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THE BEE: OMAHA. MONDAY, NOVEMBER S, 1919. Lincoln Bureau of The Omaha Bee LACK INTEREST IN SELECTION OF CONVENTION " Important Problems of State Fail to Rouse Voters to Pick Capable Delegates. Lincoln, Nov. 2. (Special.) With :he election of delegates to the con stitutional convention only one day iistant there is much worry on the part of those deeply interested in seeing the very best men elected because of the lack of general in :erest in the-election. "Nebraska has not for many years had an election which calls for such universal action as the election of next Tuesday," said a gentleman yesterday. "I cannot understand just why there is so little interest. It is well known that the nonparti san league has been working for weeks, yes-, months, to capture this convention and secure enough dele gates to control the situation. It is not at all likely that they will elect m iiiajuinjr ui nidi tanuiuaiia u fact, they have not sufficient en dorsed candidates to secure a ma jority, but the' danger lies in their electing enough so that they may hold the balance of ' power in im portant matters covering the most vital propositions." Want Short Session. It appears to be the opinion of a large number of those interested that the session should not be a long one in any event. They contend as i general thing that the present constitution is a pretty good sort of . i document and that a great mis ake will be made if an attempt is made and should be successful to nake the new constitution anything more than a "bringing upto date" affair. To make it a legislative proposition would be a mistake and would simply mean an expensive firoposition for the state. The legis ature should be given the right to make laws to meet changing condi tions and not put that obligation 'P. A. Barrows, Correspondent casev would compel a calling to- ?etherxof a constitutional convention or the submission of a constitutional provision to the people, which has ilways been an expensive and unsat isfactory way because so few people irote upon constitutional proposi tions put up to them. Some of the things which appear ;o interest the people the most that :he new constitution! should cover, s fixjng a maximum amount which. Uate L- officer should receive and jiving the legislature the authority o change the amount to suit condi ions. t 1 Raise Officers Fay. - For instance the governor of the itate receives no more now than he lid when the constitution was matte n 1875, yet expense of living has sone up to many times what it was it that time. The constitution should read that the governor should re ceive not more than the pay of a congressman, $7,500 a year. The duties and responsibilties of a gov ernor are much greater than those of a congressman and he represents an entre state,' while a congressman has. only a' district to look after, al though of course he may be con sidered to represent his state in a large way. Other state , officers should be raised accordingly -and none of them ought to receive less than twice what the constitution gives them now. Some are advocat ing the cutting dowivof the member ship of the legislature to about haU what it is now, giving the lower branch 50 members and the senate about 25. Others want to confine the legislature to onlx one body. Some others would make the gov ernor and lieutentant governor the only elective officers and make the balance appointive something under the plan of thecode bill at the pres ent time. . Slight Interest, Shown. Another thing that some would like to do is to do away with execu tive sessions of the. senate. There is nothing which has ever happened in an executive session of the senate but what could just as well be pub lic, and many believe it unamerican, anyway, to transact business in which the state is interested and which the people should have a part behind closed doors. Others be lieve that the calling of special ses sions should be put up tofhe state officers as a .whole and that their judgment should be taken before he call is made. ,., However, with all of these things (o be considered, there remains too much of a lakof interest on the Silver "Lining of Cloud at Home for Dependents Is Revealed by Kind Act "Somewhere in Nebraska" Lives Happy Couple Enjoy ing Task of Furnishing Home Advantages to Quar tet of Waifs Left by Father to Penniless Mother Whom He DesertedTears of Mother Fall Un needed. ' By P. A. BARROWS. Lincoln, Nov. 2. (Special.) This old world; with all its troubles, is not such a bad place, after all, and there are a lot of people in it whose hearts are fully in tune to catch the plaintive calls for help which may come out of the seeming darkness. Our little story opens at the Home for Dependent Children in the cap ital city of Nebraska, where there are dozens of little blue-eyed boys and girls, and tots with darker eyes, waiting for some one to come and take them into a good home, Recentlv there was brought to that home four little boys and girls ranging in age from 5 months to 6 years. Their little moher, a bride when but a schoolgirl, taken from home bv a man who should have been her protector through all the years of her life, had been cruelly left by the man with these little people upon her hands. She strug gled to keep them together for a long time, but at last she' saw the uselessncss'of keeping up the fight and on the advice of friends they were taken to the Home for De pendent Children. Hear Baby's Call. There wasa boy of 6, a bright lit tle fellow with brown hair; another boy of 4 1-2 years so like the other that there was no mistaking their relationship; a bright little girl of 2 1-2 years, with laughing blue eyesJ and flaxon curls and the baby of the family, the pet of all, but 5 months old. Out "somewhere in Nebraska lived a man and his good wife. A boy had come to' bless the father and mother 8 years before. They longed for a. girl baby to come into upon the constitution, which' in thatithe home. One day the lady said . . ..... . i i i i tir t-i: t to her husband, "I believe I will go to Lincoln and see if I cannot find a little girl who needs a home and bring her back with me." That would be a mighty nice thine to do.". replied the husband, and so the lady traveled to Lincoln; went to the home for dependent children in search of just the kind of girl she thought she would like to have. She told her story to Miss Amy Stevens, superintendent of the home, who seems always to know just what kind of little tot would fit into any home, and a little girl of 2 1-2 was brought in, ' Pleading Eyes Win. - Who could withstand the pleading eyes and the winsome1 ways of. the little girl, taken from the arms of, a fond and loving mother, but yet motherless, and the loving heart of the lady warmed at once to the little girl and she at once made up Jier mind that she had found just the one her mother heart could go out in love to. But there was something yet to be considered the ' little girl herself had something to say, and she in sisted that she did not want to go away and leave little sister and brothers. This was a new aspect to the situation and so the lady went home and told the story to her hus band. "Why not take one of them,-also, if the little girl seems so devoted to them?" said the husband. "You go back'and make tip your mind which one you would like to have and then phone me and I will take the car and go down to Lincoln and bring you back." " "Take Wyhole Bunch." That part of the program seemed easy of solution, and the lady came hack to Lincoln happy in the thought that her troubles were over and that she could go back home with every body perfectly happy and satisfied. But it was hard to choose between the bright-eyed baby and the two laughing boys. It seemed hard to take away either of them from the rest; it seemed almost cruel to sep arate the quartet which had always played together, and so, resolved to secure the advice of her husband, the lady 'phoned for him to comeand heln her solve the matter. "He came, he saw and was con quered." When he beheld the lov ing manner in which they clung to gether, when he saw the love and devotion which they all had for each other and which the three older children had for the little baby sis ter he, too, was at a loss to know what to do. But as King Solomon solved the problem of which of two women claiming the mothership of a child was the real mother, this man proved himself also a man of wisdom, and after looking upon the little family he turned to his wife and eagerly said: "I have it. I know what we'll do; we'll take the whole bunch." . Problem Is Solved. And so the great problem was solved. The lady was happy. The same thing had been in her heart ffor a long time, but she hardly dared even harbor it in her mind. But now it was settled and as a re sult the four little tots are not to be separated and have gone to the home of the good lady and gentle man, adopted as a part of the fam ily. But every good story must have its tragedy to mar the happiness which ought to reign supreme. The tragedy in this little story is the lit tle mother; hardly more than enter ing her "twenties," bereft of the children of her own flesh and blood, for she had renounced all her claim to them and has agreed never to attempt to see them again. Think of the sleepless nights she must pass longing in vain for the touch of those soft arms about her neck and the kiss of baby lips. Think of the waking nights when with pillow wet with hopeless tears she can only hope- on hopelessly, her only com fort being that they are better off and with many a silent prayer she calls upon the God of the heart broken mother to care for her chil dren and make them grow up, not like the hard-hearted villain of a father, but with the true heart of a real man and woman. Only Real Solution. It seems fike a hard thing to do. But at is the only thing that can be done. The family which takes upon itself, the care and responsibility of a child taken into the home must be protected. They must expect to give the child the love and care thatyis needed all through its young life and then perhaps have it married just at a time when the child is bud ding into manhood or womanhood by the .appearance of the mother or the father, who might undo all the work of years. In working a seem ing hardship upon the good mother who gives up her children; .the state looks into the future in an effort to protect not only the children but the home into which they have been taken and in which they have grown up every mite as much a part as" if they had really been of the real blood of the mother and father in the home. There are other little boys and girls to be found in the state's Home for Dependent Children, who are just as sweet, just as pretty, and just as loving as these four who have gone out under such pleasing cir cumstances into a home of cheer and comfort. As they have stood and have seen these go out, they have longed for the time to come when the dove of love will enter the hearts of jome mother and father in many a home that is childless in Ne braska and prompt a visit in hopes that thev, too, may go out 'into a world made brighter because they will add their brightness in laughter and smiles to a home which has heretofore never known the pleasure of-children's chatter or the music of children's laughter. Movie Star Visits at Home of Gov. McKelvIe Lincoln, Nov. 2. (Special.) Miss Bessie Love, well known motion picture star, is visiting at the home of Governor and Mrs. McKelvie. Miss Love will spend about three weeks at the governor's home -' and will be the guest at several society functions during the time. part of the voters of the state, who, more than all others, should be in terested in the selection of the men who will make the next state con stitution. ' Ma" never asks what I'll have for breakfast she just gives me EHlsr'IbASTieS' Sho knows what I like k what I like AC Heroes and Heroines Given Carnegie Medals and Money Awards Totaling, $122380 Youngest Named Are Two Boys and a Girl, 13 and 14 Years Old Seven Cases Granted $10,000 Each For Education; Six Annual Pensions o $3,750 Given Families. Pittsburgh,"., Nov. 2. Fifty- or heroism Supreme Court Findings. On recommendation of the bar commission, Mason Wheeler ad mitted to practice. The following are rulings on mis cellaneous motions and stipulations: 21287 Mcintosh against Stat. Motion of plaintiff in error for suspension of n tance; sustained; sentence suspended until further order of this court. 20953 Strasser against Leliaf. Stipula tion allowed; appellees Riven until Novem ber 15, 1119, to serve answer briefs. 50933 Schutte against Schutte. Stipu lation allowed; appellee given until De cember 1. 119. to serve answer briefs. 20720 Vest against Burt. Stipulation allowed; cause continued to session com mencing Decenfber 1. 1919. ?0571 Chrlstopoulos against Union Pa cific Railroad Co. Stipulation , allowed; appeal dismissed at costs of appellant; mandate to, issue forthwith. 20730 State ex rel McGulre against Manning. Stipulation allowed; cause con tinued to session commenclngNovmber 17. lsl. 21041 Maurer against Featharstone. Stipulation allowed; rule day extended to October 2. 191. 2088 Walker against Jackson. Motion of appellants for leave to withdraw bill of exceptions for authentication, sustain ed. - 2H05 Reynolds ft Magtnn against Oma ha General Iron Works. Motion of ap pellant for leave to withdraw bill of ex ceptions for aulhemtlcatlon, sustained. 21012 Slstek against Rogers. Motion of appellee to dismiss appeal, sustained; ap peal dismissed at costs of appellant. 208S4H O'Kane against Robb. -Motion of appellee for extenalon of time to file briefs, sustained-; appellee permitted to file answer briefs, same to be taxed aa If served In time. . 20895 Donnelly against Keynote, sug gestion of diminatlon and motion of ap pellee to supply, sustained; appellee per mitted to withdraw record for amend ment. 2107 Johnson against Paul Fire and Marine Insurance company. Stipulation allowed; rule day extended to December 29. 191. 21212 State ex rel Ayres against Ami berry. Joint motion of parties to advance, sustained; cause set for session commenc ing January 5, 1920; appellants to serve briefs bv November 24. 119: anoetlee to lisrve answer brlets by December li, 1111. rone acts or neroism were . rec ognized and rewarded by the Car negie Hero Fund commission at a meeting held here today. In five cases silver medals were awarded; in 46 cases bronze med als. Thirteen of the heroes lost their lives, and to the dependents of three of these pensions aggregat ing $2,160 a year were granted; to the dependents of six of the others who lost their lives, the sum of $3,750 was granted to be applied as the commission may sanction. One of the heroes sustained injuries, and he was granted disablement benefits in the sum of $400 to reim burse him for his loss. - In addition to these money grants, in seven cases $10,000 was jiooro- priated for educational purposes, payments to be made as needed and approved; and in 27 cases awards aggregating $23,500 were made for other worthy purposes. Payments in the one-sum cases will not be made until the beneficiaries' plans for the use of the awards have been approved by the commission, The awards follow: Silver Medals. James L. McNeil, deceased, Bath, Me., died attempting to save H Leopold Boardman from drowning at Bath, August 25, 1918. Medal to father. James D. Scannell. deceased, Ar lington, Mass., died attempting to save Mildred and Esther Goodman, from drowning at Arlington, " De cember 27, 1918. Medal to father.- Otho Jones Bellamy, 14 years old, deceased. Fort Worth, Tex., died attempting to save J. Robert Speer, from drowning at Fort Worth, March 19, 1919. Medal to father. John H. Mueller, deceased, San Antonio, Tex., died attempting to save Willie A. H. Schmidt, from drowning at Fredericksburg, Tex., April 27, 1918. Medal and award to widow and daughter. ""Kate Dekker, Creston, Wash., saved William W., jr., and Ethel M. Coman, children, from burning at Creston, June 9, 1917. ' Bronze Medals. Lily Blanks Clarke, 14 years old, of Monroe, La., saved Emma L. Biedenharn, and Leland W. Petagna from drowning at Monroe, March 9, 1917. . Preston 5. Cowan, iullahoma, Tenn., attempted to save Hubert and F. Myrtle Regan and Mamie B. Corbin, from a runaway at Tulla- homa, September 15, 1918. Arthur W. Evans, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., saved. . Harry Howell from drowning at Falls, Pa., August 27, 1916. William C. Moran, Fitchburg, Mass., attempted to save Eulalie Mercier,. aged 3, and Evariste Vachon, aged 4, from, drowning at Lunenburg, Mass., March , 2, 1915... Virgil Gilbert Overby, 13 years old, Waco, Tex., saved Roy T. Whiteman,-from drowning at Waco, June 30, 1916. John M. Gillott, Bidgeton N. J., attempted to save Elma D. Jen kins, from drowning at Greenwich, N. J., June 12, 1917. Dennis Shea, Wilton, N. H., saved Hermene-gilde Nadeau from drowning at 'Wilton, N. H., No vember 6, 1918. Sam S. Wollner, Montgomery, Ala., saved Romney O. Havan, from' drowning at Santa Rosa Island, Fla., June 18, 1916. . v Victoriano M. Camez, Alba, Tex., attempted to save Joseph and Vit to Domino from suffocation in a cistern at Dallas, Tex., May 2, 1915. ' Michael A. O'Gara, policeman, Everett, Mass., saved Mary C. Ed- mester from being killed by a train at Everett, August 7. 1916. Patrick J. Gallagher, Pittston, Pa., neipea to save Kobert E. hear from a, cave-m in a mine at Pittston, May 8, 1917. Edward F. Morton, Browntowii, Pittston, Pa., helped to save Sylves ter W. McKeon, aged 12, from a cave-in in a mine at Pittston, Pa., May o, m., Michael J. Franklin, Browntown, Pittston, Pa., helped to save Sylves ter W. McKeon and Robert E. fear from a cave-iif in a, mine at Pittston, May 8, 1917. Gladys G. Graeber - (now Mrs. Valentine W. Bademacher),. 220 Pierce street, San Francisco, Cal., saved John R. Chambers from drowning at, Mesa Grande, Cal., May 26, 1913. - J. Howard Brown, Wright, Okla., saved G. Edwin Taylor, from drowning at Bismark, Okl., May 20, 1916. , Edgar Forman, Dallas, Tex., saved Bessie L. Betts, aged 8, from being killed by a train at Dallas, November 30. 1915. James C. Becknell, Dallas, Tex., saved Ida McKay from being run over by an automobile at Dallas, June 11, 1915. William J. Barrington, Tanton, Mass., saved Bradford H. Baker from drowning at South Sherborn, Mass., October 18, 1916. Arthur A. Simmers, Lawrence, Mass., helped to save Benjamin Deroch from drowning at Lawrence, Mass., June 18, 1916. George J. Flathers, Lawrence, Mass., helped to save. Benjamin Deroch from drowning at Lawrence, Mass., June 18, 1916. Ira M. Kephart, Punxsutawney, Pa., saved Myrtle S. Zelley from drowning at Punxsutawney, Oc tober 28, 1917. - Daniel V. Miller, Pittsburgh, Pa., helped to save three unidentified women from drowning at Montrose, Pa.. July 4, 1918. William A. Miller, Wilkinsburg, Pa., helped to save three unidenti fied women from drowning at Montrose, Pa., July 4, 1918. Frank Spirk, South Bethlehem, Pa., saved John Kravitz from suf focation in a gas tank at Heller town, Pa., April 5, 1916. Clarence C. La Barr, Wilkes Barra, Pa., saved Frank Spirk from suffocation at Hellertown, April 5, 1916. Hazel H. Riter (now Mrs. Rich ard A. Lyons), Sherman, Tex., at tempted to save Henry C. rolsom from drowning at Armstrong, Okl., August 241916. Charles G. Mayer, Santa Barbara, Cal., saved I. May Cuthbert and Maud Williams, from a fatal fall in Santa Anita canon at Sierra Madte, Cal., July 22, 1915. Charles . L. Collins, Lawrence, Mass.. saved Harriet C. Fraser from drownrhg.at Old Orchard, Me., August 5, 1914. Ralph T. McCuHoch, FittsfieUl, Mass., saved Lester E. Lauder from drowning at Old Orchard, August 5; 1914. ' " - H. Samuel McGowan, Elm Grove, W. Va.,. attempted to save Robert M. Wilson from beinsr killed bv an automobile at Woodsdale,W. Va., October 3, 1918. Howard A. Burya, Middlebury, Vt'., saved Cornelius Shackett from being killed bv a train at Middle- bury, Vt, April 19, 1917. . Lee B. Muenzer, Akron, U., saved Philip Stehle frotn drowning at Cost, Te May 28,-1917. Mary E. Sears, tort Worth, lex., saved E. Faye Farrar from drown ing at Handley, Tex., July 23, 1916. Archie Ralph Moreland, Lie- bourne. Tex., heloed to save Max well H. Anderson from drowning at Wieoourne, lex., May 16, 1916. Robert' Lee Moreland, Clebourne, Tex, Helped to savfe Maxwell H Anderson trom drowning at Cle bourne. May 16. 1916. Ernest Ward rlracArf A fnmr. Ala., saved A. Ewing Wright and J. Raleigh Potts, from drowning at anelbyville, Tenn., April 24, 1915. Dudley Mavtubbv. deceased. Cad do, Okl., died attempting to Save Era Worthy from drowning at Armstrong, Okl.. August 1 1917. Glenn W. McCluer, deceased, New Plymouth, Idaho, died attempting to save Raymond W. Hooker from drowning at Fruitland, Idaho, July Emmet L. -Allen deceased. Port land, Ore., died attempting to save Willa G-Wood fin fapm drowning at rarit nace, ure., jtfne y, 1918. Leonard Baylis, Portland, Ore, saved Willa C. Wobdfin from drown ing at Park Place, Ore., June 9, 1918, Charles H. Strasser,' deceased, Norwich, N. Y., died attempting to save William G. Kenny, aged 2, trom drowning at New Berlin, N, Y.. August 19, 1918. Fred R. Johnson, deceased. Mead vllle, Pa., died attempting to save Dorothy V. Bold from drowning at Almonesson. N. J., July 6, 1918. Cvrus C. Milam, deceased, Lewis ton, Idaho, died saving Shelona M. Witter from drowning at silcott, Wash., June Z3, 1918. Timothys L Emerson, deceased, Pullman, Wash., died attempting to help save ahelona M. Witter trom drowning at Silcott, Wash., June 23, 1918. Fern Paulkfler, deceased, Everett, Wash., died attempting to save Harry G. Larson from drowning at Lake Stevens, Wash., January 1, 1919. - , George A. Rausch, deceased, Co lumbus, O.. died saving Charles E, and William C. Frank, aned 11 and 12, respectively, from drowning at Columbus, July it, 1919. - State Wants Rock Island to Pay Occupation Tax Lincoln, Nov. 2. (Special.) Will the Rock Island Railroad company nlease send Secretary of State DM. Amsbury a check for $11,000? This is not that he may purchase a tur kev for his Thanksgivine dinner, but that there appears to be mat rnucn cominsr to the state as an occupation tax for the privilege of doing busi ness in- Nebraska. " While Charlie Pool was secretary of state, an action was brought in district court to secure a judgment for that amount against the com pany, ihe state won and tne case was appealed to the federal court, which sustained the judgment. Ihe company has failed to come across vith the money and now Secretary of State Amsbury has appealed to the lesral department of the state to know what he shall do in the matter to make the company pay' over the amount. , 11 HENS IDLE; NOW LAY 221 EGGS A MONTH Up Raising Mrs. Young Almost Gave Chickens. Then She Tried This Plan "When I accepted your offer and tried Don Sunjr. I had been setting 1 or 2 eggs every other day. The next month, using J ou cents worm oz uon oung, my il nens laid 221 eggs. . I almost gave up raising chickens, bnt now I have decided to raise as' many as I can." Mrs. F. C. Young, Bellefonte, Pa. Feed is too expensive to waste on idle hens. You can easily start your hems lay ing and keep them laying even in coldest winter. To prove it, all yon need do is accept our offer, as Mrs. Young did. Give Tour hens Don Sung and watch re sults for one month. If you don't find that it pays for itself and pays you a good profit besides, simply tell us and your money will be promptly refunded. Don Sung (Chinese for egg-laying) works directly on the egg-laying organs, and is also a splendid tonic. It is easily given hi the feed, improves the hen's health, makes her stronger and more active In any weather, and starts her laying. Try Don Sung for SO days, and if It doesn't get you the eggs, no matter how cold or wet the weather, your money will be refunded by return mail. Get Don Sung from your druggist or poultry remedy dealer or send 50 cents for a package by maii prepaid. 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Payments Those buying during the third week of. our Great Electric Washer Sale can cure their Wa.her with a First payment of $5.00; then $8.50 per month thereafter until Washer it paid for. Fourth Week Terms: $5.00 downs $10.00 per month thereafter. Cash Rebate Every time 100 Washers are sold, up to 400, each purchaser participating (during this 30-day sale) will receive a cash rebate of $1.00 over Three Hundred Washers sold to date. Par chasers are now entitled to a cash rebate of $3.00.. Phone Tyler 3100, or write the Nebraska Power Co., and we will send one of our many Washing Machine Specialists to your home, who' will explain fully the advantage of washing elec trically, and how best to solve your washing prob lems. V !; s. Nebraska rower Co. "Your Electric Service Company" ' j J J Phoney: Tyler, Three "bne hundred. South, Three.