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Film Censorship Bill Introduced in State Senate Proponed Measure \&ould Es tablish Board of Three Per sons to Pass on Movies— Salary $3,000 Eaeh. Lincoln, Jan. 22. — (Spsclnl.) — A movia censorship hill w%s thrown into the senate hopper this afternoon by Senator Barr of Gaga county. The Barr bill creates a state bureau for the standardisation of motion pictures to he made up of three members, each of whom ahall draw a salary of IS,000 ft year. Appointment of the board rests with three stats officials end tenure of offide extends over a period of three years. Not over two members of the earns sex srs eligible for membership. Barr also Introduced a bill provid ing boards of public welfare In Ne braska, to be created on vote of the people of the city, with full authority to paea on theaters, dance halls and other public amusements. Would Limit Auto Speed. A hill by Stnrha provides that no person shall own or sell an automo bile that can attain a speed In excess of 30 miles an hour. The bill would become effective July 1, 1924, if ap proved by the legislature. It places the matter of technical teats In the hands of the university and provides the railway commission shall lseue licenses to sell automo hiies Eighteen Bills. Eighteen bills were Introduced In ihs senate. S. F. 13. the salaries hill reducing the pay of state officials and members of the judiciary, on third leading was reassigned to the general Ale. It Is understood that the meas ure la consigned to the legislative gravsysrd. The senate recessed till 10 o'clock , Tuesday. New Bill May Alter Water District Law — Lincoln, .Tan. 22.—Special.)—Sena- i tor Saunders Introduced a bill In the senate this afternoon changing the legislative enactment creating the j metropolitan water district of Omaha. 1 The bill changes the name to the Metropolitan Utilities district and | provides the qualifications of the gsn- I eral manager shall he one with bust- I uess training, executive experience and knowledge of the development and operation of public utilities. Tt is intended to broaden the re strictions placed In the choice of a general manager, who under the old bill had to be an engineer. R. B. Howell, (he present manager is I'nlted States senator-elect and will leslgn In February to take his place in the senate. Irrigation District Files Complaint Against Road Lincoln. Jan. 22.—(Special.)—The North River irrigation district Mon day filed a complaint with the rail way commission charging that the Union Pacific has refused to construct several necessary culverts and laterals across its right-of-way, and is ob structing the irrigation of certain parts of the district. The railroad built across the irrigated lands In 1905 and 190$, and the district now asks that the carrier be required to complete the installation of certain culverts and canals. Exports for the United States for the calendar year 1922 will total near ly $4,000,000,000. The Original Food-Drink for All Agee. QukkLunchatHome.OfRcefcFountaine. RichMilk,Malted OrainEatractiaPow d era Tablet form*. Nouritbioc-Noesokiag. •V* Avoid ImiUtioDi and Sabatitntas YOU can get a tire that’s called a pneu matic—probably has air in it, too—and maybe buy it pretty cheap. But you shouldn’t expect from it the long eco nomical, trouble-free mileage you are sure to get from a Goodyear Cord Truck Tire. It it on* of the complttt line of Goodyear All • W eother Treed Truck Tires w* sell RUSCH TIRE SERVICE 2206-07 Firaira Street GOODy.iXAR Mp Umbi Pllpt Pr ♦UPtoWP t-sura wmuMur j “Miracle” Aids Her A year a«o Mary Moore, pretty actress, had her skull ant s inc frac tured in an automobile accident. She eould neither move nor apeak for a month. After a series of almost miraculous operations hy l>r. Adolph I/orenr. famous Austrian physician, Miss Moore is said to have completely recovered. Organize Fight on Sheriff Bill Report Hints at Amendments Which Would Render Meas ure Unpopular in State. Lincoln, Jan. 22.—(Special.)—Re ports persist here that Omaha politic ians are attempting to put amend ments onto the Douglas county anti sheriff feeding bill which will make it unpopular outstate and result in its death. One amendment proposed is to take away front all sheriffs the supervision of feeding prisoners. This would instantly arouse sheriffs throughout the state and it is be lieved they have sufficient influence with legislators to get the bill killed. Tn the smaller counties where not | more than half a dozen prisoners are confined in a county jail, the 75 cents a day allowed is no more than enough to feed the men properly. But in Douglas county, the county aimed at in the hill, the amount paid per pris oner per day is held to be thousands more than enough each year, all the extra money going into the hands of the sheriff. The plan is to put the amendment, Including all sheriffs, over, and then fight the bill with the amendment In jected. There would be good talking points, then, again it, and, at present, it is admitted arguments on the bill on its merits are few' and far be tween. Measure Proposes Levy on Insurance Premiums Lincoln, Jan. 22.—(Special.1—An Omaha fire department bill intro duced In the lower house by George Dyball and 11 other Omaha legislators i provides a 2 per cent levy on gross ' premiums of all fire insurance ,om j panies in the state. This money would ] be distributed tc all cities and villages ! in Nebraska to make up a firemen's | relief fund. The argument in favor of It is that there is no salvage de ' partment and firemen act as salvage savers for fire companies without 1 compensation. State Checker Champion Pleads Guilty to Theft Lincoln. Jan. 22.—(Special.)—Chaun cey Lernen, state checker champion, pleaded guilty in justice court to a charge of highway robbery and was bound over to the district court for trial. Lernen has confessed to three j house robberies, the shooting of Nor | man Walt and the robbery of a motor j man, according to officers. -- Jewelry Store Robbed at Sioux Falls, S. D. Sioux Falls. S. D., Jan. 22.—Bandits early this morning took a crowbar ard broke one of the large lights of glass In the front of the Frank IJydo jewelry store here, entered the build ing and escaped with diamonds valued at $1,200. Legislative Bills SENATE FILES. 8. F. S3. Allen—Revision of Judicial dis trict*. Takes Gosper county from the 14th district ami Banner county from the 17»h district and places them in the 13th dis trict, and provides for two judges for the 13th district. 8. F St. Allen—Permits county board* ' in their discretion to buy material and construct nil bridges, instead of letting bridges coating over $500 to the lowest bidder. | 8. F. 8 5, Barr—Authorize* creation of city board of public welfare by council or by vote «»f people in any city to consist of 1 five people, not mor« than three of any j one sex. to have full authority to pass on permits for the operation of theaters, dance halls and other public amusements. 8. F. 87, Barr—To prohibit the opening of the Nebraska state fair ts> the general public on Sunday, penalty $100 fine, or j maximum of 90 day* in Jail or both. ,S. F. 88. Saunders—Changes the name of the Metropolitan Water district in Omaha to the “Metropolitan Utilities" dis trict. and provides that qualifications of general manager one with "business train ing. ♦ xeeutiv* experience and knowledge of the development and operation of pub lic utilities." Emergency. 8. F. 89. Larkin*—Changes the penalty , for auto stealing from one to 10 years to threo to ]0 years and makes possession of vehicle with engine number mutilated j prim* facie of theft. 8 F 90, Sturdevant—Withdraws protec tion of the game laws from crows. 8. F. 91. Chamber*—Increase* the sal ary of the warden of the penitentiary from $2,500 to $3,600. 8 F 92. Hastings—Prohibit* the Isau- j anoe of marriage licenses to persons af flicted with venereal disease or who are imbeciles, feeble-minded or who have been afflicted with hereditary epilepsy or heritar- Insanity. S. F. 93. Fries—County surveyors snail be graduates of a surveying and engineer ing college and have had at least one gear’s actual experience in field work. <r if not a graduate, shall have had at l**ti>t two years’ experience rtl land sur veving. Applies also to deputies. S. F. 9 4. Smrha—Provides that after July, 1924. no person shall sell or own sn automobile that can attain a speed In excess of 30 miles an hour, provides tech ideal tests by the university of models c ffered for sale, and places license to sell autos in tha hands of the state railway commission. S F. 95, Smrha—Fred net assessor* tnau | complete their assessment rolls by the i third Monday Instead of the last Monday | in May. a. F. 9fi. Smrha—Provides for town* ' ship, board of equalization of two mem* 1 bo*** • , , . 8. F. 97. flmrhar—For reciprocal relations between free high school districts situ ated near the borders of Nebraska and within adloining states. 8. F. 98. Osborne—Provides for called meetings for boards of directors of irri gation districts to net as hoards of equall ration, ks to the value of land for irri gation purposes. g. F. 99. Osborne—Owner of real estate may deduct from valuation for taxation purposes the bonded and contracted In debtedness against such land, for Irriga tion or drainage project*. 8. F. 100, Osborne—Provides that state treasurer may invest state funds in war rants or Irrigation district* at par. S. F. 8ti, Barr—Creates a state bureau ! of standardization of motion pictures to be made up of a board of three member*,/ each of whom draws a salary of 13.000 j.t-r year. Operates under tho department of public welfare and provides that every picture shown In the state must be ap proved and leaves basis of approval to judgment of the board. Board to be ap pointed by a board consisting of the gov ernor. tho state superintendent and chair man of the state board of control, eacn to serve three years and not more than two to bo of the same sex. Man Walking in Sleep Tumbles Down Stairs Table Hock, Neb., Jan. 22.—(Spe cial.)—William Maha fell down stairs a few nights ago while taking a som r.i.mbullstio ramble about the house. Ho was awakened by the fall and will he confined to the house for some time suffering from the bruises re ceived. “Give Me a Chance” “1000 Club” Editor THE OMAHA BEE I want to help make some poor child happy. Enclosed find $10 for my membership. Name ... Address . High Blood Pressure is one of the many diseased conditions that are being completely and permanently removed by our methods. Regardless of your trouble, you are safe in investigating, as no qualified practitioner will accept a case he can not help. The Thomas Chiropractic Offices 1712 Dodge Streot Gardner Bldg. AT lantie 1293 Children of Man on Trial Testify J to His Character Frank Iilian, Boone County Farmer, Face* Charge of Violation of Mann Act With Stepdaughter. The grownup sons anti daughters of Frank Iilian. farmer, whose home is in Boone county, testified in federal court yesterday afternoon to hie good reputation. His brother, State Sena tor Will lain Iilian of Boone county, also testified to his good repute. Iilian is charged with taking hi3 stepdaughter. Elsie Thomas, from Columbus, Neb., to Excelsior Springs, Mo., last sununsr in violation of the Mann act. His wife, who has applied for a divorce since then, sat in the court room with het* daughter by her side. The wife was not permitted to testify against Iilian. • Stepdaughter Testifies. Elsie, a pretty girl of 14, but look ing several years older, testitied that she went with her stepfather to take care of'lilm, that he rented two rooms in an apartment house in which were a bed and a cot. She testified to Improper relations thero and also previously at Omaha and in Columbus. Iilian denied that there was any misconduct. His son, Dewey, s farm er of Primrose, Neb., testified that Elsie's reputation for veracity was not good. Louis Iilian, another son front Primrose, and Mrs. Lulu Patterson, his daughter, testified to the same, rieaded Lark of Time. Bernard Iilian, another son, testi fied that Iilian asked his wife to ac company him to the Springs, but that she pleaded lack of time because of fruit canning and other duties, but that she first suggested to have the young girl go along to care for Iilian. The case will go to the jury this morning after arguments. Workers in Ruhr Plant Organize for Resistance (Continued From 1'agr One.) mines occurred last week, The As sociated Press correspondent found all the plants in the Horst, Buer, Langenbpchum, Recklinghausen and Gelsenkirchen districts husliy at work, although in, some instances inquiries revealed that the loaded coal cars were climbing the steep shafts from the pits at intervals a great deal less frequently than usual. None of the mines visited were occupied, tho troops having been removed. Production Pecreased. Paris, Jan. 22.—(By A. P.)—An indi cation of the effect Germany's ' pas sive resistance” is having on the coal production is contained in the fact that, since the French went into the Ruhr, 11 days ago, only about one fourth of the normal amount pre viously received has been taken out of that territory. Of this amount but little has actual ly reached French industries, owing to transport and other delays. In order to meet reparation de mands the Ruhr must produce about 30,000 tons daily, seven days a week. Already the deficit from the Ruhr has caused French business to place large ly increased orders in England. French experts see in the present situation a big advantage for Eng land and serious difficulty for France until the French engineers can assure substantial production of Ruhr coal. Great Britain .Manned. London, Jan. 22.—(By A. P.)—The critical situation in the Ruhr is a subject of much comment by the morning newspapers, which regard the outlook as so dangerous it is im perative some way of relieving the deadlock be found. Fear is expressed in some quarters lest Great Britain bo forced into some form of active in tervention against her will. Some cir cits are also fearful that if France pursues the present line of her policy she will be obliged to increase her forces greatly in the occupied district with the result that Germany may fol low with military action which would mean war Germans Quit Tribunal. Paris, Jan. 22.—(By A. P.)—The Ger man government has formally ceased participation In the Franco-Prusslan arbitration tribunal, because of “the present political circumstances.” This notice was served today as the hear ing was about to open In a banking case handled by a Franco-Amerlcan legal firm. The mixed Franco-German arbitra tion tribunal Is a court established un der the treaty of Versailles to settle the various business controversies arising out of the war and to deter mine the application of the treaty to the settlement of claims. When the tribunal convened today, under the presidency of M. Botella, with the French arbitrator, M. Gan delphe present, a letter was received from the German arbiter. Dr. Johan nes, giving notice that it was impos sible for him to collaborate. Bee Want Ads produce results. Aged Chicago Mail Saves His Life by Leaping on Pilot of Moving Train Chicago. Jan. 2J.—Captain C. H. I ' Robinson. SO, editor of tho Western i Review, had a narrow escape from ! death yesterday as he stood on the tracks of the Illinois Central railroad near the Firty-thrid street depot. Carrying his camera and bound for the sand dunes. Captain Robinson ! walked out of the station onto the tracks. He stood gazing at the lake for several minutes. "The screech of a whistle aroused 1 me." said Captain Robinson. "I saw 1 the train approaching. It was almost I on me. I jumped up on the pilot of the locomotive and grabbed a steel ; flag pole My feet were dragged along i the ground for ICO yards. I am an old ' man and It Is tho nearest I have ever I been to death." "Quick thinking saved his life," said Alfred Madden, a policeman who sawr the man's escape. Two Killed. Four Hurt bv Maniac •/ Crazed Man Runs Amuck in Denver Rooming House— One of Injured May Die. Denver, Jan. 22.—A man and a woman were killed, one man was probably fa i tally wounded m^l two others, one the j husband of the slain woman, and a 6 I year-old boy wore shot, when a man believed to be deranged, ran amuck in a lower downlown rooming house late yesterday afternoon. The slayer, said j by victims of the shooting and other roomers in the house to be Louis Cavellttti, a vocational student at Fort Collins, fled, supposedly from the rear of the house. No trace of him has been found. Mrs. Christina Nider. the slain woman, wife of Mike Nider, proprietor of the rooming house, had Just fin ished preparing dinner for Jimmy Earillo and Sllvle Plcconi, residents of the rooming house, when Cavelittl Is said to have entered the place. Police believe that Mrs. Nider, her daughter, Lucille, 6, Picconl and Johnny Darighi, small son of Mrs. Mary Darighi, an employe of the place, were cornered In the kitchen when the man opened fire. Lucille was the only one in the kitchen to escape Injury. Picconl. who was shot through the mouth, died at the county hospital shortly before midnight. The husband of the slain woman and Earillo were attracted by the shots and entered the room, only to lie greeted with a veritable barrage as the slayer leaped over the bodv of Mrs. Nider and the three wounded men and fled through the hallway Picconl was shot twice and Earillo was shot through the neck. Physi cians at the county hospital hold out no hopes for the recovery of the two men. Nider and the Darighi boy were only slightly wounded. Cnvellittl, ac- j cording to police, had been attentive i to Mrs. Nider for some time but she j had repulsed his attentions. Cavellitti has been .studying agrlcul- ] ture at the Colorado State Agricul tural college recently. Ills army ree- j ord shows he was born In Italy. Ho enlistod in tho army at Camp Custer and since his discharge late in 1918 has been employed In a number of large hotels throughout the east as1 a waiter. Three Pass Examination for Plaltsmouth Postoffice Washington, Jan. 22.—(Special.)— ! Three applicants for the Plaitsnmuth | i Neb.) postmastership have passed the I necessary civil service examination, j according to the result of the ex- j amlnntion certified today to the post- , master general. Those eligible are David C. Mor gan, James W. Holes and ltayinond J. Larseh. The office Is one of the second class, carrying a salary of ! $2,500. Bookwalter Schools Closed. Table Rock. Neb., Jan. 22.—Spe cial.)—The public schools of Book waiter have been closed for the past week on account of three cases of diphtheria among the pupils. It Is thought that prompt action of the school board in closing the schools will prevent the disease from becom ing epidemic in that community. Protest Against Arbuckle. Osceola, Neb., Jan. 22.—(Special.)— The Osceola Woman’s club adopted resolutions protesting against the re turn of Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle to moving pictures. | i Girl and Escort Slain bv Madman J Bodies of Young Woman and Man Found at Scene of Mystery Murders. Waco, Tex.. ,lan. 22.—Aa a climax lo a long string of murders of Waco men and assaults on their woman companions, the bodies of W. Ed Holt, 43, and Mr*. Ethel Dent-camp, 21, were found yesterday afternoon near Tehuucana bridge, *t\ miles southeast of Waco. Holt had been shot at IphsI twice with a shotgun, while the woman had been riddled with four bul lets from a 45-caliber pistol. Holt.'* body apparently had been dragged some distance along the road, a rope being found tied around his foot and hi* hack being lacerated as If by being dragged over sharp stones. His clothes were in shreds. Officers last night were at a loss to determine the murderer, although many expressed belief that the double murder was the work of a maniac who has terrorized this section for the last six months. No less than seven mur der* in this county remain unsolved and in every one evidence points to ward this maniac. Four attempts at similar tragedies l ave been thwarted by quirk work of escorts of women. Thrown Over Cliff. Among the crimes laid to the ma niac, who is said to lie In wait at points known ns being frequented by men and women at night, are the murder of Harrell Bolton here last May and criminal assault of his wo man companion, and the more recent murder of Grady Sklpworth at Lov ers Leap here November 20. Skip worth’s body was thrown over a 100 loot cliff and after the man had as saulted the girl, he took her to an other cliff In a local park and threw her over. Only a week ago a man armed with a shotgun and a pistol, jumped in a car with a man and wo man on the edge of town and after a terrific battle the man was almost overpowered, but was allowed to get out of the car and escape. A similar attack with the same result had been committed in the same vicinity a week before this attack. Bloody Car Found. Search for bodies of Holt and Mrs. Denecamp began after the bloody car in which he and Mrs. Denecamp had gone riding was found in the heart of the business section shortly after noon Saturday. The car had been riddled with bullets. It was estab lished that the man had been miss ing from his home since Friday night when he had made a date with Mrs. Denecamp who was also reported missing from her home. A sister of the murdered woman told local offi cers that she had had a dream in which she saw her sister and Holt in an automobile accident on the bridge near whero the bodies were found Officers then searched the creek bot toms and finally a farmer named IV. IV. Vanzandt found the bodies Sunday afternoon. Former Warden of Slate Prison Dies at Lincoln Lincoln, .Ian. 22.-—Sam M. Mellck. "0, Lincoln, former deputy United States marshal, chief of police, warden of th® ^state penitentiary and sheriff of Lancaster county, died here today after a brief Illness. Mr. Mellck was appointed warden of the state peni tentiary in 1012, following the out break in which a warden, two depu ties and an usher were killed. Doctor Suffers Broken Rib in Auto Collision Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 22.—(Special.)— Dr. E. \V. Rowe, prominent Lincoln physician and a member of the board of education, suffered a broken rib here yesterday when the sedan whicn he was driving was hit by a Ford sedan, both cars overturning. Mrs. Rowe and the daughter, who were with Dr. Rowe on the way to church aJso were severely bruised. IQrapefruit and the Medical Authorities ! The doctors say that a very valuable specific in rheu matic conditions is found in the abundant, wholesome juice of To enjoy the luxury of it, buy it by the box— it will keep for weeks, but be sure to look for the Atwood wrapper. Wholesale Distributor: Trimble Brothers LagsaB.ti iaifcr^rr-g.-7rr'i —J Ilousvwitvs A tlpnlion! Economist Says Man Can Bp b'pd for $2.50 a Ifppk Chicago, Jan. 51.— It costs but *2.60 now to feed a ninn a week—nothing fancy, but fairly substantial food— according to Miss Florence Nesblt, home economist for the United Chari tics and chairman of the cost of Hy ing committee of the Illinois League ol Women Voters. "In September, 1950," says Miss Nesblt in her report, "the minimum price at which one man could be fed a week was $-1.10. In January it de creased to $3; in November of that year. It slid down to *2.SO, and now it la *2.50. "Kents have Increased, however," sighs Miss Nesbit. “so no teal saving baa been affected. The increase in j rentals more than takes up the amount saved In the cost of food stuffs." Decreases In food prices this month include pork chops, oranges, raisins, roundsteak and ham, but Increases are shown in butter, cabagge, onions, cheese, cornmeal, evaporated milk, macaroni, flour, coffee and sugar. The public debt of Argentina amounts to 809,574.21* pesos, or ap proximately *340,00o,0o0. Henry (Neb.) Bank Closed by State Conditions Resulting from Car Shortage Partly Re sponsible for Failure. I4nooln. Jan. 22.—(Special.)—The Ilrnry State bank at Henrjb Neb., the Inst town In Nebraska, on the North Platte lino of the Burlington, wns closed Monday and Bank Examiner C!. S. Eastman Is In chaise. Accord Ing to a report to the department of trade and commerce, the failure Is partly due to conditions brought about by the cur shortage- The Im mediate cause of the closiijg of the bank waa exhausted credits and re serve, the department announced. The bank was capitalized at $15,000, wilh a sm plus of $5,000. The lust re port to the state bureau showed de posits of $100,000 and loars of $200, 000. Officers of the bunk are: President, W. I,. Walker: cashier. O. P. Hollo way; vice president, C. C. Holloway. Assyria is the only country in the world which has a woman president. €fampon,Mw$Ca The January Sale oh Quality Linens A few of the many remarkable values offered Tuesday All linen huck towels, - 50c All linen huck H. S. towels, - 65c All linen Irish H. S. huck towels, $1.25 All linen 20 by 20 napkins, doz., $5.00 All linen 22 by 22 napkins, doz., $7.38 All linen crash toweling, 1 yard, 29c All linen crash toweling, 1 yard, 45c All linen brown toweling, 1 yard, 29c Snow white Turkish towels, - 39c Extra heavy Turkish towels, - 50c Main Floor Economies in the Men's Shop Med ium heavyweight cotton union suits in ecru, white or gray. Nearly all sizes, $1.45. Pajamas fashioned of percale, madras a n d nainsook in 6izes A, B, C, D. Some are slightly soiled or wrinkled from handling. Tuesday for $1.95. Arrow soft collars of fine materials and in styles we vcish to dis continue, now 25c. Neckwear in good styles and colorings. Unusual for 65c. Main Floor The new silver and gold Spanish hires are par ticularly lovely for Ber tha collars. For Sports Hose of Lisle Choose derby ribbed— it makes a small ap pearance and is certain to wear well. The colorings are black, white, silver, navy, cor dovan and sponge. The price is $1. 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