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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-04
DISTRICT COMMISSION
BILL KILLED BY SENATE
From a staff Correspondent

LINCOLN. March -Cspeoial) AFTER a
parliamentary tangle and mixup. in which
the Douglas county delegation was &C
cused OF breaking ts word, the senate
committee of the whole today killed Sen
ate File No. 257, providing for the cleo
ton OF county commissioners by districts.
Commissioners in counties not under tho
township organization are now nominated
BY districts. but elected at large.
Douglas county was allowed 20 get
through an amendment exempting II from
the operation of the law. as they mani
tested a fear that IL the election were
made by districts certai nwards in Omaha
would control the situation.
Weesnor of Webster then charged the
Douglas county men with bad faith. when
they requested to be excused from vot-
ing on the rest OF the measure, saying
that they had promised him their sup
port. Finally forced to vote, the Douglas
county delegation Intentionally split It's
vote. Its members denied any promise.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-04
Patrons of Charity
Cafe Steal ALI but
Sign; Take the Stove

CHICAGO. March 3-The stove and
equipment Of West side restaurant. fur
nished by Mrs. Rebeccs Lipshultz and
other charitably inclined Jew women,
disappeared yesterday. together with tho
four hobo" managers the women had
selected to run the place.
The restaurant was planned to serve a
nourishing meal TO the needy FOR 1 cent.
-Four husky men among the first Gus
toners, Louis" George" English
and an unidentified one. we're chosen by
the. women as managers. The place
thrived for a day or 80 and hordes OF
hungry were fed.
THE only thing they left was the sign
Restaurant for the Unemployed, said
Mrs. Lipshultz. in reporting the theft.
They even took the gas range"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-04
NEPOTIOM GIVEN A CRACK
House Passes Bill that Will Pro-
hibit Employment of Whole
Families.
VOTE UPON THE MEASURE

LINCOLN. March 2--(special) - The
house took a fall out Of nepotism this
morning. but the tussie was close. and
father. mother. daughter and son sat
shivering for many minutes before they
became convinced that public offices were
not created for the whole family. The
bill passed with bare majority, fifty-one
votes being case In It's favor
The biitmakes Il unlawful for any pub
lie official 70 appoint or employ a rela-
tive in his office. The prohibition APP
plies 70 relatives by marriage, as well as
by blood, and so mother-in-law viii be
knocked out OF the chance OF being stem.
ographer to Marys husband who has
been elected 20 an office at the hands Of
the people. The third degree OF relation
ship Is the limit
Reishick explained his vote by saying
that lie voted yes because during the last
two years one state official has had six
OF his relatives on the state payroll. He
referred to former state superintendent
Delzell. The roll call showed the follow
ing vote:
Ayes-Anderson (Phepls). Barrett, Bates,
Blauser, Broome, Chambers CThurstonI
Conley, Cox, Dalbey, DreuesdoW, Evans,
Fuller, Fults, Gormley. Harris. Horribly,
Hostetler Howard, Hutton. Jeary, Kauff-
man. Kline, La Bounty, Larsen, Liggett,
Lundgren, Meredith. Mockett. Mayor.
Nichols. Norton, Palmer. Parkinson, Par
rtott. Patterson, Peterson, Reisner, Rey-
nolds (Lincoln), Reynolds (Iied Willow,
Relsohek, sass, Scudder, Smith, Sorenson,
Stearns Stebbins. Stelnmeyer Taylor,
Tumble. Ward, Woodhurst.
Nays-Ainlay. Andersen Boyd, Barker,
Brant. Burgess, Chambers (Douglasl,
Clayburn, Crinklaw, Cronin. Dafoe Daw.
Eberman, Elmehind Foster, Fries,
0reenwalt, Hoff meister, Howarth,
Hunter. Hynek. Koch, Korff, Lanigan,
Lindsey, Matteson, Mears, Meysenburg,
Moseley Negley, Osterman, Regan,
Feifenrath, Reuter-, Richmond, Rudislll.
Sievers. Sandelar. Stevenson, Tibbets.
Speaker jackson.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-04
FIRE RECORD.
Grand Island Resort Burned

GRAND ISLAND. Neb. March S.-(spe-
cial Telegram. Fire late today totally
destroyed the largest OF the houses in
the former prescribed district, the prop
erty Of Venus Weber. The building had
been constructed at a cost Of over $4,000
and was equipped with costly furniture.
Tho property being out of the water linn
it's the department was unable to fight the
fire The loss is considerable.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-04
BRIAN GIVES HIS REASONS
FOR FAvoRlNG HOWELL BILL
From a staff correspondent.)

(Fron1 Staff Correspondent.l
LINCOLN, March 81 Especially --state
Insurance Commissioner Brian has writ
ten to Senator Henry, chairman OF the
senate committee on insurance, setting
forth his reasons for supporting s. +, No,
4s. Howells anti-iiscrimInatlon insurance
rate bill.
The bill has now passed the senate and
Is In the lower house. The letter goes at
length into the abuses OF the present I'M
regulated competition between insurance
companies and praises the merits Of the
proposed legislation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-04
VETERINARIANS BILL
FINALLY MUSTERS VOTE
lrrom a statt correrpondent.l

tF'rom a Staff CorreBpondent)
LINCOLN, March 3.-(Speclal.) 1.-The
hIll to raise the standard OF the water
mary profession. house roll 272, which Its
lnemies say. Is intended to promote
monopoly in that profession. was passed
by the vote of 50 TO s.. Several weeks ago
this bill was Indefinitely postponed, but
later hauled back and amended so as to
tice In this state to continue without
using the title OF doctor" Messrs. Full
Ter and Regan made hard fight for the
measure, while Mr. Orr, has worked
carly and late TO beat Il.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-04
MULLEN URGES DEMOCRATS
TO POP CONVENTION PLAN

From a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. March 3,-(special. ARTHUR
Mullen appeared before the constitutional
amendment committee Of the senate and
gave It rs his opinion that the people
were not in favor Of constitutional con-
vention.
Mr. Mullen said sthe democratic party
had not included the measure in its plat
form, while the republican party had
done So The voters had given their APP
proval 20 the democratic party and in
directly registered themselves against a
convention.
Mr. Mullen spoke in favor of the bill
that provided for tne election of supreme
court justices Wy districts, this having
been a democratic platform plank.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-04
BILL FOR SCHOOL LAND
SALE KILLED IN HOUSE
frrom q staff Correspondent.l

lFrom q btaIf DOTFcHpOnuuHtV
LINCOLN. March 3.-(Special.) = The
Andersen bill. II. r. 22i. providing for the
sale OF school lands. which under the
present law are subject only to leasing,
Jailed Of passage. 1t received only thirty
five votes. while fifty-one were cast IA.
tho negative. Generally speaking, the
bill was favored by western and northern
Representatives from counties having n
large acreage OF school land not subject
70 taxation. and was opposed by menu
bcrs from the eastern half Of the state
where. most OF the school lands we're sold
b good many years ago. The revenue
from school land leases il apportloneo
somi-anncaly among all the counties, re-
gardless OF where the lands are situated.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-04
ACCIDENT COMMISSION
LOSES OUT IN HOUSE
fFrom ! staft correapondent.l

LINCOLN. March 3.--(speelal.) --house
roll 2s7. the Reynolds bill. creating a state
industrial commission and appropriating
s6oco for Its expenses, was three votes
shy Of a constitutional majority on final
passage.
II looked a. n the bill would get enough
support TO pull through until Mr.. Taylor
in explaining his vote expressed doubt
az to the oonstltstionailty Of giving such
commission power TO fix the rates for
accident insurance. After that nearly
everybody voted mo"
Tho result Of the roll call was forty
eight for the bill and forty against
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-04
SENATE VOTES TO BUY
MORE LAND FOR ASYLUM
lFrom a staff Corrcspondent.)

LINCOLN. March -(snecial) the
Recommendation OF the Board Of Control
tho senate this afternoon increased tho
appropriation In hose roll Gl from T,boo
60 $4,000 and recommended the amended
bill for passage, The money is for the
purchase OF quarter section OF land for
the Hastings asylum,
II was the original plan 10 buy only
sixty acres. but the board discovered that
II would be economy to buy up the rest
OF the quarter. the sixty being the poor
est land an dthe price per acre for the
whole being not much higher.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-04
RUINATl0N SUIT BILL
PASSES IN THE SENATE
fFrom a staff Correspondents

LINCOLN. March s.--(special.)-T bin
that exempts saioonkeepers from joint
liability in rlination suits passed the sem
ate on third reading this morning. The
vote was seventeen for and fourteen
against. practically the same as the
measure received in the committee OF the
whole last week.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-04
D0DGE'S BILL FOR CLEMENCY
GIVEN SANCTION IN SENATE

LINCOLN. March s.-tspecial.) --Dodge's
biil to make life prisoners eligible TO
parole after ten years of their term.
passed the senate on third reading this
morning, although some unexpected OPP
position developed that did not manifest
itself IN the committee OF the whole.
The vote was 10 to r. Those voting in
the negative were: Broolley. Buhrman,
Gates. Grace, Henry. Krumbach, Piiler,
Spencer. spirk. weesner. Wilson OF
Dodge and Wilson OF Frontier The bill
ds s. +. No 80.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-04
nenartmanl Orlern.

WARRINGTON, March a-(Special Tel.
egram- l-Eebraska pensions granted
Lizzie Bugh, Omaha, 81. Mary r.. Dono
hoe. Edgar. Sif; Matilda DeForest, LIN
coin, 81; Josephine A. Miller, BellWood
1if Ada A. Wilson. Florence. tl1
Postmaatern Appointed Iowa: Gar
riaon. Benton county, Charles ~ Irons
vice r. n. Springstoen. resigned. Iaconta
Mahaska county. Joseph II. Filtebel. vlcl
A. ~ FIltebeL For South Dakota
Meadow, Perkins county. Thomas z
Lowe. vice o. o. Helvig. For Wyoming
Fort Fred Steele. Carbon county. A. q
Wright, 6ager, vice A. ~ Hanson; 70,
PaTk. AibanE ennnty. James A. jackson
vice Grant Thomas.
Z. walker rsaDpolntsd postmaster a
Leighton, Neb.
The postoffice at Westoott, Butt,
county, South Dakota. has been disoon.
sinued; man 20 custave.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-04
TROOP OF CAVALRY TO BE
ORGANIZED At BLAIR
CFrom a staff Correspondent

LINCOLN. March a-(speeiaL)-The
Nebraska National Guard IL TO have
troop Of calvary. Adjutant Hall having
issued orders authorizing a change OF
the company az Blair from Infantry to
cavalry. The Blair company IL Company
+ Of the Fourth regiment,
The change viii mean $4,000 extra from
- federal government
Citizens Of Blair are building an armory
nd interest In the guard wakes high. Ia
lho Washington county town.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-04
DEATH RECORD
CnntnIn y. y. Fun.eI.

GENEVA. Neb., March 3.-(special)-
Captain j. L. Fussel. IS years of age,
died yesterday morning. He was in Com
psny d. Thirty-fourth Indiana infantry,
during the civil war.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-04
nou.e nuys wedainr Glft.

LINCOLN, March s.-(special. )-speaker
jackson and Representative Hoffmeistei
were delegated Wednesday as a commit
tee to secure a suitable wedding present
for Miss Gladys Potts. daughter OF Chief
Clerk George w. Potts. whose marriage
occurs at Du Bots on Wednesday evening.
The members Of the house have con-
trlbuted for the purpose OF buying the
present
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-04

going business can be sold quickly
through The Bees Business Chances"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-04
REED AND CLARKE
LEAVE FOR CHICAGO
Attorney General and Railway Com
missioner Both Attend Inter
state Hearing at Chicago.
BIG ROW APPARENTLY SETTLED
drrom a 80 correspondent

(From a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, March S.--tSpecial) Having
patched up their differences. Attorney
General Reed and n. +. Clarke. Of the
railway commission. lett tonight FOR Chi
cago 20 attend the western advance rate
hearing that opens there tomorrow.
The commission had never consulted
the attorney general on Interstate cases.
a thing to which he took vigorous ex-
eeption, notifying the commission that
they should employ no private counsel. II
they did not wish TO pay for the same
out OF their own pocnets.
TeacherA' Board Meets.
Members OF the state Examining board
and OF Superintendent Thomas office
force, held a cabinet meeting in the lat
ters office this morning. Those OF the
board present we're. Superintendent
Eaton Of Emerson, Waller OF wahoo
and Campbell Of columbus. The board
viii pass on schools giving teachers
certificates.
Bonds Registered.
State Auditor Smith this morning reg
istered s2s00O worth of the bonds OF the
village. of Nelson. and 10000 worth OF
the bonds OF the city Of Omaha. The
latter were sewer bondB Tor the most
part. OF the former, 5000 were lighting
bonds. 5000 water and $1,000 water >ex-
tension.
The. Nelson bonds will be purchased
by In estate Board OF Educational Lands
and Funds. Omaha has private purchss-
ers for its bonds. Tho failure to have
printed certificates on the Omaha bonds
necessitatNd hurried trip back TO Omaha
last night on the part of the city comp
trolier.
Damage Case Appealed.
The Union Pacific has filed its appeal
in the supreme court from the verdict
and judgment Of the Douglas county dis
trict court giving Maude NJ. Henderson,
SLIGO damages for the death OF Edwin
{. Henderson. brakeman killed between
the cars near Eikhorn. Neb.
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ANOTHER OIL SUIT.

Los Angeles, March 30.-Another of the series of suits to recover oil lands under the Taft withdrawal or der of September 27, 1909, was filed tne government today against the
 >Qil Field Company, the
 s,ds Company. the
 AQu Companv
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a quiet sea, there has been no bonn bardment since March IS. This cor respondent visited the forts that bore the brunt of the last heavy shelling by the allied warshps, and says:
 The damage sustained by the Turkish positions was uniformly in- finitesimal to an almost unbelievable extent
 The British cabinet met today and there is every reason to believe that it considered the liquor question and the stamping out of the evil. which i, now one of the greatest G,oblems oi he nation. There is stil. much talk of prohibition but it is not generally believed that this course Mil be adopted, although it is con ded that some step of drastic and universal character will soon be taken
 The return Of EX-Premier Nenize- los to Athens after short rest, the Wmul,gous reception accorded him. and his reittrat'on of the declaration that Greece must join in the conficl ou the side ot the entente powers, have combined to start up further predictions as to when the group ot neutral states which have been wa Nering so long will take up arms. But the materials upon which the predictions are based are ot the scanuest
 The inquest at Milford Haven n the matter of the sinking of the steamer Falaba has established an official death list of Ill., Witnesses under oata testified to what had pre- yously been charged. that the sua- marine fired before sufficient time had elapsed for tic removal of the passengers.
 Walter Baxter chief officer of the Fa!aba, contributed the statement that the submarine crew were dressed in khaki He a.so swore that the submarine when first sighted flew the English ensign, whica was replaced by the German ensign prior to the attack.
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COMPLAINT FOLLOWS STATE. MENT GIVEN OUT BY GOV
 E9NOR AS TO HIS ACTIONS.
CLAIMS THE BILL IS A LAW
That After the Governor Approved
 and Sent Secretary Stewart to De liver Act to Secretary of State He
 Could Not Fescind Action Legally.

Special to The Sentinel-Record.
 Little Rock. March 3O- Suit was filed in the Pulaski circuit court to- day by the Arkansas State Fair As socation against Earle w. Hodges, secretary Of state, in an effort to compel him to include the Hot Springs racing bill among the meas ures advertised when acts Of the last legislature approved by the governor are published. The suit is brought to test whether the bill which Gov ernor George w. Hays mutilated by twice approving, twice disapproying and then returning it 10 the house of representatives with veto mes sage, is law
 Hearing on the suit was set by Circuit Judge Guy Fulk for Tuesday, April G.
 The suit is based on the allegation taat Governor Hays approved the bill and that after attaching his sig nature and approving the bill, he could not revoke his action w. H. Martin. United States district attor- ney, and James F. Clarke United States senator, are attorneys for the association w. l.. Moose, attorney general, will act for MT Hodges. The attorney general when notified the suit had been filed. announced he would file an answer within two or three days, thus promising that the matter would not be allowed to drag in the courts.
 The complaint includes a copy of the State Fair bill and sets forth the fact that the measure was passed by the general assembly, gives the time when it was placed In the govern ors hands for action, and also refers to the veto measure that Governor Hays is alleged to have prepared and shown to friends before taking any action whatever on the bill
 It also states that Governor Hays approved the bill and received the congratulations of those who saw him sign the measure, and then de- tails the recalling of Harry Stewart, private secretary of the governor, who had been sent to Secretary of State Earl Hodges office to file the bill after Governor Hays had signed the same; tells how Stewart was re- called and goes into detail relative 10 the changeable action of the gov ernor until he succeeded in making of the bill Q mutilated record" at torneys now contend is law.
 The complaint aiso sets forth the fact that Secretary of State Earl Hodges was asked to print the bill along with otneg acts of the legisla-
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BATTLE IN CARPATHIANS TO HAVE STRONG EFFECT ON
 ENTIRE WAR SITUATION.
PRzEMYSL TROOPS TAKE PART
In the eatt.e on Sunday and Monday the Russians Captured Seventy-Stx Officers and 5,384 Men-Austrian Fore Russians to Retire.

London, March 30-Russian forces from Przemys are already taking their place side by side with the troops who have for weeks past been striving to carry the Carpathian passes in the face of st m opposition by Austrians and Germans. The presence of division from Prze- mysl on the Carpathians front ls noted in the Aust ian official com munication That this is struggle of the greatest importance, the result of which will exercise strong eff feet on the entire situation. is pointed out by Major Moraht the military critic of the Berlin Taee- batt who adds
 "The supreme army command has grounds enough for employing all dis possible forces to avert a Russian irreuptiou into the Hungarian plains
 In this region partculaly along the BartfedUzsok front, the Rus sian actions, according to the official statement from Petroarad. are de- veloping with perfect success not withstanding the enemy's stubborn resistance
 The nature of the fighting is indi- cated by the same official communt cation, which tells of desperate coun- terattacks, says that the Russians captured on Sunday and Monday last 76 officers, 5.3S4 men and a great number of guns.
 Tho Austrians have improved their advantage of having forced the Rus. sians to withdraw from Bukowina, for in an advance from Czernowitz the Russians admit the Austrian5 crossed the Russian frontier and ad. vanced half way to Chotin. Already the Russians are sending troops to that section to repel the invaders.
 in the western war area attacks and counter attacks with varying de- grees of success are reported. The Germans continue to lombard tho bridges around Newport, while from the sea to the Aisne and in Cham. pagne there have been artillery ac- tons The seriousness of the battle for Hartmanns-Weilerkopf in Alsace is shown by the fact that the bodies of TOO Germans dead have been found.
 X somewhat new view of the op- erations in the Dardoneles is at- forded by correspondent who says that apparently no serious attem t LIo sweep the mines from the Darda-
 AEaters has been made by the
 naarch l5 and that whila
 nsus for a bonn
 best, with
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-31
WAR ON PASSES.
Attorney General Of Texas Wants
 Railroads to Curtai Privilege.

Railroads to CurtaiI Privilege.
 Austin, Texas, March 3o. The at- torney general of Texas today filed an injunction against II railroads in Texas asking restraint and prohib:- tcn of the issuance Of free transpor. tation It is the prayer of the state that this privilege be refused 10 all except officers, employees and agents of the railroads issuing such passes. It would prohibit issuance of passes to all state officials, trading of pass courtesy between railroads and fami- lies of employees or officers.
 According to the pleading the free transportation privilege during the past ten years has reached the ex. tent that every eighth person has been riding on passes, and that ap- proximately 1 cent per mile has been expended by railroad companies for pass transportation facilities.
 Especial reference is made 10 the request of railroads for an increase in freight rates, and it is aveTrad that abolition of free transportation would make this increase unneces- sary Alleged violations of state and federal constitutions are made cnarges in the suit
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force the United States gsYerni6ellp 10 intern her. but there are many here who have associated with off. cers and men of the ship who say that sne will put to sea And take q chance on escaping the blockade of the allies when served wilh notice to depart.
 Allied merchant ships Continue in depart from this port almost daily In this connection officials pointea out that the successive departure of merchant ships of enemyl belligerents could not indefinitely postpone de- parture of the Prinz Eitel after being served with notice that time for re. ralring in American waters had ex- pired. They pointed to a clause in the i,eutrality proclamation issued by President Wilson August last wnich after stating that a belligerent war. ship cannot leave neutral port for A hours after departure of the mer- chant ship of an enemy, says:
 No ship of war or privateer of q belligerent shall be detained in any port, harbor, roadstead or waters oe the United States more than 24 hours hy reason Of the successive depart ures from such port, harbor or road 3tead or waters of the United States Of more than one vessel of an oppos- ing belligerent."
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Newport News, Va, March 30.--En- torcement of American neutrality in the port of Norfolk-Newport News was the subject of d protracted con. ference at the Norfolk navy yard late today after the arrival in Hamp- ton Roads of the battleship Alabama. which took a commanding position in the channel to the sea and re. mained there tonight, taking on am. intuition and supplies.
 Participating in the conference were Rear Admiral Beatty, Com mandant of the Norfolk navy yard; Rear Admiral Helm, commander of the reserve Atlantic fleet, who ar. rived on the Alabama, and Norman R. Hamilton, collector of customs for the port of Norfolk-Newport News. While the conference was in prog ress, Commander Max Thierichens os the German converted cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich, stil in dock here. was closeted with deputy customs of ficials in the Newport News office.
 Later at the Norfolk navy yard government officials refused to make any statement. Primarily it was learned the Alabama came to Hamp- ton Roads to guard the neutrality in- terests of the United States between German man-of-war within an American port and a fleet of war; ships of the European allies hoveA ing off the Virginia capes. That situation thus presented demap the presence of an American wal generally was admitted. Reports that allied warshix ventured within the three-n and that mercnant ships nshed them with supplies circulated here for sevez
 fore the Alabama was s
 ton Roads. Merchant
 to have taken deck
 after filling their
 case of one stea/
 which was called
 the authorities,
 Hamilton tonigl
 tion disclosed from abroad
 British wi
 not get it that nz
 or suI