MONDAY, JAN. 7, 1929.
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Generally Favorable Impression Was
Made by Executive's Inaug
ural Message.
Lincoln, Jan. 4. Except for a few
spots, the gubernatorial message sub
miteed to the legislature by Gover
nor Arthur J. Weaver upon his in
duction into office yesterday, seem
ed to have made a favorable impres
sion at the capitol.
The house members generally ex
pressed themselves today as being
favorably impressed with his recom
mendations along the lines of gov
ernmental consolidations and reor
ganizations and on the other major
questions discussed in his state paper.
The commendations came from both
democrats and repuplicans.
Among the state senators the com
ment was more guarded.
It is generally believed a group
in the senate is preparing to com
bat any changes in the present ad
ministrative code system.
Praise From Bailey.
u-C'rin';; h nnVrrnwTn
1919. said he was "in favor of any
change in the code system that will
improve it."
Representative E. Freston Bailey ot;
Carleton. chairman of the republican ; department in its recent annual re
house caucus and of the committee ; Port, but is less than one-half of the
on committees, said: "I was very . sum said by members of the Missouri
favorably impressed with the sub
stance of Mr. Weaver's message and
the manner in
which he met the
important issues confronting the leg
islature. The program outlined by
him is onew hich I believe will meet
the approval of the majority of the
people of Nebraska in the main."
Representative Frank S. Wells, one
of the democratic minority leaders,
declared: "The program which Gov
ernor Weaver has outlined is worthy
of support by members of both poli
tical parties in the legislature.
Speaking for myself. I must say that
1 was very well pleased with his ad
dress, which had the ring of sin-
cersity and honest purpose. It was'
both constructive and progresive.
Urges Clear Field.
Senator J. A. Patten, republican.
Fremont, said: "I have "heard some
criticism of Mr. Weaver's ideas on
the code, the banning situation and
the intangible tax. Personally I
think his message is a very strong
document. As to his plans for con
solidating and distributing code ac
tivities. I would favor giving him i
clear field for the carrying out of
his plans, which appear to be con
structive in nature and well con
ceived." Edgar L. Ferneau. chairman of
the republican' state central cOniniit
tee. said: "I agree with the gover
nor's message. It is plain and un
derstandable from start to finish. In
the interest of good government his
plans should be caried out."
Van E. Peterson, secretary of the
bank guaranty fund commission, as
serted that he was pleased with
Governor Weaver's message, especial
ly that part pertaining to the bank
ing situation.
Swanson Lauds It.
A number of the elective state of
ficers voiced their hearty endorse
ment of the governor's message and
the recommendatiosn contained in it.
Even Dan Swanson, state commission
er of public lands and buildings,
whos department Mr. Weaver sug
gested should be abolished, said he
had no quarrel to pick with the chief
executive on that score.
"I don't agree with him on that
point." Swanson said, "but I'll have
no kick coming even if my office
should be abolished."
State Auditor L. B. Johnson," Sec
retary of State Frank Marsh, Attor
ney General C. A. Sorenson, State
Treasurer W. M. Stebbins and State
Superintendent Charles W. Taylor,
all commended the governor's ad
dress, while Lieutenant Governor
George A. Williams gave out a
lengthy statement in which he gave
approval in detail to the message.
Omaha Bee-News.
N0RRIS WANTS NEW COURT
Washington, Jan. 3. Establish
ment of a United States court of ad
ministrative justice "to expedite the
hearing and determination" of suits
against the government was propos
ed in a bill today by Senator Norris,
Nebraska. Jurisdiction over claims
against the government now exer
cised by the court of claims, the
court of customs appeals and the
board of tax appeals, as well as cer
tain powers new vested In the su
preme court of the District of Col
umbia would be transferred to the
new court. It would be composed of
a chief justice and twelve associates
appointed by the president.
Senator Norris. who is chairman
of the judicary committee, explained
that he offered the bill primarily to
provoke discussion of its merits, es
pecially among members of the bar.
Senator Ileflin, democrat. Ala
bama, suggested that the measure
would set up a separate court to
adjudicate tax refund cases "so as
to take this matter out of the hands
of the secretary of the treasury."
WARM WELCOME AWAITS TEAM
Atlanta. Ga. Jan. 2. When Geor
gia Tech's national championship
football team returns on January S
from its successful invasion of the
far west. Atlanta will roar a welcome
that probably will outdo anything
previous in a city used to feting
heros.
Civic leaders and prominent alu
mni were discussing plans for the
homecoming. While details have not
yet been worked out, plana already
include the welcoming by' a huge
crowd, a parade, aud a banquet where
suitable recognition will be bestowed
in oratory and cheers.
32,000 FIGHT FOR FORD JOBS
Detroit, Jan. 2. Milling about the
employment office of the Ford Motor
company at Fordson, a crowd esti
mated bv officials of the company at
I 32,000 men Wednesday responded to
the announcement of the company
that 30,000 more men will be em
ployed.
The crowd was unwieldly, and the
employment office, which was to have
opened at 8 a. m., remained closed
until guards could form the men into
the semblance of a line.
Many of those outside the small
building had stood all night in the
snow.
One Million
Dollars to Aid
Upper Missouri
Upper Stream to Receive Some Atten
tion Under Recommendation
of War Department
Washington. Jan. 3. Allotment of
one million dollars for maintenance
and development of the upper Mis
souri river next year was asked in
the war department appropriation
bill reported to the house here to
day. This sum, to be expended above
Kansas City, is the amount which
was asked of coneress by the war
Navigation association to be needed
for next year's river work between
jKansas City and Sioux City.
For the lower Missouri from Kan
sas City to the mouth an appropria
tion of five million dollars is carried
in the bill, equivalent to the alloca
tion requested by army engineers
This sum will be used for continuing
work on the six-foot channel author
ized for this section of the stream, at
a total cost of 40 million dollars,
which is expected to be completed by
the end of 1930.
A third allocation for Missouri
river work appropriating 50 thous
and dollars to be expended between
Sioux City and Fort Benton. Mont
on snagging ana oans revetment
is also cointained in the bill. This
latter item is specifically mentioned
in, the bill, but the total six mil
lion dollars for the work as far as
Sioux City is inclnded in a lump of
50 million dollars for work on all
rivers and harbors projects during
the 1930 fiscal period.
Operations Here Negligible
Practically the entire sum for the
upper Missouri river will be spent for
a six-foot channel development as far
north as St. Joseph, with operations
in the vicinity of Omaha and Sioux
City in the 1930 fiscal period again
being negligible, according to war de
partment officials.
General Edgar Jadwin, chief of
army engineers, told the house appro
priation committee at the time hear
ings were held on the bill that after
a deliberation with Missouri valley
leaders last year on the question of
whether the money should be spent
iii lowering the depth uniformly but
slightly from Kansas City to Sioux
City, or whether it should be spent
in lowering the depth to six feet and
carrying it as far north as the money
would take it from Kansas City, the
latter alternative was decided upon.
Jadwin estimates that work would
be carried as far as St. Joseph next
year, but that a longer period and
an additional nve minion dollars
would be needed to complete a six
foot channel to Omaha.
General Jadwin pointed out to the
house committee the unusual situa
tion in which the upper Mi: souri pro
ject is found in that only 12 million
dollars has been authorized by con
gress for the entire project, which is
estimated to cost 46 million dollars.
Of the amount authorized a total of
six million dollars was appropriated
last year in addition to the one mil
lion alloted in present bill.
Situation Unusual
The department estimate for a six
foot channel from Kansas, City to
Sioux City was 4 6 million dollars,
Jadwin told house members, but
when congress authorized this pro
ject for six feet it only authorized
the expenditure of 12 million dol
lars. "It is an unusual situation, and I
do not know of any other project in
such a status," he said. "The money
we are spending now, the six mil
lion dollars we got last year and the
one million dollars we intend to al
lot the coming year, is being spent
from Kansas City to St. Joseph."
World-Herald.
PLACE OPEN TO AMERICAN
Washington, Jan. 2. Officials of
the National Aeronautical associa
tion announced today that they have
reserved a place for an American en
try in the Schneider cup race, but
so far no one has applied for the
job. The Schneider race, an annual
event for the testing out of the fastest-
seaplanes of all nations, will be
held this year in England in the fall.
After the forthcoming race, the event
will be stepped up to a biennial af
fair. While officials of the National
Aeronautical association had said
nothing publicly about the lack of
an American entrant for the race,
it was the opinion in aeronautical
circles that a reservation had been
made in the hope of encouraging
someone from the United States to
participate. The time for filing by
entrance expired on Dec. 3L, and,
if a blank entry had not been listed
by the association, it would have
been impossible for an American
plane to take part should ' one be
ready. . , ..
Everybody reads the Journal Want
Ads and your message will get re
sults at moderate cost.
Reapportioning
House is Before
Congress Again
Bill Looks Ahead to 1930 Census
Deadlock Over Num
ber of Members
Washington The demand for re
appointment in the House of Rep
resentatives is about to come before
Congress again, carrying the added
impulsion that, with eight years'
neglect of the 1920 census already
in the records, this is the last regular
session at which the issue can be
determined before the 1930 census
begins to be taken and a new pro
blem of distribution is In the mak
ing
In fact, the bill sponsored by lead
ers of the move no longer looks back
to the question of 1920, but is con
cerned with providing beforetime for
1930. By the time of that census it is
estimated that states with an aggre
gate population of 30,000.000. or ap
proximately a fourth of the people in
the United States, will have either
less than their share or more than
their share of Representatives to
look after their interests in the Gov
ernment
A further consequence of delay is
that, in addition to the fact that the
issue has been hanging fire through
two presidential elections, either of
which might have been so close as
to be decided by the votes involved,
it is estimated that by the next such
election there will be no less than 23
electorial votes in the hands of states
which have lost title to them so far
as population is concerned, repre
sentation in the electoral college be
ing based on that in the two Houses
of Congress combined.
Reapportionment Every 10 Years
The'Constitution provides that the
membership of the House of Repre
sentatives shall be reapportioned on
the basis of population every lu
years. This Constitutional provision
was regularly carried out during the
first 130 years of the Nation's exist
ence. Then In 1920 It was omitted.
Large sections of the population, as
a result, are not now represented by
correct ratio of representation.
This denial of the Constitution has
raised the reapportionment issue
which has grown more acute each
year since 1920 until it is one of the
major matters before the final ses
sion of the Seventieth Congress.
The actual reason for failure to
ontinue the tradition of 130 years
was that the time had come when
two strong forces came into con
flict: those who believed the House
should not be increased any further
n size, and those who saw that un
less the total number of the .House
was increased, their states would
lose representatives in Congress
under reapportionment. The two
parties became deadlocked on the
ssue and have remained so.
Reapportionment is a simple
mathematical problem that can be
solved in two ways. The House can
be kept at its present membership
of 43 5 and representatives can be
taken from states that have lost pop
ulation and given to those that have
gained, or the size of the whole
House can be increased so that no
state will lose members, but those
with increased population will gain
proportionately.
House Too Big Now
Most observers believe the House
is too big already. It now takes ap
proximately one hour to call the roll.
Deliberation and debate, as it was
known in the original assembly of
65 representatives of the 13 states.
is today impossible. Between 1S30
and 1870 the House was increased by
only one member, and remained
around 240.
From that time on the size of the
House began to be increased every
10 years to spare those states which
would otherwise have lost seats. The
unwieldiness of the body grew cor
respondingly, and its reputation and
prestige diminished.
Failure to effect reapportionment
in the past eighty years has been due
to the conflict between those who
do not wish to increase the size of
the House, and those who do not
wish their own State to suffer a
diminution of membership.
If the reapportionment had been
carried through in 1920, then 11
states would haVe lost a total of 12
seats. Those states would have been
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Ne
braska, Rhode Island, Vermont, one
seat each, and Missouri two seats.
Since 'that day the same forces of
change and the rate of growth of
population have been going on. The
problem has become more and more
aggravated.
Prabable Changes
Probable losses in representation
by states on the basis of estimates of
the 1930 population, at the next
census with the House still kept at
435, will be as follows:
Alabama 1
Indiana '. 2
Iowa 2
Kansas , ; 1
Kentucky . 2
Louisiana ' 1
Maine ; 1 '
Massachusetts 2
Mississippi 2
Nebraska . 1
New York 1
North Dakota 1
Pennsylvania 1
Tennessee 1
Vermont 1
Virginia 1
23 :
The probable gains In representa
tion of states in 1930 under the same
basis, will be:
Arizona .
1 :
California
6
Connecticut 1
Florida 1 ,
Michigan 4
New Jersey , 2 j
North Carolina 1 ;
; Ohio 3
Oklahoma 1
Texas ' ', 2
Washington 1
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Up to Present Congress
The reason the matter of reappor
tionment is felt to be of such par
tioular interest at the present time
,is that unless n solution is found be
fore the present Congress goes out
of office the new Congress will face
all the difficulties of reaching an
agreement, in aggravated and mag
nlfied form. This is clear when it is
considered that an Increase of mem
brs. 100 more than at present!
The present reapportionment bill.
over which debate has centered
would break the deadlock of 1930 in
advance. It permits the future Con
gress to act on the matter whenever
it desires and in any way that it
desires, but it provides that in case
no action is taken, that the reallo
cation of seats shall go into effect
automatically through a mathemati
cal apportionment to be made by an
executive commission without an in
crease in the present House mem
hership.
Effect on Elections
Sponsors of the reapportionment
bill have stressed the injustice now
being done to areas that do not have
fair representation in Congress.
Other arguments have been ad
vanced, particularly the serious one
put forth before the recent presiden
tial campaign, referring to the pos
sibility of a close election, in which
case either candidate might have
been put in office through the elec
toral votes of states not entitled to
them.
In 1910 the population of the
country was 91.000.000. In 1930 it is
expected to be 125.000.000. It is an
increase of well over ,30.000.000 per
sons, of whom no account has been
taken in re-dividing the membership
of the House. California is the state
affected most adversely. Under the
Constitution, every man and woman
is supposed to have equal represen
tation, with certain restrictions, in
the lower house. Yet owing to the
failure to reapportion, combined
with rapid growth, a situation like
that in Los Angeles is typical.
Today this city has the same basis
of representation as it did in 1910.
when it had population of 200.000.
Today the city has 1.300.000 persons,
with 1.500.000 probable by 1930. Los
Angeles County may reach 3.0D0.000
bj- 1930. This area sends only two
representatives to Congress, whereas
Iowa, with 2.508.000 people, has 11
members.
Will Sue for
Regent's Rule of
Two School
Transfer of Institutions for Deaf and
Blind Object of Planned
Court Move
Linco'n, Jan. ;. Mandamus pro
ceedings in the state supreme court.
to compel the transfer of th Ne
braska School for the Deaf at Omaha
and the Nebraska School for the
Blind at Nebraska City from the
state Loj id of control to the unir-
sity band of regents probably will
be initiated soon.
The retiring attorney general. O.
S. Spillman, held that the constitu
tional amendment, approved by ihe
people last November and directing
the transfer of the two schools, was
not leiii.
Legislature Approves
The stale legislature Wednesday
n canvaaiug the votes cast, acceptrd
the vote of the people on the amend
ment as conclusive evidence it had
been adopted. No effort has been
made, however, by the board of con
trol to turn the two schools over to
the regents, nor by the regents to
take charge of them.
Governor McMullen, in the budget
he submitted to the legislature
Thursday, included the schools for
the. deaf and blind among institu
tions still governed by the board of
control.
Try to Punish Author
State Representative Karl Kehm
of Omaha, who Introduced the
amendment two years ago, said its
supporters want a supreme court de
cision on the question before the leg
islative session is over.
Opponents of the amendment are
seeking to punish Representative
Kehm by trying to block his selec
tion as chairman of the housfe com
mittee on state institutions. -
STUDENTS BURN TO DEATH
Dallas, Tex., Jan. 2. Two Baylor
university medical students perished
here today and tonight a search
the ruins was begun early today for
the body of a nurse, who is unac
counted for. The dead are James
H. Martin, twenty-eight, and Samuel
K. Scott, twenty-three.
The Rev. J. B. Dailey, eighty
three, retired minister who lived
next door to the building in which
the students were burned to death,
is suffering from shock "and expos
ure. He was credited with having
saved the lives of others by kicking
on the sleepers' doors and awakening
them.
BURTON BANK IS
IN STATE HANDS
Lincoln; Jan. ' 2. Clarence Bliss,
secretary of the state .department of
trade and commerce,: Wednesday an
nounced that the BuYton State bank
at Burton, Keya. Paha county, has i
been turned over-to his department.
The bank was capitalized at $10,
000, with $11,000 surplus, and had
$75,000 in deposits. Kirsch KIrsh
was president of the bank and C. J.
Kirsh, cashier. ,
Bead the Journal 'Want-Ads.
Champs Once,
in Poverty Now
Rich Earnings In Glove Game Slip
ped Through Their Fingers
now "Down and Out"
Jack Britton.
Battling Levinsky.
Johnny Dundee.
Paul Berlenbach.
Champions all of them!
Great among the greatest drawing
cards in rintrdom in the days of
their ulory.
They earned this group close to
$2,500,000.
And today?
Well, here are th- answers:
What About Britton?
Britton, at 43. years beyond an
athletic age, and at at a time in lite
when he should be enjoying tne
fruits of his earlier endeavors, h
fie-h finer where he can. mixing it
whenever the chance comes to him;
accepting whatever Mie promoter
doles out. Whereas this once bril
liant ringman should be ranking
close to the milionaire class
Britton, unlike some of the others.
was frugal with his money. He did
not scatter it to the four winds
Went Broke In Florida.
The ring brain that was his was
canny within tne ropes and oui oi
it. He invested his money but, un
fortunately, not too well. The story
goes that he put it into the Florida
real estate and was practically
wiped out when the boom collapsed.
So at 43 he earns a living in the
only way that seems leit to him
If there was another way, then cer
tainly Jack Britton would not have
gone back to the ring wars; certainly
he would have chosen something
softer and more lucrative than hat
tling it out with tough youngsters
and getting only a few hundred dol
lars for his valient efforts.
Case of Levinsky.
Levinskv fought close to 4 00 bat
tles from the days of his start until
he did a fadeout some years ago. In
that era he gathered in no less than
$600,000. Of course, his manager
cut in for a part of it; there were
other expenses to meet. But no
matter how you figure it, Levinsky
must have had $300,000 to $350,000
to put into the bank or to spend
in luxurious living.
What did he do?
Once Fcught Dempsey.
The answer seems to be located
in the tact tnat anout a year ago
he proceeded on a ring come-back.
Old now and fat and slow in com
parison with his best days, fighting
anybody who will give him battle.
so long as the fight pets him a cash
return. This man who battled
Dempsey for big money and received
around $35,000 for mixing it with
Carpentier, now is being hammered
around for purses around $500 and
pehaps much less.
Dundee a Great Card.
Dundee, another who fought in an
almost incredible number of bat
tles, a warrior as active as Levinsky
and even a greater drawing card.
Ho was fortunate in the fact that
he reached his peak during an era
of big purses. It was considered
chicken feed" if Johnny gathered
unto himself less than $5,000 for a
night's work; sums of $10,000, $15.-
000 and beyond were pocked with
an air of nonchalance.
Johnny Big Earner.
Of the quartet, Dundee was per
haps the greatest earner. He must
have gathered unto himself a gross
of close to $1,000,000. The net to
him yas no less than $600,000. Half
of it put away in some fund now
would yield Dundee a yearly income
of close to $20,000 without touching
the principal. And so Johnny Dun
dee's present and his future would
e splendidly provided for.
But Dundee's fortune Is gone
either in its entirety or to a point
where only a trifling part of it is
eft.
Ruled Out By Commish.
Forced to earn money to keep the
wolves in the wilderness, Dundee
untrained in other things, went
back to the ring. He fought a few
fights and was matched to meet a
tough youngster in the Madison
Square Garden ring.
But the New York state athletic
commission stepper! in and then
t ruled him out. It did not say ho
was too old, too pathetic as a per
former. It was too merciful for
that. It merely stated hat his most
recent match had been too unsatis
factory to warrent Us sanction of a
battle with the rugged and young
Al Singer.
Ditto Paul Berlenbach.
So Dundee was ruled out of his
one real chance for a bit of the big
money that used to cascare upon
him in the long ago.
Berlinbach wants to come back;
pleads for the chance to fight again
even, though the commission has
barred him on the grounds that he
has slipped so far from his cham
pionship peak that he no longer can
go to the wars without risking some
ragic injury.
"Why do you want to fight
again?" he was asked.
To earn some money," he an
swered.'
Needs the Money Now.
But," was the retort, "didn't you
earn more than $400,000 and didn't
you put aside at least $250,000 for
the rainy day?"
Yes," I earned about that much
and I laid aside about $1250,000."
was the sad response. "But since
then well, the money has sort of
slipped away. I've got some left:
just a little. I want to fight again
because I need money."
Warning to Youth.
If Britton, Dundee, Levinsky and
Berlenbach. who were almost record-j
smashers in the matter of earnings
in their particular divisions, have but who is also interested in several
come now to a point where their j western Nebraska banks. Another is
money is gone or vanishing in Senator Arthur L. Neuman of fVit '
ceaseless fashion what must be the land. lie Is a banker
stories ...ot.. those who never became
champions; who never earned one
tenth of what that quartet earned
and who were even more foolish with !
the fund3 that piled in upon them? ,
If the story of this four isn't some
form of lesson for the flegdlings who
now are embarking on a ring career,
they will end up only in poverty and
with their brains addled by the ter-
rifie puching of the years. Lincoln
star-
HUGH NEBRASKA RANCH IS SOLD
Sidney, Jan. 2. St. George ranch,
one of the oldest and biggest in west
ern Nebraska, has been sold to K.
W. Childs of Crawford.
The holdings, southeast of here.
wc re sold by the Morrison interests
of Sidney.
The ranch was one of the active
centers of the cattle industry in the
early 80s, and included 12 to 14 sec
tions of adjoining land.
Rebekahs Hold
a Fine Meeting
Last Evening
Install New Officers and Enjoy Visit
n , j t -m
From Omaha and Louisville
Members of the Order
frorr Saturday's lally
Last evening Bud of Promise lodge
of the Itebekahs held a very fine
meeting at the hall on lower Main
street and which was attended by u
very large number of the members '
despite the fact that the weather
conditions were most unfavorable.
The chief business of the evening
was the installing of the new officers ,
of the lodge and the work of install- j
ing was in the hands of Mrs. Cora j
Hard, district deputy president and
Mrs. Ann Herran, marshal.
. The officers installed were as fol
lows: Noble Grand Miss Helen Johnson.
Vive-Grand- Mist ..Jessie Robert
son. Warden Miss Anna Leach.
Conductress Miss Dora McNur
lin. Chaplain Mrs. M. E. Brantner.
Secretary Miss Marie Kaufmann.
Treasurer- Mrs. I H. Mumm.
Right Support N. G. Mrs. Martha
Fete rson.
Left Support N.
G. Mrs. T. E.
Olson.
Right Support V
G. Mrs. Hilda
Coffman.
Left Support V.
G
Miss Gerda
Peterson.
Inner Guard F. H. Mumm.
Outer Guard T. E. Olson.
The visitors included Mrs
Jo'
II. Bushe, past noble grand of Loui,-
ville lodge, and the following from
Omaha: Mrs. Cora Herd. Mrs. Ann
Herren. Mesdames Petty. Letz, Pear
son. Williams, uaie, jviuiien, mv
Cray, Miss Hazel Barron, Otto An
ders, Herbert Herd.
At the conclusion of the installing
and short talks the members were in
vited to the dining room where dain
ty refreshments were served and
which were enjoyed to the utmost
by all of the members of the party.
CLOUD RESTS ON BEQUESTS
New York, Jan. 4. George Albert
Lawrence, who willed $1,000,000
each to Stanford university and the
All-University" club of New York
shortly before his death, Dec. 29,
1928, was the part owner of a new
petroleum refining process estimated
to be worth $10,000,000 and is in
danger of losing this asset, the exe-
cutor of his estate said today. The
statement was made in surrogate's
court, in asking the appointment of
. . .
a temporary administrator ior me
estate.
Curt von Boetticher, the executor,
said lack of legal proof of Doctor ation, including tne lederal aid, gaso
Lawrenee's ownership of 40 per cent line tax and cash receipts of all kinds,
of the invention and his own inabil-
itv to tret the widely scattered heirs
tocether to take action made the ap-
pointment of a temporary adminis
trator necessary. The court appoint
ed the American Trust company of
New York temporary administrator.
SANITY MAY BE AN ISSUE
Court Room, Riverside, Calif., Jan.
4. The question of Gordon Stewart
Northcott's sanity may yet become an
cana in Tiia trinl horn rn ' enn rrp
of murdering three boys on his
Wineville chicken ranch.
This was indicated today when
Cn-i,. T,,,I rr f!nr(ro TJ LVncmnn
IVlJJTTl 1 111 ,f be lb. rilCJUUIl)
who is hearing the case, named three
members of a commission to examine
Northcott with respect to his mental
responsibility in the event evidence
should develop a need for it.
Appointment of the examiners was
marlp rvrr the nrntocf nf Rrlal
Prosecutor T.nlal f ' Kellv Prom th
bench Judge Freeman said he be-'
ieved Northcott is sane but that hei
wna nnnnintfner the pnmmisslnn irn a
precautionary measure and becatise he
believed the defendant entitled to
have, such matters looked into by a,
competent authority.
BANNING IS SLATED FOR
CHAIRMANSHIP BANKING COM
W B. Banning of Union is slated
for the chairmanship of the senate
banking committee, which will bear
the brunt of the labors in working
out the guaranty fund problem, ac-
members &mnS the
Banning is a democrat and a mem-
her of the minority groun in the en-
ate but he is hk.r f '
uanjr ;caia
Avi icuii:. iic cti&u nas tne con
fidence of the republican leaders.
Other aspirants for the chairman.
shin Of this imnnrt.nnt r-nm-min
C. . W. Johnson of Potter who' U
listed as a farmer WnH "r. '
Hikein Taxes
Needed, Plea of
Gov, McMullen
$3,000,000 Increase in State Levies
Would Be Required by $35,-
000,000 Plan Offered
Lincoln, Jan. 3. Increase In state
taxes of approximately $3,000,000
in the next two years would be nec
essary to meet increased approprip
Hons recommended by Adam Mc-
Mullen, retiring governor, in his
budget message to the state legis
lature Thursday.
On its face the budget provides
for appropriating approximately $3 5,
000,000 for the 1929-31 biennlum,
virtually the same amount as was
appropriated by the legislature two
years ago. The $35,000,000 includes
all federal aid funds, money raised
by fees and licenses, the state gaso
line tax and other receipts, as well
as funds derived from direct property
tax.
See Heavier Taxation
Study of the McMullen budget re
veals that recommendations of the
outgoing governor for increased ap-
propriations for state institutions,
rhiefly those umer control of the
i state board of control, the univer-
,sity and the normal schools, would
boost the amount of money that
would have to be raised by direct
property tax from approximately
$13,750,000 to $15,750,000 for the
next two years.
The legislature is not in any way
obligated to pay serious attention to
Governor McMullen's recommenda
tions. They are merely advisory.
Governor Weaver will have 15 leg
islative days in which to go over the
it as he sees fit. Governor Weaver's
budget is the one the legislature will
follow in making its appropriations.
Objects of Increase
The big increases in appropria
tions to be raised by direct taxation
suggested by the retiring governor
are the following purposes:
Newj buildings and in
creased maintenance ap
propriations for the
state board of control $1,250,000
New buildings and in
creased maintenance ap
propriations for the
state normal schools 750,000
New buildings and in
creased maintenance ap
propriations for the Uni
versity of Nebraska 025,000
New buildings at state fair
grounds 101), 000
State board of vocational
education 65,000
Revision and printing
state statues 66.000
Governor McMullen, r in his bud
get, keeps down the grand total of'
the appropriations by estimating
total university fees and balance at
$2,200,000 instead of $2,900,000, as
in the 1927 appropriations; by es
timating federal aid highway money
available for the next two years at
$2,715,000 instead of $4,000,000, the
amount estimated two years ago, and
by figuring the total capitol commis
sion fund, including the special levy
and the balance at $1,975,000 instead
of $2,900,000, the sum fixed two
years a'go. The capitol tax levy will
be the same as it was in 1927. The
reduction is in the balance on hand.
Requests Cut 3 Million
Total appropriations recommended
by the retiring governor to the leg
islature are $3,000,000 less than the
expending agencies requested. He
cut the request of the university
board or regents approximately $1,-
, 000,000
the normal school board.
about $150,000, and the state board
& i nt-iA.a. n n n i
ui iwnui auuuu iov.uw.
Accoruing to tne ivicuuiien duu-
'get, taking all monies Into consider-
j appropriations for the various state
agencies would be as follows:
University of Nebraska $ 7,553,000
Normal schools
2,372,000
5,847,000
562,000
State board of control
Judiciary-supreme and
district courts
Governor including $85.
000 for law enforce
ment Governor as custodian of
capitol
Secretary of state
State auditor
120,000
1CO.00O
48,600
62,500
36,000
87,000
455,000
34,000
"Vl"5 Llcaau,t:i
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oiai "unuwuueui oi
' Ol HUUI3
Land commissioner
department of agricul-
ture 1.203.000
Department of finance 36,000
Department of labor . 36,600
Department of public
welfare 27.1.000
Department Of public
""r 13,087,500
Paruneiu lrade ant
I commerce .
358,000
29,000
188,000
144,000
' 64.750
1,975,000
36,000
" 465,000
26,000
58,000
281,000
31,000
60,000
4,000
8.000
600
"Ff1.. commissioner
""tary department
tauway commission
uuara oi educational
ianas ana runds
Capitol commission
Public library commis
sion .
Board of vocational" edu
cation .
Board of pardons""""
State park board
State board oi
ture
agricul-
State historical society"
'oTr1 'ltuteB
,""01 e canyon momi
ment
State Irrigation associa
tion' Total -$35,637,000
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