Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-09-12
DECREE OF HONOR POLITICS
Warm Contest is on for the Office oi
Grand Recorder.
BIG BRIEF IN MILES WILL CASE
Lawyers on One Side Take Three Hun,
dred Fifty-Three Pages to Tell
the Court Their side
of the story.
(From a staff correspondent., ,


LINCOLN, Sept. l1.-(Special) )--The
fight between Mrs. Hattie woolley of
Lincoln and Miss Teresa Hempel of
Plattsmouth for the office of grand re-
corder of the Degree of Honor, Ancient
Order United Workmen. has reached the
fever heat stage and the developments
Of the last few days show that Mrs. Mary
Latky, grand chief of honor, has taken
a hand and has endorsed Mrs. Woolley
for the place Another development is
that Governor Sheldon has withdrawn his
name from circular being sent out by
Mrs Woolley endorsing her and he has
written a letter to Miss Hempel saying
that II she desires reelection he hopes
she will be successful in her contest
The Degree OF Honor grand lodge meets
in Lincoln October 7.
Mrs. Woolley, who is after the position
now held by Miss Hempel, has sent out
circular letter in which she stated
that "It seems to be the general con-
census of opinion that there will be q
change in the office Of the grand re-
.eorder at the coming session OF the grand
lodge, the present incumbent having held
the position for ten years" She then
announced her candidacy and referred the
reader to the following for an endorsement
of her: @. l.. Sheldon, governor; II. J..
Winnetk w. B. Rose, +. w. Brown U.
@. Powell, j. f. Miller and w. T. Aud.
On the bottom of the circular is this in
scription. Approved, Mary A. Latky,
grand chief of honor"
Miss Hempel, who is an old-time friend
Of the Sheldon family, at once wrote
Governor Sheldon and received the fol-
lowing in reply
LINCOLN, Sept. s-Miss Hempel,
lie fCVr Nah II
g. copy. Of the letter which l wrote to
Mrs. Woolley. hope this will stralghten
matters rs out; cnI,,I Had known that you de,
would not have signed my name to any
ones accommodation TO that position.
Hoping you may be reelected. II that is
your desire, am. very respectfully yours,
@. L. SHELDON, Governor.
The letter enclosed was as follows:
Mrs. Hattie Woolley. Lincoln. Heb.-Dear
Madam; Madam; n inasmuch h n as Miss Hempel OF
desires to continue In the office of grand
recorder Of the Degree Of Honor 1 re-
drawn from the endorsement recently
not know that Miss Hempel was the grand
| recorder. As told you, I am not a mem
Der OF the Degree Of Honor and do not
the Officers Very respectfully yours.
\ c. L. SHELDON. Governor
Big Brief I'm Miles VIII Case.
One of the largest, If not the largest
brief ever filed in the supreme court was
! filed this morning in the Miles will case
by the attorneys for the appellants-John
Lee Webster, John II. Atwood. Reavis &
T., Reavls. 1. ]. Ringolsky and Joseph II
Broadly The brief contains S53 pages be-
| sides a complete index Of seven pages, and
one page Of apology to the court for the
/ length OF the book"
| The suit is an appeal in a proceeding In
equity 10 set aside the probate of a will
| of Stephen b. Miles. who died at Falls
! City in 1895 leaving an estate valued al
| 81, 900. 900. He was the father OF two sons
and two daughters-Joseph Miles and Dan.
lei A Miles and Victorine and Caroline
The daughters died before the father. bu
their descendants are parties to the suit.
Stephen Miles made a will at Ruio in 1888
/ and shortly after his death this will wai
offered for probate. Those contesting THU
Rulo will contended that Stephen Milei
made a second WIN in St. Louis at the st
/ James hotel in 1897, which revoked the RulC
will
| The two questions for the court to de
tcrmne was whether a will was executed
| In st. Louis. It not having yet been pro
ducer. and second. IL II was executed doei
( Il revoke the Rulo will? In the county
court the district court and the suprem'
court the Rulo will has been upheld. Th'
cause was retired In the Richardson county
district court IN July. 1907, and the decision
/ Of the court was that the plaintiffs werl
not entitled to have the Rulo viii set asid
and the case comes up on appeal from tina
decision. II has been before the supreme
tconunusd on Third Pasa9