THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1919.
GOV. HARDING
COURTS QUIZ III
RATflBUN CASE
Iowa Legislature to Take Up
Investigation at Once;
May Appoint a Spe- '
cial Committee.
From a Staff Correspondent.
Dei Moines, la., March 6. Fol
lowing the address of Governor Wil
liam L, Harding, who across from
a sick bed today long enough to
tell before a joint session of the
Iowa senate and house his version of
the Rathbun pardon case, which has
been the cause of a national sensa
tion, the house decided to take up
the 'investigation of the affair at
once.
At a special meeting the house
judiciary committee will vote on a
recommendation to the house to
further action. The appointment of
a special committer empowered to
incur expense to make a thorough
probe, is expected.
' "If I had acted corruptly, that fact
should be determined and 1 should
be punished,'' the governor said. "If
I had acted contrary to provision of
statute or upon a false record, those
questions could have been raised he
fore me in a direct proceedings and
my error in law pointed out, or false
record corrected by providing me
with a true one and I tell you gentle
men, without any reservation what
ever that if I had found myself in
error, either in law or upon the fact.
1 should have been glad to be cor
rected and should have thanked
those who pointed out the error. The
state has a right to know whether I
have acted corruptly or whether I
have acted honestly in granting this
pardon and it is for you to determine
and inform them and in this search
you have my undivided support."
Crowded to Capacity.
Thus did the governor sum up his
statement before the joint session of
the thirty-eighth general assembly
held in the house chamber. The
chamber was crowded to the limit
during the entire time the governor
was reading his message. He be
gan by declaring that many innuen
does are floating about that possibly
the governor was bribed or accepted
money in connection with the grant
ing" of the pardon. .
tSik of Investigation.
"Let me say to you," he urged,
"that if these innuendoes have as
suiyed such proportions in your
minds as to create even a doubt, it
is your plain and imperative luty to
trace them to the utmost limit to
ascertain their foundations." He
further declared that if the investi
gation convinced them that the gov
ernor did not err, it was the duty of
legislature to announce same so that
people know the truth. The gover
nor then went into the law confer
ing the pardon authority of the gov
ernor, saying that a mere reading of
the statute shows the right of the
governor to pardon on record with
out going through the board of pa
role. He said it was on this law
and on the records as submitted to
him that the pardon was granted.
"It is reported that the pardon
was set aside as void by the district
court of Ida county, one of ' the
grounds being that I acted illeg
ally." said the governor.
"If this statement was started by
any one who was present at the
court in Ida Grove at the time the
Kathbun pardon was before the
court, it is a malicious falsehood,"
said the governor, and "if it started
by someone who was not present
it is simply an ignorant falsehood."
Me declared the court records
show that "the pardon was set aside
by a stipulation between the attor
ney representing state, and the at
torney representing the defendant
or the defendant' bjmself.
"Investigate Settlement.
'"In other words," he said, "the
settlement of this important criminal
matter appears to have been made
between the attorney general and
the accused, and it might be inter
esting to investigate fully the con
sideration which prompted the de-.
fendant to acquiesce in it."
He declared that threats were
made by the attorney general and
his assistants that if the members
of the Rathbun family did not enter
into this stipulation surrounding
Rathbun, and invoking his pardon
indictments, prosecutions would fol
low. In discussing the pardon further
he said: "You thought from the re
quests coming in as they did that the
supreme pardoning power of the
state was properly invoked to save
from the penitentiary a boy who had
committed an immoral .act, but who
was not guilty of the crime of rape
as charged in the indictment."
Attorney General Havner submit
ted a letter to the investigating com
mittee today announcing that he
was ready to furnish the names of
witnesses and other Jnformation to
the committee.
Charge Brought Woman Here;
Held Under White Slave Act
Kansas City,Mo., March 6.
Special Telegram.) Fred Botts,
whose home is at Stewart, Neb., was
irrested here Thursday by a deputy
United States marshal on a charge
of white slavery. The complaint
was issued by the United States
district attorney at Omaha. Botts
was arraigned before Roy B. Thom
son, United States commissioner,
who fixed his bond at $3,000. His
preliminary hearing; is set for next
I'hursday.
The charge is that Botts, a mar
icd man, paid the railroad fare
ner the Missouri Pacific road of a
voman from Kansas" City to Omaha,
January 5, for immoral purposes.
Former Naval Secretary
Dies at Age of 85 Years
Tampa, Fla., March 6. Hilary A.
Herbert, secretary of the navy dur
ing urover ueveiana s secona term,
died here today at the age of SS
years.
-Dr. Dixon to Eeturn.
1 Spartanburg. S. C. March 6. Dr.
Clarence Dixon, prominent Ameri
can Baptist minister, has resigned
a pastor of the Spurgeon taber
nacle, London, and will return to
the United States in July. s
I0T WORDS FLY
AS SENATORS
KEEP UP PROBE
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the committee on a legislative in
quiry to Milford at the instance t
the civics department of the Lin
coln Woman's club, and that they
had been invited by Senator Brad
street to assist in the investigation.
- Mrs. Jay on the stand, testified
that the only knowledge she had of
immorality at the institution was the
story told her by a girl whom she
had interviewed at Milford, who ac
cused a young man, a soldier living
at the institution of being the father
of her unborn child.
Mrs. Jay testified that the girl had
been in a delicate condition for
about two months. She said that
she had heard from other sources
that within the past 18 months there
had been three other instances
where girls had become in the same
condition at the home and had com
pelled the authors of their shame
to marry them. She knew of no
names nor absolute facts concerning
this; it was all gossip or rumor.
She testifed that the girl now living
at. Milford who was in a delicate
condition had'become an employe
icif the Soldiers' home last August.
The' young man whom she accuses
lived at Broken Bow and she had
caused a complaint to be issued
against him and planned to be mar
ried after he had been arrested.
Hensley Discharged Girl.
Commandant Hensley testifed
that he had discharged the girl in
question some time before because
cf her immodest conduct in the
sleeping rooms of the institution and
that she had not met with her mis
fortune at the home. He said she
had made frequent trips to Seward
while the youhg man was thereand
that the, misfortune must have Oc
curred at that point.
He testified that the'girl's broth
er waB engineer at 'the institution
and was in charge of the sleeping
quarters as a sqrt of monitor at
night. .
Eli Shuliz, postmaster for the leg
islature, an old soldier, whose home
is at Steele City Neb., testified that
certain members of the legislature
had told him there was to be a
vacancy in the executive office of
the Milford Soldiers' home and ad
vised him to apply for the post.
Shultz Knew.
Mr. Shultz said that he and his
wife "went to the institution to in
vestigate conditions and it-was his
opinion that the adjutant was 'the
cause of all the trouble.
"I turned to my wife -and told
her so, saidjie, "after I had seen
the adjutant. I was a detective for
a whole year in the union army
during the civil war and my obser
vations are never wrong."
He testified that he found every
thing at the institution in first-class
shape and all of the- inmates per
fectly contented. Things were neat
and the men well fed and every
thing done for their comfort and
well being. The only complaint
I could find against Hensley was
from a Jew fellows who complained
that he did nothing but walk around
and draw his salary.
Mrs. R. M. Walsh of Lincoln,
former matron of the home, testi
fied that she had found everything
Satisfactory at the home with the
exception of me housing of the
help. '
Veterans like Hensley.
Dr. Emerson Austin, who had
been at the home as an inmate for
five years, and W. L. Oztnan, 82
years old, a-veteran at the home,
testified that Commandant Hens'ey
was the best executive that had
ever been at the place.
Dr. Austin, with a knowing smile
told of the visits of noisy automo
bile parties and certain scandals at
the institution, the latter coming to
him as rumor, under a former com-
mandan. but he said, since Com
mandant Hensley has been in there
has ben absolute peace and quiet and
PARTY LEADERS'
PLAN-ATTACKED
BY LONGMPJII
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members. The republicans will have
15 memberships. .
Majority Leader Fight in-"
House Grows in Interest
Washington Bureau of The Bee.
. Washington, March 6.--The rest
of the house is beginning. to take a
lively interest in the fight between
Representative Mondell of Wyo
ming and Representative J. Hamp
ton Moore of Pennsylvania, the
majority leader in the Sixty-sixth
congress. The suffragists and the
prohibitionists are commencing to
bombard republican congressmen to
stand by their party platform and
prevent both ends of the capitol
from the domination of Massachus
etts and Pennsylvania. They point
to the fact that Lodge and Penrose
will control the senate, while if
Moore should be elected floor lead
er, it would be Gillett of Massa
chusetts and the Pennsylvanian who
would shape legislation in the house.
While they avoid the suggestion of
the house, they point to the record
of both Gillett and Moore upon
suffrage and prohibition, good roads
and lastly upon the efforts made by
the gentlemen to defeat the $1,000.-
000,000 bill to stabilize the price of
wheat. Mondell is showing unex
pected strength and it would not
surprise anyone who has made a
study of the situation, to see him
win out.
Allyn,Andrews' Secretary.
Congressman Andrews today an
nounced the appointment of A. E.
Allyn of Hastings as his secretary
until July 1, when Mr,' Allyn will be
come a part of Governor McKelvie's
administration as a member of the
State Board of Control. Mr. Allyn is
now chairman of the Adams county
republican committee and secretary
of the Fifth congressional district
committee.
all are satisfied. There has been no
scandal and all are satisfied."
Commissioner Mayfield, when all
the evidence was in, and after all of
the arguments had been made, called
Senator Bradstreet on the carpet.
"I wouldn't be a man," said he, "if
I did not take exceptions to what
the senator says.
"No man can say to me, 'Mayfield,
you make thatsman resign his of
fice oryou get out of this.' I will
go as far" to protect the purity of
womanhood as any man, even to
the sacrifice of my life, if necessary.
To this moment the housing condi
tions for the help at Milford were
unknown to us. Not because of any
ultimatum or threat that has been
made, but because it is right we will
order this condition to be removed
at once. I will say to Senator Brad
street I will not be intimidated nor
will I see injustice done. I will do
my full duty and pass judgment
on the evidence and the verdict will
not be swayed by threats of any
one to cause my removal.
The name of the girl involved in
the enquiry is Emma Bittzenbaugh,
formerly of Peru, Neb.
ONCE-A -YEAR
HEARS BENEFIT
BIG CONGRESS
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known as manager of the Chamber
Commerce, paid tribute to the mem
bers in attendance by assuring them
that they represented the "flower
of the business interests of the city."
He detailed a portion of the work
performed by Chamber of Com
merce members during the recent
war and assured the members of
the committees that with the war
ended, there remains plenty of work
to do during the reconstruction per
iod. ,
The duties of the various bureaus
of the chamber were explainedand
stress laid upon the importance of
some of them particularly tlpse hav
ing to do with publicity, industrial
and traffic problems.!
Mr. Brogan related the story con
cerning a speech made by the late
A. J. Poppleton, something more
than 50 years ago. At the time
when Mr. Poppleton delivered the
address, it was upon the occasion
when the news was flashed to
OmVia that the eastern terminus of
the Union Pacific railroad had been
located here on the west bank of
the Missouri river.
Following the receipt of the news,
there was a jollification and Mr.
Poppleton, as x5ne of the speakers,
climbed upon a drygoods box and
made the assertion that within half
a century from that date, Omaha
would be a city of 50,000.
Protect Nation's Business.
During the course of his remarks,
Mr., Brogan urged the Chamber of
Commerce to protect and foster the
business interests of the city, do ev
erything in its power to aid in the
employment of labor, giving special
attention to the returned soldiers,
adding that the greatest service that
can be rendered the boys is to cre
ate employment for them; so that
they will not be singled out as spe
cial beneficiaries.
Readjustment of conditions' with
reference to capital and lahor was
urged, the assurance being given
that members of the chamber are
always ready and willing to promote
the best interests Of employer and
employe.
It was pointed out that during the
war labor was one of the chief bul
warks of the country. During those
years labor was patriotic and, with
reference to the welfare of the coun
try, it occupies the same position
today.
In discussing transportation ques
tions, Mr. Brogan contended that
right now there is the need of more
lines of railroad to the north and
the south, thus enabling the business
to and from these sections to be
handled in a better and" more ex
peditious manner.
While upon the subject of rail
roads, Mr. Brogan expressed the
hope that the time is not far distant
when the Burlington will be re
leased from the domination of the
Northern Pacific and the Great
Northern. Then, and when that
time comes, he asserted, it will be
operated in a manner friendlly to
the country through which its lines
pass, as well as being friendly to the
people whom it serves.
Hard Surfaced Road.
Mr. Brogan urged the construc
tion of hard surfaced roads, a pipe
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S. E. CORNER SIXTEENTH AND DOUGLAS
Continuing in Full Force Friday and Saturday the Greatest
ID)IIS
WE HAVE EVER HELD
As lines were depleted new lots have been brought
from our regular stocks to keep the sale at full interest
at all times. Join the crowds tomorrow and get your
full share' of these most extraordinary savings.
$22.50 TO $27.53 CHESSES, MOW
Choose from Serges, Taffetas, Georgettes in
all the favored colors. Styles you pro
nounce to be the cleverest ever offered in
any sale at
$32.50 TO $37.50 DRESSES, MOW
Dresses for afternoon and street wear, fash
ioned from Serges, Satins, Taffetas, Geor
gettes, Crepe de Chines. Values that have
no rival in the city at
$39.50 TO $43.50 DRESSES, NOW-
Richly Beaded and Embroidered Dresses,
modeled in Georgettes, ... Taffetas, Serges,
Tricotine, Crepe Meteor. Beautiful new
colors, all sizes. Choice at.
iiev; spniriG suns ahd gapes
It's an admiring crowd that views these new garments these
days. Never before have we assembled so many truly beautiful
garments. Every wanted color. Models for every taste.
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$24.50
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line from the Wyoming oil fields,
informing the members of the com
mittees that it is none too early to
begin thinking of the great things
that are in store for On.ahavin the
future.
The speaker, declared that he has
faith in the air mail route that is
to place Omaha on the coast-to-coast
line and closed by asserting
that even with Omaha having the
best buUding and loan associations
in the world, there must be various
ways provided by which the small
investors may lay away their sav
ings that they may receive fair re
turns and still have them safely
kept.
One year ago President Gamble
of the Omaha Chamber of Com
merce inaugurated the plan of a
"once-a-year-gathering" of chairmen
and as many members as. possible of
the working committees of the
organization' for the purpose of
briefly outlining the work per
formed during the previous 12
months and such that might be ex
pected in the reasonably near fu
ture. - V
The committee meeting of one
year ago was a pronounced success,
but in no point of interest and en
thusiasm did it compare with the
one held- Thursday night. Chair
men and members of the 28 commit
tees, to the number of 250 gathered.
Copper Producers to Handle
. Government's Surplus Stock
Washington, March 6. A tenta
tive agreement has been reached be
tween copper producers and the
War department under which the
producers will sell the government's
surplus stock at prevailing market
prices, charging only the actual cost
off selling.
Cold. Cum Orl intf Influ.nn
LAXATIVE BKOMO QUININE Tablet, remove the
cum. There 1. only on. "Bromo Quinine." E.
W. GROVE'S tlmitur. on the box. S0c. Adr.
Half Million Dollars Back
Pay to Electric Workers
Lynn, Mass., March 6. Air-award
to employes of the General Electric
company in this city by a conference
KrtnrH u',a ntmrmnrH tnHav. ttS
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terms provide ior oacs pay oi ap-
Don't Change Y.our Husband. Adv.
About 1,000 Wyoming Men
Failed to Answer Draft
Chejenne, Wyo., March 6.
(Special.) The war has just be
gun for approximately 1,000
Wyoming men, listed as delin
quents in the draft call. Provost
Marshal Ray K. Olds, acting
under instructions from the War
department, has completed inves
tigation of the draft records for
Wyoming and has reported 4.11
as failing to report tor duty when
called. The list will be turned
over to the U. S. District At
torney, C. L.' Rigdon, who an
nounces that all delinquents wilt
be given an opportunity to ex
plain in court why they failed
to return their questionnaires or
show up for physical examination.
WhenTeacher asked
what becomes of
all the corn
A'Vawq raise
I said
re
i Tffflir If i " " '
proj -mately $500,000 under a re
troactive agreement.
The award abolishes all bonuses
except one of S per cent to men em
ployed five years or more. Night
workers' hours will be on the basis
of a 10-hour day, instead of 12
hours.
DRUM CORPS GETS RECRUITS.
Three new "recruits," Judge V.
W. Slabaugh, QrtrgQ Edgcrly and
C. W. Stambaugh) have joined the
Chamber of Commerce life ami
drum corps. .
Don't Change 'Your Husband. Adv
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i Newest Ribbons
;l You may fancy the novelties
:;j mostly or the plain shades may
! be interesting-no difference
for we have both kinds and in
j suchvariety that a selection is
I easy. New ones come to us
ij nearly every day. r
YESTERDAY
Some new Sport Skirts arrived
and such interesting modes
they are in Fan-ta-si, Kumsi
Kumsa, crepe de chine, Geor
gette and Baronet satin. The
prices are from $25 to $39.50.
Do You Stand
Up AH Day?
Does your work make you tired
and worn out at the end of the
day?1 A Corset ought to give
you the comfort that will over
come this condition. We sug
gest that you try one of our '
Elastic Girdles
They fit snugly but give perfect
freedom of movement.
Priced $2.50 and mors.
Satin Oxfords
Voguish Oxfords of black
satin are greatly favored
for Spring. A Soros's
model with turn sole, q-j r
high covered heels, tpl v
Fitted by Experts.
Distinctive Gowns and Dresses
The -style supremacy of Paris, like Tenny
son's brook "goes on forever." Paris is the
fountain head of styles. Our close connections
with the great New York dressmakers assure
us of a continual review of all of the latest adap
tations of exclusive gowns and frocks. Hardly a
day passes but new designs make their appear
ance in our daylight apparel section.
A 'touch of old Japan is revealed in the new
est dresses Very delightful, too. x
Thompson-Belden Styles, $39.50 o $125.
Stylish Gloves
Trefousse first quality pique
sewn Kid Gloves in black, white
and fashionable colors. The
backs finished with three and
four-row embroidery, $3.75.
.A special one-clasp pique sewn
Kid with self and contrasting
embroideries, $2.75.
Kayser's washable Silk Gloves,
$1 to $2.25.
$2 Union Suits
A f ipely ribbed cotton Union
Suit of medium weight made
low neck-nd ankle length.
A "garment most women will
like. It costs $2.
Children's New
Spring Dresses
The White Dresses include
a number of very lovely
designs in voile, lawn, dim
ity and organdie. Trim
mings'of laces and ribbons
and some with colored ef
fects.. All hand work.
Priced within reason.
The colored Dresses of gingham
and chambray are especially
pleasing. Plain shades, plaids
or striped patterns.
Children's Silk Slips to be worn
under sheer white dresses. To
be had in pink and blue. Sizes
two to six years.
Children's Wear Third Floor
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k " Fairfield, Neb.
Feb. 20, 1919.
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