THft tttiti: OMAtiA, r kid At, JANUARY 7, 1921.
Norval Starts
Slight Stir on
Apportionment
.Western Nebraska Interested
In Committee in Order to
Obtain Larger " Repre
sentation in Legislature.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 6. (Special.)
The senate session this morning was
exceedingly' brief, and after dispos
ing of a few organization matters
the upper branch adjourned to at
tend the. inauguration ceremonies
this afternoon and to hear Governor
McKelvie's message.
President Pro-Tern Norval oc
rasioned the only stir in the upper
branch when he presented a motion
to have Lieutenant Governor Bar
rows name the committee on legis
lative apportionment, as provided
lor under the constitutional amend
ment adopted at the election Jast fall.
The committee is to comprise 11
hicmbers.
Plan is Opposed.
It mahave been a shrewd piece of
politics i Norval s part or it may
have been entirely innocent, but the
.suggestion was knifed early in the
game when announcement was made
that the committee on committees
had already considered the ap
pointment of members of the com
mittee on legislative apportionment
and its work would be disarranged
by the Norval motion.
Norval haih from Seward while
Chairman B. K. Bushee of the com
mittee on committees is from Kim
ball county. Western Nebraska is
particularly interested in the reap
portionment, claiming a better rep
resentation in the legislature.
Other Bodies Named. -
A committee of the senate pournal
including Senator Dutton, . Senator
Miller and Senator Randall, was
named by the lieutenant governor,
and a committee consisting of Sen
ators Pickett, Robbins and Hastings,
to confer with a like committee from
the house, was named to consider
the advisability of having mimeo
graphed copies of all bills fur
nished to members of the legislature,
to the state officials and to the press.
After deciding that the committee
on committees should select the com
iiiittee on legislative reappointment,
- the senate was advised that two other
new bodies will be necessary. A
committee on child welfare f legisla-.
tion and a committee on constitu
tional provisions are to be chosen by
the selective board. ,
Senate Committee
On Committees Will ;
Finish Work Friday
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 6. (Special.)
-The senate committee on com
mittees is still grinding away and
evDects to finish its labors Friday.
Gossip has the chairmanships fixe&J
as follows:
Finance, Ways and Means
Eushee.
" Taxation and Revenue C. B. An
derson. Judiciary Walter Hoagland.
Agriculture Johnson.
Irrigation Bliss,
v Cities and Towns Robbins.
Railroads Cooper.
Banking Randall.
Phraseology Wiltse.
Rail Commissioners
i Clash on Valuations
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 6. (Special.)
The last official act of Thomas
L. Hall, who retired today I as a
member of the Nebraska State Rail
way commission, was to file a dis
senting opinion in the valuation of
the Plainview Telephone company.
Commissioners Taylor and Browne
had fixed the valuation of the Plain
view company a month ago at $24,
000 for rate making purposes, Hall
'claims that this is $11,000 too much.
" Commissioner Browne took sharp
v issue with Commissioner Hall say
;ing that the attitude of Hall
twas forcing the smaller tele
phone companies out of 'business.
Browne said he- -was not in ; favor
" of chokine the smaller companies.
The Plainview proprietor bought
his plant in 1913xfOrN$13.000nd
has made some improvements. Com-.
. missioner Hall claimed he was en
" titled' to earn only upon the original
purchase price paid for the plant.
Dr. P. L. Hill of Lincoln
Heads University Regents
7 !niAln Vfh Tan fi ( Sneeial..
-Dr. P. L. Hall of Lincoln was
elected president of the University
of Nebraska board of regents today,
succeeding J. E. Miller, who finished
his term. The two newly-elected re-
ents, Regent Seymour of Elgin and
, Regent Bate of Lodge Pole, met
with the board. Harry D. Landis of
Seward was elected secretary.
Faculty changes were considered
at the morning meeting and in the
afternoon the regents held a confer-
ence witn uovernor jucreivie on
appropriations trfeded for the state
. university.
'. Review of Larceny Trial
Asked by Box Butte Man
Lincoln, Neb.. Jan. 6. (Special.)
' Urban R. Zediker, convicted of
grand larceny-iiv Box Butte county,
lias filed a petition in error, asking
the court to suspend sentence .and
. admit him to bail while his case is
iJjeing reviewed.
"Although. he is charged with the
larceny of diamond rings worth
$1,325 from "Abraham G. Isaacson's
' home in Alliance, on the evening of
lulv 20. the iurv found him guilty
of larceny of goods worth only $200.
He was sentenced by Judge West
. over to one to seven years in the
, Nebraska penitentiary.
Thayer County Farmera
Are Selling Wheat Crop
.. Hebron. -Neb:. Jan. 0. (special.)
, u The improved road conditions and
j the strengthening market in this lo-
i-ality is beginning to move consid-
t erable grain. This is especially true
with the wheat.
, Liahtinff Fixtures Oranden Elec-
trie Co., formerly Burgess-Grande.
Some Nebraska Represeritatives
pJttAAfS
S,D?eto (recti
liven.
McKelvie Would Ban
Sentences of Death
(Continued From Pr One.)
raise funds to loan World war vet
erans to buv homes.
Suggests legalization of boxing.
Recommends enactment of entire
ly new law governing sale of securi
ties in state and providing punish
ment for .frauds.
Make it mandatory for sale or
transfer of bank stock to be ap
proved by directors and made a mat
ter of record. .
niwi npn.-irtmpnt nf Trade and
Commerce power "TO discharge bank
officials wh persistently violate
banking laws after their attention
has been called to violation.
Raps Children's Code.
Sits down on enthusiastic pro
gram of children's code commission
and while lauding spirit of its ef
forts, imolores it not to block leg
islation with armloads of bills and
noints out that by directing effort
to building up of proper home at
mosphere the best safeguard of child
welfare is being established.
Refuses to recommend establish
ment of industrial court with arbi
trary power to govern capital and
labor disputes and fix wages.
These are only a lew ot the many
public subjects on which the gover
nor made comment in his message.
There is a total of 65 public prob
lems of greater or less importance
on whicn ne eitner commemeu ur
proposed new laws, or changes in
existing statutes.
The governor declared that his
specific recommendations are based
upon his observation ot puDiic ar
fairs during his two years' tenure
of officf and upon a series of con
ferences with oeoole of all classes
and cults m the last few .weeks.-
Reflects People's Desire.
"ThuS." he said. "I am enabled to
reflect to vou in these recommenda
tions the general desires of. the peo
ple of. the state regarding . legisia
tion. Taxation, he nointed out. is the
most important subject to be con
sidered during the present session.
He declared that Nebraska tax laws
4iave long been obsolete in their
operation.
"Now," he said, "under the amend
ed constitution the way to adequate
administration andvwise revision of
the tax laws is open. I would not
recommend, however, the entire re
vision at this session."
In commenting on his. recommen
dation to force large foreign cor
porations to pay on gross receipts
derived ' from state, the governor
said: . i .
'"Large foreign corporations nave
been getting by on the payment of
a small tax, in some instances as
low as $5."
Slaps "Yellow Sheets."
Governor McKelvie placed a part
of the blame for criticism of the
parole law at the feet ot auegea
sensational newspapers and slaps
back at them by proposing a law
providing penalty for anyone speak
ing or writing a falsehood concern
ing public officers in administering
law. i
The imposing of a determinate or
indeterminate sentence would be
placed in the hands of the trial
judge, if the governor's recommenda
tions are followed.
"The general disapproval of the
parole or prisoners has moved me
at times to recommend the entire
repeal of the indeterminate sentence
law," he said, "but I cannot satisfy
my conscience to pursue such a
course."
v The demands of world war vete
rans are responsible for two prece
dent breaking recommendations by
Govrnor McKelvie-fhe proposal to
serl school lands and suggesting that
boxing be made legal.
Loans to Ex-Yanks.
"It has been our custom in the
past to providehomesteads for ex
service men," 'the governor said,
"but nov relatively little such land
exists and it devolves upon us to pro
vide some othrr mean"! for procure
ment of these homesteads.
: "J -isim it nt&H&l ta jdat
.' 1 I'" : r i f
at the disposal of proper officials
Kmoney that is derived from sale of
the great umount of school land held
by the state and the money turned
into a fund for loaning soldiers to
buy homes. The land should be sold
at public auction to the. highest bid
der and at an amount not less- than
a legally established percentage of
appraised value fixed by competent
officers."
In commenting on legalized box
ing, which, he said, was demanded
by soldiers, the governor said:
x Legalizing Boxing.
"If this is to be done, I feet that
enforcement of the law should be
fixed in local officials -under super
vision of the department of public
welfare." - '
In advocating a new primary law
the governor declared that the pres
ent law permitted nominations by a
minority. He rapped the handling
of this problem by past administra
tions when he said:
"It is no longer wise to follow;
the politically expedient course of
avoiding this issue, and Lpicdict that
those who come forward with a
slrong practical solution of this
problem will receive the general ap
probation of the people."
Anotlur rather radical change jtd
vocated bv.ihe governor is the draft
ing of taction officials and forc
ing them to work for nothing. The
$3 a day paid them now fails to at
tract any more, he declared.
Inland Waterway Project.
"This," he said, "would increase
interest in governmental affairs,
striking at the very heart of one of
cur foremost present day ills the
people do not take enough interest
in helping run their government. In
cidentally it would save $250,000, the
cost of each statewide election "in
clerk hire."
In speaking of the inland water
way project, he said, in part:
"Cheaper transportation facilities
for the marketing of grain from the
great corn belt is of vital impor
tance, and. means a very great deal
to the grain producers in Nebraska.
That financial saving would result to
Nebraska in the' development of a
waterways system whiclf would en
able ocean carriers. to reach westera
ports of the Great Lakes is now
known to be an undisputed fact."
Farmer Measures.
Two new departures, in the law
enforcement department are recom
mended. One proposes to establish
in the Department of Justice a
bureau of investigation copied after
a similar bureau maintained by the
national government. Another would
give county attorneys the same in
quisitorial power as that of the grand
juries, and, ..the governor points out,
would save much public expense.
The farmers are given much at
tention. Among farmer measures
advocated are:
Empower farmer elevator con
cerns to carry insurance mutually.
Further indemnify owners tf cat
tle for loss through bovine tuber
culosis providing they have met law
requirements.
Tighten pure seed law. t
The dairy industry in the state
came in for no small amount of
proposed legislation, including:
Scores Printed Reports. I
Reducing high cost of ice-cream
and stimulate its decreasing sale by
cutting down 14 per cent butterfat
requirements. '
Force butter substitutes to be sold
on merits.
Extend operative time of permits
issued to cream station operators.
Establish egg candling law.
The governor jumped all over
the habit of . State office in printing
reports, declaring it to be unneces
sarily expensive. He proposed forc
ing these officers to place reports in
the hands of the department of fi
nance and directing that depart
ment to include the reports in a
general yearly report.
'.This," he said, "would enable
the building of a real history of Ne
braska state government."
Uniform Accounting System.
Uniform accounting systems,
forcing active bank officers to give
bond of at least $5,000. increasing
capital stock of all banks to at
least $?50 aftd, creating jalarjesjll
- . r
" - . . ,m
of state bank examiners are urged
by the governor in his message.
Uniform accounting systems in all
state offices also is urged in his
message.
Relief for alleged unfair taxation
of building and loan associations is
proposed by the governor as fol
lows: "The law requires that funds of
these organizations shall be loaned
on real estate and on their own
stock and it appears that by taxing
all of tH stock of these companies
double taxation results. This abuse
might be remedied through the ap
plication of an income tax. Tem
porary relief against this condition
might be effected by removing from
taxation installment stocks of build
ing and loan associations while con
tinuing their paid-up stocks for
taxation at a classified rate as in
tangibles." Industrial Court.
In speaking of a proposed .indus
trial court law, Governor McKelvie
said:
"Publjc opinion is the greatest de
terrent to a continuation of those un
friendly relations' between employer
and employe, which result in an in
jury to the public." 1
Among other comments and pro
posed legislation of the governor are:
Empower secretary of state to can
cel articles of incorporation, of cor
porations neglecting to pay occupa
tion tax for three successive years.
Place handling of corporation
business under one department.
Establishment of new committee
in house and senate to dispose of
Children's Code commission bills. '
Proposes same ' hunting season
for ducks and prairie chickens.
Lauds Insurance Code.
Asks legislature to designate cer
tain lakes in -sand hill regions as pub
lic waters in order to safeguard rec
reation of hundreds of hunters and
fishers who are" gradually finding
their old haunts closed as these wa
ters are being purchased by private
owners. v
Lauds insurance code and recom
mends only minor changes, except
ing for hail insurance.
Recommends a chief adjuster for
hail insurance with authority to ad
just and equalize rates to be charged
in each zone.
Deplores poor operation of civil
service and proposes tightening ' of
rules, making clerical discharge after
one year's service impossible except
for cause and giving discharged em
ploye opportunity to have public
hearing.
Legalize more extended centraliza
tion of purchase and supplies for
state departments under Department
of Finance.
Praises Code Law.
. Lauds working of his civil ad
ministrative code.'
Recommends continuance of com
pilation of budget by Department of
Finance and urges legislation forc
ing state spending agencies to make
monthly statements to this depart
ment. Lauds good roads work and sug
gests only minor changes in law.
Make board of pardons and pa
roles a separate institution with
plenty of funds. -
Asks legislature to make appro
priation for erection of reformatory
for young men who are first termers.
Lauds work of convicts on public
roads and proposes legislation that
will further encourage hard and dili
gent work on highways by convicts.
Revision of Nebraska statutes.
The governor's address followed
the inauguration of the following
state officers in the house of repre
sentatives at 1:30 this afternoon:
Samuel R. McKelvie, Lincoln, gov
ernor; P. A. Barrows, Lincoln, lieu
tenant governor; D. M. Amsberry,"
Broken Bow. secretary of state;
George W. Marsh, Lincoln, auditor
of public accounts; D. B. Cropsey,
Fairbury, treasurer; John Matzen,
Fremont, state superintendent; C
A; Davis, Holdrege, attorney gen
eral; Dan Swanson, Fremont, com
missioner of public lands and build
ings, and H. G. Taylor, Central
City, Thome A. Browne, Lincoln,
and Harry L. Cook, Lincoln, state
railway commission.
Chief Justice Andrew M. Morr.is-
sey administered the oath of office.
STM Ewctcft .except J0W i
Youngest Solon
Goes to School
Between Hours
Representative From Logan in
Lower House Only 24 and1
"Still Attends University
, At Lincoln.
Lincoln, Jan. 6. (Special.) Ne
braska's youngest , legislator is a
member of the lower house and he's
still going, to' school.
He is Charles S. Reed, 24,. of Lo
gan, and is representing Logan,
Grant, ' Arthur, Loup, 'McPherson,
Hooket, Thomas and Blaine coun
ties. Right now he'd be practicing law
in his home town it the kaiser hadn t
Kicked up the fuss he did. But
heed went over to help quiet his im
perial highness and as a result lost
two years in the law colleee of the
University of Nebraska. .
He's1 continuing his studies, but
promises to set them aside if they
interfere with his work in the legis
lature. Young Reed was born on a ranch
in Logan county, 'vhere his father is
still -a ranched. When he" brought
home honors from the Argonne for
est his friends made him run against
Festus Carrothers, old-time legisla
tor, and he piled up a convincing ma
jority at the polls.
While studying law before the war
he worked in the office of the secre
tary of state. He hopes to finish his
course this year.
Firemen and Police
Given Salary Raise
(Continued From Fare One.)
Zimman, that there are 40,000 voters,
in Omaha. You have made your bed
and you will have to lie in it. We
challenged the Nebraska Power Co.
when . it asked for higher rates, on
the grounds that the company went
through the peak period of high
prices and because prices are now
on the toboggan, and here we are
raising the salaries,of city employes."
Other Activities May Suffer.
"You are simply going ahead like
a lot of children," said Commission
er Ure..
You arc taking it for granted
that you will be here after the' first
of May," retorted Commissioner
Butler.
"I will be here after the first
of May if I want to," replied Mr.
Ure.
Commissioners Zimman and Ring
er both agreed to use whatever in
creases they. received toward the in
crease of salaries for their men,
whereupon the mayor stated that
many other activities would have to
suffer.
During a discussion of the needs
of his departments for this year,
Police Commissioner Ringer said:
Needs Money for Drive.
"I need $20,000 to obtain a reason
able enforcement of prohibition, to
make a bona fide drive on the liquor
situation."
Commissioner Butler: "I would
rather see. $20,000 used for the ap
prehension of burSlars and holdup
men."
The mayor: "So would I." y
Commissioner Zimman: "You
don't need the whole police force to
run down the fellow who has a
bottle on his hfp."
During last year the expenditures
of the police and health departments,
under Commissioner Rinjrer. were
$620,000. Mr. Ringer asked for
$775,000 for the two departments
this year. He will receive $665,000.
The health commissioner wanted an
increase of $55,000 for this year. The
increase of $45,000 allowed to Mr.
Ringer must cover the increased pay
of the polifemen and then the bal
ance may go for other purposes. Mr.
Zimman s additional allowance of
$5,000 is not one-third of the in
crease he said his departments need
ed for this year. ,
Would Boost Appropriation.
During the discussion Police- Com
missioner Ringer contended that
there is in Omaha anmusually wide
difference between the per capita tax
for police and fire departments, en
deavoring to make the point that the
police department docs not receive
an appropriation which is commen
surate with its responsibilities, when
compared with the fire department of
this city.
You have completed your salary
grab, you have grabbed it off." was
one of the mayor's parting shots.
The action of the city council yes
terday as a budget board in connec
tion with the increase of pay for po
licemen and firemen means that
pending resolutions on Ihe subject
will be adopted and that Mayor
Smith's pending counter resolution
will be defeated, unless some of the
commissioners should change their
positions on the subject.
Library Fund Increased.
Commissioners Ure and Butler,
heads of the departments of public
accounts and finance and street
cleaning and maintenance, respec
tively, aid not ask for increased ap
propriations. The only change in
the mayor's department of public af
fairs was an increase of $15,000 for
the public uprary. Commissioner
Falconer's park department received
$116,000 last year and will receive
$166,000 this year. Commissioner
Towl of the department of public
imorovements will have to get along
with an increase of $15,000.
Bond Issue Authorized.
Washington. Jan. 6. Authority (to
issue $3,900,000 of development and
general mortgage bonds was granted
the Southern Railway company by
the Interstate Commerce commission.
Bonn's Lower Price
FURNITURE SALE
now' effective in every
department of this store.
Costs and profits are not
thought of in the newi
price markings for this
sale, giving you bargain
opportunities such as
very seldom present
themselves. ' .
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Uni. Student Holds -,
Seat in Lower House
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Pork and Bean Biscuit
Suit for $12,000,000 -,
' In Supreme Court
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 6. (Special.)
John O. Yeiser, Omaha attorney,
insists in a brief filed in the Ne
braska supreme court that he can
show that the bi packers and the
Standard Oil company did $12,000,
000 worth of damage to his clients,
Louise Osborne Ferson and Grace
Osborne, sisters, who patented a
'pork and bean biscuit,' which would
have been of immense value to the
allied armies during the war.
The petition was thrown out of
the lower court where a showing
was made that it was without foun
dation and scandalous.
"The defendants since 1901 have
persecuted these women with a
hounding system worse than Rus
sia," Hie attorney savs. "By this
system they have taken $200,000
3way from them and got them
driven from hotels and boarding
houses." They -were thrown out
of a New York hotel by David Ad
die, a former chef for John D.
Rockefeller, Mr. Yeiser declared.
The patents on the biscuit were
worth' $60,000,000 to America during
the war, and . a like amount to
six other countries in which ,they
were patented, he said. The de
fendants even got Japan to cancel
a contract for $3,000,000, his brief
says.
Nebraska School
Heads Will Meet in
York January 13-14
York, Neb., Jan. 6. (Special.)
The annual convention of city and
county superintendents, high school
principals, grade principals and
members of boards of education will
be held here January 13 and 14.
There will be two' sessions daily.
This organization had its birth, at
Hastings two years ago when a num
ber of school superintendents and
members of boards of education as
sembled to determine policies of in
creased salary schedules to keep
pace with the increased cost of liv
ing expenses.
Educational questions of import
ance will be up for discussion, such
as problems of school administra
tion; tuition for non-resident high
school pupijs. the application of the
redistricting law, and teachers' sal
aries for 1921-22.
The officers of the association are:
Dr. C."A. Spellman, Beatrice, presi
dent; C. Ray Gates, Columbus, vici
president; Ruth Pyntle. Lincoln, sec
retary; Mr. Speer, Fairbury, treas
urer. Lincoln Phone Company
To Continue New Rates
Lincoln, Neb.. Jan. 6. -(Special.)
The Lincoln Telephone and Tele
graph company was today given per
mission by the Nebraska state rail
way commission to continue its pres
ent scale of charges for at least six
months additional time. The order
was issued on the showing that the
company lost money in 1920. The
company claimed that reductions in
the price of materials andjn wages
had not been sufficient toenable it
to operate more cheaply than it has
been for the last four months.
Friday and Saturday
3,000 Pairs High Shoes,
Pumps and Oxfords
- . (tt
$3.95
a pair while they last
Don't overlook the fact that our ntire stock of high grade Shoes,
Pumps and Oxfords are on-sale at 25 to 50 reduction.
Shoe Market
320 SOUTH 16TH STREET
., NO EXCHANGES . NO REFUNDS
Foster Wins Berth
On Towijs Body
w
Elected to Committee on Cities
And Towns Despite Fight
By Druesedow.
Lincoln, Jan. 6. (Special.) Fos
ter of Douglas county today won his
tight for a berth in the committee on
towns and cities when the committee
on committees elected him a member
by a vote of 10 to 3, despite the stub
born fight out up by R. C Druese
dow of Douglas, a member of the
committee on committees.
The attempt of R. B. Howell, re
publican national committeeman and
head of the Metropolitan Water dis
trict of Omaha, to turn sentiment in
tavor of Druesedow failed, it was
admitted tonight Howell attempted
to persuade members 'of the com
mittee to look at the row from the
Dreusedow end. .
Instead of weakening in their de
termination to put . roster on the
committee of cities , and towns, the
committee issued an ultimatum to
Druesedow that he would either
countenance Foster on the commit
tee or both he and Foster would be
assigned to other committees.
The Druesedow-Foster fight reach
ed fever heat late last night. The
cities and towns committee is doubly
important this year ' because of
charter proposals which wU.1 be re
ferred to it for consideration. The
Omaha Metropolitan Water district
and its plans for the future must be
considered by this committee when
certain sections of the charter prop
ositions are considered. '
Three of Four Men
Arrested in Liquor
Raid Are Discharged
George Fred was fined $100 by
County Judge Crawford after a hear
ing in county court yesterday after
noon onia charge of having liquor
in his possession. Sam and Alfio
Maddetelena and Filadelfo Pignatel
lo were discharged.
The four men were arrested in a
raid made by 10 deputy sheriffs last
luesday noon on an old house a
mile north of East Omaha, where
six stills and a large amount of
liquor were confiscated.
Evidence showed that the Mafr
detelenas and Pignatello had come
to the Fred place merely to buy a
hog.
Fred paid his fine, but was sent
back to jail, as were the other three,
to await action by the federal au
thorities. Department of Labor Head
Makes Employment Survey
E. F. Fader, director of the in
dustrial employment survey of the
department of labor, Kansas City,
Mo., for the Fourth district which
includes Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri,
Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakotas.
arrived in Omaha yesterday on a
tour A checking up on unemploy
ment districts.
i By January the department ex
pects to be able to send labor from
places where there is no employ
ment to the places where labor is
needed, according to Mr. Fader. The
check is being made in lehalf of the
tanks and commercial interests, he
said. .
Suit to Prevent Paving
Contracts May Be Dropped
The. "injunction suit brought a
week ago by civic organizations to
stop the county commissioners from
awarding $1,500,000 worth of paving
contracts may be dropped if the new
county board votes against awarding
the contracts, it was announced yes
terday. Hearing was postponed till
January 12. The new county board
will meet January 11. '
Jailed on Booze Charge.
Judge L. B. Day announced in
sentencing Walter Harvell, found
guilty today of illegal possession of
fiquor, to 50 days in the county jail
guilty of illegal possession of
that he would give dry law offenders
more severe sentences than they re
ceived in the lower court when they
are found guilty in district court.
Harvell was fined $100 in the police
court and appealed. ,
Woman Smuggles Booze.
El Paso, Tex., an. 6. Shielded by
barrage fire from smugglers on the
Mexican side of the Rio Grande, an
aged Mexican woman carried a sack
ful of tequila across the river early
today and deposited the liquor on
the American side.
SHOE MARKET
Former Lincoln
Man Touted as
Personal Friend of Harding
Also Mentions Wallace of
Iowa for Agriculture Secre
tary; Predicts Opposition.
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By E. C. SNYDER.
Wuhlnrtnn Corrfwponiltnt Omaha Urn.
' Washington, D. C, Jan. 6-(Special
Telegram.) After a talk with a
member of the national republican
committee today who will go south
with President-elect Harding on or
about January 15 and who enjoys the
confidence of the senator to a maior
degree, it seems safe to predict that
Charles Evans Hughes of ' New
York will be asked to accept the
portfolio of state; Charles G. Dawes
of Illinois, formerly of Lincoln,
Neb., that of the treasury; Harry M.
Daugherty of Ohio, that of justice.
and Henry Wallace of Lowa, that of
agriculture.
I hat it as far as the official of the
national committee would go. He.
did say, however, that there -was
much opposition to Mr. Wallace m
the committee in some sections of
the country on the ground that he
might prove too radical to the pack
ing interests, as he and Senator
Kenyon of Iowa have been close po
litical friends for years and think
along similar lines on many eco
nomic questions.
Steno Objects to Ousting
By New Public Defendef
Frank O'Connor, son of Coui.tv
I'ty
Commissioner O'Connor, refust
yesterday to give up his $150 job z
stenographer in the public dete
er's office when John N. Baldwin
came into office and sought to re
place him with James H. Walker, a
repubiicau.
O Connor said his father advised
him to stick to the job.
Mr. Baldwin, however, notified
him in no uncertain terms that he
will not stick to the job. The posi
tion is not authorized by statute,
but was created by the democratic
county board and filled by the son
of a democratic county commis
sioner.
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