THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1917.
TAKE CASE OF THE
( COURT ATO JANITOR
Many Dollars Wasted Because
of Federal Practice, While
: Latter Wants Eaise.
EXPENSE OF A WITNESS
' By A. R. GROH.
The government of "these United
States," ir some of its workings, re
minds one of great, lubberly giant
with the brain of a fish. If this be
treason, make the most of ii
Tike, for example, its "penny-wise,
pound-foolish" policy in dealing with
the courts and with the janitors.
Thirty Jurors had been summoned
. to report at the opening of federal
court in Grand Island ls. Monday.
Judge Woodrough was engaged on
case here which looked as thouRh it
would not be finished until Tuesday.
So telegrams were sent to the thirty
jurors, telling them not to report at
brand Island until Wednesday.
Scarcely had this been done when
the case in the local court came to an
unexpected close last Saturday.
Then telegrams were sent to the
- thirty jurors telling them to report at
brand Island Monday.
Federal Judge Woodrough, Clerk
ol the Court rloyt. Attorney Allen,
Marshal Flynn and Deputy Marshal
Mickerson journeyed to lirand Island,
15J miles. The thirty jurors traveled
to Grand Island from various parts
ot the district. . ' -
; Machinery All Set.
All the machinery was set for try
ing the one solitary case, a damage
sun agamst a ranroaa.
All the machinery was set and ready
to grind out justice when up rose the
attorney fot the railroad.
' "If your honor please--" said he.
His ho:iur having "pleased," the at
torney: stated that his principal wit
ness was in California or was sick or
something, and therefore he could not
go on with the case.
So the thirty jurors were paid off.
Each got $3 a day and 10 cents a mile
for the distance he hsd come. It
figured up to something over $200,
And, besides that, the men had lost
time .from their ordinary occupations.
Hundreds of dollars more were
wasted in the time of the five officers
who went from Omaha and their ex
penses) . The salary of the judge alone
figures Out to about $20 a day. He
is also allowed his "subsistence," not
to exceed $10 a day. The other of
' ficers are allowed "subsistence"
charges not to exceed $4 a day. ,
' Another Week Wasted,
The jurors on duty in the local di
vision of the court had been dismissed
until the. following Monday in an
ticipation of a week's work on the
railroad case in Grand Island. So,
'. when the officers of the court got
back to Omaha Tuesday, they had on
jurors and the whole week was wasted
without any trials. -
AH because oneattegedly Important
witness wasn't on hand after the gov
ernment had spent several hundred
dollars on jurors' fees, traveling ex
penses, telegrams, salaries, subsist
ence, and so on. -
Nor is this sort of thing the excep
tion. It occurs frequently. The ml-
, road, in common justice, should have
been taxed with the costs, needlessly
incurred because of its failure to have
its witness there. "! - -, i
It isn't the fault of the court of
ficers. Like the girls in the song,
'they're not to blame." They are
merely cogs in the machine, moving
as the law orders. They arranged
things as best they could tinder ex
isting provisions of law.
And the janitors in the federal
building, having no "pull" '"at the
court of democracy, draw $55 a
month. They work long hours. If
they are sick a day they are "docked"
for it. They don't even get a vacation
on pay.
This big, dull government machine
that stupidly lets thousands of dol-
f lars leak out before its eyes, stupidly
insists that it can't afford to pay the
janitors more.
Haddorf Music House is j
Now in Its New Location
The Haddorf Music house is now
in its nw inrtLiinn at 180.7 Plrnnm '
street, where it will continue in busi
ness. The main 6oor of the new estab-
' lishment is a piano salon, with every
, convenience for displaying and sell-'
1 ing. On the same floor are the of
fices and repair shop. Among other .
new teatures is a music library with
six sound-proof demonstration rooms,
asserted to be the largest in the west.
These rooms will be largely used for
demonstrating the large stock of mu
sic rolls which they will keep in
stock for player pianos. The dem
onstration room will be under the
personal supervision of an experi
enced attendant.,;. ,
E. W. Exley, general manager for
all Nebraska ' and Iowa Haddorf
stores, has established his headquar
ters in the new location, as he believes
Omaha is the logical distributing
point The local branch will be in
charge of J. R. Grotendick. The an
nual output of the Haddorf factories
is 12,000 instruments, all of which are
sold through., the company's own
branch stores. '1' .
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Used only externally, and in no way c;r
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croup, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, con
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all pains and aches of the back or joint;,
sprains, tore muscles, braises, chilblains,
frosted feet, colds of the chest (it often
'events pneumonia).
Farmers' Union
C. H. GUSTAFSON,
President.
J. M. BUROICK,
Vice President.
Woman's Club Has
Special Bills at the
Strand and Muse
Special movie shows for children
will be instituted at the Strand and
Muse theaters this morning at
10 o'clock under the direction of the
educational committee of the Omaha
Woman's club. The Muse will show
Marguerite Clark in "Prince and Pau
per; a Burton Holmes' travelogue.
Going Some in San Francisco," and
Rrao MaM.. rKn 1 li . 1 .
m wis v, twu, V"UUl, , I V Ld'lKl
Captures Villa." The Strand will show
the child actress, Marie Osborne, in
"Shadows and Sunshine;" a travel
ogue, "Unchanging Holland," and a
cartoon, Baby Bear.
Next Monday at 9 o'clock the local
moving picture committee will pass
upon films for the. children's1 pro
grams a week from ' Saturday. Dick
ens' "A Christmas Carol" and "The
Patehwork Girl of Oz" are beine
considered.
The children's programs will be
continued foriten Saturdays at these
two theaters and will then be in
troduced in the neighborhood movie
nooses. . 1 ' t
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A BIG SPECIAL
Kitchen Furniture Sale
TOMORROW
AND FOR THIS ONE DAY ONLY
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Many months ago Urge purchaM war mad by us for tbia Big
Special Kitchan Furnitur Sale, and on account of tbo immanaity
of thaso purchases wa racairad axtra concatsion and heavy dis
count. Under tha present market conditions thesa concessions
and discounts would be out of the question and If it were not for
the fact that wa placed these orders so far in advance and took
advantage of these extra Inducements it would be impossible for
us to offer the extraordinary values that will be offered in this
Big One-Day Kitchen Furniture Sale, Anticipate your wants and
come to this big sale expecting to find extraordinary values and
you will not be disappointed, and a always YOU MAKE YOUR
OWN TERMS.
Our Big Buying Power Enables
IRONING BOARDSWtmctrd of
thoroughly' vwioned white wood
nicety finished and wall mads.
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Sale prlet
CLOTHES BASKETS Splint Clothes
BsBkaU with handlea; ant of OQj
banket lx27 In. Sale price. . . .
14-QUAJtT DISH PANS Mde of
double-oo ted gray enamel. Bale OA a
price
KITCHEN CABINET" BASE With
white wood top and varnlvhed tar.
Hm one bin, catting board 0 iC
and entlery drawer. Sale price
KITCHEN TABLES Mad of whits
wood throughout. Has a large drawer
and oorner bolts are lined to fasten
the leg, which makes a itrong. well'
made Kitchen Table. Sale
$1.59
price
STEEL RANGES The body of which
it made of pollened sheet ateeL They
have as extra large firebox with
heary lining and fitted with Duplex
grates. They are nicely trimmed in
plain nickel, which makei them easy
to pollah and keep clean. They art
positively guaranteed to hake and to
give penect ana luting
$24.50
service. Sal price .
Our Inexpensive Location Enables Us to Make Lower Prices
Union Outfitting Co.
Tha People' Store. Opposite Hotel Rome.
Officers Re-Elected
A I i '
D. R. ELLIS,
Secretary-Treasurer.
Walter Lucky, Shot
Tuesday Quarreling
With Wife, is Dead
Walter Lucky, who was shot Tues
day by Harry Hatmaker at 2417 Capi
tol avenue, died yesterday at St.
Joseph's hospital. According to the
story Hakmaker told to the police,
Lucky was abusing his wife so much
that Hatmaker felt justified in shoot
ing him.
Mr, and Mrs. Lucky have been sep
arated for months. It was Lucky's
first visit to his wife Tuesday since
the separation.
Hatmaker was held on the charge
of shooting with intent to kill. It is
expected that the county attorney
will file a more serious charge against
him, now that the shooting has proved
fatal. Mrs. Lucky is being held in
the city jail as a witness.
Walter Lucky made no dying state
ment because he refused to sign a
statement that he believed he was
dying, according to County Attorney
Magney.
The request that Lucky make a dy
ing statement was refused by the
wounded man, one of the county at
torney's assistants, who was at his
bedside, asserts.
County Attorney Magney declares
that if such a statement had been
made, it would be accepted in court
as evidence, but, he added, Lucky did
not believe he war dying and would
not put his signature to such a docu
ment. If the statement had been made it
would be accepted by the tourt be
cause the law interprets that knowl
edge of impending - death induces
truthfulness.
Lucky's body has been removed to
the Hulse & Riepen undertaking par
lors, where an inquest will be held
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Street Railway Company
Is Hiring Many New Men
While not contemplating any ex
tension of lines nor increasing the
service -on lines in operation, the
Omaha Street Railway company is
hiring a large nnmber of men for
train service. This employment is due
to the fact that in operating the ex
tra service morning and evenings
many men, aside from those on the
regular runs, are required.
The street railway company has
faced the labor shortage and finds
it difficult to secure as many men as
it needs. Advertisements have been
carried in 'the daily papers, but still
the men for the work cannot be
found. 1
THE
Us to Make tha Lower Prices
KITCHEN CHAIRS A substantial
chair with square top and four spin
dles In the back. The seat Is made
of solid wood. These ehairs are ex
ceptionally well made and fin- CQa
Ished. Sale price L. .... 03?
KITCHEN SAFES With tw swing.
Ing dour and two cutlery drawers.
They are 6 it inches high, 8ft inches
wide and 17 Inches deep. Made and
finished aa all high-grade M iC
safes should be. Sale price.. V.tJ
IT-QUART DISH PANS Made' of
double-coated gray enamel with Ol j
tubs tan tialhand.es. Sale price) if
LAUNDRY STOVES With V heavy
firebox and strong- grates and has two
lids. These stoves are excellent heat
era and just the kind suitable t1) AC
for thejanndry. Sale price. .
DROP-LEAF TABLES "Made"of
wood that has been well seasoned;
site 44x36 ; has heavy wood drop sup
port: the legs are strongly bolted and
the entire table nicely fin- 1 jr
ished; well made. Sale price Tv43
KITCHEN CABINETS Made of "solid
oak and in a beautiful golden finish.
Are built with every modern con
venience. They have s tilting flour
bin with sifter attachment and glass
sugar, tea. eoffee, and apice jars. The
cake and bread box Is metal lined.
They have a sliding alaminoid table
top and the interior of the cupboard is
finished in white enamei 1Q Cfl
Sale price . fiO.OU
WOMEN, ONCE RICH,
OBJECTS OF PITY
Mrs. L. C. Nash Co-Operates
with S. Eichard Fuller to
Eaise Funds.
ANSWER IS A "SILENT CB7"
For the ladies of France, many of
them titled, who were rich yesterday.
but are poor today, driven from their
chateaus and town houses by the
ravages of war, S. Richard Fuller
gave a lecture on "Cleopatra and Her
Children" at the home of Mrs. Louis
C. Nash yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Fuller, with his wife, who ac
companies him on a tour of this coun
try undertaken wholly at their own
expense, has lived in Paris for the
last twelve years, Mr. Fuller having
achieved note as a lecturer at Rome
and other continental cities. When
the war broke out Mr. Fuller was in
Stratford-on-Avon, where he had
gone to speak at a Shakespearian
memorial festival. He never saw his
home again.
Since undertaking this relief mis
sion a year ago the Fullers have col
lected $13,000, which has been dis
pensed to the needy in Paris through
Mile. Marguerite Guilhou, well
known in Boston, the former home
of the Fullers.
More Lectures Here.
Mrs. Harry Doorly, Mrs. Floyd
Smith and Mrs. E. W. Dixon will
open their homes for three more lec
tures the early part of next week.
Margaret Deland, the well known
novelist, sponsors Mr. Fuller's efforts
in behalf of the rrench ladies in an
article, "The Silent Cry," published
in the Boston Transcript:
Ihere is one voice that is still
one silent cry. It comes from women
who have nea from the war zones.
and who do not know how to ask for
help because, until now, they have
been helpers. Women who all their
lives have been sheltered in homes of
dignity and luxury, a luxury for
which now destitute, homeless, hun
gry even I some of them are paying
the price of being unskilled in every
thing but the refinements 0' noble
thinking and high and silent courage.
Therefore, quietly, many of them die
ana tne world is poorer bv the loss
of the bravery of gentle breeding."
Hires His Auto and Then
Fails to Bring It Back
Ine Sanders. 1215 WnnHm.n nf th
World building, has complained to
the police that a man who hired his
car to make a trip to South Omaha
has failed to return. Sanders be
lieves his car has been stolen.
Is the War Approaching
a Climax?
When the ten Allies slammed, if they did not lock, the door of diplomacy, in the face
of the Central Powers' request for a peace conference, what did the act portend for Europe,
for Canada, and for the United States?
In THE LITERARY DIGEST, dated January 13th, there is a most comprehensive re
view of the peace negotiations from all angles.
The first impression of the German press, as gathered from Berlin dispatches, is that
the Entente's reply could only be answered by the sword. "Let Hindenburg answer," ex
claims the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger. Other German and Austrian editors are confident of vic
tory and equally energetic in citing their opinions, j
Press comment in the Entente nations endorses the rejection of Germany's proposals,
and expresses confidence in ultimate victory for the Entente Allies.
The London Morning Post quotes its Budapest correspondents' statement that peace pro
posals of the Central Powers are prompted by "the knowledge that relief must come within
six months from the present time at the outside, if internal troubles of the most serious char
acter are to be avoided," since "in Austria-Hungary the available stocks of food will not last
even for six months."
Read THE LITERARY DIGEST this week by all means, if you would get a true per
spective of the peace negotiations up to date.
Other articles of great public interest in this number are:
Business Conditions America Will Face After War Ends
Opinions of Prominent Financiers and Authoritative Economic and Commercial Journals
How the United States Led the
World in Commerce in 1916.
What the Allies Mean by Peace
Germany and the Next War
Unheard and Unseen Artillery
Haeckel's Conversion to Militarism
The Soul of Roumania
Justice as the True Peace Basis
A great war such as that now decimating
Europe tends to push men very far apart. The
ideals and ideas for which each group 5s striv
ing become necessarily more and more empha
sized as time goes on, which tends inevitably to
foster in each faction a point of view so alien
to that of the other that it is almost impossible
January
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Bitter Legal Battle Waged for the
Possession of Little Kidnaped Girl
Stirring Scenes in the Court
Room JWhen Lawyers
Fight Over the Tes
timony. GIEL NOT ON THE STANI"
One of the bitterest legal fights for
possession of a child ever waged in
an Omaha court is to be decided be
fore Judge Troup of die district court
next Tuesday, when attorneys will
present their final arguments in
the battle for 8-year-old Frances
Lane, daughter of a local contractor,
whose uncle, Andrew Brothers, of
La Platte, kidnaped her Tuesday
while 3he was on her way to
school.
Brothers, a section foreman, but
nevertheless reputed well-to-do, was
a brother of Fred O. Lane's first
wife, who is dead. The child had
lived with him ant' his wife at La
Platte for several years up until last
May, when the father brought her
back to Omaha. The La Platte man
admitted that he waited near the
school house on the day of the kid
naping this week and then bustled
her into a taxicab as she walked
along the street with her companions
and carried her to his home.
Following the alleged abduction,
which Brothers testified in court was
agreeable to the child, the father ap
pealed to the local courts for as
sistance ii, getting back his daugh
ter. Judge Sears issued a writ of
habeas corpus and both sides ap
peared in Judge Troup's court with
batteries of lawyers and formidable
legions uf relatives and friends to tes
tify as to which family, the Lanes or
the Brothers, the child "loved best
and was best treated."
After a stormy session all day
Thursday the case was resumed in
the morning and soon developed into
a still stormier one. One of Broth
ers' strongest points is his claim that
he has a legal decree of adoption
from the Sarpy county court. The
father, who is married again and has
a child by his last wife, testified in
rebuttal that he had had several
offers from wealthy Omaha families
to adopt the little girl, who is an un
usually attractive child. He asserted
on the witness stand that, while he
sanctioned the child's lengthy visits
at La Platte, so she could recuperate
her health in the country, he had
never consented to Brothers having
permanent possession of her. Lane
told the court that he always in
tended to take back his daughter
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when she became old enough to go
to school.
When the question of whether the
child should be called to witness
stand to testify came up attorney
for both sides started hurling legal
grape and shrapnel at each other.
Brothers' lawyers leaped to their
feet and accused the opposing coun
sel of trying to "burglarize the cra
dle to get evidence."
At this juncture the child's grand
mother, Mrs. Julia M. Lane, burst
into tears and relatives and friends
had a hard time consoling her.
At another stage ot the rebuttal
fight, when the lawyers got into an
other wrangling match over the dif
ferent witnesses' testimony as to the
displays of affection on the part of
tne cniid in tne court room lor the
Brothers' contingent, which occupied
one side of the room, and the Lane
faction. Judge Troup ordered all such
evidence stricken from the records.
Repeated arguments by attorneys
whether the child should be allowed
to testify brought forth a ruling by
Judge Troup that "the testimony of
a child is of very little value. It is
just what attracts her for the moment
that sways her testimony a pat on
the back, a big red apple, a pretty
picture or a toy."
Bertha Larsen, 12 years old, a
school companion of Frances, was
called to tell her story of the kidnap
ing. Bertha was with the Lane girl
on the morning Brothers carried the
latter child .away in an automobile.
Declaring that Frances screamed and
kicked when the La Flatte man leaped
from the car and carried her away,
the Larsen girl added that her com
panion kept on protesting and kicking
until the machine sped out of sight
When Judge Troup asked that the
child be brought to him so that he
could take her into his private office
and question her, the uncle walked
slowly to where Frances was huddled
up in a chair, took his niece by the
hand and bent down and kissed her
just before he turned her over to the
judge.
Miss Agnes Burns to Talk
At Labor Temple Monday
Miss Agnes Burns of Chicago, suf
fragist and trade unionist speaker,
who comes to address the Omaha
Woman's club political and social
science department, Monday after
noon, will give another talk that even
ing at 8 o clock. Miss Burns will
speak before the Woman's auxiliary
of the Carpenters and Joiners of
America at the Labor temple. Mrs.
F. B. Kingsbury is president of this
organization. The meeting is open
to the public.
i What Is to Be the Next
ican Tangle?
The Somme Drive Ended
The Dog as a Menace
Secret Wireless
Shall We Give Up Meat?
A Good Word for Slang
The Church's Duty to the Stage
for its adherents to form a fair estimate of what
their opponents think or do. How then shall
we of the West arrive at an impartial judgment
as to the positions and .aims of the various com
batants? The answer: Read THE LITERARY
DIGEST, which gives without bias the views of
both sides. This is the one perfect solution of
this difficulty. Better begin reading it today.
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