THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 8, 1918.-
LEGISLATURES'
GREATEST ISSUE
TO BE DRY FIGHT
Prohibition Will Overshadow
Other Reform Measures in
Central States Next
Month.
Four Sons Who Helped
Uncle Sam Win From Hun
Chicago. 111., Dec. 7. Prohibition
will overshadow all other reform is
sues in the legislatures of the cen
tral itates, which will get under way
early next month. Every state not
already dry will take action through
, the legislature.
Scores of reconstruction measures
will be brought up for consideration,
: but most of these so far have
reached only tentative form. Good
roads, taxation, revision of election I
laws, and constitutional changes j
wjll be leading issues in many states.
' The Ohio lecislature. overwhelm-'
ingly dry, will have up for adop
tion a state-wide prohibition amend
ment and legislation revamping the
taxation laws to meet the big deficit
resulting from the loss of liquor
revenues.
In Michigan, bills will be intro
duced to strengthen the state pro
hibition law, to create a state bud
get commission to pass on appro
priations, and to establish a central
board to purchase supplies for state
institutions.
' Republicans Plan.
The republicans, who will have
overwhelming majorities in both
houses of the Indiana legislature,
are expected to enact laws consoli
dating several small bureaus, and to
establish separate departments of
banking and insurance to be con
ducted under the governor's direc
tion. Appointment of the attorney
general and the state superintendent
of public instruction by the governor
also is proposed. The Kentucky leg
islature does not meet this year.
One of the principal contests at
the Illinois session is expected to
develop over the federal prohibition
amendment. The senate is "dry" and
oth sides claim the house. Legis-
ktion for the calling of a constitu-
onal convention, approved on No-
lember 5, and measures providing a
bmprehensive finance law to replace
bnflictmg statutes also will be dealt
ith.
Both sitiel are already claiming
ctorv in the coming light over
doption of the federal prohibition
menament Dy tne Wisconsin legis
ture. Measures prohibiting unfair
f ictics in marketing and preventing
e teachine of foreign languages in
hools lower than high schools also
ill be ac$ed upon.
Nonpartisans Active.
Statutory prohibition, woman
ffrage and proposed tonnage taxea
i iron ore will be vital issues be-
re the Minnesota legislature,
hich aho will take up legislation
J prevent future disastrous forest
lies. .
(Besides suffrage and the prohibi
tum issue, the North Dakota legisla
ture, firmly controlled by the Na-
Jatties Tit, George, Jr.
Two soldiers and two sailors in
the service are the quartet of sons
of George W. Stipe, 122 South
Twenty-seventh street, engineer in
the Patterson block. Immediately
upon the outbreak of the war each
of the four enlisted.
Sergt. Louis B. Stipe, in an Eng
lish training camp in heavy artil
lery, enlisted in the old Fourth Ne
braska. James Herbert of the
mounted police in France was in the
Sixth Nebraska.
William Gray Stipe, a former Bee
employe, is in the navy with his
brother, George W. Stipe, jr.
Sergeant Stipe recently sent home
to his father one of the famous let;
ters of welcome from King George
of England to the Yankee soldiers
on their arrival. The letter is
printed on Windsor Castle em
bossed stationery.
fJifcnal Nonoartisan league, is expect-
d to take up the measure fathered
by the league which in effect pro
vides a new state constitution. If
the league's bonding and state own
ership amendments pass, legislation
might be expected for bonding the
state for the erection of terminal
elevators, gIBlll waiciiuuaca, iiuui
mills, packing plants and other in
dustries. Matters of local interest
will hold sway in South Dakota.
The question of taxation will be
-paramount at the Montana session.
A commission appointed two years
ago will report on alleged inequali
ties in tax statutes. The mines are
charged by tome interests with not
paying their share. The few legis
lators who had endorsement of the
National Nonpartisan league will
have little strength in the legislature.
V , Nebraska Drys Confident.
In Nebraska, prohibitionists claim
'sufficient members to ratify the fed
eral prohibition amendment, and the
"drys" in the Iowa legislature like
wise claim a majority in both houses
for the amendment. The Iowa legis
lature is expected to be confronted
with measures intended to provide
relief for returned soldiers and
sailors.
Besides action on the federal pro:
hibition amendment, the Missouri
legislature will take up revision of
the statutes and an important mort
gage recording tax measure.
Maintaining the State Council of
Defense as ft peace time organiza
tion, ratification of the prohibition
amendment and construction of a
state highway will hold interest in
Kansas.
f Texas.
it- Dallas, Tex., Dec. 7. Submission
of a constitutional amendment for
state-wide prohibition will be up for
action at the Texas legislature ses
sion. Especial interest attaches to
this' because of a recent court de
cision knocking out statutory pro
hibition adopted at the last legisla
ture. Despite the court ruling all of
the chief cities remained dry under
law forbidding traffic in intoxi-
CantS Wlinin imica ui on tlkj
camp. Fiscal and judicial reform
is almost sure to be considered.
Tna now has no budget system
nd sn investigating committee of
the last legislature has reported sug
gesting a comprehensive system of
financing that has been approved
Dy le ucmuciaiiv. Hal lJ
state convention.
Arkansas.
Little Rock, Ark.. Dec. 7. The
importance of the legislative ses
sion ,in Arkansas will depend large
ly upon the action of the voters in
the special election December 14,
: C . : . .i-tirtn rtf the
lor lauuv-awuii v ivjwuvu
proposed constitution submitted by
the constitutional convention.
Should the new constitution be en
dorsed, a general revamping of
-statutes would be necessary. The
constitution, although limiting leg
islative sessions to 60 days, exempts
the first session after its adoption.
It is said a six months' session
-would be required to re-enact the
liWlit JL 11 C HCW kvuaiuuwuu nuuiu
contain stringent ' prohibition safe
guards and would extend full suf
frage to women.
,. - ' Montana
Helena, Mont., Dec. 7. The Mon
tana legislature, overwhelmingly re
publican, will give chief attention to
taxation. There are 43 senators and
96 members of the house. Twenty
,one legislators ' who bore the en
dorsement of the National Nonparti
san league were elected, five sena
tors and 18 assemblymen. A commis
sion appointed two years agov is to
report on the alleged inequalities in
the present tax statutes. The princi
pal sources of revenue are mines
and agriculture. Some interests have
claimed) that the mines do not pay
their just share. Whether the basic
planks of the Nonpartisan league
will be presented m the form of bills
is not known.
Iowa.
Des Moine9, la., Dec. 7. Econo
my probably will be the watchword
of the Iowa legislature, which con
venes here January 13, with repub
licans in overwhelming control.
Ratification of the federal prohibi
tion amendment will be accom
plished early in the session, propon
ents of the measure say. Woman suf
frage leaders do not plan to ask for
legislative action on any state equal
suffrage measures unless there are
unforeseen developments. Numerous
bills are expected to be represented
looking to relief and aid for Iowans
released from the army and navy.
Missouri.
Jefferson City, Mo., Dec. 7. Chief
among the subjects to coifie before
the legislature at its forthcoming
session is the decennial revision of
the statutes. A committee of the leg
islature was named by the governor
early in November to prepare bills.
Another important measure is the
mortgage recording tax bill, pro
posed two lears afro by Gov. Fred
erick Gardner. The bill pro
vides a tax at time of recording of a
mortgage in lieu of a general per
centage tax on mortgages, which
latter plan is declared to work bad
ly. The federal prohibition amend
ment is expected to be approved.
Kansas.
Topeka, Kan., Dec. 7. The Kan
sas legislature is expected to ratify
the national prohibition amendment.
Whether the state council of defense
shall be perpetuated as a peace time
organization also will be decided.
Bills will be presented for an ap
propriation for geological survey of
the state and to empower the state
to build a state highway, independ
ent of present regulations governing
the assessment of the cost of high
way construction. The state high
way commission has mapped out a
6,500-mile system of state highway,
but under the present road laws,
such highways must be constructed
b - the counties through which they
pass.
Wisconsin.
Madison. Wis., Dec. 7. Action on
the federal prohibition amendment
and measures governing marketing
and prohibiting the teaching of for
eign languages in public and paro
chial schools below high schools are
prominent among matters to come
before the legislature. The republi
cans have a Comtortable working
majority in both houses. The re
publican platform includes a plank
that any practicable methods for the
marketing and distribution of prod
ucts will be adopted. The purpose of
legislation is to give the small coun
try store keeper,, retailer, farmer and
working man a fair deal and to elim
inate unfair competition. Another
republican plank declares that no
foreign language should be taught
in public, common or grade schools.
Minnesota.
St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 7. Measures
to prevent recurrence of the recent
disastrous forest fires in northern
Minnesota, to abolish the nonparti
san legislature and return to the
old party system, to levy taxes on
iron ore, arid bills for a new public
domain, woman's suffrage and statu
tory prohibition probably will be
among the more important questions
acted upon at the Minnesota legisla
tive session. The new legislature is
nonpartisan officially, being elected J
ort non-political tickets, but majori
ties in both houses in reality are re
publicans. The Nonpartisan league
in its biggest fight for representa
tion elected only about twelve sena
tors and a like proportion of repre
sentatives, but claims to have
pledges to insure the passage of sev
eral bills which the league will spon
sor and make public later.
North Dakota.
Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 7. The bill
fathered by the National Nonpar
tisan league which, in effect, is a
new constitution and which failed of
passage two years ago, is expected
to be revised at the coming session
of the legislature in which the league
will have. 30 of the 4? senators and
75 of the 113 representatives. Re
turns from more than fifty per cent
of the counties indicate that the ten
constitutional amendments, the
league's principal plants, were de
feated at the November election. For
this reason, the famous House Bill
44 is expected to be resurrected.
The bill provided that its constitu
tional provisions were to be sub
mitted to the people for approval,
and the new constitution should be
come operative upon its final ratifi
cation by the legislature.
Should the league's bonding and
state ownership amendments carry,
enactment of laws could be expected
bonding the state for the building
of terminal elevators, grain ware
houses, flour mills, packing plants,
public printing plants and many
other industries and enterprises. The
league might even embark in the
distribution of farm machinery, lum
ber, building supplies, groceries and
other merchandise. The league
stores, numbering probably 40 at
this time, would form a basis for
such a wholesale merchandising
scheme.
South Dakota.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 7. Con
structive measures necessary to meet
constitutional amendments adopted
in the November election comprise
the only legislation of outside inter
est expected to come before the
legislature which convenes at Pierre,
January 1. No program upon which
to base a definite outline of subjects
to be brought before this body has
been framed. It is likely the com
ing session will be called upon to
act on only subjects of local interest.
Ohio.
Columbus, O., Dec. 7. Adoption
of the state-wide prohibition amend
ment and amendments providing
classification of property for taxa
tion will be the outstanding issues
at the coming legislative session.
Loss of approximately $7,000,000 in
revenues from liquor traffic, officials
say. will necessitate enactment of
taxation laws to make up the deficit.
From the liqtoor traffic the state
alone will lose more than $2,500,000,
political subdivisions losing the re
mainder. Laws to enforce the pro
hibition amendment also will be up
for action.
Michigan.
Lansing. Mich.. Dec. 7. Legisla
tion dealing with expenditures of
state institutions, amendments to
the workmen's compensation law
and legislation strengthening of the
state prohibition law are among th
more important matters to come be
fore the Michigan legislature which
convenes January 1. A budget bill
and the creation of a state budget
commission to pass upon future re
quests for appropriations probably
will be the first business taken up.
Indiana.
Indianapolis, Ind. Dec. 7. Prin
cipal bills to be .intfodd at th
coming session of the Indiana legis
lature will provide for the establish
ment of separate departments of
banking and insurance to be con
ducted under direction of the gov.
crnor; appointment of the states at
tornev eeneral bv the governor in
stead of being elective: a general
reform of the tax laws: consolida
tion of the departments of the state
geologist, forester and other mino
bureaus under one commission
adoption of a constitutional amend
ment providing appointment of the
state superintendent ot puDiic m
struction bv the governor, and adop
tion of a constitutional amendment
providing for a budget system. An
other proposed law would enahi
the sfovernor to veto single items
in appropriation bills. All these
changes are recommended in the re
publican state plattorm.
Illinois.
Springfield. 111., Dec. 7. Measures
dealing with the calling of the pro
oosed constitutional convention to
revise the basic law of the state, ap
proved by popular vote Novembe
5. the liquor issue and questions in
volviner changes in state finance
methods and election laws will de
mand chief attention of the fifty.
first general assembly which con
venes January 8. The legislature
will fix the time and place tor noid
ine the constitutional convention
and provide funds. A fight is ex
pected on the federal prohibition
amendment. The senate will be
comfortably "dry." Both sides are
claiming the house, however, and
only the official vote of the Novem
ber election can determine the com
plexion of this body on the issue,
Turkish Forces Massacre
Armenians by Thousands
Amsterdam, Dec. 7. Turkish
forces massacred 10,000 Armenians
while evacuating the towns of
Baku, Olti and Ardahan, in the
Caucasus, according to reports re
ceived bv the Vorwaerts of Berlin
In fiKhtinK in Baku more than
30.000 persons were killed. In some
towns the entire Armenian popuia
tion was exterminated. The Turks
permitted Tartar trosps to plunder
the Armenians. ,
ALCOHOL ON KIDNEYS
The constant, regular or irregu
lar use of beverages containing
alcohol, will sooner or later make
trouble for the kidneys. Sometimes
an excess acid secretion is formed,
but usually the beginning of urin
ary trouble is denoted by an excess
alkaline secretion giving rise to ire
quent desire of urination, followed
by pain, burning, scalding, with ir
ritation manifest m the passage
The urine highly colored and strong
of odor should be corrected with
as they stimulate normal secretion,
allay inflammation, .purify and re
store natural action promptly
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War Department Puts
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Washington, Dec. 7. Nine mil
lion pounds of candy for the army
has just been ordered by the War
department, and it was announced
today that a considerable part of it
wci'ld be rushed overseas in time to
insure a plentiful supply for Christ
mas. Other special purchases for
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000 gallons of pickcls
Disarming Army.
Amsterdam, T)cc. 7. The disarm
ing of Field Marshal von Macken
sen's army has heRUn in Hungary,
according to a Merlin dispatch re
ceived here.
Many Men Idle in Berlin
as Troops Return Home
London, Dec. 7. Dr. James
Grack, an American who has re
sided for a long time in Germany,
is head of the department at Ber
lin which is, finding work for idle
men, according to a Berlin dispatch
to the Express. Three thousand ap
plicants for work registered daily
with him, it ii said, and 24,000 men
are now unemployed there.
Less than a quarter of the Berlin
troops have as yet returned from
the front, and it is estimated there
will be 70,000 idle when demobiliza
tion is completed. The dispatch to
the Express was sent Thursday
evening and deals lengthily with the
labor situation, but does not men
tion any disorders such as were re
ported yesterday from Amsterdam.
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