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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1917)
'TWAS A ROUGH DAY FOR OLDDOOGLAS Demo Political Machine Cap tures First Line Trench and Plants Mine. THEN STARTS BACKFIRE 7 (Prom a Staff Corrmpondenl.4 ' Lincoln, Feb. IS. (Special.) It was a party line matter in the house today when the Shannon bill, aimed to perpetuate democratic control of the Douglas county political lunch-coun-. ter came up, and by a vote of 39 ' to 55, the bill, House Roll No. 20. was placed on third reading. As Peterson, floor leader of the re publican minority, said: "The purpose of the bill is to take care of a political machine in Omaha." However,( in the face of great odds, the republicans put up a stiff fight, and although two democrats, Olson of Harlan and Wait of Lancaster, voted with the minority, the latter lost out." The bill removes the county judge from the board which, with the coun ty commissioners, gives out the coun ty jobs, and puts the county attorney on the board instead, thus insuring places for the democratic jobless and sending republicans back to earning an honest living. Democrats admit that it was a po litical game, pure and simple, and ap pear to be well pleased with the re siii;. . i Swat Jerry Howard. Jerry Howard got another swat in the house when his eight-hour-a-day for female workers bill was sent to the legislative scrapheap, Regan of Platte was the busy toiler in the de feat of the bill. Although Regan and Howard both came from the isle where the shamrock and the shelalah thrive, they never seem to be su premely happy unless they are oppos ing each other. Regan said that he knew a telephone company where they required the girl who attended to the phone during the day to sleep near the exchange in the night and answer what few calls might come. It was no hardship upon her and gave her a chance to make good wages. If site had to hire someone to help her neither one would be well paid for their work. He did not think that the small telephone exchanges could af ford to take on the extra expense. Registers Raise Fades. Hopkins of Douglas moved to post none indefinitely a 'bill of his own House Roll No. 216, raising salaries of registers of deeds and their deputies. Hopkins had discovered that there was a scheme on foot to murder his bill and in reality the waylaying had already been accomplished when he moved to postpone. Amendmants had been inserted in the bill reducing the proposed salaries to what the present taw provides, $2,500 for the register and $1,500 for the deputy and $80 a month for assistants. The Hopkins motion was carried unanimously amidst laughter. . V An amendment proposed by the fees and salaries committee cutting the fee for adoption papers from $8 to $2 was agreed to, Fults compli mented member of the Douirlaa county delegation for proposing to cat out this fee altogether but said that such action might be, unconstitutional and for that reason it had been de cided to retain a S2 fee. "This bill is for the protection of little children who have no homes," said the Furnaa .member. "We have taken care of the poor old landlords; now let s do something tor tne or ohans." ' " v And the house did ey sending the bill as amended to third reading. Wback at Bob Smith. Representative Shannon's bill to make Bob Smith, clerk of the district court in Douglas county, tarn over his naturalization fees to the county treasurer, instead of putting them into his pocket, waa advanced to the third reading calendar. It is an amendment to the law fixing salaries and fees of district court clerks In all counties, but as there are few naturalizations outside of Lincoln and Omaha the ef fect will be small on officials else' where. Mr. Dalbey offered an amendment to take care of Gage county, as to salary and fees, on the present basis after it passe the 40,000 population mark, which he said it will do soon. Favorable Action. ' The committee of the whole also took favorable action on these bills: H. K. SSS ClaaKaa eaulak aa sama Had. H. R. SIS Ptxtna bo4h flna and Impriaen mailt aa paaalUaa far vlalatlnf (ama ana flab laws. H. ' R. SI Aathortatnf ooaatr board la Haaadara orantr and alaawhara to ttaa county fuad. la paying ooantjr fair'a tndebtadneaa. H. R. Bmpowartnf eaanty Doaraa, aa rapt la Otaa oaunty, to par aaadr Mind. par. aona SIM par yaw paaatona. BooaUna dapatr Clark of SlatHct ooart la (laia oaantjr tram salary of tMM par yaar to ll.jat. State House Notes (Ftmb a Staff Cwrr eoMut) IJneolB. rb. (BiMclml.t itarl 'aauldaa. Liiacola oorrapoDdnt lor at Ona hi MBr. wha yMirdar rwwtrwl hla aa- point mm t ai private crutair U ttaaator HUrhcaek, will not ! Ltnoata flu til ftr ih riaM of ta Dreamt asaatoa oi tn Maw. latur. whleli h I covering for hi pvr. Mr. Oftdrm haa aaca tn uncein corn. pom. cut for th Omaha paper boat u year. 1tfarentatlT Shannon's trMt ear bill. illlnf (or vrttbnl4 rr plttfarma, which ws th ctaUM of a Hunt l th lobby of the hot) between Tremble, chairman of th cnrvoretlone committee, and Nielsen of DouclaM. and Later an the floor of the h when I he lie wea paeaed. haa Baal I y reached nn 'nnntte postponement. The committee, t fsr considering It In etecatlv Marion lest nifht. evted, to I. ta kill It. R. D. Mrfnddn. manaiar of the Welllni t-m Inn of Ointha and the flrst hotel com. intrvioner In Nrbraaka after the creatten of th hotel tdepeetlen law, haa araln Died h!s claim with the leejlaittare for us. for , salary la an ace of an appropriation dnrtni ,iit irm, wnicn waa anaer taa AMi-ica ad- mmtairatioa. The railroads df Mebraakt have suddenly flrepptii iiwir applteatioa for .increased de mur rare c.haraes oa IntrmataU oars In order lo put them aa tae interstate basis. The State Banktnrj board has teased two brtera to the following inatiratloas: First mate bank of Bmlers, aapttal. 1 ,; preal dent. John W. Orasn: atce arssident. R. 1 Coaklla; cashier. A. T. Morts. Parks State bank of Parks, eaaltal. llt.se: sreaMetit. M. Kwtng; vice prealdant, J. Ot Rtley, cash ir, ii. i, JEwiag. - . .., .... , ,; CendelencM ta eVnater Charles W. Beal of Coetsr county were drafted aad approved by the seaato thla saarnlng by a standing vote. aeoaiAr imwi is now la Heilea, Ho. waere as waa oaJiea si outlay afternooa the un expected dtwth of his father. The reaolnUaaa eotsaatlttae eewsleted of staaaiaea Baas a u, jiagw ana McAilarter. i Huge Steel Net to Guard New York Harbor From Submarine Invasion L ' b;1 W;' UTS W SANOV HOOK Above is a map showing how the new steel net, now being made aboard the old monitor Amphitrite at the Brooklyn navy yard, will guard New York harbor from the invasion of sub marines. The net is constructed of ncavy steel came ana cross-sections 'IP BODIES OF THREE COWBOYS SLAINON BORDER (Oaatianed fraaa Fact Oao.) cowboys, spent the night here at the scene of the raid Monday, when the three Mormon cowboys were cap tured. At dawn Spillsbury and his companions divided into bands of three and lour and started a system atic search for the missing men or their bodies. Reoorts of the raid at Lang s ranch. west of the Corner ranch, were in cir culation here and in Hachita, but have noi yet been confirmed. One reoort was that Mexicans had crossed, raided the ranch and killed three Americans. Lieutenant Col onel Waterman said today he had been in communication with his pa trols in that district and they bad re ported all was quiet there early today. He denied tqe Jangs rancn raid,.1 f- El Paso. Tex.. Feb. 15. Two Americans were reported killed Tnes day, when a band of Mexicans, be lieved to have been a part ot Jose Ynes Salazar's command, raided Lang's ranch, on the American side of the border, west of the Corner ranch, which waa raided Monday, ac cording to an American who returned here early today from the border below Hachrta, N. M. He said one of the men reported to have been killed in the raid at Lang's ranch was named Fulton. The name of the other man, also said to have been killed, was not known. American cowboys in the Hachita district were organizing a posse of fifty armed and mounted men to cross the border in an effort to rescue the American cowboys, who were being held as hostages by the Mexican raid ers, according to the American who arrived here early today. John Parks, a well known rancher ot that district, was said to have been selected as the j leader of the posse. Woman Held For Ransom. Buck" . Spencer's wife, and not Spencer himself, rs being held for $5,- 000 ransom by the Mexican .'aiders at Ojitas, Chihuahua, according to relia ble information reccVed here today from Hachita. Spencer's wife is said to be a Mexican woman and was cap tured at the Ojitas ranch when Jose Ynea aalazars forces occupied the little ranch settlement forty-seven miles below the border. According to the same report, Spencer, who is said to be a negro, has been liberated order to crosa the lire, collect the 3,000 ransom demanded of E. K. Warren and sens for her telease and then return with the money to Ojitas. Spencer With Villa at Columbus i Spencer was made a I risoner of Villa at the Ojita ranch early in March, 1916, while Villa and his ban dits were advancing on Columbus from the interior, according to men who know the negro well. Spencer was taken to Columbus with the Villa raiders and succeeded in escaping from them during the confusion of the raid of March 9, 1910. He was later arrested by United States army officers as a participant in the raid, but was liberated when it was established that he was a prisoner of Villa at the time. He is said to be one of the two persons who know positively that j Villa was present ir. person at Co lumbus, the other being Mrs. Maud Hawk Wright, who was also a pris oner of Villa's on the march to the border. Cva Taar CaU! Dr. KUar'a Naw Dlaeaver will oar, raur aaM. It Is aallaaplte and aaothlaf. kllla tfea eaM farms. All arvaalata. A4v. Give your Want Ad a chance to make good. Run it in The Beat The Criin of Um Age J I is ssmsittsdl every day m 1 by the use of wrong; 1 A glasses. I will examine j yomr eye and fit them V J prepsrly. If you have ms aot the ready ease, yov sa arrang to make ft la payments. Satitf action gmarantoed. dr. j. t. McCarthy ' THE BEE: OMAHA.N FRIDAY, FEBRUARY MAP SHOWXHfi HOW NET W1XI GUARD HARBOR. of Imue chains, and will be the largest and strongest ever constructed in this country. It will stretch from Rocka way Point to Sandy Hook, and is especially heavy in the sections which cross Ambrose, Swash and Main channels. Naval Officer Is Arrested Often Across Germany Copenhagen, Feb. 15. (Via . Lon don.) Warrant Officer Hardy of the American gunboat Scorpion, station ship at Constantinople, arrived here last night' from Constantinople after an experience of arrests, detentions and trials covering the period since the announcement of unrestricted warfare. Hardy left Constantinople January 30, and as he was wearing a uniform, was the pbject of suspicion from the outset. He was taken from the train at Sofia, Budapest and Vienna, but in each instance was permitted to pro ceed. When he fell into the hands of the German authorities at Dresden, however, he was detained in a mili tary prison for three days. Thence he was forwarded ' to secret service headquarters at Berlin. ' .. After an investigation he was per mitted to proceed to Warnemunde, where he was again detained before being put on board the ferry for Den mark. The Germans apparently feared he might be carrying informa tion, for lie was subjected to the full course of acid washings and other scientific methods of detecting com munications written in sympathetic ink. His uniform and enects were searched in the most thorough man ner. Hardy is the only exception so far as is known here to the German rule for the detention of Americans. Aside from those on the train, which carried members of the staff of the American embassy at Berlin, no Americans are known to have crossed the Danish frontier since the arrival of 1 he Associated Press correspon dent here from Berlin last Sunday. Uncle Sam Tries Thrift In Mail Transportation Thousands of dollars a vear mav be saved for Uncle Sam h the trans portation of mails, if plan: now being worked out oy Captain w. s. relt ot the railway mail service are found to be feasible. In this connection he has gone to Denver to investigate the space-tate method of paying the railroads tor carrying mails west from Omaha Since this method has supplanted the weight basis of paym.-nt. the rail way mail officials have sought to economize further by careful study of conditions, statistics and require ments. Tba Qainlaa That ttoaa Not ANaM Iha Haa4. Baraoaft ot Its tonic and laxattv affect, Laiatlva Bromo Qulntna can b takea with, out causing nervouanrm or ringing In the head. There la only one "Bromo Quinine." E. W. OROVhTB algnatura on boi. Kc Adv. Lawyer's Brief Cases. Traveling Men's Flexible Leather Sample Cases. Largs aaaortoMtit of ipacial ease, nasU to orUr. Freling & Steinle ' Omaha's Bast Ba(fafa Builders. 1803 FARNAM ST. GREEN'S FOR PRESCRIPTIONS Senna Leaves Sulphur Cream Tartar , Epsom Salts Olive Oil Sassafras Bark Dandelion Root Witch Haxel GERMANY NEEDS MORE SOLDIERS i Kaiser Begins to Feel Lack of Fighting Men for His Armies. lOVSE MILLION MEN DEAD Paris. Feb. 15. Americans arriving in the French capital today from Ber lin, who were in a position to see what was taking place behind the screen, regard General von Ludden- dorff, the hrst quartermaster general of the German imperial army, as the most vital person in the small group surrounding Emperor William re sponsible for the German policy. The military situation in Germany, according to the same source of in formation, is regarded as beginning to be affected by the exhaustion of man power. Nearly every man in the country between the proper ages has been replaced by men physically un fit for active service or below or be yond the age limits. The German losses in dead, offi cially placed by the last public an nouncements as having reached slightly beyond 1,000,000 officers and men, is, according to cautious esti mates, 300,000 or 400,p00 beyond that figure. The sanitary service of the r.rrman armv has been very good and because of this a high percentage of wounded soldiers has been able to return to the active army. Yet the number of permanently disabled among the wounded probably will bring their irreplaceable losses con siderably beyond the 2,000,000 mark. General von Luddendorff; the Amer icans say, appears to be the brain that conceives the military plans, while Field Marshal von Hindenburg, chief of the general staff, is the hand that executes them. General von Luddendorff is described as being of a military mind rather than of a political one. ret nis immcnac in fluence in the entourage oi tne Her man emperor gives him a voice in purely political and foreign policies. Americans whose business in Ber lin was to studv the springs of action of the German government, say they know that General von Luddendorff dislikes Americans and has contempt for their military strength; that is, while aware of their potentialities, yet so far as any organization and ap plication of them is possible, they could not, in the opinion of the Ger man Quartermaster general, be (brought to bear upon the present war, which, in bis belief, will oe nnisoea before the United States could get into action. The conviction in the small group responsible for the acts of the Ger man government appears to be that . I I ' . tne snumariiic wai -h w.buhm.ui against England within three months; that in any event it is a powerful arm for immediate and continual use until the war is ended. Consequently it will he used for all it is worth. Indianapolis Chief Of Police is Indicted i:. T7-U 1 C n.;- fxt Tin. lice Samuel V. PerrotfCity Sealer UarMn 17 Arlatn anrl ft- nnlirr nf. ficers, all of Indianapolis, appeared , flf - t TT 'a.J Cl.l t I I at ine omcc oi unucu oiaics eauwat Mark Storen at poon today and aur- enArA nn an inHirrmnt rpinrni-ti by the federal grand jury yesterday. cnarging cicuhoh cuhsjii.j, t'ym suffer from eonstipstton and in digestion and ara tired of taking medicine, eat three Mnall iliecB each meal of "O- KAT.IT." the new combination folly bsked, rsady-to-eat, pare, delicious, nooriihins food in criip, tasty, toasted sliees contain! man times more of the eoarae outer parts of grain than any other food you have ever tried O-EAT-IT will keep you free irom rontipation and indhiestion without the aid f msMiicine or an wided expense of living. Physicians heartily recommend it. For tale by more than 100 leading grocers in Omahs nd Council Bluff , 10c, or tent prepaid on receipt of price. Addreis 0Gat-U Co., 279 Studebaker Bldg., Chicago, III. Ankles Ache? That's from constant pres sure on the ankle bones. The difficulty in fitting high cut shoes is drawing them close ly together in front without pressing hard across the bones. WE FIT SHOES with a know ledge of what feet require, giving the ankles a trim, neat appearance, without squeesing or binding. "Put your faat in Stryker's hand, for foot comfort and serrtco." Douglas Shoe Co., 117 N. 16th St. Health Without Medicine Read Below DESKS-CHAIRS- nd a comploto iino of Offico Equipment. , Globe-Wernicke Co. Stool and Wood Fibs. Sanitary Offico Doak, Solid Oak, aa low as $25.00. Wo invito yen to aoo'onr lino Orchard & Wilhelm Co. 414-416-418 Soath 16th St. 16, 191T. Cops Listlessly Visit Jurors About to Disband Unless something unexpected comes up the grand jury will adjourn Sat ,.rA nnd.;Klv ennn,, Thift hit nf U1V10J, ..w. - information is said to have come with authority trom one or tne sixteen closed-door jurymen. If the grand Friday' White Goods Specials 50c (32-in.) Irish Dimity, 35c 30c (32-in.) Irish Dimity, 25c Kit- ( 32-in. Persian Lawn, 35c I' 9C 1 Persian Lawn. 19c 30c J27-in.) Wide Welt Pique, 20e '! Linon Section, Main Floor. New Spring Buttons The latest button novel ties are ready. They present a wealth of new shapes and colors quite in keeping with the demands of the new sea son. Styles suitable for trim ming; Suits, Coate, Dresses and Blouses. Notions, Main Floor. $1.00 Slipper Sale Friday Only An offering consisting of Satin Slippers, in white, blue, pink and black. Friday, at the exceedingly low price of $1.00. The New Spring Embroideries Are " Receiving a Cordial Reception Women who appreciate the dif ficulties in the way of securing de sirable embroideries are quite amazed at the completeness of our Spring Stocks. New Convent Embroideries, hand-worked, in narrow and wide edges with inserting to match; al so eighteen-inch flooneings, rang ing in price from 15c to 65c a yard. All-overs in Swiss and Nain sook, $1 to $3. Fancy Edges and Inserting, to match, also twenty-seven-inch flouncings for infants' layettes. , Fancy Seam and Ribbon Bead ing. Corset Cover Embroideries, to gether with balding for straps. A aoloction from which choosing is oasy. North AUIa, Main Floor. Com fort A 'ananff Union " m the preferred all-the-yfar-rotrad travel route Beatwe it represents the shortest line between Omaha and the , Pacific Court Because it follows the easiest route and the one preferred before ' any railroad reached west of the Rockies. Because its roadbed it, almost perfect double tracked, ballasted with dustlesa gravel and protected all the way by Automatic Elec tric Block Safety Signal. DAILY TRAIN SERVICE WEST 5 Daily trains to California, including the famous Overland Limited. 2 Daily trains to the Purine Northwest S Daily trains to Colorado. For eomplsts information and arrangement of detail of yonr journey, apply to L. Beindorff, ' City Passenger Agent, , - 1324 Farnam St, Omaha, Neb. Phone Douglas 4000 jury lasts until Saturday it will have completed a three weeks' session, lacking one day. The wiseacres about the court house opine that there is nothing in sight for the grand jury to do. The in quisitorial body has investigated and investigated and returned quite a hatch of indictments, none of sensa THOMPSON, BELDEN COMPANY Sale of Spring Wash Skirts Friday Basement The styles are new that's surely worth while in an early-in-the-season sale. It's unusual for a sale to precede the season ; usually it follows. An opportunity for the far-sighted woman to prepare for her future needs at a very low price. Two styles, both new, fashioned of cotton gaberdine, in stripes and plain Friday $1.65 All Sizes A Limited Number Basement Apparel Section. Wc Turn to Spring Coats Fashion's New Arrivals $16.50, $25, $35 The Coat for Springtime wear is assured of exceptional popularity and it's a pleasure to note their attractive lines, colorings, fabrics and styles as shown in this newest display. Large collars and severely tailored effects are both notice ably good. High colored velours, Poiret twills, serges, checks are much in evidence. Models are lined or unlined as preferred. All are tailored by hand. And the Modest Prices $16.50, $25, $35 Are of Interest Also. Apparel Second Floor, To the U the Way TRA VELER There is more to travel than just traveling there are degrees of comfort in rail travel that single out cer tain lines as favorites. There are railroads that stand as standards by which others are gauged. Pacific tional consequence, however, as was predicted the grand jurv would do when it reported for duty two weeks ago Tuesday. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS j P. D. Johnston, auperlntendent of the rall I way mall snrvtce, hits gone to Chfiyenne and Jftfiiver to lnatall new chief clerks In those offlrea. . Westbound System 16th and Howard Sta. Give your Want Ad chince to Phono Doagiaa MS. make good. Km U m Tbc Ike