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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-26
For Nebraska-Fair and warmer.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday.
Comparative Local Record.

Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal
Iormal temperature. Observation-Disclosures. "a
Esccss for the day.
Total excess since March .26S
Normal preeipita ton ............. .02 inch
Deficiency for the day........ .O2 inch
Total rainfall since March l, 1907 inches
Deficiency sinee March i...... .l2.i7 inches
Deficiency for cor. period. 1915. / so inches
Deficiency for cor period. 1914. asa inches
L. A. WELSH. Meteorologist.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-26

London, Nov. 2s.--Thc Roumanian
troops operating on the extreme left
OF their line in Wallachia have cxtri-
Gated themselves after destroying mill
lions OF hundredweights in cereals, ac-
cording to wireless dispatch received
today rom Petrograd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-20
MANNERS POLISHED?
PAGE PROF. MASON
N. Y. u. TO Give Latest Model
Etiquette Course.

What is the proper formula for con-
Stunning spaghetti in public? Ask Pro-
fcssor Arthur II. Mason, mead Of the
department Of etiquette, New York Uni
yersity.
How should one marshal a group Of
young and skittish green peas on the
blade Of his knife without offending
ones neighbors? What is the accepted
method of eating soup? Professor Ma
son will tell you.
What should you do when, on don
ming your new evening suit, you dis
cover you have nothing more sedate
than tan shoes and red tie 20 accom-
pany il? Page Professor Mason.
Anybody lacking in knowledge regard
ing the proper thing 20 do on any and all
embarrassing occasions has only to en-
roll IN Professor Nason's classes in tn 3
department Of etiquette, which he has
Just announced. The professor has
spent many years seeking knowledge
about the correct thing TO do and he
defies anybody 50 his students say-to
devise a situation that would prove too
much for his accumulation Of expert
polish.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-20

with soldiers and bristling with rifes
and shining bayonets, drew into tne
station. there was a tense feeling tnat
something would happen when they
drew I'D before the crowd OF strikers
congregated there.
But the appearance OF force seemed
to calm the fighting spirit Of the strik-
ers. The soldiers formed in marching
order and marched through the ranks
Of the silent belligerents without oppo-
sition, physical or verbal. One com
pany was thrown around the plant, an
other was sent 20 the freight house
and a third took up its position IN the
park, where it may be called to any
point of danger without delay.
During the evening the strikers, VINO
have not been unionized for the reason
that no organizer has succeeded III
making himself understood, gathered
AT Cigarette HALF TO discuss the situa-
ton. Several infammatory speeches
were made, in one Of which man SAID:
I'VE have run the Sheriff out OF town;
now we'll run the soldiers out
Thomas J. Goodwin. President OF the
Village. appeared at the meeting anu
advised the acceptance of the compro-
mise offer of increased pay MADE oy
the company He suggested tnat tne
men return to work this morning. linen
he walked out, and his auditors were
persuaded to do likewise.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-20
90-YEAR-OLD LAW
GETS FIRST CASE
Nova A. Brown Involved in Com
pany's Purchase of Own Stock.

Nova A. Brown, president and treas
urer Of y. A. Brown, Inc, Of Wall
Street, and promoter Of Franklin's, Inc,
the candy concern which was absorbed
by the American Candy Manufacturing
Company, Of which the Rev. DR.. Park
hurst was vice president, was held yes
terday by Magistrate House for trial in
Special Sessions, charged with violating
the law that makes u IA misdcmcanor
for directors OF corporation TO pur-
chase stock Of the corporation in its
behalf with funds other than surplus
profits.
According 20 r. X. Looming, who is
special prosecutor for District Attorney
Swami, the statute is ninety years old,
but this IS the first complaint and pros
ecution under 10 on record in this state.
With Brown were also held Harry
Rogers and Milton Kalcr. who. accord
ing 70 the complaint, were associated
with Brown as dummy directors Of the
MacBridc Atelier. Inc. Of 3 East Fifty
second Street The complaint cites that
on November II, 1915, the defendants
passed resolutions providing for the
purchase by the MacBridc Atelicr cor
poration Of oil the stock then held by
Brown and Harold l.. Davis. II is al
legged that the corporation had been in
existence SIX weeks and had neither
pronts nor surplus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-20

riqht no evidence of perjury alleged
10 have been committed by witnesses
before the Strong Committee had been
presented 10 him.
"Do YOU still believe that the action
Of Commissioner Woods was proper 2
az am convinced that it was legal
POSSIBLY it might have been bad ludg-
ment; mind you. | am not critlcising
ANYBODY but IL may be that in the
exercise of discretion which the law
allows in the matter Of teleph one
tapping somebody may have made a
mistake. A blunder perhaps is bet
ter word" 9,
1T was not necessary he replied,
"for them to ask my permission to get
the evidence. They went 10 the police
as they should do. The police are the
searchers after fact II is the duty of
the District Attorney after the police
have gathered the facts to present
them 10 the grand jury
Mr.. Swami was in communication
Yesterday with Mr.. Bowers regarding
the necessity for laying before the
Strong Committee the entire documen
tarv evidence obtained by the police
while spying on the telephone. Mr..
Bowers was anxious that IL should be
done. Later. when he had been informed
that the committee had subpoened
every scrap Of the evidence, Mr..
Bowers thought it should not be done.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-20
THINK CINCINNATI BOY
MAY BE JIMMIE GLASS
Parents and Detective to Trace
the attest CleW.

Jimmie Glass. lost now for almost
a year. may be in the Children's Home
at Cincinnati. That Is the latest clew.
Following her disappointing trip to
a crude shack in the Kentucky noun
tains. Mrs. Charles Glass. mother Of
Jimmie. received from the Cincinnati
Children's Home pamphlet containing
a story OF the missing lad and pic
ture Of the homes children.
Instantly Jimmie's parents and De-
tective Rooney picked out one Of the
children as Jimmie. kilograms were
dispatched 10 Cincinnati and the word
came back that the youngster in the
picture was left at the home on July
10 last by an unidentified man. The
child had the whooping cough at the
time.
The man answered exactly the
description Of the wandering horse
trader who has been suspected ever
since Jimmie's disappearance on May
10 from Greeley, Penn.
Despite telegram from Cincinnati
saying. "Child not yours" Mr.. Glass
said last night that he would make a
full investigation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-20
MERCHANTS MEMBERS
CAMPAIGN ENDS TODAY
Efforts to Bring Associations
Total TO 5000 Successful.

Judging from the application blanks
received at the headquarters of the
Merchantss' Association of New York,
in the Woolworth Building. the efforts
Of the membership campaign commit
tees have accomplished their purpose -
TO bring the association up TO mem
bership of five thousand. The cam
pagn started on April 9. when one nun
dred three-men committees started a
canvas to make the Merchants Asso-
citation the largest organization of its
kind IN the city.
Just what has been accomplished by
the committees is jealousy guarded
Each is endeavoring to make the great
est showing in the securing of new
members.
The final reports and the success Of
the workers will be made known to-
day at the luncheon of the association
in the cascade room at the Biltmore.
Not until then will the exact number
of the memb ership of the association
be told.
Alter the committees are heard from,
William Fellowes Morgan. president OF
the association, who will preside at the
luncheon, will introduce Major General
W OOu' II ~ pIohloeu thaI ne VIII
have something OF interest TO say on
the question of preparedness.
Applications for tickets for the gath
ering have far exceeded the capacity
Of the cascade room. The association
announces that because OF this, and
since no other arrangements at the
hotel can be made for the accommods
tion of all those who hope to attend,
the first cong first served rule will
prevail This. Of course, does not in
clude the members Of the campaign
committees.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-20
NEWSMEN ASSAn
AUCTION SCHEME
Say Bells Plan Will Rob
Poor and Aid Rich
Corporation.

~ newsstands are auctioned of 70
the highest bidder" said William Meri-
can. presiden. of the New York News
dealers Protective and Benevolent As
ISOLATION, at protest meeting held last
night at the Harlem Casino, Lenx
Avenue and 10th Street, "a news cor
poration will buy up the stands and
take from the crippled and the blind
their only means Of livelihood"
The meeting was one Of series OF
protests against the proposal OF Com
missioner Bell of the License Bureau to
auction off the subway and elevated
newsstsnds Mr.. Merican said COM
mittee of fve-two representatives OF
the newsdealers, two from the License
Bureau and one from publishers OF
newspapers-sh should be appointed TO
decide upon the best way of dealing
with the situation. II committee OF
seven were needed, said he, the add
tional two should be from the pub
fishers.
NJ. +. Golde, former head Of the
association, presided. One hundred and
fifty were present. Golde urged the
members of the association to stick to-
gether When the organization was
new. he said, they had banded and de
feated the proposal TO erect soda water
stands selling penny drinks near the
81" newsstands; they had defeated
the attempt of news corporation TO
build stands all over the city in com
petition with the regular dealers, and
IL they stood together they would win
this time. lie urged them not to be
afraid 70 spend their money 70 hire the
best lawyers.
commissioner Bells proposal would
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-20
WHITMAN CONDEMNS
N. Y. WIRE TAPPING

rF,o-, s,,- Correspondent n The 7rihun'I
Albany. NY, April 19.-Tovernor
Whitman in strong terms to-night
criticised the tapping of the tele-
nbone wires of New York Catholic
cIergymen in connection with the
State Charities investigation being
conducted by Commissioner Strong
81 cannot conceive Of any public
officers lending themselves to such
an act" he said. Nothing can pos
sibly be gained by information Sc
cured in that way. II could not be
used in court. because you would
not want to tell how ii was OBJ
tanned, nor could proof be submit
ted as TO its authenticity"
The Governor said he had not
talked with Mayor Mitchell on the
matter. and that the last communi-
cation he had from Commissioner
Strong about it was telegraph
message a few days ago. in which
the Commissioner denied that he
had anything to do with the wire
tapping episode.
Il am convinced that Commits
missioner Strong knew nothing
about it," said the Governor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-20
PLEADS FOR PRISON
TO ESCAPE Deaf,
Villa Aid Begs Swami for Ird,,,
ment Here

Lorenzo Semadini, a twer,v.v..
Mexican. who says he was a, Van.
staff until he deserted because \. ..' ,'
not stand the atrocities Of hi, ~
chief, got down on his knee, ~
District Attorney Swami yes,ers,, :.
pleaded that he might be indi,,si !.
sent to prison in order to escap. A..
as traitor at the hands Of pre.ia.l
Carranza of the de facto gov.rnm.,,
Semadini says he deserted Carr.
for Villa. and a price has been a,
his head by both commander. 7, u
pcration he held up Jose Gon1al.,
business man, in Mexico City. and ]
away with a draft for $1,000 wi
helped him get across the Texan bo,.l
under that name. On March 10 l.r
tried 20 casn the draft AZ the col..
branch Of the Equitable Tru,. 81.
pany. but was detected and arrested I,
bringing stolen goods into The ,,,,
Meanwhile. the Carranza goy.rnr.l
asked for his eytrsdition.
Mr.. Swami was so touched h. ..
appeal that he determined 70 A.. b
grand jury for Semadinis indic,m,.,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-20
ROB LAWYER, REJECT WATCH
Bronx Bandits Put 1t Back in Pocket;
Keen $50.

Thomas F. Turley, OF SCI Manila
Street, The Bronx, lawyer, with Of
fees in the Upville Building. l6lst
Street and Brook Avenue, was cross
ing the Whitney Street bridge at Gar
rison and Whitlock Avenues, last night
when two young men stepped out OF
a shadow toward him. One of the
men struck at him with blackjack.
Turley is more than six feet in height.
while his assailants were considerably
shorter, and the blow fell upon his
shoulders. One of the men then -four
ished a revolver and demanded the
lawyers money.
They took $3.50 and his watch, but
gave the watch back, he said. The
men fed after getting the money and
Turley fastened 70 the Simpson Street
police station. He described both men
as about twenty-four years old, feet
inches in height, weighing about 140
pounds and wearing black suits and
black soft hats.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-20
THAW WINS DIVORCE
FROM EVELYN NESBIT
Suit Uncontested deity Was
the Charge.
IBy Telegraph to Tbs Tribune. J

Pittsburgh, April 10. Judge Josiah
Cohen in Common Pleas Court to-day
granted a divorce to Harry X. Thaw
from Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. Thaw
charged his wife with infdelity, alleg-
ing that she was guilty OF improper
conduct with several men while Thaw
was in Matteawan. Mrs. Thaw did not
contest the suit.
The entire case centred on Russell
"Pom Pom" Thaw. son of Evelyn Thaw.
Harry Thaw disclaims parentage Of the
boy, but Evelyn says he is the father.
At the hearings before the master
Thaw testified he could not have been
the father Of the child. Peter Theo-
dore Francis testified his brother. John
Francis, had admitted parentage or
Pom Pom" and that the baby was born
in Germany.
Under the will Of William Thaw,
father OF Harry, the latter's estate goes
TO his legal heirs. Pom Pom" would
thus be entitled 10 share in Harry's es-
tate unless the latter could prove he Is
not the father.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-20

put the dealers or the block =.
were. Il would be rich man ha'3
against the poor man. And eet,|
Of course. would see the possih's. ~
making money from a corpor,,;.l9 !
trolling all stands. 0a e.
at would take the bread .,a,
from the mouths OF men gh, ~, .'''s
would have 10 beg. For thers s,a'ssi
men. cripples or in other sc IA
capacitated for other workn y
their newsstands were taken ,roS 3
would either have TO beg A. I a']
public charges" " 'eso,|
Mr.. Nerican proposed A So, =.
lutions, which will be sent 10 80 ~ v res
asking that inspectors be ds,,.'Is
privilege of coming around "a IA .
ers three or four times yea, '' cs.
says they do now, and asking ca a.
regarding the lives Of the ds.I'N's
the time when application for .,sa,
made. sahc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-20
Agitation Scored BY Harvey.
Will Give Man from Mexico.

The annual entertainment and recep
tion Of the Church Of Our Lady OF
Good Counsel. East Nineteenth Street
will be held next Tuesday evening al
Palm Garden. Fifty-eight Street and
Lexington Avenue The young folks OF
the parish will present the farce "Thl
Man from Mexico" The Rev. James j
Talbot and committee. of which
Michael F. English is chairman. arc
making elaborate preparations for the
occasion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-20
Cummings Nutmeg Chairman.

New Haven, April 10. The selection
81 National Committeeman Homer 8.
Cummings, Of Stamford, as temporary
chairman Of the Democratic State Con
venron In this city neyt month, was
officially announced by David h.. Fitz-
gerald. state chairman. to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-20
Deathbcd Marriage Reported.

IL has been reported that there was
"A deathbed marriage between Miss Nc
Laughlin and Stevens. although it was
understood that the garage man would
rot be free TO marry until the final de-
cree in his divorce case was issued.
which would not have been until April
u, week after the death OF Miss Nc
Lsughln.
II Mrs. Inglis or any other member
of the family should contest the will
1t would be on the ground that the
testatriX was under undue influence
and Of unsound mind when she exc
cuted the instrument. If the will
should be broken on such grounds.
Stevens would be excluded from shar-
ing in the estate, unless il should be
proved that he was legally married 70
Miss Mclaughlin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-20
Man She EIoped With Re-
CeiveS Estate Estimated
at $250,000.
WILL EXECUTED TEN
DAYS AFTER DEATH
Orphanages Were to Benefit If
Heir Named Would Not
Accept Requests.

In the will OF Miss Grace McLaugh-
lin, who eloped four months ago with
George W.. Stevens. garage owner,
and died Of tuberculosis on April 10
in Havana, Cuba, is the only public
expression by the heiress Of her faith
in the man she loved The will, fled
yesterday in the Surrogates' Court,
gives TO Stevens all of Miss McLaugh-
Inns estate, with the exception OF
$1,000.
"All the residue" said the testatrix,
81 give, devise and bequeath to George
Milton Stevens, to whom it is my wish
and desire to be married. Ny bequest
and devise TO said George Milton
Stevens Is absolute, however, and ~ to
take effect upon my decease. whether
or not, for reasons in the disposition
Of Providence, shall hereafter be
married 10 him
The will was executed on April /,
ten days before the death of Miss Nc
Laughlin.
more than $4,000" is the formal
value placed on the estate by the pc
ttion for probate. II has been esti-
mated that Miss Mclaughlin inherited
from her father. a former deputy chief
Of police in New York. an estate o.
S25O,000. All this. with the exception
Of the 81 900 which she left 10 Mrs.
Catherine Inglis. an aunt with whom
she lived at 4 West l29th Street at
the time OF her elopement, will go TO
Stevens, unless there is court pro-
ceeding TO prevent this distribution.
Miss Mclaughlin also confirmed in her
will gifts amounting 20 $4,000 which
she gave to her aunt while she lived.
Orphanages Alternate Legatees.
There is a clause in the will which
provides that II Stevens should not &C
cept the legacy. or should die before
Miss Mclaughlin, or for any other rea-
son should fail to come into possession
Of the residuary estate. IL shall be
turned over TO the Catholic orphan asy-
lums of Brooklyn and New York, in
charge Of the Sisters OF Charity or
other Catholic nuns.
The will is so carefully drawn that
IL is believed the convent bred young
woman could hardly have made il with
out legal advice. It also contains a
provision that if any legatee or heir-st-
law mentioned in the testament shall
contest the will such contestant shall
receive no share OF the estate. and
any bequest made TO the contestant
shall become a part OF the residue As
Stevens is the residuary lcgatee and
as Mrs. Inglis is the only other bene-
ficiary, this provision can affect them
only. Clarence W. Gormlcy, Of 81
Broadway. who. Stevens said i'm Ha-
vana. was his lawyer, is named in the
will as the executor.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-30
"oTHER WOMAN" STICKS To-
CONFESSED PoIsoNER

New York, March 80. - With the
faith of his own mother shaken to a
point where she only declares che
could not have been himself when he
did it" DR.. Arthur Warren Waite, the
seIf-confessed pOisOner Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John E. Peck, today has but one
friend left whose faith and affection
for him is unchanged.
She is Mrs. Margaret Horton, DR..
Waite's charming and emotional
companion of days in the luxurious
Plaza hotel Studio" Though trou-
bIed by severe examinations and by
deserving friends, Mrs. Horizons
keenest distress is over DR.. Waite's
unfortunate position. She wants to
see him and can't. She wants to tell
him her faith in him is absolute and
unbounded. She wants to sing to
him the Rose song which gladdened
their studio days.
With a big, red rose, a gift from
her to look at, and with the song
sung to him softly, she thinks DR..
Waite would be lifted from his abyss
of sorrow and made CHEEKY once
more. He now has a note from her
to comfort him.
1t is addressed Dear Doctor" and
reads:
81 am, oh, so sorry for you. know
you are absolutely innocent Be
brave and strong. I shall come to
see you tomorrow"
'I know that he is not a murderer
and shall believe in him forever and
ever" Mrs. Horton told friends, her
eyes flashing. eff he admitted the
crime in his confession, which l
doubt, he must have been drugged at
the time so he didn't know what he
was saying. They have offered me
$3.50 a week to sing and shall spend
every cent of it for him"
Reputation of Dr. Waite by the
Peck family was made public in a
,,,-i+toT, cfofnuoOf Siomnd nv Mrs
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-30
MONKS SHOW INTELLIGENCE

MONKS SHOW INTELLIGENCE
An eminent psychologist, whose
name is being held for certain pro
fessional reasons, visited Lincoln
park yesterday. Assisted by Cy De
Vry he tested the mentality of the
monkeys. with the Bnet-Sfmon
method, which is used in the phycho-
pathic laboratory of the municipal
court.
By simple reactions" the mental
ity of the mandTiI was computed to
be equal to that of a 16-months'
child. The reaction consisted in the
beast UnwFapping a piece of candy
before eating it and picking a bright
color from a group of dark ones.
1890
Species of butterfly in British
Guiana measures II inches from tip
to tip Of its wings
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-30
murdered millionaire, and Mrs. Percy
Peck.
MOI ONE OF The ELECT

An American publisher registered
at the Hotel Cecil in London recent
ly and was assigned to a room on the
next to the top floor. The following
morning he rang for bell boy. When
there was no response to the second
call he lifted the telephone receiver
and waited in vain for Are you
there?" Failing to establish any COM
municatiOn with the Office he dressed
and started for the Office to register
indignation. The elevator wasn't
running. He began to walk down.
On the fourth landing he met a
housemaid and asked in strong Yam
kee language what was the matter
with the hotel
We'll, sir, you see, sir" came the
answer, "the Zeppelins were reported
and we were all ordered to the cell
lar for safety"
"--g' After which the guest
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-30

said: ''Wen, Pm on the next to the
top floor and I wasn't warned"
mo, sir" was the bland reply, but
you see, sir, you don't come under
the employers liability act, SIR
Everybody's.