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Dry Enforcement Service Corrupt, . Foulke Charges Ynti-Saloon League Attacked in Letter by Official of Civil Service Reform League. Washington. Jan. S.—Charges that the Anti-Saloon league has '“bought" the Volstead act with congressional patronage and that the federal pro hibition enforcement service "is cor rupted from top to bottom by a set of depraved political officials, ap pointed under the spoils syster»," are made in a letter written by William D. Foulke, vice president of the Na tional Civil Service Reform league, to S. E. Nicholson, secretary of the Anti-Saloon league, made public yes terday by Mr. Foulke. Mr. Nicholson, according to Mr. Foulke, recently declared that appli cation of the civil service system to the prohibition enforcement service, established under the Volstead act, “would have been to Jeopardize the passage of the enforcement bill,” when it was before congress. In an swer, Mr. Foulke contended: "That means that you have bought the bill with congressional patronage and paid for it not with your own money, but far worse, with offices paid for out of taxes levied upon the people. 1 do not at all suppose you understood the immorality of that act, but in arty reasonable system of ethics it was far more indefensible than opposing the civil service law." Referring to the prohibition en forcement service, Mr. Foulke's letter said: “The service is corrupted from top to bottom by a s<T of depraved po litical officials appointed under the spoils system which you promoted. Even those who seem anxious to en force tlie law are so Ignorant and in efficient that they make illegal 1 searches and arrests In violation of the fourth amendment to the consti tution as recently decided by one of our federal courts. I could go on for hours with the details, by why do so? President Harding himself announced in Ids message that they had become a national scandal and called upon the governors for help In that for which Ibe national force, if decently administered, ought to be adequate.” Iowa Pastor Dons Overalls to Draw Laborers to Church Cedar Rapids, la., Jan. 8.—Rev. Hugh Orc hard o£ I lie second Chris tian church donned overalls for his services last night and the church was crowded to hear his sermon. He pronounced his experiment a success today. For some time Rev. Mr. Orchard said he had believed the reason his eh inch was not filled was because some of the working men did not pos sess doilies they believed good enough to be s~#n in a fashionable congrega tion. So last week he advertised he would wear ovet%lls Sunday and in vited members of his congregation (o go dressed as they pleased. The church was packed and many laborers attended. Street Railway Company Re-Elects All Old Officers Officers and directors of the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway com pany all were re-elected at the annual meeting yesterday as follows: W. A. Smith, president; John A. Munroe, vice president; R. A. Reussler, second vice president and general manager; C. R. Tyler, Barton Millard,. T. P. and C. W. Hamilton, Frank Johnson and L. C. Nash, directors. The of ficers also are directors. I See Want Ads produce results. § “Call Me Back, I Pal o’ Mine” V A Waite Song whose J play-it-again swing and rhythm have perched it high among the year’s BIG HITS. Buy it—dance to it— on Columbia New Proc ess Record ' A-3752 "Save the Last Waltz for Me" is the good mea sure wait* on the other aide. At Columbia Deal ers. 75c Tonight Mat. Wednesday Augustus Pitou Presents | Eves., SOc lo $2; Mst., SOc to $1 50 I DRAMATIC ATTRACT ION—NOT A PICTURE I BRANDEIS 3 Ony* Com. Thursday Mat. Jan. 111 All Seal* 50e. plus tax—No Children Admitted I NIGHTS.5Cc. 75c. $1 00. plus tax I for Fveryonf Over Sixteen—Seats Now Selling | EMPRESS WOW PLAYING GENE AND MIGNON Dancinl Stars of Tomorrow, in "May Tima Idylls'* Bernard 4k Erma In “At the Book stand" JOE MEL' IN “The Wi*r <l ef Manipulr ton" STEVE GREEN (Omaha Own) “Vaudeville'* Man O' V .r'* MILTON SILLS CLFT' RIDGLEY JACK MULHA' I. In "The ForgoMhu Law1 Ex-Newsboys-Head Merger of Five Railroad Systems \ Gris' u*ul M~W~3 The consolidation of fivo large railroad systems into one of the largest systems east of the Mississippi river has brought into the public eye the two brothers heading the combine—Oris P. and Mantis J. Van Sweringen of Cleveland, O:, two practically unheard-of financiers. They obtained a com mon school education in Geneva, O., where later they sold newspapers for a living. Going to Cleveland 20 years ago, they entered the real estato busl ness in a small way, and it was not until they interested capitalists in the purchase of a large tract of land near Cleveland that they began to attract attention. Now their interests operate and control the New York, Chicago & St. Louis, the Toledo, St. Louis & Southwestern, the Lake Erie & Western, the Fort Wayne, Cincinnati & Louisville and the Chicago & State Line rail roads, all of which they have consolidated into one system. Omaha Cats Win in Midwest Show Four Local Entries Take Firsts at Big Exhibition at Kansas City. _ Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 8.—(Special.) —The Heart ot America cat show, which was held in connection with the Heart of America poultry show, closed yesterday. Kansas City has the dis tinction of having exhibited the largest and most varied collection of cats of this show season. There were more than 150 entries. Chicago and New York, the cities which hitherto have boasted the best showing, each had fewer than 100 animals at their shows last month. The list of Omiha and Nebraska winners follow: Black male kitten, first, Black' Boy, Mrs. William Neah ring, Norfolk. Black female, open class, first, Ebon Avis. Mrs. William Neahring. Norfolk. Black female, novice class, winner, Ebon Avis, Mrs. 1 William Neahring, Norfolk. Red male, j open class, first, Chandos Cattery, Mrs. Stacy, Omaha. Red male, novice class, winner, Chados Cattery, Mrs. Stacy, Omaha. Red Tabby male, novice class, winner, Tornado of the Fox Valley, Mrs. C. C. Stevens, Omaha. Smoke, male kitten, first. Black Douglas, Mrs. E. D. McCall, Omaha. Farmers" Educational Body Will Open Meetings Today Opening sesion of the Farmers’ Edu cational and Co-operative State Union of Nebraska will be held in the Audi torium at 10 this morning. Head quarters of the convention will be in Hotel Castle. Between 800 and 1,000 members are expected to attend. L. M. Koch, secretary of the organiza tion, said. Directors of the union met at the j Castle yesterday to line up a pro- j gram for the convention, which will last three days. Mayor Dahhnan will welcome the members at this morn-' ing’s session. Committees then will be formed and officers will give reports. C. J. Osborn, Sidney, Neb., is presi dent of the union. A refrigerator has been designed having an indicator which tells at a glance the weight of the ice there is without the necessity of opening the door. Road Conditions ___ (Turnlolled by the Omaha Auto Club.) Lincoln highway, east: Roads good Lincoln highway, welt: Roada good. «» I 1) : Roads good. Meridian highway: Road.s good. • 'ornhusker highway: Roads good. Highland Cutoff; Roada good. S V. A : Honda good. Washington highway: Roads good. Black Hills Trail: Roada cloaed north of Henson. Detour by way of Dodge street i to Fifty-second, thence north to Maple, theme west to two miles beyond the city [ limits, thence north to Black Hills Trail. ; Roads good. Omaha-Tulaa highway; Roads good to Topeka. Omaha-Topeka highway; Roada good to I state line King of Trails, north: Roada good to Sioux City. King of Trails, south: Roads good to Leavenworth; fair to Kansas City. . River to River road: Roada good White-Way "7’’ highway. Roada good. ) T. O. A. Shortline: Roada good. Blue Grass Trail: Roads good. Weather reported clear at all points. VAUDEVILLE—PHOTOPLAYS ^^^NowpurSc^® "DON” Famous Canine Inebriate HARRY SEYMOUR and his “ Queens From Movieland ” | 4 OTHER ACTS | ETHEL CLAYTON “If I Were^Qu.en” NEXT SATURDAY I TAMEO KAJ1YAMA_ DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS ROBIN HOOD The Ultimate in Cinema Art Strand, January 21 Five Injured in Two Auto Wrecks South Side Machine Goes Over Embankment—Lin coln Car Demolished. Five were injured in two automo bile accidents Sunday. Two were re moved to hospitals. Elmer Beck, 3310 Y street, who was riding with Edward Yost, 5118 South Thirty-ninth avenue, was severely in jured when the Yost machine went over a 30-foot embankment at Eight eenth and W streets. Beck was taken to St. Joseph hospital. He suffered serious lacerations of the scalp and face bruises. Yost was charged with being drunk and reckless driving. Mrs. Frances Coe, 2705 East E street, Lincoln, received face and body bruises when an automobile 1n which she was riding slipped oft of the road at Seventy-second and Cen ter strets and turned turtle into a ditch. The machine was driven by A. G. Felton, also of Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bernard of Lincoln were in the car. Felton and the Bern ards suffered slight faco bruises. Mrs. Coe was taken to the Nicholas Senn hospital. The party was driving toward Oma has, having come from Lincoln. Ice covered roads caused the accident, Felton said. Portrait of General Duncan Presented National Museum A portrait of Maj. Gen. George B. Duncan, commander of the Seventh Corps area, made by the artist, Chase, while General Duncan was a corps commander during the world war at Bar sur Aube, headquarters of the First army A. E. F., has been pur chased by two of his former aides, Robert Goelet and Don M. Kelley of New York, and presented to he national museum at Washington, ac cording to a letter received by Gen eral Duncan here yesterday. The artist valued the painting at more than $1,200. Home Basis of Civilization, Declares Speaker at C. of C. The home is the basis of all civilisa tion, said Barney Pearson of Dallas, Tex., who spoke at the public affairs luncheon of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce yesterday. The more homes the city has, the more business it will do, he declared. Mr. Pearson was brought to Omaha by the Omaha Life Underwriters association. The association quartet sang a number of paridies on old fashioned ballads. N O W N 0 w HAROLD LLOYD In His Five-Part Masterpiece of Mirth “DR. JACK” Every lady attending | matinees will receive a ' photo of Lloyd. Fine for Framing j I I.AST TIME WED. TWO DAYS MORE NORMA TALMAD6E “SECRET OF THE STORM COUNTRY” New Show Thursday "OMAHA’S FUN CENTER" "^waT^cT Broadcasting Clean Fun and Harmony WILLIAMS' RADIO DIRLSb0^!'* With BILLY GILBERT (“Oh, CharleyD ! unquestionably the molt gorgeously gowned ehsrus of ell time Extra Feature: CLEORA. Classic 1 ° Ladled Tickets, 13c or 25c; Daily Mat., 2:15 Outlook for Peace in Railway Labor Circles Bright Many Carriers Withdraw De mands for Hearing on Reduction of Wages Set for January 15. Washington,, Jan. 8. — Announce ment that many of the Impprtnnt ear ners had withdrawn their demand for a hearing before the United States labor board at Chicago on January 15, on the question of reduction of wages and changes in working condi tions Involving the railroad brother hoods and have completed or are ne gotiating individual settlements was taken to indicate that there was an excellent prospect of a period of in dustrial peace, so far as the execu tives and men employed in train and engine service are concerned. About half Of the original appli cants, including the New York Cen tral, Pennsylvania, New Haven, I>ack awanna, Santo Fc and Southern Paci fic have withdrawn their oomplaints and representatives of the brother hoods believe that more will with draw before the day of the hearing. The brotherhoods, however, are pre paring to present their case before the labor board and some predictions are heard, that there will be spotty strikes in the event that the board grants the demands of carriers which remain in the fight. Outlook Bright. On the whole, however, the out look for a peaceful settlement of the controversy between the brotherhoods and practically all of the important lines is bright and there are plenty of indications that the danger of seri ous interruption of traffic during the spring will be passed. This hope was expressed by W. S. Carter who, for many years, was president of the Brotherhood of Loco motive Firemen and Hnginemen, and was selected by William O. McAdoo, when the latter was director general of railroads, as his director of labor. ‘‘Since the abandonment of the la bor policy of the Association of Rail way Executives, when Jurisdiction over labor matters was returned to the operating officials upon each railroad system," said Mr. Carter, "the outlook for industrial peace is promising. Already most of the larger railroads are meeting and agreeing with committees of their employes as to wages and working conditions for the coming year. Al ready a splendid spirit of co-operation is being built up on such great sys tems as the New York Central lines in their entirety, the Baltimore & Ohio, and other property controlled by such operating officials as A. H. Smith and Daniel Willard. j.Some Will Press Demands. “But there remains a large number of railroad officials wtyo seem to be lieve that the Cunwnins-Esch law was Intended only to Increase freight rates for the railroads and (educe wages of employes. Some of these roads are of considerable importance and will press their demands upon the labor board that the wages of transporta tion employes be again reduced, their tight-hour day practically nullified by elimination of a punitive rate of over time and the abrogation of many working rules favorable to employes AW | Showing At 2:15 P. M At 8:15 P. M. Now Playing Albert— —Leonora LINDQUIST & ALLEN The Eminent Tenor and Soprano Theodore Bekefi A Co. — Jack Benny JACK NORTON & CO. _In “Recuperation" Grace Doro — Larimer A Hudson Topics of the Day — Aesop's Fables Paths News_ BAILEY A COWAN With Estelle Davis in “The Little Production” I MATINEES 15c to 50c P!u. U.S.Tax NIGHTS ISc to $1-00 Now A picture so true to life it will re mind you of s o m ebody you know. NEIGHBORHOOD THEATERS HAMILTON - - 40th and Hamilton HOOT GIBSON In "THE LONE HAND” VICTORIA - - - 24th and Fort CONWAY TEARLE . In "A WIDE AWAKE TOWN” GRAND .... lath and Binney Harold lloyd In "GRANDMA’S ^OY” that have been in effect for a quarter of a century. "Not only are these roads making these demands upon the labor board but in the face of the language of fed eral law, and the interpretation of the United States supreme court of that law, certain railroads are demanding that the labor board now make a de cision that. In lieu of the eight-hour day, an 'eight within 12-hour day’ be required of certain employes engaged in train and engine service. "If the railroads' demands are com plied with I fear another railroad strike In the Immediate future, but not a nation-wide strike for a large proportion of the most Important roads are making no such demands upon the labor board. My knowledge of ^he situation and of relations be tween the officials anti the employes of certain roads, however, leads me to fear that the men on such roads will refuse to work under the conditions demanded by the officials of some of the corporations." U. S. Major Kills "Home-Wrecker” Former Member of Pershing's Staff Shoots Salesman in Wichita Falls, Tex. Wichita Falls, Tex., Jan. 8.—M. L. Lamar, phonograph salesman, was shot and killed in the doorw-ay of a music store here early today. Maj. W. L. Culbertson, attached to the Ninth infantry, a national guard in spector for Texas and commander of Fat Carrigan post, American Legion, surrendered to Police Chief McCor mick. Domestic troubles caused the shooting, officers said. Maj. Culberson, who returned last night from a trip to Oklahoma, is said to have called at the music store an<V was met at the door by Lamar. Culberson, it is said, asked Lamar to step into the street, but the latter declined. “You have ruined my home,1' Cul berson is alleged to have said as he drew a revolver and fired twice. Both bullets pierced Lamar’s heart. Maj. Culberson's wife filed suit for divorce several weeks ago. Culberson was commander of the First battalion, 142d infantry, Thirty sixth division, during the world war and was made a colonel. He served for a time on Gen. Pershing’s staff. Lamar is survived by his widow and two children. Alleged Attempt to Entice Girl Puts Man in Asylum j Fremont, Neb., Jan. 8.—Henry C. Krum, 35, charged with attempting to 1 entice a 5-year-old girl, has been com mitted to the state hospital for the In sane. Krum was recently fined $100 and costs in justice court for the al leged disdemeanor and held for in vestigation. It was disclosed that Krum has served more than 15 years in state prisons and in some cases had been convicted of similar charges. An examination by the county in- : sanity board resulted in his removal to the state asylum. Krum came to ) Fremont a short time ago, making a living at odd jobs and wood cutting. 1 Stage Near Riot in Police Court as Man Is Freed General Rough House Results When Brother Seeks to Avenge Alleged Insult Offered Young Girl. Fremont, Neb., Jan. 8.—Fremont police court was the scene of a neat riot this afternoon when Harry Schleicher, brother of Ruth Schlei cher, 11, sought to avenge an al leged attack upon the girl by Chet 'faason, following the court’s dismis sal of the defendant on account of in sufficient evidence. Mason was arrested this morning followlng*a complaint by the parents of the girl. The child Identified Ma son as the man who attempted to en tice her to a barn, offering her money and other inducements to accompany him. The girl spurned his attentions and related the incident to her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Schleicher. Police were called immediately, but no trace of Mason was found until this morning. At the first hearing, motion to dismiss the charges against Mason were overruled by the court. Attorney for the defendant asked for a short postponement and at the hearing later in the day produced wit nesses who furnished alibis for Ma son’s presence at other points at the time of tho alleged incident. Where upon Judge Vaughn dismissed the case. With this announcement, Schlei cher, an amateur ring lighter, leaped upon Mason and a general fist fight ensued, with others in the courtroom joining in the fracas. Members of both families attempted to part the fighters and women and men mixed in a near battle royal before police could restore order. Schleicher was fined $5 and costs for the assault, which he paid with out hesitation. Mason testified that he is a horse trader and came to Fre mont but a short time ago. Stage Partner Sings at Church Funeral of Aged Woman Shenandoah, la., Jan.'S.—(Special.) —Ten days ago Mrs. S. Caldwell, 85, was the “wow” of a musical ex travaganza, which featured an Elks’ benefit performance here. Last night, Jack Todd, her stage partner in the skit, sang at her funeral in the Congregational church. Between the two occasions was on ly a brief illness, which resulted from a cold contracted by the aged wom an at a children’s party at the Elks club Christmas eve. Death resulted from pleuro pneumonia. Mrs. Caldwell was a Shenandoah pioneer. She is survived by three children, Mrs. J. B'. Itedfield of Shenandoah. Mrs. H. I. Ward of Oma ha, and John Caldwell of Los An geles. Up to the time of her death, she was one of the most active women in the community. ‘Kidnaped,’ Says Girl Found Asleep m Shed Playing with her little brother and attending West Side school Isn’t thrilling enough for 8 year-old Jane Olechnowlez, daughter of Mrs. Ga briel Olechnowicz, 8118 S street. Her mother Bays she is not well, the neighbors say, “too much movies," but the stories sho.tells her teacher and playmates she certainly finds the adventures she seeks. The evening of December 30 Jane was reported missing by her anxious j mother and after hours of searching by polioe, she was discovered stiff with cold. In a chicken coop, asleep. I Last Saturday evening she left the house to get her sled from the front yard and she did not return. Police later found her Bleeping in a shed sev eral blocks from her home. "I was kidnaped," she said, telling her tale to her teacher at West side school. "X w'as getting my sled when a man drove up In a car and grabbed me. We rode around for hours and I ran away ivhen the machine stopped and I ran to a house and they tele phoned my mama.” Jane stoutly denies that It Is her desire for publicity which prompts these quests for adventure. Millionaire Fights for Cook c Michigan Manufacturer Fears Deportation May Koh Him of Food. Muskegon, Mich., Jan. 8.—Eugene Meurer, millionaire paper manufac turer, was planning today to tight threatened deportation proceedings which would deprive him again of his cook, Miss Margaret YVasserman, 4!i years old. Miss YY'asserman, whose culinary talents Meurer declared were essential to his health, was arrested hero last night on instructions of Immigration authorities, who allege she entered the United States last year In violation of the federal statutes. She was taken to the county jail and released on bond of $1,000 furnished by Muerer. She then returned to the Muerer home. The presence of Miss YY'asserman in the Muerer home was the cause of a controversy between Muerer and his family, culminating finally in a divorce. In a property settlement Meurer gave his wife $50,000 and announced he had awarded Miss YVasserman $40, 000 for her services. Miss YY7asserniun's arrest last night Is said to have been based on au affi davit made in New York December 6 by Mrs. YY7alter Voith, a daughter of Meurer, in which she alleged Miss YVasserman's position in the house hold was not strictly that of a cook; that she was a German citizen, and that she had made statements deroga tory to the United States. Miss YY'asserman came from Ger many to take her place in the Meurer household several years ago after Mrs. Meurer had returned to that country to visit her two daughters who lived there. Sehellberg Now General Manager Succeeds Everett Buckiitghant as Active Head of South Omaha Stockyards. # U\ H. Sehellberg, assistant gener al manager ot the Union Stockyard*! v company of Omaha, wns promoted to - the position of general manager at a meeting of stockholders yesterday af ternoon. Everett Buckingham, for many years general manager, was re elected vice-president; R. J. Dunham was again selected us president; M, D. Shawcross, secretary and treasurer; R. J, Regan, assistant secretary and. treasurer and Roy Bernard, superin tendent. , No change was made In the board of directors which is made1 up of the following; It. J. Dunham, E. P. Peck, It. ('. Howe, E. Duckingham. J. M. Kilpatrick, \V. Farnam Hnilth. Deo W. Spratlen, Heber Hord and \V. J. Coad. A number of improvements and ad ditions to the yards were discussed and announcement was made that iC business is normal important addi tions to the plant will be put under way as soon as the weather will per ,mlt. Patient on Operating Table When Lights Go Out, Dies H. Syler, 1*517 Tenth avenue, whc. was being operated upon at the Jennie Kdmundson Memorial hospital^^i Council Bluffs Saturday night, w^^fc( vandals pulled the switches which cut off the electric current al ovei the city and made it necessary foi the surgeon to complete his work with a flashlight, died Sunday morning. Dr. A. P. llanchett, the surgeon, stated Sunday that, while the van dals could not be held responsible for the death, since the patient's condl tlon was desperate and no hope had been entertained for his recovery, the lack of light did handicap him In the operation and made it much more dif ficult to perform his duty. J, E. Ghesnut Wires Wife; Friends End Two-Day Search J. K. Chesuut, 1121 Park avenue, missing from his home since last Saturday, is in St. Joseph, Mo., ac cording to a telegram received Sun day night by bis wife. Police and friends had been search ing for him since his disappearance. Mrs, Chesnut did not say whether i her husband made any explanation for bis disappearance. I Parents’ Problems Should children be allowed to have, and go to parties. They should be allowed to invite :i few friends to spend the afternoon, dressed so that they can enjoy them selves and have a good time. On spe cial occasions, such as Christmas or a birthday, a small party with simple food is very good for children, but it should not last too long, as children easily get overtired by too much ex citement. Children need the coni panlonship of their own age. The COACH Hudson $1525 Freight and Tax Extra Essex $1145 The Way it is Built Special Showing This Week In the Coach you get all closed car comforts for little more than you would pay for the open model. In the stripped Coach we are now showing as per illustration, you see the substantial, lasting way this body is built. The Coach gives all year protection. It is free from draughts. It is as warm in winter and as cool in summer as you want it to be. And yet it costs from $500 to $800 less than closed cars on chasses with which you can compare Hudson or Essex in performance and reliability. In either Hudson or Essex you get genuine automobile performance and reliability. The new and improved Super-Six motor excels all previous Hudsons in smoothness. No car holds such proofs for reliability and endurance as Hudson has won in official test and in the hands of 120,000 owners. For seven years it has led in fine car sales. And experts here and in Europe call the Essex chassis the greatest of its size in the world. GUY L. SMITH “SERVICE FIRST” Phone Atlantic 1944 Omaha, U.S.A. 2563-5-7 Farnam St