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2 A THE BEE: OMAHA, SUNDAY, MARCH 6. 1921. Harding Cabinet ! Assumes Duties r Of Government Charles Evans Hughes Be . cornea Secretary of Stale "J, Ten Minutes Later Secrc ; tary Baker Quits Office. By The AwooUtnd Proa. 1 Washington, March 5. Charles Evans Hughes of New York became secretary .of state at 9:53 a. m. today, He was sworn in at the State depart ment bv Associate Justice Day of the fciipreine court. The brief ceremony was performed in the presence of BainbridRe Colby, the retiring secretary, Henry P. Fictchcr, who has been named uu-der-secrctary, other officials of the department and ,l'ew specially in vited guests. The guests included Mi's. Hughes and her son, Charles E. jr. Colby's Last Act. Mr. Colby's last official act was to countersign the warrant of office of Mr. Hughes and the new secre tary's first official act was to countersign the commissions of the ulher cabinet officers. r Secretary Hughes received the con gratulations of. Mr. Colby and' ex pressed the hope' that he could call upon the retiring secretary for his ..Uviee and counsel. Trn mimitrc aitnr tt ITnirlioc took oilier, former Senator John VV. Weeks of Massachusetts was sworn in as secretary of war, the oath being administered by Associate Justice McReynolds of the supreme court. The ceremony took place in the sec retary of war's office. Those attending the ceremony were Secretary Baker, General Pershing, Major General March, chief of staff, and other tmgnbers of the general staff and bureau chiefs. , ; Bureau Chiefs Introduced. After the oath was administered Sec retary l?akcr presented to the new secretary and Mrs. Weeks the offi cers and bureau chiefs. There were about a thousand of them who passed along the line shaking hands with Mr. and Mrs. Weeks. , - Former Senator Fall f New Mex ico, the new secretary oty he interior, was the third of the cabinet officers -to be sworn in during the day. The i oath was administered to him at the Interior department at 10:25 a. m, by W. B. Acker, assistant chief clerk, in the presence of the retiring secretary, John Barton Payne, and officials of the department. ' Before taking the oath Mr. Fall delivered a short address to the bu reau chiefs, expressing the pleasure he had in joining them in "the great vork here." r Secretary Fall announced the ioU lowing appointments: Charles R. Safford of New Mexico, former secretary of the senate com mittee on the Pacific islands and Porto .Rico, to be the secretary's assistant. continue as assistant to the secretary, and Isidore Shaffer of Boston, to be private secretary. -i . .Davis Is Sworn In. 7 James J... Davis of Pittsburgh was sworn in as secretary of labor at 11 a. m., the oath being administered by Samuel Gompers, jr., chief clerk, in the presence of the retiring secre tary, William B. Wilson, and officers of the department and a few invited guests. ' On his arrival at the department 11 r. Davis was greeted by Canton, O., and Philadelphia delegations ot the Loyal Order of Moose, of which lie is the organizer and head. At the time that his chief was sworrt'Sn Edward J. liemiing of San Diego, iuuk i uc ucuw as assistant sec retary of labor. - Andrew W. Mellon of Pittsburgh, who took the oath yesterday as sec retary of the treasury, arrived at thw Treasury department at 11 a. m. and immediately went into conference with David V.Houstoii, the retiring Secretary. Wallace Is Sixth. , . Henry C. Wallace of Iowa was the sixth cabiuet oiTicer to take the oath. 1 . 1 ' ' . .1 . . .1 TV ir was auimiiisiereu 'i mc uepaii et,ot Agriculture at 11:17 a. m. by koheft M. Keese. chief clerk of the "department, in the presence of bu reau chiefs .and invited guests, and the retiring secretary, Edwin T. Mci , cdith. - The other four members of the cabinet were to be sworn in during the afternoon. They arc Herbert Hoover, secretary of commerce; Ed vin uenbv. secretary ot tne navy", Will H. Hays, postmaster general, d HarrM. Datigherty, attoriiey general. - "--The reappointment of E. D. Ball pi Iowa to be assistant secretary of agriculture was announced- today at Jhe White House. His nomination Svill be sent to the. senate Monday by President Harding. Omaha Is Now Divided Into 161 Precincts Instead of lo4 I Omaha is now divided into 161 orecincts instead of 154. Election -Commissioner Moorhead has com pleted the re-precincting provided by law to be made after each presiden tial election on the basis of votes cast at such election.' ' i Seven of the 12 vards now have more precincts, one remains with the amc number and the others have .less ''.''' -. The changes made are as follows: (olU) First 1 Second '..1ft rhl.,l . 1 ' Fourth IS '..Fifth , Sixth 11 iSpventh 1 ''Eighth 1 i Ninth .,... f?nth !( Eleventh 1-. 'rifth 7 . . Funeral of A. B. Van Dyke -Funeral services for A. B. Van "Dyke,, custodian of records of the Northwestern Bell Telephone com-i-pany, who died suddenly in his office .'.Thursday afternoon, will be held :r under the auspices of the Masons, ; Covert lodge No. 13, at the home, -3018 Nicholas street, Sunday after noon at 3. Burial will be private. - Dr. J. P. Connolly baa rumf nla -tal practice at euite S World-Herald bui'.Uinr. Telephone Pou1m lilt. Adv. fnaw ir IS 15 18 14 n 10 1 ; :i i n ( Gpt. White to Leave J Brother of Grain Ft.OmahaWithinMonthj JJealer Unable to command- j leave that 'Capt. Henry C White, ant at Fort Omaha, will post witlrin a month,- it became known today. A new commandant will be. named, it is believed, al known yesterday. A new command ant will be named, it is believed, al though an order to abandon the post as a balloon school is expected from Washington momentarily. Captain White has been stationed ah-Fort Omaha for more than a year and a half. He became commandant on August 1, 1921. He will go to Ross Field, Arcadia. Cal.. aeeoriP panicd by Lieut. R. E. Thompson, present adjutant at the fort. Capt. Allan McFarland will be senior officer at the fort, and it -is possible he will be made commandant. Helena Has Wood to Burn, But Nobody Wants It Helena, Mont., March 5. Hele na's three city commissioners arc in a quandary. They have 600 cords of slab wood decorating the city corral in neat piles ten feet high, and their difficulty Is to "unload" it. There is a bear market in wood. It followed the dejivery here of much coal after the nationwide coal strike of last year, and the city now )ias more wood on hand than it can use in twenty years. The firemen are tired of chopping it; there are no prisoners in the city jail to "work it up;" the policemen have a horror of it, and the public, which demanded its purchase a year ago at prices ranging from $9.50 to $13.50 a cord, refuse to harbor it Water Wagon to Sprinkle taty streets wnn Jjooze Albuquerque, N. M.,- March 5. "Carrie Nation Day" was observed here January 16 by the W. C. T. U.t when 500 gallons of whisky, wine, beer and a varied assortmeit of "bootleg" products will be oourcd into one of the large municipal street sprinklers and SDread upon tha main thoroughfare to "settle the dust." The liquor that will be sorinkled upon the streets was confiscated by prohibition officers in numerous raids throughout the state during the past few monthss. 'Scores of citizens have volunteered their services in hauling the sprin kler through the streets. Seats will be erected atop the "booze wagon" for officers of thb state W. C. T. U. Millionaire Is in Pen For Seven-Year Sentence Moundsville, YV.vVa., March 5. The West Virgiiiiastate penitentiary has just receivedits first millionaire as a prisoner. Jrienry frcltman. Ken tucky tobacco manufacturer, is be ginning a seven-year sentence in the penitentiary here. He was charged with violation of the espionage law. Feltman came here with two. other prominent Kcntuckians, Henry Kruse, a brewer, and C, B. Schoberg, i shoe merchant, the former to serve five years and the later 10 years. The three were convicted in 1918 and have since , been fighting their convictions in court. Recently they disappeared, but a few days agp sur rendered at the office of United' States Marshal Cox in Covington, Ky. Change In Marriage Vow In Suggested In London LondoriT March 5. Speaking at St. James the Less, Bethnal Green, the bishop of Chelmsford, referring to the proposed divorce reform law, suggested altering the marriage .serv ice to something like this: "I, John, take thee, Mary, to be my wedded wile, until one of gets drunk, or until one of us goes mad tr'gets locked up, or goes to live somewhere else, for three years. Until then I pledge th.ee my troth." Dan Was Always Trying To Hang Self In Hoosgow Detroit, Mich., March 5. Dan Bulitu, of this city, persisted in hang ing around a police station here until the police attendants nearly had nervous prostration. He was first found hanging in Ins cell by his sus penders. Then he tried his shirt, then his belt and, finally his trousers. Not having anything $lse to hang himself with, he ga-e up his idea of suicide and declaied that l'te was worth living after all. Explain Suicide Had Talk With EmU When in Omaha February 22 Busi . ness.Not in Bad Con dition, He Says. Albert Rothschild, - brother of Enii'l Rothschild, Omaha srain nun who committed suicide Wednesday night, arrived in Omaha Friday for the funeral this afternoon. Albert, is a Chicago grain dealer and a member of the Chicago Board of TraHf "Until my last visit to Omaha M knew nothing ot .11111 s nnauciai tu-t-dition," he said. "I had been doing business with him, as we both spe cialized in barley. We wrote to each other frequently, but Emil did not tell me anything of his affairs. "1 came to Omaha on 1-ebruary 22, however, 10 days before Em1 killed himself, and at that time Emil took me into his confidence. "I told him to' buck tip that I couldn't see anything for him to worry about. His business was not in bad condition. He was rather cheerful while I wasMiere 011 that visit. We talked of many things be sides business old times and that sort of thiffg. "I can't account for his action. It was a very hard blow to Nmc, as Emil and I had always been very close to each other. I brought him here from Germany when he was 35 years old. He went to school two years, learning the language, then began to shift for himself. "He took naturally to the grain business. Our family hat been in the grain business for a century back. Three brothers are engaged iu it iit Hamburg now and another in Argentine. I don't believe he was worried aboutNntr parents in Ger many, because they are in good health and financial condition. "I am returning to Chicago tomor row night. I will have nothing to do with settling Emil's estate." Texan Trails Crook Through 19 States (Continued From rage One.) my pistol and covered him. " I told him I had a warrant for his ar rest. Nearly Got Away. Furey began screaming. 'Police I Robber! Bandit!' he yelled. People jumped up from their tables. As peo ple surrounded us, Furey 'started to push his way out. ' I grabbed him by the collar it was a death grip. By standers grabbed me and pulled me across the room, but I clung to Furey. I tried to explain to the crowd, but with Furey yelling my explanations were drowned out. Pete drew his pistol. A policeman rushed in and started to hit him with a club. 'He's our man.' yelled Pete. 'We have a warrant for his arrest.' He held up the warrant and the po lice then took charge of Furey." At police headquarters in Jackson ville, according to Norfleet's story, Furey offered to bribe officers in an effort .to escape. He denied that he was the man Norfleet had a war rant for. Jumps From Train. "How do you know this is the right man?" Norfleet was asked. "Because I have his picture," Nor fleet answered. And with extradition papers from the governor of Texas honored by the governor of Florida. Norfleet started on the home stretch eager to end the man hunt and go Jack j to his people. But tne man hunt was not over. Furey escaped later. He jumped from a fast-moving train etf route from Jacksonville to Fbrt Worth. Norfleet and his son stop ped the train. They hired an auto mobile, recaptured Furey, who vas injured from the fall, and caught the next train out of Jacksonville. "It was worth the (fortune I lost," Norfleet told me. The chase was thrilling. I tricked the tricks'ter and proved to the 'master mind' that you cah't get away with anything if vou pick a west Texan for a sucker." 4 Airplanes Must Be 2,00a Feet Over N. Y., ; Says New Ordinance New Yoik.v March 5. Stunt fly ing over New York City and opcr ;.tiug of airplanes at altitudes of less than 2,000 feet became illegal today under the provisions of a city ordinance recently adopted. Violators are punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or imprison ment lor not more than a year, or both. Soap Mine Is Discovered On Ranch in California Blarstow, Cal., March 5. In 'such the same manner that some small coal-mines ot the Mississippi valley states arc worked soap is being mined iu this vicinity. And allthat js required once it has been brought to the surface is to put it in tins and cart it away for shipment. The mine was discovered 011 his property near here by a Mexican rancher. He took some of the lumps resembling plaster of paris to a Los Angeles laundryman. 'The result was so successful that the laundryman, aided by financial backers, purchased the. ranch, together with a strip of laifd five miles long which is be lieved to include the entire vein of soap. Vienna Has Big Surplus ' Of Marriageable Women Vienna, March if. The Vienna civil courts are inundated witli divorce cases. Most of the petitions are for the dissolution of unions rashly con-, traded during the war. ' There is now a triking decrease in the marriage rate in the city, chiefly due to the enormous price of furni ture and the scarcity of vacant flats. The chancef .of Viennese girls get ting married are very slim, as the latest census shows a surplus of 140, 000 women of marriageable age who have no prospect of finding husbands among the men tit the city. New President Faces Hard Test. London Paper Says Pe'ople of England Wish Well To Wilson's Successor, Who Is Advocate of Amity Between Nations. London, March 5. The Daily Tclcsraph says the next chapter in American history will see the qual ity of the president and his admin istration put to a hardest, even it it be less terrible than Ovcir prede cessors faced. . After enumerating the problems before the new administration, the Daily Telegraph concludes: "Th people of this country wish well to the American .statesman who has made him self a warm advo cate of cordial amity between his great nation and the British em pire." ' ' The London Times contrasts Mr. Harding's inaugural to that of Pres ident Wilson's iu 1917, declaring "it rcstrainedly suggested again that a momentous innovation in the United States policy in world affairs was in evitable." Commenting on that part of the Harding address concerning Ameri ca participation and sympathy in in ternational afafirs the Times says that there he spoke the thought of civilized humanity. Regarding the president's declatatibn concerning the exercise of sovereignty and that a world super-government could have no sanction in the republic,-thc Times says: "Nor would ?t be sanctioned by any civilized nation, were it pro posed." The newspaper asserts that nation al sovereignty i.? not in question. Referring to Mr. Harding's state ment that Americans are ready to' Harding Presented With an Airedale Dog Of Champion Caliber Washington, March 5. President Harding was presented today with an airedale dog, "Caswell Laddie Boy," who, because of the fondness of the new chief executive for dogs, is expected to become the most popular of the White House pets. 1 The presentation was made by Charles W. Quetsche of Toledo, d, who said the father of Laddie Boy was ''Tin Tern Tip Top," champion airedale of the United States. encourage -a seemly program the Times says: , ; ".No sensible man of the allied na tions ever doubted it. But the Ameri can1 people will understand the re lation of these ideals to the working oi their constitutional institutions is at times -a mater of pcrplc.xiy in Europe." Japan's War Budget h Decreased $5,000,000 Tokio, March 15. Announcement of the military budget to be requested at the forthcoming session of the imperial diet shows a decrease of $5,000,000 over what was used in the past year. The budget asked is AMJ.UUU.UUU yen, or $115,000,000. v The greater part of the estimated budget is to go into new national de fense schemes. Subsidies of $250,000 are to go into the National Reservist association, while the aerial service of the empire is to be generally ex panded. Bernard Shaw Defines What Middle Class Man Is London,. March 5. The following si G. Bernard Shaw's definition of the middle class man. "One who can read and write and do arithmetic, who has had a busi ness training which means j?oing into an office and who, when he does not know what to do. decs what was done before, and if he cannot do it goes bankrupt." Costa Rica Army Crosses Panama Frontier Easily Bocas del Toro, Capital of Prouucc of Same Name, Has Been Captured Cas ualties Reported Heavy. Panama, March 5. (By The As sociated kfess.) Costa Rican forces have crossed the Panama frontier and appear to have overrun the northeastern section of the province of Bocas del Toro. Aftr crossing the Sixola river, which forms the boundary between Costa Rica and J'anama, the Costa Ricans captured the town of Guabito. advanced southward, reaching Almirantc. 20 miles from the frontier, yesterday afternoon.. Unorganized Panaman forces evacuated Almirantc. A bridge across the Sixola river, owned hy tne united 'fruit com pany, has been blown up, it is re ported. , Panama is Ready. National defense measures passed final reading in the national as sembly yesterday afternoon and will become laws upon approval by President Porras. President Porras has named a de fense council of five to' which will be entrusted the selection of men for the Panaman army. All men between the ages of 18 and 40 have been called to the colors. Many foreigners in Panama are joining a legion that is being organized by John Sheridan. Volunteers Ask Service. San Jose, Costa Rica. March 5. Reports of fighting along the Pana man 'frontier and the announcement of the death ofColonel Obregon at Coto have aroused the people of Costa Rica, and large numbers of men arc volunteering for service in the army. It is said here that Col onel Ohrcgon's small detachmenkat Coto was overwhelmed by a force of 1,000 Panamans. There is some disposition to lay responsibility for the present situ ation on the United States- govci ir ment, it being declared that no pres sure was brought to bear upon Panama to secure that country's assent to the frontier arbitration award, handed down in 1914 .by Chief Justice White. ) Mine Planting From Air, Latest Invention, Tested by Aviators Washington, March 5. A cw method of planting mine fields, in volving the use of air craft and a special type mine equipped with a parachute, has been the subject of recent experiments conducted by the navy in Chesapeake bay, it was learned today. The mine is the invention of Charles Kee, mechanical engineer of Portsmouth, Va. The mechanism consists of the mine, anchor, cable and silk parachutes. Large numbers of airplanes, each carrying a rum-" her of the mines, can be sent over the area to be, mined and the de vices dropped' at regular intervals. The parachute eases the descent to the exact spot selected and the in stant the mine hits the water the parachute is detached and floats away. 1 lie mine anchor sinks to the bottom, and a predetermined amount 'of cable is automatically re leased, allowinor ihc min tn risi Ho the required distance from th surface. , . Divorce Court IVtiUon. Leslie Blel against Julia Blel, cruelly. l)r. Ooorg E. Tarker from Hattle Tarkcr. cruelty. 1 o: SPECIALISTS IN DISTINCTIVE FROCKS . Haas Brothers "THE SHOP FOR WOMEN" Second Floor, Brown Block, 16th and Douglas Easter the greatest dress-up day of the entire year, is drawing near , y . Many advantages ai;e to be derived from malting selec tions now Of first importance is the fact that stocks are now at their best, and early thoosing means sa full season's wear while the styles are newest. Haas Brothers have assem bled what every visitor to this store pronounces as the most beautiful Wearables they have ever had the pleasure of viewing. Tailored Suits Beautiful Wraps Stunning Frocks Dainty Blouses Smart Sl(irts 01 tlOfEpSOtfl , VC 4 11 11 tolas Inspiring New Silks for Spring and Easter if IT One has a vision of de lightful frocks and gay sports wear, if silks are to be responsible, 'and Fash ion says they are. Colors and rich combina tions have been designed to enhance the attractive ness of each feminine type. Weaves are varied and in teresting beyond compare. And then Spring Fashions are quite in keeping, with the distinctiveness of the fabrics. Certainly, the new season opens auspiciously. Prices Are Pleasingly Low Embroideries in new patterns sheer organdie flounc , ings (27 and 45-inch), with wide and narrow bandings to match. insertions and edges in cambric and nainsook. lovely Swiss and or-' gandie edges for col lars. ecru bandings, edges vand allovers for vests, collars and cuffs. Nainsooks, If A soft, sheer "moth er's" nainsook is suit able for children's dresses and under- : clothes. (3 6-inch). -45c a yard, $4 a bolt of ten yards. ; ft Japanese nainsook (Nagasaki), is very vheer and fine for dainty undergarments and children's wear. (39-inch), 50c a yard, $5 a bolt. - Linen Section A Demonstration of Minerva Yarns Under the Supervision of Miss Steenstrup Commencing tomorrow and continuing until April second, giving everyone plen ty of time to finish all work that is started. Miss Steenstrup is bringing with her, models of the newest ideas in knitting and crocheting. There is no finer yarn than Minerva, and we have a complete selection of all colors in every number. Make your selection early and join the first class. There is no charge for in struction when materials are purchased in the department. ' Artneedlework Second f loor To Be Pleasing a Gown Must Be Individual . If The wearer must feel its fitness to her own personality andv its essential differ ence from any other woman's dress. If Thompson-Belden's sought this distinc tion when they selected ,the dresses that form their spring displays. You will appreciate the tasteful simplicity of the gowns offered here and the originality of their trimmings. IT A gray crepe de chine shows heavy eye let embroidery over old blue satin, and two dresses, one black and one gray, have very wide banefs of fine Battenburg lace. The prices are attractivethe price of quality is never high Apparel Section Third Floor Springy Wraps Are Graceful The sleeves are very loose, cut. deep into the waistline and the lines incline toward the dol man. Embroidery is usd extensively; a navy Roshnara wrap is elaborately embroidered in course biege colored yarn, an azurite blue mar vella is embroidered in silver threads. You will find them most becoming and our selection varies interestingly ' Apparel Section Third Floor Dress Voiles for 60c a yard Attractive checks, dots and' figured designs in the favored spring colors. An excellent quality, 40 inches wide, for 60c. Two Inexpensive ' Wash Suits Ginghams Greatly Favored Such a large selection of styles that every prefer ence is easily gratified. Distinctive plaids, color ful checks, stripes and all plain shades. Both im ported and domestic dress ginghams of the best sort (32-inch), 40c, 75c and $1.25 a yard. 1 .Madras for Overd rapes A'- mercerized finish in1 brown, green, blue and rose (36-inch), 85c a yd. Draperie Second Floor Lily of France Corsets The' Correct Dress Foundation ' A carefully corseted figure is quite essential 1 if spring frocks are to appear at their best. The fashionable silhouette favors a perfect fitting bodice and a Lily of France corset assures correct and graceful figure lines, a perfect fit, comfort and the best of service. $5 to $25 a pair Fitted by Expert Corsetieres Corset Section Second Floor New small price. spring wear for boys is lower in A dark blue suit in either Oliver Twist or middy style has white or gold trimming, comes in five and six-year sizes and is just $5. White wash suits for two to five-year olds have col ored pictures, embroidery at the belt in front and pipings of gold or blue, $2.75 a suit. Second Floor Lingerie of Silk Envelope chemise of silk crepe de chine' and Georgette crepe in flesh color, orchid and black. Made with shoulder straps and trimmed with two-toned ribbons and lace, $7.50 to $13.50. Extra size bloomers of crepe de chine and satin in flesh color, $6.75 and $11.50. ' Second Floor "' The get-together medium Bee : Want Adsi - - i 1