Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 16, 1915, Page 2

[ i " tired two [ gt LUSITANIA DID NOT CARRY GUNS, Testimony Shows Steamship Was Not Armed and Was Never Fitted Out as Transport. ADMIRALTY BEGINS INQUIRY LONDON, J“l:_]:’\. “The tania was not armed and it never was fitted out as a transport,” was one Lusi- " of the remarks made by Sir Edward Carson, attorney general in the new cabinet, in addressing the court this morning at the opening of the Board of Trade inquiry into the loss of the ,Cunard lner. Baron Merey, president the ocourt of inquiry, is assisted by Ad- miral 8ir Frederick BEnglefield and Léeutenant Commander ™earn as naval assessors and Captain Davies of and Captain Speeding of the Mercan-| tfle Marine. Attorney General Car- son and Frederick F. Smith rep- resented the Board of Trade, while the Cunard company and the passen- gers of the Lusitania, Including the late Alfred G. Vanderbilt, all were represented by counsel Atorney Gemernl's Statement. Sir Eowand Carson, who opened for the Board ¢f Trade, sald he courted the fullest inquiry. He was able to give - plete denial to . the contention of the German government (hat the Lusitania was an armed vessel carrying guns and serving as an auxillary to the naval forces of Great Britin. 'Tn %s note to Gefthany,” the speaker said, “the United States airesdy has offiglally dented this, and the evidence | proposa to call will eonfirm and fully prove the remarks of the Ameficah goverament that the Lusitania. was not armeq and that it never had been fitted out as a transport. “Without, warning a German submarine pedoes at' the Lustania it Js believed that a third projectile also was fired. Such an act was not ;nl: contrary to international jaw, but contrary to the dictates of civilisation and humauity., To sink phssengers in this mapner was & deliberate attempt at murder.” “The real questions arising.” the at- torney general sald, “are only two: Mirst, aa_to the navigation of the ship having regard to the instructions and information coiveyed by the admiralty; and second, as to whether everything wae dono that could be done after the 4 eltper for ;!l-q-o oarried no masked guus, o that, ten sbo- wos ing (theators did' & rushing vusiness last ft i | i FH i By 3 it : i i : i i i il "THE BEE: ( | Wears Onl) Hero Medél Ebe; Given by National Or Net Indiana’ A | vision, Travelars' Protective association has the distinction of wearing the medal nwarded by the association to any |of its 51,000 members for heroisn It was presented to him at the national |convention in Buffale in 1906, about two | weeks after the ovent In which he won it. This wae a fire which broke out on |an excursion boat in which the members' | wives and familiex of Post G were golng |down the Wabash The flames burst out of the en room. Neff, who, by the way, was and is secretary and treasurer of the volune teer fire department, was standing at tho front of the boat. He made a dive for the fire, which was running swiftly to- ward a tank filled with gasoline. The omptain’s wife handed him & fire ex- tinguisher, which he played on the flames st risk of his lfe While he was thus occupled an ex- plosion took piace, which hurled him into o skift tied by the mide of the boat. Following this, the other excursionists formed a bucket brigade and finslly wuce ceeded in pulting out the flames. Hiy hands and head were badly burned. Mr. Neft comes from the rece wicked city of Terre Haute. But it | longer wicked. He is, himself, a member of the mayor's advisory board, which i made up of nine prominent business men. “Mayor James M. Gosson, who was comptroller under Roberts, Is enforcing the laws strictly,” sald Mr. Neff. “The saloons observe the law. The gamblers |are completely out of bustness.” Mr. Neff has two boyhood friends in Ome They “are Sam Gresnleaf and Wenver ! “Sam and 1 worked together in the bub factory 4n Terre- Haute when we were small boys,”" said Mr, Neff. “It was | an awful place for dust. At the end of thn week the dust would be from three to | five Inches deep on the floor. And we inhaled that dusf for the princely sum of ¥ & wesk. My other friend, now liv Ing In Omaha, was ‘Buze’ Weaver, whom I find here rechriutened ‘Dad’ and secre tary of your Ak-Sar-Ben. In many » | parade I marched behind him . as he bent the drum. He was a drommer boy there | th war times Mf. Neff hus a number of other dis. tinctions. He helds the record in Terre | Haute for oconducting a business con- | tinuouelyin one place. His jewelry store has been In the same location for forty- three years. Charles 7T Post G, only ! |ana girls, der of the T. P. A. IMAH! 'Sunday’s Secretary Leaves the Service of the Evangelist | Pl DELFPHIA Telegram.)~Bentley Ackley, who became widely known as Billy Sunday's right wecretary and planist in the June 16 —(Spec hand man, ;..,»m revival here, has resigned from the | |day's confidential advance , he says, other zation less deserv ing than he received vast profits, in one case aggergating $20,000, from the writing and publication of hymns, the sale of hymn books and the disposition of other privileges connected with the revivals. Walter Fenley, third vice president of the New Jersey Liquor Dealers’ associ- ation, has been a close friend of the former Bunday aide for a long time, and he not only was a visitor at the Sunday party's residence during the campaign but also was once the personal guest of Mr. Ackley in Paterson, N. J Immediately following the announce- ment of Ackley's resignation;, it w learned that the Rev. E. H. Emett, Sun agent, with Sunday members of the forcen, here, also severed his connection the | evangelist's entourage. The advance man, it is sald, was summarily fired by Su day's son, George, at the close of the Paterson campalen, the grounds given then being that “he was too independ | ent From certain other sources, it was | gleaned. that Messrs. Ackley and Fmett CHARLES T..NEFF He is organizer and president of the Haif Century Resident club, requirements for membership In which are fifty years of residence in Terre Haute. He Is or- ganiger and president of the Old and New Newsboys' assoclation, a club that is unfque. At a recent reunion of this organization tiere were 1,600 in line, boys | men and womon, ranging In | age from 3 o 8 years. | Mr. Neff is also vice president of the Retall Merchants’ association and of the Commerelal club. One of his particular friends in Terrs | Haute ls George W. Greenleaf, a brother of Sam Greenleaf, of Omaha. The Terre Haute Greenleaf is n member of tho school board. In short, Mr. Neff is about the liveliest “live wire” in or about the once wicked city on the Wabash. for being carried two miles or more was | 10 cents, If one stood. Where Improvised seats were furnished 15 and 2 cents was which opéerate suburban | #ervice were unable to handle the crush of passengers, although many trains ‘Were added. Tt was estimated that more than 300,000 persons were cafried on pteam roads yesterday, more than 50 per cent increase over their' nurmal busi- nesa. ’ _‘Contrary ' to expectations, downtéwn ight, but the mmusement parks in'the Managers of big department stores said the volume of business was not much be- low normal. as thousands had shopped by telephone. The telephone company "MFW!'”MW‘““W’LI“” and ‘then north’ to flolgro.- and Ter of calls, 5,000,000 being received yes- terday. ‘Woman Leaves Tratnm. A Woman who did not know there was ® strike was the first to enter the second ftrain leaving the Wilson avenue terminal | of the Northwestern elevated. Reporters | @slked her name and destination. i i ; iy !ligil Ei :;i H crowd a foot- o buy wire y men found and ten more running boards and £ i { igi P : ¥ breake: ordinance councll lust night “My goodness! What's' the matter? Everybody looks at one so. Is every- body crazyT' she replied. The situation was explained and she left the car and found a seat In & furniture van. Two! other women also boarded the train, but' Jeft it when informed that the strike was rot pver. i The Telephone cable of the Metropoli- tan elevated was cut last njght at l(u-h-l fleld avenue. It was the first damage to | rroperty since the strike began. t Urge Men to Stay gober. President Qunlan of the surface mcn.‘ #nd President Bruce of the Union of Ele- | vated Employes are making numerous speeches to the men, urging them to re- | main gober. “Don’t let whisky defeat this wtrike. ‘That's the keynote of my speeches,” said | Quinlan today. W. D. Mahon, Mdmnfi-—lml ganization of street car men, changed his | naind at the last moment about going to | Detroit and will remain here for the | Present. He expected to sttend a con- terence of the employes with the alder- manic committee today. Tornado Clouds Sweep! Over Adams County HASTINGS, Neb, Jume B.~Two dis-| | tinet tornado clouds swept over a part' iol Adems coumty last evening. The| wind, so far as learned, did no great| @amage, but the ballstorm which fol- | lowed devastated a section of farming country fifteen miles long and five or six mlles ‘wide. The force of the hall| stones. which were very large, was ter- | rific. Nerth and west windows were ' broken, trees were stripped of follage, | fruit trees bared and gardens rulned. The wheat crop is a complete loss. Oni the north side of bulldings hall was plled up & foot deep. STOCKMEN AND SHERIFFS MEETING AT ALLIANCE ALLIANCE, Neb, June I8 —(Special Telegram )—Cattlemen from all parts of Nebraska, Wyoming and South Dakots ere in attendance at the annual conven- tion of the Western Nebraska Stock today for a three days’ session. State sheriffs are also holding a convention. After a short business session today the delegatos were entertained at the falr grounds by the usual frontier games, rid- and bronche busting. A. Wortham Carnival company postponed until tomorrow, the delegates | present heing shown about the city by the Alllance Commercial club. About fifty rheriffs are expected here tomorrow DEATH RECORD Mra. P. ¥, Peterson. LINDSAY, ., June 15—(Special, )~ Mrs, P. F. Peterson of Burlingyon, Colo., was buried at the West Dane Lutheran cemetery yestord @ was about 35 years old and leav: husband .and five children. St. Jowepl C on Tour. FAIRBURY, Neb.,' June 15.—(Special Telegram.)—The Commerce club of St Joseph, conveying eighty-two tourists and band, reached ¥airbury late this aft- ernoon and spent forty minutes in the |’ city befote leaving for Nelsor. The Commerée- club wil make ‘& tour of Nebraska, going as far west as Or- ‘back 'to Hastings and " Orete. I hool Electlon: June 16,~(8peeial.)— dent of the Board of Bducation, and J. B. O'Brien, who has occupled the same position, were elected direttors of the School board at the an- nual school meeting held here Monday. The district debt was ordered pald. Apartments, flats, houses and cottagos can be rented quickly and cheauly by a UMMER chaps of discernment wear clothes fashioned here by skillful tailors who know how. A silk suit made for you costs $30 here. Mohair suits made for you at $25. Open weave kool worsted that lift you out of the Palm Beach crowd at $25. Drop in and see the sample coats before you order yours made. MacCarthy-Wilson Tailor- ing Company, 315 South 15th St. Positive Experts on All Self-Starters, Strahle & Anderson Red 4473, 2059 Farnam, AMUSEMENTS. e had | | may not be the only workers,_ to Billy Sunday pald break away from the organi-' And it almost is a certainty that of these highly important evangellstic machine al Alsruption of FIREMEN WILL GO TO YANKTON NEXT YEAR antion who the | the| eparture two men ogs will mean the entire part in event BELLE FOURGH idpecial.)>At the Rouwt Firemen's assoclation Plerre was awarded the sllver lovin given to th winfiing the niost points. The combination hook and ladder race was won by Lead ¢ Hbt Springs, “And the two teams animously voted that the $1i0 purse, which this evént carried, be given to Rhorer and Ihli, the two members of |the Plerre team who were hurt in the Weadnesday = races. The association adopted a mew constitution and elected the following officers: President, C. B. |"reeney of Yankton; vice presidéent, F. | 3. Hooper of Rapid City: secretary, A 0. (laing of Redtield: treasurer, W. 8. O'Brien. of Plerre; irectors, ¥. H | Coquillette of Miller, three years: John Mueller of Hot Springs, two years, Matt Behren sof Parkston, one year. Yankton was selected for the 1916 tournament. S D., June 15, Dakota State up, team | - (The Empiess Aut Contest Will Close at 2:00 P. M., June 16th. All Votes Must Be Cast Before That Time. Dollar coupons will be honored at the Ticket Office until the close of the contest. The PRIZES will be awarded during the 7:80 performance, o P Book. | This Afternoon, 10o—Tonight, 10c, 20c. || SIX MOTORGYGLE RAGES AT STADIUM SPEEDWAY BAST OMANA LAKE M DANCING 'BATHING BOATING Proe Bovile Fiovases Bvers Bveniag BASE BALL| © Omaha vs. Lincoln ROURKE PARK JUNE 15, 16, 17. Games Called at 3 P, M. 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