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GREEK SOCIETIES
POT UNDER THE BAN
3rason Secret Society Measure
Puts Organizations Out
of Schools.
IRON CLAD IS THE1 AIM
(From a Staff Corrtipond.nD
Des Moines, la.. March 19. (Spe
cial Telegram.) The house of the
Iowa legislature today passed the
Grason "secret society bill" by a vote
of 80 to 6, which will prohibit Greek
letter fraternities in high schools. ,
Representative Gr,ason declared
that' these fraternities create class,
cause dissipiation, destroy scholarship
and are driving the poor boy out of
school. He denounced them as per
nicious. The thirty-sixth- general assembly
placed t ban on secret fraternities in
high schools and .societies. School
organiiations have gotten around this
law, however.
New Drainage District BUI.
A proposed drainage district, which
involves only the straightening of a
creek or river, cannot be established
hv fh hoards of supervisors unless
petitioned by land owners owning at
least 25 per cent of the land affected
by the proposed district, under the
Laffer bill, passed by the senate of
the Iowa legislature today. There was
nnnosition to the bill on the
ground that it might prevent con
:,t..Kt nnaa.rv drainage, inas
much as It requires the consent of
the owners of 25 per cent of the land
affected. The bill was cameo, now
ever, by t vote of 32 to 5.
Fixes Standards for Apples.
The bill by Senator Mitchell of
Mahaska county, fixing a, standard
for applet when packed , in closed
' packages, was passed by the senate
' t .u- i. I.oiiliinrr. It renuires
that standard boxes be used and that
the applet be uniform and that' the
weight be stamped on the outside of
the package.
State Printer and Binder Fight.
The state printing and binding
problem la up again before the leg
islature. The Helming bill, provid
ing for the abolishment of the state
printer and binder and the creation
of a board of three, with tne secre.
tary of the executive council, doc
.nt Mnr and o-nvernor as the com
mission to have charge of the print
ing and let all of the same by con
tract, has been reported out favorably
by the house.
Bank Director Not In Perfect
Accord With the Government
(CamnondenM of Tin Asiaclatae Prase.)
I Peking, Feb. 20. Tsso Ju-lin, for
miUm minitr nf foreien affairs,
hat been made acting managing di
rector of the. Bank ot Lommunica
tinna to succeed Liang Shih-yi. Both
To lu-lin and Liang Shih-yl are
out of favor with the present govern
ment, because of their identification
with the monarchical movement and
their long association with the late
. President nuan am-itai., ; , , .
Tun lu.lin waa educated in Japan
and because of hit friendly relations
with Japanese statesmen, is not jn
nf the anti-Japanese factions in
China. Hit appointment to the man-
asershiD of the Banie ot wmmum
nrovoked much criticism in
t.n.n.a finanrirri have aimed an
agreement to lend the Bank of Com
munication $5,000,000 silver on the
security of bank notes and bonds held
by the bank. This loan to the Chinese
bank, coupled with Tsao Ju-lin t ap
pointment, hat given rise to many ru-
n-. m what user the laoanese will
make of the government bank when
it comet practically onaer tneir con.
.,! rtnnnaitinn to the loan was of
fered in parliament, but aa the loan
does riot in anv way increase the gov
ernment liabilities, it wa held not
to be within parliamentary power to
interfere witn its ncgonawn.
Whole of Greece Almost
On the Starvation Ration
(Camaaandtlica of Ih Aaaaelata Praia.)
The Piraeus, Greece, Feb. 20. If
th Rritiah orooosal to lease the
r:..k mtn-hant fleet, with the alter-
native of refusing to insure Greek
krttfa nr furnish, them with coal,
n,, thrnno-h. the secretary of the
; Greek Shipowners' onion ttatet the
Greek thipownerl will an oe ruineu,
at the price offered per ton for the
lease it far below what can be ob
tained in the open market today.
The Hellenic government haa taken
a hand in the negotiationt between
the British government and the ahip
owners on the basis of insuring the
country a sufficient number of bot
toms to provide for the feeding of the
population, The foodstuffs commis
sion claims that, when the blockade
is lifted, the country will be abso
lutely without everything in the na
ture of breadstuff's, potatoes, coal,
beniine and coal oil, to say nothing
of less vital necessities.
According to statistics compiled by
the government, a minimum of 58,000
tons of wheat, 25,000 tons of coal and
40,000 torn of other articlet of prime
necessity sugar, rice, potatoes, ben
line and so forth are required per
month for the use of Greece. None
of these essential articles have been
allowed to enter the country now for
three months, and the country is al
most on starvation rations in conse
quence. -
Omahans to Go to Fremont
- To Royal Neighbors' Meeting
A hundred Omaha membera of the
Royal Neighbors society will go to
Fremont today to attend- the state
convention of the society, which will
he held Tuesday. Wednesday and
1'hursdav. The women who will Eo
as delegates from the Omaha camps
of the society are Mesdames A. L.
Dukes, J. W. Wtlley, J. U. Schrum, rl.
Owen, John Wisler and Walter Van
i Dapaurtmant Ordara.
Vt'a.hlnfften. March 11. (8pnrlal Tala.
a-ram.) harlas A. Htoddard of Cedar Rap-
Ida, la., baa aaen Lpotnlad Clara in tna ua
. uarttnent of Comi..arca.
B. F. Ualonar and H. W. Cattahall havt
. b.n appoint) latter oarrtera at Omaha,
.Tha poatoff.oa ' at WljrhtnmR, -Calhoun
:oumy, Iowa, boa ban dlacootlnoad; . mall
Lobmlll.
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Grand Duke Michael Signs His
Abdication at
Petrograd, March 19. (Via Lon
don.) The renunciation of the Grand
Duke Michael was signed at his pri
vate residence, whither he went with
laree part of the Duma committee,
headed by Prince Lvoff, Prof. Milu-
koff and President Kodzianko. 1 he
grand duke addressed the committee
nd declared that the responsibility
devolving upon him found him un
decided because of the existing dif
ferences of opinion. He added that
since the happiness of Hussia was the
only consideration, he believed this
would be assured by his abdicating
and therefore surrendering his author
ity-
One of the few men of prominence
who were killed during the revolution
was General Stokelburg. General
Germans Make Raid
On Ramsgate and
Sink a Destroyer
London, March 19. A British de
stroyer and a merchant vessel were
sunk and another destroyer was dam
aged in the German naval raid at
Ramsgate, the admiralty announceu
today.
Greek Revolutionists
Protest Their Innocence
Athena Feh. 12. A number of the
imprisoned Venizelists set at liberty
by the Greek government in com
pliance with the terms of the allied
ultimatum ot January e, nave rciuacu
to regard the matter as closed by their
liberation at the behest of the en
tente powers. Colonel Zymbrakakis,
ex-chief of police of Athens, and
brother of the minister of var in t' e
Venizelot cabinet, Editor Kyros, of
the Venzelist organ in Athens, the
"Hestia," and a score of others have
petitioned the Greek appellate court
to proceed with their cases, take evi
dence as to the charge of high trea
son brought against them, and either
acquit or convict them. All ol those
who have petitioned the appelate
court in this sense protest their inno
cence and demand that they be given
an opportunity to prove, by due pro
cess of law in the Greek courts, that
they have been guilty of no attempt
to conspire against the legal govern
ment of Greece.
Questioned on the attitude of the
Greek government in respect of these
demands, the minister of justice de
clared that the-cabinet considered the
matter disposed of by the entente ul
timatum. In case the trials were car
ried through and the petitioners found
guilty, he' declared, it would be im
possible to sentence them; in case
tnev were rounu innocent, mc
would leave in the public mind a per
haps unjust presumption of guilt
against those who had not so peti
tioned tor tne trial to oroceen.
It Is believed that the Lambros
government will refute the petitions
on these grounds. ' .', -'
Cost of British Secret" "
Service Department Doubles
(Corraspondenoa of Tha Aaaoelatad Praaa.)
London, Feb. 20. Great Britain's
secret service now costs suu.mw
pounds, an increase of 400,000 pounds
since the beginning of the war. The
increase in the cost of the secret
service department was greatest dur
ing the last fiscal year, 120,000 pounds
over and above the estimated amount
to run it being required.
Chinese National Treasury
v Starts With Big Deficit
(Corraapondanoa of Tho AaaoctatRd Praaa.)
Peking, Feb. 20. Estimate! of the
deficit in the Chinese national treas
ury for 1916 vary from $40,000,000 to
$70,000,000 gold. Official figures are
lacking, as it is practically impossible
to get even approximate statements
from the various branches of the gov
ernment. An unofficial report shows that the
land tax for 1916 produced over $39,
000,000 gold, while interior duties
yielded over $31.000,000 gold.
brain power
Organization
Every day, thirty-nine thousand
pairs of Western Union eyes, ears and
hands watch, listen and work in the
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THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, MARCH
Request of Duma
Stokelburg won notoriety in the
Japanese war by transporting a cow
to the front on a special train to sup
ply himself and family wit' milk at
a time when his army was starving.
His house was entered by soldiers
who were sent to arrest him. The
general asked for leave to retire to
his private apartment, from where he
opened fire with a machine gun. He
was later overpowered and killed.
The few survivors of the police,
who have been jailed in the building
of the Zemichina, the former organ
of the Black Hundred, havt scraped
together 115 rubles as a donation to
the cause of the revolution. The
revolution has not reached the gov
ernment of Yenisdisk. Siberia, where
the governor hat refused to permit
publication of the news on the ground
that it was untrue.
War Possibility
Fills Recruiting
Office With Youths
Army recruiting here was greatly
stimulated by the news that ttate
of war practically exists between the
United Statet and Germany. Within
three hours after the recruiting offices
opened Monday morning fifteen likely
lads had applied to join the army,
Sergeant Hansen said. A number of
othert applied later, and the recruit
ing ttaff was busy examining the
would-be "rookies, many of whom
passed and were accepted.
Papers Discuss the Change in
Present Attitude of Japan
(Corrtipondanco of Tho Aaaoclatod Proas.)
Peking, March 5. Chinese news
papers are devotirrg much space- to
discussion of the apparent change in
Japan's attitude toward China. Papers
of all parties and factions share the
nnininn that Tanan has abandoned,
at least temporarily all thought of
physical conquest of China, and is de
voting itselt to an economic
nuest.
japans attitude lowam mc new
American enterprises in China and the
renewed efforts of Japanese bankers
to entrench themselves more
thoroughly through loant of various
sorts are widely discussed in the
Chinese press aa well as in parlia
ment. The following statement from
the Peking Daily News is representa
tive of the view generally taken by
the Chinese press: "At Tokio the be
lief prevails that Japan will continue
its endeavor to increase its political
influence in Chnia. The Japanese
business men are continually clamor
ing for a political ascendency that will
not be so abrupt as to endanger
peace. What they want is a thorough
economic conquest of the neighbor
ing republic.
"The readiness with which the
Chines recently granted American
capitalists the concession to build a
long railroad and their hesitation in
making contracts with the Japanese
have awakened the Japanese to the
fact that ascendency in China, to be
successful, must be accompanied by
some measure of trust and confidence.
The Japanese have tricked the Chin
ese so much that the Chinese have
lost all confidence in their neighbors,
both politically and commercially.
"The situation at it stands between
the United States, China and Japan
is in its infancy, but it is growing
daily and will have to be taken into
consideration soon."
Germans Lose Third as
Many Air Craft as Foe
(Corraopondanca of The Asaoclatfd Preaa.)
Berlin, Feb. 26. An official reca
pitulation here of the statistics of air
ship losses during the year 1916 indi
cates that the Germans lost 221 ma
chines and their opponents sacrificed
784. The bulk of the kisses on both
sides was in the west, where the
Germans lost 181 airships and the
English and French 739, it is de
clared.
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BRICK YARD PROTEST
AGAIN JSMKS OUT
Neighbors Say Will Go to Su
preme Court if Council Up
hold! Smith Company.
OBJECT TO ITS REMOVAL
Curing a discussion over the de
sirability or undesirability of a brick
yard as a neighborhood adjunct, the
city council committee of the whole
learned that a pickle factory emits
more fumes than a brick yard.
The matter before the house was
a protest from 100 members of the
Castellar Improvement club against
removal of Smith Brothers' brick
plant from Twenty-fourth and Wool
worth avenue to a new location n
Twenty-first street, between Dorcas
and Francis streets.
Sandall K. Brown and J. M. Gillan
of the Commercial club interceded in
behalf of Smith Brothers. Protestants
eacd that the brick yard, now in
coarse of construction, would jeop
ardize the cleanliness of family wash
ings upon the lines and would be a
rendezvous for tramps.
The city commissioners took the
matter under advisement until next
Monday. The protestants announced
they would raise a fund to take the
case to the state supreme couft if
the city council does not give the
relief asked.
President Calvin Makes
Statement on Strike Close
President E. E. Calvin yesterday is
sued the following statement regard
ing the settlement of the strike:
"The nation is to be congratulated
that the' sinister influence which
sought to tie the hands of our coun
try through the means of a tie-up of
the railroads has been defeated.
"The outstanding- fact of this set
tlement is the overwhelming proof of
the loyalty of American railroads and
their executives to the people and to
the government of our country, a
loyalty that has asserted itself re
gardless of the injustice which will be
suffered as a consequence.
"Should war actually come, I am
sure it will be apparent to all citi
zens that in the negotiations between
the brotherhood leaders and the gen
eral managers' committee of the rail
roads in New York, the railroad rep
resentatives showed the higher pa
triotism.
"The whole difficulty thus endt in
mediation, a principle for which the
railrnarla con tended from the first.
and it is to be hoped that the public
wil see to it that no misguraea UDor
leaders shall in the future raise an
ugly hand to interfere with the hope
thus exoressed. namelv. a long period
of hearty co-operation between rail
roads and their employes.
"The passing of the winter months
Firomises a speedy clearing up of the
reight congestion and there is ahead
of the business men of America the
greatest prosperity that has ever been
bnnwn in this country, and I feel sure
the business men of the nltion will
join in a demand that the railroad
executives may be given a free hand
to work out the problems that will
come as a result of this increased
prosperity, problems, of extensions
and improvements which at this hour
demand the investment of billions of
dollars of new capital. i
Austrian War Loans
Total $231 Per Head
(Corraspondeneo of Tho Aaaoclatod Praaa.)
Vienna. Feb. 26. Every one of the
13,000.000 German-Austrians within
the empire is represented by 1,154
kronon ($231) in the war loans that
have been raised in Austria. These
loans have amounted to 18,000,000,000
kronen, of which the German sub
jects have subscribed some 15,000,
000,000. The 6,000,000 Czechs have
subscribed 1.250,000, while the re
maining' 13.000.000 inhabitants, in
eluding 8.000,000 citizens of Galicia
and the Hukovina, have subscribed
1,750,0110,000.
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Thrills Aplenty
Startle Washington
Out of Its Calm
(From a Staff Correapondent.l
Washington, March 19. (Special
Telegram.) Between the sinkings of
the three unarmed American steamers
by German submarines on Saturday
and Sunday in the barred zone and the
rfi-ciiinn of the suDreme court today
sustaining the constitutionality of the
Adamson lator law, the national capi
tol has had thrills ap lenty. Although
thec ourtd ivided on the Adamson
case, by a vote of 5 to 4. enough doubt
and uncertainty is left by reason of
the several opinions to make labor
legislation a most itneresting problem
in future campaigns.
Senator Norris who invokes the ref
erendum from Nebraska as to whether
he deserves the title of "one of the
wilful twelve," put upon him by Presi
dent Vil9on, said today that "co
ngress should have been called in ses
sion on March 5. The recent acts of
Germany can only result in war.
There is no way out of it in my
judgment."
Senator Hitchcock, with members
of his family, is spending rome little
time in the south, and therefore, could
not be seen as to this last "overt act."
Anti-Cigaret League
Organized in Omaha
Ministers and business men held a
little luncheon Monday noon at the
Young Men's Christian association.
Quantities of cigarets were passed.
Scandal
Oh. no. just inspection of "evi
dence" of cigaret sales in Omaha, ex
plained Miss Lucy Page Gaston.
the Umaha Business Mens Anti-
Cigaret league was organized for the
purpose of enlisting business men in
an effort to enforce the law against
sale of the coffin nails. A council
of physicians will be established to
tell "pill" smokers all about the ef
fects, rerhaps a clime will De estao
lished here later to treat "victims,"
Miss Gaston said.
Elmer E. Thomas was chairman of
the organization meeting, with Rev.
D. E. Cleveland as secretary. This
committee, was appointed to promote
the Business Men's Anti-Cigaret
league here: Rev. C. E. Cobby, Rev.
Frederick Leavitt, Rev. G. A. Hul-
bert, E. F. Denison, John W. Towle,
Charles A. boss and Mr. Mead.
Miss Gaston will probably leave
Omaha Tuesday to organize similar
leagues elsewhere.
Pomhtna; Thanha Mexlaan.
Fort BMaa, Tel.. March It. Major Oan-
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aouthero department, officially thanked
General Joae Carloa Mnrgula, Mexican com
mander, In Juarea, hero thla afternoon
for the friendly relatione which haa been
eetatillehed between American and Mexican
army offtcera on thla part of tha border.
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RUSSELL HEADS THE
NEW MORALS SQUAD
Chapman Named in Place of
Walker and All to Report
to Chief Dunn.
INDEPENDENT 07 CAPTAINS
Chief of Police Dunn appointed
Sergeant W. G. Russell head of the
morals squad and C. M. Chapman will
join the squad to take the place made
vacant by Charles Walker. Harry
Askwith was to have taken Walker's
place, but that order has been re
scinded. Arthur Cunningham, R. B.
Sutton and Alfred Anderson are the
other membera of the squad.
Sergeant Russell is to have full
charge of this ieature of the police
work. He will work independently of
the caDtains and will have carte
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The chief makes it clear that the
plan is to give the sergeant a free
rein as much as possible and then
hold him responsible for results. He
will assume his new work at once.
A. C. Cooper, L. L. Wade and P.
R. Hiatt have been appointed by
Chief of Police Dunn to form the nu
cleus of the teason's motorcycle
squad. Othert will be added later in
the season. They will begin at once
to round up speeders and those who
violate the ordinance relating to auto
mobile dimmers and spotlights, also
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Negro Dies in Hospital;
Girl is Cause of Tragedy
Oscar Scott, colored, who was shot
Sunday night by Frank King, also
colored, in an altercation over a
woman, died in St. Joseph's hospital
twelve hours after he received his
wound. King escaped and has not
been caught yet. The shooting took
place at Tenth and Davenport streets,
a few steps from the notorious "Un
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