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The News has always advocated the idea that a state should never inflict capital punishment. When a man is convicted on circumstantial evidence as was Walter Ray Simmons for the murder of Frank Table, there is a double reason for the stand taken. He was sentenced to die several months but *has been reprieved from time to time by both Governor Bryan and Governor McMullen. His last reprieve was granted last Tuesday until July 9. Simmons maintains that he is innocent. Suppose that he is innocent and had been executed at the time set by the court. The state could not give back his life, while if imprisoned and afterwards found to be innocent, he could be given his liberty and in that way be recompenced in part for the mistake made. Those who advocate capital punishment claim that it lessens crime. That claim is not proved by statistics from states where 'capital punishment is prohibited. There is no argument for it except what is based on vengeance and barbarity. Every community has the following classes of people-Those who feel that they are under obligations to others and those who think everybody else owes them and they owe no one. David Grayson says a person of the former class becomes beautiful, while the other develops into shabby man. Isn't Grayson right? Which would you rather talk with, the person who can appreciate what others have done for them or the one who never gets a square deal and looks upon everybody but himself as a grafter? All of the latter class who have intelligence enough to weigh conditions would be changed into the former if they would take a few minutes from pitying themselves and condemning everybody else and look conditions squarely in the face. How much do we owe Benj. Franklin for bringing the lightning down his kite string? Or Thos. A. Edison for his work in electricity Or the inventors of all the modern farm machinery and household appliances. Or the founders of this nation for giving us the government we are enjoying Or the thousands of others who have given their time and talent for results, the benefits of which we never could have had without them? No answer can be given. If our indebtedness to others in material benefits cannot be estimated, how about what has been done for us in a spiritual sense When any individual views himself in the true light with respect to his relation to the great scheme of things, how insignificant he becomes! State Bank of Omaha, vs. D. W. Geiselman, a motion filed by the de fendant that the plaintiff be requir ed to make his petiton more definite and certain was sustained by the Guy A. Hamilton was appointed guardian ad litem of the minor defendants in the partition suit of George F. Mason vs. William A. Ma son, et al. In the partition suit of Lester L. Stephens vs. Mary Steph ens Amis, et al, H. M. Link of Exeter was appointed referee. In the matter of the application of Janie Hunter to sell real estate belonging to the estate of her husband, E. H. Hunter, deceased, the court gave permission to sell the property. Guy A. Hamilton was ap pointed guardian ad litem of the two minor childrenj The injunction suit of William Gewecke Jr. vs. Lena Kappmeyer was dismissed. Grady Corbitt was appointed guardian ad litem in the matter of the apointment of John Simacek. guardian of his four chijdren, for license to sell real estate. In the partition suit of Gladys Sunshine Marble vs. Creola Ruby Wythers, et al. Guy Hamilton was appointed guardian ad litem. In the partition suit of Kate W. Curtiss vs. Val B. Curtiss, William Sloan was named guardian ad litem for the defendant Grady Corbitt was appointed guard ian ad litem for Lizzie Banld. incompetent in the action for license to sell real estate. Yesterday afternoon the court took up the case of E. J. Dempster, receiver of the Nebraska State Bank of Milligan, vs. E. J. Kotas, Frank R. Soukup, Mary Krisl, Jas Bors, James Motis Albert Kassik, James Krejdl, Albert Frycek, Frank Kassik, Propok Janouch, S. S. Welp ton, Adolph Kotas and D. B. Whelp ton under the stockholders' liability act.--Geneva Signal.
