THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1920.
Lincoln Bureau of The Qmaha Bee
'P. A. Barrows. Correspondent-
PROPOSE PLAN
TO HALT RELEASE
OF PRISONERS
Constitutional C o n v e n 1 1 on
Member Would Stop Law
yers Evading Law With
Technicalities.
Lincoln. Tan. 8. (Special.) Law-
'yers are prohibited from using their
skill and knowledge of law to secure
.the release of prisoners at the peni
tentiary in a proposal introduced in
'the constitutional convention Thurs
day by Rankin of Kearney county.
iThe introduction of the proposal
brought out considerable amusement
as it was looked upon as a direct
shot at one member of the conven
tion who for some time has been in
the limelight in connection with the
release of Kirk from the penitentiary.
j The rules committee will nave to
make more explicit one of the rules
adopted by the convention relative
to reports of committees on pro
posals. The present rules require all
proposals to go to the general file.
.Proposal No. 73 by Anderson was
reported for indefinite postponement.
A discussion was had on the report
and the tfticstion was raided as to
whether a proposal could be dis
cussed other than in committee of
the whole.
Merrrhers of the convention were
suddenly awaKenea to ine tact um
Nebraska as well as California and
.other Pacific coast states, has the
Japanese problem on its hands,
jHvhen J. G. Beeler, delegate from
fLincoln cdtinty, offered oroposal No.
ElS. which prohibits aliens here
after from acquiring title to laud or
leasing it for more than one year
t a time.
I The measure does not name JapTi
Wse or any other nationality, but
nnpplies alike to all aliens. It would
prevent the Scully estate from ex
pending its possessions in Nebraska,
Uo long as the ownership is vested in
'anyone not a citizen of this coun
try. I Mr. Beeler, in reply to a query ns
Ao what caused him to introduce the
'proposal, declared that Japs have
Jbeen purchasing farms in Lincoln
vounty and elsewhere in western
((Nebraska to an extent which has
alarmed some of the people there. In
Smost cases thev are livinjr on these
arms and working the mid.
Scotts Bluff county has a large
colony of Japanese, many of them
ivorkers in the beet sugar tac-
ories and others engaged in raising
jfceets. There, also, a considerable
ficreage has already passed into
itheir hands.
I The Beeler measure does not at
tempt to divest thoe who have
l.bought or leased land heretofore of
iany "rights they now possess, but
imposes restrictions which will be
come effective as soon ;s the pro
posal; is submitted to the people and
Iratifred at the fall election.
I Xw rropoiwJ.
I No. 11. by Rankin Provld.s that
SftfiphnlcalltlfS shall not be allowed to d
ifeat Juallce. and forblda attorney to ue
.'hf lIU In f ear nr ffiflirv neMOns.
No. 211. bv Howard Makra preeent
Omaha charter subject to home rule
mertdmenta. ' .
No. 212. by Norman ana Othera Sal
aries of etato and county officers to be
fixed by law; no fees to be retained, But
Mil fees coiiectea 10 d accounted lor.
Four-year term for county judges.
No. J14. by Beeler Prohibits any coun
ty, municipality or other publlo subdivi
sion from making any donation to a
railroad.
No. Jin, by Beeler Forbids alien own
ership of land, or leasing for a longer
tlma than one year.
No, 316. If' Landgren Permits payment
Of salary to county judges.
No. 117. by Radke Guarantees the
right of labor to organise, and bargain
(.ftllontivelv In Industrial ritsmitea .An.
Mhorlzes the legislature to create an in
dustrial court for the purpose of arbitrat
ing disputes and enforcing all laws re
flating to hours of labor, working condt-
iiuno, inu uincr manors Biieciina jBDor.
Provision for appeals to be taken direct
to the state supreme court.
Presiding Officer of 1875
Constitutional Convention
Exhorts Present Delegates
John Lee Webster of Omaha Addresses Delegates at
Lincoln Sketches History of Nebraska Pays
Tribute to Drafters of First State Constitution-
Cautions Members to Maintain Broad Vision Into
the Future.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 8. (Special.)
John Lee Webster of Omaha ad
dressed the constitutional conven
tion this afternoon in response to
an invitation from that body. Mr.
Webster presided over the conven
tion of 1875, and it was considered
eminently fitting that he should be
asked to counsel the present body
in connection with its work. -"
He briefly sketched the history of
Nebraska as part of the Louisiana
purchase, referring to the constitu
tional convention called in 1864 and
which adjourned without formulat
ing a document, and then the gath
ering of 1866, from which came the
constitution embodying the word
"white" as a qualification for vot
ers. , .
He told of the discussion thLs
engendered in congress in which
such giants as Ben Wade, Charles
Sumner, John Sherman and George
F. Edmunds participated. It drew
a veto for the enabling act from
President Joh nson, but in 1867 con
gress overrode the veto and the
new state came in.
Too Many Limitations.
The first constitution was too rigid
and contained too many limitations,
its framers lacking the vision to em
brace the possible growth of the
state. The convention of 1871 fol
lowed, but its report was rejected by
the people. In 1875 a convention as
sembled which drafted the constitu
tion under which the state has grown
and developed and prospered for
nearly half a century. To the men
who composed that body Mr. Web
ster paid a brief tribute, citing the
public honors that had come to many
of them, and said:
"Equally distinguished honors
await you, members of this conven
tion, in recognition of work well ac
complished, if the instrument which
you shall draft shall be of a degree
of excellence which shall meet the
thoughtful and hearty endorsement
of the people, i
i he cor.stitution of 1875. in nearly
all of its declarations of fundamental
general principles of government,
has remained unchallenged as be
yond the range of criticism. In its
provisions relating to state officials
and the department of judiciary it
contained some limitations and re
strictions which were unwise.
I trust that the members of this
convention shall perform their work
Commends Budget System.
Lincoln, Jan. 8. -i- (Special.)
Charles Wallace Collins of the li
brary of congress and" the bureau of
legislative reterence, nas written a
letter to Philip F. Boss, secretary of
the Department of Finance of this
state in which he commends highly
the budget system now in vogue in
this state,, and gives Mr. Bross a
strong personal boost for his suc
cessful method of handling the fi
nancial system of the state.
with a bright vision of the great fu
ture and draft an instrument freed
from all unnecessary limitations and
restrictions, and liberat enough in its
terms and broad enough in its scope
and purposes as to be adequate to
meet not only the governmental
needs of the 2,000,000 today, but the
needs of the many millons more that
shall come to our state before the
new constitution shall have existed
for a period of time equal to that of
the constitution of 1875. .
"It was said many years ago Hhat
a constitution is not a garment
which had been made to please the
fancy of every individual, but is part
and parcel of the national life, the
natural outcome of the conscious
ness of the people, and should be
as permanent as the language which
the people speak.
"Constitutions are named to pro
tect the inalienable rights, the Ufa
and liberty of the citizens. 'Behind
every constitution there should be
the -coercive sanction of a crystalliz
ed public sentiNent to maintain it
as a permanent institution Both
the federal and state constitutions
embrace ideas and ideals which the
early fathers battled to realize dur
ing the long war of the revolution,
and which our war veterans battled
to maintain and perpetuate during
the four years of the civil war.
An Excellent Example.
"These ideas and ideals, declared
in the form of fundamental princi
ples, should not be made to yield to
temporary policies or to temporary
expediencies. If a citizen shculd be
come impatient with the wise cau
tion and delay enjoined by the con
stitution and would seek to break
down its barriers by hasty action,
he should be persuaded to study
the constitution and to learn the cir
cumstances out of which it grew,
the qualities of the men who fash
ioned it, as well as the quality of
the work accomplished by them.
"Mere majorities, majorities for
the occasion like the act of a par
ticular executive, or the will of a
particular legislator rule only for
the occasion. Over them all rules
the constitution, whose organ of ut
terance js the judiciary established
by it.
"The federal constitution furnishes
ub an excellent example of keeping
free from nonessentials. It is brief,
clear, simple and concise in its dec
larations. It is not what you or I
ai individuals might wish to have in
serted in the constitution.
Test of All Time.
"Our individual opinions may be
of little value. It u far better to
accept (he essential elements of con
stitutional government which have
stood the test of time, and not to
abandon any of the great principles
which have inspired the growth of
our institutions. In this day of mod
ern innovation there . are some
among us who are prone to forget
that this country is a representative
republic.
That representative principle has
been challenged in many of the
western states of the union, includ
ing Nebraska, by the initiative and
referendum, and in others by the
threatned recall of judges and judi
cial decisions. In some states the
guaranty of individual liberty has
been threatened by socialistic meas
ures and property rights have been
destroyed byv confiscatory legisla
tion." Mr. Webster quoted the words of
warning uttered by George Wash
ington to the convention that
drafted the federal constitution:
In the Hands of God.
"If, to please the people, we
offer what we ourselves disapprove,
how can we afterward defend our
work? Let us raise a standard to
which the wise and just can repair.
The event is in the hands of God."
He outlined the function of the
courts in construing and applying
the constitution that the rights and
liberties of the people under the law
might be preserved from encroach
ment at the hands of government.
The judiciary is the balance wheel
of the constitution, and to perform
its perfect work it must be beyond
the possibility of attack and de
struction. Defining a constitution,
he said:
"While the strength of a consti
tution lies in its elasticity and adapt
ability, to slow and progressive
change, it is neither, on the one
hand a sandy beach, which is slowly
destroyed by the erosion of the
waves, nor on the other hand, is it
a Gibraltar rock, which wholly re
sists the ceaseless washing of time
and circumstance.'"
Sketching the growth of consti
tutional government, and quoting
some of the shortsighted utterances
of legislators of the past with re
gard to the developments of the
west, Mr. Webster prophetically
spoke of the day not far away, in
his opinion, when Nebraska will
have a population of many times
its present number, and cautioned
the delegates to keep in view not
alone the needs of today, but to
frame a constitution that will meet
the needs of 20 millions instead of
two. i
Judge Abbott Speaks.
At the close of General Webster's
address, Judge O. A. Abbott of
Grand Island was introduced and
spoke for a few moments of the
work of the convention of 1875.
Messrs. Webster and Abbott were
the only two former members of
constitutional conventions able to
be present in response to invitations
sent out.
Letters of regret were read from
J. E. Fhilpot of Chadron, who rep
resented Lancaster county in the
DELEGATES ARE
PICKED AT WOOD
. CLUB'SMEETING
Strong Sentiment in State
For Wood for President
Reported at Lincoln
Convention.
Lincoln, Jan. 8. (Special.) The
general state conference of members
of the Wood-for-President club
held here showed a strong sentiment
?11 over the state for Leonard Wood
for the republican nomination for
the presidency, according to reports
of those in attendance. Strong reso
lutions were adopted favoring his
candidacy, also others commending
the work of Frank P. Corrick as
manager of the campaign in this
state. Selection of delegates was
made both at large and for the sev
eral congressional districts.
Delegates at large favored were:
John W. Towle, Omaha; F B. Cor
rick. Lincoln; C. E. Sandall, York;
L. D. Richards, Fremont. Alternates,
H. E. Stein, Hastings; T. E. Lutz,
Blair; E. F. Robinson, Hartington;
I L. Pindcll, sydney.
District delegates favored were:
First Congressional District
Delegates: W. A. Selleck, Lincoln;
Edgar S. Furneau, Auburn. Alter
nates: D. M. Douthett, Lincoln;
Svdney S. Stewart, Tecumseh.
'Third District Delegates: A. R.
Davis, Wayne; E. B. Penney. Fuller
ton. Alternates: John McCarthy, jr.,
Ponca; A. Bergman, Columbus.
Fourth District Delegates: H. E.
Sackett, Beatrice; A. M. Hare, Au
rora. Alternates: A. V. Pease, Fair
bury; George Liggett, Utica.
Fifth District Delegates: I. D.
Evans, Kenesawi W. H. Miller,
Bloomington. Alternates: H. H.
Ellis, Iioldrege; A. J. Gardner, Or
leans. Sixth District Delegates: W. H.
convention of 1871, and E. S. Towlc
of Falls City, who represented Rich
ardson county in the same convention.
2,000 GALLONS
Peaches and Apricots
On Sale Friday and Saturday,
89c Per Gallon
Take advantage of this excep
tional sale. Don't wait until this
lanre lot is all sold out.
SPECIALS FOR FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY SELLING
Navy Beans, per lb 9Jc
Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti,
per pkg - 10c
Grape Fruit, each 5c
Fine Granulated Sugar, lb., 12c
Two pounds to a customer.
H. H. HARPER CO.
17th and Howard SU.
East End F.latlran Building.
iJuliis Orion Bft
V
The Greatest Sale- Event of the Year-Our Annual I
Jairraaify
Clearance
The Hartmann
Panama Ward
robe Trunk
at $80.00
glARTOAriH
It the biggest value
in a Wardrobe
v trunk that you
can buy
Has lift top, padded in
side, locking device for
drawers, shoe box easy
to get at, laundry ,bag
and hat box.
, Frcling & Steinle
. Baggage Builders
1803 Farnam St.
A Sale in Which All Winter Apparel is Drastically Reduced for
Immediate Disposal, tie Savings Afforded are Extraordinary.
Our Entire Stock of Women's and Misses'
SUITS, COATS & DRESSES
Will Be. Sold at Reductions of
S
to
COATS
SUITS
DRESSES
Up to $45.00
Coats, Clear
ance Price. '. .
Up to $59.50
Coats, Clear
ance Price. . .
Up to $69.50 1
Coats, Clear
ance Price. . .
Up to $89.50
Coats, Clear
ance Price. . .
Up to $115.00
Coats, Clear
ance Price. . .
Up to $135.00
Coats, Clear
ance Price...
Up to $150.00
Coats, Clear
ance Price. . .
$22.75
$33.75
$44.75
$55.75
$66.75
$77.75
$8&75
Up to $45.00
Suits, Clear
ance Price...
Up to $55.00
Suits, Clear
ance Price. . .
Up to $65.00
Suits, Clear
' ance Price. . .
Up to $85.00
Suits, Clear
ance Price.. .
Up to $95.00
Suits, Clear
ance Price. . .
Up to $125.00
Suits, Clear
ance Price. . .
Up to $150.00
Suits, Clear
ance Price. . .
$24.75
$31:75
$38.75
$48.75
$58.75
$68.75
$78.75
$29.50 $25.00
, Dresses, Clear
ance Price
$39.50 $35.00
Dresses, Clear
ance Price
$49.50 $45.00
Dresses, Clear
ance Price
$59.50 $55.00
Dresses, Clear
ance Price. . ...
$69.50 $65.00
Dresses, Clear
ance Price
$85.00 $75.00
Dresses, Clear
ance Price.
$115.00 $95.00
Dresses, Clear
ance Price
$14.75
$19.75
$24.75
$28.75
$38.75
$48.75
$58.75
Reynolds, Chadron; H. F. Kennedy,
Broken Bew. Alternates: John A.
Daviei, Butte; C. A. Yoder, Ehn
Creek. .
Large Number of Women
Vote In Fairbury Election
Fairbury, Neb., Jan. 8. (Special.)
The paving bond election held
Tuesday resulted favorably to those
favoring bonds, 175 women voting.
Fairbury now has 20 blocks of
paving and has voted for 70 more,
making a total of 90 blocks.
Union Pacific Plans
Vast Improvements
At Valley, Neb.
Fremont, Neb., Jan. 8. (Special.)
Improvements costing above $1,
000,000 will be made on the Union
Pacific roadbed and the Valley yards
this year, according to information
that has reached local officials. The
plans contemplate the laying of new
steel on the doubletrack from Val
ley to Summitt and the old maip,'
line from Lane to Gilmore. Tha"
Valley yards will be enlarged and;
a new roundhouse built with eight
stalls. The eastbound main line will ""
be regraveled from Columbus 1p "
Lane.
Jazz Band Made Hit. t
Hebron, Nt., Jan. 8. (Special.)
-The Hebron fire department
staged a home talent play, titled, c
"The Cowboy." The opera house -was
crowded. The jazz band mad V
the hit of the evening.
THOMPSON - BELDEN
& COMPANY
The Suit Clearance
Offers Splendid Values
The season's finest shades and fabrics, in
fur-trimmed or plainly tailored suits, fash
ioned with, a care and discrimination
characteristic of tailleurs from Thompson
Belden's. Duvetyne, broadcloths, tinsel
tones, peachblooms and a number of others
are combined most effectively with Hud
son seal, beaver and natural squirrel, or
rely on subtle tailoring and their own at
tractiveness for success.
Reductions are Substantial
$55 Suits
for $38.75
$57.50 to $69.50
Suits, $48.50
$75 to $89.50
Suits, $51.50
$95 to $110
Suits, $66.50
$115 to $125
Suits, $79.50
$129.50 to $150
Suits, $98.50
$155 to $175
Suits, $129.50 .
$180 to $200
Suits, $144.50
$210 to $250
Suits, $179.50
$275 to $350
Suits, $229.50
Apparel Section Third Floor
Investing Linens
at January Sale Prices
The qualities we offer now are
better than the present market af
fords, while prices are decidedly
low, considering the prices now
quoted in Ireland and Scotland.
Irish Linen Table Cloths
With Napkins to Match
Beautiful Round Designs
$13.75 cloths (2x2 yds.), Fri., $10.89.
$15 napkins (22-inch), $12.89 a dozen.
$15 cloths (2x2 yds.), Friday, $12.89.
$18.75 napkins (22-inch), $15 a dozen.
$18.75 cloths (2x21 yds.), Fri., $15.
$23.50 napkins (24-in.), $18.75 a doz.
Crath Toweling
worth 25c will sell
for 20c a yard.
Glass Toweling
also reduced .
35c quality
(striped), for 25c
a yard.
40c quality
(checked) for 30c
a yard.
Line
Fancy Linens
We are selling all
fancy linen for
25 discount.
Hemmed Huck
Towels Reduced
25c towels for 19c.
30c towels fo.r 25c.
n Section Main Floor
Specials From
The Men $ Shop
fl The shirt sale
with its .many
good values has
proven particular
ly attractive.
Pure Irish linen
handkerchiefs. A
limited number
35c, three for one
dollar.
$3 mufflers for
$2, including silks,
knits and all
woolen mufflers
. in all colors. Very
desirable bargains
for two dollars.
tf 75c neckwear-all-silk
fabrics,
wellmade and in
splendid variety.
To the Left At You Enter
Wool Union Suits
are Reduced
A weave that is not undesirably
heavy and is still sufficiently warm
the heck and arm holes are very
neatly finished with wide, tape
feather stitched on. Low neck and
sleeveless, or high neck and long
sleeved suits may be had.
$3.50 Suits for $2.59
Second Floor
Silks and Woolens
That are Specially Priced
All-wool suiting, in Burgundy, brown,
Myrtle green, plum and wine, have
desirable wearing qualities and are
fifty-four inches wide. ' Regularly
priced up to $5 a yard Friday for
$2.59 a yard.
All-wool silvertones in the desirable
shades for coats and suits for spring,
$5.49 a yard.
Novelty silks, foulards, taffetas and
novelties in odd pieces values to
$3.50 are priced for immediate dis
posal, $1.98 a yard.
Belding's Satin Charmeuse in navy,
brown, gray, Copenhagen, and mid
night blue, 40 inches wide; regularly
$4.75 a yard, Friday for $3.49 a yard.
All Wool Sweaters
for Children
All-wool sweaters in gray, rose, blue,
and heather green, sizes 3 to 6 years,
are $4.50 and $4.75.
Heavy winter weight sweater coats,
all wool, in cardinal,, gray, rose,
green, tan and blue, sizes 6 to 14
years, are to be had for $7.50, $8.50,
$10, $11.50 and $12.
Second Floor
Trefousse Imported Gloves
All the desirable suit shades, with
self-colored or contrasting embroi
dered backs in gloves of softest French
kid, priced $3.75, $4 and $4.75 a pair.
Odd Curtains
One-Third Less
There are only one or two pairs of each
style, hence the reduction in price. These
are lace curtains in all of the popular
makes of novelty nets, filet and marqui
sette. In white, ecru and ivory. 4
' Regularly priced up to $6.50 a pair.
To clear them quickly we offer them Fri
day at a i
Reduction oj One-Third
Odd Lots of Pane! Nets
on Sale
Four to twelve-yard panels, each in
well assorted patterns. Low up
to $2.
Friday One-Half Price
Second Floor
