ID OLOUD, MB1BAIKA, OHOT
BED OLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF
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NEW SOLVENT
IS GREAT FIND
Removes Paints, Varnishes,
Enamels and Shellacs With
out Injuring Wood.
WAS DREAM OF ALCHEMISTS
Dissolves Rubber, Glues, Hydrocar
bons and Many Substances Here
tofora Regarded as Most Re.
slstant to Chemical Agencies.
Lincoln, Neb. New properties of n
liquid described before the students of
the department of chemistry of the
University of Nebraska show tlmt It
utmost leallzes tin dream of tho nl
chemists of old who nought tliu unl
.versul solvent.
Ah described by Dr. Victor Lenher,
. professor of chemlHtry nt the univer
sity of Wisconsin, who lias come here
to deliver a series of addresses on
the subject, further testa have shown
tlmt selenium oxychlorldo ns tho solv
ent Is called, Is more powerful oven
than was Indicated In his preliminary
uunotmccment made before tho Amer
ican Chemical society.
It dissolves rubber, glues, enamels,
hytrocarbnua and many other sub
ufnnccs which hitherto have been re-
i imrded as mot resistant to nil chem-
' leal aKencles except lire.
Other Substances Dissolved.
i Such products as rcdmanol, hakellte
j find condeiiNlte, which are used ns
substitutes for nmber In tho making
of pipu stems and for many other
industrial purposes, and huvo been
until now regarded as Insoluble In nil
known solvents, aro readily dissolved
by selenium oxychloride, according to
tho announcement of Dr. Lenher. By
BIG DRIVE ON
OPIUM TRAFFIC
Nation-Wide Campaign Being
Made to Keep Illicit Drugs
Out of the Country.
FAIL TO GET SMUGGLERS
Authorities Admit They Have Been
Helpless In Preventing Addicts
From Securing Dope Where
Opium Comes From.
New York. A nation-wide campaign
Is being made ngsMnst the Enlo of il
licit drugs in the United States. Fed
eral Investigators huvo reported that
more morphine, heroin, cocaine nnd
straight opium aro being used in No.w
York city, Chicago, San Francisco,
Philadelphia and Host6n than ever be
fore. Willie the authorities In theso
cities liuve tho laws necessary to deal
with the situation, they declare they
cannot stop something they cannot
sue.
When It Is considered that one man
can cross the Canadian border or the
Wo Grnndu and, without changing his
appearance In nny mnnuer, return
with several thousand dollars' worth
of drugs, it muy bo realized how dllll
cult it is for national, statu and mu
nicipal authorities to copu with tho
situation. Hesldes this dllllculty, tho
covcromcut bus announced Hint tho
illegltlmato use of hnblt-forming drugs
lias Increased anywhere from U.r to
60 per cent since the Eighteenth
amendment became an appendix to
the Constitution.
Where Opium Comes From.
Virtually all of tho opium lawfully
sent to tho United States comes from
London and Edinburgh. In theso cities
three manufacturers send out moro
opium than nil the rest of the manu
facturers In Great Britain. While
fcome of the opium smuggled Into this
country conies from India, u larger
portion comes from Turkey, rendu
and Syria.
In New York city the narcotics squad
of the Internal revenue bureau has
made frequent raids against tho smug
gler, the dispenser and the addict.
They have discovered that much co
Letter Traveled
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AMCPICAM Ft 1.1 ZOW&GZ "'j'Js,' ah
, CITY Ml US, tf7 y lQ f. .
sfsj jjLf fjfiSl ImH a Txvjf " j' j jtsr v-'i
n, nT!,,r '" I,hot,0n,I)h of Ulft envelope containing a letter written nnd
mailed In lt)0., and which has just been delivered to Mrs. Fred 1. Pratt at
Dcdliain, Mass. The letter was addressed to Mrs. Pmtt, who was visiting In
Moscow, Ilussia. It arrived there after her departure, and has since, accord
nig to the many postmarks, passed through Germany, France England and
other Luropean countries. It waa llnolly scut buck to tho Catted Btute.
New Mechanical Cotton Picker
S. . fkCv .
fy yntjft1 Pa.fj jBB tsLB BPPi'B'fcjy !.tsIal V, AL-KB&.tKt9ESlL& i" yyik tt' '
r am twmmm asih. a
This combination of a two-headed mechanical cotton picker, operated
by a small electric motor and mounted on n compact garden tractor. Is said
to he able to pick MO pounds of cotton an hour. After the picking head has
removed tho burr, tho llulTy cotton Is drawn by a small blower through tho
hlg flexible tubing Into a container on the tractor.
Its use ordlnnry paints, varnishes and
shellacs can be removed from .furni
ture and carriages and other objects
without Injuring the. wood, and enam
els can bo taken from automobiles
without affecting the steel .body.
"Its solvent powers are so vigor
ous," said Dr. Lenher, "that It will
remove tho bitumen from soft conl,
but will not attack tho pure carbon
of anthracite."
Dr. Lenher also sees a mllltnry pow-
;V-
caine and opium are brought In by
sailors on passenger and freight steam
ships. Easy to Land Drugs.
The authorities realize that It Is an
ensy matter for it harbor boatman to
load ids clothing with "dope" during
tho night. He Is not subjected to
dally search. So long as he maintains
reasonable caro and observance of
common sense In his methods lie can
continue Indefinitely. Drugs are easily
concealed. Federal authorities have
found opium in women's linlr, sewed
Into men's hat bands, contained In
artificial limbs-, lining the Inner tubes
of automobile tires, In consignments
of lumber and vegetables and even In
collars worn by dogs trained to uinke
dally trips across the Canadian bor
der. The solution of tho problem lies In
n federal act prohibiting the Impor
tation, manufacture and exportation
of huhlt-fonnlng drugs, except In such
limited amounts as are accessary for
tho legltlnmle uses- of the inedlcnl pro
fesslon, according to Itoyal S. Cope
land, health commissioner of New
York city. He said every honest
pharmacist should be made an agent
of the government to handle opium
nnd Its derivatives.
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Watch Won't Wake
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Dead; Owner Jailed
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Miami, Fin. Failure of n Ii:
wntcli, buried at tho side nf :
Laura Miller's husband's grave, i:
to awauen tliu Mom
NnniiQii ' '
ft caused the arrest of Jon Thnm'a ','',
H mi . " i.' i
am' ni'iiiiui wive unomns 15 ;; I
anil a cod wntcli wium ti... i
ii tor nromlRKii t t-.,u.,....,.,. i.
tor promised to resiim-no .. !:!!
deail husband. ;;
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;;; tne side of the grave. siij-Iiil' this Isi
:; the side of the grave, saying this i'i i
:: action would arouso the dend ll I
: man. ':?,
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Several
days of "watchful
;:
;:; waiting" failed to produce re- !
::: suits. Thomas was charged with 1 '
' embezzlement nnd bound over Ii
',; uiim-Muiiiuni 1111(1
;;; under a ?000 bond.
Nineteen Years
.w. !?!"..t..,r.wZ5:jL i
(gfii&liJhMS!l$K
, "I
or In this powerful solvent, ns It enn
be employed In making more porous
charcoals contained In the filter ma
terial of war gas masks, a process
known as activation.
"Tliu coconut charcoal used In the
gas mask," continued Dr. Lenher, "can
be activated by this new leagent by
treatment nt ordinary temperatures,
which Is a considerable advance over
the older steam activation at n white
heat."
The use of activated charcoal In the
extraction of gasoline from natural
gas Is onu which Is Interesting ehem
Ists today, and still leaves the gns
available for household and Industrial
purposes. As a laboratory reagent.
Dr. Lenher said that the properties of
selenium oxychloilde are so unusual
that It Is likely to come Into common
use wherever research Is conducted.
The solvent, which was formerly
regarded as merely a laboratory curl-
oslty, Is finding its place In many In
dustries. The original statements con
cerning Its exceptional powers have
been amply verified, the speaker as
serted, by him and a group of students
who have been attracted to .tho lob
oratories of the University of Wis
cousin during the last year.
Once a Waste Product.
The raw material from which It Is
obtained was once a waste product
from the electrolytic reilnlng of copper,
for until recently the selenium from
these electrolytic slimes, while known
to the chemist ns a rare element, had
been considered ns almost valueless.
The solvent Itself Is a heavv llnuld.
and nearly odorless. It enn he readily
handled In a commercial way, how
ever, for were It the "universal solv-i
out" of alchemy it could not be trans-
ported, as no vessel could withstand,
It.
This discovery of everyday uses for
a substance formed from discarded
material Is regarded by scientists as
a typical Illustration of the value of
research.
AMATEUR "FIXES" GAS TANK
Hot Iron Then Neighbors Called the
Police Reserves and the Fire
Department
New York. "Now then, doggie, we'll
hnve this thing rUed In a Jiffy," said
William S. Grey to his dog, ns he
plnced a hot soldering Iron on n partly
tilled gasoline tank In the kitchen of
his home.
The tank on his auto had been leak-
. . Y ,i
"' ""' "" "coucu io nit u
Ho 1,,ul scarcely finished
He had scarctMy finished tho ron.
tence when the top of tho tank went
up io me ceinnc,
M. ... .,
4,'""l "" " "K'p upper floors
'lVlin,,tH " t,11 im'1 "DPer floors
lhm,,, to ttl0 lreet. police reserves,
firemen nnd dettvtlve.s were called and
Inspector Callahnn of tho bureau of
ooiulntlhUH, who was In the neigh-
,,ol',l"w1' ra" t0 ll house.
Tllp ""co ('n,,'''l H' apartment to
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:;'only a broken window, a dismembered
i mm una n perfectly healthy mini.
AID IS ASKED FOR AUSTRIANS
World.Famous Physicians Picture
Stunted Growth nnd Diseases
Frcm Hunner.
Vienna. Three Internationally
known Austrian physicians huvo
Joined In a statement to the effect tlmt
Austrian children will remain porma
nently stunted In growth unless ade
quate relief Is given Immediately
The physicians are Dr. Klbelberg
Vienna brain .pccinllst and one of the
leading surgeons of the city, and Drs'
Lorenz and Plrquet. the latter Inventor
of the tuberculin test and for two
years profes&or at Johns Hopkins uni
versity. "At the end of Juvenllo growth the
average boys of Vienna are about four
Indies below normal height nnd about
sixteen pounds below nonnul weight.
Girls aro correspondingly stunted,"
they say.
"We also believe from n medical
standpoint these children will never
hnve their normal weight ami height,
but will go through life In tlilb stunted
condition."
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
-Recent Happenings in Nebraska
Given in Brief Items For
Busy Readers.
-W,1V t
Old Is making preparations to hold
a stle show.
The state T. I'. A. will meet at
Omaha Am-ll '" nmi :tii
Hastings wants to ote on Sunday
theaties at the coming election.
Mrs, Frances Itching died very sud-
denly of lockjaw, at West Point.
Morgan Krchs or Scotia suicided by
shooting himself with ,, shotgun.
I In- Loup alley Poultry Assncla-
thai has Just been organized, at ord.
Seoltsiluij has organized a Lions
club with George Klmhroiigh as presl -
''''I''' .
broken Low has Just organized a
Dcmolay chapter. Sixty boys took the
""! , ,
I he Couinhiis tire department will
hold Its second annual fair April 0
10 ?'; . , '
An Odell merchant claims to have
handled .'."(H) dozen eggs In one -day
r'i'iitly.
itev. William Ocschger has resigned
as pastor of the Christian church at
iilpiiralM..
blcetrle light rates In Klmwood have
Itllllll ImilUtlul in .. .1... ....... ..! l.k . . .
.... ..,..-.ii:i, ,u ,,L nuu in -Mt roms
per kilowatt.
A drive for l.otH) members Is shortly
to he conducted hy the Peatrlce Cham
ber of Commerce.
A force Is progressing rapidly with
fhe brick work on Heaver Cllv's new
SiO.OOO auditorium.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Ilemmett of
Hunvell celebrated their golden wed
ding anniversary hisr u I.-
n'li,. .it. ...i... ' .. .. i
federation or Women's clubs will I,.
in- ui.-Min-i rmrvcniinn ot tne state
, " nl ,m" ,s '" m-rganled ered to date In the members I, , ,,-
for the season with Tom Wright assign, according to Se'rear v'll l"
manager and Klrhy McGrew. leader. (Lute ' ' "'
Work on the $H,000 Valley .nuu.y MLss uillo .len.en. wuim; ,her at
cour house at Ord has been ro j . Ilt(.r,,1I1B .;,;, Vi,i,,,M !.C
"" --Mlt ... ...-(.-upy ii -in jiiiy i.
A near race riot resulted nt Ween.
log Water when a local Stone com
pany imported Mexican quarry work
ers'. A lodge of the Order of Deinolay
will he organized at Peatrlce under
the auspices of the local Masonic
lodge.
Iranklln academy students recently
netted over $100 at a circus the pro- Leading men in the educational
coeds being turned over , ,,o city , world have been oblained Z ' the
VI " ... ... i speakers at the aniiual mccilu" of
It Is probable that the mafter of a District X. ii llf . s ,,,,.!,?. che."'
Illllllli'llinl lli'lii nmi l.x. ..1...,, p. -..'. ........ .. . "'"'" miiiiiis
... ... t ,,, w siiciiiiion which w meet In Omaha
ceola will ho voted upon at tho spring Maivh III t April " "u
(-,1,'('""n- ; The Northeast XHirasu,, lllsi.lln()1
.Seward now has one of the largest declamatory contest was held at Fnier
llre trucks In the state. I. cost the cit.v ; sn with the milmving people win-
Airi. w u t c ... ",MJ: )"","1, Horothy Hansen,
Mrs. . S. Leet of PliiUsmniilli has Emerson, tlrst ; Ehm, Carter Carroll
been selected as chiiplalii for the state second : humorous, Blanch Mthwl"
;.". , , , h"""' S,"UX ('"-V' iU tt'VM ItlKKS
Oshltosh beet raisers have Signed the Lyons, sei-nud.
sliding scale contract for a ?r..r,u per J After tiring liN large barn cattle
ton minimum proposed by the sugar sheds and other outbuildings in which
conipaiiy. , . n imprlvmed his herds of blood-
I he Itny Scout P.aud of forty pieces, ' ed livestock, by piling machinery ho
of Children, will ho one or the utlrnc-j fore the doors. Carl Ilalln, wealthy
thins at the slate fair at Lincoln, Sep-' farmer living near lloldrege, fired Id's
tchiber .1 to l(). me ami stretching hiiiiseir upon the
The Danish societies of Mluden eel-j bed fired a'bull.t through his brain
ehrated the admlsslnn or llfty new Nebraska 1M White Khers,,,, oats. f
members with a banquet at which over which theie .s said to be a consider
I(H were seated. ,,,. supplv ,U,I( y farmr , ,.,, .
I he regilar biennial legislative county, have been finding u readv mar
league banquet will be held this .vear, kel as seed stock of late. Sales irom
at the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce Nebraska growers were recently made
"", ' "I ,,y:,!,"! "f jV,rn 4-r i 'rl"Kslir. Arl., Kansas Experiment
Little Edwin Dalilgren, T, years old, Station. Colorado Agricultural College
was badly scalded when he fell into and to county agents In Moffat and .1
ii vat of boiling water, which his par- gan counties, Colorado,
ents were using In butchering hogs. J The great .slump I n the value of
Scuttshlun city council has decided farm products in Nebraska Is revea
to buy tour lots a half mile from the in bulletin of agricultural statistics
center ot the business district for recently published bv the State De
camping ground for automobile tour-1 parlment of Agriculture. The 11)0
t' ... , , ,,,i'i f'l. though much larger, Is val-
A federal road gang Is raising the nod at MM) million dollars less than tho
grade at Turtle Creek on the Loup i 1(U0 crop. Cattle on farms in WM are
illoy highway. The state bridge valued at 100 million dollars less than
which was put in last lnll can now be t in 1018. The hogs In the state In 1018
,l,,y')' I were worth 111 million dollars. 4" mil-
Mre of mysterious origin started In i
the. basement of tho Overland theater
at Nebraska City, created considerable
damage before It was finally extin
guished. The Itev, Charles Knight Wheeler
of Jacksonville, Ala., has taken charge
or the pastorate or St. Andrew's Epis
copal church at Scottsbluu", which has
been without a rector since last De
cember. Huyers from live stales were pres
ent at the annual Hereford sale of
Kuhliunnn llros., held In Chester.
The entire offering of forty head sold
at an nverage of .?l(Vi.
While fumigating the Haysllp room
Ing house at Ansley, the building
caught lire and before 'It was discov
ered the entire Inside was ablaze. This
leaves Ansley without a hotel
Ord Community Service club serves
a. noon-day lunch every Monday, open
tor everytxMiy. Traveling men, vlslt
oi s and women nre Invited. Ord is
said to be the smallest town in the
slnte with this feature.
- C. L. Clark of Lincoln, rural high
school Inspector has been elected su
perintendent of the Hod Cloud city
schools.
Secretary J. 10. Hart of the depart
ment of trade and commerce ' has
named A. D. Toiiznltn of Omiilia, for
mer state hank examiner, as agent In
charge of the Castetter bank at Ulalr,
F. W. True, a young farmer of
IMooniflehl, who last week marketed
Ids llrst shipment since he started to
farm, was proud to think that his hogs
topped th(! South Omaha market. The
(I'J head that averaged 107 pounds, sofd
to a local packer for $10.50.
The nehron flro department Is or
ganizing a brass hand.
Nebraska ranks third In per capita
ownership or automobiles.
Farmers in the Dlxton neighbor
hood have about finished plowing and
much grain has been planted.
Mr. and Mrs. I). F. Norman of Wan
sail celebrated their sixtieth wedding
unhlversary recently. Over a hundred
guests were present.
Approximately 100 persons are now
engaged in extending the teaching of
sclentlllc agriculture and home eco
nomics throughout Nebraska.
One ease of scarlet fever, under
quarantine at I5lu Sniiins. him i-mmc!
I local ofllelals to take precautious to
Prevent a spread of the illsi.nsi.
Nu Incubator lump started a tire
which totally dest roved the farm bona
j "' ''' W. McDuffe'e near Hlgsprlng!
""' little of the contents was saved
j E. I). u( , isigsprlug. ,.w ,IIS,',
of the peace, who has harelv passed
his majority, Is thought to' be the
youngest man In the state holdliic this
' office. "
,,,'' '"K Springs A rlcau l.e::lon
j post Is giving dances eerv two weeks
I to raise funds to equip 'their legion
I1"1"- X fr the dunces have been a
, success.
1 Itnyinond Dixson Is In a critical con-
.,ll,lon Yuri; with ii rractured skull
as a result of being gored by a refine
tory hull which was being loaded Into
I i, .st,'; ear.
j Far rs of Chojonno count v own .'U0
gas tractors, according to ' statistics
compiled by the county agent. This Is
thought to he the largest number nee
I II.. f. . 1
iiii;i in me state
At a special nicciln" r iiw. i. ,i
of directors of the Smith Omaha Stock
Yards William .1. Coad was elected a
director to fill out the unexpired term
of the late Frank T. Itansom.
The Seward city council has grant
ed the petitions ot1 numerous citizens
asking that a ote be taken this spring
on pool halls. This. Ii is ..vi.,.i..,i
t will he the main IsMiovor the campaign.
! .In . " . "'..' J'nn'tt" '",,"r!1-
The Nebraska Farm P.iircuu fetlcru-
.Mliiileii, was killed When no n.u,, l
which hex !."- ear-old hroiliec u ..i.-.
lug her to school, skidded and over
turned. The Sidney Imscliall team Is the own
or of a loving cup presented bv the
Denver Post Rocky Mountain tourna
ment. The cup Is a hcautltul silver
one, lined with gold and properly en-
mni
lions In 11)10, and 1S millions In UVM.
The 1020 ill fill In cron ilronoeil in n
value of .'." millions, compared to (11
millions the previous year, while last
, ear's- wild hay crop was worth but
little more than a third of the 1011)
crop. Dorses show a drop of 'jri mil
lion dollars less than the 1010 crop.
Even the oats crop of last year was
worth 11 million dollars less than In
1010.
The illstrlct convention of the stato
Klwanls dubs will be held In Omaha
April M.
Mrs. Lucy Minor, negress, droppt d
dead while attending services at th.j
A. M. E. church at Nebraska City.
After testifying she took lier sear,
gasped and died before medical assist
ance could nrrlve.
Kullroiid otllcluls announce an order
discontinuing the ." per cent Increase
on live stock freight rates, made when
the railroads were turned back by the
government. This order will go Into
effect April 1 nnd remain In force un
til July in, IDiM.
lllue laws for children are to he en
forced from now on In Harwell. Chil
dren will not be allowed to ride bicy
cles, use roller skates or play marbles
In tho streets.
Harry H. Heed, for many years em
ployed In the postollice at Columbus,
lias been appointed temporary post
master to take the place of S. E. Mar
ty, who Is to retire.
Tho llrst week In April Is lo ho
"corn meal week" in Nebraska, This
movement Is fathered by the State He
tall Dealers' association and Is cal
culated to create a market for some of
the surplus corn of Nebraska.
FOLLOW POT UK
LOWER HOUSE ADOPTS JOINT
CONFERENCE REPORT ON
FILLING VACANCIES
CALLS FOR SPECIAL ELECTION
Measure Provides Rules for Governor
to Follow When Required to
Fill Vacancies In Congress
or the State LcQltlaturo
Lincoln- Uy a vote of 7.4 to C, tho
house adopted the Joint conference
committee report o II. Ii. 73, requir
ing the goumor when filling a va
cancy in the I nlted States senate, tho
longress or U.e legislature, to name,
ono of tho saiao political nfuliutlons
as the previoui Incumbent. The sen
ate tucked on three amendments and
must give and take. Two were ac
jopted and ono cast iiBhle. A new
proviso was added which requires tliu
governor to call a special election
when a vucancy occurs in the olllco
of representative in congress and the
body In which such vacancy exists
Ill convenu prior to tho next general
election. Such election to be held
at the curliest possible time and ten
days notice be given.
Ono senate amendment which tho
house accepts, strikes out reference to
appointment of a representative of tho
United States for the reason that the.
federal constitution outlines pro
cedure In such cases. An amendment
to tho tit lo also was accepted. Tho
senate amendment which was cast
aside contained in substance the mat
ter which the conference group added.
It was not, however, in form plouslng
cither to the house or the conference;
committee.
Banking Bill Unanimously Adopted
The cooperative banking bill pnsBod
the bouse on thlid reading without a
dissenting vote. It provides for tin
establishment of such -banks, limits
capital stock holdings to 4 per cent
per stockholder, limits interest pay
ment to 10 per cunt nnd allows pat
ronage dividends to stockholders It
;dso carries a provision for u guar
antee fund distinct rrom that appli
cable to commercial and savings
hanks. This Is one of two hills which.
It has been said, tho farmers partlcu
Jarly desire. The other Is the stato
hail Insurance bill which passed tho
house and Is now in the sennte.
Many Welfare Bills Killed
Nineteen of the twenty-nine "child
tvolfnro" bills Intrcduced In the lower
hranch of the Nebraska legislature,
are dead. Four or them have passed
tSie house and are in the hands.
f tho senate. S others are on
sllltlng file In the house, for such dis
position as the membership sees fit
to 7iiake of them
The movi" cense ship hill la not
Included in this enumeration. It was
infrodiiced as an addition to the
"lalilld welfare" series, but has been
gouerally classed as one of them. It
lias also passed tho house and Is
awaiting action by the senate.
Agree to Salary Changes
Ml senate amendments raising sal
aries or county Judges above tho scalo
fixed by tho bonne when it passed
II. 'R. 70. have been agreed to by con
furenco committees of the two legis
lative branches. The senate is to re
code, however from other amend
ments which It added to tho bill al
lowing assistants to county judges
In all oountles .having more than
3.000 population and fixing their pay.
Only Lancaster and Douglas counties
aro thus provided for in the house
bill.
Provide For State Flag
Only one vote wns cast In opposi
tion to tho Williams hill for a stato
flag to bo designed by a special com
mission. Tho bill specifies that tho
emblem and motto of the Btate seal
shall appear in lettering of gold and
silver on a field of blue, with the
goldenrod on the upper margin, ns tho
principal features of the stato banner.
Its uso for advertising purposes is
forbidden.
Reward Offered for Bank Wrecker
Stato Sheriff Gus Hyers has offered
$.100 reward for information leading
to the arrest of F. H. Claridge. Ulair
banker, who disappeared and who
was said to have loft his automobile
In Omaha after leaving Hlalr. Clnr
hlge's disappearance brought about
an Investigation of hank nffnirs that
cllsclosod a serious condition. 'Hie
bank- wus taken over by tho state
department.
Apportionment Bill Through House
Nebraska's proposed new loglala
'.lvo apportionment cutting up the
nrgo counties into soparato districts
for the election of state senators and
representatives has finally passed the
lower assembly and will now go to
tho senute.
Draft New Blue Sky Bill
A new blue Bky act for Nebraska
drafted hy tho states bureau of soonr
itloB, was ratified 'by tho houso of rep.
resentntives in the passage ot H It
408. This bill will undoubtedly ho the
foundation of nny blue sky legislation
which may be enacted.
Senate Passes Several Measures
Tho senate passed tho house hill
for the voluntary consolidation of
cities and villages with Lincoln,
ndoptod Sturm's resolution instruct
ing regents of tho univorstty to re
duco foes charged students, and ap
proved tho bill from tho houso amend
ing the stato hall insurance law, and
anothor 'bill requiring ofllcora of In
surant companies to ho gontlomen
without blemlBh of character. The
Lincoln merger bill If signed by tho
goveror will go into effect In three
months.
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