Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 21, 1915, Page 1

Nomne of 'em are in it at fun-making with the Kat- zenjsmmers, Happy Hooli- gan and little Snookums. o THE OMAHA DAILY BEE VoI Y SE— XLV—NO. 107. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 21, 1915—FOURTEEN PAGES. THE WEATHER Fair m———————— Eewd SINGI On Traine, st Wows Stands, eto., JBE COPY TWO CENTS. DEAN BROWN TALKS ABOUT “SPASHS” OF BVANGELISTICWORK Retiring Congregationalist Moder- ator Flays “William of Pots- dam” and Disousses Bevivals. DOURCIL MEETS AT NEW HAVEN Speaker Takes Up ‘Language of Gutter and Anties of Cirous” in Pulpit. WHAT CANNOT BE OVERLOOKED NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 20— The national couneil of Congrega- tional churches began its forty-first biennial session in historic Center church this efternoon, devoting its first sitting to election of officers, reception of reports and preparation for consideration of denominational matters. X Henry M. Beardsley of Kansas City, Mo., was chosen moderator in encecession to Dean Charles R. Brown of the Yale school of religion. Rev. Dr. William Horace Day of Los An- geles was chosen first assistant mod- erator and Rev. Dr. Alfred Lawless, ir., of New Orleans second assistant The council received an invitation from the Congregational moderator. churches of Los Angeles to come to that ¢ity for the meeting in 1917. The delegate body was probably the largest in the history of the council when Dean Brown called the gathering to or- der, Refers to War. Dean Brown, the retiring moderator, referred to the ‘‘direful fact that the world is at war’ in his address. **We are met at a great crisis in the moral history of the race,” sald Mr Brown. "The spiritual force of that Buropean civilization to which we owe ®o much seems for the hour to have broken down. “In the face of this disaster it is for churghes to mobilize their spiritual forces anew and to bear themselves toward the werring nations, towards China and Japan in such & way that this land will be a Messianic nation.” Dean Brown said that work of evan- gelism at home is urgent. “We have seen spasms of evangelistie efforts in certain clties,”” he matd. “The introdluction of the language of the gutter and the antics of the circus in the pulpit may be over- “But hemy, the teaching of immoral and unscriptural com- ceptions of are harmtul end can- ot be ' . A ties Great. “The, unity of the minis- try ne¥er was bo great. War with all fts burdens should bring a new and more ef- fective llneup 6f Christian forces. The march of progress was too much for Phillp IL of Spain; it was too much for Napoleon, and it will be too much for Willlam TL of Potsdam.” President M. L. Burton of Smith col- lege presented the name of Mr. Beards- ley for modeato; Rev. Fi G. Smith of Kansas City and Rev. Dr. J. E. Kirby of Des Moines seconding it. Business Committee Chosen, Rev. D. R. F. Bradley of Cleveland nominated Dr. Day of Los Angeles. Dr. Day himaself rose, however, to say that as the overwhelming sentiment was for & layman, he withdrew his name. The cholce of Mr. Beardsley was then made. Nominating and seconding speeches for the asslstant moderators were made by T. C. MacMillan of La Grange, Ill; Rev. Dr.: Proctor of Alabama, Dr. W. E. Barton of Chicago, Rev. A. C. Garner of ‘Washington and Rev. Mr. Dunn of New Orleans, and in each instance election was by unanimous vote. The business committee chosen in- cluded the Rev. Dr. Patten, Columbus, 0.; Prof. E. C. Norton, California; Rev, Al Phillips, New Haven; Rev. H. E. Brown, Seattls, Wash.; W. Van Patton, Burlington, Vt.; Rev. C. H. Myers, Chat- tanooga, Tenn.; Rev, C. H. Thorpe, Du- luth; Marquis Baton, Chicago, and H. T. Richardson, Boston. Asalstant secretaries chosen were: Rev, ©. N, Hand, CMifornia; Rev. C. R. Har- rison, Ohlo, and Rev. F. D. Thayer, Massachusetts. Rev, Joel 8. Ives of Meriden, Conn, treasurer of the council, reported that the receipts for two years had been #4758, and the balance was $3.527. The delegates reassembled in Woolsey hall at Yale tonight, where they were welcomed by Mayor J. Rice, president Arthur T. Hadley of aYle and the Rev. Dr. Oscar B Maurer, pastor of the En- tertaining churoh. The Weather Forvecast till T p. m. Thursday: For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vieinity —Fair and warmer. Temperature at Omaha Yesterday. Dex. ie EEEHEEEE: BEEEEE PevPREPS Comparative Local Reew d. 1816, 1914 18 192 Various degrees were conferred upon e v W B B ¢|the delegates last evening at the Doug- ean temperature 2 58 | las auditorium and at the Fontenelle ho- o y M 30| tel. Rabekah dexrees were conferred l'llu'v;e end precipitation depar- | at & special session in the evening at oy Hotel Fontenelle. i e When the VBilly" Sunday matter came Qeficiency since March 1. up in the srand lodge yesterday & (g~ resolution was adopted stating that the ruinfall since March z:saé 2Z22R2ESREE signs visible to the observer 0DD FELLOWS G0 10 HEAR SUNDAY ‘Rebekahs, Grand Encampment and + Grand Lodge All Adjourn to Go to Afternoon Meeting. DEGREES ARE NOW CONFERRED The 0dd Fellows and Rebekahs de- cided they wanted to hear “Billy” Sunday. The Rebekahs, the Grand Encamp- ment and the Grand Lodge all ad- journed yesterday afternoon and went in & body to the Tabernacle, where they heard the great evange- list. When the matter was mentioned of adjourning in the evening to hear the evangelist, it was frowned upon and changed to the afternoon It was not that they aid not approve of “Billy” Sunday. That was not it at all. They simply did not want to break up their set program in that way, for theye was a lot of degree work ahead, and many @id not think it right to abandon this or put it off when the convention was called and the hundreds of delegates from all over the state were on the ground. In the afternoon, however, the program was not quite so pressing, and an egree- ment was reached to adjourn for the Tabernacle meeting. Report on York Home. Tuesday night 260 Rebekahs took, de- grees in the work at Hotel Fontenelle. This morning committees were appoint- ed in the Rebekah assembly, and various reports were made. Mrs. Mable E. Wil son, matron of the Odd Fellows' Home at York, made a report of condifions at the home. She stated that therg ~ie sixty-three children in the home now and that in & few days the home Is to ro- celve baby six weeks old, which will be the youngest child in the institu- tion. The Rebekahs held their memorial ser- vices after the Sunday meeting, and the election of officers for this auxiliary is to be held Thursday. At the conclusion of the memorial serv- ices yesterday afternoon H. F. 8wanbeck, 101 years of age, was introdueed and made a short address. He his been an 0dd Fellow for seventy-two years. Dr. Little of Omaha was a's) introduced an 0d4d Fellow who is §# years of who has been a member for s ty-cigh years, Dr. Littie made a short talk an! finished by singing a sons. The report of the memorial commitige showed the Rebekah branch of the order has lost 118 membei» while the other branches of the order lost 06 members by death. The election of officers In the grand lodge i1s also to take place Thursday. The place for holding the next meeting is to be pelected Thursday afternoon Omaha 15 in the field for the convention agaln, and the delegates are expressing themselves as well pleased with the treatment they have received in Omaba. 1t is the concensus of opinion that Omaha next year's meeting. Confer Degrees Touight. newspaper report to the effect that the lodge would not adjourn fer the “Billy” (Continued on Page Two, Column T‘o.) will again be chosen as the place for the| tal “BILLY'S"’ FINAL WEEK SMILE—And he has more of a smile coming to him if the are not deceptive. CHRIST'S DIVINITY SUNDAY' THENE Needed No Dictionary to Learn’ | What He Meant. | INTELLECTUAL MUTTS IN OMAHA THIRTY-NIGHETE DAY, Trall Attend. Colleo- . ttera. 1 Previous mlnl,ul CW‘.‘I:’D’ m,fl%.".i Tuesday— Afternoon ....... 4800 *113.50 | BEvening ..... 323 11,000 *264.35 \ Totals ..... 5,072 623,400 §30,778.71 | *Collections for Wemefit of the Imter. nattonal Bvangelistic oclation. | | BOY AND um; TRAIL RITTERS. | Previous days . wanee - Tuesday .... PEETER . 14 MEETIN TO! B 8:30 a. m.—Central High school girls' prayer mi , First Methodist nh‘rc!‘_l- | 11 a. m. to 3 p. m.—Basiness women's | l:inchnl. 1809 Farnam street, Mise | i '.l'n-‘_.l:;‘.’ at the Brandels 3 only. 2 p. m—BSunday at the Tabernacle. 3B P toat mids Migh schiol ] irst Presbyte ohurch, South | 8 p. church, Miss Sax Two thousand delegates to the Odd Fellows’, convention which is meet- m.~—Bible - class, Olivet Baptist e. ing here were .at the tabernacle yesterday - afternoon. C. A. Baum- gardner, on behalf of the'Odd Fel- lows, brought two big bouquets up on the platform and presented them to “Billy” and “Ma.” “Billy's"” theme was the wonderful things about Christ, which, he said, were in themselves proof of His di-| vinity. There wasn't much slang, but “Bllly"” gaVe the audience a thrill or two as, for instance, when he sud- denly exclaimed: “You've got a fe wintellectual mutts in Omaha that are shocked at m ypreach- Ing. Go to the devil! If I lived here 1'd keep my hen roosts locked.” Speaking of Christ's preaching for the common people, he said: “They didn't need to Jug around a dic- tionary to find out what He meant. He put the jam and cookies on the lower shelf where everybody could get them.” Elght Treall Hitters, The autdience was large, nearly all weats being taken. Bight persons hit the trall Thouzh repeated announcement has i been mdde that collections are to be n for “Blly” Sunday only at the services on the last Bunday of the cam- | paign, & collection was taken for that| purpose yesterday afternoon. Envelopes | were distributed’ through the’ audience and the people wer einvited to place in them cash, checks or pledges. They were then coMected. It is explained, however, that the sums collected through this wee kwill all be counted in the collectipns of next Sun- \MELLEN TESTIFIES FOR GOYERNMENT INNEW HAVEN CASE Former President of Road Cordially Greeted by Men Against Whom He Appears as a Wit- ness. Gives His Occupation as a “Farmer” and Tells of Railroad Experience. FULLY INTO DETAILS NEW YORK, Oct. 20.—Charles 8. Mellen, ‘one-time president of the New York, New Haven & Hartford rallroad, testified as a government witness today against the eleven men with whom he w fofn\erly_ assocl- ated on the road's board of directors, whose trial on the charge of violating the Sherman anti-trust law began one week ago. . Btanding before a government map of the New England rallroad system with a long pointer in his hand, Mr. Mellen spent two hours ex- plaining the nature of the competi- tive rallroad conditions twenty-five years ago, when the New Haven's al- leged conspiracy to control the entire transportation traffic of the six states began. Cordinlly Greeted. The former New Haven prosident was greoted with every eovidence of cor Alality by the defendants and there were numerous handshakings. Willlam Rooke- feller was among several of the defend- ants who steppeq forward to converse with him, Mr, Mellen gave his occupation as “a farmer—arn’ agriculturist.” He told of his raliroad experience, which dated back to 189, when he was a clerk In the cashier's office of the Northern Railroad of New Hampshite. Then he traced on the map the routes of the dosen New Bngland rallroads which in 18% had an Incependent existence. He desoribeq their steamboat line con- nections with New York and other points and their rall connections with other roads outside of New England. The New Haven at that time was not much of a GOES Police Admi of Year 1909, Strength of Per Cent City. Force. Patrolmen. Albany ... ...... 157 % | Columbus, O....1569, 80 Dayton, O.. 122 88 Denver 127 85 Indianapolis . .168 5 Kansas City.....244 90 Milwaukee ......331 83 Minneapolls .....199 66 Bt. Paul.........166 . Byracuse ........121 L1 GIRL TOILERS TELL PATHETIC STORIES Garment Workers of Tenements De- soribe Struggle to Gain Pre- carious Livelihood. NORMAL PAY IS FIVE A WEEK |CHICAGO, Oct. 20-—Pathetio stories of the lives of girls who dwell | in tenements and gain a yroclrloul‘ livelihood In the garment trade were unfolded today before the aldermanic committee investigating the garment workers' strike and its causea. Man- ufacturers ignored invitations to be present, The normal earnings of the girls, testimony showed, were §5 a week, and only by supreme efforts, working from daylight to dark without lunch, would bring in $8. Sidney Hillman, head of the garment workers' union, explained to the committee that in the better shops girls received $12 a week for the work with which today's testimony was concerned. Today's witnesses came from the cheaper shops, Use Same Towel. Anna Simsky sald that for three years she has worked from 6:8 a. m. to 7 P m. without the usual noonday reat for lunch, and made 38 & week, FPearl Krupnik sald that n dull times she had earned as low as 78 cents a week, Fannie rg testiffed that the girls have to buy thelr own needles. Three 'hundred girls she sald had to use the same roller freight line. The Old Colony, with fta steamboat lines from Fall River and New Bedford to New York, was getting the major share of the traffic. The New Haven's chief strategical advantage at the time, the witness indicated, was in R T TWO DIR IN BED BY SUFFOCATION George Shirley and Perish : When Gas Water B | wo Havw e hausts Oxygen in House. W w, Lively Competition. ahors ? ‘lhw thelr freight YOUNG COUPLE MARRIED A YEAR | Sorierit” b it erapermate I-ma-«m« linok, Mr. Mellon explained, | B. George Shirley, aged 27 years,iand contributed pro rata to the expenses and his young wife, Edith, aged 24 of about u score of frelght soliciting or- years, were found dead In bed, as the :x"::l”".;.“:*" "““":‘ "h"‘l’;"" ‘;‘h"‘fl r 6 Vi s connecting lines. o800 result of suffocation, Wednesday aft- various’ throtgh routes were in . lively ernoon in their home, 3568 Dodge|competition, Mr. Mellen said. street. The ‘witness was still in the midst of Robert Shirley, a brother, recefy-{his testimiony when adjournment was ing no response at the door, pried SEST L VR Sattbiop: Vhen - somblotody open a window in their bedroom and the government expects to use it as a | basis upon which to bullg up the story of discovered the lifeless bodies, Since the gradual acquisition of the lines by Monday evening relatives and friends|th® New Haven, with which Mr. Mellen |became connected as vice president in had repeatedly called the house by g phone but to no avall. Yesterday ———— v afternoon officers of the Omaha Pawnbroker Dles Crockery company, where Shirley ‘. < . was olx.xployed. notified relatives of By Taklng Polson' ghirley's absence. 2 Afcording to Coromer Crosby, the gas- Teus W]_fe of Act heater under the water tank in the base- ment, was left burning, and all of the oxygen in the house was burped up. | B80! H. Brodkey, a pawnbroker at Four- Buffocation was the result, Death, which | teenth and D°".:“‘“ streets, took his own whs apparently accidental, evidently oc- | !ife at his ‘ho 243 Chicago streets, curred some time between Monday night | Shortly after noon by drinking an ounce and Wednesdny noon. According to |Of carbolic acid. police. offigera ‘the house ;was so filled | Brodkey went home at noon, walked with fumes that it was with difficulty |UPstairs, drank the polson and returned they managed to throw open the win- :owluuln to tell his wite what he had dows and doors to air the place. Shirley |done. was last seen Monday night, when he | Hearing the cries of the children, Tom rode home with H. C. Forester, treas.|McGovern, former _eity commissioner, urér of the Umaha Crockery company. |Who was passing the house, called the Fumes Fill Closed Mo ice. The gas burner 'was not conhected to | Mr. Brodkey was attended by Dra & chimney, and the fumes quickly filled | Phililp and Simon,K Levi, but their ef- thé closed house, is the belief of the |forts were futile, as Mr. Brodkey passed coroner. away shortly after 3 o'clock. The Shirleys were married & year ago | Commercial troubles are sald to have last Juge, 'and ‘formerly lived at the |Prompted him to take his life. Stratford Terrace apartments, moving ey sa2 to the Dodge street residence about & Gold for Wedding Michael @hirley, father of the dead 3 B i -l g o s T Ring for Mrs. Galt rallroad contractors, lives at 3811 Burt street. Mrs. George Shirley was for- | WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.—President Wil- merly Miss Edith Collins. Her moths son today received a delegation of women who lives in Sacramento, Cal notified. The dead man has & brother, Phelan Shirley, who livés at Alblon. Coroner Crosby will hold an inquest. Twp years ago a simllar happening oc- curred at the home of Harry R. Bowen, mangger of the Central Furniture com- | pany, but fortunately for Mr. Bowen and | his wife and ohild, several windows in | the house were open, as It Was & warm | fall gvening, and the family was awak- | ened and raved. | | UNCLE SAM TO KEEP HANDS OFF SERBIA AND BULGARIA WASHINGTON, ~ Oct. #.—President | Wilson today signed a proclamation giv- ing netice of the neutrality of the United States In the war between Serbla and Bulgaria. The proclamation was along and girls from California who gave him a plece of gold from a California mine and also & bar of gold to make a wed- ding ring. for Mrs. Norman Galt, his fiancee. Fine Big¢ ActionPhoto of “Billy” Th's is one of his best liked photos—He or- the same general lines as those issued, | S covering the wars between other na- | dered a copy himaself. tone. by 20 inches — Price $3.00 Order now before “Billy" leaves and perhaps you can | PRESIDENT WILL NOT |18 DO MORE FOR HILLSTROM | WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—President Wil. day and that this precedure Is taken be- cause many will attend the weekly meet- ings who will be unable to be here or to obtaln entrance to the tabernacle next Sunday. son today advised W. A, P, Ekengren, Swedish minister here, that he could do nothing. further for Joseph Hillstrom, & Bwedish ocitizen under sentence of death in Utah for murder. l get him to sutograph your copy for you. The Bee Photo Department towel. Alderman Healey called the atten- tion of the health départment to this, All of the witnesses comdiained In’ SERBIA OVERRUN BY THE ARMIES OF NEIGHBORS Eight Bulgarian Forces Are Sweep- ing Across the Territory in a War that is Bringing Death and Destruction, GERMANS SLOWLY ADVANCING Movements of Anglo-Fremch Army Remain Undisclosed, Wounded Are Arriving at Saloniki, ACTIVITY ALONG EASTERN FRONT LONDON, Oct, 20.—Latest reports from the near east indicate that Ser- bia is in deadly danger of being ever- whelmed by the armies of its neigh- bor. No less than eight Bulgarian forces have crossed into Serblan ter- ritory. The Austro-German'forces are ad- vancing slowly, but steadily, their latest claim being that a jundétion has been effected to the west of Semendria. The rallroad between Nish and Saloniki has be¢n cut by the Bulgarians, sweeping over the frontier in superior numbers. No news has been received of the move- menta of the Anglo-French army, al- though it is known to have been in action, as the arrival of French wounded at Saloniki has been re- ported, Italy's declaration of war against Bul- garia Increases the hopes of her allies that she will join in the Balkan gam- palgn, but what form her assistance will tuke has not been indicated definitely, Russia, the first of the allled powers to present an uitimatum to Bulgaria, now finds herselt alone in not having issued & formal declaration of war against her former protege. \ Along the eastern front activity Is con- finea to the two tips of the fong battle line. The Germans are pressing their offensive In the northern area near Rlga, ‘while General Ivanoff claims several successes fo: his Russian army In Ga- licla H Reports from the entente allles on the ‘western front indicato that the Germans have been reinforced heavily ahd are showing a dispoaition to ¢ssume the of- fenaive. Fileld Marshal French announces the greater or less degree to harsh treat- ment from foremen, mostly in the way ot ahusive lankuage. Aldprman Gelger of the eommittee was curlous to learn how the girls managed o live on their incomes, Miss Berg ex- plained: “T pay $ & month for my room and my elster charges me 15 cents & meal for what I eat. I ant often hungry, but T can't afford to spend more.” . Emily Javorowsky as & witness proved & surprise to the committee which was appointed originally to Investigate charges of police brutality In dealing with strik- ers. Beats Up Soabs. “What have you and the others been doing since you went on strike?" she was asked. “Going around beating up scabs,” ly replied the witness, “Did you ever beat up one yourself?" #; 1 beat up one?" “Did anyone ever tell you to do that? Did you receive instructions from head- quarters to do that?’ No; nmo ome ever told me. I knew enough to do that without being told.” Bessle Alt, who earns $¢ a week, re- cited that she keeps within her income by walking two miles to and from work and spending only 2 cents a day for food. Miss Alt, like the others, was asked If any foremen made improper ad- vances to her. “Some of the girls told me that the foreman had asked them to go out with him,"” answered the witness. “If they did they wero better treated.” “Better pald?’ asked Alderman Gelger, “I think wso. Talked About Him; He Shot Somebody PETALUMA, Cal, Oct. 0.—~Andrew uo-! Phall, an expressman, was shot dead on | the street here today. Hiram Tally, a | oivil war veteran, was arrested. bout me," he ‘1 decided to kil | | Tally was a member of Troop E, Third Pennaylvania cavalry. [ The Day’s War News TURKISH FORCES are to co-eper. ate ruetically with the - sarian opposing the allled operations the Balkans, Athens advices Tarkish treops, it s reported, are being concentrated lgnria the Aegenn sea. The lpnding al- lled foree at KEnos, mear Dedeg- hateh, was reported recently, BULGARIAN TROOPS are belng con. the fr e of both Greece, nccording niki dispateh Three divisions are belug gathered near the Greek border, it iy stated. CUTTING THE NISH.SALONIKI rallway line south of Nish by the Bulgarian s compelied the dip- Jomatic corps at Nish to postpone its expected departure for Monas- in southern Serbla an A dispateh o REPORTS FROM GERMAN sources foree, have been sent from Gallcts te Bossia in preparation for an ad- wance inte Mountemegre, it Is as serted. ! to Parts, | ¥ complete repulse north of Roos or Cer mans who made &n attack after' heavy artlllery preparation. Paris reports that enst of Rbeims, the Germans made a flerce attack ocoupying soverai Fronch Ll The Miness of of Asquith has brought a lull in politics] activity the orisis which many persons would. develop in the cabinet this week, 1s hardly llkely to occur until the pre- nier s able to appear in the House of Commons, At that time Bir Bdward Car- Aon may give a public explanation of his resignation of the attorney generalship. British submarines, now reported to have been reinforced by Russian crift, continue to Inflect severe losses on Ger- man shipping In the Baltie soa. A Copen- hagen rewspaper asserts that eight steamshizs bave been prey of the sube marin ince Monday. Oppose Operation of Allles. LONDON, Oct. %.~Advices from Athe ens Indicate that Turkey and Bulgariy are undertaking energetic measures to oppose the land and sea operations of the entente allles in the Balkans. The Athens correspondent of the Exchange ‘Telegraph company reports that Turkish forces ure being concentrated in the re- glon of Dedeaghatch, in Southern Bul« garia, on the Aegean sea. Large Buls garian forces, the ecorrespondent states, (Continued on Page Two, Column One) THE WANT-AD-WAY ' | o, HULT. ‘1 need o I need This want By using & Bee Want Ad. easily be filled employers would take the time And at the Want Ads wlance They'd never ha Yowll find many resl wood salesmeny Look at the ads each day, You'll the plck of all un'-“-um'muw, Dou you need more help your business? If you are 1ool for a clerk, keeper, salesman or y .5 you Sy el o S, el (& ) By puThadept paions ans to make more mone! 1o "read 4 umas of