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^ - ■ —•— - WEATHER FORECAST 11 'ttjI 4 U I A IT A C^TT1VTT\ A ~\T IOt^TV thought for the day m‘'u” A HE E'JVxA.HA. LJ.NDA. if Ai5EE .. _ wheel than your bark to the wall.— V_ VOT, M—NO 42 f~;-VO VHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 29, 1925. • XX FIVECENTS l ______ 3^» , 1AI\ -- —--------- -» 30,000,000 Germans to Vote Today Deadlock Forecast at First Election of Teuton Ruler in History; Luden dorff Eliminated. Seven Seek Presidency n.v S. n. WEYER. Intprnntionnl New* Arrvice Staff Corre npnnilPiit. Berlin, March 28.—A turning point In German history- will come tomor row when 30,000,non Germans of both sexes and over the age of 21 go to the polls to vote for a trian to suc ceed President Frlederlch Ebert, who died recently. In a history stretching hack to the time of the illustrious Caesar—the first kaiser, this will be the first time the Teutonic race has been accorded the privilege of naming its own ruler. There are 30,000,000 qualified voters in Germany, but it was not believed tonight that more than 30,000,000 would vote. There are seven candi dates. They are: Otto Braun, former Prussian premier, social democrat; Herr Hen rich Held, ^Bavarian premier, repre senting a combination of Bavarian parties; Dr. Willy Helpach, state president of Baden, democrat; Dr. Karl Jarres, lord mayor of Duisburg, candidate of the so-called ‘‘empire bloc,'1 representing the German peo ples, and the German nationalists parties', and other socialist, anti-Hit lerite parties; General Ludendorff, Hitlerite candidate; Dr. Wilhelm Marx, centrist; Ernest Thaelmann, communist. Jarres Cancels Speeches. Herr Jarres was forced to forego active campaigning in the last hours of the race. He was suddenly stricken with grippe and became so hoarse lie was unable to speak. All addresses for which he was-scheduled were cancelled. * One element which has made the Jarres randidacy attractive to hun dreds of thousands of Germans is tha* he advocate* the bringing hack of (he empire color* of black, white and red. Thousands who fought under this flag have bitterly opposed the republican movement and the black, ted and *old flag. A canvass tonight forecasts the vote would be cast somewhat ns fol lows: Jarres, 10.200,000; Braun. 8,000,000: M ux, 4.100,060; Thaelmann. 3.000,000; Held. 2,400,000; Helpach. 2.000,000; Ludendorff, 200,000; scattered, 100, 000. Various candidates have been vig orously campaigning for weeks, urg ing the people to go to the polls to morrow. On the part of the public, however, there has been a spirit of "what's the use?” This attitude is prompted hy the fact that unless one candidate receives tomorrow a major ity of ali the votes cast, another, or final election must be held April 20. It is probable that the second elec tion will he necessary. Ludendorff Out rtf It. Political observers say that It is practically certain that Ludendorff will poll a very small percentage of th» total vote, ills friends have fore seen this and have urged him to re tire. He has not heeded them, and e\en Ignored a similar plpa made hy his friend, the war lord, von Hlnden burg. Ludendorff was put in the race hy Adolph Hitler, the one time little Aus trian sign-painter" who has been de scribed as “one of the three most dangerous men in Germany.” lie is said hy his opponent* to be desirous of becoming a Mussolini of Germany. There are some politicians who see in Hitler's hacking of Ludendorff a shrewd move on Hitler's part. These political enemies of Hiller sny he lias set out deliberately to eliminate Lud endorff as a politleal force In Ger many. The presidential term Is for seven years and'lhe same man may he elect ed ns many successive times as the people want him to remain In office. His powers are not so great as those of the president of the 1‘nltPd Stales, yet lie has greater power than the president of France. 5 BODIES FOUND ON SUNKEN SHIP gcapa Klow, Orkney Islands, March 28.—Workmen encaged In breaking up ti scuttled German destroyer, benched In Mill bay, have discovered under ft nines of wood, which completely con cealed them, the bodies of five Ger man officers and sailors who evident ly were not warned at the time the fleet was sunk l>y tbe German crews. t The surrendered German fleet, In cluding II battleships, five battle cruisers, six light cruiser* and auxil iary craft, was scuttled by the Ger man crew* on June 21, l!)in. I he sinking came two days after the sign Ing of the naval condition* of the peace treaty, restricting sire of the German fleet. Submarine Hit* Rock. Washington, March 28.—The sub msrlne R 44, running In s heavy fog, struck a rock Th Narragshsett b«v last night, hut sustained only slight damsgft, according to advices re cslvqd at the navy department to day., Bridge Will Symbolize Union of North and South neprodurtion of the designer’s drawing of the Arlington memorial bridge, and a map showing its location. Washington, March 21.—Work is at last going forward on a bridge linking North and South Washington, first proposed 80 jears ago. The Arlington memorial bridge, over the Potomac, for which congress has provided $14,500,000, takes a na tional significance as a symbol of un ion, linking as it does, the memorial to Abraham Unc.oln on the Washing ton shore of the river with Arlington national'cemetery and the old home of Robert E. I-ee on the Virginia' side. For 14 j’ears, the specific plan to link the Lincoln memorial with the Lee house and Arlington cemetery has been before congress and the country, and for more than SO years a proposal to open the federal city to the south by means of a monumental causeway and bridge has been a dream of visioned men. Among them was Andrew Jackson. As an art object, the proposed bridge has been a matter of high concern to architects and artists throughout the country as well as to citizens of northern and southern states who have worked for the end ing of animosities inherited from the civil war. The proposed triumphal ways which will lead up to the new bridge at its Washington end and which are in tended for pageantry, will'wipe out the Chinese joints, houses of unmen tionalrle name, and tumble down shacks that are the disgrace of the capital. Among other areas, B street, north west, will be opened up from the capl tol to the Potomac river as part of a system of triumphal ways. School Girls Will Static Mav Day U • •r' • Dances at Parks Grade Pupils Will Assemble at Six Points to Give Programs at Early Morning. May morning, the first of next May, Is to b« an early morning for 4,000 school girls of Omaha. On that lay girls from the flf^h to the eighth grades will assemhle at six city parks at * *. m., to take part in a May day fete, "Dancing on the Green." Music for the English country dances for the occasion will he broad cast from the radio station WOAW by the Technlral High school band. Radio Music. Thirty six radio sets will be placed In the parks by J. W. Sherry, man ager of the radio departmen of the Bulck, company, from which music for the dances will be provided. The parks designated for the May day fete are Kontenelle, Miller, Highland, rtirner. Hanscom and Bancroft school playground. The May day program is the first of its kind to he put on by the phy sical education department of the Omaha public schools. Ira Jones,* head of the department, is in charge. Teachers at the various schools taught the pupils (he dances. Forty four schools take part In the pro gram. One number Is a costume dance of English milkmaids. Schools Entered. The schools that will take part In the festivities are Benson Junior High, I'entrnl Park, Clifton Hill, Tnuld Hill. Howard Kennedy, Mon mouth Park, Uosehlll and Walnut Hill, pupils of which assemble at Kontenelle park; Hancroft, <'asu>]ar. t'omenlus,'Pacific and Vinton, pupils at Bnnfroct school playground; Beals, Mason, Park and Windsor pupils at Hanscom pork; Belvldere, Florence, Bake, Long, Lothrop, Miller Park, Mlnne Lush, Saratoga, Sherman, pupils at Miller park: Brown Park, Garfield, Hawthorne, Highland, Jungman, Madison, South Central, South Franklin and South Lincoln pupils at Highland park, and Cass, Central, Dundee, Farnam, Henry W. Yates, Saunders and Webster pupils at Turner park. PATIENT DIES IN HOSPITAL BLAZE Chicago, March 28.—One man was burned to death and a score of other patients and nurses had narrow es capes from death early today when fire swept the Chicago Rve, Ear and Thoat hospital In the loop. P. J. Regan, 45, was the victim of the flames. He had undergone a serious operation yesterday and hls head w'as still wrapped In bandages. Overlooked In the excitement, and sightless from hls bandages, he vain ly attempted to grope hls way to safety. Numerous thrilling rescues marked the progress of the fire, nurses ami firemen braving death many times to bring out patients. Iliihhantl Hire* Plane to Reach Kc.Im.Ic of Wife The condition of Mrs. W. F. Nari nes* of Wallace, Neb., whose husband was rushed Friday by airplane from North Platte to her bedside tit the Hwedlsh Mission hospital here, remains about the same, according to hospital attendants. Mrs. Rut ness Is serious ly 111 with Influenza. Bart ness made hls flying trip from North Platte with L. Enzmlngrr. Un ion Pacific, railroad engineer, who pilots sn alrplsns for diversion. They mads the trip In thrss hours, f A,., ., ** PRAIRIE BLAZE INJURES PASTURES By Til* Associated Press. Valentine, Neb., March 28.—One of the most serious problems following the devastating prairie fires which swept sections of South Dakota and northern Nebraska, is that of feeding the cattle on ranches where meadows and pastures were burned. Unless rain comes shortly, the blackened stubble will furnished little pastur age and this year's hay crop will be short. Communication has been re-estab lished with the burned areas, hut no fatalities have been reported. Best estimates are that more than 2.500,000 acres were included In the fire swept region, hut net all was burned over. 2d-Dav Freight From Chicago Boon to Omaha S|>#*«>il in Ilunliiig Will Sum Int«*r<*st to Firms; Equal to Kansas City Schedule. The recent ruling of the railroad* entering Omaha from Chicago giving Omaha, merchant* a second morning delivery of merchandise, will mean • the saving of mote than $83,000 n year in interest, according to C. K Childs, traffic manager of the Oma ha Chamber of Commerce. Chllde bases thjs sum on the *500, non.non worth of merchandise coming into Omaha each year. At the same time he says the railroads will save between $400,000 and $500,000 a year, based on interest charges on the locomotives and cars. He said the fast service will have n tendency to bring more goods into Omaha. The railroads, chllde says, are con tending the change will cost more, due to reduction of freight cnpacit/ Officials nay that with a slower speed they ran haul from 75 to 85 cars to the train, whereas with the change 1 ut 5o to 60 ear* can he hauled. It is a great thing for Omaha merchants, wholesalers and Jobbers. Chllde said. It places them an equal distance uith Kansas City, St. Paul and Minneapolis. There are 350 freight trains each week dacli wn > between Omaha and Chicago. With an a vet age of 60 cars to the train, 0,000 carload* of freight arrive in Omaha weekly from Chicago. LINCOLN HOSPITAL DAMAGED BY FIRE Bv Internntlitnnl »«rs Refries. Lincoln, Neb., '*arrh C*—Fifteen thousand dollars damage was done today by a fire which destroyed the roof, upper story and entire west portion of the NlcnJa sanitarium in College View, n suburb of Lincoln. Originating from an unknown cause In the hasemenf of the building, the fim ate through the partitions to tin roof. one fireman was overcome h> smoke, but recovered shortly after tils removal from the building. Quintus Nicola, s«ui of the owner of tlie hospital, suffered a sprained arm and severe bruises, when a lad tier, with which he was leaving the building, broke near the second story. No patients were In the hospital at the time of the fire, ns the build Ing bad hern closed for remodeling 150 Dead in Hattie. Tnkto, Mm-rh 2* Dtapatche* hare today from Seoul elated ISO hud been killed In a battle between ftuaalan eol dlera and Chlneee troop* at Tonel, China. The fighting followed an at tempt of the Uuaalana to loot ami burn the Chine*, town. It wm said. Paris Students Battle Police in Political Riot 51 Officers Injured in Quell-, ing Demonstration Against Government; Royalist Anthems Sung. By The Associated Press. Paris, March IS.—Royalist* and con servative republican student* of the law school of the I'niverslty of Paris and the Karhonne prevcm^pJ^j*^, George* ficelle* second attempt” to give a lecture this afternoon and turned their protests Into a real po Utica! demonstration against the gov ernment. For three hours Pantheon hill, know as the mountain of fit. Gene vleve—rang with "conspuea Harriot," freely Interpreted as "shame on Her riot," alternating with the royalist Rn them: "I.ong live the king: oown with the republic." Professor ficelle, who 1* the minis ter of labor's principal secretary, re cently was appointed to the chair of international law, an appointment that did not meet with the approval of the students. There were many clashes between the police and students and fit of the police were wounded, eight of them seriously. The student casualties are believed to have been large, hut their number is not known. Thirty students were arrested. Including three ring leaders. BOARD DIVIDED ON RAIL MERGER Washington. March 2*.—The Inter state Commerce commission Is divided. •'» to 5. on the plan of tlie Van Swear ingen Interests to merge five big rail roads into the Nickel Plate system, it was learned authoritatively today. The 11th member — Thomas F. Wood lot k, recess appointee of Presi dent Coolldge, who will take the oath of office April 1 will take no part In the case, because of his previous con nection with the board of the pere Marquette and other railroads In volved In the consolidation. While Woodloek has dropped his railroad connections, It Is held It would not have been practical for him to set on the merger case. ARBUCKLF. PAYS HEAVY ALIMONY Jyos Angeles, March 2R -Under * property agreement on record here today Roams (Fatty) Arhurkle, former screen comedian. Is to pay his former wife. Mints Dtirfee. 20 per cent of his gross earnings, or at least $200 a ! week. The financial agreement. It was learned, will be in effect, however,! only as long as the actor's former wife remains single. Also, should 20 per «ent of the actor's Income not total $200 weekly, Arhurkle is to make up the difference himself. The agree ment, it was said, would In no way have any bearing on Arbuckle's mar riage to Doris Deane, film actress, which Is now set for April X. Coimiii of Cl<-\ t'liiml Sim-s Hold tn \.-w Y oik N>w York. March 27 l.ury I'lpyp hind, n writer, who Is aald to be a cousin of the late President Clevo land today sued the Broadway Con trnl hole), where she still lives, for $100,000 for the loss of a trunk full of manuscripts she sllcr.es dtsnppcai ed from her apartment In pen. Hank Kcm-tvi’ Inrrrasr*. N * tv York, March 2S. The actual condition of c1pbi-Iiik houaa hanka and I runt I'ompanlp. for Ihp w-rk show* an pxceat of 123,Mt.030. Thla la an Inrrpaaa In rpaerie of MY416.900 nor laat week whan there »e» e deficit of 121.319,4*0 Radio Used to Identify Lost Man “Rav Carlson,” Who Was In jured in Fall at Union Sta tion, Is Revealed as Sioux City Youth. Father Cl aims Him Lester Lefollen of Sioux City today was reclaimed from loss of memory and at the same time freed of a charge of having given a worfciless check In payment for an automobile. The story', as it unravels In chrono logical order, reveals a set of puzzling circumstances, finally solved when police resorted to the use of radio. One day In the last week of Feb ruary a man about 30 years old fell down a flight of stairs at the Union station. His skull was fractured, an examination at St. Joseph hospital showed. X'o one knew the man and a search of clothing revealed only a railroad ticket to Fremont. Only One Answer. As the condition of the fracture gradually Improved, hospital attend ants called on police for aid in Identi fying the man. The police went to the hospital and asked him: "What is your name?" "Roy Carlson." "Do you have a wife?” "Maybe." "Is your father living?" "Maybe.” "Is your mother living?" "Maybe." Other questions brought the same one-word answer. Checked in this at tempt of Identification police then re sorted to radio. They broadcast a de scription of the man. Last week Omaha police were notified by the police of Sioux City they had arrested several weeks before a man who tal lied with the description put on the air. With this lead it soon developed that "Carlson" was Lefollen. Lives With Father. ^-Rn’lr»lv recovered from his Injury, Lefollen Friday was released from the hospital In custody of police. Satur day Lefollen s father arrived from Sioux City and told police that the charge in Sioux City against his son had been dismissed after he (the fath er) had made good the fraudulent check. That satisfied Omaha police Father and son left the police tlnn arm in arm. ACCUSED BRANDER TO PLEAD INSANITY Oroville. Cal., March 28.—A plea of temporary Insanity will be entered by Edward Rhodea. a member of the Grldley fire cult, when he 1* ar raigned with hie wife, Mrs. Anna Rhodes, next Wednesday on a charge of assault upon the person of Herman Rchalow, Higgs farmer, who died after having been branded^ during "purifi cation by fire" rites held in the Rhodes home. This was announced today by Mrs. olive Humphreys, San Francisco evangelist, who is staying at the Rhodes home. Mrs. Rhodes, who admitted in a confession to District Attorney Wil liam K. Rnthe that she presided at the "branding party,*' as the "roar ing lion of the tribe of Judah," has not indicated what her plea will be. She contended the burning of Scha low was in accord with divine com mand and that he willingly offered himself ns a "sacrifice to the holy ghost." OFFICER’S SLAYER ORDERED TO HANG lly Internal lonul Neat# Phoenix. Arlr . March 28 William T^iwrenc# tonight xxn* found guilty of first degree murder, with the death sentence fixed bv the Jury, which de liberated i»r» minute*, taking 1Ivxl lota. Lawrence wan charged with the murder of officer Jlar.e Burch, who wn* shot to death when he attempted to arrest Lnwreime on an Oklahoma warrant. Attorney L. C McNnhb for l/« rence. In hi* argument late todav, a* billed the tactic* of the prosecuting attorney*. and declared that even from the testimony given by wit nr*nr>* for the state, evidence xva* brought out to substantiate plea* of self defense made by Laxx ience. Me Nabb made in eloquent plea for con sidetalloit of the case "without preju dice.** Married in Cmineil lUiiff*. The foilnn ing person obtained matrlage III m tVi'itPlI llliiffa \ e* t elda t A let Key iimnlm . .. fo tmrolhv «>ihv. oft.eh* .. 17 • Pluck, Lincoln, Neh. ,,,,,,,,,..11 |C» *ej Knget. 1,1m oln. Neli .11 F C A 'era. Furl » Mil Ah* •••«,. .11 Louie* Rrhlaget iiutHlm ..If I. 1*5 Thompson. Omaha ,,,..11 Flm* Manor Omaha . 7* tluv M Itwi-l# Lincoln. Neh . It Mattel HhNfpnsck Lincoln Neh ..... It Arthur K'twAid Turpin, Omaha ..... H Minnie Louie* clovham. Omaha ........ If Wllliem Y etc* Lincoln Neb 17 Oda Manchester. Lincoln Neb ..14 .him** Tomer. Lincoln Neh . 4* <|e«en* La m pm an Lincoln Neh . 4* Mm Taiwan Ha'elock. N*b . 1* Florae.* Morris, Lincoln N'ah It F If nedidale radar Bluff* \'ah *t Kalella .1 Harnlhv Arlington Vet* si " ilUam flhet f i'umniing# Omaha *1 Phoebe MUXtle# Reneon Neb M Frank t E< arding Omaha .. If Ann Miklaat Omaha .......... .. A ttnora Omaha ••.A H Edna kilty. Omaha ..^ li Butterflied Hose Have Arrived; Witness What Camera Man Found I-eaves on the limit* of tree* have not answered the seductive whisper* of semi-gentle spring breezes, but rt'“* on the limbs of pretty maidens of the park are pushing prldefttlly Into prominence. To cinch the risk that if "Winter Cf tries ’ spring can't he far behind the butterflled hosiery wings along the same path scented by the advent of the flowered variety. It was on a stroll through Turner; park, Thirtieth and Karnam streets, that a photographer for The Omaha; Jiee snapped this pair of modern maidens, exponents of the first page in the spring hosiery style book. This appealing style In flowered and butterflied hosiery, as displayed by Thompson Belden & Co., will soon be worn by all girls and women who believe In keeping step with the al ways changing stride of Dame Fash ion. It Is claimed. Here we have Miss Grace Hindley, 3005 Harney street, and Miss Vir ginia Garland, 1315 South Thirty sec ond street. The park scenery background was eliminated by the photographer, who apparently regarded it as entirely secondary. His alibi was rather Rood: "Why print the park scenery when no one would see it If It was there'." PRINCE OF WALES BEGINS LONG TRIP J^ondon, March 2S.—Edward, prince i of Wales, set off today on his 25.000 mile trip to two continents—Africa and South America-as the ambassa dor of the British empire A night of dancing and supping fur nished his last gayeiv at home. A throng of Londoners crowded the streets to see him off fnr Portsmouth, where a regally fitted battleship wait ed for hfs cruise, and a staff of re tamers and servants went with him to make the trip smooth. The Repulse will arrive at Capetown April 30, and his royal highness will hunt big game In the Transvaal, leav ing late in July, to reach Buenos Aires early in August. He will spend nearlv a month In South America, then probably revisit the scenes of his American vacation | In the 1'nited States last summer a few days before returning home. EASY METHOD FOR RENTING HOUSES With this issue of the Omaha Sun day lice, the Building Owners' and Managers' association of Omaha are offering a new service to the renting public in the form of a consolidated rental l.lst The purpose of this list is to furnish a compact forn^of va cant propei ties handled by respon sll le managers. The prospe. live ten ant is saved the inconvenience of reading through a number of col umns of want ads that sre not of the type of property that he desires. In this list he is given a plain statement of the property coffered upon which he ran obtain further information bv calling the rental agent's phone num her. Turn to the want ad section. BLAZE DESTROYS FIREPROOF PLANT ll» rhf piHtrlnlrd l*rr«« Ottawa, ill. Match 2S A gas e\ plosion nnd fhe practically (1e*troywi one of the plants of the National Kite 1'ioofing company here today. Three men employed In the plant where TO men work, were taken to a hospital and several others were less seriously hurt. Homage to the plant was oat I mated at $200.000. Itniilv Clearing* Inrrrnsr. Hsnk denting* for Cm*hi* for th*| week ended Saturday were approxi mately $:*.ooo 000 more than a alnillat i week a yea 1 ago. according to the Omaha treating House association The clearings for the week amount* 1 ed to $34.MH,4M: for the altullat week a year ago. $34.?4S.|}4, and for th# " eek ended Saturday March 21, 14$,* $65,48" 1 SUSPECT SOBS AT ARRAIGNMENT H|>o« i.tl Dispatch tit The Omaha IW, Hastings. Neb.. March 28*—The pic ture of despair. Fred Steliers was brought Into county court today for arraignment on the charge of as saultinj# with intent to kill I^enn Meeater. 20. the least injured one of his four victims at the Meester farm southeast of here early Monday morn ing Steliers' e\es were r*d and swollen He looked at the judge for a minute and then !>egan to sob again. .1. F Wjllits. counsel for the defense, asked for a continuance of the arraignment. Time for the hearing was fixed for April T. Weirt Meester. who was shot by Steliers alwiut two Inches below* the heart. ha« made n remarkable recov ery. Klsie. 1*. who was paralyzed from the waist down by one of Steliers shots, shows little improvement. Further charges against Steliers are pending the result of her injuries. YOUNGSTERS FREE 60 DOGS IN POUND TVnver, Col,, Marx'h 2S -Juvenile "gang revenge * had its inning here when 12 youth* descended upon the city pound and released 60 d<»gs every animal impounded there—in re taliation for the Imprisonment of one dog. the property of on* of the gang ’ it became known todav. Today the gang." 12 atrong. and ranging in ng* from Id to 1 b >a*r*. appeared In juvenile court to answer charges of maheiaus mischief as an aftermath of its act. COLONEL JEWELL SUFFERS REAPSE Jacksonville, Fla March 2* -Col H W Jewell of Omaha, la at of the original founders of the Woodmen of the World and who lias lieen ill at a hotel here, throiiglnuit the convention of the lodge, which adiottrned \ ester day. had a furn for the worse last night and is still critically 111, It was announced by attending physicians today, | ITie Weather | V—- / Fe* "4 hours tid'ni T r m M* ‘h :« n:.4 R»!ii'o huieidO' psn'sntag# * • r»' 4| \ nnf \ 4 ? p itt “4 Ft sc tfMtat ten Inrli4« s«»1 RMnAOdtRi Tots- M »*»%l sines Janusn l. J t# dtfUtenc' 4 s tliMirlt Trmforsi nrs*. l i si is lew. * * 4 * i* 44 » r W 4? Tam,,,. 44 I r n» . m 4 * m 4 4 l* w ,,, , NT * » m.' 44 % r »•’ .... ' ' 14 S tw ., , . . > 4 | p ■!■•••■ 4 4 Its m U * p m .,,«• 4 * 11 no*'. .......11 1 «• m, Agreement Distant As Week Ends Conference Committees Fa3 to Settle Differences Over Senate Amendments to Three Major Measures. Omaha Paving 0. K.d n> r. c. powell, 1 Staff Corr**i>nml«*nt Th* Omaha B**. Lincoln, March 2S—Nebraska, s leg. Ialature adjourned ,thi* afternoon un til Monday with no agreement in sight between house and senate on three major hills—the gas tax meas ure, -i mill Intangible tax proposal and the big appropriation bill. Failure to agree on these bills Is ail that is keeping the solons in Line coin. There are no other bills con sidered of sufficient importance to warrant delay aftpr an agreement is reached on the measures now in con ference. Reports from the conference com* mittee on the intangible tax bill Indi cated progress was being made. House conferees were reported to have accepted a straight mill levy plan, providing senate conferee* would consent to an Increase in th* proposed levy from 4 to 4 1-2, or 5 mills. The Byrum demand that suf ficient "teeth" he placed In the bill to take the humor out of tax dodg ing Is understood to have met approv al of conferees from both branches. Senator Reed III. Sudden Illness of Senator Perry Reed, one of the senate conferees tm the appropriation bill, delayed defi nite decisions on compromises. It wa« reported that house conferee* had surrendered in their demand for writing university snd normal sehool levy features In the bill. Th# great est bone of contention Is the ISO s#o | additional appropriation riven th* agricultural a hocl at Curtis by th* | senate. Political fear of house member* i over action of the senate In eliml j nating exemption clause# In th* g&« . 'ax bill is given as the real reason | behind disagreement en this measure. It is estimated that If exemptions are I granted, administration of the gas tax wiu cost the stats JlOt'.ono additional , annually. Monopoly Rill IJIlM. The senate by a vote of 1* to II voted to lift the anti-monopoly hill 1 out of th» judiciary committee, wher* j it had been killed. This bill, which [ has passed the house and is now on general file in tha senate, le an | amendment to the law prohibiting 1 ompantes doing business in more than one town from discriminating In i prices for commodities sold or pur • hased as between kvcalitles, taking into consideration difference In freight rate* The amendment pro. ! i'ose« to eliminate that provision j which permits price discrimination ! for the purpose of meeting ccmpeti. tlon. By a vote of IT to II the senate tabled a resolution introduced > **• terday calling on Attorney General 1 Sptllman to Investigate the cement 1 trust ’ These voting to table wer*: T'lis“. Chambers. Cooper. Dvaart, j Goodrich, Hoyc. Illian. Laughltn, 'turkey. Mr-ham. Reed. Rohbina, S njt. Vance Watson. Wilkins, ; Wiltse. Omaha raring \itfhorlred. The house fought for an hour, yes terday in advancing a MU to third reading, forcing car owners -o obtain I < ertitleates of purchase from courtty ••d.letters and obliging secondhand ; auto drab * to take cut sta’e licenses. Tod#' the same body reversed Itself, >nd killed -he bill on third reading j h> a vote of ‘*4 to 24. The house uiopted the joint confer* en e committee report on Senate FI* limiting .-ate hanks to 4 per cent interest on time deposits T m a time house .soifrrrcs sisted on an amend. |mem whi.-h would permit payment c*£ ' pet cent at discretion of th# atat* department of tanking The 4 par cent inter**' dives not hecom* com. pulsory until April 1, :?24, unde# 1 terms of the bill. Luring the d*v the senate passed JI | miner b:il< on third reading Ona o{ Ghe bill* s gned by Governor MoMub *n today permits the city of Omaha to pave a street (n Sarpv county con Inert,ng Mcndamin p*tk and the F'r| j Crook road. 'MA' FERGUSON KILLS 3 BILIKS Aualln, TVx March ?< Thro* hill* "r e xetoed t.slay 1" t«overnor Mia lam V Ker*ti*on. Tliev "era 14 • ram eminent domain to the Kiard o< ■ llrts-tor* of Texas Agricultural at*4 ; Mechanical c< die** for campo* aequfc 1 dllon |»ui lswes- to permit counties tp employ one or more public ht«lt% nurses and to permit countv o'nunia j * loner* .-ourt* to Increase th* annual appropriation for farm damonatret U| I work ft cm lld'-'d to »! MM>. , Urninoii Hank ( rrtlitor* * V njoincd From l ,n» Suit! Cradltora of th* Hank of V>enlae« '***• f'l^lnM SatitrHax nxornm* Sf Ftottral «tu<ts# O, SetMt frv>m Martin* »ult» Main*’ tSa Sunil t»ntt| a truate* \% ApfvxtntM .l ilts set- cam* to On- well Pluffg (lorn S IX j ''r » ap*C4Al hearts^ ! m th* mauar 1