THE BEE; OMAHA. THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1920.
NONPARTISANS
ARE OPPOSED BY
EX-SERVICEMEN
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Laurel American Legion Post
Characterizes Townley
Body as "Government
Menace."
.. Laurel, Neb., March 31. (Spe
cial.) Activities of the Nonpartisan
league in this section received a
blow when Laurel post No. 54, of
the AmerieaLegion, adopted resol
utions declaring the league "unamer
Ican and a menace to the best in
terests of tfiis government."
-, After a heated three-hour session
Jn which the league was discussed
resolutions were adopted by unani
mous vote outlining activities fav
ored by the nonpartisans and de
claring: "That the government of the
United States was established on the
principle of a government for. all
the people, of all the people and
by all the people, which' is the op-'
posite of class rule or class domi
nation and that the National Non
partisan league is an organization
whose accomplishments have been
extreme class dictation."
Sidney Business Men Will
I Spend $250,000 in Building
7 Sidney, Neb., March 31. (Spe
cial.) One of the largest building
programs ever undertaken here has
been started. Among the impor
tant structures under contract are
the M. VV. Osborn Motor Co. ga
rage, at . an estimated cost ...of
$100,000; A. S. Hardy apartment
bouse, $40,000; Campbell Implement
house, $35,000; Rumely Transfer
house, $25,000; Sidney ice and cold
storage plant, $50,000, and many oth
er smaller business houses and a
large number of residences.
Women of O'Neill Organize
To Launch Civic Campaign
O'Neil, Neb.. March 31. (Special.)
A careful study of and intelligent
action upon civic economics will be
the purpose of the O Neill Women s
club, organized at a well attended
meeting. The -women already have
a ticket for members of the school
board and city council in the field.
Clean-up week will . be the first
number on the program of city im
provement, one of the last weeks in
April. The concluding Saturday will
be dandelion day and prizes will be
given by the club to the pupils of
the convent and the public schools
digging and destroying the most
dandelions.
The club officers are: Mrs. F. T.
Dishner, president; Mrs. C. B. Scott,
first vice president; Mrs. .Arthur
Cowperthwaite. second vice presi
dent; Mrs. C. E. Downey, recording
secretary: Mrs. J. t. O'Donnell. cor
responding secretary; Mrs. J. J. Har
rington, treasurer.
Hebron Newspaper Sold
To Champion Printing Co.
Hebron, Neb., March 31. (Spe
cial.) The Register-Champion has
been purchased . by a new formed
corporation, the Champion Printing
Co., Inc. The officers of the new
corporation are E. H. Kendall, presN
dent; Art V. Wortman, vice presi
dent; Ray E. Clark, secretary-treasurer.
Ray E. Clark will assume
management of the paper and print
ing plant, succeeding A. V. Wort-
man, who retired to go on a home
stead. '
Sidney High School Will '
Enter Platte Valley Contest
Sidney, Neb., March 31. (Spe
cial.) The high school declamatory
contest was one of the best in the
school's history, and three good
candidates were -selected'-to repre
sent the school in the North Platte
Valley district contest.
There were three students in each
of the three classes. The winners
are Nora-Straight, humorous; Eva
lena Gray, . dramatic, and Harry
Marsh, oratory.
PRODUCERS ARE
FOR U. S. CONTROL
OF THE PACKERS
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Letters From Nebraska Farm
ers and Stock Raisers Show
Sentiment for Proposed
Legislation.
By E. C. SNYDER.
Washington Correspondent of The Bee,
Washington, D. C, March 31.
(Special.) Congressman McLausih-
un, weoraskas memDer ot the ag
riculture committee, has given much
of his time during the past six weeks
to the hearings conducted by the
committee on the house and senate
bills proposing government super
vision ot the packing industry.
In order to get first hand informa
tions from the producers on the sub
ject Mr. McLaughlin recently wrote
to 7W Nebraska farmers and stock
raisers, asking for their views on the
bills in question. While only about
half of the number have replied
thus far it is clear that the ratio of
those for and against regulation of
the meat packing industry stand as
10 to one. An average of one letter
out of 10 declares against legislation.
while the other nine argue for legis
lation.
Mr. McLaughlin declares that the
proponents of the legislation under
stand fully the great economic serv
ice the packers are rendering to the
country, and that there is no dis
position on the part of any one to
cripple the industry in any way. The
only desire is to stimulate the entire
live stock industry.
He ' believes that all unjust and
discriminatory 'practices should be
stopped, and that such legislation
should be enacted as will encourage
the tree operation of the law of sup
ply and demand, and prevent sudden
violent slumps in the market that so
often entail great losses to the pro
Grand Island Firm
Charters Airplane;
Storm Halts Work
Grand Island, Neb., March 31.
(Special.; ihe airplane for com
mercial purposes has saved High
land Oram company of this city
thousands or dollars and will enable
drought sufferers in Montana. Wvo
ming and Idaho to get badly needed
supplies on schedule time.
Large contracts for corn, oats and
hay ordered shipped before April
j, wnen tne special rate to the strick
en territories was discontinued, were
delayed when telephone and tele
graph communication was cut .off
by the storm of last Sunday.
The grain company when faced
Dy mis auemma chartered an air
plane and personally visited the
cities in this territory from which
shipments were to be made. The
trip covered over 500 miles and due
to muddy roads could not have
been covered in time with any other
conveyance.
Women Spring Surprise
In David City Primaries
David City, Neb., March 31.
(Special.) Women of David Citv
took an active and successful part
in trie primaries nominating city
omciais. Mayor jl. a. Coufal was
the only man entered in the race
for mayor and the women seized the
opportunity and wrote in the name
of O. E. Davis, who received a ma
jority of the votes cast.
Other nominations were: Council
men first ward, P. P. Latz, J. C.
Lichliter; councilmen second ward,
jonn schweser, Oscar Mannmg
councilman third ward, George
jvrani.
DeWitt Pioneer Dies.'
Beatrice, Neb.. March 31. fSoe
cial.) George Grant. 67 vears old
one of the earliest pioneers of De
Witt, died at a'hospital here follow
ing an operation for gall stones. He
resided for years in Grant township,
which was named after his father
who died several years ago.
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for April
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Numfier Site Price
If You Could Car Frances Aid 64359 10 $1.00
Campam atari (Ave Maria) Enrico Caruto 88615 12 1-50
Zaia HBacio The Kiss) GeraMba Fartar and Giuseppe De Luca 87568 10 1.50
Quartet in F Major Lento (Dronk) . Flonzaley Quartet 74611 12 1.50
Minuet (Porpora-Kreisler) ' Violin Jatcha Heifetz 64856 10 1.00
Gypsy Serenade Violin '. ' Frits Kreuler 64857 10 1.00
Your Eyes Have Told Me So . John McCormack 64860 10 1.00
In the Sweet Bye and Bye Ernestine Schumann-Heinle 87307 10 1.00
Herodiade Viiion Fngitiva (F!tii V,..on ReinaU Werrenrath 74610 12 1.50
. LoaOjoeNagroa Bl.ckEy) Renato Zanelli 64853 10 1.00
Sweet and Low EUie Baker) '
A Southern Lullaby 1 EUie Baker 45174
Itwm Edith Day)
Alice Blue Gown Edith Day j 45176
Chriit in Flanders Lambert Murphy)
There U No Death Lambert Murphy j 45175
la Your Arms Medley Fox Trot Sefvin'i Novelty Orchestra )
Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra jiouJU
10 1.00
10 1.00
10 1.00
That Naughty Waltx
Venetian Moon Fox Tret
Swanee One Step
I'll See You In CU-B-A
That's Worth While Waiting For
Buddha
Let Me Dream
Be-La-Bo Fox Trot
Harem Life Fox Trot
10 .85
Saxophone, Xylophone, Piano
Saxophone, Xylophone, Piano
All Star Trio
All Star Trio
Billy Murray
Billy Murray
Peerless Quartet
Sterling Trio
Paul Bieaa and Hie Novelty Orchestra
1CS51 10
I 18652
l8653
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10 .85
Sterling Trio )
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Paul Biota and Hit Novelty Orchestral 10034 IU -S5
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BELIEVE MAID
IN BLUFFS HOME
ENDED HER LIFE
Pretty Employe of Wealthy
Woman Missing Police
' Think She Jumped
Into River.
Anna Powers.
Sobbing bitterly over the disap
pearance of her sister, Anna, with
whom she trav
eled all the way
from Ireland
eight years ago,
Miss Mary Pow
ers, pretty Irish
maid at the home
of Mrs. Victor
Smiley, 1311 Tur
ner boulevard,
rear! the farewell
note left her at
the home of her
siste'r employers,
E. A. Wickham, 228 Second avenue.
Council Bluffs, yesterday morning.
Only last week the two Powers
girls had completed plans for a trip
Pack to their native land to visit
their aged parents whom they have
not seen for eight long years.
Miss Anna, 25 years old, pretty
maid at the Wickham home, is be
lived by police to have leaped from
the JJouKlas street bndee to her
death in the Missouri river between
and 8 Tuesday' morning. '
Miss Powers disappeared Tucs-
before 4 a. m. Tuesday, Mrs. Wick
ham home, leaving her best clothes.
$100 in cash, two diamond rings
and a farewell note to her sister,
Mary Powers, maid at the home of
Victor Smiley, 1311 Turner boule
vard.
A girl answerine the descriotion
of Anna Powers is known to have
paid toll on the Iowa side of the
Douglas street brilge, but did not
pass the Nebraska toll station. A
record of .all women and girls walk
ing over the bridge is kept.
Recalls Toll Collection.
Lee Vanderloo. 542 Mill street.
Council Bluffs, toll man on the Iowa
side, remembers receivine toll from
a girl dressed as Miss Powers was
described, at about 7:15 a. m. 1
When the girl was reported miss
ing, rl. , Kearns, 2416 D street,
stated that he did not remember any
girl answering her description, pass
ing his toll station at the west end
Of the bridge.
Council Bluffs police have notified
points below Omaha alone the river
to be on the lookout for the body,
as the river is high and the current
strong. It is believed the body
would travel many miles in the last
24 hours.
Ogallala Ice Plant Will
Supply Western Cities
Ogallala, Neb.. March 31. (Spe
cial.) The Artificial Ice company
has started operation, of its new
large, modern ice plant and expects
to run night and dav during the
coming months. It will supply ice
to several towns in western Nebras
ka as well as Ogallala.
Idabrlne Fixtures. Burgess-Gran-
den. Adv.
Elijah Filley, Prominent
Republican Leader, Dies
Beatrice, Neb., March 31. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Elijah Filley, pio
neer and one time prominent stock
raiser and shipper in this section,
died suddenly here today. For years
he was prominert In republican poli
tics and was deieated for the nomi
nation for governoi of Nebraska by
the late J. H. Mtckiy. The town of
Filley was founded by him. A wid
ow and two children survive.
Guardian Asked for Geneva .
Youth Who Killed Father
Geneva, Neb., March 31. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Galen Plants has ap
plied in county court for a guardian
ship to be appointed for her brother,
Raymond Hill, who killed his father
two weeks ago while suffering under
a fancied grievance. The petition
filed by Mrs. Plants states that Hill
is incapable of attending to his af
fairs. The tragedy occurred on a
farm owned by the father and culti
vated by the son.
Osceola Barn and Contents
Destroyed in Night Fire
Osceola, Neb.. March 31. (Special
Telegram.) Fire last night de
stroyed barn and contents on the
farm of Anton Heimer, eight miles
northeast of Osceola. Origin of the
tire is unknown. The loss consists
of barn, 11 head horses and mules,
six head of cattle, corn, oats and 10
tons of hay. Insurance, $3,000.
Big Profit Made in Gage
C6unty Real Estate Deal
Beatrice. Neb., March 31. (Spe
cial.) The farm of William Arm
strong, near Filley, this county, con
sisting of 320 acres was sold to Fred
Friensche for $64,000, or $200 an
acre. Mr. Armstrong bought the
land in 1902 for $13,500 and (he deal
just closed shows that he made
$50,500 in 18 years.
Aged Cortland Couple
Is Married in Beatrice
Beatrice, Neb., March 31. (Spe
cial.) Henry Bunte, 71 years old,
and Amelia Bailey, 64 years old,
both old residents of Courtland,
were married here.
Burlington Has First
Wire West for Three Days
Lincoln, ,Ncb., March 31. (Spe
cial.) The Burlington operated, its
first wire to Denver through the
McCook division Wednesday morn
ing.. Its main line has been out of
commission ever since the terrific
wind storm swept that section of
the state early Sunday.
Rioter Fined $100
Fred Rissi pleaded guilty to a
charge of unlawful assemblage and
rioting and was fined $100 and costs
by District Judge Troup yesterday.
A charge of conspiracy to commit
the murder of Will Brown, the ne
gro lynched the night of the court
house riots, was annulled by the
county attorney.
Imgladwnen
the cooks
on strike cMl
It means a
breakfast
In Omaha Thirty-four Years Ago
It was in 1885 that Paxton & Vierling Iron Works started business.
Their first home was a little two-story brick building, 40x110. The first
year's business reached nearly $75,000. Today they have a fleet of build
ing and the Tolume of business Is about a million dollars per year.
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A Floodtide
of Fashions
Has Arrived for Easter Wear
You will look your best in the Easter parade if you select
your spring apparel here; for the smartest styles of the season
have just arrived. No need wearing your old winter clothes Eas
ter Morning, for our moderate prices and monthly terms make
it easy to appear becomingly dressed.
New Easter Suits
Every Easter arrival breathes the new, inspired beauty that charac
terizes the latest creations for spring. Their style lines will meet your
approval, particularly the new effects in trimmings. Such favored ma
terials as Poiret Twill, Serge and Tricotine are shown in various shades,
$39.50, $42.50, $47.50 up
New Spring Coats
For spring, summer evenings and early fall, one of the smart sport
coats we are showing will come in handy many times. They are lined
and unlined models tailored in the most becoming ways with self or con
trasting collars, leather cuffs, swagger belts and other clever innova
tions, at
$22.50, $27.50, $32.50 up
Spring Dree Serge and Taffeta
make Up so well that the new arrivals
will appeal to the most exacting. Youth
ful lines and lovely trimmings make
them wonderful values
Eaiter Millinery Every hat is new and
dainty and tasteful; correct design and
trimming. There are styles'for every
one in all the favored materials, mod
erately priced, at
$24.50 up
$5.95 up
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