ft A Tim OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAY 1915. CAPTAINS PERFECT IIERGERCAMPAIGN System to Mark Method by Which Toteri Will Be Asked to Go to Polls. MEETING AT COMMERCIAL CLUB A rousing consolidation meeting was held at the Commercial club last night when the ward captains of the city perfected their organisation and arranged for a final meeting with their precinct lieutenants and the Greater Omaha campaign committee at the club next Friday night. Robert II. Manley, comlssloner of the Com mercial club presided last night. Many of toes ward captains have already completed thU list of lieu tenant J. W. Metcalfe and T. D. Wead of the , Eleventh ward presented their list lest tht of eighty-four. Henry V. Meyers for the Twelfth had a list equally aa Lone Both thee warda and others ' will supplement their personal sollclla Uon with personal letter to each voter and the general campaign committee will also Send out letters. Topping all this It was decided to have aoma twenty-flva young women get buay on telephonee the laat two daya and as a final effort to In aur a full vote on Tuesday, June 1, re mind each voter of hla duly. ,' LMk Omi 1r Toar Welch hor. Tell them to vote for their next floor neighbor," was the slosran of the cam , paiirn approved laat nlsht on uirget1on of Captain Robert C. Druenedow of the '.Seventh ward, lie and othera impliMliel the necessity of enlisting the co-operatton of th women In t hla work; Vaclav Bureih. Val Tctcr. J. W. Met ualfe, R. C. Hunter and John O. falser Friends and Sympathizers Helping to Replace Joseph Mcchcr's Home More money has been raised and turned over to The) Bee for the erec tion of a new home for Joseph Merrier, whose savings were entirely wiped away when hla home, which carried no Insurance, was burned and the family left destitute. Henry Pollack, who started the fund with a $30 subscription, has arranged for 100 Hungarian carpenters to help erect the new residence Sunday, May 30. T. F. Stroud has donated a wagonload of lumber. Mrs. Sanko, 4911 North Fourteenth street, circulated a subscription list among her neighbors and raised 116. R. D. Condon, secretary of the Boyer Y. Van Kuran Lumber company, telephoned that he bad $30 for the fund. The fund to date Is: Iienry Pollack IV) 00 W. B. Sander JO R. B. Condon .00 Jacob Peterson, 53S N. 14th Ht. .50 Handed to Henry roll ark .'. 13.00 W. tt. Klalaon JO Nick Ftanko. 4 Til S. 14th Pt 2.00 Eiiun Chlpke . 00 flteve Panko, 4TI1 N. 14th M 1.00 Mr. C. Vi . Fursta W Peter Satnlafid. 4911 N. 14h ft 1.00 Mr. F. V. Ilaney 25 Wilton Billy. 4-.rtl N. 14th ft Mr. M. Malndando 25 Joe Carver, ,N. 14th "t 25 Mm. I,aron 26 C. E. Krnst. 17K N. 14th Bt 25 Mra J. B. Bruner JO lira. Miner, TM N. 14th Ht V Mr. J. D. Ratckln . Louie Hansen, 47 N. 14th ft SO Mr. Bailey 35 Mra. A. Prlron. 471 N. 14th Ht .26 Orsh .21 Mra. E. fiinlth. 471 N. 14th Pt 2S Mra. If. Btidvrs 1.00 Anna John nun 26 Caen ' 1 Mra. Classman, 4706 K. 14th ft .25 Mra. Knudsen 25 Mr. Olassman, 4705 N. 14th t 50 Cash 05 Dunn, 470 N, Hth Kt JA Cash 25 Total W Asserts that Trial Judge Thought Frank Innocent of Murder ATLANTA, Oa. May K.-Ii a letter forwarded today to Governor Hlaton and state prison communion urging clemency of Dundee were among others who made t 'or Leo M. Frank, Judge A. O. Powell, nthualaatlc apeechea. Mr. Yeleer dl-a. former member of the atata court of closed a plan for a friendly meeting at ' appoato, aaaerted that the laU Judge Happy Hollow club next week when the oan, who preaKled at ranks trlnl, queallon of consolidation would be eub- mined to a debate, both aides having their chance. Mr. Yelser. who realdea In Dundee and worka In Omaha expreneed the belief that Dundee people, on final consideration, would turn out a very good vote for the cause. Captain Bureih aaid that If every em ployer woutd remind hla employee aa they went out to vote that aa each voter had to algn hla name when casting hla ballot It would be a aim pie matter to eheck up and aee If they really voted. It might In' ra a heavy poll. "An employer can very easily tell often had expressed to him the belief that Frank waa Innocent of the murder of Mary Phagan. "I waa an Intimate friend of Judge ' Roan," Judge Powell's Utter stated. "If he were living I would not attempt to apeak for him. Since his mouth la closed by death, I feel It Is due to him and to Frank that I should give you the benefit of what I know of how ha fait aa to the defendant's guilt." At Judge Roan's request, Judge Powell asld. ho had prepared portions of . the court's charge to the Jury. "I mention this fact," the letted added, "merely whether his employ voted or took the I to show I had opportunity of Intimate time he was given to vote for aomethlng knowledge of the state of hla (Judge said Mr. Buresh, "and that ought Roan e) mind." Judge Towsll stated h waa unable to explain why Judge Roan, with these views, did not grant the now trial, "which, from the conversation with him, I fully expected him to grant" to be looked after." J. W. Metcalfe said retailers were planning to divide their men Into three groups for the purpose of voting. Th Second ward captain, Val Peter and yf. Boyd Smith, were prom ised speakers for open air meetings: Pat unlay night. May , at these places: Twenty-ninth and Dupont, Twenty-fourth and Vinton, Sixteenth and Vinton and , Edward Roaewater school. The Seventh ward will have several such' meetings, as win othera Police Officer Code Fimple Arrested in Raid on Card Game A sensation, waa caused at head quarter this morning, when Police Cap tain Iempey and Sergeants Dillon anJ Russell suddenly left the station with Officers Danbaum and Coffey, aud re turned half an hour later with Police Officer Code Flmpt under arrest With th arrested officer wer half a dosea other nun, who were taken from a drug store at 1624 Cuming street, where the nolle say, they were playing cards. A T. Danlolson, the druggist's clerk, was arreatsd and charged with keeping a disorderly house, aud Fimple waa charged aa an Inmate, aa wer the others, all of whom gave assumed Minus. A quantity of beer found In an Ice bos Waa brought to headquarter. Fimple was stripped of hla badge and suspended pending a hearing before the city commission. Fimple, according to Captain Dempsey, waa off duty at the time. He gee to work at I o'clock and goes off watch at midnight. , The raid, occurred at "o'clock. "1 cannot understand It," Finals do- olarad. "We wer playing pitch." All r.-ere released on cash bonds. A week a ico Commissioner Kugel promul gated a rule abolishing cash bonds In favOr of ones calling for unencumbered real estate. ' ' - Boy Assaults Italy Minister lp Berlin EERUN, (Via London), May tL-Th cardo Bollatl, Italian ambassador t Or many, upon leaving the Italian embassy yesterday evening waa assaulted by a boy, who knocked off the ambassador hat The youth was .seised by paaseraby and beaten off before he waa turned over to th police. The government Immedi ately sent apologies to the ambassador for the Incident Precautions had been taken earlier to prevent any annoyance, but as the day peaeed without the slightest evidence of trouble th detective wer -withdrawn from the vicinity of the Italian embassy. Wave of Enthusiasm Is Sweeping Vienna BERLIN. May 12. (Via tondon,)-Tha Lokal Anselger In Us lasu of today asya tt learns from Vlanna that a great patri otic demonstration haa taken plac be fore the war mlnlatry there. The crowda sang patrlotlo songs and greeted the Of ficials with outbursts of tremendous cheering. All Vienna la la high spirits. The people, the newspaper assert, feet that war la incut able and their contt dence in victory la higher than at tne outbreak of the war with Serbia. Lake Mohonk Meet -O.K.'s Wilson; Silent On National Defense MOHONK UKE, N. Y.. May JX President Wilson's stand In the Interna tional crista waa approved by the Lake Mohonk conference on International arbi tration at the conclusion of Its twenty first annual meeting. The conference platform declared: "We express our gratitude to the presi dent of the United mates for maintain ing the neutrality of our government and for asserting with firmness, clarity and restraint, the rights of our people a cltlsena of a neutral nation." The platform, aa proposed by the plat form committee, did not mention the subject of greater preparation for na tlonal defense, which waa urged upon the conference this year by Secretary of War Garrison, Major General Ieonard Wood and Rear Admiral Colby M. Chester, re tired. The members of this committee were Dr. Charles) W. Elliott president emeritus of Harvard university; Dr. El mer Ellsworth Brown, chancellor of New York university; Prof. John B, Clark of Columbus university. Senator Heart la Fontaine of Belgium, Andrew B. Humph rey of New York, executive director of the American Peace and Arbitration league; former Governor BLmeon B. Bald win of Cincinnati, and Luoiua M Cuth bort, a Denver buslneasman, Cooper. Gives His, Ideas on Psychism "Psychlsro ha long been alutlted In Jadla and la certain genuine schools," said Irving 8. Cooper, during his lecture laat night en "Methods of Psychic Develop ment." Continuing, he - asserted that "During the cours of many centuries It haa been elaborated Into an exact science. . "Th haphazard style of training, ao characteristic of those studying this sub ject In Europe and America. Is wholly unthought of among those who know that psychism In not an Interesting fad, but a stern reality, by which much good can be accomplished by those who are properly trained and qualified, but also much harm la the handa of unworthy persona." Switzerland Adds IVjon to Its Army COPENHAGEN, (Via London). May 32. -Berlin papers say Bwltserland la calling up more men and It I expected that a compltite mobilisation will be ordered shortly for the prevention of a violation of neutrality. It la said that Bwltserland has made arrangements with Italy for a continuance of the regular food supply. Labor Chief Named To British Cabinet DON, May 23,-The first authorita tive announcement as to an appointment In the British national cabinet outside of Premier Asqulth and flr Edward Grey, the foreign secretary, Is that of Arthur Henderson, a labor' leader, who succeeds Herbert Louie Samuel aa presi dent of the local government board. The trade unionists are highly pleased at the appointment Arthur Henderson, a native of Glasgow, was chairman of the labor party In the Houee of Commons In 190H-10, and was ao appointed a second time In 1814. He was made a member of the national war munitions committee last April. NUMBER OF CAPTIYE ROSS HOW 194,000 Auitria Reports Slavi Thrown Back from Positions on Weit Bank of San. COUNTER MOVE AT STANDSTILL VIENNA Va London, May ). -The following official communi cation was Issued tbls evening. "The battles along the front in middle Oallcla continue. On that part of the San running downward from Slenlawa, the Russian detach ments still holding the west bank? were thrown back. East of Jaroslan, the Teuton allies vigorously repulsed Isolated attacks of strong enemy forces. The number of prisoners taken by us la continually Increas ing. Storm Positions r Tflatit. "In stubborn night battles our troops stormed the Russian position east of Drohobycs and captured Keudorf, taking LMO prisoner. The Russian counter attack across the Dniester in East Oallcla haa com to a standstill on the Pruth line. Hostile efforts to break through our line near Kolomea failed. All attacks against this brldg head war repulsed with most se vere enemy lossea. In the fighting in the hilly country of Kiel re, which attll continues at some points, we have captured 4,000 prisoners since May 11 The total number of prisoners In our bands now amount to W.0O0." Resales Statement. PETROGRAD n London), May 21. The following Russian official war state ment waa lasued her tonight: "On May 19 our troop seised an enemy position near the village of Kourchany and captured hundreds of prisoners and some machine guna West of Shevli the enemy fell back along a considerable front. In the region of Rosaleny the enemy, retnforoed, partly crossed to in left 'bank of the Dublssa river. I "On the left of the Vistula we con tlnue to preae the enemy auccesstully In the region south of th railway station between Radora and Klelce and have al ready repulsed htm from Opatow and on tli front Slouplan-Noveli-Lagow On Gallelna Front. "On th Galclan front th battle con tinued on May 19 with great ferocity. Between th Vistula and Prsemyst the enemy extended themselves somewhat on the right bank of the San In the cen ter of the region of Blenlawa, but on two flanks In the direction of the Vis tula between Tarnobrzeg and T.'lanoff and In the direction of Praemyal near Tytchenpy we realised important suc cesses la a battle oa the left of the San.' Letter Carriers To Hold Memorial Services Today The letter carrier of Omaha today at the Swedish Auditorium, 1609 Chicago Street, will hold memorial services for their comrades who have aiea aurtng the last year. The service will begin iX t o'clock In the after noon with the following; pro gram: Selection Omaha poetofflce Band Praver..... Rer.bl Frederick Conn Solo.?.. Miss Daisy. Hlf sine Address J. J- Ryder u.iariinn Omaha Poatofflce Band Oration Harry U. Fleharty Holo U. J. Bl. OOUnclUB Reading, Roll of Deceased Member COURT HITS ATRIGGS BANK Justice Takes Motion of Govern ment to Dismiss Suit Under Advisement. SATS MALICE ON OTHER SIDE WASHINGTON. May S.At the con clusion of five deya' argument Justice McCoy of the district aupreme court took under advisement yesterday the motion of tl.e rovernment to dismiss the suit brought by the Rings National bank to enjoin Secretary MaAdoo. Comptroller of the Currency W illiam and Treasurer Burke from alleged unlawful persecution of the bank. Relief sought by the plaintiff In the pending litigation waa denied by the court, except a to the payment Into the treasury of tS.noo Interest on bonds due the bank and withheld to cover penalties imposed by the comptroller for failure to furnlah certain reports. A temporary restraining order against the payment of thl monoy Into th treasury was granted at the outset of the proceedings, and the court later wlU pan upon the question of continuing It. Justice McCoy Indicated that he would occury some time considering the case, but would endeavor to dispose of It be fore July 1. In denying the prayer for an Injunction pending litigation he said that without conalderlng what evidence might hereafter be presented there was nothing In the record before him now which showed the government officials had exercised arbitrary power or power arbitrarily in regard to the refusal to se lect the RIem bank aa a reserve agency. "It sreins to me on the record aa it itanda that - the government officials would be remise In their duty In selecting It as an agent tor new applicant banks." said the Justice. "The evidence here Is of persistent violations of the law and those violations did not begin when Mr. Williams came Into office and they have continued to this day," Malice on Other Side. The court also considered on the record aa now made up the charge that Secre tary McAdoo showed malice In an inter view In hie office with Rlgg bank offi cial. The Justice said It appeared to him that the malice waa rather "on the other aide." At the opening of the day's session, Samuel Vntermyer of government coun sel presented a bookkeeper's affidavit that there were S.OOo stock transactions shown on the booka of Lewie Johnson & Co., stock broker, in the name of the Klgge bank. Messenger Runs Into Auto, Is Eun Over, Wheel Ruined After accidentally running Into Miss Frieda A. Lange's auto with hla motor cycle and being thrown and run over by the car, Robert W. Mulr, ?114 Locust street, a messenger for Orkln Brother, waa arrested by the police on the charge of exceeding the epeed limit. Dr. Cum mlngs dressed Muta Injured leg and Officer Tom Baughman arreated him. The accident happened Friday evening la front of the Paxton garage, 5619 Far nam street, while the auto waa being driven Into the garage and Mulr waa, driving his motorcycle east on Famam 1 stret Ha said he did not see the auto, till too late. The auto was damaged and Mulr'a new motorcycle was almost , ruined. Mies Lange lives at 3617 Famam street. Mme. Pol near Visits Hospital. PARIS. May 1. Madame Polncar. wife of the president, visited the Amer ican ambulance hospital today. Bhe we received by Mrs. William G. Sharp, Wife of the American ambassador. Prowler Steals from Carter Cottages A prowler V .sited cottage at Carter lake and atol article frciu several. Abe feampaon, 24 North Sixteenth street, re ported to the police that be mUsed a rifle and ahotguo. The other thefts were of leaser val. SIGHT SUBMARINES OFF CAPE COD-IN WAR PLAY NEWPORT, R. I.. May E.Wlth th Ajflantle coast north of Cap Hatter etill under nilmlc threat M attack by hostile ships today. Admiral Fletcher had Gas Bombs from Sky Terror of England LONDON, May 23. An Intimation that German Zeppelin airship probably will use bomli charged with poisonous gaaes If -they make raids oa London I con tained in a nolle issued by Scotland Yard tonight To the caution previously given that the public should take refuge In house In order to be out of the way of frag ment of shells which might be fired at enemy aircraft, I th following added Injunction: "tt would he well for persons thua tak ing refuge to keep all window and door on lower floor closed, so aa to prevent th admission of deleterious gasea" Rabbi Wise Is to Talk at Brandeis Mrs. Draper Smith, president of the Nebraska Woman (Suffrage association, and Mra W. K. Barkley of Unroln will represent Nebraska at th conference of auffrage leaders In Chicago, Xuae s-S. Mra Mmllh holds first place so far for the greatest number of ticket eold for Flnte Solo Selection W 11 lam Maher Hen Kassal ..Omaha Postoffloe Band Bonapartes Tender Swords to Italy PARIS. May 22. A newa agency dis patch from Rom says that Prince Vlo- tor, head of the house of Bonaparte Prlno Lieutenant Napoleon, hla brother, and Prince Alfonso of Portugal, brother of th Ut King Carlo, have applied to the Italian war ministry for permlaslon to Join the army. Prlno Victor and Prlnc Louis Napo leon are grandnephew of .Napoleon X. Their mother wa Merte-Clotllde, a princess of Savoy, the reigning house of Italy. Iowan Loses Fifty Dollars to Swindlers After gaining the confidence of Lyman Cork of Marshall, la., by showing him Omaha's new fl.SO.000 Fonte nelle hotel, two confidence men matched dollar with him and won ISO In th "In nocent" sport. deployed the Atlantic fleet to cover moat ; the lecture to be given by Kabbl Stephen of the Important strategic points of de fense. Notable among the maneuver In th war gam waa the us ot th new Cap Cod canal. Several submarines wer sighted oft the rape, presumably guard ing the aea eutraue ot th uanal against possible approach by Rear Admiral Beatty' fleet. The submarine strength of the fleet of defense haa been definitely reduced. Th K-J. with a broken crank abaft, waa towed here today and .-! la In port repairing aa engine. UNION MEN ARE URGED TO FAVOR CONSOLIDATION - That all union men should get out and vote for the consolidation at the com In election, waa urged by Frank G. Odell laat night at the regular meeting of the . Central Labor union at the labor temple. A meeting was planned to protest against the sentence of life Imprison ment, recently Imposed upon John It Law son. officer of a union, who waa con victed on a chart of first degree murder because he mad speeches inciting the Wise at the Brandeis theater, Thursday evening. June 10, 1 concerned. His sub ject will be "The War Against War or I War Cureless," DR. ROBINSON. FORMERLY OF OMAHA. DIES IN TEXAS Word waa receive la Omaha yesterday, !,trlklng Colorado mine worker to use innuunclng the death of Dr. Keuhen Robinson at Baa Antonio, Tex., where he tad lived for the last sis year. Mr. Roblnaun, formerly resided In Omaha, and for a number of years was on the medical staff of fretghlon Medi cal college. Hla health failed and t went to Texas, where for a long time he seemed to b batter. A year or so ago his condition commenced to grow LONDON, May 12 A diapatoh to more serious and be died May 90. Ha waa ' IJoyd from Bart (In Italy mi th Adrl U year eld and I survived by hi widow alio) say thai all navigation aarvloea and a sx.fi, Harold, U years of age. Ita the Adriatic Hea haee been auspended. force, which resulted In the fstal shoot ing of a deputy. All Navigation in Adriatic Suspended MUST BRING UP FATHERS IN A PROPER MANNER BAN rTXANCLSCO. May Bringing up fathere with a proper aenae ot their rsponlblltty and federal aid for parent to aa great aa extent aa la granted to farmers was an Improvement advocated here today at the conference of the Na tional Congress ot Mothers and Parent Teacher' association. Mr. Frederick Schofr of Philadelphia, national piesl dent, said father "should b equally re sponsible with mothers for the home training of the children.' CHICAGO HAS A RIGHT TO CENSOR MOVIE FILMS CHICAGO. May -VThe rlfht of this city to censor moving picture film was upheld In a decision of the ITnlted State circuit court of appeala today. The de cision was In a suit brought by several film eompaale who disputed the rlirht of th city to order sections cut from picture on th ground of morality and public policy. MourOwn BeantyDortor raw i Mtesiau sr Onil Sfeoaae fart Arrl4 SfclUS rl TnrMlBikl MfttHMiajM. . Miul.-aii NAfl.ra I aliia NArl.M tarwt aUaUJk'TH.. 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