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f HE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1919 REFERENDUM ON CODE BILL ASKED BY 5,000VOTERS Ten Thousand Names Prom ised From Omaha; 25,000 Required to Hold Up Law. Lincoln, June 3. It is said that petitions containing about 5,000 names have been received at the office of the promotion committee which has in charge the invoking of the referendum on the code bill in order to keep it from being given a trial. The promotion committee has been promised 10,000 names from Omaha, it is said. It will require 2J.000 names to hold up the bill. The proposition is being watched with much interest by a large num ber of people who are beginning to understand how easy is is for those who have opposed a bill from the start to kill the acts of the legisla ture by the referendum law, thus preventing the people from being given the opportunity to see if the law is workable. . Five Beatrice Boys Held for Breaking Into Store - Beatrice, Neb., June 3, (Special(. Five Beatrice boys, ranging in age from 14 to 16 years, who beat their way out of the city late Friday night on the last section of the Eighty ninth troop train, are being held at Marysville, Kan., on charges of breaking into a store at Florena. Kan., near here. The lads are Les ter Corey, George Wilcox, Charles Coombs, Jack Highley and Rolo Bennett. Some of the parents of the lads and an attorney left fe- Marysville, Tuesday, to try and ob tain the release of the quintet. Filley Man Resigns. Beatrice, Neb., June 3. (Special.) Prof. E. H. Husman, who has.been superintendent of the Filley schools the past year, has resigned his posi tion. His successor has not yet been chosen. Fifty Commercial Bodies Represented at State Convention Broken Bow, Neb., June 3. (Spe cial Telegram.) About SO commer cial organizations of Nebraska were represented here luesaay at the an nual state convention. President J. W. Stenhart outlined the success of the campaign for good road legislation at the recent session. Reorganization of com mercial and community organiza tions to include representatives from all groups within a community was advocatd by Robert H. Manley of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, who urged that the same machinery that carried through jvar work suc cessfully should be organized into a tlsmmunity betterment group to de elop every community in Ne braska. Dean Ashcrafi of York college sDoke of Dractical education work and Commissioner Frank I. Ringer JEFFERIS NOW OPPOSES REPEAL OF LUXURY TAXES Would Not Vote This Money Out of Treasury Until Sub stitute Form of Taxa tion Is Devised. By a Staff Correspondent. Washington, June 3. Representa tive Jefferis, speaking of the bill to repeal the so-called luxury tax, and which seems to be as dead as a door nail in view of the serious opposi tion that has arisen against repeal ing anyof the consumption taxes until some substitute has been de- sociation spoke on the problems of trade and commerce. RAIN DAMPENS ARDOR OF HIGH SCHOOL CADETS Downpour, Which Started Monday Night, Keeps Boys in Tents; No Attempts to Run Lines. PEORIA WOMAN HAS GAINED 35 POUNDS, SHE SAYS Does All the Work Now for Family of Nine Since Tan lac Built Her Up Had Suffered 18 Years. "Eighteen years ago this spring," said Mrs. Annie Welsh of 1204 An toinette street," Peoria, Illinois, "while we were living on the farm, I lost my health and have never seen a well day since that time until a few weeks ago. Why, if anybody had told me there was a medicine that could relieve me of all these eight een years' suffering in so short a time I would not have believed them. But Tanlac has done all this for me and more, for I have gained thirty five pounds in weight on seven bot tles of the medicine. "I was frist taken with an attack of acute indigestion and lay right at the point of death. The cramps and pains in my stomach simply can't be described, and after this spell I lost weight and strength very fast and soon had no health at all. I suffered from what they called auto intoxication a poisoned system and took so much strong medicine trying to get rid of the acid that my stomach got in an awful condition. Then I was taken with rheumatism and had it so bad in my arms and legs that I could hardly stand it. Then my kidneys commenced Mi bother me and my back hurt me so bad at times that I would actually scream. Many a night I couldn't sleep on account of my suffering and had become almost a confirmed invalid. I could eat nothing much except toast, my back was nearly killing me and I had rheumatism so bad I was afraid I would lose the use of my limbs. "I was unable to do the least bit of work aid while we spent all of twelve hundred dollars for treat ment and medicines, nothing ever did me any good until a friend of mine, who had used Tanlac, per suaded me to try it. Well, I had not taken Tanlac long utii I knew I had at last found the rit medi citie. I have taken seven bottles now and every sign of rheumatism is gone, my kidneys 'never bother me any more and my stomach is in as good condition as it ever was. In fact, I am a perfectly well woman, enjoy as good health as I ever did in my life, and this seems almost too good to be true after suffering for eighteen years as I did. Why, I can do alt the work, washing and everything, for my family of nine children and feel none the worse from it. So I have the besof rea sons for praising Tanlac and if I could speak to every suffering per son personally I would advise them to try it." Tanlac is sold in Omaha by all Sherman & McConnell Drug Com pany's stores, Harvard Pharmacy and West End Pharmacy. Also For rest and Meany Drug Company in South Omaha and the leading drug fist in each city and town through ut the state of Nebraska. Adv. lfter each meal YOU eft on ATONIC IfPOW YOUR STOMACH'S SAKE) ind get full food value and real atom ten comfort. Instantly relieves heart Vara, Moated, faaay feeling STOPS icidity. foci repeating and stomach Bisery. AIDS digestion; keeps the ttonuch sweet and pure. CATONIC is th bt remedy and only costi Umt or two a day to niwi It You will tx d tad with retglta Satisfaction guaraateae ar money back. Fleaw call m r Fallow tho Beaton Path." 15th ana . v Fanaai S.tf Omaha Valley. Neb., Tune 3. (Special). After a sunshiny first day of camp, the 375 Central High school cadets are being treated to a day of con tiiual rain in Camp Beveridge, near here. The downpour began shortly after taps, Monday, making sleep impossible. Drainage at the camp is good, so an inglorious return be cause of an excess of water is not contemplated. The cadets arrived early Monday morning and spent the day setting up the camp. The engineering corps, which proceeded the battalion, had set up the general tents. Monday was uneventful save for the announcement of the publication of "The Mule," a four page daily newspaper, edited by Ralph F. Cohn. A sufficient number of subscriptions were solicited to pay expenses. The advertising funds will be used to spring a surprise on visitors' day Thursday. Company base ball battalions are limbering up' for a series of games. A wireless outfit, "under supervision of Pri. John O'Rourke, is preparing to receive foreign messages. No casualties were reported yes terday. A score of minor injuries leceived attention from Dr. Ravitz. camp physician. A recreation tent equipped by F. S. Fowler of the Y. M. C. A., provides the cadets with reading matter. Because of the rain no attempt was made to "run the guards" last tiifrht. So far the encampment is 100 per cent clean. State House Janitor Dies After 14 Years' Service Lincoln, June 3. (Special.) David E. Logan, a state house jani tor who has been in the service of the state house about 14 years, died yesterday at his home in this city. Mr. Logan's former home was in Albion. He has been in failing health for more than a year, but has been able to do his work up to about a month ago. He was a veteran of the civil war and was 70 years old. Beatrice School Board Elects Three Teachers Beatrice, Neb., June 3. (Special). The Board of Education, last evening, elected three new teachers for the high school, W. L. Hughes, graduate of Wesleyan, and Miss Leona Woojds and Stanley Marsh, graduates of the Nebraska uni versity. The resignation of Miss Leeper, departmental teacher in Central school, was accepted. Louis Austin was elected census enumera tor of the city schools. Kearney Farmer Starts Suit Against Tractor Firm Kearney, Neb., June 3. (Special). A damage suit for $39,109 against the Emerson Grentingham Imple ment company was filed in district court Monday by Ellworth Bowker of this city, who states that a trac tor which he purchased from that company was responsible for the loss of that sum in his year's crops. Mr. Bowker itemized his losses, bas ing them on crop results of previons years. Huns Violate Armistice; Attack Polish Troops Paris, June 3. A German de tachment, 1,200 strong, from East Prussia, crossed the Polish frontier and attacked Polish advance guards, according to a Havas dispatch from Warsaw. Polish reinforcements were hastily summoned and coun ter attacked between Ossoviec and Grajevo. In a short, sharp action, the Germans were repulsed with heavy losses. New Board of Control to Considers Coal Contracts Lincoln, June 3. (Special.) Con tracts for the purchase of coal for 14 of the state institutions will be considered July 10. The matter is in the hands of the new board of control, which will come into office July 1. Fund Reverts to State. Lincoln, June 3. (Special). Of the appropriation voted by the legisla ture of $25,000 for the use of the law enforcement department of the state in prosecuting "booze runners," $12,590 remains unexpended and will lapse back into the state treasury. At the time the legislature made the appropriation, there was con siderable criticism for fear that Chief Hyers would go the limit in the use of the funds. The fact that less than half of it was expended indicates that the fears of the opposition were unfounded, v . of the Nebraska Manufacturers' as- signed to make up the deficiencies tne repeal win create, saia tnat ear ly in the session htf'had received many letters from Omaha mer chants urging the repeal of the ob jectionable law. At that time the Omaha congress man was inclined to favor the re peal on the ground that the ma chinery to collects the tax necessi tated an additional force on the part of the retailers. However, develop ments since the bill to repeal sec tion 904 of the revenue law was re ported by the ways and means com mittee have proved to Mr. Jefferis that to remove the tax would take from the treasury $100,000,000, and he is, therefore, not inclined to vote this money out of the treasury un til some form of taxation has been devised to take its place. In order that we may have the judgment of "Omaha merchants on an alternative 'proposition he has written asking them if they would be willing to pay a yearly tax on their gross sales, a form of taxation prevalent in Europe. Teachers Ask Support. Representative Jefferis is in re ceipt of many letters from princi pals and teachers of the Omaha public schools, including a letter from the director of research, ask ing him to support the Towner edu cational bill, which is designed to educate the masses and which, it is estimated, will require $100,000, 000 to put the scheme on a working basis. To these letters the con gressman, after studying the bill, has replied with a question whether it would be wise to spend $100,000, 000 in face of a deficit of between ?6.000,000,000 and $;,000,000,000 which faces the country next year; Frank Harrison of Lincoln is in Washington sounding out the Ne braska delegation as to the presi dential situation. It is understood Mr. Harrison looks favorably on General Wood as the republican candidate. Henry L. Keefe of Walthill, Neb., who has been doing Red Cross work in the southeast section of the coun iry, and when the Red Cross ceased war activities became interested in the commission looking after the vocational education of soldiers, has resigned his position and is on his way to Nebraska. Mr. Keefe was shown through the capitol-today by Representative Evans. . Congressman Evans introduced bills today donating captured Ger man cannon to each county in the Third congressional district with the exceptions oJF Dodge and Platte, the counties to say where the cannon shall be located. Missionary Society Dinner The Woman's Missionary society of the "United Presbyterian church will serve dinner to the public in the church parlors at Twenty-third and H streets Thursday evening. Mining Town Problems Discussed by Educators At Meeting Yesterday Springfield, 111,, June 3. Educa tional problems affecting mining communities of Illinois were under discussion here today at a confer ence participated in by representa tives of the United States commis sioner of education, the state su perintendent of public instruction, the Illinois.state board of vocational education and the Illinois commit tee of education for miners. Talks were made by a number of prominent educators of the state, among them Demg k. Aioore, secretary of the Illinois State Teachers' association, who spoke on "The Problem of School Revenue in Mining Communities, and E. A. I Wreidt. state supervisor of indus- i trial education, whose subject was I State and Federal Aid for Practical Instruction in Mining, for Mine Workers." W. S. Doffenbaugh, specialist in , city school systems, United States bureau of education, Washington. gave some suggestions for the im provement of schools in mining towns. What industrial occuoations should be given to regular day pu pils in mining communities was ex plained by F. L. Hoehn, superin tendent of public schools at Gilles- i pie, III. Other speakers were Joseph C. Thompson, state department ot mines and minerals; rrank-rarnng ton, president of the Illiri6is United Mine Workers of America; K. G. Smith of the federal board of voca tional education; Peter Joyce, Springfield; H. C. Adams, Spring field, and E. C. Pruitt, Springfield. A similar conference will be held at La Salle tomorrow. Bolshevik Plot Is Discovered in Finland London, June 3. A Russian bol shevik plot on a wide scale has been discovered in Finland, according toi an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen. Many arrests have been made. Several million marks had been smuggled into Finland preparatory to a contemplated revolution, the telegram states, and a bolshevik representative . at Helsingfors had distributed more than 3,000,000 marks of this. Quantities of weap ons had been given out among the unemployed, but the coup d'etat that was planned was postponed, owing to developments in Russia." Lawrence, Mass., Strike Of 108 Days Cost $91,919 Lawrence, Mass., June 3. It cost the city of Lawrence exactly $91,719.04 before the labor trouble in the mills extending 108 days was brought to an end. Statistics show that 15,000 were on strike and that the estimated loss in wages ran over $1,000,000. There were 300 arrested. Three riots took place and the riot act was read by the city marshal three times. Two hundred police men were on duty and the extra expense for this protection amount- i tf 1 r nrm t:ii r .... I l I equal u,uas. diub iui auiuuiuuiic hire cost Lawrence $36,974.62. Paris Subways Tied Up j by Strike of Employes j Paris subway lines are shut down this morning as a result of a strike of the employes. The strike was declared last night at a meeting of tended bv more than 6.500 workers. A dispatch from Lille states that j approximately 48,000 men are out in the general strike in the Pas de Calais mining region. . If you would be cheerful and happy' keep your bowels regular. Proper diet and exercise is usually all that is required. When a medicine is needed you will find that Chamberlain's Tablets are excellent. They are easy to take -and most agree able in effect. 32 2000 Rooms 2000 BATHS HOTEL Commodore Adjoiiiind Grand Central Terminal MEW VPlDtf PERSHING SQUARE N C " IKIV OCT OFF THE TRAIN AND TURN TO THI LEFT The Commodore has met with instant and unparal leled success. All its most luxurious appointments and appliances for the comfort, convenience, and pleasure of guests, as well as all its rooms, are now complete. Its appeal is to the individual who ex pects, in New York, the beat service in the world. JOHN McE. BOWMAN i PrniJtnt Geo. W. 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