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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1921)
Is 8300,000 Asked For Building Military Road Hill Introduced by Drucccdow , Provides Appropriation for Fort Crook-South Omaha 1 Highway. Lincoln. Jan. Jl. (Special Tclo granO An appropriation of ?3U0. liuO for a military highway between Fort Crook and South Onmha is ;thkcI bv Rcpr' sontativc Robert . Druesedow oi Omaha, in a bill in troduced today. Tito measureStatcs that before a.iy further npportion-'nu-nt of state nnd federal hinds is made brtween counties appropria " tiou shall be made. A bill authorising counties to is- ue bonds not exceeding $50,000 for the purpose of loaning to fanners at 6'4 per cent interest was intro duced today by Representatives jlarry Foster of Omaha and George Starts of Fremont. The avowed purpose of the bill is to relieve finan cial stringency of farmers and re quires a majority vote by the peo j.le. A resolution requesting such legislation ya passed at a recent farmers' congress in Omaha. John Yeiser of Omaha introduced a bill in the lower house today re- , pealing the workmen's compensa- tion act. V i New Courses to Be Added To University Curriculum Courses in the philosophy of education, the psychology of learn ing, child study, school hygiene, '"the gifted child," cooking and mil linery, will be added to the curri culum of the University of Omaha teacher's school. Miss Frankie B. Walters, former principal of the high school at Fair fax, S. D.,"-present head of the de partment of psychology and peda gogy at the University of Omaha, will conduct classes in child study and "the gifted child" after school hours "on Mondays and Fridays. New and continuing courses will be offered in federal government and politics, expression, abnormal ' psychology, methods in music, dye ing and literature. New House Bills ' H. R. 416, Palmer Allows fidelity and burglary Insurance to he covered by the &ume policies. ft. 11. 41", Palmer Alton's . surety on Official bond of any state officer to with draw by giving 20 dan' notl.'O In wrltlnj: tu the officer whose duty It is to approve the bond. in case of such withdrawal, fi ths officer whose bond Is canceled falln lo furnish a new one within the 20 days. . ne will be in the same position as though tio had originally failed to file a bond. II. n. 418, Palmer Similar provision for county and preclnt officers. It. K. 419, lysarl Requires foreign In mranco companies to make at least one satisfactory report to the Nebraska bu reau of Insurance, which hhall bs ac t'csptM by the bureau before if. wilt be per-f-mlttcd to transact business within tho p'.ete. H. R. 420, Lynn and (ijlmore Proposed constitutional amendment authorizing la nuance of state bonds or warrants for rural credit system -and the loaning of money derived therefrom upon real estate security on terms and conditions to bo fixed by taw. H. H. 421. Park Flsea age limit of 14 years for children whose Tare and custody tnay be transferred by their parents to other persons or to agencies looking after dependent children. H. It. 432, bynn ana t;igni utners ,Jreatc a stato system of rural credits and a board for Its management, consisting ot the governor aa chairman and four mem bers appointed by him; one of theae ap pointed members to be designated as rural credit commissioner at a salary of $6,000 and. expenses; another to be treasurer ef the board at a salary of $2,000 and ex penses; another to be vice president at $19 per day and expenses; and ths fourth to be secretary, salary not specified. Appropriat ed i$200,000 to establish aind maintain ths fund. Authorises issuance of bonds In denomination of $25 to $1,000, In such -amounts and bearing such rates of Interest as t board may determine, but no series to ba less than $26,000. Warrants may ;alo be Issued subject to the general llm ltatlons on state Indebtedness. Authortxes special tax to b- levied whenever money jnay be needed to pay bonds or warrants. . Uond Issues and warrants to be used In making loans on real estate . mortgages within .the state. 'Fixes Interest .rate on defaulted payments at S per cent. Re- ' payment of loans to be mads on amortiza- ,v on plan within five to 80 years, accord- : ing to contract Emergency. H. R. 4J3, Park Provides for licensing of children's home finding agencies, whether public, seml-publle or private, by the department of publio welfare. H. K. 425,- Jeary Bar association bill automatically continuing criminal recog- 'nlxances from term to terra until cases are disposed of. ; H. R. 42, Jeary Bar association bill requiring legislative reference bureau to furnish Judiciary committee of the legis lature and Judicial and legislative commit tees of the state bar association with ab stracts of detective laws. H. R. 427, Jeary Bar association bill requiring supreme and district court Judgc to report to the legislative refer ence bureau all defects In laws which come to their attention. H. R. 42S Bar association bill tnercas ing penalty for rletinir to penitentiary term not exceeding 10 years. Leaves still In of- ' feet tho old alternative penalties of three months In Jail or $100 fine. H. It. 420, Jeary. Bar commission bill uuthorixtng conveyance of real estate by . t'.Terutors or administrators of estates, In .conformity with contracts made by de- ' cedents, when directed to do so by a dis trict Judge. H. R. 430, Jeary. Bar association hill "provides that no technical error or dnfect in pleadings, proceedings, trial or Judg ment of a criminal case shall be made the basis for reversal or otherwise af fect the same where the defendants' sub- stantial rights aro not injuriously affected. - H. R. 431, Jeary. Bar association bill ' requiring supremo and district court Judges to be resident citizens of their re-Mnja-rivs districts, thirty years of age. regularly admitted attorneys practicing at least xlve years oeiore eiecuuo, inu i.iinv In the state at least three years. H. R. 432, Rodman. Limits authority . of executors, edmlnuttrators ana guara . In, in mortaasltiv trust estates to the amount of debts, mortgages and charges of administration. K. n. 433. Rodman and Perkins. Al lows ,any voter and taxpayer to contest onv i-ountv seat removal proposition or any other proposition and submit It to u vote or ine people. H. R. 434. Wallace. Makes It lawful to kill squirrels at any time of year. H. R. 436, Dysart. Makes all tax deeds, .administrators', receivers', sheriffs', etc, deeds dating prior to January. 1, 1905, irrevocable after January 1. 1923, nnd re quires any action to set aside such deeds to ba brought before that time. Emer- .nev H. R. 42. Metier. Allows mannglns hoard of state horticultural society to fls the date of ls annual meeting. H. R. 437, Mcllor. Allows state dairy men's association' to publish Its bulletin, data and reports in such number as Its officers may determine. ' II. R. 43S, Mollor. Similar proviso for Corn Growers' association. H. R. 4J9. Mellor. Allows board of man agers for 8tate Poultry association to fix time of hold annual convention on any date during month of January. t H. R. 440, Insurance Committee. Amendments to'.stnle hall insurance law recommended bv Department of Com merce. Raises third zone -rates from 60 and 0 rents to SO cents and $1.20. Re quires advance payment of premiums In cash to assessor or county clerk. Author izes secretary of trade and commerce to readjust rates In future, based on exper lencea. In order to pay all losses and ex penses and accumulate a .revolving fund. Allows assessor or county cleric $1 fee on each application. Authorises the depart ment to appoint all adjusters, whose com pensation Is Increased from $5 to $10 per day with expenses. Requires crop own ers claiming loss by hall to notify depart ment within four davs by telegram or registered letter, but this period may be extended to 10 days. Chief adjusters' salary fixed at $2,400 and expenses away Crom Lincoln. Provides for payment of nil loses within 30 days after final ad justment. Appropriates $100,000 aa a re volving fund. Emjoncra socretary of trade on-nqufee to -melte ruls and regtitn- Hitching Redisricting Bill Before Lowe'r House (Continued from Tat One.) Dixon, Cedar, Knox, Boyd. Holt, Rock. Brown. Keya Paha and Cherry. Four luriges. Kouth Ijincaster. Pour judges. Fifth Nuckolls. Thayer, Flllmors, Ba llno, Seward. York, Hamilton. Polk, But ler and Saunders. Three Judges. Sixth OodKC, Colfa. Platte, Merrick. Nance, lioune. Wheeler. Greeley. Howard and Hall. Throe Ju.igea. Seventh' Uarflold, Valley, Sherman. Buf falo Dawson, Custer, Loup, Blaine, Thom as. Logan, McPherson and Hooker. Two Klghth Clay. Adams, Webstar. Fraklln, Keiirni'y,, Phelps. Harlan.' Furnas, Gosper, Frontier, I Ild. Willow, Hitchcock. HaJT. Perkins. Olmec and Dyndy. Three Judges. Vtth l.liuoln. KMth, Arthur, Grant, Sheridan, irdenk Deuel, Cheyenne, Mor rill. Cox Butte, Pawes, Sioux, Scotts Bluff, .Banner and Kimball. Three Judges. House District". Richardson.'- ; Pawnee. Johnson. - Nemaha. , Otoe. - 3. "'4. 6. Cass. 7. Sarpy. -9nf nnrluslve.) TMsmcs I.e. ore- med iii Douglas county. 21. Washington. 25. Hurl. 23. 24. Thurston. - - Imkoia. Dixon. ' Cumlni?. , Dodge territory to be defined... llods-e territory to be defined. Saunders territory to be defined. 27. 28. h'. 30. saunuers lermory , .. 31. 4 (inclusive.) Districts In Lancaster Lancaster Mill, Rock Creek, Little Salt, West Oak, Klk. Middle Creek, Garfield. West Lincoln, Oalt, NortVBlulf. Waverly. Stevens Creek, and Stockton precincts; tha east half of Grant, and all vof Lancaster precinct except University Place and terri tory Included In the city of Lincoln. 32. Lancaster Yankee Hill, ' Denton, Highland, Centervilie, Saltlllo, 'Nemaha, Panama, South Pass, Buda. and Olive Branch, precincts; the west half of Grant. inciuaing v n hbw, a.v v . the city of Lincoln. aa. i .din aniri 1.U7 " . . clncts B, C, and D, in ward 1; precincts 1. alio rj in waru tj no wwu the cltv of rntverslty Tlace. 34. Lancaster City of Lincoln. pre- Cljievn J. nni' ' ' ... " l ' i . -. A and B in ward 3,-A, B and C Inward , ana an oi waru . : ; ; -: ' that's . Crimped. . . . . , - ft on Behind SS. Lancaster City of Lincoln pre cincts A. C, D. and B In ward 2, D and B In ward 4, A nnd B in iward 6, A and B in ward 6, and A In ward 9. - 30. Lancaster City of Lincoln, pre cints C, V and B In ward 6, C, D, and K in ward 6, and B; C, D, and E la ward 37. 3S. 39. . 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. "48. 49. 50. 61. 52. 63. Oage Territory to be defined. Gage Territory to be doflned. Jefferson. Saline. , , Suward. . " Butler. Colfax. ; -Stanton. Wayne. Cedar. Knox. Pierce. Madison Territory ta it defined. Madison Territory to be defined. Platte. . , Polk. ' York. - . Fillmore.. Thayer. Nuckolls. " Clay. f. Hamilton. Herrlck. ' . Nance. . . . Boono. ' Antelope. - Keys -Pahs, and Boyd. Ho: Greeley and Wheeler. Howard. Hall Territory to be defined. Hall Territory -to be defined. . .1 11 , . . , Vf j utt ii i-a .'. 6T. 68. 59. 60. 61. ' 62. 03. 64. 66.. 66. 67.- 68. . 69. 70 AUamS All lerriioijf. wmowo of - 71. Webster. . Franklin. Kearney. Buffalo Territory- to bo defined. Buffalo Territory to be defined. Sherman. - Valley and Garfield, Brown and Rock. 75. 74. 75. 78. 77. 78. gent. Corhstock, Lillian, Douglas Grove, Garfield, Westville, Spring Creek, Myrtle, Be-v.-yn, Ansley, Algernon, Elk Creek, Isoup, and Wood River precincts. S. fluster Victoria, Hayes, . .Arnold, Cliff, Kllfoil, Broken Bow, Ryno, Elam. Delight. Custer, East Custer, Wayne, and Grant preclnets. 111... Dawson. : rneips. , 83. Harlan. - Furnas. Red Willow. Frontier and Gosper. Hayes and Hitchcock. Perkins, fThase. and-Dundy. Lincoln Territory to be defined. Lincoln Territory to be defined. t ftron, TTwtV. Thomas. 84. 85. 86. S7. ' 88.' 89. ' 0. 91. Hlatne, Logan, McPherson, and Arthur. 92. cnerry. DJ... Sheridan. ?4. Garden, Deuel, and Keith. THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY. FKHKUAKY 1, Measure Would Prevent Strikes Bill Before House to Regulate Industries Necessary to Public Welfare. c Lincoln. Jan. 31. (Special Tele gram.) Strikes in industries neces sary to public wcitare, wmcn in clude railroads, clothiers, packing houses and mines, are forbidden in a bill introduced in the lower house to day by Representative Charles t.p person. I The same bill swats right at cor porations by forbidding curtailment ot production ot necessaries. ati short, the Epperson measure resem bles the famous Kansas industrial court law. passed following the big nationwide coal strike last year. A Nebraska industrial commission is created, composed of three mem bers appointed by the governor. It is empowered to regulate prices which it finds excessive and summon into court all persons desired for investigation and to fix wages when employes fail to reach a wage agree ment. ' The bill denies no person the right to stop work, butjt does deny anv two persons engaged in a necessary industry the right to conspire and quit work for the purpose of hinder ing production and by so doing in creasing their wages. And what's more, the bill has teeth in the form of penalties, rang ing from $1,000 to $3,000 in fines to sentences of twe years in state prison. ' " - Ttnn Sleutns Will Move From Omaha to Lincoln Transfer of the federal prohibi tion enforcement offices from Oma ha to Lincoln will take place within a few days. ' Robert G. Anderson, new group chief for Nebraska, is in Lincoln ar ranging for new quarters. Superin tendent Duncan of Minneapolis is expected in Omaha yesterday to ef fect the transfer. 95. Kimball and Cheyenne. as. Banner and Morrill. 97. Scotts Bluff All territory north of North Platte river. 95. Scotta Bluffs All territory south of North Platte river. -99. Dawes. 100. Sioux and Box Butts. . Senate Districts. 1. Richardson, Johnson, ana Nemina. 2. Oage and Pawnee. ' 3. Lancaster City of Lincoln, wards 1, 3, S, 4, 6, (, and 9, and precincts A. B, D, and B of ward 8. 4. Lancaster City of Lincoln wards 7 and 10, and precinct C of ward t; and all of county outside Lincoln. . i Otoe and Cass. 6. Saunders and Sarry. 7. (Inclusive.) Douglas county. 12. Dodge and Washington. 13. Dixon. Dakota, Thurston and Burt. 14. Butler, Colfax and Cuming. 15. Madison, Stanton and Wayne. 16. Cedar and Knox. 17. Antelope, Boone and Pierce. 18. Merrick, Nance and Platte. 19. Polk, Seward and York. 20. Thayer, Jefferson and Saline. 21. Fillmore, Clay and .Nuckolls. 22. Hall and Hamilton. 23. Adams and Webster. 24. Kearney, Phelps, Harlan and Frank lin. 25. Sherman and Buffalo. S. Wheeler, Garfield, Valley, Greeley and Howard. 27. Boyd, Keya Paha, Brown, Rock and Holt 28. Loup, Blaine, Thomas. Hooker. Grant, Arthur, JlaPhorson, Logan and Custer. , 29. .Dawson and Lincoln. 30. Frontier, Gosper, Furnas and Red Willow. 31. Cheyenns, - Deuel, Keith. Perkins, Chase, Hayes, Hitchcock and Dundy. 32. Garden, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Ban ner and Kimball. S3. Sioux, Dawes, Box Butte, Sheridan and Cherry. Northwestern Road To Supreme Court in Big Damage Judgment " Lincoln, Jan. 31. (Special.) The Northwestern railroad, in the name of the director general of railroads of the United States, has appealed to the Nebraska surpreme court from a $40,000 damage judgment ob tained at Chadron, Neb., by Anna Mabel Sweat, whose husband; Nor mal E. Eweat, a freight conductor on the Northwestern from Chadron to Deadwood, was crushed between two cars at Smithville, S. D and killed on September 28, 1919. The widow sued for $105,000. and on April 23, 1920, a jury in the dis trict court returnsd a verdict for $55,000. The court ordered a $15, 000 remittitur, which was filed. The plaintiff claimed a defective coupling mechanism. Stomach of Dead Man Found To Contain Wood Alcohol Norfolk, Neb., Jan. 31. (Special Telegram.) Examination of the stomach of Gus Bathkc who died here a week ago, supposedly from poisonous whisky, disclosed the fact that it contained considerable Diethyl or wood alcohol. The in quest will be resumed. The city has been agitated over the death which occurred following a heated city manager election. High Court Refuses to Free Murderers in U. S. reu U'acliinctnn. Ian. 31. Conviction 1 y court-martial of Alexander Kahn, Donald Fisher and Kobert U lecocq on charges of, murder, committed nrliilf. thev were inmates of the fed- lefal prison at Leavenworth, was up held today by the supreme court. Decrees ot lower courts dismissing writs nf error soueht bv the three men were affirmed. Appetizing and strength-giving, luscious Sealdsweet grapefruit are rich in food and health values. They tune the meal and tone the system. . 1 For breakfast most delicious, at lunch equal lkiinstetiMtel A fine showing of Sealdsweet grapefruit right from the groves of Florida." Sealdsweet grapefruit will be served in a number of ways, unique and original. Come and learn more about' Sealdsweet grapefruit, once scarce and high priced luxuries, now produced in such quantities as to give plenty for all. To every person who attends there will be made a gift of copy of beautiful and instructive book, "Florida's Food-Fruits", containing, many tested recipes for dishes made from grapefruit and oranges. 1 You buy oranges for the juice. sweet oranges you get more juice. The weight of an orange indicates the quail-, tity of juice. Sealdsweet oranges are heavier Red Cross Feeds 17,000 Per Day in Famine District ' v . KPlaus Made for Enlarging He- lief Work in China Many Men Giyeu Work aHIigli- j v way Construction. i I t..... tvii.iuip.ikntfeliifc 11m I.esMed Wire. Washington, Jan 31. John Earl Baker, director of famine relief ot" the American Red Cross in Peking reports that the Red Crow, is now feeding about. 17,000 people per day. "We have about 3,500 men; en gaged in highway construction, where about 10 miles have been com pleted, JO miles more are under con struction, and some 37 more have been staked out," lie said. . "We expect to get up to 20.000 workmen and feed 100,0ufi per day. Our plan is to call upon the village headman for a Ii of their needy families, Classified as to most needy and moderately needy. Our investi gators then examine these families and .offer jobs to tlje able-bodied men on highway construction. We call them in groups of 30; each group furnishes its own headman and cooking utensils and native tools. "ATotit five of these KaiiKs are in i charge of a foreman and six to eight of these foremen are m charge ot a division engineer. There are also stores .from which each gang cook receives a package, containing 30 standardrations. "About the end of each fortnight each of the men from each gang is given two days', vacation and a stan dard, package containing 30 rations to take home to his family." "Onward Omaha" Bee Want Ads. Grapefruit Grapefruit 1 The Table Supply Co., 17th and Douglas Streets Oranges -Better Because Juicier I In Seald- Y. W. C. A. Organized ; In Geneva High School lieneva, Neb., Jan. 31. (Special.) A Young Women's Christian association- has been organized irr the Higl) school with the following of ticer: president. Gladys' Anderson; vice president, Mibel Kutusey; "secretary-treasurer, Lucile Nicholson ; program chairman, Irene Anderson; social chairman, Rose 1'eteison; poster chairman. Frances Fiegon baum; reporter, Margaret Norland. Miss Mabel Vance, dean of wo men of. the High school, faculty, is sponsor for the association. Money is being raised by the girls of the group to send delegates to the con vention at Lincoln and, to one of tho summer conferences outside the state this summer. r Geneva Sties to Recover $6,700 ou' Paving Coutraet i -. Geneva, Neb., Jan. 31. (Special.) ' Suit has been brought against The American Bonding company, Alfio Caniglia and ii. l Hoffman by the city of Geneva . to recover $6,700, which the city claims is due for com pleting the work on the sewer for which Caniglia had taken the con tract. .The case is to be tried in Lancaster county with Charles H. Sloan attorney for the city and War ing and Waring for the defendants. Will Stage Minstrel Geneva, Neb.. Jan. 31. (Special.) The American legion is preparing to puj't on a home-talent minstrel slidw .February 8. A professional coach is irucharge of a squad of the local burnt cork artists! Wants Machine Gun Unit . Fairmont, Neb., Jan. 31 (Special)- Fairmont is making an effort to secure the headquarters of a machine cun company. , The project is being pushed principally by ex-service men. ly delightful and with dinner even more palate-pleasing. Sealdsweet grapefruit also have a wide variety of uses in cookery, con fections and ices. They afford the ideal base for salads. Demonstration - because juicier. Buy oranges for weight! Ripened on the trees, sweet and delicious. Sealdsweet oranges quench thirst, satisfy hunger and build strength. n To Residue Permauent Fare Hearing of Traction Firm Lincoln, Jan. 31. -(Special.) -The hearing of the application of ths Lincoln Traction company for per nunent fares, which was put over from last Friday, will be resnmeii. before the Nebraska railway com mission as :30 Tuesday. U. G Powell, rate expert for the company, will continue to be cross examiner, bv Alton D. Adams, i the city's rat cxpertv'on financial studies of cost: submitted by Mr. Powell. Judge's Property, Lost in Riot, May Cost State-2,75l (v Lincoln, Jan. v 31. (Special Tele j gram.) Libraries and personal (property of Judge Wakeley and ! Judge Sears of Qmaha. destroyed in I the court house riot, may cost the I state $-',751)! A bill asking that mod i for the destruction of the propertj I was introduced todav in the lower house by the entire Douglas county delegation. School House Burns Deadwood, S. D., Jan. 31. (Spe cial.) Fire destroyed the schoo! house at Rochford. Miss Vivian Ryan, the teacher, lost all her per sonal property. The origin of the fire is unknown. Scores rallied to fight the flames, but were unable to save the building. Nominated for-Cadet Washington, Jan. 31. (Special Telegram) Congressman McLaugh lin today nominated Orion M. Wied man of McCool Junctton, as princi pal to take the examination for en-' trance to the naval academy at Annapolis. Druggist to Be Tried Aurora, Neb., Jan. 31. (Special. Charles Rutherford, Aurora drug gist, will be tried in the County court on the charge of selling cigar els to one of the high school boyi. Display -
