THK BKE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1916. CHARGES BRANDEIS HELPED WRECK ROAD Boitcn Lawyer Sayi Supreme Court Komi nee Assisted Kew Haren in War on New England Line. SUITS FORCE RECEIVERSHIP WASHINGTON. Feb. 17. Moor-; field 8torejr of Ponton, an attorney' charged before the Judiciary tub- i committee of the senate today that !t.ulft D. Drandela helped to wreck the New York A New England rail road In 1892 and 1893, with the re sult that It waa absorbed by the New Haven road. ; Asked aa to Mr. Brandela' repu tation ai a lawyer, Mr. Storey tes tified: "I think his reputation in the! Doston bar is that he Is a very cap able, very energetic and If necessary to adranre his objects he Is not scru pulous as to his methods, nor Is he f- be trusted." Says Railroad (Bar- Trae. Storey hurt been summoned by the cnmmiltee In It inquiry Into th fitness' of Mr. Ursndels for the supreme court. Senator Wlh told tr.e witness that C. W. Rarron of Rosto.i had sstd Branded waa one employed to help wreck the New England railroad. I think that la true," aald Mr. Btorey. He proceeded to describe the New En land aa a competitor of the New Haven between Boston and New Tork. "Bhortly before the spring of ISM," ,he aald, "tha New Havi began to haraaa the New Rnsjland. which ran part war to New Tork over the New Haven trarka. The New Haven flrat refused to advene. freight for the New England. !t seriously Interfere! with ita tralna, and thtea wan .every Indication that It waa the purpose of tl, New Itaven road to destroy the New Entlrod. Itraadela Flies Tea Salts. "In the spring of 193 Mr. Brandela brought a serfea of ten suits against the New England railroad in Masaachusetts. Connecticut and Rhode Island. Ha was acting- ostensibly for N. T. Goldsmith, a Boston liquor dealer, and smalt New England stockholders and some asso ciates. The bills were designed to par alyse the financial operations of the New EY.gland road. One ault was to prevent tha payment of dividends en preferred stock, another to prevent the Issue of 'mortgage bonds . and another attacked the New Knglsnd s leases on , rtain branch lines. '"In the following year tha afasaachu setla legislature inveatlgated relations of the . New Haven and New England roads. ' 1 conducted the hearing. Mr. Rrandela testified them that ha was counsel in all these sulta which impaired the finances or tha New England road, forcing It Into receivers' hands In 1X rrom which It emerged as the property ot tha New Haven. Real Plalattff cver Named., , .'The sulta, while brought In tha name of Goldsmith, wets really brought in om other Interests.. Goldsmith waa 'unable te pay the expense of the suits. ' l appeared ths Judge TV. J.. Kelly of New Tork, now on the New Tork su preme court,' was Interested in the case. When 1 asked Mr. Brandela if he made spy charges to Goldsmith and his as sociates he admitted that he did not and said money waa paid to htm ' through Judge Kelly, ; s ' . , , "it was apparent that the suits were not brought In the interest of his os tensible clients. Brandela took dlrec liens from some outside sources. Names of those directly Interested never were disclosed, bm the rMUt cf th, r)tht WM that tha New Haven road eventually look over the property of Us compel- Ilor." LANSING ACCEPTS LUSITANIA NOTE WITH A PROVISO (Coutluued from Tsge One.) and which waa subataiuially aa auted in last night's news dispatches. " astaeea rearfaU LONDON, Feb. tf.-An. Amsterdam dls- pstch to the Exchange Telegraph oom pany says tha manager of one of the greatest German Shipping companies, in an interview In tha Bremen Tageblatt, es presses a most peaalmtatlo opinion cor earning the, effects of a possible breach of relation between Germany and the i nuea Mates. , TBla shipper, who. the dispatch aaya, to believed to be Albert nliin, director general or the Hamburg American Steamahlp' company, la quotd aa followa: - ' "A breach of Germany's relations with America would hava a most serious ef fect. All vroerlce s money and muni tions would be at the disposal of the ententa all lea. We should hava to take ever the feeding the Belglana and Amer ican attitude probably would induce other neutrela to attack us. All our ships would finslly be Interned In American ports. Thla would represent taking away rnormoua weak a from us, "Our plight would be moat difficult. When ths wsr is over Germany will have to replenish ita atocka of raw materials. . Do not let ua entertain any lllualona with regard to England. It will continue cora rtkerclal wsrfsre long after military operations are over. It will taka away an our trsdo wjth South Africa and Australia and It will take years for our paa.trnger aortic to reach a conditio anything like that which existed before the ar." LITTLE GIRL SCALDED TO DEATH AT AFT0N, WY0. A r TON. Wyo, Feb. 17.-(pe-lal.)-..i pan cf boiling water left on the floor of ti e kitchen of the home of W. IL Kesler prott'd fatal to his 2-year-old grand cKugnier, jveina Meiaon. the child Mum bling end falling lute the pan while dancing In delight at the promiae of aome randy. The child died an hour later, he was a daughter of Henry Nelson. nesarlarat Order. WASHINGTON. Feb. IT. (Orwlal Tele- riiMi.i-jirt. ah. j. jeuka liea been an- K'H'il i-ratnmaier at Wawela. Trll'P "iiir. ovuib iwHoia. tic aire. M. M. j' r.anon, reau-e. ..il l-(ler 'arriers apiointed: Iowa "" u. i r w. !,; lieorge, Ham. l It. .;l.in: Ukt City, John E. Mo r.my; n-keli. Jowph. '. Kelley, ""' ci ri.kola iirtdgawater, Oscar B, ' n a. lu-i. hett f Allegheny county. li.iiUnJ. ha Lven ai.;.u,ieJ a asamt- ol eerver In coniit-iln with the ".in.-r inirwau. to fx I.M-ied at Omaha. . 'kr II. Voakuli of rihehvypari i.n, Vu, to Iv lucd at Lincoln, N.u. SHORT MEASURES CONFISCATED BY CITY John Grant Yegg seizes wagonload which are not tip to standard. HUNDRED THOUSAND TURKS CAPTURED (Coutluued from Psge One.) ft. mor and Is a victory which will in evltably have far reaching consequences. General Berthaut In the Petit Journal aaya It is not only a deadly blow to Tur key, but an event which cannot fall to have Ita effect on the other theaters of the war. Major l Clvrteug aaya In the Matin: "The conquest of Brserum Is of more Importance than would be that of any other fortress in the whole war theater In Asia we are not faced by a strategic chess board, ruled acroaa by rallroaaa and excellent routes along which fresh forces could be brought up In a few days ErsArum waa the solitary bulwark of the Turklah empire in Asia. Open spaces, suitable for operations on a great scale, now present themselves to the forces of Orand Duke Nicholas of Russia." President Polncara telegraphed con gratulations on the capture of Erserum today to Emperor Nicholas and Gran Duke Nicholas, commander of tha Hus sion forces on the Caucasian front. Tarklaaj Offlelal Report. . CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 1T.-(VI London.) The losses of one of the Brit ish expeditions In Mesopotamia in a bat tlo with the Turks near Batlha, west or Korna, amounted - to 1,000 officers and men, aocordlng to an official announce ment given out by the Turkish war de partment under date of February IS. Tha statement also says that the Rus sians lost 1,000 men in killed in a three- day cattle on the Caucasian front. The text of the statement follows: "Irak front: One of our seaplanes flaw over the enemy's artillery poaltlona at Kut-EI-Amara, auceea-fu'ly dropping twelve bombs, which . haa great effect. "After bis defeat in the battle near Bathlha. west of Korna, the enemy left many dead on his rod of retreat. The enemy loases In that battle, aa estab lished up to the present, amounted to t.000 men and animals. . ' , "Caucasian front: In tha fighting which has been hi progress during the last three days, despite cold weather and snow, th enemy lost 1. 000 head and sixty prisoners. , "Dardanelles: A cruiser, a monitor and a Jorpedo boat of tha enemy on February U fired twenty sheila on Tekke Burnu and then withdrew before the fire of our toast batteries. The fire of the warships Old no damage. , , i . "Near Aden! in the woods betwesn fthejk Hoaan and Elualle, an. enemy re connolterlng detachment was ambushed, nearly all tha men being killed. Those who escaped fled In the direction of Sheik Ilosman, leaving behind all their baggage." MEAD MAN PRESIDENT OF STATE THRESHERMEN (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Feb. J7.-Specla! Telegram.) Nebraska threehermen in session hers thla week elected the following officers this afternoon: President, C. II. Oustsf son, Mead; vice president, M. H. O' Mat ley. Aids; secretary-treasurer, J. W. Mo Harry, Juniata. Mr. O'Malley was re-elected chairman of th legislative committee. Mr. Quataf aon, who Is the present president, re fused a re-election, but tt waa forced upon him and h finally aoecpted. Resolutions favoring the Investigation of the gasoline trust; a law requiring farmers to drag tha roads In front cY their farms; a, first lien on grain and a request that farmers be mora prompt In paying their threshing brUs wera among the things desired by the asso ciation. . Kansas City, Missouri, March 22, 1915. The Old Line Bankers Life Insurance Company, Lincoln, Nebraska. Gentlemen: Your Mr. Miller handed me today a paid-up policy for $1,000.00, and check for $421.56, in full settlement of policy No. 3477, on which I paid the first premium March 21, 1895. This was a 20-year re turn premium policy, and while at times it seemed difficult to secure the money to pay the premiums, I feel very glad now that the policy was taken out in your Company. . The settlement made is satisfactory in every respect . Yours truly, ROY C. SHOEMAKER. ,,,,, jy;'f French Forces Take Possession of All the Bridges Near Vardar PARIS, Feb. 17. A Hava dispatch from Athens, dated February It, aaya that the French have occupied all tha bridge over th Vardar river and that tha Greeks have occupied th river from Topsln down to it mouth, aocordlng to a telegram received from Salonlkl. The Oreek newspaper. Patrls. has received word from Fiorina that the situation of the Oreek Inhabitants of Mbnastlr and of the neighboring villages has been ren dered exceedingly difficult by the opera tions of Macedonian Bulgarlana, who ar extorting money and pillaging the prop erty of th Greeks without Interference from the Bulgarian military authorities Many Greeks of prominent positions, th newspaper's correspondent says, have been deported to Sofia. It Is added that in explanation of their action In sending away the neutral consuls from Monaatlr, th Bulgarian authorities declare that they took this measure because they now oonslder that Monastlr is within tha son of military operations In conse quence of its bombardment by French aeroplanes. Topsln, on the Vardar river, about fif teen miles northwest of Salonlkl, and about seventeen mile from the mouth of the river, Is th point from whleh it haa been announced that the line of defense of the Palonlkl camp of the allies begins to the west. From there it mount th river to Karaaull. and sweep theno In a semi-circle to the southeast, enclosing Salonlkl. Dr. Thomas Morris Injured at Atlantic ATLANTIC, la., Feb. 17.-8pecial Tele gram.) Dr. Thomas B. Morris, one of tha best known physicians and surgeons In this city, waa struck by a Rock Island Westbound train No. DOS thla. morning at a crossing east of th city, while on his way In his car. to answer a call north t the city. He was. dangerously in jured.. vH did not see" the approaching train at the crossing until within about sixty feet of tt. He put on tha brakes, pat the slippery roads skidded his car Into th train. The doctor was thrown about sixty feet Into a ditch filled with icy mod and Water. He waa brought to the city nnd taken to the Atlantic hospital. He was suffering from possible internal Injuries, a fractured akull which produced con cussion of the brain, a broken collar bone and a broken nose. TROOPS WILL REACH FORT RUSSELL FEB. 27 CHETENNE. Wyo., Feb. lWSpecial.) The Twenty-fifth Vnlted States In fantry, which la stationed at Fort D. A. Russell, will leave San Franclaoo Feb ruary a in flv or six special trains and will arrive at Fort Russell the 27th. A wagon train from Fort Crockett. Tex., haa been ordered to proceed to Fort Russell to replace the train which tha Twenty-fifth left In the Philippines. CAUCUS APPROVES FREE SUGAR CLAUSE REPEAL exaawasbaaaaB ! WASHINGTON. Feb. 17.Rpel of th fre sugar claua ot th Undrew ood tariff taw. waa approved as a. party measure lata today by tha house demoeratlo cau oua. Th vote was 84 to ID. Whatever may be your need. Want Ad will get It for you. a Bee ASSETS $9,100,000.00 Dr. Lord Addresses Medical Society Meeting at Creston CRESTON, I. Feb. 17. -The annual convention of the Southwestern Iowa Medical society, which met her today, was opened to the public. All of tht sneakers, with the exception of Dr. J. P. I-ord of Omaha, were resident of tiie state. The convention program began lit .) thla momlna, included a dinner a! noon and is to clnee this evening. Among the speakers were Dr. T. B. Dorsey of Keokuk, Dr. T. B. Throck morton of Des Moines, Dr. J. C. Ol mareher of Clarlnda, Dr. C. A. Weaver of Cumberland, Dr. lesson of Moun Ayr, Dr. O. T. Armltage of Murray, Dr. O. A. Boice of Washington, Dr. J. Ross car of Orand River and Dr. George Brooks of Greenfield. Fourteen Hurt in Wreck of Eorida Limited in Virginia RICHMOND, Va.. Feb. 17.-Th Sea board Air Um'i Florida Limited, No. 10, northbound, was wrecked today at Klngaland Bridge, ten miles south of her, while running at high speed. No one was killed. Fourteen persons were badly Injured and others lees seriously hurt. Th engine tender Jumped the track, lipping up rails and ties and four coaches went down a steep embankment. Canadians Repulse Attack on Trenches OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 17.-Th Germans were repulsed Ut every attack upon ths trenches held by the Canadian divlalons In the recent flerc fighting around Tpres, according to dispatches received here today by the Mllltl department. Thre dispatches said th Dominion regiments were holding all their own trenches when the German drive had ex- haused Its strength. "Ther ar lot of Germans In our trenches, whole platoona of them" the report statee, "but they ar alt dead Germans. Our losses are very alight." GLENW00D SCHOOLS AND COURT CLOSED GLENWOOD. Ia.. Feb. 17. (Special.) Judge Bockafellow, by order of the Glenwood Board of Health, adjourned district court. In session here, until March 1. Tha Jury will report on that date unless otherwise ordered. The grand Jury is still In session. There are but three house under quarantine for scarletlna, bat the number of exposures Is unknown. Public, schools were dis missed yesterday for two weeks, and all publlo meeting called off. Children ar ordered to be kept on their own premises. SENATE CONSIDERS G NICARAGUA! TREATY WA SUING PON. Feb. IT. The senat went Into executive session again today on tha Nlcaraguan treaty, with pros pects of a, vot or It ratification. , (,-... ' 111 ',(' . MIaMirt lea Saft. PIERRE. S. P., Feb. lT.-Spelal Tele gram.) Th warm weather has broken up Bad river and Upper Cheyenne and tha water running Into th Missouri has to softened tb to on th main stream that the hack servioe between her and Fort Pierre baa been discontinued. Odd Fellows Bar Baildtagr. HASTINGS. Neb., Feb. 17.- Special Telegram.) Hasting lodge No. (0, Inde pendent Order of Odd Fellows, has bought the Edgerton building and will enlarge and consolidate It with their old build ing, making improvements at a cost of about K00O. To Prevent th Grip. Colda cause Grip Laxative Bromo Quinine removes the cause. Ther is only on "Bromo Quinine.." E. W. Grove's signature on box. 36c. Adver tisement. La aa Offteera tor Alaaka. WASHINGTON. Feb. 1T.-Preident Wilson today nominated Frank A. Boris ot Juneau, Alaska, as receiver of public moneys at Juneau and Clyde B. Walker Af Juneau as registrar of th land office there. rias Games at Crete. CRETE. Neb.. Feb. 17. 'Special Tele gram ) Coach Behlseler of Doame onllage had tha flrat two warn of th Intorclaoa series played here this afternoon, when the Senior were defated by the Sopho mores, I to 5. and the Freshmen defeated the Junior, li to R. The Xophomor play the Frshmen tomorrow afternoon to decide the achool championship. TWE7ITY PATJktEXT LIFE rOLICT Matured la the OLD LIXE BANKERS LIFE INSURANCE OOMFAXT of Lincoln, Nebraska Name Roy C. felsoeniaker Reldnc Kansas Ctj, Mo. Amount of policy .........91.000.00 Total premiums paid company $554.00 8KTTLKMK NT Cash paid Mr. Shosmtaker $12 1.54 And paid-op participating policy. .$1,000.00 MEXICANS KILL 76 AMERICANS IN THREE YEARS (Continued from Page One.) the proper officials on tnelr own initia tive. President Wilson, In a brief letter for warding the report, ssld he approved of Secretary Lansing's letter submitting the data. The totsl number of Mexicans reported kilted In American territory as a result of border trouble other than those result ing from firing across the border, the report oars. In IMS to W Inclusive, was eighty-nine. Mexicans killed in American territory a a result of firing across the international line during engagements In border towns In th sam period waa three, a total of ninety-two Regarding the ability of tha de facto government to fulfill its promises to pro tect the live and property of Americana In Mexico, Secretary Lansing aald in his report that sine th promises were given th disturbance along tb border had In lars measure ceased. "Th department's Information indi cates," the secretary wrote, "that the de facto government la now In control of all but a few sections of Mexico and that bearing In mind that the nation is Just emerging from yeara of domestic strife, it may be aald that within th territory which It controls It Is affording in all th circumstance reasonably ade quate protection over the Uvea and prop erty of American cltisens and that it is taking step to extend Its authority over and restore order In sections now In th hands of hostile force. Will Reqatr Tlsa. "In this connection, however, It should be stated that the lawless conditions which have long continued throughout a large part of the territory of Mexico are not easy to remedy and that the great number of bandits who have In fested certain district and devastated property In such territory cannot b sup pressed Immediately, but that their sup pression will require soma time for its accomplishment, pending which It may be expected that they will commit sporadic outrages upon lives and prop erty." Senator Fall expressed disappointment beoause the president and secretary ST stat deemed it incompatible with the publlo Interest to withhold some of the Information requested. ' "The report is about what I expected." he said, "and is of little value. It Is only Intended to scatter the for of criticism of the administration's Mexican policy." Benator Fall waa particularly disap pointed because reports of the Braxllian minister, reports of American consuls and consular representatives were with held. COMMERCIAL CLUBS FOR PUBLICITY MOVE HASTINGS, Neb., Feb. 17. (Special Telegram.) After favoring the drafting of a bill for a state highway commfs sloner and one for a state publicity fund and stirring up enthusiasm for other leg islative moves, the State Association of Commercial Clubs from thirty towns ad journed here last night to meet at Omaha May tt and ts. Sale Your choice of Any "Winter Overcoat in our store $13.75 We also have some Real Snaps in Suits $13.75 (Fleaty of Xarga Bis.) Wilcox & Allen 203 South lDth St. Near Douglas. Alteration THOflPSON-BELDEN 6 CO. The Fashion Confer of lite Middle WesK Established I386l i I I Basement Apparel Section Your Choice of Cotton Crepe and Flannelette KIMONAS Formerly Priced to $2 FRIDAY 98c These are extremely unusual values. Kimonas come in all sizes and colors. No reservations. 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