Commissioners
j Urge Passage of
ffe Larkin Measure
s'
^iuge Profit of Sheriff in
Feeding Prisoners Is Ex*
j plained to Committee—
, Endres Charges Politics.
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Lincoln, Feb. 1.—(Special.)—Charles
L. Unltt. Douglas county commission
er, pleaded tonight with the senate
committee on fees and salaries to re
turn to the county board power to
fix salaries of all county officers, ex
cepting elective, and also restore to
the board the right to enter into a
contract with the sheriff for feeding
county prisoners.
"In the last 10 years, taxes In
Douglas county have jumped more
than $200,000 through Increases over
which the county board had abso
lutely no control," Unltt said.
“Take, for Instance, feeding of
Douglas county prisoners. The sher
iff must make from $10,000 to $15,000
si year from this source and the tax
payers pay the bill.
i Price la Arbitrary.
' "The legislature has fixed an arbi
trary price of 50 cents a day for feed
ing county prisoners, and yet the
hoard is cursed roundly every day
for high taxes.
"The legislature, under present
laws, slso fixes the salary of nearly
every minor official in the county.
Every year these officials get on the
(good side of a member of the legis
lature from our county and get a
■alary boost.
"I think the board of Douglas
county commissioners, held responsi
ble by the people of Douglas county
for tax levies, should be placed in a
position to handle such matters.”
The Unitt arraignment of existing
laws occurred during debate before
the committee on the Larkin bill,
■which places purchasing of prisoners’
food In the hands of the county
purchasing agent. Other members
of the hoard of county commis
sioners before the committee in be
half of the bill. Included C. H. Kubat,
John Briggs and Henry McDonald.
Cost la 30 Cents.
Vr. Unitt read figures showing that
at the Douglas county hospital in
mates are fed for approximately 30
cents a day.
“In addition, we employ our cooks,
our waitresses and all of our help,”
Unitt said, “while the sheriff uses
trusties to a great extent.
“Isn’t It a fact you have a large
acreage at tin County hospital upon
which you produce vegetabes?" Sher
iff Mike Endres asked.
"We don't produce a thing on the
acreage," Commissioner McDonald
said, "and you know that, Mr. End
res. We haven't even a cow on It
for our own use. Nearly the entire
tract is leased for a golf course.
“Another thing, the sheriff usually
has doiens of state and federal pris
oners In the Jail. He gets 75 cents
a day for feeding them and that J
means thousands additional in hts
pocket annually."
Endres Objects.
Sheriff Endres asserted if the pow
er of feeding prisoners were taken
from him It would break discipline
and cause dissension. He charged
politics was behind the move.
Representative George S. Collins
presented a resolution of the West
Side Improvement club protesting
against the Larkin bill.
"How many members in that club?”
Larkin asked.
"I don't know,” Collins replied.
"Well, I do. I am a member my
self," Larkin nsserted. "It has about
15 members.”
“Isn't it a fact. Sheriff Endres, that
after this sesSon you plan to make
Representative C?illns a deputy?"
Larkin asked.
“I haven't considered It, as yet,"
Endres replied.
“I just want this committee to
know Mr. CollinB’ interest in this mat
ter,” Larkin said.
Suggests Old Dan.
Commissioner Unltt said that the
Endres objection to a county purchas
ing agent interfering in feeding pris
oners might be overcome by amend
ing the bill so the county commis
sioners and sheriff could enter into a
contract each year In which a price
is fixed.
"We used to do that until the state
look the power from us," Unltt said.
"The last year such a contract existed
was 1913 and we fed them for 38,000.
The next year the state regulated us
and it cost $20,000. In 1922. feeding of
prisoners cost $24,000, not including
thousands received by the sheriff from
the state and federal government for
their Inmates in the county jail.”
The committee took the bill under
advisement. Senator Cooper is the
only member of the committee from
Omaha. Ths others are Senators
Wiltse. ehalrmnn; Gumb, Reed, Wil
kins, Reifenrath.
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H R. 464. Bock—Providing for charters
i for commercial banka In cities of 600 or
• more, with capital of $15,000.
H R. 465, Bock—Providing for vesting
I powers of department of public works
In the governor and empowering him to
suspend during investigation any employe
I or off'cer of the department.
H R. 466, Bock—Requiring that 19
| persons are necessary to establish co
| operative compsny and raising amount of
1 stock which may be owned by individuals
from 4 to 5 per cent, prohibiting dissolu
tion of co-operative organisations where
; there are 20 shareholders and where It is
1 solvent.
H. R. 467, Bock—Requiring all roads to
furnish cars for grain, livestock, merchan
dise to shippers without discrimination.
H. R. 4 65, Bock—Establishing a uniform
trademark to be used on all manufactur
ed products in Nebraska and requiring cer
tain standards for use of such trade
mark.
H. R. 469. Strehlow—Repeals the entire
compiled statutes of 1922, with a view to
later re-enactment, amendment and sub
stitution of new matter for various parts.
Refers especially to civil administrative
code by section numbers.
H. R. 470, Strehlow—Constitutional
amendment for redistribution of executive
powers of the state government. Gover
nor to be chief executive and chairman
of any state executive council created by
the legislature Lieutenant governor to
receive same salary as other state offi
cers and be head of public welfare de
partment. Other departments as follows:
Secretary of state, labor; auditor, insur
ance; land commissioner, agriculture. Gov
ernor to appoint attorney general, state
huperintendent, banking commissioner, tax
connrlsMoner ayd commission of public
works, last three subject to confirmation
by senate. Each department head to ap
point and remove all subordinates.
H. R 471, Tlmme—Calling special elec
tion for voting on consolidation of Sarpy
and Douglas counties, result binding of
approved by voters of each county.
H. R. 472, O'Malley—Providing for su
pervision and regulation of motor trans
port lines operating on state highways
by state railway commission; prescribes
fees, licenses snd enforcement provisions.
H. R. 473. Regan—Providing that cities
between 5.000 and 25.000 may pension po
lice chief after 20 years.
H R. 474, Lamb—Restricting life in
surance agent's to agreeing only to those
promises and contracts that are plainly
specified in the policy.
H R. 476. Timme—Regulates sales of
goods on installment plan.
H. R. 476, Reece—Permits owner of
lake upon his own land to keep, propagate
and sell game and fish therein.
H. R. 477, Reece—Prohibits trapping of
fur-bearing animals upon cultivated land
without the consent of the owner of the
land. . . . ,
H. R. 478. Lamb—Provides that law*
relating to tho issue of stocks, bonds and
not.s of common carriers shall not applv
when such issues are under the control
of the Interstate Commerce commission.
H. R 479, Orr—Substitute bill for the
blue sky law.
H. R. 480. Morgan—Wiping out the atate
reformatory at York.
H. K. 481, George B. Collins—Requires
surety on bonds in civil action to quali
fy for twice the amount of said bond.
H. R. 482, Keck—Provides that aneent
voters ballots shall be ready for delivery
not less than 15 days Instead of 30 days
before the election.
H. R. 483. Keck—Creating a revolving
fund of 1500,000 to be assessed against
state banks and to be used for the Aid
of banks that need help, and to provide
after failure, for issuance of negotiable
receivers’ certificates.
H. li. 484, George B. Collins—Making
It a penalty for a surety on a bond to
dispose of any of the property listed
in his Justification while case is pending
in which bond was given.
H. R. 485, Brown—Changing law re
lating to replevin suit. _ _ ^ _
11. R. 486, Pensmore and Garber—Por
mits any citizen to fish In any water of
the state with a pole In his or her hand
with one hook on the line at the end of
such pole.
H. K. 487, Tim me—Providing that coun
ty treasurer shall handle license tees front
employment agencies.
H. R. 488, Smith—Making numeroue
amendments relating to street railway
franchises and elections to gain consent
fo- use of additional streets.
II. R. 4S5. George S. Collins—Authoris
ing metropolitan utilities district to oper
ate a public market.
H. K 490. Wlnget—Strikes out from
election law provision relating to foreinn
bom voters tc make tt conform to the
constitution.
H. R 491 PybaP—Making It unlawful
to concern or permitting to be concoaled
mortgaged property.
H. R 492. Smith—Permits street rail
ways to supplement servioe by use of
motor busses and amends general laws
relating to railways.
H R. 493. Pyball—Provides that suit on
bund of contractor on public works shall
» « brought within six months after work
is completed.
H, r. 494. Barbour—Related to bond
ed Indebtedness of consolidated school i
districts when dissolution ordered.
U, R. 495. Beushausen—Prohibits add- i
ing freight charges to cost of goods when
such goods have not been shipped by
freight.
H. R. 496. Barbour—Validates organiza
tion of Irrigation districts.
H R. 497. Mitchell—Provides for appeal
by any taxpayer from allowance of any
claim agulnst the county.
H R. 498. Mitchell—Provides for claims
agairst counties held up In court to draw
7 per cent Interest pending settlement of
•U!t.
H R 419, Wlngett—Allows owner* of
motor vehicles to pay a license for the pe
riod ef the year In which they own cars.
H R. 600, Mitchell—Permitting condem
nation of property for construction light*
heat and power distribution plants.
H. R. 501, Whitehead—Ciftting city
clerks salaries In cities of second claas.
H R 602, Hardin—Providing levying
school tax on actual valuation and elimi
nating provision for 100 mill levy after
vote of district electors.
H R. 603. Hardin—Requiring Judges of
state to publish their Interest la corpora,
tiens.
H. R. 604. Hardin—Making railroads
responsible for stock when caretakers ac
company shipments.
H. R. 606, O'Qara—Requires majority
of all electors of school district on ques
tion of issuing bonds.
H. n. 606, O’Oara—Requiring two-thirds
vote and proof of publication to raise
school levies.
H. R. 507, O’Oara—Requiring two
thirds vote on school electors to build
new buildings.
H. R. 606, Dyball—Regulating brands
on all drugs end food products.
H. R. 609. Heffsrnan—Describing boun
dary lines on rivers and streams.
H. R. 610, Miner—Providing consolida
tion of offices, city clerk and treasurer
in cities from 6,000 to 25,000 population.
H. R. 511, Osterman—Provides that a
petition of two-thirds of the local voters
in a rural school district which hss been
joined to a village or city district shall
be sufficient to dissolve the union and re
establish the rural district.
H. R. 612, Harbour and O’Oara by Re
quest—Provides that school census shall |
In^hde names of all qualified voters a*
well a taxpayers In district.
H. R. 5IS, Colman—Provides method by I
which any county having more than
1,000 population may establish county
hospital.
H. R. 614, Mitchell—Provides for com
pulsory certification of all cattle shipped
into Nebraska for immediate slaughter as
well as for breeding anl dairy purposes,
showing such cattle to be free from tu
berculosis.
H. R. 616, Johnson—Requires electric
transmission and power companies to serv
ice from lines running between municipals
ties to person living adjacent to trans
mission lines.
H. R. 516. Baldrlge—Provides for lien
upon personal property for work or labor.
H. R. 617, Davis of Cass—Reduces poll
tax from $2.60 to $2.
II. R. 518, Yochum of Saunders—Author
ises establishment of county foundations
1 or community trusts to handle donations
for charitable or educational* purposes.
H. R. 619, Yochum of Otoe—Permits mi
nors more than 14 years of age may cer
[ tify nomination of guardian before notary
public.
H. R. 620, Johnson—Prohibits the mar
riage of persons afflicted with social dis
ease. mentally defective or afflicted with
epilepsy. Provides for physical examina
tion b-fore a marriage license Is Issued.
II. R. 521, Whitehead—Limits assess
ment sower tax to taxable property In
stead of all real estate.
H. R. 622. Kemper—Cutting minimum
length of time of school session from 9
to 8 months.
H. R. 623. Wilson of Lancaster—Per
mits Jewelers to sell articles left to bo
repaired to collect charges.
H. R. 524. Lancaster County Delegation
—Appropriates $8,000 for Instruction deaf
children In public schools.
H. R. 526, Wilson of Lancaster and
Others—Appropriates $14,000 for educa
tion of state wards In home for dependent
children in public schools.
H. R. 526, Wilson of Lancaster—Makes
annual appropriation of $500 for support
national conference commissioners on uni
form state laws and authorizes governor
to appoint three commissioners.
H. R. 627, Wilson of Lancaster—Extends
privilege of home rule to villages down
to 600 population.
H. R. 628. Wilson of Lancaster—Makes
two years high school training and 1.000
hours In school of optometry necessary
requirements for practice of optometry;
after 1925 requirements raised to four
years high school and 1,600 hours.
H. R. 629, Dennis—Appropriates $5,000
for relief of Earl McAtee, an inmate of
Nebraska Industrial school at Kearney,
Injured by being stabbed by a companion.
H. R. 630, Allan—Establishes state
bureau of forestry under college of agri
culture and makes blank appropriation
for work.
H. R. 631, Dennis—Requires instruction
in history of Nebraska In public schools
of state.
H. R. 632, Dennis—Allows 40 cents an
hour for election officials in cities more
than 5,000.
H. R. 633, Dennis—Blank bill to stand
ardise state Institutional hospitals.
H. R. 634, Broome—Appropriate* $16,
000 out of fish and game license fees to
distribute pheasants, quails and part
r.dges.
H. R. 635, Keifer—Establishes ics cream
grades.
H. R. 636, Wise—Requires railroad
depots In towns down to 76 inhabitants.
| H. R. 637, Dyeart and Others—Amends
! the administrative code act; abolishes the
departments of agriculture, labor and pub
lic welfare and transfers their powers
i and duties to a new department to be
. known as the department of permits
and Inspection; provides that land com
I missloner may be made head of the de
| partment of public works to serve wlth
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Senate Deluged
by Flood of Bills
on Closing Day
Over 100 Measure* Thrown in
Hopper and Adjournment
Is Taken to Complete
Final Grist.
Lincoln. Feb. 1—(Special.)—The
closing day tor the introduction of
bills in the senate brought another
deluge similar to the flood in the
house yesterday.
Over 100 proposals were thrown into
the senate hopper at the afternoon
session, and when word came out
that some bills had not been drafted,
the senate took a short recess until
5:30 to permit the introduction of the
remaining bills.
Hastings Introduced a bill which
greatly enlarges the state's authority
to inquire into the status of children
in the home. The bill gives the
board of control jurisdiction over de
linquent dependents, neglected and
defective children and creates a clini
cal psychologist to inquire into their
status.
Good and Gumb introduced a bill
legalizing a Nebraska dairy council
to promote the dairy industry in this
state.
Rickard and Meachan are sponsor
ing a measure which amends the 2
cent passenger fare law and makes it
3 cents. Good introduced a bill speci
fying sanitary conditions for bakeries j
and Cooper introduced a measure
which will permit counties to con
struct levees and dikes on streams
bordering the county as well as
within the county.
S. F. 267, introduced by Warner, ap
proves the state seal created by the
seal commission under authority of
the 1921 legislature and repeals the
1867 design.
House Fails to Decide
High School Tuition
Lincoln, Feb. 1.—(Special.!—The
lower house spent two hours endeav
oring to decide whether city school
boards were charging country puplb
in high schools too much tuition. At
the end of that time, the members
decided to ctudy the proMem for 10
days and then resume the debate.
The row broke out when the
Kemper bill, calling for a reduction
in tuition from $3 to $2 per week per
pupil, appeared on the calendar.
Friends of city school boards declared
they were barely breaking even, if
not losing money, under the tuition
as it stands today.
Farmer members asserted that un
necessary frills and fads practiced In
city high schools could be eliminated
and thus warrant the reduction. Fi
nally the farmers offered to amend
the hill so the tuition would be $2.60
a week. But the city folks stood pat
for $3 a week.
Error in Reporting Vote
Lincoln, Fob. 1. — (Special.)—
Through error it was printed in The
Omaha Beo that a motion to send a
committee from the house and sen
ate to inspect state institutions was
lost by one vote in the lower house.
Instead, the motion carried by one
vote.
Library Letter False,
Governor Bryan Says
Lincoln. JJeb. V—(Special.'—Gov
ernor Bryan produced a letter written
on state stationery by an employe of
the Nebraska Public Library commis
sion calling on all public librarians In
the state to use their inflfiuenee with
legislators to overcome that part of
the governor's budget recommenda
tions urging consolidation of the
commission with the university li
brary.
"One part of the letter is absolutely
false," the governor said. "It says I
plan to abolish the commission when,
in fact, I merely recommended to con
solidate it.
"I believe using state stationery and
stamps to fight an attempt of the tax
payers to reduce their taxes is abso
lutely unfair."
A copy of the letter shown to news
paper men by the governor contained
the names of Malcolm O. Wyer, Chan
cellor Samuel Avery, State Superin
tendent John M. Matzen, H. C. Lind
say, clerk supreme court, and Mrs.
Charles H. Dietrich. Hastings, as
members of the commission.
Cattle Testing Bill
Back on General File
Lincoln, Feb. 1.—(Special.)—A mo
tion by Representative Hughes to put
the $75,000 appropriation bill for
eradication of bovine tuberculosis back
on general file for the purpose of at
taching an emergency clause carried
in the lower house. It will take a
two-thirds vote to put the bill through
with an emergency clause. If those
interested tn rassnjre of the bill can
muster this vote, it means the ap
propriation becomes available imme
diately after the bill passes. To date,
in all the parliamentary scrambles for
the bill, its friends have not been
able to (ret more than 61 of the 100
votes in the house.
Butler and Bryan Are
Asked to Prove Charges
Lincoln. Feb. L— (Special.)—The
lower house adopted the Jacoby reso
lution. This resolution instructs Dan
Hutler. Omaha city commissioner, and
Governor Bryan, former Lincoln city
commissioner, to place at the disposal
of the attorney general all Informa
tion available to substantiate a
charge that coal dealers In the two
big cities are in a combination. Ja
coby declared in support of his reso
lution that coal dealers were endeavor
ing to get lists of municipal coal yard
customers for the purpose of harass
ing them. The resolution calls on the
attorney general to prosecute the
dealers if he finds anything in the re
port of the two officers to warrant
such proceeding.
Representative Elsasser
Urges Rent Commission
Lincoln, Feb. 1.—(Special!—Repre
sentative A. W. Elsasser of Omaha
calls for creation of an industrial
commission vested with power to fix
rentals in Omaha, in a bill Introduced
on the liwer house last night.
The bill gives a dissatisfied tenant
or landlord, on whom the commission
may set a rental rate, power to ap
peal to the courts. But, during the
time the appeal in pending, the rental
fixed by the commission stands.
Elsasser leaves from his bill (ttlT
suggestion as to how large the com
mission shall be, who shall appoint It
or how much Its members shall re
oetve In compensation. He asks for
an appropriation of $5,000 to put the
commission In action.
House Demands Bryan
Prove His Statement
Lincoln, Feb. 1.—(Special.) — With
only a few democratic votes Hgainst
It, the Lamb-Harrington resolution
calling on Governor Bryan to prove
his statement that there Is $2,250.
000 in deficiencies In the state treas
ury, was adopted. Represe.ntave Har
rlngton stated that former Governor
McKelvle declared in his retiring mes
sage that his administration went out
of office without a deficiency for the
first time In history, and half an
hour later, Governor Bryan in hie
maiden message asserted there was
the $2,225,000 deficiency.
“We cant’ tell intelligently until we
know the truth about our state s fl
nancial affairs,’' Representative Har
rington said.
Normal Board Meeting
Is Postponed for ^eei
Lincoln. Feb. 1. — (Special.) — Th
first meeting of the year of the stab
normal board, Including the net>
members, will be postponed from next
Monday until February 12 or 13
State Superintendent John M. Matzen
announced Thursday. Dan Morris of
Kearney, one of the members, is ill
It Is probable that the appointment
of a new president for the Peru nor
mal will be considered at the next
meeting.
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Mr. Henry A. Thompson, after thirty-seven years association
with Thompson, Belden & Co., decided to retire. Charles C. Belden
and C. R. Belden have purchased the common stock of Mr. Henry
A. Thompson and Mr. Harold A. Thompson.
Reorganization Sale
More Than a
$500,000.00 Stock
Of Quality Merchandise
Placed on Sale
Every Article in the Thompson-Belden Store
REDUCED
This Exceptional Event Includes:
READY-TO-WEAR FURS MILLINERY
SILKS and WOOLENS WASH GOODS LINENS
TRIMMINGS HOSIERY SHOES ART GOODS
NOTIONS UNDERWEAR MEN’S FURNISHINGS
INFANTS’ WEAR WOMEN’S ACCESSORIES
BEDDING CORSETS YARNS DRAPERIES
TOILET GOODS
All Spring Fashions, Even Those Arriving Today, Are Included
ALL SALES FINAL-NO ALTERATIONS ON READY-TO-WEAR
