Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 15, 1915, Page 1

. Deficlency for cor. period, fr——e—————— Wanta swap something for something else more useful to you? Use the Swappers’ column of The Bee.l \I\ NO. 102, —'r-:r: SUNDAY ASSAILS | NOTIONOF GODAS | GREAT, BIG KISS I Have No Interest in a God Wko Does Not Smite, He Tells Audience at Tabernacle. V( IL. ECONOMIC EXCUSES ATTACKED | nequal Distribution of Wealth Poor Apology for Cussedness, in His Opinion. TORD WOULD TALK AS HE DOES TODAY'S MERTINGS, (9, & m—Neightorhood prayer meet- | 1 & m, to 8 p. m.—Business women's | uncheon, L 1809 Farnam stroet, n.—.ll-m men's prayer meeting, ¥. M. O. A. 8P m—imaday at the Tahernacts. m.—Tabernacle Bible class, ::x; p. m.—Boys' aud girls' EMM. Park ’vr-t chapel, Souilh Side, Miss 4 D H‘lh class for sohool temch. -l. rlnt Methodist church, Miss Saxe. 4:1 m.—Commercial High school 'Illull college girls, ¥. W, C. A, and girle' meeting, church, South Side, s Gamlin, Honal 3’-:!‘. !;ou':‘:l"ll:‘fl':,‘ %—:’m “Billy” Bund-y yesterday after- noon at the tabernacle reiterated his bellef that damnation awaits those who do not obey God. “I have no interest in a God who does not smite,” he declared. “In many people’s minds God has got to be a great big kiss., It is a wrong idea.” He handed political reformers and certain of his critics the following Jolt: All this attempt of today to apol- ogize for cussedness on an economic basis is rot.” There were many vacant benches in the tablernacle, but the old negro auntie who is striving to emulate “Billy’' Sunday’s preaching was on hand and she was seated on the plat. form, She mounted the rostrum and talked be to sit down here you'd tell 'em what I've told ‘em, only in different language, I know you wouldn't tell them anything different from what I have told them." ‘The collections yesteraay were for the benefit of the Old Ladies’ home and the House of Hope. After the sermon Miss Saxe outlined her plan of permanent Bible study or- &anization. Sunday defined actual sin as “any vol- untary, wilful violation of the known law of God. Original sin, he sald, is “that depraved condition of the human heart out of which actual sin comes.” Banker Cosgriff of Denver Dead DENVER, Colo, Oct. I4—Thomas ¥. Cosgriff, president of the Hamlilton National bank of Denver, and widely OMAHA, SIUNING THE FINAL PE TIEN lnm are Haytien notables an FRID \\ \ll)R\I\G "OCTOBER 15, 1915—-FOURTEEN PAGES, THE WEATHER. Showers SING LE COPY TWO CENTS. ACE PACT AT CAPE HAY. —The figure in white is the American consul. With d United States troops. ESTABROOK URGES LOTS FOR DEFENSE !Condemns Wilson and Bryan for “Citizen Soldiery” and “Non- | Resistance” Remarks. RPN Y DAVENPORT, Ia., Oct. 14-—Con- demnation of certaln utterances of President Wilson and Willlam J. Bryan, regarding citizen soldiery and non-resistance and of the LaFollete geaman’s act, as tending to prevent| creation of a merchant marine auxil- {ary of the navy was uttered here to- night by Henry D. Estabrook, 8 New York attorney, at the banquet of the midwest conference on preparedness. Mr, Estabrook, Senator Cummins of Oowa, and several other speakers ad- dressed an audience containing many | members of the national congress, as | well as representatives of most of the principal cities of Iowa and Illinois. “No pation threatens us in so meny words,” Mr, Estabrook said, ““but who is oblivious to hints and intimatlons? We boast our strength to repel attack when we know that we are weaker than dish- water. While other nations have been WILSON FAYORS INCREASING ARMY | Seventy-Five Million-Dollar Appro- priation Required to Carry Into Effect Plans Proposed. nm-omumn mmrn dent Wilson today approved Secre- tary Garrison's plan for increasing' the army. It calls for an annual ex- penditure of $184,000,000, an in-| WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.—Presi-| TWOWOMEN DEAD. AND THEIR BODIES of Arabia, Neb._ unmn of At- tack While Head of Home in Omaha. i | /HUSBAND GETS NEWS HERE jLeaves Twelve-Year-0ld Daughter at Hospital to Return Home. xABsAILANT WAS A YOUNG MAN | VALENTINE, ‘Neb., Oct. 14— | (Special Telegram.) Returning | home, accompanied by her friend, | Mrs, Anna Layport, Mrs, Nell Heelan | found awaiting her a most unspeak- able death. | dence, as found in the ruins of the defenseless women were foully mur- of age who was employed on he Heelan ranch. After leaving a note the flend went into the house, shot | she was In the kitchen, which is proven from the charred remains of | the woman’s skull, which was shat- }tered and the exploded shell in the | gun barrel, which was found near the | | body. Having killed Mrs. Heelan the man | then wen tinto the living room, where lovrr the telephone for help that nover came. 1 That she was murderod as she WM | pleading for help is proven by the fact that her body was found mingled with | broken parts of the telephone. Nelghbors heargq the phone bell ringing, but could | et no answer, Set Bodies Afire, !" Having murdered thurgo women the man went to a kerosene barrel near the house, wecured a quantity of ofl, fn his |excitement leaving the faucet turned on e saturated the bodies of the victims and the interior of the house and set fire |to the same In a desperate endeavor to ‘V-Mn his crime, then securing one of his | employer's fast ho {to. Wood Lake, at which place he was seon this morning, followed by the Heolan iy dogs ~*r oBafding & fast frolght train early this morning, the murderer left for the west and was captured by Sheriff Ros- seter on & description furnished by a conductnr who wireq from Gordon. The first hint of foul play was had &URNED BY FIEND While details are very meager evi- | | burned home, tend to show that both | dered by a young man about 18 yur53 in a conspicuous place in the bnm,j Mrs. Heelan through the head as| | Mrs. Layport was frantically calling | the murderer went | crease of approximately $75,000,000, ' When tho note which the man had writ- | the army, preparing for aggression, we have not made ready even for defense. Must Spend Money. “The machinations against this govern- ment at the moment are more subter- ranean than submarine. Our duty is to known stockman, died here today, after | sosend against both. We must forthwith & week's {liness of typhold fever. The Weather The Weather F‘oreell! Hu 7 m. Friday: ! For Omaha, Counr'il Bluffs lnd Vieinity | ~—Showers; not much change ture, Temperature at Omahs Yesterday. ra- ¥ y m ol | HOWERS, i s m. L8 m .83 m. 55 m. I m. L3 1 1 P 2p.m k] ip.m 7 4P om 31 bp.m ™| 6 p. m. 7p. . Sa.m Comparative Local Record. 915 1914 wa 12 Highest yesterday. 0 n “ o 8 0 Temperature and precipitation r~ tures from the normal at Oma arch 1, compared. with the " last two vears: Normal temperature . : Excess for the day Total deficiency since llun hi HNormal precipitation.. Deficlency for the da e Total rainfall since March 1.. Deficlency since Deficlency for cor. period, 1918 Inches of Weather. 1p . efr fall. | tary experieuce to furnish simost ine heyemne, cloudy “8° "6 .0} stantly an army of any desired strength.” | e g el & D 9 Miss Alice French fo Davenport, known @ 74 .0) under the pen name of Ostave Thanet, -4 b4 (0| was the only woman speaker at the con- | [ B g B % 5 0 ference. She expressed the belief that Pueblo, clear. - 00| the women of the United States were be- Rapid City. cloudy o 0| coming converted to preparedness for ESR Mke Clivo ph. cleudy 8 %l they were learuing that the only way to Sheridan, cloudy....... o .ml insure protection for their homes was to Sloux iy, pt. cloudy @ 00| be prepared to defend them from agsres- , o 3 LA WEUH Local Forecaster. . | history of the country." | its mecomplishment,"” spend money for defense and lots of it. We must know that we are safe even from the temptation of attack. Our peace | and future happiness depend upon this assurance.” Mr, Estabrook id further that there are “no better auxillary to & navy than a merchant marine, nor is there any In- strumentality that contribute more to the glory and riches of a country.” This brought him to consideration of the La Follette act, which he characterized as “the stupidest plece of legislation In the “It should not be spoken of as an act to encourge our merchant marine, but to | abolish it and turn our shipping over to | Japan, for that will be the sum total of said Mr. Estabrook Senator Cummins advocated a consist- ent program of preparedness ot amke the nation ready to defend itself and main- | tain its peace. { “I have no sympathy with the pro- 8! posal to enter in mad competition for . ¢ | dominance, which has characterized the policy of Great Britain and Germany,” | #ald Semator Cummins, “but congress should fake fmmediate measures to sup- | ply the necessary elements of ou rnaval strength. However, I am utterly op-| posed to any plan for the reorganization of the army including land reserves that involves compulsory military training ex- | cept In school | “The regular army probably requires some enlargement, but we should be very conservative about the extent of its in-| crease. For the body of reserves we | must either take the National Guard or create federal militia and make the serv~ ice so attractive that we will at all | ment | Hague was placed under a minor state | ston. The plan in its approved form will be presented to congress with the full backing of the administration. The president spent the morning going | over Secretary Garrison's estimates and | plans, which are understood to propose an increase of 30,000 to 50,000 men and, in| & large reserve to be cn-(ed‘ through inducing men to join the ranks, by short term enlistments, The plans also include encouragement | of the National guard and increasing of the, number of army officers by using| the military academy at West Point to its full capacity. After conferring with Secretary Garrl- | mon and Assistant Secretary Brecken-i ridge, the president laid the plan before Chairman Hay 6f the house military com-| mittee. Later he will consult chumml Chamberiain of the senate military mittee and. other influential leaders oe‘ both senate and house. The administration is confident that, the democratio leaders tn’ both houses | will approve the plan, although it is not; expected that'the appropriations will be | made without some opposition. In the recommendations of both Sec- retaries Garrison and Danlels, particular attention was pald to alrcraft. Much of the Increased appropriation would be devoted -to coast 4afenses anl & substantial increase In the ficld artil- lery. Detalls as to increasus in the per- sonnel of the army have not yet been ! made public. It the navy, which will ask for an m- crease of $100,000,000, carrles through its plan, making ti® total naval approp fa- | tion $248,000,000, the appropriations for na- | tional defense, including the army's $i8i,- 000.000, would total $432,000,000. It is proo- able, however, that in final form the up- | propriations will not exceed $400,009,000, Five of German Vessels Are Sunk ! in the Baltic Sea! WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.—State depart- advices today from Sweden. r ported five German vessels sunk in the | Baltic sea by submarines. The dispatches | were brief and gave no detalls, { News dispatches have reported that s | British submarine is inflicting great losses on the German mercantile fleet in the Baltic. Proclaim Martial ! Law for Hague THE HAGUE, Oct. 14 a specific and partial form was pro- clalmed here today. The proclamation affects the various trades which furnish supplies for the army. The proclamation, announcing that The -Martial law In of martial law was placarded this morn- ing. The measure afects movements of workmen employed in the trades which provide military supplies, These workmen hereafter will be compelled to obtain military permits if they desire to go to other districts. Forelgners are not af- fected by the decres. (W | in honor of Henry D. ten was found in the barn, saying: “I won't tell what the trouble started over, but you will find our boues in the ashes. o Eunquired About Return. That the man went about his work in A methodical way s shown by his hav- Ing called up Arabla, inquiring if Mr. Heelan had returned on an early pass- enger train. Mrs. Heelan, who was with Mrs, Layport, sald she did not expect { her husband home that night. A confeasion has been wrung from the men, who has stated that he attempted assault on the person of Mrs. Heelan and falling in the attempt murdered the women. Bher!l'l Rosseter took theman out of the (Conllfluld on Pags Two, Column Three.) | McKinley Club to Have Big Men Here as Its Speakers A real campaign for 1915-16 s to be made in Omaha by the McKinley club. | The club has completed arrangements for a good line of talent for some Dolitical -De('chell during this time. The members have been notified that the campaign will start Friday, October 29, with a banquet Estabrook of New | York, The detalls and place will be an- | nounced In & few da On November 10 the glub will hold a | banquet at the Hotel Fontenelle in honor | of former United States Beoator Theo- dore E. Burton of Oblo, who is promi- nently mentioned for the republican | nomination for the presidency. Senator Burton has not been in Omaha |in recent years, although he has passed | through here on his way to the Pacific icoast, where he spoke In many cities. | Senator Burton s interested in Omaha, | particularly on account of his nephew, Mr. Willlam Burton, being a practicing attorney here. He is assoclated with Mr, John L. Webs The McKinley club has also arranged tentative dates with United States Sena- tor Johin W. Weeks of Boston, who Is now touring the country, and Governor Brumbaugh of Pennsylvania, The for- mer will probably come early in Decem- ber and the latter next March. Harry 8. Byrné is president of the Me- Kinley club, Oliver 8. Erwin Is secretary and E. L. Thomas, treasurer, Coming— Wallingford A New and Thrilling Photo Play Serial Story See it in the Movies Read it in The Bee Starts Next Sunday : NEW YORK, Oct. 14.—The charge that Rev, Newell Dwight Hillls, pastor of Plymouth church, Brooklyn, made “quick fabulous profits” through selling British Columbia timber clalms to ministers and other friends was made today in an affi davit filed by Frank L. Ferguson, former chairman of the board of trustees of the chureh, and for five | HIls' business affairs. Rev. Mr. Hillls had procured an order to examine Mr. Ferguson before a referee. KFerguson obtained an order re- quiring Hillis to show cause why he wished to examine his former businoss years mnager of manager. When the argument on the Iatter order was called today before Su- reme Court Justice Kelly, attorneys for | Hillts asked for additional time fn which | | to answer the Ferguson affidavit, which they térmed false and misleading. The | argument was postponed until October 19, | RUSS ADVANCE IN GALICIA CHECKED| |Germans Halt Offensive of Slavs in Eastern Part of Province and ‘ Push Them Back. } { BERLIN, Oct. 14.—The Russiag | army, that has been advancing vie-) torfously in eastern Galicia, is »mld“ | by the war office today to have been checked. The Russians were driven back across the gtripa river. | The official announcement regard- ing operations on the western front follows: “While enemy monitors wers shelling | the coast near Westende, Belglum, and | | the artillery of the enemy was shelling | our positions to the north of Ypres with out success, the British began an atta ’bflhhld clouds of smoke and gas over al- most the entire tront between Ypres and Loos. This attack fafled completely. | Repulse the A ans, | PARIS, Oct. 4.~King Nicholas of Mon- tenegro is quoted by the Petit Parisien | as having declared to its Caftingd cor-| respondent “we are fighting in the ene- | my's country; we are ready and we fear nothing.” The Montenegrin army has been reor- ganized and re-equipped, according to | Colonel Patchitch, chlef of staff. The| | offensive begun by Austria all along the | Montenegrin front has been repulsed up | to the present. Turks oot Down Alreraft, BERLIN, Oct. U.—(By Wireless to Say- | ville)—~An otficial communication from shot down a hpstile alroraft east of Kl Arish. The aviators wefe captured, Turco-Bulgarian Agreement. AMBTERDAM. Oct. 14.—Seml-officlal | announcement that a Turco-Bulgarian military agreement been ned, 1s made in the Lokal Anzelger. Under the terms of the agreement. Turkey plac two army corps and its munitions face | torles at the disposal of Bulgaria, while | the latter country agrees to supply Tur- key with coal and rallway materials, It is agreed that Turkey shall have free use of Bulgarian harbors. Russiam Ce-Operation Promised. LONDON, Oct. 84.—8ir Edward Grey, the secretary for forelgn affaims, i nounced in the House of Commons today that the co-operation of Russian troops in the Balkans had been promised, as #00on &s troops were available. Martial Law in Saloniki, PARIS, Oct. J4—~Declaration of mar- tial law at Saloniki Tuesday is reported by the Athens correspondent of the Havas News agency. General Moschom- owlos, who is in command of the Greek forces there, ordered his troops to salute the French and British officers. The commander of the allied troopa will issue a similar order, Seymour to Run State Campaign for Mr. Kennedy The announcement is made from Lin- coln that Victor SBeymour has resigned | as chief deputy in the office of the clerk of the supreme court, and will for the | present take charge of the campaign or- | ganization for John L. Kennedy's candi- | dacy for United States senator outside of | Mr. Kennedy's home county. Mr, Sey-| mour has been second In command under Supreme Court Clerk Lindsay for nearly | fifteen ‘years, and has extensive personal acquaintance in all parts of Nebraska, | His retirement 18 to bo permanent, and | bis place has already been filled by the| appolntment of P. F. Greene, » Lincoln' lawyer, who 1s a graduate of the uni-| versity law school and popular with the bar down there. Ready to Sign pr 4 Contract for Loan| NEW YORK, Oct. .—The French finance commissioners expect to sign the contract for the $60,00,00 loan tomorrow afternoon. | After the contracts are signed there will remain some matters of minor importanne to be concluded. For this reason the commissioners expect (8 be here until | the_latter purt of next week, when it is thoughi they will go to Canada for & | short stay before salling from New York | for Europe Anglo- | | Involves Taxes of ; More Than Ten Years LONDON, Oct. 14—The statement w.-1 made in the House of Commons today by | Reginald McKenna, chancellor of the exchequer, that terlal progress was being made in the negotiations between | the board of international and revenue and Chicago packing houses In regard | to the amount of income tax due from | those firms. Taxes for & perfod of more | than ten years are involved. Constantinople aays that the Burks have, . | Phi fraternity were adopted at the Pastor Hillis Is Charged with Making “‘Get- thh Quick’’ Deals Ferguson in his atfidavit asserted that| he had turned over all documents and matter with Hillls' deals in British Columbia and denied that connected timber his testimony is necessary for Hillis in the libel suit filed against him by his nephew, Percy D. Hillis of Victoria, B. ¢ rguson further alleged th: Hillia | had between $3,000 and $5,00 when he be £an speculating in timber lands, but through sales to other ministers and friends he made enormous profits within & year. Hillls' financlal troubles, Fergu #on alleged, were brought on by his own business follies and wilful action. He explained how the pastor had contracted | to purchase more than $760.00 worth of | timber lands, and Ferguson asserted that he had personally borrowed and turned over to Hillls more than $300,000 in an offort to meet his obligations, ZEPPELINS BRING DEATH T0 LONDON | Fifty-Five Killed and Hundred and Four Injured by Attack of Ger- man Amhipo |DRIVEN ACROSS THE sTRIPA|TWO WOMEN AMONG VICTIMS |Balkan operations. LONDON, Ocl H —Zeppelin air- ships have made another rald over London, dropping bombs. Fifty-five persons are declared to have been killed and about 118 injured. The material damage done is sald to have lman small, The home office shortly after mid- night made the following report on the rald: “A Zeppelin raid was made on Wednesday evening over a portion of the London area, when a certain number of Incendlary and explosive bombs were dropped. The material damage done was small, A few fires resulted, but they were quickly put out by the fire brigade, The admir- alty will issue a statement today when particulars are available, ‘At present It {s only possible to eay that no public buildings were in- | jured and that the casualties so far reported number two women and six | men killed and about thirty-four in- red. With the exception of one sol- dier killed all these were civilians,” Dissension and Il Health Foroes Del Casse to Quit PARIS, Oct. M.~Theophile Delcanse, the forelgn minister, who retired yes- terday, In his lotter of resignation did not invoke poor health as the reason for leaving the cabinet, but rather dissens slons between himself and other ministers in regard to the Fronch forelgn policy, says the Radical. This letter, which Premler Vivianl refused yesterday to read to the Chamber of Deputies, re- calls certain facts, discussion of which the censor forbids, The resignation of M. Delcasse has pro- {duced a profound effect upon the French | public, although it has been known for some time there has been tween him and the rest of the eabinet. The press. generally abai s from com- ment, but what little is safd {s hostile to the retiring minister. Writurs blame him for the failure of the Balkan polley and charge that he is trying to shift the burden of sibility upon his former oolleagues remedy for mistakes. Hiss iliness is re- garded as of a diplomatic character. Georges Clemenceau, who all along has attacked the French forelgn policy, de- clared: “Viviani refused to read the letter in which his colleague resigned. All he can say is that Delcasse fs in full agres- ment with him. minister has resigned his post because of the absence of a disagreement.’ Liquor Shut Out of Frat Houses of the Beta Phi Oct. CHICAGO, 14.~Resolutions forbid- | ding liquor In chapter houses of the Beta vention of the order today. The resolution affs chapters at twelve colleges and universities in the middlewest. From Church to the Plcture Show WAGNER, 8. D, Oct, W.—(Special,)— Sunday movie shows after religious ser- vices have been concluded Sunday even- Ings Is an Innovation in the amusement |line which has been Introduced here as | the result of a conference between mem- bers of the eity council and Manager Nanceot the only moving plcture theater ! | in ‘Wagner. There was a pronounced sentiment | against the theater being operated Sun. | days on the ground that it would inter- {tere with religlous services In the local churches. The manager of the tneater and the | | members of the city council met for the | That | purpose of seelng what could be done to compromise. As a result it has been decided that Sunday evenings the theater will remain |closed until the evening services at the churchs are over Pletures $hown Sunday evenings will be of a religlous character, embracing bib- lical subjects and also educational and historical fllms. It is belleved that be- cause of the character of the films to be shown Sunday evenings there need be no objection to such church members as take an interest in moving plctures go. fng straight from the churches to the lh‘lw friction be- | ead of trying to find a | It is the first time a | LONDON UNEASY WHEN NO NEWS IS MADE PUBLIC Feeling Intensified on Account of the Silence Maintained by It- aly Relative to the Bal- kan Situation. GERMAN GAINS ARE REPORTED Russians Said to Be in Full Posses- | sion of Initiative that Carried | Them Across the Stripa. SERBIANS AWAITING ATTACK i RULLETI™ “ BERLIN, Oect. 14,—The Tageblatt { publishes a report that the Italians | have occupled twelve islands in the | eastern Maditerranean, in connection with the new developments in the | Balkans, BULLETIN. | PARIS, Oct, 14.~Premier Vivianl | announced to the Senate today that 'Ilnly probably would take part in the | BULLETIN, | BERLIN, Oct. 14.—-A general at- ;(nrk by the British along almost the |'Whole front from Ypres to Loos, ac- | companied by bombardment of the i Belglan coast, is reported in the offi- clal statement today of the war office. All attacks of the British are sald by army headquarters to have failed. PULLETIN. BERLIN, Oct. 14.—The Austiro- German army which is invading Ser- bia has captured the fortified works to the west, northeast and southeast of Pozarevac. Announcement to this eoffect was made today by the war office. LONDON, Oct. 14.—Increasing uneasiness s felt in London at' the absence of definite news concerning | the concerted allied action in the Balkans. This feeling is intensified by mews from the French Chamber of Deputies in regard to the Balkan danger by Italy's persistent silenco regarding participation in the oxpe- dition and by \muortdnty eoneemlnx the British program, Opflon here is divided to some | extent as to the advisabilityof tak- {Ing part in the Balkan confiict, The general opinion is that Great Britain {s morally bound to assist Serbia If this can be done without a danger- ous attenuation of the main front, where it {s felt the war will finally | be decided, notwithstanding the Bal- | kans' diversion. Germans Make Gains. Having falled in their attack on the British positions on the western front, | the Germans have turned upon the French and made a gain east of Souches. The advantage obtained, however, is not of sufficient Imporeance to affect the general situation of the French, Thelr ansault in the vicinity of Tahure In pur- suance of the move begun three days ago, i lkewise It has been materially unpro- | ductive thus far. On the eastern front the Russians are now in full possession of the Initiative and the momentum which carried them across the Stripa river in eastern Galigin has not yet diminished. It ls reported | unofficially from Petrograd that it is the Germans who now lack ammunition, thus reversing conditions of two months ago. Although the Germans are continuing thelr attacks on the Dvinsk lines, the fury of the onslaught has diminished and | (Continued on Page Two, Column Two.) 1 | THE WANT.AD.WAY | | All Rigaws weservea. | This man leads a . 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