fHE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1917. HAIL CLERKS SHOW MORE 'ECONOMIES" Papers Delayed Several Days at Transfer Before They Are Even Sorted. CLERK-TREATMENT HARSH Following The Bee's recent expo sure of the demoralization of the ailway mail service, another abused :lcrk has written to tell the facts about what the present administration s doing to the country's mail service. Although forbidden to give out in iormation, the railway mail clerks are risking punishment and are voicing protests and revealing facts, which Postmaster General Burleson's muz zling order was designed to hide, con cerning the. mail delays resulting from the democratic administration's "eco nomical and business-like policy." The latest clerk to write The Bee corroborates this paper's previous re ports and tells of serious instances of mail delays. He ..lso cites instances of the harsh treatment accorded the clerks, who are now denied a full day of rest each week, arc forced to work longer hours and are kept from pro motions they would have received un der the former order of things. In the latest letter, defying "Boss Burleson" and his muzzling order, a railway mail clerk suggests that the public demand a congressional in quiry. His letter follows: "To the Editor of The Bee: In last Sunday's paper a picture appeared showing the congestion of mails and while some officials were asked about it, the reply was made that they were all empty sacks. This is not true and the public can satisfy themselves by going and seeing for themselves. If there was or, is no delay and con gestion why should an order appear which reads something like this: "Council Bluffs terminal clerks are informed that there is no change in the policy so far as compensatory time is concerned. Clerks working 'overtime' on account of unusual con ditions will be given compensatory time, and all clerks will respond for service on the day they are due to be off, when called upon by the clerk in charge.' "This, Mr. Editor is a plain case of hold-up, as by this order our week ly day of rest is taken away. This time is paid back to us by giving us a few hours each day, having no whole day off. Why is it that the great supreme court grants the rail road men their eight hours and Uncle Sam's own employes are forced to work overtime? Attached find an order as they appear, and by it you will see how the clerks must use their own time to study, making a working day about nine to ten hours. In sec tion 4 it shows how promotion is stopped. "Idaho circulars are being worked n,ow in the terminal that were mailed in New York City March 14. Sun day Sioux City Journals are being worked on Tuesday and Wednesday following. "What the clerks want is to have the newspapers in the country demand- a congressional investigation of why all this delay and rotten service. "Would be pleased to have this ap pear in your paper, so the public can get wise-to a few facts." Attached to the clerk's letter was a general order, issued March 13, from Chicago, in the Sixth division of the railway mail service. Sections of the order referred to are as follows: All clerks ssstgnsd to terminals, who per form distribution, or who may be called upon to perform distribution In any emer cency, shall be examined on the scheme of distribution, and no time allowance shall he riven to study, either In postof fleas or terminals. Section 4. Surplus clerka, In whatever as. .Ignments they are carried. If regularly em Ployed and otherwise entitled to promotion, may be given annual promotion to Grade i. Clerks of Orade t and above will not be ronaldered for promotion, as long as they remain surplus clerks, or until they are Riven a regular assignment calltng for a highsr grade. Ihese Instructions shall apply to any January 1, 1917, cases. Coal Thief Complains . Wrong Victim is Accuser H. L. Anthony, colored, offered a unique plea when arraigned before Police Judge Fitzgerald on the charge of stealing coal. Anthony said he didn't steal coal from the railroad company which was prosecuting him, but from an entirely different com pany. The court remarked that there wasn't much difference and Anthony agreed with him. A fine of $15 and costs was imposed. Go Where the Crowds Go You will find the cars crowded today with people going to see Garden Lands . Take a car to 43d and Q streets. Salesmen will be there to take you to the sales ground. Or, take the Ralston or Papillion car and get off at 56th and Cj streets, the southeast corner of this GARDEN LAND. You will find a lot of your friends and neighbors buying Garden Land The prices are reasonable. You can buy a small piece for as low as Forty-Two Dollars. Prices will depend upon the size and location of the piece of ground purchased. Price lists may be found at our office at 56th and Q streets. Terms, A Few Dollars Down and a few dollars weekly or monthly, depending on the size of the piece of ground purchased. Have a home with a garden. What you save in rent will pay for the GARDEN LAND AND HOME. A Practical Thrift Movement A real GARDEN LAND SALE conveniently located on the Interur ban car line, and macadamized road, and in line with Omaha's Rapid Growth Lay aside this paper, read it when you get back. Slip on a coat, put on your hat aid pick out your GAR DEN LAND today. If you cannot come today, come tomorrow. Don't be one of the "I wisfi"! had" fellows, who never make up their minds until too late. We have an office on the ground. Phone, Douglas 2596, or South 2447. H. H. Harper & Co. Witnesses Tell of Smelling Odor Of Gasoline When Theater Burns Kohlberg, Proprietor of The Farnam, is on Trial for Setting Fire to the Place. MARKS OF INCENDIARISM Several witnesses who testified that they found strong evidence of in cendiarism immediately after the blaze broke out were introduced by the state in the trial of Joseph Kohl berg on a charge of arson in Judge Sears' court. Kohlberg, proprietor of "The Farnam," a moving picture theater at 1415 Farnam street, was indicted by the granl jury just be fore the1 body adjourned. The theater was gutted by a blaze on the night of February 1. The in dictment was based on evidence un earthed after this fire. A more re cent blaze in the theater drove diners in a Chinese restaurant upstairs into the street and for a time threatened other buildings. The grand jury indictment alleges that Kohlberg "set fire" to his theater NEW BRIDGE SPAN ALREADY IN DSE East Approach to Union Pacific Bridge is Out and New One Quickly In. TRAINS NOW CROSSING The new, all-steel approach span of the Union Pacific bridge crossing the river here was pulled into place Thursday morning and traffic was de layed only from 10:15 until 1:15, a matter of three hours. The moving of tb.e old span out and the new one in was not witnessed by a large crowd, there being present only a few of the Union Pacific offi cials and the men employed in doing the work. There was nothing spec tacular about the operation. Bars were put up against the passage of trains promptly at 10:15 and at 10;43 the stationary engines commenced to pull and at 11:15 the old span was out on the false work to the north and the new span in place on the piers. It took eight minutes to move the old span and four for the new one. The new span, 345 feet and eleven inches in length, moved over the dis tance, twenty-eight feet, from where it was constructed, to where it now resti without hitch or delay. Cables were attached to the new and old spans and as the old structure moved out and onto the false work to the north the new one moved In, and that was about all there was to it. Anticipating that it would take longer to get the new span into place than it actually did, the Union Pacific notified the other railroads, its tenants, that the bridge would not be open to traffic until 3:30 in the after noon. The bridge movers, however, beat this time by better than two hours. Clean Bill is Given To Theatrical Club The "T.xM. A." club in the Barker block at Fifteenth and Farnam streets can serve liquor incessantly at any hour from now until May 1, and Ser geant Russell and his reorganized morals squad cannot prevent, accord ing to a decision which Police-Judge The Columbia For April Now on Sale There are thirty-one excellent records on the April list. Tour attention is called to the partial list helow : "Ah! 8o Fowl" (Martha), In Italian, by Lazaro, the tenor , of tenors. ' "King in Glorious," Barnby, by Columbia Double Mixed Quartette. "BadUnt Morn," Woodward, by Columbia Double Mixed Quartette. (This is an Easter Record). "Hiss Springtime," by Princess, Orchestra. "Flora Bella," by Princess Orchestra. 48788 SMS hm ( -1 f "Poor Butterfly," Introducing "Come On Down to Ragtime J Town " by Princess Band. I "Ion and I," Foxtrot, by Princess Band. r "Charming," Walte, by Princess Orchestra, j "A Dream," introducing "Melody In F" Waltz, by Princess I. Orchestra. r "Somewhere tn Dbde," by Empire Male Trio. -j "Seep Tour Eye on the Girlie Ton lore," by M. J. O'Connell, tenor. Tin Coming Back to California," (That's Where I Belong), by Empire Male Trio. ' "Tie Whole World Comes From Dixie," by Irving Kauf man, tenor. . im 5929 2188 2171 i f sis; rr "Ev'ery Little While," Tack L'p lour Jroomes smile, Bmue," oy j. jr. Harrison, Danione, ana nnicner bocker Male Quartette. We cordially invite you to visit our Record Department on the Main Floor and hear these or any other of your favorite Columbia Records. If unable to call, phone your order to ijouglas 1623 and it will receive prompt attention. Complete Columbia Record Catalogue or Monthly List furnished on request. Records sent on approval. Columbia Crafonolas $15 to $350 Sold on Easy Terms. SCHMOLLER & MUELLER PIANO COMPANY 1311-13 FARNAM ST. Omaha's Leading Grafonola Store. in an attempt to collect $10,000 worth of insurance, carried, in several com panies, on fixtures valued at $2,0Ci). The theater man has been out on bond since his indictment. A con viction on a charge of arson carries with it a sentence of from one to seven years in the state penitentiary. The star witness for the state thus far has been George Simpson, captain of hose company No. 3, one of the earliest arrivals at the scene of the blaze. He testified that it was a "flash fire," quickly gaining headway simultaneously with the explosions heard soon after the alarm was turned in. He told on the witness stand that a pronounced odor of gas oline and turpentine greeted him as he led the way when the firemen broke into the blazing theater. Assistant Chief Dineen testified that the blaze bore all the marks of incendiarism. He was one of the first to arrive at the fire. Charlie Sing and Charlie Chin, waiters in a chop suey restaurant up stairs, told the court that they de tected the odor of gasoline when smoke began to permeate the kitchen and dining room. Fitzgerald made Thursday. The court dismissed the charge of "lid lifting" against Joe Harris, the club's steward, who. with fourteen others, was arrested Saturday night about 10 o clock, while they were contentedly quaffing beer. The fourteen had pre viously been Treed by the court. "I find," said the judge, "that the evidence in this case tended to show that the club was within its rights in serving refreshments to its members. But I warn the club to restrict the sale of liquor and beer to members only. Don't try to cheat." Mem bers testified they drank their own liquor from their lockers. Postpone Hearing of the Connell Injunction Case On account of Judge Leslie's slight illness the hearing for a temporary injunction in the case brought by parents of pupils attending Saratoga school against Health Commissioner Connell as a result of the vaccination fight has been postponed until Fri day morning at 9 o'clock. The hear ing was originally set for- Thursday morning. Harvard Declamatory Contest, Harvard. Neb.. March 22. (Spe cial.) The annual declamatory con test of Harvard High school was held at the opera house Monday evening. Miss Alma Seiko was awarded first place for her rendtion of "Hagar," and Miss Martha Glantz for her inter pretation of "Anne of Green Gables." Freckle-Face Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These Ugly Spots. Do vou know how easy it is to re move those ugly spots so that no one will call you treckle-facef Simply get an ounce of othine, double strength, from your druggist, and a few applications should show you how easy it is to rid yourself of freckles and get a beautiful complex ion. The sun and winds of March have a strong tendency to bring out freckles, and as a result more othine is sold in this month. Be sure to ask for the double strength othine, as this is sold under guarantee of money back if it fails to remove the freckles. Advertisement. New Accords by Al Jolson, comedian. in lonr uio jui nag ana amue. ONE JAILED BANDIT INVOLVES FRIENDS Tells Police Identity of Men Who Helped Him in Ter rorizing City. VICTIMS IDENTIFY THE MEN Harry Curtis of Kansas City, Tom Ryan of Chicago and Ed Breandt of New York were held for the district court under bonds of $1,000 each when they appeared before Tolice Judge Fitzgerald and waived exam ination on the charge of highway rob bery preferred by Louis Anderson, 1813 Izard street. Anderson identified the three men, picking them from a crowd of ten persons. Curtis, Ryan and Breandt, say the police, are the trio who fled from the Hayden drug store at 3004 North Twenty-fourth street on the night of March 14, wlien Airs, riaynen, the nroDrietor. shot at them after they had demanded the contents of the cash drawer. Curtis has confessed to this attempted robbery and has told Dolice that he was one of three men who held up and robbed William J. Brennan, 591V 1-lorence boulevard, the same night at Twenty-fourth and Grand avenue. Ryan and Breandt, who were caught in Si. Joseph, have not spoken except to deny that they had any j art in the three robberies. Detective Holden se cured from Curlis a confession of guilt in all three jobs. Alleged Burglars Held. Gconre Smith. Joe Brown and Wil- liani Roberts, all living near Scv- j enth and Leavenworth streets, were i held for the district court under bonds of $500 each. They were charged with breaking and entering the Pax- ton & Gallagher warehouse and steal ing about $400 worth of auto tires and tubes. A. A. Montbriand, who runs a sa- Tooting Car, 7 - Tewing Car, 5 - Chss. P.. loon at Twentieth and Castelar streets, tnld the court that lie was willing to "settle the cases of John Kahler, Ed Suchey and James Shaw out of court." The three men were charged with breaking and entering the saloon. The judge continued the case until Friday. Richard Walters, 19 years old, 2015 Fowler avenue, and William Melvin, also 19, of 4758 North Twenty-fourth street, were held for the district court under bonds of $750 each. They POSTAL TELEGRAPH -CABLE COMPANY I NIGHT LETTERGRAM j Th Postal THSTnh-rahle fwnpsnr (Ineorporatat) Transmit and Dtllvam This lf ht ltsrfran ItoBjot to till. Titian anil Conditions lrlntd on thi. Back ft This HI ant. t'lariws B. Morn?, Pres. KKAEIVKD AT DELIVERY SO. INDEPENDENT COMPETITIVE PROGRESSIVE i Owimera 7-Panenger Touring Car Price $1350 Detroit Choose a as You Do Compare two rache. They may look exactly sSlre. They may be equal In dimeter end thickness- They may weigh the same. Perhapa your eye cant distin guish any cHOerenee between the gold in the two. One nay seem to keep sa good time as the other. Big Differences There Yet there may be a vast difference. One maybe Tiffany Swiss and the other non-descript. If you trujt only to an off hand examination yon may make a bad mistake in your choice. f True of Automobiles The same i true of automobile. Some other ear may cloeety resemble a Chalmers. It may weigh about the same. Have about the same wheel base. The paint may look mora or lea alike at fiut gtsncSsi Yet there may be a vast difference. Differences yen can discover only by the doceat scrutiny and com. pariaoa. Go Deep If yen are to get the correct Men of the Chahnera, yon roust go benesrth the surface. There the big. Important difference Be. Differences In materials. Difference la method of bmkhng. Drffcrence in quality of srorkmanabip. To look only at the exterior of the Chanwriyoo wouldn't discover that the gear and shafts of the transmission are of crucible nickel steel, case hardened end carefully heat treated. All of thm abo man qaoBty nVa hind at quality yam nd at (A ear yarn bsd, and th. kind of anility fan GET n lA CAafmcr. panenger passenger .'$1350 . 1250 Touring Sedan, 7 -passes Roadster, 3-passenger Mil srlcss t a. k. Chalmer Touring Sedan, 7-ptweng er $1850 at Detroit WESTERN MOTOR CAR CO. 2054 Farnam St., Omaha, Nab. Phon Douglas 3958. Hannsa, Jr., Pras. Waltsr 8. Johnson, Ssc'y and Salss Mgr. E. V. Abbott, Vic's Prss. and Can. Mr. pleaded not guilty and waived prelimi nary examination on the charge of robbing E. A. Brenna of Friend, Neb., after one hilarious night at north side road houses. French Ship Espagne Brings 231 Passengers New York, March 22. The French line steamship Espagne arrived here today from Bordeaux with 231 pas sengers. It came in armed with an Watch for This 19 C H RO 30 Collect NL 438 AM WX New York Mch 21 17 T. O. Devaney, care Julius Orkin, Omaha. Have shipped several hundreds Coats and Suits, including Silks, and about a thousand Blouses, which I was fortunate to secure at exceptional low price. Place these garments on sale Saturday. JULIUS ORKIN. Chalmers a Watch Solii One-Piece Shaft You wouldn't discover that the crankshaft hi a tmgle sturdy abaft of drop-forged heat-treated carbon steel. 'Nor would yon discover that the Chalmer pie ton are die cast from Lynite, a special aluminum alloy, and weigh only 12H ounce each, Deep-Lging Difference To glance at the body you wouldn't realise that the body frame 1 built with such great care from select ash. That thia la covered by one-piece, welded sheet steel, " Nor that the spring m the upholstery are of aa extra-ordmss-y spring steel. Nor that the frame of th chaaaia i of carbon steel, 5 Incbe deep and X of an Inch thick. With Bange 1)4 inches wide. And with three strong era members and reuifonrog parte. Be Deliberate So when yon examine th Chalmers dont look hastf. ly. Thar unfair to the car and unfair to yourself. Some thing you don't realise when you glanea at the 7 -passenger Chalmers: hjt otnsca Lynitm pirton. Crmnkmhmft toJaneasf asAiia in awefea. Cybndmn and crank ease cast at a unff. Tim km axltm built fa Chalmm design. , EiMnamhal intahm manifold Chronm ssleJUf driving thmft. NkM seaef dilfmrmtial fsors hoat-troatod fa asctare hardnmn and toughnw. And many ocner important point of tapmof ity. $1850 1250 Limousine, 7-paasenger Town Car, 7-psjsenger Patron.) BRANCHES LINCOLN, NEB. Rsy Ksstsrson, Mgr. -HASTINGS, NEB. Jtoy Allar, Mgr. HOOPER, NEB, t Bernard Monntcb, Mgr.' automatic rapid firing gun on its bow and a large gun aft. Its officers said no Bbjiarmesweresigli ted. Try D.D.D. for Eczema A UqaM Wash far SMa Disease zse, see iiar mm .aasasBBSaaaasslisaBaaasBaaaasaassnassaB' SHERMAN 4 McCONNEIX DRUG CO. Friday's Papers Full Details of Important Sale . $255 s 1550 ;t " - ' v f