THE SEMI -WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. GOVERNOR SIGNED NEW CPL IE AND NAMES COMMISSION TO PUT Up the duilding OTHER LEGISLATIVE DOINGS A Brief Dlgeot of Other Important Legislation Being Considered by the Nebraska Legislature Lincoln. Governor McKelvIo lias signed tho bill ordering tho orcctlon of n now Btato capltol on tho prosont elto In Lincoln. Tho bill nuthorlzes a tax levy of Vj mlllB for bIx years. It appropriates $0,000,000 from tlio fund bo raised, to bo expended undor tho di rection of u commission composed of tho govornor, tho stato engineer nnd threo othors appointed by tho govern or. Tho only restriction upon tho gov ernor's selection Ih that no membor of tho legislature be named. Soon after signing tho bill ho announced that W. K. Hardy of Lincoln, Walter W. Head of Omaha, and William II. Thompson of Grand Island had been chosen. These three men, with Gov. ornor McKolvIo and Statu Engineer Geo, B, Johnson, will havo entire charge of tho undertaking. Mr. Hardy It? chosen hecnuso of his bualnosg rep utation and his Interest In public af fairs. Mr. Head Is n young bankor of Omaha, with special fiuallllcatlons for looking nftor tho financial details, or tho enterprise. Mr. Thompson Is cho3 on because a lawyer of his slundlng and tomporament Is needed on the commission. In commlttoo of tho whole tho soli ato rocommonded for passage tho bills intended to aid tho farmers, S, P. 1G1, for tho eradication of grass hoppers, rodcnt3 of different kinds and weeds or plant posts, and S. F. 172, a revision of tho law for tho or. ganlzatlon of comity farm bureaus, and making it compulsory for county boards to mako a levy for expenses of Buch bureaus, Including u county agricultural agent, when a bureau tons proparcd nn cstlmato of necessary expensos. Darr of Oago and Watson of Flllmoro, both farmors, Introduced both bills. Doth Introducers spoko on .bohalf of tho post eradication bill, and Good of Dawes earnestly chnnu planed tho county agricultural agent' bill. Tho bill for tho eradication of postfl provides that 20 pop cent of tho land ownors of a proposed district may organizo for tho destruction of pouts, including grasshoppers, gophers, pralr io dogs, insects or weeds, or plants, tinder direction of tho Btato ontomolo glst. Tho lnttor la given power to direct farmers of such districts to do cortajn things for eradication and If thoy do not comply ho may have tho work dono and tho cost bo 'taxed against tho property of tho land own. er refusing to act. Senato Files No. 108, providing gates or othor obstructions across highways to cntch liquor violators, No. 196, forbidding liquor violators from carrying firearms, nnd No. 194, requiring court ofllcials to report to tho govornor tho namo3 of liquor violators, all Introduced by tho ju clary committee at tho roquest of tho governor, wore placed on gtmoral lllo. Tho committee on cltlos and towns rccommondod out for passago .II. It. 460, tho bill empowering tho Omaha water bofird to construct nnd operate, an electric light plant. Tho vote was unanimous. J. Hold Greens' bill, II. It. 292, wns rocommonded for passage It provides that whon nn cmployor discharges or lays off men ho shall puy them what is duo whon thoy domand it. If ho docBnt' thoir salary goes jnarchlng on i until ho doos pay, hut after thirty days tho workers intut put It in judgment Tho bill also requires omployos to rlvo forty-flight hourB' notice of Inton. tlon to quit. Hoynolds thought this (wasn't sulllclont protection In cases of strikes, but ho was overruled by tho Jioueo. j. Tho lower house approved Itopro. sontativo Sandqulst's bill nmendlng tuo non-partisan election law to limit tho possibilities of "written in" can .dldatOB. It providos that no candidate hall recelva a nonpartisan primary nomination for county Judge or coun ty superintendent unless ho shall have filed ns a candidate or unless his narao bo written In by 10 per cont or mo total voto enst in tho county for govornor at tho last election. Sonator Sears' sex bill, Sonnto Pilo No. 36, reappeared In tho stnto son nto commltteo of tho whole. Tho bill tiaa been considerably amonded from to original draft, nnd was rocommond d for- passage, as amendod. Tho bill in its amonded form, pormlts tho gov. ernmcnt, through consont of tho school board, to carry out Its plan of sex instruction, It also pormlts nor. sons neanng ine iixeo; rolatlon of priest, pastor or physician to glvo sox instruction when authorized to do sq uy parents or guarumn. Senate Kilo 128 by Peterson of Lan caster, whioh provides a legal status for tho organization of cooperative associations of whlcn tho mombers shuie profits according to Individual patronago, and which also exempts such organizations from tho operation of tho "bluo sky" law, poBscd tho son. ato by a voto of 30 to 1. Tho committee killod II. It. 502, which Chairman Fultz declared to be a bill that would load to blackmail It gave a married woman a right of action against a person other thim her tiusband whom she claimed to bo the lather of her child. Attempt to repoal tho present non partisan election law for superintend ents and Judges met with flat failure In house commltteo of the wholo and II. R. 124 providing for such repeal was Indefinitely postponed by a top heavy voto. Downing, introducer of tho bill, declared that the present law Is n dead letter. Ho complnnlcd that it permits men who have been thrown over by tho democrats and republl cans to snoak Into oillco. Ho dial longed any man to show an Instance at any oloctlon whoro more than four fifths as many voto had been voted for the candidate on tho non-partisan ballot an had voted on tho straight ballot. A dozen members rushed to the res cue of tho existing Uw. Tracowoll declared that tho law is intended to place tho host men In office without fear of party projudlco. It Is a good law he said. In tliHt It gets away from tho narrowness of party lines. Hod man declared that tho attempt to re pool wns neither good horse s nse good legislative senso nor good polit ical senso. Reynolds said ho would not caro to go home to his conitltu onts with tho confession that ho had helped to support a bill rcpenllng tho prcsont law. I'urcoll and Mlllor warn ed against a backward step. When tho Byrum-Hardln bill, chang- Ing tho present primary law, was before- tho committee, tho question was raised as to what effect repeal of tho non-pnrtlsnn election law would have, since tho moasuro boforo committee made no provision In case of such re peal. Tho attitude of committeemen was that tho non-partisan law would stnnd. The action Jn commltteo of the whole, however, removes tho possibil ity of special request of tho govornor to Introduce a bolnted bill dealing with tho subject of election of non-partisan offlcors. Houho standing committees have recommended for pnssugo bills ap propriating ?100,000 for vocational cducution, appropriating f 500,000 for construction of new roads In co-op-oration with the federal govomment, providing for a stato motor-vchlclo registration to ralso funds for main tenance of roads, and requiring cor porations to fllo a list of nil stock holders with tho state railway com mission. Tho bills In both houses providing Increased salaries for public officers not named In tho constitution have probably 'struck a snag so far as bono lltlng tho olllclals now In offico during their present terms. Senators havo noted tho constitutional provision for bidding tho lncreaso of olllclal salaries during tho term for which an ofllcor Is chosen nnd havo doubts that nn ennct- mont by this session will bonellt any of tho prosont elective county or city ofll clals. Senato Kilo No. 238, by Slman ol Wayne, wns advanced In tho state sen ato to third raiding, and recommend ed for pnssngo. This bill provides that females may work a total of llfty-four hours per week, as tho present law, but eliminates tho chaise prohibiting thoir working hotweon 10:00 p. in. nnd 0:00 p. m. No day's work shnll be longer than ton hours. Tho new law also proposes to make tho minimum wage for woman, unskilled, 15 cents per hour, skilled, 17 cents per hour, with ono and one-half, pay for over, tlmo. Tho house commltteo on oducntlon hoard arguments for and against II. It. 355, a hill providing for a stato cen sorship of moving pictures. A board of sovon persons, at least threo of whom shall bo women, Is created by this hill. Its Job will bo, If it becomes a law, to pass on all pictures shown In the stnto boforo thoy nro shown, to refuso permission altogothor and confiscate Illm It thinks utterly lmd or cut out parts thoy think aro Immoral or sug gestive Each mombor Is to draw a salary of $1,800 a year, tobo paid, to gether with tho expenses of tho com- mission, out of a fund created by tax ing each reel consoled $2. No othou rools can bo shown. The committee deferred notion on tho bill. Tho pmotlco of Christian Science will not bo legnllzod by tho present legislature. Although tho house com mltteo on medical soclotles rocom. monucu passago of Representative uorMVB inn to this effect, 3 to 2, tho minority membors brought in a sop arato report, recommending tho bill bo postponed indollnltely, Tho house adopted tho minority report, 43 to 28. Tho medlcnl soeletlos committee of tho lower houso haB recommonded for inuetinito postponement Sonator Sturtns' hill, already passed by tho senate, directed at tho control of vonorenl diseases and nuthonizoa local bourda of health to examine porsons "roaonably suspected" of havlni: such diseases and quarantine those affllctod. Tho sonato plncod Its stump of np provai upon n hill giving tho Btato banking board authority to rofuso to grant a charter to n bank when tho board Is satisfied tho community wnoro tuo hank Is to bo started has adequato blinking facllltlos nnd that tho establishment of another bank Will tend to Joopardizo tho depositors' guaranty fund. Tho commltteo of tho wholo recommonded tho bill for pas. sage. Itesolutoly rojoctlng every proposed amendment savo ono, tho lower logls. latlvo houso approved tho recommun datlon of Its educational committee ior legislation regulating prlvato and parochial schools. It advanced Houso ltoll No. 64 to third roudlni: hv u vn which mokes certain Ub tlnal passago inure man sovonty affirmative voto3. Tho ono amendment ndontod was proposed by friends of tho bill, It giving parochial and prlvnto school loacners until Soptomber 1, this year. iu vuuiiuuio me certification required by tho bill. Every olhor amendment was votcu uown ovorwholmlngly. 1 Scene In Ui ter den Linden, Berlin, as crowds hailed the returning troops us unconquered warriors. 2 Pal ace of the ministry of foreign nnlrs In Bucharest which wns reported besieged by the Itoumanlan republican revolutionist?. 3 An American lire company fighting a blaze on the docks at Bussenc, a suburb of Bordeaux. REVIEW OF RENT EVENT Allies Propose to Maintain a Watch on the Rhine for a Long Time to Come. MAKE HUNS REALIZE DEFEAT New Armistice Terms Bring Forth Walls Fight on the Projected League of Nations Opened In Congress Without Awaiting President Wilson's Prom Ised Explication. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. Kmlle Cottin, the nnnrchi-st win tried to murder Premier Clemencenu in Paris, could not have dono his cause a greater disservice. If he recovers from the wound In his shoulder, as seems probable at this writing, the 'Tiger" will be stronger than ever In France and the people of his country' will give support more united than ever to his plnns and demands for the restoration arid the safeguarding of France, even though ho may be "pre paring for another war" as the nssas sln asserts. Clemencenu, by his cour- agc and robust patriotism has won the esteem of all his fellow citizens except the rabid annrchlsts., who al ways hnve hntcd him. His influence in the deliberations of the pence dele gates has been powerful and his statesmanship has been demonstrated at every turn. It Is becoming mora evident dally that the entente allies have no Inten tion of-yielding too far to maudl'n sen timent where Germnny is concerned, nnd that the Huns are to be pioperlv restrained, with just enough economi freedom to enable them to work hard nnd pay for the tremendous damage they have done the world. They may wall and squirm, but they will not be permitted to organize their forces for the armed resistance agulnst the ternm Imposed on them by their conquerors. At least during tho present genorntloi the allies Intend to keop a wnuh on the Rhine that, In the words of Win ston Churchill, British war sect clary, will "make It physically Impossible for Germany to begin a war of revenge, at any rate In our lifetime." The ft fectlveness of the league of nullons, he said, depends upon the allies having t trustworthy military force In cloe proximity to Germnny, and ne ex plained that the British government therefore would retain about one- fourth of the men. now In the f-ervlce and nlso Is already raising n volunteer army for garrisoning the empire. Dur ing 11)10 the British army will number 000,000 men. Presumably the other lied nations will do their part In thl respect. America's selective servlee act army must be demobilized win four months nftor the formri proc'nlm Ing of peace. The urmy bill as pas by the house last week provides for the regular peace-time army of 175,000 to be obtained by voluntary enlist ments. As the enlistment perloi' Is re duced to one year and the foui-.vonr period In the reserve Is done away with, It Is believed that whatever army Is needed abroad can be recruited from the ranks of tho soldiers now tbt r. Since this bill Is regarded as totally Inadequate by n great many senniors It hns small chance of becoming iMw. and It Is believed an extra session of tho new congress will be called to pass both army and nnvy appropriation bills, which, It Is tnken for granted, will permit America to do her part In guarding the petico of tho world. In tho new nrmlstlce terms Impose on them the Huns are eettlnc 11 Oh-1 foretaste of what they may expect when the military peace treaty is made. Not mnny radical changes were made, but these Include the cetsntlon of all hostilities against tho Poles im,t the removal of German troops from me roscn ami Thorn districts: also 1. r ... uiu Hermans were peremptorily or- uereil to nut In cood condition i.n m, artillery, alrplnhes, motortrucks and rouing stock which are to be turned EWS COS! over. Nothing was Include' about de mobilization becnuse It was ascer tained that less than 1200,000 Germans are now under arms. Erzbergcr signed the new terms under protest, nnd when he returned to Weimar he explained to the nntlonnl assembly that he had no recourse. He wns violently attacked by a delegate of the People's party but was sustained by the mnjorlty. What seems to be worrying Frzbcr- gcr most is the prospect thnt thn reace treaty will give to France the Snur val ley, where the best of the German coal deposits nro located. The 1 rench claim this basin should be theirs in conjunction with the nearby Brk'j Iron region, but Erzberger predicts thnt li It Is given them Germany some day will recover it by force. In this, i.nd in his repented protest against he "harshness" of the treatment the Ger mans nre receiving or nro about to re ceive, Erzberger is speaking for a large part of the Germnn nation, which seems Incapable of realizing thnt It has been whipped nnd must puy fully for Its crimes. The arrogance of tho Hups has reached a high point In loud objections to the league of nations, n the Gei man press. Some newspapers even urge thnt Germnny should have noth ing to do with the lenguo, but others, while severely crtlclzlng some of the proposed statutes, demand that Go many bo permitted to join the league simultaneously with the other powers. It Is taken for granted by the allied nations that Germany will be admit ted to the league at some future date, but only after she has given sufficient gunranty of her sincerity. As Piofes sor Lnrnnude. dean of the Pans law faculty, says : "Surely when Germany enters a league of nations, she will agree to sign every undertaking we de sire; hut we know What undertakings mean to the Germans. Did they not- slgu a treaty guaranteeing the neu trality of Belgium?" This attitude of distrust, which is shared by all the allied nations, Is rec ognized ns justltlablo by one Teuton, at lenst, Kurt Eisner, premier of I vnrla. The Germans, he says, did not realize to what extent the allies con sidered tho German revolution a pure comedy, and he said thnt It will be thus while the Germnn leaders remain tho snme as those who conducted Ger many's odious war policy. The constitution of the league of na tions, as drafted, has been received with general approval In England and Italy, while In France the prevalent feeling Is that It Is a good beginning for n project by which there Is hope of establishing world peace. In Amerlcu opinion Is widely divergent, nnd ad verse criticism Is based on the fear that the United States Is about to sur render the Monroe Doctrine. Presi dent Wilson, by wireless, asked that there be no discussion of the league, In congress or elsewhere, until he could explain it fully In the public speeche he was planning to make In various cities. Some of the mure Impatient In congress, however, declined to wait, npd started the music last Wednes day. In the senate the league wtis tacked strongly by Pol.idcxter, Borah, Reed, Vurdnman, Lodge and others, and was defended by Shafroth and Hitchcock. In the house Ft-ss oi Ohio opened the tight on the league, declar ing It "monstrous" nnd tilled with vicious possibilities. As can be seen, the league of nullons is not n party question, but many astute leaders of the Republlcar part nre urging that criticism of the plan bo suppressed until the attitude of th count)' Is ascertained from the ieeo- tlon given the president's cxphui-itloiis Mr. Tnft, who has not censed to be one of that party's chiefs, denounces the opponents of the lenguo for another reason because ho already ardently believes In the etllcncy of the pioposed society of nntlons. It Is easy to pre dict that, after a dcul of ralnwr, the senate will give Its approval to the leugue plan, probably with formal res- ervatlons thnt will protect the Monroo Doctrine. Of those peoples who still are fight Ing In Europe and Asia there Is not much to write this week. The Poles arc being hard pressed by the Ukrain ians In the Lembcrg region, cud In East Prusslu tho Germnn troops were said to be fighting them under the old Imperial standard. The Juiikev, ac cording to report, were striving to re tnlrr their old military Jobs by organ izing n strong movement egnlrst Po land. General Denlklne nnd his nnUsovlet nrmy. It was announced, had ronched the Caspian, having scattered a great body of anarchist troops and captured 31,000 prisoners and large quantities of material. In Esthonln, however, the soviet armies, which had rtsumcd their activities with n general nttack, were said to be making considerable progress, especially In the region Pskov. This continuation of hostili ties by tho Lenlne-Trotzky forces ugaln makes doubtful the holding of the pro posed conference nt Prin..es' Island. Moreover, three of the Russian govern ments, those of Siberia, Archangel nnd southern Russln, have formally de clined to tnke part In the conference, stating that there can be no concilia tion between them nnd the bolshevik!. who nre denounced ns traitors nnd fo mentors of anarchy. Information from Pctrogrnd shows that opposition to the rule of the Le- nlne anarchists Is Increasing among tho more Intelligent workers. Sixty thousand workmen In that city are on strike, demanding the end of civil wnr and tho establishment of free trade. The United States and G'cnt Britain have announced thnt their forces in northern Russln are to bo withdrawn when weather conditions permit, and will be re-enforced to facilitate this movement. Meanwhile those who 'have been worried by alarmist stor.'es of the distressing conditions undor which our boys there nre existing mny be re lieved by the cablegram from Col. George F. Stewart, commanding the Amerlcnns. He says the reports ure not warranted by the facts; that the health of the entire commnnd is excel lent, the sick and wounded are well cared for and the entire ullled expe dition Is cnpnble of taking care of It self against the whole bolshevik army. The Spurtncnn annrchlsts of Ger mnny were extremely busy throughout the week, organizing here and there and In Westphalia going so far as to start a bombardment of the town ol Rotterop. In the Ruhr Industrial re gion nlong the Rhine the Spurtncnns occupied several towns nnd dec'urcd a general strike, fortifying the water works and powerhouses and preparing to resist tho government troops. Muhl helm Is the center of the movement and the anarchists have gathered therfl In lnrge numbers. Congressman-elect Victor L. Berger of Wisconsin nnd his fellow defend ants, Engdahl, Genner, Tucker and Knise, convicted of vlolntlng the es pionage act and conspiring to ob struct the United States' war program, were sentenced by Judge Lnndls to twenty years' Imprisonment each nt Leavenworth. Appealing to the fed eral circuit court of appeals, they were released on bonds, but only after giving their solemn pledges that they would neither by word nor act do airy of the things for which they were con victed pending final decision of their cases. The senate Judiciary committee took a step toward curbing the activities of the anarchists when It unanimously op proved a bill to punish such activities and to prohibit the display of red flags or Other emblems of violence. There were Interesting develop ments In the "scnndals" nnd charges thnt Inevitably follow a wnr. Governor Allen of Knnsns, supporting n motion of Representative Campbell for nn In vcKtlgutlon of the story thnt the cas ualties of the Thirty-fifth d'vlslon wero needlessly lnrge, told the house com mlttee on rules a shocking story of In elllclency nnd blunders and lack of artillery and equipment. Summing up In a sentence the record of the Amerl can army In France, ho said eveiythlng fell down except the raw man mate rial. The Inquiry Into these conditions will not be made by congress until the next session, when the entire conduct of the war will be sifted. Following nn Investigation ordered by Secretary Daniels, seven na"iil nil!- cers and 40 yeomen were nrrestinl In the Third naval district, whl.m In eludes New York, on charges of graft ing, It Is asserted that a great many sons of wealthy fnmlllus pnlu Inrgi sums for special favor, easy fcsljjn monts nnd promotions. VfSOMHS. STAY IN WASHINGTON TO BE BRIEF. TO RETURN SOON. I10IWJ1RD JOURNEY ROUGH Encountered Heavy Seas and Liner Barely Escaped Grounding Before Reaching Bocton Harbor. Washington, Fobr. 25. President Wilson has returned to U. 9. af ter a visit of two months In lSurope. The president nnd purly urrived at Boston nbourd the George Washington Sunday afternoon. President Wilson had n much rough er trip comli.g home thnn he did going over. Some of the dnys half the party wns confined to cabins, but the presi dent proved himself an excellent sail or and surrendered only once, when the waves and spray wero dnshlng over the !rldge and he got n wetting while the destroyer escort buried It self, plunging about In the heavy sens. There was n lively epidemic of grippe anil Spanish influenza on the ship, many of the nttache.s of the party being contlncd to their .staterooms or tho ship's hospital for the entire voy age. The president's ship nnd its destroy er escort, the Harding, lost their bearings In the heavy fog and rain off the Massachusetts coast while running ror Boston light and came within per. haps 1,000. yards of grounding off the bench of Thntchers Island. Cape Ann. Hip president plans to return to Franco on the George Washington, sailing from Iloboken about March r. unless something nnfe-rscen occurs. t'ho condition of the French premier. .Vr. Clemenceau, may prove to bo & lnrge factor. Although tho president held several conferences during the return voyage he did not give any explanations on the work or prospects of pence confer ence further thnn to indicate he feels Justification of his position In insist ing thnt the making of peaco and the creation of a league of nations nre In separable propositions, not to bo ills oclntod. -Mr. Wilson has told friends nnd ad visers that with the draft of tho league constitution on the table before Iho conference, he considers the first great step an accomplished fact. The president Is known to feel thnt in the end tho underlying principles he has proposed will be accepted In! the conference. Tho ratification of the document ir. other countries and In the United States, tho president considers as an other step to be dealt with after the league of nations jrinn is perfected. While ho has been following keenly lhe opposition nnd adverse criticism of the plan in congress, the president has said that he was sure he could con- vlnce congressional leaders that there were no fundamental objections. Demand Freedom for Ireland. Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 25. A res olution presented by Cardinal Gib bons calling on President Wilson nnd congress to urge the pence congress to npplj' to Ireland the doctrine of na tional s6lf-determinntIon. and n decla ration of principles demanding thnt If nny league of nations be created. nil features which may Infringe on tho traditional American policy, In cluding tho Monroe doctrine, shall be eliminated, wero adopted unanimously at the closing session of the conven tion of tho Irish race in America. The declaration says a stnto f war exists between England and Ireland "Which In the Interest of the pence of the world, the peace con ference cannot Ignore." In support of tho movement t bring freedom to Ireland the conven tion pledged to raise within fdx months $1,000,000, but before Justice Daniel F. Cohnhm of New York su premo court, chairman of the conven tion, completed the calling of n list of states and cities, more thnn $1, 2.10,000 hud been pledged to the cauw. Unearth Terrorist Plot. New York, Feb. 25. Fourteen mem hers of the Spanish branch of the I. W. W. were arrested by wecrot .serv ice men and members of the police bomb squad In two raids here late Sunday afternoon. While thoy are elinrged formally with having seditious literature in their possession government agents claimed to hnve evidence they wen hatching n terrorist plot. Liquor Dropped From Building. Sioux City. Ta., Feb. 25. Slxt ihousund dollars' worth of liquor was bounced off the sidewalk of the city I'Mlldlug anil permitted to run Into the sewer here. The liquor was confii en til In raids. Famous Suffragist Succumbs Wntortown. X. Y Feb. 25. Dr. Mary Walker, aged S7 years, died at her home on Bunker Hill, near Os wego, last Friday night, after a long uiness. hue was a surgeon In civil wnr and wns awarded a the con- gresslonal medal of honor. Shn min ed consldorablo fame by being the only woman allowed to reppenr in mnlo attiro liy an act of congress. She lod ii picturesque caroor, most of which was fmunt In lighting for feminine. ijiofis reiorm ana wotnnn's right political suffrage to