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    DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
WILSON BESTS A DM
ANOTHER WEEK OF VERY 3TREN.
UOUS VORK IS
AHEAD.
AFFAIRS SO FAR ENCOURGING
President Hopet to Be Able to Leave
lor Washington on Date Announced
for This Month American Dele
gates Plan to Speed Up.
Paris. President Wilson had his
first roally oompletcly restful day since
he lnndod on French Boll. Roar Ad
miral Grayson, his modlcal nld, wan
ablo to havo his way In this respect,
having In mind the exceedingly hard
work which marked every day last
week and the serious departure from
tho reglmo which has so woll pre
served tho hoalth and strongth of tho
president up to thin momont,
TllO president was even Inrinrr1 in
refrain from his almost Invariable cus
tom of attending church in order to
regain vitality which had boon sacri
ficed. The progross made last weok in tho
work of tho peace conforenco through
the dally sessions of tho council of tho
five great powers has onoouragod tho
hope and expoctntlon that tho main
object, the society of nations, will bo
so faf advanced towards realization
that It will be possible to got It beforo
tlii peace conforonce In plonary ses
sion In time to permit of Its adoption
by tho middle of tho month, which will
enable tho president to carry out his
original Idea of leaving for Washing
ton about the date previously flxod.
Composite League Plan.
Tho plan which has boon rocolvcd
with most favor looking to tho forma
tion of a loaguo of nations Is a com
poslto ono, embodying tho host Idoaa
of many of tho delegates and special
ists. President Wilson spent moat of tho
morning at work In his private office
Instond of availing himself of tho Horv
Ices of n Htonograpuor he applied him
self assiduously to tho typewriter,
which Is taken as an Indication ho was
preparing some paper requiring tho
most thoughtful posslblo considera
tion. As It Is known to bo the plan of
tho American delegation to rush for
ward planH for tho creation of a so
ciety of nations, It 1b assumed tho
president, who In a member of tho
special commission charged with that
projoct, was engaged In tho prepara
tion of somo atatomont supporting
somo ono proposition or generpl
8chomo.
Tho American dologatos Incllno to
tho bollof that tho most sorlous ob
stacle will bo found In Inslatenco by
ovorzoalous advocates upon oxtromo
methods to onforco peacoful sottlo
mont of disputes. It Is understood
tho Amorlcan dologatos will glvo tholr
support to tho plans of (Jon. Smuts nnd
Lord Cecil, with tho addition of n
fow of tho Idoas advanced by Loon
Dourgools, the French protagonist of a
loaguo,
Mexican Affairs Enter In.
Paris." Tho nnnouncomont In nowa
dlspatchos from Now York that rep
resentatives of British, and American
ol, mining' and cattle Interests In Mex
ico woro coming to Parte to lay tholr
claims boforo tho poaco conforonco Is
attracting much attention In American
government circles nnd Is causing
speculation as to how American affairs
may ho presented, If nt all,
Moxlco has not boon connoctod di
rectly with the war and tho opinion
In ofllelal clrclos is that buslnoss In
torosts of foreign powers which havo
suffered confiscation in Moxlco prob
ably cannot got a hearing In Paris
until the socloty of nations Is organ
7v fully and tho main issues connect
ed with tho war passed upon. Under
I bo Monroo doctrine the United States
naturally would bo consulted boforo
any Bteps woro takon to bring about
nn ndlustment of tho friction botwoon
Moxlco and foreign powers. As a re
sult tho Mexican tllfllcuUlcH nro bolng
watched oagorly bocauso of tho possi
bility that they may Indlrato how tho
npclntv of nations will nffoct historic
Amorlcan policy.
HEAD OF U. 8. RED CR08S.
Colorado Educator Named by Wilson
War Council Suspended.
Washington. Dr. Livingston Far
rand, of the University of Colorado,
has boon appointed chairman of tho
central commtttoo of tho Amorlcan
Red Cross by President Wilson nt
Purls. It was said at lied Cross head
luurters hero that Ir, Farrand would
ntyunryj tho position of executive head
of tho organisation on March 1, and
that at tho same tlmo tho lied Cross
war council would cease to oxlst.
Nutlonnl Guard Appropriation.
Washington. An appropriation of
$3,000,000 to maintain the national
guard at a strongth of 100,000 olncorn
and men during the noxt fiscal year
has been tentatively approved by the
Iiouho military affairs committee.
Washington. Dutch chips requisi
tioned by tho American government
during tho war and now operatod by
tho shipping board will bo uncondi
tionally returned to Holland as mpld
)y n they reach American portt at
the conclusion of their present voyage.
18 ARMY AND
NAVY PLAN WINS
Secretary Daniels' Battleship
Program Approved; U. S. Will
Spend $750,000,000.
fO BUILD TEN CAPITAL CRAFT
House Unanimous In Accepting Admin
Istratlon Plan Army of 500,000
Decided Upon by Military
Committee as Basis.
Washington, Feb. 3. Unanimous
approval of tho administration's new
three-year navnl program with tho
number of capital ships reduced from
sixteen to ten hecauso of differences
limong experts over the value of bat
tle cruisers wiih voted by the house
hnvnl committee.
An nrmy of r.00,000 men was unani
mously decided on by the house mili
tary commltteo aa tho basis for deter
mining the appropriation for nrmy pay
for the yenr beginning next July.
Committee members said the number,
was expected to be tho average force
during the year.
Tho navy program Is for the three
years beginning with next July. Chair
mnn Pndgett In announcing tho com
mittee's action said the annual appro
priation bill carrying $750,000,000 wns
approved, Including $109,000,000 to he
spent during tho year under the new
program.
In nddltlon to tho ten battleships, to
to cost not over $21, 000,000 each, the
program as ndopted provides for ten
scout cruisers to cost up to $-1,000,000
each.
Tho committee's nctlon was the first
formnl Indication of the attitude of
congress toward tho nnvy depart
ment's policy of expansion unless the
penco conference decides on world dis
armament. Kxpansion hns been urged
by Secretary Daniels ami high olllcers
of the nnvy. The committee ndopted
tho suggestion of Secretary Daniels
that construction be authorized with
the provision that It might bo stopped
by tho president If lnternntlonnl agree
ment mndo world disarmament a cer
tainty. Tho decision of the military com
mltteo marked tho beginning of tho
commlttco's work of framing tho an
nual military appropriation bill. Mem
bers mi Id it had no bearing on perma
nent futuro military policy, and that
whllo pay was figured for a hulf-mll-lion
men, It did not follow thnt ap
propriations for vnrlous branches of
services would bo such ns to provide
for an army actually organized us a
permnnent force of that size.
During tho earlier part of the year,
It was said, tho army wns expected to
exceed tho half-mllllon murk, but
would bo reduced below that number
with demobilization. Although no
final decision was, reached by tho com
mittee, It appeared that no effort would
be made to outllno a permanent army
reorganization plan at this session of
congress.
BRITISH FLEET TO VISIT U S.
.ondon Times Says Great Warships,
Last Word In Construction, to
t Go to America.
London, Feb. 1. It Is stated In
Paris that ns a result of conversations
hotwecn British nnd American author
ities It Is probable that upon tho dis
persal of tho grand licet which Sir
David Bentty has described us Immi
nent, u portion of tho ships under com
mand of Sir David himself, will ninko
n visit to American ports, according to
tho Times.
It Is FUggosted that this squadron
will consist of vessels of tho Queen
ICllzuboth elass and a battle cruiser
division Including tho Repulse and Re
liow, tho war's two great "hush" ships,
tho urmument of which remained a
closo secret during the war and which
are tho last word In naval construc
tion. ARMORED AUTO FOR POLICE
Machlno Will Do Used to Stop Whisky
Smugglers on Michigan-
Ohio Lino.
Lansing, Mich., Feb. 1. An armored
automobile will hereafter patrol high
wnys crossing tho Ohio-Michigan
boundary us n result of numerous pis
tol tights within tho Inst fow weeks be
tween whlhky runners and members of
tho statu constabulary charged with
enforcing tho prohibition law,
Slnco tho federal prohibition amend
mont was ratllled whisky runners be
tween Toledo and Michigan cities have
redoubled their efforts, according to
Col. Roy O. Vandercook of the constnlh
ulury. Many automobiles tmnsportlug
liquor, ho says, havo been found to bo
carrying experienced guumen.
Fatal Blast In Nyeck, N. Y,
Nynck, N. Y Feb. 3. During explo
sions nnd lire which wrecked tho Ny.
luck plant of the American Aniline
products compnny of New York city,
0110 inun wns killed and 13 other em
ployees wero Injured.
Won't Give Gibraltar to Spain.
Paris, Feb. 3. The report that somo
arrangement between Orcut llrltaln
und Spuln was Jn prospect through
which Olbrultur would bo turned over
to Spnnlsh Jurisdiction Is denied
lure.
IT.:...: ,'.LL SECTIONS OF
THIS MAJESTIC STATE
Reports of Interesting Happenings
Throughout Nebraska Condensed
to a Few Lines for Quick
Perusal.
The decision of Judge FInnsburg In
tho district court at Lincoln, holding
the nntl-suffrago referendum petition
Invnlld, finally gives the ballot to Ne
braska women for this first time aside
from voting nt school elections. The
decision, suffrage attorneys say, will
give tho women the right to voto for
nil olllces not mentioned In tho stnti
constitution. An appeal to u higher
court will not prevent them Voting at
the spring elections to be hold In many
Ncbrnskn towns.
Casualties of the Eighty-ninth divis
ion, which contains hundreds of Ne
braska boys, totaled 8,173, according
to an official report. During the
greater part of August, September, Oc
tober, November, December nnd to
January 11, the division wns In line,
with tho exception of two days. The
division wns In tho thick of the St.
Mchlel nnd Argonne wood drives, and
Is now a part of tho army of occupa
tion In Germany.
A furor occurred nt Blue Springs
when the board of education dismissed
Superintendent of Schools James Mc
Donald. Tho board's action was fol
lowed by n walkout on the part of the
pupils nnd tho resignation of all but
one member of the school bonrd. Pu
pils sympathized with tho professor
nnd refused to nttend school. Mem
bers of tho bonrd, unable to cope with
the situation, resigned, new members
being elected nnd the superintendent
being reinstated.
Plans for a largo tormlnnl station nt
Table Rock to take care of automobile
truck lines radiating from the city
have been made by tho Co-operatlvo
Garage nnd Delivery system. Tho or
ganization has acquired a slto 200x100
feet on which the station will be
erected. Seven Hues out of Table
Rock will be organized and a dnlly
schedule started soon.
Shipments of .hogs to the South
Omaha market are (ixpected to de
crease as the result of the price of
$17.50 for bogs for February being
ngreed upon by the committee of puck
ers, producers, commission men, food
administration and department of ag
riculture olllclals at Washington.
The Nebraska fuel administration
suspended restrictions, prices and mor
glns on soft coal and coke February
1st, subject to reinstatement, If nee
sary. The ruling states that dealers
may purehnse, soft coal from any mine
or market they choose.
Soldiers overseas who submit proper
evidence that their families need them
because of sickness or other reasons,
may bo discharged there, according to
ordejs sent by tho government to com
ma iiiIIiir olllcers. ' !
Government veterinarians are Inves
tigating a hog disease which Is not
cholera, and which has many of the
symptoms of Inlluenza, nnd Is spread
ing over Iowa, Nebraska and other
neighboring states.
Tho death of Joseph Schweitzer, re
siding near Wood River, marks thu
llfth victim In n single family pf In
fluenza. Tho wife, it son, a brother
nnd a sister of the deceased preceded
him in death.
Dignitaries from all parts of tho
state attended the funeral of Right
Rev. Arthur L. Wllllnms, 03, Protes
tnnt Eplscopnl bishop of the diocese of
Nebraska since 1008, nt Omnha, who
died there.
After being Idle for threo weeks on
account of the "tin," schools nt Osco
ola wero thrown open. The disease
appears to bo stamped out In the city
nnd no more delays In school work arc
looked for.
Four out of seven foreign language
churches In Hastings have returned to
the uso of German In their church
services since the ban was raised by
the state authorities.
Nebraska jrotntops are holding tholr
own with tho products of the best po
tato regions of the country, according
to dealers over tho state who nro
handling them.
A government land bank has been
organized at Wymote to be known ns
the Wymoro National Farm, loan asso
ciation. Norfolk's automobile show, which
will be stageil March 10 to U'J. Inclu
sive, promises, to bo an elaborate af
fair. A wolf hunt In Center und Sheridan
townships of Phelps county, resulted
In the killing of eight wolves.
Tho Fanners' Co-operative associa
tion, nt Table Rock, did more than
$100,000 worth of business In the past
year. A dividend of 8 per cent on
capital stock was declared at a recent
meeting and 4 per cent on business
transacted.
Stock from tho Nebraska University
Farm, near Lincoln, carried off ?(00 In
in-l7.ii money at the Western Live
Stock Show at Denver. Out of thir
teen steers exhibited, twelve of them
wero winners, receiving n total of
twenty ribbons.
The committee In charge of Oinalin
Market Week, March 10, bus com
pleted arrangement for a reception
and musical on March -1, for the enter
tainment of Its guests. Several strik
ing entertainment forttuies, nro being
planned for tho other evenings.
While eastern Nebraska people nro
pnying $1.20 to $1.25 per bushel for
graded whlto potatoes, the best prlco
tho farmers of Hox Butte and Sheri
dan counties can get from the com
mission men Is 35 and -10 cents per
bushel, according to Lloyd Thomas of
Alliance.
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...,. nnn iijiii-tiiwiiim"' .111 1. 'ill
luiitou are making an effort to .scr-ur
fubllc buildings at KcnMshluir. Broke
How. David f'lty, Sevfard, Gdiev.i.
Schuyler and Wayne. Klnkald, Sloan
and Stevens have already started the
ball a rolling In the Intcreit of their
Home illsti lets, and other meitbi'r.
have sonic towns on their lists for
which they will make efforts.
New Inlluenza cases In Nebraska re
ported to tho state board of health
ran ns low ns 131 a day during the
pas;t week. For several weeks tho
number of new cases have run close to
500 a day, and when the epidemic was
nt Its height as many ns 3,000 cases
hnvo been reported dally.
Organization of Nebraska women
Into democratic and republican polit
ical camps by leaders of those two par
ties Is. expected to begin at once, fol
lowing the decision of District Judge
Flansburg at Lincoln, giving women
partlnl suffrage.
Ice on the Republican and Loup riv
ers In the central nnd western part of
the state, Is beginning to break up, It
being the first time this hns occurred
In January, according to somo of the
state's oldest Inhabitant.
Vice President Nenl of the federal
grain control told members of tho
State Millers' association at Oinnha
that there Is no doubt the government
assured pi-Ices for 1018 and 1010 wheat
will be maintained.
Figures given out by tho agricultural
department at Washington show tbur
'3.851 .000 bushels of potatoes were
held In stock In Nebraski on January
1, 70 per cent by the growers and the
balance by dealers.
Frank G. Odell of Omnha, secretary
of the farm loan bank, has been se
cured ns one of the speakers at the
meeting of organized agriculture to be
held In Beatrice February It tc 11.
A war mothers' club hns been or
ganized at North Platte. The society
started off with forty-two members.
Its purpose Is to entertain nnd provide
for returning soldiers and sailors.
Three business establishments nt
Ord were destroyed by lire, entailing
a loss of approximately $125,000. It
was tho most disastrous conllagratlon
in the history of the city.
Ice In the Platte river in Ncbrnskn
has broken up and the river Is being
"lenred of the crystal. It Is something
out of the ordinary for the river to
break- up during January.
Farmers all along the Elkhorn river
vnley ns far northwest us Alnsworth,
havo been In the fields for the past
ten days seeding nnd preparing the
ground for crops.
Plymouth cltij.ons are making nn ef
fort to secure an electric lighting plant
for the town and have requested the
Beatrice company to construct such
nn enterprise. In the village.
Many Nebraska overseas soldiers
reached New York aboard the trans
port Slbnuy. They re members of
bntterles C and D, 330th field artillery,
n part of the SStli division.
It nppears to be the general opinion
among good road enthusiasts of Ne
braska that the western part of the
state Is outdoing tho eastern half In
enthusiasm on highway improvement
People of Ogallala arc bubbling with
enthusiasm for better roads. At u re
cent mooting in tho city it was voted
to apply for state and federal aid to
Improve highways In the county.
Max Thelan, a Polk county man, has
been appointed to the directorship of
service of the federal railroad admin
istration with a salary of $25,000 n
year.
Workmen- at Osceoln have begun
clearing a site for the erection of u
new Masonic building In tho city. Tho
structure will be modern In every re
spect. Reports cnilnnting from the State
House at Lincoln, say that there will
be no reorganization of the state coun
cil of defense or county councils.
The Omaha city commission has
voted to establish a municipal market
In the city where producer and con
sumer can deal directly.
Fifty-six recruiting stations have
been established In as ninny Nebras
ka towns to enroll Nebraska men for
the merchant marine.
Commissioners of Snllno county
havo appropriated $2,000 for form bu
reau work during the year beginning
March I.
A total of 1,543 automobiles, vnlued
nt $750,000, have been stolen In
Omaha and vicinity slnco Jnnuary 1,
1018.
Oiuaha cash corn prices suffered tho
biggest drop of tho season last Sat
urday, declines ranging from 7 to 17
cents.
A new band has been organized nt
North Bend under the -leadership of
G. C. A mislead.
Argument before tho Nebraska su
premo court of the case wherein tho
State of Nebraska hns filed a mnndn
tory writ to compel the American Ex
press Co, to abide by tho freight rnto
charges provided by the stnte railway
commission rather than tho rates
made by the government rallwny ad
ministration has been Indefinitely post
poned. Contracts havo been let for tho ex.
tension of the Interstate canal In
Morrill county, adding 15,000 acres to
Nebraska's Irrigated territory.
Fire, believed to have been caused
by throwing a elenr or eluaretto stnnin
Into u pllo of excelsior, started n blazo
In the Coddlngton block nt Kearney,
causing u loss estimated at $10,000.
Preparations tiro under way for tho
ninth annual Slay festival, to be held
at Peru. May 20, nt which tlmo Han
del's "Messiah" will be rendered by a
chorus of seventy-five to 100 voices.
Al Koyen of Fremont mndo tho high
score at Plnehurst, N C, trnpshootlng
midwinter tournament, breaking seventy-four
blue rocks In seventy-five,
ills .score was 353 In nnsslhlo 375.
PB SCHOOL IS
PARAMDUHTISSUE
MOST DEBATED SUBJECT BE
FORE THE LAWMAKERS
OTHER LEGISLATIVE DOINGS
A Brief Digest cf Other Important
Legislation Being Considered by
tho Nebraska Legislature
Lincoln. The futuro qt parochial
and private schools In Nebraska was
discussed for threo hours beforo a
Joint session of tho committees on
education of the two houses of the
legislature. Nearly 400 people at
tended the hearing, and there were
thirty speakers. Friends and oppo
nents of tho Burney bill, with oppo
nents greatly la tho majority, had
crowded Into tho hall at tho invitation
of the committee to hear of tho rela
tion of the parochial, tho private and
tho denominational school to home
life, to religious life, to efficiency and
to Americanism. There woro men and
women of many different nationalities
and religious faith present. The
speakers In general wero accorded re
spectful attention by the crowd which
apparently was pro-parochial even
though the sentiments woro against
tho parochial system.
Tho Burney bill amends the compul
sory school attondanco law by elimi
nating portions permitting children to
attend private or parochial schools In
lieu of public schools. Tho majority
of tho parochial schools representa
tives asked freedom from legislation
In Just one respect. Religious Instruc
tion. There were quotations from tho
Ulblo and tvom tho constitution Intro
duced In attempt to prove that it Is
not tho right of tho state to Interfere
with religious teaching. Every speak
er urged a stronger Americanization
but urged also against discrimination.
For the legislature to attempt to In
terfere with the choice as between
the public and parpchlal school, would
mean tho sanction of religious perse
cution In a land of democracy, accord
ing to some of the speakers.
J. W. HAMMOND.
Mr. Hammond has been editor of the
Cambridge Clarion fifteen years. He Is
now serving his second term In the State
Senate, where he Is the chairman of the
Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects;
also chairman of special Committee of
Fees and Salaries. He Is very much In
terested in farming and live stock.
The senato judiciary committee
found it could not favor a law which
proposos to requlro Individual employ
ers to glvo tho preference to soldiers
when men apply for jobs. The bill Is
S. F. 69, by Hall of Butler. It pro
vides that returned Boldlors shall be
given tho preference on public works
and also In private employment. Tho
commltteo decided to recommend that
It be Indefinitely postponed. The
committee will have to do tho same
with Senator Sturm's hill which pro
vides that tho property of soldiers
shall be exempt from taxation. Under
tho constitution this cannot bo dono
The constitution providos what prop
orty shall be exempted from taxation,
and property of soldlors Is not In tho
list.
Stato Engineer Johnson's group of
road bills, threo In number, carrying
out tho plan endorsed by federal high
way officials and tho national high
ways association, was introduced In
the house by tho committo on roads
and bridges, of which Mr. McLaughlin
Is chairman. One Important change
has been made in tho measure creat
ing the system of state roads. Instoad
of the state doing all tho work upon
them and also maintaining them aft
erward, Independently of county con
trol, the maintenance will be looked
after by county olllclals, subject to
the general supervision and direction
of the stato highways department.
In executlvo session tho stato sen
ato considered tho appointment of A.
13. Allyn of Hastings for momber of
tho stato hoard of control. Senator
Bradatreet of Hall was ono of several
who said he was not prepared to vote
on confirmation of the governor's ap
pointment. He, llko several other,
did not know 'Mr. Allyn. Ho said he
know nothing against him, but bo
simply did not know tho appolnteo
nnd had never seen hhu. Ho desired
to boo tho man for whom he was
asked to cast his vote. A commUtee
was appointed to report on the appolnteo.
Finally and with but ono dissenting
vote, the Nebraska house of repre
sentatives approved, lu commltteo of
the whole, tho Trncewell-M-jars bill for
a new stato capltol. Tl.o bill pro
vides for a lovy of 1V6 mills for six
yeara, designed to ralso $5,000,000. Tho
fund is to bo handled by a commis
sion consisting of tho governor, tho
stato onglncer and threo citizens ap
pointed by tho governor, who are au
thorized to secure and select plans,
lot contracts and supervise tho work.
The building Is to bo erectod upon tho
present capltol site In Lincoln.
Tho only amendment approved,
oUier than amendments recommended
by tho flnanco commltteo, was ono
offered by Representative Anderson
of Butler county. It provides that a
memorial tablet shall bo placed In an
appropriate place In tho building In
honor of Nebraska boys who died In
the country's service during tho re
cent war. Tholr names aro to ap
pear on tho tablet.
An amendment offered during tho
afternoon by Jacobs of Custer, and
which Introducers favored, was Incor
porated In tho bill. This providos
that no contract for purchase of ma
terial for construction of tho cnpltoi
shall bo entered Into by members of
tho commission until ono year after
the passage of the bill. This was of
fered as a safety valvo. Introducers
agreed that It will take fully this long
a time beforo plans aro secured and
money Is available. Purcoll, Miller
and others favored tho amendment
because of the expected decline In
cost of materials.
Tho house rejected a proposal by ,
Representative McLellan of Hall
county to submit tho question of lo
cation to a referendum the vote on
this amendment being 78 to IS.
Aa the commltteo of throe to In
vestigate the railway commission's
enforcement of the blue sky law, tho
results of such enforcement and tho
cost to tho stato, Messrs. Purdy,
Frantz and Rodman woro appointed
by Speaker Dalbey, in accordance with
tho Purdy resolution adopted tho pre
ceding day. Mr. Purdy Is tho first
minority member to bo recognized
with a chairmanship. Ho presented
the resolution, and according to un
written parliamentary law It was up
to tho speaker to name him as tho
special committer's head.
C. A. Sommer of the stato library
commission asked the .finance com
mittee to recommend Increased sal
aries for commission employes. Ho
pointed out that the governor had not
included this department In his rec
ommendations. He presented figures
fiom other stntes showing that Ne
braska Is far behind in salaries.
The senate judiciary committee by
a voto qf six to three decided to rec
ommend the Indefinite postponement
of S. F. 02, a bill oy Cooper, known
as the boxing and wrestling bill. It
is a measure similar to ono in the
house, but the house bill does not
include the subject of wrestling. No
action has been taken In the house
on tho boxing bill Introduced In that
body.
A change in the primary luw design
ed to prevent filing by "freak" candi
dates, Is proposed In a bill introduced
in the lower legislative house by Rep
Eesentatlvo J. Held Green. It would
require candidates who file for a pri
mary nomination to pay a filing feo
equal to 5 per cent of tho annual 'sal
ary of the office which they seek1. If
tho candiadte should recelvo 20 per
cent of the party vote In the primary,
this fee will bo refunded.
Tho senate, sitting as a committee
of the whole, recommended for third
reading Senate File No. 43, by Senator
Weaverllng of Dodgo county, contin
uing the supremo court commission of
three members to clear tho dockets ol
tho court. Favorable action by the
senators followed tho explanation that
the supremo court docket should be
cleared as nearly as posslblo before
the calling of tho constitutional con
vention. Tho uniform right-of-way bill, seek
ing to rcstoro to land owners along tlia
Union Pacific railroad a 100-foot strip
which they claim to bo justly theirs,
but which tho courts havo awarded
to tho company, was passed by the
lower legislative house 96 to 0. Thla
matter hns been tho center of bitter
legislative contests in tho past ses
sions and passed tho house in 1915
only'to fall In tho senate. Represen
tatives from counties along the Union
Pacific ate backing it.
Tho judiciary committee decided to
recommend S. F. 36, by Sears, for tho
general filo with a slight amend
ment. Tho bill makes It unlawful for
anyone except guardlnns, parents or
someono employed by them to Impart
sex Information or information relat
ing to venereal diseases to porsona
undor sixteen years of ago. The com.
mlttoe changed tho word "employed"
to "authorized." Peterson of Lancas
ter endeavored to insert an amend
ment to except pastors nnd teachers.
Mr. Mathewson proposes to bring
under the anti-lobby law all loglsla-"
tlvo agents, whether they nro paid or
not. At present, nono but paid agonts
are" required to register In tho secre
tary of state's office.
If u bill Introduced by Senator Cor
doal pataes, the state railway com
mission will bo granted lncrensed pow
ers In enforcing tho blue sky law In
stituted by Senator Cordeal In tho 1913
legislature. Tho railway commission
under tho proposed Cordcnl law wilt
bo empowored to lnstltuto and prose
cute In Its own name all civil actions,
both legal and equitable, In any court,
mandamus or quo warranto proceed
ings and aro authorized to hlro any
assistance they seo fit. Previously
tho attorney general and the county
attorneys of tho state wero charged
with tho enforcement of the hvr
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