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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-07
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH Z, 1917:
NEWS OF THE DAY

| Practically 81 ta., Scr "aa sub
! marines that left ports when the
J ruthless warfare was decided upon
| have now returned to their bases TO
: be overhauled and supplied with
more torpedoes, according to dis
patch from Amsterdam, Dispatches
ee-cm Berlin brought this news aid
explained why but few srkings have
beem reported in the last week. A
naw fleet, it was stated, will Leave
Conan harbors the alter part ~
t,i; week in {. fresh campaign against
-. e. rntment cate. =? ne barred
i'y.r'e. Despite RI ;Iars from 1ond III
TIA, one or more Of the !; bat. has
1een captured IL ;!rrVed si":e the
new German submarine policy went
into. effect, Berlin dispatches today
asserted that every submarine that
started out when the new warfare
was decreed has returned in safety.
Three persons were killed and four
more hurt when a freight train hit a
coal train at right angle on the
Pennsylvania Railroad just this side
of Morristown, Pa, early yesterday.
1t was stated at the general ofIlces
of the Pennsylvania Railroad that the
,, wreck was caused by the engineman
of train No. 1853 disregarding sig
nails and crashing into train No.
! 1913 which was taking switch. Two
of the dead were killed outright and
the third succumbed to his injuries
ia few hours after the accident. -Four
trainmen were seriously injured and
! two others suffered injuries.
Augustus Won Hagen, of Rosin-
dale is American-born, but he was
held by Judge Hay in South Boston
( under an $500 bond on charge that
he had used as bench wiper and
tool cleaning rag the United States
flag. He is % years old and is 4
skilled mechanic, employed until last
Thurday in a South Boston factory.
His aggressive pro-Germanism among
the employees there led him into many
quarrels. He was discharged. The
police were told by men in the fac
tory that Won Hagen had slashed an
American flag in two and contemp-
tuously used the parts as cleaning
cloths.
Two unidentified men who early
yesterday attempted to blow up an
| Italian dwelling in Chicago, with Il
bomb succeeded only in SCATTERING the
windows of one hundred houses. The
two men, challenged by patrolman
William Wheaton, fired four shots
through their overcoats at him. One
bullet grazed his left ear, and another
ploughed through his right sleeve,
| Police blame "blackfanders."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-07
TO END FILIBUSTERING.

Two-Thirds Of Se%a, IS Present al
Any Time Given Power to Shut of
Debate.
Modification of the Senate rules
urged by President Wilson to prevent
future flbusters like the one that
killed the Armed Neutrality bill vir-
tually was agreed upon last night by
n conference committee Of 10 Sena
tors-five Democrats and five Repub-
icans-named by the party caucuses,
The change proposed would put
tho power in the hands Of two-thirds
of the Senators present at any time
TO shut off debate and prevent dia-
tory tactics.
The committee will meet again to-
day, and is expected to reach final
agreement on a resolution cmbodying
this proposition, which was approved
by the Rules Committee several
months ago. but which never came
up.
Leaders championing the change
expect the resolution to receive the
necessary caucus Endorsement and to
be presented to the Senate as soon as
possible for consideration and action.
How such a proposal will be received
by the Senators opposed to any modi-
fication Of the present procedure,
which allows unlimited discussion,
none of the conference committee
knew.
A majority of the Senate has long
favored the resolution considered ia
vorably ~ the conference committee,
and its approval by both parties in
caucus undoubtedly would pave the
way for its ultimate adoption. Both
party organizations working together
could make it uncomfortable for any
small group of Senators who might
undertake filibuster.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-07
AUsTRIA,s REPLY.
Dual Kingdom, it is Believed, Would
Avoid Break With United States.


Austria's reply to the United States
= ,ta denounces the entente allies,
particularly England, for their II
LEGAL methods of blocl;ading and vlo-
.lations of international law" IN IN
terfering with neutral commerce to
the central powers.
"Cherishcs the hope the submarine
commencement will find an echo
everywhere that neutrals life" and
that it will be Especially understood
Ly the great people OF the United
States"
Expresses Austria's inability to
surrender her right to attack en-
emv merchantmen carrying contra
band to the enemy without warning,
but the note specifically holds neutral
merchantmen as of another class!ii-
cation.
Armed ships classified as pirates.
Amsterdam, March Austria will
support Germany in her new subma-
rine warfare, but will make certain
concessions designed to prevent a
breach of diplomatic relations with
the United States.
This was the Interpretation placed
mere yesterday on cabled summaries
of the Austrian reply to President
Wilson's note received from Vienna,
The Austrian reply has been handed
to American Ambassador Peniield at
Vienna and is being forwarded to
Washington.
Press versions quote Austria as de-
claring that she adheres strictly tC
the assurances previously given the
United States and hopes to avoid mis-
understandings with the government
Of the United States.
Austria justifies the course Of thc
central empire in proclaiming new
form of submarine warfare by de-
claring that England has violated al
rules Of sea warfare; thus forcing The
central powers to take similar action
| though they realize that neutral:
must suffer.
The Austrian government declare:
that through this submarine cam
| paign the central powers hope even
tually to restore that freedom OF The
seas which President Wilson has rrc
uuently referred to.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-07
ARREST OF PLoTTERs.
information Secured by Detectives
Sensational as Zimmerman Note.

New York, March IA plot. ex-
tending from KS city across the lei.
low Sea to the far-flung border OIL
the great Rajputana desert in India
was disclosed today, the authorities
al)ege. in the arrest Of a German
physician and chemist and a Hlndoo
scientist.
The German is DR.. Ernest Matthias
SeI0,nna. a scholarly looking man OF
early middle life. His companion IS
Dir. Chandra Chakraberty, the young
Hindoo, diminutive OF stature, but
decisive in manner and action.
The two were seized at 364 West
Ono Hundred and Twentieth street.
on. of the two handsome brown stone
houses which they own. They were
later released in $25,OO0O bail each,
when arraigned on charges OF mcltlng
instructions in India, and alleged
violation of the Federal statute Tor
bidding the fomenting of military
enterprise against country with
which the United States is at peace"
One official made the statement
that the government, as result OF
the seizure, was in possession of in
formation as sensational and import
ant as the Zimmerman note.
According to the police, who MADE
the arrests, Sekunna and Chakra-
bortv made full confessions, in which
they stated:
l. That they had received 100000
from Wolf Won Igel to carry on their
work. which was planned for them
in Berlin.
2. That final instructions were
given Chakraberty last spring, when
he secured fraudulent passport and
travelled to Germany as a Persian
merchant.
g. That they recently sent an in,
fluential Chinese to China to pave the
way for the transmission of huge
supplies of ammunition across the
border from China to India.
The assertions of the police were
holly denied by DR.. Sekunna.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-07
CHARGED WITH MURDER.

Son and Confidential Secretary of
Father Arrested.
Peoria, Ill.,, March William
Becker, son and confidential secre-
tary of John P. Booker, Sr., who, with
his wife, was murdered in his home
near Mason City, H., in December,
was arrested today at his home On q
warrant charging frst-dcgrec MUIR
der.
Becker was taken to the county
Jail at Pckin.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-07
Ministers of Two Counties
Oppose Sunday Amusement;

Shenandoah, Ia, March 6.--(Spe-
cial. 1.-The fourth i'll the series of in
ter-county meetings OF the Page and
Fremont county ministers OF all de-
nominations was held at Shenandoah
Monday in the Christian church.
Nine towns were represented: Clar-
linda, Coin, Farragut, Hamburg, Ran
dolph, Riverton, Shenandoah, Sidney
and Tabor.
The following dispatch was sent
to Senator II. |. Fosket, Des MONIES,
by unanimous vote with request that
he hand a copy to each representative
The Ministers union OF Page and
Fremont counties representing seven
denominations and forty congrega-
tions, assembled at Shenandoah,
March 5, 1917, unanimously and en-
phatically protest against amending
the present Sunday laws of the state
of Iowa, i'll such way as to legalize
amusements and unnecessary bust
ness on the Lords day and so low
ering the standard Of Sabbath OBJ
scryance. Furthermore. we ask that
the law enforcement department of
our state government be given such
assistance in securing respect for our
present Sunday laws as increased
penalties for their violation will af-
ford
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-07
Notes From Beatrice
And Gaze County

Beatrice, Neb., March 6.-(Special.)
AT meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation last evening ROLAND D. Mur-
ply was elected teacher in the agri-
cultural department of the city schools
to sue 'eed H. F. Thomas, who re-
Gently resigned to become farm DEM
illustrator of Dawson county.
Walter Johnson, native of Ger
many and for twenty-nine years a
resident OF Beatrice, died here yester-
day. He is survived by widow and
three children.
John Bauman and Miss Matte
Rothmeycr of Powell, Jefferson
county, were married by County
Judge O'keefe here yesterday. They
will ma their hole on farm near
Powell.
Miss Mary Won Steen, an old resi-
dent of Beatrice, died here Sunday,
after a prolonged illness. She is sur
vived by two brothers and two sisters.
Henr. Bohlman, residing near Pick
Fell, has sold his quarter section Of
land to John Helmke for $20,775
cash.
Arnold Albers, living near Clatonia,
has sold his 160-acre farm to William
i. Schernikan for $20,500.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-07
Prof. Hertzog Praises
This Perfect Laxative
DR.. CaldweRs Syrup Pepsin
an Ideal Remedy for
Constipation

IN every family there is more or
less occasion for a laxative remedy.
1t is to meet this need that DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin is prepared and
that this combination of simple laxa-
tive herbs with pepsin fulhlls its puff
pose is proven by its place i'll thou
sands Of American homes.
Prot. F. ]. {. Hertzog, the we'll
known linguist, 254l North Orianna
ST., Philadelphia, Pa, wrote TO DR..
Caldwell that he has used DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin in his household
with excellent results and that he and
his family consider it indeed friend
in need and always keep bottle OF it
on hand,
Constipation is the direct cause Of
much serious illness and is condi-
ton that should never be neglected.
Harsh cathartics and violent purga-
tives should never be employed to re-
lieve constipation, because the very
violence of their action shocks the
entire system. A mild laxative, such
as DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, is far
preferable, being mild and gentle in its
action, without gripping or other
pain or discomfort; its freedom from
all opiatc or narcotic drugs makes it
an ideal remedy for children.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-07
Kearney Club FavorS
Vote on Capitol Site

kearney, Neb., March 6.-(Special.)
The Kearney Commercial club went
on record at the regular meeting yes
terday as favoring a new capitol
building for Nebraska, building that
would do justice to the resources OF
the state and that the people of the
state be given an opportunity to vote
on the selection of a site where the
state house should be built. The direc-
tors of The club did not take the move
with visions of another capital to
Kea:ney" campaign, but rather as a
realization that capitol building was
needed, but Nebraskans should have
voice when it comes to location. A
eopy i the resolutions passed were
forwarded to the senator and repre-
sentatives from this district. They
are urged to use their efforts to pre-
vent passage of any bill looking to the
immediate construction of a new CAP
itol except that the people be first
given an opportunity to vote on To-
cation.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-07
Dandruffy Heads
Become Hairless

If you want plenty of thick, beauti-
full glossy, silky hair, do by all means
get rid OF dandruff, for it will starve
your hair and ruin it if you don't.
1t doesn't do much good to try to
brush or wash it out. The only sure
way to get rid of dandruff is to dis
solve it, then you destroy it entirely
To do this, get about four ounces Of
ordinary liquid arvon; apply it at
night when retiring; use enough to
moisten the soap and rub it in gen.
fly with the finger tips.
By morning most if not all of your
dandruff will be gone and three or
four more applications will completely
dissolve and entirely destroy every
single sign and trace of it.
You will find, too, that all itching
and digging of the scalp will stop and
your hair will look and feel 1un-
dred times better. You can get liquid
arvon at any drug store. 1t is in
expensive and four ounces is all you
will need, no matter how much Gam
druff you have. This simple remedy
never fails.-Advertisement.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-07
0MAHA'S CHARTER
BILL ADVANCED
Measure Giving More Power
for Public Improvements
Showed Ahead.
TEMPERANCE DAY BANNED
(From a Staff Correspondent. ,

Lincoln, March 6.-(Special.) "A
majority OF the Douglas county dele
CATION won out when the Omaha
charter bill came up for consideration
before the house i'll committee of the
whole. Mr.. Goodall said the taxpay-
ers OF Omaha did not want the bill to
pass, while Mr.. Richmond and Mr..
Shannon said they did. The house
decided they did.
The bill provides that the city coun-
Gil may provide public comfort sta.
tons, new police station, park ex-
tension, etc.
No Temperance Days Now.
1t will not be necessary to teach
temperance in the schools after the
first of next May, according to the
ideas OF the house, which sent to the
morgue the Mills bill' providing that
children OF the public schools should
be required to devote one day as tenn
perance day. Mr.. Flansburg said that
after the day from which all future
dates will be reckoned there will be
365 temperance days in the year and
bill like the Mills bill was not need
ed, and that settled it.
Chance for Debtor.
Mr.. Nielsen secured favorable &C
ton upon his bill allowing debtor to
begin suit against his creditors i'll
county court, with the object OF al
lowing him a period of time to pay
up without going into bankruptcy or
being harassed by garnishment pro-
ceedings. He said he had been
through the mill himself and knew
how it was. The measure had no
opposition.
School Land Bills Up.
Two bills dealing with state school
lands were advanced to third reading.
One provides for the exchange of
school acreage located inside of fed
eral forest reserves for an equal area
of land just as good located some
where else. The other puts limit
of $40 acres on the amount of land
that can be leased to any one person.
Breeders Lien Extended.
A measure was boosted along to
third reading, extending from six to
nine months the period during which
the owner of male animal can claim
a lien on its offspring.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-07
BOARD OF HEALTH
ON BROADER BASIS
Unanimous Vote Given Plan to
Do Away With Board of
Secretaries.
NO EXTRA CITY JUDGE

V,o"' S'an oV''e'Po"a'T''
Lincoln March o'-Noecial')--lhe
Fox bill, S. F, 90, rcorganizing the
state board OF health on a broader
h,s;s and do;rs ,v., ,;,h ,hn n,os
-, N" WIN '"N p'~'
eht ooatu ol secretaries except IN a
strietS ADVISORY eapacity' passed the
senate To-Day by unanimous vote OF
81 10 y. r Ma.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-07
CREAM FOR CATARRH
OPENS UP N0STRlLS
Tells How To Get Quick Relief
from Head. Colds. It's Splendid

In one minute your clooged nostrils
will open, the air passages of your
head will clear and you can breathe
freely. No more hawking, snuffling,
blowing, headache, dryness. No strug-
Cling for breath at night; your cold
or catarrh will be gone.
Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
a little of this fragrant, antiseptic,
healing cream in your nostrils. 1t
penetrates through every air passage
OF the head, soothes the inhamed or
swollen mucous membrane and re-
lief comes instantly.
It's just fine. Don't stay stuffed-up
with cold or nasty catarrh-Relief
comes so OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-07
Road 0verSeer Bill Given
Boost in Lower House
tFrom a Staff Correspondent

Lincoln, March 6.-(Special)-By a
vote of AZ to 40 the house sent to third
reading the Stuhr road bill, which
provides that two or more counties
may combine and employ highway
superintendent and abolish local road
overseers. The salary of the superin-
tendent will be $4,000 in Douglas and
Lancaster counties and $500 in 9TH
err counties. When two or more coun-
ties combine, the salary shall be based
upon the population OF the copbined
counties.
Another bill sent to third reading
was the Omaha schools tax bill, which
raises the limit of levy from Is to IS
mills.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-07

a canvass Of the city in uniform, meet
ing householders in a courteous man.
ner and making notes OF all places
where yards and alleys are uncleanly.
It is believed that most householders
will yield to the power OF suggestion
from the Boy Scouts, The follow-up
work will be done by the regular
health inspectors, who will use more
convincing methods when necessary.
The campaign will be started in a
few weeks. The health Commissioner
states there is nothing to prevent citi-
zens beginning their spring cleanup
work in advance OF the city-wide cam
paign,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-07

the same because OF the existence OF a rule
OF tho senate permitting unlimited debate,
and.
Whereas, The party now in control OF the
national administration is likewise in cou-
troll OF the United States senate and could
easily have forestalled the contingency of
majority rule being nullified BY minority fni-
clustering, II It had been SO desired. there
fore. be 1t
Nebraska that we respectfully recommend
and request that the United States senats
adopt Il cloture rule for the government Of
that body In order that federal legislation
may at such times be controlled by major
ity
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-07
Nebraska
HOSPITAL MONEY
GIVEN BY HOUSE
Medical School at Omaha Pro.
vided for by Item in Main
tenance Bill.
UNI CASH ALL TOGETHER

ttrom starr Correspol uehCD
Lincoln, March 6.-(Special. III
was easy shedding for the appropria
tions for the state medical school a
Omaha, the hospital and the new
building when the house took up the
matter again today. The appropria
ton went through in less than ffteer
minutes.
Shannon, Lovely and Hopkins, who
yesterday surprised everybody by vot
ing not TO concur in the action of The
house in appropriating $4,000 fol
the hospital and 100000 more for q
new laboratory building, voted in ia
vor OF the appropriation today, ex'
planning their change from the fac
that they did not like the way the
appropriation had been made. Shan
non, speaking for the trio, said they
thought it should be put in with the
other university maintenance bills in.
stead of in appropriation bills fol
each one.
No Aid to Fighters.
Mr.. Dafoe, assisted by Mr.. Leidigh
tried twice to have the main univer.
sity bill amended so as to itemize the
appropriations and reduce the total
but was unsuccessful in each attempt
He received no assistance either from
Mr.. Trumble, who started the fight
on Monday, or from Mr.. Taylor. who
has heretofore been the legislative
nemesis of university appropriations
Both these gentlemen, in fact, were
absent when the bill came up. Tay-
Tor came in later, but Trumble re.
manned away all forenoon.
Richmond, Strategy.
-, -. -. ..
- e'eeer PEE e vi QUE ,esy W." o.,
pu'asu om At Wv. .ha N'. ,,n ;;,.r =. Hi
Sliced bv Richmond lacking on to
'the measure the special appropriations
of $4,000 for a new laboratory at
the medical college and 100000 for
maintenance of the hospital that has
lust been completed.
These two appropriations had been
carried BY separate bills, which were
laid over by the house on Monday
along with the university bill. Over
Mr.. Dafoe's protest, the amendment
was incorporated in the latter meas
ure, and in that shape it was advanced
to third reading BY a one-sided vote.
The two other bills were then indef-
nitely postponed on Richmond's mo-
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-07
Boy Scouts Will
Help in Big Drive
Upon City's Dirt

Boy Scouts will cooperate in a
general spring cleanup campaign OF
the city, They will work under direc-
tons of central organization rep
resenting the health department,
Board of Public Welfare and
Woman's club.
Health Commissioner Connell will
address the boys Friday evening.
The plan is to have the boys make
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-07
Successful Revival at Arnold.

Arnold, Neb., March 6.-(Special.)
"A four weeks revival service closed
at the Methodist church here last Sun.
day. One hundred and thirty-hve
were converted and joined the
churches. The pastor, Rev. w. W.
Gettys, was assisted by the A. J. Fit
party of Denver.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-07
First Spring Blizzard
In Northwest Nebraska

Ellsworth, Neb., March 6.-(Special
Telegram. 1.-The first OF the spring
billiards. prevails here today. Be-
ginning with summer rain late last
evening, Ii now has assumed proper
lions that are threatening, and if it
RACES throughout the balance of the
day there will be danger OF great loss
to stock.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-07
Political Advertising
Bill Killed in House

tFrom STAN CORRESPONDENCE
Lincoln, March 6.-(Special Tele-
ram.)-The Thomas bill to exclude
newspaper advertisements from the
expense of Candidates for Office, met
its death this afternoon. The commit
tee having the bill in charge had
amended it so that it would not know
itself. This the house accepted.
Thomas then presented an amend
ment which put the bill back in its
original form and the house adopted
that also. The house played with the
bill in this form for a time and then
killed it with both its recommended
tons.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-07

Washington, March Especial Tele-
gram) --deorEe ". Beamer has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Bayonne, Cherry
City. Nsb,, vice Martin Hanson, resigned.
Bids we're opened today at the Treasury
department for the construction of tho pub
lie building at Madison. S. d. The lowest
bidder was william Mel & Son Co. Of Fart
bault, MINI, at $Se,blf.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-07
State House Notes
(From a Staff Correspondent l

From a Staff Correspondent
Lincoln, March ESPECIAL. THE state
insurance board has appointed r. R.
Lounsbury OF Aurora as actuary Of the
state insurance department to succeed
Charles Q. De France, actuary since March
2, 1916. The position has been carrying O
salary Of 5000 a month. He enters upon his
new duties March is. De France was
former state accountant.
Although State Health Inspector Case
made a survey Of epidemics over western
Nebraska early last week, he did not find
any cases Of scarlet fever at Scottsbluff, as
was reported Monday. At Alliance he
found few cases of typhoid fever but no
scarlet fever. Although from forty to fifty
cases Of scarlet fever has been under care
at Hemingford. Neb, at the present time
only three or four families are under quar-
antine. Scarlet fever epidemics are re-
ported in about thirty Nebraska towns.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-07
Funeral Of Edward Royse
Will Be Held "Wednesday
(From a Staff Correspond ~

Lincoln, March 6.-(Special Tele.
gram 1.-The funeral of Edward
Royse, secretary of the State Banking
board, who died last night, will be
held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 at
the home and the body will be taken
to Broken Bow for burial. The flu
neral will be in charge of the Masonic
order Of Lincoln.
Mr.. Royse was 50 years Of age and
had been secretary Of the State Bank
ing board for fourteen and a half
years. He leaves a wife, son and
daughter,