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

The Sunday Bee is the only Omaha newspaper that gives its readers four big pcges of colored comies. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE VOL. XLV-NO. 166, OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMB ‘R TAKEN FLIPPANTLY, JUDGE TELLS BAR Too Many Vows to Tell Truth Mumbled Unintelligibly by Offi- cial Who Administers Them, Unheeded by Witness. Lawyers’ Executive Declares Some- thing Must Be Done to Regain Public Esteem for Bar. WOULD COMPEL ALL TO JOIN IT Too many oaths are administered in the courts “‘with such an air of flippancy and unconcern as almost| to amount to a farce,” District Judge A. C. Troup of Omaha told the Ne- broska State Bar association in ses- sion at the Fontenelle hotel in pre- sonting the report of the committee on judiciary, of which he is the chair- man. ““How often have you seen the ad- minister of an oath mumbled in an unintelligible manner, half of the words embraced in the obligation and permit a flippant wave of the hand or a careless toss of the head to answer for the rest.” said the judge. § “How often, too, have we seen a wit- ness called to the stand to receive the oath, particularly one who may have been a frequent observer of this farci- cal performance we have described, throwing. up his hand with a quick and sudden motlon and as aquickly put it down again and proceed to take his seat in the witness box before the officer has OATHS IN COURT [LETTER READ AT SMYTH FOR COMPULSORY UNION CALDWELL RITES | sriiuti’ | of Man, Says Rector. |CHURCH CROWDED BY ¥RIENDS ‘ i By reading an old letter from § | Victor B. Caldwell, Rev. Thomas J. | Mackay made an unusual departure ] yesterday at All Saints’ church in the Episcopal funeral service for the de- | ceased president of the United States National bank. It was & most impressive and touching service, attended by a crowd of men and women of many races and creeds, which completely filled the church. The reading of the letter was an Incident that | emphasized the high character, broadmindedness, magnanimity, | | kindliness and eharity that marked | | the life of the departed financier and | | churchman. | Mr. Caldwell wrote the letter to Dr. | Mackay last spring, while the rector was {1l and the bank president, was | unior jwarden of the church vestry, had | been forced to seek rest and recreation | {from the strain of his duties in con- ‘tnmmu with the bank and it new build- | ing. who Letter Expresses Character. ' ! Writing primarily to apologize to the :mlnln(or for being unable to call upon {him during his iliness, Mr. Caldwell | opened nis heart to the rector in a burst | lof personal thoughts, which showed the | true character of the banker better than | other words could expr: Rev. Dr. | {Mackay declared. | MISS MABEL BOARDMAN, president of the Ameflun Red Oross, has appealed against Great Britain's recent decree prohibiting the sending of rubber gloves for doectors and THE WEATHER. Unsettled 09 1915-TEN PAGES, On Trains, at Wotel Wews Stands. sto., 50 SINGI MEMBER AS AIDE IN'GERMAN PLOT Buchanan, Ex-Representative Fow- | ler, Former Attorney General | Monnett Among Eight Named in Bill. FOMENT SHELL PLANT STRIKES Men Acoused of Conspiring to Cause | Trouble in Munitions Fac- tories, ‘ KAISER FURNISHED THE MONEY NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—Eight men. including a congressman, a former congressman and a former attorney | general of Ohio, were indicted today by a federal grand jury on a charge of conspiracy to foment strikes in | American munitions factories as part of a campaign, financed by the Ger- | man government, to check the expor- tation of munitions to the entente allies, The men indicted were Congressman Frank Buchanan of Illinols, former Con- gressman H. Robert Fowler of Illinols, Frank 8. Monnett, former atforney gen- eral of Ohlo; . B, Martin, Herman Schultels, Franz von Rintelen, David Lamar and Jacob C. Taylor, Lamar Is Paymaster. All of the men except von Rintelen ang Lamar are officers or former offi- cers of Labor's Peace council, The gov- ernment charged that this organization was financed by Franz von Rinteler, a German agent, to Instigate strikes in mu- — well begun the administration of oath.” “Your says the report, done by the judiciary of the state and | others empowered to administer oaths | committee is of the opinion,’ “that much might be in judicial proceedings in deterring per- by impressing upon the minds and attention of witesses h * gation they are taking upon themselves and the heinous offense of false swear- jury and and corruption, ad jurors, the sacred and solemn obli- ing by the manner in which the oath is administered to them.” Smyth for Lawyers' Organisation. C. J. Smythe, president of the associa- tion, advocated enactment of a law form- ing & soclety to which membershlp on the part of all lawyers should be com- pulsory. “This organization should have the power to formulate a code of ethics and to make investigations of alleged of- fenses,” declared President Smythe, “in- cludin vower to subwoenae wit- nesses. 2 “Such an organization comprising com- pulsory. membership of all practicing layers in the state would be in position to speak with great force through reso- lutigns oy through its officers on public quegtions and would restore the bar to the position which it deserves. the { The latter made only u brief eulogy in | | aadition to reading the letter. Many eyes | were dimmed with tears when he fin-| ished. He tenderly laid a laurel wreath | upon the bler of the deceased, Who was a close personal friend of the rector, as well as an active member of the parish |and a staunch supporter of church and | charity work. ! There was added sentiment in the fact | that the body was carried to its final resting place by six of Mr. Caldwell's fellow officers and employes, who served under him in the bank for many years. Twenty-one Omaha friends and asso. clawes in Mr. Caldwell's many activities and three bankers from Chicago and Denver, acted as honorry pallbearers. Masses of Flowers. 8o many floral tributes were sent by friends and organizations of Omaha and Other cities that all could not be placed in the chancel of the church and many had to be piled in window ledges along the sdies..A quartet sang ‘‘Peace, Perfect Peace,” “Lead, Kindly Light,” and other ections. The funeral cortege was by auto to Prospect Hill cemetery, whers | Rev. Dr. Mackay conducted the buril in the Caldwell family lot. Prominent bankers from out in the state and from Kansas City, joined rep- resentatives from the Omaha banks, local ESTABROOK IS 0UT FOR PRESIDENCY Nasiie to Be Filed at Lindoln Today by the Estabrook League of Nebraska. GIVES OUT BROAD PLATFORM Henry D. Hstabrook of New York, organizations and business houses and a: large gathering of friends, to attend the funeral. All national banks were closed for the day at 1 o'clock, out of respect for the deceased banker and to allow officers and employes of the banks to attend the services. Would Regain Public Esteem. “Something must be done to restore the profession to the public esteem and 1 propose incorporation of all lawyers intp a soclety as a remedy. If not in- colporation, what?” President Smythe discussed the fol- (Continued on Page Two, Colunm One.) Britain Agrees to Modify Order Upon Hospital Supplies WASHINGTON, D. C., Dee. 28 —Infor- mal assurances that the British order restricting American shipments of hos- pital supplies to the central powers is about to be modified, have been received by the Red Cross and preparations are being made to send through some of the cquipment most needed. American Red Cross officlals began complling epecific lists of the contents of three large shipments of hospital sup- plies which do not include articles of rub- ber. It is expected authorization will be granted by the British government for their shipment to Germany, Austria-Hun- gary and Bulgaria. Later lists of all supplies ready for shipment ‘fl\be lald before the foreign office, which s expected to make a statement of the specific articles Great Britain has determined to exclude from the central powers. Bankers from State. The following were among the promi- nent bankers of the state who came to Omaha to attend the funeral and thus pay their tribute to the memory of the departed financier: Thomas Murray, Dun- bar, president of the Nebraska Bankers' assoclation; J. C. McNish, Wisner, past president of the state assoclation; Ed F. Gallagher, O’Nelll; T. J. Kastle, North Bend; T. L. Matthews, E. R. Gurney ;nd‘ F, B. Knapp, Fremont; H. D. Wilson, E. | A. Duff and R. O. Marnell, Nebraska City; T. B Willlams, Aurora; C. F.| Gruenig, Mullen. Scores of other state bankers wired, their regret that illness or press of busi- ness made it impossible for them to at- tend the funeral. Because of the funeral leaders in the! executive committee of the Omaha Com-! mercial club decided to postpone their regular meeting, scheduled for the noon hour. Some were honorary pallbearers, and many of the others also attended the services Choose Successor Next Month. No successor will be chosen to Mr, Caldwell until the annual meeting of the bank, to be held the second.Tuesday in January. Until then, the bank will be without a president, so far as formality {is concerned. Milton T. Barlow, vice pres- ident and chalrman of the board of |directors, who was president of the bank until a year ago, is temporarily perform- {ing the duties of the presidency again. 'Bandit Shot by Banker is Dead Dee. 28.—Claude Jones, The Weather Temperature at Omann Yesterday. 5 HUGO, Tex., 24 | Bank of Grant at Grant, Okl, near here, 35 yesterday, died today of gunshot wounds. 25 | McFarland's condition is serious and his . 24 | recovery is doubtful. Jones and McFar- + 22 |land were shot by Cashier Webb while : 17| they were making away with about $4,00 |of the bank's funds, The money was | recovered. Comparative Locai Record. 1915, 1974 1012 19 Highest today % 30 2 71 | e ) toda 5 Mean temperatir 3 1 2 RAIL RATE RAISE IN Precipitation Temperature and tures from the no Normal temperature . S Deficlency for the day......... Total deficiency aince March .. MISSOURI SUSPENDED JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Dec. 28.—~The Missouri Public Service commission today Normal precipliation 0dineh suspended its recent order providing for | Deficiency for the day .08 inch | increases in passenger and certain freight Total raintall since Mare " 2038 nches | raton lency since arc 2. : Deficiency for cor. period, i#id. 43 jochey The order provided that the Tates Deficlency for cor. period, 1913..6.48 inches should become effective January 1, 1916 Reports trom Stations at 7 P, M, s e | Under the suspension fssued today the tation ai te Temp. High- Rain- | rates become effective March 1 Cherehne taidy s P 38" 55 T8Il | The rates were suspended as a result Daverport, clear .. 0 u ‘% | of the petitions by trunk rallways filed Denver, cloudy % “ 00 | yesterday asking for a rehearing of the E B %0|rate cases "% % %lother things, to the requirement that . a * .00 | they lssue interchangeable and trans- 5 &S u| ‘% B ®|in some instances as being insutficlent tes in other cages as belng Giscrimina- . in and tory aguinst intra-state traffic. . Tormerly of Omaha, is now a candi- date for the office of president of the United States, subject to the repub- lican primaries. The Estabrook League of Nebraska is prepared to file its petition with tbe secretary of state at Lincoln today. Jesse V. Craig of Lincoln, ¥ranklin A. Shotwell and Harry O. Palmer of Omaha, president, vice president and secretary of the Esta- brook League of Nebraska, are to go to the state house today and file the petition. Mr. Estabrook has replled to the league's letter which told of their in- tent to file his name, and in his reply |has formally confirmed their action in filing his name. “Protection, prosperity and prepared- ness,” Mr. Estabrook briefly. gives as his broad platform, in his letter of confirma- tion or ratification of the league's ac- tion. He says, however, that he is in sympathy with the complaint of agricul- ture that it has too frequently been com- pelled to sell in a free trade market and buy in a protected market. “We cannot Justly compel the farmer to buy of his neighbors it we do not compel his nelghbors to buy of him. Cai Followers. “We are for the time being in the cluteh of the prosperity offthe camp fol- lower, which will necessarily end with the occasion that began it. But our normal prosperity can never be restored until we have loosed business from the lexal red tape with which we have bound it down.” Touching the subject of preparedness, he sald, ““There is something revolting {Continued on Page Two, Column Three,) Warden Osborne of Sing Sing Indicted Upon Many Charges Sing Sing prison was Indicted on six counts this afternoon by the Westchester | county grand jury which had been in- vestigating conditions at the prison. Osborne hes been called the “millionaire warden of Sing Sing.” He became widely known foy many innovation he intro- duced into the conduct of the prison, The first coynt of the Indictment charged that Osborne absented himself from the prison. The second embraced allegations that the warden falled to per- form the duties imposed upon him; that he falled to prevent felonies in the prison and that he failed to report immorality among prisoners. The third count charged the warden with permitting convicts to go into the The raflroads object, among | death house to visit Charles Becker, The fourth count cl to melntain p jod him with fallure r discipline and the | terrable mileage tickets at 2 cents a mile. | fifth alleged that he permitted fights be- T | They also objected to the freight rates | twoen convicts. The sixth count con- tains allegations against the moral character of the warden in his relations with prisoners. nitions plants, while ostensibly working in the interests of international peace. Von Rintelen is at present a prisoner of war in England. Lamar, known as the “Wolf of Wall Street,” is sald to have been his paymaster. No warrants were issued for the arrest of any of the iIndicted men as Distriot Attorney H. Snowden Marshall stated that he had reason to belleve most of the defendants would appear voluntarily to enter vleas. None of the men resides in New York. The majority are either in Chicago or Washington and are expected to appear tomorrow before United States commis- sloners in those cities to give bonds for their appearance in court here, Monnett Indtotment Sensation. ‘The indictment of Monnett was the sen- sation of the grand jury proceedings. The bills against his seven co-defendants had been predicted for several weeks, but Monnett's name had never been men- tioned. According to RUNOR GERMANY 10 STATE TERMS eva Hears Hollweg Will Come to Vienna with Full Condi- tions of Peace. STORY COMES FRQM VIENNA cted as the leaders in the alleged con- spiracy. Von Rintelen was the financler and Lamar the paymaster, while Schul- tels, Martin and Taylor are accused of doing the actual work of attempting to bribe union leadors. Schultels and Martin are well known lobbyists. Both were connected with the anti-trust league and are sald to have {Continued on Page Ten, Column Thres.) Barnes Denied New Trial and Ordered to Pay Costs to Teddy SYRACUSE, N. Y., Dec. 28—Former President Theodore Roosevelt today was allowed $1,442.62 against Willlam Barnes, republican leader, as costs and disburse- ments {n the $50,000 libel suit unsuccess- fully brought by Barnes It was agreed by attorneys that Roose- velt could have exacted §2000 more be- cause of the extraordinary length of the trial, but he asked only the actual court costs incurred. Justice Andrews, who tried the case, also signed a new order refusing to set aside the jury verdict and denying a new trial. Woman Drowns Her Two Little Boys MILFORD, Conn., Dec. 25.—Mrs. Bd- ward Krause threw her two small sons in the Milford olr and jumped iIn after them today. > The boys, Sidney, 6, and Edward, 5, were arowned, but the mother was saved by two men who hap- pened to be passing. Mre. Krause was taken to a hospital to recelve mental examination. She sald she acted under the bejie! that her hus- band had been killed in an automobile accldent According to Krause, his wife had acted peculiarly on several occasions and when today she sald she was going to do away with herself he did not pay much attention to her. GENEVA (Via Paris), Dec. 28.— A dispatch to the Tribune from Vienna says: “Chancellor von Bethmann-Holl- weg is -expected in. Vienna shortly with the full conditions under which the Central powers will accept peace. After discussing the terms with Baron von Burian, the Austrian for- eign minister, the conditions will be officially communicated to the allies, Germany suggesting that the first conference be held at The Hague. The Day’s War News GREEK OFFIOIAL naia now Yhat CIRCLES are there is tlons extending to (Greek Mace. onin, as there s no indieations of an advance by the central pows ers. PETROGRAD REPORTS a success- fu) mavaj operation off the Bul- sarian Black Sea coast. FURTHER DISPATCHES today re- sarding the torpedoing of the Frencl' ateamer Ville de la Clotat confirm previous advices that eighty lives were lost when it was sunk. The survivors are given numbering 208, NEAR HARTMAN-WEILERKOPF, in the Vosges, the French have be- sun a mew offens! movement, according to today ment by the German wi office. WESTENDE, ON THE Belglan coast, has again been bombarded n report- two of ROUTE TURKISH AND GERMAN FORCE IS TAKING IN ADVANCE ON SUEZ CANAL-—The map shows the caravan route which the Turco-German forces, 400,000 strong, are expected to attempt to follow in the advance on the Suez canal, P Fowler, Buchanan -nam~ INDICT CONGRESS !ITALY PASSENGER |VIENNA WILL NOT ' LINER TORPEDOED | Unconfirmed Report from Rome | Says Unidentified Steam- ship Sunk. EIGHT LIVES RUMORED LOST BULLETIN, LONDON, Dec: 28.—The subma- | rine which rose to the surface shortly | after the French steamer Ville de la Clotat was torpedoed off the Island | of Crete, flew the Austrian flag, ac- | cording to a dispatch to Reuter's | Telegram company from Malta today. | WABHINGTON, Dec. 28-An uncon- | firmed report from Rome that an un- identified Italian passenger steamship was torpedoed while on Its way to | Catania, Siefly, with a loss of eight lives, | reached the State department late today It was not reported whether any Amer- leans were aboard. The American em | bassy at Rome is investigating. | Jupanese Ships nge Route. | TOKIO, Dec. 38.—On account of the war | dangers to vessels which pass through {the Sues canal and the Mediterranean, the Japan Mail Steamship company, { which controls the bulk of the shipping |of this country, has declded to abandon | the customary route and dispateh its | steamships around the Cape of Good h o} COPY TWO C MEET VIEWS OF - UNITED STATES Unofficial Advices Received at Washington Say Austria is Preparing for Break in Relations, AMERICA WILL STAND PAT There Will Be No Discussion of Ad- missions of Austrian Admiralty Unless They Are Repudiated, AUSTRIAN NOTE NEARLY READY WASHINGTON, Deec, 28.-—Austria, according to unofficial information received in authoritative quarters lere today, will not meet the de- mands of the United States in its forthcoming reply to the Ancona note and Teutonic diplomatic circles are represented as being prepared for a severance of diplomatie relations. Although the State department so far has recelved from Ambassador Hope trom Colombo, Ceylon. The voyage to England will be lengthenedd®a fort- | night. Veasels from Europe to the Orlent j will follow the same course. The sinking of the French steamship De La Clotat has intensified the feellng aroused fn Japan by the torpedoeing of the Japanese liner Yasaka Maru Advices received here corroborate pre- vious reports that the Yasaka Maru [Was sunk without warning. The Japun | mail steamship company's agents at Port Sald reports that three times the usual number of lookouts were on duty and that they saw nothing befors the ox- ploston occurred. The Japanese cruisers Tokwa and Chi- tose are to sail tomorrow from Yokosuka on a secret mission. It ia belleved they will go to the south meas. | vivors from the I'rench steamship Ville De la Clotat, whose sinking in the Medi- terranean by a submarine was announced yesterday, was given in a Reuter dispatch from Malta as 28. The dispatch confirms (previous dispatches that elghty persons | lost their lives.” The steamship was off | the Island of Crete when sunk. Survivors landed at Malta corroborate the statement that the steamer was tor- pedoed without warning. King of Ttaly 5 Reported Wounded by Hand Grenade BERLIN, Dec. 28.—A report that King Viotor Emmanuel of Italy h been wounded by an Austrian grenade and s in & hospital, was given out today by the Overseas News agency, which de- | seribes the reports as a “sensational | rumor.” The News agency adds: *“There is a general dislike of the war in Italy and it is sald that if only the right man were at the head of the gov- ernment it would make peace In spite of the London agreement, “Another sensational rumor is that a | eneral, who was an intimate of the | king, has been shot for malntaining rela- :HOHI with the enemy."” \Bandits Shot While | Trying to Hold Up a St. Joe Card Game | ST. JOSBEPH, Mo, Dec. 28—"Skato” Young of South Dakota, was killed and John Luffy of Tulsa, Okla., probably (Was fatally wounded by Dick Wade, ‘when they attempted to holdup what officers sald was a gambling house here |early today, . | Wade was playing cards when the men |entered and commanded ‘“hands-up.” | Wade dropped below the table and Young |fired. Wade replied from beneath the table, with an automatic pistol. |Rosewater Attends Economic Session (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Dee, 28.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Victor Rosewater, editor of The Omaba Bee, arrived In Washington today from New York to attend the meeting of the American Economic association which is holding its sessions cojointly with the Pan-American Sclentific congress, Mr. Rosewater, who has been & mem- ber of the American Economical assoct- ation for many years, took great delight in meeting his old associates, including | & number of professors of Johns Hopkins and Columbia. Mr. Rosewater plans to leave for Omaha tomorrow. Court League of World Incorporated ALBANY, N. Y., Deec, corporating the World's were filed with the 28.—Pdpers in- Court league secretary of state today. The World's Court league proposes es- tablishment of an International court of justice for the arbitration of finterna- tional differences und the lessening of the chances of war Talrty directors are named, including, | Henry Clews, Oscar . Straus, Alton B. | Parker, others. John Hammond and B MALCOLM M’DOUGALL | MILLIONAIRE, IS DEAD | SPATPLE, Y'asi., Dee, %.-—Maleoln | McDougall, milljonaire lumberman and | tarmer, died toluy In the Carmelite con- | vent Lere, which he founded and of wh'eh !his slster, known as Mother Cyril, It superior. He was 73 yeurs old. It ls | estimated that he gave at least $500,00) to the convent Hays Penfield at Vienna no forecast of the reply, it is understood that unless some excellent reason for continuing diplomatic correspondend® on the subject was presented, no course seems to remain but to break off re- lations. State department officlals are expect- ing Information about the reply which might have been secured by Ambassador Penfield during informal conferences with Baron Von Burlan, Austro-Hungarian minister of forelgn affairs. Advices re- ceived recently through Baron Erich Zwiefnek, the Austrian charge here, were to the effeot that Austria would be “guided by concern' for the good rela- tlons existing between the two countries. The position of the State department is The number of sur-| ypa¢ there can be no discussion over the official admissions of the Austrian ad- miralty which formed the basis of the correspondence, unless Austria denles the accuracy of that statement. Cabinet Holds Long Session. PARIS, Dec. 28.—~Unconfirmed advices from Vienna, as published by the Petit Journal, say the impression prevails in Austro-Hungarian governmental circles that the forthcoming reply to the second American note regarding the Ancona in- cident, will bring about a diplomatic rup- ture between the two nations. The Petit Journal's dispatch, forwarded lean note was the subject of a long dis- cussion Sunday night between Premier Tisza of Hungary and the Austro-Hun- gurian forelgn minister, Baron Von Burian. The forelgn minister also con- ferred with Dr. C. T. Dumba, former Austro-Hungarian ambassador at Wash- Ington. “Although no definite decision has yet been reached, the impression in governe mental circles is that the answer will bring about a diplomatic rupture.' Greek Steamship Thessaloniki Safe NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—Apprehension for the safety of the Greek steamer Thes- salonikl was removed today when a radio was recelved here from the steamship. The message stated that the Thessalontki was 300 miles from Sandy Hook at 1:3 o. m, today and was in no danger, For four days there had been no word of the Thessalonikl. It sent out a call for assistance last Wednesday, stating its boller room and other portions of the ship had been partially flooded In a heavy storm. The Italian steamship Stampalia started for the Thessaloniki, but a later message from the Greek steamer sald no assistance was required. Since then it was known that the Thes- saloniki had encountered another storm, but no word was received from it until today. 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