Nebraska Newspapers

    THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1919.
LEGISLATURE
STARTS ON I AST
LAP OBSESSION
Civil Administration Code Bill
Expected to Occupy Week
in House; Hope to Ad
journ jnJO Days.
By a Staff Correspondent.
Lincoln,' April 6. The Nebraska
legislature is entering upon its final
week or 10 days of grind, if the am
bitions of leaders in both branches
j 1:1.. i
arc rcdiizcu as ftccms iiHciy now,
When the house started Saturday
on the civil administrative code bill,
the lower branch took up its final
big job before winding up the work
of the session. House leaders ex
pect that f he civil code bill will re-
quire ine attention or me lower
branch for practically the entire
week " '
- The last appropriation bill has
been ground through the mill in the
house and now awaits the formality
of third reading when it will go to
the senate. I
The senate has practically cleared
the decks for disposing-ipf the re
maining two appropriation bills
which are hanging fire there. The
upper branch in passing, the three
geo.1 roads measures and the Omaha
Grain exchange bill, has cleared
away the more important measures
with the exception of the appro
priation bills. There are Still a num
ber of important measures hanging
fire, but nothing which would delay
adjournment beyond the date fixed.
Many Bills Pending.
There are still over 100 hills
pending on the dockets of the two
houses, but no one expects that all
of these will be disposed of before!
the final windup and in the last few
days it will be a case of passing
those first reached and allowing the
other bills to die by the wayside.
The vhouse has already reshaped
the Cordeal blue sky law, which re
moves the department from the
jurisdiction of the railway commis
sion and places it under the direc
tion of the new department of
commerce, but has made no vitar
changes in the bill, and it is ex
pected that there will be no ques
tion about senate concurrance in
the houseajnendments.
, All but one of the big school
bills has been disposed of in house
wlule senate concurrance in the con
ferees' report on the Siman foreign
language bill is all that remains be
fore it reaches the governor. The
house last Friday approved the con
ferees' draft of the Siman bill. TheT
parochial school bill passed both
branches after being ironed at in
conference and awaits the gover
nor's signature. Although the house
has killed one school redisricting
bill, the governor . has introduced
another in the senate which elimi
nates the objectionable . features in
the house bill, and it will probably
be sent through born branches. The
governor's redistricting bill permits
he rural districts to vote as a unit
on ' consolidation and is especially
designed to build up the rura!
schools of the state.
Wood May Speak. --
The legislature will probably take
enough time off during the week to
hear General Leonard Wood, who
was scheduled to speak last Friday
.afternoon, but who was compelled
to. cancel his engagement. If ar
rangements can be perfected, the
invitation to General Wood will un
dciibtedly be renewed.
Leaders hope to wind up the work
by next Saturday, although pro
longed debate over the civil admin
istrative code bill would undoubted
ly carry it well over into the next
week and possibly another two
veks.
Organized Labor
Ranks Divided on
Mdoney Strike Plan
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Chicago, April 6. Fears were ex
pressed at a itormy meeting of the
Chicago Federation of Labor today
that division in the ranks of the
workers will be found when a vote
is taken on the proposal to call a
strike in a final effort to obtain free
dom for Thomas J. Mooney, Califor
nia labor leader, convicted of mur
der in connection with the San
Francisco preparedness day parade
bomb explosion.
Socialists within the federation
accused union labor leaders of op
posing a Mooney strike anil" the or
ganization's officers countered by
chafging that socialists had turned
against Mooney.
"It is the socialists -.themselves
who have turned Torn Mooney
down," declared John Fitzpatrick,
president of the federation,' in re
ply to the socialist ' members'
?haro-. 'Tli ITniti$ fin VnrL-
ers of America are a socialist band
and their president a socialist, and
they have ordered their workers not
to go on the general strike, bo
have the National Iron Molders.''
Nebraska Calling
On Neighbor States
for Men for FarmAYork
Lincoln, April 6. (Special.) Of
ficials connected with the state de
partment of labor report that all ap?
plications for employment are now
being filled and in many instances it
is impossible to secure enough men
to fill the places open.
L. C. Crandall, who was formerly
head of the federal labor bureau in
this city, but who is new connected
with the state bureau, said that the
department had no difficulty in plac
ing, men and with the resumption
of spring activities was fearful that
the labor supply might be exhausted.
After placing all of the available
men in this state, the department
has been forced to call on other
states in the last two weeks in or
der to take care of all of the re
quests for help.
"There is 400,000 more acres of
winter wheat in Nebraska this spring
than in 1918." said Mr. Crandall yes
terday, "and 200,000 acres excess
over 1918 is being sown to spring
ivELOffiT OF
RESOURCES MAY
BECOME REALITY
Howell Carefully Nursing
Water Power Bill in State
Senate; Would Use Streams
and Rivers.
Additional "Wild West"
Units Sail From France
Washington, April 6. Departure
from France of additional units of
the 91st (Wild West) division was
announced today by the War depart
ment.. On the transport Mexican, due at
New York, April 16, is the oolst
infantry, headquarters second and
third battalions, machine gun com
pany, Companies D, E, F, G, H, I,
K, L and M.
On the transport Edward Lucken
bach, due at New York, April 16,
are the 362d infantry, regimental
headquarters, medical detachment,
first battalion, headquarters ; com
pany, first battalion headquarters,
Companies A, B, C, D and the 361st
infantry first battalion headquarters,
Companies A, B and C.
On the transport Floridan, also
due at New York, April 16, arc the
346th machine gun battalion, head
quarters detachment, medical de
tachment. Companies A and B and
the 362d infantry, third battalion
headquarters, medical and ordnance
detachments, supplv company and
.Companies H, J, K," L ani
By a Staff Correspondent.
Lincoln, April 6. Development of
Nebraska's water power re:ources
may become a reality under the pro
visions of a bill which R. Lieccher
Howell of Omaha is carefully nurs
ing in the Nebraska state senate.
Early in the legislative' session
Howell had a bill introducedy known
as ti. K. 4DU, wincu gave the met
ropolitan water board of Om'a'u au
thority to build an electric light
plant. Under an agreement entered
into by Howell and representatives
of the Omaha Electric Light com
pany, the bill was killed with the
understanding that a senate meas
ure, designed to give the water board
management of the Omaha gas plant
when the city took it over, would be
unopposed in passage. The senate
bill was also -amended to provide
that if the city ever decided to build
a gas or electric plant the water
board should manage it.
After compromising with the un
derstanding that the city itself in
stead of the water board, should in
itiate an electric plant, representa
tives of the Omaha company re
turned home. They recently ar
rived in Lincoln in force, however,
and it was not long before the ob
ject of their visit became known.
Amendment Added.
Senator C. Petrus Peterson had
early in the session introduced a
public utilities bill, S. F. 240, which
had remained on file, hut had never
leen pushed because the same sub
ject matter was covered in a" bill
which the house passed. It now de
velops that Howell succeeded in
having an amendment added to the
bill, virtually constituting a new
measure, which paves the way for
stale development of the water pow
er resources of the state.
Under the terms of the Howell
bill, when 100 voters of a community
petition, they may initiate a water
board district. The proposition is
then to be voted upon and if ap
proved by 50 per cent of the people,
the water board district is empow
ered to furnish electrical current
and power to that community. The
bill gives the district the right of
eminent domain to build power lines
to any natural water power site and
likewise the right of eminent do
main in developing these sites. It
empowers the district to take the
current for distribution any place
in Nebraska.
Must Find Market
In appearing before the commit
tee in support of the measure, Mr.
Howell said that to insure the suc
cess of a project of this nature it
would be necessary to find a mar
ket in both Lincoln and Omaha. He
pointed out that a line of power
developments could be projected
along the Loup and some of the
other Nebraska streams especially
adapted to water power develop
ment which would supply the entire
eastern section of the state.
The bill has been placed on the
general file, by the committee and
will probably come up for action
some time during the week.
Prussia's Losses in War
Nearly Half of its Forces
Berlin, April 6. Prussia's huge
losses in officers and men during the
war are indicated by a staff officer
who writes in the Lokar Anzeiger.
He submits figures compiled from
the official casualty lists to show
that 32,454 active officers at the
front were killed, wounded or miss
ing out of a total of 34,350, and that
more than 4,330,000 soldiers were
killed, wounded or missing out of
10,178,000 who actually fought at
the front.
He points out that these figures
belie the stories sometimes heard
that the Prussian officers did 'not
attack with their men, and asserts
that their losses were particularly
heavy in the first two years, but
were much less in the later years of
the war because the officers had to
be saved for general staff work. '
Ton of Dynamite Explodes;
Village and Mine Damaged
Seattle, April 6. An explosion of
a ton of dynamite from some un
explained cause in the powder house
of the Pacific Coast Coal company's
mine at Jssaquah, Wash., about 25
miles southeast of here, last night,
shattered every window in the 75
or 100 workers" homes, broke plate
glass windows in Issaquah and dam
aged the mine considerably.
The mine is about one-quarter of
a ,mile from Issaquah. Watchmen,
it is said, saw smoke issuing from
the powder house and sounded an
alarm. Almost at once the dyna
mite exdoded
Members of French Band
Overwhelmed by Welcome
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Several members of the French
army band, including Captain Fer
nand Pollain, director, arrived in
Omaha last night and registered at
the Hotel Fontcnelle, following the
concert in Council Bluffs yesterday
evening. Members of the band have been
invited to make a tour of the South
Side packing -plants at 10 o'clock
this morning. They will be enter
tained at luncheon at, the Chamber
of Commerce at noon.' and the aft
ernoon will be taken up with an au
tomobile trip over the city.
In speaking of their trip thus far,
Captain Pollain said:
"The fact is, we have seen he big
gest copper mine in Butte, the big
gest orchards of Oregon and the
biggest orange groves of Califor
nia, and we have been impressed
everywhere with the bigness, the
energy and the enthusiasm of Ameri
can people. I met and knew many
American officers in the hospitals of
France and I expected a cordial
welcome in this country, hut we
have been overwhelmed by the love
and affection which has been show
ered upon us as representatives of
France, and I am very glad t. ex
press for the band, the very real
appreciation for what is being done
in this country to help bind up the
wounds of France." '
ENEMY DEAD
THICK AROUND
BLOCKHOUSES
Bolsheviki Repulsed With
Heavy Loss in Attack on
Allies' Fortifications in
North Russia.
Napoleon prophesied at St. Helena
that there would be no kings in
Germany a century after his death
and the history of the past year has
fulfilled the prophecy.
London, April -6. An official
statement issued by the British war
office on the fighting Saturday of
Archangel says.
, "After a night bombardment the
enemy attacked near tired Mekh
renga, but was repulsed with heavy
loss. Enemy dead are lying thick
around the blockhouses. A battalion
commander, .his adjutant and 100
men were caotured. We had no
casualties. t
Pressure on Odessa Increased.
Paris, April 6. Bolshevik pres
sure against Odessa, the great Rus
sian nort on the Black spa. is in
creasing and the evacuation of the
i .t. u j r : : .
city oy wic awicu ioiccs is imminent,
the Matin savs The allied forces, it
adds, probably will be withdrawn
ultimately to the Dniester in order
to protect Bessarabia and Rumania.
The isthmus of Perekop, which
connects Luropean Russia with the
Crimea, has been tortitied by the
allies to orotect the Russian naval
base of Sebastopol.
Fifty Berlin Resorts
Closed for Violating
the Food Regulations
Berlin, April 6. About 50 resorts
in Berlin cabarets, variety shows,
dance halls and the like have been
ordered closed because of the fdbd
profiteering and violations of var
ious regulations regarding the sale
of food and drink.
It is claimed in some circles that
the places were closed because
American officers here reportecT to
the food minister that they had
found surprisingly varied mentis and
questioned Germany's alleged food
less situation.
Two thousand . employes have
been thrown out of work as a result
of the closing of the places.
AT THE'
THEATERS
AN UNUSUAL array of vaude
ville talent appeared at the
Orpheum yesterday in the
personnel of the new bill which hap
pens to be an intensely interesting
and pleasing entertainment. Foster
Ball and Rae Samuels return as
favorites; there are two clever
sketches and Robinson's elephants
for the closing feature.
"White Coupons," a musical alle
gory, is offered by Barrett Green
wood, Dorothy Quintette, Elsie
Douglas and Billy Adams. The
story is a simplc'and pretty revela
tion of the fact that happiness and
ether worth-while things of life are
won by those who hold "white cou
pons," while those who burn the
candle at both ends must take what
is coming to them. There are, six
musical numbers in the act. The
acting and staging are of a high
order.
Foster Ball has made his old sol
dier character a classic of the vaude
ville stage. He is assited this sea
son by Ford West. Mr. Ball keeps
his audience in an uproar every
minute of the time he is on the
stage. Rae Samuels, the . "Blue
Streak of Vaudeville," has a reper
toire of rollicking song numbers
which she sings in a manner that
has won a place for her.
Buster Santos and Jacque Hays,
second on the bill, provoked 'roars
of laughter by the disparity of their
sizes. Miss Santos weighs more
than 200 pounds and her partner less
than 100. They make the most of
the situation in dialogue and song.
Mazie King and Marshall Hall open
with a neat dancing act in which the
young woman displays ability as a
toe dancer. Mabel Cameron, Alan
Devitt and T. F. Mulligan are seen
in a lively skit, "Her Bosom
Friend," conceived for laughing pur
poses. John Robinson's elepliaflits
are put through a series of stunts
which show that old and young al
ways enjoy an act of this kind.
Kinograms and the Orpheum Travel
Weekly are the usual motion pic
ture features.
Murdock, magician and mystic,
is puzzling people at the Boyd this
week. He is a clever sleight-of-hand
performer, who does a num
ber of tricks deftly and neatly, in
termingling his maneuvers with a
steady flow of kindly humor. Fol
lowing these he mystifies his au
dience by an exhibition of "crystal
gazing," answering questions that
have been written and placed in
sealed envelopes by the writers. He
gives the names and the substance
of the question, and then the an
swer. For this he sets' up no claim
to supernatural power, no interven
tion of spiritual forces, and, in fact,
leaves it entirely to tbj: observer to
account for what he sees and hears
in his" own way. Those who en
joyed his exhibition on Sunday are
certain to be his best advertisers
during the week he expects to stay
at the theater. A matinee on Thurs
day will be for ladies . only. The
other matinees are on Wednesday
and Saturday.
Headlining at the Empress the
ater is "The Rainbow Revue," show
ing a bevy of beautiful girls. Anna
May Bell, Marguerite Evans and
Af Garbelle feature in the act. An
eccentric singing and talking come
diennfis Mable Harper. She is as
sisted by Ellsie Weber, pianiste.
"Going North," a smart little com
edy skit, is presented by Faber and
Taylor. Hale Hamilton in "That's
Good" is the photoplay attraction.
A comedy and weekly complete the
bill.
In this week's attraction. "Oh,
Girl 1" at the Gayety, every princi
pal in the cast has an opportunity
to distinguish himself or herself as,
an individual entertainer. Even the
hard-working chorus girls have their
chance. One of the funniest bits
during the entertainment is a bur
lesque on the trial scene in 'Ma
dame X." Ladies' matinee daily af
2:15.
The hcavy emotional scenes in
tin. "Mannc nf Life." which will be
presented at the Brandeis theater
today and tomorrow tor the last
times, are portrayed by Mile. Eve
Ivn Partirnlarlv ufilciue is the ma
rionette show used as, introduction
in which Rita Jollivet and Hamilton
Revelle are the stars. Pete, the fa-
mniis mnnl-ftf nrtor. is also a mucll-
admired and wonder creating part of
the picture. .
Three Faces East."
Another war pfay is "Three Faces
East," which will be shown at the
Brandeis, April 9, 10 and 11. with
a matinee on Thursday, with the
crenee lairl in Fncland and its in
terest kept up to the very end by
the inability of the audience to make
up its mind which one of the char
acters thrown open to suspicion is
really the master spy aeputeu py
ihf cprnenta of Berlin to do their
dirty kultur work against the Brit
ish government. Even the angel
faced Miss Lillian Tucker figures in
the problem of distrust, her dry lit
tle voice helping out tne suspicion
of Prussianism.
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