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THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1918.
RESUME PACKERS'
PROBE DESPITE
LACK OF PAPERS
.
Documents From Veeder Vault
; Still Withheld, But Investiga
; tion Continues in Charge
i . of Heney.
I Chicago, March Ii The pukus
probe was resumed today by F'lacis
T Hnw atrnmpw far that ff.,vrn.
, ment, despite the fact that the cvrted
paper from the Veeder vault vere
still unobtainable.
ine investigation is ex parte, umy
such evidence and testimony as Mr.
Heney. attorney for the commission,
desires, being introduced.
Explaining the loss the packers
have faced in the hide market G. F.
Swift, vice president of Swift & Co
said today i hat the demand had not
equalled th supply for some time
past
"Stocks of hides have been heavy,
with prices declining, he said. "Not
withstanding this, Swift & Co. sold 20
per cent more hides in 1917 than any
previous year. On account of the
heavy receipts of cattle hide stocks
are still heavy, and anyone who has
been unable to find a market of
" course will suffer by the decline,
5 "There hat been no hoarding of
hides. Supply and demand have reg
ulated the price and' it is simply a
case of demand not equalling the
sunnlv"
M. W. Borders, attorney for Mor
ris & Co. and Wilson & Co., wis the
: . ii. -1 - ' . - J 1
. from prosecution in any future pro
, ceedings as a result of nil testimony
' and then proceeded to answer qvea-
tions.
- ;Mr. Heney took tip the cottonseed
, oil interests of the packers in Texas,
concerning which there was -nuch
? litigation. Mr, Henev asked the wit
ness if be did not know that rom
', 1902 to 1914 dividends on this husi-
ness were paid in a single chee to
one Louis C Ehle and that Ehle had
f been accused of embezzlement The
5 witness replied that he thought hat
5 Heney knew more of the case ttua he
f did. ,
i Vault Was Robbed.
Mr. Heney turned his questions to
i Mr. Borders' office files.
"The vault was burglarized twice"
said Mr. Borders.
"Was anything taken?" asked Mr.
Heney. .
"They got Liberty bond," replied
the witness. "One file has been
: missing also
Mr. Heney peered through his rim
' less spectacles at Mr. Borders afid
. Mr. Borders gaied through his of
tortoise shell.
"Whom do yorf suspect?" Mr.
Heney asked at last. ( ,
"You don't want my suspicions for
the record, do you? If you do it is
1 all right wjth me," ,-.
''Some lawyer?" persisted Mr.
Heney. w '
. As a matter of-fact the manager
of the building said he has his sus
picions because several other offices
were entered, but I don't know what
they were," replied the witness.
ine witness saia mat Aiorns ei
THE HOUSE OF
MEMGH
"ft Slort lot Gtnlltwvmtn"
'. ' .
1613 Farnam Street
,..',' lllIHMtl!illlttllMtllltll .
Announces
a
Offering
' of
Silk Dresses
for
Saturday's
Selling.
PRICED AT
85
VALUES TO
$35.00
- imniiitnmtiirttniHtRt
MATERIALS
Taffeta
Georgette
Satin
4 ; Foulard
Special
I'M
Co.'s principal-purpose in watching
legislatio. was to avoid breaking any
of the innumerable laws passed from
time to time, die said they watched
legislative brlls also.
"I want to know what you person
ally have done in opposing bills which
you thought inimical to Morris &
Co.?" asked Mr. Heney.
"Very little; once or twice. In
those cases I appeared with informa
tion before the proper committees."
Mr. Borders said he had never lob
bied, nor bad he ever employed any
man to go to Springfield for that pur
pose. The witness said he knew of
no fund of Morris & Co. to influence
oleomargarine legislation.
Mr. Heney observed: "From your
testimony it appears that you had
nothing to do with opposing the Bor
land resolution (packing house in
quiry); nothing to do with tax assess
ments or electing friendly assessors;
nothing to do with influencing legis
lation by states, nor with subscribing
to campaign funds for state legisla
tors or congressmen."
Border in West.
Witness nodded acquiescence and
Mr. Heney raised his voice :
"The Borland resolution caused
alarm among the packers and I want
to find out what you know of the
flood of telegrams which came to the
judiciary committee at Washington as
a result ?
"My best recollection is that I was
in the west on another matter at the
time," said the witness.
Mr. Heney produced a copy of a
telegram dated Washington, D. C,
and addressed to Nelson Morris, at
Chicago, by Edward Morris, t., both
members of the firm of Morns & Co.
It dealt with the Borland resolution
and suggested that 100 telegrams,
"not all worded alike," should be sent
to Congressman Morgan of Okla
homa arguing that an investigation
would be a bad business proposition
for the cattle interests of Oklahoma.
Witness said that he knew nothing
about it Mr. Heney read othei let
ters and telegrams, several of which
were signed by Henry Veeder. coun
sel for Swift & Co., who recently ob
tained a court decision preventing Mr.
Heney from going through the files
in his private office.
Matter of Principle.
'These were taken from the files
of Swift & Co., pot from Veeder's
vaults," said Mr. 'Heney with a trim
smile.
"It is immaterial to me where they
came from; I have nothing to conceal
or fear," replied the witness:'
"Oh, certainly not," rejoined Mr.
Heney, with marked sarcasm. "Oh,
not Not' Nobody has anythin? to
fo fear from what is in the Veeder
files. That isn't why they don't want
me to look them over. It's a matter
of high principle alone.
Will Not Help Shoes.
St. Louis Mo., March 15. The
present drop in the price of hides, it
was stated at the general offices of a
large shoe manufacturing company
today, probably is due to the winte"
deterioration of stock, and there is no
evidence thul far that the price de
cline will tart long enough to affect
the price of shoes. i
A decrease of 30 per cent in the
value of raw hides, if long continued,
would meet the manufacturing cost
of shoes about S cents a (pair, it was
stated. -f ... .. .
The cost of raw hides, it was ex
plained was but one element of the
many entering into the cost of mak
ing shoes. Other elements are the
conversion of hides into leather, the
cost of tanning, which has increased,
and the cost of , turning the leather
into shoes.
Divorce Suit Pending Since
1914 Finally is Terminated
Divorce proceedings between Olive
R. Arnold and Arthur A. Arnold,
nendinff in district enur nine Nn.
vember 21, 1914, were-terminated
rriaay. Arnold was granted the di
vorce on. his cross-petition alleging
cruelty and Mrs. Arnold awarded cus
tody of their daughter, Mildred, 13
years old, and $500 for her maintenance.
CIEMI1AL-
VajgSThat make their own appeal
cg in hundreds of beautiful rugs.
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I3t
Values That Prove
in the Wear of the Rug
Late patterns in Oriental effects ; in Axminsters,
Brussels and Wiltons.
Small Sizes
27x54, Velvets
at $2.25 to $4.75
3rjx60 Heavy Axminsters,
at...... $4.75 to $6.95
Howard Street, Between 15th and lBth.
HAWKEYES WANT
TO BUY COAL IN
EASTERN STATES
(Goa tinned from Faa On.)
praised of these rumored discrimina
tions addressed a letter to Daniel Wil-
lard, chairman of the War Industry
board, asking if such a policy had
been determined on.
"If this be true it is to be regretted,"
said the congressman, "as we of the
western states consider ourselves a
part of the United States and are
contributing our full share to the
conduct of the war in men, money,
and material, I understand the infor
mation as to the discrimination alleged
was conveyed by Captain Alfred H.
Granger of the building department
of the Council of National Defense."
Today a letter was received by Con
gressman LobecW from Captain
Granger in which he says: "When
the group of Omaha contractors
called upon us, I had the privilege of
talking to them personally and I can
not understand now they went away
with the impression that there was to
be any discrimination against western
firms in the recommendation of con
tracts for government construction
work.
Not "Cutting" Weet.
"I distinctly remember telling them
absolutely the opposite of this. My
talk with them was most pleasant
and I felt that they went away satis
fied that I would do everything in my
power personally to bring western
men before the committee."
Captain Granger states that when
Horace Burt was president of the
Union Pacific he designed and super
intended the union station in Oma
ha and being a western man himself
with all his interests in the middle
west he cannot understand how the
erroneous impression got abroad.
He further states that information
from the cantonment division is that
a great deal of work this summer
will be spread throughout the country
and it is his desire that this work
be given to western contractors.
Binder Twine Relief.
Senator Hitchcock stated today he
had been informed that a committee
of five persons is to be appointed on
fertilizer licenses to operate jointly
with the Department of Agriculture
and the food administration and that
just as soon as rules and regulations
are promulgated Nebraska producers
of potash will be expected to come
under those regulations.
Senator Hitchcock also stated that
he had been advised by the food ad
ministration that if the farmers of
Nebraska cannot make satisfactory
prices with dealers in binder twine,
that the food administration will fill
orders for them. It was the aim of
the food administration to equalize
the burden between producer and
consumer and if Nebraska farmers
think they are not getting a square
deal he urges them to take up the
matter with Mr. Hoover's depart
ment Further the letter advises that
twine is quoted at 2Q14 cents at the
Minnesota state prison.
McHugh Board Counsel.
Judge and Mrs. W. D. McHugh
are in Washington, Judge McHugh
having been called to the capital by
Bernard Baruch, head of the war
industries board to consider a propo
sition to join$ the board as its general
counsel. Judge McHugh has the mat
ter under serious consideration
In East for, Wedding. .
Mr. and Mrs. Frans Nelson and
daughters of Omaha arrived in
Washington today to attend the wed
ding of their son and brother, Lieu
tenant Harvey Nelson, to Miss Mar
ian Norris, daughter of Senator and
Mrs, Norris, which will take place
tomorrow at 4 o'clock.
Miss Toy Higgins of Omaha is in
the capital en route to England,
where she goes to tell the English
people what American women are
doing to help win the war.
Metcalfe Makes Talk.
Eustis, Neb., March IS. (Special
Telegram.) R. I Metcalfe, member
of the State Council of Defense, ad
dressed an audience of 1 500 here
Thursday night.
Room Sizes
1 lot 9x12 Axminster. . . .$29.75
1 lot 7-6x9, Brussels.... $14.75
1 lot Seamless Heavy Velvets,
size 9x12 ....$31.75'
9x12, Wiltons in most attractive
designs, at , $42.50
moaiminr
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NcckwcarNeWness
Recent arrivals include
collars of, lace, linen,
net and organdie.
Neckwear sets (collar
and cuffs) of organdie
In white and colors.
Colored bandings for
collars and cuffs. 1
There is such a refresh
ing air about Thompson
Belden neckwear. It's
quite distinctive without
being high, priced.
New Embroideries
of Particular Interest
Lovely new patterns for
graduation dresses and
Spring sewing. Flouncings
in eighteen, twenty-seven
and forty-five inch widths
with bandings to match.
For collars and cuffs there
are fancy edgings in white
and colors. Attractive em
broideries for undergar
ments. Dainty embroideries for
baby layettes Beadings
and bandings also ribbon
beadings. Most patterns
are exclusive-prices arc
moderate.
The Children Will
Delight in These Coats
They are so very fashionable
and sensible. So good looking
for such moderate prices
Spring coats of navy blue serge
with white collars in sizes from
six to fourteen years.
Silk coats In navy, rose, tan.
pink, light blue ana white; sizes
two to six years
Coat Special
One group of linon coats for
motor wear-sizes four-five and
six years.: $2.75 Goats $1.75
$3.50 Coats $1.98. A group of
white pique coats reduced be
cause of their slightly soiled
condition two to six-year sizes.
$3 Coata at $1.50. $4.25 Coats
at $2.13 $5.75 Coats at $j2.88.
Children'! wr Thh-4 floor
AMUSEMENTS.
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Sunday,
for 4 Nights
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Amtrica't Greatest Colored Shew.
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Formerly THE SMART 5ET
Headed by
SaUm Tutt Whitney and
J-teJ.uM MMY PEOPLE"
The Muaie end Mirth el Race
Everything New and Ahead el the
i Times
Prices Matinee Sunday, 2Sc and 50c
Night. 35c 33c. 50c, 75c. Other Mats. 25c
AUDITORIUM
v ALL THIS WEEK
Shews Continuous 2 and 7 P. M.
Russian Women's
Battalion of Death
b
"THE GERMAN CURSE IN RUSSIA"
Every Person in Greater Omaha
Should See This Wonderful Picture.
. For the Benefit of
NEBRASKA BASE HOSPITAL UNIT
Superior Vaudeville
Last Two Times
Friizi Scheff, Avon Comedy
Four and Current Bill
Matinee Today 2:15
Early Curtain
TONIGHT 8:10
Next Week: "The Naughty Prin
cess," Montgomery and Moor
and Excellent BUI.
"OMAHA'S FUN CENTER
tOi0mmgVt7jytr M,U- 18c, 23c50
XShmJ '. 25c, 50c. 75c, fl
Hairy H utile. Feeaeer et Haitlne Na Prenett
THE HASTINGS I HOW Bl.
DAN COLEMAN ' JJ-SSS.
Oorwne etttlnai Inehiae the Lena' of Grene. Ca
baret Boot Oerasa. lae FIoo of ChamiMfse. Statins
of the U-Boat. Elks' Bite Thursday In
honor Brother Coleman.
LADIES' 01 HE MATINEE WEEK BAYS
THOMRSON.BELDEN - CO.
Ftae Days Iir Spitog Shopjptoi-Heiiirs 8:3.? A.rt-p.n
Gabardine Skirtings
In white-the favorite of
spring and summer-Your
'choice of plain stripes or
plaids. Plain gabardines
are very good while the
novelty weaves are indeed
effective for skirts. All
are 36 inches wide.
Th PUin - 50e 65 73c
Stripes 75c 85c' a ymrd.
Plaid 85c and $1
White Good Settle
The Blouse Store
So many costumes are
beautiful and in perfect,
taste because of well se
lected blouses. The prices
need not be high.
New wash blouses are
$2.50 $2.95 $3.50 $5
French hand made
blouses, . exclusive i styles
$10.50 $11.75 $15
Georgette blouses are
extra values at $3.95
$6.50 $6.95 and $7.50.
Second floor
Topless Corsets
New numbers of the fol
lowing well known makes
await your, viewing.
R. & G., Warner's, Weno
ma and Thomson's glove
fitting. s
Enjoy the comfort of a
topless corset.-It is meet
ing "with constantly in
creasing favor.
Priced $1.50 to $3.50
Better qualities in
' other dependable makes
1 Corsets-Third Floor
Knit Underwear
Women's Spring Styles
Gauze vests, low neck and
sleeveless 30c
Gauze union suits, low
neck, medium wide knee.
Shelton make 85c.
Fine ribbed union suits,
low neck, no sleeves, fitted
or wide knees $1.25.
AMUSEMENTS.
Vaudeville and Photoplays
Dreamland
An Imagination in Three Scenes With
Lambert and Fields
The Lampinis
European Illusionists
Clarence Wilbur
Trampolofy" .
Comedy Slngiac and Talk in r
Harris and Hilliard
In a Bit ol Holland
Photoplay Attraction,
Ef f ie Shannon
In
"Her Boy"
Win. Fox Comedv
Today, 2:15, 7:15, 8:15. Last 3 Times
Robinson's Hippodrome) Elephants
latest aatf But M-! rlClUrv.
hikren 5o At t"
Entire New Show Tomorrow
THE RACES
CAFE AND CABARET
1415 Jackson St
Entertainment De Luxe
Soft Drinks and Meals.
Dancing Until 12:30
P.M.
Popular Prices
PHOTOPLAYS.
Last Times Today
LOUISE LOVELY in
"NOBODY'S WIfEw
lhe fashion Cenier Jor
Groups of New Apparel
With Many Interesting Prices
The apparel sections are in complete
readiness to serve you properlyWith
Easter rapidly approaching many
women are reaching early decisions.
$25 - $35 - $45.- $55
Distinctive Fashions In Springtime
Suits - Coats and Dresses
Will Be Shown At These Four Prices.
They express the new styles in a most
attractive and individually smart
manner. Qualities are dependable.
Prices Consistently Moderate
THE THOMPSON-BELDEN LABEL IS YOUR PROTECTION
NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR ALTERATIONS
Hosiery to Meet
Every Price Demand
Silk boot hose with lisle tops
and soles. In white, black
and colors 85c.
Pure thread silk hose, drop
stitch,-tops and soles of lisle.
Shown in white, colors and
black $1.75.
Our hosiery stocks are splen
didly complete with styles -qualities
and prices to meet
every individual idea.
A Complete Readiness for Spring
In the Men's Shop
COLORED SILK HAND
KERCHIEFS. Made of a
distinctly new-silk that
washes, like linen. Colors -that
will go well with your,
shirts and neckwear, 50c
to $1.50.
SILK SHIRTS. Be one of
the first to choose silk
shirts. There is a lasting
satisfaction in picking
from a stock that's fresh
and attractive. Manhat
tan, Eagle and Arrow
makes $5 to $12
PHOTOPLAYS.
A STEP TO THE LEFT AS YOU ENTER : : : :
I Vr ANT LOVE LETTERS!
In fact, so badly that I'll give $25.00 for the most'
"eloquent" one written me before March 20th.
Do-You-Believe-in-Me-Thomas, Manager.
STRAND
MARGUERITE CLARK
"THE SEVEN SWANS"
POLLY MORAN, in
"SHERIFF NELL'S TUSSLE"
Did You Ever J
Have a Good Time
"THE PRICE OF
A GOOD TIME"
Then
See!
At
The
Today Times
1,3,7,9 P.M.
AU Seats, 25c
I ATUDOD 24th and
lai M I niiwi
Lothrop
Last Times Today
. RIKHUIM AND 8AVNE in
THE VOICE OF CONSCIENCE"
T T A W Fi 16th
and
KJ-M--n-LJ Binney
Today WILLIAM RUSSELL in
"THE MIDNIGHT TRAIL"
HAMILTON
40tb and
Hamilton
GLADYS B ROCKWELL In
In "BEHIND THE SCREEN"
Womctt
Sensible Prices on
Linen Handkerchiefs
Plain serviceable linen
squares for 9c 20c 25c Enu
broidered handkerchiefs 10c
15c 20c. Initialed handker
chiefs with various styles of
letters, 20c 25c 35c 50c 60c.
The Newest Silks
Woolens and Cottons
Are Now Ready
In the Fabric Sections.
COLORED SILK SOFT
COLLARS. These are
very new indeed and serve
to supplement our almosW
endless variety of white
soft collars, 20c to 50c
MADRAS SHIRTS. New
patterns for spring stiff
and soft cuff styles at
$1.50 to $5
PINS AND LINKS for
soft collars and soft
French cuffs. In enamel,
silver and gold.
Pins 25c and 50c
Links 50c to $2 the pair.
PHOTOPLAYS.
MUSE
Jewel Carmen
The Girl With the
Champagne Eyes'
SUBURBAN
24th a4
Ames
Col. SMI
Today WILLIAM RUSSELL
in "NEW YORK LUCK"
ADVERTISE
PICTURES
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