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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-19
Bill to Give Banking
Board More Authority
Looked on With Favor
From a Staff correspondent.


Lincoln, Feb. lS.-(Speeial. 1.-The
banking committee of the state SEN
ate looks with favor on S. f. No.
244, by Cordial and Weaverling.
giving the state banking board
authority to reject applications for
bank charters where sufficient bank
ing facilities are already provided in
the judgment OF the board. The bill
has been reported out Of the com
mittee with the Recommendation
that it pass.
Other bills reported out of COM
mittees for passage include:
s. F. No. s2S, by Erickson-Raises sal
airy Of deputy state accountant from
II. r. No. $50, by FrantE-Releasss
banks from liability for forged checks I'M
less claim is made within a year.
S. f. 122. by Peterson aud saunders
Establishes court OF domestic relations in
the larger counties OF the state.
H. r. SO, by Berka-AIakes attempt 10
steal auto same offense Ias theft; makes
possession prima facie evidence OF the
crime.
81. ial. by Peterson and saunders
Provides that wife and child abandon
ment be heard by Juvenile court Judge
in absence Of district court Judges,
s. +. 256, by Johnson--Convicts receiv-
ing pardons shall be released from costs
Of conviction unless otherwise ordered by
the governor.
Senator Halls bill. s. F. 2gl requiring
the secretary Of state to compile the re-
ylsed statutes. has been recommended for
indefinite /postponement aud the senate
concurred in the report.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-19
Charges Company is Guilty
Of Crimes Against People

appear in behalf of the city in favor
Of the passage of the bill. A. Predy,
a mail carrier, and Ward Burgess,
also spoke against the passageof the
measure, all contending that the bill
was in contravention to good BUSH
ness morals and one contending that
its only purpose was to increase the
power of R. B. Howell.
]. E. Ludlow, manager OF the
Crane company plant at Omaha,
said it was his experience that dual
public service corporations were a
failure in all of the Texas cities
where he had experience.
Harry Lightfall, appearing as the
representative of the 365 employees
of the Electric Light company, said !:
Gentlemen of the committee, /
appear before you in behalf of men
who work for the Omaha Electric
Light and Power company. We
want you to protect us in our rights.
Of our force, $50 men own 252 shares
of stock in the company and the
members of the relief association of
which / am a representative ask
you to help preserve the value of
our stock and our interests in doing
justice to the company" -
After listening to several hours
of debate on the measure the COM
mittee adjourned until 4:30 o'clock
Thursday afternoon when they will
go into executive session to consider
further the bill,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-19

ance corporations 10 Insure against dam
age by marine risks.
s. f. l0s, by swanson--Reauires that
salaries OF officials Of public service cor
porations be fixed BY a vote OF the
majority or the stockholders.
III r. 1S7. by Osterman-Prohibits the
deduction OF Liberty bonds from taxable
value Of banks capital.
H. r. leS, by Davis--fneresses maxi
mum tax levy for library maintenance
and Increases number on boards
s. F. 100. by Neal-Validates the incor-
poratlon Of drainage districts and makes
its contracts valid.
s. f. l6i by Neal-Prnvides that
notices Of organization OF drainage dis
tricts be served on a summons similar
to those In civil action
S. f. 100. by Hoagland-RequlreS own
er OF irrigation bitches and reservoirs to
install water gauge.
5. F. 23i by Hammond-Requirss In
surance companies TO cancel policies at
any time at the request of the insured
and refund unused premium.
II. X. I66, by observation-disclosures law
giving plaintiff against insurance. COM
pany attorney fees at company's expense
in case verdict Is for plaintiff. to include
lightning, tornado and fidelity policies.
s. F. co. by Taylor-Provdes y double
election boards shall begin the canvass
Of the votes after the first 2t have been
cast.
S. F. 22s, by warner-Gives co-opera-
tive corporations right t. buy and sell
stock in other similar organizations.
II. r. 66, by Berka-Raises salaries Of
Douglas county sheriffs assistants $3.50
a year. #.
H. r. ss, by McKee-validates all tax
deeds on real estate dated prior to Jan
uary, 1909 unless action to set aside is
commenced before January 1921.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-19
SEX MEASURE
ENGROSSED FOR
Third READING
Author Declares Bill Destined
to Reach FOul-mouthed Pool
Hall DeVoteeS;; Motion to
Adjourn 0verruled.
From a Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, Feb. Ex-senator Sears
bill, S. F. No. SO, kicked and knock
cd around the senate, finally came
to life this morning and won a
cleancut decisive victory against a
bitter fight waged by Senator Rob
bins, a colleague of Sears.
The bill, which makes it fell
ony for an unauthorized person to
impart information of a sexual ma
ture or relating to the socalled So
cial diseases to a child under 10
years of age, was ordered engrossed
for third reading. The roll call on
the substitute motion made bylSen-
ator Robbins to indefinitely post
pone showed division of IS against
and 10 for the bill.
Robbins led the onslaught against
the bill and he yanked out stack
of petitions as long as the senate
chamber, which he claimed repre-
sented the sentiment of the moral
organizations of Nebraska in solid
opposition to the measure.
Aimed at Loafers.
Sears declared that his bill was
destined only to reach the foul
mouthed pool hall devotee who took
a great delight in telling boys thugs
decidedly to their detriment. He
said that the measure did not aim
to interfere with the proper distribu-
ton of information on sex hygiene.
The senate quickly voted to order
the bill to third reading for passage.
Senator John Cooper of Douglas
took exception to a resolution which
passed the house, declaring that it
was the sense of the Nebraska leg
islature that France and England
not be released from payment of
their war debts to this country.
Cooper said that England's navy
and the French army had fought
Americas battles for two years.
The general sentiment in the sem
ate, however, was that each country
should pay its own war debts and
the resolution was adopted.
Robbins was nicked another time
this morning when he endeavored to
have the senate adjourn early We'd
nesday to allow the members to at
tend the Reimbursement congress in
Omaha. Mayor Ed Smith had ex-
tended the invitation yesterday aft
ernoon. Hoagland came forward
with the slogan to stick on the job
until it is finished and the motion
was defeated. Several of the men,
bers of the senate will attend the
conference, however.
The senate today passed the fol-
lowing bills:
H. r. No. so, by Mclean and Fuller
.Appropriates $4,000 for cemetery pur-
poses at Burkett. Vote q to 0.
In the senate committee OF the whole,
the following bills were approved and or
dered advanced to third reading for pas
sage:
s. F. No. 17s. by Hoagland-Raises sal
aries of city officials in cities Of from
5000 to $4,000 population.
s. F. lit. by Saunders-Permits insur-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-19
Two Members Explain
Reason for Vote on
Red or Black Flags
From a staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, Feb. 18.-In the vote for
passage Of Representative Berka's
bill. House Roll POI, prohibiting the
display or possession of any red or
black flag where such banners were
used as symbols of an idea opposed
to the ideals symbolized by the ma
tional colors, two votes were ex-
planned, the explanations being dia-
metrically opposed.
Jerry Howard explained his vote
of AYE" on the bill by having the
chief clerk of the house read the
words of the national anthem, the
Star Spangled Banner"
Porter of Douglas explained that
he was opposed to the bill for the
reason that there were a number of
persons in the country who were
believers in internationalism and
whose patriotism was of a universal
nature, in that they recognized the
complete brotherhood of man and
their patriotism could not be con-
fined to the borders of any one
land.
No person voted in the negative
save Porter,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-19
SCIENTISTS MAY
LOSE DESPITE
LIVING MODEL
Bill to Exempt Members
From Quarantine Laws
Recommended for Indefi-
mite PoStponement.
From a staff Correspondent.


Lincoln, Feb. 18.-Despite the
fact that Representative Berka of
Douglas county exhibited himself
on the floor as living instance Of
the efficacy of Christian Science
practice in the curing of disease,
the house this morning indefinitely
postponed House Roll go, exempt
ing Christian Scientists from the
provisions Of the quarantine laws
and recognizing readers of that cult
as medical practitioners.
The subject was introduced or
the floor by DIR, Jennison of Clay,
who made minority report of the
medical comRittee and recommend
ed the bill for indefinite postpone.
ment, making motion to this ef-
feet.
He said that the bill was a slap
in the face of the entire medical
fraternity of Nebraska, and that il
practically vitiated all of the health
organizations and nullified the ordi-
nances of the various boards of
health. He also took the stand
that 1t was dangerous class legisla-
ton and the only way it could be
made consistent was to grant to
every religious denomination the
same privileges as conferred in the
bill He contended that it set aside
all ideas of medical education and
was a dangerous menace to the pub
lie health.
Defends Measure.
Representative Berka. in defense
of the bill, contended that he was
a living example of the efficacy of
Christian Science healing and that,
while he did not believe he was SUBJ
ject to contagious incubation of
disease, he, as a law abiding citizen,
had submitted to vaccination, when
st was thought that he had been
exposed to smallpox by his visits
to Tom HOLSTER.
Representative Crozier stated he
was opposed to the bill for the rea-.
son it was class legislation. "Yes7
terday," said he, I'VE passed a bill
discriminating against the wearing
OF the garD OF religiouS denomi-
nation. Today we are called upon
TO legislate for a religious denomi-
nation. Is this consistent? Unless
someone applies the brakes this
legislature is liable to run wild on
legislation of this kind.
1t may have been a coincidence,
and then it may have been a deep
laid plot of Jerry Howard, author
of the measure, to try to have his
bill defining maximum charges of
undertakers for easkets and funeral
service raised for consideration. He
explained that as the doctors had
had their way it was now time for
those who were in the way to have
to pay for funeral expenses to as
sert themselves. His motion was
lost.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-19
Burlington Road Asks to
Remove Agent at HoffIand

Lincoln, Feb. l8.-(Special. IAN
echo of the disastrous effect of peace
and proposed importation of potash
into the United States is contained
in the application of the Burlington
railroad to the Nebraska railway
commission to remove its station
agent from Holland. Neb.
The company sets forth that the
potash products reduction plant
around which the village was built in
the Antioch potash region had
closed its doors, and the lone store
of the village had shut up shop for
want of patronage.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-19
Spring Term of Hitchcock
County OPENS at Trenton

Trenton, Neb., Feb. 18-(Spe-
cial)-The spring term of the dis
trict court for Hitchcock county
convened here today, Judge E. R.
Perry presiding. The most inn
portant case for trial at this term
is that of State Of Nebraska against
Phillip Weber, who is charged with
having on the 10Th day of Septem-
Der, 1918, assaulted Edmund T.
Meyer in the village of Culbertson
by kicking and bruising him in such
manner that Meyer later died.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-19
.lLL-FAMED HOUSE
.RAIDED ACROSS
FROM CITY HALL
Morals Squad Arrests Men and
Women in Flat Opposite
Chief of Policies
Office.

Within 100 feet of Police Commits.
sioner Ringers Office in the city hall
the morals squad raided q suite Of
rooms, No. 9 on the third floor of
1902 Farnam street, early this morn
ing. -Four inmates, two men and
two women, were arrested and book
ed as inmates of a disorderly house,
Mildred Miller, landlady of the place,
escaped through a secret passage
after leading detectives a merry
chase through three rooms.
Fred Higgins. Her Grand hotel,
one of the inmates arrested was
booked on a charge of illegal pos
session of liquor. Sergeant Thestrup
says he found two pints of booze in
his pockets. Martin Christensen,
Minim, Ia; Hazel Harris and Lulu
Myers, East Omaha, were the names
of the Others given to the police.
One Woman Escapes.
A warrant is out for the arrest OF
Mildred Miller, who escaped from
the building through a back stair
way. Police say they have received
complaints about the place for two
months.
Officers of the morals squad have
been watching the place for a week,
and declare they have seen joyriding
parties enter and leave the raided
quarters at all hours Of the night.
The rooms are directly opposite
the Offices of the police commissions
er and chief of police.
Christensen, a farmer, who pro-
duced more than $1,000 in travellers
checks, put up his own bond of $40
and $50 for each of the women.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-19
Needs $25, 900 to Keep Up
Service for Soldiers

Lincoln, Feb. 18.-(Special. Am
appropriation of $4,000 will be
needed for the establishment of the
kind of headquarters and to main
tain the type Of service that the
people Of Nebraska will desire in be-
half OF their returning soldiers, Nor
ris A. Huse, chairman of the Ne
braska reception committee in New
York, has notified Governor Nc
Kelvie.
MY recommendation is that an
emergency fund for immediate pur-
poses, of about $1,000 or $4,000 be
turned over to the committee, act
ing as trustee, and that the expenses
from month to month be paid by
vouchers properly executed by the
committee" the chairman says.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-19
Revenue Department to
Prosecute Tax SIaCkerS

Lincoln, Feb. 18.-(Special.)-In-
come tax "slackers" are to be prose-
cuted by the Internal Revenue de-
partment through the cooperation of
the Department of Justice, Federal
District Attorney Tom Allen an
nounced Tuesday.
Mr. Allen has received a letter
from Daniel c. Roper, commissioner
of internal revenue, relating to the
enforcement of the internal revenue
laws, in which the commissioner
says the new law should have the
help and Cooperation of the public
in its enforcement.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-19
Declare Bill on Election
Of Judges Backward Step

Lincoln, Feb. 18-(Special.) DE
claring Representative Downing's
bill, House Roll 124, repeating the
law providing for the nonpartisan
election of judges of the Supreme,
district and county courts, also OF
county superintendents a backward
step, the house went on record, in
committee of the whole this after
noon, as opposed to this measure.
Representative Downing said
the bill was not a pet measure Of
his but that he had been induced
to introduce it at the instance Of
some of his constituents. Downing
cast the only vote in favor of the
bill.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-19
Shock Of Electric Charging
Machine Kills Aurora Man

Aurora, Neb., Feb. 18.-(Special.)
Reuben Larson of Hordville was
killed Monday by electric shock
while working in his garage. He
was busy with the electric charg-
ing machine when the fatality occur
ed. Larson was the son of Oscar
Larson of Marquette and leaves a
wife and child. He was about 80
years of age.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-19
Reds Disagree.

Stockholm, Feb. 1S-Serious die
ferences of opinion have arisen be-
tween the Moscow soviet, headed
by Premier Lenine, and the Petro-
grad soviet, headed by Leon Trotz-
ky, over the allied proposal for
conference on the Princes islands,
according to a dispatch from Hell
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-19
No Money for County Agent,

Tecumseh, Neb., Feb. 1S.-(Spe-
cial 1.-The Johnson county board of
commissioners has failed to make
an appropriation for the mainte-
nance of a county agricultural agent
for the coming year. c. II. Davis,
who was temporarily in charge sof
the work, has returned to his home
at Colon.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-19
Horseshoers Meet.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Feb. 1S.-(Spe-
cial)-The first annual convention
of the Master Horseshoers' Protect
i've association of South Dakota,
which is composed of the black
smiths of the state, will be ifeld in
Sioux Falls Thursday of this week.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-19
Court Docket Small.

Tecumseir; Neb., Feb. 18.-Spe-
cial.)-Judge ]. B, Raper convened
the district court for Johnson
county in regular session here to-
day. The petit jury is to be used.
The docket is unusually small there
being but 10 civil and three crimi-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-19
Farmer killed bY Horse.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Feb. 18.-(Spe-
cial. )-Ole Mondahl, we'll known
Roberts county farmer, aged 81, died
from injuries received when he was
kicked in the stomach by one of
his horses. -
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-19
American Steamers With
EOodStuffS Reach Daniz

Basel, Switzerland, Feb. 1o.-Three
American steamers laden with food
stuffs for Poland arrived at Neu-
fahrwasser, on the Gulf Of Daniz, at
noon Monday, according to Danzig
adyices received here.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-19
Elect New superintendent.

Tecumseh, Neb., Feb. 18.-The
Tecumseh board of education has
elected Prof. l. R. Gregory of Exc
ter as superintendent of the schools
here for next year, and the gentle
man has accepted.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-19
Howell Urges Passage Of Bill
Allowing Vote on Municipal
Light Plant; No Faith
in the Courts.
By Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln. Feb. 18.-In hearing be-
fore the house committee on cities
and towns this afternoon and tonight
r. B. Howell of the Metropolitan
Water plant, argued frankly for the
committee to recommend for pas
sage H. r. $50, calling for a special
election for voting bonds with which
to build municipal electric light
plant for the purpose of compelling
the sale of the Omaha light and
power property to the city.
Mr.. Howell also stated frankly
that he had no confidence in the
courts in condemnation proceedings
provided by law, nor had he any pa
thence with any other method of pro-
eedure than compulsion through the
building of competing plant.
He contended that he was the in
terpreter of the wishes of the people
of Omaha in the matter of calling
for the special election and charged
the Omaha corporation with being
an inscriptions concern of many
crimes against the people.
w. F. Gurley, who appeared as
counsel for the electric light COM
pany, claimed that the bill under
consideration did not provide for
municipal ownership, but was de-
signed to give the water board un-
fair, unrestricted competitive pow
ers to create a monopoly. He called
attention to the fact that there was
no crying demand on the part of
Omaha public for the proposed
legislation and that the voice of R.
B. Howell was the lone note heard
crying in the wilderness. He stated
that Omaha was getting cheaper
light and power than Lincoln, al
though the latter had municipal
plant, and that while the Omaha
Water Board had lowered its rates
81 per cent in a given period, the
Omaha Light company had lowered
its rates 81 per cent.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-19
Violation Of Ethics.

Judge McHugh, speaking also
against the bill, claimed that it was
violation of business ethics and
good morals for the legislature to
pass a law that would give to the
water power the right to create
competitive plant to ruin the value
of a going concern that was operat-
ing Legally, especially when the city
had the right to legally acquire the
plant by condemnation proceedings
in which all the rights of Sthe city
would be protected. ~
w. F. Baxter claimed that he
was delegated by Mayor Smith to
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-19
Nature is a kind Mother, but she
insists onher rules being obeyed.

RREAK one Of Natures LaUs
- an a thOusaRd Lawyers canf
urgyfy you cut of tronbLe. An
If you don't cure tobacco Natures
Wdy, no amount Of 0TgyfyiH'
Uiu make It mild
and fragrant. 2c6Sfd 3oe
New-York tribune., 1919-05-18

The Eternal Triangle
provides tense situations
in Our Pleasant Sins.
Here the husband (For-
rest Winant) is about to
spring upon the destroyer
of his happiness (Vin-
cent Serrano). with the
young wife (Pauline
Lord) a terrified wit
ness to the scene. But
the world y-wise widow
with a heart of gold
(Henrietta Crosman)
steps in to prevent his
act Of foolish violence.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-18

Choked most thoroughly by
burglar and wouId-bc murderer
entering the house to make way
with her kindly guardian is the
nightly lot of Miss Fairchild
(Helen Mencken) in "Thrce
Wise Fools. e" 1t is embarrass-
ing as we'll as uncomfortable
and dangerous. for the burglar
is an old pal of Miss Fair
child's, and she is equally anx-
ious to save the guardian Judges
life and to conceal from him
her past associations, Of which
he is lissfully unaware.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-13
ACTORS IN CHICAGO.
STRIKE; THEATRES
FORCED TO CLOSE
WALkOUT WILL DARkEN ALL
PLAYHOUSES, MANAGERS FEAR
TWO ARE ALREADY SHUT
DOWN.

Chicago. Aug. 13.--The actors strike
has been called in Chicago
Two loop theaters were dark last
night They We're
Cohans Grand, with "A Prince
There Was"
Cort, with "Cappy Kicks"
Francis Wilson, president of the
Actors Equity Association, arrived in
Chicago and Immediately got into
touch with Grant Mitchell GA Prince
There Was" Grand, Tom Wise and
William Courtenay CCappy Kicks. ="
Cort) and Walter Jones cup in Ma
bells Room" Woods.
Call Strike at O'Clock
Messrs. Mitchell, Wise. CourtenaY
and Jones all are members Of the
executive council of the Actors
Equity Association in Chicago. They
had previously announced a strike
had been received from New York.
That word came at o'clock.
Half an hour later, Mr.. Mitchell had
notified Charles Brown manager of
the company playing at Cohan's
Grand, that the strike was on ana
there would be no performance,
A few minutes later Mr.. Wise AMI
Mr.. Courtenay had delivered a similar
ultimaium 20 Thomas Mohr, manager
of he "Cappy Kicks show at the