THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER, 12, 1917.
MILLER REPLIES TO '
BROWNSTATEMENT
Secretary of 'Kelly Defense
-Fond Takes Exception to
Statements Made by Man
v Who. Hnng Jury.
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C I. Miller, secretary of the Iowa
Protective association an organiza
tion which is defending Rev. Lyn G. J.
Kelly, alleged Villisca . ax murderer,
lias issued a statement in which he
takes exceptions 'to T. C. Brown,
Kelly trial juror wno stood out
against eleven who vote'd for acquittal.
N. "Pepple here and elsewhere have no
criticism of Mr. Brown because he
held an opinion, and none has chal
lenged his right to assert that opin
ion," wrote Mr. Miller. "Whether or
not he held an opinion as to Kelly's
guilt before he was examined as a
juror to sit on the case, is of no
importance now except as it may bear
on whether or not he perjured him
self to become a juror.
The secretary of the protective as
sociation adds that prior to the re
cent Kelly trial ftf own engaged in
many heated arguments on the case
and asserts, "Everyone knew where
he stood." ,
"He was challenged by the de
fense," continued Miller, "as, a com
petent juror because of his evident
hositilty to that side of the case. That
he would hang the jury was freely
expressed by neighbors of the man
who had known him lor years, and
tfcejr prophecy was correct."
"Mr. Miller explained that the rea
son . the defense failed tp "product
evidence throwing the guilt on some
one else," was because such evidence
was ruled out by the court.
"The defense was never allowed to
show uo the motive that may lay the
trime at another' door. The. defense
was not allowed to introduce a wit
ness that will i lay bare one of the
darkest -secrets pf that crime. And
Juror Brown knows it," is another
statement by Secretary Miller,
, Voted to Vanquish Wilkerson.
Miller charges that Brown cast his
vote to vanquish Wilkerson regard
less of how "it fell upon poor Kelly."
As to public- sentiment in Mont
gomery county, Mr. Miller seated: "In
the farming communities here, and
also in adjoining counties, the propor
tion is about nineteen olit of twenty
who gladly subscribe to the Kelly de
fense. In the tdwns . about nine out
of ten are for Kelly. If this statement
is disputed by any-responsible person,
more explicit figures can be offered.
- "If Montgomery county people are
so benighted and gullible as Mr.
Brown's article would Suggest, it is
strange that a man of . his brain ca
pacity would stay here, and he says
he intends, to stay, In asking that
Wilkerson be denied the ' right to
make speeches, Mr. Brown is taking
up the same cry that has long been
heard, coming from the men whom
Montgomery county has asked to ex.
plain some things in their past his
tory. Montgomery -county people
want fair play to all. We want Iowa
to know that neither - Wilkerson,
Havner- nor Brown are dominating
the, will and reason of the people of
' this county. Capable men are direct
ing the investigation, and no innocent
man is going to suffer for that crime
if Montgomery county can help it.
When sentiment stands eleven to one,
you can make safe guess as to which
is right." - '.;" - v . .
Italian-Americans Will
; Celebrate Columbus Day
The four hwidred and twenty-fifth
anniversary ofrthe discovery of Amer
ica by Christopher Columbus is to
be celebrated Friday afternoon, Octo.
her 12, 1917, at 2 o'clock, by the Italian-American
citizens of pmaha. A
'parade of Italian societies and all
ItalianrAmericati citizens wilt be held.
The parade will form at Sixteenth
street north of Cuming street, as fol
lows: . ' i ' '. ' ,
iS Motorcycla rolleemsn, '
City nd County OffUtala In Automobile
, Tha Chrtstophar Columbus Band,
v.. Tho Christopher Columbus Bocloty.
, ! Bnn J. 1 T
Th Italian Benevolent Society.
' The Dm Cclniiio AH Btna Society, i
Cost-.nblro'a Italian Juvenile Band. .
, Tfia Giovanni D'Amegllo' Ben Society. .
ltalian.Anierlrana In AutomoblKs.j
' The line of march will be as fol
lows; South on Sixteenth street to
Farnam, west on Farnam to Nine
teenth, south on Nineteenth to Har
ney. east on Harney to- Fifteenth,
north on Fifteenth to Douglas, east on
Douglas (to Thirteenth, south on
Thirteenth to Martha, where the pa
rade will disband and adjourn to the
Bohemian ' Turner hall, where exer
cises will be held and the day's fes
tivities closed by a grand ball in the
To Organize Juvenile ,
Protective League Tonight
Mayor Dahlman and other city of
ficials will corOerate in the organi
zation of a Juvenile Protective league
tonight at 8 o'clock in Probatipn Of
ficer Gus Miller's room iu the court
house. Dr. Jennie Callfas. chairman
of morals for the State Council of De
fense, is behind the movement. Of
ficers will he named. tonight.
PLANS COMPLETE :
FOR TAFT DAY HERE
To Visit Fort Omaha and Fort
Crook and Will Make
Two . Talks in
Omaha.
Ex-President Taft's . program for
the day he will spend in Omaha, Fri
day, October 19, is announced by the
Society of Fine Arts committee, un
der whose auspice Mr. Taft will
speak at the Boyd. theater at 4 o'clock
on "A Lasting Peace Not a Patched
Up Promise." ' ;
Mn Taft arrives early Friday tnorn,
ing and will be entertained at break
fast at the Omaha club by . former
Senator Norris Brown. After break
fast, Yale club .members, headed by
their president. Willard 14 Hosford,
Kwill take Mr. Taft for an auto drive
to Fort Crook and Fort Omaha. Mrs.
Ward Burgesj"of the Fine .Arts so
ciety courtesies committee Is ar
ranging a luncheon, the place for
which is not yet decided.
A Palimpsest Dinner.
Following Mr. Taft's talk at the thea
ter a local branchof the League to En
force Peace will be organized by him,
Lysle I. Abbott has this in charge.
The Palimpsest club will give a
dinner at the Fontenelle. the ar
rangements for which are in. charge
of John Lee Webster. Mr. Taft will
remain over until Saturday morning,
when he leaves for Des Moines.
Ex-Senator Joseph II. Millard, who
was chairman of the Panama commis
sion when Mr. Taft was secretary of
war, and Archbishop J. J. Harty, who
was in the Philippines when Mr. Taft
was civil governor, are looking forr
ward to Mr. Tatty visit to renew old
acquaintance. ' '
Mountain Tourist Travel
Breaks All Former Records
Returns from the national parks of
the Rocky mountains, dealing with
the season's business, have been re
ceived at the offices of the Union Pa
cific and the Burlington.'
Reports ind;cate that the Yellow
stone and the Rocky Mountain Na
tional parks never in their history
did a business that anywhere near
reached the proportions attained last
season. The Glacier national did a
record business, but not so many
tourists wept there as to the other two
paries. , '
Suing Gordon Van Company. .
, Alleging Fals Arrest
Walter R. Richards, who is suing
the Gdrdon Fireproof Warehouse &
Van company for $20,000, alleging
false arrest, testified before a jury in
law court, Judge Redick presiding.
Thursday morning. Richards ji a (or
mer employe of the Gordon people.
evening.
Second Americanization
-; Meeting Will Be Held Today
'A meeting on ' Americanization' of
foreign . born residents of Omaha
will 'be held In the lecture room of
the public library Friday evening,. Oc
tober 12, at 7:30 o'clock. Speakers
and interpreters in many foreign lan
guages will be present and will make
addresses and answer questions in re
gard to naturalization papers, -'night
schools, etc v 1 ,.. ,
-. (This is the second Americanization
meeting called Jay the foreign trade
committee of the Commrecial club, of
which Mr. John W.' Gamble is chair
man. At this meeting- epresentatives
of the public welfare board, social
settlement,' night ' schools, county
clerk's office, naturalization ' depart-.
ment ot the " government. Woman s
club, state- conservation committee
and Representatives of all the foreign
language papers -will, take part.
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Held for Defrauding .-Vr
i : The Fontenelle Hotel
Edwin T, WentzAurora, Neb., was
arraigned in- notice court on a charge
of defrauding the Fontenelle hotel of
a $70- lodging bill, and in -default of
$500 bond was remanded to the city
aii im me case comes up lor a near
The hotel charges, although bona
;'fide. are merely; the preliminary prc-s-
ceedings pending word from Portland,
- Ure, where W ent ts said to have de
frauded a Portland lumber organiza
tion pf $5.000. . ..
Coal Mining Company.
' f Incorporates in Nebraska
The Harvey Coal Milling company
.' has filed articles of. incorporation in
the office of the county clerk.- The
rapital is $10.000. ' J. A. J. Powers
Henry W. Pollock , and . Edwin Z
Koss are the incorporators.
MEETING WILL PLAN
LICENSED SELLING
Convention of District and Pre
cinct Food Chairmen Will
Advise With Administra-.
tor On Details.
Senator G. M. Hitchcock will come
from . Washington to speak at the
state-wide meeting of the food con
servation committees at the Hotel
Fontenelle at 2 o'clock the afternoon
of October 18. "
This is the meeting okthe state food
administration, its varrous district,
county and precinct committees and
all the workers throughout the state
who will push the drive for the signa
tures on the-food pledge cards the
week of October 21 to 28
State' Food Administrator Wattles
points out that the meeting will be of
double importance- .now since the
preparations are to be made for the
selling of staples only under license,
as announced in press dispatches from
Washington this morning.-'
He points but that while he expects
all the worker on, the food pledge
campaign to be at this meeting to get
full instructions, and prepare for con
certed action in this campaign, he is
especially desirous that evelry county
in the state be well represented so
that the representatives may give him
suggestions to take 'to Washington
with him when he meets with other
food administrators on the. matter of
the licensing of those handling the
staples.- '
" Immediately after this state meet
ing. Mr. Wattles will go to Wasltfng
ton where a nation-wide meeting of
all the state food administrators is
called. That meeting is called so that
the state food administrators may get
full instructions as to how to proceed
in conducting the food situation under
the license system which is to be put
into effect November. J.
Though the pledge card campaign
is not yet on officially, more than 750
teachers in Omaha schools signed
these cards at Wednesday afternoon's
meeting at the Central High school.
These teachers all pledged themselves
to begin talking conservation of foods
in their class rooms this morning.
Eastern Buyers Flock to
' Buy Nebraska Potatoes
1 Railroad reports indicate that over
portions of Wyoniing ihere were
scattered snow flurries "Wednesday
night, fojlowed by clear weather. All'
out through, Nebraska the weather is
cool with brisk winds and clear skies.
With the' weather reports to the
railroads comes the information that
all through the northern portion of
the state farmers have commenced to
dig potatoes, that the yield ia exceed
ing expectations and that in anticipa
tion of lower prices the crop generally
is being hurped to market.
It is , reported that the northern
counties of Nebraska are being over
run by buyers from other states,1. who
are gathering up potatqes for ship
ment,' to ' eastern and central states
where the crop was short. ,
City to Give Wuny Tubers '
- To Charity Institutions
City council voted o distribute
among charitable - institution 750
bushels of potatoes dug from a city
trict which was cultivated by the
par department at Carter park.
Seventh Nebraska to
Have Big Rally Monday
A patriotic mass meeting under the
auspices of the Seventh 1 Nebraska
regiment will be held at the Audi
torium next Monday night. Major
Abbott of the Seventh says several
surprises are in store for the public.
Among the speakers will be R. L. Met
calfe, Frank S. Howell and A. W.
Jefferis. A. hand will play patriotic
music. ' ,. . .
CONSERVATION FEAST
FOR WOMEN VOTERS
Seventy-Five Members of Or
ganization Enjoy 'Meatless,
Wheatless Repast at the
Rome Hotel.
TOLD WRONG MAN HE
HAD SOME WHISKY
Within An Hour' is Fined) and
Now Faces Federal Charge
for Bringing Liquor Into
State.
Arthur Bandy, an architect, i hav
ing much "grief" in encounter with
the state and federal "dry" laws. He
was brought into federal court Thurs
day morning, where he pleaded guilty
to'violatton of the Reed amendment",
prohibiting the bringing of "booze"
into a dry state.
Arthur Mullen made a plea to the
court to exercise leniency. He stated
Lthat Bandy was arrested in Scottsbluff
A meatless wheatless, dried product
djnner, attended by seventy-five con
servation enthusiasts, was held last
night under the auspices of the Wom
en Voters Conservation league at the
Rome hotel. 1 s
S. R., MoKelvie, jr., director of the
pledge ' c,ard movement spoke on
"Facts About Conservation," instead
of Gurdon W. Wattles, who was
called from the city yesterday after
noon. . ;
"He .said in-part; "The armies and
the people who are best supplied with
food will win the war and it is the
patriotic duty of every citizen to aid
in this big movement to assist in the
conserving of every dunce of food
products, "for it will be needed to
bring Germany to her knees."
He was followed by Mayor Dahl
man, who spoke of the' skepticism
with i which the drying plants were
first viewed by the public in general
and said :s."The tons of food which
will be saved in this way will further
the cause of the United States and its
allies in winning this war." The
mayor' also told his foiious ghost
story about the traveling man and the
ghost at North Platte. Neb. ,
Prof. Pugsley of the University of
Nebraska outlined the history of the
municipal drying plants, giving data
on the number now in operation in
the United States and savin? that
'Omaha established the third one ever
put into operation in this country, and
added: "I hope to see a drying plant
in every school building in the city."
An address by Frank G. Odell on
"Why We Are in the War" terminated
the banquet. . - 1 -
How To Reliever" Catarrhal " -,
Deafness gr Head Noises
If you have catarrh, catarrhs) deafness or
head noises caused by catarrh, or It phlegm
drops In your throat and has caused catarrh
of the stomach o bowels yon will be glad
to know that these distressing symptoms
may be entirely overcome in many instances
by the following treatment which you can
vastly prepare la 4our own home at little
cost. Secure from your drtiggiat 1 ounce of
Parmint (Double Strength). This will not
cost you more than 80c. Take this home
and, -add to 'it H pint of hot water and 4
oanoes of granulated sugar; stir until dis
solved. Take one tablespoonful four times a
day. An. improvement is sometimes noted
after the first day's treatment. Breathing
Should become easy while the distressing
head noises, headaches, dullneu, cloudy
thinking, etc., should gradually disappear
under, the ,tonic action of the treatment.
Loss of smell, .taste, defective hearing and
mucus dropping in the back of the threat
are other symptoms wh(ch suggest the pres
ence ot catarrh and which may often be
overcome by this efficacious treatment. If
nearly ninety per cent of all ear troubles
are caused by catarrh, there must be many
people whose hearing may be restored by
this simple home treatment -Adv. .- ,
Confidence
In Your Investment
Pierce-Arrow trucks are a sound 'investment.
Three factors enter into a good investment : Safety,
Return andrMarketalnlity. Pierce-Arrow trucks
are safe trucks to buy. They yield a large and reg
ular return on1 the investment.' jEven after years of
service, they have a remarkably high value. From ,
the standpoint of Safety, Return or Marketability, ,
Pierce-Arrow trucks measure up to the require
ments of a shrewd investor.
Fierce
Motor
Trucks
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'vicinity.1 Since the first Pierce-Arrow purchase five' years
, ago this fleet has grown steadily on the basis of satisfactory
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tU-J VSwr si 2048-52 Farnam St Phone Doul38
a few days ago. He had come there
from Wyoming and confided to. some
body that he had brouj?ht four quarts
pf whisky with. him. He evidently
confided t the wrong person.' for he
was arrested within, an hour. He was
promptly fined $100 and costs in court
there for having liquor in his posses
sion. Then the federal court issued a
warrant for him, but before it could
be served he had left.
Federal officials 'hera learned
Wednesday that he was stopping at
the Wellington Inn and Deputy
United States Marshal Yates arrested
him.
Mr. Mullen pleaded for mercy on
the ground that Bandy is a man of
good standing, a professional man.
But Federal Judge Wflodrough de
clared this was the very reason why
he should suffer a heavy penalty be
cause "the example of such a man in
violating the federal laws did more
harm than the example of a man of
less knowledge or standing.
"It is the purpose of the govern-
ment to enforce this' law with dili
gence and with penalties such as will
deter persons from violating it, sard .
the judge. "Rarely are violators let
off without a jail sentence."
The judge took the case under ad J
visement.
Hochstetlec Applies for
Passport to England
Charles E. Hochstetler applied in
federal court for a passport to Eng
land. He was accompanied to court
by Congressman C. O. Lobeck.
Mr. Hochstetler is a Nebraska City
man who lived in Omaha for years.
He then went to England married
and has fived there for -a number of
years. He even talks like an English
man and says that, next to the "U. S.
A ," merry old England is the best
country on earth. He expects to go
to France in the administrative service
of the United States government.
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i OLLY The Shopper, is a real, live, f lesh-and-blood woman wh& conducts the
Shopping Service of The Omaha Bee. v , . f
. - - She spends every day scouting for the newest things as decreed in Paris
and New 'York and displayed in' Omaha shpps. v ' r
v.She buys anything from a spool of thread to a piano. vV - ;
.; v If you cannot come to the city to shop, or if you are a city "shut-in" andt
cannot visit the shops to see, for yourself, Polly will do your shopping for you.
iiu ugcu aioxv vuyiiig tuiuugut casiuu uataiug iiwubco wueu xvuy is txgnb lieie
to personally superintend your buying. -
" Be sure to state price, size and as many details as possible, when writing to
Polly. Purchases will be sent C. O. D. unless accompanied by a postoff ice or an
express money , order. Some of the stores are willing to send merchandise "on ap
proval if yju have a charge account. ' . ' '
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Read Polly's gossipy fashion notes in the society section of The Sunday Bee. :
V i V WHAT DO P'EOPIE SAY? ' . , ' '
. "I don't know how to thank
you' for your; kindness in iing
my errand so efficiently.' The
ribbon was exactly what I want
. f ed and so good both in quality
and orice, and the radium silk
suited me perfectly
'....., North Bend, Neb."
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, "We're' always glad to have
you, write us up, for we know
our customers ' profit by; your :
chatty notesV' salesman exclaims
as he shows Polly new merchan-
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J "I am exceedingly grateful for
your interest and efforts and am
' delighted with their result. .
Columbus, Neb."
- "That was fspecial delivery
with a capital to every letter and
- if you want any recommenda
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. . I; Columbus, Neb."
"Here I am again. The other
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who live in little inland hamlets.
Belgrade, Neb."
"Thank you 'so much, Polly,'
dear. That just wrote itself al
most before I was aware, but
you're just as nice and painstak
ing as if you were getting rich
over my little orders and I surely -;
do appreciate it.
Falls City, Neb."'
"You helped me so royally
about the play .costumes the last
of May I am going to ask for
more help.
.., Bristow, Neb.! -
"I was more than . delighted '
with the dress it is' beautiful
and couldn't have suited myself
better if I had been there and
the .Mouse came yesterday and
I like it very much. , I wish to
thank you for your kindness, and
'would, like to meet you some
time in the future.
. North Platte, Neb." .
'Xthank you very much, Tolly
The Shopper,' for your trouble
and for the very good service you
gave me. I'm sure I'll avail my-
self frequently of your services,
for your initial performance'
leads me io believe that you're
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. "... Falls City, Neb."
"The garments are very, nice
. and I wish to thank you for your
trouble. It is certainly ,a handy
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. .... . C, Bancroft, Neb.V "
"I ani like the 'bad penny' and
have turned up again, hut that
is what you get for doing so nice-
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".i..V...,N Franklin, Neb."
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- . "I received , the cakes; and
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pretty. I used tables with a glass
' candlestick and pretty yellow
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Dresden baskets with a big"el
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thank you very much forvthe in
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me.
" Norfolk, Neb." I
"I hardly know how to address
you. I always read of you and
think of you as just "Polly." I
thmk your work is--just fine
your page in The Bee is always
next to war news with me., '
" Bristow, Neb. .
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