THE BEE : OMAHA. FRIDAY. APRIL 15, 1921.
Taxation Bill Is
ReporteflOut
; Minus Its Teeth
Fiva Mill Intangible Tax
Clause, Bone of Conten
tion, is Stricken Frorn
'"" Measure.
... Lincoln, April 14. (Special Tele
: gram.) Toothless and still bleeding
." S, F. 65, th big revenue and taxa
tion bill, was thrown, on general file
in the lower house by the house com
mittee on revenue and taxation late
this afternoon. '
For six hours the committee per
spired, argued and finally after a con
ference with Governor McKelvie
: recommended the important measure
out with the following changes
i from the original draft sent over by
the senate:
r Eliminate proposed tax on intan
gibles. .
j Eliminate tax on average capital
tof coal dealers, sugar refineries, oil
? companies, etc., and reinstate tax on
average capital on grain dealers,
stricken out the night before.
Railroad tax to remain same as
tinder present law. No change in
law relative to assessment of real
estate and other property.
I Centralize Assessments.
Proposed new franchise and in
surance company tax stricken out.
I The only provisions in the bill which
made it possible to recognize it as
vS. F. 65 pertained to centralization
I of assessments in the hands of the
state tax commissioner, giving him
power to reassess property in
X counties, through aid of assessors
presidents of counties where reassess
ment is made.
J; The committee called in the gover
nor to ask his opinion regarding the
i proposed divorce of the secretary oi
j.:' finance and state tax commissioner.
j. The senate file originally made Phil
Bross, secretary of finance and reve
nue, and the state tax commissioner
sone and the same person.
I The governor was quoted as say-
"I don't care much what you do."
Amplifying this statement, the
l governor was quoted as saying that
1 for the present it might be well to
i unite the two offices. But the com-
mittee was obdurate and divorced
them.
$t That means a state tax commis
Isioner, who under jhe new constitti
I tion will receive $3,000 a year, must
1 be appointed by the governor and
confirmed by the senate before the
'legislature adjourns. ;
. Up to House. "
Everything now depends on the
2 attitude of the house on the big
ji piece of surgery performed, by the
$ house committee on revenue and
, taxation this afternoon, . If ' the
;4 house put the bill through the conv
: mittee of Jhe whole and passes it
i on third reading, the question in the
minds of lower house members to
night is: ' .
"What will the senate do?"
j The senate several weeks ao by
yn overwheming majority passed
y Senate File 65. Unless the senate
i changes its mind, of the house puts
, in the parts cut out by the.com-
mittee on revenue and taxation,
f there may be a dangerous deadlock
at the closing days of the session.
The bill may be considered tomor
row. i Reference Bureau
Bill is Resurrected
i- Lincoln. April 14. (Special Tele
,i gram.) Without a word the senate
V today resurrected S.F. 62, a bill in
' its amended form transferring the
.legislative reference bureau from the
university to the state supreme court
and making the attorney general di
rector and placing the bureau in his
I department. The new bill was ad
vanced to third reading.
Although the senate, by a vote of
$21 to 11, accepted a committee re-
port two months ago to kill the bill,
not a voice was raised against it to-
day.
1 The original .bill resolved itself into
fight on A. E. Sheldon, director
of the bureau, whose activities in
some quarters had been criticised.
Omaha Electric Light Bill
Postponed by Committee
A Lincoln, April 14. Senate File 249,
almost an exact duplicate of H. R.
No. 1. a municipal light bill, voted
down by the lower house early in
the session by a comfortable ma
jority, was indefinitely postponed to
i night by the house committee on
cities and towns. .-
Although the members are anx
ieus to go home and avoid delay
in adjournment, R. ' B. Howell in
J silted that the matter be threshed
"t out again. j
J.-A. C Kennedy, counsel for the
Nebraska Power company, and J.
. E.' Davidson, manager of the com
tpany, appeared before the commit
tee. .
Legislature Names Escort
Committees for Funeral
'Lincoln. Aoril 14. fSoecial Tele
gram.) The house and senate today
named escort committees to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Fred Brown, wife
of Senator Brown of Hofdrege, Neb.
Mrs. Brown died here last night
following an operation. The funeral
will ba held at Holdtege Saturday
afternoon at the Presbyterian church.
The senate committee includes
Senators Erie Johnson and Fred
Bliss,
Th house committee is made' up
of Representatives Johnson, Wallace
and Franklin.
Child Welfare Measure
1 Is Defeated in House
" " Lincoln, April 14. (Special.)
. The lower house stepped all over an
other child welfare bill when it re
fused to nass H. S. 112 by a vote of
; 53 to 36. The bill provided for ap
pointment of a county board of child
v welfare, which in turn, shall appoint
a county superintendent of child wel-
: iare,
' Kill Salary Bill
Lincoln, April 14. (Special.)
The lower house this afternoon
, killed a senate "bill providing for a
$300 blanket increase in salaries for
Nebraska sheriffs.
14 Measures Passed
On Third Reading By ,
Vote of State Senate
. Lincoln, April 14. (Special.)
The senate passed 14 bills on third
reading. They were: ,
H. R. 612 Donating :40 acres of
saline state land to Lincoln for
park purposes. '
H. R. 188 Requiring Lancaster
county assessors to make up the as
sessment books.
IT. R. 116 To repeal free school
transportation- act,
H. R. 400 Providing for school
district caucuses in villages over 500.
H. R. 266 Requires attorney gen
eral to study bond procedure.
H. R; 547 Bonds serum manufac
turers.. ; i
II. R. 307 Permits cities to ad
vertise resources by tax levy. Passed,
20 to 9.
H. R. 425 Permits district judges
to continue recognizances.
H. R. 278 Strengthens dental reg
ulations. H. R. 582 Cancels back taxes due
since. 1900.
H. R. 419 To regulate foreign in
surance companies.
H. R. 436 Allows state horticul
tural society to chose its' own date
for annual meeting in January.
Iowa Resolution
. Urges Waterway
Senate Asked to Improve St.
Lawrence and Great Lakes
For Transportation
Washington, April 14. (Special
Telegram.) Urging need of improv
ing the St. Lawrence river and Great
Lakes to provide transportation for
products of the Mississippi valley to
the ' coast and old world markets,
a concurrent resolution of the Iowa
legislature was Dresented to the sen
ate yesterday by Senator Kenyon of
that state. " ;
"Our producers and the consum
ing public have alike suffered enor
mous losses by transportation short
age and failure and the urgent need
continues," said the resolution.
By the joint action of Canada and
the United States it is proposed to
improve the St. Lawrence- river so
as to make the Great Lakes accessi
ble to ocean commerce, the resolu
tion says, "and to bring Iowa hun
dreds of n?iles nearer to the outside
world." i -
It was resolved that Iowa be prop
erly associated with neighboring
commonwealths in urging the under
taking, and that the representatives
of the state in the national congress
be requested to facilitate and expe
dite legislation for the economic free
dom of the land-locked states of the
United States.-
District Judge Stauff er ;
Guest at Banquet in Oakland
Oakland. Neb., April 14. (Spe
cial.) A farewell reception and ban
auet was Riven -here for Attorney
C O .Stauffer, -who was recently
appointed district judge and is about
to take up his residence, in Omaha.
Besides the Euest .of honor the
members of Burst county bar and
100 citizens of Oakland attended.
Bill to "Purify" Country
Politics Passed by House
Lincoln. April 14. (Special.)
Senate File 305, a bill to "purify"
country politics, was passed on third
reading by the lower house. It forces
farmers to register party" affiliation
30 days in advance-of the primaries.
Rock Island to Colorado. .
Two mighty good ways to reach
Denver or Colorado Springs:- the
Rocky Mountain Limited, at 1Z:25 a.
m.; the Colorado Express, at 2:00 p.
m. Two fast, steel trains, running
on time, on the Rock Island Lines.
Famous Rock Island dining car meals
all the way. J. S. McNally,' Divisio
Passenger Agent, 312 Railway Ex
change Bldg., Omaha, Neb. Adv.
ADVERTISEMENT.
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navmg a sauow complexion oarK rings
under your eyes pimples a bilious
look in your face dull -eyes with no
sparkle. Your doctor will tell you
ninety per cent- of all sickness comes
from inactive bowels and Uver.
Dr. Edwards, a well-known physician
in Ohio, perfected a vegetable com
pound mixed will olive oil to act on
the liver and bowels, which he gave to
his patients for years.
Dr. Edwards' OUve Tablets, the sub
stitute for calomel, are gentle in their
action yet always effective. They bring
about that natural buoyancy which all
should enjoy by toning up the liver and
clearing the system of impurities. '
Dr.Edwards'Olive Tablets are known
hw their olive color. 15c and 30c
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Not Rest. Cuticura Heals.
. "Edema began In the form of a
ringworm. It was first below m
knees and then apra4
abova my kneea.and itched
awful bad. I could not
sleep nor rest. Anything
that touched it caused it
to itch.
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Mrs. Maggi. Holder, R. f!T1
Nixa, Mo.
Improve your akin by daily na of
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Steady Market,
Greatest Need
Of Cattle men
DEAN BURNETT.
Expert, Addressing Agricul
tural Editors at Lincoln,
Tears Bottom in Prices'
Not Been Reached.
Lincoln, April 14. (Special Tele
gram.) The greatest need of the
live stock men is a stabilized market,
Dean E. A. Burnett of the Nebraska
college of agriculture told agricul
tural editors at a meeting here today
preliminary to the annual meeting of
the Nebraska Live Stock Feeders'
association to be held at the state
farm tomorrow.
All the experimental herds at the
college except the baby beef show a
loss ranging from $3.81 a head
in the case of yearlings to $35.28 on
one lot of 10 2-year-olds. Corre
sponding losses are said to have been
suffered by farmers generally
through slumps in the market.
"Feeders operating on a falling
market inevitably face a loss," said
Dean Burnett, "and this has been the
case for practically two years. No
one is able to foresee when the bot
tom will be reached, and I fear we
have not yet quite reached it.
"When values become stable, costs
can be calculated with reasonable
safety. The man who takes six
months or a year to prepare animals
for the market can't be rightly ex
pected to stand meeting an unfavor
able market on his whole year's
work. Enormous losses on cattle
feeding drive men from the indus
try and shorten up the food supply.
If something can be done to stabilize
the market and prevent the fluctua
tions from day to day and week to
week, it would be an immense aid
to the farmer, even if it only stan
dardized prices and did not increase
prices. " t-!
"I can see no stimulation of the
market until labor is otfte more
given employment, thus broadening
the demand."
The man who breeds his own
stock, Dean Burnett said, is on a
safer basis than the one who buys
stock. Eighty-five per cent of the
corn grown must be marketed
through live stock in order to keep
the price of corn from falling, he
declared. f
Howell Water Measure
Passes On Third Reading
Lincoln, April 14. (Special.)
House Roll No. 2, the R. B. Howell
waterway bill, passed the lower
house of the Nebraska legislature on
third reading with the following pro
visions: Takes petition 10 per cent electors
to open proceedings for a waterway
district. a'
In event an election isn't success
ful, the cost falls on petition circulators.
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That Is a Sale So You Better
r to Get Your Share
Our Regular
$3.25-$3.50 Shirts
In Our Men's Shop FRIDAY and
If Any Left-Continued SATURDAY
Fine count percales and
woven madras shirts in
light weight materials of rare
beauty , in patterns, colors
MEN' S SHOP
The Store of Specialty
Fort Crook Highway
To Be Center of Debate
In Lower House Today
Lincoln, April 14. (Special.)
The Sarpy county road from the
county line to Fort Crook promises
to be the center of debate in the
lower house again tomorrow when
Representative Byruni of Franklin,
will introduce an amendment to
Senate File 180, which will provide
for paving the road and saving Fort
Crook for Nebraska.
The bill originally was intended
to insure paving of the scenic road
from Albright to Bellevue and under
its provisions benefit zones are re
duced in size. The Byrum amend
ment provides that a county can in
stitute similar proceedings' in an
other county for a distance of 10
miles which would take in the Fort
Crook 'road project, but that the
county starting these proceedings
must pay 60 per cent of the cost.
Representative I. A. Medlar of
Omaha will act as the official pi
lot for Senate File 180, when it
comes up on general file tomorrow.
American Legion Measure
Advanced to Third Reading
Lincoln, April 14. (Special.)
The American Legion boxing bill
was advanced to third reading in the
senate without a word of discussion.
One committee amendment, remov
ing the restriction of admission of $1,
was adopted.
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A low Spring and Summer
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Sizes 13i2Jto 18
75
Every shirt is cut full in
Nsize and has the satisfactory
ear marks of perfect fit, high
quality, accurate tailoring
Profit Materially by This Sale and
Put in An Entire Season's Supply
Charges Filed
Against Sheriff
Of Gage County
Five Counts, for Alleged Traf
ficking in Whisky, Filed
By Attorney General Ask
ing Officer's Removal.
Beatrice, Neb., April 14. (Special
Telegram.) State charges asking for
the permanent removal of J. L.
Schiek as sheriff of Gage county,
were filed in the district court here,
by Attorney General Clarence Da
vis. The alleged sale of five gallons
of liquor to J. M. Bernstein, mer
chant of Beatrice, is the basis of the
complaint.
The complaint, which is drawn in
five counts, asks the district court
for an order permanently removing
Schiek from the office of sheriff.
First, that Schiek gave Bernstein
an unknown quantity of whisky
and offered to sell him more of the
same quality. - v
Second, that five gallons of alleged
whisky were delivered by Schiek to
Bernstein and paid for by check.
Third, that the liquor so delivered
was found unsatisfactory and three
gallons more were furnished instead.
fourth, that these things were
done while Schiek was the duly qual
ified sheriff of Gage county and that
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by such transactions he failed and
neglected to enforce the law.
Fifth, that he unlawfully solicited,
took an order and entered into con
tract to furnish contraband liquor.
Sheriff Schiek was removed tem
porarily by Governor McKelvie last
week and J. C. Emery is serving as
sheriff, pendin' an investigation of
the case.
Fighting Wrestler is
Released From Jail on Bond
Tckamah, Neb., April 14. (Spe
cial.) George Coleman, wrestler,
whose real name is Britt. was re
leased from the county jail here on
$1,000 bond, pending his appeal to
the district court. Coleman was
given a sentence in county court of
60 days on a charge of assault and
battery inflicted against "Pat" Mc
Gill of Wisncr, while wrestling here
Tuesday night.
His - bondsmen were "Butch"
Marr, and Neute Holeman of De
cutur, where Coleman was staying
for two weeks before the match.
Farm Bureau Units Are
Organized in Cage County
Beatrice, Neb., April 14. (Spe
cial.) The farmers of Highland
township organized a farm bureau
unit. County Agent Rist presided
over the meeting. These officers
were elected: President, L. H. John
ston; vice president, Mrs. W. E.
Robbins; secretary-treasurer, L. B.
Gilmore. Similar organizations are
being formed throughout the county.
Lowest-Prices on
Library Tables in
Years, Saturday at the
Union Outfitting Co.
A Wide Range of Modern
and Period Designs
to Choose From.
For a few dollars you can get a
handsome Library Table that
will add to the attractiveness of
your Living- Room, if you attend
the One-Day Sale of mahogany
finished Tables at the Union Out
fitting Co. Saturday.
There are Queen Anne, Wil
liam and Mary, Chippendale,
Louis XVI, Renaissance and
American Colonial designs in
richly finished Davenport, End
and Library Tables. As always,
you make your own terms.
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Friday's
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Comkg as it docs right now this sale includes the V6ry latest the most sue
cessful of Spring and early summer untrimmed shapes. In fact these are the
.-, very same untrimmed shapes from which we build our finest most attractive !
pattern hats.
; : There is nof a single new sliape idea missing
Every wanted straw Every wanted color Every wanted block
. ; Shapes large shapes small shapes medium shapes drooping shapes close
fitting shapes tailored your own particular shape is here.
WILLINERY SHOP . . -SECOND FLOO
New Geargette Blouses $11.50
So popular and attractive are these wool trimmed blouses that thev vanish
over the counter as fast as they are shipped in. . .
They come in overblouse and tuck-in styles are elaborately embroidered in
wool yam and silk stitching of vividly contrasting shades.
BLOUSE! BHOP ; ; ; SECOND TIM)
Crepe de Chine Teddys $2. 95 $3. 95 $4. 95
Beautifully tailored lavishly lace trimmed neatly made and finished
from unusual quality crepe de chine fine enough, dainty enough for the
most fastidious.
Step-in Bloomers $2.95 .
Particularly suitable for present wear so cool, comfortable, trim anrj dainty,
made of flesh celored crepe de chine, and either finished in a simple tailored
effect or attractively lace trimmed.
95 Silk Petticoats $2
Of all silk jersey and Seco silk in new suit shades trimmed in flounces with
contrasting insets or narrow ruffles all have fitted elastic band tops. ,
Silk Chemise Were $2.95 Now $1.89
Daintily made and finished from flesh crepe de chine. In bodice . top . or
modestly built up shoulder styles fashioned with all lace, hemstitched or
lace and ribbon yokes.
LINGERIE SHOP SECOND FLOOR
"Ihe Store of
Levi Sues to Recover
Money Pretty Woman
Got Him to Invest
Hastings, Neb., April 14. (Special
Telegram.) Claiming that he was
defrauded, Levi S. Smith of Hastings
has brought suits against the Atlas
Refining corporation, organized in
Maine, and the Mercantile Oil and
Refining corporation, organized in
Wyoming, to recover his investments,
a loan of $1,000 to the former com
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I The week of April 11th to 15th will be devoted to tha
? showing and SALE of Mattresses made in our own
I Omaha factory.
j , SPECIAL "Princess Mattresses"
l Carefully built In our own factory from 60 pounds of felt
i " ed cotton, tailored with a roll edge and flnsh handles. en
closed in a Rood grade of art ticking. FRICE FOR THB
I SALE WEEK
8.75
SPECIAL "Royal Mattress"
Fifty pounds of fine white felted cotton, tailored with aa
imperial edge, round corners, square tufting, and flush
handles. The ticking Is an exceptionally high grade ars
Pattern. PRICE FOR THE SALE "WEEK
17.50
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Order for Above THIS WEEK
Other Mattresses in the Exhibit Start at $5
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just 25 dozen
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pany and about $2,700 paid to th
latter for stocks.
He says in consideration for the
loan he was promised the position
of manager of a service station in
Hastings. He says the bulk of his
investment in the mercantile company
was made becausean attractive wom
an with a wiggle-wag stick pro
fessed to locate oil on the company's
property.
Among the individual defendant!
are E. E. Bevard and A. H. Arm
strong of Lincoln, P. C. Kelly of
Grand Island and J. G. Cole of
Adams county. Smith alleges mis
representation in each instance.
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