THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1917.
SUICIDE THEORY
SCOUTED IN LAST
DAY DODDER CASE
Intimate Relations Between
Undertaker and Mrs. Moran
Are Pointed at With
Grave Suspicion.
That Edward L. Dodder was mur
dered and was not a suicide, was the
contention of Attorney Churchill in
the plaintiff s final argument to the
jury in the Dodder insurance case yes
terday. Mrs. Loretta Moran of pniaha and
Minneapolis, a hair dresser, who tes
tified to the relations between herself
and Dodder Tuesday, was pointed at
with grave suspicion by Attorney
Churchill in his review of the evi
dence. "If she were on rfrial for his
murder we need not offer in evidence
more than her own statements," he
said.
Where need wc Ro.for a better
motive?" he demanded.
"In the note dated January 4, 8
p. m.. the endearing term, 'My only
sweetheart." has disappeared. Dod
der wrote that, when he thought the
Moran woman was going to remain
in Minneapolis. She did not remain
in Minneapolis. She testified that
the letter induced her to come back
to Omaha. She received it January
3 in Minneapolis, about noon. She
could have arrived in Omaha by the
morning of the 4th. It was on the
night of that fatal day when Dodder
was found shot to death in his coupe.
Sent Letters Back.
"The letter which Mrs. MOran re
ceived, as she says, in Minneapolis
, the morning of January 5 was ad
! dressed to her bv Dodder at her Oma
N ha residence. Why did he address it
to her in Omaha when she says she
was in Minneapolis, where the letter
of January 2 was sent by Dodder?
'This letter addressed to the Moran
woman in Omaha contained an in
surance policy and $150 in bills. It
was not headed by My Only Sweet
heart.' It read: 'My Dear friend I
return those letters I promised to.
This ends it all. You will under
stand.' , ,
"Where do we need to go for a
better motive?" '
Attorney Churchill rehearsed the
evidence in regard to the revolver shot
which killed Dodder. A piece of nog s
kin was displayed to the jury. A .38
caliber long had been fired tnto the
skin, which was blackened with pow
der marks. Witnesses testified that
no powder marks were visible around
the wound in Dodder' forehead.
To Jury Today.
Witnesses also testified that no
mark, hole of sign of the passage of
a bullet of any kind could be found in
the dosed coupe in which the body
was found. The car wa aecurely
closed and the lights were turned out
when the body was found inside.
Some bits of weed were found tn
the bipod on the floor of the car, De
tectives dug up bullet in the road
n:arthe cat,, some time ' after the
shooting .Thevotver found at the
dead man jfeei htd -no blood spat
tered on it4.-.t.i: H .
Italian Armored y
Motors Hold the
(Bridges for .Troops
CenUnut From lint f0 1
lieutenant and the German car were
captured and brought back.
Held for 32 Hour.
At the Sacile bridge, the cars had
orders to hold for three hours, but
,k..r hfA fnr X2 hour. At Santa
Lucia the commander ordered one of
i.;. mn-hirifi in advance asainit an
enemy patrol, which was dangerously
near. X he car was rusnea rorwaru,
sweeping the enemy from its double
turrents. but when this mission was
accomplished and the car was turned
i,artr it fnnnrl that the hridsre was
on- fire! The only way wis to cross
(5 hiirnincr hridsre. The ears was
steered straight over the smoking
structure while the burning clanks
creaked under Ks huge weight. It
crossed safely and is one of the cars
brought back. .
. ' Ammunition Kmhauxted.
The ammunition of one of the other
cars was exhausted after it had fired
30 rounds. Each quick firer has a
The commander and' his men, are
receiving; congratulations for the ef
fectiveness of their resistance in the
far nf tti rncmv anH ttirir rnmnlrl
success in bringing the rear guards
tcross and burning the bridges be-
Tiina mem.
BERLIN FRIENDLY TO
PEAGEMANIFESTO
Newspapers Raise Question
Whether Bolsheviki Will Re
tain Power and Socialists
Approve the Offer.
Berlin, Tuesday. Nov. 13 (Via Lon
don, Nov. 14). The Berlin press gen
erally gives a friendly reception to the
peace manifesto of the Russian Maxi
malists. The Vorwaerts, the socialist
organ, and the Germania, the Catho
lic organ, each raises the question
whether the Bolsheviki will retain the
power.
The question as to whether the bel
ligerents are ready for a three months'
armistice for the purpose of discuss
ing peace, the Vorwaerts says, can
be answered by the German govern
ment only affirmatively, declaring at
the same time that it does not intend
to annex or consent to annexation at
Germany's cost. Whatever Germany
has to say concerning annexations, it
adds, is contained in the Reichstag res
olution of July 19 and in the German
reply to the pope. The Vorwaerts
continues:
Recognize Bolsheviki.
"German socialists do not accept all
the theories of the Bolsheviki, but
recognizes them as socialists and com
rades. Therefore, they gladly record
the Bolsheviki offer as worthy of so
cialism and most promising."
A temporary cessation of hostilities
between Russia and the central pow
ers, the Germania says, would bring
peace nearer. It adds that Germany
and Austria-Hungary would promptly
agree to a limited armistice as pro
posed, and that Russia's allies could
not escape the ettects ot sucn a step.
Difficulties in Way.
The difficulties of arranging such
an armistice are pointed out by the
National Zeitung, which asks how an
armistice would be interpreted. It
also asks what Great Britain will ex
pect should the war be halted. )Vhile
the allied blockade of Germany would
be raised, the Zeitung objects to such
a procedure on the ground that Eng
and could calmly restock itself
while Germany would not enjoy any
benefits, adding:
"For who would supply Germany;
the overseas countries yet neutral
would count for little."
German Socialists Approve.
Amsterdam, Nov. 14. The German
independent socialists, according to
the Berlin Tageblatt, publish in the
Volks Zeitung of Lepsig a manifesto
calling upon the socialist proletariat
In Germany to respond to the Rus
sian peace offer as made by the Maxi
malist government in Petrograd. The
manifesto suggests that meetings be
held everywhere in favor of a gen
eral armistice for the purpose of ob
taining a peace without annexations.
Bulgarians Demand Lower Danube.
Amsterdam, Nov. 14. Aroused ap
parently by the Maximalist peace of
fer, the Mir, of Sofia, organ of the
Bulgarian national party, says that
the Bulgarians cannot permit them
selves to be troubled by the declara
tions of Russian illusionists or the
Dutch-Scandinavian committee. It
adds: ' V
"Bulgarians are completely unani
mous . that Bulgaria's future im
periously demands the possession of
Dobrujda to the mouth of the Danube
river."
German Exchange Value Drops
More Than One-Half in Holland
New York. Nov. 14. Wall street
bankers have received cable advices
stating that the exchange value of
the German mark in the Holland and
Switzerland markets has recently
dropped to the equivalent -of about
lU'i cents, the mint valuation ot
one German mark is 23.8 cents. Last
March, when German exchange was
last traded in on the New York mar
ket,'4 marks were quoted "at 69
cents, or about 17 cents a mark.
CASE AGAINST
SMITH READY
FOR ARGUMENT
Testimony Concluded in Trial
Wherein Colored Man Is
Charged With Murder of
Mrs. Nethaway.
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The introduction of testimony
the case on triI in district court, in
which Charles Smith, colored, is
charged with the murder of Mrs. C.
L. Nethaway, was concluded yester
day, and this morning the attorneys
will begin their arguments. It was
brought out in the testimony that
Smith was seen standing in the mid
dle of the railroad track, a half mile
north of the Nethaway house, when
the northbound freight, from which
lie was taken to Blair, went through
the south cut Sunday afternoon after
the murder. This was testified to by
the fireman, Clarence Neifert.
Neifert said that Smith was stand
ing a little north of the end of the
cut where there were trees running
down to the railroad right-of-way.
Tuesday Herdina,n testified that
Smith came down to the Nethawav
house from the woods on t!if! shelf
or plateau above the south cut where
Mrs. Nethaway's body was found.
After drinking at Ilerdman's well, he
went north on the railroad track, to
ward the place where he caught the
train.
Myron L. Learned testified that he
met Nethaway at 3 o clock in the aft
ernoon on the day of the murder and
took him with him to look at a piece
of land. He brought Nethaway back
to Briggs station at about 3:45. At
about 4 o'clock Nethaway arrived at
his home in search of his wife who
bad failed to meet him at Briggs sta
tion at 3 o clock to go with him to
ook at the Learned property.
Found Glove and Purse.
Mrs. Nethaway's glove and purse
were found near her body ny ner
sister, Mrs. Cashel. Her beads were
found strewn along the railway track.
Witnesses Tuesday testified to find
ing her handkerchief, her hat and
er switch, which had evidently
been torn from her hair when her
at was scraped off. These were in
the weeds leading from the railway
track up to the shelf where the mur
der was committi.
M. O Cunningham said he drove
War Savings Stamps to
Be Popular Xmas Gift
Washington, Nov. 14 Newly ap
pointed state directors of the war
savings movement at their first con
ference tomorrow with treasury of
ficials will formulate plans by which
they expect to make war savings
certificates or stamps the most
popular Christmas gut throughout
the entire country. It is planned to
conduct an intensive campaign in
every state, beginning; with the holi
day season, from which the govern
ment hopes to reap loans aggregat
ing 12,000,000,000 within a year.
The campaign will open formally
December 3.
President Will
Appeal to Labor
To Defer Strike
(Continued Fran Tnt Fat.) -
measures to operate the railways, and
1 have so much confidence that the
men you are dealing with will ap
preciate the patriotic motives under
lying your efforts that I shall look for-
ward -with assurance to your success.
"Cordially and sincerely yours,
"WOODROW WILSON."
, Will Confer November 26.
Arrangements have been made for
the chiefs of the four railway brother-
nooas 10 see rresiaent wnson on
Monday, November 26, in connection
with the workers' proposals for
wage increases for conductors and
brakemen on all the railroads of the !
country.
Chairman Chambers, of the federal
board of mediation and counciliation,
returned today from Cleveland, where
he conferred with the brotherhood
chiefs regarding the wage increases
demanded by the men. The new de
mands, the railway managements
say, will amount to $109,000,000 a year
and are more serious than the eight-
hour demand of a year ago, . which
threatened to tie up the" country's
railway systems. ,.. .
The White House conference will
consider the arbitration features of an
agreement proposed in Cleveland
. Thursday by Judge Chambers. It is
understood that the labor executives
are unwilling to commit their or
ganizations unconditionally to arbi-
, tration, but an adjustment is hoped
ior -which win at least lor xne dura
tion of the war. prevent any interrup
tion m rsuiroaa transportation .
'In most cases
of Dyspepsia
Coffee Does
Not Agree"
says a Mil known
authority
Many who use cof
feenot knowing
that it aggravates
stomach troubles
could still enjoy a
delicious hot table
beverage and es
cape coffee's effects
by a change to the
wholesome, pure
cereal drink
POSTUM
"There's & Reason'
PAINLEVE MINISTRY
FALLS FROM POWER
Defeated by Direct Vote Be
cause of Blunders in Bolo
Pasha and Daudet-Mal-vey
Affairi.
Paris, Nov. 13. The Painleve min
istry was defeated by a direct vote
in the Chamber of Deputies today and
later resigned. This is the first time
such action has been taken by the
chamber since the beginning of the
war, as up to the present it has been
a point of honor with many deputies
not to vote against the government,
but to express criticism by abstaining
from recording their votes.
Strong dissatisfaction with the gov
ernment's handling of the Bolo Pasha
affair is believed to be the motive
which changed the passive discontent
to active opposition. Two other
things thought to have had a part in
the downfall of the Painleve cabinet
were the premier's statement exoner
ating M. Malvy, former minister of
the interior, and the fiasco attending
the prosecution of L'Action Fran
caisc, edited by Leon Daudet, the ac
cuser of M. Malvy.
The ministerial crisis came on the
eve of the interallied conference, and
every effort will be made to settle it
quickly. President Poincare will be
gin consultations with political lead
ers tomorrow morning.
WAR DECLARED ON
RETAIL COAL MEN
FOR HIGH PRICES
(Continued From Flnt race.)
Such coal may be placed on the
market by jobbers and wholesalers at
its cost to them, plus the usual job
ber's commission. The jobber or
wholesaler, however, must comply
with the following requirements: f
1. He must establish to the satis
faction of the fuel administrator of
the state in which he desires to sell
the coal that his contract is bona fide
and enforceable, and made prior to the
date of the president's order.
2. He must give proof of the
amount of coal still unsold under his
contract, and state the names, ad
dresses and occupation of the persons
to whom he proposes to sell.
3. The state administrator shall,
however, have the right to specify the
persons to whom the coal must be
sold and the jobbers must undertake
to sell the coal to such persons and
in such amounts as the state ad
ministrator may designate.
4. The price at which the coal shall
be sold shall not exceed the contract
price plus the amount of the jobber s
commission as fixed in the president's
order.
5. If the contract is not proved to
be bona fide and enforceable, the coal
may not be sold in excess of the price
fixed in the president's order, plus
the jobber s commission.
along the Calhoun road shortly after
Mrs. Nethaway's body had been
found and saw two men walking a
mile down the track, talking together.
He said he found two paths or rather
the tracks of two persons walking
separately and evidently not together
from the direction of the Nethaway
home, over the top of the hill and
down to where the body lay. One
track led out to where a witness
picked up the knife that had been
thrown away and the blade separated
from the handle when it hit a tree.
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