Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-03

gress has passed bill prohibiting the is
suance of trade mark stamps to firms
which use the flag I'm that way. Attor-
ney General Brown quotes this act In his
brief to the United States tribunal The
act complained of was selling beer in a
bottle decorated with a flag advertise
ment, The two men, were, convicted at
Omaha and sentenced to pay fine OF
800 each. with costs. They appealed to
the supreme court of Nebraska and then
beaten there took the case up to the last
resort of federal Jurisdiction.
Woman Suffrage Convention. u
Mrs. Amanda ]. Marble of Table Rock
president of the Nebraska Woman's Suf-
frage convention. presided at the opening
session this morning and delivered the an
nual address, In which she reviewed the
work OF the association and its progress in
Nebraska. She referred to the Jack OF
workers. but said the press of the state had
published all the matter furnished.
The report of the treasurer. Mrs. Alice
Isabel Brayton, showed the following re-
ceipts and disbursements: Club dues $227. 20;
from club pledges, s173.45; from personal
pledges, s251.1s: suffrage cook book. sS.1s;
balance from Broken Bow convention sos;
from Oregon campaign, 500; balance on
l.
$1,256.91. Disbursements: To national as
ISOLATION for dues, pledges and Oregon cam
paign. s611.40; postage and receipt books,
$50; to speaker at Salem, $40; expenses of
Broken Bow convention, sSS; state fair.
$12.l2; postage and stenographer. $l2; mes
sages and postage, As.4s; press work, sl6.43;
secretary. $3.50; Epworth assembly, s+3;
speakers at chautauqua. s22: exchange, If
cents; total ss6670 Balance. $37021.
At the afternoon session Mrs. Brayton
read a paper on How to Increase Our
Membership" and Mrs. Margaret ]. Cams
delivered an address on THE Women of the
Present Time"
At the night session Rev. Anna Howard
Shaw delivered an address entitled THE
New Man"
University Seniors Elect.
The "reformers'' succeeded in effecting a
compromise between the two factions in
the senior class of the university today and
the result was the election of c. MeWil-
liams Of Chester president. Miss Helen
Huse received twenty-eight votes and
Denton Slaughter forty-hve. The president
elect received eighty-fve votes.
Banquet for Hall Team.
s. c. Hoover entertained the league base
ball team of Lincoln this evening at the
Lindell hotel at a banquet. The menu com
prised nine courses, each designated as an
inning. IL. T. Dobbins. editor of the Even
ing News. oficiated as toastniaster.
COIOradOans Cali ON Bryan.
Former Governor Alva Adams OF Colorado
and Mr.. Belford, democratic nominee for
congress in that state. called on w. j.
Bryan today and secured his promise to
make a speech at Denver. October 30.
MIR. and Mrs. Bryan were guests OF honor
tonight at an elaborate dinner tendere d
by John e. Miller president of the Lincoln
Commercial club, and Mrs Miller and Prof.
E. II. Barbour Of the University Of Ne
braska and Mrs. Barbour
Mr.. Bryan will go TO St. Joseph, Mo-, to-
morrow, where he speaks tomorrow night.
Supreme Court Proceedings.
On recommendation of the bar COM
mission. Memo W. Terry of Plckren and
Julius Well Of Lincoln were admitted to
practice.
The following cases We're assigned for
oral argument before the court
Kinkead against Turgeon; Jakway
against Prouoht; United States Fidelity
and Guaranty company against McLaugh-
lin ton motion for rehearng).
The following cases were assigned for
oral argument before Department No. /:
Carson against Lewis; Hoye again st
Diehls; Godfrey against Cunning CHAM:
Continental Lumber company against
Munshaw a Co.; Langan against Village
OF Wood River; State against Several
Parcels OF Land Grant clinebell against
Chicago. Burlington q Quincy Railroad
company: ST. Paul Harvester company
against Faulhaber; Reese against Harlan;
Shipman against Chicago. Burlington a
Quincy Railroad company; Leyda against
Reavis; state eX rel. Omaha Gas company
against Withnen; Larson against Sloan.
The following cases were assigned for