Stulir Outlines
Needed Changes
in State Laws
Secretary of Agriculture Pro
poses New Legislation for
Benefit of Fanners
of State.
For the consideration of the incom
ing governor and legislature. Leo
Stuhr. secretary of the department
of agriculture, has compiled recom
mendations for changes in lnws which
are enforced by this department. Many
proposed changes are merely clerical
and of little Importance. Others are
In the form of proposed new legisla
tion.
Mr. Stuhr proposes to place the
newly-created state park board under
Ills department on the ground that
game and fish work Is closely al
lied to management of parka. He
would use a portion of the funds de
rived from fishing and hunting li
censes for development of state parks.
Governor McKelvie has already an
nounced his approval of this plan. The
present park "board Is appointed by
the governor. The secretary of the
department of public works is secre
tary of the park board. Mr. Stuhr
would place the park business under
a bureau In his department.
I'rge* Gasoline Tax.
Repeal of the present 6-cent fee
for each barrel of oil Inspected. Is rec
ommended by Mr. Stuhr. The Stand
ard Oil company is in federal court
at this timo contesting this fee on the
ground that It exceeds the cost of
Inspection. Mr. Stuhr would have no
Inspection fee for oils, but he would
Impose a tax of l cent a gallon upon
gasoline. He proposes to use as much
of this tax as Is necessary to pay
the cost of inspecting oils and gaso
line and the reipatmler is to go to con
struction of good roads. He believes
a straight fee of 1 rent to be called
a tax and not an Inspection fee, could
not be assailed in the courts. The 6
cent fee now produces about $125,
000 a year.®
Mr. Stuhr asks for $235,000 to be
appropriated by the legislature for
tuberculosis eradication work, the
same ns was appropriated two years
ago and which has proved inade
quate. Others propose to ask for
$800,000 for this purpose.
New Fish Laws. ,
The appropriation of <810,000 for a
new fish pond in Garden or Lincoln,
counties and an appropriation of $2,
000 fob an impounding flhs pond at
Peru on the Missouri river have not
been expended by Mr. Stuhr. The
money can be expended before July
1, if the Incoming administration so
desires. Mr. Stuhr recommends an
other and cheaper plan for propaga
tion and conservation of fish.
Several recommendations of Mr.
Stuhr call for Increased expenditures.
He recommends that analyses of in
toxicating liquors should be made by
those enforcing the prohibition, laws
ns this work Is burdensome to thq^
department of agriculture.
He asks for funds for an adequate
analytical and field Inspection force
under the pure seed law.
He asks for a revolving fund of
$10,000 to carry on the work of the
pest eradication laws, also an ap
propriation to pay the cost of eradi
cation of pests from state-owned
school lands.
Mr. Stuhr recommends the repeal
rf the farm warehouse and the public
grain warehouse law and tly enict
ntent of a new law.
The present compulsory potato in
spection law should be retained, be
says.
Boonstra Hailed as Hero.
Balt Lake City. Utah. Dec. 20.—
Airmail Pilot Henry G. Boonstra of
Lafayette. Ind., was back in Balt Lake
City today with a thrilling tale of
adventure covering the 96-hour period
he was lost in his airplane in the
snow-covered mountains of northeast
ern Utah.
Upon hie arrival at Coalville yes
terday afternoon Boonstra was hailed
as a hero. The town band met him
and there was a general cessation of
business that everybody might partici
pate in the festivities.
Hired Man Denies He Held
Wife of Employer on Lap
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cameron. Mr*. Cameron was formerly the wife of
Arthur Brandenberg, farmer, near Sidney. Neb. Mr. Cameron waa the hired
man on the Brandenburg farm. Brandenberg had his former wife s decree
of divorce set aside on the ground that it waa obtained through fraud.
Judge Orders
Woman’s Return
to First Spouse
•
Mrs. Roy Cameron Again Mrs.
Arthur Brandenberg —
Rules Divorce Is Ob
tained Unlawfully.
Mrs. Koy Cameron, formerly Mrs.
Arthur Brandenberg, is now Mrs.
Brandenberg again, according to a
decision handed down by District
Judge Willis G. Sears yesterday after
noon. Judge Sears sustained Bran
denberg'* petition to set aside his for
mer wife's dlvorge decree on the
grounds that she was not a bonafide
citizen of Douglas county when she
sued for divorce.
Judge RoyAl R. Graham of Denver,
counsel for Cameron, announced that
Mr. and Mrs. Cameron would cease
living together at oiwe and that the
now Mrs. BrandenbCTg would, if al
lowed enough funds by Brandenberg,
bring their three children to Mr. Bran
denberg's home in Sidney of any oth
er place so designated by him.
Cameroi* who was the hired man
on Mr. Brandenberg's farm, married
Mrs. Brandenberg after she received
her divorce from Brandenberg in Oma
ha. The case should have heetj,
brought up In the district court of
Cheyenne county where Mrs. Bran
denberg'lived, according to the court’s
rgling.
Final arrangements will be made In
Judge Sears’ court this morning.
Cameron yesterday denied that he
had held Mrs. Brandenberg on his lap
or had proposed marriage to her
while he was In Brandenberg's employ.
He testified that Brandenberg never
showed any affection for his wife or
children, but that his wife's parents
liked him because he was "a good
German.”
A symphony orchestra is being or
ganized in Japan.
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23* «nd 75* PacKtge* Ewcywhf
CHRISTMAS
For That 61ft You Had Forgotton -•
You will be pllased with the variety of selection*
offered and you can surely find a gift of
listinctiveness and quality here.
Pictures, Book Ends, Lamps, Candle
Sticks, Leather Bags, Art Gifts j
A3$ospedo.
Everything in Art and Music
1813*15 Douglas Street
We Have Inaugurated a
Christmas Present Sale
of Automobiles
In order to make it easy for you to buy that
splendicHiew car you have been promising your
family, or a thoroughly renewed and rebuilt
used car which will give you dependable service.
Very substantial reductions in prices of both new
and used cars. None of these cars are shopworn
or out of date. • They are strictly up to the min
ute in every way, and this is a real opportunity
for you to get a real bargain and get just the car
you have always wanted. Any reasonable terms
‘will buy a car now. Sale will continue for one
week only. Open evenings. This is your oppor
tunity. Come and see for yourself.
RALPH W. JONES, Inc.
2421-23 FARNAM STREET .
Hall County Patriots
Reap Saving Reward
Grand Island, Neb., Dee. 20.—(Spe
cial.)—Postmaster Geil has been pay
ing out about $60,000 a week on reg
istered war savings certificates. In
addition, the banks of the county have
been taking care of a large quota.
This was one of the war drives most
largely oversubscribed in this county.
The quota at the time was over $300,
000, but the county's total, after a
whirlwind campaign, went $618,894.93.
Nearly all of the $5 certificate# were
purchased frAm $4.12 to $4.23. 8. N.
Walbach was the county chairman
of this drive.
Service Lions’
Ideal, Declares
Chief of Clubs
International President Tells
at*Banquet in His Honor
of Work Being Done
by Organization.
The Omaha Lions club roared its
greeting Tuesday night in the ball
room of Hotel Fontenelle to Ed 8.
Vaught of Oklahoma City, interna
tional president. After a banquet, a
score of short speeches and more en
tertainment, he delivered an inspira
tional address on Llonlsm.
He told of the ideals and ideas of
the organization and work being done
by the clubs he has seen in his tour
about the country. He told of one
club in Wyoming which jumped into
the breach when the county failed to
build 10 miles of much-needed road.
"Service, that is our ideal,” he said.
"We recognize that we are our broth
era’ keepers and we try to love our
neighbors as ourselves.
"It Is pleasant, too, to reallzo that
there never can be competition among
civio clubs. There Is work for all to
do. They supplement each other.”
Vincent Hascall. president of the
club, presided. 8hort speeches were
made by J. H. Beveridge, president of
the Rotary club; M. K. Thomas, pres
ident-elect of the Klwsnls club, and
I. A. Medlar, vice president of the
Triangle club.
Lionk were present from the clubs
In Lincoln. Council Bluffs, Wahoo,
Norfolk. Sioux City. Tekamah. Charles
City, la., and Sheridan, Wyo.
During the dinner there were sev
eral entertainment features, includ
ing an act from the Orpheum theater,
Introduced by Manager Byrne him
self. The Y. M. C. A. quartet sang
and President Hascall colled on the
varlrus club groups for remarks. The
•'Purity squad” grouy presented R. A.
Van Orsdel. dressed in the costume
of a Puritan, and he made a short
speech for the edification of the cubs
of lesser purity.
President Hascall remarked that
International President Vsught had
told l.lm confidentially that the next
international convention of the Lions
will be held In Omaha.
Mr. Vaught was the guest of the lo
cal Lions all day Tuesday.
(E>ka&6<ilim
Men Appreciate Gift* Bought Here
Cravats and Mufflers
As last minute gifts
they quickly solve
your problems.
“Every Man
Knows Our*
Quality Clothes’'
Buy Gifts for Men
I in a Man’s Stars
S. E. CORNER
10TH A HARNEY
AThOUPAND anONE
CKri.y'tma/' Gift/1
In the main aisle of our first floor we have assembled
a large number of the most attractive
Furniture Gifts
—we mention
Oak Rocking Chairs.$ 3.50 to 35.00
Mahogany Rocking Chairs.... 5.00 to 45.00
Overstuffed Arm Chairs ....'. 25.00 to 150.00
Overstuffed Davenports. 69.00 to 450.00
Spinet Desks in Mahogany.. 19.85 to 100.00
Secretarys fn Mahogany .... 43.00 to 69.00
Smoking Stands. 1-50 to 39.50
Upholstered Footstools . 1.50 to 35.00
Tea Wagotfs in Mahogany... 12.75 to 75.00
Martha Washington Sewing
Cabinets. 12.50 to 39.50
Bookcases in Mahogany .... 15.00 to 88.00
Library Tables in Mahogany.. 19.50 to 75.00
\ End Tables in Mahogany .... 6.50 to 25.00
Telephone Seta in Mahogany.. 17.50 to 35.00
Folding Card Tables. 3.00 to 6.75
Dressing Tables in all finishes 19.60 to 165.00
Bedroom Suites in all fin
ishes . .$65.00 to 250.00
Cedar Chests . 9.85 to 39.50
Gateleg Tables in Mahogany.. 14.00 to 64.00
Pedestals in Oak and Mahogany 4.50 to 10.00
Polychrome Mirrors . 7.50 to 65.00
Nests of Tables in Mahogany.. 26.00 to <>39.00
Magazine Stands . 8.50 to 35.00
Piano Benches .. 13.50 to 19.50
Windsor Chairs and Rockers.. 12.50 to 45.00
Ladies Desks in Oak and Ma
hogany .13.50 to 48.00
Ferneries in Fibre . 6.75 A 7.50
Tabouretts in Oak . 1.50 to 7.00
.Jelephone Sets in Oak. 3.95 to 17.50
Breakfast Sets ....'.. 35.00 to 250.00
Dining Room Suites . 45.00 to 250.00
Elephant, $1.50
a
Camel, $1.35
Hippo, $1.50
Clown, 60c
Schoenhut’s
Jointed Circus Toys
It’s a good thing Noah had the sense to save the animals in to «k be
came that’s the way we get circuses ’n everything, and beside that
Santa Claus wouldn’t have had any patterns to make the Schoenhuts
Animal Toys from if it hadn’t been for Noah.
Clown . 60c
Elephant.$1.50
Goat. 1.25
Lion...1*25
Cow . 1.50
Leopard. 1.26
Tiger . 1.25
Donkey. 1.25
Gorilla . 1-50
Zebra . 1.25
Horse . 1.50
Complete Circus... 21.00
Third Floor.
9
Stemware
The one thing that your wife will appreciate above anything
else will be a set or even a part set of Stemware.
We list one of many good numbers that can be bought by
the half dozen, dozen or eight.
Spanish Lustre Glass Goblets, doz. . .$12.00
Champagne Glass**. 10.50
Fruits . *0.50
Wines . *0 *0
Parfaits . *0.50
Cocktails . *®»®
Salad or Dessert Plates. 20.00
Fir»t Floor. , /
SIXTEENTH AND HOWARD STREETS
Recovery Doubtful
for Man Hit by Auto
-
Holdrage, Neb.. Dec. JO.—(Special
Telegram )—J. C. Larson. farmer, liv
ing one mile east of Holdrege. was
run down by an automobile driven
by J. C. Pomeroy, a neighboring
farmer, at 11:30 Monday night, at the
east approach to the underground
crossing of tho railway nt Lincoln
street. Larson is unconscious and
injured badly Internally. There Is
little hope for his recovery.
. Tills is the first uccident at this
crossing since it was changed to an un
derground passage, although three
were previously killed here In railway
accidents, while it was a grade cross
ing.
Pomeroy was returning home from
a home talent play la Holdrege with
his family. The nature of th* turn
under the track* is »uch that it throSid
the headlights' glare directly ah«H| •
of a car and not on the road. Laraoa*
on foot, evidently stepped directly t*
front of the car. Th* wheel passsd
entirely across cheat and bead. J. C.
1 .arson is an uncle of C. P. Christie**
son, with whom he had been m&klB®
his home.
Advertising signs that are revolted
around a supporting frame by Wtad
are the invention of an Ohio man.
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TOMORROW—THURSDA Y
A Christmas ‘Thrift Day’
To Make Christinas Week Doings Happier
k Planned This Special Event
Materials
Spring Taffetas
Velvets
Poiret Twills
Tricotines
Satins
Cantons
Duvetynes, Etc.
u Where Truth Dwells
Dwells Confidence”
Styles
Afternoon Dreaaea
Evening Dreaaea
Party Dreaaea
and
Buaineae Wear
Sale Starts at 8:30 A. M.
So the Employed May
Enjoy This Event
S. E. .
Cor. $ee
16th Our
and Windows"
Douglas
a* «* Iik . VA CW. kj^'Uje
Buy Your Xmas Gifts at the State
Our inexpensive location and small overhead saves you
money. Buy all your Xmas gifts at the “State.” Your money
will reach much further here, i Hundreds of useful articles.
Save V3 to V2 On Your Purchases
FREE!
High Grade
Candy and Per
fume Free
With Purchase*
Living Room Suite
4-Pieces $108 JO
New Furniture for the Howe
Dining Room Sot
8-Pieces $79.50
Bed Roem Set
3-Pltcts $89.50
Genuine Red Cedar
Cheete, $9.75
Chinese Matting
Cheits, $2.95
Spinet Desk* at
816.75
Ladies’ Writing Desks,
89.25
Children’s Desks at
81.90
Gate Leg Table
. $12.75
Mahogany Gate Leg
Table. Regular price U
$26.50.
gift.—$6.50,
$10.00, $11.75
Libra^Table
$11.75
Mahogany or Oak Li
brary Tablet. Regular
>22.80 yalue.
Special Sale of
Double 10-inch high grade popular Phono
graph Record*, worth 75c to $1.00—
On sale at 22
We Sell the Genuine I
i
PHONOGRAPHS
$395°
Regular I
Records
On Sale
at '
k Phonograph
' Special.
SPECIAL
Floor Lamps
$j485
STATE FURNITKE CO.
Corner 14th and Dodge
“Make Vour Own Terms”
Mahogany
Smoker*’
Stand*,
91.45
Humidor*
up to |
96.75 |
Flower
Stand*
95.50
Exchange Dept.
Our Eukanf. Department
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your old furnltura at re
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roplaco it trltk now fural
tura at low.at prlut Wo
pay tk. klfkmt pricm for
four old furniture and mil
you new hf(h*rrad. furoi
tura at reception ally low
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