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OMAIIA, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 24, 1914 FOURTEEN PAGES.
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GREAT BRITAIN WILL
NOT INTERFERE WITH
Toreign Secretary Says Armed In
tervention Would Be Held Fu
tile and Impolitic
DEPENDS iJPON UNITED STATES
Intimates There is Understanding
, Between Governments.
ADVISES A POLICY OF SILENCE
Publication Might Increase Danger
to British Property.
SENATE MAY TAKE UP MATTER
Three Ileaolntlona PriiilliiR' Ilcconi
mending Action ly President for
Protection of Life nnd Prop
erty of American.
ntlil.HTIX.
WASHINGTON', Feb. 23. The British
embassy nunounced late today that
Charles Alexander Spencer Perceval,
British consul at, Galveston, Tex., had
been ordered to El Paso to confer therj
with British subjects concerning the ex
ecution of William S. Benton.
LONDON, Feb. 23. "The pacification
of Mexico Is an object wo honestly do
Biro to see accomplished, but It Is 1m
uosslble to effect It by British Interven
tion. Wo do not Intend to mako any at
tempt of that character, which would
be held futile and Impolitic."
This Is the attitude of the British For
eign office as outlined today In the House
of Commons by Francis Dyke Acland,
parliamentary under secretary for for
eign affairs, after full consideration of
the series of victimization of British sub
jects in Mexico, culminating In the re
moval (of William S. Benton by Villa at
Juarez.'1
Mr. Acland Informed the house that tho
British government had been In frequent
communication with the governments of
the United States and Mexico respecting
the protection of British lives and prop
erty In Mexico. "Tho continued fighting
In Mexico," ho added, "Is of very great
projudlco to British and other commer
cial Interests and Is a matter for very
tereat concern."
Some Paper Confidential.
Mr. Acland promlsel to lay the papers
on the subject of Mexico beore the
House of Commons as soon as possible,
but he added significantly:
"Tho most interesting papers at ths
British Foreign office, -however, are com
munications' inttdc at various times with
the government of the United States con
cerning its policy and Its view's regarding
Mexico. Some of these vare of, a confl
ddritat character.jand I cannot Include
fhcniMn ftblife. hook without asking tho
consent of' the United- States government
Mr. Acland emphasized the undcslra
blllty of publishing anything at present
which might tend to Increase the chances
of danger to British property at the
hands of tho contending parties in
Mexico.
The history of the Benton affair as
contained In the Information furnished
to Sir Cecil Spring-nice, British am
bassador to the United States by the
State department at Washington was
communicated in official form to the
House of Commons today by Sir Edward
C.cy.
Semite May Debate Sltnntlon.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 23. -Upon the de
velopments of the next dny or two In
the case of William S. Benton, the
British ranchman, executed by the con
stitutionalist general, Villa, at Juarez,
seems to rest whether the senate will
take a hand in the Mexican, situation.
, Acting Chairman Shlvely of the for
eign relations committee after a confer
ence with President Wilson, today said
It tho senate discussed Mexico, It prob
ably would be on some of the pending
resolutions, which for months have been
sldo tracked, that the administration
might be left free to deal with the
problem.
There are threb such. One by Senator
Penrose proposes that United States
troops be placed In Mexico as a con
stabulary for the protection of Ameri
cans. Another by Senator Fall proposes
to put the senate on record to the effect
that Americans and their property must
be protected. Still another by Senator
Sheppard concerns recognition of the
belligerency of the constitutionalists.
If administration leaders let the situa
tion break out in senate debate It prob
ably would be on cither this or the first
two.
It r ii 11 la Noncommittal.
Secretary Bryan today declined to dis
cuss, deny or affirm whether he had de
manded production cf Benton's body. An
examination of Its wounCs, It was pointed
out, probbaly would disclose whether the
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The Weather
For Omaha, Council Bluffs and. Vicinity
f air; warmer,
Temperature
nt OiuuUii
Hours. Deg.
5 a. m 3
G a. m 'i
1 a. m 3
8 a. m 3
i?
11 H III tf
12 m S
1 p. m 10
2 p. m 11
3 p. m 12
Comparative
Local llecord.
1914. 191S- 1912. 1911
Highest yesterday 13 15 4S a?
lowent yesterday 3 G
Mean temperature 8 10
Preclpltatlo 3S, .00
Temperature and precipitation
lures from the normal:
Normal temperature.,
Jeflelency for the day ,
Total excess since March I
.14
41
T
depar-
11
y
..ll.H
. .OS Inch
Ueflclepcy for tha day
Kxees for the day
TotHl rainfall since March 1.
Iw!i em-y since March !..
.2j!lS inches
4.1S lncht
Df ckney for or. period. 1313. t.Xtlnrne
1 f i rrcv for for. period. 19l2.13.s;inchts
T Indicates trace or precipitation.
L. A. WELSH, LjcbI Forecaster.
LOW TARIFFJUTS PRICES
Farm Products Sell for Less in the
Wholesale Markets.
IMPORTATIONS OF FOODSTUFFS
Secretary ltcdfleld Showa How Beef,
nutter, Corn nnd Wool Are Now
Cheniter na llcantt of Dem
ocratic IiCKlnlutlon.
WHKKLtNG, W. Va., Feb. 21,-Marked
Improvement In conditions In the Indus
trial and commercial regions of tho coun
try has come, reviving conrogc and de
stroying alarm: removal of tariff duties
has resulted In a tendency clearly ami
openly In tho direction of a reduction in
the cost of food and clothing, and cllma
tic conditions, not business depression,
are responsible for the number of unem
ployed In New York City and other large
Industrial centers.
This was tho message delivered to tho
nation tonight by William C. ncdflcld,
tho administration's spokesman on com
mercial and Industrial problems, beforo
tho Wheeling Bonrd of Trade. Every
statement tho speaker mndo was fortified
by official statistics and report's.
Mr. ltcdfleld defended the tariff act.
landed the currency law and, with de
cided emphasis, assured his audience
that the government Intends to help and
not hinder legitimate business.
Tendency Is lloninvnnl.
"The tendency Is clearly and openly In
tho direction of a reduction In tho cost of
food and clothing through the removal of
the tariff tax," he said. "It may be well
to point out, however, that the costly
processes of distribution lay a tremen
dous tax upon our consumers, and that
in my Judgment the single and little dis
cussed factor of cartage alone lays a
heavier burden upon our peoplo than tho
total amount paid for railway freTghts.
"Tho now tariff has not thus far re
sulted In any material Increnso of Impor
tations of manufactured nrtlcles to com
pete with the products of our own fac
tories, but rather Its Important effect has
been to rfdd to our food supply.
"Now it Is the fact that In recent years
the tariff tax has so operated on food as
to make It visibly more costly. Thorn
was a time recently when potatoes were
Imported when our supply was scant,
and when tho tariff tax on potatoes was
equal to about 50 per cent on their price,
and necessarily increased their cost. On
tho other hand. It Is the fact now that
Argentine beef Is being shipped to New
York free of thetarlff tax, and that has
resulted In a decline in the wholesale
New York market for beef of about 4
cents a pound. This reduction when
transmuted to the local New l'ork re
taller has resulted in a reduction of tha
price of beef locally In that city of about
2 rents a pound. As beef has gone out
side of that city Into the country at
Jorge the reduction in price has been
absorbed by the dealers and has been
little felt as yet.
Butter la Alad Lon-cr.
"It Is the fact, too, that butter, how
Irsen. reduced In price by the large recent
Importations of 'that food, and I havo
known that preserved milk has been of
fered In- this country at lower prices
than those which have heretofore: prevailed:-
Futtltermorfathe 'importation of
Arsehtlno 'ccrn' has during the recent
.winter operated nt least to prevent n
rise In tho price of corn In our Atlantic
coast cities If It has not directly reduced
the price In those cities. It Ih a well
known act that the price of woolen
cloth from tho largest makers has been
reduced this 'winter from 15 to 25 per cent
The price lists of the American Woolen
company and the United States, Worsted
company nnd other textile mills show
this plainly. Many things are bought In
tho wholesale trade already more cheaply
than they were a year ago, particularly
woolens, beef and butter."
Eight Women in the
Race for Aldermen
in Chicago Primary
CHICAGO, Feb. 23. The names of
eight women candidates for aldermanlc
nominations will appear on tho ballots
to bo voted at tomorrow's primary elec
tion, the first chance women have had
to express themselves atthe polls since
tho legislature granted tho right of suf
frage. Organizations of women expected to
center most of their attention on the
First ward, where Miss Marian Drake
Is the progressive party candidate. She
has had no opposition for the nomina
tion, but faces a fight at the polls
against Alderman John J. Coughlan,
who, with Michael Kenna, has repre
sented the downtown ward In the council
for years.
Representatives of various womon's
societies will serve as clerks and Judges
In many precincts, and a special number
of challengers will be present In the
First ward precincts to watch for possi
ble frauds from the lodging house dis
tricts. At the election board the belief was
expressed that G0,0) women will vote. A
total vote of 200,000 is expected.
Historic Library
T , "II TV " " mo j-iciicn une, auer a rough
Destroyed bv ire!v,aerom i,aw- drkp,j .
" story of two stowaways, who were lit
MOItrtlSTOWN, N J., Feb, 23. The
Morrlstown library and Jyceum building,
containing CO.OOO volumes, among them
many valuable historical records of New
Jersey, was destroyed by fire today.
The building was worth $75,000. No esti
mate of the loss of tho books was ob
tainable. deadwood political fight
REACHES INJUNCTION STAGE
DEADWOOD, S. D.. Feb. 23. (Special.)
. Judge John F. Hughes of Fort Pierre
has been called to this plare to try the
squabble between the two faction of the
democratic party In thin county, who are
trying to keep .the candidates of each
other's tickets from getting on. the prim
ary ballot. The Injunction suit on tho
Plunkett faction was to have been heard
here by Judge McNenny of this circuit,
but as he is a candidate in the same
primaries to succeed himself, he feared
' 1SU,B might arise that would prove em-
jbarrasUng. The main point at Hut is who
are the real simon-pure dyed-in-the-
wool majority democrats, ea'h side claim
ing that distinction.
L AUTO
SHOW
WITH
Large Throng
Persons
ill Be
Visit Exhib
Week.
EARLY
Jealers Arrive to Make Se
lections Early in Week.
DECORATIONS ARE BEAUTIFUL
Interior of Building Is Tastily
Trimmed in Colors.
ORCHESTRA ENLIVENS SCENE
Musical Program Will He Given
Knelt Kvenlnn, IncIndlnK Popnlnr
Tiiiiko, Mnxlxr nnd Other
Fancy Dance Selections.
Witn a crowd of farmers, city folk unl
dealers, all bubbling over with enthusi
asm, swarming up and down tho aisles
carefully examining all the minute de
tails of tho exhibition cars on display,
(he opening night of tho ninth annual
automoblto show was held under the most
auspicious circumstances of any show
ever held in Omaha. Even those who
have attended tho big national shows ot
New York and Chicago wcro compelled
to concede that Omaha Is right nt the,
top of the heap.
Although there was a vast number of
the curious present, those who merely
camo to look on and with no serious pur
poso intont, there was also a large num
ber who came as prospective customers,
and the number of contracts signed by
tho always active salesmen was so great
as to make every agent and factory rep
resentative In the huge structure beam
happiness toward everyone, even their
competitors.
Only Few Comiillnientnrlea,
Tho number of complimentary tlcke'u
Issued this year was unusually small
but for all that the crowd assumed au
gust proportions. Even at an eary hour
In tho evening the main floor was packed
until It seemed as If no more could gain
admittance. The snow evidently held
little significance for tho automobile
folks, because they wcro all on hand, and
tholr ardor and enthusiasm were never
dampened for a moment by any thoughts
of disagreeable elements outside tho
warm building.
Whllo the greater portion of the audi
ence appeared to bo Interested In ilio
pleasure cars .on tho main floor, there
were a great .many who found Interest in
. (Continued on' vPaca.. Four.) '
Fight to Collect
Rockefeller Tax
Will Be Continued
COLUMBUS. O.. Feb. 23. Attorney
General Hogan and members of the state
tax commission today overruled the con
tention of John D. Facklcr, tax deputy of
Cleveland, that there was a defect In the
stato tax law, which would proclude ac
tion to collect several million dollars on
personal property of John D. rtockefeller
In Ohio this year. Deputy Commissioners
Facklcr and Agnew, tho Cuyahoga county
representatives of tho state tax body, were
Instructed to renew the fight to collect
the Rockefeller millions and the power
of the state administration, It was an
nounced, would be with them In the work.
Negro Charged with
Part in Mary Phagan
Murder on Trial
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 23. James Con
ley, a negro, principal witness against
Leo M. Frank at the trial which resulted
In his conviction for the murder of Mary
Phagan, pleaded not guilty when placed
on trial here today chnrged with being
an accessory to tho murder. Conley, a
sweeper at the Natlonnl Pencil factory,
where Mary Phagan was murdered, tes
tified at the trial of Frank that ho had
helped dispose of tho girl's body after
Frank had killed her.
Taking of evidence was completed early
thjs afternoon and court adjourned until
tomorrow. Aside fron the Frank trial"
records, new cvldonco of Importance was
introduced by the state. Tho defense pre
sented only a statement by Conley, In
which he admitted the nets related In his
testimony against Frank.
Stowaways Washed
Out of Life Boat
NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-When La Lor-
.at.. " ,U. f. , 1 . ..
erally washed out of a lifeboat, was told
by the ship's officers.
The two had secreted themselves In a
lifeboat shortly before tha ship left
Havre on February H. On the 17th, dur
ing a heavy gale, LaLorralne shipped a
sea over the Marboard bow and the water
flooded tho lifeboat and sent tho stow
aways struggling out from under tho
canvas covering, Tho men described
themselves as Damon Iuves, a Spaniard,
18 years old, and Jean Falrnno, 24 years
old, a Frenchman. They-will be re
turned to France by the same steamer.
Canned meats and other supplies wero
found In the lifeboat.
SAYS GOOD-BYE: THEN
SENDS BULLET IN HEART
BOONR, la.. Feb. 23. fpecal Tele
gram.) "Well, good by, George," were
the last words of Clarence Cordav, a
well known young man of this city this
morning, as he placed a revolver agalnrt
IiIt heurt and fired The words were
spoken to his brother, with whom he had
been spending the evening playing cards,
A love alfair Is said to have promoted
the deed.
NINTH
ANNUA
ENTHUSIASM
s
'vPllpftfraRE
CounS
V i i a iw i ii ii .1
-Drnwn for The Uco by Powell.
SUFFRAGISTS HECKLE ANTIS
Meeting at Turpins Winds Up in
Lively Controversy.
MRS. DODGE AND MISS BR0NS0N
Attltnde ot 9nf fruitUts Dealfrnnteil
na Unladylike nnd Discourteous
3Iou Meetlnar for thla
Afternoon.
That Omaha "women had not asked that
rcpresontatlyes of tho, National Associa
tion Opposed' t6 Woman' Suffrage organ-lie-
in Omaha, atoil' were h6tVmUoh'lhtr
ested In the. coming of its president, Mis.
Arthur M, Dodge, And secretary, MIsj
Minnie Brdnsoii. both of Now York, was
pretty well established by the antl-sut-
frago meeting hold Monday afternoon at
Turpln's academy. - Less tljon fifty
women, wero present and of these half
uro enrolled as aotlvo members In tho
suffrage organizations of tho city. They
wero present merely to listen to tha ars'i
monts ot the opposition.
Mrs. Dodge, Introduced by Mrs. Arthur
C. Smith, gavo, a history of tho antl
suffrage organization and was followed
by Jllss Branson, who attacked the suf
frage movement. The discussion follow
ing hor nddress was brought abruptly to
a close bocauso of the heated argument
which theratcned to ensue between ,M 11
Bronson Bnd Mrs. George W, Covell. the
latter a local tepiperanco worker and suf
fragist. Tho consensus of opinion as ojepressol
by the speakers of tho afternoon- and '.ho
antls present was that the '.local suf
fragists as a .class were "most unladylike
and thoroughly discourteous.". v
nisme It ou the Weather.
When questioned with regard to the
small attendance of antls, Mrs. Arthur
Smith, sponsor for the antt-suffrago
movement In Omaha, attributed It to tho
fact that "the weather was 'too in
clement for tho -Ufe of electrics,". thu.i
Interfering with the attendance, of tho
society women who were to lend prestUo
to tho movement. '
If sufficient members are present an
organization will ,be 'effected at tho homo
of Mrs. Arthur Brnlththis rooming. Thus
far tho only ones -who have. indlcml
their deslro to belong to such a, society
are: Miss Geneva Marsh,' Mesdamcs -T.'
J, Mackay, B. P. Peek, John, C. Cpwln,
William Archibald Smith, Frank E. Alex
ander, 12. Benson and Minnie Martlscn.
Mrs. Smith later' will 'entertain 'nt
luncheon at tho Omaha chili for Mrs.
odg. ' ' ' 1
The Important date on the anti-BUf--frage
calendar Is the mass meeting t
be held this evening at the' American 'he
ater at 7:80 o'clock. The meeting In
called early la order that tho speakers
may leave on an 'early train for Dcs
Moines, which is tholr next stopping'
place.
Passenger Train Goes
Through a Bridge in
Northeast Missouri
KEOKUK. Ia., Feb. 23,-Passenger
train No. 40, on the Keokuk & Western
branch of the Burlington railroad, which
left Keokuk at 9 o'clock today, went
through a bridge over Little creek, at
Arbcla, Mo., at 11 o'clock. Two engines,
a baggage car, coach and mall car mado
up the train. All but the head engine
went Into the creek. t
Engineer Vandlser of the second engine
of Burlington, and his fireman,, also of
Burlington, were seriously. Injured. There
were about a hundred passengers on the
train at the time, but none were dan
gerously injured.
A wrecking c-reu- left Burlington it
once for the ncene and a passenger train
from Centervllle was sent to render as
sistance. The panttngers were taken
care of at Arbe;a
Old Fashioned Winter,
WAGE COMMISSION NAMED
Governor Chooses Members to In
vestigate Wages Paid- Women.
GEORGE NORMAN OF OMAHA ONE
Minn linn-CD' of Political Hoonomy
Department of University 8ec
ond to A.et Trlth Governor
Denn.tr Pool,
(From aStaft Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb.. 4j.-(Bpeolal.)-Aftet-
.eojnoihihg like try cut. tti think It over,
Governor Morchpad' has appointed th6
minimum wage commission provided for
by tho last csslon of, tho legislature Bo
causo there was no salary attached to
It tho matter waa not brought to tho at
tention ot his excellency by a larfo con
course of plo hunters..
As governor ot the stato Governor
Morehcad Is chairman of the commission,
while Labor Commissioner Charles Pool
by vlrtuo of his offlco Is tho second
member.- Tho other. two nre George Nor
man, Omaha, president of -the - Omaha
Central Iibor union, and Miss Anna
Hawes of tho political ecpnomy depart
ment of tho University of Nebraska.
Tho law provides duties of the com
mission as follows:
It shull be the duty of tho commission
to Inquire Into the wages paid to tho fe
maln employes in any occupation In. the
commonwealth, If the oommlssion lias
reason to belidyo that, the wages paid 'to
a substantial number -of, such employes
are inadenuato' to supply the necossary
coBt'of living and to maintain tho worker
In health. - . -
The report Is- mado to the governor.
Tho law 'provides for, due publicity, to
such i employers ns refuse to accept tho
minimum wage determined by the com
mission. . i p
Bonds .of the South Omaha street " Im
prove mcnt Issue were., approved ..by Aud
itor Howard, today, "fliey covered differ
ent districts ond various amounts, total
ing up to about tflO.OOO. '
Bonds .totho amount of J3.C00' were also
npproved Issued by Wynofor the erec
tion ot an electric light plant."" "
Attorney General . Martin gave an
, opinion this morning. In 'the matter ot tho
right of county boards to remit taxes
which they dee.med' uricollecjlble, culled
to his attention by Auditor Howurd last
Saturday, asking for a ruling on the
constitution wljlch specifies that boards
have no right to remit taxes.
The attorney general assured, the aud
itor, that ho believed the supreme court
would hold that tho board had a right
to declaro such taxes uncollectible and
that ho would not be liable In accepting
reports of, county treasurers where such
taxes wero , shown to be cancelled,
FR0ESTED WINDOW PANES
IN SALOONS ARE BARRED
ST. LOUIS, Feb, 23,-Frostcd window
nnnpa ntirl rlrAU'n all a rrlns nr a rr1 fS-- m
saloons In St. Louis county, according
to an order of the County Exrlse board
today. The commissioners desire that
tho window be. kept clear bo Investi
gators con see without entering whether
the xclso Is being violated.
The National Capital
.Mo 11 ilny, February 2.1, 1011.
The Senate,
Met Rt noon.
Senator Swanson read General Wash
ington's farewell address.
Acting Chairman Shlvely ot the foreign
relations committee went to tho White
House und conferred -with President Wil
son on the Mexican situation.
Director Holmes of the federal bureau
of mines told a committee the present
price ot radium was exorbitant.
The limine.
Met at, noon.
t'olonel Ooethals and Secretary Garrl
on told the Appropriation committee of
tho needs of the I'nnamu canal when It
Is opnod to commerce
Washington's birthday observed with
brief exercises,
HOWLING BLIZZARD IN EAST
Snow Storm Extends Across Missis
sippi Valley to Coast.
COLD WAVE WILL FOLLOW
Traffic In Illinois, lullnnn nnd Ohio
la Practically Tied Up hy the
Bis; Snow Drifts Ion a"
' .FecJa Effect.
T"
WASHINGTON," Feb". 23.-A howlln
Tiuuoseo blizzard, something ttw tin Alio
ynriqt oa 01, a. wintor.ia therWfWt itorm
to whip the-cast" with ley jralns. and anow,
T,liq -weather; observers todayJjMerlbe the,
storm as "vigorous," Driving shows were
falling In the Ohio valley, tho middle At
lantlo states apd southern Now England,
whllo tho south' Atlantic and gulf states
war having cold rain.
A cold wave, following In Itrt wake, It
was prodlcted, would drive tho thermome
ters down south of the Ohio and east ot
tho Mississippi. Storm warnings were or
dered up' all along the Atlantic coast from
Capo Henry to Eastport, Mo. , The prob
abilities were, however, thai the Storm
will bs short lived nnd pass out to sea
by Wednesday, to bo followed by a
warmer spell.
Traffic In llllnola Tied l.
umuAUO, Feb. 23.-The worst snow
storm of tho winter, which started yes
terday, continued today over a largo
part of the mlddto west. Throughout
Missouri, Iown, central and southern
Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Indiana and
Ohio, a heavy snow was falling, accom
panied by a high wind. Telegraph and
tolephono wires were demoralized, cspe-
(Continued on Page Two.)
Attorney for Man Who
' Shot Wife Makes
Sensational Charge
CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-A sensatlonaf
chargo of attempted bribery in connec
tion with the trial for murder of William
Cheney 12111s, the Cincinnati leather mer
chant, who killed his wife Jast Ostober
In" a hotel here, was mado today by
Kills' counsel, George ltomus. Mr. Itemus
asserted that he had been offered t,V0
of ho would arrange with his client to
enter a plea of guilty and thus avoid
nttempt to account for the crime Im
pleading that Kills was deranged by
Jealousy. Ho did not hesitate to namo
the person ho accused.
Dr, Goodno Will
Become President
of Johns Hopkins
PUKING, Feb. 23,-The presidency of
Johns Hopkins university was definitely
accepted today by Prof, rnk J. John-
BOn 3nw "f Brooklyn, legal advisor
th" ?h'nt"e government
i-rfsiaent
Y'uan Shl-Kal a few days ago said ho was
willing to permit Prof. Goodnow to re
tire. William W. nockhlll, formerly United
States ambassador to Turkey, today ro
fused to accept the position of general ad
viser to the Chinese president, In regard
to which he has been conferring with
Yuan Shl-Kal.
BODY OF A WOMAN F'OUND
FROZEN SOLIDLY IN ICE
NEW HAVEN, Conn.. Feb. 23,-Froxen
solidly In the Ico In tho harbor at City
Point, the body 'of Miss Elizabeth A
Evans, 51 years old, a nurse, who had
been missing since February 17, was
found tonight by a fisherman. Two hun
dred boy scouts had been searching for
ner since Saturday.
Miss Evans suffered a nervous break
down Hhortlr before her disappearance
ano uie poure neneve she drowned her
self while despondent
BACKBONE OF STORM
IS NOW BROKEN AND
TRAFF1CJS.RESUMED
With Few Exceptions the Blizzard in
the State is Clearing Up
Today.
TRAINS ARE BEHIND SCHEDULES
None on Time, While Branch Lino
Service is Demoralized.
FIERCE BATTLE WITH STORM
Street Railway Company Fights All
Night to Keep Lines Open.
DAYLIGHT FINDS
LETUP
Thonsnnda Find Work In Clearing
l"t the Streets nnd Sidewalk
lie fore Truffle Vn Iteanmed
Yesterday.
The heavy snowstorm that was general
practically over tho entire area from tho
Bocky mountains east as far as tho
lakes and from well up In South Dakota
down Into Oklahoma, continuing from
early Sunday, has abated so far as Ne
braska and tho country west Is con
cerned, though, at noon Monday, In some
portions ot this stnte, scattering snow
flurries were reported. The bllzzordv
conditions, however, arc gone and thero
appeared a rapid rise In temperatures,
Reports to thn railroads yesterday
.Indicated that throughout Nebraska tbo
snowfall was general, ranging from six
to sixteen inehes. In the northern portion
of the state the snow was light anil
drifted badly, but In the southern portion
It was damp and heavy, at times being
nlmost a rain,
Train service to and from tho west was
greatly Impaired and all trains Monday
morning were late.
Freight trains wero all off schedule
having been tied up during a grcati r
portion of Sunday and Sunday night
Those canylng live stock were run Into
slntlons, the animals unloaded and cared
for. Fcrlshnbto freight wns not loaded
out Monday, being held until the abate
ment of the storm.
tlrnneh Lines In Bnd Shape.
Branch lino trains of tho roads operat
ing from Omaha fared badly und whlU
none were abandoned, all wero from ono
to tour noun, lato In reaching their des
tinations. Hallrond men figure that tho Rtorin will
result In little loss ot live stock. They
contend that while tho. range has been
completely covered with snow, farmers
and ranchers all havo plenty of coarse,
feed, nnd,. thai there la an abundance o
Parry" the anlmalo over until good weather
comes. '
y,Iti petlmltted that the snow will be
WQttt, millions ot dollars io tio state,
libtli, grain And railroad men say thai
while tile. snow waa light. It contained
sufficient ,'mohiturc to soak, the ground
morougniy and put 11 in tho best ot con
dition for aprlne.
Storm I.oaa Not Henry.
BROKEN BOW. Neb., Fob. 23.-(8pe-clal
Telegram.) The storm in this vi
cinity was of) short duration, the severest
part being between 4 and 6 o'clock Sun
day evening. About six inches ot snow
fell Thrro has been no serious 'loss of
llvo stock reported.
NINETEEN POISONED BY
EATING "SOUSED" MEAT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. a.-Nlnetcen
persons, said to. havo been poisoned bl
eating "oused meat," wero under the
cam of physicians today at Mountain
Creek, a small ytown near this clt)'. Sev
eral traveling salesmen, to whom tho
meat was served at a hotel, are among
thpso affected.
IT
What a Windowfull
of Quality Did
A prominent retailer ot a
nearby city recently decided to
do more business, and to do it
in n more up-to date manner
than was bis custom during the
past 15 years,
'Ho had been losing ground
lately and he began to analyze
his business to see what was
tho matter.
His location was good, his
store ample and comfortable.
Hla roputatlon was good
but somehow there was a no
ticeable falling off In his sales.
-80 he "got busy!"
He -went, through his stock
carefully and inventoried every
dollar's worth he owned. Then
he divided It into two lots; tho
bright, fresh merchandise and
the dead, uninteresting kinds
that peoplo rarely asked for.
Theu be had a "clean-up"
sale and sold out at cost every
bit of slow-selllpg merchan
dise. Meanwhile he had ordered
from certain' picked manufac
turers new stock8"of goods that
nrrlvod by the time tho sale
was over.
The new stock was fresh,
modern, clean and ot standard
quality a quality that peoplo
understood and recognized at
once. It was a quality that was
being prominently advertised
in dally newspapers from ocean
to ocean.
Then he filled his show-windows
with It and instructed his
salespeople to display It on
every occcaslon.
His store was transformed,
rejuvenated; a new atmosphere
prevailed, and In less than a
year It had regained Us lost
prestige and was on Its way to
a uigger ana Detter nusiness.
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