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THE BEE: UMAHA, FK1DA. JULY 8, 1921. Kansas Will Ask r 1 .. II neuuction m nay And Grain Rales y Head o Public Utilities Com mission to File Request With Interstate Com merce Body. Washington, July 7. Immediate action h" will insure Kansas ship , per of ' ly, grain and grain products relief trom 'burdensome freight rates,' ' will be requested of the In terstate Commerce commission to morrow, by Clyde M. Reed, chair man of the Kansas public utilities commission and the Kansas congres sional delegation. A formal application will be made for a reduction in the freight rat;s Jl'H gram, gram products and nay. A Other hay and grain producing states are expected to join in the ap plication later. "These rates vitiate all attempts at a readjustment toward economic nor malcy," Chairman Reed declared, tn his formal application. 'The ex isting economic conditions is such as to warrant giving grain, grain prod ucts and hay freight rates first con sideration in the inevitable revision of transportation rates. "Owing to the great reduction in the market price of grain, grain products and hay, which reduction has not been accompanied by a cor responding relative reduction in the freight rates, the grain and hay pro ducers of the state of Kansas are financially in a precarious condition." The horizontal increase of 35 per cent applied to rates in the western group last Inly has resulted in a maladjustment of rates because ot the marked decline in the prices ot in and hay, the Kansas onicials declare. The petition says the rates are "prohibitory" and will "lead to bank ruptcy and ruin of the grain and hay producers of the west." j 4 Rcpesentative Christopherson of rSouth' Dakota introduced a resolu tion in the house today providing tha the Interstate Commerce com mission be requested to consider the agricultural products freight rates forthwith. Alliance Commerce Body Gets Express Rates Lowered Alliance, Neb.. July 7 (Special.) A reduction of more than 50 per cent on express shipments o ice cream from Alliance to Hot Springs, S. D., has been secured by the Alli ance Chamber of Commerce. The rate from Crawford to Hot Springs was only 96 cents a 100 pounds, while Alliance shippers were paying $2.15. The Interstate Commerce commission has advised Secretary Carey of the Chamber of Commerce that the rate trom Alliance to Mot Springs has been cut from $2.15 to $1.04. Federal Dry Agent to Work With State Deputy Sheriff Lincoln, July 7. (Special.) R. G. Anderson, federal prohibition agent for Nebraska, was' notified today by lederal Director Hunt ot Minne apolis that starting Saturday, July 9, one federal prohibition agent will be aliened to work with one of the state deputy sheriffs. Anderson will consult with Ous Hyers, state sheriff, and J. C. Kins ler, new United States district at torney, today at Omaha to perfect a plan whereby those engaged in prohibition enforcement work in this state will co-operate. Farmer Must Pay Alimony To Omaha Woman, Court Says Lincoln. July 7. (Special.) Eliza beth G. Kesler, 64, Omaha, will re ceive $3,000 alimony from William H. Kesler, 73, Harlan county farmer, the state supreme court ruled today, affirming a decision of a Harlan county judge. Testimony showed that Mrs. Kes ler left her husband and went to Omaha after they had been married two years. He claimed the desertion was not his fault Insurgent Delegates of Texas W. O. W. Not Seated New York, July 7. Spirited argu ments were made at the convention of the Woodmen of the World today when the credentials committee re fused seats to so-called "insurgent delegates" of Texas and Missouri after recognizing insurgents . from Nebraska. Action of the 1919 convention at Chicasro increasing fraternal insur ance rates caused the factional fight. was said. Californian Killed as Train Hits His Auto Cedar Rapids. la., July 7. N. M. Goodwin was killed and his brother, James, suffered injuries which may ran bi Heath when thev were run down by a Northwestern train near here this morning, iheir home was a A a Han ft fa1 Ttiev were on their way from Cedar Rapids to .- , T-1 1 I t . I J 1 umana. ine ooay oi ine aeaa man was mangled. His brother was in ternally hurt. Two Omaha Women Sent To Pen for Store Theft Lincoln. Tulv 7. Clrma KlarU and Maude Robinson of Omaha were sentenced to serve from one to seven years in the Nebraska state peniten tiary for grand larceny by District Judge W. E. Stewart today. They were found guilty of stealing cloth ing irorrt a local department store. Two Des Moines Girls Drown. Dei Moines, July 7. Helen Bro d'13, and her playmate, Bessie Wfner, 9, whom she was trying to jfscue, were drowned in Raccoon rarer here. Jim Hanlev Recovering - j w James H. Hanley, prohibition en- t . T , jorcemeni director tor weorasKa, is recovering from pneumonia at his home, 4160 Cuming street. Killed ByBulL Chariton, la., July 7. Celo B. Sar gent, 20, fell from a haymow in front of a bull which became frieht- ned wd tfoud hiia ti death here.. Political Ward Boss Is Victim of Tuberculosis Boston, Mass., July 7. "Diamond Jim" Timilty, a political boss, be loved of his people is dead and the Roxbury district where he rose from bricklayer to state senator mourned his passing today. Death came yes terday at his place in Sharon, where he had gone to make his fight against tuberculosis. The ward boss, endearing himself to his con stituents by charities that were countless, had stayed close, to them in their tenement district notwith standing' his own greatly improved fortunes until illness forced him to seek better air. Educators Urge Place in Cabinet Public Appreciation of Educa tion Is Said to Have Increased Des Moines, la'., July 7. Public appreciation of education has great ly increased during the past year with the result that much headway has been made in the movement to secure the creation of a federal de partment of education with a cabi net official as director, Hugh S. Magill, field secretary of the Na tional Education association, told the national assembly of the body here this morning. Mr. Magill pre sented the annual report of the leg islative committee. The city school system and its relation to the American program in education, was discussed. Im portant objectives of the city school were set forth as follows: A superior teacher in every class room. The elimination of illiteracy, through Americanization training up to the age of 18. Department of education with a secretary in the president's cabinet, and the equalization of educational opportunity. V-aA PRONOUNCED 1 McKelvie Opposes Howell Plan for Radio Telephones Urees Secretary Wallace to J ' Centralize System Howell Would Put His Campaign Manager in Charge. T tnrntn Tillv 7. Special." The contention between R. B. Howell, republican national committeeman ani ranHiftair for United States senator, and Governor J. R. McKel vie, probable opposing repuDiican candidate, over the distribution of political plums in Nebraska broke out again here today when Gov ernor MrKTelvie made nnblic a let ter to Henry C. Wallace, secretary of the Department ot agriculture, at Washington. State Will Co-operate. The letter written by Governor McKelvie follows: "The state department of agricul ture, in Nebraska has been aware for some time that the postoffice depart ment and the department of agricul ture have been seeking to develop a plan for dissemination of market re ports to the farmers through the use of wireless telegraph and tele phone. We have been very much interested in this and have been holding ourselves in readiness to co operate with the federal government in this matter through our bureau of markets and marketing in the de partment of agriculture. "When Mr. Lee B. Stuhr, secre tary of the department of agriculture in Nebraska, was in Washington some time ago he took this matter up personally with the federal bureau of markets and the informa tion was civen him that the work would probably be carried on in. an interstate way through the federal bureau of markets, and that the dis semination of information in the states would he detailed to the recog nized state department having to do with this subject. Would Avoid Duplication. "Meanwhile, we have been reluc A New Harmony from the Fragrant World of Flowers With the first test of its adorable fragrance, CHARMET wins your devotion. It is as sweet as the scented winds blowing over a hundred gardens, for Sunny France has yielded thirty-seven of her choicest flowers from the essences of which CHARMET is blended. CHARMET captivates the senses and spreads its spirit of sunshine into the heart. 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Our marketing or ganization will be placed at your immediate disposal, and we feel that you will recognize here the oppor tunity to carry on this work without the creation ot any lurmer agencies whatsoever in this state. "It has been my observation and experience that one of the most fruitful sources of waste is in the duplication of effort and the creation of boards and commissions. Here, then, is an opportunity to avoid that condition bv usin gthe agencies that already exist and are organized for this specihe kind ot work. Iowa Woman Hurt in Fire; Hotel Man Held for Arson Dallas, Tex., July 7. W. M. Ray. proprietor of the Regal hotel, was ar rested here today and a charge of arson placed against him, following a fire which wrecked the rtotci ana caused injuries to 10 persons. Miss Alice Roberts of Sioux City, la., an invalid, was the most seri ously injured. She sustained a pos sible fracture of the skull when her older sister, Miss Eleanore Roberts, dropped her from a second story window to the sidewalk below. Her condition was reported at the hospital tonight as slightly improved. New Trial Granted Man Held for Manslaughter Lincoln, July 7. (Special.) Rather than accept a sentence on a manslaughter charge Harry Thomp son of Stanton county is willing to have another trial and run the danger of landing in the electric chair. Stanton was found guilty of man slaughter and appealed to the su preme court, alleging that the evi dence shown did not warrant a man slaughter verdict. The supreme court agreed with -him and remanded the case back to the district court for a new trial. (INC) CHICAGO President May Probe Mystery Of 'Den Shows' Harding Officially Invited to Omaha May Make Trip West as Far as Wyoming. By E. C. SNYDER. Washington Correspondent, Omaha Be. Washington, Juiy 7. (Special Tel egram.) If congress should decide to take a recess in late August or tarly September, it is a pretty safe guess that President Harding will make a trip west, going as far as Wyoming and stopping off at Oma ha to be shown the mysteries ot Afc Sar-Ben. At least that is Congress man Jeffens deduction after pre senting a most pressing invitation from the board of governors of Ak Sar-Ben and officially signed by the secretary, Charles R. Gardner, to the president today. Mr. Jefferis told of the achieve merits of Ak-Sar-Ben since its or ganization nearly 30 years ago, the good it had done n bringing the people ot the- state togetner tor a better understanding of varied com munity needs and the splendid spir it of co-operation it had inspired throughout the commonwealth. I he president, who is wise to a lot of things that go on throughout the country, indicated that he had heard about the doings of Ak-Sar- Ben and would like i to see the or ganization in action. Secretary Christian said that he had been told of the shows Ak-Sar- Ben put on at the "den" in Omaha AnVEBTISFMZNT . Doctors Recommend Bon-Opto for the Eyes Physicians and eye specialists pre scribe Bon-Opto as a safe home remedy in the treatment of eye troubles and to strengthen eyesight. Sold under money refund guarantee by all druggists.' and he would like nothing better than be inducted into tin mysteries of the organization, where achieve ments, in the way of hospitality and a good time, have become nationwide. Hail Near Alliance Damages Small Grain Alliance, Neb., July 7. (Special.) Many hundreds of acres of small grain, principally wheat and rye, and several fields of alfalfa lying north ( and west of Alliance were fatally ! destroyed by hail, which swept over a territory in this county about 14 miles long and two to three miles wine. Among the heavy losers and the acreages were the toiiowmg: jlcc Basye, 100 acres ot wheat; John Law rence, J-U acres ot wncai, oats anu barley; V. G. Detamore, 120 acres of wheat; E. E. Purinton, Link Da vis, Tom Foy, Guy Rust, William Newman and loin Lawrence. A tew of the farmers carried full insurance and several had no insurance at all. Corn and potatoes were damaged. Most of the small grain in the storm area will net be worth harvesting, the farmers say. Fight in Beet Fields Kimball, Neb., July 7.-(Special Telegram.) Side! Soto, Mexican beet worker, attacked a fellow work er in a beet field near here with a beet hoe and "a large knife and cut his hand and arm badly. Soto was arrested. SEE OUR A Remarkable Sale of Georgette MM Friday and Included in the sensa tional sale are Geor gette Blouses and Over Blouses worth in some instances five times the sale price. While they last, at Be Here Early The first People Get the Best Selection w at SEE OUR The Little M95 Woman Jilted After 26 Years To Get $17,000 Supreme Court Makes Award Despite Defendant's Objeo tion to Goiter on Fi ancee's Neck Lincoln, July 7. (Specials Growth of a goiter on the neck of a fiancee is not sufficient cause for the breaking of a marriage engagement, tinder a decision of the Nebraska supreme court handed down today and as a result Miss Jenny Sellers of Humbolt. Neb., will get $17,000 from Louis Henry Howe, wealthy Lincoln bachelor. Testimony introduced showed that Jenny Sellers became engaged to Louis Henry Howe when she was 14 and he was 24, and that the en gagement continued until she was 40 with a goiter on her neck and he was 50 with $75,000 in cash in his pocket. Howe claimed, according to testi mony, that the goiter grew on her neck and temper, and anyway, she refused to marry him while his mother was living. The trial court awarded her $22, 000. The supreme court cut the award to $17,000. WINDOWS Saturday Friday and Saturday A Special Sale of 200 Summer Dresses .ot No. 1 One rack of Gingham and Voile Dresses, some trimmed in Organdy, special fcQ 7C lliJe I J Lot No. 2. One rack of fresh new Organdies for afternoon, street and evening wear, special $7 35 Lot No. 3 One rack of the better grade of Organdy Dresses at a price that is a sacrifice, special 85 WINDOWS Things UR interest in every depositor extends beyond the mere rou tine of his banking business. We are interested hot alone in doing what is necessary but in knowing what more we can do. United States National Bank N. W. Corner 16th and Farnam Sts. The Bank of Personal Attention. 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