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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER .14, 1919.
EDITOR OF FARM
PAPER APPEALS
FOR MEAT BILL
b W. Pugsley Calls Packers
4An Unholy Combination"
": 'Farmer Opposes Pro
posed Law.
,. ' BY E. C SNYDER,
JfMlilnjloa CertMpondent Onutlur, Be.
1;-Washington, Sept. 13. (Special
Telegram.) A vigorous appeal for
the passage of the so-called Kfn-drick-Kenyon
bill for government
regulation and control of the pack
ing industry was made to the-senate
Committee on agriculture today by
C. W. Pugsley of Lincoln, editor of
the Nebraska Farmer,
r He denounced the packers round
. ly for being in what he called "an
unholy combination," and assailed
the big live stock producers who
- have appeared in opposition to the
bill, as being "witnesses who borrow
xnonev from the packers, and who
therefore are biased." He said
some producers were honestly op
posed to the bills, others had "been
misled by propaganda," but that the
. majority of the men he knew in Ne
f ? - ', braska were for the legislation.
7 '- Packers Own Papers.
"The propaganda is being carried
on against these bills generally in
the press throughout the country,"
he said. "I do not object to propa
ganda. The packers have a right to
fight legislation they believe will be
detrimental to them, but they
jjshould do it honestly."
He said the Backers owned tnanv
)Anarket papers, and then proceeded
'to read a story in a stockman's paper
"published in Omaha in which, lie
Jtlaimed, the text of the Kenyon bill
ad been misquoted. He apparently
J,gave this as evidence of what he
' called the "dishonesty of the pack
ers." Upon being questioned by
members of the committee, how-
ver, the witnesses admitted that the
..packers did not own the newspaper
'in question.
, "Nebraskans," he said, "don't want
government ownership or operation
"Mof any industry, but we do not con
tjaider that licensing constitutes eith
5'er. We do not believe these bills, if
passed, will slow up live stock pro-
, eduction materially. We don't believe
people doing a legitimate business
have any reason to fear this legisla-
. Ttion." -J
State Senator Talks,
r Former State Senator A. F. Harsh
Jo! Lowell, Neb., a cattle shipper
hnd farmer, told the committee he
'objected strenuously to the pro
posed legislation.
" . "Let me say at the outset," he
i'said, "that I have not seen a pack
er or a packer's representative for
ik 20 years with the exception of a
Ftnan I met accidentally in a rail
iiway diner while on my way here.
jl object to the licensing features
' iof these bills, which would give
j, somebody authority to control
somebody else's business. I also
'"Sam against the proposal to take
j" from the packers their means ot
i handling ,t heir property, 'namely the
l refrigerator cars. This is bad legis
lation." ,"J Senator Harsh believes that the
"-agitation of the proposed govern
rTment regulation of packers is re
sponsible for lower prices and in
h conversation with members from
ft Nebraska cited the fact that he'had
Rlost $1,000 recently in one shipment
of stock to Kansas City,
tto,
Internal Revenue
.5 Bureau Issues New
xl Ruling on All Taxes
State Christian Missionary
Society Meets at Kearney
Large Attendance Expected at Convention Held From
September 15 to 19 Nebraska Boasts 180 Chris
tian Churches With Membership Exceeding 2,500.
Kearnev. Neb.. Sept. 13. (Spe
cial.) The Nebraska Christian Mis
sionary society, which is the state
organization of the Christian
churches of Nebraska, will hold its
fifty-second annual convention at
Kearnev. Neb.. Seotember 15-ly. L.,
C Oberlies, of Lincoln, Neb., is the
state president of the society. He
will Dreside over the convention,
Ira E. Carney of Harvard is the
recordinc: secretary and William
Oeschger, of Bethany, is the general
secretary of the society, lhe con
vention will be held in the First
Christian church, in Kearney. E.
V. McCormick is the pastor of the
Kearney church. The society closes
a very successful year of work. Its
finances are in an excellent condi
tion. While many adverse circum
stances made church work especially
difficult this year, the churches have
nevertheless gone forward. There
are 180 Christian churches in Ne
braska, with a total membership of
25,000.
A strong program has been ar
ranged for the Kearney convention.
Both national and state leaders will
appear on the program. B. A. Ab
bott, editor of the Christian Evan
gelist, of St. Louis, will be the con
vention lecturer.
The following program has been
arranged:
Monday.
S P. M. Monday evenlnc will b slven
over to a convention octal. It will be
under the direction ot Mls Cora E. Hem
ry, state secretary of the C. W. B. M.
. Tuesday.
9 A. M. Morning worship, Morton Ii.
Rose.
r:io A. M. School of missions period.
This period will be under the direction of
C. C. Iobns. The following persons will
serve as Instructors: C. J. Pobbs, Cora
K. Hemry. Paul H. Rains. C. E. Lemmon,
Myrtle Kurman, May Oalnes, Mrs. Byron
H. Peterson, Mrs. William Oeschger and
Elizabeth Ware. The whole period will
be divided Into class periods. Regular
class work will he given. Books will be
on sale, so that all, who may desire to take
the work given in the School of Missions
will be able to supply themselves with
the necessary books for the work.
11 A.vM. Business.
11:16 A. M. Address, Dr. W. E. Maeklln
of (Milna.
II Noon Noon recess.
O. W. B. M. Session.
1 :30 P. if. Prayer and praise service,
Mrs. J. H. VanCleave.
1:45 P. M. Business.
2:45 P. M. In remembrance.
3 P. M. Round table.
3:30 P. M. Address, Mrs. Afra, B. An
derson. 4 P. M. Address, Mrs. C. C. Drummond.
4:35 P. M. Recreation and supper
period.
7:30 P. M. Song service.
7:60 P. M. Devotional service, Mrs. 8.
J. Epler.
:10 P. M. Address, Miss Myrtle Fur
man. 8:40 P. M. Recognition service.
P. M. Pageant.
:30 P. II. Announcements.
Wednesday.
( A. M. Morning Worship, C. F. Stev
ens. 9:80 A. M. Instruction in School of
Missions.
11 A. M. Business Report of N. C.
M. 8. Officers.
12 M. Noon Recess.
I'nlted Budget Session.
1:30 P. M. Prayer and Praise Service,
L. W. Scott.
1:45 P. M. I. Conference on Whole
Task:
Introduction. F. W. Burnham; "The
Place of Foreign Missions.- Dr. Maeklln
r Ellis Olshi "The Place of Home Mis
sions and Conservation." Robt la. Hop.
kins; "The Place of Women's Work;" Mrs,
Mtlo Smith: "The Place of State Mis.
lone,' Wm. Oesckger; 'The Place of
Education," Pres. A. D. Harmon,
1:11 P. M. II. Sustaining the Teak
"The Budget Flan It Evolution and
Rtatua." P. W. Burnham: "The Every
Member Canvass," Mllo Smith; Propor
tionate Olvlnar and Stewardship. ' Dr.
Mscklln; Paying the Men and Millions
Pledges.' Wm. Oeschger; "The United
Society." Robt- M. Hopkins; "The World
Call." Mrs. Anderson: "Inter-Church
World Movement," F. W. Burnham.
4:15 P. M. Recreation and Supper Pe
riod.
1-ta P. Xf Prarar and Praise Servlee
.....S. J. Epler
7:41 P. M. Sttrloptlcon Views State
Work.
1:08 P. If. C. E. Address Training
Leaders and Followers. .A. F. Rltchey
t-1 P. M. Address
B. A. Abbott, Editor of Christian
Evangelist
:30 P. M. Announcement.
Thursday.
s on A. M Mornln Worship. .B. F. Hall
9:30 A. M. Instruction In School of
Missions.
11:00 A. M. Business Election ef State
v c. M. s Officers.
11:10 A. M. Address B. A. Abbott
12:00 M. Noon Recess.
Bible School Session,
i-ifl P. M. Praver and Praise Servlee
D. A. Toursy
1:45 P. M. Elementary Division Confer
ence (down stairs)
1:45 Graded Lessons.
2:15 Worker's Conference.
Joint Secondary and Adult Con
ference (In auditorium)
1:45 Graded Lessons.
2:15 Worker's Conference.
2:45 P. M. General Conference .on
Teacher Training.
3:15 P. M. Nebraska State Bible School
Work and the Northern District:
Paul B. Rains.
3:45 P. M. C. E. Helping the Church
Problems S. J. EDler
4:10 P. M. Round Table How Our C. E.
Helped Us C. C. Dobbs
4:35 P. M. Recreation and Supper Period.
30 P. M. Prayer and Praise bervlce
..a K. C. Harding
7:45 P. M. Address What Is the Matter
With the O. E. 7 C. C. Dobbs
8:15 P. M. Bible School Address
Paul B. Rain
8:45 P. M.- -Omaha as a Mission Field
L. w. Myers
8:55 P. M. Open Doors In the Sand
Hills W. C. Lessley
9:05 P. M. Open Doors In the Southwest
.:.C. H. Klndli
9:25 P. M. Open Doors on the Western
Borders J. J. Langston
9:35 P. M. Open Deors In the Capitol
City B. M. Johnson
9:45 P. M. Announcements.
Friday.
9:00 A. M. Morning worship, W. W.
Burks.
9:30 A. M. Discussion, "shall the State
Be Redistrlcted ?" Led by C. C. Dobbs.
10:20 A. M. Business period.
11:15 A. M. Address, B. A. Abbott.
12:00 M. Noon recess.
Cotner Educational Session.
1:30 P. M. Prayer and Praise service.
C. E. Xemmon.
1:45 P. M. Report of the college. Presi
dent A. D. Harmon.
2:05 P. M. The Christian college ana
Modern Thought, Dr. W. P. Aylsworth.
2:35 P. M. Young womannood ana
Modern Education, Mrs. A. D. Harmon.
S:05 P. M. The Place or the unristisn
College In Uu-New Social Order, John B.
Alber.
4:35 P. M. Recreation and Supper Pe
riod.
Closing Session.
7:30 P. M. Prayer and Praise service,
John B. Williams.
7:45 P. M. Address, "Loyalty to our
Leaders," B. H. Harmon.
8:15 P. M. Address, B. A. ADDOII.
9:00 P. M. Announcements.
9:15 P. M. Consecration service, W. A.
Baldwin.
9:35 P. M. Adjournment.
: "Washington, Sept. 13. Respond-
ing to inquiries, the bureau of inter
i nal Revenue announced today that
S virtually all federal taxes, even the
jjri 2 cents paid for the privilege of an
ice cream soda may be deducted
!".' from the gross income in comput
er ing income taxes. Only income and
excess profits taxes may not be de
Z ducted.
Jl Transportation taxes, paid on
railrbad, sleeping car and steamer
tickets, admission taxes assesed on
theater, base ball game, circus and
moving picture show tickets, luxury
t" taxes on toilet articles and the
JS higher priced wearing apparel all
may be subtracted from the amount
on which income tax is to be
reckoned.
The entire sum may be lumped
together without specifying the ac
tual number of sundaes consumed
or movies attended, but investiga
tion will be made of any cases in
which the taxes paid the govern
ment seem out of proportion to the
income indicated.
Schwager Buys Big Farm
for Summer Home and Ranch
U Charles F. Schwager, 114 South
P Fifty-first avenue, has bought a 160-
acre farm on the Dodge street road,
m near Millard, for a consideration of
nearly $500 an acre. He intends to
establish a summer home and en-
gage in fancy hog raising on this
tract.
e The farm was owned by Elijah
3 Allen, who acquired the land 30
J years ago at a price of $25 per
w acre. The sale to Mr. Schwager was
w made through Otto J. Simssen.
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Z Postmasters Appointed.
C Washington. Sept 13. (Special Tele?
' mm.) Postmasters appointed: Astoria,
Duell county, S. D., Cornelius N. Troolen,
rice I. A. Regness, resigned; Klngsburg,
Bonhomme county, S. P.. James S. Mc
' Cormick, vice Katie Brelsford. resigned;
P.avlnia. Charles Mix county. S. D., John
', 14. Deuschle, vice Mary L. Deuschle, de-
. ceased: Bill, Converse county, Wryo., WU
11am F. Barker, new office.
.
Alum Water Restores
Color to Gray Hair
1
To bring back the original, natural col
or to white gray or faded hair, the harm
less, lure war i to moisten the hair with
some ovelo powder dissolved in water,
then while damp, rinse the hair in tepid
alum water, then in plain water. That ia
alL It acta like magic. You can have
your hair always of natural, youthful
color, fluffy, soft, glossy, clean and odor
lew, with elean scalp. Ovelo powder is
inert, and so harmless that a child could
drink the sohition. Ovelo powder ia fold
in bottles with fail, easy directions, by
lterritt's Pharmacies and Creen'a Pbam
W and ottrag g4 4ngiftea
Champion Stowaway
Is on Way to Belgium
Aftet4 Trips to U. S.
New York, Sept. 13. Mike Gil
hooly is on his way back to Belgium
today on the transport Henderson.
Thus ends the fourth attempt of the
war's champion stowaway to be an
American. Mike, who is 14 years
eld, has numerous friends among the
Joughboys of the American expedi
tionary forces, but his influence does
not extend to the immigration au
thorities. His inheritance of blarney helped
him to get adopted by a rich New
York woman on his third trip as a
stowaway on an army transport, but
a propensity for shooting craps
soon caused him to be returned to
the immigration officials.
Mike's rather died before the war
and his Belgian mother, he says, was
killed by a German shell which also
destroyed his home.
Columbia Club Disbands
to Unite With New Order
The Columbia club, a local char
itable organization, will be disband
ed as a unit and will automatically
become a part of the National So
ciety of the Daughters of Isabella,
Columbia court No. 401.
The new court will hold its first
initiation September 14, followed by
a banquet for the new members and,
their visting sisters, at which Arch
bishop Harty will be present. Mrs.
Arthur Mullen has been selected as
acting grand sergeant and Miss
Mary Olive Holbrook vice grand re
gent. 1
Series of Lectures at
Calvary Baptist Church
Rev. H. C. Whitcomb, pastor of
Calvary Baptist church, Twenty
fifth and Hamilton streets, is giving
a series of Sunday evening, sermons
through the month of September.
The general theme is "Facts and
Forces in Character Building" (illus
trated ffom the parables of Jesus).
Sunday, "Conservation of Charac
ter" (the wheat and the tares); Sep
tember 21, "The Test of Character"
(the' ten virgins); September 28,
"The Application of Character" (the
talents):
1909 Insanity Commissioners
Sued for $25,000 Damages
Suit for $23,000 was filed in dis
trict court yesterday by Thomas
Hartwell against George Tilden,
Robert Smith and E. C. Hodder, who
were insanity commissioners in 1900,
and against Dr. J. E. Simpson and
Dr. E. VV. Powell. Mr. Hartwell al
leges he was arrested April S, 1909,
and sent to the county hospital to be
examined for insanity, and says art
operation was performed on his
skull April 10 of that year without
his consent He. says no judgment
of insanity was ever rendered.
Union Outfitting Co.
Gives Away Stove
A Leonard Hi-Oven range which
the Union Outfitting company gave
away Saturday evening was won by
Mrs. J. H. Ashby of 654 South
(
"$1,000,000 Dolls,"
Featuring Ede Mae,
Opens at the Gayety
With a $1,000,000 chorus assisting
Miss. Eda Ma'e, prima donna, the
"Million Dollar Dolls" at the Gayety
theater is one of the most brilliant
musical productions of the season.
Miss Mae has a highly cultivated
voice and sings the jazz songs of to
day and the melodies of yesterday
equally well.
The "Million Dollar Dolls" com
pany was unable to appear in Omaha
last season due to the "flu" quaran
tine, and gives a show that is entire
ly new here. The company is en
deavoring to make up for what the
patrons missed last season and the
show abounds with "pep."
Eleven scenes in the two acts give
an opportunity to display to the best
advantage the elaborate stage set
tings. Opening with a scene in an
art gallery the show starts off differ
ent from the usual burlesque produc
tions by the absence of the entire
chorus opening. The play continues
being different until the last curtain.
L'oretta Ahearn of the Follies and
Norma Barry of the movies assist
Miss Mae, the dream girl, in the mu
sical numbers in admirable fashion.
Nat Mortan, the "straight," is an
exceptional actor and presents a
commendable specialty. George Gif
ford, a "ladies' man," takes one back
to the days of Primrose and other
noted exponents of soft shoe danc
ing. Cliff Bragdon and Scottie Friedell,
the comics, keep the "Fun Center" in
a riot throughout the performance.
Failed-to Honor National
Anthem, Loses 25-Year Job
Attleboro, Mass., Sept.13. Be
cause he would no bare his head
while the "Star Spangled Banner"
was played at a recent concert
Willis H. Streeter has lost his job
as election officer in Ward 2, which
he had held twenty-five years. A
world-war "vet," Henry W. Bart
lett, will probably take his place.
Stseeter's name has-been scratch
ed from the list of officers recomm
ed to the City Council by Mayor
Brady and the name of Bartlett sub
stituted. When Streeter did not bare his
head as the band started the
national anthem a group of foreign
war veterans removed his hat for
him. He replaced it, and it was
knocked off a second time.
Streeter is the son of Captain
John Streeter, one of the few sur
viving Union officers at General
Lee's surrender.
CopVAbility to Follow
"Scent" Cost a Uniform
Lorain, O., Sept 13. Lieuten
ant Ryan, of the local police force,
prides himself on his sleuthing abil
ity. His ability to follow a scent
however, caused him to bury a
brand new uniform this week. He
heard a commotion at the .home of
Mike Kadin, and hearing there was
an intruder in the cellar, dashed
down to investigate. He retired
precipitately. It was a skunk. The
Kadin house is closed for fumiga
tioa.. - -rr !
WILSON DETAILS
PURPOSE OF U, S.
IN ENTERING WAR
President Tells Washington
Issue Facing Country Was
Whether Program Was
Going Through.
Seattle, Sept 13. Detailing the
purposes for which the United States
entered the war at they were set
forth and accepted by congress
his war message, President Wilson
told the people of Washington to
rlav that the iaiua inuarelv facinsr
. J . v. . f : -
tn rmtntrv in tne rrearv aenaie was
whether that program should De car-
.. i t J , TI.
ried tnrourzn or aoanaonea. nc
caller! tn mind also the cost
rrmnev and in human life bv which
the war had been won and asserted
that those opposing the treaty now
proposed that tne sacnnce snouia
h rf nn avail.
In the first day of his stay of
more than a week on tne racmc
coast Mr. Wilson sooke durinsr the
morning at Tacoma and then came
to Seattle in time to review the fa
rifif flrpt in the afternoon and ad
dress a mass meeting at the arena
in the evening, in botn cities ne
iva rheererl hv crowds that
thronged every point of vantage to
kcc a cnuiuse oi uiui. nc ui i.
tomorrow at a Seattle hotel.
RfnMtincr manv of the arguments
he has used previously against quail
hration ot tne treatv dv reservation!
or amendments, the president again
annoa erl to renub icans ot tne coun
try to "forget that there is an elec
tion in 1920. It was an American
program which the treaty proposed,
he said, and to be an American was
a thing bigger than being a republi
can or a democrat, ne asserted nis
purpose to read "the riot act" to
one who let political conditions dic
tate his course in relation to the
treaty.
Downtown crowded.
Seattle's downtown section was
rnwHerl tn its caoacitv when Mr.
Wilson's train arrived and all along
the line of a two-mile automobile
ride through the city there was a
roar of cheering. The police had
trung ropes to keep the spectators
.n the sidewalks, but the crowds
broke through and shrieking mobs
followed the president's car every
where.
Not all of those who wanted to
see him could find a place in the
ctreetc through which he passed
and sloping side streets which af
forded even a scanty view ot tne
presidential party were jammed for
a block away. Amid the din groups
of women standing here and there
sang patriotic songs. Mr. Wilson's
car passed along through a storm
of confetti released from the tops of
the office buildings.
Strong Must Help Weak.
Declaring Serbia had refused to
"sell the birthright of mankind for
any sort of material advantage," the
president continued there was only
one way to guarantee the safety of
the weak nations, by the strength of
the strong nations.
Again discussing article 10 ot the
league of nations covenant, the pres
ident declared the United States was
not the only nation that was jealous
of its sovereignty and consequently
there was not the slightest chance
that article 10 would be construed to
override sovereignty in that respect.
The president said there was un
rest everywhere and he had been
concerned by the look of anxiety
he saw on the faces of many of
those he saw from day to day. He
said men did not know what was
going to happen, and asked whether
any one thought that if unrest got
abroad in the world it would not
spread to the United States.
When he cited the bolshevik re
gime in Russia, and said he was go
ing to devote all of his influence
and authority to seeing that no ma
jority gained control of the United
States, the crovd again stood up
and cheered.
Adding that only America could
now lend the influence that would
steady the world, Mr. Wilson pre
dicted confidently that the treaty
would be accepted and the nation's
pledge thus fulfilled.
"Wilson Details."
At a public dinner which he at
tended before going to the Arfa,
Mr. Wilson said he had been im
pressed by the uniformity of opin
ion 'among the people from ocean
to ocean. ...... -
"There is no essential division,
he said, "in the thought or purpose
of the American people. No amount
of debate will set them off their
balance." .
World Looks to U. S.
All the world was looking to the
United States to put world affairs
on a settled basis, he said, adding
that the world would not be dis
appointed. Fourteen hundred tickets had been
distributed for the dinner.
At the Arfa, which seats 6,300,
there were few empty seats when
the president began speaking, but
many were standing. When Mr.
Wilson entered, the crowd rose and
cheered him for more than a min
ute, and when he was introduced by
Mayor Fitzgerald there was a longer
demonstration.
On the stage were Secretary Dan
iels of the Navy department and Ad
miral Rodman, commander of the
Pacific fleet.
The president began by saying
he had been one of the earlier ad
visers of the government, and saw
in some aspects of the treaty hope
for an outcome that might be pleas
ing to Germany. All over the coun
try it is becoming more and more
evident he asserted, that the pro
German element was pleased at
some of the things that had devel-
rvnaA in tli a tra f v 4I cnc einn
Asserting he had no doubt the
United Mates would accept its re
sponsibilities in regard to the peace
settlement, he said he was fearful
of the effects of some of the things
that were being said.
' Repeated Applause.
Applause repeatedly interrupted
the speech, while outside the hall a
crowd against which the police had
closed the doors, kept up such a roar
that his words sometimes were
drowned out. Pounding on the walls
and doors, the crowd, vainly trying
tA Set i? t last settled down, to
Military Wedding at
Krug Park Tonight
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Clark Wiedner.
A wedding with all the glitter and
glamor of the military will take
place this evening at 9:30, in the
dance pavilion at Krug park.
The groom will be Mr. Clark
Wiedner of Fremo"nr, now located
at Fort Omaha, and the bride is
Miss Ethel Newhouse of Omaha.
The wedding will be the climax
of the most successful season the
park has ever had. The park will
close its season tonight.
YOUNG GIRLS TELL
POLICE FOUR MEN
ASSAULTED THEM
Four Suspects Held
Investigation at Cen
.tral Station.
Bertha Anderson. 16 vears old.
3119 Cass street, reported to the po
lice Saturday that she and Elva
Turffquist, IS years old, HIS North
rorty-sixth street, were taken to
the Peony farm on West Dodge
street and criminally assaulted by
two men and two boys.
bhe was brought to the Dundee
garage, iorty-ninth and Dodge
streets, about 2 a. m. by an autoist
and sobbed her story to Policeman
George Belitz.
Miss Anderson alleged that she
and her chum were walking near
the Commercial High school when
they were approached by a taxicab
containing the four men, who prom
ised to take them home. Miss An
derson said she escaped and jumped
on the running board of a passing
car after Raving been assaulted.
rour suspects were arrested by
police yesterday Stanley Fox, 17
years old, 2512 Leavenworth street;
Joseph O'Hara, 17, 817 South Twen
ty-third street Amos Gorman, 4530
Izard street, and Tom Sullivan, 1466
South Sixteenth street. The men
are being held at the central police
station for investigation.
They have not been identified.
Omaha Medal Mason and .
Pioneer Nebraskan Dies
sTk
Tames W. Bouk, a resident of
Omaha for 19 years and of Ne
braska for 40 years, died at the
home of his son, Wilbur Clay
Bouk, 408 North Forty-third street,
last night. About seven months
ago he was presented a medal by
Omaha Lodge No. 1, Masons, for
being the oldest Mason in the
lodge. He was also a member of
the Odd Fellows.
Mr. Bouk is survived by his son,
two brothers, Rolland N. and Clay
ton F.. of Pasadena, Calif., and one
sister, Mrs. May Milwell of Arapa
hoe, Neb. Interment will be in
Greenwood, Neb.
Cops Refuse to Search
For Whisky Thief
Atchison, Kan., Sept. 13. Theft
is theft, no matter if 'tis booze that's
taken.
This is the stand of Countv Attor
ney Charles T. Grundy of Atchison
county, in an open letter to the
sheriff and the chief of police here.
The letter is the outcome of a state
ment by the chief of police, who re
fused to search for a burglar who is
alleged to have stolen 36 quarts of
whisky from a well known Atchison
business man. The man reported
the affair to the police.
urse Snatcher Captured
With Loot in His Possession
J. M. Williams, colored, Twenty-
fourth and Cuming streets, was ar
rested yesterday afternoon when C.
J. Nieman, 4412 North Thirtieth
street, saw him stealing a purse
from Mrs. Helen Ryder, 2869 Ohio
street, near Sixteenth and JJouglas
streets. Nieman chased Williams
into the Boston store, and then -into
Courtney's befrfre he captured him.
There was $11 in the purse taken
from Mrs. Ryder, which was found
in Williams' possession.
500 Loose-Wiles Employes
Enjoy Picnic at City Park
Emploves of the Loose-Wiles
Biscuit Co. held a picnic at Elm-
wood park yesterday following a
pajade through the downtown
streets. About 500 -workers at
tended. A base ball game and other"
soorts were enioyed during the
afternoon and a basket dinner was
served. '
Masons in Washington.
Washington, Sept. 13. (Special
Telegram.) Francis E. White, sec
retary of the Grand lodge of Ma
sons of Nebraska, and John Har
mon of Tecumseh, visited Wash-
ngton and were guests of Congress
man Evans. Both White and Har
mon are returning to Nebraska af
ter a week in Philadelphia, attend
ing the triennial conclave of Knights
Templar.
JOHNSON GIVEN
GREAT OVATION
IN KANSAS CITY
Demonstration Lasts 16
Minutes and Rivals Sen
ator's St. Louis
Reception.
shoutinr? in unison, "We want Wil
son." The president digressed to re
mark that the "applause is welcome,
but inopportune."
The president was cneerea when
he saiH the idea of the league had
come originally from republicans.
"When the republicans take that
road I take off my hat and follow,"
he continued, and I don t care
sMkeijUead ??" r v
(Continued From Fat On.)
them," said the senator. "When
the people learned of the president'i
ianure ai rans, America held an
inquest over its' dead hopes."
. wnue senator jonnson was
speaking Major General Leonard
Wood, commander of the Central
division, and formerly commander
of Camp Funston, Kas., appeared on
the platform and was cheered by
the crowd.
"We say to Mr.' Wilson," Sena
tor Johnson added, "make any se
cret treaties you desire, but you
can't guarantee them with the blood
of American boys.
"It is difficult to think that the
president spoke otherwise than iron
ically in much that he said to you
here in Kansas City," said Senator
Johnson in beginning his address.
Assumes Forgetfulness.
"His opening sentence, forgetful
apparently of other utterances and
of the facts, assumes a like forgst
fulness on the part of our people."
His initial rmark to you was: I
came back from Paris bringing one
of the greatest documents of human
history., One of the things that
made it great was that it was per
meated throughout with the onnci'
for I P'es to which America had devoted
ner uie.
"The facts, the inexoriable facts,
make the issue with Mr. Wilson.
The American' principles to which
we were devoted and which he so
eloauentlv voiced, oflen covenants,
freedom of the seas, guarantees of
reduction of armaments, impartial
adjustment of colonial claims, de
struction of every arbitrary power,
self-determination, no special alli
ances, justice to the weak, no people
to be handed about trom sovereign
ty to sovereignty as if they were
property; no territory to change
hands except for the happiness and
liberty of its people, were one by
one sacrificed to old world diplo
macy and the secret bargaining of
nnr rn-oellieerents.
"The treaty in its dealings with
territories and peoples simply re-uit-if.
th nerret treaties of which
the president says he never heard
until he reached Paris. At Pans
the president said to Dr. Williams,
the far east expert ot uie unuca
States, and his testimony was given
before the foreign relations commit
tps nf the senate:
'"That the war seemed to have
been fought to establish the sanc
tity of the treaty, and that wnue
some treaties were unc6nscionable,
at the same time it looked as though
thev would have to be observed.
"Is it necessary to deny that the
president's treaty observing and
mreiullv following unconscionable
secret treaties of which he knew
nothing, is 'penetrated' throughout
with the principles to which Amer
cn ha devoted her life?
"Nor is that all. We know from
the admission of all parties, includ-
intr the president, that the other
American peace delegates protested
asrainst the infamy of the Shantung
decision; and yesterday the testi
mony of Mr. Bullitt, one of the
president s appointees at rans.
clearlv indicated the adverse opin
ion. of the present treaty. His re
mark that Secretary Lansing said
the American people would never ac
cept it if they knew its contents, is
significant and ominous. The pres
ident's ethusiastic exclamation about
the great document and its penetra
tion with American principles was
perhaps not intended to be taken
seriously. The facts the inexorable
facts make the issue with Mr.
Wilson.
"Again to you the president said:
'We wanted disarmament, and this
document provides in the only possi
ble way for disarmament by com
mon agreement. They promise dis
armament and promise o agree
upon a plan.'
"But what the president should
have added is what is admitted by
all, that disarmament under the
league of nations is wholly optional.
Great Britain has refused to surren
der one jot ot her supremacy of the
seas or her naval armament.
"There is no disarmament pro
vided for by the league. The league
may simolv sutreest disarmament.
but compliance with the recommen
dations is optional with the mem
bers. Mr. Wilson's words imnlv
that disarmament is accomplished by
the league. There can be disarma
ment in but one wav. and that is by
disarming.
The members of the leairue. even
the United States, are not only dis
arming, but are providing for the
largest armies and navies in their
history. Mr. Wilson is now asking
congress for a standing army of
576,000 men. with universal military
training for the 18-year-olds, costing
practically $1,000,000,000 a vear. and
this at a time when he is ushering
in the millenium with the league of
nations. The facts the inexorable
facts make issue with Mr. Wilson.
'A pathetic and eloquent plea for
Armenia was made today, an appeal
which touched the hearts of all of
us. He said substantially that, the
Armenian situation could not be
words, debate following debate. And
yet Armenia is neither touched nor
mentioned in the German treaty.
The Turkish treaty dealing with the
subject is known alone to Mr. Wil
son. He has in writing refused to
give the American people or the
United States senate any informa
tion concerning it
"His appeal to prejudice the sen
ate is not only unjust, but wholly
unfounded.
"Mr. Wilson in the exaltation of
the moment forgot the Egyptian
delegates, arrested and detained at
Malta until he had recognized Eng
land's new protectorate over
Egypt. He forgot our allies, the
Chinese, begging and imploring for
the justice he had promised them.
He forgot Persia, protesting, taken
over almost in his presence by Great
Britain.
"He forgot Ireland, suffering un
der centuries of oppression, knock
ing at his door and pegging only a
FUR BUYERS ARE
GIVEN BEAR STEAK
, BANQUET AT SALE
Silver Fox. Advance '
Per Cent and Lynx
20 Per Cent.
75
St Louis. Mo.. Seot IS. fSn.
cial Telegram.) But half the day's
schedule was sold when recess was
called at 7 o'clock for the bear
steak banquet tendered by the In
ternational Fur exchange to the fur
trade, and which occupied the bal
ance of the evening.
The fourth day of the sale closed
with approximately $750,000 for tke
half schedule, bringing sales for
four days to practically $7,250,000.
Seven hundred silver fox opened
the sale. Only well silvered pelts
were desired, the blacks being neg
lected. Early lots were rather
poor, but when the good stuff was
reached prices went up steadily,
Highest price was $1,500 for
matched pair, next $1,300, and sev
eral at $1,000, while choice singles
went from $400 to $600 apiece
Medium grades went well, if heav
ily silvered, half and three-quarters
silvered having the call. Good sell
ing between $300 and $500 and some
good pelts went between $300 and
$300. Both shippers and buyers
expressed satisfaction at results
Silvers totaled approximately $176,
5UU. .
Eighteen good gray fox went rap
idly in large lots for around $35,000
and 4,400 isouth American foxes
went close to $12,000. Eleven hun
dred swift fox brought around
$1,750.
Big crowds gathered for 6,500 lynx.
Choice Alaskas, first grade, large
and extra large, sold from sou to
Highest was $65 for extra fine Yu
kon. Northwest Canadas went
around $55, mixed northwest and
central prizes, extra large, around
.5() to $55. Collection mostly very
nn goods with bulk selling from $40
to $60. Yukons sold from $50 to $60.
Some prize smalls and mediums
went between $25 and $40, with sec
ondsand lower grades going be
tween $15 and $20. Lynx totalled
around $295,500.
Australian furs, including opos
sum, ring-tailed opposum, wallaby,
wombat and red fox, also Mace
donian and Karagon fox will open
sale on Monday.
Official market quotes silver fox
advanced 75 per cent, gray fox and
swift and South American fox un
changed. Lynx advanced 20 per
cent
hearing from the men who were cre
ating his new world order. The
facts the inexorable facts make
the issue with Mr. Wilson.
"In his peroration. Mr. Wilson
exclaimed, I have come out to fight
for a cause. That cause is greater
than the senate; it is greater than
the government'
We, too, you and I, are fighting
for a cause, but the cause is not
greater than the United States; it
is the United States.
"Last time, for the first time, the
president attempted a justification
of the provision of the league giv
ing Ureat Britain six votes while
the United States has but one. He
says, in effect, that the dispropor
tionate voting power is of no con
sequence because each vote in the
council has( a veto. Why then
Great Britain should have been
given six votes is not apparent.
Perhaps because it is of no conse
quence, this preponderance has been
so strenuously insisted upon by
Britain. But the veto power by no
means removes the objection. Any
matter of dispute in the council
may by either party be removed to
the assembly. In the assembly hall
members vote, except those who
are parties to the dispute.
Suppose Japan and the United
States in controversy finally come
to the assembly of the league.
There, both Japan and the United
States standing aside, Britain, with
her offensive and defensive alliance
with Japan, which both countries
insist will be in full force, notwith
standing the league, will cast six
votes. And, while the council re
quires a unanimous vote, the assem
bly, exclusive of the members of
the council, requires for action but
a majority vote."
BARS ALL POLICE
WHO STRUCK IN
f!ITY OF RflSTOf
VI I I VI WWWIWIW.
Head of Department An
nounces He Will Not Re
instate Men Who Aban
- doned Their Posts. V
New York, Sept 13. Samuel
Gompers, president of th
American Federation of Labor,
placed the entire blame for the
Boston police strike on Com
missioner Edwin Curtis, in a
statement issued here tonight1
Boston, Sept. 13. Police Com
missioner Curtis shut the doors of
the police department in the face
of the striking policemen Saturday.
He announced he would not rein
state the men who had abandoned
their posts. At evening call he
made it known that the 190 officers
and members of the union whom he
had suspended had been finally dis
charged and that he would proceed
at once to build up a new force.,.
The commissioner's action fol
lowed the strikers' acceptance of the
suggestion of President Gompers of
the American Federation of Labor
that they return to work without de
manding immediate union recogni
tion, but without relinquishing any
claims. It found support in an
opinion by Attorney General Bruce
Wyman, who held that striking po
lice officers had made their places
vacant and that the commissioner
could fill them.
Up to Attorney General.--Governor
Coolidge, at a confer
ence with President John F..'Mc
Innis of the policemen's union and
other labor leaders, said he would
be guided by the opinion of tb$' at
torney general.
The police commissioner refused
to meet the labor leaders in a loint
conference, but sent word" he
would talk with them "in mjr own
behalf" on Monday. This wal" in
terpreted to mean that he wished to
remove any official status from the
nterview. The commissioner' will
recruit his new force, with&ut civil
service requirements, from veterans
of the army or navy.
lhe commissioner said he had
submitted to the mavor recommen
dations for advances in the salaries
of patrolmen and would request a
revision of the salaries of officers.
The mayor previously had said he
favored increased pay.
Concerned Over Future. " '
The city, restored to virtually nor
mal conditions under the presence
of the state's military forces, was
concerned over the immediate fu
ture. The threat of a general strike
was in the air. The statement of
President Gompers that he supposed
Commissioner Curtis was "willing te
assume the responsibility for his ac
tion," directed attention to the next
move likely to be made by the Cen
tral Labor union. Some of its con
stituents have declared in favor of a
sympathetic strike. With others
there has been a disposition to move
slowly.
Fugitive Convict Caught
in Few Hours After Flight
Paul 'Speed" Seymour, 24 yean
old, Omaha man, consigned to the
state penitentiary on July 22 to
serve from one to seven years for,
auto stealing, escaped from custody
in Lincoln yesterday afternoon and
was apprehended late last night he-
fore he was able to get out of town
Seymour is alleged to have stolen
14 automobiles. At the time nf hia
escape he was helping to build -af
silo on the penitentiary workhouse,
grounds. ' ;;
Omaha Retailer to Speak
at Adertising Men's Meeting
E. M. Reynolds, vice-president of
the Eldrige-Reynolds Co., will ad
dress the members of the Advertise
ng and Selling league at the Hotel
Fontenelle. Monday night. Hej
will speak on "Indirect Selling."
Apple Hat Week
September 14 21
The week of September 14-21 will be.:
"Apple Hat Week All over the coun
try the better hat stores will display the
smart new fall models of Apple Hats
and Caps. This line sets new standards
of individuality, style, quality and true;
economy; in head wear for men and boys. -
Step in today try one on.
St. Louis, U. S. A.
Look for thm
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