Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 27, 1915, Page 1

‘Wanta swap something for something else more useful to you? Use the Swappers' column of The Bee. —_— o ¥ VOL XLV—NO. 112, DIREGTORS TRIED FOR CONSPIRAGY RESIGN PLAGES MoHarg and Brewster Leave Direc- torate of New Haven Railroad to Avoid Embarrassing Management. BOTH MEN FACE JURY IN COURT On Trial with Nine Former Directon‘ Under the Sherman Anti- Trust Law. FREIGHT RATE DECISION ARISES NEW YORK, Oct. Henry K.} McHarg and Frederick Brewster, di- rectors of the New York, New Haven' & Hartford railroad, now on trial| with nine former directors of the| road under the Sherman anti-trust; law, have resigned from the New! Haven directorate. The resignations became known after today’s session of the trial now concluding its second week, had ad- journed. They will be formally presented to the New Haven stock- holders at their annual meeting to be held in New Haven tomorrow it was learned. While no formal statement as to the reason for their retirement was obtain. able tonight, it was said on behalf of the New Haven company that their action undoubtedly was due to a desire not to embarrass the present New Haven management on account of their status | as alleged violators of the law being a matter still to be determined by a jury. Messrs. McHarg and Brewster entered the board together May 381, 197. They figure in the case at a time when the New Haven was busy in taking over steamship lines and trolley properties. Specter of Frelght Rate Decision. The specter of the oft-quoted Missouri freight rate decision by which the United States supreme court in 157, first applied the Sherman anti-trust laws to railroads arose in the trial of the eleven New York, | New Haven & Hartford railroad directors | today, to plague the minds of the jury. The question put before the mto decide was whether the decision absolved the | directors of the New Haven from knowing that they were committing illegal acts | prior to that date and therefore could not have intended the conspiracy with which | they are charged, that of monopolizing | the traffic of ‘New England; or whether, | knowing they had been commiiting iHegal | HEAD OF THE BIG SUFFRAGE PARADE as it passed Twenty-second street on Fifth avenue in New York last Saturday. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY WARRANTS FOR BOX FACTORY OWNERS Proprietors of Plant in Which Girls Were Burned to Death Charged with Negligeno of the decision. The question came up when the govern- ment proposed to introduce minutes of | the New Haven board dated May 1, 1807, | in which it was stated that the directors | “had been called together to consider what policy should be pursued by this ' company and what advice should be given the New York & New England Raflroad | company in regard to freight matters in view of the recent decision of the su- preme court of the United States in the Trans-Missouri Freight association case." No action was taken by the directors in regard to the questions the minutes stated, and after they were in the rec- ord, Attorney Swacker for the govern- ment began the Introduction of testimony intended to show that no action having | been taken the alleged conspiracy further | to monopolize the transportation traffic of New England was continued. Trail Hitters to Be Given Welcome! | Men and women who went down the | sawdust trail at the Sunday meetings are | to be welcomed this evening Into the churches for which they expressed a preference. At least this will be the rule with all churches that hold their prayer meetings this (Wednesday) evening. | The trail-hitters have been notified so ! far as possible and regular members of the churches have been requested to be present. Those who have come into pos- session of tabernacle song books have been requested to take them to the meet- The Weather Forecast till 7 p. m. Wednesday: For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity ~Falr; warmer, Temperature at Om Yesterday. X poted 1| Comparative Local Record, ! . 1914. 1013, 1912, | Ighest yesterday 6. 50 M 74| west yesterday 2 B 4 ean temperature 4 B 8 Precipitation ... ® 0 .0 Temperature and precipitation depa tures from the normal Normal temperature Excess for the day. Total deficiency sin ormal precipitation. +Deficlency for the day.... Total rainfall since March 1 inches Defielency since March 1.... 70 inches Deficlency for. cor. period, 1914. 2.52 inches Deficlency for cor. period, 1913. 6.60 inches Reports from Stations at 7 P, M. Station and State High- Rain- | of Weather, est. fall. 6 00 o 00 | 7 S Moines, cf 7 ko Dod’o City, el % K Lander, partly cloudy “ o North Platte, clear. % ke . clear. - o o | Pueblo,” clear 72 | Rapid City, partly cloudy 72 ko Salt Lake City, clear. 5 L 0 | Santa Fe, clear. ] 0 Sheridan, clear 72 W0 | [ ] 00 | ocal Forecaster, | Uckets for the McKinle PITTSBURGH, Pa., Oct. 26— Prosecution of the officers of the Union Paper Box company, through the destruction of whose factory by tire yesterday twelve girl employes and a man-lost their lives, was an- nounced today by Coroner Samuel C. Jamieson. + The coroner's jury charged each of the following with negligence and himself set out to gerve the warrants: H. E. Weiskopf, Henry C. Schaefer, W. C. Kimball, company, and H. H. Woods, ager of James Brown estate, owner of the building. . The accused were expected to give bond for their ap- pearance in court some time tomor- row. Henry D, Estabrook Arrives in the City For Series of Talks Henry D. Estabrook of New York City is now in Omaha and will remain here until after the McKinley club dinner at the Rome next Friday night. Whilé in the city he will be the guest of E. P. Peck, president of the Omaha Elevator company, and n old personal friend of | Mr. Estabrook, Mr, Estabrook’s reputation as an orator and his prominence in republican circles has given a great impetus to the sale of club dinner Fri- day pight, At the club's office, 79% Bran- deis theater building yesterday, requests were made for reservations at tue wianel. 1hese requests came in per- gon from old friends of Mr. Estabrook and also from republicans generally. Be ginning today tickets will be placed at different business houses in the city to be sold, Reservations may be made over the phone by calling Douglas 7 He will talk at the University club Thursday noon, immediately following the luncheon, on “National Self-Defense." He also will address the State Bankers association Thursday. BUCKINGHAM FINDS OUT ABOUT SWITCHING ORDER (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Messrs. E. Buckingham, manager of the South Omaha Stock yards, accom- | panied by his attorneys, former Senator Norris Brown and Frank T. Ransom, reached Washington this morning. They came to secure an interpretation of the recent order of the Interstate Commerce commission in the matter of increased allowances to the rallroads for switching | | charges. They were successful and obtained all the information they desired in thirty minutes, FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE OF IOWA COURT IS DEAD LONG BEACH, Cal, Oct. 26.—Charles' prospective new members and they will E. Granger, former chief justice of the lowa supreme court, died here today, aged 8. Kie retired in 190 after having | serfed on the lowa circuit, district and cil Bluffs, 1,312 from other out-or-town | supreme benches since 1572, 1 box | oFticibie of thamunx_; sion should have all the necessary | government of which he had been a mem- many | NEBRASKA'S CASE U 70 COMMISSION | McVann, Clarke and Reed Tell Inter- state Body About Order Jliufinn._ (From a Staft Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.—In the hearing of the Nebraska cases before the Interstate Commerce commission this morning, B.'J. McVann of the| Commercial club of Omaha presented | the contentions of the city of Omaha, which s in the Nebraska case as an intervenor, X Mr. McVann stated that the only| purpose of the intervention of Omaha| was to make sure that the commis-| { facts before it in’ determining the | { complicated issues presented. lle; | then proceeded to shiow the differ- emce in, the transportation situation of Omaha as against Sioux City, ‘”'i in ga full exposition of the reasons, why the rates have always been the same from both cities to Nebrask points, although Sioux City is fortyi miles nearer. He made clear the po-, sition of Omaha that no objection is| | made to the continuation of this ad- justment. In the case of Kansas City and St. Jo- | seph, McVann sald that tue position of Omaha was frankly hostile to the con- | tinuation of the old adju ents, ex- | plaining that the old rates had for twenty-five years deprived Omaha of {lawtul advantage of location, which was | a right always recognized by the Inter- | | state Commerce commission. Whitten for Lincoln. Walter Whitten, for the Lincoln Com- miercial club, occupled himself chiefly in reading into the record the admission on | the part of the rallroads of the soundness lot the Lincoln adjustment, which was | subsequently confirmed by .. C, Wright, | Wwho closed for the raflroads, Chairman Clarke of the State Rallway ! commission gave the commission a clear | chronological history: of general order No |18, showing in detail the immense labors of the commission extending over a period | (Continued on Page -T»VD. Column Two.) \Trail Hitters Show Preference for the | Methflist Church Cards signed by trail hitters during the Sunday campalgn have been tabulated according to church preference stated and the leading denominations are represented as follows: Methodist ........2,5|United Pres, 21 Presbyterian ....L¥% Evangelical 3 Baptist \1.1,085 Lutheran Congregational 571 /Catholic Christian 650 Episcopal . A great number of these, of course, are ‘re-consecrations” of people who have been church members for years. Many arc ‘chlldleu who slgned cards, but do not ! | include the boys and girls at Miss Gam- lin's meetings. The cards have been distributed among the various cHurches, ‘according to the church most convenlent to the home of the trail hitter, The pastor of the vari- ous churches will get in touch with the be received into membership in the near tuture, J Of the card signers, 1,26 are from Coun- | places ana 82 give no address. { any great length of time the. attacks | Serbia is receiving at the hands of ! ent time but that there was a reason for 07 29, MORNING, OCTOBER BRITONS LEARN SERB POSITION VERY CRITICAL Northern Army's Position Such that it Cannot Withstand Combined Attacks for Much Longer | Time. 1 STATEMENT IN HOUSE OF LORDS Discussion Indicates Disappointment Over Campaign of Allies in Balkans, QUESTIONS BY EARL LOREBURN n BTIN. ATHENS, Oct. 26.—An officlal dispateh announces that the Serblans | have recaptured the town of Veles,| on the railroad southeast of Uskup,| after desperate fighting. ‘ LLONDON, Oct. 26.—Replying to a question by Ear] Loreburn in the House of Lords this afternoon as to the progress of the campaign in the| Balkans, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the unionist leader, who holds a seat in the cabinet without portfolio, sald: “I must say with great regret I am afraid we must admit that the prog- ress of the campaign in nothern Serbia has been such as to render it highly impossible that the Serbian army will be able to withstand for to whieh it is exposed from the Aus- tro-Gérman forces on the north, aided by the stab in the back which Bulgaria.” Barl Loreburn had asked whether the dispatch of .troops to Saloniki had been determined upon with the approval of the mnavak and military advisers, uml’ whether the government could glve as-| surance that full provision had been made for the communications of this force and for its supply of men and material to the satisfaction of the naval and military ex- perts. Earl Loreburn said he understood the government's desire was that the matter should not be debated at the pres- asking the question. Dardanelles Project Disappointing. “We are disappointed in the Dar- enterprise,” the earl continued, v O menced with of without the advice of the naval and military authorities, and one could not help asking whether this new ventute would be a repetition of | that. The greatest danger from which | this country could suffer, the speaker sald, was unpreparedness and indecision. The marquis of Lansdowne explained that there were moments when it was not in the public interest that questions relating to the war should be freely dis- cussed in Parliament, as the effect on both the allies and their enemies had to be considered. He declared, however, that he could assure Earl Loreburn that neither in the present government or any ber had it been the ‘practice or habit of | amateur strategists to impose their plans upon the professional advisers of the gov-| ernment. With the present government, the mar- | quis of Landowne continued, it was un- likely that anything of the kind could occur. Barl Kitchener, minister of war, | was present at every cabinet meeting ' nd it wus impossible to suppose that he would allow himself to be deflected from hig course by the pressure of his clvillan colleagues. Baptist Proposes Substitute for the Apostles Creed | |stve 1s ebbing slowly, after the failure | | announcement | Benito this morning with a bullet hole did_not know | 1915—-TWELVE Military Situation DERLIN, Oct. 8.—(By Wireless.)—The present military situation s eminently favorable to the central powers in .the | view of Major Moraht, the military critie of the Berliner Tageblatt, whose review of the varlous campaigns is summarized | thus by the Overseas News Agency ‘In the west the Anglo-French offen of the attempta to break the German | lines. Political reasons are compelling the British and French to continue their offensive operations for a time, Major Moraht declares. “Italy, he saya, deaires to make its own war, and all demands from the Anglo- French press that it send troops to the Balkans will be In vain. The true rea- son, he declares, s that Italy needs all TRANSPORT SUNK IN AEGEAN; 99 DROWN British Craft Marquette Torpedoed, According to Official Announce- ment in London. | MANY ARE SAVED, IS REPORT Oct. 26.—An official | made public tonight| LONDON, says: | ‘““The British transport Marquette| has been torpedoed in the Aegean| sea. It is understood that only| ninety-nine of the personnel of the| vessel are unaccounted for. | ‘“No further details have been re- ceived." Railway President | In Two Fights with Mexican Bandits BROWNSVILLE, Tex., Oct. ~8am Robertson, president of the San Benlto & Rio Grande Valley rallroad, fought twice with Mexican bandits elghteen miles east of San Benito yesterday after noon, the first time alone and the second time with the assistance of a l4-year-old Mexican boy. Robertson reached San 2. through the shoulder of his coat and with his heel on one shoe shot off, Beveral weeks ago he was attacked by bandits near S8an Benito and a hole was shot through his hat. Robertson sald that late yesterday afternon he was near Ban Pedro ranch, east of San Benito, traveling In an automobile with a load for & hotel which g belng the automobile near the roadside started back to find the packages. Returning to the automobile he discovered five Mexi- cans there. They opened fire on him and ne returned the fire from behind a tree. Robertson saw one man fall and after he had driven the Mexicans away found three pools of blood. Robertson then set out afoot through the brush to look for a telephone recently strung on trees in that vicinity, He met a Mexican boy, to whom he gave his rifle, while he kept his pump gun. Sud- denly the boy shouted: “Look out Robertson looked back and saw several Mexicans. He began firing, and with the assistance of the boy succeeded In get- ting the best of the situation, the Mexl- cans retiring. It was In the second fight that Robert- son was shot and lost the heel of his shoe, Silk Underwear And Silk Hosiery The AEbition Now Itlmc when ‘The desire of all young people for ex-' cessive pleasure and extravagant dress is at the bottom of the great soclal and Industrial unrest, according to the cur- rent toples department of the Woman's club, The report of the federal industrial BOSTON, Oct. 26.—After criticising the | Apostles’ creed as “containing phrases which the modern mind cannot accept at thelr face value,” Rev. Woodman Brad- bury of Cambridge today gave the Bap- tist ministry his idea of a new creed. It | was unanimously voted that the new | declaration be placed in the minutes of | the meeting, which fa being held to cele- | brate the %0th anniversary of the Baptist | religlon in this state. The creed sug-| gested by Mr, Bradbury follows: | “I belleve in God, the Father of all | races; in Jesus Christ, our Lord, and in ' the Holy Spirit, the purifier of hearts of | men. “I belleve In the gospel as the power of | God, and the wisdom of God, and fia| | Christian good will as the force to trans- | world | form th “I belleve In the church universal, the communlon of the good, the coming of the kingdom and the lifg eve:lasting,” Now Out The Bee's “Billy” Sunday Special Fine big illustrated 32- rl‘e paper containing ull account of the Omaha campaign and all’ the principal ser- mons as preached at the *Tab" fromday today. Just what you want for out of town folks. Price 10 Cts. Order now. commission was discussed by the club women Tuesday afternoon. | “The desire to get more money for one's own gratification rather than con- sideration for the needs of fellowmen s the cause of the unrest, asserted Mrs. Mary L Creigh, leader of the depart- ment. | “Qur grandmother was satistied with' one silk dress; today, & young woman Is dissatisfied unless she has silk under- wear, silk hostery and five or six silk dresses.” “You can’t blame the women for all that, Mrs. Crelgh. The men are jJust as bad,” suggested Mrs. E. E. Stanfield “Mayhe we set the example,” was Mrs. Creigh's response. To avold friction in the department, the Bible study which was inaugurated as a result of the “Billy” Sunday cam- palgn, will deal with Old Testament characters, rather than beginning with | Acts, which is the starting point for| hundreds of Bible classes all over tho| city. | Mrs, Crelgh pointed out that some mem - bers of the club do not accept the Bible as part of their religion and that there | are a number of Jewish women in the | club. Beer is Destroyed And Truck Drivers Locked Up in Jai KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct, 26, —Drastic action by officlals of Kansas City, Kan, to prohibit illegal sale of beer by brewer- les was taken today when three drivers were arrested, sentenced to jall and the beer and trucks confiscated. The drivers were fined 300 each and given six months in jall. More than 100 cases of beer were destroyed. The action was taken, it was sald, because of numerous court delays in the city's effort to get a decision from the supreme court on the validity of the | delivery of beer In Kansas City, Kan i R THE WEATHER. Fair SING Favorable to Central Powers, Says Critic its reserves In the Alps, since it has lost hundreds of thousands of men by sense less attacks upon the bravely defended Austro-Hungarian positions. 1t cannot be doubted, he added, that all ita future sac vifices will be equally useless and that finally the day will come when the Aus- tro-Hungarians themselves will take the offensive. “In the Balkans, says Major Moraht, the most difficult part of the task has been achleved by the foreing of the pas- sage of the Danube and the storming of the principal fortifications south of Bel- grade, while the Bulgarian troops, through the capture of Kumanove, Us kup and Veles, have made it Impossible from now on for the entente allles to help the Serblans.' GERMANY READY 10 DISCUSS TERHS Unconfirmed Story Kaiser Will Sub- mit to President Wilson Outline of Conditions He'll Acoept. RUMOR COMES FROM MADRID LONDON, Oect. 26.—A report reached here today that Prince Von Buelow, former German chancellor, will shortly submit to President Wil- son and King Alfonso of Spain an outline of the conditions on which Germany might be disposed to dis- cuss terms of peace. The report is contained in a Reu- ter dispatch from Madrid and has not been corroborated from any other source. The dispatch gives as au- thority Prince Camporeale, an Ital- fan nobleman, who is a brother-in- law of Prince Von Buelow. The re- port was first published in Madrid, the correspondent says, in the form of a message from Rome. At last reports Prince Von Buelow was 1ll. A message from Berlin on Sunday sald he was confined to his room in Co- logne as the result of a slight indisposi- tion. The prince was on the way to Baden-Baden. Allies Accused of Dropping Bombs on Turkish Hogpitals BRERLIN, Oct. 2.—(By Wireless to Bay- ville.)—A statement was Kiyen out today BN vio- lation of international law. A number of cases are cited. The latest attack men- tioned is eald to have been made by an allied aeroplane on August 27 on a Turk- ish hospital at Galata Keui, on Gallipoli peninsula. The statement says one per- son was killed and_three injured. Atta on hospitals at Khalll P and Agbah Bere by air craft In July are wald to have resulted in the death of twelve persons and injury of more than twenty others, Near Saghir Dere, the atatement says, Turkish ambulances were attacked by hostile alrcraft and six wounded soldiers were killed. Battlm on Borde_tjt Douglas WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.—On behalf of citizens of Douglas, Ariz, Senator Ashurst asked the State and War de- partments for proper protection of the city by American troops in the event of an engagement between Carranza and Villa forces, The fight, which Is expected to be a serious one, Is likely to fake place at any Carranza troops, after be. Ing transported through American ter- ritory, have passed over the Mexican border. Senator Ashurst sald he had the prom- ise of the War department to dispatch a sufficlent number of troops to Douglas to protect the eity from the fire of either Villa or Carranza forces. He Informed officials that without protection it was feared that there was even a possibility that Villa troops might make an attempt at looting. Becretary Garrison wired General Funston to make any disposition of his troops he found necessary to pro- toct American interetsts along the bor- der at that point. Information in the possession of the department leads officlals to believe that between 4,00 and 5000 Carranza troops ® to be transported through American territory and that Villa has with him ap- proximately 7,000 troops. Villa today whs | reported marching northward, Conditions throughout Mexico continued to show improvement today, according to officlal telegrtams from various plac Tllinois Completes Waterways Plans WABHINGTON, Oct. %.~Plans of the ate of Illinols for the bullding of an elght-foot waterway connecting the {*hi- cago dralnage canal with the Illinols river and thereby making a diréct water route between the Great Lakes and the Guif of Mexico, were tentatively ap- proved today by Secretary Garrison of the War department. Governor Dunne the actual construction work will be ls- sued. AMERICAN CONSULATE AT NISH IS REMOVED ‘WASHINGTON, Oect. 26.—The American consulate at Nish, Serbla, has been moved to Tchateha <, accerding to a dis- pateh recelved today from American Minister Vopicka at Bucharest, Rou- mania. The American consulate moved with the Serblan government and all lomqr forelgn consuls and missions, 4 — ] COPY TWO CENTS. RAGE FOR LINE TO CONSTANTINOPLE IS NEAR FINISH Small French Force Trying to Help the Serbians Prevent Conjunc- \ tion of Bulgarians and | the Teutons, | ITALY POUNDS AUSTRIAN FRONT LE | Activity Expected to Prevent Send- fig Reinforcements to Aid Bul- garian Army, RUSSIA BUSY IN NORTHEAST LONDON, Oct. 26.-—The race for the road to Constantinople has reached an exciting stage. The Bul- garians are within a few miles ot forming a junction with their Austro- German allles, while the French in small force already have joined the 8erblans, The French are not yet In suffi- clent numbers to assume an actual offensive in Macedonia, but the rapidity of the Bulgarian advance in that region already has diminished. Along the old Bulgarian frontler, from a point northeast of Vranya to the Rourhanian border, the Serbians are ylelding little ground. Actual junction between the Bulgariana and thelr allies, which may be a matter of only a few hours, will soon show whether the Serblans are able to hold their mountain positions until the entente allies bring up strong forces. Italy is still hammering away at the Austrian front, which is shaken, but une broken. It'ls expected in London that the Ttallan offensive will at least prevent the Austrians from reinforcing thelr Balkan army, Russia, by its stubborn defense of Riga and Dvinsk and its continued offensive in Galicla, is keeping its opponents en- gaged busily along the whole eastern front, In the west there ls evidence that the entente allies are again preparing for an offensive, which may prevent the Gere mans from diverting any of their forces there, Bulgarians Capture Two Clties. BOFIA, Oct. 2.—(Via London.)—The Bulgarian war office lssues the following statement relative to military operations on October 24 “‘Our troops have captured Negotin and Prahova on the Danube. The booty, so far as known, is one commissariat store- house, twenty rallway carrigges and war ene officer, men “M-D.W bodies ol‘.x Berbs, e “Prince Cyrille and the commander ot '{;h. army were solemnly recelved iu skub.” The last officlal statement from Sofia, before this, sald that the Bulgarians ha captured the greater part of Uskub in Macedonia, but that the fighting there was sl In progress on October 23 Prince Cyrille Is the second son of King Ferdinand of Bulgaria. GERMANY SUSPENDS _ PARCEL SERVICE TO U. S. BERLIN, Oct. 2%.—(Via London, Oct. 20)—The parcol post service to America has been discontinued until further no- i tice. No officlal reason for the discon- tinuance is given. American postal authorities sald today | they have had no intimation from Ggr- | many of a discontinuance of the parcel | post with the United States. ! Last April several thousand parcel post | packages mailed from Germ@ny to the | United States via Switzerland were re- { turned to the senders by the Swiss postal authorities because the British and French governments had given notifica- ! tion that parcels addressed to German cltizons in the United States would be | selzed whenever they would be found on | shipboarad, Parcels for Spain and Portugal have met & similar fate in France. On April 7 the German postal officlals suspended the parcel post service to va- rious parts of South America. l THE WANT-AD WAY I | All Rights Reserved. and members of the Illinols Waterways | g¢ you have any rooms for rent, commission presented the plans. B, l'o-'g ,‘o‘- let pecule kuow it. 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