iWanamaker Sees
Hopeful Oullook
For Trade Revival
Oil Magnate Aim Declares
IU.m.is Will He Back to
Normal by Spring Barring
Unforeneen Development.
New York, Sept. HA-Tlie speedy
return I prosperity with plenty of
work for all predicted today hy
two notable figures in indtutri.il and
mercantile circle. Charles li. Bed
ford, president of the Vacuum Oil
company, ana jonn wanainancr,
merchant. . I
"Jlusinem revival week, said Mr.
Wanamaker. "I think will be expand
rd into a business revival for years
and years. I have more faith m
America today and more expectation
for the future than at any time in my
0 yean at a merchant.
Must Have Faith.
"There will be plenty of work for
all if we show our faith, not liy re
laxing our elTorts, holding back in
fear, putting on blue glasses and
keeninK our money in our pockets,
hut by making needed improvements,
starting to build ana reouuo, miying
and selling putting to work our
energies, our brains, our moneys
everything we have for the good of
the country.
"Inttrad of curtailing our adver
tising we are enlarging it. Instead
ft standing pat on our stones as they
l ave been we are refitting, rearrang
ing, rebuilding and improving them.
See Normalcy in Spring.
"To do this we have given employ
ment to large bodies of mechanics
urn! others day and night."
In Mr. Bedford's view conditions
will be restored to normal by spring,
barring unforeseen developments.
"The business of this company," be
said, "has been increasing right
iilong for some time, and we have
been employing more men steadily.
I know also that such big employers
a the Westinghousc and General
Klectric companies have been ap
proximately in the same position."
Car Men fo Vote Today
On Reduction in Wages
(Conlliiurd From ( One.)
States over' the cost of living has de
trecscd 16.7 per rent between May,
1921. and June, 1920.
"The men said they believed the
decrease would work a hardship on
some of the workers of the company
and that they did not believe the
cost of living had decreased mater
ially; I had statistics to show that
the cost of living had decreased 15.7 y
t. - T 1 n in I
lcr tcui uciwccii June, nu&
May, 1921, in Kansas City, Mo. Xhe
only figures I could give thcr(i jn
Omaha applied to 'the cost p'food
alone. These showed thut since
July, 1920, to August, 1921;; the price
of food in Omaha had yit'clincd 36.2
per cent. ; I had no statistics on
clothing or rental :, y : ,
Say&jBcSA&oB .FinaL,' '
Asked what he expected, the? men
to do regarding the announced wage
reduction Mr. Leussler . said. "itT is
j.ot tip to them to do anything."
"The company, has 'announced a
cut, recommended by the state rail
way commission, and that should
be all there is to it," he said.
- "The company officers refuse to
confer with an outside representative
of the organization, to which the
men in their employe belong to," was
the comment of A. H. Burt. ,
"By refusing to do so they stand
in their own light. I might say that
tne men here haven t received the
salary increases ' that the tnetv in
other cities did receive during the
war."' , ' -; -
Only members of the union who
have paid up their dues will be al
lowed to vote tomorrow, . and the
only issue voted on will be whether
or not to accept the reduction, Pres
ident Rubeck said. !
; Ballot To Be Submitted.
The ballots prepared for the vot
ing, read as follows: '
"The Omaha. and Council Bluffs
Street Railway company - has an
nounced a reduction in wages effec
tive October 1, 1921.
"If you favor the reduction, vote
jcs. f : . ..-,t .
"If y,ou favor rejecting the cut,
vote no." ' ' ' -
Xot only trainmen but shopmen
are members of the local union. The
12 -per; cent reduction, which
amounts to a 7-cent hourly cut in
the salary of trainmen, does not ap
ply to the shopmen, but the com
pany announced that a reduction of
all other classes of employes would
be made, at the discretion of depart
ment managers.
Besides President Rubeck and G.
V. Whitlow, secretary of the union,
the following members of the union
board were present at the conference
with company officials: James Gor
man, A. S. Brown, Thomas Cushing,
J. E. Taylor, Anton Koops and Al
bert Cooper.
Mr.. Burt, of the international ex
ecutive board of the union, was in
Ofnaha during the hearing on appli
cation of the union for a pay in
crease more than a year ago.
Even though a majority of the
union members vote against accept
ing the decrease it will not mean
that a strike will follow, union offi
cers said. In case the vote should
go against accepting the decrease
negotiations probably , will be re
opened with the company, and in
any event another vote must be
taken before a strike could be
called, officers said.
Potato Pickers' Wages
' Fixed in Box Butte County
Alliance, Neb.. Sept. 28. (Spe
cial) The Box Butte County Farm
ers Co-operative union held a spe
cial meeting at Hemtngford and de
cided upon the wages to be paid po
tato pickers in the county this fall.
The following prices were agreed
upon: White laborers, $3 a day and
board, and $4 a day for Indian work
ers, including potatoes for cooking,
pasture for their horses and kindling
wood. The organization hopes to
have the co-operation of all potato
yrowers in the county in maintaining
these wages. More than 100 Indians,
both men and women, have estab
lished a camp on the outskirts of the
city and expect to remain until the
potato harvesting season, igyovef.
Cornhusker Couple to Rule
25,000 in South America
I I '.-.1 -: I ( " 1 W. I
Two years ago C. Dunbar Smith
of Dunbar. Neb., at the invitation
of the Bolivian government, went to
Bolivia with three companions for a
general survey in a colonization
movement.
Today Mr. Smith is at the head
of a colonization group of over 25,
000 people, representing ' nearly
every state in the union and Canada.
He has now returned to take his
family, his wife and four sons, head
ing this pilgrimage into virgin ter
ritory via horseback, motor truck
or any other conveyance, over 200
miles from any railroad. He is the
manager ot the inter-KcpuDiic
Syndicate, an American concern in-
corporatcd at $25,000,000, organized
Waterway Receives
Nebraskans Support
(Continued From Vf One.)
flour shipped back to New York,
there to be sold at less than Nebras
ka wheat, milled in the Mississippi
valley, can be sold at that market.
That is all because we hr a
charge for railroad tra asportation
from Nebraska to New York which
is greater than the combined trans
portation costs itemized on the
Argentine-' shipment.
f,y Handicap Too Big.
tfcvcntv ner cent of the raw ma
terials and agricultural products of
this country are produced in the
western states, 1,500 miles from sea
board. No other country in the
world competes- for foreign trade
under that handicap. In every other
case, the product reaches the sea
board in from nothing to 500 miles
of land transportation.
"It costs 2 cents a bushel to ship
wheat from Chicago to; Buffalo and
12 cents io get it from New York
to Liverpool. But it costs 16 cents
tv cover the connecting link from
Buffalo to New York.- The total is
30 cents. Wheat can ; be shipped
direct frm Chicago' to Liverpool by
w:ater, if the St. Lawrence project
goes through, at Only slightly more
than half that rate."
Ex-Governor Harding was equally
positive in his statement.
"Today," he said, "when an Iowa
farmer ships three bushels of corn to
New York the" railroad takes two
for freight. He has one left. Ne
braska's situation is- even worse. We
cannot stand that transportation
burden. We have got to get out
from under it. ,. The St. Lawrence
route offers the way." ,
Will Cost Nothing.
Mr. Craig also pointed out that
the proposed waterway will cost the
public nothing, nor will it cost the
shippers a cent. The entire cost
can be met by the incidental develop
ment of hydro-electric power, to be
sold at the generating plant at not
to exceed two mills per. kilowatt.
This revenue will pay for operating
the plant, paying interest on the
entire development and retiring the
bonds in 35 years. Even after al
lowing for distribution at points as
far away as 300 miles, the electricity
so generated can be sold at the
switchboard in New York and New
England at half a cent a kilowatt
hour.
Resolutions passed by the confer
ence follow:
Nebraska for Project .
"At the meetinsr held September
28, 1921, at the Chamber of Com
merce, Lincoln, called especially by
Governor a. R. McKelvie tor the uv
sidcration of the Great Lakes-St
Lawrence Tidewater association wa
terwav project, as it applies to Ne
braska, after listening to a very prof
itable and edifying address by for
mer Governor Harding of Iowa and
a careful analysis by Charles F.
Craig of Duluth and a full and open
informal discussion among those
phesent, the following resolutions
were adopted:
"Resolved, That we unqualifiedly
endorse this project, and
"Resolved, That these resolutions
be sent to both senators from Ne
braska and to each member of the
Nebraska congressional delegation
with the earnest request that we in
dividually and" collectively, and
speaking for the various interests
we represent: request their strongest
personal work and aid in forwarding
this project for early action and suc
cessful conclusion at the coming ses
sion of congress, firmly convinced
that snch action on their part will
be to the best and most lasting in
terest of Nebraska as a whole and of
our individual citizenship.
"Committee.
"J. W. SHORTHILL, Omaha.
"A. R.KINNEY. Grand Island.
"C. M. ALDRICH, Neb. City."
Men at Meeting.
Following is a partial list of those
present:
Governor McKelvie.
Emerson PurcelL Custer county
chieftain, Broken Bow, Nebraska,
state board of agriculture.
Clark Perkins, Beatrice Express,
Beatrice.
Nelson B. Updike. Omaha Bee.
F. Montmorency, Burlington rail
road. Omaha. -
C J. Lane, Omaha, L'nion Pacific
railroad.
A. L.v Haeckcr, Nebraska Cream
for the expressed purpose of colonl
zation in Bolivia.
The home to be built for the
Smiths will be the first constructed
in this colonization section, compris
ing 10,500,000 acres and inhabited by
native Indians.
"We shan't be lonely," said Mrs.
Smith. "We shan't have time."
"The land is to be divided to In
clude 247 acres to the unit, all virgin
land to be cleared and cultivated.
"The nearest movie being 500 miles
away, we won't even see the bright
lights through the movies," she said.
Mr. Smith is now in New York ar
ranging the transportation for his
colonists. Mrs. Smith not wanting to
take the children from school just at
present will follow him later.
ery & Buttery-Makers association,
Lincoln.
Leo A. Stulir, state department of
agriculture, Lincoln. ,.
George Jackson, Nelson, statu
board of agriculture.
Charles Graff, .Bancroft, Nebraska
Live stock association,
George F,i Wolz, Fremont, Cham
uer or Commerce.
I .'ictor B. Smith, managing editor,
rfjmaha Bee.
M. M. Sommerville, University
Place.
J. R. Hickox, Lincoln, Burlington
railroad.
W. F. (Dale, Univcrsitw Place,
United States Grain Growers, Inc.
H. F. Mcintosh, Omaha.
Dan Morris, Kearney, Chamber of
Commerce.
T. A. Leadlcy, Lincoln, Nebraska
Farmer.
J. N. Campbell, Omaha, Secretary
Nebraska Millers association.
Charles Y. Thompson, West Point,
Slate Executive Board, Nebraska
Farm Bureau.
W. O. Forbes, Lincoln.
S. O. Salisbury. Lincoln. . ' ' i
S. P. Johnson, Osceola, Commer
cial club.
W. E. Pierson, Osceola, Commer
cial club.
George S. Austin, Orleans, Com
munity club. . '
H. D. Lute, Lincoln, Nebraska
Farm Bureau. 1
Frank Myers, Farmers State Ex
change, Omaha.
Represent Many Clubs.
T.'F. Green," Valley, Community
club.
C. L. Aller, Crete, Commercial
club.
Arnold Eggcr, Princeton, Farm
bureau. ,
R. H. George, Lincoln. '
W. C. Andreas, Lincoln.
K. L. Murray, Lincoln, President
Nebraska Creamery and Butter
Manufacturers association. !
E. J. Miller, Wymore, Chamber of
Commerce.
A. J. Eggerss, Omaha, Omaha
Manufacturers association. .
E. S. Westbrook, Omaha, Omaha
Grain Exchange. 1
R. C. Howe, Omaha, J Omaha
Chamber of Commerce.
C. M. Aldrich. Nebraska City,
Chamber of Commerce.
John L, McCague, Omaha, Cham
ber of Commerce,
i William Stull, Omaha, Chamber of
Commerce.
Frank Hammond, Fremont, Fre
mont Tribune and Chamber of Com
merce, v
C. B. Towle, Lincoln, Chamber of
Commerce.
J. W. Shorthill, Omaha, Nebraska
Farmers Grain Dealers association.
M. L. - Corey, Omaha, Attorney,
Federal Land Dank. i
Guy C. Kiddoo, Omaha, Chamber
of Commerce and Manufacturers
association.
A. R. Kinney, Grand Island,
Chamber of Commerce and Manu
facturers association.
J. A. Little, Nebraska State Rail
way Commission, Lincoln.
O. V. P. Stout, Lincoln, Univer
sity of Nebraska engineering col
lege. ,
E. H. Smith, York, York county
Commercial club. '
F. C Crocker, Filley, Farm Bu
reau. ' .
H. A. Morrison, State Department
of Agriculture, Lincoln.
Brothers Meet in Alliance
After 50 Years Separation
Alliance, Neb., Sept 28. (Spe.
cial.) After not having seen each
other for more than 50 years, S. H.
O'Connor of Alliance and his broth
er, Patrick O'Connor, of Brooklyn,
N. Y., are enjoying a visit here. The
last time they met was in 1871, when
they left home to seek their fortunes
in different parts of the world and
gradually lost track of each other.
Patrick is a retired printer, having
followed that trade for nearly half
a century. He. was one of the first
members of the Typographical un
ion and he still carries card No. 37
in the New York union, No. 6. He
was a delegate to the -recent con
vention of the National Catholic
Charities at Milwaukee. . Wis., and
came on to Alliance for a visit with
his brother here.
Chicken Thief Pleads Guilty
In Central City Court
Central, City. Neb.. Sept. 28.
(Special.) Artie Gersinger, who was
arrested last week on the charge of
stealing chickens. aDoeared voluntar
ily before Judge Jeffrey and entered
a nlca of cuiltv. He was bound over
to the nextjscssion of district court
THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 29. 1921.
! Revocation of
Alcohol Permit
Asked by Rohrer
'Tit for Tat Ii Play ttHfar
ing on Federal Prohibtion
Officer!! Charge! Agairut
Chemical Company.
"Tit for tat," was the play bt yes
terday afternoon's hrarmg of the
All-American Chemical company,
whose alcohol permit U. & Kohrer,
federal prohibition officer, fd'kt to
revoke.
Rohrer charges M, P. Mc Kinney,
the proprietor, with violation of the
state law in idling aiconoi to drug
nisti. He operated under a whole'
sale druggist's Iicene whereat his
stock is lest than $25,000 prescribed
by law.
David Fitch, attorney for McKin
ney, tcored a point when he proved
that McKinney told alcohol to retail
druggists only on permits issued and
signed by Konrcr.
"You authorized these talc your
klf Mr. Rohrer." declared Fitch.
"Yes. I did. but that was when I
had been in office only three or four
dayt and was not acquainted witii
the factt," explained Kohrer.
He also objected to the sate of
malt and hops by the chemical com
pany. .
The hearing was continued until
today.
Community "Joy Spot"
Planned at Alliance
Alliance. Neb., Sept. 28. (Spe
cial.) Plans are under way for con
verting the city armory into a joy
snot" for the entire community, ac-
cording to Uty Manager remmisn.
He plans to remodel the building,
making it fireproof, install a swim
ming pool 25x50 feet, with all acces
sories, including shower baths for
men and women, lockers, etc., and to
arrange two floors, one of which will
be used for the bathing pool and the
.ithcr for a public auditorium and
gvtnnasium. Several thousand feet
of waier pipe will be purchased from
one of the defunct potash companies
and used to pipe water from the city
wells to the city light plant, where it
will be purified and heated by ex
haust steam from the plant at no ex
pense to the city, and then piped
into the swimming pool. The swim
ming pool will be free to auto tour
ists passing through the city. Mr.
Keinmish also expects to organize a
business men's gymnasium class as
soon as the ibuilding is remodeled.
Harvest Home Festival
To Be Held in Alliance
Alliance. Neb.. Sent. 28. (Spc
cial.) October 15 is the date of Al
liance's first annual harvest . home
festival which is sponsored by the
business men. Invitations have been
extended to all within driving dis
tance of Alliance and it is expected
to be the biggest event of its kind
ever staged here. Everything on the
program will be free and all of the
events will take place, on the main
street, which will be roped" off for
the occasion. The program will in
clude various kinds of 'sports, such
as automobile races, horse races,
foot races, potato' races, chasing the
greased pig by Indian squaws, pub
lic speaking, musical entertainment
and dancing. - Liberal prizes will al
so De given io ina winners oi me
various sporting evcts. '
Former State Senator ;' -
Seeks Russians' Release
Beatrice, Neb., Sept. 28. (Spe
cial.) Peter Jansen, former state
senator from Gage county, . wired
President Harding to use his influ
ence in freeing the Russian refugees
being held on Ellis Island. " Mr.
Jansen came from Russia in an early
day, settling in Gage county, where
he operated a large sheep- ranch for
years. He later moved to the city
and retired from active business'.
Youths Held for Robbing
Tourists Waive Hearing
Central City, Neb., Sept. 28.
(Special.) Henry Stark, J. Stark
and Ford Moore, side-door tourists,
arrested in this city, Charged with
robbing John Lyons, a fellow tour
ist, waived their preliminary hearing
and were bound over to the district
court. Bail of $1,000 was furnished
the Starks by their father, well-to-do
citizen of Greeley, and the senior
Moore furnished bait for his son.
Central City Men Fined'
i For Catching Frogs
Central City, Neb., Sept. 28.
Claude and Henry Frauen were ar
rested by Deputy Game Warden
Greer charged with catching frogs.
They were fined $29.80 in Judge Jef
frey's court.
Harding Designates October 10
As Fire Prevention Day in U.S.
Washington, Sept 28. State gov
ernors were requested by President
Harding in a proclamation today to
designate October 10, anniversary of
the Chicago fire as fire prevention
day.
The proclamation follows:
"Whereas, the United States suf
fers through destruction by fire an
annual loss of life estimated at 15,000
human beings, most of them women
and children and,
"Whereas, in the face of the
world's dire need for American
products, our fire losses increased
during 1920 to over $500,000,000, and
during the previous five-year period
totalled $1,416,675,000, and.
Whereas, in addition, forest fires
during the five years ended with
1920, further reduced our diminish
ing timber resources by over $85,
000,000, also threatening with aridity
over 56.000,000 acres of hitherto
productive woodland, and.
Whereas, most of our fire losses
are due to carelessness and ignor
ance and may be easily prevented
by increased care and education on
the part of the citizens:
"Thehefore, I. Warren G. Hard
ing, president of the United States,
do urge upon the governors to des
ignate and set part October 10, an-
mversary of the Chicago fire.jut fire
Outrages in Texas Are
Laid to Ku Klux Klan
pride. And when the torture wa
linikhed, the tclf-riahicouf, "100 per
cent American" transported the hys
terical woman back to town and
dumped her out in the middle of
vacant (quart.
Brand Bellboy.
All Textt cried out againkt the
outrage and the imirching of the
ttate't name by thee methods.
In Dallas the Klan it particularly
strong. There on April I makrd
men took a bellboy from the Adol
phut hotel out into the country,
whipped and branded "K. K. K. on
hit forehead with nitrate of, silver.
He wat accused ol intimacy with a
white woman.
Thit gave an idea to tome Dallas
negroes. They wrote blackmailing
lettert to negroet, tigned "Black
K. K. K.,M and obtained turns of
money ranging from $50 to $250 from
their victims.
Ex-Soldier Lathed.
Another performance attributed to
the Klan in IJallai was the whipping
of Edward Engeri, an ex-soldier, the
night of June 13. The Klan wrote
a Dallas newspaper a letter Mating
that it had not authorized the whip
ping ot lingers.
lingers was at work when two men
approached him and taid. "We have
a warrant for your arrest Come
with ut. He was taken to a tide
street, where eight more masked men
waited. ' Come with ut or we 11 kill
you," they said,
In an automobile he was taken to
a loneiy sqoi, iica io a post ana
lashed until the blood ran down his
back.
Ordered to "Keep Going,
Do you know who we arc " one
asked.
"I suppose you are the Ku Klux,"
he answered.
"That's right, and we did this be.
cause of your treatment of your for
mer wife," said the man.
They drove him some distance,
thrust a $5 bill into Ins hand and or
dered him to "keep going."
His wife, for the ill treatment of
whem the men said they beat En
ters, nad obtained a divorce li
months before the beating. I
wouldn't have had this happen for
51, 000,000," she said.
Klansmcn held a parade in Dallas
the night of May 21, Saturday.
Line of Ghostly Figures.
The street lights were put out and
then a line of ghostly figures emerged
from the doors of the Majestic the
ater. - ,
The parade was led by a giant
klansman carrying the American
flag. He was followed at a distance
of 20 paces by another who bore
the "fiery cross" which the klan of
labs . adopted as its symbol and
which the klan of today has taken
up.
Behind these marched the klans
men, each clad in the white "night
gown" and hood each robe bearing
the red, white and blue crosses over
the left breast. The men walked in
perfect silence through the dark
streets and made an immense im
pression upon the thousands of
watchers. At the head of the parade
were the officials in their order,
grand . Titan, grand Cyclops, grand
Turk, etc, ;'' .
' Slogans of Klan. 1
Every twentieth man bore an
enormous placard ' with the klan's
smug mottoes such as. "The In
visible Empire," "White Suprem
acy, "Pure Womanhood," Jror Our
Sisters," "Grafters, Go," "Our Little
Girls Must Be Protected," "Right
Will Prevail," etc.
The procession was in the form
of an endless chain circling six
blocks, so that the front of the pro
cession immediately followed its
end. .
The marchers took no special
pains to keep their identity secret.
The evening, was warm and often
marchers would lift their hoods to
get a breath of fresh air. Many
were recognized. And after it was
over klansmen walked home carry
ing their robes under their arms.
Menace of "Invisible Empire."
But they took no chances on hav
ing the march interrupted. Klans
men in civilian clothes assited the
traffic officers. When a motorist,
impatient at the traffic jam, would
sound his horn a man would step up
and very (juietly remark, "Citizen, I
don't believe I would do that,
please." '
I here is menace in everything
done by the "Invisible Empire," the
quiet, courteous menace of the cow
ardly man who, from an invisible
vantage point, has another "covered"
with a deadly weapon.
What the membership of the Kui
Klux Klan in the United States to
day is nobody knows except those I
into whose coffers flows the golden
stream from the "klectokon." And
Walhngford himself, if he is hep"
to the game, might envy the pro
motors from the financial standpoint.
prevention day, with these princi
ple objects in view, to-wit:
"To request citizens of their
states to plan for the day and period,
through pulpit, through forum and
through the schools, such education
al exercises as shall impress the pub
lic: mind with "the calamitious effects
and threatened economic disaster of
such .unnecessary fire waste;
"To urge, as an everyday duty
of citizenship, individual and collec
tive efforts in conserving our coun
try's natural and created resources,
and, .
"To promote systematic instruc
tion in fire prevention in our con
stant observance of the ordinary
precautions that safeguard us from
fires and orderliness in home and
community that we may overcome
this lurking peril.
"Fire is a danger that never
sleeps.'
Pawnee County Farmers
. Are Disappointed in Corn
Pawnee City, Neb.. Sept. 28.
(Special.) Corn husking in this sec
tion has begun early this year. Many
farmers are husking. The corn is
not quite as good as was anticipated
as the late drouth dried the kernels
considerably
iSwiss Aeronaut
Is Named Winner
Of Balloon Race
Distance Covered I 766 Kilo
meter KnglUU Entrant
Given Second Position
With 667 Kilomcten.
Uru.eU, Sept. 2. Major I'aul
Arnibruster, the Swi.t aeronaut, hat
been announced ofliclally the win
ner of the international balloon rare
for the James Gordon uemictt trophy
which was begun here on September
18. Hit balloon came to earth on
the coant of Ireland, 766 kilometen
distant from thit city.
Henry Spencer of England wat
second with a record of 667 kilo
meter, but Ralph t'pson of the
United Statct wat close behind with
664. Baldwin of Kngland wat fourth,
making 631 kilometers, and the
other contestant finished In the fol
lowing order: Valle, Italy, 617 kilo-
meterti Harbanti. Italy, 60J; Duboit.
France, 5W; Van Orman, United
Statct. 565; Magdalena. Spain, 558;
Labrotisse, Belgium, 542; Bienaiiric,
France, 532; De Muyter, ltelgium,
500, and Crombez, France, 315.
Bernard von Hoffman. United
Statct. wat not classed, at his bal
loon descended in the tea.
Group Plan for Rail
Systems Is Announced
((onllnurj From I'M Ont.)
folk Southern. Florida East Coast.
Mississippt Central, Louisville &
Nashville, and others.
No. 12, Illinois Central, Seaboard
Airline; Carolina, Clinchfield and
others.
U. P. and C. and N. W.
No. 13. Union Pacific lines: Chi
cago Northwestern; Wabash lines
west of the Missouri and others.
No. 14. Chicago Burlington and
Quincy; Northern Pacific; Spokane,
Portland and Seattle, and others.
No. 15. Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul; Great Northern and others.
No. 16. Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe; Colorado and Southern;
Denver and Rio Grande; Western
Pacific and others.
No. -.17. Southern Pacific com
pany; Chicago Rock Island ard Pa
cific; El Paso and Southwestern;
Vicksburg, Shrcveport and Pacific
p.nd others.
No. 18. St. Louis-San Francisco;
St. Louis Southwestern; Chicago
and Alton, Missouri, Kansas and
Texas; San Antonio; Uvalde and
Gulf, and others. .
No. 19. Chicago and tastcm Il
linois; Missouri Pacific; Texas and
racific; Gulf Coast lines and
others.
The commission noted that Ca
nadian railroad subsidiaries, such as
the. Minneapolis. St. Paul & Sault Ste
Mane, and the Central Vermont, naa
been eliminated from its coi'.solida'
tion and that water carriers where
ontrolled by railroads concerned,
were included.
Officials Ard Reticent.
"In some cases consolidations of
lines, will work well, and in others
badly," was the general view of rail
road men today. The intention back
of the plan is admitted to be one for
natural grouping of railroads in or
der that one may strengthen the
other, doing away with duplication
and increasing the efficiency of man
agement.
"While some lines ' are now mak
ing money," said one railroad em
ploye, "others less favorably situ
ated or managed, are losing. If the
strong roads can be led to annex the
weak ones, somewhere near an av
erage cost and profit can be obtained,
and transportation systems be put
on more of an even footing. Whether
this will lead eventually to lower
rates is a question, but it undoubt
edly is one of the objects aimed at.
The Esch-Cummins bill gave the
railroads seven years in which to
group themselves regionally, after
which time the government would
force consolidation.
Grey Out of City. ".
No public statement on the rail
road consolidation plans of Profes
sor Ripley of Harvard was forthcom
ing from railroad headquarters in
Omaha. President Carl R. Grey of
the Union Pacific is in New' York
today. His system, under the ten
tative plan, would be combined with
the Northwestern lines, part of the
Wabash and several small railroads.
The announcement that the Wabash
lines "west of the Missouri" would
be joined to the Union Pacific was
interpreted at Union Pacific head
quarters as a mistake, and the claim
was made that the consolidation
would include the Wabash west ol
the Mississippi. This 'would give
the Union Pacific a line to St. Louis,
and across Missouri to Kansas City.
A route to Minneapolis would be'
acquired by the taking over of thd
Northwestern lines.
General Manager W. F. Thiehoff
of the Burlington was likewise un
willing to discuss the project for
uniting his lines with the Northern
Pacific, the Spokane. Portland &
Seattle and others. The linking up
of the Rock Island with the South
ern Pacific afid of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul with the Great
Northern, appeared to some railroad
men as questionable.
M. W. Head Urges Woman
" For Disarmament Parley
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 28. Favora
ble consideration ol Miss Bina M.
West of Port Huron, Mich., aS a
member of the advisory committee
of the international clsarmanient
conference, to represent "American
fraternal and beneficial societies with
10,000,000 men and women members
vitally interested in permanent world
peace and limitation of armaments "
was urged upon President Harding
today in a telegram sent the chief
executive by A. R. Talbot of Lincoln,
president of the Modern Woodmen
of America. Miss West is president
of the Woman's Benefit Association
of the Maccabees.
Dedicate New School .
Central City, Neb., Sept 28.
(Special.) A house-warming was
held at the new $65,000 school build
ing, recently completed at Archer.
Talks were given by prominent citi
zens. About 300 people were in at
tendance, j s
Judge Holds Arbuckle
For Trial; Freed on Bond
(t'aiHlBU! rram fMt Dm.)
moral, our present day social con
ditioni, our present day . lootenctt
of thought and hck of tocial bal
ance,
"The itue lie re it really and truly
Urgrr than the guilt or innocence
of thit particular unfortunate man.
The itMie it universal tnd growl
front conditions which are matter
for comment and apprehension to
every true lover and protector of
,our American institution.
"the thing which occurred on the
fifth of September happened in the
heart of San Francisco, the most
beloved city in the world, in one ot
the largest and mot pretentions hot
telriet of the city, in broad day
light. "The thing that happened there
and whatever the occurrence, it wat
the culmination of an orgy which,
according to the testimony of the
ium wiiiiem, a cuauiDermam in inc
hotel, wat well known to the man
agementno, I won't tay the man
agement, but it wat well known In
and about that hotel.
Is Public Leston.
"Nevertheless, this thing, this orgy
that continued many hours and re
ultcd in the death of Mist Virginia
Rappe. amoving picture actress, was
not repressed by the hotel manage
nietit. It is of such common occur
icnre that it was given no attention
until something happened, until the
climax made it notorious.
"And the tame things happen in
other big citiet all ever the world.
"I am talking almost as I would
to an audience, but you will let me
say this: In this thing is a public let
son larger than the district attor
ney would have us understand.
"Much liquor was drunk in this
prominent hotel despite the recent
unpopular addition to the constitu
tion of the United Stales. The com
plaining witness, who was not put
on the stand, has been described as
being in a particularly inebriate con
dition. "Some of the. witnesses were
absolutely worthless. Especially
Semnacher, who occupied two days'
time.
"The only witness in the entire
case who gave any direct testimony
bearing .on the guilt or innocence
of Roscde Arbuckle was the nervous
chambermaid, Josephine Keza.
"Passing along the corridor she
heard the sounds of revelry, the
raucous vouce of the joy gatherers
and then coming through the door
of room 1219 she head a woman's
voice-and a man s voice saying shut
tip.' This is the only testimony which
by any conceivable possibility shows
a connection between the defendant
and a crime."
Held for Manslaughter.
"Now remember gentlemen," he
went on, murder in its category
and in its punishment is the most
serious crime that can be placed
against any one. The question for
me to decide, from this merest out
line of evidence this skeletonized
description of what occurred in those
apartments on Labor day, is wheth
er I am justified in holding the
defendant for murder. And I do not
believe I am justified in sending him
to trial on the 'grievous charge in
the circumstances: Therefore I hold
him for trial on the charge of titan
slaughter." Fatty turned to his t wife and
pressed her. hand. Dominguez who
had been playing with his tie, a new
one, smiled serenely-and beamed on
the attorneys for the prosecution.'
District Attorney Mathew Brady
turned his saintly silver head around
so the judge might not see what
he thought and talked into his nice
new straw hat. -
And when Fatty . came out on
and the asphalt and the walk on the
other . sides were jammed . with
women shouting: '
"Hurrah for Fatty," and "Good for
you, Fatty," and "We're with you,
Fatty," , and "Hit ,'em with a pie,
Fatty, afta boy."
Fall Wear
Winter bonnets are of
soft crepe de chine and
silk poplin. Plain turn
ed back styles or much
beruffled and trim
med with lace and very
attractive' for $1.75 to
.$4.50.
Woolen hoods and caps
either knitted or cro
cheted, have pink or
blue trimmingsor are
Vndermuslins
Fine, But Not
a Bit Expensive
"Marcella" ; combina
tions with lace and em
broidery trimmings, in
all sizes, $3.25, $3.75,
$4.25. - -
La Grecque tailored
combinations, open or
closed drawers, short
skirt and corset cover
envelope chemise. All
sizes, $2.35 to $7.50.
. La Grecque knee
length skirts with
tucks, ruffles, embroi
dery, $1.50 and $2.25.
Second Floor
Ruling Is Made on ,
Registered Pacts
Only Treaties Dealing Whit
International Affairs Must
Bo Filed.
Geneva, Sept. 2 (By The A
tociated 1'rci.) Folitica! treaties
bearing upon international relations
are the only conventions which mur
be registered with the tecretariat of
the league of nationt, according to a
decision submitted to the trembly
of the league by its constitutional
committee today.
The committee presented an inter
pretive resolution to the effect that
Article 18, directing that treatiet or
international engagwnentt mutt be
ro registered, doet not require the
tiling of tgreements of a technical
or administrative nature.
The assembly thit morning dit
cussed the report of the committee
on the white slave traffic. It adopted
resolution approving the con
clusions oi the Geneva conference
asking delegate havins the power
to do to to tign the convention, and
urging those not having thit power
to demand it from their govern
ments immediately.
Central City Entertains
North Platte Photographers
Central City, Neb., Sept. 28.
(Special.) The North Platte group
of photographert held their first con.
vention here. Work In all the dif
ferent departments was demonstrated
and talks made hy different member
of the group. These meetings will
be held semi-annually, the spring
meeting to take place in Grand
Island.
The following officers were elect
ed: F. O. Will. Norfolk, chairman)
j. Leschinsky, Grand Island, ecre.
tary-treasurer; Mr. C J. Doyle,
Kearney, and Mrs. Mate E. McGill,
directors. Following the businesi
session a picnic was held at River
side parlc
Oakland Farmer Reports
Epidemic of Hog Cholera
Two carloads of cattle wert
brought to Omaha by Jesse Weaver
of Oakland. Mr. Weaver said then
had been an epidemic of hog cholera
in his neighborhood, dozens of lit
ters having been wiped out in thi
past two months. He said it was i
mystery as to the cholera outbreak,
as farmers had been taking good
care of their hogs and spent money
lihrrallv for serum treatment. Mr
Weaver said he lost 150 head of 90
to 100-pound pigs by tjie cholera.
Three in Family Are Held
For Violating Dry Law
Beatrice. Neb.. Sept 28. (Spe
cial.) Following the arrest of "Bill"
Kennedy on the charge ot contin
ued traffic in liquor between Beatria
and the John Schneider farm, south
east of Plymouth, his son, Leslie
and son-in-law. Clark Ottinger, were
arrested by Sheriff Emery and all
three are now awaiting action by the
federal authorities. "Bill" Kennedy
and Ottinger recently pleaded guilty
in county court to selling liquor and
were fined $100 and costs each.
Scottsbhiff ..Will Seek
i 1922 Legion,: Convention
Scottsbluff, Nefc; Sept 28. (Spe
cial Telegram.) The state conven
tion of the American Legion at Fre
mont' this week will be invited to
hold the 1922 gatherings in Scotts
bluff. The Scottsbluff Chamber of
Commerce would welcome the legion
gathering, arid delegates to the con
vention, headed by M. D. Parks, who
left here for Fremont, will carry tha
invitation, i
Land Changes Hands
Callaway, Neb., Sept. 28. (Spe
cial.) One of the first land deals
for over a year was made here when
Walter Flint of' this city purchased
the Schneringer farm located a few
miles north of here.'
for Baby
all white. A variety of
moderate prices.
Silk or wool mittens,
with or without thumb
65c to $1.50.
The Baby Shop Second Floor
Lowest Prices
for Table Linens
Irish 'Linen Cloths and
Napkins in matched
sets. Floral and scroll
patterns in round de
signs. The qualities
and prices compare
favorably with those of
nineteen fourteen. .
Table Cloths
(2 by 2 yards)
Napkins
(22 inch)
$6
$4
for the half dozen
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