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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1918)
10 THE BEE: OMAHA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1918. HAnr nmiiiMii (Mil bK hi HAL' ; COMPLAINTS MAY ' FOLLOW OUSTER ! County Attorney Magney Indi- cates Allegation;; of Perjury r Will Be Investigated and Charges Filed. I More criminal complaints may fol ow the Lynch ouster suit disclosures, vhich already have prompted County Attorney Magney - tto file charges igainst Johnny Lynch, Tom Denni joji, Billy Nesselhous and Jack Has cell. U The county attorney; refuses to re zeal the identity of those the addi- ional complaints would accuse, but - i . j t . i- -1 - : ie nas maicaica iwmcr- ciKtigcs ui ; criminal nature may be filed against he apnvicted county commissioner. "Charges that perjuries were com mitted" during the Lynch trial have een made," said Magney. "They will te investigated. I will consult Judge iears lot suggestions .as to what ac ion is necessary, or advisable, on that omt. i Judge, Sear declined to remark ipoa the subject of the proposed con erence. " ' , "Evidentlv somebody is guilty of oerjury in 'that case," is Magney' s No action has been taken by the Judges upon the suggestion that a trand jury be called to investigate further the alleged ramifications of 'protection" and crooked administra tion prevailing in Douglas county officialdom-as indicated in the ouster testimony. , ' , County Commissioner Johnny Lynch, Tom Dennison and Billy Nes elhous, arrested Monday on Mag jey's complaints charging the illegal laie oi inioxicaimff mjuuis muiui 5 license and the maintenance of gam ling fixture at Riverside, will ap pear before County Judge Bryce Crawford fof preliminary hearing in rounty court Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. They were released from (he custody of the sheriff on bonds fixed at $1,200 each ' ' ' Fraud Is Laid at Door of Chicago Meat Packers ' - (Contlnaed From Tn On:) t ' toncerns previously mentioned in tes timony except that Pnebe & Com - any merely acted at a selling agent. Among the firms earned in the list wM't the following: ' ' ' " .tlantic Produce company, a :remery, at Atlantic, la. ' ' y F. Priebe company, Hampton, Ml ' Audubon P.roduce company, at udubon, Ia. , . MiC. Otis, at Casey. Ia. Itarlham Produce, company, - at j . Eaftkam, la.' .' ; ' Haslan Produce company, at Har- . tanlla, ! ' i , ' f, Aijantic Produce : company, at Stiwft. Ia. , , ? yi B. P. Manning Produce com ') oat$ at Manning, Ia. ' . v , i Cobbled Little Men. ' I jfccusations that the packers gob f blefTthe little dealers, stifled them by I kmderselling and , by juggling priks, were made by ; several wit- ness, among them T. A. Buchanan, 4 i fioultry and egg dealer of Hardin, ! Kufchanan testified that when he re- fus4 to sell to agents of the packers, they? started a spirited fight even to the point of paying higher prices in I Hafdin for produce, than they paid in idjlent territory. The witness said Mha! where the large concerns had ' -'moiioply on the field, it worked to a lisfrdvantage of not ( only the pro I luccr. but the consumer as well. He 1 . t. - . . Is..... 4 lain i.aa.1 as suun iiiucnuiu irsfwere anven oui 01 ic ucm, umv rvaf an immediate drop in prices paid producers. ' J ; Farmers Are Deceived. Farmers living near Hardin,' Mr. rtttphanan tpctified. recently have been ' inclined to divide their sale between independent and packers' buyers so j that competition, with attendant 'stimulation of trading might be con ' inhl The witness declared' that ' packers' agents posing as independ ent puyers, opcraicu in ins ku'wij , where farmers and producers were A..m .rv i.linrr with a ninnnnlv. Rudolph Miller of Macon, Mo., 1 testified that "Switt got aa ot tne " business." .His tQf told of an un ' tirincr fieht atrainst orice raisinir on - the. oart of the oackers buyers. He -declared that his business had been i undermined and curtailed by the activities of the "big buyers' who ' carried out a program of flexible , prices to throttle all competition, f ! Feared to Testify. foe packers, miller testified, used : thej poultry and egg trades as a club to force producers to sell them their entire output ot produce, cream in rliiKpd. - ! Two nf the witnesses auestioned bv ' Attrwnev Hcnrv tori a v made the dec- - laritton that they regretted their ap pearance betore tne commission oe- cause tney icar reprisals ironi inc I am sorry I was called here to testify, Miller said, ' because the packers try to do me harm whenever they J can it costs too much to fight thejii. It will be constant trouble be tween mvself and them until I die." I Would Wreck Business. Iliner assured him the whole world ' ft-ailnow eniraeed in a "fight for democracy" and that speaking for i;.l&.1f h HiH nnt think he would idto'his legal clients as a result of lite task he is undertaking tor tne go(elrnment i nmvestigatmg tne pac ing tidustry. " R HnKan f rr1tnn. Mo.. Wit m.qcI n.M. an annual fir nrotction of Se government; as he feared his bulless would be completely wrcced by the packers in retaliation , oriins lestimony. . . "I m like a flea bitinsr an elenhant.' Hotn said, "and I won't have a flea s chaiite if the packers start after me. 1 1 Packera Are Invincible. ' "If there isn't enouifh fiffhtinar soirit Icf if among the small dealers to come Delete the federal trade commission ' indf jlet the government know what is loing on just as you have don, I amj jndced sorry for the small deal ' ers?nd for the people of this coun- tryli v.,. v : . . , "?"he great ftcAiblc the government ' " T" - EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYES PLAN BIG CONFERENCE Washington, Feb. 26. Former President Taft was chosen today by representatives of capital as their representative for the public in the joint conferences here between em ployers and employes to establish a basis of relations during the war: The workers' representatives also will name a man to represent the public. Representatives of the workers named William Johnson of Washing ton, president of the Machinists' un ion, to take the place of J. A. Frank lin, president of the boiler makers, who was unable to serve on the com mittee. 1 A national labor policy, planned for the duration of the war and backed, if necessary, with special legislation, is being considered by the representa tives of capital and of labor, who continued today the series of confer ences arranged at the request of the government. Attending tne conierences are uvc lanital an1 1' nf labor. The 10 men will chose two representatives of the general public. has in proceeding against the packers is that men like you, wno nave me information, fear to eive it. The fed eral trade commission, without red tape, will act whenever complaints are made of unfair, illegal business practices." Mr. Itaney is expected to reaa more letters taken from the packers' files, when the hearing is resumed tomor Hoover Denies Charge. Wa.liinaton. Feb. 26. Charces marl in the federal trade commis sion's meat packing investigation that men still in the nav of the lis pack ing interest are holding important positions in the tood administration, drew a catagorical denial tonight from Food Administrator Hoover. "On behalf of and.out of considera tion for, the men referred to in the packers investigation at Chicago yes terrfav who are. or have been em ployed-in the food administration," Mr. Hoover said, "l wisn to say mat none of the men referred to has had nnvtliinrr whatever to do with the regulation or control of the packing trade. They are employed in other diiections and not now paid oy tne packer. Try uut Many. "From time to time, as in these cases, many men are tried out tem porarily in the food administration and if ihev are able to arive the time and prove to have the devotion, ex perience and skill necessary tor tne work, they are required to resign from anv rnnnertion that would involve any conflict of interest before they become permanent employes ot me administiation. . "All of the men referred to nave rendered valuable service to' the gov ernment at considerable sacrifice to themselves and there is no question whatever as to their loyalty to the public interest." ARMY AND NAVY . HIGHT AT MOTOR DISPLAY FRIDAY (Continued From P Om.) ' ' immense crowds that came out to see the thirteenth annual auto show. Never in the history of the show have crowds showed the interest that was expressed on the opening night. At 8 o'clock Manager Franke of the Auditorium locked the doors and re fused admittance to the crowd that was rapidly closing Fifteenth street. Emergency exits were opened to al low those who desired to leave an op portunity to get out, it being impos sible to get through the crowd at the entrance,. . Police reserves were called out to hold back the crowd until room could be made to receive them. "There were more than 2,000 waiting outside of the doors for admittance after we closed the doors," said Man ager Franke. "It was by far the big gest crowd I have ever seen in the Auditorium." -.' ': ( Flags Fly Everywhere. ' , An unusually elaborate decorative scheme has been prepared for the event. The season's show is a scene of color, of completeness in every de tail, ino enjoys a thrill ot patriot ism as ht sees the stands of allied flags, the bannerettes hanging from the balconies, and the pictures of noted Americans. Covering the ceil ing of the building is the largest American flag in the state. Motor talk filled the hotels- the clubs and other places where men got together last night. Thousands of visitors are .pouring into the city and they are expected in ever increas ing numbers. - On the floor are many automobiles that created sensations in the recent New York and Chicago shows. In addition, models are shown here which will be exhibited for the first time, not being completed in time for the eastern shows. Many cars were shipped here from the east di rect and have not been shown in other western shows. Shumway Urges U. S. Commandeer Packing Plants (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Feb. 26. (Special.) Com mandeering of the packing houses is urged by Land Commissioner Grant bhumway, who today sent a tele gram to Food Administrator Hoover at Washington as follows: ' "ResDOndinar to vour urcent re. quest and replying upon the govern ment through you, farmers have fed high priced feed to stock purchased at high prices. Result is that some have jost even their household furni ture. Others will lose much and still others be entirely stripped unless the government takes immediate action. An error of policy now will make shortage ot tood next year. The cov ernment must not break faith with, and bankrupt food producers. Sug gest - commandeering the packing nouses ana auinorizc purcnase ot tat stock at prices that will let feeders break even. Omaha Boys Enlist in Army in York State Buffalo," N. Y Feb. 26.-(Specia! Telegram.) Richard Voorhies and Charles T. McVreen, both of Omaha, late Monday enlisted in Albany, in the army. These Omaha lads for years have been chums and have been working together, a waiter an Albany restaurai ADVOCATES NEW SYSTEM TO SAVE TAX CONFUSION William Baird Says City and County Payments Should Be Made at One Time. William Baird of Omaha speaking before the County Treasurers' associ ation at the court , house Tuesday afternoon, advocated a system whereby the city and county taxes could be paid at one time in order to save the taxpayer the confusion which results under the present sys tem. , "There should be some system of accounting also," he said, "whereby all the taxes of any kind that any in dividual owes could be recorded in one book at one place. As it is now you never know how much tax any one man owes atone time without referring to a half dozen or more books in the treasurer's office." ' ' Mr. Baird said he did not personally feel capable of devising such a sys tem, but he felt sure that it could be done. -h'Tt ought to be done for you by the state auditor," he said. "The state auditor, if he is fit to be state auditor, should be a competent ac countant, and he, it seems to me, should be the man who could work out some such a system for you." M. L. Endres, county treasurer of Douglas county, spoke of the great complications that are, found in an office like his where taxes are paid from a multiplicity of paving districts and special assessment districts of all kinds. He said he hoped eventually some better system could be worked out, and he hoped that if Douglas county should find some such system and should seek to get legislation to that effect at the next session of the legislature, that the county treasurers from other parts of the state might see fit to support it and point out the wisdom of it to the legislative delega tions from the respective counties. Hear Fuel Talk. Fuel and food were the topics at the convention yesterday morning. John L. Kennedy, fuel administrator of Nebraska, discussed the fuel situa tion. He is writing the govenment ad vocating that track scale; be main tained by the government in order that the dealers may be sure ot get ting full weight from the mines, he said : 1 "There is some shrinkage In ship ment, of course," said Mr. Kennedy. "During these extraordinary times much of that is due to stealing...Poor people who cannot get coal any other way go to the cars in the yards and pick off a little here and there. But on the other hand a part of the shrink age is due to the fact that the coal was not in the car in the first place. Dealer is Tempted, "Then when the dealer finds that he has received short weight there is a great temptation to pass it on to the consumer." One of the county treasurers sxed Mr. Kennedy if a man who has a house covering a quarter of a block is entitled to any more coal than the man with a small five-room house. "That wo..! J depend upon the si-e of the family," said Mr. Kennedy. "Where people have a house of many rooms and only a few people in the family they are asked to heat only a part of the house." Executive Secretary Bushnell of the federal food administration of Ne braska spoke op food, in the absence of Administrator Wattles, who is in Lincoln. He declared that the gov ernment will ship the necessary wheat to Europe whether we will or no, and we will have to eat what fs left. He said the government is hoping it can bring about enough voluntary co operation among the people of intelli gent America without actually issu ing food cards and forcing people to save. "If we don't supply the French with wheat and fats," he said, "they will weaken, and once they weaken there will, be no western front for us ex cept the Atlantic ocean." The county treasurers took lunch eon at the Omaha Chamber of Com merce at noon. Last evening the Lion Bonding company entertained the delegates at a theater party at the Orpheum. Young Women of Lincoln Attempt to End Life (From a Staff Correapondent.) Lincoln, Feb. 26. (Special.) Within a week no less than six girls have tried to commit suicide by tak ing chloroform, two in one instance trying to carry out a suicide pact in the rest room of one of the depart ment stores. Yesterday Mrs. E. R. Lambert at tempted to end her life by chloro form. She had become despondent because of ill health and soaking a pillow with the liquid, placed her face therein. She was discovered before it was too late to save her. , . Germans From Virgins To Be Safely Sent Home An Atlantic Port, Feb. 25. Ten Germans said to have been consular employes of their ' country in the Virgin Islands, prior to the purchase of the islands by the United States from Denmark, arrived here today on an American steamship from St. Thomas., It is understood they will be furnished safe transportation to Germany. .- - a a 'a i a a 4;it;ataaIoiaaiiiiMaiiaaaaaai( i I " II lllMlf null I Ml 111 I iWil 1iaMfcl a V - 1 4 ,a a ' a ' a M4 u rr7 T" ilW51T a a orm T sturdy piece of metal, beautifully (LZ tooled, is the Worm of the Cadillac steering gear. It is of better material than neces , sary to meet actual requirements, longer ; than "necessary," of greater diameter than "necessary," and finer workman ship than "necessary.". It symbolizes Cadillac policy of leaving nothing to the element of chance. I Cadillac l: 4 H a ' a . a Play Safe Before you buy a Cadillac, see us at the Auto Show4 center of the Annex. Jones-Hansen-Cadillac Co. Authorized Factory Distributors Phone Harney 710 Farnamat26th m a a a at a EEgia353SS3S III a a a a aa aa a a a a a Viaaaaaaaaaaaiaai a a - "a MIIMMIIIMimi II II T - 'MHM MMMMIIIIIIilMiMiuiiMIII 'afca 3 at the Automobile Show, where you have the best opportunity of making comparisons, the new Studebaker Cars are conspicuous for their beauty of line and me chanical excellence.' they are . eautifiiUndesQn Thoroughly -modem dlechanically right STUDEBAKER-WILSON, Inc. . . ''''' ' ' Farnam Street and 25th Avenue. OMAHA, NEB. Be Sure You See The Auburn Six- ,....M...,,,...i.iHmHMHfiiiHnu'UMimui''mn'HmHHtinili A Better Car For Much Less Money A DAY or two ago we suggested that you see the Auburn Six at, the Automobile Show if you are interested in saving $200 to $300 on your next car. If you have seen the Auburn Six you know now that we told the truth but only a part of it. Today we go further and say that not only can you save $200 to $300 but you will actually get a better car than if you paid the higher price. Thousands of people have seen the Auburn Six this week. Hundreds of them have commented upon it. And what they all say is this: "We had no idea that the Aiburn Six was such an extraordinarily good car." That's our fault. We have been modest. We are still. We believe it is good business in the long run to give our buyers more than they have been led to expect. But we know we are selling more car for the money than any other manufacturer. How many other five-passenger cars of 120-inch wheelbase, 4j h. p. engine, can you find at anywhere near $1345? Or how many seven-passenger cars of 131-inch wheelbase and 55 h. p.. at anywhere near $1685? Who else offers two such Sport Models as the two Auburn beauties at $1395 and $1635? Or such enclosed cars as the five and seven -passenger Sedan at $1595 and $1985?. The Automobile Show is a splendid opportunity to make comparisons, to get a real line on car values. Make use of it. See the Auburn Six and as many other cars as you like. If you are looking for most for your money in a moderate priced car, the Auburn Six is the car you 11 choose. Main Floor Stage Exhibit Auto Show RAAPKE MOTOR CO., L. E. TATE AUTO CO., Omaha, Neb. Lincoln, Neb. Distributors Nebraska and Western Iowa. AUBURN AUTOMOBILE COMPANY, AUBURN, INDIANA 1 Cole Eight Touring Car Seven Passenger Power: Acceleration: Economy Have you ever considered what it means to have more than eighty horsepower developed by the Cole Eight at-your .command responsive instantly if an emer gency arises? Have you ever realized what pleasure you would derive from a car that possesses the wonderful accelerating ability of the Cole Eight when you feel the pinch of traffic or the urge of the opn road ? Have you ever contemplated the striking advantages you would enjoy as a result of, the invari able economy of the Cole Eight, which gives consistently, from twelve to fifteen miles to the gal lon of gasoline? Entering its fourth consecutive year of specialized production . the Cole Eight is of itself an irrefutable assurance of depend able, consistent performance. It is a real veteran among Amer can motor cars with a career crowded with big achievements. Frices: $1995 to $?795,f.o.b. factory Subject to change without notice ' DE BROWN AUTO SALES CO. Wholes DUtributora lor Iowa and North. Nebraska. Soma Good Territory Opea lor Uv Dealers. 2210 Farnam St., Oroeha. Neb. 1414 Locust St., Des Moines, la. TRAYNOR AUTOMOBILE CO. 2210 Farnam Sa. , . Retail Distributors. ,' . Phone Douglas 5258. . Cole Motor Car Company Indianapolis, U. S. A. i