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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD
Motto: All The News When It Is News.
VOL. 21.
DAKOTA OITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1913.
NO. 32.
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IMPERIAL CHANCELLOR WARNS
GERMANY THAT A CONFLICT
IS POSSIBLE.
TO STAND BY AUSTRIAN ALLY
Von Bethmann-Hollweg, Submitting
Military Bill, Declares French Pa
triotism and Russian Pan-Slavism
Threaten World.
Berlin, Germany, April 9. Dr. Von
Bethmann-Hollweg, tho Imperial chan
cellor, In parliament, Monday, when
submitting tho government's bills for
Increasing tho army and providing
now forms of taxation, declared "K
outside forces should threaten us
Germany must stand ready with her
la"Bt man." His speech was a strik
ing one, although ho qualified his
-warning with tho admission that "a
Kuropcan conflagration in nil probabil
ity will not occur."
"Tho good Intentions of the French
and Russian governments aro beyond
question," declared tho hancollor,
''but Germany muBt reckon with tho
.great force of modern public opinion,
which In tho form of French warllko
patriotism and Russian pan-Slavism
threatens the peaco of tho world
against tho wishes of tho groat masses
of both peoplo."
It wns noteworthy that in tho chan
cellor's speech Great Britain was re
iorred to only as a pacific factor.
The imperial chancellor opened his
speech by pointing out that tho
strength of the army had not kept
pace with tho growth of the German
nation and asked: "Can Germany al
low itself the luxury of dispensing
with tens of thousands of trained sol
diers?" He continued:
"Tho conditions of Europe have
been radically changed by the Balkan
war, which lias substituted for tho
passivo European Turkey other states
of feverish political activity. In all
-this there aro factors of progress, In
deed; but should a great European
conflagration between Germany and
pan-Slavism come, this change would
-alter tho balance In German's dlsra
Tor. This does not alter tho fact that
I consider this conflict probably will
3)0 avoided."
Tho chancellor declared ho had
mado special efforts since assuming
offlco to cultivate good relations with
Hussia. and believed the Russian
ruler and the Russian ministers recip
rocated. "But the events of tho war," he add
ed, "havo greatly strengthened the
pan-Slavic current in Russia, and this
is a danger for peace."
"Germany," tho chancellor said,
"has been working to mitigate the
Austro-Russlan tension, but should
war break out the German empire
would unhesitatingly fight besldo her
ally."
'CORPORATIONS ESCAPE LEVY
-Supreme Tribunal Rules Those Lea
Ing All Property Need Not
Pay Federal Tax.
Washington, April 9. Hundreds of
corporations will be relieved froin
paying the federal corporation tax by
a decision of tho Supreme court Mon
day to tho effect that corporations
leasing all their property and having
tio income except that yielded by tho
lease aro not "doing business" and
therefore aro not subject to taxby
tho governments.
This phase of tho corporation tax
aroso In tho caso of tho Mlno Hill &
Schuylkill Haven Railroad company,
onco operating a railroad in Pennsyl
vania, now leased to tho Reading.
About 300 claims, involving ?700,000
paid Into tho treasury under tho cor
poration tax act, turned upon tho de
cision In this case. Besides tho many
railroads leasing their property lu n
.similar way, nearly 100 telegraph com
panies aro said to havo leased prop
erty to ono operating company.
17 HURT IN TRAIN CRASH
Mon Asleep In Passenger Coach of
Stock Train Are Caught In
Big Crush.
Rockford, 111., April 9. Sevcntoen
men woro injured In a rear-end colli
sion of stock trains near Falrdale on
tho Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
road Monday. Tho injured men wero
brought to a hospital in this city. J.
D. Peck of Mitchell, S. D., and Frank
Wnlter of Hartley, la., recolved seri
ous Injuries, but will recover. Twenty-four
mon wero asleep in tho stock
men's coach when the crash occurred.
Tho coach and threo cars loaded with
stock burned.
American Wins In France,
Charloroi, April 0. Tho Grand Prix
du rrlntompts, 200 motors, was won
by tho American bicycle champion.
Frank L-. Kramor of Newark, x j.,'
Monday. Kramer won tho final heat
by half a length in 13 1-5 seconds.
Bank $20,000 Short, Report.
McAlestor, Okla., April 9. Bank ox
amlnors took chargo of tho Flrt Na
tional bank of Canadian, Okla,, Mon
day. Thoro was said to be n shortage
of $20,000, which it was alloged was
used In promoting a town site.
Hitchcock Introduces Currency Bill.
Washington, April 9 The currency
Tovlslon bill of this congress was In
troduced by Senator Hitchcock Mon
day. It proposes 20 national resorvo
associations of banks, In the 20 lead
ing clearing house centers.
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strown with wreckage wrought by the flood. A detachmont of soldiers with fixed bayonets on their rilles may
be seen directly In front of the horses backed against the curb.
JAPS FILE PROTEST
OBJECT TO PROPOSED CALIFOR
NIA ALIEN LAND LAW.
Ambassador Chlnda Calls at State De
partment and Holds Extended
Conference With Bryan.
Washington, April 8. Baron Chin
da, Japanese ambassador, called on
Secretary of State Bryan and during
an extended conference presented a
protest against the proposed Califor
nia land laws.
After tho conference the secretary
of state admitted the objections of tho
Japaneso were known to this govern
ment two weeks ago. Mr. Bryan said
the negotiations were still in the con
versational stage.
The protest from Japan In some
quarters Is construed to indicate that
Japan believes there is to bo a now
policy by this government affecting
foreign relations under which it will
be possible to obtain concessions
which wero not obtainable under the
polio of Colonel Roosevelt, later
adopted by Presjdent Taft.
The only alternative to this belief
Indicated by Japan's protest is a de
sire to raise an Issue with the United
States. In this case no one can fore
shadow the end.
President Roosevelt answered Japan
when It was endeavored to have tho
federal government take California by
the throat in tho school question and
sent sixteen battleships to tho Pacific
coast. For a long time the purposo of
tho famous cruise around tho world
was sept sccrot, but It was finally ad
mitted that it was an object lesson to
Japan, a lesson that taught tho east
ern nation that tho "Japanese ques
tion on the coast" had ceased to bo a
matter of diplomacy.
The fatnto department declines to
stato whether or not Ilium has been
any communication with Governor
Jobnnon of California concerning the
alien land law.
HUERTA QUITS AS PRESIDENT
Pedro Lascuraln to Serve as Pro
visional Executive of
Mexico.
El Paso, Tex., Aprl B. General
Hueita agieetl Thursday to tho nam
ing of Pedro Lascuraln as provisional
president to satisfy all factions lit the
Mexican melee, said advices recelvod
hero directly from the national cap
ital. Lascuraln will sorvo out tho
uncompleted term of tho lato Presi
dent Mndero.
This arrangement, It Is said, has
been offernd to tho Constitutionalists,
now fighting tho Huerta government
in northern Mexico.
Tho decision of tho present pro
visional president Is said to havo beon
occasioned by tho recent uprising a!
Zapata in thu south, which plnnos tho
Huerta foices between two fires.
Road Officials' Train Wrecked.
Hagerstown, Md.. April 8. A spe
cial train of tho Western Maryland
hearing President J M Fitzgerald
ntirt ntlinr nfllrialH of the mail anil n
party of capitalists ran Into a land
slide near Hancock, Md., Sunday.
Senators Lack Pay; Radical.
Phoenix, Ariz., April 8. Tho state,
senate working without pay sinco the
special session fogally expired several
days ago adopted n roFolutlon favor
ing advisory oloctlons for United
States Judges Saturday.
Capture Chinese Pirates.
Hongkong. China, April 8. After a
hitter fight with a band of pirates on
tho West river, ChlneBo soldiers shot
ono and captured six pirates Sunday.
Tho remainder of tho band fled Over
?150 000 was recovered.
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XTM SESSION ON
BOTH THE SENATE AND HOUSE
ARE CALLED TO ORDER
AT NOON.
SPEAKER CLARK RE-ELECTED
Representatives Take Oath of Office
But Usual Drawing for Seats Is
Omitted, Owing to the New Ar
rangement. Washington, April 8. Tho extra
ordinary session of the Sixty-third
congress convened on Monday.
Popular Interest centered in tho
house ot representatives, where Rep
resentative Champ Clark, Democrat,
was re-elected to tho speakership
shortly after tho session opened. Rep
resentatives James R. Mann of Illi
nois, Republican, was placed In nomi
nation for that office by tho minority.
He received a rousing demonstration,
but was overwhelmingly defeated.
Other officers selected by tho house
woro as follows: Clark, South Trim
ble of Kentucky; sergeant-at-arms,
Robert E. Gordon of Ohio; doorkeep
er, Joseph J. Slnnotlot Virginia; post
mnster, William M. Dunbar.
No election of officers was hold in
the Benate.
The convening of congress today
was auspicious in Democratic his
tory. It marked the first time In near
ly a ccorp of years that Democrats
huve hr.'" completo control of tho sen
ate, tho houso of representatives and
tho presidency.
The presidential proclamation di
rected that both houses couvono at
noon ar.l 'promptly at 12 o'clock tho
gavel of VIco-Rjeslilunt Marshall fell
in tho senate. -A now chaplain, Rov.
F. J. Piutlyman of Washington, de
livered the Invocation. Tho roll of
senators was called in the UBual way
and committees appointed to notify
tho house and tho president that the
senate wns ready to transuct busi
ness. After the roll call tho election of
speaker took place.
Then camo the swearing In of mem
bers. As tho clerk cnlled each stato
and the flames of members in tho
delegation of that state, tho delega
tion presented Itself at tho bar of the
houso and swore to perform Its duties
well and faithfully.
Heretofore It had been customary
to make tho solectlou of scats tho
next business to bo takon up by the
houso at thlf) point. This time there
was no drawing for seats, as it had
been determined that members should
havo choice of seats on arrival each
day. Only to Leaders Underwood and
Mann and Chairman Fitzgerald of tho
appropriations commltteo was con
ceded tho right to pick and hold a
seat.
Representative Henry, who was
chairman of tho rules committee in
the last congress, then presented a
set of rulo for tho guldanco of the
Iioubo. They wero practically tho
samo as wero In effect at tho last
session. Tho rules wero adopted.
Other routine busluos of a formal
character was then tuken up.
23 Die In Congo Train Wreck.
Bomn, Belglnn Congo, April S.
Twonty-throo porsons woro killed,
when an entire train with Its locomo
tlvo, plunged through n railroad
bridge ovor tho Congo at a hnjght of
150 feot from tho water Sunday.
Wilson Protects the Birds.
Panama, Aprl 8. An oxocutivo or
der Issued Saturday by President Wil
son forbidding, undor heavy penulty
tho destruction of birds of plumngo ln,l
mo canni zone, nan ueen pui into ef
feet by the canal commission.
WOMEN AT CAPITOL
SUFFRAGISTS STORM CONGRESS
WITH BIG PETITIONS.
Campaign of Revenge for Sentence
uivcn Mrs. ranxnursi is uegun
by London Amazons.
Washington, April 8. Tho capltol
was stormed Monday by suffragettes
at tho opening of congress. They
presented petitions for the enactmont
of a constitutional amendment resolu
tion authorizing equal suffrage rightB
for women.
Members of tho houso and sonato
presented tbo suffragettes with about
150 reserved scats in the galleries
from which point they witnessed the
opening ceremonies.
Among the congressional ladies who
appeared in the demonstration parade
up Capitol Hill were, Mrs. A. B. Pit
zer, sister-in-law of Speaker Clark;
Mrs. William Kont, Mrs. William D.
StophonB, Mrs. Evris A. Hnya, Mrs.
Julius Kahn, MrB. Edward Keating,
Mrs. Ed Taylor, Mrs. Seldon Ridge,
Mrs. Genevieve Stone, Mrs. Clara B.
Taylor, Mrs. Robert La Folletto, Mrs.
Albert Cummins, Mrs. Miles Potndcx-
tor and Miss Elsie Hill, daughter of
foimor Representative E. B. Hill.
London, April 8. Tho cnmpalgn of
revenge for tho long sentenco Imposed
upon Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst,
which the suffragettes threatened, Is
proceeding actively and seemed likely
to Spread Sunday.
Many outrages wero committed.
TheBo include tho completo destruc
tion of tho grand stand of tho Ayr
racetrack in Scotland, where thoprln
clpal Scottish meeting " held, tho
damago being estimated at $15,000,
and nn attempt to burn tho new grand
stnnd of tho KpIbo racecourse, also In
Scotland. Two women wero caught
red handed after they had lgnltod oil
soaked rugs, which they had placed
beneath thu Kelso stand.
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Paris, Franco, April C. Tho four
nutomobllo bandits confined In tho
prison Do la Santn, under sentence of
doath by tho guillotine, wore searched
by wardens Thursday who' found hid
den In their clothes, poison.
Minnowauknn, N. D., April 7. Slbel
Kahn of St. Paul, who was charged
with the murder of Abdullah Hussau,
a wrestler, also of St. Paul, wns found
not guilty hero Friday Kahn pleaded
self-dofense.
Chicago, April 5 Miss Virginia
Brooks, whoso salvation of West Ham
mond from a political ring gave her
tltlo as n modorn "Joan of Arc," was
quietly married In Chicago Thursday.
Charles S. WnBhburne of the Chicago
Tribuno staff was tho groom.
Auburn, N. Y., April 7. Six strike
rioters wero shot by tho pollco hero
Friday lu an attack on tho plant of
tho Columbian Rope company by i
mob of 300 pdrsons Two of the six
nro fatally Injured After tho shoot
ing, tho situation became to soilous
that Mayor O'Neill called out tho Hro
department and tho local mllltla com
pany to quell the disturbance I
Workmen's Bill Passed,
St. Paul, Minn., April 7. Tho work
men's compensation and employers'
liability bill, largely a copy of tho
Now Jorsoy law, was passed by the
Minnesota sonato by a unanlmoiri
vote Friday.
Landslide Wrecks a Train.
Marshall, Tex., Apt 11 7. Part of a
Texas & Pacific passenger trnln was
overturned oust of Provencal, La , ,iy
n landslldo Friday, Tho foreman was
killed nnd two other trainmen- were
hurt.
CONGRESS GEIS
WILSON MESSAGE
Brief Document Tells Purpose of
Extra Session.
MUST ALTER TARIFF DUTIES
Lnwmnkero Asked to Square the
Schedules With tho Actual
Facta, of Industrial and
Commercial Life.
Washington, April 8. President
Wilson's message road todny to tho
lenato and houso at tho beginning of
tho extra seislon, wns a brief, point
ed document sotting forth In genoral
terms wunt congress Is expected to do
In tho matter of tariff 10 vision. The
moaaago was a3 follows:
To tho Sonnte and Houso of Repre
sentatives: I havo called tho congress together
In extraordinary session becnuso a
duty was laid upon the party now In
power at the recent elections which It
ought to perform promptly, in ordor
that tho burden carried by tho pooplo
under existing law may bo lightened
as soon as possible and In order, also,
that the business interests of tho
country may not bo kept too long in
suspense as to what tho fiscal changes
aro to bo to which they will bo re
quired to adjust thomsclvos. It Is clonr
to tho whole country that tho tariff
dutios must be altered. Thoy must
bo changed to moot tho radical altera,
tlon in tho conditions ot our ocnomlc
life which the country haB witnessed
'within tho last generation.
While tho wholo face and mothod of
our Industrial and commercial llfo
were being changed beyond recogni
tion tho tariff schcduleB havo re
mained what thoy wero before the
change began, or have moved In tho
direction thoy were given when no
large clrcumstanco of our industrial
dovolopracnt was what It is today
Our task Is to squuro them with the
actual facts. The sooner that Is dono
the sooner we shall escape from suf
fering from tho factR nnd tho sooner
our men of business will bo freo to
thrive by the law of naturo (tho na
turo of freo business) Instead of by
tho lfvTsJot legislation and. artlflciaLor
rangement. Business Not Normal.
We have seen tariff legislation
wander very far afield In our day
very far Indeed from tho field in which
our prosperity might havo had a nor
mal growth and stimulation. No ono
who looks tho facts squarely In tho
faco or knows anything that lies bo
noath tho surface of action can fail to
perceive the principles upon which
recont tariff legislation hus been
based. Wo long ago passed beyond
tho modest notion of "protecting" tho
industries of tho country nnd moved
boldly forward to the Idea that thoy
wero entitled to tho direct patronage
of tho government. For a long time
a time so long that tho men now active
In public policy hardly remember tho
conditions that preceded It wo havo
sought In our tariff schedules to glvo
each group of manufacturers or pro
ducers what they themselves thought
that thoy needed In order to
maintain a practically oxclusivo
markot ns against tho rest of tho
world. Consciously or unconsciously,
we havo built up a set of privileges
and exemptions fiom competition be
hind which it was easy by any, even
the crudest, forms of combination to
organlzo monopoly; until at last noth
ing Is normul, nothing is obligod to
stand tho tests of efficiency and econ
omy, in our world of big business, but
everything thrjvus by concerted ar
rangement. Only now principles of
action will b.tvo us from a final liar'i
crystallization of monopoly und a
completo loss of tho Influences that
quicken enterprise and keep Inde
pendent energy alive.
It Is plain what thoso principles
must bo. Wo must abolish everything
that bearB even the semblanco of priv
ilege or of any kind of artificial ad
vantage, and put our business men
and producers under tho stimulation
of n constant necessity to bo efficient,
economical, and enterprising, masters
of competitive supremacy, better
workers and merchants than any In
tho world. Aside from tho duties luld
upon articles which wo do not, and
probably cannot, produce, theroforo,
and tho duties laid upon luxuries and
meroly for tho snko ot tho revenues
they yield, tho object of the tariff du
ties henceforth laid mimt ho effectlvo
competition, tho whetting of Ameri
can wltH by contest with tho wits of
tho rest of tho world.
Development, Not Revolution.
It would be unwiiio to move toward
this end headlong, with reckless
haBte, or with strokes that cut nt tho
very roots of what has grown u,)
amongst us by long process and at
our own Invitation It does not altr
a thing to upset It nnd break it cud
deprive it of n chauco to change. It
destroys It We must inako changos
In our fiscal laws, In our fiscal system,
whoso object' is development, a moro
(roe and wholoMome development, not
revolution or upset or confusion Wo
must build up tiado, especially for
eign trade We need tho outlet and
tho enlrrised field of energy moro
than wo evor did beforo Wo must
build up Industry ns woll and must
adopf froodom In the pjuco of nrtl
flclul stimulation only so'far as It will
build, not pull down In dealing with
tho tariff tho method by which this
may be dono will be u matter of Judg
punt, exorcisud Item by Item,
To Eomo not accustomed to the ex
cttflinontB and responsibilities t
greater freedom our methods may in
somo respects nnd nt somo points
seem heroic, but remedies may be
herolo and yet bo remedies. It is our
business to mnko sure that they aro
genulno remcdloB. Our object Is clenr.
If our motive is abovo just challenge
and only an occasional error of Judg
ment Is chargonblo against us, wo
shall bo fortunate
Wo aro called upon to rendor tho
country a great sorvico in moro mat
ters than one. Our responsibility
should bo mot and onr methods should
be thorough, ns thorough ns moderate
and well considered, based upon thu
fnctB as they aro, and not worked out
as If we woro beginners. Wo aro to
deal with tho facts of our own day,
with the facts of no other, nnd to
mako InwB which square with those
facts. It is best, Indeed It la neces
sary, to begin with tho tariff. I will
nrgo nothing upbn you now nt tho
opening of your session which can ob
pcuro that first object or divert our
energies from that clearly doflncd
duty. At a later time I may tnko the
liberty of calling your attention to re
forms which should press close upon
tho heola of tho tariff changos, If not
accompany them, of which tho chief
Is tho reform of our banking nnd cur
rency laws; but Juat now I refrain
For th presont, I put theso matters
on ono sldo and think only ot this one
thing of the changes in our fiscal
system which mny best servo to opon
onco moro tho free channels of pros
perity to a great peorl" whom wo
would scrrc to the utmost and
throughout both rank and fllo. '
WOODROW WILSON.
Tho Whlto Houso, April , 1913.
WOMEN KNOWN BY JEWELS
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Each Article of Adornment Is Ob
served and Carefully Catalogued
by Society.
A woman frequently changes her
fnco and always her gown, whllo to
chango her Jowols is an event calling
for chronicle, Richard Barry writes in
the New York Times.
"Is that Mrs. SoandSo In, box ?"
I heard one woman ask another tbo
other night.
"Lot mo sco," replied her com
panion, seising tho glasses. "No. Mrs.
Soand-So has sapphires surrounding
a pearl In her pondant. That has
emeralds. It ia Mrs. It-and-DuL"
"Who is that next to her?"
"With tho crow of diamonds and
tho Jade stomacher?"
"No. With tho oval brooch sot
with opals."
"Oh I That is Mrs. Or-to-Bo's
brooch, but it doosn't look like her
daughter, only sho never will let any
ono wear nor opals; 'lucky for her,
unlucky for another' Is her idoa. What
has she dono to her face?"
These women, their dependents and
their intimates hold their Jewels In
tho affectionate regard that another
group of women might hold their chil
dren, The entranco to tho circle of
each now plcco of Jewolry Is noted
and commented on carefully. It un
dergoes Jealous observation nt first
Then, if deserving It, it achieves a
placo and is duly catalogued.
"Look! Thoro is that Utile Miss
Pretty. It's her first night. She's
barely eighteen, and seo that string of
diamonds, I do think that is rushing
It a bit, don't you? They might wnlt
till tho second year, at least, for a
necklace like that However, glvo mo
your glasses; tlui ore better than
mine."
After a moment sho releases tho
glusscB with n satisfied smllo. "AC
any rnte." rh olmervos, "th"y aro
perfectly matched and just tho right
Blze."
So It goes. Jewels tho center of at
tention; Jewels which mark the did
llncllre eloments of personality, From
tho tiny necklace, which is tho joy
of the newest debutnnte, to tho
sturdy stomacher which is tho con
solation of the oldcr.t dowager, Jewell
proclaim, doflno, limit, differentiate,
vitalize and devitalize society.
Sunshine, Plants and Girls.
Sunlight Is so Important to llfo that
It Is Httlo wonder that sun worshipers
pi o vailed lu primitive days. Plant a
potato In your cellar, and if thcro Is a
little light tho potato will sprout and
try to grow. Surround it with tho bcBt
fertilizer, wnter it, and do tho best you
can for it except that you koep it In the
dark, and it cannot digost and grow.
Sco how Blonder and pale It is! Tho
process ot dlgostlon, tho groat function
of assimilation, cannot go on without
sunshine. Naturo's laws aro tho sumo
In tho animal world. It Is Just ns truo
that the only girls with rod cheeka
ond Bwcot breaths, tho only girls who
becomo fully ripe nnd sweet, nro thoso
who baptlzo themsolvos fully In glori
ous sunshine. Tho many palo girls who
nro to be seen with a bloodlosB, half
baked Bort of face, whoso walk, whoso
volco and whoso wholo expression Is
devoid of spirit, nro not half rlpo.
The Queen and Gambling.
Though the queen is to accompany
tho king to tho grand national next
month, Bho rotainns her dislike for
gambling, hut some years ago when
tho royul party was traveling down by
rail for the derby, tho luto King Ed
ward pioposed a half crown Bweop
Htako on tho race, und PrlnceBS Mary
drow a horse that had a lino chuuee.
Prlnco Aithur of Connaught having
drawn his usual blank, suggested he
should buy It from her present maj
esty for five shillings. Shu declined,
nnd held to her cnance, which romped
home an easy winner "For auy ono
who does not Uko gambling," remurka
11 R H , when retailing this yarn,
'I never saw any one collect her win
nine moro quickly "London Opinion,
GOING AFTER
mm HOWARD
OFFICIAL AND FRIENDS OF IN.
SUflANCE AT LOGGERHEADS.
SENDS OUT G1RGULAR LETTER ".
In Public Statement Palmer Links
Howard With Powerful insur
ance Lobby.
Lincoln. Stato Auditor Howard
and tho friends of the code commission,
draft of tho insurance laws ot Ne
braska aro definitely nt loggerheads
and tho Issuo botween them will play
a prominent part In tho discussion of.
tho iusuranco code bill in tho houso.
Tho measure has already gone through,
tho bcimUn somewhat amended, and
hus beon pushed ahead In tlio houso
until It was sifted by tho sitting com
mltteo without any trouble and is now
tho order of business. '
Tho progress of this bill has been
marked with Increasing bitterness.
For a month tho sonato lnsuranca
commltteo listened to tho protests of
iusuranco representatives, but the bill
went through tho upper houso with
out serious change. Members of. the
houso commltteo nttended part of the?
soBslon of tho sonato commjttco and
whon tho bill came before ho houao
commltteo It undertook to consider
tho inetiBuro without nny hearings',
giving as a renBon tho latonosB of tho
session nnd tho dangers of delay. Pro
tests over thlB attltudo caused the
committee to grant ono hearing. '
which waB attended by half a hun
dred Insurance company representa
tives. McKisBlck of tho commltteo
prosontcd a hundred nmondmenta
asked by somo of tho companies, and
himself voted against a part of thom.
Some of these nmmidinentB had al
ready beon mado in tho senate and
most ot tho others wero voted down
In committee. Tho bill waB on gen
oral file in tho houso only two or
threo days before It wan lifted by tho
sifting committee.
The bill seeks to take tho insur
ance depnrtmon.t away from tho audi
tor and put It under a board com
posed of tho govornor, tho attorney
general nnd tho auditor. Mr,, Howard
stated to Sonator Cordeal that he did ,
not approve- of, UiIb change and that
It bohoaded the auditor's office. Att
offort to amend tho bill in tho sonato
to loayo tho department In the hands
of tho auditor wan defeated by tho
most narrow margin of any amend
ment presontod In that houso and do
fuatod. The Auditor's Letter.
Later Auditor Howard sent a cir
cular lottor to each of soventy-four
faun mutual companies doing busi
nos8 on tho nBsessment plan, and
called tholr attention to provisions
whleh ho said would put thom out of
business. Thcso farm niutuals began
writing to houso mombors asking that
tho section bo amended or tho bill
changed. Whon thoso mombors cnlled
on tho auditor, it is charged, ho
urged that the death ot tho entlro bill
would be tho beat thing that could re
sult. This circular letter vfrom tho audi
tor to tho farm mutuals Is made tho
busts of a lottor from tho threo mem
bora of tho codo commission to Chair
man Palmer of the Iusuranco commlR
nioii of tho house, and also tho main
point mado by -Chairman Palmer in a
public statement mde recently. Tho
codo commission declares that tho let
ter of tho auditor "nmounta to a de
mand for tho defeat, of senate filo 3C4
undvr threut of IiIr olllninl displeas
ure." Again the commission says:
"An attempt of an olllclnl, clothed
with tho Inquisitorial powers ovor in
uuranco companies to influcnco tho
action of a co-ordlnuto department of
the stato govornmont by threats so
transparent, la, to say tho least, a fla
grant nbuso of powor."
In his public statement Cnajrmnn.
Pnlmor links tho auditor with tho
"powerful Insurnnco lobby" that is
working against the bill and declares
that tho circular letter is a "most de
liberate and outrageous attempt to
coorcn and deceive." Ho charges that
tho auditor quoted linos in tho bill as
affecting farm mutuals which havo no
application and that ho purposely
omitted other lines Immediately fol
lowing which did uffect tho farm mu
t'ualB and not in any harmful munnor.
Bills Passed.
H. H. 753Uy Potts. Corporation
tax bill, onc-tonth ot 1 per cent oC
capltul stock per annum. Passed 60
to 12.
II. R. 380 By Hartels and othors:
Approprlutos cash funds nnd other re
ceipts ot four state normals to their
respect Ivo current expenses. Passed
81 to 0.
S. F. 401 By Dodgo: Permitting;
Douglas county to build a county hos
pital and house of correction.
S. F. 101 hy Wolz: Stnte board of
health to havo Jurisdiction over
plumbing lu stato buildings and for
an oxnminlng board of plumbers in
cities ot 3,000 inhabit mts or more.
H R31 Ily Mori is: To create a
Btalo llvo stock military board and tp
lncroabo tbo salary of the deputy state
voterlnnrian. a balary of $2,400.
S F, 304- lly Rox, Numbora on
front nnd rear of nutomobilos and
Illumination for numbora ot motors
cycles at night.