7 1 THE BEEt OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, JAIN U Ah T 25, TWO CHANGES ARE MADE IN CABINET; THIRD jXPECTEO Edwin T. Meredith New Head Of Department of Agri culture; Houston Given Treasury Portfolio. Washington, Jan. 27. Two more changes in President Wilson's cab inet were made today and a third Is expected in the near future. David F. Houston of St. Louis, who has been secretary of agricul ture since the beginning of the Wil son administration, was given the treasury portfolio and Edwin T. Meredith of Des Moines, la., was named to succeed him as head of the Denartment of Attriculture. The third cabinet change expected soon is the appointment of a sec retary of interior to succeed Frank- ' lin K. Lane, who desires to retire to private life Mr. Lane's suc cessor has not yet been selected and officials generally would not hazard a guess as to whom it would be. Runs Counter to Guesses. In selecting Mr. Houston to suc ceed" Mr. Glass as secretary of the treasury, the president ran counter to all guesses of administration of ficials, most of whom had expected Assistant Secretary" Leffingwell to be given the office. In choosing Mr. Meredith to suc ceed Mr. Houston, the president se lected a practical farmer as well as a business man. Mr, Meredith is the editor of Successful Farming and 'before establishing that paper 'was publisher of Farmers' Tribune. 5 It is president of the Associated idvertising Clubs of the World, a director of the Chicago Federal Re serve bank and was one of the ex cess profits advisers of the Treasury department appointed in 1917. In a statement today at Miami, Fla., Mr. Meredith said one of his first undertakings as head of the Ag ricultural department would be to work out some method of getting crops to market without too much "lost motion." He is expected in Washington within a day or two to take up his duties. Glass Goes to Senate. Meantime Mr. Houston will suc :eed Mr. Glass, who will take his ieat in the senate to fill the unex pired term of the late Senator Mar- OF INTEREST 1 TO WOMEN Thb is a Short Letter, but it Brings a Message of Im portance to every Woman. n t Woodford, VL "I took' Lydia E. Dim11mm' Vafrafahla nrimrvtnnH flnrl I" undltdldwonder- Ifui worn zor me. Sbaby weigh sight and one half pounds when born and I did not suffermanypains. Yon can nuhlish this letter if von wish for I would not ha without fnr rhildhirth '' Mrs. JOHM LlBI- BINI, Woodford, Vt. The reason -why Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound is so success ful in overcoming woman's ills is be ' cause it contain the tonic strength- ening properties of good old fashioned roots and herbs, which act on the fe male organism. Women from all parts of the country are continually testifying tote strengthening, cura tive influence, and as it contains no narcotics or harmful drugs it is a safe medicine for women. If you want special advice write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (con il fldential), Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened, read, and answered by women only. ' Hotel and Restaurant Keepers, Attention! A Big Saving Opportunity IN THE SALE OF $52,000 Worth of Choice Staple and Fancy Groceries FROM THE Courtney & Co. Stock ON SALE SOON AT THE CASH STORE Only the choicest goods in this choice stock accepted and consequently you will select from only such goods as we can guarantee A-l. AT 10 TO 30 LESS THAN ' COURTNEY & CO. PRICES Watch Papers for date of Sale. ' 100 Salespeople Wanted Apply Mgr. Grocery Dept. Mil ft BARKER BLR OMAHA, NEB. POPULAR PRICED GUARANTEED DENTISTRY tin. of Virginia, after serving as sec retary of the treasury fora little more than a year. When Secretary Lane passes out of the cabinet only tour ot the president's original official family will remain, Besides Mr. nousion, they are Secretatry Daniels, of the Navy department; Secretary Wilson, of the Labor department, ana rost master General Burleson. Mr. Wilson has bad two secre taries of State, William J. Bryan and Robert Lansing; two secretaries of war, Lindley M. Garrison and New ton D. Baker; three attorneys gen eral. James C. McReynolds, now an associate justice of the supreme court; Thomas Watt Gregory and A. Mitchell Palmer; two secretaries of commerce, Wijliam C. Redfield and Joshua W. Alexander, and three secretaries of the treasury, William G. McAdoo, Carter Olass and JJavts r. Houston. Peace Pact Parleys Get a New Respite (Oontlnued From Page One.) ly had assented to a compromise draft of a reservation under which the United States would decline to assume any obligations "to employ its military or naval forces or the economic boycott" under article 10, unless -congress acted. Under the re publican reservation the United States m:nly would assume no obli gation in regard to other countries without congressional artion. It was after this reply had been submitted that Senator Hitchcock gave notice that if the negotiations were not continued, he would move to take tie treaty up immediately in the open senate. The republican conferees replied that nothing could be gained by such a move, and that only endless debate would result. Joint Statement Issued. Later two of the republican con ferees. Senator Kellogg, of Minne soa. and Leuiroot. of Wisconsin, is swed a joint statement denying that anyone had agreed to the reservation quoted, and to this declaration Sen ators Lodge, Massachusetts, and New, of Indiana, the other two re publicans on the bipartisan confer ence, gave their assent. The state ment follows: "We have seen Senator Hitch' cock's statement. The majority of the conference did not agree to the reservation affecting article 10, which he published. In fact, Mr. Hitchcock himself would not agree to it No one agreed to it. It was simply up for general discussion. "The conference adjourned until Thursday in the hope something could be worked out. It ought to be understood that all we can do or assume to do is to recommend to our associates. ' Universal Military Training Rapped by Republican Leader Washington, Jan. 27. Closely fol lowing incorporation of a universal training provision in the army reor ganization bill by the senate mili tary committee with seven out of tune republicans voting in the af firmative, -Representative Mondell, Wyoming, republican leader in the house, declared in an address that leaders of the party responsible for inauguration of such legislation would be cast into political oblivion. The government, Representative Mondell told the house, would be compelled to spend $1,000,000 and to raise the money by a bond issue to put the universal training plan into operation. Senator Wadsworth, of New York, chairman of the military committee, estimated that adoption of four months' training for all youths be tween the ages of 18 and 21, inclusive, would enable such a reduction in the regular army establishment as to cut the present annual expenditure of $1,100,000,000 to approximately $500, 000,000. Jugo-Slavs to Accept Allied Fiume Proposal ' Berne, Switzerland, Jan. 27. A Belgrade dispatch says that the Jugo-Slav government has decided to accept the allied ultimatum with regard to settlement of the Adriatic controversy. COLORADO LUMP COAL ESS" For Alt Purpot Per Ton $11.00 Delivered Illinois Lone, Err Nut aQ AC the beet central district. ? CONSUMERS COAL & SUPPLY CO., . Dealers la Good Ceal 13th and Nicholas. ' . ' . Phone D. 27a. BOLD BOY ROBS PRUDENTIAL CO. OF COLLECTIONS Chats Nonchalantly With Men Cowering Under Re volvers While Valuables Are Dropped in Hat. (Continued From Page One.) your money," he said quietly, "and put it in that hat." When this was done he- ordered the hat bearer to colect all valu ables and money from the men. He next ordered fanager Bailac to open the safe, "and while you are about it unlock every drawer and money box here, and put every thing in the hat, he commanded. Sees Diamond Ring;. When this was done the hat was full of money. The bandit gazed at it with much satisfaction. and then surveyed critically the' line or men before him. His eve caueht the. flash of a diamond ring on a finger of F. W. oittord, general inspector of the Prudential, who had just arrived in town from the home office at Newark, N. J. "Put it in the hat." he com. manded. His eyes twinkled. There was a litle reluctance on the cart of the victim, and -the bandit stepped torward and removed the ring him self, gazine at it a moment before he placed it. in his vest pocket. His next move was deliberately to trans fer the contents of the hat to his coat pockets. ' 'I m "Very sorrv to do this." hp said, "but it is the wav I make rav money. I've alwavs done it and' was brought up to it." Bowine orofoundlv he harked iinr of the office, and none of the stupitied men remember hearing his footsteps as he fled down the hall. In Heart of City.. The Roeers block is Waterf in the heart of the city, on Pearl street opposite Bayliss park, with entrance on both Pearl and Main streets. The Prudential offices and the of physicians and lawyers use all the third floor. , Ed Rogers, owner of the buildine. was operating the elevator, but he has no recollection of having taken a stranger to the upper floors within an hour previous to the robbery. The belief is that the bandit slipped into the bi'.iidinpr and used the stair way adjoining the elevator. When the bandit first entered the Prudential office he told the occu pants not fc attempt to break away. "I've got tour more armed men in the hall," he said. That there were two men on the job appears proved by a statement of lorn Delaney, Red. Cross secre tary, who was in the building at the moment and saw two men walking rapidly dowr the hallway. He heard one of them inquire of the other, "Is this the way out?" They descended the stairway and went oat of the building without attracting attention. Police Are Roused. The whole police department's de tective force was at the buildine within a few minutes, and a general alarm was sent out. Up to a late hour no due to the identity of the bandits was found. Within 30 minutes E. A. Litz, een- eral manager of the Omaha office, had reached the Bluffs office and the checking up disclosed the loss of $800, which may be further in creased as the checking proceeds. A clue lies in the fact that the bandit was. thoroughly familiar with the details of the Prudential busi ness. 1 Inspector Gifford. who is an Englishman and not easily disturbed. could not conceal his astonishment. I ve heard of the wild and wolly west, but there was nothing wild or woolly about this," he said. T. H. Kymer and Orel Brunson, taxi drivers, both of 707 South Six- tenth street, were arrested at 11:40 last night on suspicion of being connected with the holdup earlier in the evening. I he men were ar rested at Sixteenth street and Cap iat avenue, Omaha. Each, in a gen eral way. answers the description of the bandit wanted. The youths held appear to be about 21 years of age. Captain T. C. ' Schafer, Council Bluffs, and two detectives took the men across the river last night Victims of the holdup will en deavor to identify them. Each taxi driver had a gun when arrested and denied knowledge of the crime. Last Htfpe Gone for Slayers of Mrs. Vogt (Continued From Fare One.) confession Grammer, likewise, was convicted. 1 ' The belief that the execution will be held Friday. February 6. was further strengthened by the receipt ot a telegram today by Warden Fenton from John Hulbert. execu tioner of New York, that he would be able to come to Lincoln at that time for the purpose of executing the men. Will Be Postponed. The men are doomed to die Fri day of this week, but it probably will be postponed one week, by the executive order of Governor McKel vie, to permit the arrival of Execu tioner Hulbert. Allen V. Grammer is legally dead, according to the1 argument presented today before the state supreme court by his attorney, C. J. Campbell, against the motion of the state for a writ of habeas corpus, denied by the district court. Campbell maintained that there is no record in the district court to in dicate that the decree of the su preme court, ordering the execution of Grammer and Alson B. Cole upon September 19, was not carried out J. B. Barnes, attorney for the state, branded Campbell's argument as frivolous and an attempt to de- , . . . :. tav justice wun tccnnicaiities. The supreme court tonight sus tained the state's motion and dis missed the appeal on behalf of A. V. Grammer. PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM HeaomDandniff-StotwHalrFaUlari Reetaree Color ana to Gra and Faded Haar tvw i a 1coe Chm. wn. Ftcm. we. una ii.ag mi amciiu. WOUNDED YANKS NOT RECEIVING JUST DESERTS Republican Congressman Tells House of Recent Visit to Government ospitals. Washington, Jan. 27. Sick and wounded soldiers ire not receiving the treatment "guaranteed them by law," Representative Johnson, re publican, South Dakota, who served in the A. E. F., declared in telling the house of his recent visits to gov ernment hospitals. v "Because of ienorance or negli gence, or because of wilful disregard of the laws by Carter Glass, secre tary of the treasury, or Rupert Blue, surgeon general of the United States," said Representative John son, "sick and wounded American soldiers are receiving treatment that cannot be justified by anyone who has any regard for the wellbeing'of the men Who fought to maintain the country." . Replying to Representative Gar ner, democrat, Texas, who inquired the basis of the charge against the officials, Representative Johnson as serted that funds to provide hospital facilities had not been used because of the opposition wf officials to tak ing over the Chicago Speedway hos pital, and that because of this atti tude funds for other hospitals were not being spent Sick Men Ordered Out "In Chicago, Jan. ."-Representative Johnson said, "American sol diers who had been seriously wounded and who had been and ought to be receiving treatment for their wounds, were requested to leave the hospital and discontinue treatment in order that other men, in more serious conditions, might take their beds in the hospital." "In these same hospitals." the South Dakota representative added, "men who have been gassed art, quartered in dark hallways, where no ray of sunlight has been, or ever wilt be, permitted to enter, and this, in spite of the fact that since March 3, 1919, $9,500,000 has been available and could and should have been used. "If this condition is permitted to exist for a few months more, there will be thousands of wounded and sick American soldiers who need treatment and will be unable to se cure it. In my opinion, thousands of them will die and the persons respsonsible for those deaths will be the men I have mentioned, or some of them, because Congress has performed its duty in appropriating the necessary funds while they have not performed theirs in expending them." 60 Men Not Fed Johnson said that on last Decem ber 7. he saw 60 men at the Fort Sheridan army hospital, "who were not fed and many others who could not secure sufficient food." He ad ded that his complaint of this to Secretary Baker resulted in an in vestigation which "admitted the truth of the complaint," and an at tempt to remedy the situation. Johnson exhibited a ohotoeraoh of a bathroom, 10 feet square, in the Chicago Marine" hospital, which he said was used for a vocational training work room. J vj, . "In that bathroom," he 'said, hold ing up the picture before the house. "10 men are supposed to work, and it would be crowded if three men were there at one time." Rail Tieup Halts Initial Steps in Newberry Trial Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan.- 27. When Truman Newberry, United States senator, and his 123 co-defendants are to face the first pros pective jurors in their trial on charges of election fraud and con spiracy, depends upon the ability of railroad men to Jace snowbound trains between here and the Straits of Mackinaw. Only an approximate start was made in the trial Tuesday, the ab sence of six defendants and 25 tales men halting proceedings after the way had been cleared for questioning selected men as to their fitness to judge the innocence or guilt of the Michigan republican leaders. True Value Or Ydur Money Back iffi.n ....... jtt : ! T,jii- iif wn iicr MEANS BETTER DENTISTRY Quality for Quality Service for Service iPrice for Price. You can prove for yourself that we can give you Quality Dentistry in a quality way at reasonable prices. Phone Doug. 8236. Lady At-tendant. Omaha Dentists 1515 H Farnam Street. Notice Out-of-town patrons can have work completed in one day. Write, Call or Phone. Open Eyenings Sugar Beet Growers Want More Money For Their Product Denver, Jan. 27. Sugar beet grow ers, members of the National Sugai reet urowers association, in con vention here, voted to demand more money for their product. . A slidincr scale, based on the seaboard price of refined sugar, was adopted. The association voted to demand contracts calling for prices ranging from $12 to $21 a ton, based on a minimum ot y cents a pound fot sugar. Each advance of 1 cent in sugar prices would bring $1.50 ad ditional a ton o the growers. Re finers have offered a flat contract of $12 a ton, which growers rejected. Each state organisation,' however, was left free to accept a compromise with' refiners from the national or ganization's schedule. Wages of farm labor in caring for the beet crop will be advanced this summer, the convention agreeing to a 15 per cent increase. This was said to mean an increased cost of $4 an acre for cultivation. A 5 per cent increase in wages for labor in thin- nmg and 10 per cent in pulling and tqpping was adopted. A proposal for $1 a ton above the average yield of ten tons to the acre was rejected. Deported Radicals Reach Petrograd, Goldman Cables Washington, Jan. 27.The 249 radicals recently deported to soviet Russia by the United States govern ment have reached Petrograd and are quartered at Smolny institute, according to a cablegram from Em ma Goldman and Alexander Berk- man, the leaders of the deported party, to a "friend" in New York. "The deportees are quartered at Smolny Institute," the message says. They wil be sent to work where ever they desire. The people here are cold and hungry, but their spirit and devotion are marvelous. After two weeks we will go to Moscow." Labor Asks U. S. to Keep Roads Two Years More Washington, Jan. 27. Continu ance of government control of the railroads for at least two years was asked of President Wilson again to day by representatives of farmers' organizations, -the American Feder ation of Labor, and the four big brotherhoods. A large delegation, composed of many of the same per sons who called at the White House last December 17, went to the ex ecutive offices with a letter for the president. 1 Home Values Have Doubled-Are You Fully Protected? You are if you tpecify or us Fullerton Paint because it'e in sured for 5 yeare and will pro tect . your home against ruin and decay. The home that Is worth protect ing; is surely good enough to bu tify on the interior. And Bilk-Tone, "The Beautiful" Flat Wall Finish, is the paint that combines the soft, rich tone of water colors with the smooth sanitary surface of enamel. It is washable, durable, and easy to apply. Mullin Paint Company 313 South 14th Street, Omaha, Neb. . BOTCHES mm to 8 P. M. BRYAN PLANS TO USE RAILWAYS AS CAMPAIGN LEVER Republican Representative Says Commoner Hopes Thus to Get Votes Everywhere. ' Washington, Jan. 27. Representa tive Sanders, republican, Indiana, declared in the house Tuesday that William Jennings Bryan planned to use the railroad problem as the "paramount issue" in the approach ing oresidential campaign. In an attack on Bryan's railroad plan he declared it was "so formed as to make a bid tor votes in every di rection." "Brvan's recently expressed wish to have the league of nations is sue out oi the way." said Sanders, "and his still more recent reprimand directed toward the titular head of the national democratic committee for attempting to resurrect John Barleycorn" from his newly made erave. was to be expected in view of the Nebraskan's propensity for a paramount issue." Referring to Mr. BryanV testi mony last August before the house committee hearings on the railroad problem when he said he presented his plan of national ownership of trunk lines, state ownership ot the connecting routes and possible pri vate operation of both, if necessary, Mr. Sanders declared that Bryan then announced his platform by saying, "my plan is only presented Bowen's Value-Giving Offer for SATURDAY See our Ad vertisement in this paper on Friday. ONE Solid CAR Guaranteed Felt Mattresses 45 lbs. of pure layer 10 75 Felt; choice of three patterns, art ticking, roll edge. Bowen's Bedding Department offers "Value-Gjiving" Box Springs and Mattresse of Guaranteed Quality. ta$J LITTLE ROCK, ARK., The open-shop city wants first-class BRICKLAYERS. Rate, $1.25 per hour. PLASTERERS First-Class, $1 per hour.; Sheet Metal Worker 90 cents per hour for first-class men. ELECTRICIANS First-Class, 87 Yz cents per hour. Will put you to work at once, steady employment. For full information write or wire Builders' Exchange. Room 201, Board of Commerce Building, Little Rock, Ark. FOR RENT TYPEWRITERS All Make! Special rates to students. CENTRAL TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE D. 4121. 1905 Farnam St. JUJGsJAUl JrRj5owen (kg for "consideration' that it may be kept in mind when the people decide these questions." Contractors Are Summoned, To Appear Before Council , The city council yesterday adooted a resolution, offered by Mayor Smith, summoning all contractors having tincomnleted nuWIr mn pear before the city council next lucsaay morning at 10 to explain what arrangements they have made Or thlS VCar. $vr1 innl,ir(i 1 during the winter of 1918-1919 were not completed last year. ' THOMPSON-BELDEN & COMPANY January Linen Sale Specials for Wednesday Only 35c striped glass towel ing, 20c a yard. 60c ribbed Turkish towels for 39c each. 75c extra heavy Turkish towels, 50c each. 65c extra heavy Turkish towels, 45c each. The Season's Best Shoes $8.65 a Pair r Hi T? 1 I 1 yy day. Wednesday's Price, $8.65 a Pair Wednesday in The Men's Shop $2 Mufflers, $1.65. Splendid Values. $2.50 Outing Flannel Might Shirts, $2.15 i Only a few more days of the January Shirt Sale which offers most exceptional economies in shirts of several qual ities all desirable. Fibre Hose, 50c Heavy Woolen Hose, ' Wednesday 50c a Pain To the left you enter. New Laces Are being received, vals, Irish crochets and any number of others, in every width, from nar rowest edgings for babies' dresses to wide val flounces for lingerie. , Main Floor. Children's Middy Blouses All white, white with colored collars and cuffs and solid l)lue, trimmed with white braid, are the styles to be had in well-made, at tractive middies; sizes 6, 8, 10 and 12 years. Priced from $2.25 to $4.25. Children's middy skirts of iiavy blue in sizes 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 years are $4.50. Seco d Floor Army Goods For Sale KARO SYRUP 1 -gallon ctni, special, ptr can i SSc LEATHER LINED VESTS M olei It i n back and leather sleevea $9.49 KHAKI BREECHES A real snap at 79e BLANKETS Cotton double blankets, in brown or gray; a great bargain, at SJ HARNESS Brand new double set: worth $130.00; our price .... $75.00 ' TO OUT-OF-TOWN BUYERS We ehip goodi exactly a advertised. Make ordera out plainly. Ineluda money order or draft. No. C. O. D.'a (hipped. If ordered by parcel volt; In clude poitage.You art anured of prompt and atiifactory shipment. REFERENCE STATE BANK OF OMAHA. Make Money Orders or Drafts Payable to Nebraska Army and Navy Supply Company 1619 HOWARD STREET. OMAHA Fort Omaha Soldier Is Burned in Gas Explosion Thomas K. Jensen was 'sliglittjf burned about the face and hands yes terday afternoon when hydrogc$ exploded in the hydrogen plant a Fort Omaha. The safety disk of a hydroum" cylinder blew off while Private I, J Wallace was assisting in filling it. The escaping hydrogen blew ovefl other cylinders which, in falling, atruck a spark and ignited. Tha explosion blew out the windows, lifted the roof, bent heavy iron gird ers and hurled Jensen against a wall. $10 pure linen table cloths for $7 each. 50c hemstitched huck towels for 39c each. $13.75 pure linen table cloths, $8.89. $2 bleached table damask, $1.50 a yard. Several broken lines will be placed on sale Wednes- Gray kid, brown kid and black kid shoes, with Louis or military heels, of fering altogether exception al savings in shoes of desir able quality. Fine Wool Hose For Children Infants' cashmere hose, with heels and . toes of silk, come in . white, ' brown and black V for 75c a pair. . White silk and wool" hose for infants are 85c a pair. Misses' fine ribbed hose of pure Austrian wool; . come in black, cordovan and white for $1.50 in -the small sizes and $1.75 in the large. H.&W. Brassieres Fit Perfectly , And though dainti ness and sturdiness are essential, the fit of a brassiere is the deciding factor of its success. - H. & ,W. brassieres hold an en viable reputation for snug, style-building comfort and the H. & W. motto for 1920 is "The same or better values, at the most favorable prices." We are showing several, new models in this line. . Priced Moderately Corset Dept. . ' Second Floor ARMY BACON 12-Ib. tini, very cial at S3.7S U. S. MARINE ALL WOOL BLANK. ETS real map, while they laet. tor SSJO O. D. REGULATION ISSUE ARMY SHIRTS; all wool; $10.00 value, our price SS.SS O. D. OFFICERS' MACK1NAWS All wool, belted back ; very - pectai at $15.95 i. 1619 HOWARD STREET CSS BU VASX ADS FOB UCSUJ.TS.