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THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1917. STREET CARS WON'T STAY OFF STREETS Company Will Not Relinquish Property to City and Won't Pay Pise, Says Webster. LET COURTS SETTLE IT ALL The Omaha & Council Bluffs Street RaiKvay company, represented by John L. Webster, will not recognize any resolutions or demands of the city council in connection with dis puted franchise rights. Attorney Webster maintains it would be against public policy for his company to ceas operations on the streets mentioned in a resolution adopted by the city council on Jan uary 3 and transmitted to 'the street car company by the city clerk in the form of a demand. Neither will the company pay $300 a day fine for failure to comply with the demands of the city council. Mr. Webster takes the position that fran chise disputes should be settled in the courts, rather than by resolutions adopted by the city council. . Public Policy. The following communication has been sent to the mayor and city coun cil by Mr. Webster for the street railway company: "Tht Omaha & , Council Bluffs Street Railway company cannot com ply with your demands, as made in preambles and resolutions, adopted under date of January 2, 1917. To stop the operating of street cars upon the Tirious streets you name, until the matters in controversy between (he city and company should be finally settled by adjudication or oth erwise, would so seriously interfere with the convenience of the traveling public aa to prove a calamity. It would result in much disturbance of business to the thousands of people who travel to and from the depots of this city on'Tenth and Farnam streets that it would arose a storm of com plaita that neither your honorable body nor this company could be ex pected to withstand. It presents, a . situation where the damands of the traveling public and of the business welfare are so ail important that neither of us could present an ex cuse for not operating the street cars, that the public would accept for a single moment, , "There are provisions In your reso lutions which are equivalent to a declaration that if this company shall continue to furnish means of trans portation to the public after this date. it shall be penalized in the sum of iMM per day. llns company cannot with )ue regard to its duty to the traveling public suspend the operation ef its cars, neither can it concede to the demands on tht part of your hon orable body that it shall pay the sum of $300 per day if it shall continue to give the public transportation service. We cannot recognire the right of your honorable body to penalize the company or to forfeit its property be cause it continues to operate it. Wont Pay Fine. ' "This company doel riot fneaii to ask any rights or privileges which in the judgment of its board do not prop erly belong to .'t neither does It mean to deprive the city of any property rights or privileges that belong to it. If there arc differences, they cannot be settled by the declaration of either party in interest but must be adjusted and determined either bjr amicable negotiations, where both parties may he heard in the statement of the facts. or by judicial tribunals after fair in vestigation. This company will not seek to retard or delay the settlement of any differences that may exist by either of the methods above sug gested. It does not admit nor agree to be bound by the preambles and resolutions adopted by your honor' able body on January 2, 1917." Expi ort Trade for January Climbs To New High Mark Washington, Feb. 19. The nation's export trade continues to surpass all previous records. January evports of $613,441,000, the Department of Com merce announced today, exceeded by nearly $100,000,000 in value any pre vious month. High prices, it waa said, largely were responsible for the in creased Talucsi ' Exports for the seven months end ing with January were $3,614,244,000, against $2,182,898,000 in the corre sponding period the previous year and $1434.660.000 in tht Vr before that For the twelve months ending with .January exports totaling $5,674,828, 000 exceeded by $3,616,627,000 the same period in 1916 and $2,177,436, 000 in 1915. Bemstorff's Ship Will Leave. Halifax Soon ' Halifax, Feb. 19. The examination of the papers and effects of Count von Bernstorff, former German am bassador to the United States, and his suite, on board the Scandinavian' American line steamship Frederik VIII. is neanng an end. it was an nounced today. The ship has been detained three days. .No irregularities have been detected in connection with the former Ger man ambassador's papers, while the cargo has been tound tree ot contra' band. Hundred Thousand Spies . In U. S.f Says Overman Washington, Feb. 19. Opposing amendments by "Senator Cummins to temper some of the stringent pro vision of the espionage biij pending in the senate. Senator Overman of North Carolina today declared he had been told there were 100,000 spies in the United State and that it was absolutely essential that drastic laws be enacted to protect naval stations, submarine bases and other national defense. . , ' , ' , Teanuter Killed. Fremont, Neb., Feb. 19. (Special.) Axel Hotmberg, Zb, a teamstetr em ployed by the Fremont Stock Yards and una company,, was almost in stantly killed when his . tetain ran away and threw hi magainst a fence at the stock yards. Tm Car m rM In Om ftev. Tka LAXATIVE HROMO OIT1NINB Tih. lets. DrosrlMo refund money ir H fail to oare. E. W. GHOVB'S isnsturs ts on GERMANY FAILS AS PRESS AGENT, CENSORSBLAMED (tontlnard Fvssa Tf One.) ing to the individual ideas of the man lo whom the disoatch was referred. Correspondents of whatever national ity were not disposed to protest at suppression, of military information, but they did insist that some degree of fairness be applied to their dis patches. The government eventually discov ered that the bureau was not a suc cess under Major Deutelmoser's sub ordinate, and also that tis own press bureau for German newspapers was was not operated as it should be Retain Same Censot'i. In consequence, the entire pre3s system was reorganized. ' There was created a so-called mili tary department of the foreign office, under; Colonel von Jaerten, a keen and wjdeawake man, and Baron Plet tenberg. both of whom have an under standing of foreign viewpoints. They were ruled by the conviction that neu tral correspondents themselves were the best judges of what they desired. Colonel von Paerten provided facil ities for obtaining the economic as well aa military news insistently asked for and acted on suggestions made lo him: He was able to aend corre spondents to active points on the front. Nevertheless, he or those above him, retained the same censors, who, up to tht present, have acted in an ar bitrary manner inexptecable to neu trals. Reports Suppressed. ' For example, they frequently held back the very information which had been furnished by the military de partment itself and refused to pass ap parently innocent news Items, 'pul lished in the German press, which,' were picked up and telegraphed from Holland, Denmark or Switzerland. In some cases one correspondent' dis patch on a given subject would be passed, while art identical article from another would be held up. The military department succeeded in having an orderissued on all fronts that all correspondents were to be shown everything to be seen and that alt possible courtesies were to be ex tended to them, but the censors were then permitted to blue pencil ttlie dis patches. ' , On the first trip arranged by de partment officers the American news paper men flew over the entire Somme sector in an airplane, in accordance with the order to show correspond ents everything possible. Their re ports of the battle seen from the, air were suppressed. Brought Upon Carpet. " The airplane staff was brought upon the carpet and all but cashiered. The incident was closed when one corre spondent's story was released while the other was held up and Is (till among the archives at great head quarters. There were no indications of favorites, however, as ia shown by the fact that the Correspondent whole account of the airplane fight was held up, succeeded in sending another dis patch unchanged which when pre sented in German by the correspond ten of a German-American newspaper, was not permitted to paaa. By a curious coincidence it was a man' unacquainted with newspapers who early In the war told the German foreign office that it could hope to interest neutral and specifically Ameri can public opinion only if it offered new of such value that American newspapers would willingly pay for it. Gradually officials in the foreign of fice and elsewhere have adopted this view, but only to a limited degree. - Flooded With Literature. The foreign correspondent in Ber lin are (till flooded with quantities of literature written in German by Ger man from the German viewpoint, while each day news which the corre spondents desire to transmit is sup pressed and must find its way out by the medium of German newspapers or by word of mouth to be distorted or misunderstood. As relating to the German press the censorship is very severe. It is the more effective because there are no blank spies in the newspapers to indicate to tne reader wnat has oeen eliminated. Protest has followed pro test against the muzzling of newspa pers in regard to political as weil as military news, but the only letup lias been along economic lines. Newspapers now are able to dis cuss with some freedom food and similar conditions and even to criticise the economic administration. Criti cism of the government and specifi cally ot the party ot Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg ia still forbidden and a numoer ot newspaper still re main under the aocalled preventive censorship, being obliged to submit political articles to the censor before they are published. ' , West Criticises La Follette For Opposition to Wilson Lincoln. Feb. 19. (Soecia Te e gram.) Senator La Follette made a mistake in the stand taken by him against the president, according to Oeorge A. west, chairman ot tne wis consin republican state, committee, who was in Lincolo today on his way to North Platte, where he own 4,000 acres of land. . Under the management of Mr, West, Wisconsin stemmed the Wit son sentiment and carried the state for Hughe by 27,000 and elected an entire republican congressional rep resentation. He believes that the people of the United State should stand by the president irrespective ot party amu ation and believes thev will. He regret exceedingly that a WiS' consin senator should take a stand as La Follette has done and believea he doc not represent the Wisconsin sentiment in that regard. Sturgi Residence Burned, Sturgis. S. D Feb. 19. (Special Telegram.) Fire broke out in the Perkins residence here at midnight, caused by explosion of a oil stove in a batn room, the furniture was re moved with slight damage. The build ing u worth about $5,000. The loss is estimated at $1,3UU and no insurance. Mr. Perkins son. bene Perkins re ceived a bad cut on hi foot and was badly burned about the face and arm while trying to (mother the flames with blanket. Lyon Defeats Bellevue. Lyons, Neb., Feb. 19. (Special.) The Lyons Athletic club basket ball team defeated the Bellevue team here Saturday night, 28 to 26. It waa fast ana furious game from start to finish. Lyons has lost but one game MAP SHOWING HOW THE BRITISH HAVE BOTTLED UP THE TURKS AT KUT-EL-AMARA ( 1 ) Kut-el-Amara, in the bend of the Tigris, where General Townshend and a large number of British surrendered after a siege on April 29, 1916. The British have now turned the table, having thrown a line completely across the mouth of the bend. The black dotted line shows the position of the British army. (2) Sann-i-yat, where a strong .Turkish force opposes the northern advance of the British. I fNGlpH MILES SWArtfs HI i 1 l JRAJ A ? I TURKS I J WArJ BOTTLED WAMPL . 100 BEND0F Wlw MILES TO TIGRIS ft? 2milE5 BAeDADrvai 1 T3 Persian XKthyr mans shattVT atab 5HAT1g.HArS SftW? M .t ,,,--, r p.- - , i--inm - -wins nri m n- Hawaiiaii Sugar Cornorations Pay . Large Divdiends Honolulu. T. H., Feb. 19. Twenty lirce sugar companies of Hawaii, which includes all that are listed on the Honolulu stock and bond ex change, disbursed in cash dividends in 1916 a 'dial' of $1",259,6KI, according to tiguies just made public here Based on the par. value of shares, the average earnings of these twenty three .coinpai ies werj 27.S pet cent on the cipital invested. In most cases, however, the capital stock con sists chiefly n( rcinveited profits, and the percentage of earnings is in some instances more than 100 per cent on the actual original cash investment. Stock dividends are not included in the figures given. Were tl.is done, It would, show the profits derived by holders in Hawaiian -ugur companies to be verv much greater. The largest earnings in proportion to capital tell to Onomea Sugar cum pauy, which disbursed cash dividends aggregating 55 per cent of its capital stock. Vepeekeo Sugar company came next with 50 per cent. The smallest in the list was Olaa Sugar company, with only f. pet cent I hit plantation, however, paid no divi dends until July, the dividend de clared that month being the first the company ever paid. Man and Boy Injured by Fire in Hotel at vesta Tecumseh. Neb.. Feb. 19. (Spe cial.) Prompt action on the part of some twenty or more men prevented a serious fire at Vesta, we"st of here, Saturday afternoon. The fire was at the hotel, conducted by Mrs. John Siegerson. A middle-aged" man, a member of a theatrical company, was sick abed in one of the upstairs rooms. With the man in the room was his 5-ycar-otd boy, and a number of cages of birds and parrots. Water was being heated in a small gasoline stove when the curtains became ignited and soon the room was full of fire. The man and boy escaped with blistered hands and faces, but the birds were burned, as welt as clothing, bedding, etc. The fire was confined to the one room. Colver and Fort Named ' For Trade Commission Washington. Feb. 19. William B. Colver, a St. Paul newspaper publish er, and John Franklin Fort, former governor of New Jersey, were nom inated byvPresident Wilson today as member of the federal trade com mission. The National Capitol Anat. Met at 19:10 a. m. PaMffd omnlbtwt ittnilon Mil. Piad mtacellanaoua tM and . bridge Mill. RMumd dbat ton rop trnmfit airplonat and an tl -conspiracy bill Afinator Cummin proposing amendment a, Snnator Blramona gave nolle of Intention to call up tha araergenoy rtvvnuo bill Tues day. Adjourned at 7:S0 b. m to 10:30 a. fn. Tuaaday. how. Mot at noon. ftnndrv civil appropriation bill reported carrying liSS.HI.OAO. R rutted to consKHir iteprraeniaiire MniirVi retaliation for an Invoatlratlon of reports that KnirU.h money nan lubatdlsed twenty-five Amerloan newiipapera. Ruled committee appninca luncommmm to cloaa "leak" Inquiry work. , Coaaldered unanimoua oonaeni eaianaar. Adjourned at 7 p. m. to 11 a. m. Tuesday. King' of Breakfast Foods teres g wonderful X nourishing value i in these days of 1 I high cost of living 1 I A flavor sweet, I 1 ; and nut-like, that appeals to . .v V every taste X Turkish Position A. AV A . 5ANNA-A t-YA Wife Plays Sleuth, -Tells Yarn of Horse That Did Not Die 'The Trai ol the Lost Horse or the Profit in Having a WifV is the iiiKgestive iil!e which the police have ittached t'i the scena: k from real life liich M. T. P.:'. 6107 Florem : boulevard, his shrewd ife and Will Ruy stage' near the .ornei of Seven enilh and Webster stree An innocent horse pliyt. the title ul. in the dram.i, Mr. Byrd, who ,wiii the ul tmal a.iti values him '50. charged that !ay. his driver, ,UI him Ijr $15. But Ray indignantly I 'nicd having sold th.- horse and told x . ry of how the horse had died In li e stable at Seventeenth aVid Web-ie.- streets and how sorry be (Ray) felt when he ,ur.d the beloved animal cold and stiff one recent morning. Kay said he ordered the official horse wagon and ie!?ed to load the dead ,rse onto the vehicle for its final trip to the boneyartl or soap factory He eve showed M- Byrd so e , ..r in 'i the liani wmoti. said, were "caused by the body of the dead horse dragging along the ground. "uter Mrs, Byrd. a wuman witl. brains, an eagle eye and an unanimous iiispicion of one William Ra,. She ... ..it ground near the barn and rilled tha't no dead norsc made those tracks. She also judged that ashes there had been strewn by a iftm with an uneasy conscience. She in estimated farther and foind out, she says, that Ray sold kr. Byfd' very-muc'.alive horse lor $15 and got the same price for a $W harness which belonged Mr. Bycd. Mr. Byil told the police what his lie thought and tlu.ii inveitigation convinced then: that Ray's record was at least wort'i probing. Ray is being hel ' for examinatjoii. Berlin Paper Prints Copy of The Belgian-British Treaty Berlin, Feb. 18. (By Wireless to Sayville. Feb. 19.) 'The Nord deutsche Allgemeine Z itung pub lishes photographic reproductions of detailed Anglo-Belgian agreements I regarding the landing of British troops on tne continent anu tncir transportation on Belgian railroads into Belgium," ays an Oversea New agency article today. "The documents had been ex changed between the British and Bel gian military authorities. They were found in the Brussels archives and furnished detailed proof that in 1906 the entire detailed plans ot mobili zation . against Germany had already been arranged between the Belgian and the British army." Wilson Wants Congress To Indemnify Colombia Washington, Feb. 19. President Wilson has sent a letter to Chairman Stone of the senate foreign relation committee urging action during this session of congress on the treaty to indemnify Colombia for the parti- frint f Pins m b It ha been indicated recently thaV there would be no action on the Co lombian treaty during this session, but the president is anxious that it he ratified, so a to clear away one of the potent sources of friction in pan-American relations. a Reason S WOMAN'S CLDB WILL FAVOR CLEAN-UP DAY May Try to Extend It Into Week--Also Favor New Com munity Nurse Law. MRS. EDHOLM RESIGNED Omaha Wpman's club members will sponsor a clean-up day, which may be extended to include a clean up week, this spring, it was decided at the general meeting of the club held Monday afternoon at the Metro politan club house. Miss Katherinc Worley, chairrnan of the civics com mittee, brought the recommendation to the club with suggestions in re gard to the various days which might be observed, such as a hoe and rake day and attic and garret day. Mrs. J. N. Paul, state president of Woman's clubs, in her short speech of greeting spoke with favor of the prospect of clean cities. The chrb endorsed the bill now pending in the state legislature for an optional tax levy to provide com munity nurses, it also endorsed tne new free dental dispensary which has been established in Omaha. A bill presented by the women of the aux iliary to the letter carriers' associa tion asking that our congressmen request more mailmen to keep pace with the growth ot umana, was en dorsed by the club. 1 Miss Edholm Resigrrt. Mrs. K. R. J. Elholm. who has served so faithfully as head of the club's board of health, has been forced to' resien because of her in- cerased duties in state club work and for the aid of tubercular patients. The club accepted her resignation with regret and expects to write to her a note of appreciation of her services. Mrs. Erswine. state vice president from the' third district, brought greetings to the club. Following the business session, Dr. Titus Lowe ad dressed the club members. Lancaster Saline Lands Sold Without Right, Says Committee (From a Staff CorreeponrtMit.) LincolnFeb. 19. (Special.) If the senate committee on school lands has its way $2,000,000 worth of lands in Lancaster county will revert to the state. These lands comprise what is known as the salt basin west of the city limits of Lincoln, a section and a half in Denton township and three quarters of a section near Middle Creek, in all about 11,000 acres. This land has been sold in the last three decades for approximately $165.- 000, and sold illegally, according to the findings of the committee. The committee believes that immediate ac tion should be taken to regain pos session. It is nointed out bv the committee that the soline land leasing act ot 1889 was amended in 1893 to allow sale under certain restrictions, but the committee says the amended act con tained no repealing clause, and could not authorize sales. 0 v a NB W fUTO 6 CM vr r-ta. j TOT HIGHEST QUALITY SPAGHETTI Beautiful Recipe' Book Free K SQKMER MF6.C0L OMAHMtiA, I When Freling& ' Iomuue say i We Give Service it means attention to every detail that will help the cua-.' ' tomer select a better BAG or SUIT CASE. The real 1 reason back of our growth I B is satisfied customers. Hi IFreling & Steinle 3 "Omaha' tBtttBamgtBuUdtn" 1 1803 Farnam St. J ilimililiA IWiilfciiiiHil 1,11 IIIIIUeI "-AT - Mr t mn ' ' BRIGHT LITTLE GISL IS CALLED BY DIPHTHERIA. V ''WIIISL f V- ' CSsneFrsnke iir'W Jane Franke, 5-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Franke of 2912 Harney street, died Sunday night from diphtheria. She was stricken during the early part ot last week, but not until Saturday did the illness appear serious. She was 5 vears of age November 9 last year and attending kindergarten at farnam school, tier tamer is manager of the Auditorium. She was the only child in the Franke family. Seventeen Horses Killed By Order of Veterinarian De Smet, S. D.. Feb. 19. (Special.) Seventeen work horses belonging to C. I. Bain, a farmer living near De Smet, have been killed by the state authorities because they developed a dangerous, disease, making it neces sary to kill them to prevent the spread of the disease to other horse herds. The state legislature will be asked to reimburse Bain for his loss. THOMPSON. BELDEN COMPANY Presenting for Spring a group of NEW SUITS Priced $25 These suits merit your consideration. Fabrics are fash ionable and varied. Styles are attractive, new and dis tinctive. They are tailored by hand the only sure way to obtain lasting satisfaction. No Extra Charge Spring Blouses , In voile. New arrivals are priced $1.95 and $2.95 VrW Optr'i Tarn Tntd mm thimore& Ok -eiisttel tram qf today. . The Baltimore & Ohio has carried the public to the inauguration of twenty presidents at Washington The Baltimore eVOhio is the natural route to Wash ington. It is not only the shortest route, but it is the only line running solid through all-steel trains via Wash ington to Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York. It is also the only line operating drawing-room, compartment and observation lounging library cars direct to Washing, ton. All through trains via Washington with liberal stop-over privileges. Today the roadbed and train of the Baltimore A Ohio are a Imnwasurabl in advance ol it equipment in the day ot President Jackson a the capital city itatl i in advance ol what la was than. SPECIAL REDUCED round-trip tore will be to enact from Chicago to Washington for the Inauguration. Four all-steel trains dafly from Chicago to the East The Pittsburgh -Washington- New York Express tai a-m. Tb. Washington Special -m- The Waahtagton-New York Limited MS pjn. The Washiigtoo-New Vera Night Express j- toflo con. An trains lw Orsna Camw Itatl n, nnh Anna an HanistB Stnst. CMnn. 63rd stm Sutton twsntv Svs minum IsMi Tickets m., b. t.rtb.d .1 the Clt, Ticket Of,J at Orand Csntisl StaUao, snd at all orilKipsl oottls. also M 3r t Statist C C BLMCX. TrssHna ssfM" AjsoV U WoodmsB of ths World B.dc Omaha. Nsb, . Pbona Douslss to. Baltimore & Ohio "Oar PaHim An Oar Gauls" TWO VESSELS FROM HEWJORK SUNK Neutral Ships Chartered to the Kerr Company Destroyed in War Zone. FIVE MORE SHIPS ARRIVE New York, Feb. 19. Two steam ships out of New York under char ter to the Kerr Steamship compiiy. one Norwegian and the other Span ish, have been sunk in the submarine zone, according to advices received by the company today. They were the Dalmata, Norwegian. January J4. for Havre, and the Mar Adriatico, Suanish, January 16, for Bordeaux. The Dalmata was sunk February 9 and the Mar Adriatico February 11. The latter arrived at Lisbon on Feb ruary 2 and was probably proceeding for Bordeaux when sunk. Officials of the Kerr Steamship company said they did not believe either vessel had Americans aboard. The Dalmata was a vessel of 1.77.? tons eross. 245 feet long. The Mar Adriatico was 2.410 tons 295 feet long. Five steamships ironi oorts arrived here today. and war zone The Brii- ish steamers Folia, from Bristol, and the Sebastian, from Rouen, both lett after Germany's new submarine cam paign commenced. The Folia, a Cu nard freighter, came by way of Hali fax. The other arrivals were the Belgian steamer Escaut. from Cardiff; French steamer Guyane, from Bor deaux, and the Dutch steamer Noor dwyk, from Rotterdam. The Standard Oil steamer Wyco sailed from here today for an un named European port, the first vessel of the Standard Oil fleet to leave an American port since the U-boat cam paign was inaugurated. The Wyco was not armed. The American liner Hhiladejplna. which left Liverpool February ft for New Yorkwith passengers, reported its position'by wireless today as 1,2.55 miles east of New York at 10 a. in. ft is expected to dock Thursday. for Alterations. New Petticoats Very attractive styles and fabrics . $5, $6.50, $7.50 . a t stem ssa. lw-awwisiBU in three years. itMitr waw wm