Gasoline Tax Bill
to Raise Fund for
Roads Introduced
. a
Take* Place on Docket With
Measure to Repeal Pres
ent Statute on Intan
gible Securities.
•V (Continued From Put Oat.)
Uro. The present law, which has
been the center of a political cyclone
ever elnce Its passnge, provides that
the tax on Intangibles shall be 25
per cent of the tax on tangibles.
There wasn't a ripple over con
firmation of the code secretaries at
a Joint session of house and senate
this afternoon. Democrats and re
publicans voted to confirm. T. E.
Williams, the governor's selection for
state tax commissioners, will be con
firmed by the senate at a later date.
By Auorinted Press.
I.lncoln, Jan. 12.—Following a mo
tion made in the senate to adopt
former Governor Bryan’s budget
message, Senator Cooper, republican,
Douglas county, entered n substitute
motion providing that the former gov
ernor's reference to "the price of coal
reduced” and "saving of $10,000,000
to taxpayers of Nebraska,” be stricken
from the record of the senate Journal.
Senator Cooper, in his motion, "de
clared that the "saving of $10,000,000”
mentioned in former Qpvernor Bryan’s
budget message, "is not founded on
facts deducable by any reliable method
of computation. It Is grossly mislead
ing and Is Intended to camouflage the
people of the state Into a false belief
of economy.”
Senator Cooper’s motion was
adopted by the senate.
Lincoln, Jan. 12.—Considerable in
terest was attached today to the bill
for the abolishment of capital pun
ishment In Nebraska, which Repre
sentative Axtell of Lincoln county
plans to introduce In the lower cham
her In the near future.
Attention has been centered upon
the bill by the fact that two convicted
■layers under sentence death—Wal
ter Ray Simmons of Boyd county and
Sol Wesley of Omaha—will escape
execution if the measure Is passed.
The original dates of execution for
both men have long since passed.
Lincoln, Jan, 12.—Abolishment of
the "10-day notice" marriage statute
in Nebraska was proposed in a bill in
troduced In the senate today by Sena
tor Wood of Scottsbluff. Senator
Wood's bill would substitute the "10
day notice" with a requirement that
the parties to the marriage. If under
age, obtajn written consent of parents
or guardian.
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Bills Introduced
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By A«*o«*liU*d Press.
Lincoln, Jan. 12*— A summary of
senate and house bill* introduced to
day fololws:
S. F. 1. by Wilts*—Increase* Intangible
tax rat* from 25 to 50 p«r cent mill rate;
repeal* 1 mill levy on bond* and war
rants of atat* and governmental sub
division*.
S. F. 2. by Wilt**—Allow* clerk of dis
trict court a $3 fee /or swering wit
nesses.
S. F. I, by Wlltae—Give* court dis
eretlon In the granting of separate trial
to persons charged Jointly with a felony.
9. F. 4, by Wiltse—Provides no person
ehall be excused trom testifying agplnst
another, but testimony, unless voluntary,
shall not be used against the person
test If ring.
9. F. 5, by Wilts*—Provides that Lan
caster and Dougl*s county courts shall
not have Jurisdiction In Juvenile case*
except during the absence of the dietrlct
Judge or Judges
S F. 6. by Wlltee—Makes shooting or
stabbing with intent to Inflict great
bodily Injury punishable by Imprisonment
in the penitentiary.
8 F. 7, by Wiltse—Provide* that vio
lators of prohibition laws may be penal
ized both with $100 fine and three
months' Imprisonment.
8. F. 8, hli Wiltse—Provide* county
judge may give Judgment in misdemeanor
cases, where the defendant plead* guilty,
of a maximum six months' sentence or
$500 fine, or both
8. F. 9, by Wiltae—Provides that 1n
oases where the district and county
courts have concurrent Jurisdiction,
where the penalty la three month* in Jail
or $100 fine, both may be Imposed.
8. F. 10. by Wood—Amends the law
relating to fire Insurance companies.
8. F. 11, by Wood—Repeals the hall In
surance law.
S. F. 12. by Wood—Increase* mill levy
limit for municipal purposes from 15 to
18 mills In cities of 5,000 to 25,000 popu
lation, In the discretion of city council,
and abolishes 5 and ti-tnlll limit for main
tenance of police and fire departments
respectively.
8. F. 13, by Wood—Reduces the agreed
maximum rate of Interest from 10 per
cent to s per cent.
9. F. 14, McGowan (by request)—En
larges powers Of state fire marshal In
fire prevention work where there Is no
local fire department.
H. V. 15, McGowan (by request) — Pro
vides that the three-eighth* of l per rent
tax on gross premiums of fire Insurance
companies shall be appropriated and used
exclusively by trade and commerce de
partment for fir* inspection and preven
• tion
H. R. 1. by Bock— Provides thst 1ft.K00
pounds, instead of 17,000, shall be mini
mum weight for mLafd ratTotda of live
stock In cars 36 feet long.
H. R. 2, by Bailey. Eseame and Gilmore
—Imposes a 2-cent tax on each gallon of
gasoline and motor oil.
H. R. 8 by Gilmore and Bailey—Re
peals lntangibia tax law.
H. R. 4. by Penamore—Pertains to
change of venue in Justice courts.
H. R. 6. by Penamore—Limits school
tas to 20 milla in cities of 1,000 popuia*
tion or over.
H. R. 6. by Penamore—Reduces high
school tuition rate for nonresidents from
$3 to $2 a week.
H. R. 7, by Bock—Duplicate of H. R.
1, with emergency clause.
H. R. 8, by Keck—Provides for appoint
ment of city attorney In second elasi
citlea and for election of police magis
tral# In villages. Emergency.
H. R. 9. by Keck—Provides four-year
term for county judges, beginning with
those elected in 1926.
H. R. 1U, by Keck—-Allows catfish more
than nine Inches long to be caught; law
now 31 Inches.
H R. ll, by Keck'—Provides for oust
ing county attorneys an«l police officers
for failure to enforce motor vehicle laws.
H. K. 12, by Thomason Relates to ar
tisans' liens on machinery.
11. R. 12. by Wildmnn Provides for
filing register of deed to real estate.
H. R. 14, by Hock-—Limits speed of
motor vehicles across highway intersec
tions to 10 miles an hour ami requires
vehicles to stay on right side of road.
11. R. 15, by Keyea—Relutes to method
of registration ami cancellation of oil i
and gas leases.
SWEET SUSPENDS
PRISON EXECUTIVE
Denver, Colo., Jan. 12.—Governor
Sweet today suspended Thomas J.
Tynan as warden of the Coloradp
penitentiary at Canon City. He ap
pointed Sheriff Clifford R. Glasson
of Fremont county as temporary
warden.
The appointment Is for 10 days
only and "may he continued at the
pleasure" of the Incoming executive,
Governor-elect Morley, who lakes of
fice tomorrow. Early today Sheriff
Glasson, accompanied by T'nder
Sheriff John Donahoo, went to the
uenltentlary gates and asked for
Tynan. The warden appeared and
declared he would not permit them
to serve papers on him.
The two officers then nailed the
eviction orders on the prison gates
and left.
loiter Glasson, accompanied by
Fred S. Caldwell, former assistant
attorney general, .and Sweet's coun
sel, appeared In Judge Butler's dis
trict court, seeking for a writ of
mandamus, vacating the place and
Installing the newly appointed
4Varden.
ROADS PROTEST
FARM RATE CUT
Chicago. Jan. 12.—Reduction of
freight rates on farm products Is pro
tested by 10 of the leading railroads
of the middlewest In a statement
from the western railways committee
of public relations made public here
today.
Reduction of rates would Injure
transportation on which the farmer
must depend to get his produce to
market, the roads state, and In sup
port of this argument the interstate
commerce commission Is quoted in a
decision that the western roads have
not been receiving a fair return.
"The net return of western car
riers In 1923 was $88,500,000 lass than
In 1917, and amounted to only 3*4
per cent on their property Invest
ment,” the commission Is quoted.
"And their net earnings for the first
11 months of 1924 was only 3.87 per
cent."
Iowa Feeders Buy Corn
in Kansas and Nebraska
Morrowville, Kan., Jan. 12.—Corn Is
being shipped from this station to
points In southern Iowa, always con
sidered the greatest corn state In the
union. A carload left here today des
tined to Donahue Brothers of Tal
mage, la. The corn was In the ear,
and It 1* said a prioe 10 cents higher
than the market price here for
shelled co'rn was paid for It f. o. b.
by the Iowa firm, who tre heavy
feeders, and who are short of corn
on account of the Iowa crop being
practically a failure. A few other
stations in Nebraska and Kansas
hnve shipped corn to Iowa this win
ter.
Former Hartington Bank
Hpad Dies in Colorado
Hartington, Jan. 12,—Word has
been received here of the death In
Colorado of A. M. Merrill, a former
resident and early pioneer of Hartlng
lon, who was the first president of
the Hartington National bank, which
was established In 1883. He Is sur
vived by Mrs. Merrill and 10 children.
Dunbar Churches Unite
in Sunday Night Services
Dunbar, Jan. 12.—Rev. E. A. Wil
son, pastor of the First Presbyterian
church here, and Rev. Charles D.
Helper of the l!nit»d Presbyterian
church, are holding union Monday
night servjees and having bigger
night congregations than heretofore.
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Anti-Gossip Law Irks Kentucky
Magistrate; Women Despise Him
First Conviction Under Freak
Statute Was Man Who
Critieized Pastor.
Owensboro, Ky., Jan. 12.—Robert
K. Watkins, police judge of this city,
is about the most unpopular man
with the women in this part of the
Bluegrnss etate. The reason is the
anti gossiping siatute that the Judge
is enforcing.
He fined a woman $10 as a start
er, and says he is going to stop all
the gossip in his Jurisdiction.
The law was enacted by the slate
legislature in its last session, and in
fairness to the women. It ought to he
slated that the first person convicted
under it was a man, who lived in
another pHit of the state, lie was
fined for saying that a minister was
friendly with a woman member of
his congregation.
The first woman Judge Watkins
fined announced In an advertisement
in a newspaper that she regretted
that the fine was not $25 at least—
the lowest sum on which an appeal
could be taken. Until such a rase is
taken to the supreme court it will
not he known whether the law 1«
constitutional.
This particular woman, who Uvea
on a farm, was convicted of having
sgld that certain police officers re-1
ltobert K. Watkins.
celved 25 cents a gallon on liquor
sold by bootleggers.
Hosiery Salesman Too Personal
in Selling His Wares, Women Say
Tj. K. Jones, Millard hotel, is In Jail
because he took too much Interest in
his business.
The police don't object to the Inter
est. but the principle Is all wrong.
They aay ho wanted to treat each
customer like a persona! friend, which
was rather embarrassing, as he was a
hosiery salesman and too personal.
Jones, police say, took his wares
from door to door. Jle had a tine
line of samples.
He made a mistake Saturday. He
called at the home of Mrs. J. V. Daly,
1822 Chicago street, and site allowed
him to come in.
Jones produced an elaborate line of
samples. He showed her stockings of
every color and size. He emphasized
the fact that they were all silk, from
the toe to the top.
"They aren’t rotton at the top, like
cheaper stockings,’’ he said. "Now,
those you’re wearing. . . .”
In pure scientific curiosity, police
say, he made a move to see whether
Mrs. Daly’s stockings were silk all
the way.
But Mrs. Daly had been sweeping
when he arrived, and she still had
the broom in her hand. She swung It
and Jones' feet went out from under.
Then Mrs. Daly ran from the room,
locked the door on him and tele
phoned police.
Ho the police put him in the Jail
house and charged him with disor
derly conduct. Bater, they say, sev
eral other women in the same neigh
boorhood called to complain of Jones'
familiarities. His case la set for
Friday.
Mystery of Fatal Iowa Farm Fire
Cleared by Note Relating Plot
Special I>i*pahh to The Omaha Bcc.
Arnolds Part, I*., Jan. 12.—A vow
to "exterminate” himself and his en
tire family “by the worst of deaths—
fire—on New Year's morjting,” was
made by Ben Kastman, living north
of Bake Park. Ia., as revealed by a
letter which he mailed in the rural
mail box December 3B and which has
just been opened.
The vow was partly carried out by
Kastman, who was burned to death
in tha fire, but his married daughter,
her husband and six other children
escaped.
Blair Awakens Daughter.
Karly on New Year's morning the
daughter was awakened by the smell
of smoke. She roused her husband,
who ran downstairs to Kastmans
room. When he opened the door s
sheet of flame drove hint back.
Running back upstairs, he succeed
ed In getting all the family out of the
burning house, and they walked, hare
foot, in their night clothes, to a
neighboring farmhouse, a quarter of a
mile away.
Body Near Gasoline.
House and contents were destroyed
Rate in the afternoon the charred
body of Kastman was found beside
an empty five-gallon gasoline can.
Opening of,the letter which he mailed
completed solution of the fire mya
tery.
Kastman was reported to have been
acting queerly tome time ago end
complaint was made to the sheriff,
who wrote him a letter of warning.
He evidently had taken this to heart
and made his extraordinary "New
Year's resolution."
Two Churches in
Aurora to Unite
Cougregationalit-ts and Pres
byterians Endorse Pro
posed Federation.
Aurora, i Jan. 12.—Congregational
and Presbytaria n churches at their
Sunday morning meetings derided to
federate. ■ A .Jolnj\ommltt«e consist
ing of' eight members from each
church has been appointed to pre
pare and present a program of fed
eration.
The federation was favored by Rev.
Ervlne Onglls, who leaves shortly for
his new field us pastor of the Vine
Congregational church In Lincoln,
and Rev. P. N. Shedd of the Presby
terian church, who has placed his
resignation In the hands of his board
for the purpose of aiding In the pro
gram of union. The vote In the Con
gregational church Was 77 to J8 In
favor of the policy of federation. The
vote in the Presbyterian cWhrch was
unanimous for federation. The ques
tion voted upon in both churches was
as follows:
"We, hereby declare ourselves In
favor of a federation or a union of
the Congregational and Presbyterian
churches of Aurora and pledge our
selves to faithful efforts to perfect
such a union and to develop a work
ing plan of procedure.”
The committee on procedure will
get to work promptly in an effort to
prepare the necessary program of
union. It is probable that a new pas
tor will be called.
CREDIT MEN HERE
FROM LINCOLN
Fifty Lincoln credit men will ar
rive in Omaha on a special train at 3
Tuesday afternoon to be the guests of
Omaha credit men at a banquet Tues
day evening at the Rome hotel.
The Lincoln men will be taken on a
tour of the city immediately after
their arrival in the city, and will then
lie taken to the Omaha Retail Credit
Men's association rooms before going
to the banquet. They will leave for
Lincoln at midnight.
Evan Davis Dies at Home of
Daughter Near Pawnee City
Pawnee City, Jan. 12.—The funeral
of Evan Davis, who died Saturday at
the home of hts daughter, Mrs. Ward
Chapman, east of here, will be held
in Pawnee City. Mr. Davis, who was
over 70, was horn in Wales and had
been a resident of Pawnee county for
over 50 years. Besides his daughter,
two sons survive, Olin Davis of Cedar
Rapids, la., and Melvin Davis of this
city, and a sister, Mrs. Oeorge Flory,
of this city, and a brother, Titus
Davis, of Lincoln.
Miss Eileen Devenney Dies.
Tecumseh, Jan. 12.—Funeral serv
ices were held at St. Andrew church
here today for Miss Eileen Devenney,
32, who died Friday. She is sur
vived by her mother. Mrs. Ellen
Devenney of Tecumseh, Frank
Devenney of Omaha, Grover Deven-*
ney of Minneapolis, Mrs. Mamie
Crawford of Cameron, Mo., and Mrs.
Anna Anderson of Memphis. Tenn.
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By THORNTON W. BURGESS
In thin** *t once not understood
£ome people will admit no good
—Old Mother Nature.
Another Kish Disappears.
So many things happen every day
lo the young people of the Green
Forest and the Green Meadows that
they do not think of any one thing
very long. Two days after the mys
terious disappearance of his big fish
the young Otter had stopped think
ing about it. lie had made up his
mind that he never would know what
became of that fish and that the
matter was no longer worth puzzling
over. There were too many other
things to think about and do.
On the third day he caught another
fine fish and climbed out on \he ice
with it near the place where the other
had disappeared. This flab wasn't as
There was only one fish and that
was the one he had just caught.
big as the one that had disappeared.
But It was a fine fish for all that.
The young Otter was hungry and he
intended to eat that fish right there.
But he had taken only a bite or
two when his sharp eyes saw another
fish in the water. Two fish would
be better than one. Jle dropped the
fish he was eating on the ice, plung
ed into the water, and like a brown
streak shot after the other fish.
Swift as a fish i« In water, there
Isn't much chance for it once an Ot
ter gets after it. The young Otter
had quite a chase, but in the end he
caught the fish. Then with it in his
mouth he swam back and climbed out
on the ice at the place where he had
left the other fish. He was feeling
very well satisfied. With two fish
1......
he would have all he eould possibly
eat, and more too.
•'First I'll eat the one that I caught
first ” said the young Otter aa he
dropped on the Ice the one he had
just caught. Then he received a shock.
That other fish wasn’t there! There
wag only one fish and that was the
one he had just caught. lle couldn't
believe It. No, sir, he couldn’t be
lieve It. lie actually rubbed his eyes
two or three times to .make sure
that nothing was the matter with
them. But nothing was the matter.
That other fish wasn’t there.
The young Otter looked hastily In
every direction. No one was In Bight.
At least he didn't see any ollb. All
he saw was what he took to bo •
little heap of snow a short distance
away. lie looked in the water. lie
thought he might have knocked that
fish into the water when he dived
after the other one. But he looked In
vain.
Of course, right away he remember
ed the disappearence of the big fish
three days before. Now another had
disappeared just as mysteriously. It
was unbelieveable, but It was true.
The young Otter became frightened.
"This Is no place for me," said he.
"No, sir, this is no place for me. The
first I know this fish will disappear
right out of my mouth. I wouldn’t
mind losing the fish so much If I
could only know what becomes of
them.”
He looked hastily down to see If
the fish he had just caught was still
at his feet. It was, and with a little
sigh of relief he picked It up, and
with it In his mouth plunged Into
I the water and swam hurriedly over
| (o the bank. There he gulped that
fish down as fast a* ever ha eould
He did It as If he feared that it
might disappear before he conld get
it eaten,
(Copyright, istl.)
T. M. Scott Installed as
Judge in Hamilton County
Aurora, Jan. 12. — T. M. Scott,
former member of the legislature from
Hamilton county, is now county
judge, having succeeded Fred Jeffers,
who retired Thursday. Judge Jeffers
had occupied offices in the <y>urt house
for 25 years. Glen Snider is now
cleric of the district court, having suc
ceeded J. W. Weedln, who occupied
that position for 12 years. L. T. John
son Is new county commissioner In
place of E. W. Hahn, who served
eight years. County Attorney M. F.
Stanley succeeded himself. D. M.
Walker is the new county assessor,
succeeding F. C. Bundle, who now
represents Hamilton county In the
legislature.
Girl Recognizes
Little Sister, 6
Auto Victim, Unconscious
Two Weeks, Cries at
Mother's Injury.
Although her little sister, Emily
Margaret, «, has been to see her every
day since her accident, I.yslia
Thomsen, 8, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
A. C. Thomsen, only recognized her
for the first lime since December 2#,
when she was struck by an automo
bile. She has been unconscious for
two weeks. At noon on Sunday when
the little sister was taken to Lord
Lister hospital by her father to see
Lystra. the sick girl s eyes grew big.
her face became animated, she smiled
broadly Htid said "Emily Mar—'*
leaving off the lafJTt two syllables.
After that effort Lystra fell Into *
deep sleep in which she remained for
four hours, said the father. Sunday
evening she ate some gelatin which
her father had brought to her. Mon
day morning she ate oatmeal, the
first solid food for two weeks. She
seems to hear, said Mr. Thomsen, for
she opens her mouth when asked to
do so.
W’hen Mrs. Thomsen took off her
coat Sunday, Mr. Thomsen told Lys
tra that her mother had hurt her
arm. Lystra began to cry real tears
“We are very much encouraged
about Lystra's condition," said the
father.
Milling Company Plans
to Broadcast Program
A special radio program will be
broadcast by the Nebraska Consoli
dated Milling company Thursday
night from station KFKX, Hastings.
A. R. Kinney, president of the com
pany, is to deliver an address on
"Flour and Flour Milling." Several
good musical numbers are also plan
ned.
The program is planned to be of
especial Interest to bakers and mill
ers throughout the country.
Hamilton County Fair
Association Incorporates
Aurora, Jan. 12.—At the annual
meeting of the Hamilton County
Agricultural society, which conducts
the county fair. It was decided to In
corporate. For 50 years, the organiza
tion has been a voluntary society,
life members controlling It.
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A yearly event for thirty-nine years—the January
sale by which all others are judged. Although we
do not claim the greatest reductions in the city our
prices are lowest—-the qualities are as usual.
Entire Stock of Fancy Linens
20% discount I
Not one beautiful piece have we reserved, but offer our I
entire atock of lovely piecea at diacount.
1 Real Italian Filet and cutwork.
Hand-embroidered Madeira, including table clotha.
. Moaaic luncheon clctha, tea clotha, napkina.
Real Venetian lace piecea.
Itanina cream craah linen aeta.
Street Floor
All White Goods Are Reduced
10% to 20%
I Plain Linen Sheeting—Bed Spreads—Longcloth—
1 Lingette—Nainsook—Flaxon—Dimity—Batiste—Per
I line Lawn—English Voile—Handkerchief linen.
I Every material sold in our section of white goods is
I subject to January reductions. It is thrift that
prompts one to buy future needs at this time.
Street Floor
Towels and Toweling at Low Prices
Linen Huck Turkish
Hemtlitched huck tow- Huck towel*. food All whit* Turk i ah
•It of all pur* linen, quality, priced atlow tewela. tpecial, each—
50c ••eh— 19c
All Linen weft huck tow. Bleached Turkith tow
All linen cra.h towel- r.duc#j for j.BU. .1. reduced for J.nu
in*; wathed and ready * . ...
for ute. Yard— *r*' arT* ~C,,“ oe
» 25c 39c
Very feed quality T“rki*>! w*‘k c,°‘k*
Red and blue checked huck towel. in the »«
all linen flat, towel- January tale.— DC, 8ic. 1UC
inf, yard— dCP OCP
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