Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 5, 1916, Page 2

DEMOS DO NOTWANT |5 Vear Ago Today | 70 SEE HUGHES WIN Fee] that This Selection by Repub- licans Will Mean Trouble for Them. PLAN TO KEEP BRYAN OUT (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., May 4.—(8pecial.)—"If Hughes is the nominee of the republi- an party for president, we democrats will have & hard’ fight on our hands.” This Is the opinion of Judge J. 3.4 Thomas of Seward, one of the delegates \t large to the national democratic con- ention, who was at the state house thia morning and to a bunch of newspaper men disoussed politios in & general way. | It Hughes is nominated,” continued the Judge, "I whall feel very friendly toward him, although, of course, 1 can not support him, for it was he who wrote the opinfon fn the Capital National bank ase, which I fought through the courts for more than twenty years and finally won In the United States suprems court, wo, of course, 1 feel that Hughes I8 a mighty good man.” May Diteh Wryan. When asked if any of the demorats elected te the national democratic con vention would be likoly to give up their soats to W, J, Bryan, who appears on the returns to have been selected nl ternate by a small vote, Judge Thomas #aid that he did not think they would 1 do mot belleve Mr. Bryan will go as an alternate, even though enough democrats did write his name in/’ said the judge. "I know I would not under the circumstances, and 1 do not belleve he will"” Another delegate who will not give up his seat to Mr. Bryan is W, H, Thomp- son of Grand Tsland. Mr, Thompson was in the city last night and stated that he sxpected to go to the convention and in the War German fleet apppared off Libau, the Russian Baltic port Berlin reported British still falling ba:k east of Ypres. Russians retreated from Dunajec rives and other parts of thelr line in Gali:x Washington reported to have evidence that Gulfiight was torpedoed while 1) ing big American flag Lorimer Says He Will Repay Savings Lost by Depositors May 4~ William Lorimer, States senator from [} jury here CHICAGO, former United nots, who was acquitted by a last night of charges of embeszlement and conspiracy to defraud in connection with the fallure of the La Salle Htreet Trust and Savings bank, began a new life today, he maid, the dominant purpa of which fs to earn enough mouey to re- imburse the persons who lost their sav ings through the failure of the bank of which he was president “The poorest will be pald back first Mr. Lorimor said, “and I will devote all my income, excepting what 1s necessary for my family, to this restitution fund.’ A federal indictment, charging misap plication of funds on thirty-six counts, still is pending against Lorimer, but United Sgates District Attorney Clyn has snid he would take no action fn this matter until next fall. Charges simllar to those of which Lorimer has just been acquitted are pending against Harry W Huttig, & director of the defunct La “ally Btreet bank, 5\ with which he was charged were com- hold down his seat himself, Oldham for O 1t {8 rumored that Judge Oldham of Kearney will be a candidate for chalr- man of the Nebraska dolegation to the Aemocratie national convention, and that ndtted by C. B. Munday, first vice presi- nt of the bank and its actusl manager Munday 18 now serving s penitentinry term for his activities In the hank Lorimer's defense was that the crimes PINE FOR MAN | WHO ROCKS BOAT City to Try to Make Rules to Pre- | vent Drownings at Carter | Lake. | | | LIMIT SPEED OF MOTOR CR.AFT§ The recent drowning at Carter lake moved Commissioner Hummel to se- riously congider regulatiohs of such portion of the lake lying within the limits of Omaha, He took the coun i) into his contidence, and that body fn turn directed the city attorney to define the responsibilities of the| commissioners in the premises, | Attorney Rine offered for introduction an ordinance which makes it a misde meanor for any person to navigate the waters of the lake In a careless, reckless or negligent manner. A fine from §1 to $%0 s provided for offenders To Prepare Hules. The ordinance provides that the super Intendent of parks Ay prepare such rules and regulations as in his judgment | may seem proper. A speed limit will be | placed on motor boats, 1t has been sug Kgested that all craft on the lake shall bear city license numbers and responsi bility will be placed in that manner Revocation of license probably will be o dored in cose of mecond offense Another proposed regulation refers to conduct of persons In canocs, the usual requirement in other cities being that ocoupants of this form of craft shall not allow their shoulders to be lower than the Kunwales, &l another provislon con- templates requiring canoelsts to pass an examination before being allowed fo navi | Westinghouse Head |of America, OMAHA, FRIDAY is to Have Meeting with Strike Leaders Pa., May 4—E M president of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing company, whose plants are closed because of @ strike of 15,000 workers for an elght-hour PITTSBURGH, Herr, day, told a committee of strikers today - that he would be unable to discuss & The man who rocks the boat or |settlement with them untl tomorro¥ speeds in his little motor boat in| Federal and state officiala are c-nd»n‘" the waters of Carter lake will feel 'r'r::’v:“”\':“::“_"‘ the), company ; and. *4} the deterrent arm of the law thrust| while almost a thousand state troops out to grab him Those who go|were on duty in the Turtle Creek valley obit in canoes during squalls lke-[and conditiona about the losed plants were quiet, unrest was manifested In vise will be placed in chains other parts of Allegheny county, Beven Wundred Pressed Steel Car company em ployes joined the 2,000 already’ out. The police were guarding the factory of the McKinney Manufacturing company, where girl strikers attacked those who refused to join them and ducked one n & horse trough The plant of the Aluminum Company at New Xensington, was shut down today by a strike of about 2100 workers. ‘The troubls began seve eral days ago when twenty machinista | demanded ten hours' pay for elght hours work Britain Regrets Slight to the McAdo Party at Trinidad WABHINGTON, Mareh his recent W Indian trip quite eclipsed that arrang ambassador, Sir Cecll Bpring-Rice, per sonally paid a visit to President Wilson today and expressed regret that through a misunderstanding among local officials the secretary of the treasury had not been received with ceremony appropriate to his position. British offie learned to their amaze- ment that the governor of Trinidad had outdone himself to make a demonstra- MAY Roosevelt's reception at Trinidad during | for Becretary MeAdoo, who | came along & little later, so the British | 1916 Liebknecht's Arrest | Cause of Further Trouble in Berlin May The the socialist arrest of Kar leader, LONDON, Liebknecht, in con nection with a day demonstration {n Beriln May 1, caused great excitement wmong the workers there aud led to a fresh demonstration, which was sup pressed by a large body of police, ac- cording to reports from Berlin for warded from Copenhagen by the FEx change Telegraph company, The dispatch wids that it is belleved that the German government will be compelled to releawe Dr, Iicbknecht in order to prevent a revo lution It {8 stated that he was nrrested while addressing a peace demonstration and that it violation of tha milf tary regulations for him to wear the ci- villan clothes in which he was arrested as he is a soldier DEATb_{ RECORD J. H, Conrad, AVOCA, Neb,, May 4.~(Special.)—Jake H. Conrad, a ploneer resident of this vi- einity, died Monday wine House Appé;gl Basement _=Vriday— A‘ Sale of Aproni Vith or wi out hri)ll;fi, i 290 35¢ A special bibbed apron, Bargains l ta Mr. Conrad was one of the well nown men of this part of the county He leaves a widow, five sons and one daughter. The Ne for Interment, body was taken to | hawka Telegraphers of New York Central Will Not Strike Now NEW YORK, May 4.—Definite nouncement was made late today by H B. Perham, president of the Order of Rallway Telegraphers, that no strike or- der would go out tonight as had been planned to the 5,000 telegraphers and sig | nal men of the New York Central and an- Nickel Plate raflroads. This decision was reached after G. W W. Hanger, federal mediator, had prof- | fered his services in an effort to termin- ate the controversy arising over em- ployes’ demands for better wages, a shorter working day and unlon recogni- tion. Mr, Perham explained that he was sending a telegram to the union leaders In cities along the rallroad lines to nacer- tain their attitude toward Mr. Hanger's | offer and that replies were not expected | ot an Omaha hospi- | until tomorrow, o The fashion Genter of 'Ihe Middle West,—— Wil Feature Established 1886,/ Friday, We New Spring House Asks General Board of Navy to Explain Its Figures ,\® WASHINGTON, May 4-The general board of the mavy was today summoned By the house naval committee to explain what republicans contend are dlscrep- ances in the board’s comparison be- tween the navies of Germany and the United States. The issue arises on fig ures presented the board to show what 18 necessary to make the United States the second naval power of the world The board has figured the grand total of cost at $791,441,207, It involves more than doubling the number of officers and enlised men and estimates that to equal or surpass CGermany the United States must have six more dreadnoughts, ten battle crulsers, twenty-one more scout cruisers, eighty more destroyers and seventy-eight more submarines. The question of what forelgn ships have been started since the war hegan has raised perplexities, by . | The heaviest cannon used at the tims of the American revolution were eight~ een pounders, Suits Correctly Tailored in Authentic Styles he may be selected to second the nomina- tion of President Wilson in behalf of the state delegation. Judge Oldham once 3 Aistinguished himself and otherwise cov- ered bimself with much glory many years ngo, by delivering an eloquent speech at A national convention nominating W. J. Cleveland Carmen Accept Compromise Knights Templar Meet at Columbus COLITMBUS, Nob,, May 4.—(8pecial Tel- sgram.)—Tho Nebraska Knight Templars | tion for Colonel Roosevelt, but apparently wns little impressed with the coming of Becrotary MecAdoo, who was returning from the meeting of the Pan-American | high commission at Buenos Ayres | The ambassador's explanation A coverall apron of Amoskeag, 5gc 1 Special House Dresses Thompson, Belden & Co. ~tor $25~ This is a very timely closes [ Bryan for the democratic nomination for | et jn this city today for the forty- » the incjdent, 46 1t Whs oRe, 1 the presidency. svhenever Mr. Oldham | fourth wnnual conclave, The women Offel Of Compa'ny Special House Dress 1 | [+ ffe rin t h at wi “ thinks about that speech now ho feels | who accompanied the knights are being - A Time and Money 4 Railway Magnate Refuses to Tell of Political Deals WABHINGTON, D, C,, May 4.~Miiton commend itself to all women desiring dis- | tinctive clothes. No Charge for CLEVELAND, May 4~By a vote of 1,128 to 408 the strest car men early today voted to mccept the compromise offer of the Cleveland Raflway company on the men's wage demand, thus eliminating all | chance of a street car strike here. The terms s nccepted by the men call | Itke he would Mke to revise it conaid- erably when calling attention to what 1 Mr. Bryan has done to and not for the democratio party, 1t is also given out that Judge W. I Thompson will be selected as the mem ber of the resolution committes from entertained while in Columbus by mem bers of the Order of Ematern Star Two hundred visiting knights are tak- Ing part in the feast Thursday at 4 o'clock the grand commandery assembled at the asylum of Gethsemane comman- dery, followed by a parade of the knights Saver. Hemstitched Pillow Cases, 45%36, made of extra quality bleached muslin, yours Mo leaves & widow and six ohills | in Ls Angsles harbor As amended by | yon Page, American ambassador to dren the committes the measire would appros [ who aaw President Wilson. sald he s i i i o o T tn acape | e it S 3 e (20 i e s | Wi Cured by Ly E. a surer grip on the road and enable g Ty B g : (A e ST e Vessabh | you to dnive with confidence and safety. v fhae gmend trip todar. The e 0 0| FHQPTY LInASAY AGRID |50 Mot viwrs. e s wot ton s Th . T Tt v ownesina| Supreme Court Clerk |- O S| Do Mo, Tow, - Four yarsago e Price Is Less hureh o Omaha next Sunday. The club S — [ 1 a8 Yory siek pad my Hife .'," s ’ g b M B st | v o satt comntens) | More Russ Soldiers | [T e hat | woul | than that of plain tread styles of several e YT cHere . indes s Reach Marseilles g other standard makes. Sunthes nur was U h without ¥ 2 2 A _::‘ Phi gl " o 1 I o S \ M. Prance. May 4-A ?.'.:.',?',‘,l“,} ,,',,,: The biggest gervice organization in the A% Srastina - Adveriion , Good of Russian seltions o7 [ Toen. My bustend industry (more than 100 Fisk Branches) " A ‘:.n- e :h--- Nalaons | s : v e . . operation and u"{ 8 h“Ck 0‘ every tire, "'"d)' “‘ilh Fll _ORNTS. Wb, Way t~Gheesia) Tole| EIGHTEEN LINCOLN raten A o ument Lydia} FREE SERVICE for every dealer and B R e i oatar ware SALOONS ARE LICENSED A e Yopn tre Lsar acrfiredag- :‘..'.'. S S . ™ " R A L Weie AMENDMENT IS TARLED | 1o got better and am now well, am Fisk Twes For Sale By All Dealers e (e the - o . . Ry E £ stout and able o do my own housework whate pregram - ” doa _ - M i o e |--w,‘| 9 any woman wha is sick and N Y. (e & wenre rigul ol seemen aw | N s down a8 & wondert " wih - c""m Bets Maper Tully appeinied be b h ' and 4 ‘_ . hoalth |':‘-lu|~'| My bhush .4.‘ ¥ ‘I N m” "" Mas. LT Wittt Sahnn. o | et watt B 9 et & o | e Jass B e | e ot o Vet Owaba Branch 3403 Faram &0 :"‘"'“'I".'“‘ oaes s JAn. sty | b . § AN oving . ‘ l-‘mg--w»li \c..l |..:'. ' JRrVen Branches in More Than 100 Citis & S Comphe steasd satninstensy. | | N~ . . ox, T Lyon Mt Vea . s ey m . Before sud Aing o n e | ! H i ik } . NUN, FORMERLY FROM The National Capital. |y’ e ' 0 " e 1 R ‘1.1 4 PLATTE CENTER. IS DEAD el IS UIUM v el - g v : ime t (©) [ St € 1) WA SN Nebraska. McKelvie Stands for The Entire Ticket (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, May 4.-(Spectal,)—8amuel R. McKelvie has returned from Excelslor Hprings, where he has been recuperats ing since the primary, Naturally he s considerably disappointed In not winning out, but being one of the sort of repib-lon the following members for toasts Joweph W. Folk, chlef counsel for the leans who never sulk, is for the whn'lo “"When Knighthood Was iIn Mower,” commission, announced the commission ticket and Is golng to get out and help |Sir A. A. Brooks; “Growth of Knight-| MUSCATINE, la., May 4~The gravity [would appeal to the courts to compel { { 114 itwin, He says: hood in Nebraska,” sir A, Sherman Pinto; |of the situation In the Muscatine d1s- | My, Smith to tell all it sought to learn Any 'Té'lmmidF{Iat lnFoudf Mlllmery Depa"' “Singe the recent primary slection, my|“Our Guests, the Ladies,” Sir George | trict arising from high water In the |about the road's contributions, men { H thoughts have been principally of those| Willetts, ir.; “Relation of Knighthood t0 | Mississipp! prompted an almost complete e t, decon rloor, I'riaay, Wl” be sold for splendia. triends who worked so esrnestly |Society,” Bir George Mason. commtion o boinems i Wapels, 1n. 10| T o o' (el A R, half of the original selling price. All goods in my behalf. They are undoubtedly —— day. With the water lapping the top Ong VBI' aJ] B«GB k d g l [ fi To them, 1 of the levees bauds of citizens are try marked 1n plain figures more disappointed than I extond my sincerest thanks. “1 am really very well pleased with the sand bags. More than 50,000 sacks have WA oltcome of it all. Naturally ofe fights Mocombs Trophy been placed between hers and Port| wpw vORK, May 4-A Z0-mile race 10 win, but there are limitationa even Loulsa. for oavhirymair was Announesd todayss — - il oM to that ambition. A glance at the final The south part of this city is now| o A . Note makies superfiuous any explanatoin| COLUMBUS, Neb, May 4—(8pecial |five feet below the river level, but he- | ne of the features ‘of the military and $50.00 TRIMMED HATS, FRIDAY, $25.00 on my part. “ congratulate our party on having se- lected a strong ticket, headed by a well weasoned candidate who is already quite fully endorsed. 1 think the entire ticket he- vities In the faotory district in (B¢ | ey o message rom his commander to $30.00 TRIMMED HATS, FRIDAY, $15.00 B e ot a| 700 Soiowd tar ot 0 Apursamont | ™" e |the milltary authoriies here. $28.00 TRIMMED HATS, FRIDAY, $14.00 St 28 o %1\ s 320 e g v e seven. | MOTO StOAIeYs Are e poon, vowe . 1 o Bl TElis Rit YRIDAY Siiss public life, the same genuine pleasure|The day pertect Taken to Kll‘kwall Snd Attaaia, P The ekt Olatantn $22.50 TRIMMED HATS, FRIDAY, $11.25 that I have in the past.’” Notes from Gage County. BEATRICE, Neb., May 4-(Special)— Willlam Zmal, for many years & resi- dent of Pickrell, this county, died sud- denly yesterday afternoon at his home there of heart troubls, He was 84 years| WASHINGTON, May 4~Klection of of ; | it SR of age and unmarried. o floers today ended the three days meet- Mew York, April 22, for Christiana, with| AMES, In, May {.~(Special Telegram.) Pdward C. Long of Douglas, Neb, [In& here of the Natlonal Conservation ":"“'"“ cargo, malls and passengers. | - Ross C. Finnlcum, Ames Science fres and Mrs, Jennie L. Henry of Palmyrs, | COREress ®. ‘;"‘"’""‘_"""‘"" Briefond from New | an of Des Moines, left college last Fri Neb, were married here yeaterday by| (eorke E. Condra, Nebraska state con- IR U W o, of day to join the American Legion of Ca | Judee Walden. John Winfield MoGrady |Aervation commissfoner, was named prea- Puirslontn Aad nebivthe . iy | D e nnioned At botn ok | dent; Dr. Henry D. Drinker, proaident of _Bwedish steamer Atlanten, New York, | nadian forcen for France. e is dying In Wamors. were aiso married by the judge, | Lahigh university, vice president, and |/ ril 12, for Gothenburg, with a general | & Winnipeg hospital as a result of an at- | h Norman «acLeon of Cleveland, treasurer, | 480 | tempt to commit sulcide. e was a Phi Acting under Instructiona from Mayor Saunders, (hief of Police Hayden wil put the la on good and tight on all games of chance in the oity, Clgar stores and pool halls have been notified that the oity ordinance must be strictly complied with or arrests will follow, The body of Thim Miller, who died here for Interment. Mr, Miller operated a blagksmith shop at that place for many in full uniform through the aity and their ladies took place. A special entertainment for the even- ing was provided for the )adies. At 7:80 In the evening, a session for the purpose of conferring the order of the temple was held by Gethsemane com- mandery, ¥riday night the annual banquet wil) be given at the Evans hotel The toastmasters for the evening will be: Dr, Carroll D, Evans, who will eall KaufmdndCaptures Telogram,)—Will Kaufman this afternoon won the MoCombs trophy from L. A Gates at the Central Nebraska shooting tournament by a scors of 9 to %, leav- ing the champlonship of Nebraska in proved to be the best of the two days, Condra Heads the Senate Committee | WASHINGTON, May 4=The harbor appropriation bill M, onstruction of & diversion dam river and 00,000 for After the parade a reception for the knights Conservation Men Swellg Pork Barrel senate Tuesday, was taken to Diler yestatday [ commerse commities today added to ‘ne| for & wage increase of 2 cents an hour effective at once, with an additional 1| cent increase May 1, 1917, and a minimum day of five hours. The first year men have been getting 20 cents an hour and the others 32 cents. The company estl mates the ndvance will cost 3632,000 In two years, which is the life of the agreement Flood Conditions at Muscatine Grave ing to wall out the flood by means of cause of the strengih of the levees here | it 18 belleved little danger exiats within | the city limita, Backwater has caused cessation of a - | LONDON, May 4—(Delayed by Cen. sor)—The following steamers have been | taken into Kirkwall by the British ao thorities Norweglan liner Kristianiafjord, from The American steamer Brindil stranded on a reef north of Ronaldshay Orkney islands, and was refloated chored at Kirkwall Page Sees Early Prospect of Peace| " WARHINGTON, Ma nl h In an H. #mith, president of the Loulaville & Nashville rajlroad, testitying today at the Interstate Commerca commission's Inves- tigation of the road's affairs, declined to answer any question concerning cam paign contributions by the raflroad to political parties or candidates In Ten- nessee, Kentucky, Alabama or elsewhere, He refused on advice of his counsel, who held that the commission had no author- ;n, to make such iInguirfes under the senate resolution dlrecting the investiga- tion, for Cavalrymen | naval tournament to be held by the Na- tlonal Guard at Sheepshead Bay, May 2 to M. There will be no change of horses and the men will carry the light- est possible equipment. Bach rider will The competitors will start from Wash to be coverod within twenty-four hours Is seventy miles. |DES MOINES YOUNG MAN TRIES SUICIDE AT WINNIPEG Delta Theta fraternity pledge and waa cars old. Fraternity knew little of him. 'HUSBAND OBJECTS T0 OPERATION 20c each. BASEMENT Five Hundred BEAUTIFUL HATS for Friday only. Alteration Service. -~Friday Five Hundred Trimmed Hats These p]_-ig:_es F}rida'y Only $40.00 TRIMMED HATS, $37.50 TRIMMED HATS, $35.00 TRIMMED HATS, $20.00 TRIMMED HATS, $15.00 TRIMMED HATS, $10.00 TRIMMED HATS, $ 7.50 TRIMMED HATS, $ 500 TRIMMED HATS, Genuine Half Price Sale of -~ $20.00 $18.75 $17.50 FRIDAY, FRIDAY, FRIDAY, $10.00 $ 7.50 $ 5.00 $ 3.75 $ 2.50 FRIDAY, FRIDAY, FRIDAY, FRIDAY, FRIDAY, with their strong traction tread (f;ive you ] winedy Tor gimmaeh (oukdes ani onst L The Senate women from surgicel eperativn - 1 pabinn At have sald [ MM \ P . . H | . e i oo - o B _ T . . Welte to the Lydin B Plakham 3 Ll 3 l g B Muephy, Wirkihh ot P T | Mediotne Co, Lynn, Mass, for T { L : T B deinaple ey whens ! . The Neme L eitvige—dt will be vonfidential o i i