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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 19, 1919.
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Lincoln Bureau of The Omaha Bee
SENATORS ROOT
FOR NEBRASKA;
! CLOCK SESSION
Code Bill ad Board of Con
trol Appointments Con
firmed After Solons See
Foot Ball Game.
Lincoln. Oct. 18. (Special Ttle
pram.) The Nebraska-Notre Dame
foot ba!l game on University
field litarly broke up the state
senate Saturday afternoon, when
half a dozen senators went to
the gime and the executive
session to confirm appointees of
the governor under the code bill
and for the Board of Control could
not be held because there was not
the two-thirds majority necessary
to conf'-m the appointment of L. C.
Oberlies for the Board of Control.
Under a call of the senate Sergeant-at-Artr.s
Crawford Kennedy and As
sistant Sergeant-at-Arms . James
Howell were sent to bring back the
absences. '
The srrgeant-at-arm did not re
turn until after the game was over,
but t'le assistant returned, saying
that the fenators could not be lo
cated in the bisr crowd. After wait
ing another hour the lieutenant gov
ernor jcjln rnt Assistant Howell.
deputiVif-r the senate postmaster,
Terry Wilhelm. and Senators Cronin,
Johnson, Robins, Siman and Ham
mond to brine; in the delinquents
and in about half an hour they re
turned with the absentees.
Confirm Appointments.
The senate then went into execu
. 'five session and confirmed the ap
pointment of Commissioner Ober
lies to tli Board of Control and by
a majrritv vote confirmed the ap
pointments sent in by the governor
as secretaries of the departments
under tlic code as follows: Secretary
of finaicr-. Philip F. Bross; trade
r.Md ron.merce, J. E. Hart; labor,
Frank I. Kennedy; public welfare,
H. H. Arties; public works, George
Johnson; agriculture, Leon Stuhr.
Senators Neal of Omaha, Taylor
of Custer and Cooper of Douglas
were appointed to act with a like
V committee from the house, consist
ing of McLaughlin of Hall, Hardin
of Harlan and Purcell of Custer, to
confer with the executive officers
of the state relative to the necessity
of calling another special session for
the purpose of dealing with the prof
iteering proposition. . :.; ;
Two Bills Passed.
The legislature adjourned at 6:50.
The two important bills as finally
ag-eed upon -. provide as follows:
S. F. 1 provides that in counties of
more than . 150,000 inhabitants the
county board' can issue bonds suffi
cient to rebuild a court house danv
iged by fire and purchase records
lamased by the same means.
H. R. 1 raises the pay of the chief
rolice ard inspector in the city
Df Omaha, fixes a maximum for the
pay of police officers, gives the city
commissioners authority to ; adopt
such regulations as they see fit to
govern the discharge of policemen
and gives the city the right to go
outside for its chief, its inspector
and policemen. .
Representative Denies
- He Wants Rioters Released
Lincoln, Oct. 18. (Specials
Representative W. F. ;Crozier of
Polk county, who made a speech in
the lower branch of the legislature
yesterday,, in .which he "was quoted
as saying that "if the young men
who burned the court house at
Omaha were found guilty, we will
burn the rest of the court house
down." denies that he was express
ing that sentiment, for himself, but
that he intended to quote a woman
in Omaha as saying it.
Mr. Crozier is a democrat He
has made several warm addresses,
in most instances the governor be
ing the foundation for his criticisms.
At the last session he was "called"
by his fellow representatives for a
criticism of Congressman Sloan,
who had been invited to address the
house, his criticism . being termed
an "insult" by the members. Mr.
Crozier at that time acknowledged
that he might have been unwise in
his remarks and apologized to the
house and the congressman.
Must Pay for Grain.
Lincoln, Oct.1 18. (Special.) The
state supreme court has affirmed
a judgment of the Douglas county
district court in a suit brought by
vthe Omaha Grain exchange on a
surety bond to recover a balance of
$2,993,05, the purchase price of five
cars of grain sold by the Holmquist
Elevator company and the Vincent
Grain company to William B.
Weekes. Judgment was rendered in
favor of plaintiff for the full amount,
and the defendants appealed.
5,724 Emergency Contracts
; Remain to Be Liquidated
- Washington. Oct 18. The , War
department still has on its hands
5,724 emergency contracts awaiting
liquidation, according to a report is
sued today. The sum involved ag
gregates more than $1,600,000,000,
but the official schedule estimates
that these contracts can he liquida
ted at a cost of $300,000,000.
Since the armistice 22,611 con
tracts have been settled, with a to
tal valuation of $2,000,000,000, for
which contractors were paid $309,
000,000 in the final settlement.
Slaughter Stolen Horses.'
Berlin, Oct'2. (By Mail.) Thirty-five
to 40 horses are stolen each
day in Berlin and a very small per
centage are ever found for the own
ers. The horses, disappear forever
i because they are usually immediate
ly slaughtered and the meat sold
through illicit trade" channels. ...
The thieves watch for teams the
drivers of which have left them for
a . moment -. and drive ' the horses
away."" : ,' . -
. , A company has been formed at
.Nottingham, England,' to utilize the
- waste from coal mines in power
production, briquet and concrete
making and the distillation of by-
, products.
"" P. A. Ban owa. Correspondent
Court Denies Writ of
Habeas Corpus to Cole,
Condemned for Murder
Lincoln. Neb.. Oct 18. (Special.)
The " supreme court here this
morning denied a writ of habeas
corpus to Anson B. Cole, sentenced
to electrocution in December for
the murder of Mrs. Lulu Vogt in
Howard county two years ago.
Cole implicated the murdered
woman's son-in-law, Allen B. Gram
mer, when he confessed to have
committed the deed on payment of
$500 by Grammer, who also is sen
tenced to death by electrocution.
Boone County Sheriff
' to Continue in Office
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 18. (Special.)
Frank F. Willott, acting sheriff of
Boon county, is entitled to hold
the office until his successor is elect
ed and . qualified, according to 'an
opinion of the supreme court.
WUlott was appointed sheriff
when Sheriff Anderson entered the
United States service. In the pri
mary following, Anderson was re
nominated as the republican candi
date for sheriff. A few days before
the election, and too late to place
another candidate on the ballot, An
derson died. In the election, An
derson, though dead, received a ma-'
jority of the votes. Willott was re
appointed to fill the unexpired term.
Objection was made to his serving
after the new term started, and suit
of mandamus brought to oust him
and appoint Fred Waring, defeated
democratic candidate, at the elec
tion. The lower court held for Wil
lott, and the supreme court con
firms. Many Ask Permits for
Sale of Stock in Nebraska
Lincoln, Oct. 18. (Special.)
The following applications tor per
mits to sell securities have been re
ceived by the state department of
securities:. Nebraska Farmers' Co
operative Oil company, Omaha,
$379,000 common; Nebraska Oil
and Refining company, Houston,
Tex., $40,000 common; Farmers'
Union Co-operative association,
Memphis, $10,700 common; E. R.
Deputy company, Lincoln, $147,500
common, $182,500 preferred; Mc
Fayden Motor company, Norfolk,
$15,000 common; Lincoln Public
Markets, Lincoln, $84,999 common;
Ashland-Wyoming Oil company,
Ashland, Neb., $60,550 common.
Permits granted: The Leypoldt
Pennington company, North Platte,
$200,000 common; Huenergardt
company, Lincoln, $24,000 common,
$50,000 preferred; the Gate City
Hay company, Omaha, $10,000 com
mon; Farmers' Union Co-operative
company, Lorenzo, $44,900 common;
Goehner Mercantile company, Goeh
ner, Neb., $25,000 common.
Dying, He Kills Mexican
by Shot From the Knees
, Pueblo, Oct. ' 18. Charles Duff,
negro, 28 years old, and an uniden
tified Mexican about 40 years old,
killed each other in a, pistol duel
in a pool hall in the business center
here last night.
The duel was theVesult of a heat
ed argument over a play in a game
of poof. It is said the Mexican was
a native of Old Mexico. vHe and a
partner, both strangers, Entered the
place and one of them engaged
Duff in 'a game of pool.
In an argument the Mexican drew
a revolver, and as Duff turned, shot
hint through the back. The Mexi
can made a dash for the door, but
Duff raised up on his knees, whipped
out a pistol and shot twice as the
man wat otner through thr? door.
One shot went through the window,
but the second passed through the
Mexican's head, killing him instant
ly. Duff died a few minutes later.
The other Mexican escaped.
Says Cementing Railroad
Tracks Will Stop Wrecks
Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct. 18. (Spe
cial.) J. D. Negus of Douglas,
Wyo.. has gone to Washington to
interest senators and members of
the house in his plans to cement
the entire roadbed of railway lines.
Once cemented, he contends, the
ties will not decay and joints will
not become low. thereby greatly re
ducing the cost of maintenance and
the risk of accident. He contem
plates the use of 150 barrels of ce
ment per mile.
Spain Creates Embassies
At Athens and Bucharest
Madrid, Oct. 18. King Alfonso
has signed decrees establishing an
air mail service. suDDressine the
Spanish embassies at Vienna and
Petrograd, and creating legations
at Warsaw, Vienna, Belgrade and
Prague. The legations at Athens
and Bucharest have been raised to
the rank of embassies.
. Diplomatic representatives will be
appointed for Hungary and Russia
as soon as the situation in those
countries becomes settled and new
consulates ' will be created in Ger
many.
STATE SUPREME
COURT UPHOLDS
CONVENTION LAW
Provides for Election of Dele
gates to Constitutional
Meet at Lincoln Decem
ber 2.
Buy Hotel at Pickrell.
Beatrice, Neb.. Oct. 18. (Spe
cial.) Mr. and Mrs. Henry Utter,
who recently disposed of their ho
tel interests at Lyons, Colo., have
bought the hotel at Pickrell, nine
miles north of Beatrice, from Wil
liam Nicewonger. They will as
sume charge November 1.
Wet Money Into Ohio.
Toledo, O., Oct. 18. Brewery and
liquor interests of the whole United
States are dumping money into
Toledo. Cleveland, Cincinnati and
other former wet strongholds in
Ohio in efforts to swing the state
out of the dry column at the . next
election according to V. A. Schreib
ner, superintendent of the anti-saloon
league of this district.
' Mr. Screit er, continuing said:
"Levy Mayer,-Chicago lawyer re
presenting liquor interests, said
that Ohio was the keystone state in
their fight this year, Meyer said if
Ohio repudiated prohibition on No
vember the 4, the wet's would bring
immediate action in all states which
have the initiative and referendum
with the view to knocking out their
ratification of federal wartime prohibition.
Lincoln. Neb., Oct. 18. (Special.)
The state supreme court today
upheld the constitutionality of a
state law enacted at the last regular
session of the legislature providing
for election of delegates to a con
stitutional convention here Decem
ber 2. The law was attacked on an
appeal of a suit from the district
court at Omaha.
This new law, which was enacted
by the last session of the legisla
ture, provides for a nonpartisan
primary and election, and it fur
ther provides that where the num
ber of candidates filing in any dis
trict is less than three times the
number of delegates to be chosen
from that district, the primary elec
tion shall be waived and the names
of all candidates who have thus
filed shall appear on the election
ballot of that district.
The new law affecting the consti
tutional convention was attacked in
the Douglas county district court by
Ben 5. Baker, who appeared before
Judge Troup. The judge ruled that
the matter should be put up to the
state supreme court for interpreta
tion, j
Mr. Baker contended that the
new, law is in conflict with an exist
ing constitutional provision, which
reads: "The constitutional conven
tion shall consist of as many mem
bers as the house of representatives,
who shall be chosen in the same
manner."
Mr. Baker also argued ' that the
constitutional provision could not
be disturbed in this manner . and
that delegates to a constitutional
convention should be chosen
through a primary and regular elec
tion, on a party ballot plan, in the
same manner as state representa
tives are nominated and elected.
The election of delegates to the
constitutional convention will now
proceed on a nonpartisan basis, as
contemplated by the last legislature.
Tractors Burned in Fire
That Destroys Blair Bam
Blair, Neb., Oct. 18. (Special Tel
egram.) A large feed and livery
barn and blacksmith shop, situated
about one block from the business
part of the city, was totally del
stroyed by firevat 1 o'clock Saturday
atternoon by fire ot unknown ori
gin; The barn was owned by N. P.
Hansen and occupied by Jacob 01
sen. Two horses were burned to
death and a large quantity of stock
feed and five tractors destroyed. The
property was insured for $8,200.
Both the usual type of cleated
wheels and wheels with solid rub
ber tires are provided for a new
farm tractor so that it can be
changed into a road vehicle in a few
minutes.
PREACHER TAKES
HIS OWN LIFE IN
HOSPITAL HERE
Rev. J.1 G. Batzle of Fremont
: Commits Suicide Believed
' . , i Demented.
' The Rev. J. G. Batzle. a Baptist
ministei of F.remont, Neb.', who had
been undergoing treatment at Birch
mont hospital, Thirty-fourth and
Farnam streets, since September 9,
when he suffered a nervous break
down,' was found hanging in his
room early yesterday by hospital at
tendants. He was dead when found.
According to the attendants at the
hospital he had committed suicide.
He had torn the bedclothes into
strings and tied them together and
had att.icred them to the ceiling in
the room and then had tied a noose
in the ether end and strangled
himself to death. .
The act. according to nurses at
the hospital, presumably had been
committed sometime between 2 and
3 yesterday morning, as he was ap
parently sleeping at 2 when the
nurse made a al at his room. An
hour later when she returned his
dead body was found. -
Lounly Attorney Shotwell is con
ducting an investigation. Hospital
authorities say the minister was de
mented.
The body was removed to Stack
& Falconer's undertaking parlors
and will be taken back to Fremont
for burial. Rev. Mr. Batzle was 38
years old and is survived by his
wife and three children. He had
been a pastor of the Baptist church
in Fremont for several years.
Overexertion in study was the
cause assigned for his mental disor
ders.
Dismiss Beatrice Man on
Charge of Operating Still
Beatrice. Neb.. Oct. 18. (Special
Telegram.) The case against W.
B. Gilbert of this city, arrested
some months ago in connection
with the operation of a still on his
farm near Hanover, Kan., was flis
missed in federal court at Leaven
worth. Kan. W. E. Larigley and
F. J. Hatke, who were arrested with
Mr. Gilbert, pleaded guilty to oper
ating the still and were fined $100
a-id costs each. The men were ten
ants of Mr. Gilbert's farm and at
the time of his arrest he stated that
he was not aware that the still was
on his place.
Oldest Jefferson County
Resident Dies in Fairbury
Fairbury. Neb.. Oct. 18. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Johanna Christina
Westling, the oldest person in Fair
bury and Jefferson county, died
Wednesday at the home of her son
Charles Westling. in this city. Mrs,
Westling would have been 94 years
eld had she lived another month
Dawson County 640-Acre
Ranch Sells for $50,000
Mrs.' Thomas Guilfoyle sold her
640-acre ranch in Dawson county,
Neb., for $50,000. A big public sale
was held, including a herd of Here
ford cattle. The sale netted more
than $20,000.
Buy Bacon at Harper's
Monday in the strip, 29VjsC
per pound..
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Wahoo Business Men at
Work on Big Paving Job
Wahoo, Neb., Oct. 18. (Special.)
Shortage of cement put Wahoo's
big paving job so far behind that the
business men volunteered to furnish
enough men from their own number
to keep the cement mixers running
night and day, now that plenty of
material is available. Sixteen of
the huskiest of .Wahoo's business
men showed up, and if the roller
bearings of the cement mixers do
not become overheated the comple
tion of the paving in the business
section will be assured in a few
days.
Mrs. Eckert, Old Settler
of Cuming County, Dies
West Point, Neb., Oct. 18. (Spe
cial.) The remains of. Mrs. Lydia
Eckert, one of the oldest settlers of
Cuming county, were brought here
for interment from Denver. She
came to Cuming county with her
husband 42 years ago and was the
owner of valuable farm .lands "near
Beemer. She was 63 years of age
and is survived by one son and four
daughters. .
Wyoming Man Came Back
and Robbed the .Robbers
Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct. 18. (Spe
cial.) Held up and relieved of his
purse and valuables' by a band of
gypsies, Veldo Olsen of Lusk,
Wyo., lived up to Wyoming tradi
tions by returning with a Winches
ter and compelling the robber to
give back the loot. He had but two
cartridges to lend emphasis to his
demands, but the gypsies didn't
known that.
Pioneer Nebraskan Will
Be Buried in Texas Today
Funeral services for Andrew
Weeth, 80 years o'd. who died in the
Methodist hospitr' ! i Omaha Thurs
day, will be held today in Fort
Worth, Tex.
Mr. Weeth, formerly of Sarpy
county, was a pioneer of eastern
Nebraska, coming to this state from
Illinois in 1855. Omaha was his
trading post for many years.
Beatrice Reserves Win.
Beatrice, Neb., Oct. 18. (Spe
cial.) The Beatrice reserves won
from the Marysville foot ball, team
vesterday by the score of 14 to 0.
The De Witt team defeated Beth
anv by the one-sided score of 81
to 0.
Wyoming Sheep Men
Frightened by Imports
Of Australian Wool
Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct 18. (Spe
cial.) Wyoming flockmasters are
up in arms over reports received
here from Washington, D. C, to
the effect that huge quantities of
foreign wool are about to be
brought to the United States and
sold on the American market.
It is related that the wholesale
dumping of Austrian and New Zea
land fleece, through an agreement
reached between the British gov
ernment and the Departments of
State and Commerce, already has
commenced, and that 50,000 bales
soon to arrive will be sold at pub
lic auction in Boston. It is fur
ther reported that these shipments
will continue indefinitely. Western
wool growers are vitally interested
in these announcements, as these
sales are almost certain to affect
the price of western goods ad
versely. '
School Delegates From
Four Counties Confer
Geneva, Neb.. Oct. 18. (Special.)
The Fillmore county re-districting
committee is in Lincoln to con
fer with similar committees from
Saline, Seward and Lancaster coun
ties. The work in hand consists of
grouping districts of each county
preparatory to consolidation of
schools. The committee from this
county consists of Miss Margaret
Haughawout, county superintend
ent; W. F. Moul and Adolph Kotas.
Knights of Pythias Are
Reorganized in Beatrice
Beatrice, Neb., Oct. 18. (Spe
cial.) Beatrice lodge, No. JO,
Knights of Pythias, organized here
in 1885, which went out of existence
some years ago, was reorganized
here by H. W. Milner, grand chan
cellor, with a membership of 50.
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Economy of Milk as a Food
Relatively, MILK, pure cow's MILK, the milk that we sell to the families of OMAHA,
is about the CHEAPEST one article of food that it is now possible to buy.
Scientists tells us that a quart of pure milk has a food value equal to 2 pounds of
CHICKEN, or 3 pounds of CODFISH, or 8 EGGS. A QUART a DAT for EACH MEM
BER of the FAMILY will put PEP in their systems and keep the doctor away !
FOR CLEAN, RICH, SAFE MILK
IN STERILIZED BOTTLES
PHONE DOUGLAS 409
OR COUNCIL BLUFFS 205.
ONE OF OUR WAGONS PASSES YOUn
DOOR DAILY.
JERSEY CREAM
WHIPPING CREAM ,
LOCUST LANE BUTTERMILK
CREAMED COTTAGE CHEESE
AND. FRESH CHURNED CREAMERY
BUTTER.
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These Are Values
Light Weight, Economy, Fineness, Durability ana
Performance, Equalling Many of the Costliest
Essex Owners Admire
Exclude all the praise you
Essex. .
have heard of the
Then ride in it, and judge for yourself. The unin
fluenced verdict of the ride, will content us. ,
We urge this with a reason. For many who in
quire about the Essex expect to see a large car.
They expect to hear a costly price. '
That is because Essex owners and admirers, inva
riably compare its performance to certain large,
high-priced cars, notable for qualities of speed,
power, hill-climbing and durability.
Its Fine Car ;
v Endurance
You will make those same comparisons yourself,
after a ride. For only among cars of advanced price
range will you find qualities by which to describe
the way the Essex performs.
Certainly no one would think of rating it with
other lightweight automobiles. Its appearance in
stantly settles that. It stamps the Essex in a class
alone. Yet, neither is the Essex a large car. There
fore it offers the advantages of economy and liveli
ness exclusive to light weight automobiles. But it
is cJso a reliable car.
Habitual skeptics, who never buy a car in the
first year of production, fearing development of
faults, now buy the Essex. In ten months, indivi
dual cars have rolled up 10,000 and 12,000 miles
without any repairs whatever and more than 16,000
are in service, with more than 100 being added daily.
Its Charm in
Action
Judge the Essex exactly as you would any fine
quality car.
Match its speed with any car. Try it on hills that
only cars noted as supreme climbers ever attempt.
Note its spaciousness, and the luxury of its interior
fittings. Ask owners who have had their cars long
enough to learn Essex endurance.
Surely you will then agree that the Essex estab
lishes and occupies alone a distinctive new field.
Moderate Price and Performance
of the Highest Order
Every sense of pride and satisfaction that cornea
with the possession of fine car quality, and perform
ance that gives place to none, is yours with the
Essex. All now know that no light car, and not
many of the finer cars equal the Essex in construe
tion, in performance or in durability.
The demand everywhere exceeds production, and
it may be necessary to wait for delivery for either
the five-passenger touring, the new roadster, just
out, or the Sedan. But it i3 better to wait a little
while and get an Essex, than to accept a second
choice car that you may afterwards regret.
CO)
GUY L.SMITH
-SERVICE FIRST
2553-57 Farnam St. Omaha. USA phonfSouccas 197Q
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