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if -t f ! f I II- ?! i . BRINGING WELU-tHAvLL V7 OSWM.D OOT fOR. A WALK- FATHER Copyright, ; HIT. . International ':. Nw . BerjJct, j Drawn for ; The Bee, l by I George i McManus WHEELER GIVES SERMON TO GRADS OF SOUTH HIGH Wcck: of Festivities for Young Men and Women f Finish Another Year of vl Education. ; VTh baccalaureate exercises for the mid-year graduating class of the South Side High school were held in the High school auditorium Sunday Tiiaht. Rev. Robert L. Wheeler de livered the baccalaureate sermon to' the 23 young men and women who soon areto receive; diplomas for fin ishing their work in the city schools. His subject was "By Faith." - "By faith are all things done," -said Rev. Jkt r. Wheeler. "All great deeds of the past were done by men who believed and all accomplishments of the future will be by those who have faith: .,'.u:' ." . '"Keep faith in yourselves, in your country and in. God", was the ad monition to the 23 graduates. ' Rev. S. H. Yerian pronounced the invocation, Rev. E. L Kalina read the scriptures , and the benediction was pronounced by .Rev. A. ' H. Marsden.V James Wrath was in charge ot the music and the Wheeler Memorial church choir sang. , This week the festivities for the graduates will take place.! Miss Eva Xewtorf, Fifty-fitust and L streets, will entertain the class at her home Monday - night. Tuesday the class will have sunner at the Wellington Inn at 6:30.- Wednesday the mem - bers will attend a dance at the Hans com park pavilion. The commence ment exerciseW proper will be held in connection with other Greater Omaha High schools atthe Audi torium "Thursday night. ; '; : ; CURLERS REACH SEMI-FINALS IN ' INDIVIDUAL PLAY T1 race for; the Malcolm trophy and the individual curling champion-, ship f Omaha is down to the semi finals. Alex Melxin.titleholder and John Henderson are scheduled to clash in one ' bracket ot the semi finals and Bob Watson and John Mc Taggart will meet in the other. . The third and fourth rounds were completed at Miller park Sunday with the following results: THIRD BOUND. ' . W. W. Horn beat W. 3. Hlnlen. I to I. . Jolia llenileron beat W. O. Waleon, & to 4: lt Melvin beet Qearg Peacock, 4 to.!.' Rah Oatt beat 'Oeorga Dunn.- to 0. ' lid Traey beat John Byrne. 4 to I. John McTret beat Willie Brydon, I to 2. t. '- , . : , rduRTn round. . Johh Henderaon beat W. W, Home, I to .' Al Melvin beat Bob Gait, 4 to 4. , Jobi Mcyaggart beat Bd 'fracy, to. S. Play in the iseml-finals; and finals will be 13 shots, i. e. the first man scoring. 13 shots will be the nvinher. Play in the earlier rounds was 7-end. The six-man rinks clashed at Miller park Sunday in addition to the indi vidual play. A rink skipped by Bob Melvin and including Don Bissett, Andy Featherstone, Ed Higgins, George Entriken amfAl Krug beat a rink led by E. S. Dodds and composed of William Watson, Geortfe Dunn, H. B. Morrowr George ffoozer and Charles Granden, 15 to 11, in a 19-cnd game. Ed Tracy and Bob Gait skipped rinks with Cliff Sadler, King Dennun, Willie Home and Jqfhn .McTaggart playing m Another game, ... ; 'New Base Ball League - i Organized in Oklahoma Tulsa. Okft Jan. 21r-Organitation of the ArkomaHeague,1 composed of ! Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Muskogee and ! Ardmore, Okl., and Fort Smith, Ark., 4 "all members of the Western associa i tion. was announced here tonight f i The new league was formed after - members of (he board of directors of I the Western association, meeting -t t Fort. Smith, passed a resolution auV f thoriring'the withdrawal of any clubs ! so desiring. It is hoped to add three i more towns, according to club own ; rs, and if that is done C classification s will be sought. , Charles J. Brill. sportinff editor of the Tulsa World and for three years s secretary of the Western association, was namejji president Fremont High Basket Ball , ; Five Has Winning Streak I j Fremont, ; Neb., Jan, 21. (Special leiegrani. ine , rrcnioni ; nign scholo basket ball team continued its winning streak by trouncing the Schuyler five' on trje local floor.' 32. to 0.' It is the first time in the history of school athletics in Fremont .that a team has been shut out in. basket ball. '. 1 : - ' The following schedule has been arranged for the Fremont team: Co lumbus at Columbus January 25; Council Bii?s at Fremont February 1: South vmaha at South Omaha February 8; Norfolk at Norfolk Feb ruary 18; .Wahoo at Fremont Febru ary 22; Seward at Fremont March 1. Want Aria Brinf Result. -YEV&UTl'M-01N4 WITH -7 XOO - V Sport Chlendart Todyy Field Trial Free-for all champlomhlp nan at ilioun, Ala, .. .. ,, ........ j. Bowline Annoat touraament of Ohio BUt Bowline aMorlatloa at CleTeland. Oolf Annual meeting of New tttff State (joii aaeociauon ai New York. ' AatonMblle Openlnrtof howi la Daltl more and Oklahoma l(y ' Boilnr Joe Connollr rt.- Terry Brooki, IS nnuiiM, ai nonon. . NAKENS HOLD LEAD IN FLOOR LEAGUE Games This Week Expected to Result in Close Clashes With Townsend; Smith Fray as Leader. HO THEY STAND. tOMMERUAL I.EACCE. ' V' s . Plar,,Won. Ioet. fet. en l.ooo TownMnida ., B.t MS M. K. Smith S S .. .BOO Central Furnltnre ' ... , . ' J 4 ,zs Comntem High 3 4 M V, M. II. A. ,... 0 .000 . CHIRCH LBAGCE. Flay. Won. Laet. Vet. Fj(l Memnrtol 4 4 4 1.000 Wltllam Wop - ,,.4. S 1 HainHmm Fark M. K....4 S Flrnt M. K ......4 9 Beneon M. E. ...4 I I Walnut illU M. K 4 0 4 .1M .500 .500 .50 .00 V GAMES THIS WEEK. COMMERtlAI. LKAdl E.C , " Thnrtdjir;' , - rentral Fnrnltnre atatnet Nakene, 7:30. f Commerce High agatnet V. M. H. A., SilO. M. K. Smith againat TowntAidx, S;40. ' CUCKCH LEAGl'E. ;. ; .7. , ,:.Tuday. .,,,,,.!'.,".',....(.. , Flnt M. K agalmt Haneom Farh, T:A0. Pearl - Memorial ' aiainut Walnut Hllla. HO. . , . ' kuo. William Wop againtt Benon M. E., Another week begins with the Nakens .undefeated champs of the Commercial; league, "and the Pearl Memorials leaders of ' the Church league,,'--.. ; , '.v i-p . : ; . Last week saw some good clashes in bothsJeaguetwUh but little change in the comparatife standings. Com merce High went down a peg and the Central Furnitures advanced a notch, making the two teams even. The Townsends still hold, second place in the Commercial tourney, but will have to put up a brisk fight against the M. b. Smiths to maintain their lead when the; two teams clash thtv week. TheV. M. H, A. still retains the honor of t5sing every game, but will have an opportunity to break the hoo-doo when they jplay .the Com-H merce tgn tram, wnicn.is, oniy-one rung higher. The Nakens are doped to have an easy time with the Cent ral Furnitures, r . . , In thtTChurch league the Hanscom Parks and the First M. E.will play each other. ; The two teams are even ly matched. The Pearl Memorials, who." lead : the league, will play the Walnut Hill team, Vhich, like the Y. M. It, A. team, has no victories to its credit. A victory for the William Wops, who will meet the Benson M. E. team, is safely predicted. ; Thev games in the Church league during; the past week were noticeably tree from personal fouls. The Com mercial league, however, was the di rect opposite in this respect .. " This" week will start the second half of-the Commercial leagues schedule. .Six games .have been played. Six dates remain on the Church league schedule. , Base Ball Magnates Display 1 Patriotic Spirit on Tax Washington, Jan. 21. An arrange ment for the payment of the war tax oft base ball admissions was made today at a conference of major league representatives with Daniel C. Roper,' commissioner of internal rev enue. Mr. Ropec 'expressed gratifi cation at the proffered co-operation and 'patriotic spirit" of the base ball men. , . ' f--'.-' . August Herrman. chairman of tjie national commission, headed the delegation,- which also included John Heydler, secretary, of the National league; Harry Frazeei of the Boston Americans; Walter lapgood, of the Boston, Nationals; John B. Foster, of the New York Nationals, and Ben jamin S. Minor and Clark Griffith, of the Washington Americans. v ; Steele City WinsiTwo. A Steele -City, Jan. 21. (Special.) Steele City emerged victorious in a double basket-ball bill for the fifth time this season when the tocal teams won a bargain pastime sirom Diller here. The Steele City boys beat the Diller boys 33 to 11 arid the Wal girls beat the Diller girls 32 to 6. British Casualty ; List for Week - I ShowsDecrease JUndon, Jan. 21. British casual ties reported in the week ending today were 17,043, divided as fol lows: ' . ; , Killed or died of wounds: Offi cers, 76; men, 2,277. . Wounded or missing: . Officers, 213; men,' 14.477. - ; v . j These figures represent de. crease of i nearly 8,000 fromSUst week, when 24,979 casualties were reported, an unusually h;gh total for this time of 'the year; Two weeks ago the figures were 18,998 and three weeks seo 9.951. V THE BEE : 1 r THn LITTLE 0VLD LOCKS fed LIKE Hl MOTHER- EAST OBSERVING MEATLESS MONDAY TO CONSERVE FUEL Sentiment Changes When Rea son for Garfield's Order Becomes Generally, Known. Washington, Jan. 21. Business ac tivity generally east of the Mississippi river was suspended today for the first of a series of 10 heatless Mon days ordered by the fuel administra tion to release coal for private con sumption and trans-Atlantic ship ping. V ' At the same time manufacturing plants. throughout the east were idle for tlicj fourthsuccessive day in com pliance . witbAjlic administration's five-day closingNirder, effective last Friday and designed also to save coal and assist materially in relieving the traffic congestion. i Change of Feeling. : Fuel officials declared there "had been a radical change of feeling in the country regarding the orders. In dustries werev co-operating' fully, they safd. and virtually complete ac quiescence was expected of concerns affected b the Monday closing pro gram .begun today. Handicapped by another cold wive, covering the greater part of the coun try cast of the Rockies and (adding to the winter's record of the; severest weather in recent years, iVailroads strove to increase the movement of coal to favored classes and straighten the freight tangle. . Reports to' the offices of 'the fuel administration said that the supply to households and steamship in terests had been increased, but offi cials directing the railroad? asserted there was little hope for material im provement in traffic conditions until the weather moderated. . Thosewhp have urged a general embargoagainst shipment of. freight from plants shut down by the closing order still believed today that such action would be necessary before the congwtion is improved. Cart Move to Mines. The movement of empty coal cars back to the minesshas begun already! to increase, nowevcr, accoraing io re ports last night from A. S. Smith, rail road director for the east Director General McAdoo's .order embargoing the use of open .top cars for freight other than coalhas released to the mines about 10,000 cars. ' New demurrage urates, ranging from 30. to 100 per cent higher than the present scale, will go into effect to day under an order issued by Di rector General McAdoo and this is expected to bring quicker release of cars at terminals.' , . Hopper Cars Disusedv Hundreds of hopper carshave been eliminated from 'service because snow and ice pUed between the rails caught the hopper triggers , and released the load. Many derailing accidents and other minor wrecks were caused in this way. ' . , ' . Drug Stores Msy Open. Drug stores," under the order, may use fuel throughout the day, provided they sell drugs and medical supplies only, but fuel administration offi cials admit there is no way of forcing them to refrain from selling other goods. " Nothing, fuel administration offi cials said, can prevent thousands of evasiois oV the order if the people affectea do not co-operate in the full est measure. For instance many buildings house a single physician or dentist and it would be virtually im possible to 'heat one office without supplying heat to the remainder of the building. 'Againmany apartment houses ' have store. on the ground floor and heat from the rest of the building would heat these stores to an great extent. , . Stella Farmers' Institute Holds Important Meeting Stella, Neb!, Jan. 21.-(Specia!.) The third annual session of the Stella Farmers', institute was held to day. At the opera house in the afternoon the principal speaker was - Prof. Filley, head of the department of marketing and farm management at the state university, aud at the same time Miss Mary Rokahr, assistant state leader of home demonstration agents, from, the state university, gave the cooking dem onstration of "A Whole Meal in One Dish," at the ladies' session held in the Baptist church. At the evening session in the opera house; Miss Rokahr gave th e il lustrated lecture, "The Nation's Healtli." and Prof. Filley lectured on "Our Country Cousins." D. H. .Weber of Falls Cty, super intendent, of public, instruction in Richardson county, was present-at both. sessions in the opera house, ajid had on display the county school ex hibit. .:' ; ' -. .' . W., J. Vandeventer was president of the institute C W. Beatie was vice president. Miss Eunice Haskins was secretary and George -Randall was treasurer. That extra room will pav vOnr coal I bill. Rent it through a Bee Want Ad. OMAHA, TUESDAY," JANUARY i ' ' i 11 it. " ' rr- T OH! ITHttJK WE UOOK:UKE HV6 rAOTHER Beatrice Soldier Returns . From Camp Cody, N. MK Beatrice, - Neb.,- Jan. 21. (afiecial.) Sergeant Edward Hackstadt of Company C, 134th infantry, United States army, returned home yester day from Camp Cody,' N. M., to which place he, went with 'the com pany last summer. He . was dis charged because of heart trouble. Sergeant Hackstadt . reports . the health of the company, good, and says that the boys at the camp, which now-numbers about 40,000 men. . ' D. JKimmerly, a pioneer of Be atrice who .served during the civil var as a member of the 13th New York heavy artillery, died , last eve ning at his home in this city. He had. been in failing health for a num ber of years. ,He is survived by a widow and his-two sons, E. F. Kim merly of Beatrice and J.- F. Kimmer ly of El Reno, Okl. A ' Ray Bohlman of this city has been selected as physical director of the local Young Men's Christian asso ciation. Bohlman formerly played on the Beatrice foot ball team and has been attending school at Grinnell, la., the last few years. - ' Hauser Brothers of this city have finished filling all of their ice houses with the finest ice they hafce cut for yearsT' It averages in thickness from 10 to-15 inches. V '. -, . f The Cortland basket ball team won front Clatonia at "the 'former place Friday night. by. the, score. of 23 to 12..:. -t .-. . , . - : Mrs. Tony Prebyl, living south of Barneston, was kicked in the face by an unruly cow and quite' badly in jured. She was unconscious for some time' after the bovine' struck her, but is recovering from her.Mnjuries. , Adam Hobbein of - the Harb1(ie vicinitywas found dead in bed yes terday morning by his wife. Heart disease is" .supposed to have been the cause of death.- He-was 40 years of age and , leaves .a widow, and eight i children.- . .. . , ; ! . Mrs. 1 Linda"; Pickett d'ed yesterday at a iocai nospuai, age years, sne ts survivea oy two. aaugnters. ine body .will be taken to Kansas for in terment. ' - ; .; - . Eoosevelt Called f,. Vi : By Political Foe y " """" ' . '" 1 (Continued From ' Ttt One.) was pver appointmentof the demo? cratic grc-ceryman in Pennsylvania and a democratic farmer in Indiana as federal explosives inspectors. "Senator Penrose," lie said,' "seems to have forgotten partisan appoint ments by , the governor of Pennsyl vania of republicans on war commit tees." ' J ; Turning to Former Chairman Will-1 cox of the republican national com mittee the Misscmri senator , said be fore he introduced his star witness, he would cite the statement made' to the pess. by Mr. Villcox regarding the incompetence of the democratic party and its -effect on . coming con gressional elections. V ' ; He said a meeting of the republican leaders had beett-called at, St. Louis on February 12 to inaugurate a winter campaign. V. '. ' , . ; Coltfhel Is Star Witness. ' "Colonel Roosevelt has engaged a hall in St. Louis to make a war speech the day before the committee meet ing," Senatos Stone continued., . "I now introduce my star witness Theodore Roosevelt himself whom I characterize as. the most seditious man of consequence in America. "The heart 'of this man is aflame with inordinate ambition and he runs amuck. His chief thought is not to help the government , 'but al ways , " of rule. "Almost every day this man speaks in bitter and contemptuous disparage ment pf.the president and the ma- i . e . i v jority memoers oi mis congress. "Every week for a long time he has been and still ' is publishing under contract for amoney consideration think of it, for money villainous screeds in the Kansas City Star at tacking the president and the govern ment. -,. . "Thise Roosevelt contributions are reproduced . in numerous important newspapers. Whatever may be 'said of the papers reproducing these dis loyal utterances the Kansas City Star is chiefly responsible." i j ' Attacks President Wilsott .. s 1 When Senator Stone declared Colo- ttel Roosevelt apparently could - say things which less important persons mightsay, onbjr by subjecting them selveslo arrest, Seator Penrose inter rupted him with words tumbling out, demanding: ; : ' -' . Does the senator advance the ex- tjaordinary doctrine that every citi zen hasn't the right to say what he thinks of Mr. Wilson without going to jail? Does he say that citizens haven t the right to say that Mr. Wil son surrounds himself with persons so incompetent that the war program has been -seriously delayed or hat he hides himself away inaccessibly?" 71 ma rte . say tnat; i win ex plain," said Senator Stone calmly, in reply.,.. ... ... .'";:' "?-. . ' Remarkable Doctrine. "The senator-ought to explain," Senator. Penrose-xetor ted. "It's a re markable doctr to . say that any body cannot' criticize Mr. Wilson without going to jaiL" Durine his denunciation of Colonel Roosevelt Senator Stone's vehemence mouat fid SmIu he strad into -the cca- ILOO UKE I I TAKPi AFTPO I I YAhlNA. M H I t S I ' 13 LZ J 1 f MP n tm i w M " - w iv i I a aa BB I 1 X 1 1 ibl 1 22, 1918. ter aisle, shouting his words, with clenched fist upraised. After citingt'. the arresV of a. Mr. Shanks at St. Louis for crmcisingythe president, Senator Penrose again in terrupted: , V "Did municipal police or federal agents of the Department of Justice arrest him?" Senator Stone replied that . 'it ap peared ujiimportaht, but he would advise the senate. . "It is important," persisted Senator Penrose. , "I' presume he -was arrested by agents appointed by the president. It was unjustifiable and an outrage, an impressive illustration of the high handed methods of the administra tion." Saying he wouldlike to help Sen ator Stone "elucidate his argument," Senator Penrose declared Private Ernest L. Snyder at Camp Taylor, near Louisville, Ky., had been sen tenced to 10years at hard labor and dishonorably discharged for -"villify- ing the president and objecting to the au t".. xt,u: t,.. Russia of a greater outrage." f Is Roosevelt f Republican?. "Is the senator going to present any proof that Roosevelt is a republican?" asked Senator Borah. - "He. certainly is," rejoined Senator Stoned. "He Works wjth you. I don't know if he worky with the Idaho senator. He used to, but I. think he is with the Pennsylvania senator now." I "If it isn't treason, I might say," ventured' Senator Penrosethat Mr. Wilson ia his . first election was un der much obligation to Mr. Roose velt.' 4 - ' ' ' - ; jWhen : Senator N Stone concluded Mer speaking an hour and three-quarters, Senator Lodge i made reply for the, Republicans, and began by saying 5 hat the Missouri senator's speech it elf was a most, striking injection of partisanship into the war. Wants No Strife, ; Senator Lodge declared that so fat there had been no touch of political strife, but , both branches of . con . av. . . or . l0th wlthth. - . . .. the war.' ; -j , " ,v ", '. " i.- "Today the Missouri senator, to my regret, made distinctly a political speech. . I do not propose to imitate his example. But I must say a few words to repel his misrepresentations of the republican party." - Senator Lodge reminded ' Senator Stone that republicans had voted for alt the great war measures. "Some of them would have failed without republican votes, satd he. "The republicans have cast no party vote since AprH.2 last and will cast none during the war. . . Insignificant Demos . -' "The only fault I, ever found is thaUthe administration has failed tq make the best from its own party. - Th ere have been many called from hat has been called 'the dwellers in the twilight zone.' There has been a great desire to appoint men who hate wandered from one party to another. Ihey have been put in high places. He added that too many were naw exerting great powers who are char acterized by their "insignificance." Remedy Is Needed. t'Is this congress to stand in silence while blunders, delays and losses are allowed to pass by,' demanded Sen atoriLodge,-"and be accused of trea son in trying to make it better." "These investigations have reveal ed many things to thepeople which cry for remedy, and'there is little re vealed but what the enemy does not already know. V ' " ' "What do you think the effect will be on the German minds when they read of.the fuel orders?" he demanded. Senator' Lodge praised . Colonel Roosevplt, declaring his "life was an- open book. "One thing that can be said about him is that he never had any secrets from the American 'people. They can judge him and they will' . "Mr. Roosevelt offered himself to service and was refused," Senator Lodge continued. "He supported the president at least in trying to have American merchantmen armed and in the declaration of war. He is sup porting the war in every way he can. His four sons are in the war, three onAhe Flanders front today. ' Must Have Truth. "The senator says Mr. Roosevelt is guilty of treason because of these articles criticising the administration. Is it treason to say that our lack of preparation already has costhe allies thousands and thousands of lives, cost hundreds of our, own and millions upon millions of dollars? That is the naked truth. Is it treason to poin to conditions in o,ur camps? Then General Gorgas ought to be court martialed, for he was the first to call attention to some of them. "Me'n alltJVer this country, and Roosevelt is one, have one idea to win this war. They forget party, they forget everything but that purpose. But these- men won't sit silent and accept mistakes and .delays which they think may cause disaster in the war. "The arrest of a man in St. Louis was cited. . If it is thought that Mr. Roosevelt deserves prosecution as much as that man, why don't they prosecute him ? He is visible also audible and also readable. . . Badgers Trim Hawkcyes t " " z : lri Conference Game Madison, "Wis., Jan. 21. Wisconsin defeated Iowa in. a Western confer ence basket ball game this afternoon, 3 2to 19. Rough playing i,the last haU '.slowed , do wj the . game, : - -, r3H WILSON BRANDS "FALSE" SENATOR'S THRUSTS AT U S. WAR DEPARTMENT President Declares Chamberlain's New York Speech An "Unjustifiable Distortion of Trutji;" Defends Baker As Able Public Official; Says Probes Have Hindered Military Preparation. 1 (By Aaaoelated Frsg.) Washington, Jan. 21. President Wilson issued. a state ment tonight characterizing as an"astonishing and unjustified distortion of the truth" assertions made by Senator Chamber- n nu spec lam in his speech at New York land inefficiency on the part of rations. ' Investigations conducted at the capitol, the president said, had brought to the foreground delays and disappointments and had contributed to them by drawing officials away from their work. : ., . . . NO BENEFIT FROM PROBE. 0 ' ' ' "Nothing helpful or Ukely to speed J"0 L,e,d bet,"' or fatilitate the war tasks of the eov -Prr.s,(le.nt felt Js.duty to make ernment has come 'out of such critiJ :n.;;AM m l. aaa ' WIOIII BilU iUVbdVlgaUWlIi i IIC BUUVU. T I t . 1 . iegisiaiion proposea py me senate muitary committee tor tne creauon ot a war council and a minister of muni tions, the president declared, had come after effective-measures of re organization already had been ma turely perfected. The president said hV regarded Secretary Baker as one -of the ablest public officials he had ever known and that the country soon would learn whether flc or his critics understood the business at hand. i Chamberlain Explains. "In my New Yacjc speech I had not prepared the address and spoke 20 minutes extemporaneously without notes. I pointed outthat from Bunker Hill to the present time we had had ho military organization or 'policy; The press report oi my address was correct. BuV my argument was di rected to 'the military establishment and not to otherdepartments of the government, although : it was broad enough to be subject to that interpre tation. But those hearfng it knew I referred merely to the military estab lishment and that the senate mili tary committee had undertaken, that the senate military committee had undertaken through the, bills for ra war cabinet and a director oi muni- i . . i . . i. . . . iions io wont out tiiangcs in me es tablishment. - ( "I explained that these bills were hot administration measures. I did not misrepresent them. , Approves 'Baker's Efforts. "Secretary Baker's efforts to better his ..organization have my utmost ap proval. He his made much improve ment. But the inherent weakness of his reorganization is that nobody be tween the army and the president has legal authority. There is the Council of National Defense, the war indus tries board and the clearance commit teeall purely voluntary organiza tionsbetween the president and the army. The ar cabinet and director Oi nrunitiorff would be created by law with definite legal powers and duties, respectively, td map "out and direct war policies and to have charge of. wkr supplies. By this plan we would substitute a strong for a weak link in the chain of organization. J'T regret very, much the adminis tration is not with me. But 1 ami acting under my oath and win nave ( theaprpoval of my own conscience, even if not of the administration. Should Inform People. "The people are entitled to be let into the committee's confidence. If the people don't want it, that will be srll right. It's their war". 'The president's statement follows: Wnen ine -prcsiucms auicuuuu was called to the speech made by Senator Chamberlain at a luncheon in New York on Saturday, he imme diately inquired of Senator Cham berlain whether he had been correct ly reported and upon ascertaining We Are No Stronger " , v Than Our Fighting Blood Physical Fitness Our Sole Re-T ' " liance. . The great world struggle will be won by stamina. Couragewithout nhvsical fitness is absolutely , worth less. That is why our great army ia made up only of men who are with out the slightest physical defect But - there is a constant warfare closer home, that you are vitally in terested in. It is the warfare of -disease against yottr health, a struggle that is always going on, and one for which . you must : always keep your system prepared. ' , , And your blood supply is the fort ress upon which you must depend. If it is kept pure and free from any weakening influence, the germs of disease cannot find lodgement, but are promptly ' expelled, and good Establi)ic4 1894. . . I hv ' EaBPTIRE bar perfected th heat treatment in existence today. 1 do not inject twraffin or wax. a it t danserous. The advantages of my treatment a-: No to or time. No detention from business. No danger from chloroform, ihock and blood pouon. and no larin m in a hotpitaL Call or writ. Dr. Wray, 204 Boa BUf, Omahk. ' ' 7 W IT -EEMTO ME ITb TAKING A LQN4 fTIME TOiET THAT I PRETiEUJ I 1 Saturday -concerning inaction the government in its war prepa ine "iiowing statement. Distortion of Truth I . w I . V '. 'Senator Chamberlain's . stitc- "'Senator Chamberlain's ment. as to the nresent inaction and ineffectiveness ofthe government is an astonishing and absolutely unjus tifiable distortion of the truth. Ab a matter of fact, the war department has performed a task of unparalleled magnitude with extraordinary promptness and efficiency. ' "There have been delays and. dis appoints and partial miscarriage .of plans, all of which have been drawn into the foreground and exaggerated by the investigations which have been in progress since the congress assembled investigations which drew indepensible officials of the de partment constantly , away from thelr work and offidlrs from their com mands and contributed a great deal to such delay and confusion as had inebitably arisen. But by comparison ' with , what has been accomplished, these things, much as they ,were:to be regretted, were insignificant, and no mistake has been made which, has been repeated... ' :, ' Prais for Baker. ; ... x "'Nothing, helpful or -likely to speed or facilitate the -war tasks of the government has come out of such criticism and investigation: I - un derstand that reorganizations by leg islation are to be proposed I have not been consulted about them and have learned of them only-at second hand but their proposal came after effective measure of reorganization had been thoughtfully and , naturely perfected, and inasmuch as these measures have been the result of ex perience, they are much more likely than any othef to be effective, if the congress will but remove 'theTfew statutory obstacles of rigid depart mental organization which stands in their way. ' "'The' legislative proposals- have heard of would involve long addi tional delaysand turn our experience into mere-tost motion. My associa tion and constant conference with the secretary of war have taught me to regard him as one of the ablest oublic. officials I have ever known. The country will soon learn svhether he ior his opponents understand the business in hand. , . "To add, as Senator Chamber lain did, thai, there is inefficiency in fcvery department and bureau of the government is to show such ignor ance of actual conditions as to make it impossible to attach any impcv ' I . , i T I ..J ance to nis statement, i am uuuuu. to infer that that statement sprang ou of opposition to the administra tion's whole policy rather 'than out of any serious inteition tq reform its practice. . - ' v That extra room will pay your coat bill. Rent it through a Bee Want Ad. Persistent Advertising Is m Road to Success. health is assured. .:. . ' V,,- xrnrt cVir.ii 1,1 fnVp Tin ohnTirM with this Tnainstay of defense. . Im- UU, JUU .U..VU.W iurities are liable to creep into your lood and so weaken your system. that it is unable to resist even the most ordinary ailments. This means the beginning of the attack, which will result iff the undermining of your health, S. S.. 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