.THE BEE; OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1918. 5 - LAWYERS CLASH AT UNI HEARING; SHOCK REGENTS Counsel for Prof. Tuckerman ' and Defense Council Attor- ney Exchange Hot Words During Loyalty Probe. (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Neb., June 4. (Special Telegram.) The hearing of Uni-' versity of Nebraska professors .Tues day morning was enlivened when At torneys T. F. A. Williams and H. H, Wilson, representing Prof. Tucker man and the State Council of De fense, respectively, exchanged vitriolic verbiage which shocked many ot tne attendants. ' Williams opened the encounter by charging Wilson with unfairness in the inevstigation of Prof. Tucker- -manr Wilson came back with v de mand that Williams make a public apology instanter, which Williams de clined to do except tnat ne snouia De allowed tji' same privileges which he argued had been allowed to Wilson. The disputatious members of the bar exchanged opinions of each other until the air sizzled with burning words. Attorney F. M. Hall, for the board, of regents, interposed by sug gesting that it made little or . no dif ference what these lawyers throught of each other; that they were taking up valuable time and getting nowhere in their personal polemic. . Dr. Gratz Testifies. Dr. W. E. J. Gratz, pastor df St. Paul Methodist church of Lincoln, was called to substantiate the evi dence given by, J. W. Johnson in which the latter had said that Dr. Luckey had said at a meeting ot me open forum that "I would as lief live under Kaiser William as under Kaiser Theodore." Dr. Gratz did not believe that Dr. Luckey had in tended the remarks as unpatriotic but Dr. Gratz thought at the time that the words were "unfortunate. In his acquaintance with both Dr. , Luckey and Professor Caldwell, Dr. Gratz said he did no gather the im- . . .t -1 pression tnat enner was uisiuyai, nor had he gained the. impression that te faculty of the university were disloyal. Law Professor Called. G. N. Foster, for six years a mem ber of the law faculty, said that he had seen Prof. Aglesworth in regard to the-purchase of thrift stamps in March. He said tat Aglesworth had objected to the way money was being raised and said the rich had been the principal influence in bringing on the war and said they were the ones that should be taxed. - He said that Aglesworth said that the government had conscripted the young men of the country and should conscript the wealth also. He said had made illal Afittawv" --- him warm under the collar. He did not know if Prof. Alesworth sub scribed for thrift stamps. ' Prof. La Rossignol was recalled to further explain a discussion had at a meeting of profession, in which it had been charged that rrot. rersmger nau expressed unpatriotic sentiments, s Judge A. J. Cornish of the supreme a-' court stated tnai ne naa .Dccn quuc . closely acquainted with Prof. Tucker- and had frequently discussed the war, j ' t 1 J -.A Un cross-exammauon nc cuuiu uui ic . member that he had ever heard the i - . f j - j t j protessor taKe a aeciaea sianu m : war . ..j- Mrs. England Testifies, Testimony concerning Prof. C. E. v'Pftrsinflrer was eiven during "the board's late afternoon session today fcv'fr Minnie T Ftio-lanH alsrt an ntHMtiMi t-i niirireirv fV ' England and Prof. Persinger were both; members of a committee of the university's patriotic league until Mrs. r At one meeting of the committee, the witness said, a letter written by the " chairman of the county Liberty loan committee to a number of German-Lutheran 1 ministers accusing them with refusing to attend a loan rally, come up for comment. Prof. Persinarer. she asserted, said that the ministers had a right to' stay away from the ban meeting if they wanted to do so. I - Mrs. England said that she had told Persinger if everybody was a Per singer we would be playing into the hands of the Germans. She accused him of being the "same old Persin ger" referring to his attitude before war was declared. s May Call Miss, Davies. '"When asked if she knew of anyone who had heaxd questionable remarks made she named Miss Sarah Ryans, ''teacher in the Temple High school of , the university and in addition named 'Miss Austin Davies of the Omaha High school, who had told her of questionable remarks she had heard by university teachers. Miss Davies proDaoiy win - De summoned n tne board considers the remarks of suf ficient importance. , , ' At the close of the hearing this aft ernoon H. H. Wilson, attorney for the 'Council of Defense, asked., that the newspapers give publicity to the fact .JiilVti board desired any person who t had ever heard any employe of the university make "remarks which showed they were "passive or halting Jn their support of thf government or "disloyal" to communicate with the council at once. Grand Island Liederkranz Society in Loyalty Pledge Grand Island, Neb., June. 4. (Spe cial.) The recommendations of the committee of IS, appointed by the Liederkranz society to" confer and oresent plans, for the betterment of the society, were adopted practically without change. A statement to the public setting forth the ; society's original purpose, pledging its "con tinued loyalty, and declaring its de sjre to co-operate for the good of the luumj, Buiic aim uauun, s to oe made. - ; Patriotic Service at Lyons. Lyons, Neb., June 4c(Special.) The Methodist church was packed at the special service flag dedica tion which included a fine program. The Sunday school boys and girls sang patriotic songs and Airs. Harry Moseman gave a reading on "The .Service Flag."' The Liberty "male quartet rendered splendid selections. Harry-A. "Martin., president of the Methodist brotherhood made a speech and read the names of the soldier boys on the honor roll, which included 45 . . - : -W,' '.-. PORT OF LINCOLN IS CLOSED; Imports to Capital City in Future Will Be ' Handled by Customs Office in Omaha. NOT SUBS, JUST NO BUSINESS Charles McCjine, collector of the port, has returned from Lincoln, where he closed the port of Lincoln temporarily, owing to a lack of busi ness there. All imports in future received at Lincoln will be, handled through the Omaha customs office. E. R. Becge, deputy in charge of the Lincoln port, now is temporarily employed in the Omaha customs of fice, where he will remain until ulti mately assigned to some port at the Atlantic seaboard. ' t Many of the customs offices in the interior cities are being closed; be cause of a lack of business. BEATRICE LETS CONTRACT FOR LARGE HOSPITAL Omaha Firm to Complete $125,000 Lutheran Institu tion in 8 Months; Gas Rates -Before Council, Beatrice, Neb., June 4. (Special.) The contract for erecting the new Lutheran hospital in South Beatrice, to cost $125,000, has been let to Borgmann & Nelson of Omaha. The firm agrees to have the hospital com pleted in eight months. Work will be started on the building in two weeks. When burglars visited the Dann grocery and took $8 for the cash register, they overlooked $500 which was locked in the safe in the rear of the store. The raid on five stores netted the robbers about $80 in cash and wearing apparel. Expelled From War Worjc. Fred Darrikroeger, a farmer of the Clatonia vicinity, ,has been expelled from the war work committee of Gage county, following what are said to be repeated refusals to get .behind Uncle 5am." A petition was sent to the defense council here from Cort land asking that the use of German in business houses, on the streets and at all meetings be abandoned. The petition is sigtied by 100 residents. . Discusses Gas Rates. The board of directors of the Commercial . club discussed the mat ter of the proposed shutdown of the, gas company for the reason that the city commissioners have refused to grant the company 20 per cent in crease in rates. The directors will make an effort to have the commis sioners act favorably on the proposi tion in order to prevent a close down of the plant, which ''has been operating at a loss for some time. STORM VICTIMS OF BARADA NEED OUTSIDE HELP Stella, Neb., June 4. (Special.) The cyclone victims in the little dis trict east of Barada along the Mis souri river are in need. The Barada people did all they could to help them in- rebuilding and puttyig up a little shelter, but the demand was greater than the Red Cross of Barada could meet and they have asked for out side help.' The -roads delayed the outside aid in getting to the. place. Some of the "families had nothing left them. ,. , Several Killed in France as War Munitions Plant Blows Up Paris, June 4. Much damage was done by a violent explosion yesterday in a plant in which war materials were being manufactured at Baussens, in southern France, near Aries, a Havas dispatch from Marseilles reports. The number of persons killed or injured is large. s Obituary Notes MRS. BESSIE MAY STUART, 43 years old, died early Tuesday morning at the home of her father, Stephen Stuart, 2908 Franklin street. MRS. EMMA SHTJB, 64 years old, died Monday at the home" of her nephew, M. S. Atklsson, 1810 Emmet street Sha Is survived by her hus band. The body was taken to Ash land, Neb., her former home, for burial. MRS. MART A. PILANT, 8123 North Twenty-ninth street, died Sun day night at her home. She is sur vived by a daughter who had been living with her. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock, Wednesday aft ernoon, at the First Presbyterian church in Florence. Interment will be In Mount Hope cemetery. CHARLES T. LTJNDIN, 48 years old, 4205 Pacific street, died Sunday night from uremia poisoning. He. was taken seriously ill last Friday. Hte is survived by his widow and three chil dren. Mr. Lundin was a member of the Woodmen of the World. Funeral seryiceswill be held at 2 o'clock Wed nesday afternoon at the residence. In terment will be in ForesJ Lawn ceriie- MRS. J; W. WRIGHT died at the hom of her daughter, Mrs. J. H. Ramey, at Plnehurst Road, Holly wood, Cal., aged 92 years, leaving rour children living, as follows: J. u. Wright, Jesse Florenee, Libbie Alme, and Harriet Rachael. - Her maiden name was Maretta C. Wright. " MRS. ANNA NAPRSTEK died at Plainview. She was a former resi Aeni of West Point and was 80 years of age. She was a native of Bo hemia. , fcONRAD SPENCER, ; pioneer of Cuming county, died at West Point. He located -there in 1865. He ac quired large areas of farming lands here, which are inherited by his chil dren. Funeral Services Wednesday, from St. Mary's church, West Point. OLIVER PELTON died at his home in Beatrice, Neb., after a brief ill ness, aged 71 years. The deceased is survived by his widow and four chil dren. .- . - ' GEORE W. WALKER, a pioneer of Gage cuunty( died at a Beatrice, Neb., hospital, where he was operated upon a week ago. aged 59 years. He is survived by a wifo and three children. Mr.-.Walker located on a farm near Odell nearly 40 yaars ago, and moved to Beatrice in 1903. 1 . MRS. ANNIE NOAKES died at her home in Beatrice, Neb., after a brief illness, 47 years of age. She" leaves her. husband and six children. Local merchants, because of the re. strictions of war,, regulation depart ments and the necessity of obtaining licenses to purchase certain materials abroad, are recklessly ignoring costs and are purchasing from seaboard im porting' houses, paying big middle men's profits ancr- passing the added costs on to the ultimate consumer.' These could be obviated by importing direct even if there are certain, irrita tions to beiet. 'Imports into Omaha nov are Cu ban ..sugar, foreign linens, crockery and crude glycerine. FOUR KILLED IN FLYING STUNTS AT AVIATION CAMPS San Diego, Cal., June 4. Civilian Instructor Stanley Coyle, 27 years old, of Coudersport, Pa., was killed and Flying Cadet Elwyn Chapman, 26, of Brookline, Massu was badly in jured today when the airplane in which they were flying grazed an other machine about 200 feet above Rockwell field, North Island, and fell spinning to the ground. San Antonio, Tex., June 4. Sec ond Lieutenant Joseph John O'Mally, age 26, Albany, Mo., was instantly killed here t (lay when his airplane went into a lail spin and could not be righted. A companion escaped un hurt. , Houston, Tex., June 4. Private John Earner of Philadephia was killed and Lieutenant Elmer N. May slight ly injured today at Ellington field when their airplane became unman ageable in the air and crashed to the ground. Montgomery, Ala., Jime 4. Avia tion Cadet George A. Mills of Jersey City, N. J., was killed late today when his plan? caught fire and fell 2,000 feet near Taylor field. Graduating Exercises at Fremont Begin Wednesday Fremont, Neb., June 4. (Special.) This is commencement week at Hhe Fremont High school. The graduat ing exercises will be held Wednesday eveningVwhen five members' of the class will give their oratidhs. A ser vice flag with 120 stars, representing students who are serving under the colors, will be unfurled. rambach Baby Conditions Upon Which These Grands are Sold 1. 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C. rPeters Mill company entertained 133 employes at the Brandels theater Monday night. ' Bound Over to District Court John Gish, bellboy, charged with grand larceny, was bound over to district court by Police Judge Madden Tues day morning. Divorce Is Granted William A. Schults was granted a divorce decree from Mary E. Schults Monday in dis trict court, the defendant falling to make her appearance? ' Itcn Company .Entertains Three hundred and eleven employes of the Iten Biscuit company were guests of their employers vat the Brandels theater last night. Held For Trial Joseph Kuriaskl, 504 North Sixteenth street, charged with "insufficient funds" at the bank, was bound over to the district court under bonds of 3500 each on two counts. Band Concert Tonlirht Fairbroth- er's band, under the direction of Al Fairbrother, will give a concert to night at 8Vclock at Kountae nark. The progfam will consist of popular and patriotic airs. Fined For Short. Weight H. Hor- wich, 4708 South Twenty-sixth street, was fined 31 and costs in police court on information "'furnished by In spectator Scruggs of the city weights and measures .department. Horwlch was charged with selling Ave pounds of chicken feed as 10 pounds to a girl. 'Community Meeting A community meeting will be held Wednesday night In the Franklin school for the pur pose of planning vacant lot garden ing and the installation of a com-1 munity dryer for use in conserving surplus fruits and vegetables. Prof. G. W. Hood of the state university will lecture. To Train for Commission Clyde L. Parsley of the Parsley Commission company has enrolled in the navy for commission In the naval reserve fly ing corps. R. A. Parsley of this city, formerly engaged in the wholesale Jobbing business at Cheyenne, Wyo will assume active charge of the busi ness. Two Charge Cruelty Grace Housky, in a petition filed in district court, is asking divorce from Frank Housky, on grounds of cruelty and non-support. 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Airplanes tonight were flying low over the mouth of Delaware bay. Lewes, Del., June 4. Firing was heard off the Delaware capes to night, but the cause of it could not be learned. The tanker Herbert L. Pratt, sunk yesterday by a submarine, was hauled orf the bar on which it set- j tied yesteiday and was towed to the Delaware breakwater stern first. In the Silent Drarita Empreos At th Empress theater will he wltneased for th last times today the College Quintette, which, slnga th latest popular songs as well as some old time melodies and college numbers. Ronalr and Ward In their comedy skit "When Tommy Met Maggie are decidedly pleaalng and amusing. Blood la thicker t hart water. Thla la true In Jun Caprice- latest Will lam Fox photoplay "Blue . Eved Marv." which will be shown at th Empress theater tor in last times today. Klalto In "Selfish Yates." appearing her tor th last ttirxa today William S. 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Strand Douglas Fairbanks tn "Mr. Fli It" has deserted th outdoor western scenes to becom a popular "cut-up," a genial philosopher who believes that It Is bis duty to obtain happiness himself by making others happy. In "Mr. Fix-It" Fairbanks gets himself Into considerable trouble and many mlxups In his attempts to clear up the tangled love affairs of two pretty girls, hut In th and his efforts are what he de sires, everyone Is happy, ; Muse Fannl Ward returns to the screen today In a story full of pathoa which makes "Innocent" an exceptional attrac tion. Th atory Is adapted from th aensa tlonal success of the stage. A news weekly and Harold Lloyd comedy will complete the bill. Brandels Unci Sam as a showmsn hss scored his first hit of th season and his perccntag to date la 1,000 per cent. "Pershing's Crusaders," the big United States government war feature, la prao- Grand The valua of these Baby Grands It -$G00. 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