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THE BEE: OMAHA. MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1920. Lincoln Bureau of The Omaha Bee GRANT GRAMMER AtJD COLE CHANGE TO TELL STORY Semi-Public Meeting Will Be Held for Men Sentenced to Electrocution. i Lincoln, Jan. 4. Special.) Gov ernor McKdvie will hear what Al len V. Grammer and Anson Cole have to say tomorrow as to why they should not suffer the full pen alty given them for the murder of Mfs. Lulu Vogt. The hearing will be held at the penitentiary. The hearing will be a sort of semi public affair, the intention being t6 keep, out morbid curiosity seekers as much as -.possible and none but those closely interested and news paper men, will be allowed to be present. . , Lincoln Banks Show Gain, in Clearings and Deposits Lincoln, Jan. 4. (Special) Bank clearings in1 Nebraska's state capital made a gain the Ust year of over 522,000,000, according to the State Journal's annual summary, .pub; lished this' morning, and amounted . to $275,509,348, whiie hank deposits increased over $1,000000. ' There were 1,019 births in 1919 and 67$ deaths, a loss in the number of births of 55 and a decrease in the number of deaths of 247. Married life was not a grand success for Lincoln people, for there were about one-sixth as many divorces as mar riages, there being 1,289 marriage ' licenses issued, while the- divorce court released from wedlock 246 un happy couple's. . v 28,150 Insurance Agents ) Licensed During Last Year ""Lincoln, Jan. 4. (Sp'ecial.) The .State Insurance Bureau issued li - censes to 28,150. insurance agents during 1919 and 468 insurance com . panics were given authority, to do y business'in the state. Of the nunv-, . her' of companies licensed, 30 were Omaha companies and 27 , Lincoln companies. V Duncan Heads Department Of Education at Cotner Lincoln, Jan. 4. (Special.) J. F. Duncan, normal training inspector In the office of the state superintend ent, has been chosen head of the de partment of education at Cotner uni versity. Collections' Show Increase. Lincoln, Jan. 4. (Special.) The -secretary of state's office has col-- lected $220,451 from corporation filings, bfand filings and other busi ness of the" office for the year 1919. This is about 25 per cent increase over last year for the same items. Church Bandit-Obtains i : 60 Cents in Night Raid " Aurora, Neb., Jan. 4. (Special.) , Burglars' broke into the study -of ' the Christian chudch here and stole the missionary money Miss A1ta Harrison., the treasurer, reports the Joss at 60 cents, mostly .pennies. : P. A. Barrows. Correspondent"-" Consolidated Rural . School Discussion Planned for Lincoln " , The consolidated school question will be discussed at the meeting of the Association of .Rural School Pa trons to be held in Lincoln January 22 during the week of Organized reaching those in charge of the meet ings, there is considerable friction in some localities in the Mate in re gard to the manner in which the re districting is being done. Some ot the country people, it is said, think that towns ae inclined to take in too much of the territory', nearby, so that the country does not get a fair show. J. D. Ream of Broken Bow will talk on "Proposed Constitutional Amendments" -and W. H. Campbell of Mullen on "Effect of te Redis ricting Law on Rural Education.'" The discussions on these subjects will be led by C. W, Pugsley of Lin coln and J. O. Shroyer' of Hum boldt. . ' There will be three shows in Lin coln during the week of Organized Agriculture. Besides the poultry show, which has already been an nounced, there will be a fruit and flower show held at the Lincoln Commercial club under the auspices of horticultural and florists' so cieties, and there will be a -state corn show at the university farm. 1920 Officers Elected i for Madison County.. Fair Madison, Neb., Jan. 4. (Special At the annual meeting of the Madison County Agricultural so ciety the following were elected: President. Henry Sunderman; secre tary. A. Ray Evans; treasurer, M S. McDuffee; general' superintendent. August Roysen; vice presidents,' Ed Knull, BaUle Creek; Frank Bel knap, Ruben Nichols, George F. Kolzow, D.-'Q. Nicolson; directors, Andrew Dahlsten, Newman Grave; I.. ('. Hennerlv. Norfolk: Fred Tee- ler, Battle Creek; Oscar Sunderman, William Wendt, J. Q. Wakely, Charles Kolzow and J. O. Trine. -Last yea an exhibit hall with ladies' rest rooms was built and for next year the society has voted to build a new amphitheater. The re port of the treasurer showed that, including the expense of the new exhibit hall, the financial condition cf the society was the best for years and that the deficit was $500. Former Soldiers in Blair Organize American Legion Blair, eb., Jan. 4. (Specials-Ex-service men here organized. Stanley E. Hain, Post -No. 154 of the American Legion, with 47 char ter members.. The following officers were elected: post commander, Dr. L. J. Kihan; vice commander, Carl Schmidt; vice commander, Howard J. Farr; secretary, Earnest Brock; treasurer, Lyle Reek; board of directors: Frank Lutz, Dr. Ray--mond Reid and DrD. C Peebles. Stanley E. Hain," form whom the post was named, was the first Blair boy to die in the service,, daying from pneumonia at the Great Lakes station. Clemencean in Smash. Toulon, Jan. 4. Premier Clemen ceau, who is on a visit to the De partment of Var, was in, a smashup of automobiles, but escaped injury. The collision occurred between Hyeres and Toulon. Four deputies were quite badly injured. fl V NO "KICK" IN CASCARETS They "Thoroughly Qeanse Liver and Bowels Without , Griping or Shaking You Up Ideal Physic 1 ' i . i i'H l '' . f'!ascaretf end biliousness, head ache, colds, and constipation so gently you're never even inconven ienced. There is no griping and Mnone of the explosive after-effects of cathartics like Calomel, Salts, sickening Oil or cramping Pills To night take Cascarets and get rid of the bowel and liver poison which is keeping you miserable and sick. Cascarets cost little and work while you sleep. FATHER JOHN S MEDICINE HAS BEEN USED ' III THIS FAMILY MORE THAN 20 YEARS . - ; -L Doctor Recommended It When Oldest Boy Had Pneu monia as a Child Same Boy Went Through the War with U. S. Marines. All the Family Depend on Father John's Medicine For Health and Strength. ' The father of this splendid fam-, lly,-Joseph A. Martin, of Columbus, Ohio, . in a recent letter says, "I have been using Father John's Medi- ' 'cine in my family for over twenty '- years. I first came to use it after my oldest son had pneumonia at the age of three years and the doctor recommended itfo'build up his sys " tern and it did all it claimed to do . as the same boy enlisted in the U S. Marines and went through the fate war. He just got back from .v "Over There" and tt shows he is win pretty good he?53i. We have a , b'ettle of Father ohns Medicine in - the house all of the time and would , not be without 'it,, as I think it is the best medicine ; for cgughs and colds we ever used. I have recom-: mended Father John's Medicine to hundreds of people and the same people always thank me because it has always done good. With best wishes for your success." (Signed) Joseph A. Martin. Station E, R. R. No-. 8, Box 1 64, Columbus, Ohio. ' You can be sure of tlje value of Father John's Medicine as a family medicine because you know that it is guaranteed free from alcohol or dangerous drugs. Thousands of families keep it in the house con stantly because they know H is all pure and wholesome nourishment. The safe family medicine for colds, coughs and as a tonic and bodybuilder. CODE BILL BIG SAVING, REPORTS GOV. M'KELVIE Lines From Kipling 1 Head Annual Statement on ' Activities of His Department.' ' Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 3. Governor MdKelvie has submitted a report of the activities of the state during 1919, included in which he states that the code bill has saved the state the sum of $50,000. These lines from Kipling head the report. , "If you can, keep your hes4 while all about you "Are losing theirs and blamlny- It en you." - Concerning appointments the re port states: - ' "The success of an executive de pends upon the character of those chosen to aid in carrying out his policies. This is as true of public businesses it is o private business. So. in the beginning, I sought to gather about me the type of public employe who would render faithful ajid honest service. Honesty of Officials., "Unwavering honesty has been the initial qualification of those re ceiving appointments. Capacity for the particular Jjranch of service to which the appointment was made came next, and I can honestly say that no one has -been appointed to serve the state who would not have been appointed to a similar position in my own business. "The appropriations of the legis lature amounted to $15,929,492.48. Minus deficietices from 'the last pre ceding biennium, this amounts to an increase of $5,955,806.75. This in crease is accounted for principally in four items: 1 To meet federal aid (prin cipally for road building).. .$2,648,187 2 For education, state univer- . slty 291.000 Stats normals 271,500 3 For maintenance tf state in stitutions (under Board of control) 564.S30 4 jFor new state eapltol 1,895,000 Total 85,470,517 ''Under the civil administrative code, six administrative departments were established. After having been in effect for five months it is pos sible to show the figures through which a definite saving of $50,428.48 has been effected in operating ex pense. Upon this basis the saving for the biennium will amount to $201,713.92. .. ' . Social Welfare Work. "Under the head of social welfare, the subject of pardons, paroles, com mutations, : furloughs,, etc., is of largest importance, and attention to it is especially directed now because of the agitation that has been cre ated regarding the release of prison ers through varying applications of the principles of prison reform. "During the first seven months of this year, this subject of paroles was handled by the hoard of pardons and paroles. Its members were appoint ed by a former administration, and its acts were subject entirely to the legislation bearing upon this subject. Accprding to the records, it appears that this board granted 120 paroles during the first seven months of the year. Under the code, the board was relieved of its duties, and during the past five months 36 paroles have been granted. Of the 120 who were paroled by the 'hoard, 36 violated the trust placed in them. Of the 36 later released, three have violated the prol" visions of their parole. . 12 Furloughs Granted. "Twelve furloughs have been granted during the present admin istration, eigljt by the governor, three by Lieutenant Governor Bar rows, and one by Acting Governor Bushee. Qf this number it appears that only two have violated the pro visions of the furlough. Also seven pardons and commutations have been granted, six by the governor and one by Lieutenant Governor Barrows. - - "The welfare of the children throughout the state is now receiv ing very careful attention through this newly created branch of social welfare activity, and itis expected that through this bureau, together with the recommendations of the children's code commission, the chil dren of the state will receive the at tention to which they are entitled from the state. , ' , ' "The division of law enforcement is given original jurisdiction , with reference-to viojatiojis of the laws that relate to prohibition and auto mobile stealing. Earlier in" the year an extensive force was maintained for the enforcement of the prohibi tory laws. The work then was made especially difficult because of the wet ferritory surrounding Nebraska. The amount of fines recovered and. turned into the school fund of the state as a result of the activities of this depart ment is over $10,000 and the value of automobiles taken in the transpor tation of liquor amounts to $105,000. During he year 683 convictions were obtained for the violation of the pro hibitory law. V Plan .New Capitol. "Though' Nebraska is an interior state, and its industrial activities are fairly limited, it became . none the less apparent that the radical ele ments, particularly the I. W. "W., were gaining a foothold here. There fore instructions were sent ,out- to county attorneys to enlist the serv ices of -local peace officers in appre hending Jhese radicals and taking them into custody. "The last legislature passed quite a comprehensive act, bearing upon this subject, and it is our purpose to see that it is enforced to ihe letter. If relief cannot be obtained through this channel, then these radicals will be turned over to the federal gov ernment. , "The last legislature appropriated $5,000,000 for a new capitol 'building. This amount is- to be raised by mill levy, covering a period of six years. A commission; consisting of three members appointed bythe governor, the state engineer and the governor, has' the work in hand.' Several meetings have been held and several capitols have been 'visited by the 'commission;-. The - selection - of an architect and the preparation of plans is ths subject now being cou- , University -Notes Omaha Perfumery Firm . Reorganizes its Officers miss Aiayme uvoraK, wno was formerly an assistant in the depart ment of botany at the state univer sity, attended the St. Louis meeting oi ineymencan Association tor trie Advancement of Science during the holidays. She is an instructor in botany in the South Dakota Agri cultural college at Fargo. , J ' Prof. Rayifiond Pool, chairman of the department of botany at the state university, and Prof. Robert Walcott, chairman of the. depart- ment of zoology, attended the Amer ican Association for 'the Advance ment of Science this week at St. Louis. John Owen Rankin, associate pro fessor of-rural economics at the slate farm, spent the first part of the holiday recess at his farm in the southeastern part of Missouri, thence he went to Chicago 'to attend the meeting pf the Economics asso ciation. , 4 The soil survey reports for Ban ner, Red Valley, Sioux and Da-, kota counties are being finished in the conservation and sod survey de partment at the state university pre paratory to sending them to Wash ington, D. C., where zinc etchings of the maps will be made and the manuscripts printed. i Dr. G. E. Condra was on the pro gram of the Association of Ameri can Geographers, which met during the holidays in St. Loui. but was unable to get away from the city of Lincoln to attend. He has also been urgently requested to speak before the Association of Farm Paperss Publishers, which will meet in New York City January 13-15. At this meeting a display of agricultural products will be made and it is ex pected to be the best display ever seen in this country. A. R. Congdon, professor of mathematics at the. state university, and Mrs. Congdon spent the holi days with Mrs. Congdon's people in Iowa. The Dramatic club of the state uni versity will present its deferred A. E. F. plaWJanuary 15, 16 and 17 in the Temple theater. The title ' is "Under Cover." All men in the cast were members of the A. E. F. - Miss Blanche Grant, associate pro fessor' of drawing and painting at the state university spent the holi days in f hicago. Plans are already being made for the midwinter exhibition in the art gallery. This will occur in Feb ruary. Donald ?. Showalter, 1916, state university, and his wife, who was Ruth Stephenson, 1917, were recent callers at the, alumni office on the citv camous. They live at Bird City, Kan., where Mr! Showalter is prin cipal of the rural high school andthis wife is a member of the faculty. E. B. Perry, 1899, state university, and his wife, who was Clara Fowler of the class of 1902, are moving to Lincoln from Cambridge. Mr. Perry was chosen by his classmates to rep resent, them as toastmaster at the semicentennial banquet of the alumni association last spring. D. J. Flaherty, law, 1897, is a mem ber of the committee on the Dean Reese memorial. On a recent trip east he visited the artist who is making the tablet in Chicago and found it very much to his taste. The alumni has a photograph of the pros pective tablet, which is beingypassed upon by members of the committee. When accepted and cast the tablet will be placed in the law building. , York College Notes. At a meeting of the executive board of York college Thursday evening, December 18. It was unanimously votfid to ask Dr. Hervln V. Roop cf Manassas, Va., to be come the president of York college, hie active work to begin about February 1. Dr. Roop was educated In the following schools: Lebanon Vaftey college, Lebanon, Pa.; Wooster university, Wooster, O. : Tale university and Pennsylvania university. He Is a scholar of marked ability, holding the best desrees universities grant. The followlns; deicrees have been awarded, him by the universities mentioned above. Doc of philosophy, doctor of law and doctor of literature ot humanities. In addition to these years ef study Jn school he has taught three years In public schools, and also taught English ana pedagogies In Pennsylvania Normal school for two years, also served as instructor and organizer of a teacher's training class of religion In Pennsylvania, after which be accepted and served as president of Lebanon Valley college for 10 years. Dur ing his presldeny of Lebanon Valley college a great building and endowment campaign was successfully staged and the Institution placed on a solid footing. Ka now onmnletlnr hta 12th year a 'president of Eastern college, Matiessas, Va. Here, too, tne sckooi nas naa a raaraea growth under his supervision. Dr. Donald J. Cowlrng, president of American Association of Colleges, says concerning Dr. Roop: "During Dr. Roop's administration at Lebanon Valley college the Institution had a remarkable growth In every way, In buildings and equipment, in slsndards of courses and vacuity and In the number of students In attendance. Dr. Roop Is a splendid financier and a man of excellent executive and administrative ability. His fine presence and ability as s sfdred. The actual work will per haps notbegin for aao.ther year, or until the next levy has' been author ized by the legislature." Colds Break " ' . V ' i Get instant relief with 'Tape's Cold Compound" Don't stay stuffed-upl Quit blow ing and snuffling! A dose, of "Pape"s Cold Compound" taken every two hours until three doses are taken usually breaks up a cold and ends all grippe misery, The very first dose opens your clogged-up nostrils and the air pas sages of your head; stops nose run ning; relieves the headache, dullness, feverishness, sneezing, vsoreness, stiffness. " ' 4 . "Pape's Cold Compound" is the quickest, - surest relief known, and costs only a few cents at drVg stores. It acts without assistance. Tastes nice Contains no quinine. Insist on Pape I Edward S. Hikell. The new year sees the reorgani zation of the Hickell Manufacturing company, with C. B. Schmitz as president, and E. H. McCarthy, sec retary and treasurer. , Edward S. Hikell retains an in terest in the firm, but is forced -by the great increase in the business to C. B. Schmitz. devote his entire time to his work as laboratory managing jexpert in the manufacture of toilet waters, perfumes and barber supplies. A Frenchman by birth, Mr. Hikell learned his art from his father in the old country. The laboratory is located at 5922. Military avenue in Benson. . ; ' , speaker have made him an able represen tative of the college, and his exception ally strongr fcocial Qualities and ability to deal with men have enabled him to keep in close touch with' the student body and to make many valuable friends for ' the college." i Hon.. M. O. McLaughlm has served the college well during the lagt six years, but no man, however groat he may be can do the task of two men. Dr. McLaughlin has had that situation confronting him for the past 18 month and he was anxious to share his pressing with another at the earliest moment possible. Taa board has his resignation and it was dulv accepted. -Co-operation Is the word of the hour for York colles. It Is hoped aff will' help to realize a bigger, better, more efflclcr.l York collese. ,- BEE WANT ADS ARE THE BEST BUSINESS BOOSTERS. Census Eunmerator Shortage Reported in Fourth District Aurora, Neb., Jan."4.(Special.) Of the 230 enumerators needed in the, fourth congressional district, 165 have been appointed and are at worjc, according to Charles M. Grosvenor of Aurora, the supervisor in charge. He is having difficulty securing- enumerators in some pre cincts. Many of the enumerators in Hamilton county ( are leading farmers who want the work done well and thoroughly so that Hamil ton county will make the showing it is justly entitled to. Hastings College Notes. College opened on Tuesday morning after a three weeks' vmatlon. President tyrona spent most of the vacation In the east In the lnlereat of the - endowment campaign and rame home quite encour aged. Nearly 12(1.000 was added to the endowment and building' fund. i During the vacation perlof the most' re rant churches to go over the top for the Liberty memorial hall fund are the Cleveland, Stuart and O'Neill charges, of the Niobrara presbytery. ' ' Di Farmer spent a portion of the hol iday vacation at ICxcelslor Springs and la Chicago. Dean Wester and Prof. Andrews attended the athletic meeting at Lincoln during the hoIldHys and came home en couraged over the nthletlo prospects In the state for the coming year. Hiss F'lorence Miles, who la teaching In tha High school at Hebron and who has been spending her vacation to the city, has "been assisting as stenographer In the college offtce during the last week. Miss lrnia Splcer, class of 1910, was re cently married and now lives at Alham bra. Cel. Dr. (ieorge N. Newell of the First Pres byterian church led the chapel service on Wednesday morning and gave a New Year'a message. President Crone led on Tuesday. The Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. held their regular weekly services at the usual chapel period on Thursday. Prof. H. M. Kuhr and wife ot the music faculty spent a part of the vacation pe riod with Mrs. Fuhr's parents In Fair field, la. , The foot ball banquet whkh was post poned on account of the early adjourn ment due to the coal situation Is to be held Monday evening at the Presbyterian church. Bayard Funk, class of 'IS, now teach ing In the Central City schools, and Miss Kircher, of the Richmond, Kan., schools, visited chapel one day this week. Prof. Evans, who has moved during the holidays to University avenue, lias been made happy by a family reunion at his home, all the sons bplng present. To Heal A Cough Take HAYEf HEALING HONEY. SKc. Fremont Banker Retires Fremont, Neb,, Jan. 4. -(Special.) Victor F. Seit, oldest banker m Fremont in point of service, retired with the end of the year as cashier of the Farmers and 'Merchants Na tional bank after serving the institu tion tor ,6 .vears. THIS NURSE . JDVISES Women Who Are HI To Take Lydia E. Pinkham't Vegetable Compound. East Rochester, N. Y."I har -used Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound for several yean and -think it fine. lam a practical nurse and when I get run down and nervous I take theVegeta able Compound, t" also have trouble with my bladder when 1 am on my feet and Lydia E. Pinkham'a Sanative Wash re lieves that I have recommended your medicine to several young, ladiea who have all benefited by it -Mrs. Acnes L. Bellows, 306 Lincoln Ed., East Rochester, N. Y. i Young Women who are troubled with painful . or . irrepular periods, " backache, headache, draseuig-down sensations, fainting spells or in digestion should take Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound. Thous ands have been restored to health by this root and herb remedy.. Write for free and helpful advice toLydiaE. Pinkham tyedicune Go. (con fidential), Lynn, Mass. Women only open, read and answer such letters. I , .11 ... .... " - .--- II. .. ..IM..M. To try to control railroad rates by arbitrarily limiting profits is to put the manager who makes his profits by effi ciency and economy on the same level as the one who tries to accomplish the same result through extortionate charges. Hadlsy Railroad Securitit Communion; Mtport to tht , PruidtntlVl- THE old-time pack-bearer could carry a' hundred pounds ten miles a day. , ' The railroad is the modern pack-bearer. For every employee it carries 2,000 times as much.,' Back of each railroad worker there is a $10,000 investment in tracks and trains and terminals, with steam and electricity harnessed like a great beast of burden. ; Without, this mighty transportation machine the railroad worker could do no more than the old-time packer. But with it he is enabled to; earn the highest railroad wages paid in the world, while the country gains the lowest-cost transportation in 'the world. , " The modern. railroad does as much work for half . a cent as the pack-bearer could do for a v full day's pay. The investment of capital in transportation and other industries increases production, spreads prosperity and advances civilization. To enlarge our railroads so that they may keep pace with the Nation's increasing pro duction, to improve them so that freight -may be hauled with less and less human effort a 1 constant stream of new capital needs to be attracted Under wise public regulation the growthof railroads will be stimulated, the country will be adequately and economically served, labor will receive its full share of the fruits "of good management, and investors will be fairly - rewarded. - . ! : 4 ' xllm aikrtiAenwit iipubliAhedhy M ture by nr. to The AuociaUun of Kailgay i'jrecatires, tfl Uroadtcap, Aew Vorsj '