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PAGE FIVE List of Bills Placed Before the Legislature Many Important Measures to Presented for Consideration of the Lawmakers. fice would be endorsed as a party candidate and to provide for place ment of party endorsement desig nation on ballot alongside endorsed candidates' names. LB 26 By council To provide for appointment of a legislative comptroller by the legislature for a Pe and Gantz the first class, class and vil- right of acquiring public util LB 1 Dy Sorrell Empowering cities of cities of the second lne:es to exercise the ent domain for ity property. LB 2 I!y Sorrel 1 and Gantz Providing that cities of the first class between 5,000 and 25,000 population and cities of the second class and villages may construct or purchase a gas plant or gas system, gas distri bution rystem or gas pipe lines, and finance by issuing revenue bonds. LB 3 Ry Thomas Changing the law prescribing what are legal in vestments for trustees, executors, administrators or guardians in the absence of express instructions in the instrument creating the fiduciary relationship two year term, with $4,000 annual salary, to obtain information regard ing executive department expendi tures. LB 27 By council To give the state a lien on insurance of build ings on state school lands in amount of rental due, require county attor neys to bring suit to collect rent on delinquent school lands, place school emin- 'land being bought under sales con- ! I trac t on state property tax roles, an- jthorizes state board to sell dead tim- j jber off school lands, requires board j to make one instead of three notices ; i to delinquent renters before lease i can be cancelled authorizes board to appoint two additional employes. j j LB 2S By council To authorize jmembership in a district iudees to appoint probation but mav make a (officers. paid with state funds, to i supervise persons placed on bench probation and on parole from penal j institutions. No application for pa role or commutation would be neces sary to obtain pardon board hearing, no notice of such hearing would be published and no testimony would and confirming title of the pur chaser, Charles B. Redus. LB 41 By Bevins and Sullivan Provides for organization of em ployes of all persons outside of agri cultural labor or domestic service for purposes of collective bargain ing; provides a board of arbitration composed of the state labor commis sioner and two persons, one select ed by each party to the dispute; nothing in law to be construed as interfering with the right to strike save that a strike may not be called until 5 days after arbitration; makes, it unlawful for employer to inter fere with, coerce or restrain em ployes in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in the act; to dominate or interfere with the formation of maintenance of any labor organiz ation or contribute to its support, but mny confer with employe during working hours without loss of nay; to u?e any discriminatory methods that will encourage or discourage labor organization, eloped shop agree ment; makes it unlawful to dis- discriminate agninst em his fllfd chirres or civen fm of $10 to $200 for comply with any provi- or LI! 4 By John Adams rrovid-!bp Pvt'n except by persons asked by ing for th report of the state bureau of vital statistics through the direc tor of public health of the birth and enumeration of crippled children in the state, for its sole use. LB 5 By Metzger and Ernest A. Adams Authorizing county boards and the governing bodies of muni cipalities to levy during the years 1941 and 19 4 2 not to exceed one mill t;ix for the relief of unemploy ed and indigent persons under cer tain conditions: limiting to 5 per cent the cost of administration of all activities in counties less than 150.000 acres and to 10 per cent in Douglas c ounty. LB C By Lambert Making it unlawful for wholesaler to sell or de liver cigars, tobacco, cigarets or cig aret material to one who i3 not the holder of a current retail dealers' li- jas cense, and unlawful for one not hold- "S intr a retailers' license to purchase or receive the same; penalty not exceed ing $100 line or imprisonment from 10 to 00 days. LB 7 By Carlson and Bowman Requires public power, irrigation and drainage districts to construct and maintain bridges over their car.a!s or channels when crossed by public highways or streets. LB S By Lambert Repealing the law creating the state planning board. LB 9 By Lambert Abolishes the legislative council bill drafting ser vice activity and the legislative ref erence library within the office of the clerk of the legislature. LB 10 By Lambert Submit ting constitutional amendment abol ishing the state railway commission and substituting a utilities commis sion of five members selected by dis tricts. Annual salary $3,000. LB 11 By Lambert Abolishes department of athletics and transfers its duties and powers to the state racing commission. , LB 12 By Lambert Abolishes office of state sheriff. LB 13 By Lambert Abolishes gasoline shipments port of entry law. LB 14 By Lambert Amends railroad anti-pass law by exempting from operations, surgeons, physicians and attorneys of railroads. LB 15 By Lambert provides that governor shall submit to the legislature all appointments for titular heads of executive depart ments within CO days; denied salary until confirmed; bars resubmission if legislature fails to confirm. LB 16 By committee on appro priationsAppropriates $75,000 for payrrent of salaries of legislature for next two years. LB 17 By Mueller Prohibits courts from issuing injunctions against state engineer acting for senior appropriators of irrigation waters without notice and before de fendants are beard; requires that bond be given if injunc tion allowed, and gives any person injured there by right to sue for damages: gives state engineer or others interested richt of appeal to supreme court, which must decide case within CO days. LP IS By Thomas Provides method by which a fraternal benefit so'ity mav be changed into a stock or mutual life insurance company. LB 19 By Thomas et al. Pro vides that in case of metropolitan utilities districts special taxe3 assess ed by them shall bear not less than 3 per cent or more than 6 per cent prior to delinquency; 7 per cent after delinquency. LB 20 -By Thomas et al. Pro vides that metropolitan utilities dis tricts may withdraw funds from the treasurer and deposit them in checking accounts for current oper ating expenses. LB 21 By Thomas Empowers metropolitan utilities districts to pay as operating expenses for insurance of employes for accident, disease, death or retirement. LP 22 By legislative council A"thori?es county courts to Issue de laved birth certificates, on proper evidence, to native Nchraskans whose certificates are not on file. LB 23 By council To simplify the present absentee voting laws by al olisliing 25 per cent fee now re epiirccl when ballot i3 obtained and requiring but one affidavit to be executed when the ballot i3 marked and delivered. LB 24 By council To clarify present law relating to cancellation cf drivers' licenses by the motor ve il 1 le division by leaving the sole right of cancellation to the courts. LB 25 By Thomas and others To provide for pre-primary state and party conventions at which one or nore primary candidates for each of- ,thc state pardon board to appear. j LB 29 By Wei org Providing that if only the second half of the .previous year's taxes are delinquent jon real estate, the real estate shall not be subject to sale on the first Monday of November after becom ing delinquent. c harg.1 plrve who testimony ; refusal to sions. ' LB 4 2 By Ncuhauer Provides that trustees, guardians, executors and administrators may invest funds of wards in real estate subject to the approval of the county judge. LB 4? By Johnson Directs cap itol custodian to display national flag on the state-house or its environs everv day in the year. LB 44 Py Johnson Requires a s; rge ant-at-arir.s to display on top of the state canitol each day that the legislature is in session the state ba n ner. j LB 45 By Netibaucr Provides 'for sale privately or at public auc tion of state fish ear, "Walthonian." 'or exchange for other equipment u:r.b!e l'or propagation of fish. I LB ?' 1!" Tvrdik and others i Defines what is unfair competition and unfair business practices; de fines and prohibits unfair sales and year i unfair competition with the intent or chert or uniainy uiveiung uuue from a competitor or otherwise in juring him: exempts bonafide clear ance sales, sales of perishable goods, sabs of imperfect or damaged goods, sales to relief aeon: ies or for char itable purposes; sales in liquidation of business, sales where price is made in good faith to meet competition, and sales under government con tracts Price minimum at six per cent over direct cost. LB 47 Ty Van Diest and Callan Empowers domestic insurance com panies (only mutuals now under law) to borrow money without dis count or the payment of commission to defray organization expenses, and LI! 30 By committee on appro priations Appropriates $55,000 for payment of legislative expenses for members, payments for supplies and other incidental expenses of the pres ent session. LB 31 By Douglas county mem bers Provides five-year staggered term for members of Omaha bousing authority board. LB 3 2 By John Adams Changes the date for election of county clerk in Douglas county from same otner county ouieers to same year register of deeds, next election to be in 1944. i LB 33 By Carlson Provides that 'when incumbent of a civil office in I the state enlists in the state militia 'or military and naval service of the United States, the office become va jcant if the period of service is long er than the term of office; forbids (payment of compensation while ab jsent from duties and empowers gov jernmental subdivision in which he ; holds office to use pay for maintain ing office. I LB 34 By Carlson Provides that jno bond shall be required of sales rings that are located at stockyards i posted as stockyards by the U. S. sec- i issue surplus notes therefor, but re- retary of agriculture. j quires applic ation to and approval LB 35 By Sorrell Exempts ap- fcy director of insurance for issuing pilicants for chiropractors' license jthem in a stated maximum amount, from examination in basic sciences. proceeds to be applied solely to the LB 36 By Sorrell Makes women surplus of the company; interest pay eligible for jury service with same iable only from surplus reduced from qualifications and exemptions as men. jlO per cent to 6 per cent. LB 37 By Raecke Provides for LB 4S By Callan and Van Diest the establishment of .county libraries Prohibits domestic mutuals from by a majority vote of the electors ; doing business until they have ac residing outside cities, villages or j cumulated a fund of at least $50,000 townships already maintaining a pub-; or equal to 10 times the maximum lie library; present law permits these I single risk assumed, which ever is to vote. LB 3S By Carmody. Carlson and Garber Provides that all unsold school lands be subject to lease at an annual rental of 4.5 per cent of ap praised value, instead of 6 per cent as at present. LB 39 By Gantz Limiting high way bond issues to 6 per cent of as sessed value of all the taxable prop erty within any precinct; present law limits it to 2 per cent for all types of public improvements. LB 40 By Murphy Validating t,-ansfer by university regents of 80 acres of land in Scottsbluff county cedure to reinsure existing domestic companies, mergers or consolidations exempts fraternals which have a special law; director of insurance authorized to approve when satis fied that the interests of the policy holders of the reinsured or merged company are fully protected: after approval proposal must be submitted to stockholders of a domestic stock comrany or members of a mutual; if reinsurance is being effected by a foreign company it must be in accord with the laws of the state in which it is domiciled. LB 51 By Sorrell and Weborg Amendment to law relating to or ganization of districts for control of noxious weeds: adds perennial pep per grass and Russian nap to lists of pests; changes procedure setting up an organization. LB 52 By Lambert Abolishes Nebraska advertising commission. , LB 53 Fy Kotoue Eliminates from present law relating to life. I health and accident insurance that ; persons liable for the support of a child may take out the provisions ipcrmitting policies to-be written on lives of minors in specified amounts, and raises from 10 to 1 4 the age at which a minor will not be deemed i incompetent to contract for such coverage; provides that accident in surance may be written in connec tion with liability insurance on the application of the owner cf real or personal property, which provide .payments to a guest passenger or other persons to include medical or ho-nital expenses to cover injury in- Icurrcd while on property of person 1 procuring insurance; permits writ ing of liability insurance for in juries to persons other than the in jured, including payment of medical, hospital and funeral benefits, regard less of legal liability. J LB 54 By Carmody Repeals law i relating to licensing of real estate brokers and salesmen. I LB 55 By Kotouc Reduces from 1 100 to 50 the minimum number of persons who may be covered by group life insurance company, j LP, 56 Ey Sorrell Prohibits the sale at retail of alcoholic liquors, j including beer, bet ween midnight iand 0 a. m. of following day; au thorizes state liquor commission to I issue closing hours orders covering operations outside of cities and vil ! 'ages. J LB 57 By Kotouc Appropriates I $13,000 to the Pawnee Royalty com pany representing the long-standing lwn us offer for the first discovery of oil. i t LB 5S By Sorrell Provides for the grading and inspection of apples and sets up machinery in department of agriculture and inspection for en forcement; prohibits shipping of bulk apples into the state unless a grade certificate attaches; declares unlawful deceptive pack and re-use of containers except under certain conditions. TO FINGERPRINT REPUBLICANS LINCOLN, Jar. IS (UP) State Senator Harry Gantz laughed today over this paragraph in a letter from " a pood democrat in Alliance." "Dwight Griswold is really a far sighted man. This idea of fingerprint- I t i'ii a i greater, for each class of business 'q'u""ns is sencuy in oruer. they are licensed to write, to be used i Tell him to go all the way fir.ger- for payment of losses only. print every damn republican in the LB 49-By Van Diest and Callan j state if we fcave those rascals all -Confines burial associations to the writing of burial insurance only in j "sprinted, the citizens can rest a r maximum sum of $500: limits in-j little easier." vestments to those provided for do- Griswold announced this week he mestic insurance companies: stock ha(1 orfIere(i aii mnloves in admin istrative departments to be fingerprinted. may not be sold for less than par ! ;iior more than 125 per cent of par; j j requires each association to main-j (tain the same reserves as life insur- j 'ar.ee companies. ! j LB 50 By Van Diest and Callan ' 1 Rewrites present law covering pro- The new 1941 World Almanacs are now on sale at Bates Book Store. Metal Workers To Be Rewarded For Defense Ideas S 1 'i.tJHrr'y; 4 H-8 A. A PLAN to uncover unknown Edi- sons and Chryslers In the metal working Industry, although less than one month old, has al ready brought in many recommen dations to help speed the American industrial defense program. Under this plan, sponsored by one of the largest metal fabricating companies in the United States, and known as the Revere Award, a total of $10,000 in prizes will re ward the foremen, sub-foremen or workers submitting the ten best suggestions for such devices or processes. All ideas, in addition, will remain the property of their originators. Conceived as a clearing house for ideas for the National De fense Commission, the new Award has been already described by la bor and industrial leaders as a Nobel Prize for American work men. They have pointed out that much of our industrial supremacy today is founded on the ideas of t sir it " ' " 'jut 1 :vjW v-? men who began at the bottom in shops and factories. According to C. Donald Dallas, President of Revere Copper and Bras3 Incorporated, suggestions submitted do not have to be Im mediately related to the arms or munitions Industries. It Is neces sary, however, that they can be applied so as to Increase the output of plants supplying defense needs. The main purpose of the Revere Award, Mr. Dallas stated. 13 to make available to the National De fense Commission the useful ideas ot the 2.000,000 men in the metal industry who are closest to the stages of production. The Judges for the Award prizes will be Henry T. Heald. President of the Illinois Institute of Technology. Chairman; Admiral Joseph Strauss, U. S. Navy, retired; Major General Frank Parker, U. S. Army, retired; Robert J. Watt, former American workers delegate to the Interna tional Management Congress at Geneva. Switzerland; and C. Don ald Dallas, President, Revere Cop per and Brass Iacoroorateci FOOD FACTS wuFQIBtESi 00, l A IA! DlRiNG THE REIGN OF LOUIS XIV, FEA5 FIRST BECAME KNOWN TO FRANCE.-A lUXURf FOR ONLY THE VERY WEALTHY. THE MAR KET PRICE WAS 62.50 A PINT. fiStr PARMESAN CHEESE TESTERS "LISTEN" FOR THE RIGHT STAGE OF RIPENESS. THE CHEESES ARE TAPPED WITH A HAMMER AND JUDGED BT THE TONE THEY EMIT. ;e X 1 . I 1 1,1, Vu IE THE BEDOUIN BRIDE "ESCAPES TO A MOUNTAIN CAVE THAT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY WELL STOCKED V17H FOOD, AND REMAINS THERE TILL HER HUSBAND FINDS HER. IN OLDEN TIMES. MEAT ROAST ING ON A SPJT OR JACK BEFORE AN OPEN FIRE WAS TURNED BY A SMALL DOG CALLED'TURNSPIT," TRAVELING ON A TREADMILL Famous Gqubstsets gMistqrv IT IS SAID THAT AFTER HIS RE-, TIREMENT, DAVID HUME PLANNED TO DEVOTE THE REMAINDER CF HIS LIFE 10 IHt XIENCE Or COUKtK.". 2C (pi U By Journal Field Representative Dr. Totman has been suffering an attack of flu that has kept him con fined to his home and bed. Harold Aleck, coach in Elmwood high school, has been suffering from a severe case of flu during the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Overbick of Beatrice were here last week, visiting at the home of Mrs. George Blessing, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. George Bles sing, Jr. and the children. David Enterline's mother continues in critical condition at her home in North Bend, following a recent stroke and is now unable to swallow, ac cording to latest reports from her bedside. Grover Hill was a business caller in Plattsmouth one day last week. While there, he dropped in at the Journal office and arranged to have the paper visit his home twice each week during the coming year. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Greene have both been confined to their home and bed as the result of a severe attack of flu. Mr. Greene recovered more quickly than his wife and was able to be back at the store before she was out of the sick room. other points. They were gone about two weeks and were able to meet a good many relatives and friends, en Joying their trip to the utmost. "Cheers for Miss Bishop" Yes, and cheers for Mrs. liess Streeter Aldrich, too, as the authoress of this story which has been made into a great movie and had its pre mier at Lincoln last Tuesday. Some from here were able to go, but the greater part were not and those will have opportunity of seeing it right here at home, for a three day show ing has been arranged for Elmwood the latter part of this month. McCook Neb. City . riattsmouth York I. 0. 0. F. and Rebekah Officers A joint installation of officers of, Kearney the I. O. O. F. and Rebekah lodges in Elmwood was held last Thursday night, followed by a lunch. A good attendance was present. The officers installed were: I. O. O. F. Nolan Miller, N. O.; Harry Linder, V. G. ; Morris Tenter man, secretary, and Earl Elliott, treasurer, with Herman Stege as the past Noble Grand. Rebekahs Opal Clements, N. O.; Frances Frisbee, V. G.: Bessie Miller, secretary, and Golda Penterman, treasurer, with Verna Miller as past Noble Grand. Census Figures on Dwellings in State is Public 387,469 Dwellings in State; 22,747 Vacant or For Sale or Rent, Census Report Shows. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (UP) Of the 3S7.469 dwelling units in Ne braska on April 1. 1940, 22.747 or 6.1 per cent were vacant and for sale or rent according to a report issued by Director William Lane Austin of the bureau of census to day. Besides those units representing the commercially significant vacan cies, 3C0.811 dwelling places were occupied by households enumerated in the population census at their usual place of residence. The remaining group of 2,911 units was made up for the most part of vacant units being held for ab sent households or by non-resident households. Of the total number of dwelling units in Nebraska, GO. 4 per cent were in rural areas while 39.0 per cent were located in urban places. The number of private households increased approximately 5.2 per cent as contrasted with the decrease of 4.5 per cent in population between 1930 and 1940, the report stated. This was explained by the fact that the average size of family in Nebraska decreased since 1930, as it has throughout the country. The report noted that the average number of persons in the population per oc occupied dwelling unit in 1940 was 3.63 for Nebraska as compared with an average population per family of 4.02 in 1930. The report lists 223,844 persons occupying 62,141 residents in Omaha against a total of 65,763. Of the 25.991 total household units in Lin coln, 24,671 are occupied with 81.9S4 dwellers. The tables below list total hous ing units, those occupied and num ber of persons In occupied dwell ings. Total Occupied Pop. Omaha 65,763 62,141 223.844 81.984 19,130 15,145 12,429 7,632 6,146 11,862 9,643 6,212 7,339 4,268 5.383 Lincoln 25.991 24.671 G. Island Hastings N. Platte Columbus Falls City Fremont 5,719 5,469 4.310 3,378 2.043 1,735 3.469 2.770 1,741 2,101 1,195 1,653 In Douglas county. 247,562 per sons occupy 68,387 occupied dwell ings out of a total of 72,412 while in Lancaster county 100,585 make their homes in 29,168 residences against a total of 30,878 dwellings. 4,525 3,487 2,089 1,754 3,635 2.S82 1.827 2.163 1.266 1,768 TO STOP JOY RIDING Home from the West u'NU,bA' Jan; 14 y' eurio oooictnnt ot nor hvwstiu uriswoiu mum ueu a the post office. Miss Verna Miller jmove today to stop the use of state and Miss Opal Kunz. together withjowned automobiles for pleasure pur two young lady friends from Lin- poses by requesting safety patrol coin, arrived home last week from a: men to report license numbers of visit on the west coast that took them J state-owned cars seen on the high to Los Angeles, Long Beach and; ways on Sunday and at night. "V & jD-. m 1 OTifl ft Childre Ernest L.Beeker 'Into the Right Channel" Carl, a parochial school graduate, was brought before the Juvenile Court, charged with auto theft. A friendly lad of 17 years, he seemed even more mystified than his par ents, teachers and friends by his ir resistible impulse to take cars, drive them a few miles, and abandon them near the spot where he had taken them. lie readily confessed that he had taken five cars within a six-month period and had driven them from six to IS miles each. A check-up by the police revealed that he had returned them all undamaged. Any car with its key carelessly 'left in its place had a compelling at traction for him. When the Judge asked him v.hy he took car after car, gully aware that he would be sent to the reformatory for the offense, he said. "I'd like to know why, myself. I often wonder if I'm sane." Carl came from an excellent home, and his parents were prominent citi zens in the community. They felt disgraced by their son's conduct. He, too. was deeply grieved, not because of the consequences of his offense on himself, but because of the suffering and humiliation he had brought up on his parents. The Court was con vinced that he wanted to understand liis own actions and stop them. On one of Carl's visits to the Juvenile Court, a dope fiend appear ed, writhing in agony, begging the police to send for the city physician to give him a "shot." Carl Studied the fiend's every action, his every v. erd, then remarked as he walked into the private conference room, "I am just as bad off as that poor fellow. He can't help his actions. But I've got to find a way to help mine." Psychiatry failed to solve Carl's problem. The Juvenile Court, al though it made an exhaustive study of his case, also failed. With wisdom born of his need, Carl solved his problem alone. He procured a position with one of the large automobile manufacturing com panies as a test driver and rightfully drives cars, not his, to his heart's content and his employers' satisfaction. Total Occupied Top. Richardson 5,511 5.297 19.178 Otoe 5.659 5.371 18,994 Cass 5,300 4,964 16,992 Dodge 7,244 6,829 23,799 Platte 5.292 4,964 20,191 York 1,768 1,653 5,383 Hall 8.333 7,827 27,523 Adams 6,764 6,301 24,576 Buffalo 7,213 6,654 23,655 Lincoln 7,104 6,760 25,425 Red Willow 3,670 3,298 11,951 ALABAMA TO MINE BAUXITE MONTGOMERY, Ala. (UP) A new concern has been organized to mine bauxite, ore from which alum inum is extracted, in southeastern Alabama. GET YOUR ON SEALED CORN FROM INSURANCE-And BONDS . " I 1JLLV - Phone- 16 Plattsmouth