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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-14
ARMY BILL PROVIDES
8 MONTHS TRAINING
New Measure Proposes to Bar
From Work All Youths Who
Fail to Serve.
EMPLOYERS RESPONSIBLE
Trained Citizens Liable to Ser.
vice for Z Years II Ma
tiOnal Crisis Comes.

WAsHINoroN. June l3-At the in
stance Of Senator Chamberlain OF Oregon
a complete redraft of his supplementary
army bill providing for universal COM
pulsory military training has Just been
completed by Capt. George Van Horn
Moseley Of the General Staff Of the War
Department
In the new form the bill substitutes
for the original requirement Of two
months annual military training for
young men between the ages Of Is and
Fl provision requiring every able
bodied male citizen of the country to
undertake six months course of mill
tary training during the calendar year in
which he reaches the age OF Is In the
case Of young men who have attended
military academies approved by the War
or Navy departments credits up to a
maximum OF two months exemption will
be allowed against the six months re-
ouired course
Although the measure does not inn
pose any direct penalties on young men
who refuse To take the training, IL pro-
vides for "A fne or Imprisonment, or
both. for any individual. Arm or corpora
ton who employees any young man above
the age of Is who Is unable to show a
certificate from the Federal Govern
ment that he has taken the course or
has been exempted.
Gives President Power.
The bill provides that the President
shall decide annually which Of the num-
ber of recruits under the new system
shall be trained for the army and which
for the navy. and in his discretion the
PRESIDENT may. as the number of trained
men in reserve or active training in
creases. cut down the strength of the
standing army and assign commss ioned
and non commissioned officers of the reg
ulars to the work Of training the civilian
force
II IL provided that after taking the
prescribed course. the trained citizens
shall be liable for seven years to mo-
! bilzation and service In the field only
i in the event OF a national emergency
! In the event OF such emergency, the
: oungest classes would be called first.
leaving the older men who have married
and assumed responsibilities until the
last
| Army officers favortng the new bill
1 declare that much more effective train
ing could he given in a continuous course
of six months than In three annual
courses Of two months each They esti-
mate that. II the plan IS put into opera
, tion. in short time tho national re-
serve Of qualified" soldiers and sailors
could be- increased at the rate OF 500,
900 year
All Must Take Course.
Ry imposing on the concerns the pen
[ aities of recurring this service to b,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-14
Pie Counter seats In JcOpnrds

Western and Northern Democrats vino
have gathered in ~. Louis are moi at AL
optimistic over the uutlook. The South
crn delegates who are out fOr a holiday
and confident OF the future are loot
hurdened with any anxiety. Nu' IN"
Democrats from the North and South
plainly realize that their seats at the
patronage PIE counter ar. ~ Jcopd dN
and they are not enjoying the festival
that St. Louis has provided.
They complain of cot hooSe\"l'
sha mcful treatment ~ 'N" iroEressiN"S
The OUTLOOK for a un.uN ". me NV" l'e-
publican t.ctious has 80 .l''cd and DIS"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-14
Ills Magic Has Wanrd.

Something has occurred IN the Fast
four years. the years leading up to
these his days of obscurity. His magic
has waned. His influence is dissipated
His fighting spiri, seems to be dulled,
He has come to be "A locker on, "A COM
mentator OF other mems acts and words,
There's something of tragedy in all this
in the utter eclipse Of such spirit and
ability. Mr., Bryan appears sobered
and slightly melancholy
He was pacing the corridor Of the
sixth floor of the jefferson Hotel this
afternoon, walking slowly up and down.
hands clasped behind his back, head
lowered. when correspondent OF THE
Sun asked permission to interrupt his
meditation
The corridor was empty ~ persons
except for Mr.. Bryan and the reporter,
For the first time in twenty years Bryan
was alone among Democrats. For the
first time in twenty years there were no
crowds outside his rooms, no interest
ing newspaper men. no anxious, whisper
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-14
GOmpera's sixteen Pianks.

Government ownership ~ telegraph
and telephone lines and woman sufras.
are two of the sixteen planks which
Samuel Gompers and a committee rep
resenting the American Federation of
Labor have brought here and are to
urge upon the resolutions committee
All the Gompers planks are Generaliza-
ton. calling, among other things, for
he hettermen' of the condition OF the
laborine classes as the funda mental step
IN national preparedness
The labor men want the Democrats 10
pledge themselves to maintain the law
enacted by the Wilson Administration
.Xempting la Dor organizations and all
voluntary associations Of workers from
the operation Of the sherman law. and
they want specific plank protecting
them agains, "unwarrantable issuance
Of writs OF injunction" and guaranteeing
the right OF trial by Jury in alleged
contempt cases committed outside the
presence OF the courts.
strong plank calling for the re-
striction OF immigration is another d. =
maud they are making. They want all
persons who cannot read some language
excluded The labor people foresee a
tremendous influx OF European labor
here after the war. and are insistent
upon a pie NIX of this sort.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-14

Mr.. Baker tonight and the platf, rm in
general was discussed. The report that
the tariff plank woulC have a protective
tiige To- II. even going so far as TO de-
clare for protection for the dye industry,
can be dismissed. Ii is known that the
plank Mr. Wilson has approved will re-
affirm the party's allegiance to the tariff
for revenue only principle and will insist
htat the Underwood tariff law is In ac-
ccrdance with this.
II will admit that competitive tariff
'ates must from time to time be changed
20 meet new conditions and in this con-
ncction there viii be brought in the
Pre- sdent's re- 'ommendation of nom
partisan tariff commission TO investigate
conditions at home and abroad An
anti-dumping law also will he urged as
means for keeping tariY rates on a
fairly competitive basis when foreign
over-product!on might threaten Ameri-
car markets.
one plank in the Wilson platform. the
work OF the President himself. 1t ia
known, discusses peace and recommends
that this country seek to unite with other
nations in worlds peare league as sug-
gested 10y the President In his recent
speech on this subject
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-14

Continued on Second Page,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-25
Exceeding by over
100000 PAID Ads
THE COMBINED GAIN
Of the other two Omaha
papers for this same period

aged II, and frankie, aged 8, were in
the loom. George tore off all the
burning clothes, but the flames had
already burned the lad. Doctors Al
len and Frikke were called in imme-
diately and ordered the boy to the
hospital.
Goes After Oil.
Ethan went after gallon Of coal
oil at 2:30 o'clock" Mr.. May, father
of the boy, said. an some way coal
oil stopped over his overcoat and
when he sat down before the heating
stove to warm up on his return,
sparks from the open crate set fire
to his clothes, George tore off his
clothes as soon as she could"
Little Ethan had just started to
school, Because the mother was to
be away from home the children had
been told to stay at home. George
had charge Of them and sent her
brother after the cell oil. All were
pupils Of the Corrigan school.
Deputy Coroner Bernard Larkin
took charge of the body. 1t is prob
able that an inquest will be waived.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-25
Marathon Marvel Uses
ORANGES and Hot Lemonade

A few days ago Sidney Hatch,
nationally known Marathon runner,
uncovered a new set Of rules for nour-
ishment during his Albright, record
breaking road run from Milwaukee to
Chicago.
The only nourishment, either liquid
or solid, taken by Hatch during four
teen hours and fifty minutes Of run
ming in which he covered o5.7 miles,
was orange juice and hot lemonade.
He ate nothing solid between s
o'clock in the evening, when he took
three pieces Of toast before his start,
which he made at o'clock, and at
noon the next day, when he ate
chicken dinner, He made only three
stops, totalling altogether twenty and
one-half minutes, while covering the
distance, and each time drank either
hot lemonade or orange juice.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-25
New Industry Here Grows
Fast to LARGE Proportions

Less than two years ago Sunderland
Brothers company started a new
industry In Omaha, which has already
grown to large volume. It is ma
tion-wide mail order business in
andirons and other fireplace goods.
Among large individual orders re-
Gently received by the Sunderland
company is one for complete hearth
outfits for FIVE freplaces in new
mansion at York, Pa; similar sale
to an owner at Dayton, O., and daily
shipments to patrons in the Atlantic
and eastern states, with correspond
ing results from other parts Of the
country.
Sunderland Brothers carry q very
extensive assortment stock OF fire.
place goods and have become one OF
the largest national distributors in
that line Of business.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-25
Omaha Anti-Suffs
Go to Washington

Omaha delegates to the national
anti-suffrage convention which opens
in Washington, D. c., December 7,
are the local president, Mrs. Edward
Porter Peck; the secretary, Mrs. VIII
liam Archibald Smith; Mrs. Harvey
E. Newbranch, Mrs. John Lee Web
ster, Mrs, Helen Arion Lewis, Mrs.
J. w. Griffith and Mrs. +. G. Kellogg
Of South Side.
Mrs. John D. Haskell Of Wakefield,
Mrs. George Butterheld Of Norfolk
and Miss Maude May Of Fremont
will also attend.
7 More than 1000 delegates are ex-
pected. They estimate 100000
women are opposed to suffrage for
their sex Organized FIVE years ago,
there is now an enrolment Of $4,000
members.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-25
U. P. Stations viii Be
Treated to Coat of Paint

Interiors Of stations along the
Union Pacific are going to be dressed
up. The order to get busy has gone
out and the city Office here is due to
be renovated, overhauled and redec-
Grated. The Omaha Office. however,
may have to wait until spring before
it is put in more prcsentablc shape.
Recently Ben Winchcll, traffic d.
rector Of the Hartman lines, passed
over the Union Pacific, east bound
from the Pacific coast. He stopped
off to take a look at depots on the
journey. Interiors did not please
him. He found too many of them
dirty and begrimmed with the smoke
and bad odor of ages past. Reaching
New York the order came back to do
something and do it quick. As are
suit the painters have more work on
their hands.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-25
Lost Work, Wife,
Reason and Now
Loses Damage Suit

A verdict for the defendant was
returned by the jury in the United
States district court in the case OF
William Livingstone, who was suing
the. Omaha railroad for $4,000. The
jury was out less than two hours.
The defendant claimed that because
of injuries received in 1902 by bump
ing his head against the steps Of an
engine he became mentally and physi-
cally incapacitated and as a result
lost his reason for long periods Of
time. He also asserts that because
OF his injuries his wife left him.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-25
SOUTH SIDE LAD IS
BURNED TO DEATH
Spills Oil On His Coat, Which
Catches Fire from Sparks
from Stove.
ONLY CHILDREN AT HOME

Ethan Allen May, 5-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M, May, 362S R
street, died yesterday morning at 5
o'clock at the South Side hospital
from burns sustained when his clothes
caught fire before the family heating
stove Thursday afternoon. The little
lad made brave fight for life. De-
spite his intense pain he was con-
scious to the last,
The parents were not at home at
the time. Two older sisters and a
brother, George, aged II; Margaret,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-25
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Annie Kuykendall and husband to
Minnie Martes, Valley street, ITO
feet east Of Thirty-second avenue.
north side, 50xi3s ..,.t..,,.......
Ida l.. Schipporsit, ct al. to John r.
Senior. Browne street. 800 feet west
Of Forty-th street, north side,
b0xl23 ,s,t,. f..... ...+t.,.,S go.
Mary Birmingham to Minna Scher-
mann and husband. Seventeenth
street, 27& feet south Of Clark street.
west side, 2SAxi4o ..s............ IL
Carroll r, Belden and wife to Della
Reed Beiden, Nicholas street, lsb
feet west Of Fiftieth street. north
Mary A. Lerch and husband to George
A. Eckies. Tenth street, 50 feet
south Of Martha street. west side.
3ax1A .....,..- ..,...,......s.....
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-25
Farm is Involved in
Insurance Conpany'S Suit

In bill of complaint filed this
morning in the clerks office Of the
United States district court the
Aetna Life Insurance company Of
Hartford, Conn.,, is seeking to recover
$4,000 which it claims to have adj
vaneed Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S.
Starmer of Douglas county on farm
land. The insurance company claims
that the defendants made no effort
to pay the interest and ask for fore
closure on the property.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-25
FARM AND RANCH LANDS
Missouri Lands.

SMALL MISSOURI FARM--$10 cash and IS
monthly; no interest or taxes: highly pro-
ductive land: close to big markets.
Write for photographs and full informa-
ton. Munger. Ais. N. Y. Life Build.
Kansas city, Mo-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-25

WE HAVE WHAT YOU WANT.
HOUSES AND COTTAGES.
PARTLY MODERN.
ar, 34ol Parker ST., $40.
5-r., 511 Martha ST., $3.50.
MODERN EXCEPT HEAT.
s-r., 12so4 Saratoga St., reduced to US
6-r,, 2s1s No. 9th ST. flor colored). $ls-
ST., 1888 So 9Th St. $12.50.
STRICTLY MODERN
5-r., 1907 No. 50th St, SIS.
SIR, lis So. 44th St.. $a5.
6-r., 4112 Farnarn, s35.
S-r., 1914 Laird with garage, $35.
6-r,, 1923 So. 9Th. $40. 49,.
7-r., 4612 So. 23d. $2d.
7-r., 916 So. sSth (brand newt, $S5.
SIR, 3s4s Charles, with garage, $25.
Or, 2608 Dewey Ave. tciose in), $40.
5-r., 2o3 So. 3oth (strictly modern nat
close in), SIS.
WE HAVE OTHERS. SEE OUR COM
PLETE LIST BEFORE RENTING.
PORTER g. SHoTWELL,
202 So. 18th st. Doug. e0l3.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-25
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

The United Real Estate and Trust
company to Oscar A. Peterson,
Henderson street. 200 feet east of
Thirty fourth avenue, south side,
Fred A, Bailey to Charles W. Bailey,
Arthur street. Benson, 200 feet west
OF Erwin avenue. north side. 50x
100 ~ o ZOO
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-25

Persistence Is the Cardinal Virtue u
Advertising.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-25
FARM LAND WANTED

WANTED-Farms and unimproved farm
fruit and stock lands Consolidated Farm
Agency. Marbrdge Bldg, New York.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-25

Nebraska Lands.
LAST CALL IF YOU WANT
POSSESSION NEXT MARCH.
NEBRASKA FARM NEAR
OMAHA

100 acres, miles, from FLORENCE, I-3
mile from paved road. Good land, poor
improvements; about 100 acres cultivated,
Including IL acres alfalfa; balance tim
bered pasture with running water. Price
$40 per acre, $1,000 cash. balance and
10 years at per cent
This farm will produce as much per
acre az high priced farms near Omaha.
The crop this dry year shows what the
soil Is
We have good tenant waiting to
take 1t at IS for the pillow land and alfalfa
and 81 for the timber. After Nov. 80 1t
can only be sold subject TO lease for next
year. This farm is cheaper than any
land near 1t, and we can show how II can
be made worth 40 per cent more with
very little expense.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-25
FOR RENT-Ap'ts and Flats
West.


IDALIA l
NEW AND BEAUTIFUL
JUST THE APARTMENT YOU'VE
BEEN WAITING FoR--NOW COMPLETE
One of the best apartment houses In
the city, high class and up-to-date, ready
tc- occupancy: equipped with Murphy
In-a-Door beds in dressing rooms and
built-in chiffoniers; kitchens include built
in cabinets, elevated oven ranges, refrig-
orators iced from rear; large living rooms
with br... in bookcases, French doors; sun
parlors with tile floor; plate rail in dining
room; decorations in best taste; oak and
white enamel finish; elaborate lighting
fixtures; curtain and overdrape rods; wall
safes; vacuum cleaning system; latest
plumbing fixtures; garbage incinerators;
gas drier in laundry; beautiful lawn.
Location, 116-17 N. 33d. There are two
four room apartments with 5-room accom-
mediation and two Groom accommodations
left Make your choice today. Agent
will show you through.
Omaha's Largest Rental Agency.
HASTINGS & HRYDEN,
1914 Harvey Y Tyler 50.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-25
HOUSES AND FLATS FOR RENT

HOUSES AND FLATS FOR RENT,
s14. oo-5-r., 1872 Clark street, modern e1-
cept heat. t.s
s1s .oo-5-r., asls North soth street. modern
except heat.
s25 OO--6-r, 1907 Locust street, modern.
$50, OO-6-r, 1f23 Pratt street, modern
800 O0--10-r., 2l4 South S0th street, modern,
1872. 50---6-r., $50 Park avenue, modern nat
$40. O0-5-r., 2423 Laurel avenue, new, mod
ern, stucco bungalow.
$40 0O-7-r, 1926 California street, new and
modern, very desirable.
s42. 50--4-r. Apt, 37th and jackson streets,
Harold, No. 3. wv
$50 00--s-r.a 147 North S2d avenue, modern,
& garage. ~, -
GEORGE ANp COMPANY.
Phone Douglas 1856 9o2 City Nat. Bank
.fh-u Dull
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-25
KIMBALL COUNTY.

$40 acres choice land in good location
VIII give clear deed for two first crops
r. II. CAMPBELL & SONS.
Kimhall Eeb
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-25
REAL >ESTATE-IMPROVED
Miscellaneous.

FOUR new apartments, income 1900 a
year for quick deal $500 A. o. Jensen,
1907 s. 2lst :.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-25

FOR SALE-An extra good 40-acre farm
improved, Q miles southwest Of Leshara,
Neb. Write c. l.. Timmons, Leshara, Neb
ACRES, well improved, two blocks to
high school, .Tecumseb. Neb Stewart. 2l6
q l7th st
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-25
FARM AND RANCH LANDS
Wisconsin Lands.
Wyoming Lands.

320 ACRES---well improved. one mile small
town. Price $1,000 Terms to suit. Owner
has other business. Write, Box %. Lost
Springs, Wyo.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-25
PROGRAM READY
FOR WAGE STUDY
Question of Pay For Railroad
Workers to be Taken
Up in Detail
Lrternationnl News Service

International News Service:
WASHINGTON, oct. %. - The
program for the nationwide inves-
ugation of railroad conditions, ord
cred during the last session OF con-
sress. was announced today by Sen.
Newlands of Nevada, chairman OF
the joint committee in charge Of the
Inquiry A letter inviting all inter-
ested 10 appear before the commit
tee, was distributed. Sen. Newlands
after explaining the resolution au-
thorizing the investigation. says:
The purpose of the committee is
10 hear the opinions OF economists
and pubhcists Of eminence: repre-
sentatives of the interstate COM
nierce commission, the National as
ISOLATION of States Railway Commits
sioners; state railroad and public
utilities commissions; representa-
tives of the railroad executives and
labor organizations; representatives.
of farming organizations and farm
ers; shippers and bankers; repre-
sentatives of chambers Of commerce,
and other important business and
industrial organizations"
The program makes it clear that
the committee proposes TO take up
the question of the wages Of railroad
employees in detail as well as all
other costs. one question set forth
for the consideration of witnesses
reads.
Whether any regulation is feas-
ible of the wages and hours of en-
ployes of common carriers and
whether il is advisable in the inter-
est Of the public and with a view 10
maintaining uninterrupted COM
merce between the states, to take
any further legislative action regard
ing the adjustment OF disputes be-
tween the carriers and their en-
ployes and regarding strikes and
lOckouts."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-25
FRENCH GAIN.

international News Service.
PARIS. oct. 25.-ViOlent lighting
was in progress all night on the
Verdun front. with the Germans try
ing to recover ground they lost TO
the French east of the Meuse on
Tuesday.
Terrific counter attacks were
driven home by the Germans at
Haudromont quarries and in the
Damloup sector, but all were re-
pulsed. the war office stated today.
The official communique says that
the French hold all the ground they
gained in their big offensive move
ment.
The German con, riahdc- "a Fort
Douamont was captured during the
the night lighting along the shell
torn slopes of that work.
After the capture of the greater
part Of the works a few Germans,
along with their leader, be1 out.
This remnant of the G. sman gar
rison was attacked during the night
time. All that were not killed were
made prisoners by the French.
The outbreak of lighting on the
Verdun front came after a lull of
many weeks.
The big advance of the French in
Gicates that the Germans were taken
completely by surprise
Gen. Niveni delivered a powerful
blow over a four-mile front and at
some points the French pushed for
ward their lines two miles.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-25
New Battleships
To be Built In
Private Yards

international News Service.
WASHINGTON. oct. 25.-FOllow-
ing a preliminary examination OF
bids opened this afternoon by the
navy department for construction of
four dreadnOughts and 20 destroy
ers the department announced that
all Of the vessels would be con-
structed in private yards. IL was
indicated that every yard that sub
mitted a bid within the appropria-
ton limit of cost would be given a
contract for construction of at least
one vessel
The department received bids
from only three companies. causing
fear in official circles that the vast
demand Of foreign governments
upon American ship yards VIII
seriously handicap the efforts Of the
United States 10 build up a great
navy in a limited number Of months.
II is believed the government viii
he compelled TO build a large num-
Der of the 1855 vessels authorized in
government yards.
The Fore River Shipbuilding Co.
bids follows: Two dreadnoughts,
with a minimum speed of p knots.
10 be delivered within ~ and AS
months, respectively, $4,000. 600
each. for the hull. fitted with cleo
trically driven machinery and equip
ment
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-25

International News Service:
WASHINGTON. oct. 25.-Gen.
Funston today officially reported 10
the war department that Mexican
defactO troops were marching from
Parral in southern Chihuahua state
20 the north to attack Villistas
around Chihuahua City. No official
information was contained i'm the
dispatch concerning engagements
already fought by the opposing fac
tions. Gen. FunstOn's report fol-
lows.
Gen. Pershing reports that Car
rama officers state that a de facto
column of troops is moving north
from Parral against Nillistas Moth
Ing definite as regards the recent
action between de factO troops aud
NilHstas at Santa Ysabel is known"
Specific demand that the time has
come for "a showdown" on border
protection has been made by the
American commissioners or the
Mexican delegation i'm session at At
lantiC City This became known
here today despite diplomatic de-
niais al the state department.
Officials have become weary Of
the dilatory tactics Of Carranza and
his Atlantic city commissioners.
Two months of parleying have ac-
compHshed nothing. Carranza first
insisted upon the sole discussion of
the question of the withdrawal Of
Gen PershinS's expedition from
Mexican soil But the commission
ers dodged that Issue. There was a
sort of perfunctory discussion Of
border patrol The MeXicans. how
ever. have made no tangible prog
ress or promise as 10 security of
Americans i'm their own territory.
simply insisting that the de fdcto
government was strong enough to
control the situation