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7 v - THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY. DECEMBERS 18. 1920. V s . V ; V Be- Held to Decide Representation Nebraska Members of Lower House Will Fight Any PJan TOeh Would Reduce Al- lolmentto State. '. By E. t. Snyder. ., Wanhiiif toa rorrrKoJfnt Omaha Be. Washington. Dec. 17. (Special Telegram.) At the' rfteetjng of the t epubliran caucus of the house Fri day evening on the question of apportionment,' the members from Nebraska will be called upon to de cide Whether they want the house, Jo remain numerically as at prrseiit constituted, 435, which is Speak Gillctt'a plan, or whether they Wfjl , vote for the Seigcl plan, which con templates a membership of 483. If placed at 483, the Hollowing states will gain: California, 5; Michigan, New, York, Pennsylvania, 4each; Illinois and Texas, 3 each; New Jer sey, North Carolina. Massachusetts. 2 each: Connecticut, Alabama, Ar- kunsas, Georgia, Indiana, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon,- ' Tennessee, , Virginia, Washington, West Virginia' and Mississippi, 1 each, . .;! If the number remains, at 435 as at, present, but th ratio of represen tation is'raised f 0-241,000, as against the present ratio if 211,000. the osa 'to the following states will be Mis souri, 2; Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Ken tucky, Louisiana,-Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska', Rhode Island, Vermont, one each; while the followinR states would gain: California, 3; Michi gan, jl; Ohio.t 2; Connecticut. New "Jersey, North Carolina, Texas and Washington, one each Speaker Gillette's plait proposes to leave the numerical strength of the house as it is novwithout refer ence whatsoever to ratio, of people as i based on the (ensus of. 1920, which would leave the electorial col lege the same. But should the nu lueRical strength of the house be fixed; at 483 and the ratio of . repre sentation pe fixed at one represen tative for every 211,000 of the pop- " ulation there, would 'be a gam- of 48 scats, which would go to republican states and would make a net, gain of republican strength in the house of 28 and a like gairt in the electoral college. V The Nebraska members will favor the' Gillett plan if it leaves the, present- membership of the state the) same ami they will favor t.ie v Siegel plan of increased member ship . to accomplish the same pur pose. They dovnot want Nebraska to lose its present representation , Administrator of Estate ) '.'In Platte County' Opposed Columbus,- Neb., Dec. 17. (Spe cial.) Objections wereTiled in coun ty court herVlp the appointment of Arthur R. Wells "as administrator in the estate of Mrs. LiHa Mary Chapin, whp: diedVintcstate jn Los Angeles, Oclober.3!.. 'tl. i'..t j nil a. ri ... 1 g ne nusoana, rijueri vnapin. naa 7 prayed for thappointment of Wells, , and the objectmns are by Nelsqn Jf. " Blimp of Oakdale, an uncle of the de ceased. The estate consists of $40, 000? worth of real estate in Boone ' and Platte counties, and $14,000 Worth of personal property. . Beatrice Youth Injured, When Struck by Automobile Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 17.-pecial.) A toy nanied Vandgeriftpying in West Beatrice, was seriously in jured by being" struck by an) auto mobile in charge of R. Arthur; The lad is unconscious part of the, time and it is thought he, is suffering from concussion of the brain.' Eye witnesses to the accident say that Mr. Arthur was driving his car with in the speed limit when the boy was stsuck down. ' r TPawnee County Fair Body , v . Elects Officers for Year - Table Rckfc.-Neb., Dec. .(Spe cial.) At the annual meeting of the Paw.nee County Fair association in . Pawnee City, the following officers I were elected: president W. T. Park inson; secretary, David W. Osborn; treasurer, Frank L. Bennett. The three out-going directors'were Henry Hunreker; W. M. Pyle and F. L. Tadce. W. II. Bcchtel andJ. D. Al ' bright were elects in place of the first two named, and F. L. Jacke was . re-elected. - w I1 ' . Nebraska City Man Injures , Hand in Automobile, Fan Nebraska City, Neb., Dec. 17. (Special.) R. W. Bloomingdale, re siding south of'the city, was badly in juried when he got his hand caught in , the- fan of his automobile while working about the engine of the ma chine. The little finger of the hand .was so badlyNmangled that amputa tion was necessary and the other fingers on the hand were badly lac erated. Open Winter Forces O'Neill v ' ' Hay Market t& Low Level O'Neill, Neb., Decl7. (Special.) Hay reached its lowest, price on the local market Wednesday, when buyers only were paying $6.50 a, ton for the best and were not anxious to buy Ncven at that price' The open winter weather makes the demand, except fronWhe stock yards, very light. t ; - O'Neill American Legion v ' ' Will Stage Amateur Bouts ' O'Neill, Ts'eb., Dec. 17-(SpeciaU Five iirst-cfass amateur bout will be the card at the midmonth smoker of the American Legion at the K. C. thsater here Saturday evening. Good fast boxers from the several posts of the county will appear, and Sergeant Thomas Keys of the O'Neill post, a master . boxer, wil officiate, as , referee.- ; - ' - ' 1 1,1 . y ' Nebraskas City Council May Complete City Paving " ' Nebraska1 City. - Neb.. Dec. 17. (Special,) The tity commissioners are making -pjans to complete the ' southside pacing contract which tho Union Paying and Construction com panyof Si. Joseph secured nearly ' two years ago. Labor troubles and inability to pour the asphalt after the concrete had been laid in the diUrict Itinht cause of the delajt , Victim of Aged Man Or Vamp Question to , Be Decided by Jury Cheyenne, Wyo.', Dec. 17. (Spe cial) Whether Anna (Goldie) San derson, 17 or 22, was the victim of John Wright, 55, attorney and ranch er of Bassett, Neb., and Newcastle, Wyo., or Wright was selected to be the victim of Anna is before a jury in federal court jn the trial of Wright on a Mann act charge. ' Miss Sanderson testified Wright took her, an unsophisticated girl of I, trom Newcastle to Crawford, Neb., attacked her in a '"hotel and later took her to Lusk, Wyo. Mrs. Delia Wilson. Osace. Wvo.T after testifying that Wright and Miss Wilson had stayed at her hotel at Osage as husband and wife, testified that the girl had told her that she was not 17, but -22, that she was a widow and the mother of a 2-vear- OICl CJHKI. Mrs. Wilson testified that a man named Lyons told her that he and Miss Sanderson were engaged in a conspiracy to blackmail Wright for 55,000. Mrs. Wilson admitted that she did not warn Wright'but had waited to see how things turned out, that she did not object to Wright being "gyped by"'Goldie" if the lat ter could get away with it unassit ed but that she had not proposed to stand by and see him '.'framed" by Lyons. , Sidney, la., Blind Man Despondent Over . His Health, Ends Own Life Shenadoah, la., Dec. 17. (Spe cial.) Blind, despondent and wor ried over his wife's health, D. A. Rupp, sr.. committed suicide at the home of nis daughter, Mrs. William Mage!, near Sidney by shooting him self., Mj. and Mrs. Rupp lived in Sidney until last spring wnen they sold then property and 'moved to ,the country to. live with their daughter. Mr. Rupp arose unusually early and when told by his wife that it wa too earlyto get up, he replied he could nofsleep It wa thought by the members of the family he had gone downstairs tcV sit in a large tockin'T'chair, as was his usual cus-' torn when he was unable to sleep. S'oon a shot was heard and relatives found the aged man lying on the porch. -' . ' ' Besides his wife he is survived by three daughters and a son. The son lives in Omaha. A daughter, Mrs. Edna Simons,, formerly resided in Shenandoah. , Union Pacific Lays Off Tram CreWs in Nebraska Keafney, Neb., Dec. , 17-(Spe-cial.) Nine train crews, 'working on the Union. Pacific third division, be tween Grand Island 'and North Platte, have been laid off and it is stated that five additional crews will take a forced' vacation shortly, due to a falling off in freight traffic. The unemployment situation here is be ginning to be evident and for 'the first time in years local employment agencies arc carrying long lists of names of those seeking positions. There is also an overflow of farm labor, while a month ago talk was heard of a corn husker -"shortage. . V Alleged MembeiLof Grain - Bandit Gang Denies Guilt Beatrice! Neb., Dec 17.-r-(Special.) Tom Buck, alleged fourth member of ;the gang of gram thieves who were rounded up here Wednesday by Sheriff Schiekjanxl three pleadad guilty, was brought before Judge Ellis and arraigned. He entered a plea of not guilty, and his, case was set for hearing January 7. He was released on bond of $750. "Bifl" Hohenfelt, the, fifth man arrested, is in the county "jail, and has not been brought into court. Kearney Base Ball Team Honored by Commerce Body Kearney,' Neb., Dec. 17. (Spe- cia!.)-r-The Chamberpot Commerce banqueted members ' of its winning base ball team. An excellent program was arranged in connection with Dr. E. A. Meservey presidirig as toastmastft: and: Rev. O. Keve de livering the address of the evening. Members of the winnina-team and their wives were, guests of the busi nessmen's organization at this time. Du Bois Postmaster Quits; Examination to Be, Held Table Rock, Neb., Dec. 17. (Spe cial.) H. H. Hawkins has resigned as postmaster at Du Bois and the ciyu .service commission nas an nounced an examination to fill tic vacancy. The examination will be held - at the postoftice in Pawnee City,) Jauuary 22, and will be con ducted by Assistant Postmaster R. B. Enslow of Pawnee C'ty. " Carpets at Bedrock Prices at B6wen's This Week We are right now dis playing a line of CarpeU second-, to none in the city, such as Wiltons, Velvets, Axminsters and Tapestry Brussels, and at prices which we believe to be considerable less than they will be in l921. If you anticipate the need of XJarpets, you will save dollars by buying at Bowen't right now; ; - Advertilelneat 1a SALE OF BOYS' lw SUITS PHILIP'S DEPT. STORE 24th and O Sti., South Omaha. SEE OUR AO ON PAGE 21 Howe Enjoined Frpm Disposing; Of Securities Skinner Obtains Packing Company Temporary' Re straining Ordety Against v Former Manager. An order temporarily restraining Robert C. Howe or his wife, Emma Howe, from disposing of more than J $200,000 Worth Sf securities held in trust by the Merchants National bank was issued yesterday by Dis trict Judge Goss on petition of the 'Skinner Packing company and Har ry H, Vandeventer of Morrill coun ty, Nebraska, and Arthur Ben Hol land of Page county, Iowa, Howe was deposed from the presi dency of the Skinner company last January. -He later returned large blocks of the company's stock to the Skinners, but retained 1,000 shares, v These shares are involved, as is also a blockVf Liberty bonds worth $107,050, half of these held in trust for Mr. Hof and half for MrsT Howe. " 1 Thg plaintiffs allege that the se-1 curities were . given tos Howe on 'false and fraudulent" representa tions made by him. The plaintiffs say that Howe rep resented that he would be .entitled to an annual pension i $12JX)0 from Armour & Co. if hi remained in his position there instead of going with the Skinners; that he said he could get a refund of $5000 from the Union Pacific railroad in favor of the Skinners- and that he could -induce the Union Stock -Yards company tc build a cattle chute to the Skinner j plant, but that the Skinners later had Store Hours, &. m. 8 p. m. Saturday, 8 a. fn. 9 p. m. liiltiff 4 m Second Floor to build this chute at a cost oH ?67.000. ' The defendants are cited to appear before Judge Goss January 3 to show cause why a temporary - injunction should not be granted against dis posing of the securities inlved. South Dakota Farmers v- . x - Blame Treasury Head ; , ror race ueciine Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 1?. (Spe cial Telegram.) -The South Dakota farmers grain dealers association, wmoji concluded its annual conven tion here today, is the first of the big farmer - organizations of- the northwest to go on record since the slump in grain prices. In resolutions adopted the asso ciation charges the secretary of the treasury with having made, constant efforts to lower price of agricultural products The "resolutions ' further charge-that these alleged efforts have been one of the factors "in our sharp grain decline and that we would not complain if it was not virtually bankrupting the whole agricultural district" Jofin T. Belk, of Henry, was re elected president for the coming year by unanimous vote. Land Office Collected $1,536,224 in Two Years Lincoln, Neb.. Dec. 17. Receipts of the deoartment of DuBlic lands 4nd buildings during 1919 and 1920, amounted to $1,536,224.62, according to the bi-ennial report of Dan "Swan son, commissioner. Rental on lease contracts of school lands netted the department $675,806.24. Other, sources of income were: Interest nn aV nf contracts. $263,242.03: tonus and added interest, $14,672.27; principal on sale ot, contracts, $00,-, 443.11. and fees. $7,660.67. ': ! Backer Cloiaes Stop wen0 ' 16th and Farnatn Canon Master Killed by Cadet, Statement Says Farmer's J5on Also Victim of Officef in Charge of Troops, According to Admission ' Of Authorities. - Dublin, Dec. 17. The frank ad mission that Canon Magner, killed yesterday' at Dunmanway, county Cork, was shot by an auxiliary cdct was made by Dublin'castlt today. A statement issued by the castle said that the cadet was one of a lorry party which vjs ambushed near Cork Saturday niijht and intimated that he became insane as a result of that experience. It confirms the re port that the radct .also killed Timothy Crowley, a farmer's son. P. S.' Brady, a .magistrate, who wit nessed the tragedy, came near- suf ftring the same fate. "Thirty auxiliaries left Dunman way to attend the funeral of a Col league killed a few night ago," says the statement. "They were in charge of au auxiliary eadet and proceeded in two motor lorries. Some distance along they encounted Canon Macner and Timothy Crowleyr walking. The) caaci oiuercu uik lorries 10 nan. rie jumped out and demanded that Crowley show him his permit for the bicycle he was trundling." " ' At this point , a castle official ex plained that the report was not clear as to just what led to the shooting. The stafement continues: r . "The cadet shot Crowley with his reyolverand thers turned to -the priest and shot hrni. After the ca- tict re-entereqthe lorry, trre men de- naBi Their Sritairlaii The First Sale ever given by this store, was. a wonderful success from the standpoint of garments sold, Satur day should be the largest selling day of this Great Sale. v $ Men's and Young Men,s m The Enf ire Stock at Just TTT Good selections are still to be had in both Suits and Overcoats. Original! price tickets are on each gar ment. Just one-half of what they are marked. 1 Gpods selected Saturday will be held 30 days with a satisfactory: deposit made' on them. . ; s cided to returnV to TXuinnaiiway where they reported the occurrence to the colonel in charge. The colo nel promptly arretted the cadet. v-rowiey was respectable, .4 years of age and not engaged in politics. Canon Magner was a highly respect ed priest and exerted influence for good in the district" The statement does not mention the cadet's name. -. , , . ' - Fur Exchange TeHs' TraDDerS to Cease Work to Check Prices St. Louis, Mo Dec. 17.Admon tion to stop trapping in an effort to check the rapidly declining prices of raw jielts was given to trappers tiirougnout the world today by the International Fur exchange. Prices of raw furs have declined an average of 50 oer cent in 'the last year, Albert M. Ahem, vice president ot the exchange, explain. "If the traDDcrs of this roiintrv.' advises the circular, "will refuse to trap furs this season at the prevail ing pnce thev will, in our ooinion. make far more money for themselves next year by getting double the lurs and double the prices." The principal cause of the toboc goning prices was attributed to the strike of employes in the manufac turing branch of the industry. South Dakota Farmer Blows Off Head With RHJe Sturgis, S. D., Dec. 17. (Special teiegram;; Andy Alulcier, wealthv farmer residing near Ford, Meade county committed suicide.-by'Shdot-ing hirrtsclf with a rifle. . The lop of his head, was blown off.' Paperp were found addressed to hi'9 wife and the coroner, stating that he was forced to take his life on 'account of misery caused by failing health and general breakdown. '- Store Honrs, 8 in. 6 p. iiia Saturday, 8 a,, a. 9 p. nv V n v 1 Securities Building Secrelary Colby Reaches Rio Janeiro Next Monday Rio Janeiro, Dec. 17. Bainbridge Colby, American secretary o! state, and his party will arrive here on Monday, according to a wireless di patch received today from the battle ship Florida, on which jhe .secretary is coining to South America... X "BERtt Nothing is good nor nothingjs bad except by com parison. ' . That's the big reason we invite you to shop around and compare our qualities and values. y - - - AT THIS TIME Yon will appreciate LOW. PRICES to be found on every article merchandise in ous-stove. . 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