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NO MORE PAVING
TO BE FINISHED
HERE THIS YEAR
Contractors Unable to. Do
Work Because of Financial
Conditions-But Two
Streets Competed '
The public improvements depart
n inent, under the supervision of City
'Commissioner Roy-N. Towl, has
practically thrown up its hands as
tar as, the- paving situation is con
cerned-for this year.
ine- situation rias been aired in
the city council cramber from every
wangle, during tneny meetings since
last spring and the net results are
''"almost negligible. ' .
, . The only street leaving districts
mpleted by contractors this sea
son are Military aVenue from Forty'
eighth to Fifty-second streets and
Seventh street from Jones to. Pa
, " cilic. The contract for the Military
7 avenue work was let oh November
22, 1918. It should havt been com-
, pleted lasP season. The Seventh
street contract was let during Au
gust last year. J. J.' Parks had both
districts.
Unable ro Finish.
A contract for paving Gilmore
avenue from the efcf limits to Rail
road avenue was let to George Parks
on July 10, 1919. This summer, one
year from the da te contract was let,
Mr. Parks appeareWefore the coun
cil and , admitted his inability to
carry out the cbntract, although he
had started the work. The city is
now finishing the work and will look
to the bond furnished by Mr. Parks
for any loss sustained, j
There h,ave been a fewajley pav
ing districts completed this summer,
but the records show only two street
I j ' districts finished.
Ip ; A contract was entered into by
'-. tne city a year ago ior tne pavmf?
of Leavenworthi street, from Forty
eighth to Sixtieth, street. Charles
Fanning, contractor, died and his
estate has -not yet undertaken the
work. "
YAmong the larger paving districts
'waiting for contractors to move are:
Twenty-fourth'- street, Spalding - to
Lake, and. Center from Thirteenth
to Twentieth. The Twenty-foufth
street contract was signed two years
ago and the. Center street contract
was signed- during July. 1919.
Cannot Obtain Money.
The financial state of affairs i the
, principal factor in the paving situa
tion.', Hugh Murphy company, for
instance, le holding - $125,000 citv
paving warrants received for work
last ' year. These warrants draw 7
per cent interest. During norfnal
financial conditions contractors had
no difficulties in obtaining money
at the banks on city warrants at- 7
per cent and the city sold 5 per cent
. bonds with which to take up the
'-y warrants. -Pavine contractors have
net been able this season to obtain4
money with which to finance large
- jobs. Material dealers nave been
- demanding" cash this year. v -i
"" No more paving work of any. ex
tent will be started here this sea-
son A few small districts and sev
, eral alleys will be the extent of the
wArt ofrArr1inor tt ih ritv encrineer.
Fire Destroys New High
A School at Wiggle Creek
S. t Loup City, Neb., Sept 4. (Spe
cial), The fine' new high chool
building at Wiggle Creek, six miles
south of here Was struck by light
ning and entirely destroyed yester
day. . '
York Mayor Resigns.
York. Neb:, Sept. 4. (Special
TeJegram.) Mayot; Arthur G.
Wray tendered his resignation at a
regular meeting of the city council
and it was accepted .at a special
meeting of the council. J. W.Littlt,
president of the council, will, be the
acting mayor. ' ' . .
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AMENDMENT TO
CHILD WELFARE
PROPOSAL MADE
Code v Commission Changes
Plans for Establishment of
Board to Meet
Objections.
Amendmlnt of the orooosal for a
child welfare commission, was made
yterday by the Nebraska children's
code commission to meet objections
made by Howard Saxjpji for the
Child Saviug instituted "Father Dowd
of St. Janies orphanage and other
charitable workers. 'Final action on
the measure, which will be submit
ted to the legislature, will be taken
at the next meeting, after the ob
jecters are consulted: . V
The proposal, .which gives the
state a sort of guardianship over .il'
legitimate children, has ben amend'
ed to give the institutions concerned
the right of appeal.,, lhe main ob
ject, to see . that criildrcn are not
placed in unsuitable homes, and that
no parent can give up the care or
custody of a child without appear
ing in a court of record, is preserved.
The measure as amended deals only
with agencies and persotres in the
business of finding homes for chil
dren, and does iot apply to chil
dren entrusted to the care oj rela
tives. ' ,,
To the charge that state protec
tion of these, children was bolshevis
tic, made by Mr. Saxton, Judge Lin
coln Frost replied that it was no
more ,so than state food inspection.
The work of codifying tb children's
laws was brought about by the sug
gestion of the women's clubs and
the statp social workers' organiza
tion. v ,
To Protect Children.
"The aim of the children's code
commission is to raise the standards
of marriage and protect the children
of our state." said Judge Arthur G.
Wray of York, also a member of
the board. "In this desperate strug
gle for existence, the children are
the first to suffer and child welfare
standards the first to be broken."
Tcr surround marriage ancf parent
hood with greater safeguards the.
commission is considering present
ing a bill to the legislature to raise
the marriagable age for girls to 18
years, and raising the age, of wo
man's majority, when she does not
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tflfarry, to 21. Common law mar
riage would be abolished. s
No license wotilj) be granted until
1,0 days' notice had been iven, the
county judge to post the notice in
the court rom. This isesigned to
prevent hasty marriages and to give
relatives a chance to use their in
fluence to prevent ill-adyised mar
riages. Both persons would be re
quired to provide a medical cer
tificate showing them to 1 be free
from social diseases. -
No Change In Pivorce Laws.
Practically no alteration is con
sidered in the divorce laws. Ad
diction to the use of drugs is made
grounds for divorce. It would also
be made the duty of the court to in
vestigate the merits of all default
cases and those where minor chil
dren are .involved. "--
Among the proposal approved at
the meeting yesterday in the Cham
ber of Commerce rooms was one for
a psychopathis clinic modeled on an
Ohio law. None of the measures
are considered radical bv the board
and there isJno one of them that
has not been successfully operated
in some other state or tfation.
The industrial school law would
be amended fo-requtte inspection of
the homes and conduct of boys pa
roled. The mothers' pension law
would be changedvto allow applica
tion even in case there are distant
relatives who could give support.
An ejity-elvnpw measure approved
by the board calls for the establish
ment of special diseases forf subnor
mal, children in . any district where
there are UTor more. It would be
optional with' districts with fewer
mental defectives, to combine for the
purpose of starting a class.
Burlinaton Asks Increase'
In Intrastate Freinht Rate
Lincoln, Sept. 4. (Special.) Fol
lowing the lead of the Union .Pa
cific, the- Burljngton has filed new
tariffs with the Nebraska railway
commission based on a 25 per cent
Increase allowed bv that body ort
Intrastate freight The five remain
ing -roads are expected to follow. ?
The roads asked a 35 per cent in
crease to conform to an interstate
! boost of that, amount granted hv the
Interstate Commerce commission.
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STATE FAIR BABY
CONTEST NO PLACE
FOR BACHELORS
Judges at Nebraska Trials Findj
Many Handicaps to Over
come in Examinations.
krhe Petter Ba w attendee
rMeurasKa siaie lair mis year jusi
as they have done every year since
their first appearance in 1913. Those
who helped with the department
that, year remember some very stir
ring times, for that was the biggest
"Better. Babies" contest ever held m
the U. S. The number of applicants
is limited, now, for the time, the
space and the number of examining
doctors is all limited. And the ex
aminers are trying to make the
scores as scientific and accurate as
possible. y ,
This is not by any means as easy
as ' judging the merits of, some in
animate manufactured article, and if
any 'rotrchy bachelor can't see why,
just let-him try it a day. N
One little lass, who's an all-day-chatterbox
at Rome, sudenly gets
bashful ka'nd won't say Word in re
turn for a half day's coaxing by the
mental examiner.
Anqther small man objects strenu
ously to having his clothes removed.
makes the fight of his life about it
and has to be measured on the fly.
It isn't that Buddy loves h,is clothes.
The fsweT of 'em he wears on a hot
day the better he's pleased. But being
undressed is generally ptejimmary
to going to bed. And no boy of
spirit would, go to bed without pro
test in the midst of all those inters
esting things. . '
Most of the babies object to
curious strangers who want to see
their teeth and tonsils; tqo. But
mothers, doctors and visitors are
used to a few squalls mixed in with
the sunshine when handling babies,
and the little rebels get quite as
many smiles as the more docile chil
dren. This is the fifth year of free con
sultations for frail, ailing and de
formed children. This feature is
absolutely original with the Nebras
ka State fair. This work lias been
growing in favor as i became bet
ter known. The first year only five
little ailing kiddies came, and those
all from Lincoln. The second year
there were 12, from all parts of the
state; the third year; 40, and last
year, about 40.
The clinic will be held in Ithe bet
ter babies' quarters of the Woman's
buifding, Thursday,, September 9,
from 8 to 1 o'clock and again after
noon, if the work is not finished!
Sortie of the state's best specialists
in children's diseases, Hiagnosis, eye,
laar, nose and throat surgery, ortho
pedics, dentistry, X-Rays and labo-
ratory work have promised to be
present and help.
- Any child up to 14 years of age,
with any health trouble whatever,
except contagious disease, will be
admitted. If you plan to bnnguch
a child, write or phone Secretary
Danielson of the board of agricul
ture. It is never too late to enter
the handicapped children.
Night Blooming Cereus
Enjoyed in Fremont Home
Fremont. Neb.. Sept. 4. (Spe
cial.)- A group of Fremonters this
week witnessed the rare event of the
flowering of a night blooming cereus
at the home f Thomas K. Fowler,
bank cashier. For years Mrs. Fowler
had cared for and watered the plant,
her reward coming when two mag
nificent '. flowers hloomed between
twilight and , darkness this week,
while neighbors watched. The flow
ers lasted only throughout the night.
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Charge Foreign Army Man
With Defrauding U. S. Gov
. erhment by Collecting
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Chicago, Sept. 4. Theodore
Schudde, a German, was indicted to
day by a federal grand jury, charged
with defrauding the government by
collecting $1,680 in back pay while
using the name of Lieut. Arthur Kinr
caid. "
Schudde, who says be obtained
Kincaid's 'papers in "Germany after
the armistice, was returned to this
country as Kincarfd and discharged
at Fort Sherfdan, where he collected
pay due the American officer. . He
was. arrested at San Francisco,
Schudde, who claims to be a Ger-i
man officer, enlisted in the army as
a private following his discharge
here. He was arrested at the Presi
dio, in San Francisco, when a photo
graph of himself jn a German uni
form was found among his effects.
The grand jury took no action on
other charges , growing out of
Schudde's action in posing as an
American officer
San Francisco, Sept. 4. Theodore
Schudde, indicted by a federal grand
jury at . Chicago, was arrested here
several weeks ago' on a charge of
desertion from the army, where ie
had been serving as a private under
the name of Arthur LeGratfde.
Questioned regarding letters from
the German military intelligence
service found in his fcffects. army of
ficers said, he admitted that his true
rhtidde. and that he had
Wn in communication with Ger-
mon armv officers since using Kin
caid's papers to put himself into the
American army.
Men Held for Profiteering i
In Sugar t5ive $10,000 Bai
Salt Lake City, Septet. Bail m
the sum of $10,000 waslurnished by
each of the eight directors of the
Utah-Idaho Sugar company, of Salt
Lake, named in a sugar profiteering
rnmnlaint filed last week at the in
stance of the United States district
attorney of South Dakota charging
them with having made exormtam
profits in sales or sugar at Sioux
Falls. They will be arraigned for
preliminary hearing SeptemDeruv.
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National Officers
At Meeting of Sunday
School Missionaries
Fremont, Neb., Sept. 4. (Special.)
Two national officers of the Amer
ican Sunday schooj -union. Rev. G.
P. Wiljiams, secretary of missions,
and Rev. James McConaughey edi
tor of publications, joined Nebraska,
Iowa and South Dakota missionaries
at the annual conference here1.
The following missionaries are
registered:.
Nebraska W R-Boggs, Dalton;
Rev. E. E. Dillon, York; Skulie
HallgrimsOn, Ainsworth; Rev. A. W.
Marts, Hay Springs; A. L. Nprdin,
St. Paul; P. L.Robinson. Fremont;
J. C. Sydenham, Broken Bow; C. P.
Turner, Minden; Rev. B. L. Webber,
McCook; E. B. Young, WayWe.
South Dakota Rev. C. L. Bibbs,
Sioux Falls; Rev. John Nelson, WaJ
tertown; Rev. L.- G. Loqkwood, Hot
Springs: Rev. H. T. Wesseling, Mit-
hel!t H. A. Lyndoe, Pierre.
Iowa Kev. J. b. Cruson, -Alden;
W. H. Caldwell, Cleaf Lake; L. A.
Caldwelf, Ainsworth; George Eisen
traut, Oskaloosa; Mrs. Emma- Fow
ler, Rev. P. j. Gramness, TJes
Moines; C R. Gordon, Logan; C.
E. Mapes. Tabon; P. Stevenson,
Webster City; H. , L. VanDellen,
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BUT TWO STATES
ARE DOUBTFUL ON
SUFFRAGE FIGHT
Louisiana and New Jersey
Only Ones in Which Right of
Women to Register
Shaky.
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Be leased Wire.
Washington, Sept. 4. Doubt now
exists as to the attitude of only two
states, Louisiana and New Jersey,
as to provisions which are being
made for the registration and voting
of women at the fait elections, it was
announced at headquarters of the
national woman's party ytoday.
Upon the signing of the ratifica
tion proclamation bv Secretary Col
by, the woman's party telegraphed
to'the attorney generals of 33 states,
inquiring whether additional lcgis
latiorj. was required to enahle women
to vote in Novetnber. Twenty-six
replies have been received. All of the
states except Alabama, where a de
cision is withheld until the return
of the fcttorney general to the state,
and Mississippi, the only state to
send an unfavorable reply, have
wired that women may vote without
additional legislation or that spe
cial provisions are being made for
registration. -
Barred in Mississippi,
Attorney General Roberson of
Mississippi wrote that the provisions
of the state constitution require that
electors shall have been registered
four months before an election and
that women therefore cannot vote
this- fall. i
"In view of the fact that the four
months' registration is a constitu
tional provision, there is no possible
method by which women could ac
tively participate in the election in
November, 1920, in this state.Jr' the
Mississippi attorney general said.
In contrast to Attorney General
Roberson's opinion is that of Attor
ney General Denny df Georgian who
held the opinion that women might
vote: at the November elections, al
though they have not registered,,
since they have notwbeen given an
opportunity to register.. He pointed
out that registration is a means of
facilitating and 'not a qualification
for voting. ' '
State Above Constitution.
"Any other construction than this
would put the state above the con
stitution of the United States," Ire
wrote, "and would enable the state,
by a passive inaction in nonrepeal
of a provision of the state laws
to defeat the express mandate of
the constitution of the United
States." -
The seven states not heard from
are Tennessee, Maine, Indiana, Tex
as, Louisiana, New Jersey and Con
necticut. Tennessee, Maine and Indi
ana have had presidential suffrage
for some time and Texas has had
primary . suffrage so no difficulty
in registration or voting is expected
in these states. Connecticut has
called a special session for Septem
ber 14 to enact necessary enabling
legislation. I Tnerefore, only the at
titude of New Jersey and Louisiana
are not known." .
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Landlord Who Takes
Money of Tenants
Newark, tf. J., Sept. 4. Police
here today were on the lookout for
a new kind of rent profiteer the
kind who accepts deposits, but has
nothing to renf. Scores of anx
ious would-be tenants complained
to authorities that they had made
deposits, ranging from $10 to $20,
to a man who strutted around new
apartment buildings posing as the
landlord. ' ,
Conference teams '
Are Warned to Look
Out for Midland
Fremont, Neb., Sept. 4. (Special.)
Foot ball teams of the Nebraska
conference this fall are warned to
look out for Midland college, which
hopes to. capture the championship,
its second in the state, with a team
built from a nucleus of 10 veterans
from last, year's eleven.
Coach Bob Sisty and Captain Fred
Beil have summoned their men for
first practice September 13.- The
problem is to develop a backfield,
for the coach believes his line will
be the equal of any in the confer
ence.- Herbert riawk at tackle, Ir
win Enke at center, Harry Luschi at
guard,, and William Voss, William
Nixon and Harry Kentopp at end.
are all going to try for their old
places. Then he has -Norris Stauffei,
Ernest Blomeahd Ennl Sudman
from whom, to choose his other tack
les and guards.
Captain-Beil will be the only old
man in the backfield, and he will
play one of the halves. But five
feshmen of 'brilliant promise will
report for th team, and they are
expected to furnish the backfield
regulars ,
These five are Warner Harmond,
from Commercial High, Omaha, and
Ernest Kleberg, Omaha amateur and
army player; Ross Elliott, Minne
apolis, a brother, of Captain Saifie
Elliott of last years team: Law
rence Home of Xllasgow, Kan., and
Gaylord 'Seelander of Gathenberg,
Neb. 'All of these men nave fine
records at the game and will prob
ably become regulars on Midland's
team. - J ,
The Lutheran "aggregation will
meet only -conference teams, the
schedule includiug Peru, Cotner,
York, Central Doane, Hastings,
Kearney and Wesleyan.
Baptist State convention '
Will Be Held in Fairbury
Fairburv. Neb.. Scot. 4. Special.)
The Baptist state convention for
win Lie iieiu in ranuuijr uliu'
ber. 14 to 19 inclusive. The commit
tee in charee of arrangements an
ticipates the .greatest assemblage of
Baptists ever attending a, conven
tion in this state. There are so many
problems of great moment to discuss
at this convention.' that between
1,200 and 1,500 are expected to be
in attendance.
Divorce Court
tydla Fnrnhem against Walter Farn
ham. cruelty.
Clarence Raymond against Ida Hmymond,
desertion. '
Madeline Smith against James Smith,
nonsupport.
Dlvore lecrees.
James A. Davis from Bertha Davis, cru
elty.
HARDING TELLS'
BAND HE IS FOR
AMERICA FIRST
Expresses . Desire to Guard
Against "Clamor, Insincer
ity and Abuse" In Presi
dential Campaign.
Marion, O., Sept. 4. A determina
tion to guard against "clamor, in
sincerity and abuse" in his campaign
for the presidency was expressed by
Senator Harding totlay in a talk to
a marine, band which serenaded his
residence during a visit here on re
cruiting duty. The nominee said
he felt it a duty to be tolerant of
those who differ with him and not
to drag the attention of the people
"into the mire."
"As I see it," said Senator Hard
ing, "I must not, as-1 seek to gain
votes for my party, yield to the
temptation which often comes to men
who are candidates, ' to make false,
appeals and appeals which, though
they might be successful at the
moment, do. not serve truth nor do
not meet the requirements of our na
tional dignity.'
"As 1 see it; I must not drag the
attention of the American people
into a mire when it is their whole
hearted desire that their attention
should be centered upon the prob
lems which we all wish to face brave
ly and wisely and together. As I
see it, I must concentrate my atten
tion upon construction anu uui uuu
abuse. As I see it, I must be patient
and tolerant with those Americans
who may differ with me. ;
"As I see it, if I were to stoop to
jnsincerity, to mere clamor, to politi-v
cal expediency,1 to appeals to special 1
classes, I wojuld be failing in that
purpose which I trustshall always.
be mine; not nfy own interests; not
even the interest of my party first,
but America first." . ' ; y
Bachelor Legislator Is v .
Now in -Ranks of Benedicts
Lincoln. Sept. 4. (Special.)
George Greenwalt, former legislator
from-Custer county, was married
September 1 at Denver, to Clara
E. Munson. They will make their
home in Long Beach, Cal.
In the legislature" Mr. Greenwalt
was known as a confirmed bachelor.
He 'owned and lived on a ranch-near'
Broken Bow for years and his pic
turesque personality made him one
of the most interesting characters
ever in the law-making body. He
has been connected with' a sugar
beet factory at Scottsbluff. '
Queeir Mary of Roumania is cred
ited with being one of the cleverest
business women of her country.
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