i ME i:KK: OMAHA. THl'KSDAi. Al AKl II V. l'.'--'. Railroads Begin Final Defense v;' of Freight Hates Alto.ur) On tare IVMimuiiy IIt Nut Hiomii (irotni.! for Grufrnl lie Juction in Uidrgrs. Valiingtaii, lUri'li rt f4ilijl lfUn foiUv (Sirir tiiut ililrtue uf rvuimjj livrts uf (rik'lit ni ngfr rtr IjcliTf the Interstate I'ommrrre foitiiniirn wlirn iltor nry f ar4l (Hit urgent whit. It Mill oiiflmlr tlti1 hfiriURi llt have con iiiMird for nrr.il month. Ilftuy Wolf Htklof tlie frnnnl ulh yteni, I"rd II. V !. Krner.il nitiiurl of ihf Southern IViin", ami I rank ('jwjihinry. for the Southern isilrnad. ituiMcd ilwt on nriilirr tcgl nor rronotiiir ground. the inat of ietimony uVm tiWIoacci irxotitid lor the commission to ni.ike general ietu'.tiopf of ratci. 'J he railroiiil pave way to their opponent ju.t lefor the dav' r moii concluded nd Fred V. Tut pinef the Miiitinota railroad rom motion, (leaking for all mate regit Itie bodies atocia'ed In the hear. mg, entered upon ti e preliminaries if an argument which will he con tinued tomorrow. Earning! Below 6 Per Cent. State rommiin arc aking lir he aid, for paxeiiKer larc reduction on the ground that they are too high tor the trade to lirar and that no portion f railroad charge, if re duced, ""would be more quickly re fleeted in the actual cot to the ul timate consumer. Hr. liikle used railroad earning statistics, exhaustively placed in the record, to formulate lii.t conclusion that no reductions ran be granted Railroad are entitled to a 6 per cent return on the value of property used m traniportatinn, he contended, whether this fifure i fixed in the future bv law or net up lv the com mission at a standard, and the latest earnings report indicate they are now making but 4 49 per cent. if r. Wood took the ainc position asserting that "no greater blow could he dealt the credit of carrier that that involved in a general rate re duction. Mr. Gwathmey added that no grounds exist lor the assump tion that there ran be any immediate stimulation ot business by rate rcduc tiong." Lewi Interrupt. Commissioner Lewi interrupted Mr. Voodj argument to ask how railroads intended to proceed under the promise of lower rates which they made to the country by the resolution of their executives in in slituting complaints before the rail way labor board asking for further general reductions in wages. "We propose to bring the rediiC' lions given with estimates of the amount of money they mean to rail roads before t lip commission, Mr. Wood replied, and "with the infor mation you have gathered in this long proceeding we are now engaged in you can determine how the rate decrease should be apportioned." "We want to get that correct," Mr. Lewis resumed. "Is it the intention of the railroads to make all those wage reductions translatable in re duced freight rates?" Mr, Wood replied that was the in tention, but after a momentary con ference with Alfred Thorn, counsel for the railroad executives, he add ed that the roads would ask to be given "credit for reduction already made" in applying the amounts which they expected to receive. Eight Suspects Held in Wild West Holdup Bootleggers lo Aid IL S. in War on Dope Peddlers Seattle. March 8. -An agreement to aid federal agents in their efforts to suppress the narcotic trade is said to have been reached by 100 repre sentatives of the various branches of the illicit liquor traffic in the north west at 8. convention they are re ported to have just held in this city. Closer co-operation between United States and British Columbia smuggler and dealers and new price schedule? for liquor are also said to have been decided on at the convene tion. Among the more specific ac complishes of the "delegates" was the reported increase of $10 a case for Scotch and American whiskies in sales to Seattle bootleggers; forma tion of a liquor runners and whole sale deliverers' amalgamation, where by the set price will be maintained and an agreement to give Victoria a proportionate share with Vancouver, B. C, in the liquor trade with Seattle A liquor runners' convention, vjhich the police reported was held last week in Spokane, was said here list night to have been directed from Seattle. . - . Alliance Methodist Church Will Be Used for Last Time Alliance, Neb., March 8. (Spe cial.) After 35 years of service, the First Methodist church of Alliance will be used for the last time for re ligious service's next bunday, alter which services will be held in the new $75,000 building which is near ing completion. Rev. Mearl C. Smith, pastor, has invited all persons now living, who were converted, baptised or married in the old church building to be present at the final service. County Judge Ira E. Tash, Box Butte county pioneer and one of the early members of the church, will speak on "Reminiscences of Early Days in the Methodist church," and several other old-time members will "give short talks, including one woman who was present at the dedi cation services 35 years ago. The new church edifice is one of the most up-to-date church buildings in this part of the state, containing a large auditorium, gymnasium ajid other modern features. Postoffice at Alliance i to Remain Open All Night i Alliance, Neb., March 8. (Spe-I v r. . t- it 1 1 I r.iai.j Beginning aiarcn u, an iu night service will be installed at the! Alliance postorhce. the iobty will be kept open and mail will be re ceived for all night trains up to mid night General delivery service will be maintained on the present sched ule, Mail for the night grains will close at the same time in advance of train time as at present. This added service will remove the com plaints of patrons who. after closing hours, have had to take mail to the railroad station or hotels for mailing. J-,.'.. j pt ace ' jhrrz? , . ;t , 1, i ; wntmrnnm Zij jTriliiitos Faid hv Jurists to "Sparks" Jokes About Weather as Ship Sinks lMliu4 fwm ! mi.) U M 1 1 I Sill I till ")4 !l I ihini4 until 4 in hf fie Ulllltt l iylll 1 1 1 1 1 iiixii o n mIc t'l'Of link', Mfjii- Left to right art "Lone Star" Fred Hans, who says he stuck up his hands Tuedy night at the point of a gun for the first time in his life; George (Shorty) Evans, night watch man at Alc-Sar-Ben race track, and C. (Dad) Hendricks, proprietor of Dad's Place. Inserted below is Alex L. Pesrson, only recently returned from Canada, where he was exonerated on charges of committing liquor swindles. In the early day of the new west "Ixme Star" Fred Hans, government lield marshal, won the title of a quick shot in escapade with bandits. He met his Waterloo Tuesday night when a trio of "two-gun" ban dits shot up Dad's Place, a little frame inn, located east of Ak-Sar-lien field; slugged G. (Dad) Hen dricks, the proprietor, "Lone Sta?"' and another customer, George (Shorty) Evans, and escaped with $250 and a gold watch. Trio Identifies Pearson. Yesterday the victims, with heads bandaged, identified Axel L. Pearson at Central police station as leader of the bandit trio. Pearson has been linked with Bart Williams, alias "Red the Rough," Wiley Compton and the late Jinimie Cosgrove in highjacking escapades, according to police reports. He returned three months ago from Canada, where lie was freed alter a hearing, at which he was accused of complicity in liquor swindles. Seated about a rickety stove in Dad's Tlace at 11:30 last night, Lone Star" was relating stories of his gun play of years ago. The door opened suddenly. "Up with 'em," commanded a voice from behind two guns. Shoots Out Light. Two other eunmen followed, one firing twice through the ceiling i wo lights burned dimly. A shot extinguished one of them. "Where's that jack you keep around here?" the leader asked Hendricks. "Haven't much," Dad -replied. "You're a dirty liar." as the bandit hit him with his pistol. Hendricks fell. Wallet Is Pocketed. While one gunman kept a revolver trained on the victims, his confeder ates ransacked the place. They took $15 from the cash register. Hen dricks slipped a wallet containing J40 ironj his pocket to the floor and kicked it under an ice box. One of the gunmen saw him and pocketed the wallet. Noticing a watchman's badge on Evans' coat, a bandit struck him over the head. Evans fell. "So you're a dick, eh?" remarked the assailant. ,- "You deserve the tame" said the third, as he hit "Lone Star" on the head. Nine Suspects Jailed. From "Lone Star" the bandits took $10.80. Evans lost 80 cents. Rushing from the place, the trio fired several shots in the air, one of the gunmen yelling. "Give my re gards to Mike Dempsey." They escaped south in the dark ness. Detectives Robert Munch and Fritz Franks are on the case. Seven suspects, other than Axel Pearson, are in jail awaiting identification by the bandit victims. , Lodge Urges Senate " to Ratify Treaties Bananas contain a large amount of starch and make a very much bet ter food cooked than uncooked. (( ontiiiiMtl Vrnm Fate Onr.) duce in some measure the burdens of taxation imposed by the existed e of armies and fleects and the com petition ot armaments aim protect the future peace and safety of the United State. We were of one mind in agreeing that if we were to have any measure of success we must think in terms of peace and not in terms of war. It was our earnest hope that in a portion of the earth's surface at least we could do something to substitute the assur ance of peace for the arrangements and calculations of war. "Actuated by these beliefs, and by this spirit we were clearly of the opinion that there lay before us three Kreat objectives, three dominant pur poses to be attained. One was the termination of the Anglo-Japanese alliance. The next was an agree ment between the five principal allied and associated powers seated at the table for a reduction of naval arma ments. The third was to accomplish all that was possible to aid China m such wavs as to help her in the es tablishment of a free and independ ent government and particularly to secure the restoration ot tne great province of Shantung to the Chinese empire to which it ngntiuny ne.- longed. Main Purpose Attained. "Wc succeeded before the close of the conference in obtaining all these objects. The treaty now before us terminates the Anglo-Japanese al liance. Personally, I believe that it involves the United States in no ob ligation except to meet with the other signatories and consult in case of any controversy arising, or in case of aggression by some outside power not a signatory. I repeat that I think the obligation to meet and consult is the only obligation existing in this treity, and the main purpose of the treaty is attained by the termination of the Anglo-Japanese alliance. "It is not necessary for me to go into detail as to the reasons for my opinion, as to the great importance of this single achievement. It is sufficient to say that in my judg ment, the Anglo-Japanese alliance was the most 'dangerous element in our relations with the far east and with the Pacific. Wars come from suspicions which develop into ha treds and hatreds which develop into war. The Anglo-Japanese alliance caused a growing feeling of suspicion not onlv in the United States, but in Canada. On the other side, it tended to oive a backKround to Japan which encouraged the war spirit and large preparations both by land and sea. for future conflict. It immobilized England and prevented the exercise of its influence in the east for the cause of peace, and peace is distinctly in its interest in that great region. That menace to peace is removed by the four power treaty. Total Differences. ''I have already shown that total difference which exists between this treaty and the Anglu-Japanese alli ance. There is no likeness between that alliance and this treaty. Far fiom taking the place of the other, this treaty simply enabled England, Australia and New Zealand to take part in terminating the alliance. The removal of the Anglo-Japanese alli ance, which is complete, created the situation in which it was possible to bring about an agreement lor the reduction of naval armament. While that alliance existed a reduction of naval armament was difficult if not impracticable. Senators should near in mind that the defeat of the four-power treaty would endanger the treaty for the limitation of naval armament and the failure of the naval treaty would shock and startle the world and bit terly disappoint the American peo pie. We must not forget the close elation between the two treaties. The defeat of the four-power treaty would mean the failure of the con ference. Let there be no illusion on that point." Many Prominent Men Annul Memorial J5rriir in IV J?. DHtriit (.'our! for l.ote IVderul Judge. "I iJi 4 rccoid il the I" I Walter I. Smith lutein stdni the wall of every high n'hool hi ilw pUie ui Iowa a ,ni cu-rUMing re minder to tlif utli oi the uie uf the tiOMthiliiir uf tl'f biiinlilctl." ii.iid Judge Martin f. Wadr, m of the prakrrt )clcrday afternoon 'I il.e iiseinorul (.erviici in honor ot Judge Smith, hrld in the I'mtnl Mate dutrut court room at Council lilmU. The crii'e were held under the upue of the lVtuwaiianiie County Har donation and were at tended by nuny prominent jurist and attorneys and by a large crowd of frirnd and admirer of the late Judge Smith. Spencer Smith, prri- dent of the bar afiatioii, presided. "Judge Smith was a grrat man be raue he had studimoly, rarnrttly and assiduously qualilied himself id meet any emergency," Mid II, J. Chamber, lilutf attoimy, who read the resolution adopted by the ao. ciation in memory of the judge. W. S. Daird. stale senator, read a state ment prepared by Col. C. li. Saun ders, who was to have made a talk, hut was prrvented by illness from attending (he services. Judge G. W. Culliton and Judge O, D. Wheeler, both of the distriU court bench, made short talks in which they estollcd the man who had sat on the district bench for 10 years before he entered congress. Three other federal judges attend ed the services and nude short talks. They were Judge T. C. Munger of Lincoln, Judge C W. Woodrougli of Omaha and Judge George C, Scott of Sioux City. Judge Smith was on the bench of the federal cir- euit court ot appeals at tne time oi his death. Alliance School Head Is Re-Elected for Three Years Alliance. Neb.. March 8. (Spe cial.) Walter R. Pate, superintend ent of the Alliance schools, was unanimously re-elected by the board of education and has signed a three- year contract at his present salary of S4.000 a vear. He has held thfl position for 14 years. The board also fixed all teachers' salaries the same for next year as they are this ear, stating that if retrenchment of school expenses is necessary it must come from some other source. A new $200,000 high school and a $75, 000 grade building, for which bonds have already been issued, will be built during the present year and completed in time for occupancy by January 1, 192,?. Taste i matter ot tobacco quality We tUte it as our honttt belief tht the tobaeeoi used in Chesterfield are of finer quality (and hence of better taste) than in any other cigarette tt the price. Litt'lt & Myirt Ttisen Ct WIT Chesterfield CIGARETTES o Turkuh and Domestic tobaccos blendtd Foot of Section Laborer Crtifchcd in Rail Accident Alliance, Neb., March 8. (Spe cial.) Sam Jirvis, 24, a Greek sec' tion laborer for the Burlington. in the Alliance hospital with half of his right foot crushed off as the result of an accident at Hyannis. He lived in a bunk car near the railroad tracks and had just stepped from the bunk car onto the track when freight car backed into him, catch ing his foot beneath the wheels. He was brought to Alliance on a spe cial car by the crew of the train which struck him. It is expected that amputation of the remainder of his foot will be necessary. Price of Corn Interests Cuming County Farmers "We are not very much interested m the price ot com, saia a. k. Goranson of West Point, who brought in a load of cattle. "The corn crop of Cuming county was big, but most of it was sent to mar ket in the form of livestock. "Most of the hogs of my section have been sent to market and there has been considerable feeding of cattle which will be sent to market as soon as they are finished." State Poard of Control May Purchase More Land Lincoln, March 8. (Special.) Purchase of 160 acres of laud ad joining the reformatory, to be used for agricultural purposes by the in mates, will be considered by the state board of control in a short time. J. A. Secrtst. owner of the i land, offered to abide by a "decision' of a board appointed by the board of control as to the worth of the land. This board has valued it at $282.52 per acre. Greet MoArtoo In las Annlr. T.oe Angeles, Cal.. March 8. -Several hundred frienda greeted William Giobs McAdoo, formei aecretary of the treasury and director general of railroads, when he arrived hen with the Intention of making Los Angeles his future home. He said he would lnolc for an office today and immediately begin the practice of law. while IUhkii Vri't irtlurf the Ufou- Uit fpeuiur liiry Mere cmiihg l the ii'tiie and in en. J. Wt.h Death. I'r i hour r m the viroiuoii wirelr opcia'pr kept lulling ilirri Ml'. "A terf'b! night fr U lad It e," he titled ami aittwrrcd Itiut-j wrli: J "Ha. h!" "Our old nun think iuabe we'll ht a nice hrrre ly ami by," he tii klrd, and add'd: The Menard i making ham tand uirhrt of the liltli.un now, "J he old watjon tiki like liuMrd teapot, o'd tint." he hured in again and when lUnen responded; "Hold on, Imld on, old man; we'll he along side oon," the Urontoit't man shut bs.k: "Look hke wr are guing to a pic- me, J in is no weather to ue out with out an umbrella.' Siyi Shis Sinking. Then a few minute after noun he ua rriou K4Hi. "We are sinking now," he aid. "Going down Merit tirst. The deck are ah and the boat are smashed up. We can't hold out any longer." That Kinird tt he the end. Hut hi a trice ll.incu' cart got another farewell ineage: I "The skipper sent that last one," it j sputtered. "He ought t know, j Where my hat? (t M go to this 1 party. Sorry we couldn't wait fori you, old man. Hut in a big hurry i now. So long. Skull! k . j And all wa kitcnt save the howl- j ing of the gale and the hungry sea. lowansIYmlo.. Blackmail Charge IMilciHr Will Uf I'rt'M'litcd ! Cruml Jury fitting at Fori Nuitli. I'.Mt jimih, Atk Mnli R:Lk mail thaigrii atuiiot I'duaid Hunter ! ti-.He A, I i m. i r. Ies Moinr (hi) l.ui!ei, wie d' PiUnfil tin niU'iiKti'u ii liiMint iptil turt by ltuiy rinrcuir Mm . VI, tttut ammiilitid Ihf tluigr ttituM he I'lf-riiUd dirrilly tit (lie grand jury now- iti seii. The Ioa men divlnud . enpi-w lite information Un whit h lin y .ii, thry wrr ptmrtding in an rtlurt l.i ri-ioirr $V"l in bomU, p4rt t-f the $15,lNJ i..t stolen If out the 4k March .'5. IVIV. In a statement tu the polite. J-e It. Ward, who preferred the chatrs. ilecl.itcd Hunter and Diamine claim ed liarl Ward, hi oi, received a part of the loot by epres and' de livered it to one of the alleged hau diis. This Ward denied. Patton'i Status I Mystery. I)r Moine, March R--lSpnul Trhgram.) Olfitial of the state board of parole here aic rndravoriug l.'i'l the H ii'i. t'l ,.d ration, ;unii i 4 ! tiiiuplu ity iii roll I buy il the .i4 Nm'tf hank hru' laud iici""i IW 4 t mtii t i-nlii; lime t Vrt ,l4di"'i pcmii-uiurv. h'tpurt tionl l'or Simili, Ark, stair J that I'it'"i vt atimied tbrrr, in ii.M'paiiy will) liroitie Hituuni' and 1 ilwm II, Jlumrr, t'linuli of .. uuw dtfumt hank, on 4 hne of bUkuuilillt!. Attording to iiirmhrr ul the rule Im.trd I'aHmi it still uppo.t l he t loit Madin. No record of In filcic r psrole is lo K lull Ml), Hunter and Jlimnrc he devoted ri'iii.ti,! tli.-ir entire tune iiie lln 1, .1.1., i v of the hiihk f Inoing the 4ihsi worth oi Hi'N it bond'. Ihr trail le i In vatituu part of the conn 11 y ami tinallv ! I'oit Smith. Here ihiv were arrested Uhh the mm pUmt of Joe 15, Ward, wealthy he manriiseimer, who rhargrd thry turd to blackmail liim by tonurct!n bin knit Willi the lubber. St'iniuolc Iiulijii Chief riitil iSlmt Through llearl Miami, Ma., March H. Jack Tiger tail, Keminole chieftain, wa found flain at an Indian village here this, morning. He had been shot through the h-art. Ti'Kertail was a familiar fiKiire on the nireets of Miami for jcat ami wa known hy thouaiid f northerners. Mysterious Phone Call 1 I Followed Jiy Hohliery Ues Moines, la., March 8.(Spe. cial Telegram.) Following' a mys terious telephone call jewelry valued at $5,000 was taken from the V. A. Wilkins home, it was discovered hy M-. Wilkins Tuesday night. Mr. Wilkins it out ot town. The loot included several diamond rings, a diamond platinum bar pin, a pearl necklace and several watches. "Somebody called the houe about noon and asked if Mr. Wilkins was in," Mrs. Wilkins told police. "I told the man he was out of town, thinking of course it was business call." Soon afterward Mrs. Wilkins hit the house for the afternoon. In the evening, when dressing for dinner, Mrs. Wilkins discovered the loss. She did not report it to police until Wednesday. Evaporated Milk Costs you no more, and you can be sure of all around nourishment and perfect safety in your most vital food. It's pure country milk with the cream left in. iMlLK Second Church of Christ, Scientist, of Omaha, Nebraska Announce a Free Lecture on Christian Science By Rev. Andrew J. Graham, C. S. B. of Boston, Massachusetts At First Church Edifice, St. Mary's Ave. and 24th St. THURSDAY EVE., MARCH 9, AT 8 O'CLOCK The Public I Cordially Invited to Be Present Mr. Graham ia a member of the Board ef Lectureship ef the Mother Church, the First Church ef Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts. NEW OSBORN BABY GRAND $350 (F. 6. B. 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For Linings Thompson, Belden's 1 OMAHA'S LEADING CASH MARKETS Us fcViRY POUND OF flEWr SOLD HERE WV.L0 For Quality Meats, Quick Service and Lowest Prices 2408 Cuming 212 N. 16th 4903 S. 24th T B-APPETIZINGr J r t " Choice Halibut, or whole 17c Choice Halibut Steak ....20c Choice Salmon, or whole . 16c Choice Salmon Steak .18c Smoked Finnan Haddie .22c Red Salmon, Mb. tall cans 30c Choice Pork Loin 1 O Evergood Butterine, A C Roast 101 2-lb. prints Tt 5 lbs. $1.00 Fresh Boston 10 Butt, lOt Choice Rib Boiling C ' Beef UC Fresh Spareribs 1 O " " tt 1C Choice Cut Round 1 Stc&ic w Sugar Cured Picriic 1?. Hams l"t Sugar Cured Breakfast ' Bacon, Vz or OO . , . whole LLi Danish Pioneer OO Creamery Butter. . . JJt -; Choice Beef Pot 1 A Z T Rot ...1UC Evaporated Milk, Q tallcan-' Fresh Neck Bones, or 6 lbs. for JC Liberty Nut But- ' OA terine, per lb -Vt Sugar Cured Regu- OT 5 lbs. 97c larHams.... -jC