THE BKK: OMAHA. THUIJSDAY. .IAXI AKY 2. 1!H. Nebraska STERILIZATION BILL IS LOST Medical' Committee of the Lower House Rejects Measure Of fered by Reisner. FULTZ LIKELY TO WIN SEAT (From Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 20. (Special Telegram.) The Judicial-)- committee of the senate divided, four to four on the Uatcs bill, known H F. IS. Two member. Saun ders and Rpem-er, were absent. Relsner's aterlllr.utlon bill met defeat at the hands of the house medical committee. The Judiciary committee reported out two bills, one increasing the penalty for aiding the estate of a prisoner and the other requiring that a county attorney should be at leapt twenty-five years of age, live in the county two rear and have practiced law at ;east one year. The houee revenue committee reported out bill for pasagi providing that CI per cent of the voters of a eounty peti tioning the county board is sufficient au thority for the issuing of bonds for a. court house. The l ouse committee of privilege and election conferred over the election contest of Kelly against Fults, the main contention being whether the voter had a right to write in the name of Fults as the progressive candidate for representative. Several - votes were counted for Fults which were written In and the committee finally decided by a vote of 6 to 2, that those votes should be counted This virtually settles the propo sition a far as the committee Is con cerned and mean that the report will be favorable to Fults holding his seat. Fults 1 a republican and wa elected representative from Furnas county by a majority of five vote over J. W. Kelly, the democratic nominee, who contests the election. Cutright Recalled Because of His Indiscreet Letter, Says Mr. Bryan V Suffrage Workers Of Dakota Ask for Rights as in Illinois PIERRE, 8. D., Jan. X-i3pecial Tel egram.) Buff rage for women in South Dakota, along the same line as secured in Illinois I the. policy decided upon by the suffrage worker of the state at this session. They secured the Introduction of bills In both housed this afternoon-v-hloh If passed give them the tight to vote at state, county, township or mu nicipal elections which are provided for by legislation and not by the constitu tion, and with full rights of votes on all matters submitted in municipal, town ship or ' county government elections. Special ballot boxes 'are to be provided for such votes, which are to be counted on all matter in which the wom-n have the voting light. KoBebud member offered bills wliich they hope will bring them a normal school, one asking that such a. school be located afBonesteel and appropriat ing 40,000 acres of state land as an en dowment, and the other appropriating 130,000 for a building and equipment of the sni. The first bill to become law went to the governor this afternoon, it being the appropriation bill carrying legislative pay, which they all wanted before start ing for their homes tomorrow, and It was hurried along to et it finally com pleted before the recess date. WASHINGTON, Jan. JO.-John L, Cut right, American vice consul at Notting ham. Kngland, whs recalled according to a statement today by Secretary Bryan because a letter written by Mr. Outright and published In an Omaha paper "con tained expressions of opinion In regard to the war." A report yesterday from Nottingham said Mr. Cutrtght had left there for lon don. after being Informed by the mayor and other city officials that he would no longer bo acceptable as vice consul. Secretary Bryan's statement, after de claring that the department had no con firmation from Nottingham that Mr. Cut- right had been Informed that his pres ence there as an offllal wan objection able, adds: , Mr. Cutright was vice consul and clerk at Coburg and was transferred to Nottingham. After the transfer wa made the attention of the department was called to a letter written by Mr. Cut right and published In the Omaha World IItralil. The department la not Informed us to whether the letter was written for publication or Intended a a private com munication to a friend, but as It con tained expressions of opinion In regard to the war, Mr. Cutright appointment to Nottingham was revoked and he was recalled. "I't'on receiving word that he had left Coburg. notice was sent to him at Not tingham, which he received upon his ar rival, -and the department was Informed teveral days ago that he would sail from Europe on January 16. Receiving later information that he had gone to London, Instructions were sent to him there, in care of the embassy, to return to the I.'nlted States. NORMS AFTEJUJNION PACIFIC Nebraska's Junior Senator Writes Governor Morehead, Proposing Tax on RJght-of-Way. OUTLINES PLAN OF ACTION NAMES MORE COLONELS Governor Morehead Now Has Staff That Numbers Ninety-two Men. SUPERINTENDENTS IN' SESSION WARRANTS JFOR OFFICERS Twenty-Two Deputy Sheriffs Con. cerned in Fight with Strikers Charged with Manslaughter. MAYOR ACTIVELY INTERVENES (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Jan. JO. (Speclal.)-Tlie an nouncement of three additional colonels ROOSEVELT. N. J., Jan. 30.-Mayor Joseph A. Hermann announced today that Svnrranta had been Issued for the (From a Staff Corr.innien: WASHINGTON, an. ft). Inl Tele gram.) In a letter of riear'y 1.500 words. Senator Norrls has recom net lol t t ov ernor Morehead legMatlm taxlr m'l road right-of-way In excels of MO feet In width In the same mimi-r th.T adlo'nlug lands along such rallroa.1 arc tnwJ. This letter Is the oiittr-iwth of a good deal of feeling upon h pa t of the lunlnr senator from Nebraska n relation a recent hearing had upon h- bill reihK the I'nlon I'aclfic's i-lgMot-any fmin fX to 100 feet It will be recalled Mint the Nori Is b:ll was referred to a sumommltice i f the t onre I judiciary committee nf tne svmte w-iih Senator O'Gormnn of New Tork as chair man. General "olHtor Lonms of tho '."n'fn Tnclflc appeared befo-e the committee and. at considerable lemith. went lnt the Whole iiibjeet of 'lie I't.lin I'ai-'.fio' right-of-way. Ills statc-re it secmul to Impress tha uboomtnltle thst there wr.a considerable merit In ' contention f the railroad ompany s to Its rUhl t use what congress had criiitod the ral' roed In its pioneer period. Senator Norrls obliged to allowing the as members of the governor's taff were j arrest of twenty-two deputy sheriffs In given out today. They are Hal Christy ' volved in the shooting yesterday of Notes From Beatrice And Gage County BEATRICE, Neb., Jan. !.- Special. ) A stranger giving the name of Ryai drifted into Wymorc Tuesday and repre sented himself to be a contractor. He visited a number of merchants and din cussed the question of building a $j0.fO0 depot for the Burlington roud. At each store he secured a small loan, but before lie succeeded in getting out of town he was lodged In Jail on the. charge of ob taining money under false pretenses. Word was received here Tuesday from Omaha announcing the death of lsa-iC - West, formerly of this city, which x: cuired in a hospital at that place. Mr. West was at one time in the employ of tho Burlington here as a brakeman. He also, worked at Wymore. He was 46 years of age and leaves a widow and two children. The Knights Templar held a meet ing In this city Tuesday, at which the Temple degree was conferred on six candldatesl A number of Sir Knights from Wymore, Blue Springs and other pointy were in attendance. of Scribner, H. F. Bohl of Scrlbner and Paul Wupper of Beemer. The first list announced included the names of eighty nine. The State Association of County Su perintendents of Education, meeting in Superintendent Thomas' office at the stat house, went on record today as fa voring a change In the date of the an nual district school meetings from June to some time In March. The earlier date, in the opinion of the educator, would ' bring out a better at tendance of the farmers at the less busy season and also would work to an ad vantage In enabling the boards to employ teachers earlier. The superintendents also adopted a resolution favoring the standardisation of rural schools. nineteen striking laborers at the Lieblg plunt or the American Agricultural Chemical ' company. They would bo charged with manslaughter, he said. Mayor Hermann declared that ho was go'ng to force the settlement of the trouble Let ween the strikers and their employers to an Issue. He said he had been asked by a committee of strikers to Intervene with their employers for an adjustment of their differences through arbitration. "I had 150 of the strikers searched for arms directly after the shooting," he "declared, "and not a single weapon was found on any of them." More than 100 of the 900 men on strike congregated today at the railroad station, scene of the shooting, to meet Incoming trains, which. It was reported, would Eighty-two out of the ninety-three i bring reinforcements to the 1W strike- county superintendents were present this I breakers brought yesterday to the I.loblg landowner tor the value of the land when the roails were laid out. The rail road company is now attempting to make lease to county officials en municipal authorities tor these public hlghwaya tUtis securing acknowledgment of It title by public official a well a by private Individuals. "I desire to respectfully suggest that you call the attention of the Nebraska legislature to this matter, with a view of having a law enacted that will assess all parts of rights-of-ways of railroad companies In excess of 100 feet, not spe cifically used for railroad purpose. In the same way and In the same manner as adjament real estate Is assessed. "If tho I'nlon Taelflc Its 1 1 road company is to have arbitrarily given to It a atrip of tend through our state, which It does not and cannot use for railroad purposes, there is no reason why this propy should not be assessed and taxed In the same way a adjoining property. "In your Judgment and that of the leg islature. If there are reason why the matter should not be reached In the way above outlined, then I desire to respect fully suggest that the law of our state relating to the taxation of railroad be amended ao as to specifically provide for a valuation that will take Into consider ation tho entire right-of-way and thus Increase Its valuation In proportion to amount of land actually Included therein. It has come to the attention of Ne braska's delegation In congress that the Genoa Indian school has been badly treated In the Indian appropriation bill which has Just passed the house. While U. S. HAS TRADE BALANCE Federal Comm. ere Bureau Offioial Say Nation Turned Corner and Facet New Era, "WORLD MARKET" THE TERM advocates it his bill -o fllj brie', .n ' the appropriation for the next fiscal year morning, a larger attendance than has been had for some time. J. 8. Butler of Superior, a former mem ber of the State Board of Pardons, has filed a claim with Auditor Smith for SS4.20, which he claims to bo due him for back pay earned In March, 191.1, which he never received because of a deficit. The claim has been referred to the house committee on claims. Mr. Butler asks pay for five days' work at home and three at Lincoln with the board. The State Railway commission has granted the Burlington road authority to reduce Its rate on vinegar from Falls City to Hastings and Grand Island to 13 cents a hundredweight In. carloads with a minimum weight of SO.OOO pounds. Following the notification of the com mission by the Nebraska Telephone com pany of the latter' purchase of the ex change at Broken Bow and the toll lines to Merna, the ' commission has approved the rate schedules which are not to be changed. The purchase was made of the Central Telephone company of Broken Bow. , plant of the company. Ten railroad de tectives preserved order. No other strike breakers were on the trains, however, and their arrival passed without Incident. W. Edwin Florance, prosecutor of Mid dles county, continued his Investigation of . the shooting. Two representatives of Governor Fielder of New Jersey are here to determine If It would be advisable to have state troop brought to the scene. Greenwood Has Oldest Odd Fellow. GREENWOOD, Neb., Jan. 20. (Special.) H. F, Swanback of Greenwood will be 100 years old March 9. Ha was born In Germany and claims to be tne oldest Odd Fellow in the world. He served agaln.t the Danes In the war of 184 and won a Prussian Iron cross for valor. Mr. Swan back Is very active for a man of his ago. the ground thtt It wan lone for the pur pose of delay, asserting that h vm pre pared to answer Mr. Leomls at nny time, or words to that effect. The subcom mittee of whl-h Senator C'ltnm'n of Iowa Is a member, decided, hovver, thut Ihe propotents of the moaj ire should be heard, and thereupon. Senator Norrls bow writes Governor Morehead. After reviewing the legislation creat ing the I'nlon Pacific railroad In the early sixties and the grants which con gress gave the company. Senator Norrls comes to the legislation of his own cre ating affecting the right-of-way. The most vital part of the letter tovthe gov ernor Is as follows: "It snems to me that law ought to be passed by the Nebraska legislature, providing for the taxation of any part of a railroad's rlgltt-of-way In excess of 100 feet. In the name manner that similar and adjoining. lands are taxed. There Is no doubt In my mind but whst the of ficials who have In the paat taxel rail roads have never Iven any consideration to the width of the riht-of-way, but have one on the theory so far as taxation purposes were concerned, that the rights- of-way of each road Is 100 feet In width. "The Union Pacific Roallroad company Is now attempting to lease this disputed tract to the adjoining farmer. It does this In order to secure an acknowledge ment of its title by the adjacent land owner. In many Instances, there, are public roads upon this disputed strip. "My understanding Is that for a great many miles through our state, the, Lin coln highway Is located on this right-of-ways "The road in most Instance have been public roads for a great many years, and the public ha paid the adjoining for the Genoa school Is li4,r00, figured on a total of 37K pupils, as a matter of fact there are upwards of 400 pupils now In attendance at that Institution. But with a total attendance of 375 pupils and the appropriation lilt.MX) it bring the per capita less than Is accorded a non reservation school In thCounty, namely, 175 per pupil. Senator Norrls will endeavor to correct this Item In committee and go on the floor1 If necessary. He stands ready to co-operate with Senator Hitchcock In re taining the Indian warehouse at- Omaha, CHICAGO. Jan. V-For the first time In history the I'nlted State la "expwrt enclng the sensation of a real trade bal ance" In Its favor, Dr. Edward B. Pratt, chief of the federal bureau of foreign and domestic com mere, told the Illinois Bankers' association at Its annual din ner here tonight. As a result of the developments abroad during the last six month. Dr. Pratt aid. "we have turned the corner and re facing a new era of business expan sion in this country an era which ha made the term 'home market' ohsoletei and archaic, and put in It place the unfamiliar term of 'world market."' He explained that while tho export excee In favor of the I'nlted State had ranged annually for fourteen years from S3W.O0O.O0O to e0,0A0K "Invisible factors- had made thi only an apparent favor able balance. Foreign Investment In the i'nlted States, the speaker said, totalled fT.M", 000.000, with an annual Interest of .l!t. 000,000 constituting a fixed charge on American Industries, while American in vestment abroad produced a revenue yearly of only 175,000,000, reducing the balance against the I'nlted States on this count to S276.000.0lA Moreover, hA pointed out American tourist traffle poured million Into Euro pean coffer each year, the 1914 figure being approximately $2X1,000,000; foreign born American sent home annually at least lSO.O00,O0n, and foreign shipping companies collected freight from Ameri can' foreign commerce amounting to $23,- ooo.ooo a year. Winter Weather is Severe on Soldiers (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) LONDON, Jan. 4. Turkish troops posted In the Iebniion mountains, north of Palestine, are suffering severely from unusually severe winter weuther, accord ing to British advice from Cairo. Con siderable numbers of the troops, which are poorly provided with clothing, are said to have died from exposure, and cases of frostbite have decimated the army. Lebanon Is being strongly occupied by the Turks, the number of troops in the province being estimated at 1150,000. In Syria proper there are 80,000 troops. The Turkish officials are said to be endeavor ing to secure alliances with various native tribe, -but so far their efforts have, been without much success. Maavlo t'lty Gossip. A public card party will be given at the Moose home, - Twenty-fifth and M streets, Friday afternoon by Mrs. C. L. AlUtodt. Girls! Lots of Beautiful Hair 23 cent bottle of "Danderine" makes hair thick, glossy and wavy. Removes all dandruff, stop? itching; scalp and fall ing hair. Total War Damage to Lille Is Tremendous (Correspondence of The Associated Press.) AMSTERDAM, Jsn. . "Ulll ha al ready paid 3.400,Ou franc as a war tax; the feeling of German troop ha coat us a million and a half, while th city damage from bombardment I something over ja,000,000," write the mayor of Lille to General von Helndrloh, the military governor, begging to he excused from paying an additional war tax of , 000,000 francs, which the governor had de manded. "The governor's reply, according to th Lille Eullotln, which I now published biweekly under German supervision, Is that "In view of tho quiet behavior of the population I will allow the payment of the remainder to be postponed for a week." Tho governor declined to reo ognlse any obligation on the part of the German to feed the cltlx, ami recom mended that the mayor Import corn from England. lloppe Beat Iaman. DKTROIT. Mich., Jan. 20. Willie Hoppe defeated Melbourne Inman, 400 to 3, In the first block of their second 8n0-polnt mutch In 1.2 billiards here this after- nmn AiNtriiiM and hfiti runs! Unnn.i U 4-1S, 110; Inman, 1 11-17. 18. PUTS' OUT FIRE IN POCKET WITH SNOW IN POLICE COURT William Cramer, vagrant, when called before Judse Foster Tuesday morning, thrust a lighted pipe into a pocket with the result that his coat soon began to smoulder. Chief of Detectives Maloney scooped a handful of snuw from o win dow ledge and filled . Cramer's pocket with it. much to the latter's displeas ure. Cramer becamo ao angry that ha forgot to pay any attention to the Judge, and as a result was given a short jail sentence. . . . LIBRARY BUYS PICTURES WITH MURPHY ENDOWMENT About 200 pictures, suitable for use In the study of geography, (literature and other subjects, have been placed In the reference room of the public, library, and will be circulated among library patrons. Miss Edith Tobltt. the librarian, expect the pictures to be valuable aids to stu dents. They were ' purchased wtth th income from th. endowment fund left by the late Frank. Murphy. Men's Robbers First quality, . CS.65C Women's Robbers First quality, rat.. 49c worth 75c, Women's Overgaiters Th latent thing la Shoe Top come- in ftwn and gray, worth I1.50, on sale at 69c eml-ADDnal Clearance ol On Thursday,. Friday and Saturday Thousands of .shoe buyers iiave been waiting for this annual event, and thousands will profit by. the savings offered. Our stock is larger this year than ever before. Therefore, our efforts to make a quick clearance are even stronger than in the past. Considering the high standard of quality and style that prevails throughout this depart ment, this Semi-Annual Offer, which includes every pair in our entire stock, should attract un usual attention. Please read these items carefully and make an extra effort to be on hand at the opening of the sale Thursday morning, as some of the lots may not last throughout the day. All Our Women's Fine Shoes Divided in Three Lots for Quick Selling n r i nun n n i r r- r-i i n r REPORTED AT LINCOLN WOUldf) I Following Is a list of subscriptions to the Belgian relief fund that have been reported to headquarter at Lincoln: Amount previously reported, $fi,809.!7. .IuIiuh Watteyne, Tecunuseh, 5. f'ash, Auburn, ..25. Cash, Auburn, M. I. U i A, li., Cornelius, Humboldt, $.50. 'ah, Uncoln. I25.0O. ,1rs. II. C. Walker. Douglas, II. Shotbolt, collected at Sutton, Fred 1J.50. John to.X. Mr. Miss H. Way, collected at Wallace. J. H. Miller. Llnoln. $10. Hoffman s class, First Presby terian church, Lincoln, $6 veraon, roeo., si., .,. Kdna Davis. HI air, Vt.M. D. J. Poynler. collected at Albion, Iena Deweese, Duwwn, T. O. R. Thompson, Winner. $5. O. H. Hare. Pawnee City. i Truman Buck. Omaha, t-'j. OaaiL St. Mary. 10.:0. B. . Gorman, collected at Genoa, $315.10. Fremont State Bank, Fremont, $5. . Mrs. Seweli of Norfolk Auks Divorce .MADISON. Neb., Jan. l.-(Sjicial.) Mrs. Mary M. Seweli or Norfolk. has filed petition In the district court asking to be divorced from her husband. Walter !. Seaell. a foreman on . the Northweatern out of Norfolk. Mrs. Kewell's petition charge cruelty. Hhe desire In addition to decree of divorce .the restoration of her maiden name. Mary M. Koat. This Ba Muslk. The Indoor life of winter, with lac If of outdoor exercise, puts a heavy load on th kidneys. Nearly everybody suffers from rheumatism, backache, pain In sides and back. Kidney and bladder ailments A backache may not mean anything seri ous, but it certainly does not mean any. thing good. It's U tter to be on the safe hid and take Foley Kidney Pills to strengthen and Invlgoiai the kidneys and help them do their work. They help rid the blood of acids and poison. 8oia by all dealers Advertisement A "For Sale- ad will turn second hand XuroUur Into cth. Wash With out SiilTCE! Aad Way Shonld Inst Tbiak of flubbing ' aad ubtng oa Dirty Cloth. Wku i XXTCZ Will Savw-n.- . "Pleas send some SKITCII to my gro cer," write Mr. F. K. lwla. 37 Forti eth Bt., Milwaukee. "I hav no mois and won't wash this week till I get It." That's th spirit, women. Away with th pesky washboard. SWITCH cleans clothe better than you can do It by rubblng. A 10-cent parkag of BKITClr doe even washing and saves enough soap on each of the seven to pay for th whole packaga Three teaspoonfula takes th dirt light out of a bollerful of dirty clothes while you sit and rest. BKITCH can't hurt the. finest garment ever wtvu. (Set a It-cent package of BKITCH and threw your washboard away. Get It of any grocer or send for fre saropl to Han Flehtenberc til Grand Ava Mil waukee, WtSL m 1: ' Including such famous makes as Lounsbwy. Mathewson U Co S. Weil, Wichert and Gardner, etc. All styles m Patent Leather, Dull Leather, Bronx Kid, Satin ds Laine, Black Suede and Gray Suede. All the new lasts, new heels, etc. Lot No. 1-Valnes to $8.00 a pair, at Lot No. 2-Values to $5.00 a pair, at Lot No. 3- Valoea to $4.00 a pair, at n A Our Entire Stock ol Men's Fine Shoes on Sale in Two Lots Think of buying Hurly Bros., Pels, Corts and other famous makes at the prices below. Made up in domestic and im; orted leathers, in tan or black. Allsizes included, in both button and blucher styles. At if) ' "('' 1 To he possessed of a head of heavy, beautiful lialr; soft, lustrous, fluffy, wavy and free from dandruff Is merely' a mat ter of using a little Danderlne. It la easy and Inexpensive to have nice, soft hair and lots of It Just get a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton' Danderlne now ell drug stores recommend It apply a little a directed and within ten minute there will be an appearance of abundance, freshness, flufflnes and an Inooinparabln gloss and lustre, and try an you will you ca.n not find a trace of dandruff or fall ing hair; but your real surprise will be after about two weeks' use, when you will see new hair fine and downer at first yes but really new hair sprouting out all over your scalp Danderlne la, we be lieve, the only sure hair grower, destroyer of dandruff and cure for Itchy scalp and It never falls to stop falling hair at once. If you want to prove how pretty and soft your hair really Is, .moisten a cloth with a little Danderlne and carefully draw It through your halr-tnkltig one small strand at a time. Your hair will be soft, glossy and beautiful In just a few mo ments a delightful surprise awaits every, one who tries this. Advertisement r! r'f Prove for Yourself WHY BOND & LILLARD ySv Bottled In Bond ..V I&v Has for three gener ation remained th choice of the most critical Judges of good whitkey. A Hand Mad Sour Mash Ken tucky Whis key distilled A fashioned I r M method In l 1 roall tubs 'If I edged the oi ' V by which hlgj mown Lot No. 1-Values to $7.00 a pair, at All the Newest English Lasts Will Be Found In This Sale Lot No. 2 - Values to $5.00 a pair, at aclnnwh onlv method hiehest aualitv can be attained. Soia . Everywhere Because DetneAiied Everywhere ' "Quality Tells" BONO & LILLARD DISTRIBUTING CO. Distillery! . Lwracckrj, Kr. WamOtfk 41MI7 f4nn Su Cay. He, AllOur Children's Shoes Included in This Sale at Extremely Low Prices Beys' Shoes, in Dall Gunmetal Calf, Button, Blucher and Lace. Splendidly made. Most serviceable shoes yon can buy. Worth $2.00 to $3.00 a pair, in all fr r1 fn fji II Jf M VS. I " During: this sale at. Little Men's Shoes Sizes to ISH. dull leather. button and lace, worth 92.50. Go during tbi gale at. , . to $1 ChldrfB'5 Dancing Pomps Klat bow BtTle, regular lit tle eu' pumps, worth $2.00 a pair, on gale Infants' and Children's Shoes Come in soft kid skin and patent leather. Excellent shoes, Ola's worm to $1.76. at Ot Soft Soled Shoes for Infants Come In tan, black and combination et colors, all sires, worth 0 to 75c a pair, on sale at UL 5 I n j ueii0 ! Hi il nx: B i ll s yV) . yj x msssn I ilh .) ;Hir1:i J Misses' & (bUJrei's Shoes About 100 pairs, in dull or patent leather, all site. worth to $2.60, at