THE OMAHA SUNDAY BKK. .JULY 12, 3 B WAGES OF WOMEN ARE LOW .GERMAN OFFICERS ARE CRUEL Startling Story Told Premier Asquith. by Delegation. SEVEN SHILLINGS WEEKLY A-vernxe Vnr IIcIott 3Ilnlinnm Set hy lmmlitrnllon It on Ml Womrn Imprisoned (or l'nlllntc to Par Tuxm. LONDON, July 11. -The recent meetlwr between 1'rlmo Minister Asquith and the women representing Sylvia 1'ankhurst's East End Suffrage club Is unlquo In Eng lish history, for never before have women workers of the lowest social class told their wago grievances to so high a per sonage. The average wage of women through out the country, Mrs. Julia Scurr told the prime minister. Is but 7 shillings a week. Many women, she said, supported children and parents on this, although tho Immigration board has held that a woman cannot live In London on less than IT shillings and 6 penco a week. To small wages nnd the severity of tho strugglo was attributed the largo number of sul cldes among married working women of the city. Mrs. Scurr said the poor law attached harsh and humiliating terms to the relief given and was thoroughly hated by the Indigent. AVonicn Iiiiiirlnoiicil for Tairn. In justifying the demand of the work ing women for suffrage, the delegates told the prime minister that thoro da not seem to be any other way of making their wrongs known to the public. Women are still sent to prison for Inability to pay their taxes, and few of those who suf fer from drunken and brutal husbands can afford the luxury of a divorce. One of the suffragists, Mrs. Hughes, opened her argument by laying on the premier's table a brush that retails at 10 shillings. "For my share In making that 1 set 2 pence," said Mrs. Hughes. Her pay, she explained, was 2 penco for filling 200 holes with brlsttes, and her husband got 2 pence penny for finish ing the brush To support her home re quired ' fourteen hours work a day. Another delegate said Bhe was rearing a family of six children under tho age of 13 on her husband's pay of 23 shillings a week as a docker. A pitiable story was related by a woman who had started to work In a Jam fac tory at the age of 11. When left a widow with two children she shared her small room with an unfortunate girl whoso baby had been born In a workhouse. As the widow's wages could not feed them all, the girl drowned herself and baby In tho Thames. Mr. Asquith In reply said that It would be perhaps difficult to get substantial and Intelligent reform In the east end unless the women themselves had a voice In choosing the members of Parliament. But their problem was such that it could not bo solved by any short cut. He promised to consider their case fully. Although the premier treated the dele gate as non-militants an.d attacked mili tancy, tho East London Federation, which they represented, has never repudiated militancy. Nor have the delegates. Cases of Mistreatment of Soldiers Decrease Slowly. SENTENCES AIIE TOO MILD Officer Cnnvlrtrd nt I'ermnnently Injuring llecrnUn (Jlren Few IVreUn Under Mild Arrent Ttto Itijatnnrrn Cited. Salt Lake Girl to Wed Omaha Man it British Expedition Will Spend Six Years Charting Seven Seas LONDON, July 11. Six years at sea and a voyage of 21.000 miles to hunt and chart islands, reefs and banks of doubt ful location Is what the British Antarctic and Oceanographlcal expedition now pro poses to do for tho benefit of the world's merchant marine. Originally Sir Earnest Shaclcleton and J. Foster Stackhouso in tended only to survey and chart the coast of the Antnrctic continent, looking for menaces to shipping as might He on their voyage down and back. But the charts disclose so many points marked D., P. D., nnd E. D. doubtful, position doubtful and existence) doubtful-that tho explorers have added two and a half years to their projected voyage, which starts next De cember In the "Discovery." The seven seas have never been accur ately charted, because, says Mr. Stack house, "belpg everybody's business It was nhodv'i business to do It." Even the north Atlantic has Its doubtful Islands and sunken rocks. Four different mar iners, previous to the Titanic disaster, re ported seeing rocks near the point where tho ship went down, and this is one of the first things to be investigated by the discovery. Polynesia, Melanesia and Malaysia are notorious for volcanlo and coral obstructions, and the Panama canal will open new routes through theso dan gerous seas. The South American and African coasts havo their doubtful rocks. Mr. Stackhouso considers It Just ns Im portant to find out that a menace does not exist as that It does. The now sea charting expedition Is fi nanced by public contributions. Its fif teen officers and scientists have given their work for the next six years gratis. The only expenses besides tho equipment are those Incidental to running ihe ship and the pay of the crew of nineteen men. The foremost hydrographer of Great Bri tain. Captain J. A. Rupert Jones, will have charge of the soundings and Lieut. Humphreys will do the land sur veying. Various other kinds of scien tific work are planned, including observa tions as to the magnetic pole. Existing charts dlsc!oj facts which have a disturbing Influence on traffic, such as tho presence of shallow surround ings in areas of deep water. Such places will be carefully searched for submerged rocks. All corners of the world will be visited and studied by tho expedition. The Discover' Is a wooden ship With steam auxiliary, especially designed for work In icy waters, and she will carry the latest sounding machinery. Wlilla the voyage Is planned to last six yea.it, the officers and crew are signed on for seven In event of delays. BERLIN, July 11. Tho unceasing criti cism of press and parliament Is slowly re ducing the number of cases of mistreat ment of soldiers, but a recent report shows that 490 non-commlssloned officers and officers were convicted of such of fenses last year. This was a reduction of ninety cases from the figures of five years aco. Theso 4M convictions by no means Indi cate, howover, that only that number of prlvato soldle.rs wero brutally handled during the J'onr. A recent case, nnd one by no means unusual, was the convic tion of a non-Coinmlssloned officer of tho Third Bavarian regiment, who was charged with no less than ninety offenses against tho men under lilm. One soldier wns lamed by being struck on the knee cap w'th a gun butt, nnd there were dozens of cases In which recruits wero choked and struck In the face. It Is not long since a captain was forced to leave the service after his third conviction for mistreating recruits. The charges against him covered brutal treatment In H0 cases. Complaints of theso conditions, made In tho llolchstftg, havo from time to time moved the minister of war to declare that the government whs equally con cerned and wns doing Its best to put a stop to then). Figures have been quoted to show that cases of mistreatment arc gradually growing less common, and It has been declared that the government desired that pun'.shment of tho offend ers be exemplary. Si'tilcnce Too Mild, With all credit to tho minister of war, It must nevertheless be said that sen tences In the majority of these cases are extremely mild and by no means cal culated to discourage brutal officers from a repetition of their offenses. The non commissioned officer Just mentioned, was sentenced to 'threo months and fifteen days' Imprisonment and degraded. This Is a really scvero sentence, but It Is at the same time a most unusual one. Not only Is Imprisonment for such a term rarely meted out, but degradation is still rarer. Tho following case Is typical of tho nearly ton cases occurring on an avcrago each week. A non-commissioned officer of tho Third Ouard Field artillery regi ment commanded a recruit to clean har nesses. He was not satisfied with tho recruit's work and started expressing his dissatisfaction by striking tho man over the head with a bridle. Ho then forced him to march up and down In the Btablcs and to do setting up exercises, including tho fatiguing "knec-hend" until the re cruit fell from exhaustion. He kicked him in tile thigh and on tho knees and otherwise maltreated him. The recruit was removed to the field hospital suf fering, among other things, with concus sion of the brain. The court-martial con demned tho officer to five weeks' light arrest. Older Prlvnten Also Guilty. It Is not only certain officers who mis treat recruits. Tho latter. In the ab sence of officers, are Mibject to the older privates, and man' crises of mishandling Involve those older men. In a recent caso, one of these was sentenced to nlno weeks' Imprisonment for mistreating a recruit In such a manner that one of tho victim's eardrums was ruptured, causing partial deafness. On tho other hand, there Is short shrift for the recruit who raises a hand to de fend himself against even the most brutal assault from a superior. He Is certain of Imprisonment for a long term. NEW RULE DELAYS LETTER TO KING0F DENMARK COPKNHAOKN. July ll.-rostmaster flenernl Hertz, brother of Henry Hert nf Chicago nnd for several years n resi dent of Ameilra. lids Introduced some now miles In the service which havo brought strong protest from tho public. I't 11 to be delivered In Copenhagen must now have the section of tho city marked cm tho envelope as well as the street ad dress. Recently a letter to the king was delayed ten hours on this account. BIG REINDEER FARM IS STARTED IN JUTELAND COPKNHAOKN, July 11 -A reindeer fnrni, stocked with 4W deer from (he north of Norway, has been established by a farmer near Vlborg In Jutland, to l'c exploited for moat and hides. The herd seems to be proporlng In its now environment. THE Woods Worm Gear Drive is different from all others. The worm is located below the gear wheel so it always runs in a bath of oil. MISS MARY MONTIETH LTJMAN OF SALT LAKE CITY. What Women Are Doing in the World Gcr- Club Cnlendnr. SUNDAY Antl-suff rage meeting, man Home, 4 o clock. MONDAY Panama exposition building committeo. Young Women's Christian association, 2:30 o'clock; Miss Charlotte E. White, lecture on "Social Purity," North Presbyterian church, 3:30 o'clock, ntercsts of Child Conservation League of America. Tl'ERDAY Monmouth Park Mothers' club, Monmouth park school, 2:M o'clock. WEDNESDAY Omaha Suffrago associa tion, basket picnic, Miller park, 6 o'clock. THURSDAY Equal Franchlso society, Mrs. E. M. Fairfield hostess, 4 o'clock; Emma Hoagland Flower mission. FRIDAY Vesta chapter, order of the Eastern Stur, annuul outing, Carter LMKo CIUD. s prizes In tho campaign, ns pievlously an nounced, aro Mrs. Hnrry Champncy, Mrs, F. J. Sullivan, Mis. L. P. Sears, Mrs. II C. Tyler, Mrs. H. Camplwll, Miss Mario Ault and Miss Joscphlno West. Women's Silk and Cloth Suiis Monday at $5, $7.50, $10 Suits sold up to $2r..00 for $5.00. Suits sold up to 3.00 or $7.60 Suits sold up to $45.00 for $10.00 JULIUS ORIUN, i 1510 Douglas Street. Tho hour-glass shape of the worm keeps three teeth always in contact with the wheel. This reduces tooth pressure, allow ing a thicker film of oil between teeth, and thus insures perfect lubrication. That is the secret of the efficiency of the Woods Worm Gear Drive- The oil drains away from the motor by gravity. Large bearings assure perfect alignment with practically no friction. Call or write for our new catalog just issued. It shows our new models, gives full descriptions, and tells about many other mechanical refinements which make the Woods the easiest running, most enduring electric car. DRUMMOND MOTOR CO. J515S-70-72 Pnrnnm St., Omaha. Tolophono Harney 409 Willi.,,. Nadine Face Powder (In Crn Baxti Only) I "JGliS-TO-T'J Pnrnnm St., Omaha. y Tolophono Harney 409 I Keeps The Complexion Beautiful Soft and velvety. Money Wk If not en tirely pleated. Nadine U puts and hrm lest. Adhere until wsthed off. Prevents unburn and return of dlicoloratlont. A million delighted ueert prove tU vilue. TlnUt Fleth, Pink, Urunette, White, By Totltt Counttn or Mall, 60c, National Toilet Company, Parle, Term. Moll hT HhN.mn A MeOinniil Dnir Htorei. lit. ton I)ru Co.. Dmidtlt Drus Pert, and olhfr. An nntl-suffrnge meeting will ho hold this afternoon at 4 o'clock, at the Ger man home, 4,0G South Thirteenth street The meeting will bo under tho auspices of tho Deutcho Damcn Vorln and Mrs. Carl Uetzchman will address tho women In German. Mrs. Helen Arion Lewis and Mrs. J. W. Crtimpackcr will also spealt, and Miss Margaret Stoltchburg will sing. Mrs. F. P. nurnett, leader of the house hold economics department of the Omaha Woman's club, was tendered a surprise party by fourteen members of her de partment Thursday afternoon. Tho wo men surprised Mrs. llurnett by arriving at her summer home In Florence laden with picnic baskets. A most enjoyable afternoon was spent. AJII'SUMIINTN. AMIKKMHNTH. AJllSEMENTJ. Liberty of Speech is Becoming Curtailed in Parts of Greece SALONIKA. July 11. Liberty of speech Is becoming so curtailed In Greece that one dare not criticise even the street car service, as an Austrian i resident learned here recently. The street car company had Just raised the price of first-class fares, and whllo speaking to a friend on a car the Aus trian took tho officials to task on this account. Another passenger, overhear ing the talk, summoned gendarmes, who arrested the critic. Only on protest by the Austrian consul was he released. Before the Grecian occupation; the Turkish authorities left the street car management free to employ Turks, Greeks or Jews, as It wished, and the men were allowed to dress as they pleased. Now, to force out the Turks, the Greek officials have "Invited" tho company, which Is Belgian, to order tho men to wear caps. The result aimed at was accomplished, since tho Turks, rather than give up tho fez, resigned. In this manner, the Moslems have been forced out of employment In many other quarters. SUMMER traveling finds much favor with Oma'ua club women, so that the oxodus of club workers 1b quite marked. Their return, however. Is character ized hy renewed Interest and enthusiasm for taking up the work again. One mother stated that sho planned to do nothing so much as to entertain for her children and their friends and to devoto herself entirely to their pleasure for tho wholo summer. Mrs. M. D. Cameron, former president of tho Omaha Woman's club, left Wed nesday for Lake Okobojl to spend the summer. Mrs. F. H. Cole went to Warren, III., following the convention of tho General Federation of Women's clubs, but Is ex pected home shortly. Mrs. W. A. Challls of the musical . de partment of the Woman's club will go to. the country for a brief stay. Judge and Mrs. Ben S. Baker leave tho latter part nf the month to go abroad. Mrs. Esther M. Allen, mother of Mrs. F. J.x Blrss, left Wednesday for Hot Springs, S. D. She will f.pcnd a few days In Chadron enroute. Mrs. Blrss Is con templating to trip to Mnnttou, Colo., later In the summer. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Marloy leaVe this month for tho woods of northern Minne sota where thcro is quite a colony of Omnhans. They will spend a great deal of their time In fishing. Mrs. C. B. Coon Is alxo contemplating a trip to Minne sota to visit her niece. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Smith left last week and will take the lake trip to Montreal, Quebec and tho Thousand Islands. They will bo gone several weeks. Mrs. S. A. Collins Is planning an auto mobile trip through Iowa shortly. GERMAN WINE INDUSTRY SHOWS BIG SHRINKAGE HEALTH CERTIFICATES FOR ALL SWISS BRIDES GENEVA. July 11. Health certificates for brides Is the demand of the Swiss Society of Public Utility for Women, an Influential organization having branches In the chief cities of Switzerland, The aim of the society is toobtaln healthy wives and children in order to better tho race and also make for the hap piness of the home. It has hopes that later tho government will take a hand In the agitation and require a certlfl pf.tc of healtht from both the bride and the bridegroom before sanctioning a iiarriage. The society, which is worklnu very quietly, Is strongly supported by tho medical profession and the university professors BERLIN, July 11. The German wine growing Industry Is In a bad way. Every year since 1JO0 there baa been a shrink ago In the acreage of the (vineyards, so that the total has fallen from 297,000 to 266,000 acres. As evidence of the. grow ing distress of the vintners the fact Is cited that the debts of the fifty co operative societies of growers orr the Moselle have Increased from $S15,000 to $2,000,00) within ten years. The causes of the decline of the Industry are various: Increases In the costs of production, larger Imports of foreign wines, defec tive German legislation and crop failures from the ravages of Insects and plant diseases. Many vineyards have been con demned and destroyed by the government as a preventive measure against the. spread of the phylloxera. GERMAN ARMY DISCARDS USE OF THE TELEGRAPH BEItLlX, July U.-Octobcr I will see an lncreaso of tho telegraphic detach ment of the German army by a new battalion. The designation of these troops, however. Is only a rcmlnlsconce. for there will henceforth he no army telegraphic service. The telegraph has been replaced by tho telephone The only disadvantage of telephonic service that It leaves no written record Is considered to be much more than counterbalanced by the fact that the telephonic service Is faster und does not require a spe cially trained staff. The general com manding will hereafter havo at his dis posal thirty wagons, drawn by 1P0 horses, and equipped with sixty telephones and about seventy-five miles of cable and v.lre. ii i i i i si i i i i i Week Starting BPrfPAT. July 13. PAUL AKAItn TROUPE Comedy Aorobats and Hand Balaneers MMK. HHLKNK HAIIDY Character Impersonator of Ore at Women I1ISSKTT & 8CIIAEKHR "The Dancing Dno" OANdLHU'S PUPS Novelty Canine Aot. PEEBI.ES3 PHOTO PIAYH. Comedies Wews Events Dramas. lOo ADMISSION lOo Keierved Beats lOo Extra. Indianapolis Auto Races See Oldfield, Tetzlaff and Bur man in Action 2 full reels. BESSE THEATRE, South Omaha Last Times Today. BASE BALL Omaha vs. Denver HOUKKE FAKX, July 0, 10, 11, 12. Frlclny, July 10, Ladles' Day Games Called at 3 p. m. FREE BAND CONCERT: Fourth Regiment Band, N. N. G. Today, 8 P. ML At MBLLER PARK Take North 24th Street Gars Wednesday Evening, July 15th, Municipal Field, 32d and Dewey Ave. Take Farnam Car. 0MAHA& G0M31 BLUFFS STREET RAILWAY CO. IT'S OOOL AT KRUG PARK Finest Picnic Grounds in tho State Dancing- to Lamp's Orchestra. Holler Constcr, Red Mill, Frolic, BkntliiK lUnk, Cnrry-Us-All. Penny Amnio, Kcrrls Wheel, Free Moving PIcttircH, Ktc. New Automobile Htnnrt with Attend unt Free. Popular Prlco Cnfo. Be Car Fnro. Hold Your Picnic at LAKE MANAWA Untieing, Bonting and Other Attractions. Frco Moving Pictures Every livening. Frco Hand Concerts Every Sunday. EMPRESS OFFERS A FINE THIS WEEK. BILL tvMW BEATON & LAIER CO. John I Kennedy will speak on "Naturalization Laws" at a meeting of tho Kqual Franchise society at the homo of Mrs. K. M. Kalrflelcl Thursday after noon at 4 o'clock. Miss Charlotte K. White of Moasachu chuBettR, national lecturer for the Child Conservation Ixsague 'of America, will speak on "Social Purity" Monday after noon at 3:30 o'clock at tho North Presby terian church. The purpose of the meet ing Is to organize branch leagues for this community. The Monmouth P'k .Mothers' club will meet Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at tho Monmouth park school for a short business meeting. Election of officers has been postponed until Soptembe'r. SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS BUILDS HOME IN BERLIN HE KLIN, July II. The Society of Ger man Engineers has just built for Itself a new home at a cost of nearly $00,000. It now has more than 25,000 members, and it Is claimed that this Is the largest organization of Its class In the world. It has branch organizations In England, China, Argentina and other countries The society has recently accepted an Invitation to visit the San Francisco Exposition, and It Is expeoted that a very large number of members will take part In this excursion. Vesta chapter, Order of the Kan tern Star, will enjoy Its annual outing Friday at Carter Lake club. In the afternoon i picnic supper will ho sorved In the club , house at 6.30 o'.Mock. This will be followed by dancing, when old-fashioned square dances will be featured. The committeo In charge Includes Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Blrss, Mr. and Mrs. C. Vincent, Mr. and Mrs. F. U Keller, Mr. and Mrs. H. U Underwood, Miss Jean Wallace and Mr. Dean T. Gregg. Two hundred guests are expected to attend. The committee from this congressional district which Is working to raise funds for a Nebraska building at the Panama exposition, will meet Monday afternoon at .30 o'clock at the Young Women's Christian association building. Mrs. Clyde Husted of Lincoln, who with Lieutenant Governor 8. U. McKelvle It In charge of this work, will be In Omaha to attend the meeting. Mrs. C. B. Towl, 222 L street. South Omaha, Is chairman of tho committee for this district, the other members being Mrs. C. W. Hayes, Mrs. Bruce McCuIloch and Mrs. N. M. Graham, Thcs following list of contestants for The headlining act at the Empress this week is the Paul Azard Troupe, This troupe of cyclonic comedy acrobats and hand balancers present a funny take-off on the old Koman pastimes entitled "Two Romans and tho Mad Doll." A second ary feature act Is Dangler's Canines. Thes'e little dogs aro exceptionally well trained and put up their part of the entertainment In a high doss manner. Blssett & Schaefer do a very clean-cut dancing act and the vaudeville offering Is completed by Mine. Helens Hardy In her character Impersonations, depleting great women of the past and present. Mme, Helena makes eight rapid changes In full view of the audience, which Is both nn Interesting and entertaining feature of the act. Peerlets Photo-plays of first-run comedies and dramas, to gether with the Hearst-Hellg News Pic torial, changing Sunday and Thursday, cotnpleto thf bill. "H i Just as cool" at tho Hmprcgs A COOL STORH When you come here It's cool and delightful, buying Is a pleasure 415-17 South Sixteenth Street 3 AW ATTRACTIVE STORE arranged for your conven ience. Let ub serve you. Home Furnishers Are About the Wonderful Talking Values Offered in Our Big July Sale YOU COME MONDAY SEE FOR YOURSELF Tho second wool: of our big discount sale stnrfs Monday. "Wondorful low priced values will greet you in furniture, draperies and rugs. It will pay you handsomely to buy at Beaton & Laier's during this grea t discount sale. Payments if you wish you need not pay all cash. SUMMER CURTAINS AND LIGHT, BREEZY HANGINGS. Bargains of All Kinds in Draperies Discontinued patterns of luce curtains, consisting of scrim, hrnssols, duchess, clunoys, from throe lo six pair of a kind. Many patterns in this Halo at less than cost of manuf a c t u r i ng y3 and l2 splendid values every pair. . OFF HUNDREDS of SAMPLE LENGTHS TAPESTRY, SILKS, ETC. In Kolng over our btoclts during inventory wo found hundreds of patterns that will bo dis continued for noxt season. Pieces aro 1V6 yards long, 00 Inches wide enough for good sized chair coverings, or pillows. 1 1 Priced regularly from $1.G0 -Vo ST Yli a yard up to JIG a yard. . aA'U'C Tho original prlco tags aro loft on every piece nothing marked over. You actually got the prices cut right In two. LACE CURTAINS, EACH Slnglo curtains, more or less mussed or, soiled used as samples. A small lot. only KACH 39c SUMMER OVER-CURTAINS Sunfast and somo that we cannot gunrantee as fast color all such patterns as wo will dis continue to he sold regardloss of cost. ao-IN. HUN1-WBT, green, brown, bluo 3ec nnd rose formerly DOc a yard, aalo Xit price YD. no-IN. HUN'VAST MADItAB, silk and oec Scotch mlxturo cloth, regular value $1.50, sale price i D. FREE! FREE! FREE! In addition to selling these drapery fabrics at special prices wo will nfnke all window and door draperies ready to hang FREE. No charge for sowing or hanging. You can buy them now and have them hung this fall, JtKMNANT TAIILHS A collection all on one tablo variety too groat to specify pieces from every branch of our drapery stock scrim, silk, lace and net, Sunfast cretonnes Be, 10c, 30c, 00c, $1.00 HACII. M73 GREAT PRICE REDUCTIONS IN RUGS This week we offer tho following splendid rug bargains nt prices that should put now rugs In a good many Omaha homes. $20.00 8-3x1 0-C Axmlnstor Rug now SI 1.00 $22.50 9x12 Axminster Rug, now $15.00 $27.00 9x12 Body Hrussqls Rug $17.00 $31.50 9x12 Wilton R-ug 9li0.no $41.50 8-3x10-6 Wilton Rug $29.50 $15.00 9x12 Wilton Rug $!1.00 $05.00 10-0x12 Wilton Rug $13.00 BUY LINOLEUM THIS WEEK 1C V.. 1X7' l T O Hf ii i uu vv am x o oa.ve money w A big shipment of fine patterns in best ouality Ht enables us to offer these exceptional values this week . 5Bc Printed linoleum, U ft. wide, sq. yd., 25c & U3c 70c Printed Linoleum, 12 ft. wile, sq. yd OOc 90c Inlaid Linoleums, sq. yd 75c $1.15 inlaid Linoleums, sq. yd. 05c miaia Linoleums, sq. yd $1.15 $1.50 Inlaid Linoleums, sq. yd $l.UO( III