Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 29, 1915, Page 1

3 e s e AP O I Call Tyler 1000 If Yon Want to Talk to The fee THE OMAHA DAILY BEE A CONFESSION Accused Man Deoclares He Is Not Guilty of Murder of Cashier Smith and Will Stand Pat POLICE GATHERING EVIDENCE ral Detectives at Work on Case Which May Be Difficult to Prove, LESSER CHARGES WILL STICK Arthur Hauser, alias Buck Weaver, alias Wilson, alias half a dozen other names, accused of first degree mur- der, numerous outrages and highway robbery, intends to stand pat in his denial of the capital punishment of- fense. ‘‘Hauser, you might just as well come in and take your medicine.” an interviewer advised him. “The police have got your number. You're through. They've got the dope on you. You'll get a little satisfaction out of it that way!"” Hauser looked through the bars of his eell at his intorviewer. Admits Some of Crimes. “Kick In, you say!" he derided. ‘Man, you're talking about me kissing my lite away. Poo-pooh! I've been doing a lit- tle job of sluggin’ now end then, I admit. I've been a ‘mon’ for vears. I can't get away from that, and so | admit it. But this murder stuff they tell me about—I don’'t understand that language at all. “1 didn't shoot this guy. 1 never saw him. 1 never was in that neighborhood In my That's my story, and that's what I The that'll ‘flats put T- never can’'t prove anything on me away longer than ten croaked a guy In my ma Arthur Hauser's longest state- his position clearly—more clearly than it has ever been shown be- fore, in fact Confldent Wilj Save Life. Me says be has an alibl. The police send him to the electric chair, even &h the latter admit that a few more stute witneesss would be greatly appre- ciated Hauger's air is one of bravado. He thinks he hes the authorities on the run. As he himself eaye, “There's a lot of dif- fercnoe betwcen what people think and what they can prove.” . An Omaha detective 1e1f hepe for Chicago, and is now in Indianapolls, Jooking up Hauser's record. In addition, & mationa} detctive agen ¥y I8 neviating, Tetul Wi Re Contiy. 1t is morally certain, the authorities say, that Hauser is Smith's murderer. But it will ‘take many do'lars to frove before a court that he is. Hauser, the police say, lived in sev- eral places here in Omahu. He has been here since May with his wife and 3-year- old child. He posed under the name of "Wileon most of the time, and sald he was ® big league ball player COzar Is Grieved by Acts of Soldiery BERLIN, Nov. %.-The oy An order issueq to the Eleventh Rus- slan army states that Emperor Nicholas §s deeply grieved at the horrible deeds comrmitted by Russian troops in their own country. This order says: ‘The em- peror has heard numerous complaints converning military persons who ill-treat the population, steal and destroy prop- erty by fire. The emperor recommends that commanders give heed to these ous. toms, general in the army.' “The order is signed by General Alex- fetf and General Ivanoff. German news- papers say no furtier proof is necessary of the veracity of German reports con- cerning Rusisan atroeities.” (By WWireless to Sayville), Overseas News Agency ‘Vera Cruz Unions Have a Celebration VERA CRUZ, Nov. %.—-This was a gen- eral holiday for the labor unions of Wera Crus. Great enthusiasm resulted when during the course of the celebra- tlon Colonel Edmunde Martines displayed the medal and diploma intended for pre- sentation to the American Federation of Labor as a token of good will toward Amer'ean laborers. Colonel Martinez will United States. carry the token to the During the day labor unions paid tribute to the men who were hanged in 1587 for complicity in the Hay Market square riot in Chicago. “The Weather Temperatures st Omehrn Yesterday. Hours. Der. 6a m -3 6a m 2 78 m 8 fa m. 2 9a m 2 10 8. m. A 1a m. -] 12 m. .3 1p. m ] 2p. m % 3p m. e iR 4p.m ] 5p.m. | $p.m % B airscnir B Comparative Local Record. 1915, 1914, 1913, 1812 Highest yesteday $ 6 B ¢ Lowest yesterday ... » * Menn temperature 4 5 Precl tIOn ..iveeiieee. M B 0 Temperature and precipitation depart- ures fiom t e normal Normal tomrntuu 2 ¥xcess - the day . . 0 Total deficlency since March | s Formal precipitation ... Deficlency for the day . Precipitation since March 1 Deficlency since March 1 Defielency for cor. perjod. Defielency frr oo nord 4 L. A WELSH, Local Forecaster. AT THOUGHT OF | 1 ¢ they already have enough evidence “last 'week fices in Venice, in the recent Austrian aerial raids. | | g B o OAMAGE TO CHIESA DEGL/ INTL. FIne SERVICE. scaLzi =) POULTRY SHOW IS | A HUGE SUCCESS i Meeting to Be Held Saturday Night| xpw yorwi, Nov. %5—A Turkish sub. | Protests Made Agzamst Recognition | to Try to Secure State Exhibit Next Year. : § faerem | OTHER AWARDS ARE~ MADE . it \ | Membere of the Greater Omaha ‘Poultry Fanciers’ assoclation are | | gratified over the success of their !locond annual show, which was Ibroulht to a close yesterday at the jAuditorfum. Next Saturday evening | the association will hold a meeting at | the rooms of the Douglas County | Agricultural society in the court]| {house to discuss plans for next year's | 'ehow. All interested are invited. | It is proposed to make an effort to | iget the state poultry show here next | |November. The state makes an ap- | propriation toward the show, which | i held ‘at Falls City this year., and which the local association covets for next year. It is estimated that upwards of 10,00} {visitors attended the show just closed ilocnlnry Baehr said it was a great cdu- | cational success, little thought beir given to the money-making side of the how iteelf. “Qur aim is to develop a ishow center in Omaha and we feel wa jare getting to this gradually,” said Mr Baehr. Other States Represented. | There were 117 exhibitors from Ne- | | braska, Missouri, Towa, Minnesota, Illi- | Inois and Kansas. One sale ‘was rcported Jat §7. Oscar Bock of Council Biuffe had | le White Wyandotte rooster he valued ui | more than $1%. He owned “Billy' Sun day, a rooster with a clariorf crow and considerable ‘“‘pep.”’ + The. following additional awarde are announced Arthur Giliette of the South Side won the sweepstake prize tor males. The first {prizes for females went to Oscar Bock of Council Bluffs, his birds being Wyan dotte pullets. F. . Hossle of Red Oak won first prize for the best pen of White Plymouth Rocks. . F. Baehr won first in the water fowl class, his entry being an Indian Runner duck. A cup was awarded to the Cloverdale Poultrys Yards the best display in the American claes, these birde being Rhode Island Reds. In the English class §. R. Anstine of Tamora, Neb., won the cup with his Baff Orpingtons. In the Mediterranean clars Carl Hagg of Chadwick, 11, won first on his Leghorns. for Convicted Incendiary ' Kills His Attorney BATAVIA, O., Nov fter being convicted in the common pleas court here today of setting fire to | his barn, went to the office of former Probate Judge T. P. Breeding, who had | defended him throughout the trial, shot | Breeding and then tried to kill himself Breeding died tonight and Trump is not | expected to live i B.~Fred Trump DOW GIVEN ASSIGNMENT ' TO A POST IN CANADA| (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.—(Special Tele- | sram.)—Edward A. Dow of Omaha, who| has been under instructions in the con- sular branch of the State department| for several weeks, has been assigned to| the consulate at St. Stepheng, New Bruns- | | wick, Canada. | Mr. Dow and his family left for Ottawa, Canada, last night, where he will remain for ten days previous to taking up his| ;dullea &t his initial post | : Mexicans Thank U. 8. Turkish Subsea Rescues Score Who Leap.in Sea ITUMULTY ANSWEES CATHOLIC CRITICS | marine stopped the British passenger of Carranza by Certain Church- ship Barulos in the Mediterranean and b after twenty-five persons had been men Subject of Letter. drowned, assisted fn rescuing many of the 250 passengers who had gone overs board in & panic, according to Hleanor Franklin Bgan, an eye witness who ar rived today on the steamship New York. VIOLATION OF NUNS I8 DENIED ministration’s replay to those who |eriticise the recognition of the Car ranza government in Mexico be- priests and nuns of the Catholic GORIZIA FALLS, N T@ REPORT=:T“;:"...':\;.“.:S%"“éi‘;i,?:“ e that Italians multy to Dr. James J. McGuire of | Trenton, N, J., who recently wrote to |the White House asking for an ex- !planation of what he characterized |as “widespread criticism NO OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION | Secretary Tumulty advised Dr i McGuire that the files of the State GENEVA (Via Paris), Nov, 28~ % Reports received here from Chiasso dapariment IS o tiaclons anyiof ficial record of a single proven case on the Swiss-Italian border say that f t y 3 - Gorizia has fallen, the Italians hav- | o\, ooy (8¢, UPOR DUDS, and he in e iy ' th th cluded in his letter a statement by ing entered the town from the north, |,y athone vioar general at Mexico There is no official confirmation of the Fefosts, |City, which while disclosing the {shooting of priests and the expulsion and imprisonment of others, de- clared there had been no violationg of nuns in that distriet Switzerland Hears Have Won Victory Over the Austrians. Soldiers for Stand Against S_l_illa Snipers'h |alive by those on the losing side, but that @ Avold Keeping Wounds Ope NOGALES v. %.—~Disposition 0I-grisoners who dehests ; the AN u%®{voth the United Statos and Mexico to A T i A-'q b eyt l"' "" | contribute in every manner to the early : d ha points ' along he 198 ";"‘ "r':‘ rehabilitation of the nation so long torn wundary near here before ai ATtOr | py civil strife and to avold keeping open General Alvaro Obrepon's occupation of g0 oo a0 Nogales, Sonoia, yes'erd n.»o‘..‘ up the “Counsel and sympathy are needful greater part of Major General Freder'ck | . would be merciful now, because thes Funston's time today would be of wonderful efficacy in uniting Feventy Mexicans were released and al- the people of Mexico in th work of lowed to return to Mcxico upon promises'peconstruction,” wrote Mr. Tumuity. that\they ‘would accept the amnesty ex- “mfforts to arouse rancorous feelings Obregon by swearing alleglance Lc Carranza Mafor L. W. Mix of the Carranza forces Ieaded a committee of citizens and . so- licited funds in Sonora for a testimonial ot appreciation of the “gallant defense vade in behalf of Nogales, Sonora,” yes-| terday by the United States troops. It war decided at & meetng later that a portion of the proceeds would be used to among them will have the effect of open- ing anew tho wounds which should be healed, and of creating an open sore to torture that pobr people ns long as thelr minds are kept inflamed against thefr bLrethren.” The. secretary also called attention to !the recognition of President Juaror by the PBuchanan administration following “the bloodiest of all civil wars ever waged WASK NGTON, Nov. 28.—=The ad- | |cause of charges of outrages upon | Bocretary. Tumulty said in all wais the. jorrore of the conflict have been kept it should be the duty of all citizens of | THE WEATHER. Fair — ] SINGLE COPY TWO Ms Traine, at Wote! Wews Stands, eto., 5o CENTS. ‘CANADA SEIZES WILSON SAYS HE IS |BERNSTORFF T0 VOL. XLV—=NO. 140. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 29, 19 HAUSER I_Aun“s , AUSTRIAN AERIAL BOMBS WRECK CHURCH IN VENIOE—The picture shows the | | extensive damage done to the famous Ohioan Degli Scalsi, one of the most beautiful edi- . WHEAT AND WILL DECIDE ON PRICE Dominion Government Takes Posses tion of Sixteen Million Bushels of the Cerea] for Its Own Purposes. ‘HAY STOP EXPORT TO THE U. § | ials at Ottawa Insist There Need Be No Stampede of Market as Result. TO PREVENT SOARING OF PRICES WINNIPEG, Man., Nov, 28, ~The Ottawa bureau of the Wesiern As scclated Press today announced that ithe Dominign government has or {dered the solzure of approximately ‘!m,o\numm bushels of Nos. 1. 2 and 3 wheat in elevators at tho head of the great lakes and in the eastern provinces. The order does not ox tend to the western provinces, The Iprice of the wheat ordered selzed has not been fixed. The grain is ro quired by the British government rent Statement. Nov, 8.~The following CTTAWA Ont | official statement wag lssued by the gov orcment tonlght “The phenomenal { Canadian west has brought upon the gov- rop of wheat in the ernment the duty of aasisting to the 5 farthest extent possible in its marketing the world over Is | The supply of wheat | known to have beem abundant, and the importance of taking advantage of every cppertunity to provide for the disposing ¢® our grain fs, on that account, the | Kreater, “For many months the government has | ithori | teen in touch with the British tie | the United Kingdom and the allied gov | «rnments in order that the greater share ir consuming demand In those countries { may be turned towarl our Canadian sur {rlus. As d consequence of this, the Hrit ish government has requested the Cana ¢jan government to provide. within a | #hort time, a very large supply of Nos { 1.2 and 3 northern ‘heat. Mentine Bujon Paahlem, | *"The problem of moeting these raquire- ments and of doing %o at such prices as would (nduce the repetition of orders in Canada, then eonfronted the government. | “The effect of the government pur- chases in tho open market such as was made hy the different countries a yoar ago, s well inown to the publle, Tho market rises abnormally, adding to the profits of the grain dealers and speou- lators who haye purchased the grain ! which the government requires. The ad- Vance in pi1te of large amounts of grain in store hacomes the loss of the purchas- ing government and the profit not of the producsr, but of the cwner of the stored grain { “To secure the deslved cffect in this year, the Dominion government de- | termined Saturday to commandeer all Nos. 1, 2 and 8 northern wheat in store at the head of the lakes and eastward. This fnvolves the purchase of anywhere from 1120000 to 15,000,000 bushels. 'The price PAid has not yot Leen settled by the gov- ernmant, but will shortly be fixed on o fair basis. The commandeering order @oes po farther than is stated above and, instructions have been given that all loading now underway, is to be continued {#nd no delay whatever occur in ths transport of the commandeered grain from the elevators to ocean terminals. | It will be cobserved that the order does nof apply to grain in elevators west of the lakes or in trans!t at the time the order takes etfect or subsequently the reto. “Therc are, of courss, many questions of important detail that arise and demand ‘ djuatments, and these will be given the fullest consideration and the promptest decisions possible, 6 Stampede Expected. ’ ‘‘Thore seems no reason why the gruin markets should be radically affectod by the action taken. Obviously, it does not |involve any inerease in the world's con- {sumers, or, indeed, in the world's con |sumers’ demands. It means simply the {fllling of the existing demands to the ex tent of the grain taken by this much of |the Canadian surplus instead of filling {the same from other surpluses. 1f the Ilv~l It #hould be a rise In the Cansdian { prices, then beneficla) effect will largely |@corue to the grain farmers themselves \Wilson's Defense . Plan Good as Far as - It Goes, League Says | CHICAGO, Nov. 2%.-The preparedness purchase a wreath to be placed on the in Mexico,” marked by “all the bitter- |program of President Wilson and his Icer of Private Littles, who died after ness and cruelties of a religlous war." |cebinet was, endorsed as a step in the ‘ng shot in the exchange of. fire by! Latin Ameriears Recog: e Ca mea right direction in committee reports on Unjted Btates infantrymen and Carranza| Emphasis was laid on the recognition |the army, navy and m'litia read before cavalrymen under Colonel Cardenas of Carranza by the Latin-Amerjean |8 conference of the Natlonal Security The remainder of the fund thus raised ' countries which joined in the Pan-Amer- |league here today. On each aspeet of will be used for the purchase of delicacies ican peace conference. All of these Latin- |the problem, however, the committee for the wounded Americsn soldiers, Pri-| American countries, Mr. Tumuity pointed |findings were that the administration vates Herbert L. Cates and Arthur I. ovt, were Catholic nations. had. not Indicated a desire to go far Fatpe, both of whom arc recovering Finally, a statement was reproduced enough to make the country safe from {which was given the State department ' attack ENGINE OF TRAIN GOES |by Eliseo Arredondo, the Washington | The proposed army Increases, it was THROUG representative of General Carranza, last Asserted, should be broadeneq to prov'de H BRIDGE DRAW ! October, pledsing the Carranza sovern- |for extensive sud continuous sducation — |ment to respect everybody's “lite, prop- |of officers and for coliection of large QUINCY, TIL, Nov. 28.—The engine of |erty. and religious beliefs. | reserve stocks of supplies of all kinds. | ® passenger train bound from St. Louis| Secretary Tumulty enclosed in his mes- | ‘The .navy plan was criticized as ex to St. Paul plunged through the open | sage a letter written by former Secretary ,tending over too long a period for com draw on the Lower Mississippi Bay Bryan last March to Rev. Francls C, |pletion and as making no provision for bridge tonight | Kelley of Chicago giving in detail vari- |adequate personnel on ships built, bulld Englneer C. 8. Concannon and Fireman |ous steps taken by the United States |Ing gnd proposed Herman Atkins, both of Hannibal, Mo., |government during the progress of the | The pre for a “continental army’ were Instantly killed when the engine |revolution in Mexico to protect the rep- | was endorsed merely as a “first step” and plunged the draw | resentatives of all religlous organ'zations {the suggestion was made that all men | ot ATy ——— in Mexico. It previously has been pub- | between the ages of 18 and 21 should be Won't Pursue into Greece. [ lished » ; enrolleg and have military education COPENHAGEN (via London), Nov, 2% e ——— Delegates were present from more than ~The Berlin's Lokal Anzeiger saye it Edueation for Comviets, & half hundred cities when the confere learns from a reliable source that the | OKLAHOMA CITY, Okl, Nov. M— |ence opemed, the representat'ves of Bulgarlans have decided not to pursue |A resolution favoring the compulsory |branches of the league including gov- x‘m Ser n:nn into Greek territory. This :td;l"‘ullnnln'hlon\l“!n in the penal lnl}'l- ernors, former governors, several oity ecision has bee 1 utions of the state wi v ¥ oogyrs $ociolon 'has ) ..r’w::]ah»?\' ‘:” s stated, in | {48 o klahoma. Educattmel aaangiion [sxecutives, educators, business men and o s in théir annual session here today. !editors. with a view to procuring orders from | ANXIOUS T0 DO ALL | PROTEST NAMING POSSIBLE FOR PEACE| BOY.ED IN TRIAL | President Tells Women He Will Tryl to Unite Official and Unof- l ficial Opinion to that ! End German Embassy Resents Accusa- tions Understood to Have Been Madec Against Captain by Pioseoutor. il RETRACTION OR APOLOGY { | {“NEED NOT PLEAD WITH M‘E"’A Henry Ford Obtains Accommoda-| { tions on Board Oscar II for P ! Wis Party g ' | TWO0 NATIONS CONSIDER PLAN, Effort to Be Made to Learn if At Charged with “Riding Roughshod" Over U. 8. Laws., ACTION T0 WAIT ON VERDICT Nov NEW YORK 28 Mrs. | Philip Snowden, wife of a member | WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—The of the Britieh Parliament, who, with | German embassy, according to infor- mation today from authoritative Prosident Wilson fources, resents the accusations upport of the |Which are understood to have been to made against Captain Karl Boy-ed, Madame Rosika Schwimmer of Hun- gary, interviewed lust night to gain his proposed conference of neutrals initiate peace, quoted the president German naval attache here, in the today as having sald trial in federal court at New York You need not plead with me, [0f officlals of the Hamburg-American A anxious, most anxlov to do all |line It was sald Ambassador von I can for peace I saall earnestly Bernstorff was preparing to file & endeavor to unite official and un- | vVigorous complaint with the State de- official opinion to that end.” partment at the conclusion of the ctmcement that Henry Ford | trial, asking at least for something Dotni'e had obtained mmodation—the entire | {n the nature of a retraction, and | first and second cabine—for his “p possibly for an apology. rarty” aboard ship Orear TT e German embassy, it is understood, | was made tonight ° Scandinavian-} pag not yet decided just what form the American line, protest will take. A copy of the steno- [Mvo Ne Loands in Line. graphic report of the remarks of counsel WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.—~Two neutral | European mtrics alres alder. for the government and the testimony siven at the trial s understood to have a formal convention noutralf L peen ordered from New York so that ef- scuss means of ending the Buropean| e "o o embassy may know exactly ! and three others huve Eiven awir- |y, o4 pyy been said In the court room. clpate In wich y are co d ¢nces that they will v e e i Mawshie Teented, e convention, according to Mme. Rosikia | ith . 2 I chwimmer Hungary, one of the| The embasey is particularly anxious to (he White Hous» ! determine whether Captain Boy-ed was yestorday urge Vresident Wilson included, Ly Inference or otherwise in the the initiative for pesce. Mm, roforence made by Assistant United Schwimmor visited the sSwiss, Norwegi i | States Attorney Wood, to defendants in Swodlsh and Netherlands ministers here the case as “riding roughshod over the | tocay and lald before them the informa- laws of the Un'ted Biates, treating them tion given the president as to the feeling | as {f they were scrape of paper.” | of European neutral governments toward | It was sald by a person in close touch the project. £he le’t tonight for New | with officials of the embassy that it was \ preparatory to taking passage on | felt Captain Boy-ed had been very women who called at | take the peace ship Oecar 11 early next monih. bharshly treated in the circumatances and | Won't Teil Names. | that too much had been made out of his Mme. Schwimmer would not give the | connection with the case. The embassy rames of the European neutral countries was further described as feeling thaf the referred to, but eald all of the for- Captain Boy-ed had done nothing that, Cign ministers abroad upon whom she under the law, he did not have a perfect lad called had becn very anxious to learn | right to do and that, all things con- what the American position would be. sidered, he had done no more than naval The hundreds of letters and telegiama attaches of embassies of the entente went to President Wilson during the last | allioa few days in the women's campalgn to In- | Cuee him to take the inttiative for peace hnve been passed on to the State depart- nient, which tonlght Meied a “statement taying the suggestions they contamed A recelve the attention of the vortment Landing Stations Are Needed for Aviation . Service' Says Expert: Bay-od's nsme was'necdiessly bro@ght 3o ~—.-' and that needless things were sald about t bim, W.~Fro-| It is known that Secretary Lansing himeself bas for several days considered it probable that the German ambassador would make a protest. The State depart- These two points and the fact that they ment takes the position that the dis- were able to fly ar a single unit were the bursing of funds did not mean that the most important findings Captain Bon- naval attache had done anything fllegal. jomin Foulois and officers of the first The department has complete knowl- ro squadron, United States army, who edge of all the evidence which was Friday comploted a light in six biplanes gecured in the caso by the Department of from Fort 5ill, Okl to Fort S8am Hous- Justico and stated the position of Secro- ton here. tary Lansing ts that uothing that may “Landing stations in the bieger towns be done by the Department of Justice in and cltles would be of immense beneflt,” development of its cases binds the Stats Captain Foulols declaved tonight. “For department to request the withdrawal of army aviators crossing the countrysfor any diplomatic officer whatever purpose, to be compelled to de- pend on motor trucks for repairs and eupplies s'mply means a vast amount of 1) - " panying an aerlal squadron cannot make way hrought into the case unless thera anywhere near the speed of the SIF wis evidence that he directed the or. machines.. they are left far behind even jogeq falsification of manifests and elear 'n & country of fine roads. We could have ana papers by officlals of the Hamburg- Foer of As to the form of the embassy's pro- test, it was sald much depended on the autcome of the trl Should an acquittal | result the embussy might feel that, tn | muking compiaint, it would stand upon y much firmer ground as 1t could point | out, Incldentally, that the defendants had | themselves been freed of the charges | made by the government. Whether they are acquitted or not, however, the bellef s in German circles that Captain de- SAN ANTONIO. Tex quent landing stations and special mill- tary maps are nocessary for highest of- ficlency in the army aviation corps. n e n ) Surnreise, It even has been lLinted that Btate de- made the B0-mile trip from Fort Sill American Mne. in two days without trouble bad there It 4 understood the bellef In Germa . fan ho gt . stoo e bell n been two or three land atations Whers gircles is that if there was any falsi- “:‘ ¢ ,.,:.:| lave obtained supplies, f00d fication of papers, it must have been the result of an effort to prevent the enemles of Germany from wecuring information which might cause harm to come to its forces and ships. Suggests Explosion Averted by Useof a | Bit of Common Sense Ad Clubs to Look — | Into Conditions OKLAHOMA, CITY, Okl, No. 2.-! That insulated tank cars be useq in the of shipping casing head _gas and tiat ‘fool proot” dome caps be devisad, rep. Omaha bes been selocted by the educa- resent the ix of suggestions made by 'tonal research committee of the Asso- Colonel W. B. Dunn, chief inspector of ¢lated Advertising Clubs of the World as the Bureau of Explosives, New York, as ON® of the leading marketing centers of submitted in a bulletin submtted to Cors | AMerica in which it wil] make a thorough poration Commission W. D, Humphrey, |Investigation of exact conditions of busi- The bulletin covers investigation made | P°** and prospects for the year 1918 by the Interstate Commerce commission ' ‘WOrd was just received by Charles D into the explosion at Ardmore, September | N0lon of the Omaha Ad club that he had at which time about thirty-nine bee Abpointed to represent this city and sraons were killed, about 18 injured and | #2ther the required Information. Om De- loss sustained estimated at from | “*Mber 3, as soon as the business men 00,000 1o §1,000,000, have closed thelr books for the momth Colonel Dunn says that the principal |°f November, investigators in all the lead cause of the explosion was the opening | 'E cities of the United States and Canada of a dome cap of the tank car by an em- | W!I! ©all upon representative merchants ploye of the consignee while the tank j'" (he leading retall iines and ask a short was subjected to Interfor pressure, al- |18t of questions which the committee though such removal is prohibited by the | finds o be a barometer of business. The b cisans o pe |investigation will consume four dave. In s this sentenoe: “The | This I the second investigation of the exercise of a littie common sense in | X¥INd. A year ago when all business men handling this car at that time would }"v'w.l to be confused as to the effect gy eIy e g |the European war would have on condi itions In this country, the Ad clubs con- {Aucted an investigation among the lead- STRANGER CHARGED WITH 1 e enien showed that do- STEALING AUTO AT M’COOK |epite many alarming reports the aversge condition of American business showed a Nov. 28 —(8pecial.)~Ray | decrease for the month of November, 1914, over November, 1813, of only 2.3 per cent. Those In charge of the work say that as the committee is now in possession of such vital facts for comiparison, and as the number of merchants will be greatly -nereased, the report for this year should be even more valuable 'COOK, Neb., H. Morash, a comparative stranger here, was today bound over to the next term of district court, charged with stealing an automobile in this city about & week ago. The car was recovered before Morash lcola get out of the city, He is in the county jall here under $60 bond