THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 19. 1919.
SCIENTISTS HAY
LOSE DESPITE
LIVING. L10DEL
Bill to Exempt Members
Fromv Quarantine Laws
Recommended for Indefi
nite Postponement.
From a Staff Correspondent.
Lincoln, Feb. 18. Despite the
fact that Representative Berka of
Douglas county exhibited himself
on he floor as a living instance of
the efficacy of Christian Science
practice in the curing of disease,
the house this morning indefinitely
postponed House Roll 226, exempt
ing Christian Scientists from the
provisions of the quarantine law?
and recognizing readers of that cult
as medical practitioners.
The subject was introduced on
the floor by Dr. Jennison of Clay,
who made a minority report of the
medical comir.iUee and recommend
ed the bill for indefinite postpone
ment, making a motion to this ef
fect. He said that the bill was a slap
in the face of the entire medical
fraternity of Nebraska, and that it
practically vitiated all of the health
organizations and nullified the ordi
nances of the various boards of
health. He also took the stand
that it was dangerous class legisla
tion and the only way it could be
made consistent was to grant to
- every religious denomination the
same privileges as conferred in the
bill He contended that it set aside
all ideas of medical education and
was a dangerous menace to the pub
lic health. '
Defends Measure.
Representative Berka, in defense
of the bill, contended that he was
a living example of the efficacy of
OiHstian Sciefice healing and that,
while he did not believe he was subr
ject to contagious inoculation of
disease, he, as a law abiding citizen,
had submitted to vaccination, when
it was thought that he had been
exposed to smallpox by his visits
to lom HoIIister.
Representative Crozfer stated he
vas opposed to the bill for the rea
son it was class legislation. "Yesi
terday," said he, "we passed a bill
discriminating against the wearing
of the garb of a religious denomi
nation. Today we are called upon
to legislate for a religious denomi
nation. Is this consistent? Unless
someone applies the brakes this
legislature is liable to run wild on
legislation of this kind.
" It may have been a coincidence,
and then it may have been a deep
laid plot of Jerry Howard, author
of the measure, to try to have his
bill defining maximum charges of
undertakers for' caskets and funeral
service raised for consideration. He
explained that as the doctors had
had their way it was now time for
those who were in. the way to have
to pay for funeral expenses to as
sert themselves. His motion was
lost.
Needs $25,OOQ to Keep Up
Service for. Soldiers
Lincoln. Feb. 18. (Special.) An
appropriation of $25,000 will be
needed for the establishment of the
kind of headquarters and to main
tain the typa of service that the
people of Nebraska will desire in be
half of their returning soldiers. Nor
ris A. Huse, chairman of the Ne
braska reception committee in New
York, has notified Governor Mc-Kelvie.
"My recommendation is that ani
emergency fund tor immediate pur
poses, of about $2,000 or $3,000 .be
turned over to the committee, act
ing as trustee, and that the expenses
from month to month be paid by
vouchers properly executed by the
tanimittee," the chairman says.
FORMER 4PMAHAN HEAD OF
PRICE CONFERENCE BOARD
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Washi.'.-ton, Feb. 18. George N.
Peek of Moline, 111., former member
of the war industries board, has
been chosen by Secretary Redfield
as chairman of the new government
price conference board. Mr. Peek
will select his associates. '
Mr. Peek formerly resided in
Omaha and was district manager for
John Deere company. He was mar
ried to Miss Georgia Lindsey of
Omaha.
Revenue Department to
Prosecute Tax Slackers
Lincoln, Feb. 18. (Special.) In
come tax "slackers" are to be prose
cuted by the Internal Revenue de
partment' through the co-operation of
the Department of Justice, Federal
District Attorney Tom Allen an
nounced Tuesday. '
Mr. Allen has received a letter
from Daniel C. Roper, commissioner
of internal revenue, relating to the
enforcement of the internal revenue
laws, in which the' commissioner
says the Hew law should have the
help and cm-operation of the public
in its enforcement.
Spring Term of Hitchcock
County Opens at Trenton
Trenton, Neb., Feb. 18. (Spe
cial.) The spring term of the dis
trict court for Hitchcock county
convened here today, Judge E. R.
Perry presiding. The most im
portant case for trial at this term
is that of State of Nebraska against
Phillip Weber, who is charged with
having on the 26th day of Septem
ber, 1918, assaulted Edmund T.
Meyer in the village of Culbertson
by kicking and bruising him in such
manner that Meyer later died.
Shock of Electric Charging
Machine Kills Aurora rjlan
Aurora, Neb., Feb. 18. (Special.)
Reuben Larson of Hordville was
killed Monday by electric shock
while working in his garage. He
was busy with the electric charg
ing machine when the fatality occur
ed. Larson was the son of Oscar
Larson of Marquette and leaves a
wife and child. He was about 30
years of age.
THE GROWTH OF
Chiropractic
Removes the cause and
you get well.
Adjustments $1.00
Dr. Frank F. Burhorn
(Palmer School Chiropractor)
Suite 414-19 Securities Bldg.,
Cor. 16th and Farnam Sts.
Doug. .5347 Lady Attendant
Resident Phone Blackston. Hotel
SEX MEASURE
ENGROSSED FOR
TIIIRDJEADIflG
Author Declares Bill Destined
to Reach Foul-mouthed Pool
Hall Devotees; Motion to
Adjourn Overruled.
From a Staff Correspondent.
Lincoln, Feb. 18. Senator Sears'
bill, S. F, No. 36, kicked and knock
ed around the senate, finally came
to life this morning and won a
cleancut decisive victory against a
bitter fight waged by Senator Rob-
bins. a collegue of bears.
The bill, which makes it a fcl
ony for an unauthorized person to
impart information of a sexual na
ture or relating to the socalled SO'
cial diseases to a child under 16
years of age, was ordered engrossed
for third reading. The roll call on
the substitute motion made by Sen
ator Robbins to indefinitely post
pone showed a division of 13 against
and 36 for the bill.
Robbins led the onslaught against
the bill and he yanked out a stack
of petitions as long as the senate
chamber, which he claimed repre
sented the sentiment of the moral
organizations of . Nebraska y solid
opposition to the measure.
Aimed at Loafers.
Sears declared that his bill was
destined onlv to reach the foul-
mouthed pool hall devotee who took
a great delight in telling boys things
decidedly to their detriment. Me
said that the measure did not aim
to interfere with the proper distribu
tion of information on sex hygiene.
The senate quickly voted to order
the bill to third reading for passage.
Senator John Cooper of Douglas
took exception to a resolution which
passed the house, declaring that it
was-the sense of the Nebraska leg
islature that France and England
not be released from payment of
their war debts to this country.
Cooper said that England's navy
and the French army had fought
America's battles for two years.
The ireneral sentiment in the sen
ate, however, was that each country
should pay its own war debts and
the resolution was adopted. :
Robbins was nicked another time
this morning when he endeavored to
have the senate adjourn early Wed
nesday to allow the members to at
tend the Readjustment congress in
Omaha. Mayor Ed Smith had ex
tended the invitation yesterday aft
ernoon. Hoagland came forward
with the slogan to stick on the job
until it is finished and the motion
was defeated. Several of the mem
bers of the senate will attend the
conference, however.
The senate today passed the fol
lowing bills:
H. R. No. 0, by McLean and Fuller
Appropriates $3,J00 for cemetery pur
poses at Burkett. Vote 87 to 0.
In the senate committee of the whole,
the following bills were approved and or
dered advanced to third reading for pas
sage: S. F. No. 178. by Hoagland Raises sal
aries of city officials in cities of from
6.000 to 25,00V population.
S. P. 117, by Saunders Permits lnsur-
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Style Notes
Noticeably popular are the beaded Georgette Frocks, answering
the purpose of restaurant, afternoon and theater Gowns; popular
shades include Rose, Peach, Pekin, Victoria Red, Fawn and Taupe.
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WELCOME, TRANSMISSISSIPPI CONGRESS
Clearance of Men's Wear
In. the Bargain Basement
Radical Price Reductions to Effect Quick Sale
THE supreme values of the season are presented in these offerings. A definite
saving is assured with every purcnase m inia setting.
Sweater Coats
Men's Shirts
'About 3,000; Worth
$1 to 1.25 Each
at59c
MADE of fin count Percale) and
fancy Madras, high grade in
every detail; collars attached or neck
band styles; soft and stiff cuffs; great
assortment of patterns to choose
from; sizes, 14V4 up to 17 ; on sale
beginning Wednesday. '
Men's Gloves x
Lined Jersey and Kid; size 7 to
1 only; values extraordinary;
in one big lot at 59d
Men's Hose
100 dozen, lisle finish, double
high spliced heels and toes; col
ors. Black, White, Tan' and
Gray; sizes up to llVt very
special, pair 15
Were Priced $2
to 345, Choice
1.50
SWEATER COATS for men, in
light and dark Oxford and Ma
roon, with shawl collars and V-neck
styles; double side pockets; just the
thing for cool evenings and chilly
mornings; in one big lot at 1.50
Mackinaws
One big lot of men's
and young men's Mack
inaws, made of heavy
fabrics in
practical
colors; sizes
33 to 48
h 1-79
Boys' Overcoats
About .75 Overcoats in half
belted and double breasted mod
els, button to neck and slash
pockets; plain colors and fancy
mixtures; at, 7.50
Mfen's Overcoats
Hundreds of men's and young
meVs Overcoats to choose
from; new, Winter Overcoats
at 13.50
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snc. corporations to Insure tgalnst dim
a by marine risks.
S. P. 10S, by Swanson Requtrs that
salsri-s of officials of public service cor
poration! be flicd by a vota of th
m.1orlty of the stockholders.
H. R. 187. by Osterman Prohibits the
deduction of Liberty bonda from taxable
value or- banks capital.
H. R. 19S, by Davis Increases maxl
mum tax levy for library maintenance
and Increases number on boarus.
S. F. 160. by Neal Validates the Incor
poration of drainage districts and makes
Its contracts valid.
S. K. 161, by Neal Provides that
notices of organisation of drainage dis
tricts be served on a summons similar
to those In civil action.
S. K. 100. by Hoagland Hequlres own
er of Irrigation ditches and reservoirs to
Install water gauge.
S. F. 231. by Hammond Requires In
suranca companies to cancel policies at
any time at the request of tbs Insured
and refund unused premium.
H. R.- re5, by Osterman Amends lsw
giving plaintiff against Insurance, com
pany attorney fees at company's expense
In rase verdict is for plaintiff, to Include
lightning;, tornado and fidelity Bolides.
8. F. 60, by Taylor Provides double
election boards shall begin the canvass
or the votes after the first 11 have been
cast.
S. F. 526, by Warner Gives co-opera
tive corporations right It. buy and sell
stock In other similar organizations.
H. R. 66, by Berka Raises salaries of
Douglas county sheriff's assistants $350
a year. i
H. R. 68, by McKee Validates all tax
deeds on real estate dated prior to Jan
uary, 1909. unless action to set aside is
commenced before January 1921.
Declare Bill on Election -of
Judges Backward Step
Lincoln, Feb. 18. (Special.) De
claring Representative Downing'
bill, House Roll 124, repealing the
law providing for the nonpartisan
election of judges of the supreme,
district and county courts, also ot
county superintendents a backward
step, the house went on record, iu
committee of the whole this after
noon, as opposed to this measure.
Representative Downing said
the bill was not a pet measure of
his but that he had been induced
to introduce it at the instance or
some of his constituents. Downing
cast the only vote in favor of the
bill.
Burlington Road Asks to
Remove Agent at Hoff land
Lincoln, Feb. 18. (Special.) An
echo of the disastrous eftect of peace
and proposed importation of potash
into the United States is contained
in the application of the Burlington
railroad to the Nebraska railway
commission to remove its station
agent from Hoffland. Neb.
The company sets forth that the
potash products reduction plant
around -which the village was built in
the Antioch potash region had
closed its doors, and the lone store
of the village had shut up shop for
want of patronage.
Farmer Killed by Horse. x
Sioux Falls, S. D., Feb. 18. (Spe
cial.) Ole Mondahl, a well known
Roberts county farmer, aged 61,' died
from injuries received when he was
kicked in the stomach by one of
his horses.
Charges Company is Guilty
Of Crimes Against People
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HOWell Urges Passage Of Bill! appear in behalf of the city in favor
ni...,:nM w. I of the passage of the bill. A. Predy,
Miiuwiiiy vuic un iuuiiiuiJM
Light Plant; No Faith
in the Courts.
By Staff Correspondent.
Lincoln, Feb. 18. In a hearing be
tore the house committee on citicsrt
and towns this afternoon and tonight
R. B. Howell of the Metropolitan
Water plant, argued frankly for the
committee to' recommend for pas
sage II. R. 450, calling for a special
election for voting bonds with which
to build a 'municipal electric light
plant for the purpose of compelling
the; sale of the Omaha light and
power property to the city.
Mr. Howell also stated frankly
that he had no confidence in the
courts in condemnation proceedings
provided by law, nor had he any pa
tience with any other method of pro
cedure than compulsion through the
building of a competing plant.
He contended that he was the in
terpreter of the wishes of the people
of Omaha in the matter of calling
for the special election and charged
the Omaha corporation with being
an unscrupulous concern ot many
crimes against the people:
W. 1'. Gurley, who appeared as
counsel for the electric light com
pany, claimed that the bill under
consideration did not provide for
municipal ownership, but was de-
signed to give the water board un
fair, unrestricted competetive pow-
ers to create a monopoly. He called
attention to the fact that there was
no crying demand on the part of
Omaha public for the proposed
legislation and that the voice of R.
B. Howell was the lone note heard
crying in the wilderness. He stated
that Omaha was getting cheaper
light and power than Lincoln, al
though the latter had a municipal
plant, and that while the Omaha
Water Board had lowered its rates
52 per cent in a eiven period, the
Omaha Light company had lowered
its rates 57 per cent.
Violation of Ethics.
Tudee McHugh. speaking also
against the bill, claimed that it was
a violation of business ethics and
good morals for the legislature to
pass a law that would give to tne
water power the right to create a
competitive plant to ruin the value
of a going concern that was operat
ing legalry, especially when the city
had the right to legally acquirethe
plant by condemnation proceedings
in which all the rights ofthecity
would be protected.
W. F. Baxter claimed that he
was delegated by Mayor Smith to
a man carrier, ana wara Burgess,
also spoke against the passage'of the
measure, all contcndiiid that the bill
was in contravention to good busi
ness morals and one contending that
its only purpose was to increase the
oower of K. H. Howell
T. E. Ludlow, manager of the
Crane company plant at Omaha,
said it was his. experience that dual
public service corporations were a
failure in all of the Texas cities
where he had experience,
Harry Lightfall, appearing as the
representative of the -365 employes
Ot tne electric J-dgiu company, saiu:
"Gcntlement of the committee, I
appear before you in behalf of men
who work for the Omaha Electric
Licht and Power company. We
want vou to protect us in our rights,
Of our force, 159 men own 252 shares
of stock in the company and' the
members of the relief association of
which I am a representative ask
you to help preserve the value of
our stock and our interests in doing
instice to the comoanv.
After listening to several hours
of debate on the measure the com
mittee adjourned until 4:30 o'clock
Thursday afternoon when they will
go into executive session to consiucr
further the bill.
Two Members Explain
Reason for Vote on
Red or Black Flags
From a Staff Correspondent.
Lincoln, Feb. 18. -In the vote for
passage of Representative Berka's
bill, House Roll 291, prohibiting the
displav or possession of any red or
black 'flag where such banners were
used as symbols of an idea opposed
to the ideals symbolized by the na
tional colors, two votes were ex
plained, the explanations being dia
metrically opposed.
Jerry Howard explained his vote
of "aye" on the ill by having the
chief clerk of the house rjad the
words of the national anthem, the
"Star Spangled Banner."
Porter of Douglas explained that
he was apposed to the bill for the
reason that there were a number of
persons in the country who were
believers in internationalism and
whose patriotism was of a universal
nature, in that they recognized the
complete brotherhood of man and
their patriotism could not be con
fined to the borders of any one
land. -
No person voted in the negative
save Porter.
Bill to Give Banking
Board More Authority
Looked on With Favor
From a Staff Correspondent
Lincoln, Feb. 18. (Special.) The
banking committee of the statet sen
ate looks with favor on S. F. No.
244. by Cordeal and Weaverling.
giving the state banking board
authority to reject applications for
bank charters where sufficient bank
ing facilities are already provided in
the judgment of the board. The bill
has been reported out of. the com
mittee with the recommendation
that it pass.
Other bills reported out of com
mittees for passage include:
8. F. No. Sii, by Etirkson Raises sal
ary of deputy stat accountant from
11.800 to 12.400.
H. n. No. HO, by Frants Rsleasss
hanks from liability for forced chocks un
less claim Is mads within a year.
8. V. 12:, by Fsterson and Saundort
Establishes court of domestic relations In
the larger countlea ot the state. .
H. R. 13, by Berka Makes attempt to
steal auto same offense 'as theft; makes
possession prima facts evidence ot the
crime.
8. F. lit, by Peterson and Saunders
Provides that wife and child, abandon
ment bo heard by Juvenile court Judge
in ansencs or district court Judges.
8. F. 230, by Johnson Convicts receiv
ing pardons shall be released from costs
of conviction unless otherwise ordered by
me governor.
Senator Hall's bill. 8. F. 224. requiring
the secretary of stats to compile the re
vised statutes, has been recommended for
Indeflnlto'postponement and the senate
concurred la the report.
No Money for County Agent.
Tecumseh, Neb.. Feb. 18. (Spe
cial.) The Johnson county board of
commissioners has failed to make
an appropriation for the mainte
nance of a county agricultural agent
for the coming year. C. II. Davis,
who was temporarily in charge hi
the work, has returned to his home
at Colon.
Court Docket Small.
Tecumsehr Neb., Feb. 18. Spe
cial.) Judge J. B, Raper convened
the district court for Johnson
county in regular session here to
day. The petit jury is to be used.
The docket is unusually small there
being but 19 civil and three crimi-
Horseshoers Meet.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Feb, 18. (Spe
cial.) The first annual convention
of the Master Horseshoers' Protect-,
lve association of South Dakota,!
which is composed of the .black
smiths of the state, will be rnjld in
Sioux Falls Thursday of this week.
Elect New Superintendent.
Tecumseh. Neb.. Feb. 18. The
Tecumseh board of education has
elected Prof. L. R. Gregory of Exe
ter as superintendent of the schools
here for next year, and the gentle
man has accepted.
ILL-FAMED HOUSE
RAIDED ACROSS
FROM CITY HALL
Morals Squad Arrests Men and
Women in Flat Opposite
Chief of Police's
Office.
Within 100 feet of retire Comtnis.
sioner Ringer's office in the city hall
the morals squad raided a suite of
rooms, No. 9 on the third floor of
1802 Farnam street, early this morn
ing'. Four inmates, two men and
two women, were arrested and book
ed as inmates of a disorderly house.
Mildred Miller, landlady of the place,
escaped through a secret passage
after leading detectives a merry
chase through three rooms.
Fred Higgins, Her Grand hotel,
one of the inmates arrestedi- was
booked on a charge of illegal pos
session of liquor. Sergeant Thestrup
says he found two pints of booze in
his pockets. Martin Christensen,
Minim, la.; Hazel Harris and Lulu
Myers, East Omaha, were the names
of the others given to the police.
One Woman Escapes.
A warrant is out for the arrest of
Mildred Miller, who escaped from
the building through a back stair
way. Police say they have received
complaints about the place for two
months.
Officers of the-morals squad have
been watching the place for week,
and declare they have seen joyriding
parties enter and leave the raided
quarters at all hours of the night.
The rooms are directly opposite)
the offices of the police commission
er and chief of police. -
Christensen, a farmer, who pro
duced more than $2,000 in traveler's
checks, put up his own bond of $10
and $50 for each of the women.
American Steamers With
Foodstuffs Reach Danii
Basel, Switzerland, Feb. 19. Three
American steamers laden with food
stuffs for Poland arrived at Neu
fahrwasser, on the Gulf of Daniz. at
noon Monday, according to Danzig
advices received here.
Reds Disagree. .
Stockholm, Feb. 18. Serious dif
ferences of opinion have arisen be
tween the Moscow soviet, headed
by Premier Lenine, and the Petro
grad soviet, headed by Leon Trotz
ky, over the allied proposal for a
conference on the Princes islands,
according to a dispatch from Hel-
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