Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 1, 1916, Page 4

§ fAwdrd of this plum is supposed to 5 4 WHAT A MIXUP IN | DENOCRATIC CAMP Senators’ Political Fences Getting S0 Badly Tangled They Need Immediate Personal Attention. POSTMASTERSHIP UP IN THE AIR “Won't someone please tell us! where we are at?"” This is the chorus that is going up now from the local democratic politicians. “The announcement that Governor! Morehead will not run for a third furm and speculation as to what he has in view, the circulation of the petitions for “‘Charlie” Bryan for thc! governorship, the declaration of| kdgar Howard that he will run it Brother “Charlie” does not, the report that | Punn is ready to throw his hat | into the ring for the senatorship| against Hitchcock if none other| ¢cmes to taw, the delay in the ap- pointment of federal district judge, and the hitch in jarring loose the postmastership—all these things hasve made confusion worse ocon- founded in the democratic camp. Are Morehead Bryan Together? ~“I don't just know what to make of " sald a well-known democrat who Keeps In close touch with the game. "It looks like a Morehead-Bryan combina- tlon. If Morehead files for the sena- tarial. nomination he would give Hitch- cook & run for his money, for the Bryan bunch will fight Hitchcock first, last and all the time. Please observe that as yet ‘wot' democrat has filed for governor, whom the Hitchoock forces could Up, and it is up to them to trot some- ohe out, and do it mighty quick. 1 am tald that if Morehead decides not to try for the senatorship, ‘Ig' Dunn has prom- ised the Bryans that he will run, but whether in the primary, or later as an independent petition candldate, is mnot gertaln, It may be that Morehead will ¢ontest for the nomination and if he 18ses out Dunn will be callea in from thie reserve line to finish the job at the election.” ANl Guossing on Postoffice, The postmastership situation has also got the democrats up in the air. The be wholly at the disposal of Senator Hitch- cock, but although the present repub- postmaster’s commission expires ‘two weeks, nobody's name has yot ‘becn pinned on the prize package. Speak- the same ] “This postoffice matter also has been | balled up. Woern: Senator Hitch- t some of 7 the Bryan bunch have also strewed tacks steady improvement in storm conditions. | Applaud Attack Upon { From Eord and Bryan hin track by reminding the postmaster Fanning's activity at the now | Island convention, which a bitter dose of medicine to swallow. hoping that Fanning and ill knock one another out, and clear the deck for one of them. 1 would surprised to see the postmas ven From Haunts Make ¢ War o_1£‘..ive Stock temperature in Wyoming caused Overland trains from the east reached Denver today practically on time. Those the west over the Union Pacific and Rio Grande were delayed by west of Salt Lake City, traine latter city arriving about on Wilson Defense Plan WASHINGTON, Forbes-Robertson Says the People Are the Real Censors of the Plays! Bir Johnston Forbes-Robertson was the guest of the University club at luncheon at noon and delivered his first address since the European war began I have received a number of similar invitations,” he said, “but have always declined them because of our trouble. As, however, the war seems likely to continue indefinitely 1 feel (hat perhaps 1 had better mot continue this practide.’ The celebrated actor, now on a three years' farewell tour of the world, has been formed by nature to look the part of the 1deal “Hamlet.”" Tall and very thin, with long black hair, in what mortal frame could the moody spirit of the prince of Denmark find a more fitting temple ? Londonesque, too, was Sir Johnston in his Piccadllly collar, his Ascot tie and his Prince Albert coat. The names of great actresses and actors of a generation ago came much into his address. He spoke of the great improve- ment in the drama, and in & drojl humor recalled some of the amusing features of the crude theater of two-score years ago. ‘I remember once when 1 first went on the stage, some forty years ago, I was appearing in a melodrama,” he snid “The older members of this club wiil recall that no melodrama could possibly be presented without a ravine, a water- fall and a bridge “In this most dangerous place the hero, the heroine and the villlan invariably met, preferably at night. I don't know DYING STATEMENT | IN A MURDER TRIAL Relly M. Smith to Face Jury| Charged with Killing Mrs. | Frances Campbell. KNEW THAT DEATH WAS NEAR A dying statement, made by Mrs. Frances Campbell, in a local hospital after she had been fatally wounded | by a shot from Relly M. Smith's re- volver, will be the feafure of the trial of Smith on a charge of first degree murder, scheduled to begin Tuesday morning. Although the case has been set for Tuesday morning, County Attorney Mag- ney sald & material witness for the.state who lives In another city, had failed to appear and that unless the witness ar- rives, he will ask postponement of the trial. Kunew Death Was Near. It will be the fifst murder trial held in Omaha in many years in which a dying 1 presumption of truth may attach to such & statement, the person who makes it mut be aware that death is near. ‘The law presues that any person who rs. Campbell in a statement contain- ing several assertions that she knew death was near and signed by hér when her body was growing stiff in death, so that her hand had to be guided, declared that Relly M. Smith followed her to Omaha, attempted to persuade her to run away with him anfl shot her because she refused. The statement was witnessed by Cap- tain of Detectives Steva Maloney and Deputy County Attorney Witzgerald. Smith's defense will be that he came to Omaha to consult Mrs. Campbell about money which he says he had loaned to , and that the revolver was discha: during a scutfle with the dead woman's husband, Preparing Training 'Sogools for Airmen od | PONdS, and the appointment of the ship- THE BEE: O but there they were, was fortunate indeed machinations of the how they got there and the It ahe escaped villian, 16 then related the ludicrous results of a mistake made by the stage carpen- ter in erocting the bridge, a looss board flying up and striking each of the three characters as they ontered and finally necessitating the ringing down of the curtain At another time he was reheasing in a play written by Charles Read, the novelist, and the rehearsal was stopped while Read argued with ““Tom" Taylor, later editor of Punch, as to which of them had written the nct Read was a huge bulk of a man,” he| snid, “and wore wide flapping trousers | and loose clothing, He was a great nov-| elist, but no stage director. Our leading lady then was a young woman, a beau- tiful young woman of 2, and her name | was Ellen Terry." Since he first came to Amerjca thirty years ago, Sir Johnston said, the drama had advanced by leaps. Ome of its most notable improvements, he said, is the in-! istence of each community upon judging a play for itself. Years ago, If London | sald & play was good, the rest of the world accepted it at the London valua- tion. | “I have entire confidence in the judg- ment of the people,” he declared. ‘“You have no censor of plays in America. You need none. Trashy and viclous plays come on occasionally, bnut they last only a short time and are soon forgotten.”” | DETAILS OF MARINE BILL MADE PUBLIC Chairman Alexander of Shipping | Committee Will Introduce it Today. HEARINGS TO BE HELD LATER WASHINGTON, Jan: 31.—Detalls of the new administration ship bill to build a merchant marine and naval auxiliaries revised to pommand the votes of dissent- Ing democrats, were made public lon‘lhll for the first time. It will be introduced | tomorrow in the house by Chairman Alex- | ander of the merchant marine committee, | who will lead the fight for its passage on the floor. Public hearings, at which President Wil- | #on and others will be asked to testify will_begin in a few days. The striking differences between. the | new bill and the one which falled in the | #enate last year are modification of the | government operation feature and broad- ening of the powers of the shipping board which It is proposed to create. Government operation under the new bill | would be entered upon only as a last resort If private capita) falls to respond to the enterprise. The shipping board ‘would be empowered to regulate all Inter- state and foreign commerce in American ‘waters as the Interstate Commerce com- mission now regulates interstate rallway u 2 L ¢ AL 2 g i'l“o Encourage U, 8. Capitaki Every effort has been made to dr: the bill so as to encourage Amerl capital to help upbulld the merchant ma- | rine and to protect it from unfair foreign heroine the | " competition and government vessels never would operate on lines where an Ameri- can service was furnishing satisfactory servics at falr rates. “The out and out government ownersKip of the old bill aroused so much opposition that it was merally conceded to, have been one of the primary causes for lhc~ fallure of the measure, An initia] appropriation. of $50,000,000 for the purchase or lease of vessels, to be obtained by the sale of’ Panama canal ping board of five members are the first objects of the new bill. The secretary of the navy and the secretary of commerce would be ex-officio members of the board and the other three members would be “men of large practical experience™ in forelgn commérce. Named by President. They would be appointed by the presi- dent and receive $10.000 & year. A secre- - Through Ee Country NEW YORK, Jan. 81.—Preparations for establishing training schocls for aviators at New York, Chicago, Boston, Newport News and Augusta, Me, Detrolt, Loa Angeles and Seattle are being made by the Aero Club of America, it was an- nounced tonight. Funds already have been provided to assure the training of 200 men, it was stated. More than $200,000 is reported to have been raised throughout the country to undertake the work. A group of men in Illingls has underwritten 0,000 of this sum to provide training for 100 aviators. W. C. Robinson of Grinnell, Ta., holder of the American endurance record In- formed the club today that he would undertake the training of one officer from the militia of each state. It 1a proposed to establish an avistion school In New York in charge of Lieu- tenant Raynal C. Bolling, commander of the New York National Guard aviation detachment, who already has twelve men under training, The aerc clubs of New England and the northwest have announced that they each have three aerpplanes ready for training purposes. Emerson McMillan's offer to add $100, to every 350 raised for militia aviation up to 500,00 expires at midnight tomor- row. Telegrams received today at the Aero club headquarters indicated that large sums would Ye raised in many states to meet the requirements of Mr. McMillan's offer. The ten states which it s belleved certatn will add aviation tections to their militia are New York, Ulinols, Maine, Virginta, Michigan, Massachusetts, Rbode Island, Missouri, Towa and Ohlo. All of them already have raised substantial funds POLICE WILL START TO ROUND UP CHAUFFEURS Only 67 chauffeurs' permits have been issued by the superintendent of police for this year. Nearly 500 are delinquent. The chief of police will start this week to round up the tardy ones. “Surviva) of the Fittest tary would receive 35,000 a year and the remainder of the board employes, ex- cept an attorney, would come from the ivil service lst of the federal govern- ment. ‘With the 3$50,000,000, the board would organize a corporation to lease, buy, charter or bulld ships. It would be re- stricted to the purchase of as many American made vessels as possible. Ships constructed in forelgn countries would be limited to foreign trade only. The board would offer stock to citizens of the United States and it all were subscribed, the board need never onor-: ate a ship. Falling to interest capital, however, the board could operate ves- rels. Subject to War Daty, Both vessels controlled by the board and those which had passed inte private hands by lease or charter would be sub- Ject at all times to the call of the pres- ident for use In war. Members of the crews and officers could volunteer at any time for service in the naval auxil- fary and would receive from $ to $16 a month from the time of enlistment. Liberal regulations for United States shippers and more rigid rules for for- elgn interests are contemplated by that part of the bill prescribing the powers of the shipping board. Here are some of the features of these clauses: | ‘The shipping board and the interstate | commerce commission, acting Jjointly, could permit railroads to make special |rates for shipments in connection with | steamships to engourage interior points to participate in the foreign trade All common carrlers, foreign and do- mestic, operating in Ameriean waters, {would be forced after January 1, W17, t obtain revocable lcense from the board. No veasel registered or enrolled under |the laws of the United States could be |®0ld to & foreign country without per- inlssion from the board. Pullure to ob. serve that restriction would subject the vessel to refusal of clearance papers and the owner to & charge of commit. ting a migdemeanor. Veasels might be resold or leased only to other United States citizens and with the board's approval. The outlook for the passage of the A proprietary medicine like everything olse that comes before the public has to prove its merit. It has to feet competi- tion. The law of the “Survival of the bill In the senate, whe: it was killed last yoar because of a party revoit led by Senator Clarke, now is considered favorable. ‘The president has had fre- quent conferences recently with sens ators who opposed it and many changes were made at thelr suggestios {and caused some German newspapers to | breaking stones and cutting wood. Tnere | ! the bowels, and you have a well, playful MAHA, TUESDAY, \SINGER IN OMAHA WAS WAR PRISONER Panl Remiers, German Singer Who Will Appear Before Tuesday Musical Club, Arrives. HELD FOUR MONTHS BY FRENCH Paul Remiers, singer, of Berlin, Paris and London, who will appear before the Tuesday Morning Music- cale club in Omaha, spent four months as a prisoner of the French in a concentration camp in the Pyrenees mountains. Although Refmers underwent this pun- fshment on account of his German na- tionality, at the Fountenelle yesterday he bewalled the accident of appearance and training which has led many persons to believe him a Frenchman or Belglan assall him as a man who has abandoned his native country. As you ses, 1 am unfortunate enough to have such an appearance that many | persons think I am French or Belglan,” | said Remiers sadly. "I am German and I sympathixe with the Germans. But there are some German editors who have seen articles desoribing me as French or Bel- | glan and they have sald I am an out- | cast from the Germans. It s truly not so." Remiers speaks French and Enalish | with almost perfect accent as well as German. He 1s blond, wears a short mustache and is of medium size. Tells of Term in Prison. The singer told of four months of the horrors of a French concentration camp. It was located in an abandoned convent. He was eventually released through the intercession of Prince Henry of Batten- | berg, England, to whom he wrote and who secured the influence of the king of Spain in his behalf. The manager of the camp, however, held back his re- | ledse for three months, and it only came | to light when he died of apoplexy. Remiers has with him a miniature | typewriter which was the cause of his | arrest, while touring with a party of | English friends in the Pyrenees. There were 60 men and an equal num- | ber of women and children in the camp, sald Remiers. They were herded to- gether like animals, compelled to sleep on straw without blankets, although the mountain air was extremely cold. They were forced to do hard labor and Remier had & diré experience in the business of | were no provisions for sanitation or com- fort of any kind. The manager of the camp was a bully, who threatened to kill any who should disobey, sald the singer. Will Make Sales of Fuel 0il by Weight An ordinance providing for delivery of fuel oll by welght was recommended for passage by the city council of the whole. Provision was made that contracts spe- cifying sale by other than welght meas- urement will not be affected by the ordi- nanee. y Jupr Dahlman, himsélt a consumer of el off, took a lvaly Interest in a brief discussion starsi by the manager of a local ofl concern. The oll man stated that delivery of ofl by welght would neceshitate added cost, which must be paid by the consumers. POWELL HAS STICKERS TO ADVERTISE AUTO SHOW Clarke Powell, secretary of the Omaha Auto Show assoclation, has a supply of Mustrated stickers advertising the Omaha Automobile show, which 18 to be held the week of February 21. Mr. Powell g furnishing these stickers to all business houses that ask for them. They are to be used on lYetterheads and envelopes of out- golng mail to help get the show before the people and make it one of the biggest and best ever held In Omaha. Break a Child’s Cold by Giving Syrup of Figs Look; Mother! Is tongue coat- ed, breath feverish and . stomach sour? fiwe the little liver and bowels and they get well quickly. When your child suffers from a cold don't walt, give the little stomach, liver and bowels a gentle, thorough cleansing at once. When cross, peevish, listless, Pale, doesn’t sleep, eat or act naturally if breath is bad, stomach sour, Kive a teaspoonful of |“California Syrup of| Figs," and in a few hours all the clogged- up, constipated waste, sour bile and un- digested food will gently move out of ohild again, If your child coughs, snuffies and has caught cold or is feverish or has a sore throat give & good dose of “‘California Syrup of Figs,” to evacuate the bowels no difference what other treatment is| &iven. Sick children needn’t be coaxed to take this harmless “frult laxative.” Millions of mothers keep it handy because they know its action on the stomach, lver and bowels is prompt and sure, They also know & little given today saves a sick child tomorrow, Ask your druggist for a G0-cent bottle of “California Syrup of Figs,” which contains directions for bables, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly on the bottle Boware of counterfeits sold here. Get the genulne, made by “Califor- Ala Fig Syrup Company."—Advertise. ment. You can keep your hair at its very best by washing it with a teaspoonful of canthrox dissolved in a cup of hot water, afterward rinsing thoroughly with clear water. One finds that the hair dries quickly and evenly, is unstreaked, bright, soft and very fluffy, so fluffy in fact, that it looks more abundant than it fs, and so soft that arranging it becomes & Pleasure. This simple, inexpensive sham- .. b., Jan. 31—(Special . rum.)—The Stromebu Lné."”flu" 0 Bia- local floor last night. 4 to 12 the second game here next Poo cleanses the hair and sealp thor- oughly of all dandruff and dirt, and| leaves a clean, wholesome feeling. All irritation will . and the hair will be brighter and glossier than ever before.—Advertisement, ) FEBRUARY vas adéd Wedneaday. There is no sufferin reports say. ! 1, 1916. Two Fires at Same Time from the Same Cause at Early Hour The homes of Elmer Money and N. B. Froeley, 432 fouth Twenty-seventh street, and 223 North Twenty-first street, respec- tively, were scenes of fires yesterday morning, both blages being caused by de- fective flues. The alarms were sent in within & minute Mr. Money was awakered by smell of #moke and as soon as he made an in- vestigation he found the roof ablaze. His wife and two children are out of the city. The loss to house and furniture was $1.500, A pedestrian aroused Mr, Freely whose loas was §300. Omaha Brakeman Killed by Freight Train at Clarkson Anton Martinek, 328 South First street, was killed at Clarkson, Neb., Sunday morning wheri he caught a foot in a trog while throwing a switch for a treight train of whose crew he was brakeman, Reports recelved here state he was unable to release himself before the train moved upon him. He was 27 years of age and supported A widowed mother. After an inquest at Clarkson the body will be brought to Omaha for burial, AUTO STRUCK BY PATROL ASKS CITY FOR DAMAGES Glenn C. Wharton has filed notice with the city that $1,770.5 would satisfy pres- ent claims he alleges to have againat the city on account of being struck by a po- lice automobile at Twenty-fourth and Harney streets January 22. The amount claimed is for personal Infury and dam- age of autompbile. JANUARY BANK CLEARINGS MAKE GAIN OVER YEAR AGO Omaha bank clearings for the month of January made a gain of almost $15,000,000 over the clearings for January, 1915. The clearings for the month this year were $93,088721.26 and for January last year $i8,600,674.59. FINED FORTY DOLLARS FOR ATTACK ON GROCER George D’Bristee, 2514 Indiana avenue, arrested by Officer Ceoffey for an assauit made upon Sam Garmalis, an aged grocer, in the latter's store, at 14% North Twen- ty-fourth street, was fined $40 and costs in police court. Care for Passengers. GRAND JUNCTION, Colo., Jan. 81— Rallroad officlals are’ caring for more than twenty passengers, including some tourists, marooned on the Uintah rafl- road in Baxter pass, which was blo and Mrs. cand 'SEVENTY THOUSAND | AUSTRIANS BLINDED { Rock Splinters Caused by High Ex- | plosives Cause Multitudes | to Lose Sight. THIS IN JUST SIX MONTHS LONDON, Jan. 31.—There were | 70,000 Austrians blinded within six months by rock splinters caused by high explosives in battles on the | Itallan-Isono front, according to the Balkan correspondent of the Daily Mail. | VIENNA (Via London), Jan. 31. | —The Austrian official communica- tion as received here today says: “The Austrians at San Giovannia DI Medua (Albania) have captured two cannon and a large quantity of artillery ammunition and consider- able supplies. “The Russians have made re- peated attacks against the bridge- head at Usclezcko (on the Bukowina frontier) all of which failed. There is artillery activity along the whole of the northeast front.” INVESTIGATION OF ABSENT STUDENTS IS COMPLETED Thirteen nurses are at work on public school inspection. Investigation of ab- sentees was completed Sunday and re- ports have been sent to the principals for their guldance. An absent child re- ported sick by a nurse will not be allowed to return to school without a certificate of health. All school children are being examined at the schools and further examinations will be made, probably not less than once a week, How to Shed a Rough, Chapped or Blotchy Skin |, This is what you should do to shed a bad complexion: Spread evenly over the face, covering every inch of skin, a thin layer of ordinary mercolized wax. Let this stay on over night, washing it off next morning. Repeat daily until your complexion is as clear, soft and beautiful as a young girl's. This result is inevit- able, no matter how solled or witherea the complexion. The wax literally absorbs the filmy surface skin, exposing the lovely young skin beneath. The process is entirely harmless, so little of the old skin coming off at a time. Mercolized wax is obtainable at any drug store; one ounce usually suffices. It's a verit- able wonder-worker for rough, chapped, | reddened, blotchy, pimpled, freckled or low skin, “"}'aure powdered saxolite is excellent for a wrinkled skin. An ounce of it dissolved in a half-pint witch hazel makes a re- freshing wash-lotion. . This renders the skin quite firm and smooth; indeed, the very first application erasas the finer lines; the deeper ones soon follow.—Ad- vertisement. | A Five Cent Breakfast in five minutes! What a boon to the busy housekeeper! Two Shredded Wheat Bis- cuits, heated in the oven to restore crispness and served with hot milk, make a com- plete, perfect meal, supplying all the strength needed for a half day’s work at a cost of four or five cents. The rich- est man in America can buy nothing better. Contains more real nutriment than meat or eggs and is more easily digested. Made at Niagara Falls, N. Y BELL-ANS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it. 25c at all druggists. How About Your Boy? THE BOY who learns the valus of saving is on the road to & successful busi- ness caseer. Have pour boy start his ec- (The State Bank of Omaha 16th and Hemey 3% puid on Sevings Accounts. A doller or two & week grows into a large amount within a short time. And then, this bank is « safe bank. All deposits are_protected by Guaranty Fund of State of Nebraska. cates. H g ¥, iy 1 : An Efficient, Helpful, § Sefe Service swaits' you i here. e JSIrrmrowurs DEVONSHIRE FARM SAUSAGE Fine fare for frosty mornings. A dainty meat confection, made from choicest portions of tender young pig meat; deliciously seasoned —the finest sausage that Armour makes. Therefore we mark it with the Oval Label. Meat or links, in pound cartons. It your dealer hasa’t it, phone us his HE Consumer Has an Interest In Advertising Every well the readers. nothing is so appealing to wholesomely, which conveys benefit. sciously or unconsciously we welcome business | written advertisement conveys tidings of real advantage to There is no disputing the fact that normally selfish as anything suggestion of personal We are affected by advertising whether con- idea of personal benefit in mind. Therefore, them in our favorite newspaper. scribers pay publishers for the “buying news" as much as for the editorial matter and re- fuse to continue to subseribe for newspapers that carry no advertising. those of us who are To the people of the home the “buying news” is far more important than what army won the last battle in Europe; what Congress did today, or the latest murder in New York City, because “buying mews"” is vital in a personal because we have the noreic interest tidings and demana pays. 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