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8-0 TIIK OMAHA SUNDAY BEB: APRIL 27, 1013. New York's Tho dating plan to link New York and New Jersey together by a Rrcat brldgo stretching from Manhattan Island to tho Palisades, and having the largest single span and the greatest capacity of any bridge In the world, la taking tangible shape. The commlitsloners appointed from New Jerrey to Investigate and Im port on the project hve recommended to their state that the bridge be built. It Is expected, that the Nirw York commis si ners appolned for the same purpose wl'l make a like recommendation. It will then be up to the legWature of this state, an It Is already up to tho lawmak ers across the river, to authorize the con struction of the bridge and make the necessary appropriations. Tho site chosen by the commissioners la the block between Fifty-Seventh and Kl'ty-elghth streets on the Manhattan aide where tho elevation of the land obviates the necessity of a long approach, from which point It will stretch to the Palisade at Weehawken. Here the bridge will pass high over the West Shore railroad freight tracks at tho base of tho cliff The plan to build a bridgm from Man hattan Island to Now Jersey has been, heard of befpre, but only In Its prelimi nary form. Agitation was begun six years ago with the appointment of a commlslon by each of the two states to determine the feasibility of tho project. Work was delayed somewhat because, fir two years, there was no Now Jersey com mission. Hut last winter a now commis sion was appointed for that state, and lis deliberations have borne early fruit. The Flfty-saventh street site having been fixed upon as tho one most desirable from various considerations, borings wero made on both sides of the river in Jan uary of this year, which demonstrated the practicability of constructing a bridge at that point. This has enabled the engi neers retained by the commission, Itoller, fylodge & JtalrO, to make preliminary irawlngs of tho structure and estimates j.f its cost 1 What Plana Ciill Tor. I These plans call Xor a suscnalon bridge With a length, Including approaches, of i,0 feet The center span of this struc . 'lure Is to bo 2.8JO feet from tho center .to center of tltoMwo towers. This will .make It tho largest single span In the jworld. The towers are built flush with I the pierhead lines- of 1897, which at this (point are 2,730 feat apart The estimated cost of the brtlg Is $12,000,000, divided as follows Cost of structure, J25.000.00O: real estate to bo condemned, 34,0O,O0O; Interest charges during construction, New ; La;s Passed by Nebraska Legislature (Continued from Paso Seven.) of fewer than twenty puplbr, eight months for twenty to twenty-live pupils and nine months In districts having a greater number, li It 613, by Stearns AJInws lessee of any school land, any pan. oi which Is under Irrigation, to purchase same; tpresent law, one-half must' 'ue under Ir rigation). li R 130, by Mockett of .Lancaster Provides that whenever the parents of fifty or more pupils of the graded schools Hubmlt n petition three moutltu prior to opening of term, authorities must estab. I llsh a course In any European modern language designated by the" purenta for pupil above thu. fourth grade; not more jj. jjo, Uy 8cott of nttmllton-Trani-thau five hours each week and not less I r. ..i n..v,n.. .., than one period each day to tie devoted I ..a... V.i. -i . i if.- v. i . . to school, city school or metro- H1 or the slate. ', iu uin iiuu, una avi weyitvauin iu t.cry nigh pc 'Han school II It, 6SJ, by Mockett of Lancaster Au- t' orlies the governor to appoint a com- illusion of three to Investigate the feasi bility of forestatlon of school lands In tho sand hills, no salary or expense ap propriation. il 11 9, by Hoffmelstxr of Chase Chatiges the number of petitioners to call un election to vote bonds for a county high school from twenty. five In tacli prniuct to one-third of the qualified oUrs of each precinct. 11 It 3J. by Stebblns of Dawson Changes conditions of bond Issues for Iiuichase of school house situ as follows; No bonds Ivsucd In the aggregute amount of more than 6 per cent, excepting In dlstrirts having over 100 school children resent law, 140); amount not to exceed l.'Ooo when number ot children Is be tween twenty-rive and thirty (present Jaw 31,000), not over 33,000 when from f.fty to IU0 (present law, 32.0U)); amount at discretion of board In larger districts, ((.resent law, at discretion above 10), subject to first clause herein stated. f.tutrgency ) H It 203, by Pearson of Frontier liaises maximum levy for school district from 3 to 36 mills. II R 637. by House Finance Committee Makes a levy of elghty-flve-hundredths sf 1 mill for the salaries, maintenance nnd Improvement ot the four state nor r..ol s( lioola. distribution to bo at the dic-etlon ot the state normal board, both is to maintenance and new buildings. tcmergincy ) TV n ifi 1. . lVn1 II...... I . . n.n.lnill.n t hool levy of 36 mills Instead of 36 ? Il- uy. Uol'en-Provldes for pro milU and require, school board to ce" 1 ou,r t widemnMlon or land for use lify estimate for coming year to county ot 6oU 'Vu.m on" or ute """ Kover. I, Inmii mitinV iKm.r. . i to appoint six appraiser. Emergency. , ' gency 1 8, F 27. by Shumway of Dlxon-State aid for high schools which teach agri culture, home economics and manual training; jot to exceed J1.2C0 In any one year, conditioned on maintenance of at least five acres for experimental pur poses applies to any high school ac credited by state university to a con sclidated rural high school or o county high school . J K F 421, by Klechel of Rlchardson Perrr.ka State Normal board to contract with any city, town or village for either the sale of heat, water Or light or Its jur-f use for a state normal school. 1 V m. ay uusnee reniiiis state am t wtdk school districts to maintain r. - ,1 i.:onths of school Instead of live. I u reiii law provides, but not morel t 1 irv school in each district can re- UHvp. sod unts ch nerve ju lead Greatest Project $3,300,000, and for engineering contingen cies, a sort of emergency fund, 32,900,000, All the traffic la to be carried on one level, provision being made for eight lines of rapid transit. These are to con sist of two tracks for subway tralnH, two for elevated railway trains, two for New York surface cars using a slot trol ley and two for New Jersey surface cars using an overhead trolley. In addition to this there are to bo two driveways each thirty-six feet we, or with n capacity for four vehicles abrenst. There are also to be two sidewalks, each eight feet wide, on either side of the bridge. It may be that the entire police force of New York and all the mllltla of north ern Now Jersey would bo nble to keep this space clear during a naval parade or a river pageant, but If they did they would have to miss seeing the parad. themselves. An an observation gallery at such an event It would b unsurpassed. The location of all the trafflo lines on a common level would 'be of much advan tage, It Is pointed out, In case of a block. The total width of the floor bearing these various tracks and roadways will be 201 feet. It will give the structure a greater capacity than any other bridge yet built Marpnanlnsr In Sine. The towers will be of steel framework, reaching to a height of about COO feet above the water. The main rabies will be stiffened with secondary cables and web members, and tho anchorages will be carried Into the natural ledge rock on each shore. As well as being the longest In the world, the center span Is also thirty-five feet higher above the surface of the water than any of the four huge bridges that span the East river. The engineers have assumed that the clear height over tho river will be 170 feet Thin' wilt re quire a grade of only 2 45-1000 per cent from Ninth avenue, the eastern end of tho Manhattan approach, to the New York pier, and thence a atralghaway level street to the western extremity of the New Jersey approach, which will be at the Hudson county boulevard loop In Weehawken. The real estate requited for the ap proaches will not be very expensive, tho engineers declare, as on the New York side the land In this vicinity Is largely un occupied; In New Jersey there will only have to be secured an easement to stretch the lofty npproach high In tho air over the West Shore freight storage tracks from the brow .of tho Palisades to the western tower of tho bridge. In New York It Is proposed to buy the twelve square miles (formerly twenty four); maximum permissible expense, $375 (formerly 1275). 8. F. 12. by Hushee Provides that county clerk of county wherein there is a fraction of a Joint school district shall certify amount of taxable property therein to county Clerk of county wherein school houso Is Bltuated. iuw formerly to any other county clerk wherein was a fraction of the district). II. It 622. by Anderson of Kearney School district boards muy Issue warrants aualufct 85 per cent of a special building fund before levy Is collected. (Emer gency.) State Officers. cultumi and ttrm lauor .tattstlcs from cultural ana .arm lauor statistics iruiu labor bureau to board of agriculture; no appropriation. (Emergency.) j,, ,,v ,!,. , Nuckolls lie. quires bonds of all local governmental alvUlous to be registered In the otfice of statu auditor Instead of merely with the county clerk. 8. i". 453-Consolldates the Food, Drug and Dairy commission and the office of state Inspector of oils under the name of Food, Drug, Dairy und Oil com mission. 8. F, 14, by Uusheo of Klmball-In-ortasea salary of assistant state engineer for Irrigation from 11.600 to 31.MW; au thorises unnumbered assistants to be paid out of state funds. (Emergency.) a. F, 87, by Codu Commission l'laces all state uulldlngs not under control of Uoard of Control under thu auirvlsiuu ! of Hoard of Public Land and lluildlng. . r. . uy lleynold ot Lrnwes Establishes a standurd ot weights, the governor the sealer ot weights and meas ures; deputy food commissioner lite chief deputy to enforce the law; adds the fol lowing standard weights to former list parsnips, 60 ;junds per bushel; carrots, W; beets, W, tomatoes, to; peaches, 4S; wrinkled peas. to; lima beans, W; polo beans, h), truits and berries sold In boxes after 1913, must be In either quarts Or pints, net weight ot contents stumped un box. 8. F. 22. by Krumuoch of PolW-Requlrea Statu Uoard of Pardons to Uve notices 01 Hearings on applications for pardon or commutation of sentence to county attoi ney of county wherein crime was com mitted and tu Juiliiu of dlstilot at least fifteen days betore hearing, by legistered. ! lUSlL I II. U. 12S. by Iluckner-Authonxes State Uoard of Health to tuohlblt use of 00m mou public drinking cups, penalty, fine of not more than S2G tor each ofteiue. II H. CM, by Douglus County Delega tionAuthorizes governor to appoint three commissioners to act with Iowa commissioners In defining boundary be tween Douglas and Sarpy counties. Ne braska, and Pottawultumle county, Iowa II. R. KS, by Andeion ot Kearney Makes the state treaauier, Insleud ot a New York bank. fU.al aent of the state of Nebraska at wi.ofe oiflce all state and local banks are paid. ,Npw York bank retained as fiscal ugent for outstanding bonds vhetc Mimnl it ulrudv fled In New York, treasuier may charge , city, village or county expensrs of bund and Interest payments 11, R 306. by Pott Authorizes bale of bonds now held bv state n: lea ttmi par hut jiot Jua Uuui pric iuw in Bridges land between two cross streets from- the Hudson river to Ninth avenue, thus avoiding all abutting dam ages. After the structure Is completed the greater por tion of this land can then be used for playgrounds, public buildings, warehouses, or any other class of struc tures. Construction of the type of bridge which they havo designed, say the engineers, can be carried on at many iKlnts simul taneously. They further estimate that the entire structure can be completed and ready for use within the space of six years from time work Is actually begun. Selection of Site. The selection of the Fifty-seventh street site was the result of much study, and Is regarded as tlnul. It Is assumed, In the first place, by tho investigating engineers, that to be of the greatest service an Inter state brldgo must cross the Hudson river from soma point on Manhattan Island. At the very start It Is seen that the bridge must be placed north of Fiftieth street, because below that point the land on both sides of the river Is low, necessi tating long approaches, which add greatly to the cost of a bridge. As far as the shore conditions go, the engineers say, a bridge can be satisfac torily constructed nt any point between Fiftieth nnd Fifty-ninth streets. From Fifty-ninth street to 110th street It would be undesirable to build n bridge, because Central park would Interfere with cross town connections. One Hundred and Tenth street offers a good crosstown out let, but from there to 135th street all crosstown vehicular trafflo would be cut off by Mornlngslde Heights and the Man hattan valley. Shore conditions for a bridge nt any point north of 136th street are regarded as satisfactory by the engineers, except that Riverside drive runs along this section. and a brldgo at almost any point would mar the beauty of that parkway. How ever, at Fort Washington park, opposite 179th street, the New Yolk shorn runs out Into a point, making a very satisfactory site for a bridge. The engineers were thus afforded a choice among three sites of apparent equal desirability. It was first determined by borings that at no on of the three could piers be built In midstream. Tho necessity, therefore, of building a bridge having a single span between pierhead lines showed that the location of the bridge would not greatly affect Its cost. Tho Fifty-ninth street site was accord ingly selected because It was evidently tho most desirable from a traffic stand point Among the various Interesting engineer ing problems Involved In the building of the brldgo Is the erection of the piers. These will extend to a maximum depth of perhaps mora lhan 187 feet below water level, which Is far below the limit of pneumatic caisson construction. They will bo built, therefore, in open caissons, which, It Is planned, will be sunk by di edging through the mud to the hard rock. New York Tribune. now requites sale at pur). S. F. 4S2, by Talcott and Cordenl Consolidating the pure food and oil de partments. II. It 171, by Van Dousen of Wash lngton Gives state entomologist author ity to Inspect nursery stock and prem ises, to destroy lnsvcts. and to take pre cautions to prevent further propaga tion of destructive Insects; compulsory; expenses paid by fees of not less than 35. nor more than $10, II. rt 391. by Norton of Polk Defines work of state conservation and soli survey; (a) To make a survuy of natural resources; (b) to report upon water power and road building: (c) to study operation of leading Industries; (d) to serve as an Information bureau; under direction of university board of regents; given police power for field work. H. It 249, by nraln ot Douglas Changes board of pardons from a 310 a day basis to a salary of 31.000 each per year. 8. F. 391. by Talcott of Knox Estab lishes a state board for the distribution of unclaimed cadavers, composed of heads ot anatomical departments of med ical colleges; ropcals statute which per mitted a friend of deceased to claim the body, leaving relatives only with that right. S. F. 457, by Dodge of Douglas In creases salary of penitentiary warden from 31,600 to 32,600; salaries of other employes of penitentiary to be fixed by bourd of control. S. F. 451. by Hoagland of Lancaster Rtqulres all Institutions placing children In homes to secure a license from the Mate Hoard of Charities and Correction and to ke governed by Its regulations. 8. F. 420, by Talcott of Knox Rephras ing of the quarantine law, defining powers of State Uoard of Health, de signed to remove ambiguity. 8. F. 307, by Ollls of Valley-Creates a commission of five, appointed by the gov ernor, to consider Improvement of the state tax system, unsalaried, but paid necessary expenses; 10.000 copies of the report to be printed for genernl distribu tion prior to the next legislative session; 32.500 for expenses. S. F. 3. by Ollls of Valley-Prescribing the duties of the Hoard of Control; pro vides that such board shall on July 1 assume control of all state penal and charitable Institutions: no two of Its members to be from the same congres sional district; nominations to be made not later than the twentieth day of the legislative session, approval of the sen ate being necessary to confirm govern or's appointees; members salaried at iinrti vnr meh and necessary travel ing expenses; secretary at 31.S00 a. year and such other employes as are umncu necessary. (Emergency.) Telegraph and Telephone. H. R. 323. by Stebblns of Dawson Fixes a maximum telegraph rate of 25 cents on .ill messages, lrom one point In Nebraska to another within the state, tu t exceeding ten words; the charge for additional words not to exceed the rates In effect January 1. 1313; state railway commission empowered to talso rate If companies show it to be unremuneratlve: penalty. fine of from $W to 3100; emergency Tem porary injunction gramea ny teuerai court AnK 9. I'M. II. R. 3, by Fuller of Seward Tho ciuntv telephone bill, whenever 10 per I cent of electors of a county so petition. I the question of istauurning a county teic I phone systi-m und of levying not to ex .in' 11 ' m'l tax therefore shall be sub i iiiuud at a spvcUl 01 genual vlcvtlon, It Ice Cream TUB DELIVERY FOHCE. One of the striking phases of modern J business Is the way In which certain In- dustrles, largely founded upon pleasure or amusement, scarcely regarded seriously nt first, have grown almost over night, llko Jack nnd his beanstalk, to enormous proportions, involving millions of capital, thousands upon thousands of employes, and Incidentally filling the pockets of many enterprlnlng people. So began In a harmless, quiet way tho automobile cult, which has run Into fabulous figures: tho development of the pluyur-plano Is an other example, not so well known, but very remarkable If all the facts wero set forth; and probably the most extraor dinary of the mushroom growths which Illustrate this tendency are the moving pictures, which need no comment to call attention to their sensational career In the commercial world. It may well have escaped observation that the homely nnd familiar dish of Ice cream ranks high among these wizards of tho world of trade, and that its growth has been scarcely loss meteoric thun any. A few facts and figures may prove In structive and entertaining, especially to those of us who take our tco cream as a matter of course, and do not stop to think what a necessity It hna become until wo find ourselves In some foreign country whuro there Is none to bo had. Ten years ago, as a separate Industry, the manufacturo of Ice cream amounted to practically nothing at all. Last year, 151,000,000 gallons were made and sold In the United States, of course without re gard to the many other million gallons made at home for homo consumption. Translated Into dollars and cents theso figures run Into hundreds of million dollars. In Omaha alone the Increase In the retail trade has been over 1,000 per cent. The manner of its production and Its Ingredients are regulated by state and national laws. Several universities, among them Nebraska and Iowa, In clude a course of the manufacture of Ice cream In their agriculture courses. Its bacteria have been counted, and classified Into those which are harmful and must be got rid of, and those which are harmless and even helpful. It has been found that Ice cream can be frozen THE HOMOC.ENI7.12It so hard that no practical change or deterioration will take place for two or three months, and one of tho great est ocean steamship lines la the wor buys all Its Ice cream In hew York for Its vessels and voyages all over the world. It has been said that the very best cream In the United States and that la equivalent to saying In the world tor this is as yet almost purely on American a majority of the voters favor It, the sys tem shall be established; If there Is an existing system, due effort shall bo made to purchase It appraisers to be appointed and a valuation fixed; it either the com pany or tne people, bv vote, refuse to accept the appraised valuation, the county nss tne ngnt to construct an independent system; if 2 mill tax Is not sufficient to establish tho system, tho electors, by ma jority vote, may Issue bonds not to ex ceed 2tt per cent of the assessed valuation of the county, at not over 0 per cent In terest nor running for moro than twenty years; county board to fix rates and em ploy a telephone chief to manage plant: county given right of eminent domain. 11. It 21. by Fuller of Seward Rpuulrai physical connection of all tulephone lines; exenange on wnicn long distance call originates to have the right to designate the route of traffic, requires that long distance rates be based on an atr-llne mileage, 15 per cent of any toll charge to go to the originating line, 10 per cent to tne terminating line and the balance di vided between the different iinmanlf. over which the message Is routed; pro- nun lur clearing noute tor aiVlslon Of rates; penalty, line or from 3100 to 3500. Workmen's Compensation. S. F, 1, by Hoagland of Lincoln The ! compensation law will apply to ein- f loyers having five or more employes n their service, In all lines ot business, except farmers, householders, and rail roads engaged hi Interstate commerce, the latter being exempted because of their being subject to federal legislation. The new law does not In any manner affect the legal liability of employers for work accidents where their workmen, may by agreement, operate under the Joint compensation features of the law. When suoh an agreement has been en tered Into, both parties are bound to the same extent as though the employer was subject to the provisions of the act. The act-Is "elective" In Its nature; that is, both employers und employis can o Peru to undti the compensation leuture of the act or under the common law. Both are presumed to be under the act In the absence of notice to the contrary- If under the act, the employer becomes liable for the payment of compensation benefits In accordance with the schedule shown lr. tho law tor Industry pioduct Is made In Nebraska. This Is because there Is the greatest percentage I of butter fat In the cream used here, and the "goodness of Ice cream de- j pends directly and almost wholly on the richness of the cream which Is its prin cipal Ingredient,. I Ono of the oldest manufacturing j plants, and whose product has been J maintained continuously and uniformly at the very highest point. Is the Harding Ice Cream company In Omaha. This company keeps up with every Improve ment In machinery or scientific dis covery oij Improved meth"l; and a trip through't Its plant Is a revelation to the ! man or woman accustomed to thinking of Ice cream as an unimportant by product of a great dairy. One of the first things ono learns Is thnt nil the cream that Is used for this purpose Is brought in sweet from nearby points. At a station a little distance from the city It Is assembled nnd pasteurized, a process consisting of heating the sweet cream to a temperature of 170 to 180 de grees Fahrenheit, at which point all germs nre killed. It Is then cooled down to two or three degrees above freezing, and In that condition brought to the fac tory. Here It is kept for a day or two, "aged," as the expression Is, so that It may be In a proper condition to whip up, for very fresh cream Is difficult to whip, and whipping Is necessary to make the finished product smooth and light. Just at this point something takes place which should bo of special Interest to every housewife. Everyone knows that In whipping cream there is always the danger that It will "butter," and, of course, the dasher In an Ice cream freezer actually whips the cream while It Is freezing. There has recently been In vented a machine which "grinds up" the cream; in other words, the cream Is compressed and squeezed through an In finitesimal opening under tremendous pressure, the fat globules being broken up so that they never reunite. Such cream can never "butter," nor can It be sep-, arated In any centrifugal separator. That process Insures a smooth, rich, even and thoroughly homogeneous cream that whips Into soft, smooth Ice cream with no grains or crystals and, what Is most Important of all, the fat so taken into the system Is much more eas ly assim ilated. The work which the stomach has always had to do In breaking up the butter fat globules Is already done for It and the Ice cream ao prepared is .1 more nutritious wholesome and appe tizing product without the "buttery" or crystalline taste sometimes noticeable In ice cream. Then the cream and other Ingredients, all accidents received by workmen In the course of their employment Irrespective of whose negligence caused the acci dent. Should an employer, subject to the act, "elect" not to pay compensa tion, the Injured workman Is given the right to sue the employer, but the lat ter la deprived of the right to Interpose any of the three common law defenses, viz., that tho employe assumed the risk of his occupation, or that a fellow servant was responsible ror tne injury, or that tho Injured employe himself contributed to the negligence. In such cases, In order to recover in a damage suit It will still be necessary for tho employe to prove that negligence of the employer con tributed to the Injury. On the other hand, where an employer Is willing to pay compensation benefits, he retains the present common law defenses In all 'damage suits brought against him by employes who have, "elected" not to operate under the compensation feature, Jn all cases of Injury received In the course of employment, the employer Is obligated to furnish full medical aid and surgical and hospital treatment for the first three weeks after the accident not to exceed (AO In amount. Where death results from the Injury, the employer has to pay 60 per cent of the employe's regular weekly wage for not exceeding 350 weeks. This payment shall not ex ceed 10 per week nor be less than 35 a week (depending on the wages), making maximum payable for death ot 33,600 and a minimum payment of 11.750. Specific dlsmrrahiinif nte are compensated (subject to the same' minimum and maximum payments per week ot 35 and 310) as fol lows: Loss of a hand, 60 per cent ot wages for 175 weeks, or 3875 to 3L750. Arm. 60 per cent of wages for 215 weeks, or 3L07S to 32.150. Foot, 60 per cent for 150 weeks, or 3750 to 11500. Leg. 50 per cent for 215 weeks, or 31,075 to 32,160. Eye, 60 per cent for 125 weeks, or 325 to 31.250. The loss of both hands or both arms, or both feet or both legs or both eyes shall constitute total disability. For total disability, the compensation has been fixed on an especially libera) basis. In such casea the Injured employe receives Makes Great Strides consisting of sugar, flavoring extract and a little gelatine, are mixed In the gTeat containers, holding each 1(0 gallons, and this mixing Is the most thorough anl exhaustive affair one ever saw. The technical name for the revolting pnddles s "aB'tntors."' which seems to Indicate x stronger method of dealing with the subject. From these containers the mix ;ure Is let down through sanitary piping to the floor below and directly Into the freezers, brine-Jacketed horizontal cans or containers, with a dasher In the mid dle and a scraper on the sides to prevent :ts ndherlng, kept continually and rapidly -evolving. j This in the critical and really vital point In the process, for nt JuBt the right mo- ' -.-.-I tU.. 1 . incut me- niiAiuir 111 wie ire?zer fnusi us I tested, and If It has reached exactly .the proper state It must, be poured off Into the cans or moulds in which It wlll.fce-. come marketable. A man stands- tit the mouth of these freezers watching even 'nstant, that tho mixture Is not taken out by any chance too soon or thnt It does not stay In one fatal instant too Ions. Thin man Is an expert, a university-, trained man. who stands guard there da after day, all day. nnd all the year round, and who never misses the precise Instant to empty those ceaselessly revolving freezers It Is Just at this point, too, that the Ice cream tastes to many palates the very best, while (t is? perfectly cold, but not yet frozen solid. The cans of semi-hard cream, ns thy nro filled from the revolving freezers, are then set Into the cold room and allowed to harden. This room Is ierfectly dry THE MIXING ROOM. nnd is maintained at zero all the year around; It has a capacity of S.OOO gallons. The capacity of the factory In 3.D00 gal lons a day, which can be stretched to 6,000 If necessary. When the cream has become perfectly solid and hard, It Is ready for packing and shipping from tho shipping room, whence It Is sent all over tho state, as well as to points In the city. Ice crenm has had Its evolution, like everything else, and thu "New Ice Cream" Is distinguished first ot all by Its abso lute, perfect, scientific cleanliness. In tho first place, the thirty or forty attendants are dressed In spotless white. Second, 110 human hand ever comes In contact with tho mixture. The 150-gallon containers are thoroughly sterilized. Tho carrying pipes are so constructed that they can be unscrewed and cleaned every day. Pipes, freezers, containers, cans and all other titenslU are cleaned with live steam, which is on tap every moment and which fccours, scrapes, dissolves and purifies as no ordinary sonp and water can ever do. All the walls ar whitewashed and every part of the room can be flushed. Thu cream Itself is pasteurized, as we have seen, which Ib only another word for purifying It. All the other Ingredients are those which have been subjected to tho national pure food law Inspection and bear Its label. The state law Indicates a minimum of butter fat contents, but that has never been a matter of Interest to the Harding company. If time and space permitted, one would like to linger on some ot the side Issues and refinements ot the art; on the great machine, for example, which non chalantly seizes a huge block of ice and reduces It almost Instantaneously to splinters small enough for cooling a glass of cordial; or on the clever devices by which Ice cream Is produced In layers ot different colors, or In the forms of fruit or flowers, or in blocks with a figure ot contrasting line In the very midst. But one of the most important features Is still to be described, namely, the distribution of the cream to the whole saler, the retailer, and'the ultimate con sumer. The wholesale trade Is easily disposed of. The standard five-gallon cans, securely packed In tubs, are sent to all points by express. Owing to great 60 per cent of wages (maximum 310 and minimum 35) for the first 300 weeks of disability, and thereafter, during the remainder of his life, 40 per cent ot hi3 regular wages with a maximum payment per week of 28 and a minimum payment ot It Miscellaneous. H. R 267, by Nichols of Madlson-Affl-da vita explaining or correcting any ap parent detects In a chain of title to any real estate may be recorded as Instru ments aitectlng real estate and such rec ord shall be prima facie evidence ot the tact therein reel tea; all such Instruments now on record are legulized. 8. F. 302, by Klectiel of Nemaha Sec ond Sunday in June to be designated as Pioneer's day in honor ot Nebraska pio neers. 8. F. 264, by Dodge of Douglas Author izes Incorporation ot mausoleum assocla- tlous and provides tor tnelr exemption of 1 taxation similar to cemetery associations, j (Emergency.) , 11. It. 46. by Foster Provides for an 1 nnal registration of all dentists December 1. each to pay 31 annual fee, relieves 1 boaru of secretaries from necessity ot paying Into state treasury each year all , sums In their possession in excess ot 'tl.OuO; pays secretar of board not over 1260 a year; requires preliminary educa ; tlon of applicants tor license equivalent to stunuaias ot iauonai Association of Dental Examiners and omits definition ot "reputable college" whtn requiring gradu ation tiom reputable school. S. F. 207, by Saunders of Douglas Permits a cemetery association to move bodies. (Emergency.) B. F. 390. by Saunders of Douglas-Incorporates the Fontenelle Forest associa tion to secure and development of lands In Sarpy and Douglas counties. S. F, 9, by Hoagiand of Lincoln Puts it up to purchaser of real estate to see to It that no actions affecting title thereto are pending, instead ot requiring notice t him. j S. F. 310, by Dodge Forbids any physl Iclan or surgeon to give any part of his : fett to the physician or surgeon who rec ommended him to the patient, penalt), a fine ot not more than 1100 and the 1 right ot the patient to bring civil suit I for the amount so paid. S. F. 265. by Ollls ot Valley Raises fee Ito be paid by nurses In taking state exam f economy In machinery nnd labor, ani. to the fact that they Dtiy ewrjimus very large quantities, the Harding com pany can sell a better cream for a lower price In towns all over the stntc than can be mode on the spot by local factories. This forms the great pro portion of the business, and extends over a radius of S00 mile', extending into all parts of Nebraska nnd Iowa. The Harding compnny supplies some large retail customers in Omaha, such as hotels and hospitals; but strictly speaking It has no retail trade. It will perhaps be a matter of surprise to- learn 1 that the retail customer Is reached almost entirely through the medium of tho drug stores nnd confectionery stores which have soda fountains. The ice crenm also Is frequently handled In grocery stores nnd even lp pool halls. Not only Is the dealer himself a very large customer of Ice cream , for use In connection with the Innumer able forms of Ice .cream' soda and "sundaes" which he himself dispenses, but he carries also a supply of Ice cream In the form ot pint or quart bricks which he sells over the counter or delivers to his customers at their resi dences. Tills method Is employed not In Omaha alone, but In cities all over tho United States. It has the great merit of simplicity A customer an call or telephone to the nearest Ice cream deal r leave an order for a standard I brick or for some special kind or form of cream and the matter Is attended to for him without further care. It Is iiulck, convenient and enables the cus tomer to deal with some one he knows. On the part of the manufacturer it In sures quicker distribution and takes a lot of detail and miscellaneous deliveries off his hands. The Harding company establishes In many drug stores and other places which handle Its ice cream on a large scale an Ice cream cabinet, which It keeps In order, supplies with freezing mixture and fills with tho necessury kinds of cream. Here reposn the family Sunday dessert, the means to provide fof an unexpected emergency of company, the refreshing entertain ment for a hot summer evening; and through the same dealer the largest and most complicated order can bo delivered to the factory with certainty of Its prompt and faithful execution. Surely convenience cannot go further. Ice cream has ceased to be a summer dish; It Is an all-the-year-around neces sity In these days, it is wholesome and nourishing, and one of the first things which a fever patient Is allowed to eat upon convalescence. And this Is a great Ice cream country. We eat more Ice cream per capita In Nebraska than Is consumed In the southern states with their long hot summers. This Is princi pally because ico cream manufacturers In this part of the world have more energy and enterprise In diffusing their wares, and perhaps, partly, too, because we have more money to spend on our enoyments. The Harding company keeps a corps of nine auto trucks and three de livery wngons on the go all the time. It has 3100,000 capital tied up In Its Ice cream equipment. But It' Is never satisfied. It keeps studying the subject all the time, learning of new methods, new types of machinery, the latest bacteriological dis coveriesanything and everything that can shed light on the matter of making a better product reducing cost or simpli fying labor. It means to maintain Its reputation for being not only the oldest, but also the best factory in the state, and It Is Justly proud of the reputation of Is founder, Mr. Harding, the oldest tee cream man In Nebraska, whose names carries a guarantee of experience, honest dealing and high excellence of output ination from SS to 310. S. F. 266, by Shumway of Dixon Re leases all claims of state of Nebraska to southwest quarter of section 8, township 31, range 5, cint of sixth principal merid ian, Dixon county, Nebraska. (Emer gency.) H. R SS7. by Stephen of Merrick Re enacts stallion registration law, declared unconstitutional; exempts stallions which havo been examined five times; gives governor, state treasurer and commis sioner of public lands and buildings au thor ty. with power to appoint an In (Emergency.) H. R. 4C0, by Simon of Douglas Loan shark bill; permits chattel loan agents to charge 12 per cent a year, Instead of 10, but only on loans less than 3260 and only when they are registered with the secretary of state after paying a, 3100 annual license fee and agreeing to submit to an inspection ot books at regular in tervals; 31 fee tor Inspection of surety ale allowed. (Emergency.) , Vetoed. H. It M. by McKIaslok of Gage Charges county Judges fees as foUows: Establishes a graduated basis In pro- Ing each civil cause, 60 cents Instead of iii.i.ui .go wi&nges- H. It 6C0, by Elwood of Antelope Ap propriates 15,000 for construction and maintenance of state fish hatchery on south branch of Verdlgre creek In Ante lope county on condition that site be do nuted to state. S. F. 4.'. by Hoagland of Lincoln-Cuts time for filing appeals to supreme court from six months to three months. II. R. 59. by Keckley of York-A civil service for state institutions, schools for deaf and blind exempted; appointment only by competitive examination, removal only for cause; places to be filled by promotion whenever possible; efficiency t , .HUM, innnu , nn Hrrsent em ' RmJ"m to ,come Hnder ervlce rules; so. lffiM.nJ'1upo.lllcal camrahm funds , prohibited; chief executives of each ln- bill. X Heasty-The Sterilization H. It 308, by Snyder and Hubbard-Aiv proprlaUng 350.000 for tubercular hoi. pltal at Hastings. no