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State Senate , Adjourns After Brief Session House Spends Four Hours Tuesday stripping Appohit- j '' ive Powers From Commit- ) tec on Committees. Lincoln, Neb Jan. 1 1. (I Special.) An exceedingly brief session of the .Nebraska slate senate mis morning was followed by adjournment un lit Wednesday morning. Beyond the introduction of bills, the senate found nothing for it to do wnen it convened today. ' On motion of Senator Beebe, the senate ordered 250 copies of the rules be printed in pamphlet form for dis tribution amoiyj, the 33 members fi the legislature and v the officers. Senator Miller of Washington pro tested stating that he did not see the need of printing the rules. - ,T Asks Appointment of Committee. Senator Hastings of Perkins, asked for the appointment of a com mittee of three to secure rooms for committee meetings and upon his motion the chair appointed Hast ings, Pickett and Bliss. Bushee suggested that while the senate was marking time it might be a good thing for -the committees to get to J work on bills immediately and fol lowed up his suggestion by calling a meeting of the committee on cm mittees. After some discussionand oh motion of Senator Robbins, the j senate adjourned, until Wednesday ? morning. - ' ' . , :! Twenty-six bills were introduced, " including two resolutions by Dut ton. one callinc for a special com- ;; inittee to codify the charges by Jewspapers for legals and the other ; declaring for the independence of 1 the Philippines. . - .- Other Bills Introduced. - J' Senator Beebe introduced a bill S extending the right to ajl individuals X' to bring quo warranto proceedings. Senator Hastings fiad a bill depriv ing a common carrier of the (defense : of contributory negligence unless j the carrier had installed safety ap 5 pliances. !i ! Stripping appointive powers from the committee on committees oc- cupied four hours of the time of the -lower house today. , , ' The power of the committee to '-appoint the important sifting com - ;fi mittee. near the end of the session V, was denied it by the Jhouse and an amendment by Green of Lincoln :t! was adopted which provided that :i: when it was time to appoint a sift !!i ing committee, members from the l six congressional districts should X hold caucuses and elect two mem- bers from each district to the com ji mittee with the speaker of the house as chairman, iii Plan Voted Dowa. . ,' jj The rules' committee proposed 'ii that the siftingcommittee should be .1! selected by the entire membership ;!; of the house and the speaker should iii be barred as chairman,:. Dyball of ::; Douglas demanded that-the appoint ; ment power should remain with the ;;j committee on committees. 5l' . Dyball's platfvwas voted down. "f Other amendmentr:vef.;projected i nntv in hf vrln1 rtrti;n".tint'l finallv !!i the Green amendment-massed. The ; sifting conrrnittee .a"thrs .all bills "; together toward: the close, of tfije ses sion and decides what measures journment. - ' 1 '" . X ' ,Ji (-Poster's Amendment 'Adopted. Foster of Dougia-,pr6,po'sed an ';, amendment, to the rnlei .which pro j vides that tlie :hairnlW of all com- l! mittees shall be selectes by "the com mittee members themselves, and not ill by tne committee ' otli committees. The amendment was adopted, but 4 a the chairmen; of all committees t have been appointed for this ses ;!l sion, the amendment will not get K action until the next -session.; s ? ;.j Foster charged on, the floor of " the house that under the old plan "members of the committee on com ;' mittees "swapped"- 'chairmanships and didn't give members of the com .f mittees an opportunity" to decide f ; w4o should preside over their de i' liberations. " ' 1 ,i Bills Aimed to 5trip ; ' : Governor of Powers - ' ' ' - " (Ccntlnoed from re One) -Mould levy an annual tax for 10 ! years fof $1,000,000 a year to meet : ;the expense entailed. V ' Bills on Medics. ' ' Robert Lynn of Cedar, introduced bills which would give ' accredited ,: graduate physicians, dentists, and 5' pharmacists, from Nebraska col ; lej,es, the right to hang out .their shingtes and practice the profession : without taking the state board ex ji amination. . . r A total of 45 bills wer"e introduced in the house and senate this morn- ing. House bills nttmbered 19 and ;: senate bills, 26. That swelled the "! total of the session up to da.te.to 100. " Lower house oratory is restricted ; 'to 20 minutes by each member on each bill under a rule passed today. The only person permitted to speafc ;i more than the allotted time on ft V measure is the auUior of the bill. Rule Is opposed. iii Fully an hour was spent in fight "S; ing this rule. Opponents declared jpt strangled debate and lull consid t cration. Those favoring the bijkde vijclaredit wouldn't Strang anyone excepting "windjaVnmers." All Douglas county members,' ex cepting Medlar, voted igainst the .limit'on speechmaking. The demo J .cats also opposed limiting debate. l ' Tle presentation of the governor's SJ udget for stateappropriatins for .tbe coming biennum will not be jn- produced for several days and it may ' T. be possible that the important bill ! Swill be delayed in introduction -until ' j ! next week. This because, after com- j'. decided to go over it .again. ' II x ' Exoenses on Increase. - i ii Expense of legislation llls session according to an estimate in a budget linreserrted to. the lower house this a afternoon" bvi Governor McKelvie. !i Increases in salaries of members .54 together with increases in prices of ; f supplies and other - materials are ilivea as reasons'-for increased cost or legislation. Th total estimate tt tor legislative expenses for this ses . T non as sbmiued by the governor , :Wis4;l82.8(!P. This .includes thehoijse and- aMai -x" - '- i .......- I ' Sonie Sta,te Representatives ' y . , ' '7 - ' " P-n :,ut,h. (t'-m m v.- - i lit rassf sw i i i i i m.1 xzn vr llli-'MILJSSLJMi " Axre.Lt' Cocle Commission To Choose Meth5d of , SuBmitting Its Bills Lincoln. Xcb ... ... ll.-r-(SpeciaI.) Having- disagreed on th4 method of submitting; the 33 chila welfare bills of the children's code com mission, tlie chairman of the house and the senate committees on child welfare have agreed to let the commission itself choose-the method. The bills will be ready in a couple of days. . , Senator Hastings says he is partic ularly interested in movie censor- ship, and believes that a large part of the fight will bi on this issue. "Railway Commission Sets Hearing Dates Liucoln,-Neb, Jan. 11. (Special.) The Nebraska railway commission, has set Friday, January 14, as the date ' for a . hearing of the formal complaint of S. J. Fuller of the Farm ers', elevator company at Ruby, on, the Burlington, five miles cast of JMilford, asking that the-railroad in stall an agent there.'. Othe: hearings set include: ,-', Stella Telephone company, .for raf?" increase, Friday, January 21. Linwood Telephone company, f6t rate increase, Wednesday; .'Janu ary 19. ' The Upland Telephone company has been authorized to make 'an ex tra charge for desk sets. -; vThe commission his settled a dis pute between the Omaha Jay ex change and the Northwestern rail road by telephone, involving the set ting of reconsigned cars on an inter change tracjc for the price of $2, a custom prevailing vamong all the rods for some time past.-- County Breeders' Body to ' Hold Meeting at Cozad Cozad, Neb., Jan. 11. (Special.) The annual meeting and banquet of theOawson Codnty Pure Bred Live Stock Breeders' association wilt be held here Friday evening, January 14. hThe Commercial club has been ex tended an invitation tb the banquet. Two hundred are expected to be present. '' X ! New Senate Bills S. F. 1; Anderson 'Sekr ' ble-Bkyv law doing away with permits for the sSle of jtot-ks and empowering the bureau of se curities to deny anyone the right to sell stock If It lias a reasonable doubt as to the advisability. Makes provision for lnveatiirfttinn nf tnv rnrnnr&tlnn at itir time drlBX the first five years of its operatioa. 8. F. 2. Berks Places peace officers of towns and pountieB within the work men's compensation law and makes any pensions tihey receive doduc tables from their compensation. S. F. 3, Humphrey Raises limit at which salaries of officers of towns and cities of from 1,000 to 25,000 population may be fixed by ordinance. 8. F. 4, Wlltse Divides Nebraska Into six districts for the election of resents of the state university in accordance with the amended constitution. 3. F. S. Wlltse Divides. Nebraska into six supreme court districts, providing- that one judge snail be elected from each con gressional district In accordance with the amended constitution. - 8. F. (. Wlltse Restore jurisdiction throughout the county to justices of the peace, , V 8. F. T. wrltse Pormlts a rive-sixth Jury verdict In civil cases. s. F. . Pushes Permits the mortga ging of unplanted crops. B. F. . Hoaeland Froviaes ror tne sale nf fram propery at Torls purchased S. F. 10. Hoairland Takes irrigation matters from the hands ot the state rail way commission. J - S. F. 11. Berka Provides that all ac tual funeral expenses. of an insolvent de ceased be the first claim paid. 1 - s. F. iz. Berka Permits s tne county attorney In counties si more than 126,000 population to appoint depdtles. a. Ft 13. Berka Increases the salaries f county judges. Hakes salary of the unugias county Judge 16,000 a year. e. F. 14, Norval (by request). Provides that where proposed consolidated school districts include a town the district shall seyreated only if petitioned by a. major It of those outside the town. S. P. IS. Randall Provides that mar ried women may sell real estate on the same conditions as married, men. B- F. 1. Beebe Modifies rules of evi dence. , V J. T. IT. Beebe Provides a method for SURig dissolved corporations. ' 8. F. 18, Beebe Provide a statute of limitations for claims In estates. Sr-F. 1, Dutton Provides for tubercu-1 lotus inspe'tion at sraie expense ot ay dairy herds. S. F. 50. Dutton Purrnfts countl's. r cincts and townships to Issue internal iiprovmeat 'beads for bridge building ymyr w&m LlNDSAV Bids for Addition v To Norfolk Hospital Rejected as Too High Lincoln Neb., Jan. 11. (Special.) Bids on tlie proposed new kitchen and dining room for the Norfolk, Neb., hospital for the insane, opened by the board of control late Mon day, and which ranged from $86,- 842 to $111,000," not. including! pmniDing, heating or equipment, were all rejected because the bAard had only $75,000 appropriated .to cov- er aH the expenses 'of the building and equipment. - 'We had 13 bidders, yid the price iigure is pronaoiy represelitative." said Chairman L. C. OberKesv "A readvertising of the same specifica tions would probably avail nothing. The bid kitchen and dinintr room is a shell' and we need action immedi ately. : About the only thing we can 'do i9 to gobefore the legislature and ass ior a Digger , appropriation. Rights vfor Married Women As Realtors Are Proposed .lncoin, Jan. 11. (bpecial.) An other step to give the fair sex eoual rights" is taken in-the state striate by . Randall of Randolph-He pro poses in a bill introduced that no more springs shall .be attached to, a married woman in selling real estate inan are placed on a married man disposing of veal estate. . ' New House Bl($' HJ R. 15, Hlckey Providing that county boards may locate driveways adjacent to roads where such uses of roads would Impair or destroy them, 0 H. R. 16, Hoare Providing, that co operative companies may issue preferred stock and e-uarantea r.d.nn.hi. .. . .imeresi tnereon. jsmergency. . M. K. 17, Sturdcvant To create "a lan lord's Hen for rent ou crops and personal psoperty not exempt from execution. II. R. 18, Leftwlch Relating to examin ation by school children to ascertain If they have defective sight, hearths or are suffering from diseased teeth. H. R. 19,' Leftwfch Relating to paving In cities of second class, permitting Is suance of bonds without a .vote, of the people where amount does "- not exceed $25,000. Emergency. t H. R. Miner and GouH FrbvMing that this actual t-oat of tuition to non resident pupils in free high school dis tricts shall be charged according to actual cost .instead of 11.60 a- week as at present. H.'R. 21. Jacobs Providing a tax levy not to exceed two per cent for purpose of providing a lax levy to transport pu pils In hrgh sonool districts. Emergency. H. R. 22, Jacobs Providing that cases of truancy sunlit be reported to the coun ty attorney Instead-' of td thg countyM superintendent. . H. R. 23, Epperson Striking out the proviso from board of control act fixing salary of secretary at $1,800 a year and providing that he shall be employed at a reasonable salary to be fixed by board. Emergency. H. R. 24, Smith Providing that every loaf of bread offered for sale shall be sold on 'a pound basis or a 'pound and a half baW ' " r H.- R. , Franklin Provides railroad companies shall transport caretakers of live stock on same train as live stock In their charge. Fixes rato of moving such trains as not less than-10 mllea'an hour. ' H. B, 26; Hascall and RandaTW-Amend public defender law by Including misde meanors as well ar felonies in the statute providing for enforced employment of counsel In- behalf of Indigent, prisoners. Emergency. H. R. .27, Douglas County Increases number at Judges In Fourth Judicial dis trict from seven to ten. H. B 28, Epperson Repeals provision of code law which allots J6 per cent ..f automobile license revenue to state high way fund, and In llaa thereof gives the entire revenue to the county road drag gins; fund for use'ltj improving and main taining local roads. , z. , II. It. 29, Eppersnn-t-Repeam rtl7 aot giving state highways bureau authority to decide disputes over routing of county highways, and providing for malnteuajurt thereof. - " . H. K. 20, Kpporson Repeals law for establishment of county roads and requires county highway commissioner to classify sll roads. Class A, rural mall routes and federal aid -roads., Class B, .highways connecting class A roads. ' Class C, sll other highways reaularly laid out. H. R. Si, Epperson "Repeals sections of code law requiring counties to maintain state highways .within their borders, af ter such roads have been, permanently improved. M' H. R. 22. Epperson Repeals aot of 1SIT providing for acceptance of federal sld for highway construction. . ' ' H. R. JJ, Franklin Fixes pay of roai district overseers at 14 a day or fraction thereof. . , - , H. R. 14, Neieon .Increases county's share of automobile license receipts from 2B to 7 S, per .cent. H.T B. IS.- Veiser Creates a state boars of publloemploymeat, comprising tbe governor, attorney general and treae- Guarantees laborers on pjibllo works at a minimum eixipioymiMil vk iu. wage of i day. Provides-for. Issuance Ft labor warants" to be classed warehouse receipts for humsn labor pow. accomplished through a Special tax levy Redemption it inese. ar rrants to bo JJBnvflMMarC - - - . amounting to 'i;mvv iu iir im, i THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1921. V V..a Clergymen W; rassand nait-rare alt-rar Privileges Restored .Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 11. Neb'raska legislators report that pressure is being brought upon them by the clergy working from their home communities looking to a restora tion of thrf -pass and the . half-fare privilege t ministers of the gospel. Jir a number of years, Nebraska has had an anti-pass law, but when nrnvnimtif trtrtlr nvpr fti rail. U-oads the administration restored to L i u. selling theni half-fare transporta- tinn i When thee railroads were turned back, the Nebraska law became operative,- and no passes were good except interstate, for the Interstate commerce commission sanctioned the travel on passes if the railroads chose to grant them. Nebraska roads, however,' are not selling half-fare tickets and clergy men complain 1 to legislators that Nebraska and Missouri are the only two states in this neighborhood that fail to recognize them with trans portation privileges. Code Secretaries Must Be Confirmed by Both Houses . Lincoln, Npb Jan. 11. (Special.) An opinion by Attorney General Clarence E. DaJvk, furnished to Gov. 'S. R. McKelvie, in reply to a request from: the latter, holds that the .six code secretaries appointed by the governor must be submitted to the senate and house in joint ses- f . ni. I : 1 sion tor connrmation. j ug uyuuuii (was given today. On the other nana, tnc attorney general says, executive officers, provided for undeithe the amended constitution and tobe appointed by the governor are to be j confirmed by only the state senate. 1 1 . Bloomington Loses First -Round in County Seat Fight Hastings.VNeb., Jan. 11. (Special Telegram.) Bloomington lost -the first round of its legal fight to pre vent removal of the Franklin county seat to Franklin when Judge Dil worth dissolved the temporary in-j junction. Hearing for permanent , in junction will be' held at Franklin, February 7, when Judge Dilworth will decide the case. The constitu tionality of theact under which the election was held is questioned. Under the Dilworth ruling thJ county oinces are 10 dc movea at once. , -. State Master Builders , ; r ; Hold Annual Convention . Lincoln. Jan. 11. (Special Tele grain.) Nebraska Master - Buiiders held their annual convention here to day, discussing problems connected with their business. An especially bright outlook for a big building boOm next summer was voiced by several of the speakers. With materials getting down to normal prices, an abundance of labor and reduaed costs of labor, the mas ter builders said that building this coming summer -ouiq exceed tnai in 20 years. Electoral Delegates May Go to Capital by Plane Lincoln. Tan 11. Mrs. H. 11. Wheeler, delegate, and Mrs. Draper Smith, alternate delegate, elected by Nebraska electoral college 'as mes sengers to carry the official returns from this state, may go to Washing ton by airplane. Mrs.iWhceler an nounced today that she had engaged a pilot--anv ex-army flier to drive her and Mrs. Smith to the national capital. . They are now, looking for an airplane. Alleged Forget On Trial , Toe Pierson, alias Jarrtes T. Lyons, v.-as placed on trial before a jury in District Judge Troup's court yester day Jfo gorgery. , He is alleged to have passed a' check for $10 drawn on the Ralston State bank, v ' i i ccchiucs , t-, . inln Acrobatic Stunts Are Planned To Enliven Sdons That Is, If Time Drags, "Al falfa John" Says He'll Put On a Show for the Boys, at Lincoln.' Lincoln, Jan. 11. (Special.) Tf during a tiresome "session of the lower house the members should see a man jump on a desk, turn a doubly somersault, throw three books in the uir'aud keep them in the air with ohe jhand, they shouldn't register sur- j For S. J. Franklin of Furnas, bet :ter known as "Alfalfa John," was an 'acrotfat, rtnpersonator and sleight-of- hnnd performer for a medicine show for 16 vears before . he- settled al ' 'Beaver City, married and began 10 " sell alfalfa seed. -j "Thefact of the matter is," Alfalfa John said today, "I know more about the show business than I do about this legislature. But one of the few things I missed in this life was an education, and when .the boys dan home wanted -me to run I saw a chance to learn something and began to hustle for votes. Torchlight Lures. Alfalfa Tohn admitted Joday that Hie would rather be standing under an M-!.tr-l-! I Ut:U. nt the medicine show tent, alternating between entertaining thevchowd with his tricks and selling it "sugared rainwater." as he called the medicine, than to be sitting quietly in the state house at Lincoln. - , . . "But mv legs and hands have an ache in them, my hair is i getting gray, my wife don't like the busi ness and I am getting,husky Voiced and there ,isn t a ping to ao dui quiet down," he said. ' Alfalfa John has feeerTout of thn show business for 19 vears. He inst "drnnoed in to Beaver City one day and decided to show there for good," was the way he described Ms -selection of that toAvn as a per manent home. Champ Seed Seller. In a few years he became Snter- ested :n the seed business ana espe cially interested in the alfalfa seed business. That's how he got Ins name.-; He claims to have soid more alfalfa seed than any man in Amer ica. ....'.,.. ' In addition to selling alfalfa seed he has recently perfected, an inven tion which has been ..patented in Washington, D. C. - " !, "Sure, 1 11 entertain the boys in the legislature." he said today. "If it eets'too ouietI'll climb' up on my little seat and do a few, stunts. Might as well brighten up things a little for there's enough grjef in this world without taking any to l-in coin." " - . ' ' BaDoonists Grefted,. By Crowds on Return (Continued from Fage One) - away.- Slowly it gathered headway and pointed up New York state, in creasing its speed until -night found it in the path of a driving storm, which swept it into a desperate race with death that did not end until to day 29 days later when the men reached the rail heath and an open road to civilization here. Early in the afternoon of Decem ber 14. after a wild night's ride in the little storm-tossed basket of their-sballoon. Fafrell. - Hinton and Klonr landed, wearietf from a des perate flight, their rations, gone and in a snow-blanketed forest of a countrv unknown to them face to face with all the perils of the winter in northern wilds. r Men Became Lost. Out of the black of their flight only the tree tops of .the Adiron- dacks, the town of Wells, glimpsed far-belcuv, and the faint barkings of a dog in the Hudson Bay country, were distinct to them. The cloufls had swallowed altelse. Now they were lost, armed with thev bal loon's compass and-- the uncertain "location" of avdog's bark for a hint of habitation. . ' . They set out, groping and stum bling througBsjthe snow ana orusn of the Canadian woods, on what proved to be a four-day journey in which death constantly stared them i:i the face. With hope nearly spent thev soied the fieure of a lone In dian in the woods ahead of them. Their cries halted him and he led them" to his tent and then sped away over forest trails for help. On December 18 the balloonists reached Moose Factory, ' northern Hudson Bay trading post, wjthin striking distance of the Canadian Transcontinental railway and the route home. The nearest telegraph office was 90 miles away. It took Ijwp weeks for word of their rescue to reachsthe outside world. 1 World Learned of Safety. i On January 2 a brief report of their safe arrival at Moose Factory was announced at Rockaway, when Hinton's message sent by an In dian runner to a rail - head and "ashed by telegraph-was received. ' Ninety-six hours after the trio had bailed away, search was started for: them. Arhiv airplanes were dis patched into the Adirondack coun try and the authorities of New York state and Canada bent every effort to aid in the hunt. When the balloonists were known to have reached Moose Factory, newspaper men and telegraph facili ties were rushed to Cochrane and Mattice on the Transcontinental railway, to be ready io greet the aeronauts and bulletin" their story to a waiting world. The hunger of the three men, who gnawed caribou moss to keep alive, the careful sheltering of the tast of their'carrier. pigeons to carry dutiful word of theii fate homagjf they had toi die, the suffering from the bitter cold all these were - but briefly touched upon in th scant vorc which came from Moose Factory by wora of mouth and letterl Man Taken to Loup City i . To Face Paternity Charge Loup City, 'Neb. Jan. 11. (Spe cial.) Sheriff Williams returned, from David City, bringing with him Don Leepers of that place, Who was arrested on a paternity complaint sworn, to by' Mrs. Annje Olson, a widow of Loup City. Leepers is in the custody of the sheriff pending his hearing in countv court ou Wed nesday, - ' ormer; Star Juggler Is Now a Legislator Trustees Named -ToJWahage Affap ' : Of Ryan Company Stockholders of ' the Ryan com pany;' at an annual .'meeting held yesterday afternoon in room 1217 Woodmen of the World building, voted to, place the affair of the com pany in the hands of 'W. hi Ran dall. land F. E. Masterson as'trus- tees. - . , ti rn h met with - out extension of ; the business. At torneys present represented 185 creditors. The following new officers -tere clectea: r. r.. Masterson, presiiieiu; t l .1 ,:ja,,t, c tt jai superior, iNoycmDer io, ano laier yilliflJltlMx in Omana and brought here, Eusticc, secretary and treasurer; Harry1 E. Ryan, Herbert W. ityan, D. E. Guinane, F. E. Masterson. W. T. Clark, C. E. Eustice, Ben T. Skeen, P. F. Berge and L. O. Pfeiffer, members of the directo rate. - -' ' - - . This company hts- been operating a chain of 'general merchandise stores, in Nebraska and . Wyoming towns. , "There is no use offering an ahm in a situation ' of this kind,"xsaid Harry Ryan, who has been presi dent of the company. "Deflated nrices.and a declining market have caused financiaF embarrassment trH the company." Mr. Rvan said there are assets -to meet all liabilities. r Inaugural Ceremony 1 Plans Are Abandoned (Continued from One) bration. From the beginning he has been in favor of an inauguration of Teffersonian simplicity. His, remarks have not been, taken seriously, at least have not been regarded in the raniial a meanine such a DroRxam as he announced last night, which calls for . a ceremony ot "stately sim plicity" on 'the east porch of the cap- itni. . " He would set an example of thrift and economy before the people. He does . not want any extra prepara tion and no aoprouriation from con gress. His tclecrams have thrown the Washington committees , into f..: oo t4i nnn atrMrfv heen ra isod to defrav expenses ofi what was nlanned to be' the most elaborate inauguration in the history of the country. .Mr. Harding's Telegram.' Mr. Harding's telegram to Mr, McLean said: ' "I bee resoectfullv to suggest to your committee complete abandon ment or aH plans tor an inaugural celebration. Heretofore I have been lyery reluctant to express my person al views because I Know oi tne cner- ished regard in our national capitol for this event and the generpsity of the citizens ot the aistrict in max ng provision for it. " . ' No Real Necessity. "However, if it is becominjr to express my preference I wish you and your ' committee to know that thr- imnressiori of extravaeant ex- Ppenditure , and excessive cost would make me a very unhappy participant. I know full well that .the govern ment outlay is relatively small and that the larger expenditure pomes from the contribution of district citi zenship, but it is timely and whole some' to .practice the utter denials of public expenditures "where there s no real necessny ano u win ue i wholesome example of economy and thrift, if we have the many, many thousand, which the inaugural . , . mi t : ceieoration win cay irom me yn vate" ourse of those attending. I have sent a, message ot like purptjrt to the congressional commit tee and expressed the wish that no preparations or outlay ot any kind he made. It will be most pleasing to me to be , sinily sworn m, to speak briefly my plight of faith to the country and turn at once to tne work which will be calling." : f, School Superintendent Resigns Job on Request B bomfield. Neb.. Jan. 11. (ipe cial.) Affidavits charging Superin tendent A.-B. Rich Vith improper conduct were filed with the Board of Education, and Mr. Rich was railed before the board and aked to resign. ' After reading the affi davits, he Signed the resignation without protest. ' . ' : Professor Rich came here in Au gust, 1919, and was serving his. second 'year as. superintendent oi Hie Bloomheld schools. 1 he af fidavits charged Rich with improper relations and unseemly conduct. Priricpal Priest is now acting super intendent and will probably succeed Mr. Rich. v , ' -a ( Carpenters Willing to, Accept Wage Reduction Hastings. Neb., Jan. 11. (Special Telegram.) Hastings carpenters and contractors are negotiating a new wage scale. . The carpenters have expressed a willingness to ac cept a reduction from $1 an hour, butask definite assurance that no fieht wfN be niade for air "open shon " A conference on the latter question was held at the Chamber, of Commerca Indicted At Sioux Falls Special Grand Jury Chargesj, Coal Dealers With Making Excessive Profits. Jiiuux. rolls, Jan. II, Height in dictments against Sioux Falls coal dealers were returned lute todiiy by the special grand jury in .United ! States district court After the report was made, Judge Klliott, iir discharging the jury, said 1 111 part: j "The court only regrets that yotk couiu not have pursued your investi gate n to some other lines of necessi ties which of course you could not do without the information. The court is. aware that that infoVmafion has .not been gathered. I'erhaps i-sotne. other grand jury may. attend ' 10 that." - v ; ' The V. Z. Sharp Elevator coin pauy, the W. C. Buchanon Lumber company, the Loonan Lumber com pany and Schoenenman Brothers company are charged with making excessive profits in the sale of coal in violation of the food control act The Loonan and Schoeneman Broth ers companies are also charged, to gether with H. Loonan, M E. Pal tner and A. C. Schoeneman, with conspiracy to violate the food con trol act. ' Men Arrested Here Tried for Alleged Wisconsin Robbery ;? Superior, Vis Jan. 11. (Special i Ttsorr-QrM MrKr Pvan alia i?lias. VVisconsin fctac, alias "Chic" Lewis; J. J. Botfmer, alias J. J. Ker rigan; John, McLormick Kish; Charles Stewart alias Charles Pier- son and Charles Hothouse, the five men alleged to have held up a bank r- : t 1. .r J 1 . were placed on trial Monday. Fifteen armed guards accompanied the prisoners, to the court room, au thorities evidently fearing that friends jnight attempt to aid the prisones to escape. The five men pleaded not guilty and the jury was drawn. Attorneys for the defense are John and Peter Cadigan of Superior and Thomas McKenin of St. Paul.. Dis trict Attorney Archibald McKay will pros'lute. K i Employes of the bank testified to ! the prisoners' 'identity. Detectives i Ben Danbaum and Fred Palmtag of Omaha have been called to testify in the trial.- ( Fire Destroys Comstock Store and Stock of Goods -Broken Bow, Neb.,-Jan. 11. (Spe citl Telegram.) The stock of hard ware, furniture and undertaking goods at Comstock belonging to O. Heaps was destroyed by fire. The loss of the stock is estimated at $14,000, partially covered by insur ance. The building, valued at $12,- 000 and owned by Charles Heaps of Broken Bow, was also a complete loss, with $7,000 insurance. , i . i The fire, which started in the base ment, was beyond control when dis covered and very few articles were saved from the burning building. The stock of goods had just been sold to Gordon & Reed of Merna, who wirn Mr. Heaps, had started invoicing tlie day previous. Man Admits Passing Bad Checks on Alliance Stores Alliance, Neb., Jan. 11. (Special Telegram.) Henry, Webber, until recently employed by' Newberry's Hardware .company, pleaded guilty In county vcourt- to issuing checks without funds and was bound over to district court under $200 bond. He was arrested two -weeks ago at Binchaffi bv Sheriff Miller, but was allowed to remain there under guard with his sick children until today. He is alleed to have cashed a num ber of checks at local stores, totaling" about $50, with'iio funds in the bank to meet them. 1 ' 1 Two Fined for Sale of 1 Cream Shprtof Butier Fat WiltfamJ, Poppe. 4905 -South, Twenty-fourth street, and Anton Nielson of the Keystone dairy, were each fined $10 in South Srde police court ' yesterday on charges ot selling cream containing less than 18 per cent butter fat required by law.' Twenty more cases of the same charge are to be tried in South Side court this weej. The arrests were made on "complaint of J. D. An derson of the state health board and George Pratt, assistant attorney general for the state. Dates Set for Court in i ! Fifth Judicial District York. Neb.. Jan. 11. (Special.) Terms of court for the Fifth judicial district for the year 1921, will be held as follows: f Hamilton county. January 31, May 26; Polk county, February 1, May 2,' September 27; Butler county, February 23, May 9, November 1; York county, February 21, May 9, October 3n Saunders county, March 24. Mav 16. November 21; Seward county, March 14, May 16, Novem ber 21.,- t X ' Farmers' Union Elevator flakes Good Profit in 1920 O'Neill, Neb., Jan. 11. (Special.) The" Farmers' Union elevator at O'Neill hatf- a eood year in 1920, re gardless of the big slump in gram prices last fall. The business for the 12 months will show a nice pro fit, according to the report at the annual meeting here. Edward Gra- , ham and J. M. Hunter, the two re- j tiring directors, were re-eiectea without loDoosition. The union de-; cided to operate on a strictly cash basis henceforth. Body of Overseas Veteran Buried at Grand Island Grand Island. Neb., Jan. 11.- (Special.) Funeral services for Private Andrew J. Brown, overseas soldier, who enlisted from Central City, were held from the rirst Methodist church, Kev. H. Mitt officiathie. Fortv members of the American Legion, in uniform, attend ed the services m a boclv. .Mem bers of the American Legion acted as pallbearers and formed a fnng SQuad, Eight FirsfMeetins of State Realtors Is Tolk-ileldllere Omaha Man Named Officer in i 1:1 ' ? - . 1 i .1.: r J. owl y-r onueu v ou y vi ganiation to Puali Real rotate Code Bill, v Lincoln, Jan. 11. (Special Tele, grain.) The first convention of the newly organized 'Nebraska Realtors association will -be. held in On.alil, it was decided at the business ten sion here this, afternoon. Officers i lected arc;, President G J. Manned, Lincoln; Vice president, C. VV. Nor. ton, Kearney; secrctary-trr.isurcr, Leo, Boselje, Onialia. Board of" directors by districts: First George -M. Christian, Lin coln." .... ' V Second- Bryon lIastinRS,Otnaha V Thiisi-Frank G. Arnold, Fuller ton. , 1 Fourth S. J. Hyatt, David City. Filth John J. Strunk, Indianola. Sixth C. E. Lock-wood, .Kimball, and A, T, Sybolt Bridgeport. A board of governors also was created to be chosen later. Members attending the convention declared that spring prospects in dicated a splendid business. At a big banquet tonight of Ne braska realtors, to which members of thc.house and senate were -.i.vit-ed, ar realtor bill providing for licensing all real estate meu in the state and placing a fine on all per sons not licensed Who shall sell real estate was brought up for dis cussion. Representative Foster of Douglas, declared he would not back sucn a bill uniil provisions were made jto cut out the fine proposed so it would jiot apply to relatives and close rinnAa ti.li n art in 9 rnctla 1. "contl Samaritan" spirit as a selling agent fnr nersons desirin? to disDOse of property. 1 It was announced a the banquet . that Nebraska realtors Intend to J have a bill following these general lines - introduced" at this session. Box Butte County ; 'Plans Road Program .,' Alliance,v Nek, Jan. 11. (Special Telegram.)-A comprehensive road building program for Box Butte county for 1921, with Alliance as the center point, contemplating hard surface roacls.tp connect with the Lincoln highway and BtacR Hills road, has been outlined and endorsed by the county commissioners and the Chamber of Commerce. The new roads and extensions as planned wiH furnish direct south and west connections with Angora, the Sioux county line on the west, and Canton and Hemingford, to the northwest, so that farmers from all parts of the county may reach the graded roads by shortest possible routes. Nebraska Pays $25,000,000 To U. S. In Internal Revenue Nebraska naid $25,533,602 internal revenue to Oncle Sam through the Omaha "office in '1920, 'according to the office of Collector ' George L. t - -r-1 & i inn n.iA than the total for 191V, fM,U3,W9b. Corporations and individuals of the state paid more than $16,000,000 in income taxes last year. 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