CZAR OF RUSSIA
GIVES UP THROE
ENTIRE GOVERNMENT, CHARGED
WITH CORRUPTION, FALL8.
REVOLUTION IS SUCCESSFUL
Grand Duke Michael, Czar's Younger
Brother, Named Regent Cry of
People for Food Impels Troops to
Join Revolt Empress of Russia
Hated as German, fii Hiding.
Potrogrnd. Tho emperor of Rus
sia 1ms fibdlcatod it ml Grnnd Duke
Michael Alcxnndrovltcli, his younger
brother, has been mimed as regent.
Tho Russian nilnlHtry, charged with
corruption and Incompetence, hits
been swept out of olllce.
One minister, Alexander ' Protopo
poff, head of the Interior department,
In reporled to have been killed and
tho other inlnlHterH, an well as the
president of the Imperial council, are
under arrest.
A new national cnblnef. Is announc
ed, with Prince Lvoff as president of
the council ami premier, and the other
olllces held by men close to tho Itus
slan people. Russian socialists have
agreed to ndhero to tho now Husslun
government.
Crleo for Food Start Revolt.
For several days previous to the
overthrow of tho government Petro
grnd had been tho scene of ono of the
most remarknblo risings In history.
Hoglnnlng with minor food riots nndj
labor strikes, tho cry for food reached
tho hearts of tho soldiers, and ono by
me regiments rebelled, until finally
those troops that had for a time stood
loyal to the government, took up
their nrinn and marched Into the ranks
of tho revolutionists.
The president of tho duma, Michael
V. Hndzlnnko, wns the leading
'Igtire among tho deputies who unnl
mously decided to opposo tho Imperial
order for n dissolution of tho house.
Will of People Must Prevail.
They contl' ted their sessions nnd
M. Itodzlniiko Informed tho emperor,
then at tho front, that tho hour had
struck when tho will of tho people
must prevail.
liven t'no Imperial council realized
tho gravity of tho situation and added
Its appeal to that of tho duma that
tho emperor should take steps to give
tho pcoplo a policy and government In
necordttneo with their desires and In
order that thero should be no Interfer
ence with carrying on tho war to a
victorious ending.
Tho emperor hastened hack from
tho front, only to find that the revo
lution had been successful and that it
new government wns In control. The
empress, who, It Is alleged, has been
Influential In the councils opposed to
tho wishes of tho people, Is reported
to hnvo fled or to bo In hiding.
Although considerable lighting took
place, It Is not believed that the cas
ualties are large.
Tho uprising bore the character
rather of n mock revolution staged for
an Immense nudienco.
Cossacks charging down tho street
did so In a linlf-heitrted fashion, plain
ly without malice, or Intent to hnrm
tho crowds that they( playfully dis
persed. Tho troops exchanged good
natured raillery with tho worklngnien
and wotnon and as they rode were
cheered by tho populaco.
Long lines of soldiers stationed In
drnmnttc attitudes across Nevsky
Prospect, with their gunH pointed at
nn Imaginary foe, appeared to be tak
ing pnrt In n realistic tableau. Mn
chlno guns firing roulades of blank
cartridges seemed to add another
realistic touch tola tremendous the
ntrlc production, which wns using tho
whole city as n stage.
Until .Sunday night, March 11, this
pageant continued without serious In
terruption. Then lu a flash the whole
sccno lost its theatric quality; It be
came n genuine revolution.
Tho regiments hnd received an or
der from tho commandant to fire
upon persons assembled In the street.
This caused Immediate dissension
nmong tho troops, who did not under
stand why thoy should bo compelled
to tnko violent measures against fel
low cltlr.ens, whose chief offense was
that they wero hungry and were ask
ing tho government to supply bread.
Several regiments deserted nud a
pitched hattlo begnn between the
troops of tho government nnd the rev.
olutlontsts.
A long night bnttle occurred bo
tween tho numinous regiments and
the pollco nt tho end of St. Catharine
canal, Immedlntoly In front of tho
historic church, built over tho spot.
where Alexander II wns killed by u
Distrust Czar's German Wife.
London. According to Information
received hero, tho Rutslnn people
hnvo boon most distrustful during re
cent ovents of tho porsonal Influence
of Empress Alexundrn. She was
supposed to oxcrclso the grottiest In
llttonco over Emperor Nicholas. It In
stated that Iter whereabouts Ib not
known, but it Ib belloved sho Is In se
clusion, fearing tho populnce. Tho
Empress Alexandra before her mar
rlngo to the emperor of Hussla, In
180-1, wns tho German Princess Alls
of Uowjo-Darmstadt.
bomb. Tho police flnully fled to roof
tops all over tho city nnd wero seen
no moro lu tho streots during tho en
tiro term of tho fighting.
Still, on Monday morning, the gov
ernment troops appeared to control
all tho principal squares of the city.
Then came a period when It wns Im
possible to distinguish one side from
tho olher. There was no definite line
between lite factions.
The turning point appeared to como
about ft o'clock In the afternoon. For
two hours the opposing regiments pns
slvnly confronted ench other along tho
wide Mtelny prospect In almost com
plete silence.
From time to time emissaries from
the revolutionary side rode to the op
posing ranks and exhorted them to
Join the sldo of tho people. For a
while the result seemed to hung In
the balance. The troops appeared Ir
resolute, nwaltlng fhe commands of
their ofllcers, who themselves wero In
doubt as to what they should do.
Domiltory firing continued along tho
sldo streets between groups of govern
ment troops and revolutionists, but
the regiments upon whose decision tho
outcome rested still confronted each
other with macblno guns and rifles
In readiness.
Soldiers Finally Give In.
Suddenly a few volleys were ox
changed; there was another period of
silent suspense, and the government
regiments finally marched over to Join
tho revolutionists. A few hours after
tho first clash, this entire section of
Petrogrnd, In which aro located tho
duma building, artillery headquarters
and tho chief military barracks, pass
ed Into the bauds of the revolutionary
forces nnd the warfare swept like a
tornado to other parts of the city,
where the scene was duplicated.
Like a Miracle.
At first It seemed a miracle that tho
revolutionists, without prearranged
plans, without leadership or organiza
lion, could In such a short time, with
comparative ease, achieve a victory
ovor the government. Hut the secret
lay In the reluctance of the troops to
take sides against the people.
Long at Odds With Czar.
tint ml nuke Michael Alexandra
vltcb, the new regent of Hussln, Is tho
younger and only brother of Emperor
Nicholas, with whom he bns been nt
odds for many years. lTnlll the birth
of Grand Duke Alexis Nlcholaevltclt,
son of Emperor Nicholas, In 1004. he
wan the first In succession to the Rus
sian throne, Grand Duko Michael In
the favorite son of the Dowager Em
press Marie Fendrovona, sister of tho
Dowager Queen Alexandra of Great
Rrltaln. He nlso has been strongly
opposed to tho German Influence In
the Uusslan Imperial family.
Banished From Russia.
Ranlshetl from Itttssla by his hroth
or enrly In 11)1,1, heenttse of his mor
ganatic marriage, Grand Duke Mich
ael spent some time In exile In Eng
land, lie returned to Itttssla late In
August, 10M, and was reported to
have taken a command In the army.
Since then there have been no re
ports of his whereabouts and activ
ities. Blow to Germany.
Washington, I). C Tho overthrow
of tho Uusslan autocracy was accept
ed In all quarters here as u complete
victory for tho iintbGorninn sentiment
In the empire, removing virtually all
banco of Itttssla being drawn away
rrotn her allies Into a separato peace.
The sensation created by the news
of tho successful revolution, tho turn-
Mg out of tho ministry and the nrrcst
t pro-GormiipH was followed by an
il her more profound when press dls
natehes announced tho abdication of
Inipernr Nicholas.
The revolution was not wholly tin
xpocted. Hut tho abdication of tho
Mitperor was dtunfotiudlng to both of
ficial ami diplomatic circle.
It had been assumed that In belief
Mte emperor, Influenced by his Ger
tiun wife, and pro-Teutonic advlsets,
wns lukewarm or worse In tho sup
port of his allies, he would be per
ultted to continue nominally us tho
head of the new government. Neither
olllclnls no dlplamts could understand
whnt the revolutionary leaders ex
pected to accomplish by shifting tho
crown.
According to one usually well In
formed diplomat, the Grand Duke Mi
chael Aloxandrbvltch, proclaimed re
gent, has been a bitter personal an
tagotilst of tbu emperor since the lat
ter refused to recognize his mitri'lugo
some years ago. Moreover, the grand
duke Is said to have opposed the em
peror on overy public question that
has arisen.
News Received With Joy.
London. Andrew Honar Law, chnn
cellor of the exchequer, announced In
the House of Commons that Emperor
Nicholas had abdicated and that
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovltch
had been appointed regent. Tho
soldiers sided with tho Duma, but
there was no serious loss of life. Tho
chancellor added that It was comfort
ing to know thnt tho movement wu
not directed at securing peace by
Hussla. Tho news was received with
Joy In other entente capitals.
Thuos Kill Paymaster.
Cleveland. O. O. Mowrev. navma
v
ter for N. J. Htch & Co., knit goods
manufacturers, was shot nnd killed by
two automobile bandits In front of th
IMeli factory bore. The robbers se
cured $ri,10Q and escaped In nn auto
mobile.
Large Family; Less Trouble.
Chicago, III. Non-support cases in
tho court of domestic rolntlons huv
shown that tho larger tho family the
less trouble In domestic affairs, ac
cording to u report made public,
THE 8EMI-WEEKLV TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRA8KA.
THREE IEM1 VESSELS ME SUNK,
HUMS YIELD
WILSON MAY ASK AUTHORITY
TO DEAL WITH ISSUE.
VIRTUAL STATE OF WAR EXISTS
ft h Tltr .Qhlnc Dctrwri Hnf
Sunk Without Warning, Belief ls
"Overt Act"- Has Come Train Men
Consider Rail Agreement Great Vic
tory; Get Eight-Hour Day.
Washington. With the announce
ment of the ruthless (Instruction of
three unarmed Amerlcun merchant
men -by submarines, It was unoflic
lully admitted here that virtually a
state of war exists between the
United States and GorniHiiy.
Technically the United States re
mains In a position of urmed neutral
ity. Whether this shall be changed
before April 1(5, the date fixed for a
special session of congress, the war-
making branch of the government.
President Wilson has not decided
One step tho president Is contemplnt
lug Is u call for an immediate session
of congress to hear an nddress asking
for authority to adopt aggressive
measures against tho submarine men
ace Already American ships are
being armed to defend themselves;
tho next move must be to send war
ships with orders to seek out subma
rines and clear the trans-Atlantic
lanes.
Disagree Over Power.
Some of the highest olllclnls of the
government hold that the executive
has the power to declare that a state
of war exists iff id to proceed with ag
gressive protective steps pending the
assembling of congress. There Is no
indication, however, that the president
will follow that course.
Of the three ships destroyed two
were unloaded and homeward bound
and all were American built, Ameri
can owned and olllcered and manned
Inrgely by American citizens.
The sinking of the three American
ships by German submarines has
brought the government face to face
with the problem of formulating a
deflnlto policy for the nation In ense
the United States actually enters the
war. This possibility was mentioned
by the president lu his Inaugural ad
dress on March f.
Overt Act Has Come.
All of the conditions outlined by the
president In his message announcing
the diplomatic break with Gertnnny
as leading to a state of armed neu
trality, have now been ftiltllled. The
"overt act" described by blm has actu
ally come, If In fact It had not been
committed when the president wen
before congress again. Since then lie
has established a state of armed neu
trality with the specific authority of
congress.
International lawyers and constitu
tional experts chewed no hesitancy on
receipt of this news In saying that
President Wilson has full authority to
Interpret this us mi act of war, and
announced that this country considers
that an actual state of war exists by
reason of Germany's flagrant assault
on American shipping.
Sunk Without Warning.
London. The American steamer
Vlgilancla was sunk without warning
by a German submarine. The subma
rine did not appear. The captain,
llrst, second and third engineers ami
twenty-three of the crew It: v been
landed at the Scllly Islands. The
fourth engineer and thirteen men aro
missing.
The American steamer City of Mem
phis, which left OnrdlfT March 10 In
ballast for New York, was sunk on
the 17th. When It left port, the City
of Memphis had the Stars and Stripes
painted on both sides. It encountered
a submarine about f o'clock In tho
evening. The German commander or
dered the captain of the steamer to
leave the ship within fifteen minutes.
The entire crew entered live boats
nnd the submarine then tired a tor
pedo which struck the vessel on the
Mnrbonrd side, tearing a great hole
through which the sea poured. The
steamer settled down quickly nnd
foundered within a few minutes. Dur
ing the night the boats became sep
arated, ami at 4 o'clock Sunday morn
ing three boat crews were picked up
by a patrol vessel nnd landed. These
boats eontnlned thirty-three men,
mostly Americans. All the otllcers
were Americans.
The Illinois, front London for Port
Arthur, Tex.. In ballast, was sunk nt
8 o'clock Sunday morning. March 18.
Three Killed ns Auto Ditched.
Milton, la. .Mrs. Staatler and two
small children were killed uml Dr.
Stnntlor nnd son perhaps fatally In
jured when the automobile In which
they wero riding went Into a ditch.
Sees German Withdrawal.
London. A German withdrawal on
n great scale on the western front Is
foreshadowed by Major Moralit In nn
nrticle published recently In (he Bcr
llnger Tageblatt.
Til BROTHERHOODS
Rail Strike Averted.
New York. The conference com
mittee of railroad malingers after a
session lasting sevirnl lns, broken
only (luring short Intervals, early
.Monday morning, March lit. author
ized President Wilson's mediators to
make whatever urriingeinents wero
necessary with the railroad brother
hoods to call off the threatened
strike.
The formal letter In which tills nu
ibtozlatlon was made, signed by
Ellslia Lee, chairman of the man
agers' committee, wns as follows:
"In the national crisis precipitated
by the event of which we Just heard,
the nutonnl conference of railroads
Join with you in the conviction that
neither at home nor abroad should
there be fear or hope that the of
tlclent operation of the railroads of
the country will be hampered or Im
paired. May Assure Nation.
"Therefore you are authorized to
assure the nation there will be no
strike and us u basis for such assur
ance were hereby authorize the com
inlttee of the Council of National Do
fense to grant to employes who are
about to strike whatever adjustment
your committee deems necessary to
guarantee the uninterrupted nnd ef
ficient operation of the railroads as an
Indlspenslble arm of national de
tense." The decision reached by the man
agers at their midnight conference
means that the brotherhoods hnvo
won an Important victory, although It
does not bring them all their original
demands. Hy the agreement, It Is as
sumed they will be awarded pro-rata
lime, for overtime on the basic elght
bour day, which they have been as
sured. Their original demands called for
time and a half for overtime on Hie
same basic day.
Ten Hours Pay for Eight.
The men will get their present-pay
for ten hours for eight hours work
under the agreement. These conces
sions on the part of the managers
are virtually what the employes con
tended tbev would gain under the
Adnmson lnw If It were declared con
stitutional. Immediately after Secretary Lnne
had made bis announcement, tho
brotherhood leaders sent telegrams to
all the general chairmen Informing
Diem that the strike had been de
clared off.
The announcement of the managers
that they bad yielded, apparently
came as a surprise to the brotherhood
chiefs.
Appeal to Patriotism.
Earnest 'appeals by Secretary Lane
and the other mediators to the
patriotism of the railroad managers
are believed to have been an Import
ant factoV In bringing nbout a settle
ment. The critical situation In which
the country finds Itself because of
the sinking of American ships by Ger
man submarines wns impressed unpn
them and they were told that If a
strike were permitted at this time It
would he n national calamity. Similar
pressure was brought to boar upon
the brotherhood chiefs.
Norrls Wants "Recall" Election.
Washington To determine whether
his opposition to the armed ship bill
represented the wishes of the peoplo
of Nebraska. Senator George W. Nor
rls. In a letter to Governor Keith Ne
ville, asks that the governor recom
mend to the Nebraska legislature the
passage of tin act for a special elec
tion before May 1 which will permit
the people of the state to recall Mr,
Norrls If they wish. Directing nttem
Hon to bis constitutional protection
against recall. Mr. Norrls promises to
waive this immunity nnd to abide by
he result of the special -election, stilt
ing that he does not wish to serve nt
tho representative of the peoplo of
Nebraa. If he does not actually rep
resent them.
781,500 Tons Sunk In February.
Herlln. Merchant ships of an ag
gregate gross tonnage of 781,f00 were
destroyed In February as a result of
war measures of the control powers,
the admiralty announced. The state
inent follows: In February !I08 mer
chant ships, of an aggregate gross
tonnage of 781 ,f00. were lost by the
war measures of the central powers,
Among them were 202 hostile ships
with nn aggregate gross tonnage of
01-1 ,000, and seventy-six neutral ships,
of an aggregate gross tonnage of
W.fiOO.
One Man Street Car Kills Boy.
Cedar Haplds, In. Martin Skinner,
aged -l years, was killed uml his
mother, Mrs. Martin Skinner, sort
ously Injured when they wero struck
by a street car operated by one man.
Planning Patrol Fleet.
Washington. Preliminary stens
wore taken by the nnvy department
toward contract ng for the ottlck eon
struetlon of ltX) or more high speed
const patrol boats of a new type for
scouting against submarines. At
conference, in which n scoro of build
ers were represented, assurances wero
given that deliveries could bo begun
wiuun rour months. Thero won no
announcement, but It In understood
that contracts will bo awarded
shortly.
S SELF SMRTIi!
PENITENTIARY LIGHT AND POWER
SELLE TO OTHER STATE
INSTITUTIONS
BOARD CI GREAT BUSINESS
Items of General Interest Gathered
from Reliable Sources Around the
State House
w
"stern Newspaper Union News Service.
Charging each state Institution for
e electric light service which Its
th
penitentiary power plant provides Is
the plan of the state board of control
for putting that plant on a self-sup
porting basis.
Tho service lights the Lincoln hos
pital for the Insane, Orthopedic hos
pital, tho canltol bulhlintr. the irovnrn-
or's mansion, the homo for dependent
children, In addition- to the nonitcii.
tlary Itself.
Vouchers have Just Dassed throttch
the hands of the stato auditor show
ing that tho hospital for the hmanc
has paid out $3,457.20 for service since
April 1, 1016. The charge is at tho
rate of 2 cents a kllowat.
Outside of tho strictly business end
of the enterprise, tho charge might he
called by some a case of robbing
Peter to pay Paul, since all state In
stitutions are under the state board
of control. In the case of the hospital
mentioned, tiio cost of the lights are
transferred from the asylum cash fund
to the cash fund of the punitentlary.
Under the new nlan. the board of
control has asked the legislature to
reduce tho penitentiary appropriation
about $20,000 for tho blennlum on the
ground that tho power plant can pay
Its own keep. It takes nothing from
the other Institutions since thev would
otherwise have to pay for their lights,
probably on a higher basis.
Echo of Capitol National Failure.
Appointment of three members of
each legislative houso to investiente
the desirability of suing tho directors
of the failed Capitol National bank of
Lincoln for state money involvlnc the
amount of $300,000, lost when thnt
Institution went under, is asked In
resolutions Introduced in the house
and senate. The federal supreme
court decision has hold thnt the direc
tors are liable In their personal and
individual capacity for all damaEes
and tho object of the resolution is to
determine tho willingness of the state
legislature to report the "amount of
state loss and the probability of re
covering the same."
Passes Federal Aid Bill.
The house in committee as a whole
has passed house roll 722. which nr.
cepts the federal good aids. The bill
levies .65 of a mill for thrco years
to meet the requirements of the fed
oral act granting aid to the states In
the building of permanent highways.
This is the end of ono of tho hardest
fought Issues In the house this RPR
slon.
Insurance Board Did Big Business.
Tho stato Insurance board iim n
$150,000 business in February nlnnn
and its ledger still shows a halnnnn
due from Insurance companies of S100,-
454.30, according to the monthly state
ment Just issued by Insurance Gom
mlssfonor W. 13. Eastham. It Is tho
biggest February business In the IiIb
tory of the department.
During the quarter endlnc Fobnmrv
28, tho department received In cash
$93,927.42, which is distributed among
me ionowing tunas in this proportion
school fund, $2,886: cash fund. $3
354.58; general fund, $87,686.84.
From tho 103 companies In tho stnt
the department has $140,246.29 In
taxes charged, of which $84,242.09 has
neen pain.
Say Figures Disprove Statement.
While charges have been inn lo thnt
appropriations of the 1915 legislature
exceeded $9,800,000 and Increased
amazingly over tho aDoroDrlatl nna nf
the 1913 session, figures given out by
ino state assessment board show that
but $6,300,000 was raised from ft,
taxpayers for the blennlum of 1915
anu iuio.
A committee comprising wile,
of
Dodge, Adams of Dawes and Chappell
of Kearney appointed last week to
Investigate rumors that stntn nfllnnra
and members of the legislature have
neon receiving freo telephone service
and thnt the telephone Interests are
using free service to defeat telephone
legislation, has not yet nnnounccd
meeting. It Is understood Mi
of state ofllcers are to bo inveRHier!
with tho end In view of ascertaining
wneuter sucn oiticlals are using tele
pnones ror private purposes and clini
ing the expense to tho state.
It is charged that tho slftlne com
mltteo ns proposed In the upper houso
woum contain only one prohibitionist
ir mat is true, sny tho drys at
other end of tho cnnltol. th
bo somo grounds for nn Omaha liquor
merchant's going on the assumption
uiiii. me peopio win Do allowed
stock up their wine cellars prior
to
to
stay i. u property manipulated
prohibition enforcement bill rnnlrl
tho
bo
hold up by tho sennto sifting com
rauicc unui mo urys had agreed
strike out tho provision regarding
to
the
amount oi uooze on hand when
hibltlon takes effect
pro
AUTO TOLL ROADS.
Have Sanctloi, of Lower Houso of
Legislature.
Auto toll roads throughout the morn
thickly settled parts of Nebraska aro
an lmmediato possibility ns the result
of action by tho houeo In npprovlng
tho Potcrson-JnckBon bill, H. H. 710,
to allow corporations to "lay out, lo
cate, construct, furnish, maintain oper
ate and enjoy hard surfaced roada for
the transportation thereon of freight,
express and passengers by means of
auto vehicles."
Under tho proposed lav such corpo
rations are to be given the right of
eminent domnlu, subject to tho same
regulations as thoso governing tho
railway companies, which mcati3 that
they may take possession of ns much
real estate as Is necessary to provldo
for their roads, stations and work
shops. Whllo It is understood that,
In tho evont of the final pasBngo of
the bill, the first project undertaken
would be to build a road from Omaha
to Lincoln, It Is also believed by somo
hut such projects could be carried
out with success between other cities
In various parts of the state.
Tho action of the house In approv
ing the Peterson-Jackson toll roads
bill may result In their establishment
In various portions ol tho state, par
ticularly In the eastern section.
State Bank Deposits Increase.
Deposits In state banks of Nebraska
for tho last three mouths incronsed
$26,064,272.44, in spite of financial
predictions that the tide had reached
Its height. This Is according to tho
abstract of the condition nt tho close
of business February 13, made public
by Acting Secretary Johnson of tho
state banking board.
This is the largest quarterly In
crease It I? said, on record in the of
fice of the banking board.
Tho total deposits in the 846 banks
reporting nmounted to $191,591,802.10,
distributed among 462,381 depositors.
Tho total at the previous call was
$165,000,000, and six months ago
$149,000,000. During the year 1916 tho
number of the now state banks wns
only Increased by thirty-two.
Since tho decision of tho Nebraska
supreme court in February denied tho
right df tho state banking board to
withhold or reject charters of appli
cants, the number of state banks up to
Saturday afternon had been increased
to 879. Only 846 were In operation.
however, at the time of tho February
call.
To Amend Compensation Bill
A bill amending the workmen's com
pensation law has been reported out
by the houso committee on labor and
placed on general file. It Is H. R.
526, and has been amended to include
tho main provisions of two other bills,
H. U. 44 and H. R.. 182. In general,
the effect of the amended bill Is as
follows:
1. Allows an Injured employe, or
In case of death, his personal repre
sentative, six months time after tho y
injury in which to decide whother ho
will accept compensation under tho
law or bring suit for damages.
2. Raises compensation for total
disability or loss of members, from
one-half to two-thirds of weekly
wages continuing for specified periods
of time.
3. Reduces initial non-compensa
tory period for minor injuries from
two weeks to one week.
A bill forbidding employers to de
duct from tho wages of their employ
es, under any circumstances, was
killed by the labor committee.
An appropriation of $20,000 for pay
ing the railroad faro and other ex
pensos of Nebraska civil war veterans
to Vicksburg for tho memorial anni
versary celebration to be held at tho
national cemetery there this year has
ueen reported out by the finance com
mittee of the house. This was done
over the opposition of Chairman Ries-
clck. The bill Ib ono that Messrs.
Jacobson and Fred Johnson Intro
duced. Its supporters have been mak
ing the sentimental plea that this is
probably tho last onnortunltv the
stato will have to do anvthlnc of a
substantial nature for tho civil war '
veterans, owing to tho rapidly Increas
ing death rate which is carrvlnc them
off. They have made a partial can
vass of the houso members and aro
confident of passing the bill.
In the list of bills reported out in
the house is one from tho labor com
mltteo providing an eight-hour day
for all occupations save farming.
.Measures to prevent "monopoly con
trol" of farm products are recom
mended to the legislature In a report,
filed by the special committee ap
pointed oarly in the session. Chief
Clerk Potts started to read it, but
the houso grew restive after ten or fif
teen minutes and an effort was made
to sidetrack the document. Thereupon
Mr. McAllister, chairman of the coin
mltteo nnd author of tho report, came
forward and began reading it himself.
He was interrupted by a motion to
order It printed In tho Journal.
Senate Passes Landlord Bill.
Adjutant General Phil -Hall of tho
Nebraska national guard has an
nounced that ho will urgo the war
department to establish a summer
training camp for civilians nt tho rlflo
range grounds at Ashland. Thoso
grounds are a government reservation.
"Ashland Is an Ideal place for sum
mor camp work," said General Hall.
"A continuous camp could be main
tained through tho summer not only
for Nebraskans, but for men from
other states. I hope to get sufficient
funds to make badly needed Improve
ments which will make tho grounds
still more sultablo for tho camps."