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I: z THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1920. Lincoln Bureau 1 Bee 'P. A. Barrows, Correspondent T.I'KELVIE URGES VOMAN SUFFRAGE IN CONNECTICUT fteply to Hastings Leader In- dicates, However, He Does Not Favor Special Sessions. Lincoln, May 3. (Special.) , That Governor McKelvie is not a strong advocate of special sessions of the legislature is indicated by a message sent to Mrs. C. H. Dietrich of Hastings, who sends him a message as follows: "Leaving in the morning with suffragists from every state to wage ' calling of a special session of Con necticut legislature. Will you 'please wire me, 55 Pratt street, Hartford, trniir u,inh trr turrets nf our mis sion and message which I could de liver Governor Holcomb?'! Governor McKelvie replied: "You have my sincere good wishes In your present mission. Having had some experience with special legislative sessions, I hesitate to urge Governor Holcomb to call one, but the subject is of such great importance now that I hope he may see his way clear to claim for- his fctate and himself the recognition cf having taken the action that is necessary to bring nationwide suf frage to women." Applications Made for Permits to Sell Stock Lincoln, May 3 (Special.) The following applications ' have been made to the bureau of securities for permits to sell stock: BUmforiJ Equity Exchange, ' Stamford ....... .1 4.J33.7I Timers' Union Co-Op. Co., An- tey S0.000.00 Higln"Packlng Co., Omaha... 800.000J10 0rdner-Veneer Mfr. Co., Lin- coin 1MQ0.00 4 jlunueT Aquiiy r-XlinilRtl, .num.- ley 6,00V. gg ' Jtcalty Investment & Holding Co., Lincoln 12.S09.00 Permits Granted. Baitings Amusement Park Co., Hastings, 4-28-20 150,00(1.00 the Toggery. Columbus . Com mon Stock Dividend 7.100, 4-28-J0 7.000.00 S ITab. .... 1. T..tm t' i frt ,,iiD.uiioub vv.. v. .an na, 4-IT-JO IBV.OUIMIO Fantorlum, Omaha, 4-28-20 100,000.00 Farmers Co-Op. Co., Lewellen, 4-28-20 (4,500.00 (mwiu sales ravuuon Assn., DeWItt, 4-28-20 10,000.00 StateOfficials Will Testify at Murder Trial Lincoln, May 4. (Special.) Pri vate Secretary Otto Zumwinkel of ")the gubernatorial offices left this tvpninir for Alliance to be nresent at the Lackey murder trial. Mr. Zumwinkle had possession of the stomach of the murdered girl for a short time while it was left in ' It is charged Lackey gave his . daughter poisoned candy.- Upon ex amination of .the stomach of the girl, strychnine was found, accord ing to Leonard Vose, assistant chemist in the pure food " depart ment, who wil accompany Mr. Zumwinkel to Alliance as a witness. Senator Cordeal to Quit Politics for Farming Lincoln, May 4. (Special.) Sen ator John F. Cordeal ot McCook lias quit politics to engage in farm ing. The senator had 100 acres of Jrheat which was blown out by the evere winds last month. He will teplant it to corn. He says that the acreage of wheat will be light in his . tounty this year, but that wheat which was sown .early last fall is looking good and does not seem to have suffered frcrm the hard winds. Burkett Wins Nomination As Delegate With Two Votes Lincoln, May 4. (Special.) Elmer J. Burkett has been elected a delegate to the national con vention. Two voters in Omaha wrote the senator's name in on prohibition ballots and as a conse quence the senator may go to the national convention of the dry party. Hail Insurance Delay. Lincoln, -May 4. (.special.; ac fcording to State Auditor George Marsh, the delay in issuing hail insurance vouchers to pay Josses sustained last year, has been de- : the auditor's office. WESLEYAN UMI STUDENT KILLS SELF WITH GUN No Reason for Act Found by Police Seven Persons in House Fail to Hear Shot. Lincoln, Neb., May 4. (Special.) Lloyd Shannon, 19-year-old fresh man at Nebraska Wesleyau univer sity, shot and killed himself in his room here Monday night. He used a hevy automatic army pistol, the bullet passing through his head. Although seven persons were in the house at the time none heard the shot fired, Gerald Boyer, a chum, saw a light in Shannon's room when he returned at 11:30 o'clock and went in the room to visit and found the dead body lying on a table. Police can find no reasan for the act. Boyer and Shannon attended a show earlier in the evening and Boyer says Shannon was apparently was quiet and reserved and did not have many close friends. ' His father lives on a ranch near Cody. Neb. His mother, Mrs. Bay lor Shannon, and a voune sister are said to be living within a block. of the scene of the tragedy, but have not been located by police. Holdout Pitcher on ; Penitentiary Nine , Arrested in Missouri Lincoln, May 4. (Special.) In mates of the Nebraska penitentiary are happy. ' The crack pitcher of the pen ball club, who was let out on parole last fall and left the state, has been located at Murton Grove, Mo. . His name is F. Smith and with hsi father. Tames R. Smith, alias Tames Smith Evans, who also vio lated his parole, he will be brought back if the governor of 'Missouri honors requisition for their return. Both men were sentenced from Douglas county, the father in- 1910 for highway rqbbery, and the son a year ago for breaking and enter ing. The elder Smith broke his parole in 1910 and served two years in another prison. He came back to IMebraska-and gave himself up, was forgiven and paroled ' again, and again broke the parole, and with the son will be brought back, provided the requisition for their return is granted by the governor of Missouri. State Treasurer Reports . Increase in finances Lincoln, May 4, (Special. Ac cording to the. monthly report of State Treasurer, Dan Cropsy, the balance in the state treasury in creased the past month from $3,126, 638.62, March 31, to $3,182,075.45, May 1. . The receipts for the month were $1,028,163.01 and the disbursements $972,726.18. , i. The capital building fund shows that $2,965 has been paid out in trips to view other capitals by the committee and other necessary ex penses, leaving a balance in the fund Of $363,466. Court Clerk Returns. Lincoln, May 4. (Special.) Harry C Lindsay, clerk of the supreme court, is back in his office after a siege in the hospital lasting more than six weeks. Three Shickley Buildings Burn With Loss of $20,000 Geneva, Neb., May 4, (Special) SCHUYLER FILLS TEACHING CORPS FROM MISSOURI Solve Problem of Shortage and High Wages by Employ ing Instructor! From Another State. Three' buildincs at Shickley, a town in Fillmore county, 15 miles south west of Jiere, were destroyed by fire at a loss of about $20,000: The fire originated in the Farmer's Co-oper ative store and spread to tne war ding drug store and Larson hotel. It is believed to have been started hv liehtninff. The Harding carried $2,800 insurance and the Farmers' store, $2,800. Center for Colored Girls The Y. W. C. A. is completing arrangements for the purchase of property at Twenty-second and Grant streets, which will be used as a center for colored girls.. A color ed secretary, Florence Watkins, is now in the local Y. W. C. A.' work. OtllllinllllllHIIIIillDIIIIIII Haas Brothers yc Shop for Uimpn iinliiliiliiliilMinliiliiiiiiil Wednesday m I Choice of Any ! Dress in Stock ! $ I a s S J5 Including the finest of Figured Ceorgettet Trkolleilcs Pauleilcs Tricotincs Foulards k really remarkable collection' f . models for ifternoon, club, restaurant and business wear. iilillilliiluliiliililiil Haas Brothers Baktffoorhtforxhck l6th&Farnom St lliliiliilut'liiii:iii Schuyler, Neb May 4. (Spe cial.) The shortage of school teachers in Nebraska and their de- d for higher wages than the u..,:auie fixed by the Nebraska Edu cation association has been- solved by the school board in this 'city and 11 instructors employed for next year. The superintendent of schools was sent to Missouri, with instruc tions to employ the best teachers obtainable at a fair salary. Teachers ,in Missourihave estab lished a wage scale of $900 for rade teachers, with 10 per cent ad itional for experience. High school teachers' wages are $1,200, with an increase for experience. The scale was below wages being offered Ne braska teachers and the local posi tions were rapidly filled by instruct ors, none of whom has less than a bachelor's degree from Missouri schools. The principal of the Missouri Uni versity hiigh school was employed as principal of the high school and the university music and drawing in structor will take a similar position in the schools here. Grade teachers were1 obtained from the 500 students at the Warrensburg Teachers', college. Aged Beatrice Man Missing; Relatives Fear Foul Play Beatrice. Neb., May 4. (Special.) Henry Kizer, an aged and well- to-do resident ot Beatrice, disap peared after visiting relatives at Kansas City. He was put on the train at Kan sas City en route to Beatrice but failed to reach this city and his rela tives are urfable to locate him. It is said he had considerable money and may have met with foul play. He is about 70 years of age. G. 0. P. County Convention Will Meet In City Hall Judge B. S. Baker, representing the republican county central com mittee yesterday obtained consent of city commissioners for holding the republican county convention in the city hall council chamber. The convention will open at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, June 11, Watson Leads Officers To Grave of Victim (Continued From F!nt Tt-t ' cavation hardly to be classed as a grave in the ordinary' sense. He said it was wrapped in canvas and otherwise nude. Statement Borne Out. The discovered facts all tallied with this statement. - The prisoner was the center of at traction at LI Centro, Coyote Wells and here, the only points passed on the way to the discovery of the body. At El Centro thousands surged around the train and the restaurant where Watson and his keepers had breakfast. The "man was nervous and asked the deputies whether there was danger of violence, but when he was reassured he bacme relatively calm and talked indifferently on many topics. At the scene of the discovery Wat son made a speech to the crowd be fore he would go forward. He said: "My friends," I have come a long way to assist the law. I am not well, as you can see, and I wish to re quest that I be not worried with questions or requests for pictures until the body is uncovered." .. As soon as the recovery of the body was assured, the sheriff dis patched an automobile to the near set telephone to get word to El Centro, with a request' that a casket be sent '.out. accompanied by an undertaker. The return was delayed until this was accomplished. When the party returned to fc.1 Centro, Watson was placed in the county jail to await the inquest. It was not determined what disposi tion would be made of the Deloney woman's body after the inquest. Omaha Haven of Courtesy, Declares Indiana Editor "Omaha is the most courteous town in this country," said Eugene Pulliam, editor of the Franklin (Ind.) Evening Star, who has been here for a month serving as state publicity director for- the New World Movement. "This is not flat tery," he declared, "I mean it. In fact if I didn't know that I could not be happy doing anything ex cept running a daily newspaper in a country town I think I would move to Omaha just to enjoy living among such courteous folk. In contrast with Chicago, Omaha is a haven of courtesy." Doctor's Slayer Insane New York, May 4. Thomas F. Simpkin, the itinerant printer, who shot and killed Dr. James Wright Markoe, in St. George's church here a fortnight ago,, today was commit ted to the asylum for the criminally insane at Matteawan, N. Y. A lu nacy commission reported he was MEXICAN LABOR MAY CALL TIEUP TO AJU REVOLT Strike, However, Will Be Call ed Only as a Last Resort May Not Be Necessary Agua Prieta, May 4. A general strike of Mexican labor is a po tential weapon possessed by the revolutionists for use against Car ranza, Gen. P. Elias Calles, military commander in the northwest an nounced here today. "Labor . organizers are active everywhere in Mexico, for the lib eral constitutionalist movement," General Calles said. "Luis Morenos, who is the same Gompers of Mexico, is in Michoacan or Guerrero; Samuel Yudico is in Vera Cruz; Gelestino Gasca is in Pucbla; Enrique Monada in ZaCa tecas and Juan Rico, secretary of the labor party of Mexico, is here. They are the most prominent labor leaders of the republic and their followers have signified they would go on a general strike if the move seemed necessary. N "The strike will not be called only as a last resort and from the success that is attending the revolu tion it will not be necessary. Our aim is to disturb conditions and industry as little as possible." This was a gala day for Agua Prieta. The celebration over the re volt of Juarez had not subsided when early today preparations were made for the reception of Governor De La Huerta of Sonora, supreme commander pro tempore of the revo lutionary forces; who came from Hermosillo to confer with General Calles and other military leaders her. Besides Agua Prieta turried out early for the reception arranged for a party of 50 Chicago business men who were to visit the city. The Chicagoans were enroute to a trade convention in California. The anti-gas fan used in the allied trenches against German gas was the invention of Mrs. Bertha Ayrton, an electrical engineer of London, England. ' 'r- r-ssga ffHeroJuct of Experience ' WHAT a man buys in an auto mobile is not the car itself but the transportation it affords. Comfortable, Handsome, , Economical in operation and al- , ways dependable the Chevro let "FB 40" is a safe car to buy. CHEVROLET MOTOR CO. OF NEBRASKA RETAIL STORE 2215 FARNAM ST. ChtvroMVPB 40Sidan, $1855, ... 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