Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-12

the cards had been mailed out, he said
was not competent. No conspiracy, he said,
had been proven.
Judge Sullivan assured the court the
state was not trying the case under the
Junkln act, as the defendants wanted it
tried. The Junkin act had not repealed the
1897 act he said nor any OF the other anti
trust acts. He reviewed the testimony in
trOduced at length and argued that the
state had established the existence of
conspiracy to control the grain trade in
Nebraska The collection of the elevation
charge from the railroads he held was
nothing but a rebate.
G. A. n. Encnmpment.
The thirtieth annual encampment of the
Grand Army veterans of the state will
convene at the Auditorium May l6 and
H. The convention of the womens Re
| lief Corps and Ladies of the Grand Army
of the Republic will also be held at the
same date. 1t is expected that the event
will bring at least 1000 visitors to Lin
coin. The most distinguished visitors will
be Corporal James Tanner. commander-in-
/ chief of the organizat ton. and Mrs. Abbie
| Adams, national president of the Women's
Relief Corps. the recognized auxiliary of
/
Mr. Tanner and Mrs. Adams will be given
fitting reception. It is declared that II
the weather is propitous at least 400 vet
! Grams viii be on hand and nearly 500 mem
| bers of the women's organizations The
! Commercial club has planned to give the
| old soldiers a great reception. Governor
Mickey will preside over the big camp
| fire which will be held at the Auditorium
| Thursday evening
! Wednesday evening, from to II o'clock
| the Women's Relief Corps will give a re-
! ception at the Auditorium to the national
department officials and comrades. Pre-
ceding the reception a short program will
be given. Thursday evening John Lett,
! department commander, has called a camp
! fire.
Thursday morning at $50 the old soldiers,
| headed by Hagenow's mand and the vet
eran army drum corps, will leave the Lin
dell hotel and parade through the business
districts Later, when assembled at the
| Auditorium, Patriotic Instructor Mrs. Jen-
ME Bryant will present a handsome silk
| flag to the Lincoln High school, This has
been the custom for years to favor high
schools In the various cities in which the
encampment meets by presenting flag.
After the presentat ton takes place the
| business session of the encampment and
that of the women's orders will convene
Program of the Session.
The program for the Auditorium meet
ing Wednesday follows:
Chairman, Minnie d. Bell.
| Assembly (bugle call). o. c. Bell
| Invocation, Rev. Harmon Bross.
Address of welcome, F. w. Brown,
The Sound of the Drum (Jude), Prof
| Movius.
Response Governor j. H. Mickey.
| Ad0raRQl In EaF
| Tanner.
Address. National President W. r. c.
Address, Department Commander john
| Lett.
Address, Department President Harriet
Selection. Mrs NJ D. Hoover
General reception.
Thursdays proceedings will be as fol-
$3.50 a. m.-Parade from Lindell hotel.
$3.50 a. REPRESENTATION of flag to Lin
Instructor women's Relief Corps Mrs.
Jennie Bryant.
1880 p. m.--Concert at the Auditorium.
s p. m.-Camp fire called to order by
John Lett. department commander Grand
Marching Through Georgia."-Com-
Invocation-Rev. P. c. johnson.
Selection The Flag''-Arion quartet.
Address-Abbie A. Adams, national
/ president w omen H6lltl HCOTpS
Baritone solo. Brave sentiner'-H T.
Folsom.
Address-corporal James Tanner COM
mander-in-chief.
Recitation-Letha Watson,
"Our Department"-Harmon Bross, past
department commander.
| Selection-Farragut Women's Relief
Address-Mayme Cleaver past depart
! | ment president Women's Relief corps,
Address-Ruth f. Foot, national presi-
dent Ladies of the Grand Army or the
Republic.
"America"
Lights out"-Bugle.
Pierce objects to speech.
Insurance Deputy Pierce takes exception
to the remarks OF Ralph w. breckenridge
of Omaha, who is anxious for the federal
government to assume control of insurance
companies and who made the statement
that the insurance departments of the vari-
Gus states were holding up the companies
The editorial on the Breckenridge speech
published I'm The Bee" said Mr.. Pierce,
was a good one. Mr. Breckenridge is mis-
taken when he charges the insurance de-
partments of the various states with dis
honesty. AS matter OF fact, under the
present laws providing for insurance de-
lIpartments one state is a check on another
If one state examines an insurance COM
pany and makes a false report Of it's con-
dition another state making the examina-
ton, through an honest department, at
once checks the dishonest report
History shows that few departments
J have been dishonest. No one ever heard OF
any dishonesty in the insurance depart
ments of Rhode Island Massachusetts OF
any Of the eastern states, with the excep-
f ton OF New York.
1T may be true the various states tar
the Insurance companies too high. but that
Is the fault of the laws and not of the in
surance departments. But federal control
could not remedy this. The states would
not agree OF consent TO having the power
OF taxation taken away from them. Be