DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
I
EMS
GIVEN
OUT
OF VICTORY LOAN
M
fiECRETARY GLASS FIXE8 THE
TOTAL AT FOUR BILLION
AND A HALF.
INTEREST AT 4 34 PER CENT
Drive Will Open April 21 and Con
tinue Until May 10 All Oversub
scrlptlons Will Be Rejected
Notes to Be Issued In Two Series.
"Washington, D. C. Tern of the
Victory loan woro announced by Sec
retary Qlauu. They aro:
"Amount, 14,500,000,000; oversub
scriptions to bo rejected.
'Interest, 4 por cent, for partially
tax exempt notes, convertible Into
4 per cent notes wholly tax exompt.
"Maturity four years, with tbo
treasury reserving tho prlvllego of ro.
deeming tho notes In three years.
"Tho 4 per cent notes to bo Is
sued later also may be converted sub
noquontly "back Into 4- per cent
notes.
"Tho 4 por cent securities are to
exompt from etato and local taxation,
excepting ostato and inheritance
taxes and from normal rates of fed
eral income taxes. Tho 3 por cent
Bocurltlos aro oxompt from nil feder
al, stato and local taxes except estato
and inhorltnnco taxes."
Loan's Size a Surprise.
Tho slzo of tho loan was much
smaller than had been anticipated by
moat financial observers, who looked
for an Ibbuo of about $G,000,000,000,
particularly In view of Socrotnry
Glass' past statements that tho loan
would bo ?5,000,000,000 or $G,000,000,
000. This will bo tho last Liberty loan.
Socrotary Glass explulnod, although
thoro will bo other issuos of govern
ment HccuritioH to finance bolatcd war
expenses. Thrso will not bo floated
by popular campaigns.
Nono of tho past issuos of Llborty
bonds nro convertible into Victory
loan notes, and thoro arc no spoclflc
provisions In tho terms of tho Victory
isauo sorvlng dlroctly to maintain
market prices on past issuos.
In many communities tho selling
campaign alroady has begun, without
formal accoptanco of subscriptions,
said roportB to tho treasury, although
tho oponlng duto Is April 21. Tho
ndrlvo will continue throo weoks until
May 10.
CAUCA8U8 CONDITION SERIOUS.
Sentiment Among People 1b Against
Allied Arms.
Paris1. A droary picture of condi
tions in tho Caucasus is drawn in re
ports made by tho American food ad
ministration agents ut Datum und at
Novorossiysk to tho Paris hoadquar.
tern. Tho Georgian government is
doscrlbed as irresponsible und prob
ably tomporary, but novortholosa the
Georgian army Is pressing north and
attacking tho Kublan Cossacks in ef
(arts to extend tho Georgian boundar-
lea and thus mako tho situation mors
difficult for tho Don CoBsacks and tho
JJublun CoHBaclus who nro operating
against tho tiolshovikl on tho north
-with limited forces. A British war
ship at Novorossiysk is stabilizing
4hu situation thoro. Doth tho Donl
kins government at Ekutorlnodur and
tho Don Cos Backs government ut
Kostov nro doscribod as weak and tho
situation as so chaotic gonorally that
there is danger that tho' bolshovlki
with tho ending of winter und tho
improvement of tho roads will over
run tho ontlro territory. Considering
tho gonorul public Hentimout in tho
district tho report states that thoro
seems to bo no Interest in alliod alms
(und purposes and that the majority
gonorally oxpross regret that they did
not espouso tho Gormau caubo, ainco
tho allies nro rofualng to aoslst in
rostoring order.
Revolt Reported In Korea.
Toklo. Tho uprisings In Koroa aro
spreading and threatou to ongult tho
wholo peninsula, saya un official state
ment from tho JapauoBa government.
Thoro havo been ttorlous riots iu tho
last throo days In hundrods of places.
A number of policemen havo boon
killed und several police stations nnd
poatofllcos destroyed.
Students to Enlist.
Leipzig. Tho studonta votod unanl-
mously to cIobo tho university und
onllst iu thu border defense forces.
They urged all tho Gorman high In
stitutions of learning to do likewise.
Tho faculty of tho university concur
red. Jn tho event that tho situation
quiets down tho university will re
open May 1C,
'To House Nations' League.
Gonova. At u upeulul mooting ot
tho stato council it was roported that
a magnificent slto on tho shore of
Lake Gonova and facing Bout Blanc
jhad been chosen for tho building
which will In future bo tho cupitol of
tho lenguo of nations. Tho pcoplo ot
tho. city aro 'rejoicing ovor tho do
clslon of tho JaAiinle!on on tho
league of nations-At Paris, (lags being
hoisted over buildings and parades
aro being hold. Thp.jdoclslon has
greatly oubanced the ' popularity cf
J'roaldont Wilson and America
FATE OF KAISER
IS AGREED UPON
Reparation and Responsibility of
German Emperor for
War Decided.
THREAT OF WILSON WINS
President's Move to Quit Conference
Clubs Envoys Into Action Un.
moved by "Blackmail" Accusa
tions of Paris Newspapers.
PnrlH, April 11. Tho responsibility
of the German emperor for the war
and the means for bringing lilm to
trial by one of the allied governments,
probably Belgium, have been definite
ly determined upon by tbo council of
four.
This follows the definite decision on
the terms of reparations for, war dam
ages, whereby $5,000,000,000 must be
paid within the next two years and nn
Interallied commission assess the re
maining damage for n period of 80
years, beginning May 1, 1021.
Thus, two of the greatest obstacles
which stood In the path of tho rapid
attainment of pence linve been re
moved within tho last 21 hours, nnd
the period of extreme tension over tho
Inaction and the failure to secure ton
glblo results Is succeeded by revived
confldenco over tho greut advance
made townrd a permanent settlement.
How far these results aro duo to
the Intimations conveyed by the sum
moning to Franco of the United States
transport George Washington b.v Pres
ident Wilson Is only conjectural. But j
It Is at least u coincidence that the I
main illfllcultles began to dissolve
from the time that this decision be
came known.
The exact nature of these difficul
ties nro not disclosed. .
The harsh denunciation of the
American delegation by tho French
press nnd charges that the ordering
of tho transport George Washington
to come to Brest beforo its rcgulnr
tlmo Is nothing' short of blackmail
have not affected the American dele
gates, who apparently nro not sur
prised nt the newspnper critics.
Tho text of tho reparations clause
as Anally approved by the council of
four specifies that enemy countries
must admit responsibility for nil
losses and damage to allied nnd asso
ciated natlotiB nnd their citizens due
to unjustlflablo aggression.
Germany Is to pay all tho expenses
of tho commission nnd Its staff during
tho HO years In which damages nro col
lected. The council of four reached nn
agreement on tho Snar valley. The
agreement leaves sovereignty over the
vnlloy unchanged, but accords to
Franco freo of duty sufficient conl for
tho Lorraluo Iron Industry and to re
place tho production of tho mines de
stroyed In tho Lens mining dlstrlqt,
with tho prlvllego to tho Germnns of
restoring tho Lens mines and thus re
lieving tho Sanr vnlloy of that charge.
HIGH PHONE RATES ARE HIT
Illinois Superior Court Judge Issues
Permanent Injuctlon Against the
Federal Government
Chicago, April 10. Tho United
States government was permanently
enjoined from fixing telephone ' rates
In Illinois.
Tho decision was handed down by
Judgo Focll of tho superior court on
Injunction proceedings brought by At
torney General' Brundago to prevent
tho government from Instituting' new
Intra nnd Interstate rates.
Tho decision Is tho first riven In
suits brought la several states to pro
vent Postmaster General Burleson from
Increasing toluphono rntes throughout
tho country.
FIFTY ARE KILLED BY STORM
Great Damage Done to Property
Number of Injured Is
Unestlmated.
Dallas, Tex., April ll.lteports of
moro than fifty deaths were rerelvisd
hero In fragmentary dispatches which
told of a windstorm of unusunl sever
ity which passed over northern Texas
und southern Oklahoma Tuesday
night.
FRANK W. W00LW0RTH DEAD
Originator of the 5 and 10-Ccnt
Stores Passes Away at
His Home.
New York, April 10. -A man whoso
merchandising dreams produced many
millions, Is dead. Frank W. Wool
worth, originator of tho 5 and 10-ccnt
stores, who was 111 for several months,
passed nwny ut his homo In Glen Cove,
L. I., at tho ago of slxty-slx years.
Death Penalty for Hungarian.
Budapest, April 11. A revolution
ury tribunal sentenced Stephen Fnrkar
to death for "spreading alarming and
false news" regarding tho reported
idvnncu of tho French and Czech
troops.
British Start for Russia.
London, April 11. Thu advance
gunrd of tho new British relief expe
dition Into northern Russia sulledfrom
Tilbury Tuesday night, tin Stur scut
ed. The troops aro going to tho
Archnuifcl front.
t-HUhi uLL SECTIONS OF
THIS MAJESTIC STATE
Reports of Interesting- Happenings
Throughout Nebraska Condensed
to a Few Llnet for Quick
Perusal.
Loudens of the society of Fatherless
Children of France, who arc carrjlng
on a campaign in Nebraska to Induce
u sufficient number of pcoplo of this
state to nilopt at least 2,500 orphans,
by contributing $30.50 n year to their
support, declare that at least 80,000
children are parcntless In France. Fol
lowing Is a list of prominent Nebras
knns behind the movement: II. W.
Abtff, Columbus; W. M. Alden, Hyan
nls; Jno. F. Boyd, Nellgh; Jno. T.
Bressler, Wayne; Col. C. F. Coffee,
Chadron; F. J. Dwornkv Ord; J. F.
Heine, Ilocpcr; E. J. Hestcd, Auburn;
W. F. Justice, Long Pine; S. 31.
Knapp. Crawford; Jno. Lnwson,
Scottsbluff; Dan Morris, Kearney;
Keith Neville, North Platto; Win. G.
Sargent. Nebraska City; Emll Wat
bach, Grand Island; F. 31. Walcutt,
Valentine.
Hooper housewives work by both
the Old and the new tlmo. Schools
lire taken up by the old time, while
railroads nnd other business places ob
Mrv the daylight law, consequently
they prepare two noon-day menls
one for members of tho families who
nro employed or are In business, and
another for the children when they
come home from school an hour later.
The new Kearney county historical
society, organized n few days ugo ut
Jllnden, was formed for the purpose of
erpctuntjng places of historic Interest
in the county, to obtain mutter In the
way of relics of pioneer days, papers,
etc., whlc hinay-be gathered and placed
In safe keeping.
Gladjs Hughes, a school teacher nl
Daykln, received the appointment of
clerk of the district court of JclferMm
county to servo the unexpired term of
her father, who lost bis life In. an au
tomobile accident.
The big .Methodist and Presbyterian
churches at Aurora were crowded
when memorial services In honor or
twenty-live Hamilton county soldiers
who lost their lives Iu the great war
were held.
A report Issued by the U. S. recla
mation service shows the available
capacity of water storage In three Ir
rigation projects In Nebraska Is equal
to eighty-one nnd one-half Inches of
rain for 1,1-18,00 acres.
The Women's Twentieth Century
club of North Platte voted to plant
trees on Arbor Day nlong the Lincoln
highway, In memory of the boys of
tho county who died In service.
rJhe recent sleet and snowstorm
Which prevailed over a great part of
Nebraska caused damage to telephone
and telegraph wires to the extent of
Br least $75,000.
Platto county wheat growers say
there will bo more spring wheat sown
In the vicinity this year than ever be
fore, because of the government's con
tinuation of tho guaranteed price.
The average annual value for all live
stock produced In Nebraska between
1913 and 1019 was $318,000, making
this state fourth among states of the
union In the production of stock.
Governor McKelvle Issued a procla
mation calling for the observance of
Arbor Day. nnd recommended the
planting of trees to commemorate fall
en Nebraska heroes In the world war.
City commissioners of Beatrice
passed an ordinance for a bond Issue
of $30,000 for paving a number of dls
trlrts In the city nnd a bond Issue for
$20,000 for sewer construction.
According to .crop experts more than
50,000 acres of sugar beets will be
raised In western Nebraska this year,
an Increase of 20 to 25 per cent over
a your ago.
Hog prices tit the South Omaha mar
ket continue skyward. Last week the
high mark of .f20.-10 a hundred, reach
ed In September, 11118, was passed.
The state lire commissioner received
reports of 180 llres In the state during
the months of January and February,
with a loss of $130.1-10.05.
Sugar factories In western Nebraska
are contracting for the coming beet
crops at $J0 ton, or $3.50 to $5 more
than the pre-war price.
Petitions are In circulation through
out Cherry county for n north ami
south load across tho county, which
now has only trails.
A 200-acre farm In Gage county was
sold tho other day for 512.000. Tho
same farm changed hands a year ago
for S.'IO.OOO.
Tho Cuming County Farm bureau
will be maintained until the llrst of
July.
According to leports reaching 11. B.
Holland ut Lincoln, leader in county
agent work In Nebraska, farm labor
shortages exist ' In Buffalo. Butler.
Dawson, Dodge, Platto and Keith
counties.
Dr. F. A. Brewster of Beaver City
has boughl an airplane and engaged a
pilot to make professional vilwTI(
plum will bo ready for use Altiy1,lt
Is of Curtis tbreo-tractor type, list
ing $5,000, and has n speed of seventy
Uvo miles an hour. Dr. Brewster will
use Uie plane only for distant culls.
It Is reported that the Sllth division
with tho Atuorlcun Army of Occupa
tion In Germany, which includes many
Nebraska men. has been ordered to
utart for the U. S. A. In a few days.
Otoe, Cass and Douglas counties
were visited by the recent hall nnd
wlmUtoriu which swept over eastern
Nebraska. Considerable damage to
property resulted from the storm!
L. I. Filsble, formerly superintend
ent of tho University Place schools,
bus succeeded C. W. Watson no Junior
leader nnd head ot the boys' ami
slrls' gurden club worlc lu Nebraska.
Health specialists say that water
taken from two wolls on the Fither
Toinanek place near Lyrch Is of a
better medical quality than the water
of. Hot Springs, Ark., the famous sum
mer resort. Tho water on Father
Tomanek's pluce has a temperature of
80 degrees when taken from the
wells, and un analysis Miov a it to
contain 37 per cent sulphur, 5 pe'r
cent magnesia. 4 por cunt carbonlf
acid and 23 per cent lime. A big cor
poration bus been organized to ereel
u -sanitarium on the pluce.
Thu state board of Irrigation tint)
highways has decided to allow the
claim for 522,000 filed by Jefferson
county -for one-half the cost of n
bridge built over the Blue river nt
Falrbury, about u year ago. The
county board built a line steed bridge,
730 feet long, ut a cost of nearly
$15,000.
C. J. Miles, president of the Ne
braska Baseball league when that or
ganization .became extinct In 1UM, has
started a movement to resurrect tho
organization, lie says that six of the
eight towns that formerly comprised
the league have signified a willingness
to get back Iu the game.
Nebraska will produce (JS.000,000
bushels of winter wheat this year, un
less unfavorable weather Interferes,
according to government and state crop
experts. Conditions of the grain ftprll
1 In this stale was 07 per cent normal,
compared with 75 per cent a year ago
on the same date.
Eleven dozen doughnuts a day are
contributed by the Sammy Girls of
North Platto to the Bed Cross can
teen. The girls have planned a series
of entertainments to raise funds for
keeping up the work.
Governor 3IcKelvIo's state liquor en
forcement fund was nicked April 1, 2
nnd 3 to the extent of $2,700.03 b.v
vouchers lsued b.v the state auditor
on the "O. K." of the chief executive
and Chief Booze Hound Hyers.
Little .Tack Pershing, son of the Am
erican army leader in Europe, who re
sided with his aunt at Lincoln, su.'.ed
for France last week on the ship which
carried Secretary of War Baker and a
number of congressmen.
Two York men were sentenced to
from three to seven years In tho peni
tentiary by Judgo Corcoran for hold
lug up and robbing u man of $1.25 and
one cuff button worth 5 cents.
Winter wheat in Platte and sur
rounding counties is coming through In
excellent condition, nnd early fears
that much of It had been winter killed
have proven groundless.
3Ir. and 31rs. John Itnitt, sr., of Da
vid City, recently celebrated their six
tieth wedding anniversary. Tho aged
couple were married at Arbratli, Scot
land, April 8, 1859.
Tho Beatrice Farmers' Union has
leased a plot of ground in tbnt city
where It will soon begin the construc
tion or n 30,000-busheI capacity mod
ern grain elevutor.
Stock men In the vicinity of Ells
worth suffered heavy losses among
their herds ns the result of the snow
and sleet storm that swept over the
district.
The Clay County Poultry associa
tion, with n membership of over 100,
plans to furnish eggs direct to the con
sumer In great quantities In various
large cities of the stnte.
Tho daylight saving law proved so
ob)ectIonablo to residents of Bed Cloud
tbnt business houses and residents of
tho city turned their clocks back to
the old time.
Farmers around Hynnnls, Whitman,
Mullen, Seneca, Thedford, Brownlec
ami Ilalsey are carrying on a cam
paign to rid the district of pralrlo
dogs.
Grand Island hnd the lnrgest month
ly death rate In Jfarcli in tho history
of the city, the total being fifty, twenty-fix
o of whom died of Inlluenza.
A load of Nebraskn hogs sold for
$20.70 per hundredweight at the Kan
sas City market last week, the highest
price paid for porkers at that market.
Work on several new buildings Iu
Fremont Is being held up owing to the
disagreement of tho carpenters and
contractors on prices of labor.
The Bev. C. II. PUlasch of Friend
lias been called to the pastorate of
tho Union Congregational church of
Garland, Scwnrd county.
The Newman Grove 3Iethodlst
church was the llrst In tho Grand
laland district to reach Its quota In the
centenary movement.
Many new orchards have been start
ed this spring In Blchardson. Pawnee,
Hull, Guge, Platte and -Merrill coun
ties. A movement is on foot at Beatrice
to organize a city baseball league cvn
Msting-of about eight, clubs.
Broken Bow voters went on record
two to one ugalust the commission
form of government ut the recent elec
tion In thu city.
An ordlnanco has been passed by
the Clay Center city council providing
for tho formation of tho tlrst paving
und drainage district.
The uowly formed parent-teacher
association, organized iitTecuniseli ex
poets to ilevote considerable time
each month to the school children of
the city nnd make Itself u useful iset
of tho community.
Report. gathered by the Fronthler
county fAim bureau show tho general
wheat condition In the district to be
good.
Tho Bed Cloud-Iloldrego Oil com
company has lensed 2,100 acres or
land In tho vicinity of Blue Sprlirgs.
In all, about 15,000 acres buve been
leased from farmers In southern
Gage county and near Beatrice. The
company may decide to drill two wells
Instead of one, provided the proper
acreage Is secured. The wells will be
drilled ut tbo sumo time und will cost
from $10,000 to 870 000
PRIMARY MEASIM
PASSESTHE HOUSE
A BARE MAJORITY AVAILABLE
TO PUT IT ACROSS
OTHER LEGISLATIVE DOINGS
A Brlof Digest of Other Important
Legislation Being Considered ly
- the Nebraska Legislature
Lincoln. By a bare majority, 51 to
41, tho lower house passed Houso
Roll No. 323, the primary bill cham
pioned by Representative Reynolds of
Omaha. The bill represents tho final
effort to change tho existing primary
law. It provides for tho election of
county committeemen, ono man and,
ono woman from each precinct, and'
of the county convention delegates
at the primary. This is designed to
remedy the alleged evil due to self
perpetuating county committees. The
bill also removes the stato officers,
outside of governor and those elected
on n nonpartisan ticket from the op
eration of tho primary law. It pro
vides that these shall be nominated
by state convention. The bill yet
has to Btand Are In tho senate.
The lower houso has passed the
"code bill," Senato File No. 2, on tho
third reading, GO to 33, practically a
two to one vote. The opposition was
composed of twenty republicans and
thirteen democrats. The report of
tho houso action was immediately
transmitted to tho senate. Senator
Peterson moved that the senate not
concur in house amendments, ex
plaining that nono of these were
objectionable but that it was neces
sary to send the bill to a conference
committee to re-write into it legis
lation previously enacted at this ses
sion affecting cortain of its provi
sions. Senator Peterson then held a
conference with Lieutenant Governor
Barrows and the latter announced
tho appointment of Senators Peter
son, Cordeal and Bushee, the three
most ardent friends, of tho bill in
the senate, as the conference com
mittee. Representatives Jenlson, Rod
man and Reynolds were named as
house conferees.
The senate landed a "knock-out"
blow to H. R. 88, the boxing bill,
which allowed limited bouts in ath
letic clubs, Y. 31. C. A. and Knights
of Columbus circles. The bill oc
casioned a long debate. 3Iany of the
senators suggested that If the Btate
was not going to allow these Inno
cent boxing matches, under properly
organized institutions, the legislature
should kill football which Senator
SIman says kills more men In a year
than boxing over did. Senator Peter
son warned the senate that If It did
not at this time pass some bill which
allowed a sport that had been recog
nized by tho army, Y. M. C. A. and
klndored organizations, it would only
tend to somo day allow a bill to
creep into tho statute books allow
ing real prize fights. Boxing in Ne
braska is dead for two more years.
The general maintenance bill for
the executive departments, as roport
ed by the senate finance commit
tee, carries $1,170,000, approximately
$175,000 more than included' in the
bill as it passed the lower house. At
tho request of Governor McKelvle,
the committee has eliminated a
clause In the national guard appro
priation making use ot the appropri
ation contingent upon federal recog
nition of tho guard. This is to per
mit Nebraska to maintain the guard
whether the federal government rec
ognizes it or not. Tho committee
also recommended an increase In
this fund from $88,500 to $113,500.
The senate passed, by a vote of 25
to 0, House Roll No. 456, which
provides that applicants before tho
board of pharmacy shall have had
two years study In a collego of phar
macy, and permitting certificates
from othor states coming up to the
Nebraska requirement. Later, on mo
tion ot Senator Bushee, tho sonato
voted to reconsider and sont it back
to committee, Bushee claiming that
it required present pharmacists who
have not had two years' schooling,
but have acquired their knowledge
by working In drug stores, to stop
work until complying with the now
law. Senator PeterBon said tho bill
did not apply to thoso already certi
fied. Senate Files Nos. 165 and 166, the
Omaha chartor ollls, were recom
mended for Indefinite postponement
by action of the cities and towns
committee ot tho lower house. These
are the bills urged by the Omaha city
commission to give tho commission
the power to Initiate street Improve
ments and to issue bonds for open
ing or wldeulng streets without a
vote pf the people.
Tho wvnate has adopted tho stand
ing .otinIttee report to postpono In
dellnititj House Roll No. 394, appro
priating $250,000 for purchasing a site
and constructing a building for tho
state supreme court and the state li
brary, also Houso Roll No. 35S, pro
viding for the creation ot wolfaro
boards In cities of the state, aslmllar
to the Omaha welfare board.
The senate passed House Roll No.
296, providing for pest eradication
districts for extermination of grass
hoppers to be established by county
commissioners upon petition ot 25
per cent of voters.
An oppnrent "Joker" In S. F. 244,.
tho bill amending tho bank guaranty!
law, as passed by the legislature and
signed by Go.ernor McKelvle, which .
lias been construed to relievo stato jV.
banks now In existence from tho pay
ment of assessments to the guaranty
fund hereaafter, Is to bo taken caro
of by changing the language and In
cluding the revised draft In tho code
bill when It goes to conference. ThlsJ
was agreed upon by Attornoy Gen-t
eral Davis and Senators Cordeal and1
Peterson of the senate commltteo' , ,
which had charge of the code bill,
after their attention had beon called J,"
to the doubtful meaning of ono sec
tion of S. F. 244.
Senate File No. 295, whilo not,
much of a bill, succeeded in clogging!
the machinery In the senato for twoj
considerable periods and still has a '
chance to do it. It provides that both
owners of adjoining farms shall
equally pay for a line fence in case'
ono of tho farmers wants a fence,
was Indefinitely postponed, by a vote
of 15 to 13, after a debate involving
almost overy senator on tho floor..
Senator Hoagland, who favored the
bill, afterward succeeded In getting
the senate to refuse to adopt its own
committee of the whole report, by a.
voto of 15 to 17, and advance tho
blll to third reading, where It has
one more chance for its life.
A special effort was made in the
senato to rush through Sonato File,
No. 2G2, advancing the dato of count
ing overseas votes two weeks, en
abling the voto to be counted at tho
next election beforo tho convening of
tho constitutional convention. Tho
questidn was raised if It was not
better, at this time to repeal tho
soldier voting law entirely, consider
ing tho fact that by tho next elec
tion very few soldiers will b6 over
seas. After a conferenco during the
noon hour the bill was amended to
ropeal the entire soldiers' voting law.
After a prolonged but losing fight
In the senate, waged by Hoagland ot
Lincoln county, against a water power
district bill which Is backed by It. B.
Howell of Omaha, tho senato recom
mended tho bill in question for pas
sago In a modified form. At times 1
the discussion became so'mowhat per
sonal. Tho bill before the senato bears
the number 240. It is a senate bill
originally introduced by Peterson of
Lancaster for the purpose of declaring
that title in the stato to water power
sites shall never be alienated. After
the house killed one of R. B. Howell's"
water power district bills, tho senate
Judiciary commltteo reported out S.
F. 240 with a substitute modeled
somewhat after the Howell bill in tho
house. Hoagland Had the substitute
bill referred to tho Irrigation commit
tee of which he Is chairman. His
committee reported the bill out with
another substitute prepared by Hoag
land. The Hoagland substitute carao
before the senate In committee of the
whole. After some discussion In which
Peterson and Cordeal opposed the
Hoagland measure, Peterson offered
another substitute for the entire bill
similar to the substitute reported out
by the judiciary committee last week.
The Peterson substitute was adopted
at the close of a discussion and tho
bill was recommended to pasB. Tho
main point of difference between Hoag
land and the supporters of the new,
S. F. 240 is that Hoagland opposed tho
appointment of a board of directors
by tho governor for terms ot two, four
and six years, and (their subsequent
eloctlon. He proposes a plan to get
control closer to tho people.
Following an address to tho Ne
braska houso by Chief Red Fox of.
tho Blackhawk Indians, located In
the stato of Washington, a motion
wa8 unanimously adopted Monday
noon directing Speaker Dalboy to
name a committee of three for the
purpose of drafting a memorial to
congress, which the leglalaturo will
approve, asking congress to confer
tho ballot upon all Indiana of legal
age who sorved under the American
flag In tho late war.
S. F. 24, tho SIman foreign language
bill, has been signed by Governor Mc
Kelvle and is now in effect, as it lias
the emergency clause. The governor
signed the companion parochial school
bill, II. R. 64, several days ago. Both
are In full force now, but K. R. 64
gives private and parochial school
toachors until September 1, next, to
qualify themselves under its provi
sions. Legislative history of former ses
sions repeated Itself when tho houso
killed a bill to ostablish a stato
board of accountancy. It was S. F.
32, the Robblns bill to make all pub
lic accountants pay a fee to the stato
and secure a license. It was in
definitely postponed in committee of
tho whole, its suspected purpose be
ing to monopolize that linu of busi
ness. The houso passed on final reading,
tho" "blue sky" bill and tho bill au
thorizing the governor to Investigate
land tenantry conditions.
Tho stfhato passed Houso Roll No.
562, allowing mutual Insurance com
panion to wrlto other Insurance now
confined to stock companies
Tho senate by a- voto of 19 to II
passed on third reading, the bill
which provides that water power dis
tricts may be formed by voto of tho
people with right of eminent domain
to construct power plants at the na-,
tural water power sites, and trans
port electrical current for sale in,
such water power districts Under
tho bill co-operative districts can bo
formed in Omaha. Lincoln and other
cities to develop one particular plant
Senator Hoagland and other roral
senators opposed the bill on the basU
that it was Omaha and LlncoP; y;Js
latlon.
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