Nebraska Newspapers

    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
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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.
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Fight Is Averted
Between Members
of Legislature
Regan and Auten Nearly
Scrap Afler Former Is
Said to Have Insulted
Women Lobbyists.
Lincoln. 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<iiu«r he accepted t. It
demands that two men be put In their
places who will "stay on the Job and
conscientiously look after the interest
of the people of this state '
Governor Bryan announced today ]
the capitol commission will meet at ,
the governor's office Wednesday at
11 o'clock to go over the testimony
g.ven in the hearing held last week :
on the charges made by State Engi
neer George K Johnson against
Architect Bertram G. Goodhue.
Commenting today on opinions of
the stone for the first section, tom In d
on In the Johnson charges. Mr.
Bryan said Professor Mickey had as
serted the cornerstone was the only
piece which came up to specifications.
This was denied by quarry men. the
governor said, who claimed the corner
stone was of exceptional quality and
worth about 11.50 a cubic foot. A
local contractor, he said, agreed with
the quarry men and declared there
was not enough stone of this parti
eular grade In all of the Bedford
quarries U> 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
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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§.
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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. Both cars wore badly smashed.
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Bryan Challenge
Accepted by Heed
Senator Offer? to Meet Gov
ernor in Debate at
York.
Lincoln. March 12.—(Special.)—'The
Bryan challenge to debate the tri
department form of government plan
against his new rode was accepted
today by State Senator Perry Heed.
In an argument with Representative
Theodore Osterman in the halls of
the state house this morning. Oster- !
man offered Senator Heed $25 if Heed ,
would debate with Governor Bryan
any place in Reed's district.
"I'll take you up on that." Heed
said. 'Til pick York as the place for
the debate."
Governor Bryan was notified of the
acceptance of his challenge this morn
ing, but did not comment upon it.
In his latest 5,000-word statement, the
governor offered to debate the two
governmental forms In the county
sent of every member of the legisla
ture.
Tomorrow, debate on the two propo
sitions will open the lower house.
I'nder rules adopted, any of the Bry
an and tridepartment bills will be
discussed Informally, perhaps for a
day, perhaps a week and perhaps two
weeks.
After a thorough threshing out of
facts concerning those two plans, a
vote will be taken on each of the SO
odd bills, entailing the two forms of
government proposed.
The governor asserted today that I
RiVtresentaUve Pollard who Issued a
statement yesterday branding lils
statement as false that paid corpota
lion lobbyists were working in behalf
>J the tridepartment plan of govern
ment. wasn't "responsible"
"Can you name any paid lobby*1
hire who is working in behalf of tbs
tridepartment plan?’ the governoi w
was asked.
ile declined to name any.
Osterman Measure
Is Placed on File
Lincoln, March 12—(Special)—
With a whoop, republican* and demo
crats joined force* today and put the
ijHternian bill ori general file over m
unfavorable recommendation Satur
day by the judiciary committee. The
hill provides that the railway commis
sion shall not have power to fix any
rate for the telephone companies or
other public utilities excepting a
maximum rate.
Charges w* re made freely that pub
lic utilities under the present law
which permit* fixing of one rate,
which is both maximum and mini
mum. virtually hold monopolies as It
would be Impossible for competition
because under the "one rate" law a
competitor couldn't cut prices.
Gaiety of Palm Beaeh
Fails to Draw Harding
Fort I^audcrdale. Fla . March 12.—
Half way d-wn the shallow, mud
soaked channel that leads southward
from Palm Beach, President Haidin*
chugged along today on the house
boat Pioneer bound for Miami and
bound probably also for the end o!
that "splendid Isolation" that has ti
bia since he entered the state ol
Florida a week ago.
Palm Beach, now in the last m»
fling of its winter gayetjr, failed ^
draw the chief executive from lb
seclusion of his houseboat.
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Foreign dress ginghams have se
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Cotton suitings come in an un
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