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THE BEE: . OMAHA. TUESDAY, APRIL ' 8, 1919. I, HOUSE WOULD GUT DOWN POWER OF ONE STATE BOARD . By Stout's Amendment Board ' of Equalization Will Not , Overturn Valuations Placed on Property by Officials. From a Staff Correspondent Lincoln, Neb., April 7. Represen tative McLaughlin was vindicated in the house when a necessary amend ment to which he called attention Saturday, and which met with con siderable opposition then, was adopt ed Monday morning. Saturday McLaughlin stated that the section of the code relating to the State Board of Equalization was so broad that it empowered that body to send one of its janitors to any county in the state and there overturn any valuations the local boards of assessment would make on real and personal property. He contended fhat the provisions of the section of the code dealing with this feature was altogether too dan gerous. ' Monday morning, recognizing the truth of the McLaughlin statement, s Representative Stout introduced an . amendment curing the defect and which limits the State Board of Equalization going under the local boards with mandatory powers to arbitrarily revise valuations. Amendments to Code BilL In the afternoon, amendments were made to the code bill which i.il.il inl! In just the same way mod- f rn machinery iave labor, so jj modern f Office j Equipment j fitted - to the particular task - you or your clerk have to do, ? saves time, labor, mental of forft, etc. . for everything for your , I ' office, even to floor cov-. f erings. I Phone Tyler 3000 I S ' i ei f Orchard &Wilhelm I Company I f. . i i i IllllillUllli lijul, .lll'lllllilllllltIHHllllll1ll!!U m hki JJ substituted House1 Roll 298, the state highway districts. The laws relat ing to the creation of the State Den tal board and for the examination and registration of dental'surgeons, as passed in 1913 and 1915, were substituted for the matter contained in the printed bill. During the consideration of the code bill Representative Purcell, arising to a question of person privi lege, asked that the house not con sider House Rolls 510 and 511, bills relating to the State Board of Agriculture, and enlarging its powers by the creation of the of fice of deputy commissioner of agriculture, with a salary of $3,600 a year, in connection with the code He explained that the bill was in troduced at the request of the State Board of Agriculture, a nonpartisan body, and he understood the code bill to be a partisan measure, pledged by the republican platform. Act on Soldier Settlement Bill. The consideration of the code bill was the special order, but when Representative Ellis Good moved that consideration of House Roll 583, the soldiers' settlement bill, in troduced by-the governor, be taken up, there was (aint objection to the interruption. He explained that if the bill were to pass this week, it would have to be sent back to the senate imme diately, adding that the bill was one which. would permit the state of Nebraska to co-operate with the fed eral government, other states of the union, and with corporate and pri vate enterprises to reclaim lands, by irrigation or drainage, and to em bark in, such enterprises as would enable, the returned soldiers tc set tle on lands and to obtain employ ment. The motion to engross for third reading was voted upon unanimous ly. The bill carries an appropriation of $5,000. Traffic Officer Heald Injured by Automobilist Traffic Officer William Heald. 3333 Corby street, was run down yesterday afternoon by an automo bile truck driven by F. A. Rousch of Carson, la. Heald suffered three broken 'ribs and severe bruises. He was removed to Lord Lister hos pital. Rousch was arrested and held in jail in default of $500 cash bond or $1,000 signed bond. Heald gave Rousch a signal to proceed across the intersection of Fourteenth and Douglas street from the north and then he faced east. Rousch, according to witnesses, was watching a street flasher in opera tion and drove straight into the of ficer. MONROE Arrow COLLAR FOR. SPRIATG duett, Peahody&Ca IncTroyHY. Kissel k 1 V rMM MOUNTED on the Kissel custom built chassis, the result of thirteen years of brilliant engineering achieve ments Chassis strength in reserve heaMretted steels of the finest grades. Dimensions .and weight of every part made consistent with safety and proper baL ance. 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The Bavarian national conference of social democrats here has voted, 42 to 8, against the introduction of a soviet republic in Bavaria. Peasants Menace Munich. Berlin, April 7. (By Associated Press) There has been no definite news here concerning the situation in Munich since the report were re ceived of the early exciting occur rences. From such news as has reached Berlin, however, it seems probable that a soviet government has not yet been proclaimed in any way that can be regarded as of ficial or binding. The proponents of the plan met with strong opposition in two quar ters. The Bavarion Diet, it is true, can hardly meet Tuesday, as had been the nrosram. because it is not assured of the support of the troops in Munich (who were reported in Munich dispatches Saturday to have expressed sympathy with the soviet cause, but to have declared their intention to maintain neutrality, al though they would not protect the building, which is armed with ma chine guns). The proponents of the soviet idea, however, met with great opposition on the part of the bourgeoisie, on the one hand, and the peasants on the other hand. The peasants hold the trump card in their control of the sunolv of foodstuffs, which thev have declared they would refuse to deliver in case a soviet government were proclaimed. Harte of Douglas County Is Given Coffee Percolator Lincoln, Neb.. April 7. (Special) Representative Harte, Douglas county, was the recipient ot a silver coffee percolator in the house this afterpoon as a wedding gift. Harry Foster acted as master of ceremonies, and Mr. Harte respond ed with a brief talk. Investigation of Board of Control Finishes Work Lincoln, Neb., April 7. (Special.) The joint senate and house com mittee investigating the Board,, of Control closed its hearings this afternoon, going over evidence which it has taken. It announced that Tuesday its findings would be made public. REAR ADMIRAL SIMS TELLS OF SECRET VOYAGE (Coatloned From Fi On.) . that's how I seem to remember them." Sail From New York. The admiral and his aide sailed from the port of New York March 26, 1917, on the steamship New York he said. No one on the vessel rec ognized them, and they passed the time as ordinary voyagers without feeling any unusual fear of their identities being revealed. News of the declaration of war by the United States on April 6 reached them by the ship's wireless news service. It did not disturb them. Entering Liverpool harbor on April 9, in a thick mist the steamer struck a mine and a hole was blown in one of her forward compart ments, but the admiral and his aide were "not especially disturbed" by that, either. ' There was no reception commit tee to meet them at the docks in Liverpool, Admiral Sims said. They went ashore unnoticed, "like any body else." A special train was waiting in the Liverpool railroad yards, however, with Admiral Hope aboard, representing the British ad miralty. Arrive in London. They arrived in London on April 10, berth Admiral Sims and Com mander Babcock still wearing their civilian clothes. They went at once to the admiralty office, where Ad miral Sims went into conference with Admiral Jellicoe. . On April 13, at a luncheon in London, the U. S. ambassador made the formal announcement that Ad miral Sims had arrived in the coun try. After that the admiral and his aide reappeared in their navy uni forms and abandoned the names of "Richardson and Robertson" for all time. Commenting on "how he hap pened to be" the office selected to go abroad, Admiral Sims said: "I was the logical selection for a number of reasons. I had been naval attache at Paris from 1897 to 1900. I speak the French language. I had been to England about every winter from 1902 to 1909 to talk gun nery with British admiralty chiefs like Admiral Jellicoe and Admiral Scott. I knew the British and French naval heads. And for three years I had been in command of the Atlantic torpedo flotilla on this side. Germany was winning the war, the rear admiral stated, when he arrived in England the day after the United States became a belligerent. Teu ton interference with the allied shipping he added, was a serious problem, solved only when confer ences of the British, American and allied commands worked out and put into practice the system of pro tecting the vital ships which pre vailed until the cessation of hostil ities. HAS DEMPSEY QUIT JOB OR NOT? THAT'S QUESTION (Continued from Pg One.) 1918. Eberstein had been in the United States secret service and had not been identified with the Omaha police department. Eberstein's ap pointment by the city council was not unanimous. There were many expressions that Dempsey's long ex perience in the department should have warranted his retention as chief of police regardless of a .new ad ministration in the city hall. When Eberstein was chosen by Ringer, Dempsey was put back as assistant chief, in which position he had formerly served eight months. Ringer explained that he wanted Dempsey to serve as assistant chief until he should have held that po sition one year and thus be eligible for the retirement pension of that rank. Dempsey's Official Record. "I expected Dempsey would have retired last February 1," was the only way in which Ringer would commit himself on the subject yes trday. . Dempsey was appointed as patrol man July 28, 1887 and was promoted to the position of sergeant April 1, 1901: captain. November '15. 1910; assistant chief, July 26, 1917; chief, April 1, 1918; assistant chief again, Octobr 1, 1918. 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PRESIDENT MAY LEAVE PARIS IN NEAR FUTURE (Continued From Pag One.) has confined him also to his bed. A morning session of the council was, therefore, impossible. It was then determined to have the council meet at Lloyd George's residence, so as to be near him, and here the session began at 3:39 this afternoon with Premier Clemenceau, Premier Orlando, Colonel House and all the financial experts present. Reparations was again the chief issue and although settled in the main principle, a number of essen tial details still remained open. One of the American experts summed up the situation as he en tered the meeting, saying: "The chances are favorable to an agreement, but we have not agreed yet." Spread Payment Over Years. The principles which seem to be settled are that reparation and res toration shall be in accordance with the president's seventh and eighth points, anft the allies' reply to the president's note, and also that the actual damages and destruction shall be the main basis 1 for estimating the damages and that the commis sion shall formulate categories or classes of these damages. Payment is to be spread over a period of years, without a specific total being fixed and the initial payments prob ably will be required within the first two years. At tlie close of the council's ses sion it was stated that no agree ment had been reached on tepara tions or other subjects, and that the discussion on reparations would be resumed tomorrow with President Wilson probably present. I he extreme tension was evidently a result of discussions and it is be lieved throughout the conference that another critical stage has been reached. One of the most re sponsible authorities associated with President Wilson said that he would not be surprised if American partici pation was brought to an early close if the delays over details were car ried much further. The differences still remaining on the subjects of frontiers and repara tions are comparatively light, he added, and yet these slight differ ences are so persistently maintained as to threaten to create prolonged delays, which the president and American delegation are not willing to accept. Principles at Stake. The president was described by one who saw him during the day aSj standing firm in his determination' to make no further concessions. He were definitely agreed -upon at the I time of the armistice are at stake. There is little doubt that the pres ident's stand has been made known , to the other members of the council j but since his illness he has not per sonally conferred with any of them, i excepting Colonel House. The existing tension led to maiiv reports of decisive action which the 1 American delegation was said to be about to take. These reports were nlbre or less exaggerated, yet all seemed plausible in view of the pres ident's determined attitude. Some of the president's closest intimates had not been informed that the steamer George Washington had been sent for, while others were of the opinion that the summoning of the steamer would be accepted as an intimation by the allied leaders that delays must be brought to a speedy conclusion. in the city hall many times during the last few months. When Ringer came in recently with the new police salary ordinance with a provision for an inspector of police and without reference to an assistant chief of police, there was comment as to the motive. Sub sequently that feature was changed by substituting assistant chief for inspector in the ordinance. , When Dempsey was chief of po lice the salary was $3,000. Eber stein s salary is $4,000 a year. 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Governor McKelvie introduced two bills in the senate, one of which smooths out the tangle, in allowing the soldiers to vote for delegates for the constitutional convention. Under the old soldier voting law, a month's time was allowed for the return of the ballots after elec tion day. The convention is to as semble December 2, while the elec tion is held November 3. The bill cuts down the time for the return ot" the ballots to two weeks. S. F. No. 263, the second bill, gives the governor power to ap point any number of persons to as sist in enforcing the law covering the theft, purchase or concealing of stolen automobiles. It also em powers county officers to call on the governor to furnish officers to enforce prohibition. These bills were repassed by the senate: H. R. 345 Providing for a child welfare bureau. H. K. 476 Appropriating J5.000 for the purchaie of additional and for the home for dependent children. H. R. 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