THE BEE: ' OMAHA, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1910.
WOMEN REJOICE
OVER ACTION OF
ALLIED POWERS
Recogn
ition in Covenant of
League Hailed as Har-
binger
of World-Wide
Political Equality.
St. Louis, March 27. News that
woman suffrage had been recogniz-
' id in the covenant of the proposed
league of nations as told in an Asso
ciated 'Press dispatch, reached the
annual convention of the National
Amedican Woman Suffrage associa
tion here just after the close of the
v afternoon session, but it quickly
passed from delegate to delegate and
there was general rejoicing.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, preSi'
dent of the National association, was
the first to see the dispatch and de
clared "It is wonderful. Suffrage is
recognized the world over. It could
not be otherwise." --i
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, honorary
president of the National association
and a venerable worker for suffrage,
declared:
; "It ' is splendid. People of the
United States will understand what
democracy means by the time, the
peace conference gets through and
recognizes the services of women
. not only recognizes the service but
their intellectual counsel and ex
perience. The world moves. The
United States must hurry."
t - Reorganized as League.
.j. The National American Woman
Suffrage association will become the
League of. Women Voters, follow
ing the national convention of the
association in February, 1920, the
new name having been selected to
c:ay in the jubilee convention, in
session here. It is assumed by the
association that the federal. amend
ment will have been passed by that
;i time.
! The association, although retain
ing its old name for another year,
is reorganized into two distinct sec
tions, one being composed of dele
gates from enfronchised states and
the other section ' being delegates
.from non-franchise states. Suffrage
Organizations in states where wo
men now vote are expected to as
sume the new name at once, as
"the league of women voters of
,New York," although these state or
ganizations remain under the nation-
al title of the suffrage association.
A feature of today's session was f
the reading of a telegram from
President Wilson, in which the
president sent greetings to the con
vention and expressed the earnest
hope that the federal amendment
would be passed soon.
The evening session was devoted
to,' unpublished records concerning
some ."recent victories." in which
workers ' in Indiana, Vermont Ne
braska. South Dakota, Michigan,
Oklahoma and Texas told of the
difficulties surmounted in passing
franchise laws.
- Directors of the national associa
tion etected today and announced
tonight were: Mrs. George Gell
horn, St. Louis; Mrs. Richard E.
Edwards, Peru, .Ind.; Mrs. C. H.
Ifobofes, Wichita,' Kan.; Mrs. Ben
jamin Hooper, Wisconsin; Mrs.
Arthur L. Livermore, New York
City; Mrs. J. C Cantrill, Kentucky;
Miss Esther G. Ogden,. New York
City, and Mrs. George A. Piersol,
Pennsylvania.
f Force Issue in Argentina.
. Buenos Aires, March 27. Dr. Ju
lieta Lanteri De Renshaw, the first
woman candidate for a seat in the
Argentine chamber of deputies, h
. organizing a committer x of 200
women to be educated as candidates
pT the feminist party in future na
tional, provincial and municipal e!cc
'ion. "
Postoffice Affairs.
Washington, March 21. (Special Tele
Ctam.) Postoffice at Crimes, la., and
Rottholt, S. D.. will become international
tiloney order offices, April 1.
t'oatmaBlera appointed: Iowa. Sexton.
Kossuth county, Charles H. Aman, vice
)r(ro C. Olson, resigned; Sunbury, Cedur
county, Krneat F. Peterson, vice Charles
!. Ulmm, removed. South Dakota: Ralph,
tViircltag county, Maude K. Wells, vice
l-'rvd R. Howard, resigned. 'Wyoming:
tJInea, Sweetwator county, Frank S. Yocum,
office.
IIARTMANN
Trunk Special
.aim
A very special purchase
enables us to offer , this
beautiful Hartmann
, Wardrobe Trunk, com
plete in every detail, at
only
$55
A limited number only
FRELING
STEK1LE
1803 Farnaiir St.
TESTIFIES PAID
CASH TO OBTAIN
PARDON FOR BOY
(Continued From Peg One.)
were quashed and only the one for
perjury against Ernest Rathbun was
returned.
The indictments quashed included
two agaist George Clark, ( the Rath
bun attorney, for subornation of per
jury and conspiracy, and one each
for conspiracy against William Rath
bun, sr., and William Rathbun, jr.,
father and brother, respectively, of
Ernest.
It was the first mention made in
testimony before the committee of
the part Attorney General Havner
took in obtaining revocation of the
pardon, which resulted in Rathbun's
imprisonment in the Anamosa re
formatory for servici of a life sen
tence for criminal assault.
Part of Bargain.
Jones testified the indictments
were dismissed as a result of a bar
gain between the state and the
Rathbuns and Clark, and the witness
said the jury "had decided this was
was the best thing to do, after Hav
ner had presented the agreement to
them." . .
The committee's investigation, in
accordance with a house resolution,
concerns both the reasons of the
governor for granting the pardon
and the methods employed by Hav
ner in setting it aside.
Testimony of Bruce Snell. under
questioning by Special Counsel
Bycrs, produced nothing new, and
generally substantiated certain parts
of the testimony of his brother.
Scan Harding Bank Book.
The governor was closely examin
ed as to his personal finaficial af
fairs last September, October, No
vember and December. His bank
statements showed no unusual de
posits during these months, and in
reply to questions, the governor de
clared he j-eceived no money for
the pardon. s
"I belieVed that Rathbun was in
nocent when. I granted the pardon,"
was the governor's reply several
times to queries concerning his rea
sons for freeing the youth.
Referring to the "bargain" be
tween the state and the Rathbuns,
as testified to by Jones; Counsel,
Byers said:
Takes No Action.
"You know now that Clark, who
'is guilty beyond all others in this
Lease, was to go free and tl
tWis l-
year-old boy (Rathbun) to go to
penitentiary tor me to save ciarK.
Have you done anything to rectify
this wrong?
"No," the governor replied, "I
haven't done anything. I haven't
been in a position to do anything
while I am being investigated my
self." The governor was then dismissed,
and it was said he would not be
called again unless there were un
foreseen developments. Despite
earlier predictions, it now appears
the investigation will not be com
pleted until next week.
Wheat Stocks Three Times
Larger Than a Year Ago
Washington, March 28. Commer
cial stocks of wheat were three times
as large on March 1 as a year ago.
the Department of Agriculture esti
mated today, on the basis of re
ports received from nearly 12,000
elevator, warehouse, grain mill and
wholesale firms. ' The total re
ported amounted to 197,277,000
bushels, which is 308 per cent of the
1918 stocks. Wheat held on farms
and by many other commercial deal
ers is not included.
Commercial stocks of rye were
four times as large . as a year ago,
while more oats and barley also
were on hand. The amount of corn
held by the reporting 6rms was only
62 per cent of the amount given in
1918. ,
Army Officers Testify
in Weisgerber's Defense
New York, March 27. Three
army officers were called as wit
nesses for the defense today in the
court-martial of Capt. Edwin C.
Weisgerber, a gas and chemical
engineer of Pittsburgh, charged
with criminal offenses involving dis
loyalty to the United States and
sympathy with Germany. They test!-'
fied that "Weisgerber had been of in
valuable assistance to the govern
ment in furnishing chemicals to var
ious branches of the army and navy
and they had never observed any
unpatriotic action on his part.
Filley, Nebraska,
." " ; March 4, 1919.
Bankers Life Insurance Co.,
Lincoln, Nebraska.
Gentlemen: ,
Your General Agent, Mr. A. H. Gray, has just
handed me your draft for $836.38, being thetull cash
surrender value of my Twenty Payment Life Policy
, which I took out in your Company twenty years ago.
I am well pleased with this settlement as I have
had twenty years' protection for nothing and now re
ceive more money back than I ever put in the Company.
Thanking you for your liberal settlement and
wishing you continued success, I am
Yours truly,
, i Julius Thomsen. ,
Men capable of writing applications, collecting premiums and delivering policies are always welcome, to our forces and can be advau
j tageously placed. , Big- opportunities for both experienced and inexperienced men. Write us about an agency for your home town.
Address Home Office, Lincoln, Neb., or call at 1021 W. O" W. Building. Telephone Douglas 2949.
SUFFRAGE IS
ENDORSED IN
NEW COVENANT
(Continued From rage One.)
to proceed with arrangements for
the assembly, securing the neces
sary buildings and perfecting the
secretariat forces, all in advance of
the ratification of the treaty. But
the -acts of this committee will be
subject to the appr6va of the ratify
ing body.
The purpose is to speed up the
beginning of the workings of the
great league to meet the critical is
sues that now are arising through
out the world. " jv
Another amendment gathers into
one section all of the separate con
ventions which, are to be in
corporated in the -covenant, such as
those relating to labor, commerce
and finance, so that these are not
made a part of the treaty but that
the countries signatory agreed to
do the things set forth therein. This
would leave the league only to ex
ecute the terms of such conventions
as may be agreed Upon by the sep
arate states.
Provision is to be made for simi
lar treatment of other conventions
on other subjects, such as white
slavery and the opium traffic, which
are likely hereafter to be inserted
in the covenant.
The language of the mandatory
article has been changed so as to
make it clear that no nation shall
be obliged to act as mandatory.
- Generally the language of the
whole covenant 'has been clarified
particularly article 1, to meet the
charge of Nicholas Murray Butler,
president ot Columbus university,
New York, of ungrammatical lan
guage and the words "high contract
ing parties" appear now only in that
one article.
Former Mail Clerk Found
Guilty of $260,000 Robbery
Denver, March 27. Alfred Young,
former mail clerk, alias Fred How
ell, was found guilty in the United
States district court here today of
the theft of two registered mail
pouches, containing securities valued
at $ou,uuu, from a mail truck en
route from the postoffice to the
Union station here December 2, last.
Young's conviction carries with it a
maximum sentence of five years in
the federal penitentiary at Leaven
worth, Kan.', and a fine of $2,000.
Colds Cause Grip and Influenza.
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets re
move the cause. There is only one "Bromo
Quinine." E. W. GROVE'S signature on the
box. 80c.-
MUSLIN
at the
Union Outfitting Company,
16th and Jackson Sts.
In Our Enlarged Cloak and
Suit Department ,,'
One Day Only
Saturday, March 29
ENVELOPE CHEMISE
BLOOMERS
NIGHT GOWNS
TEADY BEARS
COME EARLY
While Assortments Are
Complete.
Never in the history of Omaha
was there a Muslin Underwear
Sale 'where such wonderful val
ues were offered as this sale
presents next Saturday. There
are positively no seconds, sam-
pies or shop worn goods included
in this Big Sale. All garments are
fresh and new and the product
of one of the leading manufac
turers. Watch Friday evening's
papers for full particulars and,
remember, the Union Outfitting
Co. considers no transaction com
plete until the customer is thor
oughly satisfied. Come to this
big Underwear Sale expecting
big values and you will not be
disappointed. '
ASSETS $14,500,000.00
SLAY FERDINAND
AS RIVAL OF THE
HUN EMPEROR
(Continued From Face One.)
German expansion towards the next
far east. Francis Ferdinand started
to centralize his power first -with
the creation of a 'ministry of the
imperial court,' of which the inten
tion was to offset Magyar power.
,'(2). That there - was a strong
opposition against" the direct, secret
and common electoral right for Aus
tria and Hungary.
"(3). That there was a fusion of
all aristocrats and landlords in Aus
tria and Hungary,, for the support
pf the emperor against peoples'
rights and social democrats. Feu
dalism and despotism was supposed
to return under Francis Ferdinand.
The emperor and the aristocrats
with other landlords wanted to rule.
In Hungary, Count Tisza and a
certain Mr: Kristoffy were secret
supporters of Francis Ferdinand
through Count Czernin. Other Hun
garian aristocrats, according to
documents, were pro-German and
called 'rebels' by Francis Ferdi
nand. "Again Francis Ferdinand was
dangerous to the German emperor
and his aspirations. Emperor Wijl
iam feared and hated the Slavs, but
liked the Magyars. He said that
Francis Ferdinand was too rabid
-II More Days 3 j
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Hill V hundreds f Omahans have .al- , J
fMllll ready taken advantage of his ex- i $ ' If
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1 MATURED IN THE
OLD LINE BANKERS LIFE INSURANCE
toward the Magayars and tried to
influence him. .
"A way via German-Austria and
Hungary to the far east was natural
as the Magyars had aspirations for
Bosnia and Herzegovina, lhe Mag
yars, with a German prince as their
king (Eitd Frederick) would have
been the best allies of William II.
And the pro-German and pro-war
Austrian general staff, with Count
Hoetzendorf at its head, is another
connecting link with the aspirations
of the Germans in the far east. The
war has proved all this. The old
Austrian emperor and Emperor
Charles were too stupid to see the
real cause of the war and the aims
of the Germans and the Magyars.
"There are in the letters interest
ing details of political talks of Count
Czernin and Emperor William in
Kiel in 1906. William said:
" 'AH Europe has to unite eco
nomically against America.'
"It mav interest vou to be in
formed that Count' Czernin is still
working with former Emperor
Charles for the re-establishment of
the Hapsburg throne. The docu
ments we have on hand will make
both emperors, German as well as
Austrian, absolutely impossible
among their own people when they
are published. They will expose the
intrigues of the Hapsburgs against
the German imperial family as well
as the intrigues of Emperor William
against the Hapsburgs."
Ben Stern Dies.
New York. March 27. Ben Stern,
one of the oldest theatrical mana
gers in the country, died in a sani
tarium here today of -pneumonia,
after being connected for 43 years
with the stage. .
TWENTY PAYMENT LIFE POLICY j!
COMPANY '
OF LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. j
Name of insured - Julius Thomsen ''
Residence ... . Filley, Neb.
Amount of policy .... $1,000.00 i;
Total premium paid ... $582.00
SETTLEMENT I
'I
Total cash paid Mr. Thomsen - $836.33 ii
And 20 years' insurance for nothing.
"I;
TKompsoiirBeldLeit &Ga
Crash Toweling
Lower in Price
A sale of extra heavy
unbleached all-linen
Crash Toweling. Our
regular 50c quality.
Friday, only
39c a yard
Silk Underwear
a One Day Special
Envelope Chemise of
flesh colored silk
crepe de chine. Plain
hemstitched ' finish
with strap shoulders.
Regularly $4.50
Friday only $2.98
A large selection of good
silk under garments in-
eluding crepe de chine and :
satin gowns, envelope
chemise, bloomers, one and
two-piece pajamas. Rea
sonably priced. (
Third Floor
Soap Special
Witch Hazel and Oat
meal Toilet; Soaps.
Friday only
6 l-2ca Cake
Toilet Goods Section
Gingham Dresses
for only $2.95
These are quality dresses,
in every respect. The
low price is due to our ne
cessity for obtaining space
for new arrivals.
A bargain for $2.95.
Basement
The Men's Shop
Underwear, in light and
medium weight cotton,
lisle, silk mixtures and
wool. Union Suits, and
two-piece styles. Short or
long sleeves or sleeveless,
as you wish. Knee, three
quarter or ankle length.
Athletic Style Underwear;
two-piece or union suits,
- 15. V. D., Mansco, Superior,
' . Sterling, Winsted, Stutt
garter. Regular sizes and
stouts. We take particu
lar care in fitting. You'll
be well pleased with both
the garments and the ser
vice. Pajamas (one and two
piece) and Night Shifts
for Spring and Summer.
Several new materials; dis
tinctive trimmings. Middy
styles with either long or
short sleeves. Faultless,
Universal and Brighton
makes, giving you a splen
did assortment.
To the Left As You Enter
j:
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In Preparation of Easter
A Month End Disposal
of Fashionable Millinery
Large stocks, radical
ly reduced, solely to
make room for the
numerous new ar
rivals now pouring in
to the Millinery Sec
tion daily. We are
going to do it in one
far-reaching sale.
Reductions are .
Very Decided. ,
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The Suit Season is Here
We are Ready with Splendid
V Stocks of Fine New Fashions
An extensive showing of exclusive models,
beautifully hand tailored from highest
grade materials.
Besides, the new, moderately priced suits
have been arriving the past few, days. Ex
ceptionally good looking styles, possessing
the distinction so much appreciated by well
. dressed women
$39.50,$tft$55, and$59.50
Spring's favorite shade navy blueis very
much in evidence in both novelty and" strict
ly tailored modes.
The alteration service is without extra
charge, and is the same, regardless of the
price one pays. -
Featuring Blouses for $8.05
The best values of the season, in Geor
, gette Linen and Crepe de Chine. In navy
blue, Liberty, red, pink, white, flesh,
bisque and Ward rose. . '
Exceptional for $8.95
i The Store far Blouses
Remnant Sale
The best grades of
ginghams, percales,
voiles and other
choice wash goods,
in various lengths" as
accumulated from
regular stock. The
patterns are all very
desirable.
Greatly Reduced
in Price Friday
' In the Basement
K Warner's
How soon after purchasing your corset do
you begin to realize that it's wearing out?
Does it pull out of shape do the bones
twist and buckle? You know, of course,
that those are signs of a bad bargain.
A good corset will give much better ser
vice. The next time we invite you to
Select a Warner's flusl-Proof
Priced to Suit the Buyer
Trimmed Hats
$440 $640 -$940
If it was not absolutely necessary to dis
pose of our present stock, we would keep
these hats for a much higher price.
. They embody every popular style feature.
These low prices for Friday and Saturday.
omen
Filet Curtain
Nets only 50c
An assortment of neat
designs which are
greatly underpriced
for a quick disposal
as we are discontinu
ing their particular ,
patterns. Most of !
them 45 inches wide.
Reduced to 50c yard.
In the Basement
Corsets
Lace
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