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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JUNE 27, 1920.
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SIMS -DANIELS
ROW REVIVED BY
: ADMIRALDECKER
Secretary "Dishonest and
' Sneaking" in Conduct of
Navy Department, High
:? Officer Declares.
Robert W. Patrick
Of Omaha Chosen
New Head of Elks
Washington, June 26. The Sims-
Daniels row ovrr the navy's conduct
1 of the war was revived today with
'.the publication of a letter from Rear
! Admiral Benton C. Decker, cora
: mandant of the Seventh naval dis
trict, Florida, in which he charges
that Secretary Daniels in his testi
mony before the senate investigat
'ing committee "intentionally and de
liberately" misrepresented certain
atts of Rear Admiral Sims, Fullam
and Fiske.
- The letter, dated June 17, and ad
dressed to Chairman Hale of the
committee was published in the
Army and Navy Register, a service
magazine.
',.- Admiral Decker formerly was
-naval attache at Madrid but was re
moved during the war. Secretary
Daniels has stated that his removal
followed representations from Am
bassador Willard to the State de
partment that he was encroaching on
diplomatic functions in his activities
there.
"Encouraged Sychophants.'
"It is probable and more than
likelv," Admiral Decker's letter said,
f that if these officers had bowed
down and served the gods that Mr.
Daniels worshipped they would to
xlay have been fattening on the navy
as commanders of fleets on active
duty or in pleasant jobs in Wash
ington. To me, as to other high
ftkers of the navy, it has come
.that if we would bow down and do
tile wishes of Mr. Daniels we would
jraceive the rewards therefor in
timations that come by circuitous
routes and underhanded, sneaking
Vays, so no one can take hold of
them.
Tells Own Experiences.
i.: My explanation of the incidents
'feet forth by Mr. Daniels is based on
jny personal experience and
acquaintance with him. This ex
planation is that Mr. Daniels found
these officers would not follow him
(to the limit of demoralizing and de-
trading the navy; that even though
they honestly desired the rewards
nd promotion of their career which
all honorable men reasonably desire,
they were unwilling to sacrifice their
Character, their manhood and their
irountry. And, as a result, Mr.
Daniels determined to break them
by the use of all the power of his
Jhigh office.
.E'."'In my opinion, all credit is. due
,jt3 these men that they have fought
tanto the end and upheld the stand
aid of uprightness, loyalty to coun
try, self-sacrifice, hard work and
gentlemanly conduct, attributes that
:ihe ideal naval officer has always
fevered.
"I havr no deeire in this letter to
bring out my personal experiences
with Mr. 'Daniels, but he knows of
them, and he knows, if he knows the
'difference between right and wrong,
'ihat he has been dishonest; that he
!jis been autocratic; that he has
ibused his powers; that he has done
iaf lthis for unworthy motives."
Russian Government
Nationalizes Children
(Continued From Face One.)
lo the age of 14 are always mixed
homes, boys and girls alike. For
the older children we have not yet
. adopted a rule.
Teach Their Socialism.
, .j -"The children grow up in an at-
Biosphere which develops good
citizens for a socialist state. There
. is no attitude of master and child
but a comradeship which does the
' 'heart good to see. There are no in
dividual toys or property. All is the
common possession of the home,
and the children soon drop out of
the habit of speaking of 'my book'
Or 'my doll,' using instead 'our
toys."
'- In religion the children are left
entirely to the discretion of their pa
rents. No religious training is in
cluded in their work, but in its place
they are taught the essentias of so
cial morals and the fundamentals of
fiaitural history.
: It was my privilege to have lunch
with the children of one of the
larger homes one day, and a happier
little crew I have never seen any
where. As for the food, it was the
best I have had in Moscow. I got
u'jj from the table for the first time
since I arrived there feeling that I
had had all I wanted to eat.
l". Is Educated Woman.
" f.Jfmt. Kollontai is one of the vet
erans of the Russian revolutionary
movement. About 35 years old, she
was educated in the aristocratic
Smolny institute -in Petrograd
Sraolny, around which so much of
the history of the revolution has
been written. She is well known in
the United States, having made two
lecture tours through America un
der the auspices of the left wing of
the social party in 1915 and 1916.
:The social welfare work, which
has for its aims the proper care and
development of the children, begins
with the mothers themselves before
the advent of the babe and con
tinues until the child has attained an
age of 16 years.
:At this stage the work divides it
self into two divisions. The . first
iis for children who remain at home
with their parent?; the second. for
those children who live in group
homes at state expense.
" i Provide kindergartens.
"The working mother whose child
remains in her care is relieved of
tfie responsibility of caring for it
during working hours. Kindergar
tens are provided where the child
is-looked after, fed and his educa
tion begun.
rAVhen he has attained an age of
gtyears he enters the .public schools,
and there again his food is provided
Vy the state. After school hours he
goes to one of the neighborhood
children's clubs, where he has games,
books and school tooks and is
watched over until his mother has
finished her work and. is ready to
have him at home. . . .
f When he has attained the age of
IS he enters either the university on.
st'tte pay or becomes a worker in
the industrial life of the community.
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Alliance, Neb., June 26,--(Spe-cial.)
Robert W. Patrick of Omaha
was elected president at the busi
ness session Friday of the annual
state convention of Nebraska Elks
being held here.
The convention next year will be
held at Kearney. The date is to be
set later by the trustees. Total at
tendance at the convention was es
timated at 8,000. Many are remain
ing for the race meet today, which
closes the convention.
Other officers are: W. W. Kenne,
Falls City, first vice president;
Clyde V. Norton, Kearney, second
vice president; J. H. Cuddy, Chad
ron, third vice president; Charles O.
Swan, Kearney, secretary; C. B.
Nicodemus, Fremont, treasurer; C.
A. McCloud of York. Carl Creamer
of Columbus and A. T. Crawford of
Scottsbluft, trustees. .
GRAZED HUSBAND
CRUSHES SKULLS
OF FAMILY OF 4
Chicago, June 26. Nolan B. Rob
inson, 23 years old, fugitive from
a hospital for insane at Elgin, 111.
was captured here this morning and
held on charges of attempting to
murder his wife, their 5-months-old
baby and his parents-in-law late last
night at Wheaton, near this city.
Robinson stabbed all four with a
butfher knife, then crushed their
skulls with an iron bar. Robinson,
found sitting in a railroad station
with his clothes covered with blood,
calmly discussed the attempted mur
ders and declared he was crazed by
love for his child.
Wheaton police reported the wife,
Vera Robinson, 24, the baby, the
father-in-law, L. C. Brown, 75, a
jeweler, and his wife, 70 years old,
cannot recover.
Robinson served four years in the
navy and crossed 18 times during the
war. He was on the Cyclops when it
was attacked by a German submarine
in 1918. i
Elgin, 111., June 26. Nolan B.
tfobinson escaped from the Elgin
state hospital three days ago. He
was committed to that institution
May 5, last, following repeated ef
forts to kill members of his family.
His first attempt to kill was made"
the day following the birth of his
child when he atacked his sister-in-law
and his mother-in-law. When
the baby was only 6 weeks old he
kidnaped the child and fled with it
to Texas, where he was arrested
and returned. While in jail he at
tempted suicide by cutting his
wrists.
A few weeks later he attacked
his wife after he had broken down
a barricaded door at her parents'
home. This assault caused the
courts to have. Robinson placed ! i
the state hospital.
M'ADOO IS MOST
FORMIDABLE OF
ALL CANDIDATES
Re-Enters Race Under Leader
ship of Burleson Marshall
Forges to Front as Dark
Horse Posibility.
( oo wooj ponunuoj)
it was noted . as . significant that
Marshall and Bryan were in con
ference for more than an hour today.
Altogether an alliance between
Bryan and anti-administration forces
to nominate Marshall is viewed as
more than likely to materialize at the
crucial stage of the balloting.
Much Favorable Comment.
It was not long before it was
known generally that plan s to put
Marshall over were afoot and favor
able comment on the vice president
as a possible nominee was heard in
more than a score of delegations to
night. "Kcp your eye on Marshall," said
former Governor Dunne of Illinois.
"I do not believe that either Cox
or McAdoo can win and you will
find this view of the situation rather
prevalent. You also will find that
there is a strong trend toward Mar
shall as a compromise. One of the
most significant facts is that you
hear much praise and absolutely no
criticism of Marshall wherever the
delegates gather. He seems accept
able to almost everybody."
fecond in importance only to the
Marshall move was the development
of maneuvering in favor of John
W. Davis of West Virginia, ambassa
dor to Great Britain. Davis appeared
to be a favorite dark horse in and
about the precincts of the national
committee whenever the possibility
of a deadlock on Cox and McAdoo
was mentioned. Although Davis
has been regarded as a candidate the
McAdoo and other administration
supporters might fall back upon in
the hour of defeat in the first line
trenches, -the Davis talk today was
confined by no means to administra
tion quarters.
Meredith Drops Out.
The chief objection to Davis is that
he is virtually unknown not only to
the country but to his own party.
It also was urged -against him that
he opposed woman suffrage while a
member of the house.
Secretary of Agriculture Mere
dith, for whom the Iowa delega
tion will vote at the beginning of
the balloting, took himself out of the
field of candidates today in a formal
statement in which he said in part:
"I am attending the convention
merely as a delegate-at-large from
Iowa. I appreciate more than I
can say the friendship and confi
dence expressed by Iowa friends in
their suggestion of my name to the
San Francisco convention, but I
am not in any sense a candidate
for the nomination. I am perfectly
happy as secretary of agriculture,
and if I may continue until March
4 "next to serve the entire people
of the nation by' encouraging ag
riculture and by urging proper sup
port of it through adequate appro
priations to the Department of Ag
riculture, I will feel that I am work
ins; in a field in which I can be
most effective."
Attorney General Palmer appar
ently is slated for early elimination.
Palmer's principal handicap is his
unpopularity with organized labor,
arising from the injunction of the
striking coal miners for which he
is blamed, although the move was
authorized by the president.
Cox Strong.
Governor Cox is destined to roll
up a big vote for the prize and
make by far the strongest bid for
the nomination in the early ballot
ing. It will take a prodigious ef
fort, however, on the part of his
adherents, to put him over and pri
vately they are admitting they are
up against a formidable undertak
ing. William J. Bryan and his "dry"
forces, together with the McAdoo
and other administration elements,
appear to have safe control of more
than one-third of the convention in
opposition to Cox. representing as
ht does the "wets" and the antiad
ministration folks. With more than
cue-third of thp delegates, the anti-
Cnv rnntino'nt can vMo the se
lection of the Ohio governor under'
the rule requiring a two-thirds ma
jority for the nomination.
There is a notable outcropping of
hesitation to vote for Cox in dele
gations hitherto tagged as deliver
able to him. Delegates who ai
personally "wet" but officially "dry"
because of "dry" constituents, are
beginning to fear they cannot, with
political safety, line up for Cox. In
this connection it is apparent that
Cox will begreatly weakened if the
platform should be adopted before
the nominations and there should
be a convention floor fight on the
prohibition plank in which person
ally "wet" delegates would be com
pelled to vote ''dry." Few of them
would have the temerity to vote for
the Cox candidacy with its light
wine and beer flavor.
Bring Up Divorce Case.
So bitter has the fight on Co be
come that the Cox divorce case is
beginning to be a factor. Although
the divorce of the Ohio governor,
which he allowed his wife to obtain
without contest, involved nothing
discreditable to the Ohio governor,
delegates are being warned bv his
enemies ' in the convention that it
wculd be unsafe to put up a can
didate who had been in the divorce
courts, in view of the prejudices
which might be aroused against him
in the campaign.
McAdoo is up against a combina
tion of the Bryan strength and anti
administration forces, the leaders of
which are confident they posses the
veto power of more than one-third
of the convention.
Postmaster Genera! Burleson and
Senator Glass unlimbered today in
a big effort to break this combina
tion. Mr. Burleson decided that it
was time to come out plainly and
make an aggressive fight for Mc
Adoo. Calling in the newspaper cor
respondents, he dictated his views on
the platform and when asked about
candidates he promptly said:
"Colossal issues must be solved in
the next four years. The American
people will need in that period, a
leader who is not only a man of vi
sion, but a man of heart and of great
constructive ability."
"Do you know anyone who fits
that measure?" he was asked.
"I do," replied Mr. Burleson em
phatically. "William McAddo fills
the bill. Of course there are oth
ers, but I believe that notwithstand
ing what has transpired, Mr. Mc
Adoo will be nominated. Hi ad
ministration of the Treasury de
partment is considered as ranking
with that of Hamilton, Gallatin,
Walker and Chnse, and I believe
that history will place, McAdoo sec
ond in that list."
Boy Scouts Plan Big
Fete at Camp Gifford
July 3 will be a red letter dav at
Camp Gifford for local Bov Scout
officials are planning a gala affair
to celebrate the Fourth.
A special train will leave Omaha
between 3 and 4 p. m. The visitors
will return about 9:30.
All friends, relatives and school
mates of scouts are invited to at
tend the big picnic. Everyone should
bring his own lunch basket. Races,
swimming contests and other events
will make the program a busy one
for all.
The swimming pool will be open
to all who bring bathinsr suits. Wom
en and girls also will be allowed to
syim.
The evening celebration will open
with a camp bonfire. Fireworks will
be a feature of the night perform
ance.' Exhibitions of scoutcraft will
be given. Parents of scouts are es
pecially invited.
Have Root Print ft Beacon
Press. Adv.
2nd Floor
Paxton Bldg.
2nd Floor
Paxton Bldg,
MODERN SHOE CO.
2nd Floor Paxton Building
Continue the Greatest Cut Price
ioe
Ever Offered to the People
of Omaha on
Oxfords
and Pumps
Sale . -i
Extra Bargain!
All $16, $15, $14 Oxfords
and Pumps re- fcQ QE
duced to U,UD
All styles, all colors,
all sizes.
Merchandise bought in this
sale, if not satisfactory in every
way, can .be returned, and your
' money will be refunded.
Extra Bargain!
$12, $11, $10 Oxfords and
Pumps, turn and welt soles,
high and low d Q ylC
h?elS
WHITES
Beautiful white Nile Cloth, tan
wing tip Sport JQ QJ"
Shoes. -Values $15. V,UD
Handsome white Nile Cloth
Pumps, white welt sole, Cov
ered Louis heel, imported Bo
hemian beaded buckle; this
buckle alone is worth the price
lV.h.is.p.Tp'......$8.45
The very latest style in Theo
Ties and Oxfords, 7 AC
value $11.00, at. . . 4 "TtO
"Shimmy" and Colonial Style
Pumps, turn sole, covered heel,
ifr:?: $4.95
One odd lot of broken sizes to
be closed out tQ QB
at tyOt&D
Extra Bargain!
A fine lot of styles to choose
from in black and brown
Kid Pumps, high and low
heels, value dj QC
$9.00, at iPUtJIO
We advise you to shop early
so that we will be able to give
you the usual personal atten
tion. Our fitting rooms are the
coolest in Omaha.
Extra Bargain!
All our broken sizes in
Pumns and OrfnrAa TcoarA.
r- "
less of former selling price,
go at
only .
iciiiug puce,
$3.95
217 So. 16th St.
16th and Farnam
THOMPSON - BELDEN & CO
The Month End Sales Commences Tomorrow
With Worth While Savings All Over the Store
A Clearance Monday
of All Spring Apparel
Charge Purchases Will Go
on August First Statements .
'"PHIS final disposal comes earlier
than usual and is consequently
timely for the woman who travels
and for those who are forehanded
in securing an extra garment at an
unusually low price. f
Tailored Suits and
Coats
$39.50
$59.50
For any garment priced
originally up to $75.
For any garment origi
nally $79.50 to $125.
We Advise Buying
Chiffon Velvets Monday
for $8.95 yard
V OU must remember how difficult it
was to secure chiffon velvets last
Fall. For this reason we believe to
morrow's offering will be appreciated.
We have received five hundred yards of the
finest all silk chiffon velvet in navy-brown
taupe-Cope blue and black. f
From One of the Best Makers
The black is especially
adapted for sport coats
i
Silk Section Main Floor
For garments formerly
priced $135 to $225.
$98.50
a $5 charge for alterations
Apparel Third Floor
$5 Umbrellas
- Tomorrow 4
The choice of our entire
stock of styles for both
men and . women. The
covers are of mixed sUk
and linen. A wide va
riety of handles.
One dollar saved.
La Mode Dresses
for $5 Monday
Attractively fashioned
summer dresses for porch,
shopping and picnic wear.
Well made of good ging
hams and percales. Cool
and comfortable for the
warmest of days.
In the Basement
Women's Vests
Two Reductions
Cotton vest with round
neck or-bodice tops, white
and flfish color, regularly
75c, Monday, 49c.
Glove silk vests, flesh col
or, round neck or bodice
tops, $3.50 quality, $2.98.
Second Floor .
$3.50 and $4.00
values for only
$8.15
Any Arrow, Eagle or Earl
& Wilson shirt of the four
dollar quality is included
at the new price. Soft or
starched cuff styles, sizes
1312 to 18.
White Net
Flouncings
. Full Skirt
Decidedly
$2.70 quality,
$3.25 quality,
$5.00 quality,
$7.00 quality,
$T.25 quality,
Widths
Reduced
$1.95 yd.
$2.00 yd.
$3.29 yd.
$4.00 yd.
$4.25 yd.
Eight Fold
Zephyrs
29c
As these ordinarily sell for
40c, a desirable saving
can be effected Monday.
Choice of all colors for
29c.
Fine Summer Hats
Have " Month End'1 Prices
To clear our stocks for the beginning of a
new month many fashionable Mid-Summer
Hats have been radically reduced.
Four Groups of Hats
$245 $645
$145 $845
Sport hats of ribbon. Dinner and afternoon
hats of georgette crepe and taffeta.. Feather
hats in combination with fine silk taffeta,.-.
trimmed"vih dainty flowers, ribbons and the
like.
The Besbof Styles and Qualities
at the Season's Lowest Prices
Millinery Section Fourth Floor
Silk Hosiery
Specials
Misses' fine ribbed pure
thread silk hose in black.
white and cordovan. $2.50 A
- 15X AY rww ' I
quality, $1.0 a pair.
Infants' pure thread
ribbed silk hose in white,
pink and sky. $1.25 qual
ity, 75c a pair.
Women's ,silk and fiber
hose with lisle tops and
soles. Black and white.
$2.25 quality, $1.75 a
pair.
Curtain Nets
Special 65c
Filet and novelty nets
in designs appropriate
for any room in the
home (38 to 45-inch).
Monday only
65c a Yard
Second Floor
i
Silk Values
Out of Ordinary
Hundreds of yards of ex
ceptionally good special
values in our well selected
stock of high quality silks.
Marked at
Real Savings ,
Women's Crepe
Gowns $249
Good quality, well made,
full size cotton crepe
gowns in white and colors,
regularly $3.50 and $4.
Second Floor
Sale of Bedspreads
At Substantial Savings
Satin Marseilles Spreads
Double bed size, hemmed.
$ 8.75 quality for - -' - $6.75
$10.00 quality for - - - $8.00
pouble bed size spreads, scalloped,
with cut corners.
$10.00 quality for - - - $8.75
$12.00 quality for - - - $10.00
Crocheted Bedspreads
Size 76 by 88 inches, hemmed,
regularly $4.50 for - - $3.50
Ripplette Bedspreads
$3.75 quality (72x90)' - - $2.50
$4.00 quality (80x90) - - . - $3.00
$5.00 quality (90x90) - - - $3.50
In the Linen Section
Sorosis Pumpsawd Oxfords
In the Month End Sales
Practically our entire stock of Summer "
Pumps and Oxfords will sell at a great
discount.
Dull kid, suede, brown and patent leathers
with Louis and military heels. '
$15.00 Brown Oxfords (military heels) - $12.00
$12.00 Black Oxfords (military heels) - $ 9.60
$12.00 Kid and Patent Leather Pumps, with
" Louis heels - -- -- -- $ 9.60
$16.00 Brown Oxfords (Louis heels) - - $ 8.85
$12.00 Patent Oxfords (Louis heels) - - $ 7.85
Seldom Better Savings
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