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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1918)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 24. 1918. ; 12 a COLE ADMITS HE KILLED WOMAN IN MURDER CASE Sensational Howard County -Murder Case Being Heard .Before Jury at St. Paul; Confession Flays Part. ' Grand Island, Neb., March 23. (Special Telegram.) The trial of Charles Vincent Crammer and Anson B. Cole, for the murder of Mrs. Lulu Vogt, wealthy widow and mother-in-law of Grammer, is now on in the dis trict court at St. Paul. The prosecu iion made its statement of the case to the jury today, detailing that it expected to prove that Grammer and Cole, on July 2 connived to kill Mrs. Vogt in order that the estate of which she was administrator and of which Mrs. Grammer was part heir, would be divid. Grammer's habits of liv jng, it is, declared, weer such that he peeded money. Grammer, ihe prosecution said, in duced Cole for $5000 o do the killing. Attorneys for Cole sprang a sur prise today by asking to withdraw the plea of not guilty to the first de gree information and pleading guilty. The trial of Grammer on the count of conspiracy and complicity con tinues before the same jury and the state today introduced its main wit nesses. Judge Uayard Pain of this city is presiding. On the night of July 4, it is charged, while all other members ' of the family were at dances or otherwise absent, celebrating. Cole called at the farm home rear Elba, told Mrs. Vogt that her daughter was ill and sent for her. On a lonely road, it is charged, he shot her. , , Cole's first plan, to throw the body into the Loup river, went wrong be cause there were other automobile parties on the bridge He therefore dumped her body alongside a lonely road, i according to the state, where the body was later found. Cole fled the coui.try to Wisconsin, but was apprehended through letters to Grammer calling for money. Both, it is alleged, confessed later. ( LOVETT ASSERTS DEPOT MERGER UP TO AtSHTON . Xaahlnrtoa Bare a of The ' Omaha Iic, 18 It O Street Washington, March 23. (Special Telegram.) Judge Robert S.J-ovett, tormer chairman ot the hoard ot di rectors of the Union Pacific, now head in the railroad administration, said of the division of capital expenditures today, when shown The Bee's sugges- - tion relative to making tbe union pa cific station a union station at Omaha: "My functions in the railroad ad ministration of the government under Director General McAdoo are in the nature of conserving the revenues of the government Anything that relates ' to spending government money for 1 - betterments, new equipment, etc., . comes to my department. "The amalgamation of passenger stations into one union station is es sentially an operative matter and in the Omaha case belongs to the sphere of the regional director in charge of operations, R. H. Aishton, president of the Chicago & Northwestern." ' . Still Loves Union Pacific Incident to the interview, Judge Lovett, who is recovering from an in ' disposition of several days, said that . while he had severed his relations with the Union Pacific as chairman of its executive committee, he had still a very great love for the company. War Board Would Increase ' Weight of Sammies' Uniform Washington, March 23. Warmer and more durable army clothing and - blankets ere recommended by a board of inquiry of the quartermaster's de partment, announced tonight by Act- - ing Quartermaster General Gpethals. If the recommendations which meet with General Goethals' approval re garding weight are adopted the uni form cloth will be 20 ounces instead of 16, as at present. , The weight of the overcoat cloth is recommended to be 32 ounces in stead of 30, now used, and the weight of blankets is increased from three to four pounds. It is recommended that goods for shirts shall be 9tf ounces, and that as much as 40 per cent of .cotton may be used. The regulation shirting now weighs oyi ounces. Law Counsellor of Austria Bitterly Hits AH Pan-Germans Washington, March 23. An official dispatch received here today from Switzerland eports -a violent attack by Law Counsellor Lammasch on the pan-Germans in the Austrian house of Lords. The moderation Lammasch showed in his references to Alsace .Lorraine, the dispatch said, has pro voked a serious controversy in Aus tria, which is extending to Germany ' "The Austrian house of lords," says the dispatch, "has thought it its duty to make a manifestation of loyalty towards Gerjiany and Lammasch, al ready well known and under bus--piciQirfor ss pacific opinions, finds himself the object of a systematic campaign to ruin his reputation." Pioneer Iowa Veteran ; V Dies a Advanced Aga Tatmr. Ta.. March 23. Special Tele gram.) Charles F. Wells, an old set tler and civil war veteran, died" at 1 p.m. at the home of his son, Ellis Wells. - He was 81 years old, member of the Twenty-ninth Iowa regiment and lived here over half a century. Three sons and two daughters sur vive. Mrs. Emma Travis, Tacoma, Wash.; Mrs. Winnifred Krohl. Lin coln, Neb.; Ellis and Theron Wells. Tabor, and Prof. Louis Wells, Cam bridge, Mass. Funeral will be at the home Sunday at 2 p. m. ;. 4 Clevelanders Recommend ; Suppression German Daily Cleveland, O., March 23. Suppres sion of all German language news papers in this country and pa';ru Jarly a Cleveland German daily rev.s paper,' as a dangerous organ of Ger man propaganda was recommended in a resolution signed by 66 promjent Clevelanders, and sent today to Presi dent Wilson, s . ' ' Nebraska State Bank Deposits' 59,000,000 More During Year (From a Staff Correspondent) Lincoln, March 23. (Special Telegram.) Ah increase in deposits in the state banks of Nebraska during the year amounting to $59,000,000, is the record of Nebraska, according to a report made this afternoon by Secretary J. J. Tooley of the banking board. , Of this amount there has been a gain of $27,000,000 since the last report in November. Loans and discounts increased $38,000,000 and credits outstanding amount in all to $182,000,000. I The cash reserve has been raised from $66,800,000 to $83,500,000, being above 33 per cent and double what the law requires. There were 846 state banks when the report was made a year ago and these have been added to until they now total 930 banks, making 84 new institutions during the year.. A total paid up capital of $21, 500,000. In February, 1917, there were 462,381 depositors, while now the number has increased to 503,898. " MUST CUT WHEAT CONSUMPTION IN HALF, SAYS RULER Chicago, March 23. A cut of SO per cent in the consumption of wheat between now and August 31, must be made by the people of the United States, in order to supply the armies of America and the allies, Harry A. Wheeler, .state food administrator for Illinois, declared today in a speech before more than 200 bakers representing 33 states, who attended conference called by the National association of Master Bakers, to con sider ways of conserving wheat and eliminating waste.'. Mr. Wheeler declared that the estimates made at the start of the conservation campaign had proven wrong, insofar as. the visible supply of wheat was concerned, and that it is now necessary to reduce con sumption at the ratio of 16 t 1. He said that it was known why the estimates had proved wrong, declar- WHEN A Reliable Piano bat been suc cessfully manufactured and sold for years, It Is generally supposed to be excessively high In price. -St in If Contrary to the opinion shared by some, the Sweet-toned - SGHMOLLER& MUELLER Sold from Factory-to-Home, is not a high priced instrument, especial ly SO when quality, tone, action, durability , and reputation are taken into consideration. For example:! The illustration above shows one of our most pop ular styles an artistic effect in beautiful figured Mahogany, Fan. cy Walnut and Oak. Its price only $300.00 Compare the Schmoller & Mueller Piano with instruments of the highest grade. You will then real ize the sterling value offered, in the Sweet-toned Schmoller & Muel ler Pianos and' Player Pianos. - Call or write for free catalog, Eur terms, S Yrart to pay, Free Stool and Scarf, One Year's Trial. "' Remambar tbe third Liberty Lean tarta April eta. Schmoller & Mueller Piano Co. 1311-13 Faro am St. Omaha, Nab. Picas 'sand ma your Factory-to-Ownar Piano Offer. a Nam ! Address Dr. Ludwlek, Manager. I HAVE ' NO IDLE MOMENTS My Superior Dentistry com. mends itself to so many, I have no Idle moments. ' - I shall continue to give dol lar for dollar in superior work- -manship and material, but sev er inferior workmanship and material. . , , i, Your Uncle Sam demands that his boys have good teeth. To make them fit to fight So '; the battle of life demands the same of you. No charge made for exami- nations. Dr. U. E. Ludwick . Dentistry of tbe Better Kind. V 606 Bee Bldg. Phone Douglas 1839. ing that it might be that farmers were hoarding wheat, and that it would appear on the market later or it might be that the estimates were inaccurate. The bakers decided to establish a chairman in every state and a sub chairman in every county, who will work with the food administration in keeping bakers informed as to the best methods of conserving wheat and eliminating waste. It was also decided to establish a national tech nical service commission at Washing ton with W. C Campbell of Kansas City in charge. This body will work with the national food administration, and will direct the work of the state and county chairmen. Bee Want Ads Bring Results. ARREST TWO ENEMY ALIENSFOR FRAUD Furnished Defective Gauges for Torpedoes Useu on Amer ican Warships; Serious Charge .May Follow. Philadelphia, Pa., March 23. Two enemy ailens, and one naturalized American were arrested today and held on heavy bail tonight on the charge of conspiracy to defraud the government by furnishing defective gauges for torpedoes used on Amer ican warships. The men under arrest are Fritz Bieret, assistant to the general manager of the United States Gauge company of Sellersville, Pa.; William Hendricks, general foreman, and George Schubert, foreman. A fourth man will be placed under arrest to morrow. United States Commissioner How ard Long, in holding the men in $5,000 bail said he made the bond high be cause he assumed there might be something more serious in the case. Caused Inferior Gauges. It is charged that the accused men installed secret taps and pumps to the gauges which the company is making for the government, with the result that the tests were defeated. . The defeat of the test left the gauges which are used to measure the air pressure of torpedoes defective, ac cording to government agents. Whether any of the defective gauges are now on. torpedoes on board war ships, government officers could not say.' ' " The accused men will be given a further hearing next Thursday. Bieret and Schubert came to this country six years ago and have taken out their first papers. Hendricks, a native of Germany, has been natural ized 28 years. Sick and Wounded Sammies, Return to American Shore " An Atlantic Port, March 23. A contingent of 101 sick and wounded soldiers,' 65 of them direct from France, arrived at a base hospital to night. -These 65 members of units known to have been in contact with the Germans on the French front ar rived recently at an Atlantic port Four of them arrived suffering from wounds and were probably under fire in one of the engagements between American patrols and German raiding parties. None of their wounds, how ever, are serious. Custer County Subscribes -For $700,000 Savings-Stamps Broken Bow, March 23.-r(Special Telegram.) Broken Bow . district bought more than $5J,uuu worth ot war, savings stamps at the Friday afternoon drive. The total sales of stamps throughout Custer ' county amounted to $700,000, which is over $100,000 above its - apportionment. Splendid work was done in every town and school district ot the county. - French Decorate Graves ot U. S. - Dead With Beautiful Flower Beds J (By Associated Press.) With the American Army in France, March 23. The prefect of Nancy has paced over the graves of more than a score of American sol diers buried a short distance back ot the lines in the Toul sector great bouquets of natural and i artificial roses. On the ribbons with which the roses wete tied is this inscription. "To our American brothers 'who have died on the .field of honor.! The graves lie In two double fines, some of them being freshly made. Each has over it a little, rude wooden cross upony which is one of the two identification discs soldiers j wear around their necks. The other disc is buried with the soldier's body The graves are located within range of ; u v.- the enerny's'luns and 'amid fields of barbed wire entanglements extending as far as the eye can see East of Luneville today school chil dren visited .he graves of the Ameri cans, killed, in that sector and placed on them French and American fla'gs and large, bunches of flowers. Kearney County Exceeds War Saving Stamp' Quota " M in den, Neb.; March 23l (Special Telegram.) The war saving stamp drive Friday shows that Kearney county exceeded its quota by $8,000. Its quota was $180,000 and subscrip tions amounted to more than $265,- ooo. :..' Have You $IU 00? It will buy eleven of oursharesMf you have-not this amount, start, with less and systematically,, save with us until you reach your goal. No better time arid no better place. Dividends compounded semi-annually. The Conservative Savings & Loan Ass'n 1614 HARNEY STREET. i .... Resources, $14,000,000.00. Reserve, $400,000.00. toftfami)ai The Results of Months of Intensive 4 1 v1 Preparation, Gareful Cash Buying, Painstaking Selection) Will Be Shown fvf c no This Week in What We Consider theVhoicest Values the Country Affords, in LTSTTNCiTVE Beginning Monday Interesting Specials" Every Day This Week V' 1 ' ' ' ' ' ''''' ' .' ' ' ' ' ''''' THE CASH STORE The advantages of Cash buying were never more c 1 e a r Ty demonstrated than in this Superb Eas ter Week Display o f Spring Apparel. Styles ' more varied; more attrac tive than ever before, with broader assdrtments and better value at each price. Let us show you the new beauties. ' Beginning Monday , Interesting Specials Every Day This Week 11 AM Your every desire i n authentic Spring garment fashion can be satisf ac- torily and economically ". supplied from the unusu r ally generous assortment here offered at most pleasing low Cash prices. Although there is no dearth of the new novel ties, practicability is the keynote of the display. 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We are offering you a widely varied assortment of beautiful Skirts' Monday, in all the new colorings, at from $3.95, $5, $5.95 Up to $12.50 i 1 . Every garment you'll find an exceptional ; value, v.. . .- : , f . .j," , , .' Elegant "Spring Coats :; '; ln a wide; range of.Alassy.newTnodels, for dress occasions, street, motor or general wear. High-Class Dress Coats In most desirable materials and colors, i Spe cial, Monday, at , . ' $39.50, $49.50 and $69.50 Spring Coat Special A mighty attractive line 'f 61 ' hew. . Spring Coats,' in Velours,' Dellude Cloths, Poplins, Serges and Fancies. Newest colors, in 'all sizes for ladies, and misses; 14 to 46; truly exceptional bargains, at Cash Price, Monday, of $25 Do Not Ecommze on Your Corset If you have ever thought of economiz ing on your corset, DONT Do, It! , ' A dol lar spent oh correct corseting in'time will save more than the proverbial nine. . We have a woman in our Corset Depart ment skilled in the Corset art, and she will advise you how to treat your figure in order to obtain the very best results. Ask her what she thinks of a Warner Corset. Consult with her freely. ; . v Corset Department, 2d Floor, Front Room.- I: s1 iast-fff r 1 C I ; 41 XJharqring New Blouse Siyleis You'll need a new Blouse for the new Easter Suit. There's scarcely a style wish that you could express that we cannot satisfy from the immense assortment of beautiful models we are showifig this week, at :.' :' . . & $7.50, $10.00, $12.50 and $15.00 ' .-A magnificent assortment of the very choicest new dress styles in all the newest col orings and materials. Never before have we been so splendidly ready to satisfy your ev ery wish. . , ' . ' ' See the New Blouses Monday 4Y .aMWCTl'JAi 1X fwnaiariiinaiiiiMfi nr ii tf a ifiiiailfii!