Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 23, 1915, Page 1

b ' ) \ f —— -Vious to his own élection that he was / Wanta swap something for »ouul.hm( else more useful to you? Use the Swappers' columa of The Bee. ” VOL. XLIV— ROOSEVELT UNDER THE GRILLOF IVINS AT SYRAGUSE TRIAL Attorney Seeks to Show Colomel Knew He Was Not Eligible When He Ran for Gov- ernor of New York. BARNES CONTROLS mxrmm G.tnsel for T. B. Allows This Testi- | mony to Go in Without Any Protest. 265. DEFENSE MAKES NO OBJECTION SYRACUSE, N, Y.. April 22— Dulrlng the first part of the cross- examination of Theodore Rooseveit today William 1Ivins, chief connsel| o Willlam Barnes, brought from he former president the state that he knew the constitution of thi state of New York provides that no man is eligible to the office of gov-| ernor unless he has been a refldem]i of the statc for five years prior tc! the date of his election, and that he| had made 8n affidavit the year .re-“ and for some time had been a resi- dent of Washington. Colonel Roosevelt’s counsel made no objection whgtever to the line of questioning which resulted in these statements. Barnes Coutrols Printing. There was delay in opening court be- | cause of a conference between attorneys and Justice Andrews in ' the latter's A copy f the rébort of the munitee, which investigated Al- ounty affairs, insofar as it re- lated to printing, was admitted in the ‘record. This had to do with contracts for state printing fh the Albany Journal, Mr. Barnes' ‘paper, and other concerns, and the aséigninont of certain of these con- tracts. #xcerpts from the .report were m.n; rénd. The first part had to do with | gambling, disorderly houses and the pay- meAt of money to various officlals, for doing various tifings 'The report of the commiltee was made in 1911, The ma-| at West Point Holds No Outside Jority of the stogk of the Journal com- | / " . Dln:' the rep ok Pointed out, was owned Person “P““‘hh- by William Barnes, that contracts let to this Jolrual company were farmed out to | DOES IOT m m the A{lul ~company, which paid - the Journ- company. 15, per cent, ““ POINT, Neéb.,” April 22.— ! The hmyt“:fi‘ u‘"‘""‘ (Special Telegram,)—That _ elthe comipany, owned anwnn Mr, or Mrs. Herman Wruck Hm Wu Ty e suicide is the finding of the coroner’s u so- | jury that heard the, evidence in the case here today. ' The evidence disciésed that Mrs. Wruck: had & foreboding that s ing was to Pappen, but:the jurors did ‘not tix the ™~ sponsibility for the murder. The public generally does n agree with the conclusions of ‘The verdict reads: o SESpEIR g ek oy deaths as follows: That is, that one of the two was killed by the other and that the survivor thereupon committed suicide after setting fire to the house, or thereby using that means to oause death; and we further declare that we are unable to de- termine which of the two killed the other. Cause of Death Obscure. Dr. H. L. Wells, county physiclan, made @ post mortem examination of the hody. of the man, but failed to find any evi- 1dence of violence or the existence of any wound which might cause death. The rtumor that Wrack “had ‘drawn money from the bank the day before was dispelled. The couple was heard quar- reling the night of the tragedy. Presentiment of Dea ‘The only evidente of Importance was that the\day before her death Mrs. Wruck sent for a friend and dis- tant relative .:.WM‘ to visit her. The woman s M y, accompanied by a neighbor. Mrs. Wruck her a Barnes would not say how he got it. gold watch, a pocketbook " ‘elos= whith appeared .in the New |In money and some other valuable arti- York magezimes and newspapers about | cles and told her to keep the same and Albany politier were then admitted to!if anything should happen her they’ chambe: ' KURDER AND SUICIDE IS YERDICT OF JORY lunlt of Inquest in Wruck Tragedy cnl— an emplove o( the m before the committee *fi.’ o ;. .,“ 7 “the § work, nn,w unable to get the business because It was, “outside the | ring."" ft was sald further that public doc- uments supposed to have been printed by the Jourpel company and bearing that congern's jmprint, actually were printed by the Argus company, APPAar- to e jury. Harnes Beneflefary of Graft. “Pedding of publie printing for the benefit of the Journal company,”” was described 'Ly the report. ‘Another part read: “Duplicate payments for public print- ihe were made to the Journal compgny.’ One excermt was: “The most conspleu- ous bekeffoiary of graft, publie extrava- wnnce wnd raiding of the munieipal treas- ury, ave find from 'the evidence to be William Barnes himself as the owner of vity of the stock of the Journal' copany; How_much more than | the majodty of the Stock he owned he re- fused to discinse. > Another excerpt read: - “Mr. Barnes die~ tates, Where printing goes and the Argus gives up o the Journal in order to ob- falu printing.” The par value of Mr, Barnes stock in the Lyon concern wa 475,00, the report | stated, with the comment that Mr | the record. The terms “machine poli-|should Hand the articles to hir o;ur::r B g ey === | Mrs. Kawin Reed of ‘Albion.“The tragedy (Continued on Page Three, Columh One.) ‘::‘ A Ly S vt vl z T?e oagies Demands Protectio or Cm:’?l (_ounell m. and Vith(y; Por His Witn 88 nsettipd, With showers, Temperature at Omaha Yesterday. | 'Los Angeles Chief Poon Def | 108 ANGELES, Cal, April 2.-Pro- HOWEQ s m @1 | tection for witnesses for the défehse Was Ta m 62 | demanded in_gourt here today by counsel = % | for Charles F. Scbastian. suspended chief W0 0 | of police, and Mrs. Lillie- Pratt, accused & Y ‘:ior contributing.’ to . the; delinquency of ,// \\ b {Mrs. Pratt's half-sister and ward, Edith 2 % | Serkin. \ H 51 M was cherged [that the prosecution . 4 y |was forcing the witnesses to abpear be / § fore the, grand jury and thus was get: | . 3 ting all their evidence”in advance, Rui. {ing was deferred. Edith Serkin resumed her tale of al- |leged improprieties dn which she testitied |the defendants infolved her. She reaf. firmed last Christighs eve as the date of Comparative Locsl Record. 1815, 1914, 1913 1912, Highest Yesterday ... WO B8 west yesterday oan temperature Precipitation . R -fl one of these occurrences, and set “June Temperatures Tecipitation depar- |19, 1912, as that of another. tures from the -or-lr J kY H Normal temperature n‘ | Excess for the da; » H Italy- Rumored Sent Vienna Ultimatum ROME, ‘Apri} 2.~(Via Pariny—X report jréached Rome'from Petrograd todsy that Ttaly had sent a note to Austrie’ which virtually amounted to an vittmatum. | The note s said to embody the minimum terms upon which Italy will consent te |- {comclude an agreement with Austrie. It Is impossible to confirm this report here. General opinfon in Rome 1s that an agreement may still be reached. Never- theless military Dreparations are being continued with the greatest anxiety along ‘i3 | the frontier wiiere Austria in concentrat- I Deficiency since M Deficlency for cor. Excess for cor. 1ng troops. / r.W' THE OMAHA DAILY BEE THE WEATHER Local Showers~ OMAHA, FRIDAY THAT NEW BRITISH ARMY-—Little girl distributing cigarettes to Kitchener’s men as they start for the front. ANTI CANDIDATES PICK ASSISTANTS Vice Churm and Commil ”p l-mod_tt Meeting Held Yes- miu Afternoon. ] mlme omnol STARTED M nlhrdly lthnoon‘l mufilc ot the six cf eon;ullu n-quu- < position of vice chairman and the following committee fof executive work was announced: W. F. Baxter, C. F. Harrison, M. 0. Cunningham, Alvin Johnson, W. R, Adair and I. J. Dynn. . Jobn R. Brandt was chosen as treasirer and Henry F. Meyers as l.tffl‘r! After ‘the “meeting which was held fn Room 323, Bee bullding, the antis' head- quarters. 'Chairiman' Sutton, made this statement; " “It.1q0ks 1ike a landslide for the people’s candidates. The'registration at the el tion commissioner’s offjce shows an ususl interest by peoble of the \nm wards and We have other evidences of our proapective success.' A vigorous speaking campaign was #taried last evening and will be continued until Mgy 4, it was stated. 1t welalso anncinced that - liberal denations have been made to the cam- paign_tund. / "Phe admimistration candidates are plan- ning a mass meeting to be held next Mo, day evening at Wasbington hall. \ The anti-platform is to be printed general distrfbution and they expect have a series of meetings. They also ex- mmhnn—nfluto-ymh- -m. ollv needs some green guys now and then. It 1s a good thing to have green guys. The mayor was & green guy |- when he came from Chadron to Omaha,™ was the sharp retort hurled by Secretary | Meyers from the antl camp, Up in the city hall Mayor Dahiman sat at. his desk, planning a ‘‘far-flung battle | {Continued on Page Three, Column. FIVE) The Bee Will tions Asking the Governor of | Georgia to Save Leo M Frank from, U&c Death Penalty. At dne suggestion of Attorney William ¥/ Gurley, the appeal to the | governor of Georgia to save Leo M. Frank from the death sentence will be put into the form of a petition for ocirculation among the people. “The Bee’s plan for a popular plea for execptive clemency for Leo M. Frank has my hearty support,” gest putting it in the form of a petition, which dveryone will readily sign, rather than depending on each to write a separate letter. & petition cannot fail to impress the governor. I will be glad to sign i and'circulate one of the petitions myself. “I have followed the Frank case as closely as I eould and con- fess I am disappointed in’ the decision of the sup more inclined to accept the dissenting views of Justices Holmes and Hughes. The fact that'two of the supreme court justices have de- * oidéd in favor of Frank affords smple reason to ask for a commuta- tion of the sentence.” The Bee is having petitions prepared and will piace them in the hands of our reporters tomorrow. Volunteers who wish also to cirou- late petitions to save Frank from the death penalty may have blanks by applying to The Bee office. v existing conditions should this year pro- MORNING, APRIL ]WILSON SPEECH | ON NEUTRALITY DOESN'T PLEASE 23, 191 German Papers Assert Good Offices of This Country Will Never Be_Accepted. { " HARP ON ARM& SHIPMENT, S | Oanadian, Solicitor Genmeral Says| America Cares More for Money Than H\munity SAYS LION FIGHTS FOR U. S.| Sttt | OTTAWA, Ont,, April 23,—Arthur | Meighen, solicitor general for Can-| a, In an address to the L-nrenn-m club today criticiged the. policy nh Presfdent Wilson in the war. He de-| clared. that the United States ap-| pear care more for party polmcn‘ the cause of humanity. ‘ says Pighting for Americn. | Referring to President Wilson' trality, he said all the world knew Great Britain was fighting to save | hunffnity, fighting to save the United tes as well as the rest of the rid. from & t¥ranny which would have overwhelmed all. Instéad of giving moral assistance he de("ll’fld[ that the United BStates was con- tinually nagging Great Britain and showed a distinct inclination to hamper it in its efforts for civiliza- tion, German Paper Bitter. AMBTERDAM, Holland, Aprii 22.—Com- menting on the address of President Wil son at the luncheon of the Associated Press in New York April 30 the Vossiche Zeltung of Berlin speaks as fol- lows: “Wa could belleve in the inclination of the United States after the war to play | the role to whiclf Preaident Wilson refers, namely, ‘to ppépare assistance for both belligerent parties,’ if America during the war_ had acted In sccorddnce with the principle of assistahce to neither side. The purveyors of arms and ammunition to. adversaries cabnot, wil of a sudden, pretend to be the impartial friend of all belligerents in the negotiations at th eonolusion of the war.55 3h Much Miataken. Loka! Anseiger sa. m ‘Wilson is mightly mistaken it he tmagines hia sort of neutrality will .ll.' les. to ”.'~F‘ # “a most axtensive supply of arms, wih humble endursance of all | ‘oppres- sfon of neutrai commerce. *Bo far as Germany is concerned, Pres- on Page-Two, Column ) Bum r Wheat Crop Predmted by Kansas' TOPEKA. Kan, April 32—Another bumper Kansas Wheat crop in 1915 was| predicted by J. C. Mohler, secretary nfl the Stafe Board of Agriculture, in a re- port made public today. The ndition of the 1916 crop he estimated wf 825 per cent on A total agreame of §F800. A year ago ‘the crop ‘estimate was 06.5 per cent on an 8,580,000 acreage. A wheat crop second enly to the 181, 00 bushels yleld of last year. is indical Mr. Mohler asserted. It is pointed. out that based on a 100 per it erop of twenty bushels to the acre, nsag under | | duce 150,000,000 bushels. Conditions at this time are ldeal for wheat growing. In but few years in| Kansas, Mohler reports, has there been | %0 little damage from winds and winter | killing. The Messian fly has not ser- | fously injuired the growing wheat the report. shows. In only twelve of the 105 counties of the tate are conditions estimated at less| than #0_per cent good. Sixteen countiés | report 100 per cent conditions. Reports indicate that 95 per cent of | the entive 1914 yield, or 17,000,000 bushels, | is still in the -hands of the Kansas tarmers. Circulate Peti says Mr. Gurley, “but let me sug- Such court. T am 5-TWELVE | the ftirst engagements of the war and dollars_and cents than for the| principles of justice and freedom and |/ [ New York speech on American naufi |CONVICTED OF SLAYING GIRL jexist as to Abe bel- | State Farm Board | | reception * | committee ) in which Dr. — s PAGES. On Traing and st Motel News Stands, So SINGLE ' COPY TWO (I'ENTS.. French Aviator With Foot Shot Away Guldes ’Plane to Safety PARIE, April 2. <A story telling of the herolsm of an aviator described as ““De M~ whose father was kilied in one of has been sent to the Petit Journal by a cor- respondent with the northern army. “Da N was sent with a sorgeant to | bombard a corner of the Belgtan coast where the Germans had been snowing exceptional activity. They had to pass over a reglon where Roland Garros ac- complished hig most senwational exploits the Germans had installed 100 ft guns, aeroplane was piloted safely {through a storm of shells while the ser- geant dropped hombs according to in- struo and then turned towards the French | lines, rising to a height of 5,000 feet to avold the hail of shrapnel. “Suddenly w German she!l smashed the front wheels and hurled through the ma FRANK'S LAWYERS Governor and Pardon Commission Asked to Commute His Sentence to Life Imprisonment. / ATLANTA, Ga., April 22.—Attor- neys for Leo M, Frank today filed a petition with Governor Slaton and the Georgia Prison commission ask- ing that the sentence upon Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan be com- muted to life Imprisonment. The text of Frank's application says: 'l am absolutely innocent of the crime of Which T am convicted. My death would neither avenge it nor punish the real perpetrator. \ “The main evidence on which T was convieted was. of a questionable and un- reliablc character. not been established heyond a reasonable doubt, but, on the contrary, conflict of testimony, uncertainty and doubt™ still every material feature of the case against me." The atterneys presented coples of the evidence at Frank's trial and requested the prison commission to make a per- sonal inspection of the pencil factory {where the Phagan girl was murdered. Members of the commission stated that 6 hearing woyld not he giyen before May 3 - Bl Wil iGeneral Harries To Retire with Rank 1% Bl oo % (From & Staft Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, April #.~Special Tet- egram,)—Genotal . George H. Harries, presidont of the Omaha Electrie Light and Power company. who hus been in com- mand of the /National Guard ‘of the Dis- trict of Columbla since 1807 and & mem- her. of the organization tinuously for more than twenmty-six , today flled his wpplication with Zecretary of War Garrison for retirement with the rank of major general. -, General Hatries arrived in Washington this morning from Omaha to participatd in a distribution of medales to officers and men of the guards which s cne of the most efficient militia organizations in the country, General Harrles speaks in the m?-t glowing terms of Omaha, ‘‘which | destined to become one f the great elun of the country,”” and of the whole-hearted it has been accorded him by the peoplefof Nebraska metropolis since his advent among them. He will go to New York tomorrow and after a short _ [Visit to' several eémstern cities. He will { | return to Omaha next week. 'Dr. Patten Resigns Place on Methodist Book Committee { AR AN FRANCISCO, April 2.-Dr. J{mn A. Patten, proprietary medicine manu- facturer of Chattancoga, Tenn., who has beon criticlsed In medical magaszines, ten- dered yesterday his resignation as chgir- man of #he book commf of the Meth- | odist Book concerr, it was fearned today. The Methodist Book concern {s a 85,000,000 corporation which issues publications of the Methodist Episcopal church and does @ general business, the profits of which largely are devoted to the support of wuperanugled = clergymen. The _ hook 18 in annual session here. The resignation was accompanied by a letter Patten expressed a desire Pot to embarrags the committee through his personal conflicts. German Attempt to Invade England Fails LIVERPOOL,, April 2—~F. T. Jane, the writer, during te course of a lecture here last night, #ald: It is not gemerally known that the Germans tried to land an expeditionary force in England and that th ritish navy forced .them back to thelr harbor again. We were once very mear to an invasion. although never @& word of it appeared in the newspapers.” Free Coupon For the Best Movies By special arrangement with eight of the leading moving pleture theaters THE BEE is enabled to give its readers a combination coupon good for & free admission to any ome of them on days specified, In Sunday's Bee FILE A PETITION My alleged gullt| has | |GERMANS MAKE MANY ATTEMPTS T0 RETAKE HILL Counter Attack After, Counter At tack is Repulsed by British Troops Who Hold Height [ehine, severing the aviator's left fo The aeroplant began to plunge dnwm\nm | but ‘De M~ gritted his teeth and righted the machine keeping it headed towarde the camp. The sergeant, who thought they were done for, supported the Pllot with his left arm. while with his right he started to pencil a farewell letter to his mother. They still had fifteen miles | to fly ta 1eack a place of safety. 4 “Shall 1 take the heln?' asked nw\ $ lelr Ypres. * sergeant | UNo, no-you trust to me. We'll got| m l!lo ..l. ‘hu *k to France allfight,” was “De M's’ n ©o! A E | reply. [ “The sergeant then abandoned hie| Btnule for xu Possession Has Cost letter writing and supported the l‘"l\(J Thou‘.n‘. ol m'fl “d m with both arms. De M- stuck o his : tark and took the machine sately back to is Not Yet: the starting point .and crawled out un alded throurih the hole made by the Ger- | man projectile. Not until he reached the hospital at Zuydcdte did he faint FRENCH DRIVE AT ST. MIHIEL| { DEADLOCK IN NEGOTIATIONS hee tween Austrin Ttaly has been! broken and f a settloment| BRYAN LOSES FIGHT FOR DRY IOWA MAN| i kvt Washington Leaders of Democratio| ' Roke. 2 STRONG TORKISH ARMY 1 - Farty Pleased at Outcome in paring to .flt\r Yosltane € o Hawkeye State SECRETARY MAKES NO COMMENT (From a Staft Correspondent.) WABHINGTON, April £2.—(Spe- cial Telegram.)—That Secretary of State Bryan failed to land & "dry"‘ national committeeman in Iowh, as he had urged, is becoming "talked about in eastern political circles. Mr. Bryan wrote a letter to a member, of the committee of Iowa recently in which he urged that the democratie | party divorce itself from the liquor interests and that someone be chosen committeeman who was for prohibition. ’ The democratic lowa committee has | € Just held a mooting and given the vacancy on the national-committes caused vy the | appointent of Martin J. Wade tu the foderal bench. The committes choose Wil bur Marsh of Waterloo, a millionaire manufacturer and prominent politiclen, who had the support of the democratic organization and who was opposed by Secretary “Bryan. Although this 1s a defeat for Secretary | ™Minor overations, " Bryan, the selection of Mr. Marsh gives i~ much satiataction among leading factors| - WONDON, AM‘" 22,—Hill No. 60, {n the hational committee here and among | dominating an area to the southeast some of the cabinet, s of Ypres, contindes to be the storm k- “oitcome of -the Tows sont " by | cen western- i reason of Becretary M&'- intervention, n;::‘:m" S0t Wit the wan being waiched closely by liquor and| tenaclousty ufl—u«wmm over e eountey. 1t &round '-93- .1m last b wnt Eiven.. | wttention In | day. TN nnwylvania and W\mm ‘where' 1t mnmn v«nfl-onuc mfi,. national committee. 4 Secretary Bryan tod ment on Mr. Marsh's are helleved to run inte] the thousands. S0 far as 5:: h--l disclosed the Rritish have swes ceeded in retaining the hii PETROGRAD REPOR' fighting tn northern Rus- \ Poland, near the East Prus- o slan frontier. The Russians are! 4 d to have won the advantage. GERMAN ADMIRALTY annou today that & Hritish sul EVA DISPATOH says Austrinn German subjects land have heen recalled tu thelr respective countries. It lfl alwe reported that the Itallam govern. ment hus reqaisitioned abi:Italinm ve n engaged in trade with United States, IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM yestore Aday there was u continunance ' of refused to no- n. Tios Angeles Lawyer. ‘Guilty of Con; piracy |n. : The French drive 1: :u“um ] numu.mmmm LOS ANGELES, Cal, April 22.—Fred- M"h!&'m itk ‘M. ‘Bhepard, & Los Angeles at-l /o BL gl o " R torney, was found guilty by a jury in condit] ground both the United States distriot cdurt last night e gt o = of consplracy to smuggie oplum. Accord- ing to the testimony, Shepard used a map given him by clients accused.of smug- rectly reficoted In the local operations, ‘The situation on the eastesn front is for the moment ot o standstill, &ling, showing the location of a cache of ¢ oplum ust acrom the lower California |t ug ek Pitibgey daMrhy boundary to recache the durs and later | i % ,'.'.‘.""n,""“.".l' gl "'""". } to have it brovght to Jos Angeles to sell, s e ;. A. C. Brown, ‘s rancher, co-defendant|°f MoYements in Poland. On '“ i In the case, was aiwo convicted. [samc|BaPd: fine weather, M, I|urth, & state senator from New m Mexlco, thatified to making the trip into Mexica with Shepard 1o move. the opium, | 381 & condition which w‘ bl Ho sald Mrs. Helen Fauser, so-callod created acility on saeh “Queen of the Smugglers,” whom Shep-| The British press concedes that ard was defending, authorized them to |'08 o€ Hill No. @ ls largely a local well the dfug In Mexicall to raise bafl|'r: DUt it this ongagement n ‘1 money ‘to release her from (he Log|'mPortant step and & great re- . Angeles county ' fall. et umu--t'u-.-hu‘*. Hrown sald he brought the eighty cans, | Pombardment. The Germans, in posses- sald to ba valued at $6,000, acroMs the | ®on of the hill, were not only line on Shepard’'s promise of any amount | OWN, but they threatensd the over $2 » can that the contraband might|}nes in the vielnity of lt. bring in this country. Governiment agents 106 of this hill say attempts to sell the drug In san |'nconvenience rtish mu phrateprrs: prroe4 gives an advantageous position for fur- Franclaco and Denver brought about the #trensthens the B arrest of the defendante Shepard denjed having anything to do|ther efforts, end rendors the German with bringing the opium Into this coun-|Offensive in this quarter difficult. try, saying he intended to have it taken to Mexicall. The jury recommended him to the mercy of the court. Sentence will be pronounced next Monday. Thirty Thousand a | Year Not Enough for | Three Children| Will buy you Many offers =~ A 4 . N M PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Apitl 2.-An f g Od J b’ annual allowance of $3,000 was not suf- [ o 0 O { ficlent property to aupport the three ehildren of Persifor Freser, sr., accord-| 1f you want a job where you ing to the testimony before the orphan county court here. yesterday and the {can ‘‘get by’ with the least court upon the petition of the children's ‘P‘”flble amount of ‘effort, them :\.n::ilrlnfn:'m" vd t;no smount to 46,00 don’t spend your penny for The Jott by the rhlldr::'flr:'r"nn‘:ll:rl::lv.!:::; Bee's ‘‘Help Wanted”” ads. 3 Lowber Welsh, amounted (o $§106,000 al | Our “Help Wanted" aitor, 41 ears and Tosbel, aped 1o ~ 848 come straight from’ | years. the very men it would be [MOORE WILL PRESIDE OVER and be lllo::thd ':g: ' LAKE MOHAE&CONFERENCE MOHONK LAKE, N. Y., April 2.—An- | nouncement was made today that Jum.“he employment opportunities | Baasett Moore of Columbia university, iD The Bee to open a way into formerly counselor of the State depart- | the 'tmn‘]*old of W“ | ment, will preside over the twenty-fi t | Lake Mohonk conterence on internationa | the best things of life, X arbitration to be held here May 19 to 21 b The announcement declares the confer- 1 ence will. not exclude the conllderl(mn “Evsrybody Reads Bes '!"‘m The ambitious man can use of the interests of ~neutrals fn mo Kuropean war. However, there will be no direct eriticism of policies or acts of any belligerents