Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, January 10, 1917, Page 2, Image 2
1H& Bfce-: UM AHA, W&UIVMiUAl, JANUARY 10, 1917. UNIFORM MYSTERY 'BAFFLES OFFICERS Government and State Find Picking Poor in Taking Up . Guards' Garments. . TAILORS INVADE THE FORT Government and state officers are meeting with but little, success . their attenip.t in taking up ttje uni forms and clothing of .the soldiers of the "recently returned Fourth' Ne braska regiment at Fort Crook. Just what has becomt, of" the clothing is proving 1 great BiysterV to the offi cers In very few Instances have they been able to obtain tnany of the uni tormS). and 'those taken up are so worn out that they are usually in spscfed and condemned. "Fcv officers, however; or men aeem to be worrying over the sudden disappearance of their clothing. - In the machine gun company, claimed to be one of the best outfitted organizations in the regiment, officers were ahle to take up but hve shirts, three blouses and six pairs of leg gings. Hearing that the soldiers would have to go home in barrels, a large number of tailors and clothing sales men invaded the post with a view of selling the , men proper wearing ap parel. They met with but scant suc cess, as the soldiers arc flat broke. They will not be paid until they are mustered out on January IS, at which -lime they will receive their pay for December and the fifteen days of Jan uary. '..Some on Ragged Edge. That the mustering out of the men Will be the' last of a number of com panies of the Fourth regiment is the belief of many officers. This is due to the fact that many of the com panies are composed of men from all parts of the state and it will be im possible to get them together again for drill purposes. 'Discipline ha been' somewhat re laxed the last three days owing to the fact that most, of the "paper work" of the companies has been completed. A new order issued allows each com pany commander to' give one-tenth of hit men leave of absence during the day. Formerly no men were allowed ta leave the po' from reveille to re treat. PEACE NOTE LEAK JORTH A MILLION I, TO THE OFFICIALS 'V .It'utinM flrnai Pact oa.) brokerage firm with which he operated was H. Content & Co., Ill Broadway, New York, -f )Chiperfrelil then asked a aeries of '' que jtions-.toliow that Lawson begad a! selling campaign ir. December and asked it his transactions in steel di not aggregate as much as $300,000. , Lawson said he had no idea what they aKsregaveu. ie . wouia not give a direct answer whtn asked if he had operated a Veiling campaign. Lawson Refuses to Tall, A third? motion to report Lawson for contempt was entered by the committee, on demand of Represents tire' ChtperfiekV when Lawson con tmued to refuae to tell who gave him the names' of three men alleged to be involved in the leak, Lawson, insist ing that his Informant, a congressman. had said "the -names- should not be made public because it might be dis astrous to the nation and the admin istration.. In answer to a auestlon bv Reore sentative Cantrill, if in case an inves tigation of the leak were ordered by the house he would agree to give the new committee the name of the mem ber of congress he had in mind and of the cabinet official whom he said had been benehciary of the leak, Law son said emphatically; "1 will." Efforts by Mr. Chiperlield to induce Lawson tq state the amount of his profits on the stock market during uecemoer . were tut,ile. Lawson maintained he did nto know whether he made $1,000,000 or $500,000. Answering: -Mr. Chioerfield. Law son again asserted he had ho direct knowledge through a leak of the coming of the president's peace note. Hundreds of Others, "Weren't there others throughout the country who might have foreseen a break in the market as you did " Hundreds of them." By a process of elimination, Chipcr fiela then established by iiucstions that Lawson had no knowledge which would be accepted in court of any broker, including Bernard Baruch, who was operating on a leak of any officer of the government who had any knowledge of a leak or of any member of either house who operated on the exchange during December , cuner on a lentc or oinerwisei Representative Chiperfield (then i urced Lawson to sive the name nf the leaker he was reported to have given to Chairman Henry in confi dence ten days ago. Again Lawson refused to answer oft" the ground that to make public the name would result in more seri ous toiisctiuences to the country than his being punished for refusing to answer. , ' ' Told in Confidence. "Did you give any name to Chair mail; Henry?" persisted Chioerfield. : vv natever 1 said to nun was said in confidence. I VI U release the witness from any confidence," interrupted Henry, "Did you mention any name to Mr. tienry as that of the leaker?' re peated Chiperfield.'7'." , -. , ; "I did nof f, v i After persistent made that he give Lawson said: 'demands were the name now, "I . would rather take the conse- quences than to mention the names now, mere is another name that (night be mentioned that would pre cipitate even more serious conse quences, but this is not the time nor the place." Representative Cantrill then asked Larson, if he would furnish all the names to a special investigating com mittee ' should the rules committee recommend and the house order an I Standing Committees of House Em ploy and Kirwndlturej Chairmen, Dr. Hoffmclatar; Iao and RflschJrk.' Agriculture Phali-man, Meysenbarg; Todd, Hugh, Knutirn, Kwtng Harris, Bur rows, Rphrni Krlc Johnnoo of Adam, Stream and Martir Ranks and Ranktnjr Chairman, Mwtey; Nellaon, Dafo. Jncoiwon, Nff, ICrlc John son, flood, Lamport and fltrarna. ClUee and Town Chairman, Richmond; Shannon, Hunt, Keeian, laBounly, 8gelke, Beal, AndMrson of .'helps, Moseky, Htuhr and Dr. Renektr Claim and Pflrlnria Chairman, Fries; Mr-yannbur. Nllson, I oldish, Huhi, Nob llt, Koulon, Kulta and Ward. t'onntltutlinl Am'inlni-nta -, rhatrman, Thomas; Walls, Ki-r-Ran, Nay lor, flans burg, Trafrwell and tAunr.fr. Corpora tlona Chairman, Trumil; Hop kins, lafoe, Unmr, Radfc Mllla, Burro wa, liUtrnlt. 'ony, tfr-urlflf-r and Voruey. Educational (InrlmiW unlvnlty and nor mn4 (schools, pnttllo arhoola and libraries) Chairman, Ollls; . Taylor, Fleetwood, Outer- man, Olaon. Hwanson. Bhaffer, Alnly, Bates, Miliar and Rlrhard. Mfdlral Hociittlte Chairman, Hoffmflster; UcHidall, Reifenrath. White and Renekar. Mlacollnnooua Hubjerta Chairman, Dafo: Jtuobaon, Tayler, Richmond, Dau, Raynoida, Parkinaon, NMblt and Hutton. Privileges and Elections Chairman, Vovn- ly ; Hlndelar, Joien, Mllla, Uggett, Reed and Allrlt. Raflrnada ''halrman, Raeaan, Saaa, Bulla. Ilrilgh, Hchwab, Hlndelar, Mosetey, Re lane r and Hear. Revenue and Taxationchairman, Oeter man; Jelan, Tromble, Olson, H-'gnlks, Hut ton, Alnley, Peteraon and Anderson, of The I pa. Roads and Bridaea chairman, enrtat An- demon; Haas, Todd, Auten, Hunt, Harrla, mquiry. "f will, replied Lawion emphat- ically. ' Will Furniih Names, "If there is a drastic investigation. I'm willing under those circumstances to say that it would be more serious for me not to give the information I have than to give it,, But I do believe it is too serious a matter to give be fore this committee has dererminpH what it will do. 'You reallv have no intrrrxt in mv investigation about the leak in inv way, have you?" asked Representative Garrett. "All on earth vou want is an inves tigation of the Stock exchange that will lead to federal regulation, is it not? Yes, that's true." said Lawson. arousing me surprise ot some mem bers of the committee. The only motive behind vour imita tion of this matter is to force a drastic inquiry into the Stock exchange for icgmauve purposes.' oarrett con tinued. Absolutely," said Lawson. And you . are a common iinrk gambler, are you not?" interjected Kepresentative Harrison. "The same as you are," retorted Lawson. "What do you mean bv that?" de manded Harrison. "Only that 1 deal in stocks just as you or any other citizen seeking in vestment might do." Leak Not Through Paper. "I Cannot name the cabinet officer to whom I have referred," Lawson replied to renewed questioning by Representative Harrison, "without mentioning another official of i higher position and that would be more serious than if I cast a cloud over the entire congress and was sent to jail myself for life." ; rln response to questions by Repre sentative Patten, Lawson said he did not think the leak got into Wall ttreet through any newspaper man. or from any printed document. He reiterated he would disclose his information to a committee that had power to sum mon booka and naDera and conduct a thorough investigation of the stock exchange. . No Change In Price, Quality Or Size of package regardless of rising prices on other food commodities. ! Grape provides the rich nourishment of wheat and barley at the same price at -which it has always been sold. The King of Breakfast Foods Makes Brain and Brawn at Schwab, Btuhr, Rturni, Dalby and Pvlts. Rulna Chairman, Jacobaon; Morton and PeUmon. School Inda and Fund Chairman, La, Rounty; Chrlat Anderson, Auten, Ilariia and Rlckard. Haate Inatltnltona (Include, Insane hna pltslM, other asylums, publlo lands and huild Inas, soldiers' homes and state penitentiary) Chairman, Fuller; Hlndelar,, Greonwalt, Hilts, Foulon, lmpert and Ked. Hpeclal Prohibitory Committee Chairman. Norton; Hhannan; Walte, Thomas, Hostettler and Flanehurs;. Irrigation. Dralnaae and Water Power Chairman, McAllister; Olson, Reegsn, Fries. Reynolds, "terns and Miller. Knsroeeed and Knrolle,! Bills Chairman, Nsylor; "Wslle and White. Fee, and flslsrles Chslrmsn, shannon; Knutscn. Cradduck, Koch. Ktearns, Fults and Con ley. Finance, Ways and Means Chairman. Rlrschlrk; Hoffmelaer, ollls. Fuller, Crad dork, (Jreenwalt, RelfeDrath, Peterson, Cronln. (lood and Meara. Finh Culturft and Uame Chairman, Oron ley; Hchnelder, Koch, Ewlnf, Traoewell, Lindners: and Cronln. Insurance Chairman, Hwanson: aturtey. Hopkins, Umir, Trumble, Axtell, Ward, Dslbey and Bates. Judiciary Chairman, Norton; Fleetwood, Thomas. Radke, Lovely, Walte. McAllister, iJorsey, Flanaliure. Hosteller and Reisner. Labor Chairman. Howard; Shaffer, Good- all. Naylor, Frod Johnson, Llndburc and Conley. Live Stork and flrazlnr Chairman, Dau Real. Gronley, Bulla. Han-la, Parkinson and tiehrona. MBnufscturers. Retsll and Commerce Chairman, Neff; Jacobsen, Schnetdar, Hoa teller and Fred Johnson. WATTLES IS HEAVY BUYER OF STOCK Omaha Women Show Active In terest in New- Federal Farm Loan Bank. MANY PURCHASE SHARES Omaha women are taking a great interest in the Omaha federal farm loan bank. The first woman to sub scribe for stock in the new institu tion is Mrs. Anetta Bradley, who took three shares. Mrs. Ella J. Leach was next, subscribing for ten shares. Collector ot Internal Kevenue Loomis was busy all day receiving and making out applications ot Der sons desirous of subscribing for some of the $750,000 worth of stock. The requests ' ranged from one to 200 shares. So far the largest amount of stock subscribed for is by bunion W. Wat ties, president of the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway com. pany. Mr. Wattles took $1,000 worth of the stock. T. J. Day of Council Bluffs was the next highest subscriber with 100 shares valued at J Dan Belsley, J. i. Novack, Arthur Lasero- wits, of Omaha, each subscribed for $100 of the stock. So far about $5,000 of $750,000 of stock has been , sub scribed for. Collector Loomis said the large number of Inquiries coming into his office and the general interest of the Omaha people made it almost an as sured fact that the larger amount of the stock would be taken up in this city. Row Over Demonstrator. Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 9.-Special Teelgram.) Ten petitions signed by 450 farmers- and business men were filed with the County Board of Su pervisors this evening, protesting against Gage county paying the satSry of the farm demonstrator. Almost as many favor the county paying the demonstrator and the board set Tues day, January 23, as the date for hear ing both sides of the case. - Nuts Grocers everywhere. I ATTORNEYS CLOSE FOR AND AGAINST In Supreme Court Bailroads At tack Constitutionality of the Adamson Law. RIGHT OF CONGRESS DENIED Washington, Jan. 9. The great legal battle over constitutionality of the Adamson law continued in .the supreme court today, with attorneys for both sides frequently being in terrogated from the bench by the jus tices. The attack of the railroads upon the law was practically closed and tomorrow the government law yers will make their final arguments in its defense. In presenting the railroads' case Walker D. ffincs, chief counsel, laid stress on the argument that the law is not a constitutional regulation by congress of interstate commerce, but merely a wage fixing statute. He de nied that congress had the right to fix wages and asserted that there is no analogy between rate and wage fixing. Chief Justice White and other jus tices frequently interrupted him. Ius tice White's questions were appar ently designed to draw out argument regarding the comoarative authority ot congress to prescribe wages as well as rates. "Can congress authorize the Inter state Commerce commission to fix railroad wages?" asked Justice Day. Right to Fix Wage Doubtful. Mr. Hines replied it was doubtful. unless wages were abnormally low and should interfere wtih transporta tion. Asking if the brotherhood waee contracts were fixed prior to 1913, Justice Brandeis said: bhouldn t this court take judicial notice of the fact that there has been a great increase in the cost of living since these wages were fixed?" Mr. nines answered that the fart "would not justify the court in hold ing that evil existed which would justify congress in exercising a power even if it had that power." "If there is no power there can be no justification for its attemDted ex ercise," the chief justice observed. congress Has no oower to ore- scribe wages because they have no substantial relation to safety and effi ciency in this case," replied Mr. nines. The direct obiect was for the ben efit of particular cases," he con tinued. Any effect on oublic interest is in. cidenttL "Then you areue that this is a reg ulation of wages and of orivate rela tions between employers and em ployes remote, trom service? asked Justice Pitney. It is a most remote refutation ot commerce," Mr. Hines ariswered. He added that the law would undoubt edly cause increased rates. The Store Accommodating One e-f the oldest and most appreciated articles in oar stock is the rood will that is given "gratis" to every enstomtr. fcV Arm Daily Striping , to reach that point in STORE SERVICE when "perfection" and -."GREEN'S" will be nmonrmous. Whtn You Buy Rmtmbtr GREEN'S Tht Storm Accommodating 16th ud HmiH Sto. PtMMDMfluBM. NATURAL MINERAL WATER Relieves Owtnr to th large ameunu of oh I 9 r i n odium, mif neti. riltea. CAlcinm this water acts Loth as laxativo and diuretic; this water can be used an a laxative or cathartic with astonishing reanlU, doing away with constipated conditions. Pi 3i Tbe famous Hulpbo-Cfalortne slinersl Wster Is delivered in Oiubi In Ute islka inn. 1.M; Me refunded whsa lag is returned. Brown Park Mineral Springs fMa ana O Bis. . fleuth Side. rum Soata 171 DR. JOHN A. NIEMANN, Osteopathic Physician In Charge. MILLARD HOTEL L. RENTFROW, Prop. Comfortable, folly equipped rooms, $1.00 a day and up. . Quick Service Lunch Room, the best in the city. Music with Meals. Tabla d'HoU Dinger, 35c I3TH AND DOUGLAS, OMAHA. BEE PHOTO ENGRAVINGS FOR NEWSPAPERS FINE JOB WORK Anything EtchaJ m Copper or Zinc Art iata, EntTarera, Elutrutjprs and , Photofraphan Bm Eaftviaf Dapt, 103 Be Big, Omaha m HOUSE PARCELS COMMITTEE WORK TO ITS MEMBERS (Coattiraed from Pcv Oae.1 enfold in the white mantle of your charity my every fault or foible. "Since the dawn of the day of par liamentary'government two schools of thought have proclaimed two dia metrically opposite teachings as to the duties ot a presiding othcer in a legislative body. One school has taught the doctrine that the presiding authority is, and ought to be, the dic tator of the doings of the body; that he should exercise his authority al ways in the promotion of legislation pleasing to the monarch of the realm, to the president of the republic, or to the combination of interests by whose grace he holds the gavel. The other school teaches the doctrine that a presiding officer is, and must only be, the medium through which the body governs itself; that he should exer cise his authority solely to the end that equal opportunity be granted to each member of the body and to each legislative proposal therein appearing. Special Lace Event Novelty and Filet Band ings and Edges from 6 to 14 inches wide, used for dress trimmings , and un derwear. Wednesday, 29c and 39c a yd. Wool Mixed Com forts Specially Priced, $2.50 Covered with a good grade of cheese cloth, 81x90 size, 3-lb. weight. Wednesday, $2.50. Basement Men's Underwear at Reductions Worsted ribbed two-piece farments; some, lines we are iscontinuing, others slight ly soiled;,, included are a number of small sizes which would be splendid for boys 12 to 18. , Values up to $2.. While they last, 95c a Garment Clearance of Soros is Shoes Styles for street and dress wear in blue, bronze, brown, patent and dull kid. We have all sizes, but not in every style. ' . These have been divided in two groups $3.95 and $4.95 These are extraordinary prices for first quality So rosis Shoes. j--i&&.l&fyiltr-MMMJldrT'A I'ag 'T .! eSaWg.uig? BUY YOUR PIANO During Our JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE AT IMPORTANT REDUCTIONS We will place on sale Wednesday morning several car loads of new, high-grade upright, grand and player pianos. These are delayed holi day shipments, owing to the congested freight conditions, and con sist of such world-famed pianos as Steinway, Weber, Hardman, Steger & Sons, Emer son, McPhail, H. & S. G. Lindeman, Schmoller & Mueller, H. P. Nelson and Wagner. MR. PIANO BUYER- Do not overtook this opportunity. Prices and Terms within reach of every purse. Call at once to obtain, choice of selection. ' Exchanged Pianos Former Sala Prica Prica Story & Clark upright $ 225 $ 45 Decker & Co. v upright $ 225 $ 50 Krell, upright $ 250 $ 75 Conover, upright. .$ 250 $ 68 Schmoller & Mueller, upright $.300 $155 XI .... .. .MM 1.1 II WlUO upright $ 250 Whitney, square.. $ 600 $ 95 $ 25 This is your opportunity to save used- instrument. Make your own Pianos for Rent, $3.50 a Month. Twenty-three Dif ferent Makes to Select From. ; -" Rent Allowed on Purchase Price. Schmoller & Mueller Piano Co. 1311-13 Farnua St. (EaUl.li.lied 1859.) Retail and WnoleMl Distributor for Columbia Grafonolas and Records for Nebraska, fowa and Sooth Dakota. Write for Our DoaJara' PrnposirioB. Instantly I ask to be listed as a stu dent in the latter school. "The limited prerogatives vouch saved to me in my official opacity by your master and my master the con stitution of our commonwealth I shall jealously guard, and my regard for you, in your capacity as senators of the state, will rise or fall in har mony with the zeal you shall manifest in denying to your presiding officer any claim of right to wrest from you any inherent senatorial privilege.' "Here dedicating my every talent to the public weal, and pledging anew my tealpy to governmental principles dear to me, I plea in this initial mo ment of our official meeting the fel lowship of my fraters on this floor, bravely indulging the hope that at the final falling of this gavel the retro spect of our service here may be to every senator as satisfactory as in this hour our vision of the future days is hopeful." Discontented Wife Says Mother Supports Her Alleging that she has-to depend upon her mother for support, Ethel Blance Bigelow has filed suit for divorce against John Willis Bigelow. They were married at Danville, 111,, on De cember 19, 1906. THOMPSON, BELDEN COMPANY Clearance Sale of Skirts r Wednesday 8:30 A.M. The fifty-one separate skirts remaining from our wintfer stocks are offered at the following prices: Skirts formerly priced to $8.50, Wednesday, $4.95 Skirts formerly priced $ 8.75 to $12.50, Wed., $5.50 Skirts formerly priced $13.50 to $18.50, Wed., $7.75 Skirts formerly priced $18.75 to $25.00, Wed., $10.50 Skirts formerly priced $29.50 to $39.50, Wed., $15.00 Plain Woolen, Novelty and Silk Skirts No reservation; entire stock goes; - every skirt from regular stock. All Sales Final ' Our Greatest Linen Sale Offers These Values Wednesday Extra-Special John S. Brown's $10.75 Napkins, $6.00' doz. Limit, 1 dozen to a customer. Madeira Napkins $8.75 Hand-Embroidered Madeira Napkins, $5.89 100 doz. Extra Heavy Irish Napkins, $5.00 regularly, now $3.98 a dozen. . HuckTWela 200 doz. 12c Huck Tow els, 6c each. , Limit, 1 dozen to a customer. Turkish Towels 25c heavy ribbed, 19c 45c extra heavy, 25c 45c fancy, 29c 50c heavy bleached, 35c 85c fancy bordered, 65c Former Prlea Steger A Sons upright $ 450 Chickering & Sons, upright $ 450 Steinway, grand. . .$1200 Chickering & Sons, grand ... .V. .. .11000 Gerhardt Player Piano $ 500 Wheelock Player Piano $ 700 Sala Prlca $225 $ 75 $565 $150 $235 $290 $100 to $150 on a first-class terms. Free stool and scarf. OMAHA, NEB. INNER WORKINGS OF THE .GRAFT SYSTEM State's Attorney Secures Book Showing Places Not to Be Molested by Chicago Oops. OmCERS UlTOEB ABKEST Chicago, Jan. 9. The innermost workings of the alleged police graft system, in the belief of States Attor ney Hoyne, are revealed in the little green book taken from Police Lieu tenant Augustus White.i whose ar rest, with his companions, was the prelude to the arrest of Chief of Po lice Healey last night at the states attorney's orders. The list of alleged shady hotels, gambling houses and notorious re sortc, together with crytic notations on the pages of the green book were regarded today by the prosecutor as clearly proving the allegations of wrong doing lodged against the po lice. The olaces listed in' the book were enumerated under headings of. Bleached Table Cloths , $ 3.75 Table Cloths, $ 2.89 ' 4.00 Table Cloths, 3.00 6.00 Table Cloths, 4.89 7.S0 Table Cloths, S.38 12.00 Table Cloths, 8.89' 17.50 Table Cloths, 13.89 Bleached Napkins $ 4.78 Napkins, $ 3.50 doa. 6.00 Napkins, 4.75 doa. 10.00 Napkins, 6.89 dox. 17.50 Napkins, 13.89 doz. 2100 Napkins, 20.00 dox. 30.00 Napkins, 25.00 dox. Real Cluny Lace Cloths and Center Pieces $25.00 72-inch Cluny Lac Cloths, .$15.00. $35.00 72-inch Cluny Lac Cloths, $18.89. $45.00 72-inch Chnry Laee Cloths, $25.00. $20.00 46-inch Chray Laea Cloths, $13.89. $6.00 24-inch Center Pieces, $3.89. $4.75 24-inch Center Pieces, . $2.89. $3.00 24-inch Center Pieces, $1.75. Th. OMAHA VAN & STORAGE CO. Douglas 4163. Have Battar Equipment and More Ample Room For Storing Your goods than any firm in the city. Our Prictt Lowtst And Our Service the Best CmlL Us Douglas 4163. t i I DR. McKENNEY Sayai "Whtn fsnnouB BTJireons Ilka th May ob insist that the next step in Ere ren live medicine muit be tavken y the dentists it is time for the pub lic in general to recognise the im portance ot and necessity for good dentistrr." Heaviest Bride Werk. per teeth, $400 Wonder Plates worth $1S to $28, $5, $8, $10 Bast SUvar'FILV tol 50; Baat. ZIV Gold $4.00 Wo pleas jrou or refund McKbNNbl 14th and Farmm 1324 Far Phone Douglas 2672. BREAK-UP-ACQUl ' TABLETS rsS, rbnas spa cold. e siaa sr