General Dawes
Speaks for New
Bill of Rights
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American Citizens Need Pro
tection From Organized
Minorities, Declares
Chicago Banker.
Chicago. Feb. 23. — 04*) ■— General
Charles G. Dawes, banker, made an
address at the annual celebration of
Washington's birthday by the Union
i.eague club of Chicago In the Audi
torium theater. Declaring for a new
bill of rights, he said in part:
' In the next contest, one of the j
great parties in clean-cut language
and without evasion must take Its
stand for the new bill of rights
against minority organizations. The
American citizen demands that this
issue be drawn. Get politicians try
io dodge it at their peril.
"The great mass of the American
!-*ople are not generally in politics
tnt they act as ono man when they 1
Uhow that the adoption or continu
ance in force of certain policies crit
i'»illy involves the welfare of the
commonwealth. When the American
f*^ls this, he drops minor contentions
and rallies behind the forces of good
government and law and order.
Meet Force With Force.
■ Secret organizations sprung up to
meet force with force. A condition
of this kind, which wc find in this
country at the present time, is a log
ical consequence of weak enforce
ment of law and the American citizen
knows it. Already organizations 1
have formed claiming the right to |
take into their own hands the en
forcement of laws which the poli
ticians in office have neglected to
enforce.
These organizations, starting pro
fessedly in the cause of tight, using
mob psychology, in time must sink,
and do sink, to the level of the wicked
lawlessness, to contend with which
they banded together. The pages of
our press are filled with accounts of
the Ku Klux Klan and in times of
strikes, with the inflammatory propa
ganda of labor and other minority or
ganizations.
“The patriotic American citizen has
■ ome to realize that a secret or open
society. whatever may be the outward
profession of its purpose, whether the
perpetration or abolition of wrong, if
it makes use of unlawful methods, is i
an enemy of him and his government, j
Statement of Rights.
“A bill of rights is a statement of
those inalienable rights of the ir.di
\idual in which his governmenb-inust
protect him, and svhich any opposing
power, within or without the govern
ment. must concede to him. The
American citizen, in demanding a new
bill of rights from these organized i
minorities, is, therefore, only demand
ing that the constitution of the United
States be upheld and the laws enforced
thereunder. This bill of rights is not
new in its definition of those indi
vidual privileges which are inalien
able. but new because respect for
these rights is now demanded from
labor organizations. Ku Klux Klans
and other organized minorities whose
power has arisen in place of the
jiower of kings and princes of old.’’
As an economic xjjeasure, the manu
facture and sale of liquors containing
ing up to 20 per cent alcohol is again
permitted in Russia. *|
Two veterans ci almost .ess
legal battles came face to face in
federal court a few days ago.
Judge W. VV. Slabaugh. one of the
veterans, was prosecuting Thomas
Fllnn on a charge of murder. A. S.
Ritchie, the other veteran, was de
fending him.
These two clashed frequently as the
case progressed, as veteran disciple*
of Blackstone are apt to do. When
the smoke of battle cleared away the 1
Jury freer] FI inn.
Met In Cyowe Ca.se.
Almost a score of years ago these
same two attorneys faced each other
in one of the most famous legal
affrays in the annals of criminal trial
history. Judge Slabaugh, then county
attorney, was prosecuting the note-,
riotis Pat Crowe for the kidnaping of
Kddie Cudahy, Jr. And as In the re
cent case the Jury freed the prisoner.
A mention of the Rat Crowe case
brought forth interesting reminis
cences from Judge Slabaugla
"I should have won the case against
Crowe." he mused. "After consider
able trouhlc I managed to get Crowe's
own written confession into the evi
dence. Copies of it were given the 15
or 20 newspaper men present, and
practically every big paper in the
country had C'rowe convicted before
the jury came ip .with a ‘not guilty'
verdict.
Still Has Confession.
“I still have the confession. !t was
written by Crowe from South Africa,
to a priest In Vail, la. Mr. Hitchie
objected to the introduction of tlie com
fession because he declared it was
‘privileged correspondence ' But I got
it introduced, as l said before.
“How did we trace the evidence
against Crowe? Von remember that
Eddie Cudahy was on about Harney
and Thirty seventh street when two
men drove up in a carriage and in
fluced him to go for a ride. These two
men took him to a deserted shaek
about three blocks south of Center
stre.et. filter one of tlitun threw a
letter, demanding f23,000 In gold, Into
tho yard of the Cudahy home. The
ransom was to he deposited about two
miles out ort Center street, near a
lighted lantern. Mr. Cudahy and h.
plant manager drove out In a buggy,
also with a lantern burning, nrd left
the required amount of gold. The Imy
returned home that same night.
“Jlilt you asked how wo got the cvl
Old Lawyers Who Battled
Crowe Case, Mix in Court
W. \V. Slahaugh.
ilence. Well, first o.* all, there was the
letter of confession. Anil then we
learned that Pit Crowe had ridden up
to a livery barn, had telephoned to the
Cudahy home and asked if they had
received 'that letter-' The letter of
confession should alone have con
victed him, hut it didn’t.
"There were several reasons why
he wasn’t convicted. In the first
place his appearance had changed
when he returned from Africa, lie
was grey of hair and he was digni
fied. Before he had been rathei un
couth. Then the elder Cudahy was
being prosecuted in a lieof true.’ case
in Chicago at the time of our trial,
and besides T suppose tlie jury didn't
think 125,000 in gold was much of a
loss to him. as long .as he got his boy
buck unharmed.
"1 got quite well acquainted with
Pat Crowe during the affair. He
was always pleasant w hen sober, rath
er a square chap. I thought. But
when intoxicated lie was quick on the
trigger and a straight shot. He shot
a policeman in the leg and escaped
from a whole squad of policeman, aft
er I ordered his arrest. He later was
arrested In Montana and returned
here. I first tried him for shooting
to kill the policeman, but he was
exonerated, then I charged him with
the kidnaping.
Strong for Conviction.
' During the trial the elder Cudahy
was strong fur Pat's conviction, pos
sibly because some people charged
ho had had Eddie kidnaped to get
publicity. After being freed here
Tat became a lecturer, did some more
shooting, did evangelistic work and
apparently tried to reform not only
himself but others.’’ -v
Judge Slubaugti does not fret be
cause he lost the Crowe case of long
ago or the Flinn case of yesterday.
Nor i« he jealous of Mr Ritchie s
success in their two memorable com
bats Tie was chief deputy county
attorney from 1S91 to is 95. served
eight years as a district judge, was
county attru-ney in 1905 and 1906.
was assistant to County Attornfy
Hhotwell during his time in office and
continues in the same position with
County Attorney Heal.
And he is able to point to five
death penalties which he has obtain
ed in prosecuting criminal cases, not
to mention hundreds of - tlicr convic
tions. and his sensational action in
having 75 Omaha coal dealers indict
ed under the anti trust law.
"And I'm better now than T ever
was." concluded Judge Habaugh.
smilingly.
Country So Rich
j
It’s Indecent, '
Credit Man Says
Lincoln Banker Attacks Gov
ernor of Federal Reserve
Bank for Treatment of
State Banks.
’ V>e are so rich in this country
that it s indecent." J. H. Tregoe, sec
retary of the National Association of
Credit Men. told credit men attending
the seventh annual conference of tho
Nebraska association at a banquet
Thursday night.
"Money is bulging out of the
banks,’’ lie said, "it s bulging out of
business house®, its bulging out
everywhere. And, have you noticed
prices going up? Tf credit Is let out
like in 1919 and 1920, the best people
will have to suffer another Inflation,
and the bill will have to be paid by
you.”
B. E. Wllccjx. vice president of the
Omaha National bank, outlined the
federal reserve system at the after
noon meeting. He outlined all the
advantages which the federal reserve
banks and their member batiks give
to the business Interests of the coun
try.
Attacks llank Governor.
Stanley Maly, vice president of the
City National bank. Lincoln, attacked
the governor of the federal reserve
bank at Kansas City, whom he held
responsible for the treatment which
the people of tho Tentli district had
received and for the large number of
state hanks which do not belong to
the federal reserve system. He as
serted that the governor was vicious
and coercive In -his attitude toward
state banks.
Don T. Davis of the Western Elec
tric company and H. E. Shelley of
Libers Farm Equipment company of
Lincoln discussed "Friendly Liquid
ation.” * •
Demonstrate t redit.
George M. Kvans of the Manhattan
Oil company analyzed credit risk. A
demonstration of the analysis of in
formation obtained by a credit man
ager was given by K. J. McManus of
McCord Brady company. H. Bressman
of R. G. Dun A Co . J. F. Foreman
of Foster Barker company and Miss
M D. Corrigan of Field. Hamilton A
Smith.
Thousands at Firemen's
Hall in City Auditorium
Moie than 2.fak) persons crowded in
to the City auditorium Thursday to
attend the 13th annual firemen s ba.l.
The affair was one of the best the tiro
department has over given, members
said
The procc*!s Com the Via I go *o
s.v*ll the re,:, f fund for sc k one! in
juted firem- l. While the exact
art-runt taken in from the sale of
tickets was not known, members of
the relief association declared a be
lief that the affa.r was a greater fi
nauclal success than had been ex
pected.
City Commissioner John Hopkins
and his wife led the grand march.
A mammoth boiiriuet of flowers was
presented to Mrs. Hopkins as a mark
of the men s esteem.
Chief Hansen of th» Lincoln fire
department and "0 of his men attend
ed the affair as guests of the Omaha
firemen. Hairy Zlmman, former city
tire commissioner, also attended the
all.
Cookies Cakes
Alt Kinds. Sunshine
Special, per < 'ake, Or
Doaen, Mige Icing
10* 30*
Saturday Will Be the Last Day
“ «£“ “No Prolit” Sales
9,600 Men’s Shirts in One Huge Lot
Think of the Tremendous Quantity 4;
All On Sale at Once
They Cover 4,000
Square Feet of
Selling Space
Your
Choice
.Not Over ■ Do**n
to n Cutomer
r~-1
Over a Half Hundred
Salesmen to Serve
You
Your
Choice
rn«itlv»|v >on»
'old ft Mrnlrro
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Materials
The materials are
repps, fine woven
madras, soft fin
ish solsettes, neat
silk stripe mari
ne and soft stan- |
dard pernio*.
Kinds \
Collar altarhcil
and d a t a r h a d. ,
narklmnd atrlaa.
all Kranrh coffa.
T h a jr ara com*
poaad of plain
. color* and naat
J itripad affart*.
Men! Wives of Men! This is Your Grand Chance
Only through a "rhonce" were nr able to boy this trenien
deu» quantity of *blrt* to *ell at thin Ion price. Onr buyer*. al- |
naya on the alert for “real oblrt. 081000.'* picked throe np nay
below the regular wholesale root.
“rash" eounted atrnin In thl* “mlirhty ahirt pnrehnnr.’’
fjulek money wan needed hntlly, and the mutter naerifleed a
Koodly part of hin orfirinal eonfn. Ton set the benefit of the
maker’* lonnen.
Be on Time—The Sale Starts Promptly at 9 O’clock—None Sold Before
Store for Men and Boyt
Just One Day
Left
A Straight
It’s
I
Inside
Dope!
| We Can’t Tell
3 You in Print
Only That
Tomorrow’s the Day
IT’S THE
Grand Finale!
Standing Room Only for
Suit and
Overcoat
BUYERS
We Both Lose
If You Don’t
BUY
• SALE
Starts at
9 A. M.
You’ll Invest
200
Spring Suits
The Very Newest Creations
$948
The Season’s Opener
Startling and Sensational
i An extremely for
tunate early pur
1 chase that espe
cially comes at the
season's end. Our
buyers "happened
\ ■’.long'’ when a
i maker wanted
quick money, he
S i/ot it, we got
Ess the Suits, they)
^3 are ready for.
(O Saturday. \
Fabrics
A goodly assort
ment of novelty
tweeds and wanted
English homespun*,
rome fine twill cords
attractively made
with the new- em
broidery stitching in
attractive detail on
the cuffs and col
lars. ^
Styles
Two and three-piece
models that are decided
ly expressive of youth—
the new blouse styles,
sport and conservative
models. The colors are
navy, black, tan, rose,
blue, copen and stay. Ail
sizes, 15 to 4‘S.
New Suits at, $14^
Stunuimr New Suits in Novelty Tweeds. Home
spuns. Tricotine? and Poirot Twills, on sale
Saturday at .. S14.9S
1,000 Wash Frocks
For Girls
2 to (> years and from
6 to 20 years.
Saturday
In Two Lots
and *2^
The Newest, Brightest, Most Immaculate
Little Frocks Ever Offered
Knowing that these charming little tub frocks are the Kind
that the wise mother buys, and selects in quantity, we are offer
ing 1,00 ' of them at this special price, in g mghatn. law n«f. tissue*
and \olles—soft apd yet gsy in thc r many tints, and able to meet
all the demand* of a bu*y young !‘fe and many tubbings {?.?•»
to 6 aifti 6 to ?0,
Crisp Sashes
Of white organdy or the self material
will attract the eyes of youth. Embroid
ered woolen flowers in Russian reds and
greens, saucy ties. Mb yokes, scalloping*
or inserted panela of sheer embroidered
batiste: starched pique collars with
quillings
Bloomer Frocks
For play time, topping red and white ging
hams with shaped jokes of red cbaiubray.
Green and white gingham frocks, fresh a* a
piece of lettuce. Red white and blue plaids
with new panels, l'ale lavender frooka with
new pockets.