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THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1919. 5 n BUSHEE PRIL1ARY BILL AGAIN UP BEFORESENATE Peterson Amendment, Pre venting Candidates Ad vertising in Newspa pers, Killed. From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, Neb., March 13. (Spe cial.) The Nebraska senate spent another hour today wrestling with the Bushee bill, amending the state primary law, and decided it was not ready for final action in committee of the whole. Consequently the committee asked permission to sit again. The upper branch, however, took decisive action relative to the Peter son amendment which proposed to prevent candidates from advertising in the newspapers in the primary election. It was killed by a decis ive ote. Leads Onslaught. j Cooper led the onslaught against the Peterson amendment which in corporated the Oregon plan of hav ing all primary election publicity : handled through the state printer in a pamphlet similar to those issued in referendum propositions.' "The newspaper is the greatest advertising medium in the world," Cooper asserted. "To deny the can didates the right to use the news papers woulifbe to deny him a right guaranteed in the state constitu tion. "Have we any right to assume that the secretary of state would get these pamphlets to the voters in the scattered portions of the state. The voter, nine cases out of 10, will never see the pamphlet, for if he " does receive it, he will throw it into the waste basket. We may rest as sured, however, he will see the news pepers and he will read them. "With the problems of reconstruc tion and bolshevism staring the state in the face, it is no time to tinker' with the primary law, in my judg . ment. Under the present, law everv man who is competent to vote will be informed through the medium of the press, which is the cheapest and most efficient means of scattering the information which each voter is entitled to." An ametwhncnt, prdposed by Sen ator Reed, providing that in the reg istration, before the primary the voter must give his party affiliation, was accepted and another anRnd ment by Robbins, providing for elec tion of precinct committeemen, were accepted. v- The senate will take up the bill again in the committee of the whole. Thieves Rob Fremont Schools Fremont, Neb., March 13. (Spe cial.) Thieves who entered the high and central schools and the , city library last night secured $50 in cash. The police are working on the theory that schoolboys are responsible for the thefts. Bills Passed (In the Hotuie.) 11. R, No. 264 Minor amendment to law tovernins; deduction of unpaved prem- imums from ftee of life Insurance policy In settling with beneficiary, 81 to 0. H. R. No. 267 Provides for voting pre, clm-ts in Irrigation district elections, boundaries to be. fixed by county boards, 8 to 0. H. R. No. SOI Repeals salary limit on certain employes in stato health depart ment, 84 to 0. , H. R. No. 311 Raises bond limit In school district having 12 to 25 children, from B00 to 11.000. 82 to 1. , H. R. No. S27 Simplifies requirement for giving legal notice In adoption pro ceedings, 88 to 1. , May Mass Vttllty Plants. ft. R. No. ii Allows second class cities and villages to lease and operate privately owned gas or electric plants, 85 to 0. t If, R. No. 174 Gives justices of the , t . peace, except in Douglas county, Jurisdic tion throughout the entire county, 82 to 1. S. F. No. 67 Permits two-fifths of a state bank's rash reserve in Its vaults to be in Liberty bonds. 75 to 6. S. F. No. 6 increases limit of foans and Investment by state banks from 10 - times the capital and surplus to 15 times, and allows state bunks Joining federal re serve system the same rediscount privileges as national banks enJojv-77 to 0. - 11. R. No. 2Jt Ktdses salary of public defenders in louKlua county and adds to " his duties, 5 to 3a. Partial Han on Nepotism.' H R. No. "40 Forbids any public of - ftctal receiving $800 or more per year as salary to appoint a relative to any eubordi ' nate positions 16 to 33. 11. R. No. 2?ei Allows county Judges a fee of !5 centi for each marriage license reported to state bureau of vital statistics, -2 to 38. " - I H. R. No. 290 Simplifies procedure for quieting title to "real estate under law of adverse possession for 10 years, 85 to 2.. 13 0 What D o You )rin 5rea lor tcfast? Now's a gaod time to try the All American beverage POSTUM Exfensiwlyused in place or coffee because of its fine flavcr. general economy c health vattie. YcullliksPosiuin "TfcrrJr Reason Place for Osterman on Board of Control So Says Lincoln Rumor From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, March 13. (Special.) Representative Theodore M. Oster man of Merrick county, minority leader yi the lower branch of the legislature, has been tendered the two-year appointment on the Board of Control to fill out the unexpired portion of the term of Commission er Silas A. Holcomb, resigned, ac cording to a report in circulation at the capitol Thursday. The appointment is said to have been tendered to Osterman after the governor had entertained a doz en democratic members of the house at luncheon in the executive mansion Wednesday noon. The Merrick county man remained be hind at the request of the governor, while the others went back to the capitol. Neither Governor McKelvie nor Representative Osterman -, would talk for publication about the mat- ter- . Friends of Osterman are inclined to think that he will not accept the place. He refused last year to be come a candidate for, railway com missioner, which pays the same sal ary as that drawn by members of the Board of Control $3,000 a year. He is engaged with his brother in extensive farming operations near Central City. Bootleggers NotvYfjt. Entirely Clear of Ropes L Lincoln. Neb.,, March 13. (Spe cial.) S. F. No. 198, a bill designed to let Gus Hyers and his corps of boozehounds stretch ropes, and erect pates across public highways, killed Wednesday by the house, will be resurrected for further action. The judiciary committee had rec ommended this bill to be indefinite ly postponed, but later Chairman Fults of that committee moved that it be sent back for further consid eration and amendment. The mo tion carried, 40 to 14. Chairman Fults said he would submit an amendment when the committee meets. Retailers of Oleo May t Be Exempt From Tax Lincoln, Neb., March 13. (Spe cial.) S. F. 232, Senator Ham mond's bill, taking the tax from the sale by retailers of oleomargarine was approved and advanced to third reading. The committee amendment cut ting the fee from $5 to $2.50 was de feated and the senators agreed that there should be no tax on the prod uct other than the federal tax im posed upon manufacturers." Retail merchants have been sup porting the bill. Dozen Make Application for Fremont Postmastership Frethont, Neb., March. 13. (Spe cial.) An even dozen Fremonters have made application for the Fre mont postmastership to date. The time for filing applications ends March 18. ' Among those in the race are Frank Fuhlrodt, assistant post master, who is acting postmaster since N. W. Smith resigned; John Martin, L. A. Thompson, superin tendent of mails; Wallace, Wilson, U K. Tipton, C. W. Bisland, A. F. I Plambeck, Fred Waechter, Will, Chup and C. A. Hall. Farmers of Cage County Listen to Good Roads Talk Beatrice, Nrb., March 13. (Spe cial Telegram.) The Gage County j rarmers union held its convention in Wymore today, most of the 27 locals being represented. Xhe meet ing was addressed bjc George Gustafson, state president. Good roads and other topics of interest to the farmers were discussed. Broken Bow Voters for ' Sewerage and Paving Broken Bow, Neb., March 13. (Special Telegram.) The people's caucus last night put up a municipal ticket, headed by C. E. Tooley, for mayor. The resolution adopted call ed for sewerage and street paving. state secretary Amsberry, the pres ent mayor, came from Lincoln to attend the caucus. Annual Ogallala Roundup v Has Been Arranged For Ogallala. Neb., March 13. (Spe cial Telegram.) The Keith County Community club signed all con tracts for the fourth annual round up at Ogallala July 3, 4 and 5, Three thousand dollars will be paid in prizes. J. E. Haase Is Elected Mayor of Norfolk, Neb. Norfolk. Neb., March 13. (Spe cial,) J. E, Haase was elected mayor by a narrow margin'Hr. Je ri- day ran a poor third in the race. Matt Shaffer, jr., candidate of the women voters and reformists, was a close second. - Bills Recommended. (Senate Committee, of Whole.) II. F. JM by -Oood and Gerhart Au thorizes the- establishment of vocational schools. 8. F. 17T by flood Requires railroads to afford facilities for loading horses and uiules. S. K, 2Z5 by Hall Permits city of Sew ard to issue 40-year bonds for a sewer system. H. R. J5 by Osterman Union Pacific right of way bill. 8. F. 232 by Hammond Removes 11 Onse fee of $5 per year for dealers in oleomargarine. x H. R. 358 by Fults Provides for the sale by Judicial process of property upon which there has been delinquent taxes tor three years or more. H. R. S61 by Hardin and Taylor Pro vides for the auditllng of the bodies of all county offices at least once in two years under the direction of the state auditor. 8. F. 234 by Cordeal Provides fon gen eral and special verdicts of. juries and defines same. , Bills Postponed. Fallowing are the bills killed by the LSenate Thursday morning - S. F. :iby Robbins Regulates sate of lands aiuf" lots at Judicial sale fcr de linquent taxes. S. F. 1S8 by Krickson Relates to In vestment of school funds or corporations for a-eneratlnt and producing electric current. The following bill was approved In the senate committees and placed on general file S. F. !!l by Cordeal Requires Initiative and referendum laws: specifies who shall bo voters and regulates circulation of pe titions therefor. CIGARET BILL GOriS TO LIFE If STATE$EMATE On Motion of Bradstreet Measure Brought Up for Con sideration and Is Thor oughly Discussed.' From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, Nebt, March 13. (Spe cial.) The McLeod cigaret bill, II. R. 297, came 'to life again Thursday morning when the Nebraska state senate, 19 to 12, voted to reconsider it. The measure had previously been killed by indefinite postpone ment in the upper branch of the legislature, after it had passed the house. Senator T. E. Bradstreet, Grand Island, made the motioreto' recon sider. He had previously voted against the bill. In presenting the motion Senator Bradstreet said that from sentimen tal reasons he had voted to kill the measure and believed that-he had been mistaken in the handling of the problem. He said that he de sired to correct .his mistake. Raises a Protest. Bradstreet's motion raised a storm of protest from the opposition, but without ayail. Senator Hall insisted that the present law putting an abso lute ban on the sale of cigarets could be enforced. He said that all it required was for the people to get behind the law and the county at torneys to bring the presecutions, Chappell agreed with Hall, and Hammond insisted that the tobacco interests were responsible for the revival of the bill. He said that one lobbyist had approached him and had said that it was to his interest to have the bill passed. Hammond is in the newspaper business. Senators Bushee, Weaverling, Peterson and Houston spoke in favor of regulation. They declared that the present dead letter did not represent common-sense methods in handling an admitted evil. Not Deserved, Says McLeod. "A law is no better nor no strong er than the people's attitude toward it and the people of the state do not desire the present anti-cigaret law," one of the McLeod bill's ad vocates asserted. He called atten tion to the fact that Governor Mc Kiilvie, Attorney General Davis and Mayor J. E. Miller of Lincoln had all indicated that they did not be lievfc public sentiment supported the present law. The-bill as killed had been amend ' - - YYfy mm The ORDINARY pneumatic tire is not guaranteed to be puncture proof for a single mile. Quite different are LEE Puncture-Proof Pneumatic Tires. They ' are guaranteed against puncture for 5000 miles. They are made differently and sold differently and they WEAR DIFFERENTLY. They cannot puncture because immediately under the thick, sturdy tread are three layers of intensely hardened steel discs embedded in pure rubber an fabric protecting the carcass of the tire as well as the tube from damage. - And as a double insurance against puncture, a written guarantee from the manufacturer is given with each tire. P017ELL SUPPLY COi.lPAHY OMAHA. x "The Pioneer Automotive Supply House of the Central West." ed in two particulars in the senate. One prohibited absolutely the sale of "doped" cigarets within the state and the other by Ainlay, li censed the sale of all tobacco in the state. The senate indicated that it had nd intention of abandoning these amendments when the bill comes up for final passage. Legislature Grants Pension to Resident of Diller, Neb. Diller. Neb., March 13. (Special.) A, telegram from Senator Norris to E. L. Loock of this city announces that a special peusibn act has been passed granting a pension of $12 a month to -John F. Lichty of Diller, dating from March 4, 1919. Mr. Licht is the son of a veteran of the civil war and has been totally blind for 36 years. He is now 42 year old. Fairbury Citizens Party to Hold Caucus Friday Fairbury,' Neb., March 13. (Spe cial) The Citizens non-partisan party will hold a caucus Friday night to place in nomination a mayor and other minor officers. C. H. Denney, the present mayor, is not a candidate for re-election. Frank , Houston, Lew Webster, Frank A. Moon and W. F. Cramb are among those mentioned as pros pective candidates. Restrict Immigration New York, March 13. Restric tions of immigration into Palestine to 50,000 a year during the first per iod of development of the new Jew ish commonwealth set up 'under British trusteeship, has teen decided upon by the inter-allied Zionist con ference in London, according to cable advices to the Zionist organiza tion of America, made public here today. 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