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;THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 23. 1920
BARRISTERS URGE
STATE LAWS BE
MADE UNIFORM
Drift of Law Is Toward "Un
. certainty, Confusion and
:- Variation," Declares
Committee Report.
St. Louis, Aug. 27. The drift of
law is towards uncertainty, confu
sion and variation," according to the
report of the committee on reclassi
fication and restatement of the law,
submitted at today s session of the
convention here of the American
Bar association. The committee
suggests that a simpler recodifica
tion of the law be effected and that
the laws in the various states be
more uniform.
"Our national aspiration," the re
port asserts, "should be satisfied by
nothing short of leadership, not by
the power of our financial and in
dustrial resources of our military
strength, but by reason of the ex
cellence of our institutions, our
laws, and the efficient administration
b justice.
v Must Simplify.
"A certain and uniform system of
law for a' country so large in area
and so divided as to government
can be attained only through mak
ing plain by . visible expression with
the greatest attainable certainty,
simplicity, completeness and order
the great system of law which has
been, developed but which has been
inadequately expressed in this coun
try." x
7 The report emphasizes that a clear
Understanding of the laws of the
several states is particularly essen
tial now because of increasing in
terstate commerce. f
"The possibility for improvement
of our law cannot be overestimat
ed," continues the report. "The
causes for the confusion and -.uncertainty
of the law and the respon
sibility for them are matters which
are relevant, to the means which
may be taken to improve the law.
Various Laws Conflict.
"Of these causes it may be re
marked that in a complex and pro
gressive system of law there is a
natural tendency (in the absence of
counter influences) to confusion ,nd
uncertainty and, in a country com
posed of so many states with a
large number of independent courts
and with no court of ultimate de
cision as to' a large part of the sub
jects of litigation, this tendency is
increased.
"One of the counter influences is
the existence in all the States of
identical institutions and the same
system of fundamental principles
called the common law, but under
the conditions which exist the prin
ciples of this theoretically identical
law have themselves become less
certain and definite and more varied
and contradictory."
Many Ask Certificates
To Attend G. A. R. Meeting
l Lincoln, , Aug. 27. (Special.)
The rapidity with which applications
are reaching G. A. R. headquarters
indicates that the official train for
the Indianapolis encampment will
carry its full quota of passengers.
About 400 identification certificates
have been sent out.
AH railroad agents iiK Nebraska
are instructed that the sale dates in
Nebraska are September 15 to 21,
with a limit of October 14.
Among the officials who will at
tend are Bfpartment Commander J.
H. Presson and his special aide from
the Sons of Veterans, George H.
Wolz; Mrs. Blanche McConnaughey
and four of her staff, Chief Bugler
O. C. Bell and wife, Senior Vice
Commander-W. T. Blystone nd
wife. Delegats-at-Large C D. Full
er, Dr. Sanders and wife of Hol
drege, Past Commander W. H.
Stewart. Geneva; M. J. Mahaffey
and wife, Bennett; Past Department
Commander Harmon Bross and
wife, Lincoln.
Union Stock Yards Files
Increased Shipping Rate
Lincoln, Aug. 27. (Special.)
The , Union Stock Yards company
" of Omaha is the first carrier in Ne
braska to file its schedule of rates
in conformity, with the 25 per cent
increase authorized early this week
' by the Nebraska .Railway commis
sion. . , . . . .
This company has filed the new
switching rates effective Friday,
which includes the following items:
Empty carsj$1.50 to $2; live stock,
$2 to $2.50; material and supplies,
$4.55 to $5; passenger cars and lo
comotives, $6.50 to $8.
The stock yards handles only
switching business within, the yards.
Gage, County Woodmen Hold
Annual Picnic at Beatrice
Beatrice, Neb., Aug. 27. (Spe
cial.) The Modern Woodmen held
their annual picnic at Athletic park
here with nearly every camp in the
coimty represented, n the afternoon
there, were outdoor sports of various
kinds, prizes for the winners being
given by the business men of Bea
atrice. In the evening there was a
basket dinner and a concert by the
- Beatrice military band, after which
Jack Harris, editor of the Woodman,
gave, an .address. The affair closed
with a platform dance.
Steamships
ArrWal.
San Francisco, Au. !S Sallna, Shan
ghai; Tjltarora, Hongkong.
Artca. Aufr. !4 Balcatta. San Fran
cIkco. Manila, Aug. 24 Elkridg. San Fran-,
cls'o.
Shanghai, Aug. 14. Tnmaha, San Fran
else. .
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New OrlfanaTAug. 24 Frederick VIII,
Christian!.
Ornoa, Aug. 21 Duck d'Acota. New
York.
Shanghai. Aug. 24 Kaehtma Maru.
Seattle. - .
Lighting Fixtures BurgcM-Grnn-len
Co. Adv.
Omaha Man Named
Passenger Head for
Union Pacific System
X
William Starr Basinger.
William Starr Basinger, former as
sistant traffic manager of the rail
roads under federal control, was no
tified Thursday of his appointment
as passenger traffic manager of the
Union Pacific railroad.
His new position gives him juris
diction over the Union Pacific,
Oregon Short Line, and Oregon &
Washington Railway and Navigation
company. His promotion came as
a complete surprise to himself and
50 district passenger agents with
whom he was conferring- when the
announcement arrived.
Mr. Basinger entered the employ
of the Union Pacific as a clerk in
the Kansas City office in October,
1891. Promotion was rapid and he
came to Omaha as -general passen
ger agent m 1907. He was ap
pointed assistant director of the Har
riman lines in 1910 and returned to
Omaha in 1913. Puriniz the war he
headquartered in Washington as as
sistant director of traffic and re
turned to Omkha when the roads
weresreturned to private ownership
Saunders County School
District Has Cleanup Day
Wahoo, Neb., Aug 27. (Special.)
School District No. 70 of Saunders
county held their annual cleanup
day and picnic. This is the school
district whose organization attracted
so much attention by their activities
during the war and who have been
noted for their splendid organization
for years. This district has regu
lar social sessions throughout the
year and has one of the best farm
ers' community social clubs in the
county.
I Luther League Meets.
Wahoo. Neh.. A tic. 27. ftwlan
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The state convention of Luther
league, the young people's society
of the Lutheran church, is in session
at Wahoo. About 100 delegates are
in attendance. The convention Is
being held at Luther college.
HARDING SILENT
ON COX CHARGES
ABOUT CAMPAIGN
Nominee Takes Time ,to J)ic
tate Statement Praising'
Work of Late Secretary
, Of Agriculture. v
, Marion, O., Aug. 27.-Senator
Harding declined to comment today
on the detailed - charges of repub
lican campaign fund allotments
made by Governor Cox last night in
a speech at Pittsburgh.
"I have read it hastily and haven't
a word to say," said the republican
nominee. "I do not expect to have
anything to say."
A negative hake of the head was
the senator's reply to questions
about the governor's declaration
that the republican nominee person
ally knew of and approved the allot
ments enumerated.
Senator Harding issued the fol
lowing statement today on the
death of James Wilson", former sec
retary of agriculture:
"It was a great shock to learn of
ihe death of former Secretary James
Wilson. He was one of the pioneers
in modernizing and improving agri
culture. He served in the cabinet
longer than any other man in 'the
nation's history. '
"Two men have won and deserved
the credit for planning, organizing
and launching departments of our
government. One was Alexander
Hamilton, who created the treasury
establishment on the lines that have
been followed ever since. The other
was James Wilson,, who, though not
the first secretary of . agriculture,
was the man who placed that de
partment on the map and made it a
model that almost every progressive
government in the world has copied.
His death takes one of the- great
Americans, to whom the nation-owes
a debt of gratitude and high regard."
Laurel CitiTens Protest
Removal of M. and 0. Station
Lincoln, Aug. 27. (Specials
Removal of the M. & O. station at
Laurel, Neb., from its present loca
tion at the junction with the Bur
lington to a point 600 feet east, is
contested ,-by citibens in a complain
before the Nebraska. Railway com
mission. A showing is made that the street
leading to the station has been paved
at a cost of $-15,000,. while there is
no paving at the 'new location. The
joint depot was a war conservation
measure.
Norfolk Man Appeals Suit
Taken From Jury by Judge
Lincoln, Aug. 27. (Special.)
William Seiffert of Norfolk has "ap
pealed to the Nebraska supreme
court from the dismissal of his .20,
000 damage suit against the North
western railroad for the deith of his
son, Clarence, whose atftomobile
was struck by an engine last Ne
vember. The presiding-judge in the
lower court took the case from the
jury and directed a verdict for the
railroad company.
Cox Fell for Phony
List Says G. 0. P. Chief J
(Continued From Page One.)
as it thought best, Mr. Uphani said.
- Denying charges that vast amounts
had been collected or were being col
lected, the republican treasurer ex
hibited a statement showing collec
tions up to this morning total
$1,017,255.32. of which New York
state," including the city of New
York;- gave $225,292, he said.
He reiterated the statement of
Chairman Will Hays that the budget
planned for the national campaign
totaled slightly in excess or $J.uuu;
000, and denied Governor Cox's
charge that he was planning to raise
in excess of $15,000,000.
Misconstrues Quotas.
Governor Cox's statement of al
leged quotas in some cases assigned
the entire quota for state and na
tional purposes to a single city, and
in other cases the amount credited to
one city exceeded the entire state
quota, the treasurer said. He cited
the governor's figures for New York
City $2,000,000, and said this was the
quota far the entire state of New
York for both state and national
campaign purposes. The amount
credited Chicago in the governor's
table, $750,000, is $50,000 more than
the entire quota of the state of
Illinois, he said.
"Governor Cox does not appreciate
the difference between a quota and a
budget," said Mr. Upham. The quota
is assessed. :on the basis of what we
estimate would be a fair share for
each state, and is placed high enough
to allow for a large shrinkage in the
amount actually obtained.
Change Financial Plan.
"The plan of the financial cam
paign was laid on lines designed to
get away from large collections from
the principal centers of the country.
In every previous campaign of both
parties not less than 75 per cent of
all funds raised came from New
York. , .
"The plan this year also takes into
consideration the fact that business
men dislike to be bothered by sev
eral solicitors. We combined the
needs for both national and state
campaigns and solicited the entire
amount at one time.
None From Few States.
' "In many states, New Mexico,
Arizona, Tennessee, Kentucky, and
North Carolina, for example, the en
tire quota is to be spent for state
purposes and nothing for the nation
al campaign.
"After the nomination of our can
didate the financial committee pre
pared a careful budget of expendi
tures for the national campaign.
This budget, as already stated by
Chairman Havs, amounts to a little
more than $3,000,000. There is no
mystery about the operations of the
financial department. On Monday
in my testimony I shall submit to
the senate committee the plan of
campaign, the quota assessed each
state, the amount collected trom
each state for both state and na
tional purposes, and the full list of
subscribers, which in no case will
show subscriptions of more than
$L000 by any individual."
Saunders County Pig Club
Visits Purebred Breeders
Wahoo. Neb., Aug. 27. (Special.)
The Saunders County Pig club
under the guidance of Fritz Johnson
made a tour of the county and
visited the herds of the leading
breeders of the country. The club
will show animals at the state fair
and Saunders county fair.
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TRADE UPSTAIRS-SAVE
Boys 2-Pants Suits
less than wholesale cost
Over 800 fine Boys' Suits, all with 2 PANTS.
This is a fortunate cash purchase made from
some of the leading boys' clothing manuf ac
. hirers. They are all new fall suits made
for merchants that were unable -to accept
them at this time. This timely purchase en
ables us to sell
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gag
$15 to $25
2 -Pants Suits
$
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and
There are sizes 6 to 17 years, made of the
latest fabrics in all colors and the "styles"
they are what you would expect at this 2nd
floor store. Always the latest ideas.
3.50 Boys
Knickers at
$H)50
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All-wool Knickers, full cut, all full lined,
and every seam taped. We will include
our corduroys at this price. They are the
velvet finish Lawrence Corduroy the kind
that do not crack.
BARKER JUNIOR SHOP,
2d Floor-16th and Farnam-Securities Building
GONSTANTINE
STILL HAS HOPE
OF AGAIN RULING
In Interview at Lucerne, For
mer Greek Ruler Denies He
Ever Abdicated Says
He Is. King.
Paris, Aug. 27. Former King
Constantine of Greece still hopes to
regain his throne, claiming he never
abdicated and that he is still con
sidered the Greek sovereign by a
majority of the people of that coun
try, says the Lucerne correspondent
of the Excelsior. In the course of
an interview with the dethroned
monarch, the correspondent was
told that Premier Venizelos would
not be able so to conduct affairs in
Greece as to give that country her
true place among nations. Constan
tine denied having in any way been
involved in the attempted assassina
tion of the Greek premier in this
city.
"I hope soon-to be allowed to re
turn to Athens," said Constantine.
"The entente undertook not to op
pose my return, if after the war the
people of Greece expressed a desire
to see me again on the throne of my
fathers. I would then resume with
out passion, rancor or hate the no
ble duties of my crown."
. "What would become of Venize
los then?" he was asked.
"If Greece still accorded him her
favor," replied Constantine, "I
should not hesitate to accept him
as premier."
"What would be your attitude
toward neighboring countries?"
"It would not, perhaps, be differ
ent from that of M. Venizelos."
Nebraska G.O.P. Secretary
Has No Knowledge of Funds
Lincoln, Aug. 27. (Special.)
Secretary Clyde Barnard of the re
publican state committee disavowed
any knowledge of what is being
dene in Nebraska in the way of
campaign contributions.
. Mr. Barnard said that the nation
al committee was handling contri
butions independently of the state
committee, although half of the
amount raised in Nebraska was to be
spent in behalf of the state cam
paign. Bee Want Ads Bring Results.
York, Neb., Shows Loss
. Of 847 People in Last
Decacle, Says Census
Washington, Aug. 27. York, Neb.,
5,388; decrease 847, or 13.6 per cent.
' Prescott, Ariz, 4,380; -decrease 712,
or 14.0 per cent.
- Jerome, Ariz., 4,030; increase 1,637;
or 168.4 rer cent.
Huron, Si. D., 8,302; increase, 2,511,
or 43.4 percent.
' Los Angeles '-county, California,
containing Los. Angeles, 936,438; in
crease 432,307, or &x per cent.
Glendale, Cat, 13,536; increase 10,
790.. or ,392.9 per cent..1 .
Wayne county, Michigan', contain
ing Detroit, 1,177,706; jucrease 646,
115, or 121.5 per cent. .
Green Bay, Wis., 31,017; increase
5,781, or 22.9 per cent.
Red Wing, Minn., 8,637; decrease
411, or 4.5 per cent.
Hot SDrintts. Ark.. 11.695; decrease
2,739, or 19.0 per cent.
Corpus Christi, Tex., 10,522; in
crease 2,308, or 20.0 per cent.'
Buffalo, '.N. Y. (revised). 506,775,
previously'-announced 505,875.
Statp nf Gpnrtria revised. 2.893.-
955; increase -284,834, or 10.9 per
cent. .
Tent City Will House State
Adventists'.Meet at Hastings
Arrangements have been made to
hold th' annual catnp meeting of the
Nebraska conference of Seventji
Day Adventists"' in Heartwell Lake
park, Hastings,' September 2 to 12.
Among the cities that will be repre
sented are Hastings, Omaha, Lin
coln, Grand Island, Beatrice, Fre
mont, Nebraska City, Fairbury,
Lexington and Cozad.'
Besides 100 tents for living pur
poses a large pavilion will be erect
ed for the business session and
preaching services; also, large can
vas tents for the young people and
children, and a large dining tent
where meals will be served on the
cafeteria plan.
Travels From Nebraska to
New York to Pay Last Debt
Syracuse, N. Y., Aug. 27. (Spe
cial.) Coming all the way from
Grand Island to Chaumont, N. Y.,
to pay a $1 debt, Robert McCrea of
the iomhusking state today de
clared himSelf entirely free of debt.
McCrea, who is a veteran of the
civil war, received a notice a few
days ago that he owed $1 in dues as
a member of the Veterans' associa
tion. Having a sister at Chaumont,
the place where the notice ' came
from, he decided to come east and
pay the debt.
"Wesleyan" Is Name
Given Dance Step by
U. S, Dancing Masters
New York, Aug. 27. The pub
lic has had too much jazz and is
turning toward more natural mu
sic, said Paul B. Klugh, president
of the Music Industries Chamber
of Commerce, in an address be
fore the National Association of
Masters of Dancing last night.
A slow, graceful step named
"The Wesleyan" was evolved by
the -dancing masters with the
avowdd hope that it will receive
"approval, of the Methodist church,
the anti-dancing edict of which the
convention has deplored each day.
Improvements Made for
Fillmore iDounty Fair
Geneva, Neb., Aug. 27. (Special.)
Fillmore County Agricultural so
ciety is completing ' arrangements
for the 1920 fair which will be held
September 15, 16 and 17 at Geneva.
The fair is recognized as one of the
largest in the state. The ampithe
ater has been enlarged, 13 acres of
land has been added to the already
spacious grounds and several other
minor improvements have been
made.
Two More Floats Ordered
For Fall Pilgrim Parade
Orders for floats in the tercente
nary celebration parade were re
ceived Friday by John L. Webster
from the Live Stock Exchange and
Madison county. This parade will
be held on the afternoon of Sep
tember 23, in connection with the
Ak-Sar-Ben fall festivities and will
be commemorative of the landing of
the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock.
Keith County Wheat Crop
Is Heaviest in History
Ogallala, Neb., Aug. ' 27. (Spe
cial.) The Keith county wheat crop
is the heaviest ever known. Reports
from threshing outfits show yields
of from 25 to 30 bushels an acre and
a few running over 40. The Leypolt
& Pennington elevator at Ogallala
received a consignment of winter
wheat that tested 64 pounds to the
bushel.
Approve Consolidation.
Plattsmouth, Neb., Aug. 27. (Spe
cial). Wabash is the fifth town in
Cass county to approve of school
consolidation, the vote being 75 to
35. Alvo, Nchawka, Eagle and Mur
dock have already organized their
districts under the new state re
districting law.
EXTENSION OF
POSTAL SAVING
BANKS PLANNED
Financier Proposes Interest
Of 4 Per Cent In- ;
stead of 2 on
Savinns.
New York, Aug. 27. Extension of
the postal savings system at an au
tractive rate of interest by the gov
ernment to furnish banking facili
ties to the great body of "common
people," was urged here today by
Eugene Meyer, jr., former managing
director of the War Finance cor
poration. Appearing before the senate spe
cial committee on reconstruction
and production, the financier pro
posed legislation to authorize pay
ment of a 4 per cent rate of inter
est on postal savings deposits in
stead of the present 2 per cent. He
also advocated including all the 55,
000 postoflices. branches and substa
tions as depositories."
Proper organization and adminis
tration, Mr. Meyer, said, could gain
savings deposits within a year suf
ficient to pay off the nation's floating
indebtedness. He also said that with
proper handling, deposits could be
increased to cover a large part, if
not all, of the Victory loan of more
than $4,000,000,000 maturing in 1923.
Taking up of treasury certificates
by postal savings, he added, wouf3
relieve the banks of the burden. The
redemption of certificates would fur
thermore bring about, he said, a risse
in Liberty bonds of from 5 per cent
to 10 per cent.
Wealthy Theatrical
Promoter Kills SelL
At New Jersey Home
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Briggs, wealthy theatrical promoter,
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himself in the cellar of his home
hprc Hp is said tct have inherited
an estate estimated at $1,000,000 from
his father, the late Benjamin Briggs,
a financier largely interested in the
Cunard Steamship company.
Briggs . had lost considerable
money in the theatrical enterprises
but this is not supposed to have been
the motive for his suicide.
THOMPSON -BELDEN & CO
e Icmtli Eed Clearance Commence
Lowest Prices on all Summer Apparel
for an End of the Month Clearance
II
s Saturday
Purchases Charged
Saturday-Monday
and Tuesday go on
October Statements
Neckwear
Prices Lower
A sale of vests, collars and
collar and cuff sets. For
a quick clearance the new
prices are very much less
than usual.
Linen Scarfs
at Savings
Scalloped and embroi
dered linen scarfs at these
reductions:
$2.50 (18x36-inch), $1.89
$3.00 (18x45-inch), $2.38
$3.50 (18x45-inch), $2.89
Linen Section
Sixty-four Tub Skirts, $2.95
Originally priced $10.50 to $16.50.
White gabarine, tricotine and wash
satins. All sizes included.
Eighteen Sport Silk Skirts, $5
Originally priced $16.50 to $29.50.
small sizes, 24 to 29 waists.
All
Thirty-five Cotton Dresses, $5
Originally priced up to $29.50. Ging
hams, voiles and organdies. All slightly
soiled. Sizes 16 to 36.
Fifteen Sport Dresses, $25
Originally priced up to $98.50. Georg
ette crepe, tricolette and poplin. All in
size 36. Saturday, $25.
A Few Suits and Coats for $25
All light colors. Unusual values.
Two Tables of Lingerie
Blouses. Priced Originally
to $2 5 Sdtur day $5
No Alterations - All Sales Final
Month End Silk Sale
Three important weaves '
at important savings
Silk crepe de chine, an extra weight,
in all colors (40-inch), $1.98 a yard.
Novelty silk foulards, a range of good
styles, (36-inch), $1.98 a yard.
Pure dye silk chiffon taVfetas, (36
inch), Saturday only, $1.98 a yard.
These are all regularly $3.50 a yard
Handkerchiefs
for School
Sufficiently good qualities
that are not too expensive.
Lawns with embroidered
corners are 15c, 20c and
25c.
Initial styles on linen, 35c
and 60c.
Plain hemstitched, p'tfre
linen 35c, 50c and 60c.
$5 Umbrellas
Saturday $3.95
Vour choice of all five
dollar umbrellas at this
new price.
Clearance of
Underwear 69c
Women's vests, pants and
union suits, also an assort
ment of children's . union
suits (buttons at the
waist), choice Saturday at
only 69c.
' Second Floor'
Pumpsmd Oxfords $8.85
The last opportunity to secure
Sorosis Footwear at such'very
decidedly unusual savings
Several hundred pairs of pumps
and oxford (Louis heel styles),
' formerly sold up to $16 a pair.
Month End Price $8.85 a pair
A limited number of pumps-both Louis
and Military$4.65ra pair
Menu's ltop
Real Savings
Last Day of Manhattan
Shirt Sale
Silks and madras in a
good selection of pat
terns and most sizes.
Soft and starched , cuff
styles.
Mansco Athletic Union
Suits Are Reduced
Saturday is the final
day of reduced prices
on this popular under
wear. (Made by the
Manhattan Shirt Co.)
Any $5 or $4.50
P aja m as $ 4
(one or two-piece)
$1Neckwear, 79c
(wide-end silk)
Any $2.50 Muslin
Nightshirt, $2.15
Union Suits, $1.49
Some unusual values in
lines which we are dis
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