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THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6n 1919- PANDOLFO MUST BE CONVICTED. SAYS I.ANDIS Refuses' to Take Case From tion of Promoter Is Necessary. Chicago, Dec. 5. The case of S. C. Pandolfo, promoter and president nf the run Xfntnr Car eomoanv of St. Cloud. Minn., and 12 other offi cial of the company charged with conspiracy to use the mails to da fraud was given to the jury at 10:20 Vclock tonight. jtidee , l.anclis renised motions !y defense lawyers to instruct the jury to find defendants not guilty. "it is only for the court to end the prosecution where there is no evi dence at all against the defendant not to put his own interpretation on evidence which admits of two inter pretations," said the judge in the ab sence of the jurors. He continued that in the case of S. C. Tandolfo the evidence not only mad it possible, but necessary, to convict him, in his opinion. He dis cussed the case of the other 12 de fendants, ending with the eight di- rectors of the corporation who live in St. Cloud, Minn., the site of the Yin plant. ( . ' f!ontemntihle Sales. "I have a lot of sympathy for what you said about these eight men," he told Senator R. B. Brower. "I am not saying what I would do as a juror, but as a judge I cannot dismiss them now." "One thing I must say I cannot understand that is the professions men have expressed in the author of all this,.. : '. ' . ' "There is another thing I want to f ay and that is that the affirmative willingness of the corporation to take Liberty bonds for its stock is rot nice. I'll go farther; than to say it isn't nice. It is a contemptible way to sell stock." Ben Epstein opened the argu ment for the proseewtion by outlin ing Pandolfo's career in Texas and New Mexico. He held up his finan cial dealings and said they proved him to be dishonest. H said that bonds of the Pan company promo tion of stock were given away for letters of recommendation. To Jury Saturday. Coming down to the resolution of September 7, 1917, by which the di rectors gave Pandolfo the-spending of 25 per cent of the proceeds from stock sale's under their supervision, the attorney charged that this was a premeditated subterfuge to , aid trouble with the Minnesota State Se curities commission. There was a session of court tonight in an effort teKet the case to the jury tomor row. Arguments on both sides are limited to six hours. The general charge against the 13 defendants is that of using the mails lo obtain moneys by false pretenses and of entering into a conspiracy to do this. The punishment is a maxi mum of five years imprisonment for ' the conspiracy and two years for every count of the indictment prov en against the defendant. The judge may, however, make the sentence as light as he pleases. There are nine counts the indictment against the Pan Motor officials. California Bank Robbers Captured in Mountains ' San Bernardino, Dec. 5. Art and Herbert Brown, brothers accused of holding up and robbing a branch of the Hellman bank of Los Angeles last Monday in company with Ed - Hudson, now in custody there, were brought to San Bernardino late Fri day, following their capture in the mountains hear V,ictorville, by a posse. $100,000 Offered for Plane ; That WiH Rise Vertically lew York, Dec. 5. A prize of $100,000 has been offered for the in vention of an airplane which will ., rise and descend vertically. An nouncement of the Offer, made by Edouard and Andre Michelin, French tire manufacturer, through the Aero Club of France, was made today by the Aero Club of America. Disappearance of Korean Prince Causes Sensation Tokio, Dec. 5. A sensation has been caused by the report that Prince Yi Kong of Korea, the pres ent head of the Korean dynasty, is missing and that his whereabouts have been unaccounted for. It ap pears, that the prince was last seen in the streets of Seoul. U. S. Vice Consul Resigns. Juarez, Dec. 5. J. W. Rowe. American vice counsul in charge of the consulate at Mexico City, has resigned and will be succeeded temporarily by Capt. Cornelius Fer ris, consul at San Luis Potosi, ac cording to advices received by Ed ward A. Dow, of the consulate office here. To Heal A Cough Ttkt HATES' HEALING HONBY. 350 POT bottle. KEEP WARM $29.50 Hudson Seal Muffs on 1 Sale Saturday at $16.95 Parisian Cloak Co. 1519 Douglas St. Dress Special About 100 Silk and Serge ' Dresses, one or two of a kind, taken from our regular stock $24.75 and $29.75 ralues. special at $14.75. Another lot of 100 Silk and Trlcotine Dresses taken from our regular stock $85.00 and $45.00 values special at $24.75. This is ' a dress-buying oppor , tumtjr. Do not miss it. Julius Orkin 1508-IO DOUGLAS. - Will Ship No Goods To Any Miner or to Mining Community. Chicago, Dec. 5. John M. Glenn, secretary of the Illinois Manufacturers' association, an nounced Friday that members of his organization had begun a boycott of clothing, food, fuel and Other necessities against the striking coal miners. He said members of the asso ciation are conducting the.' boy cott as individuals in retaliation against the strikers, who are re sponsible for the fuel famine which has paralyzed the business of the country.. Secretary Glenn received a let ter from one of his members which read: "I have held up every order that comes from a mining com munity and I will continue to hold up such orders so long as the strike i$ on and they are pre venting coal from coming to us." KIPLING URGES REVERENCE FOR THE HERO DEAD Asks Tourists. Who Visit French and Flanders Fronts to Remember Deeds of Victorious Armies. London, Dec. 5. Rudyard Kip ling, on behalf pi the imperial war graves commission, has written an earnest appeal to those visiting, or intending to visit, the French and Flanders fronts to observe reverence for the dead. In part he writes: "It should be remembrd this is holy ground consecrated in every part by the lives of men, and for that reason not to be run over with levity. ' It is inevitable that the han dling of such multitures of sight seers as are expected next year must be managed along ordinary tourist lines, so it rests with the individual tourist to have respect for the spirit that ties upon that land of desola tion and to walk through it with reverence. "It is said there is a tehdency on the part of some visitors to forget this obligation. Nothing would uc gained by giving specific instances of what, after all, is more in the na ture of unthinking carelessness than intentional disrespect, but the im perial war graves commission has asked me to express our earest hope that all who visit the battle areas will bear in mind that at every step they are in the presence of those dead through the - merit of whose sacrifice they enjoy their present life and whatever measure of free dom is theirs today." Seize 10,000 Tons Coke o Held for Profiteering Spokane, Wash., Dec. 5. Ten thousand tons of coke said to be long to the Spokane Falls Gas Light Co., and alleged to be held for unlawful profits was seized here under libel proceedings instituted in the court of United States District Judge Rudkin by U. S. District At torney F, A. Garrecht. . World's Safety Lies in : An Anglo-American Union San Francisco, Dec. 5. Louis Tracy, former partner of Lord Northcliffe, head of the department of publicity of the British war mis sion, on his first visit to the Pacific coast, declared here that the safety of the world lies in Anglo-American unitv. . LABOR APPEAL WILL BE MADE BY MINERS IN IOWA Competent Workmen Will Be Urged to Operate, Mines To Relieve the Shortage. Des Moines, Dee. .5. (Special Telegram.) Iowa coal operators are planning on issuing an appeal luesday to competent labor to op erate coal mines. This was appar ent upon receipt bv the operators of a reply from President J. C. Lewis of Iowa miners to. the ulti matum of the operators. Lewis was appealed to and asked to request miners to return to work. Lewis said there was nothing he could do as the strike order had been with drawn by Judge Andferson. . Why don t you deal fairly with the public if you're solicitous of their interests? Lewis' asks. "-The International union called the strike and they have withdrawn the strike order in compliance with Judge Anderson's mandate. As you know, I had nothine to do with orderine the strike and of course since the order has been withdrawn by the international union there is notn- ing further that I can do." State Fuel Administrator Charles Webster issued a state-wide closing order today to save fuel. The order s applicable throughout the state except that local administrators have authority to modify orders to meet conditions. Ketau , stores, cigar stores, pool halls and barber shops may operate' from 10 to 4. ruel Administrator Charles Web ster issued a State-wide closing order today to save fuel. The order is applicable throughout the state ex cept that local administrators have authority to modify orders to meet conditions. Retail stores, cigar stores, pool halls and barber shoos may operate from 10 to 4. Ofhce buildings . wholesalers and jobbers' hours are from 9 to 3. Drug stores and meat markets from 9 to 6. Street lighting may be used onlv for' police protection, while advertis ing signs and window lighting is prohibited. Street car service will be cut to the minimum. Prevent Sale of Imports At Less Than Home Price Washington, Dec. 5. An anti dumping bill, designed to protect American manufacturers, was or dered favorably reported by the house ways and means committee. Sale of foreign-made goods in this country at a price less than in the country of their manufacture would be prohibited under the bill, and vio lations would be punishable by fine and imprisonment. House leaders plan to call the measure up tomorrow. Two Judges Appear For Trial in the Newberry Scandal Grand Rapids, Mich., Dec. 5. Al though United States marshals have scoured the state, armed with bench warrents for those indicted by the federal grand jury which investi gated alleged frauds in the New berry campaign, the marshals re ported Friday night that there were mea) that they were unable to locate. The names of the men the officers would not divulge. Because of this delay and the fact that some of the 46 who still remain to be arraigned are said to be ill and unable to come into court to enter pleas as early as expected" it is be lieved that the entire list of arraign ments will not be completed before next Thursday. This afternoon Judge Yelland of Escanaba, former Probate Judge Al exander C. Green of Lansing and 4uii.t v. v mi, iui in 1. 1 tj VI i.fii t sing and now of Milwaukee, ap-' peared and stood mute. 1 he court entered pleas of not guilty. Yel-. latin s bond was hxed at ?5,UUU. Thus far 89 men have been ar raigned and all except two have filed pleas of not guilty or have stood mute and the court has en tered such pleas. The two who have pleaded guilty to parts of the indict ments are Willis V. Capron of Frankfort and Allen K. Moore of Grand Rapids. William E. Rice of Grand Rapids pleaded guilty to two counts in the indictment, but later, on permission cf Judge Sessions, withdrew the plea and stood mute. ' REPUBLICANS TO FORCE BUDGET ON ADMINISTRATION Also Engaged in Plan to Cut Out 30,000 to 40,000 Clerks in ' ' 1 Washington. Washington, Dec. 5. Republican leaders of the house today decided to ask department heads to help reduce the $5,000,000,000 estimates for next year's appropriations. In effect, an effort will be made to create informally a budget, but lead ers agreecf that a big deficit by July 1921, the end of the next fiscal year. was certain, and Chairman Good, ot the appropriations committee, other chairmen and the legislative steer ine committee estimated that it would be around $3,000,000,000. The deficit at the end of this fiscal year, next Tune, was estimated at $3,900, 000,000. Sneaker Gillet. who presided, said that the $5,000,000,000 expend itures without any deficit resulting at 'the end of the fiscal year, will .require between $8,000,000,000 and $9,000,000,000 of revenue. As a first step toward economy, Chairman Good announced that el forts would be made to reduce the number of government clerks in Washington. Work on clerk . hire bill was begun today, with some members favoring a legislative rider which would place all clerks on the statutory roll and end the system of paying them from' lump sum appropriations granted as war emergency. . A drive also will be made to elim inate between 30,000 and 40,000 of approximately 100,000 employes. The meeting was attended by members of the military and naval committees -engaged in framing the measure to grant pay increases to officers and men in the army, navy, marines, coast ffuard and nnhtir health service. House leaders were said to have opposed the increases hut the military and naval commit. teemen said they intended reporting pay increase bills regardless of the opposition. 4 Serious Crimes Increase ' Almost Half in Chicago Chicago, Dec. 5. Serious crimes increased 37 1-2 per cent in Chicago in 1919, over the' preceding year, ac cording to a report made public by Chief Justice Olson of the mu nicipal court In 1919, 11,048 felony charges were filed as against 8,013 in 1918. There was a marked decrease in the number of actions filed in 1919, the -report said. The total number of suits on the criminal side was 114,470, a decrease of 15,347 over the preceding year. BLAME IS FIXED FOR SHOOTING OF 29 SPARTACANS . i Former Prussian War Minis ter Says Order for 150 Executions Justifiable. Berlin, Dec, 5. Testifying today at the trial of First Lt. Marloh, who is accused of shooting 29 sailors on March II last Hiirinff the Snartaran uprisings, Major General Reinhardt, former Prussian war minister, ad mitted he nrderprl I.iintpnnnt Mar. loh to act energetically and ruthless ly, but denied that he ordered 150 men shot, as has been alleged. He Said, however, he would have con sidered this order as entirely justi fied. Captain Kessel testified General Reinhardt told him that in his opin ion the entire marine division should be shot. Captain Kessel admitted that he instructed Lieutenant Well- Treaty With the Hungarians Ready To Be Signed Up Paris, Dec' 5. The peace treaty between the allied and associated powers and, Hungary is ready, for signing, the supreme coun:il having adopted economic, financial and rep arations clauses Friday. The supreme council also ap proved treaty provisions regulating the frontier between Poland and L'zecho-Slnvakia wliirh nlarea west ern Galicia within the boundaries of Poland. Soldiers for Montana. Tacoma, Wash., Dec. 5. Three companies of infantry departed from Camp Lewis for Montana coal fields it was announced here today. The infantrymen will be placed m the coal section of Montana and be prepared for any emergency, it was said. mayer to order Lieutenant Marloh to act ruthlessly, even if it cost the lives of 150 men. In passing on this verbal order to Marloh, Lieutenant Mchniayer testified the former re plied: "Shoot 150 men? You are mad." Ready to Repatriate the Germans Taken by Japs Yokohama, Japan, Dec. 5. Ar rangements are almost completed for the repatriation of the 5,000 or more German prisoners of war cap tured 1 y the Japanese with the sur render of Kiauchau. Four steamers will convey them to their home country. Church Members Dig Coal Sedalia, Mo., Dec. 5. Led by their minister, the Rev. G. E. Hargis, pas tor of the Methodist Episcopal church, at Houstonia, near here, members of the church went to a coal mine near Houstonia yesterday and dug enough coal to heat the church for services several Sundays. To Prevent Influenza. Colds cause Grip and Influenza LAXATIVE BROMO qriNINB Tablets remove the cause. There Is only one "Brnmo Quinine." E. W uiwveh signature on box. 30c. Music Is Essential The1 Weber A Leading American Piano Many pianos look good when new many seem to have a good tone and action. But the piano that keeps its good qualities under the stress of hard service and many years' use that is the piano you want to buy. Such a Piano is the Weber its wonderful durability has made it an ideal home piano; ask any Weber owner. ' Lowest Prices in United States Payments Pleasantly Arranged X (hAKFORD 5 Md&ic Co. 1807 Farnam St., Omaha, Neb. The One Price No Commitsion Store Order Now a first pay ment reserves for Christ mas delivery. Keep Warm and Save Coal Monarch Metal Weather Strips will keep 90 per cent of the cold from your windows and doors. Let us give you an estimate for immediate in stallation. F. H. TURNEY & COMPANY 403 Farnam Bldg. Doug. 2590. 3m B9 raiotiy to mm High Rent Forces Us to Move Have Decided to Sacrifice My Complete Stock of ds, fmk, laf imuirai Jewelry, batches, Clocks, Sterling Silver, All Flat Dare Any , and Every Article in Our Store B)DSyiTut Visit Our Store, See the Wonderful Bargains Prompt Attention to Mail Orders us Jewelry City National Bank Building 403 South 16th Street THOMPS ON - BELDEN & COMPANY Christmas Shoppers Will Need Every Hour Between 10:00. a. m. and 5:00 p. m. Saturday The Christmas Sale of Women's Silk Hose 2 a pair Six hundred pairs quali ties, worth up to $5 a pair. We believe, you will agree, that considering the constantly rising market, this is an exceptional sale. But as this sale is a yearly custom, we have made an extra effort to hold it as usual. Six hundred pairs of silk hose in black and white. Heavy weight, silk-to-the-top ose, sold regularly up to $5 a pair. Saturday $2 a pair Sale commences 10 A. M. All sales final. A gift worth pre senting as well as one worth having A Man's Gift from Tin Men's 81hp It's perfectly safe to select gifts in this shop-- because here are all of things men choose for themselves. i shirts neckwear gloves hankerchiefs silk hosiery reefers robes pajamas umbrellas The gift problem ceases to be a problem once" you consult The Men's Shop. To the Left At You Enter The Christmas Showing of Bath Robes and Negligees Fine woolly bath robes, gayly colored, well made, serviceable robes . for $5, $7.50, $8.75 and up to $25. Negligees and corduroy lounging robes are quite plentiful. The negligees are Georgette and Crepe de Chine, with charming accordion pleatings, laces and embroideries for trimming. Third Floor Stationery for 25c a box A good quality of paper, 48 sheets and 48 envelopes to a box, is of fered for 25c. No more at this Low Price Notion Dept. A Bargain for Nurses Well made and serv iceable uniforms in white, blue and blue and white stripes, sizes 36 to 44, are ex ceptionally priced $3.95 In the Batement A Rather Versatile Collection of Gifts Is on display in the Art Department. There are frivolous little novelties, for the boudoir and dressing table, convenient and attractive bric-a-brac for the home, and for children, delightful cuddle toys and story books of all descriptions. The assortment of greeting cards, calendars, framed verses,. seals, tags, tinsel cords, and ribbons for tieing packages, deserves mention as a quite extensive one, satisfying every Christmas need. A visit to the Art Depart ment "Just to Look," will prove worth while. i .! Second Floor Sale Sbrosis Shoes . $8.85 aVair r This very low price is for Satur day only. Our best fall styles are placed in this sale. Golden oak brown, dark gray and light "gray. Heels of wood or leather. Also a few sizes in dark gray and ( taupe brown with military heels. Shoes sold up to $15 a pair Saturday $8.85 aPair All Sales Final.