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Bryan Prepares Recommendations for State Budget Legislators Believe Governor iWill Take Advantage of Three-Fifths Vote Law to Support His Views. By P. C. POWELL, Staff Correspondent The Omaha Bee. Lincoln, Jan. 10.—(Special.!—Gover nor Bryan began today to make so cial calls at his office short and anappy, announcing to everyone that he needed much time to prepare his budget recommendations, which must be presented to the legislature Janu ary 19. Until then, the appropriations com mittee and the legislature at large can do little in accomplishing their real mission, the reduction of taxes. The McKelvle bduget, which reduced re quested appropriations more than 16.000,000, la merely advisory. The Bryan budget Is the real thing with the legislature. Any change In the Bryan budget, excepting a reduc tion, requires a three-fifths vote of house and senate. Will Force Plans. There is little doubt in minds of legislators that Bryan, In declining to stipulate eliminations and changes In state activities In his message and an nouncing these would be embodied In his budget, is taking advantage of the three-fifths vote necessary for budget changes to force his plans through ! both branches. Bryan has hinted that lie might transfer certain activities of the state department of agriculture to the state agricultural college. If so, he will add to university appropriations the sums he thinks needed for these addi tional activities and subtract a like amount from the state department of agriculture appropriation. Then, should a majority of thsrlegls lature feel that the Bryan transfer was not good business and efficient, this majority would have to aggre gate three-fifths of the total vote In order to overcome the governor’s de sire. If It refused to pass a law pro viding this change and didn’t have the two-thirds to overcome the Bryan budget, there would be no appropria tions available. Many Are Displeased. This is a concrete example used by legislators In explaining, how, they, believe, Bryan is planning to force his legislation through at this session. Many members are displeased and assert that changing of departments and duties should be governed by a majority vote and not by the two fifths vote, which, is ail that's neces sary for Bryan to muster in order to either have his way or make appro priations for activities not to his lik ing unavailable. Others, however, are chuckling Mid hay that they knew all the time Die governor had something up his eleeve to "make the legislature behave.” Bryan has announced that after he outlines his changes and eliminations he will have supporting bills for same introduced. Otnahan Would Prohibit Renovation of Mattresses Lincoln, Jan. 10.—(Special.)—Frank K. Beldlhg, Omalja, has a bill al ready for Introduction In the lower house, which would make It unlawful to remove feathers and “insides” of mattresses and pillows. Beldtng Is ftn inspector for the City of Omaha and, he decared, much die rase is carried through old mat resees purchased by secondhand men and made into "new ones.” Real Estate Dealers , Entertain Legislature Lincoln, Jsn. 10.—(Special.) — The Kebraska Association of Real Estate Men entertained legislators at a din ner tonight. In the afternoon, a quartet from Omaha, supplied by the real estate men, sang free of charge for the lower house. Those in the quar tet were: Dean T. Smith, Hugh E. Wallace, George W. Campbell and Ed ward F. Williams. Omahan Heads Committee. Ijlncoln, Jan. 10 —(Special.) — F, E. Beldlng, Omaha, was elected chair man of the house committee on fish and game today. John S. Wise of Hamlet was his opponent for the chairmanship. Legislators in Caricature. ■ ■ ■ (Sketches by Grsyhill.) ■ — ■ ■ V CO.E.SkChne* » ^eK of CoJlfc*>r<o»y. U.n<4o.rt*Keir i le^i»l%tor— I Vfc.'T i °^ i c» i yJk.Kw>r Donald <3A.llA<$Keir O'Nei II 9 youngest And. handsomest member of* lower houses Sov.Chas-W. Bryan MAlNTAlMbO THE. SAFI* PoSlTIOM T-HRoUSKOUT THE RCAOIMS OF Ml* IMAU6URAL ADDRESS, LooKlMG UP Mow ANOTHCA.AS above, to &F1PHASIZ.E THL MORE /FtPoRTANT PASSAGES. Legislative Bills HOUSE ROUS. H. R. 56, by Strehlow—Increasing the number of Juvenile probation officers In Douglas .county from three to four and the number of women from two to three. H. R. 56, by Strehlow—To prohibit f>er. sons singly or collectively meeting In dis guise to conceal their identities for the purpose, either real or professed of car ring out threats or Investigating, dis cussing or holding pretended hearings to determine the guilt or Innocence of per sons. H. T. 57, by Finance, Waya and Means Committee—Appropriating $73,000 for the salariee of members and expenses of ses sion. H. R. 58, by Finance, Ways and Means committee—Appropritlng $73,000 for the compensation of employes, mileage of members, etc., for session. H. R. 69. Keifer—Exempting crows from the classification of nongame birds. H. R. 60. by Keifer—Providing for a 10. cent bounty on crows. H. R. 61, by Thomassen—Providing for an artisan's lien for repairs on auto mobiles. vehicles, machinery and farm machinery, and for Hen upon the same for storage charges. H. R. 62. by Kemper—Providing that railroad companies shall sell regularly employed clergymen tickets or mileage at one-half the regular fare. H. R. 63, by Thatcher—Repealing the present law -relating to the awarding of yearly contract! for bridge building by county boards. IT. R. 6-4, by Thatcher—Repealing the present law relating to the creation, col lection and distribution of special em ergency bridge levies. H. R. 65, by Thatcher—Providing for the filing by coTjdJty officers of semi-annual estimates of euppHes and equipment and regulating the purchase of all supplies for county purposes. II. Ft. 66, by Thatcher—Providing that county road dragging fund may be used for graveling the highway! H. R. 67, by Gallagher and Thatcher— Providing for the distribution of money raised for road tax in cities and villages and expenditure of one-half for street! H. R. 68. by Jacoby—Fixing the salaries of governor and supreme court judges at $5,000 a year; secretary of state, auditor, land commissioner, treasufer, attorney general and state superintendent and dis trict judges at $4,000 a year each. The lieutenant governor 1s to have the pay or l he governor when serving a* governor, tne amount to be deducted from the latter s salary. . , H. R. 69. by Jacoby—Appropriating $20. 000 for the relief of Fred Lunsman or Lancaster county, shot In the arm an<l shoulder and permanently partially dis abled. by a state guard during rail strike. H. R. 70. by Hyde—Providing for a single primary ballot except nonpolltlcal. SENATE FIIJE8. S V. IS. bv Wilts©—Reducing from 16 rents to 10 cents a mile the fee allowed sheriffs for traveling expenses. 8. F. 19, by Banning—Providing that where an automobile or other personal property confiscated in prohibition law raids shall bo sold at public sale, the costs or the wale shall bo first deducted before the proceeds are turned into tho school fund. S. F. 20. by Reed—Prohibiting police of ficers from using more force than neces sary in making arrests, prohibiting the photographing or measurements of per sons accused of crime before conviction, and prohibiting the third degree and all questioning beyond that necessary for identification except before a Judge or magistrate. 8. F 21. by Osborne—Providing for forthwith giving of a bond In double the value of tho property when it is taken by an officer in attachment, in order to re tain possession by owner. 8. F. 22. by Osborne—Reducing from 15 per cent to 10 per cent the Interest owner or occupant of land must pay In order to redeem it from tax eale. S. F. by Rickard—Submitting a con stitutional amendment providing tor a four-year term for state senators. S. P. 24, by Rickard—Submitting a con stitutional amendment eliminating from present constitution the $200 household ! goods exemption. Cyclist’s Ankle Broken When Struck by Automobile l Grand Island, Neb., Jan. 10. — (Spe j cial.)—While riding to his home. Richard Llndekamp, bookkeeper, was ' hurled from his bicycle by an auto mobile swiftly sweeping around a cor 1 ner and left lying helpless l5y the speeder, until the next car passing, | picked him up. His ankle was I broken. SEOPPIMG BAQB Charmingly Fashionable Creations— Built of the finest leather and finished by skill ful workmen in a manner that lends just that needed touch— They’re Distinctive And being genuine, they’re durable. $250 _ $350 _ $500 and up FRELING & STEINLE 1803 Famam Here 16 Year* Howell Wants City Light Plant Senator-Elect Also to Intro duce Water Power District Bill Amendment. Lincoln, Jan. 10.—(Special.)—R. B. Howell, United States senator-elect, arrived in Lincoln this morning for the avowed purpose cf canvassing the legislative situation in preparation of Introducing bills pertaining to water power and competing publicly owned utilities. Mr. Howell announced for the first time a portion of his plans. He as serted that he will in-, oduce a bill empowering the Metropo'ltan Utili ties District of Omaha io call a sp.-t; cial election to vote bonds for a com peting electric light plant. He has fought for this bill in three diirer ent sessions. Mr. Howell also will introduce an amendment to ti.e water power dis trict bill, which will substitute tiie name “electors” for the name “free holders” in that part of the hill de scribing the status of persons signing petitions for a water power district. Mr. Howell contends that the “big interests” have rut in the name "free holders” so in the event sufficient signers are obtained they can go into court and start hundreds of long drawn out suits to determine whether the signers are freeholders. Mr. Howell has attempted to put this amendment into the water power district bill at three sessions. Asked if he contemplated having a municipal telephone bill Introduced, he said: "That Is all talk so far. However. It may be done.” H. B. Simons Is Elected Head of Norfolk Schools Norfolk, Neb., Jan. 10.—(Special.)— H. B. Simons wa* elected superin tendent of the Norfolk schools by directors, who, at a regular meeting, announced the city's new half million High school will be taken over Janu ary 26. Bryan Spreads News of Labor Endorsement Lincoln, Jan. 10.—(Special.)—Gov ernor Bryan submitted for publication today carefully copied carbon copies of a resolution by the shopcrafts at Havelock. The resolution, In short, as sured the governor that the crafts knew his heart was right. “We feel that since your message was delivered that we have at least started on a program for the better merit of the common people,” the reso lution read. The governor in his message "fell in with” the labor union idea of a labor tribunal, without power, to investigate labor disputes. The governor did not state the representation of union men, employers and members of the public group he desired on the tribunal. Bill Aimed at K. K. K. Lincoln, Jan. 10.—(Special)—Robert Strehlow of Omaha Introduced an other Ku Klux Klan bill In the lower house of the legislature this morn ing. This bill la less drastic than the one thrown Into the senate hopper yesterday. Strehlow's bill provides a three months penalty for the first convic tion and penitentiary for the second, while the senate bill calls for a penitentiary sentence on .first con viction. Employ School Nurse. Alliance, Neb., Jan. 10.—(Special.) —The Alliance board of education unanimously deoided to employ a school nurse and announced the en gagement of Miss Florence Schafer of Grand Island, who will arrive to assume her duties at the beginning of the second semester, January 22. War Hero Killed. London, Jan. 10.—Capt. Keyes, one of the air heroes of the world war who brought a Zeppelin down at Scarborough, among his numerous feats, was killed today In a crash dur ing an experimental flight at Stan more. One mechanic was killed and three others were Injured. 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After the ora torical outburst had quieted, the reso lution was sent back to the commit tee on revenue and taxation for further consideration. , The Bryan-Larkin resolution on banking affairs went to the commit tee on banking without discussion. Another resolution by Senator Ander son emoriallzlng congress to pass leg islation placing national and state banks on a par with respect to taxa tion, passed without dissent. Banning, Good and Robbins of Douglas county led the onslaught on the Anderson resolution opposing dol lar matching. All three declared that especially with respect to highway de velopment, the state could not afford to reject it. Senators Osborne, Tomek. Berens and Reifenrath were particu larly outspoken in criticism of the general principle of dollar-malching, although none of them would con demn road development or any of the other activities undertaken in this state. Several bills were introduced, the most important being one by Reed to eliminate third degree methods by police officers and one by Rickard to extend the terms of state senators to four years. Brickyard Advocated •at State Reformatory Lincoln, Jan. 10.—(Special.)—Repre sentative Ross Amspoker of Keya* Paha county has a bill ready for in troduction appropriating 1100,000 as a revolving fund to Install and oper ate a brickyard at the state reforma tory. “In a short time the work of trans ferring the reformatory from its for mer status of a military school to a penal institution will be concluded and then there won’t be a thing on earth for these young men to do," the Keya Paha representative said. "If there is anything detrimental to any young person it Is idleness, and I think it behooves the state to provide young criminals above all others with an occupation.” The state penitentiary employment problem was solved under the McKel vie administration, when a shirt and overall factory was Installed in addi tion to the chair making establish ment in operation there. ————————————— / Three Gage County Men Sentenced to Penitentiary Beatrice. Neb., Jan. 10.—(Special.) —Three Gage county men, recently convicted of theft, were sentenced to prison by Judge L. W. Colby in dis trict court. Five men faced tho court. Melvin Stanley and Frank Vickers, convicted of boxcar robbery, were sentenced to three years each, in the penitentiary. Lou McGown, con victed of complicity in the robbery of the Kenney store, was fined $150 and costs. James Lilly, former convict. found guilty of the theft of a rug. was given a sentence of a year In the penitentiary. Tom Day, convicted of chicken stealing, was paroled to hia mother. Warden Fenton Fires Bombshell at Lincoln (Continued From Face One.) ty but well-meaning judment of offi cials. But the 97 per cent are worth saving and promising relief through the indeterminate sentence law, the warden declared. v Warden Fenton blamed no political party in particular for the present unpopularity of the indeterminate sentence and parole laws. Yet, he did not deny that politlclarfS, thirsting lor office, and a public, equally avid for sensation, did exaggerate and lay on the convict body in general the same unfaithfulness to trust and kindness that the 7 per cent, who went wrong, •typified. The warden believes that the public should, as far as possible, be an agency of conversion to social stand ards and rules and not a mass of hu manity bent on giving no succor to the sinner who went wrong, whether he repented or not. Workings of Law. The indeterminate sentence law as It stands today sets certain punish ments for certain crimes. Say a man Is sentenced to serve 1 to 10 years years by a trial judge. * When he en ters the penitentiary, It behooves him to either behave and get the small end of the sentence or fall to show any signs of reform and serve the full time. The Indeterminate sentence law, in short, is aimed to hold out to a man the hope that by right living, right thinking and strict compliance with the rules of an Institution, he may get out sooner. And, as emphasized time and again, AC 11075 I for f Fords Why you should use AC 1075’s inyourFord Its spring terminal dip for 1 nstant detachment permits testing of ignition while engine is running. The carbon-proof porcelain with its high temperature ■ fins offers effective resist ance to car b on ,soot and oi I. Electrode forms natural drain so that no oil can lodge in gap. Most engine trouble comes from incor rectly designed or worn out plugs. Put a set of AC 107S’s in your Ford and note the easier starting and smoother performance of your engine. AC Spark Plug Co. FLINT, Michigan New Models, Collegian Clothes, m a Ver?/ Special Week-End Sale Wonderful New Suits $28.50 If you are looking for a mighty fine suit of clothes at a low price, you should come in and see the special group of New Collegian Clothes that will be on special Sale this Friday and Saturday. The patterns are unusually attractive, the styles “snappy” and each is finished with that famous McBedwin feature tailoring that as sures fit, wear and lasting pride. These suits are NOW selling the country over at from $35 to $40 . . . don’t fail to see them this week at our very low special price of $28.50. Wilcox Clothes Shop Formerly Wilcox & Allen 17th and Harney Sts. . n Join th. boy.—Bo a roal Daddy. ”1 LThi. i. Fath.r and Son Month. J . • 1»7 per cent, or approximately that many, make good in prison and make good after they get out of prison. The flat sentence would, it was charged, make a man a time server, who, no matter how hard he worked how much he repented or what the situation of his family would be, absolutely with out hope of early release. Brown and Kirk Cases. The Fred Brown and Beryl Kirk eases were explained as exaggera tions. cases of a sensational nature, while those who made good never got before the public to show that larger percentage of those released under the indeterminate sentence are today good cltlzns, who never returned to crime. The warden's addreSs was telling because he was never classified with the so-called "sob sisters." His public addresses to date were near the zero mark. Y#t, after the admitted an© cess of his appeal tonight, it was con fidently predicted that u state-wld* demand wold he n^de for hla on prison rnaUers by forward look ing organisations. Following hie address, the warden with Gus Miller, superintendent or the state reformatory, took his audi ence to the penitentiary and to the re formatory where a first-hand view o the work done hy both penal heads might he obtained. Superintendent Miller, like Warden Fenton, Is In sistent that the indeterminate sen tence law remain on the statute books. Heads House Committee Lincoln. Jan. 10.—(Spectnl.)—E. 1. Whitehead. Holdrege. was elected chairman of the houeo miscellaneous committee. Cfannpm,Wien&Ca Hand Embroidering Done To Order We have acquired the services of a fine em broiderer and a fast on# as well; so bring in your table linens, dresses, evening gowns —in fact anything you may wish embroidered and rest assured it will be done with care and swiftness. Art Department—Second Floor Kayser’s double silk gloves in gray, brown, beaver, black, navy and white are very special Thursday for $1.00 Main Floor The Semi-Annual Sale of Manhattan Shirts Thursday--The Men’s Shop Our entire stock of new styles in percale, madras, Oxford cloth, silk and linen mixtures, pongee and heavy broadcloth silks. Neckband styles, collar to match, collar attached, Tuxedo shirts, starched and French cuff styles. The New Prices Are: $1.75 $2.25 $2.75 $3.45 $4.25 $4.95 $5.85 $6.95 $8.35 COME EARLY FOR FIRST CHOICE To the Left As You Enter Brighten the Comers! There should be no dark, gloom-mak ing corners in your home. Just a turn of the switch—then presto, joy tri umphs over gloom. A light here and there about the house lends charm, too, and makes the home more inviting and comfortable. Light up the corners, for electricity is very cheap in Omaha. Of 114 cities •the size of Omaha, this city has the lowest rate of them all—practically the lowest rate in America. Do You Know it costs only a penny to burn a 25-watt lamp for seven hours? This is a fact. A LIGHT ALL NIGHT FOR A PENNY AND A THIRD! Nebnukef! Power C.