Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 5, 1916, Page 1

Y it y of making it pay is to put the ) It Pays to Advertise * Advectising pays the advertiser who makes it pay, and the surest advertisement in THE BEE. VOL. XLVI—NO. T74. SONS OF TOIL HAVE INNING ON LABOR DAY 8tart Day of Frolic with Big Parade and Wind Up with the Annual Picnic. EIGHT-HOUR DAY LAUDED Carl Minker of Milwaukee Em- phasizes Significance of Trainmen Victory. MAN OVER DOLLAR IN TIME TI‘I‘A"%L B“LAZHIRS AT FROLIC Villlam M. ughes, 170 years old December 16, jolned the Knights of Labor of Cass county in 1886, J. V. Powderly of Scranton, Pa., was at that time chalrman. Mr. Hughes has been & union man for thirty-one years. He Joined as a comnion laborer. He resides at_612 South Thirty-eighth street, John J. Kerrigan, chalrman of the Labor day committee and presiding officer at the speakers' program, joined organized labor in 1887." He walked in the parade as a member of the carpen- ters’ unlon—the only remaining mem- ber of the organizing committee of the unfon of those days, Labor had its inning yesterday. While the rest of the world took to a side-track, the horny soms of toil gave their caloused hands and weary arms a rest and took the en- tire day off for a real frolic. " The ‘union men gave their day an 2uspicious start at 9:30 in the morn- ing with the annual Labor day pa- rade. Two thousand. members of the various crafts of organized fabor marched in the procession, which was eight blocks long. 4 After the parade the marchers went to Krug park for the annual picnic. “Keep your think tank working,”* 'was the ing advice left union men and their wives grouped &bout the speaker's platform by Carl Min- ler, member of the Wisconsin legis- lature and alderman of Milwaukee, in a spirited address that concluded a program of unusual interest. [ Preceding Mr. Minkler's address Miss Gladys Shamp, Creighton col- lege law student, presented a gold- mounted gavel to William Quinlan, as representative of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Em- ployes, l.ocal. No. 42, for the best rep- resentation in the Labor day parade. ), Work for a Million. “The eight-hour day passed by congress means more work for those who_are. struggling for a living,” sai Mr.. Minkler. “One hour clipped from the time of 8,000,000 workers means work ' every ddy for 1,000,000 men. - I the millionaires who are trying to dictate working hours' and labor conditions to labor would stop giving poodle dog parties in New York's palatial homes and devote the same amount of time to. the better- ment of the condition of the work- ers there would be no labor troubles. Had the European war situation been left to the workers there would have been no international conflict. I have made 'a study of this problem, not alone in the United States, but in Germany and Russia,” Man Over Dollar. T. W. McCullough, first speaker on the program, reviewed ‘the strides made by organized labor and conclud- ed his address with a portrayal of fu- ture union possibilities that won ap- plause. . “Might is not right, and the time is coming when the dollar will not . take precedence over the man,” said Mr. McCullough. “There was a great deal of lifting of eyebrows and wagging of heads when organized labor asked for a share of the profits of employers. The demand is justified and is being recognized. . “The industry that cannot pay a living ‘wage to its employes is not a (Coritinued on Page Three, Column Two.) Up-State Nebraska Encourages Sutton Judge A. L. Sutton, republican candidate for governor, back from a campaign tour out in the state, re- ports 3 universal feeling that this is to be a republican year. Judge Sut- ton: spoke to an old pioneers picnic in Cusger county, where 3,000 pioneers were gathered. Here as elsewhere, he ‘was impressed that the situation looks most favorable for the republi- ans-and especially favorable for John L. Kennedy for the United States senate. Mr. Sutton spoke at Loup City, Ord, Burwell, Tong Pine, Ainsworth, Bassett, - Spriagview, Carns, Stuart, Atkinson, O'Neil and other towns in that section, = The_Wfitther For Nebraska—Generally fai » e 13 Comparative Highest yesterday Lozest yesterday . Mean temperature Precipitation 0 00 Temperatures and precipitation depart- ures from the normal at Omaha since M h 1, and compared with the last two vTsvevusEeEREEe 14. 1913, 81 100 Recol 1915, 19. 85 88 Nor temperature Excess Yor the day . ‘otal excess since March 1. Normal precipitation Deficleney for the duy Total rainfall since M; Deficlency since March 1 eficlency for cor. period § 06 inches Deticiency for cor. perlod in 1914 5,05 inches L. A. WELSH, Moterologist, | LINGOLN'S GABIN AND FARM HOME ~ GIVEN T0 NATION President Wilson Delivers Ad- dress at Hodgenville at the Ceremony of Transfer of Birthplace. NEGLECTED MANY YEARS Log Oabin Once Used by Show- man Back in Its Orig- inal Place. NOTABLES IN ATTENDANCE | 4.—The in which Hodgenville, Ky., Sept. humble little ‘log cabin farm of 110 acres about Which he played during the early years of his boyhood, (oday became the property of the American people as the gift of the Lincoln Farm association. After suffering the vicissitudes of neglect and decay of nearly 100 years, the cabin, once in the possession of a traveling showman, is back on its original site, sheltered within the walls of a magnificent granite memo- rial hall. Accompanying the title to the farm and cabin is an endowment fund of $50,000 for the maintenance of ' the grounds and the memorial hall, General John B. Castleman of Louisville, a man Abraham Lincoln once stood ready to save when he was in danger of being condemned to death by a federal court-martial, was to introduce former Governor Joseph W. Folk of Missouri, president of the Lincoln Farm association, the first speaker at the ceremonies at which the title was transferred. Castleman Taken as Spy. Young Castleman, then a lieutenant in the confederate army (his title of general dates from Spanish war days) was_arrested in Chicago during the closing months of 1864, while on a secret mission in connection with a proposed attempt: to liberate south- ern soldiers held as prisoners of war in that vicinity.- He was taken in civilian clothing, using an assumed name, and his friends feared he would be condemned to death as a spy. ' They appealed to President Lincoln and he being put into possession of all the facts in the case, gave to Judge S. Mt Breckenridge of St. Louis, through whom the appeal was made, a letter forbidding the execution of Castleman, in the event he was sen- tenced ‘to death by court-martial. ‘This - letter, written November 29, 1864, was not to be used unless a sentence of death was passed against Castleman, and unless sych an emer- ency did, arise the fact that -it had geen written, was to be kept secret. Castleman was released on parole at the close of .the war. ¥ Former Governor Folk was fol- lowed by Senator John Sharp Wil- liams, who, like General Castleman, was a confederate soldier. Senator Williams took as his subject, “Abra- ham Lincoln and the South.” The presentation of thé deed of gift to the Lincoln homestead was to be made by Robert J. Collier of New York. Secretary of War Baker was “|on the program to make the speech of acceptance. The final address in connection with the ceremonies was made by President Wilson, who followed Sec- retary Baker. History of Monument. Early in 1906 Robert J. Collier learned that the farm upon which Abraham Lincoln was born was about to be sold at auction to satisfy claims against the estate of A. W. Dennett, a New York' restaurant owner, in whose possession it had been for several years. According to the in- formation reaching him several per- sons, among them a man with big distilling interests, were anxious to obtain possession of the place, in- tending to use it in exploiting their wares, He at once sent Richard Lloyd Jones to Kentucky to acquire title to the property, if possible. Mr. Jones on his arrival found the estate still involved in“court procedure and left, first arranging with local attorneys to notify him when the case was finally adjudicated. In August of the same year came word that the farm had been ordered sold at the courthouse’door of Larue (Continued on Page Two, Column Three.) Abraham Lincoln was bqrn and the | OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1916—TEN PAGES. BLEACHER SENTS *CRASH, MAIMING - 100 AT RNGSID Spectators. A PROGRAM NOT DELAYED iBevera.l of Victims at Labor Day Accident Are-in Seri- ous Condition. |INVESTIGATION TO FOLLOW Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 4.— The collapse of a portion of the bleacher seats at the Welsh-White lightweight championship fight today precipitated 200 spectators to the | ground and injured at least 100, sev- eral seriously. At various hospitals here tonight it was stated that all of the sixty persons taken there imme- diately after the accident would .re- cover, Many later were released af- ter having their injuries dressed. The crash came before the larger part of the crowd had arrived. Policemen, |{aided by members of the fire depart- ment and special officers, quickly placed the injured in automobiles and comparatively little confusion resulted and the boxing program was not de- layed. . Says Inspection Made. Announcement was made from the ring side that the stands had been carefully inspected before the crowd was admitted and that no reason could be ascribed for the collapse of the seats. D. G. Johnson, commissioner of public safety, however, said that so far as he knew no inspection had been made by the city engineer’s of- fice and he added that a thorough in- vestigation would be made in an effort to fix the responsibility. J. Elmer Johnson and Conway L. Hearne of Colorado Springs were among those seriously hurt. Others injured and taken to hospitals were: Dr. C. A. Dunbore, Philadelphia; A. E. Coy, St. Augustine, Fla.; A. W. Jamieson, Prosper, Tex.; B. R. Guilds, Detroit; A, C. Leggett and Joseph Zeeland, Raton, N, M. Montana Farmers Pay High Rates, qus Mr, Norris Spokane, Wash,, Sept. 4.—Commis- sioner George W, Norris of the fed- eral land bank board, who, with other members, opened a hearing here to- day, said.that .in the 6,000 miles the board had traveled it was found that the farmers in at least thirteen states were eager to avail themselves of the provisions of the land loan act. Montana farmers, it had been as- certained, he said, were paying higher interest rates than the farmers of any other state. Witnesses at Helena, where the board sat until late Satur- day ni};ht, testified that the installa- tion of a loaw bank in that section would mean the salvation of the farm- ers, who face ruin because they are assessed rates of ' interest ranging from 10 to 15 per cent on money “orrowed to promote their agricul- tural interests. Members of Congress Ready to Go Home (From a Staft Correspondent.) Washington, Sept. 4.—(Special Tel- egram.)—Adjournment of the first session of the sixty-fourth congress is at hand. The fag ends of the session are being woven into theg eneral fab- ric of legislation and Wednesday night or Thursday will se the finish of a session of congress which demo- crats are hopeful the country will en- dorse. Already a general exodus of legisla- tors has begun. Congressman Reavis left for his home in Falls City Sat- urday night. Representative Sloan and his family will leave for Geneva on Wednesday eevning, as will Judge Kincaid for his home in O'Neill. Rep- resentative Stephens of the Third will not go home before Saturday, having a number of odds and ends to do about the departments, whose accom- plishment may add some votes to his candidacy. What “William E. Taube” wrote the luscious love letters disclosed in a sensational divorce over in Chicago last week? Omaha was the stamp- ing ground for a certain William E. Taube, popularly known as “Bill,” a bachelor and one of the boys, who removed to Buffalo about a year ago. i As there is no question of identity of name, if it is someone else it must be “Bill's” double. The divorce case was one brought bs James F. Cronkite, 443 Sheridan Road, a Chicago business man, against his wife, Marjorie, and he testified that her affair with Taube had been going on for several years and had been admitted by Among the letters read into the court record was this warm one, said to have been written to Marjorie in her admirer’s best style of literary work- manship: Fragrance of Memories, “My Dear Marjorie: And now evening comes on, dear, and the shad- .|ows are curtains that have shut out the two beautiful days in our héarts, and the dreams and the lasting fra- % grance of memories of you. “It seems that when your touch is on my arm such balm of mind and erfect happiness exists, and I always eave on my visits as though I had been in a trance and keep trying to Read This Luscious Love Letter; Could ““Our Bill”’ Have Written It? her. | |refresh my memory to see if it's only been a dream, or if it's all real. Our meal and chat at the Congress—now don't you really’ say we were happy as kiddies and the movies and the drive all so hearts that throb in sym- | pathy, in love, and just a slight pep- per of jealousy, not genuine, merely lolvc interest for each other, that'all all. “So, yes, we understand each other, and our phone calls just little whis- pers of aching hearts longing for each other, and so interested in each other’s every move and action, our sweet farewell only a bon voyage. Fond Touch of Lips. ,“Our fond embrace and touch of lips. And that, too, shows our hearts are still very warm. And now, my love, I thank you for the few—yes, it seemed but ‘a few—hours we spent together, and oh, how thankful I feel to Gogd for his safe keeping of my darling girll And your heafih looks so good and you were more like your- sgl than I have seen you for some | time, | "I guess it is the rest up of quiet life and nerves rested. I do so wan: you to pack up your bag and make this- trip west with me and take pot luck as it may be. Some day. you will do this, won’t you, love? And when o Tharcr Shb AR Ak et sl et (Continued on Page Three, Column Five.) LINCOLN MEMORIAL at Hodgensville, Ky., which United States government in a dent was born, CABIN IN WHICH LINCOLN WAS BORN & HODGENSVILL CATCH BANDIT WHO HELD UP BANK HERB Man Oaptured in San Fran. cisco Identified as Robber of Florence Bank. CAUGHT AFTER GUN FIGHT “That's the man who robbed the Farmers’ State bank of Florence,” re- marked “Harry Daywalt, chauffeur, who drove the cir in which the bandit accomplished the robbery and made his escape. This assection of identity was made to Chief of Detectives Maloney of the Omaha police department, in* his office at headquarters late Sunday afternoon, when a picture of Edward von Walden, alias Jack Evans, was shown Daywalt, Von Walden is under arrest in San Francisco for the robbery of the An- glo-California Trust company branch bank, whizh he robbed of $8,000 on Wednesday, August ‘30. The Flor- ence bank was visited August 5 by a bandit who succeeded in making way with over $1,000 in a daring daylight holdup at the noon hour, The man whose picture was iden- tified by Daywalt was arrested . in San Francisco a few minutes after his attempted holdup there. He entered the bank, held it up at the point of a gun, dumped $8, from the tellers’ trays into his pockets and escaped in a taxicab after a gun battle with the police. Twenty minutes later he was run to earth in Golden Gate park| and captured. Von Walden confessed to the San Francisco robbery; also that he had escaped from-a ref rhatory at Tonia, Mich,, where he was serving a sen- tence for an attempt to hold up_the Hotel Metropole in Detroit. This statement tallies with information giv- en Daywalt by the bandit he piloted. Von Walden for a week was engaxed in leditimate business in Los An- geles, but was not content straight living. Ready to Take Medicine. “I failed and am ready to take my medicine,” he said. “I shall not trouble my family. My father is a physician in Cincinnati, I tried to make good, but I couldn’t see any way out without money. If I'could have got away I hoped to return what I had taken when I got a start.” Von Walden staged his recent es- capade with all the spectacular fea- tures of a moving-picture scenario; in fact almost exactly like that of the Florence robbebry. He walked coolly into the bank among many depositors, thrust a revolver through the teller's window and demanded - the cash, which he thrust by handfuls into his pockets and made lis getaway in a rented taxicab, The teller followed in another ma- chine and was in turn joined by the olice. Von Walden’s car was checked y the traffic and in Golden Gate park he was surrounded and forced to.surrender, with ' vesterda ROUMANIAN TROOPS O0GCUPY T CITIES Borszek, and fSekeli, in' Tran- sylvania, Taken by Invad- ers from Little Kingdom, FIGHTING ALONG DANUBE Bucharest,” Sept.” 3.—(Via Lpndon. Sept. 4.)—The Roumanian war office announced today that Roumanian troops have ‘occupied Borszek and Sekeli, in Transylvania. ' The Teu- tonic-Bulgariz:i allies have been re- pulsed at Basardjik, in Dobrudja, but elsewhere continue their attack along the whole frontier between Dobrudja and Bulgaria. A raid by three hostile hydro-aero- planes upon the city of Constanza, on the Roumanian coast of the Blaek Sea, with the wounding of several civilians and children, is announced. The official statement says: “On our northern and northwest fronts,” after somewhat lively fight- ing, we occupied the locality of Bors- zek and the heights west of that town. We captured four officers and 150 men and entirely occupied the in- habited region of Sekeli (Sz Lelek), in Haromszek. “On the southern front the enemy | attacked along the whole Dobrudja formal presentation and acceptance. handsome marble structure enclosing the original log cabin in which the martyred presi- THE WEATHER FAIRR SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS, y became the property of the e memorial is a H NEBRASK RACAL IN OMARA Iupom: Publisher :Oomes De- spite Injurious Olash With “Flivver”’ in Gotham, —— BUSY DAY FOR VISITORS Being knocked through a plate glass window by a “flivver” in New York City could not keep a live Ne- braska editor. away from the editors’ day entertainment and good time in Omaha. So L.. T, Brodstone of Superior, Neb,, was in Omaha to enroll for the day’s fun and frolic. The plate glass adventure referred to is no mere figure of speech, for Brodstone limps and occasionall clutches his thigh suddenly when he makes a misstep and then his face registers agony in a way that would make many a movie star green with envy. Joshed by Fellow Editors. Then, too, Brodstone had to stand for many jibes while 125 editors. and their wives were regmenn’ their names at the bureau of publicity at the Commercial club. Everyone wanted to know why Brodstone could not dodee the auto. “Now, honestly,” said one, “we're (Continued on Page Two, Column One.) | to Omaha Gi The last letter. written to Miss Edna May Grove by Prof. Charles Ross Dines, who is being sued by | the former for $30,000 in a breach of | promise suit, has been given out by liss Grove. Miss Grove is living at the home of her sister, Mrs, W. S, Stanton, 5016 Burt street. Prof, Dines is at Dartmouth col- ltgeA He was formorly connected with the mathematics department at Northwestern university. The missive is as follows: “Chicago, April 19, 1915—~To My Dear: Needless to say I was surprised and yet glad to see the letter ‘in the familiar handwriting, as I had thought after the way I had acted you would care to have nothing to do with me. I knew that I owe you an explanation and if such a thing could help in the matter which touches us both so deeply, an apology, but I acted as I thought right under the circum- stances. “I will begin by saying* .t, in it all, I acted more with th. thought ol what was best for you than of any- thing else. I had kept you waiting for | five long years, years which seemed | longer to me than to you, I am sure; |and yet happy years in the anticipa- tion of the outcome, Imagine, then, the sad blasting of my hopes when I found that with it all this outcome was seemingly as far in the distance las ever, ‘Farewell Missive of Professor (Continued on Page Three, Column Six.) rl Whom He Jilted “I, found, to speak tiuite plainly, that the salary which I should re- ceive as teacher for ‘some years was barely enough to keep’ myself on, without prospects of saving anything. How foolish, then, for me.to attempt anything further than this. And what was_the fair thing for me to do to you? If I told you of it I *was sure you* would laugh at me and, in the generosity of your nature, tell me that this made no difference, whercas I knew that it would wreck our hap- piness for all time, “And so I thought the best thing to do was just to break off everything, as you know I had thought of doing before, 1 thought it wonld be hard for us both, but better: much better than the other way. And I have been living here with the thought of real happiness placed far in the distant future, if at all. I hope you will for- give me and try to see my side of it a little in thinking of you. “As to any favors you may ask of me, I think you know that anythin, I can do that you want me to do T shall be glad to do. I am sorry that I cannot come out to Omaha as you suggest, and [ cannot see that much good could come® of it except a re- newal of the heartaches that T felt when I treated you as I did. Thank you for writing me as you did. Please, Dickie, try to think as well of me as you can, and believe me ever, “Most:sincerely. yours,- - JACK.” | RUSSIANS TAKE MOUNTAIN TOPS Petrograd War Office Tells of Several Victories, During Which 19,406 Pris. oners Are Taken. | BIG GAIN BY THE BRITONS German Defenses Along Three Thousand-Yard Front Are Taken During Drive. FRENCH OAPTURE CANNON Petrograd, Sept. 4—(Via London.) The Russians have broken across the Theniovka river, a western tributary of the Zlota Lipa, and ceized a posi- tion of the Austro-German troops, the war office announced today. They took 2,721 prisoners and six machine guns. The Russian victory was won in the neighborhood of Brzezany. fifty miles southcast of Lemberg. El: ty of- ficers and 2,641 men were captured. A gas attack near Baranovichi was repulsed. e n the vicinity of Viadimir-Volynski, ~ in Volhynia, fierce battles are in pro- ress near Sheltyvov and Korytniza, eavy engagements are also under way along the upper Sereth. he-Ruseian forces in the Carpaths ians, the announcefent also says, {captured a whole series of mountain heights and are advancing 'to the Hungarian frontier, Between Thursday and Sunday the troops of the Russian commander, General Brussiloff, captured 385 of- ficers and 19,020 men, In this num- ber were eleven German officers and 1,300 German privates. Twelve cannon, seventy-six. mac| guns and seven bomb mortars were also taken. Big Gain by Britons. London, Sept. 4—As the result of fighting yesterd, north of the Somme river in France, l;ya the Brit- ish statement issued 'today, British troops have ca&;uted German de- fenses on a 3,000-yard front for an average depth of &)0 yards, and in- - cluding the village of Guillemont, The whole of Ginchy at first was captured, but the Brit&h were com- pelled to give ground, rataining' hold of part of the village despite heavy counter attacks in the course of the night, 'More than 800 Germans were h&n %ri_mner. oo 't he British official statement says:™ “Fighting bef i e and the ‘Ancre was sevel 3 y ‘making de i ' attacks supported by heavy artillery fire, “The British advance almost every- where was successful at the outset and most of the, enemy's: counter at- tacks, which cost him severely, failed to shake the hold of the British troops on the ground won. The Britx ish line is the same as reported last night, French Capture Guns. . - Paris, Sept. 4—Operations on the Somme front have ibeen reta by bad weather, the war office an- nounced today. In the action four- teen guns have been captured by the French. Prisoners continue to arrive at the rear, { Mrs, L. 8, Hastings Is Injured in Auto Upset at North Bend Fremont. Neb., Sept. 4 —Mrs. L. S, Hastiugs of' David City, Neb., wife of a candidate for the state supreme court, wai badly injured near Bend, Neb., yesterday when the car which Judge Hastings was drivin, was overturned. Mrs. Hastings suf- fered a dislocated hip and internal injuries. Judge Hastings and two men, the other occupants of thg car, were painfully but not seriously hurt, Rioters Derail Traction Cars in Streets of El Paso . El Paso, Tex., Sept. 4. —Strike riots, in which sympathizers in a strike of street railway trainmen participated, followed a Labor Day parade here to- day. Several cars operated by non- union motormen and conductors were pulled from the rails and wrecked. Wilson Will 8peak To Suifragists Atlantic City, N. J., Sept. 4 —Presi- dent Wilson will speak Friday night at the convention of the National Woman Suffrage association here to- day. The president wired his accept- ance late last night. The coming of the president is expected to have a bearing on the controversy over the future policy of the association and the question of “state rights” as it concerns yotes for women. Conclusive Evidence of the great lari o the sl shown in the wonderful record of increase they are making every week. 1369 More PAID WANT - ADS Last week than the ‘same period a year - BEO. WHOLE SERIES OF 7 %