Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 21, 1916, Page 3

f HEAYY RAINS KBEP PARM WORK BACK Interfere with Planting of Crops and Also with the Plowing for Corn. ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN FALLS| Farmers, according to reports tol the railroad offices, out through Ne- biaska are beginning to complain of too much rain and are longing for warm, dry weather, The continued rains, they assert, are interfering vith the planting of crops and the plowing of corn, According to yesterday's reports to the raflroad, a drenching rain vis- fted about evepy portion of Nebraska agaln Wednesday night and in many Vocalities rain was falling when these reports were sent to the Omaha headquarters, The rain appears to have been general over the state, instead of local, and, to gether with that of the afternoon, was the heaviest of the season. In Northwest ern torritory, all up along the Missourl valley and over into the Elkhorn river eomntry and up the Biack Hills line, well fnto Wyoming, the preeipitation was an nch or more, with a wtill heavier woften Ik of the grade and trains are procend fng with great caution, many of them running thirty minutes to three-fourths of an hour behind thelr schedules HAS WYOMING A WONDER? in Sporty Sheep Tancher Invests Vieece-Lined Contw for Bahy Lamhs, of us have heard of the wolf fn AN sheep'n clothing the announcement that n Wyoming sheep pancher haw placed an order for 1,00 floeced-lined coats for buby lambs, i But there i news in | Nebraska ANDREWS YIELDS RACE 10 BARTON Fifth District Republican Contest Decided in Favor of Grand Island Man, MILES WILL FAVOR NOMINEE HASTINGS, Neb., April 2.—-April 2. (Special Telegram.)—~Though returns are incomplete, W, K, Andrews today con- coded the republican Fifth district con gressional nomination to Silas R. Bar- ton of Grand Island and sent him a message of congratulation. Mr. Barton has a majority in nearly all of the dis- tricts heard from . ¢, J. Miles gave out a statement to night declaring that either Sutton of Mec- Kelvie would make a worthy standard be for the republican party and that it would give hym great pleasurs to con tribute to the election of the nomines by every means in his power “There cannot be the slighest douht but that the voters of Nebraska will ratify the cholce at the November election,” he said Mayor Madgett's comment on the prim ary result was, “My thanks for the loy alty of thows who voted for me, The combinations made wera unfortunate Mny the best man wn With the excepti®a of Piatti, the Bryan | late for delegates-nt-large carried Afama county, ‘This county also has a town- whip that greatly prefers Robert G. Rosa to Woodrow Wilson for president, Wandn gave the livery stable owner 16 votes and Wilson, 7 Candidates File Election Expenses (F'rom u Btaff Correspondent.) Even in the milder elimate of Ken-| LINCOLN, April 2,-~(8pecial)—Candi tucky there sometfmes i a considerable [dates for nomination to the various state wenthor loss of lambs, In Wyoming the |officey are beginning to send in their wind 14 not tempered to the new-bom |certificates showing election expenses jamb. The bite of the nor'wester some-(and the following reached the desk of rancher at Cody believes that s warm W, L. ~Min ren i 0 ont for ench lamb will solve the prob-| Jhauon’ Waite, ' repubiican, mecre- Jem. The only cause for worry is that {he ewes may not recognize their off wpring in store clothes and may refuse to give nourishment to the dressed-up wtrafger, always a suspiclous figure in yural districts, as all patrons of the pop- nlar price melodrama of the ante-movie perlod know A cautious farmer would have tried a few lambs' conts, But the western rancher {8 a plunger. An order for 1,00 in advance of ascertainment of what the ttitude of the ewes will be s charac- toritic o the go-ahead tactics of the went In the event that the ewes manifest a Alsinciination to feed the lambs it will he difficult fot the rancher to find enough labor to take off the lambs’ conds. at meal times. Unless each lamb has a yalet, or unless one valet can serve mev- eral lambs, what's to be done if mother \ove cannot penetrate the disguise of an overcoat which suggests the theatrd pross agent or the plutocratic automobile owner who prefers to drive an open car fn midwinter? It the experiment of Cody falls it may he necessary to blindfold the dams dur- ng the sucklin season, or it may be pos sible to have the fleece-lined overcont covered with lamb's wool so that the mother eye will detect no difference be- tween the shivering offspring which has nothing but its own coat ‘of immature wool hetween its hide and the teeth of the blizzard, and the jaunty lamb in a neatly fitting taflored garment war. ranted to make March in Wyoming feel like June in England, Wool and lamb chops may go up like steel preferred and gasoline filtered. But the consumer 18 used to commaodities go- ing up. And It {s satd that Parls res- tauranteurs learned long ago to make jamb chops by fixing bits of round steak from house cats on bones resembling Jambs’ ribs. Slecping under pure woolen blankets made from tfie plant from which the cotton belt takes its first ntme is a indoor diversion.—Louis- ournal ong-standing ville Courfe NEWTON GETS MORE VOTES THAN MAYOR C. W. BRYAN (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN April 20,—(8pecial,)-One in Nebraska deefated at the andidate on his face that \te primary has a smil excoeds the smile of kome of his fel ow democrats who were nominated Phe happy individual 1s Felix Newton, «tesman-historian-fournalist, who was didate the demoeratic nomina tailod and by A tnry of state .00 James Plerson, democrat, lieutenant KOVOrnor 3,50 Dan Livingston, democrat, congress, Irat district A 50,00 W. H. Smith, democrat, state nuditor 21.50 Charles W. Pool, democrat, ‘secre tary of state 2.9% The lattek two are present state of- fivers and had no opposition In their party for a second term nomination MAYOR OF BEATRICE SHAKES PLUM TREE BEATRICH, Neh, April 20.—(Special )— Mayor J. P. Saunders yesterday shook the plum tree and made the following appointments for city officers: Clork, H. ¥. Garrett, reappointed; attorney, W, 8. Bourne; fire chief, E. E, Otto; stenog- rapher in city clerk's office, Peter Stew- art, Jr. The appointment of chief of po- llee and other members of the police force will probably not be made until next week, A Freldman, 22 years of age, who hax been employed on the farm of J. W. Burks, northeast of the city, was thrown from a disc in a runaway yesterday and sustained concussion of the brain, He was unconsclous for two hours. Gus Schmitt yesterday received a let tor from his sister at Rothenfels, Baden, Germany, stating that war conditions there were practically unchanged, but that everybody is anxfous to see the great conflict end. ®wo Alvorces were granted in the dis triet court yesterday. 8now Marle How hay of Barneston was granted a divorce from Ralph Bowhay and her maiden name, Snow Marle Kcket, restored. Ftta May Reed was also glven a decree from Alexander Reed and given the custody of thetr minor children NORRIS BROWN'S CLAIM REJECTED BY AUDITOR (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, April 20, — (Special) = State Auditor Smith has turned down a claim of Norris Brown of Omaha for $100 pre sented for legal assistance to the State Forestry commission In connection with its work and the publishing of the report of the commission The state auditor holds that as the appropriation called for payment for 4raveling expenses and printing only, the claim for legal aid could not properly be allowed COST OF RUNNING STATE SHOWN BY STATE AUDITOR the leglslature of Ianding Among the Kuccess cause of his happiness is | nt he § v otes both in the ity | st nty than Mayor Charles W M 0 demoreat, but who falled K up to the re ments as lald Mr. Newton, and as a re o had be int ter darknes " xe o . \ oo M n work \ ’ \ outly § il \ n pat " | for 2500 " et Brder . He. Mot ) T (From a Staff Correspondent.) LANC April 20 LN (Special )—1t ecost | the At { Nebraska $4.68017 mor during the first quarter of 1816 than it lid the previous quarter, being the last| | quarter of 1915, the exact amounts hav | Ink been expended being §1421 840.85 for the first Lo of 1916 against §1,007,29 65 for the previous quarter Hnlian Lahorer Shot NORTH PLATTE, Neh,, Apeil 9 - (8pe Al ) ¥ Andres, an Italian laborer [ nlon Pacifie, was shot n the hould nger nd i T had qua \ A " tired & that \ \riven " al Sunbtha Plond Yot Gl . . Bty fue Pulles Henrel D, A Wevnthing Wevumes bins THE BEE: _— Comment of American Press Upon American Note to German Kaiser Following are comments of Mvwru.\nl | newspapers by the United States to marine warf Fresno (Cal.) |at last getting ultimatum to Germany a spineless and upon the note sent iprmany in the sub. spute Herald down The president is to b His marks the end of es of dip 1siness, boresome lomatic notes and the beginning of a virlle procedure on the part of our gov ernment. Germany will accede to our demands Does Not sastify War, San Francisco Chrohicle—Berious as conditions are they do not jistify war in which' we have nothing to gain or even wish to gain except the protection of mankind for the future against such horrors as those of the present war. To engage (n war with Germany, supposing there were any way to do so, would mercly add to the horrors ugainst which we ara protesting Spokane (Wash,) Chronicle~It should be the wish of all Americans that to day's negotiations will not lead to war Above all, while this is a time for care ful counsel and fervent prayer, it should be a time for a closer unfon of all Amerfcans. It ahould drive false pacificinm Seattlo (Wash) Post-Intelligencer President Wilson's decision in th® sub. jingolng and marine controveray with Germany has been long overdue. Kvents of the last year have made the president's case against the German government What ever dfsposition fate may make of the present emergency, the American peopls | will support the president’s action with every resource at thelr command Tacomn (Wash.) Ledger—. ar better is sllence now than utterance that does not express carefully formed conyietions Americana will profoundly hope that the differonces may be composed without the arbitrament of deadly shot and shell Los Angelos Times—Can we submit to have American citizens assassinated and undertake no measure in thelr defense? No, We do not want war, We depre- | cate it and will do all that honorable | men can do to avold it. The voice of faction will be hushed to silence and 100,000,000 of the bravest and truest people on earth will stand behind their presi- dent Wilson Takes Right Courne. | Sacramento (Cal.) Calf—~President Wil son has taken the right course with Ger- many. Our do want war But they are united in the position that | their rights must be respected-not only Gormany, but also by all other na- | tlons | Portland (Ore.) Oregonian—No other | course was open to the presldent con- | sistent his duty to maintain people not by with the rights and honor of the American nation He cannot be justly charged with elther | heat or haste fn taking the action upon | which he has at last determined Lincoln (Neb,) State Journal: There in seue I8 of the grav no denying that the | est. The president has played his last eard. The step taken commits the United | Btates to drastie actjon if the German | government persists in the dilatory course followed since the sminking of the Lusi tania jut this need not mean war. If Germany were contending for a principle, it might profitable elect to fight rather than yleld, When it Is contending only for the right to violate iaw, violations of no great value to itself, nothing but despera- | tion could explain the care If it allowed jt- | self to coms to blows with the United States. We still refuse to believe that tn German government is Insane Kl Paso (Tex) Herald: Aside from bitter partisans of the entente allles, rup ture of diplomatic relations will be widely sanctioned, especially by people careless of remults and having limited world visfon; but only by deliberate propaganda can the majority of Americans be brought to sanction war with Germany under present conditions. Wilson's Cnuse Inconsistent, Des Moines (Ia.) Register-Leader president proposes to go to war * * % not there has been A new tragedy Itke the sinking of the Lusitania and not because of any substantial Injury that has been done to any Amerfcan eltizen but because Germany insista upon takin the view of submarine rights that the president himself proposed to the 1est of Furope less than eight weeks ag» and that he has never formally recanted Th hecause same Phocnix (Ariz.) Gazette: As the pro tector of human liberty he (President | Wilcon) could have done no less. A united | public gentiment should pport his | ultimatum, Eanta Fe (N. M.) New Mexican: That there Is absolutely no alternative to tk president’s action does not admit o | dispute unless the United States is tc | relinquish 1ts simplest rights under inte national luw Albuquerque (N, M. Heraid: That le | (the president) will stand as firmly no {as he stood ngainst jingoism and fe humanity no ene doubt Pueblo (Colo.) Star-Journal: The Unit Btates cleariy und emphatically rays what | Germany must do and Germany knows full well what a refusal means | Pueblo (Colo.) Chieftain: Prestdent Wilson's message to Germany may well 0d the ax of hlunderin ¢ nacy. Considered in conneation with the past record of this administration it 1+ a pititul and most dangerous wisldir f highest weapons of national s thotlty by one who I In expert and mpetent in thelr Without serfoun | military preparation th ited States n | long orgy of words wh'ch belng led against it will into war wit The Coming Baby! Hooray! Hooray! Nothing else can so completely endear v 1o the present and the futuie as the erpectad arrival of o baby. But in the mean Vime the comfort af the moather b of vast tmpartanee. 1 n wieadid external rem wdy Anowa as “Mul ot s Priend” s hich sy erta & wondertul Ind oo upea the sapand Ihg o They bo rome o ant, ok w wnlis s e the povindd She of plessast aal toatinn Datent of & probenalon. In & sevies of splendid letvars | Fram all sver e Ay mathers b of the veal balp “Mathar's Friend® was o Phem grandmotiars toll the wandorful sery W el awn daughers abaut 0 enler e tate of mekhes ] ot & hettle of T Mh s Friond” baday of your pearet druggiet y - ' + 1o Mradiebl Nog 5. A ¥ OMAHA, FRIDAY, and must rely for afoly upon an a cidental and per! a quickly pasa'ny condition in Europe, God save the Unitel States of America Albuquerque (N, M. Morning Journal The president's address to congress and his note to Germany insure the n tinuance of lawless submarine warfare or the addition of one more powerful al ance agalnst yhe CGerman militarist Meaning of Message Plal Cleveland Leader: The meani thi message to Berlin is plaln, 1t cannot b misunderstood. The president has spakon (00 strongly now to fall back into u mnz of diplomatic correspondence. . Congres will support the president. The count:y will stand b Its oficial representatiye If the Ge nan wernment refuse ) yield to the arguments, appen's ani solemn wargings now, and apparently for the last time, vol ed |y Frosiient W1 son, then the ravest conscquences may bo expected Chicago Hernld T U'ni‘ed Sta'es ha been patient ahout German submarine murders; patient with German evasion and about the G mn dophi § oy t Gernan ngcnts’ arrot nt abures of Ame | can hospitality. 1t has warned Berln enist. Now it threatens. * * * Many wil ray the threat does nof amoint (o muci Whatever {ts gores ft 14 all the pres'day can now do. We have heard from (h German ambassador that a severance of diplomatic relations means war, That Is for Berlin to dec Germany will have to begin the war. If war there Le The Soux Falls Press: I3ther sih marine lawlesaness which can lives must United States will refuse longer to ils Ameri all or ths im coase once for tain even the semblance of friendshi; resumed by the eontinuance of dipls matic relations. Notice has heen served upon Berlin that argument {s ended, that reform must begin, It I Berlin's move, Note Practienly An Philadeiph'a Inquirer: T now Ultimatom 8 note '8 prac teally an ultimatum, although it ndmits of an answer. Indeed, a reply s ex pocted Germany must squarel sutinfy our demands or deliberately spurn oy official friendship. The cholce s hera We should have made the isstie {mmed| ately after the sinking of the Lusitania Philadelphia Press Pres de Wilson's recital of Germany's repcated vio atio of the law of nations and of humani y n its submarine warfare is more than ampla Justification for suspending official rela tions with that country Germany Is given one more chanca to ehang it course. The country will be with the president - | New York Tribune: It there s a efinite result at last—whether diplomatic relations are broken off or intercourse i+ continued on the basis of German dis avowal of the poliey of murder on th high seas—we shall owe nothing to the hag passed in Washington for the last fourteen months as modern American diplomacy, Our isstie with Germany can he settled now only by a display of determination hacked by foree. And it should have heen sattiod that way without parley or faltering as #00n 8 it became clear last August that Germany never intended to respond to Mr, Wilson's word with an adequate offer of reparation for the Lusitania massscre New York Herald: This is no time for division anywhere in the United States The country is on the brink & war. The president is right Philadelphia Public Ledger: Tha presi dent has heen patient—more than patient In the face of unprecedented provoes tions and intolerable Injuries, The posi tion he has finally taken will have the united and whole hearted approval of the nation New York 8un: The president went to congress asking neither advice nor ex pression of opinfon nor again legislative uctlon. * ® * The publication of the note this morning would have made superfluous the delivery of the address to the” sesslon of congress: unless, Indeed the president felt that his personal ap pearance at the capitol * * * rendered the war-declaring department of our gov ernment in some sense a part to facts already accomplished by the executive's independent action Cause of Humanity, St. Paul Ploneer-Press: In the sol emnity of a moment In whioh it may be determined whether our beloved nation shall emerge in bloodless triumph from its unwavering stand for humanity, civill zatlon and the reign of international law or *‘whether it shall be plunged Into the dread maelstrom of death and devasta tion which spell war, let every American be true to the traditi of the land of his birth or adoption Cedar Rapids (1) Republican: Most of us belleve that the war in Burope I about over, at least we are: b f it, and for us to hecome In hat Beaver Crossing, Nebraska, March 1, 1018 Old Line Bankers Life, Lincoln, Nebraska Dear Sirs of my fifteen year policy APRIL 21, 1916, | turmot blood would be a the other rogret nation involved fs one with which our relations {before the war were 0 uniformly | triendly | Chicago Tribune Americans cannot |read this moming's news in any careless Imood and be rational wike. The pres dent the cther day nsked If we were ready for the test This the test It may be the test of our own composi lon as a nation, ¢ o coirage as ind ldunls, of our irit and maniine s 0% 12 W0 1e faced honexstl and brave t may do good mn let tost the nation needs to hacome a real nation, integrated and unified, stirftusl Ied A rengthencd able 1o mect offering I nay e good thing ) American polley to meet this temt witlie we have the support which ailios could Kenera from trials wh'e our incom petence and dislike fe strogal W 1 have Increased for our sUCCesso New York Wo They (the A people) still hope 1 hope will no T nle the German g de!lle possibiity of an honorable and wmicabl adjustment ¢ L wrongs and all posa bilit i nrantean It in f e German government to sny whether wants the ['nite en for n friend or An enem I know he terins Bloux Cht Jonrnal In the opi n of duet It ihmarine warfare necordin Washington's Interpretation of interna tanal law s not an adequnte cnnun belll The Journul does not belleve th Amer) tan peorle wish to malke over this Wilson should have nsulted congress before (ssutng an ulthmatum lkely to bring on & war, and that If he hed done 80 no war mandate would be lasied GermnnsAmericnn Press, Following Is comment of German-Amer jean newspapers on President Wilwon's note the submarine fare Milwaukee to Germany in war controversy Bentinel—Whateyer amounts ta In the fiat ge that her sub. camprign against mercantile ves altogethor that in a word proposition, only infrequently war yanted by International law, The presi dent declares that the rules of intarna tonal law cannot be observed by siub marines. Thero it 18 ua plain as logl make It President o ilson now takes a long step away contentions, virtually discontinuance of of submarines in these operations. It s un lkely Clermany will to that de mand / tention umn# marf e Germany abandon and very cnn that from his former demands the absolute une necede The Haltimore German Correspondent pays—President Woodrow Wilson has created a dangerous war cloud with | hin action of mending an ultimatum to Germany, and he has done so with the full knowledge of the fact that the big majority of the Ameriean people do not want war with Germany or any other country New York Staats Zelung~It iy une HAIR AND SKIN The Soap keeps my skin fresh and cledd and scalp free from dandruff. The Oint~ ment soothes and heals any akin trouble. Sample Each Free by Mall With 32-p, dress polbftrd Boston. lold throughou! BELL-ANS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it. 26c at all druggists. thinkable t the German government | Post Dispatch, i, Louis: The presi should recognize these credentials (the |dent's patience arance and reason | president's, au the representative of all |ablercss, th gron ip7n whieh neutral nations) and grant the peremp- | e pas paced crnment'a aetion, tory demands the president as 1ong | cnable o1l Amerd ane to suopert Wm wit's * the for the inaugtration of thin | ciean conseience, Anerican courage anl submarine warfare—the —llegal Brithsh | oo o0 i be squal (o any demand blocande and interference with the com- | Tp gy Ag-Linca'h sbad mercial rights of neutrals—remains in [ R G % Wilsen force, and s long ‘ax’ Briush inhumantty | 0 b R Ahaut | ngainat the civilian noncofnbatant popu- | VAo A g B lation of many s continued. Presi ) dent Wilson hes glven the German §o ‘ B, ) OF AICER AN ernment the alternative of complying | TS By th demunds which seprm fmpossible to ' ’ o, axallinne comply with, or to expiet war with the United States—for the severance of dip an ty (M i President Intatic velations under FOMATANCEN | oo it ke the present can only result (n war ol B Rbpoon The preside s hrought whout a dip- | o0 Tomatic fiuation which must nvalve United Btates ‘n & war witn Germa AN TADE BaR unless congress intorcedes In proper B gimaring ¢ time ervetan of tie 8 Hlinots Btants Zsitun )~We |84 waA in Qe are not aw that My 1 eve T RS bt he Adate 10 represent human. | ©VHL (n thata Krg of A nitid Ame § ity A If he did, he ought to return | Whatever tie nuteonie hi eLaine for he neer yepresented Wi hita (Kan) Fugle, T preaidan humanity, but the intereste oo the « t Uck tho long siride that only the dar munition manufactiurers in oppositim . tin Fenl Interests of humanity, * * ¢ Why | ‘1T Among world figures atiempt, G°r ot 1ather ssnd a threat to the natfon | MANY cannot conifnua its me hiods of un whose Inhuman stoppage of i0od produata | 6r«en warfare and keep comity wit for the civil population of Germany | the domfnant nation of the wester cnused the aubmarine * 0 Wa do | world, (e largest and most powerty| of not aven believe that (ha president really | (he neutrpl na‘jons, to feh manin ! 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