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THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1916. CATHOLIC WEEK OPENS AT NEW YORK American Federation if Work' tag for Cleaner Picture!, Booki and Stage. RADICALISM IS DENOUNCED New York, Aug. 21. Th federal administration was assailed today at business sessions of the American , Federation of Catholic societies. Anthony Mitre, secretary of the fed eration, said that Catholic protest to the government against the recognition of, Carrania were like "a voice in the wilderness." At a meeting of the German Catho lic Central Verein the administration was charged with favoritism towards . the entente allies, in an address by Charles Korz, president of the New ' York state body. Mr. Matre, in his annual report, dwelt at some length on Mexican af fairs. Speaking of the recognition of Carranza, he said: "Despite our honorable protests, the arch-persecutor of the church in Mexico, was recognized and the voice ' of 16.000,000 Catholics was like one crying in the wilderness-" New York, Aug 21. Business ses ' tions of the American Federation of Catholic societies and allied organiza tions began here today with nearly 20,000 delegates attending. "Catholic week," with a series of meetings and ceremonies which are to continue to and Including Friday, was inaugurated yesterday with a pontificial high mass in St Patrick's cathedral, attended by three cardinals and the apostolic dele gate, as, well as most of the delegates to the federation. The opening session of the federa tion today was devoted in part to ; hearing the reports of the national president, John Whalen, and of the national secretary, Anthony Matre An address was delivered by the Right Rev. M. J. Lavelle, rector of St. Pat rick's cathedral. Suppression in many states of ob jectional motion pictures and success ful efforts for more stringent divorce laws: a cleaner stage and the control of indecent publications were among the activities of the commission, ac cording to the annaul report on Pub lic Morals submitted today. Continu ance of vigorous campaigns against what were termed "pernicious cults and philosophies' 'among which was included birth control and socialism and anarchy, was advocated. The committee also warned direc tors of American colleges not to per mit an alien radicalism to "contami nate at the fount the youth oi our country." To such radicalism was attributed ' much of the present unrest in Mexico. "Tons of anarchistic literature sent across the Rio Grande during the last five years, for which the radicals of the United State are said to have contributed as much as . SI. 000 a month, have debauched many Mcxi cans," the report continued. "The pernicious propaganda spread until the bandit chiefs found themselvea at the head of military mobs, bent upon hunting Christ from the so-called re public Aided by other revolutionary factions, savage minority has ter- UChn1.! V""-? Friction Between England and Sweden Copenhagen, Aug. 21. (Via Lon don.) According to the Dagen's Nyhederu, the Swedish -government has published a blue book containing the diplomatic documents relating to the negotiations between Sweden and England regarding the seisure of British mails to Russia. This seizure was in retaliation for the taking by the British of parcel post from America to Sweden, , . . The blue book state that on the initiative of Great Britain, an agree ment wa reached by which the Brit ish mail were to b released, Eng land agreeia; to the establisnhment of an arbitration court after the war to settle the question of it seizure of American mail. ; After this agreement, the Blue Book saya, and most of 60,000 pack ages of mail seized by Sweden had been forwarded to Russia, England suddenly demanded that Sweden al low M English mails to pas to Rus sia in the future. Sweden refused to accept this amendment to the original agreement, whereupon England with drew its concession regarding the ar bitration court. The Dagena Nyhe deru says thai several Swedish news papers fear a serious disagreement between the two countries. Fnnston, Assigns-" Guard Commanders San Antonio, Tut, Aug. 21. Major General Fnnston today gave out the tentative assignment of commanders of eight of . the new divisions of the National goard.. 'They will have to be confirmed by the War department and definite assignment also must await the-, signing of the commissions of some of the commander by the president The divisional assignments i are: t Matli: BrUsauMSmnl, William L. . Tmtki : Brltmdlw-amral ChuVm a , Morlan. , namUM Bilfteto-OtMral Qaorta Ban. : lina.tfttsaeiwmmi H. A. Oraaa. Pwkl?" . Jams A1"1' BrWIaOaaaral Oraaim ; m"""" rfeeaWoenarai William JL Headquarter of the commanders Generate Bell and Morton will be ,t . El Paso, General Green at San An j tomo. General Parker at Brownsville, General Mann at Laredo and General Summer at NogaJes. WILSON REVIEWS HIS DEMANDS ON RAIL PRESIDENTS (OaaUaaa IMa Paa Oaa.) WaaaJattav, Aa. Ilwigaalal VMa. ! ' Baendtia ai Slum aaas. ' " ! Wa lMimaat la a vaaoaafal aaadlela. tar aaatalfla. aad aaarp, akaaUaar palaa: walla ta mlntol aaata tt atapa tka aafea.' Onir IK. , Sol a aM rlatss-JUT. f ence this afternoon was arranged to allow the officials who arrived here today to get the president's viewpoint first hand. Western Men Arrive. ' Western railroad presidents, sum moned Saturday, began coming in this morning. Louis W. Hill of the Great Northern, principal heir to the vast, properties of the late James J. Hill, and E. P. Ripley,, the veteran president of the Santa Fe, were among the first - Neither had My statement to make. The Incoming executives conferred with those already here and with the managers' committee to familiar ize themselves with the nei-otiations t aii .l :.r.---. au sar. su wc western presidents are expected otiore tomorrow noon. My that time it it expected about 100 railway heads, reoresentine nrooerties valued at about $10,000,000,000 will oe nere witn tne president Employe' Committee Meet. The brotherhood renreaentativea held a brief meeting in their hall to day and adjournment was taken un til 10 o clock tomorrow moraine The meeting decided that brother hood member should call on senators and representative from their own states and acquaint them with the de tails of the men's tide of the situa tion. President Carter of the fire men was the only official who at tended the session' Western Men Optimistic Some of' the incominsr oresidenta were more ootimiatic about the situ ation than those already here. One oi tne western men declared that if his road alone were involved he un questionably would resist the de mands of the men to the last, but he considered the question a national one and for that reason was sure some common ground would be found to base a settlement on. Administration officials said tndav the president was carefully studying the entire question- with the idea of makng some recommendations to congress probably in his next mes sage in December. President Defend Plan. Praaiitant Witann ,.l.rAr. .1!.J Indirectly to the contentions of the railroad officials that the principle of arbitration would be endan- araH hv hia ftlan fn. . ,k. f " wu aw. I'M,, lug llic eight-hour basic day into effect while ( tumiMiaaiun inYCBiiga.es iis prac ticability and naaaaa nnnn nh points at issue. Tu. : J it. ... ir. ana picaiucuia telegram uciciuit.g r-" -rv appeal from George Pope, president of the National Association of Manufactur ers, urging that the principle of arbi tration be preserved in the strike neffotiatona. Mr. Pnna'a talavram follow: "Hartford, Conn., Aue 18, 1916. The President: The White House On hahaK nl .1 7 (VI ........:. ... ganization employing. 3,000,000 per- avua, auu u.icriy ucpcnacw upon un- mierrupKo rauroaa service lor their annt.fitia.1 nn.r.tinn T lu . . , vf u afc villa express oar deep appreciation of your' cuuna 10 preveni ine inreaienea des tructive stoppage of national railroad aarvtr and tn raanarWi.llv kB. you will with all thw power of your gixai uuice anu personality assert ana maintain the principle oi arbitration for indilatrlal Hian..ta mt(ml-, - - tional intercourse. No Justi demand can fear such a teat; no fair demand can or should survive it. I sincerely believe no man in our history ha possessed such an opportunity to fortify hi essential principle of public security aa-ainat fiittira atal k plover of employe. GEORGE POPE. President "National Association of Manufac turers. President' Reply Tha ftPtMHt VrilmA- II A tlnw. .... f- . u . . . .vu.avM, nilVW IUC tl arVnAVlrtrra titm win, n( telegram of August 18, and to say in arbitration with as clear a conviction and aa firm a nnmnu . -. 1. ... that, unfortunately, there is no means HAW In mmlmtmm k. m.1.1.1. ..k!. . . wj wuiv.il aiuurauon can be ecured. The existing means have been tried and have failed. This situation must never be allowed to rise again, but it ha arisen. Some meana must be found to prevent its Teettrrmnrm hll 1 uitaiia can DC found offhand, or in a hurry, or In season, to meet the present national emergency. "What I am proposing does not weaken or discredit the principle of -........ j, oucuKuieni ii, ratner. It proposes that nothing be conceded except the eight-hour day, to which the whole economic movement of the time seems to point, and the Imme diate creation of an agency for de termtninar all tha arhitn..ki. .i in this case in the light not of pre- ---v.,.. vi .urciaats. oui OI tilab- lished and ascertained fact. Thi is tha first mlmmrn mt !.. It . . .... ..... ..... , uireci roaa to the discovery of the best permanent aumranon wnen other m"1? h.0 tho, no vilable are supplied." t Two Men Killed by Dynamite Explosion Ashland, Wi, Aug. 21. Two men were killed and S2.000 damacra done in an explosion In the plant of the DuPont . Dvnamite -nrt.a Barkidalc tndav Th. l... . r1" "aa uecn heavily policed since the European Wat haVataM miA im, " a only by photograph. 1.500 mentr employed. GREAT WESTERN TO OPEN HERE TODAY Country's Turf Stars Zntered in Five Days' Meting at Speedway. CLASSIC TROT CAEDED ad. About Old Man Killed During His First Auto Ride Salem. Va.. A tie. 21 A w n..... ol Drapersrllle wa 90 year old be fore he ventured to take a ride in an automobile and today he iisdead. Yes terday afternoon the car in which he took hi first ride plunged over a ixty-iooi emDanitment, turned over five time before it struck and killed Gamer ana tnlurail . i ----- -l - fe.uia, ui- cluding hit wife. ; ; When starting Judge Oliver Lch man of eDtroit sends the field away in the 2:14 trotting class, Grain Ex change purse of $1,000, at the Speed way track at 2:30 sharp this afternoon, Nebraska's maiden Great Western circuit meetine will have opened. Omaha today is cynosure of all eyes in western turfdom, for the greatest assemblage of high class harness horses ever turned on a half-mile track in the United States or Canada has been entered in the local Driving club five days classic. . Country' Star Here. The $12,300 hung up in stakes and purses has served as an incentive to attract the bright stars of the coun try' leading lacing stables, and the prospect of seeing some turf battles that may make harness racing history has fashioned out the Cornhusker metropolis as the Mecca of prominent turfmen from the four winds. The half-mile oval at the East Omaha Speedway, admittedly the fastest of its distance between the coasts, is in ideal condition, and every indication points to par-excellent rac ing weather for the week. The Omaha Driving club officials anticipate the largest crowds that ever attended a harness race meeting in the western country, where the program is not held in connection with a fair. Trotting Classic Today. In addition to the 2:14 trotting class event, regarded by some as the keen est race of the entire meeting, having as it does, thirty-two entries, among them being several speed merchants who have won fame on the Grand and Great Western circuits this year, the fast 2:12 nacing class number Luxus purse, $1,000 and the 2-year-old trot Bingen Silk stake, $300 added are carded for this afternoon Horses that have shown by con sistent Derformances that thev are among the bright star of the harness game world are entered in the open ing day's events. The starting iudees will call the drivers and their charges at 2 o'clock! Hesides Mr. Lehman, the other of ficials of the meeting are W. P. Mc Creary of Hastings, Neb., presiding iudee: E. P. Peck and C. M. Buck ol Omaha, associate judges; Charles Ronin of Fremont, Neb., clerk of tne course; R. R. Colwell, scorer ind pro-gramer. THREE MEN ARE STABBED IN ROOMING HOUSE FIGHT (from a Stiff Cairaapondaiit.) Lincoln, Aug. 21. (Special.) In a rooming house fight at 2344 North Twelfth street last night, three men were stabbed, one of them seriously, when they attempted to buy liquor and were refused. Arthur Davis, station agent on the Rock Island at Rokeby, was seriously stabbed near the heart and is in a local hospital, while W. Moore of i.mcoin received a Daa wouna in about the same location, but it is not thought it wilt Drove serious. The other man, A. J. Curtis of Lincoln, received slight wounds. J he parties who did the stabbing have not been located. Davis has a wife and several children at Rokeby. INSURANCE IN FORCE. December 81, 1906 59,000 December 81, 1908 1,453,218 December 81, 1B10 X, 641.084 December 81, 1912. ..... 4,805,502 December 81, 1914 6,580,604 December 81, 1916 7,618,000 July 81, 1916 8,878,855 LOCAL AGENTS WANTED in every locality In Nebraska and Kansas. THE MIDWEST LIFE Is a live. UD-to-dat comrwnv and navi liberal initial and renewal commis sion. Its growth ha been steady and persistent. Freviou experience in selling Insurance la not necessary. Some of the best agents this com pany ha never sold a policy before they entered it service. THE MIDWEST LIFE at Ltuata, Nafcraaka. . . N. Z. SNfiU, IVaaMaat, Guaranteed Cost Ufa Insurance. OEORCC CROCKER, Oaawral Asaat, City Naneaal Baak BuiMtac, Osaka. for the College Student We are offering Fibre) covered' I trunin on -ply veneer bass wood in 86 and 40-inch sites, clso In three-quarter heights, with massive corners, sturdy Lock and Hinge.- One deep tray .conveniently divided and extra dress trey all nicely lined. Thoroughly Reliable Trunks $10-$12-$14-$16 Freling & Steinle "OavuW Baal atiac BotUan." 1803 Fftrnam St JITNEY XAX11 WEBSTER aoa WIT HAXWBU. Til aa aa a U IX , Unbeatable. Exterminator ; ; m lleed thaj Hbrtd tW - Uaejd try V.Oovwrnrivm THE VtCCMNlUb STANDARP-AVOID iWulTUTU f ROAD MONEY READY FOR STATE TO DSE Nebraska Must Appropriate Amount Similar to That Given by Government. PLAN CONTINUOUS ROAD (From a Staff Corranpondtnt.) Lincoln, Aue. 21. (Soecial.1 What the state legislature will do re- eardinff acceDtanr nf thr fund vnlrH by congress for good roads in Ne- Nebraskans interested in good mads Will have ta fair a hanH in it if thpv want the right kind of action Governor Morehead and State En gineer Johnson favor allowing. the Imnnnl Mmini, M - v. -. 1. - .u:- ... v.....a IVJ HCUIMnl ,!! year to be held over and placed with the amount coming next year, be cause the season is so well along that they believe better results could be cawicu oy using it ail together. Tha Imminl In k. ,...:n.J . I. : - - iv L,t kluvgu nils year and which if -not used will be placed to the credit of the ssate is $106,000. Next vear tha amn,t will h in..ku,i which will make the sum total for the two veara ttlKftrm A. it. required to duplicate this amount in uiucr to secure ine government aid, there will ha a a..m .,..:i.ku -1 $636,000. 1 As bridges are considered a part of road equipment, it is believed that in Some imttanfat Um ...... u ahead and build the bridges and then ym .i, uic roaaa later, ine require ment of the government is that in DUllninflr tha ,t.H. .L..H l. - -. w"" aiiau uc a continued line. Short lines cannot be Duin ano, tneretore, a system which will run from one end of the state to the other, probably will have to re ceive first consideration. The road can be built of dirt or gravel, but must receive approval of tha inspector. Miss Kaiser Leads In Golf Tourney GrAfiri P ami4 lftU A . t M, - t . .". n,ug. at.' im Uura Kaiser of Flossmoor club. V5 here this forenoon, in the qiulifv- .... - w. w hu.cb ior ine womer's weitern onlf rK5m,v.i.' 0 . is isiuusiuu. me "V"? fi0.8' F6' w" J?l by nut ,on oi Hillsdae, w:ji .tT! , , lc cawaras ot '.t o? b' Ch,ca80, was next niui 7, JAPANESE DEAL IS UNDERSCRUTINY Lansing Orders Inquiry Into Al leged Lease of Large Tract Near Panama CanaL SPANIARD ACTS AS AGENT Washington, Aug. 21. Investiga tion of reports from Panama that a 60,000-acre land concession at the At lantic end of the canal is being sought by a Spaniard named Ternandez, pre sumably for Japanese interests, was ordered today by Secretary Lansing. Rumors of a similar nature have been common since the canal was well under way, but it was not until several months ago that they reached a well defined outline. At that time it was commonly believed in diplo matic circles that private Japanese shipping interests were seeking land through Spanish intermediaries to es tablish a base for storing coal at lower rates than could be had from the American government monopoly base.' So far as is known nothing definite came of that plan. The present reports are that Fer nandez, Havana agent for Japanese interests, secured a 60,000-acre land concession through the activity of Ramon Valdes, whose recent election to the presidency of Panama may possibly be disputed by the United States because of alleged frauds and coercion. liams II, No. 21, is the leader, ranking with Clarence J. Griffin, No. 7, and W. Merrill Hall, No. 10, the other members of the first ten, according to the list prepared at the end of the 1915 season. Williams had a narrow escape from being in the lower half, as the draw split at No. 64, and the 1914 champion's name was the sixty third drawn. Other strong players whose names appear in the upper half include S. H. Voshel, Wallace John son, Count Salm, H. Van Dyke Johns, Charles S. Garland, Ward Dawson, Douglas S. Waters, H. Mikami, Wil liam J. Clothier, Robert Leroy, and Jerry Weber. The lower half contains the names of William Johnson, present cham pion, and No. 1 in the ranking list; Maurice E. McLoughlin, 1913 cham pion. No. 3; Karl H. Behr, No. 4; T. R. Pell, No. 5; N. W. Niles, No. 6; Watson M. Washburn, No. 8, and George M. Church, No. 9. I. Kuma gae, who has won victories to his credit over Johnston, Griffin and other leaders among the first Ameri can ten, is well placed, but will have to dispose of a high clsss field to reach the semi-final round. Among the more expert racquet stars in this half, in addition to those in the first ranking class, are R. D. Little, Roland Roberts and Willis Davis of the Pacific coast contingent; Dean Mathey, Harold Throckmorton, . Frederick B. Alexander, R. Lindley A ? Tlshnev C B. Dovle. james Webber and E. P. Learned. Traction Trouble in New York Settled New York, Aug. 21. Announce ment of the virtual settlement of the differences' between the New York railway companies and their employes averting a strike was made today by Public Service Commissioner Hay-ward. McLaughlin and Johnston Caught In Tennis Draw, New York, Aug. 21. The names of 128 tennis players were drawn here today for the national singles tour nament, to begin on the turf courts of the West Side club, Forest Hills, N. Y.. Mondav. F.varv AmanV. of prominence is entered, as are the iwo Japanese experts, Kumagae and Mikama. Russia and Austria are rep- rpilFnfrrl hv A W U,rPh.,.M I Count Otto Salm, respectively. as a result ot tne blind draw, the lower half contains most of the first tan rnnlrintT nlavar nf (h. TT:..J r J v. ...v. iviiucu States, as well as the best of the for eiffn stars. Tha PartfiV. fnaat ...!, and middle west are well represented, aitnougn the larger number of the entrants will have to fight it out in the lower half. In the upper half R. Norris Wil- THOflFSON-BtlDEN 6CG. TWasruon Center oPHie HiddlaWes Ccfabllshed 1686. The Store for Shirtwaists Blouse Bargains Exclusive Styles . Very Low Prices 6.50tolo.50 Blouses $2.25 to $3.95 Blouses $1.50 to $1.95 Blouses Second Fluor, $1.65 79c A Skirt Sale This weekWatch papers for date and prices. A New Dress To finish out the summer season. In the basametit dress section the problem can be solved easily aad in expensively, $1.00 to $2.96. Why Hughes Finds Wilson Wanting When the Republicans and former Progressives in Carnegie Hall applauded the em phatic statments in Mr. Hughes' speech accepting the Republican Presidential nomination, they were endorsing "the real Republican Platform," as one writer calls it. The applause was joined in by Colonel Roosevelt, who sat in a conspicuous box and told reporters, after the meeting, what "an admirable speech" it was and how satisfactory he found the speaker's exposure of Mr. Wilson's Mexican Policy and Mr. Wilson's handling of our foreign affairs. In THE LITERARY DIGEST for August 12th, is an extensive article setting forth the views of both the Republican and Democratic press of the nation on this, Mr. Hughes' first important public utterance since his nomination. Other articles of timely importance in this issue, are : Mr. Hughes9 New Suffrage Plank Mr. Hughe has "stolen a march on President Wilton and has delivered a telling blow against him in man States," remarks the Washington Pott, by coming out for the Susan B. Anthony Constitutional Amendment, providing for Woman Suffrage. What the country thinks of this latest move, as reflected in the Nation's Press is presented in this interesting issue. The Black List Protest The Good the "Eastland" Did On the Threshold of the War's Third Year The Vindication of General Hughes Horse-Chestnuts as Food Living with a Bullet in the Heart Back-Yard Irrigation Sculpture at Buffalo What's in the Name of a Novel The Tragicomedy of Poland New York Harbor "Bombarded" America Gaging the War's Future The Fryatt Case Germany's Troublesome Socialists Every One a Musician Analyzing Champions When Whisky is Not Medicine Do the Sick Need Palaces? The Real War-Poetry Atrocities in English Italian Catholics and the War English Trenches the Church's Rival A Fine Collection of Illustrations It Gives You a Calm, Clear View of World-Affairs Get away from the editorial bias which is inevitable in the general Press and which is ap parent even in the news columns. Avoid the prejudice and unfair partizanship which will result from an incomplete understanding of any question. 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