Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 12, 1916, Page 4

| e | E‘ * are charged with having conspired to 4 THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, CHARLES C. CROWLEY TWICE IDENTIFIED Alleged Go-Between Employed by Consul General Bopp is Recognized by Witnesses. WILSON PARDONS SMITH San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 11.— Charles C. Crowley, alleged go-be- tween through whom German Consul General Franz Bopp and others here blow up Canadian railroads and En- tente munition shipments, was twice identified today in connection with the Seattle dynamite barge explosion of May 30, 1915 “Yes, sir, that's the man,” said R. L. Harris, a stoker on the Seattle fire tug Snoqualmie on the night of the explosion. “That's the man who came on board about an howur and a quar- ter after the explosion. He said he was a government man and wanted to make inquiries.” Crowley, with Consul Bopp, Vice Consul E. H. von Schack, Lieutenant G. W, von Brinken, Louis J. Smith, Mrs. Margaret Cornell and Money Stolen From || Under Sheriff's Nose || Sioux City, Ia, Dec. 11.—-C. C. |/ Mudge, the manager of a motor sales company here, who, as a fugitive from turne to McPherson, Kan., with Sheriff Konwles. Just before de- Sheriff nowles reported to the police that $125 had been stolen from them at their hotel. wanted for embezzlement. FRENGH CABINET arting, today re- Mudge is CHIGAGO GHIEF OF POLIGE RESIGNS (Charles C. Healey Turns in His Commission at Reequest of | Mayor Thompson. |DENIES ANY WRONG DOING -Chicago, Dec. 1l.—Charles C. | Healey, chief of police, awaiting trial on a charge of permitting the opera- tion of vicious resorts, resigned to- | night, the resignation to take effect TO BE MADE OVER‘January 1. The resignation followed statements by Mr. Healey that he All Members Put Their Resig- nations in Hands of Pre- mier Briand. SMALL COUNCIL OF WAR |honest Paris, Dec. would leave the service only at the urgent desire of Mayor Thompson and that he was not resigning volun- tarily. | “I am surrendering the office with [ full consciousness of having per- | formed its duties with scrupulous and to the best of my abil- ity,” Mr. Healey’s letter said. Chief Healey expressed the hope 11.—Premicr .Briand that he would be restored to his for- General | was busy all day Sunday seeing not|mer only politicians, but prominent busi-|Squa ness men and manufacturers in view Johannes von Koolbergen, is tried in/|of the new combination, to facilitate osition as head of the traffic here. The indictments against |him and the subsequent separation from the chief's office were develop- ments of differences between Mayor the district court for conspiracy to|which all ministers and under secre-| Thompson and Maclay Hoyne, demi- violate American neutrality and the interstate commerce law. The blow- ing up of a thirty-ton dynamite barge at Seattle, Canaidan Pacific tunnels [ Matin, in British Columbia, the St. Claire | higher command tunnel at Port Huron, andother acts | being an are specified. Previous indentification of Crowley as a self-styled “Government man,” who pressed similar the fire tug, which rushed to the scene of the explosion, Wilson Pardons Smith, The signing by President Wilson of a pardon for Louis J. Smith, for an upon its eligibility. It had been con- tion’s star witness is expected to take the stand later in the week. Edwin Thompson, chief clerk of the Western hotel at Sacramento, |had with prominent inquires six|bow to the Chamber of Deputies on weeks after the Seattle explosion, was | Tuesday and is endorsed by a votc made today by Louis Boyd, pilot of | ;¢ confidence. “In addition to forming a war coun- cil of five ministers on the model of |in the police department every major that in the | bone in his body has been broken Matin, “Premier Briand has decided offense committed while in the United |in: the interest of the cconomic or- States army in 1908, has released his ganization of the country to throw testimony without a ‘court ruling |the oldl Iadminis!rl:]ivc ’machli]ne into the melting pot and oblige all minis- | four fingers of right hand. tended by the defense that court mar-1terial departments, hitherto, congealed tial conviction for a felony had dis-|in superannuated methods, to get in qualified his testimony. The prosecu-|line with the rest of the country, w;l‘idch is freely spending its blood and B the the | Police Captain O'Brien, charging him army, | with failing to suppress vice in a dis- essentially administrative | question, will not be settled until after the new government makes its oy the stand testifying on Hoyne' taries will hand in their resignations. | Ocratic states’ attorney, it is believed. In the meantime, according the reorganization of The disagreement reached a crisis after Chief Healey had suspended trict inhabited largely by negroes. Hoyne accused the chief of insincerity in this move, and while O'Brien was application for a warrant for M Healey’s arrest, the grand jury, sit- ting in another part of the city, re- turhed indictments against him, During his service of thirty years while ip the performance of his d | ties. ’luhc following is a list of his most serious injuries: Broken—Both thighs, both legs, right arm, five ribs, collar bone, nose, Dislocated—Shoulder and left arm. Shattered by Bullet—Right wrist. In addition to these injuries he suffered numerous knife and razor cuts and clubbings about the head “In the course of conversations he | during his career as a policeman. men Premier Cal,, last year, was the closing ‘wit- | Briand announced that he intended to Ackron Is Given ness today. He testified that Smith deposited $900 in the hotel safe on 5 it out July 30. been performing common labor two months before. Mrs. Smith, wife of the men's chief witness, will take the |drastic measures taken. stand tomorrow, .it was said at the |position of the new combination will clearly show the new spirit. United States district attorney’s of- fice late today. Four German Airplanes Brought Down Sunday Paris, Dec, 11.—Four German air- | gram.)—Pensions grante planes were brought down yesterday, | D Holbrogk, Lincoln, two of them on the Verdun front and | bury, Sioux Falls, $20. Blizabeth Hemple postmaster at Kilgore, Cherry county, Ne- braska, vice J. A. Rottlentner, removed; Gebo, Hot Springs vico Robert Crae, two in the Champagne, the war office announces. the Somme last night, — Soothes Your Cough and Cold. Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey soothes the raw spots, eases cough, kills cold germs, 2%e, ANl droggists.—Advertisement. south 1 ive a free hand to the ministers, un- 1 er secretaries and directors form- the night of July 28, ]9]5, and drew |ing part of the new ministry. The 3 vious testimony | most absolute has been to indicate that Smith had [to them and, be the most complete possible recon- struction, as will be seen when their names are published.” Department Orders. ‘Washington, lntegnment cannonading occurred [Robert’ J. f county, Wyoming, moved, Rural mall servico will be established at Beaver City, Furnas county, Nebraska, on February thirty-two miles; families to be served, ninety, Emert M. Hedges rural lotter carrler at Chugwa AS CLEAR AS CRYSTAL owers will be granted it is found the meth- ods meet resistance, or that certain habits are persisted in, these powers overn- | will be still further increased and The com- It will i Lizsle George, | 'F : ta, Helon Piits. | his downfall was the work of enemies. appotrited been appointed W | Life Sentence on Fourth Conviction New York, Dec. 11.—Life imprison- ment was the sentence imposed today upon Charles E. Ackron, formerly a dive keeper here, convicted a week ago on a charge of obtaining money on false pretenses.' This was his fourth conviction for various of- fensives, When sentence was pro- nounced Ackron, who is 50 years old, - | broke down and wept, ‘declaring that Y | he was not a criminal by nature, but B e UM BELL-ANS Absolutely Removes Indigestion, Onepackage nrovesit. 25cat all druggists, ' re- Stockmen Barely Escape From Hotel When Blaze Starts Grand Island, Neb., Dec. 11.—(Spe- cial Telegram.)—Fire early destroyed the Union Stock Yards ho- tel, two miles east of this city. So rapid was its headway that several of the stockmen asleep in their rooms escaped from their beds only scantily clad. One forgot a roll of $90, which he had placed under his pillow. A small blaze in the basement yester- day supposedly extinguished, is be- lieved to have started afresh. Mr. Whitmore, the manager, is in Chi- cago, and the exact loss is not known but it is estimated to be about $8,000 with insurance covering the greater part of the loss, The department responded from the city, but the yards’ water system was 1916. 1 | partially frozen and the firemen | could assist only in saving some of | the furniture. :N ew Demurrage Rate | Meets Railroad Plans ( today f (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Dec. 11.—(Special. —The State Railway commission is in re- ceipt of an amended application from the railroads of the state to change the demurrage rate from the amount asked for to a rate which will not conflict with the rate charged for in- terstate business. The old free date for three days with a charge of $1 for each day, raising the charge $1 more per day with no charge for bad weather, has been changed to two days free with a charge of $1 the third day, $2 for the fourth and $3 the fifth with $5 each day succeeding that for all cars, with no bad weather provision is what the new change asked for will mean' if put |in_effect. This meets the provisions of inter- | state traffic and in the minds of the | carriers will be in harmony with things and make less confliction in | rates. { Legislators Talk To the Chiropractors | Grand Island, Neb., Dec/11.—(Spe- cial Telegram.)—The annual conven- tion of the chiropractors of Nebraska was opened today by Dr. Lee W. Ed- wards, president of the executive committee. Senator Beal of Broken Bow made an interesting address on the treatment of physical ills from the layman’s viewpoint, and Lieuten- ant Governor-elect Edgar Howard also featured with a brief address. Other speakers were Dr. Edwards and Dr. Jeffreys of Alliance. A fine banquet was tendered at the Koehler hotel this evening, the Grand Island male quartet furnishing a program. Masked Bandits Rob Bank at Vinita, OkI, Muskogee, Okla, Dec. 11.—Four masked men robbed the Farmers' State bank of Vinita, Okla., this after- noon and escaped in an automobile. They entered the bank when Cashier Martin was alone, thrust him into a vault, grabbed all the money in sight and fled. It was reported the robbers Ioh(ained $15,000. Texas Jail Jumper Will Be Taken Home Again (From a Statf Correspondent.) Lincoln, Dec. 11.—(Special.)—A requisition was granted by Governor Morehead today on request of the governor of Texas for the return to that state of Richard Miles, convict No. 12543, convicted of murder, but who escaped and is under arrest in Omaha, but refused to return to the Lone Star state. without a requisition. = —— “ without a flaw. Hold a bottle of Nujol up to the light. Its crystal transparency is impurity, every vestige of color org‘blgrm" has‘ been removed by varied and many times re- peated processes of refining. Nujol is water-white, tasteless and odorless. It neither looks tastes,nor smells like “medicine.” As a matter of fact it isn’t medi- cine at all, in the ordinary sense. It is not a laxative or a purgative, Every trace of is not absorbed by the system, hence doesn’t form a habit. It acts in effect as an internal lub- ricant, softening the contents of the intestines and so promoting movements. “Nujol is bottled at the refinery and is sold only in pint bottles bearing the name Nujol and’ the imprint of the Standard Oil Com- pany (New Jersey). Refuse substitutes—be sure you get the genuine. Write today for booklet “The Rational Treatment for Con- stipation.” . STANDARD OIL)COMPANY (New Jorsey, Bayoone New Jersey B P A L el et [T |IIIHIHINIIIWTN—IOI_I].IMI—MI_INI!IIHIINIIININIHIllIIIIIOIIIIII'NlINIIH|1INlIIIIW\|?Ill!\IIIINIIHNIIHl}\IIRII|HIHlIlNINlHI\ilHIHINI\1UIHI[IIHIM|1N‘MIMINIIllmlmlIlIIl!IIlIIIlflllll!llllmllfillfi\IIHNHH Cadillac Cars | Advance in Price December 14th sell the cars at the old price. We are spending hundreds of dollars to acquaint prospective automobile buyers with this fact simply as a matter of business courtesy. Cadillac Automobiles never were and never will be sold for “a price.” If you intend to buy a Cadillac your decision is based upon the quality of the product—not the price. The exclusive features,' the acknowledged leadership, the won- derful Cadillac service and the supreme efficiency of Cadil- lac Cars are the only reasons why youshould own a Cadillac Eight. Buying Now Will Save You Money If you have made up your mind to buy an automobile, or, if you are interested in buying an automobile, the few days of grace which we have been allowed before the advance in price offers you a chance to save an amount worthy of con- sideration. We would like to have you come to the Cadillac Show Room at once and see the Cadillac line. Time Of Advance Near At Hand There are only a few short hours left in which to make your decision. We learned only Sunday of the advance and the time allowed us to Until December 14 Selling Prices and Body Styles Open Cars, 125-Inch Wheelbase 7 Passenger 4 Passenger Phaeton Convertible Bodies, 125-Inch Wheelbase 7 Passenger With Cadillac Body (Springfield Type) 4 Passenger Victoris. .. e Enclosed Bodies, 125-Inch Wheelbase 4 Passenger Coupe.. 5 Passenger Brougham advise you is short. 7 Passenger 4 Passenger Phaeton 2 Passenger Roadster. 'ype) 880 4 Passenger Victoris... ,900 4 Passenger Coupe.. 080 § Passenger Brougham WIIUI\INIllU!Hll\imllilIN||NII)IHIHNIHINIHI\!!fHIIIINIIIIH\I\iUll!MeHIHHHHIIl\“IHUIIlilllllil!Il!lilllllllll“@ FFECTIVE at midnight, December 14, the 4| price on all models of Cadillac automobiles ( == | will advance $160. = Until that time we can After December 14 Selling Prices and Body Styles Open Cars, 125-Inch Wheelbase Convertible Bodies, 125-Inch Wheelbase 7 Passenger With Cadillac Body (Springfield Enclosed Bodies, 125-Inch Wheelbase voe B 10 Enclosed Cars, 132-Inch Wheelbase - 7 Passenger Standard Limousi 7 Passenger Landaulet 7 Passenger Imperial Limousin Prices Above Include Standard Equipment F. Cadillac Company of Omaha 7 Passenger S 7 Passenger Landaul 7 Passenger Imperial Limous 0. B. Omaha GEO.F.REIM, President 2060-64 Fsrmam Strest Phone_Douglas 4228 I ot a ALY e ¢ e s e — T