r THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1931.
Bill to Regulate
Children's Homes
Killed by Senate
Douglas Member Sees No Need
Of State Spending Money
To Supervise Fraternal
Institutions.
Lincoln. March 8. (Special.)
When the state somite killed S.' F.
No. 74, a child welfare bill to regu
late w.lcrnity. hospitals,' last week, it
let S. F. N'o. 75. to regulate children's
homes in the same manner, drag
along to third reading, where it was
put to death Tuesday, by a vote of
!J to Y).
I'd explaining his vote against th .
hill, Senator Cooper of Douglas, said
he didn't see the need of the state
spending money to supervise such
creditable and worthy institutions
for orphans as the Odd Fellows and
the Masons niaint.-.iued.
The vote was:
For Anderson, lirown, Gannon.
Good, Hastings. Johnson, McGowan,
Norval, Rohhins, Sturm Ulrich,
Warner and Watson.
AgainswBeebe. Bcrka, Bliss.
Rusher, Cooper, CTOiiin, Davis, Dut
ton, llarriss, Hoagland Humphrey,
Illian, Miller. Pickett, Randall, Reed,
Ric.kard, Saunders, and Wiltse.
The senate, however, did pass one
child welfare hill on third reading
S. F, No. 77 'making more stringent
regulations to keep minors out of
pool halls. The vote was 31 to 1,
Senator Dutton voting no, on the
ground that he didn't approve penal
izing boys who happened to be in
pool halls.
These bills vcre passed on third
reading: v
S, F. No. 100 Authorizing thr in
corporation of fine art societies, a
bill to provide for the condemnation
of two lots in Omaha needed in con
nection with a big art society endow
ment from Mrs. George Joslvn..
S. F. No. H9 Making backward
counties pay a quarter of cost of
state aid bridges on county lines.
vUnaninious.
S.F. No. 152 Basing high school
tuition1 on per capita cost. Passed,
29 to 3,
S. F. No. 190 Permits counties to
bid on 'road contracts.
Water District Bill
Killed in Committee
Lincoln, March 8. (Special Tele
gram.) A bill which would force
the Metropolitan Water District to
purchase competing privately-owned
ice plants before it extended its pres
ent municipal ice plant was killed to
day in the house committee on cities
and towns. The motion to kill the
bill was made by Representative
Bowman ' of , Omaha, and was sec
onded by Representative Foster of
Omaha.
Arguments for and against the bill
were offered by Carl Herring,
Charles Wilhclm and John L. Web
ster of Omaha. Herring, in arguing
for the bill, declared that municipal
competition was unfair and would
junk: he privately-owned ice plants
in Omaha. Representatives Ran
dall and Hascall of Omaha intro
duced the bill.
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Contract to Print
Statutes is Killed
Lincoln, March. .8. (Special.)
The Nebraska state senate killed S.
F. No. 134, the senate bill giving the
Nebraska State Journal company the
perpetual right to print the".Tebraska
statutes.
The bill had been amended in the
committee to "limit the right to two
years and Senator Beehe, who in
troduced if, sought to have it re
stored to its original form. Failing,
he then moved that the bill be in
definitely postponed.
The debate on the measure was
spirited, with Senator Hoagland
leading the attack. At the close of
the debate, Hoagland offered H. R.
No. 234, tjhe MoScley bill, providing
for the printing of the statutes under
competitive bidding, as an amend
ment, but the Beebe motion to kill
took precedent.
In the house, H. R. No. 234 was
brought out on the general file.
Parole BoardWaT
Hold Second Monthly
Meeting Wednesday
Lincoln, March 8. (Special.)'
The state board of pardons is sched
uled to hold its second monthly
meeting at the Nebraska penitentiary ,
at' 10 Wedne'sday morning to hear
applications for about 30 paroles, se
lected by Chief Probation Officer N.
T. Harmon. f
Only two members of the board
will be present Governor McKelvie
and Attorney General Clarence A.
Davis. Secretary of State D. M.
Anisberry, third member, is confined
to his home with a slight paralytic
stroke which he suffered last Fri
day. Although the secretary had intend
ed to be back at his office this week,
word has been received that he will
remain at home for the full week,
at least.
Railroad Bill Voted
Down in Committee
Lincoln, March. 8. (Special Tele
gram.) A rai'road bill, vhieh would
pctmit the city government to assess
proportionate sharcs'against the city,
railroad companies' and others in
terested for erection of viaducts, "was
killed tonight in the committee on
cities and, towns.
Commissioner Roy Towl of Oma
ha appeared before the committee to
portest against the bill because it
contained a clause which would give
the State Railway commission final
power in settling the assessments.
Railroad attorneys declared the pres
ent law which forces railroad com
panies to pay all the expense of
erecting viaducts was unfair. Repre
sentative Hascall of Omaha intro
duced the bill.
Bread Bill Passed
After Hot Debate
(Continued From Face One.)
ator Good of Dawes and r, Senator
Wiltse of Richardson.
Wiltse declared that the bakers
should be regulated by the muni
cipalities. Out-State Would Suffer.
"If Omaha put uc1t an ordinance
on its books, the Omaha bakers
would cut down the Weight of the
loaves in Blair and other towns
served by them and the people of
the state ' would suffer," Senator
Cronin declared. -
Amendments were adopted giving
the bakers a two-ounce tolerance in
the weight of loaves, forcing them
to bake bread out of pure flour and
cutting down the penalty for failure
to live up to the law. As the bill
stands, bread must be sold and la
beled in half-pound, one-pound and
pound and a half packages.
"In that way," Senator Cronin de
clared, "we know absolutely how
much bread we are getting and
there can be no 'bunk' about increas
ing' the si?e of loaves in proportion
to the drop in prices of flour. The
bakers will be forced to drop the
prices."
Bread No Cheaper.
"Just think of the way these bak
ers have been, doing," Cronin con
tinued. "We are getting no more
bread or no cheaper bread right now
than we did when wheat was Selling
at $3 a bushel."
The vote follows:
For: Anderson, Beebe, Berka,
Cooper, Cronin, Davis, Dutton, Gan
non, Hastings, Hoagland, Hum
phrey, Illian, McGowan, Miller,
Norval, Pickett, Reed, Rickard,
Sturm, Ulrich, Warner.
Against: Bliss, Brown, Bushee,
Good, Halderman, Harriss, Johnson,
Randall, Robbins, Saunders, Wat
son, Wiltse.
No Attempt Made to Revive -Platte
River Bridge Bill
Lincoln, March 8. (.Special.)
There will be no attempt to obtain
a reconsideration of the bill to lo
cate the Platte river road bridge
south of the Burlington bridge be
tween Douglas and Saunders coun
ties, Representative Medlar an
nounced today.
"The object of the bill has been
attained," Medlar declared. "In
other words, we have focused the
eyes of the people on the two loca
tions and pointed out conclusively
that the south bridge is the cheapest
and most feasible."
The bill was killed Friday by four
votes.
Unfair. Practices to Keep
Prices up, Charged in House
Lincoln, March 8. (Special.)
Stories of melons rotting in boxcars
in Omaha , while they Were being
sold to the consumer at $1 each; of
bananas being thrown into the ocean
when they were selling at high prices
and of other alleged unfair' prac
tices to keep prices high by destroy
ing the output were told on the floor
of the lower house today.
The Yeiser bill, making it unlaw
ful to hold perishable foodstuffs and
permit them to spoil, for the pur
pose of controlling prices, brought
on the discussion. The bill passed
the committee of the whole,
A medical scientist states that,
taken on an average, girls born in
August are taller than those born
in other months.
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Dr. 1. P. Connolly haa mumrd hi (Un
til practic. at mite 430 World-Herald
building. Telephone Couglaa 112). Adv.
Would Give Board
Power to Grant
Parole Hearings
Judiciary, Committee Amend
ment on Theory That Con
vict Has no Rights Ex-
eept at Discretion of Body
Lincoln. March 8 (Special.) The
.state board of pardons is given full
authority to decide on whether to
grant a convict a hearing on a parole,
pardon or commutation, in an amend
ment to the board of pardons act,
S. F. No. 282, proposed by the sen
ate judiciary committee. !
The bill, which was originally
drafted by Attorney General Clarence
A. Davis, incorporates in one stat
ute rules for the board of pardons
and the indeterminate sentence law.
The committee amendments pro
hibit any paroles by the board ,of
pardons until the minimum sentence
is served and then hearings are at
the board's discretion.
The theory of the judiciary com
mittee's stand, as explained by Chair
man Hoagland, was that the con
vict had no rights within his max
imum term, except, at the discretion
of the board. The amendment was
acceptable to the attorney general.
Another amendment provides that
the convicted man shall not be pres
ent at the hearings, or hear any in
formation up to the consideration of
the board, except when the board
wants to hear his testimony. '
The original bill provided that a
judge might sentence a man to any
term within the statutory maximum
and minimum, and this clause was
left intact. The bill was advanced
by the committee of the whole for
third reading,, Tuesday morning-
Kerensky Backing
Revolt in Russia
(Continued From Page One.)
secreth' training in French and Brit
ish military schools in order to be
qualified to officer the revolution
aries when the signal is given. ;
These officers are now being
rushed to Poland while in every
other way England and - France are-
doing their utmost to assist tne revo
lutionaries. Wireless messages received at Eif
fel tower this morning admit that
tne situation is grave ai iviuuswui.
They deny, however,: that Petrograd
has fallen and they deny roports-of
peasant revolts except in the Uk
raine. They announce that a red
army of a half million is concen
trated at Gatchina, 45 miles south of
Petrograd, commanded by Trotzky,
who is preparing an advance to
crush the revolt.
The soviet messages also deny that
the soviet government has moved
from Moscow to Nijninovgorod.
Meanwhile the urgency of allied
support for the anti-soviet move
ment is explained by the view in
diplomatic circles that Great Britain
fears communist successes in Tur
key, half of which is already in the
hands of Lenine.
By helping to. foment revolt in
northern Russia it is believed that
the British hope t5 for the Soviets
to recall their Caucasian army and
thus leave the "big three" free to in
fluence the Turkish nationalists to
accept the allied . proposals instead
of forming an alliance with .Lenine.
Throughout- the movement the
hand of the "big three" is evident,
while Kerensky's confession that the
revolt was planned inParis underline
supervision of th allied war chiefs
IS must siKUiirvaiu in- view ui uit;
previous allied denials to President
Wilson that any invasion of Russia
was contemplated. Z
Red Rush Troops.
Warsaw, March 8. (By the As
sociated Press.) Strong (detach
ments of Russian bolshevik cavalry
commanded try General Budenny are
being rushed from south' Russia to
Moscow to crush the insurgents, who
are said to be gaining in power daily
in the Russian capital.
Many rumors of the overthrow of
Ihe Russian soviet government have
reached Warsaw.
Announcement was.made here yes
terday, however, that no steps had
been taken by government officials to
interrupt the Russian-Polish peace
negotiations, Polish authorities con
sidering reports of the Russian in
surrection as being greatly exagger
ated. Eustis Stock Raiser Sues "Big
Five" Packers for $75,000
Lincoln, March 8. Alleging con
spiracy on the part of the big five
Chicago packers to monopolize trade
in live stock, John W. Jack, Eustis,.
Neb., farmer anfl stock raiser, to
day brought suit for $75,000 in fed
eral court against Swift & Co., Mor
ris & Co., Wilson & Co., and the
Cudahy Packing company.
Allied Army Takes
Over German Towns
(Continued From Fa e One.)
the allies seemed ready to make
further deplorable concessions."
The communist L'Humanite asked;
"Are the pan-Germans and the
French chauvinists again going to
plunge the world into turmoil?"
12,000 British Troops.
London, March 8. Orders for the
advance of British troops upon
l)eusseldorf were issued at the Brit
ish war office la,st night, it was re
ported today. There are 12,000
British soldiers in Germany, of
whom 4,000 are in Upper Silesia. It
is believed the, Rhine forces will be
reinforced to number 12,000, four
battab'ons bciny; ready to go to the
British section of , the German oc
cupied territory.
Any attempt by the Germans to
evade the new Rhine customs zone
by diverting trade through Rotter
dam or other ports on the North sea
will be promptly countered by an
allied blockade, the Daily Mail de
clared. The London Times and the Morn
ing Post rejoiced that the conference
had produced a "welding of the en
tente." The Times said the German
counter proposals had been rejected
because they were not honest.
Th laborite Herald, while it called
the penalties "a sheer colossal folly,"
consoled itself, however, by assert
ing: "From a revolutionary view
point the penalties will be all for
good, as the end must be a crash
from which revolution will arise."
Germany Not to Oppose
Occupation by Allies
Berlin, March 8. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) Occupation of Dues
seldorf, Duisbtirg and Ruhrort by
allied forces will not be opposed by
the German government, it was indi
cated here early this morning. The
cabinet was in session until 11
o'clock and then dispersed without
taking any action calculated to meet
the situation which has arisen be
tween Germany and the allied -nations.
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It has been hoped that some means
of avoiding a final break may be
found, in view of the informal con
ferences between Dr. Walter Simons
and Premiers Lloyd George and
Briand during the last three days.
Speaking of the allied penalties, a
cabinet member stated after the ad
journment of the meeting: "We
must bear'them with dignity."
Germany's coal deliveries to the al
lies may be affected, it was indicated
here: ; Although entente troops nlay
seize important coal shipping points,
they will have to go still further into
the Ruhr district in order to secure
control of coal production.
100,000 Men and Women Are
Now on Strike in Moscow
London, March 8. (By the Asso
ciated Press) During a recent bom
bardment of the workmen's quarters
in Moscow, from artillery placed on
the hills overlooking "the city, says
a Central News dispatch from Hel
singfors today, several hundred per
sons were killed 'arid numbers of
others, w;ounded. I:,,',
More tjiaft 100,000 men and women,
the dispatch- asserts, now are on
strike in Moscow.
Couple Wed on Wrong
Side of Street in 1903
Find Ceremony Illegal
Danville, '111.. March 8.-Just be
cause they were married on the
wrong side of the street, Mr. and
Mrs. Almon J, Lenevc of this city
were remarried Monday at Urban'a,
111., where they were wedded in 1903,
Nearly 20 years ago young Terry J
Leneve wooea ana won Louise jonn
sou, and for her he fitted and fur
nished a house on the east side of
the Illinois-Indiana state line in the
town 1 of State Line, northeast -fof
Danvrlle. The wedding took place
ihere in Indiana, but the marriage
license was issued here. . 5
Recently, following the marriage
of their daughter, the-couple learned
thai the license issued in this Illinois
county was not Valid ill Indiana, and
plans were; made for the remarriage.
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Foreign Policy Taken
Up at Cabinet Meeting
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(Continued Frum Pa(te One.)
made by Secretary Weeks, who
would not discuss the subject fur
ther than to say withdrawal was not
being considered. In reaching this
decision, the administration is under
stood to have, taken into account
all the elements of the situation in
western Gecmany where allied troops
have advanced to enforce the treaty,
while the American forces remained
behind. s .
Although nothing definite has de
veloped in other official quarters to
indicate the probable permanent pol
icy of the new administration, it is
known that the situation along the
German border is receiving the close
scrutiny of the administration. It
generally is expected that some more
concrete expression of this govern
ment's attitude may be- forthcoming
in the near future.
, Bill Defeated.
When the army appropriation bill
was under consideration just before
the inauguration, republican leaders
in congress proceeded on the ex
pectation that the American troops
would be out of Europe before July
1. The bill, with its curtailed bad
get for the army of occupation, failed
of final enactment and must be taken
up again.
Also wrapped up in the Rhine
situation is the question of passing
a congressional resolution to declare
a state of peace with Germany and
it believed that the administration
will determine its attitude on such
resolution in the light of full in
formation about European condi
tions. BiH Empowering Cities to '
Hire Publicity Men Passes
Lincoln, March 8. (Special.)
A bill empowering cities to levy a
special assessment to raise money
for the employment of ' publicity
agents to advertise the cities' indus
tries through the Chambers of Com
merce, passed the committee of the
whole ip the lower house-this after
noon. , '
Northwestern Permitted ,
To Purchase New Equipment
Washington, March 8. Authority
'was . granted the , ChicaBO and
Northwestern, Railway company by.
l ie Interstate-Commerce commis
sion thdav to assume obligations
amounting to $9,630,000 to purchase
equipment costing $v,b4,uv.
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Movie Results in Suit
Against Three Under
. Migratory Bird Law
Sacramento, Cal.. March 8. Pic
tures hown in a motion picture news
weekly depicting an airplane crash
ing into a flock of wild ducks, which
were taken near Colusa last October,
resulted in the filing, of criminal pro
qecdings here against Louis Hutt,
photographer; Lieut. Harry Hal
verson of San Francisco; J. M. Fet
ters, commercial aviator, and Rich
ard S. Done!
It is alleged that the men hunted
thicks with airplanes October 16,
last,' the opening day of the duck
season, and that later pictures were
shown in theWws weekly depicting
an airplane1 dashing into immense
flocks of ducks, killing and wounding
hundreds with, the propellors and
wings of the machine. Hutt is said
to have written a series of articles
on the thrill of hunting wild ducks by
airplane.
Letters protesting against this
method of hunting were forwarded
to Washington and an agent was
sent to California for investigation.
Governor in Chicago
Chicago, March 8. (Special Tcle-
gram.) Governor McKelvie of Ne-
" a i n i- . .
Real Estate Men Join
Job Seekers in Rush
On Cabinet Members
Washington, March 8. Job seek
ers besieging the new cabinet otlicers
were joined today by real estate men,
all eager to provide nice, comfortable
homes for the newcomers. Three
honored Secrcetary Mellon, armed
witfl "pretty pictures of homes they
thought he would like to buy, run
ning from $100,000 up. tc didn't
buy.
braska, en route home from the in
auguration, was the guest of the
Chicago Alpha Tan Omega Alumni
society- todav.
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Harding and His Cahinel 1
Hold First Weekly Meeting
Washington, March 8. President
Harding had his first meeting today
with his cabinet. Vice-president
Coolidge attended at the president's
invitation, and it was understood
that foreign affairs, as well as do
mestic policies, were discussed.
The first business was entirely
unofficial, that ' of taking the first
photographs of the cabinet.
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Housemaids in Spain threaten to
quit work unless they are granted a
substantialincrease in wages.
Little Prospect for
Reduction in Freight
Rates at Present Time
Washington, March 8. The rai
road situation affords little prospect
of general decreases in freight rates,
Chairman Clark of the Interstate
Commerce commission informed
Senator Harris of Georgia.
Replying to a letter from Scpator
Harris inquiring as to the possibil
ity of a reduction in freight charges.
Chairman Clark said:
"The situation is not so good a
in December. ' Thure has been a fa 11
ititf oil in general traffic. The aver
age operating ratio of the railroads
is something over 90. That means
that for ery dollar that the rail
roads earn, they pay out more than
"0 cents. Due tu the narrow margin
between revenue and operating ex
penses and fixed charges, a good'
many are not even earning their
operating expenses. Under these
circumstances it is difficult to find
an argument in favor of reducing
rates, unless in instances in which
it can be shown that the rates are
stifling the traffic anU that lower
rates would effect a movement from
which there would be some re-.
turns."
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