THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JUNE 6. 1920.
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THE PRESIDENT
Wilson Says Political Expedi
7 ency Rather Than Public
: Welfare Actuated Session's
Efforts.
By Th Awoclated Press.
Washington, June S. President
Wilson, in a telegram today to of
" ficials of the railway brotherhoods,
. criticised congress for ailing to
1 take action with regard to the high
4 cost of living, the conclusion of
peace and important domestic leg
islation. The telegram was in reply to a
message asking the presidetjt . to
prevent the adjournment of con
, gress today. The executive said
; that in the light of the record of
the present congress "I have no
' reason whatever to hope that its
continuance in session would result
in constructive measures for the re
lief of the economic conditions to
which you call Sttention."
Questions the Motives.
"It must be evident to all," the
'; president said, "that the dominating
j motive which has actuated this con
gress is political expediency rather
( than lofty purpose to serve the pub-
i lie welfare."
I The president declared that he
had accepted some of the legisla-
v f.uii enacted by this congress be
cause "he despaired of anything bet
ter." j The text of the president's tele
gram follows:
"I received your telegram of June
3. Von call my attention to matters
' that I presented to the present con
gress irt a special message delivered
at a joint session of the two houses
on August 8, 1919. In nine months
this congress has, however, taken no
important remedial action witli re-
sped tp the problem of the cost of
. living on the lines indicated in that
address or on any other line. Not
only has the present congress failed
to deal directly with the cost of liv-
ing, but it has failed even to give
serious consideration to the urgent
appeal, oft repeated by me and by
the secretaries of the treasury, to
, revise the tax laws, which in their
present form are indirectly respon
sible in part for the high cost of
living.
Scores Protracted Delay.
"The protracted delay with the
problem of the railroads, the prob
lem of government-owned merchant
marine, and other similar urgent
matters fias resulted in unnecessary
burdens upon the public treasury,
, and ultimately in legislation so un
satisfactory that I could accept it,
if at all, only because I despaired of
anything better. The present con
gress has not only prevented the
conclusion of peace in Europe, but
has failed to present any construc
tive plan for dealing with the de-
". plorable conditions there, the con
tinuance of which can only reflect
upon us.
"In the light of the record of the
present congress, I have no reason
rtiatever to hope that its contin
uance in session would result in con
' structive measures for the relief of
the economic conditions to which
you call attention. It must be evi-
dent to all that the dominating mo
tive which has actuated this con
gress is political expediency rather
than lofty purpose to serve the oub-
lie welfare." .
, Man Granted Divorce
; After 5-Year-01d Son
Tells Story On Mother
Chicago Trlbnne-Omaha Bee Leaned Wire.
Chicago, June 5. Arthur B. Droe
7 ger,. jr., aged 5, used to take the air
every afternoon in the park with his
nurse.
One day he was delighted to sec
r his father, who-tis western repre
sentative of the Akron Steel con-
cern and who had come in unex-
pectedly from a trip.
"Me and mamma are having a
- dandy time," he told his father.
;. "We are living to an apartment with
a strange lady and two men."
This was the first, inkling Droeger
.had of the activities of his wife who
-had left him four years ago, taking
' the baby with her. He laid the case
before the police and a watch was
. set upon the flat occupied by Mrs.
Gertrude M. Staley and Mrs. Droc
"ger. The place was finally raided
and the two wdmen, together with
Dr. Sumner Finnegan and Morris
t Lewis, were arrested. They were
' arraigned in the morals court, but
- '' the case was dismissed because of
sthe divorce action begun by Droe
ger. The court granted him a di-
vorce and custody of the boy.
Hand Concerts Will Be Held
- At Fort Crook Army Post
; The programs for the band con
certs by the Twentieth Infantry
band, to be given at 6:30 Tuesday
"and Friday nights of this week at
Fort Crook, are as follows:
Tuesday Night.
I March The Rifle Regiment
' , Overture Comlq ue
One-Ptep Ma Little Sun Tlow'a Good
Night
TValu Over the Wave
" Special Introduction and Dance
'Selection Athalia
Fox Trot Freckles ,
Friday Sight.
March From Tropic to Tropic
Overture Narcissus -
'Fox Trot Patchea
Walti-Skater
Selection Hearta and Floweri
.Grand Selection. Faust
One-Step I'm Climbing Mountain!....:
" House Eliminates Objection
And Passes Budget Bill
t Washington, June 5. After it nad
.-been amended to meet President
; Wilson's objections the 'bill to es
t hudcet svstem
- . .
I July 1 was repassed tqday by the
house ana sent. 10 me senate
Deaths and Funerals
v , V-T'he aeven children and husband of Mr
? ;f ' Maaaie E. Moreland, 90S Iavenworth
x 5 Street, were at her bedelde Friday night
when ehe died at a local hoapttal. Death
ma due to tuberculosis. Funeral aervicea
will be held Monday at Hof fnian'a Fu
; nerat home? after which the body will be
taken to Plsgah. la.. for burial. Mrs.
. . . .uakt.n f (ha late Tir
Moreiana mmm ,7 .V
vJ. W. louxen. She was 41 years old. .Her
even surviving ennaren are airs, wary
Bishop. Louise. ..lean Maxlne. Waytre,
!j yd aad Vernj Moreland, all of Omaha.
Queen of Ak-Sar-Ben Will
Become Sacred Heart Nun
Helen Murphy Leaves Sec
ular Affairs to Enter
Convent.
Miss Jlelen Murphy, youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. K.
Murphy, 1025 South Thirty-sixth
street, and reigning queen of Ak-Sar-Ben,
went to Albany, N. Y., Fri
day night to enter upon her no
vitiate as a Sacred Heart nun. She
was accompanied to Kenwood con
vent by her mother and Mrs. Nor
bert C. Leary, her sister.
Decision Surprises Friends.
It was Miss Murphy's wish that
announcement of her plans to with
draw from the secular affairs of the
world should not be made until after
her departure. Te news of her in
tention to enter the sisterhood was
a surprise to even her close
friends.
She is well known among a wide
circle of friends with whom she was
associated socially and in religious
and charitable work. She was
graduated from the Sacred Heart
convent of Omaha and was actively
identified with the work of the
Christ Child society. She also took
an earnest interest in Red Cross at
fairs during the period of the war.
Attended Opening Game.
Accompanied by the maids and
knights of Ak-Sar-Ben she attended
the opening of the base ball season,
appearing in a box, and last Wednes
day she entertained at her home for
Miss Helen Clarke who became the
bride of I-loyd Smith.
Miss Murphy is a brunette. of the
liiilif liiiiiifi
r 4.
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Helen
ITwphy
slender type anil has a charming
personality in whicli deep religious
convictions were mingled with a
happy disposition.
Her father is general manager of
the Cudahy Tacking company,
South Side.
PET DOG RESCUES
FOUR FROM DEATH
BY FINDING BLAZE
"Teddy" Saves Mistress and 4
Children and Leads Master
To Smouldering Fire.
mice and a sraAll blaze just grow
ing. It was put out and the home was
savejd from any damage by flames.
So Teddy was a hero yesterday.
And he probably owes his ele
vated position to the work of mice
with matches.
Teddy Craig was a hero yesterday.
Teddy is the pet dog of the family
of George O. Craig, ,3650 Parker
street, captain of fire truck No. 7.
Captain Craig was on duty Friday
night.
His wife and four jmall children,
two girls and two boys, were home
asleep.
At 2 a. in. Teddy began to bark.
He continued to bark and race
about the house until Mrs. Craig
awakened.
Gets Whiff of Smoke.
As, she opened her eyes and be
gan to yawn, a whiff of smoke struck
her nostrils.
Teddy continued to bark, and Mrs.
Craig was wide awake almost- in
stantly. She immediately thought of fire,
and rousing her four children, took
them to a place f Safety, and sum
moned her husband by telephone.
"iVith the arrival of the fire depart
ment an investigation was made of
the origin of the smoke.
Leads to Source of Fire. '
Teddy continued to bark. He led
his master to a partition between
two downstairs rooms and scratched
furiously at the baseboard from
which smoke was issuing.
Here the firemen found a nest of
Fair Weather Is Promised
For Part of Coming Week!
W ashington, June 5. Upper Mis
.".ssippi valley and iower Missouri
va''cy: Kair, mild 'cmperaturc first
half, local showers, cooler latter
part.
Divorce Court
IMvorre Petltio-.s.
Emma Garske against Carl Garske,
cruelty.
Anna Kelley against Floyd E. Kelley,
nonsupport.
Jiirl Rosenberg seainnt Joe Rosenberg,
extreme cruelly.
Katharine White against Donald M.
While, extreme cruelty.
Hivoreo Decrees.
Earl C. Copeland from Minnie CopMand!,
eruHtr.
Nellie Bear from Frank Bear, cruelty.
Chester O. Brown from Elt?.beth
Brown, cruelty.
Kliy.abeth Dunham from Arthur Dun
ham, cruelty.
Estelle Christie from George .1 Chris
tie, desertion.
Because women are plentiful and
can be hired cheaply in Japan they
arc used to furnish the-hoisting pow
er for pile driving instead of costly
imported machinery.
A. F. OF L. TO ASK
REPUDIATION OF
MEXICANREPORT
Opponents of Recommenda
tions Declare That It Was
Inspired by Oil Interests
and Other Exploiters.
By MILDRED MORRIS.
Montreal, Quebec, June 5. De
mand that the American senate re
pudiate the report on Mexico made
by the committee headed by Senator
Fall will be made during the conven
tion oi the American Federation of
Labor which will open here Monday,
it was learned today. Those leading
the opposition to the report charge
that it was inspired by oil interests
and other exploiters of Mexican re
sources. They allege further that Senator
Fall's activities are imperilling the
Latin-American countries' faith in
the United States- government. The
convention is expected to declare its
support of the Obregon regime in
Mexico and demand that the United
States maintain a "hands off" policy
towards Mexico.
Expulsion of W. D. Mahon, presi
dent of the Amalgamated Associa
tion of Street and Electric Railway
Employees, from the executive com
mittee of th Amncan Federation
of Labor and from membership in
the federation, will be demanded, it
vas announced by officials of the
building trades department.
It is charged ihat members of
Mahon's family were, operating an
ant'-union metal shop in Detroit, in
which he was a stockholder, dur
ing the dispute w.th the Detroit
Federation of Labcr over the em
ployment of non-union workers.
The Detroit Bmldir.g Trades coun
cil filed charges that Mahon's son,
Orlando L. Mahon, conducted the
shop with the asistance of other
members of the family.
Revocation of th; charter of the
Now York B&ilding Trades council
vas demanded at tne annual meet
ing of the building trades depart
ment of th federation. The de
mand, which was made by the In
ternational Hod Carriers, Builling
nnd Common Laborers' union,, was
referred to committee. The New
York council is chaiged with recog
nizing dual unions.
Constitutionality of
Lever Act Protested
In Trial of Grocers
A test case to determine the con
stitutionality of the Lever act in
Nebraska was heard by Judge J,
V. Woodrough in federal court yes
terday. The case is the hearing of a
demurrer filed to an indictment
against Louis and Moses Bernstein,
proprietors of the People's Depart
ment store in Council Bluffs on the
charge of profiteering in sugar.
The Bernstein brothers were ar
rested by Department of Justice
officials last January for alleged
profiteering and for alleged conspir
acy to sell sugar at high prices. They
were indicted on the charge by the
federal grand jury jn April.
Counsel for the ..'defense is argu
ing the cor.sti:.itionality of the Lever
act, asserting that the case cannot
be prosecuted if the act is unconsti
tutional in Nebraska. Decision was'
taken under advisement.
REPORT SCORES
SALE OF A. E. F.
ARMYSUPPLIES
Preliminary Draft Criticises
Disposal of Surplus Goods,
Deaths On Armistice Day
and Medal Awards.
Washington, June 5. The major
ity members of the house subcom
mittee which investigated expendi
tures of the American expeditionary
forces, made public last night what
they described as a preliminary re
port, in. which they criticized the
sale of surplus equipment to the
French government, charging that
"useless and criminal" waste of life
occurred on armistice day, con
demned American prison conditions
overseas and asserted that junior
officers and enlisted men had been
excluded almost entirely from the
award 'of war medals.
This report has not yet been ac
cepted by the full war expenditures
investigating committee nor has the
minority report prepared by Repre
sentative Flood, democrat, Virginia,
been acted upon. Representative
Graham, republican, Illinois, chair
man of the full committee, an
nounced that action on both reports
had been deferred until the next
session of congress. 1
Representative Flood in a formal
statement said the full committee
had rejected the report. He added
that any report made by the sub
committee "would be valueless and
would be rejected by fair-minded
men."
G. 0. P. Leading Lights Are
Optimistic Over Prospects
Chicago, June S. International
News Service herewith presents
the preconvention signed state
ments of leading republican fig
. ures:
By MAT. GEN. LEONARD
WOOD.
The whole situation looks good
to us. We have no kicks to make,
no complaints to offer. I do not
think the convention will be a long
one, but of course that is pure
speculation. The first day of bal
loting will clear the situation up.
So far as we are concerned the
whole thing looks good.
By SENATOR HIRAM JOHN
SON. I am delighted to be here and
particularly in the very friendly
atmosphere of this great city. I
have come primarily to aid in
having the republican party
boldly take its stand for true
Americanism.
Just as the republican party in
the time of the nation's greatest
stress stood for huntan liberty it
must, to be true to itself, today
champion the preservation of
American sovereignty and inde
pendence, the right in any crisis of
our people to determine their
course with their freedom of ac
tion eyer unfettered. I hope that
the convention will emphatically
repudiate the present covenant of
the league of nations. There
should be no declaration requiring
explanation or interpretation. 1
trujt, too, that with our party at
this time the spirit of Lincoln
will abide, and that those he loved,
the plain pctiple of the land, will
receive their just recognition. No
higher duty can we perform than
to resist with all our strength the
effort made in some quarters to
dehumanize the republican party.
By WILL H. HAYS.
Every preconvention activity
shows the full appreciation by
the republicans of the great re
sponsibility which is on the party
as the one instrument of largest
national service.
The unity of the national com
mittee and its recognized aud
demonstrated determination to
proceed in fullest justice on every
thing is simply a further evidence
that the certainty of republican
success, which means so much for
the country's welfare, shall not be
lessened in the slightest degree by
any inability to order our own af
fairs. Our feet are on the ground; our
eyes are ahead and our mind clear.
We have a national duty to per
form and we are ready to perform
it.
By NICHOLAS MURRAY
BUTLER.
I believe the republican con
vention will select a real American
to lead it in the coming presiden
tial campaign.
I am confident that this conven
tion will be a deliberate one; the
second in 50 years of American
politics.-
I believe it will do its duty. As .
to my campaign, I simply reiterate
that I stand on my platform of 17
points.
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