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SENATE SHELVES INVESTIGATE II OF BLUESKY LAW Presiding Officer Directs That It "Be Filed," 'But Fails to Designate Where; Many Measures Passed. From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, Feb. 11. The senate did not fake kindly to the resolution passed by the house directing an in vestigation of the blue sky depart ment of the railway commission, and accordingly shelved it. When the request from the house was read this morning in the senate, the presiding officer directed it "be filed" and in this manner it was dis posed of. Senator Taylor attempted to secure some information as to where it would le filed, but no one answered his question. The house asked for the appoint ment of a special committee to in vestigate the expenditure and al leged improper administration of the blue sky law. The upper branch did join the house, however, in asking the State Library commisson to shelve the 1,200 volumes of foreign language books which have been circulated throughout the state. Senator Perry Reed presented a motion asking for a commission to retire the books and it was adopted without a dis senting vote and without discussion. Passed on Third Reading. The senate had its working clothes on today and pafsed the fol lowing bills on third reading: IT. R. 2, br Jenlson Transfers Clay county from Seventh to Tenth Judicial dintrlot; 31 eyes, 1 nay. H. R. S7, by Foster Provide for office of messenger for Douglas euunty attorney et salary of $100 per month; JO ayes, nu nays. S. F. 11J. by Busftee Givei the' mayor and city council the right to determine the census of the city In order to adopt the commission form of government; 21 yea, not naya. f the auprema court In all cases to file - a written opinion of all cases decided upon It merit within 0 days after th de cision Is reached; 29 ayes, no nays. S. F. 127, by Weaverllng Raises Interest rate of sewer bonds for cities of second clans and villages from 6 to per cent. S. F. 6i, by Sturm Provide for the regulated suppression of .social diseases, r "quires examination of persona "reason ably suspected" uintll cured; 28 ayes, m nays. 3. F. 13, by Sturm Requires examina tion of school children to determine poor eyesight, defective breathing or hearing; penalty for violation Sioo; 2S ayes, no nays. II. R, to, by Good Permits banks to bnv and sell real estate; 24 ayes, 7 nays. S. F. 67, by Randall Permits banks to Invest two-fifths of reserve In Liberty bonds; 26 ayes, 4 nays. S. F. 67, by Bushee Make county sur veyor In counties of less than 60,000 htgll way commissioner; 21 ayes, no nays. S. F. 106. by Bears Makes all deeds and other Instruments for conveyance of real , eatate legal If signed before military officer or judge advocate; 29 ayes, no nays. a B ttl Kv Plrfnn . Rftznlatln til size of a loaf of bread and providing a penalty for violation; 2 ayes, no naya 8. F. 68, by Randall Relieves from re serve requirements of state bank law any frank which conforms with requirements of frrtem.Lreserve system; SO ayes, no nays. S - F. 69, by Randall Permitting state banks, which are members of federal re serve te have same privilege as other banks en rediscount; SO ayes, no nays. S. F. 660, by Bushee Requiring record of certain unofficial surveys; 10 ayes, no nays. The senate adiourned to meet Wednesday morning at 10 o'cloc J nere win oe no niccims iu uic afternoon, in observance of Lin coln's birthday. Hooper Teacher Is Held for Contempt of Court Fremont, Neb., Feb. 11. (Special Telegram.) Miss Ruth Johnson was found guilty of contempt of court in district court here this af ternoon. She was required to give bond in the sum of $500 or go to jail. Late this afternoon she had failrd to furnish bail. Miss Johnson disobeyed the re straining order of the court to dis continue as teacher in the Hooper school after the board had passed a resolution discharging her. Ihe order wot granted last Friday and this mornin Miss Johnson went back to the school and began teach' ing. She was brought before Judge Button this afternoon. She is en rlMvnrincr to sret in touch with her family at Lexington. In the thean timo she is in custody of Sheriff Con dir.. Fremont Driving Park Club Holds Annual Election Fremont, Neb., Feb. 11. (Special Telegram.) Harry J. Hauser was elected president, R. E. Bliss, vice president. H. S. Murphy secretary and Eugene Sexson treasurer, at the annual meetinsr of the Fremont Driving Park association Eleven di rectors were chosen. It was olanned to make some im provements and put the grounds if. shape for the season s program, ine sum nf $1,500 has been raised by subscription to pay off the indebted ness of the association. . it is plan ned to lay out a base ball diamond and make arrangements for other games and athletics. Holmesville Pioneer . Dies at Age of 83 Years Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 11. (Spe cial) Isiah Trover, a pioneer of Ilolmesville, died yesterday after a brief illness, aced 88 years. He is survived by one step-daughter, Mrs. A. Cripe, six grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren and six great-great-jrsndehildren. . Mrs. Sophia Schwab, aged 80 years, died yesterday at her home northwest of Plymouth. She is sur vived by her husband and five chil dren, two sons and three daughters. Whiff of Old Bourbon Tips Officers to Booze Trunk Fremont, Neb., Feb. 11. (Special Telegram. Five of the 30 quarts of whisky contained inj, trunk that ar rived at the Union Station broke when the baggageman unloaded; the trunk from the train. A policeman caught a whiff of the forbidden stuff and started an investigation. As a result when Jim Raitt, local real estate dealer; sent a drayman for the trunk Raitt was taken in custody, lie paid a fine of $100 and costs. The trunk was shipDeH from Forest City, Ma Senate Deals Kindly With Bills Affecting Local County Offices (From a Staff Correspondent) Lincoln, Feb. 11. S. F. No. 131. by Robbins, giving control of the Omaha gas plant, if acquired by the city, to the Metropolitan Water dis trict, passed the senate this morning with scarcely a ripple. The vote was 30 to 0. Two other Douglas county bills received favorable action in the sen ate committee of the whole today. S. F. No. 7, by Cooper, increasing the salaries of the deputy sheriff, head jailor and bookkeeper $250 in Douglas county, was ordered ad vanced to third reading. S. F. 107, by Sears, requiring "the superintend ents of all institutions under the Board of Control, all sheriffs and chiefs of police to make monthly re ports of the committment of aliens under their custody, was likewise advanced and ordred to third read ing. Fifteen Measures Put to "Death by House Committees Lincoln Feb. ' 11. Fifteen bills, introduced by various members of the house, passed into the "twilight sleep" in the lethal chambers of the standing committees, which reported this morning. ' This establishes a record. The laws which were given a painless death by the , process of indefinite postponement were: H. R. No. 45, by Kenagy Requiring all farm produce commission merchants to take out a state license. H. R. No. 223, by Fuller Providing- that honorably discharged soldiers and sailors of the late war be given the preference of employment on all public works. A dupli cate bill. H. R. No. 126, by Carroll Raisin the salaries of county attorneys In all counties except Douglas. "I H. R. No. Hi, by Lamport Striking- out from the Torrens land act the require ment of a petition, and directing that all registrars, place It into effect 30 days after the passage of the bill. H. R. No. 249, by wiidman aaaing a college of dentistry to the University of Nebraska. H. K. No.' 221. by Barton Green For bids publication of foreign language news papers unless translations of subject mat ter In Kngllsh be made in parallel col umns and translations filed with the county clerk. H. R, No. 14T by Lampert A salary bill affecting county attorneys, clerks and treasurers and allowing mileage of as sessors In all counties with a population between 20 000 and 29,000. H. R. No. 140. by Larsen Requiring railroad companies to erect sheds over all car repair tracks. H. R. No. 24, by Anderson Providing party conventions' of all parties to select two candidates for each office and no other) to be voted upon at 'the primaries. H. R. No. 248, by Lampert To abolish the office of county assessor In all coun ties except Douglas, Lancaster and uage. H. R. No. 3, by Black Makes county highways system optional. 1 H. R. No. 112. by Baker Prohibiting any relative or Interested party from serv ing on a commission to alter or vacate a highway. H. R. No. 141, by Morrison Providing state shall assume entire cost of con structing bridges across streams more than 178 feet In width. H. R. No. 2S3, by Fuller Prohibits equipment of automobile muffler with cut out a State Liquor Agents Make ' Arrests at Silver Creek From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln. Feb. 11. (Special.) Twenty-five gallons of whisky were found cached in a "blind" in the cel lar of the home of Harmon Hydan- yer, Silver Creek, Neb., garageman, Tuesday morning by state agents, according to a report to cmet ro bation Agent Gus Hyers. Fiftv srallons of whisky in all were taken in the state agents' dragnet, and five arrests were made, includ ing Hydanyer, Edward Oyer and Erwin and Grover Maurer, brothers. Hyers charges boqjjegging was go ing on trom tne garage. The five tnen and the conhscatea liquor were taken to Central City, Neb. , Nebraska Man Will Die as Result Twenty-Foot Fail Crete. Neb.. Feb. 11. (Special Telegram.) J. C. Tessar, a plumber of Crete, while working on a wind mill tower on the McLarger tarm near Crete, slipped and fell about 20 feet. The base-of his skull was fractured, his back injured and his left arm broken. He is unconscious and has slight chance for recovery. Adopts More Liberal Policy.j Lincoln, Feb. 11. (Special.) On notice from the Nebraska Railway commission that if reports continued on refusal of the company to under take new construction, the commis sion would order a hearing to de termine a policy along that line, the Nebraska Telephone company . re plied that now the war being over it had adopted a mor liberal policy to be pot into effect immediately. Wlien the Baby Needs a Laxative-;- No one knows, better than the ever-watchful mother the natural doctor of the family in all the (mall ilia that when the baby is out of aorta it it usually due to indigestion or constipation. It Is always well, In any of its illnewe. to look for this cause. The diet may have to be Changed, but before good can result from it, the bowels must be moved. The mother hat the choice of many medi cines cathartlct, purgatives, bitter-waters, pills, physics, etc. But the little body doesn't need such harsh remedies for they wrench the system and do only temporary good, to often followed by an unpleasant reaction. PRICE A3 ALWAYS In softs of treat! tacreaeM tsVrstofy eosrs due to the Wsr. by sacrifidna. profits and sbwrbinf wtr taxes ws bsve maintained the prka et which this frailly Uxatira Has been sold by druggists (or the past 3 yean. Two usee SOc and !. THE 1Y BE UIJABLE TO GRANT RAISE .V OF SALARIES Senator Hammond Thinks In crease for County Officials Would Be Illegal Under Constitution of State. (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Feb. 11. County and lo cal officials in Nebraska, many of whom have beep granted salary in creases in bills which have passed one or both houses of the legisla ture, may find legal obstacles in the path. Senator J. W. Hammond, chair man of the senate committee on fees and salaries, is preparing to raise the question of the constitutional provision in Article 2. Section 16, of the iLebraska- state constitution which reads: "Nor shall the compensation of any public official be increased or diminished during their term of of fice." It is the opinion of Senator Ham mond, and his views are also shared by several members of the upper branch, that this section, presents a hurdle to salary increases, which cannot be cleared. Hammond is prepared to amend the next bill be fore the senate providing for a salary increase for elective officials to incorporate the restriction that it shall not be effective during the term of the present incumbent. That is the restriction contained in Sec- Ition 16. Senator Hammond figures that the issue will thus be presented squarely and the supreme court will have an opportunity to rule upon it. Sheriffs' Salary Boost. The bill providing for an increase of pay for Nebraska sheriffs is al ready safely by the house and a similar measure providing addition al compensation, for deputy county assessors. The assessors' measure was in the senate committee of the whole this morning, but Hammond did not have an opportunity to pre sent his amendment. - If Hammond succeeds in making his point stick, then the officials elected last November will not get any relief from the high cost of liv ing. In two years, it is pointed out, the prices of foodstuffs and other necessities will have declined so that any salary boosts should come immediately. Enough Food orv Hand Now to Supply Wants of World (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Feb. 11. (Special.) There is sufficient food on hand at the present time to feed the entire world, A. C. Lau of Lincoln, deputy federal food, administrator of Ne braska told the Nebraska Federa tion of Retailers this morning at the opening session of the annual con vention. His subject was "The Word of the Fderal Food Adminis tration." i The speaker expressed the hope that the retail delivery service f one trip a day as in vogue under an early order of the food administra tion would continue the rule instead of going back to the pre-war regime of delivering at any time. ' G. C. Wharton, vice president of the Kirkendall Shoe company of Omaha, told of the shoe and leather industries of the world. Defense Council of. Gage County Discuss Pro-Germans Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 11. (Special.) The Gage county defense cAincil held a meeting yesterday and dis cussed the question of taking some action against a number of alleged pro-Germans who are said 'to have maae uie statement mat as inc war was over they would not support any war work measures. The coun cil is investigating these reports and will see that all who are asked for financial aid give their share, i Clark of Pawnee City Rural School inspector Lincoln, Feb. 1L (Special.) I. N. Clark, former superintendent of the citv schools in Pawnee City but Prow engaged in Y. M. C. A. work in trance, has been appointed rural school inspector by Supefiatendent of Public Instruction Clemmon.-. In a letter to his wife at Minden, Prof. Clark intimated that he soon would return. He succeeds Miss Alice Flora of York, whose term expired January 1. 1 A better plan ft to employ a mild, gentle laxative of which only a little it required. There is a combination of eimple laxative herba with pepsin sold by druggists under the name of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin that thousands of mothers have used successfully for baby'a constipation and itt accompany, ing ills, auch at belching, wind colic rest lessness, sleeplessness, etc. . The nursing mother will also find It ideal for herself, and it is especially important that she be free from constipation. . Syrup Pepsin it guaranteed to do at prom ised or the druggist will refund the money. Thousands of cautious families have it in the house, secure against the little ills. Dr. CaldwtU'n )YRUPPEPSIIM! The Perfect 11 Laxaiw BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12,-1919. Can State Compel Man to Reinstall Telephone - in Home of His Wife From a Staff Correspondent ' Lincoln, Feb. 11. (Special.) The powers of the state of Ne--braska have been stirred up over the refusal of F. Wilcox, owner of the Frontier Telephone com pany of Hubbell, Neb., to install a telephone in the home of his wife, from whom ht; is separated. Attorney; General Clarence A. Davis will look into the matter. Wilcox refused to comply with an order of the Nebraska Railway commission to reinstate the tele phone which he took out when domestic trouble split up the fam ily, and the Nebraska commission has asked the attorney general "to take necessary measures to enforce the order." OMAHA BILLS IIAVEJIIE GALL BEFORE; HOUSE Police and Firemen's Measure Goes Through Lower Body as Amended. and Now Passed on to Senate. From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, Feb .11. Undisturbed by debate or any parliamentary action of an obstructive or irritating na ture, the house acted on eight bills and three measures on the senate files. It was a field day for the Douglas county delegation as most of the bills placed on passage originated with its members. The bill of Jenkins, of Dundy county, providing for an appropria tion of $15,000 for the etstabhsh ment of a fish hatchery and game preserve in his country, passed with out the emergency clause. , Other bills passing the house on third reading. H. R. 67. by Morrison Providing that sheriffs be paid 65 cents per meal for prisoners, instead of 60 cents, and which was amended so that the Douglas county sheriff could feed his prisoners at cost. H. R. 181 hy Larsen Creating a state board of mediation and Investigation for dealing with strikes and lockouts. H. R. 138, ba, Harte-rPrescribinr cer tain sanitary conditions and an eight-hour day for women employed In packing houses. H. R. W, by Allans of Douglas Provid ing for civil service of employes of the city of Omaha, except for day laborers, and creating a pension fund for employes 60 years of age. H. R. No. 20S, appropriating $25, 000 for an emergency fund for the enforcement of the prohibitory law was passed, as was McLeod's bill, H. R. No. 219, increasing the school tax levy from 45 to 55 mills. The Omaha police and firemen's salary bill, as amended also went through third reading in the house and is now ready for the approval of the senate and the governor. It may become a law this week. Whisky in Paint Cans Is the Latest Discovery of Sleuth Lincoln, Feb." 11. (Special.) State prohibition agepts have dis covered liquor is being shipped into Nebraska in paint cans. Agents, assisted by Deputy Unit ed States Marshal Tom Carroll, confiscated five grips and one trunk on trains from Kansas City yester day. All contained liquor. One grip had tvvo one-gallon paint cans. Two other grips had 10 quarts of liquor in them. Paul Haack, of Elk Creek, Neb., was arrested as one tf the pwners of the grips. Chief Enforcing Offi cer Hyers says he offered the agents $500 to keep his name out of the .case. State agents report that Belevo Tyl6, of South Omaha, was arrest ed with 22' pints of whisky, which he said he bought on a train near Union. A keg of whiskey has been seized at Waterloo, Neb., but the owner cannot be found. i American Oil Steamer is Sending Out Calls for Help Halifax, N. S., Feb. 11. A wire less call saying the American oil tank steamship. J. M. Guffey, was taking water in the forehead and was sending out S. O. S. calls was intercepted here today. The vessel's position was given as off Cape Race. Owned by the Gulf Refining com pany, the tanker sailed from Inver ness, Scotland, on January 24 for Hampton Roads, Va. FREE SAMPLES tf yoa bay never need Dr CaMwell's Syrop Prprin send far a tn trial bottle to Dr. W B. Caldwell, 4ftS Washington St.. Montiwllo, III. If there art bobie at home, ask tot copy si Dr. Caldwell's book, The Care of Baby." REPUBLICANS OF LOWER HOUSE LEARN LESSOI , Democrats to Give Impression That Politics Was Ad journed Early in Session. From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, Neb.. Feb. 11. Republi cans in the lower nouse of the legis lative assembly are learning ,.by the painful process of a betrayal of cen fidence, to "beware of th Greeks bearing gifts." , ' Early in the session the demo cratic minority sought to lull the representaives of the G.- O. P.. the bulk of whom were new members, comparative tyros in the art of par lamentary practice and procedure, into the belief that the minority would subscribe to the sentiment that politics was adiourned and they would lend their efforts to, the passage ot the constructive laws. Their words were so fair and for a time their actions were so consis tent that the republicans became somnolent in their sense of. security. One of the first attempts to play politics came when Jacobson intro duced his resolution in the house to destroy all foreign language books of an objectionable nature in the possession of the state librarian, The impression sought to be con veyed by the resolution was that there was a large number of these books and they had been allowed to circulate freely, when the fact was that there was not over 22 of them and they had been withdrawn from circulation a long time before. Second Attempt. Again Jacobson ateempted to play politics the second time. He is con ceded to be the democratic leader and with the assistance of a coufde of newspaper men representing democratic papers they plotted to create a schism among the majority and place a part ot the republican party on record against the platform pledges of the party, as well as in open opposition to Governor Mc Kelvie. This opportunity presented itself vahe'h House Roll 205, a bill appro priating $25,000 as an emergency fund to help prohibition enforce ment, came up for third reading. A motion to recommit the bill for amendment was written by Jacob son, who selected Anderson of But ler, republican, to be the goat and the latter, in his innocence, submit ted the motion. Jeary of Lancaster scented the plot and asked that the author of the motion and not the introducer explain its purport. Rises to Bait. Jacobson arose to the bait and swallowed it. hwk, sinker, line and all. He attempted to prejudice the bill by the personalities he injected in regard to Gus Hyers. chief en forcement officer of the prohibitory law, and by this method get the whole measure in bad odor with as large a number of the republican members as possible.- ' . Despite the cries from other mem bers of the shouse from the floor that he confine his remarks to the motion, and "despite the call of members for the enforcement of the rules of the house, Speaker Dal bey did not attempt to choke off the democratic spokesman until com pelled to do so by the insistence of some of the members that he en force the rules. The whole matter of the motion jewWfwMMrMasWfts M Abraham SECOND FLOOR MEN'S z-? III Xrjv' : MEN a JAB ftttffif was submitted to the rules commit tee, and Speaker Dalbey, in the in terest of fairness, and to prove that he did not vant to emulate the ex ample of "Czar Reed" by ruthless enforcement, assisted in the work of amending the rules so that under the new interpretation rule 9 now permits of the recommitment oX a bill up for third reading for specific amendment. In explaining this new interpreta tion to the house today he asked that the members not take advan tage of it to delay or block legisla tion, as it was submitted inthe al truistic spirit of fairness. This rule permitted the demo cratic minority, led by Jacobson, to renew demand for a specific amend ment to House Roll 205 when it came up for third reading and pas sage this morning. The amendment of yesterday called for the reduc tion of the emergency appropriation from $25,000 to $5,000, but no at tempt was made and the bill passed the house with only the votes of Allen of Gage, . Hunt, Howard, Jacobsen, Lauritsen and Smith be ing recorded against it. An article in an Omaha morning newspaper, Monday, called attention to the lack of leadership among the house republicans. Charge is True. Republican members of the house admit the charge is true and they glory in the fact. They say they are proud that there is no Prince Arthur, of commanding presence and swarthy mien, to pull the strings and make them act a& pup pet men and that they are differ ent from the majority members of the last regular and special sessions of the legislature in that they are not mere "rubber stamps" to do the bidding of the gang, even to the extent of maintaining a "Von Hin denburg line, 7 to accomplish this re sult. Republican members of the house say they are happy in the knowl edge that they can do their own thinking, vote along independent lines, act according to the merits of any measure that comes up and there is neither a plunderbund or a political oligarchy with its commun ity self-interest seeking or attempt ing to control its action. w COMPLETE DETAILS IN WEDNESDAY'S PAPER. Sp sattsWtoitiisejii 1 mtfrflftyffrtlttyHiatlftt0ifQ Lincoln, Born 16th President of the United States In commemoration of the birth of that great emanci pator inspired with the spirit of democracy and full of American ideals ' S Choice of of About i suit MEN! Here's the best opportunity you have had for a long time to obtain such a good Mackinaw at such unusually low price.' There is plenty of winter weather coming and a Mackinaw of the sort of fered here will serve "you well now and for several winters to come. There's Patrick Duluth, Organ City, Woolen Mills, Sherman Bros, and Every One Is AH Wool Practical for hunting, motoring or out of doors sport. All de sirable colors. These Mackinaws have been radically reduced and $ 8 Mackinaws, now 4.00 $15 Mackinaws, now 7.50 $18 Mackinawsnow 9.00 STORE Cooper's Bill oi) Aliens Will Strike Omahan from Office Holdi m2 ts By a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, Feb. II. It is the irony of fate that Senator John W. Coop er's two bills, Senate Files Nos. 6 and 8, which passed the house to day -and which prohibit any alien from holding public office by ap pointments election, and providing a penalty for violation of the same, should hit one of his personal friends. The alien in question fs Frank L. Fauferlek, whom the senator has known for a quarter of a century. Fanferlek is a Bohemian and over looked becoming a citizen of the country, although he has lived in Omaha many years. He serVed for a long time in the office of the coun Genuine An unmarked tablet is like an anonymous letter-seldom honest, sometimes dangerous end always a thing to beware of." TABLETS Ha pocket baxesof 12 Bottles of U Bottles of 100 Marltcd with iho ibrYour Additions! Ffod-ion h tndo-msrk " Aspirin" (Ret. U. a Pat. 0ot Is a iDsreetM thst the esoneeesrleseM. eitar ef selierlitecHl la tbase tablets sad capsules is of lae nllable Baser saaagfacnue. 'ulss No tics! A Great HOSIER Y Thursday At 1-3 to 1-2 Below Regular Prices See our windows and adv. Wednesday DMiteSlorcs February 12, 1809 MACKINAW'S Any in Stock A Quantify 1,500 Formerly $8 to $20 DW0 UU 11 $10 Mackinaws, now 5.00 12.50 Mackinaws, at 6.25 $20 Mackinaws, now $10 ty clerk, and by the operation oi this new law becomes ineligible. Senator Robbins of Omaha, who introduced Senate File No. 15, to repeal the law providing for th publication of legat notices in for eign language papers, had the satis faction of seeing his bill pass the house today. The measure becomes a law as soon as signed by Governor McKelvie and-the presidiug officers of the house and senate. Sixty-Six Draft Boards ' Complete Demobilization Lincoln, Feb. 11. (Special.) Sixty-six local draft boards in Nebraska have completed their work and are awaiting final demobilization orders, according to Capt. Walter L. An derson, state provost marshal. Thirty-four boards in the state are still at .work on the draft records. No official time has been set when the Nebraska boards shall go out of existence. Captain Anderson said. OPflffl CAPSULES Sealed pack aces of lt-s Sealed packages of Z4 Sealed bottles of 100 4 Selling of ! s i i
