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THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2H. 1H21- (htiikuiv lo Fnil To Meet Demands For Reparations Government's Answer to Al lies Kequot for Fulfillment of Article -3." of Peace Treaty, to Be in Negative. Ba':n, March 21. (Ky tlu- Asm). ri.ited l'res ) Cnimatiy's reply to the demand of the entente for the pivniriu before March 2.5 of 1.000. Jllii.OO') marks. gold, to .inydy on Tf-;;"itions'obligutiotis. will be in th' r.fiutive, it was unofficially stated torl.iv '11 e German government's answer to the allies, now bein-; draft i'l will be presented within 43 hours. .The allied reparations commission in n tif.'te sent March 10 demanding f ulf'llment by Cicrmany of article 2.'; cf the peace treaty, notified the German government that it must Tiay , 0(10,000,000 marks gold before l.irch 2.', and that she must com plete the payment of 20,000,000,000 marks gold by May 1. It was announced by the coinniis H'un however, that Germany had virtually refused to pav the balance, asserting that the "20,000,000,000 rrtaiV have already been paid in full. The allied representative stated that the preatest sum they could com pute as having been paid by Ger many again.st the account could hardly reach 8,000,000,000 marks by May I. It is therefore, the initial payment of 1,000,000,000 marks and a balance of at least '11.000,000,000 marks that the allies are demanding. Youngest Member Of Legislature Weds Senator's Daughter John O Yeiser, jr., 26, youngest 'member of the Nebraska legislature and otv of J. O. Yeiser. well-known Omaha attorney, obtained a marriage license to wed Miss Gertrude A. Sturm, 22, daughter of Senator and Mrs. A. F. Sturm of Newhaka, Neb., irr Council Bluffs yesterday. The wedding party comprised a few in timate friends of Miss Sturm and Mr. Yeiser. The marriage license was secured a few moments before the closing hour of the clerk's office and the wedding was delayed until Rev. C. E. Cobbey, Omaha clergyman, could be summoned to Council Bluffs to perform the ceremony. Mr. Yeiser narrowly escaped an embarrassing delay when ,1ie over looked the necessity of providing a vvjtness to sign the marriage li cense register, but was fortunate to meet a veteran newspaper man who was qualified for the service. I Mr. and Mrs. Yeiser will return to Lincoln to remain until Mr. Yeiser completes his work in the legislature after which they 'will make their home in Omaha, where the young attorney will resume his law practice. 4- Lads Lead Sheriff To Big Still on Sand Bar in Platte River Grand Island, Neb., March 22. (Special.) The largest still uncov ered in this section of the state was confiscated and the two operators ar rested through the efforts of two members of the Winchester Junior Rifle corps, who sighted the tent which housed the distillery on a sand bar in the Platte river. The arrest also uncovered the mystery sur rounding the burglary of the R, H. McAllister company hardware store, from which several high-powered ri fles and much ammunition had been Stolen. 'The two lads, while hiking along ithe river, entered the tent and saw the still. They reported thejr rind to Sheriff McCutehan, who went to tiije sana oar witn tne noys ana ar rested the two brothers, Albert and Joe Roper. Rifles and ammunition stolen from the hardware store wer-j found in the tent Man With Stolen Auto Says "Bessie" Gave It to Him Omaha police are seeking "Mys-, lenous Besstc. When 11. S. Bcirbridge, 3364 Cur tis avenue, was arrested for alleged automobile stealing, he told Detec tives William loland and William iJkh "Bessie" gave him the car he was driving. Bill and Bill said the car was Stolen from Stanley Cain of Fre mont. ,Th(y also allege Burbridge stole soother car from J.' B. Killian of Fremont. Roumanian Queen Denies She Is Against Com-tantine Athens, March 22. (By The As sociated Press.) Reports that Queen Marie of Roumania was working for the dethronement of King Constantine of Greece and the ascendancy of Crown Prince George and- his wife, formerly Princess Elizabeth of Roumania. are without foundation, the queen .declared yes terday upon her return to Athens fretn a tour in Northern Grece. She asked The Associated Press to refnte these stories. Philadelphia Oil Man in Hospital Due to Poisoning Okmulgee, Okl.. March 22.Ely Sumpkin. an oil man, whose home is supposed to be in Philadelphia, wat in a hospital here near death as a result of poison, which the authori tiesbelieve was self administered. !He was found in a cemetery near Henryictta. In one pocket was a note jfdtfresscd to the Hotchkiss company pf Philadelphia which said: I have done nothing criminal and J don't see why you -should accuse pie." .!,-' Bread Bill Advanced Lircoln, March 22 (Special Tele fcroni ) The Smith bread bill passed the senate on thiwJ reading today by a vote of 22 to 6. For Colds, Grip or Influenza man AS itp en eve. T3K i t.i.' y r. .- i.h)! i p pRtS.MO QL'IMNH TiHits, The Benuinu bun the signature of U. W. drove, lbs lure )ou Set ilVUMU.) .at. -af. Stillman Divorce Charges Based on Pitiful Letter Executive Manager of ' City National Bank Will Oppose Removal Of President. By A STAFF CORRESPONDENT ( lilrago Trihuup-Oinulia Hi'" l.eanrd W ire. New York, March 22.- James A. Stillman's divorce charges against Mrs. "Fin' Stillman and his attack oi the legitimacy of 28-month old (iuy Stillman. arc based partly on a "Iouk, pitiful letter, substantially a contcs.Mon,"a she wrote to him two months before Guy was born. News pf the letter came today from unquestioned sources. The let ter contained the name of Fred Heaitvais and Mrs. Stillman made a strong plea (ot forgiveness v''t'10ut specifying any particular act for which she sought condonation. For almost two years Mr. Still man did nothing about the letter. Then, 'iti March, 1920, the multimil lionaire banker prepared the divorc? action, naming Beauvais, Canadian Indian guide of the Stillman summer camp at Three Rivers, Quebec, as correspondent. Mrs. Leeds Enters Life. " About the time Mrs. Stillman wrote "the confession letter," Mr. Stillman assumed the name of "Mr. Leeds of the, secret service" and began his relations with "Mrs. Flor ence Leeds," child of the tenement and daughter of a plumber. When "Leeds," now identified as Mr. Still man, met Mrs. Leeds, she was a "Chicken" and "Playing Card Girl" in a musical revue;. Luxurious apart ments, automobiles and riches be came hers. Then came lav Leeds, now 30 months old. and Mrs. Stillman's coun sel hopes to prove that Mr. Stillman is the father that while he attacks the legitimacy of Guy Stillman, he is the father of the baby of a former child of the tenement. Attorneys for Mrs. Stillman 'ex pect his lawyers will try and use -the "confession" letter i at the alimony hearing in White Plains N. Y., Wednesday, and (hey are preparing to exhaust every letral means to keep it out of the records. Oppose Removal From Bank. Fluctuating reports regarding the possibility of Mr, Stillman being forced out of the presidency of. the National City bank by the' divorce scandal seemed to veer to Mr. Still man's favor today. On the eve of a board of directors' meeting tomorrow, the only official comment came from - Charles V. Rich, one of the executive managers of the bank. Mr. Rich is among those in line for the presidency in case Mr. Stillman resigns or is out voted by other shareholders. Mr. Rich is quoted as saying: "Mr. Stillman resign now? No. Mr. Stillman will leave this bank only over my dead body. That i. how we feel about it here. We are back of him to a man. He is a fine fellow, and it's too bad all this should happen." Lawyers informed of the letter ar.d its alleged "substantial confes iicn," were of the opinion that sup porting proof, of it, and evidence of the truth of allegations connecting "Mrs Florence H. Leeds" and Mr. Sttllman, would result in the pro ceedings being adjusted the legal equivalent of a draw. Neither sidi, attorneys explained, would be en titled to a decree of divorce, be cause the law -requires that "both parties come into court with clean hands." This conclusion of the cae, it was added, would still leave the paternity of Guy Stillman assailed. But, declared' John E. Mack of Poughskeepsie, N. Y,, guardian ad litem of the child, no end can bf written to the Stillman case that .'ails to establish definitely the legal flatus of the infant. Remorse Prompted Letter. According to one narration of the .Ystory of the letter, Mrs. Stillman sit down one spring afternoon alone in her boudoir in "Mondanne," the Stillman mansion on the Poeantico Hills estate, and. penned it. At the time she wrote it, only t few months separated her from the great t ial of womankind, and, it was re morse and a strongly developed snse of "fair play" actuated her to write the alleged surprisingly worded communication. Only one act of wrongdoing was dealt with in the letter, 'if was stated, the main text of which in rather rambling fashion outlined the lone someness that had resulted from Mr. Stillman's long absence from home. Mary Bean Asks Deeree From Her "Canned" Bean in. Pen Although beans are recommended as being splendid for the support of human beings, Mary C. Bean says i'i a petition for divorce filed yester day that her husband, Je-se L. Bean, has failed utterly to supnort her for the last eight months. At the present time he is a "canned" Bean, he-having been sen tenced to the federal prison in Leavenworth, Kan.t on January 5, 192L by Federal Judge Woodrough to serve 18 months for sealing a bar rel of alcohol, his wife alleges. She says he was a truck driver but that, for the last eight months he has been spending his $35 a week in gambling. Journeymen Tailors Vote in New York to Go on Strike New York, March 22. A decision ta gp on strike immediately was reached last jiight at a meeting of Union Journeymen Tailors, repre stnting betweejj 2,000 and 3,000 workers. The strike, it was announced, is due to the refusal of tlv Fifth Av'e iue" Merchant Tailors' association to veView the old contract calling for a minimum -wage of 40 for a 44-hour v tfk. Bermuda Onion Crop Hit Hard by Worm Infection Corpus Chnsti, Tex, March 22. Thrip worm infection has damaged the Bermuda onion crop in Nueces county to such an cxtc-tt that this year's product will be reduced 50 to 60 per ceut, acrord:i;g to C E. Cole man, a local produce dealer. Ordi narily ahout 500 cai loads of onions are shipped from the county annu- And in this neglect and in other matters the wife was represented as having found the foundation for the plea for forgiveness with which she closed the letter. Apparently, however, no scene resulted, so as could be ascertained the banker and his wife were never known to have discussed the letter. Beauvais Leaves Estate. Whether or not they did, Ferd Beauvaia shortly afterward left the Stillman estate, where he had been engaged in teaching woodcraft to James (Bud) Stillman, 17, son of the couple, and went to work for ..the sporting goods establishment of Abercrombie and Fitz in New York City. Another development in the tan gled martial affairs of the James A. Stillman family was the information that FI. P. Phelps Clawson, son of John L. Clawson, millionaire mer chant of Buffalo, N. Y., would ap pear as a witness in behalf of Mrs. Stillman. His evidence, according to lawyers, will offer decidedly strong opposition to Mr. Stillman's charges against the paternity of Guy Stillman. ' ', Mr. Clawson. it was said, was a guest at the Stillman nome in Poean tico Hills on or about January 26, ,1918,-nine or 10 months before Guy Stillman came into the world. The Buffalo man is said to have offered to testify that Mr. Stillman and Mrs. Stillman were living under the same roof at this time and that he saw no evidence of estrangement. Agreement in Oil . Controversy Near (Continued from Page Onr.) button to the defeat of the Central upen uooa uuaranteea. In any event1, the administration has hpn informer! thar trip nnpn door tor American enterprise is'gpe- ciacaiiy guaranteed Dy a provision ot the mandate, terms submitted to the league of nations council. The pro vision did not appear in the text of the mandate published in this coun try and in England early in Febru ary. Tly inference is that the American provision 'was inserted in the draft maftdate at a later date and it is not unlikely that this was done at the in stance of Sir Auckland Geddes, the British -ambassador to the United States, who was then in FnOlanrl advising his government on questions nAl'tn.'Hinw . A .. 1 A -' . j'vi laming iu rtiigiu-nrncrican rela tions. . i Whether this concession of the open door in principle will satsify the Harding administration and settle the whole Mesopotamian. con troversy remains to hp spen Tr ie understood that the guarantee does not attect the oil concessions of the Turkish Petroleum company, a. British concern, which. ar ;,iw,-.rl to have been- obtained prior to the war trom tne J urkisn government. It has been alleged that these con cessions cover all the oil deposits in Mesopotamia, in which event ' th equal privilege of developing oil pro duction outside of these concessions may not mean much to American oil interests. The allied viewpoint is that the existing concessions in Mes opotamia should not be disturbed by the mandate terms any more than the Standard Oil concesisons in Pales tine by the Palestine mandate. Merchant Marine Discussed. Another question involved in the international problems surveyed by Mr. Hughes at the cabinet meeting is that of the abrogation of com mercial treaties conflicting with pref erential treatment by the United States, of goods carried in American bottoms with a view to building up the American merchant marine. Pres ident Wilson was directed by the Jones act to abrogate these treaties, but refused to do so. Mr. Harding, while in the southpaw a menibeer of a commerce company which framed the Jones act. Senator Jones was called to the White House to discuss shipping questions with' the president and ar riving just before the adjournment of the cabinet, was invited in to the meeting. On leaving the White House the senator said there is no reason vvhv thi nrrs'iArnt should nnt jireceed to abrogate the conflicting . .r ?.-, . t ,- ... treaties wnnout runner formality, despite the fact that the 90-day pe riod within which it was to be done has expired. -, . .. - ' $1,000 Diamond Missing. 1 Mrs.. W. J. Hynes, 4J2 ' North Thirty-eighth street, wife of a promi nent grain man, reported to -the po lice her $1,000 diamond pin is miss ing. She does not know whether it was stolen or lost. Mrs. Flyncs missed the pin Sunday. THE OMAHA-CHICAGO LIMIT ED LEAVES CHICAGO EARLIER. Effective Sunday, March 27th, Tiio Omaha-Chleag-o Limited via the Chicago, Milwaukoe & St. Paul Rail way will leave Chicago, at 6:10 p. m., daily, arriving Omaha 8:10 a. in. For reservation and full partic ulars call on AV. E. Bock. Oen. Air't, Pass. Dept. Phone Douglaa 4481. Omaha, Neb, Harding Expected To Adopt Japan -Exclusion Plan Japanete Anilias.-ador De clares Belief lo Bishop that United States Will Adopt Morris-Slmlehara Plan. New' York, 'March 22 - Bishop Yoshiyasii -llira-Iwa ot the Japan Methodist church, now in this city, declared today that while he was in Washington Count Shidehara. Japanese- ambassador, had expressed to him belief that the Harding ad ministration would adopt the Morris Shidehara agreement in final .settle ment of the Japanese situation in Cal ifornia. "The Japanese public is anxiously awaiting news to this effect." said the churchman. "The Morris-Shidchai a agreement will be satisfactory to the Japanese people, but it leaves un solved the problem of racial ex pansion, which is pressing. Don't Want Philippines. "The Japanese still look toward the western hemisphere as the only logical ground for immigration. But, contrary to belief in this country, they are willing to amalgamate with the people among whom they settle. "Japan does not want Hawaii Or' the Philippines. The present friction has been greatly augmented, how ever, by the suddenly increased gar risons and the extensive fortifications being erected there. . Japs Fear Aggression." Frankly, the Japanese people are extremely nervous over the possibili ties of aggression from a nation of such power and wealth as the United States, They do not conTcmnlate any trouble of their own acedfd. "There is a strong movement in Japan for Ihe reduction of armament because the present military and nav al expenses consume mgre than one third the yearly' budget and the peo ple are burdened with heavy taxes. Any action by the United States to ward, such an agreement would find a hearty response in Japan, but it must originate with your country because of the size of the two nations." More Than 150 Stills Destroyed by Federal Prohibition Forces j More than 150 stills, used as evi dence in 'federal court convictions against violators of the Volstead act, were chopped to pieces by federal agents under the direction of "Boh" G. Anderson, group chief , for Ne braska, and Lloyd A. Magney, as sistent United States district attor ney, in the basement of the federal building yesterday afternoon. As Federal Agents R. S. Remole and B. F. 'Lynch w.ielded wicked swings of the axe to the conglomer ation of copper, some weary voter against prohibition remarked: "Who says the country's gone dry?" Some of the kettles were found to contain residue and verdigris quite odoriferous spirits of asafoeti da is sweet compared to the stench. Proceeds from the sale tif the cop per will go to the police relief and pension fund, Mr. Anderson an nounced. H. G. Streight Resigns as Member of School Board Because of moving to San Fran cisco H.' G. Streight, elected last November to the Board of Educa tion, resigned Monday night. His suc cessor will be named at th.'- next meeting of the board. Howard, Loomis, W. J. Hislop and James Fitzgerald are mentioned for the vacancy. Leila Bon and Beatrice Mack were placed on the assigned list of teachers. The board appropriated $100 from the Edward Rosewater scholarship fund to pay the tuition fee of Otis Marling to the Armour Institute of Technology in Chicago. Work of Mrs. Sarah Barbar in speech cor rection among Omaha school pupils was commended by President r. E. Reed, Dr. J. H. Wallace and Superin tendent Beveridge. Man Did Not Throw Brick Said to Have Hit Boy, 10 No complaint has been filed by Mrs. Elijah Sanders, mother of Leo Sanders, 10, 701 South Seventeenth avenue, who was struck in the head by a brick Monday It was reported that the brick was thrown by Janitor Fumbaberg of the Newton apartments. This, however, was an error. Mr. Fumba berg is agent for the Newton apart ments, not the janitor, and was not present when the boy was hit. Mr. Fumbaberg' said boys had been throwing bricks at the apart ment and the janitor had been .in structed to keep them away. Pastor Leaves Humboldt 'fable Rock, Neb., March 22, (Special.) Rev. Ernest Molloy de livcnd his farewell sermon at the Humboldt Christian church and will j leave at once for his new pastor ate' at Mound City, Mo. i 8 Day Starting Saturday at the Moon Mute Satur day Only. Students Injured in Laboratory Explosion 4lla.,ti C.a Mjn-ll l")r A R. jKliss, member of the faculty of Em ory university, and m or more stu wVnts, were injured in an explosion in the pharmaccolot; labratory of the university here today. The explosion was believed to hiTt rcsulted from cas ignition. The 1. 1 moratory was badly damaged and -tveral windows were blown otitv Approximately W students were in the room at the time. The injured were taken to a hospital Commander of U. S. Ship Protests on Act of Officials Refuses lo Permit Cuban Au thorities Board Ship Until $1 1,000 iu Demurrage Changes Satisfied. Havana. March 22. Port officials encountered stern opposition yes terday when they boarded the Amer ican schooner Benjamin Van Brunt for the purpose of towing the ves sel to the dock, following the re fusal of the commander of the ves sel to leave his anchorage. When the officers went over the side of the craft they were met by a huge and ferocious monkey, which ran amuck among the boarding par ty, and bit a policeman so severely that surgical attendance was deemed necessary. The captain of the boat had re fused to dock and unload his cargo until demurrage charges aggregat ing $14,000, together with a payment of $300 for alleged deterioration of machinery was paid. Cuban authori ties took up the matter with the American consul general and it was decided to disregard the skipper's objections and bring the vessel to the wharf. When the boarding par ty reached the side of the schooner, the captain inverted the American flag as a signal of distress and his wife left in a small boat and board ed the American cruiser Minnesota to make a protest against what she declared was an "invasion" on the part of the Cuban maritime authori ties. y 'Marrying Parson' Needs One More Couple to Make 5,000 Omaha's "marrying p-irson" was holding his breath yesterday. He's nearing the "zero hour.'' In fact, he's about to "go over the top." The marrying parson is the Rev. Charles W. Savidge. Some time ago, he said he'd be satisfied when he married his S,000th couple. ' WTell, Monday he married four couples, and that brings his total up to 4,999. i That's why he's holding his breath. Here are the four couples that did it: Miss Vivian Hensel, and William A. House; Alice Barger and Frank P. Ajidrews of Hastings,. Neb.; Gladys Sutherland and Geo Combs of Council Bluffs; MaVy McCormick and William A. Moore of Shenan doah, la. Easter Apparel m ..in.. Smart s Styles S 3 s s s i s fir Dresses, s Wraps, J Suite and Blouses s of individual styles are all shown at moderate prices. ' S s s Women Second Floor v 3 Securities Bldg. 16th and Farnam C C at AU Mi H s Bill Regulating Lawyers in Stale i Revived Agaii4 "Amitlancc Chasing" Measure Brought Before Senate ft" Would Prevent "Bus- tling" by Outsiders. Lincoln. M.ircl ih-uu1.1 Senator Waller Iloagland of I in coln county, who originally opposed S. F. No. 227, to prevent "ambti 'ancc chasing" by lawyers, which was killed in tlie senate February 18. succeeded in reviving the bill again Tuesday morning, on his de claration that lit believed it had i lerit. The senate was not disposed to go back again and or. a rising vote the motion to suspend the rules was de 'eati'd. Before the vote was an nounced, a roll call was demanded. An appeal was taken from the chair Lieut. Gov P. A, Barrows the occupant on a ruling that the roll call was in cvder because thevnte had not been announced, and the chair was sustained. It was the first time, in two sessions that 'the chair had been appealed from. Sen ator Cooper took the action. On the roll call the rules were suspended, 16 to 15, and the bill was raised to life. Senator Hoagland explahicd that the bill would reach a firm of Min neapolis lawyers who have agents in Nebraska and who "rustle"' alt ac cident cases away to the Twin cities, where in one case it cost a Nebraska railroad $2,996 to defend itseif. H. R. No. 404, the bill raising the salaries of deputy state officers and board secretaries, was recommitted from the third reading file for further discussion on motion of Sen ator Brown. The senate passed on third read ing S. F. 208, the Omaha charter bill. Squirrel Chokers 16.50 . i A v e r y advantageous price on this most fashion able fur. Soft, becoming little chokers of a fine natural squirrel. The Fur-Shop Third Floor Longer Gloves To meet the requirements of three-quarter , and very short sleeves. ' Twelve arid sixteen button kid gloves from Trefousse, in black, white, brown and cham pagne are $8 and $9 a pair. x Slipon gloves in black. t white, brown and mode are $5.50 a pair. Heavy Bleached Turkish Towels Large sizes, made from heavy double - twisted yams. Very good, quali ties for 39c, 49c and 59c each. Linens Main Floor Vests for Sp ring Wear Fine cotton vests, either round neck or bodice top, are only 50c each. Lisle vests are priced from 65c to $1.25. Mercerized vests are $1 to $1.50 each. v w Second Floor 4i Now 9s Let Us Quote You Our Prices on Building Material Quality and Service That Will Please Updike Lumber & Coal Company Main Office 4500 Dodge K::r:::;:p5i:x.:;L;i Sunday Service on Two Burlington Lines Will n TV 1 Tl A .1 dc l neel l nree ivlontns Lincoln, March 22. (Special.) inc .NcurasKa railway coiiiimismou has authorized the Biirliii:ton !'! mad to run a Sunday train on the Am ora-Iiurwell and the Auioi.i Sargent branches for a three n.oniii-' trial, with a hearing before tin coi:' mission in the opera house at Central Citv. Neb, on July 6, to determine the result. , The commission had ordeicd a six months' trial on the Sargent line, when petitioners on the Burwrll line asked the same service. The rail road offered to give both lines a three-months' trial. The towns on the line objertod, but the commission after a hearing last week ruled for the shorter term acceptable to the road. State Journalists to Attend World Congress Lincoln, March 22. (Special.) Governor MeKelvie has named five Nebraska journalists to represent the state as delegates to the Press Con gress of the World at Honolulu. October 4 to 14. The delegates will pay their own expenses. They are: George C. Snow of Chadron. pres ident of the Nebraska Press associa tion. O. O. Buck of Harvard, secre tary of the association. Gene Huse of the Norfolk (Neb.) Daily News. F. C. Fdgecombe of the Geneva (Neb.) Signal. Adam Breede of 'he Hastings (Neb.) Tribune. , , Columbus Fire Department Plans Second Annual Fair Columbus, Neb., March 22. (Spe cial.) Preliminary arrangements for their second annual fair were made by members of the Columbus Fire' department at a special meeting. The festivities will be held in Maenner chor hall, and will continue four days, April 6 to 9. orapi,elfjeri Spring Clothes for Out-Door Wear A suit which serves for street or afternoon wear and coat that is adaptable to motoring as well as a covering for dainty frocks. These are the purchases which are really pleasing economies. ' If they are selected at Thompson-Belden's you will find constant pleasure in their well tailored appearance. , Price, which is of sec ondary importance(to Quality, has been fairly quoted. There is apparel here to fit all needs. Apparel Sections Third Floor the Time Bill for ilctUT Schools" Passed By Lower House Moe for Hecousideration i Measure to Sell School Lands Fails; Low Rental Discussed. 1 iueohi. March 22. iSpc. Ml) Nebraska's school land and alleged crcssie low rentals for these land occupied i wo more hours in the lower hiuisc today. ' First, Ki-pi esrntative Mellor eu , deavored n vain to have House Roll No. I5.i, providing for sale of tjiese lands, reconsidered. He again re iterated charges that rentals far be low true rental values of these lands were making western ranchers and others rich and rut down the jjropi r revenue tor the school fund. But his motion to reconsider lost by a vote of 57 to 2. Almost in the s.une hrr.ith western Nebraska representatives pleaded and begged with the legislature to pass Houp Roll No. 529 "to male better schools in western Nebf.isk.i " This bill pasted by a vote of oS t. 20. Itvprovides that when the mom from the semi-annual stte school apportionment is distributed, coun ties holding school lands . shall '( ceive this money in proportion to the amount of school tax that would In levied against this school land if u were owned by private individuals In a speech in favor of the hi!1. Representative Rodman intimated that Douglas county "for instance might want aid from the rest of the state for a road to Fort Crook." Representative Foster of Omaha, jumped to his feet and declared he favored the Iwlt. ,' Representative leary spcakinVV-.. against the bill said: i'T am glad the Douglas county representative has caught the signi ficance of the remarks of Mr. Kud.l man." The Douglas county delegation voted solidly for the bill. & P to iu d Phone Walnut 0300