McKelvie Urges
Fight Against
Townsend Bill
Nebraska Governor Opposes
Plan to Establish Federal
System of Interstate Roads
In Open Letters.
Lincoln, June 14. (Special.)
Gov. S. R. McKelvie in an open let
ter to Nebraska congressmen and
senators today entered a vigorous
protest against additional govern
ment expenditures in the proposed
passage of the Townsend bill, call
iifg for the appointment of a feder
al highway commission, at a salary of
$10,000 per annum, each, and the
e.vpensive establishment of an inter
state system of public roads. The
primary reason for the protest was
the report from Washington, D. C,
that the Townsend bill had been re
ported favorably by the senate post
oflice and vost roads committee.
"The proposal to appropriate $100,
000.000 for the building of an inter
state system of - public roads un
doubtedly would mean the discon
tinuance of federal aid for the gen
eral construction of the roads in the
states and would result in the con
struction of a very few primary high
ways that would serve a relatively
small percentage of the people," Gov
ernor McKelvie said. '
Continuing, the governor brands
the proposed high-salaried commis
sion, as a "policy of administration
that has been thoroughly discredit
ed." He declared that the Depart
ment of Agriculture is handling this
woric capably ana suggests that for
the present this work be continued
with that department. In speaking
of the success of the present olan
of road construction, the governor
"The state of Nebraska is develop
ing a system of 5,000 miles of dirt
roads at the minimum of cost. These
roads serve directly 65 per cent of
the people of Nebraska, who live
immediately adjacent to them, while
75 per cent of the travel is either
directly upon these roads or origin
nates within one mile from them.
"To abandon the present program
in support of the present Townsend
bill would be uneconomical and ex
travagant in the extreme."
Governor McKelvie stated that
George E. Johnson, secretary of the
Department of Public Works, the
Dcnver-Lincoln-Detroit Highway as
sociation, officers of the Nebraska
Good Roads association and the Na
t'onal Farm Bureau joined him in
the pr6test.
P. E. 0. Delegates Inquire
Regal-ding Platte Flood!
Lexington, Neb., June 14. (Spe
cial Telegram.) -Owing to the
flooded conditions of the Platte
river, many delegates to the P. E. O.
convention are phoning Lexington as
to safety of train service. The Cham
ber of Commerce immediately took
it up with Union Pacific officials
and they advise that there is no
danger of their tracks in this valley.
The fill on both sides of the Darr
bridge went out Monday aud the
a turn vi a etiiiau .nifiiuci quuiii Kfi
Lexington went out Tuesday morn
ing. The commissioners have . a
pontoon bridge, so that people can
cross in safety. The river raised
several inches during the night and
Commissioner Van Horn, stated that
he thinks the worst is past. ,
Former Gob Loses Life ;
In Superior Mill Race
Supe(ffeb., June 14. (Special.)
Earl Dedrick, 26, a former navy
man, was drowned in the mill race
here. Sunday. He could not' swim
and had only intended bathing for a
short time at the edge of the. mill
race. He had been hanging to a
tree limb which stretched out over
the water and as the branch broke,
he sank to the sandy bottom. '
The Trumble brothers found the
body a half hour after hesank and
after the water in the race had been
lowered. The drowned man was
half buried in the mud. Dedrick was
unmarried. He was employed in the
office of C P. Dedrick, publisher of
the Superior Express. While in the
navy he served on the Oklahoma.
Believe Holdup Suspects
Robbed Beatrice Store
Beatrice. Neb., June 14. (Special
TaIa-,,, S-Tm tVi- ari.fr fit Paul
1 iivg lam. - I n.. m. . -.. -
Gcisler and Cliff Lockard ' here in
connection with the holdup oft Mr.
arid Mrs. Georga Monroe of the
Gilbert theater, the officers believe
they have the men who robbed Frank
Stanton's store here a few weeks
ago of several revolyers, watches and
Two watches and a ring taken
-!.:.!.. T Ail (tmr Ur
arrest were identified by Mr. Stanton
as those stolen irom nis store, ac
cording to the police. Complaints
will be filed charging them with
breaking and entering. Geislcr is 19
and Lockard, 20.
1 Postmasters Appointed
Washington, Jun." 11. (Special Tele
tram.) South Dakota poatmaatera ap
pointed: Frultdale, Butt county, William
R. . Bondurant vie tj. WUlard Cooke, re
clined; Mission, Todd county, Emma
Jlerti vie Claud J. Anderson, resigned.
William spent , the first
evening of his wife's ab
sence reading a new book
on business management.
But when his wife got back
he was explaining
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Elk Lodges to Compete
In Efficiency in Ritual
The 17 Elks lodges in Nebraska
will hold a contest during the com
ing fiscal year for Higher efficiency
in the ' exemplification of the Elks
rituals, it was decided at the final
session of the Nebraska Elks State
convention in Omaha Monday.
A. loving cup will be presented
next year to the lodge that has ob
served the rituals in the highest ef
ficiency during the year, it was an
nounced.
At the election of State officers,
C. " W. Norton of Kearney, was
elected president, succeeding Judge
Robert W. Patrick; W. W. Jenne
of Falls City, was elected first vice
r esident; Carl Kramer of Colum
bus, second vice president; J. M.
Haverly of Hasting, third vice-president;
J. H. Cuddy of Chadron, sec
retary; C. B. Nicodcmus of Fremont,
treasurer and C. A. McCloud of
York, Dan B. ' Butler, Omaha,
Walker Hainline, Grand Island, di
rectors. , J
It was not decided where the"
convention will be held next year.
Bebin Work on $30,000
Road Near Oshkosh, Neb.
Oshkosh, Neb., June 14. (Spe
cial.; ine contractors have com
menced moving dirt on the low grade
road to the South Table. This road
when completed will cost more than
$50,000 for the 11-2 mile and will
give an average grade of 4 per cent
for the 500 feet elevation, with not
more .than a 7 per cent grade at any
point.
Engineers have been forking on
this proposition for- several, years
trying to work out a route that
would give these results which would
not be at a prohibitive cost. This
new road is being made to line with
the new permanent bridge which will
be built across the North Platte
river at this point during, the next
18 months.
Smitbfield Boy Drowns ,
In River Near Arapahoe
Arapahoe, Neb., June 14. Spe
cial.) While fishing with a party
near the dam on the Republican river
near- Arapahoe, Bernard Winheim;
son of Mr. and Mrs. William Win
heim of Smithfield, Neb., fell into
deep water and was drowned. Some
boys . who were swimming near by
were called but were unable to save
him and he was picked up after a
long search in shallow water near the
bank. ' '- - '
Bridge Worker Injured
Beatrice, Neb., June 14. (Special
Telegram.) H. F. Hawks, 45, .mem
ber of a Burlington pile driver crew,
fell from a 20 foot embankment east
of Filley today, where workmen
were repairing a bridge. He struck
his head. His nose was broken and
he was otherwise injured. He was
brought to a hospital here for treat
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Nebraska City Boosts Man
For National Legion Head
Nebraska .City, June 14. (Spe
cial.) A campaign was launched at
the meeting of the local post of the
American Legion for Capf. Earl M.
Cline of this city for national com
mander of the .organization. Cap
tain . Cline was the first state com
mander of Nebraska. Delegates to
the state convention were instructed
to use all honorable means to secure
a solid Nebraska delegation endorse
ing the candidacy of the local man
at the Kansas City convention at
Kansas City in November.
For Pueblo Relief.
McCook, Neb., June 14. (Special )
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$500 having been raised in the sacred
conceft given Monday night by the
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Grandmother Would Adopt
. Children of Valley Man
Annlication to adont Ernest and
fRussell Steele, 12 and 14, was made
to county court .yesterday by their
grandmother, Mrs. Louis Sweeevil of
Valley, Neb,
These are the children taken from
their foster father, Albert Hcdberg
of Valley, by Judge Sears in juve
nile court last baturday because ot
alleged mistreatment and neglect. -.
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Beatrice, Neb.; June 14. (Special.)
Perry Sloninger, 14, fell from the
top of the tabernacle at the Chau
tauqua park yesterday and broke his
left leg. The accident happened
while he was playing with a number
of other boys on the grounds.
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LINCOLN
Missouri Finn
To Publish New
Statute Books
Columbia Printers Are Award
ed Contract for 4,000 Copies
Of Nebraska Laws Upon
Bid of $34,650.
Lincoln, June 14. (Special.)
The E. W. Stephens Publishing com
pany of Columbia, Mo., today was
awarded a contract to publish and
revise the Nebraska statutes. The
contract price is $34,650 for 4,000
copies bound in buckram..
If the books should run more than
3,000 pages, the state fs to pay $7.55
for every additional page and if it
should run less than 3,000 pages the
company must deduct a like amount
for every page less than 3,000 under
the terms of the contract signed by
Attorney General C. A. Davis, H. C.
Lindsey, clerk of the supreme court,
and Henry P. Stoddard, supreme
court reporter, in the name of the
slate. These officers were designed,
by the last legislature as a commis
sion to receive bids and award a
contract for a new and badly needed
statute book for Nebraska.
Clinton O. Buna of Ardmore,
Okl., official codifier of the Oklaho
ma statutes, will edit and compile
the Nebraska statutes. Pie is to re
ceive' $12,000 -for his work which
will be paid by the Missouri firm
from the $34,650 it is to receive from
the state of Nebraska.
The books are to be turned over
to the state. They will be sold for
$10 per copy, which it is estimated:
is sufficient to cover all expenses of
publication. The Missouri company,
under the contract, will keep the
type intact for 10 cents a page yearly
and the state has the right to pur
chase this type at any times it sees
fit at the prevailing price of type
metal.
There were some bids higher and
some lower. But, as was announced
Saturday, the commission considered
the character of the work done and
the experience of the compiler, as the
chief requisites in the work. The sta
tutes compiled in 1913 cost the state
$55,000.
Form New Fraternal Aid
' Union Lodge at Aurora
Aurora, Neb., June 14. (Special.)
The officers of the local lodge of
the Fraternal Aid union, American
Big Four, have been installed here.
A' delegation of 60 of the Grand
Island members came to Aurora and
assisted in the installation of the fol
lowing officers: Frank Miller; presi
dent; Henry Kurth, vice president;
John Sullivan, secretary;-John Bil
lings, treasurer; Myrtle Stedman,
dhaplain. They start out with 32
members. . .
Superior Will Receive
New Citizens July Fourth
Superior, Neb., June 14. (Special.)
Tentative plans for July Fourth
entertainment here include the for
mal presentation of final citizenship
papers to new made Americans. It
is part of the plan adopted by the
Superior Order of Shifters in their
Americanization work. ' .
A community picnic will be the
feature of -the day and has been
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Omaha Woman Heads State
Spanish Vets Auxiliary
Lincoln, June . 14. (Special)
Mrs. Ina May Miller of Omaha was
chosen as head of the Nebraska de
partment of the national women's
auxiliary of Spanish war veterans
which was organized here at the an
nual encampment of the veterans.
Other officers are: Mrs. Ella Jack
son, Lincoln, senior vice president;
Mrs. Fred Lantz, Lincoln, junior vice
president; Mrs. A. B. VVoellhaf, Lin
coln, chaplain; Mrs. Addie Travis,
Omaha, instructor; Mrs. Anna Hous
er, Grand Island, historian; Mrs. Al
ma Baxter Omaha, department con
ductor; Miss Virginia Showalter,
Omaha, assistant conductor; Mrs.
Cora Marlin, Omaha, guard.
Flipped Coin Decides New
Lancaster Commissioner
Lincoln, June 14. (Special.) A
nickel thrown in the air which came
down "heads up" decided who should
be the successor of the late A. H.
Hutton, Lancaster county commis
sioner. ' The board appointed to select a
successor to Hutton couldn't agree.
John R. Bennett and W. L. Dawson
both wanted the place.
"Let's flip for it," Dawson said.
"All right," Bennett replied.
"Heads," said Dawson.
"Tails." said Bennett.
"Tails" won.
Editors Will Meet.
Norfolk, Neb., June 14. (Special
Telegram.) The Northeast Nebras
ka Editorial association will hold a
midsummer convention here Friday
and Saturday. . A big crowd of edi
tors is expected to gather for the
purpose of talking shop.
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Sliriners Parade
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Fifty Temples Represented by
10,000 Marchers; Procession
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Imperial Council.
, Des Moines, la., June 14. Ten
thousand Sliriners, garbed in all the
tints and shades of the color world,
passed in review here today before
Ellis Lewis Garretson, of Tacoma,
Wash., imperial potentate of the
Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the
Mystic Shrine.
The parade was one of the largest
in point of numbers which has ever
featured a meeting of the bhrhie im
perial council which opened its ses
sion in Des Moines this morning.
Fifty temples were represented by
their bands, patrols or drum corps.
Medinah temple of Chicago, the
largest of the units of Shrinedom,
had one of the largest delegations,
with 500 marchers in line.
More than 150,000 persons, includ
ing about 40,000 sliriners in their
fezes were packed along the line of
march, which was four miles 'long
and completely roped off.
The marchers were led by Za-Ga-Zig
temple, of Des Moines, hosts
to the imperial council, with Afifi
temple, of Tacoma, Wash., and Alee
temple, of Savannah, Ga., the home
temple of Ernest A. Cutts, of Sa
vannah, Ga., who will be elected im
perial potentate of the shrine at the
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Church Society Elects
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Rand&lph, Neb., June 14. (Spe
cial.) The annual district meeting of
the Women's Home Missionary so
ciety of the Methodist Episcopal
church closed here after a three-day
session. Election of officers for the
coming year resulted as follows: Mrs.
George Crossland of Wayne, presi
dent; Mrs. W. T. Fisher of Ran
dolph, vice president; Mrs. E. S,
Blair of Wayne, treasurer; Mrs.
Overocker of Norfolk, correspond
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