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iJE BEE: OMAHA, 'WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1918. J..
Leaders agree
upon plan for
RFHFtt IN llll Y
Congress Finds Way to Provide
9 war Revenue Legisiauon
, Without Abandoning En
tirely Summer Vacation.
(By Aseocieted Pre..)
' Washington, May 28. Congress to-
night apparently had found t way to
provide the new war revenue legisla
tion insisted upon by President Wil
son without abandoning its long-cherished
plan to get out of Washington
tor a summer vacation.
Leaders of both parties joined in
conferences and approved a program
that contemplates prompt, action on
pending appropriation bills to be fol
lowed about June 15 or 20 by recess
of -both house until August while
the ways and means committee frames
the revenue bill. After passage of the
measure by the house, probably about
August 10, the house would recess for
30 days to await action in the senate.
Kitchen Scents Lobby.
The plan will be submitted to the
ways and means ' committee tomor
' row. The democrats of the ways and
means committee will frame a tenta
tive draft upon which the entire mem
bership will build the bill after hear
ings lasting a fortnight or more.
, Representative Kitchen of North
Carolina, chairman of the ways and
mm inmmitt chxratA in the
house today that a powerful lobby
t . t- ; . . t .l. MA,.
worKing 'or me icvisiuh vt mc
?cne postal rates on newspapers ana
ntrinriiVaU ur9 retnnnihV for the de-
- mand for keeping congress in session.
' He declared the lobby hoped to have
the senate put in additional amend-
" rnent repealing or modifying the aone
system in the revenue bill and to keep
it there by getting the president or
the-secretary oflthe treasury to in
sist upon the house conferees yield
ing when election or adjournment
time approached.
LOYALTY IS KEY
PHRASE AT MEET
' OF REPUBLICANS
GefmanVSend Women "'
To Undermine Health
Of American Soldiers
Chicago, May 28. Acting Chief
ofPolice A. L. Cook declared to
night, following a conference
with the State Council of De
fense, that German . agents are
sending women into various cit
ies, cantonments and barracks to
undermine the morale and health
of American soldier in training
and men about to bt dratted.
He declared hit information
had come from reliable sources
and that the truth of it is con
firmed by reports of medical men.
; (Contlnned From Page Oa.
Ing up to and following the declara
linn ftf war. .
The address of Mr. Pollard, chair
man of the meeting, was frequently
100 auded. especially when he em
phatically declared that there was no
men thing as German-American,
There is no half way," said Mr. Pol
lard. "A 'man is either , American or
German." '
j Veterani Attend. , , -TW
Colonial drum corps of this
city furnished music and headed a
parade of Grand Army, of the Repub
lic veterans, who! marched from the
Lindell hotel to the auditorium.
Th committee-, with Clark Per-
kint 11 chairman." was appointed to
formulate resolutions. It consisted of
N. P. Hansen, Lincoln; A. W. Jettem,
Umafia; Pert Aiapej. wonojic; a. jk.
Kyd, Beatrice; V A. Prince, Grand
island; .Woodruff Ball,' Alliance. .
iHarry S. 0yrne of Orruh was sec
retary of "the convention. '
t S ,'- The BetoluUona. V .:'
The report of the resolution committee
adopted wasi
"The tartmsunt lasiie Before the American
(topi today It winning the war.
"The republican party, by Instinct and
tradition, la a. party of loyalty. Whether in
power or temporarily la retirement, It
stand tinfaltaringly tor the United States
government against all enemies on land er
sea. at botae or abroad. It can never for
Set Ita responsibility for the union whloh It
. laved and whosa financial Integrity It pre
wrved for mors than halt a century. ;
"We. the republicans et Nebraska, as.
letnbled for that expreaa purpose, hers and
now declara our unswerving allegiance to
our government and pledge to the presi
dent our utmoat aupport In carrying our
lust grievance against Germany and Aus
" ttla-Hunry to a triumphant conclusion.
"We send gratings to our valiant sona In
' French and training camp, on battleship and
X transport, and bid them fight on -and on,
until victory perchea on their banners, with
aiurence that the home flrea will be kept
burning brightly against th day of their
triumphant return.
?W are proud of th fact that republl
cans In congrea have, with few exceptions,
supported every war measure of th adminis
tration, and that, disregarding all provoca
tion to th contrary, they have subordinated
- party Interest to the main purpose of
winning th war.
Nation' War.
Thl I the nation- war not th war
' of any apeclal Interest, organisation or In
: dividual. There la work for every loyal
' American to do, and there should b no
favoritism In th assignment of duties.
which. If properly performed, may lead to
pucmlar preferment In the future. Officiate
oho fall to do their full duty In thla
;llonal emergency should be retired to
orlvata Ufa.
"Thla la no Urn for quibbling er hair.
' trllttlng. Those who are not whole-heart-
dly for th United Btatea must be counted
, (gainst it. We believe that every question
ble or unnecessary .activity should be sus
pended for th period of th war, and that
. men occupying publlo or aeml-publlo posi
tions, especially Inetructora In our stat ml-
veralty. who are unable to malt their un
equivocal loyalty understood, should be
dealt with summarily by the constituted
authorttlea. We do not think it necessary
that It be shown that a . professor con
nected with our university Is disloyal or
seditious In ardor to render his services to
the atata valueless. It la sufficient If It
be shown that he la luke warm or Indiffer
ent If ha la unable to make his unequivo
cal loyalty understood we think the interests
of our university demand that he be forth
with discharged.
"We demand a vigorous proeecutlon of the
war to a definite conclusion that will for
ever drlv th menece of military autoc
racy from th world, no matter how long
tho time or what the coat, and until such
victory Is achieved w deprecat moat em.
phatlcally all peace discussion from any
arurce aa calculated to entourage the en
emy and weaken our armed forces In the
field.
Enlarging Army.
"We congratulate our government upon
Us performance of a herculean task In or
ganising and sending oversees a splendid
army during the first 14 months of tha war,
with proepeeu et an early Increase In
thla fighting fore to strength commensu
rate with our nattontl greatness, and take
honest pride In th fact that this result
has been made . possible : through the de
voted, unselfish co-operation of loyal re
publicans and democrats In publlo. life. We
are In thla war to win It, and no minor dif
ference will b permitted to- Interfere
with th unanimity of loyal min In that
purpose.
"We believe th republican party la needed
for tha reconstruction period that' will fol
low th triumph of our arms, just as It wss
needed at the close of the rehellon, and for
that reason we believe only aucb candidates
should be nominated aa have proven them
selves In full accord with republican prtn.
olple and fit to grapple with the tremen
dcua problems that must be solved.
"W further pledge ourselvea to aupport
for national., atata and local offices candi
dates who are known to be whole-heartedly
In sympathy with th aentlmenta herein
expressed? and to oppose-by every honorable
mesne In our power mea whose records and
utterances are not In harmony herewith."
Young Men's Banquet. '
As a fitting ending to the conven
tion the Young Men's Republican
club of Lincoln held its 29th annual
banquet at the Lincoln' hotel in which
about 300 guests participated.
R. A. Boehmer. president of the
club introduced the toastmaster, Rich
ard F. Stout, and the following speak
ers appeared on the regular toast list.
S. R. McKelvie, "Our Duty."
Clark Perkins. "Universal Service."
A. W. Jefferies, "True to Every
Trust."
H. H. Wilson, "America's Part in
the War."
Among the prominent men at the
speakers table were: congressman
C. H. Sloan, Ross L. Hammond, E. M.
PolIarI nd w- E- Andrews.
UNION COMPANY
WILL HANDLE ALL
EXPRESS TRAFFIC
Washineton. May 28. One union
express company for the United
States was created today by agree
ment between Director General Me
Adoo and the Adams, American,
Wells Fargo and Southern Express
companies, whose transportation busi
ness will be merged under a new pri
rate corporation with capital of more
thah $30,000,000, to be known as the
Federal Express company. George C.
Taylor, now president of the Ameri
can, will be head of the new concern.
After July 1, when the agreement
becomes effective, shippers will direct
shipments by express without re
gard to company, and soon thereafter
the individual names of the separate
companies will begin to disappear
from wagons, stations and cars.
Frank Goodman Dies
Of Injuries From Fall
Frank Goodman, laborer, South
Side, fell from a scaffold on the first
floor of the new Orchard Wilheim
building being erected at Seventeenth
and, Howard streets, Tuesday after
noon, and died of concussion of the
brain shortly after being taken to the
Ford hospital.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Mary Goodman, and three brothers,
Albert. Robert and William Good
manv South Side.
Wife. Suing for Divorce.
Says Husband Slapped Her
George B. Braun is alleged to have
slapped his wife on several occasions
in a petition for diyorce filed by Eliz
abeth W. Braun in district court Mon
day. The couple Was married Octo
ber 23, 1913. Alleged abuse dates
from December, 1914. On two occa
sions, Mrs. Braun alleges, Braun
threatened to kill her. Mrs. Braun
asks divorce, alimony and the restor
ation of her maiden name, Elizabeth
W. Behrens.
MANNING PLANS
MORAL UPLIFT IN
SOCIAL EVIL HERE
Delinquent Females May Be
Treated in Omaha Hospitals
as Mentally and Morally
Sick Persons.
Delinquent women and girls who
are turned over to the health depart
ment for internment and treatment
in hospitals, by military and municipal
police authorities, for hygenic and
sanitary reasons, may be treated as
mentally and morally sick persons, if
the plans of Health Commissioner
Manning are carried out.
"These women," he said, "are the
victims of poor 'home environment
and a lack of home or social disci
pline. I believe that many of them
are subject to reclamation, it tney
were brought to normal conditions of
thinking and acting.
"It is wasteful merely to intern
them and cure them of their physical
diseases. The social illnesses of their
minds and bodies should be treated
and many of them could be saved to
usefulness to society.
"I am going to confer with Dr.
Jennie Callfas and other social work
:ers to find out if we cannot be of
practical Jielp to these women and aid
them by some sane means to become
good members of society instead of a
wicked and deadly menace."
FORMER MAYOR
GIYES TESTIMONY
AGAINST LUCKY
(Continued From Pas One.)
and Caldwell were neither disloyal
nor pro-German.
"Prof. Luckey's views of war are
not the same as mine, but he is op
posed fo kaiserism," Newlon said.
"What did you think of my paper?"
Prof. Caldwell asked of Newlon.
"1 think your paper was a beauti
ful picture of social order. It was
Utopian and might apply 500 or 1,000
years hence," Newlon replied.
Lincoln Frost testified that Cald
well was loyal, but he did not like
Luckey's comparison of Roosevelt
with the kaiser.
Snell Defends Lucky.
N. Z. Snell, president of the Lin
coln school? board and member of
"Open Forum," indorsed Caldwell as
fundamentally democratic and loyal.
He said Luckey had been unalterably
opposed to "autocracy in all forms.
Wilson asked: In what connec
tion did Lucky state he would just
as soon shoot a German as a member
of the"Open Forum" club?"
Snell nearly broke up the proceed
ings by misquoting Luckey as having
said that he would almost as soon
shoot a German as one of his "Open
Forum friends.
George W. Adams, formerly mayor
of Linco n. testified Prof. - Luckey,
who is dean of the 'graduate teachers'
college, declared: ? f-L' i
"If I had to be dictated to. .1
would just as soon be dictated to by
a Wilhelm as by a J eddy.
"If I were called upon to shoot
German, I would just as soon shoot
one of you."
Former Mayor Adams, explaining
his knowledge of Prof. Luckey's al
leged remarks, said:
"I thoueht Prof. Luckey s remarks
were aDolocetic of Germany and he
extolled the educational system of
Germany."
The former mayor said he was a
member of "Open Forum" Study club
of prominent people, including Cald-
yell and Luckey.
At a recent meeting of the club
my patriotic feelings were, aroused
when Prof. Caldwell read a paper. I
left before the paper was finished."
Adams continued.
"What part of the paper aroused
your feelings?" he was asked.
Incriminating Testimony.
"As I remember it now, he argued
that when the war was over there
should be absolute equality between
people, forgetting the past and start-
I regarded his statements
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Allies Lose Ground "
Won by French in
7 Months' Fighting
London, May 28. The reports
from the battlefields of France to
night, both official and unofficial,
show that the allies have again suf
fered a setback, whereby they have
lost all the ground in the Chemin
Des Dames region so gallantly won
by the French in the great struggle
from April to October, 1917.
The enemy has driven a wedge
into the allied line on a front of
some 25 miles, and, at last reports,
the tremendous battle was still
continuing about Fismes, which is
the center of important allied com
munications. French reserves, how
ever, were arriving to contest a fur
ther enemy advance at this point.
It is still uncertain whether the
Germans intended this attack as a
resumption of their full scale of
fensive. The fact that only from 20
to 25 divisions have been engaged
is held to indicate that it was not a
main attack, but was originally in
tended to attract allied forces from
the fore aims and that the major
operation would be attempted elsewhere:
WOOD REMAINS AT
FOTST0N; BALKS
AT NEW COMMAND
Washington, May 28. Major Gen
eral Leonard Wood's request that he
be given more active duty than as
commander of the western depart
ment, it was understood tolay, will be
granted by the War department, and
the general will be assigned to train
another division of troops, probably
at Camp Funston.
Mr. Baker refused to make any
statement concerning the detachment
of GenerarWood, pointing out that
other officers of high rank, including
Major General Bell, second only to
General Wood on the regular army
list, had been detached similarly and
without explanation after passing the
physical tests "for overseas service.
The reference to General Bell attract
ed attention because it has be in gen
erally understood that General Bell
did not go to France because " his
name did not appear on General Per
shing's list of divisional commanders
who would be acceptable to him.
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Department Orders.
(From, a 8tarf Correspondent.)
Washington, May 21. (Special Telegram.)
Agnes E. M. Dawd of Cedar Rapids, la.,
was appointed clerk In tha Treasury department.
Thousand Jewish Refugees-
Drown When Ship Sinks
New Yorkt May 28. One thousand
persons, Jewish refugees from Batum
were drowned when the steamshij .
Oriole, carrying a passenger list oi
1,500, recently was sunk in the Cas
pian sea.
Minneapolis Flier Killed .:
In Crash at San Antony
, San Antonio, Tex., May 28. Flying
Cadet Paul M. Currie of Minneapolis
was killed in a fall in aif airplane las! I
night near San Antonio. William A
Currie of Minneapolis is his father.
currences would be used against ac
cused only when relating to more re
cent matters. Accused professors were
invited to present evidence of their
active interest in this country's cause.
"Thev have Dersistently given en
courage mental publicity and privately,
to those who are out of harmony with
the American cause," reads an article
from the general charges. This fur
ther allegation was made by Coun
cil of Defense: "Complaints were per
sistent and numerous. ' Responsibility
of this character does not rest alone
with Council of Defense." There is
enough evidence to warrant a finding
that these instructors are unfit to
serve as instructors.
General Charges.
That "they have assumed an atti
tude calculated to encourage a spirit
of inactivity, indifference and opposi
tion towards this war, is anotner
general charge.
The following is an extract from a
letter addressed by the board of re
gents to the Council of Defense, an
nouncing the hearing:
"Any person who shall be shown
to have said or advised anything,
which can be said to interfere with
the carrying on of the struggle in
which the country is engaged, or to
have given aid or comfort to its
enemies at home or abroad, or whose
behavior is negative, halting or hesi
tant in support of the government,
shall be summarily dismissed."
Roosevelt Voices Praise
For Loyalty of Wisconsin
Madison, Wis., May 28. Former
President Roosevelt in his speech here
tonight made no reference to Senator
La Follette, but praised the loyalty
of the University of Wisconsin and
the state, of Wisconsin.
Roosevelt scored the pacifists who,
he said, "can't keep us out of war,
they only keep us unprepared."
New Rule is Presented
To Limit Senate Debate
Washington, T May 28. Limitation
of senate debate during the war was
approved today by the senate rules
committee, giving support to the
movement on both sides of the senate,
to break away from the time-honored
precedent of unlimited discussion.
ing anew.
as an apology for the German peo
ple. At anotner meeting of the club
Prof. Caldwell said we should be per
mitted to criticize; that Roosevelt
could criticize without fear, but or
dinary persons would be called to ac
count.
The case against Prof. John P.
Senning was the first called. Robert
J. Drake,, formerlyof the university
faculty and now in khaki, appeared as
a witness m behalf of senning.
"On your oath, asked Wilson,
have you ever heard any utterance by
Senning that would lead you to be
lieve that he was not loyal."
Absolutely none, he replied.
The hearinp; was called to order by
Chairman E. P. Brown of the board
of regents, who announced that H. H.
Wilson ot Lincoln would serve as
manager of proceedings. Wilson
stated the evidence will not be re
stricted to charges of the Council of
Defense. He invited organizations
and individuals to present any evi
dence of disloyalty on the part of any
one connected with the university.
Wilson explained that pre-war oc-
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