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THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1918. RAIL HEADS DENY EFFORTS TO SLUR U. S. OPERATION il : Charges Made by Brotherhoood JChiefs Declared False; Wage J Increases Granted as Often j as Possible. ? (Br AMoriated PreH.) Washington, Feb. 19. Cognizance of charges by railroad employes that the managements have attempted to discredit government operation was taken today by officials continuing their submission of information to the railroad wage commission. . T. Whiter of Pittsburgh, assistant gen eral manager of the Pennsylvania lines west, in effect, denied the, allega tions of the brotherhood chiefs. 'It was charged that we put an in efficient yardmaster in charge at Al liance, O., resulting in serious delays," Mr. Whiter said. "There have been a number of changes in yardmasters 'here and I do not know vhich one aas referred to, but if the commission fesires further information we will lid them in obtaining it." i Commissioner Covington said He 3id not think the commission could !ake the time to sift an isolated case. '- As to slowing up traffic, which also f charged, the witness continued. Jthat would not be possibV without psuing orders to train dispatchers, InH I believe tbe commission has had jufficient evidence from the dispatch trs themselves to convince you that f as not done." "' i X Promotions Made Freely, j Mr. Whiter was one of six officials tvho today presented 'statistics as to wage increases, and working condi tions on their individual systems. The tfthers were T. .Latimer. Chicago, Burlington & Quineyj F, G. Nichol son. Chicago & Eastern , Illinois; C tl. Nicmeyer, Pennsylvania lines east; E, L. King, Southern Pacific, and E. C. Willis, Missouri Pacific. J I' Scarcity of labor was reported by several officials. " All ef the officials denied claims that promotions ; for railroad env ployes - is slow, so that a man's chance to obtain better pay by ad vancing in grade is small. Most of them spoke of their own experiences, all having started in minor positions. .Vage increases were declared to have been as frequent as the roads resources permitted. Enemy Prepares To Launch Big Drive at Allies - (Continued From ri On.) bombardment and that fresh German infantry will overcome speedily any resistance offered in captured posi tions. , Despite these assurances, the . in tensive training to which they have been put, the German troops are frankly skeptical and are undertaking their' task with no enthusiasm, ac 4ordiig to prisoners. , They feel they re going jp. be thrown into battle to be used as cannon foddef and do oot relish the prospect. -.. : l Soldien Want Peace, i General von Ludendorff recently ad "ilressed a body of infantry at Laon ind asked how many men were will ing to fight to a finish. - Only five noncommissioned officers and privates stepped forward. The others declared their desire for an early peace by "ar rangement." , . German officers, on the other hand, appear to have the conviction they Fill be able to break through by (neani of their "secret attacks." ; Central von- Hutier, who laid the ) !ana for the capture of Riga,. has ome to the western front to assist n the preparation. The lessons of (he capture of Riga have been breached religiously to the German troops. t ' ; ; . Allies Are Prepared. .It has been pointed out that a pre liminary bombardment of four or five jiours to cut the enemy wire and de molish defenses was sufficient to Jive the Germans a firm footing in the Russian positions. The enemy Iroops have not been told, however, that the morale of the Russians at Riga was very low and that the Ger man attack was a complete surprise The Germans will find the allied morale at the highest pitch on the Western front and their attack will be Iar from the surprise desired. ; The Hies are ready for a big blow and await with assurance the next move, pf the German high command. J The German attack cannot be de layed much longer. .All information points to the fact that both German civilians and soldiers are keyed up 0 str.a a pitcii of nervousness and expectancy that the strain cannot en lure lor long. , 5 ' : Germans Are Hopeful, T They are waitim? for the attack with feverish hope that the high com mand can this time make good its promise. The German troops are ex pected to fight well. : The coming battles perhaps will be the most sanguinary of the war. and they will be the most intense yet seen. But they will mark the beginning of :.ihe end, for if tht Germans do not break clean through the allied line and they cannot they virtually will be finished. The emperor is putting every ounce of strength into this great gamble, and if it fails in the early stages it means the end of Prus sian militarism. V The allied forces have a superiority in numbers, both in men and guns, and no doubt is felt on this front as to the outcome. Cass County Ready for Final Quota of Draft Call Plattsmouth, Neb., Feb. 19. (Spe cial.) The call for the additional 15 per cent to fill the draft of the first call in this county will be issued about the first week in March. The notices will be sent out in short time calling the boys who are to go. Kearney Retired Farmer v Is Victim of Cancer Kearney, Neb, Feb. 19,-r (Special) , Chris Jaeobson, wealthy retired iarmer of this city, died early Mon day, a victim to cancer. The funeral Will be held Wednesday. He is sur vived by, bis widow,- three sons and hree daughters. LYNCH TAKES STAND IN HIS OWN DEFENSE tntlBDed From Put One.) house in December 1915." "Who brought it?" "I think Pete Loch." "What became of it?" "Put down in the store, room after the entertainment." "That other paraphernalia, to whom did that belong?" "To Pete Loch. He asked if he could store it there while they were remodeling the Crounse block and I told him he could. "Was that apparatus, including the shower bath, used by you for exer cise?" "Sometimes, yes." "Who else used this store room for exercise?" "Myself and some of my friends, I'd invite over." "Who had keys to that room?" "I did, Calabria and the janitor woman." "How about orders to keep out?" No Orders to Stay Out. "There weren't any orders. No body had any business in there. "How about the towels and soap?" "Pete Loch bought the towels and we took turns buyinj the soap." "Water and light paid for by the county?" "Yes." "Was liquor ever bought into that room?" "No sir." "Ever have women there at night?" "No sir." "Any women there in the daytime when Mr. Taylor was there about 9 a. m., one day?" "I don't remember the instance of Mr. Taylor." "Do men and women both look you up in all parts of the court house to consult with you?" "They do; yes sir." - Never Brought Women. "What is the fact as to your bring ing any women into the court house store room at night?" "I never brought any into the store room. They may have come to the court house with me, but I didn't bring them into the store room." "Was the old store room used by any person to bring women to in the night time?" "Never was." "Remember installing a shower bath in the old store room?" "I do. Mr. Calabria asked me if he could have a shower bath, and I said yes. We put it up in the store room. "Did you pay for it or the county?" "I did." ! "Consider you were doing a favor "It was a special favor and I have probably been criticised by members of the county board for doing it." "When was it put in?" "October, 1915." No Liquor Served. "Ever request Joe Glenn to serve liquor to you in the store room?" "Ne,ver did." "EVer have him call women up over the phone for you?" "No." "Did Pete Rooney have a key to the store room?" "Never did." "Did Pete , Rooney use the store rooin for sleeping quarters?" J"Nevtr did.'' r . V. . "Did . you ever discus' Riverside with Pete Rooney?" "Never discussed it wih him." "Did Mr. Dennison ever come to the door cf the old store room after dark and knock, and you came to the door and told him not to come in, be cause you had women there?" "He never came up there at night." Hats Belonged to Family. Lynch declared that the women's hats found in the gym by Farmer Burns belonged to his mother and sister-in-law. He said they left them there because it was windy one night when they went auto riding. He said that Charley Peters, the wrestler, framed in Tylee'a gymnasium for the Peters-Stecher match, and denied that Tylee ever had a key to the court house gymnasium. "Ever say to Tylee that you re ceived part of the proceeds from Lakeside?" "I did not." "Were the proceeds from Lakeside ever divided by you and Mr. Loch in the presence of Mr. Tylee in the old store room?" "No saW ' Vi "Ever go to the "home of Hans Voss." : ) "No sir." I No Connection With Yost. "Did Mr. Ford with your knowledge or .authority ever deliver any. message to Mr. Voss or his wife, or both, as to forming a partnership for the saloon on Center street with the understand ing that you would help in 'securing the license if the partnership was formed?" "N sir. I never gave him any au thority." . r "Or Mr. Graham a similar arrange ment?" ' "I did not." - ' Lynch said that he talked to Sheriff Clark in January after his election because Clark sent for him and asked about getting a padded cell for insane prisoners in the county ail. "Did you ever suggest that that would be a good excuse for a 'junket' for him and yourselfr "No such conversation." "Did you extend to Mr. Clark an invitation to go south and visit the Mardi Grass with him at your ex pense? '. "No such invitation extended." "Ever tell Clark you were interested at Lakeside and making $500 a month out of it? "Never discussed Lakeside with him. No such conversation." Elevator Case Up. Lynch said that Clark came to him and complained about the work of his brother-in-law, Jay Dudley, on the jail elevator, and that he had the matter taken up and settled before the dis trict judges. He said Clark was given control of the elevator after the tear In connection with his protesting sneritt Clark s bills for feeding pris oners in the countv iail. Lvnch said he was advised by his attorneys that uarjc was not entitled to 50 cents a day for feeding prisoners, and there- tore protested, paying the bills. He said he thought that when it was determined whether there was an "average" of less than 100 prisoners to oe tea the average should be taken on the basis of a whole year and that teaerai prisoners ought to be counted in with the county prisoners. He testified that he always voted for all other claims brought before the County board by Sheriff Clark. "I had no idea of harassing the sheriff," he said. v Baker Cross Examines. Baker cross-examined Lynch. "On the occasion of the auto ride, when hats were left in the gym, where did you start from?" "My home at Twenty-second and Leavenworth." "Who drove the car?" "I did, I suppose." "Was that the only time that you left hats for ladies in the gymna sium?" "I don't remember." "Who put the hats in the gym?" "I handed them to Dudley and told him to put them in the room." "You say you installed a shower bath for the superintendent?" "Yes, sir." "For sole use of Joe Calabria?'' "I did.'" Shower Was in Use. "Did you ever take a bath there?" "I was in there one day when he was taking a bath." "Did you use this shower bath, and your friends?" "We did." "How many were there ef those friends?" "Farmer Burns, Mr. Rooney, Pal estina Peters, myself and Pete Loch." "Who else worked out in there?" "Farmer Burns' boy and i fellow named Rogers." "How did Burns' boy happen to appear in this gym?" ; "Invited him over to work out." "And you took him into a store room to work out?" "No. We had that stuff in there, mat, rowing machine dumb bells, In dian clubs." Was There in Evenings. "Ever there in evenings in your life the old store room known as the gym?" "May have been there in the eve nings, but not in the night." "What do you call evening?" "Up to 8 o'clock.". ' "Do you know Mr. Carey? Was he ever there?" "Yes, sir." "Was Kugel ever working out there?" "He was there, but he did not work out." Paid Tylee for Work. "Ever see Tylee rubbing people there?" "Quite often." "Did he ever rub you?" "Yes." Todd to Probe Hog , Island Navy Yard (Br AMoelated Frwi.) Washington, Feb. 19. G. Carroll Todd, assistant to the attorney general, was appointed tonight by Attorney General Gregory to conduct an investi gation into charges that gov ernment fundi have been spent extravagantly in the fabricated steel ship yard at Hog Island, Pa. . . Mr. Todd, who has had charge of anti-trust suits for the Department of Justice since 1913 and is considered one of the most able lawyers in the de partment, will be assisted in the Inquiry by Mark Hyman of New York, who lot several years has been a special as sistant to the attorney general for anti-trust investigations. . The Investigation Is an out growth of a congressional in . quiry into the shipping board's building program and a later request of President Wilson that Attorney General Gregory undertake a separat investigation. -The Standard Family Remedy for Children and Grown-Ups Constipation is a condition that has to be guarded against from infancy to old age. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, a com bination of .simple laxative herbs with pepsin, acts easily and naturally and is as safe and pleasant for children as it is ef fective on even the strongest constitution. All Druggists 50 cts. and $1.00 A trial bottle an be obtained,' free of charge, by writing to Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 457 Washington St., Monticello, III. - "And you paid him?" "I did." "Whose else worked out there?" "Young Burns worked with me a few times." ."Tony Hoffman ever there? Did he ever work out?" "He wasn't very strong. No pleas ure to work out with him. I worked out with Farmer Burns. He showed us some of the holds." "Ever work out any wrestlers for matches?" "No, sir." "You had nobody in mind but Joe Calabria when you put in the shower bath?" "No one else." Others Stored Things. "Who else asked you to store things in this room?" "Women who had the noonday lunch, and the agricultural society." "When was paraphernalia taken out of the gym?" "In January, 1917." "Why did you take out shower aMhat time? Had Joe been cleansed enough?" "The women wanted room for noon day lunch." "Who bad keys to gym?" Many Had Keys. "Myself, superintendent of building, carpenter and several others. "Did you ever see the carpenter repair anything in there : "The floor." "What floor?" 'The floor you walk on." "Did he repair the mat. dumbbells, rowing .machine, rubbing table or what?" "No." "Did the carpenter take exercise in there?" "No, sir." "You know lie fixed the floor." "I saw him." Loch Furnished Towels. "Who got the towels used in the gym?" "Pete Loch. He said he would get them." "Who got the soap?" "Tylee, Calabria or others." "At night after 8 o'c!o:k do you know who occupied the room of your personal knowledge?" Nd. sir." "Whether it was men or women." w, sir. "Was it possible to get out of the room without a key?" "1 think so." No Thought of Grand Jury. "Was gym paraphernalia taken out on your suggestion?" "I told Pete to take his stuff out." "Did you know that the grand jury was to convene in a short time?" "Never thought of the grand jury." "What reason, if any, did you have for protesting the sheriff's bills -for feeding prisoners?" "Didn't think he ought to have 50 cents a day." "There was an appeal taken to the court and the court held that the fed eral prisoners were not to be counted, didn't it, and didn't the court hold that when there were less than 100 prisoners that the sheriff was entitled by statute to 50 cents, didn't you?" "Yes." Held Up Payments. "And even after that decision came down vou voted against Baying those bills and against paying all the feeding Dins anerirr ciarx Drougni uown, didn't you?" I did; yes. "Isn't it a fact that by aome pre tense or other you had the, county board put these claims over a number of times from weeic toweeicr "I did; yes.", "Didn't the county attorney adyise the board that Clark's bills were ac cording to law and should be paid?" "He said it was the law, but he didn't sav it ought to be paid. "Johnny" Ford, well known as a saloon man during Omaha's convivial days, and also identified wttn Lake side roadhouse, was the principal wit ness Tuesday morning. He insisted that Lynch was not identified with the Lakeside resort, nor was involved in an alleged effort to induce Henry Voss, Fifty-sixth and Center .streets, to enter into an alleged agreement to which Lynch was a carty. That proposed agree ment, he averred, referred to Voss, Graham and himself. Graham was in partnership with Ford in a saloon at 1208 Farnam street and also in the Voss place. Not Incriminate Self. Ford would not commit himself to an admission that liquors were sold at Lakeside after 8 o clock p. m. "I will not incriminate myself like some other witnesses have done," de clared Ford when quizzed by At torney Baker. The former saloon man admitted having gone to the Voss place with a proposition for the partnership, but denied that Lynch accompanied him. He gave Lynch a clean bill in his testimony. He also disclaimed that Peter Loch had an interest in Lake side. cerning the financial end of Peters Stecher wrestling match which he promoted and which has figured prominently in the trial. Jury at Lastt Selected To Try the Chobar Case . York. Neb.. Feb. 19. (Special Tel egram.) Rfter exhausting the regular jury panel for the February term of district court for York county and the. examination of a vast array of talesmen a jury was completed at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon to try the case of the state of Nebraska against Louis W. Chobar for the murder of Albert W. Bender on the night of November 28, 1917, at his home in the north part of the county. The jury as finally selected are Fred Haeiden, George Hallock, Henry Querb, W. B. McCann, J. A. Peterson. Ed Martin. Henry Berger, Murel Churchill, E. V. Deason, Frank File- ney. C. B. Wagner and frame f rotter. Two witnesses were placed on the stand before court adjourned until Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock. Mrs. Blender, mother of the murdered man, was the first witness called for the state. Her evidence was mostly con- dnrA a slinrf hUtnrv of tht Blender ..u w -' ' - . j family and of her son's land owner- ship and did not relate to the actual j murder. She was in a Lincoln hos-j pital at the time the murder was com-i miliea. cnc siaicu inai uic uii unit she saw he.- son alive was when he took her to the train to go to Lin coln. Edward Blender, a brother of the murdered man, was the next witness called. He gave in detail the events of the day of the murder at the Blender home. He told of helping his brother load the hogs in the hos racks before takir.g them to market in Stromsberg, and of his visit to his brother's home the same evening, where ie was told of the price re- ceived tor the nogs, tie saia ne naa left his brother's home for his'bwll about 8:20 o'clock in the evening and that there was nothing unusual about his brother's home that would indi cate that a tragedy was impending. He testified that he hurried to his brother's home upon hearing of the murder and found the doors of the house locked, and had gained an en trance through a window. Bender was lying on the floor beside a cot in a pool of blood and a bullet wound in the head just back of the left .eye. According to his brother's testimony, a quilt was thrown over the body. Chobar's wife was not there and the telephone wire had been cut. He gave details of his brother's habits in banking his money and of the con siderable amounts he carried with him to pay his help and to buy stock. On cross-examination no new facts were brought out. Persistent Advertising Is the Road to Success. Wool Underwear Sale We all realize condition of the wool market. We have a few dozen garments odds and ends we are going to sell as fol lows: 36 Garments, were JC $3.50; now Pl .DO 24 Garments, were &n ? $4.00; now P00 30 Garments, were dC QC $7.50; now pDOD SHIRTS Just 15 dozen left, sizes up to 16. We clean 1 ff up at, each P A UU Mufflers Vz Off Quite a Number of Beautiful Ties Values up to $3.50, each 85c. i 511 South 16th St. White Flaxons These are particularly good for children's dresses because they wear well and launder easily. Plain flaxons (32-in.), 25c (36 and 40-in.), 30c, 35c and 50c. Striped flaxons (34-inch), 35c, 50c. Checked flaxons (34-in.), 35c, 40c and 50c a yard. Linen Section New Camisoles A shipment of the very daintiest camisoles has just arrived. They present the newest styles for spring. Shown in the corset section, where you are invited to see them soon. Moderate j !H0MRSON,BEIDEN - CO 7he fashion Center for WomerVJ New Suits First ahowing Wednesday of the latest arrivals. prices. Third Floor Windsor Plisse Crepe Springtime floral effects in pink, blue, helio and yellow. Best adapted to kimonos and underwear. Fast colors (30 inch), 40c a yard. Basement Out Size Hose Complete Varieties Black silk lisle, garter tops, double soles, 59c. Silk lisle, ribbed or hemmed tops, double soles, 75c. Pure thread silk with garter tops and double soles of lisle, $1.50. Heavy silk in black and white and all popular shades, $2. WEDNESDAY Women's Good High Shoes, $3.35 a Pair. Note how precise the tailoring, how excellent the fabrics in both weave and quality. See the colors and shades that are most in vogue. Attractively low prices. Alteration service with out extra charge. A service that will assure you of a perfect fitting suit. Private Display Rooms Apparel, Second Floor Spring Blouses Groups of attractive new creations for the new sea son. Delightfully dainty and pleasing. Models to suit every occasion. $2 5350, $5, $650, $750 Second Floor Notions Include All of these, besides scores of others. Skirt hangers. Shoe trees. Wax paper. Plain elastic. Machine needles Plain and stayed belting. Frilled elastic. Button Specials Pearl buttons, 2 or 4-hole styles, one dozen, 10c. A good two-hole pearl but ton, one dozen, 5c. 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