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THE OMAHA SUNDAY TZZ: JANUARY 1?, Wl $ A JOii Oil riilDlO! GREsviavsoir : BETEfiTIOIJ IIQFJIE Refuses Writ of Habeas Cor pus for Release cf Inmate; Will K:t Interfere With health Officers. Public Mass Meeting on Detention Home Question Urged by Mrs. E. M. Syfert GRAFT CHARGES BEI1 PROBED , BY RINGER EiOES ID Press Representatives Are Fighting to G:t Publicity Paris, Jan. IS. When the su preme war council adjourned yes terday there was pending a plan for one open and five secret sessions per week. American press repre sentatives decided ' at a meeting this evening to continue their efforts to have tbe publicity feature of the peace i congress absolutely un restricted. Another call was issued for a meeting today for all press representatives. including the French, It is understood that these concessions were made afirr vigorous discussion led by I'tc: drnt i'son, who was ttifitcntt by Ilritish delegates. Mr. Y i!m has received many cable grams fiotr the United S'ates tirgi'-g 1. ns 1c contend for the fullest pubheils consistent with tie success of tht congress. REGARDING AiR 111 STAT10I! Judge Redick, addressing a, gath ering of lawyers in district cotsrt room No. 1 yesterday, announced v'e in connection nith sj locations for Mxits of habea cor pus for release of women from tbe City Detention hospital. He denied a writ for the release f'f Nellie Atkins, and two days ago ; t'en-cd a similar application for the :. rt lease of Rath Morrison. "la cases where discretionary ewer is giren to a public officer this court will not attempt to con trol that discretion in the absence of a showing f abuse of power," tili Judge Redick. "Unless fraud, oppression or con nivance to do somebody an injury is fchown to this cpurt, the powers 4-f the health omcers will not be interfered with," he added. Reaffirms Opinion. The judge reaffirmed his opinion given from the bench last fall that in car vi women being commit ted to the City Detention hospital it is assumed that they hare been regularly committed, and only a showing of fraud or abuse of power would justify interference by the district court Last fall Judge Red ick heard a scries of habeas rpus rases, all ia behalf of women who vere held in this hospital In the case of Nellie Atkins, her at'.orney told the court that she was willing to attend another hospital snd remain there as long as the health commissioner should deter mine. Judge Redick replied that it is entirely within the authority fi the health commissioner to say whether Miss Atkins or any other woman may attend another hos pital, or how long she must remain in the City Detention hospital. Judge "Redick added that he would be pleased to have a test case brought directly to the- su preme court of the state, that a rul ing might be obtained. Chi 3 People Asked to Join Club cf Omaha Chioans Officers of the Omaha Ohio club have asked Ths Bee to call the at tention of former citizens of Ohio V the fart that there is a club in the city whose membership consists en tirely of Ohioans. The following appeal to Ohioans asking them to join this association has been made by Mrs. Ida Castor Tracy, the secre tary of the organization: Knowing there are hundreds of Ohio people living in Omaha and vicinity, and that a majority of them si least will be interested in know ins; the fact that ail Ohio people, those who were born in Ohio, or who at some period of their lives "have lived in the state, are eligible to membership in the Ohio society. 1 take this method of stating these farts. The Ohio society held its first meeting March 28, 1SP9. in the Y. M. C -V building, which was located fit the corner cf Sixteenth - and Douglas streets, the corner now oc--i;pied by the Brandeis building. The society numbers among its members many of our well-known reople judges, lawyers, physicians and prominent business men. These meetings arc without for mality and enjoyable from the fact that it is Ike meeting old time rt'-ehVcrs. ihere is a membership fee of 50 crr.ts a year per family. This, to cether . w'ith Jhe cost to each mem ber of their attendance at the anr.u sl "banquet, constitutes all the ex pense to each member. The annual banquet this year will be given Harcb IS at the Black tort hotel. For farther information phone or write to officers tjf the society, who wiil gladly pjve you the desired in formatics. They are: Mrs. Ida Cas tor Tracy, secretary, Harney 3296. oil 5 Leavenworth street; F. E. Anderson president, ' Harney t 15, South Thirty-third street; T. J. IWds. vice president. Tyler &23, I.rtndeis building.' Mrs. Fernald,. Woman's Club President, Does Not Know Whether Club Is Willing to Undertake' Placing Girls Released "From the Home As Cured. Members of the Omaha Woman's club differ on whether the local Vice condition should be discussd in their meeting. s Ye don't want to have suck things rehearsed in our club room. We are mot organiied for that, pur pose," said Mrs. A. L. Fernald, pres ident of" the Woman's club. Mrs. Fernald disclaimed any knowledge of whether the matter, would be, brought up in the direc tory meeting or in tbe club proper Monday. She said she did not know whether the -Woman's club would be willing to undertake to place girls released from the home into proper environments after cured, a need suggested b.- mem bers of the Welfare -board. Suggest Church Committee. "That work would best be done by committees from the different churches," said Mrs. Fernald. "1 would not bring up the matter in the club. As exe.utive I would rather someone else did," she said. Urges Public Mass Meeting. "There is a natural relnctanct on iha part of women in the club to discuss something so new to them and a subject on which they are not informed," said Mrs. E. M. Sy fert, former president "I think the matter had best be discussed at a public mass meeting of both men and women to get concerte-" action. Women alone can do nothing." Mrs. Draper Smith, who is ar ranging the big club meeting Mon day, January 27, takes the opposite view. t . "Wartime conditions have been such as to permit us to discuss open ly anl boldly in polite society sub jects never before so discussed," said Mrs. Smith. "Tbe government is urging the women's committeet of the Council of Defense to keep" itself intact for just such emergen cic:. , "Mrs. C W. Hayes, another ex president, attacks the excuse made by several prominent club women that they did not wish to do any thing "because the subject is new to them and they do not know how to act-" "In my presidential address in 1912, I brought up this very thing. At that time, I told them that al though not a task to our liking, we must take a stand in assisting the stale to control the vice situation. Women 'are too tired to do any thing when it comes to making a change in custom. They haven't any courage. They've thoupht too long as the men wanted them to think. We must better city condi tions, Ito!d them, as I do now. The future of our city depends on the character of its men and women." Mrs. Hayes is strongly in support of an agency to care for the girls who are released from the City De tention hospital ""We can't permit them to ro back to the creatures instrumental in putting them where they are now. Women hesitate to take these girls who are pronounced cured into their homes, jet they will accept these same girls without question into their homes before their diseased condition is discovered. It stands to reason that after they are pro nounced cured, it is safer to Lave them about than girls whe deceh their employers about their condi tion." "It doesn't do any good to haul 40 or 50 girls into police jail every night, release them' the next morn ing with a fine, then arrest them the same night and repeat the pro cedure as before. We never get anywhere. The men should be taken into custody, too," said Mrs. Haj-es. Pueblo Man Comes Here for Life Insurance Company S. W. Townsend of Pueblo, Colo., has taken charge of the Omaha of fice of the Mutual Life 'Insurance company of New York as manager of the Nebraska agency, to succeed Waite H. Squier, resigned. Mr. Townsend has been with the Mutual Life for a number of yearsj having operated in Arizona, New i Mexico and Colorado, wnne con nected with the Denver agency. In 1917 he was chosen president of the Western Field club of the Mutual Life, and held this office until his recent appointment as manager at Omaha. CBtinwd fraa fj Om.) Hayes is in position to throw some light on the situation at the home, and I believe she will talk freely to me about the conditions which have aroused so much concern." To Talk to Miss Rice. "I shall also question Miss Rice closely, and if she-has the proof of what she charges, there will be a cleaning due several departments, and perhaps prosecutions. ' "It make no difference who his refused to hear Miss Rice tell her story, and I do not care what Miss Rice is. or what she has been. 1 will hear her story, and if she is tell ing the truth, something is going to happen to a number of persons offi cially connected with the city. The days of grafting and crooked work on the part of the police force, or among other city employes are over. If anybody thinks they can do this while I am at the head of the city government, they are sadly mis taken, and no matter who he or she is, or what their endorsements are, they are' going to suffer the full ex tent of the law, if it is in my power to have them brought to justice. "I Wieve the object of the deten tion home is good. I believe the persons back of the institution are honest and mean well," continued the mayor. "The physicians were given a lot of latitude during the war in their effort to cope with the diseases which were said to have been a serious danger to the com munity and to the soldiers. "I shall make it the first order of business to see that physicians no longer shall have the authority to commit persons to jail in Omaha." "Southern Colonel" Thief Grabs Purse, Gets Glasses A purse-snatcher, dressed like a southern colonel, grabbed a hand-: hag from Mrs. Helen Brooks, 1021 -North fvitpty -third street Friday night, at Twenty-third street and, Michigan avenue. In his flight he dropped a. small inside ppeket book containing $18. A pair of eye-glasses was the only article of value left in the handbag. Mrs. Brooks described the man as middle-aged and said" he wore a frock coat and a large "broad rimmed light hat Police are search ing for him. Preager Says Everything Pos sible Done to Wake Omaha Point on Transconti nental Mail Route. "Otto Preager, second assistant postmaster general hs emphatically denied that Lincoln had been select ed as a station on the transconti nental air route to be established in the spring," said a telegram from the Washington correspondent of the Omaha Bee. The telegram also added that "Mr. Preager said that everything was being done to make Chicago-Omaha the route, as an nounced several weeks ago." Lincoln's leading business men, and men having influence at Wash ington have been In Washington al most continuously during the past two i months negotiating with (lie postoffice officials. They have of fered to donate a large landing field in the suburbs pf Lincoln in n nection with a .new factory for the manufacture of trucks which was also to manufacture aeroplanes and be in a position to repair aerial mail machines. Information from 'WaMiington would indicate that the original plan of following the Lincoln Highway, which does not pass through he capital city, is to be adhered to, thus iexploding the idea of Lincoln promoters that they have landed even an aerial station. Members of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce are not showing any particular alarm over Lincoln's claim that they have landed the ter minal for the aerial mail service. Scout Landing Field Idea. They scout the idea that a 160 acre landing field is necessary, and say that either of the two proposed landing fields near Omaha are large enough to meet 'the requirements of the Postofiice department in their original plans. ' The donations , the . Chamber of Commerce asked for toward build ing hangers and repair shops, have been fairly well subscribed by Oma ha business men, and they feel that after Mr. Jordan's investigation here Omaha will get Everything they or iginally planned on. They feel that Lincoln's jubilation is over the possible fact that they have reduced the Postoffice depart ment to put them on the aerial route provided they furnished a landing field. $130. G. E. L'icke! Gees East cn 'EeocnstructicrT Trip Like many other patriotic American institution, the Victor Talking Machine company is chan? irit over from a war to a peace basis I snd it is m this connection tsai George E. Mickel, president of the ' Mitkel enterprises in Omaha and V Drs Moines, goes east today for a ft?v of several weeks. I It might be a surprise to many, i t the Victor Talking Machine corr.r-anr has, jieverineiess. recn making; thousands of .airplane parts i,-,r the rovernment. their ideal ivc.od working and cabinet making -.acilitiet making this feasible. Bet this is now a thing of the past .and Mr. Mickel is one of the execu tive committee of the National As sociation of Talking Machine jo;- bers, who will cave much to do v. :ia victor reconstruction wort. E-!irs to Ee Punished fcr Holding Greek Children Sofia, Jan. 18. Under pressure vf the allies, the Bulgarian govern ment has ordered that charges be pitierrcd against any people who are detaining Greek boys and girls vho were carried away from eastern Macedonia during the war. No children hava been given en- as a result of this order, but every dv t.-.-mbers of Greek children are i-roceht fj the Greek mission here I y allied soldiers who find them on ? the streets. . n 2 I i s n. " i . - -4 i Ihe Essex ade Good Thousands Praise lite New Car Won't Yon Ride In It? ii n THE DIVORCE COURT. - 1 loieur bua Si ir- . n . r t-furt fr a et-r c.votS i n Harry L iHwutTiir, vho is t ns rr. e- J .:-xid Ttfytru: ie chirp vi:h "ruJv ' --d tioHKupiri tr hi wife. Jtfab-i M. ra .vw;d tot m fieri1 f civorrtr. ' wi-rt mfcxrj-pa in Council I,uif Jul:-' . 191. This has beta a notable week in automobile his-, tory. - It marks the introduction of the nrw light weight, moderate priced, high quality car that h&s been expected for almost two years. The Essex made it first showing in hundreds of cities last Thursday. Thousands have been to see and ride in it. The great words you have, heard spoken for the Essex are the voluntary Serpressicwrf of its admirers. The Essex is being advertised by those thousands who now know its qualities. That is why we urge you to come and see and ride ia the car that has cade roch favorable impression, PrabeJ Eecanse It Is LigKt, Low , Priced, EconcirdcsJ, Efegant -and Encbriag People talk of its beauty and the defence cf its cppointaierit. They compare these qualities -with those of fine, large and costly cars.. Its lightness and economy of operation are noted and are com pared with similar advantages that are exclusive to light cheap cars. The Essex was built to meet the demand for a car that would give comfortable and enduring serrice, that possessed the qualities that'ap peal to one's good taste, that would meet every performance requirement ' and still was neither large, high priced nor expensive to operate. It is the manner ia which it fol ds all these demands that is excit ing so much interest just now. Net a word cf praise Las been put cct by the manufacturer. All dealers were instructed to let the Essex speak for itselL We wanted to begin advertising the Essex, as soon as we had seen h. We knew it would be months before it would be ready for delivery, but we wanted everyone to know what kind of a car they might expect. But the Essex builders havejieea manufacturing fine cars for years. Their factory is one of the larg est in the industry. They know that no words of praise can equal in their influence the impression that the caritself can make. So they said we should not advertise the Essex until there was an Essex for the people to see and ride in. i Now the People Are Advertising It That is the only thing about the Essex we want to call your attention to in this newspaper. If you will come see the car and ride ia it we know what you will da You will join the thousands who are saying things in more convincing words than we can print. Your endorsement will go farther than anything we can say. , The appeal of the Essex is resistless. Everyone admires it. It is making friend of all who stop to note its appearance or who will ride ia it over the rough roads we pick out to reveal it comfort "and sturdmess. We don't need to prom ise marvelous performance qualities. When you ride ia the Essex you will know how it accelerates and pu23 under load end how it glides over the roughest roads with a smoothness that you have thought possible only in much larger and costlier cars. You will know how economical it is and caa see the provisions that have been made to keep it free frosa rattles and squeaks. Aren't jou interested in seeing them? 2CLa at Farctara St GUY L. SMiTI-j Service First" Open Evenings Until 3 O'clock. Phone Douglas 1970. S" ".i CENTRAL T'! :Vs The Opportunity for Splendid Valaesand Saving Now Awaits. You - : 9 i . ; - -' ft i f.v-f V ; if I Every odd or single piece must be closed cut at once 16 make room for the new goods now arriving, and if there is one among them that will answer your needs you cannot afford to pass up such values. They cannot fast long although there is quite a number of discontinued patterns, each representing exceptional values. Now is the time to hate us figure on your complete Furniture Bill. Every Piece of Bedroom Furniture a Real Value Dresser, as shown, $79.50, Chiffon ette to match, $69.50 Dressers $14,50 $17.50 $24.50 $29.50 1 1 "" - p ; r- sai i i Dressing Table, $69.80 Bed, as shown, $47.50 Dressing Tables $16.50 $17.50 $19.75 $24.50 1 1 Mahogany Wood Bed, full size $27.50 Walnut Wood Eed, full v size ...$25.00 Mahogany Four Poster, S 0 Quartered Oak Foar-Post-er Bed $39.50 SiZB v : .$32.50 Tapestry covered Chaise Walnut Wood Bed, full size $16.50 Loung'e $52.50 Have the CENTrIl Figure Your Furniture Bill N . ; . r Living Boom and Library Values that mean a great deal to the prudent huver. Sofa and chair in Blue and Gold, as shown Sofa .1158.50 Chair $87.50 " " 3-Piece Suite in striped Veloar with loose cushions:- ' Sofa 72.50 Chair.... $39.75 Eocker ?39.75 Mahogkoy library Case - i $39.75 t Mahoganr Spinet Desk 3-Piece MaDugny Suite in Tapestry seat and Cane back $?9.&0 60-Inch Fumed Oak Sofa Table... , $2.E0 Fumed'Oak Book Case." $16.50 Mahogany Fireside Chair, in Velour , $27.50 Mahogany Wing Eocker and Chair, in Tapestry covering, each $29.75 f J Let Us Show You Our Splendid Values in DINING ROOM FURNITURE Dining Tables in TSBartered oak, 54-inch top, 6-foot extension ...-...$27.50 Mahogany Table, 54-inch top, 6-foot extension, like illustration ................ .$1:9. &0 Dining Chairs to match, cane back $8.75 Walnut Sewing Table, W. and M. pattern ; $13.75 Fumed Oak Table, 54-inch top and extends 8 feet, extra fine ,.. $37.50 Fumed Oak Buffet, with mirror $22.50 Fumed Oak Dining Table, 42-inch top, 6-foot extension .$14.75 -Jacobean Gate Leg Breakfast Table... .'. $9.50 Mahogany Buffet, 60-inch top, W. and M. pattern $42.50 Golden Oak Diners, 2tcll 3.S Fumed Oak Diners, each . -.$4.23 Jacobean Diners, each, $7.50 Wralnut Diners, each $9.50 Mahogany D i He r s, , each $9.00 (All in Genuine Leather Seats.) y: " 1 c rs zrjz vi istst-tecs ki fiascos h if J USE j RENTAL '-100 '''' SEE US AEOUT YOUR m J!CV1.G 1 .1ST I m H. 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