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THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1919. CONVENTION OF ; OFFICIALS ENDS WITHJANQUET G. E. Haase Elected President Of Association . of Ne braska County Authorities. , One of the most successful con ventions ever held by the Nebraska Commissioners, Supervisors, High way Commissioners and County Clerks' association closed last night with the annual banquet at the Ho tel Castle. The joint meeting of the: county officials numbered 400, with 375 reg- 'istered from out of town. During the evening those present were en tertained by the Omaha Printing . company quartet. Because of the present shutdown on all gatherings, due to the fuel situation, the banquet was cut short and the speaking was canceled. V Philip F. Bross, secretary of the department of finance, attended the meeting as the representative of (iw. S. R. JyfcKelvie, who" was un able to be present, having gone to Denver to attend a meeting on the coal situation. The officers elected "for the com ing year are President, P. J. Ken nedy; secretary and treasurer, C. A. Holquist. Both men were elected fo' a second term. ( ' : The joint convention was a suc cess in every way, regardless of the Cambridge Breeders Pay $2.62 a Pound For Steer for Banquet Chicago, 111,,. Dec. 4. (Special Telegram.) Mousel. Brothers- of Cambridge, Neb., made no charge of profiteering after paying $2.62 a pound, or $2,500, for Junior Lad, a Hereford steer that won the grand championship for - steers of all breeds shown- at the International Live Stock show here. The steer was sired by Junior Mischief and shown by its owner, M. Armen trout. The steer was purchased to be served at a banquet to be given bidders who attend the Mousel sale of Hereford cattle at Cam bridge January 6. , , . order cancelling the speaking by the local fuel commission. Officers were also elected by the county clerks for the coming year as follows: President, G. E. Haase; vice president, y. B. Kirkham; sec retary aid treasurer, Harry W. Scott. Seventy-five women delegates at tended the convention ana seven women county clerks were also pres ent. The next meeting place for the joint convention will be at Norfolk, Neb. : ' Fremont Judge Shot in Eye , - While on a Hunting Trip Fremont, Neb!, Dec. 4. (Spe cial.) Judge F. W. Button of Fre mont is in an Onaalia hospital for treatment , for an injury to his eye,, received when shot while hunting rabbits with Sheriff Willott of. Al bion. Sheriff Willott shot at a rab bit and two : of the stray shots struck Judge-Button. FEDERAL" PROBE OF SUGAR PRICES ISiSTARTED HERE Omaha Dealers Summoned to Appear at Hearing This Morning. 'Omaha sugar men, including wholesalers, .brokers - and jobbers, have been summoned to (appear in federal court " this morning at 11 o'clock for an investigation by United States District Attorney Al len to determine the causes of the high-prices of sugar. The price of sugar is slowly reaching 25 cents a pound, with dealers quoting the price for this month at 22 cents to 23 cents a pound. Ihe investigation today will de termine whether , or not the li censes of the sugar men should be revoked for violating the hoarding and excess profits acts, Frank A. Pe terson, assistant United States at torney, declared. Information will be filed at once against those found guilty of at tempting to increase the high cost of living for their own profitMr. reterson said. Members of the bureau of inves tigation, Department of Justice, have been, at work lecuring infor mation for the investigation for the past three months and the results of their investigations will be intro duced as evidence against the sugar men, according to James H. Daly, head of the department. About a dozen men will be called in for the investigation, which is the first procedure against alleged profi teers in this jurisdiction. 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Two members of the 1875 constitutional convention will be invited to ad dress the 1919 convention now in session at some time Tn the near fu ture, according to a motion passed in the . convention Thursday after noon. ' ' . The hjotion was made by Nye of Buffalo that Hon. John L. Webster of Omaha, a member of the conven tion which framed the present con stitution, be invited to address the convention, and Matteson of Fill more asked that the name of J. E. Hamilton of that county, also a sur viving member of the-1875 conven tion, be included. Committees Forming. The committee on committees re ported that they had made some progress in their work and that Jackson -of Nuckolls, Rodman of Kimball and Keick of Sarpy had been made a committee on em ployes. It is believed that there will be no lack of applicants for the jobs. The rules committee through its chairman, Mr. Meserve, reported the rules prepared by the committee, and the convention ordered the same mimeographed and placed on the desks of the delegates for con sideration in committee of the whole Friday afternoon. The rules provide some stringent methods to hold the members from Rettinfe off of the reservation. The members may be reprimanded, cen sored, or by a two-thirds vote ex- peled for disorderly behavior, and the president is given authority to have the gallery cleared in case of disturbances there. ' Only the delegates, officers and employes of the1 convention, federal and supreme judges, state executive officers and duly assigned members of the oress are allowed uoon the floor unless upon the invitation of some member of the convention. Regular hours-for meeting shall be at 10 o'clock in the morning and 2 o'clock in the afternoon, unless otherwise ordered. Convention Program: The following will be the pro- ceedure of the convention: Introduction, read first time, or dered printed and referred to a com mittee by the president, unless otherwise ordered by a majority of those present. Reported by committee and placed on file. Considered in committee of the whole in the order placed on file. Reported by committee, of the whole and referred to. the commit tee o arrangement and phraseology. Reported by the latter committee and printed. Read second time; vote taken on passage; yeas and nays to be en tered on the. jour-nal; majority of all elected members (51) required for favorable action. Again referred to committee on arrangements and phraseology. Report by this committee, on all proposals as a unit; whether they constitute-a new constitution or a series of amendments to the present one. ' . Reference of the report so re received to the committee of the whole, which shall pass upon it by sections. Report by committee of the whole and advanced to third reading. Third reading and passage, . first by separate articles and then as a whole. Yeas and nays to be taken and recorded upon each article, but need not be taken -otherwise unless demanded in accordance with rules of "the convention. On proposals to be submitted separately, the yeas and nays to be recorded similarly. If a general revision of the consti tution is to be submitted, the vote thereon shall be by yeas and nays, duly recorded. No article, general revision, or proposal for separate submission to be declared passed unless a majority of all elected members (51) cast their votes in favor of it. No amendments to be considered on third reading, unless by unanimous consent. Chadrbn Legion Men Offer Their Services in Coal Crisis Lincoln, Dec. 3. (Special.) Gov ernor McKelvie received the follow ing message from Fred Sturdevant of post No. 12 of the American Le gion of Chadron: "This post wishes to place its services at your disposal during the coal shortage crisis." " "P. A. Barrows, Correspondent" Falls City Man Made President of State r Constitutional Meet APPLY POSLAM STOP ALL WORRY OVER SICK SKIN Discourage at onee the progress of any skin disorder by spreading Poslam gently over it. If you are .distressed by ecxema or other itching trouble remember that Poslam supplies at once a soothing, cool ing influence to aggravated skin, that it stops the fiery itching, that it exerts concentrated healing power, working quickly and energetically to rid your skin of its evil condition. Moreover, Poslam will not, can not, injure and it takes only little to prove its benefits. Sold everywhere. For free sample write to Emergency Laboratories, 243 West 47th St, New York City. Poslam Soap is daily treat to tender kin. Contains Poslam. . GARAGES Portable ' and Reddy Cut for Cars. 1 to 10 Car Garage Heating Systems. 2211 Howard Phone Red 3697 REDIMADE HOUSING CO. ' 'i' -fill I A. J. Weaver of Falls City, Neb., who is serving in the capacity of president of the state constitutional convention, which- is now in session at Lincoln. Wanted Baby, and Store Didn't Close 1 Till She Got Him An easy-going, deliberate little woman ambled loosely toward the door of the Brandeis store yes terday afternoon just at closing time. A floor walker blocked the doorway. "Go back, go back," he ordered excitedly. "Store's closed 1 Store's closed! Can't get in 1" The deliberate little woman just "eased" gently on toward the' door. The floor-walker kept up his flow of orders and stepping hastily across ythe lobby, took her by the arm. "You can't get in, I tell you the store's closed. The fuel ad ministration makes us close early." The deliberate little woman looked at him doubtfully. She searched his face for a moment with her dull eyes, then slowly and gently, passively almost, but oh, so firmly, said: "I want my baby. He's in he check room for babies. The store can't close till I've got him." And it didn't. ' Superior "Starts Wood Yard to Help Out Coal Shortage Superior, Neb., Dec. 4. (Special.) A municipal wood yard was start ed this week by 50 business men who met at the city hall and put in $25 each as a working fund. Already several dozen men are working near the Republican river, where it is re ported 3,000 loads of wood can be got by the.woodchoppers' union to help cut the coal shortage. This is sold at cost by one of the lumber yards. One garage has already an order in for 15 cords and there are many other orders. Only one car of coal has been received this week by any dealer and this was sold be fore it was unloaded. Reports say the water works has not over 10 days' supply on hand. Alleged Moonshiner Is Arrested in Kearney Raid Kearney, Neb., Dec. 4.-(Special.) Two quarts of home-made whisky, a complete still, a large quantity of corn mash in the process of becom ing moonshine, and quantities of the necessary ingredients for home made liquor, were taken in a raid made by Chief of Police Laughton on the residence of O. Kinney, 1825 Fifth avenue. Kinney, police say, admitted making moonshine and stated that he had' found a ready market for his product. The still had been improvised from a boiler. Kinney is held on two charges, hav ing intoxicating liquor in his pos session and selling Intoxicating liquor. The federal government probably will file- a charge of oper ating a still. New State Bank Begins Business at Goodwin, Neb. Goodwin, Neb., Dec. 4. (Special.) The State bank of Goodwin, Neb., opened its doors for. business Mon day. Ray - F. Quinn, recently re turned from overseas, is in charge. Previous to the war he was cashier of the Bank of Dakota County, Jack son, Neb. The officers of the new bank are: President, J. C. Duggan; vice president, Harry Adair; cashier, Ray F. Quinh. Laundrymen's Convention Postponed Indefinitely Fremont, Neb., Dec. 4. (Special.) The annual convention of the Ne braska State Laundrymen's associa tion, seheduled for Friday and Sat urday' in Fremont, has been post poned indefinitely in response to the request of the regional fuel commit tee. Thee onvention had been post poned from last-week owing to the Thanksgiving holiday. Bishop Shayler at Fremont. Fremont,- Neb., Dec. 4. (Special Telegram.) Bishop Shaylor of Omaha was the speaker at a basket social given by St. James Episcopal church at the Y. M. C. A. Thursday evening. The meeting was in con nection with the nation-wide move ment for furthering the work of the church V i M'KELVIE GETS ANSWERS TO HIS PROCLAMATION Wyoming Mines Working, Need Cars Iowa Wants Skilled Labor Missouri v Situation Progressing. Lincoln, Eec. 4. (Special.) Ac tivity on the part of Governor Mc Kelvie may be responsible for the coal situation being relieved in Ne braska. The governor has dis covered that there is plenty of coal in . Wyoming, sufficient to partially relieve the situation in his state, but there is a lack of cars to trans port the coal. , . " This information came to Gover nor McKelvie through a telephone message, but he received a telegram from Governor Robert D. Carey of that state which read: Largest Mines Working. ; "Railroads have a large amount of coal and could supply part of your Immediate need. We are suf fering in Wyoming, not through lack of coal, but through distribution methods of the federal government. Our largest mines are in operation. If it is necessary to call for volun teers to work mines, will ask for your co-operation, but I am hoping to be able to continue operation with regular miners." i Another telegram was received by Governor McKelvie from Gov ernor F. G. Gardner of Missouri, stating that he was doing all in his power to relieve the situation and hoped to make substantial progress in the next 24 hours. A message from Governor Hard ing of Iowa, read as follows: x Njed Skilled Labor. "Telegram received. ) Iowa has only shaft mines. Common labor cannot produce coal in ihem. So far skilled miners have refused to accept government offer. At gov ernors' conference, Chicago, Sun day, we only urged fuel adminis tration distribute coal proportionate to states' needs and that industries be closed simultaneously all over United States," . These messages were followed by one from M. C. Riley, secretary of the governors' conference which was held in Chicago recently, par ticipated in by the governors of the coal states, which read: .' "As drrected by governors who met in Chicago Sunday on coal sit uation, will today go to Washington to present seriousness of situation in states. Remain there until Fri day afternoon as representative governors At New Wil!ard should you desire telegraph directions or regarifing situation your state. Let ter follows." . Nathan Roberts Dies In Chicago; Age 73; Was Former Omahan Nathan Roberts, formerly jof Oma ha, died Wednesday in Chicago, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Charles Callahan. During his resi dence in Omaha, Mr. Roberts was proprietor of the Dunning Hard ware Co. Three years ago he sold his interests here and moved to Lin coln, where he was secretary of the Nebraska Retail Hardware Dealers' association; He was stricken with serious ill ness last September. A recent at tack of pneumonia caused his death. He was 73 years old last Sunday and was widely known by hardware men in Nebraska and other states through his identification with the National Association of Hardware Dealers. Mr. Roberts is survived by his wife and the following children: Mrs. Charles Callahan of Chicago, Miss Katherine Roberts of Lincoln, Neb.; Mrs. Howard L.Scott and R. G. and Frank Roberts of Omaha, and Nathan ) Roberts, jr., of Belle vue, Neb. Funeral arrangements have not been announced. Three Fined After Raid On Alleged Disorderly House Three persons were fined, three more were discharged and two others forfeited, bonds in central po lice court yesterday on charges of being inmates of a disorderly house. All were arrested at 1 yesterday morning at 2061 Farnam street. Ruby Hanson was fined $50 and costs as alleged keeper of the place. Bert Schroeder, giving his address as Council Bluffs, and J. M. McKil lep. Hotel Plaza, were each fined $25 and costs for being inmates of the place. . William Withrew, rooming at 2061 Farnam street; his brother, F. T. Withrew, North Platte. Neb.. and William Allyn, 3902 South Iwenty-sixth street, were dis charged. Mable Blevins, 1823 Capi tol avenue, and Harry Caudle, 2061 farnam street, torteited bonds. NUXATED wit Helps make itronff sturdy men and beautiful healthy women Used by over 3,000,000 people an nually at a tonic, strength and blood builder. Atk your doctor or druggist about Nuxated Iron, Owl Drug Co, Shermaa A MeConaeU. Fremont School Coal Stocks to Be Given To' Municipal Plant Fremont, Neb., Dec. 4. (Special Telegram.) With' less than two weeks supply of coal on hand at the municipal light and water plant, the board of public works Thurs day afternoon notified the school board that after Friday no! more steam for heating purposes Would be furnished the high school. The school board decided to close the high school after Friday. The grade schools will remain open till the midyear vacation begins, De cember 19. The board of publje works, . in order to conserve as much of the coal supply as possible, has arranged to switch' part of the electric load of the municipal plant to the plant of the Fremont gas company. The gas company burns oil and has an ample supply of that fuel on hand. The coal at the light plant will be con served for use in pumping water. The school board decided that if there is no change in the situ ation at the end of the vacation, the coal stored in the basements of the school buildings would be turned over to the municipal plant. Man Recently Paroled From Penitentiary Arrested by Police Lovell C. Jones, 607 South Thir teenth street, recently paroled with William McKenna from the state penitentiary, where they were sen tenced on a charge of automobile stealing, was arrested yesterday by police and is being held for investi gation. Police allege he has been connected with the sale of nar cotics here recently. Three other men were arrested at the same time., They gave their names as E. W. Quinn, Northwest ern hotel; Fred Algreri, Owl hotel, and C W. Clark, Union hotel. Jones and McKenna were paroled after recommendations for such ac tion had been made by District Judge Redick who presided at their trial, and Chief of Police Eberstein. tones and McKenna alleged' before eing taken to the state prison that they were promised '. immiini'y by Chief of Police Eberstein in case they would testify against "Red" Neal and Morris Kattlemap, alleged "higher-ups" in a gang of -automc-bile thieves. Sought Divorce Because mt'c. our.. J i a: J wire movea nrouna; Decree Given Woman Sophie Hoffman, 55 years old, was granted a divorce and $400 alimony from John Hoffman, 64, by Judge Troup, in divorce court yesterday. John sued first and Sophie filed a cross-petition later . John, however, disregarded an order of the court several weeks ago to pay tempor ary alimony. Therefore Ross Shot well, attorney for Sophie, had him barred from offering-testimony in support of his "suit. for divorce. She-wanted to move around too much," ; said John. "We lived at Valentine and had a farm and store; , but shey wanted to sell it and We went to Baltimore and, I bough tva farm there. In about two. -years she wanted to come west again." . As Influenza ' If an sxaunrstHi form of Grip, LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Ttbtns should bo UKen In lsrger doses than is prescribed for ordinary Grip. A rood plan ia not to wait until vou are atck. but PREVENT IT by taking LAXATIVE BBOMO wuimns iaojff ut nine. ALUMINUM WARE Why not buy an aluminum jiercola. tor, sauce pan or skillet or some other useful aluminum article for an Xmas present? Special Sal Friday ana1 Saturday. Aluminum Percolators ......... .$1.23 Largs Aluminum Ssuca Pan. , . .11.49 Large Aluminum Double Boiler. .$1.84 We have only a limited supply of aluminum ware on hand, so you had better eome early before it is all gone. Try HARPER'S today, it will pay. H. H. HARPER CO. IT 13 Howard Street, Flatiren Bldf. MY HEAD! - - - Yhen th head feeli thick or aches, when one feels all out-of-sorts perhaps a coated tongue it is the signal that poisons are accumu lating in the system, and .should bo cleaned out at once. . Auto-intoxication can be best ascribed to our own neglect or carelessness. When the organs fail in the discharge of their duties, the putrefactive germs set in and generate toxins actual poisons, which fill one's own body. 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