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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH . 28, 1920.
ASK VIEWS OF
HEDRASKANS ON
SOLDIERS' BONUS
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Secretary of Legion Pact
Wlres Congressman of Prai-
"ll 0rt MI nunklin Curt
.lie uiaig -miiuauyiiiiu ouy-
' gests Way to Raise Funds.
1
.' Washington, March 27. (Special
Telegram.) Frank B. O'Connell of
Lincoln, secretary of the Nebraska
', post of the American Legion, Sat
urday wired the delegation from the
prairie state desiring to know exact
ly how the members stood with ref
erence to the four-fold plan of op
tional bonus legislation for ex-service
men as recommended to the
Mays and means committee at the
American Legion conference in ses
sion in this city. The telegram
further said, "We desire to know
your personal views at this time re
gardless of the action of the com
rnittefc." , The bill which was introduced
by Chairman Fordney of the ways
and means committee will "require
: no increase of taxes nor impose any
extra burden upon the government,
but will be a simple problem to pro-
vide funds for the payment of ad
ditional compensation to the sol-
Udiers who served in the world war,"
aid Congressman McLaughlin.
Would Eliminate Bureaus.
Mrs. MeLtughlin is of the opin
ion that "if a few useless govern
ment bureaus and practices could
b 'abolished and the funds now
tied by such bureaus applied to a
. soldier bonus fund the amount
could be raised without resort to a
' ootid issue. The money expended
rfor the free distribution of garden
seeds and for the national council
of defense, in two years alone,
. would provide a bonus fund suffici
ent to make up the entire amount
. required to meet the provisions of
the legion bill introduced by Chair
man Fordney," he declared. -1
If free garden seeds are" eliminat
1 ed from the agricultural bill as now
seems likely, there will be- a saving
of $239,000; if the appropriation for
thecouncil of national defense was
dropped off an additional saving of,
$320,000 would be made and if the,
pamphlet and propaganda issued
by the various executive depart
ments were stopped it would mean
a saving of $175,000.
Opposes Flat Bonus.
Congressman Evans in answer to
the telegram of the department sec
retary said that generally he was
('favorable to any measure that is
fairly possible of being carried into
-effect and that is satisfactory to the
service men. I have been against any
provision for a flat amount to all
regardless oi tne lengm or ineir
I service. I have been against a
i measure that provided a bonus that
-could only be accepted-' by.:-part
jh nen I have always favored a
measure which recognized and
woWtd furnish ednatfon"preV
portion "to thejr service."
"Oncle Mose" Kinkaid said he
favored anything the service men
wanted last night.
: Congressman Jefferis said he was
in .favor of anything that was fair
to the men and fair to the country
and had so indicated to Mr. McDer
mott, the representative of the Ne
braska post of. the, American Legion.,
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Pershing Able To Take
Civilian View of
: National Problems
(Continued From First Face.)
-.ranee and had such great confi
dent in him. Some of those who
know something about conditions
think that it was due to the wonder
ful poise which .Pershing exhibited
in the extremely trying conditions
under which he held his command
in Mexican territory for months, en
during the taunts of the enemy and
on orders not to strike back It was
a trying experience and it is quite
likely that his conduct at that time
had much to do with strengthening
the president's confidence in him,
and. that patience, that uncomplain
ing attitude in a position exceeding-
; ly trying to a spirited soldier is one
of the best evidences of the civilian
, traits in Pershing's character.
If he had been simply a military
man with the military view of
things, his mind wholly of the mil
itary slant, he would possibly have
found it exeeedingly difficult to
possess his soul in patience under
those conditions. But this civilian,
this plain, ordinary, averaga Ameri
can of great capacity upon, , whose
civilian character was suspended a
- military education and training, pre
sents the most completely branched
out and satisfactory example of the
civilian soldier and soldierycivilian
that America has produced.
Lowden Willing to
Give Statement on
Campaign Expenses
Springfield, III.. March. 27. Gov.
F. O. Xowden Friday night tele
graphed answer to the dispatch of
Senator Borah suggesting that he
would be cad to meet Governor
Lowde:i's campaign manager in
Washington April 5 or 6, and would
read into the congressional record
any statement as to campaign ex
penditures which the Lowden man
age cared to make. The governor
asked for a complete congressional
: investigation -of campaign expenses
: of all presidential candidates.
"The governor, however, in his.re-p'yr-
-stipulated that he will consent
to this plan only on condition that the
2 representatives of other republican
candidates be present at the same
tiro and make similar accounting
' of campaign funds. If not, Governor
"Lowden suggests prompt congres
sional investigation. .
t Lift Wool Embargo.
Y Washington, March' 27. Consul
kneral Skinner at London notified
v Department of Commerce today
nttsh Board oi i raae naa
the removal of-the ex-
r
rgo on wool,
1,600 Hear Bryan
Open His Campaign
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the class of men who were affiliated
with the liquor interests and I told
him that I did. He asked me if
I knew how unscrupulous some
of those men were and I said that
I did.
'"Do you know that they will
resort to physical violence?" he asked
me, and I told him that I did and
I told him that'it might take the
death of one prominent man to put
the liquor interests out of busi
ness." Expert in Politics.
Mr. Bryan stated that he was
an expert and a veteran in, politics;
that Nebraska at this time is a
pivotal state and he reiterated that
if he should be elected as a dele
gate and the democrats of this state
instruct for Hitchcock, he will per
mit his alternate to carry out th9
wishes of the voters.
He reviewed the differences be
tween himself and Senator
Hitchcock eight and four years ago,
and turned his thoughts to the sen
ator in this manner:
"He represents Wall street today
as much as he did eight years ago
and until he repents, I will oppose
him. The nomination of Hitchcock
would b,e a repudiation of the party
record of the last eight years. He
was and is opposed to prohibition.
The leopard can not change its
spots and he is as spotted now as
he ever was.
Wants Joint Debate.
"I have kept his books on the
suffrage question and I know. When
the legislature of this state asked
him to support suffrage, he defied
his own state and voted 'no when
one vote would have carried it. The
liquor interests needed his vote be
cause the backbone of prohibition is
the woman's vote. And yet he has
said that I am not fit to be a dele
gate to the national convention.
I have some standing with the demo
cratic party of this nation.
"Let him come to Nebraska and I
wil meet him on any platform and
I will show him up."
Not Begging Votes.
Mr. Bryan alleged that Governor
Edwards withdrew from the Ne
brska contest because he did not
want to endanger the senator's
chances in this state. He also stat
ed that he did not come to Omaha
to-beg the democrats to vote for
him and he told what he would do
if sent as a delegate to San Fran
cisco, stating that if the democrats
did not like the way he would act,
they should send somebody else.
He declared that if sent. as a dele
gate he would fight compulsory
military training, profiteers and
private monopolies.
Attacks General Wood.
"General Wood," he said, "is
trying to hedge on military train
ing. They are trying to unload the
military feature on his character. I
would not be surprised if one of the
chief arguments before the republi
can convention would be that Wood
was kept from going to Europe be
cause of his lack of military train
ing. They are now saying that he
has had only eight months of training."-
.:
He asserted that money for the
payment of soldiers' bonuses should
be- taken out of the ' unexpected
fortunes made during the period of
war and he added that Senator
Borah is trying to limit the amount
of money that should be paid. He
favored the limitation of profits so
that a shoe dealer, for instance,
should not be allbwed to charge
more than 1,000 per cent profit. He
averred that he would do his best at
San Francisco to have the middle
man cited as "indefensible and in
tolerable." Oppses League Issue.
Referring to the peace treaty, he
said he favored ratification with
reservations that a majority would
approve, and he asked how Senator
Hitchcock could reconcile his action
on the treaty while the world is
waiting and bolshevism is threaten
ing chaos. He said he was not
willing that the San Francisco con
vention should make the treaty an
issue.
"I have confidence that I can
tender a service if you will give me
a chance to go to the convention,"
he said in closing.
Reds Unable to Give
Proof of Atrocities
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ammunition going to the front and
pouring out the shells, making the
chauffeurs take them to the rear.
There are strict orders against
women reds going to advanced po
sitions but in the darkness of the
night the women creep forward to
be with their husbands and a number
of women have been wounded by
shell fire. Farther back in the re
serve positions crowds of women
besiege the fifficers, demanding
food, but there is scarcely enough
for the troops.
Rscis Driven Br si;.
The Hague, Mich 17. Gaveni
mtnt troops at Wesel made a sortie
early today, st acking and driving
back the,Spart: cans eight kilomet
ers southeast of the city, according
to an authoritative Dutch source.
In the meantime reinforcements of
v.vil organized government troops
havf reached Wesel from the direc
tion of Borkens. Fighting is in
progress near the Dutch frontier.
The communication issued by the
reds that they have entered Wesel
is characterized by Dutch officials
as false. This confirms newspaper
dispatches that the utmost confu
sion prevails in the red army.
Foreigners Arrested.
Berlin, March 27. An extensive
police raid was carried out in Ber
lin this morning and all foreigners,
who had not reported themselves,
were arrested. .
Die Freiheit says that .among
those taken by the police are
numerous Russians who have-been
detained in Alexander barracks. An
order, it is understood, has been is
sued for the arrest of all Russians
in Berlin.
.Dusseldorf, March 27. The exec
utive committee announces that the
workmen's conference has sent a
message to Berlin proposing that the
fighting throughout Germany should
be discontinued, the workmen, how
ever, retaining their arms. It is
suggested that both sides withdraw,
leaving a neutral zone. Ail agree
ment has not been concluded.
Lighting Fiilurts, JBurgeas-Gran-den.
Adv.
Reds Working Hard
For Revolt in U. S.
Continaed From First Ps.
lishing Company," alias, "The In
ternational League of Defense." The
I. W. W. operates under any local
name that may be handy. ;
While the number of adherents
to, or sympathizers with, the revolu-
lifinin movement can onlv be
guessed at, information about actual
membership in some of the various
organizations is more definite. The
socialist party has a paid-up mem
bership ot 81.UUO, yet in ivio ine
party polled 597,000 votes, a ratio
of six sympathizers to one active
member. The socialist labor party
has about 14,000 members. The non
partisan league, socialist in every
thing but name, has 200,000 mem
bers, "as radical as radical can be,"
according to information received.
The communist party, one of the
most active of the radical organiza
tions at present, has 688 branches,
with au aggregate membership of
more than 200,000 in 25 states. Here
are four out of 10 radical organiza
tions with a membership of 495,000.
If they have the same ratio of sym
pathizers as the socialists, as indi
cated by the vote, the aggregate or
adherents for these four organiza
tions alone would be 3,465,000. The
communists are strongest in Penn
sylvania, with 133 branches.
At a recent meeting in Detroit,
according to information received
by the United Americans, the com
munists decided upon a tremendous
campaign as soon as the weather
becomes more favorable. v
The communists are working with
the confident assurance that is de
rived from ample funds. A courier
recently arrived from the com
munist conference held in Amster
dam last month bringing the news
that the Russian bolsheviki had con
tributed jewels valueed at $20,000,'
000, obtained by the murder and
robbery of the Russian nobility, to
finance propaganda, principally in
the United States. Mexico City was
designated at this conference as
communist headquarters for North
America,
The I. W. W.j which now has
300,000 members, is also very active
just now, under the leadership of
Haywood
Oeddes Sails April 10.
London, March 27. Sir Auck
land Geddes will sail for New York
April 10 to take up his post as am
bassador to the United States, ac
cording to announcement
Manager of Swift's
Packing Plant Here
For 15 Years Is Dead
Henry O. Edwards, for 15 years
manager of Swift & Co. in Omaha,
died Friday night after an illness of
nearly three years.
Mr. Edwards was one of the half
dozen leaders in Omaha's packing
industry during the period of his
residence here. He was born in
Richmond, Vt., November 15, 1865,
and came to Omaha from Philadel
phia, 32 years ago. He was active
in commercial organizations, mi
various clubs and in the First Con
gregational church.
A wife, a son, Robert, and a
brother, George, the latter living in
New York, survive.
Funeral services will be held at
2:30 Monday.
Omaha Boy Appointed.
Lawrence V. Guild, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Guild, 3027 Cali
fornia street, was appointed pur
chasing agent for the Oregon Snort
Line railroad yesterday by E. E.
Calvin, vice president of the Union
Pacific system. He will leave for
Salt Lake Citv April 1.
THQMPSQNBELDEN & CO. GBOD
Easter Brings the Joy of Selecting Apparel
in General and Suits in Particular
No Charge for Alterations
Apparel Sections
Third Floor
XfiTlTK fashions so charming and a selection
V so large, the pleasure is immeasurably
increased, and the variety of silhouettes, the
straightline, the box-coated, the rippled, the
bloused, the Eton, allows the indulgence of
your personal inclinations.
We find, however, that the plainly tailored
mode in suits is quite pronounced, no matter
how generously trimmed the gowns may be.
The degree of elaboration a tailleur may at
tain is limited to silken embroideries and ap
plied braiding with, perhaps, a satin sash on
an Eton style permitting nothing that might
mar the lines.
Navy blue is, of course, the most fashionable color,
although black and a number of others are to be had,
and tricotines, Poiret twills, serges, gabardines and
mixtures complete the range of fabrics. ,
Our selection of Suits in the Larger Sizes
deserves individual mention, it is larger and
more varied than the customary showing.
Fashionable and Charming
are the -
Taffeta Frocks
CRISP, rustling taffeta expresses ad
mirably the bouffant silhouette, and
the fullness at the hips is emphasized in a
number of ways; by knife pleated frills of
the same silk; by distended pocket effects
on either side, and by flounces, one, two or
three of them, edged with shirred ruffles.
TRIMMINGS are many, tucked anK
pleated white organdy, ecru net and
laces form the collars and vests of quite a
few and embroideries of silk, metal threads,
chenille and wool add an attractive note of
color.
Taffeta Dresses will serve for both
street wear and semi-formal occasions.
The Finest of Wash Cottons
Printed Voiles Fine Ginghams
Those Immensely Important
Littler Things
Trefousse Gloves Frilly Neckwear
That c ome
from France
to grace Mi
lady's Easter
coatume, are
to be had in
one and two-clasp styles,
with self-colored or con
trasting e m b r o idered
backs. Prices are from
$3.75 to $5 a pair.
Frivolous Hosiery
In a wonderful array oi
lace and 'embroidered
styles hand embroid
ered clocks on navy, cor
dovan, African brown,
black or white hose.
. Black or white hose with
dainty lace clocks. Lace
boots, lace inserts and
allover laces in white,
black, or brown.
, And quite a
daring, but un
q u e stionably
dainty stock
ing of sheerest
silk net. very
new and fashionable.
These lace and embroi
dered hose are priced all
the way from $4 to $12
a pair.
Vogue for Veils
Has gained such favor
that the styles shown are
almost innumerable the
various meshes, hex
agonah round and
square, are to be had in
a number of weights.
The selection
of a becoming
one is a m&t
- ter of discrimi-
' n a t i n g be
tween a host
of lovely patterns, Che
nille dots, hand drawn
traceries in allover pat
terns or borders dis
tinguish some, and there
are woven patterns ljke
a tiny cobweb caught
here and there in the
mesh.
To completely disguise
a last year's tailleur we
prescribe a new vestee in
any of our charming
styles, with Filet lace, or
Val. or Venetian to make
it thoroughly feminine
and fashionable.
Or you may
prefer one of
the new col
lars of net,
Georgette or
o r g andy .
trimmed "with hand
embroidery perhaps, but
with lace, most certainly.
There's a demure
round Eton that has a
frivolous pleated ruffle
for contrast.
New 'Kerchiefs
French embroideries that
are wonderfully dainty
are to be had in 'ker
chiefs from 35c to 60c.
Madeira, scalloped and
embroidered squares are
priced 60c, 75c and up.
Plain hem
stitched ones
of fine Irish
linen, with or
without in
itialed corners
are from 35c
each.
to
$1.25
8i
Interesting Bags
Of noire, taffeta, velvet,
duvetyn, suede, a host
of them in every conceiv
able style. Linings are
quite vivid, but always
harmonious. There's a
brown suede bag in an
odd, but practically in
describable shape that is
lined with a lovely 'shade
or orchid. The-prices of
all of them are quite reasonable.
All 'ow the Main Floor
Two Eyelet Ties
are the season's best style
A pleasing combina
tion of oxford and
The style is most
beautifully expressed in
inch hlurlr snprla nnrl fs
pump, beautifully fash- priced $15.
ioned with light hand- In dun $13 a pair
turn soles and Louis An4 in patent leather,
heels. ' $13 a pair.
Georgette patterns, dark
blues and tans in conven
tional designs; gingham
plaids and strjpes in lovely
shades and very summery
floral patterns, in both
light and dark colors
all of excellent quality, 38
and 40 inches wide, for.
prices ranging from 75c to
$2 a yard.
Both imported French
ginghams and American
weaves in a really surpris
ing array of patterns, bold ,
checks and plaids in cor
respondingly daring color
combinations, and ; very
dainty checks and stripes
and plain shades complete
the attractive showing.
Thirty-two-inch ginghams
are priced from 50c to
$1.50 a yard.
The materials for many dainty
and inexpensive summer frocks
are displayed on the secona floor
Irish Linen Cloths and
Napkins Reduced
Two Very Special
Values for Monday
$17.50 Table Cloths size
trvo fci two yards, for $15
$17.50 Napkins size 22
inches, dozen $15
$15 Table Cloths size two
by two yards, for $1350
$20 Table Cloths two' by
2Yi yards, for ,.$17.50
$20 Napkins to match a
22-inch size, doz. $17.50
Linan Section.
Dainty Muslin
Lingerie
The Philippine embroi
dered gowns are very
lovely with their very tiny
scallops and delicate trac
eries of fine hand work.
The prices are from $4.25,
S5.50 and " 3.25 and up.
Teddy beara may be had
either machine or h ind
made, of soft nainsook,
prettily lace trimmed. '
They are very reasonably
priced.
"La Greque" underskirts,
knee length, plain or with
an embroidered ruffle,
come in all sizes ard for
all prices.
Second Floor
Reductions in Toilet
Goods
Double bristle hair
brushes with removable
cushions are priced for
Saturday, $1.25.
Djer, Kiss talcum is only
25c a box.
La Trefle talcum in either
flesh or white is also 25c.
Our Usual Month-End Clearance Sale Begins
Tomorrow, bringing you
EASTER HATS
This event is remarkable for its timeliness, as
well as for the exceptional values presented. It
is.our custom each month to clear out stocks, and
since Easter is so early this year we find it nec
essary to include in the usual Month-End invent
many Easter Hats which ordinarily would not be
reduced.
HATS WHICH WERE
$7.00 to $10
U40
HATS WHICH WERE
$12.50 to $15
$640
HATS WHICH WERE
$16.50 to $18
$840
HATS WHICH WERE
$20 to $25
$1140
MillineryFourth Floor