Nebraska Newspapers

    THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 1G. 1021.
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Sonate Favors
U.S.vCensorsliipof
Motion Pictures
President Attends
Cabinet Meeting in
Executive Offices
Passes Resolution Memorializ
ing Congress for Action on
Screen Regulation to Save
Duplication ly Slate.
Lincoln. Feb. IS. (Special.)
The Nebraska state senate went on
record Tuesday morning in favor
of a United States censorship board
for the regulation of moving pic
tures by a unanimous vote of 28
to 0.
The bill was S. F. No. 120, by
Hoacland. a loint resolution me
niorialiring congress to take national
action on movie regulation in orue
to save duplication in state- censor
shin.
All members of the child welfare
committee of the senate sponsoring
a state censorship bill voted for the
joint resolution.
A bill amending' the present law
forbidding minors in billiard rooms,
to include "ooolrooms. and provia
insr for the fin in of a minor who
misrepresents his age, started a sen
atorial defense of pool as a harrrt
lesi indoor amusement, and a mo
tion to kill was headed off only
bv x substitute motion to rccom
rait to the committee on child wel
fare for specific amendment. This
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aCHOn WHS UIMU JH Luuuiniivs
the whole.
Asks About Y. M. C. A.
Senator Miller asked about bil
liards in the Y. M. C. A. He said
he'd rather bov would have in
nocent amusement in good environs
than in bad.
"You've already legislated to pre
vent the boy from working," Senator
Berka said. "Where can ne go or
what can he do?" The present law
takes care of the Situation, Senator
Beebe argued, and moved to post-
none the bill, it was recommitted
on a substitute motion.
Other bills in committee of the
whole were:
S. F. No. 89. To regulate public
morals.
S, F. No. 94. Institutions to care
for mothers.
S. F. No. 209. To permit county
board to sell unnecessary land, which
the senate killed last Friday and res
tirrected again Monday out of
courtesy to Senator Hoagfand, the
introducer, who was absent when
the vote was taken, as explained by
the -senator Tuesday morning.
, Would Sell Poor Farm.
He said it was to permit the coun
ty board of Lincoln county to sell
its poor farm, which is never used,
in order to buy property in town to
be maintained in conjunction with
the North Flatte Social Welfare
society. .
W. I. Hunt, a grain dealer of Mil
ford, Neb.,' has written an open let
ter to the house and senate, in which
he pictures conditions as bad at the
Milford Soldiers' home. He says
the water supply is impure, the ele
vators arc not in working order and
the rooms are not properly eouipoed.
He says the commandant is not to
blame because he has no funds. Hi
blames the board of control. ?
The senate adjourned until 9:30 a,
iru Wednesday. - ' - -
Press Tip Allowed
Commission to Beat
i Railroads to Court
Lincoln, Feb. 15. .Special.) It
was a tip from anAssociated Press
dispatch to a Nebraska newspaper
which gave the Nebraska State Rail
way commission its opportunity to
jump into court ahead of the carriers
in the effort to prevent the new In
terstate Commerce commission rates
from being put into effect in Ne
braska. "
The carriers have had a man in
Washington since last December
watching for the order. When the
news flashed. over The Associated
Press wires, a Lincoln newspaper,
inquiring for information concerning
the order from the state rail com
mission, gave the commissioners
their tip. Papers had been prepared
by both the state commission and
the carriers for some weeks. The
state commission rushed to the su
preme court and beat the railroads
by two hours.
Nebraska was the only-state where
the state commission got into court
before the railroads.
Bill to Recompense Woman
Reported Out Favorably
Lincoln. Feb. IS. (Sepcial, .- Tele
gram.) Representative Ed Smith's
bill providing an appropriation of
$5,000 for Mrs. Helen Hiykel of
Omaha, whose husband was killed
in 1919 court house riot, was reported
out favorably by the committee also
today, with an amendment which
provides that in case Mrs. Hiykel
marries again, the money shall go to
the children.
Voting Machines Blotted
Off Map In State by Bill
Lincoln, Feb. 15. (Special.)
otmg machines in Nebraska were
officially blotted off the may in a
- bill passed on third reading today
by the lower house. The heasure,
introduced by Representative Mose
' ley of Lancaster, repealed the old
voting machine statute. It now goes
to the senate for that body to dis
pose of it. .
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Clear Sailing for Bill
To Abolish Police Courts
Lincoln. Feb. 15. (Special.)
Clear sailing marked the Randall
Hascall bill to abolish Omaha po
lice courts and justices of the peace
and substitute five municipal judges
at salaries lof $3,600 a year, in the
judiciary committee. The bill was
reported out ot the committee favor
k ably today.
Victim of Paralysis
Norfolk. Neb., Feb. 15. (Special
Telegram.) John Bilgcr of O'Neill
was stricken here . with paralysis
while en route from Wayne to his
home. .
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Washington, Feb. 15. President
Wilson today, for the first time since
his illnessf went to the cabinet room
for the weekly cabinet meeting.
Since he has been able to attend
the weekly sessions, the president
has met the cabinet members at the
executive mansion. .
The meeting was held at the exec
utive offices today to permit a last
photograph of the president with
his cabinet. Shortly before the
time fixed for the meeting, the pres
ident, accompanied by secret serv
ice men, left the executive mansion
and walkd across the short path
way separating the executive offices
from the executive mansion. ' He
tcok his seat at the head of the
table before any of the other cabi
net officers had arrived. After the
photographer had retired, the reg
ular cabinet meeting was called to
order by the president.
Bill to Continue
Court Commission
Is Sidetracked
Habitual Criminal
Measures Are Killed
Senator Argues That State
Should Be Able to Handle
Litigation by Divisions
In Supreme Tribunal.
Four Amendments
To Tarif f Bill Are
Passed by Senate
Prospects for Final Vote on
Fordney Emergency Meas
ure Today Good, Repub
lican Leaders Say.
Washington, Feb. 15. The senate
made progress in its consideration of
the Fordney emergency tariff bill to
day, and when the session ended had
adopted four of the nine amendments
recommended by its finance com
mittee. Senator McCumber, republican,
North Dakota, In charge of the bill.
said prospects were good for a vote
tomorrow. When it became apparent
that final actioncould not be had to
night, Mr. McCumber sought to con
clude consideration of all committee
amendments. This plan suffered dc-
feat. '
Among amendments accepted was
the sub-sugar schedule proposed by
Senator bmoot, republican, Utah.
The amendment would place the
tariff at 1 cent per pound, in addi
tion to the present duty of the same
amount.
Other amendments adopted would
provide rates as follows: (
Butter and butter substitutes, s
cetns per pound; cheese and cheese
substitutes 23 per cent ad valorem;
fresh milk, ,2 cents per gallon and
cream, 5 cents per gallon.
Opponents Claim Victory.
Senator Thomas.i democrat, Colo
rado, alone voted against the Smoot
sugar duty, while 67 were recorded
for it. In joining with supporters of
the hill to out over the sugar amend
ment; democratic opponents claimed
to have won a point which it was
said Will eventually cause trouble
for the measure's proponents. The
near-unanimous votes, it was de
clared, will force the senate confer
ence committee to hold out to tne
end against house conferees, ihe
house . refused three times to add
sugar to the commodities for which
nrnfption waff offerued. - . -
Trite areumeuti pnd acrimonious
chsirtfes. as wellaa ogic,ienaracter-
ized the dchate.-y Spnatqr .Williams,
democrat. MissiSsrDDi. held the at
tention of 70 senators for more than
an hour in an attack on the tariff
bill that sparkled with wit, sarcasm
and sincerity. Seldom, if ever, have
as many senators , sat as today; un
mindful of other matters, to listen
to a speech.
Raps Sugar Provision.
The senator charged proponents
of the emergenecy tariff with seek
ing to legislate money out ot the
Dockets of public into the pockets
of these benefitted. He declared that
the tariff provisions oiv sugar were
such as to make any industry profit
able,'. and added:
I can raise bananas m New
Jersey if you will give me a tariff.
I'd sell them for $1 a banana. That
would be profitable if the tariff was
high enough." '
Senator Williams, as he waded
deeper and deeper into the argu
ments against the measure, also,
moved across the aisle to where
Senator Smoot sat Mr. Smoot fin
ally gave way in the place from
which the senator many times has
heard preached the doctrines of high
tariffs, there was delivered an argu
ment opposed, it caused a roar of
laughter, but did not disturb the
speaker.
Lincoln, Feb. 15. (Special.) In
tcrpreting the action of the consti
tutional convention last year in au
thorizing divisions in the state su
prenie court to facilitate work as an
order to abolish the court' commis
sion, the Nebraska state senate, by a
vote of 21 to 8, voted in committee of
the whole Tuesday morning to post
pone indefinitely S. F. No. 127.
This was a bill by Senator Beebe
to continue the commission for two
more years, increase salaries of mem
bers to S5.00U each, and provide them
with two stenographers at $1,800 a
year each.
Senator Wiltse, leading the fight
for the abolition of the commission,
argued that the judiciary committee
of the constitutional convention had
worked 10 weeks on the subject, and
had decided that if Kansas, with a
25 per cent greater population,
could handle its litigation with a
court of seven divided into two di
visions, Nebraska also should be
able.
Senator Saunders declared that
the judiciary system should not go
back to the old makeshift, when the
constitutional convention had pro
vided that if the court so desired it
could call in district judges to aid
in the work.
The vote to postpone was:
For Anderson, Bliss, Brown,
Cooper, Davis, Gannon, Good, Hal
derman, Harris, Humphrey, Illian,
Norval, Pickett, Randall, Reed, Rob-
bins, Saunders, Ulrich, Warner, Wat
son and Wiltse.
Against Beebe, Berka, Hastings,
Hoagland, Johnson, McGowan, Mil
ler, Rickard!
Absent Bushee, Cronin, Dutton
and Sturm. -
Senators Beebe and Hoagland said
it was impractical to call in district
judges, and an emergency required
the continuation of the commission
to clear up pending litigation.
Hartigan Heads
Insurance Firm
Fairbury Man Elected Presi
dent of Reorganized Bank
ers Fire Insurance Co.
Lincoln, Feb. 15. (Special.)
All habitual criminal bills introduced
by Douglas county lawtaakcrs were
killed today by the home judiciary
committee. The two Randall bills
in the ' lower house, one providing
that . the third conviction and sen-
I tence to state prison branded a man
jas a. habitual criminal and placed
him in state prison tor me, ana an
other by the same author making
the fourth conviction of a city or
dinance a felony and providing a
state prison sentence were included
in the slaughter. v v
The thrid bill killed was one by
Senator Cooper of Douglas, which
provided life imprisonment for the
third conviction for a felony, as did
the Randall bill.
Burns Says Bread ;
Bill Result of
Union Threat
Declares Measure to Standard
ize Size of Loaves Retalia
tion Because He Con
ducts Open Shop.
Washington Girls' Club of
Nebraska Will Meet Here
Lincoln, Feb. 15. (Special. Y
The second quarterly meeting of
the Washington (jirls club of Ne
braska is to be held at the Hotel
Loyal in Omaha at 6:45 Saturday
night, February 19. The member
ship of this club includes girls who
were employed in war work in
Washington.
A permanent Nebraska orgamza-
ioii has been formed and 50 to 60
;ir!s are expected at the Saturday
meeting. Reservations are in charge
of Miss Lydia Hiene, 726 World-
Herald building. Omaha.
New Officer of Creamery ,
Firm Will Move to Omaha
Lincoln, Feb. 15. (Special)
Appointment of Leonard Hurtz,
general manager of the Lincoln
Telephone .& Telegraph company,
as secretary of the Fairmont Cream
ery company wilt mean Mr. Hurtz's
removal to Omaha, he said hire to
day. Mr. Hurtz did not know just
when he would leave the public
utility field, but indicated it will be
several weeks before he takes up
his new duties.
Sunday Funerals Banned
- By Council of Des Moines
Des Moines, Feb. 15. Cemeteries
in Des Moines were closed to Sun
day burials, by the city council to
day on petition of ministers and
funeral directors. The only excep
tions will be deaths from contagious
diseases and burial of bodies of over
seas soldiers.
Fraternity Bill Passes
Lincoln, , Feb. 15. (Special.)
The bill legalizing Greek letter
fraternities passed the lower house
on third reading today by a vote of
59 to 26. 1 now goes to the senate, i
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 15. (Special.)
lohn Hartiean of Fairbtrry will
head the reorganized Bankers Fire
Insurance company. His selection
as president of the cbmpany was
made at the annual meeting of the
stockholders held this morning at
the same time that the seven mem
bers of the committee, named
month ago, were selected as di
rectors. - -
. The new director's are: -h: W
Rockey, Liiicolrhifirst vice eresi
dent:' H. K;' FrafK; Eajrle., second
vice president: R.'E. Ireland, Lin
coin, secretary-treasurer; William
Mueller, Springfield; P. A. Binder
nagtl. Beatrice; O. C. Anderson
West Point and W. J. Holtz,
Omaha.-1 -
The board of directors was eiven
full authority to settle claims against
the company or with outside cred
itors; dispose of assets as should
appear adviseable, and cancel or re
issue policies issued by the com
pany before the state took control.
The stockholders voted to extend
their appreciation to the state de.
partment of trade and commerce and
to Sam Watigh, the state's special
agent, for their efforts to save the
stockholders from loss by taking it
over and trying-" to rehabilitate it.
They asked the department to turn
the company over to the stockhold
ers and the new board of directors
just as soon as possible.
Objectors to Merger
Of Counties Fear for
Jobs, Druesedow Says
Lincoln. Feb. 15. fSneciaH
Representative Robert Druesedow of
Omaha, author of the Sarpy-Douglas
county consolidation bill, declared
today that he couldn't understand
why certain residents of the county
objected to getting an expression
trom the voters on the proposition
as provided for in his bill.
"We'll have a hearing on our side
of the- controversy Monday, which
will be as warm and as enthusiastic
as that held by the other side,"
urueseoow said. ;
"If a person will sit down and
analyze the leaders in this represen
tation trom isarpy county, which ao
peared Monday, he will find it was
governed and led by politicians who
want the salaries and jobs they are
holding at the present time.
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the same delicious
flavor as Lucky
Strike. Because
Lucky Strike Is the
toasted cigarette
America Asked
For Recognition
Of New Republic
i
Law Finn of W. G. McAdoo
Retained by Representative
Of Lithuania Appeal Sent
To Secretary Colby.
New York. heb. 15. In a com
munication addressed to Secretary
Colby, the firm of McAdoo, Cotton
fi Granklin, of which W. G. Mc
Adoo is a member, asked for recog
nition of the independence of Lith
uania. : Services of Mr. McAdoo's
firm, the communication showed,
have been retained by J. Vileisis,
representative of Lithuania at Wash
ington.
The statement takes issue witn
President Wilson's policy of non-
recognition as set forth in his notes
to the Italian government last Au
gust and in the note on Armenia,
sent to Paul Hymans, president of
the league of nations assembly,
January 22. President Wilson's pol
icy, as sent forth in these notes, op
poses dismemberment ot iiussia
without the consent of "old Russia,
restored, free and united" said the
McAdoo communication. ,
"The independent government of
Lithuania has been recognized de-
facto by the other great nations,"
continued the letter. "The United
States has joined them in the recog
nition of Armenia, Poland and Fin
land. As to these three nations, but
not as to Lithuania, this country had
admitted that our policy against the
dismemberment of .Russia should not
in all fairness, be applied. '
"While the present misfortunes of
the Russian people are to be deplor
ed, it must be remembered that the
failure to recognize the importance
of Lithuania has the effect of throw
ing the Lithuanian people back into
Russia, for the present at least, under
soviet control. . , .
"This government has consistent
ly held to the belief that the soviet
government must and will be over
thrown. Any 1 efforts by : separate ,
groups to. throw ott soviet rule
should, therefore, be encouraged.
Lithuania has taken an important
step in this direction and should bej ; Electrically .heated mattresses to
given every encouragement to main-Weep beds af 'even Yemp'era tures are
Tain npfT existing democratic form orkbewg tried in a British hospital for
government.
Lincoln, Feb. 13. (Special Tele
gram.) Jay Bur:-. :, Omaha baker,
told the senate c hiiittee on mis
cellaneous subjects unlay that the
Smith standard brei.d loaf bill was an
attempt of the labor unions to make
good an alleged threat to standar
dize his bread loaves if he failed to
unionize his bakers.
"An organizer of the Central La
bor union at Omaha told me that if
1 didn't unionize my shop, he would
put me under a standard loaf regu
lation and this bill is the result,".
Burns declared. ' ; . ; :,
For two hours this afternoon,
Burns, at times almost dramatic,
sketched the bread business from its
infancy to the present time, declar
ing that regulation of the weight of
bread loaves cut down quality of in
gredients and was impossible to com
ply with because of fluctuating
weights in every loaf of bread.
Prior to the talk by Burns, Bishop
Shayler pleaded with the committee
to give the Smith bill a favorable
report.
"Never in years has there been
such wide discontent, perpetual talk
of anarchy, disorder and profiteering
as at this time," the bishop declared.
"The people are living on " their
nerves and rightfully insist on pro
tection and for that reason I be
live this legislature should ; protect
them in regulating bread loaves, the
staff of life." .
The senate chamber was filled
with bakers from all parts of the
state and other, interested persons.
Dozens of loaves of bread and
cereal foods were presented to the
committee , by both sides to ,clinch
arguments. The hearing was con
tinued until Thursday.
Omaha Tenants Fail
To Appear at Lincoln
. Lincoln,' Neb., Feb. IS. (Special.)
Omaha tenants asking relief
throueh legislative channels for al
leged exorbitant rentals failed to
come to Lincoln today, as request
ed, to unfold their troubles before
the judiciary committee of the leg
islature. Representative Foster, au
thor of the bill which would regu
late rentals where they are proved
to be too high, persuaded the com
mittee to give the tenants another
opportunity to tell their side of the
story. So the hearing for tenants
will be held Friday afternoon al
though it was scheduled for today.
"You can bet the landlords were
up here in full strength to fight the
bill. Representative roster .. said.
"The committee must be largely
guided by the stories it hears and
representatives of the tenants do
not appear the bill probably will
! have, hard sledding."
cripples.
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IT is quite possible to give your home
that surrounding of distinction and
dignity that you enjoy at the music
hall and the same pleasure, too with a
Grand Piano!
. Ifever was there a more complete
nor a more comprehensive showing
of Grand Pianos in Omaha than our
present display. We are exclusive
representatives for
The Steinway
The standard of the world.
The Hardman -
Choice of Caruso and Metro- q i Off Fr? n-H
politan Opera Co $l,OUU KZ lip
The Emerson
Over 100,000 In use..,....
The Steger & Sons
Theid'4!?.1!...!? $1,075 & up
The McPhail
tfi.?"!, $1050 & up
.The Lindeman & So7i$
Manufactured since 1836 $1,000 & lip:
The Behr Bros. .
. The leaders for three tf"rrl jT-s -.j.
decades OoU CSTlj
TERMS PLEASANTLY ARRANGED .,
Schmoller& Mueller
Piano Company
$1,375 & up
$1,200 & up
1.HM6.1S Dodge St.
rhone Doug. 1623.
Song Writer May Get
Home if Anny Record
Is Proved Genuine
Chicago Trlbune-Oniatiik Re I.xtrJ Wire.
' Chicago, Feb. 15. If Carl Ray
mond, penniless, author of "Just
One Girl," can prove. that he served
through the civil war with the Sixth
Massachusetts volunteers,'- he will
spend the rest of hTs" life in Com
fort. .
But the Alaiisnchitsefts authdritW
want to be sure before they take
the aged musician from the Chicago
"flop houses," in which-he lives now.
They are checking. records and have
asked police here-to investigate the
old man's case. Raymond for some
time has been eifnWug. the' price of
his "flop" by ." playing in Chicag6
saloons. V.'- ' "
Raymond, who: is how 86. yfcars
old, used to be first-violin in the
famous Theodore Thomas or
chestra, ' llff Miotc several popular,
songs ailii $s ros(iviiis;: ". J
He says that "as a toy he "served"
in the war with Mexico attd enlisted
'in the: "Sixth! MMsicUlfct-CA. ui
tecrs at the outbreak of the ci il
war. t - ,f . .J
'If lie can.provc lie, servcd;w.ttl the
Bay state volunteers, he will receive
the treatment due to a hero and will
livo at ease. the remainder of luVJifv.
The whole - family- should, read
Bee Want Ads. 1
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ki AV16ra & Co.
The Price of
Is Eased Upon lis Meyl
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ein the IS tore
acement
Flare Top Hose .
A great many women, not
all of them large, prefer
ilare-topped' -"hosiery for
the added;, comfort and
service it gives. Thomp-
'' son-Belden's have'; a par- V
ticularly good assortment
at all times. -: :
In black lise,. $1, pair.
Black silk .lisle for $1.25.
Silk hose, with lisle flare
tops and double soles, :
come in black, navy, cor
.dovan and African .brown
for $2.50. a pair. ', :.
Center Aiile Main Floor
In Suits We-Offer
Good Selections
of Silk Gloves
Fowne's anil Kayser's
gloves in black, white,
navy, mastic and gray are
priced from $1.50 to $2.75
a pair.
Sixteen-button, washable
silk gloves are $3.25 and
$3.75 a pair.
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The first' covert cloth we've
been able to; get -for two years.,.
Gray 'or beige Piquot' twill.-
Imported-Scotch tweeds in gray
and tan mixtures. 1
: These fabrics, m :dditioVi,,lov
Poiret. twills and tricotines;-ajl -with
the beautiful ' 'tailoring
characteristic of Thompson
' Belden suits. "
In Choosing Knit
.Underwear
Women are rightly par- ,
ticular in the matter of
underwear; much depends
on itswfear.and thfe pro-
,ItecftprjL,w a.od,,,. comfort it
: gives. --. . '
Carter's knit underwear is
pre-eminent for these rea
sons. It satisfies com- s
pletely because it is made
so well,,with an -entire un
derstanding of what well- ;
dressed women want in
. undergarments.
Come in and ask
to see Carter's.
Second Floor
Small Things
These Ki
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Large mesh knit, sani
tary, dish cloths, 10c
each. ; : . . .
Heavy scrub cloths fof
floor scrubbing are
10c each.
Howard dusters, 30c
each ;; With' a handle,1
65c each. ;.' '
Turkish wash cloths of
all kinds, 8V3C and
10c each. .
ut Important
en Helps
Kitchen towels with
red borders, 121 ea.
(Hemmed - tea. towels;
' (linen weft) j' a're' 29c
each.
Red striped glass tow
, . els,. hemmed, 19c each. ,
, 2 iRzV'jpolishihg ' cloths '
' are priced.45c.eacH. '. ..."
. RitzVel-chamee cloths'
:; for polishing, 50fi.(ea. t
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