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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 10, 1921)
2 A Tilt: .UtlK: OMAHA. SUNDAY, At'KIL 1U, 19 Measures Are Passed by House; Orators at Home Kevonl of Session Matle in Aji (yrovpg BiU8-4tAlfatfa John" is Absent T Spec During Speed. lest, .;... Lincoln, APtil ,"j9 (SpecuJ.) Orators, near orators arid "Alfalfa JohJ" being absnt,; the lower house uruiissed all previous cords.today ;ui(lrcconimMided 34 bills for pas iK$ in the torhing and;15 in thi afternoon, thus, breaking all speed .vecards of tlio scssiiiu The bills turftrd out iit a, "ona. -two,, three strike, joiir-ont. -orner" include: H$lls "creating a tnte park boar.' and -'setting aside state forest ganu reserves near llalsey and .Valentine. Maff permits necessary to hunt o tislijon these preserves. BJIs forbidding solicitation of law suit to be brought outside of Ne brat&a against residents of this stati or damages alleged o have hern sustained within the state. , Fix Tax Limit. S:: F. 149 Fixes county tax luu.'i ;it S tier rent on actual valuation. S. I. 243 Sleeping and toilet ac commodations for live stock care takers. -J- - ' SJ F. 2o9- Empowers fcongla county to reimburse owners of property'-destroyed in court house riot. !v F. J68 Validating irregular as vr:sieiit.s in Dodge county for pav-. ing of section or Lincoln highway 1't-ar Fremont. S. 'l jyo-Rcgulating manufacture nucl ale of soft drink?. S.'F. 21u Kcpeal of soldiers' mor atorium (wartime act). S.' F. 48 Penalties (or making rauUnlent check? leSj than $35. S;, F. 190 Counties- lllowcd to bit! on itatc highway projects. F. 334 No member of county hoard to act as , county highway c 'iminissioner. ; " . ; i State Forester Permitted. S.jF- 280 Reorganization of staf; conservation and survey division witlV; authority to appoint a. state furejitcr. S. F. '2U0 County boards to con struct dikes and. protect river banks froifv erosion. S F. 128 State 'banks affiliated withj federal reserve ' system to be nndqr same requirements as othe? stattf banks. ' S. :F. 277 School boaids require 1 to sibmit plans, for jSchool building' or additions costing lhore than $1,000 to slate superintendent and state en gineer, before construction. llopse Advances Memorial f On Waterway Project Laicolu. April, 9. (Special Tele grarj.) The lower house advanced Senate File 23 t'ct third reading without-a dissenting vote. The bill, in troduced by Senator Dulton, memor ializts congress to puslv $t Lawrence-Great Lakes waterway project witU, all possible . , expediency as a meaps of indicating to the great wheat-growing country of the mid dleujest its desire and willingness to co-ojperate in pushing a project M-hiJh means cheaper -rates for grain .shipjnent. ', SixjChild Welfare Bills Advanced in Lower House LJicoln. April 9. (Special Tetc graif).) Six minor child welfare bills' were advanced to third reading in tjje lower house today. The bills deaijwith crimes against children and witlif women's rights in settlement r.f- states. Thcv are Senate Files 89, -p, 88. 77, 97 and 95. Telephone Patrons' Strike ' At Bloomfield Unbroken B'joomficld, Neb.. April 9. (Spe cial Telegram.) After one week ot trike former telephone subscribers are, still firm in thejr opposition to paying increased rates. " Patrons are making no effort to restore service and . are waiting for action 6u the part of the company. ... Reports of wavering .in .Jhe. ranks ;nid that property of the .company is being destroyed by the company were found groundless on au investigation. Events of the Week in Omaha SWATCH ME IN " s ?rt vr . inn. ' -ti w s A v.. ,nn-ri ivi "AMCC." POfi A .EUPINS HAND.-' THE LAQY CANDIDATES CATCH -' Fanner Convicted Of Slaying Negro Defeudant in Peonage Case Must Serve Lifo Sentence. Covington, Ga., April ?. John S. Williams, plantation? ."owner,'." was found guilty by a'juiV'hereJ'lQday of niurdcr in connection w itlr the Jasper county peonage cases.' .The; jury rec ommended mercy. " The verdict v carries .w.itli if; auto matically a life imprisonment -sentence. ., i v The defense tiled-4i motion foi- a new trial. . . . Williams was convicted specifically of the murder of Lindsey Peterson, a negro farm hand, . whose' body, bound and "w eighted with a sick of rocks, was found with that -of an other negro employed on Williams' farm in Yellow River, in this (New ton) county, just overthc line from Jasper county. Bodies f nine other negroes, said to have been killed to conceal peonage c,onitions, have been found buried on the farm or elsewhere. The star witness for th? state was Clyde Manning, negro farm boss, who testified to having thrown Peter son into the river at Williams' order. Lower House Grinds Out 35 Bills in Day Lincoln, April 9. (Special.) The lower house of the state legislature today broke all records in recom mending bills out from the commit tee of the whole. All the famed orators of the house were home for the week-end. ' Those present included farmers who are anxious to bring the pres ent' session to a close and get back tt their work. The bouse recommended 35 bills out of the committee of the whole today. Their daily, average for this , is three or four. ' Adams County Fair Project Rapidly Nears Completion Hastings, Neb., April 9. (Spe cial Telegram.) The Adams county fair project is rapidly passing the preliminary stage. A luncheon will be held by business men Monday, when addresses will be delivered by B. Koehler of Geneva, H. H. Har vy of Clay' Center and George Jackson of Nelson, all experienced in county fairs. It is planned to complete the sale of stock at once. Gage County Mortgages Show Increase in March Beatrice, Neb., April 9 (Special.) Following is the mortgage report for Gage county for the month of March: Number of farm, mortgages filed, 93;. amount, $712.713.75 ;; num ber released, 49; amount, $208,950. Number of city mortgages filed, 34; amount, $45,610.05; number city mortgages released, 31 ; amount, $142,964. . At Pray's you make your selections '. from a " Phoenix Hosiery assortment complete'. . .-Everything bearing, the Phoenix label all patterns and shades in all sizes and grades can al ways be found at Pray?s. Men'i 40c to $1.00 ...;.-. Women's 65c to $3.50 , , . TWO STORES 503 So. 16th St. 1908 Faraam St.. Y For Men The Home ot PHOENIX HOSIERY, for Men and Women. Hope of Passing City Charter Bill in Near Future Blasted Measure Referred to Commitiee.of Whole for Amend ments After Discovery-'$ hese Not Included in Mo tion to Advance It to Third Reading In House -jow-Subjeetx to Extensive Debate. - " Lincoln. : Aptij 9. (Special.) Hope that , the Oitiaha charter, bill would go thr-ough:;0n tbird reading in the lower; house .early next week was blasted today. On motion of . Representative Charles Keed of Logan, the bill was referred back to the committce,6t, the .whole for amendments. '.' . Keed declared that when Repre sentative. Robert Druescdow "of Omaha made the motion" to advance the bill through the committee of the whole and place-ir.on,"tliird reading, his motion 'did. not. hftludc amend ments adopted-" b fbe house, com mittee on cities aid towns. These amendments included :,t!ie fixing ,of policemen's and , firemen's salaries and. the Baldridgc -amend? ments: ' . Reed-- told members of the house that 'Druesedow's motion would mak..it impossible for these amend ments to be included in the bill whef it went through on third reading. ' His motion that it go back to the committee of the whole passed aU most 'unanimously. - ' : This means that opportunity is now had in-the committee of the whole, for.: extensive debate on. the bill arid endless delay in its passage Representatives Tom Dysart and George Dyball of Omaha was the only members of the Douglas coun ty delegation present today. Farm Labor Supply Greatest in Years . All Sections of Country An nounce Wage Reductions for Farmhands. Aged Women Fight Poverty ' - Defrauded by Banker Two 69-Year-Old Working Women of Aurora Seek Money in Court Still Remain Friends. - Aurora, Neb., April 9. (Special.) Grim tragedy sat in the Hamilton county district court Friday and lis tened to tbe pitiful stories of the litigants in the case of Hattic G. Taylor against Martha A.. Woods. Each of these women is 69 years of age and defeat in ;the case means poverty. , ,Each has .practically her entire estate at slake' in this trial. After the testimony had been tak en the two old women took each other by the hand and with tears streaming down .their fa,ces, assured each other that the lawsuit must not and should not destroy their friend ship of years. Tears stood in the eyes of Judge Corcoran, lawyers and spectotars while Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Woods talked to each other. Mrs. Taylor is suing to foreclose a mortgage of $2,000, against the home of Mrs.-Woods. '. She bought this mortgage of Charles V. Wcntz when he was running the -W. C. Wentz company, which is now in the hands of the bankruptcy court. - During the last two years, Mrs. Woods has been paying tiff this mortgage. She and her ged hus band, who is the gateman at one of the Burlington. ..crossings... denied themselves everything to clear their home of the mortgage. They never looked at the records and paid the mortgage at the office of the Wentz company. The last instalment was paid to Wentz shortly before he disappeared. He deposited it to the credit of the W. C. Wentz company and never paid Mrs. Taylor. Mrs. Taylor makes her living by washing dishes and cooking in the Swansou cafe. In Aurora, Mrs. Woods keeps boarders. Both be long to the same church and have been friends for years. .. Mrs. Taylor's money which was invested in this mortgage on the Woods' home was the life insurance of her husband, who was killed in the raflroad yards in 1915. Her first husband, John E. Downey, was also killed, having been shot while serv ing as town inarslial for Aurora. New Gothenburg Officers Gothenburg, Neb., April 9. (Spe cial.) City . fficers were elected here as follows: H. E. Ash, mayor; J. J. Aron. clerk; C. W. Wagner, treasurer; B. A..'Norsw'orthy, engi neer; Charles Larson and H. Jaus sen, councilmen; J. H. Duis and L. R. Sampson, board of education. Waslniicton. Anril 9. The farm b.bor., situation in the .United States is "decidedly easier" than it has been for three years, it was announced to day at the Department of Agricul ture. Reports to; the bureau of crop estimates, April 1, showed that while the percentage of normal supply was 95.2, the relative demand w-as only 87.5 and the ratio of supply to de mand was 108.8. i The south reported the labor sup ply in excess of the . demand not withstanding reduced wages. The western. Mates generally also re ported wages considerably reduced over last year and the supply ample. Idaho said wages were "going to be reasonable and there is no short age. Reduction of from 25 to 30 per cent in farm wages as compared with last year and an ample supply were reported by several eastern states. Hastings Must Build New Armory for National Guard Hastings. Neb., April 9. (Spe cial.) Following the visit of Major Stein, assistant adjutant general, lo cal people have been iift'ormed that a suitable aromry must be provided here within the next few days or Hastings will lose the National guard company recently formed There is no vacant room, large enough and there is no available site for the erection of a temporary frame structure. Plans are now un der way for the erection of a brick building.' Auxiliary Sclidol Will Be Built by Geneva Board Geneva, Neb., April 9. (Special.) A new building - for the Smith Hughes shop and gymnasium, con nected with the high school, will be erected this spring on the school block. The plans have been accepted by, the- school board. Bonds for $20,000, voted a year ago, have been sold by the board to the Geneva State bank. The building was delayed because of high price of material. Racing Body for Nebraska Named; 20 Bills Signed Kd Peterson of Oinahn On Connnossion Al ' Regulated Mem ' Get No Pav. nod Is HAMILTON THEATRE Sunday From 3 to 10:39 MARY MILES MINTER in "CUMBERLAND ROMANCE" AUo Two-Reel Comedy Doors Open 9 A.M. Shop Early Avoid Crowds Monday at 9 a. m. we offer Omaha's :est iress Sale Greal . ' Tncludina Hundreds of Beautiful v . " -.. Tricolette, Mignonette, and fine Wool Tricotine Dresses ' In colors of Brown, Black, Gray, Tan, Taupe and Combinations at' a price which in some in stances w.ould not pay for the trimmings alone. .... . ' ; " ' choose without reserve at . In Every W anted Size From 16 to 46 This amazing Dress event is made possible through our New York buyers. Without fear of contradiction we say that these are the greatest Dress Values so far offered Omaha women and our sincere advice -is to be here early Monday. . i'Lfocwln, Aprfl fc (Special. , -Immediately- upon siugingS. 194, creating a state raquig commission, Governor ' McKelvie today named the three members to constitute that body. The members of the commis sion areEdward, Peterson of Oma ha,', wealthy contractor and horse maiUifor a two-year term; Nick J. Konin of Fremont. '" veteran race horseman aud one of the chief spon sors of the bill, for the. four-year term: Ed. Gould of Kearney.. form-; er state senator and well-known horseman, for the six-year term. The members serve on the com? mission without pay. Their duty rorrnintff ami liretiKe orivate 1,-5 IV vit... horse racing. The bill also gives' ihi.n-1 iiinsdu-lion over state ana county fair racing meets. Under the provisions oi me um one commissioner must be ffom the first and second congressional dis tricts, another from the third and fntirth an it the third from the fifth ,4 c;vii ' Tin hill '. carries the emergency clause and becomes ef- tectirc unmeuiaiciy. " Signs 20 Bills. Governor McKelvie today signed 20 bills, 1U trom tne nouse aim iu. from the senate. They arc: ; If. Jl. 4)2 Permits Latta estate in Burt county to mortgage property to pay debts. H. R. 137 Regulates resurveys. II. R. ?84 Requires city engineer to make" estimate on improvement contracts. , H. R. 395 Permits Spanish and world war veterans past 35 years old to be commandants of Nebraska sol diers' homes. . H. R. 461 Prohibits disturbance of corner stone marks in road work. H. R. 56 Permts sale of realty owned by irrigation districts. H. R. 51 Makes road overseers elective instead of appointive. H. R. 181 Permits condemnation of unused railroad right-of-way for highway purposes. Increases Judges. 5 p. 154 Increases number ot Doilglas county district judges from seven to nine. S. F. 349 Requires film producers contracting with Nebraska exhibitors to deposit advance payments with fiscal agent in state. S. F. 288 Repeals law permitting appeals to district court from asylum commitments. S. F. 2J4 Makes habeas corpus appeal procedure as in civil instead oi criminal cases. S. F. 193 Peimits county boards to fix wages of highway labor. S. F. 187 Permits supreme court to reduce sentence in criminal -cases. S. F. 32 Amends probate court lees. S. F. 233 Fixes salary of clerk of supreme court at $4,000. S. F. 293 Amends school redis ricting law ahd provides for dissolu tion and reconstruction of districts. H. R. 572 Making townships Fable for flood damage resulting from road-work. Blair Telephone Rates Increased by Rail Body Lincoln; April 9. (Special.) Tbt Nebraska Railway commission today issued an order allowing the Blajr Telephone company an increase in rates which will boost the annual revenue from $19,925 in 1920 to $25,472.64 in 1921. The company has 960 subscribers in, Blair, Kennard and Calhoun. The commission found that the operating revenue, whicjt bad not been increased by wartime boosts, had fallen $4,425 short of meeting expenses in 1920. The new rate al lows $3,800 as 8 -.per cent dividends on the 47,000 in capital stock, and $7,100, or 10 per cent, of the $71,700 original cost of the system for depre ciation. The village of Elk Creek has filed application with the commission to construct a 6,000-volt transmission line from Tecumseh to Elk Creek, consent having been obtained from the Lincoln Telegraph and Tele phone company, the Burlington railroad and the village of Cook to parallel their lines. ' Crete Girl Who Left Home Js Returned by Sheriff Beatrice, Neb., April 9. (Special.) Miss Mary Parisek, 16, who disap peared from her home at Crete last week and who was arrested on the streets here a few days ago by Po liceman Tom Dunn, was taken back to Crete by a deputy sheriff from Saline county. Questionairc.Used In York County on . Public Improvements , York. Xcb pril 9. (Special.) The county commercial club sent out ;uestionaires to the members regard ing municipal, improvements and amusements. ' The following i Hie testilt: New city hall, yes 58. no Ol; public play ground. 5, ol; .commu nity building, 93v 32; paving, 94, aviation field, 00, o2; police, extension, 39. 64; street cleaning. KM, !; street names aud numbers, 118; 8; garbage disposal, 108, 16; sidewalk to stand ard grade. '88, 27; new sidewalks ttsa cement,' 118, Sj city manager trom government, ov, hi; cicanci sun,.-, and alleys, 111, 11; care of p-irkms,-individuals aiid city care, 90, U pub lic rest rooms, 71, 4o; Sunday base ball, 65, 58; athletic field, 94, 26; pub lic pool hall,' 56, 67. Columbus Garage Burns; Loss Estimated at $30,000 Columbus, Neb., April 9. (Special Telegram.) The "John E. 1'ulmef garage here was completely de stroyed by fire early this morning.' Nine new automobiles and 38 cars in storage were entirely burned. Total loss is about $50,000, largely covered by insurance. Origin of the fire is unknown. National Guard at York Gets Additional Recruits York, Neb., April 9. (Special.) -Major Stein of Lincoln and Captain Hall of Omaha examined 15 more men for the National guai;d here. The total number of men available snH whn have nassrd the examination is 82. The regimental band is assured for i orlc City Officers Named at Election in Schuyler Schuvler, Neb., April 9. (Spe cial.) The following city officers were elected: Mayor,. Ed W. Zcr an; clerk, Amos Svoboda; treasurer, Joseph M. Rogers; councilmen, Emil L. Coufal, Mr. Costello, , Mr. Krejci; police judge, C. II. Wells; school board, Bolton and Farrell. Posloffice Examination Geneva, April 9. (Special.) Applicants for the position of post master at Strang were examined to day. The examination was con ducted by Assistant Postmaster Ade line Allen. ionijson.C'nltoiCti . ' f v ' ' When Grandmother Made a Blouse and sewed it all by hand, it took weeksand weeks of work, of eye strain and nerves to finish it. - But now you can purchase such : exquisite hand mades for such ridiculously . "small sums that ? grandmother's labor seems rather pathetic. There are fine undressed batistes for as little as $5, and as real f i- let and Irish lace are added, their prices advance, $7.50,' $10.50 and up to $29.75. We enjoy showing them to you and you will delight in their ; sheer feminine fineness. The Store For Blouses Third Floor Values in Silks 40 lnch,?Air Silk Satin Charmeuse -Sr, A pen fabric, iif navy,' browiv' ' gray and black. 36 incK Tricolette at $1.95 a yard. ' ."A heavy quality in navy, brown, gray, sand, tan, Copen and silver. 36 inch Black Silks at $1 .95. Mescaline, satin, peaude soi, sat in Duchess. You'll like this offer ing. ' . . , ; . 36 inch Chiffon Taff eta, $1.98. Navy, ; brown, tan, black, gray. 40 inch Novelty Indestructible Voiles at $1.95. Attractive printed designs hi un ' usual color combinations. , 36 inch Pure Dye Chiffon Taff eta at $2.95. A soft finished taffeta that weais exceptionally well. All of the most desirable colors : "; Trosseau Requirements Will-Include Something In Lustrous Glove Silk If you haven't seen the orchid colored vest and bloomer set or the flesh colored one in a drop "" ""stitch weave, you cannot appre ciate their dainty luxuriousness; Other new underthings include vests in flesh, white, orchid. ; Bloomers in flesh, orchid" navy, brown and sand. Camisoles in flesh color. Teddies with originalities laces and ribbons. Lingerie Second Floor Such Ennui Seldom At- . te rid s the Wean rig of Crisp Summer Cottons For the new ginghams, voiles, Swisses, linens, dimities and or gandies have such gay and-sum-mery colorings that they suggest, ;, in themselves, ways ot making $ dainty dresses. - ; Fine Voiles for 60c Are an interesting' value. - The ' V' selection is large, including all shades in dots, checks,, and, f lor- . al patterns; 40 inches wide, 60c a yard. .:. ; WK Goodt Section Second Floor