Fa™ Bureau Center of Attack in Lower House; v __ i Proposal to Put Employment of Agents to Referendum Is Argued Pro and Con. Lincoln. Feb. 5.—(Special.)—Argu ments that the present law governing employment of county farm agents permits taxation by a minority occu pied tho entire time of the lower house of representatives this after noon. The agents were put under Are when the hill introduced by Repre sentative James Quinn of Elkhorn, farmer-representative from Douglas county, came up for consideration. The bill provided that the question as to whether >5,000 annually should bo paid a county farm agent he referred to a vote by the entire country. Streh low of Omaha aJso had his name at tached to the measure. Wilson of Dawes asserted passage of such a measure would sound the death-knell to farm agents in counties with large cities, such as (iage. Lan caster, Douglas. Dodge and Madison. Says Agent Is Kssentiul. Bock of Butler backed Wilson's argument and declared the farm agent was a constant source of in formation and encouragement to farmers, old and young. Quinn of Douglas explained the ; present law. which forces the entire ! county to support a farm agent if H00 hona fide residents petition a county board to install an agent. ‘Our government is democratic." QuSnn said, "and it is utterly wrong to permit a minority to impose taxes on us. I represent the country dis trict in Douglas county and 1 made my campaign among the farmers on tins proposition. My opponent was president of the Douglas county farm bureau. I believe I am safe in saying 'hat the county farm agent isn't wanted by more than 25 people in my district." Claims Agents in Politics. The farm agents In Nebraska are in politics head over heels," said •lacoby of Lancaster. "This, despite 'he fsct that rules of the bureau are opposed to their entering politics. The county agent fought me tooth and toe nail In the election and the president of the bureau was my opponent. "1 can't se any fairness in the j present system which in my county ! permits about one-thirtieth of the population to put a tax on the other i wenty-nlne thirtieths." Bailey of Thayer, a farmer, asserted. Vance of Adams, proposed placing ' the bill back In the agriculture com mittee and keeping It there pending action on a senate bill which deals with the same alleged taxation by a minority. The senate bill, which was reported to be having hard sledding, calls for 1 a petition for a farm bureau based on population scale and in the event i that 25 per cent more remonstrate against the proposition than signed ! the petition for the bureau, its crAa lion and taxation for it is taken frmn the county commissioners and the matter is referred to referendum. Sttaats of Fremont expressed regret 'hat others vitally Interested hadn't been given an opportunity to express , their views and made a motion that the house adjourn and postpone con sideration until a later date. The Staats motion carried. Bill Regulating Egg Candling Discussed i Gucci n. Feb. 5.—(Special.)—Prae- j tlcally the entire afternoon was taken | hr the senate in discussing the pro- ; visions of Senate File 101, the dumb i slid McGowan bill regulating the | candling of eggs by cold storage and ! commission houses. The bill was sent hack to the committee for amendment to strike out the provision which would require a J1 a year license fee from dealers. “We want no more Indirect taxa tion.” » Senator Osborne declared. “Get's not provide for more boards. Gcnve the enforcement to local of ficers.” The senate advanced S. F. No. 97, a measure for reciprocal relations b* tween high schools across state lines. Lieutenant Governor III. Glncoln, Feb. 5.—(Special.)—Glen tenant Governor FrM O. Johnson is suffering from a slight attack of the flu. President I’ro Tern Saunders or Senator Cooper will preside over the senate sessions during Mr. Johnson's illness. Esperanto, the auxiliary language, is said to be gaining general ac ceptance in the f«r east, ns well as in Europe, as an instrument of international commercial correspond ence. * 4 ! Pretty Student Nurse in Bluffs Missing Ethel Baitibridge. Ethel Balnbrldgre. pretty 21-year-old student In the nurses' training school at Jennie Edmundson hospital, Coun cil Bluffs, Is missing. She has been missing since Satur day. when she left the hospital to at tend a picture show and failed to re turn. Her father, John Ba inbridge, farmer, living near Kingsley, la., was searching Council Bluffs yesterday in an effort to find some trace of his lost daughter. Balnbridge is aidt-d in his search by J. B. Walcott, 2111 Avenue B, Coun cil Bluffs, former deputy sheriff. Both men planned to leave for Lincoln last night to follow a duo picked up in the course of their investigation. The missing girl w-ould have been graduated from the training school August 15. Gov. Bryan Vetoes Bill to Cut Salaries (Continued from rage One.) rode off.ccrs could not be secured 1 for less than $5,000 per year, each. "The act you present to nie for ap proval reduces the salaries of the code secretaries almost one half, with out reducing their powers or duties. "Worse Than Wasted.” "The elected state officers were heretofore empowered with executive 1 powers and are paid for doing the i work for which the code secretaries are drawing pay. "The money paid to code secretaries whether it be $5,000 per year or $2,500 1 per year is worse than wasted because the executive powers given them as employes gives the special Interests i an opportunity to bring pressure on employes who are not responsible to the taxpayers, in place of requiring the special interests to present their business suggestions to the governor and the-elected stare officials. "There are two forms of govern ment before you. One is the code system under which the state has been run by employes for the past four years. T^je other is the executive council plan where the constitutional officers determine policies and the gov ernor executes arid administers the laws as provided by the constitution. "Each plan is complete in itself. "In my Judgment it is Impractical, unbusinesslike and dangerous to the welfare of the state to attempt to con duct the state’s affairs with part of one system and part from the oth er, where the powers and duties of the one plan do not co-ordinate with the wages paid under the other plan. "I therefore cannot approved Senate File No. 1. which emasculates the rode system without providing for a comp'.ste and consistent plan to take its place." * Ministers Want State Fair Opening: on Sunday Stopped Lincoln. Feb. 5.—(Special.)—The Lincoln Ministerial association today endorsed a bill which baa been Intro duced In the legislature prohibiting the opening-T>f the state fair on Sun day. The action was taken after Sen ator J. T). Karr, chairman of the child welfare committee in the senate, ap peared before the association to ascer tain its sentiment on that measure, together with the “movie" censorship bill and the' proposed law regulating dance halls, theaters and other places of public amusement. Action upon the latter two measures was postponed for two weeks. 'Safe Milk For Infanti, invalid* A JL Childrtn The Original Food-Drink for All Age*. Quick Lunch«t Home. Oflice%Foun tain*. Rich Milk. Malted Grain Extract lePow derfcTabletforma. Nourtihing-Noenokioa. ■V*Avoid Imitation* and Substitute* LU DEN'S MENTHOL COUGH DROPS give quick relief ! Preservation of Present Railwav V Wages Assured Labor Board Hands Down De cisions in Case of Train, Yard and Engine Serv Chicago, Feb. 5.—(By A. P.)— Preservation of existing wage rates and working rules for train, yard and engine service employes on all the railways of the Country for another year was assured by two decisions of the United States railroad labor board. In the first derision the board post poned further action in the cases of 17 railways and nine subsidiary lines which sought reductions of wages and revision of working rules until "soni' date subsequent to October 1. 1923.” A second hearing also postponed r hearing of cases submitted on a large number of roads by the firemen’s organization in which a rule was re quested to compel the railways to employ two firemen on the larger engines. Other cases filed by the em ployes on a large number of roads asking pay for men while away from home because of the nature of their! runs, but not on duty, also were post poned until after October. In the first decision the board cited the fact that 95 per cent of the railways have already executed agreements with their employes which preserve the wages and rules which have been in effect since July 1. 1921. In declining to take action at thl3 time in the cases remaining before if. the board declared that it is "of the opinion that It would be a disturbing factor in the present railway labor situation under the circumstances above detailed, to establish rates and conditions on a few roads for train, engine and yard service at variance with those prevailing on more than 35 per cent of the railway mileage of the country.” Attorney Sues Man for Alleged Attack on Wife Beatrice. Neb., Feb. 5.—(Special.)— City Attorney Ilntton filed complaint against C. B. Woolsey, charglag him with assaulting Mrs. Dutton when ho attempted to seiz» a typewriter in the office of Dutton for which he had a writ of attachment. The complaint alleges Mrs. Dutton was injured on Youth Spills the Beans Prefect of Dusseldorf Just Finishes Telling of Food Shortage When Lad Announces Receipt of Large Quantities of Grub From Hanover. ropyHffht, 1928. Essen, Feb. 6. — An enthusiastic young German from the district of Hanover spoiled the otherwise perfect afternoon of Herr Grutezer, prefect of Dusseldorf. The good doctor had been chatting with American and British correspondents about the food short* age in the Ruhr and the danger of a famine owing to the congestion in the railway yards following the French prohibition of coal exports. He was about to prohibit the use of wheat bfead and white flour and said already there was a shortage of milk and fats and meat would soon be ex hausted. He Indicated that the French were stopping most of the food trains in the Ruhr. The youn German followed him, say ing: "I have brought 30 tons of food and supplies into the Ruhr today from the arms and about the face when Woolsey tried to forcibly take the ma chine away from her. Dutton, it is said, appeared on the scene at the time of the trouble und ejected Wool sey from his office, later filing the complaint. Madrid (Neb.) Rancher Dies at Hospital in Omaha William Allbough, 66, rancher of Madrid, Neb-, died at a local hospital Saturday. Mr. Allbough came t0 Omaha about a week ago for medical attention. He is survived by three brothers and two sisters. One brother. M. H. Allbough, resides att 2028 Vinton street, Omaha. Funeral services will be held from the Hoffman funeral home Tuesday afternoon at 2. Interment will be in West Lawn cemetery. Gage County Farmer Since 1867 Dies on Homestead Beatrice. Neb., Feb. 6.—<8pecJal.)— John Frederick Kees, resident of Gage county since 1867. died suddenly at his farm east of Fllley where he had resided ever since he came to the county. Ho was born In Germany and came to America in 1863, four years later settling in this county. He is survived by two brothers, F. D. Kees, head of the Kees Manufactur ing company of this city, and J. G. ( Kees of Nebraska City. Ills wife passed away in 1907. 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Hearing to Be Held Today on Tax Bills Lincoln. Feb. 5.—(Special.)—Hear lngs on the excess profits and Income tax bills will be held tomorrow after noon before the house committee on taxation. Members of the committee say these hearings will be final and a vote probably will lie taken immedi ately after the hearings es to what disposition shall l>e- made of the lolls. Revision of Kearney Ordinances Is Completed Kearney, Feb. 5.—(Special,)—Revis ion of Kearney's city ordinances has been completed and they arc now in the hands of the printer. No revision had taken place in nearly a quarter of a century. All obsolete and conflict ing ordinances were discarded, wip ing out over a third of the existing laws. In the revision was Included a building ordinance and several other enactments the commission ha« been considering putting info force for .some time. The revised ordinances go into effect on March !. Arrest Man at Kearney for Abducting Youth Kearney, N'eb , Feb. 5.—(Special.)—j It. G. win, alms J. McFarland, a!ins Tt. 1/. Young, w»nt**(l In Pawnee county on the chan.:-: of abducting 3 2 year-old Paul Morris of Talile nock, baa been place-] tinder arrest lo re. Tt ia alleged that he compelled the Morris lad to accompany him for sev eral days, finally deserting the l-oy at. Is.ben, Kan. 1I<- has since been re turned to his home. lycwis admitted to the police that he had served time f->V a similar offense in San Quentin. He will he taken to Table Rock, Police Fear Foul Play to Iowan at Sioux City Sioux City, la . Feb. 5.—Fearing foul play, police and detectives have re* doubled their efforts to find J. R. Mil* ler of Iowa Kails. Ta., who has mys teriously disappeared in Sioux City. Miller, when last *“ •■ti. had between $4 000 and $5,000 in rash and a check for $I.S00 on his person. Ha is said to he well known In ho tel and restaurant circles In the mid dlewest. Miller had been preparing to open a restaurant here. lie is said to have 1r:cc property interests at Iowa I alls Rhine Yanks Nearing lT. S. Washington, Keb- 5.—Ry direction of the War department the cotnman d>-r of the army transport St. Mihlel which is bring.- g back the American forces from the Itn.i o is endeavoring to reach the lighthouse at Savannah harbor by * o'clock W>-dnesday morn ing. A radiogram from the ship re reived daring the night, how*-v< r, “aid that it now appeared improbable that the St. Mlhiel would make port on that schedule. Ireland has four provinces—Con nacht, I.einster, Munster and Ulster Reorganization Sale Every Article of the $500,000 Stock of Choice New Merchandise Is Reduced / HAIRNETS 35c Dozen Sonia single mesh hair nets in all shades of cap and fringe styles. Very special for 3c each or 35c a dozen. 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