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Till: HKE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27. 191o. 3 i Nebraska Nebraska IREMEN'S BILLSTILL LIYES (ttemp to Postpone and to Strike Out P OTiaion for Property 1 Fails of Passage. fOLUlTTEERS DEMANDING BILL PVom a 8taff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Jan. . SpeclaI. An at tnpt of Trumble to have Indefinitely rtponed II. R. S3 53 wa unsuccessful . the lover house today. The bill limit lie membership of engine. hose and Ire companlea to twenty-five and re ulrea companies to have , a certain mount of property. The discusslm was! fought on by an amendment of Dafoe thlch waa adopted. This waa done over the strenuous pro s of the bill's Introducer. Messrs. fostetlcr and Harris, and also by Messrs. tlchols and Broome. The vote on adop dn of the amendment was 40 to 35r ifterward a proposal to require ten pars' service In a volunteer fire t'epart ent. Instead of five years, to s-cure ie benefit of exemptions from military id Jury service and payment of poll x was rejected, 33 to 36. Mr. Trumble, eft or complaining that lie bill waa unfair to the farmers, at tmpted to have. It Indefinitely post bned, but only thirteen votes wera cast favor of this motion. The committee I the whoe a row and reported progress flthout -taking final action on the bill, ta supporters will try to obtain a recon (deration on the Dafoe amendments. During the discussion Mr. Broome as prted that "3,000 volunteer fireman of rebraska are demanding the passage of he bill in the form It was Introduced. o this Mr. Dafoe retorted that the pres Sent of the fire department In Mr. froome's home . town. Alliance, had fcreed to oia statements, and that Fire ommlssioner Rldgelt, who Is also from illiance,. was satisfied with them. A little later Mr. Trumble spoke against he bill because the exemption from poll kx take money out of the road fund, ie estimated that exemptions for 75,000 jremen In twenty-six years, the average eriod of service, would mean a total loss f J4,0oe,000 to the road funds of the va lous counties. "Let the cities and towns pay for their iwn fire protection." wa his plea, "and lot stick it Into- the farmer every time ju get a chance." "vs.-- .t-'jum Dnly Murder Trial In Lincoln County I ' In 20 Years is On NORTH PLATTE, Neb., Jan. 16. (Spe ll &1 Telegram. Hundreds of people, hany more than tht court house of Ltn pln county can accommodate, are In te Ity to attend the trial of Roy Robert in the charge of murdering Vernon Con tctt, whose body wa found In thj Platte liver last week., This isTlTe first murder Hal here in twenty years. Today was spent in the effort to secure I jury. It la likely that tomorrow will te likewise occupied. . Thirty-two venlre nen were excused today because they lad formed opinions.. ' . '. Mrs. ConnetU widow-of the doAd ftiari, lis 'father and two brothers,'', besides 15. I. Maggt, president , of the board of jardona, and Secretary J. W. Bhahan are lere also to listen -to the evidence. Scott's Bluff -Sugar Factory Turns Out Half Million Bags SCOTT'S ULCKF, Neb., Jan. 28.-(Sne-clal.) The sugar factory cloeed up the Job of slicing beets at S o'clock Monday, finishing the biggest crop of the best beets evr grown In the North Ilatte valley or Nebraska. As Is usual on such occasions the factory whistle Is blown for a half hour. Manager Plmmons say that In many way this has been the most satisfactory year since the factory was established. One million, four hundred thousand dol lar wan paid to the beet grower of the Scott's Bluff country. Two hundred and ten 'thousand" tons were sliced at the Scott Bluff factory, and about 40.0M taken to other factories. The campaign haa lasted 117 days of twenty-four hours each, and "CO men have been employed In the mill. After a short rest the greater part of these will go to the beet fields for the" summer. The crop grown In this vicinity for 1914 Is the largest grown under any one supervision in the United States the last season, and there was less waste acre age; tho beets were better taken caro of, the tonnage per acre wa larger and the sugar content better than any previous year. The total output, which exceeds 500,000 bags, will fill 1,000 freight cars. FEELING AFFECTS MARKET Psychology Has Direct Bearing on Prices of Grain, Says James A. Patten. EXAMINERS' ACCOUNTANTS ELECT ROBINSON PRESIDENT (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 26. (Special.) The Itate Board of Examiners of Certified tccounta met Monday night and reor lanized, electing T. J. Robinson, presl ent; Horace 8. Wiggins, secretary,, and udltor Smith, treasurer. The board con tat of the auditor and . two appointee if the governor. Its expenses are paid ly the fees of the accountants' examined. . if whom last year there were eighteen at 13 each. -' BRAINARD. Neb.. Jan. I6.-(Speclal.)-Fhe home . of Mr. Antonie Llsy, a ridow who Uvea alone In the south part t tbe city, wa ransacked during bcr ibsence Saturday evenln. ' ' Mrs. Llsy had received several hundred lollars earlier in the day from the sale , ft some property and the thief evidently ras acquainted with this fact. The money happened to' "be In the form of a check, it wa found on the floor by Mr. Lisy, t'here it had . been dropped by the In-k-uder. upon discovering that It was yal leless to htm. Nothing wa taken from fie house. - Mr. Llsy Immediately called Marshal likmund, who telephoned to Beatrice lor bloodhounds. The dog arrived Sun- lay night about 9 o'clock and were im mediately put on the trail and picked up Jio scent at. once, following it to a house Ibout hree blocks distant. The dog were hen taken back to the Lisy home, where hey were again put on the trait They iroceededtfver exactly the same course. Notes frvat Stapletoa. STAPLETON. Neb.. Jan. K.-8peclal.) -Mrs. Scllna Tortell died at tho home of ler son. Isaac, January 30. She wa 73 "ears old and wus a native of France. Mie is survived by tfyree sons. Mrs. A. J. Slpes, who lives northwest of r.wn accidentally took about a teaspoon- iil of carbolic acid from a glass Into fhlrh she had emptied the content of the little, thinking it wo her usual medi ans. - Its presence In the house' was not mown to her. ijuii k action on the part of ter husband and a near neighbor saved ir n.'e. Dun Fowles, an old-ll ne cattleman of iis county, sustained a broken shoulder, hen one of his milch cows attacked Mm. The Farmers' Society of Equity elected I. L. Fullt r a lis new secretary for the lauibg year.. Trrcnurh r.tnh r.'.rctl Off leers. TECl.'ltSKH, r."b.. Jan. 24.-SpecUl. rhc following officers fcavs.boen elected iy the Tccumseh Commercial club for the uing year: president, Dv. M. Stewart; lei trcfWcnt. 3. liny Smith: secretary, larrv Villirs; treasurer, C. E. Htw irt; iiicintr Iwcrd of directors, Harry 'hi If. District C'oart mt Madison. MADISON. Neb.. Jan. 26. (Special.) District court convened at 1 o'clock Mon day afternoon with Judge A. ,A; Welch presiding Lena Mullenberg was granted a divorce from her husband. Oust A. Mullenberg. both of Norfolk. An at torneys fee. of $50 and $36- per month ali mony until their-child reaches the age of 14 year was allowed. Tho defendant defaulted and tlte custody of tho child was awardod to the plaintiff. Alva Wledeman of Norfolk ha com menced action for divorce against his wife, Lettle Wledeman. -The petition states they were married In 1913 at Fair fax, S. D., and charges Infidelity and desertion. A marriage license wa Issued to Ar thur Stelnkraus of Flalnview and Mis IUxel Kalk of Norfolk. , v . 1 ; Two Death la Gift Coaaty. BEATRICE, Neb., Jan. 2.-(8peclal. Morn Loveridge, a pioneer resident of Beatrice, died suddenly Monday morning at his home in this city of erysipelas, aged 68 years. He 1 survived by his widow and five children, four daughters and one son. II. D. Eddlcman. an old resident of Gage county, died Sunday at the home of hi son three mile aouthwest of Ellis, aged 78 years. He leaves his widow and four children. PROBLEM, DEMAND AND SUPPLY CHICAGO. Jan. 3 Optimism and pes simism have a direct, bearing on the price of grain, according to James A. Fatten, veteran gruln dealer and Hoard of Trade leader, testifying today In the government suit for the dissolution of the "call com mittee" of the Hoard of Trade. The government's contention In the suit was that the committee arbitrarily fixed grain prices. The chief font lire In fixing prices, Mr. Fatten testified, was the problem of sup ply and demand. "There are other causes beside supply and demand," sold J!r. ratten. "Take for Instance In the year ISM to 1SWS, the entire country wo.s In pessimistic state of mind. If the people feel well and sleep well at night they will be In an optimistic state of mind. They will be more willing to look at things In nn optimistic, way. Consequently prices will be good. In 1W3 to ISM the prices all over the country were in a very imor state." "Give us your iw-st Judgment as to the amount of speculative buying on the Hoard of Trade hern as compared with the actual transactions?'" asked tho as sistant -attorney general. "That would bo almost Impossible," re plied the witness. "For Instance the corn market at present Is moving very freely, r The merchants in Duluth are collecting a largo supply from all over the country. They nro storing It ther and will put It on the Chicago Board of Trade next spring. Not a single car. 1 venture to say, will be shipped tQ Chi cago. They are buying the corn now at a price 7 cents beneath what the price will b In May. These price must come together. They always do. ' They will either sell the corn through the Hoard of Trade for eastern consumption or for export. They are not greatly concerned a to whether the price rise beyond the certs or not. Seven cents will cover the Interest and storage charge until May. Their chief almr I to avoid a decline." 'I do not call that speculation." con- (inued Mr. Fatton. "That Is legitimate business." District- Coart la'Jofcnsoa. TECUMSEH. Neb.. Jan. 28.-(8peclal.) District court In Johnson county was convened In session here yesterday by Judge J. D. Rasper of Pawnee City. The Petit Jury came on 'for serf ice today. The docket I small, being made up of twenty-four civil case. There are no crim inal case. .,. Bey Dies of Diphtheria. STELLA, Neb., Jan. 2. (Special.) Walter, the i-ye.ar-old son ofMr, and Mrs. 'Jacob Johnson, died this morning at the home of hi parents, six miles aouthwest of Stella. Burial will be In the Stella cemetery. This la . the only caee of diphtheria la the community. Cha4roa Girls Are Wlinrri. CLARK80N, Neb., Jan. 2S.-(Special.) The Clarkson High school girl defeated the Scribner High school girl fct basket ball Saturday evening by 16 to 0. In three year. of playing Clarkson ha won every game. -. Ex-Blair Captives Were Real Gunmen ST. LOUIS. Mo.. Jan. 26.-(Speclal Tele gram.) Frank Hayden, an ex-convlct wanted for the murder of Sergeant Michael F. Gibbon in a battle In a fog early in the morning on January t, and Frank Sharfinskv . also an ex-convlct wanted a Hayden'a accomplice in the blowing of the safe of the Delmar station of the Wabash railroad at the time of the murder, were arrested In Blair, Neb., December U for blowing a, postofftce safe, but obtained revolver and forced their way out of Jail wounding several guard and two cltlsena It 1 believed the two men came here directly from Blair. Austrian Cruiser .Is Reported Sunk LONDON, Jan. 36.-A dispatch t the jjsny man . irom venire say it M re ported there from Trieste that an Aus trian cruiser ha struck a mine near the Brionl Island and sunk. The Brlonl Is. land are at the mouth 'of the harbor of Pola, Austria's big naval base and arsenal on the Adriatic. Schooner Yacht Sunk; Fourteen Men Lost NEW YORK. Jan. 26. The' achooner yacht Idler, owned by J. P. Jefferson of Warren. Pa., sank off the Inner Diamond Shoals today after being driven aground by the gale last night. Captain Harding and his crew of fourteen men are be lieved to have perlHheJ, according to fo. m ireiess receive nere lonigni. Are Vnsi Constipated. Why suffer. Take a dose of Dr. King's New Life Pills tonight. You will feel fine tomorrow. Only 29. - All druggist. Advertisement. DEATH REC0RD, Mrs. O. K. Hasen. ARLINGTON. Neb., Jan. 25.-(Speclat.) Mrs. O. E. Haxen wa burled yesterday at the Arlington cemetery. Rev. Mr. Davie of the Congregational church of ficiated. Two daughters, Mrs. W. H. Crane of thia city and Mr. StellaWones of Chadron, Neb., urvive. CARGO 0P FOOD LEAVES SEATTLE FOR BELGIUM 8EATT1JK. Wash.. Jan. SS. -The Rrltlsh steamer Washington, chartered by the American commission for 'relief In Bel gium, itcd today for Rotterdam with a cargo of food valued at SMSPO for Bel gian war sufferers. Much of the cargo consists of flour, canned salmon and condensed milk, pur chased with funds of the Rockefeller foundation. Nearly every town and city In Washington gave cash or food or both for the Washington's cargo. There were also liberal c'aiitrlbuttons ' from Idaho, Montana and Alaska. The Washington will pass' through the ranama canal. - DELLA LANE LOSES SUIT AGAINST CN. THOMPSON Delia Iane ' was never . married by a common law contract to C. N. Thomp son, prominent Nebraska banker and ranchman. District Judge Sutton decided late yesterday at tho conclusion of the long-drawn out trial of her suit against him. Miss Lane, who alleged that "Thompson was left inC,(KiO by the late Samuel Al lerton of Chicago, " . his ' uncle, asked separate maintenance. Veteran Colored Man Passes Away Christopher Cochran, a colored man In the employ of the Carpenter Paper com pany for the last twenty-six years, died Sunday night at the age of 53 year. With one exception he was the'oldist employe of the firm. Cochran waa for eleven years a deacon In the SCIon Baptist church and wa super intendent of the Sunday school for six teen rs. He la survived by hi wife and four children, Christopher, Irene. Clyde and Burt. Funeral services will be held at the Zlon ttaptlat church at S o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Thief Comes Twice; Forgot Something A leisurely thief stole a new set of harness from Rlha' barn at Twenty alxth and N streets. South Omaha, yes terday while tho men were at dinner. A half hour later the thief returned and took the two horse collar belonging to the set which he had forgotten on hi first trip, ltlha believe that the rrowler gut all he came after for the time. 2UL 1Z 3C CO WIN wild oats is the easiest work on the farm o life. Reapin' the crop is the hardest. m l lip But It's bo harder than trying to enjoy ft pipe when tha tobacco Isn't "right." "Sow" your pipe with VELVET, The Smoothest Smoking Tobacco, and you'Q "reap" hour of happy, peace ful comfort, lie una and 5c metal lined bags. y k U c Good Shirts wore novor sold for less money $1.00 Fadeless Shirts, Now.... $0.70 1.50 Pleated Shirts, Now .70 1.50 Negligee Shirts, Now .... 1.05 2.00 Quality Shirts, Now..;.. 1.35 2.50 Quality Shirts, Now 1.75 ' 1.50 Flannel Shirts 1.05 Here is tho way wo are selling all our Neckwear $0.50; Neckwear, Now.... '... $..25 .75 Neckwear, Now 45 1.00 Neckwear, Now .65 1.50 Neckwear, Now.... 95 2.00 Neckwear, Now 1.25 t 2.5D Neckwear, Now..;...... 1.50 Take; advantage of these savings Any Sweater Coat in Stock atM... .....'.HALF-PRICE , Silk and Knit Mufflers ...... V3-0FF FANCY VESTS Worth to $5.00, t Now $1.00 $4.00 and $5.00 MEN'S SHOES, the pairV.:.'. $2.90 $1.00 Outing Pajamas, Now. . . .$0.65 11 My Tired Feet . Ached for Tiz" Let your sore, swollen, aching feet spread out in a bath , of ,TIZ,M . . . , - "Just could nit wait to take my hat off I" Just take your shoes off and then put those weary, shop-crlnklefl, aching;, burn ing, corn-pestered,- bunion-tortured feet of your in a "T1Z" batlw Your toe will wriggle with Joy; then look up at you and almost ' talk and then they'll take another dive In that "TIZ" bath. When your . feet feel like lump of lead all tired out jut try "TIZ". It grand it glorious. Tour feet will dance with Joy; also you will find all pain gone from corns, callouses and bunions. There' nothing like, "TIZ". It'a the only remedy that draw out all the pol onou exudation which puff up your feet and cause foot torture. Oct a 25-cent box of "TIZ" at any drug or department store don't ' wait. Ah! how. glad your feet get; how com fortable your shoes feel. ' You ran wear choes a size smaller if you desire. 7 KM " ma n 11 it Inn Iter il Health to Chamber. Inl. Tal-t. - "1 oe ray . good hea th to Chamber rln'i. Tatlels.-; writes, Mrs. P.. O. Neff. ; rcjltm. O. "T'o years a?o I wa an (valid tiue to stomach trouble. I took tir, b tli.e Tablets and have i.i... 'jivn In tht vi of health." Ob i.iu&Lle rywher -A Jvt riiscinent. fcvor)Uc!y r.-atl Uce Want Ada. Eat Loss Peat And - More Spaghetti Some meat la essential If wa are to . hav. a properly balanced food. But mo.tt of us cat too much meat. Meat Is a deir rood, it contains a large proportion of water and. from a standpoint of nutrl- !' tion. there are foods of greater economic value. Take Kaust Spaghetti. It costp 10c a larae package. It is made of lurum . wheat and is therefore rich In gluten J the food element that builds up uiucl , aiul tissue. I Another Important thing: the system absorbs Kauxt ripagiietti almost In It entlrlty. which nirans that there is prac tical! v no wsste to this excellent food. Knxy to prepare. e V to disrst. f'auitt HiaKlirttl cmi he served in many appe tUniif dialiea. Try It. MAlI.Ii i;ros. St. lioui, V. 8. A. ,V v Y risk h-wiii your hwlldtnc 1m e4 berauM ' U t of tchn)ral ki owLtli on in piirt of tbe cotUrsu- tora. ' It'll dollars In uur pockat to employ Kurt - technical uurvU- Ion Mich I am bl ta rwbeier. Tall phoae or writ. S. G. PETICOLAS Member Amerli-tn Inntitut. t( klKtricai ICugluMrs. 1304 W. O. W. Bldg. Fboae Douglas 6037. (54 i ?m(o) ( S.fore eleottna; your rout to the California Exposition, a, the moving yio tore ot life and csnsry la the Bitter Hoot and caaoaa. Mountain aioog ta. ChicagoJMilwa Paul Railway nuii os nxxiamov at tu mbxaii tibatm, . vVEUNElUAV, JANUARY ST " 'jrJi Cist?: fiir Your Customers SjpJ Will Appreciate Good Lighting 'MM, IN'N (The Pure Food Sign) Quickserv & Welch's C$liliaoI Lunches Down citalra aty National V ?l?-BoJth 'tk r 1 . . iis rarnam Btreet The game quality, of malerials, the beat, are purchased (or these eating place that Mr. Welch uses in bis own home. S3Sk1 1 ! y t ' .XwiPw(i HOTTB BROS. CO. Oeaeral Dtstrlbat.ra Omaha. Nch. Tliis week we vill give away Ruth. Slie is "over two feet high, Las very. dark, hair, blue eyes that go to sleep and rosy cheeks. She wears a white dress with blue trimmings and a blue hat with white trim mings, all the latest Wo ( -if; V - f '" ft - w ' I r:T. . xv 1 ' v I . . ..J . . : ) -'- . . .1) 'rTnyi-TM ; .nn,, i, i. -n. i J would ' ibe spring styles. thought it spring when she came out, but we saw several ladies out with their spring suits today, so it must be, time to wear them.- Kuth will be given free to the little girl under 12 years of age that brings or mails us the largest number of doll's pictures cut out of tlie Daily and Sunday Bee be. fore 4 p. m. Saturday, Jn. nary 30. Ruth's picture will bo in The Bee every day this week. Cut them out and ask your friends to save the pic tures in their paper for you,, too. See how many pictures of Ruth you can get, and be sure to turn them in to .The Bee office before 4 p. m. Saturday, January 30. You can see "Ruth" at The Bee Office Let The Bee get you a job. 'Situations Wanted" ads are free. -3 CM Notorilywill the beauty and attractiveness of your store be in creased but your goods will be dis played to the best . advantage. The modern semi-indirect , or indirect electric lighting systems give a soft, diffused and restful illum ination which is appreciated by buyers. Electricity Makes -' Buying Easy Let our illuminating experts tell you about the possibilities of modern Electric Lighting . ... Phone us now thirds no obligation. . Omaha Electric Light & Power Company More Skates for our Busy Bee Boys , ... i Earner A' Barry. W14cJ btsel Blade. American Club, Nlckal Platsd. TmDr4 alas, to fit. Tbls picture of on of the Skates trill os la Tbs Ue every day this week. - ' Cut them all out and ask your friends to sa the pic tures la their paper for you, too. Sea how many pictures you can get and bring them to The bee office next Saturday. The Skates will be given Free to the boy that sends us tht 'most pictures before I P. M. Saturday, January SO.