THK BEE: OMAHA. KK1DAY. r'HBKUAKY 25. 1921.
Lansing's Clerk
Affirms Letter
To U. S. Officials
But Refuses to Discuss Slate
Affairs Transacted While
He Was With Slate
Department.
Jn a long-distance telephone coii
ersation with a representative of
The Bee yesterday, J. -f. Ostrey,
former confidential clerk to former
Secretary of State Robert Lansing,
affirmed the statements contained in
a letter sent by him to Secretary
Tumulty and also to Secretary
Colby, Lansing's successor, pub
lished yesterday, protesting against
treatment accorded him uy State de
partment officials. "
"I am sorrv that such wide
spread publication 01 my letters has
occurred." he remarked, "as t.at"
tunpted to adju-t all of the differ
ences that arose in the State depart
ment, in which 1 was personally
concerned, by taking them up with
officials who could rectify them,
but as I was rebuffed in every at
tempt, 1 then wrote two letters, one
to the secretary oi the president and
the other to becretary of State
Colby.
"Tliese letters I entrusted to a
reporter for the Xcw York Ameri
can, who is dean of the newspaper
correspondents at the White House
and executive offices, for delivery.
I did not ban publication of them
?t the time, although 1 requested
liini to treat them as confidential,
which he did to my entire satisfac
tion. "The letters were delivered, and
Secretary Tumulty was courteous
enough to acknowledge receipt of
his, with the statement that it would
be taken up in the regular channels,
which has not been done. The other
to Secretary Colby, I never heard
from."
Pressed for a statement regarding
the threat of war made to Mexico by
Secretary Lansing immediately fol
lowing the kidnaping of W. O. Jen
kins, American consular agent at
Puebla, Mexico, which is believed to
have figured in the subsequent dis
missal of Lansing from the cabinet,
Mr. Ostrey added:
"I do not care to discuss that phase
of the state affairs with which I
am conversant, as it would be a vio
lation of confidences. However, the
references made to it in my letters
to Secretary Colby and Secretary
Tumulty speak for themselves.
"I was in a position in the State
department where the greater share
of the information that came to me
was confidential and I would, under
no circumstances, violate any of the
confidence reposed in me. That js a
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ticipants were attired in costumes such as these two devotees of the game
are wearing. They are the Misses Beverly Miller and Jose Stewart, who
introduced the ice-tennis game at the Boston Arena recently.
matter to be released by former Sec
retary Lansing, if he so desires, but
it would be highly improper for me,
a 3ubordinate in the department, to
give out any additional information
on the subject 'other than that men
tioned in my letters which now has
become public property.
Seeks Cause for Treatment.
"There was na intention on my
part, in my letters to Mr. Tumulty
and Mr. Colby, to give any informa
tion on the ultimatum to Mexico,
other than that I supposed they al
ready had received from Mr. Lans
ing. My purpose in writing the let
ters was to ascertain, if possible, why
I was summarily relieved from the
Eosition I had held under Secretary
.ansing, and to further ascertain
why I was being so mistreated by
his successor in office.
"I was rewarded once for my ef
forts by a statement from a member
of the State department that 'even
though I could tell you the reason
for the treatment accorded you, I
would not be permitted to do so.' "
In State Department.
Mr. Ostrev was given an appoint
ment in the division of foreign intel
ligence immediately following his
discharge from an officers-' training
camp during the war and shortly
after was transferred to the' State de
partment. With the return of Secre
tary Lansing from the peace confer
ence in Paris Mr. Ostrey was select
ed by Secretary Lansing to act as his
confidential secretary, and as such
presided at the numerous confer
ences between Secretary Lansing,
ambassadors and envoys of foreign
countries, and also with newspaper
correspondents.
It was while serving in this ca
pacity that Mr. Ostrey received and
transcribed the note threatening war
with Mexico. After the dismissal of
Secretary Lansing he continued to
act in that capacity during the nu
merous conferences held by Secre
tary Colby during the trying period
curing which the soviet forces were
making their concerted offensive
against the Toles and during the time
that the question of recognition of
Mexico was being considered by Sec
retary Colby.
Is Transferred.
While preparing for one of these
conferences, Mr. Ostrey stated he
was notified that he no longer could
report the private conferences of Sec
tetary Colby.
Shortly after that he was again
transferred from the State depart
ment back to the division of foreign
intelligence. This apparent demotion
caused him to ask for a leave of ab
sence early in August of last year,
which was granted. Shortly after
he came to Dodge, Neb., to become
superintendent of public schools and
early in September forwarded his
lesignation to Secretary Colby and
the division of foreign intelligence.
Clothing Manufacturer Is
Beaten by Mob Led by Worker
New York, Feo. 24. Twenty men,
led by a disgruntled workman and
armed with revolvers, blackjacks and
pieces of rubber hose, yesterday bat
tered down the door cf a women's
clothing manufacturing establish
ment, beat the proprietor into un
consciousness and destroyed valuable
machinery, furniture and finished
cresses. George Weiser, proprietor
of the shop, said he saw the men
approaching and bolted the door.
While he telephoned the police sta
tion the crowd forced an entrance and
rushed into th factory. The po
lice failed to arrive until after- the
men made their escape with silks
valued at $2,000.
Weiser swore out a warrant for
the arrest of a former employe who
he claims instigated the attack.
Heated Debate at Meet of
International Socialists
Vienna, Feb. 24. Delegates to the
international socialist conference, in
session here, engaged in a warm de
bate yesterday on "Imperialism and
Social Revolution."
During the day there was read a
letter from American socialists say
ing their party was not represented
at the conference because of the lack
of money. The letter also declared
there were divergent views among
American socialists regarding the ad
visability of joining the movement.
Burroughs Improved
Pasadena, Cal., Feb. 24. John
Burroughs, naturalist, was further
improved today, it was stated at a
hospital where he went several days
ago for a rest and' for treatment of
an abscess on the chest.
Nebraskan Delivered
Mexican War Threat
(Continued From l'age One.)
parently assumed was already . well
within the knowledge of the White
House, but to make protest against
certain unfair discriminations which,
he says, were practiced against him
after he transcribed the note.
Mr. Ostrey says he was not only
immediately removed from Mr.
Lansing's office, but the alleged per
secutions against him did not cul
minate until October, 1920, when he
declares he wits falsely accused of
permitting Paul Hanna, Washington
correspondent of the New York Call,
to gain access to certain files from
which he (Hanna) almost obtained a
letter written by L. C. K. Martens,
soviet mbassador to the United
States. . In his letter of complaint to
Mr. Tumulty, Mr. Ostrey says:
"I was confidential clerk in the
office 'of former Secretary of State
Lansing, from the date of his re
turn from the Paris peace confer
ence until I was summarily removed
from that office immediately follow
ing my transcript of the verbal note
delivered to the Mexican ambassa
dor by Mr. Kirk, the assistant and
private secretary of Secretary Lans
ing, in which the ambassador was
advised of our decision to go to war
unless there was compliance with
our demands.
"Slap at Honesty."
"Mr. Kirk then delivered the
following order to my associate and
co-worker in the secretary's office:
"'Don't trust anyone. Don't trust
your best friend. Don't trust even
those that work with you in the
same office.'
"Is that not an indirect charge of
a violation of a trust, and am I not
entitled to know specifically which
trust I am presumed to have be
trayed? Why should an official of
the government of the United States
enjoin my friends and co-workers
from reposing any trust or confi
dence in me?
"I was also accused by Mr. Kirk
of adding a man in almost success
fully extracting from the files of the
Department of State a letter purport
ed to be addressed by Mr. Martens,
the so-called 'soviet ambassador,'
to the secretary of state. Is that not
a tantamount charge of treason
against the United States, 'adhering
to their enemies, giving them aid
and comfort?'
Tumulty Answers Letter.
"Mr. Kirk admitted that' he had
unwittingly advised the man where
he could procure the document, be
lieving him to be an official of the
department, but failed to clear me of
any implication with the affair in
his report to the secretary, as well
as Mr. Emery, the acting chief of the
division of foreign intelligence, who
called the man into his office, cross
examined him, having a stenographer
take down verbatim the testimony,
without the knowledge of the man.
Mr. Emery told me the man was
Mr. Hanna, of the radical socialist
paper, the New York Call."
'Inquiry at the White House re
vealed that Mr. Ostrey's' letter was
received by Mr. Tumulty and ac
knowledged on October 12, 1920. Of
ficials there state thp.t Mr. Tumulty
informed Mr. Ostrey he would refer
his complaint to the president. The
records show that a few days later
the letter was transmitted to the
State department.
At the State department it was
stated that matters of this kind
would be referred to Wilbur J. Carr,
in charge of State department per
sonnel. Mr. Carr said he did not re
member receiving the letter. He
added, however. Mr. Ostrey resigned.
Dry Agents Stage Many
Raids in Washington
Washington, Feb. 24. Federal
prohibition agents picked from the
Maryland and Ohio forces visited
many hotels here today, arresting
employes, in the first effort on a
large scale to break up the alleged
illicit traffic in whisky carried on at
those places. More than a score of
persons were arrested.
Thomas E. Stone, supervising fed
eral revenue agent, who is in charge
of the special force, said his men had
been gathering evidence for two
weeks and had found that large
quantities of colored alcohol of va
rious grades, some of it poisonous,
was being sold in some of the hotels.
The whole family should read
Bee Want Ads
Reorganization
Of U.S. Machinery,
Plan of Harding
President-Elect Has Sweeping
Changes in Many Depart
ments and Bureaus
in Mind. .
St. Augustine, Fla., Feb. 24. (By
The Associated Press.) As President-elect
Harding completes forma
tion of his cabinet he is giving in
creasing attention to the first big ad
ministrative task he will undertake as
president the reorganization of the
executive machinery of the govern
ment. Detailed plans have not yet taken
form, but it is known that Mr. Har
ding has in mind sweeping changes
in many of the government depart
ments and bureaus and that he ex
pects to enlist in the work of reor
ganization some of the ablest ad
ministrators he can find. He is un
derstood; to have told some of his
advisers that he regards the chair
manship of the reorganization com
mission as a post virtually on a par
with a cabinet portfolio.
Congress Aids Plan.
Congress already has created a
committee to work out a plan for
simplification of the executive branch
with a view to preventing duplica
tion of work and cutting down the
government payroll. It is expected
that this committee will work in
close co-operation with the reorgani
zation agency to be appointed by Mr.
Harding.
Some mention of the reorganiza
tion project is expected in Mr. Har
ding's inaugural address and it is
possible that some enabling legisla
tion may be requested of the special
session of congress that is to meet
in April. The first six months of
the new administration will see the
preliminary study well under way,
though it may be much longer be
fore recommendations can be for
mulated. One of the Weest innovations to
te proposed was the establishment of
a separate department of public wel
fare, for which Mr. Harding outlined
his plans in a general way during the
campaign. He contemplates the
transfer to this department of several
of the bureaus now working under
other departments, and in addition
there are to be a number of entirely
new bureaus to deal with various wel
fare problems.
Plan Industrial Board.
A division of industrial research is
to be built tip. possibly taking over
some of the present functions of the.
bureau of foreign and domestic com-i
merce, to make a comparative study
of prices and industrial conditions
throughout the world. It is believed
Your Face and
You No Longer Can Hide Inner Secrets From
Trained Observers, Omaha Character Analyst
Declares Offers Advice to Bee Readers.
Do you still cling to the old-fashioned
idea you can hide behind the
"mask" of your face? Are you un
der Jhe impression your real charac
ter remains a secret between yourself
and you?
"Wake tip." admonishes Mabel
Warner Rugg, Omaha character an
alyst. Beliefs like those mentioned, she
declares, indicate you're snoozing in
the midst of a wide-awake world and
snoring through the days while
modern science goes marching on.
To the trained observer, she con
tends, your secret deeds, good or
evil; your tangible thoughts, right
or wrong, are readily discernible.
"No longer can men and women
hide their life secrets," she avers. "If
they keep silence with their tongues
they tell the tales with their hands
and feet. Say goodby to the old idea
you can 'put one over' on the world
about you."
Disturbing, isn't it? What was
before "your own business" seems to
be common property, after all. and
the "mask" you thought you were
wearing becomes a transparent win
We are taking inventory at
the close of Saturday's busi
ness. From the first of the
month on our merchandise
will be priced on today's
market.
The prices, however, will be at least
30 higher than what you can buy
for Friday and Saturday while we are
still selling Men's Hats, Shirts, Under
wear and Pajamas at
ONE-HALF PRICf.
The quality merchandise al
ways found here is worthy of
your consideration at these
reductions.
S. E.
1 6th and
it wilt be possible, on the other hand,
to abolish entirely some of the exist
ing subdivisions of the executive de
partments. Involved in the task will be many
broad questions of permanent policy,
such as the proposal to abolish the
shipping board and put a different
sort of executive body in its place.
One suggestion that has been made
to the president-elect is that the vari
ous government agencies now dealing
with shipping and railway problems
be brought together in a new execu
tive -department of transportation.
Argentine Senator to
Face Sedition Charge
Ruenos Aires. Feb. 24. Criminal
action has been begun against Sena
tor E. del Vallc Iberlucea by the
public prosecutor of this city of
Bahia Blanca, who alleges the sena
tor made seditious statements in an
address advocating the adhesion of
Argentine socialists to the third in
tcrnationale of Moscow.
The prosecutor has announced he
will ask the court to sentence the
senator to four and one-half years
in prison and to take from him the
rights of citizenship. The Argen
tine senate will be asked to remove
senatorial immunity so that the case
may be tried.
President Signs First
Of Appropriation Bills
Washington, Feb. 24.-r-The first of
the big annual appropriation bills
passed at this session of congress
was signed today by President Wil
son. It appropriates fuuds for the
maintenance of the District of Co
lumbia government.
The Winslow bill authorizing par
tial payments of funds due the rail
roads by the government reached
the White House and was referred to
the Interstate Commerce commis
sion for a report. Later it will be
sent to the Treasury department.
Louisville Mayor Clamps
Lid Down on Lodge Raffles
Louisville, Ky., Feb. 24. Mayor
Smith clamped the lid pn so tightly
in Louisville where gambling once
openly flourished in principal busi
ness streets that the police stopped
members of a widely known secret
order selling chances on an auto
mobile for the benefit of its widows'
and orphans' home. Riffles for any
charity, the mayor said, was in
cluded in his order.
Moscow Plans Holiday on
March 8 for Women Workers
London, Feb. 24. Celebration of
an international holiday for women
is planned for March 8 at Moscow,
says a dispatch received here. On
the instructions of the food commis
sariat the day will be marked by in
creasing from local resources the ra
tions for factory workers and in pub
lic and children's dining rooms.
What It Tells
But there are compensations, many
of them. If vour face and body be
tray weaknesses, they also herald
abroad ycur talents and capabilities.
You may learn through this newly
developed science of character analy
sis things which have been secrets
even to yourself. You may get prac
tical advice from a trained expert on
what work you are best fitted for,
how to avoid failures and how to at
tr.in the greatest possible personal
efficiency.
i Mabel Warner Rugg has made an
extensive study of cnaracter analy
sis and has had 10 years of practical
experience in service of big business
firms and in furnishing information
to individuals.
She will explain character analy
sis to Bee readers in a series of ar
ticles o:i ".Your Face and What It
Tells." The first article will appear
in The Bee Saturday.
While this scries is being pub
lished she will undertake to answer
all questions from Bee readers on
character analysis and vocational
choice. Letters should be addressed
o Mabel Warner Rugg, care of The
Bee.
Friday and Saturday
Will Be the Wind-Up
of Our January and
February Sales
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Corner
Harney Sts.
Daring Packer
Saves Horses on
Brink of Canyon
Three Animals Out of 11
Carrying T. N. T. to Be
Used in Construction Work
Fall Over Precipice.
Washington, Feb. 24. The dar
ing of a government packer, who
stepped among a mass of struggling
!inrvi InartpH with T. NT. T. on thp
ltrinL- rf flip Hrand ranvnn in an
ctfort to save his animals, is told to
day in an ottictal announcement by
the national park service of the
fiist accident on the Bright Angel
trail.
The accident occurred January 20.
Three hourses out of 1' tied togeth
er on the trail went over the brink
md were dashed to death below.
One fell 1,000 feet and . his pack
vadrtlp was until Inred Annlhrr fMI
200 feet with 150 pounds of T.' N. T.,
wnicn qia nor cxpiocie.
The pack train was carrying ma
terial lor the construction of the
suspension bridge across the Colo
rado river, over a trail- which was
slippery with ice and snow. The
packers had just led the train be
yond the first turn on the trail and
had gone to the rear to untie the
horses, when one of them became ex
cited and crowded the lead horse
off the trail.
Fackcr Homer J. Arnn managed
tn oet ainnnir the excited horses and
to cut the rope between three strug
gling animals and tne rest oi tne
train. '
All materials for the bridge, in
cluding the cables, must be packed
over the trail under the direction of
jkilled packers.
Camels imported from Asia ha,ve
been tried in Australia with fair suc
cess for hauling wagons in regions
lacking railroads.
White Skirtings
Zdf&
Gabardines, tricotines, and
novelty striped weaves, all
36 inches wide.
Plain gabardines are
priced 75c to $2 a yard.
Plain oxfords, 65c to
$1.25 a yard.
Tricotine, $1.25 a yard.
Stripes and checks are all
priced $1.25 a yard.
Linen Section Main Floor
Hand Made
Organdy Caps
Crisp white organdy baby
hoods, made in a turned
back style with the crown
slightly fulled, have fine
feather stitching, tatting
lace or embroidery in
dainty colors to trim them.
Their prices range from
$1.50 to $3.
Children's
Sun Hats
Washable hats in com
binations of white with
cotors come in one- to
three-year sizes for 75c.
Second Floor
Thompson Belden's
Has Out Size
Hosiery
in silk lisle, black, gray,
navy and cordovan for
$1.25 a pair.
in lisle we have black,
gray and cordovan for $1
a pair.
balbriggans with ribbed
tops are $1.25 a pair ; with
hem top, $1.
All of the out size hose
are well reinforced, both
tops and soles, to give
service.
Center Aide Main Floor
Friday Sales in the Baseinent
Tie on Aprons, Three for $1
Gingham, percale, lawn, organdy and
dimity all of excellent quality. '
Sun Hats are only 25c each
The styles are unusually becoming.
Gingham Aprons for $1 each, and dresses for
house and porch wear for $2, $3, $4 and $5
These are disposal prices and give no
conception of the real worth of the mer- '
chandise offered.
All Sales Final
Germans Secure Many
Acres in Llanquihue
From Chile Government
Santiago, Chile, Feb. 24. Nego
tiations with the Chilean govern
ment for a concession of about 300,
000 acres of land in the province of
Llanquihua, in the southern end of
the country, have been concluded by
representatives of German indus
trial interests. It is planned to con
struct on the property a plant for
the manufacture of iron and steel
products, says the newspaper Ulti
mas Noticas. The concession will run
JO years, but may be annulled with
in two if all machinery is not in
stalled and within five if by that
time the plant is not in full oper
ation, it is said.
Otto Lenz and Paul Guerich, Ger
man engineers, who carried on the
negotiations, are declared to be en
route to Germany to arrange for the
transportation of machinery, mate
rials and technical experts to Chile.
Communists Poll Big Vote
In Prussian Elections
Berlin, Feb. 24. German com
munists polled 1,200,000 votes in the
Sunday elections to the new Prus
sian landtag. This was the first
appearance on an official Prussian
ballot. They captured 30 seats and
will constitute with the independent
socialists, who elected 28 deputies.
The majority socialists will have
111 deputies, losing 41 seats. The
democratic party's representation is
reduced from 60 to 25, and the
clericals dropped from 94 to 83, giv
ing the Prussian three-party coali
tion bloc 219 mandates as against
their former 304.
Poison in Candy
Maurice, la., Feb. 24. (Special.)
Gerret Iloerstra and Miss Gertrude
De Vries were made seriously ill by
eating candy which they purchased
in Struble. They were in a stupor
the greater portion of two days. The
state chemist is examining the candy.
The Apparel
. Holding a
Japanese Crepe Kimonas, $2.95
Very pretty blues, pink, lavendar and
purple kimonas, handsomely embroi
dered.. Silk Jersey Petticoats, $5
Navy, purple, green, fan, black, and
American beauty are the shades. The
styles and qualities are very fine.
Slip-On Wool Sweaters, $2.95
All-wool sweaters, slip-on style, in blue,
brown, black and crimson.
Final Clearance of All Wool
Middy Blouse for $3.95 '
Red, blue, green and khaki middies in 1
sizes 16 to 42. On sale Friday only.
A Few Suits and Coats
Remain from our winter showing. These
are now priced so very low that the
savings afforded are splendid.
All Sales Final Apparel Third Floor
Odd Corsets
All One Price
$2.79
They are corsets which
have accumulated dur
ing previous sales. The
sizes are broken, but
you may find your size
in a splendid value.
Look them over. '
ronet Section Second Floor
Dress Ginghams
are 25c a yard
Dainty plaids, checks
and plain shades. An
excellent quality of
gingham, fast colors,
27 inches wide. To be
had for only 25c a yd.
Second Floor
Hearing of Charge
Against Landis Is
Set for Tuesday
Immediate Decmou Expected
Sentiment Strong in Favor
Of Exonerating Judge
From All Blame.
Chit-iifto Trihuno-()mnh life l"fl Wit.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 24
Impeachment charges against Judge
K. M. Landis, filed in the house by
Representative Welty, arc expected
to be disposed ol next Tuesday by
the house jud'eiary.
Chairman Vol.-tcad of the com
mittee issued a call for the commit
tee to meet on that day to consider
the charges ami the evidence pre
sented by Welty.
It is probable that an immediate
decision in the ca'-c will be reached
by the commiUee. as many members
of the house are insisting that there
be no delay in exonerating Judge
Landis from charges of high crimes
and misdemeanors in office, or the
presentation of facts upon which
such charges can he ba-ed.
The prevailing sentiment in the
house and among members of tin'
committee is that Judge Landis will
be cleared of any violation of law
in bis account acceptance of the
duties and pay as arbiter of profes
sional base ball. It is doubted
whether the committee will go so
far as to brim' forth a report cen
suring the judge for accepting the
position while still holding his posi
tion as federal judge. There, is a
strong probability that the com
mittee recommend enactment of a
law prohibiting federal judges from
accepting such appointments unless
they resign from the bench.
To lessen the danger of forest fires
a noninflammable and nonsmouldcr
ing wad for shotgun shells has been
invented.
Sections Are
Sale Friday
Spring Underwear
Is Reasonable
Women's union suits in a
variety of styles and qual
ities are $1 to $5 a suit.
Cotton vests, round neck
or bodice top, are splendid
for 50c each.
Second Floor
Shirts and
Neckwear
For men of good taste.
New and cosmopolitan de
signs which will find favor
with conservative as well
as more youthful tastes.
Ties Are Narrow
this season and we have
pure silk knit ties in this
new width for $1.50 and
up.
Narrow four-in-hands,
plain shades or figured,
Cheney tubulars and re
versibles a very large
Spring showing is here.
Splendid Shirts
In qualities that will prove
satisfactory in every re
spect. A large and well
chosen assortment is of
fered in the Men's Shop.
There are splendid pat
terns, plain colors, stripes
and plaid effects; there
are shirts with collars to
match and shirts with at
tached collars.
A fine selection of white
shirts is also shown, full
dress and tuxedo styles
are included.
The Men' Shop,
To the Left ai You Enter
