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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-02
HEAD OF NE WTHOT
CHURCH ARRESTED
Archbishop New Lecturer at PAN
ANA Exposition, Charged with
Misuse of Mails.
SELLS DIPLOMAS AND BOOKS

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. oct. l.
DR.. Newo Newt New, who for months
has lectured at the Panama-Pacific
exposition in the role of archbishop
of the Newthot church and president
OF tho Nowthot university, was ar
rested today by federal officers
charged with using the mails to de-
fraud. Marie Tully Graham, his as
sistant at the exposition, was de-
tanned by the officers as a witness.
Both were found at DR.. News apart
ments.
The alleged archbishop" was presented
with a bronze commemorative medal by
Joseph NJ. Cumming, secretary 10 the
president OF the exposition on August q
in ceremonies that celebrated National
Newthot Science Day" at the EXPOSE
tan
Both men and women are alleged by
the government to have been victimized
by the Newthot advocate. II 10 alleged
he charged 500 for a course In a univer-
slty which did not exist. IS for a diploma
and ~ LOT MS ulpitf NtWNuoA oNAthNNs
Branches OF the cult we're established
by Or. New in New York. Chicago. Phil
adelphia and recently In Los Angeles and
Seattle. It Is alleged, and every city OF
much size In the country Ia said to have
boon evangelical. DIR. New operated in
Boston In 1909 as head Of the Neville
church. Many aliases are named in the
governments complaints. and his true
name IL given as John Fair.
Immortality. moral purity ana the
power 70 cure all mortal diseases. the
complaint alleges, were qualities claimed
by the 'archibshop." although "he pos
sesses no such power. divine or other
wise" the complaint asserts.
On the contrary. IL states. DR.. New in
dulges In all tho vices and indlscretions
Of the age. such as gourmandiEing. drink
ing alcoholic liquors 20 excess ard using
profRne language"
DR.. New was taken before Francis
Kruil. United states commissioner. and
bail was fixed at $1,000
Printed matter seized I'm the apartment
where the arrest was made contained
statements that the newthot movement
had been endorsed by Nine Sarah Bern.
hardt, tho countess OF Warwick. Prince
George of Greece and the cxarina Alex
andrla of Russia.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-02
MlCHALEC NOT GUILTY
OF STEALING HORSE

FREMONT. Neb.. Oct. l.--(special.) J..
Joe Michaleo was acquitted of the
charge OF stealing horse belonging TO
Dave Herman OF Niekerson a month ago.
Michalec on the stand told the jury he
sold the horse at Schuyler for a friend.
TO whom he paid the money. When ar
rested east OF Schuyler Michalec had
SIS IN bills sewed In his clothing. He
said he did not know tho horse was
stolen whe Il sold H.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-02
ANDREWS EXPLAINS
ABOUT THE BADGES
No Person Had Authority to Sell
Them to Veterans and Committee
Holds Self Blameless.
VETERANS HAVING A GOOD TIME
(From . staif correspondent.l

(From a staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. oct. Especial
Telegram. )-since the parade OF the
Grand Army Of the Republic along
Pennsylvania avenue on Wednesday
in commemoration of the historic re-
view of the veterans OF Grant and
sherman's armies in the spring of
1865, the visiting vets" and their
wives and women friends from Ne
braska, have been sightseeing with
vengeance. They have gone every
where, every department of the gov
eminent has done its level best to
treat the Boys in Blue as national
heroes and there lie not a man among
them who win say that Washington
has not more than fulfilled its pledge
to them.
While there have been some mistakes.
notably the failure OF the citizens COM
mittee in charge Of the reception to Presl-
dent Wilson, properly to fiji the great
auditorium at Camp Emery with mem
bers OF the Grand Army Of the Republic
and tho confusion At the White House
reception yesterday afternoon. over the
badges which many visitors claimed had
been sold 70 them, In broad and general
eense the arrangements have been we'll
uiEht perfect
BadEe Incident Explained.
Ex-Auditor W. f. Andrews OF Hastings
whose wife was chairman OF the general
committee. having in charge It's recep-
ton and whose work In behalf Of the
womens association, has been OF the most
praiseworthy character. today issued
statement In regard 10 certain badges
that had been sold to the visitors as
Identification badges with the under
standing that they would admit them to
see the president. Mr.. Andrews state
rnent follows;
mo badges were given out with tho
authority OF Mrs. Andrews or by tho
badge COMMITTEES except 10 delegates and
members OF the women's organizations
allied with the Grand Army OF the Re-
public. They were 20 be used only by
members OF such organizations. They
were souvenir hodges to be used exactly
az such badges are used by women
clubs and the Daughters OF the American
Revolution as a means OF Identification
u membership In the order.
No One with Authority.
so far as Mrs. Andrews and tho badge
committee know. no one was authorized
20 use the badges for any purpose except
Identification membership. Only 5000
badges were ordered and received by the
committee. Less than half OF that num-
Der were given out prior 20 yesterday
morning.
''Mrs. Andrews and other women Of her
committee wore at the White House and
say they did not zee more than fifty per-
sons wearing the badgea
Delegates and alternates from Nebraska
70 the sessions of the National encamp-
ment were delighted that the delegation
from the prairie state voted solldly foi
the newly elected comrnnnder-in-chief OF
the Grand Army OF the Republic. Captain
d. n. Monford Of Cincinnati.
with the bushes OF the encampment al
an end. the Nebraska contingent TO the
forty-ninth encampment will take tonor.
row and Sunday for a general sightseeing
exposition, tho headquarters OF the dele
gates at the Hotel Sterling closing OF
Monday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-02
Notes from neatrlce.

BEATRICE. Neb.. oct. i.-Cspeolal.)-
c. II. Honke OF the Plymouth vicinity has
a field OF $50 acres OF corn two miles
south Of Plymouth that he says will yield
close 70 seventy bushels to the acre. He
predicts that Nebraska will produce the
blgsest crop OF corn this fall that Il has
In twelve Yeas.
The body OF John rrude, who was
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-02

killed in an automobile accident near vir-
ginla, this county, was taken to his home
at Elk Creek. Neb., today for interment.
Trude was employed on the farm OF
Frank Schultz. in whose automobile he
was riding when he met his death.
The bar dockets for tho October term
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-02

OF court which convenes October z. were
distributed by District Dierk Lenhart
Thursday There are 40 cases on the
docket. a number of which have been
settled OF the cases to be tried there are
thirty -four appeal. fourteen divorce cases
and seven suits for damages.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-02
SUNDAY HURLS HIS
DEFY TO CRITICS
CONTINUED from Page onel

Continued from Page oneJ
him to soften that message before THE
club. want 20 especially ask Mr.. sun
day to speak on the subject he is here
10 talk about to the other citizens Of
Omaha.
Mr.. wattles' remarks were spplauded
and Mr.. Sundays talk later was ap-
plauded
When Mr.. Sunday first rose. he paid
high compliment 20 Mr.. wattles, de-
claring that ne thought more of him
every time he met him. Then he intro
duced Rodeheayer. with this remark:
Rody Toots the Horn.
Before I say what I'm going to. may
be "Rody'' had better loot the horn"
Rody remarked that Billy Sunday
liked Omaha and in his speeches and
conversation had praised this city more
than any other in the last five years
Then Rody got part Of the crowd to
singing the chorus OF brighten the Cor
ner."
Sunday talked in his best and most
vigorous style. though he said he had
considered not coming and had felt like
the woman who desired to change her
testimony in a lawsuit.
she told the Judge said Mr.. Sunday,
Sir. that lawyer Illustrated me so much
that 1 said / was a. years old. But
that's my bust measure. I'm only 30
years old
''I am not only a preacher, but a busi-
nessman." said Billy Sunday. and
the most practical thing L sknow is
the religion of Jesus Christ"
No Retreat for sunday.
Sunday handed out the following re-
! marks concerning morality in business,
criticisms OF himself and his own atti-
tude toward his critics:
In my life there will not be one inch
OF retreat or compromise with the forces
OF evil
"Sin is so powerful because we don't
call IL by its right neme. We treat II
an though It were a cream puff instead
Of rattlesnake.
"The cause OF so much uproar over my
sermons is that there is so much truth
| In them.
TN the words Of Shakespeare those who
q, stand for evil say Nix on BILL
There's no use going TO war on a
skunk with Cologne water.
MY theology is summed up in one
word-help.
The problem we've got to solve is one
Of morals, not intellect All govern
ments have failed to suppress vice and
uplift virtue"
Sunday closed his talk abruptly with
this remark: I've simply come down
here to hang new label on old goods "
Efforts are being made to locate rel
nAI,snn The nnrnnn. will hnia 4.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-02

SEWARD. Neb. Oct. l-(Special D.
The school board let the contract for
ne new school building On THURSDAY Of
last week, Henry Gibson a SIN Of
David City being the successful bidder a.
fn.pA sax bids were submitted
The Washington times., 1915-03-07

girl was found in the belfry Of Bnman-
uel Church in San Francisco after she
had been missing for two weeks It
elbows that Durant was a medical stu
dent Of high standing and a prominent
member Of the church, with superb
character-a better character than is
shown by this man, Leo NJ. Frank. be-
cause not a soul came In to say that
he didn't enjoy the confidence and re-
spect Of every member Of that large
congregation and all the medical stu.
dents with whom he associated.
Another thing, this book shows that
the crime was committed in 1895, and
this man Durant never mounted the
gallows until 1928. That's all poppy
cock he was telling you about. There
Lever was a guiltier man. there never
vss q man Of higher character. than
Theodore Durant, and there never was
a more courageous Jury or better salts
fed community than the jury that tried
hin and the people Of San Francisco,
where he lived and committed his crime
and died,
The Washington times., 1915-03-07
MANY TESTIFIED
TO BAD CHARACTER.

And yet, three able counsel and An
Innocent man. and twenty or more girls,
all OF whom had worked in the factory.
but none Of whom work there at this
tifne, except one on the fourth floor, tell
you that that man had a bad character.
the uncontrolled passion that led him to
XIII poor Mary Phagan. This book
says 1t is allowable to cross-examine q
witness. to see and find out what he
knows. who told him those things-and
m here to tell you that this thing OF
itself IS pregnant, pregnant, pregnan,
with significance. and does not comport
with Innocence on the part Of any man
We furnished him the names Of some.
Wen even by their own witnesses
looks IKE TO me there was a leak
and little Miss Jackson dropped il
out just Is easy. Now, what busines,
aid this man have going in up there
peering in on those little girls Tho
mead or the factory, the man thai
wanted flirting forbidden? What
business did he have going up into
those dressing rooms? You tell me
to 60 up there to the girls dressing
room, shove open the door and walk
IN is part of his duty. when he has
ioreladies to stop it? No, indeed.
The conduct Of counsel in this case
as ! stated, in falling to cross-ex-
anime, In refusing to cross-examin,
these twenty young ladies, refutcS
effectively and absolutely the claims
or this defendant that he has zoo,
character. AS said. If this man ha.
had a good character, no power O
earth could have kept him and hi
counsel from asking those girls wher,
they got their Information and why
was they said that this defendan
was man of bad character.
Now that's a common sense promo.
sition-you'd know it whether it wa
! in a book or not. I have alread,
SHOWN you that under the law the,
mad the right to go into that char
acter, and you saw that on cross.
examination they dared not do il.
so ne has got no good character, !
submit. never had it: he has got ,
reputation-thats what people say anG
think about you-and he has got p
reputation for good conduct only anon
those people that don't know his char
actel. But suppose that he had a gocG
! character; that would amount to moth.
| Ing
David Of old was great charact,,
until he put old Uriah in the fore-fron,
! OF battle IN order that he might h
kil'ed-that Criah might be killed. anT
David take his wife. Judas Iscario'
! was a good character. and one of tin
! Twelve, until he took the thirty pieces
or silver and betrayed our Lord Jcsu
christ. Benedict Arnold was brave. en-
! ioyed the confidence Of all the peop,
and those in charge OF the management
! OF the Revolutionary War until he be
| trayed his country. Since that day hi.
| lame has been synonym for infamN
| Oscar Wilde is the man who led the
| aesthetic movement; he was schola,
| literary man. cool. calm and cultured
but he was convicted on serious charge
| and In his old age. went tottering to the
| grave a confessed degenerate.
Abe Reuf OF San Francisco-a man
! OF Franks race and reigion---was th"
| boss OF the town, respected and hon
| ored but he corrupted Schmtt, and h.
corrupted everything that he put his
! hands on.
The Washington times., 1915-03-07
Solicitor Dorsey Quotes Old SAN as He
Begins Discussion of the Murder
of Mary Phagan.

this defendant, important to me and It
Is important to you.
This case, gentlemen, Is not only i'm
portant but it is extraordinary. 1t is
extraordinary as Crime-a most helm
Gus crime, a crime of demoniac 1t is
traordinary because of the promi-
nence. learning, ability. standing OF
counsel pitted against me. 1t is extra
ordinary because Of the defendant. 1t
is extraordinary in the manner in which
the gentlemen argue it, In the methods
they have pursued in the management.
They have had two OF the ablest law
yers-Mr. Rosser. "the rider OF the
wind. the suTrer Of storm" Mr. Arnold
The Washington times., 1915-03-07

Just going to do my plain duty here.
and expect you to do yours, that's all
anybody wants-if you think this man
Is innocent why. turn him loose, that's
what you do: IL you think he's guilty.
you put cord around his neck--have
the courage to do II, and the man
hood, and you will. too.
Now, let's examine this good charac.
ter little. ! grant you, good charac-
ter spells whole lot; but first ah.
first. let's establish good character. 1t
is presumed-had he not put his chat
aoter In issue. 1t would have been pre-
srmed-and the State would have Deen
absolutely helpless--that this man was
as good man as lived in the city o.
Atlanta.
It's mighty easy thing II a man IL
worth anything, IL a man attains to
any degree of respectability, It's
mighty easy thing to get some one to
sustain his character; but it's the hard
est thing known to a lawyer to get
people to impeach the character Of an
other. In the Durant case his charac.
ter was unimpeached. The defendant
here put his character in issue and we
accepted the challenge. and we met II,
| submit to you. Now. II we conceds
tnat this defendant In this case was
man OF good Character thing We
don't concede-still. under your oath
and under the law. proof Of good
character will not hinder conviction, "
the guilt Of the defendant Is plainly
proved to the satisfaction Of the Jury"
NOW, gentlemen. put yourself in this
mans place II you are a man Of good
character, and twenty people come In
mere and state that you are of bad char
acter, your counsel have got the right 10
ask them who they ever heard talking
about you and what they ever heard
SAID and what they ever saw. Is 1t pos
sible, I'll ask you In the name OF COM
mon sense, that you would permit your
counsel to sit mute? You wouldn't do
II. would you? If man says that ]
am person of bad character, want TO
know. curiosity makes me want TO
know. and II it's proclaimed published
to the world and It's a lie, I want to
nan the le-to show that he never saw
1t. and never heard 1t and knows moth
Ing about It,
The Washington times., 1915-03-07
MANY INSTANCES
OF REPUTATION CITED.

Look at McCue. the Mayor of Char
lottesville: a man of such reputation
that the people elevated him to tn"
head of that municipality. but moi
withstanding that good reputation, he
didn't have rockbed character. and. be
coming tired of his wife. ne shot her in
the bathtub, and the jury of gallant
and noble and courageous Virginia gen
tlemen, Notwithstanding his good char
acter. sent him to a felons grave.
Richeson of Boston was preacher
who enjoyed the confidence of his flock.
He was engaged to one of the wealthiesr
and most fascinating women in Boston
but an ENHANCEMENT with "A poor little
girl. of whom he wished to rid himself
caused this man Richeson to so far for
get his character and reputation and his
career as to put her to death.
Then. there's Beattie. Henry CIa>
Beattie OF Richmond. of splendid family
wealthy family, proved good charac-
ter. though he didn't possess ii. took his
wife, the mother OF a twelve months
old baby, out automobiling and shot
her :; Yet that man, looking at the blood
in the automobile, joked joked jolSed
He was cool and calm, but he joked too
much.
The Washington times., 1915-03-07
PINKERTONS FOLLOWED
FRANKS ADVICE.

said: II know he can write.
have received many notes from him
asking me to loan him money In
other words, | have received notes
from him signed by his name. ru"-
porting TO have been written %y n IN.
though ! have never seen him to date
use a lead pencil"
thought while and then said:
"Now. tell you. II you will look In a
drawer in the safe YOU Will find a
card Of jeweler from whom Conley
bought watch on the installment
plan. Now. perhaps. II you go TO that
jeweler YOU may find some sort OF a
receipt that Conley had to give and
be able TO prove that Conley can
write.
Well, Gottheimer took that In
formation back to the Pinkertons and
they did just as | said They got the
contract with Conley's name on il and
took the information to Scott and
Scott then told the negro TO write.
Gentlemen. the man who found out
or paved the way to find out that Jim
Conley could write is sitting right
here in this chair. That Is the truth
about it.
Then that other inslnuation, an insin-
uation that is dastardly beyond the APP
probation Of human being. that Is,
that my wife didn't visit me.
Now. the truth Of the matter is that
on April 90 the date ] was taken into
custody at police headquarters, my wife
was there to see me. She went down
stairs on the first floor. ! was on the
top floor. She was there almost in hys-
terics, having been brought there by
her two brOthers-in-law and her father
Rabbi Marx was with me at the time
consulted with him rs to the advlsa-
bilitx Of letting my dear wife come Ut
to the top floor in those surroundings
with CITY detectives. reporters and snap
shelters. | Thought | would save her
that humiliation and that harsh sight
as expected any day to he turned
loose and to be returned once more to
her side at home
Gentlemen we had all we could do to
restrain her in the first days I was
down at the Jail from coming on alone
down there She was perfectly willing
even to be locked up with me and share
my incarceration
Gentlemen | know nothing whatever
of the death of little Mary Phagan.
had no part in causing her death. nor
do I know how she came to her death
after she took her money and left my
office. | never even saw tonley in tn
factory or anywhere else on that date
April 26, 1913.
The statement of the witness Dalton
is utterly false so far as coming to my
office and being introduced to me by the
woman Daisy Hopkins is concerned
II Dalton ever was IN the factory build
ing with any woman. ! didn't know IT.
! never saw Dalton TO know him unit
this crime.
The Washington times., 1915-03-07
FRANK SEEMED ILL
AND NERVOUS, HE SAYS.

"He played for two or three minutes.
when defendant. Durant. came through
the folding doors to the rear and stood
looking at him. I asked him what was
the matter. because Of his pale condition.
He had his coat Off and his hat Off
no scratches, no blood. His hair was
somewhat disheveled. He came through
and then told me that he had been fixing
the gas above the auditorium'--not
financial shetland had been over
come by it to such a degree that he
could hardly descend the ladder"
On account Of the inclemency Of the
weather this man (Frank) gave up
the ball game. He seemed ill''-this
man seemed nervous. He handed me
a ffty-cent piece and asked me to g.
and get some bromo seltzer''-this man
wanted coffee and breakfast. "Witness
procured the seltzer. and upon his re-
turn found the defendant either stand
ing in the lobby or lying upon the plat
form n the Sunday school ROOM This
man was found running out to meet
Newt Lee. washing his hands and ner-
vous. He thinks, however. that de-
fendant was lying down. Defendant
took dose Of tho seltze-. which
seemed to nauseate him somewhat
The two sat and talked together for
few minutes. then went up stairs
to the choir loft and carried down
small organ. Defendant appeared weak
and had to stop two or three times to
rest"-this man trembled in Darley's
lap. couldn't nail the back door up
couldn't run the elevator, he could
open the safe because he had don"
that often. he talked to the people at
home--if ne did talk to them-without
manifestations Of nervousness. " what
they say be true. but when confronted
with the officers Of the law his voice
his eye. his every demeanor showed
guilt
Spy the evidence. the defendant and
Blanche Lamont (she with her strap
Of books) entered Emmanuel Church
at about 40 o'clock In the afternoon
Of April :. At 3 o'clock defendant
was seen there and explains his dis
tressed condition as caused by the In
halation Of gas. At q o'clock he leaves
the church. Blanche Lamont was
never again seen alive. Two weeks
after her nude and decomposed body
Is found in the church, She had been
strangled and her corpse dragged to
the belfry."
The Washington times., 1915-03-07
"Bfore God, Mr.. Frank, I Am Telling
You the TRUTH" Declared
Waterman.
Waterman.

them. and at their instigaton ! spoke
to Newt Lee alone, but what was the
result?
They commenced and grlled that poor
negro and put words into his mouth that
I never said. and twisted not only the
English. but distorted my meaning as
we'll.
! decided then and there that If that
was the sort of conduct they were going
to pursue I would wash my hands Of
them. ! didn't want to have anything
to do with them.
On the afternoon OF May I was
taken to the Fulton County Tower. On
May 3 Detectives Black and Scott came
up to my cell in the tower and wanted
to speak to me alone without any of
my friends around. I said all right:
wanted to hear what they had to say at
that time.
Black tore off something like this:
Mr.. Frank, we are suspicious of that
man barley. We are watching him; we
have been shadowing him. Now, open
un and tell US what you know about
him."
! said: Gentlemen. you have come
to the wrong man, because Mr.. barley
Is the soul Of honor and Is true as
steel. He would not do a crime like
that; he couldn't do It," Then Black
S''i pc" up. 'pH1e OIi, oCOtts HOtHlnS
! doing" and off they go.
That showed me how much reliance
could be placed in either the city de-
tectives or in our own Pinkerton de =
tectives. and ] treated such conduct
! with silence. and 1t was for this rea-
son. gentlemen, that l didn't see Con-
ley surrounded by bevy Of city de-
tectives and Mr.. Scott, because
knew that there could not be an ac-
ton so trifiing. that there was not an
action so natural that they would not
distort and, twist it to be used against
i me. and that there was not word
that could utter that they would not
deform and twist and distort to be
used. against me, but told them that
II they got the permission---I told
them through my friend, Mr.. Klein
mat If they got the permission Of Mr.
i Hosser to come, 7 would speak to
them, would speak to Conley and
race him or anything they wanted, IL
theS got that permission or brought
Mr.. Rosser.