THF.' RKK:. OMAHA. SATW.'DAY. TT.IUU'AUY 'JO, lf)l.".
Nebraska
RAIL BOARD JHEHBERS SPLIT
Commissioner! Clarke and Taylor
Join in Letter Opposing- Hall's
Activities.
ALL OVER UTILITIES MEASURE
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
IrfNCOLX. Neb.. Fob. 1!. -.(Special Tel
egram.) Goaded to il 'ape ration by the
ntlcs of railway cnmniianltiner, Thomas
Kail, the other two members cf the
Mate commissioner, Clnlrm.in Henry T.
Clarke, and H. G. Taylor, have prepared
letter to all members of the leRislnture,
which they will find on their det-kg to
morrow morning-, explaining: their posi
tion regarding the activity ot Mr. Hall
In trying to have the legislature pass
hla pet measure, H. R. 207, which em
bodies the particular IdeaH of Mr. Hall
s to public utilities, stocks and bonds
and other things.
Mesara. Clarke and Ta lor Inform
the members that thv tried to persuade
Mr. Hall not to bother the legislature
with any bill before tin in. lut to no
avail. They have become convinced
within the last week limt the persistency
of Mr. Hall in talklns fO the members
ajnd otherwise making n!a presence known
has left the Impression that by their
alienee they approved of his bill.
Thay desire the members to know that
they neither approve of his bill or his
persistent nagging of the members and
for the purpose of giving the members
of the legislature a chance to under
stand that they are against any such
methods they Bend out the letters.
They assure the members that any In
formation they may need not found In
the annual report will be cheerfully
given, but they do not propose to try
to force upon the legislature any legis
lation. They close the letters by saying
that they deeply deplore that It haa be
come necessary to make the explanation
and are earnestly desirous of making
the commission as valnablo an Instru
ment for the public service aa Is pos
sible and aak hearty co-opcratiou and
assistance.
POSSE BRINGS
DOWN MEXICAN
WH0SH0TEING
(Continued from Tsge One.)
BLOOM FIELD SNOWBOUND,
NO MAIL FOR MANY DAYS
BLOOMFIEJL.D. Neb., Feb. 19. (fpe
l rial.) Bloomfleld Is under the slsn of
snow. In ten days the people of Bloom-
field received their mail only once. There
was a sigh of relief Wednesday evening
vhen among other papers The Omaha
I'-ee came and told the latest story of
the war.
For twenty years the snow has not
been so deep In Bloomfleld and Its vicin
ity as during the last few weeks. The
trains stopped running for a number of
days. On February 17 a train arrived at
Bloomfleld with about twenty persons.
The train stuck in the snow between
Wausa and Bloomfleld and was compelled
to stay there about four days. Dr. Mul
len of Omaha stood the Involuntary Im
prisonment a day and a half. He de
cided to fight his way through the snow
to Bloomfleld. It was a march of about
eight miles. A day later William Kuehl
followed his example. On the 17 Ui thai
rest of the passengers arrived,
ICE IS BREAKING UP IN
EAST NEBRASKA STREAMS
With the exception of In the extreme
western portion, rain continues general
over Nebraska. In the east half of the
stat. according to the reports to the
railroads, rain fell Thursday night. The
heaviest precipitation reported was
around Schuyler and Crete, where it was
an Inch or more. The snow is disappear
ing so gradually and the water is soak
ing Into the partially thawed ground
so Quickly, that each ' day lessens the
(prospect of , flood damages. In the
southern part of the state numerous
streams are breaking up and the ice
running out before reaching the flood
stage. All through the north and west
the ice Is holding fast, with still con
siderable snow covering the ground.
NORTH PLATTE WOMAN
j API DENTALLY SHOT BY SON
NORTH PUIATB, Neb., Feb; 19. -pedal.
Telegram.) The accidental discharge
of a shotgun late yesterday caused severe
Injury to Mrs. N. Kelso, residing four
miles west of this city. A young son of
Mrs. Kelso was playing with the gun,
near the Kelso home, and as Mrs. Kelso
stepped near him, the lad pointed the
gun at her and pulled the trigger. The
entire charge struck Mrs. Kelso In the
right hip, but fortunately none of the
shot struck the bone. A wound was made
which required many stitches to close.
CURKS MAN SUES UNION
PACIFIC FOR $20,100
MADISON, Neb., Feb. 19. (Special.)
Chris 3. Borenson of Clarks, Neb , has
filed suit In the district court of Madison
county against the Vnlon Pacific Rall
rcad company to recover damages In the
sura of $20,100, which he alleges In his
petition he sustained by being struck by jj
a fast moving locomotive in me east yara
limit at Clarks January . 1915. The plain
tiff owns and operates a hotel In Clarks.
M. F. Harrington & Son and R. J. John
son are attorneys for the plaintiff.
MRS. ETHEL SAWYER
SUES SALOON KEEPERS
AVOCA. Neb., Feb. 19. -(Special. Mrs.
SJthel Sawyer has entered suit for $,000
damages from the saloon keepers ot Byra
ccse. Gabriel Braun, Hayes Halbaach,
claiming that they caused her hubband
to become a habitual drunkard by sell
ing him intoxicants.
Attempt to Asaaalt Wnmaa.
ORU, Neb.. Feb. 19. (Special.) Mrs.
Frank Norman was attacked by an un
identified man Tuesday evening-while on
her way home from a lodge meeting. She
was dragged beneath a bridge across a
gully near the Capson residence and an at
tempt was made to gag her with a rope
drawn under her chin. Her screams
aroused a bulldog belonging to Charles
Jjaggett and the coming of the dog
frightened the man naay. The sheriff
was an once notified and an arrest la
probable.
HYMENEAL
Welble-Kaateas.
AVOCA. Neb.. Feb. 19.-Special.) VU
llam Weible and Miss Nora Kastens were ' "nt of scrofula, catarrh, rheumatism.
united In marriage on Wednesday at the I dyspepsia, loss of appetite, that tired
Uuesen says he fears "that It was not,
hut the other officer were eager to
give the credit to him.
When Van Deusen quit firing and
dropped his rifle to examine the body
of the fallen murderer. his ees were
wet with tears, and he was almost hvs
terkal. "I'oor Toml I'oor Tom:'- he cried, look
ing towards heaven, 'We've avenged
you, old partner!"
All of the Omaha police officers, who
went out on the man hunt will return
tonight on the North western train that
arrives there at 11 o'clock.
Sanehea Proves mm Alibi.
Nearly a score of Omaha Folleemen
went out along the Northwestern tallroad
line last Tuesday, morning, when they
learned that onr.ales l.ad been sighted.
Previous to this time, the hunt for Tom
Ring s ."layers was of necessity confined
to watching friends and relatives of the
suspects. It w-ss In this way that Thomas
Sanchet, known hIso as fontanel and
Trlvino, was captured at Kansas City.
Tliis'nian has proven an alibi In the Ring
esse, but Is suspected of having acted
as a "fence" for Gnnialea and Paral,
disposing of their stolen booty. Paral,
sfter his capture, succeeded In making
the authorltUs believe that King's mur
derer was indeed Oonxules, and during
the last few days Rinn's comrndes have
worked continuously, without g'rep, to
take the only remaining Mexican.
Northewestern Detective Eiy was look
ing over a stock train st Scrlbner this
morning, when he again found Gonzales.
!He wasted no time getting lit 3 revolver
Into action, but the Mexican escaped
and a tresspasser named Hunter, living
near Tllden was shot Instead.
All the officers In the country were
at once called to Scrlbner and from then
on, the finding of Ring's slyare was only
a matter of a few hours.
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ARMORED SHIPS OF THE AIR French military dirig.
ible, encased in armor. plate, about to make an ascent.
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BUSINESS COLLEGE REAL
ESTATE REMAINS EXEMPT
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Feb. . 19. (Special.) H. R
95, by Negley, and other Douglaa county
members. Intended to make real estate
used by business and commercial col
leges subject to taxation, has been post
poned by the house In committee fit the
whole.
When the bill was indefinitely postponed
two or three days ago. Negley had It
resurrected. When It came up again It
was vigorously assailed by Messrs. Brant,
iDau and Conley. Mr. Dku said it would
hurt the Fremont normal school In his
district.
Mr. Oonley declared that correspond
ence schools take out of Nebraska many
thousands of dollars every year without
paying a cent of taxes In this state, and
that the business schools, which com
pete with non-resident Institutions ought
not be handicapped any more than they
they are at at present.
Brant's motion to Indefinitely postpone
the bill was adopted by a considerable
majority.
H. R. 660, carrying Itemized deflclenoes
for state Institutions to the total amount
of $77,664, was sent to third reading.
H. R. 3, by Tlbbets, to submit the
county highway commissioner system to
a popular vote In each county, was dis
posed of In the same manner.
PARLIAMENTARY FIGHT,
IN ORDER TO SAVE BILL
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. 19 (Special.) The
rules committee of the senate this morn
ing overruled the protest made by Msl
lery of Box Butte to the reconsideration
of Senator Howell's antl-dlscrimlnatlon
Insurance bill, senate file No. 46, which
was resurrected on a majority vote after
it had been killed the day before on third
reading.
Mallery was allowed his request that
the report be put over for a day for con
sideration.' Mallery proposes to fight the
adoption of the report. Me maintains
that It tviust take a two-thirds majority
to reconsider. Thu rules committee of
which Senator Howell is chairman, re
ports that under parliamentary proced
ure, Gregg's rules governing In the si
lence of the senate rules on the subject,
a majority Is all that Is necessary.
DOUGLAS REDISTRICTING
BILL IS TO BE AMENDED
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. 19. (Special.) Ths
proposition to redistiict the senatorial
and legislative districts of Douglas
county, as proposed In senate file No. 87
by Dodge of Douglas, came up In the
committee of the whole this afternoon,
but was referred back to the Douglas
county Relegation as a special committee
to specifically amend.
The bill proposes that the election com
missioner do the work of redtstrlctlng. The
object of the bill Is to give South Omaha
and the rural portion of the county, rep.
resent at Ion that Is now practically im
possible for It to obtain. It was the
opinion of the author that this object be
more clearly specified.
STUDENTS UNDER MAJORITY
MAY BUY NO MORE LIQUOR
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. 19.-(Speclal , Tele
gram.) The "drys" eame In for their
first crumb of comfort of the whole ses
sion in the state senate this afternon,
where the committee of the whole recom
mended for passage 8. F. ' No. 199, by
Bcal of Custer, which prohibits the sale
of liquor to any student under 31 years
of age.
-The effect of the liill Is merely to
give an additional count upon which the
prosecutor may proceed, aa the same
penalty a fins of 1100 to 1000is provided
for by the locumb law In Its Inhibition
against the sale of Uquor to any minor.
The measure had no opposition.
The Whole Body
Needs Pure Blood
Ths bones, the muscles, and all the
organs of ths body depend for their
strength and tone and healthy action
on pure blood.
Hoods Barsapartlla makes pure blood.
It is positively unequaled In ths treat
home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
l"red Kastens. .They will make their
Lome on a farm near Talinag.
feeling. There Is ne other medicine
likelt. Bs Burs to get Hood's and get
it today. It is sold by all druggists.
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British War Office
Tells of Fighting
in Vicinity of Ypr.es
LONDON, Feb. 1. A report on the
progress of the fighting on the contingent
was given out officially In London today.
It Is the second bl-weekly communication
on the operations of the British army
In France promised by the authorities,
and it reads as follows:' ,
"The enemy has displayed considerable
activity during the last few days south
east of Tpresl 'The fighting on thjs part
of the line has at times been severe. At
one or two points the enemy succeeded
In occupying some 'of our trenches,, but
they were driven out by counter attacks.
One of the enemy's trenches was blown
up and a number of prisoners was taken.
Our troops delivered thalr counter . at
tacks with great gallantry In spite of ths
difficulties entailed" by the Water-logged
condition - of the '. ground around the
trenches and the bad weather , ,.
"On the night of February lfr-l an at
tack was made on our line north ot the
Tpres canal ' and the following night, a
similar attack was made near . Neuvs
Chappells. ' Both were easily driven-off
with . loss to the enemy. All the. ground
recently gained by us has been strength
ened and held without difficulty.
"Routh of the river Lys our guns dealt
effectively with the enemy's artillery, the
fire of which haa Increased somewhat of
late. ;
"Our aircraft have carried out valuable
reconnalsances and they also have suc
cessfully engsged aeroplanes of the
enemy. One of. our aviators recently at
tacked two Oerman machines In succes
sion. He drove off the first and left the
second to our artillery, which brought It
to the ground In hostile lines."
Five Bankers Given
Terms in Prison
MEMPHIS. Tenn., Feb. i.-Four offi
cials of the defunct . Chickasaw Bank
and Trust company, ) today were sen
tenced to five years In the Atlantic fed
eral penitentiary and a fifth received a
sentence of one year, for using the malls
to defraud in connection with the bank's
failure two years sgo. The men were
CJeorge F. Neuhardt, president; 8. L.
Sparks, raahler; J. flouldbaum and J. D.
Browne, directors.- five, years, and Paul
J. Nelson, teller, one. year.
An appeal wa filed and the defendants
were all1 released on bond. ;
GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT i
Berlin War Office Tells of Number
of Small Successes in Belgium
and France.
MORE FIGIITTNG IN EAST PRUSSIA
MKRI.1N, Feb. 1.-(Py Wireless to Say
rllle, The official statement, given out
today by the German general army head
quarters, says:
"In the western theater of the war: On
the road to Arras and Mile the French
have been thrown out of the section of
the Oerman trench which was occupied
by them February 1.
"In the Champagne district, renewed
attacks made by strong French forces
broke down completely under Herman
fire. One hundred additional prisoner
fell Into Oerman hands. Short section
of the (Jerman trenches which were taken
by the French on January lfi were partly
reconquered.
"In the reported French attack on
Boureuillea and Vauquols, five officers
and uninjured men were captured.
"To the east of Verdun, near Combres,
the French, after a short lived success
under heavy losses, were repulaed.
"Tn the Vosges the Oermana stormed
Height WW. to the smith of Lusse, and
took two trenches.
"In the eastern war arena: The Ger
mans yesterday occupied Tauroggen (In
the Russian province of Kovno).
"The engagement of the pursuing fler
mans with the retreating Russians to
the northeast of Orodno and to the north
of Auchswela. sre nearlng their end. The
battle to the northeast of Kolno still con
tinues. South of Meyssynlec the Oermana
drove the Husnlana out of several vil
lages. "To the north of the Vistula, In Po
land, minor engagements are taking place
on both sides of the Wkra river to the
east of Ilac.lnns.
"From the region on the south of the
Vistula, In Poland, there Is nothing new
to report."
DEATH RECORD
AVOCA. Neb.. Feb. ID. (Special.) -Mrs
Cora Ashton, aged TO years, a pioneer of
Otoe county, died last Wednesday eve
ning. In 19A4 she and her husband, the
late William Ashton, located on a farm
near Lortnn. where she haa ever since
made her home. She Is survived by three
children Mrs. John Armstrong of Omaha,
Mrs. Louis Bergholtl snd Carl O. Ashton,
Mr, finale Kern Iloulette.
ATLANTIC, la., Feb. 18.-(Sperlal.)-
Mrs. Ruale Fern Houlelto, wife of John
M. Houlette, died yeaterday at a local
hospital, dVa-th resulting from anaemia.
from whlfn she had been a sufferer for
some time. Phe was 23 years of age. Phe
leaves a husband, a small daughter and a
Infant boy. Ths body was taken to Nor
walk for interment.
Mrs. Charles Boot.
McOOOK, Neb,. Feb. 191 (Special. )
Mrs. Charles Bcott of Arapahoe died In
local hospital following an operation
Wednesday night. The body was shipped
to Arapahoe yesterday for burial. De
ceased leaves a husband and large family;
a baby of I ysara is ths youngest Mrs.
Scott was 41 years old.
Read The Bee's "Business Chances"
and ft Into your own business.
Moveaaeats of Oceai
Steamers.
Ballet.
Port. AirlvaS.
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Orchardv(c!fc'':.Wilhelm' Co,
414-416-418 South Sixteenth Street.
Sale
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Unusual opportunity to buy materials for bedspreads,
window draperies, couch covers, laundry Bags, furni
ture covers, cushions, etc., at very lowest prices.
Our rreason for selling these cretonnes at such unusual prices is the best kind of a
reason why you should profit by the opportunity and buy them. They are patterns of
domestic and imported cretonnes of which quantities of only 10 to 30 yards remain.
We cannot re-stook them the result we offer them to you for less than we paid for
them if you will. help, us make room for the other goods waiting to take their place.
tA.llJ . The entire' assortment is divided into 3 lots . foj
LOT: NO. 1
12ic yd.
About S00, yards of cretonnes
SI Ins. and 36 ins. wide, in as
sortment ot colors and patterns.
These- are goods that sold for SOc
to. 40c per yard and they, all go
for
12c
LOT NO. 2
29c yd.
About 1,000 yards of 31-tn. and
36-in. Cretonne offering a
large selection in patterns and
colors; these sell regularly for
66c to 96c per yard, with a few
patterns that were 36c; they all
go now at
29c
8:80 SATVKDAY MORNING.
LOT NO. 3
50c yd.
About 400 yards of strictly Im
ported cretonnes, linens and taf
fetas, beautiful goods that
formerly sold for 76o to $1.85
per yard. They are 86-ln. and
60-la. wide and will go quick
ly at, yard
50c
'
$25 Dining Table, 48 Inch
Quartered Golden Oak
$18.50
A strictly high
grade piece of fur
niture, 8 ft. exten
sion, rubbed and
polished finish
regularly $tS. Spe
cial, $18.50
si tciAL rruCEs prevail ,
Now is the Time to make your selection.
Here ere a few typical examples selected mt random from
nnndrtHis:
160 Chiffonier, genuine mahogany,
at i. . . . .
$30 Morris Chair, solid oak, leather
cushions ;
$66 Buffet, solid quartered oak, golden
wax
$22 Dining Table, 48-inch, solid
oak
$3 Dining Chairs, solid oak,
each ,
$38 Buffet, quartered golden
oak ; . . . ... '
$78 China Cabinet, mahogany, mirror
back .
to uresser, Circassian walnut, '.
colonial
$39
$22.50
$42.50
$16.75
$2.50
$28.00
r. . $32.00
$60.00
"Universal" Food Choppers,
size No. 1
95c
the standard of quality; the size that oth
ers sell for $1.26 and $1.60, Satur- Qf
day only, In the basement, for vOC
Our Big Offer on Ranges
Continues
iiimimi iiiirsijiii i ' ' a"'
30 DAYS FREE TRIAL
Then $5 per month if it gives
satisfaction.
TbU la our argument for th quality
Beckwith Hound Oak Itanges and
Copper Clad Itanges.
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some
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Men's Furnishings at Great Savings
Medium and Heavy Weight Un
ion Sulla Worsted and derby
ribbed, fine Egyptian cotton.
Worth to $2.00. Satur- QQ
day, a suit 0C
Men's Sweater Xal With the
ruff neck collar; also "V" neck
styles. All staple colors. Worth
to $2.60. Special Satur
dsy, choice for
89c
A Special Tx of Men's Silk Four-in-Hands All the lat- r f
est patterns. Regular 60o values. Saturday, choice for. . 3C
Up to $3 Sample Hats Saturday 95c
floo Hals Manufacturers' sample lines. Soft Hats for Men and
Young Men all new spring styles. These hats, If sold in the regu
lar way, would retail for $2.00, $3.60 and $3.00. All In one lot
Ssturday, your choice for 951
The New Spring Hats for
Men and Young Men
Tli First Pprlns Bu1a Bafra ths
hills baa-in to atlr, wa hava the
snrins hats rasdy for you to try on.
v win nhi thorn rnr aa.oo anl S3.
lean's Ststson Bats.
.aa.ao
Boys's and Children's
Headwear
New spring styles In Boys' and
Children's Headwear are now
ready. Special, for 2Bc, flOc
and up to $1.50
1200 Men's Fine Shirts in
a Rousing Sale Saturday
Sfyieplus
Clothes
$17
'Th Sevm pjrlo tfc world ort,tf
We put them in and be
came the exclusive head
quarters here because they
are designed by just as able
fashion artists as those who
design high-priced clothes.
The fabrics and workman
ship are also the better
kind because the makers
specialize on this one suit.
All models. All sizes. Big
selection for. young men,
too.
mm
Boys' Two-Pair-Pant Suits
Choice Saturday at $3.49
A large shipment of splendid new medium
weight extra-pant suits just arrived. New gray,
brown and blue effects, in cassimeres and
tweeds. Snappy models that are absolute
ly new. Every suit made with two pair
of full lined pants. All taped seams and
with belt loops. Mothers, $5.00 Is
the real value of these suits. Plenty
of every size to be had, d0 fQ
Tour choice Saturday for
New Top Reefers
for Boys Are Here
New styles and new
fabrics. Jack Tars,
BalnMtcaaaa and
Norfolk; plenty
of new ahopheid
check in black
and white, and
brown aid white
effects; aa to W
Knickerbocker Special Boys' Basement Section
700 pairs of splendid wool tweeds, cassimeres, worsteds and cor
daroye that are worth from $1.00 to $1.60. Over half of the lot are
splendidly tailored suit pants and are fully lined. Special jt q
Saturday, a pair xtC
In This Great Saturday Sale of
Leather Suit Cases
Prices Are Reduced or More
We bought the entire sample
line and surplus stock of high
(trade suit ruses from Nicholas
Diamond Co., 100 North Canal
Mrcct, Chlrasn, at 50 1E,t
CKXT 1,KSS THKin CSt'Ali
WHOKKS.Al.K THICK. They will
(to on sale Saturday on the same
lrlci basis. Von can hny them
as we illd cheeper than ever
before.
These handsome, well-made
suit cases are of cow-hide;
leather lined, some linen lined and some silk lined.
Values up o $10.00
Saturday in Two Lots
95 and ZflQg
About "6 high grade fiber and leather cses; alo leath- tr QC
cr bogs, worth up to $6, Saturday in one lot, choice for 4aWe70
and silk mmt fy
ne shirts LJ
to $1.25 tOL
To Business; and Professional Men
Here are clothe that add to your dignity
and subtract from your years
Why not dress as young as
you feel? You can do it and
still be in absolute good
taste if you wear
Samples and surplus shirts from Ely A Walker of St. Louis, consist
lng of band collar styles with laundered cuffs; negligee with soft .
collars attached; madras, so I setts, mercerized and silk
and linen effects many of the new sport style
with middy collars included in this lot. Worth
each. . Special Saturday, choice for
K