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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-04
Schmidt Attorneys
Allege Misconduct
on Part of Jurymen

LOS ANGELES, Ca, Jan 3.-AlleginG
that the jury which convicted Mathew
A. Schmidt of first degree murder last
Thursday had misconducted itself. at
torneys for the prisoner made a motion
today for a new trial on the charge that
he murdered Charles Hagerty, one of the
twenty men killed in the blowing up of
the Times building by James b. Nc
Namara, five years ago. Hearing OF argu-
ments on the motion for new trial was
deferred as per the stipulation entered
into last Thursday until Wednesday,
January u.
On the same day David Caplan, alleged
accomplice OF Schmidt and Mcnamara,
will appear TO have his case set for trial.
He is also charged with the murder of
Charles Hagerty.
Both Schmidt and Caplan were in court.
Schmidt appeared CHEEKY and spoke smil-
ingly to Caplan.
Il did not see anything in the papers
about your confession today" he said.
You are slow this morning"
Reports that Caplan had something to
confess and would do so have been
printed.
Tho motion submitted today on behalf
of Schmidt, besides citing a large number
of legal points and precedents, alleges
that the jury which convicted Schmidt
after a elaboration of forty-six minutes
was guilty of misconduct because its
members had been permitted to take
motor car rides and on various occasions
had been allowed to dine at home.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-04
1CAN HOLD TRADE
OF SOUTH AMERICA
Roberts Says Question Whether 1t
Reverts to Europe depends
Upon American Merchants.
BUSINESS IS GROWING FAST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Whether
the foreign trade of South America
reverts to European markets after
the war, will depend largely upon the
interest shown now by American in
vestors, said George B. Roberts OF
the National City bank of New York,
in a paper he read today before a
subdivision Of the Pan-American
Scientific congress. He said that for
the last six months South American
countries had imported more heavily
from the United States.
"The exports Of South America have
not fallen off as much as the imports, q"
he added. land are coming more largely
This applies particularly to coffee. cocoa.
hides and WOOL"
Mr.. Roberts explained that the finan-
cial crisis in a number OF the South
American countries at the time the Euro
pean war began was largely responsible
for the difficulties OF business mon IN
those Countries The wakssprcvented
them from receiving the financial assist-
ance they perhaps would have received,
especially In Argentine and Brazil.
Regular Trade interrupted.
but, as it was" he said, "all the
countries of South America suffered by
tho ourtaIlment of credits to which they
were accustomed. the Interruption OF
regular trade and the stoppage OF con-
struction work. Importations have been
largely reduced in all lines.
South Americas trade with Germany
practically has ceased, and importations
from all countries except the United
States have been largely reduced. 1t is
probable that fair share OF the new
trade diverted to this country by the war
will be permanent. Much depends upon
the interest taken by the United States
in the development of South American
enterprises. Trade will be created by in
vestments in South America"
bryan Endorses Lansina's Plan.
William ]. Bryan has declared In favor
OF the administrations recent suggestion
for Psnamerican convention for arbi-
tration of boundary disputes.
This evolution OF the monroe doc
trine." Mr.. Bryan said. enforced by the
United States alone into Panamerican-
ism. supported by all the American rap
publics Jointly. will not only insure
solidarity of sentiment. but will by the
union of their strength. lessen the ex-
penditures necessary for their protection
from possible attempts at invasion"
! Mr.. Bryan also advocated the adoption
OF his proposal. while secretary of state.
that the United States underwrite bonds
| issued by Central and South american
countries to develop their resources.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-04
Mr.. AND MRS. SULLENBERGER
OBSERVE GOLDEN WEDDING

PONCA, Neb., Jan. 3-(Special. MIR.
and Mrs. o. p. Sullenberger celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary New
Years day at their home in this city.
Both are well known throughout the
county since their arrival hero in 1869.
when they took a homestead a mile west
of the present site of Newcastle. After
a few years residence there they moved
to what was then the little town of Ionia,
where Mr.. Sullenberger and a few others
ran a saw mill. During the grasshopper
times In Dixon county Mr.. Sullenberger
was a member OF the relief committee.
In 1878 he moved to Ponca with his fam
lily and has since resided here. In 1873
he was elected to the state senate. He
was a member of the county board of
supervisors in 1876, the same year when
the Covington, Columbus and Black Hills
railroad was built into the county from
Sioux City.
After his return from the state senate
Mr.. and Mrs. Sullenburger ran the Cen
trail hotel here until the year 1880. when
he bought the durg store which was
located in the building now occupied by
the E. f. Rice grocery store. Later he
was for many years county surveyor OF
Dixon county.
Mrs. Sullenberger is "A and still en-
joys the best of health
Their son. Wilson, OF Des Moines. Ia,
and daughters, Mrs. Bert Wood OF Coun-
ell Bluffs. Ia, were present at the cele-
bration. Their son. Linn, is missionary
in Guatemala City. Mexico.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-04
Punishment Of the
Subsea Commander
Scarcely Salutary

LONDON, Jan. Accommodating on the
sinking OF the Persia, the Westminster
Gazette says:
"If the German and Austrian naval
departments had timed and continued
their action with the deliberate inten-
tion OF reducing their respective foreign
offices to absurdity and prove by one
satirae and tragic touch that the pun
ishing' OF their shipmen and their er-
plantations offered to the American gov
eminent were but a eontemptuous flunl-
merry they could scarcely have done
better"
The Pail Mall Gazette says:
The mockery OF President Wilson $
protest and the derision OF the amonda
offered could scarcely have taken more
wanton or insulting shape.
Berlin and Vienna. we ware say. are
quite prepared to work upon CONNER
cial tariff In their slaughter OF Amer
lean citizens so long as Washington ID
content TO put a price on them
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-04
MRS. BIESEND0RFER DIES
AT AGE OF THIRTY-THREE

Mrs. Hannah BiesendoTfer, wife OF Jo-
seph Biesendorfer. died yesterday from
heart trouble. She was % years Of age.
and was born and reared In Omaha. She
was the daughter OF Mrs. Catherine
Barry In addition TO her mother. Mrs.
Biesendorfer Is survived by her husband.
one son, five brothers and three sisters.
Funeral services will be held from the
residence. S40l South Thirteenth street
Wednesday morning at $50 to st. Cath
crimes church At o'clock. Interment
will be in Holy sepulchre cemetery.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-04
Great 0leO Plant in
Denmark Burned

LONDON. Jan. s.-The destruction by
fire on Sunday night at Aarhuus. Dem
mark. OF the odeomargarine and OIL fac
tory, one OF the country's largest in
dustrial establishments. Is reported by
the Copenhagen correspondent OF the Ex-
change Telegraph company. He ADDS
that this will temporarily put an end
TO Scandinavia's entire manufacture Of
oleomargarine. since this factory was the
only one OF It's kind in Scandinavia. The
establishment is said TO have been in
sured for El.OOo.OOO with a British COM
pany.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-04
France Releases
Men Taken from
American Ships

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Jan. s-The
state department was officially ad-
vised today that the French govern
ment. In response to representations
made by the United States. has ordered
the immediate release OF Germans re-
Gently removed from American ships on
the high seas by the French cruiser Dis
cartes. The advices were received through
the French embassy. The State depart
ment also was informed that the men
arrested would be turned over 70 the
American consul at Fort de France. Mar
Unique. where they we're taken for de-
tention.
-Four American steamships were held
up near Porto Rico last month by the
Descartes. which in each case removed
one or more Germans or Austrians. Chief
Steward Schaade was taken from the
Carolina on December 8. On the follow
ing day one German and two Austrian
members of the crew of the Coamo were
taken on board the Descartes. on De-
cember is the purser of the Borinquen.
William Garbe of Brooklyn. was re-
moved. The fourth vessel held up was
the San Juan. from which two second
cabin passengers. Germans. were re-
moved.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-04
Villa Making Way
Toward Border Near
Columbus, N. M,

FL PAsO. Tex, Jan. 3.-Arrivals from
Chihuahua city report today that advices
brought there by some OF General Fran
cisco Villas personal following declare
he is making toward the border In the
direction of Columbus. N. NJ, with about
a dozen followers. Rumors of the kill
ing OF Villa by General Carranza's troops
were discredited today in dispatches
from Casas Grandes.
Dispatches from Chihuahua City today
declared that the telegraph line between
Madern and the capital had been cut. but
that Villa troops were said to be entering
chihuahua City and surrendering horses
and arms.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-04
JAPANESE FLEET
Is SENT TO SUEZ
Mikado Starts Three Armored
Cruisers to Canal to Protect
Its Commerce.
sUBsEA SINKS TWO MORE SHIPS

TOXIC, Jan. 3.-Announcement is
made by the Jill Shimbo that a
squadron of japanese warships will
sail for the Suez canal, presumably
to protect Japanese shipping. 1t is
said the armored cruisers Kasuga.
Tokiwa and Chitose have been as
signed for this service.
Japanese FreIghter sunk.
TOXIC. Jan. s.-The owner Of the
japanese ,freighter Kenkoku Maru has
been advised that the vessel was sunk
by a German submarine in the Mediter-
ranean on December 20. The members
of the crew were landed at Cannes.
France. The Kenkoku Maru was under
charter by a foreigner. 1t was loaded
with hemp at Manila and sailed for italy
and England.
The Kenkoku Maru was a steamer OF
2109 tons. 1t sailed from Manila
November 6.
british Snip is Sunk.
LONDON. Jan. s.--The British steam
chip Glengyie has been sunk. There are
about 100 survivors.
The Glengyle sailed from Shanghai for
London on November %. 1t was last re-
ported at Singapore on December G. Its
route would take It through the Suez
canal and the Mediterranean, and 1t may
be assumed IL was sunk in the Mediter-
ranean as were the Persia, Vile de la
Ciotat. Yasaka Maru and several other
steamships.
The Glengyle was one of the largest
steamships which has been sunk since
the activity OF submarines in the Mediter-
raen became pronounced. Its gross ton
mage was 1895. 1t was owned by the
Glen line OF Glasgow and was the largest
steamship OF that line.
The Glengyle had been in service only
a comparatively short time, having been
built at New Castle in 1904. 1t was 80,
feet long, So feet beam and 80 feet deep.
Its master was Captain Webster.
The Glengyle had on board about 12O
persons. passengers and crew. All with
the exception of three Europeans and
seven Chinese were landed. so far as
Is known no Americans were on board.
The Glengyle, which was homeward
bound from Shanghai. was sunk in the
Mediterranean on Sunday. This was its
second voyage.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-04
MRS. WILLIS REED HEARS
OF ILLNESS OF FATHER
From a Staff Correspondent.) )

LINCOLN. Jan. s.-(Special. Mrs.
Reed. wife OF the attorney general, was
called 20 Malvern. Ia, early this morning
by a message announcing the very Sc
we're illness OF her father. T. NJ. Aishop
Of that city. who is 81 years OF age.
Mrs. Reed has been under the doctors
care for several days. but took an early
train for Iowa. During the day Mr.. Reed
received another message that Mr.. Aishop
was better.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-04
Burned while Rendering Lard.

KEARNEY. Neb.. Jan. S.-(special Tel
egram.)-Desperately burned while render
ing lard at her home on Sunday Mrs.
r. Babeock lies at her residence here.
perhaps fatally injured. The fire I'm the
house was extinguished by the fire de
partment with a small loss.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-04
MRS. KENNETH M'RAY
Is DEAD AT LINCOLN
Rrom a Staff Correspondent }

LINCOLN. Jan. S.-(special.)-- Mrs.
Kenneth MclIay. wife of the chief clerk
i'm the office of the secretary OF state,
died very suddenly this morning. Early
last week a child was born 10 Mr.. and
Mrs. McRay and 1t was supposed that
she was getting along nicely. This morn
ing. without warning. she passed away
Mr.. and Mrs. MeRay were married
only about year ago. Her parents live
In Chicago and have been sent for.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-04
MIIIer 10 Answer CharEeA

YORK. Neb.. Jan. 3.-(Speclal Tele-
gram. deputy United States Marshal
Tom Carroll OF Omaha left this morning
with Fred Miller to answer to the federal
court on the charge OF attempting to rob
the Bradshaw postoffice. Miller was shot
by Marshal Trump and has been in the
weeks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-04
Explosion on Ship at
Brooklyn Dry Dock

NEW YORK, JAM. 3.-one man was
killed, ten were seriously injured and
eighteen others are missing following an
explosion and fire today on the steam
ship Aztec at Brooklyn dry dock
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-04

KEARNEY. Neb.. Jan. S-(special Teie-
gTam)-Icy walks claimed another victim
In KeaFney yesterday when Mrs. Meta
sonneland slipped and broke her arm
near the elbow while walking along Rail-
road street.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-04
The Weather

Forecast till %. m. Tuesday: q
For Omaha. Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Unsettled Tuesday; no important change
in temperature.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-04
AUSTRIA ASKS
A SUSPENSION
OF JUDGMENT
State Department Instruots Penfield
to Make Inquiries as to Ma
tionality of U-Boat Sink
ing Persia.
WILSON LEAVES FOR CAPITAL
President Will Come Back to Take
Personal Charge of Situation,
Again Become Acute.
WILL SEND NOTE TO TURKEY
BULLETIN.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Germany
no longer contends that the Lusitania
could be classed as an armed vessel,
a contention which was advanced as
justification for the dstruction OF
the ship with more than 100 Amer
lean lives. Secretary Lansing dis
closed today that the contention had
been abandoned in the course Of the
negotiations for settlement now in
progress between the United States
and Germany.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-04

Temperature and precipitation depart
ures from the normal at Omaha since
March list, and compared with the last
two years: -
Normal temperature ..........'..'....,..zl II
Excess for the day ......-...... ...s...-.... IL
Total deficiency nee March l.'......;. 45
Normal precipitation .......''..'.'.Vs inch
Deficiency for the day ;;....;'.:'.yz men
Deficiency since March H.. 80 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1913. S.4s inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1913. 5.oS inches
n...l..a. ar-nr.l aInIInna M 4 Z. VI.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-04

RaiNhNo Al OhAhos
WASHINGTON, u. c., Jan. s-The
new international crisis brought on by
the Teutonic submarine campaign IN the
Mediterranean moved forward swiftly ta-
dav.
President Wilson has cut short his
honeymoon at Hot springs. Va, and will
leave there tonight. arriving In the CAPT
tai early tomorrow to take personal
charge of the situation.
Baron Zwiedinek. charge OF the Aus
trian embassy. assured Secretary Laus-
ing that should II be found that an Aus
trian submarine sunk the Persia with
loss OF American life his government
would promptly give reparation and sat-
isfactlon. He asked that judgment be
suspended until all the facts were known.
Tho State department instructed Am
bassador Penfield at Vienna TO make IN
Quiries for information 70 determine tine
nationality Of the submarine and develop
the facts in the case.
ConHuls and consular agents In the
Vicinity OF Alexandria were instructed Tn
gather affidayits from the Persia sur
vivors ana any others which might
throw light on the situation.
The fact that the Persia mounted one
gun was disclosed I'm dispatch from
American Consul Garreis at Alexandria.
What effect that will have on the sitls-
ton, however, cannot be definitely deter
mined until II is known whether the gun
was mounted for offenBe or defense.
Everywhere in washington In ,fficial
and in diplomatic circles and at the capt
tol. where congress reAssembles tomor-
row after the holiday, recess. the situa-
ton was Viewed as most critical and
fraught with grave eventualities.
Chairman Stone of the senate foreign
relations committee, conferred with Sec
retary Lansing at the secretary's invi-
tation. but was non-committal about he
visit. Senator Stone admitted that The
submarine crisis had been discussed and
that he expected to confer with President
Wilson on the latter's return tomorrow.
He said he did not know whether THO
crisis would be considered by tho foreign
relations committee Just yet"
There seemed 20 be a growing impress
sion In official quarters tina: tomorrow
the president may call the congress
leaders together and acquaint them fully
with the situation.
WsII send Notice to Turkey.
secretary Lansing said that some ac-
tion would be taken TO formally notify
| Turkey and Bulgaria of the attitude OF
the United States toward submarine war
fare SO that all the central power bel
| ligerents operating in the Mediterranean
might not be uniformed,
Mr.. Lansing was asked today what the
attitude Of tho State department would
be II information developed that Austrian
submarines In the Mediterranean were
commanded by German naval officers
The secretary said the department was
inclined to let the nationality of the YES
sci itself determine the responsibility.
1t Is possible that Ambassador Gerard
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-04

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-secretary
Lansing indicated today that the
United States probably will take no
step in the case of the Japanese liner
Yasaka Maru. torpedoed in the
Mediterranean because w. ]. Leigh.
the only lost passenger who was sup
posed to have been an American.
never established his American citi-
zenship. Leigh was born Of American
parents In China.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-04

CONTINUED on Page Two, Column FOur.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-04
Trmnerntures at Omaha Yesterday.

comparative Local necord.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-04
Boards recommendation.

To accomplish this the general board
then recommended for the navy:
1. Authorization I'm lsls-1T Of 500. .OOO OOO
In new ships, as against a total invest
ment in fighting equipment now afloat
during the last thirty years OF $3.50, 661 5a1
2. Construction OF four battle cruis-
pram.
3. Expansion of ship building facilities
20 admit of even heavier building pro-
grams in succeeding years.
For the armys the war college recon-
mended:
I. Expenditure in 1861 OF approxi-
mately 1O0,0O0OO0 TO produce a mobile
CONTINUED on Page Three. Column Two)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-04

WHEN AWAY FROM HOMIE
The Bee is The Paper
! you ask for, ~ you plaza 20 ~
absent more than = few days,
have The nee mailed 70 you-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-04

The Kenlxoku Maru was a steamer of
2109 tons. 1t sailed from Manila
November 6.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-08-11
INTERNATIONAL.
SUylAXSQlO0L
LESSON

(By E. o. SELLERS. Acting Director of
the Sunday School Course of the Moody
Bible Institute. Chicago.)
Copyright, 1916, Western Newspaper Union.)
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-08-11

The phenomenal growth of Detroit
is probably due to the fact that in
1894 a union machine-moulder one day
earned $3.50, thereby violating the
union restriction which put the max
imum which any member might earn
for the offense.
The incident came to the attention
of the workman's employer, who re-
sented the injustice to the man and
the unreasonable and unfair check
that organized labor had put upon pro-
duction and progress, and out of his
resentment developed the Employers
Association of Detroit, the greatest
organization of it's kind in the world
The association has a membership
of nearly three hundred firms by which
10000 men are employed, and to the
activities of the ASSOCIATION is due the
fact that in Detroit conditions for
both employers and employees condi-
tons are almost perfect. Detroit is
the greatest open shop town in the
world, the average wage paid is high
er than in any other large industrial |
city in the world, the city has out |
stripped seven other large cities in |
the last forty years in population, and |
it is claimed that larger percentage
of workers own their own homes than
in any other like city Factories are
moved to Detroit because labor trou-
bles are practically unknown there
The secret of the success of the De-
trOit association is that it works for
and employees.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-08-11

Redd-not to contradict and
c0nfute, nor to believe and take for
granted, but to weigh and comsid-
ey."-Lord Bacon
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-08-11

we receive than our penuriOus, mig
gardly giving (Phil. 4 10 and context
This giving of grace is ''in order thai
We always having all sufficiency in al
things may abound unto every gOoC
work." Gods abundant grace is be-
slowed upon us that we may work fol
others, and live Astounding, sufficient
lives in everything. How poor indeed
our lives must apl.ear when measured
by the standard Of this verse. Literal
ly this is hilarious giving" God loves
the full-souled, hilarious giver who
gives time and money. Such giving is
like unto Gods giving, who gave his
only begotten son. If we SOW as God
provides, he will multiply the seed for
sowing and increase the fruits of our
righteousness. If we do not SOW, he
will cease to supply.
This liberality will work through us
to others and thanksgiving to God on
the part of those who receive ". II, r.
W. Such giving abounds to his honor
and glory through the many thanks
givingS which it Will occasion (Heb.
10 :15). The more we give, the more
God will increase our power to give,
and in this way we will be enriched in
everything unto all liberality prov.
IL :24-25). The church in Jerusalem,
when the saints of Corinth had given
proof by the ministration to their need,
would glorify God for the obedience Of
the saints in Corinth and their confess
sion of the gospel of Christ, and also
for the liberality of their contribution
unto them ". IS, R. W. They would
repay their generosity with prayer ".
IA, Il. W and they would long after
them by reason of the grace of God
which was in them.
Pauls words about our giving with
to God for his unspeak-
able gift-(See Oh. 500 the unspeak-
able gift of God, Jesus Christ John
3 :16; Rom. 8:32)-ss an exhortation
to us. Nothing should so move us to
give to others as the thought of what
God has given Of bis very best and
dearest for US.
The Sunday school, as the training
school of the church, ought to give in
struction not alone in salvation truth
md life teaching, but also in systematic
giving. Train the children early to
give to the church a portion of their |
and they will learn to love |
t and support it in the years to come. |
Persistent practice is tue secret of |
mastery here as in everything else.
We say: when a rich man dies he
caves all his wealth behind him."
True, but it Is also true that we /
hange into the currency of the coun-
~ to which we are going the gifts
which we have given here,