scalp. Ovelo powder is INERT, and so harmless a child could drink the solution. Sold by drug gists in bottles with full, easy directions. Originated and prepared onlr by P F. Deford, M. D., Pasadena, Cal. Adv. Leigh, Neb., July 26. (Special Telegram.) Her head literally beat en to a pulp and lying in a pool of blood, the body of Mrs. Fred Hocka meier was found on the kitchen floor last night by three sons of the wo man upon their ' return home from their brother's farm, a short distance from Leigh. Suspended from the roof of a wag on shed near the house was found, the body of Fred Hockameier, the woman's husband, a prosperous tarmer. Hockameier had beaten his wife to death with a stove poker, a chair, a jug and a hammer. Couple Had Quarreled. The couple quarreled the night be fore about a calf getting on the lawn. The Hockamiers were about 60 years old and the parents of seven children. They were among the old est residents of this section of the country. When the three boys returned from their brother's farm and found the mutilated body of their mother, they immediately began a search for their father, with the result that his lifeless body was discovered in the wagon shed. Sheriff Makes Probe. Word was sent to the sheriff at Columbus. The sheriff arrived a short while after hearing of the tragedy and instituted an investiga tion, which revealed that the man had killed his wife and then taken his own life. A coroner's inquest was held early this morning. The verdict was that Hockunieier came to his death by hanging himself and that the woman was murdered by him. The Hockameiers owned 360 acres of land near Leigh, as well as con siderable personal property. Local Showers Are Promised For Week by Weather Bureau Washington, July 26. Weather conditions for the week beginning Monday are: Upper Mississippi and Lower Mis souri Valleys Local showers and thunderstorms and lower tempera turt Monday and Tuesday followed by generally fair and normal tem perature thereafter. Beatrice Soldier Returns. Beatrice, Neb., July 26. (Special.) Sherman Plank, a member of old Company C, 134th infantry, who has been ;n France for the past year, returned home Friday. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. T, J. Plank of West Beatrice Japanese Laborers Joining in Demand for Higher Wages New York, July 26. Unrest among the labor elements of Japan has reached a stage demanding government efforts to settle the situation according to a statement issued by D. Sakai of Tokyo, before he sailed on the liner Royal George to study labor conditions in Europe for his government. Mr. Sakai. who has been secre tary of a Japanese society on the Pacific coast, said that agitators have created such dissension among the working classes in Japan that the government . recognizes the necessity of a labor wage near an eaualitv with the workingmen of other countries. The average laborer of Japan, he said, is paid about 10 cents an hour, while skilled workmen receive about 30 cents an hour. They work 14 hours a day he added. Mr. Sakai also discussed the plans of the Japanese government looking toward an extension oi mcir mrr chant marine, saying that they em braced additions to the one line of Japanese steamers operating be tween the Orient and Europe. Taft Says Letters to Hays Were Not for Publication New York, July 26. The Asso ciated Press has received the follow ing message from ex-President Taft: "Your association yesterday gave out two letters written by me to Will Hay;s on July 20th last. These letters were personal and confiden tial, and were so plainly marked, and were published without the knowl edge or consent of Mr. Hays or my self. I ask in fairness to Mr. Hays and me at once to give this the same publicity you gave the letters. (Signed) "WILLIAM H. TAFT." It should be said that the Asso ciated Press was furnished the let ters referred to by one who had re ceived copies of them and felt him self under no obligations to regard them as confidential. Another Theory Advanced for Blimp's Crash Chicago, July 26. Maj. John D. York of the United States army, testifying before the coroner's jury investigating the dirigible balloon tragedy, with a loss of 13 lives last Monday, advanced the theory that friction of the cables against the huge gas bag started the fire which sent the dirigible a flaming wreck through the roof of a bank building. Omahans Visit Capital. Washington, July 26. (Special Telegram.) Francis,, P. Mathews, grand knight of the Knights of Co lumbus, Omaha, and Mrs. Mathews, who are on a tour of the east, in cluding Philadelphia, New York and Buffalo, where the national conven tion of the Knights of Columbus meets next week, were in Washing ton, Saturday, enroute ' to Philadelphia. FARMERS UNION IS DEFENDED BY NEBRASKA MAN L. M. Sawyer of Clay County Says Farmers Are Follow ing Lead of Cities by Organizing. That farmers have a perfect righl to organize for mutual benefit and protection is the opinion of L. M. Sawyer, Clay county, who was in Omaha last week as a delegate to the annual meeting of the Nebraska Farmers' union. Speaking of or ganizing, he said: "Here in the city we find the Cen tral Labor union for the laboring men, an organization made up of delegates from numerous trades un ions. Then we find the Chamber of Commerce, the Real Estate ex change, the Business Mens' associa tion, the Retail Grocers' association and half a score of other organiza tions. The real facts are, that while it is given out that these organiza tions are social and for entertaining purposes, we all know that their primary aim is to control and regu-, late the prices of the commodities in which the members deal and are interested. "If the farmers organize and per fect plans for marketing their grain and selling their livestock and agri cultural products without arranging for a middle man to tr.ke his bit out of the profits, thev are marked down as enemies of trade and industry artd members of an element dangerous to society. "There is nothing to it. We are members of the Farmers' union and nonviinsianoing mat iaci, we are just as good citizens ap you will find anywhere. In organizing our union, we are simply following the lead of others. We are doing community buying and selliner and are absorb ing the profits that otherwise would go to the middle man. The idea is growing and indications are that it will not be very long before the plan of community or co-operative buy- ng will be the rule everywhere, both n the country and city. Bee Want Ads Produce Results. MARMON 34 Before the advent of the Marmon 34 it was the standard practice of motor car builders to produce new models that involved but minor changes of former designs. In those days new designs were merely modifications of previous models. But with the creation of the Marmon 34 came a decided and basic departure from those old standards. By the sim plification of the whole design and the 'entire elimination of non-essentials a new type of light weight car was pro duced. Fundamentally the whole idea of the Marmon 34 was revolutionary. Noteworthy deviations from former practice were the aluminum motor, the redesigned light chassis, and a simplifi cation of the entire car that is now the ruling tendency in the designs of modern motor cars. The Marmon 34 is ver itably a standard bearer of advanced motor car design. 136-Inch WheelbasellOO Pounds Lighter Only 4 Grease Cups NORDVKE & MARMON COMPANY, In&inapoli tfpeltorz