Today Murder and Revenge. French English War? We Need Flyers. Earth's Vile Weather. ■ -Rv ARTHUR BRISBANE Unpleasant news from the Ruhr. Two French officials are assassinated, shot in the back. That was inevitable. Yesterday French soldiers fired into a German crowd, killing eight or 10. Also inevitable. Poincare had prom ised the soldiers "full revenge." They will take it, What Lloyd George says today as a private citizen he may be saying in a short time as prime minister of Eng land. That makes important the terms he uses, in his latest article, concerning the French. He says France “is committed to a reckless gamble," describes French statesmen as floundering In a deadly quicksand, not daring to turn back. No French statesmen would dare change the desperate policy, fearing to face 1 esponslblllty for the final fatal re sult. Lloyd George describes French ut terances as "these ragings of brain6 intoxicated with an unwholesome mix t ure of hatred, greed and military arrogance" and says the British and American government which saved France from conquest by Germany are not even to bo consulted. Whatever your opinion of Lloyd | George, now that he turns so fiercely against England's French ally, you don’t forget that he is the most pow erful. influential man in the British empire, was prime minister yester day, and may hold that post again next month. What then? Another war? This time between England and France, with France laughing at Eng land’s out-of-date battleships, saying: "We fight this time in the air, where the French ace is supreme. We'll show you a new Trafalgar, with a French Nelson." It is not impossible, the world was never in so dangerou a condition with yesterday's allies turned bitter enemies. What insanity impels certain Americans to mix up this country with that European hell- i broth? The cost of the British army is cut down $50,000,000 for the coming yesr, the number of men reduced to 170, S00, not many for an empire that teaches around the world. This country might follow that ex ample of economy in the army and spend the money saved, on flying machines. J. Mayhew Wainwright, representative-elect, former assistant secretary of war, demands $25,000,000 additional for aviation and the de mand is moderate. Twenty-five mil lions represent a little more than half the cost of one first-class battleship. And the fleet of airships that $25, 000,000 could build would sink every battleship afloat. Thrre is nothing as important, for the security of this nation, as the building of an air fleet. Every air ship could earn its keep In peace times, in the postofflce, forest fire service and passenger service. With I a fleet thus employed the nation would have on hand a body of trained flyers. Part of their work should bo | bomb-dropping practice, with good prizes for the best marksmen. Scientists do not know what caus ed the various ages of Ice that in past ages have swept over parts of the earth, driving out primitive races of men and animal*, threatening, by the way, to return at any time and give us a real coal problem. It lias been suggested that sun spots, occurring and cutting down the sun's supply of heat, might explain the ice ages, although "shifting of the poles" Is a shorter, more conveni ent formula. Do those sun spots, or other solar i phenomena control the extraordinary weather conditions that disturb us l ow—an $0 mile gale in Chicago, blizzard in Wisconsin. 20 killed by storm in Tennessee, floods In Mlssis s.ppi, record-breaking snowstorm* in New York. If we were suddenly to find another ice age creeping upon us, the war against cold would make ! all other wars seem as nothing. More Interesting to many readers than lee age or European polities is the story of "Manuel Silva, who built a tomb in which to bury his wife, daughter and wife's mother—after killing them.” The tomb was built of concrete be low his cellar floor, with stone steps leading down. The plan was to block up the entrance with cement, the mur derer to leave the country, knowing his secret safe. He killed the wife and her mother, the daughter escaped. Few murderers. It is believed, make all arrangements perefectly. Many betray themselves by their elaborate plans. However, of the successful plans, the public hears nothing. You may learn much about heaven, nr the other place, by listening to the llev. Mr. Owen from England. There isn't exactly any real hell. Rev. Mr. Owen says. But the wicked suffer pirltual anguish, suicides especially. ’ for Interfering with the plans of God. '* You wonder how It Is possible in interfere with the plans of an Om nipotent being, why he allows It. The Rev. Mr. Owen. It seems has personally visited the ''various spheres of heaven,” like Mohammed and several others. He found anlmala there, dogs and horses, all happy, but some children very unhappy. An other puzzle Wdodmen Officers to Pay Tribute to Mrs. Manrbrstcr Lincoln, March 13.—(Special ) — Christian Science services for Mrs. Emrna B. Manchester, past aupremc guardian of the Woodmen circle, will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 at Roberts chapel. Two special cam will bring Mrs. Mancheeter's friends from Omaha to Lincoln for the fun eral. The Omaha group will include the supreme officers of the Woodmen ■ Ircle and all the sovereign officers of ths Woodmen of the World. The following Omahsns will act sa honorary -pallbearers: W. E. Eraser. W. M. Crawford. E. B. Lewis. E. D. Campbell, W. T. Wells, Ur. A. H. I'loyd. Hr-R. Stiles, A. L. Heed. L. P. Campbell. M. T. Barlow, Bnin G. Hntyih. John T. Yates, William Huess, T. E. Patterson. T. E. Bradshaw, Ur. ( '. T. Brown, J. Bis ha, F. B. Jackson. W. 15. Rhoades snd T. M. Momman. Bill Giving Omaha’ Half of Auto Tax Passed by Senate Would Add $200,000 to City’s I Highway Revenue — At I tempt to Revive Christian Science Measure Fails. Lincoln, March 13.—(Special.)—On third reading today, the Nebraska senate passed, by a vote of 22 to 4, S. ' F. 202, a bill giving the city of Oma j ha one-half of the automobile tax col I lected in Douglas county. It is estimated that the bill will 'add $200,000 to the highway revenue of the city. It specifies that a quar ter of the city's share must be ap- ; plied to paving and repaving streets and three-quarters to making and re- j pairing permanent boulevards. Senator Saunders blocked the effort to revive H. R. 17, one of the so-called j Christian Science measures, when he , raised the point of order that it was ' not revlvable after having been killed : in the senate last week. Gumb moved I to revive the bill yesterday, and his i motion carried, but Saunders this morning raised the point that the | senate rules do not permit a bill to be revived after three days. Another bill killed in the senate , this morning was IT. R. 81, a hill per- i i mitting petitions of protest from a i majority of the property owners af ifected to block a city council resolu- ! ition for sewer extensions. The vote | was 18 to 13. Bills Passed. The senate passed on third reading > S. F. 212. giving the state board of j control specific authority to appoint such subordinates at state institutions as matrons, assistant superintendents, j physicians and dentists. In some In- j stances this power has been exercised ; by the superintendents themselves. Other bill passed Included: S. F. 278.—Broadening definition of j arson to Include one who causes a fire to be set to a building. S. F. 178.—Increasing qualifications and fees for graduate nurses. S. F. 246.—Giving towns and vil lages power of eminent domain to condemn land for any public purpose including public markets. H. R. 414.—Requiring state and j local subdivisions to name hour as1 well as day of receiving and opening bids for public improvements. Bills Killed. The senate accepted adverse com- I mittee reports to kill the following bills: S. F. 231.—Requiring public notice for receiverships. S. F. 264.—Allowing attorney fees in suits on claims. S. F. 240.—Requiring judge in jury cases to instruct in findings of fact! as well as law. S. F. 159.—Proposed new auto regis tration law penalizing delinquency j and abuse of pasteboard numbers and i requiring brake tests. S. F. 50.—Enlarging scope of live stock shipment and. removal Inspec tions. S. F. 210.—Requiring bill of sale for livestock. These bills were reported favorably for passes by committees: S. F, 302.—Requiring tuberculin tests of all dairy herds in townships or counties where 75 per cent of own ers petition for them. H. R. 232.—Reducing signers from 100 to 50 to require locsl livestock insoectlons. H. R. 199.—More stringent rules re quiring railroads to furnish stock watering facilities at local stations. S. F. 300.—Authorizes county boards to make appropriations for disease eradication. SarpyDouglag Mrrgcr Opposed hy Committee Lincoln, Marrh 13—(Special.)—The bouse committee on privileges ajtd elec tions recommended last night to post pone indefinitely the Sarpy county annexation bill. The bill called for a special election in Sarpy and Doug las counties on the question of merg ing the former county with the latter. A similar bill was introduced In the house two years ago. The committee that recommended the Indefinite post ponement of the present bill took the j action following the meeting at Paptl Uon Saturday night when the court house was dedicated. Sentiment was decidedly opposed to annexation. Bell Re-Elected Head of AHseseors’ Association Lincoln, Neb. March J3.—(Special.) i —Deputy Assessor O. osed to finish the un finished eradication work bet wen now and July 1. There la another bill In the offing cr.UIng for a $350,000 appropriation for this work for the next two years. Always wash and wipe th» apples that have been lying In the cellar be fore eating as they are covered with an Imperceptible mould. Pardons Sought for Trio Serving in Penitentiary J Pleas Heard for Man Convict ed of Manslaughter, Oma* han in for Forgery and Cattle Rustler. Lincoln, March 13.—(Special.)—The state pardon board was told Tuesday that Herbert F. Whittimore, serving 1 to 10 years’ sentence on a man slaughter charge, was convicted on the flimsiest of circumstantial evi dence, t hat there were no eye-wit- J nesses to the crime and Whittimore'* previous life was above reproach. The manslaughter charge grew out of the death of a rooming house keeper named Lundy at Bayard. Whitti more, who was formerly a deputy sheriff at Newcastle, Wyo., is seeking parole. Whittimore asserted that Lundy was badly hurt in a fight with three strangers whom he had ejected from the rooming house. Former County Attorney McDonald and Sheriff Davis of Morrill county are among those who favor Whitti more's release. District Judge Ho bart, who sentenced Whittimore, says he believes the prisoner was shielding someone else. Tho-board also took up the ease of Joe Pearson, who has served 27 months for the alleged forgery of a $10 check at Omaha. He claims he laid $100 in his pocket at the time the check was given to a garage man by one of his parly of four. Pearson ad mits that they were drinking, but de nied the forgery. Attorney John M. Berger of Omaha appeared in behalf of the applicant. P-erger said he hud secured a $1,000 legacy for Pearson. A petition containing the names of 100 people in Brown county recom mending a parole for Pearle Nesbit was offered in his behalf. He was sent up two years ago. Nesbit told the Itoard that he stole some cattle to se cure badly needed financial aid for his father. Debate on Executive Plans Begun in House (Continued Krom rate One.) of double checking on expenditure* demanded by any banking institu tion. Department C ent rallied. ‘ The secretary of the department of finance is thus able when the time conies to prepare budgetary recom mendations to put ills finger on every pulse heat of the various sta'e depart ment*. He has the bookkeeping cen (rallied in his office, he has knowl edge of purchases needed, he has knowledge of other expenditures nec cessary by all departments of govern ment. "The governor s plan to put the bud getmaking in the hands of the state tax commissioner, the pureha*lng in the hands of the state land commis sioner and the bookkeeping in the hands of the auditor Is dangerous. It decentralizes responsibility and at the same time puts no one person in a position to grasp the needs and ex penditure* of our state institutions. "Next come* the question of ap pointment*. We do not strfp the gov ernor of any power. He can appoint secretaries with confirmation of the legislature the same as he formerly could. We have conformed with the constitution and empower the secre taries to appoint their assistants. "In sht^jt, the governor is not per mitted to appoint every employe in the state as the other plan calls for. It is common sense that a man train ed In certain work knows more about the type of trained men needed than the governor. "One more word about the proposed department of public welfare. By combining the present agricultural department, labor department and public welfare department we central ize the departments which have the inspectors. Han Saves Labor. "The head of this consolidated de partment can send one inspector to a town to do several different kinds of work Instead of three inspectors going to the same town to do work that one can do. This is the same 'plan the governor proposes. “The governor has power at all times to discharge secretaries. Every big business Is operated on a depart mental basis and year after year states throughout the union are ac cepting this plan. “We have, we believe, eliminated duplications and this plans proposes a simplified government with reduced salaries and reduced expenses, cap able of saving ss much If not more money than any other plan sug gested." Osterman's address was shorter. He asserted doubt as to the feasibil ity of the governor's plan when It was first broached. Now, however. I am a convert and believe It should be given an oppor tunity,” Osterman asserted. “The governor has no right to ap point persons with executive duties, absolutely free of the expressed will of the people on such appointments. Bryan Would I-ose Power. “Governor Bryan by proposing an executive council of all constitutional officers, excepting the attorney gen eral, each, including himself to have one vote whether democratic or re publican, in determining state poli tics is stripping himself of power. "Do you think we would have had a Holdrege bank scandal If an ex ecutive council had been in action at the time? "As for appointments, the governor Is held responsible for administering the law and he should have power to name all appointees to help him ad minister the law." Jacoby described the Bryan ma jority as a protest and command bv the reople to overturn anything that smacked of the present system of gov ernment. He named the still larger Howell majority as a similar protest against the "code." “Don't you know.” Dysart asked, "that Howell in his campaign speech es declared the present system of de partmental government ««« consider ed the best and that if he had any thing to do with It, he would retain the good and eliminate the bad? "Well, Howell, probably like all of us before election, was doing every thing possible to gain votes,” Jacoby retorted. “I don't believe that a majority of republican members of this house were elected on an understanding that they would support the code.” Bids for Food Supplies Show Advance in Price Lincoln. March 13.—'Special ) — Prices quo'ed to the state board of control, which Is opening bids for the quarterly food supplies of the 17 state institutions, show that sucar has ad vanced nearly $J a hundred since last December and $4 since March, 197J. Sugar a year ago was $5.74 a hundred and is $9.19 at the present time. During the last three months, ham by the hundred pound* has Increased from $14 to $13.15. Fresh herf has advanced from $7.31 to 3 47 since the last quarter. Pr. Burhorn’s Chiropractic Hutth Service Grippe. Told*. Tontllitis. Bronchitis and 1'e-ers respond to our method* a* we j I a* liver, *tomach and kidney trouble* House call* made when unable to come * o the office—office adjustment* ere \2 for S10 or 20 for 1*5—Office equipped with 12 private adjusting room* and com plete X-Ray laboratory. Suit* 414-26 Securities Building Cor. 16th and Farnem Sts. Phene JA 3347 Lady Attendants in the New Location , We haven’t changed our fixtures, nor have "e changed “the old store" in any way. The mer chandise is the same high standard; the service the same and our prices arc just as reasonable as ever. The “old store” is only moved; our Opening will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week . . . you are invited. i ' r Two Farnam 1509 Farnam Street Street Storea 1908 Farnam Street i For Men and Women Change in Bread Law Opposed by Larkin Commttee Proposal Would Kill ’'Honest Loaf” Law, Is Pointed Out by Representa tive Smith. Lincoln. March 13.—(Special.)—Tie senate committee on manufacture and commerce headed by Senate John L. Larkin of Omaha, killed bill tonight introduced by Senat James Good of Chadron which Kepi ’ sentative Ed P. Smith of Omaha tol> the committee would kill the effect < his “honest loaf” bread bill which w one of the features of the legislatu: two years ago. The bill introduc ed by Good mad it. possible for bakers to bake loaves of any weight providing the weight was stamped on the loaves. Th< Smith law, which in tho last two years lias been fought by bakers hi the district court, state supreme court and United States supreme court and lost by them, calls for baking loaves weighing a pound or an exact multi pie of a pound. "People as a rule don't look at the weight on a bread package and bale ers could sell them a 12 or Uounc loaf at pound loaf prices and the pub lie would never catch on to the dif ference. although it would mean thou sands in tho pockets of the Nebraska bakers." Senator John Gumh of Fremont, made the motion to kill the bill. All members of the committee, excepting Senator Chambers, voted in favor of the executing the measure. Chambers wanted it to be considered by the senate as a whole. Legislators Raise Fund for Sufferers From Fire Lincoln, March 13.—(Special )—C. A i Crawford, messenger for the chief I clerk s office In the house of repre sentaUves. lost all of hi* household goods in the fire which destroyed a j downtown business block and apart ment Monday night. Crawford's fam ' lly escaped with nothing but the clothing they wore. Members of the legislature Tuesday morning started | a subscription fund for Crawford's | benefit. Seeks Bankruptey. William G. Cleveland. 5106 Web ster street, filed a petition in bank ruptcy In federal court yesterday. His liabilities are $14 600 and his assets $165. &npjn,€>d6fli&Cci GIVE HER HOSIERY FOR EAf^TFR Betty Wales Frocks Are Superlatively Chic and Charmingly Youthful Betty Wales has combined the simplicity of youth with richness of springtime silks and sent us frocks of unusual distinction. She has used the printed crepes in the cleverest of ways and created many a fashionable model of the soft plain crepes. 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