THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1913.
GOVERNOR SIGNS MANY BILLS
Several Others Have Been Passed
and Await Signature.
$50,000 PENITENTIARY DEFICIT
llnve neftulntcil the Incorporation
on Cities of the First GlnaN to
More Than Forty Thou
sand Citlsenshlp.
(From a 8 toff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, April 4.-(Speclal.)-Thlrty-live
bills have been signed by the gover
nor to date nnd reported to the tcnite
and house. Several others have beon
passed and are awaiting the ttuvcrnor'i
signature. Those Blgned so faro are:
II. It -To provide J2O.O0O for the Inci
dental expenses of the legislature.
H. R. Appropriation of 1120,000 for
salaries of members of the legislature
and employes.
II. R. 1 A bill encorporatlng into the
laws o fthe st&to the code of criminal
and civil procedure as codified by the
code commission.
H. H. 353 Appropriating $50,000 for de
ficiency at the state penitentiary.
11. R. 152 Regulating the Incorporation
of cities of the first-class having a popu
lation of more than 40,000 and less than
100.000.
H. R. 197 Authorizes the state to con
demn lands needed for state institutions.
II. R. 68 Increases to be voted by
school districts from 25 to 35 mills.
H. R. 18 Authorizes elty council In cit
ies of the second cIrfs or villages to
transfer funds from general fund for con
struction of sewers.
Orthopedic IIoapHnl.
II. It 32 Appropriates $15,000 for main
tenance at otheoroedlo hospital.
II. R. 65 Regulates the expenditure of
Inheritance tax In construction of roads.
H. R. S3 Makes statu treasurer state
fiscal agent
II. R. 106 Joint resolution relative to
election of United States senators by pop
ular vot
II. R. 234 Appropriates for use of state
bridge fund 90 per cent of the levy of
one-intn or l mm.
II. R. 82 Provides for constitutional
amendment authorizing levying Income
tax.
H. R.. 1M Authorizes cities of first
class to purchase, construct and acquire
municipal light plants and other public
service utilities.
H. R. 173 Relates to mode of Inflicting
(death penalty, substituting electrotutlon
for hanging.
II. R. 329 Relates to Issue of school
bonds.
II. R. 112 Relates to surplus county
slhklne fund.
H. It 130 Provides, fo- the teaching of
European languages - in publlo schools.
II. ft. 151 Makes It a felony to Intro
duco into penitentiary or other like lnstl
tutlons cocaine or other dorje.
11. R. 69 Relates to voting of bonds for
county high schools.
II. It. 46-Jolnt resolution submitting a
constitutional amendment providing that
iue-sixms oi a jury may renaer a ver
diet In criminal cases.
H. R. 447 Provides that banks shall
not loan to exceed ten times the amount
of their capital and surplus.
II. R. 748 Defines method by which
cities of the first claBs may Issue bonds
for construction of sewer Bystems.
II. R. 20 Permits express and railway
companies to haul and handle freight free
of charitable purposes.
S. F. 12 Provides that taxable property
of joint school districts shall be assessed
between districts according to propor
tionate amount ot property.
B. F. 24 Double shift for Lincoln firemen.
S. F. 124 State aid for school districts
over twelvo sauare miles.
8. F, 28 Provides for playing base .ball
on Sunday by a vote or tne people.
lSxprcas Tax.
S. F. 2 Provides for a 2. per cent occu
pation tax on express conjpanlef.
S. F. 11 Provides for penalty for dam-
S. F. 450 Amendment to Lincoln charter
permitting election or excise ooard in ad
dition to commissioners. -
S. F, 415 Relates to time for 'holding
open elections Jn irrigation matters.
S, F. 260r-Provldes for authority for
state irrigation board to enforce rfleasur-lng-
'weirs for irrigation ditches.
8. F. 110 Irrigation companies to re
port to state engineer Instead of to su
perintendent of water divisions a list ot
all lands to be watered.
CAMPBELL'S CIRCUS SOLD
TO TWO OTHER SHOWS
FAIRBURY, Neb., April 4.-(Speclal.)-A
deal was consummated fn this city
yesterday whereby a part of the Camp
bell Brothers Consolidated circus wan
sold to Rice Brothers of St. Paul, Minn,
The Campbell Brothers circus has been
wintering In Falrbury nnd sold ' seven
large cars, several camels and a number
of wild animals to the Rice Brothers.
The cars are being prepared in the Falr
bury yards for .shipment to St. Paul.
The Cole Brothers circus ,hao absorbed
the balance of the Campbell Brothers cir
cus and will commence the season about
Wake Up, Mr. Water Board, Wake Up!
WAKE UP, Mr. Water Board, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR t
Nine months have now passed since the city took over the water
Plant nnd you have not yet made THE PROMISED REDUCTION IN
RATES on the contrary, you have, in fact, raised the rates, dou
bling them to the South Omaha packers, establishing a 50-ocnt min
imum for small consumers and forcing meter rates in place of flat
rates.
Mr. Water Board, do you know your treasurer's statement shows
at this minute that, after putting $32,000 in the sinking fund and
transferring $81,557 to your bond fund, you have A PROFIT BAL
ANCE of $114',559 MONEY WRUNG FROM THE P0PKETS OF POOR
PEOPLE.
Mr. Water Board, do you know that your collections from water
rentals to date are $570,150, to which should be added $30,000 in
terest received and $75,000 as three-fourths of the tax levy, making
your total nine months' receipts so far $675,000, which Treasurer
Ure says will aggregate FOR THE WHOLE YEAR NOT LESS THAN
$878,000?
Mr. Water Board, taking your own figures for expenses, namely,
$315,000 for interest on bonds and $211,000 for operating expenses,
your necessary outgo for the year cannot be more than $526,000.
Mr. Water Board, WHY DO YOU INSIST ON EXTORTING $350,000
MORE THAN YOU NEED from the taxpayers and water users of
Omaha?
t Mr. Water Board, the time to give us those LOWER WATER1,
RATES is "not next year, not next month, but NOW."
the middle of April In Oklahoma. About
twonfy cars are being painted and
equipped for the season.
Notes from Beatrice
and Gage County
BEATRICE, Neb., April 4.-Speclal.)-Tho
directors of the Beatrice Cqmmerclal
club held a meeting last evening and
decided on a budget fund of $7,600 for
the coming. year. Last year the amount
of the fund was $10,000. but $3,000 of this
sum went to the support of the Mink,
league ball team, which Beatrice will
not have thls season. The improving of
the roads, the Gage county alr, horse
races, conventions, etc., will receive
about the same apportionment as last
year. President Pease named the stand
ing committees for the coming yea"r.
, John W. Dultsman, an old resident of
the Plckrell vicinity, died yesterday
morning of tuberculosis, aged 47 years.
He Is survived by a widow and five'
children.
The report of the county tVeasurer for
the month ot March shows that collec
tions amounted to $31,420.13 and disburse
ments $26,972.67.
Phil Ackerman of Lincoln; state hotel
Inspector, visited Beatrice yesterday and
Inspected the hotels of this city. He also
Inspected the Paddock opera house and
will recommend that a flro escape or now
stairway bo built on the west side of
the building.
JUDGE WEST0VER ASKS
COUNTY ATTORNEY TO ACT
ALLIANCE, Neb., April. .-(Special.)
As a result of what apepars to bo a
packed grand Jury, Judge Westover In
a statement to the Alliance papers to
day recommends -that the prosecuting at
torney enter a. nolle prosequi to each
arid overy Indictment returned by this
grand Jury and the defendants named
therein bo discharged from custody. He
also directs the prosecutor that In all
felony cases where the evidence warrants
to proceed to prosecute the party or
parties by information, and "that you are
to permit no person, high or low to go
unwhlpp.ed of justice on account of friend
ship for or' the wealth or the prominence
or popularity of the person whom the
evidence shows committed a crime."
COMPENSATION BILL
REYIYED IN SENATE
(Continued from Page One.)
report. The report was that the house
should consider no more houso bills nor
the senate no more senate bills after
this week. The houso Informed Its com
mittee that Its duty was to flsc a date
for ndjournamcnt and not tell It how to
dispose of bills.
Key to tho Situation Bee Advertising.
Colorado Legalism IloxInK.
DENVER, Colo., April 4. The bill to
permit ten-round boxing contests Jn Colo
rado under tho sup?rvision of a state
commission was passed on final reading
by the senate today. Having already
passed the house It now goes to the gov
ernor. The measure Restricts the privilege
of giving bouts to blubs paying an an
nual license fee of $250.
HOUSE VOH WKLKAitB IlOAnD
Dill CnrrlcH Appropriating pive
Thousand for Purpose.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. April 4.-(Speclal.)-On
third reading the house this morning
acted on the following bills:
F 352.. by Grossman Nbnpartisan
election of Judges. Passed.
i-. nrn -i. by ; Nrtn-APProprlatlng
$j,0C0 for the establishment of a Ne-
miaSSoan.Ta8sesedntl0n "nd pUbllcUy Com
T1 by Smlt,'-A Proposed con
stitutional amendment providing for nub
"c.fi ?.? ln two newspapers in each com.
munl.tJy, two weeks before elecUon and
providing when a majority of those
voting vote In the affirmative, the amend
ment is adopted. Killed.
ioJmnJ24' by 5"?ch-ApproprlatIng
pt.COO Tor a memorial armory at Ne
braska City. Passed.
x.th. IL "-Appropriating $35,000 for a
binding twine plant at the penitentiary:
passed.
H. R. 459 Appropriating $40,000 for build
ing orthorpedlo hospital; passed.
H. It 109-Aprroprlatlng $2,000 for relief
ot MW..Ada Armstrong, whose husband
was killed at the state fair grounds;
pasc-en.
II. R. 390-Approprlatlng $5,000 for relief
of Mrs. Hellman. whose husband was
killed at tho penitentiary.
II. R. 240-Approprlntlng $2,400 to pay ex
penses of two delegates appointed, to In
spect rural oredit systems of Europe.
Ji. R. 663 Appropriating $92S for Qua
liyers, expenses of his trial in tho killing-
i.ujr uiuuk winie oiiiciais were alias
ing escaped convicts; killed.
II. R. 223-Appropr'latlng $2,000 to mark
Oregon trail; passed.
R- 404-Approprlatlng $75,000 for
buildings at Lincoln hospital; paroed.
II. R. 247 Appropriating Jtfp.OOO for state
reformatory; passed.
H. R. 42ft AnnrnrtHntlnrv tiAivw a- .
land at HoV'h lnilllstrlnl tr
ney; passed.
II. R. SOS AnnrnnrloHni. tm ton nn...i
o JL" h0!!I,ltal a Hastings; passed.
c -"oviaing ror double shift for
South Omaha fire department; passed.
ine House felt SO good this afternnnn
after having legislated decently yesterday
in Killing tho saloonkeepers' liquor 11
cenfo publication bill that it voted to
bring back the house bill on tho same
subject from the senate.
The bill, house roll 543, was delivered to
the cleVk of the house, and when they
get around to It the members will try to
reconsider their action In passing this bill
and endeavor to kill It. The motion again
to put tho bill In possession of the house
was made by Pearson of Frontier." ,
6 W2MLWfcl&m
Saturday Hat Sale
100 New Spring Hats
Just Received
MADE TO SELL AT SIO AND $15
On Sale Tomorrow at
50 a!1(j Q
Wo are placing on sale for
tomorrow nbout 100 new
spring hats, both dress and
street wear, small, largo and
medium, in every color and
combination effect.
The selection is very large
and comprises both the made
hats and blocked shapes,
.trimmed with ribbon bows,
flowers, fancy feathers and
novelty triraimngs, in all the
new colorings. Those hats
are the newest arrivals from
the eastern fashion marts
and were made to sell at
$10.00 and $15.00.
OUR PRICE, TOMORROW ONLY
fmmmmmmmm
ou
$
$7.50 - $10
Thomas Kilpatrick & Co.
PHONE DILLS WILL STAND
Efforts to nccnnnlder Fnll In State
Senate.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN, April 4.-(8peclal.)-Thls aft
ernoon the senate made an effort to re
consider House Roll No. 21, the telephone
physical valuation bill, which had been
engrossed for third reading yesterday.
The-effort was unsuccessful and the bill
still remains engrossed for third reading.
The senate also attempted to pull back
the Fuller county ownership of telephone
bill, which had passed both houses and
had gone to the governor, bet that, too.
failed, only fourteen senators voting to
pull bock.
The other day Hoaglond of Lincoln In
troduced a resolution calWng attention to
the fact that there were no fire escapes
on the women's building at the state
(arm. xoaay ne asKed mat the senate
pay no attention to thii resolution, as
the chancellor had told htm that the fire
escapes had been recommended to be
put on.
BANK AND FRUIT STORED
AT BL00MFIELD DAMAGED
BLOOMFIBLD, Neb.. April 4.-(SpeclnJ
Telegram.) A fire which started In the
California fruit store here last night
caused, damage amounting to $14,000. The
bank building was badly damaged and
the fruit store was burned to the ground.
The Knox County Cigar factory upstairs
was also destroyed. The loss Is partly
covered by Insurance. The origin of the
blaze has not been ascertained.
OMAHA'S ONLY MODERN CLOTHING STORE
KING-PECK CO.
"HOME OF QUALITY CLOTHES
99
lb1."
At
HOWARD
Bo c2l
FORMERLY KING-SWANSON CO.
Half Mlnuto Store Talk
Recently a gentleman from
Vreinont entered our store and
requested to be shown a $25
suit, but was undecided nti to
color. He was shown fully a
dozen each ln Rrowns, Greys
and IUues; trying on several,
they all seemed to fit. He re
marked thnl such assortment
wero unusual to him, and that
when he read about them he
had always considered it mere
ly newspaper talk. We took
sdvantago of his skeptical be
lief ln all ads and showed hltn
more than 200 suits all in tils
size and at the price he wanted
to pay. This week we feature
this demonstration in our windows.
The claims you read
about in newspapers
and the facts relating to that which is claimed
are often of widely different natures. This
week we present, through our unique window
exhibits, undeniable evidence of the sincerity
of our past statements regarding the magnitude
of our stocks.
Here's
the
evidence
we
submit
In windows 5 to 16 inclusive, a dis
play frontage of 130 feet, we have
exhibited for your inspection, 100
King-Peck Quality Suits. Every
one different in color, pattern, or
styta Every suit in this special show
ing is one from a complete lot, all
the identical size, "38 Regular," and
marked to sell at one price.
About one-half of the quality suits we
carry in this particluar size and price are
represented, in tnss display -
See 100 suits, in oix
windows, then come in
and see many more,
all different patterns,
on our second floor.
Imagine, If you con, more than 200 choice now Spring Suite, evory ona
different ln pattorn, color jjr style, laid beforo you. Every ono In 'the
Blzo you wear, ancj the" pneo you want to pay. Whorp olao la there a store,
offorlng such' assortments? This showing docs not represent' somo manu
facturer's samplo lino, bocauso this storo has never dropped to tho level
of sample line stores, but evory suit Is ono from a complete range of sizes
all hand tailoredand measuring up to tho sovoro quality tost, that this
storo domands all Its garments to pass.. If your slzo is 35-3G-37-39-40 or
any other regular Blze, and tho price you wont to pay Is 1B $20 $30 or
$36 wo can show you equally good assortments. Does not this demonstra
tion glvo this storo tho oxcluslvo right to lay claim to Oreates Assortments?
largo bills in Auburn, which K is now
likely thoy will never pay.
Bitter Struck by
Train and Killed
CHAPMAN. Neb.. April 4. (Special
Telecram.)-8. J. nltter, for many years
carrier of malls between the postofflce
and the depot, was struck by the I.os
Angeles Limited on the Union Pacific
this evening and Instantly killed, the
body being badly mangled.
Mr. Rotter was oglnfe to the depot with
the mall for the eastbound train that
go;s onto the siding hero for the Los
Angeles Umlted. He evidently did not
notice the approach of this train and
walked directly In front of it. He had
lived in Chapman for many years and
leaves a family of grownup children.
Grand Army Calls
For Relief Funds
UTICA BOYS' BAND
RAISES RELIEF FUND
UTICA, Neb., April 4. (Special.) A
concert was given ,lait night by the
boys' band of ITtlca, assisted by several
local people, for the benefit of the
Omaha tornado sufferers. The sum of
W was realized. The money was sent to
the Calvery Baptist church relief committee.
Drainage Contractor. Itankrant.
AUBURN. Neb.. April 4.-(Spwlal.)-
The Turner tt Wr!ght company, ownnr
of the small dredgeboat which dug thn
lateral ditches In this district while the
drainage work has been under construc
tion, has filed a petition ln bankruptcy
In the United States court Turner U
Wright became deeply Involved and ow
Kan., last Saturday while attempting to
rob tho bank there and was himself shot
to death, lies In a morguo at Barnes un
identified. It Is known that the dead
robber came from Oklahoma, but the of
ficers have been unable to learn his
name.
Orriron,
nrttt.b
IVttnhtnirton and
Colnmliln
Are attracting tho attontlort of bualncss
men, the Agriculturists and the Tourist.
The best of train service via the Soo Line
from St. Paul and Minneapolis. Free in
formation, address W. R- Harley, D. V,
A., 210 Fifth St, Dos Moines, la.
MARTIN DEFENDS THE BOARD
(Continued from Page One.)
(Krom a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, April 4. (Special.) The fol
lowing order has been issued by the
Nebraska department of the Qrand Army
of the Republic calling attention to the
disaster wrought by the tornado ln Omaha
and other towns and asking aid for
the victims:
A great disaster has befallen many ot
our comrades in mis ana oiner siuies.
Our storm sufferers In Omaha, Yutun
and other points in eastern Nebraska
aro certainly needing assistance.
Your department commander, therefoie.
in the name or irienaenip. cnarity ana ,
loyalty, makes this appeal to the com-1
rades throughout this department foi
prompt action ln this hour of great i
sorrow and distress. In tho languago ot '
our beloved commander-in-chief, "lit 1
gives twice who gives quickly."
Let liberal , contributions be made foi
our comrades In thoso devasted dis
trict", and forwarded to our member ot
tho national council of administration, 1
Comrade S. K. Spalding. No. 1605 Dodgt
street. Omaha, who Is hereby appointed
to receive and make proper distribution I
of the same, as in his Judgment may re
quire, through committee or otherwise
and make report to the department en
campment to be held ln Fremont, May 29,
21 nnd 22, 1913.
If any portion of the contributions ro
celved by Comrade Spalding Is not
needed In our department, he will turn
It ovgr to the department commander foi
disposal to departments If necessary
where it may be required for flood and
fire sufferers.
rights are granted solely- by the law
making power. The board has followed
not only tho spirit, but the letter of the
law controlling these matters. Tho lost
legislature passed an act making It th?
duty of the board to convene and adjudi
cate the priorities of water rights and in
addition to that command the board con
vened on Its own motion to take testi
mony and to determlno the priority. A
largo number of filings wero cancelled.''
Mr, Martin Insisted that the house
should not condemn the Irrigation board
without knowing the ' facts In the caso
and he said the member who would
vote to keep such a report ln Its record
was Hlmply stabbing the board In .he
back. He spoke of his services as attor
ney general and of his work to uphold
the laws .passed by the 1907 legislature
and what he had done as an official to
merit the confidence of tho people. He
could not lightly rest under such serloud
charges. Ho had worked too hard In Ne
braska building up a reputation and win
ning tho confidence of his neighbors and
the people not to resent this action of
the house. Ills good name ho consldored
his most valuable possession and he asks
that the records be expunged from that
part of the report which reflectod on
him aa well as other members of the
board, Mr. Martin's speech wan hear
tily applauded and many membors com
plimented him.
Replr of McAllister.
Representative McAllster In his reply
said the board had given a grant to the
Fremont Power company with a proviso
In It The company had gone east for
money and was turned down becauso of
the provision: had returned It to tho
Board of Irrigation and tho proviso was
cut out
Mr. Martin said ln a way this was
true. He had written the permit and had
inserted in It that the permit was granted
subject to the rules of 'the railway com
mission and the laws of Nebraska. The
eastern capitalists did not understand
what the railway commission had to do
with It and would not put up the money
to finance tho project.
Bars CInaae Meant Nothing.
The board had stricken out the refer
ence to the railway commission, which lie
said added nothing and subtracted noth
ing from the permit. He said the law
made these companies common carriers
and as such they are under tne Jurisdic
tion of the railway commission. As tho
permit made the corporation subject t
the laws of tho state, the mention of the
railway commission had no effect either
way.
Representatives Corbln and Richardson
Insisted on having the records expunged
at once, but as Trumble, Norton, and Mc
Allster objected, the resolution went over
Representative Corbln was on the water
power committee, but refused to sign the
report.
The agitation agatnst the Irrigation
board was due In a large measure to the
activity ot R. B. Howell, the Omaha
Water board's defender, Chief lobbyist
and 13,030 engineer. Ho appeared before
tho Irrigation committee of the house on
several occasions and endeavored to
prove to them that Nebraska's water
power sites had been frittered away by
this board and urging the committee to
stop all private enterprises of this kind,
but have tho state develop the water
power. He recelvcdllttle encouragement
ln his efforts to engage the state In tho ,
business, but Is probably satisfied Inas
much as he secured the condemnation of
Grant Martin, republican attorney gen
eral, at the hands of a democratic' house,
the members of which gave no attention
or consideration whatevet to the defama
tory report
Scalded by Steam
or scorched by u fire, . apply Bucklen's
Arnica Salve. Cures piles, too, and the
worst sores. Guaranteed. Only 26o. For
salo by Beaton Drug Co. Advertisement.
r
DEATH RECORD
J, 13. WhtteY
ALLIANCE. Neb.. April 4.-(Speclal.)-J.
B. White, father of Mrs. A- D, Rodger
and for several years a resident of
Alliance and Box Butte, died at the home '
of his daughter the result of a long i
tllness(and an operation performed early I
this year. '
Ilolibrr'a Hod? Unidentified.
BEATRICE, Neb., April 4, -(Special.) - 1
and killed Cashier Brown at Barnes,
1200 Pairs Women's
White Canvas Shoes
and Misses1
and Pumps
WORTH $3.00
$3.S0
AND
Through an extra special purchase we secured
1,200 pairs of women's and misses' splendid new
white canvas shoes and pumps ixt a remarkable
concession. They come ln the high button boots,
tho pumps In one and two-strap and colonial styles,
all splendid quality good wearing shoes ln the
latest styles and ln all sizes and lasts. These
wero made to sell for $3.00 and J3.D0 regularly.
On Bale Saturday Jv- nt
at PlOi7 and
Wmm
The novelty 6.
JZ&8 JVo GzsT OMAHA
NEW SHOES
aid PUMPS
Every Leading SHy
nd Mate- r-j a
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