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Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-17
Nebraska
STATE GRANGE HANDS
ROAST TO DEALERS
Meeting at Gibbon Adopts
Resolution on Peddling
From Cars.
TRIES TO FIX THE BLAME

. Gibbon, Neb., Dec. 16.-(Special J.
AT the closing session of the farmers
grange state meeting held here thi:
week a resolution was read and
adopted as follows:
On October is the railroads in this sec
tion OF the country issued an order pro-
hibiting the selling OF merchandise and
farm products from freight car doors and
labeled II "Peddling Car Order" A mass
meeting of farmers, fruit growers and lnde-
pendent shippers was held In Lincoln in
November which appointed a committee and
instructed Il TO draft and file a protest be-
fore the State Railroad commission. and the
protest was filed. An informal hearing was
held at which the Wholesale, retail and
commission combinations appeared In de-
fence of the order issued by the railroad
companies. thus showing the cloyen hoof
completely and proving the truthfuiness OF
letter we heard read. wherein q railroad
man said this order was issued at the urgent
demand of the business interests.
The State Railway commission did not
issue definite order, but suggested to the
railroads that they suspend the order for
a time. at least during the early summer
months. II. r. Sullivan Of Tecumseh invited
the state oranges and the farmers unions
to join with him In a complaint before the
United States Interstate Railway commits
sion, asking that the ruling be set aside.
This hearing was held November 1s and II
and again the business combinations came
TO the assistance Of the railroads, the fol-
lowing being a few OF those who were pres
ent: Kansas Retailers, association, Arkan-
sas Retailers association. National Retail
Grocers association. Western Fruit jobbcr.
LaRomarcino-Grup company, Retailers OF
South Dakota, Retailers OF North Dakota,
General Brokerage company of Minneapo
MINI; Federated Retailers Of Nebraska. and
several others
do not believe that the majority Of the
business men Of this section OF the country
effected are connected with or would uphold
such proceedings. But there Is absolute
proof of a gigantic conspiracy among q Ger.
tain class business combinations to shut
out the independent dealer or shipper and
TO throttle every attempt made by the
farmers to market their own products or
purchase their own supplies without paying
whatever tribute this gang Of self appointed
guardians Of the farmers might decide TO
levy upon them To our minds It Is an
attempted case Of highway robbery, wherein |
these business combinatlo were trying to
use the railroads as a pistol TO shoot the |
farmers and independent shippers and deal |
ers into submission and II the railroads In |
sist on being made tool Of by prohibiting |
this. iong-established practice, that is so |
plainly In the interest Of both producer and |
consumer, they will merit tho reward that |
our Outraged public will measure out TO |
them In the years of the future
J. d. REAM, Grand Master
EDNA JACOBS, Grand Secretary
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-17
Doctors Of johnson
County Hold Meeting

Tecumseh, Neb., Dec. l6.-<Spe.
eial 1.-The annual meeting of the
Johnson County Medical society was
held here yesterday. At business
session in the afternoon the follow
lng officers we're elected; President,
Or, j NJ. Curtis; vice president, DR..
). E. Conley, secretary-trcasurcr, DR..
+ Z. Fairall; delegate to state meet.
ms. Dr., {. H. Davies; alternate, DR..
A. B. Cramb.
banquet was spread in the eve
ming. after which the following pro-
gram was given: Presidents address,
Dr, Dora NJ. Judkins- Davies; Spinal
Cnrvatures and New Spinal Brace" /"
DR.. H. Winnet Orr, Lincoln; "Uterine
Hcmorrhages," DR.. E. w. Rowe, Lin
coin; Treatment OF tuberculosis" !"
DR.. ]; M. Mayhem, Lincoln; ga
tarrhal conditions OF the Eye. Ear.
Nose and Throat" DR.. Zehmer, Lin.
coin,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-17
Bray Will Fight Going
Back to SprinqfieId
tFrom stan corre.pondent,,

From star Correspondent
Lincoln, Dec. l6.-(SpeciaI.) IA
hearing will be had before Governor
Morehead Monday afternoon to de.
termine whether E. ]. Rathbun, in.
spector of police OF Springfield
Mass, shall take back to that city
with him Horace L. Bray, charged
with descrting his wife and three
children.
Bray was arrested in Omaha, but
is understood to have been released d
on bail. According to the Inspector,
the wife has been compelled to work
at day work since her husband de-
serted her in order to support her
self and the children, and Bray is
wanted there and if found guilty will
be given a prison term, 50 per cent
OF his wages earned while working
tor the, state going toward the sup
port of his family. s,.3, 4
II is understood that Bray will
tight the requisition when the mat
ter comes upi
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-17
Omaha Girl Takes Leading Part
In COMEDY by Bellevue Students


Miss Florence Stocker, 3303 North
Twenty-frst street, Omaha, and Miss
Auretta Bradshaw, ia Perrin ave
nue., Council Bluffs, will play the two
female roles in THE Mollusc," a
three-act comedy to be presented by
the Bellevue College Dramatic club
Immediately after the Christmas holi-
days. Dean Fales and Karl Branstad
will play the two male parts.
Miss Stocker is a freshman at
Bellevue. She was a student last year
at Omaha Central High Miss Brad
shaw is graduate of Council Bluffs
High. She is also freshman. Dean
Fales is member of the junior class.
He has played the leading part in
several plays staged at Bellevue the
last two years. His best work was
probably done as Shylock in THE
Merchant of Venice" staged last
spring under the auspices of the
Bellevue senior class. He is editor of
the Junior Annual for this year and
holds other Offices at the suburban
school. Karl Branstad is also
freshman.
The cast Of the play is as follows:
Tom Kemp. mp................R Kari Branstad
Mr. Baxter. r................... Dean Faies
Mrs. Baxter. er............. .Auretta Bradshaw
Miss Roberts. ..............Fl Florence Stocker
"The Mollusc" will be the first of
the plays to be presented by the
Bellevue players this year: Present
plans are to make road trip dur
ing the Christmas holidays and to
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-17
Body Of Major Johnson
Taken East for Burial

Alliance. Neb., Dec. l5.-(Special.
The remains OF Major Carter P.
Johnson, commanding officer at Fort
Robinson, who died suddenly of heart
failure at one OF the local hotels here
yesterday. we're taken by the widow
and her brother, William B. Harrison,
Of Denver, to the old home of the de,
ceased at Staunton, Va, for burial.
Major johnson served as captain in
the Spanish-American war and re-
tired about six years ago a major in
the Eighth cavalry. He returned to
duty about year ago and was placed
IN command of Fort Robinson, which
position he held until his death,
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Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-17
high Cost Of Living
Drives .Sharp TO Suicide

Shenandoah, Ia. Dec. l6.-(Spe-
cial)vBrooding over the high cost OF
living is assigned as the cause OF
the attempted suicide of Charles
Sharp, Chadron, Neb. father of Will
Sharp. The son received a message
that his father was very low and for
him to come. The condition of the
father is not known here.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-17
Clemmons Decides
Who Will Assist Him

tFrom stan Correspondent.) N q
Lincoln, Dec. l6.-(Special. "A lii
tie agitation Of the political plum
tree today, made by State Superin,
tendent-elect w. Fl. Clemmons
brought appointments to the fol-
lowing: y
II. H. Dixon of Tecumseh, county
superintendent; Alice Florer, former
county superintendent of York coun.
ty but now with the Kearney normal;
John Woodard, city superintendent
OF the Seward schools.
What positions they will fill is not
announced ~.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-17
Will Santa Leave Some
thing Practical at Your
Home This Christmas?

IS THE HOLIDAY SEASON
(Al approaches, find out what Mother
L-I needs to make her household tasks
easier.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-17
ASsman and CoIcord
- DitChed One Revolver

Fremont, Neb., Dec. 16.-(Special.)
1t has developed that the revolver
which Tom Colcord and Albert Louis
Assman took from Marshal Hoffman
Of Winnebago when they 'disarmed
him at Winnebago last Friday night
was one of the weapons found with
part of the cash in the weeds follow
ing their capture.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-17

year. Then, before refreshments were
served. the society, with Mr.. Preston
as orchestral conductor, sang a new
state song, the words of which are by
Adam Breed of Hastings. All joined
in the chorus to stirring. catchy air,
the refrain being:
Nebraska land. Nebraska land
| love your waving fields;
Nebraska land. Nebraska land
| love your golden yields;
1t matters not where | may be-
What foreign fields | roam
you'll always be most dear to me
l love ou cause you're home
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-17

Colcord and Assman dropped As
caliber revolver in an alley as they
fed from Winnebago. No trace of the
remainder of the money, $3.50, has
yet been found Colcord declares that
they threw it in the weeds along the
creek as they ran from their pur-
suers that night Every inch of the
ground has been searched. Colcord
and Assman will be given their hear
ing at the January term of the dis
trict court.
Arizona republican., 1916-03-26

working in the instruction and exhibi- tion of he fancy dances now so pop ular Miss Davis is a talented young lady and is a graceful dancer.
 Their dancing classes nave been es- tablished at Chandler, at Mesa, at Tempe and Phoenix Professor Nc Querrey and Miss Davis are about the same size. both graceful and in addi- ton to their instruction they are in great demand for exhibition dances.
 They are teaching the latest dances now being popularized in the larger eastern cities. Professor McQuerrey states that the tendency of the entire country is for simplified dancing. In New York. Kansas City and other places of the east they are dancing all most entirely only the new one-step. the new fox trot and the waltz canter ar hesitation. The tendency now is for a person not to see how many steps can be danced but to see how well two or three steps in each dance can be executed. Speaking of the new dances that Professor McQucr, ey will teach those interested. he mentioned
Arizona republican., 1916-03-26
They expect to csta olish Q dancing class at the Club.
VIRGINIA HAMMOND COMING Tt
 LION

With a distinctly original climax, The Discard" Essana. s Eaultipic-reel feature. tclis story which for unique situations and strange combinations Of circumstances, stands alone.
 In The Discard" Charles Michel son. the author, has made two conti- nents his stage, and with attention to detail which is the result of long eX- perience as an international newspaper man has constructed an excellent piece.
 Virginia Hammond. formerly leading woman for Frohman attractions. and for some years opposite E. II. Sotherr in such takes the leading part with Er nest Maupain. acknowledged one of the best character actors of the screen, and Harry Beaumont, famous as a juvenile leading man.
 Both Miss Hammond and MT Reau raont are comparatively new to Essa- nay fans. but they have appeared with anticipated brilliancy in recent pictures and will delight the many friends found during their stage careers. Miss Ham mond appeared in the last five reel re- lease, "VultrHes of Society
 Any motion picture exhibitor or patron will readily admit that Ernest Maupain, the versatile Frenchman, once leading man fer Sarah Bern hardt, is without q peer in his line Of work
 The plot of The Discard" carries it's leading characters across two con tinents. It deals With the operations of a pair of international swindlers-a woman and man-and how they escape t'~lnee ta rome to America. Here they try their game unknowingly upon the young husband of the woman swindler's daughter. who because Of the mothcr's occunation.. had been kept in boarding school and rarely seen by the parent
 The climax is followed by eircum stanees unhappy for these swind!ers, but fortunate fer the reconeiled young persons, who dad been parted by the operations of the schemers. That the swindlers come to grief unknown to the newly-weds adds another peculiar touch, to this Interesting tale. In one. sentence 1t may be said the
Arizona republican., 1916-03-26
z
 W,CL.Am Fox PRo0UcTioN
With William Farnum at the Lamara

try will be at the Arizona in Peggy,
 an adoption of a Scotch story. Miss Burke who takes the part of an Amer . ican hoyden in a small Scotch village | IS right at home. and treats Ter aud fence to q wealth of real acting. There are several good fairy scenes intro-
 duced.
 1 "The Ne'er Do Well' taken from the i book of that name by Rex Beach, will
 hold forth this afternoon. tonight and tomorrow night at the Columbia. Man l ager Rick has scored heavily in ob- taining the screen version of the fam
 ors book and contemplates passing out another of his little surprises to the public. The Columbia has come to be
 recognized as the home of high class
 motion pictures. and as such is rapidly
 coming into it's own.
 Ert Hunt. heading Hunts Merry
 makers will open at the Coliseum on Thursday with an aggregation termed
 The Monte Carlo Girls Hunt has ] just finished a long run at the Ma i jestic Theater in Fl Paso and is look i ing forward to just as successful a sea son here.
 ! Attracted to the screen by watching | Henry E. Walthalfs marvellous acting 1 Virginia Hammond who will be at the
 Lion this week has in a few weeks proven her adaptabilty to motion pie lures. The former leading woman for ] F. H. Sothern takes the principal fem { inlne part in The Discard" a five
 act feature from E,ssanay studios. l Miss Hammond, long one of the 1 Frohnan stars, possessed a decided 1 prejudice against pictures. until she i was persuaded to view a photoplay in which MT. Walthall appeared. She was
 so impressed h. the possibilities of pie
 lures as the unriValled Walthall DOT i trayed them. that she accepted an of fer which had been open to her fol
 some time.
Arizona republican., 1916-03-26

Mir. Ince made up his mind that he wanted Billie Burke to appear in one of his pictures, and so in spite of all obstacles went after her signature to l contract and got it. It was at con siderable cost though. and a few of the extras included a private yacht. fast auto and q bungalow.
 In "Peggy" Miss Burke has created . character that will probably live for some time. The characters with the exception of Miss Burke are all Scotch and just to liven things up a bit, Ince has introduced fairy story. with Miss Burke relating the tale. and appearing IS the principal fairy.
 As the heroine of her own fairy through the moonlight First she meets a bevy of gnomes. with gro- tesque faces and forms. and wearing fantastic peaked caps and gowns. Then she finds herself in an assemblage of bugs one of which is a fairy prince transformed into bug by witch. She hears his tale. and takes decided steps to bring him out of his lowly estate. She does this through the medium of magic water. obtained from a friend. A striking bit of photography is that in which Peggy throws the magic wat CT on the bug. presto, up stands the prince a startling bit of transformation.
 The latter part of the week on Wed 7esdav and Thursday Naleska Suratt one of the most beautiful women on the stage will be at the Arizona in "The Immigrant Miss Suratt has screen. and in this version Marian
 T'airfaXs charming novel. she is at hel
 best Manager Mace has evidently
 tried to outdo himself this week put ting on what almost might he termed an all star week. It is seldom that patrons of a theater have the oppOr- tunitv of seeing two such famous stars as Miss Burke and Miss Suratt in the same week at the same theater.
 The dancing classes that have beer formed in the several towns of tn, valley by Professor George L. McQuer- rev are proving very popular. Pro lessor McQuerrev. for several year: was quite prominent iE fancy dancins circles in Kansas City. His asistar and demonstration is Miss Haze Davie. now Of Glendale but formerly O Kansas City, where for several year! ] sho studied dancing and who now i
Arizona republican., 1916-03-26

Perhaps I was slow to see the steadily increasing popularity of pie lures ana the decline of the stage" she says, but, then, no actor sees that un- til some one points it out. When was prevailed upon to see Mr. Walthall, rarely attended motion picture shows. Now I'm at them all the time I have free from my work. But that's a habit all Americans have now
 Miss Hammond had had a remark 1 able stage experience. Her career be- fore the footlights included foul years with Frohman as leading womar for E. H. Sothern, and three years with the Shuberts. She was Ophelia to Sotherns Hamlet, and also appeared with him in If I Were King" Don QuiXote' and "Richelieu." She was for time leading woman for William Courtney.
 Miss Hammond was born in Staun-
Arizona republican., 1916-03-26
MAY ROBSON OF HISTRiONic
 RENOWN

What promises to be real treat to theatre goers is e>announcement that May Robson the brightest and most versatile of all the commediennes now before the public is to hold the boards ing Friday night. March 31, rendering her two best successes. one ''The Max ing Over. of Mrs. Matt" and the other i "The I;ejuvenation of Aunt Mary"
 Of The Making over of Mrs. Matt. to be played at both performances Fri day night and Saturday matinee. it is
Arizona republican., 1916-03-26

fill in the week Miss Robson will he at the Elks Friday and Saturday, with a matinee the latter afternoon. The two plays to be presented here are The Making Over of Mrs. Matt" and The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary" both high class vehicles, which Miss Robson has made famous. It is pre- dicted that the house at the three per formances will be filled to capacity as it is seldom that Phoenix has the op- pcrtunity to see a star of such stellar capacities as Miss Robson.
 Today and tomorrow. Billie Burke. ! known and loved by the great major ty of theater- goers all over the coun-
Arizona republican., 1916-03-26

the following: Charlie Chaplin Walk. Balboa Two-in.One. 1916 or Persian Tango, Rouli Rouli Globe Trot, Fl Per icon. Broadway Glide. Cuban Waltz, Half Step. Frisco E-rizz. and the new Three step.
 Professor MeQuerey and Miss Davis have agreed to give an exhibition of the latest ballroom dances at the Phoenix Country Club next Tuesday evening.
Arizona republican., 1916-03-26

ton, Virginia, and was educated in T Chicago school for girls. Her father was a major in the Confederate army. Ire time she spent on the stage before assuming leading roles was compar atively short, her ability being quickly recognized by the astute Frohman.
Arizona republican., 1916-03-26

plot rests on the fact that the woman swindler does not know her victim IS her n-law and the daughter does not know her mother is the swindlef. Not one possibility offered by this plot has been overlooked.
 "The Discard will be presented at the Lion Theater next Friday and Sat urday and is one of the biggest features of the week.
Arizona republican., 1916-03-26
BILLIE BURKE STARTS WEEK AT
 ARIZONA

Billie Burke, with her titan hair and her winsome ways will be at the Arizona today and tomorrow in Peg gE" a story with a Scotch setting. Peggy" is a Triangle production with Thomas II. Ince as the guiding hand behind it's production.
Arizona republican., 1916-03-26

Although the Redmonds are leaving Phoenix this week and lovers of the legitimate will have to look elsewhere for amusement, the coming seven days is fraught with possibilities.
 Musical comedy. motion pictures and last, but not least. May Robson will
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-29
ARMS COMPANY EMPLOYES
 ON OVERTIME SCHEDULE Will Work Until 9:3o p. M. For Re-
 mainder of the Week.

For the first time in months the Hopkins and Aliens Arms Company worked overtime Monday night. The new schedule. was unknown to the men and no formal notice was posted at the plant on Monday, but during the day the foremen of the various de- partments were notified by the man. aging heads of the new schedule Of overtime and so just before seven o'clock Monday evening Franklin street and the entrance to the pro, perty presented much more than it's usual aspect of activity. Almost the entire building was lighted up, the only departments that were nOr work ing being the barrel and the wood working shops. The men worked un- til 930 o'clock, and will continue those overtime hours the remainder of this week. The schedule of hours beyond this time has not been announced.
 The extra hours are taken to iu- dicate that the time has arrived when particular efforts are to be made to get out the finished rifles for which contract has been made with the Belgium government. On several Oc- casiOns in the last few weeks, three representatives of that foreign power have visited the factory to see what progress is being made on the rifles arranged for about a year ago this time.
 The time consuming setting up of special machinery and the preparatory stages of rifle manufacture now hav- ing to a large degree been passed, att tcntiOn can be devoted to asse1nblin9 2 the firearms and testing them and getting them ready for shipment
 The new Chestnut street addition now practically completed, will add further impetus to carrying through the contract. More machinery is ar irving every few days and being set up at the plant, and for some time the rifle range has been located in the new building and some Of the stock is stored there.
 After midnight this morning an- other tank car was brought down from Taft's station siding on the trolley tracks and six thousand gallons of 1 Standard oil were piped into the stor- 1 age reservoir. The extent of the work at the firearms plant demands the | contents of one of these oil cars each month.