THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE SO, 1920.
SUPREME COURT
REVERSES LAST
CODE LAW RULING
State Body Now Holds It Is
Without Jurisdiction In
Famous Referendum
- . Suit.
" Lincoln, Neb., June 20. (Special.)
The state supreme, court, by an
unusual reversal of its previous de
cision, ruled today that it is without
jurisdiction in the suit involving the
referendum on Governor McKelvie's
civil administrative code lew. This
places the code law, re-organizlng
he state government, in full effect,
immune from action by the voters
in November under the referendum,
i The lower court, whose decision
mow stands, held the referendum
illegal because copies of the full
text of the law had not been at
tached to the referendum petitions.
On appeal to the supreme court, he
later declared such attachment of
full copies of the law to be unneces
sary and ruled that the code law
must be submitted to a refedendum.
.' Meanwhile, vthe code law had been
put in effect and state officers were
aghast as the prospect of having to
undo the reorganization, including
the untangling of a maze of financial
and legal problems. Application
was made for a rehearing and a vig
orous fight was made on the plea
that the defenders of the referendum
iad not appealed from the lower
court within -the ten days allowed
by law. This plea the supreme
court no,w upholds. '
The court does not discuss the,
broader question of the form which
referendum petitions must take, but
it is assumed that in future cases it
will follow its original ruling. To
tiay's action was a technical side is
sue. Potato Growers to
Meet and Consider
Marketing Plans
Marketing plans that will materi
ally improve potato distribution and
wcrk to the ndvantage of producer,
distributor and consumer, will be
devised at a meeting of the Nebraska
Potato Improvement association at
Alliance today, according to H.
F. Mcintosh, manager of the agri
cultural bureau of the Chamber, of
Commerce, who will attend the
meeting.
The meeting is an outgrowth of
agitation started several months ago,
according to Mr. Mcintosh. Potato
growers all over the state have been
dissatisfied for a number of seasons
with the prevailing custom nf distri
bution. Instead of selling their crops
as they are dug. they want to put
them on the market when the de
mand is good. Tentative plans sug
gested for the marketing scheme
provide for local storage places in
the state and for carload shipments
fiom these depots to points where
there is a demand for potatoes.
Commission men, ' representatives
of the. Farmers' Union, and of the
college of agriculture of the State
university will also attend. Such
organizations have the indorsement
of the federal department of agri
culture, according to H. O. Werner,
secretary of the association.
Dixon County Sheriff and
Son Bring Cattle to Omaha
Sheriff A. H. Maskell of Dixon
county was among the cattle ship
pers to the local . market Tuesday
from Maskell, having 24 head of
young . Herefords, averaging 831
pounds! for which he received $16.65.
Accompanying the sheriff was his
young son, Francis, who is an en
thusiast in the cattle business. For
the last 30 years Sheriff Maskell has
been a! shipper to the Omaha mar
ket and not a season passes that he
does not bring in some fine stock.
He has been sheriff of Dixon coun
, ty for 22 years and is also one of
the leading bankers of this com
munity and one of the principal
stockmen of that section.
Nebraska Crop Conditions
Above Average for 10 Years
Crop conditions in Nebraska are
above the average for the past 10
years, and are exceeded in improve
ment by those in only three states,
according to figures compiled by the
bureau of publicity of the Omaha
Chamber o.f Commerce. .
Massachusetts leads the list in im
provement, conditions there being
12 per cent better than the average.
Nebraska's improvement for the
year is 47 per cent. Utah and Kan
sas are the other states leading Ne
braska', in improved condition of
crops.
Madison Hog Breeder Sells
Pigs and Buys Feeder Cattle
Among the visitors at the stpek.
yards Tuesday was George Reeg of
Madison, who .came in with a load
of hogs, for which he topped the
day's market, receiving $15.90. Aft
er disposing of his porkers, Mr.
Reeg picked up a small herd of 39
stocker cattle for which he paid an
average of $8, which he sent to his
farm for feeding purposes.
Kearney to Celebrate.
Kearney, Neb., June 29. (Spe
cial.) Kearney will celebrate In
dependence Day on Monday, July
S. An elaborate program of enter
tainment has been planned by the
Chamber of Commerce, including
athletic events, band concerts, speak
ing and in the evening a big fire
works display. The mid-summer race
meet opens on that day with a three
day card. Mayor J. L. Cleary of
Grand Island will be the speaker.
Start Wheat Harvest.
Falls City, Neb., June 29. (Spe
cial) Richardson county farmers
have. ' commenced T cutting their
wheat crop and report it is well
filled. The acreage is not as large
at last year, but jtlje yield wilL be
Not to Enforce Dry
Law in Old Mexico
Mexico City, June 29. While
it is expected that the new gov
ernment may pass more rigid
laws regarding the use of intoxi
cants, there is reason to believe
that it is not the intention to go
to extremes and that no attempt
will be made to enforce nation
wide prohibition. On the rnr
trary, according to well-infu:;i-.(.!
officials, a project, already under
way in the Department of Com
merce and Industry, for stimulat
ing the wine grape growing in
dustry is expected to be taken up
and encouraged. Mexico ' has
vast tracts of land suitable for
the growing of wine grapes and
it is hoped to make it one of the
most important industries of the
country1.
Two Inmates Escape From
Industrial Home at York
Lincoln, June 29. (Special) Two
inmates of the new woman's indus
trial home at York escaped Sunday
night, according to information
reaching the state board of con
trol. Jessie Ferguson of Lincoln, age 20,
nda Alice Grover of Kearney, age
16, were segregated in a room by
themselves on the second floor of
the building and were supposed to
have gone to bed at nine o'clock
Sundty evening. Some time later
it was discovered that they had tak
en a quilt, tied one end to their bed
stead and slid out of the window to
the ground and got away. So far
no information has been obtained
as to- where they may have gone.
This is the first escape from the
new institution, which is a farm
house and has not been fitted up to
prevent inmates from running away.
Bryan on Booze Platform
Urged by Lincoln Democrat
Lincoln, Neb., June29. (Special.)
"Nominate William J. Bryan on
a wet platform and we will sweep
the country," is the message sent to
a member of the Nebraska delega
tion at the national convention by
Dr. P. L. Hall, president of the Cen
tral National bank of Lincoln and
for years ones' of the most influential
and active democrats in the state.
, Dr. Hall retired from real active
politics a year or so ago," but has
not lost interest in the fascinating
game. However, he is in a position
where he can sit back now and watch
the other fellows worry and get some
real enjoyment out of it.
"I tell you," said Dr. Hall this
morning, "if we can get up that sort
of a proposition to campaign on we
will get ,'em coming and going."
Separating Potash and
Soda Can Be Simplified
Lincoln, June 29. (Special) The
problem of separating soda from pot
ash without the usual means of evap
oration has been solved., according
to J. ,E. Murray, Lincoln, who. has
been making some extensive experi
ments alont this line with others in
terested in the development of the
industry.
The pew process makes the separa
tion at about one half the expense
of the method which has been used.
Under the new system soda and
potash compounds for the chemical
uses will give a greater return as an
investment than when manufactured
as a fertilizer.
Supreme Court Head Has
' Active SpeakinrJ Campaign
Lincoln, Neb., June 29. (Special)
Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court A. M. Morrissey has gone to
Scottsbluff, where he will address
the annual gathering of the bar as
sociation. From there he will' go
to Niobrara where he will deliver a
Fourth of July address July 6. Nio--bara
will have a two-day celebra
tion and on the 5th Governor Mc
Kelvie will deliver the address.
On next Friday the members of
the supreme court will go tp Oma
ha where they will attend the picnic
of the Douglas County Bar associa
tion. i
Shcwsp Strikebreakers
With Ancient Eggs
Streator, 111., June 29. Overripe
Guy Minnis and his wife and 10
girls being taken into a garter fac
tory operated by the Minnis to
break the strike. Strikers and sym
pathisers hurled the foul-smelling
missiles at the strikebreakers, who,
despite the showers, declared for no
parley with the strikers and went
right on with their work.
Start Cutting Wheat.
Beatrice, Neb., June 29. (Spe
cial.) W. D. Heusman, living near'
Odell, began cutting wheat today,
and tie figures that he will have a
big yield. The harvest will be on
in earnest in this county by the
end of the week.
Complete Wymore Sewer.
Beatrice, Neb., June 29. (Spe
cial.) The new sewer system at
Wymore has been practically com
pleted at a cost of about $60,000.
It covers the business section and
part of the residence district of the
city.
Auto Hits Man.
North Platte, Neb., June 29.
(Special Telegram.) Joseph
Hughes, aged 41, standing at the cor
ner of Front and Dewey streets, was
run over and severely hurt when
Mrs. L. Lipschitz turned the corner
and ran the car on the sidewalk.
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THREE BOYS ARE
BADLY BURNED
IN EXPLOSION
Drop Match in Gasoline Tank
Of Automobile Truck
i One of the Youths
Escapes.
" Three small boys were seriously
burned when one of them dropped
a mktch into the gasoline tank of
an automobile truck in front of their
home and an explosion followed.
The boys are Edward McQuillan,
6 years old, 2501 Franklin street;
Isadore and Meyer Oster, 5j4 and
PA years old, respectively, 1618
North Twenty-fifth street.
The boys were sitting on an auto
mobile truck in4 front of Max Oster's
home, playing with matches and
fire crackers.. ,
The truck was an old model, of
the kind which has the gasoline tank
placed beside the radiator.
During their play, the boys re
moved the cap of the tank and one
of them dropped a match into it.
The explosion followed.
The McQuillan boy was the most
seriously burned, suffering burns on
his face. His hair was singed from
his head, and as he fell to the street,
he rubbed his face with his hands,
increasing the pain.
His mother heard the explosion
and rushed out to hasten him into
the house, where she applied home
remedies.
The Oster boys were not burned
so badly, but their faces and necks
suffered severe burns. They were
rushed into their homes, and the
police emergency car called.
Police surgeons attended the in
jured boys.
Each of the lads blamed one of
the others with dropping the match
into the gasoline tank.
Sol Oster, 44-year-old brother of
the two burne boys, told his mother
he, too, was sitting on the truck
just before the explosion.
He said the McQuillan boy had
the lighted match and started to
drop it in the tank, but he shouted
to him not to do it.
When he saw young McQuillan
was determined to drop the match,
anyway, he said he jumped down
from the truck and ran.
Sol escaped injury.
Dealers Make Big Profit
On Repairing of Shoes
Boston, June 29. The state com
mission on necessaries of life, at a
hearing on complaints of profiteer
ing in shoe repairing, heard dealers
testify that they made a profit of
$1.25 a pair on shoes repaired by
outside shops. Customers ..were
charged $4 for full sole and heel
work and the actual repairers were
paid $275 for the job. Witnesses
indicated that an advance in price
was contemplated. ...
For the 4th
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German Majority
x Socialists Agree
With New Program
Berlin, June 29. German major
ity socialists are in general ' agree
ment with the program of the new
government headed by Konstantin
Fehrenbach, said Thilipp Scheide
mann, a leader of that organization,
speaking in the Reichstag today.
He declared it was a fault of the in
dependent socialists that the pres
ent cabinet does not contain a rep
resentative of the socialist organi
zations. George Ledebour, one of the
leaders of the independent social
ists, said the best means to bring
about an amelioration of the peace
conditions would be the abolition
of existing armies. Herr Ledebour
declared the independent socialists
would willingly co-operate to bring
about a resumption of relations
with Russia.
Greeks Land Force On South
Coast of Sea of Marmora
London, June 29. The Greek
have landed a force at Panderma,
on the south coast of the sea of
Marmora, according to a dispatch
to the Evening News today from
Constantinople. This force is in
tended to operate southward against
the nationalist forces of Mustopha
Kemal Pasha, northeast of Smyrna.
Tires Are Stolen
Tires valued at $500 were stolen
from Louis Cohn, Thirty-sixth and
Harrison streets, Monday night.
Two suits, two pairs of shoes,
and other clothing valued at a to
tal amount of $150, comprised the
loot of burglars who entered the
room of Raphael Rodiguez, 2410 M
street.
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