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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1917)
4 THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1917. Nebraska SUGGESTS CHANGES IN STATE DRY BILL - v ' -1 . ' Joint Committee Reports Sev. i eral Amendments Designed to Strengthen It. FEDERAL TAX EVIDENCE 1 (From a fluff Cerrespendent) ; Lincoln, Neb., Feb. (Special S TelegranO H. R. 793, the prohibi . tion bill, waj made a special order for - next Tuesday at 10 in the morning ! by the house today. . ' . Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 16. (Special.) 5 The following amendments to the t"dry" bill were reported to the house '.this morning: , , . ? Section 1, entitled "Definitions is changed to add the word "fermented" to the description of liquors. The wofd f"other" is added in describing liquor containing one-half of 1 per cent al r'eohoL s In section 2 the words "corporation, club or association" are stricken out, making the section read: "It shall be ' unlawful for any person to manufac Mure, etc." v In the last paragraph of this sec tion, which would allow the person raising grapes, apples or other fruits ' to manufacture - wine or cider, the jwords "non-intoxicating" are added to j include the beverage manufactured. i Liquors, for Personal Use. t In section 11, covering the litnita ftions of liquors for personal use, the list paragraph is changed to read as follows: ' " "The possession of the liquors, men 'tioned in this section, in excess of the quantities above named respectively, at one time or possession of more -than' one kind of the three kinds of liquors, as hereinbefore classified, whether the same was received before or after the taking effect of this act, shall be prima facie evidence that such liquor is being kept for the purpose of being sold, bartered, exchanged, given away, furnished or otherwise j: i -t i :nuiM f ,u;. ..- M UlSpVSCU VI 111 'luwuuii ...w i In section 12, covering the trans portation, jol liquor ry. earners, tne paragraph regarding the keeping of affidavits' by the county clerk is changed to state that the clerk shall Obituary" Notes f MART SHEMPOMC Infant daturh- trr of Mr. and Mrs. George Shempollc nf 'Bast Onuuis- died at a local Hos pital following a brief llffiees. ; MARTIN. POLCIN, aged Si, died at aJndsay, Wednesday night, after a ions:. linrertng Illness, having had a Jitroks of paralysis about two years) Kgo ana Deius; ueuiiw sjuue. i 'iieral will be held from the Catholic church Baturaay at jb a. m. EDWARD MOHR, a well known '.farmer who . lived near Aroea, died at his home Thursday following an niMn-mtlon. Ha leaves, besides his wife and daughter, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Mohr1 of ' Syracuse, five brothers and three slaters. Mr. Mohr was aboot years of sirs-sad rssldsd la this vicinity all his lusv i FRANK ;B. HXAVKA. 701 Castelar street, died early Friday morning roi lowitur a seriuui attack of rheumatism. H had been, ailing for the last three yesra Funeral services will be held Rundav afternoon, at I o'clock from the family residence. Interment will be at the Bohemian .National cemetery, Frank Hlavka was 11 years of ss and single. HOWAttD WORTH, longest eontln- uons resident of Rapid City, . D., died Friday at the age of (, He came to Raold City from Pennsyl vanla in April of 187. Had been Jus tice of peace for tnirtv-nvs. years, en gaging In real estate and Insurance Dusmessv no neio nrwi pouuijr war rant ever -issued In Pennington county. It was dated In April, M7T. - s , MARCRLLUS- RlSDON, It. proml nent attorney and insurance man, died Wednesday afternoon in a local hos- nital of heart trouble. Marcellus Rls don was a civil war veteran and held an Important, position in the local Grand Army organisation. He la sur vived by a sister, Mra Fitts of Cleve land, where the body Is to be sent for burial. Mr. Rlsdon had lived In Omaha for the last forty years, resld log at Twenty-fifth and Dodge streets. , THOMAS B. OLIN, (7, Lothrop street died Thursday morning in hospital in Chicago. The body was sent to Omaha. Thomas Olln was prominent ul lodge circles. Besides his wife, he Is survived by a son, A. D. Olin. and a daughter, Mrs. W. E. Stover of Cleveland. Funeral serv ices will be held Saturday afternoon at I o'clock from Crosby's chapel. Rev. G. Peters of the North Side Presbyte rian church will officiate. Interment will be In the Forest Lawn cemetery. MRS. OLGA HILDRETR, , 5640 Garfleld street, died Wednesday aft ernoon In a local hdspital following an operation for peritonitis. Besides her husband, Raymond Hlldreth, she . Is survived by a 4-year-old daughter. Two sisters, 'Mra. A. B. Foster and Mis. F. Fluke, live in Omaha and a mother, Mrs. Otto Leimback, .lives la St. Edwards. Mra Hlldreth was prominent In church work. Funeral services will be held Saturday after noon at' i o'clock from Dodder's chapeL Rev. A. i. McClung will offi ciate. Interment will be in the West Lawn cemetery. keep the same "for a period of three years. Kegufatnocs for Druggists. In section 15. covering wholesale druggists, the last paragraph which wonld require the wholesale druggist to make monthly reports to the gov ernor is stricken ouL In section 17, covering retail drug gists, the last paragraph which read follows: j he possession of such tax certificate or of anv United States internal revenue stamp, by any guttered pharmacist as herein de scribed, shall be prima facie evidence that such registered oharmacist has violated the provisions of this act," stricken out In section 24. defining the sale of wines for sacramental use, the follow- g paragraph is added: "Any church goods house having a stock of goods of the amount and lue of $25,000. mav manufacture and sell wine for sacamental purposes up on taking out the permit and comply ing with the requirements of this act the case ot wholesale druggists. In section 32. covering the abate ment of nuisances and the closing of building used in violation of the act, tne word any is inserted to pro vide that the building shall be closed and not used for any purposes for a period of one year. . Transportation by Auto. In section 41. covering- the search for and seizure of liouor. a new para graph is added for the purpose ol cov ering the transportation of liquors by automobile. This paragraph reads as follows: 'Any car, automobile!, vehicle or means of transportation which shall be engaged in or used for unlawful transportation of intoxicating liquors is declared to be a common nuisance and mav be abated as in this act pro vided. Any peace officer having prob able cause to believe that snch vehicle is being used for the unlawful trans portation of intoxicating liquors shall make search thereof with or without a warrant and in every case where search is made without a warrant the officer .shall take the vehicle and the persons in charge thereof into cus tody and forthwith shall file a com plaint and a warrant shall issue and the case thereafter shall proceed in all respects as is provided in this and the preceding section. beet ion 45. covering prima facie evidence, is changed to read as fol lows: Federal Tag Is Evidence. "The possession of a receipt or stamp showing the payment of the special tax levied by the United States upon the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor by any person not authorized under this act to manu facture or sell intoxicating liquor, or a certificate from the collector of inter nal revenue or any of his agents, clerks or deputies, showing the pay- by any such person aforesaid shall be prima facie evidence of the un lawful sale, barter, exchange, giving away, furnishing or other disposi tion of intoxicating liouor. of a vio lation of this act by such person." In section 4. covering the duties of the governor, the provision is add ed that the person or persons ap pointed as special officers by the gov ernor shall be vested with all the powers possessed by prosecuting offi In section S3, covering the liability of counties, cities and villages for damages," tne wora actually is stricken out, making the paragraph read "for all damages (actually) sus tained." - ' -- - -'v At the end of section 55, covering city ordinances, the following new paragraph is added: "Magistrates in police courts are hereby vested with the jurisdiction to try without a jury, all violations of this act and of all ordinances wherein the penalty does not exceed a fine of $100 or imprisonment for a period of three months and jipon conviction such magistrates and police judges shall impose final sentence." , Another section is added appropri ating $50,000 for the coming biennium for the use of the governor in en forcing the act This makes a total of sixty sections. Other minor changes are made by the committee for the correction of typographical errors. Notes from Seward And Seward County Seward, Neb., Feb. 16. (Special.) Seward county will observe the semi centennial of Nebraska with a page ant which will include 2,000 school children. The. death of Prairie Flower, a Fonca maiden, and the Shoyo maid, will be used symoboli cally. When the Poncas were re moved from tbeir reservations on the Niobrara they were marched through here and Chief Standing Bear's daughter, Prairie Flower, died near Seward on Plum creek. The Com mercial club will help finance the af fair. ' Miss Martha Geseking and Arnold Danekas of Goehner were . married yesterday. Members of the Bounty Home makers' association are busily en gaged in making fireless cookers for the farms. Bounty housewives are now. canning pork and beef for sum mer use. ' The body of Mrs. G. W. Butler, a pioneer resident of this city, who died Wednesday at a Lincoln sani tarium, was brought here for burial Thursday. The funeral will be held from the First Congregational church Friday at 1 :30 o'clock, The manufacturing bureau of the' Seward Commercial club is consid ering the establishment of a box and straw board factory here. i FIVE THOUSAND FOR SOUTHEAST FAIR Bill Barely Squeezes Through House Providing- $5,000 for Enterprise. FOE ntBIOATION SCHOOL (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Feb. 16. (Special.) The bill appropriating $3,000 to buy grounds for the Southeastern Nebras ka Fair association went through the house today by so tight a squeeze that there was not much left to brag about After a call of the house had been made and raised, the bill won by a margin of only one vote. On the first roll call, forty-eight were for the bill and forty-three against it It was necessary to have fifty-one votes and the call for help was sent out. Five members were found, but only two of them voted for the bill and it istill lacked one to make - good. Then Trumble and Lamoert who had voted for the bill, changed to no and that made it look bad, but Reisner, Green- wait and Hunt came to the rescue and changed to yes, and the necessary majority of the house was reached. and the bill declared passed. . People of the state will have to get along with 1,000 copies each of the bound proceedings of the senate and house, a motion by Reisner to raise the number to 1,500 ebing killed, al though the vote was close, 43 to 45. It was evident when the bill for the establishment of a school of irriga tion at Scottsbluff came up that many of the members had seen the light, for while recommended for passage in committee of the whole by a close vote, today, when it was up for final passage, only seven votes were regis tered against it The Fults bill to prohibit and penal ize the smoking of cigarettes in any public place by persons over 18 years of age passed with 80 votes for and 9 against. . Other bills read the third time and passed were: Appropriation for stool Sen ear, flS.eso. JLoDroortotlon for repairs at South Bond flah hatokorr, II. 904. Appropriation to reimburse owners ox cat tle klUod by state veterinarian's order for loot-end-movUi disease, I100.WS. Ftno ol $1S for leaving sates open on nrtveto lend (set aspljtoc to railroad rlsM-of-wer). i Prehtnlrlns school svpoiintendents sad teaebera and tnsUtute Instrnetors from act ios as asents for. school books or supplies, accept In racatioa time. 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Hand worked embroidery r - ; $19,75 - $25.00 $35.00 v Glooe-likc Boots in choice kid leather,' new colors ; and styles in white and ivory; a large assort- . ment of Black Glaced kids; prices range from $3.95 to $12.00 Saturday we offer special values at $4.95 n The management has gioen special care and attention io the pricings of these First Spring Styles, in order to encourage the early buyer, believing that such aclion will be duly appreciated by those who wish such apparel now, but who do not desire to pay for garments that may be marked down in a few weeks' time. See special : window displays and buy with confidence. BENSON & THORN ECO. iBcreturinv n.la.iiM ef aupr.m court Jud ;' tnogT.pheri from $1,000 to $1,9. Forbidding surety companies) to cancel bondi without heartnc and approval by Bute Insurance board. RequtrtDc regular headllghta on all looo motive, Bates Pushing Measure To Aid School Districts (Prom s Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Feb. 16. 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