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3 Tin: bek: (Waiia. wkdxksdav. dixkmheh 20, mi.-. BOY-ED SUGGESTS I.I0ZZLE F0R PRESS Dismissed German Attach Advises United States to terii lws Along German lines. thus to JTsnrr himself KEW YORK. Dec. is. Captain Karl Boy-Ed. the recalled German ear! attache; Colonel Edward M. noose. President Wilson's special emissary, and Brand Wbttlock, Amer ican mlnUter at Brussels, boarded the ateamiihlp Rotterdam within a few minutes of each other today to all for Europe. I Colonel ' House and Mr. Whltlork vera uncommunicative, but Captain Boy-Ed gava out a written atatement In which ha denounced what toa charaeterised aa "tha reckleas uttf sncea of an Irresponsible press" and predicted that tha American gorarn tucnt would "in Belt-defense" eoma day find It necessary to curb such ut teraneea. Statement t r-Ea. Captain Karl Boy-Ed ImuI the follow tnt itiUnwut )uat before selling: "Before this terrific war broke out I bad tha great fortune of having aerved almost two and a half yeera for my emperor aa navel attache to tha German ambaay at Washington. Those vears.be tor.( not only to tha moat Interesting, but ft! to to tha moat pleasant In my Ufa. I am particularly thankful for tha rare comradeship of tha American navy that Z have been permitted' to enjoy, due to tha kindness of Ua gallant and amiable Office re. "Tha treat" and cordial haspHelliy which la ao proverbial for Amerira.ru and which waa extended alao to me from tha vary ftret day of my arrival In the Vnlted States, I can never forfet. "Of course, I refrain at the hour tt my departure from aaaln refuting alt ' tha tortea which were told about ma In the American papera. which moetly Ilka the allly liuaru Ule-were Invented by tha Providence Journal. Thla paper, with Ita BHOah-bom Mr. Rethom has done Ita utmoat to create an almost hysterica! auaplclon of apylng tnrougnout tna country in oruer a (Prejudice publlo opinion against Oer- danr. Mania for Threes Sangested. VVe Oermana do not understand what you call your 'free presa.' Our lawa al low the fulleat pereona! liberty consta tent with the welfare of the atate. But we do not permit tha dlplomatlo repre sentatives of friendly governments to be Insulted ad libitum or our government to be embarrassed In Ita dealing with other nations, nor men'a reputation to be wan tonly eaerlfleed by the wild and reckieas utterance- of an Irresponsible presa Ilka the Providence Journal. And I venture to predict that In enter aalf defense you will be forced to take like raeaur.' not withstanding the dangerous power of your press. "While our enemies have been and are feeing supplied from thla country ., with II forma of death dealing munitions of war without which they would have long V -.. f hivi Keen Am nounced from one end of the country to the other for having been eon Pernod at tha outset of the war In chartering ehlpe tn sunolv our crulsero at aea with coal and food." as though It ware a crime In .t.A f helna. aa It haa been considered bv vour court, to be a etrletly Uwtul action, Tha ahlpe that brought coal, pro visions and supplies from Hong Kong to Admiral Deweya fleet during the Span-I5h-Amertcan war In 1K were cleared for llar-eo and not tor American warsnips . .nd In their etearanoa papera it waa stated that the cargo consisted of crap iron. a.otee Anathev Jlewepaaer. "In thla oonnectien X may elte one of tha leading American newapapere wmcn raid on Deaember I la regard to the re rail of b colleague. Captain von Papea. and myself: 'It wUl be worth coneMer- abla to ua If we keep eur sense or pre portion working and do not permit preju dice to shut out our perapecuve. "It is my heartfelt hope that the United Hates aad Germany, which have ao many common tntareata. will always maintain their frlandiy relatione; that peace- will coma aoea and that tha abatement at jsaioa will enabl all Americana to have for Qermany and Oermana the same gooo will as formerly. "I aay goodbye to all my personal friends in thla country, thanking them for the innumerable evidence t friendship J have received at their hands, and ea presa my gratitude to thoaa who have re mained Impartial and unbiased In a war, the bloodshed and misery of which the world haa naver aeea tha like before." They're Not Matched ' SCIENTISTS TALK WORLDPROBLEMS Charles A. Prouty Discusses Publio Ee gelation of Utilities Versus Publio Ownerhip. KA5Y DIVISION MEZTUfaS HELD WASHINGTON., Dc. 23. Eminent aclentlata, historians, economists, statisticians, arensclogistt, geofraph era and others discussed problama of world-wide Interest at a - acora ot conventions held her today In eon- neotlon with tha second Panamerlcan Scientific congress. ; Member of I tba congress, which REFUSES TO DROP HEW HAYEN SUITS Judgs nut Denies Motion to Sis- miss Cliarjei Against Rockefel ler and Other Directors. DZFOSS BEQDTS ITS EVIDENCE NEW YORK. Dec. J .Judge Hunt denied today tba motion of tha de fense to dlamlaa tha case against William Rockefeller and ten other former directors of tha New York, New Haven V Hartford railroad. on trial, charged with conspiracy to tuonopollsa the transportation traffic cf New England. Judge Hunt alao denied the motion to strike out the testimony relating to the SHIP HELD FIYE DAYS ATGREEHOGK Two Hundred American Passengers on Board United States Send Protest to Lansing. PARCEL MAIL ABOARD SEIZED NEW YORK, De. jg. The steamer. United States, which arrived ted ay from Rrandanavlan ports, re ported that on December IS It was alopped east of the Shetland Islands ly a British cruiser and taken to Greenock for eiamlnatlon. There ti e British removed 1,96 1 small par cels and 930 parcel poet packages, 7 he steamer was released on tha 18th. Because they were held five days at Greenock, the 200 American cltl sons aboard the United States drew up a vigorous protest against the ac tion of the British government and will forward It to Secretary of Stat Lansing. Mall for Holland Selaed. BERLIN, Dec. 88. (Hy Wlreleae to Pay villa.) aelsure by the Britlah govern ment of American mall from two steam ship on their way to Holland la reported In a rtottardam dispatch given out today by tha Overaeaa Newa agency. According to the News agency dispatch tha vessels from which mall waa taken are tha Dutch eteamahlp Nleuw Amster dam from New Tork. December 14, for Rotterdam and tha Norwegian steam- shln Christen Mlrhrlson frtm New Vrtrk. December S, for Rotterdam. Whether the mail seised Included any flrat elasa matter or consisted cf parcel post ehlpraente, the foregoing does not make dear. Tha British government haa taken tha ataod that parrel post matter must be regarded aa freight, e empt from the protection given first clasa matter under the International Posts! convention. Washington la under stood to have concurred In thia view. -Will Eaaaalae AH Mall. WAPinNOTON, Dec, . The alllrs. It la eiplalned her. Intend to aelse and ex amine all mall passing between the Vnlted States end tha European neutrala which there la reason to believe la Intended for Oermeny. Hitherto, eelxurea have been confined to parcel post In Justification It la aald that the allies will first plead military necessity, and second, that there ia no Inviolability ot mall to tha Tautonie powers because Turkey, their ally, did not eubecrlbe to The Hague convention which covera It ruthermore, the action la based on an article In The Hague convention provid ing that Immunity of eelxure of mafl ahall not apply "to correspondence de tlned for or proceeding from a blockaded port." - Now Look: Oat. Whan a cold hangs on, aa often hap pens, or when you have hardly gotten over one cold beforo you contract another, look out, for you are liable to contract soma very aerloua dlaeaae. Thla succession of colds weakena tha ayatem and lower the vitality ao that you are much more lia ble to contract chronic catarrh, pneumonia or eonaumptlon. Cure your eold while you can. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy haa a great reputation. It la relied upon by thousanda of people and never disap points tham. Try It It only coata a quar ter. Obtainable everywhere. Advertisement, FORD MAN PREDICTS EARLY END OF WAR Louis Lochner Says Secret Informa tion will Soon Astonish tha World. 1 "Sis I GREAT DfTLTJElfCES AT WORK STOCKHOLM. Dec. l,g(VU Lon don.) The public meeting- held laat night under the auspices of the Ford peace expedition ia characterised here aa tha most enthusiastic demon stration for peace that Europe haa seen since the war began. Nearly 1,000 citizens of Stockholm attended. Every mention ot an ear'y end to the war provoked prolonged applause. When Louis Lochner, secretary of the expedition, announced that the executive committee had secret In formation that certain onea ot the belligerent' natlona were willing to negotiate for peace, the meeting be came tumultous. "It would astonish tha world." aald Mr. Lochner, ,"lf we made It known at thla time what Influences are at work for peace. Thla Information baa been In the possession of the executives of the expedition ever since we sailed from New York. It waa the real encouragement behind the expedition. We have every as surance) that onr project will meet with favor, although at this time It cannot be said Just what la behind the movement." Abed rritiXaoa Wlleaa. Tha Rev, Charles F. Akod of Ran Fran cisco declared In bis speoeh that he re gretted to aay that America was not giving tha peace Idea auch support aa might be desired. He found fault with President Wilaon for what he charac terised tha president's failure to take the initiative in leading neutrals in a peace movement The sucoeaa of tha meeting, which was the flrat of a publlo character sine the arrival of the party In Sweden, Is attrib uted to the fact that most Swedes can understand English. For the benefit of those unable to understand English the speeches ware translated by Interpreters on the platform. Each time a speaker referred to the unity of neutrala In the dealre for peace the Academy of MuMe. where the meeting waa held, rang with cheers. Joaea Kiseeti Mm-a Ksreirtfrnrst Tha Rev, Jenkln Lloyd Jonee. chair man of the executive committee, aald after the demonstration was over that It gave a great Impetus to the expedi tion and argued further encouragement when the party reached Denmark and Holland. The committee announced that Sweden and Norway had arranged to send un official delegations and that cltlsena from other neutral countries will attend the final pears conference. The expedition 'eavea Wednesday night for Copenhagen. From that point It will proceed to Th Hague, possibly by railway through Germany. Ta Prevent tha Grip. Colda eauee grip Laxative Bromo Qui nine removes the cauaa. There is only on "Bromo Quinine." B. W. Orove'a signa ture on box. 25c. Advertisement. Read Tha Bee Want Ada. It pays! opened her yesterday with a Joint ' VW"1.J -i Mairenolltaa ataamahln deals which In- groupe to carry on the deliberation voWt4 v, Robbina. OATHS IN COURT TAKEN FLIPPANTLY, JUDGE TELLS BAR (Continued from Fage On.) loving additional points ia his add rea : Criticised the present easy method of mendliia; Nebraska'a constitution, al though conceding amendment waa too dtftmult under th old system. Expressed rr-gret that lawyer a had not opposed the Changs, Approved Initiative and referendum "as B, corrective, uevtr as a daily diet." To Hack CvMBsareUtUaa. Declared Primary election law as In as at pre sect, practically a fallute and urged aa amendment birh would re sult ijt placing information concerning randldatea for office in th hinds of tlte votera Advocated giving county attorneys power to call in witnesses aad Inquire tato crime after tha eame manner of grand Juries. Defend tha gar against chargea of corruption, but declared lawyers are "wandering away from the ethli of tha good, old days especially the younger attorneys." Commercialism la deterto eulng the profession." said rrcaideat SjEytte. The committee on Irglttation reported tbat five out of ten reoummeodsxioaa tnade by ilia feiete &ar association wra ad'Jl ted and made lawa by the Uat leg islature. Th financial committee reported a bal dm i't hand of ll.ST. I.t ettiiti.g the Mailing members Were n tM tnt!.r,i at a thraitr party at th ou I"; m wlivie 10 scats had bcea r t.n t d A "TVr rio" or ' f ur Sunt" Ad placed In T e 1 v. U at.'-.ii 'lJt Ita pur- Of tha gathering. Ia addition the following organisations, affiliated directly or Indirectly with the eongrese, alao settled down to work: : The American Historical association, .International Congraaa of Americanists. American Koonomlo association. I American Political Science association. American Society of Intsruational law, : Naval Historical society, 1 American History society. . American HUtlatlcal association. Amerlran Boctaloglcal society American Association for Labor Legis lation. ... American Folk Dor society. American Anthropological association. Arohaeoioglral Institute of America. American civil association. The Association of American Ooegreph- ra. From time to time In the next two week anost of the organisations will meet In joint session with certain divi sions of the Scientific; oongr. rraaty aa Fa hi la Vtllltlea. The question of highest Importance that remain to be answered before the ac cess of government regulation of publlo utilities can be affirmed, according to Charles A. Frouty, director of the division of valuation. Interstate Commerce com mission, who apoka before a division of the oongresa In "The ragulatloa ot publlo utilities," la whether necessary private tunda can be obtained under regulations for the development ot these utilities. He aald H waa certain that tha rata of return must be very much In excess of the rate at which the government could borrow money for providing the eame utilities and the question might finally be "can the people afford to regulate their utilities, or la It batter that the governmen furnish tho service at flrat handt" Mr. Frouty aald that tha need of gov. eminent regulation of tha utility waa due to tha fact that the corporation furnish ing tha service usually haa a monopoly. Tha patron who requires the service must pay the price asked. Ha aald that elnoe the Individual la powerless to protect himself the government must protect htm. Otherwise aoclety could net prop erly develop. The political development of American rountrloa la . largely dependent on nether the blood of Aborigines, Kuro peana or negroes predominate, accoid Ing to h'ran Boas, Instructor in anthro pology of Columbia university In an ad drees before a Joint aesslon of th In ternational Congreaa ot Americanists and tn anthropological section of the Tan American congreaa. Address hy MeAdoa. Secretary McAdoa apoka at tha open ing session of the section of the con greaa on transportation, commerce, fi nance and taxation. Secretary Lane addressed tha mining and geological sec tion of the congreaa The woman a auxiliary conference of the Scientific congress bald ita flrat ses sion today. Mrs. . ilobert Lansing pre sided. More than SOS women attended. Addressee ware made by Mra Fercy Fennypackar. representing the General Federation of Woman'a cluba, aad Mra William Cummlng Story, president of th Daughter of tn American Revolution. Pr. Char lee W. Elliot, president enieri tua of Harvard, waa te have addressed tha division of education of tha congress, but did not arrive In lima and bla paper waa read. Dr. Elliott took the position. that to little attention waa paid to th training of tho senses and be thought agriculture ahould have a prominent place in country schools. ' Bobbins was formerly general counsel of the New Haven, In rendering hla de cision against the Metropolitan teatl mony the court said that the motion waa denied without prejudice to lt being sub mitted again at a later stage of the trial. Judge Hunt rendered hla decision at the resumption of the trial today after attend ing tha holidays In studying the argu ments on the motions made by both Sldaa laat week. The defenae then began the presenta tion, of Its side ot the case. ESTABROOK IS OUT PRESIDENCY (Continued from Page One.) tn the spectacle of a great nation, obese and otiose, wallowing la fat. too smug, too supine, too spineless to fight If need be In self defense. America can never be conquered ex cept by herself by Its own Indolence and folly. Nebraska ia the very heart ot this mighty organism and knowa that Amer ica' a welfare aa a whole dependa on the welfare of all Us member. "I believe In rural credits In land banke-4a any legitimate device that will enable farmers to borrow money at minimum rate. National WatsrwsMi "I believe In tha national development of waterways: provided, however, that an estimate of the ultimate eoat ef any Improvement, as a completed, permanent whole Is first made and filed with plana and peclftcatlone. "I am utterly oppod to 'clasa' legia lation to lawa creating caste distinction among tha cltlsena ot the United Statea. There are no such things aa labor and cap ital aa Immutable categories as If once a laborer alaways a laborer; onea a capitalist always a capitalist. In a free government, honestly administered, these relative positions are as shifting sends. There la no such segregated body of men aa 'consumers, with nothing to do but consume. We are all af ua consumers, and with pretty good appetites. "I favor eubvenlione gifts outright made by the atate for the undoubted good of the atate whether these subsidies take the form of old age pensions, widow a' pensions, disability pensiona or Induce- otente to Americana to build thalr own ships. "I believe In the consrnation of natural resources. If by the phrase la meant not the absolute withdrawal of our natural resources from present use for the sola benefit of generationa unborn, but their economical uae by thoae now living." Winter Caaake aad Cola Deageraas Don't run the risk, get a Mo bottle of Dr. Klng'a New Discovery now. The first doae help you. All dru gists. -Advertisement. ru4 Tee Bee Want Ads, It pays! Fir la llllaola Twwa. nilJWRriUI. 111.. Dec SI Fire of un known orialn today wiped out e prin cipal bueineee liiock of the village of Little York, warren county raueing a 17ea of ifi.rt"0, partly covered by Insur- "VfS"e.v, jnea w w The Greatest Oearaitce Sale of Tlieii All Occupying Entire J-Slory Cnildlsg 03 1S08-1G10 Douglas Street Omaha's Greatest Apparel Store wir Ilito teiie (Cneitis To Is SacFfficefl ii 1 arpiM (Efomp V&luea tb&t represent the climax of TsJue-giving. Any woman In this ricdnity who reeds this advertisement and fails to take advantage of some of the bargains offered in this clearing' sale, will miss tho most remarkable ralnes ever off ered by this or any other store. Surely, women shouldn't require much ooaxing to come here this week and take home garments that hare fonnd ready sale at twice the prices now being asked. Do yon realise that this stock is the NEWEST in Omaha all bought for our opening only a few weeks agocritically selected by Mr. Orkln himself wad is actually being sold for lees than the cost of manufacture? 400 Fine Coats Representing garments that sold readily at $29.50, $35.00 and as high as $39.60, offered for the balanoe of this week at only 350 Tailored Suits Suits that are distinctive, representing all that is best in ladies' apparel, that formerly sold at $39.00, $39.50 and up to $45.00, to be cleared quickly $1(0) 8 Beautiful Dresses Garments for all occasions, the riohest silks and combinations all latest styles fomerly sold at $35.00, $29.50 and $39.00, all going in this sale at While we feature the shore) three groups, remember that EVERY garment in the store Is included in the sale at HALF cr less than HALF the former prices. $10 Skirts Going at $3.90 it Models, flue $3.90 . Choice of SSO Skirts, latest naterUls, wort, ap to 110. 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