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State Engineer Declares War on Omaha Sand Firm George Johnion Declare Richry Company Violated ' Agreement and Raised Price for Gravel. Lincoln, June 11 (Special) George E. Johnson, state engineer, today refuted to accept bids for road work entailing a raise of 20 ceuts ton in price of gravel used and pur timed from the1 pit at Bell wood, Xeb owned by the Richey Sand company of Omaha. The Job in which this increase in the price of gravel was noted is in a four-mile stretch of road in Butler county which is to be graveled, and the cost of surfacing it with this ma terial will be more than one-half the I total cost of construction, Johnson 'declared that this com pany has been selling gravel from its pit for 80 cents a ton until a week prior to the letting of $2,000,000 in road and bridge contracts now un der wsy here, when the price was in creased to $1 a ton. All bidders were compelled to base their bids on ' the advanced rate, which means ad . ditional costs amounting to several thousands of dollars. To Have Own Sand Pit Johnson asserted today that he, with members of Jhe Butler county board of commissioners, had decided to open a sandpit of their own and take out their own gravel unless the Omaha firm reduces its price. The action of tne Omaha firm, Johnson declared, breaks a gentle men's agreement made- by state of ficials interested in. road work and gravel companies.. This agreement, according to Johnson, was to the ef fect that the atate would not use its tavudpit at Ashland if the gravel companies kept their prices down on gravel caq Nebraska roads. , The aUtoi house is filled with con tractors front all parts of America to bid on road tvork and the super structure of the neK$5,000,000 state house this week. V. Bids on the superstruY-jure, neces sitating two . dozen kinds of work, will aggregate $1,000,000 and will be opened Wednesday: tftre are 20 contractors Who have, MfM. to specifications on the Variols Architect B. G. Goodhure' will here Wednesday to aid Johnson in examining, bids. Taxpayers to Benefit , Bids opened so far show that hraska taxpayers will receive fn 20 to 25 per cent more, for th money in road work this year tl . .i . ; last, aue xo ine arop in maicrii and labor and a corresponding. dine in bidding Drice for work dol . "This not only means less mod ior work done but more work tori money." Johnson said today, labor is working harder this .than it did a vear ano." . The first contracts awarded . Tohnson. with the sanction of m bers of county boards who are p! ent at the meetings, follow: . Jefferson County-Bridge, Stand Bridge comoanv. Omaha. $22,844 Hamilton Six bridges, Pionl Construction company, Lincoln, $ - Hamilton Three bridges, D mond Engineering company, Gra Island, $5,756.67.- Sarpy Bridge, Central Bridge a Construction - company, Waho S4.567.28. - Dakota Grading and gravelitf trading company, Blair, $7,953,481 : Dakota-Gradinsr and graveliJ Peterson. Shirley and GuntH I Omaha, $12,939.86. ' Garfield Bridge, Southern Kan Construction company, Wichita, $ 7.W i Dundy Grading, Peterson, Shid and Gunther, umana, is,ujw;' w, cm Bridge and Construction panv, Omaha, culverts on $2,115.05. 414-20 BUf.. Or. leth Farnua SU. days Chicago to LONDON 6PARI5 8eaMosaB4CUFieachQuaosc asdtbt pkmrnqu ScLtwrancioa year way. Only 4 days open sea. Swift and htxuctous Aift. Landliig at Cheroantg, Swthanp ton, Hambonj, Aarwerp, Liverpool, and Glasgow. Snbias every day or , e. Let ns sell yon abeot the S.S.1 Air Mail Vet and Vet r rrt . In flying toga, E. Hamilton Lee. ranking veteran among the air mall pilots in point of service, and, in civilian clothes. Jack. Knight, ranking vet- 1 1 I J r ciau. in uoura in uia au. Two Omaha fliers, buddies during the world war, now comrades in Uncle Sam's air mail service, hold unique records. E. Hamilton Lee. diminutive pilot of the Omaha-Chicago division, holds the record for number of days in the service. ' Jack Knight on the Omaha Cheyenne division, holds the record for actual hours in the air. Lee never has had an accident Knight won fame when he made the first night flight of the air mail Both were stationed at Ellington field during the war, where Lee in structed cadets in combat maneuver ing. Inaugurates Lines. . 1 He joined the air mail December 3, 1918, fend inaugurated theJines be tween Washington and New York, Chicago and St, Louis, and Chicago and Minneapolis.. ' - 72 Shrine Temples Participate in Parade (Conttaaca From rat One.) dunes of the old San Francisco when they had the place all to themselves. The pageant itself was nearly three and one-half miles of colorful, melo dious life a sort of long drawn out blaze of glory. Every march imagin able was snapped out by the bands, ivry cheer possible came from the t fullPlIThtliyt)ftl he other ten per cent represents con iditions in which destruction of vital if parts has taken place. r ,t s i -i t a: j now una wny tniropracuc can uu su much for you will be explained' by call ing at my office or writing for . free booklet Office hours 9 a. m. to 8 p.m. Lady . Attendant Complete j X-Ray Laboratory. f . . Dr. Frank F. Burhprn : PALMER SCHOOL CHIROPRACTOR POUTICAI, ADVERTISKMKVT CHARLES H. RANDALL in Service in Hours, Pals .r-r ut , Knight has a record of 2,250 flying hours in the air. mail, 1,050 flying hours in. the army, and -600 hours in commercial flyintr. -.r. ...: -. , Lee is known as one of the best all around fliers in the service. Knight is known as "just about the nerviest. Keen for Night Flyinar. Knight is keen for night flying, having given the country a thrill when he pushed through bad weather and innumerable hazards in "carrying the mail" - from North Platte to Chicago on ,the, first night flight of the service, - , Knight was born at Lincoln, Kan.; Lee at Aberdeen, b. JJ. When "off their runs" at Omaha, they are inseparable companions, ac cording to mechanics at Ak-Sar-Ben field. Knight makes his home at 2216 Howard street. Railroad Man Drowns in Grand Island like Grand Island, Neb., Jum It (Special Talegram.) Gus Strom, 22, unmarried,,: vrt drowned this eve ning in KotekU Lake, the second day of its openlnx- Strom, with several companions Mi swimming about in the deeper pettions of the lake when he cried ior help and sank. William Hint immediately swam to the ot where he ;sank, but could find r trace ot ine Doay. ine laice at i ejjoint is., estimated to be from to XO feet deep. Strom never rose the surface after sinking the first he, arid 'is. believed to have been icken with cramps. . He was a od swimmer. He was employed the Union Pacific as a car check ' A large force-of young men s still diving and raking for the ;dy several hours after the acci- lHay fever is here six 'weeks ahead time let the Uiitt-Loceka-.urug mpany, seventeenth and Farnam eets, tell you what to do method Fe, sure and ettfyVit's a wonder Hvertisement." .' " y vr' if I jif They ; Taste ; '': - ; ..More Our Sandwich Lunches ae so fresh and tasty that our little shjDp is becoming famous as a noon luncheon and meeting place.'"',;; v;. 1 ; ; Stop in and try a daintl sandwich, some pastry and a glass of myc. You will like them so well you will b.jmre to come again. m purrrrERMiLiiC bhop Northwest POLTTICAX. ADTXBTISEJtKST , OF RANDOLPH A DUSINESS MAN ? for GOVERNOR What Randall Stands for: REDUCTION of taxes to the lowest point where effective government can still be maintained. A SYMPATHETIC attempt to solve the prob lems of the farms and business as they touch the state government, utilizing the long f and intensive experience of a large farm owner and manager. A CLOSE relation between legislative and ex- ecutive branches of 'state government in the interest of better laws and the adminstra tion of them. A BUSINESS-LIKE administration of the executive branch, utilizing the experience and capabilities of a successful business man THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 14, 1922. Shipping Board Officer Killed by Rare Disease Sicknwi of Chinese Origin Ciuiei Death of A. J. Frey Only 67 Caie Known. Washington, June 13. A, J. Frey of Los Angeles, vice president of the shipping board's emergency fleet corporation, died today at Johns Hopkins hospital. Baltimore, after an illness of several months, according to announcement by Chairman Laik er of the board. He had been ill with San Joaquin valley disease, of .which only 69 cases are said to have been known to - medical science and of which 57 proved fatal. The disease was declared to be of Chinese origin. Sacramento, Cal.,. June 13. The San Joaquin Valley disease to which the death of A. J. Frey is attributed, is the colloquial name ot a rare disease known as cocoMoides, a fun gus which attacks the skin and then the inner tissues of the human body and has nearly all the symptoms of tuberculosis of the lungs, according to Dr. Gundrum, vice president of the California state board of health. The disease was first discovered about 15 vears ago by Dr. William Oppuli of Stanford university, Dr. uunoTum statea. The disease in its soread. Dr. Gun drum said, very ofter attacks th brain and then symptoms are . simi lar to those of meningitis. It is near- ly always fatal. It is a chronic, slew affection of which so little is known that its treatment is difficult. . . The name of San Joaquin Valley disease was attached to the affection because for several years that section of the stateyj California was the only known source. Gver Fifth of Farm ; Advances Paid Back Of the first $10,000,000 loaned in Nebraska by the War Finance cor poration $2,343,260 has been paid back up to date, Fred W. Thomas, state director of the corporation, an nounced yesterday. t "Gradual repayments are being made, and although we are still loan ing funds the repayments daily ex ceed the new advances,", said Mr. Thomas. "This is made possible by increased values of agricultural com modities, in comparison to values last fall. For example: During the en tire spring hogs have been marketed on a large scale, averaging around $10 per 100 pounds. Hogs again have demonstrated the fact they can fcring prosperity in Nebraska." Portuguese Fliers Start on Last Leg of Journey Bahia. Tune 13. The Portuguese aviators, Capts. Sacadura and Cou thinho left her at 7:35 o'clock this morning on the last leg of their air ship flight from Portugal to the Brazilian capital. Like )11QS Corner 16th and Farnam POUTICAI, ADTXBTIBXHKirT 5 Congress Candidate Outlines His Platform F. Byron Oamond.'' F. Byron Osmond of Wslthtll Neb., in announcing his candidacy for congress from the Third district, outlined his platform as follows." "I am, against the administration ship subsidy bill. The American people will not benefit by its pas sage. I iavor a merchant marine, but not by a subsidy that will bene M the individual. I am against .a high protective tariff, because any tariff rill that creates a monopoly is un-American: I favor only each a tariff bill as will equalize the cost of "' production in America and Europe. Beyond that the already protected manufacturers are bench claries and the American, people are the ones who will bear the burden by an increase in the price of the American manufactured products. , "I, favor repeal of the Esch-Cum-mins bill passed in congress by the railroads of this country, destroying all competition and obtaining a guar antee upon their watered stock' as they did during the war. I am un alterably opposed to a return to the convention system." N. D. Senator Proposes ; Paying Bonus With Cash Washington, June 13. A propo sal to pay the soldiers" honu in cash, the financing to be : done by means of special taxes on banks' and through use of the interest' oh the foreign indebtedness was made to day in the senate by Senator. Ladd, Bee Want Ads Produce Results. T f I t .V Piano Never Be lower! Terms S3.00 per Week ONLY 9650 $2.50 a Week Places a Player - Piano in Your Home We have au immense selec tion of Brand New Sehmidt & Schultz Player Pianos. Equipped with all the latest expression devices and easy to operate.' $10.00 worth of Player Rolls of your selec-! tion and a bench are given free with each Player Piano, all for $348.00. Stop in this week and ask to have, your favorite piece played on one i of these guaranteed instruments. Bargains in Used Uprights and Player-Pianos UPRIGHTS Marshall & Mendell. . .$88.00 Gerhard ....$75.00 Conservatory ....... $100.00 Schubert $125.00 Shonniger .$135.00 Price ATeeple $155.00 J. ft C.Fisher ..$160.00 Willard $175.00 Schmoller ft Mueller. $198.00 REMEMBER that your old' piano will be accepted as a part ' payment on any new instrument arid that any used piano you , purchase from us will be accepted at its full purchase price to apply on a new instrument, any time -within one year. If yon lire ontslde of Omaha, freight on all new Instruments. M . 5ame Address I am Interested In the Instrument I hare marked with an X please send me detailed information. Startuig Monday, Jane 12, We Baturdays S i V Fortune in Land Involved in Suit lilinoU Woman Brings Action ' at Hattings to Recover Dead, to Big Tracts. Hastings, Neb., June 13 Action brought here by Clara B. Fort. Lacon. 111., against Leah W. Cowan and two minor children involves 5,000 acres of land in Filmore and Clay counties. Mrs. Cowan, defend ant, is the widow of George W. Cowan, pnee agent and manager for Mrs. Clara E. Fort, 82. Mrs. Fort hsd about $600,000 worth of land in Marshal county, Illinois, and nearly 3,000 acres in Nebraska. She alleges she gave deeds to these lands to her agent to facilitate transacting her business with the understanding that ha was to give them back, bat while she was In Switserland. Mr. Cowan was killed in an automobile accident. His widow, as administratrix, filed in her . husband's safety deposit boxes in Peoria. Learning upon , return oi oirs. Fort of the nature of the transaction, vtra . fAwin oavf mill claim deeds to her one-fourth,' and ligitation is about the three-fourths share of the minors. Attorneys for the oetena ants contend that the deeds were gifts to the agent. Among the wit ....... M,. rn,t ura Mica Helm a r.nnAn AttoMr of former wbmmw.., - - a Speaker Joe Cannon, a friend of the plaintiff, judge uuworm nas iaen the case under aovisemem. 'BroW Robs. Cops v Near Sidney, Neb. SiHnev. Neb.. June 13. Two1 r. with hlnodhounds are search ing the country one mile north of here for a man believed to oe rrea Brown, the Omaha "chain man," who late this afternoon robbed two local oolice officers. v iGus Wellner. a farmer living one mile north of Sidney, called (the po lice late today and told them a sus picious character was camped in his pasture. Chief of Police Wait and another officer went to the pasture where the man held them up and took all their belongings and ordered them to go back to town. Chief of Police Wait declared that the man was Brown and posses were immediately organized. Road Conditions (Fnmltbed by th Onuhi Auto Club. No roort Is tue! thll mornlni dua to in tact tnt au wires arc down on ac count or wind storms. A special report will be lsiued this afternoon it wires ara O. K. . rices Mil A Premier Baby Grand for $650 We. have just received a car load of new PREMIER BABY GRANDS. ,We think they are the best values on the market. - To see1 them is to want one. They come in fin ishes to match your furniture. Special Price, $348 UPRIGHTS Hartford ...........$235.00 Steger & Sons . .... .$250.00 Steinway . . V. ..... . .$395.00 PLAYER PIANOS 88-Note Mahogany . .$175.00 Harrington i ...... . .$250.00 Artemis ..$298.00 Solo Concerto .$395.00 fill In this coupon. We pay Close at 5 P. M., Excepting 6 r. M. Officers Elected for Children's Home Society Trustees of the Nebraska Chil dren's Home society at their annual meeting elected the following of ficeri: Judge Charles A. Coss, pres. ident; F. L. Haller, vice president; A. B. Olson, secretary; Fred V. Thomas, treasurer; H. A. Snow, au ditor. The following were elected to the executive committee: Dr. W. F. Milroy, A. B. Olson, A. L. Havens, Fred VV. Thomas, Rev. Thure Ja cobson, Rev. J. VV. Kirkpatriclc Dean Ringer and Robert T. Switi. ler were elected attorneys. The following medical stiff was elected: General, Dr. H. M. He Clanahan, Dr. Clyde Moore, Dr. Jo seph R. Henake; laboratory diagno sis, Dr. B. C. Russum, Dr. C M. HyUnd; roentgenologist, Dr. V. The sweater costume, the tailleur, the jumper frock, all call for blouses of refreshing1 newness. Recent arrivals are: Tuxedo style blouses fashioned of a fine quality French voile, beautifully hemstitched and em broidered and trimmed with wide hand-made filet lace. The sizes, 34 to 46, in either long or short sleeve mo'dejs. " $5.00. . 4. . - ' . Hand-made Peter uPans with collars and cuffs' outlined with a hand-made Irish lace edge also daintily, ' embroidered and. hem stitched. Price $3.95. H. Mirks; oculist and aurlst, Dr. J James M. t'atton; clinical psycnoio. git, Dr. Ci. Alexander Young, l'rof. Leon O. Smith; dentists, Dr. Jt, Newton. Dr. II. L. Karrer. li. II. Ralls was re-elected state superintendent. The following wereJ appointed district superintendents! h. K. rord, Omaha district; Johi V. Thomas. Lincoln district: C. E Ryder, Beatrice district; VV. B. How ard. Norfolk district; VV. VV. Mc Klfrrth, Grand Island district; Frank T. lloon, Hastings district; Miss Flora Hunt, Alliance district. One thousand and forty-six chil dren were given attention and aid during the year. MaamiaiaHiaWMBiBMaasaSBHBBaBasS Fight Forest Firei , Vandcrhoof, B. C, June IS. Fire fighters were busy today attempting to control a forest fire burning for miles along the right of way of the Grand Trunk Pacific. Bee Want Ads Produce Results. Third Floor Chinatown - colorful oriental ceremonies and mystic joss houses. The Waterfront ships under every flag. The Bay fottleshiprow," the navy yard, interesting islands and the Golden Gate. . Busy Market Street the shopping district, parks, beaches, hotels and res taurants. The Quick, direct, comfof able way to this city where you see so much is via the Union Pacific the route that offers so much to see. Side trip to Yellowstone and Yosemite at slightly addi tional cost. .' Overland Limited From Omaha at 9:45 a. m. Solid Pullman train with ob-. servation, buffet-club and dining cars. From Omaha at 1:20 a. m. Standard, observation and tourist sleepers, chair cars' and diner. Sleepers ready at 10:00?. m. Greatly Reduced Summer Tourist Fares Daily to September 30 Pes wan mlons, booklet Stent Caltforaia and full I A. K. Carta, Oty h Am V. f. SraUaa. Ul lWe 84, Oaaal . Tsliaaaaa Dwaaiaa Vt CsnaslMaSsa Tlckci Offlra MM 1SU r Calaai Matkm ltta aad Hmnr Ma. 4 ) n - -of large affairs. .' Read Randall's Record and Vote for Him July 18th in the Republican Primary HAIR BALSAM v System U14v3-l3Dod4e SLw Omsk 11 the way throflRh. OS Boa T Bitereatmv Ta wiU find it T t &L SCDfflO .