Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 21, 1915, Page 2

None of 'em are in it at fun-making with the Kat- senjammers, Happy Hooli- gan and little Snookums. { THE OMAHA DAILY BE Vo S— L. XLV—-NO. 107. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 21, 1915—~FOURTEEN PAGES. DEAN BROWN TALKS | ABOUT “SPASMS” OF 'EVANGELISTIC WORK Retiring Congregationalist Moder- ator Flays “William of Pots- dam” and Disousses Revivals. DOUNCIL MEETS AT NEW HAVEN Speaker Takes Up ‘Language of Gutter and Antios of Circus” in Pulpit. WHAT CANNOT BE OVERLOOKED NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 20.— The national council of Congrega- tional churches began its forty-first biennial session in historic Center church this afterfioon, 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 snceession 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 moderator. The council received an invitation from the Congregational churches of Los Angeles to come to that eity 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 ®0 much seems for the hour to have broken down. “In the face of this disaster it is for churches to mobilize their spiritual forces anew and to bear themselves toward the ‘werring nations, towards China and Japen in such & way that this land will be a Messianic nation.” Dean Brown sald that work of evan- gelism at home is urgent. “We have seen spasms of evangelistic efforts in certain clties,” he mald. “The intredluction of the language of the gutter and the antics of the circus in the pulpit may be over- E “the-greater good; hemy, the teaching and unscriptural com- are harmful and can- L ties Great. “The present Spportunity of the minis- try never was t. War with all fts burdens should bring a new and more ef- fective lineup 6t Christlan forces. The march of progtess was too much for Phuilip IL of Spain; it was too much for Napoleon, and it will be too much for Willlam IL of Potsdam.” President M. L. Burton of Smith col- lege presented the name of Mr. Beards- ley for modeato; Rev. Fi G. Smith of Kangas 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 himself rose, however, to say that as the overwhelming sentiment was for & layman, he withdrew his name. The choice of Mr. Beardsley was then made. Nominating and seconding speeches for the assistant 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, Culifornia; Rev, Al Phillips, New Haven; Rev. H. E, Brown, Seattle, Wash.; W. Van Patton, Burlington, Vt.; Rev. C. H. Myers, Chat- tanooga, Tenn.; Rev, C. H. Thorpe, Du- Juth; Marquis Baton, Chicago, and H. T. Richardson, Boston. Asalstant secretaries chosen were: Rev. ©. N. Hand, CMifornia; Rev. C. R. Har- rison, Ohlo, and Rev. ¥. D. Thayer, Massachusetts. Rev, Joel 8. Ives of Meriden, Conn, treasurer of the council, reported that the receipts for two years had been #6478, and the balance was $3,62. 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. saurer, pastor of the BEn- The Weather Forecast till 7 p. m. Thursday: ¥or Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vieinity ~Fair and warmer. Temperature at Omaha Yesterday. Dex. Er EEEBSEEE: BIEEEER wannene~RlBownaa 2Z2LRTBSERETLEES sreeevET Comparative Local Reew d. 1915 l'Jl_; wis sTeA= yesterday . L0 0 M:gun and precipitation depar- the normal: tation. . for the day o rainfall since March signs visible to the observer are not deceptive. _ — ——————— 0DD FELLOWS GO 10 HEAR SONDAY Rebekahs, Grand Encampment and Grand Lodge All Adjowrn 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 afterncon 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 W called and the hundreds of delegates from all over the state Wwere on the ground. In the afternoon, however, the program was not quite so pressing, and an agree- 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 conditions at the home. She stated that there nie sixty-three children in the home now and that In & few days the home Is to ro- celve a 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 auxillary is to be held Thursday. At the conclusion of the memorial serv- ices yesterday afternoon H. F. Bwanbeck, 101 years of mge, was Introduced and made a short address, He his been an 0dd Fellow for seventy-two years. Dr. Little of Omaha was a's) Introduced as an 0dd Fellow who is §9 years of a; who has been a member for 8. ty-cl years. Dr. Little made & short talk an! finished by singing a sons. The report of the memorial committee showed the Rebekah branch of the order has lost 118 membei» while the other branches of the order Jost 206 members by death. The election of officers in the grand lodge 15 also to take place Thursday. The piace for holding the next meeting s to be selected Thursday afternoon Omaha 1s in the field for the convention again, and the delegates are expressing themselves as well pleased with the treatment they have received in Omaha. It is the concensus of opinion that Omaha will again be chosen as the place for the pext year's meeting. Confer Degrees Touight. Various degrees were conferred upon the delegates last evening at the Doug- las auditorium and at the Fontenelle ho- tel. Rabekah dekrees were conferred at & special session in the evening at Hotel Fontenelle. When the “Billy" Sunday matter came up in the grand lodge yesterday & resolution was adopted stating that the newspaper report to the effect that the lodge would not adjourn for the “Billy” (Continued on Page Two, Column T‘u.) SUNDAY' THENE Needed No Dictionary to Learn What He Meant. | INTELLECTUAL MUTTS IN OMAHA TRIRTY-BIGHTE DAY, Trall Attend. Collec.. tters. 13 ofs05 §90,408.56 4,500 *113.50 11,000 *264.35 623,400 §30,778.71 *Collections for Wemefit of the Inter. national Bvangelistic association. BOY AND GIRL TRAIL HITTERS. Previous days ~ 8318 Tuesday .... 4 Total MEETINGS TODAY. $:20 a. m.—Central High school girls’ , First Methodist oh to 4 p. m.—~Business wome: l::mhul. 1809 Farnam street, Mise m.—Sunday st the Brandels e --Iu""’n the Tabernacle. . Bible 3 clnes. 5 m,—South Side High schiol Proesbyterian i 3 p, m.—-Malds' meeting. ¥. W. C. A, Mrs. Sunday Asher. - 3 —Iufins for teactiers, First I:éln‘m. ouncil Bluffs, Miss O i —Bible - class, Olivet Baptist o church, Miss Sax Two thousand delegates to the Odd Fellows’, convention which is meet- ing here were .at the tabernacle yesterday - afternoon. C. A, Baum- gardner, on behalf of the'Odd Fel- lows, brought two big bouguets 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 “Billy” ga¥e 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 Trall Hitters, The autdience was large, nearly all seats being taken. Eight persons hit the trall. Thouzh repeated announcement has been made that collections are to be taken for “B Sunday only at the senvices on the last Bunday of the cam- paign, a collection was taken for that purpose yesterday afternoon. 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- day and that this procedure is taken be- cause many will attend the weekiy meet- ings who will be unable to be here or to obtain entrance to the tabernacle | next Sunday. church, South | Envelopes | ‘“BILLY'S'’ FINAL WEEK SMILE-—And he has more of a smile coming to him if the CHRIST'S DIVINITY |TWO DIE IN BED BY SUFFOCATIO When Gag Water H hausts Oxygen in House. YOUNG COUPLE MARRIED A YEAR BE. George Shirley, aged 27 years, and his young wife, Edith, aged 24 years, were found dead in bed, as the ernoon in their home, 3568 Dodge street. Robert Shirley, a brother, recelv- | ing no response at the door, pried | open a window in their bedroom and discovered the lifeless bodies, Monday evening relatives and friends | had repeatedly called the house by phone but to no avall, Yesterday | afternoon officers of the | Crockery company, where BShirley was employed, notified relatives of ghirley’s absence. Afcording to Coroner Crosby, the gas- heater under the water tank in the base- {ment, was left burning, and all of the oxygen in the house was burmed up. Buffocation was the result, Death, which whs apparently accidental, evidently oc- curred some time between Monday night and Wednesday ngon. According to police officers ‘the house was o filled with fumes that it was with difficulty they managed to throw open the win- dows and doors to air the place. Shirley was last seen Monday night, when he rode home with H. C, Forester, treas- urér of the Umaha Crockery company. Fumes Fill Closed M The gas burner ‘was not od to 4 ¢himney, and the fumes quickly filled thé closed house, is the bellef of the coroner. The Shirleys were married & year ago last Jupe, "and formerly lived at the Stratford Terrace apartments, moving to the Dodge street residence sbout a month ago. Michael @hirley, father of the dead i man, of the firm. of Shirley & Phelan, rallroad contractors, lives at 3811 Burt street. Mrs. George Shirley was for- merly Miss Edith Collins. Her mother, who lives In- Bacramento, Cul,, has been notified. The dead man has a brother, Phelan Shirley, who livés at Alblon. Corener Crosby will hold an inquest. Two years ago a similar happening oo- curred at the home of Harry R. Bowen, mansger 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 a warm | fall gvening, and the family was awak- ened and raved. UNCLE SAM TO KEEP HANDS OFF SERBIA AND BULGARIA WASHINGTON, ~ ©Oct. 9.—President | Wilson today signed a proclamation gty- Ilnl( notice of the neutrality of the United States In the war between Serbia and | Bulgaria. The proclamation was along | the same general lines as those lssued, covering the wars between other na- tions. PRESIDENT WILL NOT DO MORE FOR HILLSTROM WABHINGTON, Oct. 20.—President Wil- son teday advised W. A, F. Ekengren, Swedish minister here, thal he could do nothing. further for Joseph Hillstrom, & Swedish citisen under sentence of death in Utah for murder. ) Perish Ex- | result of suffocation, Wednesday aft- 8ince | Omaha 'MBLLEN TESTIFIES FOR GOVERNMENT INNEW HAVEN CASE Former President of Road Cordially Greeted by Men Against Whom He Appears as a Wit- ness, THERE IS MUCH HANDSHAKING Gives Hig Occupation as a “Farmer” and Tells of Railroad Experience. GOES 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 was formerly associ- ated on the road’s board of directors, whose trial on the charge of viclating the Sherman anti-trust law began one week ago. Standing Dbefore a government map of the New England railroad system with a long pointer in his hand, Mr. Mellen spent two hours ex- plaining the nature of the competi- tive railroad conditions twenty-five years ago, when the New Haven's al- leged conspiracy to control the entire transportation traffic of the six states began, Cordially Greeted. The former New Haven prosident was gresteq with every ovidence of cor- Alality by the defendants and there were numerous handshakings. Willlam Rooke- teller was among 1 of the defend- ants who steppeq forward to converse with him, Mr. Mellen gave his occupation as “a farmer—an’ agriculturist.” He told of his rallroad experience, which dated back to 18, when he was a clerk in the oashier's office of the Northern Railroad of New Hampshire. Then he traced on the map the routes of the dosen New England raliroads which in 18% had an Incependent existence. : He describeq their steamboat line con- nections with New York and other points and their rall connections with other roads outside of Now England. The New Haven at that time was not much of a freight line. The Old Colony, with ita 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 ) it it e w, Lively Competition, \mm{t roads malhtained their freight connections to points outside of New | Bngland through traffic arfangements with-dutside lines, Mr. Mellen explained, and contributed pro rata to the expe: {ot about score of frelght soliciting or- sanizations which routed through traffic over the various connecting lines. These various through routes were In lively competition, Mr. Melien said, The ‘witness was still in the midst of his testimony when adjournment was taken until tomorrow. When completed the government expects to use it as a basis upon which to bullg up the story of the gradual acquisition of the lines by the New Haven, with which Mr, Mellen became connected as vice president in 11892, Pawnbroker Dies By Taking Poison; Tells Wife of Act Bol B. Brodkey, a pawnbroker at Four- teenth and Douglas streets, took his own Iife at his homé, 24 Chicago streets, shortly after noon by drinking an ounce of earbolic aeld. Brodkey went home at noen, walked upstairs, drank the polson and returned downstairs to tell his wife what he had done. Hearing the cries of the children, Tom MoGovern, former eity commissioner, who was passing the house, called the Mr. Brodkey was attended by Dra Phillip and Bimon, Levl, but their ef- forts were futilo, as Mr. Brodkey passed away shortly after 3 o'clock. Commercial troubles are sald to have prompted him to take his life. Gold for Wedding Ring for Mrs, Galt WASHINGTON, Oct, 20.—President Wil- son today recelved a delegation of women and girls from California who gave him & plece of gold from a California mine and also & bar of gold to make a wed- ding ring. for Mrs, Norman Galt, his flances. Fine Big ActionPhoto | of L “Billy™ Th's is one of his best | liked photos—He or- | dered a copy himself. 15 by 20 inches — Price $3.00 Order now before “Billy" leaves and perhaps you can get him to sutograph your cupy for you. The Bee Photo Department i | n otel oto, Se = = LE COPY TWO CENTS. Police Statistics Are from Fuld's Book om Police Admin. istration as of Year 1909, Strength of Per Cent Force. Patrolmen. 187 75 169, 80 122 88 . 127 85 168 5 2 90 ..33 83 Minneapolls .....199 66 8t. Paul.........166 Byracuse ........121 City. Albany ...... Columbus, O. Dayton, O.. Denver Indianapolis . Kansas City Milwaukee GIRL TOILERS TELL PATHETIC STORIES Garment Workers of Tenements De- soribe Struggle to Gain Pre- carious Livelihood. NORMAL PAY m—m A WEEK yCHICAGO, Oct. stories of the lives of girls who dwell in tenements and gain a precarious livelihood In the garment trade were unfolded today before the aldermanic committee investigating the garment workers' strike and its causes. 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 Bimsky sald that for three years she has worked from 6:0 a. m. to 7 p. m. without the usual noonday rest for lunch, and made $8 a week. Pearl Krupnik sald that in dull times she had earned as low as 78 cents a week. Fannie Berg testified that the girls have to buy thelr own needles. Three 'hundred girls she sald had to use the same roller towel. Alderman Healey called the atten- tion of the health deépartment to this, All of the witnesses comdiained in greater or less degres to harsh treat- ment from foremen, mostly in the way of sbusive I Aldgrman Gelger of the sommittes was curious to learn how the girls maraged to live on thelr Incomes, Miss Berg ex- plained: “I pay #5 a month for my room and my eslster charges me 15 cents & meal for what T eat. I am often hungry, but T can't afford to spend more.” Emily Javorowsky as a witness proved & surprise to the committee which was appointed originally to Investigats charges of police brutality in dealing with strik- ers. » " Up Soabs, ‘““What have you and the others been doing since you went on strike?” ahe was asked. “Going around beating Imly replied the witness. Did you ever beat up one yourself?" “Yen; I beat up one?’ “Did anyone ever tell you to do that? Did you recelve instructions from head- quarters to do that?’ “No; no one ever told me. I knew enough to do that without being told.” Bessle Alt, who earns $4 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, llke 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 were better treated.” “Better pald?’ asked Alderman Celger, “1 think so'" Talked About Him; He Shot Somebody PETALUMA, Cal, Oct. 20.—~Andrew Mo- up scabs,’ Phatl, an expressman, was ghot dead on | the street here today. Hiram Tally, a oivil war veteran, was arrested. “HEverybody was talking about me,” he sald to the police, “I some one,' Tally was & member of Troop E, Third Pennsylvania cavalry. lled force at Enos, hatch, was reported BULGARIAN TROOPS are belng con- frontiers of both Roumanis and Greece, according loniki dispateh to Paris, Three divisions are belug gathered near the Greek border, it iy stated. THE NISH.SALONIKI uth of Ni by the compelled the dip. lomatic corps at Nish to postpome its expected departure for Monms- tir in southern Serbla an Athens dispateh state REPORTS FROM GERMAN sources indicate that » t Montenesgro by Austro-German forees is contem- .t ty o utantry an foree, have been sent from Galicts te Bosnia in preparation for an ad- wvance inte Moutemesve, it is as. sorted. ! 20.—Pathetio| SERBIA OVERRUN BY THE ARMIES OF NEIGHBORS Eight Bulgarian Foroes Are Sweep- ing Across the Territory in a War that is Bringing Death and Destruction. GERMANS SLOWLY ADVANCING Movements of Anglo-French Army Remain Undisclosed, Wonnded 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 elght Bulgarian forces have crossed into Serblan ter- ritory. The Austro-German'forces are ad- vancing slowly, but steadily, thelr latest claim being that a junétion has been effected to the west of Semendria. The rallroad between Nish and Saloniki has been cut by the Bulgarians, sweeping over the frontier n superior numbers. No news has been received of the move- ments 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- ria increases the hopes of her allles that she will join In the Balkan cam- palgn, but what form her assistance will tuke has not been indicated definitely, Russia, the first of the alljed powers to present an ultimatum to Bulgaria, now finds herself alone in not having isaued & formal declaration of war against her former protege. \ Along the eastern front activity is con- fineq to the two tips of the long battle line, The Giermans are pressing thelr offensive In the northern area near Riga, ‘while General Ivanoff claims several successes fo: his Russian army In Ga- licla. \ Roports from the entente allles on the ‘Western front indicato that the Germans have been reinforced heavily ahd a showing a disposition to ¢ssume the of- fensive, Field Marshal French announces the ocamplete repulse north of Loox or Ger mans who made kn attuck after heavy artillery preparation. Paris east of Rheims, the Germans flerce attack \ The AUlness of mu brought a lull in political . and the crisis which many persons expecid would gevelop in the cabinet this week, is hardly likely to occur until the pre- mier is able to appear in the House of - Commons, At that time Bir Edward Cer~ non may give a public explanation of his resignation of the attorney generalship, Britiah submarines, now reported to have been reinforced by Russian crft, continue to inflect severe lo man shipping in the Baltie Jo hagen rewspaper asserts steamships bave been prey of the sube marines sinve Monday. ‘ Oppose Operation of Allles. LONDON, Oct. 2.~Advices from Ath ens Indicate that Turkey and Bulgaria are undertaking energetic measures to oppose the land and sea operations of the entente ailies In the Balkans. The Athens correspondent of the Exchange ‘Telegraph company reports that Turkish forces are being concentrated in the re- glon of Dedeaghatch, in Southern Bul garia, on the Aegean sea. Large Buls garian forces, the correspondent states, {Continued on Page Two, Column One) t THE WANT-AD-WAY j i | l The Day’s War News TURKISH FORCES are to co-oper. ate energetically with the Bul- sarians in opposing th alifed operations in the Balkans, Athens Turkish troops, it Dou you business? a clerk, salesman or quickly find 1 “Hel The best itio