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THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1917,
EXPORTS OF FOOD.
SHOW BIG DECREASE
FortT-Three ' Million Dollars
Worth Less Sent Abroad
': During 1916,"
CORN AND FOES HfCEEASE
Washington, Jan.' 25. Food tx
ports generally from the United
Statci fell off $43,000,000 last year.
Pepartment of Commerce "statistics
innoqnced today show their value to
have oeen $745,000,000, compared with
$788,000,000 in 1915. Meat and dairy
products showed increases, but bread
stuffs fell off sharply, - -
torn wast the only grain howmg
an' increase, while wheat fell off 51,
WXUWO bushels and flour 1JOO.00O
barrels, beef showed decreases in
tanned, fresh and pickled, but bacon,
hams and shoulders exports in
creased 83,100,000 pounds and pork
unnv.vw pounds.
'Oils and gasoline exports increased
considerably during the year. There
were 21,000,000 gallon; more gasoline
sent abroad than in 1915. Crude oil
showed an increase of 14,000,000 gal
luus. illuminating oil 17,000,000 gal
Ions, lubricatin . oil 21.000,000 gallons
and residuum and fuel oil 145,000,000
gallons.
JAPANESE MIKADO
DISSOLVES HOUSE
ThU Action followi Attempt
to Assassinate Former Chief
Constitutionalist Party.
NEW ELECTIONS IN SPRING
Tokio, Jan. 25. The emperor has
dissolved the house of representatives.
HOUSE-PROPOSES
TO BACK WILSON
! IN PEACE STAND
! Ceuaoe Frees r OH.)
Leidigh, Hopkins, Beal and McAllister
all spoke for the bill. They said that
the merchants as well as the railroad
employes want such legislation. Mr.
Reynolds, who lives at the, railroad
town of North Platte, said nobody
had urged him to support it, and. he
was in doubt at to whether the rail
road men are demanding it or not
After voting down a motion to defer
action, the committee of the whole
ordered the bill to third reading.
Conning Meets Opposed.
Rouse Roll No. 99, the bill to pro
hibit coursing meets at which rab
bits are chased by dogs, was sent to
third reading. It was first amended,
on motion of Thomas, by cutting out
the part which referred to wild west
shows and exhibitions of broncho
busting and steer throwing, which
are a feature of frontier festivals and
county fairs held in the western part
ot the state.
Mr. Liggett proposed to eliminate
rabbit coursing also trom the pro
hibited list, but others declared that
this would practically emasculte the
i n ' a : i j w ix...
PHI inu mc niuuuil laucu. air. cjr
senburg' tried to get an amendment
adopted cutting Out the penalty for
anyone who lets a horse, mule or ox
Mand hitched in a public place, ex
posed to a blizzard or stormy weather
lonarer than two hours at a time, ne
wanted the limit raised to five hours.
This was also defeated. '; .
On motion of Peterson, a long list
of names of Omaha people belonging
to the humane society there, that ap
peared in the bill's title, was stricken
out. leaving only the name of the
legislative introducer, Jerry Howard.
; School Out of Politic, ,
The 0111" bill for the nonpartisan
election of state and county achool
superintendents was recommended
for passage by the committee of the
whole. It provides for a separate bal
lot, similar to the nonpartisan judicial
ballot. AH candidates must' pay a
tnma tee oi iu.
Other bills considered and advanced
to tnira retains; were:
. Uceneine pool halts ene bowline ellera.
current outside their owe. limits.
Allowing; vlllase of Pera to take la terri
tory south of the stale normal eohool,
separated from It by the grounds of the la-
atttutloa. ., s
The house arranged to attend the
entertainment at the penitentiary
Thursday evening, furnished by the
convicts. 1
A number of bills, running from
133 to 139, introduced by Keegan and
Lovely of the Omaha delegation, cov
ering matters pertaining to local
courts in Omaha were considered and
passed to third reading.
-' ! To rrwreat Or!..
Colon eaueo trip LazaUve Bromo
Quinine removes eaues. There 10 only one
"BROMO O.UININB" K. W. Orovo'o liana,
tare ea bos. SSo. Advertisement.
City Legislation, the Theme ;
Of State Municipal Leaaue
Hastings, Neb., Jan.' 25. (Special
Telegram.) With representatives
present from nearly sixty towns the
eighth annual convention of the Ne
braska League ot Municipalities
opened here tonight for the study of
municipal problems. Pending legisla
tion affecting cities, paving construc
tion, law enforcement, public ; health
and the commissioner-manager sys
tem of government is to be considered.
The delegates were welcomed by
Mayor Madgett and a response was
made by Vice President Roland F.
Ireland of Crete. .
Tonight's program concluded with
an address on Home town Frepsr
.edness," by E. J. Sias of Lincoln.
After the routine program ten visi
tors were guests of the city at a
concert by the municipal band, as
sisted by the Young Men's Christian
association band and the boys' band
under the direction of John S. Leich,
also the Maennerchor and the Bennett
quartet. .
Hamburg Judge Will : '
I , . Make Visit to Japan
Shenandoah, la., Jan.- 25. (Spe
cial.) A trip to Japan 'and the orient
has been planned by Judge and Mrs.
T. S. Stevens of Hamburg for his
.vacation. Mr. Stevens, who is a lead
ing lawyer in' the district, was re
cently appointed to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Judge
A tl -1-1 ,1
South Dakota Senate Votes '
To Resubmit Suffrage
Pierre, S: D.( Jan. 25. A resolution
providing, for a' submission to the
electorate of ;the woman suffrage
amendment to the state constitution,
in the next general election in South
Dakota, to be -held in 1918, was
passed by the senate late this after
noon. - A similar resolution is now
under consideration in the house.
he equal sunragc amendment was
bleated in the last election.
By the drastic step of dissolution,
Premier Terauchi dramatically ended
the existence of the house of repre-
sentstives before even an opportunity
was given for' a vote of lack of con
fidence in (he ministry.
following the excitement caused by
the attempt to assassinate the leader
of the constitutional party, Yukia
Oaki, who had a narrow escape, the
lower house was packed with spec
tators and the session was a tumultu
ous one. Takeshi Unukai, leader of
the Koknminto (national party), led
the attack on the ministry, accusing
it ot being unconstitutional. Con
fronted wtih the certainty of an ad
verse vote, Premier Terauchi said the
situation involved the prosperity of
the empire and declared that while
he maintained the confident of Em
peror Yoshihito he could not accept
the verdict of the house.
Mr. Ozski mounted the rostrum to
continue first attacks on the govern
ment, wnen an imperial messenger
suddenly appeared with the rescript of
dissolution. The members- of the
house dispersed in an uproar.
Elections to the new house of rep
resentatives will be held in April or
may. inert are indications that in
view of the,' criticism of a nonparty
ministry. Premier Terauchi will
throw his forces to the Seiyu-Kai
(constitutional party), which is said
to favor the new China nolicv out-
lined by Premier Terauchi and For
eign Minister Motoni.
A political crisis develooed at the
opening of the Diet on Tuesday. The
chief reason was the appointment of
field Marshal Count Terauchi as
premier by the emperor last OctobeV
This appointment was a surprise both
in and out of Japan and was criticised
unfavorably by Japanese political
leader, who contended the premier
did not command public support He
is regarded as a representative of
the radical militarist faction in Japan,
although in an interview with the
Associated Press shortly after his ao-
pointment, he disavowed any policies
ot aggression. Japanese newspaper
said the premier did not command a
majority in parliament and predicted
that the outcome would be dissolu
tion of the house and a new election.
Tokio, Jan. 25. An attemot was
made to assassinate Yukia Ozaki
former minister ot justice and leader
of the constitutional party, while he
was addressing mas meeting called
to demand the resignation nf Jhr
cabinet. - ;
While Ozaki was sneakina- two men
armed with hort swords sprang on
the platform and tried to stab him
They were overpowered and arrested.
i wo otner men then tried to assault
the former minister and were severely
beaten by the audience. M Oiaki it.
manded that Premier Terauchi resign
on the ground that his administration
was unconstitutional. A heavy po
nce guarq is in attendance tor todav
sessions of the Diet,
Yukio Ozaki was fnrmerftf ..
of Tokio. He visited the Ilnit.,4
States in 1910and a dinner was given
in hi honor at Washington by Presi
dent Taft. He became minister of
justice in the Okuma cabinet in 1914.
Rail Union Heads
Submit Draft of the
Law They Propose
Washington. Jan. 25. The railway
brotherhood leaders today laid be
fore President Wilson in writing their
proposals for a compromise on his
railway legislation program and. he
began considering tbem.
The labor leaders nrnnna InetMit
of a law to prevent a strike or lock
out pending an investigation, that
provision be made for investigation
for a mixed hoard of employes and
employers. This, they say, would
settle every dispute.
l ne action ot the senate Interstate
Commerce committee yesterday in
voting down the president's plan a
second time was taken by some offi
cials as the forerunner of some sort
of a compromise. "
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TEN MILLION MORE
FOR RURAL ROADS
Secretary Houston Announces
Second Annual Distribu
tion of Funds.
NEBRASKA GETS $213,541
Washington, Jan. 25. Apportion
ment of $10,000,000 to aid the states
in the construction of rural post
'roads, the second annual distribution
in accordance with the leoerai aia
road law, was announced today by
Secretary Houston of the Department
of i Agriculture. The funds are the
apportionment for the fiscal year end
ing June 30. 1918.
To meet the cost of administering
the law, $300,000 has been deducted.
The rcmainin- S9,7U0,(X0 is divided
as follows:
HEAVIEST FIGHTING
NOW ON RIGA FRONT
Teutons Sustain Reverse in
" Attempt to Resume Ad
vance Across Marsh.
OTHER ARENAS ARE QUIET
Ale.ba.ma ...
Anson . , . .
Arksnsas . .
California ,,
Colorado . . .
Connecticut
Delaware
:oi,ai7NbrBka
187.4271
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J02.187I
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MISS ANNE MARTIN.
Washington, Jan. 25. Miss Anne
Martin, chairman of the National
Congressional Legislative committee,
of the Congressional union and leader
of the national 'suffrage lobby here,
charges that President Wilson con
sider himself the "leader" of his party
where matters of male suffrage are
concerned, but that he becomes a
"mere follower of his party" when
woman suffrage is discussed. Miss
Martin asserts that President Wilson
on January 9 told a deputation of
women that the national suffrage
amendment could only be secured by
party action, and that he could only
follow his party. On January 19, Miss
Martin asserts, he visited the capitol
and demanded as leader of hia nariv
the passage by the senate of theNbill
granting suffrage to the men of Pofty
Three Generations
. Will Celebrate
Wedding Dates
.Grinnell, la., Jan. 25. (Special.)
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McCulloch of
this city have an invitation to an un
paralleled wedding anniversary event,
where three generations celebrate at
once. Mr. and Mrs. Loenard McCul
loch of Favoy, Mass., aged 93 and 92
years, respectively, celebrate, Febru
ary 10, their seventieth wedding anni
versary, On- the same day their son
and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Almiron
McCulloch, celebrate their fiftieth
wedding anniversary. And, to put an
tne cspsnest, their son and Ins wife,
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin McCulloch, cele
brate their seventeenth anniversary.
Owing to age, frail health and the in
clement season the Grinnell McCul
lochs cannot attend. They will cele
brate their fiftieth anniversary early
in juarcii.
Trial of Oil Land
Patent Cases, is
- Moved to Capital
New York, Jan. 25. The govern
ment's suit for cancellation of land
patents granted to the Southern Pa
cific Railroad company in (he San
Joaquin -valley in California, moved
on today to Washington, where the
defense will call more witnesses. The
case has been on trial now for more
than a year and Federal Judge Bled
soe, who is presiding, has traveled
many thousand miles and probably
will travel many more before the com
plicated questions involved have been
settled.
Most of the witnesses examined
here were called by the defense to
trove its contention that.it dit not
now the value of the property as
oil land until eight year after ob
taining the grant.
' HYMENEAL
Florida lll.Ul
Qeorsia ..... Jst.Mk
ldabo 1IO.S27
IlUnete 441.IS2
Indiana . .... 171.411
Iowa SSJ.311
Kauae SSS.414
Kentacky ... 1S4.S4S
Leulelana, ... U.
Main .!
Maryland .... SI.M4
Nevada
New H'ahlre.
Nw Jeracy .
New Mexico..
New York
No. Carolina.
No. Dakota..
Ohio
Oklahoma . .
Oregon,
Penflxylvania
Rbode lelanu.
Ho. Carolina.
Bo. Pakola .
Tenneeaee . ..
Teaaa
Utah .
achsoette 147.7011 Vermont
IJia.su
4i. m
118.424
1S7.47I
S11.H0
22S.1S3
162, 2SS
373. 10
230, 27S
147,374
461.283
23.331
143,1116
lUl. 192
228,308
683,.'.S
113. O0
46.888
m.i2i
143.70!
Vlrdnia
Weahlnston
Weet Virginia. 108.540
WUuotlein ... 250.722
Wyoming .... 122.333
Coalter-Dmpler.
Bertha Dampier and David
W.
Coulter were married by Rev. Charles
W. Savidge their apartment in the
Angelus, Wednesday evening at 7:30.
Several invited guests were present
Michigan .... 3S1.M7'
Minnesota ... 284.781
Mlselaatppl .. 177.811
Mlaaourl 8.14.440
Montena .... 1,S74I
In addition $1,000,JOO will be ap
portioned for. the development of
roads and trails within, or partly
within, the national forests. The law
provides that S15,000,000 shall be ap
portioned in the fiscal year of 1919;
$20,000,000 in 1920 and $25,000,000 in
1921.
Murder Charge is
Filed Against Men
Who Killed Cross
' Charges of first degree murder have
been filed against Maca'rio Romero,
Miquel Aquisro and Julian Lopez,
three Mexicari, arrested in connec
tion with the murder of Cornelius
Cross, Northwestern railroad special
agent All three of the men waived
preliminary examination in police
court and were boupd over to the dis
trict court without bonds.
While Romero has admitted that it
was he who fired the shots which
killed cross, his companions will be
prosecuted for murder inasmuch as
tney were witn mm at tne time aim
aided him in the crime. Cross sur
prised the Mexicans Saturday ' night
while they were engaged in tne roo
bery of a Northwestern boxcar. -Soecial
agents have recovered sev-
ral hundred dollars worth of articles
stolen by the Mexicans in their raids
upon boxcars. Some of the stolen
goods was found at their rendezvous
and some was recovered from persons
to whom the goods had been sold.
Would Cut Legislature
Down to Single Body
Lincoln. Jan. 25. Two proposed
constitutional amendments, one of
which provides for a state legislature
of only one body to consist of sixty
members, were offered in the house
today by Mr. North. His other prop
osition is to, have constitutional
amendments submitted to the voters
by having them printed on a separate
ballot and that only a majority of
those voting thereon shall be neces
sary for adoption.'
In the measure for a unicameral
legislature it is specified that the state
shall be divided into sixty districts,
one member to be elected from each.
This would mean dividing the cities
of Lincoln and Omaha into legislative
districts instead of having the Lan
caster and Douglas county members
elected at large.
The National Capital
Met at 11 a. m.
Keetrraed debate OB legislative appropria
tion bill.
Robert ft. MeCormlok of Chicago urged
universal military training before military
affaire rab-oommlttee.
Debate on Cummlna' peace discussion
resolution went over a day. '
The Hovisa, ,
Met at 11 a. m.
Reeutned consideration of riven and har
bors appropriation bill.
Banking committee considered amend
ments to federal reserve law. i
(Associated Press War Summary)
The heaviest fighting now in prog
ress in any of the war area is on the
Russian front in the Riga sector,
where the Germans recently took the
offensive and drove back the Rus
sians a mile and a half in the region
of the Great Tirut marsb that long
has barred the way to Riga for the
German forces.
Attempting again to advance over
trozen ground which has made
the
the efforts in this swampy region pos
sible, tne leutonic army has sus
tained reverses, according to Petro
grad today.- Northwest of the marsh
they opened a heavy artillery fire and
then attacked, but failed to make any
headway against the Russian defense.
Elsewhere there has been little but
artillery and patrol fighting. Entire
qniet apparently prevails along the
Roumanian front: owing to the se
vere winter weather." '
Official Report Differ.
Berlin, Jan. 25.-r-(By Wireless to
Sayville.) Russian positions on a
front of about six miles on the north
ern end of the Russo-Galician line
have bfcen captured by the Germans,
the war office reports. The Russians
brought up reserves, but they were
unable to check the Germans, who
took more than 1,700 prisoners and
thirteen machine guns.
Petrograd, Jan. 25. (Via London.)
Desperate fighting is stilt in prog
ress in the Riga region on the Rus
sian front, the war office announced
today. Further attacks by the Ger
mans in the Tirul marsh district were
repulsed and in a counter attack they
were dislodged near the eastern out
skirts of the marsh and driven back.
Southeast of the river Aa, Russian
detachments that took the offensive
afterwards had to yield ground in the
face of a German offensive, falling
back a third of a mile.
Intense Cold in Roumania.
Berlin, Jan. 25. (By Wireless to
Sayville.) Severe cold has set in on
the Roumanian front, almost halting
military operations. Today1 official
report regarding this campaign says:
"In the snowovered mountains
engagements among raiding detach
ments and isolated artillery firing oc
cua daily. Between the Kasino and
Putna valleys yesterday fifty prison
ers were taken.
"Quiet prevails on the Roumanian
plain during the severe cold weather.
Along the Danube there was artillery
firing across the river without post
SKirmisnes.
Considerable activity by the artil
lery and a continuation of patrol en-
?:agements on the France-Belgian;
ront are reported by army head
quarters today in its statement on
operations in this war area.
Private Bank Will Incorporate.
Shenandoah, la., Jan. 25. (Special.)
The Nishna Valley bank at River-
ton, owned by Joseph Samuels, will.
he incorporated as a state bank with
a-$30,000 capital stock and $10,000 sur
ELECTION PROBE
IS BEARING FRUIT
Grand Jury at Cincinnati Re
turns Six Bills, Naming
Ninety-Nine Men.'
NAMES GIVEN TO MARSHAL
Cincinnati, O., Jan. 25. Six sealed
indictments naming ninety-nine indi
viduals as defendants were 'returned
here today by the federal grand jury
which has been investigating the al
leged election frauds. The names
were given to the United States mar
shal and he will bring them into court
under capias1 as soon as they are ap
prehended. W. A. Northcott, Former Head
of the Modern Woodmen, Dies
Excelsior Springs, Mo., Jan. 25.
W. A. Northcott of Springfcld, 111.,
former lieutenant governor of that
state, died here this morning of acute
dilation of the heart. Mr. Northcott
was president of the Interocean
Casualty company and at one time
head consul of the Modern Wood
men of America.
Strikes Match On Trousers
x Washed in Gasoline
Douglas, Aria., Jan. 24. Joseph
Ballard, driver for an oil company
here, washed his trousers in gasoline
today, donned them and then struck
a match on his trousers to light a
cigar. Physicians pronounced' his
burns fatal. .
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Sale of Odd Napkins
Friday in V2D0Z. Lots
$4.75 Napkins, $1.75 for
Y2 dozen.
$5.00 Napkins, $1.99 for
.' dozen.
$6.75 24-inch Napkins, $2.45
for 14 dozen.
John S. Brown' Extra Heavy
' Table Damask
$2.50 quality, 72 in, wide,
for $2.00 a yard. y
John S. Brown's $10.75 qual
ity size Napkins, for
$6.00 a dozen. ; '
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' Here now. New Colors,
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Ne wt Qualities. . , ... .
; v You are cordially invited
to view this complete show
ing of silks for every pur
pose. . .' , '
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Dye, Fast Colors, Wear
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Remnant Sale
of Curtain Materials
Marquisette, Filet, Swiss
es, Sateens, Cretonnes, Silk
olines, etc., in 2 to 6-yard
lengths. For a quick out-go
Priced in Two Lota
15c and 25c a yard.
Basament.
Women's Bloomers
Pink Batiste Bloomers, 65c
White Cotton Crepe
Bloomers, $1.25.
Third Floor
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FRIDAY'S FUR SALE
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r .
A Few Quotations:
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American Mink Muffs,
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Scotch Mole
, j$16.25 up.
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See This Great Educational Film
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Complimentary Showings
Friday, 9 A. M. to 12 M.
Afternoon, I P. M. to 5 P. 1V1;.
In the Thompson-Belden Store
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This film, produced at great expense,
pictures in a most interesting manner the
different stages in the manufacture of silk
from the silk worm in Japan to the finished
product in America.
Children should be accompanied by '
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