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Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
Western States Ask
Proposed Freight
Raises SUSPENDED

WASHINGTON, d. C., Nov. g.-Rail-
way commissioners, representing Iowa,
Nebraska, Washington, California, Mon
tana, North Dakota. South Dakota, Min
nesota, Oregon. Missouri Kansas. Texas
and Oklahoma today petitioned the Inter
state Commerce commission 20 suspend
increases in freight rates proposed by
western railroads effective December IL.
Another freight rate case. quite as I'm.
portant and even more extensive than
the eastern case now pending before the
Interstate Commerce commission, prob
ably will grow out Of the general in
creases proposed by practically all rail-
roads operating west of the Mississippi
The lines have filed freight tariffs with
the commission. effective December Is,
making advances I'm commodity rates
The increases are not flat on all freight,
as was the case of the eastern lines, hut
vary In amount according TO the COM
modify. The average range. It Is estI-
mated from 2 per cent to approximately
II per cent They effect all the commodi-
ties that ordinarily enter into interstate
transportation.
1t is regarded as not improbable that
the commission may suspend the ad-
vances, In order that an issue may be
made. upon which hearings as TO the
reasonableless OF the proposed increases
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
FLIGHT BY JAPANESE
AVIATOR IS FORBIDDEN

HONOLULU. Nov. n.-For the second
time proposed flight by q Japanese
aviator over Honolulu has been cancelled
on orders OF the United States on the
eve OF the day advertised for the exhibit.
The aviator was preparing to make his
flight today as permission for him to do
SO had been cabled from Washington.
but Governor Pinkham interJected an
executive ban last night, intimating that
he did so on orders from Washington.
Coming as the second refusal did on
the eve OF an advertised exhibitor. II
thoroughly exasperated tho Japanese
colony, which expressed It's irritation
through the native press
Editor sheba Of the Hawaii shinpo.
published an editorial in his newspaper
denouncing what he said was the lmpli-
cation OF the refusal-namely, that the
Japanese were suspected OF espionage
and that their friendship was not wanted
In Hawaii. The episode. he said. marked
the beginning of a period Of strained re-
lations.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
President Gutierrez,
Convention Members
In Aguas Calientes

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2.-Provislonal
President Gutierrez, with thirty members
OF the Aguas Calientes convention, has
arrived in San Luis Potosi. and General
Villas troops have taken oueretaro with
out resistance. according to official tele-
grams today to the State department.
American Consul silliman was assured
by Generals obregon and Blanco that a
sufficient force would be left IN the
capital to preserve order. Nothing was
said about plans for defense and the i'm.
preston prevails I'm official kilograms
that the Villa forces will be permitted To
approach the capital without resistance,
the chief movement OF the Carranza
forces being aimed at the rear and flank
OF the Villa columns.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
Business Houses in
LOOMS Are Burned

LOOMS. Neb., Nov. 2l.-(Special Tele-
gram. Fire here early this morning de-
stroyed two general merchandise stores.
barber shop, jewelry store, meat market.
restaurant and the Farmers State Rank.
The Magnuson general store, Sceman's
/ residence and the First National bank
were the only buildings in the block
saved.
The losses follow:
Farmers state bank, loss s.. 500 insur-
ance $l,5Oe; Abramson q johnson. meat
market, $4,000 insurance S1,6OO; LOOMS
Mercantile company. 5000, Insurance.
$500; A. w Lappart, restaurant. STOCK
and fixtures, siloO; insurance ySvv, ..lhert
sunblade. restaurant building, 81, 900; in
surance $500; L. r. Johnson, jewelry
stock. 500, insurance $780, A. Z. Hanson.
jeweler, building. $500. insurance 500;
johnson & Holm, general merchandise,
$1,000. insurance $500; II. A. Bloom.
barber, SIS, most stock saved, no insus
ance; L. E. Oman, barber, building, $500,
no insurance; II. A Seeman damage to
residence. $500. no insurance: total loss,
$2S,l75; total Insurance, $4,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
Chile Orders Capture
Of German Liners

VALPARAISO. Chile. Nov. a.-capture
OF the German steamers Luxor and Mem
phis. both belonging TO the KosNos line.
was ordered today by the Chilean gov.
ernmont because they left Chilean ports
yesterday without clearance papers. The
authorities also announced that no YES
sells OF TIE Kosmos line will be permitted
to take on coal or provisions In Chilean
ports. pending an Investigation OF the ae-
tons OF the Luxor and Memphis
SANTIAGO, Chile. Nov. H.-The Ameri-
can steamer Sacramento, which until a
Few months ago was the German steamer
Alexandra, has put into Valparaiso and
the story related by it's captain has re-
suited In the Chilean authorities starting
an investigation 10 determine who is re-
Sponsible for the apparent violation OF
neutrality In which II was involved.
The Sacramento. Captain jacobson. left
Ban Francisco for Valparaiso under its
new register and flying the stars and
Stripes October IS Captain Jacobson de-
clafed that his steamer was seized on the
high neas by a German warship and
taken 70 Juan FeTnRndes Island, belong.
ing to Chile Here he was obliged by the
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
Will Ask Congress
to Attend Panama
Exposition in Body

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 2l.-when the
fleet of battleships that will come from
the Atlantic seaboard to. the Panama
Pacific International exposition via the
canal reaches San Francisco next spring
it will bring as passengers. besides Presi-
dent Wilson. the entire congress of the
United States.
Such, at least, is the plan preached by
Congressman julius Kahn during an ad-
dress ,before Chamber of Commerce
members. Mr.. Kahn said he would ask
the mayor and supervisors of San Fran
cisco. the exposition company and Cali
fornia's legislature to issue formal invita-
lions to congress to come here In 1916.
Then" said Mr.. Kahn, / will try to
have congress accept these invitations in
3 formal joint resolution. We need many
improvements out here. II the members
Of congress, who are to pass upon these
questions, could see things with their
own eyes. think how much more effective
the arguments of your representative
would be-
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
Smoke Rings from
Shrapnel Fill the
Air Above Dixmude

BERLIN. Nov. 9.-Cvia London, Nov.
ALA correspondent OF the ~Zeitung was
at Dixmude while that town was still
under heavy bombardment. In dispatch
to his paper he tells of the things that he
observed there.
The sky was literally covered with
smoke rings from shrapnel, he says. The
enemy was commencing to waver under
the steady succession Of assaults. The
allies fire was no longer well directed
and. as the German preparations were
well made the German losses in the as
saults were relatively small
The captured trenches. says the corre-
spondeht, were magnificently built of
reinforced concrete with sandbag breast
works, stands for machine guns and a
novel type OF revolver cannon, which
throws short range grenades. Such
trenches cover the whole country, and
when one is captured the enemy retires
to the next. The fighting is often at
such close range that hand grenades are
employed most effectively The presence
Of the latest French and English news
papers in the trenches, says the corre-
spondent, shows that the allied soldiers
are being kept informed.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
Cotton Crop for
This Year May Be
Larger Than Ever

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2l.-Possibilities
Of this years cotton crop equaliing or
even exceeding the greatest crop here
tofore grown were indicated today by
the census bureaus fifth ginning report
OF the season. which showed the quantity
OF cotton ginned prior to November IA
was li.e2l.7os bales. the heaviest on rec
ord, In the last seven years the average
OF the entire crop ginned to the end of
the same period was 70 per cent. On thar
basis the present crop would seem TO be
between 100000 and 100000 bales.
The ginning for the period from No
yember l TO Il established a record of
L1So,6SS bales. exceeding last year by
lozOoo bales and 1911 by $4,000 bales. For
lhe season this years ginnings exceed
the record by 3l1.OOO bales.
In Alabama. Arkansas, Florida and Ok
lahoma new records for ginnings TO No
veniber II were established.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
Austrian Report Of
Great Victories is
Denied by Servians

PARIS. Nov. H.-Telegraphing from
Athens. the correspondent of the Havas
News agency transmits the following
communication as issued at the servian
legation in the Grecian capital:
Great Austrian victories are denied.
The Servian troops retreated from their
positions around Valjevo, which they had
defended for two months against superior
forces. Today they hold more advan-
tageous positions and they confidently
await the attack of the enemy. The
evacuation of Valjevo. and the retreat
we're effected without incident or losses.
Five cannon had TO be abandoned on the
heights as they could not be lowered. and
they were rendered useless.
mo important encounters have taken
place since the order to retreat was given.
consequently great Austrian victories are
impossible"
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
Nebraska
ALL MEMBERS SAY ECONOMY
Lawmakers One and ALI Ready Now
to Cut Down Expense.
DOESN'T AFFECT JOB HUNTERS
Plans 20 Cut Down Lists OF Emu
pIOyes and slash Expenses Heard
Everywhere Before the
Session Opens.
(From a Staff Correspondent


LINCOLN, Nov. 2L-(Special)-Like all
previous legislatures, the coming one will
be very economical session-before II is
called to order
Members Of the coming session who
have visited the city are unanimous in
ttheir professions that there will be a
whole lot doing in the way of cutting
down expenses and in looping off appro-
priations Among the members who were
here yesterday were Representative G.
G. Van Deusen of Washington county
and c. w. Orr of Burt county. Both
men are anxious to make the session a
s,puick one and have IL over assoon as
POSSIBLE. If the session is anything like
previous democratic bodies, the quicker
It is over the better II will suit the tax
payers.
Always Many Pledges.
Probably there has never been a session
of the Nebraska legislature that the
promise was not made that there would
be short sessions and economical ap-
preparations, but somehow when the mem
bers got together the days heightened
out and the appropriations were of the
most elastic kind.
Members this year. however seem to
pin a great deal of faith in the PROPOSE
tion that the report of the legislative
committee will be adopted and after be-
ing adopted will be carried out. This re-
port recommends a great many things,
the most important being the looping off
of large number of employees and the
employment of only those who are eff
iient. Whether thi sbusiness method can
N,a ~ rrfa a bar to toll
To give some idea of the pressure
which will be brought upon the members
by the job hunters. the experience of
William Foster. representative-elect from
Lancaster county, may be given, and
which in all probability covers the ev-
porience of others. Mr.. Foster is the only
democrat on the Lancaster county dele
Eation. Being democratic legislature,
Mr.. Foster is the man of the hour and
the chiefest among them ALL His mail
brings to him applications for appoint
ment by the dozens at every delivery.
His hair has already turned gray in his
efforts to stave off the trouble which is
his every day as he walks down the
street and meets the ones who desire to
be favored.
Smiles Only OccaSIonaIIy.
WINE VI Naturally sunny disposition
and an unsuspecting nature, the job
hunters have already put him on the rack,
and every man who approaches him is
hooked upon With suspicion, and 1t is only
when he discovers that the man is only
asking for one of "Bill's" old-fashioned
handshakes and not a legislative job that
Foster appears himself again.
1t is this persistent hammering at the
members by the job-hunters which is
due to raise havoc with all the good in
tentions Of the members, and It will be
left to them to show the public that they
are built of the Same clay as former
legislators.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
Proposes to Suspend
Pay Of Parliament
Members During War

LONDON, Nov. al. F. P. Rawlins.
unionist member OF Parliament from
Cambridge university, has given notice
OF his intention to move In the House Of
Commons a resolution providing that the
salaries OF members Of Parliament be dis
continued, while the salaries Of ministers
are to be reduced to the basis OF those
given in 1906. The resolution recites that
this action Is taken IN view of the drain
on the finances OF the country.
Members of Parliament get a salary OF
200 $4,000. Such payment was provided
for in August. 1911 Previously members
had served without pay.
The salaries of members OF the cabinet
range from 1900 TO 10000. The latter
sum is paid to the lord chancellor. The
premier and the lord Of the prtvy seal
serve without pay
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
Labor Federation
Re-elects Officers
At Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 2i.--The Amer
lean Federation OF Labor today reelected
all It's present officers and voted to hold
its next national convention at San
Francisco IN November. 1915. ed
The officers reelected are as follows;
President--Samuel Gompers, Washing
ton: Cigar Makers International union.
First Vice President-James Duncan.
Quincy. Mass; Granite Cutters Interna-
tional association.
Second Vice Presidont-James o'con-
nell, Washington; International Assoeia-
ton OF Machinists. iF
Third Vice Presidential. A. Hayes, Phil
adelphia; Glass Bottle Blowers associa-
ton.
Fourth Vice President-Joseph F. Valen-
tine. CINCINNATI; Molders' Union of North
America
Fifth vice President-John r. Alpine,
Chicago; United Association OF Plumbers.
Sixth Vice Presidential. d. Perham, St
Louis; Order OF Railroad Telegraphers.
Seventh Vice President-Frank Duffy,
Indianapolis; United Brotherhood OF
Carpenters.
II ghth Vice President-W William Green,
Ohio; United Mine Workers.
Treasurer-John b. Lennon, Blooming
ton. Ill; Journeymen Tailors OF North
America.
secretary-Frank Morrison. Washing
ton; international Typographical union.
Bee Want Ads Produce Results,
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
FARMERS TO HAVE Big TIME
Elaborate Plans Being Made to
Entertain the Meetings.
CORN SHOW LEADING FEATURE
Greater variety of Meetings This
Year Than Ever Before for EN-
tcrtainment of visitors
ut Lincoln.
CFrom a staff Correspondent

~ 'NAA II oAeiA Correspondent
LINCOLN, Nov. 2i-(Special, r-There Is
every indication that the meetings OF
Organized agriculture this winter will be
of more interest than any previous ses-
sion, II the program being prepared and
the work done by those in charge Is
carried out The meetings. will extend
from January is to January Is. and will
be held IN different places in Lincoln, the
Llndell hotel being headquarters for the
ORGANIZATIONS. with meetings at the other
hotels the state farm University OF Ne
braska and the city Auditorium.
1t is proposed to make the apple show
the best in the middle west. Good prem
iums will be offered and II Is expected
that there will be entries from outside
the state. while many of the greAtest
apple growers in the country will be
present.
Corn show Feature.
The corn show will also be one of the
leading features of the meetings. The
city Auditorium is to be used for both
the apple and corn exhibits, while other
exhibits of a different nature will help
to fill the Auditorium to its fullest ca
pacity.
Officers of the association are: W. r.
Mellor. secretary of the state Board of
Agriculture, chairman: L. A. Burnett,
dean of the university college; j. r. Dun
can, secretary of the State horticultural
society; Prof. c. w. Pugsley, president
of the Agricultural Extension conference;
w. S. Written. secretary Lincoln Com
merctal club; Prof. George e. Condra,
secretary of the Nebraska Conservation
! 10 a
George w. Kline, secretary Organized
| agriculture.
WOIbach Bank Chartered.
The Peoples State bank of Wolbach has
, been given charter by the State Bank
! ing board. It's capital is $4,000 and the
officers are c. Bradley, president; F.
Kolan, vice president, and Z. s. johnson,
cashier.
New Live stock Firm.
The Mutual Live stock Commission
company of South Omaha, has filed
articles of incorporation with the secre-
tary of state with capltsl of 5000. The
incorporators are Thomas II. Hlllotson
c. s Hubbard. r. G. Martin. William IL
Gould, jr., and d. c. Johnson.
tanning May Die.
| rue CoEuItion OF tne TWO ponce oIficers
shot by gun men last Sunday night has
changed somewhat Today Rock, tho
man whom IL was thought had little
chance for recovery is getting better
while Hanning. whom n was thought
would have little trouble in getting over
! his wound. has had change for the
worse. He was shot just above the
pelvis and the bullet came out near tho
] hip. In it's passage through his body II
carried with it a piece of Haunting :
trousers and this may have infected tho
/ wound
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
News Notes of Auburn.

AUBURN, Neb.. Nov. 2l.-(SpeoiaL)-
The approaching marriage of Thomas A.
Bath and Miss Minnie Hay on December
2 has just been announced. Mr.. Bath is
a retired farmer and business man. Mss
Hay is the daughter OF Mr.. anu Mrs. W
II. Hay Mr. Hay for twenty-five years
was the cashier Of the First National
flank OF this place.
Frank Wells of Columbus, Neb.. and
Miss Leota Huffman we're married here
this week Mr.. Wells is in the mercantile
business at Columbus and for years was
travelling man. Miss Huffman is the
daughter OF the late Jacob r. Huffman
Miss Sylvia NJ Reed and Julian A.
Waters were married by the county judge
OF Otoe county this week. Miss Reed Is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William s.
Reed. residing near Peru, and Mr. Waters
is the son Of Mrs. X. T. Waters OF
Omaha.
Word has just been received OF the
death Of Noah Cline in an automobile
collision at Los Angeles. Cal. He was
the brother Of Lawrence Cline Of this
place.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
Blast Furnace Used
to Incinerate Bodies
of German Soldiers

LONDON, NOV n.-The newspaper. In
dependence Beige. which has been pub
lished in London since the occupation OF
Brussels, has received news from Char
leroi, Belgium, that the large blast fur
mace near there is running night and day
incinerating the corpses OF German SOL
diers killed along the User line. The
bodies Of the soldiers are being brought
to Charleroi by rail-. The coal mines OF
charleroi have been reopened and the
miners are working two or three days a
week.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22

stock; Helen Humpe Lincoln; Rhee
Heendeen, Omaha; Esther Smith. Lincoln
Delta Delta Delta-Ruth Horrum, Au-
burn; Ramona Moore, Holdrege.
Delta Zeta--Myrtle Orton, Unadilla-
Gamma Phi Beta-Ruth Irvine, Wake
I'D, Kan; Kate Helver. Valentine.
Kappa Alpha Theta-Lucile Lees. Lin
coin; Anne Schaefer. Oakland, Ill; Mar.
garet Laurie, Aurora.
ri Beta Phi, Kappa Kappa Gamma. CHI
Omega and Alpha omicron Pi made nc
attempt to pledge.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
Plan to Withdraw Troops from
Vera Cruz Monday is Unchanged

Earlier reports OF a military coup by
General Blanco commanded foremost in
terest among officials. who recalled that
Blanco had been waverlng In his al
legiance first toward Carranza and then
toward tho forces Of the Aguas Calientcs
convention.
Reports that General Obregon was max
ing a movement toward salina Cruz to
60 up the west coast was regarded as
evidence OF some strategic move against
the advancing forces OF the north.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
TWO MEN AND WOMAN
CHARGED WITH PERJURY

WEST POINT, Neb. Nov. 21.-(Special.)
Dan Jacobs. former city night marshal
John Blava, farmer, and Mrs Barbara
Olsen. a resident of West Point who were
arrested on perjury charge at the in
stance Of County Attorney Nicholson
have been admitted 10 bail and will have
their preliminary hearing In county court
on November 25
Frank Raddatz. who was arrested for
contempt in not appearing as a witness
in a criminal case, was fined the costs
of the action, amounting to SO
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22

WASHINGTON. Nov. I.-Administrs-
ton officials reiterated again today that
the state Of affairs in Mexico had not
changed the plans for the evacuation OF
Vera Cruz. and that according 10 all
present plans, Major General Funston's
forces would be withdrawn on Novem-
Der %
Officials were without further advices
today from Mexico and the veil over the
kaleidoscope events in the southern re-
public was drawn Agaln.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
MID-SEMESTER PLEDGES
OF S0R0RITIES ARE MADE

LINCOLN. Nov. a.-(special Telegram
The midsemester sorority rushing season
came 70 close today and nineteen
pledges were announced. The list follows:
Aehoth-Ann Snyder, Plattsmouth.
Alpha Chi Congratulated Lufkin, Fair
field.
Alpha Phl-Evelyn Anderson, Warsaw.
Alpha A Delta-Eva Gibbons, Com
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22

have Joined in battle along the whole
front between Warta and the Vistula
rivers, while the Russians to the
north OF the vistula are reported to
be falling back.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22

down. and that nothing came Of any Of
them. Sammons was not paid for his
services in the case, but acted purely
as a volunteer helper, Rice said.
Other witnesses Testify.
w. f. label claim agent for the Union
Pacific, testified that Walter Sammons
had been claim aGluster for that road
at eKarney from November Is. 1918. until
he was arrested last January. and that
no had twenty claims TO look after
while he was acting as u volunteer
helper In the postoffica robbery case, a
government investigation.
George II. Booker. a pCstoffico inspec-
tor. was the last witness examined be-
fore adjournment for the week In sub
ntance, no said that Walter Sammons
had Joined the group Of postofflcc men
that questioned Delbert Smith the after
loon following the robbery; that Sam
mons was in the post0ffice that even
ing helping In the search for the miss
ing currency PACKAGE that SammOns sug-
gested the next day that n number OF
Kearncy men, including a jewe!er and
an ex-convict. might have been impli-
Gated In the crime; that Summons hung
around the inspectors and was with them
Quit lot perhaps several hours day;
that Summons declared after he was ar
rested, that II was n 'frame-up.' Con-
tinuing. Booker said;
Summons Protects smith.
During the week following the rob
berry. asked Walter Sammons point
blank. if he didn't think Delbert Smith
committed the crime. Summons said he
did not think so.
Later while we inspectors were ques-
tioning Delbert smith some more, Wal
ter Sammons came 10 the room, tried the
door. and said. I want to see Delbert.
We didn't let him in
The prosecution is not through intro
ducing its evidence, and the defense says
It will require several days to present
its case, so most of next week will be
, taken up with the trial. before II goes
to tho jury
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
Russ and Germans
in Gigantic Battle
in Russian Poland

BERLIN, Nov. 21.-(By Wire
less)-The meager news received
from Russian Poland given out in
official circles here today indicates
that the Germans and the Russians