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Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06
OFFICERS TAKE
CLOTHING FROM
MEN OF FOURTH
Companies at Fort Crook Are
Stripped of Uniforms and
Forced Into Condemned
Garments.
MEN DESTROY UNIFORMS
Assert They Will Not Tur
= the Clothing They ~
Paid For psr'
PHI, HALL, IN CHARGE
MEN DESTROY UNIFORM.
PHIL HALL IN CHARGE

Stripped of the uniforms and other
clothing, which they insist they paid
for, soldiers of the Fourth Nebraska
regiment at Fort Crook are greatly
aroused over the treatment they are
receiving at the hands of the state
and the government.
Yesterday United States army off
GERS and officers of the Fourth Ne
braska regiment went through the
barracks of number of the COM
panies and took up all the uniforms
and clothing of the soldiers. The
men were left only condemned uni
forms to wear home, The band OF
Friend was the hardest hit. In several
instances, the musicians were ordered
to strip off good shirts and in place
put on torn and condemned ones. Fol-
lowing the visit band members had
such ragged and unfit uniforms that
many of them borrowed money and
sent kilograms to their parents ask
ing for civilian clothing.
Claim Paid for Clothing.
The headquarters company also was
hard hit. The appearance of the men,
following the taking up of their uni
forms, was greatly in contrast to
their former neat dress.
AS company after company heard
of the manner in which the band and
headquarters company had been de-
prived of their uniforms and other
clothing, they determined that the
state and government would not
benefit by the act In many in
stances the soldiers cut and ripped
their uniforms and in some cases
deliberately destroyed them.
The men say that they paid for the
clothing and that it belongs to them.
Do Not Claim Overcoats.
If the Slothing is taken up. they
say, they are out the money that they
otherwise could have had on the re-
fund and also the clothing.
Members of several companies
openly asserted they would not give
up their clothes, when requested to
do so. A.
Thes soldiers dbsnot| lay claim 10
the large overcoats or blankets they
use, as they are only loa6ed to them
while in the government service.
+ Officers at Fort Crook are SYM
pathisers with the men, but appar-
emily are unable to stop the taking
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06
TUMULTY, BARUcH .
and BOILING ARE
NAMED BY WOOD.
Presidents Secretary and His
Brother in Law Figure in
Testimony in Leak
Inquiry.
BROKER SHORT ON STEEL
Representative Hears Specula-
tor Conferred with Secre-
tary in New York Hotel.
TUMULTY MAKES A DENIAL

ashington, Jan. 5.-Smouldering
rumors that somebody made money
in the stock market with leak in
formation about the sending OF Pres
ident Wilson's peace note biazed up
at a notable i,n of the house
rules committee today at its hrst
hearing on Representative Woods
resolution for investigation.
=. 2cifcally declaring he made
charges Inst no one and was pre-
senting only information that had
come to him, Wood brought in the
names of Secretary Tumulty, "a Mr..
Boiling brother of President Will
sons wife, whom he did not further
identify; Bernard Baruch, New
York stock operator; Otto H. Kahn
of Kuhn, Loeb & Co.; Thompson 4
McKinnon and Lamson Bros. & Ca,
Chicago brokers; w. E. F. H. .tton &
Co., New York brokers, and F, A.
Connolly & Co., local brokerage
house in which Wood said tht "Mr.
Boiling" he ieferred to was partner.
Much of his information, Wood said,
came in a letter from A. Curtis, all
independent NV York stock opera
tor.
Closed Session is Refused.
Wood disclamed intending to give
the impression that he believed that
Mr.. Tumulty, or anyone else for that
matter, prohted by the so-called leak;
that he was merely stating what had
come to him; that he realized danger
of making SUI, statements in public
and for that reasc:. he had preferred
to make his statement in secret ses-
sion, which the committee denied.
At tie conclusion of today's session
Chairman Henry announced that Sec
retary Tumulty would appear without
subpoenae, and that subpoenas should
be ordered for Curtis and Baruch.
Representative Gardner of Massachu-
setts, who has joined in Woods agi-
tation for investigation will be heard
tomorrow. and Thomas w. Lawson
will be heard Monday.
Flat Denial by Tumulty.
When Secretary Tumulty learned
that Representative Wood had mem
toned his name he issued formal
statement demanding public apology
and denying fatty that he even knew
of the presidents peace note before
it was made public. Secretary Tu-
multys statement follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06
Text of Curtis Note to Wood
That Started LEAK" Inquiry

Washington, Jan. 5.-The Curtis
letter to Representative Wood fol-
lows:
"December 26, 19l6-Hon. William
R. Wood, House of Representatives,
Washington, D. C., Dear Sir: The
democratic majority Of the house will
not, | presume, permit the adoption
OF your resolution of inquiry, but it
is highly meritorious measure none
theless and if | can do so | want to
help you.
Barney NJ Baruch of this city un-
questionably had the news of Sec
retary Lansing's note as early as Sat
urday, December 9. The note was
dated December II and not dis
patched until December H."
(The official copies of the note are
dated December l8; they were placed
in the hands of news associations az
6 p. III. OH the afternoon of Deem
Der 20 and we're released for publ
cation III morning papers of Decer-
Der 2l. officials announced that the
nore had beer transmitted to Europe
oG the cables in the early morning
hours of December 19)
How Baruch got it | am not pre-
pared to say, but a gentleman of
my acquaintance makes the positive
statement that he saw Mr.. Tumulty
and Mr.. Baruch brcakfasting to-
gether at the Biltmore hotel in this
city on two or three occasions COIN
cident with the penning of the note
and its secret dispatch.
That Baruch at this juncture
smashed the market heavily and ii.
all directions admits of no doubt and
can be easily demonstrated in this
way:
"At his Offices, III Broadway, he
has system of private telephone
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06
MERKER KIDDIE
TURNS UP SAFELY
Carl Merker, Whose Chums
Said He Drowned in River,
Found in Lincoln.
JUST WANTED TO VISIT

Sadness gave way to gladness
yesterday at the home OF Mr., and
Mrs. William Merker, 37 North
Twenty first street, when telephone
messages from Lincoln conveyed the
intelligence that their e-year-old son,
Carl, given up by police and parents
as dead, was alive and well in Lincoln
and.in the care of the chief of police
there. And the grief-burdened father
and mother were as unrestrained in
the expression of their joy as they had
been in the expression of their sor-
row.
Carl left home New Years day in
pursuit OF youthful thieves who had
stolen his sled When he did not re-
turn his father enlisted police assist
ance and the. lad was traced to the
river bank at the new Union Pacific
bridge. There tracks indicated that
the youngster had fallen into the
river, Then Carl's playmates were
found and, although reluctant Z at
first, they finally teld or hews the
boy had fallen into the stream while
at play and had drowned. So plaus-
ible was the story that detectives gave
up the lad as lost. -..t..
Dad Merker Angry.
When told that Carl had been
drowned the mother was driven al
most to insanity and her husband be-
lieves she would have lost her mind
had not her only child turned up well
and alive Merker was at police head
quarters when news was received
from Lincoln that Carl was in the
detention home there. He had just
expressed his dissatisfaction with po-
lice methods and announced that he
intended to drag the river himself
and would pay $50 reward for the
recovery of the body.
At first he doubted the truth of the
news, but decided, regardless, to go
to Lincoln by auto. Then he was
induced to put in long distance call
and get his boy on the phone. He
waited nervously for an answer to
the call and when it came Chief of
Detectives Steve Maloney took the
receiver. .,.
Hears Boys Voice. D..
who is this?" asked the chief while
Merker stood close by.
"Car-r-l,' drawled childish voice
from the other end. -.
That's him." shouted the father as
he grabbed the 'Dhone.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06
Manager Plan is Written
Into Kansas City Charter

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 5.4The city
manager plan Of government for Kan
sas City, Mo-, was written into the
new city charter last night at meet
ing of the charter board, composed
of freeholders elected at the last
municipal election. The vote stood
seven to FIVE in favor Of changing
from the present plan OF ward gov
ernment to the new system. The
charter on completion will be sub
mitted to the people for adoption.
Agitation for a revised form of city
government began in the last cam
paign.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06
Four More Names Added to
Death List of Oklahoma Storm

Muskogee, ,Okl., Jan. 5.-Four
names were added today to the death
list of the tornado which swept
through southeastern Oklahoma yes
terday, bringing the total list of dead
to fifteen. The four were pupils at
the Vireton school house, which was
demolished by the storm.
Elsie Perry, aged IA, and Raymond
Perry. aged 8, died in the hospital at
McAlester, and Florence Rose, aged
IS, and Jessie 'r,ose, aged 8, died last
night at the home near Vireton.
The tornado dipped down on
farming community near Quinton and,
destroyed four farm houses. Bark
ley Satterfeld, a farmer, received in
juries from which he is expected to
die. Mrs. Val Stewart and a child
of Charles Quinn were badly hurt.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06
Marguia Defeats
Force Commanded
By Gen. Villa Himself

El Paso, Tex, Jan. s.-De facto
Mexican government troops under
General Francisco Murguia, decisively
defeated a revolutionary fo-ce under
personal command of Francisco Villa
near Jimcnez yesterday according to
Eduardo Brago, Carranza consul who
announced that he had received the
news in a message from Chihuahua
City late today. Many Of Villas fol-
lowers were killed and taken prisoner,
the message said.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06
President Nominates Members
For Conversation Commission

Washington, jar. 5.--President
Wilson today nominated the follow
ing members of the workmen's
compensation commission to admins
ter the federal employees liability law;
Dr. Riley Mcmillan Little OF
Swarthmore, Pa, republican, for a
term of six years.
3 Mrs. Frances c. Axtell of Belling-
ham. Wash, progressive, for term
of four years.
John j. Keegan of Indianapolis, a
democrat, for term of two years.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06
Lobeck Recovering
From His Operation
tFrom a staff correspondent.) }

IFrom Staff Correspondent,)
Washington, Jan. ESPECIAL Tel
egram. )-Congressman Lobeck, &C
cording to reports from the Homeo-
pathic hospital, was resting very COM
fortably today, although he had a
rather bad night, recovering from the
shock Of the operation. Should no
complication ensue, Mr.. Lobeck will
be in his seat in the house in about
ten days.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06
FULLER SAYS GUILTY;
GIVEN LIFE TERM
Slayer of Dorothy RAIDER Car
berry Permitted to Admit
Second Degree Murder.
TALK TO COURT CUT OFF

A death-like silence hung over the
big criminal court room when Floyd
Fuller, slayer of Dorothy RAIDER
Carberry on the night Of December
q last, was asked by Judge Sears ii
he had anything to say before SEN
tence was passed upon him.
Fuller moment before, upon the
advice of his attorney, Guy Kiddoo
and the consent of County Attorney
Magney, had pleaded guilty to sec
ond degree murder to escape the
death pnealty The county attorneys
information read before the court
when Fuller was arraigned charged
murder in the first degree.
Makes Talk to Court.
In tones scarcely audible to anyone
save the judge and those close to
Fuller, the former Lexington butcher
who shot down the RAIDER -Carberry
woman in the tragedy enacted before
the Leonard apartments at Twenty.
Fifth and Farnam streets, broke his
Silence and fairly breathed the fol
lowing, as II weighing each word;
Il tried for weeks to stave it off,
had prayed to God to strike her deat
if she was not true to me. l."
Here Judge Sears interrupted ant
said that the court would not accep
his plea Of guilty under those condi
tions.
"If you are possessed of the ide;
that God or anyone else had anything
to do with your act, then that ques
tion must go to jury. 1t is my duty
to enter LEA of mot guilty fol
you if you make any qualifying
clauses in your plea Of guilty to cold
premeditated murder"
Magney Becomes Interested.
Here County Attorney Magney
broke in and declared that Fuller
knew as well as anyone else what he
was talking about and apparently
wanted to plead guilty to second de-
gree murder. Fuller's attorney also
said that there was no doubt but thai
the plea of guilty" was what hi:
client meant.
Judge Sears repeated the query
Guilty or not guilty."
Fuller hesitated, looked at the floor
shifted from one foot to the other
and then replied. in a low, impas
sionate voice:
"Yes, Pm guilty. | committed q
great crime. Take me and hang me
now if you want to-do anything yor
want with me-
Judge Sears then read the sentence
lizard labor in the state penitentiar,
for the term of your natural life"
In passing the sentence the judg,
told Fuller that "he had forgotten
the duty which he owed his family.
Fuller has wife and several chill
dren in Campbell, Neb.
Plea for Haste.
The sclf-confessed murderer's coun
sci made one last request-that hi.
client be taken to the penitentiary
Immediately.
That's up to the sheriff's office,
remarked the Judge. They can take
him there this afternoon as far as I'm
concerned"
After Fuller had been taken bacl
to the county Jail A. F, Perrier O
Julesburg, Colo, deputy district at
torney and assistant county attorne,
of Sedgwick county, grandfather o
the girl slain by Fuller, broke dowr
and cried. Mr.. Perricr has been il
Omaha for several days to "see tina
his dead granddaughter got justice.
"I've figured in scores of murder
cases." sobbed Mr.. Perrier, "bu
never one so close to me as this"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06
Three Hundred Die
In Japan Quake;
1000 Houses Fall

Toxic. Jan. 5.-Three hundred per-
sons were killed and many injured by
an earthquake in central Formosa, ac-
cording to a special dispatch from
Pikoie, the capital of Formosa. One
thousand houses were DESTROYED.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06
Representative Sloan
Back in WaShinqt0r

piVh St"'i correspondence
Washington, Jan. 5.-(Special Tel
egram. )-Representativc Sloan re-
turned to Washington today. having
been detained in Nebraska on account
of the death of his father,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06

The demands of the entente, pre-
sented late last month, require an
apology and other measures of repara-
ton for the attack on entente forces
at Athens. re-establishment of control
by the allies of Greek railways, tele-
graph lines and posts and large re-
duction in the number of Greek troops
under arms.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06
Greek Government Rejects
Part of Entente'S Demands

London, Jan. 5.-The Greek govern
ment, acting in harmony with the
king, has decided to reject certain
clauses of the entente note demanding
reparation in consequence of the re-
cent fighting at Athens. Rueter's cor
respondent at Athens teiegraphs.
The Greek government is ready to
discuss the other demands made by
the allies. 1t has been determined
not to declare war on the entente, but
to submit passively to all coercion,
relying upon ultimate recognition by
the powers that blockade is an un-
merited punishment.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06
Comparative Local Records.

Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normanl at Omaha since March /,
and compared with the last two years:
Normal temperature. e................ 81
Excess for the Observation-Disclosures, 6
Total excess since March 1........... 2I9
Normal precipitation ......,... .02 Inch
Deficiency for the day........ .02 inch
Total rainfall since March /. s16. 72 inches
Deficiency since March 1......12. 60 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1915. / "a inches
Deficiency for cor. period. 1914. 3 81 inches
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06
The Weather

For Nebraska-Fair, rising Temperature.
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-06

tContInded on Page SIX, Column One,
The Detroit times., 1917-06-05
FORD-DODGE
SUIT NEARS
ITS CLOSE
Final Arguments To
Begin Wednesday
Morning
KLINGENSMITH
is RECALLED
Estimates Earnings for
Present Year At
S28,000,000

Final arguments will be started
Wednesday morning before Judge
Hosmer in the Dodge Brothers suit
against Henry Ford and the direct
ors OF the Ford Motor company. Il
is expected that the arguments. will
consume all OF Wednesdays and
Thursdays session OF court.
Former Judge William L. Carpen.
ter and Elliott G. Stevenson will
plead for the Dodge brothers. EK-
Congressman Alfred J. Lucklng and
former Judge Alexis C Angel will
present the case Of Henry Ford and
his associates.
Tho the issue in the case is clear
ly defined. volumes OF testimony
have been taken The contention Of
the Dodge brothers that Ford's plan
TO build a smelter on the River
Rouge and duplicate his present
plant is unsound. and that his pol.
icy OF reducing the price OF his car
is not good business. has been sur
rounded by reams OF statistics. Ford
likewise has produced voluminous
testimony 10 defend his policies and
his plans for expansion. The suit
involves the question OF whether or
not Ford shall be forced TO distrib-
ute among stockholders about SOS.
100000 in earnings rather than sink
il into his new projects
c. Harold Wills. factory manager
OF the Ford company closed his ties
timony Monday py admitting on
cross-examination by Mr.. Stevenson
that the company nan deliberately
cut its profits by reducing us price
but he said he had been done o
maintain the position OF the firm in
the automobile market
Ralph Stone, president of the De
troit Trust company. was summoned
BY the Ford company TO show that
the amount OF cash kept on hand
was not out OF proportion 70 its
needs, as has been contended by the
Dodge Brothers.
r l.. Kliugensmith vice-president
and treasurer OF the Ford company,
recalled TO stand. said the firm eT-
pected TO earn s2S.000,0 900 this year
He admitted three dividends bad
been issued since the suit has been
pending and he volunteered the in
formation that fourth soon would
be declared
The Detroit times., 1917-06-05
WOMEN HAVING
THEIR INNING IN
AID. CONVENTION

ST LOUIS. June As the thir.
teenth annual convention OF the AS
sociated Advertising clubs split up
into sectional meetings this after
noon. there were two divisions in
which the public will be especially
interested Conference OF Ad-
vertising Women and the Depart.
ment OF Church Advertising.
Among others at this convention
is a woman who Is advertising man.
ager for one OF the great safety
razor companies-a concern which
annually uses thousands OF columns
OF space in newspapers and other
publications. which indicates. as do
the positions OF several other wo-
men attending the meeting, that
the woman's advertising field is not
Of necessity confined to business
which sell goods TO women.
Tho importance and the univer.
salty OF tho employment OF adver.
tising 10 increase attendance OF
churches and 10 foster interest In
religion generally. is being Inn
pressed upon the city OF ST. Louis
In this city this afternoon, there
gathered the first meeting OF a reg.
ularly organized division Of the As
sociated Advertising clubs wiSch
has been formed 10 study and TO
promote church advertising The
sessions are under the direction OF
Dr. Christian F. Reisner. OF the
Grace VI. E. church. New York, an
advertising psrson OF national fame.
and is attended by clergymen and
laymen from all sections OF the
country.
The Detroit times., 1917-06-05
LAKE ANp n1vnn srnAMERs
LAKE, Am RIvrR sTrlNTr 3,
<~ZYYzxz1zzzz. 80 - - 8.
'2I WHITE STAR LINE :

wharf foot OF Grisvoid - Eastern
time For the Flats and Port Huron
way ports steamers leave Detroit daily
1.45 A IN and 20 .. m sunday morn
steamer leaves daily .oa p. m. sundays.
at5 q m. and 90 =. m
The Detroit times., 1917-06-05

II have never sNen = sadder slight tn
my Iife." sRld "a woman who has
known many sorrows. as she gazed
upon the rows of young men regis
tering al he polls Tuesday morn
ing
~ think N will go he 2orntic," re-
marked disciple OF Thomas JEFF
ferson as he looked upon "a long
line OF young men IN front Of a
voting booth Tuesday rms IS
regular Democratic weather
DIR. james ". Inches. health ofhcer.
has Issued "a warning 90 physicians
not 90 forget that AN cases ~ ty-
phoid fever must bc reported. Now
that the ny season is on he fears
that cRrelcssncss might cause an
epidemic.
The Hoard OF Commerce committee
which - raising "a fund OF 900
20 purchase rifles FOR the high
school cadets. has now raised Nla,-
600. IL ~ expected the remslndef
viii be In hand before the end OF
the week
Members 90 the Highland Park eoun-
ell have announced that they viii
authorize the purchase OF $50,
worth of Liberty bonds al their
meeting Monday night There VIII
b about this much left after hNinR
, the village budget. ~ Is stated.
Doth the Harper hospital base hos
Pitnl unit and the Detroit College
or Medicine unlt are prActlchllN Al
full strength now. and the COM
plete rosters have been announced.
The medical surgical and dental
Ftans have heen announced and
most ~ The minor positions have
been filed.
Frank PIeEEe. - years old, No. los
1tcotte-Rve- was knocked Go the
pavement by an automobile driven
by Charles Hoover. No. 1909 Michi-
Ean-ave at Gilbert and Michigan
ayes. Monday afternoon. II ~
feared he suffered a conclusion or
the brain. lie was taken 20 Re-
ceiving hospital
Mrs H. VI. Dunniire. who lives on
Piliard-st.. has sent petition to
the common council asking that
the name ~ tho street hn changed
20 Liherty-ave she saws that ~
would not only be a patriotic move
az this time but would avoid con-
fusion ~ Pillard and Pollard -sts.
hN m0il carriers. pillard is out
Grand pivnr-aNe and Pollard &C.
near Hamtramck
The annual meeting % the Christian
Science church. Of HostOn. was held
June 4. ana the readers elected for
The Detroit times., 1917-06-05

gers for little Fox IN the Green
Forest than in the old Pasture; also
there werc few bramble-tangles un-
der which little Fox could crawl.
and few other hiding places unless
YOU knew just where 20 look for
them. and. OF course. Chubby didn't
know this SO Mrs Reddy was
greatly worried
But worried as she was, IL was
nothing 90 what she was TO worry
Next Story-Mrs. Reddy Hears a
Dreadful Sound