THE BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1917.
REED TELLS HOW-
HE SPENT HOMEY
Attorney General Says His
Payment! for Legal Help
Less Than Predecessor.
LIST OP CASKS HANDLED
(From Butt Orrwondwit.)
t :. i. r.k 1 Crtif&l l4Tn re-
Japonse to request o( the finance.
Urn and means committee ot tne
I house regarding expenditures of
I state fund for the employment of
! . r.Mi w:i.
exira counsel,
lis E. Reed appeared before the com
! mittee a few day ago and as a re-
I suit has prepared a statement in
which he shows where the funds were
expended, to whom paid and the
amount and eases inrolved. The
I statement covers fifteen typewritten
pages and also makes a comparison
with fees paid out by former attor
fney generals of the state.
The employment of F. E. Edgerton
in several cases by Mr. Reed were
! those unfinished eases which Mr.
'Edgerton himself had charge of
5 when assistant attorney general and
! which would jeopardize their chances
in new hands. Most of them were
j cases started by the pure food depart
jment and had been appealed and were
I won by the state. Mr. Edgerton re.
fceived $250 in pure food cases and
$75 in feea and $6.12 for expenses In
(another case.
J Payment to Thompson.
I The cases in which former Attor.
Iney General Thompson was engaged
were eases in which he had been
'employed by Mr. Reed's predecessor
I involving a controversy between the
railway commission and the Missouri
Pacific railway and was won by the
''state, for which Mr. Thompson re.
ceived $200. The second case . was
the celebrated Keller estate case, in
volving $14,000, which, if won, will go
to the state, and is now before the
supreme court. It has been tried two
or three times in the lower court.
Mr. Thompson so far ha been paid
$75.
' Another ease in which Mr. Thomp
son was retained was the celebrated
O'Connor will ease from Adams
county and involves a matter of $100,
300. This will go to the state if the
case is finally won, having already
been won in district court for the
state. Mr. Thompson received $1,000.
Another case m which. Mr.. Reed
calls attention to wis the case in
Thurston county, in which Jeaae
Cochran was tried for murder. T.
S. Allen was hired to assist in the
prosecution and put in about a month,
making two trips to Pender. The op
lomtion had an able criminal, attor.
rv from Iowa. The state won the
i --e and Mr. Allen was paid $500 for
' -ervices.
Martin and Hawxby. '
'"' c well known Superior First Na
' . ' bank failure case, in which At.
- ri' General Martin had begun suit
; . which had not been concluded
- i". Mr. Reed came into the office.
i another case covered by Mr.
s ce '.. and which he believed It was
Uie best interests of the state to
p- e Mr. Martin continue. The case
'. tn settled, received the approval of
He comptroller of the United States
..r.rl Mr. Martin was paid $500 for hia
wmccs. i ) ,
Another case was the Loup county
, urder case in which Fred Hawxby
as retained to appear for the state.
mx weeks was put in on the case
nd the attorney received $500.
I Smith Handlst Rata Case,
i Mr. Reed goes into some length in
explanation of the hiring of Ed P.
Smith of Omaha on the celebrated
rate order No. 19 of the State Rail
way commission. Mr. Reed makes
comparison of this ease with the well
known maximum freight rate case
in 1895, where the legislature voted
attorney fees of $10,000 to prosecute
rtd which wa finally lost in the
'United States supreme court Mr.
Smith took the No. 19 rate ease on
an understanding that rf the case
went against the state he wa to re
ceive $1400 and that turn baa been
paid him. .
The Luten patent ease, in which
a great deal is at stake, and which if
won for the Luten interests will mean
$10,000,000 to them, according to their
statement, waa looked after by Mr.
Wallace R. Lane of Chicago, who
w paid $600. ,
f Inigatioa Case. ;
The irrigation cases covering the
water rights of this state aa against
Wyoming and Colorado, have been
of immense interest to the state and
several attorneys have been hired
who understood irrigation matters
and were familiar with the situation.
The case are still unsettled. Fees
amounting to $1,200 have been paid
the attorneys.
f In summing up the eases Mr. Reed
says that he na paid out $6,880 and
compares this with other cases in
former years, where fees in several
instance have been much higher than
those paid by him and citea case of
$350 attorney fees in the Bank of Hoi
ptein case, and an additional fee of
$2,500 voted by the legislature, with an
other ' additional appropriation of
$3,100 to C. O. Whecdoo. In another
case Halleck Rose received $500; an
lather where E. I. Murfin was paid
i$U50 in the Foflmer land case and
iagatn cites the $10,000 voted by the
legislature for attorney fees in the
ynaximum treignt rate cases.
Uelady Boxing Bill
, Favored by Committee
(rnu a SUIT CtrrxpanSnO
Lincoln. Feb. 1. (Special) The
louse rules committee on cities and
owns reported out unanimously
House Roll No. 63, by Representa
tive Hopkins, for annexation of Ben
son and Florence. It also reported
but House Roll. No. 22. bv Reore-
tentative Bates, which is the Uelady
poxmg oiu. inc nouse is now ready
io go on with the Omaha charter
ill. A big delegation from Omaha
as arrived to help boost it
York Pioneer Woman Dies.
York. Neb- Feb. L Soedal Tel-
(gram.) Mrs., Mahala Waidron, aged
fO, aiea suaaeniy nere today, bhe.
Vith her husband, Jasper Waidron,
tame to York county thirty-five years
go- . : "
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German Message
American Course
President and Advisers Con
sult as to What Action
May Be Taken.
CRISIS IS UNAVOIDABLE
(Oatfmai fnw Tmf On.)
contingencies which fill the situation
today.
President Wilson conferred with
, i t w i r L : mA
colonel c. in. nouvc, niv icuu nu
adviser, who was hurriedly sum
moned from New York. ,
Early today he had not called any
meeting oi ine csoinci nw tun-
I . J . I. (...in mttm i a r-
icrcntc wim inc iuicih" vu,..-
t . . .L U .
miicecs oi consrcH, whu utw
assured of being taken into the pres
ident's confidence before diplomatic
relations are broken off.
Climax of Many Outrage.
Germanv's sudden declaration of
Its intention, without warning, to de
stroy all shinoinB over a wide area
comes as the climax to t long series
ot aggravated cases m wnicn inc
United Statea has gathered evidence
that it pledges to respect interna
tional law at sea have been oronen.
A score of American lives have been
lost since the slate was wiped by Ger
many's promises in the Sussex case.
After each new sinking cam infor
mal assurance that Germany was
ready to make amends if its subma
rine commanders had violated or
ders. In fact, the German embassy
here was the brightest snot in a situ
ation which American officials viewed
at constantly growing darker.
Note to United States Softened.
An evidence of the effort of the
embassy here to keep relation tran
quil is found in a comparison of the
note Handed yesterday to secretary
Lansing by Count vonsBernstorff
with the one handed by the Berlin
foreign office to Ambassador Gerard.
The note published in Berlin an.
nounces in bold terms the determina
tion of Germany to wield every
weapon at its command with -rat quar
ter, while the 'note presented to the
American State department aays the
same thing in softened language,
Ibe berman embassy tor months
has been building. un an atmosphere
of hopefulneas and at one time it was
said that Von Tirpiti, who originated
the campaign of ruthlessness, actually
had been forced from hia high posi
tion by influences brought to bear by
the German ambassador here in an
effort to preserve good relations with
the United State. . Now it it frankly
disclosed that Von Tirpits waa de
posed because he did not carry the
campaign or rutniessness tar enough:
that he wa unprepared with an In-
sumcient number ot undersea ships
to make this force effective and wa
punished for his short-sightedness.
Now the officials, who sneak for Ger
many in this country, unhesitatingly
announce the plan to starve out Eng
land wttb a fleet of submarines which
they estimate at between 300 and 500,
ano tney .Rink tnev can cut off the
fbod supply of the British late com-
pletely within sixty dsy.
Other Sensation in Background.
American official are not convinced
that Germany's announcement of a
campaign of ruthlessness reveals the
entire situation. There have been in
titrations of dissension between the
entente allies, all of which, however,
have been officially denied, and there
are other circumstance which have
come into possession of the Ameri
can government bat are not being
disclosed, which give ground for the
rossibility that the new submarine
lockade may b only the forerunner
of something else equally startling.
Neither is there any assurance that
the new warfare will be confined to
changes on the seas.
The air of confidence which was
openly expressed at the German em
bassy was generally interpreted aa
an indication that the Berlin govern
ment was sure of the success of its
plan.
A new crisis, however, bring new
danger to the very shores of the
United States, where a score or more
of German and Austrian ahipa have
been laid up since the beginning of the
war and where several German com
merce raider are interned. i
Reports or ships being armed se
cretly for a dash to sea, of plots to
ink them at their wharves or to block
American harbor by destroying them
in the channel have been under in
vestigation for many months.
This waa diplomatic day at the
State department, a set occasion for
receiving representatives of foreign
Sovernmenta. Secretary Lansing,
owever, canceled it and those who
had routine business were taken into
conference by lesser official. The
British ambassador, Sir Cecil Spring
Rice, and the Japanese ambaasador,
Mr. Sato, were among the early call
ers. Diplomats who asked for Secretary
Lansing were told he waa engaged
preparing something for President
Wilson.
Turn Clock Back Two Years.
The new German warning carries
the situation back practically to
where it was upon the original proc
lamation by Germany two years ago
of a war aone around the British
isles.
The proclamation called . forth the
famous "strict accountability" note
from the United Statea. It was fol
lowed by the sinking of the Lusitania
and the virtual ultimatum from the
United States which resulted in the
German pledge not to sink "liners"
without warning, and provision for
the safety of those on board. Then
came the long series of alleged viola
tions of this pledge, culminating in
the attack upon the channel passen
ger steamer Sussex.
In it final note in the Sussex case
Germany extended ita .pledges to
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Wardrobe Trunks
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a vm9 w w nu atMsaf.
I $2S to $75.
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Sets War Moving;
is Not Determined
cover all peaceful merchant craft, but
gave notice that if what its termed
Great Britain's illegal blockade was
maintained a new situation would be
created in which it would reserve
full liberty of action. The exchanges
closed with the United States accept
ing the new assurances in a terse
note which informed the Berlin gov
ernment that it was taken for granted
that observance of American rights
wa not contingent upon the outcome
of negotiations between Germany
and another nation. V
The new situation has arisen and
the reserved liberty of action is to be
used. According to information from
Teutonic sources here, Germany has
from 300 to 500 submarines ready to
wage relentless war upon shipping in
the proscribed area, a great section
of the high seas, stretching 300 or
400 miles from the coasts of the Brit
ish isles and almost the whole of the
Mediterranean sea.
Expect Little Damage.
Naval officials do not believe that
a material increase in the damage to
allied commerce is to be expected.
Officers think it quite probable that
Great Britain may assemble fleets of
merchantmen and take them through
the danger zonea under heavy guard
of light swift submarine destroyers.
William Philippe, the assistant sec
retary of state, was summoned by
telegraph to return to Washington
immediately. He is in Boston and
was not due here until next Tuesday.
Congress generally recognixing the
gravity of the international situation,
todav showed no inclination to arouse
discussion of the issue while Presi
dent Wilson was forming a course of
action.
Second German Memorandum
Is Delivered at Washington
Washington, Feb. J.-A second
memorandum delivered yesterday
with the German note waa made pub
lic late today by the Mate depart
ment, it diners in some respects irom
the substance of the note itself. The
understanding is that it was prepared
at the German embassy on instruc
tions from Berlin prior to President
Wilson's peace address to the senate
and withheld then on account of the
address. When Count von Berna-
torft received the note and memor
andum yesterday from Berlin he de
cided to deliver witn tnem the original
document prepared by htm. The
memorandum follows:
Aftt)r bluntly rfuinf 0rminy'a Mao
offir. th ntnte powar atatcd tn thtlr
not afldrMHia to tn Amsrtoan cevarnment
that thy ar 4trmln4 to continue th
war In order to dapriv Oarmanjr of 0r
man provlnoo in tha wt and at, to
da troy AuatrU-Huncar? and to an nihil t
Turkey.
In warlnf war with turn alma, tno on
tnto allia ar violating all rulo of inter
national liw aa they prevent the legitimate
trad of neutrals with the central power
and of the neutral nation among them
telvee. Germany na ao far not mad un
reatrtotod na of the weapon which ehe
pan In her uhmaiinoa. Sine the An
ient power, however, have mad It lmpo
lbl to com to an undemanding baaed
upon equality of right i of all nations aa
ropooed by th oontral power and have
nataad declared only ouch a poao to h
poartbl which .hall be dictated by th
entente allle and hall reault In th dtnie
tten and burnt lie t ton of the eentral powora,
Germany I unablo further to forego th
full U of her ubmatine.
Look!
They're mad. with
AMec9j3usrki yon're ever tasted goodie made
YpjT , with Calumet Bking Powder yon
sQ iTi Plw won't blame kid for being tempt-
Vvt ffim5r edl G-r-e-a-t, b-t-g, tender, tasty
TrUl U aitff biscuits, cakes, doughnuts, muffins
grtUKBTTrlEftWf ever3rthin 1 oaa think of all
llE "lJW 1 It JT"afliSl so good I can't keep away from them 1
I A I H I I 1 "Mother wouldn't think of using any
I rajUwXfJUj I Baiting Powder except Calumet I
IZa I She's tried all others abe know
1 ir- ' which is best she know Calumet
,T I Ve '"ri mean positive uniform result
1 1 5. I IsT'Cl P""'? e cu PaT"y ta the
-.111 I Iffl Jga baking great economy and. whole
U 1 1 I iome tbing to eat
2htJ V9 17-5 Yoq want hldan tks toother
VT J I j " CsiuMt Bering Itoder.
SENATE ADJOURNS
TO GET OUT OF COLD
State House Too Chilly for
Upper House, but Lower
Body Talks Oh.
MORE BILLS ABE SENT IN
(From a Suff CorrpnIenO
Lincoln, Feb. 1. (Special.) Every
body had the shivers around the state
house today caused by a 16 to 18 de
grecs below zero temperature on the
outside and a degree on the inside
which was so acute that the senate
adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow
in order that the members might
seek a warmer climate.
Over in the house, where the room
waa much colder the members shook
and shivered, the only thing to warm
them being a speech by Representa
tive J. J. McAllister of Dakota county
which set the timber to quivering
and as his stentorian voice sent its
reverberations echoing around the
room things warmed up sufficiently
so that the members were able to keep
fairly comfortable by shoving their
hands in their pocket and "cussing"
the weather. ,
Mr. McAllister spoke in favor of a
bill which would allow nurses having
only six months of training to qualify
for a certificate. This is identical
with a bill considered two years ago
which was defeated. This morning in
spite of hi wonderfully eloquent
speech in favor of the bill it waa in
definitely postponed. '
Other bills killed in committee were
H. R. 205 a eugenic marriage law
which would compel examination of
I Th imperial government, therefore, doe
not doubt that th government of tha
United Statea will understand th situation
thus forced upon Germany by tha entente
allle brutal method of war and by their
determination t destroy the central powers
and that the government of th United
Statea wilt further realise that the new
openly disclosed Intention of the entente
allle gives back to Oermany the freedom
of action which h reserved In her note
addressed to the government of tha United
States on May t, ISIS.
Under these ojrcamstaso Oermany will
meat th Illegal measures of her enemlee
by forcibly preventing after February 1,
117, tn ton around Oreat Britain.
Franco, Italy and la th aastorn Mediter
ranean all navigation, that of neutral In
cluded, from and to Bngland and to and
from Franco, etc All ship mat within
that sons will be sunk,
Th Imperial government 1 confident that
this measur will result la a speedy termina
tion of the war and In the restoration of
peace, which th government of the United
States, Oermany and bar allies had hoped
to reach by negotiations. Now that th
war, through 'th fault of Germany's "
mles, hav to b continued, th Imperial gov
ernment feels sore that th government of
the United Statea will understand the naeea
slty of adopting ueh measure a ar des
tined to bring about a speedy end of the
horrible and useless bloodshed.
Te Imperial government hopes all
the more for sue han understanding
of her position is the neutrals pave
under the pressure of the entente
powers suffered reat losses, toeing
forced by them either to give up their
entire trade or to limit it according to
conditions arbitrarily determined by
Oermany 'a enemies in violation ot in
temational law.
males before marriage, and another
basing county officers salaries on five
times the vote of the county.
Before freezing up this morning the
senate introduced thirty-two bills run
ning the list up to 262, Tomorrow is
the last day for the senate to intro
duce bills, but it is not likely that the
speed limit will be exceeded as it was
in the house.
Notes From Beatrice
And Gage County
Beatrice, Neb.. Feb. I. (Special.)
James Pease, who homesteaded near
Rockford, this county, in an early day,
died at his home at Washburn, Mo.,
where he had been living for the last
fifteen year. Th deceased was 77
Remnant Sale
Sheetings, Muslins,
PillowTubi ngs, Cambrics
In lengths of from ONE
to SIX YARDS. An accum
ulation from the heavy
selling of last month.
Friday
These very desirable
remnants will be sold for
Less Than Mill Cost
Basement.
New, Inexpensive
Millinery
A Special
DisplayFriday
Featuring the season's
newest smart styles, in at
tractive bats at inexpensive
prices, including Ribbon
Hats and Combinations of
Satins and Straw.
Friday, a Sale of These
NEW SPRING HATS
At Very Reasonable Prices.
, M UUiury Section Basement.
Kimona Bargains
Basement,Friday Only
Your unrestricted choice
of any kimona, formerly
priced to $2.95, ;;
Friday, 69c
25c,30c Cretonnes,
Friday, 10c a Yard
Imported and domestic cre
tonnes, good designs and colors.
Friday, 10c a yard. Basement,
THE GREAT TOE
The muscles at the base
of the great toe SHOULD
GIVE SPRING TO THE
FOOT in action.
If the shoe binds at this
place your entire foot will
- ache end throb. If there's
not room for the mus
cles to "come back" they
lose power and become
flabby.
"Put Your Foot in STRYK
ER'S Hands for Foot Comfort
and Service.
DOUGLAS SHOE STORE
U7 N. 16th St,
Opp. Postofflca.
I
Lounge Gar
Well Equipped; Well
Diner Serving at 6
Return From Chicago
No. 1 at 5:30 P. M. No. 5 at 6tl5 P. M.
In Omaha 7:00 A. M. In Omaha 8 00 A. M. -Via
Council Bluffs. Over Plattsmouth Bridge.
Sun-Parlor Lounge-Car Train. Observation-Lounge-Car Train.
Citv Tielut Offiu. Fnua and Snlaantk Stoah. '
years of age and leaves a widow and
three daughters.
L. H. Carter, who has been en
gaged in the drug business at Pick
rell for the last three years, yester
day disposed of his store to R, W.
Dunkle of Council Bluffs, la. Mr.
Carter will locate at Omaha.
George Franklin Rider, aged 40
years, of Burr; Neb., and Miss Ber
tha Mae Snell, aged SS years, of Ver
don, this state, were married yester
day afternoon in county court by
Judge O'Keefe.
Mrs. Albert Weidenhammer died
last night at her home in this city
after a week's illness of pneumonia
aged 33 years. She was born and
raised in Beatrice. She is survived
by her husband and four children.
THOMPSON. BELDEN
COMPANY
This Is the Season When Most
Women Buy New White Goods
So the Price Concessions
Offered in this Annual Sale
Are of Timely Interest
Beautiful new, sheer fabrics for waists and
dresses; fine silky Japanese and English
Nainsooks for dainty undennuslins all at
Considerably Less Than Usual Prices .
Best Quality Imperial Sea
Island Nainsoobai Redo ced
Pries by the Bolti
3Bc quality (42-ineh), bolt of
12 yards, $3.75.
Hiality (44-mch),boltof
, S4.00.
'ersiaa Lawn, 50c qual
ity, for 35c yard.
Exceptional
Friday and
$3.65
I TEETH
Asata.",
DR. McKENNEY Sajst
"Yon cant b food, happy or haaltlrf
with bad toeth. Oar fin den tU try and
reasonable charfei make us th lol.
eai dcBtUU for you to ptniMiKVH
Haatwt Brian
lioo
Wmm Plata)
wort U totUS,
S5, & S10
Bt sow rm-
Mm ar um
1.00
W ! m r wfanS rear r.
McKENNEY DENTISTS
14th a4 Fanum 134 Fanuun Sv
Paw OMfU sera. ,
Chicago
T7 o j tl
ThonMi Douflu 123S aad Daaflu 35S0.
McGerr Furniture Store
At Columbus Burned
Columbus, Neb., Feb. 1. (Special
gram.) As a result of a fire at 12:30
today the McGreer furniture tore,
613 West Thirteenth street, was bad
ly damaged by fire.
The fire started on the second
floor, supposedly ( from a defective
flue.
At a late hour this evening the
flames were under control.
Mr. McGreer was unable to esti
mate the loss, but intimated that it
would be heavy, partially insured.
The building is owned by M. B rug
ger, president of the Columbus State
bank and is covered by insurance.
Special Prices on Irish Dimities!
SO quality cheeked dimities,
35c a yard.
30c quality checked dimities,
25c a yard.
India Linon, 25c quality, for
19c a yard.
Shoe Sale
Saturday
a Pair
High shoes and evening slip
pers. Leathers: patent kid, dull
kid, bronze kid. The slippers are
of black, white and colored satin.
Mostly small sizes
Friday and Saturday
$3.65
a Pair
All Sales Final
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Train
Operated.
o'clock.
Block Protected
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