Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 5, 1916, Page 11

o DANIELS CLASHES WITH ILLINOISAN etary Grilled on Fiske's Leaving the Naval 8¢ Department URGES SUPPORT OF PROGRAM WASHINGTON, April 4.~The Rouse naval committes brought to Yan end yesterday its prolonged hear the 1917 naval appropris Hecretary Danlels closed statement before the committes with & final appeal in support of the administration’s five your building program A sub-com~ mittee will begin immediately fram ing the bill It heeame known tonight that a daotermined offort would be rmade to provide for six capital ships, two drendnaughts und four battle eruis ory, as a compromise between the recommendations of the secretary nnd of the navy general board ngs on 'tion biIL # threeday Waon't Sy Where U, 8, Stands, interior, attorney for the market Mr, Daniels parried all efforts today Lo committee of the National Idve t from him & statement as to the rels Hoek assoctation They do not Uve place among naval powers ""; belleve that other Inquiries along United Mates should oscupy, 1le said | o the five-year program he had mapped this 1ine have been res out would not put the country in second Pookers Must Wall place, An his Judgment, and rwfl,n,w ol s W o gy o g vt e i ol resolution Introduced by Fleprassntative Xike wp for Sae Gefieionsies & RANY o m Porland of Missouri which would direet o olose of the iro- | <Gk WINEZON SPENCER EHI ; 4 , yooy ‘,-" e ;’, ,,‘ :rl]l-:wl a ‘.‘,’,".. the Vedera) Trade commission Lo deter :’v;:'n::.:;vww:::'.m' come for Interns B mine whether the packers are vielating tignal Wenitaglon of armament, and with the antidrust lawe. Neproseniatives ';l a strong bullding program sdopres, the | Dot puekars and Krowers were ;m-..; Unied States would be in & better po ¢ the only speakers todny wers Mr. witiom to urge that movement successtully ¥inhar and members of the committes, Tt than if its flest were woak Hepxessntative Butler of Pennsylvania, republican, ssmiled the secretary’s rec ommendations for w government projec e tactyry. Me assertod that the speol tieations for navy armor plereing shells were #0 high 1ihat they could not he yaet by manufacturers, and also deciared s had remson Lo belleve that the speel flentions for navy 14-inch guts and other msterial had heen revealod Aduring My Danlels administration to the Russian and German governments, He suggontod (hat Rear Admiral Straves, chief of ardnance, be asked to produce a lstter to the Krupp company of Germany Sirunss Honds Lettor, Admiral Btravss was summoned |ater and read the letter in question, 1t was reply o an offar made hefors the war by the Krupp company to sipply fourtesn inehy guns for the United Btates navy The ordnance buresu answered that if wuns o mest the requirements in the offer could be provided, the company’s ma would have attention. ““These are not the speeifications of our forurteendineh gune,” Admiral Mravss sald. “They are for & much superior &un” Hoth the secretary and the admiral said they had no knowledge of any plans or other Information having been imparted to the Russian government In answer to Tepressniativs Butlers assortion that the armor-plercing shell specifioations were hgh. Admiral Atrauss produced the records of the de partment to show that Midvale and Cru- cible Bleel companies had deliversd large quantities of shells thet had passed the tents retary Danisls replied at critieiam of himdelf, implled or stated, during the testimony of Rear Admiral Minke, former ald for operstions, and bs came involved in a warm controversy with Tepmsentative Britten of 1inols, republiean, Mesponding to questions by Chadrman Padgett, he satd Admirsl Plske had sought nppointment as commander of the Atlantic flest when Rear Admiral Padger rétired and had repeatadly re. (uested 1t to the secretary’'s great em nrrassment, Mr. Daniels sald he 1014 Admirel Muke that Rear Admiral JMetcher, then eom manding & squadron In Mexiean waters seomed entitled to the appointment. Ad miral Wiske repiled that Metcher did not wanf it, the secretary ssid, and ssked that the appointment be held up untll he could write to Wletchar, This was done, Mr. Dantols snid, and when Mr, Petcher replied thut he would he honored by the ommand, he was appointed; and from that time on Admiral Make was not in harmony’ with the Navy department Differ Over Wine Meas Order, Our first Aifference,” said the secrs tary, “was over the wine mess order, Admiral Miske was greatly aggrioved Ta #ald navy officers would go to using cocaine. My only regret about the order # that 1 did not fasue ft on March B, hen T came into offics, instead of walt ne Mr. Danisls aaid he had hesn prompted » \mmue the order Heoauss of the many | ases that came before him of youn fficors addioted to drink. s cited one an who told him that his son, & youn length to navy officars, never had used lauor in y form befors he went aboard ship Although he had resolved to ask for| dmiral Viake's restgnation, the ary sald he ehanged his mind offies of rations to supplant alde system, | Intended to wocre when con wress oreated the chiet of allow the admiral to | a8 wide until the offles expired he admiral reslgned, however, before | & new Inw heeame effe firitten Alrected 1ve | Representative atten an te Ad Airal Piske's statement that ad resikned beoause he had Aiffered m Mr ols on the preparedness | wtlon. The seoretary sald that was the reason given to hm for the res lon, Representiative Britton asked t cortaln Ietters from Admiral Piske | wonaral board to thy seretary arning him (hat the navy was unpre Daniels e aying ' and the seer . 1 a r " it e wia l ted 1o sy that ’ M paeriod ) ‘" Meyer o b b during \ tra " . " h Mr | Sturs Famans Bock Bes Subject of THE BEE: 0O MAHA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL, 5 roor-swmvsrow srancx DEMAND LIGHT UPON | CHURCHILL, former first PAGKING ]NDUSTRY [|lord of the British ad miralty, wearing new steel Representatives of Live Stock Grow- ers Call for Full Federal | trench helmet, with which the French and British || armies are mnow equipped, || He is with his regiment in Flanders. G0 BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE WASHINGTON, April 4.—Disre- | garding an offer by the largest pack- | ing Interests of the country to sub mit to an investigation by the De partment of Agriculture, represents tives of the lve stock growers today appeared before a house judiclary | subcommittee and demanded an in quiry into every angle of the indus try, particularly as to alleged price fixing by an Inquisitorial body with unlimited powers of subposna "“The producers and feedors want n ronl Investigation,” declared Wal ter L., Pisher, former socrotary of the probably will be severn] days hefore the packers have an oppostunity (o presen their side of the cane Nopresontatives Borland, Doolittis of Kansas, Bteele of Town, Went of Califor. nin and Mr, Fisher apoke, ndvoeating an| | inauiry ana contending that concrete evi-| Aance of the axistence of u paekars’ com minsion could he procured. There seamed to he menersl sentiment favoring broad- | oning the soops of the Borland reselution. | The burden of the statement of the mads by Wepresentatives Horland and Doolittle wan that the packers kept the price of meats down during & period of great demand in 1915, and then, after awitation for an Inauiry had been started this yenr materinlly this year In the face of inereased recsipts My, Doolittle alno revealed that the De partment of Justice at his suggestion wan conducting an investigation of a sud- Aen darop of $1.8 s hundred in the price of hogs that took place on October 2 IN DEPRECIATION Light Expert f’l'OI;l Oleveland Ad- mits Plant Would Lose if Figured Right HOWELL PRESENTS HIS VIEWS City Commissioner Jardine, in the eity counell chamber Monday, ques tioned Frederick W. Ballard, Cleve land electric 1ight man, on statistics offered in connection with the muni cipal light plan of the Ohlo eity Mr, Ballard showed that the nel profits lust year were $42,000, pre senting an array of figures purport ing to yleld that balance, “Don’t you include any deprecia anked ndvanced it tion in your computation?” and 21, 1916, In Chieago and Kansas City Mr. Jardine, 'The Cleveland man ad Mr. Visher told of the packers willing: mitted he had not done so, where- |nes (o submit to & dspurimental exam- | instion. One of their sttorneys men upon the commissioner suggested that 4 per eent would be about right to strike off for depreciation ftrikes Off Depresiation. toned 1t to him, he said, and he Immedi- | ately opposed it on the ground that the department would be without power to compel a far-reaching Inqulry, Repre- | sentatives of the packers, it was learned iram t Adepreciat on -t Three per cent epreciation on the | o Ty " ommunicated thelr plan to Cleveland investment of $3,000000 would | . = department. e 96 y uming h 2 e« o $0000 and """’":”‘ """ " "':“ 1 Mr. Pster suggested that the relations shout correct for net profits, according between the packers and irade Journals to the Ballard method of (EUring, then | o 0,y o vanues of publicity should be there would be a lows of W00 Mr |0y pupaieq 1t 1n alleged and beliaved Baliard finally admittéd the falrmess of [ 50 50, Ll ndustries of the striking off an mmount for depreciation. | oo o uy seid “that some of the The Cleveland man told how the mu«| .0 e sublicity are controjled by meipal light plant is operated In Cleve the packers,” 1and and proved rather entertaining as a Tomorrow's seaslon of the committes conjurer of ”"'”" x | will be develed to hearing other wit n ,,,,,,,,',‘., o n ,",,‘,‘mm by ‘"'"‘"""" | nesses for the producers, among whom sloner Jardine, Mr ballord said oy 9 ars former Governor Btubbs of kansas considered & minimum charge proper and that 1 cents was probably not enough R. B, Howell, genern! manager of the loca! water plant, defended his manages ment of the municipal water plant and took fsmy ith hic 0 onthl b “(:aS(:ar(‘tS,, f.()rl | Heation which han made several refer Y(,ur BOW(‘}]S lf 1 onces to the Omaha water plant, Mr | Howell stoutly asservated that the water | Heada(‘hy' Sle plant 1s being operated at a profit and he sald he knew that the peopls had a §00d thing here in thelr water system. For blhou‘n“l, bm brea"h ) colds, indigestion and constipation, and Bdward 1, Burke of Omaha Bomeons anked Mr. Pallard what was charged for water in Cleveland, to which he replied that the price was 4 cents per 1.0 cuble fest This rate reduced to cost of 100 euble feel, which Is the basis | n Omaha, would be 4 cents In "l'v-lu'n'l | Enjoy life! Liven your liver or | o o T e e o ot cive | and bowels tonight [ Iand charges 40 centa ‘1 and foel fine, 5 Panhandler Grabs | rour tonee i comest ook e | a Loose Five-Dollar |usnes whst heve ro sosn satins’ Bill and Runs AWAY (X oe s inink 1 dooent mester, 10 his restdance, 4118 North Twenty-fitth | doesn’t help your popularity, nor your sarning oapacity. Tealdes, a porson with !m.a bowels 18 in & bad way and 4 coated nad breath are sure sjgns | stroet, Iate yesterday svening, A man scoosted him at Hixtesnth and Call fornia streots, who asked hWim 1f he had young tongua or i o g ot R o) - il v s R B M |y Tl e el s T s it} wanted Cascarets At sny drug store and give | Oh, 1 Just want & quarter to ket & bed your liver and thirty fest of bowals the with,” replied the stranger | i sy s/ar o Harrow then pulled out some loose |parienced. Take one or (wo Cascaret anke and a five dollar o pl g W 9B s e g pocket and while he wan looking over the | All Headache, Dullnors, § ness, Nad hange the stranker grabbed the five dol- | Hreath, Stomach Nourness, Cold and Ce ar bill and 1eft the soene with speed. |wtipation gone- wake up wi ey Harrow cal the man, howaver, and |olear, tongiue dlean, stomaca swest, Iy held him until the polles were oalled. | and howels Active, step elastio and con Harrow feund that the siranger had 10 | siatten. roor woma way Incorated 1areow's loft thumb. | ~Clascarets work while soap ne n, whers Nty Thyslelan Dr. MUler | (hat you hardly realise have tak g a thorenah cathartis. They den't bot h e P Pt g il pol-Onsoarets being perfeatly hars this morning. Mo gave Ko name 8 |00 Lol shildren's Iaxative —Adye Mets Gienuine Wook Neer | THLE AND HESOATS drausht and in bottles on & e o e Hotel telied . . nt your hoew wo bl n (il Dea e et ne ouglas Marie Antoinette Broadway, 66th and 67th Sts, MARYLAND RACE TRACKS SAFE FOR TWO YEARS YET APOLINR. M4 Ap LAl a NEW YOoaR oy ENAen fRiled on 1Ri, he tast BITUATED In the mos . f the . ") AL . vonbent bocation | N Maod \ ' g (raoka in Mary s I gvaly dsiail, Ahsalutely .’ Ha . s Bow epront " e 5 o= : oy S ‘1 '.zn.. i leading 4 ihrimen pea . ad Orasd Oentral Dagois Want Fumine Rooms, with Bath, gl o g g gy e $2.50 Per Day Up, 3 et e n penie i inen | [ Suites, $4.00 Per Day Up, 14s .'l " " . I| ROOME 8 M Fe BAY WP Restaurant of Unusual Pass . H. STANLEY GREEN Mansg Investigation | The Strange Case of “What Happened to The Oast of Charaoters for THEE STRANGE CASE OF MARY murde Inve P Werey Dunkinesn Promac uting Altorney Johin M. Consar i Page, Mary's father. Frank Dayion Wiw. Fage, Marys imother 4 Haymond Arthur_Wates A wags hand (I Willlam (hante Huth Pollook, Deve's shater Amy tram Wary e SYNOPRIN, Mary Page, actross, b5 wccused of the murder of David Pollock, and |s defended by Jover, Prililp Langdon. Pollock wan intonicated. At Mary's (rial she ad mite whe volver, Mer mald tantifion threntened | with it ! na Mary's loa man implioates How Mary wppenred from | o of the o 8 " elis of » wmw on Mary mystory, I e hand print tha Agr urther svidence shows (hat of Arink_produces (amporary insanity in Mary, 1 Aefonse (8 rapressed olosln.” Witnesses dewcribed Mary’ | from her intoxicated (atoer A ' fathar # milcide Niurse Walton deseril the kidnaping of Mary by Polloc Amy Barton talls of Mary's struge hatomno wn actrens and PVollook's pursiit of har. There s evidence that Dunisls Mary's mansger (hreatensd Mary falnte on the stand and ny Insane when & policeman offe whisky Danfels tentifies that thraataned to kil Mary apd Lavkdon and norually attempted (o KIN the Intter Two witnesses doscribe Mary's flignt te the atreet from the hotel and her abdue Mary Page By Frederick Lewis, Author of :: Pictures by Mary :: Essanay CHAPTER X111, (Continued from Yestorda Had oo M » that da Mins Tlalo, (a0t 1t Lrie v we that Mr. Pol and Mr Iar lels were giving N I wanted t but he sald it was purely theatrical, Then 1 bet him I would come nnywa Why wers you particular pnxlous to sttend that party-on Mr, Pollock’s Not on your s I ne that ' pulled off, but 1 eouldn't prove 1 had a grodge against some one was in on 1, and | wanted Lo (mes deal” Will you tell us please what t wan The we nervo man twisted her hands 1ok and tators as | her eyes durted Amony the spe wareling neing face The Ahe deal I'd rather tsil 1t I've wot to tell it anitohing on people.” 1 think you may tell it as you pleass Fhould it hecome necessary (o reveal the then sho sald slow pulled off, any names, i wann't and without I'm not keen about name, [ will awk for i That's the tieket ou mes, It was this wa Mins Hinle wettlad back in her chalr as though she really snjoyed the nters eat he was cresting Harker know a fat lot of srooks of all kinds, and he had one pal oalled Pudge Dudiey who-wasr't all he might [ have been, but Texas stuck to him be —— that's got nothing to do with | THOMAS HIS DEPUTY oooked up to got a girl except that thess fellers which they This sirl s about the wore Bluffs City Council Formally In- stalls Men Who Are to Bucceed Present Btaff, NEW MEN IN POLITICAL LIFE no Dave's party, | loverest dip In New York, and she was (0 11t the Jewels and the watehes and the 1 | and everything she could ket those awift hands of her on, when the wot warmed up. It was n part of the game for her not to be seon golng In or coming out of hotel, wo It was fixed to get the fire | The election by the new Counoll Bluffa \pe down and let her go up It, When | eity councll 1ast night of Ernest V., Gustaf ’ ame down again she was te be | #on ity clerk and Harry O. Thomas as ng up Inte Barkers In s swing that |deputy clerk places two entirely new man imed mometimes to ket Important peo- | in charge of the office that has been helil of the way If unexpected visitors | #o long and ae tably oy Charles J Duff and Toy Ward, Hoth of the new unknown in politiesl She mmiled grimly men are entirely AnA then she was to walk boldly out | wartare, e front door Now this girl Clerk Guatatson resides at M8 Avenus Hadie breathed Mary Page sude | B, but for many years has been smployed L d at the name the withess paled | in Omaha as one of the hookkespers for and, awinging about, stared at Mar the MoCord-Brady Wholesals Orocery Wow do you know-" she began, bUt| company, Jids training, thersfors, has Angdon interrupted Guickly beon right In line with the duties he Vou say that the wirl falled to CAPry |yl hayve to discharge for the city, Harry t her part of the plot, Wil you tell| o, Thomas has heen long employed as why, piease an acoountant in the lawa Telephons To e tinued Tomoreow company’s office In this elty, Prior to he was a olerk in the Burlington raflway headquarters fn Omaha, and fa JHWiflh Rflh’”f Ship thiis squelly well equipped for his new ' At he Heo s the presiding offices ha Arrives at Na,pl(;s s Py T s mesting night of the lodge ls on Monday he will have to resign his commission, as that SHINGTON, Aprl 4-<The colller the oity ocouncll mests every Monday terling, which i carrying supplies for | night the ralief of the Jews of flestine and sipplies for the gunboat, Des Molnes, and oplios Lor the mnbeal, Dee Melhel, and | BXILED MEXIGAN PRIEST IS DEAD OF BROKEN HEART ApriIW 4—Pather Movements " Menmers DOUGLASR, Arls, oleisrAn Atrived ot Angel Maria Parcalo, aged % yoars, Rt N A Lopss whone death (s attributed by his triends CRVERPOGT: v ... P adetybre 10 & broken heart becauss of Mis exils [AvERoRsY: Oriene from Konors more than & ysar ago, was AT NBAND Praderiv VITt YIIWTTAMBAND buried here Now York WHEN WOMAN--LOVELY WOMAN ‘Delegates Herself the Champlon of Her Sex to Avenge the Wrongs ef Womankind, It Becomes Time For All Unscrupulous Men “To Watch Out” It is & case of ‘‘diamond out diamond’’ when two attractive and determined young women man's b When woman matohes her wits against her natural en. emy — unscrupulous man - who wins? :nlthfimmmlm Mons and Mary most im vely open Mquolmyunu-umm’mn who have fondly imagined themselves lords and owners of all womankind, In these stories the ‘‘tables are turned'' to a nicety and meek, unso. phisticated woman shows Mr, Smart Aleck some things he had never be. fore even dreamt of, Read the adventures of Mona and Mary, two attractive young women, who inaugurate a campaign of this kind and able series of stories entitled, “THE SOCIAL PIRATES” A remarkable werles of stories with plots by George HBronson Howard, the celebrated playwright and dramatist, novelized by the well-known author, Hugh C slect for their objects of attack only men of unserupulous and unprincipled character, What they do to them makes more than interesting reading, You can learn all about it by reading this remark- Weir, both masters in their particular line of work, Each of the stories in this series Is complete in itself, so that if you should by accldent mis one, you can take up the next one without breaking the thread of the stories or losing interest in the series. Watch for the Opening Instaliment of “THE SOCIAL PIRATES” in this paper and see the big KALEM PHOTOPLAYS of this series at your favorite moving picture theater.