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tti ! Senate Clears Up Us talendar by Pacing 16 Bills 'our House liills Reported Out on General File . City Manager Bill is ' Releatld. Lincoln. March 17. (Special.) f ifhi senate spent its time today in f leaning up "a cairiiuar uu nuru eading by passing six senate files fnd 10 house bills. This practically lears the slate of senate bills ad-s-anced in the. committee of the whole. ' ; 't Committees reported out "four Sa ouse bills for the general file, in I a luding 11. R. 204. permitting may- S5s in cities ot a.uuu to s.wuu 10 dc I jty managers, and JI. R. 282, to j prevent paid employes or iraiernai f: ocieties from serving On governing toards. ' 1 Is The Lincoln consolidation bill, sil-L R. 411, t permit Lincoln to an 2iex its suburbs as fast as they, vote f For amalgamation, was reported out Jwithout amendments. r J jhe fees and salaries committee, fjby a vote of 3 to 2, changed the 5prOpO!CU SdLll IV3 V BH-tviiiin v. fetate board and the governor,- and jiteputy state officers, from $2,500 as ffixed by the house in H. R. 404, to $2,750. The originallbiH called for t 5kj,000 a year, r- 3 Sported the bill 3 These bills w I lie coinnnuee re out as I amended- ere paised on third treading: 1 B. T. 141 Exempts co-operatlvo ware- 3 fhounni from bond. ft B, F. 176 Rnnwves provision tht tlicntor nifmbv -of county board be chalr .nmn. ' .'. J 8.- P. 150 Modifies noad Improvement 3 Jlstrlrt law In counties under 40.000. . ft S. F. S3II tfe atoch Inspection amend. 3 f'toent. ,l 8. FT J2 Stute roformntory, ft S. .Jf. it Si liool certification law. Iwlth emergency. 3 I II. Jl, ,12 1'orniltii unncxtd dlittrictl to 4 Jimrtiolpatc In Omaha water district elec V tns. . . " ' J i H. tl. 'Oil nnlari salary of deputy dru- Urct clerk ot Lancaster county from J2.200 $ 6 $3,400 a ear. S H. H. iii Mo King cltiaa, Urnlisr 6,000 alone votlnf unit. '- ' g H. K -Provides double , election 3 iboerds in liourlaa county. 2 t H. ,R. J28 Drainage v district regula rs tlona. h . n and. Maying Armistice day legal Miolldayt- II. H. 136 R opcals Fourth ofJuly par- idon law 5 s H. R. 5A Resurveys In charge of state s.'Surveyor. H. R; !33Hepul, of obsolete South i Omaha charter. f j , J ! H. R, 147 Requires certificate under j ioath from notary public that ho under Jj" standi his duties. , House Kills Measure to ' II Sell State School Land St t - - . 1 1 Lincoln. March 1!. (Special Tele ffgram) -The lower hpuse killed the ihill providing forj'the sale of 1,596, 2 392 acres 6f state school lajids now, i tnder lease by a vote of 53 to 32. S ,Representative Snow in support ""Si the bill stated that this land was i (leased at an average rental of 21 1-4 Scents per 4cre pejyear. I "If this land were sold at an ave 8 rag of $15 an acre it would amount ijjto $23,945,893,Snow said, "and in ,iterest on it at 5 per cent would $amount to $1,197,294 a year. Under four lease system thostate derives a p revenue of only $675,806 a year." , Tuberculin Test Bill 1 1 Is Approved by House , Lincoln, March 17. (Special.) The lower house in committee of the whole approved the new tuberculin test bill. It proyidesxfor state inspec tion of herds and is. so drawn as to meet the government requirements which, if carried out. will insqre federal money for death of cattle in accredited herds equivalent to the money paid by the state. '- lhe co-operative bank bill also received approval "of thei committee of the whole. ; ffCitv Ticket Nominated I By Caucus at'Fairbbry -jf Fairbury. Keb., March 17. (Spe S fcial.) The ollowing officers were !S I nominated on' the citizens' ticket ' Sihere: F. A. Moon, mayori Henry W. ;iFoiits, clerk; E. S. Goodrich, treas ftiurer; A. Richardson, W. Trefethen, $ I J. W. Buswell, R. E. Riley, cotmcil Kjmen; Frauk Spears. Bert Ewers, . ;S members of school board. Five hundred attended,-about one S5 S third being women, " , a I v Pardon Board Considers " , II 37 Parole Applications Si Lincoln, March 17. (Special.") The state pardo board held a short 2 meeting this morning to' consider SI; the 37 applications for parole which Slit heard a week ago. Eleven of the I; applications came from Douglas 5 $ county metf. It will be. several days 'a i before the board announces hs de- cision. ' 1 1 Omaha Lbarter Heanrig A, Delayed by Senate Actior Lincoln, March 17. (Special)' Lack of speed in getting the Onian charter bill through the senate on third reading .will delay a hearing on the bill before the house com mittee on cities nd towns until a Til week from Thursday, according to 4 1 announcement tonight by Represen ts I tative Drusedow, chairman. .. . 5 , . f I Senate Approves Plan fo v State to tfona uuiciais Lincoln. March 1,7. ( Special.) j Senator Cronin's bill,' S. F. 318, cre- iV Si a'n8 machinery-for a state bonding I if department, whereby the state will i insure an oi ns pwn ouiciais, re- f ceived the approval of the senate' f I committee of the whole and has been 5 I advance dS to tftird readinsr.- There I f were onlv a few votes in opposition. I I Industrial Commission ff Bill Reported Out in House II' Lincoln. March 17. (Special Tele s' 1 gram) The Epperson bill, treating a 6 1 state industrial commission to settle 1 labor disputes and fix prices when i profiteering is proved, wa report?d j j out of the house judicn liciary committee tonight with a favorable recommen- dation. Sedate Vote to Postpoiie k Bills Held by Committee j Lincoln, March 1 .-v( special. ) The senate -followed the xample of the house in deciding to postpone all bills in the hands of committees Iail UIUS, 111 .VII. after March fcnly to senat Tfe the commit ifter March 23.' The rule applies senate files still remaining ittce s hands. Alleged Bread Bill T Joker is Killed By Senate Without Fight Lincoln, March 17.-i( (Special.) The alleged ioker in the Smith stan- ! dard izedT bread bill, which (appeared in the form of an amendmnt per mitting bakers to make three-quarter pound loaves, was killed by the sen ate. ' , ' The motion to kill was made by Senator 9 ronin of Holt, who led the fight to put the bill through the sen ate.'The bill is now up for third1 read ing again. , Senator Davis of pmaha, who in jected the amendment to the bill, didn't object to the introduction of the Cronin motion to kill the amend ment. ' ' "I ''was surprised to learn how in terested the people of Omaha are in this" bill," Senator Davis said. "A letter from a number of labor unions convinced me there was in terest in ir and I understood politi cians in the city election' at Oma ha are aligning themselves behind this bill to a certain extent." Senator Davis also informed the seiate he was not cognizant of the fact that Senator Cronin and other friends of tHe bill were not present when he introduced the amendment 1 and did nof hear the speakers say that it would be well to hold the amendment until the senators who fathered the bill were present. Robertson Leads Tight ! For Waterway Project Lincoln, March- 17. (Special.) Representative M. M. Robertson Omaha, a member of the sifting committee, is insisting fhat S. F. No, 23, which . memorializes con gress to push the St. Lawrence waterway project, be placed before the lower house for consideration. "If the members really want to take steps to get cheaper grain i they should do everything in their power to push this waterway project' which will make an outlet for grain that will cut the freight rates down," Robertsoii1 said. . " The billintroduced by .'Senator Button, passed the senate. -The St. Lawrence waterway. project was ett4 dorsed by - Governor McKelvie in his message to the legislature. - T -r- Discharged Railroad Man Takes Jlis Own 14e North Platte, t Nebl, March 17. Special Telegram.) Lewie Paul Perleberg, 24, committed suicide by taking poison in his room ' in the Pratt building. He had . been em ployed as locomotive fireman for the Union - Pacific and recently taken , out bf service. 3' . Tha dessert v rises io new dignity yrlen, mode with thocolate and x EAGLE BRAND Gmdensed Milk C Columbia Grafonola Wo Guarantee Every ' ' ' Machine. Reduced to Pre-War ' Prices. This Handsome Model now $85.00. Small payment down balance to suit your con venience. Your choice of 130 Columbia Blue Label Retired Recordsf Splendid music CQ -latest Jiits. Wriether it is Grand Opera, Latest - Dailce Hits, Ballads, Comic, Orchestra Sacred, or, whatever you wish t Bowen's Record Depart ment can always supply you " , , -''-'-r :' i I v CO School Bond Bill ; Held Ugin Hoiie For Legal Probe Qiarge Made That Amend ment Would Allow Issu , ance pf $3,000,000 in Bonds Every 2 Years. Lincoln, if arch 17. (Special Omaha's bill, which would increase the interest1 on the. $5,000,000 bond issue for the High School of Com merce, House Roll, No. 164, 'was held up in the lower house of the legislature today to permit legal in vestigation '' into accusations made against an amendment added to the bill while in the senate. The accusations were made by Representative Sno of Chadron, and charged that one oj the amend ments would ' permit the Omaha board ofeducation to issue bonds not to execea $s,ui"J,uuu every two years without S4jbmittingxthe propo sition to, a-" vote o, the people. . Leip to Feet. Another afliendment, SnW charged would periiiit the sale of the Vtonds .below par w hich he said would be a teastof bOn sliarks. At this juncture, Representatives Harry , Foster,, Robert Druescdow and Robertson of Omaha leaped to their feet jind asked to have the amendment's held . uf- until legaL opinions could be secured to ascer tain if Representative Snow's suspic ions -are true. Representative Mellor of Lincoln;, made such a motion, but Speaker Anderson merely indicated to the house the measure should be de layed and examined. ' -, Amendments Tacked On. . House Roll No. 164 was first in troduced into the lower house - by the Omaha delegation early in the session-of the legislature. It" was presented because no ale had been found or the school. ,sboflds and Omaha Board off Education asked an increased interest not to exceecf 6 per cent be granted to expedite the sale. ,i ' - The bill jfassed the house and was given to the senate for action. ' In the senate these amendments were tacked on and the bill was returned to the- house 'for action on the amendments. . " This bill was drawn by F. 'H. A U. S. To avoid carrying over have SLASHED OUR down below actual cost far below actual value. .,.-, OF i, r ' - . t -. . ' . ... SHIRTS Regulation All-Wool O. D. Shirts, Regular P r i e $6.50. Sal Price 83.95 Renovated Reg ulation O. D Ail-Wool Shirt.. Ware $3.98, Sale Price 81.98 N x Regulation All-Wool O. Dk Renorated Blankets. In perfect condition. Regular $6.50. x Sale Price. . T. .$3.95 Dr. Wright' All-Wool Union Suits. Z j Regular $5.98. Sale Price 83.25 Dunham Wool Union Suits. Regular $4.98. ; Sale Price $2.98 Officer' ' o Dress Shoe. A Comfy, Dressy Shoe. Regular $12.00. Sale Price 86.95 Regulation , Army Russet Dress Shoes. Regular $10.50. Sale Price S4.45 LEATHER Heavy Moleskin Shell Leather i. Lined. Vests. Regular $9.25. Sale Price, $5.50 I All Wool V Neck Novelty Sweaters. Regular $12.0Q. Sale Price Htavy Wool Ropestitoh ' Sweater Coat. Regular $7.50. Sale Price, 84.39 85.75 Army Harness, 1 fi-in Trace, 20-ft. lines. S Concord Style. Regular $125.00 Value. Sale Price, 865.00, Send for Harness Bulletin Khakor Blue Coveralls. 82.45 Blue Denim Bib .Overalls .. 08 Khaki; Pant. . ,y . 7. 81.19 Riding Bridles ....... .82.75 Riding Whip 35 , Khaki Blouse 49? Khaki Breeches ........ S9 ' Khaki Breeches, Class A.81.49 -WE ilAVE HUNDREDS QP i r "j. . ; . - OUT-OF-TOWN BUYERS or-draft with order We assure v ALL GOODS SENT PREPAID. Nebraska army and navy 1619 Howard St THE "BEE:' -OMAHA. FRIDAY, MARCH .18. 1921. Woodland, attorney for the Board of Education, with the advice of John P, Breen. R. A. Van' Orsdel, chair man of the judiciary committee of I the school board," is looking after the ! interests of the bilUat Lincoln, Mr. I Van Orsdel stated he will go to Lin I coin tonicht anti will confer w ith i Representative Snow and others of the house, expecting to straighten out the situation,' v. , "Literally, it would be true that if the bill should be passed as amended by the educational committee of the senate, it would give" the Omaha school board authority to sell $5,000. 000 school district bonds every two years without submission to a vote of the peerple," said Mr. Breen, "but that does not tell alf of the story. Exigency Explained. "The school board here was con fronted with the difficulty of dispos ing of these bonds at the maximum rate of 5 per cent, stipulated when the people authorized the bonds at an election during November. 19l9yUrr the primary election was the To remove this interest rate difficulty it yould be necessary to hold another election at an expense' of $10,000. or obtain legislation at Lincoln., The latter coursevas adopted. yThe bill, as a matter or fact, is to 'provide for an exigency, and its use would be in voked bnlv Ttnce. accordinelo the pledge of the school Hoard? The school board members have stated that theywou1d have the law revoked at the legislature two years he'nc. Anyone who understands the situa tion appreciates that the law is in tended to cove only an existing emergency, although on its face it would seem to do what Representa tive Snow has indicated." ' , -r ; (. No Action Taken on Napohee Requestor Grain Service Lincoln;' March 17.-(Special.) Answering arguments raised by 275 petitioners of Naponee, who are de manding that fast trains stop there, because they stop at Riverton, .Bloomington and Franklin Superin tendent Ed Flynn of the Burlington presented figures showing the- ag gregate ticket sales at Japonce for W2Q was only $4,262, as against. $7. 789 from Riverton, : $11,250 .from Bloomington and $23,577 from Franklin. He argues that the town is "served amply by two local "trains. The railway ' commission took no Lactien. 4 m - - : s . , Land Cerk 111 Lincoln; ' Starch 17. (Specials Thomas A. Boyd, chief clerk in the office of State. Land Commissioner Dan Sytnson, is critically ill at his home m yniversjty Place. GIGANTIC ARMX GOODS tur tremendous stock of heavy army clothing,' we PRICES Jto the limit Everything has been marked of manufacture. 'And every article is marked down - " x khaki Ctton ! Heavy Blue or SMrt.. Rul.r Khakfx Chara- tl . t .. . ; brT Shirts, Regular $1.75. Sale Price 89 Sale Price 69d Si BLANKETS- BrandNew All-Wool O. D. Blankets. Regular $8.75? Sale Price. 84.95 Commercial Wool ' Army Blanket. Were $5.00. Sale Price.. ...$2.95 UNDERWEAR- 'WooMixed ; Union Suits I Regular $3.98. Sale Price 82.19 NWool Undershirt and Drawers Reg. $2.50 per Garment. Sale Price, Garment, 81.39 SHOE'S Herman's Black Navy Shoes. Regular $10.50. Sale Prica Munson Last ., Work Shoe. Regular $7.50. Sale Price 84.19 , 86.45 . VESTS AND Lamb LinedvVests Corduroy and Moleskin -Vests, Leather Lined artd Sleeves. $12.00 to $15 Values. C Your Choice, Only 8975. SWEATERS All-Wool Jerseys.' Regular $5.50. Sale Price 82.95 Harness, Sacldelry, U. S. Army Double Leather Saddle Bgs. ' ReguU$7.50. Sal. Price, 84.95 McCIellan . Cavalry Saddles. Regular $35.00. Sale Price, 815.00 Miscellaneous Khaki Breeches, ner 82.75 Corduroy Breeches .... 84.75 New O.D.Wool Breeches.S4.75 12 lbs. Army Bacon. . . .82.45 Haversack v. . .v69t? Haversack with leather belt for ..98 Army Campaign Hats; . .$1.49 OTHER ITEMS EyERY '"ONE OF THEM A REAL BARGAIN. ''' SEND FOR COMPLETE LIST.' ' , . . .5 We ship goods exactly as' advertised; write plainly) send money order you prompt and satTsfactorAshipinerrts. . N . Omaha, Neb." - Little Progress Madfc iii Senate1 On Primary Bill idjourn Until Monday When Discussion , Will Be Re eumed Starts Non- partisan Rpw. Lincoln, March. 17. (Special.) The senate tackled today the prob; lem of amending the primary elec tion law, but did not get v,ery far in the discussion in committee of the whole. Whether to inodify it to permit political parties to make nominations question embraced in i. i Oiv, con-y sidered -in the committee of -the whole. ' This bill, by Senators Brown and Harriss, gives the parties opportunity to make one nomination for , each state office, without interfering with the present law permitting the""-filing at the primaries by petition and by personal avplication. vr'i Senator Hoagland, spokesman .for the. bill on the floor, argued that the present primary law is left undis turbed and provision is only marie to ailow the parties to draft a candidate and submit his name to the party voterf for consideration, together with the self-submitted candidates. Keeps Party Organization, s Tfr will nprmit fVi nnrtv trt Vpn us own organization w Dener snape, lo fill vacancies where no candidates 'run and 'to keep outsiders from en tering the prty and carrying off the pritrfary nominations. ' -' " Senator Cooper of Douglas raised the question as to whether the bill Great Attraction at the AutoJShow nurvlou3 Cadillac power plant in actual operation, allow ing every detail of the internal moving; parts. v This is an exact duplicate of i the Cadillac motor, and is a most interesting display Found On the Stage AutoHobes All-Wool High Grade Auto Lap Robes. Regular $10.50. Sale Price- $6.75 ' Wool Plaid Double Hospital Blanket. Regular $6.75. Sale Price $3.95 Heay . Cotton Ribbed Union Suits. Regular $2.50. High Grade Balbriggan . Union Suits. Regular $2.50. Sale Pric. S1.45 1 Sale Price 81.00 f ,- ' Heavy Choco late Grained , Munson Last , . Shoes. Regular . $4.98. Sale Price : 83.29 . u. s. Army Hobnailed " Snoe' Regular $6.95. Sale Price 84.95 JERKINS All Glove ' U. S Army Leather Jerkin ' Used, $4.50. New, 85.50 Leather Vests. Regular $25.00. Sale Price 812.50 Hundreds of Heavy and Lightweight Wool Sweaters, Sweater Coats. Slipovers, Sleevelets. - , -Value From $5.00. to $8.00. Sale Price, 82.98 Etc. Full Rigged Army Oak Tan Leather Stork , Saddles. f" Regular $100.00 Vafue. L Salo Price, $55.00 Skeleton Rigged Stock' Saddles, 837.50 Steel Helmet . . . . . . .98 Web Belt .. 7.....-.25l Me Kit .....79 New Bottle Type Cantaens . 98 Overseas Cap .69f O. D. Wrapped Leggins. 81.19 Cuff or Side Lace Leggins. 79 O. D. Wool Blonses 82.45 " , ., supply co. 4 .MS19 Howard St. 4 was to restore corporation control of party conventions, or to keep out the Nonpartisan league. If it was fgr the first purpose, he opposed it; if it was to keep out the league, he was for it, herald. Senator Otto Ulrich of Fieree, Nonpartisan leaguer, , accepted the challenge, and declared that parti cipation of the 40,000 league farmers in Nebraska in "party -affairs could ncH be so bad. He saw in the bill tlve hand of monopoly aad tyg intcrr csts operating. Attack on League. "The Nonpartisan league is"" a fraud. It is an organization sailing under false colorsusing the political parties for its own gain, while claiming to be Nonpartisan, which is impossible;" retorted Senator Cooper. Otv suggestion of Senator Robbins of Douglas the advocates of the bill agreed to drop a proposed amend ment extending the nominations to legislative candidates. . Touzalin Now in Charge Of Caslbtter Bank at Blair Lincoln, March 17. (Special.) A. D. TouzaH ofv Omaha, state bank examiner who made an investigation of the 'condition of the Castetter bank of Blair last week for the state department of trade and commerce, is now in, temporary charge of the bank as an agent of Secretary J. E. Hart, who Tuesday was appointed receiver, i , . - ' A Read this ad 2oowARiySi m ported" iNew; 1921 Shapes ' ' Tax) New ' - ' V No old-tinie shapes or .war-. i limematerials in tHs'4ale. Bought at less than inanufactttrer's cost savings to ,. Colors are beautiful'iclily, l - toned heather mixtures ' , 7 N ( of brown green gray. Do aot forget that your $6 Spring Hat is here Men's Shop he Stbre of Sped SUITS for $25 High grade Suits in browritan, blue, gray r fancy mixture, $45.00 Value, on sale.. 825.00 Men's Suits to measure, for this week only...- 832.50 Uniform - Suits,' v blue serge or flannel po measure. . .825.00 J. HELPHAND 314 North 16th Street . $1 Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet Club Plan Starts .Saturday at Union Outfitting Co. Beautiful Hooaier Kitchen Cabinet Given Away on Friday, March5th. When you consider that near ly two million women enjoy the satisfaction, the saving in time, energy and health that a Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet brings about, the Club Plan starting Saturday at the Union Outfitting Co is of unusual interest. , Tha, 11.00 Down and $1.00 a Week Club Plan makes t pos sible for every Omaha woman to have .Ibis, efficient kitchen servant in her home and meet the easy payments out of , her housekeeping allowance. , Advertisement : . V.- .' Amend Tax Law -To Meet Views V . Of Corporation ; j --r; - : ' -f Companies 'Exempted Whose 'Valuation is Equivalent of j Capital, Surplus and Un-" i divided Profits. Lincoln, March 1 7. (Specials Objection of big Nebraska, corpora tion to the proposetrtax of 4 nulls on corporation stock, to be paid by the owner in 'addition to the taes the corporation pays on its tangible assets, as provideif irt S. F. 65, a liill classifying intangible property, Jfts been met by the senate committee on . revenue and fixation by an amendment exempting companies whose valuation ' for taxation ' is equivalent to capital surplus and un divided profits. , . Those companies whose valuation falls below this capital, surplus and undivided" profits, are to be taxed 4 mills on the -difference between the two figures. Under the amendment, the company pays this tax instead of the individual owner of the stock. The committee will make an ex then be -h tomorrow when - jtfel 5 A All y. MEK'S $6 HATS . at $35 ' 7 ' '-. alty Shops. ' Put 'Yol Surplus in Home Builders $1.00 per month in Home Builder will grow to $164.T)4 in iten years, the actual amount invested being $120.00. i ' .. ' ; . . -; '- ; $5.00 per month in Home Builder will ' grow to $820.20 in ten years, the actual amount invested being $600.00. x ' r - t If $100.00 were invested each year 'in " Home Builders for & child, beginning on the first birthday the "endowment" would amount to-$3,940.55 on the twentieth birth day. Fifty dollars per" year would accrue to almost $2,000.00. What a fine t&art for a young man or woman ! Many parents are accumulating' endowment funds for : their children in Home Builder. Arditiorraats on this interesting sub- .ieci. areyspniainea m our DooKietson 'Cumulative Investment Become a Capitalist' Call at our office for full information or write for the booklets. . 1 V American Dodge, at 18th, Fiscal Agents for v- C. C, Shimer, Pres. G. ecution to building and loan conv . (panics, however, which are in another classification, ami are taxed tor their intangible value on their gross earn ings, so. that the companies will no: have to. pay Jhe tax on the shires of stock. ' , ' E. M. ' Morsman, general counsel for the Nebraska Telephone com- 1 panv, and L. E. Jurtz, of the Lincoln Telephone &' Telegraph coijipany. objected to the franchise tax1 based soielyn the'gross earnings in the proposVl bilf. ' f Thev rgued that the courts have held gross earnings did not represent the franchise .values and that fran chises had never been considered as value in rate uiakfng. If franchises were to 'be ta'xed. the representatives said they would ask the railway ( commission to earn on their value. It was indicated by the committee that this franchise feature 'would be ' modified. ' . Hereford Sale at Chester Averages $163 Per Head 'Deshlir. N, March 17. (Spe- . cial.) Buyers from five states were present at the annual Hereford sale of Kuhlniann Brothers, in Chester. i.The entire offering of 40 head sold at an average of $105. Donimo Mischief, sired by tii $,KK) Su-' perior Mischief and out of the SXKO Ilntninn fnw Baiiorl. sold io No'lm Hoko of Chester, for $575. A' large part of-the ottering were . calves under a year old, the ,doors open 4 1921 Quality . , N . r us passed on to yoii. . ' , , V . , at only $3.45. ? Main Floor 'and "How to Security Co. Omaha. A. Rohrbough, Sec-Treas. i J
