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Evening star., 1915-11-02

Mrs. Edward B. Eynon, jr.: Mrs. Eu-
gene Gott, Mrs. Arthur B. Shelton. Mrs.
Claude s. Watts, Mrs. John NJ. Williams
and Mrs. Apheus Winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Teag1e gave Halloween
dance Saturday evening in honor Of
their daughter. Marie. The house was
decorated with witches and vari-ool-
ored autumn leaves. The first part of
the evening was devoted to dancing.
after which a buffet supper was served.
Among the guests present were the
Misses Gertrude Leimbach. Esther Clar-
voc, Ruth Stroble, Helen Gottsman and
Messrs Charles Knock. Walter Poop.
Charles Miller, Sigmund Sacks, John
Gately and George Ansley. The party
was chaperoned by Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old Kluge.
Little Hartley Howard of 1915 18th
street northwest gave party Saturday
evening.
The house was decorated with witches,
small brooms and pumpkins. which
later were given to his little guests.
The dining room was filled with
straw and hay.
Refreshments were put in fancy boxes
and hidden through the house, and the
children had to find them, guided by
strings. Later, ice cream and cake
were served. Those present were:
Helen Hodges, oriental lady; Peepsie
Evening star., 1915-11-02

Britain. Queen Of Egypt: osnsvievs
Fegan, clown: Ellen Younger, q wise
little owl: Rosa Younger, old witch:
russell Palmer. Pierrot: 1nea T Palmer. @
Pierrette; Albert Willis. Chinaman;
Hartley Howard. mandarin: Kenneth
Mulford. Samoan; David Tenney. clown;
Roma o'Hanlon. lady: Ardie o'Hanlon.
Lomas. ghost, and Charles stouffer.
pumpkin.
Pr. Charles W. Allen. Mrs. Tinsley L.
Allen. John Clarence Allen and Mr.. and
Mrs. William Kinckle Allen left last
night for Erie. Pa. where DR.. Allen
will be married to Miss Katherine L.
Ralph tomorrow at noon at the home
Of her aunt. Mrs. Albert Henry Jarecki
Rsv h1rcS Dur tba h5ns:t tx Smith nth Of M s. ,ss Tsom
| the ceremony, will leave this after.
noon for Erie. Miss Lois Brady OF
Erie, q cousin Of the bride, wtll be the
maid of honor. William Kinckle Allen
will act as best man.
Mrs. Richard Townshend Dodson OF
Towanda, Pa. 10 the guest OF Miss
Julia Powell at the Cambria, on Euclid
street.
A surprise halloween party was
given to Miss May Grimm at her home
Saturday night. Dancing was enjoyed
throughout the evening. and later re-
freshments were served. Those pres
ent were: Misses Lillian Carroll. Helen
Dent, Catherine Carroll. Josephine
Dooley, Mildred Bauman. Theresa
QuiEiey, Margaret Walsh and Anna La
Lascola, Messrs. Charles Graves. Ed.
ward Rodier, Frank Connor, Reginald
McWilliams. Francis Cain. Herbert Nc
Carly, Bernard INLAND. Michael Spill
man and Charles MCKeen.
Mr.. AlRernon Daingerneld of New York
cfty entertained at dinner at the
Shoreham Hotel Sunday night. Among
the guests were: Senior Jose Tible Ma
Evening star., 1915-11-02

Forty were present at the first Of a
series Of card parties for the women
entitled to the privileges of the Colum
bia Country Club and their out-of-town
guests, held yesterday at the club
house in Chevy Chase. 1t Is planned
to hold similar parties on alternate
Mondays through the winter. The COM
mittee in charge Is: Mrs. T. W. Bra
hany. chairman; Mrs. Paris E. Brengle,
Evening star., 1915-11-02
settled at their residence, 171s Rhode
Ialand ayenue

settled at their residence, 1719 Rhode
Island avenue.
The Willow Spring Social Club gave
a masquerade party at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Smith, on Conduit road, last
night. Those present were Misses
Pauline Smith, Esther Smith. Helen
Smith, Maude Sellers, Virginia Rice.
Elizabeth Sullivan. Catherine Sullivan,
Edna Coosey, Clara Haas. Nettie Leigle,
Lorena Dodge, Mrs. w. c. Smith, Irene
Lober and Messrs. Russell Hager, Will
liam Clements, John O'Callaghan. Iohn
Tillett, Clifton Brown, Grover Sellers,
Edwin Edmonston. Leo Loveday, Harry
Johnson, Clarence Dodge, Frank Money.
Frank Walters. Arthur Cavanaugh. B.
A. Lober and Charles Dodge.
Evening star., 1915-11-02

chado, 0uatemalan minister to Lon.
don. England: Mr.. Preston Gibson, Mr..
and Mrs. James P. Haggin. MI. and
Mrs. Richardson Gibson and Mr.. Rich
ard Elkins.
The E. B. II Of the Eastern High
Evening star., 1915-11-02

Miss Helen Walcott. who has been
visiting friends In Buffalo. has gone
to Cleveland, where she will remain
throughout the winter for the purpose
of studying portraiture at the Cleve-
land Art School.
Evening star., 1915-11-02

Capt. and Mrs. Volney N. Chase will
give a tea to present their daughters
Misses Elizabeth and Suzanne Chase,
December II.
Evening star., 1915-11-02

The marriage Of Miss Ida Frances
Tolson, daughter of Mrs. Edmonia
Grymes Tolson Of King Georges coun-
ty, Va, and Mr.. Robert Edward Mar
tin of Sycamore county, ILL.,. will take
place November 3, at 10 o'clock, at
St. Pauis Episcopal Church.
Evening star., 1915-11-02

Senator and Mrs. Lee g. Overman and
the Misses OvermAn have returned to
Washington for the winter. ana are
Evening star., 1915-11-02

Col and Mrs. John A. Lejeune viii
present their daughter. Miss ELI
Lejeune, at tea on the afternoon o
Saturday, December I.
Evening star., 1915-11-02

Mr.. Algernon DainEerneld of New York
ctty entertained at dinner at the
Shoreham Hotel Sunday night. Among
the guests were: Senior Jose Tible Ma
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-16
Asserts Dry Kansas
More Wicked State
Than Wet Nebraska

WASHINGTON. Jan i5.-Prohibition
was debated in the senate nearly all
day without a vote being reached on Sem
ator sheppard's motion to suspend the
rules to consider an amendment TO the
District OF Columbia appropriation bill
which would prohibit the sale Of LIQUOR in
the capital
Senator MARITIME attacked the proposed
legislation as in violation of the personal
liberty OF the residents OF the district and
declared the creator must have planned
that man should use alcohol when no
made all the most nutritious fruits and
grains rich I'm that stimulant He read
statistics which ne said showed that
crime, lunacy and other evils were more
prevalent In Kansas, a statewide prohibi-
tion commonwealth. than in Nebraska,
where local option prevailed
Senator Williams said he had changed
his opinion since he opposed prohibition
In Mississippi. and challenged. senator's to
show that whisky had ever bettered any
one.
IT love toddy as well as did Daniel
Webster or George Washington" he said,
hut Il never did me or anybody else any
good except to make them feel better for
a little whie''
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-16
Estimates of Number of Dead at
AUezzano and Sord Increasing

PARIS. Jan. ia dispatch 10 the
llsvas Agency from Rome quotes the
number OF dead at AvezEano Is larger
than has been believed According 10
hts paper 1900 persons iie buried be-
meath the ruins OF the city.
The Messegaro says that at Cappa-
doclo all the houses are uninhabitable
and the people are camping on tho snow
Twenty bodies have bean recovered from
the ruins there and It Is estimated that
thirty more are still beneath tho debris
The town OF sourcolsnis Is now moth
ing but a pile OF ruins, beneath which
are buried hundreds OF bodies. OF the
population Of 300 only thirty escaped
death.
AZ Magllano al MarSl 1870 were killed
Capelle was destroyed, with the less Of
more than SEQ lives. Nearly the entire
population OF san Benedetto. numbering
5000. met death The towns OF ortuchio,
with 200 inhabitants. and Giossmarsi
with $500 are in ruins. At Pescina the
number OF deaths is about 1900, which
is approximately one-half OF the popu-
lation.
Many Die In other cities.
LONDON. Jan. 15.-The EXCHANGE Tel
egraph company has received a message
from its Rome correspondent, vino says
that the magnitude OF the Italian disas-
ter increases as further news from the
devastated area II received
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-16
City Where Beautiful
Women Live Struck
By the Earthquake

AVEZZANo. Jan. 15,-The physicians en-
gagged In the work OF rescue formed an
organization and established two field
hospitals. They made arrangements for
medical and surgical work day and night
In digging among the ruins, rescuers
discovered a woman's hand A physician
was summoned and said the woman was
stlll alive. The rescuers worked with
feverish haste but IL was almost i'm
possible 20 dislodge the mass OF shattered
masonry In which the woman was i'm
prisoned. After several hours only one
arm was freed. Then the attempt was
abandoned for the physician said that
death had made futile the efforts of the
rescuers.
Many houses are In ruins in saracineico,
a village perched on the summit OF a
crag, which has been well known to sew
eral generations OF American artists on
account Of the unusual beauty Of the
young women who have come from that
town "a serve as artists models. The
ruins OF the medieval castle there rolled
down the face Of the MOUNTAIN.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-16
Police Officers in
Chicago Indicted on
Charges Of Grating

CHICAGO. H., Jan. 15.-Poiiee Captain
James o'Donnell stotsr. Detective Ser
geant Michael Welsbaum and Fred Roth,
former policeman. were indicted on
charges Of conspiracy today by the grand
jury, which for week has been con-
Quoting an inquiry into alleged graft
among police officials OF the Maxen
street station.
There were fifteen counts in the joint
indictment, by which the men were ac-
cused Of having corruptly refused to ar
rest certain persons for crimes COM
mitted or about to be committed and
OF having aided these persons in the
commission of crimes and having sup
pressed testimony and offered perjured
testimony.
Specifically the defendants are ac-
cused of having advance notices OF a
burglary at Schwartz brothers on July
20. 1913 when woolens worth 5000 were
stolen; burglary OF a clothing store
on September 10. 1918, when 5000 worth
Of clothing was taken. and an attempted
robbery OF another store on September
4. 1913.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-16

The casualties at Nagliano di Marsi
are estimated at 1880 out Of a population
OF 800. Al Pesoini 1900 persons are re-
ported killed and the number Of dead
at San Benedetoe ls given as 5000.
All the people OF the village OF Capeile
are believed to be buried in the ruins OF
their homes. The entire population OF
perlshed, and out OF 900 inhabitants in
the village OF Lese $50 are said TO be
dead.
Every town In the Livi valley Is re-
ported today to have been either totally
destroyed or very seriously damaged.
The work OF rescue at Sora Ia being
pushed with all possible expedition. There
Is. however little hope OF saving any OF
the people alive King Victor Emmanuel
Is going 20 sora today
Thousands Dead at Sora,
ROME, Jan. 16-There is reason 70 be-
lieve that only a few hundred persons
ont OF the 1900 who inhabited sora have
been saved. II is impossible as yet to
ascertain the exact number OF dead and
wounded. Relief expeditions have been
hurried to Sora. and every hour is bring
ing more narrowing particulars OF the
destruction of the town.
The shocks were so severe at Sora that
some buildings were apparently removed
from their foundations and overturned
some distance from their original post
tions, The Liri river Is in flood,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-16
HARRY P0LSKY SHOOTS
HIMSELF THROUGH HEAD

During III OF dependency Harry
PoIslNy. alias Ike Polsky. OF Lincoln, an
ex-convict shot himself through the
head with a ss-calibre revolver in a room
at the Hotel London, 52s North Fifteenth
street.
Polsky for over year had threatened
at various times to end his life and for
more than a month had carried a revol-
yer wrapped IN a piece OF newspaper,
wherever he went
The police we're summoned at once by
the clerk OF the establishment. who said
Polsky had not been I'm the room more
than five minutes when he heard the
shot
An acquaintance stated that Polsky
had declared he was being haunted by
the spirit OF hts dead wife. but as far
as the police know he Is a single man.
The body was taken in charge by the
coroner, who is trying TO locate rola-
tiyes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-16
HOUSE REQUIRES
CAREFUL CHECK OF
ALL MONEYS PAID
Taylor of Custer Adds a Few More
Restrictions to the Expendi-
ture of Coin of the
Realm.
STATE OFFICERS ARE WARNED
Notice Given in Advance that All
Overtime Must Be Carefully
Explained.
POWER BILLS INTRODUCED

CFrom a staff Core spondent)
LINCOLN, Jan. 15.-(Special. )-Spasms
of economy surge over the house at each
recurring session of that body and have
come so frequently that members OF the
upper house have oven suggester that
perhaps the next move will be to bring
the TRUSTEES from the penitentiary to per
form the clerical work fthe session.
Today Taylor of Custor. we'll known
economist Of days gone by, had the house
adopt another rule TO safeguard expendi-
lures whereby string of 20. KS" sew
eral yards long is required before any
money is paid out.
Pointer to state Officers.
The The resolution goes so far that it
instruots the state officers in their du-
tie sand admonishes the secretary OF
state, state auditor and printing commits
gloner to approve no vouchers or issue
warrants until claims have been passed
upon and approved by the committee on
employees or the committee on expendi-
lures and also provides that on January
10 and every two weeks thereafter these
two committees shall report to the house
in detail the amounts paid out to each
employe for regular time, overtime, sal
AIRY and mileage drawn by each member,
supplies bought and some other things.
Bills So Far introduced.
The first week OF the session closed
with an adjournment this morning until
p. M Monday. The record shows that
fifty-three bills have been introduced
in the senate and eighty-four in the
house.
In the senate England of Boone leads
the procession in the introduction of bills,
seven being credited to him. while Beal
of Custer comes next with six, Lahners of
jefferson and Quinby of Douglas with
five each, Shumway of Dixon with four
and Bedford of Douglas with three. The
rest of the members have fallen below
that number. Brookley, Dodge, Douthett,
Henry, Kohl, Marshall, Mates, Piller,
Robertson, Spencer Weesner and Wilson
of Dodge having not yet broken into the
column.
In the house end on account OF the
drouth in employees the record has not
yet been prepared.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-16
PARIS WAR OFFICE
REPORTS ADVANCES
Positions in Belgium and France
Taken by Storm and Others De-
molished by Artillery.
VILLAGE OF ST. PAUL RETAKEN

PARIS. Jan, 15-(2A5 p. m)-The
French war office this afternoon gave
out an Official communication which says;
From the sea TO the Lys there were
yesterday artillery engagements. some of
them quite spirited. We made progress
near Lon,baertzyde and near Becelaere.
To the north OF Arras a brilliant attack
by Zouaves resulted In the capture at the
point Of the bayonet of the positions OF
the enemy near the road between Arrss
and Lilo.
In this same region, at Targette and
at st. Laurent. as well at at point to
the north OF Andechy In the region OF
Roye, our artillery secured the advan-
tage over that of the enemy. German
batteries were reduced to silence. two
pieces OF artillery were demolished, a
depot OF ammunition was exploded and
field works In course OF construction
we're destroyed.
"At point two kilometres (a mile and
a quarter) northeast of Soiseons the Ger
mans yesterday attacked the village OF
st. Paul, They entered the village, but
we lost no time III recsptuTigg IT,
violent ARTILLERY Engagement.
In the region OF CroRnne and near
Rheims there were yesterday Violent ar
tillery engagements during the course Of
which the batteries OF the enemy were
frequently reduced to silence.
TN the region of Perthes, in the Ar
gonne, and on the heights OF the Meuse
there has been nothing important TO re-
port. We have destroyed the foot bridges
set up by the Germans over the river
Meuse at st. Mihlel. and I'm the forest OF
Ally we repnlsed an attack upon tho
trenches taken by US January 8.
I'm the Vosges TO the sotith of Senon-
ner we repulsed the Germans after "a
spirited infantry engagement. We broke
Through their barbed wire entanglements
and occupied their trenches.
"Along the rest of the front there Is
nothing to report
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-16
Charge Woman Beat
Little Child to Death

TACOMA, Wash. Jan. 15.-Mrs Bertha
Difley, housekeeper in the home of Amos
n. Hall OF this city. was arrested today
on complaint OF neighbors that she had
beaten to death Hairs 3-year-old son,
Clarence. Tho body of the child. who
died January II. was exhumed by the
coroner and found covered with bruises
An inquest has been ordered.
Hall. whose business called him from
the city. frequently employed Mrs. Difley
TO care for his homo and motherless
children. He was absent at the time of
the chiid's death and burial. A doctors
certificate gave the cause OF death as
convulsion and cercbal hemorrhages.
Neighbors appealed 10 the city officials,
asserting that they had warned Mrs.
Difley to cease her cruel beatlngs of the
boy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-16
COL. THRASHER CUSTODIAN,
NOT JANlT0R, IN SENATE

LINCOLN. Jan. 15.-(special.) Colonel
Thrasher OF Plattsmouth is considerably
agitated because the list of employees
published in the newspapers makes him
janitor OF the senate chamber. "I am
not a janltor," said the colonel this
morning. MY official cognomen is
custodian OF the gallery. I have been re-
ceiving letters from home jollying me be-
cause I have accepted a Job as janitor
and I want the public 20 know that
am = custodian and not a janitor|
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-16
CHAPERoNE AT CAPITOL,
KNOCK STlRS S0L0NS

HELENA, Mont. jan l5-Rejecting
today petition from the woman's
Study league OF Helena that a ehaperone
be appointed for women employees at the
state capitol during the session OF the
legislature. Joint committee OF the sen
ate and house addressed a rebuke 10 the
petitioners. The committee declared the
petition was n. reflection upon the law
making body OF the state
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-16
Court House Bill n
introduced Again
To Make It Valid
tFrom stAff correspondent.l }

LINCOLN, Jan. Is. - (Special) - To
remedy the defect which invalidated the
Hummel act passed by the legislature
OF 1912 and afterward declared uncon-
Istltutional by the supreme court the
same bill has been introduced again this
year in slightly changed form to meet
the legal objections that operated to
annul it.
The Hummel act provided that a coun-
ty board might make a special levy of
taxes, not exceeding 100000, for the con-
struction Of a courthouse or jail, upon
the filing of a petition signed by 81 per
cent of the legal voters in the county,
without calling a special election to vote
upon the question.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-16
Hitchcock Named
on Committee to
Confer with Bryan

WASHINGTON. Jan. IS. - Senators
Root. swanson and Hitchcock were
named today members OF a foreign rels-
tons subcommittee to confer with Sec
retary Bryan on amending the pending
treaty TO pay Colombia t25, 900 900 for the
partition Of Panama. There is some
sentiment for reducing the sum and to
strike out the clause In which the United
States would express Sincere regret 10
Colombia. -
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-16
House Accepts Report
On Alien Measure

WASHINGTON. Jan. 15.-The confer
ence report on the immigration bill.
which includes the literacy test was ac-
cepted by the house today by vote of
227 TO g. II already has been adopted by
the senate and now goes TO the president.
who viii hold public hearings.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-16
WARNING SENT TO
CARRANzA BY U. S.
America Tells Mexican Threatened
Confiscation of Foreign Prop =
erty May Cause Trouble
OIL IS NEEDED FOR ENGLAND


WASHINGTON, Jan 15.-The United
states government has sent warning
to General Carranza, pointing out that
serious consequences may follow" his
threatened confiscation of foreign-owned
oil plants in Tampico. This announce
ment was made by Secretary Bryan.
after the latter had conferred with Sir
Cecil Spring-Rice, the British ambassa-
DOR, and representatives of American
oil concerns.
Already the Carranza officials have
practically enforced an embargo on the
expectation of oil by a big English COM
pany. The British ambassador at the
suggestion OF Mr.. Bryan, sent an urgent
telegram to the British consuT at Vera
Cruz, which he was instructed to show
to Carranza. ,.t
- Danger of COnfisca tiOns.
As the British fleet obtains much of
its fuel from the Tampico oil. fields the
possibility VI serious complications over
the Carranza governments attitude is
fully realized by the American govern
ment.
Mr. Bryan said today that the foreign
owned oil companies, feared conflsca-
tion of their wells" by Carranza, and
that the urgent representations had been
made 10 forestall such action
A decree issued by the Carranza govern.
ment makes IL impossible for some OF
the foreign oil companies TO operate
without the consent OF the Mexican au-
thor'ities, and some OF the American
concerns, IT is said have been forced
to pay so heavy a tax that they have
been practically compelled TO shut down
their plants Although there are Dutch
interests at Tampico. no representations
have as yet been made by the Neither
lands government
Mexicaa Thanks Bryan.
Eduardo Kturbide. former governor OF
the federal district OF Mexico. personally
expressed his thanks to Secretary Bryan
today for the efforts of the United
States government in assisting him TO
leave Mexico
Mr. Bryan issued a statement explain
ing some OF the circumstances Of Itur-
bide's departures. II referred TO the
statement issued by General Palsfox. ex.
planning what had been construed as a
charge by him that John Il. sIIiman and
Leon Canova had accepted bifbes 10 aid
iturbide TO escape the charges. we're base
less. the statement said,
GutIerreE Cites speech.
WASHINGTON. Jan. l5-General Eu-
lalio Gutierrez. head of the provis-
ional government in Mexico city. has
publicly expressed his approval OF that
portion OF President Wilson's speech al
Indianapolis. referring TO Mexican affairs
the text Of an autographed letter by
Gutierre. which appeared in the Mexico
City press. was today given OUT by the
State department
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-16
Two Killed, and
Twelve Injured in
Wreck at Runnels

DIES MONIES. Ia, Jan. 1.-Two per-
sons were killed and twelve injured when
two rear cars on the northbound Wabash
train. No. /. from St Louis, were de-
rallied near Runnels. Ia. today. a broken
rail Is said to have been the cause.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-16
River Seine Rises,
Overlooking Banks

PARIS, Jan. lathe river Seine is
rising rapidly. At Troyes It is already
out OF it's banks and passenger boat serv-
Ice has been temporarily suspended. At
various places the tributaries are out
of their banks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-16
The National Capital
Friday, January rs, 1913.
The senate.

The senate.
Met at noon.
Senator Lodge spoke on the national de-
fenses.
Senators Root. Hitchcock and Swanson
were appointed TO confer with Secretary
Bryan on amending the Colombian treaty.
Confirmed nomination OF Frederick l..
Siddons as assistant justice OF the Dis
trict of Columbia supreme court
Recessed at S:04 p. m. 10 II a. m. Sat
uTday.
The House.
Met al noon.
Representative Beakes OF Michigan pro-
posed a constitutional amendment to
make the presidential term six years.
Irrigation appropriation bill carrying
si3. .S76, 600 reported by Chairman Smith OF
the irrigation committee.
Agreed TO continue consideration of river
and harbor appropriation In night session
without recess.