House Advances Measure to Accept Morton Estate Legislators Argue Over Pro posal to Make State Museum Out of Arbor Lodge. Lincoln, March 14,—(Special.) — Sentiment won today over dollars and the house, after a hard fight, ad \ a need a hill to third reading in which Ihe state accepts the gift of Arbor Lodge at Nebraska City, home of the late J. Sterling Morton, and agrees to maintain it. Following several eulogies of the famous Nebraskan. Representative Janies Auten of Albion, who several months ago made much ado over the fact that the governor charged $5 a day for expenses while not in Lin coln. arose and asuerted^ihat J. Sterling Morton wasn't such a great man in ids opinion. I remember he said once that $1 a day was sufficient for any w-orking man.” Auten declared. "The Morton estate has millions of dollars and wrliy shouldn’t it, if de siring to perjietuate the name of Morton, pay for its upkeep? Or if it is a money-making scheme of Nebraska City merchants why shouldn't they raise a sinking fund and maintain the estate? It is more taxes, gentlemen." Hughes Favors Gift. , Representative John R. Hughes, red In the face and ostensibly angered, s rose. “Some members of this house m eigh everything in dollars,' he said, looking directly at Auten. “They look of everything from the angle of taxes. “Why don't some o*f you die and you'll never have to pay your state another cent for living in it. "Now you farmers opposing this * bill, do you know that J. Sterling Morton was the first secretary of agriculture in the United States and as a result of his labors you are reap ing untold benefits? Morton Greatest Nebraskan. Do you know he is our greatest Nebraskan to date? Do you know that the man who created Arbor day end madevour state famous Is worthy of some consideration by the state? “Why, If we take over this park 1 and liis home, there will he seeds nnd samples sent to you for use on your farms. There, now, you farmer mem hers, Is an opportunity to get some thing for nothing. If anyone should object to this bill It is the townspeo ple. " Others pointed with shame to the opposition and cited the fact that not 15 minutes before his hill came up for consideration the house had passed two bills on third reading, one calling for a $15,000 appropriation from the fish and game license fund for purchase and distribution of pheasants and another calling for a $50,000 appropriation from the same fund for sinking wol1sv in sandhill morasses in order to gain control by the state of lakes as nesting places for ducks. Kstule IIhs 70 Acres. Morton park includes 70 acres and the famous home of the late J. Ster ling Morton. The rooms and chairs occupied by President Cleveland and Theodore Roosevelt, then assistant secretary of the navy, at the time they were guest of Morton are kept intact. Conditions the slate must accept to gain possession of the park are; Main tain it suitably at an estimated cost of $5,000 annually; transform the Morton home into a museum of nat ural history; maintain a botanical garden in the park, Rnd pave one side of the park at some future time at an estimated cost of $20,000. Assessors to Meet • for Conference Today Lincoln. Neb.. March 12.—(Special.) —The annual conference of couhty assessors of Nebraska and county clerks who supervise the assessment in counties that have abolished the former official will he held at the Lindell hotel here, beginning at 10 a. m. Tuesday. Tax CommissionOr Osborne will meet with them. Governor Bryan will discuss needed changes in the revenue law and Sec retary of State Pool will call the assessors’ attention to the securing of names of men who have served In all wars, with their regimental affilia tions overseas service, and other data, required by law for a soldiers’ roster. The recent court decision allowing lianks a three-fourths tax exemption i under the 1922 levy, the genernl basis of assessment for this year and the form of schedule to be used will all i be talked over at the convention. Bee Wand Ads are Result Getters. I TUESDAY! On the Calendar of Mighty Events Is a Money-Saving SALE of Finer New SUITS That Teems With Rare Values, That Bubbles Over With Bargains! SUITS! A “Wonder Group” of finer New Spring Suits at a price that is surprisingly low for the extreme good quality of the Suits! In material* of fine Poiret Twill* and All Wool Tricotines, in Navy, Tan and Black In long tailored model*, box back*, blouse backs, loose flarey back*. 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March 12.—(Special.) — Members of the house were forced to hold Representative Regan of Columbus and Auteu of Albion to night to keep them from coming to blows following a statement by Auten that Regan had insulted one of the numerous women lobbyists working on the bill to abolish the party circle. The quarrel took place after the house had adjourned. Several days ago Regan attempted to force a motion through the house barring lobbyists from cluttering up desks of members with literature favoring bills they were attempting to advance. He asserted that women lobbyists were taking .advantage, of their sex and after adjournment raided the floor of the house and talked to members at their desks while other lobbyists remained behind the gallery rail at all times. , Motion is Defeated. The Regan motion was defeated. Representative Grant Meaxs defended the women lobbyists and Regan said something about one of the lobbyists having the same colored hair as Mears, This, Auten asserted tonight was the basis of his statement to Regan that he had insulted a women lobby ists. Both Regan and Auten are democrats. Douglas Jail Kill O. K.’d. The house fees and salaries commit tee voted 40 to 2 tonight to favorably recommend the Chamberf-Larkln bill which places the purchase of supplies for prisoners in the Douglas county Jail in the hands of the county com missioners instead of the sheriff. This bill has passed the senate and it it passes the house and is signed by the governor it is claimed, that from $10,000 to $20,000 which for years has gone annually into the pockets of the sheriff, will go to the taxpayers of Douglas county. Sheriff Mike Endres of Omaha ap peared before the committee this af ternoon. and urged that the bill be killed. Vote Is Secret. Following the appearance of En tires. Representative Ed Smith closed doors of the committee room while the vote was taken. The vote on the bill, as announced bv Smith after the meeting, follows For: Smith. Jacoby, Wilson of Dawes and Garber; Against: Kendall and Davis of Fillmore. NoW voting: Elsasser. The same committee has reported out a bill urged by Endres which orig inally called for hiring 9 more depu ties. Before taking action on the bill th» committee reduced the 9 deputies to 4. T'anti Kill ( hanged. Representative J. C. Gilmore of Hastings, father of the rural credits bill, offered tonight to make certain additions to ids bill If the committee would give it a favorable recommen dation and place it on general file for consideration of the house. Members of the committee signified their in tention of voting favorably after the additions were prepared. The bill rails for using school land funds for loans to farmers at low In terest rates. No more than 50 per cent of the value of a farm improve ments can be advanced under terms of the measure. Marriage Record Clerk Keeps Own Wedding Secret Lincoln, March 12.—(Special )—Miss Myrtle McBride, marriage record clerk in the l.ancaster county Judge's of fice, kept her marriage to Clyde Benham of College View a secret for a month. They were married at Sid ney, la., February 11. Miss McBride has issued approximately 7.0li0 mar riage licenses during her* six years as record clerk. She was showered with rice by courthouse attaches when news of her marriage was learned Monday morning. Committee Working on Banking Measure Lincoln. Neb., March 12.—(Special.) —With more than half the members absent this morning, the senate could not transact much business and I recessed until afternoon. The banking t committee put in the morning work ing on the measure which the senate will consider but had lmt. completed the draft sufficiently to report it out. Four measures were killed in the senate on report of standing commit i ees: H, R 452. by Elaasser—Giving em ploye right to go to law to collect past due compensation awards. H. R. 49, by Wilkins—Providing that when schools are closed by epi detnic, teachers shall receive half their regular salaries^. S. F. 347, by Wilkins—Raising the maximum amount of school bonds , which may be issued by village anil city districts from 30 to 60 per cent. S. F. 311, by Wilkins—Providing school hoards in cities and villages may annex all or parts of rural dis tricts. Three bills by Wilkins, one dealing with the form of school district trea surers accounting books, one provid ing the county superintendent shall furnish record books for district di- | rector and a third Increasing the from 4 to B sections, were reported out for the general file. Capitol Heads Ouster Is Ursed Legislator, in Resolution. De mands Resignation of Goodhue and Johnson. Lincoln. March 12.—(Special.) — Resignations of Bertram Goodhue, j architect in charge of construction > f Nebraska's new state house, and | George E. Johnson, secretary of the state capitol commission, were com manded today in a resolution intro duced ih the lower house by Repre sentive Donald Gallagher of O'Neil. A motion by Mr. Gallagher for adoption was seconded by Represents- j tive Thatcher of Boyd county. Rep resentative Grant Mears of Wayne ob-; Jected to consideration of resolution i today and, under the rule that if an j objection is offered to a resolution it* consideration is delayed 24 hours, it was held up. Action will be taken some time tomorrow. The resolution alleges that stone be ing used In the construction of the new capitol is "obviously imperfec t." and declares that both Goodhue und Johnson are to blame, the former be cause he recommended the stone, and i the latter be complete the Nebraska statehousc. Nebraska Soldier Bonus Measure Goes to Senate Lincoln, March 12.—(Special Tele, gram.1—The lower bouse, by a vote of 71 to 5, passed tile >10.000,000 sol dier bonus bill today on third reading. The bills rails for siibiiiilling the proposition to voters at the next gen eral election. Now it goes to the sen ate for consideration. Those \oting against it were: Baldridge, line is of Ml more, Kerk. Keecn, Hvoboda, Ready for Business The Louis A. Borsheim Jew elry Store moves from 506 So. 16th St. to a more central location at 117 So. 16th St. Since the death of Louis A. Borsheim, the founder of this store, about a year ago, the business nas been carried on by Mrs. Louis A. Borsheim and son, J. Louis Borsheim, who will continue to serve the public in the same spirit of fairness and service that has always been its policy. We arc the official watch inapectora of all the railroada entering Omaha. Wc carry a full line of all high grade watchea, all makea and gradea. V We npecialize in diamond* \ and denign anything in platinum and white gold jewelry. i ( Louis A. Borsheim Diamond Merchant New Location, 117 So. 16th St. Bill Is Amended to Ban South Side li-Cent Phone Toll Measure Seeking Repeal of Telephone Mileage Rate Ad vanced —Senate Recon siders Science Rill§. __ i Lincoln, March 12 -In the fiat* committee of the whole this afternoon senato file 2ttO, originally providing for repeal of the airline rrtileage rate on telephone calls, was advanced to third reading. Senator Cooper, Douglas county! succeeded In having an amendment adopted to eliminate the fj-cent toll charge front South Omaha to Omaha proper. Explaining his amendment, Cooper said that patrons in Soutnh Omaha had a lower rate. It was true, but i ntalking tto Omaha were com pelled to pa ya toll charge of 5 cent*, while Ofhaha patrons talked to South Omaha without additional expense. Senator Chambers made a strong fight against the Ooope raddition and was supported by Senator Larkin. The senate called back house roll 17, one of the two socalled Christian Science bills, on motion of Sepator Oumb. It had previously been killed. The antilobbyist resolution wa* killed, it being pointed out that the senate already has rules covering the sub ject. These bills were killed on third reading: Senate file 116, by RobbinsMaking chairman of university department of hortilculture, secretary of the state park board. Senate file 306, by Warner: Requires plans of school buildings to be sub mitted to state superintendent and state engineer for inspection. Senat file 265, by Wiltse: Giving lo cal peace officers of other states tak ing prisoners through Nebraska local powers. House roll 243. without emergency clause, prevents young women from marrying veterans in order to get Into soldiers' home. Department of Agriculture Receipts Show Big Increase IJncoln. Neb., March 12.—(Special.) — V decided Increase was shown dur ing January and February In the re ceipts of the department of agricul ture, according to figures- compiled by Acting Secretary J. W. Mayer. Department receipts for the first two months last ye ir were 541.049 anJ 162,795, and this year 550,257 and 579,482. This Included 517,208 In oil fees which were held up in the courts for some lime. There was a noticeable decrease In number of employes and general ex penditures during ths first two months of this year. Corrupt Practice Measure Reported for Senate file IJncoln. Neb . March 1".—(Special l —S. F. 70, amending the corrupt practices act applying to state elec tions. was reported out for the senate general fila today. AS reported out by the committee, the bill fixes the limit at 52.S50 an l strikes out a number of exceptions which the old law permitted In cam paign statements. Private individuals may spend 10 per cent of the maxi mum allowed candidates, but must also report. The bill provides that no candidate shall take office if there is a charge of violation of the cor rupt practices act. Fire at Monroe Found Not of Incendiary Origin IJncoln, March 12.—(Special.—The fire which destroyed five buildings at Monroe, Neb., on March 1 was not of tnceiliary origin, according to Fire Marshall C. K. Hartford who made a personal investigation. Mr. Hartford said the fire was probably cawed by a combustion in n heap of sweeping compound in one of the stores. Sheriff Recognizes Man Wanted 8 V ears Fremont. N'ch., March 12.—(Special.) t—Sheriff Bill Condit proved his right | to the nickname "Eagle Eye" here j today vs th the arrest of Roland Me- . Donald, 62, alias Emerson, Omaha, who disappeared eight years ago after i an alleged robbery at the homes of Frank Meyers and Frank Dofrov olny, Dodge. McDonald was talking to a man on a street corner in Fremont when Condit recognized him. Before mak ing am' charges, t'ondit innocently cn gaged McDonald in conversation. Just a? innocently McDonald admitted that he hail once resided in Dodge county, employed by Myers, near Dodge, in 1914. * At the county jail, bullet wound scars on the man's leg and bock aided in the Identification. McDonald then confessed his guilt in the alleged thefts, Condit states. McDonald states he has been In tile army, the state pen at Walla Walla, Wash., anil Lincoln. Recently he moved to Omaha. He is being held at the coun ty jail. ____ Storm Bad for Range Stock in Northwest Nebraska O'Neill, Neb, March 12.—(Special.) —A heavy wet snow accompanied by a strong northwest wind began falling here before midnight Sunday and still continues. It is bad for range stock, although It is not freezing. Beatrice, Neb., March 12.—(Special.) —Snow and rain visited this section of the state today, Nvhlie the precipita tion was not heavy It will be of benefit to the winter wheat and crop-1 in general. Supreme Court Refers Rack Cron khite Case Washington, March 12.—Rejecting a petition for review, the supreme court announced today that it would not determine at this time whether the federal courts hive Jurisdiction to try Roland R. Pothier. indicted for the murder of Maj. Alexander P. Cronkhite at Camp Lewis, Wash, in 1919. The court hejd that the appeal should have been to the circuit court of appeals, and the case was referred to the first circuit court of appeals. Filley Farmer Injured in Collision of Autos Beatrice. Neb.. March 12.—(Special ) —John S< hunter. Filley Farmer, was severely cut about the head and other occupants of his car bruised and shaken up when it collided on the highway four miles north of Filley with a machine driven by Archie Peters<>n. Schuster was in ths act of turning In off the highway at the Maggie Dorn farm when the crash came. 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