TTIK OMAHA 'SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 10, 1015. .3 A Nebraska Nebraska NO COMMITTEES YET MADE PUBLIC Work of Selection of Membership Going on Behind Closed Door. Daring Adjournment BERGE KICKS UP USUAL ROW (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. . (Special.)-The two committees on Handing committees which are endeavoring to make aitaignments in both branches of the legislature are still busily engaged at the work, it is understood that the dentoerauo majority Is willing to act very nicely to ward the republican minority and that the latter will find themselves well taken care of. The only fault finding so far has been by George W. Berge. the self-appointed Kuardian angel of the democratic party. He failed to hear all of the governor's menage and rushed Into print this morn ing with a criticism of the governor be cause he failed to make Mr. Berge listen. ' Just a. Family Row. ' Mr. Berge accuses the governor of skip ping part of the message. This related to public service corporations and was ndt'ed . after the advance copies of the message had been furnished the news papers. However, the manuscript used by the governor contained that recommenda tion and the same appeared In the pamph let placed on tho desk of the governor and distributed to the public. Tho part of the message which Mr. Berge accuses the governor of leaving out Is as follows, taken from the manuscript used by the governor Reavis Speaks at Banquet of Auburn Commercial Club AUBURN, Neb., Jan. .-(Speclal. The annual mld-wlnter banquet of the Auburn Commercial club was held in this city Thursday evening at the Hotel-Auburn. Mayor Church Howe presided and gave a review of the Auburn Commercial club and Its accomplishments. In Ms usual capable manner. Superintendent Russ of Nebraska Grain Rate Case ' Hp Been Delayed For Other Matter (From a Ptaff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. .-(Ppeclal.) At the request of the complainants, the state railway commission has postponed the hearings on cases No. 3 and X&, ask ing for maximum and Joint rate for grain, from January 12 to April K. The complainant la the Nebraska the Missouri Pacific railroad waa a guest (Farmers' Co-Operative Agriculture and of the club and gave ft short talk em phasising the present critical condition of the railroads. Congressman-elect Reavis then delivered the address of the evening, his subject being "The Probable Effect of tho European War on Business Conditions Within the Nation.',. He said In part: " I do not believe that this war will make for our prosperity. In the last twenty-five years the nations now at war have collected in taxes the stupendous sum of HO.000,000.000 In preparing for war. Now, there Is being added to It for war purposes the appalling sum of Jl ,000,000.000 ft month, and all of It must eventually be paid by the people. With this load to carry, with their homes destroyed, with their fields laid waste, with their temples and srlnes demolished, how can thees stricken people furnish ft market for us? "No merchant ever waxed prosperous by the Impoverishment of his customers, and no nation will ultimately be bene fitted by tho awful waste of war." LUTHERAN DISTRICT SYNOD MEETS NEAR STERLING Live Stock State association. Important reductions In grain rates are ariked for. One of the reasons for the postponement assigned by the complainant's teeertary. J. W. Shorthlll, is that some pertinent evidence along the same lines will be brought out at the Interstate Commerce commission's western Advance rate hear ing to be hold In February. Nebraska TECUMSEH, Neb. Jan. 9-(Speclal.) The southeastern Nebraska district of the AflKnmtri V A nf tlta t ..... a T.iithaMM The increase in population or l" towns hurch has Just closed an Interesting and the rapid development or our "wn" . , , and cities makes the subject ot public three days' conference at Emanuel's service corporations important. Tho church, west of Sterling. A large -number method of dealing with this class of prop- of mmaters wa8 m attendance. Rev. W. consMSn! ,00th?rsUt$d hSE Cochler of Deshler presided and favored passed -legislation that is said to com- with a lecture. Rev. P. Matuslika of Fre pletelv and satisfactorily deal with tho j mont gave a most Interesting lecture on d;4"tUa"eBlllairromThe9ehs?aC -Tit I profitable Reading,'' the discourse bring ls unwise to pass experimental legislation Ing out animated discussion. Rev. M. or to adopt new and untried methods, Lehmthger of Plymouth gave an excel when we may profit by the xPrtenc of iont papel. ou ..ThB Flrst Epi8tie 0f St. tlons be plated under the Jurisdiction of who has recently assumed the pastorate our State Railway commission, and that or tIle Tocumseh church, gave his ex- we sdopt a system which will adequately porience f flftepn v-ara nf miK.inarv .ofini rteni with this far-reach- pur,em-e" ol een years or missionary ins nucstlon work In South America. Ho was presl- Trust Funds Foot Up to Ten Millions (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. . (Special.) The last report of his term made by Bate Treas urer Walter A. George, shows tlie best condition regarding trust funds In the history of his tour-year administration of the financial department ot the state. The money of the state Invested in the different trust funds amount to I8.92S, M1.45. These funds are Invested aa fol lows: Permanent school I8.TM,12R.ft! Permanent university ja,4!CSS Agricultural colVego endowment. MO, 814. 37 University building 33,l.fi.i4 Normal endowment . 81,250.00 York County Man Who Made Threats May Be Insane TORK, ' Neb., Jan. 9. (Special Tole gram. Frank Ward was arrested last Thursday and r lodged in Jail, charged with threatening to fchoot the officers and blow up the Jrtrst xsauonai nan. dent of the Lutheran synod of South America and did the most of his work In Brazil and Argentina. His address was one of the features of the confer WEST NEBRASKA, LIKES SUPREME COURT DISTRICT (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 9. (Special.) The rec ommendation ot Governor Morehead that members of the supreme court should be .elected by districts is one In which west- He .curried a gun and pocket-full of . . . a il she. HO was.Drougu du w.. ... em member, of tnft ,cglBlature are eanl-. commission wi s . tensely Interested and which they hope b O cloc-K uio conmuMwu wm adopted- ( Monday morning. I Senators Bushee and Mallcry appear to Soon after Deputy Sheriff C. A. Br-be taking the lead In the matter, though son secured Ward a valise, wnicn naa . ISrttVa KaI rn ty ' In i t- a Minted e-usr been brought In from the country, where ghould ncommeaiaiilon be enacted' he had been worwng. in w vuo Into law four men could be counted a parole from the Nebraska P""0"" j upon to be personally Interested as can- elgned by Governor Aiamn, wn didates. these being E. Q. Hunt of Bridge port, W. H. Weslover of Rushvllle, E. Total .2X.841.S5 Bonds on hsnd $!,:9,W. I'nlverslty warrants on hand.... 1M.8M.S4 Normal S, warrants on hand., iri8.P17.ri Gen. fund warrants on hand.... :, 400.06 Herat regarding his experience Id Kurope, when asked to grant an Inter view, but later readily consented, bear ing In mind the fart that but ' tunned news" regHidlng action si the front was the only news which has been per mitted to be given to th rbbllo through the courtesy of the London and Pnris bureaus. This, In the rplnlon of Father Kampman, partially explains the some what oonnplcuous antl-Oertnan feeling existing In this country - "I arrived In Germans with but little delay," said Father Kampman, "secur ing transportation on the best liner (o Rotterdam, from whl'iv point I made my way to my home at Essen. I was proptly assigned to the Seventh army corps. In command of General von Rels- slngcn, then operating In western Bel- glum and north to the seas. I Joined the forces at Namur, passing through Ieg enroute to that city. At Liege the dam age done by German shells was great. but the' business and residence Mictions suffered but slightly, only the fortifica tions being destroyed. Joins Army at Namer. "When I Joined the army at Namur ft two days' battle already had begun and a number of the heights around the city had been taken by asault by the Ger mans. The loss ot dead and wounded here was' close to 60,000 on both sides. The Germans sacrificed over 16,000 men to take the strongly fortified positions about the city. It was here that the enormous Invading army was divided, one wing swinging to tho south and east to Stallapoonen, while the command un der Von Bisslngen, with w hirh I was attached, moved In ft northerly direction to Brussels, the former capital ot Bel gium. "This city was taken w ith a compara tive light loss of men, the Belgians and their allies retiring to Antwerp and pre paring to make ft stand there. I might Nebraska Total $9,928,541. S5 Amount on hand in the state treasury December 1, was r5,108.93; amount re ceived during the month, IS00.955.S2; paid out, $754,346.85, leaving a balance on hand January 7, 1!H5, of $792,718.09, of which $4,370.S6 is cash, and the balance on de posit In ban'ts. Secretary Pool Has Anonymous Armirer LINCOLN. Jan. .-(Speclal.)-One state officer was very agreeably surprised when he walked into his office after the Inauguration, to find his table a bower of roses and other flowers, part of them given by his office force and others sent in bji local admirers. They were sent tip from one of the local florists, and farther than' that. Secretary" of State Pool, the recipient, knowelh not of hostilities from within. Ghent ws( next taken and the rapldlly moving army i held a generally northwesterly direction, heading for Ostend. It wss found here that tho city hsd been evaluated and several regiments v were left behind to hold the city. nh Toward ratals, "t might state here that It was not until this movement hud been heralded to the British, French and Belgians that the actuating movement of tho German ad vanee first dawned upon the allied armies. Calais was their appnrent destination, and with the realisation of this fact the general movement of the allied army was Immediately to the north. At a result of this movement the crack fighting forces of the two combating armies were thrown together In Flanders and the ter rific fighting was witnessed dally from points as far north aa Dlxmude to Mau beuge. House to house fighting was re ported daily, and the dead and wounded on bstli tides ran Into the thousands from sunup to sundown. 'It waa about this time that the change ' In. the weather began to toll upon the troops. Fighting twenty--tour hours a dsy. ' the raw, damp winds, and then the tor- ' rential rains, . followed by severe cold , spells caused Inestlmablo suffering. Rheu matism prevailed and to add to the hor ror of the situation the allies opened the dikes north of Dlxmude with the hope ot drowning the invaders. In this they were not successful and the allies them selves suffered aa severely as the Ger mans through this action. Two Weeks la Trearkea, "1 was In the trenchea at Tprea for a period ot two weekt and thlt mode of fighting was a, revelation to me. I en Joyed myself thoroughly while there, that Is In comparison with tho fighting ot early days. The entire country, within a hundred miles radius Is fairly honey- rnirihed with theaA trenelioM mnA .luimiits. "It's a Long Way" to Our Store But it will pit Tta to come h;re for Kitchen and E affet Equipment Big Values in Aluminum Muminum ': 98c Wvfm X"m 'yf "rrl Kettles, Cut Gland Jtifc. ma alusr.cs and Fooled riateau, $12.60 value, $7 50 Cut Glass Sugar and Creamerx, $1.50 value Cut Glass eight-Inch dJO OC Bowl, 4.00 value $ftJ I-,, 2 and 3-qt. polld Aluminum Kaura Pans, No. 1 finish, fl.75 value f'.-ql. Aluminum Tea 1 Vt( Kettles, $2.ii5 value PlUU 4-qt. Aluminum Tea (fil ftf value s X ifaJ .00 $2.00 Exertional bargains in our ontiro lino of Cut CMiuss, Smoking Sets, Elec tric Toasters, Pottery, Cnsserolo Sets, etc., etc. rrompt Attention tJiven to Mnll Orders. A. G. Jaeger Co. 318.20 South nth Street. Old Murray Hotel BUlg. add that at Brussels the damage sua- Their equipment Is, complete and a man talned by business houses and residences through bombardment was trivial, con sidering the magnitude of the undertak-ljtenerously and exercising the body and i la thoroughly comfortable in them. "With ample room for moving about KEARNEY PRIEST. HOME FROM WAR (Continued from Eage One.) .! pvnnic Ward had been committed to the Nebraska penitentiary on Juno 20, 1910, for horse stealing and was re leased In 1913. What disposition will be made of him will depend upon word received from places, where he has been the last two years. . . Notes from North Platte. NORTH PUA.TTE, Neb.. Jan. ".-(Special.) There were two changes In the county offices of this county Thursday. Cleorgo K. French succeeded John Grant aa county judge and Aileen Gantt sue cclcd Mikh Cox as county superintend .t. rounty Judge French appointed Miss Hilda Anderson as his deputy end ehu has assumed the office also. Jobbers broke Into the dry goods store of Tramp & Son of tula city Thursday night. Threo bolts or suk, two mw. u flour and other minor artlclet are miss ing. . , " ' Lincoln county's first poultry and pet stock exhlblUon closed last night. There were entries ot more than 800 chickens of various breeds, brought from ft territory extending as far as seventy-five miles from North Platte. Pigeons, guineas, guinea pigs, ducks, geese, pheasants, tur keys, dogs, canaries, and gold fish were Hlso exhibited. A specialist graded the birds and awarded prizes, numbers ot which were offered, some by the associa tion and by citizens of North Platte, II. Boyd of Alliance and H. M. of North Platte. Grimes . Kerosene Explosion Fatal. AURORA, Neb., Jan. . (Special Tele gtuin.) Frank Taylor, ft carpenter, aged M years, died today as the result of an explosion, caused by pouring ooul oil on cobs while starting a fire In a range. Jie leaves a widow and one son, aged 11 years. MUNICIPAL WEIGHTS DEPARTMENT GOES ALONE (Froma Staff Correspondent). LINCOLN, Jan. 9. (SpeciaD-State Food Commissioner Barman has revelved a large number, of telephone calls from Lincoln people, who desire to know why something has not been, done by hit of fice In tho matter of the Lincoln coal dealer, alleged to have been caught by the city officials with thort-wejgbt loads. The food commissioner explains that where a munclpality has established a weights and measures bureau. It la not Interferred with by the state department, but left to administer Its own cases. MARRIED IN NEBRASKA HALF CENTURY AGO AUBURN, Nob., Jan. . (8peclal.)-Mr. and Mrs. August F. Relroera ot this place celebrated the fiftieth anniversary ot their marriage this week. AU their five ohildren were present August F. Relm- ers and Mary Whitlow were married In Nemaha county fifty years' ago. All their married life has been spent In this rounty, during which time they have ac cumulated a nice little fortune, and are M?hly rtspectcd. Ten years ago they re tired from the farm and uiovedto town. present when one shell from ft forty-two centimeter gun struck one of the forti fications, and converted It into a hole In the ground about one city block In dlameteV and fully seventy-five feet deep. Such and similar" other scenes, of which the public of this country are only informed of at Iho pleasure of the cen sor, where witnessed dally. The so scenes ended only when Father Kampman was relieved at Tren, because of contracted Illness and returned to this country. At that time Belgium had been thor oughly subjugated and Oeneral von Bis ingen, who was In command of the Seventh army corps during those five months, had been honored with an ap pointment of military governor of Belgium. Talks of Kxperlesices. The former chaplain of the Revcnth (German army eovpt vat somewhat re- Eat Less Meat , If Back Hurts Tuke a glua of Halts to flush Kid ih-js if Bladder bothers you - Drink lots of water. . ., Katlng meat regularly eventually pro duces kidney trouble In some form or other, says a wrell-known authority, be cause the urio acid in meat excites the RECORD OF VOTES TO BE KEPT IN THE COMMITTEE (From a Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN. Jan. ".-(Special Telegram.) An innovation for the legislature will be a record of the votes of members on measures before the committee, as well aa In the main bodies. This will enable the public to keep pretty close tab on their members. When a bill is reported froma committee it will show how each, member voted on it in the committee. GERDES MAKES TRIP TO SEE NEW BUILDING (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 9. (Special Telegram.) Henry Gerdes of the Btate Board of kidneys, they become overworked; get Control, went to Geneva today to In sluggish; clog up and cause all sort ofitpect the new building In process of oon- liHLress. particularly backache and mis- structlon at the Uirts industrial school cry In the money refilon; rheumatic twlnget, severe headaches, aJ ld stomach, constipation, torpid liver, sleeplessness, bladder and urinary irritation. The moment your back hurts or kid neys aren't acting right, or If bladder bothers you, get about four ounces of Jad Baits from any good pharmacy; take ft tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidney a will then act fine. This famous aalts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juloe, combined With llthla. and has been used for generations to flush clogged kidneys and stimulate them to normal activity; also to neutralize the acids In the urlns so it no longer irri tates, thus endftig bladder disorders. Jad Halts cannot injure anyone makes a delightful effervescent llthla-water ilitnk whiih millions of men and women (.iUo now and then to keep the kidneys nd uilnary organs clean, thus avoiding serious kidney dteeate Advertisement and to oversee the location and installa tion of the new aseptic tank there. Ing. brltlab. Fall to nelleve Antwerp. "It was at Antwerp, where tho decisive acUon took place, that the first aerloua blunder of the war waa brought to the attention of the combatanta 'involved. According to the information given the German officers by prlHoners and wounded that fell Into German hands at Antwerp, the British had failed utterly to give any assistance after promising to send forward a relief corps. The commander was given duo notification relative to the beginning of the bombard ment of the city, but mado a play for time, hoping tor the arrival of tho pledged English support. "Woon Tommy Atkins did arrlvo It was found that they wero not first liile men or seasoned troops, but rather raw recruits, .men who had never boeen under fire before and but a short time before composed the rank and file of England. This action on the part ot tho British expeditionary commander created a breach among the allies, a feeling of dis trust, particularly between Belgium and England, which will not be forgotten throughout tho entire war. British Slnli Grata Ships. "Antwerp fell easily and the allied army was driven across the Scheldt and into Flanders. With all ot the clamor for foodstuffs needed in Belgium, and the reports I do not believe exaggerated. I might call to mind an incident which I know to bo a fact. While crossing tho Scheldt the British troops sunk a large with a series of runways leading to the second and third line ot trenchea, they are vastly ' different from the former earthworks thrown up In pant wars. Many of these bombproofs are taken up as residences by the first line troops for weekt, during which time they becomo somewhat homelike, that Is they are a great deal more comfortable than tho average person would realise. About the only discomfort Is the dampness, and this proved to bring about my release from tho army, having contracted an Ill ness while In the breastworks stretching about Ypres." ! Father Kampman said that business In Germany was normal and that there wss little apparent signs' of the war. Re garding the possible duration of the con flict he expressed the opinion, "The tak ing of Calais by the Germans would bflng the war to a speedy dose," hut he heMtsted to designate a time limit. The Prairie Center priest wlllremaln In Kearney Indefinitely, awaiting an assign ment to some pastorate. Ills sister, who accompanied him on bis trip, serving In the Red Cross, la at Columbua and ex pects to tpend tome time visiting frlendw tt that place. 11 il BESSEXSBX1SXEZ 0 ISUUSJOTV Choose n Steinwny Piano for your homo with the positive knowledge that it is the ideal of the moist famous pianists. Bee Want Adt Are the nest Suslntsa Read Pally by People in Search ot Ad vertised Opportunities. . I i. LISZT a glorious master piece in power, sonority, singing quality and pei-fect harjnonic effects. ' ' N RUBINSTEIN " your unrivaled, piano-fortes for excell ence and capacity for en during tbo severest trials." PADEREWSKI "Tho beauty of the tone, the power of its resonance, and tho perfection of its mechanism JOSEF HOFMANN beautiful liquid tones of tho treble, the eing iug quality of the middle, and the sonority of tho bass." Mahogany Uprights $500 and up Mahogany Grands $750 and up Convenient monthly payments can be arranged if desired, "i our present piano taken m exchange. w Notes ot Geneva. GENEVA. Neb., Jan. 9.-(Speclal.)-The Indopendent Order of Odd Fellows' lodge (nut ailed nfficera ll&nt nlirllt follows: number of f relghtera launched In the river Nob,8 gTand nir Poterion. rlgnt ,up. naroor, most ot mem oemg. iaaen witn p Wnson. ioft ,upnorter. H. grain. The apparent object was to pre vent them falling Into the hands ot the Germans, but it was in reality the .uel glans who suffered, through this act of indiscretion. "If the British had tent forward tholr promised help, it is doubtful if the Ger mans could have entered the city without siege. The army moved rapidly forward, leaving the cities taken In charge of a military officer and a sufficient attach ment of troops to prevent any outbreak J. Meloher; vice grand, Uonroo Ilelsey; secretary, John JL Hill; treasurer, Dr. N. It, Blftkely; warden, Guy Bnodgraas; conductor, Andrew Lynn; inside guard, O. K. Wellman; outside guard. F. B. Ash ton. The Mothers' club will give a play. "The Time of Ilia Life," at the high school auditorium, January S2, entirely by home talent. The proceeds go toward in stalling shower baths In the building for th.l un of the pupils. AURORA MAN IS KILLED AT BURLINGTON CROSSING AURORA, Neb'., Jan. . (Special Tele gram.) Matt MeDougall, driver of a livery car, was struck by a switch engine at the Burlington railroad crossing on Twelfth street this rooming and Instantly killed. He leaves a widow, one son and two girls, 4 and t. He carried heavy In-Surance. Maar Flaal Katrlea Made. LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. . Final entrlet were made on SOI homesteads through the United States land office at Valen tine during the last year, according to the list that has been certified to Audi tor Sinltn. Money for Money Pound for Pound there's no food that equals Grape-Nuts in concentrated food strength. 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Mary A. Simpson. 313 De Oraw St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Duffy's Pure FJialt Whiskey has been before the public for over halt a century and Its medical value la appreciated by thousands. It Is an absolutely pure distillation of carefully malted grain. Overworked men and delicate women will find In Duffy'a Pure Malt Whiskey the health and strength giving properties that are so necessary to them. It Is a medicine for all mankind. "Get Duffy's and Keep Will" Sold in SEALED BOTTLES ONLY. Beware of imitations. sold by Grocers everywhere. V . , at Duffy's from your local drngrUt. rxooy or II II T U dealer, (l.oa par bottle. If be oessot supply II U I L you. write us, we will teU you where to ge It. faadloal booklet free. The Duffy Malt Whiskey Co., Rochester, N. Y. T.ii ii ii r -i am "" """" ' "" "' USE Fop Resulto Bcc Want Ada.