ARMY CHAPLAIN
' HAS HOT RETORT
Asserts Bash Onslaught by
' Her. Cleveland Made With
Purpose of Hurting His
Work With Soldiers.
Lieutenant Frank Major, chaplain
of the Fourth Nebraska regiment, who
addressed a gathering of interdenomi
national young people at the First
Presbyterian church Tuesday night,
takes exception to the statement made
by Rev. D. E. Cleveland.
Lieutenant Major asserts that the at
tack made upon him by Rev. Mr.
Cleveland was an attempt to rally
churches against him in an effort to
cripple his ministerial work among
soldiers of the regiment
Lieutenant Major's written state
ment follows: ; '.' ' ;
"Since some religious' leader, un
known to me, has taken the liberty
io put my name in print, I reluctantly
present the facts in the case.
"In the best possible spirit, I gave
a ten-minute talk at one of our
Omaha churches. Not being a book
agent I failed to mention the com
plainant's pamphlet which was under
discussion. I was asked to use my
own mind as to what I should say
and I did. .
"Such a rash onslaught from a
stranger, through the press, took me
by surprise. That he should even at
tempt to rally churches against mo in
an effort -to cripple my ministerial
work among our soldiers seems too
hard to believe. ; ,
This is what J. said n partt
"When I saw in the paper that"!
was expected to talk from actual ex
perience as a chaplain, ' I scarcely
cogjd see why so new a recruit should
be called upon for that-' I have been
chaplain but a short time, being com
missioned Uy '14. Aside from a
couple of years military training, my
military experience is limited,,
"If you had wished to talk to sol
diers you should have come to the
fort. This is not their soiL . Many
fee out, of place in a gathering like
this where they feel' themselves n
ceremony in distinctive attire. I
hereby extend a welcome to'you
young people to come down and meet
with your friends, our boys.
"Were you to join the army, you
would be surprised,, just as I was.
You will find a bunch of army of
ficers that are gentlemen. Officers, at
least in our Fourth infantry, are not
the brand held out by some critics
who have more leal than information.
Officers hold their places by virtue
of the, fact that they hold the respect
of their men. No officer without man.
hood and courage would be followed
by soldiers.
"You didn't expect me to say that
j:j i . it . i - i.tf., e-t
am your i. vc lurnca ine laoiei dk
but hope you don't forget what I say.
ropmar misconceptions arise con
cerning every big institution and
Uncle Sam himself has not escaped.
However, Uncle Sam is solving
his problems fast. . Our army is
on the way to being the most effi
cient force on earth. Efficiency is
what counts out there. When your
boy is hurt a medical major cares for
him with as much tenderness as if he
were being cared for at home. When
be is broke he buys without interest
and on pay day he pays up to the dot
like a man. Uncle sam has solved the
credit problem. I am credit man at
the exchange and honor a set of boys
' that pay without being compelled. I'd
like to hear your city credit man talk
on that subject How would civilian
society measure up with the soldiers?
No Place for Prudes.
."-U would be wellif we reverse the
glasses and see whether our boys will
not have to return to convert society
rather than society teaching them.
When you have cured society up here,
then come over and preach to us. You
art not sending your boys among
heathens when you give them to
Uncle htm.
"To be sure, there is no place in
the army for prudish puritanism.
That's gone, and gone to stay. Heard
one twisted-mustache dude trying to
enlist in the navy the other day. He
wondered if a 'gentleman would be
accorded more consideration in the
navy than1 in the army. My pal, the
recruiting othccr, gave him no induce
ments. '
' "If you people have any more like
bun, send them to Fort Omaha. We
don t want them. We are in a man s
job. A man's sized job. Are you
civilians fearful? ' Do your knees
shake? Our men are not afraid. I do
not know of one in our force that
wants to back out Even when dis
qualified by falling health, eyes, tars
or what-not they come to their chap.
lain and beg to be retained. I take
them to a specialist and recover them
for the army if possible. They don't
want to be slackers even when they
might honorably be. They are men
down there. ,
Smiles, As He Strikes.
"Now I am not here to condemn
anybody. Even my Lord didn't talk
that way. . You notice that I smile
when I hit a bit heavy. The Nararene
taught us to 'render not evil for evil
but overcome evil with good.' If you
want to know why our boys uke the
Young Men's Christian association
better than our churches generally
it is because they put up the goods
we need and do it without reward
other than the consciousness of hav'
ing been useful. They have no wires
to pull and no axes to grind.
"They preach about a 'Good God."
They give and serve without tacking
on narrow-minded criticism. The
pagan practice of preaching to kill is
700 years behind the times. Not the
gospel, no. ine gospel is all rigiit,
but condemnatory preaching is off
its base. I wouldn't talk to my pals
down at the fort as you civilians are
sometimes talked to or I wouldn't
have a corporals guard to hear me.
Yet some who can't fill their own
churches are there and .over when it
comes to belitfnng the reputation of
soldiers.
"In our army you would find
culture, refinement and wealth. Man
hood is paramount there. We have
there men who wear the garb of priv
ate soldiers to help our country, men
who in private life held sway over
subordinates. Men who have left
sweethearts at home. Men who fore
go the temptations with which you
f-it.- . j it . .l.'
of a little brown head back in the
hills or in some distant city. -You
slackers stay at home . and wonder
why you are not smiled on by girls
who have learned to love men like
that? Such men give their lives, not
for rank, but for usefulness. They are
the princes among men. They are
the aristocracy .of. the universe, the
only aristocracy that will not be
swept off the earth before the war is
over the aristocracy of worth. Even
our officers control by and through
respect I'd like to see the kaiser do
that.
"We are entering a more humane
day. If I should die in overalls, un
identified, I would be buried; some
kindly undertaker would speak a few
words at my grave. If I should die
in a stove-pipe-coat-tail, unidentified,
a man of God would be mourned be
cause I wore the duds of the cult. But
it would be the same man. If I should
die, unidentified, in khaki, some lieu
tenant, possibly not a parson, would
say a word, comrades would salute
and tears would be in the eyes of big
husky soldiers as they realized that
one, though unknown to them, had
departed, wearing the garb of. a real
man.
"When my service is rendered and
it comes time to quit the army and
return to public preaching of the gos
pel, which I love, when I lay aside the
greatest job given the sons of men,
the chaolaincv amonar the bovs in
olive-drab I'll leave the service with
reluctance. But I'll leave the service
a more reasonable, more efficient man
I'll be a little more human for hav
ing worn the khaki.
Faster Apologizes.
. Rev. D. E. Cleveland last night gave
out the following statement:
To the Editor of The Bee: Will you
please insert this as I feel that I owe
Chaplain Majors an apology , for the
blunt way in which I answered some
of his statements to the young people
of Omaha, and if what I said in
answer was not becoming a minister
to an officer of the army, I am sorry
and chaplain Majors has my apology.
Yours truly .
DENTON E. CLEVELAND.
King AJc Adds, Saxaphone .
Orchestra to Den Features
For next Monday night at the den,
when Saunders county will be on
hand in immense numbers to take the
third degree, King Ak-Sar-Ben has
concluded arrangements with theAk-Sar-Ben
Saxaphone orchestra to play
a concert in connection with "The
Queen of Hair Island." The eight
members of ' this orchestra are all
Omahans. The new feature will be
a part ef the show from now until the
finish.
, Prince Lei Lent, who delighted the
audience last Monday night is plan
ning to sing and play some entirely
new stuff. President Buckingham
urges the Omaha members to be at
the den to help entertain the visit
ors. Nothing helps a good show
along as much as boosting, he says.
Oscar Lieben will again be seen as
Queert Goo-Goo, his first appearance
last Monday night having made such
a hit that his presence is deemed im
perative.
Today the board of governors will
go by automobile to Plattsmouth and
Nebraska City to invite the men of
those cities to be the guests of King
Ak at the den Monday night, July 16.
Military and naval officers and en
listed men have a standing invitation
to attend the den every Monday
night, in uniform, said uniform being
all the ticket necessary to open the
doors to them.
Saturday Morning Movies at
Various Omaha Picture Shows
Last until fall of the Saturday
morninsf movies for children, super
vised by the educational department
of the Omaha Women club wtll be
given at the Muse this week. Ann
Pennington in "The Little Boy
Scout," with a comedy, will be the at
traction. The decision to discontinue
the special pictures during the sum
mer was reached when the Edison
conquest series were exhausted.
Friday night at the Boulevard the
film will . be Douglas Fairbanks in
"His Picture in the Papers," and a
comedy.
At the Apollo Earl Williams will
be seen in Arsene Lubin. A Black
Diamond comedy will follow.
The Lothrop offers as its special
Friday night program Ethel Barry
more in the "White Raven," in com
bination with which will be shown the
Pathe Weekly and a Metro comedy.
Douglas Fairbanks in , "In Again,
Out Again," with a Daniels comedy,
will be the Suburban theater's offer
ing. Mickei Goes East to
Big Convention of Jobbers
George E. Mickei, president of
Mickel's Nebraska Cycle company,
left yesterday to attend the annual
convention of the National Talking
Machine jobbers, to be held this week
at Atlantic City, N.J.
Mr. Mickei occupies an important
position upon the association board
and was requested by wire to meet
with a dozen of America's largest
jobbers a few days in advance, so that
special subjects could be taken .up
before the regular convention.
Mickei Brothers company of Des
Moines, la!, is affiliated with the Ne
braska Cycle company. It is. in the
interests of both concerns that Mr.
Mickei will attend the meeting.' He
is accompanied by Mrs. Mickei and
before returning home they will stop
off at Philadelphia, New York, Cleve
land and Chicago.
Fourth of July Crowds on
All the Nebraska Railroads
None of the Nebraska railroads ran
excursion trains into the hundreds of
towns where celebrations were held
yesterday, but they all carried large
crowds. In many instances, in order
to handle the passenger traffic, extra
coaches were added, and as a rule they
were filled. Reports indicate that
there was not an accident in which
a passenger was injured. The only
mishap, in train movements was at
Wahoo, where a Union Pacific loco
motive ran into a Northwestern pas
senger train at a crossing, throwing
a cream car into the ditch.
Milwaukee Reports Banner
Crops Along All Its line
Milwaukee railroad officials report
there never has been a year when
crop prospects along the lines in Illi
nois, Iowa and Minnesota were bet
ter. Small grain is heading and farm
ers everywhere are enthusiastic over
prospects for a bumper crop. Corn
has attained the normal growth for
this season of the year and much of
the acreage has been laid by. Culti
vation in all sections of the territory
will be finished y July 10.
The corn acreage in Milwaukee ter
ritory is estimated at about a third
more than last year. The acreage into
potatoes is something like 50 per cent
grcateri than ever before.
THE BEE:
LARGER QUARTERS
NEEDED AW. OMAHA
Aviation School to Be Taxed to
Capacity in Short Time
by Two Thousand
Soldiers.
Larger quarters are needed badly
at Fort Omaha to accommodate the
2,d00 men who will shortly be, in
training there in the aviation branch
of the service; and equipment for the
more rapid manufacture of hydrogen
gas is also needed in order to supply
the balloons. . . ;
The Commercial club of , Omaha
telegrapher Senator Hitchcock yes
terday, urging that he make all proper
efforts to get the necessary allow
ances from the War department as
soon as possible to take care of these
things.
The morning of July 4 Mayor Dahl-
man, H. H. Baldrige, chairman of the
military affairs committee of the
Commercial club; President Randall
K. Brown," Executive Chairman C. C.
George and Commissioner Robert H.
Mauley of the club, together with
Colonel Banister and D. C. Patter
son, visited the fort and spent most
of the forenoon visiting the officers
in coramana mere.
This delegation of business men
went out to pay their resp'ects to the
officers and also to find out what if
anything is needed at the post. The
above-mentioned needs were discov
ered and the telegram to Senator
Hitchcock followed.
There are some 600 men at the fort
now and 2,000 are, expected before
long. '
Wireless Busy. '
Installation of the wireless station
at Fort Omaha has been completed
in umana Annual
Ralph
ill;
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OMAHA, FRIDAi,
and messages in and out are being
handled. The mast from which the
antenna is swung is located on the
hill, just east of where the tower, dis
mantled several months ago, stood.
Fort Omaha has now been made
one of the important interior wireless
stations, in charge of a battery of
operators, who are handling army
telegraph business.
Governor Neville to Set
Day for Women to Register
Governor Keith Neville will issue a
proclamation in the near future des
ignating a day when Nebraska women
may register for any line of wartime
service.
This is the assurance which was
given to the executive committee of
the State Women's Council of De
fense which was held in Lincoln
Thursday morning.
Mrs. Z. T. Lindsay of this city was
appointed permanent chairman of the
Red Cross department of the council;
Mrs. A. E.- Sheldon of Lincoln, chair
man of the committee on registration;
and - Mrs. Keith Neville, honorary
chairman of the same committee.
Miss Annie L. Miller of Lincoln
was placed in charge of the publicity.
No Summer Vacation for
Commercial Club Workers
Probably no summer adjournment
will be taken, by the executive com
mittee, and the other working com
mittees of the Commercial club this
year.
War conditions are largely respon
sible for this. There are many things
that need to be. looked after in con
nection with tfie war upon which the
country is embarking., The loss of the
cantonment site, the club thinks, may
after all have' been not so serious in
the light of the many other things
of importance that may come up be
fore the war is over.
Bee Wants-Ads Produce Results.
Mulford In a Hudson Super-Six Special Wins First
Average Speed 1 01 m Miles Per Hour
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Insist Upon Having the
Manufactured Only By
o. 1917.
OFFER BONDS FOR
GARBAGE RIGHTS
Carl Sorenson Offers the City
$7,000 for Privilege to
Haul Garbage from the
Down Town District.
Carl Sorenson, owner of a hog
feeding farm at Sixth and Grace
streets, has offered, the city $7,000 a
year bonus for the exclusive privilege
of gathering garbage ill districts one,
two and three, being the territory
east of Twenty-sixth street and from
Leavenworth to Cuming streets.
Mr. Sorenson was high bidder when
the city council opened bids. The bids
were referred to the committee of
the whole for discussion.
Erne & Newman offered to col
lect garbage in districts seven and ten,
being territory south of Woolworth
avenue, without expense to the city,
but offering no premium because this
section is not as profitable.
George Urbach offered $100 a year
for privileges of district No. 5, which
extends west of Twenty-sixth street
to the Belt line, and between Farnam
and Davenport streets.
The bids for the downtown district
ranged from Sorenson's bid of $7,000,
to $2,000 a year.
This money collected by the city as
bonuses for the profitable districts
will be expended by the city in hauling
garbage from the districts on which
no bids were received.
The city officials expect to save
$20,000 a year on this plan of district
bids. The successful bidders will be
required to observe the city ordi
nances relating to garbage hauling.
First City Fireman Joins
"Dandy" Sixth Regiment
Frank J. Soukup of 2213 South
Twelfth street, member of Hose com
dJ
iDU-ivwe uiammonsnip na
- Tommy Milton in Dueenberg, wins sec
ond place, using A C Plugs. .
Billy Taylor in Hudson Super-Six Spe
cial, wins fifth place, using A C Plugs.
Andy Burt in Miller Special, wins
eighth place, using A C Plugs.
In the 50-Mile event, A C Plugs finished
in second, third and fourth places.
Above Results Prove Conclusively
That AC Plugs Are Supreme
Garages Not Carrying in Stock A C Plugs Can Secure;
Them From the Following Jobbers:
Empkie, Shugart-Hill Co.
Paxton-Gallagher Co.
Lininger Implement Co.
Master Sales Co.
Omaha Auto Supply Co.
U. S. Auto Supply Co.
Plug With A; C. Burnt In the Porcelain.
the Champion Ignition Co., Flint, Mich.
pany No. 7, has enlisted in the Sixth
Nebraska. He is the first member of
the fire department to. enter military
service. His place will be held for
him during the period of the war.
Chauffeur Saves City Hall
From Destruction by Fire
Howard Home, City Commissioner
Hummel's chauffeur, saved the city
hall from destruction by fire Wednes
day night. He observed a 6mall bal
loon sail into a window at the fifth
floor of the municipal building. He
rushed over and notified Night Watch
man Henry Osborn. who hurried to
the scene of the balloon landing and
extinguished the fire. If Mr. Home
had not been so observing, it is stated
the fire might have gained consider
able headway before being checked.
again run uie ran 01 oiooa-powoning or cutting a
corn. Hard cons; soft Corns, cams between the toes, also toughened calluses soon
loosen and come off under the remarkable influence of Ice-Mint
No matter what you have tried or how many times you have been disappointed, you
will revel in the cooling, soothing comfort that Ice-Mint brings. ...
Try it 1 Ask your druggist today for a small jar of Ice-Mint and learn for yourself what
solid foot-comfort really is. You 11 like It immensely.
Nebraska Buick Auto Co
Powell Supply Co.
Western Auto Supply Co.
Omaha Rubber Co.
Hinckle & Joyce Hdw. Co.'
KorsmeyerCo.
Albert Witaschek, Baker,
In Omaha Since 1890, Is Dead
Albert Witaschek, 55 years old, died
at his home, 1546 South Twenty.
eighth street, Tuesday. He came to
the United States from Germany in
1891 tnrt1u (trr h!c arrival nh-
tained a position with the Santa Fe
railroad. He was with the Santa Fe
till 1890. In 1890 he went into the
bakery business in Omaha. He re
tired last February, .
He is survived by three brothers,
faui or uraana. vincciu ui uiuuic
KLreek, Colo., ana cnaries or nasungs.
Neb.
Funeral services will be held from
the home Saturday morning at 8:30
o'clock and at St. Mary . Magdalene
church at 9 o'clock. Interment will
be in Holy Sepulchre cemetery.
Mint Brings Joy,
Tired, Aching Feet
If warm days and modern foot-wear
have given you aching, burning, swollen '
feet, corns, or painful calluses, here is '
real foot-comfort for you at last.
From the cooling, dewy mint-beds ef eld
Japan come the fresh, oothing ingredients that
m just a few weeks have made Ice-Mint the
post popular foot remedy in America.
Rub a little Ice-Mint on any tender corn er
callus. Instantly the soreness disappears, and
shortly the corn or callus wiU loosen so that it
can be lifted out easily with the fingers.
a-ttter
is a dean, creamy, snow-white, non-poisonous sub
stance and does not inflame or even irritate the most
tender skin. There is no pain and not one bit ef
soreness while applying Ice-Mint, or afterwards. It
acts so gently, so magically, that you will never
Place.