THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 24. 1918.
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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.
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Resources, $14,000,000.00. Reserve, $400,000.00.
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The Results of Months of Intensive
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Preparation, Gareful Cash Buying, Painstaking Selection) Will Be Shown fvf
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This Week in What We Consider theVhoicest Values the Country Affords, in
LTSTTNCiTVE
Beginning
Monday
Interesting
Specials"
Every Day
This Week
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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.
New Suits, New Dresses, Nw Coeds New BlousesyNw
In almost endless variety of the season's most approved fashions and materials,
' at Cash prices which makes selection here not only pleasurable, but profitable.
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For Monday ' We dffer
A Splendid Suit
Special
In thirty clever models, including Bustle
Backs, Belted, Eton, Poney and Chappie
models, made to sell at $45.00.
Your choice of 225 Suits, all
sizes and all newest shades, at. . . .
$35
High-Class Spring Suits
iriTHsbtines, Poiret Twills, Baronettes,
Sateens, Moires and Tiille Silks, a most
attractive showing of exclusive styles, at
$49, $59, $69, $79
and $89
You'll Be Delighted With the
lew Crown Jewel Suits
You'll pronounce them the best Suit values
at the price in Omaha. Come in Serges, Pop
lins. Twills, Hair Line Checks, sh -r mt
'Fancy Mixtures; all sizes 16 hii
years to 53 bust; special.
New Silk Hinder skirts
You'll want one to go with your n6w
Easter Suit or Dress. 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.-
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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
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