THE BEE: ' OMAHA. SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1920.
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Lincoln Bureau of The Omaha Bee
TAUNT HITCHCOCK
OVER-DEFEAT IN
RECENT PRIMARY
Charles W. Bryan, Brother of
1 Commoner, Issues. State
ment Thartking Nebraska '
Democrats.
Cliarlei W." .-.Br van." in a .statement
issued vstda:. taunts the Hitchi
coclw,defnocrat$ over their defeat In
, the recent priinaryanci indicates an
intention to make a fitrht for control
' of .the state t committee. . .
1 1 After declaring' VW J. Bryan's
i election to the national convention
to be a triumph'-for those who be
lieve in the supremacy of "moral is
- sues," Charles W. Bryan continues:
Fears .Losing Contest.
: "Senator Hitchcock's losing fight
against Mr. Bryan and his sub
' servieucy to the liquor cause ends
his campaign' for the-presidency and
has caused him to withdraw from a
losing .contest' for ' leader of the
lnvted States senate. The Nebraska
' democracy) which, Jus .been undera
f cloud forthe5 past" four years, can
again take its place as the leader of
the progressive democracy of the
,,, nation. x ., f
,l "Jf th! democratic". state organization-
will reorganize itself and the
, democratic state candidates will pub
4 iicly announce themselves as being
in harmony with public opinion in
Nebraska on the mor'al issues which
i were, involvcdiiui.the recent' primary
f contest, the democratic party can rc
, pain it j .-standing .in ' Nebraska and
'. go into the campaign with the hope
t of election and of being of service to
f the people of the state.. :
I Speaks for Brother.
"My brother asks me to congratu
t late Mr. Thompson and the success-
i'ul candidates for delegate on the
Micket with him on their election, ana
I to kindly thank he progressive
I democrats, the first women voters,
, the country democratic press, the in-
dependent press, the - Anti-Saloon
league forces and all the other good
people of the state who assisted ir,
the figh( tO prevent- the tiemocratii
party from being used for an unholy
purpose."
' Alleged Auto Thief
Arrested in Kimball
Lincoln, Neb., April 30. (Spe
. rial. Harry McPherson, alias
Howard Benford. has been arrested
, and is being held in the county jail
at Kimball, Neb., to answer charges
; of larceny in connection with the
theft of an automobile belonging to
Frank Nelson of Malcolm on
'.April 15. .
Sheriff O, E. Forsling eft Kimbal!
j county Reported to Sheriff Miller of
'this county that McPherson had the
machine in his possession when r-
I rested. Sheriff Miller will leave Sat
urday to bring him back for trial.
i Lincoln Taxicah Driver
F I i J rr .-.-T . -r ,
i rA . J i r 1 1 n
i ruunu ueaa in nis noom
i Lincoln. Neh Anril .1(1 (nt.
Serial.) WiJliam M. Hancy, 24 years
i " oTd, a taxicab driver, was found dead
,i:,hia:r6om. at ,lhc. Central hotel
H. ')iere. A: :botUe 'd6iffaihing a small
! quantity of carbolic acid was found
1 in an adjoining' room. .- A note was
- i vfound on the floor torn in small bits
h !thd could not be deciphered. Po-
j.licc say he took his own life but-are
r' 2 Li. . . i. - L . , t
uuauie 10 learn me cause oi me ac:.
I'V'.-
Hearing. On Code Bill
f Lincoln, iNeD., April w, (Spe
Kcial.) Hearing of arguments in the
'appeal for the referendum and code
V'bill to the state supreme court has
,:becn set for May 10. i '
7" P. A. Barrows. Correspondent
Wfces of NortK Platte ;
Policemen Killed on
' Duty Get Compensation
Lincoln, April 30. (Special.)
Two compensation- cases, under, ad
visenient by the compensation de
partment of the labor bureau have
been settled, both involving the res
ponsibility, of the City of North
Platte caused bv. the shooting of
pChj'ef ef Police S. C. Niebauer and
Patrolman 'George Rogers of that
city last January. - -v
The officers undertook to arrest
two Mexicans in a pocjl hall when
the Mexicans opened 'fire woundjng
fcoflioffiotrs, from which wounds
jth4ylater .died,, The proprietor pi
the pool hall took a hand in the
shooting and killed one of the Mexi
cans, but the other escaoed. The
wives 6f the two men have been
given $15 a week each for 350 weeks
with $150 burial expenses and a-50
per cent waiting fee from the time
the accident occurred until the
present.
Nebraska Farmers Find
)' Coyote Hunting Profitable
-.Lincoln, -Neb., April 3d, (S'pe
ciafJWThe bounty of, $Ta scalp on
coyotes Is proving attractive tofarm-
efi jn-'Nfbriskat who Jiave been tak-
nig advantage; pi tne nvet weattjer,
which jiepf them out of the fields, to
kill wolves. Buffalo bounty held the
day's record this' week for animals
killed -whn the county clerk paid
bounty on 43 scalps,'
Emil Bower, living north of Kear
ney, killed nine; J. A.? Randolph; of
Center township in the same county,
killed nine; O. S. Burnett of St.
Michale killed 10 and Pearl Ehres
man of Amherst killed a mother and
10 whelps. It is 'estimated Buffalo
county will pay out $1,500 in boun
ties. v " . I
A. Pinneo,' living near York, col
lected bounty on a mother coyote
and seven whelps.' In Gage county
farmers brought 20 scalps to Beat
rice to .collect the bounty.
Former Service Men Will
Not Ask for Paroles Now
Lincoln. Neb.. April 30. (Spe
cial.) Edgar M. Whiteackre and
William W. McGuire, former servjy,
men sentenced to the state peniten
tiary for from one to 10 years on a
charge of stealing chickens, have re
quested Governor McKelvie to with
draw their applications for pardons.
They will begin -serving their sen
tences immediately and will be as
signed to work on state roads.
VThe men filed the application
when1 the governor visited them in
prison at Pender recently. The gov
ernor says the two men admitted
stealing the chickens and said that it
looked like "easy money" to them
after getting out of ' the army
"broke."
After serving one year they ptar.
to ask for a parole and with good
behavior fhey are entitled to pardon
six months later. ";
Land Commissioner Will
' . . Adjust peases in West
Lincoln, April 30.k (Special.)
Land Commissioner Dan Swanson
will leave , Monday for Wheeler
county, where he will take up the
revaluation of school lands under
lease in thafr county. , From there
he will go to Imperial on the follow
ing Saturday to attend a .meeting of
lease holders for. the. purpose of ad
justing leases under controversy in
Chase county.. - "-.
Road, Engineer Meet.
Lincoln. April 30. (Special.)
Division engineers -of th& state road
building department are consulting
with the head of the department re
garding the coming season s work
on-, contracts which will De started
the first of May.
DENY REPORTS OF
MANY POTATOES
IN STATEROTTING
Commissioner Taylor Has Re
ceived No Report That
Shortage of Cars Causes
Spuds to Decay. '
i .
Lincoln, Xeb., April 30. (Special)
Reports that huge supplies f po
tatoes stored in the western part of
Nebraska are rotting because of the
shortage of cars for shipment , are
denied here by the state railway
commission.
"We have received no notice- of
potatoes rotting hi the western part
of the state," declared Commission
er Taylor today.
Secretary John Curtis of the rail
way commission said that possibly
some potatoes, stored in the western
part of the state, may have suffered
from the early frosts last fall and
may be showing effects of that now,
but that rotting of any quantities of
the vegetable have not been re
ported to, him. : ' .
Returns Indicate
Wood Delegates Will
Represent Nebraska
Lincoln, April 30. (Special.)
According to reports so far received,
L. D. Richards of Fremont has won
out over F. J. Burkett of (Lincoln by
a very small majority. , So. far.xwith
only Arthur and Banner counties to
hear from, , Richards is 160 votes
ahead of his Lincoln opponent. -
If the official count does not
AnVKimsjjIMBXT '
WOMEN OF
IE AGE
MIDQ
May Pass the Critical Period
Safely and Comfortably by
Taking LydiaE.Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Summit, N. J. "I have taken
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound during
Change of Lifo
and I think it is
a good rejnedy in
such a condition.
I could not digest
xny food and nad
much pain and
burning in my
stomach after
meals. Iiould
not sleep, had
backache, and
worst of all were
the hot flashes. I saw in the papers
about Vegetable Compound sp I tried
it. Now I feel all right and can work
better. You have my permission to
publish this - letter." Victoria
Koppl, 21 Oak Ridge Ave., Summit,
N.J. - .....
If you liave warning symptoms such
as a sense of suffocation, not flashes,
headaches, backache, -f read of im
pending evil, timidity,1" sounds in the
ears, palpitation of the' heart, sparks
before the eyes, irregularities, consti
pation, variable appetite, weakness,
inquietude and dizziness, get a bottle
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and begin taking the medi
cine at once. We know it will help
you as it did Mrs. Koppl.
. 1.'
pecial Five-Day Sale
of the-'
AUTOMATIC CYLINDER
WASHER
ELECTRIC
$125.00 Sale
Price
Regular $160.00
... The Automatic Cylinder Washer is constructed of steel,
including base. Every machine is equipped with ball-,
bearing-swinging wringer. This machine has a six
: ' sheet capacity. r An attractive feature is a steel bench
Va,j f or extra tub. Tv ' -
hisi&ari extraordinary sale and if- ypu are in need of
'P a Washing Machine, here's youropportunity. Never
j '--before even in "Ye Good Old Daiys' was this machine
,Y "' -sold; as cheap as were offering it to you for the next
riive days. , : ; t
: Come in today and' l'et'us demonstrate i IE
.We car rx a complete, line of J)olly, Washers.
. Pure u pile & Son
1908rjiarney Street . ' i Phone Douglas 2360
Specialists in-Household Appliances v'
materially change 'this it will mean
that Wood delegates-at-large have
won in the state,' being Don L. Love
of Lincoln, John W. Towle of
Omaha, C. E. Sandall of York and
L. D. Richards of Fremont. How
ever, according to. tne 'state vote,
they will vote-for Johnson in the
convention as long as, in their judg
ment is required to carry out their
instructions. ,
Supremo Court Dismisses
Case After Two Hearings
Lincoln, April 30. (Special.)
After the damage case of Thomas
Merkoures lias made two trips to
the supreme court of the state, by a
decision .handed down Friday, the
court settles the matter by reversing
the Lancaster county court and dis
missing the case.
Merkoures and a 'companion were
scuffling on the track of the Bur
lington, where they were employed,
llerkoures was thrown on the track
by his companion and held there un
til a freight car ran over him. He
sued the company for damages and
received a verdict. The company
appealed the case and the supreme
court reversed the judgment and
sent the case 'back for a new trial.
In the second trial the jury gave the
plaintiff a still larger judgment and
now the supreme court dismisses the
case entirely.
Morehead Spends $4-85 to
Make Race for Governor
Lincoln, Neb.,' April 30. (Spe
cial.) It cost former Governor John
H. Morehead $485 to. be nominated
as the standard bearer of the demo
cratic party as a candidate for gov
ernor, according to a statement filed
with Secretry of Stale Amsberry.
Others who have' filed statements
are George C: Porter, defeated can
didate for attorney' general, $114.05;
R. B. Howell, re-elected republican
national, committeeman, $691.55; J. J.
Thomas of Seward, defeated for' del
egate to the national democratic con
vention on the Bryan slate, $200, and
Arthur Mullen of Omaha defeated
for the democratic nomination for
national committeeman of tfic demo
cratic party, $229.95.
Complete Electric Line
From Beatrice to Plymouth
Beatrice, Neb., April "30. (Spe
cial.) The electric line between
Beatrice and Plymouth, which' was
constructed by the local electric
company, has been completed and
lights will be turned on at hc lat
ter ""place within the next few days.
A number of farmers living 'along
the line expect to connect up their
homes and use electricity for lighing
purposes. 1 ' ' " ' " ' "
North Platte Odd Fellows
Celebrate Anniversary
North Platte. Neb. April 30.
(Special) Three hundred and sevcr-ty-tive
Odd Fellows assembled here
Thursday to celebrate the 101st an
niversary of Walla Walla lodge,
I. O. O. F. Delegates came from
Cozad, Gothenburg, Hershey, May
wood, Sutherland, Cheyenne, Lex
ington, Curtis and other adjoining
towns. v
I. P. Gage, grand secretary of Ne
braska jurisdiction, and Fred A.
Proctor, grand master of the Wyoni
ing jurisdiction, were present and de
livered addresses.
A banquet was served in the Mi
sonic hall, followed by a smoker and
degree work in the I. O. O. F. lodge
rooms.
Auburn Will Continue Its
Paving Program of 22 Blocks
Auburn, , Neb., April 30. (Spe
cial.) At a special meeting of the
Auburn city council it was deter
mined to go ahead with the paving
program.' which, involve the paving
of 22 blocks of city streets. Bids
for three types of paving, one of re
enforccd concrete, one for tenio
rary concrete base, on which brick
surface can be placed at a future
date, and one for concrete base and
brick surface are called for.
Trapshooters Unable to
"Shoot" With Loaded Dice
Fremont, Neb.', April 30. (Spe
cial.) Loaded dice and marked
cards proved too hard a combina
tion for Minks trapshooters' here,
who obtained the arrest of James C.
Dore of Grant and 41. C. Peterson
of Peru'on charges of gambling. At
a night session in justice court both
men were bound over to district
court on bonds of $1,000. The cards
had been marked by scratching with
pins, and .the dice were loaded so
that when floaWd in water the mag
ic "seven" and "eleven" would turn
up. When County Attorney Cook
led the .midnight raid on the gam
blers he found $400 in the pot.
One Prohibition Voter May
Name Party Candidates
Lincoln, Neb., April 30. Unless
additional prohibition farty votes
are reported one voter-r-a resident
of Howard county will have the
distinction of nominating all cf -the
party's candidates for state officers
in Nebraska's recent primary.
Governor to Visit Omaha.
Lincoln, Neb., April 30. (Spe
cial.) Governor McKelvie will go o
Omaha Saturday to be present at the
exercises and parade to be staged in
celebration of Americanization day.
Dignified Theological - ;
Professors Plow Garden,
Fremont, Neb., April 30. (Sp--,
t-ial.t Learned theological profes.-
mrc rf Hie Western Theolocica
c.nitflarv ani mininnn rniimc
plowed a large portion ot tlic cone
campus and are planting" potato
cabbages and other vegetables.
uean Moimes' uvsniKer. ncaa v
the rrlitrious school, becan the fac
tilty action against high price. He
was joined by Dr. J. F. Krueger and
Dr. E. Klotsche, and later by Pro
fessors Stahl and Walters. The ag
ricultural course is strictly for the
faculty men. The students,, how
ever, seem to enjoy the spectacle.
Sure
Relief
6 DCLL-ANS
M Hot water
Sure Relief
E LL-ANS
FOR INDIOESTION
-African brown
Saturday Special in
Hosiery, Wayne Knit Outsizes
$1.00
$1.65
$3.00
Main Floor
In fine lisle
and black
BMbre, lisle, garter top black
only ...A
Pure silk full fashioned black
and brown
Hosiery Shop
Eldre
farmer
Keynojas gy
Benson Sjhonie
Hosiery Specials 1
for Nurses
Balbriggan, the natural yarn no dye
the kfnd that gives comfort to the feet full
fashioned or seamless sizes 8 to 10 ft.
65 ..,&i.nn
w wing m r w w ' . .
Hosiery Shop Main Floor y
V
Saturday
A Remarkable
' Feature in ,
Women's
Sport Goats
and Gapes
Regularly to $49.50
t
?Q50
Every garment included reveals su
perior designing tailoring and workman,
ship.
All the newest sport coat style Including capes of distinctive
features are offered leather charm in many styles and
belts-raglan sleeveshuge col- modes in t,Jr0,w ca,pe effect
, . . , , , cape wraps sleeveless capes
lars-patch pockets lap seams double capes-accordion pleated
set-in sleeves. capes. '
Colors Are:
Navy Brown Reindeer Beaver Henna Blue Jade.
Materials Are:
Serges Tricotines Gaberdine Polo Cloth Camel's Hair.
CW Shop-i : : Third Floor .
Pattern Hats
Reduced for Quick Clearance
Formerly Priced to $15.00
. j " ; . ' Saturday
i " y : .. ' ' , i "While
; . f ' t They L'ast
' Presenting on assemhlage oj early summer models, seldom seen
at this lime oj year illustrative in' gorgeously colorful, or rich
'subdued tones, oj the various modes oj the season.
An unequalled offering of olevejf street modes in straws, braids and combinations, ef
fectively,, yet simply trimmed. ' '
i ' Big, droopy leghorns, flower trimmed, girlishly youthful.
There are hand made hats that exactly fits the contour of head and face.
i t Banded Sailors :
Of distinctive smartness and clever style are included in many sizes and shapes.
Millinery Shop ' Sxond Floor
Saturday-"A Continuance of Our
Radical Reduction Sale
On Women's, Misses' and Little Women's
: , Tailored Suits
' :'riX Priced $49.50 to $150. .
3 ; i At off
- ' Including originations from Stein Blaine Weingarten andBruckantl
Belslnger imported French models and highest grade custom tallleurs.
Including every kind of a suit for every type of figure In all sizes
tor every occasion, v
Business wora'en will find this a remarkable opportunity to provide
for the vacation thne' to come.
, "Suit Shop , Third Floor
Beautiful Taffeta
D
resses
Regularly to $49.50.
Saturday
"While
They Last
For misses as well as matron, for the slender figure
and the large woman. ? (
Including exclusive models, charmingly expressing the
newest style notes, In ruffles, pleatipgs, collars, sashes, tunics,
drapes, apron tunics, hip treatments and long waist lines.
-Prices Drastically Reduced
on
Girls'
Sport Coats
For the Sub-Deb oj 12 to 16
Previously priced to $49.50.
Jay KJkJ
. Delightfully modeled on smart girlish
lines proportioned in exact correctness
for the youthful figure.
Faultlessly tailored expertly finished
cleverly developed from finest quality
polo cloth and other fancy materials.
Girls' Shop
-Second Floor
V
D ess Shop-
-Third Floor
Saturday Reductions on
Toilet Goods
Zoc S. S. White Tooth
Paste, 19c.
50c Hind's Honey and
Almond Cream, 44c.
35c Espey's Fragrant
Cream, 19c.
50e Mulsified Cocoanut
Oil, 42c.
$1.00 size Delatone, 89c.
25c Spiro Powder, 19c.
50c Stillmous Freckle
Cream, 39c.
$1.00 size Lavon's, 89c.
3oc 4711 Bath Tablets
29c. '
$1.50 Goaraud's Orien
tal Cream, $1.39.
Wash rag In
lined case, 2V.
75c Household Rubber
Gloves, 59e.
50c Pompelan
Powder, 39c.
Luxor Cold an'. Van
ishing Cream, soc. .
75c Djer Kiss Powder, 62c
rubber- tZr
Face
I
Toilet Goods Shop-
-Main Floor.
Do' Not Fprget to Make Inquiries of Our Salespeople Concerning Our
Pre-"$100,000 May Jubilee Sale" Courtesy Event Now Taking Place