THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY If?, 1913.
.ASKS DISMISSAL
OE mo HEADS OF
STATE HOSPITALS
Senate Investigating Commit
tee Says Younger. Men
Needed at Grand Island
and Milford Homes.
From a Staff Correspondent
, Lincoln, Feb. 12. (Special.) Rec
ommendations for' the dismissal of
the; heads of two state institutions
under the direction of the board of
control, are contained in the report
of the special investigating cotrfmit
tee, which has completed its inspec
tion ot the mtcen institutions under
the control of the board. The re
port was filed with the senate this
morning by Chairman T. E. Brad
strdst, Ha'l county senator, and
adopted without discussion or dis
senting vote. .
These were, the men recommended
for dismissal: ' (
Commandant W. N. Hensley of
the Milford Soldiers' home because
of advancing old age. t
Commandant J. I Walsh of the
Grand Island Soldiers' home because
of old age. The committee also
said that Walsh failed to command
the respect which an institution head
deserved.
Need New Farmer.
The committee further reconv
mended the dismissal of the son of
Commandant Waist at the Grand
Island home, who has been in charge
of farming operations. It makes this
statement in that connection: "The
son of Commandant Walsh has
charge of the farming and-we are
free to say that conditions as we
tound them warrant a recommends
tion that said Mr. Walsh be dismiss
ed."
Member of the committee .said
that they did not regard Mr. Walsh
as qualified to have charge of the
farming operations at the home.
In general, the report was very
flattering to the state institutions.
The state penitentiary under
Warden Fenton, the. three asylums
at- Lincoln. Norfolk and Hastings,
under Supterintendents Case, Fast
and Charlton, the School for Deaf at
Omaha under Dr. Booth,' the Mil
ford Industrial Home for Women
under Miss Ward, the. Geneva In
dustrial Schools for Girls under
Paul MacAulay,, and the Beatrice
Institute for Feeble Mjnded at Be
atrice, under Dr. Griffis, were espe
cially commended for efficient man
agement. Ask for Younger Man.
The committee had but few
criticisms to make outside of the
Grand Island home. It reports that
it found that the girl employes'
sleeping apartments at the Milford
Soldiers' home are on the same
floor with the men and it recom'
mends this be changid immediately.
It was also asserted that Command
ant Hensley was too old to give the
institution the best administration,
and it then recommends a younger
man be put in charge.
At Grand Island, the committee
reports that the buildings are in
poor condition and need attention,
The rooms on the first floor, de
voted to the inmates, are satisfac
tory, the report states, but the com
mandant then invited the committee
to visit what he called the hurri
cane deck, in reality an attic, and
thr, Knniliitn, ......
factory.
Too Many Stairs.
To reach the attic it was neces
sary to climb four flights of stairs
of 11 steps each and the day be
fore the committee visited the in
stitution an old soldier died of
heart disease as a result of the ex
ertion. The committee says that the re
quest for additional executive build
ings at the institution should be
denied and the funds devoted to im
proving the living quarters at the
institution. It also says (that more
attention, should be paid to the
cooking and serving of the meals.
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Steamship Abandoned.
New York, Feb. 12. The Ameri
can steamship Accoma, a 3,500-ton
wooden vessel from New York for
-Marseilles February 7, was aban
doned at sea at noon yesterday with
eight feet of water in its engine
room, according to a message re
ceived here today by the naval com
munications service from the Brit
ish steamer Dongarra. The message
added that the crew of the Accoma
had been taken on board the British
ship.
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of which C. B. Stuht is chairman
kept the real estate men in an. up
roar for two hours.
E. A. Benson, the veteran toast-
master told more than his usual
number of stories. With the excep
tion of two years when he was ill.
Mr. Benson has been toastmaster of
Keal Estate board banquets here for
-a years.
The chief feature of the vaude
viile part of the program, was a min
st't! show by young real estate men
iirtssed as rubes. They were: Ken
neth Reed. Frank , Selby, Hugh
Wallace, E. F. Williams, Harold
Graham. Clare Nelson, W. P. Scald
ing Willard Slabaogh, assisted by
uean smitn and ueorgc Campbell
Guests From Lincoln.
There was singing and dancing by
Florence Ellsworth Luther, Agnes
i.riton, Jack Connors, and Edith
Davis. During one of the songs
William Colfax, a gray-haired real
tor, offered his seat for $200.
i here was a boxing bout by
Drexel and Gillan of Fort Omaha,
refereed by Denny Ryan, former
electrotyper tor the Bee.
John Lonan of Lincoln, vice Dresi
dent of the Nebraska Realty Dealers'
association; G. J. Maul of Lincoln,
secretary of this organization, and C.
E. Matson, attorney for the state
association, were guests of the Oma
ha board. Mr. Matson in a speech
urgedco-operation between the state
and city board. This co-operation
was assured to the visitors.
British Colonial Plan
Basis of Mandatory
System, Says Curzon
London. Feb. 12. Earl Curzon.
former viceroy of India and govern
ment icaaer in tne nouse ot loras,
discussed in the house last night the
mandatory system of ruling former
German and Turkish possessions as
adopted in principle by the peace
conference.
In substance, he said, the adootion
of the principle was merely recog
nition by the world of the principles
of colonial administration which had
been consistently acted on bV Great
Britain for the best part of half a
century and by the most advanced
of the other great nations ' of the
world.
The difference would be that.
whereas in the past there had been
nobody with authority to insist upon
proper observation ot conditions
other than the self-interest, self-
respect or conscience of the great
power concerned, there would now
be in the society of nations, an or
ganization whose duty it would be to
supervise the arrangements and to
see that they were faithfully carried
out. : i
Wyoming Will Vote on
$3,000,000 Road Bonds
Cheyenne, Wyo, Feb. 12. (Spe
cial.) Wryoming electors will be
called upon to vote on a proposi
tion 'of issuing $3,000,000 in good
roads bonds, according to present
plans decided upon at a conference
of a special joint legislative com
mittee. The state will, if the bond
issue carries, then buy its own
bonds from school funds on hand,
and thus pay interest to itself on its
own bonds.
In addition' to the $3,000,000,
which will match a like amount
available from federal good roads
legislation, the state will tax auto
mobiles a Cent a pound, exenipting
them from other forms of taxation.
The proceeds, from this tax, with
the exception of $Son each machine,
will go into the highway fund. Of
tne $5 exempted, $4 will go to. the
:ounty of origin and $1 to the state
general fund.
The Yellowstone hiehwav crossing
the state from southeast to north
west and entering the Yellowstone
park at Cody, will be one of the main
intrastate improvements undertaken.
Threats Made to China by
Jap Minister, Says Report
Washington, Feb. 11. (By As
sociated rress.; Umcials of the
State department declined to make
any formal comment today on the
Chino-Japanese situation. The im
pression was given that the whole
matter was being handled at Paris.
According to the reports received
here, the threats against China were
conveyed to the Chinese foreign
minister by the Japanese minister
in Peking in thinly-veiled terms.
The Japanese minister is said to
have pointed out that Japan had an
army of more than a million men
idle at home, fully equipped and
with arms and munitions enough to
conduct a long war, and to have
pointed out that Japan had more
than a half million tons of shipping,
with the intimation that this would
be ready on short notice for active
work. He also is said to have re
ferred pointedly to large sums of
money owed to Japan by China and
to the fact that China had been un
able to live up to its financial agree
ments.
Police Nab 29 in Raid
on I. W. W. Headquarters
Chicago. Feb. 12. The oolice to
day raided the once busy general
headquarters of the I. W. W. and
arrested 29 idlers "to see who they
were and why they were not work
ing," an official said. Government
agents professed no interest in the
raid, although the police said the
arrests were made with the knowl
edge of the government. The I. W.
W. headquarters has seen little ac
tivity since William D. Haywood,
head of the organization, and nearly
100 others were convicted of con
spiracy and sent to Leavenworth
prison last fall.
Transport Arrives With
Troops of Hawkeye State
New York, Feb. 12. The trans
port Stockholm arrived here today
from Brest with 2,084 American
troops, mainly colored troops of
the 93d division, and casual com
pany No. 222 of Iowa. Also on
board were more than 400 casual
officers and men of various branch
es of the service and 14 nurses and
FAR EAST WAR
cloud run AGE,
ASSERT JAPS
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Vice Foreign. Minister of Japan
Declares Peking and Paris
Reports of Treaties
? Are Untrue.
Tokio, Feb. 12. (By Associated
Fress.j-'-Kiiuro bhidehara. vice
foreign minister of Japan, sneaking
regarding the publication of Chinese
treaties with Japan, said that the
latter had "simply called to China's
attention the established procedure,
according to which neither irovern
ment has a fight to publish con
naentiai correspondence witnout
previously consulting the other." M,
Shidehara spoke for Viscount Uchl-
do,- foreign minister, who is sutler
ing from pneumonia.
' "Japan has no intention to inter
fere with any demands or jconteiv
tions which the Chinese prefer to
present to the peace conference, he
said. "Accordingly, Peking and
Paris reports to the contrary, are
absolutely untrue. i
Ready to Submit Pacts.
Paris, Feb 12. The Chinese dele
gation to the peace conference has
been advised that there have been
many interpellations in tffe Chinese
parliament from members represent
ing Dotn tne norinern ana soutnern
provinces, demanding fuller informa
tion concerning Japanese and Chin
ese relations as laid before the con
ference.
The Chinese delegates say they
are ready to submit all secret agreed
... t . !. . i r
menr wun japan io me council oi
the five creat nowers. which orob-
ably will consider the matter at the
end of the present week. ' '
Ihe delegation is receiving many
messages from societies and individ
uals in support of their activities in
fans.
Lincoln's Gettysburg
.Address Read in
House of Congress
Washington, Feb. 12. In accord
ance with long established custom
Lincolns Gettysburg address was
read today in the house of repre
sentatives. Representative Russell
of Missouri for the first time in
many years, was unable to read the
address, illness preventing his at
tendance at today s session. By des
ignation of Speaker Clark, the ad
dress was read by Mr. Russell's
colleague, Representative Rubey.
Mme. Catherine Breshkovs-
knya, known as the "grandmother of
the Russian revolution," will be the
principal speaker at the annual din
ner here tonight of the Lincoln Me
morial association,
Shotguns Prominent in
South Dakota Oil Field
Edgemont, S. D., Feb. 12. (Spe
cial to The Bee.) This city is under
an oil excitement, the fond dreams
of which, if realized, will make the
town a , city before fall. About 12
miles northwest of here, in the Moss
Agate basin, new exploiting worjc is
und' full headway. Large oil com
panies like the Midwest, Ohio, Stan
dard, United, and many others have
oil rigs either on the grounds or
enroute ' there. Dozens of large auto
trucks are being unloaded from the
trains daily, and sent to the oil
fields loaded with fuel, lumber and
other material. A genuine oil boom
is at its fever height. Claims are
being staked out in the new field
by the hundred, and in some cases
thrte filings have been made on one
clainr Jumping claims seems to be
a common sport, and the shotgun
policy has had to be adopted.
Will Continue Gradual
Reduction of Army Units
Washington, Feb. 12. Col. J. H.
McAndrews of the army general
staff said tonight that his state
ment in New York Monday night re
garding demobilization of the sol
diers in service in the United States
had been erroneously construed to
mean that there would be no-further
discharge for several months of
such soldiers. ,
"A gradual reduction will continue
to be made in all units and utilities
in the United States," said Col. Mc
Andrews, "by discharge of men as
rapidly as their services can be
spared."
To Preach at Swedish Church.
Rev. Albert Nelson will preach at
the Swedish Free church, Twenty
seventh avenue and Marcy street, to
night and Thursday night. The pub
lic is invited.
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SITUATION at
PARIS EXPLAINED
BY LLOYD GEORGE
(Continued From Pago On.)
the allies must do their best in the
interests not only of Russia, but also
of Great Britain and of the world,
to restore order and good govern
ment in the distracted couijtry.
Mr. Lloyd George was sorry to
hear members talking in rather
slighting tones about the league of
nations. Any one attending , the
peace conference must realize how
much the little nations were rely
ing on the league. They were not
only unanimous but eager, in its
support.
It was suggested that President
Wilson only represented one party
regarding the league, but former
President Taft he said, went much
further on the mandatory question
than .President Wilson himself and
much farther than Britain could fol
low him,
"I have been assured by a promi
nent republican," "he continued,
"that so far as the league is con
cerned, the republican working inen
of America are just as keen as the
democratic working men and that
American public opinion is not di
vided on the league."
Washington Banker
Reiterates His Charge
Against Comptroller
Washington, Feb. 12. Senator
Weeks of Massachusetts spoke to
day before the senate banking' com
mittee, which is considering the re
nomination of John Skelton Wil
liams as comptroller of the treas
ury, in support of his bill abolishing
the office of the comptroller and
vesting its powers in the federal re
serve board.
Wade Cooper, Washington bank
er, at an executive hearing of the
committee, reiterated his charge
made yesterday that the comptroller
was attempting to intimidate bank
ers to prevent them from appearing
before the committee.
Mr. Cooper corrected a statement
made by him yesterday to the effect
that attorneys representing - Mr.
Williams had endeavored to induce
him not to testify. He said Mr. Wil
liams had summoned several attor
neys who were" friends of the wit
ness and asked them to intercede
with him.
Six Million Saved Yearly
by Railway Consolidations
Chicago, Feb. 12. Estimated an
nua! economies of $6,442,618.84 were
effected by consolidation of switch
ing, car inspector service lines, sta
tions, rerouting of freight trains and
other means, according to the an
nual report ot Hale Holden, railroad
director of the central western re
gion, made public today, showing
also an increase of 17.3 per cent
in operating revenue.
Operating expenses increased 34.1
per cent, resulting in a decrease of
per cent in net operating rev
enue, according to the report cover
ice one 10 months, not including
November and December.
An additional saving estimated at
$11,231,317.62 resulted from elimina
tion of 389 passenger trains, eliminat
ing 15.500,784 passenger car miles,
according to the report, and 38,703,-
614 passenger car miles were saved
bv discontinuance of parlor and ob
servation cars and reduction of Pull
man car service.
For Early Convoy.
Washington. Feb. 12. The War
department today received a cabled
correotion from General Pershing
announcing that the 309th field bat
talion, signal corps, (84th division),
had been assigned to early convoy
instead of the 139th as previously
announced.
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Located in the heart of ,
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to meet in appetizing
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mother or your sweet
heart where in an air
of refinement you can
procure a tasty luncheon.
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MOR TRUCK
SYSTEM AS AID
TO THE FARMERS
Assistant Postmaster General
Advocates Plan to Keep
Agriculturalists in Closer
Touch'With Markets.
Washington, Feb. 12. Adoption
of the motor truck system under di
rection of the postoilice department
as a means of putting the farmer in
closer touch with markets, was ad
vocated today bv Assistant Post
master General Blakslee in an ad
dress before the semi-annual con
ference of the national labor board
of farm organizations.
W. T. Creasy of Pennsylvania,
chairman of the board, told of the
work of the agricultural recon
struction committee, and E. A. Cal
vin of Texas, discussed cotton and
co-operation among farmers.
American Sick and
Wounded in France
February I, 87,045
Washington. Feb. 12. From the
signing of the armistice to February
8, 287,332 American troops in France
and Great Britain had embarked for
the United States, while up to Efbru
ary 10, 67,454 officers and 1,069,116
men had , been demobilized in this
country. Total arrivals of overseas
troops up to February 7, were 215,
749. i
These figures were made public
today by Secretary Baker, together
with others relating to the number
of sick and wounded now in France
and the number returned home.
Men. in France being treated for
disease on February 1, totalled 62,
561 and those, suffering from wounds
were 24,484. The aggregate of 87,
045 was 4,688 less than in the pre
ceding week and 106,403 less than
the number in hospitals overseas on
November 14. ,
Since ending of hostilities 53,042
sick and wounded have arrived in
this country, bringing the total since
the beginning of the war to 63,150.
On February 1, the occupied beds in
hospitals in the United States num
bered 60,777, while there were 47,
048 vacant beds available for return
ing cases.
Cold Weather Takes
the Enthusiasm Out
of Striking Miners
Jerome, Ariz., Feb. 12. A cold
snap with rain and some snow to
day took the enthusiasm out of the
strike demonstrations here, which
began Monday following a cut of
75 cents per day in the miners'
wages. The geneial situation re
mains practically ' unchanged, al
though a few more men showed up
for work underground. Themine
officials say, however, that they
have not sufficient forces to keep
the smelters going and declare they
will carry out their threat to shut
down indefinitely if full crews do
not put in an appearance tomorrow.
Congress Repeals Fifteen
Billion War Appropriations
Washington, Feb. 12. A confer
ence report on the bill providing
for a repeal of $15,000,000,000 of war
appropriations and carrying $295,
000,000 in deficiency appropriations
was adopted today by both senate
and house. ; The bill now awaits
President Wilson's signature.
Cold Oum Httdachei uil Palm
FeterlA Headache and body palna caused from a
cold are aoon relieved by taking LAXATIVE
BROMO QUININE Tahleta. There'! only one
"Bromo Quinine." E. W. GBOY'G'S aignatura on
the box. 30c. Adr.
Impending Strike
Britain Causes
in
Big Coal Shortage
London, Feb. 12. The decision of
the Miners' Federation conference
to reject the government's terms
will, if followed by a strike, which
seems likely with the miners in their
present mood, create an extremely
serious industrial situation, as the
coal shortage is already embarrass
ing. '
The miners' demands were elab
orated last year, but were held over
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New White Goods ,
Round thread Irish linen for
needlework. $1.15 quality
Thursday, 89c a yard.
English madras shirting, regu
larly 75c, Thursday, 50c a yard.
Fine' English nainsooks, --36
inches wide; 50c quality, 40c;
55c quality, 50c a yard. ,
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Umbrellas for
Rain or Shine
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They come in numerous attrac
tive colors and are equally ser
viceable in every sort of weath
er. Short handles in good look
ing styles, with loops and
rings for the arm.
The Petticoat
for Spring Wear
It's essential to have a correct
petticoat if milady's suit or
gown is to be perfect. For
spring a complete display is
ready.
Jersey top styles, with messa
line, taffeta and novelty
flounces. Satin, taffeta, metta
line, Pusay Willow, jersey.
$5 to $12.50
The Blouaa Store Second Floor
Fine Lisle Hose
The better grades of lisle hose
are really very good looking and
they do wear unusually well.
In black with flare tops (that
stay up), fit snugly and do not
bind, $1.
In black silk lisle of fine qual
ity, made with flare tops, $1.25.
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pending the conclusion of hostilities
in consideration cf the national
emergency.
While the first obj-ct of the min
ers is to absorb surplus labor, con
sequent to the demobilisation, there
is declared to be behind the move
ment a determination on the part of
the miners permanently to nation
alize the industry.
Australia Gets Ships.
Melbourne, Feb. 12. The com
monwealth of Australia will acfept
a gift of six destroyers and six mod
em type submarines, tendered by
the British government, according
to an announcement made here.
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Compliment Seattle Mayor.
Kearney, Xeb., Feb. 12. (Special.)
C. G. Eliss, former district food
administrator, now manager of the
Nebraska Farm Tower company
was father of a resolution adopted
by the Commercial club here yester
day complimenting Mayor Oie
Hanson of Seattle, in connection
with his action in the general strike
taking place in the western port,
Mr. Eliss in presenting his resolu
tion, stated that he felt the great
need of the country today was men
big enough to see "bolshevism
threatening and throttle it, whether
it manifests itself in strikes or gen
eral demonstrations.
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