The Omaha Sundays
Bee
PART ONE
THE WEATHER
Fair: Colder
NEWS SECTION
PAGES ONE TO TWELVE.
VOL. XL1H NO. 37.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 15)14 FLVE SECTIONS FO HT V PAGES.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
WORKONANTI-TRUST
BILLS MAY INTERFERE
WITH ADJOURNMENT
House Judiciary Committee Will Not
Finish Its Work Before First
of April.
MEASURES BEING CONSIDERED
Co-operative Associations and Labor
Unions to Be Exempt.
WILL
LIMIT
INJUNCTIONS
One Bill Will Prevent Their Abuse
in Labor Disputes.
WORK OF TRADES COMMISSION
Publicity Proposition I nilrr Consid
eration liy Committee n Com
merce 3Icet Midi 3Iuck
Opposition.
WASHINGTON, Feb. St. Labor unions,
farmers' co-operative, organization! oml
combinations of small retail dealers and
manufacturers which do not engage in
price raising, probably will bo exempted"
from the provisions of the anti-trust laws
now being framed by ttie houso Judiciary
committee. A bill limiting the use of the
injunction In labor disputes also will bo
reported by the committee to follow the
anti-trust measures.
Tho work of the Judiciary commltteo
threatens to lntorfero with the program of
democratic leaders to concludo tho ses
sion of congress by Juno 1, as hearings
probably will keep tho committee busy
until April 1. f
The subcommittee of the houso Intcr
fctato and foreign commerce commltteo,
working on tho interstate trade commis
sion bill, expects to bo able to repjrt it
tc the full committee by next Wednes
day or Thursday.
That tho publicity propositions of the
proposed Interstate trade communion bill
ere "so objectionable that It will tetter
and perhaps destroy corporations'" and
affords opportunity for Jealous men to
l'arass their business rivals, was assorted
by Henry L. Illgginson, a Boston banker,
in a letter to Senator Root of New York,
which was read to tho senate today.
Mr. Hlgglnson also criticised othor fea
tures of the administration's proposed
nntl-trust legislative program, expressing
great apprehension over tho opportunity
afforded for investigation of corporations,
whether guilty or innocent.
Panama Exposition
Commission at Madrid
MADRID, Spain, Fob. 2S Tho commis
sion from tho'PahajnaiPaclflo exposition
nt San Francisco, Colonel "Walter P. An
drews and Thomas Recs of Springfield,
III., and Calvin B. Brown ot Chicago,
was received today by Premier Kduardo
Dato. Tlwy were accompanied by Am
bassador Wlllard.
Tho Spanish premier said he would do
everything posslblo to obtain from the
Spanish Parliament an adequate- appro
priation for the official exhibit.
King Alfonso will probably glvo an
nudlence to the commissioners on Mon
day. Later they will visit Cordova,
Granada and Seville and then embark for
the United States on tho Carpathla at
Gibraltar on March 11.
Thomas Roes of this commission Is a
brother of Samuel Rees of Omaha and Is
publisher of the Illinois State Register at
Springfield.
Alleged Peeper is
Killed at Mt. Vernon
MOUNT VERNON, la.. Feb. 2S. How
ard Manning, aged 25, is dead here today
with a bullet wound through his body.
Ho was shot lost night after a chasa by
students at Cornell college, who claimed
that ho had recently been peeping thtough
windows In the girls' dormitory. The
coroner is conducting an Investigation
today and arrests among the students arc,
expected.
IOWA MAN MURDERS WIFE
AND COMMITS SUICIDE
IOWA CITY, la.. Feb. 28.-Emanuel
Horn, formerly of Windham, Ia near
here, shot and killed his 19-year-old brido
and then committed suicide at Legrandc,
Ore., where they located recently, ac
cording to telegrams received Vy rela
tives here today. Horn was the oldest
of twelve children of Henry Horn', a
promlnen. family at Windham. No reason
for the killing and fculcldo was given.
The Weather
Forecast till 7 p. m. Sunday:
For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Fair and colder.
Tcniperxtnro Ml Omalm Yesterday.
Hours. Deg.
& a. m... as
6 a, m S)
7 a. m , 4)
8 a. m
10.
9 a. m u
10 a. m i 41
11 a. m 42
12 m 4;
1 P. m is
2 P. m 49
3 p. m
i p. m 40
5 p. m 35
6 P. m 30
7 p. m 27
Comparative L.ocm Ilecord.
1914. 1913. 1912. 1911.
Highest yesterday SO 15 2S a
lowest yehterday 27 1 15 13
Mean temperature ...... 33 7 22 21
Precipitation 00 .00 T .(
Temperature nd precipitation depar
tures from the norma):
Normal temiwrature , n
Kxcess for the day w
Total excess since March 1 H.i:
Normal precipitation .03 inch
OJeflclency for the day 03 Inch
Total rainfall since March : ...26.13 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 4.39Inrhrs
Deficiency for cor. period, 191. 4.'i ln"hcs
Deficiency for cor period, 1912 1124 Inches
T" Indicates trace of precipitation,
'' Indicates below zero.
I A. WELSH, Local Forecaster.
MARTIN O.K.'S PROGRESSIVES
Attorney General Declares They
Have Right to Place on Ticket.
MINIMUM WAGE ORGANIZATION
Governor Jlorrucml C'hocn t'hnlr
mnii niul Mix llitwc Sccrclnry
Promise of Inulry (ilvrn
to Public.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb.. Teh. SS.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Candidates for nomination on thu
progressive ticket may file for nomination
tho same as any other party ii counties
where tho progressive vote was 1 per cent
of tho total vote of tho county at tho
last election, according to an opinion
handed down by Attorney General Martin
this evening in responso to on inquiry
mado by tho county attorney of Thayer
county, whether county nominations could
be mado when no county ticket was voted
for at tho hist election.
In counties which did not poll 1 per
cent of the vote It will be necessary to
follow lines prescribed for the formation
of n new party.
3! ore bond Hcniln Commission.
Governor Morchcad was chosen chair
man and JIIss Anna Hawes, secretary of
the minimum wago commission at the
organization meeting held hero today.
Because tho legislatures of tho last ses
sion overlooked malting an appropriation
for carrying on tho work, it was ngreed
that activities would bo necessarily lim
ited. Female labor problems, however, will
ho given deep study, nnd in this Governor
Morchead will take n leading part. Ho
Indicated that ho would glvo particular
attention to formulating a guide for legis
lative footsteps enacting female labor
laws at tho next session.
Tho commission will meet again within
three weeks.
Scientist Dies
from Effect of
Bite of Snake
CALCUTTA, British India, Feb. 23.
Dr. Frederick Fox, an Australian scien
tist who devoted his life to tho treatment
on snako bites, died today as tho result
of a blto from a snako which he was
using for experimental purposes.
Dr. Fox fell u victim while he was at
tempting to prove the efficacy of what
ho claimed was a sure antidote to tho
virus of tho snake. Ho had Just finished
ttcutlng a goat which had been bitten
and had succeeded In saving Its life whon
ho was attacked by a kralt. This snake,
which Is peculiar to British India, Is a
venomous reptile, possessing grooved
poison fangs and solid upper teeth bq
hind them. During Its attack on the
doctor tho snako inflicted flvcnunclurcs.
The doctor, who has" bflejOMunlaBly
submitted to snake bites In order to de'm
bnstratc. tho efficacy of his cure, smil
ingly Incised four of tho punctures, but
tho fifth oscaped his' notice. Later In
the day symptoms of poisoning developed.
Tho antldoto mado by Dr. Fox was used,
but It was too late.
Prosecutor Pleads
For School Fellow
CHICAGO. Feb. 28. Two former school
mates faced each other, at tho bar ot
Justice Landls' federal court hero today.
Ono was prosecutor, tho other a con
fessed forger. David Stansbury, assist
ant United States district attorney, was
astonished to find that tho man whose
conviction ho had worked for was Harry
L. Poltwltz, a former classmate at the
Marquette grammar school.
Pollwltz- admitted that after a brief
career as a bond salesman In Chicago ho
hud cashed worthless checks in Kansas
City, Minneapolis and Portland, Oro., and
that ho served a pentitcntlary sentence
In Utah. '
"You and I used to go to school with
each other, didn't wo?" asked Stansbury.
Pollwltz hid his face In his hands and
wept. "I hoped you wouldn't recognize
me," ho sold.
Stansbury made a plea for Pollwltz,
saying that his old school fellow would
mako good with another chance. Judge
Landls said that he would parole Poll
wltz If ho would work to pay back the
MOO ho had obtained by the worthless
checks.
Turkish Aviators
Killed Near Damascus
CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. 2S.-Fethy
Bey and Sadla Bey, young officers of
the Turkish military aviation corps, were
killed today while attempting to fly from
Constantinople to Alexandria, Egypt.
After leaving Damascus on tho way to
Jerusalem, the aeroplane broke down In
midair and the two aviators fell with
it from a high altitude.
Fethy Boy renderod great assistance to
tho Ottoman army during the Balkan
war, making daring flights over tho Bul
garian positions and bringing back val
uable information.
Crosses the Andes
in American Motor
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-An American
built automobile driven by Johnson Mar
tin of Glon Ridge, N. J., a Princeton foot
bull player of recent years, has succeeded
in crossing the Andes, thus achieving a
victory for which automobiles of a num
ber of foreign makes havo been Striving
for the last five years or more. A cable
gram today to the Pan-American union
announced Martin's arrival In Cantlago,
Chile, from Buenos Ayres, Argentina..
A number ot attempts to cross the Andes
In aeroplanes have failed.- Martin crossed
the backbone of the South American con
tinent at a height of more than 13,000
feet, through tho famous I'spallata Pass,
I'll tn I Accident Knroute.
LOS A NO ISLES, Col., Feb. 38.-Paill
Frederick Stngan, employe of a Los An
J geles automobile firm, was killed today
when his car, on the way to the Santa
: Monica Grand Prix race, struck a curb
I and turned turtle Four menTn the car
with him escaped with trifling injuries.
SNAPS HIS
II THE FACE
OF SECREJ
Rebel General Declines to Furnish
Information About Benton Kill
ing to State Department.
THINKS IT IS UP TO ENGLAND
Death of British Subject Matter for
Own Country to Consider.
CHIEF WAS SILENT HERETOFORE
Strongly Defined Stand Comes After
Three Days of Negotiations.
PROBE BAUCH DISAPPEARANCE
Constitutionalist (live Assurances
lie Will Investigate Case ot
' the 3IIssIiir- American.
CltUen.
NOOALI5S, Sonorn, Mex., Feb. 2S.-Gcn-eral
Carranza declined today to furnish
Information to tho Stato department, nt
Washington regnrdlng tho killing nt
Juarez of tho British subject, William
S. Benton. At tho samo tlmo he gave
assurances to Secretary Br.vnn that ho
would Investlgato tho dlsappraranco ot
Gustave Bauch in Juurcz, an American
citizen.
This strongly defined stand came after
three days of negotiating between tho
American secretary of stato and the con
stitutionalist cominander-ln-chlof, through
(Frederick Slmplch, American consul at
Nogalcs, and Yeldro Fabela, acting sec
retary of foreign relations In Carranxu's
provisional cabinet.
Hitherto Silent.
Until this afternoon General Carranza
had remained silent regarding his stand
upon tho request of Secretary Brynn mado
three days 'ago for Information ot Bon
ton's death.
Another messago arrived today from
Secretary Bryan in which ho requested
immediate information about the disap
pearance of Bauch, General Carranza's
replies were mado to both queries at tho
samo tlmo, and in tho form of documents
translated into Kngllsh.
Tho stand was taken by tho revolu
tionary cladcr that tho death ot Benton,
a Briton, should bo taken up through the
diplomatic channels ot his country,
Cnrntucrn Ilcndy in Start South.
EL PASO, Tex., Feb. 2S.-George C.
Carothers said today that he hopes to
start for Chihuahua by tonight. He will
travel on a gasoline velocipede which is
capable ot running. forty..mlls an. hour.
Carothers Intends to remain with General
Villa throughout the latter' nottthcrn
campaign. Charles A. C Perceval,
British consul at Galveston, now hero to
Investlgato the killing ot William S. Ben
ton, continued his. labors in secret today.
So far, tho British consul's activities
havo. been confined to Interviews.. How
over, George, C. Carothers, representative
of the Stato department at Washington,
nnd Thomas Dv Edwards, American con
sul at Juarez, held themselves In readi
ness to assist Mr. Perceval, at his request
or on Instructions from Washington.
General Hugh L. Scott, commander nt
Fort Bliss, called on the British consul
at his hotel yesterday, but It was learned
from an apparently reliable source that
Perceval did not broach the subject of
his mission here. Mrs. William 8. Bern
ton, widow of tho man who was slain,
also called on the British consul.
Constitutionalist officers at Juarez yes
terday received Instructions from General
(Continued on Page Two.)
Naval Bill Carrying
One Hundred Forty
Millions is Reported
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Tho naval np
proprlation bill, carrying $139,904,333 for
two battleships, six torpedo boat de
stroyers and 'other craft, was reported
today to the liou;. Tho two battleships
arc to cost J15.000.000 each and will be
built at private yards by contract.
A minority report filed by Representa
tives Buchanan, Gray, Hensley and
VHIiorspoon. denounced tho naval In
crease appropriations as "useless ex
penditures. Inexcusable extravagances
' and criminal waste of tho public funds."
I Tho report asserted that thero Is no
I need for more battleships.
iWidener Pays Large
i Sum for Marble Bust
by Famous Sculptor
NEW YORK. Feb. 2S.-Pctcr A. B.
Wldcner's latest art acquisition, It be
came known today, Is a marble bust by
the famous fifteenth century Florentine
sculptor Des'iderio Da Settlgnan, for
which he is reported to have paid moro
than JIW.OOO. The bust represents Marietta
Struzzl, member of a Florentine family
and celebrated for her beiruty. This pur
chase by Mr. WIdencr follows quickly
his acquisition ot the "Pashanger Ma
donna," by Raphael, for which he is re-
I ported to have paid more than J700.000
and the famous "Noroslnl Helmet" which
ho bought this week for SS0.000.
MILLIONAIRE WHITNEY
RELEASED ON BOND
SAN FRANCISCO, Fob. 28.-J. Parker
Whitney, the millionaire clubman charged
by Genevieve Hannan with having vio
lated tho white slave law, was arraigned
today before Judge Doollng In the United
I States dlstiict court and will plead next
Saturday to the Indictment against him.
I The original warrant on which he was
I arrested at his Placer county ranch was
dismissed and he was rearref ted on the
Indictment found yesterday.
Ball was set at tlO.roo and was furnished
by James McNab. a brother of John L.
M'-Nab, former I'nlted States attorney,
and R. J McKcni
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Drawn for Tho Bee by Powell.
COAL COMPANIES
OIP INTO, POLITICS
Witness Charges Colorado Opera
tors with Interfer
ence. DR. BATES DISTRIBUTES ARMS
rkyklclnn Who . Treated HtrlLcm
Admits Ailvnnee Information
nr" 1lot in Searo 'tho j
.Scab.
TRINIDAD, Colo,, Feb. 2S.-Frcsl1
charges of political Interference In Las
Animas county by officers and employes
of tho largo coal companies wero mado
beforo tho congressional Investigating
committee today by D. M. RalBton, as
sistant district attorney at Trinidad.
Mr. Ralston was called as a witness iy
tho coal operators to testify to various
disorders which ho had seen. On cross
examination by E. P. Costlgan, ho was
questioned regarding political conditions
and described several alleged Incidents
which ho said supported his charge of In
terference by tho companies.
Judge J. G. Northcutt later secured an
admission from tho witness that his sym
patlhcs wero with tho unions In tho labor
controversy.
Doctor Distribute Arms.
An admission that he, himself, had dls
trlbutcd arms to strikers bofore any of
tho battles In tho Ludlow district was
mado by Dr. C, V. Butes of Agullar.
Dr. Bates, who has given medical at
tention to tho strikers on many occa
sions, admitted also that ho had advance
Information of a plot to "scare the scabs'
on the day before tho burning .of the
mine office tipple and postbfflce at the
Southwestern mine near Agullar,
Peculiar Verdict by Coroner.
Roy Campbell, deputy coroner, was re
called to explain verdicts In cases ot
men killed In the mine. Representative
Evans brought out that several men hud
served repeatedly on coroners' Juries, Mr.
Evans read a verdict In the case of a
miner killed by a. fall of rock. Tho ve.
diet stated that tho deceased met death
from Internal Injuries and that he "had
no relations and few friends."
Other witnesses testified to violence on
tho part of tho strikers, ono Htrlker le
clarlng that union leaders threatened to
kill him If he returned to work.
Chicago Woman Has
Income of $800,000
CHICAGO, Feb. SS.-Mr. Mollle Netcher
Neuberger, said to be Chicago's richest
woman, told Internal revenue officials
yesterday that sho will pay an Incomo
tax on an estimated yearly Income of
1&00.000. Tho tax will amount to nearly
$50,000. Mrn. Neuberger Is said to hold
more Ufa Insurance than any other
woman, a total of $1,200,(40.
Nearly 3,000 Incomo tax schedules were
filed here yesterday, bringing the total
up to J1.000. Officials believe this numbtir
wll bo swelled to WOO bofore tho filing
tlmo expires Monday nleht.
The National Capital
Saturday, February 28, 114.
The Senate,
Met at noon.
Amended postal bill to Increaso rural
mall carriers' salaries to $1,20) a year on
standard routes.
Conferences continued on Alaska rail
road hill.
Administration conservation bills Intro
duced and referred to lands commltteo.
The House,
Met at noon.
Representative Reilly Introduced resolu
tion to Investlgato old ago pension systems.
The Advent
WEDS BOTH DEBT AND WIFE
Mulligan Harassed by Beddeo Seek
ing to Collect Old Claim.
CONTRACTED BY MISS DIERS
Woman Claims Sum Representing
Value ot (iouiU Purchased Was
Paid
In Pall a Loiiff'
Time Alto.
When, Irma Dlcrs, In hr tern.- ntarrlod
Charles Mulligan, slio was unaware thai
she was bringing a great deal of trouble
to her husband. Her young husband did
hot know that she had entangled herself
In a harassing debt from which ho
would one duy bo culled upon to froo her.
Tho Boddco Clothing company, 1117
Douglas street, is tho company that void
16-year-old Miss Dlcrs clothing on tho In
stallment plan. When sho married Mul
ligan sho still owed on tho clothing. Mul
ligan says tho first payment represents
tho real value of tho goods and that tho
balance still demanded is In excess ot this
value.
Mulligan Is suing tho clothing company
for 120,000 damages, because ho says the
clothing company has harassed him ever
since his marriage, trying to get htm to
make the remaining payments on tho ac
counts his wife contracted beforo mar
riage and while she was a minor. Ha
saya tho company has threatened .to
cause him to be discharged from his
present placo of employment If he did
not mako the payments and has threat
ened to attach his wages; also, ho says,
Its agents have npproaohed him on nu
merous occasions with' fictitious papers
drawn up to Imitate nnd counterfeit legal
documents for this purpose, and that all
this so alarmed nnd annoyed him that
ho was sick for several days and unable
to work.
Tho petition filed In district court al
leges that tho clothing', company is dolnr;
an installment business and combining
with other Installment houses and loan
sharks to obtain exorbitant rates and
prices and In enforcing claims,
Western Shippers
Object
to Raise m
Rates in the East
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Feb. 23. Rtpre-
sentatlvcs of tho public utilities cominls- !trl-t Attorney Whltmnn's John Doe In
stalls anil rullroad commissions of six 'lulry, describing the manner In which
states west of the Mississippi river mot i he raised about $10,010 from Jneoh H.
In conference hero today to prepare a ; Schlff, Henry K Stoddard and others to
complaint against tho granting of a 5
per cent freight rate increase demanded
by eastern railroad.
Fully Oo per cent of freight handled !
jwest of tho Mississippi Is at some time
or other handled by the eastern roads,
( according to tho conferees, and should tho
ir per cent Increase be granted they say
' It will cost the shippers on this side of
the river $10,000,000 n year.
Clifford Thome, chairman of tho rail
way commission of Iowa, was chairman
ot today's meeting, Tho other conferees
i were H. T, Clarke, chairman of the No-
I hraska Railway commission; John M, At- ) refused to approve a merger of the Amer
klnson of tho Missouri Publlo Utilities . 'cn Malting company and tho American
commission; John M. Klnkcl ot the Kan- , M'1 corporation, New Jersey corpora
sas commission; W. H. Stutsman, presj- tlons, Into a slnglo corporation with a
e- ,
i dent ot the Board of Railway commlsAlf
sloners of North Dakota, and F. C. Robin
son and J. J. Murphy, railway commis
sioners of South Dakota.
Woman Jumps in
Front of Train
NORTH ATTBLBOItO, Mass., Feb. 2S.
Holding her 6-months-old baby In her
arms, Mrs. Ralph Dlnsmoro Jumped from
an ovorhead midge. In the path of a pns
senger train today. The child was In
stantly killed anT"the mother suffered
probnbly futal Injuries,
Mrs. Dlnsmoro was 23 years of age and
the wife of a young mechanic. An un
addressed .iotc found In her clothing read:
"No one will understand why I wont
to die. Forgive me,"
SULZER BEFORE NEW
INVESTIGATING BODY
Former Governor Testifies in Graft
Probe Started by the Lower
House,
FRAUD IN ROAD; : BUILDING
dnly Thirty Tor Cent of Money Kx-
penileit Actually Went Into
t Construction Work H'-
' . . iio'ksy Also Testifies.,
NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-Tlio Sullivan
committee, a now graft Investigating
body appointed by the lower house of the
legislature, held its first public hearing
In the city halt hire today. The com
mittee's counsel summoned ss the first
wlthossta former Governor Bulzer and
John A. Ilcnncssy,
Mr. fiulicr niiUI that Information ot
fraud In tho state highway department
paino to him during his campaign for
governor and that in uccordanco with pre
election promises, ho appointed a com
mltteo to Investigate and report.
"They only lnvcstlgatd sixty days,"
said Sulzer, "but they found enough In
that tlmo to convince mo that every de
partment of tho state was honeycombed
with graft. I then appointed Hcnnessy
to Investlgato the highway department
nnd told him to go to' tho end ot tho
rope, drive .out tho gratters and to spaio
nobody.
"The legislature, however, refused to
appropriate- tho money to defray tho ex
penses of tho Investigation so llenncssy
and I and a few friends put up tho
money. The Tammany senators acting
under Instructions, struck out the appro
priation. Hpnnessy Investigated forty
roads In twenty-two counties and found
that their construction was fraudulent.
"Thp taxpayers hod been defrauded of
millions and millions of dollats. Ilcn
ncssy told me that about 30 per cent of
thn cofct of the roads went for their actual
construction nnd the rest was stolon.
"Later Heiinessy iriscovercd astounding
grnft in (he reconstruction of tho state
cupltol and f ordered stato Architect Hoe
fee to resign because of tho revelations."
Hcnnersy was the next witness. He
1 repeated tho testlmonv ho cove nt ni.
. ronuuet ins investigation
Wo got thirty-six Indictments as tho
result of our Investigation," ha said.
; Tvlpw .TpVCSOIT Pofnemo
L1 D w CIOC,y JA)tl llbob
to Permit Merger
of Malt Companies
TRENTON, N. J., Feb. "JS.-Tho board
of publics utilities commissioner todtv
capital or $i3,boo,ooo.
Approval Is withheld because the two
companies do not Justify a capitalization
of this amount and because they aro not
doing a cognate business. This action
was laKen under the "seven sisters" anti
trust laws of 1913,
Accoidlng to the utilities board th.
malting company Is an operating com
pany and the malting corporation Is a
noiding concern. This, the commission
holds, does not come within the definition
of corporations doing a cognate business.
i
lee Worker Killed.
1'IBRRK, S. D.. Feb. 2S.-(SpeolaI Tele
gram.) Thomas n. Qassoway, un om
ploye of the Plerro Ice company, was
caught in the hoisting muchlnery nnd
killed at the lco house today. Ho had
his neck broken by bolng pulled over a
pulley by tho endless chain carrier.
BRANDEIS WINS
SUIT BROUGHT
BY MRS PAUL
Jury Finds for the Defendant in
Case Which Has Been on Trial
for Last Four Weeks.
EMPLOYES MAKE DEM0NSTRATT
Flock to Mr. Brandeis' Office in Re
lays to Express Pleasure.
JUDGE COMMENTS ON THE TRIAL
Matter Presented t othe Grand Jury
for Consideration.
BRANDEIS LAWYERS PLEASED
.Iu.le Wlinrton anil .1. I.. Kennedy
."ay They Could Not Sec Any
Other Outcome Than Clcnr
In of Client.
Uthur D. Brandeis, millionaire mer
chant nnd capitalist, won tho verdict yes
terday of tho Jury, which for four wecka
henrd evldcnco In Mrs. Nellie Paul's suit
ngalnst him, based on charges made by
her son, tinrenco Rlsley, 18 years old.
Tho result was hailed by Mr. Brandeis'
attorneys and friends as . Vindication
and as the end of nn attack on him
which begun In November, 1912, nnd which
has cost htm thourants of dollars and
Inestimable, trouble and anxiety.
Both Jury and Judge expressed unfavor
able opinions as to Mrs. Paul's action In
bringing tho suit for $250,0,X. Just ended,
when her written receipt for $7,fi00, ac
knowledging settlement of all claims In
full, was In possession ot tho defendant.
Tho Jury wrote on tho verdict a finding
"That tho plaintiff has been duly paid
for any claim made by her ngalnst tho
defendant." Judge Day, In a short talk
to tho Jury, sold that It they had not so
held ho would havo felt It his duty to
make such a ruling.
Following the verdict It was mado
known hy Mr. Brandeis' friends that ail
evidence relating to tho alleged black
mall plot agjtnst him had been placed
boforo the grand Jury and tlint this body
had been asked to Indict Mrs. Paul, hfcr
son, Clarence Rfsley, and attorneys who
have 'been connected with her side of
tho fight .on Mr, Brandeis.
The Jury went out at 3j60 o'clock Frldav
afternoon and rendered Its verdict at 4'IS
o'clock yesterday. Mr. Brandeis, w(tii
his wtfo and relatives and friends,
awaited n,ewa Saturday at )t!s offica in
tho Brandeis building. When tho word
ot tho verdict came employes and fclaiwta
stormed the room, most pf the womw
atlcniptlnK to kiss him, Tho store wa
loft partially deserted while 1,200 em
ployee sought hit office In relays. This
demonstration, Mr. Brandeis -said, ar
feotod him almost as deeply ak the vtr-
dlet ItAelf,
"Hny that I awaited tho. Verdict with
my wife and relatives and friends In my
office and that thero never Was such a
demonstration as tho employes ot the
store gave me," ho said. "It was tho
most Importaht mohicnt ot my life. I
want to thank everyone who assisted me
and who reserved Judgment on my case
until the Jury had decided' It."
Mrs, BrnnCels. who has been by her
husband's side daily during tile trial, loft
for New York last night to see their
daughter beforo her departure for Europe
Tuesday.
Innocent Mint Vindicated.
'An innocent man hns beoh vindicated,"
declared John C, Wharton, last night.
"It was tho only thing the Jury could do
In the case, tho evidence was so thor
oughly completo In every detail. Not only
has Arthur D. Brclidcls been vindicated
by a Jury of twelve fair men. but he haa
been vindicated bdforo thousands ot '
people, who havo watched the suit since
It was 'started. His exoneration Is com
plrto and tho community has shown by
this Verdict that It docs not sanction nor
commend the vile practice of blackmail."
"It Is to be hoped 'that no cobo similar
to tho case of Nelllo Rlsley Paul against
Arthur D, Brandeis will over again bo
(Continued on Pago Two.)
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Trade Follows
the Advertiser
NovvndayB trade follows tho
flag of the ndvortlaer.
Tho public wishes to know
facts concerning what It spends
Its money for.
Honco the widespread Inter
est In novvspapor advertising.
Tho enterprising niamufac
turer or retailer plantB his flag
boldly whore it will do tho
most good in tho advertising
columns of Tho Ileo and news
papers of like standing.
And so long as the product
advertised Is good and reliable
and fairly priced the public will
gather around the standard of
the advertiser and buy his mer
chandise. The march today Is upwaid
and onward eliminating un
known and over-priced articles.
The army of purchasers Is
bolng dally informed about
everything it spends its money
for and will no longer be sat
isfied with Inferior merchan
dise. Trade cannot but follow the
flag ot tho manufacturer and
retailer who base their claim
for public approval on quality
and honest newspaper adver
tising. Co-operative work with deal
ers In nationally distributed
articles Is part of tho function
of tho Bureau of Advertising,
American NowBpaper Publish
ers Association, World Build
ing, Now York. Correspond
ence with general advertisers
Is solicited.
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