Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 2, 1916, Page 3

NOELL TESTIFIES TELEPHONE 2020 DOUGLAS |COMMITTEES WILL |[NEW DEMURRAGE ., HE HEARD THREATS| HELP DRY FIGHT 5 Red Oak Trial of Conversa- tion He Overheard. “GET RID OF WILKERSON" Red Oak, la, Dec. 1.—(Special ’ ['elegram.)—Another sensation was created in the crowded court room here this afternoon in the Jones-Wil- I kerson $60,000 damage suit, when J. \W. Noell, a Villisca photographer, testified for the defense that on May 20, 1916, at 10:30 o’clock at night, he overheard Senator F. F. Jones, Al- bert Jones and two other men, one of whom he thought was W. B. Mc- “ Caull, talking in the Jones warehouse. Noell said he heard someone say: “If T don't win this election and have political pull I cannot down this thing.” He thought it was F. F. Jones who said this. Other parts of the conver- sation which the witness said he over- heard were: “We've got to get rid of ! Wilkerson if we have to kill him. NVhat will we do with Vina Tomp- | kins? Do you suppose we could buy her? Do you suppose $1,000 would { influence her? Van Law would be a | good man to work on her.” Little was accomplished this morn- ing. L. E. Lewis, former mayor of | Villisca, testified that when he and “Hank” Horton, city marshal of Vil- lisca, went to Marshalltown last sum- | | mer to sec Mrs. Vina Tompkins | about what she knew of the murder of the Moore family she told them i that she knew only what she had read in the newspapers. Harry Whipple, a brother of Mrs. Vina Tompkins, was in the court room today and probably will be \ called to the witness stand to testify tomorrow. He is one of the men ! whom Mrs. Alice Willard declared in / her testimony she saw in the group of four men who were plotting the murder of the Moore family in the vacant lot north of the Moore home on the night of the murder. Fairfax Loses Another Round in Court House Fight Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 1.—(Spe- cial.)—Fairfax lost in the first round of what evidently will be prolonged litigation in the attempt of Fairfax to retain the county seat of Gregory county. At the recent election the town of Burke secured a sufficient nubmer of votes to capture the county seat from Fairfax, but the residents of Fairfax have raised the question as to whether ] or not Fairfax was the temporary or permanent county seat, an carly court decision having been to the ef- fect that it was the permanent county ¥ seat. In a hearing just held, the attorneys representing Burke argued that a de- cision rendered by the state supreme court in 1908, to the effect that Fair- fax was the temporary county seat, settled the present matter and en- titled Burke to the county seat in ac- cordance with the vote cast at the election on November 7. After hearing the arguments and ex- aming the evidence and court deci- sions, Judge Williamson of the state sircuit court, who presided at the hear- ing, rendered a decision holding that Fairfax at the time of the election in i November was the temporary and not the permanent county seat, The residents of Fairfax immedi- ately served notice of an appeal and applied for a restraining order pre- venting the county commissioners or the county officers from moving the county records from Fairfax to Burke pending a decision by the state X supreme court. ! (Canada's Revenue Continues to Grow Despite the War Ottawa, Ont, Dec. 1.—Notwith- standing the war, Canada’s revenue continues to grow, according to fig- ures made public here today. For fhe cight months ending November 30 the revenue of the dominion totalled $144,812,570, which is the largest eight months’ period in the history of the country, it was stated, and more than $40,000,000 greater than the income for the same period in 1915. The to- tal for November was $23,164,765, a betterment of $5,000,000 over the same month last year. There is to be further curtailment of expenditures on Canadian public works, it also was announced. Work on the new Welland canal will be dis- continued this month and will not be resumed until the end of the war. The program for the construction of this improvement was expected to cost $50,000,000. ! xpenditure on the Hudson Bay railway will be curtailed considerably, although work on the project will not he entirely suspended. The railway, 400 miles in length, was to have cost $30,000,000, while the work of con- structing the Hudson Bay terminal 1t Port Nelson was to have cost $20,- 000,000. Estelle Case to the Jury. Fremont, Neb., Dec. 1.—(Special.) Attorneys in the case of Judge-Lee _ tstelle of Omaha against the Daily % News Publishing company and the ; Rev. B. E. Feldman made their argu- ments in district court here today. The case went to the jury late in the afternoon. Judge Estelle is suing for $60,000 damages for libel. A jury in Dodge county court three years ago returned a verdict for $25000, The case has required all this week in the hearing. Fremont Man Hurt. Fremont, Neb., Dec. 1.—(Special.) ~H. A. Burrill, a well known Fr mont retired merchant, was quite seri- ously injured when he was knocked from his bicycle when an automobile driven by Fred Dracket of Fontanelle struck him. Mr. Burrill suffered se- vere burises and is injured internally. Burrill was lying under the machine when Mr. Dracket brought it to a stop. Colds Cause Headache Grip. ! LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE removes the cause. There is only one “Bromo Qui- nine” E. W, GROVIZ'S signature is on box. , the.—Advertisement. perance Workers Says Outlook Good. LAWMAKERS WILL ASSIST (From a Staff Correspondent.) Des Moines, Ta., Dec. 1.—(Special Telegram.)—A, U. Coates, secretary of Towa Prohibitory Amendment as- sociation, and associated prohibition workers, believes two important tem- perance committees in the next gen- eral assembly "will be “absolutely dry.” “For the first time in cight years we are going to have ‘dry’ temperance committees,” said Mr. Coates today. “I have had a conference with E. R. Moore, lieutenant governor-clect, concerning his appointments to those committees for suppression of intem- perance and constitutional amend- ments and suffrage, and his sugges- tions meet with our approval. “The legislators suggested for those important bodies are in majority ‘dry.” I am willing tg accept the new lieutenant governor’s assurances. “Mr. Moore is lined up on our side in the fight for temperance.” Guards to Revolt. A fight for legislation in congress|d which will divorce the National Guard and the reguar army is pre- dicted to take place this winter by Colonel Smith Brookhart of Wash- now in Washington, D. C. The guardsmen oppose modeling the army along the lines of Prussian aristocratic ideas and’ will demand that it be orgamzed with the French idea of equality between officers and men. “We do not oppose universal training,” said Colonel Brookhart, “but when a young man is given a period of intensive training he must also be given vocational training and be fitted for civil lifc when he leaves the army.” Schools Need More Money. State Superintendent A. M. Deyoe declares in his report to the governor that the schools need more money. The appropriation of $125000 for normal training work should be in- creased to $150,000. This fund is dis- tributed among the schools of the state which maintain normal training courses. Each school which meets the state requirements in this work receives $750 a year from the state fund. The consolidated school ap- propriation for the last two years was $100,000. Mr. Deyoe says that owing to the increase in the number of districts and the expected growth in the next two years the fund for the state aid should be increased to $125,000. State Gets Big Check. The state treasury yesterday received a Thanksgiving present in the shape of a check for $6,257 from the estate of Mary G. Turner of Marshalltown, payment of collateral inheritance tax on $124,000, which was given by will to collateral heirs. Many Go to Stock Show. Towa will be well represented at the big International Live Stock ex- position to be held in Chicago, De- cember 2to 9. The Iowa Draft Horse Breeders, who will make a collective exhibit in barn 20, is backing the Iowa horse exhibit and it is predicted that many blue-ribboned animals will be in the show. The state college farm at Ames is taking some high class shorthorns and herefords. Breeders of pure bred stock from all parts of the state are planning on attending, as are also state officials. To Build New Bridge. A five-span concrete arch bridge is to be built over the Des Moines river on Grand avenue to cost $180,000. The contract was awarded to William Horrabin of Iowa City by the city council late yesterday afternoon. This will make the third concrete arch bridge to span the river in the dis- trict which connects the business part of East and West Des Moines. There will be an eighty-foot roadway across the bridge. Work will start within a short time. Towa’s Official Vote. Towa's official vote for presidential electors shows 279,341 for Charles Evans Hughes and 216,771 for Wood- row Wilson. The Hughes plurality was 62,570, The total vote for presi- dent was 496,112. The highest vote cast in this state was in 1900 in the McKinley-Bryan campaign, when the lowa vote for the seven candidates for president was 530,355. , Harlan County Boy Killed by Father While Hunting Alma, Neb., Dec. 1.—(Special.)— Walter, the 23-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Philly Olt, residing north of Republican City, was accidentally shot and instantly killed by his father, Wednesday afternoon. The young man was husking corn and his father was herding cattle in a nearby field. The elder Mr. Ott carried 'a double barreled shotgun and had just shot a rabbit which the boy went to pick up, when the gun was accidentally dis- charged again while Mr. Ott was at- tempting to extract the shell. The full charge struck the young man and he died instantly. Words of Caution Come Too Late Boone, la., Dec. 1.—(Special Tcle- gram.)—Scarcely had George Clap- saddle finished saying: “I don’t want you pointing that at my head,” when a revolver in the hand of Anton Ben- son was discharged, sending a bul- let into Clapsaddle’s heart. Benson had been told the gun was loaded only with blanks. A coroner’s inquest exonerated him, returning a verdict of accidental death. Children Will Present Peace Plea to President New York, Nov. 30 ight children appointed by the East Side Protective association will tomorrow leave for Washington to present to President Wilson a peace resolution calling up- on him to use his good offices to pro- mote the idea of peace among the b lligerent nations. A telegram was sent the president tonight telling him | vour drugkist 1 SCHEDULE ORDERED Villisca Photographer Tells in |Secretary Coates of Iowa Tem-|Formal Announcement Made of Adjustment of Rates by Commission. Washington, Dec. nouncement of the new adjustment of demurrage rates designed to re- lease freight carrying cars more promptly from the hands of shippers and to meet in part the car shortage problem, was made today by the In- terstate Commerce commission. The commission’s order directs rail- roads to cancel immediately all de- murrage schedules recently submitted and which the commission had sus- pended on account of shippers’ pro- tests and authorizes filing of new schedules with these provisions: First, making no change in the pres- ent cffective form of the weather rule, or average agreement. Second, providing for two days free time exclusive of Sundays or legal holidays and following rates of de- murrage after expiration of free time: $1 for the first day, $2 for the second day, $3 for the third day and $5 for the fourth and each succeeding ay. Third, provided track storage charges shall remain in effect as at present, except where the demurrage rate is $3 per day or more. Fourth, provided further that these provisions be embodied in tariffs fixed to expire by limitation May 1, 1917. Fifth, provided that the carriers’ de- murrage schedules suspended in or- ders of November 15 and 29, 1916, are contemporaneouslv cancelled, upon notice of this commission and to the general public by not less than three days’ filing and posting. New Battleship Guns Have Range 0f 30,000 Yards I.—Formal an- Cloth Collar Coats. coats, $35 to and weave to please him, Washington, Dec. 1.—How the American navy has increased its bat- tle efficiency by great strides in the last few years was detailed to the liouse naval committee today by Cap- tain Charles P. Plunkett, director of gunnery exercises. . But while there has been constant improvement in many ways, he said much remains to be done. The Atlantic flect showed an im- provement of 20 per cent in target practice last fall at the short range firing, which is the only method of determining individual efficiency. “Target practice is 99 per cent crew and 1 per cent material,” said Cap- tain Plunkett, adding that the great- est stumbling block for the navy lies in the fact that 35 per cent of the officers and men of a ship are shifted cach year through expiration of enlist- ment or the necessity of filling va- cancies elsewhere. Lack of a surplus of personnel on which to draw to fill these vacancies or to commission new ships, he said, created this condition, which made it necessary to begin all over again in cach year in training gun crews. : It was brought out that the navy is preparing to work the guns of its new ships up to 30,000 yards, al- though 16,000 was considered maxi- mum battle range up to the outbreak of the European war. To spot the fire at fifteen miles kite balloons will be carried by every battleship. Crisis Confronts Britons, Asserts Admiral Beresford London, Dec. 2—“We are in a po- sition of unparalelled gravity,” said Admiral Baron Beresford in an ad- dress today at a meeting to support a stronger naval policy. “The crisis of the war is now. “Since enemy submarines have transferred their activities from head- lands and shallow waters to the blue sea, the menace requires new strategy and new tactics to deah with it, but so far no definitc and systematic meth- ods have been taken for suppressing the menace. “The Germans are going to send submarines to the Pacific and to wherever British trade routes are.” Baron Beresford advocated con- tinual aerial attacks on the German base at Zeebrugge and the arming of merchantmen and continued: “It is a most unsatisfactory state of affairs. Thousands of tons of food which were waiting to come to Eng- land, have been diverted to Ger- many.” calling for a more effective blockade and for more efficient measures to deal with the submarine question. TOSTOP BAD COUGH SOOTH DRY, IRRITATED THROAT WITH PARMINT SYRUP. SAYS THIS OLD FASHIONED COUGH REMEDY 18 BEST We are told that the old time remedies are best and invariably contain less harm- ful yet better megdicine than those which arc in use today. This being so, undoubt- cdly the following old fashioned recipe which is quick acting will bs welcomed by many us there seems to be a regular epidemic of coughs at the present time. Securs from ounce Parmint (double strepgth), take this home and add to it w quarter pint of hot water and 4 ounces of granulated sugar, stir until dissolved. Take one tublespoonful four times a day. No more racking your whole body with a cough. Clogged nostrils should open, air passages of your head should clear and your breathing become easy. syrup is pleasant o take, easy to prepare and costs little. Every person who has a stubborn cough, hard cold or catarrh in any form should give this prescription a trial. There A MOTHER'S TROUBLES A mother’s unending work and devotion drains and strains her physical strength and leaves its mark in dimmed eyes and careworn ex- pressions —she ages before her time. Any mother who is weary and languid should start taking Scott's Emulsion of Norwegian Cod Liver Oil asa strengthen- ing food and bracing tonic to add rich- ness to her blood and build up her nerves before it is too late, Start Scott’s Emulsion today—its fame is world-wide. It is free from alcohol. Scott & Bowne, Bloomfield, N. J. 1629 of the children’s plans. Parmint ) Drandeis Stores Overcoats that lead them all---- Hart Schaffner & Marx Couldn’t say any more if we talked volumes. The label is a small thing to look for, but a big thing to find. We know how good they are, because we are carry- ing and selling the largest stock of Suits and Oyercoats ever shown in Omaha Coats in every wanted weight, color, style and material. At $20_-Hm Schaffner & Marx colors and weaves-—a style At $25-7Hnrt Schaffner & Marx every wanted material; all sizes, colors and materials. Other Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits and OQver- Reliable, guaranteed makes of Suits and Overcoats. Every man will find a style, material, color Ride Up on the Escalator to the Second Floor —and the better part of it is Hart Schaffner & Marx. There's style, fit, snap and go to these Overcoats—immediately you put them on you know you are wearing an Overcoat that is going to give perfect satisfaction—an extraordinary Overcoat— an Overcoat you could not buy any- where else for the same money. *18, *20, *25 - Ulsters, Double Breasted Coats, Single Breasted Coats, Belted Back Coats, Pinch Back Coats, Loose Coats, Form-Fitting Coats, Conservative Chesterfield Coats with velvet collars and Coats with self collars and Suits and Overcoats, in wide variety of materials, to suit everyone. Suits and Overcoats—the last word in correct styley mod:ls for extreme and conservative dressers. An Limitless assortment. $60 : The stock is immense. Other Excellent Makes of Suits and Overcoats, Priced at $12.50 and $15 Men’s Fur and Fur-Lined Coats Largest Assortment in the Middle West. Kingley Trousers values $7.50 and $8.00, at Second Floor, Men's Building. We’re Turning the Corner ing your wardrobe. Three Big Specials Priced This Way Special No. 2 Men’s Winter Weight Union Suits, heavy combed cotton, ribbed and heavy fleeced. All made with closed crotch. Most of them have ribbed cuffs and ankles. Sil- ver gray, random, white and ecru colors. All sizes. Regu- lar $1.00 and $1.25 values. . Special No._1 | Of Men’s Dress and Street Gloves, samples and surplus stock from our big glove pur- chase. Gloves have advanced from 25 to 40 per cent, our prices have not changed. High Grade Kid, Mocha and Cape Gloves, every pair perfect. Regular and cadet sizes. Actually worth $1.50 and $2.00, some worth even more. Pair. ... Exceptional values Wool and Wool Mixed Men's Sweater Coats, medium and h ights. Special, it $2.95 and $3.98 Men’s Silk Four-in-Hand Ties, large open ends; good qual- ity silk, in all the new patterns. Most acceptable 400 Pairs of Men’s Shoes At Very Special Prices HIGH GRADE Shoes, from our own stock, where sizes have be- come broken. We have grouped these together into one big lot and priced them this way for Saturday’s selling. $3.35 a Pair There are Tan Russia Calf, Black Dull Calf and Black Kid. These same Shoes formerly sold at $4.00, $5.00 and $6.00. Main Floor, Men's Buildin, Lanterns, Tools, Razors, Etc. A very good and serviceable Ash 35¢ Weather Strip, per foot....2¢ $1.00 Buck Saws, fully warran- Ever-Ready Safety Razors% $1 50c Package Ever-Ready Safety Razor Blades $1.69 Genuine Ever-Ready |ted, for.................. 69¢ Flash Lights, 3-cell with nickel t ] plated case Full size warranted Axes, $1.19 Genuine Biveir-Readyal hseb i i st $1.19 }:i})acs\}lcalgegms’ Zicell b })81590; Boys’ Axes, warranted...589¢ Hunters' Axes, fine for kindl- Saw Bucks ......cc000. 39¢ ing wood, 76¢ value ] Hammer Handles, extra select Lanterns, full size...... 49¢ hickory Lanterns, large size, cold blast, One lot of B OX 5 s i roiasie s sn pake warsr e 79¢ Zig Zag Rules, choice for 19¢ 24 to 30-Inch Plumb and Lev- els, brass ends. Regular $1.50 val- ues, at $1.19 Warranted Nail Sets 6x21 India Oil Stones....59¢ 5-Foot Straight or Bent Furnace Pokers Slaieleisieie g DE Clinker for furnaces, ... $1.49 Tongs Men’s Hi~h Grade Webber Sweater Coats Plain weaves or ruff-neck. All pure wool anu worsted. Colors and combinations. Hart Schaffner & Marx Full Dress and Tuxedo Suits, $40 and $45 Other Makes of Full Dress and Tuxedo Suits-— $17.50 and $25.00 1 $20 Up to $95 Away From High' Prices Saturday, With Gloves, Union Suits, Mufflers, Ete. Better get in on this—complete stocks, of course—but when prices like these appear on such merchandise, complete stocks dwindle rapidly. Dress-up time, now near the holidays and you cannot start the Christmas season in a better way than by replenish- Special No. 3 All-Wool Mufflers, sam- ples and floor stock from a large Knit Goods Manufac- turer, whose name we are not permitted to advertise. Just what you need for win- ter wear, for men and wom- en. $1.00 and $1.26 values, some worth 69 c more, at .......$4.98 to $8.50 Men’s Wool Shirts and Drawers, in assorted colors. Garment............... 790 Exclusive patterns in fine quality Crepe Silk Shirts, beauti- ful patterns. Make your selec- $5 50 tO $7 50 ............... o L] tion early e Main Floor, Men’s Store. Sealskin Caps, $4.98 About 15 Dozen Men’s Genuine Sealskin Caps. facturer’s floor stock. Detroit style. All sizes. Saturday, at -.$4.98 Manu- Fine Grade Sealskin Caps..............c.ov0. 87.50 to $22.50 Nearseal and Hudson Seal Caps.............. $3.50 to $6.50 Men’s Winter Caps Men's Winter Caps, plain and fancy colors; also Plush and Cor- duroy, with pulldown bands to protect the ears. Specially priced, dtan e s 15¢. 65¢. $1.00 and $1.50 Hats for Men and Young Men “Brandeis Special,” Soft and Stiff Hats................. “Mayo,"” Soft and Stiff Hats, sold exclusively by the Brandei for Stetson [ats Omaha’s headquarters for the Famous John B. Stetson Hats— $3.50. $4.00. $5.00. $10.00 Boys’ Winter Headwear Boys’ Golf Caps with inside pulldown bands, at 25¢, 45¢ and §5¢ Boys’ Hockey Caps, in red, blue, maroon, white, orange and black. Assorted colors. Saturday 25¢ and 65¢ Boys' Cloth Rah-Rah Hats, with inside ear bands, 45¢, 65¢. 95¢ Sporting Goods Dept. Offerings There’s an atmosphere about this sporting goods store that makes every man who comes here want to come back —an effort to more than please, to give information about the things that every man wants to know in the Sporting Goods line. Come and get acquainted. Ice Skates, the best makes—in variety— 40¢ to $4.00 2 pair. Roller Skates, the most dependable kinds— 50¢ t© $1.50 a pair. Skis 75¢ to $3.50 the pair Footballs. ...... 98¢ to $6.00 Striking Bags, put one in your home. ...$1.25 to $12.00 Main Floor, Men’s Building.